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- the present invention relates to a container in which the junction between an opening portion of a container body and a lid member is accomplished relying on a brittle portion, and the container body and the lid member can be separated away from each other by breaking the junction which is the brittle portion, the container capable of maintaining an erected attitude by using the lid member even if the container has such a shape which by itself cannot maintain the erected attitude.
- Adhesives for dental use can be grouped into those that are contained in a container designed for repetitive use a plurality of number of times and those that are contained in a container designed for use for the therapy of only one time.
- the former container designed for repetitive use a plurality of number of times contains the adhesive in an amount to meet the therapy of a plurality of number of times, and has its lid member opened for the therapy of every time.
- the latter container designed for containing the adhesive in an amount to meet the therapy of only one time is opened from its sealed state, and is, usually, discarded after each use irrespective of the amount of the adhesive that is remaining.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a conventional container for containing an dental adhesive for dental use.
- a container 51 is constituted by a container body 52 and a lid member 53 , the lid member 53 being fitted to the opening side of the container body 52 which is of a cylindrical shape having bottom.
- the container 51 is still unsealed.
- the lid member 53 is pushed into the container body 52 (direction of an arrow c) from the state that is shown until a flange 57 of the lid member 53 comes in contact with an upper end surface 58 of the container body 52 .
- a sealing portion (not shown) formed in the container 51 is unsealed, and an end 56 of a rod 55 is inserted in an opening 54 formed in an upper part of the lid member 53 to thereby take out the adhesive in a manner of being applied to the end portion 56 .
- the container 51 is so constituted as cannot be returned back to the unsealed position shown in FIG. 1 once the lid member 53 is pushed into the container body 52 .
- the container body 52 is discarded with the lid member 53 being inserted therein.
- FIG. 13A illustrates another conventional container for containing an adhesive for dental use.
- a container 61 is constituted by a container body 62 and a lid member 63 , and has a pedestal 64 of the shape of a disk at the lower part thereof.
- a container portion 65 is provided in the central portion so as to be erected upward in the up-and-down direction from the pedestal 64 , and fins 66 a and 66 b of the shape of thin plates are formed on both the right and left sides of the container portion 65 .
- fins 66 c and 66 d of the shape of thin plates are also formed on both the right and left sides of the lid member 63 .
- a brittle portion 68 is formed between the container body 62 and the lid member 63 , the brittle portion 68 being bonded by melt-adhesion or the like method after the adhesive has been contained in the container portion 65 .
- the lid portion 63 is gripped and twisted so as to be cut the brittle portion 68 .
- the container body 62 is placed on a suitable position in an erected attitude, and a rod (see FIG. 4 ) is inserted in an opening 69 formed after the brittle portion 68 is cut off . Therefore, the adhesive is applied to the end of the rod so as to be used for the dental therapy. After the dental therapy has been finished, the container body 62 is discarded in a state of being separated away from the lid member 63 .
- the container body 52 and the lid member 53 remain integrally together even after the container 51 is opened. Therefore, the container 51 can be discarded without permitting them to be separated apart, which is an advantage.
- the container 51 as a whole is long in the longitudinal direction and loses stability when it is attempted to erect the container 51 . Even if erected, the container 51 may easily fall down due to a slight swing of when the rod 55 is inserted in the container 51 . Therefore, after the container 51 is opened, the dentist must continue the therapy by holding the container 51 by his one hand while holding the rod 55 by his other hand. When the therapy must be conducted by using the two hands, therefore, the dentist must have an assistant hold the container 51 , which is inconvenient.
- the container 61 shown in FIG. 13 is forming the pedestal 64 at the lower part of the container body 62 enabling the container body 62 to stand on a suitable place. Therefore, the dentist is allowed to hold a patient with his one hand and apply the adhesive to the patient by using his other hand, which is convenient for carrying out the operation. With this container 61 , however, the container body 62 and the lid member 63 are separated from each other. After the therapy, therefore, the container body 62 and the lid member 63 are, in many cases, discarded in a state of being separated away from each other.
- the pedestal 64 is formed having a bottom surface very larger than the sectional area of the container body 62 .
- These disposable dental adhesives are shipped being contained in a number of, usually, several hundred pieces (e.g., 500 pieces) in each casing.
- the pedestals 64 of a large size cause the containers 61 to become large in three-dimensional directions and, therefore, cause the casings to be shipped to become bulky.
- the present invention was attained in view of the above circumstances, and has a first object of providing a container which is not bulky at the time of shipping, can be stably stood on a suitable place, and can be discarded without being separated into a container body and a lid member.
- the fins 66 a, 66 b of the container body 62 and the fins 66 c, 66 d of the lid member 63 are turned in the opposite directions to cut the brittle portion 68 between the container body 62 and the lid member 63 .
- the brittle portion 68 must have a strength of a certain degree since the content leaks out of the container body 62 if the lid member is broken. Further, at the time of cutting the lid member 63 from the container body 62 , the brittle portion is not gradually broken but is entirely broken instantaneously enabling the lid member 63 to be separated away from the opening 69 of the container body 62 .
- various methods can be contrived for joining the container body 62 and the lid member 63 together, such as heat-melt adhesion or using an adhesive.
- the container body 62 must be completely sealed to prevent the leakage of the content contained in the container body 62 yet enabling the container body 62 and the lid member 63 to be easily broken apart and, therefore, requiring a highly sophisticated junction technology.
- the present invention was accomplished in view of the above circumstances and has a second object of providing a container which suppresses the opening 69 from swinging by suppressing the movement of the container body at the time when the junction portion between the container body and the lid member is broken, prevents the content from flowing out of the container body, and maintains the content in the container body in a sealed state even if the junction portion has not been completely sealed.
- the present invention provides a container comprising a container body and a lid member for closing the container body, wherein the container body has, formed at one end portion thereof, an engaging portion for fitting the lid member to the container body, the lid member has, formed therein, a lid body for closing the container body and holding portions protruding outward beyond a body portion of the container body that contains the content therein, and after the container body and the lid member are separated apart, the lid member is fitted to the engaging portion to maintain the container body in an erected attitude by using the holding portions.
- auxiliary portions are so formed at a lower portion of the container body of the container as to protrude outward beyond the body portion of the container body, and the container body is maintained in an erected attitude by using the holding portions and the auxiliary portions.
- the holding portions of the container are arranged in a number of two at positions facing each other on a straight line passing through the central portion of the lid body, the auxiliary portions are arranged in a number of two at positions facing each other on a straight line passing through the central portion of the container body, the holding portions and the auxiliary portions being arranged so as to pass on the same horizontal plane in a state where the container body is still unsealed, and the holding portions and the auxiliary portions being arranged nearly in a cross shape in a state where the lid body is fitted to the engaging portion of the container body.
- the holding portions of the container are forming plate-like wing portions protruding outward of the lid member, and the engaging portion of the container body comprises slits which are so formed as to extend upward from the lower end of the container body, and the lid member is fitted to the container body by inserting the wing portions in the slits.
- the container has three or more auxiliary portions and in a state where the container body is falling down, the height of the auxiliary portion at the highest position among the three or more auxiliary portions is lower than the maximum height of the body portion.
- lid member and the container body of the container are integrally coupled together at the take-out opening portion, the coupling being attained relying on a brittle portion that can be broken, and the content in the container body is an adhesive for dental (medical) use.
- the container of the present invention comprises a container body having an opening portion and a lid member coupled to the opening portion, wherein the opening portion of the container body and the lid member are joined together relying on a brittle portion, and the container body and the lid member are separated apart by breaking the junction portion which is the brittle portion, and wherein the lid member has a closing member at a portion thereof coupled to the container body, the closing member protruding into the container body, and the opening portion of the container body is closed by using the closing member.
- the container is such that the lid member includes a cylindrical portion coupled to the opening portion and the closing member arranged in the inner circumferential portion of the cylindrical portion, and the closing member can be fitted into the cylindrical portion of the lid member.
- the closing member of the container is made of an elastic member in such a manner that the outer circumferential surface thereof in cross section is larger than the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion in cross section.
