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Press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure Aufbewahrungsbehälter mit Drucköffner mit zum Öffnen vorgespanntem Verschluss Dispositif de stockage de type ouverture par pression avec fermeture précontrainte pour l'ouverture |
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a press-open type storage device with prestressed to-open closure which is an innovative cylinder, cylinder like, or multi-face can shaped hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the shell body has flanges for inserting the attachment with the edges of an opening portion of an associated container, the position of the force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of the content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow the force bearing surface at one end to be forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet, whereby, when inserted into the opening portion of the associated container, the force bearing surface at one end is forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense the contents, by contact of the dissolvable solid contents and the liquid or air inside the associated container, the sold contents thereof dissolve. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, therefore, it is good for recycle and that is the progressiveness of the innovative design of the present invention.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
[0002] The closure of conventional hand or mechanism holding type hollow container for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid like contents is usually independently provided, wherein it has at least one imperfection: 1) container and closure are at detachment status and are more inconvenient for recollection; or 2) if the press dispense is by side pressing, then the side pressured surface is wide enough to be mistakenly pressed; or 3) The position relationship between the opened closure and shell body is unstable thereby affecting dispense of contents.
[0003] US 2007/0079895 discloses a bottle comprising a water reservoir, a threaded neck having an opening, and a top reservoir in one embodiment including an upper portion, a lower portion releasably secured to the upper portion, a cylindrical coupling member projected downwardly from the lower portion and having internal threads secured to the neck, and a seal formed at a top of the coupling member and above the opening, the seal being adapted to separate the contents (e.g. power or thick fluid) in the top reservoir from water in the water reservoir.
[0004] US 6 302 268 discloses a salad container including a base, a removable cover and a chamber insert which projects through the cover and into the container. The container is sealed by a removable cap. A shaft extends from the cap so that pressure applied by a user to a portion of the chamber insert pushes against the shaft to release the cap.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The closure may be combined with the content dispense outlet, the force bearing surface at one end is forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents. The attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, therefore it is good for recycle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] The embodiments of figures 1,2,3,6,7,8,9 are not part of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure of a first embodiment not part of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of the force bearing structure which is made of a flexible material softer than shell body shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the force bearing structure of the shell body in the arrangement of Fig. 2 is forced to dispense contents of the shell body.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the force bearing structure being combined inside the shell body pointing toward the closure has an extended pushing structure.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of Fig. 4 is forced to dispense the contents inside the shell body.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of the force bearing structure constituted by the piston type structure.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the arrangement of Fig. 6 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the force bearing structure being combined inside the shell body pointing toward closure has an extended pushing structure.
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of Fig. 8 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.
DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS
[0009]
101: Shell bony
102: Closure
103: Flexible flake type structure
104: Force bearing structure
105: Dispense outlet
106: Pushing structure
107: Contents
108: Piston structure
109: Dog
110: Container cap
111: Inner thread
200: Selected container
201: Opening portion
202: External thread
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0010] The conventional press-open type storage device has the following three types of relative imperfections:
- 1. The press-open type closure is detached from the storage device after being pressed so as to mix with the stored contents.
- 2. The press-open type closure is not completely detached after being pressed to open, when the pressing pressure disappears, the closure is bounced back to hider the dispense of contents;
- 3. If the press-open type closure is opened by applying an instant pressure to deform the storage device, whereas the closure is partially opened to release the pressure immediately, and the closure can still be bounced back.
[0011] Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure of the first embodiment of the invention.
[0013] A shell body (101): It is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, liquid or dissolvable solid type contents (107), wherein the peripheral side of the shell body (101) of a hollow container having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of opening portion of the container is inserted into the opening portion (201) of selected container (200), and the shell body (101) of a hollow container being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of said closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105). Furthermore, the shell body of a hollow container can be selected as needed to be made with a force bearing structure (104) at the axial top end thereof, wherein when it is applied on by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to open to dispense contents, or naturally, the closure at the other end can be opened by hand and let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents;
[0014] A closure (102): It appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, when the force bearing structure (104) is applied by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to detach with the dispense outlet (105) to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand as required to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements, etc.;
[0015] The definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
[0016] A flexible flake type structure (103): It is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of said shell body (101) and closure (102) includes that when the closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while the closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.
[0017] The structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) of the sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure include:
- 1. The flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
- 2. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
- 3. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
- 4. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
- 5. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
- 6. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
- 7. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.
[0018] The combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements, etc.
