Squeeze container

Abstract

To provide a squeeze container capable of repeating temporary placement and use in an inverted posture without taking time and effort.SOLUTION: The cap includes a container body 2 having a neck part 6 erected from a compressible body part 4, a cap body 10 attached to the neck part 6 and having a vertical pouring cylinder 20 disposed above the neck part 6, and a lid body 40 externally fitted and screwed to the outside of the cap body 10 so as to close an opening 33 of the pouring cylinder 20. The container body 2 in the inverted posture is supported via the lid body 40. The lid body 40 has a female screw part 55 to be engaged with a male screw part 30 attached to the cap main body 10, and is fixed to the cap main body 10 so as to be screwed up and down. Between the cap main body 10 and the lid body 40, a holding means R is formed which can hold the container body 2 and the cap main body 10 in the inverted posture in a state where the fixation of the lid body 40 is released by the screwing of the female screw part 55.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a squeeze container, and more particularly to a squeeze container that can be placed in an inverted position. [Background technology]

[0002] A squeeze container is known that comprises a container body with a neck portion standing up from a compressible body portion, a cap body that is attached to the neck portion and has a pouring outlet above the neck portion, and a lid body that is placed above the cap body, with the upper surface of the lid body used as a temporary resting surface when the container is inverted (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Jpn. Published Application No. 3-17058 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] A squeeze container containing a highly viscous content requires time to pour out after being turned upside down. This inconvenience can be avoided by temporarily placing the container in an inverted position beforehand, as in Patent Document 1. However, if the container is repeatedly placed in an inverted position and then used, it requires the effort of removing the lid each time it is used.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a squeeze container that can be easily and repeatedly switched between a temporary storage state in an inverted position and a usable state. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The first means includes a container body 2 having a compressible body part 4 and a neck part 6 standing upright, a cap body 10 attached to the neck portion 6 and having a vertically oriented pouring tube 20 disposed above the neck portion 6; a lid body (40) that is externally attached and screwed to the outside of the cap body (10) so as to close the opening (33) of the pouring tube (20), and that has legs (47) for supporting the container body (2) and the cap body (10) in an inverted position; The lid body 40 has a female screw portion 55 that engages with a male screw portion 30 provided on the cap body 10, and is fixed to the cap body 10 so as to be able to be threaded up and down. A holding means R is formed between the cap body 10 and the lid body 40, which is capable of holding the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position when the female thread portion 55 is unscrewed from the male thread portion and released from the fixation.

[0007] In this means, as shown in Fig. 1, a lid body 40 is screwed onto a cap body 10 attached to the mouth / neck portion 6 of a container body 2 so as to be able to move up and down. As shown in Fig. 3, the lid body 40 has legs 47 for supporting the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position. Between the cap body 10 and the lid body 40, as shown in Figures 4(A) and 4(B), a holding means R is formed to hold the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position when the lid body 40 is released by unscrewing the female thread portion 55 from the male thread portion 30. This structure eliminates the need to rotate the lid 40 to open it when the container is repeatedly placed temporarily and then used, making it easy to use.

[0008] The second means includes the first means, and the lid body 40 has a fitting base 44 that is fitted to the base portion 22 of the pouring tube 20 so as to be able to move up and down; By making the insertion length L1 of the root portion 22 into the mating base 44 longer than the threaded length L2 of the female thread portion 55 into the male thread portion 30, the engagement between the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 is released when the container body 2 is held by the holding means R.

[0009] In this means, the lid body 40 has a fitting base 44 fitted to the base portion 22 of the pouring cylinder 20 so as to be movable up and down, as shown in FIG. 4(A), the insertion length L1 of the base portion 22 into the fitting base 44 is set to be greater than the engagement length L2 of the female thread portion 55 into the male thread portion 30. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 4(B), the engagement between the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 is released when the container body 2 is held by the holding means R. According to this structure, when the squeeze container is temporarily placed, the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 slightly interlock depending on how it is placed, and when the container body 2 is lifted, the lid body 40 does not lift up with it, making it even easier to use.

