CN105745171A - Fitment system - Google Patents

Abstract

A fitment system for a neck of a container may include a fitment, comprising a base portion with a top and a bottom and a threaded bore extending upward into the base portion from the bottom to a bore bottom configured for sealingly engaging a top of the container neck, a nozzle portion extending from the base portion to a tip and configured for controlling the outflow of content from the container without imparting torsional forces on the fitment, and a support portion extending from the base portion to a distal end arranged at or beyond the tip, the support portion being configured for supporting the container in an inverted position.

Description

Fitting system

The cross reference of related application

This application claims the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/876 that title is " GravityBottleCap " of JIUYUE in 2013 submission on the 12nd, the priority of 938, its full content is incorporated herein by way of reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to container Fitment.More specifically, it is provided that the system of lid, covering, accessory or other device, it is applicable to the container neck of various sizes and type, and for controlling the outflow of the content of container.Specifically, this system is it is so structured that such as support container with inverted orientation and/or balance above accessory.

Background technology

When container is expired relatively, encapsulation flowable products work in a reservoir is good.As a rule, these container structures are for being erected on bottom surface, and container lid or pump are upward.In this basic storage construct, gravity causes the flowable products in container to be placed in container bottom.User generally may attempt to reversing container so that flowable products therein towards container cover flowing and promotes the flowable products of desired amount to the outside of container lid to use.

Owing in container, the amount of flowable products is reducing, the flowable products therefore obtaining desired amount by container lid or pump from container becomes more and more difficult, and the time of cost is longer, and this is generally easy to, in premature failure, thus make product be trapped in the bottom of container.Some containers have been designed as being placed on inverted position, and namely container cover side is downward, so that flowable products passes through gravity against container lid.This allows user pick up container simply and distribute flowable products therein immediately, without waiting that flowable products flows down from the side of container towards container lid.

But, major part known vessel does not have the ability being stored in this inverted position.In addition, it is contemplated that the current state of prior art, the current container with the various sizes that different container neck sizes constructs from different lids/pump that reverses is impossible.Applicant does not find to adapt to multiple container neck size with type to provide any device or the system of the stable reversing of container.

Summary of the invention

In one embodiment, accessory can be included for the fitting system of the cervical region of container.Accessory can include base segments, and it has top, bottom and screwed hole, and screwed hole extends upwardly from the bottom portion in base segments and arrives bottom hole, and the top that hole substructure is with container neck sealingly engages.Accessory can also include mouthpiece part, and whether this mouthpiece part extend to tip from base segments and be configured to the control content outflow from container when or not applying torsion accessory.This accessory can also include the support section extending to the distal end outside being arranged in tip or exceeding tip from base segments, and this support section is configured to container support in inverted position.In some embodiments, the adapter that fitting system can also include being configured to reduce or expand the diameter of accessory is for use in having less or larger container cervical region container.

A kind of for allowing device and the System and method for wherein with the stable reversing of actually any flexible resilient container with cervical region of flowable products, in order to promote the flowable products purpose quickly and completely discharged by container lid when desired.Adapter system allows the size changing container neck and the type that will be adapted to by the present invention.The present invention allows the stable reversing storage wherein with the container of flowable products, makes flowable products quickly discharge when container cover is assembled with box lunch user expectation.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the axonometric chart of the accessory according to some embodiments.

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the side view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is the upward view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is the side view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is the top view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional side view of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is the axonometric chart of the accessory of Fig. 1 that lid removes.

Fig. 9 is the upward view of the accessory of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 is the side view of the accessory of Fig. 8.

Figure 11 is the top view of the accessory of Fig. 8.

Figure 12 is the side view of the accessory of Fig. 8.

Figure 13 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the accessory of Fig. 8.

Figure 14 is the axonometric chart of the lid of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Figure 15 is the upward view of the lid of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the side view of the lid of Figure 14.

Figure 17 is the top view of the lid of Figure 14.

Figure 18 is the side view of the lid of Figure 14.

Figure 19 is the side cross-sectional view of the lid of Figure 14.

Figure 20 is the axonometric chart of the sealing member of the accessory of Fig. 1.

Figure 21 is the top view/upward view of the sealing member of Figure 20.

Figure 22 is the side view of the sealing member of Figure 20.

Figure 23 is the side cross-sectional view of the sealing member of Figure 20.

Figure 24 is that the accessory of Fig. 1 is together with adapter axonometric chart.

