CN1035087A

CN1035087A - The method and apparatus of closed container

Info

Publication number: CN1035087A
Application number: CN88108426A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史蒂文·G·麦克尔罗伊
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1987-10-09
Filing date: 1988-10-08
Publication date: 1989-08-30
Also published as: DK88990D0; EP0391941A1; DE3889224T2; EP0391941B1; DK88990A; AU2723988A; DE3889224D1; JPH03500525A; WO1989003351A1; ES2015115A6; ZA887571B; CA1325406C

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind ofly seal the method and apparatus of the vessel port that has the different size open containers in the certain limit with lid.A kind of step of method is, selects elastomeric material also to make lid, and this lid comprises a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery.The minimum size of manufactured size container mouth of lid is little, lid by elastic stretching with toilet cover to arbitrary vessel port, the elasticity of lid make lid keep with arbitrary container on opening be sealed and matched.It is relevant with the preliminary dimension of each opening selecting the size of described lid and the elasticity of material, and like this, the elasticity of cover material will be enough to guarantee its sealing contact, and the present invention also provides a kind of lid of making according to top method.

Description

The method and apparatus of closed container

The present invention relates to the closure member of container, particularly relate to fast and seal with the closing appliance of single size simply the method and apparatus of various sizes container.The invention still further relates to the processing and the configuration of disposable container.

It is that container disposes simple and actv. lid or other closure member that people have adopted the whole bag of tricks, for example, canister generally has the spill ring, a lid that has a convex ring is packed in the spill ring, the shape and size of convex ring make two rings cooperate to form sealing, this lid provides a kind of method of solid and durable sealing canister, but its shortcoming is, if any foreign matter retains between lid and jar, air just can enter paint and its out of reach is sealed fully.Owing to usually retain paint in the spill ring, when after coat with lacquer lid being hit back, this lid also can cause painting and spills.

Perhaps, use the greatest problem of lid to occur on the lid of disposable container, for example, the cup that in quick-and-dirty or fast food restaurant, uses, because these container dimensionals differ, so quick-and-dirty or fast food restaurant must have the lid of various different sizes to adapt to the different bores of container, in the reality, select suitable lid and it covered on container, usually to want spended time, when urgent need, may cause the improper of lid lid, cause and leak even damage container.

Therefore, provide fast a kind of and the method and apparatus of closed container simply, it is desirable solving the existing problem of present closing appliance.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of apparatus and method, can overcome or can reduce one or several shortcoming recited above at least.

Therefore, the invention provides fast a kind of and the method and apparatus of closed container simply, for example be particularly suitable for disposable container, have the drinking container of different bores.

In one embodiment of the invention, the invention provides a kind of method of using the disposable container serving beverage, the step of this method comprises: disposable container is provided, the some of them container has definite a certain sized opening by the vessel port wall, and other containers have the opening of the other different size definite by the mouth wall of container, the step of this method also comprises the lid of the single size that is provided for these containers, and each lid is by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use.Each lid comprises a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, and each lid is stretchablely to make that packing tightly the district matches with the vessel port wall of arbitrary bore, reaches the purpose of closed container mouth.

In other method of the present invention, a kind of a plurality of methods with container serving beverage of different size vessel port that adopt are provided, the step of this method comprises: beverage is packed in these containers, the lid of single size can be used on the container of all different sizes, each lid is by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use, each lid has a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, the step of this method also comprises, elastic stretching lid above vessel port, make to pack tightly the district and fit with opening, relief cap utilizes its elasticity to make lid cover top in vessel port then.

The present invention also provides a kind of elastomeric container cover, its extensible adjustment is to cover the vessel port of different sizes, this lid is generally made by elastomeric material, this material can be stretched to adapt to the vessel port of different sizes, simultaneously can keep its elasticity, so that after stretching, return to original shape basically, this lid comprises a closed disk that can stretch above vessel port, concerning the vessel port of known dimensions, the size that the closed disk of lid is determined under unstretched state is littler than the minimum size in the known vessel mouth, closed disk will be stretched to cover the smallest vessel mouth of known vessel like this, in use.Described lid also comprises the district that packs tightly in abutting connection with the closed disk periphery, and lid is stretchable, makes that packing tightly the district cooperates with the mouth wall of vessel port, and described like this lid just packs tightly and seal up vessel port.

