SA517390568B1 - Container having a bactericidal insert - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container (10) for storing and dispensing a fluid product, having a body (12) delimiting a volume in which the product is held, and having a dispensing end piece (14) through which the product is intended to exit the container (10), and having at least one insert (16, 18, 36) situated in the internal volume of the body (12), which is in contact with the fluid product and which comprises at least one bactericidal material, characterized in that said at least one insert (16, 18, 36) is made entirely of the bactericidal material. Figure 2

Description

CONTAINER HAVING A BACTERICIDAL INSERT FULL DESCRIPTION BACKGROUND The invention relates to a container for storing and dispensing a liquid product ie cosmetics; Ally is designed to reduce the potential for bacteria to multiply in the fluid product. more specifically; The invention proposes a packaging with a means of substituting chemical additives. fu 5 Many fluid products; For example, as cosmetics »in tightly closed packages; To avoid any oxidation of the product and to avoid, for example, contamination of the product with germs. In particular, the said packages shall have a flexible or rigid body; whose walls are hermetically sealed from air and any other kind of contaminants” and a terminal piece for dispensing the product. to avoid oxidation of the product; The package includes an applicator terminal piece which is only 0 1 designed to allow the product to escape; What Gay refers to as an "anaerobic" type terminal piece. The aforementioned end piece is designed to open towards the exit of the product and to close itself once the desired amount of product has been released. The packaging is then designed to be resizable and compressible when the product is pulled. And in fact; And by putting pressure on the walls of the package, pressure is formed inside the package; [ET Product exit. French document A 3011826 describes an "anaerobic" type of distribution terminal; which make it possible to prevent any contamination of the product remaining inside the packaging; Whether when the certain amount of the product is taken out of the package; Alternatively, when the user withdraws the product from the packaging. Therefore, there are many solutions to protect the product from potential contamination coming from outside the packaging. The product is preserved as it is inside the package; using Sie 0 preservatives as antioxidants; anti-mildew agents; germicides; virusicides; or antifungal agents.

The aforementioned compounds may have slim ET, especially when the product used is a cosmetic intended to be applied to the skin. It is for this reason that products marketed free of these compounds have been suggested. To ensure a good storage life; Subsequently, it was proposed to impose stricter health and sterilization requirements for production sites. which proved too complex and expensive to implement. The object of the invention is to propose a package designed to limit the multiplication of potential contaminants in the product packed inside the package. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention proposes a packaging for storing and dispensing a fluid product equipped with a body defining a space of volume 0 in which the pall is kept and equipped with a dispensing terminal through which the product exits from the packaging; and at least one insert Placed in the internal space of the body; which in Alla is in contact with the fluid product Ally includes one bactericidal material on “JY” characterized by that at least one insert is entirely made of a bactericidal material. Presence of an insert of germicidal substance in the inner compartment of the container Product 5 that is still in the packaging is in contact with the germicidal substance Multiple hand handling of the packaging to pull the product allows mixing of the product to increase the proportion of product that comes into contact with the insert It is preferable to make At least one plug-in mentioned of another material that is completely covered with the mentioned germicidal substance.It is preferable that at least one plug-in mentioned is composed of at least one ball that is free to move within the internal space of the body.It is preferable that one plug-in consists of At least the mentioned porous or perforated element is capable of being passed through by the fluid. Preferably, at least one of the aforementioned inserts should consist of a net. It is preferable that at least one of the said inserts be arranged between the distribution terminal piece

and the interior of the body. Thanks to the insertion forming a plate, it extends in a major plane between the body. And thanks to the fact that at least one of the aforementioned plugs covers the inner walls of the body at least partially.

It is preferable that at least one of the aforementioned inserts be made of a selected material of copper and silver. A brief explanation of the drawings

The features and benefits of the gal according to the invention will become more apparent upon reading the following description and drawings

accompaniment; of between it:

0 Fig. 1 is a schematic representation in profile of a fluid product packaging with two polyligates according to the invention; Figure 2 is a section of the packaging represented in Figure 1; along a principal vertical plane median thereof; and Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of another package with insert according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.

5 Detailed description:

In Figures 1 and 2 a pack of 10 is presented for packing a fluid or liquid product. This product may be

For example, it is a cosmetic cream or gel.

The package 10 has a hollow body 12 which is here elongated; And it was obtained from

A cylindrical tube in which a lower end 112 is flattened to close. plug on the embodiment provided in

0 Figures 1 25 The body 12 is made of flexible material; For example, plastic. It may also be made from

sala is elastic; Easy to shape. The pack of 10 also has a terminal block of 10 for dispensing the product; Through which the product is withdrawn by the user. According to the embodiment presented in Figures 1 and 2; Terminal piece 14 blocks the upper end

2b for body 12.

dil) to cla cell The product dispensing terminal 14 is a terminal that only allows product to exit; This means that it prevents anything from entering the inner compartment of the package 0 whether it is a certain amount of product that has come out of the package; or alternatively air.

5 This terminal piece 14 is a terminal piece of the type labeled "anaerobic".

Here it consists of a terminal piece as described in French document A 3011826 to which wall details of the structure or process can be consulted.

Thanks to this terminal piece 14; The inner compartment of the 10-pack is isolated from the outer environment and more specifically from any contaminant that may cause oxidation or microbial contamination of the product contained

0 here.

Product contamination may occur before first use; For example, during the product manufacturing process; Alternatively while on a 10 pack; Regardless of the many precautions taken at the site.

