Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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THREADED CONTAINER COMPONENTS
HAVING FRUSTUM SHAPED SURFACES ENABLING NESTING
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Non-Provisional Patent Application claims the following
benefits to:
A. is a Non-Provisional Patent Application claiming the benefit of United
States Provisional Utility Patent Application Serial No. 63/248,531, filed on
26
September 2021 (Pending),
B. is a Continuation-in-Part claiming the benefit of United States Non-
Provisional Design Patent Application Serial No. 29/777,334, filed on 05 April
2021 (Pending),
C. wherein United States Non-Provisional Design Patent Application Serial
No. 29/777,334 is a Continuation-In-Part claiming the benefit of United States
Non-Provisional Design Patent Application Serial No. 29/777,331, filed on 05
April 2021 (Pending), and
D. wherein United States Non-Provisional Design Patent Application Serial
No. 29/777,331 is a Continuation-In-Part claiming the benefit of United States
Non-Provisional Design Patent Application Serial No. 29/777,270, filed on 05
April 2021 (Pending),
each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a resealable lid and cap
combination for a
container, including the structure, method of manufacturing, and method of use
thereof. In
general, the resealable lid is designed to be assembled to a container such as
an aluminum can
or container, a paper can or container, a plastic can or container, etc. for
uses such as
packaging of beverages, food, snacks, coffee grinds, pet food, pharmaceuticals
(including
prescription, non-prescription, cannabis, etc.), paint, personal and beauty
products, household
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items, consumer goods, and the like. The container cap is removed from the
container lid and
assembled to the container lid by a rotational motion provided by a consumer
to open and
reseal the container. The rotational movement of the container cap is
converted into a linear
motion by an interaction between one or more rotational translative elements
provided on an
interior surface of a cavity formed in the container lid and a mating one or
more rotational
translative elements formed on an exterior surface of the container cap to
effect an
opening/sealing action. In a condition where an opening or passage is provided
through the
container lid, the container cap can be removed for access to and/or
consumption of contents
stored within the container and the container cap can be reassembled to the
container lid to
reseal the opened container. The container, container lid, and container cap
are designed to be
efficiently conveyed and transported during the manufacturing and product
filling processes,
and be compatible with existing container, container lid, and container cap
manufacturing,
conveyance, transport, and filling infrastructure.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0003] The can industries have long sought to create a can that is
both economical to
produce and convenient for use by consumers. Cans or containers can be used
for packaging
of comestible and non-comestible products. In the past, beverage cans were
provided with a
"ring pull" which the consumer would grab by a ring, and pull until the pull
tab was removed
from the can. This created a problem in that the pull tab became disposable
waste for which
the consumer was responsible to ensure proper disposal. Often the consumer
failed to
properly dispose of the pull tab, thereby creating not only litter, but also a
safety issue, in that
the pull tabs could be swallowed by small children. Moreover, the edges of the
pull tab were
sharp enough that they could, if mishandled, cut the fingers or hands of the
consumer or
anyone else who handled a loose pull tab. Pull tabs were commonly disposed of
by throwing
the removed pull tabs onto the ground. This exposed people walking barefoot to
foot injuries.
Environmental consequences were also created when wildlife ate or became
injured by the
improperly disposed pull tabs. As a result of these problems, the industry
moved in the
direction of a tab that stayed on the can after opening, thereby preventing
both litter and any
sharp edges from coming into contact with consumers.
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[0004] The present state of the art is to have a "stay-on" tab that
remains attached to the
can lid by a rivet formed in the can lid next to the opening. The opening is
formed by a score
line, or frangible "kiss cut" which breaks when the pull tab is pulled up by
the consumer. The
score line, when broken, produces a hinged tear panel, wherein the opened tear
panel remains
connected to the can lid, but the tear panel is positioned inside the can.
[0005] Beverage cans with stay-on tabs suffer from a number of
deficiencies. First, they
are not resealable, so that once the consumer opens the beverage; the contents
are subject to
loss of carbonation, product oxidation, and the influx of foreign material due
to the contents
being open to the surrounding environment. Secondly, in order to form the
rivet which is
used to secure the stay-on tab to the beverage lid, the container lid needs to
be made of a
different material, typically an aluminum alloy that is stronger than the
aluminum alloy used
to make the sides and bottom of the can. Additionally, the tab itself is
typically made of a
different alloy than the sides and lid, reflecting the need for a still
stronger, typically stiffer
material. As a result, recycling of the aluminum beverage can is problematic
because the
different materials need to be separated, or virgin aluminum needs to be added
to reconstitute
the required alloy. The use of three (3) different materials also tends to add
complexity and
expense to the finished container and inhibits creating a new can completely
out of recycled
cans.
[0006] Other solutions, such as a container seal commonly used for
nuts, coffee
containers, and the like utilize a flexible plastic cover that snaps over an
upper brim of the
container. This arrangement provides a reasonable seal, but one that is not
sufficient to
maintain an air tight seal, a liquid tight seal, and/or internal pressure.
Additionally, the seal
lacks any safety features, enabling anyone of any age to access the contents
within the
container.
[0007] Other solutions, such as aluminum bottles, add external
threading for receiving a
cap for resealability. This arrangement provides a suitable air tight seal, a
liquid tight seal,
and support for internal pressure, but require complex and expensive
manufacturing. One
impact of this design is that the bottles require additional material
thickness for strength,
which adds costs and impacts the environment. Another impact of this design is
that the
shape of the aluminum bottles creates inefficiencies when transporting empty
aluminum
bottles and caps from the manufacturing facility to the product filling
facilities due to their
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inability to nest together during transport; essentially, the shipments
include a large volume
of air space.
[0008] Other solutions, such as aluminum can lids with resealing
mechanisms, utilize
various valve designs configured to provide a means to reseal the container.
Some of these
arrangements provide suitable air and liquid tight seal, and internal
pressure, while others
only provide protection against spillage. However, many of these arrangements
incorporate
the use of plastic components in the resealing mechanisms that are not
compatible with
recycling infrastructure, are expensive, and are not intuitive to use by the
consumer.
[0009] A need exists for improved containers that are resealable,
cost effective to
produce, and "sustainable" in terms of avoiding waste and facilitating the
recycling of
aluminum cans and other containers. Concurrently, a need exists for improved
methods for
manufacturing containers, lids, and closures (caps) for manufacturing of
resealable containers
that result in faster production time, lower production costs, compatibility
with existing can
manufacturing infrastructure, and improved consumer benefits. It is preferred
that the
container, the container lid, and the container design would be capable of
sustaining an air
tight seal, a liquid tight seal, and internal pressure formed within the
container when the
closure (cap) is assembled to the container lid. It would also be beneficial
for designs that
provide efficient transportation of the containers, the container lids, and/or
the closures (caps)
to transport from the manufacturing facilities to the product filling
facilities. It would also be
beneficial that the designs of the containers, the container lids, and/or the
closures (caps)
remain compatible with the other aspects of can manufacturing, filling,
distribution, and
recycling infrastructure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0010] A container has a sidewall and integrally formed bottom. The
container is
preferably a beverage container, but could be adapted to any suitable
container, such as a
container for food, snacks, and the like; a paint can; a pharmaceutical
container; a container
for personal and beauty products; a container for household products; a
container for
consumer goods; and the like. A top lid includes a socket integrally formed
therein; the
socket including a tubular sidewall and a bottom wall. The container lid can
include an
opening or a method of creating an opening, such as a score line formed in a
bottom wall.
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The score line would define a tear panel designed to create an opening through
the container
lid providing access to contents packaged within the container when the score
line is
fractured and the tear panel is bent inward or removed. A cap is fitted to the
socket. The
container lid includes a lid translative motion guide feature designed to
engage with a mating
cap translative motion guide feature formed on the container cap. The
container lid translative
motion guide feature is formed in the sidewall of the container lid,
preferably as a boss
extending radially inward. The container cap translative motion guide feature
is formed in a
sidewall of the container cap. The container cap translative motion guide
feature can be
formed as a boss, extending radially outward from the sidewall of the
container cap or as a
recess extending radially inward, formed as an indentation in the sidewall of
the container
cap. In a thin walled design, the cap translative motion guide feature can
extend radially
outward from the sidewall of the container cap as a boss or the cap
translative motion guide
feature can extend radially inward as a deboss or the recess formed into the
sidewall of the
container cap. Either configuration can work with the radially inwardly
extending translative
motion guide feature of the container lid.
[0011] In an alternative arrangement, the translative motion guide
feature of the container
lid can be formed as a deboss or the recess formed into the sidewall of the
container lid. In
this arrangement, the translative motion guide feature of the container cap is
preferably
formed as a boss, extending radially outward from the sidewall of the
container cap.
[0012] The mating pair of translative motion guide features formed
in the container lid
and cap can be formed as a projection and a cam, a first threaded feature and
a mating,
second threaded feature, a first linear threaded feature and a mating, second
linear threaded
feature, a first non-linear threaded feature and a mating, second non-linear
threaded feature, a
first linear threaded feature and a mating, second non-linear threaded
feature, a first non-
linear threaded feature and a mating, second linear threaded feature, a
projection and a
groove, a projection and a ramp, a first ramp and a second, mating ramp, or
any other suitable
translative interface where the translative motion guide feature interface
translates a
rotational motion of a first respective object to a second respective object
into an axial motion
between the first respective object and the second respective object.
[0013] In one example, cam surfaces, formed as grooves or slots on
the cap, cooperate
with bosses or detents formed in the generally cylindrical sidewall of the
socket or sidewall
of the container lid. The design of the cam surfaces and associated bosses
translate the
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rotational motion of the container cap into linear, axial motion. This
translative motion can be
used to provide a liquid and gas impervious seal formed between the container
cap and the
container lid. It is preferred that the seal be capable of withstanding
pressure within the
container. The pressure supporting capability of the seal can be enhanced by
incorporating
features in the design of the container cap and/or the design of the container
lid to aid in the
container capable of retaining a pressure within the container.
[0014] Once opened, the container cap can be re-fitted into the
socket, so that the
translative motion guide feature of the container cap engages with the
translative motion
guide feature of the container lid. As the container cap is rotated respective
to the container
lid, the rotational motion is translated into an axial motion. The axial
motion draws the
container cap and lid towards one another forming a seal therebetween. The
formed seal
protects the contents of the container from an ambient atmosphere. This will
result in the
prevention of spillage, the loss of carbonation, exposure to oxygen, and the
prevention of
foreign objects from entering the container. The user can opt to discard,
recycle, or reuse the
container cap and/or container once the entire contents of the container are
consumed.
[0015] In one example, the container is a beverage container,
commonly referred to as a
"can". The same principals described herein could be adapted for use on other
types of
containers, including bottles made of various materials, including plastic,
paper, metal (such
as aluminum, tin, steel, and stainless steel), cartons, cups, glasses, etc. In
one particularly
preferred embodiment, the container can be an aluminum can with a body
manufactured of an
aluminum alloy material, and a container lid being manufactured of the same
aluminum alloy
material as the container. The container cap can be made of the same aluminum
alloy
material as the container and container lid, or of a material such as metal,
plastic, molded
paper pulp, glass, or any other suitable material of sufficient hardness that
the surfaces of the
translative motion guide feature do not deform during opening and closing
operations.
[0016] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention,
the invention
consists of a resealable container assembly comprising:
a generally vertical lid sidewall having a tubular frustum shape extending
between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge;
a chuck shoulder extending annularly about and extending radially outward
from the generally vertical lid sidewall upper peripheral edge;
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a lid container joining formation peripherally formed about and extending
upward and radially outward from a peripheral outer edge of the chuck
shoulder, the
container lid and container joining formation being adapted to assemble the
container
lid to a joining formation of a container body, the container body comprising
a tubular
sidewall extending upward from a container body closed bottom wall; and
a container lid translative motion guide feature integral with the generally
vertical lid sidewall, the container lid translative motion guide feature
extending
radially inward from a radially interior surface of the generally vertical lid
sidewall,
wherein the container lid and the generally vertical lid sidewall and
container
joining formation are unitarily fonned of the same material,
wherein the container lid translative motion guide feature is adapted to
engage
with a mating translative motion guide feature of a container cap to guide and
retain
the container cap in a position providing a seal between the container lid and
container cap.
CONTAINER BODY ¨ General Design
[0017] In a second aspect, the container body is substantially
tubular and the bottom wall
is integrally formed with the sidewall.
[0018] In yet another aspect, the container body is substantially
tubular and the bottom
wall is contiguous with the sidewall.
[0019] In yet another aspect, the container body is generally
tubular and the bottom wall
is integrally formed with the sidewall.
[0020] In yet another aspect, the container body is generally
tubular and the bottom wall
is contiguous with the sidewall.
[0021] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a frustum
shape and the bottom
wall is integrally formed with the sidewall.
[0022] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a frustum
shape and the bottom
wall is contiguous with the sidewall.
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[0023] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a frustum
shape and is designed
to fit within the cavity of an adjacent container body.
[0024] In yet another aspect, the joining formation is a rolled
annular bead on the
peripheral upper edge.
[0025] In yet another aspect, the joining formation is a rolled
annular bead on the
peripheral upper edge adapted to accept a snap-on container lid.
[0026] In yet another aspect, the joining fointation is a rolled
annular bead on the
peripheral upper edge adapted to accept a snap-on container cap.
[0027] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having a
diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the container body.
[0028] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having a
diameter that is larger than a diameter of the container body.
[0029] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall of the container body
includes a domed
shape feature.
[0030] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall of the container body
includes a domed
shape feature, wherein the domed shaped feature extends upwards, extending
into an interior
volume of the container body.
[0031] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall of the container body
includes a boss shape
feature.
[0032] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall of the container body
includes a boss shape
feature, wherein the boss shaped feature extends upwards, extending into an
interior volume
of the container body.
[0033] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is designed to be
rolled together with the lid container joining formation to create a container
body and lid
assembly seam (alternatively referred to as a double-seam).
[0034] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having any cross
sectioned shape.
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[0035] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a circular
cross sectioned
shape.
[0036] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a non-
circular cross
sectioned shape.
[0037] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a spiral
cross sectioned
shape.
[0038] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a
rectangular cross
sectioned shape.
[0039] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a square
cross sectioned
shape.
[0040] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a polygonal
cross sectioned
shape.
[0041] In another aspect, the joining formation of the container
body is formed having an
annular or circular shape and the container body is formed having a segmented
cross
sectioned shape.
[0042] In yet another aspect, the container body includes annular
demarcations to
delineate certain volumes within the container cavity.
[0043] In yet another aspect, the container body includes annular
reinforcement features
to aid in stiffening the container sidewall.
[0044] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a
stacking feature.
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[0045] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a
stacking feature, the stacking
feature being defined by an inverted frustum shape proximal the bottom wall of
the container
body.
CONTAINER BODY ¨ Sealing
[0046] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a sealing
surface.
[0047] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is designed to engage with a mating sealing surface of the
container cap.
[0048] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of a rolled
annular ring of the
container body.
[0049] In yet another aspect, the container body includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is provided as an annular ring about a radially inward facing
surface of the
double seam of the container lid and container body assembly.
LID ¨ General Design
[0050] In another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
container lid bottom
wall extending in a substantially radial direction inward respective to the
generally vertical
lid sidewall;
[0051] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a
container lid bottom wall, a
sidewall extending generally perpendicular to and circumscribing a peripheral
edge of the
bottom wall, and a seaming panel (alternatively referred to as a lid joining
formation) formed
about a free end of the sidewall.
[0052] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is
contiguous with the peripheral
edge of the container lid bottom wall.
[0053] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a
countersink formed between the
container lid bottom wall and the container lid sidewall.
[0054] In yet another aspect, the container lid translative motion
guide features are
formed in the container lid sidewall.
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[0055] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a chuck
shoulder formed between
the container lid sidewall and the seaming panel.
[0056] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes the chuck
shoulder formed as a
substantially radial element and a chuck wall formed as a generally vertical
element.
[0057] In yet another aspect, the chuck shoulder and the chuck wall
include a small radial
transition section extending therebetween.
[0058] In yet another aspect, the chuck shoulder is located closer
to an upper edge of the
container lid compared to the container lid translative motion guide features.
[0059] In yet another aspect, the chuck shoulder is located about
an upper edge of the
container lid sidewall.
[0060] In yet another aspect, the chuck shoulder is located about
the upper edge of the
container lid sidewall, whereas the container lid translative motion guide
features are formed
in the container lid sidewall.
[0061] In yet another aspect, the container lid is fabricated from
a single sheet of planar
material.
[0062] In yet another aspect, the container lid is fabricated from
two (2) portions of
planar material, the container lid being fabricated from the first portion of
the sheet of planar
material and a Stay-On-Tab (SOT) being fabricated from the second portion of
the sheet of
planar material.
[0063] In another aspect, the bottom wall, the sidewall and the
container lid are all made
of a same material.
[0064] In yet another aspect. the bottom wall, the sidewall and the
container lid are all
fabricated from one planar sheet of material.
[0065] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall, the sidewall and the
container lid are all
fabricated from one planar sheet of material, wherein the material is a metal.
[0066] In yet another aspect, the material is selected from a group
of materials, the group
of materials comprising:
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a. Metal,
b. Aluminum alloy,
c. Steel alloy,
d. Tin,
c. Plastic,
f. Nylon,
g. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
h. Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE or PET),
i. Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE),
j. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
k. Polypropylene (PP),
1. Polycarbonate.
100671 In yet another aspect, the bottom wall and the sidewall of
the container lid are all
fabricated from one planar sheet of material, wherein the material is
aluminum.
[0068] In yet another aspect, at least one of the bottom wall, the
sidewall, the seaming
panel, and the container lid is made of an aluminum alloy.
[0069] In yet another aspect, the bottom wall, the sidewall, the
seaming panel and the
container lid are all made of the aluminum alloy.
LID ¨ Sealing
100701 In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface.
[0071] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is designed to engage with a mating sealing surface of the
container cap.
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[0072] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring on a top surface of the bottom
wall of the
container lid.
[0073] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of the sidewall
adjacent to the
chuck wall of the container lid.
[0074] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of the sidewall
adjacent to the
chuck shoulder of the container lid.
[0075] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is provided as an annular ring about an upper surface of the
seaming panel of
the container lid.
[0076] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is provided as an annular ring about an upper surface of the
double seam of
the container lid and container body assembly.
[0077] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is provided as an annular ring about a radially inward facing
surface of the
double seam of the container lid and container body assembly.
[0078] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of a lower
portion of the sidewall
of the container lid.
[0079] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface proximate the
countersink of the
container lid.
[0080] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of a rolled
annular end ring of the
container lid.
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[0081] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about a surface of a rolled
annular end ring
formed at a lower edge of the sidewall of the container lid.
[0082] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a sealing
surface, wherein the
sealing surface is formed as an annular ring about at least one of (a) an
upper surface of a
rolled annular end ring formed at a lower edge of the sidewall of the
container lid and (b) a
radially inner surface of the rolled annular end ring formed at the lower edge
of the sidewall
of the container lid.
LID ¨ Socket
[0083] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a socket
extending downwardly
into an interior space of the container body, the socket including a sidewall
and a bottom
wall. The container cap including a sidewall and a bottom wall, and wherein
the container
cap is adapted to fit into the socket.
[0084] In yet another aspect, the socket of the container lid is
formed within the planar
base panel of the container lid.
[0085] In yet another aspect, the socket of the container lid is
located proximate a
circumferential edge of the container lid.
[0086] In yet another aspect, the entire peripheral edge of the
socket of the container lid is
concentrically located respective to the seaming panel or the circumferential
edge of the
container lid.
[0087] In yet another aspect, a peripheral edge wall of the socket
of the container lid is
located between a seaming panel and a peripheral countersink.
[0088] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented.
[0089] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented, the peripheral edge wall further
comprising at
least one lid translative motion guide feature.
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[0090] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented; the peripheral edge wall further
comprising two
(2) lid translative motion guide features.
[0091] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented; the peripheral edge wall further
comprising
three (3) lid translative motion guide features.
[0092] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented; the peripheral edge wall further
comprising four
(4) lid translative motion guide features.
[0093] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented; the peripheral edge wall further
comprising five
(5) lid translative motion guide features.
[0094] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being generally vertically oriented; the peripheral edge wall further
comprising six
(6) lid translative motion guide features.
[0095] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being substantially vertically oriented.
[0096] In yet another aspect, the peripheral edge wall of the
socket of the container lid is
arranged being substantially vertically oriented, the peripheral edge wall
further comprising
at least one lid translative motion guide feature.
[0097] In yet another aspect, the socket additionally includes an
assembly element for
assembling and retaining a secondary component to the container lid.
[0098] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within
the socket is located
within the sidewall of the socket.
[0099] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within
the sidewall of the
socket is provided in a form of a lid translative motion guide feature.
[00100] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within the sidewall
of the
socket is provided in a form of a cam track.
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[00101] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within
the sidewall of the
socket is provided in a form of a cam engaging projection.
[00102] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within the sidewall
of the
socket is provided in a form of a segment of a helical thread.
[00103] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within the sidewall
of the
socket is provided in a form of a projection for engaging with a segment of a
helical thread.
[00104] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within the sidewall
of the
socket is provided in a form of a segment of a groove.
[00105] In yet another aspect, the assembly element formed within the sidewall
of the
socket is provided in a form_ of a projection for engaging with a segment of a
groove.
[00106] In yet another aspect, the translative motion guide feature includes a
leading end
and a trailing end.
[00107] In yet another aspect, the leading end of the translative motion guide
feature
includes an angled lead in formation.
[00108] In yet another aspect, the trailing end of the translative motion
guide feature
includes a rotational locking formation.
[00109] In yet another aspect, the trailing end of the translative motion
guide feature
includes a rotational locking formation includes a detent feature, wherein the
detent feature
engages with the mating translative motion guide feature.
[00110] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall and the socket
sidewall are distinct
from one another.
[00111] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall and the socket
sidewall are the
same.
[00112] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is formed having a
frustum shape
extending between the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge,
wherein the
frustum shape has a sidewall angle enabling nesting between two container
lids.
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[00113] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is formed
having a frustum shape
extending between the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge,
wherein the
frustum shape has a sidewall angle enabling nesting between two container
lids, wherein an
interior surface of each lid translative motion guide feature nests against an
exterior surface
of the sidewall of a second container lid inserted into the first container
lid.
[00114] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is formed having a
frustum shape
extending between the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge,
wherein the
frustum shape has a sidewall angle enabling nesting between two container
lids, wherein an
interior surface of each lid translative motion guide feature nests against an
exterior surface
of the sidewall of a second container lid inserted into the first container
lid, wherein a bottom
surface of a container lid bottom wall of the second container lid is located
proximate to an
upper surface of a bottom wall of the first container lid.
[00115] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is formed having a
frustum shape
extending between the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge,
wherein the
frustum shape has a sidewall angle enabling nesting between two container
lids, wherein an
interior surface of each lid translative motion guide feature nests against an
exterior surface
of the sidewall of a second container lid inserted into the first container
lid, wherein a bottom
surface of a container lid bottom wall of the second container lid is located
proximate to an
upper surface of a stay-on tab of the first container lid.
[00116] In yet another aspect, the container lid sidewall is formed having a
frustum shape
extending between the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge,
wherein the
frustum shape has a sidewall angle enabling nesting between two container
lids, wherein an
interior surface of each lid translative motion guide feature nests against an
exterior surface
of the sidewall of a second container lid inserted into the first container
lid, wherein a top,
exterior surface of a seaming panel (joining formation) of the first container
lid is located
proximate to an interior (underside) surface of a seaming panel (joining
formation) of the
second container lid.
[00117] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid.
[00118] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid, the
countersink extending
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between a first, radially outer edge of the countersink and a second, radially
inner edge, the
first, radially outer edge being contiguous with a lower edge of the container
lid sidewall and
the second, radially inner edge being contiguous with the radial bottom
surface of the
container lid.
[00119] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally
includes a countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid, wherein
the countersink is
formed having a U-shaped bottom.
[00120] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid, wherein
the countersink is
formed having a v-shaped bottom.
[00121] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid, wherein
the countersink is
formed having a chamfered bottom.
[00122] In yet another aspect, the container lid additionally includes a
countersink formed
about a periphery of the lower peripheral edge of the container lid, wherein
the countersink is
formed having a chamfered bottom, wherein the chamfered bottom includes a
radial bottom
surface, a first 45 degree chamfered wall segment extending between a first,
radially outer
edge of the radial bottom surface and the sidewall and a second 45 degree
chamfered wall
segment extending between a second, radially inner edge of the radial bottom
surface and the
bottom wall.
LID ¨ Stay-On Tab (SOT) Design
[00123] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
currently commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design.
[00124] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design includes a Stay-On Tab (SOT) secured to the
bottom
wall of the container lid.
[00125] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design includes a Stay-On Tab (SOT) secured to the
bottom
wall of the container lid by a rivet.
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[00126] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
currently commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design includes a Stay-On Tab (SOT) secured to the
bottom
wall of the container lid by a rivet formed in the bottom wall of the
container lid.
[00127] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
currently commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design includes a Stay-On Tab (SOT) secured to the
bottom
wall of the container lid by a rivet integrally formed in the bottom wall of
the container lid.
[00128] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design, wherein the Stay-On Tab (SOT) works in
conjunction
with a score line formed in an upper surface of the bottom wall of the
container lid.
[00129] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design, wherein the Stay-On Tab (SOT) works in
conjunction
with a score line formed in an upper surface of the bottom wall of the
container lid, wherein
the score line is provided in a shape creating a tear panel.
