Abstract: A dose tape for use in a dry powder inhaler has blisters formed in a formpack layer. A lidstock layer is attached over the formpack layer, to seal a dose of dry powder within each of the blisters. A tear strip is attached to the lidstock layer over each of the blisters. Pulling on the tear strip shears out an area of the lidstock over the blister, unsealing the powder contents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2007
Assignee:
Valois S.A.S.
Inventors:
Matthew Young, Stuart Kay, Neil Harrison, Ian Darby, Peter Crew, Anne Powell, Cheryl Vanessa Rogerson
Abstract: A fluid-dispenser dose counter including two superposed count disks (10, 20). The first disk (10) may be a units disk, and the second disk (20) may be a tens and/or hundreds disk. Each disk (10, 20) is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (23, 33), the axes of rotation (23, 33) being parallel to and offset from each other. The counter also includes a cover (30). The cover (30) may define the axis of rotation (33) of the first disk (10) and the axis of rotation (23) of the second disk (20).
Abstract: A fluid spray head comprising an expulsion channel (5) provided with a spray orifice (1) and a spray profile (10) formed in an end wall of said spray head, said spray profile (10) comprising preferably non-radial spray channels (11) opening out to a central spray chamber (12) disposed directly upstream from said spray orifice (1), an insert (20) being disposed in said expulsion channel (5) so as to form a cover for said spray profile (10), the central axis (X) of said insert (20) being substantially identical to the central axis (Y) of said expulsion channel (5), and said spray head including centering means for centering said insert (20).
Abstract: A fluid dispenser device a body (1), a fluid reservoir (3), a dispensing member, such as a pump or a metering valve having a piston or a valve member that is mounted to move axially, which dispensing member is fitted to the reservoir (3), and an actuating element (5) mounted to move between a rest position and an actuating position, for actuating the dispensing member and thus for selectively dispensing the fluid contained in the reservoir (3), fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the direction in which actuating element (5) moves is different from, and in particular perpendicular to, the axial direction in which the piston or the valve member of the dispensing member moves, the actuating element (5) having an end portion provided with the cam surface (6) which co-operates with the reservoir (3) or a fixing ring (8) adapted to fix the dispensing member to the reservoir (3) so that the actuating member (5) being moved substantially radially into its actuating position causes the reservoir (3) to
Abstract: A fluid or powder nasal or oral spray device comprising a body (10), at least one fluid or powder reservoir (20) containing one or more doses of fluid or powder to be dispensed, manually actuated dispenser means (30), such as a pump or a valve, and a manual actuator element (40) adapted for actuating said dispenser means (30) to dispense doses of fluid or powder, said device being characterized in that it further comprises a securing system (50) which is mounted to move between a clutched position, in which said manual actuator element (40) co-operates with said dispenser means (30), and a declutched position, in which said manual actuator element (40) does not co-operate with said dispenser means (30), said securing system (50) being controlled by a parameterizable electronic control unit (60).
Abstract: A fluid dispenser device comprising a pump (50) and a dispensing head that comprises a body (1) defining a fluid discharge channel (2) ending in a dispensing orifice (3), a rigid insert (4) being disposed in said discharge channel (2), said rigid insert forming or being secured to the outlet valve of said pump, said fluid dispenser device being characterized in that said dispensing head further comprises a closure element (10) disposed in said discharge channel (2), said closure element (10) being mounted to move and/or to deform between a closure position in which it closes off the discharge channel (2) and a non-closure position in which it does not close off the discharge channel (2), said rigid insert (4) being mounted to move inside said discharge channel (2) between a rest position and an actuating position, said closure element (10) co-operating at one end with said rigid insert (4) and at the other end with said body (1) so that, when the insert (4) is in the rest position, the closure element (10) is
Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: two sheets (1, 1?), at least one of which is deformable, the two sheets forming a fluid reservoir (15) between them, said at least one deformable sheet defining a deformable actuating wall so as to reduce the volume of the reservoir, the reservoir (15) advantageously being provided with resilient means (4) urging the reservoir towards its maximum volume; and a dispensing piece (2) fixed in leaktight manner between the two sheets (1, 1?) and defining a dispensing orifice (24) via which the fluid from the reservoir is dispensed; said fluid dispensing being characterized in that the reservoir (15) is defined by an inner first sealing line (12) and the outer peripheral edges of the sheets are sealed together along an outer second sealing line (10) which surrounds the inner first sealing line, the two sealing lines (10, 12) defining between them at least one non-sealed-together zone (11) in which the sheets are not sealed together.
