CN1990353A

CN1990353A - Squeeze bottle cap

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Publication number: CN1990353A
Application number: CNA2006101386300A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 威廉·叶兰德
Original assignee: SUNSHINE SEASHORE TRADE CO Ltd
Current assignee: SUNSHINE SEASHORE TRADE CO Ltd; Sun Coast Merchandise Corp
Priority date: 2005-12-30
Filing date: 2006-11-08
Publication date: 2007-07-04
Also published as: US20070151993A1

Abstract

A bottle cap including a cover having a front end defining a pair of substantially parallel flanges extending generally perpendicularly from the cover, a deformable panel extending between the flanges, and an opposed rear end defining a pair of body-engaging hinges extending from a portion thereof. The cap includes a body having a top portion defining an outwardly projecting spout at one end and an inwardly projecting cavity at another end that may pivotally receive the body-engaging hinges for rotating the cover about an x-axis relative the body when attached thereto. Pressure applied to the flanges causes the panel to resiliently deform and disengage from the body allowing the cover to transition from a closed position mating the front end of the cover with the top portion of the body for providing a fluid-tight seal therebetween, and an open position retaining the rear end of the cover against the body.

Description

Squeeze bottle cap

Technical field

The present invention relates to the bottle cap field, more specifically, relate to the portable drinking bottle that is attached with flip-up style fluid lid.

Background technology

The portable drinking bottle is well-known, usually in order to dress water and other water quality beverages.Often these bottles are filled in the knapsack, left in the handbag and other belongings that makes it possible to take relatively comparatively fast or simply article.Under the situation that needs continuous supplementation human body fluid, i.e. travelling out of doors, move, go on a hike, ski in the gymnasium and countless other situations in, entrained portable drinking bottle is quite useful for additional moisture content.

When the customer bought the drinking-water bottle, they thought that having at least three factors that they are made a decision plays an important role.At first be the size and the quantity of the open ended liquid of bottle.The bottle of each size is had its own self function, when the customer estimates to drink big quantity of fluid, promptly can not otherwise obtain in so time period of water, and the customer will wish the large-sized bottle of purchase.Common situation about in the hiking that may continue a whole day or several days, coming to this.On the other hand, when carrying when becoming problem, then undersized bottle is quite useful.Yet, no matter bottle is greatly or little, the equal fit on spiral cover of most ofs current available bottles, and the general lid of also being familiar with these types of customer.Therefore, there are such needs, promptly need a kind of bottle cap that is assemblied on bottle or the big bottle.

The second, the lid type that is assemblied on the bottle is quite important for the customer, and is former because depend on its application scenarios, and the design of lid makes and is easy to drinking-water more.Can drink content in the bottle fast, need not stop and the customer of the lid of outwarding winding for promptly wishing, turn round quite inconvenience when being stamped.The lid of other types such as the traditional mouth of being seen in general-duty drinking-water bottle that draws, uses fast and simply, still might open unintentionally at whilst on tour, and content flows out in the bottle and make.Plant accidental situation here for anti-, draw the mouth assembling sometimes with protecting cover, this just need the customer back off fully protecting cover, draw back mouth spare, lift bottle and drink, seal up mouth spare, at last protecting cover joined on the mouth spare.The loaded down with trivial details inconvenience of this type of design plan, reason are that the design plan of two-piece type makes the customer might lose protecting cover, and need carry out too much action, and generally are difficult to use one hand to drink.This point especially becomes problem when going on a hike, and reason is that brief stay is walked needs other people of hiker's fwd to stop on road, finishes drinking-water to wait for the customer with its drinking-water bottle.Therefore, need so a kind of bottle cap, this bottle cap makes the possibility that accidental release takes place when bottle leaves in the bag reach minimum, and making does not need to arrest independent parts and use a manual manipulation can drink fluid contents simply.

The 3rd, the customer also is concerned about the design problem of bottle, and how this design helps its function.The cylindrical bottle of standard is a general-duty bottle the most, and is former because such bottle is easy to make.Yet if water splashes on the surface, described cylindrical bottle can become smooth.Therefore, need a kind of bottle with grip, even if when bottle is wet, this grip is thrown away and will be made the customer relatively easily bottle to be kept grabbing in its hand.

