U.S. patent application number 13/762659 was filed with the patent office on 2014-08-14 for integrated container cover and drinking device and use of the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). The applicant listed for this patent is FARES D ALSEWAILEM. Invention is credited to FARES D ALSEWAILEM.
Application Number | 20140224760 13/762659 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51296763 |
Filed Date | 2014-08-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140224760 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
ALSEWAILEM; FARES D |
August 14, 2014 |
INTEGRATED CONTAINER COVER AND DRINKING DEVICE AND USE OF THE
SAME
Abstract
A novel integrated container cover is described to be used as a
cup and a cover. There is a need to make a useful integrated
container cover that can be used as a cup for consuming the
contents of the container. This is specifically very useful for
medication intake, or a soft drink intake. This invention is useful
for travel purposes wherein one does not have to take two different
objects if they have to carry water for drinking purposes.
Integrated container cover comprises of a container cover that is
used as a lid for the container. In between the container cover and
the extended cup there is a thinner stretchable material or
elongation means made up of synthetic material to form a bigger cup
like structure. Once used it may be compressed or folded to fit
into the extended cup and used as a cover for the container.
Inventors: |
ALSEWAILEM; FARES D;
(RIYADH, SA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
ALSEWAILEM; FARES D |
RIYADH |
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SA |
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Assignee: |
King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology (KACST)
Riyadh
SA
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Family ID: |
51296763 |
Appl. No.: |
13/762659 |
Filed: |
February 8, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
215/228 ;
220/703 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 2019/2277 20130101;
A45F 3/18 20130101; A47G 19/2205 20130101; A45F 2003/205 20130101;
A45F 3/20 20130101; B65D 41/26 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
215/228 ;
220/703 |
International
Class: |
A47G 19/22 20060101
A47G019/22 |
Claims
1. An integrated container cover, comprising: a container cover to
secure the content of a container; a stretched out cup to provide
the filling structure between the container cover and an extended
cup once the integrated container cover is in an open position; and
the extended cup to expand when dissociated from the container
cover to hold the content of the container for consumption.
2. The integrated container cover of claim 1, further comprising:
the stretched out cup is made up of a synthetic material folded in
a particular design and thickness to provide flexibility, wherein
the particular design is at least one of a sheet, accordion folding
and pleat.
3. The integrated container cover of claim 2, wherein the synthetic
material is at least one of high density polyethylene, low density
poly ethylene and polypropylene.
4. The integrated container cover of claim 2, wherein the synthetic
material is at least 0.1 to 0.4 mm thick.
5. The integrated container cover of claim 1, further comprising:
the extended cup to house the stretched out cup in a folded
position.
6. The integrated container cover of claim 1, wherein the extended
cup is larger in size than the container cover.
7. A method of using an integrated container cover, comprising:
unlocking a integrated container cover from the container;
separating a container cover and an extended cup from the
integrated container cover; expanding a stretched out cup made of a
synthetic material having a specific width to form an elongated
structure between the container cover and the extended cup to form
the integrated container cover; inverting the integrated container
cover to pour the content of the container; consuming the content
of the integrated container cover; reverting the integrated
container cover to combine the stretched out cup and the container
cover to form the integrated container cover; and closing the
container using the integrated container cover.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: housing the stretched
out cup in the extended cup when the integrated container is
closed.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the synthetic material is high
density polyethylene, low density poly ethylene and
polypropylene.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the specific width is between
0.1 to 0.4 mm.
11. The method of claim 7, further comprising: reusing the
integrated container cover to consume the contents of the
container.
12. An integrated container cover, comprising: a stretched out cup
to provide the filling structure between a container cover and an
extended cup once the integrated container cover is in an open
position; wherein the stretched out cup is made up at least one of
biodegradable material, synthetic material and reusable
material.
13. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein the
synthetic material is at least one of high density polyethylene,
low density poly ethylene and polypropylene.
14. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein the
extended cup and container cover is similar in size.
15. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein the
extended cup is larger than the container cover in size.
16. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein stretched
out cup is of specific thickness, wherein the thickness is between
0.1-0.4 mm.
17. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein the
extended cup and the container cover are made up of at least one of
high density polyethylene, low density poly ethylene and
polypropylene.
18. The integrated container cover as claim 12, wherein the
thickness of the extended cup and container cover is between 4 mm
to 9 mm.
19. The integrated container cover as in claim 12, further
comprising: the extended cup to house the stretched out cup in a
folded position.
20. The integrated container cover as in claim 12, wherein the
stretched out cup is situated in between the container cover and
the extended cup.
Description
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0001] This disclosure generally relates to an integrated container
cover that can be used as a drinking device as well and used back
as cover for the container again.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The lids of the containers are small and one has to use
another container to drink out of it. One needs to carry two
different items at all times. This increases recycling efforts and
storage efforts. Once one opens a beverage can one has to drink out
of it directly and may have to store used liquid. Carrying two
different items to drink and a means for drinking can be cumbersome
and heavy.
[0003] There is a need to provide a more compact and efficient
method to store and recycle usable products.
SUMMARY
[0004] The invention discloses a novel integrated container cover
that may be used as a container cover and a drinking device. In one
embodiment, the integrated container cover has three parts. In one
part it has grooves for twisting to cover the container opening and
claimed as container cover in the instant application. In second
part is the stretched out cup. In the third part it has the
extended cup.
[0005] In one embodiment, the ledge attached the stretched out cup
to the container cover and it is performs a sealing function when
the product is new. When the seal is broken and detached from the
ledge the integrated container cover can be expanded. In one
embodiment, the stretched out cup expands between the extended up
and the container cover. In one embodiment, the stretched out cup
may be made up of synthetic materials. The stretched out cup may
have a specific shape when not expanded. It may be made up of
folded sheets of material and/or accordion folded material. In
another embodiment, the stretched out cup may refold once the
drinking function is completed by the user and compress back to the
original extended cup shape to fit back and align with container
cover to make it into an integrated container cover once again. In
another embodiment, the stretched out cup may also be made up of a
thin film that is heat and cold resistant.
[0006] In one embodiment, a method of using the container cover is
to rotate the integrated container cover open, unseal the ledge
between the extended cup and the container cover to release the
stretched out cup, extend and fully open the stretched out cup,
fill in the contents from the container to the stretched out cup,
finish the consuming the content, collapse the stretched out cup
and click the junction to close the gap between the extended cup
and container cover and screw the integrated container cover back
to the container. This mode helps the content of the container to
be secured and the drinking device to be secure.
[0007] The novel integrated container cover and method of using the
integrated container cover, disclosed herein, may be implemented in
any means for achieving various aspects. Other features will be
apparent from the accompanying figures and from the detailed
description that follows.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Example embodiments are illustrated by way of example and no
limitation in the tables and in the accompanying figures, like
references indicate similar elements and in which:
[0009] FIGS. 1A and 1B shows a container 100 having an integrated
container cover in closed position.
[0010] FIGS. 2A and 2B shows the container having an integrated
container cover and container in open position.
[0011] FIG. 3 shows a method of drinking 300 from the integrated
container cover.
[0012] FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C shows the method of compressing the
integrated container cover 400 and extended cup and the stretched
out cup 401 for resealing the container 402.
[0013] FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C shows a different structure for the
integrated container cover to be used as a drinking device.
[0014] Other features of the present embodiments will be apparent
from the accompanying figures and from the detailed description
that follows.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] Several embodiments for novel integrated container cover
containing a container cover, extended cup and a stretched out cup
are disclosed. Although the present embodiments have been described
with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be evident
that various modifications and changes may be made to these
embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of
the various embodiments.
