Container for contain different beverages

Abstract

The present invention relates to a “container for contain different beverages”, which comprises an outer container, an inner container and a cap, wherein, said outer container, which is an integral hollow body, has an spout opening with external male thread on the outer peripheral and a protruding round hump with an annular sunken dent of internal caliber in the center of the bottom surface; said inner container, which is an integral hollow tubular body throughout to both ends thereof, has an annular upper tubular opening with a ring of integral annular radial outer protruding jut hoop on the outer peripheral; and said cap has an annular buckling dent with a ring of integral annular radial inner protruding jut hoop disposed therein and an internal female thread is formed in the inner wall of the lateral surface; Put bottom surface end of the inner container into the outer container to insert into the annular sunken dent therein; then, fill two beverages of different flavor into the outer container and the inner container respectively. When screw the cap to engage with the spout opening of the outer container, the inner protruding jut hoop in the cap will concurrently buckle with the outer protruding jut hoop of the inner container in latch manner so that two beverages of different flavor are filled in the outer container and inner container respectively without mixing.

Description

FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The present invention is to provide a “container for contain different beverages”, particularly for one that has features in easily and quickly mixing two beverages of different flavors each other without changing the usual drinking practice habit and simplifying the structural components for low cost automatic mass production in better economic way than conventional products of same kind.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Owing to novelty requirement of pursuing different flavor in beverage from the consumers, to blend beverages in different flavors for drinking becomes the prevalent habit. Accordingly, the businessmen, who commercialize the packed beverage, all try their best to design various containers filling with different drinks therein without mixing each other to avoid consumers from dirty and touching the finger in mixing procedures of two different beverages and mixing them at will if needed. For examples, the Japanese patents published in numbers of P2003-12015A, P2004-83002A, P2004-323097A, P2004-338751A, P2005-22706A and P2006-103781A; the U.S. Pat. in No. of 3,968,872 as well as the Taiwan patents in application number of 093212058, 093212059, 093207276 (patent certificate No. M 262462) and patent certificate No. I 271358, which all owned by the applicant of the present invention. All products belong to this category. By inducing all the designs for those products in prior arts aforesaid, a second beverage is stored in the bottle cap, which is usually employed for screwing together with associated bottle, so as to separate the first beverage in the bottle in isolated manner. Taking Taiwan patent No. I 271358 of the applicant as example, as shown in the FIGS. 1 and 2, the structure comprises a bottle I for filling first beverage G, a bottle cap 2 for filling second beverage R and a dividing disk 3 disposed in the bottle cap 2 to avoid the second beverage R for leaking out. By screwing the bottle cap 2 together with spout opening 1a of the bottle 1, the second beverage R therein is kept away from the first beverage G in the bottle 1 in separated and isolated manner (as shown in the FIG. 1). During mixing operation for drinking, the bottle cap 2 is properly rotated to screw with the threaded spout opening 1a of the bottle 1 for displacing the dividing disk 3 so that the second beverage R in the bottle cap 2 flows downwards into the bottle 1 to mix with the first beverage G of different flavor therein (as shown in the FIG. 2).

After the mass production through molding the patent No. I 271358 owned by the applicant of the present invention, the features and the effects of the output product completely meet the anticipated consequence and requirements in hygiene and drink safety so that it has been favored and commercialized by some government-run enterprise and individual enterprise through joint-venture contracts. After commercializing the product for some time, a few complaints from women consumers reflects that rather relative force is required to rotate the cap during mixing operation for drinking so that the holding the bottle become not used to handle as conventional capped beverage container. The cause and reason thereof incurred are finally found as below by further studying;

1. As shown in the FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottle cap 2 is bulky for filling more second beverage R so that consumers become awkward in handling the bottle 1 other than extra force is required to turn the bottle cap 2 to displace the dividing disk 3 therein, which is more difficult than that happening in the conventional bottle cap without conservation of second beverage R therein. The more quantity of second beverage R is required for filling in the bottle cap 2, the more serious of the situation becomes due to more bulky of the bottle cap 2 is needed. Accordingly, the complaints from the consumers due to inconvenience are unavoidable.

2. The shape and handling means in the packaging and wrapping case associated must be altered to fit with the enlargement of the bulky bottle cap 2 so that the handling method in the transportation and space management of the stacking mode in the warehouse should be changed concurrently; All the issues incurred should be further improved.

