Cap for travel toothpaste tube with integrated refill adapter
OwnerEun Jin Grace Leeinventor
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Abstract
A refill adapter for a travel toothpaste tube is provided as an adapter which has one end to be engaged with a large-capacity toothpaste tube and the other end to be engaged with a travel toothpaste tube. The refill equipment is integrated with a cap for the travel toothpaste in order to be carried together with the cap as one body. The cap for the travel toothpaste tube includes a refill adapter, which is configured to be a hollow tube and have one end to be engaged with a nozzle of a large-capacity toothpaste tube and the other end to be engaged with a nozzle of the travel toothpaste tube, and an upper cap configured to be detachably engaged with the one end of the refill adapter.
Claims3
A cap for a travel toothpaste tube, the cap comprising:
- a refill adapter, having a hollow tube shape, comprising a first end having a first screw groove formed on an outer circumference thereof and a snap-fastening structure with a plurality of slits for enabling a nozzle of a large-capacity toothpaste tube to be engaged with the snap-fastening structure, and a second end having a screw-fastening structure for enabling a nozzle of a travel toothpaste tube to be engaged with the screw fastening structure, thus allowing the travel toothpaste tube to be refilled with toothpaste from the large-capacity toothpaste tube;
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- an upper cap comprising a cylindrical-shaped snap-fit that protrudes downwardly from an inner surface of the upper cap, a handle extending downwardly in a skirt shape from a top of the cylindrical-shaped snap fit, and a second screw groove formed on an inner circumference of the upper cap, wherein
- the cylindrical-shaped snap fit is enclosed within the handle of the upper cap;
- the handle of the upper cap is configured to cover the first end of the refill adapter in order to provide a seamless appearance in response to the upper cap being engaged with the refill adapter;
- the plurality of slits of the snap-fastening structure are flexible and have a plurality of gaps therebetween which widen in response to the refill adapter being engaged with the large-capacity toothpaste tube;
- the first screw groove of the refill adapter is configured to engage with the second screw groove of the upper cap for securing the refill adapter to the upper cap;
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- each of the plurality of slits has one of a plurality of teeth configured to snap onto the cylindrical-shaped snap fit to secure the refill adapter to the upper cap, or to snap onto a protruding boundary on the nozzle of the large-capacity toothpaste tube to secure the refill adapter to the large-capacity toothpaste tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.