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WO2003010085A1
WO2003010085A1 PCT/NL2002/000508 NL0200508W WO03010085A1 WO 2003010085 A1 WO2003010085 A1 WO 2003010085A1 NL 0200508 W NL0200508 W NL 0200508W WO 03010085 A1 WO03010085 A1 WO 03010085A1
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Laurens Last
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0205—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants by manually operable pumping apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/12—Vessels or pots for table use
    • A47G19/18—Containers for delivering jam, mustard, or the like
    • A47G19/183—Containers for delivering jam, mustard, or the like by applying external pressure, i.e. by pumping or squeezing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
    • G01F11/08—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the diaphragm or bellows type
    • G01F11/088—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the diaphragm or bellows type using a deformable conduit-like element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
    • G01F11/286—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement where filling of the measuring chamber is effected by squeezing a supply container that is in fluid connection with the measuring chamber and excess fluid is sucked back from the measuring chamber during relaxation of the supply container

Definitions

  • Handheld dispensing device for dispensing a substance
  • the invention relates to a handheld dispensing device for dispensing a substance in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • US 3,758,005 has disclosed a dispensing device which can be held in one hand in order to dispense, for example, foodstuffs, such as mayonnaise, ketchup, etc.
  • This known device has a housing with a housing part which can be picked up in one hand.
  • a pivotable lever extends along the front side of the housing part and can be actuated by the fingers of the hand which is being used to hold the housing.
  • the lever is coupled to a pump for dispensing the substance via the dispensing nozzle .
  • the invention provides a handheld dispensing device according to claim 1, in which a base is provided at the underside of the housing part which can be held in one hand, and in that the one or more dispensing nozzles are provided in the base and are directed downwards.
  • the dispensing device according to the invention can be held in one hand by the user as a result of this hand of the user gripping the relevant part of the housing of the device.
  • the reservoir is then above this hand and the one or more dispensing nozzles are located below this hand. Consequently, the user can hold his hand and arm in a natural position above the object onto which the substance is being dispensed.
  • the dispensing device may be designed in such a manner that the device is suitable for intensive use, but a design which is suitable for consumer use is also possible.
  • the dispensing device can advantageously be used by catering staff.
  • the device may be used in a fast-food restaurant for applying an edible substance, such as mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, etc., to a hamburger, for example.
  • an edible substance such as mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, etc.
  • Another possible use may be the application of a topping to coffee, other drink or to ice-cream. Obviously, countless further applications are also possible.
  • a retaining feature allowing the device to be retained when it is not being used.
  • the dispensing device is provided with hanging means or the like, allowing the device to be hung at a suitable location.
  • the retaining feature could also be designed as a clamping feature or, for example, a support structure which can be placed onto a work surface.
  • the pump is preferably a manually actuable pump, but as an alternative an electrically driven pump, for example with a (rechargeable) battery is also conceivable.
  • the base prefferably be designed in such a manner that the dispensing device with filled reservoir can be placed stably with its base on a horizontal surface. This makes it easy for the user, for example during preparation of food, to constantly place the dispensing device on its base, for example on top of a work surface.
  • the dispensing device During use in a kitchen, for example, it is advantageous for the dispensing device not to be arranged fixedly and not to have to be put back at a fixed location, so that it can be picked up and then used at any desired location in the kitchen.
  • the base preferably comprises one or more downwardly directed projections, in such a manner that the one or more dispensing nozzles are located at a distance above the supporting surface formed by the projections of the base, so that the dispensing nozzles do not come into contact with the surface onto which the device is placed. It is preferable for each dispensing nozzle to be formed by a self-closing dispensing valve made from flexible material, for example of the duckbill type.
  • the base can preferably be exchanged for a different base with a different dispensing pattern.
  • the pump preferably comprises a hose element of the self- restoring type, which hose element is connected to the reservoir at the top end and to the one or more dispensing nozzles at the bottom end.
