US 8,555,936 B2 · Container for refill

Abstract

The invention aims at providing a container for refill that enables transfer of the contents with one action and successfully secure the self-supporting property of the container for allowing the safe transfer. The opening portion (2A) of body (2) of a cup-shaped container is provided internally with a hopper (3) tapering toward the opening portion (2A). Ribs (12) are integrally provided between the outside of the hopper (3) and the inside of a ring (3A) and arranged circumferentially at predetermined intervals. Height H from the top surface of the rib (12) to the opening (3C) of hopper (3) is approximately a quarter or more of diameter φ of the opening (3C) of hopper (3). A lid (4) tearable by pressing is attached to the opening portion (2A) so as to enable the instant coffee P to be directly supplied through the mouth (13A) of a refillable container (13) while being gathered to a central portion by the hopper (3) by inverting the container body (2) and pressing the lid (4) against the mouth (13A) of container (13) to tear the lid (4).

Claims8

Dependent claims

A refillable container comprising:

a container body having an opening portion;
a hopper assembly positioned integrally on the opening portion of the container body comprising a hopper tapering toward the container opening portion and the hopper assembly having ribs extending from an outer circumferential wall of the hopper assembly to the inner tapering wall of the hopper and arranged circumferentially at intervals, the height from an upper ends of the ribs to an upper edge of the hopper opening is at least a quarter of the diameter φ of the hopper opening;
and
a tearable sealing lid closing the container body opening portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Container for refill

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Container for refill

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Abstract

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