IP Library Granted Patent US 8,870,033
Granted Patent B2
US 8,870,033 · App. 13/821,685 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Trigger dispenser

Inventors: Riccardo Alluigi (Alessandria, IT); Stephen R. Dennis (Danville, CA)
Assignee: Guala Dispensing S.p.A.
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Patent No.
US 8,870,033
App. No.
13/821,685
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A trigger dispenser device ( 1 ) envisages a secondary liquid aspiration duct ( 50 ) in communication with the dispenser duct, and a primary liquid aspiration duct ( 8 ) in communication with the container, off-axis with each other. Between these, a joining compartment ( 64 ) is provided communicating upstream with the primary liquid aspiration duct ( 8 ) and communicating downstream with the secondary liquid aspiration duct ( 50 ) to form the fluidic connection between them. In particular, the container (C) is of the type with built-in suction pipe.

Claims (40)

1. A dispenser device for dispensing a liquid, comprising:

a container provided with a neck, destined to contain the liquid to be dispensed, wherein the neck extends along a container axis; and

a dispenser head attached to the neck of the container, comprising:

a) a frame comprising a support plate having a functional surface, the frame further comprising:

i) a pressure chamber in which a piston slides sealingly along a pressure axis, and a dispenser duct, in fluidic communication with the pressure chamber, to dispense the liquid to the outside;

ii) a secondary liquid aspiration duct extending from the functional surface and which is configured to be connected to the pressure chamber; and

iii) a secondary air aspiration duct which is configured to be connected with the outside environment;

b) manual actuation devices operatively connected to the piston to move it in the pressure chamber;

c) an auxiliary body having a main surface and attached to the frame comprising:

i) a primary liquid aspiration duct having an outlet disposed at the main surface and connected to a compartment inside the container, at least partially off-axis in relation to the secondary liquid aspiration duct; and

ii) a primary air aspiration duct connected to the compartment inside the container;

wherein the functional surface and the main surface are axially spaced and form a joining compartment communicating upstream with the primary liquid aspiration duct and communicating downstream with the secondary liquid aspiration duct to form the fluidic connection between these; and

wherein the secondary air aspiration duct of the frame and the primary air aspiration duct of the auxiliary body overlap axially to form a seal to the liquid in transit in the joining compartment.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

said container comprises a lateral annular wall in which an auxiliary liquid aspiration duct is entirely made, open near the bottom of the container; and

wherein the primary liquid aspiration duct is configured to be connected to the auxiliary liquid aspiration duct of the container.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the container wall comprises a portion of functional wall and an auxiliary wall in one piece with the container wall, inside the container, which runs along the portion of functional wall, so as to form with it the auxiliary liquid aspiration duct.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein said auxiliary duct extends downwards from an engagement mouth, axially spaced from the neck of the container.

5. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the primary liquid aspiration duct comprises, in the terminal part suitable for connection with the auxiliary duct, a flexible coupling portion, made in a less rigid material than the material of the remaining part of the primary liquid aspiration duct.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the flexible coupling portion is made in one piece with the remaining part of the duct, for example by means of a co-moulding process.

7. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the primary liquid aspiration duct comprises a first section, which extends from the main surface, having a first duct axis proximal to the container axis and a second section, adjacent to the first section and terminating in the auxiliary duct, distal to the container axis.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary body is attached to the neck of the container.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is sealingly attached in an airtight manner to the auxiliary body.

10. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pressure chamber is annularly defined by a chamber wall; and

wherein the secondary air aspiration duct is configured to be connected with the outside environment by a hole through the chamber wall.

11. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in a rest configuration, the secondary air aspiration duct is fluidically separated from the outside environment by a seal formed on the piston.

12. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the primary air aspiration duct is eccentric to the container axis.

13. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the secondary air aspiration duct is eccentric to the container axis.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary air aspiration duct and the secondary liquid aspiration duct are on opposite sides of the container axis.

15. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure axis is incident, in particular orthogonal, to the container axis.

16. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the dispenser duct extends along a dispensing axis parallel and separate from the pressure axis.

17. The device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a diaphragm dispenser valve; and

a diaphragm aspiration valve.

18. The device according to claim 1 , comprising a translatable or rotatable trigger.

19. The device according to claim 18 , comprising an elastic return, operatively connected to the piston or to the trigger.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2014
From: ALLUIGI, RICCARDO; DENNIS, STEPHEN R.
To: GUALA DISPENSING S.P.A.
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Priority Claims (1)
IT BS2010A0155 · Sep 16, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130161359A1 · Jun 27, 2013