Valois of America, Inc.

Valois S.a.

Parfums Christian Dior

Reckitt Benckiser France

Yannic Hermouet

Olivier De Pous

Claude Jouillat

St&eacute;phane Beranger

Geoffrey Robert Hammond

The invention relates to a kit including an application device and an extracting member. The application device comprises a protective tube extending in a longitudinal direction, an interchangeable cartridge, and a control mechanism for sliding the cartridge into the protective tube. The cartridge comprises a stick of material held by a cup that comprises an inner lip. In order to extract the cartridge from the application device when said cartridge is used, the stick of material can be penetrated by the extracting member that comprises an outer lip suitable for holding the inner lip of the cup.

Kit including a material application device, and use of such kit

The invention relates to a dispenser including: an applicator device; a case comprising a housing for receiving at least a portion of the applicator device; a mobile member being movable mounted inside the housing between a retracted position and a use position; an actuating member for urging the mobile member towards the use position, wherein the housing comprises an abutment surface for engaging with the mobile member in order to define the use position of said mobile member.

Dispenser of product

An attaching ring or fixing ring is provided for attaching or fixing a dispenser member to a neck of a receptacle containing a substance to be dispensed. The ring is annular and has a bottom portion and a top portion. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom portion includes snap-fastening tabs for fixing the ring to the neck. The top portion includes an opening for the dispenser and a surrounding structure for securing the dispenser member to the neck. The top portion further includes at least one guide wall element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the dispenser member and around the periphery of the fixing ring substantially in line with the snap-fastening tabs. A hoop can be provided for preventing the tabs from splaying apart. The hoop can include an internal projection, such as a vertical rib or a thread.

Device for attaching a dispenser member to a receptacle

A dispenser for releasing a treatment substance into a toilet bowl, said dispenser being in the form of an elongate tubular member, adapted to release the substance when the toilet is flushed, and resilient so that in use it is self-supporting under the rim of the bowl. The substance to be released is at least one of a bleach, cleanser, surfactant, perfume or disinfectant.

Dispenser for releasing a substance into a toilet bowl

A hand-operated pump for fluid distribution comprising a pump body defining a pump chamber, a hollow control rod traveling in the pump body between a rest position and a depressed, lower position, a free floating piston assembled in a sliding manner on the control rod, the piston and the rod serving to define an outlet valve, characterized in that the outlet valve exhibits a cylindrical tight sealing contact adapted to open by sliding the piston towards the top on the rod at a determined height and the rod includes a surface engaged by the piston and widening in a vertical direction towards the top.

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