Additionally, the container structure of the Taiwan patent No. M296853(as attachment, title: structure of suck-in container), which is different from that described above, comprises a container body, which is configured with flexible wall of pleated corrugation with expansibility, for filling first beverage and a second container, which is nested in the container body, for filling second beverage so that the second container is deformed into rupture to let second beverage mix with the first beverage in the container body directly when the container body is pulled in stretched manner during drinking operation. Although such structure gets rid of the need in rotating the bottle cap, the drawback is incurred with the flexible wall configuration of pleated corrugation with expansibility in the container body. Namely, the malignantly or unexpectedly mixing two beverages with each other can not be avoided from the unanticipated or accidental pulling action on the container body. For some beverages of special requirement in flavor taste, the mixing time is critical in right before drinking to have fresh flavor taste. The unexpected mixing time, which happened long time ahead of drinking time, becomes a bad taboo in product design obviously.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a “container for contain different beverages”, which comprises an outer container, an inner container and a cap, wherein, said outer container, which is an integral hollow body, has an spout opening with external male thread on the outer peripheral and a protruding round hump with an annular sunken dent of internal caliber in the center of the bottom surface; said inner container, which is an integral hollow tubular body throughout to both ends thereof, has an annular upper tubular opening with a ring of integral annular radial outer protruding jut hoop on the outer peripheral; and said cap has an annular buckling dent with a ring of integral annular radial inner protruding jut hoop disposed therein and an internal female thread is formed in the inner wall of the lateral surface. Put bottom surface end of the inner container into the outer container to insert into the annular sunken dent therein; then, fill two beverages of different flavor into the outer container and the inner container respectively. When screw the cap to engage with the spout opening of the outer container, the inner protruding jut hoop in the cap will concurrently buckle with the outer protruding jut hoop of the inner container in latch manner so that two beverages of different flavor are filled in the outer container and inner container respectively without mixing. Upon the cap completely departing away the outer container, the inner container together with the cap is concurrently detached away the outer container and two beverages immediately mix with each other meanwhile because the buckling latch between the inner protruding jut hoop of the annular buckling dent with the outer protruding jut hoop of the top surface on the inner container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a “container for contain different beverages” with feature in easily and quickly mixing two beverages of different flavors each other without changing the usual drinking practice habit in opening the bottle cap so that the effects of available convenience in hand holding and the effortlessness in rotating exertion can be achieved.

The other object of the present invention is to provide a “container for contain different beverages” with feature that the malignantly or unexpectedly mixing two beverages with each other can be avoided from the unanticipated or accidental action on the outer container so that it can be used for drinking at right time really before the user wants to drink.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the schematic view showing the structure of the Taiwan Patent No. I 271358.

FIG. 2 is the operation illustrative view of the Taiwan Patent No. I 271358.

FIG. 3 is a exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is the planar exploded sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an assembly perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of taken along the line of 6-6 in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is the first sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is the second sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is the third sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is the fourth sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is the fifth sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is the sixth sectional view for the assembly steps of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is the first sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is the second sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is the third sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is the fourth sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is the fifth sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is the sixth sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is the seventh sectional view for the drinking operation of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is the assembly sectional view for the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is the assembly sectional view for the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is the sectional view for the alternative exemplary preferred embodiment showing the adapted inner container of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is the sectional view for another exemplary preferred embodiment showing the adapted outer container of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is the assembly sectional view for the other preferred embodiment showing the other adapted inner container of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is the exploded sectional view for the other preferred embodiment showing the other adapted inner container of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 6 as well as FIGS. 9 and 10, a “container for contain different beverages” according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises an outer container 10, an inner container 20 and a cap 30, wherein, Said outer container 10, which is an integral hollow body made of nontoxic material in edible grade via unitarily protruding mold, includes a first holding cavity 14 encompassed by a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12 and a barrel-shaped lateral surface 13 for filling with first beverage G, wherein, an annular neck spout opening 15 with external male thread 16 on the outer peripheral is perforated in the top surface 11 center for communicating with the first holding cavity 14 and a protruding round hump 17 with an annular sunken dent 18 of internal caliber D1 in the top center thereof is integrally disposed in the internal center of the bottom surface 12 in upwards facing the first holding cavity 14 manner;

Said inner container 20, which is an integral hollow tubular body made of nontoxic material in edible grade via unitarily protruding mold and nested in the outer container 10 (as shown in the FIG. 5), includes a second holding cavity 24 encompassed by a top surface 21, a bottom surface 22 and a cylinder lateral surface 23 for filling with second beverage R, wherein, an annular upper tubular opening 25 with a ring of integral annular radial outer protruding jut hoop 26 on the outer peripheral is perforated in the top surface 21 center for communicating with the second holding cavity 24 and an annular lower tubular opening 27 with peripheral caliber D2 at the shrunk end is perforated in the bottom surface 22 center for communicating with the second holding cavity 24 such that the external caliber D2 is slightly smaller than the internal caliber D1 of the annular sunken dent 18 on the outer container 10 with fit tolerance in interference fit state or transition fit state (as shown in the FIG. 4); and

