EP2128038A1 - Behälterkappe mit mehreren Abteilen - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
- B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/26—Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of removable caps for bottles and containers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a convenient and easy to use article which allows two or more products to be stored in the same container in separate compartments.
- Container caps having more than one function are known.
- many container caps provided on conventional laundry detergent bottles provide the dual functions of releasably sealing the container and providing a dosing feature to allow consumers to measure a predetermined volume of the laundry detergent composition for use.
- Dosing caps are commercially available in a variety of products, including in containers for liquid or granular laundry detergents and fabric softeners. Examples of dosing caps are available in U.S. Patent Nos.
- multi-compartment containers are known. See, e . g ., U.S. Patent No. 2,899,096 to Henchert et al . These multi-compartment containers have many different purported uses.
- One category of multi-compartment containers uses the separate compartments to keep different component ingredients separate during storage but allows for mixing prior to use. Examples of these multi-compartment containers are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,255,812 to Hsu et al .; and 5,954,213 to Gerhart et al .
- Another category of multi-compartment containers are designed to provide a composition reservoir in a first compartment and a composition dispensing mechanism in a second compartment.
- the composition dispensing mechanism extracts the composition from the first compartment and dispenses the extracted composition.
- Examples of these types of multi-compartment containers are described in U.S. Patent No. 2,553,302 to Keskitalo ; 4,636,328 to Flynn et al .; 5,188,472 to Sgro ; and 7,066,674 to Gueret .
- a container cap which can provide the multiple functions of conventional container caps, as well as creating a multi-compartment container for storing and /or packaging a complementary product.
- the complementary product can be used with the composition stored within the container or can be used in a stand alone application.
- a new container cap which provides the functionality of a conventional container cap, such as protecting the contents of the container from undesired exposure to the environment and dosing, while providing multi-compartment storage capabilities.
- the new container cap should be user friendly and simple to manufacture.
- a multi-compartment container cap comprising: a hollow tubular body comprising: a proximal end; a distal end; an axial dimension extending through said hollow tubular body from said proximal end to said distal end; and a dividing wall positioned within said hollow tubular body, said dividing wall separating said hollow tubular body into a proximal compartment and a distal compartment, wherein said axial dimension is transverse to said dividing wall, wherein said proximal compartment comprises a proximal opening at said proximal end, and wherein said distal compartment comprises a distal opening at said distal end.
- kits comprising one or more of a multi-compartment container cap comprising: a hollow tubular body comprising: a proximal end; a distal end; an axial dimension extending through said hollow tubular body from said proximal end to said distal end; and a dividing wall positioned within said hollow tubular body, said dividing wall separating said hollow tubular body into a proximal compartment and a distal compartment, wherein said axial dimension is transverse to said dividing wall, wherein said proximal compartment comprises a proximal opening at said proximal end, and wherein said distal compartment comprises a distal opening at said distal end; and a container body comprising a reservoir and a neck operably connected to said reservoir, wherein said proximal compartment of said one or more of said multi-compartment container caps are adapted to be removably attached to said neck.
- hermetic refer to seals between container components (such as the lid and multi-compartment container cap and the multi-compartment container cap and container body) which provide at least a degree of resistance to moisture migration through the seal, at least equal to that of the container and hollow tubular body materials. Such seals may also provide resistance to migration of gases at least equal to that of the container body and lid materials
- hollow tubular body means a conical, cylindrical, squared or other multi-sided shape which can have the same or varying shape and/or cross sectional area along its height.
- suitable container cap shapes are provided in U.S. Patent Nos. D390,466 and D390,462 both to Mao ; D389,740 to Toleman ; D189,059 to Vanderhyde ; and D306,265 to Jeo .
- substantially perpendicular to a planar surface means that upon determining a normal vector to said planar surface, any line intersecting said planar surface forms an angle of between about 0 ° and about 15 ° from said normal vector.
- the normal vector is determined by ascertaining the center point of said surface, then taking the normal vector of the tangential plane to the center point of said surface.
- substantially water tight means that no appreciable amount of liquid water will is visibly observed to pass through a sealed compartment under ambient environmental conditions.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a container body 600 with a multi-compartment container cap 100 in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention.
- Container body 600 comprises a reservoir 640 capable of storing a liquid or granular composition, and a neck 620 adapted to be removably attached with a corresponding container cap.
