U.S. patent application number 15/120471 was filed with the patent office on 2017-03-09 for opening and closing apparatus capable of controlling opening same and container provided with the apparatus.
The applicant listed for this patent is Hyeon Soo Park. Invention is credited to Hyeon Soo Park.
Application Number | 20170066565 15/120471 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 53879197 |
Filed Date | 2017-03-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170066565 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Park; Hyeon Soo |
March 9, 2017 |
OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING OPENING SAME
AND CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH THE APPARATUS
Abstract
The present invention relates to an opening and closing
apparatus capable of controlling opening same and a container
provided with the apparatus, the opening and closing apparatus
controlling opening the container by a user by means of: an opening
and closing device, provided on a container main body for storing
content, having a turning part necessary for opening the container
main body on the outer surface of the opening and closing device,
and opening and closing one end of the container main body; and a
turning control part, separated from the opening and closing
actions of the opening and closing device for controlling the
operation of the turning part.
Inventors: |
Park; Hyeon Soo; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Park; Hyeon Soo |
Seoul |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
53879197 |
Appl. No.: |
15/120471 |
Filed: |
February 17, 2015 |
PCT Filed: |
February 17, 2015 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2015/001645 |
371 Date: |
August 19, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 50/065 20130101;
B65D 50/00 20130101; B65D 2215/06 20130101; B65D 41/04 20130101;
B65D 41/0471 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 41/04 20060101
B65D041/04; B65D 50/00 20060101 B65D050/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 20, 2014 |
KR |
10-2014-0019789 |
Claims
1. An opening and closing apparatus comprising: an opening and
closing device applied to a container main body and including a
turning part for opening and closing the container main body; and a
turning control part which controls an operation of a turning part,
wherein the turning part is formed on an outer surface of the
opening and closing device, and is rotatable when a user touches
and operates the turning part.
2. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the
turning control part includes a cover cap installed at an outer
side of the opening and closing device, and wherein the cover cap
formed along an outer circumferential surface of the opening and
closing device is operated separately from an opening and closing
operation of the opening and closing device, and the opening and
closing device is not opened or closed only by an operation of the
cover cap; and the cover cap is installed to be movable along the
outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing
device.
3. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, wherein: when the
cover cap covers a part or all of the turning part of the opening
and closing device, the operation of the turning part is blocked;
and when the turning part is exposed, the container main body is
opened by the operation of the turning part.
4. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the
turning part is spaced apart from an upper end of the opening and
closing device by a distance within a range in which a user
operates the turning part; and the turning control part formed
between the upper end of the opening and closing device and the
turning part and is a separate outer surface of the opening and
closing device.
5. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the
turning part of the opening and closing device is formed spaced
apart from an upper end of the opening and closing device by a
distance within a range in which a user operates the turning part
by a hand; the turning control part includes a separate outer
surface of the opening and closing device formed between the upper
end of the opening and closing device and the turning part and
positioned separately from the turning part; and when the cover cap
is moved in an opening direction of the cover cap along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device, the
turning control part restricts the operation of the turning part by
restricting a user's approach to the turning part.
6. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the cover
cap does not operate in conjunction with the opening and closing
device; and the opening and closing device is not opened or closed
only by the operation of the cover cap.
7. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the
turning part is positioned at a lower side of the separate outer
surface of the opening and closing device.
8. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 1, wherein a turning
screw thread part coupled to the container main body is formed on
an inner surface of the opening and closing device.
9. (canceled)
10. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the
turning control part restricts an operation of the turning part by
controlling a user's approach to an outer surface of the turning
part, and wherein opening and closing of the opening and closing
device is blocked by the restriction of the operation of the
turning part by the turning control part.
11. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 8, further
comprising an extension part formed by extending an outer wall of
the opening and closing device under the turning screw thread part,
wherein the turning part is formed on a surface of the extension
part.
12. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, further
comprising a guide which enables the cover cap to be vertically
movable along the outer circumferential surface of the opening and
closing device.
13. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the
guide by which the cover cap is vertically movable includes a
perimeter groove formed in the outer surface of the opening and
closing device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an inner
surface of the cover cap, or includes a perimeter protrusion formed
on the outer surface of the opening and closing device and a
perimeter groove formed in the inner surface of the cover cap.
14. (canceled)
15. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the
cover cap does not operate in conjunction with the opening and
closing device; and the opening and closing device is not opened or
closed only by the operation of the cover cap.
16-17. (canceled)
18. The opening and closing apparatus of claim 2, further
comprising a perimeter groove formed in the outer surface of the
opening and closing device such that the cover cap can be
vertically movable therealong, wherein a perimeter protrusion
formed on an inner surface of the cover cap, or a perimeter
protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening and closing
device such that the cover cap can be vertically movable therealong
and a perimeter groove formed in the inner surface of the cover
cap.