Said cap 30, which is served to cap on the top surface 11 of the outer container 10, includes an downwards open hollow cavity encompassed by a closed top surface 31, an open bottom surface 32 and a cylindrical lateral surface 33 for capping with the neck spout opening 15 on the outer container 10, wherein, an annular buckling dent 34 with a ring of integral annular radial inner protruding jut hoop 35 is integrally disposed in the internal center of the top surface 31 in downwards facing the bottom surface 32 manner, and an internal female thread 36 is formed in the inner wall of the cylindrical lateral surface 33 for complementarily mating with the external male thread 16 on the outer peripheral of the top end of the neck spout opening 15 on the outer container 10.

Please further refer to the FIGS. 7 through 12. The assembly steps and filling beverage process for the first exemplary preferred embodiment of the present invention are as below:

a). Put the tubular inner container 20 into the outer container 10 by directing its lower end of bottom surface 22 with lower tubular opening 27 via the neck spout opening 15 (as shown in the FIG. 7) through the first holding cavity 14 to insert into the annular sunken dent 18 in the protruding round hump 17 on the bottom surface 12 (as shown in the FIG. 8).

b). Fill the first beverage G into the first holding cavity 14 of the outer container 10 via the neck spout opening 15 in the top surface 11 thereof (as shown in the FIG. 9) and fill the second beverage R into the tubular second holding cavity 24 of the inner container 20 via the upper tubular opening 25 in the top surface 21 thereof respectively (as shown in the FIG. 10).

c). Align the bottom surface 32 of the cap 30 with the top surface 11 of the outer container 10 then screw the female thread 36 at the lateral surface 33 of the cap 30 clockwise to engage with the male thread 16 of the outer container 10 in complementary mating manner (as shown in the FIG. 11) and concurrently to buckle the inner protruding jut hoop 35 of the annular buckling dent 34 in the cap 30 with the outer protruding jut hoop 26 of the top surface 21 on the inner container 20 in latch manner (as shown in the FIG. 12) respectively so that the first beverage G and second beverage R of different flavors are also simultaneously filled in the outer container 10 and inner container 20 respectively in separated and isolated manner to assure no mixing each other action happens at this moment.

Please further refer to the FIGS. 13 through 19. The drinking steps for the first exemplary preferred embodiment of the present invention are as below: When drinker wants to drink, he/she rotates the cap 30 counterclockwise so that the female thread 36 at the lateral surface 33 of the cap 30 departs away the male thread 16 of the outer container 10 (as shown in the FIG. 13); Meanwhile, by the buckling latch between the inner protruding jut hoop 35 of the annular buckling dent 34 in the cap 30 with the outer protruding jut hoop 26 of the top surface 21 on the inner container 20, the lower end of bottom surface 22 of the inner container 20 is concurrently brought to turn and detach off the annular sunken dent 18 in the protruding round hump 17 on the bottom surface 12 of the outer container 10 (as shown in the FIG. 14); After the bottom surface 22 of the inner container 20 completely detaching off the annular sunken dent 18, the second beverage R in the tubular second holding cavity 24 of the inner container 20 will flow out via the lower tubular opening 27 at the bottom surface 22 of the inner container 20 and immediately mix with the first beverage G in the first holding cavity 14 of the outer container 10 (as shown in the FIG. 15); Upon the cap 30 completely departing away the outer container 10, the inner container 20 together with the cap 30 can be taken away the outer container 10 because the buckling latch between the inner protruding jut hoop 35 of the annular buckling dent 34 with the outer protruding jut hoop 26 of the top surface 21 on the inner container 20 (as shown in the FIG. 16). If drinker leaves beverage residue having been not drunk out the mixed beverage, he/she can pull the inner container 20 off the cap 30 by forcibly plucking the outer protruding jut hoop 26 of the top surface 21 on the inner container 20 away the inner protruding jut hoop 35 of the annular buckling dent 34 in the cap 30 (as shown in the FIGS. 17 and 18) and directly align and re-screw the cap 30 clockwise with the top surface 11 of the outer container 10 so that the left mixed beverage can be well conserved therein (as shown in the FIG. 19). Thus, the total operational steps aforesaid, which are the same as those in the conventional method, are very simple and easy effortlessly that entirely meets the requirement from those drinking consumers of women or children who are in weak force nature.

