STORAGE CONTAINER

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage container (1) for preparation of mixtures, comprising a reservoir with a neck and a substance carrying element (3 or 4) mounted in the neck of the storage container. In the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) is (are) stored gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s) wanted to mix into the medium in the inside of the container. In the time of storaging the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) and the storage container (1) are closed by the locking cap (3). Only at the opening the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) can be turned by the locking cap (3) between a locking and a dropping position and its position is disengaging to the lips (2) in the neck. In dropping position the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) is in the inside of the storage container (1). The object of the invention has as well, a process for introducing gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s) into a medium closed in a storage container (1) in the same time with the opening, when the storage container (1) is opened the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) is turned by the friction power, or the cavity (11), or the turning lever (13) of the locking cap (5) from locking to dropping position, so in the introducing substance carrying element (3 or 4) separately storaged substance(s) touches with the medium storaged in the inside of the storage container (1).

Description: STORAGE CONTAINER The invention relates to a storage container for fresh preparation of mixtures before their use, furthermore a process to make gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance storaged separately in the neck of the storage container. It is well known that there are such solutions in that the physical and chemical character of the storaged liquid can be changed and formed in an advantageous state for use. A locking cap and container combination has been disclosed in the PCT patent application WO 94/07757, a little device built in the cap gives a pleasant smell in the inside of the bottle storaging chemicals, detergents of unpleasant smell. In the PCT patent application WO 90/04547 a container is disclosed for storage and treating of liquids; in the neck of the container there is a column filled with a cleaning medium which is able to treat the liquid. Pouring out the liquid, it flows through that cleaning medium, immediately before use. In the latter invention the object was how to remove, before use, undesirable components from liquids storaged in containers. On the other hand a demand has frequently been arised, dissolved active ingredients must not be decomposed during storage. It can be mentioned for example water solutions, soft drinks containing ascorbic acid and different flavoring and fragrances. The chemical decomposition of above mentioned and many other substances in water solution (e.g. active oxydizing agents in household chemicals) is well known. For that reason it is an obvious task: the storaging of substances, which are instabii in water solution, possible gas and/or liquid and/or solid or their mixture, in a storage container, but isolated from the content of that. On the other hand it is nessesary, that before use the isolated gas and/or liquid and/or solid components must be mixed with the content of the container, namely only in the time when the user wants. So both the early dissolving of the isolate storaged components and the remaining not dissolved substances are avoided. In such a case it is a possible solution: the container must be provided with such a locking cap, that at the opening takes initiative for happening of the contact, mixing, in a wanted case reaction between the isolate storaged components and the content of the container. The invention is aimed to provide a locking assembly for a storage container, that is locking cap and isolated storaging substance carrying element. The container is airtight before opening the locking cap and able to storage gas and/or liquid and/or solid medium. The element is to isolate storage additives, treating materials, or active ingredients, in gaseous and/or liquid and/or solid state, and in the element isolate storaged substances can contact the medium storaged in the container only when opening of storage container. The invention is based on the surprising fact that the configuration of a proper introducing substance carrying element in the neck of storage container, being in contact with the locking cap, provided a solution. Thus, the present invention relates to a storage container for making mixtures, comprising a storaging reservoire with a neck and an introducing substance carrying element or storaging gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s), the introducing substance carrying element connects dϊsangaging to the inside lips of the neck of storage container between a locking and a dropping position by turning of the locking cap, where introducing substance carrying element in locking position is closed with the locking cap from the inside of storage container, while in dropping position the introducing substance carrying element will be disconnected from the lips in the neck of the storage container and the locking cap and to be found in the inside of the storage container. In an preferred embodiment of the present invention the suitable oval flange of the mixing substance carrying element sits on the inside lips in the neck of the storage container, and its upper part fits in the cavity of the locking cap. The locking cap closes the element and the storage container in the same time. In an additional preferable introduction of the invention the flange formed advantageously oval, the introducing substance carrying element sits on the inside lips of the neck and the inside lips are configured with two stops, approximately in 180 °, for the oval flange of the element. That preferred embodiment enhances the handling comprising the inside lips and stops placed in an inner piece in the neck of the storage container. The position of the introducing substance carrying element is inserted similarly to above configuration, between the locking cap and inside lips, the element is disangaging from locking cap and inside lips. Another preferably embodiment is comprising the cylindrical outer side of the introducing substance carrying element, provided with a short threaded surface enabling a turnable connection a thread divided into sections in the inner side of the neck of the storage container. In that embodiment the locking cap is including a turning lever to provide a turning move introducing substance carrying