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EP1030950B1
EP1030950B1 EP98959409A EP98959409A EP1030950B1 EP 1030950 B1 EP1030950 B1 EP 1030950B1 EP 98959409 A EP98959409 A EP 98959409A EP 98959409 A EP98959409 A EP 98959409A EP 1030950 B1 EP1030950 B1 EP 1030950B1
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dispenser
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Guy R. Thompson
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SC Johnson and Son Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/02—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing
    • E03D9/03—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of a separate container with an outlet through which the agent is introduced into the flushing water, e.g. by suction ; Devices for agents in direct contact with flushing water
    • E03D9/032—Devices connected to or dispensing into the bowl
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
    • B65D50/046—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation

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  • the present invention relates to a device for dispensing a product into the bowl of a water closet (toilet).
  • a device for dispensing a product into the bowl of a water closet toilet
  • the product placed in such a dispenser is in the form of a block of solid material, and is sometimes known as a rim block, and the dispenser is sometimes described as a rim block cage.
  • rim blocks usually consisted only of fragrancing materials. Refillable rim block dispensers were known but there was not a great need to provide them with child resistant closures. More recently, rim blocks containing bleaching agents have been put on the market, and the desirability of ensuring that any refillable dispensers are child resistant has increased. A number of refillable dispensers have been placed on the market in some countries. Thus one company markets a bleaching rim block in a dispenser with a catch released by pressing the end of the suspension hook into the cage. Other refillable dispensers on the market are not reliably child resistant.
  • Toilet blocks are relatively low cost products. They are used in dispensers which are attached to the rim of toilet bowls.
  • the dispensers for reasons of cost are produced as a single plastics moulding which includes a hook and two body parts joined by a moulded hinge. Once the toilet block has been placed in the dispenser by the manufacturer, no one will wish to obtain access to the toilet block within the cage. Any need to open the dispenser will only arise in the case of refillable dispensers, when a replacement block will be inserted when the original block has been used.
  • Child-resistant packages based on containers with a hinged cover are known for other products such as medicines.
  • the user requires to obtain access to the container at relatively frequent intervals in order to remove the medicine within the container.
  • Hinged containers for medicines in which catches on one part of the container engage with apertures on another part of the container are disclosed, for example, in U.S. 5,346,069. This discloses the use of two types of catch. Both types must be opened before the container itself can be opened. However, the catches are designed to be opened sequentially. The ability to open each set of catches in sequence simplifies the opening procedure, which is desirable for a container which is intended to opened frequently. Attempts to operate all the catches simultaneously are stated to be counter-productive.
  • the parts which have to be manually operated are all catches, i.e., they are constituted by parts which interact to hold the container in the closed position.
  • U.S. 4,048,050 discloses a hinged child resistant pill box which has a pair of catches which hold the container closed.
  • the box also has means which must be actuated before the catches can be released.
  • the means consists of pivot pins running in slots.
  • the catches are essentially bayonet-type catches. Rearward movement of the cover is normally prevented by the interaction of members 35 and 34. When the body is flexed to release these catches to allow rearward movement, the member 35 is moved clear of slot 32 so allowing the cover to be pivoted.
  • This system requires a complex hinge structure.
  • Closing the container requires a first (rotary) movement to bring the top and bottom parts of the container together and a second (translational) movement to cause catches to engage to hold the container in a closed position.
  • a complex closing operation does not appear to be suitable for use in producing relatively low cost products which are generally produced on automated filling lines.
  • the container does not seem suitable for manufacture as a one piece moulding.
  • a child resistant dispenser for attachment to toilet bowls can be produced by a combination of a releasable catch to hold the dispenser closed and a locking means which must be actuated to allow the releasable catch to be released.
  • Document EP-A-0 517 562 shows a dispenser for attachment to toilet bowls which has a safety catch arrangement.
  • the dispenser consists of a body having two parts hingeable with respect to one another to form a housing in which the product for dispensing is contained.
  • One of the body parts has a hook for holding the device under the rim of the toilet bowl.
  • the two body parts are held together by a releasable catch which can only be released by inserting a nib which is housed at the far end of the hook into a small hole into the top of the first body part near the catch.
  • a releasable catch which can only be released by inserting a nib which is housed at the far end of the hook into a small hole into the top of the first body part near the catch.
  • a dispenser suitable for attachment to the rim of a toilet bowl comprises a body adapted to receive a block of product to be dispensed into the toilet bowl and a hook attached to the body for suspending the body from the rim of a toilet bowl, said body comprising first and second body parts relatively rotatable about a hinge and at least one releasable catch which is engaged on rotation of one body part relative to the other from an open to a closed position for holding the said body parts in a closed position, said hook being attached to said first body part wherein said at least one releasable catch is provided with locking means, which locking means is biased towards a first position in which it acts on the at least one releasable catch to resist release of the catch characterised in that the locking means is movable by directly applied manual force to a second position in which the releasable catch can be released.
