JP6123241B2 - Drug storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drug storage container that stores a liquid or semisolid drug to be administered to the skin of a human or an animal such as a dog or cat, and that can be applied directly to the skin by extruding the drug from the container. .

  In recent years, parasite-controlling agents have been regularly administered to pet skin so that no parasites such as wrinkles are attached to the skin of pets such as dogs and cats. A product containing a drug in a container so that the drug can be administered is commercially available.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes a container in which a medicine is hermetically sealed and a nozzle-like cap part attached to the tip of the container, and a parasitic part that forms an opening in the container using a sharp portion on the bottom surface of the nozzle-like cap. An insect control drug container is disclosed. In addition, a shape in which the tip of the nozzle-like cap has a fin structure or a fork-like structure and can be used by scraping animal hair when administering a drug is also described.

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  However, when a drug is applied to the skin of an animal using the drug container of Patent Document 1, if the tip of the nozzle-like cap has a fin structure, hair that grows on the side of the nozzle tip can be suppressed, but the nozzle The hair growing in front of the tip could not be pressed, and a large amount of chemical solution might adhere to the hair. Further, when the tip of the nozzle-like cap has a fork-like structure, there is a problem that it is difficult to administer the medicine to a desired location while scraping the animal hair because the medicine comes out of the nozzle tip of the fork-like structure. .

  Here, the problem in the case of applying a drug to the skin of an animal has been described. However, the same problem has occurred in the case of applying a drug solution to a hairy part such as a human scalp.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine container having a simple structure capable of directly applying medicines to animal skin, human scalp, and the like.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a container main body for storing a liquid or semi-solid drug, and an opening formed at one end of the container main body, and extrudes the drug from the opening. A medicine storage container that can be directly applied to the skin, wherein an annular hair pressing portion surrounding the opening is provided at an end of the container body on the side where the opening is formed. It is a container.

  According to the present invention, in the medicine container having the above-described configuration, the opening is formed by peeling off a thin portion of the container body.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the medicine container having the above-described configuration, a grip portion is formed at an end portion of the thin portion on the side of the hair pressing portion.

  In the medicine container having the above-described configuration, the thin-walled portion is partially connected to the container main body in a state where the thin-walled portion is peeled off from the container main body, and the thin-walled portion is peeled off from the container main body. After that, a locking portion for locking the gripping portion is formed.

  According to the present invention, in the medicine container configured as described above, the grip portion is formed so as to overlap the inside of the hair pressing portion, and has a predetermined angle with respect to the hair pressing portion.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the medicine container having the above-described configuration, the bristle holding portion has an uneven portion on at least a part of the outer peripheral edge.

  According to the present invention, in the medicine container having the above-described configuration, the bristle holding portion is integrally formed with the container main body by a resin material having flexibility.

  According to the first configuration of the present invention, the hair around the portion where the medicine is to be applied is pressed using the annular hair pressing portion formed so as to surround the opening at the end on the opening side of the container body. Can be easily laid down. As a result, the medicine poured out from the container main body can be efficiently applied to a desired portion of the skin without attaching to the surrounding hair as much as possible.

  According to the second configuration of the present invention, in the medicine storage container of the first configuration, the opening is formed by peeling off the thin portion of the container body, so that the container body is sealed before use. Therefore, there is no risk of leakage of the drug from the container body, and the opening can be easily formed by simply peeling off the thin portion during use.

  Further, according to the third configuration of the present invention, in the medicine container of the second configuration, the grip portion is formed at the end of the thin portion on the side of the hair pressing portion, so that the grip portion is gripped during use. The thin part can be easily peeled off.

  According to the fourth configuration of the present invention, in the medicine storage container of the third configuration, the thin portion is partially connected to the container body in a state of being peeled off from the container body. By forming the locking portion for locking the gripping portion after peeling off the thin-walled portion, the thin-walled portion and the gripping portion do not swing during the application of the drug, and the coating operation can be performed smoothly. In addition, since the thin-walled portion and the gripping portion are still connected to the container main body even after the opening is formed, the thin-walled portion and the gripping portion can be discarded together with the container main body, and there is no possibility that the animal accidentally eats.