- FIG. 1 shows a cut away 650 revealing the interior contents of the reservoir 640.
- Granular or liquid composition 700 is shown stored within reservoir 640.
- Any container body which can be closed with a container cap can be used with the present invention.
- the container body has a separate handle, not shown, such as available with commercially marketed laundry softener or detergent containers and automatic dish washing gel or liquid containers.
- container bodies without handles are also within the scope of the present invention.
- Non-limiting examples of container bodies which can be used in accordance with the present invention include containers for liquid or granular laundry detergents, liquid fabric softeners, paint containers, bottles for liquid or granular hard surface containers, aerosol cans, food containers such as cookie jars, beauty and cosmetic containers, and so forth.
- the container cap shown in FIG. 1 is a multi-compartment container cap 100 having a hollow tubular body 110 comprising a proximal end 200 and a distal end 300. Within said hollow tubular body is a dividing wall 150 separating said hollow tubular body into a proximal compartment 210 and a distal compartment 310. Those of skill in the art will understand that the dividing wall 150 can be a single layer wall or a dual or multi layered wall.
- a substantially water tight seal is created. In one embodiment, this substantially water tight seal between said multi-compartment container cap 100 and the container body 600 is a hermetic seal (not shown).
- FIG. 2 is a cross section view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 1 , taken along view lines A-A.
- Any conventional container body which is suitable for storing compositions including but not limited to liquid, granular, gelled and semi-solid compositions can be used in accordance with the present invention, including but not limited to container bodies for storing liquid laundry detergent or fabric softener.
- the container body can be an aerosol can, a spray bottle for hard surface cleaning compositions, and any container body which is used suitable for storing a composition and adapted to be closed with a removable cap.
- the multi-compartment container cap 100 comprises a hollow tubular body 110 forming a proximal end 200 and a distal end 300.
- the portion of the hollow tubular body forming said proximal end further comprises a container attachment member 255 adapted to form a substantially water tight removable closure with the neck of a container.
- the multi-compartment container cap further comprises an axial dimension 160 extending through the length of said hollow tubular body; and a dividing wall 150 separating said hollow tubular body into a proximal compartment 210 and a distal compartment 310.
- the axial dimension 160 intersects the dividing wall 150 in a transverse orientation.
- the dividing wall 150 is a planar surface.
- the dividing wall is a cupped surface, wherein the cupped surface can be concave towards the proximal end or convex from the proximal end, or an otherwise non-flat surface which can contain flat portions, convex portions and concave portions.
- the axial dimension is substantially perpendicular to said dividing wall, alternatively perpendicular to said dividing wall.
- the portion of the tubular body 110 forming the proximal compartment 210 forms a proximal opening 220 at the proximal end 200.
- the portion of the tubular body 110 forming the distal compartment 310 forms a distal opening 320 at the distal end 300.
- the distal opening comprises a distal opening comprises an opening size of from about 5 cm 2 to about 200 cm 2 , alternatively from about 20 cm 2 to about 150 cm 2 , alternatively from about 50 cm 2 to about 100 cm 2
- the distal compartment 310 contains a pouched article 500.
- the composition contained within the distal compartment can be chosen to be complementary to the composition stored within the container body.
- the composition stored in the container body is a liquid, gel, or granular detergent composition
- the composition stored in the distal compartment can be complementary to the composition stored in the container body.
- "complementary" means combination of products which can be used together in parallel, or used in a series of steps; or used in separate but related steps such as where the container body contains a liquid or gelled automatic dish washing composition and the composition stored within the distal compartment is a wet nap for treating hard surfaces.
- any two or more products which can be suitably marketed together can be contained by a container and cap in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention.
- the composition contained within the container body is a liquid, gel or granular laundry or hard surface detergent composition, such as an automatic dish washing composition or a car washing formulation.
- the composition stored within the distal compartment of the container cap is a granule, a sheet, a pouch or a tabletted treatment composition which can be used in a laundry application.
- compositions which can be placed within the distal compartment include: one or more softening and/or antistatic dryer sheets; one or more whitening or bleaching tablets comprising additional surfactants, bleaches, bleach activators and mixtures thereof; one or more pouched odor controlling agent such as a perfume additive comprising free perfume, encapsulated perfumes, cyclodextrin compositions, malodor control agents, and mixtures thereof; and combinations thereof.
