Abstract: A cartridge and a base unit for use in an oral care appliance are disclosed. The cartridge includes a connection interface configured to form a detachable connection. The base unit is also configured to engage operatively with the cartridge to facilitate flow of an oral care composition from the cartridge into the oral care appliance.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid container including: a container main body, of which one side is open, configured to store a fluid; a housing having an outlet provided at one side and in which the container main body slides in a longitudinal direction; and a pump module coupled to the open one side of the container main body and configured to discharge the fluid to the outlet by sliding the container main body.

Abstract: A heterogeneous contents mixing container with improved productivity and sealing ability. The container includes a container body for containing a second content and a first content receiving member is formed in the container body to contain a first content. The receiving member includes an upper separation cap and a lower fixing cap. A shoulder is rotatably coupled to the container body and a lift guide member is fixed to the container body and formed with a spiral groove. A lift member moves upwardly by rotation of the shoulder and is formed with a lift protrusion. A pump housing moves upwardly with the lift member. A discharge pump moves upwardly with the pump housing to pump the first and second contents mixed with each other. A push button is coupled to the discharge pump to be movable up or down and is formed with a discharge outlet.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser; in one non-limiting embodiment the fluid dispenser of the invention comprises: a housing, a hand pump, at least one bag, and a stem stabilizer. The housing defines an interior chamber and a housing wall. The housing wall defines at least one air-vent hole for ingress of air. The hand pump has a stem which extends downward into the interior chamber of the housing. The at least one bag is located in the interior chamber and is sealed except for being connected to the at least one air-vent hole. Negative pressure is created in the interior chamber when fluid is extracted from the interior chamber via the hand pump, this causes air to flow into the at least one air bag and thus the fluid inside the interior chamber is kept separate from the air entering the at least one air bag.

Abstract: A container with a folded-back bottom wall, which is very stable in a rest position, has a strong bottom wall, and makes it possible to minimize the amount of remaining liquid while allowing costs to be reduced is provided. The container with a folded-back bottom wall has a bottom wall and a body part and transforms into a first mode in which the bottom wall is made to project downwards from the lower surface of the body part, and into a second mode in which the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part. The boundary portion between the bottom wall and the body part is folded to have an outwardly-convex shape so that a folding groove is circumferentially formed, and the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part at the folding groove.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: Traditional hand pump dispenser found in common household cannot dispense 100% of the product it contains in the container. This invention relates to devices, systems and methods for dispensing, distributing or delivering a substance from the dispensing container. More particularly, the invention relates to a device and method for dispensing a liquid (e.g., a cleaner, disinfectant, deodorizer, moisturizer, medication, etc.) more effectively. Furthermore, the invention allows users to access the dispensing material when the hand pump cannot be primed due to the level of the fluid in the container. This new dispensing bottle will eliminate waste to almost zero.

Abstract: An inlet for a pump is provided herein including a first elongated component and a tubular second elongated component disposed coaxially about the first elongated component so as to define a space therebetween. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an inlet for a pump can be provided which can be modularly formed from components. In this manner, the components can be manufactured, e.g., by molding, and assembled with a pump, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with the manufacture and assembly of dip tubes.

Abstract: A discharge device for liquid media having housing sections movable relative to one another along a total stroke between a non-actuated rest position and an actuated end position and together forming a manual actuating device. A media reservoir stores the medium prior to discharge, and a conveying device includes a discharge opening and a dosage chamber. The actuating and conveying devices are operatively coupled such that during a first partial stroke of the discharge actuation starting from the rest position the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are in communicating connection and during a second partial stroke of the discharge actuation following the first partial stroke the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are separated, the volume of the dosage chamber and the media reservoir being reduced by the second partial stroke of the discharge actuation.

