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EP1502876A1 - Capsule de bouteille sous forme de jouet - Google Patents

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EP1502876A1
EP1502876A1 EP04017501A EP04017501A EP1502876A1 EP 1502876 A1 EP1502876 A1 EP 1502876A1 EP 04017501 A EP04017501 A EP 04017501A EP 04017501 A EP04017501 A EP 04017501A EP 1502876 A1 EP1502876 A1 EP 1502876A1
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bottle cap
cap body
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Kouji c/o MOKKU CO. LTD. Yamaguchi
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    • 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
    • B65D47/243—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 linearly, i.e. without rotational motion
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/36—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/365—Containers, or parts thereof, simulating or being incorporated into other items, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building, dumb bells
    • B65D81/366—Containers, or parts thereof, simulating or being incorporated into other items, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building, dumb bells the container closure only being provided with a three dimensional figure, e.g. chess piece, animal

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  • the present invention relates to a bottle cap formed in a toy shape, and more particularly to a bottle and a bottle cap comprising a bottle cap body to be fitted into the bottle and a cover member formed in a toy shape and detachably coupled with the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle caps comprises a bottle cap body to be fitted into a bottle, and a cover member formed in a toy shape and fixedly connected with the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap body is movable with respect to the bottle to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the bottle cap body is moved downwardly to have the opening of the bottle held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body, and a cap opening position in which the bottle cap body is moved upwardly to have the opening of the bottle held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body.
  • the conventional bottle cap thus constructed encounters a drawback that the conventional bottle cap discourages potential customer resulting from the fact that the toy-shaped cover member is fixedly connected with and inseparable from the bottle cap body although the cover member is made in the form of a toy shape with the intention of arousing customer interest.
  • the conventional bottle cap thus constructed encounters another drawback that the toy-shaped cover member fixedly connected with the bottle cap body tends to stand in the way of opening the bottle cap body resulting from the fact that it requires a great strength especially for a child or an elderly person to move the bottle cap body with respect to the bottle to have the bottle cap body assume the cap opening position in which the bottle cap body is moved upwardly to have the opening of the bottle held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body.
  • bottle caps comprises a bottle cap body to be fitted into a bottle and a cover member detachably coupled with the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap body is movable with respect to the bottle to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the bottle cap body is moved downwardly to have the opening of the bottle held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body, and a cap opening position in which the bottle cap body is moved upwardly to have the opening of the bottle held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle has a peripheral portion downwardly extending along the center axis of the bottle and formed with an annular groove in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis of the bottle.
  • the cover member has a central portion, and a peripheral portion integrally formed with the central portion and downwardly extending along the center axis of the cover member.
  • the peripheral portion of the cover member is inwardly formed with an annular projection in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis of the cover member.
  • the cover member is detachably coupled with the bottle with the annular projection of the cover member received in the annular groove of the bottle to define a hollow chamber having the bottle cap body received therein in order to prevent dust from entering into the bottle cap body.
  • Such the bottle with the cover member is made with the intention of being carried by a consumer.
  • the conventional bottle cap thus constructed encounters a drawback that fluid contained in the bottle is apt to leak out from the bottle by the reason that the bottle cap body and the cover member could be inadvertently detached from the bottle while being carried, for example, in a bag resulting from the fact that the cover member is detachably coupled with the bottle merely with the annular projection of the cover member received in the annular groove of the bottle.
  • an object of the present invention to provide a bottle cap which can arouse customer interest.
  • a bottle cap comprising: a bottle cap body having a center axis and to be screwed into a bottle housing, the bottle cap body being revolvable around the center axis of the bottle cap body with respect to the bottle housing to assume two different operation states including a cap closing state in which the bottle cap body is revolved in a cap closing direction to have the bottle housing completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body, and a cap opening state in which the bottle cap body is revolved in a cap opening direction opposite to the cap closing direction to have the bottle housing released by and held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body, the bottle cap body having first complementary fastening means; and a toy-shaped cover member outwardly formed in a toy shape, and having second complementary fastening means, the toy-shaped cover member being movable with respect to the bottle cap body to assume two different operation states including a cover closing state in which the toy-shaped cover member is
  • the toy-shaped cover member has a center axis and may be revolvable around the center axis of the toy-shaped cover member with respect to the bottle cap body to assume two different operation positions including a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member is revolved in a cover closing direction opposite to the cap closing direction to assume the cover closing state, and a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member is revolved in a cover removing direction opposite to the cover closing direction to assume the cover removing state.
  • the toy-shaped cover member has a center axis and may be movable with respect to the bottle cap body to assume two different operation positions including a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member is upwardly moved to assume the cover removing state, and a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member is downwardly moved to assume the cover closing state.
  • the aforementioned bottle cap may further comprise: a ledge member made of a plastic substance and formed in a cylindrical hollow shape.
