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Granted Patent B2
US 9,714,132 · App. 14/651,534 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Manually operated dispenser for media

Inventor: Gisbert Welp (Sundern, DE)
Assignee: WestRock Dispensing Systems Hemer GmbH
B65D83/40A61M15/0025A61M15/08B05B11/0005B05B11/0008B05B11/0032B05B11/3056A61M2205/0205A61M2205/11B05B11/0037
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Patent No.
US 9,714,132
App. No.
14/651,534
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Manually operated dispenser for media, with a reservoir ( 1 ), with a pump part ( 2 ) which is mounted on the reservoir ( 1 ) and comprises a nozzle-shaped discharge portion ( 3 ) with a discharge portion end ( 5 ) having a discharge opening ( 4 ), with an actuation mechanism ( 6 ) assigned to the pump part ( 2 ), and with a protective cap ( 7 ) covering at least the discharge portion end ( 5 ), wherein a soft porous insert ( 8 ) provided with an antimicrobial additive is inserted into the protective cap ( 7 ) and can be pressed when the protective cap ( 7 ) is fitted from above onto the discharge portion end ( 5 ) with spring support.

Claims (26)

1. Manually operated dispenser for media, with a reservoir, with a pump part which is mounted on the reservoir and comprises a nozzle-shaped discharge portion with a discharge portion end having a discharge opening, with an actuation mechanism assigned to the pump part, and with a protective cap covering at least the discharge portion end, wherein a soft porous insert provided with an antimicrobial additive is inserted into the protective cap and can be pressed when the protective cap is fitted from above onto the discharge portion end with a spring, wherein the insert is surrounded by the spring.

2. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the insert is impregnated, finished or mixed with the antimicrobial additive.

3. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge portion forms a stand surface for a free end of the spring, which is clamped in the protective cap and whose loading introduces a torque that turns the protective cap relative to the discharge portion.

4. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 3 , wherein the spring is a torsion bar spring, helical spring or rubber spring.

5. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the soft porous insert is designed as sponge, membrane, nonwoven or other textile material from natural and/or synthetic fibers.

6. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the soft porous insert is a cushion.

7. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the protective cap can be secured removably on the discharge portion by a snap-fit connection.

8. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 7 , wherein the protective cap has openings, in the area where the insert is enclosed, in order to form an air-permeable closure.

9. Manually operated dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the protective cap has a head portion that can be applied releasably.

10. A manually operated dispenser, comprising:

a reservoir;

a pump mounted on the reservoir, the pump comprising:

a discharge portion;

a discharge opening in the discharge portion; and

an actuation mechanism;

a cap;

a torsion spring positioned in the cap;

a porous insert positioned in the cap and surrounded by the torsion spring; and

an antimicrobial additive in the porous insert.

11. The manually operated dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the antimicrobial additive is impregnated in the porous insert.

12. The manually operated dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the torsion spring is selected from the group consisting of a torsion bar spring, a helical spring, and a rubber spring.

13. The manually operated dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the insert further comprises an insert selected from the group consisting of a sponge, a membrane, a cushion, a nonwoven textile material, and a woven textile material.

14. The manually operated dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the insert further comprises natural fibers.

15. The manually operated dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the insert further comprises synthetic fibers.

16. The manually operated dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the cap is removeably secured to the pump.

17. The manually operated dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the cap further comprises at least one opening adjacent the position of the insert in the cap.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: WESTROCK DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
To: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
Reel/Frame 048833/0440 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: WELP, GISBERT
To: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 040172/0434 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
To: WESTROCK DISPENSING SYSTEMS HEMER GMBH
Reel/Frame 040515/0575 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TITLE IN ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035827 FRAME: 0638. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 15, 2015
From: WELP, GISBERT
To: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 035910/0563 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: WELP, GISBERT
To: MEADWESTVACO CALMAR GMBH
Reel/Frame 035827/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 025 414 · Dec 20, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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