[0010] The third means has the second means, and the holding means R comprises a first engaging ridge 24 attached to the outer surface of the base portion 22 and a second engaging ridge 45 attached to the inner surface of the fitting base portion 44, The second engaging ridge 45 is arranged so as to be able to move from the base end e1 side of the base portion 22 to the tip end e2 side of the base portion 22 over the first engaging ridge 24 by lifting the lid body 40 relative to the dispensing cylinder 20, A holding surface 46 is formed below the second engagement protrusion 45 to hold the first engagement protrusion 24 in an inverted position, The fitting base 44 is formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of the second engaging ridges 45 are provided at locations other than the intervals n.

[0011] In this means, as shown in FIG. 1, the holding means R consists of a first engaging ridge 24 attached to the outer surface of the root portion 22 and a second engaging ridge 45 attached to the inner surface of the fitting base portion 44. This second engaging protrusion 45 is positioned so that it can move from the base end e1 side of the root portion 22 shown in Figure 4 (A) over the first engaging protrusion 24 to the tip end e2 side of the root portion 22 by pulling up (screw up) the lid body 40 relative to the dispensing tube 20. A holding surface 46 is formed below the second engaging ridge 45 to hold the first engaging ridge 24 in an inverted state. The fitting base 44 is formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of the second engaging ridges 45 are provided at locations other than the intervals n. This structure allows the second engaging ridge 45 to easily climb over the first engaging ridge 24, and does not impair the setting properties during final tightening.

[0012] the fourth means includes the second means or the third means, and the lid body 40 includes, as the leg portion 47, a leg portion 47 protruding upward from the fitting base 44, and a lid portion 50 disposed inside the leg portion 47 and closing the opening 33; A temporary placement surface 48 that can be placed on an external placement surface T is formed at the tip of the leg portion 47 in the protruding direction so as to surround the opening 33 when viewed from above.

[0013] In this means, the lid body 40 includes a leg portion 47 that protrudes upward from the fitting base portion 44, and a lid portion 50 that is disposed inside the leg portion 47 and closes the opening 33, as shown in FIG. A temporary placement surface 48 that can be placed on an external placement surface T is formed at the tip of the leg portion 47 in the protruding direction so as to surround the opening 33 of the pouring cylinder 20 when viewed from above. According to this structure, the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position can be properly supported via the legs 47.

[0014] a fifth means including the fourth means, and the leg portion 47 also serving as an operating portion for screwing and unscrewing the lid body 40 onto and from the cap body 10; The male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 are disposed inside the leg portion 47 when viewed from above.

[0015] In this embodiment, the leg portion 47 also serves as an operating portion for screwing and unscrewing the lid body 40 onto and from the cap body 10. The male screw portion 30 and the female screw portion 55 are disposed inside the leg portion 47 when viewed from above. According to this structure, the torque acting on the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 by rotating the leg portion 47 becomes large, so that the rotation operation for screwing and unscrewing the lid body 40 becomes easy. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, it is possible to repeatedly temporarily place the device in an inverted position and then use the device without much effort. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a squeeze container according to an embodiment of the present invention in an upright position. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the container of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the container of FIG. 1 in an inverted state. [Figure 4] 4A and 4B are explanatory views of the operation of the container of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of part VI(A) of FIG. 1 and shows the operation of the main parts in the upright state, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of part VI(B) of FIG. 3 and shows the operation of the main parts in the inverted state. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0018] 1 to 4 show a squeeze container according to an embodiment of the present invention. This container is made up of a container body 2, a cap body 10, and a lid body 40. Each of these components can be made of, for example, a synthetic resin material. This squeeze container can be used to store contents such as ketchup, mayonnaise, treatments, and hair care products.

[0019] The container body 2 has a neck portion 6 that stands up from a compressible body portion 4 via a shoulder portion 5. A first screw 8 is attached to the outer surface of the neck portion 6 for screwing onto the cap body 10. In this specification, for ease of explanation, the screws attached to the root portion and the fitting base portion described below will be referred to as the male thread portion and female thread portion, and the screws attached to other portions will be referred to as "screws."

[0020] The cap body 10 is a member attached to the neck portion 6, and has a vertically oriented pouring tube 20 disposed above the neck portion 6. In this embodiment, the cap body 10 has a cap peripheral wall 12 fitted to the outer surface of the neck portion 6, and the pouring tube 20 stands upright from the upper end of the cap peripheral wall 12 via an inward-facing flange-shaped top wall 16. A second screw 14 that engages with the first screw 8 is attached to the inner surface of the cap peripheral wall 12. A sealing tube 18 hangs down from the back surface of the flange-shaped top wall 16 to fit tightly against the inner surface of the upper end of the neck portion 6. These structures can be modified as appropriate. In this specification, the terms "upper" and "lower" refer to the "upper" and "lower" in the upright position shown in FIG. 1, unless otherwise specified.