  • a catch for use in the present invention will generally comprise an engaging member which projects from one body part and is sufficiently resilient to ride over a retaining member associated with the other body part as the body is caused to close, the retaining member retaining the engaging member and so holding the body closed until the catch is released.
  • Catches used in child resistant containers may be classified as direct or indirect catches.
  • Direct catches are catches which are opened by manipulating the engaging member directly.
  • Indirect catches are catches which are opened by manipulating the body rather than the engaging means itself.
  • catches which are released by compressive forces applied towards the interior of the body, rather than tensile forces applied in directions away from the interior of the body. In other words, it is preferred to open the body by pressing rather than pulling.
  • the releasable catch may be in the form of an engaging means in the form of a lug projecting forwardly from the edge of one body part towards the other body part (when the body is closed) and which carries an outwardly projecting part (outwardly in relation to the surface of the adjacent body part) which engages with a retaining member in the other body part.
  • the retaining member may be an aperture extending through the body part or a recess within the body part.
  • the body part carrying the lugs can be deformed by pressing on it adjacent to the lugs so as to deform it sufficiently to move the lugs inwardly (towards the interior of the body) to disengage the projecting portions on the lugs from the locking members in the other body part.
  • the catches can be made resistant to opening by direct pressure on the catches, even if the catches are accessible through apertures in the body.
  • the indirect catches may have forwardly projecting lugs which lie outside the other body part, and inwardly directed projections which engage locking members, e.g. apertures, in the other body part. Such catches will be released by pressure on the body part which carries the locking member, rather than the part which carries the lugs.
  • the two body parts may be hinged together so that the hinge is at one side of the body (the side carrying the hook being considered as the top).
  • the hinge is on the lower side of the body opposite the hook, so that the second body part is opened by rotating it downwards.
  • the hinge may be constituted by coaxial rod portions on one body part which engage with coaxial apertures in the other body part.
  • the dispenser it is preferred to make the dispenser as a one-piece moulding and for the hinge to be what is known as a "living hinge" formed by a line of reduced thickness in the moulding.
  • indirect catches are catches which are opened by exerting pressure on the body rather than on the catches themselves.
  • the catch may be in the form of a lug projecting forwardly from the edge of one body part towards the other body part (when the body is closed) and which carries an outwardly projecting part (outwardly in relation to the surface of the adjacent body part) which engages with a retaining member on the inner surface of the other body part.
  • the retaining member allows the projecting part to ride over it when the body is closed but retains the projecting part so as to hold the body closed.
  • the retaining member may be a recess which does not extend through the body to the outer surface or may be an aperture in the body part.
  • the body part carrying the lugs can be deformed by pressing on it adjacent to the lugs so as to deform it sufficiently to move the lugs inwardly (towards the interior of the body) to disengage the projecting portions on the lugs from the locking members in the other body part.
  • the projecting portions engage with apertures in the other body part, the projecting portions can be made sufficiently small and the lugs sufficiently stiff such that the catches are resistant to opening by direct pressure on the catches.
  • the indirect catches may have forwardly projecting lugs which lie outside the other body part and inwardly directed projections which engage recesses or apertures in the other body part. Such catches will be released by pressure on the body part which carries the apertures rather than the part which carries the lugs.
  • the releasable catch is in the form of a lug carrying projections mounted on the first body part (which carries the hook) which interact with apertures in the second body part.
  • the catches are preferably provided with means, such as barbs, which facilitate closing the catches when the body parts are brought together, but which resist release unless pressure is applied to the barb or the body to release the catches.
  • the dispenser is provided with only one catch. This simplifies the manufacture of the filled dispenser. When the two body parts are hinged towards one another after a toilet block has been inserted into the open dispenser, there is only one catch to be engaged. This reduces the risk of producing incorrectly closed dispensers using automated filling equipment.
  • the locking means is biased towards a first position in which it resists relative movement of the body parts to release the catch.
  • the locking means may be biased towards the first position as a result of the inherent resilience of the material forming the body.
  • the releasable catch and the locking means are in a form such as to allow the dispenser to be produced as a one-part moulding.
  • the locking means is preferably moved between the first and second positions by rotation relative to the body part carrying the locking member.
  • the force applied to the locking means to move it to the second position preferably acts towards the interior of the body.
  • the locking means is preferably provided with a block engagement means which engages with a toilet block within the dispenser to prevent release of the locking means while the dispenser contains a new toilet block.