In most preferred embodiment of the present invention, also be provided with the hole that is used to accept suction pipe on the closed disk of this lid, under closed disk was in extended state, this hole size can be accepted suction pipe just.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the closed disk of lid is semisphere under relaxation state, can determine hemispheric size and make it to have elasticity, like this, when being stretched above vessel port, closed disk will be flat basically in use.The described district that packs tightly that on the periphery of closed disk, also has annular shirt rim or annular nib form of covering.In another embodiment, an annular shirt rim that stretches from the closed disk periphery is arranged, annular shirt rim also can comprise an annular nib that stretches from annular shirt rim again.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the closed disk of lid is flat basically under relaxation state, and its to pack tightly the district promptly can be that annular nib also can be the annular shirt rim that stretches out from closed disk, in having the embodiment of annular shirt rim, annular shirt rim can also comprise an annular nib along the shirt rim periphery, in addition, in another embodiment, its shirt rim can be laterally along reaching on the closed disk.

Lid among each embodiment recited above can have a hole loading amount to be used for accepting suction pipe, under closed disk is in extended state, the size of determined this aperture apparatus can be accepted suction pipe just, this aperture apparatus can comprise a selectable hole of the size that extrudes on closed disk, this aperture apparatus also can comprise a weak area, and the user of confession lid penetrates or removes when inserting suction pipe.

The present invention also provides the method for making lid, this lid is used to seal the disposable container with different size vessel port, this method comprises the selection elastomeric material, and make lid with elastomeric material, this lid comprises closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, the manufactured size of lid is littler than the minimum size of predetermined container mouth, lid must be by elastic stretching so that cooperate with arbitrary vessel port, the elasticity of lid keeps lid and arbitrary container matches merges the covering container mouth, next step, select the size of lid and the elasticity of material, this selection is relevant with the crushing strength that the size of vessel port reaches the wall of container of determining vessel port, the elastic force of cover material or intensity should be enough big, with provide and the disposable container of arbitrary selection between be sealed and matched, but elastic force also should be as far as possible little, squeeze bad container when avoiding on covering container with upperlimit opening, the step of this method also comprises makes any shape to lid, perhaps makes it have above arbitrary feature with hereinafter described relevant lid.

The most preferred embodiment of the lid of making according to method mentioned above provides a kind of elastic container lid, it can be stretched and adjust with on the opening that covers disposable container, the maximum section straight-line dimension of vessel port approximately is that 3 English inch are to 6 English inch, the opening of each described container is determined by the mouth wall of container, container has crushing strength known or that measure easily at its opening, lid is made of elastomeric material, in use, elastomeric material keeps its elasticity substantially, lid comprises a closed disk, its size can change in described vessel port scope in-draw, the minimum size of the size of determined closed disk container mouth under unstretched state is little, like this, in use, closed disk must be stretched with on the vessel port of covering minimum, lid also comprises a district that packs tightly that is adjacent to the closed disk periphery, this packs tightly the district and is connected with closed disk, thereby lid can stretch to make to pack tightly to distinguish to cooperate with perforated wall and seals described container.This closed disk selects for use certain elastomeric material to make with packing tightly to distinguish, and it is stretched and has enough elasticity when covering on the vessel port so that pack tightly perforated wall, does not exceed the crushing strength of vessel port place simultaneously again.Therefore, this just provides a kind of lid, and it can seal the opening of disposable container, in use can inwardly not squeeze bad container again simultaneously.

In the preferred plan of this embodiment of lid, the closed disk of lid can be made by natural rubber, and its thickness is greatly about 2/1000ths to 8/1000ths English inch, in the preferred plan of present embodiment, closed disk is circular basically, and its diameter arrives about 2 greatly Between the English inch.

