EP1645520A1 - Conteneur "tête en bas" avec bouchon distributeur et comprenant un produit detergent - Google Patents
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a top-up container assembly comprising a dispensing cap with a valve, and dishwashing cleaning products comprising the top-up container assembly.
- Plastic bottles comprising a spout for dispensing a liquid or a viscous composition are well known in the art, especially in the field of dishwashing cleaning products. These bottles are typically so-called “top-up" bottles.
- a user In order to dispense the composition, a user typically needs to open a cap to expose the spout, then invert and squeeze the bottle to dispense the composition.
- One problem with spouts is that, because of the spout's opening, the product flows out upon inversion of the bottle, even when the bottle is not squeezed.
- Another problem is that it is difficult to control the amount of product to be dispensed from the bottle.
- Another problem is mess. Bottles with spouts tend to leave product around the rim of the spout. As a result, the bottle does not only looks messy, but the product also dries and forms a crust. If the crust is allowed to build up, then it eventually blocks the spout. All these problems lead to consumer dissati
- valves e.g. slit valves
- top-down containers or tubes which hold a liquid or viscous composition.
- Top-down containers or tubes are products which rest on their dispensing cap, when they are stored on a horizontal surface.
- KetchupTM products are products which rest on their dispensing cap, when they are stored on a horizontal surface.
- KetchupTM products are products which rest on their dispensing cap, when they are stored on a horizontal surface.
- KetchupTM products KetchupTM products.
- One company producing such dispensing caps is Seaquist Closures.
- valves for dispensing the composition.
- the product marketed under the name of Sqezy from Buck chemicals is a "top-down" container comprising a colored translucent cap with a slit valve (the valve not being visible through the cap).
- the spout is replaced by a valve, a user may not readily notice the difference. A user may even believe the bottle is defective, as with valves, there is no visible opening.
- squeeze-bottles equipped with a valve require a higher squeeze pressure for dispensing the composition, versus squeeze-bottles equipped with a spout. It is therefore important for a user to readily notice which type of product is being bought, or used (with spout or valve).
- the present invention overcomes these problems.
- the present invention relates to a top-up container assembly (1) comprising a container (20) having a bottom surface (22), and a top surface (21) located away from said bottom surface (22), said top surface (21) having an opening (23); and a dispensing cap (30) attached to said top surface (21) of said bottle (20), said dispensing cap (30) comprising a housing (31) and a valve (32), wherein at least a portion of said housing (31) is transparent and/or translucent, and wherein said valve (32) is visually distinctive from said housing (31), to enable a user of said top-up container assembly (1) to see the valve (32) through the housing (31).
- the present invention relates to the use of a dispensing cap (30) for dispensing a dishwashing cleaning composition.
- the present invention relates to a dishwashing cleaning product.
- the present invention relates to a method of cleaning dishware.
- the present invention relates to a top-up container assembly (1) comprising a container (20) and a dispensing cap (30).
- top-up it is meant that the container assembly has a top and a bottom surface, at least a portion of said bottom surface being in contact with a horizontal flat surface when said container assembly is put on that horizontal flat surface.
- the top surface of the container assembly is located away from said bottom surface, and does not contact the horizontal flat surface, when the container assembly is put on that horizontal surface.
- the container (20) of the present invention may be a bottle or a stand-up pouch where the container is a bottle it is preferably a squeeze-bottle having flexible walls.
- the container has a bottom surface (22) and a top surface (21) located away from said bottom surface (22), and an opening (23) in said top surface (21). At least a portion of said bottom surface (22) is in contact with a horizontal flat surface when said container (20) is put on that horizontal flat surface.
- the container (20) useful herein has a hollow body for holding a liquid or gel composition, and is typically formed of plastic, preferably a polymer or resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, ethyl vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof, although other materials known in the art may also be used.
- plastic preferably a polymer or resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, ethyl vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof, although other materials known in the art may also be used.
- Such containers (20) will typically hold from 100 mL to 2 L of liquid, preferably from 150 mL to 1.2 L of liquid, and more preferably from 200 mL to 1 L of liquid, and are well known for holding liquid consumer products.
- Such containers are widely available from many packaging suppliers.
- the container may be flexibly deformed, but that it is not resilient in the sense that it recovers its original shape when the deforming pressure is removed.
- such containers are formed from plastic film or films which are sealed together at the edge in order to form a closed container.
