IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0469551
(2012-05-11)
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등록번호 |
US-8578979
(2013-11-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Potter Anderson Corroon LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
20 |
초록
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A collar for a dispensing connector and a fitment assembly are disclosed. The connector collar engages a valved fitment for a container for holding and dispensing fluid. The fitment includes a spout connected to the container and a sliding internal valve body and an external valve body securely posi
A collar for a dispensing connector and a fitment assembly are disclosed. The connector collar engages a valved fitment for a container for holding and dispensing fluid. The fitment includes a spout connected to the container and a sliding internal valve body and an external valve body securely positioned within the spout. The connector collar has a fitment end mateable with the fitment so as to compress the top edge of the external valve body so as to form a seal between the external valve body and the dispensing connector.
대표청구항
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1. A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising: (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus,wherein said dispensing conn
1. A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising: (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus,wherein said dispensing connector connects the supply of said fluid to said dispensing apparatus;(II) inserting said dispensing connector into said fitment to actuate an internal valve body within said fitment;(III) dispensing said fluid from said container through said dispensing apparatus;wherein said fitment assembly comprises: said fitment-attached to-said container for holding and dispensing said fluid and having a generally cylindrical spout attached thereto, said fitment comprising a generally cylindrical external valve body movable to a fixed position within said spout; and a generally cylindrical said internal valve body movable axially within said external valve body, said internal valve body movable between a closed position operable to prevent the flow of said fluid through said fitment and an open position operable to allow the flow of said fluid through said fitment, said internal valve body movable between closed and open positions by insertion of said dispensing connector into said external valve body adjacent said internal valve body, said internal valve body being biased toward said closed position; and a collar for attachment to said dispensing connector and for releasable coupling to said fitment, wherein when coupled to said fitment said collar compressively engages said external valve body to form a seal between said external valve body and said dispensing connector;wherein said collar comprises a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector and a fitment end for coupling to said fitment;wherein said collar comprises a compression flange connected to the collar body at said fitment end for engaging and compressing a top edge of said external valve body; and wherein the fitment end comprises an external descending flange and an internal descending flange connected to said base of said collar body, said external descending flange and said internal descending flange being concentric and spaced from each otherwherein said fitment assembly is made from a synthetic resin material. 2. The process as recited in claim 1, further comprising the spout. 3. The fitment assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein said spout is made from a synthetic material. 4. The fitment assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein at least one part of said fitment assembly and said spout is made from polypropylene. 5. The fitment assembly and spout as recited in claim 2, wherein said internal valve body and/or said external valve body is made from polypropylene. 6. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the internal wall of the external descending flange is threaded for engagement with an external threaded surface of the spout. 7. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the external descending flange and internal descending flange are spaced from each other so as to form a receiving space and a portion of the spout is receivable in the receiving space without active engagement of the exterior of the spout. 8. The process as recited in claim 7, wherein the receiving space has smooth walls. 9. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the external descending flange extends about the entire periphery of the collar body. 10. The process as recited in claim 1, comprising a plurality of discrete external descending flanges about the periphery of the collar body. 11. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein an inside surface of the internal descending flange is engageable with an outside surface of the external slider. 12. The process as recited in claim 11, wherein the inside surface of the internal descending flange is threadably engageable with an outside surface of the external slider. 13. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the compression flange is connected to an internal surface of the internal descending flange for engaging and compressing a top edge of the external slider. 14. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the external valve body comprises a generally cylindrical body and a valve seat attached to an end thereof by a plurality of radially spaced posts defining apertures therebetween, the posts being spaced from the spout to allow liquid to flow therethrough when the valve is in the open position. 15. The process as recited in claim 14, wherein the internal valve body comprises a body having a plurality of ports therein that allow fluid flow therethrough when the valve is in the open position. 16. The process as recited in claim 15, wherein the valve seat further comprises a plurality of spaced projections that extend from the valve seat toward the exterior of the container. 17. The process as recited in claim 16, wherein in the open position, the dispensing connector compresses the internal valve body such that the internal valve body forces the projections to assume a biased position, the projections returning the internal valve body to a closed position when the dispensing connector is removed. 18. The process as recited in claim 1, further comprising a removable cap engageable with the external valve body. 19. The process as recited in claim 18, wherein the removable cap comprises a descending skirt receivable within the spout. 20. The fitment assembly of claim 1, wherein said synthetic material is melded. 21. The fitment assembly of claim 1, wherein said synthetic material is the same as that for the container. 22. The fitment assembly of claim 1, wherein said synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, polystyrene, and nylon. 23. The fitment assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said fitment assembly is made from polypropylene. 24. The fitment assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one part of said fitment assembly is made from polypropylene. 25. The fitment assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said internal valve body and/or said external valve body is made from polypropylene. 