CN1890160A - A container assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A container assembly comprising a container (2) and a cover (4), wherein the container has a peripheral wall defining a rim (8) enclosing an opening at one end thereof, and wherein the cover is provided for releasably closing the opening, the assembly being provided with at least one locking member (12) that is hingeable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the at least one locking member having a locking member engagement feature which engages with a corresponding engagement feature (20) on the cover and/or the container in the locked position to lock the cover to the container, in which the locking member passes over the rim of the container and/or a rim of the cover as the locking member hinges between the unlocked and locked positions such that the locking member locks onto the container rim.

Description

Container assemblies

The present invention relates to a kind of container assemblies, it comprises and is used for the capping of the container of closing assembly releasedly.Capping can re-lock easily.The present invention is to closed liquid, and for example You Qi container is particularly useful, but does not get rid of other application.

For example the jar of paint usually use such cap closure, this lid to have simply to be press fit into container top to outward flange.The removal of lid can be finished to prize lid by the blade and the twisting of inserting screwdriver.Lid can be put to reclose and close container by playback subsequently, but the match surface of lid and container is damaged usually, and may be applied by the dry content of container, the result need act on very big power and reclose should container, even and sealing also may be invalid like this, this may cause overflowing of content and/or deterioration.

Also known more complicated closure structure.WO 03/062081 A1 discloses the re-locked closure that is used for container, comprises capping and collapsible capping is locked onto the skirt section on the container.This closure require its edge on outside of containers, form around curly form.The metal cover of container is provided with the independent peripheral skirt that is attached on it, dangles downwards and have from capping and allow curved rib portion to be configured to join to the folding point of container crimping below downwards in this skirt section.Sealed compound is arranged between the edge of metal cover and container.The skirt section can be divided into a plurality of parts so that its lateral around container is folding down by otch, thereby releasedly with the capping locking thereon.Should recognize that this closure requires several parts and complicated shaping, so that effectively.

US-A-3688942 disclose the combination of container and closure than simple form, wherein the peripheral skirt that provides radially outward and point to downwards is provided at its open end the main body of container.This closure also is provided with peripheral skirt, and this periphery skirt section comprises by one flexible hinge wall and is attached to a plurality of locking components on it.Locking component engages the free edge in container skirt section with cam and cam follower mode, so that closure is fixed to container, is provided with compressible seal member between closure and container.

Though each of WO 03/062081 A1 and US-A-3688942 all provides the re-locked closure that is used for container, capping is discharged a part that extends beyond the container periphery by capping from container realize, this may cause that closure unclamps unintentionally and causes the risk that container contents is overflowed.

US-A-1482931 discloses a kind of receiver with capping, and wherein jar has the edge of upset and closed by the capping institute with annular overhanging flange.The bar that a pair of spring is installed is fixed to the lower end of flange relative to one another on diameter, and is shaped as the below, edge that joins to jar so that capping is locked onto on it.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of container assemblies is provided, comprise container and capping, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, and wherein said capping setting is come closed releasedly described opening, described assembly be provided with can be between unlocked position and latched position at least one locking component of hinge through, described at least one locking component has locking component engagement features portion, described locking component engagement features portion in described latched position with described capping and/or described container on corresponding engagement features portion engage so that capping is locked onto on the container, wherein when described locking component between described unlocked position and described latched position during hinge through, described locking component is crossed the edge of described container and/or the edge of described capping, makes described locking component lock onto on the described container edge.

According to second aspect present invention, a kind of closure structure that is used for container is provided, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, and wherein capping setting is come closed releasedly described opening, described capping has the surface of extending above described opening, the periphery of described capping places on the container edge, with dangle from this periphery with the skirt section of crossing described edge and extending around the outside of the periphery wall of described container, described structure comprises that the edge of crossing described container is to lock onto capping at least one the hinged locking component on it.

