CN103946123A

CN103946123A - Can cap covering

Info

Publication number: CN103946123A
Application number: CN201180074182.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 加里·P·理查德
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-08-18
Filing date: 2011-08-18
Publication date: 2014-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-18
Also published as: CA2844205A1; WO2013025182A3; KR20140054257A; BR112014003601A2; WO2013025182A2; IL231003A0; MX2014001876A; CN103946123B; RU2014108015A; AU2011374968A1; MX357270B; EP2744724A2; JP2014524392A; EP2744724A4

Abstract

The present invention is a cap covering for a punch-key tab rotably attached to the top of a preformed can, wherein the punch-key tab is to be utilized by a person to punch out a prepared flap seal in the can top along a predefined scored boundary. The cap covering includes an attachable and detachable hollow casing which can be fitted on-demand onto the handle of a punch-key tab. The invention will distinguish individual ownership among identical cans of beverage; will serve as a closure to aid in keeping the carbonation (if any) in the beverage; will aid in maintaining the beverage at the desired drinking temperature; and will act in minimizing spillage, keep bugs and debris out, and in keeping the beverage in an unadulterated state.

Description

Cover cap

Background technology

Punching bolt latch closure (punch-key tab) formula metal can is in the field of business to be liked for a long time as drinking container.Soda, beer, fruit juice, vegetable juice, meal supplement, energy drink, children's formula and even water are usually to pack to be sold to consuming public with this class can container.According to statistics, be often only the beverage can of being produced by three maximum makers and just exceed 1,200 hundred million; That is to say that the tank of producing every day exceedes 3.28 hundred million.Metal can container is a kind of method of selling effectively, cheaply consumable beverage.Tank is easy to relatively transport over a long time, pile superimposition storage.After exhausting beverage, this can (this can is main but is not exclusively made up of aluminum or aluminum alloy) can be recycled and reuse.Therefore, certain drinking container of popularity (for example soft drink can) growth in recent years is huge; And the beverage that present people at any time consume this class container in life is all common.

In the time preparing to open, most of can container have a discrete Metal-Piercing bolt latch closure (be also known as the prominent open loop button in top or prominent open loop button or top and pull open latch closure), and this punching bolt latch closure will be against this metal can top for producing a prefabricated aperture that allows people to take and consume this beverage in use.In the time being opened, tank will be due to its bottom shape and diameter and well and effectively upright.

The essence of the problem of long-term understanding is:

Once metal can is opened, do not exist any effective method again to seal, preserve and store the untapped liquid product part in this tank.People consumes beverage time period difference used, and this depends on that the volume of container and people finish off wish or the needs of whole beverages.Also be subject to the impact of other factors for time period of exhausting completely, for example: increase or the reduction of loss in time of carbonate gas, temperature, do not have or exist anti fouling composition etc.

Customer knows, has the limited time for drinking this beverage, and in tank, remaining beverage will no longer be suitable for consumption after this finite time.Because the opening of tank can not seal again, once this tank is opened, even if can not overcoming beverage, refrigeration degenerates.Therefore,, compared with now actual hope of customer, customer often determines to consume more beverage or consumes faster; Or more frequent is to determine to lose the unnecessary beverage part being still retained in tank.Apart from the above, some inconvenience and health hazard are to be associated with the tank and the container that use punching bolt latch closure generally, up to now these tanks and container from design, cost and/or easily viewpoint encouraged people to go to find solution.The design of tank that had a preference for most now and that the most often use has adopted a discrete punching bolt latch closure, and this punching bolt latch closure is normally rotatably fastened to the top surface of tank by a center rivet or pivotal pin; This punching bolt latch closure is parallel with the top surface of tank generally before using; Thereby and can break through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border at the top of tank with hand this punching bolt latch closure of pivotable on this center rivet or pivotal pin.

But the tank design of the punching bolt latch closure of current use seldom can supply with or provide the protectiveness cover piece, lid or the other forms of closure that make beverage avoid possible pollution and contribute to keep its carbonate gas, temperature and freshness after this tank has been opened.In fact, the drinking container with attached punching bolt latch closure of general type has at least five differences and obvious defect:

The first, most people is opened beverage can and then directly drinks from the top of tank with punching bolt latch closure simply.The fact that this common common practice is ignored is that the outside face (comprise must be used for placing lip drink the opening of this beverage region) of tank is seldom health.Therefore, although the outside face of can container may be quite clean in the time leaving factory's fitting line, be typically in the time that customer opens this tank dust, dirt, rodent pollutants, bacterium and/or virus and can and often assemble and pollute this draw ring and drink region around buckleing.

The second, the jar structure of the conventional known punching bolt latch closure with using lacks a kind of re-sealing mechanism; And therefore after being opened, prefabricated lobe shape sealing member (the line border predetermined along exists at the top of tank) just can not be closed again.The beverage can of opening often attracts to find various insects, the especially honeybee of sugary soft drink or analogue; And while consuming especially out of doors this class drink, other airborne contaminants of the dust rising from wind and dirt usually accumulate on the outside face of tank.Therefore, when in balcony or at journey or on the beach when consumable beverage, having sizable risk is the inside that honeybee or other flying insects may enter drinking container.Therefore, if drink people this point not to be noted of this beverage, can inadvertently contact or even swallow honeybee or other insects, thereby cause mouthful and/or throat shouting pain.