  • the housing is provided with a top hose coupling and a bottom hose coupling, for releasably fitting the hose element, and the housing can be opened up in order for the hose element to be removed and fitted.
  • the reservoir can preferably be released from the housing, the housing being provided with a first coupling element and the reservoir being provided with a second coupling element, which can be coupled thereto, in order to create a connection between the reservoir and the pump.
  • Removing the reservoir makes it possible, for example, for the reservoir to be a pouch which is coupled to the housing in the filled state. This allows the substance to be stored in pouches.
  • the housing When using pouches as the reservoir, it is preferable for the housing to be provided on the top side with a supporting member for the pouch.
  • the supporting member is open from above, so that it is easy for the pouch to be introduced from above by the user.
  • the supporting member for the bag is preferably provided with a cut-out at the first coupling element of the housing, so that it is easy for the user to couple the second coupling element to the first coupling element.
  • the reservoir is a pouch which is accommodated in a box body, which box body can be removed from the housing.
  • the housing is provided with a collar rim in order for the housing to be supported on the top side of the hand.
  • part of the housing which can be gripped by the hand is at an acute angle to the base, which angle preferably lies between 80 and 60 degrees.
  • Figure 1 shows, partially in cross section, an exemplary embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a handheld dispensing device 1 for dispensing a substance, for example a foodstuff such as mayonnaise, ketchup, a topping for coffee or ice-cream, etc.
  • Figure 1 shows the normal position of the device 1, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • Dashed lines indicate a pouch 2 which serves as a reservoir for the substance.
  • the pouch 2 is made, for example, from plastic film and has a volume of, for example, between 0.4 and 1 litre.
  • the device 1 comprises a housing 3 which can be gripped by one hand (of an adult) and has a top side and an underside.
  • the housing 3 is more or less tubular, it being possible for the cross section to be of any desired shape, such as round, oval, square with rounded corners, etc., and to have cross-sectional dimensions which are such that the surrounding grip by the hand is not complete, but is sufficient to provide a good grip.
  • the housing 3 is provided with a supporting member 4 for the pouch 2.
  • the supporting member 4 is designed as a bowl which is open at the top, so that the pouch 2 comes to lie largely between two side walls of the bowl 4, which lie at a distance from one another.
  • a bowl 4 it is also possible to select a different design for the supporting member 4, for example as a rack.
  • the pouch 2 can be removed from the housing 3.
  • the housing 3 is provided with a first coupling element 5, and the pouch 2 is provided with a second coupling element 6, which can be coupled thereto, in order to create a connection between the reservoir and the pump.
  • the first and second coupling elements are of a known type, the second coupling element being provided with a female element which is secured in the wall of the pouch and has a hole for the insertion of the first coupling element, which is designed as a male element, the second coupling element also being provided with a closure means for the hole, for example a stopper which seals the hole on the inner side of the pouch until the coupling has been produced.
  • the stopper it is possible to provide for the stopper to be coupled to the male element, so that the pouch can be removed from the housing even when it is not completely empty, in which case the stopper is moved back into its closing position in the hole of the female element, after which it is decoupled from the male element.
  • a coupling of this type is described, for example, in EP 0 749 358.
  • the supporting member 4 is provided with a cut-out which is open at the top and in each of the side walls of the bowl 4 continues downwards to the first coupling element 5.
  • the reservoir is a pouch which is accommodated in a box body, which box body can be removed from the housing 3.
  • the reservoir is a bucket with a lid which can preferably be removed from the housing.
  • the weight of the pouch 2 is therefore supported on the top side of the housing 1.
  • a manually actuable pump 8 which can be actuated by one or more fingers of the hand which is gripping the housing 3, is accommodated in the housing 3.
  • the dispensing device 1 also comprises a base 10 which is provided on the underside of the housing 3.
  • the base 10 there are a plurality of downwardly directed dispensing nozzles 15 for the substance which is to be dispensed.
  • the pump 8 is designed to pump the substance out of the pouch 2 to the dispensing nozzles 15, so that the substance is dispensed from the device in a dispensing pattern.
