ES1259502U - POROUS PLUG FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Porous cap for volatile substances container comprising a body (1) and a diffusion thread (5) with an inner and an outer base characterized in that it also comprises an independent sealing thread (2) with a closed inner base and an open outer one and a cap (3) at the inner base of the sealing thread (2). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

POROUS CAP FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER

The intended invention consists of a porous cap for a volatile substances container with the double function of, on the one hand, sealing the container during transport and storage operations, preventing the volatile substance from spilling out of the container or evaporating and, on the other hand, facilitate the evaporation of the volatile substance during the use of the device.

Air fresheners are known, especially for cars but also others, which comprise a container, with a volatile substance inside, closed by a porous plug and a shutter that during transport and storage operations prevents the spillage or dispersion of the substance. It is volatile and, when the device is in use, the shutter is eliminated and the plug, being porous, contributes to the dispersion of the substance as it becomes impregnated and favors its evaporation.

The field of technology to which it belongs is devices for closing and dispersing substances into the atmosphere.

BACKGROUND

At present, containers are well known that, to prevent the volatile substance contained from spilling or evaporating during storage and transport operations, have a shutter, usually made of plastic material, which is located in the outlet nozzle of the container by pressing down and preventing the substance from having direct contact with the evaporation elements during said operations, be it the porous plug itself or others.

These types of shutters are usually single-use, in such a way that once the device is opened and put into use, said shutter is discarded, with the consequent environmental damage.

On the other hand, the operation of removing the stopper usually carries a certain risk, especially in those evaporators, which are very widespread in the market, in which the container bottle is small or difficult to grasp without the stopper, the hemispherical bottles serve as an example.

At present, the devices that allow the evaporation of effluvia into the atmosphere through a porous plug are well known.

As the oldest known reference, we find patent ES2240440 "Suspended container for essences that includes means for their absorption and diffusion of their perfumes in the environment" referred to a container with a porous plug and a string that favor the evaporation of the liquid contained.

Said patent, however, does not guarantee the sealing of the container during transport operations.

In order to facilitate in a single device the functionalities of sealing the container during transport and storage and simultaneously the impregnation of said cap with the volatile substance without having to modify the neck of the container, the invention aims to adapt these improvements in order to minimize the use of material that entails a reduction in the cost of manufacturing the device and also seeks to reduce the environmental impact that single-use or disposable items may have.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The proposed invention eliminates the requirement to have a plug part during the transport and storage of the product. This not only reduces the use of plastic with the consequent environmental benefit, but also the bottle is reduced its ergonomic constraints since the operation of removing the shutter by the user is also avoided. This allows bottle shapes that suppose an optimization of material quantity by capacity or that can have added functionality such as a tentetieso.

Although mention has been made of the possible use of the invention in different types of evaporators, we proceed here to describe the invention in relation to its use in evaporators that comprise a container and a porous plug that is impregnated by overturning or reciprocating the container. which, preferably, hangs from a string. In this embodiment, the device incorporating the invention comprises;

- A container, suitable for containing volatile substances, with a threaded neck.

- A plug made of a porous material, such as wood, which fulfills a double function; On the one hand, the cap seals the container during storage and transport operations, preventing the volatile material from spilling or evaporating and, on the other hand, it serves as an evaporating element for the volatile substance into the atmosphere since the cap soaks up it and exposes it, on its surface, to action atmospheric.

- A cord attached to the cap that allows the device to be hung in such a way that it behaves like a pendulum and can be flipped.

In turn, the cap comprises:

- A body of porous material such as wood.

- A first thread gap that we will call a sealing thread, open at its outer base and closed at its inner base.

- A second thread hole that we will call a diffusion thread, open at its outer base and closed at its inner base.

- A clamp for a cord from which the complete device will hang

In a preferred embodiment, the sealing thread and the diffusion thread face each other and are coaxial. One is independent of the other and its outer bases open on opposite bases of the plug.

The sealing thread engages the neck of the container when the device is in transport or storage operations. This sealing thread has, at its inner base, an operculum. We will call a cover a sealing element arranged transversely that occupies the section of the sealing gap at least in the part coinciding with the mouth of the container that is housed in that sealing gap.

The diffusion thread fits over the neck of the container when the device is in use, allowing the volatile substance to come into contact with the cap so that it is impregnated and evaporated.

In a preferred embodiment, the fastening for the cord comprises a through hole that passes through the plug transversely through the space between the sealing thread and the diffusion thread, this hole being suitable for housing a section of the cord.