The 3rd, for example, in many environment (, factory, hospital, airport, laboratory and similar site), in the unwitting situation of customer, dust granule, germ and other potential dangerous fragments may enter in the drinking container of opening.In the virus that is associated with the diversified device that can carry this pollutant with cause the increasing propagation of other mediums of disease, what wish very much is that beverage in the tank that makes to open is exposed to this pollutant minimumly.People have sought help from and have worn masks to protect the airborne virus that self avoids picture bird flu, and they do not have the beverage can that they are opened and seal and avoid the practical approach that this class threatens.

The 4th, ever-increasing to the consciousness of misapplying the potential health risk that another people's beverage can is associated with someone.This situation can easily occur in the social lives such as for example party, family's reunion, group's rally, there will be in this case someone to use which can container is this obscures, and people's possible errors ground has a drink from another person's tank thus.What wish very much is its cigarette end or other refuses to be placed in to another people's beverage can due to more and more general someone, or eliminates possible perfect degree owing to drinking this class mistake in using that another people's tank causes that careless and inapt exchange people saliva is propagated pathogenic bacteria and virus.These social devices, also can have serious infringement because individual has a mind to that medicine or other materials are put into the individual not closed beverage can of not suspecting together with drinking social device in facility.

The 5th, in the many situations that relate to metal can, punching bolt (being used for along predetermined line border, lobe shape opening being separated with the top of tank) normally carrys out top surface fastening and that be parallel to tank by a center rivet or pivotal pin and locates.In order to make anyone can promote this punching bolt (this punching bolt is a quite thin and sharp keen sheetmetal), he must be hooked in the downside of punching bolt and be pulled upwardly with finger tip.It is especially difficult that this lifting is handled for having the people of long or very short finger nail.And promoting this bolt with someone finger tip can be often a sour experience to open beverage can, even this common and non-once pain experience.

Be used in the past the effort addressing these problems:

For these reasons that provide above, many different cover pieces of making great efforts and attempting the container of metal can and similar designs to provide protectiveness fender and other types are made in the past.The scope that these are made great efforts in the past and multiple different kind are only by representing to get off and as example: U.S. Patent number 6,290, and 084 provides a kind of rotation protectiveness lid attachment for drinking container; U.S. Patent number 6,158,608 provide a kind of sealing latch closure on tank surface, and sealing latch closure can be used for again sealing this tank after this tank has been opened; U.S. Patent number 6,032,816 disclosed a kind of for sealing the cap of the container with frangible seal; U.S. Patent number 6,015,059 provides a kind of top pull type tank with sealing member; U.S. Patent number 5,813,559 describe a kind of hygiene cover for beverage can; U.S. Patent number 5,351,853 have presented a kind of module closure member of opening that levers up the beverage can of latch closure for sealing optionally; U.S. Patent number 5,285,924 provide slidably beverage can lid of one; U.S. Patent number 5,269,432 have disclosed a kind of protection against insect for drinking container and the anti-retainer lid of taking off; U.S. Patent number 5,199,591 re-sealable the drawing of having disclosed a kind of rotatable sealing top with the top that is arranged on tank are covered beverage can; U.S. Patent number 4,852,763 provide a kind of for the removable of drinking container and the protectiveness lid that can re-use; U.S. Patent number 4,717,039 provides a kind of for the no-spill closing appliance again of open containers.The specification sheets text of the US Patent of all these announcements and accompanying drawing are combined in respectively this by reference and clearly.

In addition, a large amount of other development relevant to the cover piece of the covering for tank or the improvement of sealing member have also been there are.Wherein these innovations are as follows: U.S. Patent number 5,934, and 497 have disclosed a kind of sanitary beverage can lid; U.S. Patent number 5,934,495 described a kind of generally for tank with for the protectiveness film of drink and food container; U.S. Patent number 5,647,497 have disclosed the removable lid of kinds of protect for using together with drinking container; U.S. Patent number 5,292,022 has described a kind of closure for metal beverage container; U.S. Patent number 5,108,003 has described a kind of non-rotating lid extending on beverage can top; U.S. Patent number 4,927,048 has disclosed the cover piece on a kind of profile that closely adheres to tank top being shaped by flake aluminum; U.S. Patent number 4,895,270 present and have described a kind of thin rubber cover piece that is used for protecting this part tank that is applied in tank upper end; U.S. Patent number 4,708,257 provide a kind of flat thin plastic film chip, this plastic film chip be adhesively attached to tank for sealing the edge of its upper surface; U.S. Patent number 4,609,123 provide a kind of lid of Reclosable of the health for beverage can; And U.S. Patent number 4,162,023 has described the hygiene cover around a kind of curling top edge that is fastened on tank.The specification sheets text of the US Patent of all these announcements and accompanying drawing are combined in respectively this by reference and clearly.

