Pump and dispenser

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a pump and container unit (80) for a dispenser (100) for dispensing of food product (2), e.g., sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid form and the dispenser itself. The dispenser is configured to removably contain a container (3) made of food-grade material configured to be filled with food product to airtight contain food product and to enable food product to be discharged and to be recycled when emptied of food product.

Description

[0001] Pump and dispenser

[0002] Technical field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to a pump for use with a dispenser for manual dispensing of food product out of a flexible container and a dispenser for dispensing of food product out of a pump and container unit. The present disclosure relates to a dispenser for dispensing of food product, e.g. sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid and / or liquid form, out of a flexible container via a pump. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a pump and a dispenser for manual or automatic dispensing of food product out of a flexible container as defined in the introductory parts of the independent claim.

[0004] Background art

[0005] A problem with the solutions of the prior art using different kinds of dispensers to dispense food product in fluid form, such as sauce, ketchup, mustard, condiment or the like, manually by hand for delivering the food product to a consumer, e.g., in a receptacle and / or directly onto some type of edible product, such as bread and / or a hamburger or the like, is that the handling of those dispensers are cumbersome if the dispensers are made up of several separate parts detachably assembled together to provide operational dispensers. Examples of known dispensers are squeezable plastic bottles filled with food product and having detachable caps with spouts, similar to plastic bottles of ketchup and / or mustard, e.g., FIFO-bottles™, that dispense by squeezing the bottles, or manually or automatically operated standalone countertop-type dispensers with containers filled with food product and having detachable spouts or nozzles for discharge of food product out of the containers via the spouts and / or nozzles to consumers by pumping. Such food product dispensers have to fulfil high hygiene demands or standards requiring regular and usually meticulous cleaning of all detachable parts making up the dispenser - in particular the detachable spouts / discharge nozzles - when replacing an emptied bottle or container with a new full / filled one by detaching it from the spout / nozzle and / or the pump and then assembling the discharge spout / nozzle or tap and / or pump back onto a now full bottle or container.

[0006] WO 03 / 010085 Al and WO 2013 / 084203 Al disclose dispensers with elongated pump housings that may be gripped in one hand for manually actuating pumps by pressing handles for dispensing substance out of containers via one or more dispensing / discharging nozzles. Hence, solutions of the prior art suffer from low or even bad cleanability not fulfilling the hygiene requirements within the food industry or at least are very difficult to clean sufficiently after and before use and refilling due to several parts that must be disassembled, cleaned and then assembled together to be operative as a dispenser.

[0007] A problem with the solutions of the prior art dispensers using several separate parts that must be detached to come loose from each other for sufficient cleaning and / or refilling - when required to fulfil the hygiene demands - is that one or more of those separate parts must be kept track of after disassembly to not get lost or may - by mistake or intentionally - be replaced after disassembly and before reassembly by copies not fulfilling the food-grade demands or even cause leakage or malfunction of the dispenser after reassembly - if not assembled together correctly or due to manufacturing errors or faulty dimensions or choice of materials etc. - or not fulfilling hygiene demands by faulty design with for example to narrow spaces and / or radiuses or the like, or - with greater risk - even be poorly cleaned or not handled correctly after cleaning meaning that cleaned parts risk becoming contaminated after cleaning and then be assembled together with the other parts by mistake or due to being handled and / or cleaned / washed by poorly trained or non-supervised personnel, in particular in fast-food businesses having a fast-paced working environment.

[0008] A problem with the solutions of the prior art dispensers using several separate parts detachably assembled together as a dispenser to enable detachment to come loose from each other for sufficient cleaning and / or refilling is that all these parts may be made of different materials making it impossible or at least very cumbersome to recycle the dispenser when not to be used anymore or when damaged or broken.

[0009] There is thus a need for an improved dispenser for dispensing of food product.

[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to mitigate, alleviate or eliminate one or more of the above-identified deficiencies and disadvantages in the prior art and solve at least the above-mentioned problem / -s. According to a first aspect there is provided a pump and container unit made of food-grade material for use with a dispenser for manual dispensing of food product out of a flexible food-grade container comprising the food product being e.g., sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid / liquid form and an inner hollow and fenestrated food-grade fitment sealingly attached to and inside the container with a first end at / on / to an unbroken portion of the container, the pump and container unit comprising a pump made of food-grade material and comprises a first end and a second end, the first pump end being configured to discharge food product from the container and pump unit via a first check and discharge valve nozzle, and a pump chamber extending between the first and second pump ends, which pump chamber is a hose member made of malleable and flexible food-grade material, the second pump end comprising a tube member with a protruding pointed part configured to penetrate the container when connecting the second pump end to the inner fitment of the container to establish fluid communication between the pump and the food product inside the container via the inner hollow and fenestrated food-grade fitment inside the container, and a second check valve arranged between the protruding pointed part and the hose member and configured to hinder food product to flow from the container through and past the second check valve into the hose member when the hose member is compressed while enabling food product to flow from the hose member and through the first check and discharge valve nozzle being forced open when the hose member is compressed to dispense food product out of the pump and container unit, wherein the tube member of the pump comprises at least two radially outwards extending protrusions at / on the second end of the pump, and the first fitment end comprises an inner opening with an inwardly extending edge forming part of an orifice of the inner fitment opening, wherie the inner fitment opening and its inwardly extending edge of the first fitment end are configured to receive and enable introduction of the tube member into the fitment until the tube member bottoms / abuts against the first fitment end penetrating the container and the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions engage with the inwardly extending edge of the inner opening of the first fitment end and thereby with the container to form a common pump and container unit, characterized in that the pump and container unit is a unitary and non-detachable unit after assembly, and that the first check and discharge valve is configured to be an integral part of or be integrated in or be a first end of the hose member opposite a second end of the hose member.

[0011] This provides an easily and more safely handled common pump and container unit and ultimately improved use and operation of a dispenser using a thereby more robust or sturdy pump and container unit after assembly enabling a more efficient replacing of both pump and container after emptying of food product with a whole new and already clean pump and container unit filled with food product in one go instead of having to detach the pump from the empty container, clean / wash the pump, and reassemble the pump onto a new and filled container before being used. Hence, the pump and container unit is a cohesive whole after assembly, i.e., in other words, the final and common pump and container unit is made of two separate and distinct parts joined together as one non-detachable entity as by fusion or integration after assembly together. After assembly, the pump and container unit forms a single, unified entity of individual parts - the pump and the container - becoming inseparable after being joined or combined together as one single, strong structure functioning as one unit providing easy and safe handling and eliminating the risk of the individual pump and the individual container coming loose or being detached from each other when handled in the usual and customary way. After assembly, the combined container and pump work together seamlessly as one unit and cannot be easily separated.

[0012] This provides a pump and container assembled together as one unitary and non- detachable / non-demountable unit and inseparable whole for use in a dispenser, which common pump and storage unit eliminates the risk of parts coming loose from each other after disassembly and being lost for, during and after cleaning and before reassembly.

[0013] This provides a combined pump and container after being assembled together forming a single entity or unit and in principle or almost a monolithic entity or unit rather than being two detachable and demountable parts or members after assembly for use in a dispenser, which single and unitary pump and storage assembly eliminates both the risk of these parts coming loose from each other and being contaminated requiring cleaning before reuse.

