FR2486035A1 - CONTAINER-DISPENSER OF STACKED ARTICLES, ESPECIALLY SHELVES - Google Patents

Abstract

THE CONTAINER-DISPENSER OF STACKED SHELVES RECEIVED IN A GUIDING ELEMENT 18 OF THE CONTAINER BODY ELASTICALLY STRESSED TOWARDS THE END OF THE DISTRIBUTION BY A PUSHBUTTON 21 WITH SPRING 20, INCLUDES A DECORATIVE COVER 2 REALIZING, BY A PROTUBER 6 , THE EXPULSION OF THE UPPER ARTICLE, THE COVER BEING MOLDED FOR EXAMPLE IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANIMAL HEAD AND INCLUDING, TO FACILITATE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE FUNNY OF THE SYSTEM, A SEPARATE HANDLING ORGAN CONSTITUTED BY A 4 TUBE ON THE COVER AND CONTAINING A WHISTLE 5.

Description

1.

  The present invention relates to a container-dis-

  tributor for storage and distribution one by one of articles of identical shape, more particularly of tablets or pellets stacked in the container, com4 taking a pusher biased by a spring towards a dispensing end, and a decorative cover mounted

  swiveling on the container body and comprising an appen-

  dice or a protuberance likely to penetrate, by

  pivoting, in the internal space of the container body.

  The usual containers of this type have a decorative cover, for example made in the form of an animal head, which has no means of handling

  particular. To facilitate handling by

  fants, to which this type of container is very special-

  intended for the storage and distribution of good-

  vouchers or candies in the form of tablets or pastil-

  the, we can consider providing, by conforming the cover

  key, protruding elements or the like facilitating the handling of the cover. It would however follow a considerable limitation of the possibilities of fancy conformation of the cover which, let us recall, must have the required ornamental character. It should also be borne in mind that this type of container for sweets or treats 2. is used mainly by relatively young children.

  young people, whose dexterity for handling metal parts

  is still quite weak, which imposes a certain

  number of limitations in shaping the cover

  key. U.S. Patent No. 4,121,375

  further describes a threaded closure cap for a pipe

  ne, this plug being shaped like a pipe and having,

  essentially for functional reasons, a confi-

  general prismatic guration with, on a front face, a tapped bore, and a channel extending parallel to

  a side surface and connected to an inner chamber cy-

  lindrique communicating with the outside on a strong day

mé in the side wall.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a container of the general type mentioned above allowing a

  easy handling even by children without bringing any

  However, there are particular limitations to the possibilities of

  formation of the cover serving as a decorative element. The pre-

  Another object of this invention is to provide a container

  offering increased play skills.

  To do this, according to a characteristic of the

  present invention, the cover comprises a handling element

  separate tubular shape in which is available

  a whistle or any other wind sound generator.

  The addition of a separate handling element on the one hand allows better handling by children,

  and, on the other hand, leaves all freedom to the choice of comfort

  decorative cover. The layout of the whistle

  also considerably increases the attractiveness

  container and distributor.

  According to another characteristic of the present in-

  vention, the tubular element containing the whistle opens into an interior cavity formed in the cover, this

  the latter then also serving as a resonance body.

  The connection between the tubular element and the cou-

  circle is typically performed by gluing in a bore

  cover age, fixing can also be ensured 3.

  by simple plug-in, or any other guaranteed technique

  health the joining of these two elements together.

  Other features and advantages of the pre-

  invention will emerge from the following description

  of an embodiment given by way of illustration but in no way limiting, made in relation to the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a view in longitudinal section of a container-dispenser according to the invention; Figure 2 is a sectional view along line IIII of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is an end view of the mouth

  of the handling-whistle element.