Figure 25 is the accessory exploded view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 26 is the accessory side view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 27 is the accessory upward view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 28 is the accessory side view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 29 is the accessory top view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 30 is the accessory side cross-sectional view with adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 31 is the axonometric chart of the adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 32 is the side view of the adapter of Figure 31.

Figure 33 is the upward view of the adapter of Figure 31.

Figure 34 is the side view of the adapter of Figure 31.

Figure 35 is the top view of the adapter of Figure 31.

Figure 36 is the side cross-sectional view of the adapter of Figure 31.

Figure 37 is the accessory axonometric chart with the sealing member of adapter of Figure 24.

Figure 38 is the top view/upward view of the sealing member of Figure 37.

Figure 39 is the side view of the sealing member of Figure 37.

Figure 40 is the side cross-sectional view of the sealing member of Figure 37.

Figure 41 is similar with Fig. 1 and has the axonometric chart of another embodiment of accessory of adapter.

Figure 42 is the accessory exploded view with adapter of Figure 41；

Figure 43 is the accessory side view with adapter of Figure 41.

Figure 44 is the accessory upward view with adapter of Figure 41.

Figure 45 is the accessory side view with adapter of Figure 41.

Figure 46 is the accessory top view with adapter of Figure 41.

Figure 47 is the accessory side cross-sectional view with adapter of Figure 41.

Detailed description of the invention

The application describes a kind of fitting system in one or more embodiments, and it can be used for reversing flexible resilient container to simplify obtaining and being suitable to and have different recess diameter and use together with the container of type of the residue content to container.Such as, this system can include the accessory that is suitable to use together with relatively large container neck.This accessory can be substantially cup-shaped, has and is designed and sized to the internal diameter holding bigger container neck and with internal threading to is screwed on container neck.This relatively large accessory can include the system from its pillar given off or pole so that when accessory is fixed to container neck, corresponding container can be stablely supported at inverted position by accessory.This system can also include a series of adapter or insert.Adapter or insert may be used for subtracting the size of gadgety internal thread diameter so that can hold the container neck with small diameter.Can providing a series of insert, wherein each insert is suitable in the size reduction of big accessory to several different sizes.Such as, adapter can be screwed in accessory and can have threaded endoporus, and this endoporus has the diameter suitable in reduced size container neck.

This system may be advantageous in that for the residue content obtaining container.Additionally, this system is for being not easy to may be advantageous in that along the container that any direction is upright.Such as it is likely to be generally positioned in medical locker for such as toothpaste, ointment, the content of emulsifiable paste with some soft surface vessels of other content or puts on the top of the shelf with bed flat position.Native system may be used for allowing these containers to be placed on stand up position to allow this container to organize more easily and to keep, and simultaneously in some cases according to the viscosity of content and other characteristic, additionally aids the outlet mobile content thing towards container.In some cases, it is possible to provided this system by goods producer together with product, in other situation, this system can be bought by consumer and for replacing the lid being arranged on product.No matter in which kind of situation, this system runs through and can be dismountable and can reuse with multiple bottles or product container its service life.

As shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 23, it is shown that with the accessory 100 that container lid form occurs.Accessory 100 it is so structured that be fixed to the cervical region of threaded or other forms of bottle or other container, and for by bottle or container support in inverted position.Accessory 100 such as can also allow the content of container selectively or controllably to deliver from container by actuating mouthpiece.As shown in fig. 1, accessory 100 can include base segments 102, mouthpiece part 104 and support section 106, wherein each describes in greater detail below.

As shown in Fig. 3 to Figure 13, base segments 102 is it is so structured that be fixed to the cervical region of bottle or container.Base segments 102 can have top 108 and bottom 110.Base segments 102 can include the hole 112 up extending to base segments 102 from bottom 110.Hole 112 extends to arrive in base segments 102 bottom hole 114 to limit the degree of depth in 114 holes 116 measured bottom from the bottom 110 of base segments 102 to hole.Hole 116 can be substantially cylindrical to limit the cylindrical bore wall with aperture 118.The inwall in hole 116 can include being disposed thereon and be suitable to such as with the screw thread being threadedly engaged on container neck.In some embodiments, the scope of the diameter 118 in hole 116 from about 20mm to about 50mm or from about 30mm to about 40mm, or can arrange the diameter of about 38mm or 38.2mm more accurately.Other diameter 118 can be provided in addition and be suitable to coupling and/or adapt to specific neck size or diameter.

