PUMP DISPENSER AND SEALED CARTRIDGE INSERTED INTO CONTAINER AND BROKEN BY DIP TUBE

• Main Authors: MON, THOMAS K, SPITSER, CLIFFORD, FALBO, MATTHEW F, REED, DAVID S, RHINESMITH, ROBERT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.10.2005
• Subjects: APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; LIQUID HANDLING; NOZZLES; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

A cartridge (40) for use in conjunction with a container (10) to dispense a liquid in the cartridge (40) into the container (10). The cartridge (40) is comprised of a hollow body (42) defined by an enclosing wall that has a closure at an upper end and a lower cartridge wall that is integral to the hollow body, but of a thickness less than that of the hollow body enclosing wall. A closure (52) is sealed onto an upper part of the hollow body and has a funnel-like shape with a lower funnel wall. The funnel wall is of a reduced thickness as compared to the remainder of the closure (52). A container closure (35) will hold the cartridge (40) in place during use. A dispensing pump (30) on the container closure (35) has a dip tube (36) which pierces th e funnel wall and cartridge wall and thereby dispense the cartridge contents into the container (10). The container (10) will contain a diluent liquid fo r diluting the cartridge contents to the use concentration.