- a perfume additive comprising free perfume, encapsulated perfumes, cyclodextrin compositions, malodor control agents, and mixtures thereof
- TIDE® liquid laundry detergent is stored within the container body and a BOUNCE® dryer sheet is provided within the distal compartment of the multi-compartment container cap.
- the two products can be complementary in terms of the desired end use and/or they can include complementary elements such as the same or a similar fragrance scent; the same or a similar perfume ingredient; the same or similar aesthetic appearance such as coloring or pearlescence; and combinations thereof.
- the products marketed within the container body and the multi-compartment container cap are chosen to provide a synergistic benefit when used in parallel or in series. Those of skill in the art will understand that combinations of products can be used to provide a desired end user benefit such as overall scent experience, stain repellency, shine on hard surfaces, etc.
- the container body and/or the distal compartment is empty such that a consumer can fill either compartment with any combination of objects or products they desire.
- FIG. 2 further shows a multi-compartment container cap comprises a lid 400, which is in a detached position.
- the lid can form a substantially water tight removable closure when sealed onto said distal end 300, thereby removably sealing said distal compartment 310.
- the multi-compartment container cap, or any portion thereof can be translucent or transparent such that a consumer can see the interior contents.
- the lid 400 is translucent or transparent.
- the hollow-tubular body or a portion thereof is translucent or transparent.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the upper portion of another opened container body 600 with a corresponding multi-compartment container cap 100 in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention.
- Partial cut-away 312 reveals that a granular composition 505 is located within the proximal compartment 310.
- the multi-compartment container cap 100 is shown with the lid 400 removably attached upon the proximal opening.
- the lid shown in this embodiment comprises a plurality of ribs 410 adapted to allow a user to grip and turn the lid to remove it from the hollow tubular body 110.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a multi-compartment container cap 100 in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention.
- the multi-compartment container cap shown in FIG. 4 is in an inverted position such that the proximal end 200 of said hollow tubular body 110 is in an upwards orientation such that a measured volume of liquid, gel, or granular composition 610 is collected in said proximal compartment of the multi-compartment container cap.
- a dosing indicator 230 is provided on said hollow body 110 to allow the end user to determine the amount of composition which can be dosed into the proximal compartment.
- the dosing indicator shown in FIG. 4 is a visual indicator in the form of a fill line comprising a groove formed in at least a portion of the interior of the proximal compartment.
- one or more dosing indicators can be provided on the interior of the proximal compartment, for example where the composition stored within the container body is a fabric softener, the dosing indicator can include a first fill line for "Soft” a second fill line for "Extra Soft.”
- the dosing line can be positioned to allow the user to measure a predetermine amount of the composition depending upon the recommended dosage amount, for example from about 0.5 fl. oz. to about 5 fl. oz., alternatively from about 1 fl. oz. to about 3 fl. oz.
- the dosing indicator comprises more than one fill line.
- the dosing indicator comprises an indicia applied to the surface of the interior of the proximal compartment, such as ink or paint indicia; physical deformations to a portion of the interior of the proximal compartment, including protuberances and/or grooves applied to the interior of the proximal compartment; and combinations thereof.
- the dosing indicator can be applied to a portion of a ring around the interior of the proximal compartment, applied to a full ring around the interior of the proximal compartment, or combinations thereof.
- a partial cut away 312 reveals a pouched article 500 contained within the distal compartment.
- the multi-compartment container cap of FIG. 4 is shown with the lid 400 in a detached position.
- the composition stored within the distal compartment will not necessary fall out when the multi-compartment container cap is in an orientation where the distal end is facing downwards and the lid is not attached.
- a removable freshness seal is provided (not shown in this embodiment) further sealing said distal opening 300.
- the removable freshness seal is a foil wrapper which restricts or prevents air from passing into the distal compartment.
- the removable freshness seal hermetically seals the interior of the distal compartment from the ambient environment.
- the composition contained within the distal compartment comprises: a granular composition, a pouched article, a substrate, tabletted products, such as molded products like vitamins or laundry/dish washing detergent tablets; and combinations thereof.
- the distal compartment contains one or more compositions wherein the compositions can be the same form having the same or different variants (such as a plurality of pouched articles with varying scents or colors) or have the same form and be the same variant.
