CN106535702A

CN106535702A - A cap with a closure assembly

Info

Publication number: CN106535702A
Application number: CN201580021747.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尤塔姆·贝哈尔; 塔尔·瓦龙; 阿米尔·萨丹-萨班
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-04-09
Filing date: 2015-03-26
Publication date: 2017-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2035-03-26
Also published as: CN106535702B; EP3128868A4; IL232034A; IL248063A0; EP3128868A1; US20170027306A1; WO2015155760A1; IL232034A0; AU2015246004B2; PL3128868T3; EP3128868B1; ES2750354T3; AU2015246004A1

Abstract

The invention provides caps comprising a closure assembly, which permits operational separation between the utilization of the container and utilization of a storage and/or mirrors' arrangement, such that a user may extract the container's contents independently from the use of the storage or mirrors' arrangement, and the storage and/or mirrors' arrangement may be used independently, without the need to open the container.

Description

Lid with closed component

Technical field

The present invention relates to be suitable to the lid being assembled on the opening of container, the lid includes closed component.

Background technology

It is considered as the list of references as background related to presently disclosed theme to be listed below：

-US 5,983,905

-US 7,226,227

-CN 103169242

-US 4,782,985

The cognition above with reference to document should not be inferred to be herein mean these lists of references by any way with The patentability of presently disclosed theme is related.

Background

For the lid of various containers, for example, lid (flip-top cap) is drawn to be known.Sometimes, such lid can keep The mirror being usually located on the outer surface of lid, so as in the case where the lid is removed from container or without removing this from container In the case of lid, it is allowed to which user checks the image of user.In such a device, the size-constrained appearance in lid of mirror The size in face, and therefore wait that the image of restricted area of the object for being reflected can be with obtained.Once additionally, it is positioned in appearance Face, the mirror is easily damaged and is exposed to the external key elements of such as dust.

Another kind of device is that, with internal mirror, the mirror is positioned at the interior of the closing fin (closure flap) of container On surface.Such device does not allow user to utilize mirror in the case where the container is not turned on.In addition, in such dress In putting, the mirror surfaces act also as the potted component of the opening of container, i.e. without the separated by openings with container, frequently result in appearance The content of device is made dirty the surface of mirror.

It is overall to describe

The invention provides including the lid of closed component, the closed component is configured to allow for using container and using storage And/or the operable separation between the device of mirror so that user can be carried independently of storage or the use of the device of mirror The content of extracting container, and store and/or the device of mirror can be used independently, without opening the container.When this When lid includes the device of mirror, such device provides relatively wide angle of reflection (that is, the broader visual field), Yi Jibao to user Goggle avoids during the use of container destroying or making dirty.

Therefore, on the one hand, the invention provides for this lid being assembled on the top section of container.On the other hand, The invention provides the container with this lid.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to certain type of container, and the teachings of the present invention can be applied to it is various Different types of container；Such as such container is included or can be intended to comprising cream, powder, soap, emulsion etc..It is suitable to assembling To container comprising or to be intended to the lid comprising cosmetics, personal cosmetic composition or personal care product be for the present invention The special example of lid.

Container can be the opening of the extraction of the content with the permission container being defined in the top section of container Type.Such container generally includes cervical region, and the opening of container is defined in the cervical region.Such cervical region can be any Shape of cross section, for example, square, rectangle, ellipse, circle etc., and the lid will therefore with for such cervical region The assembling of matching.The example of such container is the pipe of the neck portion with screw-type, bottle-shaped container etc..The container may be used also To be a kind of container, in this embodiment, opening is defined by the top section of chamber wall, or or even in the Shang areas of chamber wall Periphery is defined as at section.The lid can be one with its suitable container, or can be independently of container so that the lid can be from One container is removed and is subsequently assembled on similar container.The lid can also be disposable.

The lid can be by any method known in the art being assembled to the top of container by way of fixed or removable On portion part.For example, the lid can be securely screwed on the screw thread of the complementation in the top section of container, can be filled by pressure It is assigned on the top section or or even is soldered on top section.Alternatively, the lid can be removable, i.e. by surrounding The rotation of top section or slide displacement, so as to allow user to remove the lid completely from container.

