Specific embodiment
Now with detailed reference to embodiment of the disclosure.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that not departing from
In the case of the scope of the present disclosure, various modifications and changes can be carried out with teaching of this disclosure.For example, as one embodiment
A part show or the feature that describes can be used together to produce further embodiment with another embodiment.
Accordingly, it is intended to the disclosure cover come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents these modification and change
Become.The other purposes of the disclosure, feature and aspect are disclosed or obviously in the following detailed description.Ordinary skill
Personnel should be appreciated that the disclosure is only the description of exemplary embodiment, it is no intended to limit the broader aspect of the disclosure.
For the sake of clarity, and not all reference is necessarily present in each accompanying drawing.Additionally, such as " on ",
D score, the appearance when position terms such as " side ", " top ", " bottom ", " vertical ", " level " refer in orientation shown in the figure
Device.It would be recognized by those skilled in the art that container can take different orientations when in use.
Figure 1 illustrates the perspective view of the embodiment of closure member of the invention 10;Closure member 10 is intended for closing and holds
Device 18.Closure member 10 includes the collar 12 with central opening 14.Lid 16 can be releasably engaged the collar 12, to cause lid 16
Covering central opening 14.In Fig. 1, lid 16 is attached pivotally to the collar 12, to allow lid 16 in open position and closing
Pivoted between position, in open position, the front side 17 of lid 16 separates from the collar 12, the clutch collar of front side 17 of lid 16 in closed position
Ring 12 and the covering central opening 14 of lid 16.Visible lid 16 is in an open position in Fig. 1.In certain embodiments, the He of lid 16
The collar 12 passes through hinge arrangement(Such as hinges)It is pivotally connected to.In other embodiments, lid 16 and the collar 12 are two
Independent part, and lid 16 can be press-fitted on the collar 12 to engage the collar 12 with lid 16 and put lid 16 by user
In closed position.
In certain embodiments, the shape of the collar 12 and lid 16 is complementary with the shape of container 18.For example, when container 18 is tool
Have generally circular cross-section it is cylindrical when, the collar 12 and lid 16 can have circular shape, as shown in Figure 1.But, set
Ring 12 and lid 16 can be made with various shapes and size, including oval, avette, square, rectangle, hexagon etc..For this
Each in a little shapes, lid 16 can be attached pivotally to the collar 12(Such as pass through hinges), or lid 16 and the collar
12 can be two independent parts, and lid 16 is press fit on the collar 12 to engage lid 16 with the collar 12 and be placed in lid 16
Closed position.In other embodiments, the shape of the upper end 20 of container 18 can be complementary with the shape of the collar 12 and lid 16, and holds
The remainder of device 18 can have different shapes.
The collar 12 can be configured to engage and be connected to container 18.Container 18 can have open upper end 20.Closure member
10 when can be configured so that the proper collar 12 is connected to container 18, and central opening 14 is concentric with the open upper end 20 of container 18.
Therefore, when being engaged with the collar 12 in closed position lid 16, lid 16 can cover central opening 14 and container in the collar 12
Open upper end 20 in 18.
Closure member 10 can also include collar blocking element 22.Collar blocking element 22 may be located at the outer surface of the collar 12
On 27.In certain embodiments, collar blocking element 22 can be by machanical fastener well known in the art(Such as bolt or
Pin)It is attached pivotally to the locking of the collar 12.In certain embodiments, collar blocking element 22 passes through hinges 24 pivotally
The collar 12 is attached to, to allow that the collar 12 and collar blocking element 22 are made as a global facility.Make the collar 12 and the collar
Blocking element 22 is pivotally attached the time related to assembling closure member 10 during can also reducing manufacture by hinges 24,
Reason is that collar blocking element 22 is connected to the collar 12 without going through secondary operation(Either by hand or by being automatically brought into operation).
Lid 16 can also include the lid blocking element 26 on the outer surface 28 of lid 16, visible in Figure 5.Collar blocking element 22 can
To be configured to be fixed to the collar 12 with by lid 16 in closed position engagement lid blocking element 26.In other embodiments, lid is closed
Locking element 26 can be by machanical fastener(Such as spiral shell peg or pin)It is attached pivotally to the locking of lid 16.In some embodiments
In, lid blocking element 26 is pivotally attached to lid 16 by hinges.The collar 12 can be included positioned at the outer surface of the collar 12
On collar blocking element 22.Lid blocking element 26 can be configured in closed position engagement collar blocking element 22 that will cover
16 are fixed to the collar 12.