[0019] The force bearing structure (104) of the sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be embodied according to application requirements as following:
- 1. The force bearing surface of the force bearing structure (104) is constituted by a force bearing structure made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a thinner flexible structure made of the same material as the one of shell body (101) to combine with said shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a more flexible structure to combine with said shell body (101). In addition, the force bearing structure (104) and shell body (101) can be made of the same material to be integrally made or individually made and further combined, or they can be made of different material and further combined. For filling in the shell body interior with liquid, slurry or paste type content (107), said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and the shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure that is good for dispensing the filled in contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101). Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement where the force bearing structure which is made of a flexible material softer than shell body shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the force bearing structure of the shell body in the arrangement of Fig. 2 is forced to dispense contents of the shell body;
- 2. The force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure
(106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be
combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), while when the force bearing
structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the
shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is forced, the pushing structure
(106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102)
combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open. The closure
(102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure
(103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open and keep the closure
(102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure that
is good for dispensing the filled in contents (107) in the interior of the shell body
(101); Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which the force bearing
structure is combined inside the shell body pointing toward the closure has an extended
pushing structure; Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing
structure in the embodiment of Fig. 4 is forced to dispense the contents inside the
shell body;
The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) of the sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be made of the same or different material to include:- a) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (104) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
- b) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are respectively made of the same material and further combined; or
- c) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are made of different material and are further combined;
- 3. The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising a pushable piston structure (108), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, the particle, powder, liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107) filled in the shell body (101) are pressed to open the closure (102), while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement in which the force bearing structure is constituted by the piston type structure. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the arrangement of Fig. 6 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.
- 4. The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising not only a pushable piston structure (108), but the piston structure (108) is also further provided with a pushing structure (106) along the direction toward the closure (102), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, said closure (102) is pressed to open through the push by said pushing structure (106), while said closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which the force bearing structure is combined inside the shell body pointing toward closure has an extended pushing structure. Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of Fig. 8 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.
[0020] As shown in Figs. 1~9, the following force application methods and relatively matching external structure for the force bearing structure (104) relative to the shell body (101) can be selected according to different application condition herein:
- 1. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure is for inserting into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein when the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107) and the force bearing structure (104) is applied on by a human hand or an external force, or a mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic force, said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). In view of the applications, the outside diameter of the shell body (101) can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) with proper tolerances, while peripheral side of the shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109) to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents;
- 2. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure is for inserting into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107) and the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), while when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is forced by a human hand or an external force, or a mechanical force of mechanism, or a pneumatic or hydraulic force, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and said closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). In view of the applications, the outside diameter of the shell body (101) can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) with proper tolerances, while peripheral side of said shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109) to limit the depth of insertion for inserting said shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents;
- 3. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), wherein the container cap (110) having an inner thread (111) is threadly engaged with the external thread (202) at the outside of the opening portion (201) of the selected container and liquid or paste type contents are filled inside the shell body to exert tightening force on the force bearing structure (104) during the tread engagement, hence, said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open said closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the thread insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for tightening advancement;
- 4. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), wherein the container cap (110) having an inner thread (111) is threadly engaged with the external thread (202) at the outside of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200). The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by an internally installed pushing structure (106), and the force bearing structure (104) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is tightenly forced during thread engagement, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward said closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and the closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of the shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog (109) is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the thread insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for tightening advancement;
- 5. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), the inside diameter of the container cap (110) and the outside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) can be tightenly pressingly combined and the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), when said force bearing structure (104) is tightenly pressingly forced to deform during the tighten pressing combination process thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the pressing insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for pressing combination advancement;
- 6. The sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container 200, wherein the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), the inside diameter of the container cap (110) and the outside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) can be tightenly pressingly combined and the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is tightenly forced during the tighten pressing combination process, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward said closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and said closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open the contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of the shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the pressing insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for pressing combination advancement.
[0021] In an embodiment not part of the present invention, it is also described a a sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure which is an innovative cylinder, cylinder like, or multi-face can shaped hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, liquid, or dissolvable solid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of the opening portion is inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, while the position of the content dispense outlet on the shell body of a hollow container is made at one axial end of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet for the closure to be opened by hand, wherein when they are inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, contents is directly poured out into selected container, or to dissolve the solid type contents inside the shell body of the hollow container by means of the liquid or air inside the selected container. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, therefore it is good for recycle.