[0014] This provides a combined pump and container and storage assembly after being assembled together with a container full of food product forming a single and in principle monolithic entity or unit instead of two parts or members being detachable and demountable after assembly together (to be used in a dispenser), which unitary non-detachable pump and container / storage entity ensures a reliable and efficient way to dispense liquids while keeping the hygienic standard during the whole usage of the permanently combined pump and container assembly and maintaining the integrity of the pump, the container and the contents thereof during use and handling by providing a reliable, leakproof and permanent connection between pump and container after assembly and during the whole operation of dispensing and after the container of the combined pump and container assembly has been emptied and the whole pump and container assembly or unit have been removed as a whole out of the dispenser to be handled for disposal and during the disposal of the emptied single pump and container unit / assembly.

[0015] This eliminates the risk of replacing the associated parts, i.e., the pump, the container and the fitment after disassembly, with copies being made of different non-recyclable and / or non-food-grade plastic materials making it impossible or at least very cumbersome to recycle the pump and the container when not to be used anymore due to an emptied container or when damaged or broken.

[0016] This provides an easier manufacturing of the pump, i.e., its hose member, and reduces the number of parts making up the pump, thereby incurring less effort when handling the different parts of the pump before assembly and during assembly.

[0017] This ultimately improves use, handling and operation of a dispenser as the integrated check valve being part of the dispensing end of the pump provides a more robust / sturdy check valve functionality in itself without needing any external support during use.

[0018] According to some aspects, the container is made of flexible thin food-grade plastic material and configured to be filled with food product to airtight contain food product before the pump is connected to the container and comprises the fitment being fused or melted or glued or welded with the first end to and / or against and / or on the inside portion of the container being unbroken before the pump and the container are connected via the fitment.

[0019] This provides an improved and more secure storage and prolonged shell-life of food product before the pump is non-detachably connected to the container.

[0020] According to some aspects, the container is made of food-grade, transparent and / or translucent plastic material.

[0021] This provides an easier optical inspection of the container in regard of need of replacing the pump and container unit when emptied with a new one filled with food product.

[0022] According to some aspects, the pump is elongated with the first end arranged as a free end opposite the second end to form a free dug- / teat-like spout or tap of the pump and container unit when connected to the fitment inside the container.

[0023] This provides an improved handling and more secure assembly of the pump and container unit into the dispenser as the free end of this common unit, i.e., the protruding pump is easy to see, grip, place and guide into a correct position inside the dispenser.

[0024] According to some aspects, the second check valve is configured to be a separate detail / item / part and detachably arranged inside the tube member before the tube member is connected to the hose member.

[0025] This provides an easier manufacturing of the tube member of the pump. This provides an ultimately improved use and operation of a dispenser as the integrated check valve provides a more robust or sturdy check valve functionality in itself without needing any external support during use.

[0026] According to some aspects, the first check valve or first hose member end is configured as an integral or integrated duckbill valve.

[0027] This simplifies the structure, handling and function of the individual pump before assembly to the container and during operation and the whole pump and container unit after final assembly.

[0028] According to some aspects, the second check valve is configured to open and let food product to flow or be sucked out of and from the container through the second check valve and into the hose member when the compression of the hose member is stopped and / or released and / or reduced while the first check and discharge valve nozzle is configured to close to hinder air to enter and flow from the first check and discharge valve nozzle into the hose member and the container when the compression of the hose member is stopped and / or released and / or reduced.

[0029] This facilitates the control and operation of the pump when both dispensing food product out of the spout and when sucking in more food product anew from the container and into the pump chamber by reducing leakage of food product and entry of air into the pump and container and enhancing the priming of the pump.

[0030] According to some aspects, the outer size and / or diameter and / or shape of the tube member and the inner size and / or diameter and / or shape of the opening of the first end of the fitment are adapted to enable the introduction of the tube member into and through the opening of the first fitment end and through the thin walled container.

[0031] This makes the assembly of the pump and the container via the fitment easier, firmer and more secure while providing an improved sealing.

[0032] According to some aspects, the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions of the tube member of the pump are arranged equidistantly on opposite sides of the envelope surface.

[0033] This makes the coupling of the pump and the container via the fitment sturdier and firmer to eliminate the risk of being able to detach the pump from the fitment inside the container without destroying or breaking any of these coupled together parts. According to some aspects, the pump and container unit is configured to be removably arranged in the dispenser.

[0034] This makes the replacement of an emptied container in the dispenser easier.

[0035] According to some aspects, the tube member comprises two ends, a first end with the protruding pointed part and a second end with a protruding tube part similar to a pipe spigot protruding in a direction opposite the protruding pointed part at / on the first tube member end and an intermediary radially outwards extending flange arranged between the two ends of the tube member.

[0036] This improves penetration of the thin wall of the container and the sealing between the tube member, the fitment and the container and makes the coupling between the fitment of the container and thereby the pump more durable and stable while optimizing the amount of material used for making the tube member by means of the flange providing better support against bending and against the first end of the fitment and the thin container wall layered between the flange and the first fitment end. This provides better stability and support and grip by working as a larger anvil area when pushing the pump with its point through the container and into the fitment eliminating the risk of bending the tube member as it is flexible if only having the tube member to grip and push with against the container and fitment.

[0037] According to some aspects, the pipe spigot at the second end of the tube member is configured to be connected by means of a separate and loose clamping ring configured to be slid over the first end and check valve nozzle of the hose member and along the hose member to the second end of the hose member and to be pressed on / over both the second hose member end and the pipe spigot of the tube member when bottoming / abutting against an outwards radially and circumferentially protruding edge on the second hose member edge and / or when bottoming / abutting against the intermediary radially outwards extending flange of the tube member.

[0038] This improves the sealing and makes the coupling of the hose member to the tube member sturdier and thereby more durable and stable while optimizing the number pf parts and amount of material used for making the pump and simplifies the assembly of the pump by eliminating the need of any glue or welding.

[0039] According to some aspects, the pipe spigot at the second end of the tube member and the second end of the hose member are configured to be sealingly connected by means of gluing or melting or welding or fusing one or the other or both the second hose member end and the pipe spigot together.

[0040] According to some aspects, the pipe spigot at the second end of the tube member and the second end of the hose member are configured to be sealingly connected by means of gluing or melting or welding or fusing one to the other or both the second hose member end and the pipe spigot together.

[0041] This makes the sealing and the coupling of the hose member to the tube member sturdier and thereby more durable and stable while optimizing the number pf parts and amount of material used for making the pump and simplifies the assembly of the pump by eliminating the number of parts and the need of any separate or loose parts for making and assembling the pump.

[0042] According to some aspects, each of the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions of the tube member is configured as a movable and / or flexible outer or external hook or catch or latch or snap-in or heel-like protrusion and / or a protruding slanted edge or rib or bead.

[0043] This makes the coupling of the fitment to the tube member more convenient and easier but sturdier and thereby more durable and stable after assembly and simplifies the assembly of the pump by optimizing the number of parts for assembly and eliminating the need of any separate or loose parts for assembling the pump.

[0044] According to some aspects, the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions of the tube member is capable of flexing radially inwards when the tube member is pushed and / or pressed into the container and the fitment and when engaging the inner and inwardly extending edge of the opening in the first fitment end and capable of flexing outwards radially when disengaging from the inner and inwardly extending edge of the first fitment end opening when moved past and beyond the inner and inwardly extending edge of the first fitment end opening into the position of the tube member where the tube member bottoms / abuts against the first fitment end to form a stop or anvil hindering disengaging / decoupling of the pump from the fitment and thereby the container after assembly.