19-20. (canceled)
21. A container comprising: a container main body; and an opening
and closing apparatus which is provided at the container main body
and controls opening and closing of the container main body,
wherein: the opening and closing apparatus includes an opening and
closing device including a turning part for opening and closing the
container main body, and a turning control part which controls an
operation of the turning part; the turning part is formed on an
outer surface of the opening and closing device, and is rotatable
when a user touches and operates the turning part, wherein the
turning control part includes a cover cap installed at the outside
of the opening and closing device, wherein the cover cap formed
along an outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing
device is operated separately from an opening and closing operation
of the opening and closing device without operating in conjunction
with the opening and closing device, and the opening and closing
device is not opened or closed only by an operation of the cover
cap, and the cover cap is installed to be movable along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device.
22. (canceled)
23. The container of claim 21, wherein: when the cover cap covers a
part or all of the turning part of the opening and closing device,
the operation of the turning part is blocked; and when the cover
cap moves such that the turning part is exposed to be operable, the
container main body is opened by the operation of the turning
part.
24. (canceled)
25. The container of claim 22, wherein: the turning part of the
opening and closing device is formed separated from an upper end of
the opening and closing device by a distance within a range in
which a user operates the turning part by a hand; the turning
control part includes a separate outer surface of the opening and
closing device formed between the upper end of the opening and
closing device and the turning part and positioned separately from
the turning part; and when the cover cap is moved in an opening
direction of the cover cap along the outer circumferential surface
of the opening and closing device, the turning control part
restricts the operation of the turning part by restricting a user's
approach to the turning part.
26-31. (canceled)
32. The container of claim 22, further comprising a guide which
enables the cover cap to be vertically movable along an outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device.
33. The container of claim 32, wherein the guide by which the cover
cap is vertically movable includes a perimeter groove formed in the
outer surface of the opening and closing device and a perimeter
protrusion formed on an inner surface of the cover cap, or includes
a perimeter protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening
and closing device and a perimeter groove formed in the inner
surface of the cover cap.
34-37. (canceled)
38. The container of claim 32, further comprising a perimeter
groove formed in the outer surface of the opening and closing
device such that the cover cap can be vertically movable
therealong, wherein a perimeter protrusion formed on an inner
surface of the cover cap, or a perimeter protrusion formed on the
outer surface of the opening and closing device such that the cover
cap can be vertically movable therealong and a perimeter groove
formed in the inner surface of the cover cap.
39-40. (canceled)
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a national stage application of
PCT/KR2015/001645, filed Feb. 17, 2015, which claims priority to
Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0019789 filed Feb. 20, 2014,
the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their
entirety for all purposes.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to an opening and closing
apparatus of which opening is controllable and a container
including the same, and more particularly, to an opening and
closing apparatus of which opening is controllable for controlling
user's opening and closing of a container via an opening and
closing device included in a container main body storing contents
and provided with a turning part necessary for opening the
container main body on an outer surface to open and close one end
of the container main body and a turning control part which
controls an operation of the turning part separately from an
opening and closing operation of the opening and closing device
without any influence on opening and closing of the opening and
closing device, and a container including the same.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Generally, a container for storing contents includes a
container main body and an opening and closing apparatus capable of
opening and closing the same.
[0004] Such a container is used to store contents in a sealed state
by coupling an opening and closing device, such as a cap, to a
container main body after the contents are put into the container
main body.
[0005] In the present specification, the word `little child` is
used as a word encompassing all concepts including a `newborn
baby`, an `infant`, a `child` and an `adolescent`.
[0006] When such containers are at a position in a home where hands
of a little child can reach, a situation occurs in which the little
child easily separates an opening and closing device from a
container main body and takes out contents form the container. That
is, in a general container, since an opening and closing device
having a simple structure is coupled to an upper end of the
container main body, even a little child can easily open the
opening and closing device and take out the contents from the
container main body.
[0007] Particularly, when the contents are medicine, problems may
occur in which the little child opens the opening and closing
device to take out the medicine stored in the container main body
and ingests the medicine or the like.
[0008] Accordingly, a close attention is required in a home that
such a container is kept at a high place where hands of the little
child does not reach or the like.
[0009] In addition, in the case of disabled or elderly adults,
since a problem that is the same as that with little children may
occur, a device is needed which requires a level of concentration
while still being easy to operate during opening and closing of a
container.
[0010] Since operating a commercialized press and turn container is
difficult even for adults for whom the use is allowed, a
significant effort and concentration are needed, and since
accidents occur due to the adults being unable to open containers
storing first-aid medical supplies by themselves in an emergency, a
device is needed that is easier to operate.
[0011] (Patent Document 1) Republic of Korea Utility Model Patent
Publication No. Y1 20-0318864 (2003.07.04.)
