Dispenser, comb, housing and method of using the dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser includes a first pouch configured to store a first component of a two component material, a second pouch, separate from the first pouch, and configured to store a second component of the two-component material, an outlet part having an outlet via which the first and second components stored in the first and second pouches are capable of being dispensed after the first and second components have been mixed in the outlet part, and a neck connected to the first and second pouches, a longitudinal axis of the dispenser extending in parallel to the outlet, and the first and second pouches being compressible towards one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the outlet part axially moveable relative to the first and second pouches in a direction towards the neck along the longitudinal axis.

1 . A dispenser for hair coloring agents, the dispenser comprising:
 a first pouch configured to store a first component of a two component material;   a second pouch, separate from the first pouch, and configured to store a second component of the two-component material; and   an outlet part having an outlet via which the first and second components stored in the first and second pouches are capable of being dispensed after the first and second components have been mixed in the outlet part, and a neck connected to the first and second pouches, a longitudinal axis of the dispenser extending in parallel to the outlet, and the first and second pouches being compressible towards one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the outlet part axially moveable relative to the first and second pouches in a direction towards the neck along the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the outlet part comprises a plunger, the plunger being moveably received in a sleeve associated with the neck. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the neck comprises passages connected to outlets of the first and second pouches, and upon axially moving the outlet part towards the neck, the passages are brought into fluid communication with the outlet of the outlet part. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the outlet part comprises a static mixer arranged therein, with the static mixer being configured to mix the first and second components stored in the first and second pouches. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second pouches are arranged at either side of a plate. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein the plate comprises the neck, with the neck comprising outlets of the first and second pouches. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plunger forming part of the outlet part, the plunger comprising a cylindrical portion configured to interact with a sleeve associated with the neck. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser according to  claim 7 , wherein the plunger comprises a projection, the projection received in a channel at an inner surface of the sleeve. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser according to  claim 7 , wherein the neck comprises passages connected to outlets of the first and second pouches, and the cylindrical portion of the plunger is configured to move in a slot ( 84 ) formed between the passages and the sleeve. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the outlet part is connected to or connectable to a dispensing outlet. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second pouches are arranged within a compressible housing separate from the first and second pouches, the compressible housing having first and second halves. 
     
     
         12 . The dispenser according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the first and second halves are connected to one another via a joint and via supports, the first and second halves permanently connected to one another.   
     
     
         13 . A housing for a dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , the housing comprising:
 a joint connecting two halves of the housing, two supports having elongate recesses configured to receive a plate of the dispenser, the two supports being connected to each of the two halves via respective arms.   
     
     
         14 . A comb connectable to the dispenser of  claim 1 , the comb comprising:
 a distributor and teeth for distributing mixed materials dispensed from the dispenser.   
     
     
         15 . A method of operating a dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 axially moving the outlet part towards the neck;   pressing the first and second pouches to urge the first and second components stored in the first and second pouches out of the neck towards the outlet part;   mixing the first and second urged out of the pouches in the outlet part to form a mixed material; and   dispensing the mixed material via the outlet of the dispenser.   
     
     
         16 . The dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein the first and second pouches are welded to the plate. 
     
     
         17 . The dispenser according to  claim 10 , wherein the dispensing outlet is a brush, comb or the like. 
     
     
         18 . The dispenser according to  claim 12 , wherein the joint is one of a film hinge and a joint having a cylindrically shaped inner space configured to receive a rear end of the plate.