Summary of the invention

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a kind of novelty bottle cap is provided, the customer can be attached it on bottle, and can be with liquid storage therein.Bottle cap structure is become to prevent that cover piece from throwing off from the main body of bottle cap unintentionally.Advantageously, by power being applied on the thumb sheet that is positioned on the cover piece leading section, perhaps, press together, make the plate distortion and make the sheet spare that is positioned on the cover piece, just can open bottle cap from throwing off with the residing adaptive engagement state of the main body of lid by the flange that a pair of cardinal principle is parallel.Preferably, cover piece designs for flip-up style, described cover piece is hinged on the cap body and makes the customer to raise lid by one hand, wherein saidly raises action and is to engage with the thumb part or with parallel flanges by finger tip (a finger tip) and carries out.Advantageously, apply pressure in the other direction, comprise the plate that is applied to cover piece or the pressure on the outside face, will cover piece be thrown off from main body.Such feature has reduced the generation of the accidental situation that cover piece throws off unintentionally on the main body.

Another favourable part of the present invention is the splashproof feature of bottle cap.Preferably, the stopper of bottle cap fit on rubber like, described stopper remain in the cover piece and can be adaptedly engage with mouth spare on the cap body.Between mouth spare and stopper, can form the sealing of the close property of liquid, make when cover piece is in first detent position, not have liquid and ooze out from it.The shape of mouth spare and structure also make it possible to prevent drip topples over, and has favourable part with standard circular opening contrast this respect.About the spill of mouth spare and the profile that is flange substantially make it possible to draw liquid from opening, and make air can inlet opening, make to topple over and be able to carry out more apace.The profile that is flange of mouth spare bending makes it possible to help flowing of liquid, thereby can will flow back into the mouth spare from any residual liquid that the standard circular opening drips usually.

Another favourable part of the present invention is embodied in lockable cover piece.Cover piece can be rotated to 180 degree, promptly rotates to second open position from first detent position, and separatably himself is locked in the cavity of main body.The prominent part of locking engages with a slice part within being positioned at cavity, and feasible when the customer attempts to drink, cover piece can not fall and hit customer's face unintentionally.When pouring liquid into container, this point is useful too, and promptly cover piece does not hinder and topples over and can be unintentionally when the inclination certain angle closed.

Another favourable part of the present invention is to comprise an alternative embodiment, and this embodiment comprises the bottle and the lid of a combination.Novelty lid as described herein can be attached on the bottle, preferably, described bottle is shaped as the grip of a cardinal principle spill in the core upper bound of bottle main body.Preferably, the spill grip made have a plurality of convex ridges, described convex ridge extends with one heart around the bottle main body.Described convex ridge makes it possible to strengthen grasping performance, and because described elongated profile and can help additionally that bottle is remained on and have in the knapsack and other bags of drinking-water bottle container.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of making according to the present invention, have the bottle of bottle cap on it;

Fig. 2 shows the front elevation of making according to the present invention, have the bottle of bottle cap on it;

Fig. 3 shows the bottle that has bottle cap on it side cutaway view along line 3-3 shown in Figure 2, and wherein cover piece is in first detent position;

Fig. 4 shows the side cutaway view of the bottle that has bottle cap on it, and wherein cover piece is in second open position;

Fig. 5 shows the birds-eye view of the bottle cap of making according to the present invention;

Fig. 6 shows the decomposing section of bottle cap along line 6-6 shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 shows the sectional axonometric drawing of the bottle cap of making according to the present invention;

Fig. 8 shows according to the present invention, by example the block diagram of the bottle cap that is squeezed of property mode;

Fig. 9 shows according to the present invention, by example the side cutaway view of the bottle cap that is squeezed of property mode.

The specific embodiment

Now referring to accompanying drawing, wherein, described diagram only is intended to preferred implementation of the present invention is shown, and not for limiting it; In Fig. 1-2, demonstrate the preferred implementation of the bottle cap 10 that is attached on the bottle 48.Preferably, bottle cap 10 comprises a hinged each other cover piece 12 and a main body 24.Preferably, cover piece 12 comprises a leading section 14, and this leading section 14 defines at least one releasing member of formation (defining), and this releasing member extends the part from cover piece 12.Can be with this at least one releasing member make the thumb sheet, this thumb sheet makes cover piece 12 to discharge from main body 24.Cover piece 12 also comprises a relative rearward end 16, and this rearward end 16 defines and forms a pair of hinge that engages with main body 20, the part that this hinge 20 extends from rearward end 16.The hinge 20 that engages with main body clearly illustrates more in exploded view shown in Figure 7.The hinge 20 that engages with main body defines and forms a locking prodger 22, and this locking prodger 22 is extended between the double-type hinge that engages with main body 20, demonstrates this point in Fig. 3-4 best.