Present case:

But the great majority in these improvement and bring new ideas suffer one or another kind of difficult design and defect of fabrication.For example, the great majority in these devices are not to be provided by the maker of tank, but the optionally additive part of buying separately as beverage consumption person exists.But no matter majority find they where, and it is all very inconvenient carrying beverage can cover or allied equipment.

Similarly for cost reason, most tank maker is desired modifications or the design of replacing the punching bolt latch closure tank for beverage can top of current existence not because for them the manufacturing process to tank and highly liked by consuming public and normally used product to make that large design changes and change not be practicable from economy.The potential worry also existing for maker is, mass consumption person may in fact not like the tank top that recently redesigns and therefore refusal buy with any and there is the tank at the top recently redesigning or the beverage of container sale, this is all destructive result and final result for any tank maker.

For those reasons, still there are lasting needs for the beverage can closure member of better design, more convenient and revising of the functions.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of for being rotatably attached to the block of the punching bolt latch closure on the top of a preforming tank, wherein people utilizes this punching bolt latch closure to break through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border in tank top, and described block comprises:

One can attached and detachable hollow housing, thereby this hollow housing can be assemblied in the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank on the handle of punching bolt latch closure as required, described hollow housing has the solid wall of at least one fixed measure and configuration, a size is determined to be the shaping opening that the handle for holding punching bolt latch closure enters and passes through, and size is determined to be the internal cavities of a pre-set space volume of the handle for accepting punching bolt latch closure.

Brief description of the drawings

Can more easily understand and be familiar with better the present invention by reference to the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:

Prior art Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C is three kinds of the conventional known and punching bolt latch closure that uses not schematic diagrams in specie accordingly, and each punching bolt latch closure is rotatably attached to the top of a preforming tank;

Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E is the different schematic diagrams of preferably the first embodiment of the present invention accordingly;

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 E is the different schematic diagrams of preferably the second embodiment of the present invention accordingly;

Fig. 4 is the photographic image illustrating in preferably the second embodiment of the present invention is on the handle that is just mounted to punching bolt latch closure;

Fig. 5 is the photographic image illustrating after preferably the second embodiment of the present invention is on the handle that is mounted to punching bolt latch closure;

Fig. 6 is the photographic image of six beverage cans after being illustrated on the handle that preferably the second embodiment of the present invention has been assembled to respectively punching bolt latch closure separately;

Fig. 7 illustrates the photographic image of preferably the second embodiment of the present invention after being reversed and being placed for the subsidiary of opening beverage can;

Fig. 8 illustrates preferably the second embodiment on this latch closure handle photographic image before rotation that is positioned in of the present invention;

Fig. 9 illustrates the photographic image of preferably the second embodiment after partial rotation being positioned on this latch closure handle of the present invention; And

Figure 10 illustrates the photographic image of preferably the second embodiment after Rotate 180 degree being positioned on this latch closure handle of the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of block for punching bolt latch closure of uniqueness, this punching bolt latch closure is rotatably attached on the top of a preformed metal tank, and wherein people utilizes this punching bolt latch closure to break through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border in tank top.This block comprise one can attached and detachable hollow housing, this hollow housing can be assemblied on the handle of punching bolt latch closure as required.

The present invention is by using different colours and design etc. permission user to be picked out in identical beverage can to private ownership; Keep the carbonate gas (if there is) in beverage to make beverage keep approaching desirable consumption temperature simultaneously; And make accidental spill minimum, prevent that insect and fragment from entering and making beverage keep undoped state.

I. conventional known and use punching bolt buckle structure

Current customer's design favorite and tank that Shi Guan maker is generally used is to use a kind of discrete punching bolt latch closure, and this punching bolt latch closure is normally rotatably fastened on the top surface of tank via a center rivet or pivotal pin; This punching bolt latch closure was parallel to generally the top surface of tank before using; And can make this punching bolt latch closure in center rivet or sell pivotable to break through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border in tank top with hand.Prior art Figure 1A, Figure 1B have shown respectively the one group of representational three kinds of different punching bolt buckle structure often using together with beverage can with Fig. 1 C.

As wherein seen, Figure 1A has shown the latch closure style of a square configuration; Figure 1B has disclosed a kind of long and narrow buckle structure; And Fig. 1 C shows latch closure style a kind of sphering or oval-shaped.But, these different buckle structures are except indivedual differences of size, overall configuration and overall appearance, and the structure of each punching bolt latch closure is enjoyed identical essential structure feature and function commonly.

Therefore, can container 10a, 10b, 10c comprise independent top surface 12a, 12b, a 12c separately; An independent circular edges is along edge 14a, 14b and 14c; And columniform tank body 16a, 16b, 16c.And one independently lobe shape sealing member 18a, 18b, 18c are that these lobe shape sealing members have predetermined line border 40a, 40b, a 40c as the integral part of each independent tank deck surface 12a, 12b, 12c.Each independent lobe shape sealing member 18a, 18b, 18c are hinged or are attached in a side metal or metal alloy that a slice on tank deck surface 12a, 12b, 12c is shaped; And being used to cover one holds subsequently and is included in liquid in cylindrical tank 16a, 16b, 16c or the prefabricated space opening of beverage as touching.

