CN104645492A

CN104645492A - Distributor cap of eye-drop container and method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN104645492A
Application number: CN201410020848.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴立中
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-11-22
Filing date: 2014-01-17
Publication date: 2015-05-27
Also published as: CN203842170U

Abstract

The invention discloses a distributor cap of an eye-drop container and a method thereof. The distributor cap comprises a cap holder, an eyelid joint element and a cap sleeve, wherein the cap sleeve extends from the center of the cap holder and is parallel to the eyelid joint element. The eyelid joint element is provided with a top side which is suitable for being contact with the eyelids of a user to maintain the eyelids in opening positions. The cap sleeve is folded outwards to be separate from the eyelid joint element to expose a distribution nozzle, and is folded inwards to connect with the eyelid joint element to form a nozzle cavity used for sealing the distribution nozzle. Therefore, the distributor cap cannot only provide a sealing device used for sealing the distribution nozzle of the eye-drop container, but also form an eyelid pull device used for maintaining the eyelids of the user to be in the opening positions and enabling the distribution nozzle to be level to the eyes of the user.

Description

The dispenser cap of eye drop container and method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to eye drop container, and relate more specifically to the dispenser cap of eye drop container, wherein dispenser cap is not only the cap that sealing covers the distribution mouth of eye drop container, and play eye drop allotter, the eyelid that can maintain user is in release position, aligns with user eyes to help distributing mouth in eye drop medicinal application process.

Background technology

Eye drop medicine is usually used in Eye disease treating.It is uncomfortable that some eye drop are used for easing eyes, such as, use artificial tear easing eyes dry.Use eye drop be up to now modal by drug delivery to the mode of eyes.

Traditionally, user must turn on cap, is placed in directly over user eyes by eye drop bottle, and opens his/her eyelid with another hands with a hands.It is open that user must make at least one hands and eyelid directly contact to maintain eyelid, and this may produce risk antibacterial being introduced user eyes.When using the bacillary or viral conjunctivitis of eye drop treatment, if carefully do not handle bottle, if or mouth itself and eye contact, whole bottle, by contaminated, cause the course of disease that extends and increases the cost of purchase eye drop.And little eye drop bottle is difficult to hold, extrude and align with user eyes.This is especially obvious in old people or hand tremor or hand shaking patient.User must maintain eyelid and be in release position, meanwhile, they by bottle near their eyes with instillation medicine.Difficult is alignd with user eyes at eye drop bottle tip and avoid blinking, and guarantees that bottle neck tip does not directly contact to prevent the pollution of eye drop bottle with eyeball or eyelid simultaneously, and guarantees that medicine arrives eyeball.

At present, the price of some glaucoma medicines and antibiotic medicine is average more than often dripping 1 dollar, and 1 medicine does not arrive patient's eye and means their the monthly increase of health care costs and the waste of our national healthcare resource of possibility.And because nearly all eye drop bottle available at present requires that first user turns on cap, the cap that the user of many use multi-medicaments is the wrongest is placed on wrong bottle and causes possible cross-contamination, or lost some caps even completely.Under current weakness economy, how correctly to send eye drop and not make bottle touching eyeball or eyelid may easily become large problem.

Itself is as eye care professional, applicant individual witness wherein patient lose cap or mistakenly the cap of mistake be placed on the situation on different bottle, and still continue to use medicine under bottle obvious contaminated situation.Also because there is numerous different classes of glaucoma medicine like this in the market, and each classification has different dosage regimens and represented by the different colours on valve protection cap, most of patient is by its valve protection cap color but not the actual name of glaucoma medicine remembers medicine.Therefore, if cap is put back on the apothecary jar of its mistake by incorrect, these patients with the medicine of the frequency usage mistake of mistake, cause untoward reaction the most at last.

Applicant goes back the following situation of witness: patient is too nervous and do not make anything eye near them and their eyes therefore can not be made enough open with instillation eye drop, or worse, mouth in fact scratch cornea and the corneal abrasion that causes sufferings.There is wrong understanding common as follows: in order to effectively, eye drop must drop on eyeball as the crow flies.But in fact, if bottle can under patient's sight line and by drug delivery to conjunctival cul-de-sac region or palpebra inferior back region, still can keep its effectiveness, but also greatly alleviate the anxiety of user, and most probable eliminates mostly accidental eyes scratch.

Can obtain in the market and can open eyelid with the eye drop allotter of the several types of instillation eye drop.User can buy eye drop allotter as additive type device to be mounted to its oneself eye drop bottle, maintains release position to help eyelid when eye drop being instilled into eyes and aligns with eyes.Many patients have to use eye drop for several times every day.They need to carry eye drop bottle to working space, school or other are local.Carry eye drop bottle and independent allotter is inconvenient for user simultaneously.Other shortcomings are complex operations of current additive type eye drop allotter.First user always must open valve protection cap, is then placed on by cap on one side, and finally allotter is installed to bottleneck portion.In this installation process, user is easily accidentally touched mouth and is caused further pollution.And, each use after how to store additive type allotter and do not pollute and receive publicity always.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide the eye drop container with dispenser cap, wherein to cover and the dispenser cap sealing the distribution mouth of eye drop container not only plays the effect of the sealing device as conventional cap, and formed and maintain user eyelid and be in the eye drop allotter that release position makes distribution mouth align with user eyes simultaneously.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, wherein cap sleeve can be folded outwards to depart from the eyelid joint element as eyelid tractor, make when eyelid joint element contacts with user palpebra inferior, eyelid joint element can help to maintain eyelid and be in release position.When cap sleeve is folded inwards to engage eyelid joint element, the distribution mouth of eye drop container then can be closed and prevent contaminated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, and wherein cap sleeve can be folded outwards to form eyelid joint element, makes eyelid joint element be adapted to directly to contact to maintain eyelid with user eyelid and is in release position.When eyelid joint element be folded inwards or " pinching " together time again will form cap sleeve, and the distribution mouth of eye drop container will to be closed to prevent to distribute mouth contaminated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, and wherein dispenser cap can be shaped as the dissimilar universal cap with the container of brand, to reduce the production cost of dispenser cap.In other words, dispenser cap does not require the prototype structure design changing eye drop container, to make the production cost of the eye drop container integrated with dispenser cap minimum.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, and wherein user easily can use eye drop by opening cap sleeve and making eyelid maintain release position by eyelid joint element to make distribution mouth align with eyes.In other words, additive type assembly is not needed to be connected to eye drop container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of the eye drop container with simple structure, and dispenser cap can be formed with single integrated design.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, wherein when cap sleeve is folded inwards or " pinching " together to engage eyelid joint element time, distribute sharp-tongued end to be closed by most advanced and sophisticated container, pollute via distribution mouth to prevent the fluid in eye drop container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, and it can prevent the hands contact of user from distributing mouth.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the dispenser cap of eye drop container, does not wherein need in the present invention adopt expensive, complicated structure, design or formation and realize above-mentioned purpose.Therefore, the present invention successfully provides economy and effective solution, the batch operation not only increasing eye drop container is in release position to maintain eyelid and distribution mouth is alignd with eyes, and the sealed configuration providing eye drop container is polluted to prevent it.

Therefore, in order to complete above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides the dispenser cap of eye drop container having and distribute mouth, wherein dispenser cap comprises the cap holder be adapted to eye drop container, eyelid joint element and the firm coupling of cap sleeve.