- the container is provided with an opening which is sealed around the closure.
- the plastic film is made from polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester or laminate thereof and has a thickness of from 50 to 250 micrometers.
- a dispensing cap (30) is attached to the top surface (21) of the bottle (20).
- the dispensing cap (30) may be formed as either integral with, or separate from the bottle (20). If formed separately, the dispensing cap (30) may attach to the bottle (20) via methods known in the art such as by employing a transition piece, corresponding threaded male and female members, pressurized and non-pressurized seals, locking and snap-on parts, and/or other methods known in the art.
- the dispensing cap (30) is attached to the bottle (20) via a transition piece and/or with corresponding threaded male and female members which allow easy refilling.
- the dispensing cap (30) comprises a housing (31), and a valve (32).
- the housing (31) preferably comprises a body (33), and a closing lid (34) which is hinged along an axis (A) to said body (33).
- the body (33) comprises an opening into which the valve (32) can be fitted in a leak-tight manner.
- the body (33) further comprises a ring (36) which fits into the body's (33) opening, wherein the valve (32) can be fitted in a leak-tight manner.
- the dispensing cap (30) may further comprise a collar (35) which surrounds the bottom (22) portion of the housing (31) or the body (33).
- the housing (31), body (33), closing lid (34), ring (36) and collar (35) are typically formed of plastic, preferably a polymer or resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, ethyl vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof, although other materials known in the art may also be used. Most preferably, they are formed of polypropylene.
- the preferred valve (32) is a slit valve (32) having a pair of slits (37) intersecting at the center of the valve (32). Although one pair of slits (37) is preferred, more slits (37) may be present.
- the valve (32) is preferably formed of silicone or a thermoplastic elastomer. When the bottle (20) is squeezed, the valve (32) opens when the pressure differential across the valve (32) exceeds a predetermined amount (e.g. when the container assembly's (1) interior pressure increases to a predetermined amount relative to standard atmospheric pressure outside the container assembly (1)).
- the valve (32) may be formed as a unitary part of the dispensing cap (30), or may be mounted in a separate assembly (e.g.
- a ring (36) as described hereinabove that is permanently or releasably attached to the dispensing cap (30).
- Suitable valves for the dispensing cap (30) of the present invention are readily available on the market, e.g. from Seaquist Closures.
- An essential aspect of the present invention is that at least a portion of the housing (31) is transparent and/or translucent, and that the valve (32) is visually distinctive from the housing (31).
- the valve (32) can be seen through at least a portion of the housing (31), either from the side, from the top, or both.
- the valve (32) may be seen either only through a portion of the closing lid (34) (from the side, from the top, or both), or only through the side of at least a portion of the dispensing cap's (1) body (33), or both.
- valve (32) is clearly visible through the housing (31), or that a user can see a haze of different shades and/or colors (valve versus housing), whereby the user is able to distinguish the valve (32) from the housing (31).
- This also enables a user to easily distinguish dispensing caps having a valve (32) from dispensing caps having a spout.
- at least 5%, more preferably at least 10%, even more preferably at least 20%, and up to 100% of the housing (31) material is transparent and/or translucent.
- the housing (31) comprises a body (33) and a closing lid (34), preferably at least 5%, more preferably at least 10%, even more preferably at least 20%, and up to 100% of the body (33) and/or closing lid (34) material is transparent and/or translucent. If a ring (36), as described above, is used in the housing (31), it is preferred that the ring (36) is entirely transparent and/or translucent.
- the valve (32) is preferably not transparent nor translucent.
- the valve (32) is of a different color, more preferably of a contrasting color than the housing (31), body (33) or closing lid (34).
- the valve (32) is colored while the housing (31), body (33) or closing lid (34), are not colored.
- the collar (35) is visually distinctive from the housing (31).
- the collar (35) is not transparent, nor translucent, and of a different color, preferably of a contrasting color than the housing (31), body (33) or closing lid (34).
- the collar (35) is in the same color as the valve (32).
- the material has a light transmission of at least 35% in the visible spectrum (from 400 nanometers in the violet to 700 nanometers in the red end of the visible spectrum).
- the light transmission of a material can be measured using commercially available hazemeters or spectrophotometers.
- One test method for measuring the light transmission of a material is described in Standard Test Method D-1003 (ASTM D-1003) from the American Society for Testing and Materials, In this test method, a unidirectional perpendicular light beam is directed onto the material, and a photo detector measures the total light transmitted by the specimen after it enters an integrating sphere.