In addition, have as a whole separately independent punching bolt latch closure 20a, 20b, 20c by the can container shown in prior art Fig. 1, this punching bolt latch closure is rotatably fastened to tank deck surface 12a, 12b, 12c via independent center rivet or pivotal pin 30a, 30b, 30c.Each latch closure 20a, 20b, 20c were parallel to tank deck surface generally before using; And be a kind of instrument that can be by staff carries out pivotable on fastening center rivet or pivotal pin 30a, 30b, 30c; And for breaking through independent prefabricated lobe shape sealing member 18a, 18b, a 18c at tank deck surface 12a, 12b, 12c along independent predetermined line border 40a, 40b, a 40c.

The overall structure of every kind of independent punching bolt latch closure be also surprising be these styles in Figure 1A, Figure 1B, Fig. 1 C similarly and common.Each independent punching bolt latch closure 20a, 20b, 20c comprise an anterior punching tool 22a, 22b, 22c; Rear portion bolt handle 24a, 24b, 24c; And central latch closure body section 26a, 26b, 26c.In each independent central latch closure body section 26a, 26b, 26c, have a fastening rivet or pivotal pin 30a, 30b, 30c, this fastening rivet or pivotal pin rotatably connect punching bolt latch closure separately and are fastened to pivotly its independent tank deck surface.

II. embodiments of the present invention

That the substituting size that the present invention relates to manufacture with the different designs style of wide region, change with difference and overall shape exist and by the elastic body of the different formulations of multiple types and the cover cap that inelastic body material forms.Therefore, can easily produce a large amount of different embodiment, and expectation is to select special style and style to meet maker or buyer's the preferred needs of individual.

No matter how are the special patterns of this cover cap, size and dimension and composite, manufacturing article and will be all the time one can attached and detachable hollow housing, thereby this hollow housing can be assemblied in the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank on the handle of punching bolt latch closure as required.This hollow housing will comprise and present all the time following architectural feature: the solid wall of at least one fixed measure and configuration; The opening of a shaping in this solid wall, the size of this opening is determined to be for holding entering and passing through of punching bolt latch closure handle; And there is the internal cavities of pre-set space volume and configuration by holding and accepting of punching bolt latch closure handle.

Only, for proving and demonstrating the broad scope of useful embodiment and the object of variation, be described in detail hereinafter two preferred styles and structure.But, will clearly understand, these two preferred embodiments that below disclose are only representative and the casehistorys that is available for the option of the true number of manufacture and use.

The first preferred embodiment:

Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E has shown respectively a preferred embodiment of the cover cap the present invention includes.As shown therein, Fig. 2 A is the birds-eye view of the roof of block; Fig. 2 B is the birds-eye view of the diapire of block; Fig. 2 C is the lateral plan of block; Fig. 2 D is the cross sectional view along the block of the axis X X ' intercepting of Fig. 2 A; And Fig. 2 E is the front elevation of block.Therefore Fig. 2 has shown this preferably unique Structural Tectonics and specific features of the first preferred embodiment as a whole.

Therefore, as seen in Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E, this preferred embodiment comprises a block 100, thereby this block can be assemblied on the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank on the handle of punching bolt latch closure (as prior art Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C illustrates accordingly) as required.Block 100 comprises the oval solid bottom wall 120 of the solid roof of the ellipse of a preliminary dimension and thickness 110, pre-set dimension and thickness and the elliptical shaped side wall 130 of pre-selected size and thickness.Roof 110, diapire 120 and sidewall 130 are become unified manufacture article by combining integratedly, and jointly form thus a hollow housing 160 for plate-like substantially.In addition, diapire 120 in fact fully occupies and has filled the finite space region between pivoting handle and the top surface of tank that is present in punching bolt latch closure.

As shown in Fig. 2 C, Fig. 2 D and Fig. 2 E, in solid side walls 130, there is the opening 140 of a substantial rectangular shape, this opening entering and touching a little as the internal cavities 150 that has pre-set space volume and a configuration for.The size of the rectangular shape opening 140 of hollow housing 160 is determined to be the handle portion for holding a punching bolt latch closure, and for permitting that the handle portion of this punching bolt latch closure enters and by entering the interior volume of this plate-like hollow housing 160.Similarly, the size of the internal cavities 150 of hollow housing 160 and size are determined to be for a pre-set space volume is provided, and the handle portion of punching bolt latch closure be accepted and be kept to this pre-set space volume will.

Should be appreciated that and recognize several distinguished architectural features.In these features, there is following feature.

Structurized hollow housing seen in Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E can be assemblied on the handle of the punching bolt latch closure on the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank as required, thereby and this hollow housing can be optionally and the handle combination rotation of punching bolt latch closure.But emphasize at this, the hollow housing of this preferred the first embodiment is meticulously controlled with regard to its overall dimension and volume; Thereby thereby and therefore the size with meticulous restriction is made the hollow housing on the punching bolt latch closure that is rotatably attached to preforming tank of this assembling at any time not come in contact with the edge of tank.Fig. 7 to Figure 10 has shown accordingly and does not thisly exist direct entity to contact with edge, edge or the periphery edge of preforming tank.

