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
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
  • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
  • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
  • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element
• • 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
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
  • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
  • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
• • 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
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/42—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with pads or like contents-applying means
• • 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
  • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants

Definitions

• the invention relates to a fluid dispensing tip which has a lid conferring bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic properties.
• Such a dispensing nozzle is particularly advantageous for an application to the distribution of cosmetic products, pharmaceutical or food, for example, which are intended to come into contact with the skin. Indeed, the tip allows to distribute a product without risk of contaminating the product.
• the preservation of the product is generally ensured by means of an air-tight container and also by introducing into the product preservative, antioxidant, bactericidal and other elements.
• a source of product pollution is also located at the dispensing device.
• the dispensing device comprises an outlet of the product on the level of which air can penetrate inside the container and pollute the product.
• the product is taken by sweeping the outer surface of the device, for example with the finger, the tongue or any other part of the human body.
• This action of ba lage brings bacteria or other polluting elements on the outer surface, but also disseminates them.
• An em distribution end is the interface between the reservoir containing the product to be dispensed and the user who takes this product.
• the nozzle comprises for this purpose a dispensing orifice which opens into both the reservoir and a sampling face of the nozzle, and it is through this orifice that the product to be taken out of the tank.
• the pickup face is the interface at which the user has access to the product.
• This sample face is exposed to the open air and in contact with many elements such as a finger of the user.
• Each of these exposures of the sampling face implies a risk of contamination thereof, and a risk that the contaminant is transferred to the sampled product.
• Document FR-A-2 791 955 describes a dispensing nozzle comprising a removable cover and a closure element for the dispensing orifice, which is able to come into contact with a part of the sampling face.
• the closure element comprises a bactericidal / bacteriostatic substance which makes it possible to treat the product remaining at the orifice.
• closure member may be subject to wear, so that its contact with the sample face is no longer optimal, or the amount of bactericidal substance / bacteriostatic it contains can decrease as and when used.
• the invention aims to provide a dispensing tip having bactericidal / bacteriostatic properties which are substantially constant over the entire duration of use of the tank on which the tip is mounted.
• the invention proposes a fluid dispensing nozzle comprising a dispensing orifice opening into an application face and having a movable cover adapted to cover the dispensing orifice and the application face, the lid having a wall intended to face the application face when the lid is in a closed position,
• the lid comprises a layer of bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic material which is affixed to the wall of the lid and which is in contact with the application face when the lid is in the closed position.
• Deposition of a layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material on the lid facilitates the manufacturing process of the tip. In addition, the material does not lose its bactericidal / bacteriostatic properties as and when it is used.
• the dispensing orifice is closed by a slit shutter.
• the layer of bactericidal material and / or bacteriostatic consists of a metal plate contiguous to the wall of the lid.
• the layer of bactericidal material and / or bacteriostatic consists of a layer of said material deposited on the wall of the lid.
• the layer of bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic material is made from copper or silver or any other bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic alloy.
• the lid is removable.
• the lid is hinged relative to a body of the nozzle in which the dispensing orifice is formed.
• the application face and a face of the layer of bactericidal material and / or bacteriostatic, which is vis-à-vis the application face are of identical shapes.
• the application face and said face of the layer of bactericidal material and / or bacteriostatic are planar.
• the application face and said face of the bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic material layer are concave or convex.
• FIG. 1 is an axial section of a dispensing nozzle according to the invention, wherein the lid of the nozzle is shown in the open position for the removal of product;
• FIG. 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1, showing the lid of the nozzle in the closed position;
• FIG. 3 is an axial section of another embodiment of the tip in which the cover is adapted to be screwed onto the body of the nozzle.
• FIGS. 1 and 2 show a nozzle 10 for dispensing a fluid such as, for example, a paste, a cream, a gel or a liquid solution.
• a fluid such as, for example, a paste, a cream, a gel or a liquid solution.
• the tip 10 is part of a container 12 inside which the product to be dispensed is contained.
• the container 12 consists for example of a tube made of an elastic material, semi-rigid, or soft, or the container 12 consists of a rigid container such as a pot.
• the dispensing nozzle 10 has a main body 14 which is axially oriented in relation to the main axis A of the nozzle 10.