[00130] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design, wherein the Stay-On Tab (SOT) works in
conjunction
with a score line formed in an upper surface of the bottom wall of the
container lid, wherein
the score line is provided in a shape creating a tear panel and a hinge for
the tear panel.
[00131] In yet another aspect, the tear panel is formed to further
include a tear panel
reinforcement section.
[00132] In yet another aspect, the container lid bottom wall can include
reinforcing
formations to maintain a desired shape.
[00133] In yet another aspect, the tear panel portion of the container lid
bottom wall can
include reinforcing formations to maintain a desired shape.
[00134] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design, which additionally includes at least one
reinforcing
element formed in the bottom wall of the container lid.
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[00135] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
currently commercially
available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design, which additionally includes a finger
clearance formed
in the bottom wall of the container lid.
[00136] In yet another aspect, the container lid bottom wall can include
formations to
improve ergonomic accessibility to at least one feature.
[00137] In yet another aspect, the container lid bottom wall can include
formations to
improve ergonomic accessibility to the tab.
[00138] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforced
section formed
surrounding the currently commercially available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design.
LID ¨ Open Lid Design
[00139] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
rolled annular end ring.
[00140] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
rolled annular end ring,
wherein the rolled annular end ring is farmed by rolling the material at the
lower edge of the
sidewall in an outward direction.
[00141] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed having a
circular cross
section shape.
[00142] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed having a
non-circular
cross section shape.
[00143] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed having an
elliptical
cross section shape.
[00144] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a rolled annular
end ring
forming a passageway.
[00145] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed having a
semi-circular
cross section shape.
[00146] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed having a
semi-circular
cross section shape, wherein the rolled annular end ring is formed by rolling
the material at
the lower edge of the sidewall in an outward direction at least 180 degrees.
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[00147] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed
having a semi-circular
cross section shape, wherein the rolled annular end ring is formed by rolling
the material at
the lower edge of the sidewall in an outward direction at least 270 degrees.
[00148] In yet another aspect, the rolled annular end ring is formed
having a semi-circular
cross section shape, wherein the rolled annular end ring is formed by rolling
the material at
the lower edge of the sidewall in an outward direction to approximately 360
degrees.
LID ¨ Peel Off Foil Design
[00149] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available peel off foil design.
[00150] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include an opening or
passageway
accessing contents within the container.
[00151] In yet another aspect, the opening or passageway of the container lid
can be
defined by a sheared edge of a bottom wall of the container lid.
[00152] In yet another aspect, the opening or passageway of the container lid
can be
defined by a rolled edge along a lower portion of a sidewall of the container
lid.
[00153] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include an opening or
passageway
accessing contents within the container, the passageway being covered and
sealed by a peel
off foil member.
[00154] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a currently
commercially
available peel off foil design includes an actuation tab hingeably formed with
a peel off foil
body.
[00155] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
currently commercially
available peel off foil design includes the actuation tab hingeably formed
with the peel off
foil body, wherein the actuation tab is unitarily formed with the peel off
foil body.
[00156] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member includes an actuation
tab hingeably
formed with a peel off foil body.
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[00157] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member is initially
sealed to an upper
surface of the container lid.
[00158] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member is initially sealed to
an upper
surface of the container lid using an adhesive.
[00159] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member is initially
sealed to an upper
surface of the container lid using an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is
formulated to reside on
the foil when the foil is removed from the container lid.
[00160] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member is initially sealed to
an upper region
of the rolled edge of the container lid.
[00161] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member is initially sealed to
an upper
surface of the bottom wall of the container lid.
[00162] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member can be fabricated of
an aluminum
sheet.
[00163] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member can be fabricated of
any suitable
material, wherein the suitable material provides Oxygen and a moisture
barrier.
[00164] In yet another aspect, the peel off foil member can be fabricated of
any suitable
material, including an aluminum sheet, a stainless steel sheet, a copper
sheet, a plastic sheet, a
waxed paper sheet, polyethylene (PE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE),
polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a heat
induction
sealing material, or any other suitable material.
LID - Translative Motion Guide Feature
[00165] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising a socket
adapted to
receive the container cap and a lid translative motion guide feature, wherein
the lid translative
motion guide feature includes elements formed on opposing generally
cylindrical surfaces of
the socket.
[00166] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising a socket
adapted to
receive the container cap and a lid translative motion guide feature, wherein
the lid translative
motion guide feature extends radially inward from the sidewall of the
container
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[00167]
In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be a
boss feature
that slideably engages with a cam surface, multiple boss features that
slideably engages with
multiple cam surfaces, a ramp surface engaging with a mating surface, multiple
ramp
surfaces engaging with one or more surfaces, a first ramp surface engaging
with a second
ramp surface, multiple first ramp surfaces engaging with multiple second ramp
surfaces, a
first threaded surface engaging with a second threaded ------------------------
----- surface, a pair of first threaded
surfaces engaging with a pair of second threaded surfaces, a plurality of
first threaded
surfaces engaging with a like plurality of second threaded surfaces, and the
like.
[00168] In yet another aspect, the threaded surfaces can be formed having a
helical thread
shape.
[00169] In yet another aspect, each translative motion guide feature is formed
on an outer
cylindrical surface of the container cap, and projections are formed on the
inner cylindrical
surface of the socket, wherein each translative motion guide feature is
adapted to engage the
projections whereby rotational movement of the container cap imparts
translational
movement to the container cap.
[00170] In yet another aspect, the first drive system for driving the
container cap into
operable engagement with the tear panel, thereby pushing the tear panel into
the can to form
an opening in the container lid; and
a second drive system, operable in response to the first drive system, to
increase the engagement between the container cap and the tear panel,
wherein the container cap includes a sharp projection formed in a center of
the bottom wall of the container cap, and the socket includes a score line
formed
in a center of the bottom wall of the socket, in juxtaposition to the sharp
projection
when the container cap is positioned in the socket.
[00171] In yet another aspect, the second drive means includes a second linear
motion
drive mechanism, capable of converting rotational motion of the container cap
into a
separation force applied upon the tear panel.
[00172] In yet another aspect, the first linear motion drive mechanism
includes first and
second cam structures, formed respectively on the container cap cylindrical
sidewall and
socket cylindrical sidew all.
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[00173] In yet another aspect, the second linear motion drive
mechanism includes third
and fourth cam structures, formed respectively on the container cap bottom
wall and the
socket bottom wall.
[00174] In yet another aspect, the first cam structure includes a groove
formed in the
container cap cylindrical sidewall, and the second cam structure includes at
least one
projection formed on the socket cylindrical sidewall.
[00175] In yet another aspect, the third cam structure includes at least one
cap ramp and
the fourth cam structure includes at least one socket ramp in sliding
engagement with the at
least one cap ramp.
[00176] In yet another aspect, the at least one cap ramp includes three ramps
arranged
peripherally around the container cap bottom wall, in sliding engagement with
the at least one
socket ramp.
[00177] In yet another aspect, the container cap second linear drive mechanism
element is
a first series of ramps, and the mating socket second linear drive mechanism
element is a
second series of ramps, wherein each ramp of the first series of ramps and
each associated
ramp of the second series of ramps are in sliding engagement with one another.
[00178] In yet another aspect, at least a portion of the ramp is configured to
be an
embossed feature, extending downward from the bottom surface of the container
cap.
[00179] In yet another aspect, at least a portion of the ramp is configured to
be a debossed
feature, extending upward from the bottom surface of the container cap.
[00180] In yet another aspect, at least a portion of the ramp is configured to
be an
embossed feature, extending downward from the bottom surface of the container
cap.
[00181] In yet another aspect, at least a portion of the ramp is configured to
be an
embossed feature, extending downward from the bottom surface of the container
cap and a
second portion of the ramp is configured to be a debossed feature, extending
upward from the
bottom surface of the container cap.
[00182] In yet another aspect, the opening process includes a mechanism
enabling the
container cap to distally separate from the container lid upper surface, thus
separating the
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sealing element from the upper surface of the container cap receiving socket
bottom wall,
eliminating any friction between the sealing element and the associated mating
surface.
[00183] In yet another aspect, separation of the sealing element and the
associated mating
surface enables depressurization of the pressurized contents within container
to eliminate
mis suing.
[00184] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed using
an elastomer applied to the container lid.
[00185] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed using
the elastomer applied to the socket wall of the container lid.
[00186] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed using
the elastomer applied to the socket wall of the container lid, wherein the
socket wall is the
sidewall.
[00187] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid.
[00188] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid, wherein
the socket wall is
the sidewall.
[00189] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid and using a
mating lid
translative motion guide feature of the container cap to shape the dispensed
elastomer into a
desired shape creating the lid translative motion guide feature. The formed
elastomer remains
bonded to the socket sidewall of the container lid.
[00190] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid and using a
mating lid
translative motion guide feature of the container cap to shape the dispensed
elastomer into a
desired shape creating the lid translative motion guide feature. The formed
elastomer remains
bonded to at least a portion of a countersink, the socket sidewall, a chuck
wall, and/or at least
a portion of the seaming panel of the container lid.
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[00191] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide
feature can be formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid and using a
mating lid
translative motion guide feature of the container cap to shape the dispensed
elastomer into a
desired shape creating the lid translative motion guide feature, wherein the
lid translative
motion guide feature has a thread shape.
[00192] In yet another aspect, the lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed by
dispensing the elastomer onto the socket wall of the container lid and using a
mating lid
translative motion guide feature of the container cap to shape the dispensed
elastomer into a
desired shape creating the lid translative motion guide feature, wherein the
lid translative
motion guide feature includes a plurality of like threaded shapes.
[00193] In yet another aspect, the elastomer can be dispensed onto any
existing container
lid, including a currently commercially available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design,
ring-pull
design, full panel ring-pull easy open design, and foil peel-off membrane
design.
LID ¨ Score Line
[00194] In yet another aspect, the score line is adapted to define a pathway
for initiating
and propagating a fracture defining a tear panel from the container lid planar
based bottom or
socket bottom wall.
[00195] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed upon the container
lid planar
base bottom.
[00196] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed upon an exterior
(exposed)
surface of the container lid planar base bottom.
[00197] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed upon an interior
(concealed)
surface of the container lid planar base bottom.
[00198] In yet another aspect, the score section is fanned upon at least one
of an exterior
surface of the container lid planar base bottom and an interior surface of the
container lid
planar base bottom.
[00199] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed upon a socket
bottom wall,
wherein the socket is formed within the container lid planar base bottom.
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[00200] In yet another aspect, the score section is concentric with
respect to the container
lid socket sidewall.
[00201] In yet another aspect, the score section is located off-center with
respect to the
container lid socket sidewall.
[00202] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed having a pair of
score grooves;
the pair of score grooves is arranged substantially parallel to one another.
[00203] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed having a pair of
score grooves;
the pair of score grooves is joined to one another at one end.
[00204] In yet another aspect, the score section is formed having a pair of
score grooves;
the pair of score grooves is joined to one another at one end by a loop
formation.
[00205] In yet another aspect, the score line is shaped initiating at a looped
segment and
having a pair of line segments extending from each end of the looped segment,
the pair of
line segments extending in a like direction generally following a peripheral
edge of the socket
bottom wall.
[00206] In yet another aspect, the score line is shaped initiating at a looped
segment and
having a pair of line segments extending from each end of the looped segment,
the pair of
line segments extending in a like direction generally following a peripheral
edge of the socket
bottom wall, wherein the pointed projection is in alignment with a center of
the looped
segment of the score line.
[00207] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed in an "S" shape.
[00208] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed in an "S" shape,
defining a pair of
tear panels.
[00209] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed in an "S" shape,
defining a pair of
tear panels, wherein each end of the score line defines a respective hinge for
the respective
tear panel.
[00210] In yet another aspect, the score line is adapted to define a hinge
section.
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[00211] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising
a hinge section defined
by ends of the score line, wherein the hinge section extends between the tear
panel and the
annular surface maintaining attachment of the tear panel to the planar member
when the score
line is fractured.
[00212] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed using a
single score forming step.
[00213] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed using multiple score
forming steps.
[00214] In yet another aspect, the score line is formed using multiple score
forming steps,
wherein an intersection between ends of the first score segment formed by the
first score
forming step and the second score segment formed by a subsequent score forming
step is
facilitated by including an enlarged score area located at the intersection
between the first
score segment and the second score segment.
[00215] In yet another aspect, the enlarged score area adjoining two (2)
separately formed
score line segments is employed to perform at least one function of initiating
and propagating
the fracture of the score line.
[00216] In yet another aspect, the multiple score line process employs
registration features
formed within the container lid to maintain registration accuracy between the
first score
forming step and each subsequent score forming step.
[00217] In yet another aspect, the score line can be reinforced by applying a
sealant
material on at least one side of the material having the score line. The
reinforced score line
can be formed partially extending through the score receiving substrate or
extend completely
through the score receiving substrate.
[00218] In yet another aspect, the enlarged score area adjoining two (2)
separately formed
score line segments, includes a thinned material fracture section located upon
a same surface
as the score line, and a broader compression formed concave surface located on
an opposite
side of the score receiving substrate, wherein the combination ensures a
desired movement of
material during the forming process. The process is adapted to form the
scoring fracture
initiation or propagation section by the traversing displacement of the
material.
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[00219] In yet another aspect, the enlarged score area adjoining two
(2) separately formed
score line segments can be of any suitable shape, including circular, oval,
oblong, square,
rectangular, diamond, hexagonal, octagonal, or any other suitable shape.
[00220] In yet another aspect, at least one end of the score line includes an
outward arched
segment, wherein the outward arched segment is adapted to direct any
additional fracturing
away from the hinge formation.
[00221] In yet another aspect, both ends of the score line include outward
arched
segments, wherein the outward arched segments are adapted to direct any
additional
fracturing away from the hinge formation.
[00222] In yet another aspect, the score line can be arranged providing a
counter-
clockwise driven opening, having score line fracture initiating location on a
left side of the
tear panel and a hinge located on a right side.
[00223] In yet another aspect, the score line can be arranged providing a
clockwise driven
opening, having score line fracture initiating location on a right side of the
tear panel and a
hinge located on a left side.
[00224] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes at least one score
line, wherein the
score line is of a shape that defines a tear panel.
[00225] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes at least one score
line, wherein the
score line is of a shape that defines a hinge associated with the tear panel.
[00226] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes at least one score
line, wherein the
score line is of a shape that enables removal of the tear panel.
[00227] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes at least one score
line, wherein the
score line is of a shape that circumscribes a peripheral edge of the container
lid bottom wall,
enabling removal of the tear panel, wherein the tear panel is a majority or
the entire bottom
wall.
LID ¨ Reinforcement Section
[00228] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising a
reinforcement section
formed within a bottom wall of the socket of the container lid.
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[00229] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising
a reinforcement
structure located about a peripheral edge of the container lid planar base
bottom.
[00230] In yet another aspect. the container lid further comprising a
reinforcement
structure that is formed as an embossed feature extending upward into a void
within the
socket cavity.
[00231] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprising a
reinforcement
structure that is formed as a debossed feature extending downward away from
the void within
the socket cavity.
[00232] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprises a
reinforcement structure
that is formed having both the embossed feature extending upward into the void
within the
socket cavity and the debossed feature extending downward away from the void
within the
socket cavity.
[00233] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprises a
reinforcement structure
that is formed on the planar base bottom, outward of the score line.
[00234] In yet another aspect, the container lid further comprises a
reinforcement structure
that is formed on the container lid planar base bottom, outward of the score
line.
[00235] In yet another aspect, the reinforcement structure includes features
that are
employed for translation of a radial motion into at least one of an axial
motion and an axial
force.
[00236] In yet another aspect, the reinforcement structure includes features
that are
employed to induce a torsional force upon the tear panel to rotate or bend the
tear panel away
from the container lid planar base bottom.
[00237] In yet another aspect, the reinforcement structure is adapted to
distribute the
fracturing force applied by the container cap onto the tear panel to propagate
the bifurcation
fracturing of the score line.
[00238] In yet another aspect, the reinforcement structure can be employed for
nesting of
at least one feature provided on the container cap.
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[00239] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
reinforcement structure
formed about the socket sidewall.
[00240] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about an upper edge of the socket sidewall.
[00241] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a
reinforcement structure
formed about the seaming panel of the container lid.
[00242] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about a lower portion of the seaming panel of the container lid.
[00243] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about the seaming panel of the container lid, wherein the reinforcement
feature is
employed to retain a cylindrical shape of the container lid sidewall.
[00244] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about the lower portion of the seaming panel of the container lid,
wherein the
reinforcement structure is employed as a support for a respective seating
feature of a seaming
chuck.
[00245] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about the lower portion of the seaming panel of the container lid,
wherein the
reinforcement structure is employed to provide planar support for the
respective seating
feature of the seaming chuck.
[00246] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about a bottom edge of the socket sidewall.
[00247] In yet another aspect, the container lid can include a reinforcement
structure
formed about a bottom edge of the socket sidewall, wherein the reinforcement
feature is a
countersink.
[00248] In yet another aspect, the exclusion of the countersink enhances the
ability of the
container lid to funnel any residual beverage volume back towards an opened
tear panel,
returning the residual beverage volume to an interior of the container.
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[00249] In yet another aspect, the replacement of the countersink with a
frustum shaped
transition between the cylindrical sidewall and the bottom wall of the
container lid enhances
the ability of the container lid to funnel any residual beverage volume back
towards an
opened tear panel, returning the residual beverage volume to an interior of
the container.
CAP ¨ General Desiun
[00250] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated from a single
sheet of planar
material.
[00251] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using at least
one metal
forming process. The at least one metal forming process can include a stamping
process, a
sheering process, a drawing process, a wall ironing process, a metal pinching
process, a
rolling process, and the like.
[00252] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using at least
one molding
process. The at least one molding process can include an injection molding
process, a vacuum
molding process, a blow molding process, a thermoforming process, an over-
molding
process, a slush molding process, a transfer molding process, a pressure
molding process, and
the like.
[00253] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a molding
process. The
molding process can include a wax or resin impregnated with the molding
material.
[00254] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a molding
process. The
molding process making a part that can include a wax or resin coating on the
molded
material.
[00255] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a molding
process. The
molding process making a part that can include a plastic lining on the molded
material.
[00256] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a
machining process.
[00257] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a molding
process.
[00258] In yet another aspect, the container cap is fabricated using a casting
process.
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[00259] In yet another aspect, a cap planar traversing wall, a
sidewall, and a grip feature
are all made of a same material.
[00260] In yet another aspect, the container cap planar traversing wall, the
sidewall, and
the grip feature are all fabricated from one planar sheet of material.
[00261] In yet another aspect, the material is selected from a group of
materials, the group
of materials comprising:
a. Metal,
b. Aluminum alloy,
c. Steel alloy,
d. Tin,
e. Plastic,
f. Nylon,
g. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
h. Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE or PET),
i. Thermoplastic elastorner (TPE),
j. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
k. Polypropylene (PP),
1. Polycarbonate,
m. Waxed or resin impregnated paper / organic fiber pulp,
n. Waxed or resin coated paper / organic fiber pulp, and
o. Plastic lined paper / organic fiber pulp.
[00262] In yet another aspect, at least one of the container cap planar
traversing wall, the
sidewall, and the grip feature is made of an aluminum alloy.
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[00263] In yet another aspect, the container cap planar traversing
wall, the sidewall, and
the grip feature are all made of the aluminum alloy.
[00264] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include at least one cap
reinforcement
structure.
[00265] In yet another aspect, the container cap reinforcement structure can
be formed as a
gripping element.
[00266] In yet another aspect, the container cap reinforcement structure can
be formed as a
sidewall.
[00267] In yet another aspect, the container cap reinforcement structure can
be formed as a
countersink.
[00268] In yet another aspect, the container cap reinforcement structure can
be formed as
at least one ramp.
[00269] In yet another aspect, the container cap reinforcement structure can
be formed as a
tamper indicator.
CAP ¨ Grip
[00270] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes at least one grip.
[00271] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprising a grip
element formed
in the upper end of the container cap.
[00272] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprising at least
one grip
element formed about an exterior of the upper end of the container cap.
[00273] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprising at least
one grip
element formed about a radially outward, exterior surface of the upper end of
the container
cap.
[00274] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprising a series
of grip
elements foimed about a radially outward, exterior surface of the upper end of
the container
cap.
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[00275] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprising
a series of grip
elements spatially formed about a radially outward, exterior surface of the
upper end of the
container cap.
[00276] In yet another aspect, the grip element is formed having an embossed
shape,
wherein the embossed shape extends radially outward from a container cap
inverted
countersink.
[00277] In yet another aspect, the grip element can include a series of grip
enhancing
features.
[00278] In yet another aspect, the grip enhancing features can be a series of
axially
oriented bosses.
[00279] In yet another aspect, the grip feature can be designed to receive at
least one of:
a tangential force (such as on an exterior surface of a cylindrical sidewall),
a direct force (such as on a bar shaped grip), and
a torsional force (such as on the pivoting grip feature).
[00280] In yet another aspect, a lid translative motion guide feature can be
formed on an
exterior surface of the grip cylindrical sidewall proximate a lower (free)
edge thereof.
[00281] In yet another aspect, the container cap is designed to include a
clearance for
features of the container lid, the container lid features being located on the
exterior side of the
container lid.
[00282] In yet another aspect, the container cap is designed to include a
clearance for
features of the container lid; the container lid features being located on the
exterior side of the
container lid, features of the container lid can include the tab, the tab
rivet, reinforcement
formations, and the like.
[00283] In yet another, the container cap comprising the cylindrically shaped
sidewall and
the exterior (upper) surface of the container cap planar transversing surface
defining a hollow
interior, enables storage of goods therein, when the container cap is
assembled to the
container lid.
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CAP ¨ Tamper Feature
[00284] In yet another aspect, cap includes tamper evidence feature.
[00285] In yet another aspect, the tamper evidence feature of the container
cap is provided
as a frangible skirt circumscribing a peripheral edge of the container cap.
[00286] In yet another aspect, the container cap has an upper end having a
peripheral edge,
and the container cap includes a skirt formed along the peripheral edge, the
skirt including an
opened indicating feature for visually indicating when beverage container has
been opened.
[00287] In yet another aspect, the opened indicating feature includes score
lines formed
radially outwardly at spaced intervals along the skirt, wherein the score
lines are broken to
allow movement of the skirt when the container cap moves downwardly.
[00288] In yet another aspect, the tamper indicator can be formed as an
embossed dome
shaped upward projection.
[00289] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection
operates by
allowing a flexure in a direction opposite to the domed shape when
unsupported. The
flexibility enables the tamper indicator to report, similar to a clicking
device.
[00290] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection
functions
employing a mechanically supported configuration.
[00291] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection can
further
include a downward projecting probe or operating element to provide support to
the
embossed dome shaped upward projection.
[00292] In yet another aspect, the downward projecting probe or operating
element is
adapted to contact the opposing surface of the container lid bottom wall. The
downward
projecting probe contacts the opposing surface of the container lid bottom
wall. When the
interior volume within the container is pressurized, the contained pressure
stiffens the
container lid bottom wall. Thus, in a sealed configuration, the downward
projecting probe
contacting the stiffened container lid bottom wall retains the tamper
indicator in an upward
shape. When the integrity of the container is compromised, the pressure is
equalized within
the interior volume of the container, thus no longer providing stiffness to
the container lid
bottom wall. Thus, in a compromised configuration, the downward projecting
probe
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contacting the unsupported container lid bottom wall no longer retains the
tamper indicator in
an upward shape, enabling the tamper indicator to flex. The flexibility
enables the tamper
indicator to report, similar to a clicking device.
[00293] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection
functions
employing a pneumatically s upported configuration.
[00294] In yet another aspect, the pneumatically supported configuration
employs a
vacuum formed within the container. In a vacuum support configuration, the
safety indicator
is normally drawn towards the interior of the container.
[00295] In yet another aspect, the pneumatically supported configuration
employs a
pressure formed within the container. In a pressure support configuration, the
safety indicator
is normally forced away from the interior of the container.
[00296] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection is
concentrically located respective to a peripheral edge of the container cap.
[00297] In yet another aspect, the embossed dome shaped upward projection is
located off
centered respective to a peripheral edge of the container cap.
[00298] In yet another aspect, the tamper indicator would be formed using a
fabrication
process compatible with the method(s) used for manufacturing the container
cap.
[00299] In yet another aspect, the downward projecting probe or operating
element of the
tamper indicator can alternatively be an upward projecting probe extending
upward from the
container cap receiving socket bottom wall of the container lid.
[00300] In yet another aspect, the container cap can be fabricated of a
transparent or
translucent material, enabling the user to visually inspect for a breach of
the can tear panel
from the bottom wall of the container lid.
[00301] In yet another aspect, the container cap can be fabricated of a
transparent or
translucent material, enabling the user to visually inspect for breach of the
bottom wall of the
container lid.
