Press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure

The present invention discloses a press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure, wherein the relative stable state relationship of the closure and one side of the storage device being connectedly attached by a flexible flake type structure is characterized in that when closure is closed relative to the storage device, the connecting flake type structure is bended to appear a prestressed status to opening direction thereby keeping the closure to remain at a stable opening status after it is pressed to open.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the invention

The present invention is related to a press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure which is an innovative cylinder, cylinder like, or multi-face can shaped hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste, or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body of present invention is for hand or mechanism holding, the position of the force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of the content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow the force bearing surface at one end to be forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, therefore, it is good for recycle and that is the progressiveness of the innovative design of the present invention.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

The closure of conventional hand or mechanism holding type hollow container for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid like contents is usually independently provided, wherein it has at least one imperfection: 1) container and closure are at detachment status and are more inconvenient for recollection; or 2) if the press dispense is by side pressing, then the side pressured surface is wide enough to be mistakenly pressed; or 3) The position relationship between the opened closure and shell body is unstable thereby affecting dispense of contents.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is particularly made for hand or mechanism holding, and the position of force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet, the force bearing surface at one end is forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end can be opened by hand to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and storage device to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, therefore it is good for recycle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the embodiment of the force bearing structure which is made of a material softer than shell body shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the force bearing structure of the shell body in the embodiment of FIG. 2 is forced to dispense contents of the shell body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 2 being combined inside the shell body pointing toward the closure has an extended pushing structure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 4 is forced to dispense the contents inside the shell body.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is constituted by the piston type structure.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 6 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 6 being combined inside the shell body pointing toward closure has an extended pushing structure.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 8 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure is not installed to the storage device with the prestressed to open closure of the present invention.

 DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS

  • 101: Shell body
  • 102: Closure
  • 103: Flexible flake type structure
  • 104: Force bearing structure
  • 105: Dispense outlet
  • 106: Pushing Structure
  • 107: Contents
  • 108: Piston Structure

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The conventional press-open type storage device has the following three types of relative imperfections:

1. The press-open type closure is detached from the storage device after being pressed so as to mix with the stored contents.

2. The press-open type closure is not completely detached after being pressed to open, when the pressing pressure disappears, the closure is bounced back to hider the dispense of contents;

3. If the press-open type closure is opened by applying an instant pressure to deform the storage device, whereas the closure is partially opened to release the pressure immediately, and the closure can still be bounced back.

The present invention is related to an innovative hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow the force bearing surface at one end to be forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of hollow container to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status to avoid hindering the dispense of contents inside the shell body of the hollow container, whereas the closure is not detached from the shell body so as to mix with the dispensed contents after it is opened, it is good for recycle and that is an innovative design of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main structure of the invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, it mainly comprises:

A shell body (101): It is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105). Furthermore, the hand or mechanism held shell body of the hollow container can be selected as needed to be made with a force bearing structure (104) at the axial top end thereof, wherein when it is applied on by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to open to dispense contents, or the closure (102) can be opened by hand and let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents;

A closure (102): It appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, when the force bearing structure (104) is applied by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to detach from the dispense outlet (105) to dispense contents, or the closure is opened by hand to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements, etc.;

The definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101).

A flexible flake type structure (103): It is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of the shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through said flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down;

The structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) of the press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure include:

1. The flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or

2. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or

3. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or

4. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or

5. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or

6. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or

7. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.

The combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements, etc.;

The force bearing structure (104) of the press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure can be embodied according to application requirements as following:

1. The force bearing surface of force bearing structure (104) is constituted by a force bearing structure made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a thinner flexible structure made of the same material as the one of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a more flexible structure to combine with the shell body (101). In addition, the force bearing structure (104) and shell body (101) can be made of the same material to be integrally made or individually made and further combined, or they can be made of different material and further combined. For filling in the shell body interior with liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107), said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and the shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure that is good for dispensing the filled in contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101). FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the embodiment of the force bearing structure which is made of a material softer than shell body shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the force bearing structure of the shell body in the embodiment of FIG. 2 is forced to dispense contents of the shell body.

2. The force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body ( 101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), while the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is forced, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open. The closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure that is good for dispensing the filled in contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101). FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 2 being combined inside the shell body pointing toward the closure has an extended pushing structure. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 4 is forced to dispense the contents inside the shell body.

The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) of the press-open type storage device with a prestressed to open closure can be made of the same or different material to include:

a) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or

b) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are respectively made of the same material and further combined; or

c) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are made of different material and are further combined;

3. The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising a pushable piston structure (108), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, the particle, powder, liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107) filled in the shell body (101) are pressed to open the closure (102), while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is constituted by the piston type structure. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 6 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.

4. The force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising not only a pushable piston structure (108), but the piston structure (108) is also further made with a pushing structure (106) along the direction toward said closure (102), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, the closure (102) is pressed to open through the push by said pushing structure (106), while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103). FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 6 being combined inside the shell body pointing toward closure has an extended pushing structure. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure in the embodiment of FIG. 8 is pressed to open contents inside the shell body.

