EP1107921B1 - Sprühkopf zur ausgabe von schaum aus einem aerosolbehälter - Google Patents

Sprühkopf zur ausgabe von schaum aus einem aerosolbehälter Download PDF

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EP1107921B1
EP1107921B1 EP99941760A EP99941760A EP1107921B1 EP 1107921 B1 EP1107921 B1 EP 1107921B1 EP 99941760 A EP99941760 A EP 99941760A EP 99941760 A EP99941760 A EP 99941760A EP 1107921 B1 EP1107921 B1 EP 1107921B1
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diffuser
mousse
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Simone Beadle
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Albea UK Ltd
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    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/16—Actuating means
    • B65D83/20—Actuator caps

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  • the present invention relates to mousse diffusers which are generally used in combination with an aerosol container.
  • Mousse diffusers are used in combination with aerosol containers which store materials such as conditioners, gels, shaving and cleansing foams etc. under pressure.
  • the contents of the container are dispensed through an outlet valve which is resiliently biased into a closed condition.
  • the diffuser generally slows down the delivery from the aerosol container giving time for a mousse or foam to develop.
  • the foam then exits the diffuser through an opening which is sometimes formed as a grill or grid with the foam being dispensed through the apertures in the grill.
  • the grill again helps slow down the delivery of the mousse and helps the mousse to form.
  • the mousse diffuser is a relatively complex component comprising a body which may clip onto the aerosol container, a button for operating the aerosol outlet valve and which may include a chamber into which the mousse is initially discharged, and an opening which is generally formed with a grill or grid, or other baffle means which further helps the generation of the mousse.
  • the body and button are injection moulded as a single plastics component with the button hinged to the body, the dispensing grill being moulded integrally with the button.
  • the present invention provides a simplified diffuser construction which is easier to mould.
  • a mousse diffuser comprising a body for attachment to an aerosol container, a valve button hinged to the body and moveable to operate the aerosol container outlet valve, and having a chamber into which the contents of the aerosol are discharged, the chamber having an opening through which said contents are dispensed, wherein the opening is covered by a grill securable in place over the opening, characterised in that the diffuser is formed as a single plastics moulding with the grill hinged to the valve button and the valve button hinged to the body.
  • the grill is secured in place by a simple snap fit connection with the body, located on the opposite side of the opening to the hinge, the grill having a detent as its edge margin which is a snap-fit with a bead or other projection formed on the body adjacent the opening.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a method of manufacture of a mousse diffuser having a body for attachment to an aerosol container having an outlet valve, a valve button for operating the aerosol container outlet valve, and an internal chamber into which the contents of the aerosol are discharged, the chamber having an opening covered by a grill through which the contents are dispensed, characterised in that the body, button and grill are formed as a single plastics moulding with the grill being hinged to the button which is also hinged to the body, the diffuser being moulded with the grill in an open condition.
  • a mousse diffuser 11 comprising a body 12 and a valve operating button 13.
  • the body 12 has a substantially frustoconical sidewall 14 with a larger diameter base portion 15 which will fit over the rim of an aerosol container (not shown).
  • the base portion 15 has inwardly facing bead 16 on its inner wall surface for securing the diffuser in place on the container (not shown).
  • the button 13 has a stepped bore 17 which receives the outlet valve (not shown) of the aerosol container, and an internal chamber 18 which receives the mousse discharged under pressure from the aerosol outlet valve, via an orifice 19 connected to the bore 17.
  • the chamber 18 has an opening 21 which in use is covered by a grill or grid 22.
  • the button 13 is hinged to the base 12 by an integral plastics hinge 30 located at the front of the button below the opening 21.
  • the button 13 is depressed to operate the outlet valve by pushing down onto rear portion 23 having raised ribs 24 thereon to act as a thumb or finger pad.
  • the button 13 pivots about the hinge 30 to push down the valve (not shown) and allows the contents of the aerosol to discharge from the container.
  • the grill 22 is connected to the button 13 by a hinge 31 at its upper edge and in the closed condition has a snap fit connection with a detent 32 on the opposite side of the opening 21.
  • Detent 32 is formed in the external surface of the wall surrounding the opening 21 and the grill has a tab 33 formed thereon having a hook 34 which engages the detent 32, when the grill is in a closed condition.
  • the mousse diffuser is formed by injecting moulding and is moulded with the grill in the open condition as shown in Fig 4 and then snapped closed.
  • the diffuser is moulded as a single component from a polyolefinic material preferably polypropylene, or high density polyethylene.

