Container having a built-in spatula

Abstract

A spatula-mounted container is described. The container may include: a container body having a holding space for holding a content and a neck formed around an opening to the holding space; a wiper plug coupled to the neck to close the opening, where a wiper hole is formed in an inner side of the wiper plug in a size smaller than that of the opening, and a wiper member protrudes towards an inner side of the wiper hole; and a spatula separably coupled to the wiper plug and including a stick part and a grip part, where the stick part has an elongated shape, the grip part is formed on an end portion of the stick part, and the spatula is configured such that the grip part is unable to pass through the wiper hole but the stick part is able to pass through the wiper hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A spatula-mounted container comprising:
 a container body forming a holding space on an inner side thereof for holding a content, the container body including a neck on an upper portion thereof, the neck formed around an opening to the holding space;   a wiper plug made from a flexible material and coupled to the neck to close the opening, the wiper plug having a wiper hole formed in an inner side thereof, the wiper hole formed in a size smaller than that of the opening, the wiper plug including a wiper member, the wiper member protruding towards an inner side of the wiper hole; and   a spatula separably coupled to the wiper plug and including a stick part and a grip part, the stick part having an elongated shape, the grip part formed on an end portion of the stick part, the spatula configured such that the grip part is unable to pass through the wiper hole and the stick part is able to pass through the wiper hole so as to be at least partially positioned within the holding space while the spatula is in a coupled state with respect to the wiper plug,   wherein the wiper member is pressed against a non-coated surface of the stick part and not pressed against a coated surface of the stick part, so that the content is wiped from the non-coated surface and is left remaining on the coated surface when the spatula is separated from the wiper plug.   
     
     
         2 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the wiper hole along a front-rear direction is smaller than a length of the wiper hole along a left-right direction such that the wiper hole is implemented in a form of a slit extending along the left-right direction, a thickness of the stick part along the front-rear direction is smaller than a width of the stick part along the left-right direction such that the stick part has a cross section corresponding to that of the slit, and at least a portion of the non-coated surface is formed on at least one of a front surface and a rear surface of the stick part. 
     
     
         3 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of both side portions of the stick part has a cross section corresponding to a polygon, and at least a portion of both end portions of the slit has a shape corresponding to an arc. 
     
     
         4 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein a concave recess is formed in at least one of the front surface and the rear surface of the stick part such that at least a portion of the non-coated surface is formed in the concave recess. 
     
     
         5 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein a length of the container body along the front-rear direction is greater than a width of the container body along the left-right direction. 
     
     
         6 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein a securing groove is formed in at least one inner surface of a side wall of the container body, and at least one side portion of the stick part is inserted in the securing groove. 
     
     
         7 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein the wiper member is formed with a smaller length than that of the slit along the left-right direction such that at least a portion of the coated surface is formed on at least one of the front surface and the rear surface of the stick part. 
     
     
         8 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 2 , wherein a cut surface is formed in at least one of the front surface and the rear surface of the stick part such that at least a portion of the coated surface is formed on the cut surface. 
     
     
         9 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , wherein the wiper hole is implemented in a circular shape,
 the stick part comprises:   a rod extending down from a lower portion of the grip part and having an outer diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of the wiper hole; and   a blade extending down from a lower portion of the rod and having a width smaller than the inner diameter of the wiper hole along at least one direction within a horizontal plane,   and wherein at least a portion of the non-coated surface is formed on an outer perimeter of the rod, and at least a portion of the coated surface is formed on a surface of the blade.   
     
     
         10 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 9 , wherein a venting groove is formed in the outer perimeter of the rod,
 the outer diameter of the rod is smaller than the inner diameter of the wiper hole at a portion where the venting groove is formed, and   the venting groove is positioned below the wiper member while the spatula is in a coupled state with respect to the wiper plug.   
     
     
         11 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 9 , wherein the blade has a flat shape with a rounded or chamfered edge, and the blade comprises:
 a first side forming one side of the blade and extending along an up-down direction;   a second side forming an opposite side of the blade and extending along the up-down direction, the second side extending to a length smaller than that of the first side;   a third side extending inwardly in a sloped manner from a bottom of the second side; and   a round point connecting the first side and the third side.   
     
     
         12 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an overcap separably coupled to the container body,   wherein the overcap contacts an upper portion of the grip part while the overcap is in a coupled state with respect to the container body.   
     
     
         13 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an overcap separably coupled to the container body,   wherein the grip part is coupled to the overcap.   
     
     
         14 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , wherein the wiper member inclines inward towards a bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 14 , wherein the wiper member has a smaller thickness than that of a remaining portion of the wiper plug. 
     
     
         16 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the grip part completely closes the wiper hole. 
     
     
         17 . The spatula-mounted container of  claim 1 , wherein the container body is implemented in a form of a tube made from a flexible material.