U.S. patent application number 15/225082 was filed with the patent office on 2017-10-19 for bottle cap and bottle having the bottle cap.
The applicant listed for this patent is LIFE & LIVING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. Invention is credited to Jaw-Chyi SHIEH.
Application Number | 20170297778 15/225082 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57182987 |
Filed Date | 2017-10-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170297778 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SHIEH; Jaw-Chyi |
October 19, 2017 |
BOTTLE CAP AND BOTTLE HAVING THE BOTTLE CAP
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a bottle cap and a bottle having
the bottle cap. The bottle cap includes a lower cover, a hollow
ring body, a sleeve, an upper cover and a valve. The lower cover
has a first via hole, and the hollow ring body can be detachably
coupled with the lower cover. The sleeve is movably sleeved onto
the hollow ring body. The upper cover is provided on the top
portion of the sleeve. The valve is disposed between the lower
cover and the hollow ring body. The bottle having the bottle cap
includes a bottle body. Pulling the upper cover to move the sleeve
for exhausting the air in the bottle allows the beverage to stay
fresh.
Inventors: |
SHIEH; Jaw-Chyi; (Hong Kong,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
LIFE & LIVING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
Hong Kong |
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CN |
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Family ID: |
57182987 |
Appl. No.: |
15/225082 |
Filed: |
August 1, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 81/2038
20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 41/00 20060101
B65D041/00; B65D 41/04 20060101 B65D041/04; B65D 1/02 20060101
B65D001/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 15, 2016 |
TW |
105205335 |
Claims
1. A bottle cap, comprising: a lower cover having a first via hole;
a hollow ring body detachably coupled with the lower cover; a
sleeve movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body; an upper cover
mounted on a top portion of the sleeve; and a valve mounted between
the lower cover and the hollow ring body.
2. The bottle cap of claim 1, wherein the lower cover further
comprises: a base having a top portion provided with the first via
hole, wherein a side wall of the base has a first protruding
portion and a lower end of the side wall has a flange; a recessed
part formed on an inner side of the lower cover; a restricting seat
mounted on the top portion of the base; and a plurality of
supporting walls formed on the top portion of the base and
surrounding the first via hole and the restricting seat.
3. The bottle cap of claim 2, wherein the hollow ring body
comprises: an internal body having a first recessed portion formed
on a top end of the internal body and a second protruding portion
corresponding to the first protruding portion and formed on a lower
end of an inner wall of the internal body, wherein the lower cover
and the hollow ring body are detachably coupled through the first
protruding portion and the second protruding portion; an external
body surrounding the internal body and having a third protruding
portion formed on an outer wall of the external body, a fourth
protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall of the
external body, and a restricting sink provided on an upper end of
the external body; a connection portion provided between the
internal body and the external body, and having a second recessed
portion formed between the connection portion and the internal
body, and a third recessed portion formed between the connection
portion and the external body and corresponding to the second
recessed portion; and a hollow cover having a fifth protruding
portion corresponding to the first recessed portion and a sixth
protruding portion corresponding to the second recessed portion
provided on a lower end of the hollow cover, wherein an outer edge
of the sixth protruding portion has a first bump corresponding to
the restricting sink, and an inner edge of the hollow cover has a
fourth recessed portion.
4. The bottle cap of claim 3, wherein the sleeve comprises a
seventh protruding portion corresponding to the fourth recessed
portion, a first coupling portion having a plurality of first
through holes, an eighth protruding portion disposed on an inner
wall of the sleeve, and a ninth protruding portion and a tenth
protruding portion spaced apart from each other and disposed on a
lower end of an outer wall of the sleeve.
5. The bottle cap of claim 4, wherein the upper cover comprises a
handle, and a second coupling portion corresponding to the first
coupling portion and having a plurality of second through holes
corresponding to the first through holes.
6. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the valve comprises: a
divider having a first dent on an edge of the divider and
corresponding to the eighth protruding portion of the sleeve, and a
second bump on a bottom of the divider; a supporting member
provided below the divider and within a space enclosed by a
plurality of supporting walls of the lower cover, the supporting
member having a second via hole, and a third via hole corresponding
to the first via hole; a linkage mounted between the supporting
member and the lower cover and having a third bump corresponding to
the second via hole, a fourth bump corresponding to the restricting
seat, and a third coupling portion; and an air locking member
having a fourth coupling portion corresponding to and coupled with
the third coupling portion, wherein opposing two ends of the air
locking member abut the first via hole and the third via hole,
respectively.
7. The bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising a first sealing
member disposed between the ninth protruding portion and the tenth
protruding portion, and a second sealing member disposed between
the flange and the first protruding portion.
8. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the hollow ring body further
comprises a housing sleeved onto the external body of the hollow
ring body and having a fifth recessed portion corresponding to the
third protruding portion.
9. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the upper cover further
comprises a plurality of connection members passing through the
first through holes and the second through holes.
10. A bottle, comprising: the bottle cap of claim 3; and a bottle
body having a lip and an eleventh protruding portion provided on an
outer edge of the bottle body near the lip corresponding to the
fourth protruding portion, wherein the bottle body is detachably
coupled to the bottle cap through the eleventh protruding portion
and the fourth protruding portion.
11. The bottle of claim 10, further comprising a third sealing
member disposed in the third recessed portion and configured to
abut the lip.
Description
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to bottle caps and bottles
suitable to be used with the bottle cap, and, more specifically, to
a bottle cap which is capable of exhausting the air in the bottle
and the bottle having the bottle cap.
2. Description of Related Art
[0002] In modern society, people spend a large amount of time in
working outdoors. The proportion of eating out is increasing. In
addition to buying meals at shops or eating in a restaurant, more
and more people bring their food which is cooked or beverages
prepared at home, as it is generally fresher and more hygienic to
process food or beverage at home. Therefore, it is wise to choose a
suitable container capable of storing food or beverages.
[0003] There are many different types of meal boxes available in
the markets, which are capable of storing fruits or meal. There are
some meal boxes which have the function of air removal. However,
bottles which are used to store beverages generally cannot remove
air.
[0004] Thus, there is an urgent need to develop a bottle cap which
is capable of removing the air.
SUMMARY
[0005] In order to solve the foregoing problems of the prior art,
the present disclosure provides a bottle cap, which comprises: a
lower cover having a first via hole; a hollow ring body detachably
coupled with the lower cover; a sleeve movably sleeved onto the
hollow ring body; an upper cover mounted on the top portion of the
sleeve; and a valve mounted between the lower cover and the hollow
ring body.
[0006] In an embodiment, the lower cover comprises: a base having a
top portion on which the first via hole is provided, an side wall
of the base having a first protruding portion, a lower end of the
side wall having a flange; a recessed part formed on an inner side
of the lower cover; a restricting seat mounted on a top portion of
the base; and a plurality of supporting walls formed on the top
portion of the base surrounding the first via hole and the
restricting seat.
[0007] In an embodiment, the hollow ring body further comprises: an
internal body having a first recessed portion formed on a top end
thereof and a second protruding portion corresponding to the first
protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall thereof,
wherein the lower cover and the hollow ring body are detachably
coupled through the first protruding portion and the second
protruding portion; an external body surrounding the internal body
having a third protruding portion formed on an outer wall thereof,
a fourth protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall
thereof, and a restricting sink provided on an upper end thereof; a
connection portion provided between the internal body and the
external body, and having a second recessed portion formed between
the connection portion and the internal body, and a third recessed
portion formed between the connection portion and the external body
and corresponding to the second recessed portion; and a hollow
cover having a fifth protruding portion corresponding to first
recessed portion and a sixth protruding portion corresponding to
the second recessed portion provided on a lower end thereof,
wherein an edge of the sixth protruding portion has a first bump
corresponding to the restricting sink, and an inner edge of the
hollow cover has a fourth recessed portion.