Be also pointed out that and recognize, in this preferred first embodiment, top solid wall 110 and bottom solid wall are not identical with regard to other overall dimensions.This clearly shows by Fig. 2 D.As shown therein, top solid wall 110 is smooth solid mass sheets, and it is uniform minimum thickness from its forward edge 112 to its rear part edge 114 substantially that this solid mass sheet has on its whole oval diameter.Comparatively speaking, bottom solid wall 120 is thicker solid mass sheets of cutting sth. askew, the general thickness of this solid mass sheet on its oval diameter, be classification and be gradient, this gradient obviously increases from its forward edge 122 to its rear part edge 124.

Preferred the second embodiment:

Preferred second embodiment of the cover cap the present invention includes is shown accordingly by Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 E.As shown therein, Fig. 3 A is the birds-eye view of the roof of block; Fig. 3 B is the birds-eye view of the diapire of block; Fig. 3 C is the lateral plan of block; Fig. 3 D is the cross sectional view along the block of the axis YY ' intercepting of Fig. 3 A; And Fig. 3 E is the front elevation of block.Therefore Fig. 3 has shown unique Structural Tectonics and the specific features of this preferred the second embodiment as a whole.

Therefore, as seen in Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 E, this preferred second embodiment comprises a block 200, thereby this block can be assembled to the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank on the handle of punching bolt latch closure (as Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C of prior art illustrates accordingly) as required.Block 200 comprises the solid roof 210 of ellipse of a preliminary dimension and thickness; The shape of a hoof diapire 220 of pre-set dimension and thickness; And the elliptical shaped side wall 230 of pre-selected size and thickness.Oval-shaped top solid wall 210, shape of a hoof diapire 220 and solid side walls 230 are become unified manufacture article by combining integratedly, and jointly form thus a hollow housing 260 for plate-like substantially.In addition, shape of a hoof diapire 220 in fact fully occupies and has filled the finite space region between pivoting handle and the tank deck surface that is present in punching bolt latch closure.

As Fig. 3 C, Fig. 3 D and Fig. 3 E accordingly as shown in, in solid side walls 230, there is the opening 240 of a substantial rectangular shape.The opening 240 of this rectangular shape entering and touching a little as the internal cavities 250 that has a pre-set space volume for.The size of the opening 240 of the rectangular shape of hollow housing 260 is determined to be the handle portion for holding a punching bolt latch closure, and the handle portion that is used as punching bolt latch closure enters the entering and pass through a little of interior volume of this plate-like hollow housing 260.< is in similar pattern, the internal cavities 250 of hollow housing 260 provides a default spatial volume, the size of this spatial volume by autotelic determine and size be appropriately determin into the handle portion for accepting and keep punching bolt latch closure.

Structuring hollow housing seen in Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 E can be assembled on the handle of the punching bolt latch closure on the top that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank as required, thereby and this hollow housing can be optionally and punching bolt latch closure handle combination rotation.But emphasize at this, the hollow housing of this preferred the second embodiment is meticulously controlled with regard to its overall dimension and volume; Thereby thereby and therefore the size with meticulous restriction is made the hollow housing on the punching bolt latch closure that is rotatably attached to preforming tank of this assembling come in contact with the edge of tank at no time.Fig. 7 to Figure 10 has shown accordingly and does not thisly exist direct entity to contact with edge, edge or the periphery edge of preforming tank.

Be also pointed out that and recognize, in this preferred second embodiment, oval-shaped roof 210 and shape of a hoof diapire are not identical with regard to its overall dimension.This clearly shows by Fig. 3 D.As shown therein, oval roof 210 is smooth solid mass sheets, and this solid mass sheet has on its whole oval diameter from its forward edge 212 to its rear part edge 214 uniform minimum thickness substantially.Comparatively speaking, diapire 220 be not only part open and be horseshoe-shaped configuration substantially, and be a thicker solid mass sheet of cutting sth. askew, the general thickness that this solid mass sheet has at it horseshoe-shaped be in shape classification and gradient obviously increase from its forward edge 222 to its rear part edge 224.

Variable parameter and optional feature:

Block of the present invention can be undertaken prefabricated by multiple style and style.Below some variable parameter and the optional feature of block are described in detail.

for the manufacture of the material of this block

The block the present invention includes preferably uses the combination of the known elastomer substances of any routine or different elastic body compositions and the flexible and manufacture article springy that form.By definition mode, elastic body is the polymer chain of the length that exists when higher than its glass transition temperature.Elastic body normally lightly crosslinked and hold yielding.Conventional elastic body comprises poly-butadiene (using in sole), poly-isobutyl diene (using in vehicle tyre) and polyisoprene (natural rubber).For putting into practice object of the present invention, can use separately the known or commercial elastic body composition of any routine or be used in combination with other elastomer substances.