The lid can have upper end, and hole is defined in upper end.The hole is connected with the open flow of container, and can be with appearance The opening of device coaxially or is asymmetrically positioned.Compared to the opening of container, the hole can have similar or less horizontal stroke Sectional dimension.For example, for circular open and circular port, the diameter in the hole can with similar with the diameter of the opening of container or The little size of the diameter of the opening of container.

Closed component includes the first element and the second element, and the closed component is hinged to the upper of lid by first axle End.First axle allows closed component that (i) closed state and (ii) open mode is presented, and in closed state, the first element is close Sealing of hole, open mode allow the content of user extraction vessel.

The closed component can be shifted around first axle so that first jiao relative to upper end is presented, and generally reached about 90 °, 120 °, 150 ° or or even about 180 °.

First element and the second element each have exterior face and carry the inside face of mirror；That is, the first element and second At least one of inside face of element, sometimes two carrying mirrors.Mirror can be by any mode as known in the art It is associated with inside face, such as, but not limited to glued, pressure assembling etc..Mirror can by glass, polishing metal, scribble modeling Material material metal and other make.

In some embodiments, each in mirror can be independently of plane, concave surface or convex surface geometry (i.e., The size for increaseing or decreasing of reflected object is reflected respectively).In other embodiments, mirror has the geometry of plane Shape and the inside face inclination relative to element.

First element and the second element are mutually hinged by second hinge.Second hinge allows the second element relative to first Element is at an angle of between folded state and extended configuration.In folded state, two elements abut against each other assembling, and they Faces are relative to each other, and in extended configuration, (two are held for the inside for two inside (in some embodiments, carrying mirror) Carrying mirror) face is exposed.

In the state for stretching, the first element and the second element defining between them second jiao, generally at about 45 ° And between 180 °, more generally, between about 60 ° and 150 °.

Therefore the lid of the present invention can be presented any one in following four state：A state that () is closed and folded, in envelope In the state closed and fold, container is by the first component seal and mirror is hidden；(b) open and fold state, open and In the state of folding, the first element departs from from upper end to allow the content through hole extraction vessel, while the locking device quilt The state of folding is maintained to hide the mirror；C state that () is closed and stretched, in closing and in the state of stretching, extension, container quilt Seal and mirror is exposed；(d) state opened and stretch, in opening and in the state of stretching, extension, the first element is de- from upper end From and two carrying mirrors inside faces be exposed.

In the associative operation state of lid, first jiao and second jiao can be independently adjusted to allow to have by using person The visual field of extension.

For the compact configuration in the state that allows in closing and fold, each in the inside face can be relative to Their corresponding exterior faces are inclined.That is, the inside face of the first element can be relative to the exterior face of the first element with certain angle Incline, while the inside face of the second element can be relative with the inside face of the first element and complementary with the inside face with the first element Overturning angle.When the closed component is in the state for folding, such complementary inclination angle causes substantial parallel exterior face, And therefore cause compact room device.

In embodiments, second hinge is adjacent to first axle, i.e. first axle and second hinge are positioned in closed group Adjacent position on the circumference of part.In such embodiments, two hinges are formed in the identical of the closed component At side.

In another embodiment, first axle and second hinge be away from each other, i.e. is positioned at the circumference of closed component On away from position on.

In such embodiments, first axle and second hinge can be formed in relative on the circumference of closed component At position, i.e. on the opposite side of closed component.In some embodiments, in the state for stretching, second hinge can permit Perhaps the second element rotates to provide other degree of freedom of second element relative to the first element relative to the first element.This permission User further adjusts the visual field when needing and obtaining optimal viewing angle.

The present invention lid generally can be made up of plastic material, but cover can with by other materials (including metal, such as aluminum Or rustless steel) make.When being molded of plastic material, lid can be manufactured by injection moulding technology known in the art.For The suitable but nonrestrictive plastic material of the lid of the production present invention is homopolymer, copolymer, for example, such as block copolymerization Thing, graft copolymer, random copolymer and alternate copolymer and terpolymer, derivant, combination also including them and Its mixture.Polymer can with or cannot be biological or environmentally degradable.The non-limiting example of such polymer is Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyphenylene oxide, polystyrene, polrvinyl chloride (PVC), butadiene-styrene are embedding Section copolymer, it is B-S-B block copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS), styrene copolymerized Thing etc..

In embodiments of the invention, hinge can be formed by metal or plastic material, with the other parts for making lid Plastic material it is identical or different.Generally, all of element of lid is integrally formed and is made up of identical material.