SUMMARY
[0012] The present invention is directed to making it difficult for
a little child to open an opening and closing device such as a cap
or to only allow turning the cap when the little child with a
curiosity desires to open the opening and closing device such as a
cap by differentiating an opening and closing property of a
container opening and closing apparatus according to a difference
in finger length between grown adults and little children. As
described above, the present invention is directed to providing an
opening and closing apparatus of which opening is controllable such
that a little child may not easily open the opening and closing
device and a container including the same. That is, the present
invention is directed to providing an opening and closing apparatus
of which opening is controllable and includes an opening and
closing device which may not be easily opened and closed with the
intelligence of and force exerted by a toddler or a little child
who cannot properly recognized a danger, and a container including
the same.
[0013] The present invention is directed to providing a method of
restricting allowable age groups for operating opening and closing
of a container by installing a turning section of an opening and
closing device based on finger length difference between adults and
little children due to growth.
[0014] The present invention is also directed to providing an
opening and closing apparatus of which opening is controllable so
that structures of opening and closing devices of the opening and
closing apparatus and a container including the same are simple to
be easily manufactured and may be simply and safely used by an
adult ordinarily as well as in an emergency, and a container
including the same.
[0015] The present invention is also directed to providing an
opening and closing apparatus of which opening is controllable such
that disabled or an elderly adult for whom problems like those of a
little child may occur to normally understand an operation of
opening and closing of a container and open and close the container
by requiring a level of concentration and simplifying an operation
of an opening and closing device, and a container including the
same.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIGS. 1 and 2 are views illustrating a first embodiment of
the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view.
[0018] FIG. 2 is an overall cross-sectional view.
[0019] FIGS. 3 to 6 are views of a second embodiment of the present
invention.
[0020] FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a partially cut overall perspective view.
[0022] FIG. 5 is an exploded cross-sectional view.
[0023] FIG. 6 is a coupled cross-sectional view.
[0024] FIGS. 7 to 10 are views of a third embodiment of the present
invention.
[0025] FIG. 7 is a partially cut overall perspective view.
[0026] FIG. 8 is an exploded cross-sectional view.
[0027] FIG. 9 is a coupled cross-sectional view.
[0028] FIG. 10 is a coupled cross-sectional view for showing
usage.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] One aspect of the present invention provides an opening and
closing apparatus including an opening and closing device applied
to a container main body and including a turning part for opening
and closing the container main body, and a turning control part
which controls an operation of the turning part, wherein the
turning part is formed on an outer surface of the opening and
closing device, and is rotatable when a user touches and operates
the turning part.
[0030] The turning control part may be a cover cap installed at an
outer side of the opening and closing device, the cover cap formed
along an outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing
device may be operated separately from an opening and closing
operation of the opening and closing device, the opening and
closing device may be not opened or closed only by an operation of
the cover cap, and the cover cap may be installed to be movable
along the outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing
device.
[0031] When the cover cap covers a part or all of the turning part
of the opening and closing device, the operation of the turning
part may be blocked, and when the turning part is exposed to be
operable, the container main body may be opened by the operation of
the turning part.
[0032] The turning part may be separated from an upper end of the
opening and closing device by a distance within a range in which a
user operates the turning part, and the turning control part formed
between the upper end of the opening and closing device and the
turning part may be a separate outer surface of the opening and
closing device.
[0033] The turning part of the opening and closing device may be
formed separated from an upper end of the opening and closing
device by a distance within a range in which a user operates the
turning part by a hand, the turning control part formed between the
upper end of the opening and closing device and the turning part
and positioned separately from the turning part may include a
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device, and when
the cover cap is moved in an opening direction of the cover cap
along the outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing
device, the turning control part may restrict the operation of the
turning part by restricting a user's approach to the turning
part.
[0034] The cover cap may not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device, and the opening and closing device may
be not opened or closed only by the operation of the cover cap.
[0035] The turning part may be positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device.
[0036] A turning screw thread part coupled to the container main
body may be formed on an inner surface of the opening and closing
device.
[0037] The opening and closing apparatus may include a guide which
enables the cover cap to be movable vertically, wherein the guide
may include a perimeter groove formed in the outer surface of the
opening and closing device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an
inner surface of the cover cap, or may include a perimeter
protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening and closing
device and a perimeter groove formed in the inner surface of the
cover cap, and the perimeter protrusion may be inserted in the
perimeter groove to correspond to each other.
[0038] The cover cap may be detachably coupled to the opening and
closing device.
[0039] The opening and closing apparatus may include an extension
part formed by extending an outer wall of the opening and closing
device under the turning screw thread part, and the turning part
may be formed on a surface of the extension part.
[0040] The opening and closing apparatus may include a guide which
enables the cover cap to be vertically movable along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device.
[0041] The guide by which the cover cap is vertically movable may
include a perimeter groove formed in the outer surface of the
opening and closing device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an
inner surface of the cover cap, or may include a perimeter
protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening and closing
device and a perimeter groove formed in the inner surface of the
cover cap.
