COVER MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING ONE SUCH MEMBER AND FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSER USING ONE SUCH MEMBER

• US 20100213159A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aptar France S.A.S (AptarGroup Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Valois SAS (AptarGroup Incorporated)
• Inventors: Mesnil, Cédric, Jourdin, Gilles
• Granted Patent: US 8,668,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 215/317
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/1049 Attachment arrangements comprising a deformable or resilient ferrule clamped or locked onto the neck of the container by displacing, e.g. sliding, a sleeve surrounding the ferrule
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 51/44 Making closures, e.g. caps folded of thin metal foils in the way of making paper caps B31D5/00; making closures in conjunction with applying same B67B
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A covering member (1) for mounting on a fastener ring (2), the ring and the covering member co-operating with each other to form a fastener device for fastening a dispenser system (3), such as a pump or a valve, on a receptacle neck (40), the covering member presenting a general configuration that is substantially cylindrical and that includes an outside wall (14) and an inside wall (15) for coming into clamping contact around the ring (2), the inside wall forming at least one elongate groove (16) hollowed out in a base zone (151), the covering member being characterized in that the groove is formed by a plurality of groove segments (17) that are separated by non-groove zones in such a manner as to form a groove that is interrupted locally.

Claims

1. A covering member (1;

1′

;

1″

) for mounting on a fastener ring (2), the ring and the covering member co-operating with each other to form a fastener device for fastening a dispenser system (3), such as a pump or a valve, on a receptacle neck (40), the covering member presenting a general configuration that is substantially cylindrical and that includes an outside wall (14) and an inside wall (15) for coming into clamping contact around the ring (2), the inside wall forming at least one elongate groove (16) hollowed out in a base zone (151), the covering member being characterized in that the groove is formed by a plurality of groove segments (17) that are separated by non-groove zones in such a manner as to form a groove that is interrupted locally.

2. A covering member according to claim 1, in which the grooves (16) are disposed substantially vertically.

3. A covering member according to claim 1, in which the grooves (16′

) are disposed substantially horizontally, forming annular grooves that are interrupted.

4. A covering member according to claim 1, in which the grooves (16″

) are disposed substantially obliquely.

5. A covering member according to claim 1, in which the segments (17) of a groove are elongate in the longitudinal direction of the groove, each segment forming two ends (171) and two long edges (172), the adjacent ends of two segments being separated by the base zone (151).

6. A covering member according to claim 1, in which the segments (17) are made by displacing material, such that each segment is bordered by lumps of displaced material (175).

7. A method of manufacturing a covering member according to claim 1, the method comprising the following successive steps:

a) making a covering member by stamping metal in such a manner as to form continuous grooves on the inside wall; and

b) machining the segments by removing material so as to form interrupted grooves.

8. A method of manufacturing a covering member according to claim 6, the method comprising the following successive steps:

a) making a covering member by stamping metal in such a manner as to form continuous grooves on the inside wall; and

b) machining the segments by displacing material so as to form interrupted grooves.

9. A method according to claim 8, in which the machining step is performed by embossing or by knurling.

10. A fluid dispenser comprising a receptacle, a dispenser system, and a fastener device that integrates a covering member according to claim 1.