Patent ID: 6192797
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
In a cartridge-type dispenser comprising a hollow cylindrical body for holding a supply of extrudable fluid contents, the cylindrical body having a dispensing end and a plunger end, the plunger end being closed by a plunger adapted to serve as a piston within the cylindrical body to extrude the contents of the dispenser when the plunger is forced toward the dispensing end, the dispensing end terminating in a rim, the improvement comprising:a generally cup-shaped dispensing fitment mounted in sealing engagement with the dispensing end of the cylindrical body, said dispensing fitment comprising:a substantially circular disk;an annular side wall formed around the periphery of the disk and extending upwardly therefrom toward the rim and terminating in a top end, said annular side wall defining a cylindrical area;a flange extending radially outwardly from the top end of the annular side wall, said flange resting on top of and abutting the rim of the cylindrical body, said flange having a top surface defining a plane;a substantially circular aperture disposed approximately at the center of the disk communicating with the inside of the cylindrical body; anda reclosable nozzle disposed in the cylindrical area defined by the dispensing fitment side wall and mounted over the aperture, said nozzle having an open and a closed position, wherein the nozzle in the closed position does not extend beyond the plane defined by the top surface of the flange.