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CAP and LID Assembly ¨ General Desi2n
[00302] In accordance with another variant of a resealable container lid
assembly in
accordance with the present invention the resealable container lid assembly
includes:
a container lid comprising:
a frustum shaped sidewall having a generally cylindrical shape
extending between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge,
a seaming panel formed about the vertical sidewall upper peripheral
edge, the seaming panel being adapted to assembly to the container lid to a
container,
a container lid rotational and axial translative guide feature integral
with the vertical sidewall, and
a container lid seal engaging surface;
a container lid sealing cap comprising:
a resealable container cap generally horizontally oriented traversing
wall,
a resealable container cap cylindrical sidewall arranged generally
perpendicular to the resealable container cap generally horizontally oriented
traversing wall, the resealable container cap exterior sidewall having a
cylindrical shape, sized to rotationally engage with an interior surface of
the
container lid vertical sidewall,
a grip feature adapted to receive a force to cause a rotational motion of
the container lid sealing cap,
a sealing cap rotational and axial translative guide feature integral with
the container cap vertical sidewall, and
a container cap seal engaging surface; and
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a sealing element arranged to provide a seal between the container lid seal
engaging surface and the container cap seal engaging surface;
wherein the container cap is inserted into an interior volume defined by the
container lid vertical sidewall,
wherein the sealing element engages with the container lid seal engaging
surface when the sealing cap rotational and axial guide feature is
rotationally engaged
with the container lid rotational and axial guide feature.
[00303] In another aspect, the sealing element is carried by the container
lid.
[00304] In another aspect, the sealing element is carried by the container
cap.
[00305] In another aspect, a first sealing element is carried by the container
lid and a
second sealing element is carried by the container cap.
[00306] In another aspect, the sealing cap rotational and axial guide feature
is one of:
a) an at least one cam follower, and
b) an at least one cam track; and
wherein the container lid rotational and axial guide feature is the other of:
a) the at least one cam follower, and
b) the at least one cam track.
[00307] In another aspect, the sealing cap rotational and axial guide feature
is one of:
a) an at least one ramp, and
b) an at least mating ramp; and
wherein the container lid rotational and axial guide feature is the other of:
a) the at least one mating ramp, and
b) the at least one ramp.
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[00308] In another aspect, the sealing cap rotational and axial
guide feature is one of:
a) an at least one ramp, and
b) an at least projection designed to engage with the ramp; and
wherein the container lid rotational and axial guide feature is the other of:
a) the at least one projection designed to engage with the ramp, and
b) the at least one ramp.
[00309] In another aspect, the sealing cap rotational and axial guide feature
is one of:
a) an at least one section of a helical thread, and
b) an at least one mating section of a helical thread; and
wherein the container lid rotational and axial guide feature is the other of:
a) the at least one mating section of a helical thread, and
b) the at least one section of a helical thread.
1003101 In another aspect, the sealing cap rotational and axial guide feature
is one of:
a) an at least one section of a helical thread, and
b) an at least one projection designed to engage with the section of a
helical thread; and
wherein the container lid rotational and axial guide feature is the other of:
a) the at least one projection designed to engage with the section of a
helical thread, and
b) the at least one section of a helical thread.
[00311] In yet another aspect, wherein the container lid seal engaging surface
is a frustum
shaped surface formed within the container lid vertical sidewall,
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wherein the container cap sealing element is arranged having a frustum shaped
surface adapted to engage with the frustum shaped surface of the container lid
seal
engaging surface.
[00312] In yet another aspect, the container lid sealing cap further comprises
a tamper
indicator, wherein the tamper indicator is adapted to inform a consumer when a
resealable
container assembly comprising the container lid has been breached.
[00313] In yet another aspect, the container cap sealing element is one of:
a) a sealing gasket canied by a bottom surface of the resealable container cap
generally horizontally oriented traversing wall,
b) a sealing gasket carried by an annular surface of the bottom surface of the
resealable container cap generally horizontally oriented traversing wall, or
c) a frustum shaped surface formed within the resealable container cap
cylindrical sidewall.
CAP and LID Assembly - Retention Features
[00314] In yet another aspect, the container lid includes a detent feature for
securing the
container cap in a first position associated with pre-opening, and a second
position associated
with post-opening.
[00315] In yet another aspect, the translative motion guide feature is
provided in a form of
a cam track, the cam track including a locking detent segment.
[00316] In yet another aspect, the locking detent segment is designed to
retain the
container cap from rotating in a reverse direction following an initial
assembly of the
container cap to the container cap receiving socket within the container lid.
[00317] In yet another aspect, the container cap is retained in a container
pre-opened
position by locating each socket sidewall cam engaging projections within each
respective
cam track, with each socket sidewall cam engaging projections being located
following the
respective embossed cam surface lower detent. Further rotation in an opening
direction is
hindered by an upward sloping cam groove surface segment.
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[00318] In yet another aspect, the cam track includes features to
retain the container cap
within the container cap receiving cavity, while enabling an opening sequence,
a dispensing
configuration, as a sealing configuration. This can be accomplished by
including a downward
directed segment at an opposite end of the cam track.
[00319] In yet another aspect, the cam track can include at least one of an
upper detent and
a downward directed segment at an upper distal end thereof, wherein the at
least one of an
upper detent and a downward directed segment is adapted to curtail any further
rotational
motion of the container cap, thus retaining the container cap within the
container cap
receiving cavity of the container lid.
[00320] In yet another aspect, the detent feature is associated with the cam
feature.
[00321] In yet another aspect, the pre-opening position is associated with
functions of
storage and transport, and the post-opening position is associated with
resealing.
[00322] In yet another aspect, the detent feature includes at least
a portion of the lid
translative motion guide feature.
[00323] In yet another aspect, the sealing element is secondarily employed as
a retention
element to retain a rotational relationship between the container cap and the
container lid.
CAP and LID Assembly - Sealing Formation
[00324] In yet another aspect, a seal is formed between the container lid and
the container
cap, more specifically; the seal is formed between an annular seal provided on
a bottom
surface of the container cap and a respective sealing surface located on the
upper surface of
the container lid bottom wall.
[00325] In yet another aspect, the sealing feature provided on the container
cap is
concentrically located respective to a peripheral edge of the container cap.
[00326] In yet another aspect, a seal is formed between the container lid and
the container
cap, more specifically; the seal is formed between an annular seal element
carried by an
annular surface circumscribing a peripheral edge of the planar traversing wall
of the container
cap and a mating surface formed on the container lid. The mating section is
formed on an
annular surface circumscribing a peripheral edge of the socket bottom wall of
the container
lid.
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[00327] In yet another aspect, a seal is formed between the
container lid and the container
cap, more specifically; the seal is formed between an annular seal element
carried by an
annular surface circumscribing a peripheral edge of the planar traversing wall
of the container
cap and a mating surface formed on the container lid. The mating section is
formed on an
annular surface circumscribing a peripheral edge of the socket bottom wall of
the container
lid, wherein the socket includes the container lid sidewall.
[00328] In yet another aspect, a seal is formed between the container lid and
the container
cap, more specifically; the seal is formed between an annular seal provided on
a frustum
shaped surface circumscribing an outer peripheral edge of the container cap
and a mating
section formed on the container lid. The mating section is formed having a
frustum shape and
is located interposed between the container lid seaming panel and the vertical
socket sidewall.
[00329] In yet another aspect, the container lid contains a frustum shaped
sidewall section,
the frustum shaped sidewall section extending between the chuck shoulder and
the seaming
panel.
[00330] In yet another aspect, the container lid contains a frustum shaped
sidewall section,
the frustum shaped sidewall section extending between the chuck shoulder and
the vertical
socket sidewall.
[00331] In yet another aspect, the container lid contains a frustum shaped cap
seal
engaging annular section, the frustum shaped cap seal engaging annular section
extending
between the peripheral edge of the bottom wall and a lower edge of the
vertical socket
sidewall.
[00332] In yet another aspect, the container cap and lid form a seal between
the seating
arrangement of the socket and the lower surface of the container cap.
[00333] In yet another aspect, the container cap and lid form a seal between
an upper
surface of the substantially planar member and a contacting surface of a
flange extending
radially outward from a peripheral edge about the container cap.
[00334] In yet another aspect, the container cap fits substantially
within the socket, and the
translative motion guide feature comprises earn surfaces formed in one of the
cylindrical
sidewalls of the socket and the container cap, and at least one projection
formed in the other
of the cylindrical sidewalls of the socket and the container cap.
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[00335] In yet another aspect, the translative motion guide feature
is formed as at least one
of: a ramp, a cam, a portion of a helical thread.
[00336] In yet another aspect, a pliant sealing element can be carried by one
of the
container cap or the container lid.
[00337] In yet another aspect, the pliant sealing element can he located
between the
container cap and the container lid.
[00338] In yet another aspect, the pliant sealing element can be an
independent component
of the container lid assembly, wherein the pliant sealing element would be
located between
the container cap and the container lid.
[00339] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a substantially
axially extending
pliant annular seal that is designed to engage with an interior surface of the
countersink of the
container lid.
[00340] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a substantially
axially extending
pliant annular seal that is designed to engage with an interior surface of the
countersink of the
container lid, wherein the pliant property of the material enables the
substantially axially
extending pliant annular seal to flex and create a reliable seal.
[00341] In yet another aspect, the substantially axially extending
pliant annular seal is
integral with the container cap.
[00342] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a generally radially
extending
pliant annular seal that is designed to engage with an outer peripheral
surface of the bottom
wall of the container lid, wherein the pliant property of the material enables
the generally
radially extending pliant annular seal to flex and create a reliable seal.
[00343] In yet another aspect, the generally radially extending pliant annular
seal extends
in a radially inward direction from the container cap,
[00344] In yet another aspect, the generally radially extending pliant annular
seal is
integral with the container cap.
[00345] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes the
substantially axially
extending pliant annular seal and the generally radially extending pliant
annular seal.
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[00346] In yet another aspect, the substantially axially extending
pliant annular seal and
the generally radially extending pliant annular seal are integral with the
container cap.
[00347] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a generally axially
extending
pliant annular seal that is designed to engage with a frustum shaped interior
surface of the
peripheral edge of bottom wall of the container lid.
[00348] In yet another aspect, the container lid comprising the frustum shaped
interior
surface is exclusive of a countersink.
[00349] In yet another aspect, the generally axially extending pliant annular
seal extends
from the container cap in a slightly radially inward direction.
[00350] In yet another aspect, the generally axially extending pliant annular
seal extends
axially, with a change in direction, where a distal segment extends in a
slightly radially
inward direction.
[00351] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a generally axially
extending
pliant annular seal that is designed to engage with an interior surface of the
countersink of the
container lid, wherein the pliant property of the material enables the
substantially axially
extending pliant annular seal to flex and create a reliable seal.
[00352] In yet another aspect, the substantially axially extending
pliant annular seal is
integral with the container cap.
[00353] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprises at least
one radial
sealing ring formed circumscribing an exterior cylindrical sidewall of the
container cap.
[00354] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial sealing ring is
formed
extending partially radially outward from the exterior cylindrical sidcwall of
the container
cap.
[00355] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap.
[00356] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap, wherein the container cap is of a moldable
material.
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[00357] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap, wherein the container cap is of a moldable
material, the
moldable material being one of: plastic, nylon, rubber, silicone, and the
like.
[00358] In yet another aspect, wherein the material used to
fabricate the at least one radial
sealing ring and the material used to fabricate the container cap can be
different from one
another.
[00359] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap, wherein the container cap is of a moldable
material,
wherein plastic properties of the material enable flexure of the at least one
radial sealing ring.
[00360] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap, wherein the container cap is of a molded
plastic.
[00361] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial
sealing ring is integrally
fabricated with the container cap, wherein the container cap is of a molded
plastic, wherein
plastic properties of the material enable flexure of the at least one radial
sealing ring.
[00362] In yet another aspect, each of the at least one radial sealing ring is
formed
extending partially axially from the exterior cylindrical sidewall of the
container cap in a
direction towards a bottom of the container cap.
[00363] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprises a series of
radial sealing
rings formed circumscribing the exterior cylindrical sidewall of the container
cap.
[00364] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprises a series of
radial sealing
rings formed circumscribing the exterior cylindrical sidewall of the container
cap, wherein
one radial sealing ring partially overlaps an adjacent radial sealing ring.
[00365] In yet another aspect, the at least one radial sealing ring seal
engages with a
generally axially oriented interior surface of the container lid.
[00366] In yet another aspect, the at least one radial sealing ring seal
engages with an
interior surface of the seaming panel of the container lid.
[00367] In yet another aspect, the at least one radial sealing ring
seal engages with an
interior of the chuck wall of the container lid.
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[00368] In yet another aspect, the at least one radial sealing ring
seal engages with an
interior of the cylindrical sidewall of the container lid.
[00369] In yet another aspect, an elastomer is disposed within the
countersink.
[00370] In yet another aspect, a lower edge of the container cap engages with
the
elastomer disposed within the countersink to seal the container.
[00371] In yet another aspect, engagement between the elastomer disposed upon
the
interior surface of the cylindrical sidewall of the container lid and the
threaded exterior
sidewall of the container cap forms a seal.
[00372] In yet another aspect, an elastomeric sealant material is disposed
upon a bottom
surface of the container cap; a peripheral edge of the elastomeric sealant
material forms an
annular sealing feature, wherein the annular sealing feature engages with a
peripheral edge of
the bottom wall of the container lid.
[00373] In yet another aspect, wherein the elastomeric sealant material is
applied to the
container cap, adhesively bonded to the container cap, overmolded into the
container cap,
mechanically retained in position, and the like.
[00374] In yet another aspect, the elastomeric sealant material is disposed
upon the entire
bottom surface of the container cap.
[00375] In yet another aspect, the container cap further comprises a generally
radially
directed peripheral seal adapted to seal against the container lid cylindrical
sidewall to deter
dust and other contaminants from collecting within the threaded area of the
container lid and
the container lid countersink.
[00376] In yet another aspect, the elastomeric sealant material is formed
including at least
one fin-like or annular projection.
[00377] In yet another aspect, the elastomeric sealant material is formed
including a
plurality of fin-like or annular projections.
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[00378] In yet another aspect, the seaming panel of the container lid is
joined or seamed to
an upper, free edge of the container body.
[00379] In yet another aspect, the seaming panel of the container lid is
joined or seamed to
an upper, free edge of the container body using a two operation progressive
roller that
circumscribes the seaming panel.
[00380] In yet another aspect, the seaming process employs a two operation
progressive
roller and a seaming chuck.
[00381] In yet another aspect, the first operation roller creates a cover
hook, where the
seaming panel of the container lid hooks around the upper and outer edge of
the container
body seaming panel or flange (upper free edge), initiating the seam.
[00382] In yet another aspect, the second operation roller
compresses the rolled, initiated
seaming panel, finalizing the seaming process.
[00383] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck seats against chuck wall and
chuck
shoulder of the container lid. The chuck wall is formed in a generally axial
direction. The
chuck shoulder is formed in a generally radial direction.
[00384] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck is designed to exclusively
contact the
container lid.
[00385] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck is designed to exclusively
contact the
container lid, wherein the seaming chuck includes a cavity which provides
clearance between
the seaming chuck and features of the container cap, when the container cap is
assembled to
the container lid during the seaming process.
[00386] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck is designed to properly
located and retain
the container lid in position on the container body throughout the seaming
process.
[00387] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck provides a radial
registration with the
seaming chuck and the container body by contact between the seaming chuck and
the
generally axially directed sidewall of the container body (or container cap
when included)
throughout the seaming process.
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[00388] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck provides an axial
registration with the
seaming chuck and the container body by contact between the seaming chuck and
the chuck
shoulder of the container body (or container cap when included) throughout the
seaming
process.
[00389] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck is employed as an anvil for
the seaming
roller throughout the seaming process.
[00390] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck is designed to contact the
container cap,
wherein the forces respective to the seaming chuck are passed through the
container cap onto
the container lid.
[00391] In yet another aspect, the seaming roller includes a clearance for the
container cap.
[00392] In yet another aspect, the seaming roller is designed to provide a
seaming function
exclusive of any contact with the container cap.
[00393] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange.
[00394] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange using a roll forming process.
[00395] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange using a roll forming process in conjunction with a
compression process.
The roll forming process can be completed using any suitable roll forming
process. In one
exemplary method. at least one roller is rotated about a stationary assembly.
In a second
exemplary method, the assembly is rotated about at least one stationary
roller. In a third
exemplary method, the assembly is rotated about at least one rotating roller.
[00396] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange using a step of applying an axial compression force to the
container lid.
The axial compression force application process can be completed using any
suitable roll
forming process.
[00397] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange using a step of applying an axial compression force to the
container lid
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using a frustum shaped mating surface between a seaming chuck and the
container lid
seaming panel.
[00398] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel is assembled to
the container
body seaming flange using a step of applying an axial compression force to the
container lid
by applying a compression force from the respective seating feature provided
on the seaming
chuck and a seaming chuck shoulder formed about an interior surface of the
container lid
sidewall. The respective seating feature can alternatively be referred to as a
planar driving
surface.
[00399] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck can further comprise a cavity
formed
extending inward from a seaming chuck bottom surface, wherein the seaming
chuck bottom
surface cavity provides clearance for features of the container lid assembly.
[00400] In yet another aspect, the seaming chuck can further comprise a cavity
formed
extending inward from a seaming chuck bottom surface, wherein the seaming
chuck bottom
surface cavity provides clearance for features of the container lid assembly,
which includes
the container lid and the container cap.
[00401] In yet another aspect, the container lid seaming panel can be
assembled to the
container body seaming flange using a bonding process.
[00402] In yet another aspect, the container lid is adapted for deformation
during
subjection to and resulting from a retort process.
[00403] In yet another aspect, a tamper indicator actuator (or similar
feature) ensures and
maintains sufficient separation between the resealable container cap
substantially horizontally
oriented traversing wall (more specifically, the incisor) and the container
cap receiving socket
bottom wall to avoid premature fracturing of the score line during subjection
to the retort
process.
[00404] In yet another aspect, during the retort process, the
vertical sidewal I of the
container lid deforms inward, pinching the cam tracks against the respective
cam followers of
the resealable container cap. This configuration retains the container cap
within cap receiving
socket of the container lid while subjected to the retort process.
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CAP and LID Assembly ¨ Accessories
[00405] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a child's sip cup
top
configuration, enabling the beverage container be converted into a child's sip
cup.
[00406] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a baby bottle
"nipple"
formation to convert the beverage container into a baby bottle.
[00407] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a baby bottle
"nipple"
formation to convert the beverage container into a baby bottle. In accordance
with this
variant, the contents of the container could be infant formula.
[00408] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include an axially
actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing mechanism to convert the beverage container into a
sports bottle.
[00409] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include an
axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing mechanism to convert the beverage container into a
sports bottle,
wherein an axial motion of a cap along a spout opens and closes the container.
[00410] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include an axially
actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing mechanism to convert the beverage container into a
sports bottle,
wherein an axial motion of a cap along a spout opens and closes the container,
wherein a top
of the spout is positioned in an extended position, the container is open
allowing dispensing
of contents from within the container and wherein a top of the spout is
positioned in an
retracted position, the container is closed retaining contents within the
container.
[00411] In yet another aspect, the axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing
mechanism can include an axially oriented dispensing tube comprising a
passageway,
wherein the passageway is opened and sealed by an axial movement of a spout
cap.
[00412] In yet another aspect, the axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing
mechanism can include an axially oriented dispensing tube comprising a
passageway,
wherein the passageway is opened and sealed by an axial movement of a spout
cap, the spout
cap comprising a fluid passageway, wherein the cap fluid passageway is in
fluid
communication with the dispensing tube passageway when the cap is placed in an
open
position and fluid communication between the cap fluid passageway and the
dispensing tube
passageway is blocked when the cap is placed in a closed position.
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[00413] In yet another aspect, the axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing
mechanism can include an axially oriented dispensing tube comprising at least
one
passageway, wherein the passageway is opened and sealed by an axial movement
of a spout
cap.
[00414] In yet another aspect, the axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing
mechanism can include an axially oriented dispensing tube comprising a
passageway,
wherein the passageway is opened and sealed by an axial movement of a spout
cap, the spout
cap comprising a fluid passageway, wherein the cap fluid passageway is in
fluid
communication with the dispensing tube passageway when the cap is placed in an
open
position and fluid communication between the cap fluid passageway and the
dispensing tube
passageway is blocked when the cap is placed in a closed position.
[00415] In yet another aspect, the axially actuated resealable
sports bottle dispensing
mechanism can include an axially oriented dispensing tube comprising at least
one
passageway, wherein the passageway is opened and sealed by an axial movement
of a spout
cap.
[00416] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a pivotally
actuated resealable
bottle dispensing mechanism. The pivotally actuated resealable bottle
dispensing mechanism
can be provided in a form factor of a spout.
[00417] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a pivotally
actuated resealable
fluid dispensing mechanism to convert the beverage container into a fluid
dispensing bottle,
wherein the rotational motion of a spout opens and closes the container.
[00418] In yet another aspect, the pivotally actuated resealable fluid
dispensing
mechanism includes a valve located at a pivoting end of the spout, wherein
when the spout is
oriented in a retracted position, the valve is closed, retaining fluid within
the container and
when the spout is oriented in a dispensing position, the valve is open,
enabling dispensing of
fluid from the container.
[00419] In yet another aspect, the pivotally actuated resealable fluid
dispensing
mechanism can include at least one fluid dispensing passageway.
[00420] In yet another aspect, the pivoting spout of the pivotally actuated
resealable fluid
dispensing mechanism can include at least one fluid dispensing passageway.
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[00421] In yet another aspect, the pivoting spout of the pivotally
actuated resealable fluid
dispensing mechanism can include at least one fluid dispensing passageway,
wherein the
fluid dispensing passageway extends from the valve to a dispensing port.
[00422] In yet another aspect, the pivoting spout of the pivotally
actuated resealable fluid
dispensing mechanism can include at least one fluid dispensing passageway,
wherein the
fluid dispensing passageway extends from the valve to a dispensing port,
wherein the
dispensing port is located at a distal, free end of the pivoting spout.
[00423] In yet another aspect, the pivotally operated valve includes at least
one fluid
dispensing passageway extends from a valve end of the spout to a dispensing
port of the
spout, wherein the valve end of the dispensing passageway on the spout aligns
with a
dispensing port of a cap when the spout is pivotally moved into a dispensing
position and a
seal located adjacent to the valve end of the dispensing passageway on the
spout seals the
dispensing port of the cap when the spout is pivotally moved into a sealed
position.
[00424] In yet another aspect, the spout can be seated within a recess formed
within the
cap when pivotally moved into a sealed position.
[00425] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a slideably
actuated resealable
bottle dispensing mechanism. The slideably actuated resealable bottle
dispensing mechanism
can be provided in a form factor of a spout.
[00426] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a slideably
actuated resealable
bottle dispensing mechanism. The slideably actuated resealable bottle
dispensing mechanism
can be provided in a form factor of a spout, wherein when the spout is
slideably positioned in
a first position, the container is open allowing dispensing of contents from
within the
container and wherein when the spout is slideably positioned in an second
position, the
container is closed retaining contents within the container.
[00427] In yet another aspect, the slideably actuated resealable bottle
dispensing
mechanism includes a dispensing passageway formed through the spout. A second
valve
member is located on the container cap and is designed to be in fluid
communication with the
dispensing passageway of the spout when the spout is slid into an open
position and provides
a fluid barrier between the second valve member and the dispensing passageway
of the spout
when the spout is slid into a closed position. The second valve member
includes an aperture
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that is in alignment with the dispensing passageway of the spout when the
spout is slid into
an open position and a closure that is in alignment with the dispensing
passageway of the
spout when the spout is slid into a closed position.
[00428] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a
rotationally actuated
resealable bottle dispensing mechanism. The rotationally actuated resealable
bottle
dispensing mechanism can be provided in a form factor of a spout or any other
dispensing
formation.
[00429] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a rotationally
actuated
resealable bottle dispensing mechanism. Operation of the rotationally actuated
resealable
bottle dispensing mechanism can be accomplished by rotating an element
comprising the
spout into a first or open position where a passageway of the spout is in
alignment with an
aperture of a second valve member enabling dispensing of contents from within
the container
and rotating the element comprising the spout into a second or closed position
where a
passageway of the spout is in alignment with a sealing portion of the second
valve member
inhibiting dispensing of contents from within the container.
[00430] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a pump dispensing
mechanism. The pump dispensing mechanism can be of any suitable pump
dispensing
mechanism known by those skilled in the art. Commercially available examples
include soap
dispensers, shampoo dispensers, cleaning composition dispensers, etc. The
contents of the
container can be drawn through a tubular member to the pump dispensing
mechanism.
[00431] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a spray
dispensing
mechanism. The spray dispensing mechanism can be of any suitable spray
dispensing
mechanism known by those skilled in the art. Commercially available examples
include
water spray bottles, cleaning composition dispensers, insecticide sprayers,
weed kill sprayers,
etc. The contents of the container can be drawn through a tubular member to
the spray
dispensing mechanism.
[00432] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a spray
dispensing
mechanism, wherein a trigger of the spray dispensing mechanism can be located
adjacent a
spray dispensing mechanism neck, wherein the user would grip the spray
dispensing
mechanism neck and draw the trigger towards the spray dispensing mechanism
neck to
actuate the spray dispensing mechanism.
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[00433] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a spray
dispensing
mechanism, wherein a trigger of the spray dispensing mechanism can be located
adjacent the
container body, wherein the user would grip the container body and draw the
trigger towards
the container body to actuate the spray dispensing mechanism.
[00434] In yet another aspect, the container cap can include a straw
gasket for retaining a
straw within a sealed cap. The container cap can be a two piece configuration
(resembling a
Mason jar styled two piece cap) enabling a straw aperture to remain in a
rotational
relationship with the dispensing aperture during assembly of the container cap
to the
container lid.
[00435] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes the straw gasket for
retaining a
straw within a sealed cap includes a pliant straw retention and sealing
element. The pliant
straw retention and sealing element is preferably designed having an
elongated, tubular
shape.
