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Container and method for opening a container

US8020728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

KETTENBACH GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Matthias Suchan · Hachenburg, DE
Alexander Bublewitz · Herborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2008
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05C17/00586
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A container for accommodating liquid and/or pasty substances is provided with a tubular outlet connector that is sealed via a film or a similar membrane relative to the substance accommodated in the container for storage. An inlet connector of a dispensing element can be inserted into the outlet connector. Furthermore, a piercing sleeve is displaceably accommodated in the outlet connector. The piercing sleeve can be displaced via setting on the inlet connector of the dispensing element so that the film or similar membrane is cut open. Furthermore, a combination of such a container and a dispensing element that can be connected with it, as well as a method for opening a container, are provided.

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