- the lid member and the container body of the container can be joined together by heat-melt adhesion.
- a grip portion can be formed on the container body of the container to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a grip portion can be formed on the lid member to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the lid member, and the cutting portion can be cut by turning the pair of grip portions in the opposite directions.
- the content contained in the container body of the container may be an adhesive for medical use.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container comprising a container body and a lid member according to a first embodiment of the invention in a state where the container has not been used yet;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container body in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body of the container of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body of FIG. 1 and is going to be fitted to the container body;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body of FIG. 1 and is fitted to the container body;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a pedestal portion of the container body according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container comprising the container body and the lid member according to a third embodiment of the invention in a state where the container is still unsealed;
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view in the direction of X-X line in FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of before fitting a closing member into the container of FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body and is fitted to the container body;
- FIG. 10 shows a disassembled perspective view of the container and a perspective view of the container according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the container according to a modified embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional disposable container for an adhesive that has been used for the dental therapy.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another conventional disposable container for an adhesive that has been used for the dental therapy.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy in a state where the container has not been used yet
- FIG. 2 illustrates a container body 2 .
- the container 1 is a so-called disposable container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy.
- the container 1 made of a plastic material includes a container body 2 formed in the lower portion and a lid member 3 formed in the upper portion.
- the container body 2 forms a body portion 5 in the upper portion thereof for containing an adhesive, and the body portion is of a cylindrical shape with bottom.
- a pedestal 6 is formed having a diameter larger than that of the body portion 5 .
- Two auxiliary leg portions 7 are formed surrounding the pedestal 6 , opposed to each other in the radial direction of the pedestal 6 , protruding outwards in the direction of diameter, and facing the center of the pedestal 6 .
- the auxiliary leg portions 7 include wing portions 8 coupled at the ends on one side to the pedestal 6 and cylindrical portions 9 coupled to the ends on the other side of the wing portions 8 .
- the wing portions 8 are plate members of a square shape, and the upper ends of the cylindrical portions 9 are protruding beyond the upper ends of the wing portions 8 .
- the lid member 3 includes a lid body 10 and holding leg portions 11 .
- the lid body 10 closes the interior of the container body 2 relying on a partitioning wall 12 .
- the holding leg portions 11 are formed in a number of two surrounding the lid body 10 , facing in the radial direction of the lid body 10 and protruding outward in the direction of diameter.
- the holding leg portions 11 include wing portions 14 coupled at the ends on one side to the lid body 10 and cylindrical portions 15 coupled to the ends on the other side of the wing portions 14 .
- the positions where the holding leg portions 11 are formed are arranged on the same plane in which the holding leg portions 11 extend relative to a plane in which the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 extend.
- the container 1 is such that after the adhesive is contained in the container body 2 , the container body 2 and the lid member 3 are air-tightly joined together by such closing means as melt-adhesion, and the junction portion is forming a brittle portion 13 having a thickness smaller than that of any other portions.
- the pedestal 6 of the container body 1 is of a cylindrical shape having bottom with its lower side open.
- a pair of slits 16 is formed in the circumferential wall of the pedestal 6 extending upward from the lower end of the circumferential wall.
- the positions where the slits 16 are formed are arranged on a line at right angles with a line that connects the pair of auxiliary leg portions 7 passing through the center of the pedestal 6 . Therefore, the auxiliary leg portions 7 and the slits 16 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the pedestal 6 at an angle of 90 degrees.
- the width of the slit 16 is nearly equal to the thickness of the wing portion 14 of the holding leg portion 11 .
- An inner hole 19 is formed in the pedestal 6 , the inner hole 19 having an inner diameter nearly equal to the outer diameter of the lid body 10 of the lid member 3 .
- the lid member 3 that is separated from the container body 2 can be fitted into the inner hole 19 of the pedestal 6 .
- a dentist who is going to treat the teeth may use an adhesive contained in the above container. Namely, he may grip the container body 2 by his one hand, grip the holding leg portions 11 of the lid member 3 by his other hand, and may turn the container body 2 and the holding leg portions 11 in the opposite directions to cut the brittle portion 13 . Upon cutting the brittle portion 13 , the container body 2 forms an opening 17 for taking out the adhesive.
- the holding leg portions 11 have a large distance L between the cylindrical portions 15 and 15 at both ends, and produces a large moment of rotation enabling the brittle portion 13 to be cut with a small force.
- the holding leg members 11 are directed upside down as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the positions of the holding leg portions 11 of the lid member 3 are turned in the circumferential direction by 90 degrees with respect to the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 .
- the lid member 3 is brought to just under the pedestal 6 of the container body 2 , the lid body 10 of the lid member 3 is fitted into the inner hole of the pedestal 6 , and the wing portions 14 of the holding leg portions 11 are inserted in the slits 16 .
- the container body 2 and the lid member 3 are coupled together in the shape of a rocket, and the lower portion of the container 1 acquires a cross shape relying on the auxiliary leg portions 7 and the holding leg portions 11 .
- the container 1 upon being placed on a suitable position in a state where the take-out opening 17 of the container body 2 is facing upward, the container 1 maintains an erected attitude with stability.
- the slits 16 serve as positioning portions enabling the leg portions 7 and 11 to be reliably formed in a cross shape.
- the dentist inserts an end of a rod 18 in the take-out opening 17 of the container 1 which is placed maintaining stability and takes out the adhesive, preventing such an occurrence that the container falls down while taking out the adhesive.
- the container 1 according to the embodiment is designed in the shape of a rocket as described above and, therefore, the cylindrical portions 15 may not be formed on the outer sides at the ends of the auxiliary leg portions 7 and holding leg portions 11 . Or, the holding members may be formed in quite another shape.
- the dentist is allowed to apply the adhesive to the patient's teeth by using both hands while the container body 2 is stood on a suitable place.
- the container 1 is discarded.
- the container body 2 and the lid member 3 are coupled together, and are not separately discarded.
- the lid member 3 turns into garbage at a moment when it is separated away from the container body 2 . According to the present invention, however, the lid member 3 can be effectively utilized before it turns into garbage.
- the longitudinal and transverse lengths are L ⁇ L (as for L, see FIG. 1 ).
- the longitudinal and transverse lengths are L ⁇ W (as for W, see FIG. 2 ).
- auxiliary leg portions 7 are formed on the side of the container body 2 , and the holding leg portions 11 , too, are similarly formed in a number of two on the lid member 3 .
- the numbers of the auxiliary leg portions 7 and holding leg portions 11 may be suitably varied.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the pedestal portion 6 of the container body 2 .
- four auxiliary leg portions 7 are formed on the outer circumferential portion of the pedestal 6 .
- Two sets of auxiliary leg portions 7 are arranged being opposed to each other in the direction of diameter of the pedestal 6 , each set of auxiliary leg portions 7 being close to each other.
- a maximum distance M at the distal ends of each set of auxiliary leg portions 7 must be smaller than the outer diameter W of the pedestal 6 .
- the lid member 3 has the same shape as that of the lid member 3 of the above embodiment.
- the lid member 3 of the same shape as that of the first embodiment is fitted to the pedestal 6 ; i.e., the container body 2 is maintained in an erected attitude by a total of six leg portions 7 and 11 including four auxiliary leg portions 7 and two holding leg portions 11 . Therefore, the container body 2 is maintained in the erected attitude more stably.
- the lid member 3 may be provided with four holding leg portions 11 along the circumference thereof in the same structure as that of the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the pedestal 6 . In this case, the container body 2 can be further stabilized to maintain the erected attitude.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container containing an adhesive for dental therapy in a state of not yet used as viewed from the upper side.
- the container 1 is a so-called disposable container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy.
- the plastic container 1 made of a plastic material includes a container body 2 formed in the lower portion and a lid member 3 of the same material as the container body 2 formed in the upper portion.
- the container body 2 forms a body portion 5 in the upper portion thereof for containing an adhesive, and the body portion 5 is of a cylindrical shape with bottom.
- a pedestal 6 is formed having a diameter larger than that of the body portion 5 .
