Abstract: A universal caulking gun and method of converting a standard caulking gun into a universal caulking gun are disclosed, along with a kit of parts for converting a standard caulking gun into a universal caulking gun. The universal caulking gun that is capable of accommodating both small and large caulking tubes. It includes a combination of small and large plunger members that are configured to be removably attached to the caulking gun rod. The small and large plunger members are sized and configured to nest together and form a single plunger unit corresponding to the internal diameter of a large caulking tube. Alternatively, the small and large plunger members are separable such that the single plunger unit corresponds to the internal diameter of a small caulking tube and the large plunger can be retained in a non-functional position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an application system with a cartridge having at least one container with a respective outlet, and a closure element that can sealingly close the outlet of the at least one container when the cartridge is in the delivery state. When in the storage state, the cartridge sealingly closes the closure element. When the cartridge is in the state of use, the closure element can be removed therefrom and an accessory can be connected to the outlet of the at least one container. According to the invention, the cartridge or the closure element comprises, in the delivery state, a connecting element which cannot be removed without being damaged, and the cartridge or the closure element, in the storage state, is connected via a connecting element that cannot be removed without being damaged, to a closure element or the cartridge.

Abstract: A lotion pump includes a movable portion and a stationary portion. A shifting mechanism is formed on the movable portion and the stationary portion, which shifts the elastic restoring mechanism of the lotion pump between a standby state and a non-standby state as the movable portion rotates or moves up and down. The structure of the lotion pump can prevent the spring from yielding due to compressed for a long time, while can also realize a form of locking at lower position.

Abstract: There is provided a syringe filled with a resin composition which prevents a barrel cap from being detached due to temperature change during storage or during transportation, a production method thereof, and a storage method thereof. This syringe filled with the resin composition includes a syringe having a syringe barrel, a resin composition filling the syringe barrel, a plunger inserted in the syringe barrel, a barrel cap blocking an opening of the syringe barrel, and a spatial part between the plunger and the barrel cap in the syringe barrel. The pressure of the spatial part in a frozen state is 50 kPa to 92 kPa.

Abstract: A piston for centrifugation according to one embodiment may include: a body; a valve which can move inside the body to the front side and the rear side of the body according to an applied external force; a fluid channel through which a fluid flows from the front side of the body to the rear side of the body; and a valve support for guiding movement of the valve.

Abstract: An automatic liquid supply device is provided, which includes a chassis, a tray, a conveying mechanism, a driving mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a center console. The tray is provided in the chassis and is provided with a plurality of rows of grooves, and the grooves are used for placing the liquid-containing device. The conveying mechanism includes a conveying box and a plurality of nozzles, each of the nozzles is communicated with the conveying box, provided with a flow switch, and provided with an infrared sensor and a first non-contact liquid level sensor, and a second non-contact liquid level sensor is provided at the grooves. The driving mechanism is configured for drive the conveying box to move. The center console is provided with a controller which is respectively connected with the flow switch, the infrared sensor, the first non-contact liquid level sensor and the second non-contact liquid level sensor.

Abstract: A pour spout has a spout section with an elongate tubular body defining a liquid flow channel. The body has a fluted or corrugated configuration rendering the body flexible or bendable. A dispensing orifice is disposed at a dispensing end of the pour spout and an attachment end is disposed at an end of the body opposite the dispensing end. The attachment end has a liquid inlet orifice. A vent section of the pour spot is joined to the attachment end of the body. The vent section includes an air vent that defines an air flow path, which directs air from outside of the pour spout along the air flow path toward a container interior while bypassing the liquid flow channel.

Abstract: A pump for a fluid product having a pump body held in place by a valve holder fastened in the pump body; a piston sliding around a rod, provided with an inner axial channel axially closed on the lower side of the rod and communicating with the outside of the rod via a radial orifice, the piston having an outer sealing lip and an inner sealing lip; a gland having upwards an oblique or frustoconical surface of inclination appropriate to that of the inner sealing lip of the piston; an actuating spring between the rod and piston; and a return spring between the valve holder and the rod, urging the piston towards its rest position. The valve holder has an axial sleeve having an axial rib forming a mechanical stop in the actuating position between the lower axial end of the rod and the rib.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new and innovative container system for mixing and dispensing a solution, such as a cleaning solution, that includes a container, dispenser, and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a reservoir containing a concentrated solution and a snap portion that closes the reservoir. The dispenser includes a sleeve that engages with the snap portion as part of a cartridge release mechanism to release the cartridge's concentrated solution into the container. As the dispenser's cap is tightened to the container, the dispenser's sleeve is forced downwards to engage the cartridge's snap portion and force the snap portion to disengage from the cartridge. The reservoir is therefore opened and its contents exit into the container's interior. As the dispenser's cap is disengaged from the container, the dispenser's sleeve is forced upwards, bringing the snap portion back to the cartridge and closing the reservoir.

Abstract: An exemplary touch-free soap, sanitizer or lotion dispenser includes a housing, a movable cover, a processor, memory, a refill receptacle for receiving a refill container of fluid, and a variable output control card receptacle. The variable output control card receptacle is located proximate the refill receptacle such that when a refill unit is inserted in the refill receptacle, a variable output control card cannot be inserted or removed from the variable output control card receptacle. The dispenser further includes a reader for placing the processor in circuit communication with a variable output control card and in circuit communication with a refill unit data tag. In addition, the dispenser includes a sensor for sensing an object, a variable output control card and a removable and replaceable refill unit. The data tag is secured to the refill unit and the VOC card includes data on the variable output control card for setting the dispenser output volume.

