IP Library Granted Patent US 7,757,901
Granted Patent B2
US 7,757,901 · App. 11/579,348 · Granted Jul 20, 2010

Manually operated dispenser comprising a protective cap

Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,757,901
App. No.
11/579,348
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manually operated dispenser for flowable media, having a container which has a supply chamber, and a pump head which can be fastened thereto and has a dispensing section with a nozzle-shaped nasal adapter having an outlet opening designed as a spray diffuser, and gripping surfaces protruding laterally from the nasal adapter, and having a protective cap, which has two wings which can be unfolded and are matched in terms of shape, for the nasal adapter, the gripping surfaces having, on opposite sides, end edges which are connected as a single piece to a wing of the protective cap via a respective spring hinge, and the wings have base surfaces which overlap the gripping surfaces.

Claims (16)

1. A manually operated dispenser for flowable media, having a container which has a supply chamber, and a pump head which can be fastened thereto and has a dispensing section with a nozzle-shaped nasal adapter having an outlet opening designed as a spray diffuser, and gripping surfaces protruding laterally from said nasal adapter, and having a protective cap, which has two wings which can be unfolded and are matched in terms of shape, for the nasal adapter, wherein the gripping surfaces have, on opposite sides, end edges which are connected as a single piece to a wing of the protective cap via a respective spring hinge, and the wings have base surfaces which overlap the gripping surfaces.

2. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring hinges are provided for fixing an end position of the wings.

3. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wings each have a blocking wedge which, with the wings folded shut, deflect locking pins arranged on the pump head.

4. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wings can be fixed in a folded-shut state via a snap-type fastener.

5. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gripping surfaces bear protruding anti-slip elements.

6. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wings have wing bearing surfaces with grooves for aligning engagement in the respectively other wing when the protective cap is closed.

7. A manually operated dispenser for flowable media, having a container which has a supply chamber, and a pump head which can be fastened thereto and has a dispensing section with a nozzle-shaped nasal adapter having an outlet opening designed as a spray diffuser, and gripping surfaces protruding laterally from said nasal adapter, and having a protective cap, which has two wings which can be unfolded and are matched in terms of shape, for the nasal adapter, wherein the gripping surfaces have, on opposite sides, end edges which are connected as a single piece to a wing of the protective cap via a respective spring hinge, and the wings have base surfaces which overlap the gripping surfaces and wherein the wings each have a blocking wedge which, with the wings folded shut, deflect locking pins arranged on the pump head.

8. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the spring hinges are provided for fixing an end position of the wings.

9. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the wings can be fixed in a folded-shut state via a snap-type fastener.

10. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the gripping surfaces bear protruding anti-slip elements.

11. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the wings have wing bearing surfaces with grooves for aligning engagement in the respectively other wing when the protective cap is closed.

12. A manually operated dispenser for flowable media, having a container which has a supply chamber, and a pump head which can be fastened thereto and has a dispensing section with a nozzle-shaped nasal adapter having an outlet opening designed as a spray diffuser, and gripping surfaces protruding laterally from said nasal adapter, and having a protective cap, which has two wings which can be unfolded and are matched in terms of shape, for the nasal adapter, wherein the gripping surfaces have, on opposite sides, end edges which are connected as a single piece to a wing of the protective cap via a respective spring hinge, and the wings have base surfaces which overlap the gripping surfaces and wherein the wings have wing bearing surfaces with grooves for aligning engagement in the respectively other wing when the protective cap is closed.

13. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the spring hinges are provided for fixing an end position of the wings.

14. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the wings each have a blocking wedge which, with the wings folded shut, deflect locking pins arranged on the pump head.

15. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the wings can be fixed in a folded-shut state via a snap-type fastener.

16. The manually operated dispenser as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the gripping surfaces bear protruding anti-slip elements.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: WESTROCK DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
To: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
Reel/Frame 048833/0440 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2017
From: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
To: WESTROCK DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
Reel/Frame 041368/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2008
From: WELP, GISBERT
To: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 021356/0263 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2007
From: WELP, GISBERT
To: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 019590/0679 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 021 670 · May 3, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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