Eyelid joint element upwards extends from cap holder, and wherein eyelid joint element has the top side extending and to distribute sharp-tongued end a little more than eye drop container, and is adapted to directly to contact to maintain eyelid with the palpebra inferior of user and is in release position.Therefore, when eye drop container is in upside down position, eyelid joint element can drop-down eyelid, maintains eyelid and is in release position, and promotes that distributing mouth aligns with the eyes of user, sends fluid into eyes from dispenser container simultaneously.

Cap sleeve from cap holder upwards and maincenter extend and and eyelid joint element side by side with folding between distribution locations and storage location.Therefore, in distribution locations, cap sleeve is folded-out distributes mouth away from eyelid joint element to expose.At storage location, to form mouth chamber in eyelid joint element together with cap sleeve inwardly folds or " pinches " with eyelid joint element, and cap sleeve sealing distributes mouth.

Other advantages of the present invention and feature will become obvious by following description, and can be realized with combination details by the instrument pointed out in claims.

According to the present invention, realize foregoing and other object and advantage by having the dispenser cap of eye drop container distributing mouth, wherein dispenser cap comprises the cap holder be adapted to eye drop container, eyelid joint element and the firm coupling of cap sleeve.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the invention provides the dispenser cap with the eye drop container distributing mouth, it comprises:

Be adapted to the cap holder of the firm coupling with eye drop container; With

Cover guide, it comprises:

Relative to the eyelid joint element that cap holder upwards extends, wherein eyelid joint element has the top side extending above eye drop container and distribute sharp-tongued end, contact to make palpebra inferior be in release position with user palpebra inferior as follows: when eye drop container is in upside down position, eyelid joint element is adapted to drop-down palpebra inferior, maintain eyelid and be in release position, and directly make distribution mouth align with user eyes with from eye drop container distributing fluids; With

Extend upwards and collapsibly and the cap sleeve arranged side by side with eyelid joint element relative to cap holder, wherein cap sleeve is adapted between distribution locations and storage location folding, wherein in distribution locations, eyelid joint element and cap sleeve folded-out with expose distribute mouth, and at storage location, cap sleeve is inwardly folding forms mouth chamber to engage eyelid joint element in eyelid joint element and cap sleeve, is enclosed in mouth intracavity to make distribution mouth.

The eye drop container that present invention also offers by being furnished with dispenser cap distributes the method for eye drop, and wherein the method comprises the following steps:

A () makes user palpebra inferior be in release position by the eyelid joint element engaged with user palpebra inferior.

B () makes eye drop container align with user by the sharp-tongued end of distribution of the eye drop container aiming at user eyes.

C () makes eye drop instill the eyes of user by allowing the eye drop stored in the container body of eye drop container through tip wherein.

Before the step (a), the method can also comprise step (d): by folding cap sleeve away from eyelid joint element with exposed tip, wherein cap sleeve extends collapsibly from the cap holder of dispenser cap.

After step (c), the method can also comprise step (e): prevent most advanced and sophisticated contaminated by coupling cap sleeve and eyelid joint element to define the mouth chamber that is sealed shut and distributes mouth.

Other objects and advantage will become obvious according to explanation subsequently and accompanying drawing.

These and other objects of the present invention, Characteristics and advantages will become obvious by following detailed description, accompanying drawing and claims.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the amplification of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes eyelid joint element and the closed side wall of rising.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes at the folded-out cap bag of distribution locations.

Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes eyelid joint element and contacts with palpebra inferior and be in release position to maintain eyelid, makes distribution mouth align with user eyes simultaneously.

Fig. 7 example describes the alternative of the dispenser cap according to above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the sectional view of the amplification of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes eyelid joint element and the closed side wall of rising.

Figure 11 is the phantom of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes at the folded-out cap bag of distribution locations.

Figure 12 is the vertical view cutaway drawing of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes eyelid joint element and contacts with palpebra inferior and be in release position to maintain eyelid, makes distribution mouth align with user eyes simultaneously.

Figure 14 example describes the alternative of the dispenser cap according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 example describes the second alternative of the dispenser cap according to above-mentioned second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to the 4th preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 18 is that example illustrates the perspective view being in the dispenser cap exposing the distribution locations of distributing sharp-tongued end according to the eye drop container of above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 19 is the sectional view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned 4th preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 20 is the perspective view of the dispenser cap of eye drop container according to above-mentioned 4th preferred embodiment of the present invention, and example describes eyelid joint element and contacts with palpebra inferior and be in release position to maintain eyelid, makes distribution mouth align with user eyes simultaneously.

Detailed description of the invention

Disclose following description to enable those skilled in the art manufacture and to use the present invention.Preferred embodiment is only provided in following description as an example, and various adjustment is obvious to those skilled in the art.Do not deviating under spirit and scope of the invention, below in description, the rule of definition is applicable to other embodiments, substitutes, adjusts, is equal to alternative and application.

With reference to the Fig. 1 and 2 in accompanying drawing, example describes the eye drop container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein eye drop container comprises dispenser cap 10 and is assigned with the closed dispenser container 20 of device cap 10.

According to this preferred embodiment, dispenser container 20 comprise for store fluid, such as eye drop container body 21 and from container body 21 cervical region upwards extend be at container body 21 inversion or obliquity time distributing fluids distribution mouth 22.Preferably, container body 21 by making by extrded material, make user can squeeze receptacle body 21 to drip from distributing tip 221 distributing fluids of mouth 22, as shown in Figure 6.

Dispenser cap 10 comprises the outer cap holder 11 for engaging separably with container body 21 and the cover guide with cap holder 11 coupling.Cover guide comprises from cap holder 11 upwards and the eyelid joint element 12 extended collapsibly and be in eyelid joint element 12 juxtaposed position, from cap holder 11 upwards and the cap sleeve 13 of collapsible extension.

Correspondingly, eyelid joint element 12 upwards extends from cap holder 11 and has the end extended collapsibly relative to cap holder 11 in maincenter mode, has the top side 121 extending above the tip 221 distributing mouth 22.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, eyelid joint element 12 is the eyelid tractor with L shape cross section, has the tractive surface 122 with the expansion blocking outer rim being positioned at top side.Tractive surface, top 122 can have the surface of smooth surface or band rill, has the spill inner edge and convex outer rim that adapt with the eyelid of user and eyeball profile.Therefore, eyelid joint element 12 is used as eyelid opening device and is in release position to maintain user eyelid, and the cutoff edge of eyelid joint element will be conducive to dispenser container 20 aligns with eyes.In other words, eyelid joint element 12 is spaced apart coaxially with the tip 221 distributing mouth 22, and extends a little more than most advanced and sophisticated 221.

Cap sleeve 13 upwards to extend and collapsible relative to cap holder 11 from cap holder 11, forms distribution locations with upwards open or be inwardly folded to form storage location.In distribution locations, as shown in Figure 4, cap sleeve 13 is folded-out distributes the tip 221 of mouth 22 away from eyelid joint element 12 to expose; And at storage location, as shown in Figure 2, cap sleeve 13 is folded to engage eyelid joint element 12, namely, cap sleeve 13 folding with eyelid joint element 12 close or " pinching together ", to form the mouth chamber 101 being used for enclose distributor mouth 22 in cap sleeve 13 and eyelid joint element 12.

Correspondingly, once be in storage location, cap sleeve 13 is similar to the effect of traditional valve protection cap by playing, and with enclose distributor mouth 22, prevents via the fluid contamination distributing mouth 22 and stops fluid to go bad.

