Patent Application
20190256258
The present invention relates to the field of bottles which require a secure locking to prevent accidental dispensing of its contents.
Oftentimes, when traveling, individuals carry miniaturized versions of full sized liquid content bottles. However, the problem encountered is that the small, travel size bottles often leak or accidentally dispense fluids due to contact with the bottle or pressurization of an airline compartment which forces liquids from the bottle. This causes a mess throughout all of the travel contents.
By the present invention, a bottle includes a secure sealing mechanism. A slide switch plate maintains the contents of the bottle. This is achieved by securing a dispensing mechanism in a closed, locked position and sealing an outlet so that any liquids are prevented from exiting the bottle.
This is achieved by the use of a bottle cap having a lid that can be opened and closed. When in the closed position the bottle is “locked” by a slide switch plate moved to a locked position. The locked position is indicated by markings on a top body of a cap.
Additional safeguards are implemented so that if the switch plate is in the unlocked position, the lid cannot be closed. This would alert the user that the switch plate has not been transitioned to the locked position.
When the slide switch is moved to a locked position, the slide switch covers the outlet channel of the bottle. The lid is then permitted to be closed. This keeps the contents of the bottle from being dispensed under pressure.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a travel bottle with a slide switch plate lock.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a travel bottle with a slide switch plate lock to move between a locked position and an unlocked position.
It is still yet another object of the present invention to provide a travel bottle with a slide switch plate lock to move between a locked position and an unlocked position and preventing a lid of the locking mechanism from being closed in the unlocked position of the slide switch plate lock.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a travel bottle with a slide switch plate lock to move between a locked position and an unlocked position and preventing a lid of the locking mechanism from being closed in the unlocked position of the slide switch plate lock and allowing the closing of the lid in the locked position of the slide switch plate lock.
These and other objects of the invention, as well as many of the intended advantages thereof, will become more readily apparent when reference is made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The following drawings illustrate examples of various components of the invention disclosed herein, and are for illustrative purposes only. Other embodiments that are substantially similar can use other components that have a different appearance.
In describing a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology will be resorted to for the sake of clarity. However, the invention is not intended to be limited to the specific terms so selected, and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents which operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.
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The main body 18 also includes guide tracks 28 for cooperating with projections 30 located on the underside of the switch plate 22. Extrusions 40 provide glide and guide assistance along the outside of the guide tracks 28 while the projections 30 slide in the guide tracks 28.
Another projection 32 on the underside of the switch plate 22 is shaped to cooperate with a plurality of spaced recesses 34 located between the guide tracks 28 of the main body 18. The projection 32 locks the switch plate in its locked and unlocked positions within the recesses 34. The switch plate 22 is moved by sliding movements of the handle 36 which projects through opening 38 in top body 20.
Passage of fluids from the bottle 10 is achieved by passage through opening 42 in the main body 18. The opening 42 communicates with the interior of the bottle 10. To allow continued passage of the fluids from the bottle, the fluids pass through opening 44 in the switch plate 22 when the switch plate is in the unlocked position. This allows passage of the liquid contents of the bottle 10 to exit through the through hole 46 in the top body 20. The unlocked position of the switch plate 22 is caused by positioning the handle 36 at the rear most portion of opening 38, aligned with unlocked icon 48.
When the handle 36 is slid forward in the opening 38 to be aligned with locked icon 50, the switch plate covers the opening 42 in the main body 18 as shown in
In the locked position of the switch plate, a plug 52 on the lid 14 is allowed to pass through the opening 46 of the main body 20 and rest within a partial recess 54 of the switch plate 22 as shown in
Another feature assisting in maintaining the lid 14 in a closed, locked position is a projection 56 on the same interior surface of the lid 14 as the plug 52. This projection 56, in the locked position of the switch plate 22 is permitted to be seated behind the handle 36 in the gap formed between the handle 36 and the exposed portion of opening 38, as is also shown in
When the switch plate 22 is in the unlocked position, as shown in
The foregoing description should be considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and, accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
