Anti-refill bottle cap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12325563-B2
Application number	US-202218263741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2022
Priority date	Feb 9, 2021
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

A separate bottle cap comprising a bottle body connector ( 1 ), an outer cap ( 2 ), an anti-backflow assembly ( 3 ) and an inner cap ( 4 ), wherein the bottle body connector ( 1 ) is a hollow cylinder, a lower end thereof is fit and connected to a bottle body, the anti-backflow assembly ( 3 ) is provided between the bottle body connector ( 1 ) and the inner cap ( 4 ), a lower end of the outer cap ( 2 ) is sleeved on the anti-backflow assembly ( 3 ) and locks an inner wall of the bottle body connector ( 1 ), and the outer cap ( 2 ) is provided on the inner cap ( 4 ), wherein the anti-backflow assembly ( 3 ) comprises a piston anti-backflow water blocking member ( 31 ) and a water sealing connector ( 32 ), and the piston anti-backflow water blocking member ( 31 ) is movably connected with the water scaling connector ( 32 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A separate bottle cap comprising a bottle body connector, an outer cap, an anti-backflow assembly and an inner cap, wherein the bottle body connector is a hollow cylinder, a lower end thereof is fit and connected to a bottle body, the anti-backflow assembly is provided between the bottle body connector and the inner cap, a lower end of the outer cap is sleeved on the anti-backflow assembly and locks an inner wall of the bottle body connector, and the outer cap is provided on the inner cap; wherein:
the anti-backflow assembly comprises a piston anti-backflow water blocking member and a water sealing connector, and the piston anti-backflow water blocking member is movably connected with the water sealing connector,
a fluid passage is provided in the water sealing connector, and
a cross three-dimensional bump is formed by the fluid passage and a piston anti-backflow water blocking member is configured to adaptively cover the cross-three dimensional bump.

2. The separate bottle cap according to claim 1 , wherein the piston anti-backflow water blocking member is a hat shape with a brim, and an annular retaining wall is formed on the brim of an outer wall of the piston anti-backflow water blocking member.

3. The separate bottle cap according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of an inner wall of the piston anti-backflow water blocking member is formed as a conical structure.

4. The separate bottle cap according to claim 2 , wherein a notch is provided in a middle of the cross three-dimensional bump, the notch makes an upper end of the cross three-dimensional bump formed as four cuboid columns, and the piston anti-backflow water blocking member adaptively covers the four cuboid columns.

5. The separate bottle cap according to claim 2 , wherein a diameter of a part from the piston anti-backflow water blocking member to the annular retaining wall is adapted to a diameter of the fluid passage.

6. The separate bottle cap according to claim 4 , wherein an annular platform is formed on an upper portion of the water sealing connector against the inner wall of the bottle body connector.

7. The separate bottle cap according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the inner cap rests against an annular platform of the water sealing connector.

8. The separate bottle cap according to claim 1 , wherein the inner cap forms a cap body matching a shape of the piston anti-backflow water blocking member, and the cap body is provided right above the piston anti-backflow water blocking member.

9. The separate bottle cap according to claim 8 , wherein an annular retaining wall is further formed on an outer wall of the cap body.

10. The separate bottle cap according to claim 8 , wherein the inner cap is further provided with a further fluid passage, and the fluid passage is formed around the cap body.

11. The separate bottle cap according to claim 10 , wherein a fluid guide port is provided in a top end of the further fluid passage, and the fluid guide port is provided as a beveled guide port or a filleted guide port.

12. The separate bottle cap according to claim 10 , wherein a bottom end of the inner cap is provided with a snap ring, an upper end of the inner wall of the bottle body connector is provided with a snap groove matching the snap ring, the inner cap and the bottle body connector are locked and connected with the snap groove through the snap ring, and a bottom end of the snap ring is just butted against an upper surface of an annular platform.

13. The separate bottle cap according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the outer cap is further provided with an anti-theft ring, an inner wall of the anti-theft ring is provided with a snap buckle, an outer wall of an upper end of the bottle body connector is provided with an annular snap position matching the snap buckle, the anti-theft ring is locked and connected with the bottle body connector before unsealing, and the anti-theft ring is separated from the bottle body connector after unsealing.

14. The separate bottle cap according to claim 13 , wherein a hollow ring body is formed on an inner wall of a top end of the outer cap, a diameter of the hollow ring body is consistent with a diameter of the inner wall of the inner cap, and the hollow ring body is adaptively locked on an inner wall of the fluid passage.

Assignees

• Nestle Sa

Inventors

• Lou Ronghe
• Xiao Wenhui
• Zheng Luke
• He Xiangnan

Classifications

• B65D51/18

  Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures {(B65D51/247 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D41/3447

  the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges · CPC title

• B65D41/325

  with integral internal sealing means · CPC title

• B65D2401/15

  Tearable part of the closure (B65D2401/60 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D49/04 Primary

  Weighted valves · CPC title