[0045] This makes the coupling between the fitment and the tube member easier during assembly and sturdier and thereby more durable and stable after assembly and simplifies the assembly of the pump by optimizing the number of parts to assemble together and eliminating the need of any separate or loose parts for assembling the pump. According to a second aspect, there is provided a dispenser for dispensing of food product out of a pump and container unit according to any preceding aspect, the food product being e.g. sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid / liquid form, the dispenser comprising: a housing with an inner support and space enabling removably introducing and supporting the pump and container unit in the housing of the dispenser, an elongated inner space or cavity configured to securely receive and guide a free dug- / teat-like tap or pump of the pump and container unit when the pump and container unit is put inside the housing into a dispensing position, and a handle movably attached to the housing via one or more pivots on the housing and to pressure means configured to be at least partly arranged inside the housing to compress the free dug- / teat-like pump of the pump and container unit through an oblong slot inside the housing when dispensing food product, wherein the handle comprises a first exposed free end being configured to be pressed or moved downwards or in a substantially vertical downwards direction or in a vertical downwards direction and a second end pivotally attached to the housing below the pressure means, wherein the pressure means comprises a plunger with a first plunger end and a second plunger end, the first plunger end being movably connected to the handle between the first exposed free handle end and the second handle end and the second plunger end is a free end configured to press on the free dug- / teat-like pump of the pump and container unit in a substantially horizontal direction or horizontally when dispensing food product out of the dispenser by pressing downwards on the handle.

[0046] According to some aspects, the handle has the first exposed free end accessible from outside the dispenser in front of the housing of the dispenser, which first exposed free end is button-like.

[0047] According to some aspects, the first exposed free end of the handle extends towards and into the housing via two branched off flat arms extending through two slits or slots extending through the front of the housing and into the inner space, which two arms form the second handle end as a double-armed member of the handle to work as a lever.

[0048] According to some aspects, each of the two branched off flat arms forming the second handle end is detachably and pivotably attached to a seat or pivot on the inside of the housing at each side of the pump (as seen from the front of the dispenser).

[0049] This provides an easily cleaned and operated dispenser with a more efficient dispensing and a more effortless and quicker replacement of both pump and container after emptying of food product with a whole new and clean pump and container unit already filled with food product in one go instead of having to take out the pump with the empty container; detach the pump from the empty container; clean / wash the loose pump; then reassemble the pump onto a new and filled container before finally putting the cleaned pump and filled container as one common unit back into the dispenser and set the dispenser up for operation.

[0050] Hence, it is to be understood that the herein disclosed disclosure is not limited to the particular component parts of the devices described or steps of any method described since such devices and method may vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for purpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to be limiting. It should be noted that, as used in the specification and the appended claim, the articles "a", "an", "the", and "said" are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements unless the context explicitly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to "a unit / device / dispenser / pump" or "the unit / device / dispenser / pump" may include several units and / or devices / dispensers / pumps, and the like. Furthermore, the words "comprising", "including", "containing" and similar wordings does not exclude other elements or steps. According to the disclosure, entities or parts or details without reference numerals are meant to comprise and / or include at least the same functions as other corresponding entities having reference numerals, i.e., each and every entity denoted with reference numerals are at least functionally, or even in some embodiments structurally, interchangeable with each and every entity having no reference numerals. This means that entities having reference numerals are provided with either exactly the same features or very similar and equally usable feature or comprises at least one or more or all of the same features as the entities without reference numerals, which features could be structural and / or functional features.

[0051] Terminology -- The terms "standing / vertical / horizontal / upstanding / laying" are to be interpreted as a relative positioning of entities in relation to the horizontal or vertical plane.

[0052] Brief of the

[0053] The above objects, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure, will be more fully appreciated by reference to the following illustrative and non-limiting detailed description of example aspects / embodiments of the present disclosure, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0054] Figure 1A shows a dispenser with a pump and a pumping handle in perspective according to an aspect of the present disclosure. Figure IB shows the dispenser of fig. 1A in a plane front view.

[0055] Figure 1C shows the dispenser with the pump but without a container full of food product in perspective and in cross-section taken along line A-A in fig. IB but leaving the pumping handle and a plunger uncut by line A-A.

[0056] Figure ID shows the dispenser with the pump but without a container full of food product in perspective and in cross-section taken along line A-A in fig. IB with the pumping handle and the plunger uncut by line A-A and from another angle than the one in fig. 1C.

[0057] Figure IE shows a section B taken from fig. IF of the dispenser.

[0058] Figure IF shows a dispenser with a pump and a container full of food product in a cross-sectional side view along line A - A of figure IB with a pumping handle to the left according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0059] Figure 2 shows a pump and a container full of food product as one unit before or during introduction into a dispenser in a cross-sectional side view according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0060] Figure 3 shows an enlarged cross-sectional part or cutout view of the pump and container unit of fig. 2.

[0061] Figure 4 shows in perspective a pump and parts of a container when assembled together as one common unit according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0062] Figure 5 shows in a side view the pump and the parts of the container in fig. 4 at another angle / turned somewhat.

[0063] Figure 6 shows cross-sectional views from the side of the pump and the parts of the container taken along line C-C of fig. 5, the left view showing the parts in full and the right view showing the upper parts of the pump and the container in fig. 5 enlarged.

[0064] Figure 7 shows in a side view only the pump without the container and its fitment after assembly of the pump but before coupling the pump to the fitment and thereby the container as shown in figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6 but turned 90° around the longitudinal and vertical axis extending in parallel with the plane of the figure from the position of fig. 5.

[0065] Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view from the side of the pump and parts of the container of figs. 1A to 7 taken along line C - C in fig. 7 (and fig. 5) in a state filled with food product, where the solid lines visualize the pump before, during or after a pump stroke is / has been made and the dotted line visualize a degree of compression of the pump before further compression or when compression is stopped or when compression is reduced in operation.

[0066] Figure 9 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view from above as seen along / in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pump during dispensing visualized with a dotted curved line Bi in fig. 8 along the line D - D according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0067] Figure 9A shows an enlarged cross-sectional view from above as seen along / in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pump along the line D - D in fig. 8 before starting or after ending dispensing according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0068] Figure 9B shows an enlarged cross-sectional view from above as seen along / in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pump along the line D - D in fig. 8 before starting or after ending dispensing according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0069] Figure 9C shows an enlarged cross-sectional view from above as seen along / in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pump during dispensing as visualized with a dotted curved line Bi in fig. 8 along the line D - D according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0070] Figure 10 shows in perspective one member of movable pressure means similar to a plunger or piston as shown in figs. 1C to IF, 8, 9A and 9 when disassembled from a dispenser or before assembly to a dispenser according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0071] Figure 11 shows in perspective the pump without the container and its fitment of fig. 7 after assembly of the pump but before coupling the pump to the fitment as shown in figs. IF to 6, and 8 as one unit but at another angle.

[0072] Figure 12 shows in perspective a separate part of the pump as shown in figs. 1C to 8, and 11 from one side or end - the upper right of the view in fig. 13 shows the same side of this part but at a somewhat different angle - before being assembled or coupled to the other parts making up the pump according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

[0073] Figure 13 shows in perspective an exploded view of the pump of figs. 1C to 8 and 11 and the parts making up the pump before or during assembly of the whole pump.

[0074] The double arrows shown with non-fi I led heads and dotted lines in figs. 1A to IF, 8, and 9 to 9C visualizes the movement of the pumping handle and associated parts when dispensing. Detailed description

[0075] The present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings 1A to 13, in which preferred example aspects of the disclosure are shown. The disclosure may, however, be embodied in other forms and should not be construed as limited to the herein disclosed aspects. The disclosed aspects are provided to fully convey the scope of the disclosure to the skilled person. All the figures are highly schematic and not necessarily to scale, and they show only those parts which are necessary in order to elucidate the invention, other parts being omitted or merely suggested.

