CN1248948A

CN1248948A - Sanitary beverage can lid

Info

Publication number: CN1248948A
Application number: CN98802910A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 查尔斯·尚; 路西·尚
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1997-02-28
Filing date: 1998-02-26
Publication date: 2000-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 2018-02-26
Also published as: CN1113786C; JP2002514993A; TW356461B; EP0979197A4; EP0979197A1; WO1998038100A1

Abstract

A sanitary beverage can lid (20) wherein the center platform (31) of the lid including the pull tab (30) is raised from below the rim (17) of the can (10) as in conventional beverage cans to a position close to or above the rim of the can. The center platform diameter is reduced in diameter to provide additional space from the exterior of the can body to the edge of the platform. The pull tab is positioned in the middle of the center platform so that the end of the pull tab is at the edge of the center platform to facilitate opening of the can. The raised center platform and the lid design prevent an individual's lip from coming in contact with the groove (21) along the edge of the lid where dirt may accumulate. Another feature is the provision of a raised rim on the platform with an interior drain-back slope (47) so that any excess beverage flows back into the can.

Description

Sanitary beverage can lid

Background of invention

The present invention relates to be used to adorn the beverage can of soft drink, beer, fruit juice and similar liquids, this beverage can covers the handle with the usefulness drawn back thereon.Particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of lid of health, wherein, that directly drinks from jar drinks not engagement edge groove of people, and in this edge groove, dirt and rubbish are assembled probably.

The present invention is for providing a kind of sanitary beverage can lid to design, and this beverage can cover has been eliminated the relevant issues of beverage can cover in the prior art.Prior art is diversified, but believes that specific invention disclosed herein surpasses any prior art patent.

In the prior art, the patent 4,262,815 of authorizing Klein discloses a kind of conical tube, and this tube is provided with on the circular cone top and opens handle, and purpose only is for esting.This patent disclosure a kind of rather complicated conical tube, this tube has the distinguished handle of a kind of form.In addition, key issue is this circular cone tube under the situation that the stock piles up during with transportation, and cylindrical-conical neck will bear weight.This just requires material manufacture tube neck very thick and that intensity is high, for example uses steel.In addition, this design sealed place between tube neck and cylindrical shell has brought stress.Yet in the present invention, beverage can is to pile up at the curled edges place, thereby has eliminated the demand that requires superpower cover material, and allows to use the aluminium lid that can reuse.Compare with the patent of Klein, requisite space is less when stock and transportation.

The patent 5,108,003 and 5,119,955 of authorizing Granofsky discloses to beverage can uses complimentary lid, drink raw usefulness so that allow from the jar centre halfback.

The patent 4,895,270 of authorizing Main discloses a kind of hygiene cover, is used for dashing forward opening top (poptop) drinking container, and this container comprises a kind of elastic memberance, and this diaphragm extends axially along a container top surface and a container side wall part.

In other forms of container, the patent 3,946,895 of authorizing Pugh discloses a kind of container cover, and this container cover has a cover that can tear off and a straw.Another kind of interesting and different suggestion of drinking cover for health discloses in the patent 4,114,778 of authorizing O ' Neal, and this patent provides a kind of interior dress health drinking spout in container.

Interesting patent 4,407,425 in addition; 4,047,634; 3,300,081; 4,318,493 and 5,415,313.

Above-mentioned prior art patent disclosure various covers and device, in order to provide health the tube opening so that directly drink from container.The unique thoughts that the application proposed was not seen or was not proposed in these specific lists of references.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to beverage can, particularly a kind of later-model, improved sanitary beverage can.The present invention includes a lid, this lid inwardly has a segment distance from the main outer cylinder surface of container, also comprises a central part or a platform that rises, and this platform cover groove and rises immediately from contiguous, and this lid groove is connected with edge on the jar outside face.The central part of lid comprises that one shakes hands greatly, and this handle is installed in flat-bed central authorities, and extends to the edge of central part in essence.Therefore the hole of being exposed by shaking hands is initial from neighboring edge.The lip that the result drinks the people does not face toward crimped edge facing to central part, and traditionally shaped lid comprises from the edge to covering the groove that central part extends internally.

