A device for dispensing a product may comprise a variable-volume receptacle for containing the product and a dispenser head associated with the receptacle. The dispenser head may be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The device may further comprises an outlet orifice in the dispenser head and a di
A device for dispensing a product may comprise a variable-volume receptacle for containing the product and a dispenser head associated with the receptacle. The dispenser head may be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The device may further comprises an outlet orifice in the dispenser head and a dip tube configured to extend into the receptacle. The dispenser head may be movable between a dispensing position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and an inside of the receptacle is established, and a closed position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and the inside of the receptacle is interrupted. The product may be dispensed from the outlet orifice in response to a reduction in the volume of the inside of the receptacle.
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What is claimed is: 1. A device for dispensing a product, comprising: a variable-volume receptacle for containing the product, the receptacle comprising a body and a bottom surface; a dispenser head associated with the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable about an axis of rotation, the ax
What is claimed is: 1. A device for dispensing a product, comprising: a variable-volume receptacle for containing the product, the receptacle comprising a body and a bottom surface; a dispenser head associated with the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being nonperpendicular to and nonparallel to a flat surface when the bottom surface of the receptacle is placed on the flat surface; an outlet orifice in the dispenser head; and a dip tube configured to extend into the receptacle, wherein the dispenser head is movable between a dispensing position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and an inside of the receptacle is established, and a closed position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and the inside of the receptacle is interrupted, wherein the product is dispensed from the outlet orifice in response to a reduction in the volume of the inside of the receptacle, and wherein a vertical line passing through the outlet orifice and being perpendicular to a plane including the bottom surface of the receptacle does not intersect at least a top portion of the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position, and wherein the vertical line intersects the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising the product in the receptacle, the product comprising a liquid. 3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising the product in the receptacle, the product comprising a powder. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dip tube comprises an inside section configured so that when the receptacle returns to an initial shape after dispensing product and the receptacle is substantially full of product, the dip tube is filled with air over a major fraction of its length. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device does not comprise a pump. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head comprises an outlet channel flow coupled to the outlet orifice, and wherein at least a portion of the outlet channel extends in a direction pointing towards the outlet orifice and away from a plane including the bottom surface of the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the outlet channel has an end portion, and wherein the end portion extends in the direction pointing towards the outlet orifice and away from the plane including the bottom surface of the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position. 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the axis of rotation is in a plane oblique with respect to a plane including the bottom surface of the receptacle, the plane of the axis of rotation being angled towards the end portion of the outlet channel when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the axis of rotation makes a nonzero angle of not more than 45° relative to the vertical when the bottom surface of the receptacle is placed on a horizontal plane surface. 10. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support configured to be coupled to the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable relative to the support. 11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head is off-center relative to a top portion of the body of the receptacle. 12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head is movable from the dispensing position to the closed position by rotating the dispenser head through one half turn about the axis of rotation. 13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head comprises an outlet channel flow coupled to the outlet orifice, and wherein the outlet channel extends in a direction towards the outlet orifice and towards a plane including the bottom surface of the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position. 14. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a cap for the dispenser head, the cap being capable of being coupled to the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position. 15. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support coupled to the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable relative to the support. 16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the support is coupled to the body of the receptacle by one of snap-fastening and being screwed thereon. 17. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support integral with the body of the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable relative to the support. 18. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support, the dispenser head being fixed to the support by snap-fastening. 19. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support, the dispenser head being rotatable relative to the support, and wherein the support includes at least one portion in relief enabling the dispenser head to be positioned in a predetermined position. 20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined position comprises at least one of the dispensing position and the closed position. 21. The device according to claim 20, wherein the support enables the dispenser head to be positioned accurately both in the closed position and in the dispensing position. 22. The device according to claim 20, wherein the support includes at least one projection and the dispenser head includes at least first and second pairs of ribs, the ribs in the first pair being configured to be positioned on opposing sides of the at least one projection when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position and the ribs in the second pair being configured to be positioned on opposing sides of the at least one projection when the dispenser head is in the closed position. 23. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support, the dispenser head being rotatable relative to the support, the dip tube being fixed to the support. 24. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support capable of being removably coupled to the body of the receptacle, wherein the dip tube is coupled to the body of the receptacle, and wherein the dispenser head is on the support. 25. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle comprises at least one elastically deformable wall, the at least one elastically deformable wall being capable of deforming in response to a force and then returning to its initial shape upon removal of the force. 26. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle comprises two major faces capable of being squeezed together to decrease the volume of an inside of the receptacle and thereby dispense the product from the receptacle. 27. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle includes a bellows, the bellows enabling the volume of an inside of the receptacle to be varied. 28. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head is movable in a first direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation to allow the dispenser head to pass from the closed position to the dispensing position, and wherein the dispenser head is movable in a second direction substantially opposite from the first direction to allow the dispenser head to pass from the dispensing position to the closed position. 29. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head is movable in a first direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation to allow the dispenser head to pass from a locked position in which the dispenser head cannot be rotated relative to the receptacle to an unlocked position in which the dispenser head is free to rotate relative to the receptacle, and wherein the dispenser head is movable in a second direction substantially opposite from the first direction to allow the dispenser head to pass from the unlocked position to the locked position. 30. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle defines a cavity enabling a hand to be passed beneath the outlet orifice of the dispenser head when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position. 31. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle is configured to be capable of receiving a packaging and applicator device. 32. The device according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the receptacle ranges from about 150 ml to about 600 ml. 33. The device according to claim 32, wherein the volume of the receptacle is greater than or equal to about 400 ml. 34. A product application system, comprising: the device according to claim 31, the receptacle containing the product; and a packaging and applicator device removably coupled to the receptacle, the packaging and applicator device comprising an applicator and a packaging member, the packaging member being configured to store the applicator device and to hold at least a dose of the product. 35. A method of applying a product, comprising: providing the system according to claim 34; uncoupling the packaging and applicator device from the receptacle; dispensing a dose of product into the packaging member; contacting the applicator and the dose of product in the packaging member; and applying the dose of product to a part of a body. 36. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head is movable to an intermediary position between the dispensing position and the closed position, the intermediary position allowing pressure inside the receptacle to equalize with pressure outside the receptacle. 37. The device according to claim 36, wherein the device further comprises a micro-orifice to enable equalization of the pressure when the dispenser head is in the intermediary position, the micro-orifice being located inside the receptacle above a predetermined maximum level of the product. 38. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dip tube extends substantially to the bottom of the inside of the receptacle when the dispenser head is flow coupled to the receptacle. 39. A method of applying a product, comprising: providing the device of claim 1 with the product in the receptacle; moving the dispenser head into the dispensing position; reducing the volume of the inside of the receptacle to dispense the product from the outlet orifice; and applying the product to a part of a body. 40. The method according to claim 39, wherein the reducing comprises applying a force to the outside of the receptacle. 41. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle contains a cosmetic product. 42. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensed head rotates between the dispensing position and the closed position on the same axial plane. 43. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensed head comprises a spout defining an outlet channel, the outlet orifice being disposed at an end of the outlet channel. 44. The device according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser head defines only one outlet orifice. 45. A device for dispensing a product, comprising: a variable-volume receptacle for containing the product, the receptacle comprising a body and a bottom surface; a dispenser head associated with the receptacle, the dispenser head being rotatable about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being nonperpendicular to and nonparallel to a flat surface when the bottom surface of the receptacle is placed on the flat surface; a cap for the dispenser head; an outlet orifice in the dispenser head; and a dip tube configured to extend into the receptacle, wherein the dispenser head is movable between a dispensing position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and an inside of the receptacle is established, and a closed position in which flow communication between the outlet orifice and the inside of the receptacle is interrupted, wherein the cap is capable of being coupled to the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position, wherein the product is dispensed from the outlet in response to a reduction in the volume of the inside of the receptacle, and wherein the cap and the dispenser head are configured such that the cap cannot be coupled to the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position. 46. A device comprising: a receptacle comprising an elastically compressible body of non-circular cross-section and a bottom surface; a support configured to be snap-fastened onto the body of the receptacle; a dip tube coupled to the support; a rotary dispenser head configured to be mounted to rotate relative to the support about an axis of rotation that is not vertical when the bottom surface of the receptacle is placed on a horizontal plane surface; an outlet orifice in the dispenser head; and a cap for the dispenser head, wherein the dispenser head is movable between a dispensing position in which an outlet orifice of the dispenser head communicates with an inside of the receptacle and a closed position in which communication between the outlet orifice of the dispenser head and the inside of the receptacle is interrupted, wherein the dispenser head moves from the dispensing position to the closed position by being rotated one half turn, and wherein the dispenser head and the cap are configured such that the cap is capable of being coupled to the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the closed position and the cap cannot be coupled to the receptacle when the dispenser head is in the dispensing position. 47. The device according to claim 46, wherein the dip tube extends substantially to the bottom of the inside of the receptacle when the support is snap-fastened onto the body of the receptacle. 48. A method of applying a product, comprising: providing the device according to claim 46 with a product in the receptacle; moving the dispenser head into the dispensing position; compressing the receptacle to dispense the product from the outlet orifice; and applying the product to a part of a body. 49. The device according to claim 46, wherein the receptacle contains a cosmetic product.
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