U.S. patent application number 15/713206 was filed with the patent office on 2019-03-28 for container for holding volatile materials.
This patent application is currently assigned to S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.. The applicant listed for this patent is S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.. Invention is credited to Richard D. Maggard, JR., Gregory G. Pieper.
Application Number | 20190091364 15/713206 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 63878802 |
Filed Date | 2019-03-28 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190091364 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Pieper; Gregory G. ; et
al. |
March 28, 2019 |
CONTAINER FOR HOLDING VOLATILE MATERIALS
Abstract
A refill for dispensing a volatile material includes a bottle
having a body defined by at least one sidewall and a neck extending
outwardly from the at least one sidewall. The neck includes a rim
at an upper end thereof, the neck being defined by an inner
surface, a top surface, and an outer surface. The refill further
includes a plug and a wick having a first end positioned within the
bottle and a second end extending out of the bottle, the wick
further defining a longitudinal axis. The plug is coupled to the
neck of the bottle, the plug retaining the wick within the bottle.
At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim is tapered at an
angle of between about 2 and about 9 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
Inventors: |
Pieper; Gregory G.; (Spring
Grove, IL) ; Maggard, JR.; Richard D.; (Oak Creek,
WI) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. |
Racine |
WI |
US |
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Assignee: |
S. C. JOHNSON & SON,
INC.
Racine
WI
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Family ID: |
63878802 |
Appl. No.: |
15/713206 |
Filed: |
September 22, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61L 2209/133 20130101;
A61M 2209/045 20130101; A61M 2021/0016 20130101; B65D 41/0421
20130101; A61L 9/127 20130101; B65D 1/0246 20130101; A61M 21/00
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A61L 9/12 20060101
A61L009/12; B65D 1/02 20060101 B65D001/02; B65D 41/04 20060101
B65D041/04 |
Claims
1. A refill for dispensing a volatile material, comprising: a
bottle comprising: a body defined by at least one sidewall; and a
neck extending outwardly from the at least one sidewall, the neck
comprising a rim at an upper end of the neck, wherein the rim is
defined by an inner surface, a chamfered surface, a top surface,
and an outer surface, a wick having a first end positioned within
the bottle and a second end extending out of the bottle, the wick
further defining a longitudinal axis; a plug coupled to the neck of
the bottle, the plug retaining the wick within the bottle; and
wherein the chamfered surface adjoins the inner surface of the rim,
and wherein the entire chamfered surface is tapered at an angle of
between about 2 and about 9 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
2. The refill of claim 1 further including a cap threadably engaged
with the neck.
3. The refill of claim 1, wherein the rim further includes an
angled surface that joins the top surface and the chamfered surface
of the rim, wherein the angled surface is disposed at an angle of
between about 30 degrees and about 70 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
4. The refill of claim 1, wherein the plug is defined by an inner
wall forming a portion of a sheath around the wick, a lower wall
joining the inner wall with an intermediate wall, and an upper wall
joining the intermediate wall with an outer wall.
5. The refill of claim 4, wherein the inner wall, the lower wall,
and the intermediate wall of the plug form a well, and wherein a
skirt of a cap is received within the well when the cap is secured
to the refill.
6. The refill of claim 1, wherein the chamfered surface of the rim
is tapered at an angle of between 4.5 and 6.5 degrees.
7. The refill of claim 1 further comprising a cap threadably
attached to the neck of the bottle, wherein an annular skirt of the
cap extends into a well formed by one or more walls of the plug,
and wherein the annular skirt applies a force to a portion of the
plug to reduce hoop stress in the neck of the bottle.
8. The refill of claim 7, wherein the skirt is in contact with a
lower wall of the plug after the cap is secured to the bottle.
9. The refill of claim 1, wherein a volatile material including at
least one fragrance oil is disposed within the body of the
bottle.
10. The refill of claim 1, wherein a first annular protrusion is
disposed along the outer surface of the rim between threading along
the neck and the top surface of the rim, the first annular
protrusion configured to interact with a second annular protrusion
on the plug to secure the plug on the neck of the refill.
