TW201936455A - Bottle closure - Google Patents

Abstract

A bottle closure includes a body having an upper portion and a lower portion. The body upper portion is formed with a cavity, and a drink spout is disposed in the cavity. The drink spout is in fluid communication with a straw which includes a biasing portion extending from the drink spout and an extension portion insertable in a bottle. The drink spout is moveable between an open position in which the drink spout extends out of the cavity and a closed position in which the drink spout is contained in the cavity. The body also has a drink spout cover movable between a closed position in which the drink spout cover extends over the cavity and an open position in which the drink spout cover enables access to the cavity. The straw biasing portion biases the drink spout and the drink spout cover toward the respective open positions.

Description

Bottle closure

This disclosure relates generally to bottle closures, and more specifically, to bottle closures with a beverage outlet that is biased toward an open position by a straw offset portion.

Prior art bottle closures typically include an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper part typically includes a cavity and a beverage outlet. The lower portion typically includes a bottle modification adapted and configured to be releasably connected to a bottle.

One aspect of this disclosure involves a bottle closure. The bottle closure includes a main body having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower part of the main body is provided with a bottle modification, which is adapted and structurally designed to be releasably and releasably connected to the bottle. The upper portion of the main body is formed to have a cavity, and a beverage outlet is disposed in the cavity. The beverage outflow opening has a distal opening that is adapted and structured to allow a user to drink from the beverage outflow opening, and the beverage outflow distal opening is in fluid communication with a straw. The straw has an offset portion that extends from the beverage outlet and extends through a first hole in the body. The straw also has an extension in fluid communication with the biasing portion. The extension has a sufficient length that can be inserted into the hollow interior of the bottle to which the bottle closure is releasably connected. The beverage outflow port is movable between an open position in which the beverage outflow port projects out of the cavity and a distal opening of the beverage outflow port separated from the body and a closed position in which the beverage outflow port is received in the cavity. . The main body also has a beverage outlet cap, the closed position of the beverage outlet cap with respect to the main body in which the beverage outlet cap extends on the cavity, and a position in which the beverage outlet cap enables opening of the cavity. Move between open positions. The body further includes a latch between the latch position in which the latch secures the beverage outlet cap in the closed position and the release position in which the latch releases the beverage outlet cap. mobile. The straw biasing portion is adapted and structured to bias the beverage outflow port and the beverage outflow cap toward the respective open positions.

Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a bottle closure for releasably attaching to a bottle having a bottle modification and including a pump mechanism. The bottle closure includes a main body having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower part of the main body is provided with a bottle modification, which is adapted and structurally designed to be releasably and releasably connected to the bottle. The upper portion of the main body is formed to have a cavity, and the main body has a beverage outflow port provided in the cavity. The beverage outflow opening has a distal opening that is adapted and structured to allow a user to drink from the beverage outflow opening, and the beverage outflow distal opening is in fluid communication with a straw. The straw has an offset portion extending from the beverage outflow port and extending through a first hole in the body, and the straw has an extension portion in fluid communication with the offset portion. The extension has a full length that can be inserted into the hollow interior of the bottle to which the bottle closure is releasably connected. The beverage outflow port is movable between an open position in which the beverage outflow port projects out of the cavity and a distal opening of the beverage outflow port separated from the body and a closed position in which the beverage outflow port is received in the cavity. . The main body also has a beverage outlet cap, the closed position of the beverage outlet cap with respect to the main body in which the beverage outlet cap extends on the cavity, and a position in which the beverage outlet cap enables opening of the cavity. Move between open positions. The body further has a latch between the latch position in which the latch secures the beverage outlet cap in the closed position and the release position in which the latch releases the beverage outlet cap mobile. The main part also houses the pump mechanism. The pump mechanism is structurally designed to be in fluid communication with the bottle so that liquid can be pumped and discharged through the body portion through a nozzle. A trigger mechanism is operatively connected to the pump mechanism and the main body portion, and the trigger mechanism is movable between a first trigger position and a second trigger position. The trigger mechanism is structurally designed to actuate the pump mechanism to pump liquid when the trigger mechanism moves between the first trigger position and the second trigger position.

