Patent · US Expired

Safety cap

US6926174B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 23, 2000
Grant dateAug 9, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B11/0027
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid dispenser device (10) including a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member such as a pump, a dispensing head (15) provided with a dispensing orifice (16) and with a fixing portion (12, 13), and a safety cap (20) provided with fixing device (30) for fixing the cap (20) to the dispenser device (10), the fixing device (30) being removable in order to take off the cap (20) before the dispenser device (10) is used, the fixing device (30) being removed by a combination of axial pressure on the cap (30) along an axis (X) of the device, and turning the cap (20) about the axis (X), the fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the cap (20) is provided with fixing tabs (31), each of which has a U-shaped end (32), and the fixing portion (12, 13) is provided with a respective axial slot (12) for the U-shaped end (32) of each fixing tab (31), the axial slot (12) being defined by a respective side wall (13) adapted to come into position between the branches of the U-shaped end (32), after the cap (20) has been turned.

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