[0076] Figures 1A to IF show a dispenser 100 according to the disclosure in a cross-sectional side view to clearly see its inside. The dispenser 100 comprises a container 3 with an inner fitment 1, which container 3 is configured to contain food product 2 to be dispensed out of the container and thereby the dispenser by means of a pump 10 arranged inside the dispenser. The inner fitment 1 of the container 3 is to be non-de-mountably, i.e., fixedly coupled to the pump 10 to form a non-detachable common or unitary or combined unit 80 together with the container 3 and its inner fitment 1. The views in figs. 1A to IF show the orientation of the dispenser 100 relative a horizontal plane shown at the bottom of the dispenser in dotted lines but could be related to a perpendicular vertical plane, however, then the design of the dispenser would be adapted accordingly. Figs. 1A to IF clearly show the versatility of the dispenser 100 according to the disclosure as this dispenser 100 provides the ability to be standing - or lying down (not shown) - on a horizontal plane, such as on a table, bench, shelf in a cabinet- or bookcase-like storage, to make use of this dispenser applicable in more environments and in very different layouts of food product dispensers. In the present disclosure, the dispenser 100 is shown comprising a transparent or translucent container 3. The transparency of the material of the container 3 is provided to enable a more fail-safe visual control of the amount of food product 2 packaged inside the container to more clearly be able to optically see the level of the food product during dispensing and storage. The pump 10 is elongated with a first end 11 arranged opposite a second end 12. The pump and container unit 80 is configured to be removably arranged in a housing 20 of the dispenser 100 on an inner support or basis or plate or shelf 21 with the first pump end 11 comprising an integral or integrated duckbill check and discharge valve 41 arranged to enable dispensing of food product 2 out of the dispenser via an opening 32 in the dispenser housing 20, see figs. 1A to IF. In the present disclosure, the pump 10 is shown as a transparent or translucent entity for the same reasons as the container 3 and that is why a plunger 34 for pressing on the pump 10 is seen through the pump 10 in fig. 1C together with a seat and axle 33c of a pumping handle 33 to which the plunger 34 is pivotably attached at a first end 34a between two arms 37 of the pumping handle and also why a recess or space 38 is seen through the transparent pump 10 in fig. IF, which recess is configured to give room or space for the plunger 34 and the seat and axle 33c of the pumping handle 33 to move inside back and forth without obstruction during operation, i.e., manual dispensing.

[0077] The container 3 shown in figs. IF to 3, 5, 6, and 8 is made of flexible and food-grade transparent and / or translucent and thin-walled recyclable plastic material, i.e., clear plastic foil-like material with good visual clarity. The container 3 is a bag-like enclosure to be packaged or filled with food product 2 to airtight contain the food product providing a longer shelf-life before being fixedly coupled to the pump 10 as the common unit 80 as then the thinwalled container is penetrated by the second end 12 of the pump 10 when fixed to the inner fitment 1. However, after the flexible container 3 with its inner fitment 1 is non-detachably coupled to the pump 10 to form the combined unit 80, the airtightness is still kept intact or at least sufficient during a certain time fulfilling food product storage demands. The flexible container as plastic bag 3 is configured to enable the food product 2 to be dispensed out of the container and to be disposed and recycled together with the pump 10 as one separate but combined unit 80 when dispensing is finished and the container is empty.

[0078] Figs. 1C to 8, 9 to 9C, 11 and 13 show the pump 10 for use with the dispenser 100 for manual dispensing of food product 2 out of the flexible container 3. The food product 2 is e.g., sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid / liquid form. The inner fitment 1 is hollow and / or fenestrated. The fitment 1 is sealingly attached to the inside of the flexible container 3 with a first end la at / on / to an unbroken inner portion of the thin wall of container 3. The first pump end 11 is adapted to discharge food product 2 from the container 3 and through the pump 10 and out of the opening 32 of the dispenser 100 via the openable and closable first check and discharge valve nozzle 41. The pump 10 comprises a pump chamber 40 that extends between the first and second pump ends 11, 12. The pump chamber 40 is a hose member made of malleable / flexible food-grade and recyclable plastic material. The second pump end 12 comprises a connecting tube-like member 50 with a protruding pointed part 52 - forming a second end of tube member 50 - configured to penetrate the thin-walled container 3 when connecting the second pump end 12 to the inner fitment 1 of the flexible container 3 to establish fluid communication between the pump 10 and food product 2 inside container 3 via the fitment 1 inside the flexible container 3. The connecting tube-like member 50 is made of food-grade and recyclable plastic material. Figs. 3, 6, 8, 12, and 13 show a second check valve 60 arranged between the pointed part / end 52 of the tube member 50 and the hose member 40 at the second end 12 of the pump 10. The second check valve 60 is configured to hinder food product 2 to flow back into the container 3 through and past the second check valve 60 from the hose member 40 when the hose member is compressed to instead enable food product 2 to flow from the hose member to and through and out of the first check and discharge valve nozzle 41 being forced open when the hose member is compressed to dispense food product out of the pump 10 and thereby out of the opening 32 of the dispenser 100, see fig. 8. The tube member 50 of the pump 10 comprises at least two radially outwards extending protrusions 54 at / on the protruding pointed part 52 of the second end 12 of the pump. The first fitment end la comprises an inner opening with an inwardly extending edge lc forming part of an orifice or the actual orifice of the inner fitment opening. The inner opening and inwardly extending edge lc at / on the first fitment end la are configured to receive and enable introduction of the tube member 50 into the fitment 1 until the tube member 50 bottoms and / or abuts against the first fitment end la to penetrate / when penetrating the container 3, and to enable the two protrusions 54 to engage with the inner edge lc of the opening of the first fitment end la and thereby with the container 3 to achieve the fixed and sturdy coupling between the pump and the container forming the non-demountable pump and container unit 80.

[0079] The flexible container 3 is configured to be made in one piece of thin plastic material or foil as a bag. The container 3 is in some embodiments made in different sizes and / or shapes, e.g. different lengths and / or widths, to be able to contain different amounts of food product 2 depending on need. After making the container 3 with the fitment 1 attached inside and filling the container 3 with food product 2, the container is stored and ready to let food product to be dispensed out of the container and to be recycled together with the pump 10 as the separate common unit 80 when emptied of food product, i.e. when the container 3 is either fully emptied or only partly emptied of food product 2. The second check valve 60 is a flap valve and made of food-grade and recyclable plastic material.

[0080] The pump and container unit 80 comprising fitment 1, food product 2, container 3 and pump 10 is configured to be removably introduced into the housing 20 of the dispenser 100 - see fig. IF - while detachably arranging / guiding the pump 10 as a free end or dug-like tap in / into an elongated space or cavity 30 inside the housing 20 to be securely arranged with the first end 11 in or at or through the space 30 and the end or opening 32 where food product is to be dispensed. The space 30 is designed to receive the tube-like pump 10 and the pump chamber 40 being a hose member with the first end 11 as a dug for pumping to dispense and discharge food product 2. The space 30 comprises a first end 31 to receive the pump 10 and the second end 32 has an opening forming a mouth for receiving, guiding and supporting the first end 11 and the first discharge valve nozzle 41 of the pump 10 to be able to open up at the second end 32 when dispensing of food product 2. Figs. 1A to IE do not show the container 3 for simplicity reasons to be able to see the transparent pump 10 and fitment 1 clearer, but the container 3 is still part of the dispenser 100 in these figs, as long as the pump and container unit 80 is not removed out of the dispenser for replacement.