  • a particularly preferred from of the invention comprises a dispenser suitable for attachment to the rim of a toilet bowl, comprising a body adapted to receive a block of product to be dispensed into the toilet bowl and a hook attached to the body for suspending the body from the rim of a toilet bowl, which dispenser is a one piece moulding formed of resilient thermoplastics polymer and having a direct catch comprising a lug mounted on the first body part, said catch carrying a barb which, in the closed position of the body, extends outwardly through an aperture in the second body part, and a locking means, the locking means being hinged to the second body part such that it is biased by the resilience of the polymer moulding to a first (normal) position, the locking means having a first portion and a second portion on either side of the hinge, such that in the first position the first portion engages the lug of the catch so as to prevent actuation of the catch but can be rotated about the hinge by pressure on the locking means on the second portion so as to rotate the first portion of the locking means out
  • the dispenser comprises a body (1) for receiving a block of material (shown in Figure 2) and a hook (2) of conventional form attached to its upper end by which the dispenser may be attached to the rim of a toilet bowl.
  • the body (1) is provided with apertures (3) by which water may enter and/or leave the body (1) when the toilet bowl is flushed.
  • the dispenser is a single moulding made from a suitable thermoplastics material.
  • the moulding comprises a first part which comprises the hook (2) and a first body part (4) which is linked to a second part comprising a second body part (5) by a hinge (6) moulded into the body (see Figures 2 to 5).
  • the body part (4) carries a single projecting lug which terminates in a barb (7).
  • the lugs and barbs in body part (4) engage an aperture (8) in body part (5) (this can be best seen in figures 4 and 5).
  • the body parts and projections are sufficiently flexible to allow the barbs to enter the corresponding apertures so as to hold the body (1) closed. The barbs, however, resist separation of the two body parts (4) and (5).
  • the locking means is connected to body part (5) by pairs of ribs (10,11) on either side of the locking means, but is free at its upper and lower ends.
  • the upper end (12) of locking means (9) when in its normal position engages with the under side of barb (7) to prevent it being depressed.
  • the locking means can be caused to rotate relative to the rest of the body part (5) because the ribs (10,11) are sufficiently flexible to act together as a hinge, but sufficiently resilient to resist permanent deformation and to provide restoring force biasing the locking means back to its normal position in which it prevents depression of the barb.
  • a manual force on the lower end of the locking means causes the lower end (13) to move inwards and the upper end to move outwards relative to the dispenser so that downward movement of the barb (7) is no longer restrained by the locking means (see Figure 3). While the lower end of the locking means is still pressed inwards, it is then possible to depress the barb (7) (see Figure 4) and to open the body (see Figure 5).

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  1. Distributeur destiné à être fixé au rebord d'une cuvette de toilettes, comprenant un corps (1) destiné à loger un bloc (14) d'un produit destiné à être distribué dans la cuvette de toilettes et un crochet (2) fixé au corps afin qu'il suspende le corps au rebord d'une cuvette de toilettes, le corps comprenant une première et une seconde parties (4, 5) de corps qui peuvent tourner l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'une articulation (6) et au moins un organe d'accrochage temporaire qui est mis en coopération par rotation de l'une des parties de corps par rapport à l'autre d'une position d'ouverture à une position de fermeture afin que les parties de corps soient maintenues en position de fermeture, le crochet (2) étant fixé à la première partie de corps (4) et dans lequel l'organe amovible d'accrochage au moins (7, 8) comporte un dispositif de blocage (9), ce dispositif de blocage étant rappelé dans une première position dans laquelle il agit sur l'organe amovible d'accrochage au moins pour résister à la libération de l'organe d'accrochage, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de blocage (9) est mobile sous l'action d'une force manuelle appliquée directement vers une seconde position dans laquelle l'organe d'accrochage temporaire peut être libéré.
  2. Distributeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'organe d'accrochage et le dispositif de blocage (9) doivent être manoeuvrés indépendamment et simultanément pour libérer l'organe d'accrochage (7, 8).
  3. Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, dans lequel, pendant l'utilisation, l'articulation (6) se trouve du côté inférieur du corps opposé au crochet (2).
  4. Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 1 et 3, dans lequel, l'organe d'accrochage (7, 8) est sous forme d'une patte qui dépasse en avant d'une partie de corps (4) et porte une saillie (7) qui coopère avec un organe de retenue dans l'autre partie de corps (5).
  5. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel il existe un seul organe d'accrochage temporaire(7, 8).
  6. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'organe d'accrochage temporaire(7, 8) est un organe d'accrochage direct.
  7. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui est moulé en une seule pièce.
  8. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de blocage est déplacé entre la première et la seconde position par rotation par rapport à la partie de corps (5) portant le dispositif de blocage (9).
  9. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel, pendant l'utilisation, la force appliquée au dispositif de blocage (9) agit vers l'intérieur du corps.
  10. Distributeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de blocage (9) a une partie (13) de coopération avec un bloc qui coopère avec un bloc de toilettes lorsque le bloc est présent dans le distributeur pour empêcher la libération de l'organe de blocage (9) alors que le distributeur contient un nouveau bloc pour toilettes.
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GB9723785 1997-11-11
GBGB9723785.3A GB9723785D0 (en) 1997-11-11 1997-11-11 Dispensing device
PCT/US1998/023972 WO1999024679A1 (fr) 1997-11-11 1998-11-10 Distributeur

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