US20090314778A1 - Closure assembly for container including internal and external caps which are handled as one cluster - Google Patents

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US20090314778A1
US20090314778A1 US12/307,078 US30707807A US2009314778A1 US 20090314778 A1 US20090314778 A1 US 20090314778A1 US 30707807 A US30707807 A US 30707807A US 2009314778 A1 US2009314778 A1 US 2009314778A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0435—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with separate sealing elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/28—Caps combined with stoppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/58—Caps or cap-like covers combined with stoppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures

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  • the present invention relates to a closure for a container, and more particularly, to a closure assembly for a container including an internal cap and an external cap which are handled as one cluster, in which the internal cap and the external cap are engaged to each other by locking members each formed on the internal and external caps to prevent the internal cap from being disengaged from the external cap, thereby conveniently opening and closing an outlet opening and also easily assembling the closure assembly, in which the number of components is decreased, the productivity is remarkably increased, and in which the engaging state of the internal cap and the external cap is compact, so that the handling of the closure assembly is convenient.
  • an internal soft cap is engaged to an outlet opening of the container, and an external solid cap is engaged to the outside of the outlet opening.
  • the internal cap includes an insertion portion fitted in the outlet opening of the container, and a flange formed on an upper end of the insertion portion.
  • the external cap is adapted to be engaged to an outer periphery of the outlet opening.
  • the external cap In the state that the internal cap and the external cap are engaged to the outlet opening of the container, the external cap is primarily unfastened from the outlet opening, and the internal cap is secondarily pulled out from the outlet opening to open the outlet opening of the container.
  • Such a sealing container is required to easily open and close the outlet opening and conveniently manage the closure, without worrying about the loss of the closure, as well as excellent sealing function.
  • the conventional sealing container has the following problems: it is difficult and inconvenient to disengage the internal cap from the outlet opening; since the internal cap and the external cap are separately formed, the internal cap is likely polluted or lost after the outlet opening is opened; and it is cumbersome to individually engage disengage the internal and external caps to or from the outlet opening.
  • Korean Patent No. 10-0567206 entitled “Closure Structure for Container.”
  • the closure disclosed in the above patent includes an internal cap 110 , an external cap 120 , a resilient coupling member 130 connecting the internal cap with the external cap, and a magnet 140 attached to the internal cap 110 .
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a closure assembly for a container including an internal cap and an external cap which are handled as one cluster, in which the internal cap and the external cap are engaged to each other by locking members each formed on the internal and external caps to prevent the internal cap from being disengaged from the external cap, thereby conveniently opening and closing an outlet opening and also easily assembling the closure assembly, in which the number of components is decreased, the productivity is remarkably increased, and in which the engaging state of the internal cap and the external cap is compact, so that the handling of the closure assembly is convenient.
  • a closure assembly for a container including an internal cap and an external cap which are handled as one cluster is disclosed, in which the internal cap is tightly fitted into an outlet opening of a container and having a flange formed on an insertion portion, and the external cap has a threaded portion engaged to an outer periphery of the outlet opening to enclose the internal cap.
  • the internal cap and the external cap have a corresponding locking member to prevent the internal cap from being disengaged from the external cap.
  • the external cap includes a second engagement portion having a diameter smaller than that of the threaded portion to form a stepped portion and having at least one locking portion formed on an inner periphery of the second engagement portion
  • the internal cap includes a first engagement portion protruding upwardly from the internal cap and having a locking portion formed on an outer periphery of the first engagement portion corresponding to the second engagement portion of the external cap.
  • the closure assembly including the internal and external caps handled as one cluster, the internal cap and external cap are engaged to each other by the locking members each formed on the internal and external caps to prevent the internal cap from being disengaged from the external cap, thereby conveniently opening and closing the outlet opening and also easily assembling the closure assembly. Since the number of the components is decreased, the productivity is remarkably increased. In addition, the engaging state of the internal cap and the external cap is compact, so that the handling of the closure assembly is convenient.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a prior art closure.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a closure assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engaged state of the closure assembly in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an external cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a closure assembly according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engaged state of the closure assembly in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a closure assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a closure assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engaged state of the closure assembly in FIG. 2 .
  • a closure assembly 1 for a container includes an internal cap 10 tightly fitted into an outlet opening 2 a of a container 2 and having a flange 12 formed on an insertion portion 11 , and an external cap 20 having a threaded portion 21 engaged to an outer periphery of the outlet opening 2 a to enclose the internal cap 10 , in which the internal cap 10 and the external cap 20 have a corresponding locking member C so that the internal cap 10 is not completely detached from the external cap 20 to form a cluster of the external and internal caps.
