U.S. patent application number 10/806236 was filed with the patent office on 2005-10-06 for container having a depressible member used for ejecting contents.
Invention is credited to Hoour, Jiun-Yih.
Application Number | 20050218159 10/806236 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35053183 |
Filed Date | 2005-10-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050218159 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hoour, Jiun-Yih |
October 6, 2005 |
Container having a depressible member used for ejecting
contents
Abstract
A container includes a metallic hollow outer body, a transparent
plate, a plastic inner containing body, and a depressible ejection
assembly for ejecting contents of the inner containing body with;
the outer body has an upper opening, and several through holes
thereon, which are formed in such a manner that patterns, and
characters are presented; a cover, which has a passage thereon, is
joined to the upper end of the outer body; the transparent plate
has bumps thereon, and is positioned next to an inward side of the
outer body with the bumps being closely fitted in the through holes
respectively; the plastic inner body is held in the metallic outer
body; the inner containing body has an outlet portion on a top
thereof; the depressible ejection assembly is positioned above the
cover of the outer body, and connected to the outlet portion of the
inner containing body.
Inventors: |
Hoour, Jiun-Yih; (Tainan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
35053183 |
Appl. No.: |
10/806236 |
Filed: |
March 23, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
222/321.7 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B05B 11/0038 20180801;
B65D 25/205 20130101; B65D 77/0486 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
222/321.7 |
International
Class: |
B65D 083/42 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A container, comprising a metallic hollow outer body having an
opening at an upper end thereof; the outer body being formed with a
plurality of through holes thereon, which are formed in such a
manner that patterns are presented; a transparent plate having a
plurality of bumps thereon; the transparent plate being positioned
next to an inward side of the metallic hollow outer body with the
bumps being closely fitted in, and passed through the through holes
of the outer body respectively; a plastic inner containing body
held in the metallic outer body; the inner containing body having
an outlet portion on a top thereof; an upper cover having a passage
on a top thereof; the upper cover being secured on the upper end of
the outer body with the outlet portion of the inner containing body
being passed through the passage thereof; and a depressible
ejection assembly for ejecting contents of the inner containing
body with; the depressible ejection assembly being positioned above
the upper cover, and connected to the outlet portion of the inner
containing body.
2. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper cover has
a recess surface formed over an outward side of a lower end portion
thereof, and is connected to the outer body with the recess-formed
lower end portion being closely fitted in the upper end of the
outer body.
3. The container as claimed in claimed 2, wherein the upper cover
has a plurality of engaging protrusions on the recess surface
thereof, and the outer body has a plurality of engaging cavities on
the inward side thereof for the engaging protrusions to be fitted
therein.
4. The container as claimed in claimed 1, wherein the metallic
outer body has an opening at a lower end thereof, and a bottom part
is joined to the lower end of the outer body to seal the lower
opening.
5. The container as claimed in claimed 4, wherein the bottom part
has a recess surface formed over an outward side of an upper end
portion thereof, and is connected to the outer body with the
recess-formed upper end portion being closely fitted in the lower
end of the outer body.
6. The container as claimed in claimed 5, wherein the bottom part
has a plurality of engaging protrusions on the recess surface
thereof, and the outer body has a plurality of engaging cavities on
the inward side thereof for the engaging protrusions to be fitted
therein.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a container having a
depressible ejection member used for ejecting contents, more
particularly one, which is made by means of integrating plastics
and metal so as to be attractive and convenient to use.
[0003] 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Containers for shampoo, detergent, lotion etc. are usually
formed with a cylindrical shape, and equipped with a depressible
ejection member on the top such that the contents will be ejected
when the depressible ejection member is depressed.
[0005] Referring to FIG. 5, a conventional container 10 includes a
plastic containing body 103, a plastic upper cover 102 fitted to an
upper end of the containing body 103, and a plastic depressible
ejecting assembly 101 joined to the upper cover 102 and
communicating with inside of the containing body 103 so that the
contents will be ejected when the depressible ejecting assembly 101
is depressed.
[0006] However, the container 10 is only made of plastics by means
of bottle blowing technique therefore it looks monotonous.
Moreover, being made of plastics, which is very light in weight,
the container 10 is prone to fall over when it is hit or when the
depressible ejecting assembly is repeatedly depressed for ejecting
the contents. Therefore, the container is not convenient to
use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is a main object of the present invention to provide such
a container having a depressible ejection member used for ejecting
contents that the above disadvantages are overcome.