  • the ledge member may be fixedly connected with the toy-shaped cover member to reinforce the cylindrical hollow chamber.
  • the center axis of the bottle cap body may be inclined with respect to the center axis of the toy-shaped cover member.
  • the bottle cap body may have a fluid passageway member axially extending outwardly of the bottle cap body and the bottle housing along the center axis of the bottle cap body and including an opening at its axial end, and a cap head member positioned at the axial end of the fluid passageway member.
  • the cap head member may be movable along the center axis of the bottle cap body with respect to the fluid passageway member to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the cap head member is moved downwardly along the center axis of the bottle cap body with respect to the fluid passageway member under the state that the cap head member is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member and a cap opening position in which the cap head member is moved upwardly along the center axis of the bottle cap body with respect to the fluid passageway member under the state that the cap head member is held out of hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member.
  • the fluid passageway member and the cap head member may be received in the cylindrical hollow chamber collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member and the bottle cap body when the toy-shaped cover member is moved with respect to the bottle cap body to assume the cover closing state.
  • the bottle cap body may have a peripheral member arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis of the bottle cap body and the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body is formed with the first complementary fastening means.
  • the fluid passageway member may be formed with the first complementary fastening means at its lower portion.
  • the toy-shaped cover member may be moved along the center axis of the bottle cap body to have the cap head member assume the cap closing position in which the cap head member is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member when the toy-shaped cover member is revolved around the center axis of the toy-shaped cover member with respect to the fluid passageway member to assume the cover closing state.
  • the cylindrical hollow chamber collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member and the bottle cap body may be substantially equal in height to the fluid passageway member along the center axis of the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap body may have a cylindrical peripheral portion downwardly extending along the center axis of the bottle cap body, the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body has third complementary fastening means to be engaged with the bottle housing.
  • the bottle cap may further comprise: a bottle cap cover member in the form of a bell shape and detachably coupled with the bottle housing to define a hollow chamber having the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body accommodated therein.
  • the bottle cap cover member may have a peripheral portion downwardly extending along the center axis of the bottle cap body and inwardly formed with an annular projection in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis of the bottle cap body.
  • the annular projection of the bottle cap cover member may be smaller in diameter than a corresponding annular part of the bottle housing to ensure that the bottle cap cover member is fitted into the bottle housing.
  • the bottle cap body may further have a straw member extending inwardly of the bottle cap body and the bottle housing and held in fluid communication with the fluid passageway member.
  • a bottle comprising the aforementioned bottle cap and a bottle cap housing having fourth complementary fastening means to be engageable with the third complementary fastening means of the bottle cap body.
  • the bottle housing may have a peripheral portion downwardly extending along the center axis of the bottle cap body and formed with an annular groove in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis of the bottle cap body to ensure that the bottle cap cover member is fitted into the bottle housing with the annular projection of the bottle cap cover member received in the annular groove of the bottle housing.
  • FIGS. 1 to 6 of the drawings there is shown a first preferred embodiment of the bottle cap embodying the present invention.
  • the first embodiment of the bottle cap is shown to bear a reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and comprises a bottle cap body 3 having a center axis 3c and to be screwed into a bottle housing 2, and a toy-shaped cover member 4 outwardly formed in a toy shape and detachably connected with the bottle cap body 3.
  • the bottle housing 2 has a hollow chamber and capable of containing fluid such as for example, water, soft drink, or the like therein.
  • the bottle cap body 3 is formed in a cylindrical hollow shape, and has a circular center portion substantially perpendicular to the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3 and a peripheral portion integrally formed with the circular center portion, and arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3.
  • the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body 3 is inwardly formed with an internal thread 3a and outwardly formed with a plurality of grooves 3b extending in substantially parallel relationship with the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3.
  • the bottle housing 2 has an external thread 2a.
  • the bottle cap body 3 is revolvable around the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3 with respect to the bottle housing 2 to assume two different operation states including a cap closing state in which the bottle cap body 3 is revolved in a cap closing direction shown by an arrow A to have the bottle housing 2 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 3 under the state that the external thread 2a of the bottle housing 2 is held in engagement with the internal thread 3a of the bottle cap body 3, and a cap opening state in which the bottle cap body 3 is revolved in a cap opening direction shown by an arrow B opposite to the cap closing direction A to have the bottle housing 2 released by and held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 3 under the state that the external thread 2a of the bottle housing 2 is held out of engagement with the internal thread 3a of the bottle cap body 3.
  • the bottle cap body 3 further has a peripheral member 6 protruded from the center portion of the bottle cap body 3 and extending in substantially coaxial relationship with the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3.
  • the peripheral member 6 of the bottle cap body 3 is formed with an external thread 6a.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 has inwardly an internal thread 5a formed therein.
