BOTTLE CAP AND BOTTLE HAVING THE BOTTLE CAP

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a bottle cap and a bottle having the bottle cap. The bottle cap includes a lower cover, a hollow ring body, a sleeve, an upper cover and a valve. The lower cover has a first via hole, and the hollow ring body can be detachably coupled with the lower cover. The sleeve is movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body. The upper cover is provided on the top portion of the sleeve. The valve is disposed between the lower cover and the hollow ring body. The bottle having the bottle cap includes a bottle body. Pulling the upper cover to move the sleeve for exhausting the air in the bottle allows the beverage to stay fresh.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to bottle caps and bottles suitable to be used with the bottle cap, and, more specifically, to a bottle cap which is capable of exhausting the air in the bottle and the bottle having the bottle cap.

2. Description of Related Art

In modern society, people spend a large amount of time in working outdoors. The proportion of eating out is increasing. In addition to buying meals at shops or eating in a restaurant, more and more people bring their food which is cooked or beverages prepared at home, as it is generally fresher and more hygienic to process food or beverage at home. Therefore, it is wise to choose a suitable container capable of storing food or beverages.

There are many different types of meal boxes available in the markets, which are capable of storing fruits or meal. There are some meal boxes which have the function of air removal. However, bottles which are used to store beverages generally cannot remove air.

Thus, there is an urgent need to develop a bottle cap which is capable of removing the air.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the foregoing problems of the prior art, the present disclosure provides a bottle cap, which comprises: a lower cover having a first via hole; a hollow ring body detachably coupled with the lower cover; a sleeve movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body; an upper cover mounted on the top portion of the sleeve; and a valve mounted between the lower cover and the hollow ring body.

In an embodiment, the lower cover comprises: a base having a top portion on which the first via hole is provided, an side wall of the base having a first protruding portion, a lower end of the side wall having a flange; a recessed part formed on an inner side of the lower cover; a restricting seat mounted on a top portion of the base; and a plurality of supporting walls formed on the top portion of the base surrounding the first via hole and the restricting seat.

In an embodiment, the hollow ring body further comprises: an internal body having a first recessed portion formed on a top end thereof and a second protruding portion corresponding to the first protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall thereof, wherein the lower cover and the hollow ring body are detachably coupled through the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion; an external body surrounding the internal body having a third protruding portion formed on an outer wall thereof, a fourth protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall thereof, and a restricting sink provided on an upper end thereof; a connection portion provided between the internal body and the external body, and having a second recessed portion formed between the connection portion and the internal body, and a third recessed portion formed between the connection portion and the external body and corresponding to the second recessed portion; and a hollow cover having a fifth protruding portion corresponding to first recessed portion and a sixth protruding portion corresponding to the second recessed portion provided on a lower end thereof, wherein an edge of the sixth protruding portion has a first bump corresponding to the restricting sink, and an inner edge of the hollow cover has a fourth recessed portion.

In an embodiment, the sleeve further comprises a seventh protruding portion corresponding to the fourth recessed portion, a first coupling portion having a plurality of first through holes, an eighth protruding portion disposed on the inner wall of the sleeve, and a ninth protruding portion and a tenth protruding portion spaced apart disposed on the lower end of the outer wall of the sleeve; and the upper cover further comprises a handle, and a second coupling portion corresponding to first coupling portion having a plurality of second through holes corresponding to the first through holes.

In an embodiment, the valve comprises: a divider having a first dent on an edge thereof corresponding to the eighth protruding portion of the sleeve, and a second bump on a bottom thereof; a supporting member provided below the divider and within a space enclosed by a plurality of supporting walls of the lower cover, the supporting member having a second via hole and a third via hole corresponding to the first via hole; a linkage mounted between the supporting member and the lower cover having a third bump corresponding to the second via hole, a fourth bump corresponding to the restricting seat, and a third coupling portion; and an air locking member having a fourth coupling portion corresponding to and coupled with the third coupling portion, wherein opposing two ends of the locking member abut the first via hole and the third via hole, respectively.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure further comprises a first sealing member disposed between the ninth protruding portion and the tenth protruding portion of the sleeve, and a second sealing member disposed between the flange of the base and the first protruding portion.

