Container and cap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10689167-B2
Application number	US-201615566091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

In the container, when the cap is capped on the container opening portion, an inner wall surface of a cylindrical sub-fitting wall portion of the cap and an outer wall surface of a large diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other, and an outer wall surface of a cylindrical main fitting wall portion of the cap and an inner wall surface of a small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other. In this way, pressing force that is applied to the outer wall surface of the cylindrical main fitting wall portion of the cap from the inner wall surface of the small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion is increased.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container comprising:
a container body including a container opening portion; and
a cap attached to the container opening portion by capping,
the container opening portion including:
a large diameter opening portion disposed at an upper end of the container opening portion, and
a small diameter opening portion disposed under the large diameter opening portion and having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the large diameter opening portion,

the cap including:
a body portion,
a tubular main fitting wall portion disposed inside the body portion,
an annular space which is provided between the body portion and the main fitting wall portion, and in which the container opening portion is fitted,
a tubular sub-fitting wall portion formed in the annular space,
an annular wall portion which integrally extends from an inner wall surface of the main fitting wall portion toward a radial center and diagonally upward, and which includes an ejection hole in a radially central portion, and
a check valve which covers the annular wall portion from an upper side of the annular wall portion and which is configured to open and close the ejection hole as a valve portion is detached from or seated on an annular valve seat around the ejection hole wherein

when the cap is capped on the container opening portion, an inner wall surface of the sub-fitting wall portion of the cap and an outer wall surface of the large diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other, and an outer wall surface of the main fitting wall portion of the cap and an inner wall surface of the small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion closely contact each other at a close contact portion, and
the check valve is positioned at the same level as the close contact portion in a horizontal direction.

2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein
the container opening portion includes:
an extended diameter opening portion which gradually extends in diameter continuously downward from the small diameter opening portion, and
a maximum diameter opening portion extending downward in an axial direction continuously from the extended diameter opening portion, and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the large diameter opening portion, wherein

when the cap is capped on the container opening portion, the maximum diameter opening portion of the container opening portion becomes engaged by moving across a ridged locking portion provided on a lower inner wall surface of the body portion of the cap, and the maximum diameter opening portion closely contacts the lower inner wall surface of the body portion, thereby causes the extended diameter opening portion to become elastically deformed by being pressed from below.

3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the cap further includes a plurality of reinforce ribs in the annular space between the body portion and the sub-fitting wall portion, the plurality of reinforce ribs being formed at intervals in a circumference direction of the cap.

4. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the cap further includes an annular horizontal wall portion connecting an upper end of the main fitting wall portion and an upper end of the sub-fitting wall portion, the annular horizontal wall portion being in direct contact with a top end of the large diameter opening portion of the container opening portion.

5. The container according to claim 1 , wherein a connecting portion between the inner wall surface of the main fitting wall portion and the annular wall portion is positioned lower than an upper end of the main fitting wall portion, and
the close contact portion is positioned higher than the connecting portion and lower than the upper end of the main fitting wall portion.

6. A cap attached to a container opening portion of a container having a container body by capping, the cap comprising:
a body portion;
a tubular main fitting wall portion disposed inside the body portion, an outer wall surface of the main fitting wall portion closely contacting an inner wall surface of a small diameter opening portion of the container opening portion at a close contact portion;
an annular space which is disposed between the body portion and the main fitting wall portion, and in which the container opening portion is fitted;
a tubular sub-fitting wall portion which is formed in the annular space, the sub-fitting wall portion closely contacting an outer wall surface of an upper end of the container opening portion;
an annular wall portion which integrally extends from an inner wall surface of the main fitting wall portion toward a radial center and diagonally upward, and which includes an ejection hole in a radially central portion; and
a check valve which covers the annular wall portion from an upper side of the annular wall portion and which is configured to open and close the ejection hole as a valve portion is detached from or seated on an annular valve seat around the ejection hole, wherein
the check valve is positioned at the same level as the close contact portion in a horizontal direction.

7. The cap according to claim 6 , wherein
the close contact portion is positioned higher than a connecting portion between the main fitting wall portion and the annular wall portion.

8. The cap according to claim 6 , wherein the cap further includes a plurality of reinforce ribs in the annular space between the body portion and the sub-fitting wall portion, the plurality of reinforce ribs being formed at intervals in a circumference direction of the cap.

9. The cap according to claim 6 , wherein a connecting portion between the inner wall surface of the main fitting wall portion and the annular wall portion is positioned lower than an upper end of the main fitting wall portion, and
the close contact portion is positioned higher than the connecting portion and lower than the upper end of the main fitting wall portion.

Assignees

• Tokyo Light Ind Co Ltd
• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakimura Takaaki
• Sasaki Masashi
• Mizuochi Masashi
• Sasaki Hajime
• Ichikawa Satoshi

Classifications

• B65D47/08

  having articulated or hinged closures {(B65D55/16 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D41/28 Primary

  Caps combined with stoppers · CPC title

• B65D41/185 Primary

  with integral internal sealing means · CPC title

• B65D49/02

  One-way valves · CPC title

• B65D47/0857

  made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage · CPC title