Now referring to Fig. 3-4, preferably, bottle cap 10 also comprises a main body 24, and this main body 24 comprises a top 26, and this top 26 is shaped as a mouth spare 60 to evagination in the one end upper bound.Top 26 also comprises an inwardly prominent cavity 30 at its other end.The size and dimension of cavity 30 is configured to hold pivotly the hinge 20 that engages with main body, thereby when making cover piece 12 on being attached to described cavity 30, can rotate around the x axis with respect to main body 24.Also the size and dimension of cavity 30 is constructed to be permeable to and locks prominent part 22 and slidably engage.Main body 24 also comprises a bottom 32 in its relative end.Mouth spare 60 and bottom 32 cooperates and defines and form one and make fluid wear it and the aperture 34 crossed.Cover piece 12 can be positioned at first detent position and second open position, and as shown in Figure 3, at first detent position, the front end 14 of cover piece 12 closely cooperates with the top of main body, thereby the sealing of the close property of liquid is provided between them; As shown in Figure 4, at second open position, by locking projection 22, the rear end 16 of cover piece 12 keeps heading on main body 24.

Preferably, cover piece 12 and main body 24 are made by the material of similar plastics, but should imagine and obtain, and can use and fluid compatible and other materials can contaminated-fluid.Described at least one releasing member can be configured to thumb sheet 18, make the customer simply pressure to be applied on the thumb sheet 18, and cover piece 12 is thrown off from main body 24.On first detent position as shown in Figure 3, an end of thumb sheet 18 engages with a complimentary piece 64 of extending autonomous agent 24.In this, can be via sheet spare 18 and sheet spare 64 and cover piece 12 and main body 24 are kept together.In alternative embodiment of the present invention, cover piece 12 can be made and do not have thumb sheet 18, further protection to be provided, to avoid cover piece 12 accidental release on the main body 24.In this embodiment, cover piece 12 still joins on the main body 24 via sheet spare 64, and still, only for the part by extruding leading section 14 is achieved, it will carry out further detailed argumentation to cover piece 12 in this article from main body 24 disengagements.

Now, there is shown the exemplary operation of bottle cap 10 referring to Fig. 8-9.Particularly, Fig. 8 shows the squeeze pressure on the leading section 14 that can be applied to cover piece 12, thereby makes that sheet spare 18 can be from sheet spare 64.Preferably, described at least one releasing member comprises the parallel flange of a pair of cardinal principle 44, and this flange 44 vertically extends substantially from outside face 36.This at least one releasing member comprises that also one extends in the deformable plate 46 between the flange 44.The external pressure that is applied on the flange 44 causes the distortion of plate generation rebound resilience, and it is thrown off from main body 24, thereby cover piece 12 can be transformed into second open position from first detent position.In this, can in one embodiment cover piece 12 be made and have flange 44 and thumb sheet 18, can be made in another embodiment in addition and only has flange 44.When being pressed together, flange 44 causes plate 46 distortion and throws off from sheet spare 64, as shown in Figure 9.Advantageously, the combination of sheet spare 18, plate 46 and flange 44 provides such cover piece 12, promptly described in one embodiment cover piece 12 can be thrown off from main body 24 via sheet spare 18 or via flange 44, perhaps, described in another embodiment cover piece 12 can only be thrown off from described main body 24 via flange 44.

