EP0438647B1 - Conservateur de champagne pour des bouteilles entamées - Google Patents

Conservateur de champagne pour des bouteilles entamées Download PDF

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EP0438647B1
EP0438647B1 EP90121354A EP90121354A EP0438647B1 EP 0438647 B1 EP0438647 B1 EP 0438647B1 EP 90121354 A EP90121354 A EP 90121354A EP 90121354 A EP90121354 A EP 90121354A EP 0438647 B1 EP0438647 B1 EP 0438647B1
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Eugenie Knopf
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1633—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element
    • B65D51/1644—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element the element being a valve
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0005—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in one piece
    • B65D39/0017—Injection-molded plastic closures for "Champagne"- or "Sekt"-type bottles
    • 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/16—Clips, hooks, or clamps which are removable, or which remain connected either with the closure or with the container when the container is open, e.g. C-shaped
    • B65D45/18—Clips, hooks, or clamps which are removable, or which remain connected either with the closure or with the container when the container is open, e.g. C-shaped of snap-over type
    • 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
    • B65D2539/00—Details relating to closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/001—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/003—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers provided with sealing flanges or ribs

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  • these champagne bottles are provided with a closure, which only has the task of sealing the champagne bottle tightly.
  • closures are already known which not only close the bottle tightly.
  • a closure in which a stopper part can be inserted and fastened in the bottle neck.
  • the stopper part In the stopper part there is a gas feed-through hole and a check valve, through which air or CO2 can be blown into the released volume of the bottle.
  • This counterpressure prevents the carbon dioxide bound in the sparkling wine from giving birth and rising into free space.
  • FR-PS 1 098 086 a holding device for stoppers in champagne bottles is known, which engages under the bottle bead in the closed position and also rests on top of the stopper.
  • DE-OS 39 01 711 A1 discloses a stopper for champagne bottles, on the stopper shaft of which radially protruding circumferential sealing lamellae are arranged.
  • the invention has set itself the task of producing a fresh-keeping champagne cap that is extremely cheap in price and at the same time is easy and quick to use.
  • a closure is created according to claim 1, so its stopper 1 is easily insertable by hand and easily removable, sealing, axially displaceable in the bottle neck and without additional pressure in its sealing seat, for example by widening or expanding its outer diameter with additional aids from the outside, is absolutely leak-proof and is provided with a holding device for clamping the stopper to the bottle, which engages under the bottle bead and fixes the stopper on the bottle.
  • Fig. 1 shows a side view in section of the holding device, which is designed as a U-shaped metal bracket.
  • Fig. 2 shows the same bracket in plan view. Here you can see the holding finger pairs 8/8 and 9/9, as well as the thumb pressure opening 15 in the angled upper wall 14.
  • Fig. 3 shows a two-part plug, which is made of a hard core 11 with a soft sheath 10.
  • Fig. 4 shows the stopper 1 sitting in the bottle.
  • the spherical top (16) of the plug head can also be seen in section in FIG. 4.
  • the stopper 1 is shown in full with the circumferential sealing lamellae 2.
  • FIG. 6 shows the holding device as a molded part with holding finger pairs 8/8 and 9/9, which can be recognized accordingly, and the thumb pressure opening 15.
  • FIG. 7 shows the top view of the completely closed bottle with plug 1 inserted and holding device pushed over in the direction of arrow 12 (according to FIG. 1).
  • the holding device is designed as a U-shaped bent metal bracket, each of which has a recess arranged in the angled wall areas in such a way that two opposing pairs of holding fingers 8/8 and 9/9 according to FIG. 2 are formed, which when placing the bracket on the one hand under the bottle bulge and on the other hand reach over the top of the stopper, whereby a thumb pressure opening 15 for the stopper part is simultaneously formed by the top recess in the angled top wall 14.
  • This thumb pressure opening 15 is important when placing the bracket 7, since the stopper 1 can be pressed into the bottle and is not pushed up by the pressure which has meanwhile risen slightly in the bottle.
  • This thumb pressure opening 15 is of extraordinary importance when the bracket 7 is removed and when the bottle is opened again, since the stopper 1 would be catapulted out of the bottle by the pressure which had meanwhile been blown in higher again, if it was not with the thumb when the bracket was removed 7 could be withheld.
  • the holding device can also be manufactured as a molded part, for. B. in plastic injection molding, but it can also be performed in a different way as a bent wire part, for. B. as a snap lever holding device.
  • the stopper 1 which is made of rubber in the preferred embodiment, is designed for easier insertion into the bottle with rear-lying, circumferential, in the preferred embodiment 2.5 mm rubber lamellae 2 which are 1.3 mm thick.
  • the upper part of the rubber stopper is made spherical (16) in order to make it easier to slide the holding device over.
  • the particular advantage of the stopper 1 which is axially displaceable within the sealing seat in the bottle neck is the possibility of compensating for possible dimensional differences of the bottle in the region from the lower edge of the bottle bead to the upper edge of the bottle opening for the holding device. - If the distance mentioned is shorter, the stopper rises due to the internal pressure and ensures that the holding device 7 is firmly seated below the bottle bead 6
  • the stopper 1 can also be produced in two parts, for example from a harder core part 11 and a softer casing 10 with protruding, circumferential lamellae 2.
  • the wire bracket of a snap lever holding device could be pivoted.
  • the plug 1 could also be provided with O-rings for sealing instead of the circumferential lamellae.
  • the stopper 1 is pushed slightly into the bottle because the surrounding rubber lamellae 2, as shown in FIG. 4, bend backwards.
  • the bottle neck is gripped by hand and the stopper 1 is pressed down with the thumb.
  • bracket 7 is pushed in the direction of arrow 12 on the one hand over the stopper 1, so that the holding fingers 9/9 can slide in next to the thumb, which presses the stopper down.
  • the holding fingers 8/8 are pushed together with the recess formed by them under the bottle bead 6.
  • the upper spherical shape 16 of the stopper 1 makes it easier to slide the bracket over.
  • the bottle can now be placed in a refrigerator for storage.
  • bracket 7 shows a top view of the closed bottle.
  • the bracket 7 can be easily removed again from the stopper 1 and the bottle.
  • the thumb pressure opening above the rubber stopper is particularly important for the reopening of the opened bottle which has been pressurized for storage, since the thumb pressure on the stopper 1 through the thumb pressure opening 15 prevents the stopper 1 from being removed by removing the bracket 7 Internal pressure can be catapulted out.
  • the stopper 1 can be gripped with the free hand and slowly released.

