CA1188256A - Linerless closure cap - Google Patents
Linerless closure capInfo
- Publication number
- CA1188256A CA1188256A CA000387460A CA387460A CA1188256A CA 1188256 A CA1188256 A CA 1188256A CA 000387460 A CA000387460 A CA 000387460A CA 387460 A CA387460 A CA 387460A CA 1188256 A CA1188256 A CA 1188256A
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- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- container
- rim
- cap
- engaging
- sealing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0407—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means
- B65D41/0428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the top rim or the top edges or the external surface of a container neck
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt. There are container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container. There is a downwardly projecting sealing rim on the underside of the cap cover positioned for engaging the container rim.
The sealing ring has a flared and curving radially inner corner sealing surface including an intermediate ring-like top scaling projection.
A one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt. There are container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container. There is a downwardly projecting sealing rim on the underside of the cap cover positioned for engaging the container rim.
The sealing ring has a flared and curving radially inner corner sealing surface including an intermediate ring-like top scaling projection.
Description
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The present invention relates to an improved linerless closure cap of the type used to seal beverage and other containers and more particularly to a one piece molded plastic closure cap having an improved sealing means formed as an integral portion of the closure cap cover.
Linerless, molded, plastic closure caps have now been used for some time, as for example, closure caps of the type described in my Canadian patents Nos. 955,8B6 and 987,260 dated October 8, 1974 and April 13, 1976 respectively.
The closure cap of this invention represents a significant improvement upon these prior linerless closure caps.
Closure caps of this general type are one piece caps molded of plastic with all elements of the cap including the sealing means or cap gasket comprising integral parts of the molded closure. The caps are characterized by having sealing fins or rings formed on the underside of the cap covers where the rings are an integral molded portion of the cap inner cover surface. These caps are particularly useful on beverage containers, including alcoholic beverages or other alcoholic containing mixtures where an excellent evaporation proof seal must be provided. Such a seal, for example, must be sufficiently tight to be effective with container pressures in excess of about 40 pounds and for preventing evaporation losses from easily vaporized products, including alcoholic beverages. The closure caps of the present invention have sealing rings with significantly improved shaping to achieve this object in a closure cap which is readily manufactured and which in particular is easily stripped from the cap forming mold. The cap has a sealing ring with a flared and curving radially innermost ~, s~
surface for forming a corner seal and includes an in-termediate shorter ring-like top sealing projection.
Accordingly, an ohject of the present invention is to provide an improved linerless closure cap.
According to one aspect of the present inven-tion, there is provided in a one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skir-t with container engaglng means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the underside of the cap cover having a flared and concave curved inner sealing surface for sealing engagement with the container rim outer edge and having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the edges of said rim, said circular sealing portion comprising a down-wardly projecting sealing ring having a generally triangular cross-section with the flared and curved surface being -the hypotenuse of the triangle.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided in a sealed package including a container sealed with one-pi.ece mo]ded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt with container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, -the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the under-side of the cap cover having a flared and curved inner sealing surface in sealing engagement with an outer edge on the top of the container rim and also having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the margins of said sealing surface.
The present invention relates to an improved linerless closure cap of the type used to seal beverage and other containers and more particularly to a one piece molded plastic closure cap having an improved sealing means formed as an integral portion of the closure cap cover.
Linerless, molded, plastic closure caps have now been used for some time, as for example, closure caps of the type described in my Canadian patents Nos. 955,8B6 and 987,260 dated October 8, 1974 and April 13, 1976 respectively.
The closure cap of this invention represents a significant improvement upon these prior linerless closure caps.
Closure caps of this general type are one piece caps molded of plastic with all elements of the cap including the sealing means or cap gasket comprising integral parts of the molded closure. The caps are characterized by having sealing fins or rings formed on the underside of the cap covers where the rings are an integral molded portion of the cap inner cover surface. These caps are particularly useful on beverage containers, including alcoholic beverages or other alcoholic containing mixtures where an excellent evaporation proof seal must be provided. Such a seal, for example, must be sufficiently tight to be effective with container pressures in excess of about 40 pounds and for preventing evaporation losses from easily vaporized products, including alcoholic beverages. The closure caps of the present invention have sealing rings with significantly improved shaping to achieve this object in a closure cap which is readily manufactured and which in particular is easily stripped from the cap forming mold. The cap has a sealing ring with a flared and curving radially innermost ~, s~
surface for forming a corner seal and includes an in-termediate shorter ring-like top sealing projection.