On the other hand, the present invention is provided to the lid being assembled on the top section of container, the lid has and is equipped with closing Component is for the open fluid communication being defined in the top section of the upper end of sealing hole, the hole and container, the closing Component is hinged to the upper end, and the state that the state closed with (i) is opened with (ii) by first axle, in the shape closed In state, first element engages the hole, and in the state opened, first element departs from from the hole,

The closed component includes the first element and the second element, and each in first element and the second element has At least one of exterior face and inside face, the inside face carry mirror, and two elements are mutually hinged by second hinge, The second hinge allows the second element angled relative to first element between the state and the state of stretching, extension for folding；Make Obtain in the state for folding, two elements are assembled against each other, and their inside face is toward each other, and in the state for stretching In, the inside face is exposed,

Enable the closed component that at least following state is presented：A state that () is closed and folded；B () is opened and is rolled over Folded state；The state that c state and (d) that () is closed and stretched is opened and stretched.

In some embodiments, each in inside face carries mirror.

As noted above, based on identical operating principle, the first element and the second element can be in a folded state The space (for example, for storing) of closing is defined between them.That is, the first element constitutes the bottom section of storage area, together When the second element may be constructed the top section of the storage area.

Therefore, on the other hand, the invention provides for the lid being assembled on the top section of container, the lid has upper End, hole are defined in the upper end so that the flowing set up with the opening of the top section for defining container is connected, and the upper end is equipped with Closed component, the closed component include：It is equipped with the first displaceable element of first axle and second hinge so that first axle It is linked between the first displaceable element and upper end, and allows first displaceable element that state and (ii) that (i) is closed is presented The state of opening, close state in, the first displaceable element engaging hole, open state in, this first may move Element is departed from the hole；With the second displaceable element, which links to the first displaceable element by the second hinge, and described Two hinge allows the second displaceable element relative to the angled state and the shape for stretching to define folding of the first displaceable element State；So that in the state for folding, two displaceable elements are assembled against each other to form the space of closing, and are being stretched State in, two displaceable elements are angled with respect to each other.

In some embodiments, the closed component can be presented at least following state：A shape that () is closed and folded State；B state that () is opened and folded；C state that () is closed and stretched；And the state that (d) is opened and stretched.

According to some embodiments, when the state in folding, the space of the closing by connection be defined in this first The first recess and the second recess being defined in the second displaceable element in displaceable element is formed.According to other embodiment party Case, one in the state for folding in first displaceable element or second displaceable element is formed in, the space In recess and first displaceable element or another the inner face in second displaceable element between formed.It is described Each in first recess and the second recess can be empty, or be independently filled with same or different material.Work as storage Material in the recess is loose or during the form of fluid, and each in the recess can be covered by removable covering To prevent the spilling or undesirable loss of material.

The space of the closing can accommodate at least one material at least in a part for its volume, and the material is filled with lid It is identical or different with the material in container thereon.At least one material can be used for the use of single, i.e. single agent Amount, or it is adapted for nonexpondable form.For example, at least one material can be powder, liquid, gel, cream, soft The form of cream, the powder of compacting, solid block etc..Alternatively, it is empty that the space can retain, and leaves user for and determines to deposit Store up material wherein or object.

In some embodiments, at least one of the first displaceable element and the second displaceable element are in its inside face Upper carrying mirror.In other embodiments, each in the first and second displaceable elements is carried in its inside face Mirror.

In some embodiments, second hinge is adjacent to first axle.In other embodiments, first axle and Two hinge is located remote from the circumference of the first displaceable element.

In some other embodiments, first axle and second hinge are formed in the opposite side of the first displaceable element Place.In such embodiments, when the state in stretching, second hinge allows the second displaceable element relative to first Displaceable element rotates.

Brief description

In order to more fully understand subject matter disclosed herein and how which can be implemented in practice for illustration, now with reference to Accompanying drawing only describes embodiment by non-limiting examples, wherein：

Fig. 1 be embodiment of the invention in close and fold state lid perspective view.

Fig. 2 is in opening and the perspective view of the lid of Fig. 1 of the state of folding.

Fig. 3 is in closing and the perspective view of the lid of Fig. 1 of the state of stretching, extension.

Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 C be embodiment of the invention in open and stretch state Fig. 1 lid perspective Figure.

Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 D are the perspectives of the lid in its various mode of operation of another embodiment of the invention Figure.

The detailed description of embodiment

Fig. 1 describe embodiment of the invention in close and fold state lid 100.The lid includes fitting Together in being assembled on the top section of container, (in the non-limiting specific embodiment, top section is the cervical region of container Form) main body 102, and the closed component for being typically expressed as 104.The closed component includes the first element 110 and second yuan Part 112, each element have inside face 110A and 112A respectively, and have exterior face 110B and 112B respectively.In some feelings Under condition, at least one of inside face 110A and 112A carry mirror.Alternatively, inside face 110A and 112A do not carry mirror Or both all carry mirror.Additionally, the first element and the second element (110,112) are designed such that when in them Folded state when, the space of closing is formed between their inside face (110A, 112A).Will be described in more detail now The function of the first element and the second element, for example, when internally both face 110A, 112A carry mirror.

As in fig. 2 can with it is better seen that, closed component by first axle 108 with cover upper end 106 be associated, This allows the closed component from the state of the opening of the state shift to lid of the closing of lid.Hole 114 is defined in upper end, hole 114 With the opening fluid connection defined by cervical region of container.When in the closed position, what the hole was extended from exterior face 110B is prominent Go out portion 116 to seal.

In figure 3, the lid of embodiment of the invention can be seen the state in closing and stretch.First yuan Part and the second element 110,112 are mutually hinged by second hinge 118, position of the second hinge 118 relative to first axle 108 Positioned at the opposite side of upper end, this allows element 112 relative to the angular displacement of element 110.Once element 112 is shifted, it is fixed to The mirror of each in inner surface 110A and 112A is exposed so that user is provided wide visual angle.In the position, first 110 engaging hole 114 of element, prevents the content of extraction vessel, while allowing observer that the mirror assembly is used independently.

Once being back to the state of the folding for illustrating in fig. 1 and 2, inside face 110A and 112A are assembled against each other, So that two inside (carrying mirror) faces are relative to each other so that mirror is not exposed and therefore is protected from damaging or does It is dirty.

Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 C are turned to, the lid of embodiment of the invention can be seen the shape in opening and stretch State, wherein, mirror is exposed and the content of container can be extracted by hole 114.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the hinge may be located at the phase homonymy of closed component.Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 D Such lid is depicted, wherein, the similar label of skew 100 is given with element as the element class in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 C. That is, element 100 similar to element 200, element 102 similar to element 202, etc..

Fig. 5 A are depicted at the lid 200 of its state closed and fold.The lid includes main body 202 and is typically expressed as 204 closed component.The closed component includes the first element 210 and the second element 212, and each element has inside face respectively 210A and 212A, and there is exterior face 210B and 212B respectively (as being more clearly visible that in figure 5d).

As seen in figure 5b, closed component is associated with the upper end 206 of lid by first axle 208, this permission State of the closed component from the opening of the state shift to lid of the closing of lid.Hole 214 is defined in upper end, hole 214 and container The opening fluid connection defined by cervical region.When in the closed position, the protuberance 216 extended from exterior face 210B by the hole Sealing.

In figure 5 c, lid can be seen the state in closing and stretch.First element and the second element 210,212 lead to Cross second hinge 218 mutually hinged, second hinge 218 is positioned near first axle 208 and somewhat above first axle 208, So that both hinges 208,218 reside in the phase homonymy of component.Second hinge 218 allows element 212 relative to the angle of element 210 Displacement.Once element 212 is shifted, the mirror for being fixed to inner surface 210A and 212A is exposed so that user is provided width Visual angle.In the position, 210 engaging hole 214 of the first element prevents the content of extraction vessel, while allowing observer to make Use the mirror assembly.

Once being back to the state of the folding illustrated in Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B, inside face 210A and 212A are filled against each other Match somebody with somebody, two inside (carrying mirror) faces are relative to each other so that mirror is not exposed.

In fig. 4d, lid in open and stretch state, in open and stretch state when, mirror is exposed and holds The content of device can be extracted by hole 214.

