US20130062348A1 - Attachable container having openable snap ring - Google Patents
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Abstract
A closure for a beverage container that has a cap for overlapping a mouth of the beverage container. An arcuate member attached to the cap having a pair of extremity portions separated from one another and a springing member is connected to the arcuate member proximate to one of the extremity portions that is angularly pivotally moveable in response to a manually applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes a continuous periphery of the arcuate member and a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open.
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- The present application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/544,298, filed Oct. 7, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/724,695, filed Oct. 7, 2005, the disclosures of each which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to beverage containers and the like and facilitates attachment of the container to clothing or other equipment of a person desiring to have the container close by at all times. The invention further relates to openable snap rings that may be used for attachment of objects, having structure around which the snap ring may be secured.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- Different types of beverage containers are used during various activities. Beverage containers that are easily attachable to and detachable from garments, backpacks or other various materials or equipment are desirable. People participating in outdoor athletic activities, such as mountain climbing, hiking or camping, for example, need a beverage container that is easily attachable and detachable to and from the person's clothing or equipment, so both hands can be free during the activity. Such a beverage container is also desirable for non-athletic activities. For example, parents need a beverage container that is easily attachable to and detachable from one's clothing if neither the parents nor the child want to carry the beverage container.
- Several approaches have been used in seeking an easily attachable and detachable beverage container. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,433,339 discloses apparatus that connects to a beverage container, namely adjustable apparatus with a carabineer that turns an ordinary beverage container into one that is easily attachable and detachable.
- Other approaches attempt to utilize a carabineer by integrating the carabineer into the beverage container, such as by molding a part of the beverage container into the shape of a carabineer. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,270,909 discloses an ordinary mug with a carabineer as an integral part of the mug. A similar design is disclosed in United States patent publication U52004/0250386, where a carabineer is integrated into the lid of a beverage container.
- Some designs incorporate an adjustable sleeve with a connector into which a beverage container may slide; U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,114 discloses using such a sleeve to attach beverage containers to a golf cart.
- These known designs have shortcomings. For example, apparatus that attaches to, or holds, a given beverage container may not fit all beverage containers. Apparatus that is separate or separable from the beverage container may be easily lost or misplaced. Integrating a carabineer into the beverage container is difficult, with any resulting product being expensive to manufacture.
- In one of its aspects this invention provides a container having a cap for covering a mouth of the container, an arcuate member connected to the cap with the arcuate member having a pair of extremity portions separated one from another, connection of which would close the periphery of the arcuate member, and a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions of the arcuate member, with the springing member being angularly pivotally movable, responsively to applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes the continuous periphery of the arcuate member and a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open.
- Desirably, the springing member includes two legs, with each leg being connected to the same extremity portion of the arcuate member and offset one from another, with the two legs further being connected to each other at respective leg extremities which are remote from the positions of connection to the arcuate member. Most desirably the two legs are of unequal length and are a single piece of wire, preferably nylon or polycarbonate. Desirably, the wire is continuous.
- In a preferred manifestation, the springing member connects to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions of the arcuate member and is angularly pivotally movable in a first direction towards a position to close the arcuate member periphery in the course of relieving stress within the springing member, with the springing member being angularly pivotally movable towards a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open, with such movement towards the second position being responsive to manually applied force.
- In another of its aspects the invention provides a manually openable and closeable loop for retaining together, in predetermined minimal proximity one to another, at least two structures to be positioned within the loop, where the loop includes an arcuate member having a pair of extremity portions separated one from another, connection of which would close the periphery of the arcuate member, and a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the arcuate member extremity portions, with the springing member being angularly pivotally movable, responsively to applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes a continuous periphery of the arcuate member, and a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open. In this aspect, the springing member desirably includes two legs with each leg being connected to the same extremity portion of the arcuate member, with the two legs further being connected to each other at respective leg extremities that are remote from positions of connection to the arcuate member. Most desirably, the two legs are of unequal length and are made of wire, which is preferably a single piece of wire fabricated from nylon or polycarbonate and is continuous.