Now referring to Fig. 3-4,6,7 and 9, preferably, the cavity 30 that is formed on the end at top 26 is made into to hold pivotly the hinge 20 that engages with main body.Preferably, cavity 30 should have enough degree of depth, so that cover piece 12 can rotate general 180 degree, promptly rotates to second open position from first detent position, as Fig. 3 and 4 demonstrations respectively.Advantageously, because cover piece 12 can fully be rotated, the customer will can not run into nose at all when drinking.Owing to be combined with the prominent part 22 of locking, therefore make under the situation that liquid contents topples at the inclination bottle, when cover piece 12 is remained on second open position, cover piece 12 can be not intended to fall sharply and hit customer's face.Preferably, cover piece 12 is around the rotation of x axis, as shown in Figure 5.When second open position that cover piece 12 navigated to as shown in Figure 4, outside face 36 rests on the part of main body 24, makes the edge of cover piece 12 contiguous stoppers 38 and recess 40 contact with main body 24.In this, the most crash-resistant part of cover piece 12 is placed with main body and is in contact condition, thereby prevented to act on the unfavorable stress on the cover piece 12, in addition, also provide one more near the fulcrum of x axis, make when excessive power is applied on the cover piece 12 or be not intended to rotation and when surpassing 180, cover piece 12 is not easy to accident more and ruptures when cover piece 12.

Now, preferably, cover piece 12 is attached on the main body 24 via the hinge 20 that engages with main body referring to Fig. 1-9.Preferably, the hinge 20 that will engage with main body is configured to make it to stretch out from outside face 36.More preferably, hinge 20 is configured to make it extend perpendicular to outside face 36 substantially.As more specifically being presented among Fig. 7, preferably, be configured to make it to have the prominent part of the circle of extension on it on hinge 20.More preferably, these prominent parts are configured to extend perpendicular to hinge 20 substantially.Hinge 20 is configured to and can engages with the part of cavity 30 adaptedly, it can slidably be engaged with the part of described cavity 30.

Now referring to Fig. 6-7, preferably, top 26 comprises mouth spare 60.More preferably, cover piece 12 comprises that one extends the stopper 38 from outside face 36.The size and dimension of stopper 38 can be configured to from outside face 36, vertically extend substantially.Stopper 38 can be made by the material of rubber like, but also can use other can provide and the close property of plastics liquid leak free material.Cover piece 12 can be made and it is defined form one and pass the recess 40 of described cover piece 12, and make being shaped as of recess 40 circular substantially.Stopper 38 can be inserted in the recess 40, and it is frictionally kept within it.In this, when recess 40 was circle, the part of stopper 38 equally also can be circle.For the situation that stopper 38 is inserted in the recess 40, be preferably stopper 38 made and make stopper 38 for good and all to remain within the recess 40, and between stopper 38 and cover piece 12, form the close property of liquid and connect airtight.More preferably, but stopper 38 coated with adhesive remain within the recess 40 to strengthen stopper 38.Preferably, mouth spare 60 made have a profile that is roughly spill, to prevent generation from the drip phenomenon of mouth spare 60.In this, when from mouth spare updip refluence body, the profile of mouth spare 60 and the cardinal principle broad that recessed profile had prevents that liquid is unintentionally from mouth spare 60 drippages.Mouth spare 60 is being made when having described recessed profile, stopper 38 can made and have a converx profile substantially.In this, mouth spare 60 and stopper 38 are designed to and can be engaged with each other adaptedly.Therefore, can imagine to obtain, can adopt other shape and the design plan of stopper 38 and mouth spare 60, connect airtight as long as can between it, realize the close property of liquid.

Now referring to Fig. 1-9, preferably, with the main body 24 of lid 10 make have a plurality of around its peripheral breach.So that lid 10 and bottle 48 carry out threads engage and screw thread when throwing off, described breach is in order to provide the grasping performance of enhancing at rotation lid 10.

Now referring to Fig. 5, it is AD tagged 42 that stopper also can comprise, wherein within the stopper friction remains on recess 40 and cover piece 12 when being in first detent position, the people can be seen be positioned at lip-deep described AD tagged 42 of described stopper.AD tagged 42 can carve or be stamped on the surface of stopper 38 by the embossment mode.Advantageously, strengthen the size of stopper 38 to hold relatively large symbol, icon or literal.Stopper 38 is the fit on second layer thereon also, to carry out the printing of panchromatic printing and other type.