Hereinafter, further features and advantages of the present disclosure and the structure and operation of various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 to 9 depict exemplary bottles (bottles 10, 20,
30) The bottle closure 40 used with any of them. The bottles shown herein are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the bottles shown and may be any suitable bottle. The bottles 10, 20, 30 include a bottle modification 22 with which the bottle closure 40 engages to releasably secure the bottle closure 40 to the bottle. By way of example and not limitation, the bottle modification 22 is threaded to engage a corresponding thread of the bottle closure 40. The bottle 30 as depicted in FIGS. 6 and 8 may have a double-walled configuration. Alternatively, the bottle 10 as depicted in FIG. 1 has a single-walled configuration. In a further alternative embodiment, the bottle 20 includes a second threaded portion 24 that is structurally designed to engage the threads 26 of the container 28. The container 28 can be used to store food or other items when screwed onto the bottle 20. The container 28 can be removed from the bottle 20 to access its contents.

The bottle closure 40 includes an upper body portion 42 and a lower body portion 44. The lower portion may be formed with a bottle trim to allow the closure to be releasably connected to the bottle so that the liquid can be contained in the bottle and accessed by the user. By way of example and not limitation, the lower body portion 44 includes a threaded portion 46 that is structurally designed to engage the bottle modifier 22.

The body portion 42 above the bottle closure 40 is formed to have a cavity 48 and includes a beverage outflow port 50 disposed within the cavity. The beverage outflow port 50 has a distal opening 52 and a proximal opening 54. The distal opening 52 is adapted and structured to allow a user to drink from the beverage outlet. The beverage outflow port 50 may be pivotably coupled to the upper body portion and may be movable between an open position (eg, as shown in FIG. 1) and a closed position (eg, as shown in FIG. 3). For example, without limitation, the beverage outflow port 50 may have a yoke structure with a wheel shaft 56 that cooperates with the side wall of the cavity to allow the beverage outflow port to rotate within the cavity of the body of the bottle closure 40. In the closed position, the beverage outflow port 50 may be received in the cavity 48. In the open position, the beverage outflow port 50 may extend out of the cavity 48, and the distal opening 52 is separated from the body of the bottle closure 40 to facilitate the user to drink from the distal end of the beverage outflow port.

A distal opening 52 of the beverage outflow port 50 is in fluid communication with the straw 58. For example, without limitation,
The straw 58 extends into the beverage outflow via the proximal opening 54. The straw 58 has an offset portion 60 and an extension portion 62. The offset portion 60 extends from the beverage outflow port 50 and extends through a first hole 64 in the body. The biasing portion 60 may also extend through the second hole 66 in the body. The second hole 66 may be radially offset from the first hole 64 such that the straw offset portion 60 extends from the first hole 64 to the second hole 66 at a non-zero acute angle relative to the central axis of the bottle closure 40. The straw biasing portion 60 is composed of an elastically flexible material, such as a polymer, which allows the straw biasing portion to plastically deform and return to its original shape.

The oblique extension of the offset portion of the straw (for example, the radial offset between the first and second holes in the body and the axial width of the body), and the material used to form the offset portion of the straw may Facilitates the generation of bias generated by the pipette bias section, as explained below. The offset positions of the first and second holes and / or the material configuration of the straws bias the beverage outflow port 50 toward the open position. For example, without limitation, the straw offset portion is normally straight and extends through the first and second holes so that the straw offset portion makes an angle with respect to the central axis of the bottle closure when no force is applied. This normal position corresponds to the open position of the beverage outlet. When the beverage outflow is in the closed position, the biased portion of the straw is flexed / bent (i.e., plastically deformed) and pushed toward its normal position, so that without any force, the biased portion will Return to the position where it was straight.

The extension portion 62 of the straw 58 may extend outward (eg, downward in the drawing) from the offset portion 60 such that when the closure 40 is coupled to the bottle, the extension portion is in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle. In some embodiments, the straw 58 may have an overall configuration that includes both the offset portion 60 and the extension portion 62. In an alternative embodiment, and as depicted in the drawing, the straw 58 includes a separate biasing portion 60 and a separate extension portion 62 that are coupled to each other by a fitting 68 that may be formed under the closure 40 and the body portion 44 in. Alternatively, the accessory 68 may be coupled to the lower body portion.