[0008] The container of the present invention includes a metallic
hollow outer body, a transparent plate, a plastic inner containing
body, and a depressible ejection assembly for ejecting contents of
the inner containing body with. The outer body has several through
holes thereon, which are formed in such a manner that patterns, and
characters are presented. The transparent plate has bumps thereon,
and is positioned next to an inward side of the outer body with the
bumps being closely fitted in the through holes respectively. The
plastic inner body is held in the metallic outer body. The
depressible ejection assembly is positioned above an upper cover of
the outer body, and connected to an outlet portion of the inner
containing body. Thus, the present container is more steady and
pleasant-looking than plastic ones, and people can see the contents
of the inner body through the through holes and the transparent
plates.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The present invention will be better understood by referring
to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0010] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the container
having a depressible ejection member for ejecting contents in the
present invention,
[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container of the present
invention,
[0012] FIG. 3 is a vertical section of the container of the present
invention,
[0013] FIG. 4 is another vertical section of the present invention,
and
[0014] FIG. 5 is a vertical section of the conventional
container.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment 1 of a container
in the present invention includes a metallic outer body 11, a
bottom part 12, a plastic inner containing body 13, an upper cover
14, a depressible ejection assembly 15, and several transparent
plates 2.
[0016] The metallic outer body 11 is hollow, and has upper and
lower openings, several sides 111, and through holes 112 on the
sides 111. The through holes 112 can be formed in such a manner
that characters, patterns, drawings, trademarks etc. are presented
on the sides 111 of the metallic outer body 11. In addition, the
metallic outer body 11 is formed with engaging cavities 113 on an
inward side of an upper end portion, and engaging cavities 114 on
an inward side of a lower end portion thereof.
[0017] The transparent plates 2 are positioned next to respective
ones of inward sides of the sides 111 of the metallic outer body
11. Each of the transparent plates 2 has bumps 21 on an outward
side thereof, which bumps 21 are formed in such a manner as to fit
through holes 112 of the corresponding side 111. Thus, the bumps 21
will be passed through the through holes 112 to show when the
transparent plates 2 are fitted on the inward sides of the metallic
outer body 11. In addition, the transparent plates 2 are shorter
than the sides 111 of the metallic outer body 11 so that they will
be between the engaging cavities 113 and 114 of the outer body 11
when they are fitted to the outer body 11, as shown in FIGS. 3 and
4.
[0018] The bottom part 12 is joined to the lower end of the
metallic outer body 11 for sealing the lower opening of the same,
and is formed with a recess surface 121 over an outward side of an
upper end portion thereof, and engaging protrusions 122 on the
recess surface 121.
[0019] The plastic inner containing body 13 is held in the metallic
outer body 11 for containing liquid therein, and has an outlet
portion 131 on a top thereof.
[0020] The upper cover 14 has a passage 143 on a top, a recess
surface 141 over an outward side of a lower end portion thereof,
and engaging protrusions 142 on the recess surface 141. The upper
cover 14 is joined to the upper end of the metallic outer body 11
with the recess-formed lower end portion being closely fitted in
the upper end of the outer body 11, and with the outlet portion 131
of the plastic inner containing body 13 being passed through the
passage 143 thereof.
[0021] The depressible ejection assembly 15 is positioned above the
upper cover 14, and connected to the outlet portion 131 of the
plastic inner containing body 13, and is made such that the
contents of the plastic inner containing body 13 will be ejected
through it when it is depressed.
[0022] In assembling the container, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4,
first the bottom part 12 is tightly fitted in the lower end of the
outer body 11 at the recess-formed upper end thereof with the
engaging protrusions 122 being respectively fitted in the engaging
cavities 113. Then, the transparent plates 2 are positioned next to
the inward sides the sides 111 of the outer body 11 with the bumps
21 being fitted in the through holes 112 such that the bumps 21 are
co-planar with the outward sides of the sides 111. Next, the
plastic inner containing body 13 is positioned in the outer body
11, and the upper cover 14 is tightly fitted in the upper end of
the outer body 11 at the recess-formed lower end thereof with the
engaging protrusions 142 being respectively fitted in the engaging
cavities 114, and with the outlet portion 131 of the inner plastic
containing body 13 being passed through the passage 143. Then, the
depressible ejection assembly 15 is positioned above the upper
cover 14, and connected to the outlet portion 131.
[0023] Furthermore, another metallic outer body, which has a sealed
bottom as well as an upper opening, can be used instead of both the
above metallic outer body 11 and the above bottom part 12.
[0024] From the above description, it can be easily understood that
the container of the present invention has the following
advantages:
[0025] 1. The container will be more pleasant-looking and more
desirable than the conventional container, which is only made of
plastics by means of bottle blowing technique, because of the
metallic outer body 11, the through holes 112 of the outer body 11
as well as the bumps 21 of the transparent plates 2 that can be
characters, patterns, drawings etc.
[0026] 2. People can see the contents of the container through the
through holes 112 and the transparent plates 2.
[0027] 3. Because the outer body 11 is made of metal, which is
heavier than plastics, the present container is more steady, and
won't fall over as easily as the conventional one when being
subjected to external force.
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