[0008] In an embodiment, the sleeve further comprises a seventh
protruding portion corresponding to the fourth recessed portion, a
first coupling portion having a plurality of first through holes,
an eighth protruding portion disposed on the inner wall of the
sleeve, and a ninth protruding portion and a tenth protruding
portion spaced apart disposed on the lower end of the outer wall of
the sleeve; and the upper cover further comprises a handle, and a
second coupling portion corresponding to first coupling portion
having a plurality of second through holes corresponding to the
first through holes.
[0009] In an embodiment, the valve comprises: a divider having a
first dent on an edge thereof corresponding to the eighth
protruding portion of the sleeve, and a second bump on a bottom
thereof; a supporting member provided below the divider and within
a space enclosed by a plurality of supporting walls of the lower
cover, the supporting member having a second via hole and a third
via hole corresponding to the first via hole; a linkage mounted
between the supporting member and the lower cover having a third
bump corresponding to the second via hole, a fourth bump
corresponding to the restricting seat, and a third coupling
portion; and an air locking member having a fourth coupling portion
corresponding to and coupled with the third coupling portion,
wherein opposing two ends of the locking member abut the first via
hole and the third via hole, respectively.
[0010] In an embodiment, the present disclosure further comprises a
first sealing member disposed between the ninth protruding portion
and the tenth protruding portion of the sleeve, and a second
sealing member disposed between the flange of the base and the
first protruding portion.
[0011] In an embodiment, the hollow ring body further comprises a
housing sleeved onto the external main body of the hollow ring body
having a fifth recessed portion corresponding to the third
protruding portion of the main external body.
[0012] In an embodiment, the upper cover further comprises a
plurality of connection members inserted in the first through holes
of the sleeve and the second through holes of the upper cover.
[0013] The present disclosure also provides a bottle, which
comprises the bottle cap described above. The bottle further has a
lip and an eleventh protruding portion provided on an outer edge of
the bottle near the lip corresponding to the fourth protruding
portion, wherein the bottle body is detachably coupled to the
bottle cap through the eleventh protruding portion and the fourth
protruding portion.
[0014] In an embodiment, the present disclosure further comprises a
third sealing member which is disposed in the third recessed
portion of the hollow ring body for abutting the lip.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the bottle cap provided by the
present disclosure not only can be used as a traditional bottle
cap, but also has the mechanism to remove the air in the bottle
when the bottle cap is fastened, thereby allowing the beverage to
stay in a fresh condition and effectively preventing spoilage.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1a is a first schematic view of a lower cover of a
bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 1b is a second schematic view of a lower cover of a
bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 2a is a first schematic view of a hollow ring body of a
bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0019] FIG. 2b is a second schematic view of a hollow ring body of
a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0020] FIG. 3a is a first schematic view showing a hollow cover of
a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0021] FIG. 3b is a second schematic view showing a hollow cover of
a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0022] FIG. 4a is a schematic view showing a sleeve of a bottle cap
according to the present disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 4b is a schematic view showing a sleeve coupled with a
lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 5a is a schematic view showing an upper cover of a
bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 5b is a schematic view showing an upper cover coupled
with a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure;
[0026] FIG. 6a is a schematic view showing a valve coupled with a
lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure;
[0027] FIG. 6b is a schematic view showing a supporting member of a
bottle cap according to the present disclosure;
[0028] FIG. 6c is a schematic view showing a linkage and an air
locking member of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure;
[0029] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a housing of a bottle cap
according to the present disclosure;
[0030] FIG. 8a is a schematic view showing the bottle cap coupled
with a bottle body according to the present disclosure; and
[0031] FIG. 8b is a schematic view showing a bottle body of the
bottle according to the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] The present disclosure is described by the following
specific embodiments. Those with ordinary skills in the arts can
readily understand other advantages and functions of the present
disclosure after reading the disclosure of this specification. The
present disclosure may also be practiced or applied with other
different implementations. Based on different contexts and
applications, the various details in this specification can be
modified and changed without departing from the spirit of the
present disclosure.
