Refilling device and method of filling

Abstract

A product dispenser refillable from a donor container via a spray nozzle comprising a hollow body for receiving and storing said product, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing said product, an open aperture through which product is filled into said body, capping means to cap the open aperture after filling the container to prevent leakage of product from said opening, characterized in that the dispenser comprises a filling interface arrangement integrally coupled to said open aperture that guides the spray from the spray nozzle of the donor container directly into the open aperture of the dispenser.

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         16 . A product dispenser refillable from a spray nozzle of a donor container comprising:
 a hollow body for receiving and storing the product, the hollow body having an open aperture through which the product is filled into the body;   a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the product; and   a filling interface arrangement integrally coupled to the open aperture, the filling arrangement having at least one wall extending outward from and in communication with the open aperture, the at least one wall guides the spray from the spray nozzle of the donor container directly into the open aperture of the dispenser.   
     
     
         17 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the interface arrangement comprises a gripping member for gripping the spray nozzle of the donor container. 
     
     
         18 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the interface arrangement encompasses partially or completely the spray nozzle of the donor container. 
     
     
         19 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the interface arrangement is comprised of resilient material. 
     
     
         20 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the dispenser is refillable from a product container via a spray nozzle with only one hand. 
     
     
         21 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , comprising a removable cap for capping the open aperture after filling the dispenser from the donor container and preventing leakage of the product from the open aperture. 
     
     
         22 . The dispenser of  claim 21 , wherein the cap encloses the interface arrangement when installed over the interface arrangement. 
     
     
         23 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , having an elongated tubular shape. 
     
     
         24 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one wall of the filling interface arrangement forms a tubular body extending outward from and in communication with the open aperture, the tubular body guides the spray directed into an opening in the tubular body of the interface arrangement from the spray nozzle of the donor container directly into the open aperture of the dispenser. 
     
     
         25 . The dispenser of  claim 24 , wherein the tubular body has a funnel shape. 
     
     
         26 . The dispenser of  claim 24 , wherein the opening of the tubular body of the filling interface arrangement has a perimeter with at least one notch therein for the filling interface arrangement to fit against a curved spray nozzle of the donor container. 
     
     
         27 . The dispenser of  claim 24 , wherein the tubular body of the interface arrangement is made from a flexible material.