54results about "Dispenser with replacable cartridge" patented technology

The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a housing and a flexible reservoir adapted to contain a fluid and having a septum member formed from a needle-penetratable self-sealing material. The flexible reservoir is arranged within the housing in combination with mounting means arranged within or formed by the housing, wherein the mounting means engages the septum member to thereby mount the flexible reservoir relative to the housing. In this way a secure fixation between the reservoir and the housing is provided without having to interfere with the general flexibility of the reservoir, e.g. substantially the entire flexible reservoir apart from the outlet/mounting means may be arranged free to move relative to the housing, this allowing the reservoir to be emptied to a high degree.

A package to facilitate the use of squeeze bottles and other dispensers, particularly in the food service industry. The invention is directed to, in particular, a combined bottle liner and food product which includes a liner pouch, a liner peripheral sealing area and a food product contained within the liner pouch. Preferably, the combined bottle liner and food product also includes a closure which is sealed to the sealing surface of the bottle liner. The product of the invention facilitates the use of squeeze bottles for products such as mayonnaise and other dressings in food service by permitting sale of a combined bottle liner and food product to the busy eating establishment. The eating establishment can simply insert the liner into the squeeze bottle or other dispenser and remove the closure. A closure is placed on the squeeze bottle and the squeeze bottle is then ready to dispense the product. Alternatively, the liner closure is not removed because the squeeze bottle closure is provided with a means for piercing the liner closure when the squeeze bottle closure is applied to the squeeze bottle. The invention also concerns the process of using the package in food service.

Provided herein, inter alia, is a system for indicating the location of a dental drill includes a dental handpiece, which further includes the dental drill. A plurality of sensors detect a magnetic field and produce a set of outputs, which are usable at least in part to indicate the location of the dental drill. The sensor outputs may be processed to produce an indication of the spatial relationship of the drill to a patient's dentition. The indication is preferably graphical, and may be presented to a dental professional using the system during an implant procedure to provide visual feedback about the procedure. The indication may be repeatedly updated, substantially in real time.

The invention provides for a container that may include a liquid-holding vessel and a skeleton shell supporting the liquid holding vessel. The liquid-holding vessel may comprise a flexible polymer or plastic material for preventing contact between a liquid stored in or dispensed from the container and the skeleton. The liquid-holding vessel and the closure may be formed from a minimal amount of polymer or plastic. The invention also provides for a connection of a liquid-holding vessel with a fitment to the skeleton shell using ultrasonic means. Further, a skeleton shell with mating features allowing the skeleton shell to be formed with smooth edges is provided.

A condiment dispenser includes a holder, and a condiment container adapted to be positioned in the holder and containing a quantity of an edible food condiment. The condiment container is provided with a dispensing nozzle through which the condiment in the condiment container is dispensed from the condiment container. The condiment container is adapted to be wound on a shaft that is rotatably supported on the holder so that rotation of the shaft applies pressure to the condiment in the condiment container to dispense the condiment through the dispensing nozzle.

An ink bottle comprises a container main body configured to contain ink that is to be supplied to an ink tank, an ink outlet forming portion provided on an end of the container main body and configured to include an ink outlet that causes the ink to be flowed out from the container main body, and a valve provided in the ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner. The ink outlet is formed in an end face of the ink outlet forming portion. The end face is arranged to face an opposite side of the ink outlet forming portion that is opposite to a container main body side thereof. A first recess is formed in an outer side portion of the ink outlet on the end face to be recessed toward the container main body side.

The invention provides an applicator component which is easy to use, enables a user to take out a certain amount of a product, and prevents the product from being separated. A unit has a first compartment containing a product to be discharged and a second compartment, which has a smaller area than the first compartment and is linked to the first compartment by a flow path. The second compartment contains an applicator component mounted on a sealing component which can seal an opening at the edge. The first compartment is equipped with a system including the following process: Pressure is applied to a contained product by the movements of a driving component separate from the sealing component. A certain amount of the product is flowed into the second compartment through the flow path. The product is supplied to a surface of the applicator component and/or to a certain depth of it.

A container of stacked moist wipes includes a dispenser housing. The housing defines top and bottom walls, first and second side walls, and first and second end walls. The walls collectively define an interior space, and the first end wall can be removed to provide access to the interior space via a refill orifice. The top wall includes a dispensing orifice through which wipes are extracted. A refill direction is generally perpendicular to a dispensing direction. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice is covered by a lid assembly. In certain embodiment, the first end wall includes a removable cap that has no permanent connection to the top wall, bottom wall, first side wall, or second side wall. In certain embodiments, the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, and a permanent layer of the second end wall are integrally molded with each other.

The invention relates to a system and method for determining replenishment information for capsules as replenishment for a beverage production machine. Capsule information regarding a plurality of different types of capsules is stored in a server. Further at least one user account including personal information about a person consuming beverage produced from capsules is stored in said server. A beverage from a capsule is produced and the capsule used therefore by the beverage production machine is identified. The information on the identified capsule is transmitted to the server. Then at least one type of capsules as replenishment is determined on the basis of the capsule information and the user profile.

An exemplary dispenser includes a housing and a refill unit. The refill unit being removable and replaceable. The dispenser also includes a processor, memory, a dose count stored in memory that is indicative of the number of doses in a full refill unit, a level sensor for detecting a predetermined level the refill unit and a dispense count indicative of the number doses of product dispensed from the refill unit. In addition, the dispenser includes memory and has logic stored in the memory for recalibrating the number of doses remaining in the refill unit as a function of the dose count, the number of doses of product dispensed and the predetermined level of product. The number of doses of product remaining in the refill unit may be displayed on the dispenser, on a remote station, or on both the dispenser and a remote station.