In another most preferred embodiment of the present invention, lid also comprises an annular shirt rim, it is used with the same material of closed disk and makes, its width greatly about 1/8 English inch between the 1/2 English inch, laterally along reaching on the closed disk, its shirt rim also comprises one around the annular nib on the annular shirt rim periphery in the shirt rim.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the container of a kind of contain fluid or solid is provided, this container has an opening of being determined by perforated wall, and a removable lid that is used for sealing this container is housed on opening, this lid is made by elastomeric material, it comprises a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, lid is remonstrated with to play at  and is encouraged the Yu  waterside  hydroxyl  oxime  vermachen cooperation of bad  high mountain, utilizes the elasticity of covering to make and covers and container maintenance sealing contact.

Lid provided by the present invention can be used on the container of various different sizes and can be to cover apace again easily on the container, and therefore, the present invention has overcome problem recited above.In addition, since the adjustable of lid of the present invention, the single size that is provided, and the lid of being convenient to deposit can match with the cup of all preliminary dimensions, thereby has solved existing problem recited above.

Method by supply beverage provided by the present invention and use disposable container, and distribution beverage provided by the present invention has the method for the container of a lot of different size openings with configuration, these methods make the process of using container and serving beverage oversimplify and have improved speed, so the present invention has overcome variety of problems recited above.By with the lid applications of single size on all predetermined container, and by outside elastic stretching lid, it is covered on the container, provided by the present invention these are used for method with the disposable container serving beverage of different size, and be used to distribute beverage all to simplify the process that seals described container with the method that configuration has the container of multiple different bores, no matter be generally sell or the unified sale beverage in adopt and be not always the case

By the most preferred embodiment of lid of the present invention shown in the reference accompanying drawing and container, the present invention will obtain further instruction.

Accompanying drawing 1 is the lateral plan according to the most preferred embodiment of lid of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing 2 is top views of lid shown in Figure 1, and Fig. 2 still is the top view of lid shown in Fig. 3～6.

Accompanying drawing 3 is the lateral plans according to another embodiment of lid of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing 4 is the lateral plans according to another embodiment of lid of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing 5 is the lateral plans according to another embodiment of lid of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing 6 is the lateral plans according to another embodiment of lid of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing 7 is the lateral plans according to container of the present invention and lid, and the lid shown in it is in and covers container unstretched state before.

Accompanying drawing 8 is the lateral plans that have the container shown in Figure 7 of lid, and lid is stretched bonnet to container.

Accompanying drawing 9 is top views of lid of the present invention and three different size containers, the relative size relation between the container of expression lid and corresponding these different sizes.

Accompanying drawing 10 is the top views according to lid of the present invention, wherein, has only the periphery of the closed disk of lid to be made by elastomeric material.

Accompanying drawing 11 is the top views that are fit to various other vessel port of the present invention's employing.

Basic conception of the present invention provides a kind of lid of being made by elastomeric material or other material, and it can be by elastic stretching to be fitted on the vessel port in the quite wide size range. The main application of described lid is the cup that is enclosed in the common disposable usefulness of fast food restaurant and quick-and-dirty, for these application, because lid is with " single size is joined sizes ", so this lid has solved the important Problems Existing that this field faces. Concerning the fast food restaurant, described lid also has the advantage that can be covered easily on the sanitary cup, therefore, simplifies and accelerated the process of dining room serving beverage.

Can also find that described lid also has other purposes, for example, this lid can be used to the Food ﹠ Drink container of various sizes, such as the TUPPERWARE container. This lid also is suitable for the common canister of having opened is carried out quick, overnight sealing. These advantages that method and apparatus of the present invention provides and other advantage will be found out more significantly by the content of discussing below.

