JP2001278310A - Hinged cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinged cap which can be simply removed from a container. SOLUTION: The hinged cap D includes an inner lid 3 to be fitted over a container mouth 2, an outer lid 5 to be engaged with the inner lid 3 for closing its opening 4, and a hinge 6 for coupling the inner lid 3 with the outer lid 5. A peripheral wall 8 of the inner lid 3 has a notch 15 formed by notching an external surface side of the peripheral wall 8, a thin portion 16 having the notch 15 on an external surface side, a handle 18 having an end connected to a lower portion of the thin portion 16 via a fold 17 and the other end connected with the hinge 6, and holding means 15a, 15a for holding the handle 18 along an external surface of the thin portion 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to soy sauce, sauce,
The present invention relates to a hinge cap attached to a container opening of a bottle or the like that stores liquid such as vinegar and edible oil.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, general waste has been collected by type for environmental protection and effective use of resources.
In each household, it is necessary to sort waste in advance by type. Therefore, for example, when discarding a container such as a glass bottle having a plastic hinge cap attached to the mouth, it is necessary to perform disassembly work in each household to remove the hinge cap from the mouth of the glass bottle. .

However, it is almost impossible to remove the hinge cap, which has been attached to the mouth of the glass bottle by a tap, from the glass bottle by hand, and it is quite difficult to use a tool such as a screwdriver or pliers. Since it is difficult and time-consuming, the disassembling operation is not performed, and a large number of glass bottles are discarded with the plastic hinge cap attached, so that there is a problem that it is not possible to thoroughly separate and collect.

[0004] As a solution to the above problem, a breakable opening-type spout with a pull ring, which is not a hinge cap but is fitted and fixed to the mouth of a bottle, is detachably screwed to the spout. The thin open cap is formed with two thin break lines for breaking the outer wall in the vertical direction at appropriate positions on the outer wall of the spout.
No. 253 publication. To remove this spout from the bottle body, a force is applied to the cut formed at the upper end of the break remover sandwiched between the two thin break lines, so as to push the break remover outward. The breaking operation of breaking the two thin breaking lines may be performed to remove the break removing portion. By opening the outer wall of the spout by breaking open, the tension of the outer wall of the spout fitted to the mouth of the bottle is relaxed, and the spout can be easily removed from the bottle body.

[0005]

However, the breaking operation of the cap (pouring tap) requires a considerable amount of force, and the gripping margin for performing the breaking operation is small, making it difficult to apply force. Therefore, it is difficult to perform the breaking work in each home, and it is almost impossible for a woman or an elderly person to perform the breaking work.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hinge cap which can be easily removed from a container.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a hinge cap according to the present invention is provided with an inner lid fitted and attached to a container mouth, and engaged with the inner lid to close an opening thereof. And a hinge portion for connecting the inner lid and the outer lid, wherein a peripheral wall of the inner lid is formed by cutting out an outer surface side of the peripheral wall; A thin portion having a portion on the outer surface side, a handle portion having one end connected to a lower portion of the thin portion via a bent portion, and the other end connected to the hinge portion; And holding means for holding along the outer surface of (1).

In the hinge cap having the above structure,
By easily deforming the thin portion formed on the peripheral wall of the inner lid, the engagement force of the inner lid with respect to the container mouth portion is weakened, and the hinge cap is removed from the container, but the thin portion is easily deformed with a small force. Since it is possible to perform the deformation operation of the thin portion using a grip portion that is easy to grasp, the hinge cap having the above configuration is
Can be easily removed from the container. Instead of deforming and removing the thin portion, the thin portion may be broken and removed by applying additional force.

Further, the holding means may be locking grooves formed at both right and left ends of the notch.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments corresponding to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are an explanatory view and a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a hinge cap D according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are a longitudinal sectional view and a plan view schematically showing the configuration of the hinge cap D. A hinge cap D having a knob portion 20b and a cutout portion 8b described later at a front end and a hinge portion 6 described later at a rear end is provided with an inner lid that is fitted and fitted to the mouth portion 2 of the container 1. 3 and the inner lid 3
An outer lid 5 that closes the opening 4 formed in the inner lid 3 and a hinge 6 that connects a handle 18 described below of the inner lid 3 and a lower end of the outer lid 5 are provided. It is formed from a synthetic resin or the like.

The container 1 is a bottle such as a glass bottle, for example, and has a container body 1a for storing contents such as a liquid.
And an opening 2 integrally provided above the container body 1a and serving as a doorway for the contents.

