IP Library Granted Patent US 7,988,021
Granted Patent B2
US 7,988,021 · App. 12/136,980 · Granted Aug 2, 2011

Sliding-jacket pump

Assignee: Rexam Dispensing SMT S.A.
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Patent No.
US 7,988,021
App. No.
12/136,980
Granted
Aug 2, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser including a body defining a metering chamber provided with an admission orifice at the bottom and having an opening at the top into which is inserted a sleeve carried by an axially movable operating head which is provided with a delivery duct and an open/close element and is acted upon by a return spring mounted on the outside of the body. The body encloses a jacket that moves axially inside the chamber and at least partly inside the sleeve and supports a lower valve for closing the admission orifice.

Claims (11)

1. A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser, comprising a body which delimits a metering chamber provided in a lower part with an intake orifice and having in an upper part an opening into which there is introduced a sleeve borne by an axially displaceable actuation head which is provided with a discharge conduit and with a closure element and which cooperates with a return spring mounted on the exterior, said body enclosing a jacket which can be displaced axially in said chamber and at least partially inside the sleeve and which bears a lower valve capable of closing the intake orifice, characterised in that said closure element for closing the discharge conduit is associated with a control rod which can move axially in said jacket, characterised in that said jacket comprises, in the lower part, a sealing skirt which is in contact with an inner wall of the chamber.

2. The pump according to claim 1 , characterised in that said jacket comprises, in the upper part, a peripheral lip which is in sealed frictional contact with the inner wall of the sleeve.

3. The pump according to claim 1 , characterised in that said jacket comprises an upper collar for guiding the control rod.

4. The pump according to claim 1 , characterised in that the body is made in a single piece with a ring for fixing it to the neck of a container.

5. The pump according to claim 1 , characterised in that said jacket comprises, in the upper part, a peripheral lip which is in sealed frictional contact with the inner wall of the sleeve.

6. A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser, comprising a body which delimits a metering chamber provided in a lower part with an intake orifice and having in an upper part an opening into which there is introduced a sleeve borne by an axially displaceable actuation head which is provided with a discharge conduit and with a closure element and which cooperates with a return spring mounted on the exterior, said body enclosing a jacket which can be displaced axially in said chamber and at least partially inside the sleeve and which bears a lower valve capable of closing the intake orifice, characterised in that said closure element for closing the discharge conduit is associated with a control rod which can move axially in said jacket, characterised in that said jacket comprises a peripheral shoulder capable of coming into abutment against an annular protrusion borne by an inner wall of the body in order to limit its upward travel.

7. A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser, comprising a body which delimits a metering chamber provided in a lower part with an intake orifice and having in an upper part an opening into which there is introduced a sleeve borne by an axially displaceable actuation head which is provided with a discharge conduit and with a closure element and which cooperates with a return spring mounted on the exterior, said body enclosing a jacket which can be displaced axially in said chamber and at least partially inside the sleeve and which bears a lower valve capable of closing the intake orifice, characterised in that said closure element for closing the discharge conduit is associated with a control rod which can move axially in said jacket, characterised in that said valve comprises a central cup connected to a wall of said jacket by radial fins.

8. The pump according to claim 7 , characterised in that said cup has a cross section complementary to that of the intake orifice.

9. A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser, comprising a body which delimits a metering chamber provided in a lower part with an intake orifice and having in an upper part an opening into which there is introduced a sleeve borne by an axially displaceable actuation head which is provided with a discharge conduit and with a closure element and which cooperates with a return spring mounted on the exterior, said body enclosing a jacket which can be displaced axially in said chamber and at least partially inside the sleeve and which bears a lower valve capable of closing the intake orifice, characterised in that said closure element for closing the discharge conduit is associated with a control rod which can move axially in said jacket, characterised in that the body comprises a vent orifice which opens, in the lower part, into the chamber and is able to communicate with an annular atmospheric compartment formed at the periphery of the jacket, and characterised in that said vent orifice can be isolated in a sealed manner from the atmospheric compartment by an annular flap borne by the lower part of the jacket.

10. The pump according to claim 9 , characterised in that said jacket comprises, in the lower part, a sealing skirt which is in contact with an inner wall of the chamber, and said flap and said skirt delimit between them a peripheral groove which covers a circular rib borne by the bottom of the chamber.

11. A pump for a liquid cosmetic product dispenser, comprising a body which delimits a metering chamber provided in a lower part with an intake orifice and having in an upper part an opening into which there is introduced a sleeve borne by an axially displaceable actuation head which is provided with a discharge conduit and with a closure element and which cooperates with a return spring mounted on the exterior, said body enclosing a jacket which can be displaced axially in said chamber and at least partially inside the sleeve and which bears a lower valve capable of closing the intake orifice, characterised in that said closure element for closing the discharge conduit is associated with a control rod which can move axially in said jacket, characterised in that an inner wall of said jacket is provided with a rim for axially retaining the control rod.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 5, 2014
From: REXAM DISPENSING SMT S.A.S.
To: ALBEA LACROST S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 033040/0633 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION SERIAL NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021170 FRAME 0275. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Dec 17, 2010
From: ROSSIGNOL, ERIC
To: REXAM DISPENSING SMT S.A.
Reel/Frame 025656/0973 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2008
From: ROSSIGNOL, ERIC
To: REXAM DISPENSING SMT S.A.
Reel/Frame 021170/0275 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 05 53876 · Dec 14, 2005 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTFR2006002479 · Nov 7, 2006
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