Disclosed is a refill case detachably accommodated in a cosmetic compact, the refill case including: a main body being configured such that an upper portion thereof is open, and including an inner wall providing an accommodation space in the main body, and an outer wall provided at an outer side of the main body with a predetermined gap between the inner wall and the outer wall; and a mesh fabric cover including a cylindrical vertical extension portion tightly inserted in the gap, a rim portion extending from an upper end of the vertical extension portion in an inward direction, and a mesh fabric configured such that upper and lower surfaces thereof are interposed between the upper end of the vertical extension portion and an outer edge the rim portion along an edge thereof to be integrally provided, thereby covering an upper portion of the accommodation space.

A plastic cutlery dispenser having a base and a cartridge is described. The cartridge may be slideable relative to the base. In some embodiments, the base has a base dispensing mechanism and the cartridge has a cartridge dispensing mechanism configured to mate with the base dispensing mechanism. In some embodiments, when the base and cartridge dispensing mechanisms mate, the cutlery dispenser is configured to dispense cutlery located within the cartridge one piece of cutlery at a time.

A wipes container includes a dispenser housing defining top and bottom walls, first and second side walls, and first and second end walls. The top wall includes a dispensing orifice. A plurality of wipes can be disposed within an interior space, and refills can be made through a refill orifice exposed by removing an end wall. A lid assembly includes a ring and a flip top. The ring defines an interior region which has an interior region length. A thermoplastic elastomer dispensing partition extends substantially throughout the interior region and includes a dispensing slit. One end of the slit is positioned to improve the ease with which a user can reach into the refill orifice and thread a wipe through the dispensing slit.

A dispenser for spreadable foodstuffs and other spreadable non-food substances allowing for spreading without the need for additional utensils not a part of the packaging is disclosed. The dispenser may rapidly switch between different disposable cartridges and is designed for an extended useful lifetime.

The invention provides a medical tool quantitative storing and taking device with a statistical function. The trouble of counting in the preoperative preparation work is effectively solved, staff in astore management center is liberated, management of medical tools is facilitated, and the problem of instrument missing caused by human errors is avoided. According to the technical scheme, the medical tool quantitative storing and taking device with the statistical function comprises a box body, the box body is internally provided with a fixing block, a shell is arranged above the fixing block,the shell is internally provided with a rotary table, a spring is arranged between the rotary table and the shell, a ratchet wheel is arranged below the rotary table, and one side of the ratchet wheelis provided with pawls; and the fixing block is internally provided with a channel, the fixing block is provided with rectangular holes and blind holes, the blind holes are internally provided with wedge-shaped blocks, a disk is arranged below the shell, the shell is provided with a notch, a small ball is arranged above the left end of the disk, an ejector rod is arranged above a feed hole, and the rectangular holes are internally provided with rectangular boxes. The medical tool quantitative storing and taking device with the statistical function is ingenious in structure and novel in structure, the working efficiency of medical workers is advantageously improved, the trouble of counting is avoided for the medical workers, the management difficulty of tools and instruments is lowered fora hospital, the cost is reduced, and popularization is facilitated.

A rotary airless compact including facing concentric arcuate inner and annular outer walls which are manually rotatable relative to each other, and a flexible tube extending between the walls and secured to the inner wall. The outer wall has radial ribs projecting inwardly to crimp the tube at spaced locations against the inner wall, providing successive seals between which the tube has internally open regions for holding fluid product. As the outer wall rotates relative to the inner wall in a direction from a first to a second end of the tube, product is drawn from a supply pouch at the first end into successive open regions of the tube in discrete quantities separated by the seals, and the ribs advance the seals and open regions to the second end, where a nozzle or other dispensing element discharges the quantities of product into a pan area of the compact.

This invention addresses the problem of providing a refillable container that can be easily and safely refilled with liquid content by way of exchanging an inner container. A refillable container (1)comprises: an outer container (3) that has an opening (2) at the top; a cover (4) that closes the opening (2) of the outer container (3); a paper inner container (5) that accommodates liquid content therein and that is accommodated in the outer container (3) so as to be replaceable when the liquid content is depleted; and a dispensing pump (6) that is provided in the cover (4) and that takes in the liquid content in the inner container (5) accommodated in the outer container (3) and dispenses the liquid content to the exterior. An intake tube (16) of the dispensing pump (6) is inserted into the inner container (5) when the opening (2) of the outer container (3) is closed by the cover (4). The cover (4) comprises a cylinder wall (13) that fits to the outer circumference of the outer container (3). The intake tube (16) of the dispensing pump (6) is of a length so that the tip thereof is positioned on the inside of an open end (13a) of the cylinder wall (13).

A dispensing system includes a replenishment container. The replenishment container includes a container door, a container lock for the container door, and an identifier to indicate an identification of the container contents. The system also includes a dispenser to receive the replenishment container. The dispenser includes a dispenser door to selectively communicate the dispenser with the container, a container detector to continuously detect a presence or absence of the identifier and provide a signal corresponding to the identification of the contents of the container, a switch to detect when the dispenser door is not fully closed, and a controller. The controller receives the identification signal from the container detector, compares the identification of the contents of the container with an expected identification, unlocks the container lock if the identifications match, and prevents the dispenser from dispensing if the identifications do not match or if no identifier is detected.