[0016] FIG. 1A shows a container 100 that has an integrated
container cover in a closed position. The arrows depict that it can
be turned to open the integrated container cover. FIG. 1 B shows
that the integrated container cover is dissociated from the
container 100. The container 104 may contain products 102 that may
be consumed by the user either at one time or more than one time.
The groves on the neck of the container 112 are normal twist off
type. The integrated container cover can be rejoined it with the
container to perform a closing action. The integrated container
cover may comprise of three parts. The first part container cover
106 has grooves that twist to close the container. The junction
that has a seal 118 is between 106 twist cap and 110 extended cap
to release the stretched out cap 202. The container may hold hot or
cold liquid, solid or semi-solid contents.
[0017] FIG. 2A shows after unlocking the integrated container cover
from the container, the container cover 106 can be separated from
the extended cup 110 by breaking the seal at the ledge 108. The
stretched out cup 202 is expanded to make the integrated container
cover convert into a cup. The stretched out cup 202 may be made up
of synthetic material. The stretched out cup may be 50 to 100 mm
long. The synthetic material may be High-density polyethylene
(HDPE), Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and/or polypropylene (PP)
and not just limited to these synthetic materials. It may be made
using biodegradable materials, biocompatible materials and if used
only once can be made with recyclable materials such as paper. In
FIG. 2B after the expansion of the integrated container device 200
is done it is inverted and the contents 102 of the container 104
are filled into the cup for consumption.
[0018] FIG. 3 shows the act of using 300 the integrated container
cover as a drinking device.
[0019] FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C shows the method of compressing the
container cover, the extended cup and stretched out cup for
resealing the container. After use the stretched out cup may be
compressed 400 and/or folded 401 to fit into the extended cup 110
to form the integrated container cover 106 and used again to reseal
the container 402. The integrated container cup consists three
parts. The container cover 106 and the extended cup 110 have two
thick layers of HDPE or other synthetic material. They may be of
equal thickness or different thickness and height. The integrated
container cover can be may be made for any bottle size whether it
is 0.33 ml water or soft drink bottles (diameter .about.30 mm) or
large bottle such as 2 liters soda bottle and 5 or 15 liters water
containers (Diameter .about.>40 mm). The height of the extended
cup and the container cover may be between 4 mm to 9 mm in one
embodiment. This integrated container cover may be used for other
container and is not limited just too liquid containers. The
stretched out cup 202 may be compressed or collapsed to fit into
the extended cup when it is not in use. The extended cup may house
the stretched out cup in a folded position.
[0020] FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C shows the method of using and also the
structure of the stretched out cup. FIG. 5A shows the ledge 108 and
the method of unsealing the container cover 106 from the extended
cup 110 to release the stretched out cup 112. FIG. 5B shows that
the stretched out cup can be in the shape of an accordion fold 502
and further stretching it would make it into a flat sheet 503 to
form a cup in FIG. 5C. The material to make the stretched out cup
may be synthetic, 0.1-0.4 mm thick. It may also be of a particular
design such as a sheet, accordion design and/or a pleat. The
extended cup may be larger in size than the container cover or may
be of equal size. The stretched out cup may be of a specific width
and length for creating an extension.
[0021] This integrated container cover is specifically useful for
using as a medicine bottle cover so that a measured amount may be
taken by converting the container cover into a extended container
like structure and by expanding the stretched out cup and the
extended cup. If a person is travelling they may use it for
drinking hot or cold liquids by pouring out of the container and
using the integrated container cover as a cup. Once they are done
they can fold and cover the container back. This might avoid
producing extra garbage and cross contamination between users. A
personalized cup is handy and easy to carry as it all packaged as
one product.
[0022] In addition, it will be appreciated that the various
integrated container covers and methods of using the integrated
container cover disclosed herein may be embodied using means for
achieving cost effective material, biodegradable, light weight
cheap material and useful apparatus. Accordingly, the specification
and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a
restrictive sense.
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