EP0138777A2 - Automatically removable top bottle covering cup by washing machine - Google Patents

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EP0138777A2
EP0138777A2 EP84830253A EP84830253A EP0138777A2 EP 0138777 A2 EP0138777 A2 EP 0138777A2 EP 84830253 A EP84830253 A EP 84830253A EP 84830253 A EP84830253 A EP 84830253A EP 0138777 A2 EP0138777 A2 EP 0138777A2
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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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
    • B65D55/08—Annular elements encircling container necks
    • B65D55/0818—Destructible or permanently removable bands, e.g. adhesive
    • B65D55/0854—Shrink-film bands

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  • the present invention relates to an automatically removable top bottle covering cup by washing machine, consisting in a capsule for covering bottle tops and relative cap/cork, prearranged so as to remove automatically, when washing the bottles, the adherent portion left thereon, and bottles provided with these capsules.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for use in wine bottles.
  • capsules such as plastic sheet capsules, for covering caps/corks and bottle tops, wherein the main feature consists in that the capsules are prearranged for tear opening, reference being made to Italian Patent Application No. 83369A/83 of 20.04.1983 and Italian Utility Model No. 60375B/83 of 26.05.1983.
  • tearing means a strip or thread placed longitudinally under the plastic sheet of the capsule, with respective free end below in order to allow longitudinal tear openicig' of the capsule pressed around the neck top of the bottle for removing said capsule.
  • the first embodiment has the great advantage of allowing total removal of the capsule but involves fairly high cost
  • the second embodiment already widely adopted on the market, has the considerable disadvantage of leaving around the neck of the bottle the capsule strip which must be necessarily removed afterwards with other means for reusing the bottle.
  • the invention as claimed is intended to provide a remedy to the above-mentioned disadvantages. It solves the problem providing a longitudinal joint of the two edges of the capsule, being said joint physically degradable, thus losing its resistance characteristics when the bottle is normally washed.
  • the advantages offered by this invention are mainly that automatic removal of the capsule left portion is carried out during washing without any manual operation.
  • Figures 1 is a front perspective view of the neck top of a bottle with a heat treated capsule according to the present invention applied thereon, in a first preferred embodiment, using in this specific case a paper strip which loses its consistency in the presence of water;
  • Figure 2 is a view of a capsule applied as in Figure 1 but slightly different, before heat treating;
  • Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention with the degradable joint strip applied inside;
  • Figure 4 shows in partial sectional transversal view how to apply the degradable strip in the first preferred embodiment, that is outside as in Figure 2;
  • Figure 5 shows in similar view how to apply the degradable joint strip inside, that is between the bottle and the joint edges.
  • the invention provides joint of the two longitudinal edges of the capsule (1) by means of a strip of degradable material (2).
  • This material can be for instance any material which in hot water and soda (normal washing solution for bottles) gets mashed or anyway loses its resistance characteristic so that jets of washing solutions and/or maceration allow removal thereof, for example the strip can be of paper.
  • paper strip has been applied on or under the capsule, but it is obvious that said strip can be applied underneath at one side and over at the other side.
  • the paper strip (2) illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 has the same length as the capsule but could obviously be longer or anyhow have a tab (2') for manual tear as shown in Figure 2.
  • the adhesive or welding being degradable
  • the former can be water-soluble while the latter can be degradable due to heat present in the washing aqueous solution, since it is well known that heat, for instance in the case of plastic material, weakens resistance characteristics thereof.
  • weakening level of the joint resistance can be also not excessive, provided that the mechanical action of washing (e.g. more or less violent jets of washing solution, associated or not with brushing) causes removal thereof.
  • washing solution will be suitable for performing the object of the invention, therefore said solution may contain also possible chemical agents which obviously should not corrode the bottle material but the materials constituting the capsule and in particular its longitudinal joint, weakening same so as to permit automatic spontaneous removal or successive removal by means of the above-mentioned integrative mechanical action.

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Abstract

Capsule of plastic sheet (A) for covering taps/corks and bottle tops (B), prearranged for removing automatically, when washing the bottle, the adhering portion left thereon, wherein, for joining the respective longitudinal edges (1) a degradable joint is provided, such as adhesive material or welding or also an intermediate joining material like a strip constituted of degradable material which loses resistance characteristics thereof (2) in the presence of normal washing treatment for bottles (B), so as to cause automatic removal thereof by means of the mechanical action of said washing.