- Two auxiliary leg portions 7 are formed surrounding the pedestal 6 , opposed to each other in the radial direction of the pedestal 6 , protruding outward in the direction of diameter, and facing the center of the pedestal 6 .
- the auxiliary leg portions 7 include wing portions 8 coupled at the ends on one side to the pedestal 6 and cylindrical portions 9 coupled to the ends on the other side of the wing portions 8 .
- the wing portions 8 are plate members of a square shape, and the upper ends of the cylindrical portions 9 are protruding beyond the upper ends of the wing portions 8 .
- the lid member 3 shown in FIG. 6 includes the lid body 10 and holding leg portions 11 .
- the cylindrical lid body 10 is formed having an outer diameter which is the same as the inner diameter of the container body 2 .
- the junction portion between the lid body 10 and the container body 2 is forming a brittle portion 13 .
- the brittle portion 13 may be formed by integrally forming the lid body 10 and the container body 2 together, and forming a thin portion therebetween, or may be formed by forming the lid body 10 and the container body 2 separately from each other and, thereafter, joining the lid body 10 and the container body 2 together with an adhesive.
- the lid body 10 and the container body 2 are separately formed and are, thereafter, joined together by heat-melt adhesion.
- the holding leg portions 11 are formed in a number of two surrounding the lid body 10 , facing in the radial direction of the lid body 10 and protruding outward in the direction of diameter.
- the holding leg portions 11 include wing portions 14 coupled at the ends on one side to the lid body 10 and cylindrical portions 15 coupled to the ends on the other side of the wing portions 14 .
- the positions where the holding leg portions 11 are formed are at the same circumferential angular positions as those of the plate surface of the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 .
- the closing member 21 is made from a nearly cylindrical elastic member which is a synthetic resin.
- the closing member 21 has an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameters of the lid member 10 and the container body 2 .
- the position where the closing member 21 is arranged is such that one end of the closing member 21 protrudes by a length L 2 toward the container body 2 beyond the brittle portion 13 between the lid body 10 and the container body 2 .
- the closing member 21 is compressed in the radial direction and pushes the inner circumferential surfaces of the lid body 10 and the container body 2 due to its repulsive force.
- the lid body 10 and the container body 2 are melt-adhered together as shown in FIG. 8 . Thereafter, the content (adhesive for medical use) is contained in the container 1 , and the closing member 21 is pushed into the opening 22 of the lid body 10 so as to extend across the brittle portion 13 . No particular adhesive is required for fixing the closing member 21 , and the closing member 21 is fixed in the container 1 due to the repulsive force stemming from the elastic force of the closing member 21 .
- the pedestal 6 of the container body 1 is of a cylindrical shape having bottom with its lower side open.
- a pair of slits 16 is formed in the circumferential wall of the pedestal 6 extending upward from the lower end of the circumferential wall.
- the positions where the slits 16 are formed are arranged on a line at right angles with a line that connects the pair of auxiliary leg portions 7 passing through the center of the pedestal 6 . Therefore, the auxiliary leg portions 7 and the slits 16 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the pedestal 6 at an angle of 90 degrees.
- the width of the slit 16 is nearly equal to the thickness of the wing portion 14 of the holding leg portion 11 .
- an inner hole 19 (see also the inner hole 19 of FIG. 2 ) is formed in the pedestal 6 , the inner hole 19 having an inner diameter nearly equal to the outer diameter of the lid body 10 of the lid member 3 .
- the lid member 3 that is separated from the container body 2 can be fitted into the inner hole 19 of the pedestal 6 as shown in FIG. 9 .
- a dentist who is going to treat the teeth may use an adhesive contained in the above container. Namely, he may grip the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 by his one hand, grip the holding leg portions 11 of the lid member 3 by his other hand, and may turn the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 and the holding leg portions 11 in the opposite directions as indicated by arrows a and b in FIG. 6 to break the brittle portion 13 .
- the brittle portion 13 has no elasticity and, therefore, the lid body 10 and the container body 2 can be instantaneously separated from each other.
- the lid body 10 and the container body 2 are turned in the circumferential directions, and no force acts in a direction in which the container body 2 is pulled out in the axial direction. Even if they are in a broken state, the closing member 21 is extending across the brittle portion 13 . Therefore, the closing member 21 plays the role of a coupling member as it pushes the inner circumferential surface of the container body 2 , and the lid member 3 and the container body 2 are maintained in a state of being coupled together.
- the container body 2 and the lid member 3 can be smoothly turned in the opposite directions with the closing member 21 as a rotary shaft suppressing the movement of the container body 2 . Therefore, the opening 17 of the container body 2 swings little, and the content is greatly suppressed from swinging. Besides, even if the container body 2 moves to some extent, the opening 17 of the container body 2 is maintained in a state of being closed by the closing member 21 preventing the content from flying out of the container body 2 .
- the holding leg portions 11 have a large distance between the cylindrical portions 15 and 15 at both ends, and produce a large moment of rotation enabling the brittle portion 13 to be cut with a small force.
- the lid member 3 After the lid member 3 is separated from the container body 2 , the lid member 3 is directed upside down, and the positions of the holding leg portions 11 of the lid member 3 are turned in the circumferential direction by 90 degrees with respect to the auxiliary leg portions 7 of the container body 2 .
- the lid member 3 is brought to just under the pedestal 6 of the container body 2 , the lid body 10 of the lid member 3 is fitted into the inner hole of the pedestal 6 , and the wing portions 14 of the holding leg portions 11 are inserted in the slits 16 . As shown in FIG.
- the container body 2 and the lid member 3 are coupled together in the shape of a rocket, and the lower portion of the container 1 acquires across shape relying on the auxiliary leg portions 7 and the holding leg portions 11 enabling the container 1 to be placed on any place maintaining stability.
- the container 1 that is placed on a suitable position stably maintains the erected attitude with the take-out opening 17 of the container body 2 being faced upward.
- the dentist is allowed to take out the adhesive by inserting the end of the rod 18 in the take-out opening 17 of the container 1 that is placed in a stable state. If the dentist does not all use the adhesive and desires to use again the adhesive that is left, then the closing member 21 may be inserted in the opening 17 of the container body 2 and the lid member 3 may be fitted to the container body 2 to preserve the adhesive.
- the closing member 21 plays the role of a closing plug and is, further, arranged extending across the brittle portion 13 . Therefore, the interior of the container 1 is maintained closely adhered though the coupling portion has not been so closely adhered.
- the container 1 is a so-called general-purpose container which is not limited to the one for containing an adhesive for dental use, and is capable of containing a liquid, a powder or a granular solid.
- the container 1 made of a plastic material includes the plastic container body 2 formed in the lower portion and the lid member 3 of the same material as the container body 2 and is formed in the upper portion.
- the container body 2 is of a cylindrical shape with bottom.
- the lid member 3 includes the lid body 10 and the cylindrical closing member 21 , the lid member 10 having an outer diameter which is the same as the inner diameter of the container body 2 .
- the junction portion between the lid body 10 and the container body 2 is forming the brittle portion 13 .
- the brittle portion 13 may be formed by integrally forming the lid body 10 and the container body 2 together, and forming a thin portion therebetween, or may be formed by forming the lid body 10 and the container body 2 separately from each other and, thereafter, joining the lid body 10 and the container body 2 together with an adhesive.
- the lid body 10 and the container body 2 are separately formed and are, thereafter, joined together by heat-melt adhesion.
- the closing member 21 is made from a nearly cylindrical elastic member which is a synthetic resin.
- the closing member 21 has an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameters of the lid body 10 and the container body 2 .
- the position where the closing member 21 is arranged is such that one end of the closing member 21 protrudes by a length L 2 toward the container body 2 beyond the brittle portion 13 between the lid body 10 and the container body 2 . In a state where the closing member 21 is fitted to the lid body 10 , therefore, the closing member 21 is compressed in the radial direction and is fitted in the container 1 .
