# US 2014/0190992 A1 · Dispensing container

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- Number: US 2014/0190992 A1
- Document ID: US20140190992A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/236,699
- Filed: 2012-07-20
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-05
- Assignees: Kikkoman Corporation
- Inventors: Denmi Kuwagaki; Masashi Fukumoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190992A1

## CPC

- B65D 83/7711: {the contents of a flexible bag being expelled by the contracting forces inherent in the bag or a sleeve fitting snugly around the bag}
- B65D 77/06: Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
- B65D 83/771: {for dispensing fluent contents by means of a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm}
- B65D 85/72: for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

An object of the present invention is to facilitate discharge of the content in a dispensing container having a delamination structure so as to minimize the amount of remaining content. In order to achieve this object, a gas is housed in the internal container 11 to thereby form a gas space S therein and the volume of the gas is 4% or more of the volume of the internal container 11. The gas preferably moves rapidly in the internal container 11 when the dispensing container is tilted to a discharge posture in order to discharge the content M from the discharge port 14. The gas may be encapsulated in a gas bag or the gas may be encapsulated in a gas chamber formed in the internal container 11.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dispensing container, comprising:
a container body having a flexible internal container which contains content and deforms so as to deflate with a decreasing amount of the content and an external container in which the internal container is attached, the external container being elastically deformed and provided with a suction port which sucks external air in between the internal container and the external container;
a discharge cap which is attached to a spout of the container body, the discharge cap having, on its top part, a discharge port for discharging the content;
an external-air inlet port which communicates between outside and the suction port; and
an air valve which switches between a communicated state and a shutoff state of communication between the external-air inlet port and the suction port, wherein:
a gas is housed in the internal container to thereby form a gas space; and
a volume of the gas is 4% or more of a volume of the internal container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the gas rapidly moves in the internal container when the dispensing container is tilted to a discharge posture in order to discharge the content from the discharge port.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the gas is encapsulated in a gas bag.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the gas is encapsulated in a gas chamber formed in the internal container.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The dispensing container according to claim 4, wherein the gas chamber is formed at a bottom on an inside of the internal container.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the content is a liquid-type food.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the content is a soy sauce-containing flavoring material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The dispensing container according to claim 2, wherein the content is a liquid-type food.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The dispensing container according to claim 3, wherein the content is a liquid-type food.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The dispensing container according to claim 4, wherein the content is a liquid-type food.

### Claim 11 (depends on 5)

The dispensing container according to claim 5, wherein the content is a liquid-type food.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The dispensing container according claim 2, wherein the content is a soy sauce-containing flavoring material.

### Claim 13 (depends on 3)

The dispensing container according claim 3, wherein the content is a soy sauce-containing flavoring material.

### Claim 14 (depends on 4)

The dispensing container according claim 4, wherein the content is a soy sauce-containing flavoring material.

### Claim 15 (depends on 5)

The dispensing container according claim 5, wherein the content is a soy sauce-containing flavoring material.