[0022] To sum up this embodiment not part of the present invention discloses a sleeved to press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure having a peripheral side of the shell body (101) to be inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, wherein the peripheral side of the shell body (101) has flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of the opening portion of said container. The shell body (101) is made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof to appear a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with the closure (102), and to dispense contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the closure and one side of the storage device is connectedly attached by a flexible flake type structure (103), wherein it is characterized in that when said closure (102) is closed relative to the dispense outlet (105) of the storage device, the connecting flake type structure (103) is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction thereby allowing the attaching flexible flake type structure (103) to release the prestressed force so as to keep said closure (102) to remain at a stable opening status after it is pressed to open.
[0023] In an embodiment not part of the present invention, it is also described a press-open storage device with prestressed to open closure, wherein it is a hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container; the closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow the force bearing surface at one end to be forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents; further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status; wherein it mainly comprises:
a shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened; further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105); Furthermore, the hand or mechanism held shell body of the hollow container can be selected as needed to be made with a force bearing structure (104) at the axial top end thereof, wherein when it is applied on by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to open to dispense contents, or the closure (102) can be opened by hand and let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents;
a closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, when the force bearing structure (104) is applied by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to detach from the dispense outlet (105) to dispense contents, or the closure is opened by hand to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements, etc.;
the definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
a flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through said flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.
[0024] In an embodiment not part of the present invention, it is also described a sleeved to press-open storage device with a prestressed to open closure, wherein it is a cylinder, cylinder like, or multi-face can shaped hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, liquid, or dissolvable solid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of the opening portion is inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, while the position of the force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of the content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container; the closure is combined with the content dispense outlet, wherein when they are inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, the force bearing surface at one end is forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or naturally, the closure at the other end can be opened by hand as required to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, or after the closure is opened by hand and placed into selected container, by means of the contact of the dissolvable solid type contents and the liquid or air inside the selected container, the solid type contents thereof dissolves. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and the shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status; wherein it mainly comprises:
a shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, liquid or dissolvable solid type contents (107), wherein the peripheral side of the shell body (101) of a hollow container having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of opening portion of the container is inserted into the opening portion (201) of selected container (200), and the shell body (101) of a hollow container being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened; further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of said closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105); furthermore, the shell body of a hollow container can be selected as needed to be made with a force bearing structure (104) at the axial top end thereof, wherein when it is applied on by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to open to dispense contents, or naturally, the closure at the other end can be opened by hand and let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents;
a closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, when the force bearing structure (104) is applied by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to detach with the dispense outlet (105) to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand as required to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements;
the definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
a flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and closure (102), wherein the attaching status of the shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when the closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while the closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.
[0025] When the device does not have flanges and is further without installing a force bearing structure, it is related to a hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particles, powder, slurry, paste or liquid contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of the content dispense outlet is made at one axial end of the shell body of the hollow can type container; the closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow opening by hand from one end of the closure to dispense the contents or directly to pour out the contents; further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status; wherein it mainly comprises:
a shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of a hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105);
said shell body (101) is not disposed with the force bearing structure (104), whereas the dispense outlet (105) thereof is arranged for disposing the closure (102), thereby to be opened by hand;
a closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, whereby the closure (102) is opened by hand to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents; wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements;
the definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
a flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.
[0026] In this embodiment, the structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) include:
- a) the flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
- b) the closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
- c) the closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
- d) the shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
- e) the shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
- f) the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
- g) the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.
[0027] In this embodiment, the combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements.
[0028] In the embodiment with flanges, the device is for inserting into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107) and the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), while when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is forced by a human hand or an external force, or a mechanical force of mechanism, or a pneumatic or hydraulic force, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and said closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103); in view of the applications, the outside diameter of the shell body (101) can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) with proper tolerances, while peripheral side of said shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109) to limit the depth of insertion for inserting said shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents.
[0029] In this embodiment, the device can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), wherein the container cap (110) having an inner thread (111) is threadly engaged with the external thread (202) at the outside of the opening portion (201) of the selected container and liquid or paste type contents are filled inside the shell body to exert tightening force on the force bearing structure (104) during the tread engagement, hence, said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents; in view of the applications, the peripheral side of shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the thread insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for tightening advancement.
[0030] In this embodiment, the device can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), wherein the container cap (110) having an inner thread (111) is threadly engaged with the external thread (202) at the outside of opening portion (201) of the selected container (200). The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by an internally installed pushing structure (106), and the force bearing structure (104) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is tightenly forced during thread engagement, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward said closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and the closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of the shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog (109) is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the thread insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for tightening advancement.