Accordingly, an ohject of the present invention is to provide an improved linerless closure cap.
According to one aspect of the present inven-tion, there is provided in a one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skir-t with container engaglng means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the underside of the cap cover having a flared and concave curved inner sealing surface for sealing engagement with the container rim outer edge and having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the edges of said rim, said circular sealing portion comprising a down-wardly projecting sealing ring having a generally triangular cross-section with the flared and curved surface being -the hypotenuse of the triangle.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided in a sealed package including a container sealed with one-pi.ece mo]ded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt with container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, -the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the under-side of the cap cover having a flared and curved inner sealing surface in sealing engagement with an outer edge on the top of the container rim and also having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the margins of said sealing surface.
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A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illus-tra-tion and description and is shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view, partially cut away, illustrating the preferrecl closure cap of the invention.
Figure 2 is a bo~tom plan view of the closure cap of Figure 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmentary sectional views of the closure cap of Figure 1 before and after appli-cation to a container.
-2a-~8;~56 Fig, 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional view illustrating the improved sealing ring of the closure cap.
A closure cap 1 in accordance with the present invention has a relatively flat cover 2 with a generally circular edge 3 terminating in a downwardly extending cylindrical skirt 4. There are a number of container engaging members or threads 5 formed on the interior surface of the skirt 4 which engage cooperating fastening members 6 (Fig. 4) on the container 7. In the illustrated embodiment, these comprise continuous threads 5 formed on the inner skirt 4 surface and threads 6 on the container. In order to facilitate cap application and removal, the ou-ter skirt 4 surface preferably has knurls for facilitating the gripping of the closure cap 1 during application or removal.
The closure cap 1 has a generally flat inner cover surface 9 which faces the container rim 10 during cap application. An improved sealing means ~f formed as an integral portion of the cap cover surface 9 during the molding of the closure, Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate an improved sealing ring 11 in accordance with the present invention with Fig. 3 showing the sealing ring 11 prior to the application of the closure cap to a container and with Fig. 4 illustrating the sealing ring 11 in engagement with the rim 10 of a sealed container 12. The rim 10 comprises a generally -flat upward facing rim surface 13 which has rounded corners 14 and 15 leading to the container outer rim surface 16 and inner rim surface 17 respectively. Relatively slight 25~i angular areas on the outer and inner rim corners result from the action of typical container rim mold rings.
The sealing ring ll on the under surface of the closure cap cover 2 is positioned to be turned downwardly into sealing engagement with the outer corner 14 O r the container rim lO. This sealing engagement is illustrated, for example~ in Fig. 4 which shows a closure cap'l, in accordance with the present invention, in sealing engagement with a typical bottle or other container 12. In this g position, the sealing ~r~ 11 has been moved into engage~ment i with the outer corner 14 of the rim lO and has engaged at least the uppermost and lowermost portions of the container corner leaving only a minor portion of the corner, if any, out of sealing engagement with the sealing ring ll.
Additionally, a seal has also been made between an intermediate and shorter sealing ring 18 and the generally flat and upwardly facing top portion 13 of the container rim. When the closure cap 1 has been turned or otherwise moved downwardly to this sealing position, an ef-fective vapor proof seal results between the closure cap 1 and the container 12 with a significant sealing area being provided between the sealing ring 11 and the container ~i~ o,~r ~n corner 14 as well as a secondary or continuing seal between the secondary ring 18 and the upwardly facing surface 13 of the container rim I0.
Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail the preferred form~of the sealing ring ll and its relationship to the skirt ~ and cover 2 of the closure cap 1 as well as its preferred shaping -for the downwardly and inwardly facing surfaces which provide the seal between the closure cap l and the container 12.
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Cer-tain representative dimensions and radii are shown fol a typical bottle o-f about a 28 mm slze~
The sealing ring ll comprises a downwardly ; directed projection having a generally triangular cross section. The ring 11 has a principal lower sealing surface which comprises flared and a rounded inner sealing surface 19 which is interrupted by the downwardly directed and shorter sealing ring 18 also having a generally triangu]ar cross section. The radially innermost surface 20 of the ring 11 e~tends inwardly and upwardly to the lower surface ~of the molded container cover 2. The radially ~ outermost surface 21 of the ring 11 is generally cylindrical.
j For closure caps of 28 mm typical dimensions in inches are shown in FIG. 5 to facilitate the showing of the preferred shape of ring 11 and the relative proportions o-E the surfaces and other elements.