  • the external thread 6a of the bottle cap body 3 and the internal thread 5a of the toy-shaped cover member 4 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the bottle cap 1 and the bottle housing 2 may be made of metal material or resin such as for example plastic substance.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is movable with respect to the bottle cap body 3 to assume two different operation states including a cover closing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 3 to have the external thread 6a of the bottle cap body 3 held in engagement with the internal thread 5a of the toy-shaped cover member 4 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 4 and the bottle cap body 3 collectively define a cylindrical hollow chamber 5 having at least part of the bottle cap body 3 received therein, and a cover removing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 3 to have the external thread 6a of the bottle cap body 3 held out of engagement with the internal thread 5a of the toy-shaped cover member 4 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 4 and the bottle cap body 3 are separable from each other.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is revolvable around the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 with respect to the bottle cap body 3 to assume two different operation positions including a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is revolved in a cover closing direction B opposite to the cap closing direction A to assume the cover closing state, and a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is revolved in a cover removing direction A opposite to the cover closing direction B to assume the cover removing state.
  • cap closing direction and the cap opening direction may be any directions as long as the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are respectively opposite to the cover closing direction and the cover removing direction though the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are shown by the arrows A and B in FIG. 1 by way of example.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 with respect to the bottle cap body 3 in the cap opening direction B opposite to the cover removing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 3, while the toy-shaped cover member 4 maintains to assume the cover closing state.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 with respect to the bottle cap body 3 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 4 from the bottle cap body 3, while the bottle cap body 3 maintains to assume the cap closing state.
  • the bottle cap 1 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 4 around the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 with respect to the bottle cap body 3 in the cap opening direction B opposite to the cover removing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 3, while ensuring that the toy-shaped cover member 4 assumes the cover closing state as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 does not stand in the way of opening the bottle cap body 3, but assists the consumer in opening the bottle cap 1 with a less strength manageable even for a child or an elderly person in comparison with the conventional bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap 1 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 4 around the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 with respect to the bottle cap body 3 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 4 from the bottle cap body 3, while ensuring that the bottle cap body 3 assumes the cap closing state as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is easily removable from the bottle cap body 3, and the consumer can collect the toy-shaped cover members as toys separately from the bottle cap body3, thereby arousing customer interest.
  • the bottle cap body 3 and the toy-shaped cover member 4 may have respectively an internal thread and an external thread to be engaged with each other, or any other forms of the first and second complementary fastening means as long as the first and second complementary fastening means can detachably fasten the toy-shaped cover member 4 to the bottle cap body 3.
  • the bottle cap body 3 and the toy-shaped cover member 4 may be detachably fitted to each other with adhesive material such as, for example, hot melt adhesives.
  • the peripheral portion 7 of the bottle cap body 3 may be formed with an external thread 7a, and the toy-shaped cover member 4 may be detachably fitted into the peripheral portion 7 of the bottle cap body 3 as shown in FIG. 5(a).
  • the whole of the bottle cap body 3 can be received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 5 when the toy-shaped cover member 4 assumes the cover closing state.
  • the internal thread 5a of the toy-shaped cover member 4 may be held in engagement with the external thread 7a of the bottle cap body 3, and the whole of the bottle cap body 3 may be received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 5 when the toy-shaped cover member 4 assumes the cover closing state.
  • the internal thread 5a of the toy-shaped cover member 4 and the external thread 7a of the bottle cap body 3 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 may have, in place of the internal thread 5a, a plurality of protruded portions extending in substantially parallel relationship with the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 to be engaged with the grooves 3b of the bottle cap body 3 when the toy-shaped cover member 4 assumes the cove closing state (see FIG. 1).
  • the protruded portions of the toy-shaped cover member 4 and the grooves 3b of the bottle cap body 3 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 4 is movable with respect to the bottle cap body 3 to assume two different operation positions including a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is upwardly moved to assume the cover removing state, and a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 4 is downwardly moved to assume the cover closing state.
  • the bottle cap 1 may further comprise a ledge member 8 made of a plastic substance and formed in a cylindrical hollow shape to reinforce the cylindrical hollow chamber 5 of the bottle cap body 3 as shown in FIG. 5(b) when the toys-shaped cover member 4 is insufficient in hardness.
  • the ledge member 8 is fixedly connected with the toy-shaped cover member 4 by way of, for example, adhesive material, to reinforce the cylindrical hollow chamber 5 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 4 and the bottle cap body 3 when the toy-shaped cover member 4 assumes the cover closing state.
  • the center axis 3c of the bottle cap body 3 is in coaxial relationship with the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4, in the bottle cap 1 according to the present invention, the center axis of the bottle cap body may be inclined with the center axis 4c of the toy-shaped cover member 4 as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the present embodiment may be replaced by second to fourth embodiments of the bottle cap according to the present invention in order to attain the objects of the present invention.