Now referring to Fig. 1-2, shown an alternative embodiment among the figure, this embodiment shows the fluid container 100 of combination.The those skilled in the art it will be appreciated that, the feature of lid 10 be equally applicable to shown in Fig. 1-2, show the lid 10 that is in assembled state.Advantageously, but the fabricate block of bottle 48 and lid 10 provides a kind of splashproof container that has grip on it.Preferably, bottle 48 is made had the bottle bottom 52 that a bottle top 54 and is positioned at its opposite ends.Bottle top 54 and bottom 52 cooperates and defines between it and form a bottle main body 70.Bottle top 54 has a circular substantially neck portion 50, and this neck portion 50 defines and forms a circular substantially aperture.Preferably, bottle is a general cylindrical, but also can adopt other shape, forms a circular substantially aperture as long as neck portion 50 can define.Bottle main body 70 can define the grip 56 that forms a cardinal principle spill between bottle top 54 and bottle bottom 52.Preferably, grip 56 is arranged on the core of bottle main body 70.Preferably, grip 56 defines and forms many convex ridges 58, and described convex ridge 58 extends with one heart around bottle main body 70.Advantageously, when being got wet, grip 56 provides the grasping performance of enhancing and prevents the generation of smooth situation.

For those of ordinary skill in the field, the present invention is carried out other additional modifications and improves will equally can be apparent.Therefore, the concrete array mode of the parts shown in described herein the reaching only is intended to represent some specific embodiment of the present invention, and is not to be intended to play the effect that other alternative designs that are within the spirit and scope of the present invention are limited.

Claims

1, a kind of bottle cap comprises:

One cover piece has

The rearward end that one leading section is relative with one, described leading section defines and forms the releasing member of at least one extension from the part of described leading section, described rearward end then defines and forms a hinge part, that with main body engages of a pair of extension from described rearward end, the described hinge that engages with main body define formation one described hinge between the locking of the extension part of dashing forward;

One main body has

One top, this top is shaped as a mouth spare to evagination in the one end upper bound, and be shaped as an inwardly prominent cavity in this other end upper bound, top, the size and dimension of described cavity is configured to hold pivotly the hinge that engages with main body, so that cover piece on being attached to described cavity the time, can be with respect to main body around the rotation of x axis, further the size and dimension of cavity is constructed to be permeable to and locks prominent part and slidably engage;

One is positioned at the bottom of described main body opposed end, and mouth spare and bottom cooperate and define and form one and make fluid wear it and the aperture crossed;

Wherein, described cover piece can be located between first detent position and second open position, wherein on described first detent position, the leading section of cover piece engages with the top of main body, so that the sealing of the close property of liquid to be provided between it, and on described second open position, then make the rearward end of cover piece keep heading on main body via the prominent part of locking.

2, lid according to claim 1, wherein, described cover piece further comprises: a stopper that extends from a described outside face a) outside face that extends between the end, front and back, and b).

3, lid according to claim 2 wherein, is configured to the size and dimension of described stopper when cover piece is in first detent position, and described stopper can carry out frictional engagement with mouth spare adaptedly.

4, lid according to claim 3 wherein, is made described mouth spare and is had profile spill, to prevent to drip from it substantially, in addition, described stopper made has a converx profile substantially.

5, lid according to claim 2, wherein, described cover piece further defines and forms one and wear it and the recess crossed, in addition, is configured to make it to be remained within the cover piece by friction by recess the size and dimension of described stopper.

6, lid according to claim 5, wherein, described stopper is made by the material of rubber like.

7, lid according to claim 6, wherein, described stopper further comprises AD tagged, wherein remains within the recess and cover piece when being in first detent position when the stopper friction, the people can be seen be positioned at described AD tagged on the described stopper surface.

8, lid according to claim 2, wherein, described stopper further comprises AD tagged, wherein remains within the recess and cover piece when being in first detent position when the stopper friction, it is described AD tagged that the people can be seen.

9, lid according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one releasing member comprises:

The flange that a pair of cardinal principle is parallel, this flange vertically extend the outside face from cover piece substantially;

One extends in the deformable plate between the flange;

Wherein, the external pressure that is applied on the flange causes the distortion of plate generation rebound resilience, and it is thrown off from main body, thereby cover piece can be transformed into second open position from first detent position.

10, lid according to claim 9, it comprises that further one vertically extends the thumb part from plate substantially.

11, lid according to claim 1, wherein, described cover piece can be with respect to main body around x axis rotation, makes it possible to that rotation reaches 180 degree between first open position and second detent position.