Elastomer polymer chain can be cross-linked or can connect by covalent bond.Crosslinked elastic body is reversibly stretched and for little distortion.Therefore,, in the time stretching, these polymer chains are elongated and are orderly along deformation direction; And this situation is disadvantageous with regard to entropy.Therefore, in the time no longer stretching, these chains arbitrary arrangement again; And these crosslinked guiding elastic bodys return to its original shapes.For these character, elastomeric material is most preferred for manufacturing the present invention.

But in alternative embodiment, block can optionally be prefabricated into article rigidity, non-softness by the compound that uses common operational inelastic body formula or different inelastic body compounds.Multiple different neoprene and non deformable plastics are commercial available and sales, and these can be used for making block effectively.For putting into practice object of the present invention, can use separately the known or commercial inelastic body composition of any routine or use with other combinations of substances.

manufacture

Can be by manufacturing block by the known technique of any routine or method.Therefore, preferred technology is molded and/or hot-extrudable; And seldom wish the independent assembling of casting, punching press and part.For putting into practice object of the present invention, can produce block with the known mode of any routine or the applicable production method of business.

engineering science explanation

Generally speaking, block should make its size of population size conforms and limited one-tenth that it can be easily placed on around punching shape latch closure and tank deck surface and in a small amount of space existing between these two.Must remember all the time, thereby this block must be assemblied in to the top that is rotatably attached to preforming tank on the handle of punching bolt latch closure; Latch closure handle and the block that assembles thereof together around center rivet or pivotal pin Rotate 180 degree until latch closure handle and the block that assembles thereof the two rest on the opening at beverage can top; And this block must be can be at any time attached and dismounting with the handle of punching bolt latch closure as required.

For those reasons, as follows for one group of preferred and optimum size dimension of blocking a shot.First hypothesis, the size of punching bolt latch closure is roughly 15cm x25cm and is used as blocking a shot with preferably second embodiment of above detailed description.In this case, one group of optimal size is: the size of top solid wall is about 25cm x30cm; Shape of a hoof diapire is about 30cm x35cm and aperture area in the second wall is about 10cm x20cm; And the volume of interior volume cavity is about 15cm x24cm x0.5cm.

general three outward appearance

The block the present invention includes is a kind of three-dimensional article of manufacturing, and this article can be prefabricated into any rational size, various possible configuration and any design or style.Therefore, the overall appearance of hollow housing and general outline can be rule or fitfull in design; Can be symmetrical or asymmetric in shape; And can be geometric or non-geometric in form.

As just an example, for hollow housing, hope is a kind of rule, symmetrical and have geometric structure style, can use following any overall perimeter profile and profile pattern: circular style; Oval; Square in configuration; Rectangle style; Hexagonal shape; Frustum; Pentagon; And semicircle.Alternately, can optionally be used as general outline and the profile of block by any irregular pattern, all asymmetrical forms and various non-geom shape.

painted and luminous

Be intended to and expect, use and provide the material of the different colours of certain limit to make block to hollow housing.Can be used in chemically inactive and biologically be used for making this of hollow housing or multiple material material mutually compatible any commercial dyeing recipe provide various possible colors, the depth, hue and luminance to block.In addition, expect and be intended to, painted different block sells 6-12 or more business in groups so that the each member in lineup can have block that himself separates and that can distinguish between colors.

Similarly, should be realized that, fluorescence block also has special value and purposes for popular buyer.Therefore, the operational fluorescent pigment composition of any routine can be optionally with for making this of hollow housing or these material substance are mixed mutually, consequently block will be in the dark luminous.

Only this class fluorescent pigment composition of casehistory is as follows: strontium aluminate, the europium that is mixed with zinc sulphide, silicic acid, magnesium strontium salt and be mixed with the europium of dysprosium.

ornamental aspect

Be apparent that, because block can be prefabricated into the application that is intended to it and use occasion fit and any reasonable size of matching (, be assemblied on the handle of punching bolt latch closure), this hollow housing can be with regard to any ornamental design, aesthstic style or artistic style carry out according to the imagination of tank in people's brains alternately prefabricated and take practical form.

These ornamental aspects can be envisioned with two kinds of different structure styles: the first style, and this hollow housing can be used as entirety manufacture (using the known technique of any routine, as molded) to present desirable decorative appearance; And whole hollow housing structurally presents ornamental design or style and with this design or style and exist.Therefore, the hollow housing that human eye is seen can be used as the version of the miniaturization of the following: balloon, hot dog or sausage, the face of clock and watch or clock, the duplicte of the duplicte of house style, automobile or truck, doll, any clothing product, the ship of a type or ship, any manually or power tool, as the athletic equipment of any type of football and baseball, etc.

In the second structure style, hollow housing is prefabricated into the size of plane in essence, as Fig. 2 and corresponding those that show of Fig. 3.In these preferred embodiments, top solid wall provide a smooth outside face for subsequently attached one separately produce and ornaments or the ornament of individualism.Therefore, when completing be intended to ornaments time, hollow housing can be born and show any in the following at its top surface: any seal, badge or badge; Calligraphy, engraving or the decorative pattern of form of ownership; Any distinguished symbol, mark or trade mark; The trade name of any type and identification commerce and trade clothes; The miniature symbol of someone occupation, faith, patriotic or creed; And the artistic expression of any other three dimensional form of symbol or mark life special aspects.