In other embodiments, base segments 102 may be adapted to and container neck snap engagement and cylinder-shaped extension rib or the recess that can include the cylinder-shaped extension recess on applicable and container neck or ribbed joint.It should be understood that the rib on the inner surface in hole 112 can be buckled in above the rib on container neck, or the rib on the inner surface in hole 112 can engage with the recess on container neck.In other embodiments, the rib on container neck can engage with the recess on the inner surface in hole 112.Other snap engagement including multiple rib and/or recess can be provided.

Bottom hole, 114 may be adapted to tight abutment and live the upper annular surface location of container neck and be leaked to hole 112 from container and reveal along hole 112 resisting content forming sealing.In some embodiments, for instance, bottom hole, 114 can be substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substantially annular shape that hole wall is arranged.Further, in some embodiments, packing ring 113, the such as annular element of the elastomeric material shown in Figure 20 to Figure 23, it is possible to be arranged on bottom hole on 114 and abut against the ability that the upper annular surface of container neck seals increasing base segments 102.It is made to be large enough to allow engaging with being screwed of the screw thread being disposed thereon and container neck additionally, hole depth 116 can be chosen as.But, hole depth 116 can also be chosen as enough short so that before the bottom 110 of base segments 102 engages with the shoulder of the container near the base portion of container neck, and the bottom 110 in hole 112 enters the upper annular surface with container and seals locating engagement.In some embodiments, for instance, hole depth 116 can select to the scope of about 12mm from about 5mm to about 30mm or from about 8mm or be chosen as about 10mm.Such as, in some embodiments, it is provided that and/or dispose, as packed about the 400 of association (GlassPackagingInstitute) description/restriction by glass, or about 410, or the screw thread fineness (threadfinish) of about 415.Other screw thread fineness can be provided in addition.It should be understood that packing ring " can occupy " part and so for hole depth 116, it is possible to the adjustment hole degree of depth 116 (namely increase or reduce) makes the total depth 116 in hole 112 can be equal to working depth (being similar to above described holes depth dimensions) plus gasket thickness adapting to gasket thickness.

The outside of base portion 102 can also be substantially cylindrical, and it has external diameter and establishes the wall thickness deducting aperture 118 equal to exterior section diameter, and considers two walls on every side of base segments 102.In some embodiments, the external diametrical extent of base portion can from about 30mm to about 50mm or from about 35mm to about 45mm or the diameter that can arrange about 41mm.In other embodiments, the outside of base portion 102 can be substantially square, triangle, octagon, hexagon or can provide other shape.In some embodiments, the outside of base segments 102 can be shaped as the particular aspects supporting and/or adapting to support section 106 described below.Such as, when being provided with four and supporting pole, it is possible to square outer is set to allow each pole such as to extend from the corner of base segments 102.Other outside shape and size can be provided in addition.Base portion 102 can have the height more than hole depth 116 to limit the thickness of the top section 108 of base segments 102.The top section 108 of base portion 102 can be smooth or shown as ground, its can be taper to hold mouthpiece part 104 described below.

In some embodiments, base segments may be adapted to child-resistant and is attached to elastic container or bottle.Such as, in some embodiments, it is possible on base portion, arrange retainer or card hook part, it is suitable to engage with the top section of bottle or elastic container.Such as, some bottles or elastic container can include lug or retainer to engage with the respective tab on the inner side of lid or retainer.In order to remove lid, lid can be deformable make when squeezed, and the lug on inside lid departs from the lug on bottle to allow lid rotation and/or to unclamp.Base segments 102 can include the same or similar lug of these lugs being adapted to engage with on bottle.May be provided for other type of child-resistant mechanism.Additionally, the other side of this system can make child-resistant, the lid such as illustrated in greater detail below.