The bottle closure 40 further includes a beverage outlet cap 70. The beverage outlet cap 70 is movable relative to the main body between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position (for example, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6), the beverage outlet cap extends over the cavity 48 of the body where the beverage outlet 50 can be positioned. In the open position (e.g., as shown in Figures 4, 7, and 8), the beverage outlet cap 70 enables opening to the cavity. For example, but not limited to, the beverage outlet cap 70 is coupled to the main body by the axle 71 so that the beverage outlet cap is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The beverage outflow cap 70 may further include a detent 72 that is engageable with a latch to maintain the beverage outflow cap in a closed position. The beverage outlet cap may also include a pawl 73 which is engageable with the main body portion 42 above the closure to maintain the beverage outlet cap in the open position. For example, without limitation, the pawl 73 may be a protrusion that releasably engages with the recess 75 in the upper body portion. In some embodiments, the upper body portion 42 may also include a channel 77 that receives but does not engage the pawl 73 when the beverage outlet cap is in the closed position.

The bottle closure 40 may further include a latch 74. The latch 74 is engageable with the pawl 72 and is movable between a latched position and a released position. In the latched position, the latch 74 secures the beverage outlet cap 70 in the closed position by engaging the catch 72. In the released position, the latch is disengaged from the detent, and the latch releases the beverage outflow lid so that the beverage outflow lid can be moved into the open position. For example, without limitation, the latch 74 includes a main body portion 76 and a latch portion 78. The body portion 76 is made of a flexible material such that the latch is biased towards the latched position and returns to that position without force. The latch portion 78 is structurally designed to engage the catch 72.

In operation, when the latch 74 is moved from the closed position to the released position, the above-mentioned features allow the offset portion 60 of the straw 58 to automatically move the beverage outlet cap 70 and the beverage outlet 50 to their respective open positions. This is a result of the straw offset portion 60 biasing the beverage outlet and the beverage outlet cap toward the respective open positions (for example, the beverage outlet and the beverage outlet cap are biased toward their respective open positions). When the latch 74 is moved to the release position, the straw biasing portion rotates the beverage outflow port 50 into the open position. When the beverage outlet 50 is rotated to the open position, a force can be applied to the beverage outlet cover 70 to rotate the beverage outlet cover to the open position and engage the pawl 73 with the recess 75 to maintain the beverage outlet cover in the open position . In the open position, the beverage outlet can be parallel to the axis of the straw biasing portion 60 when it is not flexed. When the beverage outflow port is in the closed position, the straw biasing portion 60 is clamped closed to prevent liquid from leaving the bottle closure through the beverage outflow port (eg, as shown in FIG. 6). For example, without limitation, the beverage outflow port may have an included angle of less than 180 degrees relative to the axis of the straw offset portion 60 when it is not flexed. Preferably, the included angle between the beverage outlet and the axis is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, including 30 and 60 degrees, and more preferably 45 degrees when the beverage outlet is in the closed position.

Advantageously, the operations described above allow the user to open the beverage outflow port 50 without directly contacting the beverage outflow port and avoid passing dirt or other materials to the beverage outflow port. In addition, this operation allows the user to open the beverage outflow with one hand (eg, holding the bottle and pressing the latch 74 with the thumb or finger of the hand holding the bottle).

In some embodiments, the bottle closure 40 includes further features such as for via the nozzle 82
Spray pump 80 for discharging mist. The pump 80 is adapted and structurally designed to suck suction from a bottle releasably connected to the bottle closure and discharge the fluid in the bottle via a nozzle 82 provided on the upper part of the body. For example, without limitation, the pump is a reciprocating pump with a ball bearing check valve or other suitable pump. The pump 80 is driven by a trigger 82. For example, without limitation, the trigger 82 may be actuated by a user such that the trigger rotates around the connection of the main body and drives the plunger of the pump 80 vertically. The nozzle can be positioned on the upper part of the body, and the nozzle can be radially offset from the cavity and the beverage outlet when the outlet is in the open position. The pump may have a suction inlet extending from a second fitting formed in the lower body portion. The second fitting may be radially offset from the fitting coupling the straw offset portion with the straw extension. The pump suction inlet may include a second straw that extends into the same portion of the interior of the bottle as the straw extension. Alternatively, the pump suction inlet may include a second straw that extends into a different part of the interior of the bottle or into a chamber in the bottle that is isolated from the interior of the bottle, such that the liquid that is drawn by the pump and sprayed from the nozzle is different The liquid taken by the user from the beverage outlet.

In light of the foregoing, it will be seen that several advantages of the present disclosure can be achieved and achieved.