Claims

1. a kind of to cover, which is used for being assembled to the top section of container, and with upper end, the upper end is equipped with for close the lid The closed component of sealing of hole, the hole are connected with the open flow being defined in the top section of the container, the closing Component is hinged to the upper end by first axle；

The closed component includes the first element and the second element, each tool in first element and second element There is exterior face and carry the inside face of mirror, the state that the state and (ii) that the closed component is closed with (i) is opened, in institute State in the state of closing, hole described in first component seal；

Described two elements are mutually hinged by second hinge, and the second hinge allows second element relative to described the One element is at an angle of between the state and the state of stretching, extension for folding；So that in the state of the folding, described two elements Abut against each other assembling, and the face of two carrying mirrors of described two elements is toward each other, and in the state of the stretching, extension, institute The face for stating two carrying mirrors is exposed.

2. a kind of to cover, which is used for being assembled to the top section of container, and with upper end, the upper end is equipped with for close the lid The closed component of sealing of hole, the hole are connected with the open flow being defined in the top section of the container, the closing Component is hinged to the upper end, and the state that the state closed with (i) is opened with (ii) by first axle, in the closing State in, first element engages the hole, and in the state of the opening, first element is departed from the hole,

The closed component includes the first element and the second element, each tool in first element and second element Have at least one of exterior face and inside face, described inside face carry mirror, and described two elements by second hinge that This is hinged, and the second hinge allows second element relative to first element in the state for folding and the state of stretching, extension Between be at an angle of；So that in the state of the folding, described two elements are assembled against each other, and described two elements is interior Portion face is relative to each other, and in the state of the stretching, extension, the inside face is exposed,

Enable the closed component that at least following state is presented：A state that () is closed and folded；B () is opened and is folded State；The state that c state and (d) that () is closed and stretched is opened and stretched.

3. lid according to claim 2, wherein, each in the inside face carries mirror.

4. the lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the second hinge is adjacent to the first axle.

5. lid according to claim 4, wherein, described two hinges are formed at the phase homonymy of the closed component.

6. the lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the first axle and the second hinge away from Be positioned on the circumference of the closed component.

7. the lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the first axle and the second hinge are formed At the opposite side of the closed component.

8. lid according to claim 7, wherein, in the state of the stretching, extension, the second hinge allows described second Element is rotated relative to first element.

9. the lid according to any one of claim 1 to 8, which is made up of plastic material.

10. lid according to claim 9, which passes through injection-molded and is formed.

11. lids according to any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein, all elements of the lid are integrally formed.

A kind of 12. lids, which is used for being assemblied in the top section of container, and with upper end, hole is defined in the upper end lid So that the flowing set up with the opening of the top section for defining the container is connected, the upper end is equipped with closed component, described Closed component includes：

First displaceable element, which is equipped with first axle and second hinge so that the first axle is attached at described first Between displaceable element and the upper end, and allow first displaceable element that state and (ii) opening that (i) is closed is presented State, in the state of the closing, first displaceable element engages the hole, in the state of the opening, institute State the first displaceable element to depart from from the hole；And

Second displaceable element, which is linked to first displaceable element by the second hinge, and the second hinge permits Perhaps described second displaceable element is relative to the angled state and the shape for stretching to define folding of first displaceable element State；

So that in the state of the folding, described two displaceable elements are assembled against each other to form the space of closing, and And in the state of the stretching, extension, described two displaceable elements are angled with respect to each other.

13. lids according to claim 12, wherein, the closed component can be presented at least following state：A () closes And the state for folding；B state that () is opened and folded；The state that c state and (d) that () is closed and stretched is opened and stretched.

14. lids according to claim 12 or 13, wherein, first displaceable element and second displaceable element At least one of carry mirror in its inside face.

15. lids according to any one of claim 12 to 14, first displaceable element and described second removable Each in dynamic element carries mirror in its inside face.

16. lids according to any one of claim 12 to 15, wherein, the second hinge is adjacent to the described first hinge Chain.

17. lids according to any one of claim 12 to 15, wherein, the first axle and the second hinge are remote It is liftoff to be positioned on the circumference of first displaceable element.

18. lids according to any one of claim 12 to 15, wherein, the first axle and the second hinge shape Into at the opposite side of first displaceable element.

19. lids according to claim 18, wherein, in the state of the stretching, extension, the second hinge allows described the Two displaceable elements are rotated relative to first displaceable element.

A kind of 20. containers, its lid described in any one of with claim 1 to 19 are associated.

21. containers according to claim 20, wherein, the lid is one with the container.