Fig. 1 is referred again to, granular product is stored(Such as babies ' formula milk powder)Or some implementations of the container 18 of food
Example includes the heat-sealable flexible membrane 30 of the open upper end 20 for being removably attached to container 18.It is soft during the distribution of container 18
Property film 30 keep on containers 18, and product first using it is preceding by consumer open.Flexible membrane 30 can serve as in fortune
Defeated period prevents pollutant from reaching the protective barrier of product and disappearing if flexible membrane 30 has been compromised or removes as instruction
Expense person should not buy or use the tamper-evident means of product.
In these embodiments including flexible membrane 30, the collar 12 can be connected to the open upper end 20 of container 18 to cause
Flexible membrane 30 is located between the collar 12 and the open upper end 20 of container 18.Flexible membrane 30 then can be soft by pull-up by consumer
Property film 30 is removed by the central opening 14 in the collar 12, thus gives consumer the passage close to the content of container 18.
Lid 16 can have following peripheral 32.The collar 12 can include lid matching surface 34.When lid 16 is in the closed position simultaneously
During engagement collar 12, following peripheral 32 can contact with the cooperation of lid matching surface 34.In Fig. 1, lid matching surface is substantially from the collar
12 upper periphery 36 laterally inwardly extends.Therefore, the following peripheral 32 of lid 16 can be from the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12 laterally inwardly
Positioning.It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the lid matching surface 34 of the collar 12 can from upper periphery 36 laterally to
Outer extension, to cause that the following peripheral 32 of lid 16 laterally outward positions from upper periphery 36 when lid 16 is in the closed position.
Figure 2 illustrates the sectional view of the embodiment of closure member of the invention 10 in the closed position.Lid 16 is engaged
The collar 12 is with the central opening 14 in lid 16 is covered the collar 12.In the case where the engagement collar 12 of closed position following peripheral 32 is to cause
Periphery 32 contacts with the lid matching surface 34 on the collar 12.Also illustrate that the collar 12 is connected to container 18.
Fig. 3 shows the detailed view of the exemplary engagement between lid 16 and the collar 12.The collar 12 has collar sticking department
Divide 38.Lid 16 has lid lock part 40.Lid lock part 40 is operable releasedly to be connect with when lid moves to closed position
Trap ring lock part 38.When 40 engagement collar lock part 38 of lid lock part, in closed position, lid 16 is releasedly solid
Determine to the collar 12.
In figure 3, collar lock part 38 is the edge extended from the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12.Collar locking in figure 3
The edge of part 38 laterally inwardly extends from the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12.Lid lock part 40 is located on the following peripheral 32 of lid 16
Flange.Flange extends to cause its operable edge with engagement collar lock part 38.Flange in Fig. 3 is shown as from lid
16 following peripheral extends.In one embodiment, flange extends from the outer surface 28 of lid 16.In certain embodiments, collar lock
The edge for determining part 38 annularly extends from the entirety of the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12, and the flange of lid lock part 40 can be from
The entirety of the following peripheral 32 of lid 16 annularly extends.In certain embodiments, the edge of collar lock part 38 is only from the collar 12
Upper periphery 36 a part extension, and lid lock part 40 flange only from the following peripheral 32 of lid 16 a part extend.
In additional embodiment, one of collar lock part 38 and lid lock part 40 can accordingly around the collar 12 it is whole on
The whole following peripheral 32 of periphery 36 or lid 16 annularly extends, and another is only correspondingly from the upper periphery 36 or lid 16 of the collar 12
Following peripheral 36 a part extension.
Although it is the edge that extends from the collar 12 and from lid that collar lock part 38 and lid lock part 40 are described separately
16 flanges for extending, but these embodiments are no the limitation of the scope of the present invention.Collar lock part 38 and lid lock part
40 can be any suitable complementary lock part as known in the art.Such as lock part 38 and 40 can be two right
The flange answered, one on the collar 12 and one on lid 16.Additionally, collar locking component 38 can be extended from the collar 12
Protuberance, it is received through the corresponding recess in lid 16, and or vice versa.