Mouthpiece part 104 can be arranged in base segments 102 top 108 place or neighbouring and it is so structured that optionally receive, by and/or control the outflow of content of bottle or container.Mouthpiece part 104 can steeply extend through bottom hole 114 as shown, including middle throat 126.In other alternative embodiment, mouthpiece part 104 can include the notched region in the bottom 114 in hole 112, and it is suitable to reception and the center convergence content towards base segments 102.Recess, for instance can be embedded in the bottom 114 in hole 112 at the circular edge place of the inward flange that bottom 114 place in hole 112 defines annular seating surface.From then on circular edge, recess can extend radially inward towards central throat 126 with conical surface.In any embodiment or other embodiment, central throat 126 may extend through base segments 102 and forms opening, and the content of container can pass through this open flow outside to accessory 100.Throat 126 can pass through cylindrical throat wall and formed or can provide the throat 126 with varying cross-section shape, such as square, triangle, circle or another kind of shape.Cylindrical throat wall can be formed along with throat 126 extends through the top section 108 of base segments 102 by top section 108, and cylindrical throat wall extends to above the top 108 of base segments 102 to be formed over cylindrical base 132 at top section 108.In some embodiments, base portion can have from the bottom 110 of base portion 102 to the height of the upwardly extending point of wherein cylindrical base, and altitude range can from about 10mm to 20mm or from about 12mm to 17mm, and this highly can be about 15mm.In some embodiments, the scope of interior throat diameter can be able to be about 15mm from about 10mm to 20mm or from about 12mm to 17mm or interior throat diameter.

In some embodiments, it is possible to mouthpiece plunger 128 is set for push-and-pull top to be supplied.Such as, as shown in Fig. 9, Figure 11 and Figure 13, multiple poles 130 can upcountry extend the plunger 128 being longitudinally extended with support along throat 126 from throat wall.Plunger 128 can extend upward through throat 126 and can slightly be projected into the outside, top 108 of throat 126 as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 12.This plunger 128 can seal the centre bore on push/pull top 133, such as the centre bore shown in Figure 14 to Figure 19 and/or be similar to such as on common water bottle find.As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 12, plunger 128 can extend beyond the segment distance of thickness that the end of cylindrical base 132 is approximately the flange portion at push/pull top 133, thus allows concordant surface when this push/pull top 133 is in the close position.It should be understood that polytype opening can use with the one in closing device together with mouthpiece part 104.In some embodiments, it is possible to push/pull top 133 is set as described.In other embodiments, it is possible to be provided with and renovate top or disk top or barrier film top can be provided with.In other embodiment in addition, it is provided that slip top or friction cover.Uniqueness for the selection being expressly set out at top may is that, when they are actuated to, they avoid and are applied on the screw thread of accessory 100 by torsion (without twist top).Namely, for instance, use the place at distortion formula top wherein, opening top to be likely to be applied on accessory 100 by unclamping torque, when top is blocked, this is probably and is particularly problematic, for instance, user is likely to apply higher unclamp torque to discharge top, thus has the tendency unclamping accessory 100.If this unclamps the UNICOM disturbing between container neck and accessory, then be then likely to develop into not detectable leakage situation.Should also be understood that the uniqueness at described top may is that, it is possible to activate independent of support section 106 and relative to support section 106, say, that top can be activated when not rotating or additionally engage or relate to support section 106.

Support section 106 is it is so structured that support and/or equalizing reservoir when accessory 100 is fixed to container.As shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 13, support section 106 up can extend from the top section 108 of base portion 102.Support section 106 can from base portion 102 upwardly extend fully with box lunch top in the close position middle time at least concordant with the top of mouthpiece part 104 (top of the uneven feature 135 of lid described below).So, support section 106 can make mouthpiece part 104 from carrying situation isolation effectively so that the weight of the weight and container and/or content that carry bottle by support section 106 will not cause load through mouthpiece part 104.

In some embodiments, the size of support section 106 can design especially and be suitable to up to extend from base portion 102 and make the support section 106 when top is in and opens situation be shorter than mouthpiece part 104 when terminating, but when top in the close position middle time extend beyond mouthpiece part 104.When user attempts to be arranged in container and is on the accessory 100 opened in situation, the method is may be advantageous in that of opening for instruction user accessory 100.In some embodiments, if mouthpiece part 104 is opened when user attempts to be arranged in inverted position container, when container is placed from the teeth outwards by user, mouthpiece part 104 can close naturally, thus prevents from when the container is inverted revealing or less desirable spilling.In mouthpiece much more resistant in other embodiment of Guan Bi, if user attempts, when mouthpiece is opened, container is arranged in inverted position, owing to being shorter than mouthpiece part 104 when support section 106 terminates, therefore mouthpiece part 104 is likely to cause container unstable relative to the position of support section.Such as, as shown in Figure 14 to Figure 19, it is possible to the lid 133 with a pair uneven feature 135 is set.Uneven feature 135 can assist alone the balance avoiding container in mouthpiece part 104, but being alternatively likely to cause tumbles.This may cause to user sensation labile state, to encourage user to press down on container to close lid 133 and to engage with the support section 106 of equipment.In the embodiment as shown, uneven feature 135 can include double; two rounded edges, this pair of rounded edges follows the profile of lid 133 time viewed from above in such as Figure 17, and follows similar radius when this feature rises and return to the top of lid from the top of lid 133 as shown in Figure 16 and Figure 19.In other embodiments, it is also possible to other geometry for uneven feature 135 is provided.For example, it is possible to provide pin-shaped protuberance, globular part, skewer, pearl, post or other surface raising structure to form unstability when being placed on lid with box lunch container.In other embodiments, the surface of lid can be that radioactive or other shaping is to avoid smooth balanced surface.