III is intended to the mode using

Block of the present invention be applicable to be after this rotatably attached on the top of preformed metal tank and wherein people utilize this punching bolt latch closure to break through any type of a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member or the punching bolt latch closure of design along a predetermined line border at metal can top.

install

This block provides the one can attached and detachable hollow housing, and this hollow housing can be assemblied in before tank is opened or after being opened on the handle of punching bolt latch closure of preforming tank as required.This operation and event are shown respectively by Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.

Block can be arranged in advance on beverage can before delivery; Or buy as after-market product.Fig. 6 shows the diagram of the block on the handle that was arranged on punching bolt latch closure before beverage can is opened.As wherein seen, six beverage cans have painted different independent block, and these blocks are before any one beverage can is opened, to be assembled on their each self-corresponding punching bolt latch closures.These blocks can keep on the handle of the punching bolt latch closure that sits in their correspondences indefinitely, and do not worry them by disturbance inadvertently or be touched down unintentionally.

the subsidiary of can opening

In the time that someone wishes to open beverage can, block can be used as a kind of subsidiary.On punching bolt latch closure handle, applying enough pivotable pressure with finger to support broken along a predetermined line border in tank top or while breaking through prefabricated lobe shape sealing member, this block avoids the finger of protecting this person to scratch or pain.

In the time this block will being used as to this subsidiary, block is removed from the handle of punching bolt latch closure; Flipped upside down; And under latch closure handle, slip in the finite space existing between this latch closure and tank deck surface.Preferred the second embodiment be shape of a hoof diapire by its inclination especially for this task and adaptive, this shape of a hoof diapire makes himself to align obliquely and is resisted against on the handle of latch closure and has effectively occupied the little area of space being present between tank deck surface and punching bolt latch closure handle.Thereby this block being reversed can be used for safety and pivotable and promote this latch closure easily, to support broken along a predetermined line border or break through this prefabricated lobe shape sealing member, and open thus this beverage can in tank top.This location and operation are illustrated by Fig. 7.

the function of closure

After beverage can is opened, this cap will break through the thorax mouth that or the device in aperture as covering and open tank top admirably.In the time being used as closure, this block upwards and is again slided on the handle of this latch closure by right-hand turning side.This action is shown by Fig. 8.

To repeat, each block (a) has a shaping diapire with fixed measure and configuration; (b) be a solid mass sheet of cutting sth. askew; (c) there is the general thickness of classification; (d) there is the outside face that the gradient from its leading edge to its trailing edge obviously increases; (e) and in fact fully occupied and filled the finite space region between the handle of pivotable and the top surface of tank that is present in punching bolt latch closure.

In the time being placed on the rear positions of seeing in Fig. 8, the encirclement that this assembles and the block around this latch closure handle are oriented to the opening of tank at a distance of distance enough far away so that permission beverage does not interrupt flowing; And this block will not disturb customer's lip in the time drinking this tank.The handle of latch closure points to direction slightly upwards and spatially contacts without any with tank deck surface with this pivoting angle.

In the time that this person finishes to drink this tank, (but not consuming the whole beverages in tank), block is used as closure.So a finger by hand makes this latch closure handle and the block that assembles rotates 180 degree around center rivet or pivotal pin together, until latch closure handle and the block that assembles thereof rest on the opening at top of beverage can.This spinning movement is shown respectively by Fig. 9 and Figure 10.

Closed front position shown in Figure 10 can keep indefinitely, or until this person again thirsty in.For again opening and again taking the beverage being retained in tank, this person only need be again by this latch closure handle and the block Rotate 180 degree that assembles thereof until again realize the rear positions that Fig. 8 shows.

So anyone can close repeatedly and cyclically and again open this aperture and take the beverage being retained in tank.The operation that repeats to open and close with the present invention can be easily by promoting to open this tank and closing this tank with forefinger and realize with thumb.

IV. advantage provided by the invention and benefit

Block of the present invention provides many desirable advantages and unexpected benefit.Wherein these advantages and benefit as below:

1. this block keeps the carbonate gas (if there is) in beverage and helps to keep beverage in desirable consumption temperature helping.

2. this block will distinguish the belongings of oneself from identical beverage can.

3. it is minimum that the present invention contributes to make spill; Can prevent that insect and fragment from entering; And make beverage keep undoped state.

4. block is assemblied on the latch closure handle of container and in fact covers and forms on the metallics of this latch closure or the sharpened edge of other materials.Therefore the present invention protects the finger of staff to avoid may be owing to opening for this punching bolt latch closure of pivotable by applying that the necessary pressure of this container is caused to be scratched or pain.

5. block protection lip avoids contacting with the unexpected of latch closure handle, protects thus lip to avoid cut or pain.

6. this block is easy-to-install and is that optionally rapid moving removes.The present invention uses and does not bother, and is not also difficult to application.

