Dispenser for Storing and Advancing a Product
A dispenser with a hollow body, a sleeve, a cap and sealing element is disclosed. The hollow body is open at both ends with sealing surfaces proximal to a first end. The sleeve is fixed to and extends beyond the hollow body. The sleeve has a complementary region proximal to the sealing surfaces. The cap has a closed end and an opposed open end defined by a wall with an irregular surface proximal to the open end. A sealing element is located in a cavity defined by the sealing surfaces of the hollow body, the complementary region of the sleeve and the irregular surface of the cap. The sealing element is arranged with sets of surfaces that are in contact with respective surfaces of the sleeve and the body at all times and is further in contact with a third set of surfaces when the cap is attached to the sleeve.
This application claims the benefit of Applicant's prior provisional application, assigned application number 62/537,229 by the U.S. Patent Office, filed on Jul. 26, 2017, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe present dispenser relates, in general, to a container suitable for storing and controllably advancing a product from within the container.
BACKGROUNDCommercially available traditional lipstick cartridges are arranged with covers which are held to and removable from the cartridge. Recently introduced formulations for lipsticks include volatile silicones. While available cartridge type assemblies are generally sufficient to keep the cover in place, such arrangements permit evaporation of the volatile silicones from the lipstick products stored in the cartridge.
Accordingly, there may be a need to provide an improved and consistently reproducible dispenser for increasing the useful life of lipsticks and other products that contain one or more volatile components while still providing easy access and controllable advancement of a product stored in the body of the cartridge.
SUMMARYAn embodiment of a dispenser includes a hollow body, a sleeve, a cap and a sealing element. The hollow body is open at each end and has an inner surface with an engagement feature located between the opposed ends. The hollow body has sealing surfaces proximal to one of the open ends. The sleeve is fixed to and extends beyond the hollow body. The sleeve has opposed open ends and an outer surface with a complimentary region. The cap has a closed end and an opposed open end defined by a wall with an irregular surface proximal to the open end. The sealing element is located in a cavity defined by the sealing surfaces of the hollow body, the complimentary region of the sleeve and the irregular surface of the cap.
The dispenser is further arranged with a cup located in the sleeve. Some embodiments of the cup include an outer surface that defines a channel that receives a second sealing element. The second sealing element is made from a compliant material and is arranged to interfere with opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the cup. In the illustrated embodiments, the second sealing element is arranged in the shape of a torus. However, the shape of the second sealing element is not so limited. When provided in the shape of a torus, the radius of a cross-section of the torus should be long enough to provide interference regions along opposed surfaces of the cup and the sleeve. These opposed interference regions further prevent unintentional evaporation or outgassing of any number of volatile ingredients contained in a product housed in the sleeve. These additional seals are separate from and not affected by separation of the wall of the cap from the combination of the sleeve and the body. The additional or supplemental seals add to the effectiveness of the improved dispenser to increase the useful life of product formulations that contain volatile silicones or other ingredients that outgas and or evaporate when exposed to air at atmospheric pressure.
An alternative embodiment of the dispenser includes a cup with an annularly arranged and integral feature that slidingly contacts an opposed surface of the sleeve to provide either an alternative moveable seal between the cup and the sleeve or a supplemental seal. An alternative seal is characterized by a moveable element that remains in contact with the sleeve as the cup and the product supported therein is controllably advanced or retracted along the longitudinal axis of the dispenser. Such an alternative seal may be provided in addition to the second sealing element and the first sealing element.
Embodiments of the dispenser can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the structures and principles of operation of the assemblies.
Aspects of an improved dispenser are described generally before addressing the illustrated embodiments. The illustrations include exemplary embodiments of the components of the improved dispenser assembly. Particular or select components may be interchanged in some circumstances to accommodate varied assembly practices. For example, it may be desirable to load the product from one end of the sleeve rather than the other end of the sleeve.
When it is desirable to fill the cup and volume of the sleeve from the open end that extends beyond the hollow body, the improved dispenser may be arranged with a modified hollow body absent a cross member and a second sealing element located between the cup and the inward surface of the sleeve. As indicated, the cup may have an integral structure such as a band that is arranged along its perimeter to interfere with the inner surface of the sleeve. One or more such bands or extensions may extend from the cup to provide supplemental interference seals to prevent evaporation of the product into the hollow body beyond the cup.