[0081] For enabling dispensing, as shown in figs. 1A to IF, 8, 9 to 9C and 10, the dispenser 100 comprises a handle 33 with a free end 33a as a grip for a hand and a second end 33b movably / pivotally attached to the housing 20 and a pressure means 34 being partly arranged inside the housing through an oblong through opening or slot 36 in the housing. The handle 33 is movably and detachably attached with its second end 33b via one or more pivots 35 on the housing 20, see figs. 1C to IF and 8 to work as a lever. The handle 33 and the pressure means 34 being a plunger are both movably / pivotally connected to each other and the housing 20. Plunger 34 has a first end 34a pivotally and detachably attached with one or more pivots / pins to seat(s) / axle(s) 33c on the handle 33. The plunger 34 has a second end 34b configured to engage the hose member 40 inside the space 30 via the slot 36 after detachable assembly of plunger 34 and handle 33 to housing 20 after the pump and container unit 80 with the hose member 40 are inserted into the housing space 30 defined by inner housing surfaces. The pins / axles of the handle 33 and the plunger 34 extend in directions perpendicular to the extension planes of handle and plunger, respectively, see e.g., figs. 1C to IF, 8 and 9 to 9C.

[0082] The hose member 40 works as a dug-like pump chamber made of flexible food-grade and recyclable plastic material configured to be arranged inside the space 30 between the inside of the space surfaces 30 and plunger 34. Hose member 40 is airtight and leak-proof connectable to the container 3 via the tube member 50 and the fitment 1 to enable food product 2 to flow from the flexible container 3 into and through the hose member 40 without letting in air into the hose member at the same time. When hose member 40 is compressed by manually pushing the handle 33 downwards the plunger 34 is moved towards the front 25 of the dispenser housing 20 and into the space 30 where the hose member 40 is arranged through the slot 36 and inside the recess 38 simultaneously against the hose member which forces food product 2 out through the discharge valve nozzle 41, see fig. 8. The hose member 40 is configured to be airtight connectable to a first end 51 of the tube member 50 and thereby the container 3 to enable food product 2 to sea lingly flow from the container past the second check valve 60 and into and through the hose member 40 when the hose member is compressed between inner walls of the space 30 and the plunger end 34b - see figs. 1C to IF, 8, 9 to 9C and 10 - to reduce the volume of the hose member 40 and increase the pressure in it while moving food product therein through and out of the first check valve 41 and finally out of the dispenser 100. When the handle 33 is released after being pressed according to the dashed contour line Bi of fig. 8 and the shape in figs. 9 to 9C, the malleable hose member 40 "springs back" to the shape shown with solid lines in fig. 1C to 8, 11 and 13 increasing its inner volume that create a lower and suction pressure that "sucks" food product 2 from container 3 past second flap check valve 60 again and flows into the pump chamber being the hose member 40 to fill the inner volume of the hose member 40 with food product 2 anew, this is repeated until the container 3 is fully or at least so empty of food product 2 that the pump and container unit 80 has to be replaced with a new one having a filled container 3.

[0083] Figs. 6, 12 and 13 show the hose member 40 and the tube member 50 of the pump 10. The end 51 of the tube member 50 has complementary fitting means in the form of a circumferentially surrounding groove or channel 55. The second hose member end 42 is configured to be pressed against and / or in with its thickness at least partly into this groove 55 of the tube member 50 when assembling hose member and tube member fixedly and non-detachably together to make up the whole pump 10 ready for the final and last fixed attachment to the inner fitment 1 of the flexible bag-like container 3 as the unitary pump and container unit 80. This fixed and sturdy assemblies of both assembling the hose member 40 to the tube member 50 as the pump 10 and then assembling the pump 10 to the container 3 as unit 80 are achieved in that the tube member 50 comprises two ends, the second end with the protruding pointed part 52 and the first end 51 being a protruding tube part similar to a pipe spigot comprising this groove 55. The pipe spigot 51 protrudes in a direction opposite the protruding pointed part 52 at / on the first tube member end, see fig. 12 and 13. The tube member 50 comprises an intermediary radially outwards extending flange 53 arranged between the two tube member ends 51, 52. The secure and non-detachable and leakproof attachment of the tube member pipe spigot 51 to the hose member end 42 to make up the pump 10 is done by means of a separate and loose clamping ring 70 configured to be slid over the first end and check valve nozzle 41 as seen in fig. 13 and along the length of the hose member to the second hose member end 42 after this end 42 is slid over the pipe spigot 51, which clamping ring 70 then is pressed on / over both the second hose member end 42 and the pipe spigot 51 of the tube member - as seen in figs. 3 to 8 and 11 - while at the same time pressing the hose member end 42, i.e., at least part of its thickness / wall at least partly into the groove 55 where the clamping ring 70 in a final assembly step bottoms / abuts against an outwards radially and circumferentially protruding edge 43 on the second hose member edge 42 and inside the edges of the groove 55 with the thickness of the hose member end 42 pressed in and inbetween the inside of the clamping ring 70 and the bottom or "valley" of the groove 55 on the pipe spigot 51. In some aspects, the clamping ring 70 achieves this when in the final assembly step bottoming / a butting directly against the intermediary radially outwards extending flange 53 of the tube member 50 instead. To achieve this improved and non-detachable clamping together of the hose member 40 and the tube member 50 by pressing the thickness of the hose member 40 together and into the groove 55, the clamping ring 70 is designed with an inner diameter being smaller than the outer diameter of the hose member 40 but larger than the diameter of the groove 55 measured at its bottom. In some embodiments (not shown), there could be a protruding rib or bead or protrusion on the outside of the pipe spigot 51 instead of the groove 55 over or past which the clamping 70 is pressed and thereafter arranged behind, i.e., "jammed" or clamped between this circumferential protrusion on the end of spigot 51 and outwards radially and circumferentially protruding edge 43 on the second hose member edge 42, i.e., this protrusion together with the thickness of the hose member 42 covering the protrusion and the protruding edge 43 then form a channel but with the thickness of the hose member 42 arranged inbetween the clamping ring 70 and the protrusion in a similar way as the edges of the groove 55 but this channel would then not be immersed into the thickness and below the outer surface of the pipe spigot 51 as the groove 55, instead this protrusion and channel would be formed by a bump under the thickness of the hose member 42 at one side and the edge 43 on the other side, and would give the same or in some cases even improved clamping effect as the protrusion adds to the sturdiness of the pipe spigot 51 which the groove 55 does not as it in fact means removing thickness of the pipe spigot making it less sturdy.

[0084] The hose member 40 is supported from the outside by the inside of the space 30 surrounding the hose member to prevent the hose member 40 from expanding in radial directions when the pressure in the hose member is increased by the plunger 34. This radial support for the hose member 40 from the inside of the space 30 in combination with the first check valve end 41 and the second check valve improves the sealing and secure engagement and airtightness there between further to uphold the pumping ability. This is possible as the space 30 works as an anvil as the housing 20 and space 30 are made by harder plastic than the hose member 40, wherefore the "softer" and more pliable hose member 40 are pressed or "squeezed" together against the inside of the space 30 during pumping and dispensing. The handle 33 is pushed or pressed with a dispensing movement, whereby the plunger 34 is pushed or pressed into the space 30 to press in side portions 40a (see figs. 8, and 9 to 9C) of the hose member 40 in the direction of a dashed bent arrow shown inside the hose member with a filled / black head in fig. 8 and in a direction towards opposite inner portions of the space 30 that support hose member 40. By compressing side portion 40a, the volume in the hose member 40 is reduced as shown by bending line Bi of fig. 8. Symbols resembling letter S lying down in fig. 8 visualize the food product 2. The flexible container 3 is configured to reduce itself, i.e., its "own" food product containing volume in perfect "harmony" or synchronization with dispensing and discharge of food product 2 by directly "following" the reduction of amount of food product by shrinking or wrinkling together into a smaller and smaller bag similar to a container imploding in proportion to the amount of food product being discharged out of the dispenser 100. This eliminates or at least almost fully reduces the amount or volume of air inside the container 3 that may affect the food product 2 negatively.