- the jig 30 includes a stopper 31 and a pushing portion 32 which is a protuberance. If the pushing portion 32 of the jig 30 has a length L 3 so that the closing member 21 protrudes beyond the brittle portion 13 by a length L 2 , then the closing member 21 can be easily pushed by a correct amount. After the brittle portion 13 is broken, therefore, the closing member 21 closes the opening 17 of the container body 2 with a predetermined closing force or with a closing force which lies in a predetermined range.
- the closing member 21 is closing the opening 17 of the container body 2 when the brittle portion 13 is broken preventing the content from flying out of the container body 2 . Further, the closing member 21 is made of an elastic member and is closing the container body 2 over a small length. Therefore, the closing member 21 can be easily removed from the container body 2 by pulling out the lid member 3 .
- the container of the present invention is such that after the container body and the lid member are separated from each other, the lid member is fitted to the engaging portion of the container body, and the container body maintains its erected attitude relying on the holding portions. Therefore, the container can be held maintaining stability so will not to fall down.
- the container body of the container is forming auxiliary portions protruding outward from the body portion of the container body and maintains the erected attitude relying on the holding portions and the auxiliary portions. Therefore, the container body stably maintains the erected attitude.
- the holding portions of the lid member of the container and the auxiliary portions are so arranged as to pass on the same horizontal plane and in a state where the lid body is fitted, the holding portions and the auxiliary portions are arranged in nearly a cross shape enabling the container body to more stably maintain the erected attitude. Further, the lid member can be unsealed with a small torque by turning the holding portions.
- the lid member of the container is provided with three or more holding leg portions.
- the height of the holding leg portion which is the highest among the three or more holding leg portions is set to be smaller than a maximum width or a maximum diameter of the body portion.
- the lid member of the container and the container body are integrally coupled together at the take-out opening portion relying on the brittle portion that can be broken. Usually, therefore, the lid member after broken is discarded separately from the container body. According to the present invention, however, the lid member and the container body are discarded being coupled together instead of being separated away from each other. Further, the lid member is functionally used as a holding portion for holding the container body before being discarded.
- the coupling portion between the lid member and the container body is provided with the closing member that protrudes toward the container body side, and the opening portion of the container body is closed by the closing member.
- the container body and the lid member can be smoothly turned in the opposite directions with the closing member as the rotary shaft suppressing the motion of the container body. Therefore, the opening of the container body swings little greatly suppressing the content from swinging. Even if the container body moves to some extent, the opening of the container body is maintained closed by the closing member preventing the content from flying out of the container body. Even if the brittle portion is not air-tight, the brittle portion is coupled by the closing member and, therefore, the container body is maintained air-tight irrespective of the air-tightness of the brittle portion.
- the above container comprises the cylindrical portion in which the lid member is coupled to the opening portion and the closing member that is arranged in the inner circumferential portion of the cylindrical portion, the closing member being inserted in the cylindrical portion of the lid member. After the container body and the lid member are joined together, therefore, the closing member is fitted. Namely, they can be joined together prior to introducing the content into the container body.
- the closing member is made of an elastic member having an outer circumferential surface which in cross section is larger than the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion in cross section. Therefore, the closing member stably maintains the closely adhering force. Even after the lid member is separated away from the container body, the closing member stably maintains closed the opening portion of the container body.
- the container body of the container is forming grip portions protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the container body while the lid member is forming grip portions protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the lid member, and the cutting portion is cut by turning the pair of grip portions in the opposite directions. Therefore, the container body and the lid member can be easily broken apart requiring a further decreased force.
- the content to be introduced into the container body of the container is an adhesive for medical use. At the time of unsealing, therefore, the adhesive for medical use that tends to easily fly out can be prevented from flying out of the container.
- the above embodiments have dealt with the dental container for containing an adhesive for dental use.
- the container is not limited to the dental use only but can also be applied to other containers that need to be stably erected.
- the lid body 10 is internally fitted in the inner hole 19 of the pedestal 6 .
- the lid body 10 may be externally fitted to the outer circumferential portion of the pedestal 6 .
- slits are formed in the lid body 10 so that the wing portions 8 of auxiliary leg portions 7 of the pedestal 6 can be inserted in the slits.
- the container body 2 can be utilized down to the bottom portion thereof for containing the content.
- the height of the container body can be decreased and, therefore, the erected attitude of the container body 10 can be further stabilized.
- the container body 2 and the lid member 3 were coupled together relying on the brittle portion 13 which was designed to be broken.
- the lid member 3 may be of a threaded type or an insertion (fit) type.
- the lid member 3 may be provided with the portions corresponding to the auxiliary leg portions 7 , so that the lid member 3 possesses the leg portions 7 , 11 arranged in a cross shape in addition to the existing holding leg portions 11 .
- the lid member 3 was formed in a cylindrical shape, the container body 2 and the lid member 3 were heat-melt adhered together and, thereafter, the closing member 21 was fitted to the lid member 3 and to the container body 2 .
- the lid body 10 of the lid member 10 does not have to be of a cylindrical shape, and the lid member 3 having a closed upper end can also be used. That is, as shown in FIG. 11 , the lid member 3 forms a fitting portion 24 that fits to the closing member 21 on the side that joins to the container body 2 , and the closing member 21 is fitted into the fitting portion 24 to close the container body 2 .
- the lid body 10 and the closing member 21 may be formed as a unitary structure.
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Abstract
A container which is not bulky at the time of shipping and can be stably stood on a suitable place. The container includes a lid member for closing a take-out opening (brittle portion) of the container body 2. On the lower outer side of the container body, there are formed slits for fitting the lid member to the container body after the container body and the lid member are separated apart, and auxiliary leg portions that protrude outward of the container body. The lid member is forming holding leg portions that protrude outward therefrom.
Wing portions of the holding leg portions are inserted in the slits to fit the lid member to the container body, and the erected attitude of the container body is supported by the holding leg portions.
Description
- The present application is a Divisional Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/073,659, filed Mar. 7, 2008, the entire contents of which is incorporated by reference herein, and which claims foreign priority to Japanese Application Nos. 2007-058744, filed Mar. 8, 2007, and 2007-135091, filed May 22, 2007, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a container in which the junction between an opening portion of a container body and a lid member is accomplished relying on a brittle portion, and the container body and the lid member can be separated away from each other by breaking the junction which is the brittle portion, the container capable of maintaining an erected attitude by using the lid member even if the container has such a shape which by itself cannot maintain the erected attitude.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Adhesives for dental use can be grouped into those that are contained in a container designed for repetitive use a plurality of number of times and those that are contained in a container designed for use for the therapy of only one time. The former container designed for repetitive use a plurality of number of times contains the adhesive in an amount to meet the therapy of a plurality of number of times, and has its lid member opened for the therapy of every time. The latter container designed for containing the adhesive in an amount to meet the therapy of only one time is opened from its sealed state, and is, usually, discarded after each use irrespective of the amount of the adhesive that is remaining.
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FIG. 12 illustrates a conventional container for containing an dental adhesive for dental use. - A
container 51 is constituted by acontainer body 52 and alid member 53, thelid member 53 being fitted to the opening side of thecontainer body 52 which is of a cylindrical shape having bottom. In a state that is illustrated, thecontainer 51 is still unsealed. To take out the adhesive by opening thecontainer 51, thelid member 53 is pushed into the container body 52 (direction of an arrow c) from the state that is shown until aflange 57 of thelid member 53 comes in contact with anupper end surface 58 of thecontainer body 52. Then, due to the internal structure, a sealing portion (not shown) formed in thecontainer 51 is unsealed, and anend 56 of arod 55 is inserted in anopening 54 formed in an upper part of thelid member 53 to thereby take out the adhesive in a manner of being applied to theend portion 56. Thecontainer 51 is so constituted as cannot be returned back to the unsealed position shown inFIG. 1 once thelid member 53 is pushed into thecontainer body 52. After the dental therapy has been finished, thecontainer body 52 is discarded with thelid member 53 being inserted therein. -
FIG. 13A illustrates another conventional container for containing an adhesive for dental use. - A
container 61 is constituted by acontainer body 62 and alid member 63, and has apedestal 64 of the shape of a disk at the lower part thereof. Acontainer portion 65 is provided in the central portion so as to be erected upward in the up-and-down direction from thepedestal 64, andfins container portion 65. Similarly, fins 66 c and 66 d of the shape of thin plates are also formed on both the right and left sides of thelid member 63. Abrittle portion 68 is formed between thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63, thebrittle portion 68 being bonded by melt-adhesion or the like method after the adhesive has been contained in thecontainer portion 65. - To take out the adhesive by opening the
container 61, thelid portion 63 is gripped and twisted so as to be cut thebrittle portion 68. Referring next toFIG. 13B , thecontainer body 62 is placed on a suitable position in an erected attitude, and a rod (seeFIG. 4 ) is inserted in anopening 69 formed after thebrittle portion 68 is cut off . Therefore, the adhesive is applied to the end of the rod so as to be used for the dental therapy. After the dental therapy has been finished, thecontainer body 62 is discarded in a state of being separated away from thelid member 63. - Disposable containers for use of only one time have been disclosed in JP-A-2003-310646 and JP-A-2003-175077.
