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~hi~ in~rentlon x~l~te~ to oontal~er~ ~o~
5 ~i~pen~ g carbon~t~d ll~uid~ and i~ p rticularly,
~ltho~gh not exclu~ivaly, e~noe~rled wl~h ~od~ siphon~
~nd ~milar di~pen~er~ for c~rbon~t~d ~o~t drlnka.
Conv~ntionally, h~7y glA~ bottle~ hav;a been
emplo~ed f~r uY~ ~a soda ~iphon~, i n order to with~tand
10 the hlgh in exnal pre~sure~ ~up ~co app~oxlm~tely ten
atmosph~re~) which axe u~ed. ~owevex, r~lox~ xe~erltly,
~t has been pr~po~ed, or ox~pl~ in ~P-A-0164~18, that
blow-moulded pla~tics contalrlero, ~or ex~le o~
polyethyl~netere~h~chal~e ~P~T~ ~ould be u~ed.
15 ~ow~vex, both o~nvontional ~od~ ~iphon~ ~nd tbo~
p~opoRed in ~P~ 0154~18 e~np~oy relatlve~y c~plax
valv~ mechanism3 or ~ n~ the ~onton~, an~
oone~u~ntly the oYerall ~08t ol~ th~ ~o~t~iner rem~inn
~o~awha~ hi~h. ~he xa~ult o~ th~ iq ~hat ~t 1~
20 ~o~wh~t uD~cono~ to p~odua~ a wholly diaposa~ oda
slphon. ln~t~d, ~h~ v~lve m~chanla~, ~nd poouibly
al~o the bottle, h~ to b3 rou~bl~
Accordl7~g to the pr~6nt invention ther~ 1~
2S provided a oor~tainer ~or dispen~ing carl~on~t~d liq7~ld~,
~ompriain~ ~ ve~el which i~ form~d by blow ~oulding e
pl~ti~ t~ial. ~he v~el h~ ~ n~qk whlab l~
clo~d b~ lve Aa~o~ly h~ving ~n op~r~t~ng ~ ent
wh~h 1~ axlally di~pl~ bl~ to op~n the val~e. ~he
30 conta~n~r ~loo h~ dn~ing h3ad 3~0u~d on ~b~
n~clc. ~he diap~ lng h~a~ has ~n ou~le~ ~o~zl~
con~un~tinq w1th the v~ ou'$19'c, ~nd an ~o~u~tçr
alem~nt which ia ~nanuglly ~p~r~b'le So di4pl~ th~
v~lvo outlet to open the vdlve. ~h~ a~tuator ~lem~nt
35 h~ ~ pa~agaway provlding ooa~un~a~tion betwo~n th~
lnte~io~ o th~ ~e~el ~n~ th~ out~t no~%le whsn ~h~
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ve 1B o~?en .
q'he ~lve a~eml:~ly m~, for ~x~ple, c~r~e ~
valvo of tha ty~ co~unonly uoed lr~ ~ero~ol ~ pens~a,
in whiah the oper~tiny m~Dbe~ ie ln the orm o~ ar~
5 outlet tu~e whiah i~ c~le~ed at i~ low~r ond and h~
on~ or ~nore hole3 in 1~ ~lde w~11 whlch hole~ ~rs
nox~ally aloaed by an ~laatomeric~ ling e~e~ent .
~urroundl;lg ~he ~ube. Wh~n the outle~ tub~ 1~
d~pr~s~d, ths hola~ in th~ ~id~ w~ r~ opened to thb
10 interior o~ tha ~s~ nd the aonkont~ c~n ~low 1~to
th~ outle~ tube to b~ di~p~n~e~.
