CN105492332A - Consumable product package with pivoting lid - Google Patents

Abstract

A package including a container having an open end defining an opening into a container interior adapted to hold consumable product. A closure is disposed on the container open end and has a base and a lid pivotally secured thereto. The lid is movable between an open position, wherein the container opening is uncovered to provide access to the container interior, and a closed position wherein the container opening is covered. The closure further includes a latch mechanism for selectively securing the lid in the closed position and releasing it therefrom, and a biasing device extending between the lid and the base and urging the lid to the open position. The biasing device has a first end slidably engagable with the base and a second end fixedly secured to the lid.

Description

There is the consumer package of pivot caps

the cross reference of related application: the preceence that patent application claims is filed on September 11st, 2013, sequence number is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of 61/876,573, the content of this patent application is incorporated herein in full with way of reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the container for the consumables.More particularly, the present invention relates to the consumables container with lid, this lid can pivotable being advanced to open position by bias unit between the open position and the closed position.

Background technology

Such as the edible product of matrix sugar and candy pieces is packed in several ways.Wherein a kind of packaging comprises the container with pivot caps.The block stored in this container does not usually wrap up and can effectively store.But the container with pivot caps may comprise complicated close mechanism, these close mechanisms are not only difficult to manufacture and manufacturing cost is expensive, are also difficult to operation simultaneously.Closure member needs user to open breech lock by a hand actuation member usually, then with another hand, lid is moved to open position, therefore needs bimanualness.

Container lid being moved to open position by bias unit operation lid is known.But this device is difficult to manufacture, and it opens the limited in one's ability of lid completely.

Therefore, expect to provide a kind of have be easy to manufacture and operation and the container of the pivot caps of low cost of manufacture.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of packaging comprising container, this container has the open end of the opening be limited in internal tank, and this internal tank is adjusted to preserve the consumables.Closure member is arranged in container open end, and the lid that there is bottom and be pivotally fixed on it.This lid can move between the open position and the closed position, and time in an open position, vessel port is not capped, to provide entering internal tank; Time in the close position, vessel port is capped.Closure member also comprises lockout mechanism and bias unit, and this lockout mechanism is used for optionally lid being fixed on make position and from make position release cap, and this bias unit extends and drives and covers to open position between lid with bottom.Bias unit has the first end that can engage with basal sliding and the second end being fixed firmly to lid.

Present invention also offers the packaging closure member of the container for the consumables, this closure member comprises the bottom with the perisporium limiting opening.Adjusted to be fixed to container bottom this.Lid is pivotally fixed to bottom.This lid can move between the open position and the closed position, and time in an open position, bottom opening is not capped; Time in the close position, vessel port is capped.Closure member also comprises lockout mechanism and bias unit, and this lockout mechanism is used for optionally lid being fixed on make position and from make position release cap, and this bias unit extends and drives and covers to open position between lid with bottom.Bias unit has the first end that can engage with bottom and the second end being fixed to lid.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the transparent view that the present invention packs, and covers in the close position shown in it.

Fig. 2 is the transparent view that Fig. 1 packs, and covers in an open position shown in it.

Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view of bias unit of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the side sectional view that lid in an open position is shown.

Fig. 5 is the side sectional view that lid in the close position is shown.

Fig. 6 is the refinement cutaway view of lockout mechanism, covers in the close position shown in it.

Fig. 7 is the refinement cutaway view of lockout mechanism, covers in an open position shown in it.

Fig. 8 is the refinement cutaway view of closure member, covers in the close position shown in it.

The refinement cutaway view of Fig. 9 closure member, covers in an open position shown in it.

Figure 10 is the refinement cutaway view of the bias unit retaining part bottom closure member.

Figure 10 A is the refinement transparent view of the lid after removing bias unit.

Figure 11 is the partial top view that lid in an open position is shown.

Figure 12 is the transparent view of the alternate embodiment that the present invention packs, and covers in the close position shown in it.

Figure 13 is the transparent view that Figure 12 packs, and covers in an open position shown in it.

Figure 14 is the decomposition diagram that Figure 12 packs.

Figure 15 is the side sectional view that Figure 12 lid in an open position is shown.

Figure 16 is the side sectional view that Figure 12 lid in the close position is shown.

Detailed description of the invention

See Fig. 1 to Fig. 2, embodiments of the invention comprise packaging 10, and this packaging is used for edible product 12, such as gum pieces, candy or other discrete bulk product.Packaging 10 comprises container 14, and this container has closure member 16 disposed thereon.Closure member 16 comprises lid 18, and this lid can move between the open position and the closed position, selectively to allow the product 12 entered in container.