- With the
container 51 shown inFIG. 12 , thecontainer body 52 and thelid member 53 remain integrally together even after thecontainer 51 is opened. Therefore, thecontainer 51 can be discarded without permitting them to be separated apart, which is an advantage. However, thecontainer 51 as a whole is long in the longitudinal direction and loses stability when it is attempted to erect thecontainer 51. Even if erected, thecontainer 51 may easily fall down due to a slight swing of when therod 55 is inserted in thecontainer 51. Therefore, after thecontainer 51 is opened, the dentist must continue the therapy by holding thecontainer 51 by his one hand while holding therod 55 by his other hand. When the therapy must be conducted by using the two hands, therefore, the dentist must have an assistant hold thecontainer 51, which is inconvenient. - The
container 61 shown inFIG. 13 is forming thepedestal 64 at the lower part of thecontainer body 62 enabling thecontainer body 62 to stand on a suitable place. Therefore, the dentist is allowed to hold a patient with his one hand and apply the adhesive to the patient by using his other hand, which is convenient for carrying out the operation. With thiscontainer 61, however, thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63 are separated from each other. After the therapy, therefore, thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63 are, in many cases, discarded in a state of being separated away from each other. - To stably stand the
container body 62, further, thepedestal 64 is formed having a bottom surface very larger than the sectional area of thecontainer body 62. These disposable dental adhesives are shipped being contained in a number of, usually, several hundred pieces (e.g., 500 pieces) in each casing. However, thepedestals 64 of a large size cause thecontainers 61 to become large in three-dimensional directions and, therefore, cause the casings to be shipped to become bulky. - The present invention was attained in view of the above circumstances, and has a first object of providing a container which is not bulky at the time of shipping, can be stably stood on a suitable place, and can be discarded without being separated into a container body and a lid member.
- As described above, to unseal the
container 61 shown in -
FIG. 13A , thefins container body 62 and the fins 66 c, 66 d of thelid member 63 are turned in the opposite directions to cut thebrittle portion 68 between thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63. Thebrittle portion 68 must have a strength of a certain degree since the content leaks out of thecontainer body 62 if the lid member is broken. Further, at the time of cutting thelid member 63 from thecontainer body 62, the brittle portion is not gradually broken but is entirely broken instantaneously enabling thelid member 63 to be separated away from the opening 69 of thecontainer body 62. - However, since the breakage takes place between the hard resins, a slight shock (like snapping into two) is imparted to the
container body 62 at the time of breaking. At this moment, thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63 may move relative to each other, whereby the opening 69 on the free end side of thecontainer body 62 may swing to a large degree often causing the content to flow out from the opening due to the swinging motion. - Further, various methods can be contrived for joining the
container body 62 and thelid member 63 together, such as heat-melt adhesion or using an adhesive. In any case, however, thecontainer body 62 must be completely sealed to prevent the leakage of the content contained in thecontainer body 62 yet enabling thecontainer body 62 and thelid member 63 to be easily broken apart and, therefore, requiring a highly sophisticated junction technology. - The present invention was accomplished in view of the above circumstances and has a second object of providing a container which suppresses the
opening 69 from swinging by suppressing the movement of the container body at the time when the junction portion between the container body and the lid member is broken, prevents the content from flowing out of the container body, and maintains the content in the container body in a sealed state even if the junction portion has not been completely sealed. - In order to solve the above first object, the present invention provides a container comprising a container body and a lid member for closing the container body, wherein the container body has, formed at one end portion thereof, an engaging portion for fitting the lid member to the container body, the lid member has, formed therein, a lid body for closing the container body and holding portions protruding outward beyond a body portion of the container body that contains the content therein, and after the container body and the lid member are separated apart, the lid member is fitted to the engaging portion to maintain the container body in an erected attitude by using the holding portions.
- It is desired that auxiliary portions are so formed at a lower portion of the container body of the container as to protrude outward beyond the body portion of the container body, and the container body is maintained in an erected attitude by using the holding portions and the auxiliary portions.
- The holding portions of the container are arranged in a number of two at positions facing each other on a straight line passing through the central portion of the lid body, the auxiliary portions are arranged in a number of two at positions facing each other on a straight line passing through the central portion of the container body, the holding portions and the auxiliary portions being arranged so as to pass on the same horizontal plane in a state where the container body is still unsealed, and the holding portions and the auxiliary portions being arranged nearly in a cross shape in a state where the lid body is fitted to the engaging portion of the container body.
- It is, further, desired that the holding portions of the container are forming plate-like wing portions protruding outward of the lid member, and the engaging portion of the container body comprises slits which are so formed as to extend upward from the lower end of the container body, and the lid member is fitted to the container body by inserting the wing portions in the slits.
- The container has three or more auxiliary portions and in a state where the container body is falling down, the height of the auxiliary portion at the highest position among the three or more auxiliary portions is lower than the maximum height of the body portion.
- It is further desired that the lid member and the container body of the container are integrally coupled together at the take-out opening portion, the coupling being attained relying on a brittle portion that can be broken, and the content in the container body is an adhesive for dental (medical) use.
- In order to achieve the above second object, the container of the present invention comprises a container body having an opening portion and a lid member coupled to the opening portion, wherein the opening portion of the container body and the lid member are joined together relying on a brittle portion, and the container body and the lid member are separated apart by breaking the junction portion which is the brittle portion, and wherein the lid member has a closing member at a portion thereof coupled to the container body, the closing member protruding into the container body, and the opening portion of the container body is closed by using the closing member.
- The container is such that the lid member includes a cylindrical portion coupled to the opening portion and the closing member arranged in the inner circumferential portion of the cylindrical portion, and the closing member can be fitted into the cylindrical portion of the lid member.
- The closing member of the container is made of an elastic member in such a manner that the outer circumferential surface thereof in cross section is larger than the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion in cross section.
- The lid member and the container body of the container can be joined together by heat-melt adhesion.
- A grip portion can be formed on the container body of the container to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a grip portion can be formed on the lid member to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the lid member, and the cutting portion can be cut by turning the pair of grip portions in the opposite directions.