In an e~lt~ tivo emboti~en~, the ~p~ratlng
nt ~nay ~ a o1O~ure ~eml:er dl~po2ed wi~hln the
body o~ th~ Ya1Ye, ~he ~tu~'clr~g ~ nt oxtendin~
15 thr~ugh ar~ oponin~ in th~ ~alve ~ to angag~ the
c~lo~u2~e ~nem~er .
pr~r~d oDIbodim~nt~ ~h~ valv~ ~ly h~
A ~e~ la~ge whl~h ~ crlmp~d to thH n~ c o~ th~
v~ l, for ~x~ple ov~ ~ b~d form~d ~t the neck.
20 ~h~ di~pen~lng h~d ~ay be ~ cn~p 21t o~r~x the ~lve
~o~e~bly, $or oxuoplc over ~he c~lmp~l.p~rt o~ the
flan~ h~ gQW~y ~ay ~ provlded lr~ a hollow
pro~ectloTl o~ th~ aatu 'c~r ~le~er~, whl~h p~o~octlon
~n~age~ th~ Y~lV~ op~rating ~l~merlt~ ~hu~, when th~3
~5 actue.to~ eloment 1}~ do~e~ad~ th~ op~3rat~ng elo~oT~t 1
also dap~G~e~ ao Bl~ tC) op~n the ~lv~ ~Ind allow ~h~
~ontan~ of the VOf~8~3l to $10w to tho outl~t no~lo.
~h~ aotuAtor ~l~m~nt 1~ ~pro~ bly h~ng~d to the r~8t
o~ ~he h~s.d, ~or ~x~mplo by ~e~ns OI ~ h~ngQ ~itu~t~d
30 At the ~unc~ion ba~w~ h~ p~qsag~ ln th~ a~tuAtor
~le~nt ~nd the outl~t nozxle, ~rh~ n~tuato~ n~
~y inlti~lly s.l~o be ~oImsotGd to tho ~o~ P th~ h~lAd
~y a breakoble b~ ot whlch ~e~ Ac~ n~l
op~r~tlon o4 the y~ b~ox~ tha~corlt~lnor ~aohoo th~
35 end ~on~ r, and ~l~o provld~s an lnd~c~tlon o~
t~mp~ring.
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A a~p 2~ay be provided on the ~1MPenB1ng h~d, ~r
prote~tin~ the ~tuak~r ~le~ent during tran~port ænd
r~t~il dl~play o~ th~ ~ontain~r, ~nd po~ ly ~ a~
~l~e~ when the oontaLr~r i~ n~t b~ing u~ed to dl~pe~n~a
S 1 lqul.d
Figur~ do v~ow oi~ ~ soda ~phon~
Figur~ 2 i8 a top vlcw o~ h~ ~o~la Hiphon o:~
Fi~ur~ l with a du~t a~p ~mov~d;
~iguro 3 i~ a p~tial ~ctiorlal view o~ Q
~i~pQnain~ head o~ ~he sod~ hon, again wl~h th~ ~u~t
cap retnoved; arld
Flyur~3 4 ~hc~ws ~ alterrlatlvo embod~mer~t og the
dispen6 ~ n~ h~ad .
Th~ soda ~ipho~ of Flg~ 1 ao~pr~ A Ye~B~el ln
the orm o~ ~ ~o~tle ~ ~ormed ~o~ P~ y ~low-
mouldlngO AB a reaul~ Or th~ blow-mouldin~ proo~
th~ low~r r~ n o~ th~ bottl~ ho~ ph3rlcnl~ ~nd
20 30 ~q base oup 4 1~3 pxo~rided to enabl~ the ood~ ~lE;hon
to ~tand uprlght. ~t ~h~ t~p~ th~ ~ott~ 2 L~ for~d
~nto ~ neck 6, and thi~ ne~k 1~ ~3rovld~d w~th A
dispen~ g ho~d ~. ~he ~i~p~nsing h~ad ~ w~ e
de~crib~d in moro dot 11 ~l'ch r~eræn~ to ~igur~ 3,
2~ but, as ~hown ~n Fl~ur~ co~ri~e3 ~ ~Xlr~ lO rom
wh$oh pro~ect~ an outlot nozzle 12 .