[0042] The turning part may be formed separated from an upper end
of the opening and closing device by a distance within a range in
which a user operates the turning part by a hand, and the turning
control part may include a separate outer surface of the opening
and closing device formed between the upper end of the opening and
closing device and the turning part and positioned separately from
the turning part.
[0043] The cover cap may not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device, and the opening and closing device may
be not or closed only by the operation of the cover cap.
[0044] The turning part may be positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device.
[0045] A turning screw thread part coupled to the container main
body may be formed on an inner surface of the opening and closing
device.
[0046] The opening and closing apparatus may include a perimeter
groove formed in the outer surface of the opening and closing
device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an inner surface of the
cover cap, or a perimeter protrusion formed on the outer surface of
the opening and closing device and a perimeter groove formed in the
inner surface of the cover cap, and the perimeter protrusion may be
inserted in the perimeter groove to correspond to each other.
[0047] The cover cap may be coupled to the opening and closing
device to be separable, or may be integrally provided with the
opening and closing device.
[0048] The opening and closing apparatus may include an extension
part formed by extending an outer wall of the opening and closing
device under the turning screw thread part, and the turning part
may be formed on a surface of the extension part.
[0049] Another aspect of the present invention provides a container
including a container main body and an opening and closing
apparatus which is provided at the container main body and controls
opening and closing of the container main body, wherein the opening
and closing apparatus includes an opening and closing device
including a turning part for opening and closing the container main
body, and a turning control part which controls an operation of the
turning part, the turning part is formed on an outer surface of the
opening and closing device, and is rotatable when a user touches
and operates the turning part, the turning control part which
restrict an operation of the turning part by controlling a user's
approach to an outer surface of the turning part, and opening and
closing of the opening and closing device is blocked by the
restriction of the operation of the turning part by the turning
control part.
[0050] The turning control part may include a cover cap installed
at the outside of the opening and closing device, the cover cap
formed along an outer circumferential surface of the opening and
closing device may be operated separately from an opening and
closing operation of the opening and closing device, the opening
and closing device may be not opened or closed only by an operation
of the cover cap, and the cover cap may be movable along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device.
[0051] When the cover cap covers a part or all of the turning part
of the opening and closing device, the operation of the turning
part may be blocked, and when the cover cap moves such that the
turning part is exposed to be operable, the container main body may
be opened by the operation of the turning part.
[0052] The turning part may be formed separated from an upper end
of the opening and closing device by a distance within a range in
which a user operates the turning part by a hand, and the turning
control part formed between the upper end of the opening and
closing device and the turning part and positioned separately from
the turning part may be a separate outer surface of the opening and
closing device.
[0053] The turning part of the opening and closing device may be
formed separated from an upper end of the opening and closing
device by a distance within a range in which a user operates the
turning part by a hand, the turning control part may include a
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device formed
between the upper end of the opening and closing device and the
turning part and positioned separately from the turning part, and
when the cover cap is moved in an opening direction of the cover
cap along the outer circumferential surface of the opening and
closing device, the turning control part may restrict the operation
of the turning part by restricting a user's approach to the turning
part.
[0054] The cover cap may not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device, and the opening and closing device may
be not opened or closed only by the operation of the cover cap.
[0055] The turning part may be positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device.
[0056] A turning screw thread part coupled to the container main
body may be formed on an inner surface of the opening and closing
device.
[0057] The container may include a guide which enables the cover
cap to be movable vertically, the guide may include a perimeter
groove formed in the outer surface of the opening and closing
device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an inner surface of the
cover cap, or may include a perimeter protrusion formed on the
outer surface of the opening and closing device and a perimeter
groove formed in the inner surface of the cover cap, and the
perimeter protrusion may be inserted in the perimeter groove to
correspond to each other.
[0058] The cover cap may be detachably coupled to the opening and
closing device.
[0059] The container may include an extension part formed by
extending an outer wall of the opening and closing device under the
turning screw thread part, and the turning part may be formed on a
surface of the extension part.
[0060] The container may include a guide which enables the cover
cap to be vertically movable along the outer circumferential
surface of the opening and closing device.
[0061] The guide by which the cover cap is vertically movable may
include a perimeter groove formed in the outer surface of the
opening and closing device and a perimeter protrusion formed on an
inner surface of the cover cap, or may include a perimeter
protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening and closing
device and a perimeter groove formed in the inner surface of the
cover cap.
[0062] The turning part may be formed separated from an upper end
of the opening and closing device by a distance within a range in
which a user operates the turning part by a hand, and the turning
control part may include a separate outer surface of the opening
and closing device formed between the upper end of the opening and
closing device and the turning part and positioned separately from
the turning part.
[0063] The cover cap may not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device, and the opening and closing device may
be not opened or closed only by the operation of the cover cap.