Container 14 can preferably by the rigid material of container shapes can be kept to be formed.Container can be formed by plastic material (such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET)).Also imagine, container can be formed by flexible material, and user can make this flexible material deformation.Container 14 has open end 20, and this open end is limited to the opening 22 in internal tank 23, and product 12 is contained in this internal tank.Container can have the lower surface 24 of general planar, and this lower surface allows container upright on a flat surface.Also imagine, container 14 can be formed as a lot of configuration.

Composition graphs 4 in addition, closure member 16 can be formed by bottom 26, and covers 18 and be pivotally fixed on it.Closure member 16 can be fixed to container open end 20.Realize fixing by being threadedly engaged between closure member 16 and container 14.For this reason, closure member can comprise from the sagging perisporium 28 of top surface 30.Wall 28 can have the inside face comprising helicitic texture 32.The upper end of container 14 can comprise complementary helicitic texture (not shown), to engage the helicitic texture 32 of closure member.Also imagine, closure member 16 is connected container 14 by bayonet fitting or other types known in the art.Closure member 16 can be integral structure, and its all element is such as integrally formed by method of moulding.Closure member 16 can be formed by polymeric material such as polypropylene (PP).

Bottom perisporium 28 limits distribution opening 34, and this distribution opening is aimed at vessel port 22, and user enters the product in container 14 by this vessel port.Distribution opening 34 relative and roughly straight wall 36 can limit by two, and these two walls are connected by arc end wall 38.Perisporium can be circular, to hold the open end of container.But can imagine, perisporium can be formed as difformity, to adapt to the different configurations of container.

As shown in Figure 2, cover 18 and be pivotally fixed to bottom 26 by hinge 42.Hinge 42 can be rendered as the form of the one piece of continuous material forming hinges.In this embodiment, bottom and lid can be formed as an Integral mold product.Lid 18 can move between open position (Fig. 2) and make position (Fig. 1), and time in an open position, vessel port 22 is not capped, to provide entering internal tank 23; Time in the close position, vessel port 22 is capped, thus restriction entering and product 12 is remained on wherein inside.Lid 18 can comprise top surface 43 and lower surface 45.Lower surface can comprise the perisporium 47 from lower surface 45 to downward-extension.A pair C shape inwall 49 is arranged on perisporium 47 inside.The comparable perisporium 47 of inwall 49 stretches out further.Described perisporium and inwall limit the space 51 between them.When lid 18 is in the close position, a part for inwall 49 extends into opening of taking, just below top surface 30.Bias unit 40 (hereafter will further describe) extends between lid 18 and bottom 26, and lid is urged to open position, and contributes to lid to maintain open position.Therefore, due to the effect of bias unit, without the need to the operation of user, lid 18 will remain on open position, even when user's inclined package is with during from container 14 dispensing product 12.

See Fig. 4 to Fig. 7, lid 18 can be fixed to bottom 26 in make position by lockout mechanism (latchmechanism) 44 releasedly.Lockout mechanism 44 comprises actuator 46, and this actuator is pivotally fixed to bottom in the position relative with hinge 42.Actuator 46 is connected to bottom 26 by pillar 48, and this pillar extends upwardly to the lower surface of actuator 46 from the perisporium of closure member.Pillar 48 is flexible web, and this flexible web extends along the width of actuator.Pillar 48 extends to the centre portion of actuator, and a part for actuator is placed on the either side of pillar.Be the convex tongue of actuator (tab) 50 in the side of pillar, in relative side is L shape lifter 52.When user presses the convex tongue 50 of actuator, lifter 52 will from initial position upwards pivotable.This functions of pivoting is allowed to due to the elastic property of pillar 48.When user unclamps convex tongue 50, elastic support will make lifter 52 return to initial position.

Fastener 54 is spaced apart and upwards extend from bottom 26 with the distal end portion of lifter.Fastener 54 comprises outwardly antelabium 56.Antelabium 56 engages and is formed at the retaining member 58 covered.Retaining member 58 can present the form of outwardly ridge 59, and when lid is placed in make position, this ridge is fastened on antelabium.Groove 60 is set to contiguous ridge, and antelabium 56 is positioned at this groove 60.Therefore, as shown in Figure 6, when being in closed and position latching, lid 18 is maintained make position and prevents cover to be not intended to open by the interaction between antelabium 56 and retaining member 58.

