(19)
(11) EP 0 140 445 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.08.1986 Bulletin 1986/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.05.1985 Bulletin 1985/19

(21) Application number: 84201525

(22) Date of filing: 22.10.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 31.10.1983 US 546344

(71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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(72) Inventor:
  • Drobish, James Lee
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(54) Follower device for dispensing package


(57) A dispenser for a product is described which incorporates a follower piston slidably mounted therewithin. The dispenser includes an axially extending bore of a tubular container body for housing a product to be dispensed and having an upper end from which the product is dispensed and an open lower end. The follower piston is slidably mounted within the lower end of the bore of the container body to support the product thereabove. The piston is constructed of resilient material and comprises a face portion adapted to contact the product and a peripherally attached sidewall. The sidewall further comprises at least one integral peripheral contact band conforming to the shape of the cross section of the bore, and is adapted to virtually resiliently extend or contract in response to axial forces exerted on the face portion with such change in length resulting in an inversely proportional virtual change in lateral dimension of the peripheral contact band. The peripheral contact band is dimensioned to provide an interference fit within the bore which exerts a predetermined normal force against the inner surfaces of the bore in static condition.







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