[00436] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a projection that is
adapted to
extend into the dispensing aperture of the breached container lid.
[00437] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a projection that is
adapted to
extend into the dispensing aperture of the breached container lid.
[00438] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes a
concentric projection that is
adapted to extend into the dispensing aperture of the breached container lid.
[00439] In yet another aspect, the container cap includes an off-centered
projection that is
adapted to extend into the dispensing aperture of the breached container lid.
[00440] In yet another aspect, the straw or any other tubular projection of
the accessory
can include an angled fluid collection end, wherein the angled fluid
collection end enables the
straw to puncture a seal provided covering the container.
[00441] In yet another aspect, the off-centered projection can be employed to
maintain a
rotational position of the two piece cap center component respective to the
container lid
during assembly of the two piece cap to the container lid.
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[00442] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a one piece closure
member.
[00443] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a two piece closure
subassembly.
[00444] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a two piece closure
subassembly
comprising an outer member and an inner member.
[00445] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a two piece closure
subassembly
comprising an outer member and an inner member, wherein the outer member
includes at
least one feature provided to engage with the at least one translative motion
guide feature
provided on the container lid.
[00446] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a two piece closure
subassembly
comprising an outer member and an inner member, wherein the outer member
includes at
least one feature provided to engage with the at least one translative motion
guide feature
provided on the container lid and the inner member rotates independently of
the outer
member.
[00447] In yet another aspect, each accessory can include a two piece closure
subassembly
comprising an outer member and an inner member, wherein the outer member
includes at
least one feature provided to engage with the at least one translative motion
guide feature
provided on the container lid and the inner member rotates independently of
the outer
member, wherein the inner member is desired to remain stationary upon contact
with the
container while the outer member continues to rotate about the container.
[00448] In yet another aspect, the two piece configuration includes a lid
translative motion
guide feature disposed therebetween, wherein the lid translative motion guide
feature
translates a rotation of the outer member of the two piece cap configuration
ring into an axial
motion of the inner, non-rotating (stationary) inner member or central sealing
component of
the two piece cap configuration. The axial motion engages and maintains a seal
between the
container cap and the container lid.
[00449] In yet another aspect, one accessory can include the inner member of
the two
piece closure subassembly, wherein the inner member would be interchangeable
with one
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outer member. In certain scenarios the outer member can be provided with the
resealable
container subassembly.
CAP and LID Assembly ¨ Miscellaneous Features
[00450] In yet another aspect, at least one of the container lid and the
container cap include
indicia presenting operating instructions for operating the container lid and
cap assembly.
[00451] In yet another aspect, the operating indicia includes
instructions for at least one of
opening, dispensing, and closing the container cap upon the container lid.
[00452] The container cap may be included with the container or offered as a
separate
implement, being sold separately from the beverage container, and re-useable
after washing.
[00453] In yet another aspect, the shape of the tubular container body
sidevvall could be
one of any number of shapes including:
a. Cylindrical,
b. Spherical,
c. Conical,
d. Polygonal, or
e. Contoured tubular (examples of contoured tubular sidewalls include: COKE
CONTOUR bottle / BUDWEISER BOWTIE can / HEINEKEN Keg can).
[00454] In yet another aspect, a safety ring can be provided circumscribing
the peripheral
edge of the inverted countersink of the container cap, wherein the safety ring
rotates
independent of the container cap until pressure is applied to a predetermined
direction to
engage the safety ring with the container cap. This acts as a child proof
barrier to the contents
of the container.
[00455] These and other aspects, features, and advantages of the present
invention will
become more readily apparent from the attached drawings and the detailed
description of the
preferred embodiments, which follow.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00456] The preferred embodiments of the invention will hereinafter be
described in
conjunction with the appended drawings provided to illustrate and not to limit
the invention,
in which:
[00457] FIG. 1 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a first
exemplary container
lid in accordance with the present invention, wherein the first exemplary
container lid
includes a plurality of lid translative motion guide features integral within
a frustum shaped
sidewall and a Stay-On-Tab (SOT) arrangement provided on a lid bottom wall;
[00458] FIG. 2 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the first exemplary
container lid
originally introduced in FIG. 1;
[00459] FIG. 3 presents a top, plan view of the first exemplary container lid
originally
introduced in FIG. 1, wherein the illustration provides a detailed view of
elements associated
with the Stay-On-Tab (SOT) arrangement;
[00460] FIG. 4 presents a bottom, plan view of the first exemplary container
lid originally
introduced in FIG. 1, wherein the illustration provides a detailed view of
formations in the
bottom wall associated with the Stay-On-Tab (SOT) arrangement;
[00461] FIG. 5 presents a side elevation view of the first exemplary container
lid originally
introduced in FIG. 1;
[00462] FIG. 6 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the first
exemplary
container lid originally introduced in FIG. 1, the section view taken along
section line 6 - - 6
of FIG. 3;
[00463] FIG. 7 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the first
exemplary
container lid originally introduced in FIG. 1, the section view taken along
section line 6 - - 6
of FIG. 3, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of the first
exemplary container lid;
[00464] FIG. 8 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a first
exemplary container
cap in accordance with the present invention, wherein the first exemplary
container cap
includes a plurality of cap translative motion guide features integral within
a frustum shaped
sidewall and a countersink arrangement provided circumscribing a cap bottom
wall;
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[00465] FIG. 9 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the first
exemplary container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 8;
[00466] FIG. 10 presents a top, plan view of the first exemplary container cap
originally
introduced in FIG. 8;
[00467] FIG. 11 presents a bottom, plan view of the first exemplary container
cap
originally introduced in FIG. 8;
[00468] FIG. 12 presents a side elevation view of the first exemplary
container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 8, the illustration detailing a shape of an
exemplary cap
translative motion guide feature provided in a form of a cam and a plurality
of grip elements
formed in an inverted countersink;
[00469] FIG. 13 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the first
exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 8, the section view taken along
section line 13 - -
13 of FIG. 10;
[00470] FIG. 14 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the first
exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 8, the section view taken along
section line 13 - -
13 of FIG. 10, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of the first
exemplary container
cap;
[00471] FIG. 15 presents a front, top isometric exploded assembly view of a
container
comprising the first exemplary container lid originally introduced in FIG. 1
and the first
exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 8, the illustration
presenting the
container lid and a container body awaiting seaming to one another and the
container cap
staged for assembly thereto;
[00472] FIG. 16 presents a front, top isometric partially assembled view of
the container
originally introduced in FIG. 15, the illustration presenting the container
lid seamed to the
container body and the container cap staged for assembly thereto;
[00473] FIG. 17 presents a front, top isometric partially assembled view of
the container
originally introduced in FIG. 15, the illustration presenting the container
cap assembled to the
container lid and body subassembly;
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[00474] FIG. 18 presents an elevation exploded assembly view of the
container originally
introduced in FIG. 15 comprising the first exemplary container lid originally
introduced in
FIG. 1, the illustration presenting a relationship between a seaming panel of
the container lid
and a joining edge of the container body prior to execution of a seaming
process, the section
of the container being representative of the section taken along section line
6 - - 6 of FIG. 3;
[00475] FIG. 19 presents an elevation assembly view of the container
originally introduced
in FIG. 15 comprising the first exemplary container lid originally introduced
in FIG. 1, the
illustration presenting a seam formed between the seaming panel of the
container lid and the
joining edge of the container body, the section of the container being
representative of the
section taken along section line 6 - - 6 of FIG. 3;
[00476] FIG. 20 presents an elevation partial assembly view of the container
as illustrated
in FIG. 19, introducing the first exemplary container cap originally
introduced in FIG. 8, the
illustration presenting the container cap staged for assembly to the container
subassembly, the
section of the container being representative of the section taken along
section line 6 - - 6 of
FIG. 3;
[00477] FIG. 21 presents an elevation assembly view of the container as
illustrated in FIG.
19, the illustration presenting the container cap assembled to the container
subassembly, the
section of the container being representative of the section taken along
section line 6 - - 6 of
FIG. 3;
[00478] FIG. 22 presents an enlarged cross section view detailing a completed
seam
formed between the joining edge of the container lid originally introduced in
FIG. 1 and the
container body and the container cap originally introduced in FIG. 8 assembled
to the
container subassembly, is an enlarged detail view of area 22 circumscribed
within FIG. 21;
[00479] FIG. 23 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a second
exemplary
container lid in accordance with the present invention, wherein the second
exemplary
container lid includes a plurality of lid translative motion guide features
integral within a
frustum shaped sidewall and a lid rolled annular end ring arrangement provided
at a lower
edge of the frustum shaped sidevvall;
[00480] FIG. 24 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the second exemplary
container
lid originally introduced in FIG. 24;
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[00481] FIG. 25 presents a top, plan view of the second exemplary
container lid originally
introduced in FIG. 23;
[00482] FIG. 26 presents a bottom, plan view of the second exemplary container
lid
originally introduced in FIG. 23;
[00483] FIG. 27 presents a side elevation view of the second exemplary
container lid
originally introduced in FIG. 23;
[00484] FIG. 28 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the second
exemplary
container lid originally introduced in FIG. 23, the section view taken along
section line 28 - -
28 of FIG. 25;
[00485] FIG. 29 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the second
exemplary
container lid originally introduced in FIG. 23, the section view taken along
section line 28 - -
28 of FIG. 25, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of the second
exemplary
container lid;
[00486] FIG. 30 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a second
exemplary
container cap in accordance with the present invention, wherein the second
exemplary
container cap includes a plurality of cap translative motion guide features
integral within a
frustum shaped sidewall and a countersink arrangement provided circumscribing
a cap
bottom wall;
[00487] FIG. 31 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the second exemplary
container
cap originally introduced in FIG. 30;
[00488] FIG. 32 presents a top, plan view of the second exemplary container
cap originally
introduced in FIG. 30;
[00489] FIG. 33 presents a bottom, plan view of the second exemplary container
cap
originally introduced in FIG. 30;
[00490] FIG. 34 presents a side elevation view of the second exemplary
container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 30, the illustration detailing a shape of an
exemplary cap
translative motion guide feature provided in a form of a cam;
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[00491] FIG. 35 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of
the second exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30, the section view taken along
section line 35 - -
35 of FIG. 32;
[00492] FIG. 36 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the second
exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30, the section view taken along
section line 35 - -
35 of FIG. 32, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of the second
exemplary
container cap;
[00493] FIG. 37 presents a front, top isometric exploded assembly view of a
container
comprising the second exemplary container lid originally introduced in FIG. 23
and the first
exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30, the illustration
presenting the
container lid and a container body awaiting seaming to one another and the
container cap
staged for assembly thereto;
[00494] FIG. 38 presents a front, top isometric partially assembled view of
the container
originally introduced in FIG. 37, the illustration presenting the container
lid seamed to the
container body and the container cap staged for assembly thereto;
[00495] FIG. 39 presents a front, top isometric partially assembled view of
the container
originally introduced in FIG. 37, the illustration presenting the container
cap assembled to the
container lid and body subassembly;
[00496] FIG. 40 presents an enlarged sectioned assembly view of the container
originally
introduced in FIG. 37 comprising the second exemplary container lid originally
introduced in
FIG. 23, the section of the container being representative of the section
taken along section
line 28 - - 28 of FIG. 25;
[00497] FIG. 41 presents a sectioned elevation exploded assembly view of the
container
originally introduced in FIG. 37 comprising the second exemplary container lid
originally
introduced in FIG. 23, the illustration presenting a relationship between a
seaming panel of
the container lid and a joining edge of the container body prior to execution
of a seaming
process, the section of the container being representative of the section
taken along section
line 28 --28 of FIG. 25;
[00498] FIG. 42 presents a sectioned elevation assembly view of the container
originally
introduced in FIG. 41 comprising the first exemplary container lid originally
introduced in
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FIG. 23, the illustration presenting a seam formed between the seaming panel
of the container
lid and the joining edge of the container body, the section of the container
being
representative of the section taken along section line 28 - - 28 of FIG. 25;
[00499] FIG. 43 presents a sectioned elevation partial assembly view of the
container as
illustrated in FIG. 41, introducing the second exemplary container cap
originally introduced
in FIG. 30, the illustration presenting the container cap staged for assembly
to the container
subassembly, the section of the container being representative of the section
taken along
section line 28 - - 28 of FIG. 25;
[00500] FIG. 44 presents a sectioned elevation assembly view of the container
as
illustrated in FIG. 41, the illustration presenting the container cap
assembled to the container
subassembly, the section of the container being representative of the section
taken along
section line 28 - - 28 of FIG. 25;
[00501] FIG. 45 presents an enlarged sectioned view detailing a completed seam
formed
between the joining edge of the container lid originally introduced in FIG. 23
and the
container body originally introduced in FIG. 37, the illustration additionally
presenting the
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30 assembled to the container
subassembly,
wherein the illustration is an enlarged detail view of area 45 circumscribed
within FIG. 44;
[00502] FIG. 46 presents an enlarged sectioned view detailing a seal formed
between an
annular sealing surface of the container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30
and a mating
sealing surface of the lid rolled annular end ring of the container lid
originally introduced in
FIG. 23, wherein the illustration is an enlarged detail view of area 46
circumscribed within
FIG. 44;
[00503] FIG. 47 presents an enlarged sectioned view illustrating a modified
detail view of
area 45 circumscribed within FIG. 44, the modification being an alternatively
shaped cap
sealing ring;
[00504] FIG. 48 presents an enlarged sectioned view detailing a completed seam
formed
between the joining edge of the container lid originally introduced in FIG. 23
and the
container body and the container cap originally introduced in FIG. 30
assembled to the
container subassembly, wherein the illustration is an enlarged modified detail
view of area 45
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circumscribed within FIG. 44, the modification being an alternatively shaped
cap sealing
ring;
[00505] FIG. 49 presents an enlarged sectioned view illustrating a modified
detail view of
area 46 circumscribed within FIG. 44, the modification introduces a lower cap
sealing ring;
[00506] FIG. 50 presents a top, side isometric view introducing an exemplary
nesting
container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature in
accordance
with the present invention, wherein the nesting container body with integral
cap receiving
translative motion guide feature includes a plurality of lid translative
motion guide features
integral within a frustum shaped container sidewall and a closed bottom wall
contiguous with
and extending across a lower edge of the frustum shaped container sidewall;
[00507] FIG. 51 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the exemplary
nesting container
body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature originally
introduced in
FIG. 50;
[00508] FIG. 52 presents a top, plan view of the exemplary nesting container
body with
integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature originally introduced
in FIG. 50;
[00509] FIG. 53 presents a bottom, plan view of the exemplary nesting
container body
with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature originally
introduced in FIG. 50;
[00510] FIG. 54 presents a side elevation view of the exemplary nesting
container body
with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature originally
introduced in FIG. 50;
[00511] FIG. 55 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the
exemplary nesting
container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature
originally
introduced in FIG. 50, the section view taken along section line 55 - - 55 of
FIG. 52;
[00512] FIG. 56 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the
exemplary nesting
container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature
originally
introduced in FIG. 50, the section view taken along section line 55 - - 55 of
FIG. 52, the
illustration presenting a nesting capability of a plurality of exemplary
nesting container
bodies with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature;
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[00513] FIG. 57 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a
second exemplary
container cap in accordance with the present invention, wherein the second
exemplary
container cap includes a plurality of cap translative motion guide features
integral within a
frustum shaped sidewall and a countersink arrangement provided circumscribing
a cap
bottom wall;
[00514] FIG. 58 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the third exemplary
container
cap originally introduced in FIG. 57;
[00515] FIG. 59 presents a top, plan view of the third exemplary container cap
originally
introduced in FIG. 57;
[00516] FIG. 60 presents a bottom, plan view of the third exemplary container
cap
originally introduced in FIG. 57;
[00517] FIG. 61 presents a side elevation view of the third exemplary
container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 57, the illustration detailing a shape of an
exemplary cap
translative motion guide feature provided in a form of a cam;
[00518] FIG. 62 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the third
exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the section view taken along
section line 62 - -
62 of FIG. 59;
[00519] FIG. 63 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the third
exemplary
container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the section view taken along
section line 62 - -
62 of FIG. 59, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of the third
exemplary container
cap;
[00520] FIG. 64 presents a front, top isometric exploded assembly view of a
container
comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and the first exemplary
container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 57, the illustration presenting the container
cap staged for
assembly to the nesting container body employing the integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature;
[00521] FIG. 65 presents a front, top isometric assembly view of the container
comprising
the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative
motion guide
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feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and the third exemplary container cap
originally
introduced in FIG. 57, the illustration presenting the container cap assembled
to the integral
cap receiving translative motion guide feature of the nesting container body;
[00522] FIG. 66 presents a sectioned, front, elevation exploded assembly view
of the
resealable container assembly comprising the exemplary nesting container body
with integral
cap receiving translative motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG.
50 and the third
exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the illustration
presenting the
container cap staged for assembly to the nesting container body employing the
integral cap
receiving translative motion guide feature;
[00523] FIG. 67 presents a sectioned, front, elevation assembly view of the
container
comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and the third exemplary
container cap
originally introduced in FIG. 57, the illustration presenting the container
cap assembled to the
nesting container body employing the integral cap receiving translative motion
guide feature;
[00524] FIG. 68 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the
exemplary resealable
container assembly originally illustrated in an assembled configuration in
FIG. 65, the
illustration presenting a stacking capability of the exemplary resealable
container assembly;
[00525] FIG. 69 presents a sectioned, front, elevation assembly view of the
container
comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and a first modified
variant of the third
exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the first variant
comprising a
recess enabling nesting, the illustration presenting the container cap
assembled to the nesting
container body employing the integral cap receiving translative motion guide
feature;
[00526] FIG. 70 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the first
modified variant
of the exemplary resealable container assembly originally illustrated in an
assembled
configuration in FIG. 69, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of
the first modified
variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly;
[00527] FIG. 71 presents a sectioned, front, elevation assembly view of the
container
comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and a second modified
variant of the
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third exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the second
variant comprising
a recess and a secondary registration feature enabling nesting, the
illustration presenting the
container cap assembled to the nesting container body employing the integral
cap receiving
translative motion guide feature;
[00528] FIG. 72 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the second
modified
variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly originally illustrated
in an assembled
configuration in FIG. 71, the illustration presenting a nesting capability of
the second
modified variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly;
[00529] FIG. 73 presents a sectioned, front, elevation assembly view of a
modified variant
of the container comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral
cap receiving
translative motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and a third
modified variant
of the third exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the
third variant
comprising a recess having a retention interface and a secondary registration
feature enabling
nesting, the illustration presenting the third modified variant of the
container cap assembled
to the nesting container body employing the integral cap receiving translative
motion guide
feature;
[00530] FIG. 74 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the third
modified
variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly originally illustrated
in an assembled
configuration in FIG. 73, the illustration presenting a nesting and retention
capability of the
third modified variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly;
[00531] FIG. 75 presents an enlarged sectioned view detailing a nesting and
retention
interface provided between to nested exemplary resealable container assemblies
, wherein the
illustration is an enlarged detail view of area 75 circumscribed within FIG.
74;
[00532] FIG. 76 presents a sectioned, front, elevation assembly view of the
container
comprising the exemplary nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative
motion guide feature originally introduced in FIG. 50 and a fourth modified
variant of the
third exemplary container cap originally introduced in FIG. 57, the fourth
variant comprising
a boss registration feature supporting a stacking of resealable container
assemblies, the
illustration presenting the fourth modified variant of the container cap
assembled to the
nesting container body employing the integral cap receiving translative motion
guide feature;
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[00533] FIG. 77 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of
the fourth modified
variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly originally illustrated
in an assembled
configuration in FIG. 76, the illustration presenting a nesting and retention
capability of the
fourth modified variant of the exemplary resealable container assembly;
[00534] FIG. 78 presents an enlarged sectioned view detailing a
stacking registration
interface provided between to exemplary resealable container assemblies,
wherein the
illustration is an enlarged detail view of area 78 circumscribed within FIG.
77;
[00535] FIG. 79 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a fourth
exemplary
container lid in accordance with the present invention, wherein the fourth
exemplary
container lid includes a frustum shaped sidewall comprising a plurality of lid
translative
motion guide features as introduced in FIG.1 and a easy open end (full panel
removal);
[00536] FIG. 80 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the fourth exemplary
container
lid originally introduced in FIG. 79;
[00537] FIG. 81 presents a top, plan view of the fourth exemplary container
lid originally
introduced in FIG. 79, wherein the illustration provides a detailed view of
elements
associated with the Stay-On-Tab (SOT) arrangement;
[00538] FIG. 82 presents a top, side isometric view introducing a fifth
exemplary container
lid in accordance with the present invention, wherein the fourth exemplary
container lid
includes a peel off foil/film sealing a frustum shaped sidewall comprising a
plurality of lid
translative motion guide features as introduced in FIG. 23;
[00539] FIG. 83 presents a bottom, side isometric view of the fifth exemplary
container lid
originally introduced in FIG. 82;
[00540] FIG. 84 presents a top, plan view of the fifth exemplary container lid
originally
introduced in FIG. 82, wherein the illustration provides a detailed view of
elements
associated with the peel off foil/film arrangement;
[00541] FIG. 85 presents a cross sectioned side elevation view of the fifth
exemplary
container lid originally introduced in FIG. 82, the section view taken along
section line 85 - -
85 of FIG. 84, the illustration presenting a process of removing the peel off
tab from the
container lid;
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[00542] FIG. 86 presents a flow diagram describing a method for processing
nestable
container components;
[00543] FIG. 87 presents a top isometric view of a first exemplary accessory
which can be
substituted for a container lid, the accessory being a cap and drinking straw
assembly, the cap
including a fixed inner cap liner and a rotatable outer cap component for
securing the cap
assembly to the container lid;
[00544] FIG. 88 presents a section elevation view of the cap and drinking
straw assembly
as shown in FIG. 87;
[00545] FIG. 89 presents a section elevation view of the cap and drinking
straw assembly
as shown in FIG. 87, the exemplary cap and drinking straw assembly being shown
secured to
the container assembly;
[00546] FIG. 90 presents a top isometric view of a second exemplary accessory
for use as
a container lid, the second exemplary accessory including a baby nipple;
[00547] FIG. 91 presents a top isometric view of a third exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a spill-proof children's cap;
[00548] FIG. 92 presents a top isometric view of a third exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a spill-proof children's cap
introducing a rotational
closure system;
[00549] FIG. 93 presents a top isometric view of a fourth exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a resealable sports bottle dispensing
mechanism, the
resealable sports bottle dispensing mechanism being illustrated in a closed
configuration;
[00550] FIG. 94 presents a top isometric view of the fourth exemplary
accessory as
originally introduced in FIG. 93, the accessory including a resealable sports
bottle dispensing
mechanism, the resealable sports bottle dispensing mechanism being illustrated
in an opened
configuration;
[00551] FIG. 95 presents a top isometric view of a fifth exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a pivoting resealable fluid dispensing
spout, the
pivoting resealable fluid dispensing spout being shown in a closed
configuration;
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[00552] FIG. 96 presents a top isometric view of the pivoting
resealable fluid dispensing
spout originally introduced in FIG. 95, the pivoting resealable fluid
dispensing spout being
shown in an open configuration;
[00553] FIG. 97 presents a top isometric view of a sixth exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a sliding dispensing spout, the
illustration presenting
the sliding dispensing spout being illustrated in a closed position;
[00554] FIG. 98 presents a top isometric view of the sixth exemplary accessory
originally
introduced in FIG. 97_ the illustration presenting the sliding dispensing
spout being
illustrated in an opened position;
[00555] FIG. 99 presents a top isometric view of a seventh exemplary accessory
for use as
a container lid, the accessory including a pump dispensing assembly;
[00556] FIG. 100 presents a top isometric view of an eighth exemplary
accessory for use
as a container lid, the accessory including a trigger dispensing assembly, the
arrangement
employing a neck of the accessory as a portion of the grip for use in
conjunction with the
trigger; and
[00557] FIG. 101 presents a top isometric view of a ninth exemplary accessory
for use as a
container lid, the accessory including a trigger dispensing assembly, the
arrangement
employing the body of the container as a portion of the grip for use in
conjunction with the
trigger.
[00558] Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various
views of the
drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[00559] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and
is not
intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the
described
embodiments. As used herein, the word -exemplary" or "illustrative" means
"serving as an
example, instance, or illustration.- Any implementation described herein as -
exemplary" or
"illustrative" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous
over other
implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary
implementations
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provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments
of the disclosure
and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by
the claims. In
other implementations, well-known features and methods have not been described
in detail so
as not to obscure the invention. For purposes of description herein, the terms
"upper",
"lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", and
derivatives thereof shall
relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. Furthermore, there is no
intention to be bound by
any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field,
background. brief
summary or the following detailed description. It is also to be understood
that the specific
devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in
the following
specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts
defined in the
appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics
relating to the
embodiments that may be disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting,
unless the
claims expressly state otherwise.
[00560] A resealable container assembly 100 includes a resealable container
lid 110
assembled to a resealable container body 101 and a resealable container cap
160 removably
assembled to the resealable container lid 110, as illustrated in FIGS. 15
through 22. Details of
the resealable container lid 110 are illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7. Details
of the resealable
container cap 160 are illustrated in FIGS. 8 through 14.
