CN101156724A - Hook-on bottle closure - Google Patents

Abstract

A closure for removably sealing a container and for attaching to external articles having an external hooking device. The closure includes a container cap configured to removably engage the container and having a strip engaging portion formed proximate an end of the cap. The closure includes an attachment member that has a resilient hooking strip extending from the lid to define a hooking aperture therebetween. The attachment member has a cap engaging portion formed adjacent an end thereof and releasably engaged to the strip engaging portion. The engaging portions are configured such that the cap engaging portion is releasable from engagement by applying disengaging force upon any portion of the hooking strip.

Description

Hook-on bottle closure

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of container closures and snap-on bottle caps that are releasably attachable to an external article. The attachment member is configured to open when a downward force is applied to either part of the member so that the closure can be detached from the external article.

Background technique

In daily life, people often use portable containers or other small items such as bottles for containing drinking water, beverages, etc. in different situations. Many people carry such containers with them for repeated use, thereby making the containers part of their personal belongings. However, most such portable containers are not designed or configured for attachment to other items. Therefore, to carry these containers after use, one must carry them or store them in another larger container such as a backpack. However, it is inconvenient to always hold such a portable container by hand, and moreover it may be lost due to forgetting. It is also inconvenient to place them in another bag, because firstly in many cases one cannot find a separate bag to put them in, and moreover, even if found, an accidental overflow of the container may contaminate other items in the bag.

Some prior art bottle caps incorporate hook and snap attachment means with the container or container cap. US Patent No. 5,270,909 discloses a hook-and-clasp openable handle attached to a mug or flashlight, with which the mug or flashlight can be attached to an external device. US Patent Application No. 2004/0250386A1 discloses a hook and snap attachment device integrally formed with a container or container lid. However, such hook and loop attachments are made from the lightweight, flexible material commonly used in container lids to reduce their cost and weight, and there is a risk that they will Adjacent portions of the opening in the opening can collapse under opposing forces to inadvertently open said opening, said portions generally being configured to open under application of force in only one direction.

A disadvantage of using many existing bottle caps with hook and snap attachments is that two hands are often required. For example, a person often must hold the bottle while unfastening the hook-and-loop attachment. In outdoor activities such as hiking or mountain climbing, this type of two-handed manipulation is not desired.

Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a container closure that can be removably attached directly to an external item such as a belt loop, backpack, shopping bag, or indirectly via some intervening hooking device such as a loop , hooks, clips or clasps, etc. are attached to external items. It is also desirable to have attachment means formed in the container lid rather than on the container base so that the container can be easily interchanged and the container can be attached to an external object by simply retaining the lid superior. Furthermore, it is highly desirable that the attachment device be constructed such that, first of all, even though it is made of the lightweight, flexible material commonly used for container lids, it should be able to safely support a fully filled container without the Because of the weight, the attachment device can be easily and conveniently opened so that the container can be detached from the external object by simply applying downward pressure on any part thereof.

Furthermore, since a container with such an attachment device may typically be presented to the viewer when attached to an external item such as a belt, bag or backpack, some advertising material may be placed on some visible side of the container. On the outside, it will become a very effective advertising carrier. Accordingly, there is a need to provide containers and lids having the above described attachment means with advertising material printed on some of their visible outer surfaces and, additionally, a method of advertising in the manner described above.

Contents of the invention

The present invention provides a container closure for a container having attachment means formed on the container lid, with such a construction that the lid and the fully filled container can be securely attached to an external device, and furthermore, through the attachment means The lid and the container are easily and easily detachable by applying sufficient downward pressure, directed downward from the attachment means towards the container lid.

A container closure having such an attachment means made in accordance with the present invention includes a container lid sized and configured to fit on a given container and having a top cover and a perimeter extending perpendicularly from its edge. integrally formed attachment means extending towards the side walls, and from the container lid, by means of which the lid and container can be attached directly to, or indirectly attached to the exterior by intervening connectors such as rings or clips Items such as belts or backpacks.