Please further refer to FIG. 20 about the second exemplary preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein, a leakproof gasket W is further interposed between the top surface 21 of the inner container 20 and the bottom surface of the annular buckling dent 34 in the cap 30 so that the worry about unexpectedly mixing the second beverage R in the tubular second holding cavity 24 of the inner container 20 with the first beverage G in the first holding cavity 14 of the outer container 10 can be avoided from the slight leakage of inner container 20 before justified use.

Please refer to FIG. 21 about the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein, a safety ring 40 with rupturable part further wraps beneath the bottom surface 32 of the cap 30 so that the unexpectedly mixing the second beverage R in the tubular second holding cavity 24 of the inner container 20 with the first beverage G in the first holding cavity 14 of the outer container 10 can be avoided from the unanticipated or accidental action on the outer container 10 before justified use.

Please furthermore refer to FIG. 22 about the alternative exemplary embodiment for an adapted inner container 201 of the present invention, wherein, the diameter of the middle-section is swollen into barrel shape so that the volume of the second holding cavity 202 for filling second beverage R is increased.

Moreover, please refer to FIG. 23 about another exemplary embodiment showing the adapted outer container 101 of the present invention, wherein, an annular sunken dent 104 of internal caliber D3 is directly disposed in the internal center of the bottom surface 102 in the outer container 101 in upwards facing the first holding cavity 103 manner without any protruding round hump such that the caliber D3 is slightly larger than the peripheral caliber of the bottom surface 22 in the inner container 20 with fit tolerance in interference fit state or transition fit state.

Furthermore, please refer to FIGS. 24 and 25 about the other exemplary embodiment showing the adapted inner container 210 of the present invention, wherein, an bottom surface 212 of the inner container 210 is designed into closed end (as shown in the FIG. 24) to let the second beverage R in the second holding cavity 213 be taken away with the inner container 210 upon departing off the outer container 10 for avoiding it from mixing with the first beverage G in the first holding cavity 14 of the outer container 10 (as shown in the FIG. 25) so that the mixing time can be arbitrarily decided by the user.

Claims

1. A “container for contain different beverages” comprising:

an outer container, which is an integral hollow body made of nontoxic material in edible grade via unitarily protruding mold, includes a first holding cavity encompassed by a top surface, a bottom surface and a lateral surface, wherein, an annular neck spout opening with external male thread on the outer peripheral is perforated in the top surface center for communicating with the first holding cavity and a protruding round hump with an annular sunken dent of internal caliber in the top center thereof is integrally disposed in the internal center of the bottom surface in upwards facing the first holding cavity manner;

an inner container, which is an integral hollow tubular body made of nontoxic material in edible grade via unitarily protruding mold and nested in the outer container, includes a second holding cavity encompassed by a top surface, a bottom surface and a lateral surface, wherein, an annular upper tubular opening with a ring of integral annular radial outer protruding jut hoop on the outer peripheral is perforated in the top surface center for communicating with the second holding cavity and an annular lower tubular opening with peripheral caliber at the shrunk end is perforated in the bottom surface center for communicating with the second holding cavity such that the external caliber is slightly smaller than the internal caliber of the annular sunken dent on the outer container; and

a cap, which is served to cap on the top surface of the outer container, includes an downwards open hollow cavity encompassed by a closed top surface, an open bottom surface and a lateral surface for capping with the neck spout opening on the outer container, wherein, an annular buckling dent with a ring of integral annular radial inner protruding jut hoop is integrally disposed in the internal center of the top surface in downwards facing the bottom surface manner, and an internal female thread is formed in the inner wall of the lateral surface for complementarily mating with the external male thread on the outer peripheral of the top end of the neck spout opening on the outer container.

2. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, the fit tolerance between said external peripheral caliber of the lower tubular opening in the inner container and said internal caliber of the annular sunken dent on the outer container is in interference fit state or transition fit state.

3. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, further comprising a leakproof gasket for interposed between said top surface of the inner container and said bottom surface of the annular buckling dent in the cap.

4. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, a safety ring with rupturable part further wraps beneath the bottom surface of the cap.

5. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, the diameter of the middle-section for said inner container is adapted and swollen into barrel shape to become bigger than that of both end sections.

6. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, an annular sunken dent of internal caliber is directly adapted and disposed in the internal center of the bottom surface in the outer container in upwards facing the first holding cavity manner without any protruding round hump such that the caliber is slightly larger than the peripheral caliber of the bottom surface in the inner container with fit tolerance in interference fit state or transition fit state.

7. A container for contain different beverages as recited in claim 1, wherein, said bottom surface of the inner container is adapted and designed into closed end.