JPH0667346U - cap - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When used, it has a decorative appearance.
After using the contents of the container body, we propose a cap constructed so that only the inexpensive inner part is discarded and the outer part is reused. [Structure] Inner cap 2 Removable outer cap 3
The outer cap 3 is provided with a plurality of engaging pieces 11 that engage with the lower end edge of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 from the lower end surface of the peripheral wall 8 fitted onto the outer peripheral upper part of the inner cap so as to be non-rotatable and vertically movable. The inner wall member 3A vertically arranged, and the outer wall member 3B fitted to the outer periphery of the inner wall member 3A so as to be movable up and down by a predetermined width so as not to slip out, and the predetermined width with respect to the inner wall member 3A of the outer wall member 3B. The engaging pieces 11 can be rocked outward by pulling up.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a cap, and more specifically, the cap is configured so that a portion that does not require decorativeness on the inside and a portion that has been decorated on the outside can be separated, and only the inner portion is used after the contents of the container are used. Regarding a cap configured to be discarded.

[0002]

[Prior art] [Problems to be solved by the device]

 As a cap, a cap is generally known in which a top wall that closes the upper neck opening of the mouth extends from the upper edge of the peripheral wall screwed onto the outer periphery of the neck of the container body. For the purpose of improving their appearance and increasing their commercial value, these are coated with metal on the outside, have an uneven pattern on the outer surface, are colored or printed, and have a special outer shape. It is being done or these are combined.

However, due to the trend of resource protection in recent years, it is demanded to reuse articles, and it is not preferable to discard such a high unit price cap together with the container body every time the contents of the container body are used up. There is a demand for something that can be reused as much as possible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a cap with a decorative appearance when used, and after use, only the inexpensive interior is discarded and the exterior can be reused. It is a proposal.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cap of the present invention covers the inner wall 2 having a top wall 5 extending from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 4 having a thread 6 on the inner surface, and the outer periphery of the inner cap 2 covered to be detachably mounted. The outer cap 3 has a top wall 9 extending from an upper end edge of a peripheral wall 8 fitted to the outer peripheral upper portion of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 so as to be non-rotatable and vertically movable. Inner wall formed by vertically arranging a plurality of engaging pieces 11 in the circumferential direction so as to be capable of swinging inward and outward from the lower end surface of the peripheral wall 8 and engaging the lower ends of the inner surfaces of the engaging pieces 11 with the lower edges of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 respectively. The material 3A and the outer wall of the inner wall material 8 are fitted to the outer circumference of the inner wall 8 so that they can move up and down within a predetermined width so that they cannot slip out, and the lower end is fitted to the outer circumference of each of the engaging pieces 11. The outer wall material 3B is formed by extending 14 and the inner wall material 3A of the outer wall material 3B. Outward swinging of the respective engagement pieces 11 are configured to be the raising of the width.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the outer wall material 3B of the outer cap 3 is strongly pulled upward while the inner cap 2 is screwed to the container body, the outer wall material 3B and the inner wall material 3A are disengaged from each other and the outer wall material 3B moves upward with respect to the inner wall material 3A. Then, the engaging pieces 11 can be swung outward. Further, when the outer wall member 3B is pulled upward, each engaging piece 11 spreads outward and the lower end edge of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 is disengaged, so that the outer cap 3 can be removed from the inner cap 2.

The removed outer cap 3 can be attached to a new inner cap 2 and used many times.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 indicates a cap. The cap 1 is composed of an inner cap 2 and an outer cap 3.

The inner cap 2 has a cylindrical shape with an opening on the lower end surface formed by extending the top wall 5 from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 4, and the inner cap 2 is screwed to the outer periphery of the neck of the container body to be mounted on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 4. A thread 6 is provided around the thread. A large number of vertical grooves 7 are provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 4 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction.

The outer cap 3 includes an inner wall material 3A and an outer wall material 3B. The inner wall member 3A has a top wall 9 extending from the upper end of a cylindrical peripheral wall 8 which can be fitted to the outer peripheral upper portion of the inner cap peripheral wall 4, and the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall 8 is provided with the vertical grooves 7 of the inner cap 2. Vertical ridges 10 that can be engaged with each other are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, a plurality of engagement pieces 11 are vertically provided in the circumferential direction downward from the lower end surface of the peripheral wall 8. Each engaging piece 11 has a rectangular plate shape in which a protrusion 12 is provided at the lower end of the inner surface, and when the outer cap 3 is attached to the inner cap 2, each protrusion 12 engages with the lower edge of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 respectively. Then, the outer cap 3 is tightly fixed to the inner cap 2.

The outer wall member 3B is formed by extending a top wall 14 from an upper end edge of a peripheral wall 13 which is fitted by covering the outer periphery of the inner wall member peripheral wall 8 and the outer periphery of each engaging piece 11. A plurality of vertical ridges 15 are provided at predetermined positions in the front and rear of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 13 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and vertical grooves are formed at predetermined positions in the front and rear of the outer surface of the inner wall material peripheral wall 8 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. (Not shown) are engaged with each other so that they cannot rotate relative to each other and can move up and down. In addition, a ridge 16 having a predetermined lateral width that projects laterally inward from the upper left and right of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 13 is provided inside the belt-shaped locking recess 17 in which a ridge 16 is provided on the outer wall of the inner wall material peripheral wall 8 with a predetermined vertical width and horizontal width. The protrusion 16 is configured to be vertically movable between the lower end edge and the upper end edge of the recess 17. Further, small protrusions 18 having a predetermined lateral width are laterally provided on the left and right of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 13 at the lower part of the protrusion 16, and the small protrusions 18 are provided with small protrusions 19 having a predetermined lateral width provided on the lower left and right of the outer surface of the inner wall material peripheral wall 8. The outer wall member 3B is configured so as to cross over and engage at the lowest position. By engaging these small ridges 18 and 19 with each other, the outer wall material 3B is locked at the lowest position, that is, the position where the outer circumference of the inner wall material 3A is covered, and unless the outer wall material 3B is pulled upward with a relatively strong force, It is configured so that it does not move relative to the inner wall material 3A.

