FLUID MATERIAL DISPENSER
A fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir ( 1 ) provided with an opening ( 13 ), a dispenser member ( 2 ) provided with a fluid outlet ( 24 ), a fastener ring ( 3 ) for fastening the dispenser member ( 2 ) on the opening ( 13 ) of the reservoir ( 1 ), and a dispenser head ( 4 ) mounted on the outlet ( 24 ) of the dispenser member ( 2 ). The head includes a dispenser orifice ( 43 ) and a pressing surface ( 44 ) to actuate the dispenser member ( 2 ). The head ( 4 ) also includes a fluid-collection dish ( 45 ) in which the fluid from the dispenser orifice ( 43 ) is collected before being taken by the user, and a peripheral skirt ( 46 ) secured to the ring ( 3 ) and/or to the reservoir ( 1 ). The skirt ( 46 ) is connected to the dish ( 45 ), to the pressing surface ( 44 ), and to the orifice ( 43 ) via a deformable flexible zone ( 47 ). The deformable zone ( 47 ) surrounds the dish ( 45 ), the pressing surface ( 44 ), and the dispenser orifice ( 43 ).
1 . A fluid dispenser comprising:
a fluid reservoir ( 1 ) provided with an opening ( 13 );
a dispenser member ( 2 ), such as a pump or a valve, provided with a fluid outlet ( 24 );
a fastener ring ( 3 ) for fastening the dispenser member ( 2 ) on the opening ( 13 ) of the reservoir ( 1 ); and
a dispenser head ( 4 ) mounted on the outlet ( 24 ) of the dispenser member ( 2 ), the head including a dispenser orifice ( 43 ) and a pressing surface ( 44 ) on which a user may press by means of a finger so as to actuate the dispenser member ( 2 ) and thus dispense fluid through the dispenser orifice ( 43 ), the head ( 4 ) further including a fluid-collection dish ( 45 ) in which the fluid from the dispenser orifice ( 43 ) is collected before being taken by the user, the dispenser head ( 4 ) further including a peripheral skirt ( 46 ) that is secured to the ring ( 3 ) and/or to the reservoir ( 1 ), the skirt ( 46 ) being connected to the dish ( 45 ), to the pressing surface ( 44 ), and to the orifice ( 43 ) via a deformable flexible zone ( 47 );
the deformable zone ( 47 ) surrounds the dish ( 45 ), the pressing surface ( 44 ), and the dispenser orifice ( 43 ).
2 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the dispenser head ( 4 ) is made as a single piece by injection molding plastics material(s).
3 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the dispenser head ( 4 ) is made as a single piece by bi-injecting or overmolding two different plastics materials.
4 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the deformable zone ( 47 ) is substantially annular and plane.
5 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the deformable zone is formed by the skirt in the form of a bellows.
6 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing surface ( 44 ), the dish ( 45 ), and the skirt ( 46 ) are made of a plastics material that is substantially hard, while the deformable zone ( 47 ), and possibly the dispenser orifice ( 43 ), are made of a plastics material that is substantially flexible.
7 . A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the reservoir ( 1 ) presents an axis of symmetry X, the dispenser member ( 2 ) presents an actuation axis Y, and the pressing surface ( 44 ) presents a pressing axis Z, the actuation axis Y being parallel to, but offset from, the axis of symmetry X and the pressing axis Z.
8 . A dispenser according to claim 7 , wherein the pressing axis Z is parallel to, but offset from, the axis of symmetry X and the actuation axis Y.
9 . A dispenser according to claim 7 , wherein the three axes X, Y, and Z lie in a plane of symmetry (P) of the dispenser.