[00561] A container body 101 includes a container body closed bottom wall 104
contiguous with a lower edge of the container body tubular sidewall 102. A
container body
sidewall seaming flange 106 is formed at an upper edge of the container body
tubular
sidewall 102. The container body cylindrical sidewall seaming flange 106 is
preferably
annular in shape and extending radially outward from the container body
tubular sidewall
102. The container body tubular sidewall 102 can be any shape or size desired
by the
packaging company. The illustrated exemplary container body tubular sidewall
102 is
cylindrical in shape. The container body tubular sidewall 102 can have any
reasonable and/or
creative cross section shape. The shape of the container body tubular sidewall
102 can be
distinct to provide a unique association between the shape of the container
body tubular
sidewall 102 and the product itself. Examples of container body tubular
sidewalls 102 having
contoured tubular sidewalls include: COKE CONTOUR bottle, BUDWEISER BOWTIE
can, and a HEINEKEN Keg Can. The container body tubular sidewall 102 can be
formed
having other sidewall shapes, including spherical, conical, polygonal, and the
like. The
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container body tubular sidewall 102 is preferably fabricated of a metal or a
metal alloy. Any
known fabrication process, such as stamping, spinning, drawing, wall ironing,
and the like or
any combination thereof can he used for fabrication of the container body
tubular sidewall
102. Alternatively, the container body tubular sidewall 102 can be fabricated
of a plastic,
paper based product, bamboo, or any other suitable material. The material
would be selected
based upon the target packaged product and the associated manufacturing
processes, the
manufacturing environment, the transportation conditions, the shelf life of
the product, and
any other considerations.
[00562] The resealable container lid 110, detailed in FIGS. 1 through 7,
includes a lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132 extending between an upper (top) edge and a lower
(bottom)
edge. The upper edge is preferably annular in shape. Similarly, the lower edge
is preferably
annular in shape. A lid bottom wall 134 extends across a lower end of the lid
frustum shaped
sidewall 132, providing a lower seal for the resealable container assembly
100, when the
resealable container lid 110 is assembled to the resealable container body
101. A lid annular
countersink 126 can be formed between an outer edge of the lid bottom wall 134
and the
lower edge of the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132. Although a commonly
understood frustum
shape includes a linear edge between a larger diameter upper portion and a
smaller diameter
lower portion, the frustum shaped sidewall included in the resealable
container lid 110 can be
arched (concave or convex) while enabling the same function as a frustum with
a linear edge.
The lid annular countersink 126 can be of any suitable shape. The lid annular
countersink 126
is designed to enable flexure of the resealable container lid 110; more
specifically, flexure of
the lid bottom wall 134 to accommodate a buildup of pressure within an
interior of the
resealable container assembly 100. A region of the lid bottom wall 134
adjacent to the lid
annular countersink 126 can be formed as a planar surface having at least an
annular section
that is uninterrupted enabling a seal between a mating sealing feature of the
resealable
container cap 160 and respective section of the lid bottom wall 134 of the
resealable
container lid 110. Increased pressure within the interior of the resealable
container assembly
100 can be a result of any of number of conditions. The resealable container
assembly 100 is
commonly used for packaging of beverages. A significant number of packaged
beverages are
carbonated, including soft drinks, carbonated or soda (seltzer) water, beer,
sparkling wine,
carbonated alcoholic beverages, energy drinks, and the like, as well as
nitrogen backfilled
still beverages, including water, teas, coffee, juices, wines, and the like.
Another contribution
to increased internal pressure is a pre-pressurization during a canning
process. Another
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contribution to increased internal pressure is an assisted pressurization
during a canning
process using a nitrogen backfill. Another contributor to an increased
internal pressure is
change in ambient temperature.
[00563] A seaming chuck receiving formation including a seaming chuck wall 122
and a
seaming chuck shoulder 124 are formed as a transition between the upper edge
of the lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132 and a seaming panel 120. The seaming panel 120 is
of a shape
and size to receive the container body cylindrical sidewall seaming flange 106
of the
resealable container body 101 and subsequently be seamed together using
forming, rolling
and compressing processes. The seaming panel 120 is preferably formed as an
inverted
countersink having an inverted U shape. Other details of the resealable
container lid 110 will
be discussed later in this disclosure.
[00564] The container body cylindrical sidewall seaming flange 106 of the
resealable
container body 101 is formed to receive and be seamed to a seaming panel 120
of the
resealable container lid 110. Similarly, the seaming panel 120 is shaped
having an inverted U
shape (or similar) to aid in an initiation of the seaming process. A lower or
seaming surface
of the seaming panel 120 is seated against an upper or seaming surface of the
container body
cylindrical sidewall seaming flange 106. A lower surface of a seaming chuck is
seated against
the seaming chuck shoulder 124, with a side surface of the seaming chuck being
seated
against the seaming chuck wall 122. A downward force applied by the seaming
chuck seats
the lower or seaming surface of the seaming panel 120 against the upper or
seaming surface
of the container body cylindrical sidewall seaming flange 106. The resultant
radially outward
force applied to the seaming chuck wall 122 provides a resistive force to a
radially inward
force applied to the seaming panel by a seaming roller tooling. The radially
outward force
applied to the seaming chuck wall 122 additionally retains the annular shape
of the container
body and lid assembly seam 109. The seaming process is best illustrated in
sectioned
elevation views presented in FIGS. 18 and 19. Once the resealable container
lid 110 and the
resealable container body 101 are assembled to one another, the resealable
container cap 160
can be assembled to the resealable container assembly 100, as illustrated in
FIGS. 20 and 21
by rotationally engaging each cap translative motion guide feature 181 of the
resealable
container cap 160 and each respective lid translative motion guide feature 152
of the
resealable container lid 110 with one another. A cap translative motion guide
feature leader
end 181A of the cap translative motion guide feature 181 initially engages the
cap translative
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motion guide feature 181 with the lid translative motion guide feature 152. As
the reseal able
container cap 160 is rotated respective to the resealable container lid 110,
the cap translative
motion guide feature 181 continues to engage with the lid translative motion
guide feature
152 until a cap translative motion guide feature locking end 181E of the cap
translative
motion guide feature 181 engages with the lid translative motion guide feature
152. Upon
engagement of the cap translative motion guide feature locking end 181E with
the lid
translative motion guide feature 152, the cap translative motion guide feature
locking end
181E includes at least one feature that increases a force required to either
continue to rotate
the resealable container cap 160 respective to the resealable container lid
110 in a closing
direction or an increase in force to at least initially rotate the resealable
container cap 160
respective to the resealable container lid 110 in an opening direction. A
finished container
body and lid assembly seam 109 formed between the container body cylindrical
sidewall
seaming flange 106 and the seaming panel 120 of the resealable container lid
110, wherein
the resealable container cap 160 has subsequently been assembled to the
resealable container
lid 110 is best illustrated in an enlarged sectioned assembly view illustrated
in FIG. 22. The
arrangement of the resealable container lid 110, as illustrated, can be
referred to as a plug
receiving lid. More specifically. the arrangement of radially inward extending
translative
motion guide features 152 on a resealable container lid 110 define a plug
receiving
configuration. Similarly, the arrangement of the resealable container cap 160,
as illustrated,
can be referred to as a plug styled cap. More specifically, the arrangement of
radially outward
extending translative motion guide features 181 on a resealable container cap
160 define a
plug styled closure.
[00565] At least one lid translative motion guide feature 152 is included in
the lid frustum
shaped sidewall 132 of the resealable container lid 110. Similarly, at least
one cap translative
motion guide feature 181 is included in the resealable container cap frustum
shaped exterior
sidewall 162 of the resealable container cap 160. In a preferred arrangement,
one lid
translative motion guide features 152 would be provided for each cap
translative motion
guide feature 181 respectively. Each of the at least one lid translative
motion guide feature
152 would be shaped based upon a design of a respective cap translative motion
guide feature
181 of the resealable container cap 160. The shapes of the lid translative
motion guide feature
152 and the mating cap translative motion guide feature 181 would provide a
function which
translates a rotational motion between the resealable container cap 160 and
the resealable
container lid 110 into an axial translating motion between the resealable
container cap 160
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and the resealable container lid 110. When rotated in a first direction, the
resealable container
cap 160 is drawn into the resealable container lid 110 and when rotated in a
second, opposite
direction, the resealable container cap 160 is driven out of the reseal able
container lid 110.
[00566] The lid translative motion guide feature 152 is preferably formed in
the lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132 during a process of fabricating the resealable
container lid 110.
The resealable container lid 110 can include a single, long lid translative
motion guide feature
152, a pair of lid translative motion guide features 152 (preferably located
at opposite
quadrants of the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132), three (3) lid translative
motion guide
features 152 (preferably equidistantly spaced between one another), four (4)
lid translative
motion guide features 152 (preferably equidistantly spaced between one another
with one lid
translative motion guide feature 152 located at each of four (4) quadrants).
six (6) lid
translative motion guide features 152 (preferably equidistantly spaced between
one another),
or any other suitable number of lid translative motion guide features 152.
[00567] In the exemplary illustrations, each cap translative motion guide
feature 181 is
formed as a cam track. Each lid translative motion guide feature 152 is formed
as a
horizontally oriented geometric stadium (rectangle with rounded ends) shaped
protrusion or
emboss. The lid translative motion guide feature 152 can be other suitable
shapes, such as a
circular protrusion, an oval protrusion, an elliptical protrusion, a cam
shaped protrusion, or
any other suitable shape that is compatible with the cam track. In another
example, the cap
translative motion guide feature 181 can be shaped in a formation of a section
of a helical
thread. In this example, the lid translative motion guide feature 152 can be
formed having any
of the above described shapes utilized with the lid translative motion guide
feature 152 for
the cam track, or the lid translative motion guide feature 152 can be formed
having a shape of
a mating section of a helical thread, a ramp, or any other shape compatible
with a portion of a
helical thread. The cap translative motion guide feature 181 and the lid
translative motion
guide feature 152 can be any suitable shape enabling the desired translative
function. The cap
translative motion guide feature 181 can additionally include a detent
feature, where an
additional force is required to overcome the detent and enable the rotational
motion between
the resealable container cap 160 and the rescalable container lid 110.
The resealable container cap 160, detailed in FIGS. 8 through 14, is formed
having a
resealable container cap frustum shaped radially interior sidewall 163
extending between an
upper edge and a lower edge. The resealable container cap frustum shaped
radially interior
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sidewall 163 is preferably formed having a frustum shape, wherein the upper
edge has a first
diameter and the lower edge has a second diameter; the first diameter being
larger than the
second diameter. A resealable container cap planar transversing surface 164
extends across a
bottom region of the resealable container cap 160, providing a seal across the
lower edge of
the resealable container cap frustum shaped radially interior sidewall 163.
The resealable
container cap planar transversing surface 164 can include a countersink shape
cap annular
countersink formation 166. A lower surface of the cap annular countersink
formation 166 can
be shaped to provide a cap lower annular sealing member 167. An elastomer can
be provided
upon the lower surface of the cap annular countersink formation 166 (the cap
lower annular
sealing member 167) to increase a quality of the seal between the resealable
container cap
160 and the resealable container lid 110. The elastomer additionally increases
friction
between the resealable container cap 160 and the resealable container lid 110,
thus reducing a
potential for the resealable container cap 160 to become dislodged from the
resealable
container lid 110. It is noted that the elastomer can be applied to any mating
surface where a
seal is formed between any version of the container cap and any respective
version of the
container lid.
[00568] The cap annular countersink formation 166 additionally raises a
central region of
the resealable container cap planar transversing surface 164. The elevated
region of the
resealable container cap planar transversing surface 164 provides a clearance
for components
assembled to the lid bottom wall 134 and/or other formations provided in the
lid bottom wall
134 of the resealable container lid 110.
[00569] The resealable container cap 160 preferably includes a grip element.
In the
exemplary illustrations, the grip element is provided as a series of
resealable container cap
grip elements 174 equi-spatially arranged about a resealable container cap
grip element base
171. In the exemplary illustrations, the series of resealable container cap
grip elements 174
are created by creating formations within the material of the cylindrical
sidewall inverted
countersink 170. The resealable container cap grip elements 174 can be formed
as a recess (as
illustrated), a boss, a knurl, or a combination of both within the cylindrical
sidewall inverted
countersink 170. Alternatively, the resealable container cap grip elements 174
can be a
material applied to the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 170. The
number, size and
shape of resealable container cap grip elements 174 are considerations for the
designer.
[00570] Regarding manufacturing of the rescalable container lid 110 and the
resealable
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container cap 160, each of the illustrated resealable container lid 110 and
the resealable
container cap 160 are fabricated from a single planar sheet of formable
material, such as a
thin sheet of metal. The resealable container lid 110 and the resealable
container cap 160 can
be fabricated using at least one metal forming process. The at least one metal
forming process
can include a stamping process, a sheering process, a drawing process, a re-
drawing process,
turning, spinning, a wall ironing process, a metal pinching process, a rolling
process, and the
like.
[00571] Alternatively, the resealable container lid 110 and/or the
resealable container cap
160 can be fabricated using a molding process. The molding process can be any
suitable
molding process, utilize any material suitable for molding and determined
based upon the
product being packaged. The molded material can include plastic, a wax or
resin impregnated
molding material, a wax or resin coating on the molded material, a plastic
lining on the
molded material, or any other process to provide a protective container
surface. In another
consideration for manufacturing, the resealable container lid 110 and/or the
resealable
container cap 160 can be fabricated using a machining process, a casting
process, a vacuum
forming process, an additive manufacturing process (3D printing), any other
suitable
manufacturing process, or any combination thereof.
[00572] The resealable container lid 110 and/or the resealable container cap
160 can be
fabricated of a material selected from a group of materials, the group of
materials comprising:
a. Metal.
b. Aluminum alloy,
c. Steel alloy,
d. Tin,
e. Plastic,
f. Nylon,
g. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
h. Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE or PET),
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i. Thermoplastic elastomer (T PE),
j. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
k. Polypropylene (PP),
1. Polycarbonate,
m. Waxed or resin impregnated paper / organic fiber pulp,
n. Waxed or resin coated paper / organic fiber pulp, and
o. Plastic lined paper / organic fiber pulp.
[00573] Once the resealable container lid 110 and/or the resealable container
cap 160 are
fabricated, they can be further processed after forming. For example, a
coating can be applied
to the formed resealable container lid 110 and/or resealable container cap
160, wherein the
coating provides protection to the material and a barrier between the material
of the
resealable container lid 110 and/or the resealable container cap 160 and the
contents
packaged within the resealable container assembly 100. For example, it is
undesirable to
expose food and/or drinks to aluminum. When aluminum is utilized as a
component for the
resealable container assembly 100, the surfaces which contact the packaged
comestibles is
coated with a plastic material, wherein the plastic material provides a
barrier between the
metal surface of the resealable container lid 110 and/or the resealable
container cap 160 and
the packaged comestibles. The plastic coating can be applied using a spray
process, a dipping
process, or any other suitable application process. Similarly, an elastomer or
other sealant
material can be applied to one or more of the sealing surfaces of the
resealable container lid
110 and/or the resealable container cap 160. The elastomer can be sprayed upon
the surface,
applied using a dipping process, applied using a dispenser, applied using a
printing process,
applied using a transfer printing process, applied using a molding process, or
applied using
any other suitable process. Since one or more contact surfaces may be employed
to create a
seal between the resealable container lid 110 and the resealable container cap
160, the sealant
material can be applied onto the one or more contact surfaces. The protective
coating can
alternatively be any suitable protective coating, including the plastic
coating (as described
above), an epoxy lacquer, a BPA-free coating, and the like.
[00574] The exemplary resealable container lid 110 additionally includes any
currently
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commercially available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design or a modified version of the
currently
commercially available Stay-On Tab (SOT) design. A tab 190 is fabricated of a
sheet of
material, preferably of a material that is compatible with the material of a
body of the
resealable container lid 110. The tab 190 would be formed using any known and
appropriate
manufacturing steps and processes. The tab 190 would be fabricated including
features, such
as an aperture for passing a rivet 197 therethrough, a tab retention bracket
191, a tab bracket
hinge 192, and a tab lightening hole 193.
[00575] A number of features are formed in the lid bottom wall 134. A lid
bottom panel
tear panel 138 is defined by a lid bottom panel score line 136. The lid bottom
panel score line
136 is preferably formed having a pair of parallel score lines, preferably
being connected to
one another at a first end and open or unconnected at a second end. A tear
panel hinge 139 is
created at the open or unconnected, second end of the lid bottom panel score
line 136. A
socket bottom wall to reinforcement formation transition 141 is formed to
enhance rigidity of
the Stay-On Tab (SOT) design during a process of opening the lid bottom panel
tear panel
138. A tear panel reinforcing formation 198 can be formed within the lid
bottom panel tear
panel 138, wherein the tear panel reinforcing formation 198 is created by
forming a tear panel
138 to tear panel reinforcing formation transition 142 within the lid bottom
panel tear panel
138. The tear panel reinforcing formation 198 enhances a rigidity of the lid
bottom panel tear
panel 138. The design of the tear panel reinforcing formation 198 provides
significant rigidity
to a contact area of the tab 190 when the tab 190 applies an opening force to
the lid bottom
panel tear panel 138, enabling the tab 190 to fracture the lid bottom panel
score line 136,
continue to propagate separation along the lid bottom panel score line 136 and
fold the lid
bottom panel tear panel 138 along a tear panel hinge 139 into a product volume
of the
resealable container 100. The resealable container lid bottom wall
reinforcement formation
118 is created by forming a lid bottom wall to reinforcement formation
transition 141 within
the lid bottom wall 134. It is preferred that the resealable container lid
bottom wall
reinforcement formation 118 is formed as a recess within the lid bottom wall
134. A tab
stabilizing formation 196 can be formed in the resealable container lid bottom
wall
reinforcement formation 118 at a location underneath a distal or finger grip
end of the tab
190. The tab stabilizing formation 196 would provide support for the distal or
finger grip end
of the tab 190 when the tab 190 is in an initial, packaged position.
[00576] A finger access depression 195 is formed in the resealable container
lid bottom
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wall reinforcement formation 118 at a location proximate a gripping end of the
tab 190. The
finger access depression 195 provides a clearance for a user's finger easing
access to an
underside of the tab 190 when initializing the process for fracturing the lid
bottom panel
score line 136 and opening the resealable container assembly 100. The tab 190
can be curled
at the distal free gripping end to further facilitate a user's finger access
to an underside of the
tab 190 when initializing the process for fracturing the lid bottom panel
score line 136.
[00577] A rivet 197 is formed in the lid bottom wall 134 at a location to
position the
opening end of the tab 190 at the appropriate location respective to the lid
bottom panel score
line 136 and lid bottom panel tear panel 138. The tab 190 is assembled to the
body of the
resealable container lid 110 by inserting the rivet 197 through the aperture
of the tab retention
bracket 191, then the rivet 197 is compressed, expanding the exposed end and
entrapping the
tab retention bracket 191 between the expanded portion of the rivet 197 and
the facing
surface of the resealable container lid bottom wall reinforcement formation
118.
[00578] Returning to the process of assembling the resealable container cap
160 onto the
resealable container lid 110; the resealable container cap 160 would be
assembled to the
resealable container lid 110 by orienting the cap translative motion guide
features 181 offset
from the restive lid translative motion guide features 152. The resealable
container cap 160
would be inserted into a socket created in the resealable container lid 110 by
the lid frustum
shaped sidewall 132 as illustrated in FIG. 20. The resealable container cap
160 would be
rotated, engaging each cap translative motion guide feature 181 with each
respective lid
translative motion guide feature 152. As the resealable container cap 160 is
rotated respective
to the resealable container lid 110, engagement between each cap translative
motion guide
feature 181 and each respective lid translative motion guide feature 152
translates the
rotational motion to an axial motion, drawing a sealing surface of the
resealable container cap
160 and a mating sealing surface of the resealable container lid 110 and
resealable container
cap 160 together, until a sufficient seal is created between the cap lower
annular sealing
member 167 of the resealable container cap 160 and a mating sealing surface
134 of the
resealable container lid 110 as illustrated in FIG. 21. As mentioned earlier,
an elastomer or
other sealant material can be provided between the lid bottom wall 134 and the
cap lower
annular sealing member 167.
[00579] A cap upper annular sealing member 165 can be provided as an
alternative for (or
in addition to) the cap lower annular sealing member 167. The cap upper
annular sealing
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member 165 would be formed within an interior portion of the cylindrical
sidewall inverted
countersink 170. The cap upper annular sealing member 165 is preferably
fabricated of a
pliant material, such as an elastomer, molded plastic, polymer, an organic
sealing material,
cellulose pulp, cork material, a formation that is integral with the
resealable container cap
160, or any other suitable material or combination thereof. The shaping of the
cap upper
annular sealing member 165 is preferably designed to engage with a container
body and lid
assembly seam chine (top surface) 108 of the container body and lid assembly
seam 109, an
interior radially inward facing surface 122 of the container body and lid
assembly seam 109,
an exterior radially surface of the container body and lid assembly seam 109,
or any
combination thereof. This can include a cap upper annular sealing member 165
having any
suitable cross sectional shape, such as a linear surface, one or more fin
shaped surfaces, one
or more angled fin shaped surfaces, a wedge cross sectional shape, or any
combination
thereof.
[00580] The frustum shape of the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132 in
conjunction with the
size and shape of the lid translative motion guide features 152 enables
nesting of the
resealable container lid 110, as illustrated in FIG. 7. When nesting, the
interior surface of the
lid translative motion guide feature 152 contacts the radially exterior
surface of the lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132. The resealable container lid 110 is designed
where the point of
contact between the radially interior surface of the lid translative motion
guide feature 152
and the radially exterior surface of the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132
positions an exterior
or lower surface of the lid bottom wall 134 proximate, but not contacting, the
uppermost
surface of elements extending upwards from the lid bottom wall 134. such as a
top surface of
the tab 190. The resealable container lid 110 is also designed where the point
of contact
between the radially interior surface of the lid translative motion guide
feature 152 and the
radially exterior surface of the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132 positions a
lower edge of the
seaming panel 120 of the resealable container lid 110 proximate, but not
contacting, the
uppermost surface of the seaming panel 120 of the lower resealable container
lid 110.
[00581] The introduction of a translative motion guide system in conjunction
with a
frustum shaped sidewall 132 provides several benefits. The first benefit is
the introduction of
a translative motion guide system provided between an radially interior
surface of the lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132 of the resealable container lid 110 and the
resealable container
cap frustum shaped exterior sidewall 162 of the resealable container cap 160.
The second
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benefit is an ability to nest a plurality of resealable container lids 110,
thus reducing volume
for storage, shipping, storage within the canning equipment, and the like. The
design also
ensures easy and proper pick up and release of each resealable container lid
110 from a stack
of nested resealable container lids 110. Engagement of the two surfaces, as
described,
automatically centers the first resealable container lid 110 and the second
resealable container
lid 110 with one another, ensuring pickup at a repeated location of each
resealable container
lid 110 from a stack of resealable container lids 110, thus optimizing the
manufacturing,
conveyance, filling, seaming, and similar processes. The design of the
resealable container lid
110, more specifically, the lid bottom wall 134, includes sufficient areas for
vacuum pickup
and placement of the resealable container lid 110. The design of the
resealable container lid
110, more specifically, the seaming panel 170, includes sufficient areas for
mechanical
separation of the resealable container lid 110.
[00582] The resealable container cap 160 is designed with considerations
similar to the
nesting properties of the resealable container lid 110. A first resealable
container cap 160
would be inserted into a cavity of a second resealable container cap 160. A
radially exterior
surface of the cap translative motion guide feature 181 would nest against the
resealable
container cap frustum shaped interior sidewall 163. A lower edge of the
cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink 170 of the first resealable container cap 160 would rest
against an upper
surface of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 170 of the second
resealable container
cap 160. A lower surface of the resealable container cap planar transversing
surface 164 of
the first resealable container cap 160 would be located proximate an upper
surface of the
resealable container cap planar trans versing surface 164 of the second
resealable container
cap 160.
[00583] The use of frustum shaped sidewalls 132, 162 introduces another
benefit. By
drawing two (2) frustum shaped walls towards one another provides several
opportunities for
two facing surfaces to engage with one another creating a seal. In the
illustrations presented
in FIGS. 20 and 21, the cap lower annular sealing member 167 and the lid
bottom wall 134
are drawn towards one another creating the seal. A sealing material can be
provided between
the two scaling surfaces to improve the seal. The illustrated versions present
surfaces which
are horizontal with one another. The cap lower annular sealing member 167 and
the lid
bottom wall 134 can be modified to include angled or frustum shaped facing
surfaces, where
the frustum shaped facing of the cap lower annular scaling member 167 and the
frustum
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shaped facing surface of the lid bottom wall 134 would engage with one another
forming a
seal. The frustum shaped surfaces of the cap lower annular sealing member 167
and the lid
bottom wall 134 would be one of (a) parallel to the frustum shaped surfaces of
the lid frustum
shaped sidewall 132 and the resealable container cap frustum shaped exterior
sidewall 162 or
(b) slightly more horizontally designed than the frustum shaped surfaces of
the lid frustum
shaped sidewall 132 and the resealable container cap frustum shaped exterior
sidewall 162.
When drawn together, the frustum shaped surface of the cap lower annular
sealing member
167 and the frustum shaped surface lid bottom wall 134 would create a wedge
between one
another and improve the seal created between the lid frustum shaped sidewall
132 and the
resealable container cap frustum shaped exterior sidewall 162 accordingly. The
same concept
can be applied to any sealing feature integral the resealable container lid
110 and the
resealable container cap 160. This will become more apparent in subsequent
variants
presented herein.