  According to the fifth configuration of the present invention, in the drug storage container of the third or fourth configuration, the gripping portion is formed so as to overlap the inside of the hair pressing portion, so that the drug storage container is compact. It becomes composition. Further, since the gripping portion has a predetermined angle with respect to the hair pressing portion, the hair pressing portion does not get in the way when the gripping portion is gripped, and the gripping portion is easy to grip.

  According to the sixth configuration of the present invention, in the medicine container of any one of the first to fifth configurations, the hair pressing portion has a concavo-convex portion on at least a part of the outer peripheral edge. It becomes easy to scrape the hair using the concavo-convex portion when exposing the portion where the coating is desired.

  Further, according to the seventh configuration of the present invention, in the medicine storage container having any one of the first to sixth configurations, the hair pressing portion is integrally formed with the container body by a flexible resin material. Thus, the hair pressing portion and the skin can be brought into close contact with each other by pressing the hair pressing portion so as to bend. Therefore, the hair around the part where the medicine is to be applied can be reliably laid down. Moreover, since the container main body and the hair pressing part are configured by one part, the drug storage container is easy to manufacture and low in cost.

The front view of the chemical | medical agent storage container 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Side sectional view of the medicine container 1 of the present embodiment The perspective view which shows the state which peels off the thin part 2b from the container main body 2 by putting a finger on the pull ring 5 of the chemical | medical agent storage container 1 of this embodiment, and pulling up. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the medicine 6 is poured out from the opening 8 by pressing the container body 2 after the pull ring 5 is locked to the convex portion 7 from the state of FIG. The perspective view which shows a mode that a chemical | medical agent is apply | coated to the skin of an animal using the chemical | medical agent storage container 1 of this embodiment. The elements on larger scale which show the other shape of the opening part 8 formed in the container main body 2 of the chemical | medical agent storage container 1 are shown.

  Hereinafter, the medicine container of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a medicine storage container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the medicine storage container 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG. 1). The medicine container 1 is integrally formed with a hollow container body 2 filled with a liquid or gel-like (semi-solid) medicine 6 (here, a parasite-controlling agent) and a distal end portion 2 a of the container body 2. And an annular bristle holding portion 3. An uneven portion 3 a is formed at the tip of the hair pressing portion 3.

  The container body 2 is an injection molded product (injection molded product) of a thermoplastic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, or polystyrene. In addition to the injection-molded product, for example, a container body 2 formed by a vacuum molding method in which a heat-softened synthetic resin sheet is vacuum-sucked according to a mold (male or female) may be used. good. As molding methods other than injection molding and vacuum molding, known molding methods such as pressure molding (vacuum pressure molding, extrusion pressure molding, hot plate pressure molding, etc.), press molding, etc. are preferable because they are inexpensive.

  If necessary, a container body 2 having a laminated structure including a base material layer, a printing layer, a barrier layer, an intermediate layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and an adhesive layer for adhering these layers can also be used. . As a material constituting the base material layer, a synthetic resin having excellent properties in mechanical, physical, chemical and the like can be used. For example, polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polyacetal resins and the like can be used. Can be used. The thickness of the base material layer may be a thickness that can be held to the minimum necessary with respect to the strength and rigidity of the base material, and may be determined in consideration of cost and the like.

  The printed layer is a layer for forming a desired printed pattern on the surface of the container body 2. The barrier layer imparts a water vapor barrier property or a gas barrier property to the container main body 2 particularly when the contents contained therein are easily altered by moisture or oxygen. The intermediate layer imparts pinhole resistance, heat resistance, light resistance, quality maintenance, workability, hygiene, and the like. The thermoplastic resin layer is a layer for thermally fusing the opening of the container body 2 after filling the medicine 6. Examples of the thermoplastic resin layer include low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear (linear) low density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-α olefin copolymer, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene. -It is possible to use one kind of resin such as vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, or a mixture thereof. it can.