  • the second to fourth embodiments of the bottle cap will then be described hereinlater.
  • FIGS. 7 to 10 of the drawings there is shown a second preferred embodiment of the bottle cap embodying the present invention.
  • the second embodiment of the bottle cap is shown to bear a reference numeral 50 in FIGS. 7 and 8 and comprises a bottle cap body 13 having a center axis 13c and to be screwed into a bottle housing 11, and a toy-shaped cover member 17 outwardly formed in a toy shape and detachably connected with the bottle cap body 13.
  • the bottle housing 11 has a hollow chamber and capable of containing fluid such as for example, water, soft drink, or the like therein.
  • the bottle cap body 13 is formed in a cylindrical hollow shape and has a circular center portion 13a substantially perpendicular to the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 and a peripheral portion integrally formed with the circular center portion 13a and arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13.
  • the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body 13 is inwardly formed with an internal thread 20 and outwardly formed with a plurality of grooves 3b extending in substantially parallel relationship with the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13.
  • the bottle housing 11 has an external thread 12.
  • the bottle cap body 13 is revolvable around the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 with respect to the bottle housing 11 to assume two different operation states including a cap closing state in which the bottle cap body 13 is revolved in a cap closing direction shown by an arrow A to have the bottle housing 11 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 13 under the state that the external thread 12 of the bottle housing 11 is held in engagement with the internal thread 20 of the bottle cap body 13, and a cap opening state in which the bottle cap body 13 is revolved in a cap opening direction shown by an arrow B opposite to the cap closing direction A to have the bottle housing 11 released by and held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 13 under the state that the external thread 12 of the bottle housing 11 is held out of engagement with the internal thread 20 of the bottle cap body 13.
  • the bottle cap body 13 further has a peripheral member 14 protruded from the center portion 13a of the bottle cap body 13 and arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13.
  • the peripheral member 14 of the bottle cap body 13 is formed with an external thread 14a.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 has inwardly an internal thread 19 formed therein.
  • the external thread 14a of the bottle cap body 13 and the internal thread 19 of the toy-shaped cover member 17 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the bottle cap 50 and the bottle housing 11 may be made of metal material or resin such as for example plastic substance.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is movable with respect to the bottle cap body 13 to assume two different operation states including a cover closing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 17 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 13 to have the external thread 14a of the bottle cap body 13 held in engagement with the internal thread 19 of the toy-shaped cover member 17 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 17 and the bottle cap body 13 collectively define a cylindrical hollow chamber 18 having at least part of the bottle cap body 13 received therein, and a cover removing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 17 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 13 to have the external thread 14a of the bottle cap body 13 held out of engagement with the internal thread 19 of the toy-shaped cover member 17 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 17 and the bottle cap body 13 are separable from each other.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolvable around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the bottle cap body 13 to assume two different operation positions including a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved in a cover closing direction B opposite to the cap closing direction A to assume the cover closing state, and a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved in a cover removing direction A opposite to the cover closing direction B to assume the cover removing state.
  • cap closing direction and the cap opening direction may be any directions as long as the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are respectively opposite to the cover closing direction and the cover removing direction though the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are shown by the arrows A and B in FIG. 7 by way of example.
  • the bottle cap body 13 has a fluid passageway member 15 axially extending outwardly of the bottle cap body 13 and the bottle housing 11 along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 and including an opening at its axial end, and a cap head member 16 positioned at the axial end of the fluid passageway member 15.
  • the cap head member 16 is movable along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the cap head member 16 is moved downwardly along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 under the state that the cap head member 16 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 15 and a cap opening position in which the cap head member 16 is moved upwardly along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 under the state that the cap head member 16 is held out of hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 15.
  • the fluid passageway member 15 and the cap head member 16 are received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 18 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 17 and the bottle cap body 13 when the toy-shaped cover member 17 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 13 to assume the cover closing state.
  • the chamber 18 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 17 and the bottle cap body 13 is substantially equal in height to the fluid passageway member 15 along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 as best shown in FIG. 8.
  • the cap head member 16 should be downwardly moved by a consumer along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 under the state that the cap head member 16 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 15 when the bottle is not used or carried by the consumer.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is moved along the center axis 13c of the bottle cap body 13 to have the cap head member 16 assume the cap closing position in which the cap head member 16 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 15 when the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 to assume the cover closing state, regardless of the consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 13 or not.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the bottle cap body 13 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 17 from the bottle cap body 13, while the bottle cap body 13 maintains to assume the cap closing state.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the bottle cap body 13 in the cap opening direction B opposite to the cover removing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 13, while the toy-shaped cover member 17 maintains to assume the cover closing state.