[00584] A second sealing interface can be provided between an interior surface
of the
cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 170 of the resealable container cap
160 and an
upper surface of the seaming panel 120 of the resealable container lid 110, as
illustrated in
FIG. 22. A shape of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 170 enables
flexure. The
axial relational motion between the resealable container cap 160 and the
resealable container
lid 110 draws the interior (underside) surface of the cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink
170 of the resealable container cap 160 and the upper surface of the seaming
panel 120 of the
resealable container lid 110 towards one another. The axial relational motion
between the
resealable container cap 160 and the resealable container lid 110 would
continue after the
interior (underside) surface of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink
170 of the
resealable container cap 160 and the upper surface of the seaming panel 120 of
the resealable
container lid 110 contacts one another, causing the cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink
170 to deform slightly. The deformation increases a normal force between the
interior
(underside) surface of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 170 of
the resealable
container cap 160 and the exterior surface of the seaming panel 120 of the
resealable
container lid 110, thus improving the seal therebetween. A sealant material
can be provided
between the interior (underside) surface of the cylindrical sidewall inverted
countersink 170
of the resealable container cap 160 and the exterior surface of the seaming
panel 120 of the
resealable container lid 110. It would be preferred that the sealant material
is applied to and
carried by an interior (underside) surface of the cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink 170,
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as the material may be removed from the exterior surface of the seaming panel
120 during the
seaming process.
[00585] Other sealing facing surfaces can be integrated into the resealable
container lid
110 and the resealable container cap 160. One example of a variation is
utilized in a
resealable container assembly 200, illustrated in FIGS. 37, 38, and 39, with
details being
presented in FIGS. 40 through 49.
[00586] The exemplary resealable container assembly 200 and the exemplary
resealable
container assembly 100 include a number of like elements. Like elements of the
resealable
container assembly 100 and the resealable container assembly 200 are numbered
the same,
with the elements of the resealable container assembly 200 being referenced by
numbers
preceded by the numeral -2". Distinctions between the resealable container
assembly 100 and
the resealable container assembly 200 are described herein. In the exemplary
illustrations, the
resealable container body 201 and the resealable container body 101 are
similar to one
another. The distinctions are included in the resealable container annular
component 210 and
the resealable container cap 260. Illustrations presenting the resealable
container body 101
lack any views detailing the container body closed bottom wall 104 of the
resealable
container body 101. The container body closed bottom wall 104 can be similar
to the
container body closed bottom wall 204. Illustrations presenting the resealable
container body
201 introduce a shape of the bottom portion of the resealable container body
201. The
exemplary bottom portion of the resealable container body 201, as illustrated,
include a
container body annular base 204 about a peripheral edge of a container body
closed bottom
wall 203. The container body closed bottom wall 203 can be coplanar with the
container body
annular base 204, or, as illustrated, the container body closed bottom wall
203 is preferably
recessed from the container body annular base 204. The recessed design of the
container
body closed bottom wall 203 provides better support on a table, a wall that
can resist upon
pressure build up internal to the container with minimal effects upon the
shape of the
container body annular base 204, and other benefits. In the exemplary
illustrations, the
container body closed bottom wall 203 is domed in shape. Although the
exemplary
illustration presents a desirable domed shape container body closed bottom
wall 203, the
container body closed bottom wall 203 can be of any shaped recess. Details of
the resealable
container annular component 210 are illustrated in FIGS. 23 through 29.
Details of the
resealable container cap 260 are illustrated in FIGS. 30 through 36.
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[00587] The resealable container lid 110 includes a lid bottom wall
134, wherein the
resealable container lid 110 seals contents within the resealable container
assembly 100.
Contents are accessed when a portion of the lid bottom wall 134 is fractured
and opened,
such as a fracturing of the lid bottom panel score line 136 and an opening of
the lid bottom
panel tear panel 138 using the currently commercially available Stay-On Tab
(SOT) design as
described above. Conversely, the resealable container annular component 210
excludes the
lid bottom wall 134, where a lower edge of a cap receiving annular component
tubular
sidewall 232 of the resealable container annular component 210 is open. The
lower edge of
the resealable container annular component 210 is rolled, forming a cap
receiving annular
component rolled annular end ring 226. The cap receiving annular component
rolled annular
end ring 226 creates a lid open passageway 235 passing through an interior of
the resealable
container annular component 210.
[00588] The exemplary resealable container lid 110 includes four (4) lid
translative motion
guide features 152. The exemplary resealable container annular component 210
includes six
(6) cap receiving annular component translative motion guide features 252. The
number
and/or design of lid translative motion guide features 152, 252 would be
determined by the
designer of the container lid 110, annular ring component 210. Several
features can be
considered when determining the number and/or design of lid translative motion
guide
features 152, 252, including type of contents within the resealable container
assembly 100,
200, anticipated maximum pressure within the resealable container assembly
100, 200,
desired degree of rotation between the container cap 160, 260 and the
container lid 110,
annular ring component 210, desired axial relative motion between the
container cap 160,
260 and the container lid 110, annular ring component 210, type and thickness
of the sealant
material, and any other consideration.
[00589] In the exemplary illustrations, the cap receiving annular component
tubular
sidewall 232 is more cylindrical (vertical) than the lid frustum shaped
sidewall 132. This
design provides a different nesting arrangement for the resealable container
annular
component 210 (illustrated in FIG. 29) compared to the nesting arrangement of
the resealable
container lid 110 (illustrated in FIG. 7).
[00590] Nesting of a plurality of resealable container annular components 210
is arranged
where a first resealable container annular component 210 is inserted into an
interior of a
second resealable container annular component 210. A lower, outer surface of
the cap
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receiving annular component rolled annular end ring 226 rests against a cap
receiving annular
component translative motion guide feature upper surface 253 of the cap
receiving annular
component translative motion guide feature 252, as illustrated in FIG. 29. The
resealable
container annular component 210 can be modified, where the cap receiving
annular
component tubular sidewall 232 has a more tapered or frustum shape. With this
modification,
the nesting of a plurality of resealable container annular components 210 can
be arranged in
accordance with the nesting arrangement of the resealable container annular
component 110,
where a radially exterior surface of the cap receiving annular component
tubular sidewall 232
would rest against a radially interior surface of the cap receiving annular
component
translative motion guide feature 252.
[00591] Nesting of a plurality of resealable container caps 260 is arranged
where a first
resealable container cap 260 is inserted into an interior of a second
resealable container cap
260. A lower, outer portion of the resealable container cap tubular radially
exterior (product
side) sidewall 262 of the first resealable container cap 260 rests against an
upper portion of
the resealable container cap tubular radially interior (public side) sidewall
263 of the second
resealable container cap 260, as illustrated in FIG. 36. The resealable
container cap 260 can
be modified, where the tubular sidewall (exterior, product side) 262,
(interior, public side)
263 has a more tapered or frustum shape. With this modification, the nesting
of a plurality of
resealable container caps 260 can be arranged in accordance with the nesting
arrangement of
the resealable container cap 160, where a radially exterior surface of the
resealable container
cap tubular exterior (product side) sidewall 262 would rest against a radially
interior surface
of the resealable container cap tubular interior (public side) sidewall 263.
Alternatively, the
resealable container cap 260 can be designed where a radially exterior surface
of the cap
translative motion guide feature 281 of the first or nesting resealable
container cap 260 would
rest against the resealable container cap tubular interior (public side)
sidewall 263 of the
second or adjacent resealable container cap 260.
[00592] The resealable container annular component 210 is seamed to a
container body
sidewall seaming flange 206 using the same seaming features and processes
described above
for the process of seaming the resealable container lid 110 to the container
body cylindrical
sidewall seaming flange 106. Details are presented in FIGS. 37 through 39 and
section views
presented in FIGS. 40 through 42. The resealable container cap 260 is inserted
into a cavity
defined by the cap receiving annular component tubular sidewall 232 of the
resealable
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container annular component 210. The rotational and resulting translative
axial motions of
the resealable container cap 260 respective to the resealable container
annular component 210
are the same as those of the resealable container cap 160 respective to the
resealable
container lid 110 as described above.
[00593] As the resealable container cap 260 and the resealable container
annular
component 210 are drawn together, a cap sidewall transition 268 provided about
a lower
radially exterior surface of the cap annular countersink formation 266 is
seated against a cap
receiving annular component rolled bottom edge sealing surface 227 of the cap
receiving
annular component rolled annular end ring 226, as best illustrated in FIG. 44
and in the
enlarged view illustrated in FIG. 46. The cap sidewall transition 268 is
preferably formed
having a frustum shape. The frustum shape of the cap sidewall transition 268
enhances the
seal between the cap receiving annular component rolled bottom edge sealing
surface 227 of
the cap receiving annular component rolled inner edge 226 and cap sidewall
transition 268 as
the cap translative motion guide feature 281 and the cap receiving annular
component
translative motion guide feature 252 engage with one another during a
rotational motion
thercbetween. A cap lower annular scaling member 267 can be provided between
the cap
receiving annular component rolled bottom edge sealing surface 227 of the cap
receiving
annular component rolled inner edge 226 and the cap sidewall transition 268 as
illustrated in
FIG. 49. The sealant material is preferably applied to the cap sidewall
transition 268, but can
be applied to the cap receiving annular component rolled bottom edge sealing
surface 227, or
both the cap sidewall transition 268 and the cap receiving annular component
rolled bottom
edge sealing surface 227. A protectant, such as the sealant material, coating,
or any other
suitable material, is preferably applied to the interior or product side
surfaces of the
resealable container annular component 210 and the resealable container cap
260 to isolate
the base material of the resealable container annular component 210 and the
resealable
container cap 260 from the contents stored within the interior volume of the
resealable
container assembly 200. A cap upper annular sealing member 265 can
additionally or
alternatively be provided between an interior surface of a cylindrical
sidewall inverted
countersink 270 of the resealable container cap 260 and a facing, exterior
surface of the
seaming panel 220 the assembled resealable container annular component 210 as
illustrated
in FIG. 45. The cap upper annular sealing member265 can be provided between
the interior
surface of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 270 of the resealable
container cap
260 and the facing, exterior surface of the seaming panel 220 of the assembled
resealable
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container annular component 210 as illustrated in FIG. 45. It would be
preferable to apply the
cap upper annular sealing member 265 to the interior surface of the
cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink 270, as illustrated in FIG. 45. A cap upper annular
sealing member 265B
can also additionally or alternatively be provided between a radially exterior
surface
proximate a transition between the resealable container cap tubular exterior
sidewall 262 and
the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 270 of the resealable container
cap 260 and a
facing, radially interior surface proximate a transition between the cap
receiving annular
component tubular sidewall 232 and the seaming chuck shoulder 224 of the
seaming panel
220 of the assembled resealable container annular component 210 as illustrated
in FIG. 45.
[00594] The cap upper annular sealing member 265, cap upper annular sealing
member
265B, and cap lower annular sealing member 267 are examples of various sealing
members
located between facing surfaces used to seal the resealable container 200.
Other sealing
members can be utilized between the resealable container annular component 210
and the
resealable container cap 260. Each of the cap upper annular sealing member
265, cap upper
annular sealing member 265A, and cap lower annular sealing member 267 utilize
a
compressible material to create the seal between facing surfaces. Examples of
compressible
materials suitable for use in sealing a container include: sprayed on or
molded on elastomeric
compounds, molded low or high durometer plastics, High-density polyethylene
(HDPE),
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyethylene terephthal ate (PET),
polyethylene high-
density (PEHD) cellulose compounds, polymer polypropylene, polyethylene,
biosourced
materials such as seaweed, mushroom, gelatin, cork, rubber, latex, and the
like, and any
combination thereof. One exemplary alternative is a cap upper annular sealing
member 265A
illustrated in FIGS. 47 and 48. The cap upper annular sealing member 265A
introduces an
alternative to a compression arrangement. The cap upper annular sealing member
265A
introduces a displacement arrangement for the cap upper annular sealing member
265A,
where a shape of the cap upper annular sealing member 265A is deflected
radially inward
when the resealable container annular component 210 and the resealable
container cap 260A
are drawn towards one another. An arrow in FIG. 47 represents a deflecting
motion of the cap
upper annular sealing member 265A. The cap upper annular sealing member 265
includes a
projection portion extending freely from a base portion. The projection
portion retains a
general shape by the annular nature of the sealing ring 265A. When the
container body and
lid assembly seam 209 and the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 270
are drawn
together by the interaction between the cap receiving annular component
translative motion
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guide features 252 and the cap translative motion guide features 281, the
shape of the
seaming chuck wall 222 deflects the projection of the cap upper annular
sealing member
265A as illustrated in FIG. 48. Additionally, the cap upper annular sealing
member 265A
presents a compression seal between facing surfaces of the container body and
lid assembly
seam chine 208 and the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 270.
[00595] In each of the previously described variants, the container body 101,
201 and the
container lid 110, container annular ring 210 are separate elements that are
seamed together.
Cap receiving features of the container lid 110 and/or the container annular
ring 210 can be
integrally formed in an upper end of the container body 101, 201, such as an
exemplary
nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide
feature 301,
illustrated in FIGS. 50 through 56. The exemplary nesting container body with
integral cap
receiving translative motion guide feature 301 is formed as a cup comprising
cap receiving
features, such as a nesting container body upper edge cap receiving sidewall
332 and a
nesting container body translative motion guide feature 352. A container or
cup body of the
nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide
feature 301
includes a nesting container body closed bottom wall 303 circumscribed by a
nesting
container body annular base 304, wherein the nesting container body closed
bottom wall 303
and the nesting container body annular base 304 collectively extend across a
lower end of a
nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall 302. The nesting container body
closed
bottom wall 303 extends upward from the nesting container body annular base
304. The
upward shape of the nesting container body closed bottom wall 303 accommodates
non-level
surfaces.
[00596] A nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall upper, free edge 306
is formed
at an upper end of the nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative motion
guide feature 301, where the nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall
upper, free edge
306 is formed as a rolled edge. The rolled formation provides a smooth,
comfortable edge
providing safety to the user. Jr certain designs, it may be beneficial to
include an outwardly
formed container body joining formation, such as the seaming flange 106, 206
of the
container body 101, 201 in place of the nesting container body frustum shaped
sidewall
upper, free edge 306. One or more demarcations can be formed in the nesting
container body
frustum shaped sidewall 302. The exemplary illustration presents three
demarcations, a
nesting container body lower or first measurement demarcation 305, a nesting
container body
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central or second measurement demarcation 307, and a nesting container body to
cap
receiving sidewall annular transition formation 326. The nesting container
body first
measurement demarcation 305 provides an upper reference for a nesting
container body first
measurement volume 314, the nesting container body central or second
measurement
demarcation 307 provides an upper reference for a nesting container body
second
measurement volume 315, and the nesting container body to cap receiving
sidewall annular
transition formation 326 provides an upper reference for a nesting container
body third
measurement volume 317. The nesting container body annular base 304 can
include a
centrally located recession, where the centrally located recession leaves an
annular ring
remaining proud from the recession. This aids in minimizing any rocking of the
nesting
container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature
301 when placed
on a suitable surface.
[00597] At least one nesting container body translative motion guide feature
352 is formed
in a nesting container body upper edge cap receiving sidewall 332; the nesting
container body
upper edge cap receiving sidewall 332 being formed at an upper end of the
nesting container
body frustum shaped sidewall 302. In the exemplary illustration, the nesting
container body
to cap receiving sidewall annular transition formation 326 provides a
transition between the
nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall 302 and the nesting container
body upper
edge cap receiving sidewall 332. The nesting container body translative motion
guide feature
352 can be of any suitable number, size and shape, similar to the lid
translative motion guide
feature 152 and the cap receiving annular component translative motion guide
feature 252 as
described above.
[00598] The nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative
motion guide
feature 301 is designed to enable nesting, as illustrated in cross section
view presented in
FIG. 56. The frustum shape of the nesting container body frustum shaped
sidewall 302
enables nesting. In the exemplary illustration, the nesting container body
upper edge cap
receiving sidewall 332 remains proud of the nested sections of the nesting
container body
with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature 301. The greater
the angle of the
frustum shape of the nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall 302, the
deeper the
nesting. The demarcations 305, 307, 326 would be formed and sized to support
the nesting of
adjacent nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative motion
guide features
301. The nesting would be limited by the nesting container body translative
motion guide
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feature 352 and the nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall upper, free
edge 306.
[00599] The nesting container body upper edge cap receiving sidewall 332 can
be
generally cylindrical in shape and offset as illustrated to support optimal
nesting.
Alternatively, the nesting container body upper edge cap receiving sidewall
332 can have a
frustum shape, similar to the lid frustum shaped sidewall 132 of the
resealable container lid
110 and a limited offset to support optimal nesting. Although nesting
container body upper
edge cap receiving sidewall 332 is illustrated as a significantly cylindrical
sidewall that
enables nesting due to an offset provided by the cap receiving sidewall
annular transition
formation 326, in an alternative design, the nesting container body upper edge
cap receiving
sidewall 332 can be frustum shaped and continuous from the upper end of the
nesting
container body frustum shaped sidewall 302, effectively becoming a
continuation of the
nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall 302.
[00600] The nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative
motion guide
feature 301 can be fabricate of any suitable material and manufacturing
processes, such as
those described above for fabricating the container body 101, 201 and the
container lid 110,
container annular ring 210.
[00601] A resealable container cap 360, detailed in FIGS. 57 through 63
provides a
removable seal to the nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative motion
guide feature 301. The resealable container cap 260 and the resealable
container cap 360
include a number of like elements. Like elements are numbered the same,
wherein elements
of the resealable container cap 360 are preceded by the numeral "3". The
distinction between
the resealable container cap 260 and the resealable container cap 360 is the
design of the
sealing surfaces and a resealable container cap transversing surface 364.
[00602] The exemplary resealable container cap transversing surface 364
illustrated in
FIGS. 57 through 63 is formed as a downwardly or outwardly extending dome
shaped wall.
The resealable container cap transversing surface 364 can be of any suitable
and/or functional
shape. A cap sidewall lower transition 368 is provided between a lower edge of
the sidewall
(radially exterior or product side) 362, (radially interior or public side)
363 and the resealable
container cap transversing surface 364. Although the exemplary illustration
presents the
resealable container cap transversing surface 364 as a downwardly extending
domed panel,
the resealable container cap transversing surface 364 can be provided as an
upwardly
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extending domed panel, a planar panel, including one or more reinforcing
formations, and the
like. The cap sidewall lower transition 368 can be formed as an arched
transition, a
chamfered transition, a countersink design, and the like. The cap sidewall
lower transition
368 and/or the resealable container cap transversing surface 364 can be shaped
to create one
or more features that function as a cap sealing surface, wherein the cap
sealing surface is
designed to engage with any surface of the nesting container body with
integral cap receiving
translative motion guide feature 301 suitable to be used as a sealing surface.
[00603] The resealable container cap 360 is preferably of a design that
enables nesting, as
illustrated in FIG. 63. The radially exterior surface of the cap translative
motion guide feature
381 would rest against the surface of the inner wall portion of the
cylindrical sidewall
inverted countersink 370, as illustrated, or the resealable container cap 360
can be designed
enabling the exterior surface cap translative motion guide feature 381 to rest
against the
frustum sidewall to seaming panel transition segment 369. In either condition,
it is preferred
that the resealable container cap transversing surface 364 is located
extending below the
frustum sidewall to seaming panel transition segment 369.
[00604] The resealable container cap 360 would be assembled to the upper
section of the
nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide
feature 301 in a
manner similar to the assembly of the container cap 160, 260 to the container
lid 110 and/or
the container annular ring 210 as described above and as illustrated in FIGS.
64 through 67.
More specifically, each at least one cap translative motion guide feature 381
would be
rotationally engaging with a respective nesting container body translative
motion guide
feature 352 translating the rotational motion into an axial motion drawing an
interior surface
of the cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink 370 and a top surface of the
nesting container
body frustum shaped sidewall upper, free edge 306 against one another creating
a seal
therebetween. The resealable container cap 360 can be designed to include any
formation that
can be utilized as a cap upper annular sealing member 365 against a mating
seal surface
formed in the resealable container assembly 300. Collectively, a combination
of the nesting
container body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature
301 and resealable
container cap 360 is referred to as a resealable container assembly 300.
[00605] The resealable container cap 360 can be designed to enable at least
partial nesting,
as illustrated in FIG. 63. Each resealable container cap 360 can be designed
where a radially
exterior surface of the cap translative motion guide feature 381 would rest
against the frustum
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sidewall to seaming panel transition segment 369 enabling the partial nesting.
In a condition
where the resealable container cap cylindrical exterior sidewall 362 has a
frustum shape,
similar to the resealable container cap frustum shaped exterior sidewall 162
of the resealable
container cap 160. With this modification, the resealable container caps 360
can nest in a
more compact arrangement, wherein a radially exterior surface of the cap
translative motion
guide feature 181 would seat against the resealable container cap frustum
shaped interior
sidewall 163.
[00606] The resealable container 300 can include features to enable stacking
and/or
nesting. Examples of various stacking and/or nesting arrangements of a
plurality of resealable
containers 300 are illustrated in FIGS. 68 through 78. In a first example, the
nesting container
body annular base 304 would be placed upon an upper surface of the resealable
container cap
transversing surface 364, as illustrated in FIG. 68. The resealable container
cap 360 would be
designed of a material having a thickness and shape capable of supporting
preferably several
resealable containers 300 when each resealable container 300 is filled with
the anticipated
contents. This enables transport of multiple resealable containers 300 filled
with contents.
This would he focused for use in carry out scenarios, such as fast food
restaurants, concerts,
plays, sporting events, or other events.
[00607] The resealable container 300 and/or the resealable container cap 360
can be
modified to improve the stacking of the plurality of resealable containers
300. In a first
example, the resealable container cap 360 is modified (referenced as a
resealable container
cap 360A), wherein assembly comprising the resealable container cap 360A and
the nesting
container body 301 are referred to as a resealable container assembly 300A, as
illustrated in
FIGS. 69 and 70. A resealable cap container nesting cavity 365A is formed
within the
resealable container cap transversing surface 364. The resealable cap
container nesting cavity
365A includes a peripheral sidewall and a bottom wall having a size and shape
to receive at
least a portion of the nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative motion
guide feature 301 defining the nesting container body first measurement volume
314 as
illustrated in FIG. 70.
[00608] In a second example, the resealable container cap 360 is modified
(referenced as a
resealable container assembly 300B), wherein assembly comprising the
resealable container
cap 360B and the nesting container body 301 arc referred to as a resealable
container
assembly 300B, as illustrated in FIGS. 71 and 72. A resealable cap container
nesting cavity
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365B is formed within the resealable container cap transversing surface 364.
The resealable
cap container nesting cavity 365B includes a peripheral sidewall and a bottom
wall having a
size and shape to receive at least a portion of the nesting container body
with integral cap
receiving translative motion guide feature 301 defining the nesting container
body first
measurement volume 314 as illustrated in FIG. 72. A resealable cap container
stacking
registration feature 366B extends upward from the resealable cap container
nesting cavity
365B. The resealable cap container stacking registration feature 366B is
preferably of a shape
and size that follows a contour of a mating bottom surface of the nesting
container body
closed bottom wall 303, as illustrated in FIG. 72. The resealable cap
container stacking
registration feature 366B increases registration and retention between the
nesting container
body with integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature 301 and the
resealable
container cap 360B. The nesting container body closed bottom wall 303 would be
seated
within the resealable cap container nesting cavity 365B utilizing the
resealable cap container
stacking registration feature 366B to aid in registration and retention.
Although the container
body closed bottom wall 203 has an inwardly extending dome shape and the
nesting
container body closed bottom wall 303 is illustrated having a planar recess,
the recess can be
of any suitable shape.
[00609] In a third example, the resealable container cap 360 is modified
(referenced as a
360C), as illustrated in FIGS. 73 through 75. In the third example, the
portion defining the
nesting container body first measurement volume 314 of the nesting container
body with
integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature 301 is modified
(referenced as a
nesting container body 301C), wherein assembly comprising the resealable
container cap
360C and the nesting container body 301C are referred to as a resealable
container assembly
300C, as illustrated in FIGS. 73 through 75. The portion of the nesting
container body first
measurement volume 314 of the nesting container body with integral cap
receiving translative
motion guide feature 301 has a frustum shape. Conversely, the portion of the
nesting
container body first measurement volume 314 (identified as a nesting container
body first
measurement volume 314C) of the nesting container body with integral cap
receiving
translative motion guide feature 301C has an inverted frustum shape (the
exemplary frustum
shape being referenced as having an interlocking frustum shaped sidevvall
angle 399 as
illustrated in the enlarged view shown in FIG. 75). This inverted frustum
shape between the
nesting container body annular base 304 and the nesting container body lower
reinforcing
annular formation 305 provides an ability to snap adjacently nesting
resealable container
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assemblies 300C to one another as illustrated in FIGS. 74 and 75.
