ES2299368A1 - Funnel has wide mouth above and narrow mouth below, in form of cone, and mouth closure includes internal and external threading that is supplementary to neck of bottle or container - Google Patents

Abstract

The funnel has a wide mouth above and a narrow mouth below, in the form of a cone. The mouth closure includes an internal and external threading that is supplementary to the neck of a bottle or container for the coupling of the funnel to the bottle or container for introducing fluid, especially viscous liquid. A cover is also provided for the wide mouth wide of the funnel through a hinge.

Description

Funnel terrified.

Technical sector of the invention

The invention relates to a terrified funnel, of the kind that are conventionally endowed with a wide mouth at the top and a narrow mouth at the bottom, in truncated cone shape, and topped off in a pipe.

Background of the invention

The disposal or valuation of domestic oil residual is in the Mediterranean countries, especially in Spain and Italy, a major environmental problem. Oil domestic vegetable, either soy, sunflower, but especially that of Olive, is a great contaminant of the water that usually spills along with running water through the domestic drain to the sewer. This oil incorporated in the water accounts for 80% of the oil that reaches sewage treatment plants. This oil is mainly domestic and it is believed that its treatment in treatment plants, according to Some recent studies may represent 40% of operational costs of water purification. It could be due to the particular rheology of the oil and the need that the it has to use large amounts of detergents and surfactants for disposal or separation. Other cost important is the cost of filtering, since the oil produces the rapid saturation or clogging of them. In case of not going to a treatment plant, the environmental costs are very high, due to the physicochemical characteristics of Oil in the aquatic environment.

That is why the recovery at source or a correct recycling of domestic oil is particularly desirable, since it is an excellent raw material for the manufacture of an automotive fuel, known as "biodiesel." There are selective collection systems, not completely free of inconveniences, among which Highlight discomfort and dirt. In effect, the system is quite demanding with the user, since it requires the user to go gradually pouring and with perseverance, the oil used in bottles or containers containers to store, for example in the kitchen and that, once filled, you must deposit in containers provided for this purpose, for example, in the green dots. It, besides being a bit annoying and cumbersome, it can lead dirt problems if street containers don't fill up with some speed, unusual thing, or if it falls accidentally oil on the street, a fairly easy thing.

The present invention aims at provide a solution to such inconveniences.

Explanation of the invention.

To this end, the object of the present invention is a terrified funnel, of the type indicated above and of novel concept and functionality, which in its essence is characterized in that the narrow mouthpiece comprises an internal groove, adapted to be threaded to the complementary external threading of the neck of a bottle or container container, for the coupling of the funnel to the bottle or container container, becoming solidary with the bottle, so that a container with wide mouth and built-in lid is obtained, all adapted to facilitate the introduction of liquids, especially viscous liquids, in the bottle or container container .

In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the funnel comprises a lid hinged to the mouth wide While it could also be an independent screw cap or under pressure

According to another feature of the invention, the canuto comprises, on its inner face, a pouring flange anti-drip, adapted to assist in the pouring of liquid into inside the bottle or container container, and to improve the fixation by adjusting the funnel in the bottle or container container.

In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the funnel of the present invention, the funnel grounding and the threading of the bottle or container container comply with the PCO-BPF standard, for example of 28 mm diameter, which is the system commonly used in soda and carbonated beverage bottles, although you could use any other thread or coupling system with the bottle or container in order to make them solidary.

Brief description of the drawings

The attached drawings illustrate, by way of non-limiting example, a funnel embodiment terrified object of the present invention. In these drawings:

Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a embodiment of the funnel of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation view of another form of embodiment of the funnel of the invention, coupled to a bottle;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the funnel of Fig. 1, coupled to a bottle other than the bottle of Fig. 2;

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Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view, which shows the coupling to the neck of the funnel bottle of the Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an analogous view of Fig. 4, but in another embodiment of the funnel of the invention, provided with lid and drip spout flange;

Detailed description of the drawings

In these drawings you can see some variants of the funnel grounded 1, 1 'and 1' 'of the present invention.

The funnel 1, 1 'or 1' 'is equipped, in a way yes known, of a wide mouth 2 above and a mouth narrow 3 down, with a cone-shaped main body topped off in a gray 4. In Figs. 3, 4 and 5 can it can be seen that the narrow mouth 3 comprises an internal grounded 5, specially designed to screw the funnel 1, 1 'and 1' 'to a bottle 8 or similar container, endowed in its neck 7 of a complementary external thread 6.

In this way, funnel 1; one'; 1 '' can be used to facilitate the introduction of liquids, especially viscous liquids, and in particular consumption vegetable oil domestic, in bottle 8, with much greater stability than that would allow by arranging a conventional funnel in the neck of a bottle or other container to collect used excess oil. In addition to being attached to the bottle until full filling, being able to close the bottle between use and use without removing the funnel and being watertight

In Figs. 1, 3 and 5 show funnel variants 1 and 1 '' provided with an upper cover 9, hinged to the wide mouth by means of a hinge 10, which can be of those typically used in the " slip-cap " type caps "which are used for cosmetic packaging . Although it could also be threaded or pressure.

In Fig. 5 an example of embodiment of the cap 1 '' can be seen, which has, on the inner face of the spout 4, with an anti-drip pouring flange 11, adapted to collaborate in the pouring of the liquid into the bottle 8 or container container, and to improve the fixing and sealing by adjusting the funnel 1 '' in the bottle 8. The flange 11 can be of different lengths and can be provided with a certain flexibility, to facilitate the coupling with funnel adjustment 1 '' in the mouth of the bottle 8.

Preferably, the groove 5 of the funnel 1; one'; 1 '' and the threading 6 of the bottle 8 comply with the standard PCO-BPF, for example 28mm diameter, which is the system usually used in soda bottles and carbonated drinks In this way, the user can couple the 1, 1 'or 1' 'funnel of the present invention to standard bottles, to those that are coupled with safety and stability, which allows to promote, by facilitating it by making it easier and more comfortable, the recovery or recycling of used oil. Once full, there is no more to close bottle 8 with its usual screw cap to arrange the bottle for recycling. Different methods commercial distribution (for example in the marcote campaigns promotional or advertising) can be used to deliver to the user the funnels 1, 1 'and 1' '.

Describe sufficiently the nature of the The present invention, as well as how to implement it, is states that everything that does not alter, change or modify its fundamental principle, is subject to variations in detail.

Claims (4)

1. Terrified funnel, equipped with a wide mouth (2) at the top and a narrow mouth (3) at the bottom, in the form of a cone and finished off in a pipe (4), characterized in that the narrow mouth comprises an internal terrified (5) , adapted to be threaded to the external thread (6) complementary to the neck (7) of a bottle (8) or container container, for the coupling of the funnel (1; 1 ';1'') to the bottle or container container, all this adapted to facilitate the introduction of liquids, especially viscous liquids, into the bottle or container container. 2. Terrified funnel according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a lid (9) hinged to the wide mouth (2) of the funnel (1, 1 '') by means of a hinge (10). 3. Terror funnel, according to claim 1, characterized in that the spout (4) is provided, on its inner face, with an anti-drip pouring flange (11), adapted to assist in the pouring of the liquid into the bottle (8) or container container, and to improve the fixation by adjusting the funnel (1 '') in the bottle or container container. 4. Terror funnel according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the funnel (5) of the funnel (1; 1 ';1'') and the threading (6) of the bottle (8) or the container container comply with The PCO-BPF standard.