More specifically, the attachment means comprises an elongated strip of elastic material extending from and disposed over said top cover. The elongated strap is generally bent to define a closed aperture between the strap and the top cover into which an external item such as a strap, or a backpack or an intervening connector such as a loop or clip can be hooked. One end of the strap is connected to and integrally formed with the first end of the cover, and is preferably located at a portion of the outer periphery of the top cover. Near its other end, the strap has a male engagement member releasably engageable with a corresponding female engagement member formed adjacent the second end of the cover, the second The end is arranged diametrically opposite the first end.

The engagement member is configured to release the strap from the cover by applying a disengagement force of sufficient magnitude to any portion of the hook and loop strap toward the top cover. In a preferred embodiment, the male and female engagement members are an upwardly pointing L-shaped hook and an upwardly defined slot, respectively. In addition, the hook and loop closures are configured such that if downward force continues to be applied to the hook and loop strip after the male engagement members are separated vertically downward, the male engagement members will move further and sideways. away from the cover.

The attachment means may further include a support strip extending between the hook strip and the top cover, raised ribs are formed on inner surfaces of the support strip and the hook strip, and a cavity is formed therebetween, both of which are It is used to achieve the structural strength and support of the hook and fastening belt.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a container with a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the attachment means is integrated with the container lid.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container having a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention attached to an external article by means of attachment means in the manner shown.

Figure 3 is a side view of a container with a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the container is attached to an external object by means of attachment means snapped to the interventional device in the manner shown .

Figure 4 shows a side view of a container with a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention with the attachment means completely disengaged from the lid.

Figure 5 shows a side view of a container with a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, with the attachment means in a first position under continuously applied downward force.

Figure 6 is a side view of a container having a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the attachment means is under further downwardly applied force after reaching the first position shown in Figure 5 in the second position.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional side view of a container having a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the attachment means is engaged to the lid; and

Figure 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of a closure made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention wherein the attachment means is integrated with the lid.

Detailed ways

The present invention relates to container closures which are releasably mountable to external articles by means of attachment means formed thereon, wherein the attachment means are configured to A portion exerts a downward force to detach the closure from the outer article.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figures 1-8, wherein like reference numerals are used to indicate like elements throughout. Although the present invention is generally described by preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments only show and describe the present invention in its most preferred form in order to realize the present invention, but the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited to The specific examples described.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 shows a general view of a preferred embodiment of a container closure 1 made in accordance with the present invention, shown mounted on a container 2. The container closure 1 comprises a container lid 10 sized to substantially fit a given container 2 and close the opening of the container 2, on which attachment means 20 are arranged.

The container cap 10 comprises a substantially flat or preferably slightly convex top cap 11 to detachably close the container opening, a substantially vertically extending peripheral side wall 12 along a peripheral edge 11a of the top cap 11, said peripheral side wall 12 fitting in On the neck of the container 2 extending from its opening. In the preferred embodiment shown in Figures 1-8, the top cover 11 and side walls 12 are generally circular to fit a container 2 having a circular opening and neck. In general, however, the container closures contemplated by the present invention can be used in conjunction with containers of any size and shape. For a container of a given size and shape, the container lid 10 may be sized and shaped to fit with such a container. In addition, the container lid 10 can be combined with the container 2 by any joining method known in the art, including bolt fit and snap fit, but not limited thereto. Preferably, the side wall 12 is integrally formed with the top cover 11 and has a plurality of longitudinal slots 13 defined therealong to provide an easy grip friction or unscrew cover 10 with fingers gripping the side wall 12 . These grooves 13 may have any shape as long as resistance is provided. The container lid 10 has diametrically opposite ends 10a and 10b for connecting to and detachably mating with the attachment means 20, respectively. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-8 , the first and second cover ends 10 a , 10 b are located at diametrically opposite positions on the peripheral edge 11 a of the top cover 11 . However, in other embodiments, the ends may be located on the side wall 12 of the cover 10 adjacent the peripheral edge 11 a of the top cover 11 .