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Claims (7)

  1. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées, composé d'une partie formant bouchon qui se glisse dans le col de la bouteille, partie dans laquelle sont prévus une ouverture axiale et centrée permettant le passage du gaz et un clapet de non-retour à levée verticale, ainsi que d'un dispositif maintenant en position finale fermée dans le col de la bouteille, la partie formant bouchon, caractérisé par le fait que 1. le dispositif de maintien est composé de manière connue d'un archet en forme de U (7) avec une paroi supérieure coudée (14) et deux doigts inférieurs coudés en forme de fourchette entourent un premier évidement (8), doigts qui, en position fermée, saisissent par en-dessous le renflement du récipient (6) et que, dans la paroi supérieure coudée (14) il est prévu un second évidement, ce qui forme deux autres doigts en forme de fourchette (9) qui, en position fermée, saisissent par en-dessus la tête (16) de la partie formant bouchon (1), le second évidement formant en même temps un clenche (15) pour la partie formant bouchon (1) et caractérisée par le fait que 2. pour faciliter l'introduction de la partie formant bouchon (1) dans le col de la bouteille (5), des lamelles (2) faisant radialement saillie, disposées autour de la circonférence et servant de joint sont placées d'une manière connue sur le fût (10) du bouchon.
  2. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif de maintien (7) se compose d'une chambre métallique fabriquée sous forme de pièce estampée et pliée.
  3. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif de maintien (7) est fabriqué sous forme de pièce usinée.
  4. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après les revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif de maintien (7) est fabriqué en tant que pièce en fil plié et cambré et forme une fermeture à levier encliquetable.
  5. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que le bouchon (1), à l'exception de son clapet de non-retour à levée verticale (13) est fabriqué d'une pièce en caoutchouc et que la partie supérieure de la tête du bouchon (16) est de forme bombée.
  6. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après les revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que le bouchon (1) est en plusieurs parties et qu'autour d'un noyau dur (11) est disposée une manchette en caoutchouc (10) dont la circonférence est pourvue de lamelles en caoutchouc (2) faisant saillie.
  7. Obturateur permettant de garder fraîches les bouteilles de mousseux entamées d'après les revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que les lamelles en caoutchouc circonférentielles sont en saillie et ont une épaisseur de 1,3 mm et 2,5 mm.
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