Cannister for containing a liquid

Abstract

A cannister for containing a liquid includes a cannister body, a neck, and a lid. The cannister body has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, and a top wall forming a hollow interior. The top wall includes at least one opening to the hollow interior. Extending upwardly from the top wall located at the at least one opening is the neck, which has a neck outer surface and a neck inner surface. The lid has a lid bottom surface, at least one lid side surface, and a lid top surface. The lid is configured to seal to at least a portion of the neck inner surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cannister ( 10 ) for containing a liquid, said cannister comprising:
 a cannister body ( 100 ) having a bottom wall ( 110 ), at least one side wall ( 120 ), and a top wall ( 130 ) forming a hollow interior ( 140 ); said top wall comprising at least one opening ( 150 ) into the hollow interior;   a neck ( 200 ) extending upwardly from the top wall located at the at least one opening and having a neck outer surface ( 210 ) and a neck inner surface ( 220 ); and   a lid ( 300 ) having a lid bottom surface ( 310 ), at least one lid side surface ( 320 ), and a lid top surface ( 330 ); and   wherein the lid is configured to seal to at least a portion of the neck inner surface.   
     
     
         2 . The cannister of  claim 1 , further comprising an adapter ( 400 ) having a first wall ( 410 ) attached to a second wall ( 420 ), said first wall having a threaded inner surface ( 412 ), and said second wall having a threaded outer surface ( 422 );
 wherein the neck is configured to mate to the adapter by having a threaded neck outer surface, the threaded inner surface of the first wall being configured to mate with the threaded neck outer surface; and   wherein the lid comprises a first flange ( 340 ) extending from the lid bottom surface and having a threaded first flange outer surface ( 342 ), and the threaded outer surface of the second wall being configured to mate with the threaded first flange outer surface.   
     
     
         3 . The cannister of  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the second wall extends past the top wall and into the hollow interior when the adapter is mated to the neck. 
     
     
         4 . The cannister of  claim 3 , wherein the portion of the second wall which extends past the top wall and into the hollow interior is beveled inwardly. 
     
     
         5 . The cannister of  claim 2 , wherein the lid comprises a second flange ( 350 ) extending from the lid bottom surface about an outer perimeter of the lid defined by the at least one lid side surface. 
     
     
         6 . The cannister of  claim 5 , further comprising a first sealing member ( 360 ) connected to a portion of the lid bottom surface between the first flange and the second flange. 
     
     
         7 . The cannister of  claim 6 , wherein the first sealing member is selected from the group consisting of a gasket, an o-ring, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The cannister of  claim 2 , further comprising an applicator ( 500 ) having a wand ( 510 ) extending from the lid bottom surface and an absorbent applicator ball ( 520 ) connected to a wand end ( 512 ) which is opposite the lid bottom surface. 
     
     
         9 . The cannister of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fourth sealing member ( 600 ) having a fourth sealing member perimeter dimension ( 602 ); and   a first deformable member ( 610 ) having a first deformable member height dimension ( 612 ), wherein   
       the lid bottom surface comprises a protrusion ( 370 ) extending downwardly therefrom and having a protrusion height dimension ( 372 ) and a protrusion bottom surface ( 374 ), 
       the neck comprises an inwardly protruding lip ( 230 ) at a neck top edge ( 232 ),
 the fourth sealing member is connected to the protrusion bottom surface, 
 
       the first deformable member is connected to the lid bottom surface about an outer perimeter of the lid defined by the at least one lid side surface, 
       the first deformable member height dimension is greater than the protrusion height dimension, 
       the fourth sealing member perimeter dimension is greater than a dimension of the opening at the inwardly protruding lip, and 
       the fourth sealing member comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         10 . The cannister of  claim 9 , wherein the protrusion comprises an inwardly beveled sidewall ( 376 ). 
     
     
         11 . The cannister of  claim 9 , further comprising an applicator ( 500 ) having a wand ( 510 ) extending from the protrusion bottom surface and an absorbent applicator ball ( 520 ) connected to a wand end ( 512 ) which is opposite the protrusion bottom surface. 
     
     
         12 . The cannister of  claim 9 , further comprising a spill guard wall ( 240 ) extending from a neck bottom edge ( 234 ) into the hollow interior. 
     
     
         13 . The cannister of  claim 12 , wherein the spill guard wall is beveled inwardly. 
     
     
         14 . The cannister of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the neck comprises an inwardly protruding lip ( 230 ) at a neck top edge ( 232 ), said inwardly protruding lip comprising:
 a pair of opposing recesses ( 250 ) located approximately 180° apart from one another about a circumference of the inwardly protruding lip, and 
 a pair of opposing dimples ( 260 ) located on a lip bottom surface ( 236 ) approximately 180° apart from one another about the circumference of the inwardly protruding lip with each dimple being located less than 90° apart from one of the pair of opposing recesses; and 
   the lid comprises a winged protrusion ( 700 ) extending downwardly from the lid bottom surface and comprising a pair of opposing wings ( 710  and  720 ) wherein each wing comprises an upwardly angled wing top surface ( 712  and  722 ) proximate to a notch ( 714  and  724 ); and   
       wherein the pair of opposing wings is configured to mate with the pair of opposing recesses; and 
       the notches are configured to interact with the pair of opposing dimples to seal the lid to the neck upon turning the lid less than 180° about a central axis thereof after mating the pair of opposing wings to the pair of opposing recesses. 
     
     
         15 . The cannister of  claim 14 , further comprising an applicator ( 500 ) having a wand ( 510 ) extending from a protrusion bottom surface and an absorbent applicator ball ( 520 ) connected to a wand end ( 512 ) which is opposite the protrusion bottom surface. 
     
     
         16 . The cannister of  claim 14 , further comprising a spill guard wall ( 240 ) extending from a neck bottom edge ( 234 ) into the hollow interior. 
     
     
         17 . The cannister of  claim 16 , wherein the spill guard wall is beveled inwardly. 
     
     
         18 . The cannister of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a rubber cement, and a nail polish. 
     
     
         19 . An adapter ( 400 ) for a cannister ( 10 ) that contains a liquid, said adapter comprising a first wall ( 410 ) attached to a second wall ( 420 ), said first wall having a threaded inner surface ( 412 ), and said second wall having a threaded outer surface ( 422 );
 wherein the threaded inner surface is configured to mate with a threaded neck outer surface of a neck ( 200 ) of the cannister; and   wherein the threaded outer surface is configured to mate with a threaded first flange outer surface ( 342 ) of a first flange ( 340 ) extending from a lid bottom surface ( 310 ) of a lid ( 300 ).   
     
     
         20 . The adapter of  claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the second wall extends past a top wall ( 130 ) of the cannister and into a hollow interior ( 140 ) of the cannister when the threaded inner surface is mated with the threaded neck outer surface.