In an embodiment, the hollow ring body further comprises a housing sleeved onto the external main body of the hollow ring body having a fifth recessed portion corresponding to the third protruding portion of the main external body.

In an embodiment, the upper cover further comprises a plurality of connection members inserted in the first through holes of the sleeve and the second through holes of the upper cover.

The present disclosure also provides a bottle, which comprises the bottle cap described above. The bottle further has a lip and an eleventh protruding portion provided on an outer edge of the bottle near the lip corresponding to the fourth protruding portion, wherein the bottle body is detachably coupled to the bottle cap through the eleventh protruding portion and the fourth protruding portion.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure further comprises a third sealing member which is disposed in the third recessed portion of the hollow ring body for abutting the lip.

Compared with the prior art, the bottle cap provided by the present disclosure not only can be used as a traditional bottle cap, but also has the mechanism to remove the air in the bottle when the bottle cap is fastened, thereby allowing the beverage to stay in a fresh condition and effectively preventing spoilage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1a is a first schematic view of a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 1b is a second schematic view of a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2a is a first schematic view of a hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2b is a second schematic view of a hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a is a first schematic view showing a hollow cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3b is a second schematic view showing a hollow cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4a is a schematic view showing a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4b is a schematic view showing a sleeve coupled with a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5a is a schematic view showing an upper cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5b is a schematic view showing an upper cover coupled with a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6a is a schematic view showing a valve coupled with a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6b is a schematic view showing a supporting member of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6c is a schematic view showing a linkage and an air locking member of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a housing of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 8a is a schematic view showing the bottle cap coupled with a bottle body according to the present disclosure; and

FIG. 8b is a schematic view showing a bottle body of the bottle according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure is described by the following specific embodiments. Those with ordinary skills in the arts can readily understand other advantages and functions of the present disclosure after reading the disclosure of this specification. The present disclosure may also be practiced or applied with other different implementations. Based on different contexts and applications, the various details in this specification can be modified and changed without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that the structures, ratios, sizes shown in the drawings appended to this specification are to be construed in conjunction with the disclosure of this specification in order to facilitate understanding of those skilled in the art. They are not meant, in any ways, to limit the implementations of the present disclosure, and therefore have no substantial technical meaning. Without affecting the effects created and objectives achieved by the present disclosure, any modifications, changes or adjustments to the structures, ratio relationships or sizes, are to be construed as fall within the range covered by the technical contents disclosed herein. Meanwhile, terms, such as “upper”, “inner”, “external”, “bottom”, “one”, “a” and the like, are for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to limit the range implementable by the present disclosure. Any changes or adjustments made to their relative relationships, without modifying the substantial technical contents, are also to be construed as within the range implementable by the present disclosure.

The present disclosure provides a bottle cap, which mainly comprises a lower cover 1 having a first via hole 101, a hollow ring body 2 which can be detachably coupled with the lower cover 1, a sleeve 3 movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body 2, an upper cover 4 disposed on a top portion of the sleeve 3, and a valve 5 disposed between the lower cover 1 and the hollow ring body 2.

Refer to FIGS. 1a and 1b. FIG. 1a is a first schematic view of a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 1b is a second schematic view of a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The lower cover 1 comprises a base 10, a restricting seat 11 and a plurality of supporting walls 12. The base 10 has a top portion 100 and a side wall 102. The first via hole 101, the restricting seat 11 and the supporting walls 12 are disposed on the top portion 100. A first protruding portion 102a is formed on the side wall 102. In an embodiment, a flange 103 is formed on the lower end of the side wall 102. A recessed part 104 is formed on the inner side of the lower cover 1, and a plurality of supporting walls 12 surround the first via hole 101 and the restricting seat 11. The recessed part 104 is provided to serve as a buffer space to allow the first via hole 101 to keep a distance with the liquid in the bottle, so as to prevent the liquid from entering the inner part of the bottle cap during air exhaustion when the liquid is in a close position to the flange 103, causing damages of the components of the bottle cap.