A preferred plastic is polypropylene. Others may be used.
As various changes may be made in the forml construction and arrangement of the invention and without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionJ
and without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to ~r~
be understood that all matters herein ~ to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illus-tra-tion and description and is shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view, partially cut away, illustrating the preferrecl closure cap of the invention.
Figure 2 is a bo~tom plan view of the closure cap of Figure 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmentary sectional views of the closure cap of Figure 1 before and after appli-cation to a container.
-2a-~8;~56 Fig, 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional view illustrating the improved sealing ring of the closure cap.
A closure cap 1 in accordance with the present invention has a relatively flat cover 2 with a generally circular edge 3 terminating in a downwardly extending cylindrical skirt 4. There are a number of container engaging members or threads 5 formed on the interior surface of the skirt 4 which engage cooperating fastening members 6 (Fig. 4) on the container 7. In the illustrated embodiment, these comprise continuous threads 5 formed on the inner skirt 4 surface and threads 6 on the container. In order to facilitate cap application and removal, the ou-ter skirt 4 surface preferably has knurls for facilitating the gripping of the closure cap 1 during application or removal.
The closure cap 1 has a generally flat inner cover surface 9 which faces the container rim 10 during cap application. An improved sealing means ~f formed as an integral portion of the cap cover surface 9 during the molding of the closure, Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate an improved sealing ring 11 in accordance with the present invention with Fig. 3 showing the sealing ring 11 prior to the application of the closure cap to a container and with Fig. 4 illustrating the sealing ring 11 in engagement with the rim 10 of a sealed container 12. The rim 10 comprises a generally -flat upward facing rim surface 13 which has rounded corners 14 and 15 leading to the container outer rim surface 16 and inner rim surface 17 respectively. Relatively slight 25~i angular areas on the outer and inner rim corners result from the action of typical container rim mold rings.
The sealing ring ll on the under surface of the closure cap cover 2 is positioned to be turned downwardly into sealing engagement with the outer corner 14 O r the container rim lO. This sealing engagement is illustrated, for example~ in Fig. 4 which shows a closure cap'l, in accordance with the present invention, in sealing engagement with a typical bottle or other container 12. In this g position, the sealing ~r~ 11 has been moved into engage~ment i with the outer corner 14 of the rim lO and has engaged at least the uppermost and lowermost portions of the container corner leaving only a minor portion of the corner, if any, out of sealing engagement with the sealing ring ll.
Additionally, a seal has also been made between an intermediate and shorter sealing ring 18 and the generally flat and upwardly facing top portion 13 of the container rim. When the closure cap 1 has been turned or otherwise moved downwardly to this sealing position, an ef-fective vapor proof seal results between the closure cap 1 and the container 12 with a significant sealing area being provided between the sealing ring 11 and the container ~i~ o,~r ~n corner 14 as well as a secondary or continuing seal between the secondary ring 18 and the upwardly facing surface 13 of the container rim I0.
Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail the preferred form~of the sealing ring ll and its relationship to the skirt ~ and cover 2 of the closure cap 1 as well as its preferred shaping -for the downwardly and inwardly facing surfaces which provide the seal between the closure cap l and the container 12.
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Cer-tain representative dimensions and radii are shown fol a typical bottle o-f about a 28 mm slze~
The sealing ring ll comprises a downwardly ; directed projection having a generally triangular cross section. The ring 11 has a principal lower sealing surface which comprises flared and a rounded inner sealing surface 19 which is interrupted by the downwardly directed and shorter sealing ring 18 also having a generally triangu]ar cross section. The radially innermost surface 20 of the ring 11 e~tends inwardly and upwardly to the lower surface ~of the molded container cover 2. The radially ~ outermost surface 21 of the ring 11 is generally cylindrical.
j For closure caps of 28 mm typical dimensions in inches are shown in FIG. 5 to facilitate the showing of the preferred shape of ring 11 and the relative proportions o-E the surfaces and other elements.
A preferred plastic is polypropylene. Others may be used.