[0021] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the dispensing tube 20 consists of a lower vertical tube portion 22 which is the base portion, an annular plate portion 26 which protrudes inward from the upper end (tip e2) of this base portion 22, an upper vertical tube portion 28 which stands up from the inner edge of the annular plate portion 26, and a front tube portion 32 which extends from the upper end of the upper vertical tube portion 28. The upper vertical cylinder 28 is a straight, threaded cylinder, and has a male thread 30 on its outer surface for threading onto a female thread 55 (described later) of the lid 40 . The lid body 40 is configured to be able to be threaded up and down relative to the cap body 10 by threading the female thread portion 55 into and out of the male thread portion 30 . In this specification, "unscrewing" refers to a state in which the engagement between the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 described below is released, and does not include a state in which the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 are loosely fastened (temporarily fastened). 4(A), the base portion 22 is a portion into which a fitting base 44 (described later) is fitted (loosely fitted in the illustrated example) so as to be movable up and down. In this specification, "loosely fitted" means fitting with some play. A first engaging ridge 24 is attached to an appropriate position on the inner surface of the base portion 22 (the upper end portion in the illustrated example) for engaging with a second engaging ridge 45 of the lid body 40, which will be described later. These first engaging protrusions 24 and second engaging protrusions 45 form a holding means R that supports the container body 2 and cap body 10 in an inverted position when the female thread portion 55 is unscrewed from the male thread portion 30 and the fixation is released, as shown in Figure 3. In the illustrated example, the first engaging ridge 24 protrudes inward in a stepped manner from the inner surface of the base portion 22 around the entire periphery. The upper surface of the first engaging protrusion 24 is a tapered surface that slopes from the upper inward to the lower inward, and serves as a held portion 25 for being held by the holding surface 46 of the second engaging protrusion 45 described below in an inverted state. The structure of the holding means R will be described further below. The front tube portion 32 is formed in an elongated tapered shape with a small diameter at the upper end, and has an opening 33 at its upper end. An inner rib 34 is provided around the inner surface of the front tube portion 32, close to the opening 33.

[0022] The lid body 40 is a member that is screwed onto the outside of the dispensing tube 20 so as to close the opening 33 of the dispensing tube 20, and is fixed so that it can be screwed up and down relative to the cap body 10, and has legs 47 for supporting the container body 2 in an inverted position via this lid body 40. In this embodiment, the lid body 40 includes a fitting base 44 that fits into the base portion 22 of the dispensing tube 20 so as to be able to rise and fall, and is composed of an outer wall portion 42 that protrudes upward from the fitting base 44, and an inner wall portion 50 that is connected to the outer wall portion 42 and covers the dispensing tube 20. The tip of the outer wall portion 42 in the protruding direction serves as a leg portion 47 (a leg tube in the illustrated example), and the inner wall portion 50 is screwed onto the dispensing tube 20. The lid body 40 is fixed to the cap body 10 by fastening (finally fastening) the female screw portion 55, which will be described later, to the male screw portion 30 of the cap body 10.

[0023] In this embodiment, the outer wall portion 42 is an outer peripheral wall having an inverted skirt shape (a funnel shape in the illustrated example). The vertical intermediate portion 43 of this outer wall portion 42 is connected to the inner wall portion 50, and the fitting base portion 44 protrudes downward from the intermediate portion 43, and the aforementioned leg tube 47 protrudes upward from the intermediate portion 43. The fitting base 44 may have any structure as long as it can be fitted with the base 22 so that it can be raised and lowered. For example, the fitting base 44 may be formed in a circumferentially intermittent shape by drilling slits n extending from the bottom to the top in the cylindrical wall surrounding the base 22 (see FIG. 4(A)). The leg tube 47 is a tapered tube that widens upward and outward, and a temporary placement surface 48 is provided around the tip of the leg tube 47 in the protruding direction to allow placement on an external placement surface T. This structure makes it possible to stably support the container body 2 and cap body 10 in the inverted position shown in Figure 3. Furthermore, the leg tube 47 in the illustrated example also serves as an operating portion for rotating the lid body 40.