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 3 , attachment device 20 includes an elongated hook and loop strap 21 having opposing first and second strap ends 21a, 21b and opposing inner and outer strap surfaces 23a, 23b. The first strap end 21a is connected to the first cap end 10a and the second strap end 21b is freely movably engaged with the container cap 10 . The main body of the hook and loop strap 21 is generally disposed above the plane defined by the perimeter 11a of the top cover 11, and in this preferred embodiment, the plane defined by the main body of the strap 21 is positioned substantially perpendicular to the plane of the top cover 11, as shown in FIG. 1-7 shown. However, the present invention also contemplates other positioning methods, wherein the hook strip 21 can be arranged obliquely relative to the top cover 11 .

The hook and loop strap 21 has a curved body between its two ends 21 a , 21 b so as to define a hooking hole 22 between the strap 21 and the top cover 11 of the cover 10 . Although the illustrated strap 21 has a generally curvilinear shape in the preferred embodiment, any other shape is contemplated by the present invention. When the second strap end 21b is combined with the container cap 10, the hook hole 22 forms a closed type to define a closed loop as shown in FIGS. Holding means 31 such as loops, hooks, clips, clips, etc., directly or indirectly the container closure 1 can be hooked together with the container 2 and attached to some external item 30 such as a belt loop, backpack, shopping bag, utility belt, luggage , a towel rail or a wall hook, as shown in FIG.

The hook and loop strap 21 is preferably made of an elastic material so that the hook and loop strap 21 can be slightly bent or straightened when the second strap end 21b is coupled to or detached from the cover 10 . Preferably, the attachment means 20 including the hook and loop strap 21 is made of the same material as that making up the container lid 10, typically plastic, rubber, ceramic, synthetic material, polymeric material, or combinations thereof, or is Any other suitable elastic material known in the art. In this case, the attachment means 20, or more specifically the first strap end 21a of the hook and loop strap 21, may be integrally attached to the container lid 10 at the first lid end 10a.

The hook and loop strap 21 also includes a cap engaging portion formed near the second strap end 21b that mates with a strap engaging portion formed on the container cap 10 near the second cap end 10b. The present invention requires that the cover and strap engagement portion, together with the hook and loop fastener strip 21, be configured such that the cover engaging portion is disengaged from the strap engagement portion by applying a sufficiently large downward force to any portion of the hook and loop fastener strip 21, which force For from the hook and loop strap 21 towards the top cover 11.