[00610] A resealable cap container nesting cavity 365C is formed within the
resealable
container cap transversing surface 364. The resealable cap container nesting
cavity 365C
includes a peripheral sidewall having an inverted frustum shape and a bottom
wall, wherein
the resealable cap container nesting cavity 365C is of a size and shape to
receive at least a
portion of the nesting container body with integral cap receiving translative
motion guide
feature 301C defining the nesting container body first measurement volume 314C
as
illustrated in FIG. 73. An optional resealable cap container stacking
registration feature 366C
can extend upward from the resealable cap container nesting cavity 365C. The
resealable cap
container stacking registration feature 366C is preferably of a shape and size
that follows a
contour of a mating bottom surface of the nesting container body closed bottom
wall 303, as
illustrated in FIGS. 74 and 75. The optional resealable cap container stacking
registration
feature 366C increases registration and retention between the nesting
container body with
integral cap receiving translative motion guide feature 301C and the
resealable container cap
360C. The resealable container cap 360C can be fabricated of a flexible
material enabling
insertion of the nesting container body first measurement volume 314C into the
resealable
cap container nesting cavity 365C. Alternatively, the nesting container body
with integral cap
receiving translative motion guide feature 301C can be fabricated of a
flexible material
enabling insertion of the nesting container body first measurement volume 314C
into the
resealable cap container nesting cavity 365C.
[00611] In a fourth example, the resealable container cap 360 is modified
(referenced as a
resealable container cap 360D), wherein assembly comprising the resealable
container cap
360D and the nesting container body 301 are referred to as a resealable
container assembly
300D, as illustrated in FIGS. 76 through 78. The resealable container cap 360D
is a variant of
the resealable container cap 360B, wherein the resealable container cap 360D
lacks a cavity
(the resealable cap container nesting cavity 365B of the resealable container
cap 360B), while
retaining a resealable cap container stacking registration feature 366D
extending upwards
from an upper surface of the resealable container cap transversing surface
364. The resealable
cap container stacking registration feature 366B is preferably of a shape and
size that follows
a contour of a mating bottom surface of the nesting container body closed
bottom wall 303,
as illustrated in FIGS. 77 and 78. The resealable cap container stacking
registration feature
366D increases registration and retention between the nesting container body
with integral
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cap receiving translative motion guide feature 301 and the resealable
container cap 360D.
The nesting container body closed bottom wall 303 would be seated upon the
resealable cap
container stacking registration feature 366D.
[00612] The exemplary illustrations can be enhanced with an introduction of
additional
features and/or function. For example, a tamper indicator can be integrated
into the bottom
wall 164, 264, 364.
[00613] The resealable container lid 110 includes a stay-on tab design wherein
a lid
bottom panel tear panel 138 is retained by a tear panel hinge 139 on the
resealable container
lid 110. Certain applications prefer to utilize a container design having a
larger or full
aperture opening by removing a substantial portion of the bottom panel 134,
434. A first
example is a resealable container lid 410, illustrated in FIGS. 79 through 81.
The resealable
container lid 410 includes features similar to the resealable container lid
110. Like features of
the resealable container lid 110 and the resealable container lid 410 are
numbered the same
except preceded by the numeral '4'. The primary distinction between the
resealable container
lid 110 and the resealable container lid 410 is that a lid bottom panel score
line 436 of the
resealable container lid 410 circumscribes an area proximate the outer
diameter of the lid
bottom wall 434, thus enabling removal of the majority of the lid bottom wall
434 from the
resealable container lid 410, as compared to the lid bottom wall 134 of the
resealable
container lid 110, where the lid bottom wall 134 creates an opening that is
significantly
smaller than the full panel and offset from center of the full panel. The
remaining distinctions
support the difference in the tear panel lid bottom tear panel 438 being a
full panel and
removable. A user would initially rotate a pull tab 490 upwards, the pull tab
490 being
hingeably formed with a tab retention bracket 491, wherein the tab retention
bracket 491 is
secured to the lid bottom tear panel 438 by a rivet 497. Motion of the pull
tab 490 is
controlled by a fold along a tab bracket hinge 492. A tab effecting edge 494
of the pull tab
490 is in registration with a portion of the lid bottom panel score line 436.
As the pull tab 490
is rotated upwards, a tab effecting edge 494 of the pull tab 490 initiates a
fracture of the lid
bottom panel score line 436. Once the lid bottom panel score line 436 is
initially fractured,
the user would divert from a rotating action to a pulling action applied
through the aperture
defined by the tab lightening hole 493. The lifting force applied to the pull
tab 490 continues
to propagate the shearing along the lid bottom panel score line 436 causing
separation of the
lid bottom tear panel 438 from the resealable container lid 410. Converse to
the resealable
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container lid 110, where the lid bottom panel tear panel 138 remains attached
to the
resealable container lid 110 by a tear panel hinge 139, the lid bottom panel
score line 436 is
separated and removed from the resealable container lid 410. The pull tab 490
remains secure
to the removed lid bottom tear panel 438 by the rivet 497. Various
reinforcement features
(442, 498) can be designed into the lid bottom wall 434 to reinforce the lid
bottom wall 434,
which aids in the initial fracturing step and the continued shearing
propagation along the lid
bottom panel score line 436.
[00614] A second example is a resealable container lid 510, illustrated in
FIGS. 82 through
85. The resealable container lid 510 includes features similar to the
resealable container lid
110. Like features of the resealable container lid 110 and the resealable
container lid 510 are
numbered the same except preceded by the numeral '5'. The 510 includes a lid
bottom wall
contents access passageway 535 cut about an interior edge of the lid bottom
wall 534 or
slightly radially inward from an inner peripheral edge of a lid annular
countersink 526. A foil
panel tab 590 is preferably unitarily formed with the removable foil lid
bottom panel 538; the
foil panel tab 590 being an extension of the material fabricating the
removable foil lid bottom
panel 538, wherein a foil tab hinge 592 is provided between the removable foil
lid bottom
panel 538 and the foil panel tab 590. A peripheral edge of the removable foil
lid bottom panel
538 is adhesively bonded to an upper surface of a lid bottom wall 534. For
removal, as
illustrated in FIG. 85, the user would fold upward and grip the foil panel tab
590 (identified
as a foil panel tab 590' once separated) and begin to pull the foil panel tab
(in use) 590' in a
radially inward and upward direction until the entire removable foil lid
bottom panel 538 is
separated and removed from the lid bottom wall 534 of the resealable container
lid 510. Once
the removable foil lid bottom panel 538 is removed from the resealable
container lid 510, the
lid bottom wall contents access passageway 535 defines and opening allowing
access to
contents within the container.
[00615] Each of the above components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B,
360C,
360D 410, 510 is nestable container components. Multiples of like nestable
container
components can be nested within one another to optimize containment / minimize
air volume
for shipping. Additionally, the nested design optimizes space and conveyance
requirements
along an automated contents packaging line. The higher the quantity of
materials that can be
placed upon the automated contents packaging line and the more reliably they
are conveyed,
the less time is required for replenishing inventory of the component on the
automated
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contents packaging line. A process employing benefits of the nestability of
the nestable
container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410,
510 is
described in a nestable container component supply and use flow diagram 2000
presented in
FIG. 86.
[00616] The nestable container component supply and use flow diagram 2000
initiates
with a step of fabricating the nestable container components 110, 160, 210,
260, 301, 360,
360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 (block 2010). This can be accomplished using
any
suitable manufacturing process based upon a material selected for the nestable
container
components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510. The
nestable
container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410,
510 can
be fabricated from a sheet of metal, a sheet of steel, a sheet of aluminum, a
sheet of plastic, a
sheet of processed bamboo or any other suitable material. By initiating the
fabricated steps
with sheets, the machining processes are reduced and can include a stamping
process, a
punch process, a step punch process, an ironing process, a turning process, a
shearing
process, a die forming / cutting process, and the like. Although initiating
the fabricated steps
with sheets is preferred, the raw material can be provided in other form
factors and the
manufacturing process can include other steps, such as molding, casting, and
the like.
[00617] Once fabricated multiples of the nestable container components 110,
160, 210,
260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 are stacked in a nested
arrangement (block
2020). The nesting is based upon the specific component with details being
presented above.
Features of one nestable container component 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360,
360A, 360B,
360C, 360D 410, 510 can be incorporated into any of the other nestable
container
components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510. For
example,
the cap receiving annular component tubular sidewall 232 of the resealable
container annular
component 210 can have a significantly more tapered (frustum) shape similar to
the lid
frustum shaped sidewall 132 of the resealable container lid 110 to adjust the
nesting process.
In addition to a more compact storage as noted above, nesting of the nestable
container
components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 also
provides
radial stability during storage and transport. One nestable container
components 110, 160,
210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 can easily be removed in
an axial
direction from a top of a stack of nested container components 110, 160, 210,
260, 301, 360,
360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510, while retaining stability of the stack when
subjected to
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any radial or partially radially directed force.
[00618] The nested stack or stacks of the nestable container components 110,
160, 210,
260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 is then placed into a box or
other container
creating a parcel for transport from the manufacturing facility to a packaging
house (step
2022). The box or container can be sealed to avoid exposure to contaminants.
The parcel
(preferably collected to be multiple parcels such as on a pallet) is
transported from the
manufacturing facility to a packaging house (step 2024). Transportation can be
accomplished
using any common commercially available parcel transportation system,
including trucking,
rail, ships, air and the like.
[00619] The parcel containing the nested stack or stacks of the nestable
container
components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 is
received at
the packaging house (step 2030). The nested stack or stacks of the nestable
container
components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 are
separated
from any unwanted materials used during transport. The nested stack or stacks
of the nestable
container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410,
510 can
remain in at least a portion of the packaging which may be suitable and
integrated into the
contents packaging process carried out at the packaging facility. The nested
stack or stacks of
the nestable container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B,
360C, 360D
410, 510 are then positioned in location for use on the packaging assembly
line (step 2032). It
is desirous to integrate the manner in which the nested stack or stacks of the
nestable
container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410,
510 are
packaged into the parcel into the component presentation process used by the
packaging
assembly line. This avoids excess time, manpower, materials and costs.
[00620] The packaging assembly line utilizes equipment to remove one
individual nestable
container component 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410,
510 from
the stack or stacks of nestable container components 110, 160, 210, 260, 301,
360, 360A,
360B, 360C, 360D 410. 510 located at the respective packaging station (block
2034). The
process of removing one nestable container component 110, 160, 210, 260, 301,
360, 360A,
360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 from the stack of nestable container components110,
160, 210,
260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 can employ any of a number of a
variety of
material collection and positioning tools. Examples include a robotic
controlled mechanical
gripper, a robotically controlled vacuum gripper, a robotically controlled
static gripper, a
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robotically controlled static gripper, a robotically controlled magnetic
gripper (where the
materials are applicable), or any other suitable robotically controlled
collection and
positioning device. Preferably, the same device retaining the nestable
container component
110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C, 360D 410, 510 is used to
position the
nestable container component 110, 160, 210, 260, 301, 360, 360A, 360B, 360C,
360D 410,
510 in a desired location for use in the product packaging process along the
automated
packaging assembly line (block 2036). The product packaging process would
continue until
the contents are properly and completely packaged in accordance with the
designated process
(block 2040).
[00621] The container lids 160, 260, 360 can be replaced by an accessory,
wherein the
accessory would include a sidewall 162, (represented by the exterior, product
side) 262,
(represented by the exterior, product side) 362 and at least one cap
translative motion guide
feature 181, 281, 381. The accessory can include features similar to a sippy
cup, a straw
holder and a straw, a bottle nipple, a rotating opening and closure, a
drinking spout, a
vertically opening and sealing drinking spout, a pivoting opening and sealing
drinking spout,
a pump dispensing mechanism, a spray dispensing mechanism, or any other
suitable
accessory.
[00622] A safety ring can be provided circumscribing the cylindrical sidewall
inverted
countersink 170, 270, 370. The safety ring would require a specific applied
force to enable
rotation of the container cap 160, 260, 360.
[00623] The container lid caps 160, 160, 360 can be replaced by other
container lid caps
having more specialized features and related functions, as shown in the
various
configurations presented in FIGS. 87 through 101. These specialized caps can
be included
with the container, sold separately, or both. The specialized caps give the
consumer the
ability to adapt any container into a specialized application. The specialized
caps can be
referred to as accessories.
[00624] A first exemplary specialized cap is a drinking straw accessory 620,
detailed in
FIGS. 87 through 89. A container assembly 600 refers to an assembly of the
drinking straw
accessory 620 and the container subassembly comprising the resealable
container lid 110
joined to the resealable container body 101. The exemplary drinking straw
accessory 620
introduces a drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660, wherein the exemplary
drinking
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straw accessory cap assembly 660 resembles a Mason jar cap assembly design.
The Mason
jar cap assembly design is illustrated throughout the various accessories
described herein.
Although the illustrated examples teach a Mason jar cap assembly design, it is
understood
that any suitable cap design comprising features for engaging with and
preferably sealing to
the resealable container cap 160. For example, the Mason jar cap assembly
design can be
replaced with a single component member.
[00625] The assembly design of the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660
employs
Iwo elements, a accessory cap inner member 680, which remains in a fixed
rotational
position, and a accessory cap outer member 661, which rotates, assembling the
drinking straw
accessory 620 to a respective container lid, such as the resealable container
lid 110 or any
other suitable container lid. In the exemplary illustration, the resealable
container lid 110 is
modified to include a lid full bottom panel score line 136, wherein the lid
full bottom panel
score line 136 is similar to the lid bottom panel score line 136, while the
lid full bottom panel
score line 136 opens a majority of the lid bottom wall 134. Although the
examples presented
in FIGS. 87 through 101 illustrate the accessory being secured to the
resealable container lid
110 assembled to the resealable container body 101, the container can he a
unitary
component, wherein the lid translative motion guide feature are integrated
into the container
body tubular sidewall 102, such as taught in the nesting container body with
integral cap
receiving translative motion guide feature 301 introduced in FIG. 50.
[00626] In the exemplary embodiment, the accessory cap outer member 661 and
the
accessory cap inner member 680 are rotationally assembled to one another. An
accessory cap
inner member radially outward facing surface 689 circumscribes a radially
outer surface of
the accessory cap inner member 680. An accessory cap inner member interior
surface 683 is
preferably formed on an interior of the accessory cap inner member 680. The
removed
material defining the accessory cap inner member interior surface 683 reduces
material
consumption, reduces weight, and improves a rotational motion between the
accessory cap
outer member 661 and the accessory cap inner member 680. The accessory cap
inner member
radially outward facing surface 689 can be a frustum shape (as illustrated),
an inverted
frustum shape (which aids in retaining the accessory cap inner member 680
within the
accessory cap outer member 661 when assembled to the resealable container body
101,
cylindrical in shape, or of any shape enabling rotation between the accessory
cap outer
member 661 and the accessory cap inner member 680. An accessory cap outer
member
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radially inward facing surface 663 circumscribes a radially inner surface of
the accessory cap
outer member 661. The accessory cap outer member radially inward facing
surface 663 and
the accessory cap inner member radially outward facing surface 689 are
designed to
rotationally engage with one another.
[00627] An accessory cap outer member translative motion guide feature 668 can
be
formed within the accessory cap outer member radially inward facing surface
663 of the
accessory cap outer member 661. An accessory cap inner member translative
motion guide
feature 684 can be formed in the accessory cap inner member radially outward
facing surface
689 of the accessory cap inner member 680. Engagement between the accessory
cap outer
member translative motion guide feature 668 and the accessory cap inner member
translative
motion guide feature 684 retain the accessory cap outer member 661 and the
accessory cap
inner member 680 as a single assembly or the drinking straw accessory cap
assembly 660. In
the exemplary drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660, the accessory cap
outer member
translative motion guide feature 668 and the accessory cap inner member
translative motion
guide feature 684 are formed to translate a rotational motion into an axial
motion. In an
alternative arrangement, the accessory cap outer member translative motion
guide feature 668
and the accessory cap inner member translative motion guide feature 684 can be
formed to
simply retain an axial registration between the accessory cap outer member 661
and the
accessory cap inner member 680. The accessory cap outer member 661 can be at
least
partially fabricated of a pliant material enabling insertion of the accessory
cap inner member
680 into the accessory cap outer member 661.
[00628] The drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 is designed to
rotationally engage
with the resealable container lid 110. An accessory container receiving
annular channel 670
extends upward from a lower edge of the accessory cap outer member 661 forming
an
annular recess. An accessory cap outer member container socket facing surface
662 is defined
on a radially interior side of the accessory container receiving annular
channel 670. At least
one accessory cap outer member container engaging translative motion guide
feature 681 is
formed on the accessory cap outer member container socket facing surface 662.
The
formation of the accessory cap outer member container engaging translative
motion guide
feature 681 would be similar to the cap translative motion guide feature 181
of the resealable
container cap 160 or any other suitable translative motion guide feature
designed to engage
with the lid translative motion guide feature 152 of the resealable container
lid 110. wherein
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when the accessory cap outer member 661 is rotated about the resealable
container lid 110,
the rotational motion translated into an axial motion of the drinking straw
accessory cap
assembly 660 respective to the resealable container lid 110. The interface
between the
accessory cap outer member container engaging translative motion guide feature
681 and the
cap receiving annular component translative motion guide feature 252 is
illustrated in FIG.
89.
[00629] A peripheral surface 669 of the accessory cap outer member 661 can
include a
series of grip features formed about the accessory cap outer member radially
peripheral
surface 669. In the exemplary illustration, the exemplary series of grip
features includes a
series of accessory grip element bases 671; each accessory grip element base
671 defines a
clockwise rotating accessory grip element force application surface 675 and a
counterclockwise rotating accessory grip element force application surface 675
extending
inward from an accessory grip element 674. During rotation, the user would
grasp the grip
features, wherein contact with the series of accessory grip element force
application surfaces
675 provides a mechanical interface and contact with the accessory grip
element 674
provides frictional interface. The mechanical interface requires less force
than the frictional
interface.
[00630[ The exemplary drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 is designed
where the
accessory cap outer member 661 can rotate and cause an axial motion while the
accessory
cap inner member 680 remains stationary. This can ensure a desired orientation
of the
accessory when the accessory assembly is assembled to the resealable container
lid 110.
Examples where this would be desired is a configuration where the resealable
container body
101 includes a grip feature, where the container body tubular sidewall 102 is
non-cylindrical,
simply having a desire to align the accessory with a print or indicia applied
to the container
body tubular sidewall 102, or any of a number of difference scenarios. In an
alternate
arrangement, the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 can be a single
component
which provides different benefits compared to the illustrated two piece
arrangement.
[00631] An accessory upper annular sealing member 665 can be seated within the
accessory container receiving annular channel 670, wherein the accessory upper
annular
sealing member 665 provides a reliable seal between the accessory cap outer
member 661
and the container body and lid assembly seam chine 108 of the resealable
container lid 110.
The accessory upper annular sealing member 665 can be any suitable shape and
material,
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including those previously described herein. As the accessory cap outer member
661 is
rotated about the resealable container lid 110, the container body and lid
assembly seam
chine 108 would engage with the accessory upper annular sealing member 665,
creating an
acceptable seal to retain contents within the container assembly 600.
[00632] An accessory cap outer member lower annular seal 667 can be provided
about a
lower, sealing surface 666 of the accessory cap outer member 661. The
translative motion
would draw an accessory cap outer member lower annular surface 666 of the
accessory cap
outer member 661 towards a mating surface of the resealable container lid 110
providing a
lower sealing interface.
[00633] The two piece arrangement of the drinking straw accessory cap assembly
660
provides an ability to include an accessory cap inner member lower annular
seal 687 about a
lower or bottom surface of the accessory cap inner member 680, such as an
accessory cap
inner member lower annular surface 686. The translative motion would draw the
accessory
cap inner member lower annular surface 686 of the accessory cap inner member
680 towards
a mating surface of the resealable container lid 110 providing a second or
alternative sealing
interface.
[00634] The primary function of the drinking straw accessory 620 is to provide
a
supported drinking straw 622 for use with the container, while provide a seal
around all other
portions of the container. A drinking straw subassembly 621 is integrated into
the drinking
straw accessory cap assembly 660 creating the drinking straw accessory 620.
The drinking
straw 622 is fabricated having a tubular shape extending between a drinking
straw tapered
fluid source end 622A and a drinking straw fluid delivery end 622B. The
drinking straw 622
can be any known design, including a straight configuration, a formed
configuration, include
one or more bending features, and the like. It would be preferred that the
drinking straw 622
is of a length enabling the drinking straw tapered fluid source end 622A to be
positioned
proximate the container closed bottom wall 104- of the resealable container
100. The drinking
straw 622 can be formed having a circular cross section shape or any other
suitable cross
section shape. The drinking straw 622 can be fabricated of any suitable
material, including
plastic, paper, bamboo, metal, and the like. In the exemplary illustrations
presented in FIGS.
87 through 89, the drinking straw 622 includes a drinking straw tapered fluid
source end
622A and a drinking straw fluid delivery end 622B. The illustrated drinking
straw 622
includes a drinking straw tapered fluid source end 622A formed having a
tapered cut,
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wherein the tapered cut enables the drinking straw tapered fluid source end
622A to pierce a
foil or any other seal provided on the container prior to use. Alternatively,
the drinking straw
tapered fluid source end 622A can be shaped having a transverse cut, similar
to the drinking
straw fluid delivery end 622B. A drinking straw 622 is inserted through a bore
formed
through a drinking straw sealing gasket 626.
[00635] The drinking straw 622 is inserted through a bore formed through a
drinking straw
sealing gasket 626. The drinking straw sealing gasket 626 is preferably
fabricated of a pliant
material, such as rubber, nylon, or any other material that would be suitable
for insertion,
retention, and sealing about the outer surface of the drinking straw 622.
[00636] A drinking straw sealing gasket inner member socket 624 extends
downward from
the accessory upper transversing surface 664. The drinking straw sealing
gasket 626 is
inserted into the drinking straw sealing gasket inner member socket 624. The
drinking straw
sealing gasket 626 would preferably be shaped and sized to substantially or
completely seal
the drinking straw sealing gasket inner member socket 624. This would avoid
leakage of the
contents of the container assembly 600 excluding any dispensing through the
drinking straw
fluid passageway 628 of the drinking straw 622. The drinking straw subassembly
621
collectively includes the drinking straw 622 assembled to the drinking straw
sealing gasket
626.
[00637] A second exemplary specialized cap is a baby bottle nipple socket
accessory 720,
detailed in FIG. 90. A container assembly 700 refers to an assembly of the
baby bottle nipple
accessory 720 and the container subassembly comprising the resealable
container lid 110
joined to the resealable container body 101. The baby bottle nipple accessory
720 includes a
cap design that are similar to those of the drinking straw accessory 620. Like
features of the
baby bottle nipple accessory 720 and the drinking straw accessory 620 are
numbered the
same except preceded by the numeral `T. A baby bottle nipple cap subassembly
760 of the
baby bottle nipple accessory 720 can be configured to include a Mason jar
style cap assembly
similar to the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 of the drinking straw
accessory 620
as shown or a unitary cap design. The accessory includes a baby bottle style
nipple
comprising a nipple formation 722 provided at a free, distal end of a nipple
tubular projection
723. A nipple fluid dispensing aperture 728 is cut through the distal end of
the nipple
formation 722. The nipple portion 772, 773 of the accessory includes a nipple
radial flange
726. The nipple formation 722, the nipple tubular projection 723, and the
nipple radial flange
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726 are preferably fabricated of a unitary construction and material. The
nipple radial flange
726 can be integral with an accessory upper transversing surface 764 of an
accessory cap
inner member 780 or provided as an assembly of separate components. The baby
bottle
nipple feature 722, 723 of the baby bottle nipple accessory 720 is preferably
fabricated of a
latex, silicone, or any other suitable material. The baby bottle nipple
feature 722, 723, 726
can be overmulded onto the accessory upper transversing surface 764 flange of
the socket
mating baby bottle nipple rotational attachment element 760, adhesively joined
with the
flange of the socket mating baby bottle nipple rotational attachment element
760, or by any
other suitable joining process. The baby bottle nipple subassembly 721
collectively includes
the nipple formation 722 atop a distal end of the nipple tubular projection
723 and the nipple
radial flange 726, all preferably integrally fabricated as a unitary element.
[00638] A third exemplary specialized cap is an axial rotation valve
dispensing accessory
820, illustrated in FIGS. 91 and 92. A container assembly 800 refers to an
assembly of the
axial rotation valve dispensing accessory 820 and the container subassembly
comprising the
resealable container lid 110 joined to the resealable container body 101. The
drinking straw
accessory 620 and the axial rotation valve dispensing accessory 820 have a
number of like
features. Like features of the baby bottle nipple accessory 620 and the axial
rotation valve
dispensing accessory 820 are numbered the same except preceded by the numeral
'8'. An
axial rotation valve accessory cap assembly 860 of the axial rotation valve
dispensing
accessory 820 can be configured to include a Mason jar style cap assembly
similar to the
drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 as shown or a unitary cap design.
The axial
rotation valve dispensing portion of the axial rotation valve dispensing
accessory 820
includes an accessory transversing upper surface 864 rotationally assembled to
the axial
rotation valve accessory cap assembly 860. The accessory transversing upper
surface 864 can
be integral with the accessory cap inner member 880 or rotationally
independent of the
accessory cap inner member 880. An axially rotating valve contents dispensing
projection
(spout) 822 extends outward from the accessory transversing upper surface 864.
An axial
rotation valve dispensing aperture 828 is provided at a dispensing end of the
axially rotating
valve contents dispensing projection (spout) 822. The axially rotating valve
contents
dispensing projection (spout) 822 can be shaped and include features
resembling and
associated with a common children's sippy cup (sipping cup). An axial rotation
valve
actuation aperture 829 is preferably provided through an outer layer of the
accessory
transversing upper surface 864. Rotation of the accessory transversing upper
surface 864 in
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accordance with a first direction of an axial rotating valve motion 899
positions the axial
rotation valve actuation aperture 829 in registration with a like aperture
formed through a
second, inner layer of the 864 when placed in an open position and rotation of
the accessory
transversing upper surface 864 in accordance with a second direction of the
axial rotating
valve motion 899 positions the axial rotation valve actuation aperture 829 in
registration with
a solid section of the second, inner layer of the 864 when placed in an closed
position.