When cap sleeve 13 folds separately in distribution locations, eyelid joint element 12 is formed contact with user eyelid, preferably user palpebra inferior.Eyelid joint element 12 not only can be helped to maintain eyes and be in release position by drop-down palpebra inferior before instillation eye drop, and the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 can be helped to align with user eyes.Therefore, when eye drop container remains on upside down position, most advanced and sophisticated 221 point to eyeball bottom, with the eye drop medicine that instils by with correct alignment.And because eye drop container and the eyeball of this improvement to align the fact close to eyes under user informer with eye drop container, the waste of eye drop can be minimized, and the anxiety of user can be alleviated, as shown in Figure 6.

As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, cap sleeve 13 comprises closed side wall 131 that extend from cap holder 11 maincenter, that have closed top board 132, close the position of top board 132 at the tip 221 a little more than distribution mouth 22 from closed side wall 131 horizontal expansion, to form tight seals when cap is in storage location most advanced and sophisticated 221.Closed top board has convex Inner edge, and this convex Inner edge will mate the spill Inner edge of eyelid joint element 12, ideally to produce the complete cover of mouth when eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 are all inwardly folded into storage location.Therefore, when cap sleeve 13 inwardly folds to engage eyelid joint element 12 in maincenter mode, mouth chamber 101 is produced by the closed top board 132 of eyelid joint element 12, closed side wall 131 and cap sleeve 13.

And, eyelid joint element 12 and closed side wall 131 have based on the size of dispenser container 20 and diameter, predetermined curved wall, make when closed side wall 131 inwardly folds and meets with eyelid joint element 12 edge edge, eyelid joint element 12 and closed side wall 131 will form the complete tubular structure of enclose distributor mouth 22.In other words, two vertical lateral margins of eyelid joint element 12 will engage with two vertical lateral margins of closed side wall 131 respectively, produce the tubular mouth chamber 101 of sealing.

In addition, when cap sleeve 13 maincenter ground inwardly folds to engage eyelid joint element 12, the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 is placed in immediately below closed top board 132.It is worth mentioning that, close top board 132 and there is corresponding convex edge, the spill Inner edge at top side 121 place of matching coupling eyelid joint element 12, to form the top cover of dispenser cap 10, as shown in Figure 2.

Cover guide also comprises the induction element 14 slidably engaged with cap holder 11, with eyelid joint element 12 and the cap sleeve 13 of sliding between distribution locations and storage location.Correspondingly, induction element 14 can in cap holder 11 inside or outer, coaxial ground coupling, and wherein induction element 14 upward sliding enters distribution locations to guide eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13, and slide downward is to return storage location.Particularly, when induction element 14 is relative to cap holder 11 upward sliding, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 will rise and fold open to expose distribution mouth 22; And when induction element 14 is relative to cap holder 11 slide downward, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 will decline and inwardly fold with enclose distributor mouth 22 simultaneously.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 are via two elastomeric joints 141 from induction element 14 upwards and extend collapsibly, wherein when induction element 14 rises, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 are folded-out at elastomeric joint 141 place respectively, as shown in Figure 4.Correspondingly, two elastomeric joints 141 be made up of flexible or elastomeric material will have warp architecture to define two elasticated end, and these two elasticated end not only mate the curvature of valve protection cap, and eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 are connected to induction element 14.One of elastomeric joint 141 is incorporated between eyelid joint element 12 and induction element 14, and another elastomeric joint 141 is incorporated between cap sleeve 13 and induction element 14.Therefore, because the flexibility characteristics of these two joints, when in a dispensing position, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 folded-outly can distribute mouth 22 to expose.

And as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, cap sleeve 13 has the most advanced and sophisticated container 133 extended from the downside on cap sleeve top 132.As shown in Figure 2, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 has the size and shape that coupling distributes the tip 221 of mouth 22, make when cap sleeve 13 is folded in storage location together with eyelid joint element 12, the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 is closed by the most advanced and sophisticated container 133 of cap sleeve 13 or is sealed in case the accident of fluid is overflowed or polluted.

Correspondingly, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 also can be used as extra locking device, is fixed on storage location to make cap sleeve 13 when the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 engages with most advanced and sophisticated container 133.In other words, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 provide not only the protection at the tip 221 to the distribution mouth 22 being in storage location, yet forms both maintenance ring cap bag 13 being fixed on storage location.This has protective and the dual-purpose feature of maintenance.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, cap holder 11 has lower ring portion and divides 111 and apex ring portion 112, and the internal diameter of apex ring portion 112 divides the internal diameter of 111 slightly larger than lower ring portion, to produce sliding cavity 113 in apex ring portion 111.And in this little sliding cavity, induction element 14 can vertically movement between storage location and distribution locations.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the height of induction element 14 is less than the height of sliding cavity 113.When induction element 14 divides 111 slide downward towards the lower ring portion of cap holder 11, the bottom of eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 moves down in sliding cavity 113, to ensure to produce mouth chamber 101 hermetically.When induction element 14 upward sliding, the bottom of eyelid joint element 12, cap sleeve 13 skids off sliding cavity 113 to be bonded on distribution locations together with two elastomeric joints 141.Therefore, once two elastomeric joints 141 are outside sliding cavity 113, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 folded-outly can distribute mouth 22 to expose.

In order to guide the slip of induction element 14, dispenser cap 10 also comprises from the radiation of sliding cavity 113 apical margin and inwardly outstanding first ring 151 and the second ring 152 from the radiation of induction element 14 root edge and outwardly, as shown in Figure 3.When induction element 14 rises, the second ring 152 upward sliding, until it arrives first ring 151, first ring 151 stops any further upward sliding of induction element 14.When pushing away induction element 14 downwards, the second ring 152 slide downward, until it is stopped by the root edge of sliding cavity 113, to ensure that the bottom of both eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 is all contained in sliding cavity 113.In other words, the distance between first ring 151 and induction element 14 root edge is the vertical dimension allowing dispenser cap 10 movement between distribution locations and storage location.

Cap holder 11 also has the inner threaded portion 114 that the lower ring portion embedding cap holder 11 divides the inner side of 111, for engaging separably with the cervical region of eye drop container.Correspondingly, the inner threaded portion 114 of cap holder 11 is formed into the external threaded portion of coupling container body 21, it can be mounted or " revolving " at the cervical region of container body 21.Therefore, dispenser cap 10 can be integrated with any existing eye drop container in the market, to provide eyelid joint element 12 and the mouth locking device of integrative-structure.

Alternatively, the cervical region that the lower ring portion of cap holder 11 divides 111 ' can also be permanently secured to dispenser container 20, as shown in Figure 7.Therefore, if needed, manufacturer can select cap holder 11 and dispenser container 20 permanent seal to prevent dispenser cap 10 to be lost by user or to reuse.

According to this preferred embodiment, in order to fluid is instiled to user eyes, user only needs the pulling force applied upwards at eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 to rise to make induction element 14, and wherein most advanced and sophisticated container 133 is separated with the tip 221 distributing mouth 22, as shown in Figure 3.Once the bottom of eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 skids off sliding cavity 113, eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve 13 respectively separately folding at elastomeric joint 141 place or " flicking ", will distribute mouth 22 to expose, as shown in Figure 4.

It should be noted that the top side of eyelid joint element 12 is risen to produce gap further between the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 and the top side of eyelid joint element 12.In its distribution locations, as shown in Figure 6, container body 21 is placed in upside down position and uses the drop-down palpebra inferior in top side 121 of eyelid joint element 12 by user, is in release position to maintain eyelid.Correspondingly, aliging with the eyes of user in 221, the tip distributing mouth 22, makes when user applies extruding force at container body 21, and a drop of fluid will flow through the tip 221 distributing mouth 22 and fall into conjunctival cul-de-sac or eyeball bottom.