Favourable and different with above-mentioned prior art is, the hinge through locking component makes it cross and lock onto on the container edge, has guaranteed that capping locks onto on the container with reliability greatly, and more difficult thus accidental release of capping.

The capping of closure structure comprises the surface of (i) closed container opening, preferably have to place, and advantageously be sealed on the container edge periphery and (ii) from skirt section that closure surfaces is dangled.

Preferably, described hinged locking component or each hinged locking component be configured as with container on or in the capping the complementary shape that is shaped be bonded with each other, capping is locked onto on the container realizing.This configuration can comprise that projection that is bonded with each other or the projection that is bonded with each other are with recessed.This configuration can be arranged on the interior of container and/or capping and/outside face on.

Described locking component or each locking component hinged can be positioned at the outside, zone that the periphery wall by container limits or inboard.

Described locking component or each locking component can be integrally formed with capping or container, are hinged on it by hinges.

The hinge through of locking component is avoiding allowing repeated open and reclosing to close container under the situation of its any permanent deformation.

Preferably, the sealing that provides when (a plurality of) locking component is closed at least on the container is provided the closure surfaces of capping.

Advantageously, locking component by hinge through with on the edge that upwards closes at container so that its free end is arranged in the edge limited zone, reduce the risk that be not intended to discharge thus.For this reason, the free end of locking component can be placed as concordant with the upper surface of capping basically or be arranged at least under the level at edge.

But, it is contemplated that locking component can rotate to close at around the outside of containers at the periphery inner hinge of container edge downwards, preferably its free end is placed as next-door neighbour's container edge.

According to third aspect present invention, a kind of closure structure that is used for container is provided, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, described periphery wall has at least one projection of outwards pointing to, described at least one projection of outwards pointing to is extended to small part around the wall outside face adjacent with described opening, and wherein capping setting is come closed releasedly described opening, described capping have closed described container opening the surface and dangle with the skirt section of the projection of surrounding described container from this closure surfaces, described skirt section is provided with at least one hinged locking component, described locking component has: (a) be used for the inside sensing projection that cooperates with the outside sensing projection of described container, (b) be used for crossing the edge of described container and joining antelabium on the described closure surfaces to, under the situation that projection inwardly corresponding and that outwards point to is engaged with each other, capping locked onto container thus in described vessel port place.

Advantageously, at least one projection of container leave on the direction of vessel port longitudinally-spaced with container edge.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, a kind of container assemblies is provided, comprise container and capping, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, and wherein said capping setting is come closed releasedly described opening, described assembly be provided with can be between unlocked position and latched position at least one locking component of hinge through, described at least one locking component has locking component engagement features portion, described locking component engagement features portion in described latched position with described capping and/or described container on corresponding engagement features portion engage so that capping is locked onto on the container, wherein said locking component makes progress hinge through to described latched position from described unlocked position.

Opposite with above-mentioned US-A-1482931, will recognize that closure structure of the present invention provides the definite joint of (a plurality of) locking component to capping.

Cause by moving up of described locking component or each locking component preferably to realize under the situation that interlock is connected in the locking of container, it is less that locking component is by mistake moved to the possibility of unlocked position when the user picks up paint container, because usually the user picks up container in moving up, this with the release locking component and thus with capping from container release needed move down opposite.If it is to be connected to container self on the container edge or to container edge that interlock is connected, the free end of described locking component or each locking component can be safely and visually is contained in the periphery of container, has further reduced thus unintentionally to discharge.

Closure of the present invention structure requires less relatively parts, comprise with its most basic form container suitable shaping the edge and be used for closed this container and be implemented to the capping of the locking on the container by one or more one pivotally attached locking components.

The locking component of also pointing out to be in its latched position is to be in lax configuration but not the maintenance tensioning.Avoided the potential problem of plastic material creep in this vertical pressure on remaining on the outside sensing projection of container.

The interlock of hearing of recognizing locking component is cooperated the indication that will provide these members to put in place reliably to the user.