element between a locking and a dropping position. It is preferred for production to make the locking cap the storage container and the introducing substance carrying element made of plastics (e.g. injection molding), or metal. This invention can be realised from paper, fibre, or tetrapack boxes as well. That closing arrangement can be comprising a threaded or bayonet locking cap. Practical application can be favoured by providing the locking cap with an originality indicating collet. A process has been elaborated for introducing of gas anci/or liquid and/or solid substances storaged separately in the neck of the storage container into the inside of storage container at the time of opening. According to this process with the opening of the locking cap of storage container, the introducing substance carrying element will be turned by the wall of the cavity of the locking cap, or friction, or a turning lever from locking to dropping position, the introducing substance carrying element drops into the inside of storage container and the separately storaged gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s) will be mixed, solved or reacted with the medium storaged there. According to the invention the figures represented by the enclosed blue prints make the structure and function of the storage container, locking cap and the introducing substance carrying element known. FIG. 1 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, inside lips in the neck and the introducing substance carrying element in locked position according to the invention. FIG. 2 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, lips in the neck and the introducing substance carrying element in dropping position. FIG. 3 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, inside lips in the neck with stops on the lips and the introducing substance carrying element in closed position. FIG. 4 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, inside lips with stops and the introducing substance carrying element in dropping position. FIG. 5 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, inside lips with stops and the introducing substance carrying element in locking position. The inside lips are constructed as parts of an inner piece. FIG. 6 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, inside lips with stops and the introducing substance carrying element in dropping position. The inside lips are constructed as parts of an inner piece. FIG. 7 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, and the introducing substance carrying element in locking position. The introducing substance carrying element is secured with thread in the neck of the storage container. FIG. 8 is a section and top view of the storage container, locking cap, and the introducing substance carrying element in dropping position according to our invention. The introducing substance carrying element is secured with thread in the neck of the storage container. FIG. 1 shows the storage container 1, in its neck has been built inside lips 2, tightening the round formed through passage of the neck of the storage container 1 , so the oval formed flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 sits on the inside lips 2. The position securing flange 9 ensures the isolation of the introducing substance carrying element 3 from the locking cap 5 at the opening. Usually the locking cap 5 rises up at opening, the introducing substance carrying element 3 must not be risen up in the same time, it must be divided to be able to drop into the inside of the storage container 1. The position securing flange 9 is important for the vertical fastening of the introducing substance carrying element 3. The upper part of the oval flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 fits in the cavity 11 of the locking cap 5. FIG. 2 shows the system, in case of 90 ° turning of the flange 6 sitting on the inside lips 2, so it is in dropping position. FIG. 3 and 4 show such inside lips 2, comprising two stops 7. FIG. 5 and 6 show an inner peace 8 placed in the neck of the storage container 1, on the inside lips 2 there are stops 7, the introducing substance carrying element 3 sits on the inside lips 2. FIG. 5 shows the locking cap 5, closing the storage container 1 and the introducing substance carrying element 3. FIG. 6 shows the introducing substance carrying element 3 being turned in plugging position on inside lips 2 of the inner piece 8. FIG. 7 and 8 show a threaded part 12 divided into sections in the neck of the storage container 1. On the cylindrical outer side of the introducing substance carrying element 4 is favourable four short threaded surfaces 10 in 90° to each other. In the upper part of the inside of the locking cap 5 there is a turning lever 13. FIG. 7 shows the locking position, while the FIG. 8 shows the plugging position of the introducing substance carrying element 4, in the latter the threaded part 12 does not connect to the threaded neck inside. The use of storage container according to the invention On the FIG.1 and FIG. 2 depicted embodiment comprises in the storage container 1, filled advantageously with liquid, the introducing substance carrying element 3 filled with gas and/or liquid and/or solid substances, so that its flange 6 can sit on the inside lips 2. The storage container 1 can be closed with the locking cap 5, in this embodiment by a formed thread. So the flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 fits in the cavity 11 of the locking cap 5. It ensures the separation and storage of the components of introducing substance carrying element 3. That is a locking position for the introducing substance carrying element 3. At the opening of the storage container 1 by turning of the locking cap 5, the introducing substance carrying element 3 will be turned too, and moves in dropping position, while the position securing flange 9 tightens to the down surface of the inside lips 2, so hindering to rise up the introducing substance carrying element 3. The introducing substance carrying element 3 turning in dropping position can get across the opening of the inside lips 2 into the advantageously liquid medium of storage container. There the components storaged separately till the opening can be mixed, solved, reacted with each other. After dropping of the introducing substance carrying element 3 into the storage container 1 the locking cap 5 can be closed and later opened. In the case, represented by the FIG. 3 and 4, the friction power makes the introducing substance carrying element 3 turned from the stops 7 in dropping position at the opening of the locking cap 5. The content of the introducing substance carrying element 3 drops into the medium