[0031] In this embodiment, the device can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200), wherein the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), the inside diameter of the container cap (110) and the outside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) can be tightenly pressingly combined and the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), when said force bearing structure (104) is tightenly pressingly forced to deform during the tighten pressing combination process thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents; in view of the applications, the peripheral side of shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the pressing insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for pressing combination advancement.
[0032] In this embodiment, the device can be inserted into the opening portion (201) of the selected container 200, wherein the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) is provided with a container cap (110), the inside diameter of the container cap (110) and the outside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) can be tightenly pressingly combined and the interior of shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry, paste or dissolvable solid type contents (107), and the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), when the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is tightenly forced during the tighten pressing combination process, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward said closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and said closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open the contents (107) inside the shell body (101) of the selected container (200) and keep said closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure, while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103), wherein the selected container (200) can be empty without filling in contents or filled with particular contents. In view of the applications, the peripheral side of the shell body (101) is made with a protruded ring type dog or a radially protruded block type dog (109), the outside diameter of the dog is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to limit the depth of insertion for inserting the shell body (101) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) and to form a limiting structure when it is pressed, while the outside diameter of the force bearing structure (104) at the top end of the shell body (101) is also slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container cap (110) so as to avoid hindering the pressing insertion by the container cap (110) into the opening portion (201) of the selected container (200) for pressing combination advancement.
[0033] In this embodiment, the device is without installing a force bearing structure, wherein it is a cylinder, cylinder like, or multi-face can shaped hollow container structure for storing particles, powder, slurry, paste, liquid or dissolvable solid contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of the opening portion is inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, while the position of the content dispense outlet on the shell body of a hollow container is made at one axial end of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet for the closure to be opened by hand, wherein when they are inserted into the opening portion of the selected container, contents is directly poured out into selected container, or to dissolve the solid type contents inside the shell body of the hollow container by means of the liquid or air inside the selected container. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and the shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container; it mainly comprises:
a shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, liquid or dissolvable solid type contents (107), wherein the peripheral side of the shell body (101) of a hollow container having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of opening portion of the container is inserted into the opening portion (201) of selected container (200), and the shell body (101) of a hollow container being made with a dispense outlet (105) at one axial end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of said closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105);
said shell body (101) is not disposed with the force bearing structure (104), whereas the dispense outlet (105) thereof is arranged for disposing the closure (102), thereby to be opened by hand;
a closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, wherein the closure is opened by hand to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, or to dissolve the solid type contents thereof by means of the liquid or air inside the selected container; the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements;
the definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
a flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and closure (102), wherein the attaching status of the shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when the closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while the closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.
[0034] Preferably, the structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) include:
- a) the flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
- b) the closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
- c) the closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
- d) the shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
- e) the shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
- f) the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
- g) The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.
[0035] Advantageously, the combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements.
a container (200); and
a container cap (110);
wherein the shell body (101) is formed with a dispense outlet (105) at one end of the shell body, a force-bearing structure (104) at the other end, and a closure member (102) for closing the dispense outlet;
wherein one end of the closure member is connected attached or integrally formed to the shell body by a flexible membrane (103);
wherein the force bearing structure (104) comprises an internally installed pushing structure (106) pointing towards the closure member (102), the force bearing structure (104) being made of a material softer than that of the shell body (101), such that deformation of the force bearing structure (104) pushed towards the closure member (102) causes the pushing structure (106) to press against the closure member to open it;
wherein the container (200) includes an opening portion (201) and an external thread (202);
wherein the peripheral side of the shell body is a hollow container having flanges for insertingly attaching with the edges of the opening portion of an associated container, for engaging the edges of an opening (201) of an associated container (200), to limit the depth of insertion of the shell body (101) into the associated container;
wherein the container cap (110) includes an inner thread (111) engageable with the external thread (202) of the container (200);
wherein the device is such that a relative stable relationship occurs when the closure member is closed relative to the storage device, the flexible membrane being bent to a prestressed status so that the closure member remains in a stable open status after it is pressed open; and
wherein installing the container cap (110) on the container, when the external thread (202) of the container (200) is tightening screwed by the inner thread (111) thereof, exerts a tightening force on the force bearing structure (104) so that the pushing structure (106) is pushed towards the closure member (102), thereby touchingly pressing the closure member (102) to open the closure member (102).