As shown in FIGS. 1-9, the following force application methods and relatively matching external structure for the force bearing structure (104) relative to the shell body (101) can be selected according to different application condition herein:

1. The press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure can be a device for independent use to allow the interior of shell body to be filled with liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107), when the force bearing structure (104) being hand or mechanism held is applied on by a human hand or an external force, said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure thereby dispensing contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101) to unspecified spaces while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

2. The press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure can be a device for independent use, wherein the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), and wherein the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) is combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102), when the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107) and the shell body is held by hand or mechanism so that the force bearing structure (104) is applied on by a human hand or an external force, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and the closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure thereby dispensing contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101) to unspecified spaces while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

The present invention is further related to a storage device with prestressed to open closure without installing a force bearing structure, wherein it is related to a hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of the content dispense outlet is made at one axial end of the shell body of the hollow can type container. The closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow being opened by hand from one end of the closure to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents. Further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bended to appear a prestressed status to opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure is not installed to the storage device with the prestressed to open closure of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, it mainly comprises:

A shell body (101): It is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at one axial end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of a hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105);

Said shell body (101) is not disposed with the force bearing structure (104), whereas the dispense outlet (105) thereof is arranged for disposing the closure (102), thereby to be opened by hand;

A closure (102): It appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, whereby the closure (102) is opened by hand to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements, etc.;

The definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101).

A flexible flake type structure (103): It is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down;

The cross-sectional view showing that the force bearing structure is not installed to the storage device with the prestressed to open closure of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 10, wherein the structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) include:

    • 1. The flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
    • 2. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
    • 3. The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
    • 4. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
    • 5. The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
    • 6. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
    • 7. The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.

The combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements, etc.;

As summarized from the above descriptions, the present invention discloses a press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure, wherein the relatively stable state relationship of the closure and one side of the storage device being connectedly attached by a flexible flake type structure (103) is characterized in that when the closure (102) is closed relative to the dispense outlet (105) of the storage device, the connecting flake type structure (103) is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction thereby allowing the attaching flexible flake type structure (103) to release the prestressed force so as to keep said closure (102) to remain at a stable opening status after it is pressed to open.

Claims

1. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure, wherein it is a hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of force bearing surface for press-open closure to be applied on by an external force on the shell body of a hollow container and the position of content dispense outlet are respectively made at the two axial ends of the shell body of the hollow can type container; the closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow the force bearing surface at one end to be forced to open the closure at the other end to dispense contents, or the closure at the other end is opened by hand to let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents; further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and the shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status; wherein it mainly comprises:

A shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened; further, the shell body of the hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105); Furthermore, the hand or mechanism held shell body of the hollow container can be selected as needed to be made with a force bearing structure (104) at the axial top end thereof, wherein when it is applied on by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to open to dispense contents, or the closure (102) can be opened by hand and let the force bearing surface be forced to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents;
A closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, when the force bearing structure (104) is applied by an external force, the closure (102) is pressed to detach from the dispense outlet (105) to dispense contents, or the closure is opened by hand to apply force on the force bearing surface to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents, wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements, etc.;
The definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
A flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through said flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.

2. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure include:

a) The flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
b) The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
c) The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
d) The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
e) The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
f) The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
g) The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.

3. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements.

4. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force bearing surface of force bearing structure (104) is constituted by a force bearing structure made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a thinner flexible structure made of the same material as the one of shell body (101) to combine with the shell body (101), or is constituted by a force bearing structure (104) formed by a more flexible structure to combine with the shell body (101); in addition, the force bearing structure (104) and shell body (101) can be made of the same material to be integrally made or individually made and further combined, or they can be made of different material and further combined.

5. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), while the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) being combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102) is forced, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open; the closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure that is good for dispensing the filled in contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101).

6. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claims 4 or 5, wherein the force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) can be made of the same or different material to include:

a) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
b) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are respectively made of the same material and further combined; or
c) The force bearing structure (104) and the shell body (101) are made of different material and are further combined.

7. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising a pushable piston structure (108), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, the particle, powder, liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107) filled in the shell body (101) are pressed to open the closure (102), while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

8. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force bearing structure (104) can be constituted by a conventional piston type structure comprising not only a pushable piston structure (108), but the piston structure (108) is also further made with a pushing structure (106) along the direction toward said closure (102), wherein when the piston structure (108) is forced to push forward, the closure (102) is pressed to open through the push by said pushing structure (106), while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

9. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein it can be a device for independent use to allow the interior of shell body to be filled with liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107), when the force bearing structure (104) being hand or mechanism held is applied on by a human hand or an external force, said force bearing structure (104) is forced to deform thereby producing inner pressure to open the closure (102) which is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and the shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure thereby dispensing contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101) to unspecified spaces while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

10. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 1, wherein it can be a device for independent use, wherein the force bearing structure (104) comprising an internally installed pushing structure (106) is made of a flexible material softer than the one of shell body (101) to be combined on the top portion of the shell body (101), and wherein the force bearing structure (104) having an extended pushing structure (106) is combined inside the shell body (101) pointing toward the closure (102), when the interior of the shell body is filled with particle, powder, liquid, slurry or paste type contents (107) and the shell body is held by hand or mechanism so that the force bearing structure (104) is applied on by a human hand or an external force, the pushing structure (106) is pushed toward the closure (102) thereby touchingly pressing the closure (102) combined with the dispense outlet (105) of the shell body (101) to open, and the closure (102) is further through the prestressed help by the flexible flake type structure (103) attached to the closure (102) and the shell body (101) to open and keep the closure (102) remaining at a stable opening status even after disappearance of pressure thereby dispensing contents (107) in the interior of shell body (101) to unspecified spaces while the closure (102) is maintained at an opening status without falling down through the prestressed flexible flake type structure (103).

11. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure which is further without installing a force bearing structure, wherein it is related to a hand or mechanism holding type cylinder, cylinder-like, or multi-faced can type hollow container structure for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents, wherein the peripheral side of the can shaped shell body is for hand or mechanism holding, further, the position of the content dispense outlet is made at one axial end of the shell body of the hollow can type container; the closure is combined with the content dispense outlet to allow being opened by hand from one end of the closure to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents; further, a flexible flake type structure is made between the closure and the shell body of a hollow container to prevent the closure and shell body from detachment, wherein the relatively stable relationship between the closure and shell body is that when the closure relative to the storage device appears a close status, the attaching flake type structure is bent to appear a prestressed status to the opening direction so that the closure can be kept at a stable opening status; wherein it mainly comprises:

A shell body (101): it is a cylinder, cylinder like or multi-faced can type hollow container of hand or mechanism holding type made of plastic or metal for storing particle, powder, slurry, paste or liquid type contents (107), wherein the shell body (101) being made with a dispense outlet (105) at the axial bottom end thereof is at a close status when the dispense outlet (105) is combined with a closure (102), and dispenses contents (107) when said closure (102) is opened. Further, the shell body of a hollow container being attached with the flexible flake type structure (103) allows the position of closure (102) to be at opening status in ordinary conditions and to appear a prestressed toward opening direction status when it is combined with the dispense outlet (105);
Said shell body (101) is not disposed with the force bearing structure (104), whereas the dispense outlet (105) thereof is arranged for disposing the closure (102), thereby to be opened by hand;
A closure (102): it appears a closure structure to matchingly combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to make the two appear a closing combined status, whereby the closure (102) is opened by hand to dispense contents or to directly pour out contents; wherein the closing combining methods for said closure (102) and shell body (101) include: 1) plugging combination 2) in-laying combination 3) locking combination 4) adhering combination 5) fusion combination or clamping combination by additional auxiliary locking elements;
The definition of closing combination of said closure (102) and dispense outlet (105) of shell body (101) includes a full close status or semi-close status and is dependent on the property and the preservation requirement of the contents stored inside the shell body (101);
A flexible flake type structure (103): it is constituted by a flexible flake type attaching structure made of flexible material for attaching the shell body (101) and the closure (102), wherein the attaching status of shell body (101) and the closure (102) includes that when said closure (102) is combined with the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to allow the shell body (101) as a container to appear a close status, the flexible flake type structure (103) is bent to a prestressed status to the opening direction, wherein the closure (102) detaches from the shell body (101) and is helped by the prestressed flexibility of the flexible flake type structure (103) to allow the dispense outlet (105) at bottom end of the shell body (101) to maintain at a stable opening status to dispense contents (107), while said closure (102) is through the flexible flake type structure (103) to be still attached to the shell body (101) without falling down.

12. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the structural relationships between the shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) include:

a) The flexible flake type structure (103), closure (102) and shell body (101) are made of the same material and are integrally formed; or
b) The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of the same material; or
c) The closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the shell body (101) made of different material; or
d) The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of the same material; or
e) The shell body (101) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material and are integrally formed to further combine with the closure (102) made of different material; or
f) The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of the same material, wherein they are individually made and further combined; or
g) The shell body (101), closure (102) and flexible flake type structure (103) are made of different material, wherein they are individually made and further combined.

13. A press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the combining methods for said shell body (101) and closure (102) as well as the combining methods for said closure (102) and flexible type structure (103) include: fusion combination, adhering combination, rivet combination, mechanism like in-lay or locking combination, clamping or sewing combinations by additional auxiliary elements.

Patent History
Publication number: 20090261126
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 17, 2008
Publication Date: Oct 22, 2009
Inventors: Tai-Her Yang (Dzan-Hwa), Yang Chen (Taipei)
Application Number: 12/081,519
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Flow Controllers Or Closures (222/212); Container With Follower (222/386); Pivoted (222/556)
International Classification: B65D 1/32 (20060101); B65D 37/00 (20060101); B65D 39/04 (20060101); B65D 83/76 (20060101);