EP 1030950 A1 20000830 - DISPENSING DEVICE
Title (en)
DISPENSING DEVICE
Title (de)
ABGABEVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISTRIBUTEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9723785 A 19971111
- US 9823972 W 19981110
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9924679A1] A toilet bowl rim block dispenser comprises a body (1) for receiving a block of material (14) to be dispensed, and a hook (2) by which the dispenser may be attached to the rim of a toilet bowl. The body (1) is provided with apertures (3) by which water may enter or leave the body (1) when the toilet is flushed. The body comprises a thermoplastic moulding, having a first part which comprises the hook (2) and a first body part (4) which is linked to a second body part (5) by a hinge (6) moulded into the body. Body part (4) carries a single projecting lug terminating in a barb (7). When the first and second body parts are brought together by rotation about hinge (6), the lug and barb (7) engage an aperture (8) in the second body part (5). The body is opened by manually depressing barb (7) so as to disengage it from aperture (8), which is normally prevented by locking means (9), connected to body part (5) by pairs of ribs (10, 11). When no block (14) is present in the dispenser, pressing the lower end (13) of the locking means (9) causes it to move inward, while the upper end (12) moves outward relative to the dispenser, so that downward movement of the barb (7) is no longer restrained, and the barb may be depressed, permitting opening of the body. When a block (14) is present in the dispenser, pressing the lower end (13) of the locking means (9) is inhibited by the presence of the block, and the body may not be opened.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65D 50/04 (2006.01); E03D 9/03 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65D 50/046 (2013.01); E03D 9/032 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9924679A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9924679 A1 19990520; AT E224484 T1 20021015; AU 1521499 A 19990531; AU 740998 B2 20011122; BR 9814633 A 20001003; CA 2309703 A1 19990520; CA 2309703 C 20040504; DE 69808122 D1 20021024; DE 69808122 T2 20030130; DK 1030950 T3 20021223; EP 1030950 A1 20000830; EP 1030950 B1 20020918; ES 2179544 T3 20030116; GB 9723785 D0 19980107; NZ 504484 A 20020927; ZA 9810317 B 19990518
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9823972 W 19981110; AT 98959409 T 19981110; AU 1521499 A 19981110; BR 9814633 A 19981110; CA 2309703 A 19981110; DE 69808122 T 19981110; DK 98959409 T 19981110; EP 98959409 A 19981110; ES 98959409 T 19981110; GB 9723785 A 19971111; NZ 50448498 A 19981110; ZA 9810317 A 19981111