Global Patent Index - EP 1140656 A1

EP 1140656 A1 20011010 - DISPENSER OF OBJECTS

Title (en)

DISPENSER OF OBJECTS

Title (de)

AUSGABEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR D'OBJETS

Publication

EP 1140656 A1 20011010 (FR)

Application

EP 99964741 A 19991230

Priority

  • FR 9903317 W 19991230
  • FR 9816772 A 19981231

Abstract (en)

[origin: US7073685B1] The invention concerns a dispenser of objects comprising a body forming a reservoir ( 2 ) for storing objects to be dispensed ( 8 ), an outlet passage ( 22 ) for said objects, arranged at one end of the body ( 2 ), and returned translation means ( 12 ) capable of performing a reciprocating movement relatively to the body ( 2 ) so as to release a predetermined number of objects ( 8 ) at each out and in stroke of the translation movement. The invention is characterized in that said returned translation movement are arranged in the form of a flexible membrane with shape memory ( 12 ) perforated with a calibrated opening ( 17 ), exerting both a spring force enabling said reciprocating movement and, by co-operation with thrust means ( 18 ), to control the dispensing of said objects.

IPC 1-7

B65D 83/04

IPC 8 full level

B65D 83/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 83/0409 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2583/0481 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0040478A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 7073685 B1 20060711; AT E224329 T1 20021015; CA 2358544 A1 20000713; DE 69903068 D1 20021024; DE 69903068 T2 20041125; EP 1140656 A1 20011010; EP 1140656 B1 20020918; ES 2181498 T3 20030216; FR 2788040 A1 20000707; FR 2788040 B1 20010323; PL 348598 A1 20020603; WO 0040478 A1 20000713

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 86976802 A 20020524; AT 99964741 T 19991230; CA 2358544 A 19991230; DE 69903068 T 19991230; EP 99964741 A 19991230; ES 99964741 T 19991230; FR 9816772 A 19981231; FR 9903317 W 19991230; PL 34859899 A 19991230