Capping and skirt section are preferably integrally formed each other, and described locking component or each locking component are preferably integrally formed with the skirt section, preferably are hinged to the skirt section by hinges.Perhaps, described locking component or each locking component can be fixed to the skirt section by the hinge of corresponding separation.

Preferably, be in the circumferential position of described locking component or each locking component and form window in the skirt section, thus when locking onto capping on the container, locking component is assembled in its window and projection inwardly corresponding and that outwards point to direct connect each other.

Because capping is lacking under the situation of lining and will contact with the content of container with container, they will be made with the material of relative inertness.For example, they can preferably be made by molded by plastic material.These parts can for example use polyethylene terephthalate to make by more cheap blowing mould technology.But, it is also contemplated that and suitably can use metal under the situation.

Described locking component or each locking component can be recessed into being recessed in the top surface of substantially flat except that this of capping, so that the further protection that the closure structure is not intended to release from container to be provided.

Preferably three locking components are provided for the closure structure of circular configuration, and equidistantly separate around capping, though also can use two or four or more if desired.Be configured as under the situation of linearity, then it is contemplated that and for every side of structure at least one locking component to be set, perhaps locking component can be set at each place, angle of container.

Though preferably the outside sensing projection on vessel surface allows capping to be assembled to container in any direction around its continuous extension thus, it is contemplated that it can be provided by a plurality of discrete portions.Under one situation of back, advantageously the quantity with locking component is identical for the quantity of part, requires capping to be properly oriented on container to realize locking between the two thus.

Advantageously, the outer setting of container base has one or more recessed to help user's grasping container.

Should be noted that also and will seek protection for capping with at those feature portions that capping is described independently mutually with container thereon with capping,

By example container assemblies is described now with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is that two locking component is in latched position and the birds-eye view of the assembly that the 3rd locking component is in the unlocked position;

Fig. 2 is the cutaway view along the line A-A of Fig. 1 that the unlocked position capping is shown;

Fig. 3 is the cutaway view along the line B-B of Fig. 1 that the latched position capping is shown;

Fig. 3 A is the cutaway view along the line B-B of Fig. 1 that the capping of the locking and unlocking position is shown;

Fig. 4 is the top plan of another embodiment of container assemblies;

Fig. 5 is along the cutaway view of the line C-C of Fig. 4, and the assembly that is in the latched position is shown;

Fig. 6 to 15 is cutaway views that the optional embodiment that is in the container assemblies in the locked is shown; With

Figure 16 is the upward view of container of the container assemblies of Fig. 1 to 15.

With reference to accompanying drawing, make 4 closures of plastic closure that the cylindrical container 2 that is used to hold paint is molded by plastic material.Container 2 has on its outer surface around its circumferencial direction and extends and the projection 6 adjacent with the edge 8 of its open end.

Capping 4 has the smooth concave upper surface 10 that is positioned at container edge 8, and has around its 12, three locking components 12 of three pivotally attached locking components that equidistantly separate and be arranged in the skirt section of dangling downwards 14 of capping 4.The drum type inner surface in skirt section 14 has such diameter, makes to form bearing fit on the circumferential projection on the outside of container 26.

Each locking component 12 forms with skirt section 14, and can leave the following circumferential edge 16 in skirt section 14 by hinges 18 (Fig. 2) hinge through, thereby exposes the window 15 in the skirt section 14.The hinge portion of locking component 12 is generally L shaped, has from hinge 18 to extend the bottom of leaving 13, and 13 adjacent hinge, 18 places in bottom are provided with the projection 20 of the inside sensing identical with container projection 6 size and dimensions cardinal principle.Projection 6 and 20 offsets from the upper end of container 2 and capping 4 respectively in the vertical, make when locking component 12 when its unlocked position (Fig. 2) moves to its latched position (Fig. 3), locking projection 20 is right after under the projection 6 of container and engages with the outer wall of container 2.

