Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
  • B65D35/44—Closures
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
  • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
  • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
  • B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
  • B65D47/242—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving helically

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a tubular receptacle having retractable outlet, and more particularly, to a tubular receptacle or vessel in which an discharge portion of a receptacle main body is protruded to the outside of a cap at use, to thus discharge contents cleanly, and the discharge portion of the receptacle main body is accommodated into the inside of the cap after use, to thus protect the discharge portion of the receptacle main body conveniently.
• tubular receptacles or vessels are used as containers for packaging very various products such as cosmetics, medicines, cleaning materials such as detergents, etc.
• these tubular receptacles or vessels are made in various forms, they may be divided greatly into a tubular receptacle having a separable cap and a tubular receptacle having a hinge cap according to structure of the cap, respectively.
• a tubular receptacle having a retractable outlet comprising:
• a receptacle main body in which contents are charged and which has an opening portion through which the contents are charged and discharged;
• a fixed cap that is formed integrally with or separately from the opening portion of the receptacle main body, so as to be combined with the opening portion, and at the central part of which an discharge portion having an outlet is protruded and formed lengthily to the outside;
• an over cap which is combined with the outside of the fixed cap so as to ascend and descend, in which a throughhole through which the discharge portion passes and a flip top which opens and closes the throughhole are formed, and the discharge portion is projected outwards or is accommodated inwards from the receptacle main body according to position of the top and bottom of the flip top.
• a guide groove is formed vertically at one side of the inner circumferential surface of the over cap and the outer circumferential surface of the fixed cap, a guide protrusion which moves along the guide groove is formed at the other side thereof, and a fixing groove is formed horizontally at at least one side of both ends of the guide groove.
• At least one part of the guide groove is slantly formed so that the over cap is lifted while rotating.
• a discharge portion is protruded to the outside of the tubular receptacle cap. Therefore, after contents have been discharged from the tubular receptacle, the contents do not remain around the outlet, to thus keep the outlet to be clean during use. And the opening and closing operation of the receptacle is implemented by simply ascending and descending the over cap, the using of the receptacle is very easy and convenient. And any inconveniences which may be caused by loss of the cap can be prevented. Therefore, the tubular receptacle according to the present invention provides an effect of enhancing conveniences at use of users.
• a fixing groove is formed at at least one side of a guide groove which is vertically formed, to thereby make the over cap conveniently positioned and fixed, and the guide groove is slantly formed to have a rotary type operating structure. Therefore, the tubular receptacle according to the present invention provides an effect of further enhancing conveniences at use of users.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the embodiment according to the present invention.
• FIGS. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views showing an opened state and a closed state of the embodiment according to the present invention respectively.
• FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating another example of a fixed cap which is an essential element of the present invention.
• FIG. 1 shows the perspective view of the embodiment according to the invention
• FIG. 2 shows an opened state of an example of a tubular receptacle having a retractable outlet according to the present invention
• FIG. 3 shows a closed state thereof.
• a tubular receptacle having a retractable outlet includes: a receptacle main body 100 which is formed in a conventional tubular receptacle or vessel in which contents are charged and which has an opening portion 101 through which the contents are charged and discharged; a fixed cap 110 that is combined with the opening portion 101 of the receptacle main body 100, so as to be combined with the opening portion 101, and at the central part of which an discharge portion 111 having an outlet 113 is protruded and formed lengthily to the outside; and an over cap 120 which is combined with and surrounds the outside of the fixed cap 110 so as to ascend and descend, in which the discharge portion 111 is projected outwards or is concealed inwards .
• the fixed cap 110 opens and closes the opening portion 101 of the receptacle main body 100. Accordingly, during production, contents are injected into the receptacle main body 100 through the opening portion 101. And, contents may be refilled through this the fixed cap 110.
• the fixed cap 110 may be combined with the receptacle main body 100 in various manners such as a screw connection and a fitting combination. As being the case, the fixed cap 110 may be combined with and fixed to the receptacle main body 100, and may be integrally molded with the receptacle main body 100, so that the fixed cap 110 cannot be easily opened.
• a sealing material 103 which seals the periphery of the opening portion 101 of the receptacle main body 100 is provided in the inside of the fixed cap 110.