  In addition, for example, workability, heat resistance, weather resistance, mechanical properties, dimensional stability, antioxidant properties, slipperiness, mold release properties, flame retardancy, antifungal properties, electrical properties, strength, etc. are improved and modified. For this purpose, various plastic compounding agents, additives and the like can be added to the synthetic resin which is the material of the container body 2. Examples of general additives include lubricants, crosslinking agents, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, light stabilizers, fillers, reinforcing agents, antistatic agents, pigments, and the like. Resin etc. can also be used.

  The container body 2 is formed with a strip-shaped thin portion 2b. The thin portion 2b extends from the side surface of the container body 2 to the inside of the hair pressing portion 3 beyond the tip portion 2a, and a pull ring 5 for finger placement is formed at the tip of the thin portion 2b. As shown in FIG. 1, the pull ring 5 is formed so as to overlap the bristle holding portion 3, and the medicine container 1 has a compact configuration. As shown in FIG. 2, the pull ring 5 has a predetermined angle with respect to the hair pressing portion 3, and the hair pressing portion 3 does not get in the way when a finger is put on the pull ring 5. At the rear end of the container body 2, a seal portion 2 c that seals the container body 2 after filling with the medicine 6 is formed. The seal portion 2c is provided with a convex portion 7 for locking the pull ring 5 after the thin portion 2b is peeled off.

  As an example of the manufacturing method of the medicine container 1, first, the molten thermoplastic resin is injected into a low-temperature mold at high pressure and solidified to form a hollow container body 2 (drug having an open rear end) The semi-finished product of the storage container 1) is molded. Next, after a predetermined amount of medicine 6 is filled from the rear end of the container body 2, the rear end is sealed by heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing to form a seal portion 2c, whereby the medicine filled with the medicine 6 is filled. A finished product of the storage container 1 is manufactured.

  When using the medicine 6 in the medicine container 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the thin part 2b is peeled off from the container body 2 by putting the finger on the pull ring 5 and pulling it up. As a result, a slit-shaped opening 8 is formed in the container body 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the drug 6 is poured out from the opening 8 by pressing the container body 2 after the pull ring 5 is locked to the convex portion 7.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how a medicine is applied to the skin of an animal using the medicine container 1 of the present embodiment. First, the medicine container 1 in the state shown in FIG. 4 is grasped, and the skin of the portion to which the animal hair is scraped and applied by the concavo-convex portion 3a of the hair pressing portion 3 is exposed. Then, the hair pressing portion 3 is pressed against the skin so as to bend, and the hair around the exposed portion is laid down. In this state, the container body 2 is pressed, and an appropriate amount of the medicine 6 is poured out from the opening 8 and applied.

  In the medicine storage container 1 of the present embodiment, the hair around the part where the medicine is to be applied is pressed using the annular hair pressing part 3 formed so as to surround the opening 8 at the tip 2a of the container body 2. You can easily fall down. As a result, the medicine 6 poured out from the container body 2 can be efficiently applied to the skin without attaching to the surrounding hair as much as possible. Moreover, since the hair holding | suppressing part 3 can bend and deform | transform, the hair around the part which wants to apply | coat a chemical | medical agent can be reliably laid down by pressing and making it contact | adhere to skin. Furthermore, by forming the concavo-convex part 3a at the tip of the hair pressing part 3, the structure is such that the animal hair can be easily scraped. The hair pressing portion 3 is not limited to a circular shape as long as it is an annular shape surrounding the opening portion 8, and may have any shape such as a rectangle (frame shape) or a triangle.

  Moreover, since the container main body 2 is sealed before use, there is no fear of leakage of the medicine 6 from the container main body 2. In use, the opening 8 can be easily formed by peeling off the thin portion 2b from the container body 2 by placing a finger on the pull ring 5 formed at the end of the thin portion 2b and pulling it.

  Further, the thin ring portion 2b and the pull ring 5 after the opening portion 8 is formed are fixed along the container body 2 by engaging the pull ring 5 with the convex portion 7 formed on the seal portion 2c of the container body 2. Can do. For this reason, the thin portion 2b and the pull ring 5 do not swing when the medicine 6 is applied, and the application work can be performed smoothly.