In the present invention, the residing height of central part is contiguous or be higher than marginal edge, therefore, drink the people directly lip facing to central part, this central part can be cleaned, and does not assemble dirt and rubbish, and dirt and rubbish are to assemble easily in traditional edge groove.In addition, the central part of rising comprises an edge, and this edge extends upward and slopes inwardly into the backflow inclined-plane from groove, so excess liquid flows back to container hole.

Therefore, one of purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of later-model, improved hygiene cover, to be used for drinking container.

Another object of the present invention is to, a kind of later-model, improved, lid of being used for beverage can is provided, and this beverage can cover comprises the central part of rising, extends a segment distance laterally to being close to or higher than edge, and comprising a groove that is provided with along the edge, this edge is very little with respect to the circumference of lid.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of later-model, improved drinking container, this drinking container comprises: a central platform that raises, extend on this central platform its outer edges; With a backflow inclined-plane, this backflow inclined-plane extends internally from flat-bed edge, center, so unnecessary beverage refluxes in the hole of central platform into.

Another object of the present invention is to, provide a kind of novel and improved health to drink jar, wherein, this jar comprises: inclined upper, and this inclined upper stops in edge; And lid, this lid is installed on the edge, and has a central part, and this central part extends one section distance that is close to or higher than brim height laterally, this lid comprises a handle, with in central part edge, expose a hole, so, the lip of drinking the people need not contact tank body and groove, the central part of a contact lid contacts the possibility that unhygienic situation comprises dirt to eliminate in essence, and these dirts are usually located at tradition and drink in the lid and the groove between the edge of jar.

Brief description

Above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and advantage will be clearer behind the careful survey accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 has disclosed the front elevation of the included beverage can of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the top view of beverage can shown in Figure 1, shows hygiene cover and handle in position thereof especially;

Fig. 3 is the lateral plan of beverage can and part exploded drawings 3A and the 3B that represents its details;

Fig. 4 is the top view of lid, and its handle has dealt with to expose the opening of jar;

Fig. 5 shows the design of prior art; With

Fig. 6 A, B and C show the various design plans of lid, comprise the backflow inclined-plane of guiding jar hole into.

Detailed description of the present invention

Referring now to accompanying drawing,, Fig. 1 has disclosed the front elevation of beverage can 10, and this beverage can has the lid 20 of the present invention of formation.Jars 10 comprise bottom 11, and this bottom comprises a recess 12 and tapering transition portion 13, and this tapering transition portion 11 extends out to outer cylindrical wall 14 from the bottom.The top of jar 10 comprises interconnecting gangway 16, and this interconnecting gangway extends internally and 17 terminations at the edge from wall 14.

Lid 20 is installed in interconnecting gangway 16, makes by crimping at 17 places, edge to cover 20 and be sealed on the edge 17.Lid 20 comprises that recess is a groove 21, and this groove is formed by crimping, and extends along the exterior periphery neighboring edge 17 of lid 20.A kind of traditional handle 30 is installed in and covers 20 upper surface is central part 31, and this handle comprises opening 32, and this opening allows to drink that the people catches and rotate around joint pin 33, cover 20 die-cut 34 and enters jar 10 to order about, as shown in Figure 4.Opening 35 is positioned at the inside 36 of adjacent recess 21, and to cover 20 outside be edge 17 and the height of platform 31 is equal to or higher than.Handle 30 is positioned at the central authorities of central platform 31, and makes the end 39 of handle be positioned at the edge of platform 31, like this, owing to mention handle easily, made things convenient for jars 10 unlatching.

In fact, deck hole 35 is low more, and the hole just need be the closer to lid 10 center, and platform 31 is high more, and then hole 35 can be positioned at further from the center of lid.In case platform 31 is on brim height, opening can adjacent edge 37.

In Fig. 3, the view 3A of amplification and 3B have more clearly described the details of jar 10.For example, in Fig. 3 A, 30 K/UPs of shaking hands have a little gap 46 between handle 30 and backflow inclined-plane 47, in order that open easily.Yet it is enough high that brim height is wanted, and avoids unconsciously mentioning handle 30.In Fig. 3 B, show the feature on 360 ° of backflow inclined-planes, this backflow inclined-plane makes too much liquid flow back to jar 10 easily and does not flow in the groove 21.The long radius on inclined-plane 47 makes sanitary measures easy.Usually, edge 17 and central platform 31 pile up conveniently so that make along the circumference symmetry.Replace in the design one, central platform 31 is not in whole 360 ° of symmetries.