(i) the closure is opened by hand to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense the contents,
(ii) to directly pour out the contents,
(iii) the closing combining methods for the closure member (102) and the shell body (101) include: 1) a plugging combination 2) an in-laying combination 3) a locking combination 4) an adhering combination 5) a fusion combination or a clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements;
the closing combination of the closure member (102) and the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) including a fully closed status or a semi-closed status, and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101).(i) the force bearing structure is made of a flexible material softer than that of the shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101),
(ii) it is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a thinner flexible structure made of the same material as that of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), and
(iii) it is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a more flexible structure to combine with the shell body (101);
in addition, the force bearing structure (104) and shell body (101) can be made of the same material to be integrally made or individually made, and further combined, or they can be made of different materials and further combined.einem Behälter (200); und
einem Behälterdeckel (110);
wobei der Mantelkörper (101) mit einem Ausgabeauslass (105) an einem Ende des Mantelkörpers, einer kraftaufnehmenden Struktur (104) am anderen Ende und einem Verschlusselement (102) zum Verschließen des Ausgabeauslasses ausgestattet ist;
wobei ein Ende des Verschlusselementes mit dem Mantelkörper durch eine flexible Membran (103) verbunden, an diesem befestigt oder mit diesem einteilig ausgebildet ist;
wobei die kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) eine innen angebrachte Schiebestruktur (106) umfasst, die auf das Verschlusselement (102) gerichtet ist, wobei die kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) aus einem Material hergestellt ist, das weicher ist als dasjenige des Mantelkörpers (101), so dass die Verformung der kraftaufnehmenden Struktur (104), wenn diese gegen das Verschlusselement (102) gedrückt wird, dazu führt, dass die Schiebestruktur (106) gegen das Verschlusselement drückt, um diese zu öffnen;
wobei der Behälter (200) einen Öffnungsabschnitt (201) und ein Außengewinde (202) umfasst;
wobei die Umfangsseite des Mantelkörpers ein Hohlkörper ist, der Flansche hat, so dass er an den Rändern des Öffnungsabschnittes eines zugehörigen Behälters durch Einschieben befestigt werden kann, an den Rändern einer Öffnung (201) eines zugehörigen Behälters (200) einrastet, um die Einschubtiefe des Mantelkörpers (101) in den zugehörigen Behälter zu begrenzen;
wobei der Behälterdeckel (110) ein Innengewinde (111) umfasst, das in das Außengewinde (202) des Behälters (200) eingreifen kann;
wobei die Vorrichtung derart ist, dass eine relativ stabile Verbindung entsteht, wenn das Verschlusselement relativ zur Aufbewahrungsvorrichtung geschlossen wird, wobei die flexible Membran in einen vorgespannten Zustand gebogen wird, so dass das Verschlusselement in einem stabilen offenen Zustand verbleibt, nachdem es aufgedrückt wurde; und
wobei das Anbringen des Behälterdeckels (110) auf dem Behälter, wenn das Außengewinde (202) des Behälters (200) fest auf sein Innengewinde (111) geschraubt wird, eine Vorspannkraft auf die kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) ausübt, so dass die Schiebestruktur (106) gegen das Verschlusselement (102) geschoben wird und dabei unter Berührung so auf das Verschlusselement (102) drückt, dass das Verschlusselement (102) geöffnet wird.
(i) der Verschluss wird von Hand geöffnet, indem Kraft auf die kraftaufnehmende Fläche aufgebracht wird, so dass der Inhalt freigegeben wird,
(ii) die Inhalte werden direkt freigegeben,
(iii) die Verfahren zum festen Verbinden des Verschlusselementes (102) und des Mantelkörpers (101) umfassen: 1) eine Steckverbindung 2) eine Einlegeverbindung 3) eine Verriegelungsverbindung 4) eine Haftverbindung 5) eine Schmelzverbindung oder eine Klemmverbindung mit zusätzlichen Hilfsverschlusselementen;
wobei die Verschlussverbindung des Verschlusselementes (102) und des Ausgabeauslasses (105) des Mantelkörpers (101) einen komplett geschlossenen Zustand oder einen halbgeschlossenen Zustand umfasst und von der Eigenschaft und der Schutzanforderung des Inhalts, der im Inneren des Mantelkörpers (101) aufbewahrt wird, abhängig ist.(i) die kraftaufnehmende Struktur ist aus einem flexiblen Material hergestellt, das weicher ist als dasjenige des Mantelkörpers (101), um sich mit dem Mantelkörper (101) zu verbinden,