  Moreover, since the hair pressing part 3, the pull ring 5, and the convex part 7 are integrally formed with the container main body 2, and the chemical | medical agent storage container 1 is comprised by 1 parts, it becomes advantageous also in terms of cost. Furthermore, since the thin portion 2b and the pull ring 5 are still connected to the container body 2 after the opening portion 8 is formed, the thin portion 2b and the pull ring 5 are not dissipated after the drug storage container 1 is opened. Therefore, the thin part 2b and the pull ring 5 can be reliably discarded together with the container body 2, and there is no possibility that the pet will accidentally eat.

  When the slit-shaped opening 8 is formed by peeling the thin-walled portion 2b formed in the strip shape on the container main body 2 as in the above embodiment, the entire slit-shaped opening 8 is pressed by the pressure on the container main body 2. Then, the medicine 6 is poured out, and there is a possibility that the medicine 6 may adhere to a portion other than the portion where the medicine 6 is to be applied.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, it is preferable to form the thin-walled portion 2b only in the vicinity of the distal end portion 2a of the container main body 2 and to peel off the thin-walled portion 2b to form the spot-shaped opening 8. According to this configuration, the medicine 6 poured out from the opening 8 can be easily and reliably applied to the portion to be applied. In this case, since the length of the thin portion 2b is shorter than that of the configuration of FIG. 1, the convex portion 7 that locks the pull ring 5 may be formed on the side surface of the container body 2.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the configuration of the medicine container 1 described above is merely a preferred example, and the pull ring 5 for peeling off the thin portion 2b and the convex portion 7 for holding the pull ring 5 are not essential components. Further, a hook-shaped gripping portion can be provided instead of the pull ring 5.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the thin part 2b for forming the opening part 8 in the container main body 2 was provided, an opening part is provided in the front-end | tip part of the container main body 2 with a sharp protrusion etc. without providing the thin part 2b. It can also be formed. Furthermore, the shape of the container main body 2 is not limited to the flat shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and may be a cylindrical shape, for example.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 3a was formed in the front-end | tip (position facing the opening part 8) of the bristle pressing part 3, the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 3a is formed in at least one part of the outer periphery of the bristle pressing part 3. What is necessary is just to be formed in the side edge of the hair pressing part 3, and may be formed in the whole outer periphery of the hair pressing part 3. FIG.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a medicine container that can store a liquid or semi-solid medicine to be administered to human or animal skin, and can push the medicine from the container and apply it directly to the skin. By using the present invention, when applying a drug to hairy parts such as animal skin and human scalp, the drug is efficiently applied to the desired part of the skin without attaching the drug to the surrounding hair as much as possible. It becomes a medicine storage container with a simple configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug storage container 2 Container main body 2a Tip part 2b Thin part 2c Seal part 3 Hair holding | suppressing part 3a Uneven part 5 Pull ring (gripping part)
6 medicine 7 convex part (locking part)
8 opening

Claims (6)

A hollow container body for storing a liquid or semi-solid drug;
An opening formed at one end of the container body;
A drug storage container that can be applied directly to the skin by extruding the drug from the opening,
At the end of the container body on the side where the opening is formed, an annular bristle pressing portion surrounding the opening is provided ,
The medicine holding container , wherein the hair pressing portion has a concavo-convex portion in a portion facing the opening on the outer peripheral edge .   The drug container according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed by peeling off a thin portion of the container body.   The medicine container according to claim 2, wherein a grip portion is formed at an end of the thin portion on the side of the hair pressing portion.   The thin-walled portion is partially connected to the container main body in a state of being peeled off from the container main body, and the latch for locking the gripping portion after the thin-walled portion is peeled off to the container main body. The medicine container according to claim 3, wherein a portion is formed.   The medicine container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the grip portion is formed so as to overlap the inside of the hair pressing portion and has a predetermined angle with respect to the hair pressing portion. The medicine storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bristles are integrally formed with the container body by a flexible resin material .

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