Administration unit for composition

Abstract

An administration unit for a composition comprising a container intended for accommodating the composition and having an opening and a cap for closing the opening. The cap has a projecting separating region to separate off a part of the composition. Mutually corresponding connection means are provided on the container and cap and allow the cap to be connectable to the container in a first storage position and a second separating position, wherein the cap is connectable to the container in the first storage position in such a manner that the opening is closed thereby and the separating region extends essentially along a container outer wall and wherein the cap is connectable to the container in the second separating position in such a manner that the separating region projects from the container, in order to allow a user to guide the separating region by means of the container.

Claims

1. An administration unit for a composition, comprising: a container for accommodating the composition and defining a center axis therethrough, the container having a first side defining an opening, a second side having a closed bottom, a midpoint axially equidistant between the first side and the second side defining a midpoint length from the first side to the midpoint and a container wall extending between the first side and the second side, the container having an exterior surface and an interior surface enclosing a cavity connected to the opening, a cap for closing the container opening and defining an axis therethrough, wherein the cap has a closed end, an edge defining an open end, an overlap region connecting the closed end and the open end, and a separating region projecting axially from one side of the overlap region and extending axially beyond the edge for at least a midpoint length, and mutually corresponding connection means on the container and cap, wherein in a first storage position the cap overlap region is disposed over the container first end and over the wall exterior surface to seal the container opening and the separating region extends alongside the wall exterior surface between the connection means and the container second end, and in a second separating position the cap closed end is disposed through the opening and into the cavity and the overlap region projects away from the container and the separating region projects away from the container.

2. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the connection means for the second separating position comprises a friction fit of a mounting section of the cap with the container interior surface.

3. The administration unit according to claim 2, wherein the mounting section has a shape corresponding to the opening.

4. The administration unit according to claim 2, wherein the mounting section has a shape corresponding to the opening and is designed so as to be insertable into the opening.

5. The administration unit according to claim 2, wherein the cap and/or the container comprises fastening means to provide a positive-locking and/or non-positive-locking connection between the cap and the container in the second separating position.

6. The administration unit according to claim 2, wherein the mounting section comprises a rounded-off or beveled region opposite the open end to facilitate insertion of the mounting section into the opening.

7. The administration unit according to claim 2, wherein the mounting section has a shape corresponding to the opening and the cap has a projecting stop means that is arranged and configured so as to limit the insertion of the mounting section into the opening.

8. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the cap closed end defines a cavity having an interior wall and closed end, the cavity being disposable over the container exterior surface at the second side.

9. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein a protection section is injection-molded onto the separating region and the protection section can be removed from the separating region by a user prior to use of the separating region.

10. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the separating region comprises an axially extending edge including serrations thereon.

11. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the separating region comprises an axially extending edge including serrations thereon to define a sawing region and further comprising a removable protection section that covers the serrations.

12. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the separating region has distal edge and in the first storage position the separating region extends alongside the wall exterior surface and the distal edge is between the cap edge and the container second side.

13. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the separating region has distal edge and in the first storage position the distal edge is adjacent the container second side.

14. The administration unit according to claim 1, wherein the separating region is adapted for cutting a kneadable composition.

15. An administration unit for a composition, comprising: a container for accommodating the composition and having a first side defining an opening, a second side having a closed bottom, and a container wall extending between the first side and the second side, the container having an exterior surface and an interior surface enclosing a cavity connected to the opening, a cap for closing the container opening, the cap having a closed end, an edge defining an open end, and an overlap region connecting the closed end and the open end, the cap defining an axis therethrough and a plane along the axis that bisects the cap, the cap including a separating region on only one side of the plane, the separating region projecting from the overlap region and extending axially to an edge, and mutually corresponding connection means on the container and cap, wherein in a first storage position the cap overlap region is disposed over the container first end and over the wall exterior surface to seal the container opening and the separating region extends alongside the wall exterior surface between the connection means and the container second end, and in a second separating position the cap closed end is disposed through the opening and into the cavity and the overlap region projects away from the container and the separating region projects away from the container.