Fig. 6 a to Fig. 6 c has shown various forms of backflows inclined-plane 47, and traditional groove 21 that is had and curled edges 33.There is shown all places and the various profile of handle 30 on central platform 31.Because more shallow than groove 21 by inclined-plane 47 formed grooves, its sanitary measures is much easier.The position of handle 30 is important for allowing to carry out sanitary measures below handle 30.

To be central platform 31 reduced than traditional jar 10 central part, so that provide bigger space or gap between the edge 17 of the limit 37 of central platform 31 and jar 10.Purpose is, the lower lip of drinking the people is leaned against when drinking on the central platform 31.Like this, when directly from jar 10 beverages, drink people's lip and avoided contacting with groove 21 with beverage.People can easily clean the central platform 31 of rising, and need not stretch into groove 21 with attempt health it.

As above-mentioned design-calculated result, drink the people and can directly drink from opening 35, do not cause its lip contact " dirt " (not shown), these dirts may accumulate in the groove 21.At first, by a kind of lid 20 is provided, wherein, upper mounting plate surface 31 is raised to and is higher than outward

flange

17, and 30 edges 37 that extend to platform 31 of shaking hands, the chance that has the possibility of dirt and rubbish at groove 21 places and contact dirt when drinking all is reduced or eliminates.

As other a kind of advantage, novel and improved container 10 makes and piles up conveniently that this is because the weight that edge 17 and cylindrical wall 14 have born second container.Like this, just aluminium lid can be used and, and on-hand inventory and transporting material can be utilized without high strength material.

Traditional jar 60 has a deep trouth 53, and this groove is assembled dirt and rubbish in stock and transportation.A kind of typical case's lid 50 of the prior art as shown in Figure 5.Lid 50 does not have the central part 31 of rise, and surface 51 is lower than edge 52, and this edge has the groove 53 of neighboring edge 52.Just there is the problem of assembling dirt and rubbish in this groove 53.

Although the present invention describes in detail by some specific embodiments, should be appreciated that within the scope of the appended claims can carry out various modifications and replacement to any part wherein, these are revised with replacing and are also included within the full scope of equivalents of embodiment.

Claims

1. health drinking container that is used for liquid comprises:

Main part, this main part has: the end; One end extends upward from the bottom for open circles post jamb, this wall; And the edge, this edge is made at the other end of described cylindrical wall; With

Lid, this lid has: the outside is installed on the edge, and extends along the open circles post jamb; Groove, this groove neighboring edge; Central part; This central part extends upward a preset distance to being higher than edge from groove; The hole; And handle; This handle is installed in central part, covers the place, hole; Wherein, the central part of extension allows to drink from the hole, avoids drinking from concave part.

2. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The peripheral bead of lid and extends to form a narrow groove downwards from here, and this groove has an inside part that extends upwardly to central part.

3. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

Handle strides across the central authorities of central part, extends to the upwardly extending inside part of groove, and therefore, the hole of being shaken hands to cover extends to the edge of central part, makes and drinks and avoid drinking from groove from the hole easily.

4. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

One peripheral portion extends upward from groove, avoids liquid to flow into groove, and this outward flange has an inclined-plane, and the inclined-plane extends inwardly to the hole, allows liquid return to the hole.

5. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

Handle comprises the outer end with curve shape, is installed in place, contiguous inclined-plane, and has predetermined space, makes to open handle conveniently.

6. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

The inclined-plane has large circular arc radius, makes sanitary measures convenient.

7. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The position of opening changes with the height of central part, if the height of central part is lower, then opening is arranged on the center near central part, and for higher central part, then opening is arranged on the edge of more close central part.

8. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

It is enough high that the height of inward flange is wanted, to avoid unconsciously mentioning handle.

9. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

Inner edge portion and central part can conveniently pile up along the circumference symmetry.

10. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

Central part is asymmetric, has a deep trouth in the part of central part.

11. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

This container allows second similar containers to stack on it, and wherein, edge and cylindrical wall bear the weight of second container.

12. the health drinking container that is used for liquid as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

Handle is arranged on the central authorities of central platform, and handle comprises an end, and this end extends to the flat-bed limit, with the unlatching of convenient container.