IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0127925
(2005-05-13)
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등록번호 |
US-7686182
(2010-04-23)
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발명자
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A body has a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle. A lid is directly conjoined to the body and is offset below a top surface of the body for minimizing accidental contact therewith during non-use conditions. A mechanism for detaching the lid from
A body has a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle. A lid is directly conjoined to the body and is offset below a top surface of the body for minimizing accidental contact therewith during non-use conditions. A mechanism for detaching the lid from the body is included in such a manner that a first perimeter portion of the lid becomes disengaged from an inner perimeter of the aperture while a second perimeter portion of the lid remains directly affixed to the inner perimeter of the aperture and thereby defines a linear fulcrum axis about which the lid can be repeatedly articulated during operating conditions. The lid is selectively articulated thereafter by placing a user's lips against the detaching mechanism so that the user may quickly and readily pivot the detaching mechanism without using the user's hands.
대표청구항
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What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A resiliently operable bottle cap for water bottles and the like, said bottle cap comprising: a body having a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle,
What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A resiliently operable bottle cap for water bottles and the like, said bottle cap comprising: a body having a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle, said body further having a monolithically formed top surface provided with an aperture centrally formed therein and axially aligned with a longitudinal axis passing through the bottle; a lid directly conjoined to said body and positioned over the aperture for preventing foreign objects from entering the bottle, said lid being offset below a top surface of said body for minimizing accidental contact therewith during non-use conditions; means for detaching said lid from said body in such a manner that a first perimeter portion of said lid becomes disengaged from an inner perimeter of the aperture while a second perimeter portion of said lid remains directly affixed to the inner perimeter of the aperture and thereby defines a linear fulcrum axis about which said lid can be repeatedly articulated during operating conditions; and a gasket formed from non-corrosive material directly lines the inner perimeter of the aperture so that fluids cannot seep between said gasket and the inner perimeter of the aperture, said gasket being permanently affixed to the aperture in such a manner that said lid selectively and directly engages said gasket after said lid is detached from said body; wherein said detaching means is initially disengaged from said body by exerting a downwardly directed force towards said lid, said lid thereafter being selectively articulated by placing a user's lips against said detaching means so that the user may quickly and readily pivot said detaching means without using the user's hands; wherein said detaching means comprises an actuator arm directly and monolithically formed with said lid and protruding upwardly therefrom wherein said arm terminates at a predetermined height above said top surface of said body, said actuator arm having monolithically formed first and second portions directly conjoined to said top surface of said body and said lid respectively, said arm further having a notch formed adjacent the fulcrum axis and extending across a width of the aperture for assisting the user to readily articulate said second portion between raised and lowered positions defined above and below the aperture respectively; and a deformably resilient spring member having opposed end portions directly connected to said arm and situated subjacent said top surface, said spring member being selectively adaptable between compressed and equilibrium positions in such a manner that said arm automatically returns to the raised position after the user articulates said arm to the lowered position. 2. The bottle cap of claim 1, further comprising: a rubber washer directly intercalated between said top surface of said body and the open top end portion of the bottle, said washer maintaining said body spaced above the top end portion of the bottle and permitting said bottle cap to maintain a fluid-tight seal directly therewith. 3. The bottle cap of claim 2, wherein an outer edge of said lid is directly engageable with said gasket when said arm is retracted to the raised position, the raised position being defined along a horizontal plane. 4. The bottle cap of claim 3, wherein said arm is sized and shaped for resting on a user's upper lip in such a manner that the user can articulate said lid to the lowered position by pressing the upper lip downwardly against said arm. 5. A resiliently operable bottle cap for water bottles and the like, said bottle cap comprising: a body having a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle, said body further having a monolithically formed top surface provided with an aperture centrally formed therein and axially aligned with a longitudinal axis passing through the bottle; a lid directly conjoined to said body and positioned over the aperture for preventing foreign objects from entering the bottle, said lid being offset below a top surface of said body for minimizing accidental contact therewith during non-use conditions; means for detaching said lid from said body in such a manner that a first perimeter portion of said lid becomes disengaged from an inner perimeter of the aperture while a second perimeter portion of said lid remains directly affixed to the inner perimeter of the aperture and thereby defines a linear fulcrum axis about which said lid can be repeatedly articulated during operating conditions; wherein the fulcrum axis is orthogonally offset from the longitudinal axis; and a gasket formed from non-corrosive material directly lines the inner perimeter of