16. The administration unit according to claim 15, wherein the separating region has a rectangular shape.

17. An administration unit for a composition, comprising: a container for accommodating the composition and having a first side defining an opening, a second side having a closed bottom, and a container wall extending between the first side and the second side, the container having an exterior surface and an interior surface enclosing a cavity connected to the opening, a cap for closing the container opening and defining an axis therethrough, wherein the cap has a closed end, an interior surface, an exterior surface connecting the closed end to an exterior edge and defining an overlap region, and a separating region projecting axially from the overlap region to an end, the separating region having an interior surface connected to the cap interior surface, an exterior surface connected to the cap exterior surface and two axially extending edges bounding the separating region interior surface and exterior surface and connecting the separating region end to the overlap region, and mutually corresponding connection means on the container and cap, wherein in a first storage position the cap overlap region is disposed over the container first end and over the wall exterior surface to seal the container opening and the separating region extends alongside the wall exterior surface between the connection means and the container second end, and in a second separating position the cap closed end is disposed through the opening and into the cavity and the overlap region projects away from the container and the separating region projects away from the container.

18. The administration unit according to claim 17, wherein one separating region edge is a linear cutting edge.

Description

(1) An embodiment of an administration unit according to the present invention for, in particular, a kneadable composition is depicted with the accompanying drawings. Therein,

(2) FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an administration unit according to the present invention, in the storage position;

(3) FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the cap of the administration unit from FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the container of the administration unit from FIG. 1; and

(5) FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of the administration unit from FIG. 1, in the separating position.

(6) FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an administration unit 1 according to the present invention, in the storage position. The administration unit 1 comprises a cylindrical container 2 with an axis 4, which contains a composition. A kneadable epoxy resin-based adhesive is used as the composition, the composition being cylindrical and in the shape of a strand in such a manner that the one component surrounds the second. The composition is not shown in the embodiment illustrated, because the container 3 has an opaque outer surface 3 that cannot be seen through. At one end face thereof, on a proximal underside 8, the container 2 has a bottom 7. On the opposite end face, a distal upper side 6, the container 2 is designed so as to be open, wherein in the reproduced storage position of the administration unit 1, a cap 13 closes the container 2 and thus protects the composition arranged within the container 2 against environmental influences. The cap 13 does not only provide the ability to easily close the container 2 in the sense of merely covering therefor. Rather, the cap has an overlap region 15 with which the cap partially surrounds the outer surface 3 on the upper side 6, and thus the cap 13 also provides protection or reinforcement of the container 2 on the upper side 6. The overlap region 15 transitions into a cylindrical collar region 19 with a curvature 14 in the distal direction, the collar region representing a region with a smaller diameter with respect to the overlap region 15. A nose-shaped stop element 20 projects radially out from the collar region 19, with respect to the axis 4. Further in the distal direction, the cap 13 has an also-cylindrical mounting section 17 that has a slightly greater diameter than that of the collar region 19, and is connected to the collar region 19 via a step. The mounting section 17, in turn, opens into a covering surface 16 in the distal direction with a bevel 18 that is later to also be used as a combining aid.

(7) On the side opposite the covering surface 16, the cap 13 has a surface portion 21 that extends in the proximal direction parallel to the axis 4 and immediately adjacent to the outer surface 3. The surface portion 21 is equipped with a laterally projecting sawing region 22, as a separating region, which is covered in the embodiment depicted by means of a protection section designed as a securing strip 23 connected to the sawing region 22 via two connecting regions 24, in order to prevent engagement on the sawing region 22. Both the cap 13 and the container 2 are produced from plastic in the embodiment depicted. In particular, it may prove to be appropriate to then produce the cap 13 by means of an injection molding process, wherein the securing strip 23 is injection-molded onto the cap 13 over the connecting regions 24.

