Re-usable dispensing aid for a semi-solid preparation packaged in a bag
First Claim
1. A re-usable dispensing aid for a cosmetic or pharmaceutical semi-solid preparation packaged in a bag for application to skin, said bag having a seal seam for closing the bag on one end of the bag and a bag tear-off for forming an opening on another end opposite from the one end, said dispensing aid comprising a housing;
- and means for forcing the semi-solid preparation contained in the bag out of the bag, said means for forcing the preparation out of the bag being operable by a single hand of an operator after fixing the bag in a dispensing position in the housing.
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Abstract
The re-usable dispensing aid helps to manually dispense a semi-solid preparation packaged in a bag having a seal seam on an end of the bag opposite to a bag tear-off. The dispensing aid has a housing, a device for fixing the bag in the housing and a device for forcing the preparation out of the bag by single-handed operation after fixing the bag and opening the bag. The device for forcing the preparation out of the bag has a manually operable slider on the housing exterior and a roller connected with it inside the housing so that a mechanical pressure is applied to the open bag by the roller to squeeze out its contents when the slider is operated by a thumb of the operator. The bag can be especially adapted for dispensing with this dispensing aid by suitable structuring of the seal seam with appropriate recesses.
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15 Claims
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1. A re-usable dispensing aid for a cosmetic or pharmaceutical semi-solid preparation packaged in a bag for application to skin, said bag having a seal seam for closing the bag on one end of the bag and a bag tear-off for forming an opening on another end opposite from the one end, said dispensing aid comprising
a housing; - and
means for forcing the semi-solid preparation contained in the bag out of the bag, said means for forcing the preparation out of the bag being operable by a single hand of an operator after fixing the bag in a dispensing position in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A bag for a cosmetic or pharmaceutical semi-solid preparation packaged in a bag, said bag comprising a bag tear-off for forming an opening for dispensing the semi-solid preparation and a seal seam for sealing the bag on an end of the bag opposite from a bag tear-off, wherein the seal seam has a width of more than 5 mm.
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14. A bag for packaging a cosmetic or pharmaceutical semi-solid preparation and a re-usable dispensing aid for the preparation packaged in the bag;
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wherein said bag comprises a bag tear-off for forming an opening for dispensing the semi-solid preparation, said bag tear-off being arranged at one end of the bag, and a seal seam for closing the bag at another end of the bag opposite from the one end having the bag tear-off; and
wherein the dispensing aid comprises a housing;
retaining means for for releasably holding the bag in the housing during operation to dispense the semi-solid preparation, and wherein the retaining device is arranged at the end of the bag opposite from the bag tear-off and is engaged with the bag in the vicinity of the seal seam prior to dispensing the semi-solid preparation; and
means for forcing the semi-solid preparation contained in the bag out from the bag, said means for forcing being operable by a single hand of an operator after fixing the bag in a dispensing position in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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