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  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
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  1. Cremediffusor (11), umfassend einen Körper (12) zum Anbringen an einem ein Auslassventil aufweisenden Aerosolbehälter, einen Ventilknopf (13), der zum Betätigen des Auslassventils bewegbar ist und eine Kammer (18) aufweist, in die die Inhaltsstoffe des Aerosols entladen werden, wobei die Kammer (18) eine Öffnung (21) aufweist, durch die die Inhaltsstoffe ausgegeben werden, worin die Öffnung (21) durch einen Rost (22) abgedeckt ist, der am Ort über der Öffnung (21) sicherbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Diffusor (11) als einzelner Kunststoffformling ausgebildet ist, wobei der Rost (22) an dem Ventilknopf (13) angelenkt ist und der Ventilknopf an dem Körper (12) angelenkt ist.
  2. Cremediffusor (11) nach Anspruch 1, worin der Rost (22) durch Schnappsitzverbindung mit dem Körper (12) am Ort gesichert ist.
  3. Cremediffusor (11) nach Anspruch 2, worin die Schnappsitzverbindung gegenüber dem Gelenk (31) angeordnet ist.
  4. Cremediffusor (11) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, worin der Rost (22) eine an seinem Außenrand angeordnete Raste (34) aufweist, die eine Schnappsitzverbindung mit einem Wulst (32) oder einem anderen Vorsprung herstellt, der an dem Körper (12) neben der Öffnung (21) ausgebildet ist.
  5. Cremediffusor (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin der Diffusor (11) durch Spritzguss gebildet ist.
  6. Cremediffusor (11) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin der Diffusor (11) aus polyolefinischem Material besteht.
  7. Cremediffusor (11) nach Anspruch 6, worin das polyolefinische Material aus Polypropylen besteht.
  8. Cremediffusor (11) nach Anspruch 6, worin das polyolefinische Material aus hochdichtem Polyethylen besteht.
  9. Verfahren der Herstellung eines Cremediffusors (11), der einen Körper (12) zum Anbringen an einem Aerosolbehälter aufweist, einen Ventilknopf (13) zur Betätigung des Aerosolbehälter-Auslassventils sowie eine Innenkammer (18), in die die Inhaltsstoffe des Aerosols entladen werden, wobei die Kammer (18) eine Öffnung (21) aufweist, die durch einen Rost (22) abgedeckt ist, durch den die Inhaltsstoffe ausgegeben werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Körper (12), der Knopf (13) und der Rost (22) als einzelner Kunststoffformling ausgebildet sind, wobei der Rost (22) an dem Knopf (13) angelenkt ist, der auch an dem Körper (12) angelenkt ist, wobei der Diffusor (11) mit dem Rost (22) in einem offenen Zustand geformt wird.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, worin der Rost (22) in einen geschlossenen Zustand versetzt wird, der die Öffnung (21) abdeckt, bevor der Diffusor (11) an dem Aerosolbehälter angebracht wird.
  11. Verfahren der Herstellung nach Anspruch 9 oder Anspruch 10, worin der einzelne Kunststoffformling durch Spritzguss gebildet wird.
  12. Verfahren der Herstellung nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis Anspruch 11, worin der einzelne Kunststoffformling aus polyolefinischem Material besteht.
  13. Verfahren der Herstellung nach Anspruch 12, worin das polyolefinische Material aus Polypropylen besteht.
  14. Verfahren der Herstellung nach Anspruch 12, worin das polyolefinische Material aus hochdichtem Polyethylen besteht.
EP99941760A 1998-08-26 1999-08-26 Sprühkopf zur ausgabe von schaum aus einem aerosolbehälter Expired - Lifetime EP1107921B1 (de)

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GBGB9818632.3A GB9818632D0 (en) 1998-08-26 1998-08-26 Mouse diffuser
GB9818632 1998-08-26
PCT/GB1999/002818 WO2000012412A1 (en) 1998-08-26 1999-08-26 Mousse diffuser for aerosol container

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GB2380232B (en) * 1998-08-26 2003-05-14 Betts Uk Ltd Mousse diffuser
US7934667B2 (en) 2005-12-08 2011-05-03 L'oreal Diffuser and device for packaging and dispensing a foaming product
FR2894571B1 (fr) * 2005-12-08 2010-09-10 Oreal Diffuseur pour dispositif de conditionnement et de distribution d'un produit moussant, notamment d'un produit cosmetique, et dispositif associe
US11998631B2 (en) 2017-07-06 2024-06-04 American Spraytech, L.L.C. Dry shampoo mousse composition for hair

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EP0081022A1 (de) * 1981-12-09 1983-06-15 Clayton Corporation Behälter zum Versprühen von Aerosolen
FR2588490B1 (fr) * 1985-10-11 1988-01-08 Valve Precision Sarl Diffuseur en matiere plastique moulee pour la diffusion de produits sous forme de mousse, adaptable sur recipients pressurises
FR2660635B1 (fr) * 1990-04-10 1994-01-14 Marthe Lucas Coiffe distributrice de creme moussante.
FR2692231B1 (fr) * 1992-06-11 1996-04-26 Avitex Embout de diffusion et tete de diffusion pour recipient pressurise.
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