[0033] It should be noted that the structures, ratios, sizes shown
in the drawings appended to this specification are to be construed
in conjunction with the disclosure of this specification in order
to facilitate understanding of those skilled in the art. They are
not meant, in any ways, to limit the implementations of the present
disclosure, and therefore have no substantial technical meaning.
Without affecting the effects created and objectives achieved by
the present disclosure, any modifications, changes or adjustments
to the structures, ratio relationships or sizes, are to be
construed as fall within the range covered by the technical
contents disclosed herein. Meanwhile, terms, such as "upper",
"inner", "external", "bottom", "one", "a" and the like, are for
illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to limit the range
implementable by the present disclosure. Any changes or adjustments
made to their relative relationships, without modifying the
substantial technical contents, are also to be construed as within
the range implementable by the present disclosure.
[0034] The present disclosure provides a bottle cap, which mainly
comprises a lower cover 1 having a first via hole 101, a hollow
ring body 2 which can be detachably coupled with the lower cover 1,
a sleeve 3 movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body 2, an upper
cover 4 disposed on a top portion of the sleeve 3, and a valve 5
disposed between the lower cover 1 and the hollow ring body 2.
[0035] Refer to FIGS. 1a and 1b. FIG. 1a is a first schematic view
of a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure. FIG. 1b is a second schematic view of a lower cover of
a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The lower cover 1
comprises a base 10, a restricting seat 11 and a plurality of
supporting walls 12. The base 10 has a top portion 100 and a side
wall 102. The first via hole 101, the restricting seat 11 and the
supporting walls 12 are disposed on the top portion 100. A first
protruding portion 102a is formed on the side wall 102. In an
embodiment, a flange 103 is formed on the lower end of the side
wall 102. A recessed part 104 is formed on the inner side of the
lower cover 1, and a plurality of supporting walls 12 surround the
first via hole 101 and the restricting seat 11. The recessed part
104 is provided to serve as a buffer space to allow the first via
hole 101 to keep a distance with the liquid in the bottle, so as to
prevent the liquid from entering the inner part of the bottle cap
during air exhaustion when the liquid is in a close position to the
flange 103, causing damages of the components of the bottle
cap.
[0036] Refer to FIGS. 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b. FIG. 2a is a first
schematic view of a hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to
the present disclosure. FIG. 2b is a second schematic view of a
hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure. FIG. 3a is a first schematic view showing a hollow
cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3b
is a second schematic view showing a hollow cover of a bottle cap
according to the present disclosure. As shown in the drawings, the
hollow ring body 2 comprises an internal body 20, an external body
21, a connection portion 22 and a hollow cover 23. The top end of
the internal body 20 may have a plurality of first recessed
portions 201, and the lower end of the inner wall of the internal
body 20 has a second protruding portion 202. The second protruding
portion 202 may be a screw thread with respect to the corresponding
first protruding portion 102a. The lower cover 1 can be detachably
coupled with the hollow ring body 2 through coupling with the first
protruding portion 102a and the second protruding portion 202. The
external body 21 is disposed on the external side of the internal
body 20 through the surrounding connection portion 22. The outer
wall of the external body 21 has a third protruding portion 211.
The lower end of the inner wall of the external body 21 has a
fourth protruding portion 212. The upper end of the inner wall of
the external body 21 has a restricting sink 213. The connection
portion 22 is disposed between the internal body 20 and the
external body 21, so as to divide the space between the internal
body 20 and the external body 21 into a second recessed portion 221
and a corresponding third recessed portion 222.
[0037] As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the lower end of the hollow
cover 23 has a fifth protruding portion 231 and a sixth protruding
portion 232. The fifth protruding portion 231 corresponds to the
first recessed portion 201 of the internal body 20, and the sixth
protruding portion 232 corresponds to the second recessed portion
221. The edge of the sixth protruding portion 232 has a first bump
233 corresponding to the restricting sink 213. The hollow cover 23
is coupled with the internal body 20 and the external body 21
through coupling the fifth protruding portion 231, the sixth
protruding portion 232 and the first bump 233 with the first
recessed portion 201, the second recessed portion 221 and the
restricting sink 213, respectively.