  • the bottle cap 50 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 17 around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the bottle cap body 13 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 17 from the bottle cap body 13, while the bottle cap body 13 maintains to assume the cap closing state as shown in FIG. 9.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 is easily removable from the bottle cap body 13 and the internal thread 19 is formed in toy-shaped cover member 17, thereby making it possible for the consumer to collect the toy-shaped cover members as toys separately from the bottle cap body 13, and accordingly arousing customer interest.
  • the bottle cap 50 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 17 around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the bottle cap body 13 in the cap opening direction B opposite to the cover removing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 13, while the toy-shaped cover member 17 maintains to assume the cover closing state as shown in FIG. 10.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 17 does not stand in the way of opening the bottle cap body 13, but assists the consumer in opening the bottle cap 50 with a less strength manageable even for a child or an elderly person in comparison with the conventional bottle cap body.
  • the cap head member 16 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 15 when the toy-shaped cover member 17 is revolved around the center axis 17c of the toy-shaped cover member 17 with respect to the fluid passageway member 15 to assume the cover closing state, regardless of a consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 13 or not, thereby preventing fluid from leaking out from the bottle housing 11 as well as preventing dust from entering into the bottle cap body 13 and/or the bottle housing 11 for hygiene purpose.
  • the bottle cap body 13 and the toy-shaped cover member 17 may have respectively an internal thread and an external thread to be engaged with each other, or any other forms of the first and second complementary fastening means as long as the first and second complementary fastening means can detachably fasten the toy-shaped cover member 17 to the bottle cap body 13.
  • the bottle cap body 13 and the toy-shaped cover member 17 may be detachably fitted to each other with adhesive material such as, for example, hot melt adhesives.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 of the drawings there is shown a third preferred embodiment of the bottle cap embodying the present invention.
  • the third embodiment of the bottle cap is shown to bear a reference numeral 60 in FIGS. 11 and 12 and comprises a bottle cap body 23 having a center axis 23c and to be screwed into a bottle housing 21, and a toy-shaped cover member 27 outwardly formed in a toy shape and detachably connected with the bottle cap body 23.
  • the bottle housing 21 has a hollow chamber and capable of containing fluid such as for example, water, soft drink, or the like therein.
  • the bottle cap body 23 is formed in a cylindrical hollow shape and has a circular center portion 23a substantially perpendicular to the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 and a peripheral portion integrally formed with the circular center portion and arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23.
  • the peripheral portion of the bottle cap body 23 is inwardly formed with an internal thread 30 and outwardly formed with a plurality of grooves 23b extending in substantially parallel relationship with the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23.
  • the bottle housing 21 has an external thread 22.
  • the bottle cap body 23 is revolvable around the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 with respect to the bottle housing 21 to assume two different operation states including a cap closing state in which the bottle cap body 23 is revolved in a cap closing direction shown by an arrow A to have the bottle housing 21 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 23 under the state that the external thread 22 of the bottle housing 21 is held in engagement with the internal thread 30 of the bottle cap body 23, and a cap opening state in which the bottle cap body 23 is revolved in a cap opening direction shown by an arrow B opposite to the cap closing direction A to have the bottle housing 21 released by and held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 23 under the state that the external thread 22 of the bottle housing 21 is held out of engagement with the internal thread 30 of the bottle cap body 23.
  • the bottle cap body 23 has a fluid passageway member 25 axially extending outwardly of the bottle cap body 23 and the bottle housing 21 along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 and including an opening at its axial end, and a cap head member 26 positioned at the axial end of the fluid passageway member 25.
  • the cap head member 26 is movable along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the cap head member 26 is moved downwardly along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 under the state that the cap head member 26 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 25 and a cap opening position in which the cap head member 26 is moved upwardly along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 under the state that the cap head member 26 is held out of hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 25.
  • the fluid passageway member 25 and the cap head member 26 are received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 28 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 27 and the bottle cap body 23 when the toy-shaped cover member 27 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 23 to assume the cover closing state.
  • the fluid passageway member 25 is formed with an external thread 24.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 has inwardly an internal thread 29 formed therein.
  • the external thread 24 of the bottle cap body 23 and the internal thread 29 of the toy-shaped cover member 27 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the bottle cap 60 and the bottle housing 21 may be made of metal material or resin such as for example plastic substance.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 is movable with respect to the bottle cap body 23 to assume two different operation states including a cover closing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 27 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 23 to have the external thread 24 of the bottle cap body 23 held in engagement with the internal thread 29 of the toy-shaped cover member 27 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 27 and the bottle cap body 23 collectively define a cylindrical hollow chamber 28 having at least part of the bottle cap body 23 received therein, and a cover removing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 27 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 23 to have the external thread 24 of the bottle cap body 23 held out of engagement with the internal thread 29 of the toy-shaped cover member 27 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 27 and the bottle cap body 23 are separable from each other.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolvable around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the bottle cap body 23 to assume two different operation positions including a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolved in a cover closing direction B opposite to the cap closing direction A to assume the cover closing state, and a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolved in a cover removing direction A opposite to the cover closing direction B to assume the cover removing state.