In some embodiments, support section 106 can be about 20mm to 40mm height or can arrange the height of about 25mm to 35mm or the height of about 33mm from the bottom of base portion to the top of support section.In some embodiments, when lid in the close position middle time, the altitude range of mouthpiece part can be from about 20mm to 40mm or about 25mm to 35mm or can arrange the height of about 30mm from the bottom of base portion to the top of mouthpiece part.In some embodiments, the lid of mouthpiece part can have the scope diameter from about 15mm to 45mm or about 25mm to 35mm or about 30mm.

As shown, support section 106 can include multiple pillars 134 of being fixed to base segments 102 and up extending from base segments 102.In some embodiments, pillar 134 can extend from the top section 108 of base portion 102.But, in other embodiments, as shown, pillar 134 can extend from the sidewall of base segments 102.The size of the exterior section of the base portion 102 according to accessory 100, pillar can also stretch out to set up broader erect-position (stance) and provide more stable state when support bottles or container.When extending upwardly and outwardly, pillar 134 can limit substantially cone, pyramid or other diverging shape.It should be understood that as shown, it is possible to be provided with three pillars 134.It is however possible to provide the quantity more than three, and in some embodiments, wherein such as, pillar 134 includes the relatively large width across base segments (such as, the part of circular cone), it is also possible to provide two pillars 134.In other embodiment in addition, it is provided that extend around the single coniform pillar 134 of whole radial periphery of accessory 100.In addition other geometry that can provide pillar 134 allows to provide three-dimensional balancing to support for bottle or the container of attachment.In some embodiments, pillar 134 extends to distal end, and end can be dropped on together from about 20mm to about 200mm or from about 50mm to the diameter range of about 150mm or the diameter of about 78mm or 81mm can be provided.As shown, pillar 134 can be substantially passage shape, and distal end end can be thus the U-shaped similar with the shape of cross section of passage.In other embodiments, far-end can terminate with flat surfaces, circular surface, point surface (pointedsuface) or other shape.In some embodiments, the circular surface on distal end with the work of uneven feature in can be advantageous for, with avoid when other flow control features of lid or accessory in an open position middle time balance situation.

Pillar 134 can extend up to far-end 136.Several distal ends 136 of pillar 134 can limit supporting plane.In some embodiments, several distal ends 136 can limit the plane of the longitudinal axis 138 (referring to Fig. 2) being substantially perpendicular to accessory 100 and/or container.Namely, for instance, hole 112 and the mouthpiece part 104 of accessory 100 can share can with the central longitudinal axis 138 of the longitudinal axis conllinear of container neck.Several distal ends 136 of pillar 134 or the plane of other support section element can limit and the plane of longitudinal axis 138 perpendicular.Additionally, such as, the far-end 136 of pillar 134 can include etched surfaces or viscosity or grasping surface or pad can be provided to resist the transverse movement across surface of bottle or container.

In further detail with reference to Figure 14 to Figure 19, it is shown that for controlling the lid of the material flowed out from mouthpiece part 104.In this embodiment, it is shown that there is the lid 133 of outer cylindrical wall 137 and inner cylinder wall 139.The size and shape of outer wall is designed as contained therein for the pedestal 132 of mouthpiece part 104, and the size and shape of inner cylinder wall 139 is designed as in the pedestal 132 fitting in mouthpiece part 132.Top 141 is arranged across the top of outer cylindrical wall 137 with inner cylinder wall 139 to sealingly engage with the top annular surface of pedestal 132.Top 141 can include hole at center to allow content flow through from container and/or engage with the plunger 128 mouthpiece part 104 when lid 133 closes.Additionally, lid 133 can include above-mentioned uneven feature 135.The outer cylindrical wall 137 of lid 133 can also include one or more window 143 or enter opening to watch when content or chip are strapped between the outer cylindrical wall 137 of lid 133 and pedestal 132, rinse and/or clean this region.