- In yet another aspect the invention provides a container including a body having a cavity for retaining a desired substance therein, an arcuate member connected to the body having a pair of extremity portions separated one from another, connection of which would close the periphery of the arcuate member, and a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions and being angularly pivotally movable in a first direction towards a position to close the arcuate member periphery in the course of relieving stress, and being moveable in a second direction, towards a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open, responsively to manually applied force.
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FIG. 1A is an isometric view of a cap according to the invention. -
FIG. 1B is an exploded side elevation of the cap shown inFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1C is a vertical section of the cap shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B , looking in the same direction as inFIG. 1B , with a nozzle portion of the cap in a closed position. -
FIG. 1D is a vertical section of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A , 1B and 1C, taken at the same position asFIG. 1C , but with the nozzle in the open position. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of a body portion of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A through 1D , with a container to which the cap may be attached illustrated in dotted lines. -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the body shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a loop portion of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A through 1D . -
FIG. 5 is a top view of the loop illustrated inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the loop taken along lines and arrows 6-6 inFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the loop illustrated inFIGS. 4 through 6 . -
FIG. 8 is a side view of a snap ring portion of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A through 1D . -
FIG. 9 is a top view of the snap ring illustrated inFIG. 8 . -
FIG. 10 is an isometric view of a valve portion of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A through 1D . -
FIG. 11 is a vertical section of the valve taken atline 11 defining the transverse midpoint of the valve inFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is an isometric view of a nozzle portion of the cap illustrated inFIGS. 1A through 1D . -
FIG. 13 is a vertical section of the nozzle taken atline 13 defining the transverse midpoint of the nozzle inFIG. 12 . - Referring to the drawings,
FIG. 1A illustrates a cap designated generally 60, having an openable snap ring that may be used for attachment of the cap to a person's clothing, backpack, belt loop or other equipment, withcap 60 being used to overlap and thereby close the mouth of a beverage container or other receptacle. - Referring to
FIGS. 1B and 2 ,cap 60 includes abody 10, a springingmember 50 that extends between and is attached to respective ends of aloop portion 20, avalve 30 and anozzle 40. -
Body 10 can be fabricated of any moldable plastic suitable for making lightweight beverage containers. In a preferred embodiment,body 10 is molded high density polyethylene. - Referring to
FIGS. 1A through 1D andFIG. 2 ,body 10 is preferably generally circular in shape. Preferably,body 10 defines the screw-on portion ofcap 60 so thatcap 60 may be attached to the mouth of a beverage container by matinginternal threads 100, shown inFIGS. 1C and 1D , that are formed withinbody 10 ofcap 60, with corresponding external threads on the beverage container. However,cap 60 and specificallybody 10 may be attached to a beverage container by other methods and structures, orcap 60 and specificallybody 10 may be molded permanently onto a beverage container to cover the mouth of the container. -
Body 10 ofcap 60 preferably also includesgripping indentations 14 formed around at least part, and preferably all, of the external periphery ofbody 10. Grippingindentations 14 are preferably formed as gentle curves in theexterior side wall 102 ofbody 10, as illustrated inFIG. 1A , to facilitate manual gripping ofbody 10 andcap 60.Indentations 14 provide a surface ofexterior side wall 102 allowing one to manually grip, turn, and easily removecap 60 from a container.Indentations 14 also facilitate simple manual grasping of a beverage container to whichcap 60 is connected. - As shown in