- the distal compartment comprises a pouched article
- the pouched article comprises a water-soluble or partially soluble film material such as polyvinyl alcohol or a derivative thereof.
- the pouched article comprises a single compartment pouch, a dual compartment pouch, or a multi-compartment pouch, wherein said pouched articles are adapted to store a liquid composition, a granular composition, a gelled composition, and mixtures or combinations thereof.
- suitable pouched articles and suitable water-soluble films for use therein are provided in U.S. Patent Application No. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,881,713 to Sommerville-Roberts et al ., 6,815,410 to boutique et al ., and 7,125,828 to Catlin et al .
- the composition contained within the distal compartment is a substrate
- the substrate can be in the form of folded sheets or a roll of sheets as shown in FIG. 16.
- FIG. 5 illustrates another multi-compartment container cap in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention.
- the lid 400 of FIG. 5 is adapted to form a removable seal with said distal compartment 310 at the distal opening 320.
- the lid forms a substantially water tight seal with said distal opening 320.
- the lid of FIG. 5 comprises one or more attachment members 455 which are adapted to fit with one or more receiving members 355 from said distal compartment.
- said one or more attachment members are designed such that the lid is a screw-on lid, such as a partial turn lid, a quarter turn or half turn lid.
- the attachment members of the lid are a full thread such that the lid is a screw-on lid which can require one or more full revolutions.
- the lid is a snap on lid, where said one or more attachment members of said lid and said receiving members of said hollow body 110 can be either ball and socket or tongue and groove fitments such that the lid can be snapped onto the hollow body to form a closure around the distal opening.
- the lid comprises both screw-on and snap-on receiving members.
- the container attachment member 255 can similarly be selected such that the multi-compartment container cap is either a screw-on cap, a snap-on cap, or a combination thereof.
- the lid 400 comprises a gripping member 410 formed on the outer surface of the lid.
- the gripping member is selected from the group consisting of one or more vertical ribs; one or more horizontal ribs, and combinations thereof.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of the lid 400 shown in FIG. 5 .
- the gripping member 400 includes both a plurality of vertical ribs 411 and a horizontal rib 412.
- vertical ribs are particularly useful for screw-on lids
- horizontal ribs are particularly useful for snap-on lids.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 with the lid 400 removably attached onto the distal opening.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 5 with dashed lines showing some interior features of said multi-compartment container cap.
- a dividing wall 150 is provided to separate said hollow tubular body into a proximal compartment 210 and a distal compartment 310.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an elevated side view of a multi-compartment container cap 100 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- the lid 401 comprises a hinged flip top lid wherein the surface of said flip top lid forms an opening which is hingedly closable from a hinged flap 420 which can be swung open to reveal the interior contents of the distal compartment.
- the lid 400 forms an access area of from about 10 % to about 80 % of the planar area of said lid; alternatively from about 30 % to about 70 %, alternatively from about 40 % to about 60 %.
- the lid area means the planar area occupied by the outer perimeter of the lid of the present invention if the outer perimeter were superimposed on a flat surface.
- FIG. 10 illustrates another elevated side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 9 .
- the hinged flip top lid 401 is removed from the multi-compartment container cap, revealing the dividing wall 150.
- the hinged flip top lid can also be a screw-on lid and/or a snap-fit lid to allow the hinged flip top lid to form a removable seal with said hollow tubular body 110 at the location of the distal opening.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 9 .
- the hinged flap 420 is in a partially open position.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 9 with dashed lines showing some interior features of said multi-compartment container cap.
- Dividing wall 150 separates the hollow tubular body 110 into the proximal compartment 210 and the distal compartment 310.
- FIG. 13 illustrates an elevated side view of a multi-compartment container cap 110 in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the present invention wherein at least one of said lid 402 and said hollow tubular body 110 forming said distal compartment comprises a minor distal opening 430.
- Lid 402 comprises at least one minor distal opening 430 providing an access path from the interior of the distal compartment to the environment external to the multi-compartment container cap.
- the hollow tubular body 110 forms another minor distal opening 330. Said one or more minor distal openings are adapted to allow a composition to be transferred from the distal chamber to the exterior of the multi-compartment container cap.
- the composition which is transferred can be a substrate or granular composition which can be released like salt from a salt shaker.