Referring now to attached Fig. 1 and 2, represented most preferred embodiment of the present invention here.What lid 10 comprised that a closed disk 12 and one is positioned at the closed disk periphery packs tightly district 14, lid can be made by the material of elastic stretching by some, thereby so that lid has the vessel port of the topped a certain selected scope of the property adjusted.Owing to lid 10 is to utilize the elasticity of covering to cover on the container and make to cover around living container, so, still the minimum size of ざㄈ terpene opening is little in next Chang ≡ addiction of unstretched state for the size of closed disk, on the smallest vessel opening known to like this, in use must the stretching closed disk could covering.

Therefore, it also must be adjustable outwardly packing tightly district 14, so that be centered around around the wall of container of determining vessel port, but the material that packs tightly district 14 thereby elastic stretching also commonly used is made, like this, pack tightly the district and can be pulled outwardly and stretch, surround wall of container, attempt to be withdrawn into unstretched state and pack tightly wall of container and lid is covered on the container thereby pack tightly the district then.

Therefore, lid 10 can be made by elastomeric material, and its elastomeric material has the performance of elastic stretching in the predetermined range of use of lid, in most preferred embodiment, and closed disk 12 and pack tightly district 14 and often constitute by elastomeric material.In the present most preferred embodiment of the present invention, lid is made by latex material, is referred to as nature rubber latex or rubber tree emulsion usually, and it has CIS-1, the chemical name of 4 polyisoprene.

Refer again to accompanying drawing 1～6, closed disk 12 and pack tightly district 14 multiple shape can be arranged.In the most preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2, closed disk 12 has one to be circular section basically, pack tightly the district and comprise one laterally along the annular shirt rim 16 that reaches on the closed disk 12, pack tightly the district and comprise an annular nib 18 that is configured on the annular shirt rim periphery, pack tightly the effect that packs tightly in district with further reinforcement.Specifically, annular nib 18 is usually used in limiting annular shirt rim 16 and expands outwardly, and strengthened annular shirt rim 16 and inwardly affacted power on the wall of container, thereby guaranteed the suitable degree that packs tightly by packing tightly district 14 in use, in most preferred embodiment, annular nib 18 is formed by the part of annular shirt rim 16, and as shown in the figure, it is to have formed a circumferential rib or chimb 18 by the edge of volume pressure ring shape shirt rim 16.

Referring now to Fig. 3～6, they have represented other embodiment according to lid 10 of the present invention.In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the boundary that closed disk 12 and annular shirt rim are 16 will be blured compared with the boundary of most preferred embodiment shown in Figure 1, that is to say that as shown in Figure 3, closed disk 12 progresses in the annular shirt rim 16.

Referring now to Fig. 4, covering under unstretched state can be a hemispheric lid, lid shown in Fig. 4 embodiment in use, can see, when covering when quilt is towards out-draw above the vessel port, in fact the part of semisphere side has formed annular shirt rim 16, and the remainder of lid has formed closed disk 12.Then, stretch and cover 10 and it is covered closed disk 12 is flattened, closed disk is flat basically under extended state, although it is an individual semisphere under relaxation state.

Fig. 5 has represented the distortion of dome-shaped cover shown in Figure 4.In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, hemispheric small part wall forms and packs tightly the district, and most of wall will form closed disk 12.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, packing tightly the district in fact is made of annular nib 18.

Because of than, according to the present invention, packing tightly the district and promptly can being made of annular shirt rim of lid 10 also can be made of annular nib, also can comprise annular shirt rim and annular nib two parts.In addition, pack tightly district's 12 lateral extenies from the closed area as shown in Figure 1, perhaps shown in Figure 4 and 5, expand simply from the periphery of closed disk 12.

Referring now to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, here represented container provided by the present invention, container 30 can be to be used in numerous known vessel of contain fluid or solid any, in most preferred embodiment, described container generally is a sanitary cup common in fast food restaurant or the quick-and-dirty, container 30 comprise one above vessel port by the lid 10 of elastic stretching, the district 14 that packs tightly of lid 10 just matches with wall of container 32, and wall of container 32 has then been determined the vessel port 34 at container 30 tops.By elastic stretching, lid is released lid 10 then above vessel port 34, like this, by the elasticity of covering lid is remained on the vessel port 34.