Figures 1-9 show the implementation of the invention in a preferred embodiment. Referring again to FIGS. 1 and 3 , the container cap 10 has a radial projection 14 formed at the second cap end 10 b that extends downwardly on and radially away from the side wall 12 . The protrusion 14 has substantially flat top and bottom surfaces, a front surface substantially parallel to the side wall 12 , and two side surfaces substantially perpendicular to the side wall 12 . In a preferred embodiment, the cover engaging portion is an L-shaped hook portion 24 formed on the inner strap face 23a of the hook and loop strap 21 at the second strap end 21b, said strap engaging portion being defined in the lug 14 An upwardly directed rectangular slot 15 on the bottom surface is configured to completely accommodate the hook 24 . Furthermore, the hook and loop strap 21 has a portion adjacent to the second strap end 21 b and parallel to the front surface of the lug 14 . The L-shaped hook 24 is positioned parallel to the parallel portion of the strap 21 such that its top end can be oriented towards the first strap end 21a, ie vertically upwards. From the orientation of the L-shaped hook portion 24 and the groove 15 , these two parts are detachably engaged with each other, so that the hook strip 21 is combined with the container lid 10 . Figures 1-3 show the closure 1 with the hook portion 24 and the slot 15 cooperating to define a closable hook aperture 22 . Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the closure 1 with the catch 24 in combination with said groove 15 when the container closure is sheared along line 7-7 in Figure 1 . Figure 8 provides another cross-sectional view of the closure 1 of Figure 7, showing the area where the L-shaped catch 24 and the slot 15 join. It can be seen from FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 that in a preferred embodiment, both the protruding portion 14 and the hooking portion 24 can be integrally formed with the container lid 10 and the hooking strip 21 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , detachment of the hook strip 21 from the cover 10 is achieved by pressing down on any part of the hook strip 21 . When a sufficiently large downward pressure is applied to any part of the hook and loop fastener strip 21, the hook and loop fastener strip 21 with an upwardly convex profile usually elastically deforms slightly and transmits the pressure to the second strip end 21b, pushing vertically downwards substantially The lid 24 is L-shaped to allow it to escape from the slot 15 . It is contemplated that the catch 24 and slot 25 may have different shapes and configurations, including male and female interlocking types, respectively. This feature allows a person to easily and conveniently remove the container from some external item such as his or her belt simply by pressing one hand anywhere on the hook and loop strap. FIG. 4 shows the container 1 with the hook and loop strap 21 completely detached from the container lid 10 . In order to reduce potential slippage when fingers press the hook and loop strap 21, the hook and loop strap 21 may further include a plurality of slightly protruding parallel ribs 25 defined on the outer strap surface 23b near the second strap end 21b, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 show.

As shown in Fig. 6, another feature of the present invention is: it is constructed so that after a part of the hook and loop strip is disengaged from the cover 10, if this part of the hook and loop strip 21 continues to apply downward pressure, the hook and loop strip 21 will The second belt end 21b of the second belt will move further, not only vertically, but also laterally away from the container lid 10. This feature is advantageous because the lateral separation of the hook and loop strap 21 from the lid 10 as shown in Figure 4 will make it easier to remove the container from the external object, in the present invention, using only one hand This detachment is achieved by keeping the hook strap 21 pressed down without using the other hand to separate the hook strap 21 laterally from the cover 10 after separation. Figures 5 and 6 show the two stages in which this feature is implemented in the preferred embodiment. If the hook strap 21 starts to be pressed down, first, the hook strap 21 disengages from the groove 15 as described above, and then continues to move in a generally downward direction until a part 14a of the protrusion contacts the inner strap surface, that is, the strap contact portion. 29a, as shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment said portion 14a of the protrusion is the protrusion edge formed by the junction of the top of the protrusion and the front surface. If further pressure is applied after the hooking strip 21 and the lid 10 come into contact with each other, the lug edge 14a begins to slide along the slightly raised portion 29b while pushing the disengaged hook 24 further laterally away from the container lid 10 6, the slightly protruding portion 29b is formed on the inner belt surface 23a adjacent to the belt contact portion 29a in the direction along the first belt end 21a.

With reference to accompanying drawing 1 and Fig. 3 again, the attachment device 20 in this preferred embodiment can further comprise the elongated supporting band 26 that extends between hook and fastening strip 21 and top cover 11 so that to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3- The hook and loop strap 21 shown at 6 provides structural rigidity and support. Preferably, the support strip 26 is made of the same material as the hook strip 21 and the cover 10, and its two ends are respectively connected to the hook strip 21 and the top cover 11 near the first cover end 10a, preferably with The hook strip 21 near the first cover end 10a is integrally formed with the top cover 11 such that a generally triangular area is defined by the hook strip 21 , the support strip 26 and the top cover 11 . In the preferred embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 and 3-6, a triangular cavity 28 may be formed in the triangular area, but in other embodiments, the triangular area may be filled.

In order to further improve the structural strength and support of the hook and fastening strip 21, in the preferred embodiment, the attachment device 20 may include a slightly raised continuous rib 27 formed on the upper surface of the support strip 26, as shown in FIG. 1 As shown in FIGS. 3-6 , the rib 27 can further extend along the inner belt surface 23 a and the top cover 11 .