Refer to FIGS. 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b. FIG. 2a is a first schematic view of a hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 2b is a second schematic view of a hollow ring body of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3a is a first schematic view showing a hollow cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3b is a second schematic view showing a hollow cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. As shown in the drawings, the hollow ring body 2 comprises an internal body 20, an external body 21, a connection portion 22 and a hollow cover 23. The top end of the internal body 20 may have a plurality of first recessed portions 201, and the lower end of the inner wall of the internal body 20 has a second protruding portion 202. The second protruding portion 202 may be a screw thread with respect to the corresponding first protruding portion 102a. The lower cover 1 can be detachably coupled with the hollow ring body 2 through coupling with the first protruding portion 102a and the second protruding portion 202. The external body 21 is disposed on the external side of the internal body 20 through the surrounding connection portion 22. The outer wall of the external body 21 has a third protruding portion 211. The lower end of the inner wall of the external body 21 has a fourth protruding portion 212. The upper end of the inner wall of the external body 21 has a restricting sink 213. The connection portion 22 is disposed between the internal body 20 and the external body 21, so as to divide the space between the internal body 20 and the external body 21 into a second recessed portion 221 and a corresponding third recessed portion 222.

As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the lower end of the hollow cover 23 has a fifth protruding portion 231 and a sixth protruding portion 232. The fifth protruding portion 231 corresponds to the first recessed portion 201 of the internal body 20, and the sixth protruding portion 232 corresponds to the second recessed portion 221. The edge of the sixth protruding portion 232 has a first bump 233 corresponding to the restricting sink 213. The hollow cover 23 is coupled with the internal body 20 and the external body 21 through coupling the fifth protruding portion 231, the sixth protruding portion 232 and the first bump 233 with the first recessed portion 201, the second recessed portion 221 and the restricting sink 213, respectively.

Refer to FIGS. 3a and 4a. FIG. 4a is a schematic view showing a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The sleeve 3 has a seventh protruding portion 30, a first coupling portion 31, an eighth protruding portion 33, a ninth protruding portion 34 and a tenth protruding portion 35. As shown in FIG. 3a, the inner edge of the hollow cover 23 has a fourth recessed portion 234. The seventh protruding portion 30 may correspond to the fourth recessed portion 234, such that the sleeve 3 moves in reciprocal motion within a certain movement through the engagement of the seventh protruding portion 30 with the fourth recessed portion 234, so as to carry out gas exhaustion. The first coupling portion 31 has a plurality of first through holes 32, the eighth protruding portion 33 is disposed on the inner wall of the sleeve 3, and the ninth protruding portion 34 and the tenth protruding portion 35 are spaced apart and provided on the lower end of the outer wall of the sleeve 3.

Refer to FIGS. 5a and 5b. FIG. 5a is a schematic view showing an upper cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. FIG. 5b is a schematic view showing an upper cover coupled with a sleeve of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The upper cover 4 has a handle 40, and a second coupling portion 41 that has a plurality of second through holes 42. As shown in FIG. 5b, the upper cover 4 and the sleeve 3 are coupled through coupling the second coupling portion 41 and the corresponding first coupling portion 31, such that the user can use a handle 40 to operate the motion to allow the sleeve 3 moves reciprocally as it is engaged with the hollow ring body 2.

FIG. 6a is a schematic view showing a valve 5 coupled with a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The valve 5 may comprise a divider 51, a supporting member 52, a linkage 53 and an air locking member 54. The divider 51 has a first dent 511 on the edge and a second bump 512 on the bottom. The supporting member 52 is shown in FIG. 6b, and is disposed under the divider 51 within the space surrounded by a plurality of supporting walls 12 disposed on the lower cover 1. The supporting member 52 has a second via hole 521 and a third via hole 522. The linkage 53 and the air locking member 54 are shown in FIG. 6c. The linkage 53 is disposed between the supporting member 52 and the lower cover 1, and has a third bump 531, a fourth bump 532 and a third coupling portion 533, and the air locking member 54 has a fourth coupling portion 541. Through coupling the fourth coupling portion 541 and the third coupling portion 533, the linkage 53 and the air locking member 54 can move together.