The improved dispenser may be used to provide for extended storage as well as temporary access to cosmetic products containing pigments, oils, waxes and emollients. As indicated, some of these products may contain one or more volatile components and or water that easily evaporate. While described in association with the storage and use of a cosmetic product such as a lip stick, it should be understood that alternative products such as a glue stick may be provided in the dispenser.
In the illustrated embodiments, the dispenser is assembled from a hollow body, a sleeve that extends beyond the hollow body, a cap that covers the extended portion of the sleeve (and removable attaches to the sleeve) and a sealing element located in a cavity defined by the sleeve, the hollow body and the cap. Respective complementary features arranged along the outer surface(s) of the sleeve and the inner surface of the hollow body keep the sleeve fixed along interior surfaces of the body. Additional complementary surfaces arranged along the outer surface of the sleeve and the inner surface of the hollow body keep a sealing element fixed in the cavity at an end of the hollow body.
As illustrated, the hollow body, sleeve, cap and sealing element share a central longitudinal axis along the length of the dispenser from a base end to the cap end. In the example embodiments, the dispenser is cylindrically shaped with the sleeve connected to and extending from an open end of the hollow body. Respective complementary features arranged along the outer surface(s) of the sleeve and the inner surface of the body keep the sleeve fixed to the body.
The improved dispenser can achieve increased useful storage times for products provided in the dispenser. The increased useful storage times are achievable as long as the cap is reengaged with the sleeve after use. The increased storage times are achievable even after the dispenser has been removed from point of sale packaging and after a portion of the product stored within the dispenser has been used.
The cap has a closed end and an opposed open end defined by a wall with an irregular surface proximal to the open end. The irregular surface of the cap interferes with respective surfaces of the sealing element.
In addition, when the cap is engaged with the sleeve, the irregular surface of the cap forms a recess between the respective surfaces of the sealing element that are in contact and compressed by the cap. The recess opposes a leading edge of the chamfered surface of the sealing element and provides a space for local displacement of the sealing element.
Furthermore, the cap includes a rounded edge or transition between an end face and the irregular surface. In the illustrated embodiments the node and the transition are characterized by a rounded surface with a radius having a length such that the repeated contact of the cap against the complementary surfaces of the sealing element is not detrimental to the integrity of the sealing element. Stated another way, the rounded surfaces of the cap do not permanently mar or otherwise damage the sealing element. Moreover, rounded surfaces increase the area of contact of the cap and the sealing element when accompanied by compression.
As described, the hollow body is arranged with sealing surfaces proximal to a location where the sleeve extends from the hollow body. One of the provided sealing surfaces abuts an end face of the wall of the cap. This sealing surface also abuts the sealing element and more particularly a surface of the base of the sealing element opposed to a junction or corner in a channel of the sleeve.
A separate and distinct sealing surface of the body faces and interferes with at least a portion of the stem of the sealing element. In the illustrated embodiments, the body is further arranged with a transition surface located between the respective sealing surfaces.
The sealing element is seated between surfaces of a channel along an outer surface of a sleeve when the sleeve is fixed to the hollow body. The sealing element is also in contact with surfaces of the hollow body. The sealing element is made from a compliant material and arranged to provide compressive interference with the cap when the cap is engaged with the sleeve and at other times along opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the hollow body. The cavity is substantially but not entirely filled by the sealing element. That portion of the cavity not entirely filled by the sealing element is available to receive displaced material of the sealing element when the sealing element is compressed by adjacent surfaces of the dispenser.