Abstract: An actuator for a valve is lockable with a tubular member to maintain the valve in either an actuated position or in an unactuated position. Locked in the actuated position, degassing can occur. Locked in the unactuated position, inadvertently dispensing of product is prevented.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filling valve for dispensing a fluid, comprising an inlet opening for connecting to a fluid supply line, an outlet end (12) which lies opposite the inlet opening, a main valve for controlling the flow of the fluid through the filling valve, and a leakage protection valve (13) which is arranged downstream of the main valve, comprising a valve seat (14) and a valve body (15, 16) which can be moved into a closed position in an upstream direction. According to the invention, the valve body (15, 16) has a first sub-body (15) and a second sub-body (16) which is designed to be movable relative to the first sub-body, wherein a first fluid path (17) can be released by a movement of the first sub-body (15) in a downstream direction relative to the valve seat (14), and a second fluid path (18) can be released by a movement of the second sub-body (16) in a downstream direction relative to the first sub-body (15).

Abstract: An applicator for a syringe is provided that includes a hub configured to be disposed at least partially within a nozzle of the syringe and defining a fluid passage therethrough, with one or barbs on the hub that frictionally and sealingly engage an interior of the nozzle in a manner minimizing void space associated with waste of deliverable material, and an applicator tip extending distally from the hub. The barb(s) may have varying diameters in order to enable the applicator to be engaged and utilized with syringes having different diameter nozzles. Further the fluid passage through the hub and applicator tip is dimensioned to minimize the volume of material that is retained within the applicator after use, thereby increasing the volume of material that can dispensed from the syringe for use in a procedure or procedures and minimize waste.

Abstract: A flow guide device of a spray container which comprises a bottle, a nozzle having a flow guide pipe and a straw is configured to be connected between the flow guide pipe and a suction pipe. The flow guide device includes a connecting pipe, a check valve and a check ball. The connecting pipe is connected with the flow guide pipe, which has a plurality of back flow passages and forward flow passages formed on the inner edge thereof. The check valve is arranged between the connecting pipe and the flow guiding pipe. The check ball is arranged in the connecting pipe and located on the port of the straw. When the spray container is in an inverted state, the liquid enters the connecting pipe, the one-way valve and the flow guide pipe from the backflow channel, and the check valve, wherein the flow guide pipe through the back flow passages is finally sprayed out. Accordingly, the flow guiding device has a simple structure and is convenient to assemble and capable of reducing the overall manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing container and housing assembly for housing and concealing a container in an inverted position to dispense substantially all of a liquid, such as, hand soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, hand sanitizer, from the inverted container in a controlled manner. The dispensing container includes a first housing portion securely holding the inverted container, a second housing portion, a container socket for receiving and holding necks of inverted containers, and a pump assembly in fluid communication with the container socket, via a delivery conduit, and including a delivery spout. The container socket includes a socket seal for tightly engaging and sealing the exterior surface of necks of inverted containers. In one embodiment, the delivery conduit includes a 90-degree conduit, or a meandering conduit to provide a first housing portion having a smaller size to accommodate smaller sized containers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for beverage preparation according to a person-specific, individual recipe. The method for preparing a beverage according to an individual recipe takes place by using a preparation device comprising a positioning device for a drinking vessel and a receiving device for an identification feature. The method includes creating an individual recipe, storing the individual recipe in a recipe pool of a data storage unit, whereby the data storage unit can be reached via an EDP network, linking the identification feature to the recipe pool, positioning the drinking vessel into the preparation device, receiving the identification feature, retrieving the recipe pool that is linked to the identification feature, preparing the beverage according to a recipe from the recipe pool, and filling the beverage into the drinking vessel by the preparation device.

Abstract: A shaker device includes a storage body, a lid, and a measurement system. The storage body also includes an opening and a hollow area. The storage body is configured to retain and selectively dispense an amount of a material disposed in the shaker device. The opening is disposed on a terminal end of the storage body. The lid is selectively disposed over the opening. The measurement system is configured to identify an amount of the material within the shaker device.

Abstract: A fixture for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The fixture has a base and a beam with a first end, a second end, and a fulcrum disposed between the first and second ends and coupled to the base. The fixture also has a load transfer beam having a first end and a second end that is fixedly coupled to the base. A force sensor is coupled to the load transfer beam. The beam can rotate about the fulcrum with respect to the base and the second end of the beam makes a point contact with the first end of the load transfer beam.

Abstract: A coaxial cartridge for multi-component materials includes a head part having an outlet, an inner tube forming a first storage compartment configured to store a first component inner tube forms part of the outlet, and an outer tube. The inner tube is arranged within the outer tube at a longitudinal axis that is common to both the inner tube and the outer tube. A space formed between the outer tube and the inner tube forms a second storage compartment configured to store a second component. The outer tube forms a further part of the outlet.

Abstract: A product dispenser with a reservoir adapted for a product and a cap. The reservoir has a protrusion and a piston engaging mechanism. The cap has a pipette, a piston configured to move to create a suction to draw the product through a lower end orifice of the pipette, a housing for the piston, a corresponding engaging mechanism, a button configured to dispense the product, and a chamber configured to change its volume depending on the movement of the piston and the movement of the button.