A lid for a container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.

A lid for a container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.

The present invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube. The assembly includes a tube head including a neck and a closure liner sealing the neck. The assembly also includes a cap that includes a punch adapted to cut the closure liner. The neck and the cap are configured to allow the cap to be fixedly held on the neck in a first positionthe standby positionin which the punch is held at a distance from the closure liner, and in a second positionthe position of usein which the punch perforates the closure liner.

The present invention relates to an assembly for closing a tube. The assembly includes a tube head including a neck and a closure liner sealing the neck. The assembly also includes a cap that includes a punch adapted to cut the closure liner. The neck and the cap are configured to allow the cap to be fixedly held on the neck in a first positionthe standby positionin which the punch is held at a distance from the closure liner, and in a second positionthe position of usein which the punch perforates the closure liner.

A wiping solution dispenser utilizes a motorized dispenser mechanism that moves a nozzle back and forth along a stroke to dispense a wide band of wiping solution onto toilet tissue. A motor may be coupled with a nozzle that moves back and forth or rotates about a pivot point to dispense a band of wiping solution. Wiping solution may be within a solution container that is configured for insertion into the dispenser housing and may be automatically ruptured by a puncture feature. A pump may force the wiping solution from the nozzle, or the solution may be gravity fed. A motion detector may be incorporated to control the actuation and dispensing of the solution. A near field communication transceiver may be used to receive payment before solution is dispensed.

A wiping solution dispenser utilizes a motorized dispenser mechanism that moves a nozzle back and forth along a stroke to dispense a wide band of wiping solution onto toilet tissue. A motor may be coupled with a nozzle that moves back and forth or rotates about a pivot point to dispense a band of wiping solution. Wiping solution may be within a solution container that is configured for insertion into the dispenser housing and may be automatically ruptured by a puncture feature. A pump may force the wiping solution from the nozzle, or the solution may be gravity fed. A motion detector may be incorporated to control the actuation and dispensing of the solution. A near field communication transceiver may be used to receive payment before solution is dispensed.

A hinge cap includes a body and an upper lid connected to each other by a hinge. The body includes a top board and a side wall extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top board. The top board includes a planned opening defined by a weakened portion and a discharge nozzle formed to surround the planned opening. The upper lid includes a top panel and a skirt extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top panel. A protrusion extending in an axial direction of the cap is formed in the planned opening of the body on a side opposite to the hinge such that an end of the protrusion is fixed to an inner surface of the top panel of the upper lid in a closed state.

A hinge cap includes a body and an upper lid connected to each other by a hinge. The body includes a top board and a side wall extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top board. The top board includes a planned opening defined by a weakened portion and a discharge nozzle formed to surround the planned opening. The upper lid includes a top panel and a skirt extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top panel. A protrusion extending in an axial direction of the cap is formed in the planned opening of the body on a side opposite to the hinge such that an end of the protrusion is fixed to an inner surface of the top panel of the upper lid in a closed state.

The spout cap of the present invention includes: a cap body that tubularly surrounds a mouth portion of a spout body, and is an injection molded article made of resin; and a sealing film that is bonded to one side in a penetration direction of the cap body and can be thermally bonded to a tip surface of the mouth portion. The cap body includes a tubular body portion, and a tab portion disposed outside in a caliber direction with respect to the body portion. The tab portion includes a tab base portion that projects outward in the caliber direction from the other side in the penetration direction of the body portion, and a tab body portion that extends from the tab base portion toward the one side in the penetration direction and faces the body portion on an outside in the caliber direction.

The spout cap of the present invention includes: a cap body that tubularly surrounds a mouth portion of a spout body, and is an injection molded article made of resin; and a sealing film that is bonded to one side in a penetration direction of the cap body and can be thermally bonded to a tip surface of the mouth portion. The cap body includes a tubular body portion, and a tab portion disposed outside in a caliber direction with respect to the body portion. The tab portion includes a tab base portion that projects outward in the caliber direction from the other side in the penetration direction of the body portion, and a tab body portion that extends from the tab base portion toward the one side in the penetration direction and faces the body portion on an outside in the caliber direction.