  • the pattern may simply comprise a single stream of substance, but may also comprise a combination of streams, for example with one central stream and a plurality of streams arranged in a circle around it. Obviously, completely, different patterns are also conceivable.
  • the base 10 is designed in such a manner that the dispensing device 1 with filled pouch 2 can be positioned stably with its base 10 on a horizontal surface.
  • the base 10 has a downwardly directed annular wall 11, the dispensing nozzles 15 being arranged inside the annular wall 11.
  • the annular wall 11 it would also be possible to provide a plurality of downwardly directed projections on the underside of the base 10.
  • Each dispensing nozzle 15 is formed by a self-closing dispensing valve made from flexible material, which valves therefore open under the influence of the pressure of the substance created by the pump 8 and, at the end of the pump stroke, are automatically closed again.
  • the dispensing valves 15 are of the duckbill type.
  • the dispensing valves 15 advantageously form part of a single integral valve member 16 which is formed from the flexible material.
  • the member 16 is more or less in disc form, with a projection in the form of a dispensing valve 15 at a plurality of locations.
  • the base 10 or just the dispensing valve member 16 of this base 10 can be exchanged for a different base or dispensing valve member 16 with a different dispensing pattern.
  • the pump 8 comprises a hose element 20 of the self-restoring type, which hose element 20 is connected to the pouch 2 at the top end and to the dispensing nozzles 15 at the bottom end.
  • the housing 3 is provided with a top hose coupling 21, for example in the form of a hose nipple, and a bottom hose coupling 22 for releasably fitting the hose element 20. Furthermore, the housing 3 can be opened, for example by means of a cover in the wall of the housing 3, in order for the hose element 20 to be removed and fitted. This may be advantageous during cleaning of the device 1 or when the hose element 20 is being replaced.
  • suction valve 23 In or close to the top hose coupling 21, there is a suction valve 23 which, together with the dispensing valves 15, delimit the pump chamber.
  • valve arranged in or close to the hose coupling 22.
  • This valve may be present, for example, if the substance contains (edible) particles, which make it difficult to close the dispensing valves 15 correctly.
  • the pump-actuating member is a pivotable lever 25, which in the example shown is secured to the housing 3 in such a manner that it can pivot about a pivot pin 26 at the bottom end.
  • pivotable handle 25 it is also possible for the pivotable handle 25 to be pivotably secured to the housing 3 at its top end.
  • a pivotable lever 25 instead of a pivotable lever 25 there is a button which can be actuated by one or more fingers and, by way of example, is accommodated displaceably in the housing 3.
  • the housing 3 to allow for the pivotable lever 25 to be fitted as desired, so that the lever pivots at its top end or at its bottom end.
  • the pivotable lever 25 it is possible to provide a plurality of dispensing devices, for example for mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup, in which case different designs of the pump-actuating member are provided, so that the staff are not constantly executing the same pump-actuating movement.
  • a moveable compression element 27 which on one side bears against the outer side of the hose element 20.
  • the pivotable lever 25 is coupled via a hinge pin 28 to the compression member 27, in such a manner that when the lever 25 is actuated, the hose element 20 is compressed by the compression element 27.
  • the housing 3 Opposite the compression element 27, the housing 3 is provided with an abutment 29 for the hose element 20.
  • the wall of the hose element 20 is advantageously designed to be relatively thin, so that the wall, which is more or less fixed at both ends, is stretched in the axial direction when the lever 25 is being squeezed. This axial stretching leads to a considerable restoring force on the part of the hose element 20, resulting in a favourable sucking action.
  • the hose element may be adapted to the substance which is to be dispensed and may, for example, be matched to the viscosity of the substance.
  • the housing 3 In the vicinity of the upper side, the housing 3 is provided with a collar rim 12 for supporting the housing 3 on the top side of the hand.