the aperture so that fluids cannot seep between said gasket and the inner perimeter of the aperture, said gasket being permanently affixed to the aperture in such a manner that said lid selectively and directly engages said gasket after said lid is detached from said body; wherein said detaching means is initially disengaged from said body by exerting a downwardly directed force towards said lid, said lid thereafter being selectively articulated by placing a user's lips against said detaching means so that the user may quickly and readily pivot said detaching means without using the user's hands; wherein said detaching means comprises an actuator arm directly and monolithically formed with said lid and protruding upwardly therefrom wherein said arm terminates at a predetermined height above said top surface of said body, said actuator arm having monolithically formed first and second portions directly conjoined to said top surface of said body and said lid respectively, said arm further having a notch formed adjacent the fulcrum axis and extending across a width of the aperture for assisting the user to readily articulate said second portion between raised and lowered positions defined above and below the aperture respectively; and a deformably resilient spring member having opposed end portions directly connected to said arm and situated subjacent said top surface, said spring member being selectively adaptable between compressed and equilibrium positions in such a manner that said arm automatically returns to the raised position after the user articulates said arm to the lowered position. 6. The bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising: a rubber washer directly intercalated between said top surface of said body and the open top end portion of the bottle, said washer maintaining said body spaced above the top end portion of the bottle and permitting said bottle cap to maintain a fluid-tight seal directly therewith. 7. The bottle cap of claim 6, wherein an outer edge of said lid is directly engageable with said gasket when said arm is retracted to the raised position, the raised position being defined along a horizontal plane. 8. The bottle cap of claim 7, wherein said arm is sized and shaped for resting on a user's upper lip in such a manner that the user can articulate said lid to the lowered position by pressing the upper lip downwardly against said arm. 9. A resiliently operable bottle cap for water bottles and the like, said bottle cap comprising: a body having a threaded inner surface removably engageable with an open end portion of a beverage bottle, said body further having a monolithically formed top surface provided with an aperture centrally formed therein and axially aligned with a longitudinal axis passing through the bottle; a lid directly conjoined to said body and positioned over the aperture for preventing foreign objects from entering the bottle, said lid being offset below a top surface of said body for minimizing accidental contact therewith during non-use conditions; means for detaching said lid from said body in such a manner that a first perimeter portion of said lid becomes disengaged from an inner perimeter of the aperture while a second perimeter portion of said lid remains directly affixed to the inner perimeter of the aperture and thereby defines a linear fulcrum axis about which said lid can be repeatedly articulated during operating conditions; wherein the fulcrum axis is orthogonally offset from the longitudinal axis; and a gasket formed from non-corrosive material directly lines the inner perimeter of the aperture so that fluids cannot seep between said gasket and the inner perimeter of the aperture, said gasket being permanently affixed to the aperture in such a manner that said lid selectively and directly engages said gasket after said lid is detached from said body; wherein said detaching means is initially disengaged from said body by exerting a downwardly directed force towards said lid, said lid thereafter being selectively articulated by placing a user's lips against said detaching means so that the user may quickly and readily pivot said detaching means without using the user's hands; wherein said lid and said gasket are detachably engageable subjacent the inner perimeter of the aperture; wherein said detaching means comprises an actuator arm directly and monolithically formed with said lid and protruding upwardly therefrom wherein said arm terminates at a predetermined height above said top surface of said body, said actuator arm having monolithically formed first and second portions directly conjoined to said top surface of said body and said lid respectively, said arm further having a notch formed adjacent the fulcrum axis and extending across a width of the aperture for assisting the user to readily articulate said second portion between raised and lowered positions defined above and below the aperture respectively; and a deformably resilient spring member having opposed end portions directly connected to said arm and situated subjacent said top surface, said spring member being selectively adaptable between compressed and equilibrium positions in such a manner that said arm automatically returns to the raised position after the user articulates said arm to the lowered position; wherein said actuator is completely displaced subjacent to said top surface of said body and penetrates through said aperture when said lid is biased downwardly below said aperture. 10. The bottle cap of claim 9, further comprising: a rubber washer directly intercalated between said top surface of said body and the open top end portion of the bottle, said washer maintaining said body spaced above the top end portion of the bottle and permitting said bottle cap to maintain a fluid-tight seal directly therewith. 11. The bottle cap of claim 10, wherein an outer edge of said lid is directly engageable with said gasket when said arm is retracted to the raised position, the raised position being defined along a horizontal plane. 12. The bottle cap of claim 11, wherein said arm is sized and shaped for resting on a user's upper lip in such a manner that the user can articulate said lid to the lowered position by pressing the upper lip downwardly against said arm.
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