FIGS. 1A through 1D , 2 and 3,body 10 further includes avalve support 12 that preferably protrudes upwardly, out frombody 10. The open interior ofvalve support 12 defines aninterior aperture 104 inbody 10.Aperture 104 invalve support 12 allows a beverage in acontainer 120 to flow throughbody 10 and hence throughcap 60.Valve support 12 also preferably has a plurality ofteeth 16 formed on the rectangularly annularexterior surface 106 ofvalve support 12 that serve to guide aloop portion 20 on tobody 10 ofcap 60 during assembly.FIG. 2 illustratesbody 10 and the manner in whichvalve support 12 extends vertically therefrom. -
FIGS. 4 through 7 illustrateloop portion 20 ofcap 60.Loop 20 may be any preferably moldable thermoplastic that is suitable for making lightweight beverage containers. The material used for fabricatingloop 20 must have some “memory” so that when deformed,loop 20 does not fracture but returns to its previous form and shape, when the deforming force or means is removed.Loop 20 may be a polyamide and most preferably is nylon. - As shown in the bottom view of
loop 20 inFIG. 4 ,loop 20 includes anarcuate member 22 having afirst extremity portion 26 and asecond extremity portion 28, which are spaced apart as shown inFIG. 4 . - Referring to
loop 20 as shown inFIG. 5 , apassageway 23 extends throughloop 20. As shown inFIGS. 5 , 6 and 7, a rectangularannular recess 27 is formed around the periphery of the opening topassageway 23 in upperexterior surface 112 ofloop 20. The portion of the annular wall ofpassageway 23 that is inboard ofannular recess 27 is designated 29 and has a plurality of vertically elongatedgrooves 21 formed therein.Grooves 21 run the vertical height ofannular wall portion 29, as shown inFIGS. 6 and 7 . A receivingedge 25 defines the bottom ofrecess 27 and is perpendicular to and bordersannular wall portion 29 ofpassageway 23, as shown inFIGS. 5 , 6 and 7. - Referring to
FIGS. 4 through 7 , anopening 24 topassageway 23 that is formed inlower exterior surface 114 ofloop 20 is smaller than the opening topassageway 23 formed inupper surface 112. This is since there is no annular recess (such as recess 27) formed at opening 24 topassageway 23 inlower exterior surface 114 ofloop 20, as is apparent fromFIGS. 4 and 6 . - Referring to
FIG. 5 , opening 24 and the plurality ofgrooves 21 in wall 110 ofpassageway 23 throughloop 20 are formed of size and shape to facilitate mating withvalve support 12 and the plurality ofteeth 16 onvalve support 12 respectively. The shape and size of the exterior periphery ofvalve support 12 substantially correspond to the shape and size ofpassageway 23 throughloop 20. Onceloop 20 is fitted onvalve support 12,loop 20 is preferably sonically welded tobody 10. - As shown in
FIG. 5 ,first extremity portion 26 ofloop 20 has afirst bore 52 formed therein which does not extend throughloop 20 but has a bottom and hence is “blind”. As shown inFIG. 4 ,first extremity portion 26 also has asecond bore 54 formed therein, which also does not extend throughloop 20 but has a bottom and hence is also “blind”. First bore 52 and second bore 54 are offset from one another as seen by comparing the location ofbore 54 inFIG. 4 with the location ofbore 52 inFIG. 5 ; that is bores 52 and 54 are not aligned, and are formed in oppositely facing upper andlower surfaces loop 20. - As shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5 ,second extremity portion 28 ofloop 20, removed fromfirst extremity portion 26, includes anopen notch 56 having a generally planar retainingedge 116 that extends in direction generally parallel to the axes ofbores bore edge 116. - Referring to
FIGS. 1A and 1B , springingmember 50 is attached toloop 20 ofcap 60. - As shown in
FIG. 8 , springingmember 50 includes afirst leg 51 with afirst foot portion 55, and asecond leg 53 with asecond foot portion 57.First leg 51 andsecond leg 53 of springingmember 50 are of different lengths and, when in a relaxed unstressed condition, are at least slightly laterally offset one from another as shown inFIG. 9 . Preferably, springingmember 50 is a single continuous piece of wire. The wire may be any metal or plastic having an adequate spring and memory characteristic. Preferablyspring member 50 is a nylon or polycarbonate wire. - Referring to