[0064] The turning part may be positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface of the opening and closing device.
[0065] A turning screw thread part coupled to the container main
body may be formed on an inner surface of the opening and closing
device.
[0066] The container may include a perimeter groove formed in the
outer surface of the opening and closing device and a perimeter
protrusion formed on an inner surface of the cover cap, or a
perimeter protrusion formed on the outer surface of the opening and
closing device and a perimeter groove formed in the inner surface
of the cover cap, and the perimeter protrusion may be inserted in
the perimeter groove to correspond to each other.
[0067] The cover cap may be coupled to the opening and closing
device to be separable, or may be integrally provided with the
opening and closing device.
[0068] The container may include an extension part formed by
extending an outer wall of the opening and closing device under the
turning screw thread part, and the turning part may be formed on a
surface of the extension part.
[0069] The present invention can provide an opening and closing
apparatus of which opening is controllable and a container
including the same so that a little child cannot easily open an
opening and closing device.
[0070] Although the present invention provides an opening and
closing device which cannot be easily opened by the intelligence of
and a force exerted by a toddler or a little child who cannot
properly recognize a danger, there is an effect in which opening is
made difficult because the opening and closing device cannot be
opened by a toddler or a little child who tries to open the opening
and closing device or in which the toddler or the little child
feels like playing with a toy only by allowing an outer
circumferential part of the opening and closing device to turn.
[0071] Since a problem like that of little children can occur in
the case of disabled or elderly adults, the present invention has
an effect of requiring a level of concentration while still
simplifying an operation during opening and closing of a
container.
[0072] In addition, the present invention has an effect which
enables a structure to be simple and easily manufactured and
enables convenient use by normal adults.
[0073] In the case of an adolescent past early childhood, although
opening and closing an opening and closing device can be performed
by other methods, the present invention has an effect of first
enabling the opening and closing to be restricted by finger length
difference and then enabling the adolescent to figure out the
method.
[0074] Hereinafter, embodiments of an opening and closing apparatus
for which opening is controllable and a container including the
same according to the present invention will be described with
reference to accompanying drawings. In the description, thicknesses
of lines, sizes of components, and the like illustrated in the
drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of
explanation. In addition, some terms described below are defined by
considering functions in the invention, and meanings may vary
depending on, for example, a user or operator's intentions or
customs. Therefore, the meanings of the terms should be interpreted
based on the scope throughout this specification.
[0075] Hereinafter, a side where an opening and closing device is
opened and closed when a container stands is described as an upper
end (or an upper side).
[0076] FIGS. 1 and 2 are views illustrating a first embodiment of
the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, and
FIG. 2 is an overall cross-sectional view. The first embodiment of
the present invention which is a container including: a container
main body 110 storing contents; and an opening and closing device
120 which opens and closes one end of the container main body 110
discloses an opening and closing apparatus of which opening is
controllable and in which a turning part 122 which is needed to
open the container main body 110 is positioned at a lower side of
the opening and closing device 120 spaced apart from an upper end
of the opening and closing device 120 and a container including the
same.
[0077] When a distance from an end of the opening and closing
device 120 to the turning part 122 is secured, the structure makes
it difficult for little children to turn the opening and closing
device 120 with hands and requires a little bit of concentration in
the case of adults. A turning screw thread part 121 coupled to the
container main body 110 is formed on an inner surface of the
opening and closing device 120, and the turning part 122 positioned
at a side of an outer circumferential surface of the turning screw
thread part 121 may have a shape or material which is easily turned
against a hand. The side of the outer circumferential surface of
the turning screw thread part 121 becomes the turning part 122
needed to open the container main body 110.
[0078] An outer wall of the opening and closing device 120 may
extend below the turning screw thread part 121 to form an extension
part 120a, and the turning part 122 may also be formed at the
extension part 120a.
[0079] Accordingly, a user turns the opening and closing device 120
and releases the turning screw thread part 121 to open the
container main body 110 or screws the turning screw thread part 121
to close the container main body 110.
[0080] Particularly, the opening and closing apparatus 100 includes
the opening and closing device 120 including the turning part 122
and a turning control part 105.
[0081] The turning part 122 of the opening and closing device 120
is needed to open and close the container main body 110.
[0082] In addition, the turning control part 105 serves to control
an operation of the turning part 122.
[0083] Here, the turning part 122 is formed on an outer surface of
the opening and closing device 120 and may be turned when a user
touches the turning part 122 to operate.
[0084] In addition, the turning control part 105 restricts an
operation of the turning part 122 by controlling a user's approach
to an outer surface of the turning part 122, and the opening and
closing device 120 is blocked from being opened or closed by
restricting the operation of the turning part 122 by the turning
control part 105.
[0085] In addition, the turning part 122 of the opening and closing
device 120 is formed separated from the upper end of the opening
and closing device 120 by a distance within a range in which a user
operates the turning part 122 by a hand.