When user presses the convex tongue 50 of actuator, lifter 52 engages the bottom of retaining member, and upwardly covers 18 towards open position.Antelabium 56 and retaining member 58 deform, and make antelabium exit groove 60 and ridge leaves antelabium completely.Therefore, cover 18 to unlock from bottom 26.Therefore, actuator 46 from position latching release cap, and starts to make lid upwards pivotable towards open position.Lid 18 is fixed on make position by lockout mechanism, and also from make position release cap.

After unlocking from bottom 26, lid 18 can towards the free pivotable of open position under the application force of bias unit 40.See Fig. 3, bias unit can comprise flat elastic component, and this elastic component has first end 62 and the second end 64.Bias unit can be formed by flexible and resilient polymeric material.This material can be made up of the material of recoverable.Also imagine, bias unit can be made up of other elastomeric materials such as metal.When lid is pivoted to make position, when bias unit is in bending or compressive state, or such as when lid is in an open position, when bias unit is in relaxed state, length and the width of bias unit 40 are constant.

See Fig. 8 to Figure 11, bias unit first end 62 can be fixed to bottom the 26, second end 64 can be fixed to lid 18.Bias unit second end 64 is fixed firmly to lid.This realizes by comprising hole 66 at bias unit second end 64, and the outward extending post 68 of lower surface from lid is received in this hole.The end of post 68 can deform the diameter increasing post, to be fixed to the upper by bias unit.In an alternative embodiment, fastener (not shown) can be placed on bias unit 40 and on post 68, with by bias unit locks in place.

Bias unit first end 62 is fixed to bottom 26 slidably.When lid 18 moves between the open position and the closed position, bias unit first end 62 will relative to basal sliding.Bias unit first end 62 is arranged in passage 72, and this passage is formed in bottom, as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11.Bias unit freely can move around towards distribution opening 34 or away from distribution opening 34 in passage.Passage 72 is limited with relative both sides 76 by tilting bottom wall 74.When lid 18 moves between the open position and the closed position, tilting bottom wall 74 guides advancing of bias unit 40.Retainer 65 is formed on first end 62, and this retainer limits advancing of bias unit and contributes to bias unit first end 62 being remained to bottom.

In one embodiment, retainer 65 can be formed by two projecting arm 80, and these two projecting arm stretch out from biasing member.Therefore, bias unit first end has roughly T-shaped configuration.Projecting arm 80 can limit V-arrangement recess 82.See Figure 10, every side of passage comprises groove 84, and this groove has sloping portion 85, and this sloping portion can make bias unit arm 80 slide relative to this sloping portion.Arm 80 is guided by sloping portion 85 in groove.Groove 84 comprises adjacent wall 86.When bias unit 40 moves away from distribution opening, such as, when lid 18 rotates towards open position, arm 80 is walked and is engaged adjacent wall 86 in groove 84, thus restriction lid further rotates.

Once be rotated towards make position by lid 18, bias unit 40 just bends from initial orientation towards curved orientation, and is inwardly slided by the distribution opening 34 towards bottom, as shown in Figure 8.In lid make position, bias unit 40 be loaded and on lid 18 applying power.When lid 18 moves to open position, bias unit will towards its initial orientation resilience, and the distribution opening that will slip away, until stopper arms 80 engages adjacent wall 86, as shown in figures 9 and 11.Therefore, adjacent wall 86 and retainer 65 form mechanical constraint, and this mechanical constraint limits limited and fixing lid open position by preventing lid 18 from exceeding desired location relative to bottom 26 pivotable.In a preferred embodiment, cover 18 this limited open position can and bottom 26 form angle between 85 ° and 120 °.But can imagine, this angle can change.

Embodiments of the invention allow user that lid 18 is moved beyond described limited open position.For this reason, when lid 18 is towards make position pivotable, arm 80 shifts out groove 84.In this position, by bias unit is lifted away from passage 72, make bias unit first end 62 and bottom part from.Like this, bias unit is separated with bottom 26 and is not subject to the impact of bottom.Because retainer 65 does not engage adjacent wall, user can then relative to the further pivot caps 18 in bottom.Therefore, the constraint of the connection not being subject to itself and bottom of advancing of bias unit.

But when lid moves to make position by user, bias unit will move in passage 72, when lid 18 is opened again, retainer 65 will slide and engage adjacent wall 86 in groove 84.Therefore, lid 18 is limited by another relative to advancing of bottom 26.