  • cap closing direction and the cap opening direction may be any directions as long as the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are respectively opposite to the cover closing direction and the cover removing direction though the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are shown by the arrows A and B in FIG. 11 by way of example.
  • the chamber 28 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 27 and the bottle cap body 23 is substantially equal in height to the fluid passageway member 25 along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 as best shown in FIG. 12.
  • the cap head member 26 should be downwardly moved by a consumer along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 under the state that the cap head member 26 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 25 when the bottle is not used or carried by the consumer.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 is moved along the center axis 23c of the bottle cap body 23 to have the cap head member 26 assume the cap closing position in which the cap head member 26 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 25 when the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolved around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 to assume the cover closing state in which the external thread 24 of the fluid passage way member 25 is held in engagement with the internal thread 29 of the toy-shaped cover member 27, regardless of the consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 23 or not.
  • the operation of the bottle cap body 23 is substantially the same as that of the second embodiment of the bottle cap body 13. Therefore, the operation of the bottle cap body 23 substantially the same as that of the second embodiment of the bottle cap body 13 will not be described to avoid tedious repetition.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the bottle cap body 23 in the cap closing direction A in order to close the bottle cap body 23 to have the bottle housing 21 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 23 under the state that the external thread 22 of the bottle housing 21 is held in engagement with the internal thread 30 of the bottle cap body 23 as shown in FIG. 12.
  • the fluid passageway member 25 and the cap head member 26 are received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 28 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 27 and the bottle cap body 23.
  • the bottle cap 60 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 27 around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the bottle cap body 23 in the cover closing direction B opposite to the cap closing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 23, while ensuring that the toy-shaped cover member 27 assumes the cover closing state as shown in FIG. 11.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 does not stand in the way of opening the bottle cap body 23, but assists the consumer in opening the bottle cap 60 with a less strength manageable even for a child or an elderly person in comparison with the conventional bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap 60 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 27 around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the bottle cap body 23 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 27 from the bottle cap body 23, while ensuring that the bottle cap body 23 assumes the cap closing state as shown in FIGS. 11.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 27 is easily removable from the bottle cap body 23 and the toy-shaped cover member 27 has the internal thread 29 inwardly formed therein, thereby making it possible for the consumer to collect the toy-shaped cover members as toys separately from the bottle cap body 23, and accordingly arousing customer interest.
  • the cap head member 26 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 25 when the toy-shaped cover member 27 is revolved around the center axis 27c of the toy-shaped cover member 27 with respect to the fluid passageway member 25 to assume the cover closing state, regardless of a consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 23 or not, thereby preventing fluid from leaking out from the bottle housing 21 as well as preventing dust from entering into the bottle cap body 23 and/or the bottle housing 21 for hygiene purpose.
  • the bottle cap body 23 has an external thread 24 and the toy-shaped cover member 27 has an internal thread 29 as first and second complementary fastening means
  • the bottle cap body 23 and the toy-shaped cover member 27 may have respectively an internal thread and an external thread to be engaged with each other, or any other forms of the first and second complementary fastening means as long as the first and second complementary fastening means can detachably fasten the toy-shaped cover member 27 to the bottle cap body 23.
  • the bottle cap body 23 and the toy-shaped cover member 27 may be detachably fitted to each other with adhesive material such as, for example, hot melt adhesives.
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 of the drawings there is shown a fourth preferred embodiment of the bottle cap embodying the present invention.
  • the fourth embodiment of the bottle cap is shown to bear a reference numeral 70 in FIGS. 13 and 14 and comprises a bottle cap body 33 having a center axis 33c and to be screwed into a bottle housing 31, and a toy-shaped cover member 37 outwardly formed in a toy shape and detachably connected with the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle housing 31 has a hollow chamber and capable of containing fluid such as for example, water, soft drink, or the like therein.
  • the bottle cap body 33 is formed in a cylindrical hollow shape and has a circular center portion 33a substantially perpendicular to the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 and a cylindrical peripheral portion 33b integrally formed with the circular center portion and arranged in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33.
  • the cylindrical peripheral portion 33b of the bottle cap body 33 is downwardly extending along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 and inwardly formed with an internal thread 40 and outwardly formed with a plurality of grooves, not shown, extending in substantially parallel relationship with the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle housing 31 has an external thread 32.
  • the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33 and the external thread 32 of the bottle housing 31 respectively constitute third and fourth complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the bottle cap 70 further comprises a bottle cap cover member 45 in the form of a bell shape and detachably coupled with the bottle housing 31 to define a hollow chamber 46 having the cylindrical peripheral portion 33b of the bottle cap body 33 accommodated therein.