In some embodiments, except base segments 102 has child-resistant feature, lid 133 can also have this feature.Such as, lid 133 can utilize the protuberance from mouthpiece 104 to be fixed to mouthpiece 104, and it squeezes and passes mouthpiece 104 and be depressed to pull open lid 133.In some embodiments, this protuberance can be spring-loaded or other modes elastic to be buckled in appropriate location when cap closure 133.In other embodiments, unless and until fixture can extend to keep lid 133 to close fixture across lid 133 is removed or deforms and remove.In some embodiments, fixture can need some power remove or deform.May be provided for further feature or mechanism to form child-resistant closure.In some embodiments, it is provided that child-resistant feature and this child-resistant feature can be activated by user when or not applying torsion on lid or accessory in a word, applying torsion may tend to make the joint of accessory and elastic container to unclamp.

It should be understood that described accessory 100 can when not having adapter 140 described below for suitable container.Namely the diameter matches of the diameter in the hole 112 of accessory 100 and bottle or container time, accessory 100 may be used for this bottle or container and need not be following adapter 140.But, when bottle or container include the container neck diameter of diameter in the hole 112 less than accessory 100, it is provided that adapter 140 is reduced to, with the internal diameter by the hole 112 of accessory 100, the diameter mated with container.In other embodiments, it is provided that there are one or more accessories 100 of different-diameter to adapt to large-scale container neck size.

As shown in Figure 24 and Figure 25, the accessory 100 of Fig. 1 to Figure 23 is shown as having adapter 140.Figure 26 to Figure 30 has illustrated several views of the accessory 100 with adapter 140.In Figure 31 to Figure 36, it is shown that adapter 140.Adapter 140 it is so structured that with hole 112 screw thread of accessory 100 and sealingly engage and therefore, adapter 140 can include cylindrical and threaded outer surface, has the diameter substantially mated with the size of the internal diameter in hole 112.Adapter 140 can include bottom 142 and top 144, wherein the top 144 of adapter 140 be configured to the hole of accessory 100 bottom 114 sealingly engage.In some embodiments, accessory 100 can arrange ring washer, pad or sealing member 113 to assist accessory 100 to engage with the sealing at the top 144 of adapter 140.Similar with accessory 100, adapter 140 can include the screwed hole 146 with diameter 147, and it extends in adapter 140, bottom from the bottom 142 of adapter to hole 148, to limit the hole adapter degree of depth 150, bottom its mesopore, 148 are suitable to sealingly engage with the top annular surface of bottle or container.Similar with accessory 100, it is provided that ring washer as shown in Figure 37 to Figure 40, pad or sealing member 145 are to assist to seal bottom the top of container and the hole of adapter 140 148.In addition, similar with accessory 100, hole depth 150 and/or working depth are (namely, hole depth deducts gasket thickness) can be chosen as and suitably engage with container neck when not running into the shoulder of container, and can provide and the same or similar working depth described relative to accessory 100 and/or hole depth.

What adapter 140 was additionally may included in its bottom 142 place outward extends flange 152, and its flange 152 has an internal diameter being substantially equal to aperture 147 and flange 152 has the external diameter of the external diameter being substantially equal to accessory 100.In some embodiments, the neighboring of flange 152 can include with chimb, with texture, toothed or otherwise roughening surface, to allow user to grasp the adapter 140 adapter 140 to fasten and/or unclamp in accessory 100 relative to accessory 100.