The embodiments may be selected and described to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical application, and thereby to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the disclosure in various embodiments and with various modifications. It is equally suitable for the specific applications covered.

Because various modifications can be made in the compositions and methods described and illustrated herein without departing from the scope of this disclosure, all materials contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings are intended to be interpreted as Illustrative and not restrictive. Therefore, the scope and scope of this disclosure should not be limited by any of the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments, but should be limited only by the scope of the following application patents and their equivalents attached hereto.

10, 20, 30‧‧‧ bottles

22‧‧‧ bottle decoration

24‧‧‧Second thread part

26‧‧‧Thread

28‧‧‧ container

40‧‧‧ bottle closure

42‧‧‧ Upper main part

44‧‧‧ Lower main part

46‧‧‧Threaded part

48‧‧‧ Cavity

50‧‧‧ beverage outlet

52‧‧‧ distal opening

54‧‧‧proximal opening

56‧‧‧ Wheel

58‧‧‧ straw

60‧‧‧offset part / straw offset part

62‧‧‧ extension

64‧‧‧ first hole

66‧‧‧Second Hole

68‧‧‧Accessories

70‧‧‧ beverage outlet cap

71‧‧‧ Wheel

72‧‧‧ detent

73‧‧‧ pawl

74‧‧‧ Latch

75‧‧‧ recess

76‧‧‧Main body

77‧‧‧channel

78‧‧‧ latch part

80‧‧‧ spray pump

82‧‧‧ Nozzle

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the disclosure

The embodiments, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. In the scheme:

Figure 1 shows the first bottle and the bottle closure with the beverage outlet in the open position

Perspective.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-section of a second bottle for use with the bottle closure shown in FIG. 1

Illustration.

FIG. 3 shows the third bottle and FIG. 1 with the beverage outlet in the closed position.

Shows a perspective view of the bottle closure.

FIG. 4 is the bottle seal shown in FIG. 1 with the beverage outlet in the open position

Another perspective view of the closure.

FIG. 5 is the bottle seal shown in FIG. 3 with the beverage outflow port in a closed position

Side view of the closing piece.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle closure and the bottle shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is the bottle seal shown in FIG. 1 with the beverage outflow opening in the open position

Side view of the closing piece.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle closure and bottle shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 9 is the bottle seal shown in FIG. 1 with the beverage outlet in the closed position

Perspective of the closure.

Claims (24)

