IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0510717
(2006-08-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8403174
(2013-03-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Blake, John
- Gu, Jiayan
- Gruskin, Glenn
- Ziegler, Robert A.
- Carpenter, E. Joel
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A overcap is provided which covers the opening of a container. The overcap, in one form, engages an exterior of the container around the rim and along an inwardly directed flange which defines an opening of the container. The overcap snappingly engages with the container to produce an audible indica
A overcap is provided which covers the opening of a container. The overcap, in one form, engages an exterior of the container around the rim and along an inwardly directed flange which defines an opening of the container. The overcap snappingly engages with the container to produce an audible indication that the overcap is firmly attached to the container and that air is being expelled from inside the container. In another form, the overcap includes an invertible dome which is transformable between an upward convex position and an upward concave position.
대표청구항
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1. A package with an overcap, said package comprising: a container having interior sides, a bottom and an opening at the top; andan overcap having a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly facing surface engageable with the exterior outwardly facing surface of a container, and said overcap havin
1. A package with an overcap, said package comprising: a container having interior sides, a bottom and an opening at the top; andan overcap having a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly facing surface engageable with the exterior outwardly facing surface of a container, and said overcap having an invertible dome which is transformable between an upward convex position and an upward concave position and engages the container more tightly in the upward concave position than in the upward convex position and engages the container more tightly in the upward concave position than in the upward convex position,wherein, in the upward convex position, the dome has a convex central portion with a dome center, the dome including vent channels formed into the bottom surface of the overcap extending from the dome center along the dome to the outer periphery of the overcap, which channels guide air therealong and out through the outer periphery of the overcap when the overcap is transformed from its upward concave position to its upward convex position. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein said overcap is transformable to the upward concave position in a single action by applying a downward force to the invertible dome. 3. The package of claim 1, wherein said overcap produces an audible sound when transformed to the upward concave position. 4. The package of claim 2, wherein said overcap has an upright V-shaped portion with an apex pointing in the same downwardly extending direction as the skirt, located radially between the invertible dome and the skirt, and said container comprises a flange extending radially inward from the opening, and the apex of the V-shaped portion engages the flange. 5. The package of claim 4, wherein the flange also includes a substantially vertical portion extending above the radially inwardly extending flange portion, and wherein an inwardly facing portion of the overcap spaced radially outward from the V-shaped portion abuts the substantially vertical portion of the flange. 6. A package with an overcap, said package comprising: a container having sides, a bottom and an opening at the top, the container having a flange extending horizontally radially inwardly from the sides and a vertical portion extending upwardly along an outwardly facing, exterior surface of the container; andan overcap having a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly facing surface which engages the outwardly facing exterior surface of the vertical portion and a radially inner wall with an inner surface having a plurality of pairs of outward convex projections, the pair of outward convex projections comprising an upper projection and a lower projection, the horizontally extending flange of the container disposed between said projections, the overcap having an invertible dome which is transformable between an upward convex position and an upward concave position, the horizontal flange engaging the inner wall between the projections when the overcap is in its upwardly concave positionthe package further comprising a plurality of vent channels formed into an inwardly facing side of the dome and extending radially from a central portion of the overcap to a location between a respective pair of upper and lower projections, and venting from the channels to a location outside of the inner wall to provide for gas flow from inside the container to the outside environment when the overcap is transformed from its upward convex position to its upward concave position. 7. The package of claim 6, further comprising a plurality of raised notches on an inwardly facing surface of the skirt, which inwardly facing surface engages the exterior of the container, thereby forming gaps between the inwardly facing surface of the skirt and the exterior of the container, in which the skirt is not in contact with the container. 8. The package of claim 6, further comprising an annular disc portion located between the inner wall and the dome. 9. A package with an overcap, said package comprising: a container having interior sides, a bottom, and an opening at the top; andan overcap having a skirt extending downwardly relative to a main center portion of the overcap, the skirt having a downwardly extending, inwardly facing surface engageable with an outwardly facing exterior surface of the container, said overcap having an invertible dome which is transformable between an upward convex position and an upward concave position,said overcap having a V-shaped portion with an apex pointing in the same downwardly extending direction as the skirt, the V-shaped portion located radially between the invertible dome and the skirt,said container comprising a flange extending radially horizontally inward from the opening, and the apex of the V-shaped portion abutting a surface of the flange, andwherein the V-shaped portion is formed from two legs pivotally connected at an angle which forms the apex of the V-shaped portion, wherein, an angle between the two legs is greater when the overcap is in the upward concave position than when the overcap is in the upward convex position. 10. The package of claim 9, wherein the flange has a substantially vertical portion, and wherein an inwardly facing portion of the overcap spaced radially outward from the V-shaped portion abuts a top surface of the said vertical portion of the flange. 11. The package of claim 9, wherein the overcap forms a tighter seal with the container when in the upward concave position as when it is in an upward convex position.
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