  • the bottle cap body 33 is revolvable around the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the bottle housing 31 to assume two different operation states including a cap closing state in which the bottle cap body 33 is revolved in a cap closing direction shown by an arrow A to have the bottle housing 31 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 33 under the state that the external thread 32 of the bottle housing 31 is held in engagement with the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33, and a cap opening state in which the bottle cap body 33 is revolved in a cap opening direction shown by an arrow B opposite to the cap closing direction A to have the bottle housing 31 released by and held out of hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 33 under the state that the external thread 32 of the bottle housing 31 is held out of engagement with the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle cap body 33 has a fluid passageway member 35 axially extending outwardly of the bottle cap body 33 and the bottle housing 31 along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 and including an opening at its axial end, and a cap head member 36 positioned at the axial end of the fluid passageway member 35.
  • the bottle cap body 33 further has a straw member 33d extending inwardly of the bottle cap body 33 and the bottle housing 31 and held in fluid communication with the fluid passageway member 35.
  • the cap head member 36 is movable along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 to assume two different positions including a cap closing position in which the cap head member 36 is moved downwardly along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 under the state that the cap head member 36 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 35 and a cap opening position in which the cap head member 36 is moved upwardly along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 under the state that the cap head member 36 is held out of hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 35.
  • the fluid passageway member 35 and the cap head member 36 are received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 38 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 37 and the bottle cap body 33 when the toy-shaped cover member 37 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 33 to assume the cover closing state.
  • the fluid passageway member 35 is formed with an external thread 34 at its lower portion.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 has inwardly an internal thread 39 formed therein.
  • the external thread 34 of the bottle cap body 33 and the internal thread 39 of the toy-shaped cover member 37 respectively constitute first and second complementary fastening means according to the present invention.
  • the bottle cap 70 and the bottle housing 31 may be made of metal material or resin such as for example plastic substance.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 is movable with respect to the bottle cap body 33 to assume two different operation states including a cover closing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 37 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 33 to have the external thread 34 of the bottle cap body 33 held in engagement with the internal thread 39 of the toy-shaped cover member 37 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 37 and the bottle cap body 33 collectively define a cylindrical hollow chamber 38 having at least part of the bottle cap body 33 received therein, and a cover removing state in which the toy-shaped cover member 37 is moved with respect to the bottle cap body 33 to have the external thread 34 of the bottle cap body 33 held out of engagement with the internal thread 39 of the toy-shaped cover member 37 under the state that the toy-shaped cover member 37 and the bottle cap body 33 are separable from each other.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolvable around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the bottle cap body 33 to assume two different operation positions including a cover closing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolved in a cover closing direction B opposite to the cap closing direction A to assume the cover closing state, and a cover removing position in which the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolved in a cover removing direction A opposite to the cover closing direction B to assume the cover removing state.
  • cap closing direction and the cap opening direction may be any directions as long as the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are respectively opposite to the cover closing direction and the cover removing direction though the cap closing direction and the cap opening direction are shown by the arrows A and B in FIG. 13 by way of example.
  • the bottle housing 31 has a peripheral portion 31b downwardly extending along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 and formed with an annular groove 31a in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle cap cover member 45 has a peripheral portion 45b downwardly extending along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 and inwardly formed with an annular projection 45c in concentric relationship to and radially spaced apart from the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33.
  • the annular projection 45c of the bottle cap cover member 45 is smaller in diameter than a corresponding annular part of the bottle housing 31, i.e., annular groove 31 a, to ensure that the bottle cap cover member 45 is fitted into the bottle housing 31 with the annular projection 45c of the bottle cap cover member 45 received in the annular groove 31a of the bottle housing 31.
  • the chamber 38 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 37 and the bottle cap body 33 is substantially equal in height to the fluid passageway member 35 along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 as best shown in FIG. 14.
  • the cap head member 36 should be downwardly moved by a consumer along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 under the state that the cap head member 36 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 35 when the bottle is not used or carried by the consumer.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 is moved along the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 to have the cap head member 36 assume the cap closing position in which the cap head member 36 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 35 when the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolved around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 to assume the cover closing state in which the external thread 34 of the fluid passage way member 35 is held in engagement with the internal thread 29 of the toy-shaped cover member 37, regardless of the consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 33 or not.
  • the cylindrical peripheral portion 33b of the bottle cap body 33 i.e., the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33 and the external thread 32 of the housing 31, are accommodated in the hollow chamber 46 defined by the bottle cap cover member 45 and the bottle housing 31 when the bottle cap cover member 45 is fitted into the bottle housing 31, thereby further preventing fluid from leaking out from the bottle housing 31.