~ he d~ en~ng heAd 8 pArtlally enclo~s D. ~Alve
a~a~bly ha~r3.ng 4r~ inl~t ~pigot 14 to which 1~
ooJ~n~oted a dip tuba 15 ~xtendin~ to th~ bot~co~ o~ the
30 bottl~
~ he di~p~noin~ h~ad 8 i~ p~o~ ed with ~ ~nap~on
oap la.
R~errln~ to Fl~ur~ 2 land 3 lt ~An ~ n th~t
the valv~ a~ombly 20 ~lt~ w~thin tho ff~ak 6 o~ th~
35 bot~l~ 2, and haa n ~lan~ a2 whtch 1~ ~rlmped o~er d
b~ad $orD)ed at th~ ~outh o~ the bottl~. ~be ~al~70 h~
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~ outlet tube ~4 . 7~h~ valv~ a~em~ly ~0 i~ of the~
typ~ commonly u~ed lr~ aero~ol di~pen~ers, ~lthough lt
lleed~ to be modifi~d in o~dex l;o a~o~pt ~he relatlvely
lf~rg~ ~low rAte~ requlx~d o:~ o, ood& ~lph~n. ~oro
5 sp~3cifica~11y~ the outl~t t~b~ 24 i8 p~o~id~d with one
ox moxe hole~ ln lt~ ~Lde wall whioh, wh~n th~ v~lve i~
olo~ed, ars ~losç~d by e,n al~com~rlc ~e~lih~ rinq
acco~od~t~d wlthin the ~ody o~ th~ vælv~ A~ bly. ~y
depxe~ g the ou1:1&t ~ube 2~, ~ho hol~ or hole~ in the
10 outlet ku~ ~o~ Away from the ~eallnq ring, ~r~d ~llow
li~uid to ~w up th-a dip tUbQ 1~;, throu~}~ the hole o~
hole~ lnto the outlRt tube ~ t~ b~ di~p~ ed fx~m ~he
o~tl~t ~oæ~le 12.
æhe outlot tub~ 2~ ~its within a bo~e~ 26 ~ormed ~ n
15 a pro~ectiI~g portion ~a 0~ ~n elctuator ~l~ml3nt 30 o~
the dl~pen~ing he~d 8. ~h~ bore 26 ~o~us~i~ate~ wa.th A
p~BB~lgO 32 whlah~ ln turrl~ ~on~ur~lc~e~ with thR.
~n~er~or o~ ~ch~ outlot noz~l~3 12.. ~h~ p~ag~ 32 and
the lnt~lo~ of kh~ outlet Tloæ~l~ 12 have d~vorg~n~
20 wall~ to ~nnble tho c~srkon~t~d ~ont~nt~ o~ th~ bottl~
~o ~xp~nd a~ ~bey ~r~ di~perl~d.
Althc~u~h ~-h~ to~:ior o~ the nozzle 12 i8 ~howr~ ~a
~e$n~ ~oothly dlv~rq~nl:, ~h~ ~A~lat~on ln ~ro~
se~tlor~ ~ay occur ln A ~epp~d ~anner.
~S At l;he po~:ion 34 wher~ th~ pa3~ag~ 32 ad~oin~
tho ~kirt 10, ~d oonnoqu~ntly th~ outlot nozzl~
t~ wall o~E ~h-3 paD~e ~2 ~ n~ok~d to ~7rov~de a hlnge
~o that thc Aotuator 01e~ent 30, lnoludi~g ~ho
pro~tior~ 28, oæ~n ~e d~pr~ed m~nually rol~tiY01y to
30 thd ~klr~ 10 and tl~ outl~t 3~0zzl~ 12
A~ ~how~ in ~use 3~ 3 ~ad 36 mn0 part~
~und the top o~ tb~ skirt 10. ~h~ $~ ~o~ ring
~he oap la.