• the body 14 has a dispensing orifice 16, through which the fluid is able to exit the container 12 by the nozzle 10, and an application face 18, on which the dispensing orifice 16 opens.
• the dispensing orifice 16 is intended to be closed by a slit shutter 20 allowing to have a hermetic closure of the dispensing orifice 16.
• the slit shutter 20 comprises a main frame 22 which is mounted in a complementary housing 24 formed in the main body 14, and a deformable element 26 mounted in the frame 22.
• a slot 28 is formed in the deformable element, and it extends parallel to the main axis A of the nozzle 10.
• the fluid pressure increases and the deformable member 26 is designed so that the slot 28 opens under the action of the fluid pressure to open the dispensing orifice 16 and consequently allow a certain amount of fluid to exit through the dispensing orifice 16 under the action of this same pressure.
• the deformable element When the pressure on the walls of the container 12 is released, the deformable element then elastically returns to its initial hermetic sealing configuration of the dispensing orifice 16.
• Such a slit shutter 20 makes it possible to prevent the contamination of the fluid contained in the container by air or other contaminants, such as bacteria.
• the dispensing nozzle 10 also comprises a removable lid 30 which is movable relative to the main body 14 between a closed position of the dispensing orifice 16 shown in FIG. 2, in which the lid 30 covers the dispensing orifice. 16 and the application face 18, and a release position shown in Figure 1, wherein the cover 30 allows access to the application face 18 and the orifice 16.
• the lid 30 mainly comprises a closure wall 46 which faces, and preferably in contact with, the application face 18.
• This closure wall comprises a face 48 situated opposite the the application face 18 which is of complementary shape to the application face 18.
• the application face 18 is flat, the face 48 of the closure wall 46 is therefore also flat.
• the invention is not limited to this form of the application face 18 and the face vis-à-vis the closure wall 46 which can also be concave or convex.
• the lid 30 is hingedly mounted with respect to the main body 14 of the nozzle 10.
• the means 32 forming the articulation of the cover 30 with respect to the body 14 are located at respective first edges of the cover 30 and the body 14, which are here located on the left side of FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the lid 30 and the body 14 also comprise means for locking the lid 30 in the closed position.
• These locking means are preferably locking means by elastic interlocking, or snap, and comprise an elastic hook 34 carried by a second edge of the cover 30, which is opposite the first edge of the cover 30, which carries the hinge means 32.
• the elastic hook 34 cooperates with an associated tooth 36 formed on a second edge of the body 14, which is opposite the first edge of the body 14 which carries the hinge means 32.
• the cover 30 has a cylindrical wall 38 which extends axially the edges of the closure wall 46 and whose internal face comprises a tapping 40 which is adapted to cooperate with a complementary thread 42 formed on the outer cylindrical wall of the body 14.
• the cylindrical wall 38 of the cover has vents 44 allowing the air trapped between the cover and the body 14 to escape outwards when the cover 30 is screwed.
• the application face 18 is in prolonged contact with the air and it is capable of receiving contaminants, such as bacteria, especially when the user comes into contact with it when it takes the fluid present on the face. of application 18.
• Contaminants which are deposited on the application face 18 can then be transferred to the fluid during a subsequent use of the product dispenser.
• the tip has a layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 having bactericidal and / or bacteriostatic properties, which is able to come into contact with the application face 18.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is carried by the lid 30.
• closing and opening the lid allows the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 to come into contact with or move away from the application face 18, respectively.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is located on the face 48 of the closing wall 46 of the housing 30.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is in contact with the application face 18, thereby destroying the contaminants.
• the shape of the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50, and more precisely the shape of its face 52 facing the application face 18 is complementary to the shape of the application face 18 .
• the application face 18 is flat, the face 52 of the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is therefore also flat.
• the invention is not limited to this form of the application face 18 and face 52 of the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 which can also be concave or convex.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is made from copper or silver, which are naturally bactericidal / bacteriostatic materials, or else based on any other bactericidal alloy, especially a copper-based alloy and / or money.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 does not lose its properties as and when it is used.
• these materials are inexpensive and easy to implement with respect to specific bactericidal / bacteriostatic compositions that must be developed in the laboratory.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 consists of a thin plate which is adhered to said face 48 of the closure wall 46 of the housing 30.
• the layer of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material 50 is deposited on said face 48 of the closure wall 46 of the housing 30.
• a small but sufficient amount of bactericidal / bacteriostatic material is used.

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• Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
• Packages (AREA)
• Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
• Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)

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