[0024] The fitting base 44 has a second engaging ridge 45 that protrudes inward from its inner surface and holds the first engaging ridge 24 in the inverted state shown in Fig. 3. A holding surface 46 that supports the first engaging ridge 24 is formed on the lower surface of the second engaging ridge 45. The second engaging ridge 45 is arranged so that it can move over the first engaging ridge 24 from the base end e1 side to the tip end e2 side of the base portion 22 by lifting the lid body 40 relative to the dispensing cylinder 20. The first engaging ridge 24 in the illustrated example is arranged at the upper end of the inner surface of the fitting base 44. Here, "base end e1" refers to the lower end in the upright state shown in FIG. 1, and "tip e2" refers to the upper end in the upright state. The protrusion length i of the second engagement protrusion 45 shown in Figure 4 (B) is designed to be small enough to enable the second engagement protrusion 45 to overcome the first engagement protrusion 24, and large enough to support the load of the container body 2 and cap body 10 in an inverted position. The cross-sectional shape of the first engagement protrusion 24 is an undercut shape, and in the illustrated example, is formed into a substantially triangular shape with slopes on the upper and lower sides. The lower slope serves as the aforementioned holding surface 46. In this embodiment, the second engagement ridges 45 are formed as a plurality of ridges (three in the illustrated example) arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction. As described above, in the embodiment in which the fitting base 44 is formed intermittently in the circumferential direction, it is preferable to form the protruding streak portion that is the second engaging protrusion 45 at a location other than the plurality of intermittent portions (the above-mentioned slits n). These protrusions are arranged in a line in the circumferential direction. According to this structure, when the second engagement ridges 45 climb over the first engagement ridges 24, the fitting base 44 tends to expand outward, making the above-mentioned climbing over easier. The number of second engaging ridges 45 can be changed as appropriate, and may be, for example, four or five. Furthermore, in a configuration in which the mating base 44 is a continuous cylindrical wall without providing the intermittent portions as described above, either the first engaging rib 24 or the second engaging rib 45 may be formed as a plurality of rib portions arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction. Even in this configuration, the second engaging ridges 45 can easily climb over the first engaging ridges 24, compared to when both ridges are formed around the entire circumference.

[0025] In this embodiment, the length by which the root portion 22 can be inserted into the mating base portion 44 from the state in which the first engagement protrusion 24 is held on the second engagement protrusion 45 as shown in Figure 3 is referred to as the insertion length, and this length is represented by the symbol L1 as shown in Figure 4(A). Specifically, the vertical distance from the holding surface 46 of the second engaging ridge 45 of the fitting base 44 to the held portion 25 of the first engaging ridge 24 of the base portion 22 in the figure is the insertion length L1. This insertion length L1 is set to be longer than a screwing distance L2 between the female screw portion 55 and the male screw portion 30, which will be described later. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4(B), the engagement between the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 is released when the container body 2 is held by the holding means R. 4(B) , the disengagement of the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 means that the installation range of the male thread portion 30 and the set range of the female thread portion 55 are completely separated. In the illustrated example, a gap g is provided between position Z1, which is the leading edge (upper edge in the upright state) of the installation range of the male thread portion 30, and position Z2, which is the base edge (lower edge in the upright state) of the female thread portion 55. The reason for this is as follows: When temporarily placing the cap body 10 without tightening the screws, if the cap body 10 is placed on the lid body 40 in an inverted position with the upper edge Z1 of the male thread portion of the cap body 10 and the lower edge Z2 of the female thread portion 55 of the lid body close to or abutting each other without providing the holding means described above, there is a risk that the adjacent edges of the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 may accidentally interlock slightly, depending on how the cap body 10 is placed. If this happens, the next time the container body 2 and cap body 10 are lifted up, the lid body 40 may also be lifted up, which is an inconvenience. The configuration of this embodiment can avoid such inconvenience.

