Dispensing container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11155398-B2
Application number	US-201816500478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2018
Priority date	Apr 5, 2017
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

To provide a container including an inner container that is deformed as content decreases, the container being a dispensing container reusable and excellent in an aroma retaining property. To implement such container, a dispensing container (10) includes a container body (13) including a flexible inner container configured to be filled with content and to deflate as the content decreases, and an outer container encompassing the inner container and having an intake hole through which external air is taken into a space between the inner container and the outer container, a discharge cap (15) including a top surface part having a discharge port through which the content is discharged, the discharge cap (15) being mounted on a mouth portion (13a) of the container body (13), and an external air introduction hole that provides communication between the outside and the intake hole. The inner container and the outer container are made of a polyethylene terephthalate resin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dispensing container in which a container having an at least double-layered structure is filled with content, the dispensing container comprising:
a container body including a flexible inner container filled with raw soy sauce as the content, the inner container configured to deflate as the content decreases, and an outer container encompassing the inner container and having an intake hole through which external air is taken into a space between the inner container and the outer container;
a discharge cap including a top surface part having a discharge port through which the content is discharged, the discharge cap being mounted on a mouth portion of the container body; and
an external air introduction hole that provides communication between outside and the intake hole, wherein
the inner container and the outer container are made of a polyethylene terephthalate resin, the polyethylene terephthalate resin forming one or both of the inner container and the outer container incorporates an oxygen absorber therein.

2. The dispensing container according to claim 1 , wherein the inner container is made of a polyethylene terephthalate resin blended with an oxygen barrier agent to permit oxygen to permeate so that dissolved oxygen content of distilled water is 3 ppm or less after the inner container is fully filled with the distilled water with dissolved oxygen being removed, an inner mouth portion of the inner container is then sealed while a ventilation passage between the outer container and the inner container is opened, and the distilled water is retained at the temperature of 20° C. for sixty days.

3. The dispensing container according to claim 1 , wherein the inner container contains an oxygen barrier agent in a range of 3 to 10% by mass of resin constituting the inner container.

4. The dispensing container according to claim 3 , wherein the oxygen barrier agent contains a polyamide resin and a deoxygenating agent.

5. The dispensing container according to claim 1 , wherein the content is a raw soy sauce containing seasoning.

6. The dispensing container according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the inner container is 0.03 mm to 0.2 mm.

Assignees

• Kikkoman Corp
• Hokkaican Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakahashi Takahiro
• Mannen Natsuyuki
• Kuwagaki Denmi

Classifications

• B65D83/771

  for dispensing fluent contents by means of a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm · CPC title

• B65D83/7711 Primary

  the contents of a flexible bag being expelled by the contracting forces inherent in the bag or a sleeve fitting snugly around the bag · CPC title

• B65D1/02 Primary

  Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents (thermally-insulated containers B65D81/38, A47J41/00; {feeding-bottles A61J9/00}) · CPC title

• B65D2205/02

  Venting holes · CPC title

• B65D47/0838 Primary

  located at an edge of the base element · CPC title