The sealing element has an irregular, generally L-shaped, cross-section. In the illustrated embodiments, the L-shape is inverted such that the base extends over a portion of an end face of the hollow body. The base of the cross-section of the sealing element has a chamfered edge along an outermost surface. The chamfered edge enables the endmost portion of the wall of the cap to contact and compress the outermost surface of the sealing element. An outer wall of the sealing element traverses a dimension of the element from the stem to the base. The outer wall abuts the outer surface of the sleeve. A base of the L-shaped sealing element includes a first axially arranged surface that extends radially from an edge that abuts a corner of a channel in the outer surface of the sleeve. The first axially arranged surface extends beyond the channel in the sleeve to receive a node of the irregular surface of the cap. A second or opposed outer surface of the stem of the sealing element abuts an inner wall of the hollow body. A second axially arranged surface of the sealing element abuts a sealing surface of the hollow body. The base of the L-shaped sealing element has an outermost surface between the first and second axially arranged surfaces. The base portion of the sealing element and the cap are arranged such that a portion of the irregular surface of the cap interferes and compresses the outermost wall of the sealing element in a direction toward the longitudinal axis or center of the dispenser (or radially inward). The stem of the cross-section of the sealing element includes at least a portion that is raised or extends from the opposed surfaces of the stem. For example, in an illustrated embodiment of the sealing element the cross-section at an end portion of the stem is substantially round with a sufficiently long radius that ensures opposed interference regions where the sealing element is compressed by opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the hollow body, respectively.
As described, the sealing element is arranged to abut at least two surfaces of the sleeve. The surfaces of the sleeve that abut the sealing element intersect at a junction or corner of a channel. That is, the sealing element has respective adjacent surfaces that abut the surfaces of the sleeve proximal to the junction or corner of the channel.
As further described, the sealing element is compressed along substantially orthogonal surfaces by a curved node along an irregular surface of the cap and an inward facing surface of the cap when the cap is engaged to the sleeve. The edge of the cap proximal to the outermost surface of the sealing element is also curved so that repetitive removal and replacement of the cap does not damage the sealing element proximal to that location.
As also described, a stem of the sealing element is in contact with and compressed by opposed surfaces of the body and the sleeve partially defining a cavity proximal to the open end of the cap and a complementary end of the hollow body.
As arranged in the illustrated embodiment, the sealing element has a first end and a second end opposed to the first end. The first end has a first set of adjacent surfaces that contact respective surfaces of the sleeve and a second set of surfaces that contact respective surfaces of the cap. The second end of the sealing element has opposed contact surfaces that contact respective surfaces of the body and the sleeve. The sealing element is further arranged with a second set of adjacent surfaces that contact respective surfaces of the body.
The sealing element may be molded from nitrile butadiene rubber or NBR. NBR is a synthetic rubber copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene. The polymer's properties vary with the composition of acrylonitrile. Generally, the polymer's resistance to oils, fuels and other chemicals increases with higher percentages of nitrile. Conversely, the polymer's flexibility decreases with such increases in the percentages of acrylonitrile. NBR retains its flexibility over a wide range of temperatures for long periods of time. Most applications requiring resistance to solvents and flexibility over a wide range of temperatures include an acrylonitrile percentage of about 30%.
An improved seal is created by the interference regions or seals between the cap and the sealing element as well as the interference regions or seals between the sleeve, the body and the sealing element. When the cap is engaged with the sleeve, an irregular surface proximal to an end wall at the open end of the cap interferes or compresses the sealing element at first and second interference regions thereby providing additional seals.
A first interference region is defined by contact and compression between a local node in the irregular surface of the cap and a substantially planar surface of the sealing element. Opposed forces that result from the compression of the sealing element at the first interference region are in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the dispenser.
A second interference region is defined by contact between an annular portion of the irregular surface of the cap and the outermost surface of the sealing element. Opposed forces that result from compression of the sealing element at the second interference region are in a direction that radiates substantially orthogonally from the longitudinal axis of the dispenser.
Third and fourth interference regions are defined by contact between the stem portion of the sealing element and opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the hollow body. Opposed forces that result from the compression at the respective third and fourth interference regions are in a direction that radiates substantially orthogonally from the longitudinal axis of the dispenser.
In addition to the interference regions where the sealing element is compressed, the sealing element is arranged to substantially but not entirely fill the cavity formed by the sleeve, the hollow body and the cap near the interface of the cap and the body. Stated another way, a portion of the cavity defined by the sleeve, the hollow body and the cap remains unfilled even when the sealing element is present in the cavity. The unfilled portions of the cavity enable deformation of the sealing element at these locations.
