IP Library Granted Patent US 12,595,113
Granted Patent B2
US 12,595,113 · App. 18/754,714 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Application container

Inventor: Wataru Kuga (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: TOKIWA CORPORATION
B65D83/761A45D40/20B41J2/17503B41J2/17513B65D83/16A45D2040/208A45D2200/1072B65D2583/00
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Patent No.
US 12,595,113
App. No.
18/754,714
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An application container includes a leading tube, an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member fixed to the outer tubular member, and a push rod that advances within the inner tubular member and pushes the drawing material, so that a drawing material comes out from an opening of the leading tube. The outer tubular member has a through hole formed in a side surface of the outer tubular member. At least a part of the inner tubular member that is exposed from the through hole is a transparent portion through which the inside of the inner tubular member is visible. The push rod includes a visible portion that is visible from the outside of the inner tubular member through the transparent portion.

Claims (23)

1 . An application container comprising:

a leading tube that is configured to house a drawing material and that has an opening at a tip end of the leading tube, the opening allowing the drawing material to come out;

an outer tubular member coupled to a side of the leading tube opposite to the opening;

an inner tubular member fixed within the outer tubular member to the outer tubular member; and

a push rod that is rotatable synchronously with the inner tubular member within the inner tubular member and that is configured to advance with respect to the inner tubular member and push the drawing material, so that the drawing material comes out from the opening,

wherein the outer tubular member has a through hole formed in a side surface of the outer tubular member,

at least a part of the inner tubular member that is exposed from the through hole is a transparent portion through which an inside of the inner tubular member is visible, and

the push rod includes a visible portion that is visible from an outside of the inner tubular member through the transparent portion, so that a remaining amount of the drawing material is recognizable when a state of the visible portion that is visible through the transparent portion is visually checked.

2 . The application container according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a tubular female screw member that is rotatable synchronously with the leading tube within the leading tube and that internally has a female screw, wherein

the push rod has a male screw configured to screw into the female screw,

the outer tubular member is rotatable relative to the leading tube, and

in response to a relative rotation of the outer tubular member with respect to the leading tube, a screwing action between the male screw and the female screw functions, so that the push rod advances with respect to the female screw member.

3 . The application container according to claim 1 , wherein

the inner tubular member has a printed portion that is located on a side opposite to the through hole as viewed from the transparent portion, and

the remaining amount of the drawing material is recognizable when the printed portion is visually checked.

4 . The application container according to claim 3 , wherein

the inner tubular member has an outer surface facing the outer tubular member and an inner surface facing the push rod,

the transparent portion has a first surface exposed from the through hole and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface, and

the second surface includes a protruding surface portion that protrudes inward of the inner tubular member with respect to an imaginary extension surface extending along the inner surface.

5 . The application container according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a ratchet mechanism that allows a relative rotation in one direction of the outer tubular member with respect to the leading tube and that restricts a relative rotation in a direction opposite to the one direction of the outer tubular member with respect to the leading tube, wherein

the push rod that is capable of only advancing in response to the relative rotation in the one direction of the outer tubular member with respect to the leading tube is visible through the transparent portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: KUGA, WATARU
To: TOKIWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067846/0660 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-111263 · Jul 6, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250011070A1 · Jan 9, 2025
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