- the minor distal opening comprises an opening size of from about 0.01 cm 2 to about 5 cm 2 , alternatively from about 0.03 cm 2 to about 4 cm 2 , alternatively from about 1 cm 2 to about 3 cm 2 .
- said minor distal opening is formed in a shape which facilitates the separation of sheets which can be in a roll contained within the distal compartment.
- the shape of the minor distal opening is selected from the group consisting of: a tapered opening which is can be triangular or isosceles trapezoid; a rectangular opening; an X shape; a circle; or square.
- the shape is tapered such that the cross section area of the minor distal opening facing the interior of the distal compartment is smaller than the cross sectional area of the opening facing the exterior of the multi-compartment container cap.
- FIG. 14 illustrates another elevated side view of the multi-compartment container cap 100.
- Lid 402 comprises a minor distal opening which comprises an obstructing member 435.
- the obstructing member comprises a flexible membrane disposed over said minor distal opening, said flexible membrane having at least one aperture or cut in the membrane to allow a substrate to be drawn out of the distal compartment.
- the flexible membrane comprises a silicone rubber membrane.
- obstructing members can be a hook or tooth which is extends into the center of the minor distal opening such that the obstructing member can catch any separation between passing sheets and allow the sheets to separate upon a user pulling on a dispensed sheet.
- any obstruction or flexible membranes which can allow a substrate to be drawn out of the interior of the distal compartment can be used with the minor distal opening in order to provide an obstruction to assist in separating any substrates within the distal compartment or to control the amount of any granular composition poured out of the distal compartment.
- the minor distal opening can be located on the lid as shown as 430 or on a portion of the hollow tubular body forming the distal opening as shown as 330. As shown in FIG.
- the minor distal opening 430 can be shaped to act as an obstructing member where the edges of the minor distal opening can catch a portion of the substrate allowing a user to pull on the substrate dispensed through the minor distal opening and separate said dispensed substrate from any other substrates within the distal compartment.
- the multi-compartment container cap 100 shown in FIG. 14 further comprises a removable freshness seal 360 applied over the distal opening.
- the removable freshness seal is a foil wrapper which restricts or prevents air from passing into the distal compartment.
- foil wrappers are commonly used in tennis ball containers and food containers.
- the removable freshness seal hermetically seals the interior of the distal compartment from the ambient environment.
- the lid itself provides a hermetic seal when initially releasably attached to said distal opening of the hollow tubular body.
- Forming a hermetic seal between the lid and the distal opening can be achieved by selecting a one or more attachment members 455 which are adapted to fit with one or more receiving members 355 from said distal compartment to form a hermetic seal.
- a non-limiting example of a suitable attachment member and receiving member systems is described in U.S. 5,511,680 to Kinne . This tamper evident system allows a consumer to know if the distal compartment had been accessed prior to purchase.
- FIG. 15 illustrates a roll of substrates 510 which can be placed within the distal compartment for use in a multi-compartment container cap in accordance with the present invention.
- the free end 511 of the roll of substrates can be drawn through the one or more minor distal openings provided in accordance with the present invention.
- the roll of substrates can be used with any of the embodiments of the multi-compartment container cap shown in the figures provided, where the free end of the roll of substrates can be pulled either through the distal opening when the lid is removed, or through the access area of a hinged flip top lid.
- the roll of substrates 510 can be one continuous roll of substrates wherein a plurality of lines of weakness 517 is introduced. Examples of lines of weakness include tear lines, score lines or mini apertures along a portion of the substrate. Examples of these types of rolls of substrates with line of weakness are toilet paper and hand towels.
- Non-limiting examples of suitable substrates which can be used in accordance with the present invention include thermoplastic films; fibrous substrates including woven and non-woven substrates; paper products including: tissues, hand towels; water-soluble and non-water soluble substrates; and so forth.
- the substrate can be a carrier for cleaning, freshening, or fabric softening benefits, such as a dryer sheet or moist cleaning towellete.
- suitable substrates for use herein are described in: U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2008/0014393 A1 to Denome et al .; U.S. Patent Nos.
- Every maximum numerical limitation given throughout this specification includes every lower numerical limitation, as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout this specification includes every higher numerical limitation, as if such higher numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every numerical range given throughout this specification includes every narrower numerical range that falls within such broader numerical range, as if such narrower numerical ranges were all expressly written herein.
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