[0038] Refer to FIGS. 3a and 4a. FIG. 4a is a schematic view
showing a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure. The sleeve 3 has a seventh protruding portion 30, a
first coupling portion 31, an eighth protruding portion 33, a ninth
protruding portion 34 and a tenth protruding portion 35. As shown
in FIG. 3a, the inner edge of the hollow cover 23 has a fourth
recessed portion 234. The seventh protruding portion 30 may
correspond to the fourth recessed portion 234, such that the sleeve
3 moves in reciprocal motion within a certain movement through the
engagement of the seventh protruding portion 30 with the fourth
recessed portion 234, so as to carry out gas exhaustion. The first
coupling portion 31 has a plurality of first through holes 32, the
eighth protruding portion 33 is disposed on the inner wall of the
sleeve 3, and the ninth protruding portion 34 and the tenth
protruding portion 35 are spaced apart and provided on the lower
end of the outer wall of the sleeve 3.
[0039] Refer to FIGS. 5a and 5b. FIG. 5a is a schematic view
showing an upper cover of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure. FIG. 5b is a schematic view showing an upper cover
coupled with a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present
disclosure. The upper cover 4 has a handle 40, and a second
coupling portion 41 that has a plurality of second through holes
42. As shown in FIG. 5b, the upper cover 4 and the sleeve 3 are
coupled through coupling the second coupling portion 41 and the
corresponding first coupling portion 31, such that the user can use
a handle 40 to operate the motion to allow the sleeve 3 moves
reciprocally as it is engaged with the hollow ring body 2.
[0040] FIG. 6a is a schematic view showing a valve 5 coupled with a
lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure.
The valve 5 may comprise a divider 51, a supporting member 52, a
linkage 53 and an air locking member 54. The divider 51 has a first
dent 511 on the edge and a second bump 512 on the bottom. The
supporting member 52 is shown in FIG. 6b, and is disposed under the
divider 51 within the space surrounded by a plurality of supporting
walls 12 disposed on the lower cover 1. The supporting member 52
has a second via hole 521 and a third via hole 522. The linkage 53
and the air locking member 54 are shown in FIG. 6c. The linkage 53
is disposed between the supporting member 52 and the lower cover 1,
and has a third bump 531, a fourth bump 532 and a third coupling
portion 533, and the air locking member 54 has a fourth coupling
portion 541. Through coupling the fourth coupling portion 541 and
the third coupling portion 533, the linkage 53 and the air locking
member 54 can move together.
[0041] The relation of elements of the valve 5 is described as
follows. The supporting member 52 is located under the divider 51;
the engaged linkage 53 and the air locking member 54 are located
under the supporting member 52; and the first dent 511 of the
divider 51 corresponds to the eighth protruding portion 33 of the
sleeve 3, and the third via hole 522 of the supporting member 52
corresponds to the first via hole 101 of the lower cover 1, such
that the two opposing ends of the air locking member 54 abut the
first via hole 101 and the third via hole 522, respectively. In
other words, the top and the bottom of the air locking member 54
directly face the third via hole 522 and the first via hole 10, and
the third bump 531 of the linkage 53 corresponds to the second via
hole 521 of the supporting member 52. Therefore, when the user is
opening the bottle cap, the air extracted bottle is firstly
depressurized, by rotating the sleeve 3 through holding the upper
cover 4. As the eighth protruding portion 33 of the sleeve 3 is
engaged with the first dent 511 of the divider 51, rotating the
sleeve 3 drives the divider 51 to rotate, such that the second bump
512 of the bottom of the divider 51 moves to a position where the
second via hole 521 of the supporting member 52 is at, and exerts a
force upon the third bump 531 of the linkage 53 which is originally
engaged with the second via hole 521 at the air exhausted state to
move the third bump 531 down. The linkage 53 is a similar structure
to a seesaw, and the fourth bump 532 formed on the restricting seat
11 on the lower cover 1 act as a fulcrum, and the two ends of the
third bump 531 and the air locking member 54 moves up and down
relative to each other. That is, when the third bump 531 moves
down, the air locking member 54 moves up, and at the same time, the
top portion of air locking member 54 will be engaged with the third
via hole 522, to expose the first via hole 101 on the lower cover 1
allowing the air to enter into the bottle, such that the air inside
of the bottle has the same pressure as the atmospheric
pressure.