As various changes may be made in the forml construction and arrangement of the invention and without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionJ
and without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to ~r~
be understood that all matters herein ~ to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. In a one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt with container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the underside of the cap cover having a flared and concave curved inner sealing surface for sealing engagement with the container rim outer edge and having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the edges of said rim, said circular sealing portion comprising a downwardly projecting sealing ring having a generally triangular cross-section with the flared and curved surface being the hypotenuse of the triangle.
2. The closure cap as claimed in claim 1 in which the shorter sealing ring has a generally triangular cross-section and is positioned for engaging an upwardly facing surface of the container finish inwardly of the container outer rim corner.
3. In a sealed package including a container sealed with one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt with container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container rim finish below a closure engaging edge on the outside of the rim, the improvement comprising a circular sealing portion on the underside of the cap cover having a flared and curved inner sealing surface in sealing engagement with an outer edge on the top of the container rim and also having a shorter downwardly projecting sealing ring positioned intermediate the margins of said sealing surface.
4. The sealed package as claimed in claim 3 in which said outer edge on the container comprises a step.
5. The sealed package as claimed in claim 3 in which said outer edge on the container comprises a rounded surface.
6. The sealed package as claimed in claim 3 in which said shorter circular sealing ring has a generally triangular cross section.
Priority Applications (8)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000387460A CA1188256A (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1981-10-07 | Linerless closure cap |
| NL8203803A NL8203803A (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-09-30 | CLOSING CAP. |
| DE19823236716 DE3236716A1 (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-04 | SEALING CAP FOR CONTAINED AND PROVIDED PACKAGE |
| BE0/209183A BE894616A (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-06 | ONE-PIECE MOLDED CLOSURE PLUG AND HERMETICALLY CLOSED PACKAGE |
| LU84407A LU84407A1 (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-06 | ONE-PIECE MOLDED CLOSURE PLUG AND HERMETICALLY CLOSED PACKAGE |
| IT49219/82A IT1150392B (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-06 | CLOSING CAP WITHOUT GASKET |
| FR8216750A FR2513970A1 (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-06 | ONE-PIECE MOLDED CLOSURE CAP AND HERMETICALLY CLOSED PACKAGING |
| GB08228715A GB2109778B (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1982-10-07 | Closure caps and packages incorporating such caps |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000387460A CA1188256A (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1981-10-07 | Linerless closure cap |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1188256A true CA1188256A (en) | 1985-06-04 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000387460A Expired CA1188256A (en) | 1981-10-07 | 1981-10-07 | Linerless closure cap |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| BE (1) | BE894616A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1188256A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3236716A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2513970A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2109778B (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1150392B (en) |
| LU (1) | LU84407A1 (en) |
| NL (1) | NL8203803A (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4741447A (en) * | 1987-04-27 | 1988-05-03 | American National Can Company | Linerless cap closure |
| GB9906194D0 (en) * | 1999-03-18 | 1999-05-12 | Closures & Packaging Serv Ltd | Closure with seal member |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1073124A (en) * | 1965-09-27 | 1967-06-21 | Gibson Ass Inc | Double seal linerless cap for containers |
| US3370732A (en) * | 1967-02-16 | 1968-02-27 | Polytop Corp | Cap seal |
| CA955886A (en) * | 1970-06-23 | 1974-10-08 | Walter J. Marks | Linerless closure cap |
| US4248356A (en) * | 1978-01-09 | 1981-02-03 | Aci Technical Centre Pty. Ltd. | Sealing method |
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1981
- 1981-10-07 CA CA000387460A patent/CA1188256A/en not_active Expired
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1982
- 1982-09-30 NL NL8203803A patent/NL8203803A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1982-10-04 DE DE19823236716 patent/DE3236716A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1982-10-06 LU LU84407A patent/LU84407A1/en unknown
- 1982-10-06 IT IT49219/82A patent/IT1150392B/en active
- 1982-10-06 FR FR8216750A patent/FR2513970A1/en active Pending
- 1982-10-06 BE BE0/209183A patent/BE894616A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1982-10-07 GB GB08228715A patent/GB2109778B/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| FR2513970A1 (en) | 1983-04-08 |
| GB2109778A (en) | 1983-06-08 |
| IT1150392B (en) | 1986-12-10 |
| BE894616A (en) | 1983-01-31 |
| GB2109778B (en) | 1985-06-12 |
| LU84407A1 (en) | 1983-06-13 |
| IT8249219A0 (en) | 1982-10-06 |
| NL8203803A (en) | 1983-05-02 |
| DE3236716A1 (en) | 1983-04-21 |
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