In an alternative embodiment, the first end of bias unit is all fixed firmly to bottom, and first end can not be moved relative to bottom.When lid moves to make position, bias unit will bend, to provide opposing the closed power rotated.

In operation, when user wishes to open packaging, actuator button 46 can be pressed.Then cover 18 to discharge from bottom 26, be driven upwardly towards open position by the effect of lifting member 52 simultaneously.The effect of bias unit 40 continues lid 18 to rotate towards open position.Start opening procedure by the manual action of user, then complete this process by the automatism of bias unit.Therefore, user only needs to press actuator, and lid 18 will move to open position.When user from container dispensing product 12 time, bias unit 40 can remain on open position by lid 18.Therefore, user only needs a hand just can complete the distribution with product of opening of packaging.After dispensing product 12, user can towards make position pivot caps 18, and at this moment lid is fixed on make position by lockout mechanism 44.The closed and fixing of lid 18 also can complete with a hand, thus simplifies operation.

In an alternative embodiment, closure member can be configured to not have bias unit.In this embodiment, 18 open and will activate convex tongue 50 by user and start is covered.This is by solution locking closure and moved up; But distribution opening 34 still keeps capped.Then user is by lid 18 from this initial open position manual rotation to fully open position, and when being in a fully open position, distribution opening is not capped.

See Figure 12 to Figure 16, show the alternate embodiment of packaging 100.Packing container 102 is substantially the same with container 14 mentioned above.Closure member 104 is fixed to container 102.The lid 108 that closure member 104 comprises bottom 106 and is pivotally fixed on it.Lid 108 remains on make position by the lockout mechanism 110 comprising actuator 112.In the present embodiment, cover 108 to be formed independent of bottom 106.Lid 108 is pivotally fixed to bottom 106 by hinge bolt 114 or by the pivotable connection of other types known in the art, as shown in figure 13.Lid 108 can comprise a pair isolated lug 124, has the hole of receiving hinge bolt 114 in each lug.Bottom 106 can comprise depressed part 125, and lug 124 is located in this depressed part.

In the present embodiment, actuator 112 can be formed independent of bottom 106, and comprise the convex tongue of central actuation 116 and extend from it for a pair isolated protruding 118.Described projection can be pivotally fixed to the complimentary aperture 120 be formed on bottom 106.Hole 120 can be formed on the sidewall limiting groove 122.Therefore, actuator 112 can relative to bottom 106 pivotable.Lid 108 by from lid 108 extend lid retaining members 130 and be arranged on bottom 106 fastener 132 between joint and remain on make position.When user's depressed actuator 112, lid 108 moves up by actuator, thus drives lid retaining member 130 to cross fastener 132.Then lid 108 can drive towards open position by elastic biasing means 120.In lid open position, be allowed to enter the inside of container.

Bias unit 120 can be c-shaped and bend around hinge bolt 114, as shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16.Lid can have the groove 122 contiguous with hinge components, inserts slidably wherein to allow the first end 120a of bias unit 120.The second end 120b of bias unit can be positioned at groove 125, below hinge bolt 114.When lid 108 is in the close position, as shown in figure 16, bias unit 120 deforms, and makes bias unit certainly fold and be positioned at groove 125 with it.The two ends of bias unit are not all fixed on desired location, and two ends are slidably to be conducive to the open and close covered.

Another alternate embodiment as shown in figure 12, lid 108 can have the top cover 126 (shown in broken lines) be pivotally fixed on it.Top cover 126 can move to open position, to allow to enter internal tank when covering in the close position.Top cover can cover than entering the little opening of opening.Top cover 126 can be integrally formed with lid and be attached on it by hinges.

The various changes carried out the structure described above and illustrate will be apparent for a person skilled in the art.Therefore, in following claims, concrete openly scope of the present invention is given.

Claims (27)

1. a packaging, described packaging comprises:

Container, described container has the open end of the opening be limited in internal tank, and described internal tank is adjusted to preserve the consumables; And

Closure member, described closure member is arranged in described container open end, and the lid that there is bottom and be fixed to pivotally on described closure member, described lid can move between the open position and the closed position, when being in described open position, described vessel port is not capped, to provide entering described internal tank; When being in described make position, described vessel port is capped, described closure member also comprises lockout mechanism and bias unit, described lockout mechanism is used for optionally described lid being fixed on described make position and discharging described lid from described make position, described bias unit extends and drives described lid to described open position between described lid and described bottom, and described bias unit has the first end that can be sliding engaged to described bottom and the second end being fixed firmly to described lid.