The mouth 2 has a locking ridge 2a formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the container 1, an engagement recess 2b provided below the locking ridge 2a, and an engagement recess 2b. A protrusion 2c is provided so as to be connected to the lower part of the container body 2b. The lower part of the protrusion 2c is connected to the container body 1a.

The inner lid 3 is substantially circular in plan view,
An annular top wall 7 having a lower surface in contact with the top surface of the mouth portion 2 of the container 1, and a downwardly extending outer peripheral edge of the top wall 7;
A peripheral wall 8 fitted on the outer peripheral side of the mouth portion 2 and a fitting which is continuously provided downward from an inner peripheral edge of the annular top wall 7 and is fitted on the inner peripheral side of the mouth portion 2. A cylinder 9, a closing wall 10 continuously provided from the inner peripheral edge of the annular top wall 7 toward the inside,
A break portion 11 (see FIG. 4) surrounded by a thin break line 10a (see FIG. 4) formed on the closing wall 10, and a pull ring 12 provided on the upper surface of the break portion 11 via an upstanding piece 11a. And a pouring cylinder 13 which is continuously provided upward from the upper portion of the annular top wall 7 and has a substantially trumpet shape.
And an engaging projection 14 provided on the outer peripheral side of the pouring cylinder 13 and continuously connected upward from the upper portion of the top wall 7.

The peripheral wall 8 is, as shown in FIG.
A notch 15 formed by uniformly cutting the outer surface of one end of the first end from the upper end to the lower end in the vertical direction, and the notch 15 having the notch 15 on the outer surface. The thin portion 16 is thinner than the other portion of the peripheral wall 8, and a handle portion 18 which is connected to a lower portion of the thin portion 16 via a bent portion 17 and has substantially the same shape as the cutout portion 15. And

At both left and right ends of the cutout 15, locking grooves 15a are formed as holding means for holding the handle 18 along the outer surface of the thin portion 16, respectively. The left and right ends of the handle 18 along the outer surface of the thin portion 16 can be locked in the respective locking grooves 15a. When the left and right end portions of the handle portion 18 are locked in the locking grooves 15a, 15a, the handle portion 18 is held in such a manner that its outer surface is substantially flush with the outer surface of the peripheral wall 8 (hereinafter, referred to as "the outer surface"). Holding state).

At both left and right ends of the cutout 15, locking grooves 15a are formed as holding means for holding the handle 18 along the outer surface of the thin portion 16, respectively. At both left and right ends of the handle portion 18, locking portions 18 a, which can be fitted and locked in the locking grooves 15 a, 15 a when the grip portion 18 is along the outer surface of the thin portion 16. 18a is formed in a step shape.
The locking portions 18a are respectively provided with the locking grooves 15.
It is shaped to fit into a. When the locking portions 18a, 18a provided on both left and right ends of the grip portion 18 are locked in the locking grooves 15a, 15a, respectively, the outer surface of the grip portion 18 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the peripheral wall 8. The state is held so as to be one (hereinafter, referred to as a held state).

The other end of the handle portion 18, one end of which is connected to the lower part of the thin portion 16 via the bent portion 17, is connected to the hinge portion 6. It is rotatable with respect to the part 16.

On the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 8, there is formed an engagement ridge 8a which projects toward the inside of the peripheral wall 8 and can be engaged with the engagement concave portion 2b of the mouth portion 2. .

The closing wall 10 is formed in a dish shape corresponding to the pouring cylinder 13, and the upper surface of the closing wall 10 and the inner peripheral surface of the pouring cylinder 13 form a smooth curved surface. ing.

The engaging projection 14 is used to connect the outer lid 5 to the inner lid 3.
When the contents in the container 1 are guided by the pouring cylinder 13 and flow out to the outside,
It is formed so as to be lower than the pouring cylinder 13 so as not to prevent the outflow.

The opening 4 is formed in a portion where the broken portion 11 has been removed by pulling the pull ring 12 to break the thin breaking line 10a and removing the broken portion 11.

The outer lid 5 is connected to a disk-shaped canopy 19 having a substantially circular shape in plan view and is connected downward from the periphery of the canopy 19. A peripheral wall portion 20 having an annular engaging concave portion 20a on the inner peripheral surface which can be locked to the inner wall surface, and a lower portion of the canopy portion 19 protrudes downward from the inner peripheral side of an upper end of the pouring cylinder 13. And an annular projection 21 that can be abutted.

At the lower part of the front end of the peripheral wall portion 20, a knob portion 2 used for opening and closing the outer lid 5 with respect to the inner lid 3 is provided.
0b is formed, and a cutout 8b is formed in the upper portion of the front end of the peripheral wall 8 of the inner lid 3 in order to make it easy to grip the knob 20b.