- The content contained in the container body of the container may be an adhesive for medical use.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container comprising a container body and a lid member according to a first embodiment of the invention in a state where the container has not been used yet; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container body in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body of the container ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body ofFIG. 1 and is going to be fitted to the container body; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body ofFIG. 1 and is fitted to the container body; -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a pedestal portion of the container body according to a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container comprising the container body and the lid member according to a third embodiment of the invention in a state where the container is still unsealed; -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view in the direction of X-X line inFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of before fitting a closing member into the container ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the container in a state where the lid member is removed from the container body and is fitted to the container body; -
FIG. 10 shows a disassembled perspective view of the container and a perspective view of the container according to a fourth embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the container according to a modified embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional disposable container for an adhesive that has been used for the dental therapy; and -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another conventional disposable container for an adhesive that has been used for the dental therapy. - The container according to the embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy in a state where the container has not been used yet, andFIG. 2 illustrates acontainer body 2. - The
container 1 is a so-called disposable container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy. Thecontainer 1 made of a plastic material includes acontainer body 2 formed in the lower portion and alid member 3 formed in the upper portion. - Of them, the
container body 2 forms abody portion 5 in the upper portion thereof for containing an adhesive, and the body portion is of a cylindrical shape with bottom. In the lower portion of thebody portion 5, apedestal 6 is formed having a diameter larger than that of thebody portion 5. Twoauxiliary leg portions 7 are formed surrounding thepedestal 6, opposed to each other in the radial direction of thepedestal 6, protruding outwards in the direction of diameter, and facing the center of thepedestal 6. Theauxiliary leg portions 7 includewing portions 8 coupled at the ends on one side to thepedestal 6 andcylindrical portions 9 coupled to the ends on the other side of thewing portions 8. Thewing portions 8 are plate members of a square shape, and the upper ends of thecylindrical portions 9 are protruding beyond the upper ends of thewing portions 8. - The
lid member 3 includes alid body 10 and holdingleg portions 11. Thelid body 10 closes the interior of thecontainer body 2 relying on apartitioning wall 12. The holdingleg portions 11 are formed in a number of two surrounding thelid body 10, facing in the radial direction of thelid body 10 and protruding outward in the direction of diameter. The holdingleg portions 11 includewing portions 14 coupled at the ends on one side to thelid body 10 andcylindrical portions 15 coupled to the ends on the other side of thewing portions 14. The positions where the holdingleg portions 11 are formed are arranged on the same plane in which the holdingleg portions 11 extend relative to a plane in which theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2 extend. - The
container 1 is such that after the adhesive is contained in thecontainer body 2, thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 are air-tightly joined together by such closing means as melt-adhesion, and the junction portion is forming abrittle portion 13 having a thickness smaller than that of any other portions. - The
pedestal 6 of thecontainer body 1 is of a cylindrical shape having bottom with its lower side open. A pair ofslits 16 is formed in the circumferential wall of thepedestal 6 extending upward from the lower end of the circumferential wall. The positions where theslits 16 are formed are arranged on a line at right angles with a line that connects the pair ofauxiliary leg portions 7 passing through the center of thepedestal 6. Therefore, theauxiliary leg portions 7 and theslits 16 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of thepedestal 6 at an angle of 90 degrees. The width of theslit 16 is nearly equal to the thickness of thewing portion 14 of the holdingleg portion 11. - An
inner hole 19 is formed in thepedestal 6, theinner hole 19 having an inner diameter nearly equal to the outer diameter of thelid body 10 of thelid member 3. Thelid member 3 that is separated from thecontainer body 2 can be fitted into theinner hole 19 of thepedestal 6. - A dentist who is going to treat the teeth may use an adhesive contained in the above container. Namely, he may grip the
container body 2 by his one hand, grip the holdingleg portions 11 of thelid member 3 by his other hand, and may turn thecontainer body 2 and the holdingleg portions 11 in the opposite directions to cut thebrittle portion 13. Upon cutting thebrittle portion 13, thecontainer body 2 forms anopening 17 for taking out the adhesive. Here, the holdingleg portions 11 have a large distance L between thecylindrical portions brittle portion 13 to be cut with a small force. - After the
lid member 3 is separated from thecontainer body 2, the holdingleg members 11 are directed upside down as shown inFIG. 3 . Besides, the positions of the holdingleg portions 11 of thelid member 3 are turned in the circumferential direction by 90 degrees with respect to theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2. Thelid member 3 is brought to just under thepedestal 6 of thecontainer body 2, thelid body 10 of thelid member 3 is fitted into the inner hole of thepedestal 6, and thewing portions 14 of the holdingleg portions 11 are inserted in theslits 16. As shown inFIG. 4 , therefore, thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 are coupled together in the shape of a rocket, and the lower portion of thecontainer 1 acquires a cross shape relying on theauxiliary leg portions 7 and the holdingleg portions 11. - Therefore, upon being placed on a suitable position in a state where the take-out
opening 17 of thecontainer body 2 is facing upward, thecontainer 1 maintains an erected attitude with stability. In fitting thelid member 3 to thecontainer body 2, theslits 16 serve as positioning portions enabling theleg portions - The dentist inserts an end of a
rod 18 in the take-outopening 17 of thecontainer 1 which is placed maintaining stability and takes out the adhesive, preventing such an occurrence that the container falls down while taking out the adhesive. - The
container 1 according to the embodiment is designed in the shape of a rocket as described above and, therefore, thecylindrical portions 15 may not be formed on the outer sides at the ends of theauxiliary leg portions 7 and holdingleg portions 11. Or, the holding members may be formed in quite another shape. - Therefore, the dentist is allowed to apply the adhesive to the patient's teeth by using both hands while the
container body 2 is stood on a suitable place. After the therapy, thecontainer 1 is discarded. Here, however, thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 are coupled together, and are not separately discarded. Usually, thelid member 3 turns into garbage at a moment when it is separated away from thecontainer body 2. According to the present invention, however, thelid member 3 can be effectively utilized before it turns into garbage. - When the
auxiliary leg portions 7 and the holdingleg portions 11 are fitted together in the cross shape as shown in -
FIG. 4 , the longitudinal and transverse lengths are L×L (as for L, seeFIG. 1 ). In a state where thecontainer 1 is not still used, however, the longitudinal and transverse lengths are L×W (as for W, seeFIG. 2 ). Whenmany containers 1 that have not been used are to be packed in a box, therefore, the thickness of the whole shape of eachcontainer 1 can be decreased. Upon, for example, horizontally stacking thecontainers 1, therefore, an increased number of thecontainers 1 can be contained in a package of a decreased volume. - Next, described below is a second embodiment of the present invention.
- The same portions as those of the above first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals but their detailed description is not repeated.