It should be understood that, and with reference to Figure 30 and Figure 36, adapter 140 can have the height measured from bottom 142 to top 144, and this highly adds the thickness plus the flange 152 of adapter of the gap size 149 between bottom and the flange 152 of accessory 100 equal to the hole depth 116 of accessory 100.In some embodiments, the scope in gap 149 can from about 0mm (namely, it does not have gap) to about 10mm or from about 0.5mm to about 1.5mm or the gap that can arrange about 1mm.Can provide within described scope or outside other gap size.In some embodiments, the thickness range of flange 152 can from about 1mm to about 10mm or from about 2mm to about 5mm or about 3.5mm.In addition may be provided within above-mentioned thickness or outside other thickness of flange.In addition, the thickness of the top section 144 of the adapter 140 outside the hole depth 150 of adapter 140 is substantially equal to or is similar to thickness of flange, the hole depth 150 making adapter 140 is substantially equal to the hole depth 116 of accessory 100, to allow such as to avoid running into before foundation is located by connecting completely the same advantage of the shoulder of container neck.In addition, when adapter 140 is screwable in accessory 100, the top 144 of adapter can engage with bottom the seal washer of accessory 100 or hole, and gap size 149 can assist to avoid engaging too early of the flange 152 bottom with accessory 100 before realizing the location situation of adapter.In other embodiment being not provided with gap 149, the top of adapter can become and is positioned in bottom the hole of accessory, and flange 152 engages with the bottom of accessory simultaneously.

Adapter 140 can also include opening 154 at the top section 144 of adapter 140 to pass through content from bottle or container.The diameter of opening 154 can equal or slightly greater than the throat diameter of accessory 100 to avoid restriction content further to flow through throat 126.In other embodiments, opening diameter can less than throat diameter.

It should be understood that and the adapter including external threaded surface and the less interior threaded surface of diameter simply can be provided.That is, this adapter can not have bottom hole, but alternatively can have the hole extending through adapter and this adapter can not include flange.But, remove this adapter from accessory 100 and be probably difficult and troublesome, because user is likely to the inside needing access to adapter to cause it to turn on from accessory 100.Further, if (namely the purpose in order to insert with remove adapter provides flange, but bottom hole), increase from the bottom of adapter to the hole depth of sealing surfaces, and cause the bottom of system to run into the shoulder on container neck before being likely to sealingly engage with the top annular surface of container neck bottom the hole of accessory 100.Therefore, there is the adapter 140 at top 144 and flange 152, owing to it can be removed the working depth not increasing hole simultaneously, it is possible to be advantageous for.

Can arranging other adapter same or similar with adapter 140, wherein this adapter aperture is different to be for example suitable for the container neck of small diameter.The size and shape of the internal diameter of each adapter can design to allow to engage with the threaded container neck finish less than accessory aperture 118 in complementary fashion.In some systems, it is provided that there are three adapters of less internal diameter continuously.For example, it is possible to provide the first adapter of the internal diameter with the internal diameter 118 less than accessory.It may, furthermore, provide internal diameter is less than the second adapter of internal diameter 118 and the internal diameter of the first adapter.Further, it is also possible to the internal diameter the 3rd adapter less than internal diameter 118 and the internal diameter of the first adapter and the second adapter is provided.In some embodiments, such as, according to plastic containers standard, it can be 38mm (or more specifically 38.2mm) that several internal diameters of adapter can include 33mm, 28mm and 24mm (or more specifically 33.2mm, 28.2mm and 24.3mm) fitment inside diameter 118 simultaneously.Other adapter can be provided.

Some examples for multiple adapter sizes are listed below:

Fitment inside diameter 118 can be about 38mm and may be adapted to hold such as the gallon container of such as car washing liquid or butter salad dressing.

First adapter internal diameter can be about 33mm and may be adapted to hold the generic container of Mel or barbeque sauce；

Second adapter internal diameter can be 28mm and the generic container that may be adapted to hold shampoo, hair conditioner, skin cream etc..This size is probably modal in the market.

3rd adapter internal diameter can be about 24mm and may be adapted to hold the smaller container of lotion etc..

The quantity of the adapter illustrated and describe and size thereof be example and all should be construed as the size limitation of accessory or adapter to the size illustrated.Other adapter can be provided with and the different size described, i.e. internal diameter and entire length (or working depth).In these modification each just within the scope of the invention.

For example, it is possible to be such as such asThe particular type of container of syrup bottle provides the adapter with 32mm aperture.In other embodiments, as shown in Figure 41 to Figure 47, it is provided that there is the adapter 240 in such as 35.2mm aperture.This embodiment can also include the working depth more than 10mm.Other embodiment of may be provided for there is other size and/or size and remaining in the scope of the present disclosure.Although it should be understood that the accessory of Figure 41 to Figure 47 is likely to slightly different (that is, not having uneven feature on lid), the adapter illustrated in the drawings can be provided with this accessory or have the previously accessory shown in accompanying drawing.Further, previously described adapter can provide with the accessory of the type shown in current Figure 41 to Figure 47.It should be understood that " passable " of the permission used in this application is intended to allow accessory and/or adapter to include the feature of one or more description and accompanying drawing should not be construed as and requires any feature.

