Cylindrical container and dispenser
A locking adapter for a container and a container are provided, in which the locking adapter is secured within and onto the cylindrical body by way of an outward-directed force applied by the locking adapter to the interior of the cylindrical body. The locking adapter may be removed by use of one or more buttons and/or a removable portion.
1 . A device comprising:
a cylindrical body;
a single-piece locking adapter affixed to a first end of the cylindrical body, the locking adapter comprising:
an interior portion that extends into the interior of the cylindrical body;
a transition region having a curved cross-section that extends into the interior of the cylindrical body when the locking adapter is affixed to the cylindrical body, wherein a first portion of the transition region closer to the first end of the cylindrical body has a larger circumference than a second portion of the transition region that extends further into the cylindrical body, and wherein the transition region is continuous around the circumference at the first end;
a flared base disposed outside the cylindrical body and in physical contact with the first end of the cylindrical body, the flared base having a sufficiently large diameter to prevent the flared base from being inserted in the cylindrical body; and
a threaded portion extending axially away from the flared base and the cylindrical body, the threaded portion comprising one or more threads that interlock with a protective cap to be removably attached to the threaded portion;
wherein the cylindrical body comprises paper, cardboard, paper stock, or a combination thereof.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the locking adapter further comprises a destructively removable portion that, when removed from the remainder of the locking adapter, allows the locking adapter to be removed from the cylindrical body.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the destructively removable portion of the locking adapter is separated from the remainder of the locking adapter via one or more perforated regions.
4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the perforated region comprises a different material than other portions of the locking adapter.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device exhibits a temperature change of 10-20° less than a concurrent rise in ambient temperature.
6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the interior portion further comprises:
one or more arm portions; and
one or more buttons, each button of the one or more buttons being disposed on a corresponding one of the one or more arm portions such that the each button extends through a corresponding hole in the cylindrical body.
7 . A locking adapter configured to attach to a cylindrical body, the locking adapter comprising:
a flared base having a first circumference;
a transition region having a curved cross-section that extends into the interior of the cylindrical body when the locking adapter is attached to the cylindrical body, wherein a first portion of the transition region closer to the flared base has a second circumference that is smaller than the first circumference and greater than a third circumference of a second portion of the transition region farther away from the flared base, wherein the transition region is continuous around the second circumference;
a threaded portion extending axially away from the flared base in the opposite direction from the transition region, the threaded portion comprising one or more threads that interlock with a protective cap to be removably attached to the threaded portion,
wherein the cylindrical body comprises paper, cardboard, paper stock, or a combination thereof.
8 . The locking adapter of claim 7 , further comprising a destructively removable portion that, when removed from the remainder of the locking adapter, allows the locking adapter to be removed from the cylindrical body.
9 . The locking adapter of claim 8 , wherein the destructively removable portion of the locking adapter is separated from the remainder of the locking adapter via one or more perforated regions.
10 . The locking adapter of claim 9 , wherein the perforated region comprises a different material than other portions of the locking adapter.
11 . The locking adapter of claim 7 , further comprising:
one or more arm portions that extend into the interior of the cylindrical body when the locking adapter is attached to the cylindrical body; and
one or more buttons, each button of the one or more buttons being disposed on a corresponding one of the one or more arm portions such that the each button extends through a corresponding hole in the cylindrical body when the locking adapter is attached to the cylindrical body.