The sealing element has adjacent and substantially orthogonal surfaces that abut a junction of the channel in the outer surface of the sleeve. In addition, a stop surface that extends radially in a direction from the longitudinal axis of the dispenser toward the external surfaces of the hollow body and the cap abuts a face surface of the wall of the hollow body. The relative location of the face surface with respect to the junction between the adjacent and substantially orthogonal surfaces of the channel in the opposed sleeve coupled with the shape and size of the sealing element ensure that the sealing element remains fixed and in contact with the adjacent surfaces of the channel and the body. By fixing the location, shape and size of the sealing element and controlling the relative location of engagement features on the opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the cap the relative tightness of the interference fits can be controlled.
The interference regions where the sealing element is compressed and remaining regions where the sealing element is in contact or close abutment with the surfaces defining the cavity provide a substantially air-tight set of seals proximal to the location where the sleeve extends from the hollow body.
Embodiments of the dispenser may be arranged to be filled or loaded with a product from a first or top end. Alternative embodiments may be filled or loaded from an opposed or base end of the dispenser.
A top loading embodiment of the dispenser provides first and second sealing elements that together with surfaces of the cap, sleeve, cup and body encapsulate a product loaded in the cup and the sleeve in an air-tight manner.
In this regard, the cup is located within the sleeve and has an outward surface with surfaces that compliment respective inward facing surfaces of the sleeve. A second sealing element may be arranged in a second cavity formed by the complimentary surfaces of the cup and the sleeve. The second sealing element is made from a compliant material such as but not limited to NBR. The second sealing element is arranged to interfere or contact at least opposed surfaces of the cup and the sleeve.
Alternative embodiments may be arranged with a single sealing element with a supplemental or additional interference fit at a separate location between the cup and the sleeve. The sealing element in the cavity defined by the sleeve, the body and the cap provides a first substantially air-tight interface. The supplemental or additional interference fit between the cup and the sleeve provides a second substantially air-tight interface.
However embodied, the improved dispenser reliably and repeatedly provides a substantially air-tight enclosure that prolongs the useful life of lipsticks or other products that may be formulated with one or more volatile silicones or other compounds that evaporate or outgas at atmospheric pressure over typical temperatures that the products provided in the improved dispenser are likely to encounter.
The cap, sleeve, body and base elements can be made of thermoplastic polymers such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). A rod, screw and biasing element enclosed within the base element and responsible for moving the cup along the longitudinal axis of the dispenser can be made of various plastics including polyoxymethylene (POM). The cup can be made of other plastics including, for example, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).
It should be noted that elements described in association with different embodiments may be combined as may be desired.
Detailed Description of Illustrated EmbodimentsAs illustrated in
The hollow body 110 is further illustrated and described in association with the various views presented in
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Similarly, a lubricant may be applied along the inner facing surface of the sleeve 120 to permit the abutting surface or surfaces of the cup 160 to move with reduced friction and consequently less resistance along the sleeve 120. Accordingly, rotation of the manipulator 200 about the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 in a first direction results in the rotation and translation of the rod 400 and the cup 160 along the longitudinal axis 102 such that the cup 160 advances toward an opening in the sleeve 120. When the cap 130 is removed from the dispenser 100 and when a product is fixed within the volume defined by the cup 160, the product, which may be a cosmetic such as a lipstick, a glue stick, etc., can be advanced beyond the opposed open end of the sleeve 120. Conversely, rotation of the manipulator 200 about the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 in a second direction, opposite of the first direction, results in translation of the rod 400, the cup 160 and remaining product in the cup 160 in a direction toward the manipulator 200. As a result, the product provided in the dispenser 100 can be controllably adjusted via rotation of the manipulator 200 to extend and/or retract a product inserted and fixed to the cup 160. With the cap 130 removed, such a product can be extended such that a desired portion of the product extends beyond the sleeve 120. When so extended, an operator of the dispenser 100 can apply the product to one or more surfaces, as may be desired, before controllably retracting the product into the volume of the sleeve 120 by rotating the manipulator 200 with respect to the hollow body 110. Thereafter and as described, the operator may reengage the open end of the cap 130 over the exposed portion of the sleeve 120.
In some arrangements (not shown) an adhesive may be applied along the inner surfaces of the cup 160 and/or along the outer surface of the product over a distance corresponding roughly to the length of the cup along the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 to fix or hold the product in the cup 160. Such an adhesive may be cured or treated with one or more of temperature, ultraviolet radiation, pressure etc.