The option of upper surface construction can include nestable multiple adapter so that base portion lid for maximum inner diameter adapter threads engage and wherein this adapter can threadingly engage with next minimum diameter adapter etc..In this construction, the external diameter of adapter can diminish continuously, and the internal diameter of the element threadingly engaged with the threaded outer wall of adapter mates or complementary.It can be continuous print until reaching the suitable internal diameter size of adapter to adapt to relevant special container neck size that this screw thread nesting engages.

Although it should be understood that adapter described herein is the purpose of the internal diameter in the hole in order to reduce accessory 100, it is also possible to arrange the adapter allowing to be arranged on larger container by accessory 100.For example, it is possible to provide the adapter with the Part I for threadingly engaging with the hole of accessory and can provide and extend to accessory bottom external and there is or additionally amplify the Part II with the hole more than fitting bore of shape.In other embodiments, in order to fix the purpose of the adapter becoming big, accessory can be provided with screw thread on the outer surface.In this embodiment, become big adapter can include first hole with the diameter similar with the external diameter of accessory with allow it to be threaded on accessory and more than the first hole the second hole it can also be provided that with container neck finish engage.In addition can provide for regulating accessory other system for use in larger container cervical region.

Although describing the disclosure with reference to the multiple embodiments including preferred implementation, it should be appreciated that be these embodiments be illustrative and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to them.Multiple modification, amendment, increase and improvement make possible.More generally, the disclosure has been described in the context of particular embodiments.The disclosure or by multiple embodiments of different term description in functional can combine in the module with separating or distinguish.These with other modification, amendment, increase and improving can fall in the scope of disclosure as limited in claim below.

Claims (20)

1. for a fitting system for the cervical region of container, including:

Accessory, including:

Base segments, it has top and bottom and screwed hole, and described screwed hole extends upwardly from the bottom portion in described base segments and arrives bottom hole, and described hole substructure is that the top with container neck sealingly engages；

Mouthpiece part, whether mouthpiece part extend to tip from described base segments and be configured to the control content outflow from described container when or not applying torsion described accessory；And

Support section, described support section extends to the distal end outside being arranged in described tip or exceeding described tip from described base segments, and described support section is configured to described container support in inverted position.

2. fitting system according to claim 1, wherein said hole includes the working depth of about 10mm.

3. fitting system according to claim 1, wherein said accessory includes being arranged in the seal washer bottom described hole.

4. fitting system according to claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece part includes being configured to be not applied to by twisting resistance on described accessory and opening in situation and the top closed.

5. fitting system according to claim 4, wherein said mouthpiece part includes extending through the throat bottom described hole.

6. accessory according to claim 5, wherein said mouthpiece part includes the plunger being suspended in described throat.

7. accessory according to claim 6, wherein said top is push/pull top, its be constructed by pull on described top and open and be constructed by described top promote and engage with described plunger and close.

8. accessory according to claim 1, wherein said support section includes from the upwardly extending pillar of described base segments.

9. accessory according to claim 8, wherein said pillar also extends radially outwardly except upwardly extending.

10. accessory according to claim 8, wherein said pillar includes multiple pillar.

11. accessory according to claim 10, wherein said multiple pillars include three pillars.

12. accessory according to claim 11, wherein said multiple pillars include circular surface at described distal end place.

13. fitting system according to claim 1, the adapter that the aperture also including being configured to make described accessory reduces.

14. fitting system according to claim 13, wherein said screwed hole includes the cylindrical bore wall with diameter, and described adapter includes the external diameter that is configured to threadingly engage with described hole wall.

15. fitting system according to claim 14, wherein said adapter includes extending upwardly from the bottom portion the screwed hole arrived in described adapter bottom hole, and the top that described hole substructure is with described container neck sealingly engages.

16. fitting system according to claim 15, wherein, the working depth of described adapter is approximately 10mm.

17. fitting system according to claim 15, wherein, described adapter includes flange in its bottom end.

18. fitting system according to claim 17, wherein, described flange includes clamping described adapter when adapter is inserted accessory and removes adapter from accessory with box lunch by coarse periphery surface.

19. fitting system according to claim 18, wherein, described adapter includes opening to allow to pass from described container contents on its top.

20. fitting system according to claim 1, wherein, mouthpiece part includes uneven feature.