The present invention also provides a kind of serving beverage and has used the method for disposable container, the step of this method comprises: disposable container 30 is provided, wherein, some containers have by vessel port wall 32 determined a kind of sized opening 34, and wherein other containers have opening 34 by vessel port wall 32 determined other different sizes, the step of this method also comprises, be provided for the lid 10 of the single size of these containers, each lid is by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use, and each lid comprises a closed disk 12 and distinguishes 14 along packing tightly of closed disk periphery, here, lid be can be stretched so that pack tightly the district and match with the vessel port wall of arbitrary size and to reach the purpose of closed container mouth.

In addition, the present invention also provides a kind of method of distributing beverage and disposing the container with a lot of different size openings.With reference to accompanying drawing 7 and 8, the step of this method comprises: beverage is assigned in the described container 30; The lid of single size is used for all containers, each lid is by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use, each lid 10 has a closed disk 12 and distinguishes 14 along packing tightly of closed disk periphery, the step of this method also comprises, above container, as shown in Figure 7, the outside described lid 10 of elastic stretching; Make to pack tightly district 14 and cooperate, as shown in Figure 8 with opening; Discharging elastomeric cap makes and covers 10 tops that are fitted in vessel port 34.

The present invention also provides the method for making lid, and this lid is used to seal the vessel port on the disposable container with different size opening, and wherein, the size of vessel port is determined by wall of container.The step of this method comprises: select elastomeric material and make lid with elastomeric material, this lid comprises closed disk 12 and distinguishes 14 along packing tightly of closed disk 12 peripheries.The size of made lid is littler than the minimum size of predetermined container mouth, like this, lid 10 must be by elastic stretching so that install on arbitrary vessel port 34, the elasticity of lid makes lid keep matching at opening part 34 with arbitrary container 30, the selection of covering size and elastic properties of materials in the method is relevant with the crushing strength of opening size and wall of container, like this, the elasticity of cover material or elastic force will be enough to make lid and any disposable container to keep being sealed and matched, simultaneously, when lid was installed on the container, the inside power that is produced by the elasticity of lid can not be greatly to the degree of squeezing bad container.

In most preferred embodiment, described lid is suitable for can seeing on the common disposable container of fast food restaurant and quick-and-dirty, the predetermined size range of these containers greatly about 3 English inch between the 6 English inch, so the diameter of the closed disk 12 of lid approximately is chosen as

The English inch like this, must stretch lid approximately when covering minimum container

The English inch, and must stretch approximately when covering maximum container

The English inch.With reference to Fig. 1 and 2, in most preferred embodiment, the width of annular shirt rim 16 is approximately 1/4 English inch, and annular shirt rim 16 comprises an annular nib 18, and it is the fin that the periphery along annular shirt rim 16 rolls out.As previously mentioned, lid is to be CIS-1 by chemical name, and the nature rubber latex of 4 polyisoprene or rubber tree emulsion are made.Can see, thickness is that the lid between 2/1000ths (0.002) English inch to thousand/eight (0.008) English inch can provide required elastic force, elongation and intensity are so that stretch and need to cover the container (having represented these containers with container 30a～c in Fig. 9) of selected size under the prerequisite of not squeezing bad disposable container.

Refer again to Fig. 2, each lid shown in Fig. 1～6 can also comprise an aperture apparatus that is used for accepting suction pipe.As shown in Figure 2, aperture apparatus 20 can be to be pressed in the hole that covers, its size can be accepted described suction pipe just when closed disk 12 is in extended state, aperture apparatus also can comprise a weak area or punch block (as shown in phantom in FIG.), and this zone can be removed it when inserting suction pipe by the user of lid.No matter any situation preferably makes the size of aperture apparatus can accept suction pipe just when closed disk is stretched, and this is in order to reduce leakage liquid from drinking container as far as possible when inserting suction pipe.

