Capped container

• US 6,334,557 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2000
• Issued: 01/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kuo-Chen Yang
• Original Assignee: Kuo-Chen Yang
• Inventors: Yang, Kuo-Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Willatt, Stephanie L.
• Application Number:
  US09/709,292
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 222/567, 222/569, 222/562, 222/420, 222/422, 222/566, 222/212, 222/546, 215/318, 215/355, 215/334, 220/789, 220/784, 220/256
• US Class Current: 222/567
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/123 with internal parts

Abstract

A capped container is disclosed, which includes a container body, a nozzle, a cap, and retainer means provided between the inside wall of the cap and the shoulder or nozzle tip of the nozzle for enabling the nozzle to be press-fitted first into the cap and then fastened to the opening of the container body with the cap. When holding the cap to aim the nozzle at the opening of the container body, the punch of an automatic machine is pressed on the top of the cap to force the nozzle into engagement with the opening of the container body without causing damage to the nozzle.

Claims

1. A capped container comprising:

a container body, said container body having a closed bottom, a top, an opening passing through said top, and an outer thread disposed around said opening;

a nozzle fastened to said container body, said nozzle comprising a mounting portion press-fitted into the opening of said container body, a shoulder stopped above and sealing the opening of said container body, and a nozzle tip extended out of the opening of said container body, said nozzle tip defining a nozzle hole; and

a cap fastened to said container body and enclosing said nozzle, said cap comprising a cap body, said cap body having a sealing top adapted to seal the nozzle hole of said nozzle tip of said nozzle, an inside wall, and an inner thread formed on said inside wall for threading onto the outer thread of said container body,

wherein a retainer means is provided at the periphery of the shoulder of said nozzle for enabling the mounting portion of said nozzle to be first press-fitted into the inside wall of said cap before installation of said cap onto said container body, so that said nozzle can be fastened together with said cap as an assembly to the opening of said container body.

2. The capped container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retainer means comprises at least two retaining blocks.

3. The capped container as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least two retaining blocks are arranged in symmetry.

4. The capped container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retainer means comprises springy means.

5. The capped container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said nozzle and said cap are respectively made of materials of different hardness.

6. The capped container as claimed in claim 5, wherein said nozzle is made of low-density polyethylene, and said cap is made of high-density polyethylene.