EP1058652B1 - One-piece fitment having reclosure cap - Google Patents
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- EP1058652B1 EP1058652B1 EP98902690A EP98902690A EP1058652B1 EP 1058652 B1 EP1058652 B1 EP 1058652B1 EP 98902690 A EP98902690 A EP 98902690A EP 98902690 A EP98902690 A EP 98902690A EP 1058652 B1 EP1058652 B1 EP 1058652B1
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- spout
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- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of one modification of a fitment in accordance with the present invention shown installed on a panel of a paperboard container.
- FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the structure of FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 7-9 The modifications discussed in the preceding four paragraphs may be used with the modification of FIGS. 1-6 as well as with the modification of FIGS. 7-9.
- One distinguishing feature of the modification of FIGS. 7-9 is the formation of screw threads 56 on the exterior of the upper portion of spout 17a and the formation of internal threads 57 on the interior of skirt 38a.
- the cap threads 57 may be used to screw the cap onto the spout.
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- A unitary, recloseable fitment (14) comprising a spout (17) having attachment means (16) for securing said spout to a container, said spout (17) having an exterior and an upper end (21) having a external first diameter, first engaging means (23) on said exterior of said spout, a tear band (26) connected to an upper edge of said spout by a lower tear line (27), said tear band slanting upwardly-outwardly, a cap (36) connected to an upper edge of said tear band (26) by an upper tear line (28), said tear band (26) being separable along said lower tear line (27) from said spout (17) and along said upper tear line (28) from said cap (36), said cap having a top (37), a skirt (38) depending from said top, said skirt having an interior second diameter, second engaging means (39) on said interior of said skirt, said second diameter being slightly larger than said first diameter, said first (23) and second (39) engaging means cooperating to detachably hold said cap (36) on said spout (17) after said tear band (26) has been separated from said spout and from said cap.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 which further comprises tear means (31) on said tear band for removing said tear band.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said spout has an internal third diameter at said upper end and said cap (36) has a cylindrical surface below said top having an external fourth diameter dimensioned to seal against the interior of said third diameter.
- A fitment according to Claim 3 in which said first and second engaging means (23, 39) comprise an additional seal for said cap and said spout.
- A fitment according to Claim 3 in which said cylindrical surface comprises a hollow plug (41) concentric with said skirt.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said top has a peripheral flange (44) extending outward of said skirt for pulling said cap upward relative to said spout.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said first engaging means (23) comprises an external bead having a shoulder and said second engaging means (39) comprises an internal bead positioned to snap under said shoulder when said cap is seated on said spout.
- A fitment according to Claim 7 in which said internal bead (39) is interrupted.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said first engaging means (23) comprise external threads and said second engaging means comprises internal threads mating with said external threads.
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said upper and lower tear lines (27, 28) formed by grooves.
- A fitment according to Claim 10 in which said grooves (27, 28) are external.
- A fitment according to Claim 10 which further comprises circumferentially spaced bridges (61, 62) across said grooves to prevent unintentional rupture of said tear lines.
- A fitment according to Claim 2 in which said tear band (26) is formed with an area of weakness (29) extending between said upper and lower tear lines and in which said tear means comprises a tear tab (31) fixed to said tear band adjacent said area of weakness.
- A fitment according to Claim 13 which further comprises a frangible connector (34) between said tear band and said spout to retain said tear band in position.
- A fitment according to Claim 2 in which said tear means comprises a substantially vertical tear tab (31) positioned outward of said spout and connecting means (32) connecting said tear tab to said tear band, said tear tab depending from said connecting means (32).
- A fitment according to Claim 1 in which said attachment means (16) comprises a peripheral flange vicinal a lower end of said spout for attaching said fitment to a container.
- A fitment according to Claim 16 in which said flange is formed with a step (51) having a diameter less than a hole in the container through which said spout projects.
- A fitment according to Claim 16 in which said spout slants upward-inward from said flange (16) and then substantially cylindrically to said spout upper end (21).
- A fitment according to Claim 18 in which said flange is formed with a step (51) having a diameter less than a hole in the container through which said spout projects.
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PCT/US1998/001274 WO1999037547A1 (en) | 1996-09-04 | 1998-01-22 | One-piece fitment having reclosure cap |
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EP1058652A1 EP1058652A1 (en) | 2000-12-13 |
EP1058652A4 EP1058652A4 (en) | 2004-09-22 |
EP1058652B1 true EP1058652B1 (en) | 2005-12-21 |
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EP98902690A Expired - Lifetime EP1058652B1 (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1998-01-22 | One-piece fitment having reclosure cap |
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AT (1) | ATE313490T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU5928698A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2318647C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69832907T2 (en) |
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FR1435985A (en) * | 1965-03-05 | 1966-04-22 | Process for the production of tamper-evident plastic or other molded packaging and resulting product | |
GB1461026A (en) * | 1974-07-09 | 1977-01-13 | Patentkommerz Ag | Closure |
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- 1998-01-22 AU AU59286/98A patent/AU5928698A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-01-22 EP EP98902690A patent/EP1058652B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP1058652A4 (en) | 2004-09-22 |
DE69832907D1 (en) | 2006-01-26 |
ATE313490T1 (en) | 2006-01-15 |
AU5928698A (en) | 1999-08-09 |
CA2318647A1 (en) | 1999-07-29 |
EP1058652A1 (en) | 2000-12-13 |
CA2318647C (en) | 2005-11-01 |
DE69832907T2 (en) | 2006-08-10 |
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