Referring now to Figure 10, it has represented another embodiment of the present invention, in the embodiment shown in fig. 10, closed disk 12 comprises an inelastic region 25, this inelastic region 25 is different shape, comprises the decorating that is used to represent trade mark or various commercial Labels.In this embodiment of the present invention, elastic force or elongation are that the periphery institute by inelastic region 25 is provided.According to content recited above as can be seen, inelastic region 25 has limited the setting range of lid 10 shown in Figure 10.

The present invention is disclosed in the mode of specific embodiment, yet, under the prerequisite of not leaving the spirit and scope of the present invention, from described embodiment, can derive multiple modification, this will be conspicuous concerning those ordinarily skilled in the art.For example, the opening shape of the container 30 relevant with the present invention can also be the shape of container 30d～h as shown in figure 11 except circle, comprises ellipse, square, rectangle and other polygon.Similarly, the lid shown in Fig. 1～6 is circular, also can also see, according to the present invention, the shape of lid also can change to be fitted on (as shown in figure 11) on the special vessel port.In addition, method of the present invention, device and lid can be used on the container that uses in refrigerator or other cold store, these or other change is conspicuous to those skilled in the art, does not exceed the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. method that is used for the disposable container serving beverage, included step is:

A). required disposable container is provided, and the some of them container has a certain sized opening of being determined by perforated wall, and wherein other containers have the opening of the other different size of being determined by perforated wall; And

B). be provided for the lid of the single size of these containers, each lid comprises a closed disk and the district that packs tightly along the closed disk periphery, closed disk and pack tightly the district by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make and can stretch in use, make that packing tightly the district matches with the perforated wall of arbitrary size openings, the sealing opening.

2. a use has the method that the lid of the container of different openings size and a large amount of single sizes distributes beverage in a large number, each is stamped a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, closed disk and pack tightly the district by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use, included step is:

A). beverage is packed in the container, and

B). the closed disk of the described lid of elastic stretching and pack tightly the district above container, lid is installed on the container, pack tightly the district and fit with opening, relief cap utilizes closed disk and the elasticity that packs tightly the district to make the upper position of closed with covers in vessel port.

3. the container of contain fluid or solid, described container has one by the determined opening of perforated wall, also has a lid that installs on the described opening and can take off in order to closed container, described lid comprises a closed disk and along the district that packs tightly of closed disk periphery, described closed disk and pack tightly that the district is made by elastomeric material and above opening by elastic stretching, make to pack tightly the district and cooperates with described perforated wall, the elasticity maintenance that utilizes closed disk and pack tightly the district cover and container between being sealed and matched.

4. according to the described container of claim 3, it is characterized in that the closed disk of described lid is hemispheric under relaxation state.

5. according to the described container of claim 4, it is characterized in that under the closed disk extended state in use of described lid be flat substantially.

6. according to the described container of claim 3, the closed disk that it is characterized in that described lid is flat basically under relaxation state, and pack tightly the district be the form of annular nib.

7. according to the described container of claim 3, the closed disk that it is characterized in that described lid is flat basically under relaxation state, and to pack tightly the district be from closed disk along the annular shirt rim that stretches out.

8. according to the described container of claim 7, it is characterized in that described shirt rim laterally reaches on the described closed disk.

9. according to the described container of claim 4, it is characterized in that packing tightly the district is annular nib.

10. according to the described container of claim 4, it is characterized in that packing tightly the district is the annular shirt rim that stretches out around the closed disk periphery.

11., it is characterized in that packing tightly the district and comprise a annular nib around described annular shirt rim periphery according to claim 7 or 10 described containers.

12. according to any described container in claim 3 or 4 or 6 to 12, it is characterized in that the closed disk that covers has the aperture apparatus of accepting suction pipe, the size of this aperture apparatus can be accepted suction pipe just when closed disk is in extended state.