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  • The present invention relates to an automatically removable top bottle covering cup by washing machine, consisting in a capsule for covering bottle tops and relative cap/cork, prearranged so as to remove automatically, when washing the bottles, the adherent portion left thereon, and bottles provided with these capsules.
  • The invention is particularly suitable for use in wine bottles.
  • At the present state of the art, the same applicant has already devised capsules, such as plastic sheet capsules, for covering caps/corks and bottle tops, wherein the main feature consists in that the capsules are prearranged for tear opening, reference being made to Italian Patent Application No. 83369A/83 of 20.04.1983 and Italian Utility Model No. 60375B/83 of 26.05.1983.
  • The embodiments in accordance with the above-mentioned applications use as tearing means a strip or thread placed longitudinally under the plastic sheet of the capsule, with respective free end below in order to allow longitudinal tear openicig' of the capsule pressed around the neck top of the bottle for removing said capsule.
  • Other known embodiments provide only partial removal, that is removal of the capsule head by means of strip with free tab for tearing in annular direction, practically at the upper end of the capsule.
  • The first embodiment has the great advantage of allowing total removal of the capsule but involves fairly high cost, while the second embodiment, already widely adopted on the market, has the considerable disadvantage of leaving around the neck of the bottle the capsule strip which must be necessarily removed afterwards with other means for reusing the bottle.
  • Anyway, in both the embodiments removal must be carried out each time by hand.
  • The invention as claimed is intended to provide a remedy to the above-mentioned disadvantages. It solves the problem providing a longitudinal joint of the two edges of the capsule, being said joint physically degradable, thus losing its resistance characteristics when the bottle is normally washed.
  • The advantages offered by this invention are mainly that automatic removal of the capsule left portion is carried out during washing without any manual operation.
  • One way of carrying out the invention is described in detail below with reference to drawings which illustrate some preferred embodiments, in which:
  • Figures 1 is a front perspective view of the neck top of a bottle with a heat treated capsule according to the present invention applied thereon, in a first preferred embodiment, using in this specific case a paper strip which loses its consistency in the presence of water; Figure 2 is a view of a capsule applied as in Figure 1 but slightly different, before heat treating; Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention with the degradable joint strip applied inside; Figure 4 shows in partial sectional transversal view how to apply the degradable strip in the first preferred embodiment, that is outside as in Figure 2; Figure 5 shows in similar view how to apply the degradable joint strip inside, that is between the bottle and the joint edges.
  • According to the above figures the invention provides joint of the two longitudinal edges of the capsule (1) by means of a strip of degradable material (2). This material can be for instance any material which in hot water and soda (normal washing solution for bottles) gets mashed or anyway loses its resistance characteristic so that jets of washing solutions and/or maceration allow removal thereof, for example the strip can be of paper.
  • In the embodiments illustrated in the figures the paper strip has been applied on or under the capsule, but it is obvious that said strip can be applied underneath at one side and over at the other side.
  • Futhermore, the paper strip (2) illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 has the same length as the capsule but could obviously be longer or anyhow have a tab (2') for manual tear as shown in Figure 2.
  • Instead of the strip joining the edges being degradable, an alternative can obviously be provided by the adhesive or welding being degradable, for instance the former can be water-soluble while the latter can be degradable due to heat present in the washing aqueous solution, since it is well known that heat, for instance in the case of plastic material, weakens resistance characteristics thereof.
  • Anyhow, weakening level of the joint resistance can be also not excessive, provided that the mechanical action of washing (e.g. more or less violent jets of washing solution, associated or not with brushing) causes removal thereof.
  • Obviously, washing solution will be suitable for performing the object of the invention, therefore said solution may contain also possible chemical agents which obviously should not corrode the bottle material but the materials constituting the capsule and in particular its longitudinal joint, weakening same so as to permit automatic spontaneous removal or successive removal by means of the above-mentioned integrative mechanical action.
  • Udine, October 18, 1984.

