Refillable container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485545-B2
Application number	US-201917268707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2019
Priority date	Aug 21, 2018
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A refillable container that includes: an inner container; a support member configured to support the inner container; and a cover having a tubular shape, which is fitted, from above the inner container, to an outer periphery of the inner container supported on the support member so as to accommodate the inner container therein, and is fitted to the support member. The support member includes: a support base portion including a tubular leg portion and having a raised bottom; and a support frame portion, which is provided on an upper surface of a bottom plate of the support base portion, and is configured to support the bottom of the inner container. The support base portion includes a seat step portion on which an opening end of the cover fitted to the support member is seated. The cover is made of hard plastic, and the support member is made of soft plastic.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refillable container, comprising:
an inner container, which is configured to store a content therein, wherein the inner container can be replaced when the content is used up;
a support member configured to support the inner container in an upright posture by holding a bottom of the inner container; and
a cover having a tubular shape, which is fitted, from above the inner container, to an outer periphery of the inner container supported on the support member so as to accommodate the inner container therein, and is fitted to the support member,
the support member including:
a support base portion including a bottom plate portion and a tubular leg portion projecting from the bottom plate portion to define a raised bottom; and
a support frame portion, which is provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate portion of the support base portion, wherein the support frame portion is configured to support the bottom of the inner container,
the support base portion including a seat step portion on which an opening end of the cover fitted to the support member is seated,

wherein the cover is made of hard plastic, and the support member is made of soft plastic.

2. The refillable container according to claim 1 , wherein the support member includes a seat projecting portion formed on a portion of an outer periphery of the tubular leg portion of the support base portion exposed from the cover fitted to the support member.

3. The refillable container according to claim 2 , wherein the seat projecting portion formed on the outer periphery of the tubular leg portion of the support base portion is formed at each of positions opposed to each other across substantially a center of the tubular leg portion.

4. The refillable container according to claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a cutout portion formed in a portion of an opening end of a tubular wall portion of the cover.

Assignees

• Jujo Paper Co Ltd
• Nippon Papers Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Okude Hideki
• Noda Takaharu

Classifications

• B05B11/1001

  Piston pumps (B05B11/1087, B05B11/1088, B05B11/109 take precedence) · CPC title

• B05B11/0038 Primary

  Inner container disposed in an outer shell or outer casing · CPC title

• B05B11/0054

  Cartridges, i.e. containers specially designed for easy attachment to or easy removal from the rest of the sprayer (attachment arrangements between pump and container B05B11/1043) · CPC title

• B05B11/0037

  Containers (for several components B05B11/0078) · CPC title

• B65D77/06

  Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers · CPC title