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Refillable packaging

US5697529A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 2, 1995
Grant dateDec 16, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B11/1077
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Rechargeable packaging for dispensing fluid substances having a bell-shaped case (1) through which passes a manual plunger (2), which has an orifice (3) providing a passage for a dispensing nozzle (30) and the open base of which is closed by a removable base (5). The interior of the case housing has a replaceable cartridge (4) comprising an inverted pot shaped container (6) with a bottom (7) that is free to move axially and the top face of which has an orifice (15) communicating with a dispensing nozzle (30) via a dispensing device (16, 32) actuated by the plunger. The container and the case have cooperating means (10, 11) for locating the cartridge in the case, the cartridge being secured in the case by its base (5).

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