In latched position, container edge 8 is crossed on the top 22 of locking component 12, makes its free hook end 24 interlocks be engaged on the local thickened wall portions 26 of raised brim 27 of capping 4.Locking component 12 realizes as snap-action to the joint on the upper limb of capping 4, and projection 6 and 20 is engaged, and provides capping 4 correctly to be fixed to the indication of hearing on the container 2 thus.Therefore, locking component 12 is locked on the edge 8 of container, and utilize the interlock cooperation between hook end 24 and the thickened wall portions 26 to be maintained in the latched position thus, and under locking component was in situation in the latched position, capping utilized projection 20 on the locking component 12 and the joint between the projection 6 on the container edge and remains on the container.

Fig. 3 A illustrate in greater detail when locking component 12 from unlocked position (shown in the dotted line) mutual action between the locking component 12 when being moved upwards up to latched position.From between the locking and unlocking position as seen, locking component 12 is crossed the edge 8 of container and owing to engaging on the edge 8 that locks onto container between the hook end 24 of the thickened wall portions 26 of the raised brim 27 of capping and locking component 12.The raised brim 27 that should be noted that capping in this embodiment is between container edge and the locking component 12, and locking component 12 locks onto on the container edge indirectly by locking onto on the raised brim 27, and raised brim locks onto on the container edge 8 again.By in this way locking component being locked onto on the container edge, capping remains on the container with reliability largely.

To recognize that in the configuration of locking, the upward pressure on the free end 24 of locking component 12 will impel hinge 18 to launch, so capping 4 can be removed from container 2.The sealing of container 2 and open and to realize repeatedly.

To notice that also locking component 12 hinged on closure skirt 14 is in the outside of container 2, and during normal use can not contacted by container contents thus.Therefore locking component 12 can not disturbed by the content of container 2.

Fig. 4 shows the improved birds-eye view of Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 A assembly and Fig. 5 shows the cutaway view of C-C along the line.The circular closure 30 that is used for the container (not shown) has the hinged locking component 32 around its three of equidistantly separating, and all is depicted as to be in the latched position.But different with the foregoing description, central cover surface 34 is concave not, but concordant with the upper surface 33 of locking component 32 basically.But surface 34 is provided with the sector region 36 adjacent with each locking component 32, make locking component 32 parts extend in sector region 36 tops, so that mentioning of locking component 32 makes locking component 32 towards the unlocked position hinge through, make capping 30 to remove from container.By being recessed into of locking component, the flat-top of capping has further reduced the accidental of container and has opened.Capping is to be maintained on the container at the described same way as of the assembly of Fig. 1 to 3A.

With reference to Fig. 6, show optional assembly, its assembly with Fig. 1 to 5 is identical, except the not local thickening of container edge 227.Capping to be being maintained on the container at the described same way as of the assembly of Fig. 1 to 5, except locking component 232 is locked on the container by engaging between the inner surface 235 of locking component projection 224 and container edge 227.

With reference to Fig. 7, show optional assembly, its assembly with Fig. 6 is identical and operate in the mode identical with it, except hinges 318 in this embodiment is positioned at the lower edge in skirt section 314 but not spaced apart from lower edge.By around the hinged locking component of the lower edge in skirt section,, produced bigger moment so that locking component is remained in the latched position around hinge with different at interval on the skirt section.

With reference to Fig. 8, show optional assembly, its embodiment with Fig. 7 is identical and operate in the mode identical with it, except cover rim inner surface 435 and locking component projection 424 be configured as make projection 424 be snapped to by cover rim inner surface 435 limit recessed 436 in.This structure provides more significant interlock to cooperate, and compares with the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 7 thus, when needing bigger power that locking component projection 424 is separated from container edge recessed 436 when latched position moves to unlocked position locking component 432.Therefore, capping is fixed on the container with reliability greatly.