The relation of elements of the valve 5 is described as follows. The supporting member 52 is located under the divider 51; the engaged linkage 53 and the air locking member 54 are located under the supporting member 52; and the first dent 511 of the divider 51 corresponds to the eighth protruding portion 33 of the sleeve 3, and the third via hole 522 of the supporting member 52 corresponds to the first via hole 101 of the lower cover 1, such that the two opposing ends of the air locking member 54 abut the first via hole 101 and the third via hole 522, respectively. In other words, the top and the bottom of the air locking member 54 directly face the third via hole 522 and the first via hole 10, and the third bump 531 of the linkage 53 corresponds to the second via hole 521 of the supporting member 52. Therefore, when the user is opening the bottle cap, the air extracted bottle is firstly depressurized, by rotating the sleeve 3 through holding the upper cover 4. As the eighth protruding portion 33 of the sleeve 3 is engaged with the first dent 511 of the divider 51, rotating the sleeve 3 drives the divider 51 to rotate, such that the second bump 512 of the bottom of the divider 51 moves to a position where the second via hole 521 of the supporting member 52 is at, and exerts a force upon the third bump 531 of the linkage 53 which is originally engaged with the second via hole 521 at the air exhausted state to move the third bump 531 down. The linkage 53 is a similar structure to a seesaw, and the fourth bump 532 formed on the restricting seat 11 on the lower cover 1 act as a fulcrum, and the two ends of the third bump 531 and the air locking member 54 moves up and down relative to each other. That is, when the third bump 531 moves down, the air locking member 54 moves up, and at the same time, the top portion of air locking member 54 will be engaged with the third via hole 522, to expose the first via hole 101 on the lower cover 1 allowing the air to enter into the bottle, such that the air inside of the bottle has the same pressure as the atmospheric pressure.

FIG. 4b is a schematic view showing a sleeve coupled with a lower cover of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. After the lower cover 1 is coupled with the hollow ring body 2 through engaging the first protruding portion 102a with the second protruding portion 202, the sleeve 3 is sleeved onto the hollow ring body 2. FIG. 4b shows the coupling of the lower cover 1 with the sleeve 3 where the hollow ring body 2 is omitted. As shown in FIG. 4b, an embodiment of the present disclosure may further comprise a first sealing member 6 and a second sealing member 7. The first sealing member 6 is disposed between the ninth protruding portion 34 and the tenth protruding portion 35 of the sleeve 3. The second sealing member 7 is disposed between the flange 103 of the base 10 and first protruding portion 102a, for maintaining the pressure of the bottle after air exhaustion, to prevent air coming in.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a housing of a bottle cap according to the present disclosure. The hollow ring body 2 may further comprise a housing 24. The housing 24 is sleeved onto the outer edge of the external body 21 of the hollow ring body 2, and the inner wall of the housing 24 has a fifth recessed portion 241 corresponding to the third protruding portion 211 of the external body 21. The housing 24 is engaged with the third protruding portion 211 through the fifth recessed portion 241, so as to be coupled with the hollow ring body 2.

Referring to FIG. 5b, in an embodiment the upper cover 4 may comprise a plurality of connection members 43. As the upper cover 4 and the sleeve 3 are coupled together through engaging the second coupling portion 41 with the first coupling portion 31, the first through holes 32 overlap with the corresponding second through holes 42, and the connection members 43 are then respectively inserted in the first through holes 32 and second through holes 42 on the corresponding first coupling portion 31 and the second coupling portion 41, respectively, so as to fasten the upper cover 4 to be coupled with the sleeve 3.

Referring to both FIGS. 8a and 8b, in addition to the aforesaid bottle cap, the present disclosure further provides a bottle. The bottle has a bottle body 8 having a lip 81. There is an eleventh protruding portion 82 formed near the edge of the lip 81 of the bottle body 8. The eleventh protruding portion 82 corresponds to the fourth protruding portion 212 of the external body 21 of the hollow ring body 2, and the bottle body 8 can be detachably coupled with the aforesaid bottle cap through engaging the eleventh protruding portion 82 with the fourth protruding portion 212. Referring to FIG. 2a, the bottle according to the present disclosure may further comprise a third sealing member 9 provided within the third recessed portion 222 of the hollow ring body 2 and abutting the lip 81, for preventing the air from passing through the gaps between the bottle cap and the lip 81.