Fig. 4 shows second exemplary engagement between the collar 12 and lid 16.Lid 16 is releasably secured to the collar 12,
As described by before for Fig. 3.In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, when lid locking component 40 is engaged with collar locking component 38
When, the flange of lid locking component 40 is contacted with lid matching surface 34.Therefore, the following peripheral 32 of lid 16 passes through the Hp contacts collar 12
Lid matching surface 34.In certain embodiments, lid matching surface 34 includes lid sealant 42.When lid 16 moves into closed position simultaneously
And during 40 engagement collar locking component 38 of lid locking component, following peripheral 32 engages the sealant on lid matching surface 34 by flange
42 with so that sealant 42 is compressed.The compression seal of following peripheral 32 layer 42 of lid 16 forms annular close between lid 16 and the collar 12
Sealing.The lip ring formed by the following peripheral 32 compression seal layer 42 of lid 16 can be the seal of impermeable powder, its
Lid 16 prevents the content of container 18 from being revealed between lid 16 and the collar 12 when in the closed position.
The collar 12 can also include collar sealant 46.Sealant 46 can be operable to be connected to appearance with the collar 12
The open upper end 20 of container 18 is engaged during device 18.When the open upper end 20 of container 18 engages sealant 46, can be in the collar 12
Lip ring 48 is formed and container 18 between.Lip ring 48 can also be the content for preventing container 18 in the He of container 18
The seal of the impermeable powder revealed between the collar 12.In such embodiments, when the collar 12 is connected to container 18 and covers
16 in engagement collar 12 closed position when, the content of container can be sealed effectively and prevent in container 18 and the collar
Leakage between 12 and between the collar 12 and lid 16.
In figs. 3 and 4, the inner side of the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12 is located in the following peripheral 32 of closed position lid 16.It is similar
Ground, collar lock part 38 and lid matching surface 34 are substantially extended radially inwardly from the upper periphery 36 of the collar 12, and cover lock is fixed
Part 40 extends generally radially out.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the orientation of foregoing part can be with
It is the outside of the upper periphery 36 that the following peripheral 32 to cause lid 16 being mirrored into is positioned at the collar 12.Therefore, collar lock part
38 and lid matching surface 34 can be extended generally radially out and lid lock part 40 can be extended internally with approximately radial.Closing
Two kinds are orientated similarly to one another working when lid 16 is fixed to the collar 12 by closed position.
Fig. 5 shows the back perspective view of the embodiment of closure member of the invention 10.Lid 16 in this embodiment is by activity
Hinge 50 is pivotally connected to the collar 12.Lid 16 is connected to the collar 12 by hinges 50 allows lid 16 and the collar 12 to be made as
One integrated part.Such embodiment can eliminate manufacturing process during an assembly operation.The collar 12 and lid 16 are also
A kind of color can be made for or two kinds of different colors are made for increase aesthetic appearance.In certain embodiments, lid 16 can
With by machanical fastener well known in the art(Such as spiral shell peg or pin)It is attached pivotally to the collar 12.
The exemplary engagement between collar blocking element 22 and lid 16 is also show in Fig. 5.Lid 16 includes lid blocking element
26.Collar blocking element 22 can be attached pivotally to the collar 12 and can be configured to be engaged when lid 16 is in the closed position
Lid blocking element 26.When the lid blocking element 26 on the engagement lid 16 of collar blocking element 22, lid 16 is optionally further secured set
Ring 12.In certain embodiments, as seen by figure 6, collar blocking element 22 includes the inner face from collar blocking element 22
54 protuberances 52 for extending.When lid 16 is in the closed position, collar blocking element 22 can rotate so that protuberance 52 can
Lid blocking element 26 on release ground engagement lid 16.
In figure 6, lid blocking element 26 is shown as the second protuberance extended from lid 16.But, that is only collar locking
One embodiment of engagement between element 22 and lid blocking element 26, rather than limiting the scope of the present invention.For this
The technical staff in field is it is evident that collar blocking element 22 can in several ways engage lid blocking element 26.Example
Such as, in certain embodiments, lid blocking element 26 can be the cavity in lid 16, and the cavity is configured to receive collar locking
Protuberance 52 on element 22.For those skilled in the art it is also clear that in certain embodiments, lid blocking element
26 can be attached pivotally to lid 16.Therefore, lid blocking element 26 can include protuberance 52, and collar blocking element 22 can be with
It is the second protuberance extended from the outer surface 27 of the collar 12.Collar blocking element 22 can then be configured to be releasably engaged
Protuberance 52 on lid blocking element 26.