[0085] The pressure means, i.e., handle 33 and plunger 34 are in some aspects so arranged that differently dimensioned dispensing movements with different predetermined sizes or distances or strokes to achieve different predetermined volume reductions of the hose member 40 and thus be able to portion out or dispense different predetermined quantities of food product 2 from the hose member 40 at each dispensing portioning instance, such as is disclosed in the applicants own international patent application WO 2013 / 084203 Al.

[0086] The housing 20 has the oblong inner through slot 36 extending in a longitudinal direction along a part of the inner space 30 of the housing, and the plunger 34 is oblong, extending with its second end 34b along and inside the slot 36 of housing 20 between the outside of the hose member 40 and the inside of the space 30 at the section where the slot 36 is arranged when the handle 33 and plunger 34 are detachable assembled in or on the housing 20. The plunger 34 is insertable with its second end 34b into the housing slot 36 and space 30 / recess 38 to be able to reach and compress the malleable side portion / -s 40a inside the housing 20. The handle 33 is pivotably mounted with the second end 33b at or on the inside of housing 20 as shown in figs. 1C to IF and 8 below the slot 36 for leverage effect. Thus, the handle 33 may be pivoted so that the side portion / -s 40a within upper portions of slot 36 are pressed farther into the space 30 than the side portion / -s 40a within the lower portions of the slot 36 closer to the lower seat where the handle 33 is pivotally attached as visualized by the dotted bending line Bi in fig. 8. An upper dotted bent line B2 in fig. 8 visualizes the movement or bending when the second check valve 60 opens and / or closes as a flap or flapping wing during operation of the dispenser 100. The side portions 40a of the hose member 40 when compressed as shown in figs. 9 to 9C and by the dashed bending line Bi in fig. 8 for dispensing - in that state - when you let go of the handle 33, the plunger 34 moves away from the hose member 40 as the side portions 40a return to their original shape of figs. 1C to 8, 11 and 13, and an under-pressure arises in hose member 40, the second flap check valve 60 thereby opening and food product 2 shown as S- like signs in dotted (figs. 2 and 3) and solid lines (fig. 8) is caused to flow from container 3 via fitment 1 and the tube member 50 into and filling hose member 40 (visualized in figs. IF to 3 and 8 as arrows in dashed lines with non-fi lied heads). For partly or fully emptying container 3, the handle 33 and thereby the plunger 34 are pressed again and repeatedly (see arrows in dashed lines with fi I led / black / non-fil led heads in fig. 8 and the compressed shape of the hose member 40, 40a in figs. 9 to 9C), whereby the pressure in the hose member 40 will rise and close the flap check valve 60 and force open the lower check valve and discharge nozzle 41 portioning out a specific quantity of food product 2. When this dispensing portioning has been completed and you release / let go of the handle 33, the side portion(s) 40a return(s) to original shape due to inherent flexibility (from the compressed shape of dotted contour line Bi in fig. 8 and in figs. 9 to 9C with the bent shape to the initial / non-compressed position / shape shown in solid lines in figs. 1C to 8, 11, and 13 before the handle 33 is pressed downwards again to further dispense) returning handle 33 and plunger 34 to their initial / start positions. The volume in hose member 40 will thereby increase again lowering its inner pressure, and upper flap check valve 60 is thereby opened again and food product 2 is sucked into the tube member 40 until food product 2 is fully emptied out of container 3 (not shown) or the dispensing stopped. The first check valve and discharge nozzle 41 is formed as a three-legged duckbill valve or neb that opens up when pressure inside the neb, i.e. inside the hose member = the pump chamber 40 is higher than pressure outside the neb, i.e. higher than the pressure inside the outlet and discharge nozzle valve and duckbill valve / neb 41, whereby the discharge nozzle valve 41 is forced open as shown in fig. 8 to discharge food product 2 out of the dispenser 100.

[0087] As seen in figs. 1A to IF, and 9 to 9C, the handle 33 has the first exposed free end 33a accessible from outside the dispenser 100 in front of the housing 20, which first exposed free end 33a is button-like or has a rounded or almost circular or circular shape. The first exposed free handle end 33a extends towards and into housing 20 via two branched off flat arms 37. Each of the branched off flat arms 37 extends through an oblong slit or slot 22 extending through the housing front 25 and into the inner space 21, 30 of the housing. The two arms 37 form the second handle end 33b as a double-armed lever. Each of the two branched off flat arms 37 forming the second handle end 33b as a double-arm is detachably and pivotably attached to a seat or pivot 35 on the inside of housing 20 below the seat / axle 33c on which the plunger 34 is pivotally attached. This design of pumping handle 33 provides a compact manual pump mechanism as the pump 10 is arranged between the two flat arms 37 of the handle 33 inside the dispenser 100 as shown in figs. 1C, ID and 9 to 9C reducing space for accommodation and achieves a well-balanced lever effect as each of the flat handle arms 37 are placed symmetrically at each side of the pump providing a stable movement and guiding for the plunger 34 when pressed against the pump hose 40 by pressing downwards on the first exposed free handle end 33a. Each of the two branched off flat arms 37 extends in an L- shaped configuration and in parallel into the second handle end 33b as a double-arm and is detachably and pivotably attached to a seat or pivot 35 on the inside of housing 20 below the first exposed free handle end 33a 33 in the vertical direction as for seat / axle 33c and plunger end 34a. Each seat 35 and arm 37 is arranged at / on one or each side of the pump 10 (as seen from the front of the dispenser 100) when assembled into the dispenser and during dispensing. In some aspects, the seat / axle 33c on which the plunger 34 is pivotally attached joins and connects the two parallel arms 37 together as a double-armed L-shaped beam.

[0088] In some aspects, the handle 33 has an L-shape as shown in figs. 1C and ID, which provides an effective and effortless manual pressing of the first exposed free end 33a and the plunger 34 when pressing against the pump 10 and its hose member 40. In some aspects, the first exposed free end 33a of the handle 33, when pressed down for dispensing, moves forward slightly at the same time (see dotted lines in figs. 9A, 9B and 9C), i.e., away from the dispenser front 25, and at the same time the seat / axle 33c on which the plunger 34 is pivotably attached moves along, i.e., forward and downwards, and the second plunger end 34b aligns with the compressible side portion / -s 40a extending substantially vertically or almost vertically. In some aspects, this means that the second plunger end 34b is moved towards the hose member 40 in a somewhat different path of movement than the first plunger end 34a and the seat axle 33c on which the plunger 34 is pivotably attached when dispensing. In fig. 9B, the shapes of the inner surfaces of spaces 30, 36 and 38 are shown in dotted lines to more clearly see the arrangement of the hose member 40 and its malleable side portions 40a relative the plunger 34. In fig. 9C, only the hose member 40 and its malleable side portions 40a is shown partly in dotted lines as this shape can have many different forms depending on how far into the space 30 the plunger 34 is pressed, the inner surfaces 30, 36 and 38 are not shown in fig. 9C for clarity. The inner surfaces 30 work as anvil for plunger 34 to be able to press on the hose member 40 more efficiently by improved force distribution. NOMENCLATURE

[0089] 1: Inner hollow / fenestrated fitment sea lingly attached to an unbroken portion of an inner wall / inside of a container 3 when making the container and configured to guide and mate / engage with a hollow filling valve / inlet nozzle 50 of a pump 10. la: First end of fitment with an opening surrounded by an inwards radially and circumferentially extending flange and / or edge. lb: Second end of fitment with an opening surrounded by an outwards radially and circumferentially extending flange and / or edge.