Once complete batch operation, user then can inwardly fold cap sleeve 13 to engage with eyelid joint element 12 and eyelid joint element 12 and cap sleeve to be advanced into sliding cavity 113 13 times simultaneously in maincenter ground, puts in place until most advanced and sophisticated container 133 locks with the tip 221 distributing mouth 22.

It should be noted that distributing cap 10 is not only used as if the sealing device of conventional cap is with at storage location enclose distributor mouth 22, and form eyelid tractor and be in release position with the eyelid maintaining user and help distribution mouth 22 to align with the eyes of user.By the connected structure bottom cap holder 11, dispenser cap 10 can be universal cap, to be applied to the container body 21 with external threaded portion of any type.In other words, dispenser cap 10 does not need the prototype structure design changing container body 21, and the production cost of the eye drop container integrated to make expection and dispenser cap 10 minimizes.In addition, in whole assigning process, the hands of user and eyes comparatively will can not be touched and distribute mouth 22, and the pollution of fluid also will be minimized.

With reference to Fig. 8 and 9 of accompanying drawing, the eye drop container example of the second preferred embodiment describes the alternative of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein eye drop container comprises dispenser cap 10 ' and is assigned with the closed dispenser container 20 ' of device cap 10 '.

According to this preferred embodiment, dispenser container 20 ' comprises the distribution mouth 22 ' of distributing fluids when the container body 21 ' for store fluid and the cervical region from container body 21 ' upwards extend to be in inversion or obliquity at container body 21 '.Preferably, container body 21 ', by can making by extrded material of can easily obtaining at present, makes user to drip with distributing fluids by squeeze receptacle body 21 ', as shown in figure 13.

Dispenser cap 10 ' comprises the outer cap holder 11 ' for engaging separably with container body 21 ' and the cover guide with cap holder 11 ' coupling.Cover guide comprises from cap holder 11 ' upwards and the eyelid joint element 12 ' extended collapsibly and be in eyelid joint element 12 ' relative position, from cap holder 11 ' upwards and the cap sleeve 13 ' of collapsible extension.

Correspondingly, eyelid joint element 12 ' upwards extends from cap holder 11 ' and has the end extended collapsibly relative to cap holder 11 ' in maincenter mode, has the top side 121 ' extended a little more than the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 '.

As shown in FIG. 10 and 11, the eyelid joint element 12 ' with L shape cross section will have the composition surface 122 ' of the expansion being positioned at top side and block outer rim.Top engagement surface 122 ' can be the surface of smooth surface or band rill, has the spill inner edge and convex outer rim that adapt with the eyelid of user and eyeball profile.Therefore, eyelid joint element 12 ' is used as eyelid opening device or eyelid tractor is in release position to maintain user eyelid, and the cutoff edge of eyelid joint element 12 ' will be conducive to bottle aligns with eyes.In other words, eyelid joint element 12 ' is spaced apart coaxially with the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ', and extends a little more than most advanced and sophisticated 221 '.

Cap sleeve 13 ' upwards extends from cap holder 11 ' and extends collapsibly relative to cap holder 11 ', forms distribution locations with upwards open or fold close to form storage location.In distribution locations, as shown in figure 11, cap sleeve 13 ' is folded-out distributes the tip 221 ' of mouth 22 ' away from eyelid joint element 12 ' to expose; And at storage location, as shown in Figure 9, cap sleeve 13 ' folding with eyelid joint element 12 ' close or " pinching together ", to form the mouth chamber 101 ' being used for enclose distributor mouth 22 ' in two elements.

Correspondingly, once be in storage location, cap sleeve 13 ' is similar to the effect of traditional valve protection cap by playing, and with enclose distributor mouth 22 ', prevents via the fluid contamination distributing mouth 22 ' and stops fluid to go bad.

When cap sleeve 13 ' folds separately in distribution locations, eyelid joint element 12 ' will be formed with user palpebra inferior and contact.Eyelid joint element does not help to maintain eyes and is in release position by means of only palpebra inferior drop-down before instillation eye drop, and helps the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ' to align with user eyes.Therefore, when eye drop container remains on upside down position, most advanced and sophisticated 221 ' points to eyeball bottom, with the eye drop medicine that instils by with correct alignment.And because bottle and the eyeball of this improvement to align the fact close to eyes under user informer with eye drop container, the waste of eye drop can be minimized, and the anxiety of user can be alleviated, as shown in figure 13.

As shown in FIG. 8 and 9, cap sleeve 13 ' comprises closed side wall 131 ' that extend from cap holder 11 ' maincenter, that have closed top board 132 ', close the position of top board 132 at the tip 221 ' a little more than distribution mouth 22 ' from closed side wall 131 ' horizontal expansion, to form tight seal when cap is in storage location most advanced and sophisticated 221 '.Close top board 132 ' and have convex Inner edge, this convex Inner edge will mate the spill Inner edge of eyelid joint element 12 ', ideally to produce the complete cover of mouth when eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' are all inwardly folded into storage location.Therefore, when cap sleeve 13 ' inwardly folds to engage eyelid joint element 12 ' in maincenter mode, in the closed top board 132 ' of eyelid joint element 12 ', closed side wall 131 ' and cap sleeve 13, produce mouth chamber 101 '.

And, eyelid joint element 12 ' and closed side wall 131 ' have based on the size of bottle and diameter, predetermined curved wall, make when closed side wall 131 ' inwardly folds and meets with eyelid joint element 12 ' edge edge, they will form the complete tubular structure of enclose distributor mouth 22 '.In other words, two vertical lateral margins of eyelid joint element 12 ' will engage with two vertical lateral margins of closed side wall 131 ' respectively, produce the tubular mouth chamber 101 ' of sealing.

Cover guide also comprises the induction element 14 ' slidably engaged with cap holder 11 ', with eyelid joint element 12 ' and the cap sleeve 13 ' of sliding between distribution locations and storage location.Correspondingly, induction element 14 ' can in cap holder 11 ' inside or outer, coaxial ground coupling, and wherein induction element 14 ' upward sliding enters distribution locations to guide eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ', and slide downward is to return storage location.Particularly, when induction element 14 ' is relative to cap holder 11 ' upward sliding, eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' will rise and fold open to expose distribution mouth 22 '; And when induction element 14 ' is relative to cap holder 11 ' slide downward, eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' will decline and inwardly fold with enclose distributor mouth 22 ' simultaneously.

As shown in Figs. 9 to 11, eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' are via two elastomeric joints 141 ' from induction element 14 ' upwards and extend collapsibly, wherein when induction element 14 ' rises, eyelid joint element 12 ' is folded-out at elastomeric joint 141 ' place respectively with cap sleeve 13 ', as shown in figure 11.Correspondingly, two elastomeric joints 141 ' be made up of flexible or elastomeric material will have warp architecture to define two elasticated end, these two elasticated end not only mate the curvature of valve protection cap, and eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' are connected to induction element 14 '.One of elastomeric joint 141 ' is incorporated between eyelid joint element 12 ' and induction element 14 ', and another elastomeric joint 141 ' is incorporated between cap sleeve 13 ' and induction element 14 '.Therefore, because the flexibility characteristics of these two joints, when in a dispensing position, eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' folded-outly can distribute mouth 22 ' to expose.

And as shown in FIG. 8 and 9, cap sleeve 13 ' has the most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' extended from the downside on cap sleeve top 132 '.As shown in Figure 9, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' has the size and shape that coupling distributes the tip 221 ' of mouth 22 ', make when cap sleeve 13 ' is folded in storage location together with eyelid joint element 12 ', the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ' will be closed or seal in case the accident of fluid is overflowed or polluted by the most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' of cap sleeve 13 '.