Contents from within the container assembly 800 can be dispensed when the
accessory
transversing upper surface 864 is placed within the open position and contents
are retained
within the container assembly 800 when the accessory transversing upper
surface 864 is
placed within the closed position. Rotating valve elements in lids are known,
where the valve
provides access and containment of contends within the container. The valve
portion
described for opening and closing the axially rotating valve contents
dispensing projection
(spout) 822 is well known by those skilled in the art with the exclusion of
introducing a spout
formation and is therefore not detailed herein. The axially rotating valve
dispenser
subassembly 821 collectively includes the axially rotating valve contents
dispensing
projection (spout) 822 atop the upper portion of the accessory transversing
upper surface 864
and a lower portion of the accessory transversing upper surface 864
collectively providing the
valve and dispensing functions.
[00639] A fourth exemplary specialized cap is a axial translation
valve dispensing (sports
bottle styled) accessory 920, detailed in FIGS. 93 and 94. A container
assembly 900 refers to
an assembly of the axial translation valve dispensing (sports bottle styled)
accessory 920 and
the container subassembly comprising the resealable container lid 110 joined
to the resealable
container body 101. The drinking straw accessory 620 and the axial translation
valve
dispensing (sports bottle styled) accessory 920 have a number of like
features. Like features
of the baby bottle nipple accessory 620 and the axial translation valve
dispensing (sports
bottle styled) accessory 920 are numbered the same except preceded by the
numeral '9'. An
axial translation valve accessory cap assembly 960 of the axial translation
valve dispensing
(sports bottle styled) accessory 920 can be configured to include a Mason jar
style cap
assembly similar to the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660drinking
straw accessory
cap assembly 660 as shown or a unitary cap design. The axial translation valve
dispensing
(sports bottle styled) accessory 920 includes an axial translation dispensing
valve end piece
922 axially moveably along an axial translation valve actuator projecting base
923. An axial
translation valve dispensing aperture 928 extends through the axial
translation dispensing
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valve end piece 922. The axial translation dispensing valve end piece 922
includes features
providing a function of a valve to enable and restrict dispensing of contents
from within the
resealable container body 101 based upon an axial position of the axial
translation dispensing
valve end piece 922 on the axial translation valve actuator projecting base
923. The design of
the valve elements and associated process for opening and closing the axial
translation
dispensing valve end piece 922 is well known by those skilled in the art and
is therefore not
detailed herein. When the axial translation dispensing valve end piece 922 is
in a retracted
position (pressed downward in accordance with an axial closing motion 998) as
illustrated in
FIG. 93, the axial translation dispensing valve end piece 922 seals the
container assembly
900. When the axial translation dispensing valve end piece 922 is in an
extended position
(pulled upward in accordance with an axial opening motion 999) as illustrated
in FIG. 94, the
position enabled dispensing of contents from within the resealable container
body 101. The
axially translating valve dispenser subassembly 921 includes the axial
translation dispensing
valve end piece 922 axially translative respective to the axial translation
valve actuator
projecting base 923 collectively providing the valve and dispensing functions.
[00640] A fifth exemplary specialized cap is a pivoting valve
dispensing accessory 1020,
detailed in FIGS. 95 and 96. A container assembly 1000 refers to an assembly
of the pivoting
valve dispensing accessory 1020 and the container subassembly comprising the
resealable
container lid 110 joined to the resealable container body 101. The drinking
straw accessory
620 and the pivoting valve dispensing accessory 1020 have a number of like
features. Like
features of the baby bottle nipple accessory 620 and the pivoting valve
dispensing accessory
1020 are numbered the same except preceded by the numeral '10'. A radial
rotation valve
accessory cap assembly 1060 of the pivoting valve dispensing accessory 1020
can be
configured to include a Mason jar style cap assembly similar to the drinking
straw accessory
cap assembly 660drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 as shown or a
unitary cap
design. The pivoting valve dispensing accessory 1020 includes a pivoting valve
contents
dispensing projection (spout) 1022 extending radially from a projecting member
pivoting
valve base 1026. The projecting member pivoting valve base 1026 includes
features
providing a function of a valve to enable and restrict dispensing of contents
from within the
resealable container body 101 based upon a pivotal position of a combination
of the pivoting
valve contents dispensing projection (spout) 1022 and the projecting member
pivoting valve
base 1026. The projecting member pivoting valve base 1026 pivots between a
sealed position
(FIG. 95) and a dispensing position (FIG. 96). The pivoting valve contents
dispensing
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projection (spout) 1022 includes a dispensing conduit that extends between a
radial rotation
valve contents projection dispensing aperture 1028 and a projecting member
pivoting base
valve aperture 1029. The projecting member pivoting base valve aperture 1029
toggles
between the sealed position (FIG. 95) and the dispensing position (FIG. 96) as
the projecting
member pivoting valve base 1026 is pivoted. When the pivoting valve contents
dispensing
projection (spout) 1022 is rotated into the closed position, the projecting
member pivoting
base valve aperture 1029 is positioned against a solid area of the accessory
cap inner member
1080, creating a seal. When the pivoting valve contents dispensing projection
(spout) 1022 is
rotated into the open position, the projecting member pivoting base valve
aperture 1029
aligns with a passageway formed in the accessory cap inner member 1080
enabling
dispensing of the contents from within the container 1000. The user can employ
the pivoting
valve contents dispensing projection (spout) 1022 as a lever to aid in
pivoting the projecting
member pivoting valve base 1026 between the sealed position (FIG. 95) and the
dispensing
position (FIG. 96). A radial rotation valve projecting member accepting recess
1027 can be
formed within the accessory transversing upper surface 1064, wherein the
pivoting valve
contents dispensing projection (spout) 1022 would seat within the radial
rotation valve
projecting member accepting recess 1027. as shown in FIG. 95, when the
pivoting valve
contents dispensing projection (spout) 1022 is placed within the closed
position. Pivoting
valve elements in lids are known, where the valve provides access and
containment of
contends within the container. The pivoting valve portion described for
opening and closing
the pivoting valve dispensing accessory 1020 is well known by those skilled in
the art and is
therefore not detailed herein. The pivoting valve dispenser subassembly 1021
includes the
pivoting valve contents dispensing projection (spout) 1022 and the projecting
member
pivoting valve base 1026 pivotally translative respective to the accessory cap
inner member
1080 collectively providing the valve and dispensing functions.
[00641] A sixth exemplary specialized cap is a radial translation valve
dispensing
accessory 1120, detailed in FIGS. 97 and 98. A container assembly 1100 refers
to an
assembly of the radial translation valve dispensing accessory 1120 and the
container
subassembly comprising the resealable container lid 110 joined to the
resealable container
body 101. The drinking straw accessory 620 and the radial translation valve
dispensing
accessory 1120 have a number of like features. Like features of the baby
bottle nipple
accessory 620 and the radial translation valve dispensing accessory 1120 are
numbered the
same except preceded by the numeral '11'. A lresealable container cap 160 of
the radial
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translation valve dispensing accessory 1120 can be configured to include a
Mason jar style
cap assembly similar to the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660drinking
straw
accessory cap assembly 660 as shown or a unitary cap design. A radial
translation valve
contents dispensing projection (spout) 1122 extends upward from a radial
translation valve
projecting member sliding base 1126. The radial translation valve projecting
member sliding
base 1126 is slideably assembled within a radial translation valve projecting
member channel
1127 of the accessory cap inner member 1180.A dispensing conduit extends
between a radial
translation valve dispensing aperture 1128 and a projecting member base valve
aperture 1129
through the radial translation valve contents dispensing projection (spout)
1122. The
projecting member base valve aperture 1129 in combination with the radial
translation valve
projecting member sliding base 1126 act as a valve for the radial translation
valve dispensing
accessory 1120. When the radial translation valve contents dispensing
projection (spout)
1122 is slid into a closed position (FIG. 97), the projecting member base
valve aperture 1129
is in registration with a solid portion of a lower element within the
accessory cap inner
member 1180, retaining contents within the container assembly 1100. When the
radial
translation valve contents dispensing projection (spout) 1122 is slid into an
open position
(FIG. 98), the projecting member base valve aperture 1129 is in registration
with a dispensing
aperture provided in the lower element of the accessory cap inner member 1180,
enabling
dispensing of contents from within the container assembly 1100. Sliding valve
elements in
lids are known, where the sliding valve provides access and containment of
contends within
the container. The sliding valve portion described for opening and closing the
radial
translation valve dispensing accessory 1120 is well known by those skilled in
the art with the
exclusion of introducing a spout fat __ -nation and is therefore not detailed
herein. The radially
translating valve dispenser subassembly 1121 includes the radial translation
valve contents
dispensing projection (spout) 1122 extending upward from the radial
translation valve
projecting member sliding base 1126, wherein the radial translation valve
contents dispensing
projection (spout) 1122 and radial translation valve projecting member sliding
base 1126 are
radially translative collectively providing the valve and dispensing
functions.
[00642] A seventh exemplary specialized cap is a pump dispenser accessory
1220, detailed
in FIG. 99. A container assembly 1200 refers to an assembly of the pump
dispenser accessory
1220 and the container subassembly comprising the resealablc container lid 110
joined to the
resealable container body 101. The drinking straw accessory 620 and the pump
dispenser
accessory 1220 have a number of like features. Like features of the baby
bottle nipple
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accessory 620 and the pump dispenser accessory 1220 are numbered the same
except
preceded by the numeral '12'. A pump dispenser accessory cap assembly 1260 of
the pump
dispenser accessory 1220 can he configured to include a Mason jar style cap
assembly similar
to the drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660drinking straw accessory cap
assembly 660
as shown or a unitary cap design. The pump dispenser accessory 1220 includes
elements to
provide a pump dispenser. The exemplary pump dispenser includes a pump
dispenser head
1222 extending radially outward form an upper end of a pump dispenser plunger
1223. The
pump dispenser plunger 1223 slideably engages with a pump dispenser plunger
base 1226. A
downward force is applied to the pump dispenser head 1222, causing the pump
dispenser
plunger 1223 to plunging into the pump dispenser plunger base 1226, actuating
a pump
subassembly 1224. The pump subassembly 1224 draws contents from within the
container
assembly 1200 into a pump dispenser contents conduit contents sourcing end
1225A, through
a pump dispenser contents supply conduit 1225, and dispenses the contents
through a pump
dispenser aperture 1228 of the pump dispenser head 1222. Compression pumps
1224 are
commonly used for dispensing of soaps, shampoos, cleaning solutions,
conditioners, hand
sanitizers, moisturizing lotions, condiments, flavorings, syrups, and the like
are well known
by those skilled in the art and is therefore not detailed herein. The pump
actuated dispenser
subassembly 1221 includes the pump dispenser head 1222, the pump dispenser
plunger 1223,
the pump dispenser plunger base 1226, and the pump subassembly 1224
collectively
providing the dispensing function.
[00643] An eighth exemplary specialized cap is a spray pump accessory 1320,
detailed in
FIG. 100. A container assembly 1300 refers to an assembly of the spray pump
accessory
1320 and the container subassembly comprising the resealable container lid 110
joined to the
resealable container body 101. The drinking straw accessory 620 and the spray
pump
accessory 1320 have a number of like features. Like features of the baby
bottle nipple
accessory 620 and the spray pump accessory 1320 are numbered the same except
preceded by
the numeral '13'. A spray pump accessory cap assembly 1360 of the spray pump
accessory
1320 can be configured to include a Mason jar style cap assembly similar to
the drinking
straw accessory cap assembly 660drinking straw accessory cap assembly 660 as
shown or a
unitary cap design. The spray pump accessory 1320 includes elements to provide
a spray
dispenser. The spray pump accessory 1320 differs from the pump dispenser
accessory 1220
wherein the spray pump accessory 1320 is designed to atomize and propel the
contents of the
container assembly 1300 upon dispensing. The spray pump dispenser subassembly
1321
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includes the spray pump head 1325, the spray pump trigger/actuator 1322, the
pump
subassembly 1324, the spray pump dispensing nozzle 1327, the spray pump
handgrip 1323,
and the spray pump supply conduit 1329 collectively providing the spray
dispensing function.
[00644] A spray pump trigger/actuator 1322 is pivotally assembled to a spray
pump head
1325. The spray pump trigger/actuator 1322 is mechanically coupled to the pump
subassembly 1324. Spray pumps 1324 are commonly used for dispensing of water,
cleaning
solutions, sanitizers, fungicides, pesticides, surface treatments (plastic
moisturizers, etc.), and
the like are well known by those skilled in the art and is therefore not
detailed herein.
[00645] A spray pump dispensing nozzle 1327, comprising a spray pump
dispensing
aperture 1328, is in fluid communication with the pump subassembly 1324.
Features causing
the atomizing process are provided within the spray pump dispensing nozzle
1327. The
amount of atomization of the dispensed contents can be adjusted by rotating
the spray pump
dispensing nozzle 1327. The spray pump dispensing nozzle 1327 can be screwed
to adjust the
shape of the discharging spray. The spray is dispensed through the spray pump
dispensing
aperture 1328 of the spray pump dispensing nozzle 1327. When the spray pump
trigger/actuator 1322 is drawn towards the spray pump handgrip 1323, the
motion of the
spray pump trigger/actuator 1322 actuates the pump subassembly 1324, drawing
fluid from
the container body tubular sidevvall 102 into the spray pump supply conduit
1329 through a
spray pump supply conduit sourcing end 1329A. The fluid continues through the
pump
subassembly 1324, passing through a conduit (not show) in the spray pump head
1325 and is
delivered to the spray pump dispensing nozzle 1327, where a shape of the
dispensing spray is
determined and formed. The spray is then dispensed through the spray pump
dispensing
aperture 1328. In the exemplary resealable container 300, the spray pump
accessory 1320
includes a spray pump handgrip 1323 extending between the accessory cap inner
member
1380 and a base of the spray pump head 1325. The user would grip the spray
pump handgrip
1323 and draw the spray pump trigger/actuator 1322 towards the spray pump
handgrip 1323
to actuate the pump subassembly 1324.
[00646] A ninth exemplary specialized cap is a spray pump accessory 1420,
detailed in
FIG. 101. A container assembly 1400 refers to an assembly of the spray pump
accessory
1420 and the container subassembly comprising the resealable container lid 110
joined to the
resealable container body 101. The container assembly 1400 is a modified
version of the
lresealable container 300. Like features of the spray pump accessory 1320 and
the spray
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pump accessory 1420 are numbered the same except preceded by the numeral '14'.
The
distinction between the spray pump accessory 1320 and the spray pump accessory
1420 is the
configuration of the spray pump accessory 1420 between the spray pump head
1425 and the
accessory cap inner member 1480. In the spray pump accessory 1320, the spray
pump
handgrip 1323 extends between the spray pump head 1325 and the accessory cap
inner
member 1380, wherein the spray pump handgrip 1323 is used during the squeezing
of the
spray pump trigger/actuator 1322. The spray pump dispenser subassembly 1421
includes the
spray pump head 1425, the spray pump trigger/actuator 1422, the pump
subassembly 1424,
the spray pump dispensing nozzle 1427, and the spray pump supply conduit 1429
collectively
providing the spray dispensing function In the spray pump accessory 1420, the
spray pump
head 1425 is assembled directly to (or using a very short extension) the
accessory cap inner
member 1480, as illustrated in FIG. 100, wherein the container body tubular
sidewall 102 is
used during the squeezing of the spray pump trigger/actuator 1322.
[00647] The above are various examples of accessories or specialized caps that
are adapted
to be assembled to the various containers. More specifically, the various
examples of
accessories or specialized caps include radially outwardly facing translative
motion guide
features designed to engage with like radially inwardly facing translative
motion guide
feature provided on the container (either directly integrated therein or
formed within a lid that
is seamed to the container body). The exemplary accessories are all
illustrated as being
provided with the accessory cap outer member. Alternatively, the accessory cap
outer
member can be procured independent of the accessory, wherein the accessory
would be
designed for assembly to the accessory cap outer member by the user. This
enables the
accessory cap outer member to be customized and adaptable to the specific
container
subassembly. The accessory cap outer member radially inward facing surface
would be a
common design for each of the accessory cap outer members and the accessory
inserts
(including the accessory cap inner member).
[00648] Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been
described, it
will be understood by those of skill in the art that there are other
embodiments that are
equivalent to the described embodiments. Accordingly, it is to be understood
that the
invention is not to be limited by the specific illustrated embodiments, but
only by the scope
of the appended claims.
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REFERENCE ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS
Ref. No. Description
100 resealable container assembly
100 resealable container assembly
101 resealable container body
102 container body tubular sidewall
106 container body sidewall seaming edge
104 container body closed bottom wall
108 container body and lid assembly seam chine
109 container body and lid assembly seam
110 resealable container lid
118 resealable container lid bottom wall reinforcement formation
120 seaming panel
122 seaming chuck wall
124 seaming chuck shoulder
126 lid annular countersink
132 lid frustum shaped sidewall
134 lid bottom wall
136 lid bottom panel score line
138 lid bottom panel tear panel
139 tear panel hinge
141 lid bottom wall to reinforcement formation transition
142 tear panel to tear panel reinforcing transition
152 lid translative motion guide feature
160 resealable container cap
162 resealable container cap frustum shaped exterior sidewall
163 resealable container cap frustum shaped interior sidewall
164 resealable container cap planar transversing surface
165 cap upper annular sealing member
166 cap annular countersink formation
167 cap lower annular sealing member
170 cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink
171 resealable container cap grip element base
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174 resealable container cap grip element
181 cap translative motion guide feature
181A cap translative motion guide feature leader end
181E cap translative motion guide feature locking end
190 tab
191 tab retention bracket
192 tab bracket hinge
193 tab lightening hole
195 finger access depression
196 tab stabilizing formation
197 rivet
198 tear panel reinforcing formation
200 resealable container assembly
201 resealable container body
202 container body tubular sidewall
203 container body closed bottom wall
204 nesting container body annular base
206 container body sidewall seaming flange
208 container body and lid assembly seam chine
209 container body and lid assembly seam
210 resealable container annular component
220 seaming panel
222 seaming chuck wall
224 seaming chuck shoulder
226 cap receiving annular component rolled annular end ring
227 cap receiving annular component rolled bottom edge sealing
surface
232 cap receiving annular component tubular sidewall
235 cap receiving annular component tubular open passageway
252 cap receiving annular component translative motion guide
feature
253 cap receiving annular component translative motion guide
feature upper surface
260 resealable container cap
262 resealable container cap tubular exterior sidewall
263 resealable container cap tubular interior sidewall
264 resealable container cap planar transversing surface
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265 cap upper annular sealing member
265A cap upper annular sealing member
265B cap upper annular sealing member
266 cap annular countersink formation
267 cap lower annular sealing member
268 cap sidewall transition
270 cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink
281 cap translative motion guide feature
281A cap translative motion guide feature leader end
281E cap translative motion guide feature locking end
300 resealable container assembly
300A resealable container assembly
300B resealable container assembly
300C resealable container assembly
300D resealable container assembly
301 nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative motion guide feature
301C nesting container body with integral cap receiving
translative motion guide feature
302 nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall
303 nesting container body closed bottom wall
304 nesting container body annular base
305 nesting container body lower reinforcing annular formation
306 nesting container body frustum shaped sidewall upper, free
edge
307 nesting container body central or second measurement
demarcation
314 nesting container body first measurement volume
314C nesting container body first measurement volume
315 nesting container body second measurement volume
317 nesting container body third measurement volume
326 nesting container body to cap receiving sidewall annular
transition formation
332 nesting container body upper edge cap receiving sidewall
352 nesting container body translative motion guide feature
360 resealable container cap
360A resealable container cap
36013 resealable container cap
360C resealable container cap
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360D resealable container cap
362 resealable container cap exterior sidewall
363 resealable container cap interior sidewall
364 resealable container cap transversing surface
365A resealable cap container nesting cavity
365B resealable cap container nesting cavity
365C resealable cap container nesting cavity
366B resealable cap container stacking registration feature
366C resealable cap container stacking registration feature
366D resealable cap container stacking registration feature
367 cap bottom wall transition
369 frustum sidewall to seaming panel transition segment
370 cylindrical sidewall inverted countersink
381 cap translative motion guide feature
381A cap translative motion guide feature leader end
381E cap translative motion guide feature locking end
399 interlocking frustum shaped sidewall angle
410 resealable container lid
418 resealable container lid bottom wall reinforcement formation
420 seaming panel
422 seaming chuck wall
424 seaming chuck shoulder
426 lid annular countersink
432 lid frustum shaped sidewall
434 lid bottom wall
436 lid bottom panel score line
438 lid bottom tear panel
441 lid bottom wall to reinforcement formation transition
442 tear panel to tear panel reinforcing transition
452 lid translative motion guide feature
490 tab
491 tab retention bracket
492 tab bracket hinge
493 tab lightening hole
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494 tab effecting edge
497 rivet
498 tear panel reinforcing formation
510 resealable container lid
520 seaming panel
522 seaming chuck wall
524 seaming chuck shoulder
526 lid annular countersink
532 lid frustum shaped sidewall
534 lid bottom wall
535 lid bottom wall contents access passageway
538 removable foil lid bottom panel
552 lid translative motion guide feature
590 foil panel tab
590 foil panel tab (in usc)
592 foil tab hinge
600 container assembly
620 drinking straw accessory
621 drinking straw subassembly
622 drinking straw
622A drinking straw tapered fluid source end
622B drinking straw fluid delivery end
624 drinking straw sealing gasket inner member socket
626 drinking straw sealing gasket
628 drinking straw fluid passageway
660 drinking straw accessory cap assembly
661 accessory cap outer member
662 accessory cap outer member container socket facing surface
663 accessory cap outer member radially inward facing surface
664 accessory upper transversing surface
665 accessory upper annular sealing member
666 accessory cap outer member lower annular surface
667 accessory cap outer member lower annular seal
668 accessory cap outer member translative motion guide feature
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669 accessory cap outer member radially peripheral surface
670 accessory container receiving annular channel
671 accessory grip element base
674 accessory grip element
675 accessory grip element force application surface
680 accessory cap inner member
681 accessory cap outer member container engaging translative
motion guide feature
683 accessory cap inner member interior surface
684 accessory cap inner member translative motion guide feature
686 accessory cap inner member lower annular surface
687 accessory cap inner member lower annular seal
689 accessory cap inner member radially outward facing surface
700 container assembly
720 baby bottle nipple accessory
721 baby bottle nipple subassembly
722 nipple formation
723 nipple tubular projection
726 nipple radial flange
728 nipple fluid dispensing aperture
760 baby bottle nipple cap subassembly
761 accessory cap outer member
764 accessory upper transversing surface
771 accessory grip element base
774 accessory grip element
775 accessory grip element force application surface
780 accessory cap inner member
800 container assembly
820 axial rotation valve dispensing accessory
821 axially rotating valve dispenser subassembly
822 axially rotating valve contents dispensing projection
(spout)
828 axial rotation valve dispensing aperture
829 axial rotation valve actuation aperture
860 axial rotation valve accessory cap assembly
861 accessory cap outer member
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864 accessory transversing upper surface
871 accessory grip element base
874 accessory grip element
875 accessory grip element force application surface
880 accessory cap inner member
899 axial rotating valve motion
900 container assembly
920 axial translation valve dispensing (sports bottle styled)
accessory
921 axially translating valve dispenser subassembly
922 axial translation dispensing valve end piece
923 axial translation valve actuator projecting base
928 axial translation valve dispensing aperture
960 axial translation valve accessory cap assembly
961 accessory cap outer member
964 accessory transversing upper surface
971 accessory grip element base
974 accessory grip element
975 accessory grip element force application surface
980 accessory cap inner member
998 axial closing motion
999 axial opening motion
1000 container assembly
1020 pivoting valve dispensing accessory
1021 pivoting valve dispenser subassembly
1022 pivoting valve contents dispensing projection (spout)
1026 projecting member pivoting valve base
1027 radial rotation valve projecting member accepting recess
1028 radial rotation valve contents projection dispensing
aperture
1029 projecting member pivoting base valve aperture
1060 radial rotation valve accessory cap assembly
1064 accessory transversing upper surface
1061 accessory cap outer member
1071 accessory grip element base
1074 accessory grip element
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1075 accessory grip element force application surface
1080 accessory cap inner member
1100 container assembly
1120 radial translation valve dispensing accessory
1121 radially translating valve dispenser subassembly
1122 radial translation valve contents dispensing projection
(spout)
1126 radial translation valve projecting member sliding base
1127 radial translation valve projecting member channel
1128 radial translation valve dispensing aperture
1129 projecting member base valve aperture
1160 radial translation valve accessory cap assembly
1161 accessory cap outer member
1164 accessory transversing upper surface
1171 accessory grip element base
1174 accessory grip element
1175 accessory grip element force application surface
1180 accessory cap inner member
1200 container assembly
1220 pump dispenser accessory
1221 pump actuated dispenser subassembly
1222 pump dispenser head
1223 pump dispenser plunger
1224 pump subassembly
1225 pump dispenser contents supply conduit
1225A pump dispenser contents conduit contents sourcing end
1226 pump dispenser plunger base
1228 pump dispenser aperture
1260 pump dispenser accessory cap assembly
1261 accessory cap outer member
1264 accessory transversing upper surface
1271 accessory grip element base
1274 accessory grip element
1275 accessory grip element force application surface
1280 accessory cap inner member
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