Container device for separately enclosing two different substances

• US 6,138,821 A
• Filed: 11/30/1999
• Issued: 10/31/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lily Hsu
• Original Assignee: Lily Hsu
• Inventors: Hsu, Lily
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSTER, JIMMY G
• Application Number:
  US09/451,086
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• Field of Search: 206/219-222, 206/568, 215/DIG. 8, 222/80
• US Class Current: 206/222
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2828 said element being a film or a foil B65D51/2821, B65D51/2842 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2835 ruptured by a sharp element, e.g. a cutter or a piercer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/08 Mixing

Abstract

A container device for separately enclosing two different substances is provided. A cap member having an air-tight closure assembly is received therein for air-tightly encapsulating a second substance removably mounted to a body. The body is integrally formed with a neck on which the cap member is removably mounted and has storage space for receiving a first substance. In order to prevent the first substance from leaking out of the body, the air-tight closure assembly is adapted to be compatible with the neck of the body which allows the storage space to be sealed air-tightly to prevent leakage. To release the second substance from the air-tight closure assembly, a cutting member is provided to cut open the air-tight closure assembly, which is accomplished by downwardly moving the cap member to bring the air-tight closure assembly to be in contact with the cutting member.

Claims

1. A container device, comprising:

a body having a neck integral with the top thereof, the neck being formed with an opening connecting a storage space defined by the body for receiving a first substance and being formed with an annular rib on an outer surface of the neck;

a cap member removably mounted to the neck of the body for closing the opening of the body;

an air-tight closure assembly received inside the cap member for an air-tight encapsulation of a second substance and being simultaneously movable with the cap member in an axial manner along the neck of the body, the air-tight closure assembly being cooperative with the neck of the body to seal liquid-tight the storage space of the body;

a cutting means coupled to the air-tight closure assembly for releasing the second substance from the air-tight closure assembly; and

a collar detachably attached between a bottom of the cap member and the annular rib.

2. The container device of claim 1, wherein the cap member comprises an annular body and a lid covering one end of the annular body.

3. The container device of claim 2, wherein the air-tight closure assembly is formed by an inner surface of the annular body, a bottom surface of the lid, and a sealing film circumferentially attached to the inner surface of the annular body.

4. The container device of claim 3, wherein the sealing film is made of a flexible and extendible material.

5. The container device of claim 4, wherein the sealing film is made of aluminum alloy.

6. The container device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the neck of the body is further formed with at least an annular protrusion upwardly protruded from a top surface of the neck, allowing the annular protrusion to upwardly press against the sealing film of the air-tight closure assembly after the cap is mounted in position to the neck of the body, so as to seal air-tight the storage space of the body.

7. The container device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the collar is of a thickness that allows the cutting means to keep apart from the sealing film of the air-tight closure assembly after the cap member is securably mounted to the neck of the body by means of the collar.

8. The container device of claim 1 or 3, wherein the cap member can be downwardly turned to a maximum extent of less than 360 degrees, so as to restrain the sealing film from being cut off from the air-tight closure assembly by the cutting means.

9. The container device of claim 1, wherein the air-tight closure assembly comprises an inner annular body, an inner lid covering one end of the inner annular body, and a sealing film sealing the other end of the inner annular body.

10. A container device, comprising:

a body having a neck integral with the top thereof, the neck being formed with an opening connecting a storage space defined by the body for receiving a first substance and being formed with an annular rib on an outer surface of the neck;

a cap member removably mounted to the neck of the body for closing the opening of the body;

an air-tight closure assembly retained inside the cap member for an air-tight encapsulation of a second substance and being simultaneously moveable with the cap member in an axial manner along the neck of the body;

a cutting structure mounted inside the opening of the neck for releasing the solute from the air-tight closure assembly, the cutting structure having a passage connecting the opening of the neck for the first substance to pass therethrough and being cooperative with the air-tight closure assembly to seal air-tight the storage space of the body to prevent leakage; and

a collar detachably attached between a bottom of the cap member and the annular rib.

11. The container device of claim 10, wherein the air-tight closure assembly is formed by a resilient, outwardly-curved annular body with one end attached to an inner top surface of the cap member and with another end sealed by a sealing film, allowing the solute to be encapsulated air-tight within the air-tight closure assembly.

12. The container device of claim 10, wherein the air-tight closure assembly is formed by a resilient, outwardly-curved annular body having an upper end and a lower end, an inner lid attached to the upper end, and a sealing film attached to the lower end.

13. The container device of claim 12, wherein the air-tight closure assembly is attached to the cap member by adhering the inner lid to an inner top surface of the cap member.

14. The container device of claim 10, wherein the cutting structure comprises an outer tubular body for holding the cutting structure in position in the opening of the neck and an inner tubular body coaxially received within and connected to the outer tubular body for releasing the solute from the air-tight closure assembly, allowing the air-tight closure assembly to axially move inside the outer tubular body in an air-tight manner with the movement of the cap member and to be cut open at the time the air-tight closure assembly is in contact with the inner tubular body.

15. The container device of claim 14, wherein the inner tubular body is formed with a tip and a cutting edge for releasing the second substance from the air-tight closure assembly.

16. The container device of claim 10, wherein the sealing film is made of a flexible and extendible material.

17. The container device of claim 16, wherein the sealing film is made of aluminum alloy.

18. The container device of claim 14, wherein the diameter of the outer tubular body is between a maximal diameter and a minimal diameter of the resilient, outwardly-curved annular body, and the diameter of the inner tubular body is smaller than the minimal diameter of the resilient, outwardly-curved annular body and can be inwardly pressed and deformed by the outer annular body, while the cap is mounted to the neck of the body, and the sealing film of the air-tight closure assembly can be cut open by the inner tubular body with the downward movement of the cap.

19. The container device of claim 14, wherein the collar is of a thickness that allows the inner tubular body of the cutting structure to keep apart from the sealing film of the air-tight closure assembly subsequent to the mounting of the cap member to the neck of the body.

20. The container device of claim 14, wherein the cap member can be downwardly turned to a maximal extent of less than 360 degrees, so as to prevent the sealing film from being completely cut off from the air-tight closure assembly by the inner tubular body of the cutting structure.