[0086] In addition, the turning control part 105 is formed between
the upper end of the opening and closing device 120 and the turning
part 122 and is positioned separately from the turning part 122.
That is, the turning control part 105 corresponds to the separate
outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device 120.
[0087] The turning part 122 is positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device
120.
[0088] During use, a user (adult) may grip and turn the turning
part 122 needed to open the container main body 110 of the opening
and closing device 120 coupled to the container main body 110, take
the opening and closing device 120 off of the container main body
110, and take out the contents from the container main body 110.
Even when the separate outer surface 120b is positioned at an
inside of a hand, by having fingers come into contact with the
turning part 122 of the opening and closing device 120, the opening
and closing device 120 may be opened.
[0089] Meanwhile, when a little child opens the opening and closing
device 120, since a hand of the little child is smaller than that
of an adult, fingers do not reach the turning part 122 or the
strength is insufficient to grip and turn only the outer
circumferential surface, and thus, opening the opening and closing
device 120 is difficult.
[0090] Thus, the opening and closing apparatus 100 may be provided
which cannot be intentionally or unintentionally opened and closed
easily with only the intelligence and strength of a little child
who cannot properly recognize a danger or with only the cognitive
abilities of an adult who has a mental handicap.
[0091] Referring to FIGS. 3 to 6, an opening and closing apparatus
for which opening is controllable and a container including the
same according to a the second embodiment of the present invention
includes: a container main body 110 storing contents; an opening
and closing device 120 installed at an upper end of the container
main body 110 to be capable of opening and closing; and a cover cap
130 installed at an upper side of the opening and closing device
120.
[0092] The container main body 110 stores contents of a container,
the upper end thereof is open, and a screw thread part 111
configured to be coupled to the opening and closing device 120 is
formed at an open outer surface thereof. With the opening and
closing device 120 installed on the container main body 110 to be
capable of opening and closing, a turning screw thread part 121 is
also formed on an inner perimeter surface of the opening and
closing device 120. In the embodiment, although a coupling
structure is a screw coupling, various coupling methods may be
applied other than that of the embodiment.
[0093] In addition, a circumferential part to be coupled to the
cover cap 130 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of an
upper end of the opening and closing device 120, and the
circumferential part is formed to have a perimeter groove 125 along
the outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing device
120.
[0094] The cover cap 130 is installed by being coupled to the upper
end of the opening and closing device 120, and a perimeter
protrusion 131 corresponding to the perimeter groove 125 is formed
at an inside of the cover cap 130.
[0095] Here, the perimeter protrusion 131 of the cover cap 130 is
inserted into and coupled to the perimeter groove 125 of the
opening and closing device 120.
[0096] In addition, as the cover cap 130 is formed to have a
predetermined height extending from the upper end of the opening
and closing device 120, a hand of a little child which grips the
cover cap 130 may not reach the opening and closing device 120.
[0097] Particularly, the opening and closing apparatus 100 includes
a turning control part 105 and the opening and closing device 120
including a turning part 122.
[0098] The turning part 122 of the opening and closing device 120
is needed to open and close the container main body 110. That is,
the turning part 122 is formed by extending from an edge or a
boundary of the cover cap 130 to cover a perimeter surface of the
container main body 110.
[0099] In addition, the turning control part 105 controls an
operation of the turning part 122.
[0100] Here, the turning part 122 is formed on an outer surface of
the opening and closing device 120 and is capable of turning when
touched and operated by a user.
[0101] In addition, the turning control part 105 restricts an
operation of the turning part 122 by controlling a user's approach
to an outer surface of the turning part 122, and the opening and
closing device 120 is blocked from being opened or closed by the
turning control part 105 restricting the operation of the turning
part 122. That is, the turning control part 105 which includes the
cover cap 130 may stably open and close the opening and closing
device 120.
[0102] In addition, the turning part 122 of the opening and closing
device 120 is formed separated from the upper end of the opening
and closing device 120 by a distance within a range in which a user
turns the turning part 122 by a hand.
[0103] In addition, the turning control part 105 is formed between
the upper end of the opening and closing device 120 and the turning
part 122 and is positioned separately from the turning part 122.
That is, the turning control part 105 corresponds to a separate
outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device 120.
[0104] The turning part 122 is positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device
120.
[0105] Accordingly, the opening and closing apparatus 100 according
to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided in a
state in which the opening and closing device 120 and the cover cap
130 are separately provided and assembled to the container main
body 110.
[0106] When using, a user (adult) may grip and turn the turning
part 122 needed to open the container main body 110 of the opening
and closing device 120 coupled to the container main body 110, take
the opening and closing device 120 off of the container main body
110, and take out contents from the container main body 110. Even
when the cover cap 130 or the separate outer surface 120b is
positioned inside of a hand, by having fingers come into contact
with the turning part 122 of the opening and closing device 120,
the opening and closing device 120 may be opened.