The sealing thread and the diffusion thread are preferably coaxial and face each other, although there could be other types of executions in which the threads were not coaxial although their axes were parallel or even that their axes were not even parallel.

The sealing thread and the diffusion thread can be of the same depth or be of different depths, an execution in which the sealing thread is of a smaller depth is logical.

In an evaporation device that comprises the invention, the sealing thread is fitted on the neck of the container during transport and storage operations, in such a way that the mouth of the container presses against the seal that covers the outlet orifice of the container. neck of the container, thereby preventing the involuntary exit of the liquid.

Once the user decides to put the evaporation device comprising the invention into use, he proceeds to remove the cap from the sealing thread and screw it back on, but this time adjusting the diffusion thread on the neck of the container, allowing the Turning the device over or by its own swing acting as a pendulum thanks to the cord, it manages to soak the cap with the substance contained in the container and evaporation occurs.

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are attached.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIGURE 1 shows in section an embodiment of the cap (8) in which the body (1) of the cap, the sealing thread (2) with the cover (3) arranged on its inner base, the clamping (4) for the string, in this case a through hole, the diffusion thread (5) with an impregnation zone (6).

FIGURE 2 shows an embodiment of the cap, this time in perspective, where the sealing thread (2) with the cover (3) arranged on its inner base, the fastening (4) for the cord, in this case a through hole, the diffusion thread (5) with an impregnation zone (6).

FIGURE 3 shows the cap (8) object of the invention as part of an evaporation device, this device being in the transport or storage phase and comprising a container (7), the cap (8) and preferably a string (9 ).

FIGURE 4 shows the cap (8) object of the invention as part of an air freshener device, this device being in the use phase and comprising a container (7), the cap (8) and preferably a string (9).

DESCRIPTION OF A MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

A mode of carrying out the invention is described below that is not unique or limiting but merely expository.

The invention relates to a cap for an evaporation device comprising a container (7) with a threaded neck, a cap (8) made of porous wood material and a string (9), such that the cap (8 ) fulfills the dual function of sealing the container during storage and transport operations and, as an evaporating element of the substance contained into the atmosphere. Said plug (8) comprises:

- A sealing thread (2) open at its outer base and closed at its inner base

- A diffusion thread (5) open on its outer base and closed on its inner base

- A cord holder (9) from which the device hangs.

Where the sealing thread (2) and the diffusion thread (5) face each other and are coaxial, being independent of each other and where their outer bases open on the opposite bases of the cap (8).

When the device is in transport and storage operations, the sealing thread (2) is engaged on the neck of the container (7) pressing against it. Said sealing thread (2) has on its inner base a transversely arranged cover (3) which occupies the section of the sealing hole in such a way that the mouth of the container (7) presses against the cover (3) making exit impossible. of the contained substance.

On the other hand, when the device is in use, the diffusion thread (5) fits on the neck of the container (7) allowing the volatile substance inside to make direct contact with the impregnation zone (6) impregnating the cap (8) and evaporating said substance.

The device also has a fastening hole (4) which passes through the plug (8) transversely through the space between the sealing thread (2) and the diffusion thread (5), this hole being able to accommodate the section of a string (9).

The sealing thread (2) has a less depth than the diffusion thread (5).

To put the device into use, the cap (8) which is coupled to the neck of the container (7) by means of the sealing thread (2) is removed. Once removed, the cap is screwed back onto the container but this time using the thread diffusion. In this way, either by the device overturning or by its own swing acting as a pendulum due to the cord (9), the volatile substance reaches the impregnation zone (6) and soaks the cap (8), producing its evaporation. in contact with air.

Claims (7)

1. POROUS CAP FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER comprising a body (1) and a diffusion thread (5) with an inner and an outer base characterized in that it also comprises an independent sealing thread (2) with a closed inner base and an open exterior and a cover (3) at the interior base of the sealing thread (2). 2. POROUS PLUG FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 1, characterized in that the diffusion thread (5) and the sealing thread (2) are coaxial. 3. POROUS PLUG FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 1 characterized in that the diffusion thread (5) and the sealing thread (2) are facing each other. 4. POROUS PLUG FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 1, characterized in that it also comprises a fastening (4) for a string. 5. POROUS CAP FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 4, characterized in that the fastening (4) for the cord comprises a through hole in the cap (8). 6. POROUS PLUG FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 5, characterized in that the through hole passes through the plug (8) between the sealing thread (2) and the diffusion thread (5). 7. POROUS CAP FOR VOLATILE SUBSTANCES CONTAINER according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap is porous.