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Granted Patent B2
US 8,789,692 · App. 12/793,769 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Desiccating container

Inventors: Yi Ming Chang (Taichung County, TW); Cheng Teng Hsu (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: BIONIME Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,789,692
App. No.
12/793,769
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A desiccating container is provided in the present invention. The desiccating container including an outer can; and an inner can configured in the outer can and having a wall with a containing space and a desiccant is contained in the containing space.

Claims (20)

1. A desiccating container, comprising:

an outer can having a hollow interior and a bottom; and

an inner can, configured within the hollow interior of the outer can and having a bottom disposed proximate the outer can bottom, an inner space therein, an article being stored in the inner space, a side wall peripherally disposed around the inner space and a containing space formed within the side wall, wherein the containing space is used for containing a desiccant, and the containing space has a containing space opening in proximity to the inner can bottom and through which the desiccant is placed into the containing space, and the side wall of the inner can has an aperture through which the containing space and the inner space communicate with each other.

2. The desiccating container according to claim 1 further comprising a cover disposed on the outer can and closing the outer can.

3. The desiccating container according to claim 2 , wherein the cover further has an edge and a protrusion protruded from the edge.

4. The desiccating container according to claim 3 , wherein the cover further has a sealing boundary disposed around the edge, in which boundary a wall of the outer can is embeddable.

5. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein the outer can is a hollow cylinder with an outer can opening at one end thereof.

6. The desiccating container according to claim 5 , wherein the outer can further has an annular ring disposed along the outer can opening.

7. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein the inner can further has a buckle in proximity to the inner can bottom for fixing the inner can to a position relative to the outer can.

8. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the inner can is smaller than that of the outer can.

9. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the inner can is smaller than that of the outer can.

10. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein the desiccant has a capability to indicate an effect of moisture absorption thereof.

11. The desiccating container according to claim 1 , wherein containing space is formed within a portion of the side wall that is solid except for the aperture.

12. A moisture-absorbing container, comprising:

a body having a hollow interior and a bottom; and

an insert fixed within the hollow interior of the body and having a bottom disposed proximate the body bottom, an inner space therein for containing an article, a side wall peripherally disposed around the inner space and a chamber formed within the side wall for containing a desiccant, wherein the inner space and the chamber are communicable with each other through an aperture in the side wall, and the chamber has a chamber opening in proximity to the insert bottom and through which the desiccant is placed into the chamber.

13. The desiccating container according to claim 12 , wherein the body further has a cap for closing the body.

14. A moisture absorbing container, comprising:

an outer bottle having a hollow interior and a bottom; and

an inner bottle, assembled within the hollow interior of the outer bottle having a bottom disposed proximate the outer bottle bottom, an inner space therein for storing an article, a side wall peripherally disposed around the inner space and a vacancy formed within the side wall for containing a desiccant indicating an effect of moisture absorption thereof, wherein the inner space and the vacancy are communicable with each other through an aperture in the side wall, and the vacancy has a vacancy opening in proximity to the inner bottle bottom and through which the desiccant is placed into the vacancy.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2010
From: BIONIME CORPORATION
To: TSAI, FENG-DER
Reel/Frame 025239/0950 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2010
From: CHANG, YI MING; HSU, CHENG TENG
To: BIONIME CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024485/0049 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98141075 A · Dec 1, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110127176A1 · Jun 2, 2011