A pump dispenser has a pump body and a reciprocable plunger with a lock-down mechanism, including internal or external lock formations of the plunger and body, such as thread formations, by which the plunger can be locked down for shipping and released subsequently by a rotational release movement. To supplement security for demanding shipping conditions the dispenser also has a supplementary catch mechanism in which respective catch formations of the plunger and body engage selectively in the locked-down position to inhibit the rotational release movement. The catch formations may have circumferentially-directed surfaces which engage between the underside of a plunger head having a shroud and a nozzle and the top of the body beneath the plunger head. They can be released by resilient deformation of one or more of the catch formations.

DISPENSER/REFILL PACKAGE, of the type to receive a dispenser/refill (E), cylindrical, ordinarily consisting of a pot (P) and a dispensing head in the form of a button (B) with a side outlet (S) in the form of a single hole or, where applicable, in the form of a spout, also having an elevator ring (1), the inner diameter of which constitutes a fitting with interference for a usual dispenser/refill (E), while its outer diameter is fitted slipwise into the inner diameter of a circular collar (2) which, in turn, is fitted to the top of a cylindrical cup (3), where it is free to semi-rotate in both directions in conjunction with a cam system (4) configured in the elevator ring (1), circular collar (2) and cylindrical cup (3), so that when the circular collar (2) is semi-rotated, clockwise or counterclockwise, the elevator ring (1) can be moved up or down together with the dispenser/refill (E).

A dispenser-container assembly for containing a substance and delivering it in a spray form in a target area. The assembly comprises: a container and a pump associated to said container to suck an amount of substance from said container and deliver it towards an outlet nozzle; a button to actuate said pump, said button comprising a button lateral surface; a body associable to the container and enclosing at least a portion of said button lateral surface; a dispensing cannula configured to assume a rest configuration and a configuration of use; and a cannula housing within which the cannula can be held in a secured way when the assembly is in its rest configuration, wherein said body is configured to retain and guide said button in an essentially translational movement.

The actuator for an aerosol dispenser is provided with an actuator body which has a skirt, a finger pad, an outlet conduit having a portion (132a) which protrudes from the skirt towards the outside, and a cap (20) that can be moved between an open position in which the finger pad is accessible to a user and a closed position in which the finger pad is inaccessible to a user. The cap (20) is fixed to the skirt by a hinge (21) so that it can pivot around the hinge between the open position and the closed position, and provided with a slot (24) which straddles the protruding portion (132a) of the outlet conduit when the cap is in the closed position or close to the closed position.

A dispenser has a body with a variable-volume storage chamber for storing substance, and a dispensing portion defining a dosage chamber in fluid communication with the storage chamber. A first valve includes a valve seat and a flexible valve cover seated thereon defining a normally-closed fluid-tight seam therebetween. The valve cover relative to moves from the valve seat to allow substance through the seam and out of the dispenser. A second valve allows substance from the storage chamber into the dosage chamber and substantially prevents flow from the dosage chamber into the storage chamber. An actuator is manually movable between (i) a first non-actuated position, and (ii) a second actuated position extending into the dosage chamber for compressing a dose of substance therein, dispensing substance through the first valve. The elasticity of the actuator causes it to return to the first non-actuated position upon manually releasing the actuator.

The present invention relates to a protective applicator cap that can be used with an applicator device that dispenses dry powders including hair fibers. The protective applicator cap comprises of a) cutout for a spray nozzle b) a detachable spray nozzle and c) nozzle holder clamp. The present invention is to provide an applicator cap that keeps pump top of an applicator clean by preventing the escape or spilling of hair fibers. The applicator cap of the present invention also affords a compact look to the applicator that makes it easy for a user to carry it during travel.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, Flairosol dispensing devices can be provided. Such devices utilize a combination of Flair technology, pre-compression valves and aerosol-like pressurization of the dispensed liquid. Such a dispensing device has, for example, a main body comprising a pressure chamber, the latter being provided with a pressure piston and a pressure spring. The device further has a piston and a piston chamber which draws liquid from a container, for example, the inner container of a Flair bottle, and fills the pressure chamber with that liquid as a user operates a trigger in various compression and release strokes. The piston chamber has both an inlet valve and an outlet valve, which serve to prevent backflow. Liquid exiting the piston chamber under pressure (supplied by a user pumping the trigger) enters a central vertical channel which is in fluid communication with both the pressure chamber (above the pressure piston) and a dome valve provided near the outlet channel at the top of the dispensing head. The dome valve has a preset pressure, such that once exceeded by the liquid, opens and allows for a spray. If the liquid pressure drops below such preset pressure, the dome valve closes off the outlet channel, which serves to regulate the strength of the flow and preclude leakage. Alternatively, in an activated embodiment, for example, once the liquid is sufficiently pressurized, it can be dispensed by a user allowing the dome valve to open by pressing on an activation button that removes a dome lock.

A dispensing device for dispensing a viscous or liquid product from a fluid reservoir, and having an actuator 1, a controlling member 2, a dispensing member 3, a collar 4 configured to be linked to the reservoir, and an extender 5. The dispensing device configured so that an actuation of the controlling member 2 causes a relative movement of the actuator 1 and the collar 4 thanks to which the dispensing device reversibly switches from a first configuration, in which the dispensing member 3 is unable to be activated, to a second configuration in which the actuator 1 is coupled in translation with the extender 5, so that when the actuator is pushed down 1 it activates the dispensing member 3.

An actuating assembly for a system for dispensing a product under pressure, which comprises a shoulder to be mounted on a device for sampling the product under pressure, which further comprises a press button with an inner actuator having a upstream spout to be mounted in a feeding tube of the device, wherein said actuator comprises a downstream spout in communication with said upstream spout and terminates in a dispensing outlet, said button comprises an outer cover with a peripheral skirt in which a dispensing hole is formed, wherein said cover is mounted on said actuator in a actuating position in which the hole is arranged opposite the outlet to allow said product to be dispensed through the hole and wherein the button is axially displaceable with respect to the shoulder in a dispensing/aspiration stroke, the cover is reversibly mounted on the actuator from the actuating position to an inactive position, in which the geometric means formed in the cover are arranged to cooperate with the complementary geometric means formed in the shoulder in order to prevent axial displacement of the button.

Aerosol actuation mechanisms include improvements allowing a user to extend the reach of an aerosol application device, apply an aerosol in a windy environment, improve coverage of the aerosol product, or facilitate improved ability to ensure coverage for an aerosol product.