Correspondingly, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' also can be used as extra locking device, is fixed on storage location to make cap sleeve 13 ' when the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ' engages with most advanced and sophisticated container 133 '.In other words, most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' provide not only the protection at the tip 221 ' to the distribution mouth 22 ' being in storage location, yet forms both maintenance ring cap bag 13 ' being fixed on storage location.This has protective and the dual-purpose feature of maintenance.

As shown in Fig. 8 to 14, dispenser cap 10 ' also comprises respectively from the outer surface of the closed side wall 131 ' of the sidewall of eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' two actuation elements 30 ' outwardly or " lip ", makes user can at actuation element 30 ' place easier pull-up eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' before instillation.

As shown in Figs. 9 to 11, cap holder 11 ' has lower ring portion and divides 111 ' and apex ring portion 112 ', and apex ring portion 112 ' has the internal diameter dividing the internal diameter of 111 ' bigger than lower ring portion, to produce sliding cavity 113 ' in apex ring portion 112 '.And in the sliding cavity that this is little, induction element 14 ' can vertically movement between storage location and distribution locations.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the height of induction element 14 ' should be less than the height of sliding cavity 113 '.When induction element 14 ' divides 111 ' slide downward towards the lower ring portion of cap holder 11 ', the bottom of eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' moves down, to ensure to produce mouth chamber 101 ' hermetically in sliding cavity 113 ' simultaneously.And reversibly, when induction element 14 ' upward sliding, the bottom of eyelid joint element 12 ', cap sleeve 13 ' skids off sliding cavity 113 ' to be bonded on distribution locations together with two elastomeric joints 141 '.Therefore, once two elastomeric joints 141 ' are outside sliding cavity, eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' folded-outly can distribute mouth 22 ' to expose.

In order to guide the slip of induction element 14 ', dispenser cap 10 ' also comprises from the radiation of sliding cavity 113 ' apical margin and inwardly outstanding first ring 151 ' and the second ring 152 ' from the radiation of induction element 14 ' root edge and outwardly, as shown in Figure 10.When induction element 14 ' rises, the second ring 152 ' upward sliding, until it arrives first ring 151 ', first ring 151 ' is used as the stopper of any further upward sliding stoping induction element 14 '.When pushing away induction element 14 ' downwards, the second ring 152 ' slide downward, until it is stopped by the root edge of sliding cavity 113 ', to ensure that eyelid joint element 12 ' and both bottoms of cap sleeve 13 ' are all contained in sliding cavity 113 '.In other words, the distance between first ring 151 ' and induction element 14 ' root edge is the vertical dimension allowing dispenser cap 10 ' movement between distribution locations and storage location.

And cap holder 11 ' comprises the inner threaded portion 114 ' that the lower ring portion embedding cap holder 11 ' divides the inner side of 111 ', for engaging separably with the cervical region of eye drop container.Correspondingly, the inner threaded portion 114 ' of cap holder 11 ' will be formed into the external threaded portion of coupling container body 21 ', it can be mounted or " revolving " at the cervical region of container body 21 '.Therefore, dispenser cap 10 ' can be integrated with any existing eye drop container in the market, to provide eyelid joint element and the mouth locking device of integrative-structure.

Alternatively, the lower ring portion of cap holder 11 ' divides 111A can also be permanently secured to the cervical region of dispenser container 21 ', as shown in Figure 14 '.Therefore, if needed, manufacturer can select cap holder 11 ' and dispenser container 20 ' permanent seal to prevent dispenser cap 10 ' to be lost by user or to reuse.

According to this preferred embodiment, in order to fluid is instiled to user eyes, user only needs the pulling force applied upwards at eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' to rise to make induction element 14 ', wherein most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' is separated with the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ', as shown in Figure 10.Once the bottom of eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' skids off sliding cavity 113 ', eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' will respectively folded-out at elastomeric joint 141 ' place or " flicking ", distribute mouth 22 ', as shown in figure 11 to expose.

In its distribution locations, as shown in figure 13, container body 21 ' is placed in upside down position and uses the drop-down or tractive palpebra inferior in the top side 121 ' of eyelid joint element 12 ' by user, is in release position to maintain eyelid.Correspondingly, then align with the eyes of user in the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ', and make when user applies extruding force at container body 21 ', a drop of fluid will flow through the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 ' and fall into conjunctival cul-de-sac or eyeball bottom.

Once complete batch operation, maincenter ground is then inwardly folded cap sleeve 13 ' to engage with eyelid joint element 12 ' and to be advanced into sliding cavity 113 ' by under eyelid joint element 12 ' and cap sleeve 13 ' simultaneously by user, until most advanced and sophisticated container 133 ' engages with the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 '.

It should be noted that, distribute cap 10 ' to be not only used as if the sealing device of conventional cap is with at storage location enclose distributor mouth 22 ', and form eyelid joint element and be in release position with the eyelid maintaining user and help distribution mouth 22 ' to align with the eyes of user.By the connected structure of cap holder 11 ' bottom, dispenser cap 10 ' can be produced the universal cap with the container body 21 ' of external threaded portion for any type.In other words, dispenser cap 10 ' does not need the prototype structure design changing container body 21 ', and the production cost of the eye drop container integrated to make expection and dispenser cap 10 ' minimizes.In addition, in the whole process of allotter operation, the hands of user and eyes comparatively will can not be touched and distribute mouth 22 ', and the pollution of fluid also will be minimized.

Figure 15 example describes another alternative of dispenser cap 10 '.Correspondingly, cap sleeve 13 ' upwards extends from cap holder 11 ', and has the end extended collapsibly relative to cap holder 11 ' in maincenter mode.The adjustment of this alternative is that eyelid joint element 12B is made into not have the discrete component of elastomeric joint, makes in this case, and it can only move up from cap holder 11 ' in non-maincenter mode and extend.Cap sleeve 13 ' will continue upwards open to form distribution locations, or folding close to produce storage location.In other words, eyelid joint element 12B can be made into the discrete component support without any flexible part, and cap sleeve 13 ' can be folding with the tip 221 ' of enclose distributor mouth 22 ' to eyelid joint element 12B, or expose from folding the leaving of eyelid joint element 12B the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 '.

Another probability of this adjustment is that eyelid joint element 12B is the extension of cap holder 11 '.It will comprise any moving-member or elastomeric joint, and only be made into extend from the rigidity of cap holder 11 '.The unique parts of movement is cap sleeve 13 ' together with this design.It will continue towards eyelid joint element 12B folding with the tip 221 ' of enclose distributor mouth 22 ', or fold away from eyelid joint element 12B to expose the tip 221 ' distributing mouth 22 '.

As shown in figure 16, the eye drop container example of the second preferred embodiment describes the alternative of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein eye drop container comprises dispenser cap 10 " and be assigned with device cap 10 " close dispenser container 20 ".

Dispenser container 20 " comprise container body 21 for store fluid, such as eye drop " and from container body 21 " cervical region upwards extend with at container body 21 " the distribution mouth 22 of distributing fluids when being in inversion or obliquity ".Preferably, container body 21 " by making by extrded material, make user can squeeze receptacle body 21 " with from distributing mouth 22 " and tip 221 " distribute and drip.

Dispenser cap 10 " comprise for container body 21 " the cap holder 11 that engages separably " and with cap holder 11 " the cover guide of coupling.Cover guide comprises from cap holder 11 " upwards and the eyelid joint element 12 extended collapsibly " and be in eyelid joint element 12 " relative position, from cap holder 11 " cap sleeve 13 that upwards extends ".

