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US5897033A
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Container having slit valve
Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-06-22
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Granted: 1999-04-27
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Expires: 2018-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A container has a valve (2) and a lid (3) which covers the valve (2) from the outside. The valve (3) includes a slit (23) which opens due to outward deformation of the valve (3) when the internal pressure of the body (1) is higher than atmospheric pressure, and which closes due to elasticity of the valve (3) when the internal pressure is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure. The container of the present invention further comprises a pushing structure (4) formed on the inside of the lid (3), this pushing structure (4) being shaped so as to come into contact with the valve (2) when the lid (3) is shut, thereby pushing the valve (2) slightly inwards to open the slit (23).
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Okawa
- 👤 Hiroshi Mizushima
- 👤 Tetsuhiro Osawa
- 👤 Shinichi Inaba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 18:45
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/20; B65D47/2018; B65D47/2031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A container comprising: a container body; a valve mounted to the container body at an opening of the container body, said valve including a slit which opens by outward deformation of said valve when an internal pressure of said container body is higher than atmospheric pressure, and closes due to elasticity of said valve when the internal pressure is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure; a lid which covers said valve from the outside; and a pushing structure which is shaped and positioned so as to come into contact with said valve when the lid is shut, thereby pushing the valve inwards to open said slit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A container comprising: a container body; a valve mounted to the container body at an opening of the container body, said valve including a slit which opens by outward deformation of said valve when an internal pressure of said container body is higher than atmospheric pressure, and closes due to elasticity of said valve when the internal pressure is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure; a lid which covers said valve from the outside; and a pushing structure which is shaped and positioned so as to come into contact with said valve when the lid is shut, thereby pushing the valve inwards to open said slit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said pushing structure is formed on said lid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A container according to claim 2, wherein said valve and said pushing structure both have spherical surfaces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A container according to claim 3, wherein the spherical surface of the valve is concave and the spherical surface of the pushing structure is convex, and wherein a radius of curvature of the spherical surface of the valve is greater than a radius of curvature of the spherical surface of the pushing structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A container according to claim 4, further comprising a second, smaller radius of curvature of the spherical surface of the pushing structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said valve is formed of molded silicone rubber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A container according to claim 2, further comprising ribs formed on said lid and around said valve to form a sealing structure which seals the opening of the container body when said slit is opened by said pushing structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
140 words
A container comprising: a container body; a concave spherical valve mounted to the container body at an opening of the container body, said valve including a slit which opens by outward deformation of said valve when an internal pressure of said container body is higher than atmospheric pressure, and closes due to elasticity of said valve when the internal pressure is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure; a lid which covers said valve from the outside; a convex spherical pushing structure which is shaped and positioned so as to come into contact with said valve when the lid is shut, thereby pushing the valve inwards to open said slit; and ribs formed on said lid and around said valve to form a sealing structure which seals the opening of the container body when said slit is opened by said pushing structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
140 words
A container comprising: a container body; a concave spherical valve mounted to the container body at an opening of the container body, said valve including a slit which opens by outward deformation of said valve when an internal pressure of said container body is higher than atmospheric pressure, and closes due to elasticity of said valve when the internal pressure is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure; a lid which covers said valve from the outside; a convex spherical pushing structure which is shaped and positioned so as to come into contact with said valve when the lid is shut, thereby pushing the valve inwards to open said slit; and ribs formed on said lid and around said valve to form a sealing structure which seals the opening of the container body when said slit is opened by said pushing structure.
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