Product container

Inventors: Ben Ma (Pleasanton, CA); Li Zhang (Pleasanton, CA); Katie Kicklighter (Pleasanton, CA)

Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANY

B65D5/725 B65D5/4608 B65D5/48 B65D77/06 B65D77/062 B65D77/065

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12692040
App. No.: 18/655,531
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A container includes a housing that defines an interior region. Inside the interior region is a storage unit and a dispensing device. The dispensing device can receive a composition and spray or distribute the composition as desired. The dispensing device is refillable with more of the composition. The storage unit defines a chamber or interior volume in which more of the composition can be located. When the dispensing device needs to be refilled, the dispensing device can be positioned proximate to a release mechanism coupled to the storage unit, which controls how much of the composition exits the storage unit. The release mechanism can be a spigot-like structure that is manipulated by a user to release composition from the storage unit and refill the dispensing device.

Claims (38)

1 . A container, comprising:

a housing defining an interior region, the housing including a handle opening, a wall, and a panel located in the interior region adjacent to the wall, the wall includes a first opening formed therein, the panel includes a second opening formed therein, the second opening is aligned with the first opening, and the panel includes a third opening that is aligned with the handle opening;

a storage unit disposed in the interior region;

a composition disposed in the storage unit;

a release coupled to the storage unit, the release being manipulatable to allow the composition to exit the storage unit, wherein the release can extend through the first opening in the wall and through the second opening in the panel; and

a dispensing device disposed in the interior region, the dispensing device including a chamber and one of a sprayer or a closure.

2 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the interior region includes a first interior region portion and a second interior region portion, and the housing includes a barrier disposed in the interior region, the barrier being located between the first interior region portion and the second interior region portion.

3 . The container of claim 2 , wherein the storage unit is located in the first interior region portion, and the dispensing device is disposed in the second interior region portion.

4 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a main body portion and a removable portion coupled to the main body portion via perforations, and the removable portion can be separated from the main body portion due to the perforations.

5 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an access door coupled thereto and movable between a closed position and an opened position, and the access door includes a recess formed therein that receives a portion of the release when the release is in an extended position relative to the housing.

6 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a plurality of walls, and one of the plurality of walls includes the handle opening formed therein and a removable portion coupled thereto that can be separated from the housing.

7 . The container of claim 6 , wherein removal of the removable portion forms a wall opening through the housing, the wall opening extends from an exterior of the housing to an interior of the housing.

8 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the wall opening is in communication with the handle opening.

9 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the housing includes a panel located in the interior region, the panel is positioned adjacent to the wall opening, and the panel blocks at least a portion of the wall opening.

10 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a different size than the second opening.

11 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the panel blocks a portion of the first opening, and the panel in combination with the wall retains the storage unit in the housing.

12 . The container of claim 1 , further comprising:

an internal divider that separates the interior region into a first interior region portion and a second interior region portion, wherein the storage unit is located in the first interior region portion, and the panel is coupled to the internal divider.

13 . A container, comprising:

a housing including a plurality of walls defining an interior region;

a storage unit disposed in the interior region, the storage unit including:

a composition disposed therein, and

a release coupled thereto, the release being manipulatable to allow the composition to exit the storage unit, the release being positionable in a retracted position and in an extended position;

a panel disposed in the interior region, the panel being located adjacent to one of the plurality of walls of the housing, and the panel having an opening through which the release extends when in its extended position; and

14 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the one of the plurality of walls of the housing includes a removable portion coupled thereto, removal of the removable portion from the one of the plurality of walls forms a wall opening, and the panel is located adjacent to the wall opening and blocks a portion of the wall opening.

15 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the housing includes a door coupled thereto, the door being movable between a closed position and an opened position relative to the housing, and the door engages a portion of the release when the release is in an extended position to secure the release in its extended position.

16 . The container of claim 13 , wherein one of the plurality of walls includes a handle opening formed therein and a removable portion coupled thereto that can be separated from the housing.

17 . A container, comprising:

a housing including a plurality of walls defining an interior region, one of the plurality of walls including a removable portion coupled thereto, a first opening being formed in the one of the plurality of walls when the removable portion is separated therefrom;

a storage unit disposed in the interior region, the storage unit including:

a chamber in which a composition is disposed, and

a release coupled thereto, the release being actuatable to release the composition from the chamber of the storage unit, the release being disposable in a retracted position and in an extended position relative to the housing;

a panel disposed in the interior region of the housing, the panel having a second opening formed therein, wherein the release extends through the first opening and the second opening when the release is in its extended position; and

18 . The container of claim 17 , wherein the panel is located adjacent to the first opening and blocks a portion of the first opening.

19 . The container of claim 18 , wherein the one of the plurality of walls includes a third opening formed therein, and the first opening is in communication with the third opening.

20 . The container of claim 17 , wherein the one of the plurality of walls includes a handle opening formed therein.