ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DISPENSER

Abstract

Aiming the replacement of a vast assortment of plastic packages currently in massive use worldwide, the present invention relates to an Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser that comprises the ability to be periodically recharged with new refill packages made up of environmentally sustainable materials, being the core of the present invention the ability to cause an opposite movement of a loaded container against a piston located on top of a pin centralized at the set of parts that conform the lower half of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser body, causing this way the compression and further expelling of the stored cargo through the container's nozzle, insofar that the referred container will be progressively embedded by the aforementioned set of parts through the internal threading lines therein existing.

Claims

1. An Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser having an integral body divided in the upper and lower halves comprising: an upper half comprising a pre-loaded container having a dispensing nozzle in one of its ends and an external disc outfitted with threading lines in the opposite end; a lower half comprising a round sustaining base outfitted with a central pin and a piston attached to the top of the central pin; an internally and externally threadable tube segment.

2. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser as in claim 1, wherein the referred tube segment is threaded by means of its external threadable lines into the threadable disc inlaid at the center of the sustaining base.

3. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser as in claims 1 and 2, wherein said arrangement of the two halves comprises the ability to cause the movement of the loaded container against the piston located on top of the pin to cause the compression and expelling of the stored cargo through the container's nozzle.

4. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said container, when screwed onto the tube segment, is progressively incorporated by it up to a certain limit of screwing to indicate that all its contents have been dispensed and that the container is completely empty and must be replaced by a new refilled one.

5. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claims 1 and 2, wherein said container comprises at its external lower portion an external disc fitted with threading lines fully compatible with the inner threading lines existing at the tube segment.

6. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by the fact that the feasibility of the invention stems from the utility created by the novel arrangement of the following parts included in it: a circular sustaining base; the centralized pin; a piston attached to the top of the central pin; an internally and externally threadable tube segment; and a pre-loaded container.

7. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claim 1, wherein the replaceable container comprises: sustainable and recyclable packaging materials, such as aluminum; the ability for being periodically and indefinitely recharged with new refill packages, always made up of environmentally sustainable materials; a tapered shape on its upper end.

8. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, wherein the dispensing of a portion of the container's content is accomplished by turning the lower half of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser to one direction, and the upper one to the opposite direction.

9. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, wherein the replacement of the referred empty container comprises the steps of: spinning the round sustaining base so that it can be unscrewed from the tube segment; exposing the open bottom of the container to gain access to said empty container, spinning the empty container until it can be released from the tube segment; attaching the tube segment to the round sustaining base once again; screwing a fully loaded refill through the upper end of the tube segment.

10. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claim 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9, wherein the airtight closing, after the container has been filled comprises the steps of: firstly, sealing the open bottom with a flat disc outfitted with a central exhaustion hole; secondly, by screwing therein a removable closing cap outfitted with inner threadable lines compatible with the containers external threadable lines; and thirdly, closing the open bottom of the empty container with the same cap taken off from the replacing container for sending them together for recycling.

11. The Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, as in claim 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, wherein the containers' inner chamber comprises varied geometric formats to accommodate a varied sealant geometric formats.

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Description

4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to propose a comprehensive description of the present invention, the representative figures drawn up for this effect were divided in three blocks being the first one comprising the description of the fully assembled lower set of parts of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser (1), the second block referring to the description of the storing container and the third one, the disclosing of two exemplary holders for the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser.

[0029] Thus, FIG. 1A shows in a cut view that the lower set of parts (1) of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser is already fully assembled but still remaining in a static position in which the round sustaining base (2), fitted with a central pin (2a), has already received the screwed attachment of the tube segment (4) whose external threading lines (4a) have been inserted in the compatible internal threading lines (2B1) of the inner disc (2B) existing on the round sustaining base (2).

[0030] At this same FIG. 1A it can be noted that the piston (3) in a trapezoidal spearhead shape has been also attached into the groove (2a1) existing at the top of the central pin (2a).

[0031] FIGS. 1B and 1C disclose in detailed exploded view, the same assembling routine as described in FIG. 1A, however including now, as the upper body which completes the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, a container (5) tapered on its upper end in order to accommodate a piston (3) with identical shape so that it will be sure that the whole content of said container (5) will be dispensed.

[0032] Therefore, the piston (3) will be attached to the groove (2a1) existing at the top of the central pin (2a) while the tube segment (4) that is fitted with external threading lines (4a) will be screwed into the internal threading lines (2b1) located at the inner disc (2b).

[0033] Upon the completion of the above described steps aiming the assembling of the lower set of parts (1) of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, the container (5) fully loaded with the selected product to be dispensed, will be then displaced towards the referred lower set of parts (1) where, through its external threaded disc (5a), it will be fit in the internal threading lines (4b) located along the inner wall of the tube segment (4), which, as represented by FIG. 1C, will result in the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser disclosed by the present invention.

[0034] The conclusive effect searched by the device disclosed by the present invention can be seen on FIG. 1C where it is shown that after the two parts of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser, i.e., the lower set of parts (1) and the container (5), have been moved against each other, about half the content of the container (5) has been pressed by the rotatable piston (3) against the container's nozzle (5c) through which it has been dispensed, as expected.