A bottle closure comprising: A main body having an upper part and a lower part, the lower part of the main body having a bottle modification, the bottle modification being adapted and structurally designed to be releasably connectable with a bottle, and the upper part of the main body being formed to have A cavity, the body having a beverage outlet, the beverage outlet is disposed in the cavity, the beverage outlet has a distal opening, the distal opening is adapted and structured to allow a user to drink from the beverage The outlet is for drinking. The distal opening of the beverage outlet is in fluid communication with a straw. The straw has an offset portion that extends from the beverage outlet and extends through a first hole in the body. The straw Having an extension in fluid communication with the offset portion, the extension having a full length insertable into a hollow interior of one of the bottles releasably connected to the bottle closure, the beverage outlet in which the beverage outlet An open position protruding from the cavity and the beverage outlet's distal opening spaced from the body is movable between a closed position where the beverage outlet is received in the cavity The main body has a beverage outlet cap, a closed position of the beverage outlet cap relative to the main body in which the beverage outlet cap extends on the cavity, and wherein the beverage outlet cap enables the Movable between an open and open position, the body has a latch in which the latch fastens the beverage outlet cap in a latched position in the closed position and where the latch releases the latch The beverage outflow cover is movable between a release position, and the straw biasing portion is adapted and structurally designed to bias the beverage outflow outlet and the beverage outflow cover toward the respective open positions. For example, the bottle closure of item 1 of the patent application, wherein when the latch is moved to the release position, the straw offset portion is adapted and structured to move the beverage outlet and the beverage outlet cap to These are individually open positions. For example, the bottle closure of claim 1, wherein the beverage outlet cap is pivotally coupled to the main body adjacent to the upper part of the main body. For example, the bottle closure of claim 1, wherein the beverage outlet is pivotally coupled to the upper part of the main body in the cavity. For example, the bottle closure of item 1 of the patent application, wherein when the beverage outlet is in the closed position, the straw offset portion is adapted and structurally designed to clamp closed. For example, the bottle closure of claim 1, wherein the beverage outlet cap includes a pawl, and when the beverage outlet cap is in the open position, the pawl engages an upper portion of the main body. For example, the bottle closure of item 6 of the patent application, wherein the upper part of the main body has a recess, the recess is designed to engage the pawl and maintain the beverage outlet cap in the open position. For example, the bottle closure of item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the straw offset portion passes through a second hole in the body, and the second hole is offset from the first hole in the body. For example, the bottle closure of the patent application No. 8 wherein the straw offset portion extends from the first hole to the second hole of the main body at an acute angle with respect to a central axis of the bottle closure. For example, the bottle closure of the scope of patent application item 1, wherein the straw offset portion and the straw extension are separate components. For example, the bottle closure of the scope of patent application, wherein the straw offset portion terminates in a fitting formed in the lower portion of the body. For example, the bottle closure of item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the straw extension portion extends from the fitting formed in the lower portion of the main body. For example, the bottle closure of claim 1, wherein the latch is structured to engage with one of the latches on the beverage outlet cap with the latch in the latched position. For example, the bottle closure of item 1 of the patent application scope further includes a pump disposed in the main body, the pump is actuated by a trigger extending from the main body, the pump is adapted and structurally designed to A bottle releasably connected from the bottle closure sucks a suction force and discharges a fluid in the bottle through a nozzle provided on the upper portion of the body. A bottle closure for releasably attaching to a bottle, the bottle having a bottle trim, the bottle closure comprising: A main body having an upper part and a lower part, the lower part of the main body having a bottle modification, the bottle modification being adapted and structurally designed to be releasably connectable with a bottle, and the upper part of the main body being formed to have A cavity, the body having a beverage outlet, the beverage outlet is disposed in the cavity, the beverage outlet has a distal opening, the distal opening is adapted and structured to allow a user to drink from the beverage The outlet is for drinking. The distal opening of the beverage outlet is in fluid communication with a straw. The straw has an offset portion that extends from the beverage outlet and extends through a first hole in the body. The straw Having an extension in fluid communication with the offset portion, the extension having a full length insertable into a hollow interior of one of the bottles releasably connected to the bottle closure, the beverage outlet in which the beverage outlet An open position protruding from the cavity and the beverage outlet's distal opening spaced from the body is movable between a closed position where the beverage outlet is received in the cavity The main body has a beverage outlet cap, a closed position of the beverage outlet cap relative to the main body in which the beverage outlet cap extends on the cavity, and wherein the beverage outlet cap enables the Movable between an open and open position, the body has a latch in which the latch fastens the beverage outlet cap in a latched position in the closed position and where the latch releases the latch The beverage outlet cap is movable between a release position, and the main body part houses a pump mechanism which is structured to be in fluid communication with a bottle so that a liquid can be pumped through the main body through a nozzle Partial discharge, and a trigger mechanism operatively connected to the pump mechanism and the main body, the trigger mechanism is movable between a first trigger position and a second trigger position, the trigger mechanism is designed by structure The pump mechanism is actuated to pump a liquid when the trigger mechanism moves between the first trigger position and the second trigger position. For example, the bottle closure of claim 15 in which the nozzle is radially offset from the cavity. For example, the bottle closure of item 15 of the patent application, wherein when the latch is moved to the release position, the straw offset portion is adapted and structured to move the beverage outlet and the beverage outlet cap to These are individually open positions. For example, the bottle closure of claim 15 in which the beverage outlet is pivotally coupled to the upper portion of the main body in the cavity. For example, the bottle closure of claim 18, wherein the straw offset portion and the straw extension are separate components. For example, the bottle closure of claim 19, wherein the straw offset portion terminates in a first fitting formed in the lower portion of the body. For example, the bottle closure of claim 20, wherein the straw extension portion extends from the first fitting formed in the lower portion of the main body. For example, the bottle closure of claim 18, wherein the pump mechanism has a suction inlet extending from a second fitting formed in the lower body portion. For example, the bottle closure of claim 15 in which the straw offset portion passes through a second hole in the body, and the second hole is offset from the first hole in the body. For example, the bottle closure of item 23 of the patent application, wherein the straw offset portion extends from the first hole to the second hole of the main body at an acute angle with respect to a central axis of the bottle closure.