With reference to Fig. 9, show optional assembly, its embodiment with Fig. 8 is identical, is limited in the container edge but not in cover rim except at first recessed 536, and secondly projection be not set on the skirt section and on the outside at container edge.Locking component projection 524 is snapped in recessed 536 so that locking component 532 is remained in the latched position.Thus as seen,, to container, but not capping is locked onto on the container by locking component 532 to the direct connect of capping from the assembly of Fig. 9.If container is by making than capping rigidity better material then this is favourable.For make locking component can direct connect to container edge, cover rim 527 is modified and makes it extend upward the downward extension that is no more than projection 524.

It can also be seen that when locking component 532 was in the latched position, the joint between the projection 524 and recessed 536 had prevented that capping from removing from container.Owing to this reason, do not need the projection on skirt section and the container edge outside.But, in optional embodiment, if expectation provides capping even remains on more reliably on the container, then also can be as described in the assembly of Fig. 1 to 8, comprising projection on the skirt section and on the outside of container edge.

In optional embodiment, recessed can be arranged on be used on the locking component projection with the wall of container inner surface on corresponding projection cooperate.Can also be bonded on the corresponding engagement features portion that is provided with in the latched position on capping and the container by the marginal portion being configured as make them.

With reference to Figure 10 and 11, show optional assembly, its embodiment with Fig. 7 is identical, and except locking component 632 comprises hole 650, hole 650 limits inner side edge 651 and outer side edges 652, and allows the counterpart 653 of cover rim to extend betwixt.Hole size makes the part 653 of itself and cover rim form leakproof fits, but can not stop locking component 632 hinge through between the locking and unlocking position.Inner side edge 651 is orientated as and is made when locking component 632 is in the latched position joint between the inner surface 657 of the counterpart 653 of the inner side edge 651 of locking component 632 and cover rim.Therefore, in this embodiment, the inner side edge in hole 651 is as engagement features portion, and the inner side edge 651 and the interlock between the counterpart 653 of capping of locking component 632 by the hole cooperates and be maintained in the latched position.The setting of the outer side edges 652 in hole also provides the more failure-free latched position of locking component 632, because prevented moving of locking component by enclosure portion 653 and engaging of outer side edges 652.

With reference to Figure 12, show optional assembly, its assembly with Figure 10 and 11 is identical, except the following fact: promptly except that the inner side edge 751 in the hole 750 that engages with capping, also in capping, be adjacent to be provided with projection 724 with the hole, so that bigger engaging zones to be provided, and thus locking component is remained in the capping more reliably.Therefore the assembly of Figure 12 can be regarded as the combination of the embodiment of Fig. 7 and 11.

With reference to Figure 13, show optional assembly, its embodiment with Fig. 7 is identical, except extra projection 860 is set on locking component 832, and capping inside edge 827 extends radially outwardly, and makes that edge 827 can engage with extra projection 860 when locking component is in the latched position.Except limit 652 is in this embodiment replaced by projection 860 and limit 651 is replaced by projection 824, the setting of extra projection 860 provides more failure-free latched position with the same way as that the embodiment at Figure 11 and 12 describes.

With reference to Figure 14, show optional assembly, its assembly with Fig. 6 and 7 is identical, except hinge 918 is arranged on the closure surface 934 but not on the skirt section 915.Therefore the position by being in the locking component 932 in release (dotted line) and the latched position as seen, when locking component its downward hinge through when unlocked position moves to the latched position.It can also be seen that hinge 918 is arranged on the radially inner side at the edge 908 of container.Projection 920 on the locking component skirt section snaps fit under the projection 906 on the container edge outside, with same way as locking component is locked onto in the capping and with capping and to lock onto on the container at the component description of Fig. 6 and 7.By the hinge of container edge inboard is provided, in optional embodiment, can remove projection 924 fully, make when locking component when hinge 918 downward hinge through are in latched position, locking component 932 is owing to the interlock cooperation of the generation of the joint between projection 906 and the projection 920 is locked on the container edge.Capping is owing to the joint between projection 906 and the projection 920 remains on the container.Therefore in this embodiment as seen, being arranged so that of the hinge 918 of container edge inboard need not projection 924, and projection 906,920 just can be about to locking component and lock onto on the edge, capping can be remained on the container again.As mentioned above, being provided with of the projection 924 on the locking component 932 will lock onto locking component on the container with reliability greatly.