  • the locking member C includes a first coupling column 13 upwardly protruding from a rear surface of the insertion portion 11 of the internal cap 10 and having a hook portion 13 a formed at an upper end of the first coupling column 13 , and a second coupling column 23 downwardly protruding from an upper surface of the external cap 20 and having a hook portion 23 a which is engaged with the hook portion 13 a of the first coupling column.
  • the hook portions 13 a and 23 a have hook-shaped ends so that the hook portion 13 a is easily engaged with the hook portion 23 a and is hardly disengaged from the hook portion 23 a.
  • the hook portions 13 a and 23 a can be easily engaged with each other due to the resiliency of the material.
  • the internal cap 10 may be provided with a cylindrical guide portion 14 for guiding the second coupling column 23 along the first coupling column 13 and also reinforcing the internal cap 10 .
  • the guide portion 14 may be provided with reinforcing ribs 14 a.
  • the hook portions 13 a and 23 a of the first and second coupling columns 13 and 23 may be formed in threaded portion 13 ab and 23 ab which are threadedly engaged with each other, as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the second coupling column 23 with the hook portion 23 a is provided with notches 23 b radially formed on the front end thereof, as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the external cap 20 includes a second engagement portion 25 having a diameter smaller than that of the threaded portion 21 to form a stepped portion and having at least one locking portion 25 a formed on the inner periphery of the second engagement portion.
  • the internal cap 10 includes a first engagement portion 15 protruding upwardly from the internal cap and having a locking portion 15 a formed on the outer periphery of the first engagement portion 15 corresponding to the second engagement portion 25 of the external cap.
  • the first engagement portion 15 has a recessed groove 15 b with an abutment portion 15 ba formed on an upper portion of the recessed groove 15 b
  • the second engagement portion 25 has a locking boss 25 b corresponding to the abutment portion 15 ba of the recessed groove 15 b.
  • the internal cap 10 includes an upper surface 16 covering a space 11 a formed on a rear surface of the insertion portion 11 and having an anchor hole 17 formed at a center portion thereof.
  • the external cap 20 is integrally or separately formed with an anchor 27 having an anchor portion 27 a for preventing the anchor portion 27 a from being released from the anchor hole 17 .
  • the external cap 20 is provided with a through-hole 29
  • the internal cap 10 includes a locking part 18 passing through the through-hole 29 from the upper portion of the external cap to engage the internal cap 10 and having a knob 18 a for preventing the release of the external cap 20 .
  • the locking part 18 may be fused to the internal cap after assembling, and the knob 18 a may be bent when the container is used.
  • the internal cap 10 or the external cap 20 may be provided with a magnet 31 or a Velcro fiber fastener (not shown) for attaching the closure to the container body 2 after the closure is disengaged from the outlet opening of the container body 2 .
  • the container body 2 includes a magnet or metal corresponding to the magnet of the closure. Also, in case the Velcro fiber fastener is provided on the external cap, a corresponding Velcro fiber fastener is adhered to any of an outer surface of the container body.
  • the internal cap 10 or the external cap 20 may be provided with a recessed mounting portion 22 corresponding to a closure holding part 2 b formed on the container body 2 , as shown in FIG. 13 , in order to hold the closure which is disengaged from the container body 2 on the container body.
  • the external cap 20 may be provided with a resilient hanger 33 for hanging the closure from the container body in a cantilever type after the closure is released from the outlet opening of the container body.
  • the resilient hanger 33 is made of resilient material, and has one end fixed to the external cap and the other end fixed to the container body 2 .
  • the closure assembly according to the present invention is adapted to prevent the internal cap from being detached from the external cap, thereby conveniently handling the closure assembly when the outlet opening 2 a of the container body is opened. Since the locking member C is provided on the internal cap 10 and the external cap 20 , the closure assembly is easily assembled to improve the productivity.
  • the locking member C of the present invention consists of the first coupling column 13 with the hook portion 13 a and the second coupling column 23 with the hook portion 23 a (see FIGS. 2 , 3 and 4 ). Since the internal cap 10 and the external cap 20 are engaged with each other as a cluster without using additional components, the closure assembly can be easily handled when it is engaged to or disengaged from the outlet opening of the container body.
  • the above operation can be achieved in cases that the internal cap 10 is provided with the first engagement portion 15 and the external cap 20 is provided with the second engagement portion 25 (see FIGS. 6 and 7 ), that the anchor 27 is used (see FIG. 8 ), and that the locking part 18 is provided (see FIG. 8 ).
  • the closure assembly can be attached to the container body when the outlet opening is opened, thereby conveniently handling the closure assembly and also preventing the closure assembly from being lost (see FIG. 12 ).
  • closure holding part 2 b is formed on the container body 2 and the recessed mounting portion 22 corresponding to the closure holding part 2 b is formed on the external cap 20 (see FIG. 13 ).
  • the closure assembly is hanged from the container body after the closure assembly is released from the outlet opening of the container body, thereby improving the convenience and preventing the pollution of the internal cap 10 .
  • the internal cap and external cap are engaged to each other by the locking members each formed on the internal and external caps to prevent the internal cap from being disengaged from the external cap, thereby conveniently opening and closing the outlet opening and also easily assembling the closure assembly.
  • the productivity is remarkably increased.
  • the engaging state of the internal cap and the external cap is compact, so that the handling of the closure assembly is convenient.

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