[0035] In other words, the core of the present invention is to cause the opposite movement of a loaded container (5) against the central pin (2a) existing at the lower set of parts (1) that will cause, as a consequence, the compression and expelling of the container's cargo through the container's nozzle (5c), insofar the referred container (5) is being progressively embedded by the lower set of parts (1) through the internal threading lines (4b) provided along the tube segment (4).

[0036] FIGS. 2A to 2C disclose in perspective view, the same assembling steps taken for getting the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser fully ready to be used.

[0037] Therefore, and being displaced towards the direction indicated by the related arrows, the piston (3) will be attached to the groove (2a1) existing at the top of the central pin (2a) while the tube segment (4) that is fitted with external threading lines (4a) will be screwed into the internal threading lines (2b1) located at the inner disc (2b).

[0038] Additionally, it is demonstrated by the two arrows on FIG. 2C that, the dispensing of the desired portion (5d) of content stored at the container's (5) is simply accomplished just by turning the lower set of parts (1) of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser to one direction, and the upper one, which in this case is the container (5), to the opposite direction, causing this movement, as a consequence, the progressive threading insertion of the container (5) into the tube segment (4) up to a point where the bottom of the container (5) will be in touch with the surface of the round sustaining base (2), meaning so that as from that contact point the container (5) is totally empty and must be replaced.

[0039] To proceed with the replacement, the customer must simply rotate the round sustaining base (2) so that it can be unscrewed from the tube segment (4) causing this procedure the exposition of the open bottom of the container (5), still attached at the last internal threading lines (4b) existing along the tube segment (4), consequently allowing an access to keep manually turning the container (5) until it can be released from the tube segment (4), allowing therefore the screwing of a new, fully loaded refill to the upper end of the tube segment (4), after it has been once again attached to the round sustaining base (2).

[0040] Such rotational movements can be applied to the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser by users either manually, when rotational impulses are given straight by user's hands over the two half over of the device, mechanically, when said impulse is applied through the use of a tool like a lever, for instance, or electrically when the device is outfitted with any sort of wired or wireless energetic actuator.

[0041] In a perspective view from below, FIGS. 3A to 3C expose the bottom of the container (5), aiming to disclose the sealing and closing system applied before sending the final product to customers at the retailing points.

[0042] On top of FIG. 3A it is exposed a container (5) fitted with external threaded lines (5a) and fully loaded with the selected product (5e) to be dispensed.

[0043] Just below the bottom of the container (5) it is positioned a flat disc (6) fitted with a central exhaustion hole (6a) which can be used either as a sealant, after the container has been fully charged, and/or as a dispensing piston, or as an auxiliary piston which in this case will be positioned between the loaded product and the piston when the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser is set in motion.

[0044] And finally, a removable and hermetic closing cap (5f) fitted with inner threading lines is positioned and ready to be screwed at the compatible, external threading lines (5a) positioned at bottom end of the container (5), aimed to assure the airtight condition of the loaded product as exhibited by FIG. 3B.

[0045] FIG. 3C discloses an empty container after its content has been totally dispensed, being ready to be closed again by the same hermetic closing cap (5f) that has been taken and saved when the container has been set in use and that will be now disposed along with the container for further recycling.

[0046] On FIGS. 4A to 4C, containers comprising alternative geometric shapes are disclosed.

[0047] As a matter of comparison, FIG. 4A is exhibiting a container with a round shaped storing chamber, similar to those previously described by FIGS. 3A to 3C.

[0048] Thus, the container disclosed by FIG. 4B comprises a square chamber where the selected product to be dispensed is stored.

[0049] In this case, both the piston located at the top of the central pin, which was conceived to push the stored product towards the container's nozzle, and the optional sealant element (7) outfitted with an exhaustion hole (7a) must bear a square shaped (7b) in order to be properly inserted into the square chamber of the container.

[0050] Likewise, the container disclosed by FIG. 4C was conformed in a hexagonal shape meaning so that its sealant element must bear a similar hexagonal shape to be compatible with the hexagonal format of the inner chamber existing in the related container.

[0051] FIGS. 5A, 5B, 6A and 6B disclose two examples of horizontal and vertical supports aimed to sustain the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser during the dispensing which, in these cases is loaded with toothpaste.

[0052] Thus, FIG. 5A shows up a model of vertically oriented support (8) for the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser comprising a circular flat base in which a vertically oriented threaded socket (8a) fitted with a hole (8b) which is represented in this figure by a dotted line, aimed for the insertion of the container's nozzle (5c) has been centrally positioned so that an externally threaded disc (5g) positioned at the edge of the container (5) can be threaded therein, as disclosed by FIG. 5B. Additionally, this model can be fitted with a given amount of toothbrushes holders (5h).

[0053] On FIG. 6A it is disclosed a model of support horizontally oriented (9) for the Ecologically Sustainable Dispenser comprising firstly a semicircular bed (9a) where the upper edge of the lower set of parts (1) of the Ecologically Sustainable Dispense will be uphold, and secondly, a socket (9b) also horizontally oriented and aimed for the smooth insertion of the upper edge of the container (5), also fitted with a centralized hole for the insertion of the container's nozzle (5c) through which the desired portion of toothpaste (9d) will be collected by users, as disclosed by FIG. 6B.