JPS6119077Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a container equipped with a time measurement function.

In daily life, we often use watches to effectively achieve our goals, such as applying makeup, cooking, and other activities, but it is also common to keep a mechanical clock or hourglass nearby to measure time. However, there is the inconvenience that the clock must be prepared completely separately from the items that require time measurement.

Therefore, the first attempt was made to attach an hourglass to the container containing the desired items so that they could be handled as one.
This is proposed in Publication No. 50-123661, but in this case, the hourglass works only when the container is tilted or inverted to pour out the contents, and the amount of sand moved differs depending on the position. Therefore, accurate measurements cannot be made and it is impossible to leave the hourglass standing upside down.In addition, since the hourglass is provided on one side, it has the disadvantage that measurements can only be taken from a specific direction.

The present invention eliminates these drawbacks and provides a container that allows accurate measurements to be made even when the container is left standing upside down, and which can be measured from all directions.

That is, in the container according to the present invention, a cap with a flat top surface is attached to the mouth of the container body, and a time measuring device is provided on the outer periphery; the time measuring device is arranged to cover the container body. A closed space formed between the container body and an outer wall through which the inside can be seen is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a partition wall having a plurality of through holes in the center, and the lower chamber accommodates the fluid. It is characterized by:

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A cap 8 having a flat top surface is screwed onto the opening 9 of a container body 1, and a time measuring device 7 is provided on the outer periphery.

The time measuring device 7 is provided with an outer wall 2 that covers the outer peripheral surface and bottom surface of the container body 1 and allows the inside to be seen through, and forms a closed space 3 that does not communicate with the outside air between the outer wall 2 and the container body 1. This closed space 3 is separated into an upper chamber 3a and a lower chamber 3 by a partition wall 5 provided approximately in the center thereof.
The upper and lower chambers 3a, 3
b communicate with each other through a plurality of through holes 4 provided in the partition wall 5, and a suitable fluid 6 is accommodated in the lower chamber 3b.

In this embodiment configured in this way, the fluid 6 is collected at the bottom of the lower chamber 3b in the erected state shown in the figure.
Remove the cap 8, take out the contents of the container body 1, put the cap 8 back on, check that the fluid 6 has accumulated in the lower chamber 3b, turn it upside down, and remove the cap 8.
The device is placed upside down by taking advantage of the fact that the top surface is flat. The fluid 6 falls through the through hole 4 and flows into the upper chamber 3a located below, and the fall is completed after a predetermined period of time. Therefore, when the contents are pine surge materials, pine surge continues during that time, and the contents are When it is a pack agent, the applied pack agent is peeled off when the fall is completed. As with the conventional hourglass, if it takes a long time to achieve the intended use of the contents, the container can be turned upright and upside down repeatedly.

Examples of the fluid 6 include liquids such as water, glycerin, and mineral oil, and powders such as sand, glass, and synthetic resin beads. Therefore, the time to be measured can be freely set, and the time can be set to be optimal depending on the contents of the container body 1.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the top surface of the cap is made flat, it is possible to leave the cap upside down, and it is possible to always leave the cap in a fixed position while doing makeup, work, etc., and to measure accurate time. In addition, the time measuring device divides the closed space between the container body and the outer wall that covers its outer periphery into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a partition wall with a through hole, so that the fluid can fall and move through the through hole. This, combined with the fact that the outer wall can be seen through inside, makes it possible to measure from all directions, which is extremely convenient. Furthermore, since the container housing the contents that require time measurement during use and the time measurement device are integrated into a double structure, there is no possibility of powder loss, making it convenient to handle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Container body, 2... Outer wall, 3... Closed space,
3a...upper chamber, 3b...lower chamber, 4...through hole,
5... Bulkhead, 6... Fluid, 7... Time measuring device, 8... Cap, 9... Mouth.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A cap 9 having a flat top surface at the mouth 9 of the container body 1
is attached and also has a time measuring device 7 on the outer periphery.
The time measuring device 7 has a plurality of closed spaces 3 provided in the center thereof, which are formed between the outer wall 2 which surrounds the container body 1 and allows the inside to be seen through, and the container body 1. An upper chamber 3a and a lower chamber 3 are separated by a partition wall 5 having a through hole 4.
A container characterized in that it is divided into a lower chamber 3b and a lower chamber 3b containing a fluid 6.