- the present invention relates to the use of the dispensing cap (30) described hereinabove, for dispensing a dishwashing cleaning composition.
- the present invention relates to a dishwashing cleaning product comprising the container assembly (1) described hereinabove, and a dishwashing cleaning composition contained in the top-up container assembly (1).
- the dishwashing cleaning composition can be in the form of a liquid or a gel, and typically includes also a solvent, and preferably one or more optional ingredients known in the art of dishwashing, such as enzymes, viscosity modifiers, diamines, carboxylic acids, polymeric suds stabilizers, builders, magnesium ions, chelating agents, hydrophobic block polymers, or organic and inorganic salts.
- optional ingredients known in the art of dishwashing, such as enzymes, viscosity modifiers, diamines, carboxylic acids, polymeric suds stabilizers, builders, magnesium ions, chelating agents, hydrophobic block polymers, or organic and inorganic salts.
- the dishwashing cleaning composition will further preferably comprise one or more detersive adjuncts selected from the following: soil release polymers, polymeric dispersants, polysaccharides, abrasives, bactericides and other antimicrobials, tarnish inhibitors, dyes or pigments, buffers, antifungal or mildew control agents, insect repellents, perfumes, hydrotropes, thickeners, processing aids, suds boosters, brighteners, anti-corrosive aids, stabilizers, antioxidants, a pH controlling agent, a reducing or oxidizing bleach, an odor control agent, antioxidants and free radical inhibitors, and a mixture thereof.
- the dishwashing cleaning product will further preferably comprise instructions for using the dishwashing cleaning product.
- the present invention also relates to a method of cleaning dishware, using the dishwashing cleaning product described hereinabove.
- the method comprises at least the steps of inverting the dishwashing cleaning product, and then squeezing the bottle (20) such that the valve (32) opens and the dishwashing cleaning composition is dispensed from the top-up container assembly (1).
- the composition may be applied to the dishware neat or in dilute form.
- the dishware may be cleaned singly by applying the composition to the dishware and optionally but preferably subsequently rinsing before drying.
- the composition can be mixed with water in a suitable vessel, for example a basin, sink or bowl and thus a number of dishes can be cleaned using the same composition and water (dishwater).
- the product can be used in dilute form in a suitable vessel as a soaking medium for, typically extremely dirty, dishware.
- the dishware can be optionally, although preferably, rinsed before allowing to dry. Drying may take place passively by allowing for the natural evaporation of water or actively using any suitable drying equipment, for example a cloth or towel.
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| EP05019967A EP1645520A1 (fr) | 2004-10-11 | 2005-09-14 | Conteneur "tête en bas" avec bouchon distributeur et comprenant un produit detergent |
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| EP04077801 | 2004-10-11 | ||
| EP05019967A EP1645520A1 (fr) | 2004-10-11 | 2005-09-14 | Conteneur "tête en bas" avec bouchon distributeur et comprenant un produit detergent |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7874466B2 (en) | 2006-11-07 | 2011-01-25 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Package comprising push-pull closure and slit valve |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB1474620A (en) * | 1974-09-18 | 1977-05-25 | Blendax Werke Schneider Co | Tube closure |
| US5033655A (en) * | 1989-02-15 | 1991-07-23 | Liquid Molding Systems Inc. | Dispensing package for fluid products and the like |
| EP0885813A2 (fr) * | 1997-06-20 | 1998-12-23 | Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. | Récipient muni d'une valve à fente |
| US6672487B1 (en) * | 2002-06-07 | 2004-01-06 | Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. | Fluid dispensing closure, package and method of manufacture |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB1474620A (en) * | 1974-09-18 | 1977-05-25 | Blendax Werke Schneider Co | Tube closure |
| US5033655A (en) * | 1989-02-15 | 1991-07-23 | Liquid Molding Systems Inc. | Dispensing package for fluid products and the like |
| EP0885813A2 (fr) * | 1997-06-20 | 1998-12-23 | Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. | Récipient muni d'une valve à fente |
| US6672487B1 (en) * | 2002-06-07 | 2004-01-06 | Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. | Fluid dispensing closure, package and method of manufacture |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7874466B2 (en) | 2006-11-07 | 2011-01-25 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Package comprising push-pull closure and slit valve |
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