The present invention also relates to a method of advertising and promotion using the above container closure and container, comprising the steps of: providing a container and Container closures; advertising material printed on at least one visible outer surface of the container or container closure. Provision of containers and container closures in the first step contemplated by the present invention includes, but is not limited to: manufacturing, making by an appropriate third party, purchasing or obtaining or obtaining by any other means.

The present invention may have other embodiments besides the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art may change many details of the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit or characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the foregoing described embodiments should be considered as illustrative only, and not restrictive.

Claims (25)

1. one kind is used for removably sealing a container and can be attached to closure on the outer goods, and described outer goods has outside fastener device, and this closure comprises:

A) container cover, its size and structure are configured to removably match with container, and this container cover has the first and second radially relative lid ends, and this lid comprises:

(1) have the top cover of periphery,

(2) circumferential side wall, the periphery of described circumferential side wall and top cover is whole to be formed and extends substantially vertically from the periphery of described top cover, and

(3) the band junction surface of next-door neighbour's second lid end formation; And

B) attachment arrangement comprises:

(1) the elastic hook cingulum of the elongated and general curved of extending from the part of described top cover defines hook and holds the hole between described fastener band, and described fastener band has and the first lid end links to each other and integrally formed first band edge and the second relative band edge, and

(2) with the lid junction surface of the adjacent formation of second band edge, described lid junction surface combines with the band junction surface releasedly,

Wherein, described junction surface is configured like this, promptly on the top cover direction, just described lid junction surface can discharged from engagement state by the arbitrary part of fastener band being applied separation force, thus, the lid junction surface makes described hook hold the hole sealing with engaging of band junction surface and holds device to fix the outer hook of maintenance therein, and container cover is removably attached on the outer goods.

2. closure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described fastener band and container cover are configured to the active force that the fastener band is applied made and cover the junction surface and extend away from the band junction surface, thereby fastener band and container cover are mutually combined.

3. closure according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described fastener band and container cover are configured to further be applied to the active force on the fastener band and side direction is extended away from lid by receiving, and realizes engaging of fastener band and container cover subsequently.

4. closure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the lid junction surface is formed with and top cover and the whole protuberance that forms and extend away from described top cover and sidewall of sidewall.

5. closure according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described band junction surface and protuberance are configured to coupling joint mutually.

6. closure according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described band junction surface comprises that one protrudes snap close piece, and described protuberance comprises a recessed snap close piece, and the size of described recessed snap close piece and structure all are configured to hold described protrusion snap close piece.

7. closure according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described fastener band and protuberance are configured like this, promptly the active force that applies on the fastener band is separated protrusion snap close piece and recessed snap close piece, thereby the fastener band is engaged at a fastener band contact site and protrusion contact site place with container cover.

8. closure according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described fastener band and protuberance are further constructed like this, promptly after the fastener band engages with container cover the fastener band is further applied active force and then makes protrusion snap close piece side direction away from described lid.

9. closure according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, zone face limits a cardinal principle projection in described, this projection forms in abutting connection with described band contact site, described projection is configured like this, promptly the fastener band application is being added under the situation of active force, when described projection slides, then protruding the snap close piece side direction away from described lid when protruding contact site.

10. closure according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described fastener band has interior zone face and relative outer zone face, protrude snap close piece and comprise L-shaped substantially hook-holding part, this hook-holding part is formed on the interior zone face adjacent with second band edge, and described recessed snap close piece comprises the groove on the outer surface that is formed on described protuberance.

11. closure according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement also is included in a plurality of flanks that form on the outer zone face of next-door neighbour's second band edge, in order to reduce slip in the engaging process of hook-holding part.

12. closure according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement also comprises elongated support belt in order to provide structural rigidity to the fastener band, and the top cover of this support belt first lid end from interior zone face towards the next-door neighbour extends.