Correspondingly, eyelid joint element 12 " have from cap holder 11 " the overall and tractive sidewall 123 upwards extended " and extend above distribution mouth 22 " tip 221 " top side 121 ".There is the eyelid joint element 12 of L shape cross section " be also positioned at have in top side 121 " on the tractive surface 122 of expansion " and block outer rim.Tractive surface, top 122 " can be smooth surface or the surface of being with rill, there is the spill inner edge and convex outer rim (not showing in accompanying drawing) that adapt with the eyelid of user and eyeball profile.Therefore, eyelid joint element 12 " be used as eyelid tractor and be in release position to maintain user eyelid, and eyelid joint element 12 " cutoff edge will be conducive to bottle and align with eyes.

Cap sleeve 13 " from cap holder 11 " overall and upwards extend, with the upwards open distribution locations or folding near to form storage location of being formed.Cap sleeve 13 " comprise from cap holder 11 " overall that extend, there is closed top board 132 " closed side wall 131 ", close top board 132 " a little more than distributing mouth 22 " tip 221 " position from closed side wall 131 " horizontal expansion, with when cap is in storage location most advanced and sophisticated 221 " form tight seal.

As shown in figure 16, eyelid joint element 12 " tractive sidewall 123 " and cap sleeve 13 " closed side wall 131 " to be all made up of elasticity or flexible material and natural shaped for curved shape, make eyelid joint element 12 " tractive sidewall 123 " and cap sleeve 13 " closed side wall 131 " be bent outwardly.Therefore, in distribution locations, cap sleeve 13 " folded-out away from eyelid joint element 12 " distribute mouth 22 to expose " and tip 221 "; And at storage location, cap sleeve 13 " with eyelid joint element 12 " folding near or " pinching together ", be used for enclose distributor mouth 22 to be formed in these two elements " mouth chamber 101 ".

Cover guide is also included in eyelid joint element 12 " tractive sidewall 123 " and cap sleeve 13 " closed side wall 131 " surrounding slip coupling to be to control the eyelid joint element 12 between distribution locations and storage location " and cap sleeve 13 ".Correspondingly, when actuating ring 16 " be pushed downwards to cap holder 11 " time, because eyelid joint element 12 " tractive sidewall 123 " and cap sleeve 13 " closed side wall 131 " flexibility characteristics, eyelid joint element 12 " and cap sleeve 13 " will be bent outwardly to expose and distribute mouth 22 " tip 221 ".And on the contrary, when actuating ring 16 " when being pushed, eyelid joint element 12 " and cap sleeve 13 " be forced to folding near with enclose distributor mouth 22 ".

Most advanced and sophisticated container 133 " half part from cap sleeve top 132 " downside extends, and most advanced and sophisticated container 113 " second half part from eyelid joint element 12 " top side on the downside of extend.Therefore, when eyelid joint element 12 " with cap sleeve 13 " folding near or " pinching together " time, distribute mouth 22 " tip 221 " by by most advanced and sophisticated container 133 " and two half-unit divide close or sealing in case fluid is surprisingly overflowed or is polluted.

In order to instil fluid to user eyes, user only needs at actuating ring 16 " apply downward thrust to reduce actuating ring 16 ".Once actuating ring 16 " slide downward, eyelid joint element 12 " and cap sleeve 13 " mouth 22 will be distributed by its flexibility characteristics outside " bending " or " flicking " to expose ".

Once complete batch operation, user then will at actuating ring 16 " apply to rise actuating ring 16 more than lifting force ", actuating ring 16 " conversely can simultaneously by eyelid joint element 12 " and cap sleeve 13 " both push to each other with enclose distributor mouth 22 ".It should be noted that at dispenser cap 10 " whole operating process in, only actuating ring 16 " participate in mobile actuating ring 16 between distribution locations and storage location ".In other words, at dispenser cap 10 " whole operating process in, user no longer needs touching eyelid joint element 12 " and cap sleeve 13 ", the potential pollution of distribution mouth 22 ' can be made further to minimize.

With reference to the Figure 17 and 20 in accompanying drawing, example describes the eye drop container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein eye drop container comprises dispenser cap 10A and is assigned with the closed dispenser container 20A of device cap 10A.

According to this preferred embodiment, dispenser container 20A comprise for store fluid, such as eye drop container body 21A and from container body 21A cervical region upwards extend be at container body 21A inversion or obliquity time distributing fluids distribution mouth 22A.Preferably, container body 21A by making by extrded material, make user can squeeze receptacle body 21A to drip from the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing fluids of distributing mouth 22A, as shown in figure 20.

Dispenser cap 10A comprises the outer cap holder 11A for engaging separably with container body 21A and the cover guide with cap holder 11A coupling.Cover guide comprises the eyelid joint element 12 that upwards extends from cap holder 11A and is in eyelid joint element 12A juxtaposed position, from cap holder 11A upwards and the cap sleeve 13A of collapsible extension.

Eyelid joint element 12A can upwards extend from cap holder 11A and have the end extended collapsibly relative to cap holder 11A in maincenter mode, has the top side 121A extending above the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A.According to this preferred embodiment, eyelid joint element 12A and cap holder 11A integrates as follows: eyelid joint element 12A is static relative to cap holder 11A.

As shown in Figures 18 and 19, eyelid joint element 12A is the eyelid tractor with L shape cross section, has the tractive surface 122A with the expansion blocking outer rim being positioned at top side.Tractive surface, top 122A can have the surface of smooth surface or band rill, has the spill inner edge and convex outer rim that adapt with the eyelid of user and eyeball profile.Therefore, eyelid joint element 12A is used as eyelid opening device and is in release position to maintain user eyelid, and the cutoff edge of eyelid joint element will be conducive to dispenser container 20A aligns with eyes.In other words, eyelid joint element 12A is spaced apart coaxially with the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A, and extends a little more than most advanced and sophisticated 221A.

Because eyelid joint element 12A is static relative to cap holder 11A, eyelid joint element 12A can be directed directly obviously contact with the palpebra inferior of user with correct mode.Operation will be obviously easier.User can hold the container body 21A of eye drop container 20A simply and eyelid joint element 12A is alignd with user eyelid.Because eyelid joint element 12A is immovable relative to cap holder 11A, is applied on container body 21A and can be transferred directly to eyelid joint element 12A by cap holder 11A with the guiding making dispenser cap 10A align with user eyelid and adjustment force.In addition, when eyelid joint element 12A contacts with user eyelid, integration between eyelid joint element 12A and cap holder 11A also prevents eyelid joint element 12A from departing from user eyelid, therefore also enhances the stable engagement between eyelid joint element 12A and user eyelid.

Cap sleeve 13A upwards to extend and collapsible relative to cap holder 11A from cap holder 11A, forms distribution locations with upwards open or be inwardly folded to form storage location.In distribution locations, as shown in figure 18, cap sleeve 13A folded-out away from eyelid joint element 12A to expose the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A; And at storage location, as shown in figure 17, cap sleeve 13A is folded to engage eyelid joint element 12A, namely, cap sleeve 13A and eyelid joint element 12A folding close or " pinching together ", to form the mouth chamber 101 being used for enclose distributor mouth 22A in cap sleeve 13A and eyelid joint element 12A.

Correspondingly, once be in storage location, cap sleeve 13A is similar to the effect of traditional valve protection cap by playing, and with enclose distributor mouth 22A, prevents via the fluid contamination distributing mouth 22A and stops fluid to go bad.