  • the handheld tubular part of the housing 3 - on the side of the actuating member (lever 25) of the pump 8 which is to be actuated by the fingers - is not at right angles, but rather is at an acute angle with respect to the underside of the base 10, this angle preferably lying between 80 and 60 degrees. This inclined inclination is ergonomically advantageous and helps the user' s hand and arm to achieve a natural position.
  • the portion size can also be adjusted by means of the design of the hose element 20.
  • the abutment 29 may also be exchangeable or may have an adjustable position, in order in this way to adjust the portion size .
  • a pump 8 with a hose element 20 it is also possible to provide a different pump, for example a piston pump.
  • the housing 3 is provided with supporting means for two pouches 2, with a coupling element 5 for each pouch 2. Furthermore, in this case there is provision for the housing 3 to hold two hose elements 20, which can preferably be compressed by actuation of a common lever 25 or the like. At their bottom ends, the hose elements 25 are connected to the dispensing nozzles, so that it is possible to create a pattern of two substances. In a variant, the two substances are combined before they leave the dispensing nozzles, so that a mixture is obtained.
  • hose element 20 together with the valve member 16 or an assembly of dispensing nozzles 15 which is designed in some other way, to form a single unit, if appropriate together with the top hose coupling 21, so that this entire assembly can be removed from the housing 3 and can preferably be discarded. Consequently, the assembly does not have to be cleaned.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif portatif (1) servant à distribuer une substance, par exemple un produit alimentaire. Le dispositif (1) comprend un réservoir (2) destiné à contenir la substance et une enveloppe (3) qui peut être tenue dans une main et qui est pourvue d'un côté supérieur et d'un côté inférieure. Le réservoir, qui est disposé sur le haut de l'enveloppe, est supporté par cette dernière. Le dispositif comprend également une pompe manuelle (8), qui est logée dans l'enveloppe et qui peut être activée par un ou plusieurs doigts de la main tenant l'enveloppe. Le dispositif est pourvu d'une base (10) située au fond de l'enveloppe. La base comporte une ou plusieurs buses de distribution orientées vers le bas (15). La pompe est destinée à pomper la substance contenue dans le réservoir et à l'amener aux buses de distribution de façon que la substance soit distribuée par le dispositif selon un motif de distribution.
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WO2013084203A1 (fr) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 Asept International Ab Dispositif de dosage
CN110799072A (zh) * 2017-03-17 2020-02-14 诺威德尔塔咖啡贸易工业有限公司 具有简化致动的饮料制备装置和操作所述装置的方法
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EP0523765A1 (fr) * 1991-07-04 1993-01-20 Unilever N.V. Dispositif de distribution d'un détergent liquide
US5186559A (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-02-16 Fu Peter P Cooking sauce dispenser and stand
EP0745342A1 (fr) * 1995-05-30 1996-12-04 Asept International Ab Distributeur de deux produits liquides
US5730327A (en) * 1993-10-18 1998-03-24 Asept International Ab Arrangement for portioning viscous materials from a pack

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US3758005A (en) * 1971-12-07 1973-09-11 Inpaco Dispensing system
WO1987002422A1 (fr) * 1985-10-11 1987-04-23 Graeme William Harris Dispositif de dosage liquide
EP0523765A1 (fr) * 1991-07-04 1993-01-20 Unilever N.V. Dispositif de distribution d'un détergent liquide
US5186559A (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-02-16 Fu Peter P Cooking sauce dispenser and stand
US5730327A (en) * 1993-10-18 1998-03-24 Asept International Ab Arrangement for portioning viscous materials from a pack
EP0745342A1 (fr) * 1995-05-30 1996-12-04 Asept International Ab Distributeur de deux produits liquides

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WO2013084203A1 (fr) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 Asept International Ab Dispositif de dosage
US9199834B2 (en) 2011-12-09 2015-12-01 Aspet International Ab Dispensing device
CN110799072A (zh) * 2017-03-17 2020-02-14 诺威德尔塔咖啡贸易工业有限公司 具有简化致动的饮料制备装置和操作所述装置的方法
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