[0090] 2: Food product in fluid / viscous / liquid form.

[0091] 3: Bag-like container 3 of transparent and / or translucent, thin flexible food-graded and recyclable plastic material.

[0092] 10: Pump of similar or same food graded recyclable plastic material as container 3.

[0093] 11: First / Free end of pump 10.

[0094] 12: Second end of pump 10.

[0095] 20: Housing of a dispenser 100 for placing on top of a counter or the like.

[0096] 21: Inner support / base / space of housing 20 for removably supporting container 3.

[0097] 22: Openings / Slots / Slits through the housing front leading into the inner space 21 / 30. 23: Top of housing 20. 24: Bottom / Base of housing 20. 25: Front of housing 20.

[0098] 30: Elongated inner space or channel or cavity of dispenser housing 20 formed to detachably receive the pump 10 and at least partly enclose the pump.

[0099] 31: First end of space 30 for detachable introduction of the pump 10.

[0100] 32: Second end of space 30 with opening enabling the first free end 11 of pump 10 to be exposed / accessible as a food product outlet for opening up for dispensing.

[0101] 33: Handle accessible from the outside and detachable attached to the outside of the housing 20 to be manually pushed at a free end 33a by hand for pumping food product by pivoting at / around a second end 33b.

[0102] 33a: Free handle end. 33b: Second pivotable handle end. 33c: Seat / Axle to pivotally attach plunger end 34a.

[0103] 34: Pressure means or plunger detachably and pivotable attached to handle 33 and configured to press on pump chamber 40 when handle is pushed / pressed / moved. 34a: First plunger end. 34b: Second plunger end. 35: Seat / Pivot to pivotally receive second handle end 33b.

[0104] 36: Opening or oblong slit / slot into space 30 to receive plunger 34 + parts of handle 33. 37: Two arms of the handle 33 forming the second handle end 33b.

[0105] 38: Recess / Space for plunger 34 and seat / axle 33c of pumping handle to move inside.

[0106] 40: Pump chamber of pump 10 formed as a hollow hose / dug / teat member of elastic and resi lient / f lexible material, e.g., food-grade silicone, to fit detachably in space 30. 40a: Compressible side portion / -s of hose / dug member 40.

[0107] 41: First hose end forming a duckbill check valve and discharge / dispensing nozzle that opens up when pressure inside pump chamber formed by hose member 40 and inside this check valve and neb 41 is higher than pressure outside this check valve and neb 41 (when handle 33 is pressed) and closes when the pressure inside the hose member 40 is lower than pressure outside the duckbil l / neb 41 (when handle 33 is released).

[0108] 42: Second hose end and inlet portion configured to be fixedly attached to a separate inlet nozzle 50 when pump 10 is assembled together.

[0109] 43: End portion of second hose end 42 forming an annular external / outer flange extending radially outwards for enhancing guiding and gripping / holding / retaining by means of a separate and loose clamping ring 70 when tread onto and slid over second hose end 42 and then first filling valve end 51 (second hose end 42 is first slid over the first filling valve end 51 and outer filling valve groove 55), where after clamping ring 70 presses the inside of second hose end 42 into this outer filling valve groove 55 after assembly and abuts this hose end flange 43 working as an anvil improving attachment of hose member 40 with filling valve 50.

[0110] 50: Separate hollow filling valve / inlet nozzle / tube member extending in a direction opposite the first pump end 11 to penetrate and open up container 3 by means of a pointed end 52 to allow flow of product 2 from container 3 into hose member 40 and to be fixedly connected to fitment 1 and thereby the container and second hose end 42 after assembly of pump 10 to container 3.

[0111] 51: First end with opening / -s of inlet valve / nozzle 50 arranged to be sealingly and fixedly attached to second hose end 42 by means of a separate and loose clamping ring 70 and / or by gluing or welding or melting together the parts when making pump 10. 52: Second open pointed end of inlet valve / nozzle 50 configured to penetrate and open up container 3 and to be non-detachably attached to fitment 1 inside container 3. 53: Circumferential flange part or integrated plate configured to abut / support against fitment 1 as a supporting plate with the thin wall of the container 3 as a layer between flange 53 and first fitment end la when the pump is non-detachably attached to the fitment and the outside of the container 3.

[0112] 54: Outer / External hooks or catches or latches or snap-ins or heel-like protrusions or edges configured to flex radially inwards when engaging one or more inner edges or protrusions or dents or flanges la in fitment 1 and flex outwards radially when moved past the inner fitment edge(s) when assembling pump 10 to / on container 3.

[0113] 55: Portion of first filling valve end 51 forming annular outer groove or dent to enhance gripping / holding / retaining by clamping ring 70 when tread / slid onto and over first filling valve end 51 and second hose end 42 (second hose end 42 is slid over first filling valve end 51 and outer filling valve groove 55), whereby clamping ring 70 presses inside of second hose end 42 into outer filling valve groove 55 after assembly for improved and firmer grip and sturdier attachment of hose member 40 w filling valve 50. 60: Separate check valve formed as a flap and configured to be detachably connected to the inlet valve / nozzle when the pump 10 is assembled.

[0114] 70: Separate / Loose clamping ring configured to be threaded / slid over first hose end 41 and on second hose end 42 when second hose end is thread over first end 51 of inlet valve / nozzle 50.

[0115] 80: Assembly / System of bag-like container 3 and pump 10 as one unitary non- detachable or non-demountable unit as a cohesive whole after assembly.

[0116] 100: Countertop dispenser.

[0117] A, C, D: Line(s) showing plane(s) of cross-section(s).

[0118] Bi: Dotted contour / bending line for malleable wall 40a when pressed by plunger 34.