[0107] Meanwhile, when a little child opens the opening and closing
device 120, since a hand of the little child is smaller than that
of an adult, fingers do not reach the turning part 122 of the
opening and closing device 120, or the strength is insufficient to
grip and turn only the outer circumferential surface when the cover
cap 130 is in contact with a palm, and thus it is difficult to open
the opening and closing device 120. That is, the cover cap 130 may
only turn in place due to being a rotatable structure, and an
infant or toddler operating the opening and closing device 120 due
to a curiosity may be interested instead in the cover cap 130 which
turns in place, and turn the cover cap 130 without really opening
the opening and closing apparatus.
[0108] Thus, the opening and closing apparatus 100 may be provided
which cannot be intentionally or unintentionally opened and closed
easily with only the intelligence and strength of a little child
who cannot properly recognize a danger or with only the cognitive
ability of an adult with a mental handicap.
[0109] Meanwhile, the opening and closing apparatus of which
opening is controllable and a container including the same
according to the embodiment of the present invention may also be
variously provided according to an installation shape of the
opening and closing device and the cover cap.
[0110] FIG. 7 is a partially cut overall perspective view
illustrating an opening and closing apparatus according to a third
embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is an exploded
cross-sectional view, FIG. 9 is a coupled cross-sectional view, and
FIG. 10 is a coupled cross-sectional view for showing usage. The
same reference number refers to the same functional structure.
[0111] In the embodiment, a cover cap 130 which is formed along an
outer circumferential surface of an opening and closing device 120
is provided to be vertically movable along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device 120.
[0112] Particularly, a container according to the embodiment
includes a container main body 110 and an opening and closing
apparatus 100, and the opening and closing apparatus 100 applied to
the container main body 110 includes the opening and closing device
120 including a turning part 122 and turning control part 105,
identically with those of the second embodiment.
[0113] A description of the container main body 110 is substituted
with the above description.
[0114] Particularly, the opening and closing apparatus 100 includes
the opening and closing device 120 including a turning part 122 and
a turning control part 105.
[0115] The turning part 122 of the opening and closing device 120
is needed to open and close the container main body 110. That is,
the turning part 122 is formed by extending from an edge or boarder
of the cover cap 130 to cover a perimeter surface of the container
main body 110.
[0116] In addition, the turning control part 105 controls an
operation of the turning part 122.
[0117] Here, the turning part 122 is formed on an outer surface of
the opening and closing device 120 and is rotatable when touched
and operated by a user.
[0118] In addition, the turning control part 105 controls a user's
approach to an outer surface of the turning part 122 to restrict
the operation of the turning part 122, and the opening and closing
device 120 is blocked from being opened or closed by the turning
control part 105 restricting the operation of the turning part 122.
That is, the turning control part 105 which includes the cover cap
130 may stably open and close the opening and closing device
120.
[0119] In addition, the turning part 122 of the opening and closing
device 120 is formed separated from an upper end of the opening and
closing device 120 by a distance within a range in which a user
turns the turning part 122 by a hand.
[0120] In addition, the turning control part 105 includes a
separate outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device 120
which is formed between the upper end of the opening and closing
device 120 and the turning part 122 and is positioned separately
from the turning part 122.
[0121] Here, the turning part 122 is positioned at a lower side of
the separate outer surface 120b.
[0122] When the cover cap 130 is moved in an opening direction of
the cover cap 130 along the outer circumferential surface of the
opening and closing device 120, the turning control part 105
restricts an operation of the turning part 122 by restricting a
user's approach to the turning part 122.
[0123] The turning part 122 is positioned at a lower side of the
separate outer surface 120b of the opening and closing device
120.
[0124] The turning control part 105 includes the cover cap 130
installed at an upper side of the opening and closing device
120.
[0125] The cover cap 130 which is formed along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device 120 is
operated separately from an opening and closing operation of the
opening and closing device 120 such that the opening and closing
device 120 is not opened and closed only by an operation of the
cover cap 130 and the cover cap 130 is installed movably along the
outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing device
120.
[0126] When the cover cap 130 covers a part or all of the turning
part 122 of the opening and closing device 120, an operation of the
turning part 122 is blocked, and when the cover cap 130 moves such
that the turning part 122 becomes exposed to be operable, the
container main body 110 is opened by the operation of the turning
part 122.
[0127] The turning part 122 is formed separated from an upper end
of the opening and closing device 120 by a distance within a range
in which a user operates the turning part 122 by a hand.
[0128] The cover cap 130 does not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device 120, and the opening and closing device
120 is not opened or closed only by the operation of the cover cap
130.
[0129] A turning screw thread part 121 which is coupled to the
container main body 110 is formed on an inner surface of the
opening and closing device 120.