The hinge 6 is provided on the handle 1 of the inner lid 3.
8 is connected to the lower end of the outer lid 5 and the outer lid 5 is rotatable, and is relatively wide.
And connecting portions 6a, 6 connected to the lower end of the outer lid 5, respectively.
b is provided integrally via a hinge central portion 6c.

The hinge cap D having the above structure is attached to the container 1 mechanically by so-called tapping of the hinge cap D into the mouth 2 of the container 1, and the tapping of the container 1 is performed. The mouth 2 is inserted between the peripheral wall 8 of the inner cover 3 of the hinge cap D and the fitting tube 9.
In order to accurately perform the stoppering without distortion, guide ribs 8c and 8 for guiding the hinge cap D at the time of stoppering are provided.
are formed at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 8, and each guide rib 8c is provided continuously below the engaging ridge 8a.

Since the opening 4 is not formed in the hinge cap D in the initial state, the contents in the container 1 cannot be poured out of the container 1 to which the hinge cap D is attached as described above. Therefore, in order to pour out the contents in the container 1, the pull ring 12 is pulled in a state where the outer lid 5 is detached from the inner lid 3, the thin break line 10a is broken, and the break portion 11 is removed. The opening 4 needs to be formed.

When the container 1 with the opening 4 formed in the hinge cap D is stored, the outer lid 5 may be engaged with the inner lid 3. When the outer lid 5 is engaged with the inner lid 3, the top end of the pouring tube 13 of the inner lid 3 closes the canopy 19 and the projection 21 of the outer lid 5. The contents can be prevented from evaporating, and the contents in the container 1 can be prevented from spilling when the container 1 is tilted largely unintentionally.

The handle 18 of the hinge cap D attached to the mouth 2 of the container 1 is held along the outer surface of the thin portion 16 until the hinge cap D needs to be removed from the container 1. It is better to keep the holding state as described above in terms of opening / closing operation of the outer lid 5. In addition to the locking of the left and right ends of the handle 18 by the locking grooves 15 a, 15 a, For example, the holding state may not be easily released by attaching an easily peelable seal (not shown) over the handle portion 18 and the peripheral wall 8.

To remove the hinge cap D attached to the mouth 2 of the container 1 as described above, the following procedure may be taken. That is, first, the knob portion 20b is lifted to remove the outer lid 5 from the inner lid 3, and then the locking grooves 15a,
By pulling the handle 18 having the left and right ends locked to the 15a outward, the lock of the handle 18 by the locking grooves 15a, 15a is released. That is, the holding state of the handle 18 is released by the above operation. Then, finally, for example, the handle portion 18 may be pulled up in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 1 to deform or break the thin portion 16.

When the hinge cap D is removed, the operation for deforming or breaking the thin portion 16 can be performed with a small force, and a handle having a size sufficient to receive a sufficient force. Since it can be carried out with the part 18, it is simple for women and the elderly. Furthermore, even if the hinge portion 6 is broken due to wear or the like due to its use, the handle portion 18 does not hinder the operation of deforming or breaking the thin portion 16, and the thin portion 16 The simplicity of the deforming operation or breaking operation of the sixteenth embodiment is reliably ensured.

When the strength of the hinge portion 6 is maintained, the outer lid 5 is gripped and the grip portion 18 is pinched so that force can be easily applied. Deformation or breaking operations can be performed.

[0032]

According to the present invention having the above structure, it is possible to provide a hinge cap which can be easily removed from the bottle main body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a configuration of a hinge cap according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... mouth, 3 ... inner lid, 4 ... opening, 5 ... outer lid, 6 ... hinge, 8 ... peripheral wall, 15 ... cutout, 16 ... thin part, 17
... bent part, 18 ... handle part, D ... hinge cap.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An inner lid fitted and attached to a container mouth, an outer lid engaged with the inner lid to close an opening thereof, and a hinge connecting the inner lid and the outer lid. In the hinge cap provided, the peripheral wall of the inner lid has a cutout portion formed by cutting out the outer surface side of the peripheral wall, a thin portion having the cutout portion on the outer surface side, and a bent portion below the thin portion. A handle portion, one end of which is connected to the hinge portion, and the other end of which is connected to the hinge portion, and holding means for holding the handle along the outer surface of the thin portion. A hinge cap. 2. The hinge cap according to claim 1, wherein said holding means are locking grooves formed on both right and left ends of said cutout.