[0026] The inner wall portion 50 serves as a lid portion that closes the opening portion 33 , and is disposed inside the outer wall portion 42 so as to surround the pouring tube 20 . In this embodiment, the inner wall portion 50 has a step portion 52 connected to the middle portion 43 of the outer wall portion 42, and is composed of an inner peripheral wall 51 protruding upward from this step portion 52, and a top plate 58 attached to the upper end of this inner peripheral wall 51. A cylindrical plug portion 59 that fits tightly into the opening 33 is attached to the underside of the top plate 58 . The inner peripheral wall 51 in the illustrated example includes the step portion 52 and is composed of a lower peripheral wall portion 54 that covers the upper vertical cylindrical portion 28 of the dispensing tube 20, and an upper peripheral wall portion 56 that covers the front cylindrical portion 32 of the dispensing tube 20. An internal thread 55 that meshes with the external thread 30 is provided on the inner surface of the lower peripheral wall 54 . When viewed from above, the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 are disposed inside the outer wall portion 42. Therefore, when the leg tube 47 is rotated, the torque acting on the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 becomes large. The threaded engagement length (effective thread winding length) L2 of the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 is smaller than the aforementioned insertion length L1, and is designed to be large enough to allow the plug portion 59 to be removed from the opening 33 as shown in Figure 3 when the female thread portion 55 is unscrewed from the male thread portion 30.

[0027] In the above configuration, prior to using the squeeze container, the container is first turned upside down from the state shown in Figure 1, and the temporary placement surface 48 of the lid 40 is placed downwards against the external placement surface T, thereby placing the container in an inverted position via the leg tubes 47. As a result, before the dispensing operation, the highly viscous contents flow down from the container body 2 through the inside of the dispensing tube 20 toward the opening 33. Therefore, the dispensing operation described below can be carried out quickly. When performing the dispensing operation, while maintaining the squeeze container in an upside-down position, the cap body 10 is held down with one hand, and the leg tube 47 of the lid body 40 is gripped with the other hand and rotated in the opening direction. Then, the female thread portion 55 on the lid body 40 side unscrews from the male thread portion 30 on the container body 2 side, causing the second engagement ridge 45 of the lid body 40 to move from the base end e1 side of the base portion 22 over the first engagement ridge 24 of the cap body 10 toward the tip end e2 side of the base portion 22. At the same time, the plug portion 59 comes off the opening 33. When the container body 2 and the cap body 10 are pulled up in this state, the dispensing tube 20 of the cap body 10 can be pulled out from within the inner wall portion 50 of the lid body 40. Next, when the body 4 is squeezed, the highly viscous contents are quickly dispensed from the opening 33. During this operation, the lid 40 may be placed on an external placement surface T in an inverted position. If it is desired to use the squeeze container repeatedly at short intervals, after the first pouring operation is completed, without screwing the lid body 40 onto the cap body 10, the front tube portion 32 of the pouring tube 20 is simply inserted into the inner wall portion 50 while the container body 2 and the cap body 10 are kept in the upside-down position. In this way, the holding surface 46 of the second engaging ridge 45 abuts against and supports the first engaging ridge 24. This makes it possible to hold the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position, and the squeeze container can be temporarily placed in the inverted position. When pouring again, the body 4 of the container 2 is grasped and pulled up without rotating. By doing so, the first engaging ridge 24 on the cap body 10 side moves away from the second engaging ridge 45, and the container 2 and the cap body 10 can be removed from the lid 40. At this time, the female thread portion 55 of the lid body 40 is completely disengaged from the male thread portion 30 of the container body 2, so when the container body 2 and the cap main body 10 are pulled up, the lid body 40 is not pulled up together. When the series of dispensing operations is completed, the lid body 40 is picked up from the placement surface T, and the lid body 40 is returned to an upright position with the fitting base 44 facing upward, and the front tube portion 32 of the cap body 10 in the upright position is inserted into the inside of the inner wall portion 50 via the fitting base 44. As a result, first, the second engagement ridge 45 moves from the tip e2 side of the base portion 22 over the first engagement ridge 24 toward the base end e1 side of the base portion 22. Next, by rotating the lid 40 in the closing direction, the female thread portion 55 screws into the male thread portion 30, completing the screw tightening. This returns to the state shown in FIG. 1. In these operations, since the fitting base 44 is formed intermittently in the circumferential direction, the setting property is not impaired when the fitting base 44 is fully tightened.