[0130] The cover cap 130 includes a guide 130a which enables the
cover cap 130 to be vertically movable along the outer
circumferential surface of the opening and closing device 120.
Particularly, the guide 130a by which the cover cap 130 is
vertically movable includes a perimeter groove formed in the outer
surface of the opening and closing device 120 and a perimeter
protrusion formed on an inner surface of the cover cap 130 or
includes a perimeter protrusion formed on the outer surface of the
opening and closing device 120 and a perimeter groove formed in the
inner surface of the cover cap 130.
[0131] In the embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of the
opening and closing device 120 includes a perimeter groove 127
having a predetermined clearance width (height) such that the cover
cap 130 is vertically movable.
[0132] In addition, the cover cap 130 may be formed to turn in
place along the outer circumferential surface of the opening and
closing device 120 and may also be formed to cover and overlap the
outer circumferential surface of the opening and closing device
120.
[0133] The turning part 122 is formed separated from an upper end
of the opening and closing device 120 by a distance within a range
in which a user operates the turning part 122 by a hand.
[0134] The cover cap 130 does not operate in conjunction with the
opening and closing device 120, and the opening and closing device
120 is not opened or closed only by the operation of the cover cap
130.
[0135] A turning screw thread part 121 which is coupled to the
container main body 110 is formed on an inner surface of the
opening and closing device 120.
[0136] An extension part 120a may be formed by extending an outer
wall of the opening and closing device 120 under the turning screw
thread part 121. In addition, a turning part 122 may be formed on a
surface of the extension part 120a.
[0137] The cover cap 130 may be detachably coupled to the opening
and closing device 120.
[0138] The cover cap 130 may be coupled to the opening and closing
device 120 to be separable or may be integrally provided with the
opening and closing device 120.
[0139] Accordingly, the opening and closing apparatus according to
the embodiment of the present invention is provided in a state in
which the opening and closing device 120 and the cover cap 130 are
assembled to the container main body 110 to be separable.
[0140] When using the container, a user (adult) may grip and turn
the turning part 122 needed to open the container main body 110 of
the opening and closing device 120 coupled to the container main
body 110, take the opening and closing device 120 off of the
container main body 110, and take out contents from the container
main body 110. Even when the cover cap 130 is positioned inside of
a hand, by having fingers come into contact with the turning part
122 of the opening and closing device 120, the opening and closing
device 120 may be opened.
[0141] Meanwhile, when a little child opens the opening and closing
device 120, since a hand of the little child is smaller than that
of an adult, fingers do not reach the opening and closing device
120 or the strength is insufficient to grip and turn only the outer
circumferential surface when the cover cap 130 is in contact with a
palm, and thus it is difficult to open the opening and closing
device 120. That is, the cover cap 130 may turn in place due to
being a rotatable structure, and an infant or toddler operating the
opening and closing device 120 due to a curiosity may be interested
instead in the cover cap 130 which turns in place, and the cover
cap 130 without really opening the opening and closing
apparatus.
[0142] Thus, the opening and closing apparatus 100 may be provided
which cannot be intentionally or unintentionally opened and closed
easily with only the intelligence and strength of a little child
who cannot properly recognize a danger or with only the cognitive
ability of an adult with a mental handicap.
[0143] Meanwhile, when the perimeter groove 127 is applied, the
cover cap 130 covers the opening and closing device 120 not to
expose the opening and closing device 120 to the outside, and in a
structure in which the cover cap 130 may be turned, there is an
effect of the cover cap 130 turning in place. A normal user (adult)
can open the opening and closing device 120 by slightly lifting the
cover cap 130. Here, due to the lifted cover cap 130, since a
distance between an upper end of the cover cap 130 and the turning
part is increased, it is difficult for a little child of a
specified age group to perform an opening and closing operation
such as turning the opening and closing device 120 with their
fingers. In addition, only when the cover cap 130 is lifted, the
opening and closing device 120 may be opened and closed.
[0144] When the opening and closing device 120 does not need
opening and closing, when the cover cap 130 is lowered maximally, a
total length of the container is decreased, and thus storing and
moving of the opening and closing apparatus 100 may be easy.
[0145] Particularly, the perimeter groove 127 of the opening and
closing device 120 is formed wider than a height of the perimeter
protrusion 131.
[0146] Accordingly, the cover cap 130 may turn in place while the
perimeter protrusion 131 vertically moves by a distance equaling a
width of the perimeter groove 127 of the opening and closing device
120.
[0147] In addition, since the cover cap 130 is vertically movable
by a distance equaling the width of the perimeter groove 127, it
may be even more difficult for a user to directly grip the opening
and closing device 120.
[0148] Reference numbers which have not been described are
substituted with the above descriptions.
[0149] While the present invention has been described with
reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, these are
only examples. It may be understood by those skilled in the art
that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments may be
made. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined by
the appended claims and encompasses equivalents that fall within
the scope of the appended claims.
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