Patents Assigned to Valois
  • Patent number: 6595395
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser is provided with a dispenser member, a container (1) with a neck (10), and a fixing member (2) for fixing the fluid dispenser member to the neck of the container. The fixing member comprises a skirt (20) defining an inside wall. The fluid dispenser has an inside wall provided with at least two longitudinal ribs (23) extending over the height of the skirt. The ribs (23) cooperate by plastic deformation with an outside portion (11) of the neck (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Jourdin, Dany Ray
  • Patent number: 6592010
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising: a receptacle (1) serving to contain the fluid, said dispenser forming an opening (10) defining an inside wall (11), said inside wall (11) forming a narrow opening section (13) below which the wall (11) is recessed at least locally outwards to form a recessed opening section (14); a dispenser member (2), such as a pump or a valve, including a body (20); and a fixing ring (3) for fixing the body (20) of the dispenser member (2) in the opening (10) in the receptacle (1), said ring (3) comprising firstly body-receiving means (31) for receiving said body (20) and secondly a fixing skirt (32) serving to be engaged by force into said opening (10), said skirt (32) having an outside wall (320) defining a first zone (321) that comes into place at the narrow opening section (13), and a second zone (322) that comes into place at the recessed opening section (14), when the skirt (32) is engaged fully in the opening (10); said dispenser being characterized in that, before the skirt is enga
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Franck Plessis
  • Patent number: 6588629
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a dispensing member (1), such as a pump or a valve, a receptacle (2) provided with a neck (20), a metal fixing member (3) co-operating with said neck (20) to fix said dispensing member (1) in said neck (20), and a trim band (5) mounted to mask the dispensing member and the fixing member at least in part, said fluid dispenser being characterized in that the trim band (5) is mounted on a plastics ring (4) formed around the metal fixing member (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier De Pous
  • Patent number: 6585172
    Abstract: A dispenser head (10) for a fluid dispenser device, said head (10) comprising an expulsion channel (11) terminating in a dispensing orifice (12), an insert (20) being placed in said expulsion channel (11), the downstream end (21) of said insert (20) in the flow direction of the fluid co-operating with the downstream end portion of said expulsion channel (11) to define a spraying profile (13, 14), the head being characterized in that said downstream end (21) of said insert (20) and said downstream end portion of said expulsion channel (11) are both frustoconical, forming a frustoconical spraying profile (13, 14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Laurent Arghyris
  • Patent number: 6581852
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser, including a fluid reservoir formed with an opening, the reservoir including a deformable flexible pouch in which the fluid is stored at a pressure substantially equal to or slightly lower than atmospheric pressure; a fluid dispensing system including a dispensing outlet; and a feed duct connecting the opening of the reservoir to the dispensing system; and wherein the flexible pouch contains a piece of porous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S. A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Jean-Jacques Ligny
  • Patent number: 6575332
    Abstract: Fluid product dispenser, including a fluid product pack (2) defining a fluid product container, a dispensing orifice, and a removable sealing part (25) sealing the dispensing orifice; and a case (1) wherein the fluid product pack (2) is inserted by sliding so as to take the pack out of its case to remove the removable sealing part. The fluid dispenser also includes a stopping feature (16, 26, 265) to limit the sliding of the pack in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Aline Abergel, Frédéric Duquet, Firmin Garcia, Hervé Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 6571991
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprises a container (1) defining a reservoir having a neck (10) defining an opening (15) putting the inside of the reservoir in communication with the outside, a dispenser member (2) mounted in the neck (10) of the container (1) so as to extract fluid from the reservoir, and a fixing structure for fixing the dispenser member to the neck of the container. The fixing structure comprises recess-forming structure (33) for receiving the dispenser member and fastening structure (36, 6, 48) for fastening to the neck of the container. The fixing structure further comprises a substantially cylindrical sheath (30, 50) that extends around the neck. The fixing structure further comprises a ring (4) disposed around the neck of the container, and an annular element (36, 6, 48) in contact with the outside wall (13) of the neck (10). The ring (4) is engaged in a sheath (30, 50) so as to urge the annular element (36, 6, 48) against the outside wall of the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Gilles Jourdin
  • Patent number: 6554160