(ii) sie wird durch eine kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) gebildet, die von einer dünneren flexiblen Struktur gebildet wird, die aus demselben Material wie das des Mantelkörpers (101) hergestellt ist, um sich mit dem Mantelkörper (101) zu verbinden, und
(iii) sie wird durch eine kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) gebildet, die von einer flexibleren Struktur gebildet wird, um sich mit dem Mantelkörper (101) zu verbinden;
darüber hinaus können die kraftaufnehmende Struktur (104) und der Mantelkörper (101) aus demselben Material hergestellt sein und einteilig oder als Einzelteile ausgeführt sein und dann weiter verbunden werden oder sie können aus verschiedenen Materialen hergestellt und dann weiter verbunden werden.un récipient (200) ; et
un capuchon de récipient (110) ;
le corps d'enveloppe (101) étant pourvu d'un orifice de distribution (105) à une extrémité du corps d'enveloppe, une structure d'application de force (104) à l'autre extrémité, et un élément de fermeture (102) servant à fermer l'orifice de distribution ;
une extrémité de l'élément de fermeture étant reliée ou fixée au corps d'enveloppe par le biais d'une membrane flexible (103) ou formée de façon monobloc avec celui-ci ;
la structure d'application de force (104) comportant une structure de poussée intérieure (106) qui pointe en direction de l'élément de fermeture (102), la structure d'application de force (104) étant réalisée à partir d'une matière plus souple que celle du corps d'enveloppe (101), de telle sorte que la déformation de la structure d'application de force (104) poussée en direction de l'élément de fermeture (102) amène la structure de poussée (106) à presser contre l'élément de fermeture pour l'ouvrir ;
le récipient (200) comportant une partie d'ouverture (201) et un filetage extérieur (202) ;
le côté périphérique du corps d'enveloppe étant un récipient creux comportant des brides destinées à se fixer par insertion aux bords de la partie d'ouverture d'un récipient associé, à s'engager avec les bords d'une ouverture (201) d'un récipient associé (200), pour limiter la profondeur d'insertion du corps d'enveloppe (101) dans le récipient associé ;
le capuchon de récipient (110) comportant un filetage intérieur (111) pouvant s'engager avec le filetage extérieur (202) du récipient (200) ;
le dispositif étant tel qu'une relation stable relative est obtenue lorsque l'élément de fermeture est fermé par rapport au dispositif de stockage, la membrane flexible étant pliée dans un état précontraint de sorte que l'élément de fermeture reste dans un état ouvert stable après avoir été pressé pour être ouvert ; et
la mise en place du capuchon de récipient (110) sur le récipient, lorsque le filetage extérieur (202) du récipient (200) est vissé avec serrage sur le filetage intérieur (111) de celui-ci, exerce une force de serrage sur la structure d'application de force (104) de telle sorte que la structure de poussée (106) est poussée en direction de l'élément de fermeture (102), ce qui presse par contact l'élément de fermeture (102) pour ouvrir l'élément de fermeture (102).
(i) l'élément de fermeture est ouvert à la main pour appliquer une force sur la surface d'application de force afin de distribuer le contenu,
(ii) verser directement le contenu,
(iii) les procédés de combinaison de fermeture de l'élément de fermeture (102) et du corps d'enveloppe (101) comprennent : 1) une combinaison par bouchage 2) une combinaison par encliquetage 3) une combinaison par verrouillage 4) une combinaison par adhérence 5) une combinaison par fusion ou une combinaison par serrage au moyen d'éléments de verrouillage auxiliaires supplémentaires ;
la combinaison de fermeture de l'élément de fermeture (102) et de la sortie de distribution (105) du corps d'enveloppe (101) incluant un état complètement fermé ou un état semi-fermé, et dépend de la propriété et de l'exigence de conservation du contenu stocké à l'intérieur du corps d'enveloppe (101).(i) la structure d'application de force est réalisée à partir d'une matière flexible qui est plus souple que celle du corps d'enveloppe (101) pour se combiner avec le corps d'enveloppe (101),
(ii) elle est constituée par une structure d'application de force (104) formée par une structure flexible plus mince réalisée à partir de la même matière que celle du corps d'enveloppe (101) pour se combiner avec le corps d'enveloppe (101), et
(iii) elle est constituée par une structure d'application de force (104) formée par une structure plus flexible pour se combiner avec le corps d'enveloppe (101) ;
de plus, la structure d'application de force (104) et le corps d'enveloppe (101) peuvent être réalisés à partir de la même matière afin d'être réalisés de façon monobloc ou individuelle, puis être combinés, ou bien ils peuvent être réalisés à partir de matières différentes puis être combinés.REFERENCES CITED IN THE DESCRIPTION
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