With reference to Figure 15, show optional assembly, its assembly with Figure 14 is identical, except locking component 1032 direct connects to container edge 1008 but not on cover rim.

Can rely on the interlock between projection 1006 and the projection 1020 to cooperate to revise this embodiment by removing projection 1024 in the mode identical with Figure 14.

Can also revise this embodiment like this, promptly by removing projection 1006,1020 and, making locking component cooperate and be maintained on the container by the interlock between locking component projection 1024 and the container edge 1008 as projection 1024 on the configuration locking member as described in the embodiment of Fig. 9 and container edge 1008.

From the embodiment of Figure 14 and 15 as seen, the setting of the hinge of container edge radially inner side makes locking component hinge through make it cross the edge of container, and allows locking component to lock onto on the container edge.

Figure 16 shows the downside of container 40, and wherein sector region 42 is molded or otherwise in the indentation substrate, so that use the grasped container during use.

Claims (36)

1. container assemblies, it comprises container and capping, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, and wherein said capping is set to closed releasedly described opening, described assembly be provided with can be between unlocked position and latched position at least one locking component of hinge through, described at least one locking component has locking component engagement features portion, described locking component engagement features portion in described latched position with described capping and/or described container on corresponding engagement features portion engage, so that capping is locked onto on the container, wherein when described locking component between described unlocked position and described latched position during hinge through, described locking component is crossed the edge of described container and/or the edge of described capping, makes described locking component lock onto on the described container edge.

2. container assemblies according to claim 1, wherein said locking component makes progress hinge through to described latched position from described unlocked position.

3. container assemblies according to claim 2, wherein said locking component or each locking component hinge through are on the closure surfaces of described capping.

4. according to claim 2 or 3 described container assemblies, wherein said locking component or each locking component hinge through are to be arranged in its free end by in the described edge limited zone.

5. each described container assemblies in requiring according to aforesaid right, the free end of wherein said locking component or each locking component is placed as concordant with the upper surface or the outside face of capping basically, perhaps is arranged under the level at described edge at least or the outside face inboard of described capping.

6. container assemblies, it comprises container and capping, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, and wherein said capping is set to closed releasedly described opening, described assembly be provided with can be between unlocked position and latched position at least one locking component of hinge through, described at least one locking component has locking component engagement features portion, described locking component engagement features portion in described latched position with described capping and/or described container on corresponding engagement features portion engage, so that capping is locked onto on the container, wherein said locking component makes progress hinge through to described latched position from described unlocked position.

7. according to each described container assemblies in the claim 2 to 6, wherein said capping has the closure surfaces of described opening of closed described container and the skirt section of dangling from described closure surfaces, but be connected to described locking component or each locking component hinge through described skirt section, preferably described locking component or each locking component and described skirt section are integrally formed, and more preferably described locking component or each locking component are integrally formed by hinges and described skirt section.

8. container assemblies according to claim 7, wherein said locking component or each locking component are hinged to described skirt section at the following free edge place in described skirt section.

9. according to each described container assemblies in the claim 1 to 6, but wherein said locking component or each locking component hinge through be connected to described container.

10. container assemblies according to claim 1, but wherein said locking component the position of the radially inner side at described edge hinge through be connected to described capping.

11. container assemblies according to claim 10, wherein said locking component or each locking component and described capping are integrally formed, and preferably described locking component or each locking component are integrally formed by hinges and described capping.