[0119] B?: Dotted contour / movement / opening / bending line for openable flap check valve 60 when handle 33 is released and plunger 34 moves away from bending line Bi to suck in food product 2 into pump chamber formed by hose 40.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A pump and container unit (80) made of food-grade material for use with a dispenser (100) for manual dispensing of food product (2) out of a flexible food-grade container (3) comprising the food product being e.g., sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid / liquid form and an inner hollow and fenestrated food-grade fitment (1) sea lingly attached to and inside the container with a first end (la) at / on / to an unbroken portion of the container, the pump and container unit (80) comprising a pump (10) made of food-grade material and comprises a first end (11) and a second end (12), the first pump end (11) being configured to discharge food product (2) from the container and pump unit (80) via a first check and discharge valve nozzle (41), and a pump chamber (40) extending between the first and second pump ends (11, 12), which pump chamber (40) is a hose member made of malleable and flexible food-grade material, the second pump end (12) comprising a tube member (50) with a protruding pointed part (52) configured to penetrate the container (3) when connecting the second pump end to the inner fitment of the container to establish fluid communication between the pump (10) and the food product (2) inside the container via the inner hollow and fenestrated food-grade fitment (1) inside the container, and a second check valve (60) arranged between the protruding pointed part (52) and the hose member (40) and configured to hinder food product (2) to flow from the container (3) through and past the second check valve (60) into the hose member (40) when the hose member is compressed while enabling food product (2) to flow from the hose member and through the first check and discharge valve nozzle (41) being forced open when the hose member is compressed to dispense food product out of the pump and container unit (80), wherein the tube member (50) of the pump (10) comprises at least two radially outwards extending protrusions (54) at / on the second end (12) of the pump, and the first fitment end (la) comprises an inner opening with an inwardly extending edge (lc) forming part of an orifice of said inner fitment opening, wherein the inner fitment opening and its inwardly extending edge (lc) of the first fitment end (la) are configured to receive and enable introduction of the tube member (50) into the fitment (1) until the tube member (50) bottoms / abuts against the first fitment end (la) penetrating the container (3) and the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions (54) engage with the inwardly extending edge (lc) of the inner opening of the first fitment end (la) and thereby with the container (3) to form a common pump and container unit (80),characterized in that the pump and container unit (80) is a unitary and non-detachable unit after assembly, and that the first check and discharge valve (41) is configured to be an integral part of or be integrated in or be a first end of the hose member (40) opposite a second end (42) of the hose member.

2. The pump and container unit (80) according to claim 1, wherein the container (3) is made of flexible thin food-grade plastic material and configured to be filled with food product (2) to airtight contain food product before the pump is connected to the container (3) and comprises the fitment (1) being fused or melted or glued or welded with the first end (la) to / against / on the inside portion of the container being unbroken before the pump (10) and the container are connected via the fitment.

3. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the container (3) is made of transparent plastic material.

4. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the pump (10) is elongated with the first end (11) arranged as a free end opposite the second end (12) to form a free dug- / teat-like tap of the pump and container unit (80) when connected to the fitment (1) inside the container (3).

5. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the second check valve (60) is configured to be a separate detail / item / part and detachably arranged inside the tube member (50) before the tube member is connected to the hose member (40).

6. The pump and container unit (80) according to claim 1, wherein the first check valve or first hose member end (41) is configured as an integral or integrated duckbill valve.

7. The pump and container unit 810) according to any preceding claim, wherein the second check valve (60) is configured to open and let food product (2) to flow or be sucked out of and from the container (3) through the second check valve (60) and into the hose member (40) when the compression of the hose member is stopped and / or released and / or reduced while the first check and discharge valve nozzle (41) is configured to close to hinder air to enter and flow from the first check and discharge valve nozzle (41) into the hose member (40) and the container (3) when the compression of the hose member is stopped and / or released and / or reduced.

8. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the outer size and / or diameter and / or shape of the tube member (50) and the inner size and / or diameter and / or shape of the opening of the first end (la) of the fitment (1) are adapted to enable the introduction of the tube member into and through the opening of the first fitment end (la) and through the thin walled container (3).

9. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions (54) of the tube member (50) of the pump (10) are arranged equidistantly on opposite sides of the envelope surface.

10. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the pump and container unit (80) is configured to be removably arranged in the dispenser (100).

11. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the tube member (50) comprises two ends, a first end with the protruding pointed part (52) and a second end with a protruding tube part similar to a pipe spigot (51) protruding in a direction opposite the protruding pointed part (52) at / on the first tube member end and an intermediary radially outwards extending flange (53) arranged between the two ends (51, 52) of the tube member.

12. The pump and container unit (80) according to claims 1 and 11, wherein the pipe spigot (51) at the second end of the tube member (50) is configured to be connected by means of a separate and loose clamping ring (70) configured to be slid over the first end and check valve nozzle (41) of the hose member and along the hose member to the second end (42) of the hose member and to be pressed on / over both the second hose member end (42) and the pipe spigot (51) of the tube member when bottoming / abutting against an outwards radially and circumferentially protruding edge (43) on the second hose member edge (42) and / or when bottoming / abutting against the intermediary radially outwards extending flange (53) of the tube member (50).

13. The pump and container unit (80) according to claims 1 and 11, wherein the pipe spigot (51) at the second end of the tube member (50) and the second end (42) of the hose member (40) are configured to be sealingly connected by means of gluing or melting or welding or fusing one to the other or both the second hose member end (42) and the pipe spigot (51) together.

14. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein each of the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions (54) of the tube member (50) isconfigured as a movable and / or flexible outer or external hook or catch or latch or snap-in or heel-like protrusion and / or a protruding slanted edge or rib or bead.

15. The pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, wherein the at least two radially outwards extending protrusions (54) of the tube member (50) is capable of flexing radially inwards when the tube member (50) is pushed / pressed into the container (3) and the fitment (1) and when engaging the inner and inwardly extending edge (lc) of the opening in the first fitment end (la) and capable of flexing outwards radially when disengaging from the inner and inwardly extending edge (lc) of the first fitment end opening when moved past and beyond the inner and inwardly extending edge of the first fitment end opening into the position of the tube member (50) where the tube member (50) bottoms / abuts against the first fitment end (la) to form a stop or anvil hindering disengaging / decoupling of the pump (10) from the fitment (1) and thereby the container (3) after assembly.

16. A dispenser (100) for dispensing of food product (2) out of a pump and container unit (80) according to any preceding claim, the food product being e.g., sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, topping, etc., in fluid / liquid form, the dispenser comprising: a housing (20) with an inner support and space (21) enabling removably introducing and supporting the pump and container unit (80) in the housing of the dispenser (100), an elongated inner space or cavity (30) configured to securely receive and guide a free dug- / teat-like tap or pump (10) of the pump and container unit (80) when the pump and container unit is put inside the housing (20) into a dispensing position, and a handle (33) movably attached to the housing (20) via one or more pivots (35) on the housing and to pressure means (34) configured to be at least partly arranged inside the housing to compress the free dug- / teat-like pump (10) of the pump and container unit (80) through an oblong slot (36) inside the housing when dispensing food product (2), wherein the handle (33) comprises a first exposed free end (33a) being configured to be pressed or moved manually downwards or in a substantially vertical downwards direction or in a vertical downwards direction and a second end (33b) pivotally attached to the housing (20) below the pressure means (34), wherein the pressure means (34) comprises a plunger with a first plunger end (34a) and a second plunger end (34b), the first plunger end (34a) being movably connected to the handle (33) between the first exposed free handle end (33a) and the second handle end (33b) and the second plunger end (34b) is a free end configured to press on the free dug- / teat-like pump (10) of the pump and container unit (80) in asubstantially horizontal direction or horizontally when dispensing food product (2) out of the dispenser (100) by pressing downwards on the handle (33).

17. The dispenser (100) according to claim 16, wherein the handle (33) has the first exposed free end (33a) accessible from outside the dispenser (100) in front of the housing (20) of the dispenser, which first exposed free end (33a) is button-like.

18. The dispenser (100) according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first exposed free end (33a) of the handle (33) extends towards and into the housing (20) via two branched off flat arms (37) extending through two slits or slots (22) extending through the front (25) of the housing and into the inner space (21, 30), which two arms (37) form the second handle end (33b) as a double-armed member of the handle (33) to work as a lever.

19. The dispenser (100) according to claim 18, wherein each of the two branched off flat arms (37) forming the second handle end (33b) is detachably and pivotably attached to a seat or pivot (35) on the inside of the housing (20) at each side of the pump (10).

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