[0028] According to the above-described configuration and function, a holding means R is formed between the cap body 10 and the lid body 40, which holds the container body 2 and the cap body 10 in an inverted position when the female thread portion 55 is unscrewed, thereby eliminating the need to open the lid body 40 when using it repeatedly. Furthermore, the insertion length L1 of the base portion 22 of the dispensing tube 20 into the fitting base 44 of the lid body 40 is set to be greater than the threaded length L2 of the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55, so that the engagement between the male thread portion 30 and the female thread portion 55 is reliably released when the cap body 10 is held by the holding means R, making it easy to use. Furthermore, since the fitting bases 44 are formed intermittently in the circumferential direction, the second engaging ridges 45 can easily climb over the first engaging ridges 24, and the setting performance during final tightening is not impaired. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 2...container body 4...body portion 5...shoulder portion 6...neck portion 8...first screw 10...Cap body 12...Cap peripheral wall 14...Second screw 16...Flange-shaped top wall 18: Sealing tube portion 20: Injection tube 22: Lower vertical tube portion (root portion) 24...First engaging ridge 25...Holded portion 26...Annular plate portion 28...Upper vertical cylinder portion 30...Male thread portion 32...Front tube portion 33...Opening 34...Inner rib 40...Cover body 42...Outer wall portion 43...Intermediate portion 44...Fitting base portion 45...Second engaging protrusion 46... Holding surface 47... Leg (leg tube) 48... Temporary placement surface 50... Inner wall (lid) 51...inner peripheral wall 52...step portion 54...lower peripheral wall portion 55...female thread portion 56...upper peripheral wall portion 58...top plate 59...plug portion e1...Base end of root part e2...Tip end of root part g...Gap i...Protrusion length of second engaging ridge L1...insertion length L2...screw length n...intermittent portion (slit) R...holding means T...mounting surface z1: Height of the leading edge of the male screw installation range (upper edge when upright) z2: Height of the base edge of the installation range of the female thread (lower edge when upright)

Claims

1. a container body (2) having a compressible body part (4) and a neck part (6) standing upright; a cap body (10) attached to the neck portion (6) and having a vertically oriented pouring tube (20) disposed above the neck portion (6); a lid body (40) that is externally attached and screwed to the outside of the cap body (10) so as to close the opening (33) of the pouring tube (20), and that has legs (47) for supporting the container body (2) and the cap body (10) in an inverted position; The lid (40) has a female screw portion (55) that engages with a male screw portion (30) attached to the cap body (10), and is fixed to the cap body (10) so as to be able to be threaded up and down. A squeeze container characterized in that a holding means (R) is formed between the cap body (10) and the lid body (40), which is capable of holding the container body (2) and the cap body (10) in an inverted position when the female thread portion (55) is unscrewed from the male thread portion and the fixation is released.

2. The lid (40) has a fitting base (44) fitted to the base portion (22) of the pouring tube (20) so as to be movable up and down, 2. The squeeze container according to claim 1, wherein an insertion length (L1) of the root portion (22) relative to the fitting base (44) is set to be greater than an engagement length (L2) of the female thread portion (55) relative to the male thread portion (30), so that the engagement between the male thread portion (30) and the female thread portion (55) is released when the container body (2) is held by the holding means (R).

3. The holding means (R) comprises a first engaging ridge (24) attached to the outer surface of the root portion (22) and a second engaging ridge (45) attached to the inner surface of the fitting base portion (44), This second engaging ridge (45) is arranged so that it can move from the base end (e1) side of the base portion (22) to the tip end (e2) side of the base portion (22) over the first engaging ridge (24) by lifting the lid body (40) relative to the dispensing tube (20), A holding surface (46) that holds the first engaging protrusion (24) in an inverted position is formed below the second engaging protrusion (45), The squeeze container according to claim 2, wherein the fitting base (44) is formed intermittently in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of the second engaging ridges (45) are provided at locations other than the intermittent portions (n).

4. The cover body (40) includes a leg portion (47) that projects upward from the fitting base portion (44) as the leg portion (47), and a cover portion (50) that is disposed inside the leg portion (47) and closes the opening portion (33), The squeeze container according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a temporary placement surface portion (48) that can be placed on an external placement surface (T) is formed at the tip end of the protruding direction of the leg portion (47) so as to surround the opening (33) when viewed from above.

5. The leg portion (47) also serves as an operating portion for screwing and unscrewing the lid body (40) to and from the cap body (10), 5. The squeeze container according to claim 4, wherein the male thread portion (30) and the female thread portion (55) are arranged inside the leg portion (47) when viewed from above.

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