storaged in the inside of storage container 1, it will be there mixed, solved, or reacted. The role of the stops 7 is hindering the turning of the flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 in dropping position at the locking of the filled up storage container 1, by the locking cap 5 turning in locking position. The dropping of the introducing substance carrying element 3 occures only at the first opening of the locking cap 5. " Dropping position" means not only the moment when the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 loses the contact with the locking cap 5 and the inside lips 2 of the storage container, but its dropped position in the medium storaged in the inside of storage container 1 as well. The use of the locking cap 5, introducing substance carrying element 3 and storage container 1 according to FIG. 5 and 6 is similar to that introduced In FIG. 3 and 4. In this case the inner piece is advantageous from the point of view of production , and the flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 sits on the inside lips 2 of that. At the opening the friction power between the locking cap 5 and the flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 makes the introducing substance carrying element 3 turned in dropping position. The introducing substance carrying element 3 drops into the inside of the storage container 1 and its storaged gas and/or liquid ad/or solid substance will desirable be mixed with the medium, favourable liquid, storaged in the inside of the storage container 1. In case of the embodiment, according to FIG. 7 and 8, the short threaded surface of the cylindrical outer side 10 of the introducing substance carrying element 4 containing gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s) isin contact with the also short threaded surface 12 of the neck of the storage container 1 and closing finally the storage container 1 and the introducing substance carrying element 4 with the locking cap 5 in the same time. The locking cap 5 can have a right hand thread, or in the direction of a right hand thread locking bayonet lock and the introducing substance carrying element 4 cylindrical outer side 10 and the threaded part in the neck of the storage container 12 must have link hand thread. (The relation of the direction of threades can be inversely, but the same as well.) At the opening the introducing substance carrying element 4 will be turned by means of the turning lever 13, that is in the inside of the locking cap 5 so the contacting short threaded surfaces 10 and 12 turn in lack of threads and the introducing substance carrying element 4 drops into the inside of storage container and has the containing substances mixed with the medium in inside of storage container 1. The benefit of the storage container, according to the invention, is that, it safely protects the gas and or liquid and/or solid substance(s) storaged separately in the introducing substance carrying element 4, until the wanted opening the storage container, before use. The production of this system is simple, its embodiment in the form of an inner piece can be applied to conventional flasks, too. The locking cap 5 can be provided with an originality indicating collet.

Claims: What is claimed is: 1. Storage container 1 for making mixture, comprising a storaging reservoire with a neck and an introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 storaging gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s), characterised with that, the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 connects disangaging to the inside lips 2 of the neck of storage container 1 between a locking and a dropping position by the turning of the locking cap 5, where the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 in locking position is closed with the locking cap 5 from the inside of storage container 1, while in dropping position the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 will be disconnected from the lips in the neck 2 of the storage container 1 and the locking cap 5 and to be found in the inside of the storage container 1. 2. The storage container 1 as claimed in claim 1 , characterised with that, the favourable oval flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 sits on the inside lips 2 in the neck of the storage container 1 and the flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 fits into the cavity 11 in the upper part of the inside of the locking cap 5 and the locking cap 5 closes the introducing substance carrying element 3 and the storage container 1. 3. The storage container 1 as claimed in claim 1 , characterised with that, the flange, favourable oval flange 6 of the introducing substance carrying element 3 sits on the inside lips 2 in the neck of the storage container 1 and two stops 7 are on the inside lips 2 advantageously about in 180° to each other. 4. The storage container 1 as claimed in claim 1 and claim 3, characterised with that, the inside lips 2 upon placed stops 7 are on the inner piece 8 and the introducing substance carrying element 3 connects disangaging to the inner piece 8. 5. The storage container 1 as claimed in claim 1 , characterised with that, on the cylindrical outer part of the introducing substance carrying element 4 there are at least two short threaded surface 10, divided smoothly, connecting turnable to the short threaded surface 12 in the inside of the neck of storage container 1 and in the upper part of the inside of the locking cap 5 is a turning lever 13. 6. The storage container 1 as claimed in claims 1 to 5, characterised with that, the storage container 1, the locking cap 5, the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 can be made of injection molding plastics, or metal. 7. The storage container 1 as claimed in claims 1 to 6, characterised with that, the locking cap is provided with an originality indicating collet. 8. The process for introducing of gas and/or liquid and/or solid substance(s) into a medium closed in a storage container 1 in the same time with its opening, characterised with that, when the storage container 1 is opened the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 is turned by the friction power or the cavity 11 or the turning lever 13 of the locking cap 5 from locking to dropping position, so in the introducing substance carrying element 3 or 4 separatelly storaged substance(s) touches with the medium storaged in the inside of the storage container 1. Enclosed Figures.

Inventors: PALFINE LEDNICZKY MARIA, SAMU JANOS, PALFINE LEDNICZKY, MARIA, SAMU, JANOS
Applicants: PALFINE LEDNICZKY MARIA, SAMU JANOS, PALFINE LEDNICZKY, MARIA, SAMU, JANOS
Application year: 1997
Main classification: B65D
IPC codes: B65D51