[0042] FIG. 4b is a schematic view showing a sleeve coupled with a
lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure.
After the lower cover 1 is coupled with the hollow ring body 2
through engaging the first protruding portion 102a with the second
protruding portion 202, the sleeve 3 is sleeved onto the hollow
ring body 2. FIG. 4b shows the coupling of the lower cover 1 with
the sleeve 3 where the hollow ring body 2 is omitted. As shown in
FIG. 4b, an embodiment of the present disclosure may further
comprise a first sealing member 6 and a second sealing member 7.
The first sealing member 6 is disposed between the ninth protruding
portion 34 and the tenth protruding portion 35 of the sleeve 3. The
second sealing member 7 is disposed between the flange 103 of the
base 10 and first protruding portion 102a, for maintaining the
pressure of the bottle after air exhaustion, to prevent air coming
in.
[0043] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a housing of a bottle cap
according to the present disclosure. The hollow ring body 2 may
further comprise a housing 24. The housing 24 is sleeved onto the
outer edge of the external body 21 of the hollow ring body 2, and
the inner wall of the housing 24 has a fifth recessed portion 241
corresponding to the third protruding portion 211 of the external
body 21. The housing 24 is engaged with the third protruding
portion 211 through the fifth recessed portion 241, so as to be
coupled with the hollow ring body 2.
[0044] Referring to FIG. 5b, in an embodiment the upper cover 4 may
comprise a plurality of connection members 43. As the upper cover 4
and the sleeve 3 are coupled together through engaging the second
coupling portion 41 with the first coupling portion 31, the first
through holes 32 overlap with the corresponding second through
holes 42, and the connection members 43 are then respectively
inserted in the first through holes 32 and second through holes 42
on the corresponding first coupling portion 31 and the second
coupling portion 41, respectively, so as to fasten the upper cover
4 to be coupled with the sleeve 3.
[0045] Referring to both FIGS. 8a and 8b, in addition to the
aforesaid bottle cap, the present disclosure further provides a
bottle. The bottle has a bottle body 8 having a lip 81. There is an
eleventh protruding portion 82 formed near the edge of the lip 81
of the bottle body 8. The eleventh protruding portion 82
corresponds to the fourth protruding portion 212 of the external
body 21 of the hollow ring body 2, and the bottle body 8 can be
detachably coupled with the aforesaid bottle cap through engaging
the eleventh protruding portion 82 with the fourth protruding
portion 212. Referring to FIG. 2a, the bottle according to the
present disclosure may further comprise a third sealing member 9
provided within the third recessed portion 222 of the hollow ring
body 2 and abutting the lip 81, for preventing the air from passing
through the gaps between the bottle cap and the lip 81.
[0046] In summary, the present disclosure provides a bottle cover,
which mainly comprises an upper cover, a hollow ring body, a
sleeve, a valve and a lower cover. The air is exhausted through
pulling the upper cover to operate the reciprocal movement of the
sleeve in the hollow ring body. Moreover, the valve design allows
the first via hole of the lower cover to release pressure when the
user is opening the bottle cap. Furthermore, the present disclosure
further provides a bottle body having the aforesaid bottle cap as a
complete set.
[0047] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the
principles of the present disclosure, and should not be construed
as to limit the present disclosure in any way. The above
embodiments can be modified by those with ordinary skill in the art
without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as
defined in the following appended claims.
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