- In the above first embodiment as shown in
FIG. 1 , twoauxiliary leg portions 7 are formed on the side of thecontainer body 2, and the holdingleg portions 11, too, are similarly formed in a number of two on thelid member 3. However, the numbers of theauxiliary leg portions 7 and holdingleg portions 11 may be suitably varied. -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of thepedestal portion 6 of thecontainer body 2. In this embodiment, fourauxiliary leg portions 7 are formed on the outer circumferential portion of thepedestal 6. Two sets ofauxiliary leg portions 7 are arranged being opposed to each other in the direction of diameter of thepedestal 6, each set ofauxiliary leg portions 7 being close to each other. Here, a maximum distance M at the distal ends of each set ofauxiliary leg portions 7 must be smaller than the outer diameter W of thepedestal 6. Thelid member 3 has the same shape as that of thelid member 3 of the above embodiment. - The
lid member 3 of the same shape as that of the first embodiment is fitted to thepedestal 6; i.e., thecontainer body 2 is maintained in an erected attitude by a total of sixleg portions auxiliary leg portions 7 and two holdingleg portions 11. Therefore, thecontainer body 2 is maintained in the erected attitude more stably. - In a state where the
container body 2 is fell down, the maximum distance M at the distal ends of theauxiliary leg portions 7 is smaller than the outer diameter W of thepedestal 6. Therefore,many containers 1 can be packed requiring substantially the same volume as that of the above first embodiment. - The
lid member 3, too, may be provided with four holdingleg portions 11 along the circumference thereof in the same structure as that of theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thepedestal 6. In this case, thecontainer body 2 can be further stabilized to maintain the erected attitude. - The container according to a third embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container containing an adhesive for dental therapy in a state of not yet used as viewed from the upper side. - As shown, the
container 1 is a so-called disposable container for containing an adhesive for dental therapy. Theplastic container 1 made of a plastic material includes acontainer body 2 formed in the lower portion and alid member 3 of the same material as thecontainer body 2 formed in the upper portion. - The
container body 2 forms abody portion 5 in the upper portion thereof for containing an adhesive, and thebody portion 5 is of a cylindrical shape with bottom. In the lower portion of thebody portion 5, apedestal 6 is formed having a diameter larger than that of thebody portion 5. Twoauxiliary leg portions 7 are formed surrounding thepedestal 6, opposed to each other in the radial direction of thepedestal 6, protruding outward in the direction of diameter, and facing the center of thepedestal 6. Theauxiliary leg portions 7 includewing portions 8 coupled at the ends on one side to thepedestal 6 andcylindrical portions 9 coupled to the ends on the other side of thewing portions 8. Thewing portions 8 are plate members of a square shape, and the upper ends of thecylindrical portions 9 are protruding beyond the upper ends of thewing portions 8. - The
lid member 3 shown inFIG. 6 includes thelid body 10 and holdingleg portions 11. Referring toFIG. 7 , thecylindrical lid body 10 is formed having an outer diameter which is the same as the inner diameter of thecontainer body 2. The junction portion between thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 is forming abrittle portion 13. Thebrittle portion 13 may be formed by integrally forming thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 together, and forming a thin portion therebetween, or may be formed by forming thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 separately from each other and, thereafter, joining thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 together with an adhesive. In this embodiment, thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 are separately formed and are, thereafter, joined together by heat-melt adhesion. - The holding
leg portions 11 are formed in a number of two surrounding thelid body 10, facing in the radial direction of thelid body 10 and protruding outward in the direction of diameter. The holdingleg portions 11 includewing portions 14 coupled at the ends on one side to thelid body 10 andcylindrical portions 15 coupled to the ends on the other side of thewing portions 14. The positions where the holdingleg portions 11 are formed are at the same circumferential angular positions as those of the plate surface of theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2. - The closing
member 21 is made from a nearly cylindrical elastic member which is a synthetic resin. In this embodiment, the closingmember 21 has an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameters of thelid member 10 and thecontainer body 2. Referring toFIG. 7 , further, the position where the closingmember 21 is arranged is such that one end of the closingmember 21 protrudes by a length L2 toward thecontainer body 2 beyond thebrittle portion 13 between thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2. In a state where the closingmember 21 is fitted to thelid body 10, therefore, the closingmember 21 is compressed in the radial direction and pushes the inner circumferential surfaces of thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 due to its repulsive force. - To fit the closing
member 21 to thelid body 10, thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 are melt-adhered together as shown inFIG. 8 . Thereafter, the content (adhesive for medical use) is contained in thecontainer 1, and the closingmember 21 is pushed into theopening 22 of thelid body 10 so as to extend across thebrittle portion 13. No particular adhesive is required for fixing the closingmember 21, and the closingmember 21 is fixed in thecontainer 1 due to the repulsive force stemming from the elastic force of the closingmember 21. - The
pedestal 6 of thecontainer body 1 is of a cylindrical shape having bottom with its lower side open. A pair ofslits 16 is formed in the circumferential wall of thepedestal 6 extending upward from the lower end of the circumferential wall. The positions where theslits 16 are formed are arranged on a line at right angles with a line that connects the pair ofauxiliary leg portions 7 passing through the center of thepedestal 6. Therefore, theauxiliary leg portions 7 and theslits 16 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of thepedestal 6 at an angle of 90 degrees. The width of theslit 16 is nearly equal to the thickness of thewing portion 14 of the holdingleg portion 11. - Referring to
FIG. 7 , an inner hole 19 (see also theinner hole 19 ofFIG. 2 ) is formed in thepedestal 6, theinner hole 19 having an inner diameter nearly equal to the outer diameter of thelid body 10 of thelid member 3. Thelid member 3 that is separated from thecontainer body 2 can be fitted into theinner hole 19 of thepedestal 6 as shown inFIG. 9 . - A dentist who is going to treat the teeth may use an adhesive contained in the above container. Namely, he may grip the
auxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2 by his one hand, grip the holdingleg portions 11 of thelid member 3 by his other hand, and may turn theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2 and the holdingleg portions 11 in the opposite directions as indicated by arrows a and b inFIG. 6 to break thebrittle portion 13. Here, thebrittle portion 13 has no elasticity and, therefore, thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 can be instantaneously separated from each other. - The
lid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 are turned in the circumferential directions, and no force acts in a direction in which thecontainer body 2 is pulled out in the axial direction. Even if they are in a broken state, the closingmember 21 is extending across thebrittle portion 13. Therefore, the closingmember 21 plays the role of a coupling member as it pushes the inner circumferential surface of thecontainer body 2, and thelid member 3 and thecontainer body 2 are maintained in a state of being coupled together. - That is, the
container body 2 and thelid member 3 can be smoothly turned in the opposite directions with the closingmember 21 as a rotary shaft suppressing the movement of thecontainer body 2. Therefore, theopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 swings little, and the content is greatly suppressed from swinging. Besides, even if thecontainer body 2 moves to some extent, theopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 is maintained in a state of being closed by the closingmember 21 preventing the content from flying out of thecontainer body 2. - Here, the holding
leg portions 11 have a large distance between thecylindrical portions brittle portion 13 to be cut with a small force. - After the
lid member 3 is separated from thecontainer body 2, thelid member 3 is directed upside down, and the positions of the holdingleg portions 11 of thelid member 3 are turned in the circumferential direction by 90 degrees with respect to theauxiliary leg portions 7 of thecontainer body 2. Thelid member 3 is brought to just under thepedestal 6 of thecontainer body 2, thelid body 10 of thelid member 3 is fitted into the inner hole of thepedestal 6, and thewing portions 14 of the holdingleg portions 11 are inserted in theslits 16. As shown inFIG. 9 , therefore, thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 are coupled together in the shape of a rocket, and the lower portion of thecontainer 1 acquires across shape relying on theauxiliary leg portions 7 and the holdingleg portions 11 enabling thecontainer 1 to be placed on any place maintaining stability. - As described above, the
container 1 that is placed on a suitable position stably maintains the erected attitude with the take-outopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 being faced upward. - Therefore, the dentist is allowed to take out the adhesive by inserting the end of the
rod 18 in the take-outopening 17 of thecontainer 1 that is placed in a stable state. If the dentist does not all use the adhesive and desires to use again the adhesive that is left, then the closingmember 21 may be inserted in theopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 may be fitted to thecontainer body 2 to preserve the adhesive. - As described above, the closing
member 21 plays the role of a closing plug and is, further, arranged extending across thebrittle portion 13. Therefore, the interior of thecontainer 1 is maintained closely adhered though the coupling portion has not been so closely adhered. - Next, described below is a forth embodiment of the invention.
- Here, however, the same portions as those of the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- Referring to
FIG. 10 , thecontainer 1 is a so-called general-purpose container which is not limited to the one for containing an adhesive for dental use, and is capable of containing a liquid, a powder or a granular solid. - The
container 1 made of a plastic material includes theplastic container body 2 formed in the lower portion and thelid member 3 of the same material as thecontainer body 2 and is formed in the upper portion. - Of them, the
container body 2 is of a cylindrical shape with bottom. Thelid member 3 includes thelid body 10 and thecylindrical closing member 21, thelid member 10 having an outer diameter which is the same as the inner diameter of thecontainer body 2. The junction portion between thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 is forming thebrittle portion 13. Thebrittle portion 13 may be formed by integrally forming thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 together, and forming a thin portion therebetween, or may be formed by forming thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 separately from each other and, thereafter, joining thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 together with an adhesive. In this embodiment, thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2 are separately formed and are, thereafter, joined together by heat-melt adhesion. - The closing
member 21 is made from a nearly cylindrical elastic member which is a synthetic resin. Here, the closingmember 21 has an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameters of thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2. The position where the closingmember 21 is arranged is such that one end of the closingmember 21 protrudes by a length L2 toward thecontainer body 2 beyond thebrittle portion 13 between thelid body 10 and thecontainer body 2. In a state where the closingmember 21 is fitted to thelid body 10, therefore, the closingmember 21 is compressed in the radial direction and is fitted in thecontainer 1. - Use of a
jig 30 is convenient for fitting the closingmember 21 to thecontainer 1. Thejig 30 includes astopper 31 and a pushingportion 32 which is a protuberance. If the pushingportion 32 of thejig 30 has a length L3 so that the closingmember 21 protrudes beyond thebrittle portion 13 by a length L2, then the closingmember 21 can be easily pushed by a correct amount. After thebrittle portion 13 is broken, therefore, the closingmember 21 closes theopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 with a predetermined closing force or with a closing force which lies in a predetermined range. - Even in the
container 1 of a general shape as described above, the closingmember 21 is closing theopening 17 of thecontainer body 2 when thebrittle portion 13 is broken preventing the content from flying out of thecontainer body 2. Further, the closingmember 21 is made of an elastic member and is closing thecontainer body 2 over a small length. Therefore, the closingmember 21 can be easily removed from thecontainer body 2 by pulling out thelid member 3. - The container of the present invention is such that after the container body and the lid member are separated from each other, the lid member is fitted to the engaging portion of the container body, and the container body maintains its erected attitude relying on the holding portions. Therefore, the container can be held maintaining stability so will not to fall down. Here, it is not important that the container body of the container by itself can maintain an erected attitude.
