Claims
- 1/ A fluid dispenser assembly comprising:
a fluid dispenser (1) having a fluid reservoir (11) and a dispensing orifice (12); and a sleeve (2) in which the fluid dispenser (1) is slidably mounted; said fluid dispenser assembly being characterized in that the sleeve (2) is deformable to go between a dispenser reception position, in which it holds said dispenser (1) inside said sleeve (2), and a dispenser dispensing position, in which said dispenser (1) can be extracted from said sleeve (2), in particular by gravity.
- 2/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which, in the reception position, the dispenser (1) is held in the sleeve (2) by friction.
- 3/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which the sleeve (2) is deformed from its reception position to its dispensing position by applying a compression force (F) to two opposite side edges (21, 22) of said sleeve (2), in particular its longitudinal edges.
- 4/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which said sleeve (2) is provided with abutment means (25) for limiting the extent to which the dispenser (1) can slide inside the sleeve (2), thereby defining the reception position.
- 5/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 4, in which said abutment means (25) are formed integrally with said sleeve (2), by folding and/or cutting out at least one portion (25) of said sleeve (2).
- 6/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which said sleeve (2) is made up of two sheets (23, 24) bonded together with adhesive along their respective side edges (23a, 24a; 23b, 24b), and defining between said edges as bonded together a recess (30) for receiving the dispenser (1).
- 7/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which said sleeve (2) is formed by folding a one-piece sheet (29) and bonding it together with adhesive, and by defining a recess (30) for receiving the dispenser (1) between the fold (29b) and the bonding (29a).
- 8/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 6, in which, in the reception position, said recess (30) has dimensions in a thickness direction that are substantially identical to the corresponding dimensions of the dispenser (1), and dimensions in a transverse direction that are greater than the corresponding dimensions of the dispenser (1), so that the walls of said recess (30) in said thickness direction co-operate with said dispenser (1) to hold it in said recess (30), in particular by friction.
- 9/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 8, in which, in the dispensing position, when the user applies a compression force (F) on the side edges (21, 22) of the sleeve (2) in said transverse direction, the recess (30) has dimensions both in said thickness direction and in said transverse direction that are greater than the corresponding dimensions of the dispenser (1).
- 10/ A dispenser assembly according to claim 1, in which said dispenser (1) is substantially cylindrical and comprises a reservoir (11), a pump, and a dispensing head (13) provided with a dispensing orifice (12).
Priority Claims (1)
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FR-03/05605 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/495,900, filed Aug. 19, 2003, and priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a)-(d) of French patent application No. FR-03.05605, filed May 7, 2003.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Aug 2003 |
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