FIGS. 4 , 5 and 8, springingmember 50 is attached toloop 20 withfirst foot portion 55 offirst leg 51 residing infirst bore 52 andsecond foot portion 57 ofsecond leg 53 residing insecond bore 54, both as formed infirst extremity portion 26 ofloop 20. Whenfirst foot portion 55 offirst leg 51 andsecond foot portion 57 ofsecond leg 53 are inserted intofirst aperture 52 andsecond aperture 54 respectively, the offset, non-alignment of the axes of first andsecond apertures first leg 51 andsecond leg 53, which are respectively substantially perpendicular tofeet legs cap 60 is placed on abottle 120 and the bottle is standing up, with the mouth of the bottle at the bottle upper extremity. The memory characteristic of springingmember 50 with the forcibly alignedfirst leg 51 andsecond leg 53 causes these legs to want to return to their laterally offset, relaxed position, close to the position illustrated for springingmember 50 inFIG. 1 , thereby creating a spring force or action. Specifically, if springingmember 50 is displaced from the position illustrated inFIG. 1A by a person moving springingmember 50 with one's finger away from planar retainingedge 116, withspring member 50 moving via pivotal motion offoot portions member 50 will cause springingmember 50 to resist such motion and to attempt to return to the position shown inFIG. 1A . - Springing
member 50 is angularly pivotally moveable in response to manually applied force. In the closed position illustrated inFIG. 1A , thecurved portion 58 of springingmember 50 rests in retainingnotch 56 formed insecond extremity portion 28 ofloop 20 inarcuate member 22. Springingmember 50 in the closed position, as shown inFIG. 1A , connects the spaced apart first andsecond extremity portions continuous loop 20 ofarcuate member 22. When adequate, preferably manual, force is applied to springingmember 50 to move springingmember 50 towards the center ofloop 20, springingmember 50 resists but is moved by such force and angularly pivots to an open position leaving a gap in what was the closedloop 20. When the preferably manually applied force is removed, the memory characteristic and resulting spring action causes springingmember 50 to return to the closed position. -
FIGS. 10 and 11 further illustratevalve 30, which can be any moldable plastic suitable for making lightweight beverage containers. Preferablyvalve 30 is high density polyethylene. - As shown in
FIG. 10 ,valve 30 includes arectangular base 32 extending completely around the outer periphery ofvalve 30 at approximately the vertical midpoint ofvalve 30, with anupper valve member 34 and alower valve member 36 extending from opposite sides ofbase 32. A slightly tapered but generally cylindricalinterior member 38 runs concentrically the entire length of the upper andlower valve members upper valve member 34. As shown inFIG. 11 , interiorcylindrical member 38 begins at a first end with a larger outer circumference withinlower valve member 36 and ends at a second, upper end with a smaller outer circumference. -
Valve body 30 attaches tobody 10 ofcap 60 by insertinglower valve member 36 into the opening of the perimeter formed byvalve support 12. In addition,base 32 rests on receivingedge 25 ofloop 20. The shape of the perimeter and the size of the opening in the center of the perimeter formed byvalve support 12 are such thatlower valve member 36 fits in the opening of the perimeter formed byvalve support 12. The size and shape ofpassageway 23 and receivingedge 25 ofloop 20 substantially correspond to the shape and size ofbase 32. -
Nozzle 40, illustrated inFIGS. 12 and 13 , can be any inorganic polymer; preferablynozzle 40 is silicone. - As shown in
FIG. 12 ,nozzle 40 includes a firstannular tubular section 42 andridges 46 and, as shown inFIG. 13 , further includes a secondannular tubular section 44 of larger size than firstannular tubular section 42. The inner diameter of firstannular tubular section 42 is preferably substantially the same as the smallest outer circumference of interiorcylindrical member 38. The inner diameter of secondannular tubular section 44 is preferably substantially the same as the largest outer circumference ofcylindrical member 38.Nozzle 40 preferably attaches tovalve 30 by inserting interiorcylindrical member 38 into the secondannular tubular section 44.Ridges 46 ofnozzle 40 preferably allownozzle 40 to slide up and downcylindrical member 38 with a desired degree of resistance so thatnozzle 40 stays in a desired position to allow a desired flow, or no flow, from the container; these ridges also help to preventnozzle 40 from being completely removed by interfering with interiorannular rings 200 located on the inner annular surface ofvalve 30. A pair oflugs 130 molded onto the lower exterior surface ofnozzle 40 preventnozzle 40 from being removed fromvalve 30 by interference with a large one 200L ofrings 200 located close to the bottom on the inner annular surface ofvalve 30. The relative position ofnozzle 40 invalve 30 regulates the flow of a beverage out ofcap 60. - Referring to