In summary, the present disclosure provides a bottle cover, which mainly comprises an upper cover, a hollow ring body, a sleeve, a valve and a lower cover. The air is exhausted through pulling the upper cover to operate the reciprocal movement of the sleeve in the hollow ring body. Moreover, the valve design allows the first via hole of the lower cover to release pressure when the user is opening the bottle cap. Furthermore, the present disclosure further provides a bottle body having the aforesaid bottle cap as a complete set.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the principles of the present disclosure, and should not be construed as to limit the present disclosure in any way. The above embodiments can be modified by those with ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the following appended claims.

Claims

1. A bottle cap, comprising: a lower cover having a first via hole;a hollow ring body detachably coupled with the lower cover;a sleeve movably sleeved onto the hollow ring body;an upper cover mounted on a top portion of the sleeve; anda valve mounted between the lower cover and the hollow ring body.

2. The bottle cap of claim 1, wherein the lower cover further comprises: a base having a top portion provided with the first via hole, wherein a side wall of the base has a first protruding portion and a lower end of the side wall has a flange;a recessed part formed on an inner side of the lower cover;a restricting seat mounted on the top portion of the base; anda plurality of supporting walls formed on the top portion of the base and surrounding the first via hole and the restricting seat.

3. The bottle cap of claim 2, wherein the hollow ring body comprises: an internal body having a first recessed portion formed on a top end of the internal body and a second protruding portion corresponding to the first protruding portion and formed on a lower end of an inner wall of the internal body, wherein the lower cover and the hollow ring body are detachably coupled through the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion;an external body surrounding the internal body and having a third protruding portion formed on an outer wall of the external body, a fourth protruding portion formed on a lower end of an inner wall of the external body, and a restricting sink provided on an upper end of the external body;a connection portion provided between the internal body and the external body, and having a second recessed portion formed between the connection portion and the internal body, and a third recessed portion formed between the connection portion and the external body and corresponding to the second recessed portion; anda hollow cover having a fifth protruding portion corresponding to the first recessed portion and a sixth protruding portion corresponding to the second recessed portion provided on a lower end of the hollow cover, wherein an outer edge of the sixth protruding portion has a first bump corresponding to the restricting sink, and an inner edge of the hollow cover has a fourth recessed portion.

4. The bottle cap of claim 3, wherein the sleeve comprises a seventh protruding portion corresponding to the fourth recessed portion, a first coupling portion having a plurality of first through holes, an eighth protruding portion disposed on an inner wall of the sleeve, and a ninth protruding portion and a tenth protruding portion spaced apart from each other and disposed on a lower end of an outer wall of the sleeve.

5. The bottle cap of claim 4, wherein the upper cover comprises a handle, and a second coupling portion corresponding to the first coupling portion and having a plurality of second through holes corresponding to the first through holes.

6. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the valve comprises: a divider having a first dent on an edge of the divider and corresponding to the eighth protruding portion of the sleeve, and a second bump on a bottom of the divider;a supporting member provided below the divider and within a space enclosed by a plurality of supporting walls of the lower cover, the supporting member having a second via hole, and a third via hole corresponding to the first via hole;a linkage mounted between the supporting member and the lower cover and having a third bump corresponding to the second via hole, a fourth bump corresponding to the restricting seat, and a third coupling portion; andan air locking member having a fourth coupling portion corresponding to and coupled with the third coupling portion, wherein opposing two ends of the air locking member abut the first via hole and the third via hole, respectively.

7. The bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising a first sealing member disposed between the ninth protruding portion and the tenth protruding portion, and a second sealing member disposed between the flange and the first protruding portion.

8. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the hollow ring body further comprises a housing sleeved onto the external body of the hollow ring body and having a fifth recessed portion corresponding to the third protruding portion.

9. The bottle cap of claim 5, wherein the upper cover further comprises a plurality of connection members passing through the first through holes and the second through holes.

10. A bottle, comprising: the bottle cap of claim 3; anda bottle body having a lip and an eleventh protruding portion provided on an outer edge of the bottle body near the lip corresponding to the fourth protruding portion,wherein the bottle body is detachably coupled to the bottle cap through the eleventh protruding portion and the fourth protruding portion.

11. The bottle of claim 10, further comprising a third sealing member disposed in the third recessed portion and configured to abut the lip.