26. A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising: (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus,wherein said dispensing connector connects the supply of said fluid to said dispensing apparatus;(II) inserting said dispensing connector into said fitment to actuate an internal valve body within said fitment;(III) dispensing said fluid from said container through said dispensing apparatus;wherein said dispensing connector collar engages said fitment for attachment to said container for holding and dispensing said fluid, said fitment comprising: a spout; an external valve body axially movable to a fixed position within said spout; and an internal valve body movable axially within said external valve body, said internal valve body movable between a closed position operable to prevent said flow of-said fluid through said fitment and an open position operable to allow said flow of said fluid through said fitment, said internal valve body movable between a closed and an open position by insertion of a dispensing connector into said external valve body adjacent said internal slider, said internal valve body being biased toward said closed position; said dispensing connector collar comprising a collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector, said dispensing connector collar body having a fitment end mateable with said fitment so as to compress said top of the external valve body against said dispensing connector to form a seal;wherein said collar comprises a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector and a fitment end for coupling to said fitment;wherein said collar comprises a compression flange connected to the collar body at said fitment end for engaging and compressing a top edge of said external valve body; and wherein the fitment end comprises an external descending flange and an internal descending flange connected to said base of said collar body, said external descending flange and said internal descending flange being concentric and spaced from each other. 27. A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus,wherein said dispensing connector connects the supply of said fluid to said dispensing apparatus;(II) inserting said dispensing connector into said fitment to actuate an internal valve body within said fitment;(III) dispensing said fluid from said container through said dispensing apparatus;wherein a connector collar engages a valved fitment for a container for holding and dispensing fluid; wherein spout is connected to the container and a valve having at least one slideable component securely positioned within the spout, the connector collar comprising a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about a dispensing connector, the collar body having a fitment end mateable with the fitment so as to compress the top edge of the at least one slideable component so as to form a seal between the at least one slideable component and the dispensing connector;wherein the compression flange engages the top rim of the at least one slideable component wherein compression in a downward direction causes a seal between the inner edge of the slideable component and an inner lip of the compression flange;wherein the compression flange engages the top rim of the spout wherein compression in a downward direction causes a seal between the inner edge of the spout and an inner lip of the compression flange;wherein said fitment-attached to said container for holding and dispensing said fluid and having a generally cylindrical spout attached thereto, said fitment comprising a generally cylindrical external valve body movable to a fixed position within said spout; and a generally cylindrical said internal valve body movable axially within said external valve body, said internal valve body movable between a closed position operable to prevent the flow of said fluid through said fitment and an open position operable to allow the flow of said fluid through said fitment, said internal valve body movable between closed and open positions by insertion of said dispensing connector into said external valve body adjacent said internal valve body, said internal valve body being biased toward said closed position; and a collar for attachment to said dispensing connector and for releasable coupling to said fitment, wherein when coupled to said fitment said collar compressively engages said external valve body to form a seal between said external valve body and said dispensing connector;wherein said collar comprises a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector and a fitment end for coupling to said fitment;wherein said collar comprises a compression flange connected to the collar body at said fitment end for engaging and compressing a top edge of said external valve body;wherein the fitment end comprises an external descending flange and an internal descending flange connected to said base of said collar body, said external descending flange and said internal descending flange being concentric and spaced from each other; andwherein said fitment is made from a synthetic resin material. 28. A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising: (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus,wherein said dispensing connector connects the supply of said fluid to said dispensing apparatus;(II) inserting said dispensing connector into said fitment to actuate an internal valve body within said fitment;(III) dispensing said fluid from said container through said dispensing apparatus;wherein a collar for a dispensing connector for engaging a fitment comprising a slideable valve assembly in a threaded spout, the collar comprising: an internally threaded surface for threadably engaging with the spout and a compression flange for compressing the valve assembly against the dispensing connector to form a seal when the internally threaded surface is threadably engaged with the spout;wherein the compression flange engages the top rim of the at least one slideable component wherein compression in a downward direction causes a seal between the inner edge of the slideable component and an inner lip of the compression flange;wherein the compression flange engages the top rim of the spout wherein compression in a downward direction causes a seal between the inner edge of the spout and an inner lip of the compression flange;wherein said fitment-attached to said container for holding and dispensing a said fluid and having a generally cylindrical spout attached thereto, said fitment comprising a generally cylindrical external valve body movable to a fixed position within said spout; and a generally cylindrical said internal valve body movable axially within said external valve body, said internal valve body movable between a closed position operable to prevent the flow of said fluid through said fitment and an open position operable to allow the flow of said fluid through said fitment, said internal valve body movable between closed and open positions by insertion of said dispensing connector into said external valve body adjacent said internal valve body, said internal valve body being biased toward said closed position; and a collar for attachment to said dispensing connector and for releasable coupling to said fitment, wherein when coupled to said fitment said collar compressively engages said external valve body to form a seal between said external valve body and said dispensing connector;wherein said collar comprises a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector and a fitment end for coupling to said fitment;wherein said collar comprises a compression flange connected to the collar body at said fitment end for engaging and compressing a top edge of said external valve body;wherein the fitment end comprises an external descending flange and an internal descending flange connected to said base of said collar body, said external descending flange and said internal descending flange being concentric and spaced from each other; andwherein said fitment is made from a synthetic resin material.
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