Device for packaging and applying substance, and method of manufacturing device
First Claim
1. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a substantially rigid body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of a substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first substantially rigid closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first rigid closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first closure member is not a piston.
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Abstract
A device for packaging and applying a substance may include a receptacle including a body defining a first space and an opening. The first space may be configured to receive a supply of the substance. The receptacle may include a second space and a partition. The partition may have at least one orifice formed therein configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space. The device may include a first closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first closure member being mounted on the body, an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space, and a second closure member configured to be removably mounted on the receptacle such that the second space is closed except for the orifice in the partition.
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53 Claims
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1. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a substantially rigid body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of a substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first substantially rigid closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first rigid closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first closure member is not a piston. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 50)
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35. A method of manufacturing a device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising
a receptacle comprising a body defining a first space defining an opening at a first end of the body, a second space located at a second end of the body opposite from the first end, and an applicator housed in the second space, the method comprising: -
placing the receptacle in a filler station such that the second space is oriented below the first space;
passing substance through the opening so as to at least partially fill the first space; and
mounting a first closure member to the receptacle body such that pressure within the receptacle is increased so as to move at least a portion of the substance toward the applicator. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a substantially rigid body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first substantially rigid closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein an axial position of the first closure member relative to the receptacle does not depend on the amount of substance contained in the first space. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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44. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a substantially rigid body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of the substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first substantially rigid closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first rigid closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first space and the second space are in permanent flow communication with one another. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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45. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a substantially rigid body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of the substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first substantially rigid closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first rigid closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first closure member and the receptacle are configured such that the first closure member axially abuts the receptacle when it is mounted on the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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46. A device for packaging and applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of substance, a second space, and a partition defining at least one orifice configured to provide flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first closure member configured to close the opening of the body, the first closure member being mounted to the body;
an applicator at least partially disposed in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened on the receptacle such that the second space is substantially closed except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member to the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first closure member is not associated with an applicator and is mounted on the body via at least one of snap-fastening and threading.
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47. A device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a body containing a supply of substance, the body comprising a neck defining an inside space, a partition defining at least one orifice, the partition being configured to separate the inside space from the substance, and a bottom end defining a peripheral portion, wherein the neck and the partition are integrally formed with the body;
an applicator at least partially housed in the neck; and
a capsule mounted on the peripheral portion of the bottom end of the receptacle body via at least one of heat-sealing and adhesive.
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48. A device for applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a body defining a first space and an opening, the first space being configured to receive a supply of substance, a second space, and a partition separating the first space from the second space, the partition defining at least one orifice providing flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first closure member configured to be mounted to the body proximate the opening;
an applicator disposed at least partially in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle so as to close the second space except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member on the body while the second closure member is fastened to the body, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein the first closure member is nonactuatable to further cause substance to move into the second space once mounted to the receptacle body.
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49. A device for applying a substance, the device comprising:
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a receptacle comprising a body defining a first space configured to receive a supply of substance, a second space, and a partition separating the first space from the second space, the partition defining at least one orifice providing flow communication between the first space and the second space;
a first closure member configured to be mounted to a first end of the body closer to the first space than to the second space;
an applicator disposed at least partially in the second space; and
a second closure member configured to be removably fastened to the receptacle so as to close the second space except for the orifice in the partition, wherein the first closure member and the receptacle body are configured such that mounting the first closure member on the body while the second closure member is fastened to the receptacle, the first space contains substance, and the receptacle is oriented in an inverted position such that the first space is located above the second space, causes a pressure increase in the first space such that at least a portion of the substance is moved into the second space so as to at least partially load the applicator with substance, and wherein, once mounted to the body, the first closure member is not moveable in an axial direction along the body toward the applicator.
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Specification