11. A refill for dispensing a volatile material, comprising: a
bottle comprising: a body defined by at least one sidewall; a neck
extending outwardly from the at least one sidewall, the neck
comprising: threading circumscribing at least a portion of the
neck; and a rim at an upper end of the neck, the rim defined by an
inner surface, a chamfered surface, an outer surface, and a top
surface extending between the inner and outer surfaces; a channel
formed by the neck, a longitudinal axis being defined by the
channel; a wick having a first end positioned within the bottle and
a second end extending out of the bottle, the wick being positioned
within the channel; a plug coupled to the neck of the bottle, the
plug retaining the wick within the bottle and comprising a well
formed by walls of the plug; and a cap attached to the bottle, the
cap comprising a seal skirt that extends into the well when the cap
is secured to the bottle, wherein the chamfered surface extends
from the inner surface of the rim, and wherein the entire chamfered
surface is tapered outward from the longitudinal axis at an angle
of between about 3 and about 8 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
12. The refill of claim 11, wherein the plug comprises first and
second spaced apart walls positioned within the channel and a lower
wall connecting ends of the first and second spaced apart walls,
with the well being formed by the first, second, and lower walls,
wherein the seal skirt is in contact with at least one of the first
and second spaced apart walls of the plug after the cap is secured
to the bottle.
13. The refill of claim 11, wherein an inner surface of a
securement portion of the cap includes a second thread that is
capable of threadable engagement with the threading circumscribing
the neck of the bottle.
14. The refill of claim 11, wherein a volatile material including
at least one fragrance oil is disposed within the body of the
bottle.
15. The refill of claim 11, wherein a first annular protrusion is
disposed along the outer surface of the rim between the threading
and the top surface of the rim.
16. The refill of claim 15, wherein a second annular protrusion is
disposed along an inner surface of an outer wall of the plug,
wherein the second annular protrusion snaps over the first annular
protrusion to retain the plug on the neck of the refill.
17. The refill of claim 11, wherein the chamfered surface of the
rim is tapered at an angle of 6 degrees.
18. The refill of claim 11, wherein the bottle is made of a
polymer.
19. The refill of claim 11, wherein the plug further includes a
sheath extending from a base of the plug, wherein the sheath covers
more than half of an upper portion of the wick.
20. The refill of claim 19, wherein the chamfered surface of the
rim is tapered around the entire rim.
21. The refill of claim 11, wherein the rim further includes an
angled surface that joins the top surface and the chamfered surface
of the rim, wherein the angled surface is disposed at an angle of
between about 30 degrees and about 70 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
1. Field of the Disclosure
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to refills for use
with dispensers, and, more specifically, to refills configured to
reduce stresses in a neck of the refills.
2. Description of the Background of the Disclosure
[0002] Various volatile material dispensing devices are known in
the prior art and generally comprise a dispenser and one or more
refills having one or more volatile materials disposed therein.
Typical volatile material dispensing mechanisms used in volatile
material dispensing devices include a heating device and/or a fan
to assist with the emanation of the volatile material from the
refill(s).
[0003] Refills for dispensers generally include a bottle, a plug or
wick holder that is inserted into a mouth within a neck of the
bottle, and a wick that is retained by the plug, the wick having a
first end in contact with the volatile material and a second end
extending out of the bottle. The volatile material is moved from
the bottle, through the first end of the wick to an end of the wick
by capillary action. Surfaces defining the mouths of refills have
varying geometry, depending on the type of material being used for
the bottle itself. Further, the type of material used for such
bottles can vary. Some bottles are made from glass, while some are
made from plastic resins such as metallocene polypropylene (mPP) or
Barex resins. In the fragrance oil delivery space, clear polymers
have been found to develop stress cracking along a neck of the
refill surrounding the mouth, especially when exposed to increasing
temperature and bottle stress. While a portion of the stress
cracking is believed to be due to selective absorption of stress
cracking agents, i.e., from fragrance oils and/or solvents, a
portion of the stress cracking is likely due to hoop or
circumferential stress incurred by the bottle after the plug and
wick have been inserted therein and after a cap is attached to the
refill. It is believed that these stress cracking agents cause the
formation of micro-yielded or stress-dilated zones, which reduce
the yield strength of the polymer forming the bottle. A reduction
in yield strength of the polymer can lead to crack initiation and
fracture, which may worsen upon insertion of the plug and/or wick
and/or attachment of the cap.
