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US5335827A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multi-cavity dispensing refill cartridge

Assignee: Chesebrough Ponds USA Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-22
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2012-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract A disposable multi-cavity refill cartridge, for use with a reusable base and a reusable dispensing head for the simultaneous coextension of at least two flowable materials. The disposable refill cartridge has two hollow and separate parallel inner cylinders for each containing a flowable material. The inner cylinders have a first generally open top end which can be temporarily sealed until the refill cartridge is combined with a reusable dispensing head. The second or bottom end of the refill cylinders telescopically and slidingly accommodate parallel piston heads which are compressibly engageable with piston rods of a reusable base. The piston heads ride sealingly along the interior walls of the inner refill cylinders and when compressed by the piston rods, they force the flowable material to flow out of the refill cylinders and through the outlet means of the dispensing head. Once the flowable materials have been expended, the refill cartridge can be discarded and a new one can be used in conjunction with the reusable base and dispensing head.

Inventors

  • 👤 James L. Gentile

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 14:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/325; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/42; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/80

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 272 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser for the coextrusion of at least two flowable materials, comprising: a reusable dispensing head comprising at least two hollow and separate parallel outer cylinders, said outer dispensing cylinders having a first generally closed end and outlet channels at said closed end; and a disposable refill cartridge comprising two hollow and separate parallel inner cylinders, each inner cylinder being telescopically and sealingly accommodated within one of said outer dispensing cylinders, each inner refill cylinder for containing one of said flowable materials, said inner refill cylinders each having a generally open top end in fluid communication with said outlet channels, and a bottom end telescopically and slidingly accommodating piston heads which conform to ride sealingly along the interior walls of said inner refill cylinder so as to force said flowable materials to flow toward said top ends of said inner refill cylinders upon relative compression of said inner refill cylinders and piston heads, said piston heads being compressibly engageable with piston rods of a reusable base unit; and an outlet means in fluid communication with said outlet channels, said outlet means including adjacent outlet openings unconnected to each other and having means causing said flowable materials to flow toward each other at said outlet openings to form single banded, unmixed stream of said materials outside of said outlet means; and a reusable base unit which slidingly and telesopically accommodates said dispensing head, said base unit having piston rods which are compressibly engageably with said piston heads; and orientating means for allowing each inner refill cylinder to be telescopically accommodated by one of the outer cylinders and not by the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 272 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser for the coextrusion of at least two flowable materials, comprising: a reusable dispensing head comprising at least two hollow and separate parallel outer cylinders, said outer dispensing cylinders having a first generally closed end and outlet channels at said closed end; and a disposable refill cartridge comprising two hollow and separate parallel inner cylinders, each inner cylinder being telescopically and sealingly accommodated within one of said outer dispensing cylinders, each inner refill cylinder for containing one of said flowable materials, said inner refill cylinders each having a generally open top end in fluid communication with said outlet channels, and a bottom end telescopically and slidingly accommodating piston heads which conform to ride sealingly along the interior walls of said inner refill cylinder so as to force said flowable materials to flow toward said top ends of said inner refill cylinders upon relative compression of said inner refill cylinders and piston heads, said piston heads being compressibly engageable with piston rods of a reusable base unit; and an outlet means in fluid communication with said outlet channels, said outlet means including adjacent outlet openings unconnected to each other and having means causing said flowable materials to flow toward each other at said outlet openings to form single banded, unmixed stream of said materials outside of said outlet means; and a reusable base unit which slidingly and telesopically accommodates said dispensing head, said base unit having piston rods which are compressibly engageably with said piston heads; and orientating means for allowing each inner refill cylinder to be telescopically accommodated by one of the outer cylinders and not by the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 67 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said orientating means comprise slots defined in the inner walls of the outer dispensing cylinders and corresponding tabs which protrude from the outer walls of the inner refill cylinders, said tabs and slots being arranged such that each inner refill cylinder can be telescopically accommodated only by one of the outer dispensing cylinders and not by the other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said inner refill cylinders are attached to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 72 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 3 wherein the orientating means comprises an orientating member extending between said inner refill cylinders, said orientating member being parallel to but offset from the imaginary plane extending between the axes of said inner refill cylinders and wherein said outer cylinders define slots which align with and receive said offset member when each of said inner refill cylinders are inserted in the appropriate outer cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 48 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 1 further comprising a pull tab means extending below the bottom ends of the inner refill cylinders and coupled to the inner refill cylinders for providing a surface to grasp when said refill cartridge is being removed from said dispensing head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 1 further comprising flanges on the top ends of said inner refill cylinders.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 212 words
A refill cartridge for use with a refillable multi-cavity dispenser for the coextrusion of at least two flowable materials, comprising: two hollow and separate parallel inner refill cylinders for being telescopically and sealingly accommodated within parallel outer dispensing cylinders of a reusable dispensing head, each inner refill cylinder containing one of said flowable materials, said inner refill cylinders each having an open top end and a bottom end telescopically and slidingly accommodating a piston head which conforms to ride sealingly along the interior walls of said inner refill cylinders so as to force said flowable materials to flow toward said top ends of said inner refill cylinders upon relative compression of said inner refill cylinders and piston heads, said piston heads being compressibly engageable with piston rods of a reusable base unit; and means for temporarily sealing said top ends of said inner refill cylinders; and orientating means for allowing each inner refill cylinder to be telescopically accommodated by one of the outer dispensing cylinders of a dispensing head and not by the other; and pull tab means extending below the bottom ends of the inner refill cylinders and coupled to the inner refill cylinders for providing a surface to grasp when said refill cartridge is being removed from a dispensing head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 212 words
A refill cartridge for use with a refillable multi-cavity dispenser for the coextrusion of at least two flowable materials, comprising: two hollow and separate parallel inner refill cylinders for being telescopically and sealingly accommodated within parallel outer dispensing cylinders of a reusable dispensing head, each inner refill cylinder containing one of said flowable materials, said inner refill cylinders each having an open top end and a bottom end telescopically and slidingly accommodating a piston head which conforms to ride sealingly along the interior walls of said inner refill cylinders so as to force said flowable materials to flow toward said top ends of said inner refill cylinders upon relative compression of said inner refill cylinders and piston heads, said piston heads being compressibly engageable with piston rods of a reusable base unit; and means for temporarily sealing said top ends of said inner refill cylinders; and orientating means for allowing each inner refill cylinder to be telescopically accommodated by one of the outer dispensing cylinders of a dispensing head and not by the other; and pull tab means extending below the bottom ends of the inner refill cylinders and coupled to the inner refill cylinders for providing a surface to grasp when said refill cartridge is being removed from a dispensing head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 66 words
A refill cartridge according to claim 7 wherein said orientating means comprise slots defined in the inner walls of the outer dispensing cylinders and corresponding tabs which protrude from the outer walls of the inner refill cylinders, said tabs and slots being arranged such that each inner refill cylinder can be telescopically accommodated only by one of the outer dispensing cylinders and not by the other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 17 words
A refill cartridge according to claim 7 wherein said inner refill cylinders are attached to one another.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 43 words
A refill cartridge according to claim 9 wherein the orientating means comprises an orientating member extending between said inner refill cylinders, said orientating member being parallel to but offset from the imaginary plane which extends between the axes of said inner refill cylinders.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
A refillable multi-cavity dispenser according to claim 7 further comprising flanges on the top ends of said inner refill cylinders.

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