(8) FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the cap 13 of the administration unit 1 from FIG. 1. For the composition to be removed from the container 2, the cap 13 is separated here from the container 2. In order to use the now-exposed sawing region 22, the securing strip 23 illustrated in FIG. 1 is also separated away from the cap 13.

(9) FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the container 2 of the administration unit 1 from FIG. 1. FIG. 3 shows an opening 5 of the container that allows access to the space 9 of the container 2, in which the composition is located. Said opening 5 was still covered by the cap 13 in FIG. 1. The opening 5 is delimited by a margin 12, wherein there is provided a bevel 11 that constitutes another combining aid and provides the ability to especially easily close the container 2 with the cap 13. The bevel 11 provides the transition to an inner wall 10 of the container 2 that encloses the space 9. Further provided on the inner wall 10 is a projection 32 that projects into the space 9 and is annular in shape. This projection 9 serves to fix the cap 13 onto the container 2 both in the storage position and in the separating position (described hereinafter).

(10) FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of the administration unit 1 from FIG. 1 in the separating position, with which the user separates a portion 30 out from a kneadable composition 27 that has been removed from the space 9 of the container 2. With the portion 30, it is also possible to discern both components 28, 29 of the kneadable composition 27, wherein the second component 29 surrounds the first component 28. To provide the separating position, the mounting section 17 depicted in FIG. 1 is introduced through the opening 5 into the space 9 of the container 2, until the projecting stop element 20 rests on the margin 12. The stop element 20 thus delimits the insertion path of the mounting section 17. The combining aids, the bevel 18 of the cap 13, and the bevel 11 of the container 2 make it possible to ensure easy insertion of the mounting section 17. Thus, in particular, the mounting section 17, the opening 5, and the inner wall 10 serve as corresponding connecting regions in order to provide the separating position. Then, in particular, the mounting section 17 and the inner wall 10 may be designed so as to be able to provide a non-positive-locking connection. The embodiment depicted, however, uses a positive-locking connection technique, because the cap 13 is designed so that when the mounting section 17 is being inserted through the opening 5 into the space 9, the projection 9 of the container 2 engages or latches onto the collar region 19 of the cap 13 at the stepwise transition thereof into the mounting region 17, in order to enable fixation of the cap 13 into the separating position. The view depicted additionally shows the region of the cap 13 that is concealed by the overlap region 15 in FIG. 1, which region provides the ability to close the container 2 in the storage position. For this purpose, the cap 13 has a projecting annular continuation 26 that protrudes in the storage position through the opening 5 into the space 9 of the container 2, wherein it is possible to enable a seal between the continuation 26 and the inner wall 10. Parts of the casing of the container 2 then protrude in the storage position into an intermediate space 25 between the continuation 26 and the overlap region 15.

(11) In the depicted arrangement of the cap 13 and the container 2 in the separating position, the surface portion 21 and thus also the sawing region 22 extend in the distal direction essentially parallel to the axis 4, and project out from the container 2. The user is thus provided with the ability to grip or guide the sawing region 22 with the container 2. For example, the user can enclose the container 2 in the power grip and separate a portion 30 out from the kneadable composition 27 by means of a sawing motion 31 of the administration unit 1, in parallel to the axis 4.

(12) TABLE-US-00001 List of reference signs: 1 Administration unit 2 Container 3 Outer surface 4 Container axis 5 Opening 6 Upper side 7 Bottom 8 Underside 9 Space 10 Inner wall 11 Bevel 12 Margin 13 Cap 14 Curvature 15 Overlap region 16 Covering surface 17 Mounting section 18 Bevel 19 Collar region 20 Stop element 21 Surface portion 22 Sawing region 23 Securing strip 24 Connecting region 25 Intermediate space 26 Annular continuation 27 Kneadable composition 28 First component 29 Second component 30 Portion 31 Sawing motion 32 Projection