13. an elastomeric container cover can stretch and adjust with in the vessel port of covering known various sizes, the opening of described each container is determined by perforated wall:

A) described lid comprises a closed disk that will be stretched above opening;

B) described lid also comprises a district that packs tightly along the closed disk periphery; Do not having under the extended state, the size of lid is littler than the minimum size of known vessel opening, like this, the closed disk of lid and pack tightly the district and must be stretched in use, with toilet cover to the vessel port of known minimum; Closed disk and pack tightly the district by keeping its elastomeric elastomeric material to make in use substantially, they are stretchable, make to pack tightly district and described perforated wall match platform and closed container, and the elastic force that utilizes described closed disk and pack tightly district's tensile elasticity material remains on the perforated wall lid.

14. according to the described lid of claim 13, the closed disk that it is characterized in that described lid is flat basically under relaxation state, described pack tightly the district be the form of annular nib.

15. according to the described lid of claim 13, the closed disk that it is characterized in that described lid is flat basically under relaxation state, packing tightly the district is the annular shirt rim that stretches out from closed disk.

16. a method of making lid, described lid is used for sealing within the specific limits the vessel port of the disposable container with different size opening, and described vessel port determines that by wall of container this method comprises:

Select elastomeric material, and make by closed disk with along the lid that the district constitutes that packs tightly of closed disk periphery with elastomeric material;

The minimum size of the manufactured size container mouth of described lid is little, like this, described lid will be by elastic stretching with on the opening that covers arbitrary container and utilize the elasticity of lid to make opening on described lid and the arbitrary container platform that matches;

The size of lid and the selection of elastic properties of materials are with opening size and determine that the crushing strength of wall of container of vessel port is relevant, like this, the elastic force of the material of lid should be enough greatly with provide and any disposable container between sealing join platform, but also should be as far as possible little squeeze broken container when preventing to install to lid on the described container with maximum open size.

17. elastic container lid, its adjustment that can be stretched, with the covering diameter scope from about 3 inches openings to about 6 inches disposable container, the opening of each described container is determined by perforated wall, described container has crushing strength known or that measure easily at opening part, described lid is by keeping the elastomeric material of its elastic force to make in use substantially, and described lid comprises:

Its size of closed disk can be in the scope in-draw of above-mentioned opening;

The district that packs tightly along described closed disk periphery;

Closed disk all is stretchable with packing tightly the district, make to pack tightly to distinguish and match with perforated wall, seal described container, the minimum size of the size container opening of described lid is little under unstretched state, like this, lid must be stretched and make it to cover on the container of minimum in use, closed disk and pack tightly the district and make by elastomeric material, they have enough big intensity, make and when being stretched and cover in the vessel port, can pack tightly perforated wall, but its intensity is no more than the crushing strength at vessel port place again, and lid can inwardly not squeeze the perforated wall of bad container in use like this.

18. according to the described lid of claim 17, it is characterized in that closed disk made by natural rubber, its thickness is approximately 2/1000ths to 8/1000ths English inch, closed disk is circular substantially, and its diameter is approximately The English inch.

19. according to the described lid of claim 18, it is characterized in that the closed disk that covers is flat basically under relaxation state, packing tightly the district is the form of annular nib.

20. a method of making lid, this lid is used to seal the vessel port of the container that has the different size opening in the certain limit, it is characterized in that:

Select elastomeric material, and make by elastomeric material and to have closed disk and along the described lid that packs tightly the district of closed disk periphery;

The manufactured size of described lid is littler than the minimum size of described vessel port, like this, described lid will by elastic stretching with toilet cover to arbitrary vessel port, the elasticity of lid will make lid cooperate with the maintenance of the opening of arbitrary container;

According to the size of the size Selection of opening lid and the elasticity of material, like this, the elastic force of cover material will be enough to guarantee to cover and arbitrary described container between be sealed and matched.

21. according to the described lid of claim 13, it is characterized in that the closed disk that covers has the aperture apparatus that is used to accept suction pipe, when closed disk was in extended state and covers in vessel port, the size of described aperture apparatus can be accepted suction pipe just.

22. according to claim 6 or 9, or 11, or 14, or 19 described containers, it is characterized in that described annular nib has constituted the crimping of described lid.