1. Field of the Invention
The present inventions relates to a cap container, and more particularly to a cap container having a tank and a conical protrusion connecting to the tank, such that the cap container can be combined with the top of a bottle by an engagement part of the conical protrusion.
2. Description of the Prior Art(s)
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To overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings, the present invention provides a cap container to overcome the aforementioned inconvenience.
To achieve the objective, the cap container in accordance with the present invention includes a tank, a conical protrusion, an engagement part, and a stepped coupling.
The tank includes an upper rim, a bottom opposite to the upper rim, and a hole formed through the bottom. The tank can contain solid foods such as popcorns, marshmallows, shrimp chips, cakes, candies or puffs.
The conical protrusion is hollow and includes a lower end, an upper end, an inner wall extending from the lower end to the upper end and defining a channel, wherein the channel passes through the lower end and the upper end and communicates with the hole of the tank, and an engagement part formed at the inner wall near the lower end. The lower end connects to the bottom of the tank. The channel communicates with the hole of the tank, the channel can receive a straw, and the straw can enter into a drink container such as a bottle for a user can to suck liquid from the bottle by the straw. The engagement part detachably abuts a top of the drink container to close the drink container.
The stepped coupling has at least one annular groove and is formed between the bottom of the tank and the lower end of the conical protrusion. A concavity of the at least one annular groove of the stepped coupling faces away from the tank, and the shape of the concavity of the stepped coupling corresponds to the top of a commercially available drink container such as an easy open can or a drink cup.
Preferably, an inner diameter of the channel decreases progressively from the lower end to the upper end of the conical protrusion.
Preferably, a height of the conical protrusion from the lower end to the upper end is equal to a height of the tank from the bottom to the upper rim.
Preferably, an outer diameter of the tank increases progressively from the bottom to the upper rim.
Preferably, the stepped coupling includes a first annular groove and a second annular groove, wherein a circumference of the second annular groove is larger than a circumference of the first annular groove, and the second annular groove surrounds the first annular groove concentrically. The first annular groove and the second annular groove respectively correspond in shape to a top of a commercially available drink container, such that the present invention can be detachably combined with the top of the container. For example, the first annular groove corresponds in shape to a top of commercially available container such as an easy open can, and the second annular groove corresponds in shape to a top of another commercially available container such as a drink cup.
Preferably, at least two projections are formed diametrically opposite each other on the engagement part and extending toward each other and toward the inner wall of the conical protrusion. The at least two projections of the engagement part abut detachably a top of a commercially available drink container such as a PET bottle, such that the present invention can be detachably combined with the top of the corresponding drink container.
Preferably, the cap container further includes a membrane covering the upper rim of the tank to form an enclosed space.
More preferably, the membrane also covers the upper end to seal the channel of the conical protrusion.
More preferably, the membrane further includes an extrusion connecting to the membrane. The extrusion protrudes from the upper rim of the tank, such that the extrusion can be easily torn off from the upper rim of the tank.
More preferably, the membrane is made of aluminum foil or plastic.
More preferably, the membrane is made of polyethylene or polypropylene.
Preferably, the cap container includes a trough connecting to a wall of the tank and located between the upper rim and the bottom of the tank.
More preferably, the trough further has an opening facing to the upper rim of the tank.
When the cap container in accordance with the present invention is in use, a user can put solid food into the tank, and then the membrane can be covered upon the upper rim of the tank to enclose the solid food in the tank. The user can combine the cap container filled with solid food with the top of the corresponding commercially available drink container filled with liquid by the at least two projections of the engagement part of the conical protrusion or the stepped coupling. Then the straw can be inserted from the membrane covering the upper rim of the tank through the channel and the lower end of the conical protrusion to the corresponding bottle. The user can hold the corresponding bottle combined with the cap container by a hand, and the other hand can swing freely or take the solid food in the tank, such that the user can also suck the liquid from the bottle by the straw at the same time.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The tank 10 includes an upper rim 11, a bottom 12 opposite to the upper rim 11, a hole 13 through the bottom 12, and an extension section 14 horizontally extending from the upper rim 11. Wherein the outer diameter of the tank 10 increases progressively from the bottom 12 to the upper rim 11, and the tank 10 is bowl-shaped. The tank 10 can contain solid foods such as popcorns, marshmallows, shrimp chips, cakes, candies or puffs.
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Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
This application is a continuation-in-part application and claims priority from subject matter disclosed in the earlier filed patent application Ser. No. 13/727,491, filed on Dec. 26, 2012, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
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5180079 | Jeng | Jan 1993 | A |
6338417 | Ferraro | Jan 2002 | B1 |
7217434 | Loh et al. | May 2007 | B1 |
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20140175097 A1 | Jun 2014 | US |
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Parent | 13727491 | Dec 2012 | US |
Child | 14021244 | US |