Claims (12)

1. Capsule for covering bottles tops and relevant cap/cork, prearranged for removing automatically, during washing, the adhering portion left on the bottles, characterised in that a degradable joint is provided which loses its resistance characteristics when the bottle is washed with a washing solution using a fluid with more or less chemical agents or having solvent effectiveness, with possible aid of heat, and wherein joint weakening is anyhow such that with a possible mechanical action of the same washing (brushing, more or less violent jets of the washing fluid,...) automatic removal from the bottle is obtained.
2. A capsule as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that joint degradability is due to the adhesive or welding material.
3. A capsule as claimed in claims 1 and/or 2, characterised in that joint degradability is due to the material (2) joining the joint.
4. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, of the type made of plastic sheet (A) for covering caps/corks and neck top of bottles (B), prearranged for removing automatically, when washing the bottle, the adhering portion left thereon, characterised in that, for joining the respective longitudinal edges (1), a strip is provided consisting of degradable material which loses resistance characteristcs thereof (2) in the presence of normal washing treatment for bottles (B), so as to cause automatic removal thereof by means of the mechanical action of said washing.
5. A capsule as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is a strip of paper glued or heat-glued or heat-welded between the edges.
6. A capsule as claimed in claims 4 and/or 5, characterised in that said strip of degradable material has a tab for tear.
7. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is applied longitudinally along the joint line of the two opposite edges to be joined, outside on at least one respective edge (1).
8. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is applied longitudinally along the joint line of the two opposite edges to be joined, inside on at least one respective edge (1).
9. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is applied longitudinally along the joint line of the two opposite edges to be joined, inside at one side and outside at the other side respectively of the respective opposite edges (1).
10. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is applied longitudinally along the joint line of the two opposite edges to be joined, between the respective opposite edges placed in superimposition (1).
11. A capsule as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said strip of degradable material (2) is associated with a resistant thread or further strip applied longitudinally along the joint line of the two opposite edges to be joined (1), with free end projecting upwards or downwards for tearing the capsule.
12. Bottle provided with a capsule according to any one of the preceding claims. Udine, October 18, 1984.
EP84830253A 1983-10-18 1984-09-17 Automatically removable top bottle covering cup by washing machine Expired EP0138777B1 (en)

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AT84830253T ATE38813T1 (en) 1983-10-18 1984-09-17 PROTECTIVE CAP FOR BOTTLES THAT CAN BE REMOVED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN CLEANING THE BOTTLE.

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IT8347583 1983-10-18
IT8383475A IT8383475A0 (en) 1983-10-18 1983-10-18 REMAINING ON THE BOTTLES DURING THE CAPSULE TO COVER THE END, WASHING AND BOTTLES FITTED WITH THE RELEVANT CAP, THE NECK OF THESE CAPSULES. OF THE BOTTLES, EQUIPPED WITH PROVISION FOR THE AUTOMATIC OPENING OF THE ADHERENT PART

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FR2698851A1 (en) * 1992-12-07 1994-06-10 Sleever Int Envelope for packaging a container.

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FR2111706A3 (en) * 1970-10-19 1972-06-09 Viscose Development Co Ltd
FR2233176A1 (en) * 1973-06-15 1975-01-10 Janner Silvia Sealing sleeve production process - rolls material on mandrel and secures butting ends by internal tongue
FR2391275A1 (en) * 1977-05-18 1978-12-15 Unilever Nv DETERGENT PRODUCTS INCLUDING A PARTICULAR DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINED IN A BAG WHICH OPENS IN CONTACT WITH WATER
DE2927510A1 (en) * 1979-07-07 1981-01-15 Tscheulin Aluminium Decorative bottle neck aluminium foil - is coated on both sides by liquor proof PVC lacquer
DE3027649A1 (en) * 1980-07-22 1982-02-25 Aluminiumwerk Tscheulin Gmbh, 7835 Teningen Metal foil covering bottle cap - has unprotected parts on front and rear sides partly overlapping

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FR2111706A3 (en) * 1970-10-19 1972-06-09 Viscose Development Co Ltd
FR2233176A1 (en) * 1973-06-15 1975-01-10 Janner Silvia Sealing sleeve production process - rolls material on mandrel and secures butting ends by internal tongue
FR2391275A1 (en) * 1977-05-18 1978-12-15 Unilever Nv DETERGENT PRODUCTS INCLUDING A PARTICULAR DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINED IN A BAG WHICH OPENS IN CONTACT WITH WATER
DE2927510A1 (en) * 1979-07-07 1981-01-15 Tscheulin Aluminium Decorative bottle neck aluminium foil - is coated on both sides by liquor proof PVC lacquer
DE3027649A1 (en) * 1980-07-22 1982-02-25 Aluminiumwerk Tscheulin Gmbh, 7835 Teningen Metal foil covering bottle cap - has unprotected parts on front and rear sides partly overlapping

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FR2698851A1 (en) * 1992-12-07 1994-06-10 Sleever Int Envelope for packaging a container.
WO1994013550A1 (en) * 1992-12-07 1994-06-23 Sleever International Company Wrapper/label for receptacles

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