12. according to claim 10 or 11 described container assemblies, wherein said locking component or each locking component from the downward hinge through of described unlocked position to described latched position.

13. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said locking component is by engaging and directly lock onto on the described container edge with described container edge.

14. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said capping comprises sealing surfaces, the sealing surface engages with the inner surface of the periphery wall of described container, to form sealing betwixt.

15. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said locking component or each locking component are arranged as and snap fit on described capping and/or the described container.

16. each described closure assembly in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein said locking component or each locking component are arranged as on the edge that snaps fit into described container and/or on the edge of described capping.

17. according to each described closure assembly in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein be in skirt section or the described skirt section in the circumferential position of described locking component or each locking component and form window, described thus locking component or each locking component are assembled in latched position in the described window.

18. closure assembly according to claim 17, wherein said locking component is assembled in the described window, and it is concordant with the outer surface in described skirt section basically to make described locking component be placed as in described latched position.

19. each described closure assembly in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein said locking component or each locking component are included in the engagement features portion on the edge of the edge that is bonded on described capping in the latched position and/or described container.

20. container assemblies according to claim 19, the edge placement of wherein said capping is placed next to each other in the periphery wall of described container for the edge with described container.

21. container assemblies according to claim 20, wherein in the zone of described locking component or each locking component, the thickness at the edge of described capping is local to be increased.

22., comprise two or more, preferred three described locking components according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement.

23. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said container and described capping are the circular configuration.

24. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, the surface that is used for closed described vessel port of wherein said capping comprises groove, this groove arrangement is for admitting the edge of described container.

25. container assemblies according to claim 24, in the time of wherein in being in latched position, described locking component or each locking component are placed as concordant with the outside face of described groove basically.

26. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said locking component comprises the hole, and the engagement features portion of the fixed described locking component of the margin in hole or each locking component.

27. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said locking component or each locking component are provided with at least one locking component engagement features portion, and described capping is provided with at least one cooresponding capping engagement features portion, make that cooresponding at least one engagement features portion is engaged with each other when described locking component is in the described latched position.

28. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said locking component or each locking component are provided with engagement features portion in the position of the radially inner side at described edge, are used for engaging at the inner surface at the edge of the inner surface of latched position and described container periphery wall and/or described capping.

29. each described container assemblies in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein when in described latched position, the surface that is used for closed described container of described capping is placed as concordant with the top of described locking component or each locking component basically.

30. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, at least one engagement features portion of wherein said container is arranged on the periphery wall of described container, its form is near the projection of the outside face of the periphery wall the described opening at least in part outside sensing of extending, and the corresponding engagement features portion on described locking component or each locking component is the inside sensing projection on the skirt section of being arranged on that cooperates with the outside sensing projection of described container, and described projection is engaged with each other in latched position.

31. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said capping and/or described container are plastics, and be preferably molded and shaped, more preferably casting.

32. according to each described container assemblies in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein said container is a paint container.

33. each described container assemblies in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein said engagement features portion inwardly comprises or the projection of outwards pointing to.

34. closure structure that is used for container, wherein said container has periphery wall, periphery wall limits the edge that surrounds container one end place opening, described periphery wall has at least one projection of outwards pointing to, described at least one projection of outwards pointing to is extended to small part around the wall outside face adjacent with described opening, and wherein capping is set to closed releasedly described opening, described capping have closed described container opening the surface and dangle from this surface with the skirt section of the projection of surrounding described container, described skirt section is provided with at least one hinged locking component, described locking component has: (a) be used for the inside sensing projection that cooperates with the outside sensing projection of described container, (b) be used for crossing the edge of described container and joining antelabium in the described capping to, under the situation that projection inwardly corresponding and that outwards point to is engaged with each other, capping locked onto container thus in described vessel port place.

35. one kind basically as with reference to accompanying drawing at container assemblies described above.

36. one kind basically as constructing at closure described above with reference to accompanying drawing.

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