When cap sleeve 13A folds separately in distribution locations, eyelid joint element 12A is formed contact with user eyelid, preferably user palpebra inferior.Eyelid joint element 12A not only can be helped to maintain eyes and be in release position by drop-down palpebra inferior before instillation eye drop, and the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A can be helped to align with user eyes.Therefore, when eye drop container remains on upside down position, most advanced and sophisticated 221A points to eyeball bottom, with the eye drop medicine that instils by with correct alignment.And because eye drop container and the eyeball of this improvement to align the fact close to eyes under user informer with eye drop container, the waste of eye drop can be minimized, and the anxiety of user can be alleviated, as shown in figure 20.

It should be noted that because eyelid joint element 12A is static relative to cap holder 11A, eyelid joint element 12A can by guide properly to the position being applicable to contacting with user eyelid.More specifically, when eyelid joint element 12A engages with user eyelid, eyelid joint element 12A is not easy from the landing of user eyelid.In other words, joint between eyelid joint element 12A and user eyelid ensures the correct location of the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A, makes the fluid in container body 21A can by most advanced and sophisticated 221A suitably instillation user eyes.Correspondingly, when eyelid joint element 12A engages with user eyelid, the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A, by the position naturally guided to higher than user eyes, makes not need to provide especially the step that the most advanced and sophisticated 221A of distribution mouth 22A is alignd with user eyes.

Because there is no relative movement between eyelid joint element 12A and container body 21A, by means of only holding container body 21A, the position that eyelid joint element 12A guiding eyelid joint element 12A can contact with user eyelid by user.Meanwhile, the aiming of most advanced and sophisticated 221A to user eyes of distribution mouth 22A is also achieved.Therefore, simple to operate and easily.

As shown in Figures 18 and 19, cap sleeve 13A comprises closed side wall 131A that extend from cap holder 11A maincenter, that have closed top board 132, close the position of top board 132 at the most advanced and sophisticated 221A a little more than distribution mouth 22A from closed side wall 131A horizontal expansion, to form tight seal when cap is in storage location at most advanced and sophisticated 221A.Closed top board has convex Inner edge, and this convex Inner edge will mate the spill Inner edge of eyelid joint element 12A, ideally to produce the complete cover of mouth when eyelid joint element 12A and cap sleeve 13A is inwardly folded into storage location.Therefore, when cap sleeve 13A inwardly folds to engage eyelid joint element 12A in maincenter mode, mouth chamber 101A is produced by the closed top board 132A of eyelid joint element 12A, closed side wall 131A and cap sleeve 13A.

And, eyelid joint element 12A and closed side wall 131A has based on the size of dispenser container 20A and diameter, predetermined curved wall, make when closed side wall 131A inwardly folds and meets with eyelid joint element 12A edge edge, eyelid joint element 12A and closed side wall 131A will form the complete tubular structure of enclose distributor mouth 22A.In other words, two vertical lateral margins of eyelid joint element 12A will engage with two vertical lateral margins of closed side wall 131A respectively, produce the tubular mouth chamber 101A of sealing.

In addition, when cap sleeve 13A maincenter ground inwardly folds to engage eyelid joint element 12A, the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A is placed in immediately below closed top board 132A.It is worth mentioning that, close top board 132A and there is corresponding convex edge, the spill Inner edge at the 121A place, top side of matching coupling eyelid joint element 12A, to form the top cover of dispenser cap 10A, as shown in figure 18.

Cap sleeve 13A has the most advanced and sophisticated container 133A extended from the downside of cap sleeve top 132A.As shown in figure 18, most advanced and sophisticated container 133A has the size and shape that coupling distributes the most advanced and sophisticated 221A of mouth 22A, make when cap sleeve 13A is folded in storage location together with eyelid joint element 12A, the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A will be closed by the most advanced and sophisticated container 133A of cap sleeve 13A or seal in case the accident of fluid is overflowed or polluted.

Correspondingly, most advanced and sophisticated container 133A also can be used as extra locking device, is fixed on storage location to make cap sleeve 13A when the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A engages with most advanced and sophisticated container 133A.In other words, most advanced and sophisticated container 133A provide not only the protection of the most advanced and sophisticated 221A to the distribution mouth 22A being in storage location, yet forms both maintenance ring cap bag 13A being fixed on storage location.This has protective and the dual-purpose feature of maintenance.

Cap holder 11A also has the inner threaded portion 114A that the lower ring portion embedding cap holder 11A divides the inner side of 111A, for engaging separably with the cervical region of eye drop container.Correspondingly, the inner threaded portion 114A of cap holder 11A is formed into the external threaded portion of coupling container body 21A, it can be mounted or " revolving " at the cervical region of container body 21A.Therefore, dispenser cap 10A can integrate with any existing eye drop container in the market, to provide eyelid joint element 12A and the mouth locking device of integrative-structure.

Alternatively, the lower ring portion of cap holder 11A divides 111A can also be permanently secured to the cervical region of dispenser container 20A.Therefore, if needed, manufacturer can select cap holder 11A and dispenser container 20A permanent seal to prevent dispenser cap 10A to be lost by user or to reuse.

As shown in drawings, dispenser cap 10A also comprises from the closed side wall 131A of cap sleeve 13A two actuation element 134A outwardly or " lip ", makes user more easily can pull open cap sleeve 13A from eyelid joint element 12A.Dispenser cap 10A also comprises the retaining component 123A outwardly given prominence to from the sidewall periphery of eyelid joint element 12A.When eyelid joint element 12A engages with user eyelid, retaining component 123A and user facial contact to support eyelid joint element 12A, to strengthen eyelid joint element 12A and the stability engaged between user eyelid.

Dispenser cap 10A also comprises the outer ring portion 16A around cap holder 11.Outer ring portion 16A can be made up of the elastomeric material engaging between the cervical region for strengthening dispenser container 20A with cap holder 11A.More specifically, as shown in drawings, outer ring portion 16A may further include the upper neck portion 161A with the external diameter reduced gradually and the lower neck portion 162A with the external diameter increased gradually.Therefore, user can hold outer ring portion 16A and engages with user eyelid to instruct eyelid joint element 12A.

According to this preferred embodiment, in order to instil fluid to user eyes, user only needs to apply pulling force at actuation element 134A, and cap sleeve 13A is removed from eyelid joint element 12A, wherein most advanced and sophisticated container 133 is separated with the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A, as shown in figure 20.Once directed the folding of cap sleeve 13A leaves eyelid joint element 12A, eyelid joint element 12A and cap sleeve 13A will be spaced apart to expose and distribute mouth 22A, as shown in figure 20.

In its distribution locations, as shown in figure 20, container body 21A is placed in upside down position and uses the drop-down palpebra inferior of top side 121A of eyelid joint element 12A by user, is in release position to maintain eyelid.Correspondingly, the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A then aligns with the eyes of user, and make when user applies extruding force at container body 21A, a drop of fluid will flow through the most advanced and sophisticated 221A distributing mouth 22A and fall into conjunctival cul-de-sac or eyeball bottom.

Once complete batch operation, maincenter ground is then inwardly folded cap sleeve 13A to engage as follows with eyelid joint element 12A by user: most advanced and sophisticated container 133 and the most advanced and sophisticated 221A locks in place of distributing mouth 22A of cap sleeve 13A.

It should be noted that distributing cap 10A is not only used as if the sealing device of conventional cap is with at storage location enclose distributor mouth 22A, and form eyelid tractor and be in release position with the eyelid maintaining user and help distribution mouth 22A to align with the eyes of user.By the connected structure bottom cap holder 11A, dispenser cap 10A can be universal cap, to be applied to the container body 21A with external threaded portion of any type.In other words, dispenser cap 10A does not need the prototype structure design changing container body 21A, and the production cost of the eye drop container integrated to make expection and dispenser cap 10A minimizes.In addition, in whole assigning process, the hands of user and eyes comparatively will can not be touched and distribute mouth 22A, and the pollution of fluid also will be minimized.