FIGS. 1C and 1D ,FIG. 1C shows the valve in the “closed’ position. A seal is created by pressingnozzle 40 down onvalve 30 until the largest circumference of interiorcylindrical member 38 substantially mates with secondannular tubular section 44 and smallest circumference ofcylindrical member 38 substantially mates with the firstannular tubular section 42. -
FIG. 1D shows the “open” position.Nozzle 40 is pulled telescopically away from interiorcylindrical member 38, thereby creatingvolume 62 invalve body 30. Beverage flows throughmember 12 andvalve 30, thereby fillingvolume 62 until exiting through an opening of firstannular tubular section 42 ofnozzle 40.
Claims (11)
1. A beverage container having a detachable closure, comprising:
a cap for overlapping a mouth of the container;
an arcuate member connected to the cap, having a pair of extremity portions separated one from another, the connection of which would close the periphery of the arcuate member;
a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions, being angularly pivotally moveable, responsively to manually applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes a continuous periphery of the arcuate member and a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open; and
a valve for controlling flow of a liquid in the container.
2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the springing member comprises
two legs, each leg being connected to the same extremity portion of the arcuate member, the two legs being connected to each other at respective leg extremities which are remote from positions of connection to the arcuate member; and
wherein the two legs are of unequal length and are wire.
3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the springing member is a single piece of nylon.
4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the springing members is a single piece of polycarbonate.
5. The container of claim 2 , wherein the two legs are connected to each other, remotely from the position of connection of the arcuate member, by an additional segment of wire forming the two legs, which wire is continuous.
6. The container of claim 1 ,
wherein the cap defines a first plane and the arcuate member defines a second plane distinct from the first plane, wherein the first and second planes are parallel;
wherein
the two legs each include foot portions at leg extremities which connect to the arcuate member, the foot portions extending perpendicularly to remaining parts of the legs;
the arcuate portion includes a pair of receptacles receiving respective foot portions of respective legs; and
the two legs are part of a single wire.
7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the valve comprises:
a nozzle; and
a valve body.
8. The container of claim 7 , wherein the valve comprises:
a cylindrical member in the valve body, the cylindrical member having a first circumference at a first end and a second circumference at a second end;
wherein the first circumference is the largest circumference;
wherein the second circumference is the smallest circumference; and
the cylindrical member receives the nozzle having a first opening with a first circumference and second opening with a second circumference wherein the first circumference of the nozzle matches the first circumference of the cylindrical member and the second circumference of the nozzle matches the second circumference of the cylindrical member.
9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the valve is closed when the first circumference of the cylindrical member mates with the first circumference of the nozzle and the second circumference of the cylindrical member mates with the second circumference of the nozzle.
10. The container of claim 9 , wherein the valve is open when the nozzle is telescopically pulled away from the cylindrical member such that the first circumference of the cylindrical member is not mating with the first circumference of the nozzle and the second circumference of the cylindrical member is not mating with the second circumference of the nozzle.
11. A container, comprising:
a body having a cavity for retaining a desired liquid therein;
an arcuate member connected to the body, having a pair of extremity portions separated one from another, the connection of which would close the periphery of the arcuate member; and
a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions and being angularly pivotally moveable in a first direction towards a position to close the arcuate member periphery in the course of relieving internal stress, and in a second direction towards a second position, at which the arcuate member periphery is open, responsively to manually applied force.
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