Abstract: A fluid dispenser pump including a pump body (10), a piston (20) being slidably received in leaktight manner in the pump body (10) to slide between a rest position and a dispensing position, the top edge (11) of the pump body (10) being fixed in a fixing ring (5) serving to assemble the pump to a reservoir (1), an annular sealing gasket (100, 200) being disposed between the pump body (10) and the fixing ring (5), the pump further being provided with a intake air passageway (80) between the reservoir (1) and the atmosphere, the pump being characterized in that a filtration and/or treatment element (100) for filtering and/or treating the intake air is provided in the intake air passageway (80), the filtration element (100) being disposed between the top edge (11) of the pump body and the fixing ring (5).
Abstract: A fastener element (10) for fastening a fluid dispenser member (20), such as a pump or a valve, on a fluid reservoir (1), said fastener element (10) including a deformable snap-fastener portion (15) for snap-fastening on the neck (2) of the reservoir (1), said fastener element being characterized in that said snap-fastener portion (15) includes stiffener means (20) for substantially preventing said snap-fastener portion (15) from deforming after snap-fastening.
Abstract: A metal crimping cap (10) for a fluid dispenser device, said cap (10) acting to fix a dispensing member (20) such as a pump or a valve to the neck (31) of a reservoir (30) containing fluid to be dispensed, said cap (10) having a fixing portion (11) for receiving said dispensing member (20) securely, and a crimping portion (12) which serves to be crimped to the neck (31) of the reservoir (30), said crimping portion (12) being provided with a covering element (15) made of a plastics material and extending over at least a fraction of the inside surface of said crimping portion (12), and over at least a fraction of the outside surface thereof, so that no metal particles are generated before, during and/or after crimping, said cap being characterized in that, on the outside surface of said crimping portion (12) of the cap (10), said covering element (15) is provided with retaining means (18) adapted to co-operate with a pusher to retain said pusher by preventing it from being removed from said dispensing member (2
Abstract: A fluid dispenser device designed to be mounted on the neck of a receptacle, said device comprising a dispensing member (1), such as a pump or a valve, and fixing means (2) for fixing the dispensing member to the neck of the receptacle, said dispensing member comprising a body (10) whose top end is provided with a collar (12) that projects outwards, said fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the fixing means comprise a substantially cylindrical ring (20) engaged on the body (10) under the collar, said ring (20) being in peripheral leaktight contact with the body by being radially clamped thereon.
Abstract: An electronic display device (20) including a display member (21), said device being characterized in that said display member (21) is permanent so that no energy is required to keep the display unchanged, said display device (20) operating without a battery, the energy required to change the display being created by interaction between two elements, such as by friction or by an impact, thereby creating an electric pulse, said pulse being processed by an electronic circuit (25) before being applied to the display member (21) in order to change its display.
Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a fluid, said dispenser comprising: a reservoir (3) containing said fluid and provided with at least one actuating wall (10) on which pressure is exerted to reduce the volume of the reservoir, said reservoir being provided with resilient means (4) suitable for increasing the volume of the reservoir; a dispensing orifice (50) via which the fluid is dispensed as a mixture with a gas, so as to generate a two-phase spray; and a removable closure element (12) for closing the dispensing orifice (50), thereby isolating the reservoir from the outside; said dispenser being characterized in that the resilient means are stressed so that the reservoir defines a minimum volume so long as the closure element (12) closes off the dispensing orifice.
Abstract: A dispenser head comprising a connection sleeve (20), a dispenser orifice (31), a duct (123) connecting said connection sleeve (20) to the dispenser orifice, and a press surface (11), the head further comprising a shutter (4) that is housed, at least in part, in said duct (123), and that is resiliently biased by spring means (47) towards said dispenser orifice (31), said shutter (4) including a contact zone (41) that bears in resilient leaktight manner against the dispenser orifice (31) so as to seal it hermetically, said shutter being axially movable against the spring means in such a manner as to withdraw its contact zone from the dispenser orifice, thereby creating an outlet passage for the fluid, the shutter including at least one abutment zone (440) that is resiliently biased by the spring means against a fixed support zone (34).