[0004] Much of the stress cracking of typical refill bottles
comprising polymers forms in the neck of the bottle, e.g., adjacent
the mouth of the bottle. Stress cracking is typically a result of
stress on portions of the refill bottle. Because of the clamping of
the neck by the wick holder, a number of stresses are created along
an uppermost portion of the neck. In many instances, the stress
cracking originates from a sealing surface and propagates to a
medial portion of the neck. Since refill bottles must retain the
fluid held therein, it is desirable to maintain a fluid seal
between the plug and the bottle, and to also reduce the stress
cracking that propagates adjacent the neck of the bottle. It would
therefore be desirable to minimize the plug assembled tensile hoop
stress that develops in the bottle neck finish while maintaining a
normal seal pressure.
SUMMARY
[0005] According to one aspect, a refill for dispensing a volatile
material includes a bottle comprising a body defined by at least
one sidewall and a neck extending outwardly from the at least one
sidewall. The neck includes a rim at an upper end thereof, wherein
the rim is defined by an inner surface, a top surface, and an outer
surface. The refill further includes a wick having a first end
positioned within the bottle and a second end extending out of the
bottle. The wick further defines a longitudinal axis. The refill
further includes a plug coupled to the neck of the bottle, which
retains the wick within the bottle. At least a portion of the inner
surface of the rim is tapered at an angle of between about 2 and
about 9 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis.
[0006] According to another aspect, a refill for dispensing a
volatile material includes a bottle having a body defined by at
least one sidewall, and a neck extending outwardly from the at
least one sidewall. The neck includes threading circumscribing at
least a portion of the neck, and a rim at an upper end of the neck.
The rim is defined by an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top
surface extending between the inner and outer surfaces. The refill
further includes a channel formed by the neck, such that a
longitudinal axis is defined by the channel, and a wick having a
first end positioned within the bottle and a second end extending
out of the bottle, the wick being positioned within the channel.
The refill further includes a plug coupled to the neck of the
bottle, the plug retaining the wick within the bottle and
comprising a well formed by walls of the plug. The refill further
includes a cap attached to the bottle, the cap comprising a seal
skirt that extends into the well when the cap is secured to the
bottle. The inner surface of the rim is tapered at an angle of
between about 3 and about 8 degrees with respect to the
longitudinal axis.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a front, top isometric view of a refill according
to some aspects of the present disclosure;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken generally along the
lines 2-2 of FIG. 1;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the refill of
FIG. 2 without a wick;
[0010] FIG. 4 is another partial cross-sectional view of the refill
of FIG. 2;
[0011] FIG. 5 is a front, top, and side isometric view of a bottle
of the refill of FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the bottle of FIG.
5;
[0013] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken generally along the
lines 6-6 of FIG. 6; and
[0014] FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a finish of the
bottle of FIG. 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] The present disclosure is directed to refills for volatile
material dispensers capable of vaporizing and dispensing the
volatile materials. While the devices disclosed herein may be
embodied in many different forms, several specific embodiments are
discussed herein with the understanding that the embodiments
described in the present disclosure are to be considered only
exemplifications of the principles described herein, and the
disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments
illustrated. Throughout the disclosure, the terms "about" and
"approximately" mean plus or minus 5% of the number that each term
precedes.
[0016] The use of the term "volatile material" herein refers to any
volatile material that a consumer may desire to emit into an area
surrounding one or more refills holding the volatile material(s)
and/or a dispenser holding one or more refills. Illustratively, the
types of volatile materials may be, for example, a cleaner, an
insecticide, an insect repellant, an insect attractant, a mold or
mildew inhibitor, a fragrance, a disinfectant, an air purifier, an
aromatherapy scent, an antiseptic, a positive fragrancing volatile
material, an air-freshener, a deodorizer, or the like, and
combinations thereof. Additives may be included in the volatile
material, such as, for example, fragrances and/or
preservatives.
[0017] FIGS. 1-3 generally depict a refill 20 for use with a
volatile material dispenser (not shown) that may be capable of
actively or passively emanating a volatile material disposed within
the refill 20 into the ambient environment. In some embodiments,
the refill 20 is capable of insertion into and retention within the
volatile material dispenser. Referring now to FIG. 1, the refill 20
generally includes a bottle 30 that holds a volatile material,
wherein a cylindrical neck 32 extends upwardly from the bottle 30.
