Patent Application
20240238818
The present invention relates to a container, especially to a container provided with a housing which is able to be split in halves.
Containers are commonly used in our daily lives. For example, detergents, drinks, kitchen utensils, toiletries, cosmetics, perfume, etc. are all mounted in containers such as bottles and cans. Design of the containers is diverse. The appearance of the container can have different colors, shapes, and patterns. As to structure of the container, there are different combinations of materials, handles, seals, and nozzles. Thereby the containers are gaining favor with consumers because they are more attractive and convenient to use and having higher practicability.
Take perfumes as an example. People use different perfumes according to occasions and moods. As to a container used for mounting perfumes now, it consists of a bottle with different shapes and designs, a sprayer, and a cap. Liquids in the bottle such as cosmetics or perfumes are sprayed out by pressing the sprayer. However, the bottle has fixed shape and design and the respective products are mounted in special bottles so that the bottle can't be replaced freely. Once contents in the bottle have been used up, the bottle needs to be thrown away and this is not environmentally friendly. Thus there is room for improvement and there is a need to provide a novel container.
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a container with a housing able to be split in halves and the container can be disassembled quickly and easily by magnetic attraction.
In order to achieve the above object, a container according to the present invention includes two opposite housings magnetically attached to each other and a plurality of magnetic members. A chamber for mounting a sprayer is formed between the two housings. Each of the housing consists of an inner carrier and an outer decorative cover. The magnetic members are mounted in the inner carrier and is enclosed and positioned by the outer decorative cover covering the inner carrier. Thereby the two housings are connected by magnetic attraction of the magnetic members. By the inner carrier and the outer decorative cover made of different materials or having different patterns, colors or surface treatment, not only the container has diverse styles, texture and practicability of the container are also improved.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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The first housing 1 consists of a first inner carrier 11 and a first outer decorative cover 12 provided with at least one first locking member 121 on an inner side of the first outer decorative cover 12. The first inner carrier 11 is composed of a first chamber 111 on an inner side thereof, a first recess 112 on an outer side thereof, and at least one first mounting slot 113 and at least one first locking slot 114 arranged at two sides of the first recess 112 correspondingly. The first mounting slot 113 is used to mount the first magnetic member 4 therein while the first locking slot 114 and the first locking member 121 corresponding to the first locking slot 114 are mounted and positioned by each other. The first outer decorative cover 12 is disposed on the first recess 112 of the first inner carrier 11 and covering the first recess 112.
The second housing 2 includes a second inner carrier 21 and a second outer decorative cover 22 provided with at least one second locking member 221 on an inner side of the second outer decorative cover 22. The second inner carrier 21 is composed of a second chamber 211 on an inner side thereof, a second recess 212 on an outer side thereof, and at least one second mounting slot 213 and at least one second locking slot 214 disposed on two sides of the second recess 212 correspondingly. The second mounting slot 213 corresponds to the first mounting slot 113 and is used for mounting the second magnetic member 5 therein. The first magnetic member 4 and the second magnetic member 5 are magnetically attached to each other while the second locking slot 214 and the second locking member 221 corresponding to the second locking slot 214 are mounted and positioned by each other so that the second outer decorative cover 22 is disposed on the second recess 212 of the second inner carrier 21 and covering the second recess 212.
The sprayer 3 is mounted in the first chamber 111 of the first housing 1 and the second chamber 211 of the second housing 2 correspondingly.
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By the arrangement of the respective components mentioned above, the first and the second housings 1, 2 are magnetically attached to each other to form a container for mounting the sprayer 3. Please refer to the following embodiments to learn more details and applications of the present container.
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First, the bottle 31 of the spray 3 has different curve designs. An inner surface of both the first chamber 111 of the first inner carrier 11 and the second chamber 211 of the second inner carrier 21 is provided with a plurality of positioning portions A corresponding to the bottle 31 of the sprayer 3 and used to limit the sprayer 3. Thus the sprayer 3 is positioned well inside the first and the second chambers 111, 211, located at a central position and unable to wobble easily. Moreover, the sprayers 3 have different lengths.
Embodiment one: refer to
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the sprayer 3 will not be rotated freely while being locked or in the released state, a braking block 33 is disposed on a position opposite to the long nozzle 321 of the press head 32 while a locking recess 23 is arranged at the second housing 2 and corresponds to the braking block 33, as shown in
Embodiment two: refer to
Embodiment three: refer to
In order to make the magnetic attraction between the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 become more stable, please refer to
In summary, the container according to the present invention has the following advantages.
1. By the two housings easy to be split in halves and the magnetic members hidden inside the two housings, the sprayer can be mounted and positioned magnetically in the chambers quickly and conveniently. The container is easy to be disassembled for replacement of the sprayer.
2. The two housings are connected by magnetic attraction of the magnetic members. The inner carrier sand the outer decorative covers are made of different materials or having different patterns, colors or surface treatment so that the container has diverse styles and both texture and practicability of the container are improved.
3. By the inverted L-shaped slot composed of the pressing segment and the locking segment in combination with the bump of the locking recess, liquid in the sprayer will not be sprayed out when the sprayer is not in use and users accidentally touch or press the press head protruding from the top end of the container.
4. The sprayer can be replaced conveniently by easy disassembly of the magnetically-attached housings. This is based on a concept of refill packs and such design meets requirements for environmental protection and convenience while travelling.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.
