Sealing cap for a cleaning agent container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9896251-B2
Application number	US-201715405002-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 14, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a sealing cap ( 10 ) for cleaning agent containers ( 1 ), comprising a cup-shaped cap body ( 11 ) and a brush device, wherein the cap body ( 11 ) has a cap base ( 13 ) on a closed end ( 18 ), and a cover surface ( 14 ) that extends from the cap base ( 13 ) to an open end ( 15 ) of the cap body ( 11 ). The invention is characterized in that the brush device is formed as a brush attachment ( 12 ) having a ring ( 25 ) and a base plate ( 24 ), wherein the ring ( 25 ) can be attached to the closed end ( 18 ) of the cap body using the base plate ( 24 ), and having at least one air opening ( 27, 35 ) suitable for permitting an equalization of the pressure when attaching the brush attachment ( 12 ) to the closed end ( 18 ) of the cap body ( 11 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure cap for a cleaning agent container, comprising a cup-shaped cap body and a brush device, the cap body having a cap base at a closed end and a lateral surface which extends from the cap base to an open end of the cap body, wherein the brush device is formed as a brush attachment which has a ring and a base plate, the ring, together with the base plate, being able to be fitted onto the closed end of the cap body and having at least one air opening which is suitable for permitting pressure equalization when the brush attachment is fitted onto the closed end of the cap body.

2. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein the brush attachment is detachably connected to the closed end after successful fitting.

3. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein the cap base is connected to the lateral surface by means of a rounded edge.

4. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein an outer contour of the cap body at the closed end substantially matches an inner contour of the brush attachment.

5. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein the brush attachment comprises support elements on an inner face for resting on the cap body.

6. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein the air opening is formed as a gap which extends in the axial direction along the ring.

7. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein an outside diameter at the closed end of the cap body differs from an outside diameter at the open end.

8. The closure cap according to claim 1 , wherein the brush attachment or the cap body comprises connection means such that a brush attachment fitted onto the closed end and a brush attachment fitted onto the open end can be removed in each case only by overcoming a lifting force that is greater than 2 N.

9. The closure cap according to claim 8 , wherein the lifting force is greater than 20 N.

10. The closure cap according to claim 8 , wherein the connection means comprises adhesive.

Assignees

• Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Breisinger Julia
• Gerhards Katja

Classifications

• B65D41/04

  Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation · CPC title

• B65D51/32 Primary

  with brushes or rods for applying or stirring contents (droppers B65D47/18; {eating utensils or spatulas B65D51/246}) · CPC title

• A46B15/0055

  Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors · CPC title

• A46B9/02

  Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups · CPC title

• A46B5/0095

  Removable or interchangeable brush heads · CPC title