The bottle 30 may be formed from glass, polymer, or another
suitable material or materials. A cap 34 is shown secured to the
neck 32 of the bottle 30. The cap 34 generally includes a
securement portion 36 and a cover portion 38. The securement
portion 36 may include threading along an inner surface thereof
that may be used to secure the cap 34, for example, to the neck 32
of the bottle 30. The securement portion 36 and the cover portion
38 are connected at a joint 40.
[0018] Referring to FIG. 2, a front cross sectional view of the
refill 20 is shown. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the refill 20 further
includes a plug assembly 50 that is disposed within and attached to
the neck 32 of the refill 20. The plug assembly 50 generally
includes a sheath 52 and a base 54. The plug assembly 50 retains a
wick 56 centrally within the bottle 30 and prevents leakage of
volatile material 60 out of the bottle 30. A lower portion 58 of
the wick 56 is in fluid communication with the volatile material 60
disposed within the bottle 30. The wick 56 extends upwardly through
the neck 32 such that an upper portion 62 thereof is exposed to a
surrounding environment when the cap 34 is removed.
[0019] The sheath 52 of the plug assembly 50 extends upwardly from
a mouth 70 of the bottle 30 and surrounds a portion of the wick 56.
The wick 56 may be any type of transportation mechanism such as,
for example, typical wicks (of porous material), dip tubes, hollow
tubes, and gravity fed surfaces or components, or any other
suitable transportation mechanism.
[0020] Still referring to FIG. 2, the bottle 30 further includes a
bottom wall 80 and at least one sidewall 82. The bottom wall 80 is
depicted as being generally concave, however, the bottom wall 80
may be planar, or have any other suitable configuration. As
illustrated in FIG. 2, the sidewall 82 extends upwardly from the
bottom wall 80 and bows outwardly from a longitudinal axis 86 that
extends through the wick 56. The sidewall 82 terminates at the neck
32 of the bottle 30. The wick 56 and the sheath 52 are inserted
into a channel 88 defined by the neck 32 of the refill 20.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 5, the sidewall 82 of the bottle 30
includes front and rear surfaces 162, 164 and first and second side
surfaces 166, 168 connecting the front and rear surfaces 162, 164.
The front surface 162 has a generally bulbous central portion and
is generally curved inwardly at sides and a bottom thereof. The
rear surface 164 may be a mirror image of the front surface 162, or
may have a different configuration. In some embodiments, the rear
surface 164 is generally planar. In some embodiments, a protrusion
or design element 170 extends outwardly from the front surface 162,
wherein the design element 170 may function to retain the refill 20
within a dispenser. While the bottle disclosed herein is shown as
having a particular shape, the principles of the present invention
may be applied to a refill having a bottle with any suitable
shape.
[0022] Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, a first thread 72 is
disposed on the neck 32 of the bottle 30 to aid in retaining the
cap 34 thereon and/or to aid in retaining the refill 20 within the
dispenser. The cap 34 includes a second thread 104 on an inner
surface thereof that corresponds to, and is operable to receive the
first thread 72. The first thread 72 and the second thread 104
comprise an exemplary securement mechanism that may retain the cap
34 on the refill 20. In other embodiments, other securement
mechanisms may be utilized to retain the cap 34 on the refill 20.
The first and/or second threads 72, 104 may include a single,
contiguous thread, may be a double thread, or may be some other
type of multi start thread. The first and/or second threads 72, 104
may alternatively be discontinuous.
[0023] Referring again to FIG. 3, an annular rim 110 is disposed at
an upper end 112 of the neck 32 above the first thread 72. The rim
110 is defined by an interior surface 114, a top surface 116, and
an outer surface 118, which will be discussed in greater detail
hereinafter below. A first annular protrusion 120 extends outwardly
from the neck 32 between the outer surface 118 of the rim 110 and
the first thread 72. In some embodiments, the first annular
protrusion 120 is included to retain the plug assembly 50, which
may include a locking feature 122, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The
locking feature 122 may include a second annular protrusion 124
that snaps over the first annular protrusion 120. The neck 32 of
the bottle 20 also includes an inner surface 130 that forms the
channel 88. While the first and second annular protrusions 122, 124
are described as being annular, the first and second annular
protrusions 122, 124 may alternatively be discrete, discontinuous
protrusions.