In the outer cap 3 configured as described above, the inner wall material peripheral wall 8 is fitted to the upper outer periphery of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 while the locking recess 17 of the protrusion 16 is raised, and the vertical protrusions 10 are provided. Are fitted into the respective vertical concave grooves 7 of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 so as to be relatively rotatable and vertically movable, and then the protrusions 12 of the engaging pieces 11 are fitted to the lower end edge of the inner cap peripheral wall 4. While engaging with each other, the outer surface of each engaging piece 11 is fixed by the lower end of the outer wall material peripheral wall 13 to form the cap 1. In the figure, 20 indicates a packing.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a rectangular plate-shaped connecting plate 21 projecting from the front, rear, left and right of the lower end of the outer wall of the inner wall material 8 is used. An inner wall member 3A is formed by extending a locking tubular portion 22 in a double tubular shape outside the peripheral wall 8 and each engaging piece 11. Further, cut grooves 23 into which the connecting plates 21 can be inserted and slid are formed at the lower end portion of the outer wall material peripheral wall 13 in the front, rear, left and right, and the cut grooves 23 are fitted from above the connecting plates 21 to form the peripheral wall 13. The inner wall material peripheral wall 8 and the locking tubular portion 22 are fitted so as to be vertically movable. Further, a short cylindrical portion 24 is bored from the lower surface of the outer wall material top wall 14 and a finger-hanging projection 25 is provided from the outer peripheral upper end of the outer wall material peripheral wall 13. In addition, the outer wall material peripheral wall 13 outer periphery outer peripheral up and down around the central portion in a predetermined position at a predetermined position, the protrusion 26 is provided around the upper portion of the inner surface of the locking cylinder 22 with a predetermined upper and lower width, and the lower edge to the upper edge of the concave portion 27 When the outer wall member 3B is pulled up, the engaging pieces 11 are vertically movable so that each engaging piece 11 can be swung outward.

In each of the above embodiments, each member is made of synthetic resin. Further, the outer surface of the outer wall material of the outer cap 3 or the outer surface of the locking cylinder portion is used by imparting a decorative property by coloring, printing, transferring, giving an uneven pattern, or a combination thereof. On the other hand, the inner cap 2 is formed as low cost as possible with emphasis on only functionality.

Further, in order to impart decorativeness and durability, it is possible to coat the outer surface of the outer wall material or the outer surface of the locking cylinder portion with a metal layer, if necessary.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the cap of the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that the outer cap can be removed and only the inner cap can be discarded if necessary, and the appearance can be improved by applying decoration in various forms. Alternatively, a durable outer cap can be used many times, and it is possible to sufficiently meet the recent demands for this kind of cap.

Further, the outer cap can be removed by an extremely simple operation of pulling the outer wall material upward while the inner cap is screwed to the container body, and it is preferable that the mounting is performed in the opposite way. It is very easy to attach and detach the outer cap to the inner cap.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a half sectional view showing an embodiment of the cap of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a half sectional view showing a state in which an outer cap of the embodiment is removed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the cap of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a half cross-sectional view showing a state where the outer cap of the embodiment is removed.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a notched part of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... inner cap, 3 ... outer cap, 3A ... inner wall material, 3B ... outer wall material, 4 ... inner cap peripheral wall, 5 ... inner cap top wall, 6 ...
Threads, 8 ... Inner wall material peripheral wall, 9 ... Inner wall material top wall, 11 ... Engaging piece,
13 ... Outer wall material peripheral wall, 14 ... Outer wall material top wall,

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An inner cap 2 having a top wall 5 extending from an upper end edge of a peripheral wall 4 having a thread 6 on an inner surface thereof, and an outer cap 3 covering the outer periphery of the inner cap 2 and detachably attached. The outer cap 3 has a top wall 9 extending from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 8 fitted to the outer peripheral upper part of the inner cap peripheral wall 4 so as to be non-rotatable and movable up and down, and extends inward and outward from the lower end surface of the peripheral wall 8. A plurality of circumferentially engaging engagement pieces 11 are provided so as to be swingable, and the lower ends of the inner surfaces of the engagement pieces 11 are respectively provided with the inner cap peripheral wall 4.
Inner wall material 3A engaged with the lower edge and the inner wall material peripheral wall 8
An outer wall material 3B which is fitted to the outer periphery so that it can move up and down with a predetermined width so as not to slip out, and has a lower end portion fitted to the outer periphery of each of the engagement pieces 11 and a top wall 14 extending from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 13 And a cap configured such that each engagement piece 11 can be swung outward by pulling up the outer wall member 3B with respect to the inner wall member 3A by a predetermined width.