13. closure according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described support belt and fastener band and top cover are whole to be formed.

14. closure according to claim 13 is characterized in that, the first lid end is positioned on the periphery of top cover; Fastener band, support belt and top cover surround zone roughly triangular in shape.

15. closure according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described area limiting roughly triangular in shape be positioned at wherein cavity roughly triangular in shape.

16. closure according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement also is included in the protrusion rib that forms on the support belt, and it is used for providing the rigidity of structure for the fastener band.

17. closure according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described protrusion rib is extended along described interior zone face.

18. closure according to claim 17 is characterized in that, described protrusion rib and described support belt and described fastener band are whole to be formed.

19. closure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, it is inverted parabola shaped that the shape of described fastener band is substantially.

20. closure according to claim 19 is characterized in that, described fastener band is arranged on the plane that the periphery by top cover limits.

21. closure according to claim 20 is characterized in that, hang down substantially as for described top cover in the plane that described fastener band is oriented to be limited by it.

22. closure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the sidewall of described container cover defines a plurality of grooves that circumferentially extend along it.

23. closure according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described closure is made by plastic material.

Have outside hook and hold a kind of container on the outer goods of device 24. can be attached to, described container comprises:

(a) at one end have the container body of opening, and

(b) container closure thing, this container closure thing comprises:

(1) container cover, the size of described container cover and structure are configured to removably engage with the opening of container body, and described container cover has the first lid end and the second radially relative lid end, and described lid comprises:

(i) have the top cover of periphery,

(ii) with the whole circumferential side wall that forms and extend substantially vertically with described top cover periphery of the periphery of top cover, and

(iii) be close to the band junction surface that the second lid end forms; And

(2) attachment arrangement comprises:

(i) the elastic hook cingulum of the elongated and general curved of extending from top cover,

Described fastener band is used for limiting hook betwixt and holds the hole, and described fastener band has and the first lid end continuous and integrally formed first band edge and the second relative band edge, and

(ii) with the lid junction surface of the adjacent formation of second band edge, described lid junction surface

Combine with the band junction surface releasedly,

Wherein, described junction surface is configured like this, promptly described lid junction surface is discharged on the direction of top cover, applying separation force from the state that engages by arbitrary part to the fastener band, thus, the lid junction surface makes hook hold the hole sealing with engaging of band junction surface and holds device to fix the outer hook of maintenance therein, and container cover is removably attached on the outer goods.

25. a method of carrying out advertisement and propaganda comprises the steps:

(a) provide a container and container closure thing, described container can be attached to have outside hook and holds on the outer goods of device, and described container is included in the container body that the one end has opening, and described container closure thing comprises:

(1) container cover, its size and structure are configured to removably match with the opening of container body, and this container cover has the first and second radially relative lid ends, and this lid comprises:

(i) have the top cover of periphery,

(ii) circumferential side wall, the periphery of described circumferential side wall and top cover is whole to be formed and extends substantially vertically from described periphery, and

(iii) be close to the band junction surface that the second lid end forms; And

(2) attachment arrangement comprises:

(i) the elastic hook cingulum of the elongated and general curved of extending from top cover, described fastener band is used for limiting hook betwixt and holds the hole, and described fastener band has and the first lid end links to each other and integrally formed first band edge and the second relative band edge, and

(ii) with the lid junction surface of the adjacent formation of second band edge, described lid junction surface combines with the band junction surface releasedly,

Wherein, described junction surface is configured like this, promptly described lid junction surface is discharged on the direction of top cover, applying separation force from the state that engages by arbitrary part to the fastener band, thus, the lid junction surface makes hook hold the hole sealing with engaging of band junction surface and holds device to fix the outside hook of maintenance therein, and container cover is removably attached on the outer goods, and

(b) printing advertisement material at least one visible outer surface of container or container closure thing.

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