Abstract: A power assembly for dispensing product from a container includes a pump mechanism and an energy storage mechanism. The pump mechanism includes a rotatable actuating collar connected through an escapement mechanism with a drive screw with an externally threaded shaft engaged with internal threads in a piston. Rotation of the collar reciprocates the piston to store energy in the energy storage mechanism and to draw product into a pump chamber from which the product is dispensed. An actuator is connected with a stem valve to open it when the actuator is depressed, enabling the energy storage mechanism to push the piston back to its at-rest position to force product from the pump chamber and ready it for another dispensing cycle. Disengagement of the escapement mechanism when the actuator is depressed prevents rotation of the actuating collar. Different energy storage mechanisms can be interchangeably attached to the pump mechanism.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: A dispenser for flowable materials has a storage area has a top and a bottom and sides defining a volume within the dispenser. The top of the dispenser has a manually useable pump attached thereto. The pump has an access tube extending from the pump into the volume within the dispenser, the access tube passing from the top towards the bottom of the dispenser within the volume. The bottom of the dispenser comprising two parts: a first part comprising a surface within the volume capable of supporting the flowable materials within the volume and having a hole therein through which flowable material may flow; and the second part of the bottom of the dispenser comprising a cap that is detachably connected to the first part and prevents flowable material through the hole when attached and allows flowable material to flow through the hole when unattached.

Abstract: Mechanically pressurized dispensing systems are disclosed that are manually charged by the user and that dispense substances from a pressurized dispenser as an aerosol. The dispensing system comprises in various embodiments mechanical pressurization assemblies, and particularly an actuator assembly and a collar cap assembly. Preferred embodiments incorporate a spindle and a piston to mechanically charge the dispensing system when an actuator housing of the actuator assembly is manually rotated. Other dispenser systems are disclosed providing a threaded piston utilized in the mechanical charging of the dispensing system. Methods of pressurizing dispensing systems and other methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: To improve sealing efficiency in a pump withdrawing liquid from a supply container (1) and to minimize the liquid residue in said container, the pump is designed to include a cylinder (5), a hollow plunger (6) configured within said cylinder, an external accessory pipe (7) configured at least partly within said plunger, and a feed pipe (8) configured at least partly within said external, accessory pipe, the internal feed pipe (8) being displaceable relative to the external accessory pipe (7) which in turn is displaceable relative to the hollow plunger (6).

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing product includes a container with a collection region. The collection region is characterized in part by a selected cross-section having an area smaller than a cross-section of the container preceding the selected cross-section while traveling in a direction of a gravity vector. The cross-sectional areas are proscribed by boundaries of the container on planes normal to the gravity vector. One end of a draw tube is disposed within the collection region. A pump draws product from the collection region through the draw tube. The pump dispenses the product external to the container.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pump container with a pick-up port, comprising a receiving portion at one end and a mouth portion at the other end of the container, a pump device having a pump fixed and enclosed within the mouth portion by a cap, the pump having a hollow tube with one end extending to the receiving portion, the other end being provided outside the mouth portion, a push button being provided at the top end of the pump device and connected with a discharge port, characterized in that an inclined surface is formed on the bottom end of the receiving portion, a pick-up port is located at the corner of the lowest point of the inclined surface. If the residue on the bottom of the pump container cannot be sucked up completely when it is about to be consumed up, the closing means is detached from the pick-up port so that the residual content on the bottom can be taken out thoroughly through the pick-up port.

Abstract: The dispenser comprises a reservoir and a pump that is activated by a tappet, comprising a pump body that includes a tubular part with a smaller gauge than that of the reservoir, covering the piston, and an annular spacer by means of which it is tightly mounted against the inner wall of the reservoir such as to define an annular chamber for the product, which communicates with a dosage chamber located in the bottom of the reservoir.

Abstract: Mechanically pressurized dispensing systems are disclosed that are manually charged by the user and that dispense substances from a pressurized dispenser as an aerosol. The dispensing system comprises in various embodiments mechanical pressurization assemblies, and particularly an actuator assembly and a collar cap assembly. Preferred embodiments incorporate a spindle and a piston to mechanically charge the dispensing system when an actuator housing of the actuator assembly is manually rotated. Other dispenser systems are disclosed providing a threaded piston utilized in the mechanical charging of the dispensing system. Methods of pressurizing dispensing systems and other methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A delivery container has a casing filled with a chemical liquid and a cap mounted on an upper end of the casing. A hollow cylinder having slots is disposed in and integrally formed with a lower portion of the casing. A tubular piston with a check valve is slidably disposed in the cylinder. The piston is connected to the cap, which has a discharge port, by a hollow shaft which extends vertically through an upper portion of the casing, so that vertical movement of the cap can be transmitted via the shaft to the piston. Inasmuch as the cylinder is disposed in the bottom of the casing, the cylinder is filled at all times with the chemical liquid which is supplied via the slots by gravity. The chemical liquid does not need to be drawn upwardly, and can be discharged in a constant quantity from the discharge port in one cycle of operation of the delivery container.

