LOCKING CAP DEVICE AND METHODS

• US 20140263313A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ahhmigo LLC
• Original Assignee: Ahhmigo LLC
• Inventors: BESIC, IGOR
• Granted Patent: US 9,604,765 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 220/200
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2828 said element being a film or a foil B65D51/2821, B65D51/2842 take precedence

Abstract

A cap device and methods for use with a container are provided. The cap device can include a piercer cover and a shell for comprising a composition. The piercer cover has one or more side walls comprising one or more piercers attached to the top wall and disposed toward the bottom portion of the piercer cover for breaking a film covering the bottom portion of the shell.

Claims

1. A cap device adapted for use with a container comprising:

a piercer cover comprising one or more side walls, a top wall, and a bottom portion, wherein the one or more side walls comprise one or more piercers attached to the top wall and disposed toward the bottom portion of the piercer cover; and

a shell for containing a composition comprising one or more side walls, and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion forms an opening that is covered by a film.

2. The cap device of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion of the shell is sloped.

3. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises threads disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover, and the shell further comprises threads disposed on one or more side walls of the shell.

4. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises locks disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover, and the shell further comprises locks disposed on one or more side walls of the shell.

5. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises two sets of locks disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover, and the shell further comprises one or more locks disposed on one or more side walls of the shell, wherein a first set of locks disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover is disposed closer to the top wall of the piercer cover than a second set of locks disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover.

6. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises beads disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover.

7. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises a seal ring disposed on one or more side walls of the piercer cover.

8. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the shell further comprises a tamper evident band.

9. The cap device of claim 2, wherein one or more cutting elements are disposed on the ends of the one or more piercers.

10. The cap device of claim 2, wherein the piercer cover further comprises a cover skirt and the cover skirt covers the shell.

11. A method of adding at least a portion of a composition to a container, comprising:

providing a piercer cover comprising one or more side walls, a top wall, and a bottom portion, wherein the one or more side walls comprise one or more piercers attached to the top wall and the piercers are disposed toward the bottom portion of the piercer cover;

providing a shell comprising a composition, one or more side walls, and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion forms an opening that is covered by a film; and

actuating the piercer cover so that the one or more piercers move toward the bottom portion of the shell and break the film, wherein the composition can move from the shell into the container.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the bottom portion of the shell is sloped, such that a first area of the bottom portion is closer to the top wall of the piercer cover and a second area of the bottom portion is further from the top wall of the piercer cover and wherein the one or more piercers cut the portion of the film covering the first area before the portion of the film covering the second area.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the film covering the second area is not substantially cut, and the film stays connected to the shell after actuation of the piercer cover.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising rotating the piercer cover, such that the one or more piercers sweep the composition out of the shell.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the piercer cover further comprises threads disposed on the one or more side walls of the piercer cover, and the shell further comprises threads disposed on the one or more side walls of the shell, wherein by rotating the piercer cover, the threads on the piercer cover engage with the threads on the shell and the piercer cover is actuated.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the piercer cover further comprises beads disposed on the one or more side walls of the piercer cover, and the shell further comprises locks disposed on the one or more side walls of the shell, wherein by rotating the piercer cover, the beads on the piercer cover engage with the locks on the shell and the shell rotates when the piercer cover is rotated.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the piercer cover further comprises a seal ring disposed on the one or more side walls of the piercer cover, the shell further comprises one or more side walls of the shell, and the opening between the one or more side walls of the piercer cover and the one or more side walls of the shell is sealed when the seal ring on the piercer cover engages with the one or more side walls of the shell.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the shell further comprises rotation locks disposed on the one or more side walls of the shell, and the one or more side walls of the piercer cover comprise rotation locks, wherein the rotation locks of the piercer cover engage with the rotation locks on the shell and the shell rotates when the piercer cover is rotated.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the piercer cover further comprises a first set of locks disposed closer to the top wall of the piercer cover than a second set of locks and the shell further comprises one or more locks disposed on the one or more side walls of the shell, wherein the vertical range of motion of the piercer cover is limited when the piercer cover is actuated and the first set of locks passes the one or more locks on the shell.

20. A cap device adapted for use with a container comprising:

a piercer cover comprising one or more side walls, a top wall, and a bottom portion, wherein the piercer cover has one or more piercers attached to the top wall and disposed toward the bottom portion of the piercer cover, wherein the one or more of the side walls comprises locks and threads; and

a shell for containing a composition, comprising one or more side walls, and a sloped bottom portion, wherein the sloped bottom portion forms an opening that is covered by a film, and the one or more of the side walls comprises locks and threads and wherein the locks on the piercer cover are adapted to engage with the locks on the shell, and the threads on the piercer cover are adapted to engage with the threads on the shell.