To avoid any multiplication of this contamination in the product; The package 10 shall have at least one insert 16 arranged within the internal compartment of the body 12 which shall be in constant contact with the product packed in the package

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Insertion 16 is made of germicidal material. As a non-exhaustive example; It is preferable that the germicidal material be Ble over copper, and it may also be silver.

and in dlls the copper is copper when it comes into contact with the product; The insert releases 16 copper ions (©++) which have a bactericidal effect.

20 According to a first embodiment; The insert is made of another material; Sie plastic material or CAT metal covered” by coating or deposition; With a germicidal substance. In particular, this makes it possible to reduce the production cost of the insert 16.

In another embodiment the entire insert 16 is made of this germicidal substance. Based on the embodiment presented in Figures 1 25, insertion 16 is in the form of an intrinsically flat lattice; which extends along the middle main plane of the package. cla The intermediate plane is a perpendicular plane according to the direction of the shapes; and who passes

through the flat lower end 112 of body 12. So; According to a particular embodiment” a lower end of the insert 16 lies at the level of the lower end 12 of body 12 and is preserved in body 12 by permanent deformation from the Goh crush of the lower end 112 of body 12; When this lower end 112 is closed, the lattice shape of the insert 16 allows the contact surface of the insert 16 to be increased with the product in the package; This enables a larger amount of product to be processed. According to an embodiment (ay not presented), the package shall have one or more inserts in the form of pellets made of germicidal sale or coated with germicidal material. These pellets shall be able to move freely within the package; to be able to come into contact with the whole product led Lindl and this 0 carbonate also has the benefit of enabling homogenization of the product which is mixed by the said globules during their movement within the package.In addition, La the walls of the body 12 are flexible, this allows the product to be mixed in the package 10 at each hand handling with it which also increases the quantity The product that comes into contact with the insert 16, whether in the form of a single grid or Yau thereof in the form of one or more grids. According to an alternative embodiment, the packaging has a second insert 18 located at the level of the end piece 14 for dispensing the product. The second insert 18 is here in the form of a grating based on a bactericidal substance; shaped like a funnel; it separates the opening of the end piece 14 from the internal space of the body 12. Here the second insert 18 [is a cylindrical grid 20 essentially coaxial with the axis 0 vertical head of the end piece 14 and a lower grid 22 at the lower end of the net Instantaneous. Thanks to the second insert 18 coda the product flowing towards the terminal dispensing piece 14 is forced to pass through the grid forming the second insert 18. This volume of product comes into contact with the bactericidal substance; Which then exerts its influence on the product. This allows the distribution of a product that has been previously sterilized. The shape and dimensions of the second insert 18 are specified to enable processing of the average amount of powdered product at each use.

And in Figure 3 another 30-pack with solid walls is presented. Sle The packaging is made of glass.

The packaging 30 here also has a body 32 in which the product is stored and an open dispensing end piece 34. This end piece 34 is capable of receiving a cap; not represented in the figure;

To close the opening of the terminal piece 34.

According to this embodiment; The product is drawn directly from the hole in the terminal piece eg 34 using a finger or a suitable tool.

This package has an insert 36 fitted in the body 32. This insert is also made of germicidal material; As described by Gales Nie is made of copper .copper

In order not to impede the withdrawal of the product; The insert 36 is pressed against the body walls 32.

Here, the fuselage 36 consists of a lattice covering the cylindrical wall and the lower wall of the fuselage 32. According to an alternative embodiment; The insert consists of a plate with an antibacterial agent base; or Yay thereof consists of a layer of germicidal material; which are placed on those walls.

The dimensional characteristics of the grid constituting each insert 16 18 are determined; 36 This means degrees

5 Its inclination and the thickness of each strip as a function of the product, especially as a function of its viscosity.

The aforementioned interface provides 16 18; 36 Sterilize the product in the 10-pack at any point; Whatever the conditions of use of the packaging.

The result is better hygiene, safer use for any user and lower cost of bringing the product to market in such packaging since hygiene restrictions at the production site are relaxed.

The package 10 30 was described as containing a cosmetic. And he will understand that such packaging can be used as a kind of fluid product; whether for cosmetics; Pharmaceutical products or food products in particular.

clad It was mentioned above that the material composing the insert 16 may be copper or silver and it will be understood that these two materials are not exclusive examples of the invention and that each insert may be made

5 16 of an alloy of one and/or the other of these two materials or alternatively any other material or alloy having bactericidal properties and also chemically compatible with the fluid product intended to be played in Baad)

Claims (1)

Claims 1- Container (10; 30) for storing and dispensing a fluid product; Equipped with a body (12) that defines the volume in which the product is stored; It is equipped with a dispensing end piece (14; 4) through which the product is removed from the package (10); and provided with at least one insert insert (16; 18” 36) located in the inner space of the package ally (12) 5 being in dlls in contact with the fluid product and containing one bactericidal material on “JN Where at least one insert (16 18 36 ¢) of said LIS is made of a bactericidal material; where at least one insert of said (16; 18 36) consists of a grid forming a plate 0 extending in a principal mid-body plane (12 Where one end of the net is fixed to the body (12) by permanent deformation by crushing one end of the body on the mentioned end of the net. The aforementioned minimum of at least one LS bead is free to move within the internal volume 5 of body (12). insert at least one of the aforementioned (16, 18, 36) of a porous or perforated element capable of being passed through by the fluid. 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