As illustrated in the cross sectional views of
As further shown in the cross-sectional views of
When the cap 130 is disengaged from the sleeve 120, the first sealing element remains fixed in the channel in the sleeve 120 and is in contact with opposed surfaces that are substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 as well as with opposed surfaces that are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 102. Accordingly, the first interface region is characterized by at least surface to surface contact between the first sealing element 140 and corresponding surfaces of the sleeve 120 and the hollow body 110 over four areas.
When the cap is engaged with the sleeve, the first sealing element 140 is in contact with and further compressed by adjacent curved surfaces of the wall of the cap 130. In the closed configuration, the first interface region is further characterized by at additional surface to surface contact with the wall of the cap 130 and corresponding surfaces of the first sealing element. Thus, the combination of the cap 130 and the first sealing element 140 and the complementary surfaces of the sleeve 120 and the hollow body 110 substantially prevent and may eliminate passage of volatile compounds or even water vapor when a water based product is provided in the cup 160 from escaping from the dispenser 100.
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A head end 412 of the threaded rod 400 is introduced through open end 113 of the hollow body 110 such that the head end 412 extends beyond the threaded opening in the driver 300 and the head end 412 engages a seat 610 in the base end of the cup 160. The shaft 230 of the manipulator 200 is aligned with the opposed end of the threaded rod 400 and the fins 414 thereof are deflected or biased inward by the wall of the shaft 230. The shaft 230 and the annularly arranged wall of the extension portion 220 of the manipulator 200 enter the hollow body 110 from opposed end 113 and are advanced such that features along the outward facing surface of the extension portion 220 are guided by complementary structures along the inward facing surface of the driver 300. As further indicated in
As illustrated in Section B-B of
In the illustrated embodiment presented in the various views of
A set of nubs or pips 129 are arranged annularly about the surface 122 proximal to the channel 124. The nubs 129 engage an annular recess arranged along the inner surface of the wall of the cap 130 when the open end of the cap 130 is placed over the sleeve 120.
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As observed in the various views illustrated in
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Opposed fins 414, which are deflected or biased by the elongate curved edges of the shaft 230 when the rod 400 is advanced into the shaft 230 of the manipulator 200, remain deflected and biased toward one another and the central axis of the dispenser 100 until the rod 400 is rotationally advanced by the manipulator 200 such that the open end of the cup 160 and a product cylinder or stick (not shown) fixed therein nearly reach the tapered end 121 of the sleeve 120. As illustrated in Section B-B of
The driver 300 is arranged with external structures that enable the driver 300 to be fixed in the hollow body 110. These external structures include opposed guides 314 which are angled with respect to the length of the driver 300 over a first portion and substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 over a second portion. As described the opposed guides 314 are arranged to receive and align the driver 300 with the complementary guide member arranged along the inward facing surface 112 of the hollow body 110 as illustrated in Section B-B of
External structures further include appendages 315 and annular ribs 317 which are in registration with the over the second portion of the opposed guides 314. The appendages 315 and the annular ribs 317 are spaced from each other to form a transverse channel for engaging the complementary transverse member of the hollow body 110. The irregular end surface 313 at the open end 312 provides one border of a channel for alternative embodiments (not shown) that use a spring biased pushbutton to rotate a threaded rod through the driver 300.
Internal structures of the driver 300 include guides 319 that are evenly distributed along the inward facing surface of the driver 300. The guides 319 extend lengthwise along the inner surface of the driver 300 from the interface with the partially closed or first end 311 and form a channel in which the shaft 230 of the manipulator 200 is located. As described, the manipulator 200 can be rotated clockwise and anticlockwise to advance and/or retract the cup 160 and consequently a product stick or cylinder supported by the cup 160. During such rotation the shaft 230 remains in the channel formed by the guides 319.
As further illustrated in the various views of
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An end portion of the hollow body 110 overlaps a portion of the complementary region or channel 124 defined by the sleeve 120. A sealing surface 116b opposed to the intersecting surface 125 of the sleeve deformedly compresses an opposed portion of the rounded end of the stem portion of the sealing element 140. The sealing surface 116b compresses the sealing element 140 with a force acting along a vector that is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 and directed toward the center of the dispenser 100. As further shown in the detail, the cavity formed by the corresponding surfaces of the sleeve 120 and hollow body 110 extends beyond the rounded portion of the stem of the sealing element 140 to provide relief for deformed material of the sealing element 140.
