This application is a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CH2007/000071, filed Feb. 13, 2007, and which claims the benefit of Swiss Patent Application No. 288/06, filed Feb. 24, 2006, the disclosures of which applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Generally, double syringes or double cartridges with a static mixer are used for mixing and dispensing two-component materials. A double syringe system generally consists of two parallelly arranged storage cylinders, two pistons, a common closure, and a double plunger. To dispense the content, the pistons are pushed forward by means of the double plunger.
Particularly in smaller double syringes for single use, the conventional dispensing by means of the dual plungers may result in handling problems because of the small dimensions. It would therefore be desirable to provide a dispensing appliance that allows comfortable dispensing also of small double syringes.
EP-A2-0 315 222 discloses a dispensing device in which two syringes are held together at the device's outlet end by a connecting part with a common outlet, and at the inlet end by a bridge connecting the two plungers. This device does not solve the problem of small syringes, which is not addressed therein.
Embodiments described herein provide a dispensing apparatus for a double syringe or double cartridge. The apparatus includes two plungers connected by a thrust plate, and a flange holder. The flange holder includes a guiding slot for receiving a retaining flange of the double syringe or double cartridge, at least one finger rest grip, and an elongate plunger guide extending from a side of the flange holder that faces away from the double syringe or double cartridge.
In some embodiments, an end of each of the plungers, which opens out elastically, has an incision and a circumferential bulge.
In some embodiments, the flange holder has two finger rest grips. The second finger rest grip is provided between the first finger rest grip and the thrust plate. In some embodiments, the second finger rest grip is provided on the plunger guide.
In some embodiments, the guiding slot in the flange holder has a coded internal contour for receiving a coded contour of the retaining flange of the double syringe or double cartridge in an unequivocal position.
The invention will be explained in more detail hereinafter with reference to drawings of exemplary embodiments.
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The term “double syringe” is also meant to include a double cartridge. Moreover, instead of a mixer, any other accessory such as a spray nozzle or another accessory part may be connected to the double syringe.
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