[0024] Still referring to FIG. 3, the base 54 of the plug assembly
50 is shown in greater detail. The base 54 includes a well 140
defined by an inner wall 142, a lower wall 144, and an intermediate
wall 146. The inner wall 142 and the intermediate wall 146 are
substantially parallel. The lower wall 144 joins the inner wall 142
with the intermediate wall 146 and is further substantially
perpendicular to each of the inner wall 142 and the intermediate
wall 146. An upper wall 148 is joined with, and extends outwardly
from the intermediate wall 146. The upper wall 148 is also coupled
to an outer wall 152, which is substantially perpendicular to the
upper wall 148. The second annular protrusion 124 is disposed along
an inner surface 154 of the outer wall 152. In some embodiments,
the inner wall 142, the intermediate wall 146, and the outer wall
152 are substantially parallel with respect to one another. In some
embodiments, joints 156 between the inner wall 142 and the bottom
wall 80, the lower wall 144 and the intermediate wall 146, the
intermediate wall 146 and the upper wall 148, and the upper wall
148 and the outer wall 152 are rounded. Any wall or portion defined
that is herein and is referred to as being substantially parallel
with respect to another wall or portion may be up to 10 degrees
offset from an axis defined by the first wall or portion.
[0025] Referring again to FIGS. 3 and 4, the cap 34 includes a seal
skirt 160 that extends into the well 140 of the plug assembly 50.
The seal skirt 160 may be dimensioned to abut the lower wall 144 of
the plug assembly 50, thereby forming a seal therebetween. The seal
skirt 160 may also be sized and positioned to provide a pressure or
stress against a lower portion 150 of the intermediate wall 146,
which can thereby relieve stress along the rim 110 of the neck 32
of the bottle 30. The seal skirt 160 may additionally or
alternatively be sized and positioned to provide a pressure or
stress against a medial portion 151 of the intermediate wall 146,
i.e., a portion above the lower portion 150. The seal skirt 160 may
have one or more features attached thereto or extending therefrom
that can aid in relieving or displacing stress from the upper
portion of the neck 32 of the bottle 30.
[0026] As shown in FIG. 4, the plug assembly 50 is secured to the
bottle 30, and the cap 34 is secured to the plug assembly 50. The
seal skirt 160 is disposed within the well 140 and abuts the medial
portion 151 of the intermediate wall 146. Due to the geometry of
the cap 34, the seal skirt 160 applies a pressure against the
intermediate wall 146. A first seal is formed between the seal
skirt 160 and the medial portion 151 of the intermediate wall 146,
which is referred to as the "sheath-to-cap" seal. A second seal is
formed between the intermediate wall 146 and the inner wall 130 of
the neck 32, which is referred to as the "sheath-to-neck" seal. The
sheath-to-cap seal and the sheath-to-neck seal prevent volatile
from escaping from the refill 20 when the cap 34 is secured to the
bottle 30, and when the plug assembly 50 is secured to the bottle,
respectively. As such, each of the sheath-to-cap seal and the
sheath-to-neck seal may be an air tight seal.
[0027] Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the configuration of the rim 110
of the bottle 30 will now be discussed in greater detail. Referring
specifically to FIG. 8, to reduce the strain on the neck 32 of the
bottle 30 and, thus, the stress cracks that can result therefrom,
the interior surface 114 of the rim 110 is shown being angled,
i.e., the interior surface 114 is a chamfered surface 200. In the
embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the chamfered surface 200
has a chamfer angle .theta. of approximately 6 degrees measured
from the longitudinal axis 86. However, the chamfered surface 200
may have a chamfer angle .theta. of between about 1 degree and
about 10 degrees, or between about 2 degrees and about 9 degrees,
or between about 3 degrees and about 8 degrees, or between about 4
degrees and about 7 degrees, or about 6 degrees. In some
embodiments, only a single portion or multiple discrete portions of
the inner surface 130 of the rim 110 form the chamfered surface
200. In some embodiments, the entire inner surface 130 forms the
chamfered surface 200. In some embodiments, the chamfered surface
200 begins at or above an uppermost extent of the first thread 72,
as shown in FIG. 8, but the chamfered surface 200 may alternatively
begin below an uppermost extent of the first thread 72.