In UBe, the bo~ 2 will aontRin ~ aarb~na'ced
35 drlt~k, ~uoh a~ ~oda wAt¢r. ~h~ oap 18 w~ a ~i~ct~dl
a~ter the ~oda ~lphon ha~ b~or~ d, in ord~ to
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~?rote~t ~he actuator ~la~n~ 3~ ~rom c~on~z~ina~ion. ~t
rlal~ Eup~l~meslt~ 'che l~e~kable brid~o 3~ in avoiding
a~41del1t~1 o~or~tlon o~ tho ~uator elem~nt 30, Th~
¢ap will ;~main Oll the ooda ~l~hon du~ln~ t~nuport ~Ind
S re'c~11 di~play~ but will b~ removed by the pu~çh~er
be~ore ~lr~t u~e o~ tho ~oda ~iphon.
Upon fi~st u~ th~ ua~r wlll nQed to eXert enough
preeeuXe ~ the aC:tUfltor el~nent 30 to ~re~lc the 2~ridge
~ ~o as to allow ~-h~ 2ctuator al~aent 30 to be
10 depres~ed. Thi0~ ill turn~ Will depre~3 th~ outl~t tUb~
34 of tha ralv~ 20, allowlng the ~on'cent~ o tho ~oda
~i~hon to be di~h~:~g~d throu~h the c~utl~t r~o~æle 12 .
~he drop ln pr~sur~ a~ the ~aodzl w~t~r 3xpand~ duxing
it~ tr~el throu~h tha o~tlet nozzl~ 12 to the ~mbio~t
su~oundin~s will ~u~e bu~ble~ of c~rbon dloxi~ to
~orm, BO givi~g th~ Rod~ w~t~x ~t~ ~h~ terl~ia
~parkling ~uality.
The di~pen~in~ head 8, lncludln~ tha ~kir~ lO~ ~h~
outlet nozzl~ 12 And the A~uator olo~ent 30,
60n~t~ua~0d 3~ ~ onQ-plec~ ~oulding Pxo~ plaatl~
mat~ial. Al~o, boc~u~ th~ valv0 20 1~ o~ ~
conventional ~a~lgn lalb~it alightly ~odifiod), l~ a~n
be manuPactured in large qua~ti~le~ ~t l~w co~t. ~ho
entlxQ ~od~ sipho~ can tb~ b~ ~anufa~tured ~t ~n
~conomio c~3t ~o AB ko b~ di~pos~le ln it~ entlrety
~hen the 04ntont~ ax~ ~lnl~hed.
In th~ ~mbodlm~nt shown ln Piyure 4, th~ actua~or
~loment 30 l~ for~d with a levar 4~ whi~h 1~ dep~e~e~
by ~he u~r to di~harge the oonten~ Th~ lov~r 30 i~
inltially ~onn~ctod to ~ top wAll 42 o~ ~h~ p~sln~
head B by A broa~b10 b~id~ 38. Upon ~ir~t u~ o th~
~od~ ~ip~on, the br~d~ 38 1~ tor~ away by the u~
~n other re~pe~t~, ~he ~bo~Lm~nt o~ ~igure 4 1
gen~lly ~imilar to thAt o~ Plgure~ 1 to 3
Xn the e~bodlmont~ do~a~lbod, th~ ~o~t~nt~ o~ th~
oontaLner 1~ ~ aArbonat~d dx~nk, ~nd th~ ~rbon dloxlde
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ln ~uch llqul~ 0erv0~ to p~ url~e the ao~lt~lner to
dl~per~e the c:oJ~t~n~ lto~natiYely~ other
pre~surlzln~ ~gents, ~uch A~ rlitrogen may be u~sd.
Thu~, ~h~ ~ont~lnqx may bo u~od ~or di~p~ ng 1uld3
5 other ~harl o~rbon~ted drin~c~, for ex~mple crea~,
yogh~rt and o'chor vi~aou~ ox ~ Y~ ou ~ tancea-