Such embodiment can allow user that lid 16 is fixed into the collar in closed position in two different ways
12.Lid 16 can rotate so that lid lock part 40 is releasably engaged collar lock part 38, as it was previously stated, to produce first
Fixation.Then, locking 22 can be rotated to engage locking member 52, so as to produce the second fixture construction.
In certain embodiments, lid 16 has top surface 56, and lid blocking element 26 may be located at the top surface of lid 16
On 56.Additionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, in certain embodiments, the top surface 56 of lid 16 can include recess 58.Second locking
Element 26 may be located in recess 58, so that collar blocking element 22 may be inserted into recess 58 to engage lid blocking element 26.
Recess 58 can allow the finger or hand of user to grasp collar blocking element 22 to contribute to collar blocking element 22 to be closed from lid
Locking element 26 departs from so as to either on or off part 10.
In fig. 8 it is shown that closure member 10, wherein collar blocking element 22 engagement lid blocking element 26.Lid in Fig. 8 is closed
Locking element 26 is located in recess 58 and in the insertion recess 58 of collar blocking element 22.User can be by as seen from Figure 8
The exposed portion 60 of one or more fingers insertion recess 58 departs from by collar blocking element 22 from lid blocking element 26.
Another aspect of the present invention is closure member 10, its recognizable checking for user provides:Lid 16 is by fully
The collar 12 is fixed to so that the powder or content of container 18 will not be revealed from container 18.Therefore, in certain embodiments, cover
Ring lock part 38 and lid lock part 40 can be operable to at 40 engagement collar lock part 38 of lid lock part
Audible sound is provided.Similarly, collar blocking element 22 and lid blocking element 26 can be engaged in collar blocking element 22
Audible sound is provided during lid blocking element 26.The two audible sound for producing can match somebody with somebody similar to by traditional buckle
Close " card clatter " sound that fastener is produced.
When 40 engagement collar lock part 38 of lid lock part and when collar blocking element 22 engages lid blocking element
The audible sound produced when 26 has been closed properly on the collar 12 to user's indicating cover 16 so as to container must be come from
18 product will not be revealed or overflowed.The audible sound for producing also can indicate that the content of container 18 by suitably close
Seal so as to prevent the potential pollutant of the outside of container 18.
Referring now to Fig. 1, in some embodiments of closure member 10, lid 16 has inner face 62 and inner rim 64.Lid 16 is also
The holding element 66 of the inner face 62 for being configured to measurement apparatus 68 are kept immediately lid 16 can be included.Holding element 66 can be from lid
16 inner rim 64 extends from the inner face 62 of lid 16.One benefit of holding element 66 is that it can keep measurement apparatus 68
In the outside of product so that user need not by hand or finger insertion product fetching measurement apparatus 68.This is avoided to using
Inconvenience that person causes and can aid in prevents pollutant on user's hand or finger from being contacted with powder formation.
In the figure 7 it can be seen that the front view of closure member 10 in an open position.Inner rim 64 has diameter 70.Measurement
Device 68 has length 72.In certain embodiments, holding element 66 can be configured to keep the measurement apparatus with length 72,
Length 72 is substantially equal to the diameter 70 of the inner rim 64 of lid 16.Additionally, in certain embodiments, holding element 66 can be configured to
Keep that there is quite big percentage(That is at least the 50% of the height of container 18, and in certain embodiments from about 60% to big
About 140%)Length 72 measurement apparatus.
Measurement apparatus 68 can include bucket 74 and handle 76.In the part on the includable periphery of holding element 66
Recess 78 and from lid 16 extend seizure part 80.Catching part 80 can extend from the Part II of the inner rim 64 of lid 16, or
Person catches part 80 can be extended from the inner face 62 of lid 16.Recess 78 can receive bucket 74 and catch part 80 can engage handle
76, thus measurement apparatus 68 are kept the inner face 62 of immediately lid 16.
In fig. 2 it can be seen that measurement apparatus 68 are kept the sectional view of the inner face 62 of immediately lid 16.In inner rim 64
Recess 78 can be consistent with the profile of the bucket 74 of measurement apparatus 68.Can be placed on bucket 74 in recess 78 by user.Survey
Amount device can then be rotated up so that the engagement of handle 76 catches part 80 and fixed by seizure part 80.In order to by measurement apparatus 68 from
Holding element 66 is taken out, and user can leave behind handle 76 so that handle 76 departs from from part 80 is caught, and bucket 74 then can be with
Removed from recess 78.