• the outlet 113 is formed at the end of the outer side of the discharge portion 111 so that contents are discharged through the outlet 113 and used by users.
• a throughhole 123 through which the discharge portion 111 passes is formed at the central part of the over cap 120.
• a flip top 125 which is swung to open and close the throughhole 123 is provided to cover the throughhole 123 at a state where the discharge portion 111 is positioned at the inside of the flip top 125.
• An engaging protrusion 127 is formed in the flip top 125 in order to maintain a closed state. As shown, the engaging protrusion 127 may be combined with the outlet 113 of the fixed cap 120, or may be combined with a separate combining hole (not shown).
• the locking structure of the flip top 125 may be accomplished in a variety of conventional manners.
• the flip top 125 and the over cap 120 may be constructed to have a locking protrusion and a locking groove whose locking state is maintained or released according to an intensity of an external force at a portion where the flip top 125 and the over cap 120 contact each other.
• the structure of the lifting operation of the over cap 120 may be constructed in various forms. As illustrated, most simply, a guide groove 115 is formed vertically on the outer circumferential surface of the fixed cap 110, and a guide projection 121 which moves along the guide groove 115 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the over cap 120. Accordingly, the over cap 120 does not secede from the fixed cap 110 so as to ascend and descend. A fixing groove 116 for positioning is formed on both sides or at least one side of the guide groove 115.
• the over cap 120 is pushed down toward the receptacle main body 100 at a state where the over cap 120 is positioned upwards as shown in FIG. 3, the protruded discharge portion 111 is projected and externally exposed through the throughhole 123 according to descending of the over cap as shown in FIG. 2.
• the flip top 125 may be opened while swinging by being pushed by the exposed discharge portion 111. Otherwise, the flip top 125 may be firstly made to swung to expose the protruded discharge portion 113 and then the over cap 120 may be made to descend.
• a user may pressurize the receptacle main body 100 so that contents can be discharged through the outlet 113 to enable the user to use the discharged contents.
• contents since contents are discharged through the protruded discharge portion 111, the contents do not remain around the outlet 113 after use, and thus the receptacle or vessel can be kept cleanly even if the receptacle or vessel has been used for a long time.
• a fixing groove 116 is positioned at the upper side of the guide groove 115 and a guide protrusion 121 is positioned at the lower side thereof, when viewed from an "A" direction of FIG. 2.
• the fixing groove 116 is positioned at the lower side of the guide groove 115 and the guide protrusion 121 is positioned at the upper side thereof, when viewed from an "A"' direction of FIG. 3.
• the over cap 120 is pulled up to move upwards again and to make the flip top 125 to be swung to cover the discharge portion 111, so that the discharge portion 111 is not exposed externally. Accordingly, the receptacle or vessel is closed. As described above, the over cap 120 is not separated from the receptacle main body 100, but is opened and closed. As a result, any inconveniences which may occur due to loss of a separated cap do not occur. Since the discharge portion 111 is opened and closed by the simple operation of the over cap 120 which moves upwards or downwards, conveniences in use of users are enhanced.
• a cap has been described with respect to the structure that the cap is divided into the fixed cap 110 and the over cap 120.
• the cap may be constructed so that the fixed cap 110 is integrally formed with the receptacle main body 100, and the over cap 120 is directly combined with the fixed cap 110.
• the position and form of the guide groove 115 and the guide protrusion are directly combined with the fixed cap 110.
• a guide protrusion 121 for the ascending and descending operations of the over cap 120 are not limited to the above-described embodiment of the present invention.
• a guide protrusion 121 may be formed in the fixed cap 110 or the receptacle main body 100, and a guide groove 115 may be formed in the over cap 120.
• a guide groove 115 may be formed in a slant form or a spiral form. Accordingly, if the over cap 120 is made to rotate, the guide groove 115 may ascend and descend. Even in this case, it is preferable that fixed grooves 116 are respectively formed at both ends of the guide groove 115 in a form the fixed grooves 116 are horizontally extended for positioning the over cap 120.
• the present invention provides a tubular receptacle or vessel whose outlet is protruded so that the contents do not remain around the outlet and whose cap is rotated to be opened and closed at a state where the cap is combined with the outlet, to thereby solve inconveniences in use.

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