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 comprisinga 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, anda 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, andwherein 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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47 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, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 47)
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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 (44)
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45. 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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46. 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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