12, a kind of fluid container comprises:

One is roughly columniform bottle;

One bottle cap, this bottle cap comprises:

One cover piece, this cover piece has the leading section rearward end relative with, described leading section defines and forms the releasing member of at least one extension from the part of described leading section, described rearward end then defines and forms a hinge part, that with main body engages of a pair of extension from described rearward end, the described hinge that engages with main body define formation one described hinge between the locking of the extension part of dashing forward;

One main body, this main body has:

One top, this top is shaped as a mouth spare to evagination in the one end upper bound, and be shaped as an inwardly prominent cavity in the other end upper bound, the size and dimension of described cavity is configured to hold pivotly the hinge that engages with main body, so that cover piece on being attached to described cavity the time, can be with respect to main body around the rotation of x axis, further the size and dimension of cavity is constructed to be permeable to and locks prominent part and slidably engage;

Wherein, described cover piece can be located between first detent position and second open position, wherein on described first detent position, the leading section of cover piece engages with the top of main body, so that the sealing of the close property of liquid to be provided between it, and on described second open position, then make the rearward end of cover piece keep heading on main body via the prominent part of locking, the size and dimension of described bottle cap is configured to engage with bottle separatably.

13, fluid container according to claim 12, wherein, described bottle comprises that further a bottle top and is positioned at the bottom of the opposed end of described bottle, described top and bottom cooperate and define between it and form a bottle main body, bottle top has a circular substantially neck, and this neck defines and forms a circular substantially aperture.

14, fluid container according to claim 13, wherein, the bottle main body defines the grip that forms a cardinal principle spill between bottle top and bottle bottom.

15, fluid container according to claim 14, wherein, described grip defines and forms many convex ridges, and described convex ridge extends with one heart around the bottle main body.

16, fluid container according to claim 12, wherein, described cover piece further comprises: a stopper that extends from a described outside face a) outside face that extends between the end, front and back, and b).

17, fluid container according to claim 16 wherein, is configured to the size and dimension of described stopper when cover piece is in first detent position, and described stopper can carry out frictional engagement with mouth spare adaptedly.

18, fluid container according to claim 17 wherein, is made described mouth spare and is had profile spill, to prevent to drip from it substantially, in addition, described stopper made has a converx profile substantially.

19, fluid container according to claim 16, wherein, described cover piece further defines and forms one and wear it and the recess crossed, in addition, is configured to make it to be remained within the cover piece by friction by recess the size and dimension of described stopper.

20, fluid container according to claim 19, wherein, described stopper is made by the material of rubber like.

21, fluid container according to claim 20, wherein, described stopper further comprises AD tagged, wherein remains within the recess and cover piece when being in first detent position when the stopper friction, the people can be seen be positioned at the lip-deep described AD tagged of described stopper.

22, fluid container according to claim 12, wherein, described at least one releasing member comprises:

One extends in the deformable plate between the flange;

23, fluid container according to claim 22, it comprises that further one vertically extends the thumb part from plate substantially.

24, fluid container according to claim 12, wherein, described cover piece can be with respect to main body around x axis rotation, makes it possible to that rotation reaches 180 degree between first detent position and second open position.

25, a kind of bottle cap comprises:

One cover piece has

The rearward end that one leading section is relative with one, wherein said leading section defines and forms the releasing member of at least one extension from the part of described leading section, described at least one releasing member comprise a pair of cardinal principle vertically extend from described releasing member, parallel flange substantially, described at least one releasing member comprises that further one extends in the deformable plate between the flange, and described rearward end then defines and forms a hinge part, that with main body engage of a pair of extension from described rearward end;

One main body has

One top, this top is shaped as a mouth spare to evagination in the one end upper bound, and be shaped as an inwardly prominent cavity in the other end upper bound, the size and dimension of described cavity is configured to hold the hinge that engages with main body pivotly, so that cover piece on being attached to described cavity the time, can rotate around the x axis with respect to main body;

Wherein, the external pressure that is applied on the flange causes the distortion of plate generation rebound resilience, and it is thrown off from main body, thereby cover piece can be transformed into second open position from first detent position, wherein on described first detent position, the leading section of cover piece engages with the top of main body, so that the sealing of the close property of liquid to be provided between it, and on described second open position, then can make the rearward end of cover piece keep heading on main body.