As previously described and as observed in the detail of the first interface, the complementary region or channel 124 of the sleeve 120 is opposed by an irregular surface 135 of the wall 132 of the cap 130 and further opposed by contoured surfaces 116 of the hollow body 110. The irregular surface 135 of the cap provides a rounded node or protrusion that compresses the sealing element 140 with a force acting along a vector that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100 and directed toward the hollow body 110 and the manipulator 200. In addition, the irregular surface 135 provides an adjacent recess that corresponds to the chamfered surface 147 of the sealing element. The adjacent recess and the gap between the cap 130 and the sleeve 120 provide relief for the compressed sealing element to deform or encroach into these portions of the cavity at the first interface.
A curved transition surface 137 between the irregular surface 135 and the end surface 138 of the cap 130 compresses the outermost surface 144 of the sealing element 140 with a force acting along a vector that is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis 102 of the dispenser 100. The curved transition surface 137 provides an additional recess that may receive deformed material of the sealing element 140 and assists the irregular surface 135 and the surface 127 of the sleeve 120 in forming a seal where the surface 146 of the sealing element 140 abuts the sealing surface 116a of the hollow body.
As further illustrated in the detail of the first interface in
The lower most of the two detailed views in
In the illustrated embodiment, the second interface in the lower-most detail of
For example, as illustrated in the detail of
It should be noted that the term “comprising” does not exclude other elements or features and the article “a” or “an” does not exclude a plurality. Also elements described in association with different embodiments may be combined.
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Claims
1. A dispenser, comprising:
- a hollow body having a first end and an opposed base end, the hollow body having an inner surface with an engagement feature located between the first end and the opposed base end, the hollow body further having sealing surfaces proximal to the first end;
- a sleeve fixed to and extending beyond the hollow body, the sleeve having a first end, an opposed end, and an outer surface with a complementary region;
- a cap having a closed end and an opposed open end defined by a wall with an irregular surface proximal to the opposed open end; and
- a sealing element located in a cavity defined by the sealing surfaces of the body, the complementary region of the sleeve and the irregular surface of the cap.
2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the hollow body, the sleeve, the cap and the sealing element are arranged about a longitudinal axis of the dispenser.
3. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is made from a compliant material.
4. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the sealing surfaces include a surface that abuts the wall of the cap.
5. The dispenser of claim 4, wherein the surface that abuts the wall of the cap also abuts the sealing element.
6. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces is annularly arranged and interferes with the sealing element.
7. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the irregular surface of the cap interferes with respective surfaces of the sealing element.
8. The dispenser of claim 7, wherein the irregular surface of the cap opposes respective surfaces of the sealing element.
9. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the body comprises at least one transition surface located between respective sealing surfaces.
10. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the cap comprises a transition surface located between an end face and the irregular surface.
11. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein a portion of the cavity defined by the sealing surfaces of the body, the complementary region of the sleeve and the irregular surface of the cap remains unfilled.
12. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the complementary region of the sleeve includes a surface that interferes with the sealing element.
13. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the sealing element is arranged to abut at least two surfaces of the sleeve.
14. The dispenser of claim 13, wherein the at least two surfaces of the sleeve intersect at a junction.
15. The dispenser of claim 14, wherein the sealing element has complimentary surfaces that abut the at least two surfaces of the sleeve proximal to the junction.
16. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is compressed along substantially orthogonal surfaces by the cap when the cap is engaged to the sleeve.
17. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is compressed by opposed surfaces of the hollow body and the sleeve.
18. The dispenser of claim 1, further comprising:
- a cup located in the sleeve, the cup including an outer surface that defines a channel; and
- a second sealing element located in the channel defined by the cup.
19. The dispenser of claim 18, wherein the second sealing element is made from a compliant material.
20. The dispenser of claim 19, wherein the second sealing element is arranged to interfere with at least opposed surfaces of the sleeve and the cup.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 26, 2018
Publication Date: Jan 31, 2019
Inventor: Shaoxiang Zhang (ChangZhou City)
Application Number: 16/046,111