The embodiment of holding meanss 68 allows the measurement of the extension of the length 72 with the diameter 70 more than inner rim 64
Device 68 is kept the inner face 62 of immediately lid 16.One benefit of the measurement apparatus of extension be user can be easier access to,
Take out and measure generally within the product or powder at the bottom of container 18.
Referring now still to Fig. 2, lid 16 can include elevated circumferential section 82 in certain embodiments.Elevated circumferential section
82 can be from the neighboring 84 of lid 16 laterally indent.As shown in figure 9, elevated circumferential section 82 can be configured to reception
Complementary recess 86 in the base portion 88 of two containers 90 is so that the container of multiple assemblings in the closed position can be stacked on that
On this.Such feature is conducive on the shelf by multiple containers storage in warehouse and shop.
Another aspect of the present invention shows in Figure 10 and Figure 11.In the another of the holding element 66 for measurement apparatus 68
In individual embodiment, top surface 56 can include being configured to before the use first of container and between being used for multiple times of container
Store the compartment 92 of measurement apparatus 68.Compartment 92 can have lid 96, and lid 96 can engage the top surface 56 of lid 16 that will measure
Device 68 is maintained in compartment 92.Compartment 92 can have the length 93 of the substantially equal to diameter 70 of the inner rim 64 of lid 16.Every
The permission measurement apparatus 68 of room 92 can be stored in the outside of the outside of container 18 and the content of container 18.
In certain embodiments, closure member 10 can be anti-tamper on the top surface 56 and compartment 92 of lid 16 including being arranged on
Part 94.Whether anti-tamper part 94 has been contaminated there is provided the measurement apparatus 68 before consumer uses or buys container, quilt
The instruction that the third party approaches or damages.Anti-tamper part 94 can be removed between consumer uses container first by consumer.
In fig. 11, anti-tamper part 94 is the top surface 56 of lid 16, the removable seal between compartment 92 and compartment lid 96.Can
The seal 94 of removal can be removed to expose measurement apparatus 68 from the top surface 56 of lid 16.For those skilled in the art
It is evident that anti-tamper part 94 can be various different anti-tamper types known in the art, such as with the top of lid 16
Surface 56, compartment 92 and compartment lid 96 associated anti-tamper bar, band, seal, label etc..
Another aspect of the present invention is the spoon 98 of the modification shown in Figure 12 a and Figure 12 b.The spoon 98 of modification includes the He of bucket 74
Handle 76.Handle 76 can be included in the recess 100 near the prehension end 102 of handle 76.Bucket 74 can include handle side 104
With distal side 106.Distal side 106 can have top edge 110.Handle side 104 is connected to handle 76.The top of distal side 106
It is tapered that portion edge 110 may be located remotely from handle 76 so that tip 108 is formed on the spoon 98 of modification.
The spoon 98 of modification has an advantage that product or powder at the bottom of container 18 can more easily with the spoon 98 of modification
Tip 108 dip.Such as visible in Figure 12 c, the spoon 98 of modification is more easily fitted in the small corner in different vessels, and
And compared with conventional spoon, can allow quickly to take out more powder from the bottom of container.This feature and holding element 66
The ability of the spoon 98 of the modification of the length 72 with the diameter more than or equal to inner rim 64 can be kept to be combined, be user
There is provided a kind of spoon, it makes it easier to reach the bottom of container 18 and scoops out powder from the bottom of container 18.
Although describing embodiment of the disclosure using particular term, apparatus and method, such description is only
For explanatory purposes.Word used is descriptively rather than restricted word.It should be appreciated that not departing from appended power
In the case of the spirit or scope of the disclosure that profit is illustrated in requiring, those of ordinary skill in the art can be changed and become
Change.Moreover, it will be appreciated that each side of various embodiments can be exchanged whole or in part.Therefore, the essence of appended claims
God and scope should not necessarily be limited by the description of the scheme for wherein including.
Therefore, although it have been described that the specific embodiment of new and useful convertible top plastic lid of the invention,
It is not intended that by such with reference to limiting the scope of the present invention is construed to, except as illustrated in following claims
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