Dispenser for at least one liquid or pasty product comprising a closure system that allows no ingress of air, and preservation process using the said dispenser

• US 5,360,145 A
• Filed: 06/28/1993
• Issued: 11/01/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Gueret, Jean-Louis H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Application Number:
  US08/082,358
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 222/145, 222/105, 222/107, 222/95, 222/207, 222/209, 222/215, 222/190, 222/321, 222/494, 523/122, 524/398, 524/399
• US Class Current: 222/190
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/1443 Containers with means for dispensing liquid medicaments in a filtered or sterile way, e.g. with bacterial filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/1468 Containers characterised by specific material properties
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0005 Components or details of single units wherein the flow is effected by a pump B05B11/1042
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0029 Valves not actuated by pressure B05B11/0032, B05B11/0094 take precedence; automatically opened during actuation of a spray pump B05B11/1053
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0067 having a valve seat located downstream the valve element
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/007 being opened by deformation of a sealing element made of resiliently deformable material, e.g. flaps, skirts, duck-bill valves
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0072 A valve member forming part of an outlet opening
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/026 Membranes separating the content remaining in the container from the atmospheric air to compensate underpressure inside the container
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/1016 the outlet valve having a valve seat located downstream a movable valve element controlled by a pressure actuated controlling element B05B11/1022, B05B11/1023 take precedence

Abstract

Dispenser for cosmetic or pharmaceutical products, including a container and a dispensing head attached to the container. The dispensing head includes a dispensing channel connecting the container to an external dispensing orifice. Part of the dispensing head, which defines the channel, is made of a synthetic polymer material and at least one of an antiseptic agent and an antioxidant agent.

Claims

1. Dispenser for at least one of a liquid and pasty product, comprising:

(a) a container holding the product; and

(b) a head for dispensing the product, said head having a dispensing channel that connects the container to an external dispensing orifice, the channel being provided, at the dispensing orifice, with a closure system that allows substantially no ingress of air,

wherein the dispensing head includes an inserted part positioned adjacent the dispensing channel and defining at least a portion of the dispensing channel, said part being made of synthetic polymer material and including at least one of an antiseptic agent and an antioxidant agent which contacts the product, when the product is in the dispensing channel, to prevent degradation of the product in the dispensing channel.

2. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing head comprises a fixed portion attached to the container, a valve that cuts off communication between the container and the dispensing channel, and a moving portion including a pumping system actuated by the user.

3. Dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the moving portion of the dispensing head is removable.

4. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the part of the dispensing head is located at an end of the dispensing channel, close to the dispensing orifice.

5. Dispenser according to claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the antiseptic agent is a water-soluble salt of at least one of zinc, copper and silver.

6. Dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the salt is a sulphate salt.

7. Dispenser according to claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the antioxidant agent is at least one of a gentistic, homogentisic, pidolic, ascorbic and citric acids.

8. Dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the antiseptic agent represents 0.01 to 50% by weight relative to the weight of the synthetic polymer material.

9. Dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the antioxidant agent represents 0.01 to 50% by weight relative to the weight of the synthetic polymer material.

10. Dispenser according to claim 9, wherein the at least one antiseptic agent and antioxidant agent is incorporated directly in the synthetic polymer material.

11. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of an antiseptic and an antioxidant agent is impregnated in a support.

12. Dispenser according to claim 11, wherein the impregnated support is at least one of saw dust, powdered wood, starch, cellulose, silica, zeolite and clay.

13. Dispenser according to claims 11 or 12, wherein the impregnated support represents 2 to 70% by weight of the synthetic polymer material.

14. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the part is an elastic material.

15. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the part is a thermosetting polymer.

16. Dispenser according to claim 15, wherein the thermosetting polymer is an aminoplastic resin.

17. Dispenser according to claim 16, wherein the aminoplastic resin is a urea-formaldehyde resin.

18. Dispenser according to claim 15, wherein the thermosetting polymer is a phenoplastic resin.