Patent classifications
B65D47/142
CAP ASSEMBLY FOR DRINK CONTAINERS
A cap assembly for a container. The cap assembly include a base, a drink spout, a closure, a tether, and a biasing device. The base is configured to be removably coupled to the container. The drink spout extends from the base. The tether retains the closure and is pivotably connected to the base at a location spaced away from the drink spout. The tether is transitionable between a closed arrangement that positions the closure over the drink spout and an opened arrangement in which the closure is spaced away from the drink spout. The biasing device biases the tether from the closed arrangement toward the opened arrangement. The cap assemblies can incorporate features to enhance handling and use, including as a drink spout format, connection of the closure over the drink spout, connection of the closure to the base via the tether, and/or other a swinging a handle.
CONTAINER
[Problem] To provide a form of a container for use with an image forming apparatus
[Solution] A container for use with an image forming apparatus and for accommodating a content of powder or a liquid, the container includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the content; an end portion including a discharging portion which includes a discharge opening for permitting discharge of the content to an outside of the container and a passage configured so that the content passes through the passage toward the discharge opening, and including a shutter configured to be movable relative to the discharging portion between a shielding position where the shutter shields the discharge opening and an open position where the shutter opens the discharge opening; and a cap mounted to the end portion so as to cover at least a part of the end portion and configured to be dismounted from the end portion by being rotated relative to the end portion.