Patent ID: 6568604
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
A liquid dispensing device comprising means for generating a carrier fluid flow, said generating means including an exit for said carrier fluid flow, a replaceable capsule removably connected to said carrier fluid flow exit of said generating means, said capsule forming a container for a liquid to be dispensed and comprising means for dispensing the liquid into the carrier fluid flow received into said capsule from said exit, said dispensing means comprising respective passages for the liquid to be dispensed and for the carrier fluid flow from the generating means, the passage for said liquid having an inlet end adjacent a base of the container and an outlet end disposed in the region of said carrier fluid flow into which the liquid is drawn by action selected from venturi action and jet pump action, the capsule having an outlet for directing the carrier fluid flow carrying the liquid out of said dispensing device, said capsule having fluid-tight seals on said outlet and on an inlet for the carrier fluid flow from the exit of said generating means, and means in the device for breaking at least one of said seals upon insertion of the capsule into the device.