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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Hodges & Drake Design Limited, Leicester, GB;
HODGES & DRAKE DESIGN LIMITED, Leicester, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus () is provided for dispensing a flowable product from a collapsible container () comprising an air-tight cavity () and an opening (). The apparatus () includes a reservoir () comprising a chamber () for storing flowable product, the chamber () comprising a product inlet () for receiving flowable product delivered from the air-tight cavity () of a connected collapsible container () through the opening () thereof, and a product outlet () for the flowable product. A piston () is positioned inside the chamber () and is movable to vary the volume of the chamber (), for example between a first position defining a maximum chamber volume and a second position defining a minimum chamber volume.