Correspondingly, the eye drop container 20A that present invention also offers by being furnished with dispenser cap 10A distributes the method for eye drop, and the method comprises the following steps.

A () makes user palpebra inferior be in release position by the eyelid joint element 12A engaged with user palpebra inferior.

B () makes eye drop container align with user by the most advanced and sophisticated 221A of the distribution mouth 22A aiming at the eye drop container 20A of user eyes.

C () makes eye drop instill the eyes of user by allowing the eye drop stored in the container body 21A of eye drop container 20A through most advanced and sophisticated 221A wherein.

Before the step (a), the method can also comprise step (d): by folding cap sleeve 13A away from eyelid joint element 12A exposed tip 221A, wherein cap sleeve 13A extends collapsibly from the cap holder 11A of dispenser cap.

After step (c), the method can also comprise step (e): by making cap sleeve 13A and eyelid joint element 12A coupling to define the mouth chamber 101A that is sealed shut and distributes mouth 22A and to prevent most advanced and sophisticated 221A contaminated.

Correspondingly, eyelid joint element 12A can be static relative to cap holder 11A.Alternatively, eyelid joint element 12A can also extend collapsibly from cap holder 11A.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that to be only exemplary instead of restrictive with embodiment of the present invention described above as shown in drawings.

Therefore, will see, object of the present invention is by completely and effectively complete.For the object of function and structure principle of the present invention is described example and show and describe these embodiments, and can change when not deviating from these principles.Therefore, the present invention includes all adjustment forms contained in the spirit and scope of following claim.

Claims

1. have a dispenser cap for the eye drop container distributing mouth, described dispenser cap comprises:

Be adapted to the cap holder with the firm coupling of described eye drop container; With

Cover guide, described cover guide comprises:

Relative to the eyelid joint element that described cap holder upwards extends, wherein said eyelid joint element has the top side at the tip of the described distribution mouth extending above described eye drop container, described top side is used for contacting to maintain described palpebra inferior with the palpebra inferior of user as follows and is in release position: when described eye drop container is in upside down position, described eyelid joint element is adapted to drop-down described palpebra inferior, maintain described eyelid and be in described release position, and make described distribution mouth and the eyes of described user directly align with from described eye drop container distributing fluids, with

Extend upwards and collapsibly and the cap sleeve arranged side by side with described eyelid joint element relative to described cap holder, wherein said cap sleeve is adapted between distribution locations and storage location folding, wherein in described distribution locations, described eyelid joint element and described cap sleeve folded-out to expose described distribution mouth, and at described storage location, described cap sleeve is inwardly folding to engage forming mouth chamber in described eyelid joint element and described cap sleeve with described eyelid joint element, so that described distribution mouth is enclosed in described mouth intracavity.

2. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said eyelid joint element is static relative to described cap holder.

3. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said eyelid joint element extends collapsibly from described cap holder.

4. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 2, wherein said eyelid joint element there is L shape cross section and define in the top side of described eyelid joint element, for engage with the palpebra inferior of described user, the top engagement surface expanded.

5. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 4, wherein said eyelid joint element has spill Inner edge and convex outer rim, and the described eyelid of described spill Inner edge and convex outer rim and described user and eyeball profile adapt with drop-down described eyelid and maintain described eyelid and be in described release position.

6. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cap sleeve comprise the closed side wall that extends collapsibly from described cap holder and in the position at the tip a little more than described distribution mouth from the closed top board of described closed side wall horizontal expansion, when inwardly top edge edge that is folding and described eyelid joint element meets described cap sleeve, form described mouth chamber to close described distribution mouth.

7. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cap sleeve comprise the closed side wall that extends collapsibly from described cap holder and in the position at the tip a little more than described distribution mouth from the closed top board of described closed side wall horizontal expansion, when inwardly top edge edge that is folding and described eyelid joint element meets described cap sleeve, form described mouth chamber to close described distribution mouth.

8. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 6, wherein said cap sleeve also comprises the most advanced and sophisticated container from the downside of described closed top board to downward-extension, and described most advanced and sophisticated container is used for sealing the sharp-tongued end of described distribution when described cap sleeve inwardly folds and engages with described eyelid joint element around ground.

9. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 7, wherein said cap sleeve also comprises the most advanced and sophisticated container from the downside of described closed top board to downward-extension, and described most advanced and sophisticated container is used for sealing the sharp-tongued end of described distribution when described cap sleeve inwardly folds and engages with described eyelid joint element around ground.

10. dispenser cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cap holder also has the inner threaded portion that the inner side divided in the lower ring portion of described cap holder provides, and described inner threaded portion is used for engaging separably with the cervical region of described eye drop container.

11. dispenser caps as claimed in claim 9, wherein said cap holder also has the inner threaded portion that the inner side divided in the lower ring portion of described cap holder provides, and described inner threaded portion is used for engaging separably with the cervical region of described eye drop container.

12. dispenser caps as claimed in claim 1, also comprise the closed side wall actuation element outwardly from described cap sleeve, and described actuation element grasps for described user to pull open described cap sleeve from described eyelid joint element.

13. dispenser caps as claimed in claim 11, also comprise the closed side wall actuation element outwardly from described cap sleeve, and described actuation element grasps for described user to pull open described cap sleeve from described eyelid joint element.

14. dispenser caps as claimed in claim 13, also comprise the outer surface retaining component outwardly of the sidewall from described eyelid joint element, wherein said eyelid joint element engages with the eyelid of described user, the facial contact of described retaining component and described user to support described eyelid joint element, to strengthen the stability engaged between described eyelid joint element and the eyelid of described user.

15. dispenser caps as claimed in claim 14, also comprise the outer ring portion around described cap holder.

16. 1 kinds are distributed the method for eye drop by the eye drop container being furnished with dispenser cap, and wherein said method comprises the following steps:

A () makes the palpebra inferior of described user be in release position by the eyelid joint element engaged with the palpebra inferior of user;

B () makes described eye drop container align with described user by the tip of the distribution mouth aiming at the described eye drop container of described user eyes; With

C described eye drop is instilled the eyes of described user by () through described tip wherein by the described eye drop of permission.

17. methods as claimed in claim 16, wherein before the step (a), described method also comprises step (d): expose described tip by folding cap sleeve away from described eyelid joint element, wherein said cap sleeve extends collapsibly from the cap holder of described dispenser cap.

18. methods as claimed in claim 16, wherein after step (c), described method also comprises step (e): by making described cap sleeve and the coupling of described eyelid joint element to define the mouth chamber that is sealed shut described distribution mouth and to prevent described tip contaminated.

19. methods as claimed in claim 17, wherein after step (c), described method also comprises step (e): by making described cap sleeve and the coupling of described eyelid joint element to define the mouth chamber that is sealed shut described distribution mouth and to prevent described tip contaminated.

20. methods as claimed in claim 19, wherein said eyelid joint element is static relative to described cap holder.

21. methods as claimed in claim 19, wherein in step (d), described method is further comprising the steps of: be folded each other away from the mode at the described tip to expose described distribution mouth with described eyelid joint element and described cap sleeve, fold described eyelid joint element relative to described cap holder.

22. methods as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the steps of: folding relative to described cap holder by cap sleeve described in the actuating member outwardly of the closed side wall from described cap sleeve.

23. methods as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the steps of: the described eyelid joint element engaged with the eyelid of described user by the retaining component support of the facial contact with described user, wherein said retaining component from the outer surface of the sidewall of described eyelid joint element outwardly.