    Abstract: A dispenser member such as a pump or a valve, comprising: a body (2) in which a piston (3) is slidably received and in which a ferrule (4) is engaged; and fixing means (5) comprising at least one peripheral projection (53) that projects radially outwards, said projection (53) serving to come into engagement in a notch (82) formed in an inside wall (81) of the neck (80) of a receptacle (8), said projection (53) being elastically displaceable radially inwards so as to come into engagement in the notch (82) in the neck by elastically deforming the body (2) radially inwards in a deformation zone (200); said dispenser member being characterized in that the ferrule (4) is not in contact with the body at the deformation zone (200) of the body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphane Beranger, Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: 6543648
    Abstract: An attaching ring or fixing ring is provided for attaching or fixing a dispenser member to a neck of a receptacle containing a substance to be dispensed. The ring is annular and has a bottom portion and a top portion. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom portion includes snap-fastening tabs for fixing the ring to the neck. The top portion includes an opening for the dispenser and a surrounding structure for securing the dispenser member to the neck. The top portion further includes at least one guide wall element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the dispenser member and around the periphery of the fixing ring substantially in line with the snap-fastening tabs. A hoop can be provided for preventing the tabs from splaying apart. The hoop can include an internal projection, such as a vertical rib or a thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Valois of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier de Pous, Yannic Hermouet
  • Patent number: 6540079
    Abstract: Product packaging is provided with a shell forming at least one portion in relief and a sealing film connected to the shell except at the one portion in relief, so as to form at least one product reservoir. The shell is covered at least in part by a flap. The flap is integral with or secured to the shell and/or the film via two opposite edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
  • Patent number: 6536635
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Aline Abergel
  • Patent number: 6533196
    Abstract: A dispenser head (1) designed to be mounted on the plunger stem of a dispenser, such as a pump or a valve, for dispensing a fluid substance, the dispenser head (1) includes a body (2) provided with a recess (21) serving to receive the plunger stem, and with at least one duct (22) causing the recess (21) to communicate with a dispenser orifice (45; 35), the dispenser head being characterized in that the body (2) is received securely in an over-cap (3) which covers it while leaving the recess (21) unobstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Ouin, Olivier de Pous
  • Patent number: 6527148
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fixing device for a fluid product dispenser adapted for mounting on a container or reservoir which has a neck. A dispensing member is mounted on the reservoir neck. The neck has an outer peripheral thickness defining, with the rest of the neck, a lower shoulder. The fixing device comprises a fixing ring to fix the dispensing member on the neck. The fixing ring comprises a peripheral skirt extending up to beneath the shoulder. The skirt is provided with flaps, the ends of which point inwards and upwards and are urged to stop in contact against the shoulder thereby providing a catching mechanism for the fixing ring on the reservoir neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Daniel de Rosa
  • Patent number: 6527149
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a receptacle with a neck (10); a dispensing member (2); and a fixing member (3; 2) for fixing the dispensing member (2) to the neck (10) of the receptacle (1). The fixing member cooperates with the inside wall of the neck, which is provided with a notch (12) that extends over a portion of the periphery of the neck, and the fixing member provided with snap-fastening means (32; 22) and with a skirt (30, 20) that engages in the neck of the receptacle. The snap-fastening means has an outside radial projection (32; 22) received in the notch in the inside wall of the neck. The snap-fastening means further has a locking ring (4; 20; 61) engaged in the skirt to the level of the notch (12) in the inside wall of the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Stéphane Beranger
  • Patent number: 6488185
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device such as a pump or a valve designed to be fitted to a neck of a receptacle, said device comprising: a body in which a piston can be caused to slide by depressing a pusher; a fixing member for fixing the body to the receptacle neck; and a dip tube for bringing the fluid from the receptacle to the body, the dip tube having a free end situated in the vicinity of the bottom of the receptacle and a fixed end held by connection means; wherein the connection means are formed by the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphane Beranger, Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: D470762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: D470763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: D470764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: D471816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A. (Societe Ano nyme)
    Inventor: Firmin Garcia
  • Patent number: D472460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Valois S.A.
    Inventors: Firmin Garcia, Gerard Cornet