7. block of the present invention can be easy to transport and even be carried in someone pocket due to the design feature of its human environment transformation and sphering.

8. this block is because its simplicity of design is convenient to manufacture.

9. the design is convenient to block to pack and retail, is different from this block of previous device known in the prior art soft and sphering typically.

10. this block can be easy to clean so that repeated usage.

Except claims, form of the present invention is unfettered and scope is also unrestricted.

Claims

1. one kind for being rotatably attached to the block of the punching bolt latch closure on the top of the preforming tank with edge, wherein people breaks through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border in this tank top by this punching bolt latch closure of pivotable, and between the rotatable handle of the punching bolt latch closure of pivotable and the top surface of this tank, have a limited area of space, described block comprises:

One can attached and detachable hollow housing, thereby this hollow housing can be mounted to as required on the handle of this punching bolt latch closure and is rotatably attached on the top of a preforming tank, and this hollow housing can arbitrarily rotate with the handle combination of a punching bolt latch closure, and described hollow housing has

(i) limited size, does not come in contact the hollow housing on the punching bolt latch closure that is rotatably attached to a preforming tank of this assembling with the edge of this tank,

(ii) configuration for dish type substantially,

(iii) the smooth solid matter roof of a shaping, its thickness is uniformly substantially and has fixing size and configuration,

(iv) fixed measure of at least one shaping and the sidewall of configuration,

(v) diapire with fixed measure and configuration of a shaping, this diapire is a solid mass sheet of cutting sth. askew, there is the general thickness of a classification, there is an outside face obviously increasing from its front edge to its rear rim gradient, and in fact fully occupy and filled this finite space region between pivoting handle and the top surface of this tank that is present in a punching bolt latch closure, and

(vi) internal cavities of a pre-set space volume, its size is determined to be the handle for accepting and keep being rotatably attached to this punching bolt latch closure on the top surface of this tank,

Thus, described hollow housing forms one and has the unified article that can identify configuration profile, and has a size and be determined to be the shaping opening that the handle for holding this punching bolt latch closure enters and passes through, and

Wherein, when on the handle that is rotatably attached to this punching bolt latch closure, these fixed measures of described hollow housing in fact fully occupy and have filled this finite space region between this rotatable handle and the top surface of this tank of the punching bolt latch closure that is present in pivotable, and thus serve as the closure of a lobe shape sealing member for breaking through of this tank top as required.

2. one kind for being rotatably attached to the block of the punching bolt latch closure on the top of the preforming tank with edge, wherein people breaks through a prefabricated lobe shape sealing member along a predetermined line border in this tank top by this punching bolt latch closure of pivotable, thereby and between this rotatable handle of the punching bolt latch closure of pivotable and the top surface of this tank, there is a limited area of space, described block comprises:

One can attached and detachable hollow housing, thereby this hollow housing can be mounted to as required on the handle of this punching bolt latch closure and is rotatably attached on the top of a preforming tank, and this hollow housing can be arbitrarily and the handle of punching bolt latch closure combination rotation, and described hollow housing has

(i) limited size, does not come in contact the hollow housing on punching bolt latch closure this assembling, that be rotatably attached to a preforming tank with the edge of this tank,

(ii) configuration for dish type substantially,

(iii) the solid matter roof of the plane of a shaping, its thickness is uniformly substantially and has fixing size and configuration,

(iv) sidewall at least one shaping, fixed measure and configuration,

(v) shaping, that there is fixed measure and configuration, the open diapire of part, this diapire is a solid mass sheet of cutting sth. askew, partly opening, there is the general thickness of a classification, there is an outside face obviously increasing from its front edge to its rear rim gradient, and in fact fully occupy and filled this finite space region between this pivoting handle and the top surface of this tank that is present in punching bolt latch closure, and

(vi) internal cavities of a pre-set space volume, its size is determined to be the handle for accepting and keep the punching bolt latch closure on this top surface that is rotatably attached to this tank,

Wherein, when on the handle that is rotatably attached to this punching bolt latch closure, these fixed measures of described hollow housing in fact fully occupy and have filled this finite space region between this rotatable handle and the top surface of this tank of the punching bolt latch closure that is present in this pivotable, and thus serve as the closure of a lobe shape sealing member for breaking through of this tank top as required.

3. the block for punching bolt latch closure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the configuration of wherein said hollow housing is one selected the group from comprising dish type, circle, ellipse, balloon shape.

4. the block for punching bolt latch closure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the configuration of wherein said hollow housing is from comprising regular and irregular form, symmetry and asymmetrical form, and in the group of geom and non-geom form selected one.

5. the block for punching bolt latch closure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said hollow housing comprises the horizontal solid wall of two parallel aligned and is connected to a solid side walls on described transverse wall.

6. the block for punching bolt latch closure as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hollow housing comprises first solid wall, with one of described the first solid wall parallel aligned the second solid wall that part is open, and connect a solid side walls of described the first wall and the second wall.

7. the block for punching bolt latch closure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said hollow housing is by using at least one elastomer substances to form.