Assembly adapted for the mixing of two different products stored separately

• US 5,209,565 A
• Filed: 12/23/1991
• Issued: 05/11/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Goncalves, Antonin
• Primary Examiner(s): Hornsby, Harvey C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): COOLEY, CHARLES E
• Application Number:
  US07/811,436
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 206/219-222, 215/DIG. 8, 366/129-130, 366/342, 366/349, 366/602, 220/23.83, 220/23.86, 220/4.21, 220/501, 220/502, 141/319, 141/320, 141/375, 141/363, 141/364, 141/366, 222/81-83.5, 222/541
• US Class Current: 366/130
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3211 coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/08 Mixing

Abstract

An assembly for the mixing of two different products stored separately. The assembly comprises a first and second container, the first container having a neck and a body. The neck of the first container having a tearable cap and the body being responsive to manual pressure to effect the dispensing of the product from the first container after the cap is torn. A rigid second container has a neck to which a first cap is attachable. The first cap has an attachment member for cooperating with the neck of the first container and an opening extending therethrough. A removable second cap is attachable to the first cap to close the opening. The first cap has a perforating member surrounding its opening so that when the first container is attached to the second container, the perforating member perforates the tearable cap of the first container to allow mixing of products stored in the first and second containers after removal of a protective stopper on the first container and removal of the second cap of the second container.

Claims

1. An assembly for the mixing of two different products stored separately, said assembly comprising a first and a second container each capable of containing a separate product,

said first container having a neck and a body, said neck having a tearable cap fixed thereon and a removable stopper on said neck protecting said tearable cap, said body being responsive to manual pressure to effect dispensing of the product from said first container after said cap is torn,

said second container having a substantially rigid body and a neck, a first cap is attachable to said neck of said second container and having an attachment means for cooperating with said neck of said first container, said first cap having an opening extending therethrough and an edge surrounding said opening, said edge having perforating means disposed adjacent thereto,

a removable second cap attachable about said attachment means and said opening in said first cap to close said opening and to protect said perforating means, said attachment means cooperable with said neck of said first container after removal of said removable stopper of said first container and removal of said second cap of said second container, so that said first container is attachable about said opening of said first cap of said second container with said perforating means perforating said tearable cap of said first container, said neck of said first container having an external thread for fixing said removable stopper thereon, said attachment means of said first cap of said second container comprising a first cylindrical skirt surrounding said perforating means and having an internal thread thereon for cooperating with said external thread of said neck of said first container.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first container is a tube comprised of flexible material.

3. The assembly as claimed in claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the second container is a wide-necked pot.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the perforating means comprises a collar having a bevelled edge.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first cylindrical skirt is surrounded by a second cylindrical skirt coaxial with the first cylindrical skirt, said second cylindrical skirt having an exterior surface, said exterior surface being provided with a fixing means for receiving said second cap.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the fixing means provided externally on the second cylindrical skirt is a thread, said second cap of said second container being cylindrically shaped about a longitudinal axis.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said first and second cylindrical skirts are separated by an annular housing, said second cap having a base and a sealing skirt depending therefrom so that, when said second cap is mounted about said opening in said first cap said sealing skirt is received in said annular housing.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the first and second cylindrical skirts having substantially the same height, the annular housing extending substantially over the entirety of said height.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said neck of said second container is cylindrical said first cap has a threaded interior and said neck of said second container is provided with external threads for cooperation with said threaded interior of said first cap.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first cap has a cylindrical side wall and a sealing skirt coaxial with said cylindrical side wall positioned to sealingly engage said neck of said second container.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said threaded interior of said first cap and said first and second skirts of said first cap are coaxially formed relative to one another.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the assembly further comprises a manual stirring apparatus for mixing two products in the second container.