2. packaging according to claim 1, wherein said bias unit comprises flat elastic component, described elastic component has the retainer extended from the described first end of described elastic component, described retainer engages the abutment surface be set up on said bottom, moves towards described open position to limit described lid.

3. packaging according to claim 2, wherein said retainer comprises the first stopper element and the second stopper element that extend from the described first end of described bias unit.

4. packaging according to claim 3, wherein said lid has a pair relative groove, one in described first stopper element and described second stopper element is contained in described groove by each described groove, and each described groove all has the wall forming described abutment surface.

5. packaging according to claim 4, wherein said bias unit first end can slide in described groove, wherein when described lid is in described make position, described retainer is set to leave described abutment surface, and wherein when described lid is in described open position, described retainer engages described abutment surface.

6. packaging according to claim 1, wherein said bias unit is formed by polymeric material.

7. packaging according to claim 1, wherein said bias unit is T-shaped component.

8. packaging according to claim 2, wherein when described lid is in described open position, described lid and described bottom are limited to the angle between described lid and described bottom, in the scope of 85 degree to 120 degree.

9. packaging according to claim 1, wherein said bias unit first end can with described bottom part from, be pivoted beyond described open position to allow described lid.

10. packaging according to claim 1, wherein said closure member is the one-piece member formed by a block of material.

11. packagings according to claim 1, wherein said closure member is fixed on described container threadably.

12. packagings according to claim 4, wherein said lid is pivotally fixed to described bottom by hinges.

13. packagings according to claim 1, wherein said lockout mechanism comprises the actuator being fixed to described bottom pivotally, and described lid have be arranged on described in the retaining member that covers, described actuator engages described retaining member, so that described lid is fixed on described make position.

14. packagings according to claim 13, wherein said actuator comprises convex tongue, and when described actuator moves, described convex tongue drives described lid towards described open position, and wherein said lid moves to described open position by the one-handed performance of user.

15. packagings according to claim 4, wherein said lid has the top cover being fixed to described lid pivotally, and described top cover can move to open position, to allow when described lid is in described make position to enter described internal tank.

16. 1 kinds of packaging closure members for the container of the consumables, described packaging closure member comprises:

Bottom, described bottom has the perisporium limiting opening, and described bottom is adjusted to be fixed to container; And

Lid, described lid is pivotally fixed to described bottom, and described lid can move between the open position and the closed position, and when being in described open position, described bottom opening is not capped; When being in described make position, described bottom opening is capped, described closure member also comprises lockout mechanism and bias unit, described lockout mechanism is used for optionally described lid being fixed on described make position and discharging described lid from described make position, described bias unit extends between described lid and described bottom, and drive described lid to described open position, described bias unit has the first end that can engage movably with described bottom and the second end being fixed to described lid.

17. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said bias unit comprises flat elastic component, described elastic component has the retainer extended from described elastic component, described retainer can engage relative to described basal sliding the abutment surface that is set up on said bottom, moves towards described open position to limit described lid.

18. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said lockout mechanism comprises the actuator being fixed to described bottom pivotally, and described lid have be arranged on described in the retaining member that covers, described actuator engages described retaining member, so that described lid is fixed on described make position.

19. packagings according to claim 18, wherein said actuator has convex tongue, and when described actuator moves, described lid promotes towards described open position by described convex tongue.

20. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said lid and described bottom are formed as one and are fixed pivotally by hinges.

21. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said lid and described bottom are fixed pivotally by hinge bolt, and described hinge bolt extends through described lid and described bottom.

22. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said lockout mechanism comprises actuator, and the described lid of mobile release of described actuator, wherein said lid moves to described open position, makes to open described closure member by the one-handed performance of user.

23. packagings according to claim 16, wherein when described cover move between described open position and described make position time, the size constancy of described bias unit.

24. packagings according to claim 16, wherein when distributing the consumables, described lid is maintained described open position by described bias unit.

25. packagings according to claim 16, are wherein fixed by the described open position of the joint between described bias unit and described closure member.

26. packagings according to claim 16, wherein start opening procedure by the manual activation of described lockout mechanism, and complete described opening procedure by the effect of described bias unit.

27. packagings according to claim 16, wherein said lid is fixed to described bottom by hinge, and described bias unit extends around described hinge, described bias unit is arranged in the depressed part be formed in described bottom, and described bias unit has the second end, described second end be fixed on be formed at described in the groove that covers.