  • the bottle cap body 33 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 33c of the bottle cap body 33 with respect to the bottle housing 31 in the cap closing direction A in order to close the bottle cap body 33 to have the bottle housing 31 completely screwed up by and held in hermetical contact with the bottle cap body 33 under the state that the external thread 32 of the bottle housing 31 is held in engagement with the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33 as shown in FIG. 14.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolved by a consumer around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the bottle cap body 33 in the cover closing direction B in order to attach the toy-shaped cover member 37 to the bottle cap body 33.
  • the fluid passageway member 35 and the cap head member 36 are received in the cylindrical hollow chamber 38 collectively defined by the toy-shaped cover member 37 and the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle cap cover member 45 is fitted into the bottle housing 31 with the annular projection 45c of the bottle cap cover member 45 received in the annular groove 31a of the bottle housing 31.
  • the operations of the bottle cap body 33 when the bottle cap cover member 45 is removed from the bottle housing 31 and when the bottle cap body 33 is opened are substantially the same as those of the second embodiment of the bottle cap body 13 because of the fact that the bottle cap cover member 45 is merely fitted into the bottle housing 31 with the annular projection 45c of the bottle cap cover member 45 received in the annular groove 31a of the bottle housing 31, and the bottle cap cover member 45 can easily removed from the bottle housing 31 together with the bottle cap body 33 in the same manner as described in the second embodiment. Therefore, the operations of the bottle cap body 33 when the bottle cap cover member 45 is removed from the bottle housing 31 and when the bottle cap body 33 is opened will not be described to avoid tedious repetition.
  • the bottle cap 70 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 37 around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the bottle cap body 33 in the cap opening direction B opposite to the cover removing direction A in order to open the bottle cap body 33, while ensuring that the toy-shaped cover member 37 assumes the cover closing state as shown in FIG. 13.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 does not stand in the way of opening the bottle cap body 33, but assists the consumer in opening the bottle cap 70 with a less strength manageable even for a child or an elderly person in comparison with the conventional bottle cap body.
  • the bottle cap 70 permits a consumer to revolve the toy-shaped cover member 37 around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the bottle cap body 33 in the cover removing direction A opposite to the cap opening direction B in order to remove the toy-shaped cover member 37 from the bottle cap body 33, while ensuring that the bottle cap body 33 assumes the cap closing state as shown in FIG. 13.
  • the toy-shaped cover member 37 is easily removable from the bottle cap body 33 and the toy-shaped cover member 37 has the internal thread 39 inwardly formed therein, thereby making it possible for the consumer to collect the toy-shaped cover members as toys separately from the bottle cap body 33, and accordingly arousing customer interest.
  • the bottle cap cover member 45 is detachably fitted into the bottle housing 31 with the annular projection 45c of the bottle cap cover member 45 received in the annular groove 31a of the bottle housing 31, the bottle cap cover member 45 may be fitted into the bottle housing 31 by any other means as long as the bottle cap cover member 45 can prevent dust from entering into the bottle cap body 33 and/or the bottle housing 31.
  • the cap head member 26 is held in hermetical contact with the opening of the fluid passageway member 35 when the toy-shaped cover member 37 is revolved around the center axis 37c of the toy-shaped cover member 37 with respect to the fluid passageway member 35 to assume the cover closing state, regardless of a consumer has failed to close the bottle cap body 33 or not, thereby preventing fluid from leaking out from the bottle housing 31 as well as preventing dust from entering into the bottle cap body 33 and/or the bottle housing 31 for hygiene purpose.
  • the cylindrical peripheral portion 33b of the bottle cap body 33 i.e., the internal thread 40 of the bottle cap body 33 and the external thread 32 of the housing 31, are accommodated in the hollow chamber 46 defined by the bottle cap cover member 45 and the bottle housing 31 when the bottle cap cover member 45 is fitted into the bottle housing 31, thereby further preventing fluid from leaking out from the bottle housing 31 while being carried as well as preventing dust from entering into the bottle cap body 33 and/or the bottle housing 31 while being displayed in a shop or touched by a customer.
  • the present embodiment of the bottle cap body 33 is the same as the third embodiment of the bottle cap body 23 except for the fact that the bottle cap member 45 is added to the second embodiment of the bottle cap body 23. It is needless to mention that the bottle cap member 45 is also applicable to the second embodiment of the bottle cap body 13.
  • the bottle cap body 33 and the toy-shaped cover member 37 may have respectively an internal thread and an external thread to be engaged with each other, or any other forms of the first and second complementary fastening means as long as the first and second complementary fastening means can detachably fasten the toy-shaped cover member 37 to the bottle cap body 33.
  • the bottle cap body 33 and the toy-shaped cover member 37 may be detachably fitted to each other with adhesive material such as, for example, hot melt adhesives.

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