Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
  • B65D81/3205—Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces
• • 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
  • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
  • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
• • 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
  • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
  • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
  • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for receiving and dispensing a flowable product, in particular a liquid cleaning or care agent, with a product container for the flowable product, which has at least one closable dispensing opening.
• Devices of this type are known in a wide variety of configurations. They are used, for example, to absorb and dispense a liquid cleaning agent.
• product When using the device, product is usually dispensed after the opening of the dispensing opening by exerting pressure on the product container, either directly onto the surface to be cleaned or onto a cleaning rag or cleaning cloth.
• This type of handling is common and can also be easily carried out as part of normal household cleaning.
• there is a need e.g. to clean a table top or the like. In such a case, it is cumbersome to proceed in the manner described above, since the user not only needs the product container, but also a rag, a cloth, a sponge or the like, and usually does not store these objects directly near the surface to be cleaned become.
• the object of the invention is to provide a device which is ready for immediate use without additional elements and which can be stored in the vicinity of the object to be treated.
• the product container is detachably connected to a trough-shaped receiving container, in which a plurality of plate-like or cloth-shaped absorbent elements are received one above the other, the product container on the side facing the receiving container Is provided on the outside with a fastening means for releasably fastening an absorbent element.
• this device thus has a reservoir for plate-like or cloth-shaped absorbent elements which are immediately available on the device itself.
• the absorbent element arranged in the uppermost layer of the trough-shaped receptacle adheres to the facing outside of the product container.
• product is usually first applied to the surface to be cleaned, for example by applying pressure to the product container, then the product container is detached from the receptacle and an absorbent element adheres to the outside of the product receptacle facing the receptacle, with which the cleaning agent adheres to the surface to be cleaned can be distributed.
• the absorbent element adheres to the outside of the product container or is removed by the user, after which the product container is reinserted into the receptacle.
• the already used absorbent element adheres unchanged to the product container or, if this was removed after the last cleaning process, the nearest absorbent element automatically adheres, since it attaches with the fastener when the product container is inserted into the receptacle has come into contact with the outside of the product container.
• the fastening means is provided on the underside of the product container.
• the bottom of the product container is then placed in the trough-shaped receptacle, and the receptacle also serves as the base of the device.
• the fastening means is preferably designed in the manner of a Velcro fastener; the absorbent element can be made of fleece, for example.
• the fastening means can of course also be designed in a different way, for example with a suitable adhesive coating. It can also be designed as a snap lock if the absorbent element is sufficiently stable. This is the case, for example, if it consists of felt.
• the device can then be used, for example, for furniture care.
• the product container can be inserted into the receiving container.
• Corresponding locking means are particularly preferably provided on the product container and on the receiving container.
• the locking means can be designed so that different locking positions are given, i.e. Depending on the fill level of the receptacle, the product container with more or less absorbent elements can be inserted at different depths into the receptacle.
• only one latching position can also be provided, in which case it is expedient that the bottom surface of the receptacle is designed to be displaceable, for example, in a spring-loaded manner, in such a way that it is ensured that the uppermost layer of the absorbent elements is always in the receptacle at such a high level that the product container or its facing outside comes into contact with the uppermost absorbent element with the fastening means.
• a further preferred design is characterized in that the product container is detachably connected on the underside to a base plate on which the fastening means is arranged on the underside.
• Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a device according to the invention and in
• Fig. 2 shows the device of FIG. 1 in a perspective view in the assembled position.
• a device according to the invention for receiving and dispensing a flowable product is generally designated 1.
• the device 1 initially has a product container 2, which is provided on the top side with at least one dispensing opening 3 and a closure cover 4.
• the side wall surfaces are preferably designed in such a way that they can be easily engaged in order to facilitate product delivery through the delivery opening 3.
• a fastening means is provided on the product container 2, which is formed in two parts in the exemplary embodiment.
• this fastening means has a base plate 5, which can be snapped onto a tapered extension 6 of the product container on the underside.
• the base plate 5 is used to attach a Velcro tape 7 or the like, which e.g. is glued to the base plate 5.
• the device 1 also has a trough-shaped receptacle 8, in which a plurality of plate-shaped or cloth-shaped absorbent elements 9, which are designed, for example, as fleece cloths, are stacked one above the other.
• the Velcro tape 7 is designed in such a way that the absorbent element 9 adheres to it.
• latching means are preferably provided between the two containers so that the device 1 can be handled as an individual part in the position shown in FIG. 2, for example it can be placed on a table surface.
• the cover 4 is opened and Product is dispensed by pressing on the walls, preferably side walls, of the product container 2 from the dispensing opening 3 or by means of a metering device (not shown) on the product container 2. Subsequently, the closure lid 4 is preferably closed again and the product container 2 is pulled out of the receptacle 8.
• the top absorbent element 9 adheres to the fastening means or Velcro tape 7 on the underside of the product container 2.
• the product container 2, with the absorbent element 9 adhering to it on the underside is brought over the applied cleaning agent and the cleaning agent is distributed on the table surface or the like for cleaning the same.
• either the product container 2 with the absorbent element 9 attached to it can then be reinserted into the receptacle 8 or, if the absorbent element 9 adhering to the underside is too heavily contaminated, the user pulls it off the underside of the product container 2 and disposes of it and then the product container 2 is reinserted into the receptacle 8.
• the uppermost absorbent element 9 automatically adheres to the bottom of the product container 2 in the receptacle 8, so that after the product container 2 has been removed from the receptacle 8 the next time it is used, a plate or cloth-shaped absorbent element 9 is in turn applied to the underside of the product container 2 is available.
• the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment shown. Further configurations are possible without leaving the basic idea. So a base plate 5 is not absolutely necessary.
• the Velcro tape 7 or another suitable fastening means can also be fastened directly to the underside of the product container 2.
• the variant shown with base plate 5, however, offers the additional advantage that the product container 2 can be produced in a very cost-saving manner and can be designed as a disposable and replacement article, i.e. when it is completely emptied, it can be replaced by a suitably designed, fully filled product container 2 become. Additionally or alternatively, the product container 2 can of course also have a refill opening, not shown.
• the absorbent elements 9 can also be designed as felt plates, which can engage with a recess in a snap element designed as a fastening means on the base plate 5.
• the device can then also be used for furniture care, for example.
• the device can also be used for flowable cosmetics, for example make-up.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
• Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Detergent Compositions (AREA)
• Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
• Packages (AREA)
• Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)

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