Abstract: A mechanically pressurized aerosol dispensing system comprising a cap which houses a piston, an actuator moveably attached to the cap, forming together with the cap a dispensing head assembly, and an expandable elastic reservoir. The system is fitted over a standard container holding a liquid product, and includes a dip tube assembly to draw liquid into the dispensing head assembly, where the contents are released through the dispensing head assembly, via the aerosol nozzle and valve. A twist of the threaded cap raises a piston, thereby opening a charging chamber within the dispensing head assembly. This creates a vacuum with the resulting suction pulling the product up through the dip tube to fill the charging chamber. Twisting the cap in the opposite direction lowers the piston in a downstroke which closes the charging chamber, forcing the product into the expandable elastic reservoir where it is then discharged through the nozzle.

Abstract: A device for packaging and metered dispensing of a product includes a container having an opening that receives a retention element defining a metering cavity. The device may be equipped with a pump for dispensing the contents of the metering cavity. The retention element may also include a first passage and a second passage, with the second passage located between the opening of the container and the first passage. The first and second passages are intended to be brought into communication with the product by at least partially inverting the container. Ribs may be provided within the retention element for channeling all or some of the product entering the retention element via the second passage towards the metering cavity.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a product may comprise a container defining an opening, with the container being configured to contain a product and a retaining element mounted at least partially in the opening and defining a cavity configured to contain an amount of the product for dispensing. The device may further comprise a separating member separating a first region of the container from a second region of the container. The first region may be configured so that the product resides therein when the device is in an upright position and the second region may be disposed adjacent the opening. At least one first passage defined by the retaining element may have a position that defines a maximum amount of product capable of being contained in the cavity. At least one second passage defined by the retaining element may be in flow communication with the second region of the container and configured to permit passage of at least some product from the second region into the cavity.

Abstract: Dosing dispenser for flowable media with a pump that may be manually handled and is integrated in a medium container, with a piston (140), which closes the container (110) fluid-proof to the outside and with a container that is displaced between an upper position and a lower position. A piston chamber (130) adjoins the inner chamber (180) of the container, and is provided in the container bottom (120). The piston chamber has an open upper end aligned to the piston. A connecting channel (150) extends through the piston and provides a fluid-communication to the outside of the container. A spring (160) urges the piston into its upper position, wherein the piston (140), in its upper position, is situated at a distance from the piston chamber (130; 230; 330; 430) and immerses during its downwards movement in its lower position into the piston chamber and, at the same time, closes the adjoining inner chamber (180) of the container from the piston chamber.

Abstract: A liquid storage and dispensing device, including a first container (1) having a first capacity, a second container (6) having a second capacity less than the first capacity, means (14) for transferring liquid from the first container (1) towards the second container (6), and a pump (33) communicating with the second container (6) for taking a particular quantity of liquid from said second container (6) and spraying it.

Abstract: A device for packaging and metered dispensing of a product includes a container having an opening that receives a retention element defining a metering cavity. The device may be equipped with a pump for dispensing the contents of the metering cavity. The retention element may also include a first passage and a second passage, with the second passage located between the opening of the container and the first passage. The first and second passages are intended to be brought into communication with the product by at least partially inverting the container. Ribs may be provided within the retention element for channeling all or some of the product entering the retention element via the second passage towards the metering cavity.

Abstract: A pump or spray container for fluids such as lotions and shampoos. The container has a well in the bottom which collects the fluid contents when the level is low so that substantially all the contents can be dispensed by the pump or spray mechanism.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a container defining a main reservoir for holding a liquid product; a nozzle assembly connected to the container for dispensing liquid from the container; and an inner tank member disposed in the container and defining an active reservoir for holding the liquid product. The inner tank member includes an inlet communicating the active reservoir with the main reservoir, and the nozzle assembly is communicated with the active reservoir.