  The container-dispenser 1 generally comprises an envelope-shaped sheath 17, a guide element 18

  sliding axially in the housing body 17 and receiving

  in front of a stack of profiled articles 19 shown in dotted lines

  strips, and biased by a spring 20, a pusher 21 pushing the stacked articles 19 towards the upper or distribution end of the container 1. The spring 20 is supported on the bottom of the guide element 18 which has on its rear face , a longitudinal slot 22 with which cooperates in engagement the pusher 21, and which is open on its front face to facilitate the introduction of a stack of articles in the guide element 18 previously released upwards. The guide element 18 comprises, at its end

  upper and on its side walls, articulated nipples

  lation 3 cooperating with bores formed in the cover

  key 2, which has the shape, in the example shown, of a stylized bear head, as well as a transverse partition 23 bridging its side walls and comprising an extension

  folded back forming spring 24. On the rear end of the pro-

  length 24 comes to bear, behind the axis of rotation

  defined by the pins 3 shown in dotted lines, a sail-

  lie 25 formed on the inner part of the cover 2, so

  owing that the latter is normally elastically stressed 4.

  towards its closed position on the container body.

  The articles 19 are urged upwards by the pusher 21 so that the most upper article in the stack bears against the partition 23. When the lid is opened, by pivoting it around the pins 3, a rear protuberance 6 of the cover comes into contact with the rear face of the article there higher

  into the stack and slides it forward, outward

  laughing, by the opening formed between the upper edge of the sheath 17 and the lower front edge of the cover 2, to allow gripping of the article thus presented. If the

  cover is released, under the effect of elas-

  tick exerted on the projection 25 by the extension 24 of the partition 23, the cover becomes towards its closed position, the pusher 21 moving the stack of articles upward to bring the new most superior article to

  abut against the bulkhead forming bridge 23.

  The cover 2 has, in its rear part, a recess 15 whose width is greater. to that of the adjacent area of the container 1 supporting the cover

  to avoid limiting the opening angle of the

  ring, the ejection protrusion 6 projecting towards the

low in this recess.

  According to the invention, the cover 2 comprises

  te also an attached handling part consisting of a tube 4 received and glued in a bore formed in the rear part of the cover 2 and opening into the inner cavity 8 formed in the cover 2, the tube forming

  elsewhere protruding outward from the profile ex-

  dull rear cover 2 in the shape of a bear head.

  In the tube 4, a whistle 5 is arranged, of the simple reed type constituted by a tongue 9 secured to one end of a split partition 7 slightly inclined relative to the axis of the tube and advantageously formed of a

  single piece with the latter. The free end of the lan-

  lookout 9 is directed towards the external opening forming a mouthpiece

  chure 10 of the tube 4, the tongue extending overlapping 5. above the slot or the opening 13 of the partition 7

  at a slight angle. Full recovery of the opening

  13 by tab 9 is not absolutely necessary

  but is however preferable. It is enough that the tongue-

  te 9 is dimensioned to correspond to the opening 13 and is slightly raised relative to the partition 7. The partition 7 extends between two walls or front plates -11 and 12, connecting the partition to the opposite sides of the tube,

  respectively, so that air flow from the em-

  closure 10 can only reach the cavity 8 of the cover by the slot remaining between the edges of the tongue 9 and the partition 7, thus causing the tongue 9 to beat and produce a sound which is amplified by the body of

  resonance formed by the cover 2.

  To allow the realization of the cover 2 by injection molding, the walls of the cavity 8 will advantageously be made so as to diverge slightly in

  the direction to the container body.

  Although the present invention has been described in

  lation with a particular embodiment, it does not

  not limited but is on the contrary likely to

  difications and variants which will appear to those skilled in the art. 6.

Claims (2)

  1 - Container-distributor of articles of identical shape, in particular of shelves, arranged in a stack in   the container, comprising a pusher biased by a res-   comes out in the direction of the dispensing end of the container body, and a decorative cover attached to   the container body, articulated around a perpendicular axis   space in the longitudinal direction of the container body   and including a protrusion likely to come by pi-   1Yes vote in the internal space of the container body, char-   characterized in that the cover (2) comprises a separate handling element in the form of a tube (4) in which   a whistle means (5) is arranged.   2 - container according to claim 1, character-   dried in that the tube (4) containing the whistle means (5)   opens into an interior cavity (8) formed in the neck ring (2).