Patent ID: 8777505
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A product dispenser for dispensing an elongate product strip, the product dispenser comprising: a product container for storing the product to be dispensed, the container defining an opening through which the product can exit the container, the container terminating in a spout; a product flow regulator proximate the container opening, the product flow regulator comprising a flow passage that is in communication with the product container, the flow passage for accommodating the product when exiting the container, the product flow regulator terminating in at least one distribution aperture for allowing the product within the flow passage to exit the product flow regulator, the product flow regulator further comprising a reservoir for accommodating the product exiting the product flow regulator; wherein the product flow regulator comprises a conduit that defines the flow passage, the conduit comprising a first, open end snugly fitted within the spout of the product container to receive product exiting the container, and a second end in which the at least one distribution aperture is defined and a rectangular bowl portion extending from the conduit, proximate the second end of the conduit, the bowl portion defining the reservoir for accommodating the product exiting the product flow regulator through the at least one distribution aperture a dispensing cover overlying the product flow regulator, the dispensing cover defining an elongate distribution slit proximate the reservoir of the product flow regulator, for allowing an elongate product strip to be dispensed, wherein the at least one distribution aperture faces sideways, or downwards towards the base of the bowl portion and opposite the overlying slit, thereby ensuring that the reservoir is filled completely before the product is dispensed through the elongate distribution slit.