- The container body of the container is forming auxiliary portions protruding outward from the body portion of the container body and maintains the erected attitude relying on the holding portions and the auxiliary portions. Therefore, the container body stably maintains the erected attitude.
- In a state where the container body is still unsealed, the holding portions of the lid member of the container and the auxiliary portions are so arranged as to pass on the same horizontal plane and in a state where the lid body is fitted, the holding portions and the auxiliary portions are arranged in nearly a cross shape enabling the container body to more stably maintain the erected attitude. Further, the lid member can be unsealed with a small torque by turning the holding portions.
- The lid member of the container is provided with three or more holding leg portions. In a state where the cap body is falling down, the height of the holding leg portion which is the highest among the three or more holding leg portions is set to be smaller than a maximum width or a maximum diameter of the body portion. When many containers are collectively packed, therefore, the height of the holding leg portion does not become larger than the thickness of the body portion, making it possible to decrease the packing volume.
- The lid member of the container and the container body are integrally coupled together at the take-out opening portion relying on the brittle portion that can be broken. Usually, therefore, the lid member after broken is discarded separately from the container body. According to the present invention, however, the lid member and the container body are discarded being coupled together instead of being separated away from each other. Further, the lid member is functionally used as a holding portion for holding the container body before being discarded.
- In the container of the present invention, the coupling portion between the lid member and the container body is provided with the closing member that protrudes toward the container body side, and the opening portion of the container body is closed by the closing member. At the time of breaking the lid member from the container body, therefore, the container body and the lid member can be smoothly turned in the opposite directions with the closing member as the rotary shaft suppressing the motion of the container body. Therefore, the opening of the container body swings little greatly suppressing the content from swinging. Even if the container body moves to some extent, the opening of the container body is maintained closed by the closing member preventing the content from flying out of the container body. Even if the brittle portion is not air-tight, the brittle portion is coupled by the closing member and, therefore, the container body is maintained air-tight irrespective of the air-tightness of the brittle portion.
- The above container comprises the cylindrical portion in which the lid member is coupled to the opening portion and the closing member that is arranged in the inner circumferential portion of the cylindrical portion, the closing member being inserted in the cylindrical portion of the lid member. After the container body and the lid member are joined together, therefore, the closing member is fitted. Namely, they can be joined together prior to introducing the content into the container body.
- In the above container, the closing member is made of an elastic member having an outer circumferential surface which in cross section is larger than the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion in cross section. Therefore, the closing member stably maintains the closely adhering force. Even after the lid member is separated away from the container body, the closing member stably maintains closed the opening portion of the container body.
- The container body of the container is forming grip portions protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the container body while the lid member is forming grip portions protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the lid member, and the cutting portion is cut by turning the pair of grip portions in the opposite directions. Therefore, the container body and the lid member can be easily broken apart requiring a further decreased force.
- The content to be introduced into the container body of the container is an adhesive for medical use. At the time of unsealing, therefore, the adhesive for medical use that tends to easily fly out can be prevented from flying out of the container.
- Though the invention was described above by way of embodiments, it should be noted that the invention can be modified or altered in a variety of other ways without departing from the technical scope of the invention.
- For example, the above embodiments have dealt with the dental container for containing an adhesive for dental use. However, the container is not limited to the dental use only but can also be applied to other containers that need to be stably erected.
- In the above embodiments, the
lid body 10 is internally fitted in theinner hole 19 of thepedestal 6. Thelid body 10, however, may be externally fitted to the outer circumferential portion of thepedestal 6. In this case, slits are formed in thelid body 10 so that thewing portions 8 ofauxiliary leg portions 7 of thepedestal 6 can be inserted in the slits. In this case, thecontainer body 2 can be utilized down to the bottom portion thereof for containing the content. Moreover, the height of the container body can be decreased and, therefore, the erected attitude of thecontainer body 10 can be further stabilized. - In the above embodiments, the
container body 2 and thelid member 3 were coupled together relying on thebrittle portion 13 which was designed to be broken. Thelid member 3, however, may be of a threaded type or an insertion (fit) type. - Further, if the size of the package is not of a problem, the
lid member 3 may be provided with the portions corresponding to theauxiliary leg portions 7, so that thelid member 3 possesses theleg portions leg portions 11. - In the above third and fourth embodiments, the
lid member 3 was formed in a cylindrical shape, thecontainer body 2 and thelid member 3 were heat-melt adhered together and, thereafter, the closingmember 21 was fitted to thelid member 3 and to thecontainer body 2. However, thelid body 10 of thelid member 10 does not have to be of a cylindrical shape, and thelid member 3 having a closed upper end can also be used. That is, as shown inFIG. 11 , thelid member 3 forms afitting portion 24 that fits to the closingmember 21 on the side that joins to thecontainer body 2, and the closingmember 21 is fitted into thefitting portion 24 to close thecontainer body 2. As shown inFIG. 11 , further, thelid body 10 and the closingmember 21 may be formed as a unitary structure.
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1. A container comprising a container body and a lid member for closing said container body, wherein said container body has, formed at one end portion thereof, an engaging portion for fitting said lid member to said container body, said lid member has, formed therein, a lid body for closing said container body and holding portions protruding outward beyond a body portion of said container body that contains the content therein, and after the container body and the lid member are separated apart, said lid member is fitted to said engaging portion to maintain said container body in an erected attitude by using said holding portions,
wherein auxiliary portions are so formed at a lower portion of said container body as to protrude outward beyond the body portion of said container body, and said container body is maintained in an erected attitude by using said holding portions and said auxiliary portions, and
wherein the auxiliary portions are provided in a number of three or more, and in a state where said container body is falling down, the height of the auxiliary portion at the highest position among the three or more auxiliary portions is lower than the maximum height of the body portion.
2. A container comprising a container body having an opening portion and a lid member coupled to said opening portion, wherein the opening portion of the container body and the lid member are joined together relying on a brittle portion, and the container body and the lid member are separated apart by breaking the junction portion which is the brittle portion, and wherein said lid member has a closing member at a portion thereof coupled to said container body, said closing member protruding into said container body, and the opening portion of said container body is closed by using said closing member.
3. The container according to claim 2 , wherein said lid member includes a cylindrical portion coupled to said opening portion and said closing member arranged in the inner circumferential portion of said cylindrical portion, and said closing member is fitted into the cylindrical portion of said lid member.
4. The container according to claim 3 , wherein said closing member is made of an elastic member in such a manner that the outer circumferential surface thereof in cross section is larger than the inner circumferential surface of said cylindrical portion in cross section.
5. The container according to claim 2 , wherein said lid member and said container body of the container are joined together by heat-melt adhesion.
6. The container according to claim 2 , wherein a grip portion is formed on said container body to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of said container body, a grip portion is formed on said lid member to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of said lid member, and said cutting portion is cut by turning the pair of grip portions in the opposite directions.
7. The container according to claim 2 , wherein the content contained in said container is an adhesive for medical use.
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