[0028] Still referring to FIG. 8, the inner surface 130 of the rim
110 is partially defined by the chamfered surface 200 as well as an
angled surface 204 that joins the chamfered surface 200 at an apex
206. The angled surface 204 may have an angle .beta. of
approximately 45 degrees from the longitudinal axis 86. In some
embodiments, the angle .beta. of the angled surface 204 is between
about 20 degrees and about 70 degrees, or between about 30 degrees
and about 60 degrees, or between about 40 degrees and about 50
degrees. The angled surface 204 terminates at the top surface 116
of the rim 110. The top surface 116 is generally perpendicular with
respect to the longitudinal axis 86.
[0029] The benefits of the chamfered surface 200 will now be
discussed. Through testing of existing refills, a high amount of
stress was measured in the neck of the bottle. Further, it was
determined that during assembly of existing refills, the high
points of the stresses are generated at high interference
locations, which were determined to be at each of the sheath-to-cap
seal and the sheath-to-neck seal, as described above.
[0030] Through experimental testing, it was determined that a
chamfered surface 200 of between about 4 degrees and about 7
degrees greatly reduces hoop stress in the neck 32 of the bottle 30
after the sheath 52 is inserted and retained within the neck 32,
thereby reducing or preventing stress-cracking within the bottle
neck 32 during assembly and/or when exposed to fragrance oils. The
compression seal reduction from a first design of the bottle having
a two degree chamfer for the sheath-to-neck seal resulted in an 8%
stress reduction, and the sheath-to-cap seal resulted in a 6.7%
stress reduction. For a five degree chamfered design, the
sheath-to-neck seal resulted in a 9% stress reduction, and the
sheath-to-cap seal resulted in a 20% stress reduction. It was
determined that inclusion of the chamfered surface 200 moves the
high interference locations down into the bottle neck by moving the
high interference locations away from the bottle neck tip, where
cracking typically occurs/originates.
[0031] During another test, the seal pressures and tensile hoop
stresses developed during assembly of a refill with a six degree
chamfer ("chamfered refill") were compared to the tensile hoop
stresses developed for an existing mPP-based refill ("existing
refill") with no chamfer. During the test, the chamfered refill and
the existing refill were each filled with the same fragrance at
room temperature, and were each assembled using a torque wrench.
Both the chamfered refill and the existing refill were inverted
quickly to allow for wetting of the bottle-sheath and sheath-cap
contact surfaces. The mPP-based refill was otherwise identical in
all relevant aspects (i.e., in the neck of the bottle) to the
refill with the six degree chamfer. The seals of the chamfered
refill were found to be at or better than the seals of the existing
refill. For the existing refill, the peak sheath-to-neck seal
pressure was found to be 1419 psi and the sheath-to-cap seal
pressure was between 427 and 540 psi. For the chamfered refill, the
sheath-to-neck seal pressure was found to be 1434 psi, while the
sheath-to-cap seal pressure was between 520 and 726 psi. Both the
chamfered refill and the existing refill were found to generate
similar sheath-to-bottle compression seal pressures, while the
chamfered refill maintained typical tensile hoop stresses in the
neck. Maintaining the compression seals is important to ensure the
fragrance remains within the bottle during transport and use
thereof.
[0032] Any of the embodiments described herein may be modified to
include any of the structures or methodologies disclosed in
connection with different embodiments. Further, the present
disclosure is not limited to substrate and/or support component
shapes/sizes of the type specifically shown. Still further, the
support components of any of the embodiments disclosed herein may
be modified to work with various types of substrates consistent
with the disclosure herein.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0033] Numerous modifications to the present disclosure will be
apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the foregoing
description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed as
illustrative only and is presented for the purpose of enabling
those skilled in the art to make and use the device disclosed
herein and to teach the best mode of carrying out same. The
exclusive rights to all modifications which come within the scope
of the appended claims are reserved.
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