Shroud and dispensing system for a handheld container

US9211994B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. · US

Inventors

• Daniel A. Andersen · Burlington, US
• Erica Eden Cohen · New York, US
• Nathaniel Giraitis · New York, US
• Kevin Harrity · Oak Creek, US
• Paul Katz · San Marino, US
• Jonathan N. Mandell · Gurnee, US
• Nicholas Oxley · New York, US
• Thomas Renner · Racine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 17, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D83/40
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing system has a central longitudinal axis and includes a shroud adapted to receive a container. The shroud includes a gripping portion adapted to be gripped by a hand of a user. The dispensing system also includes an actuation member adapted to rotate about a rotation point on a rotation axis toward an interior of the shroud in response to a force applied to the actuation member by the user. The actuation member is configured such that a rotation distance is at least about 6 centimeters. The rotation distance is measured in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis between a location where the user can apply the force to the actuation member and the rotation point of the actuation member.