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Patent No.:

US 9173530 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2010

Dispensing apparatus

Applicants:

Peter J. Fallat, Ii, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);

Lester R. Greer, Jr., Sandpoint, ID (US);

Robert J. Croft, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Martin C. Short, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Peter J. Fallat, II, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);

Lester R. Greer, Jr., Sandpoint, ID (US);

Robert J. Croft, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Martin C. Short, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Assignee:

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Daniel R Shearer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/70 (2010.01); A47K 5/18 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01); A45D 34/04 (2006.01); A47K 5/12 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/04 (2006.01); B05C 17/005 (2006.01); B05C 17/01 (2006.01); A45D 40/04 (2006.01); A45D 40/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 5/18 (2013.01); A45D 34/04 (2013.01); A47K 5/1205 (2013.01); A47K 5/1217 (2013.01); B01F 13/0023 (2013.01); B01F 15/0087 (2013.01); B01F 15/042 (2013.01); B05C 17/00553 (2013.01); B05C 17/0103 (2013.01); B65D 81/325 (2013.01); B65D 83/0011 (2013.01); A45D 40/04 (2013.01); A45D 40/24 (2013.01); A45D 2200/055 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a multi-component composition such as an oral care composition. The apparatus comprises a plurality of compartments, each containing a respective component of an composition, an orifice communicating with the plurality of compartments, and a common electrical drive mechanism for simultaneously dispensing the respective components from the plurality of compartments through the orifice. The electrical drive mechanism may comprise a single motor. Each compartment may include a respective piston for extruding a respective component of the composition from the apparatus, the pistons of the plurality of compartments being driven by a common gear mechanism coupled to the motor.

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