EP1483162B1 - Schliessvorrichtung für einen behälter - Google Patents

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EP1483162B1
EP1483162B1 EP03703547A EP03703547A EP1483162B1 EP 1483162 B1 EP1483162 B1 EP 1483162B1 EP 03703547 A EP03703547 A EP 03703547A EP 03703547 A EP03703547 A EP 03703547A EP 1483162 B1 EP1483162 B1 EP 1483162B1
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Mathias Bakke Haugen
Kristian Bakke Haugen
Torgeir Hamsund
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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
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring

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  • the present invention relates to an improved closing device for containers of different types, such as bottles, cans, medicine phials and the like.
  • screw caps A multitude of goods are sold in containers of different kinds where the container can be opened and closed using a screw cap.
  • the opening and closing of screw caps usually requires two hands.
  • screw caps may be difficult to open if they have been screwed on tight or for persons who are physically disabled.
  • Opening and closing devices which can easily be opened and closed repeatedly, for bottles with a bead around the upper end of the neck are known from US 2,903,148, US 3,973,688 and DE 3009568.
  • a common feature of these opening and closing devices is that they comprise a flexible internal sealing member that is slidably mounted in a cavity in a rigid outer cap.
  • the cavity in the outer cap is a substantially conical bore.
  • An opening and closing device for bottles with a threaded neck is known from PCT/NO01/00449, later WO 02/38461.
  • This device comprises a plurality of retainers that are pressed into engagement with a bottom part by means of an outer part that lies around the retainers and is movable along the longitudinal axis of the bottle.
  • the solution is difficult and expensive to produce, and it protrudes from the neck of a bottle more than a traditional screw map. This could cause problems when bottles on which this device has been fitted are to be placed and transported in the crates for bottles that exist today.
  • US-A-4 358 024 discloses a closing device according to the precharacterizing portion of claim 1.
  • the opening and closing mechanism of this known device is not optimal for all purposes.
  • the press member should be approximately axially movable between a position in which it presses the retainers into engagement with the edge or flange and a position in which it does not press the retainers into engagement with the edge or flange.
  • the retainers are elastic and retract from engagement with the edge or flange when they are not pressed by the press member.
  • the press member is an elastic body that is fastened to a central portion of the top member so that the elastic body is moved into a position in which it does not press on the retainers when the central portion is pressed down.
  • the central portion is elastically mounted in the top member in such manner that the central portion is drawn up and draws the elastic body with it when pressure on the central portion ceases.
  • the container should be a bottle.
  • Figures 1 to 4 show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 5 shows a detail of the same.
  • This preferred embodiment comprises a base member 20 and a top member 21.
  • the top member 21 comprises a main part 19, a central portion 22 and retainers 27, 28.
  • the main part 19 is designed to rest against the top of the container or against the top of the base member 20.
  • the specific design of the main part 19 may therefore have a different appearance and shape depending upon the area of usage and the container or base member with which it is to be used.
  • the main part 19 of the device shown in Figures 1 and 2 is annular and has a lower part 32 that projects downwards and is adapted to surround the top of the base member 20.
  • a plurality of retainers 27, 28 are arranged in a ring on the side of the main part that is to rest against the base member.
  • the ring of retainers 27, 28 is adapted to be inserted into the opening 31 in the base member that is to be closed.
  • the top member 21 also comprises a central portion 22 that is fastened to an elastic intermediate member 23.
  • An elastic body 24 is fastened to the central portion 22. When the central portion 22 is pressed, the elastic body can be shifted from a position in which it can push the retainers 27, 28 out from a central line through the device, and a position in which it is disengaged from the retainers.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a longitudinal section through the retainers 27, 28 which are elongate and have a projection 28 at the lower end that is adapted to engage with a edge or flange 25 on the inside of the base member 20.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention in the form of a bottle cap, in a position in which the cap is closed. The retainers 27 are then pressed out against the base member 20 by the elastic body 24.
  • FIG. 3 shows the device when the elastic body 24 is pressed down below the retainers 27, thereby allowing the projections to disengage from the edge or flange 25 so that the top member 21 can be pulled up and out of the base member, and the device is open.
  • the opening 31 is slightly conical with the smallest opening at the top so that the retainers rest against the edge of the opening at the top and are thus pressed out of engagement with the edge or flange 25.
  • the central portion 22 that is mounted in the elastic intermediate member 23 will be drawn up and will draw the elastic body with it.
  • the elastic body 24 will then in turn pull up the inside of the ring of retainers and press the retainers outwards.
  • the elastic body When the top member is replaced on the base member, the elastic body will be compressed so that the ring of retainers can be put into the top member, and will press the retainers out against the edge of the opening 31 and into engagement with the edge or flange 25 so as to close the device.
  • the retainers 27 and the elastic body 24 press in different directions when the device is closed.
  • the outward pressure from the elastic body ceases in that it is pressed down below the retainers, the lowermost part of the retainers, and thus the projections, 28 will swing out of engagement with the edge or flange 25.
  • the retainers 27 are preferably swung out of engagement with the edge or flange 25 because they are elastic.
  • the present device When it is required or desirable that the present device should be almost air or watertight, it must be sealed with one or more seals between the base member and the top member. This is shown in the figures by a seal 26. However, there may be a question of optimising the location of the seal. It is also possible that it may be advantageous for the seal to be fastened to the top member.
  • the main part 19, the central portion 22, the intermediate member 23 and the retainers 27, 28 are preferably made in one piece.
  • the base member is designed to be fastened to the container on which the device is to be used.
  • the base member may be threads, or there may be other means on the base member for fastening to the container.
  • the base member does not need to be a separate part. If the container opening is made so that but can also be a part of the container.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
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Claims (3)

  1. Schließvorrichtung zum wiederholten Öffnen und Schließen eines Behälters, mit einem Basiselement (20) und einem oberen Element (21), wobei eine Öffnung (31) in dem Basiselement (20) vorgesehen ist, das Basiselement (20) derart ausgebildet ist, dass es an einer Behälteröffnung an dem Behälter befestigt werden kann oder ein Teil der Behälteröffnung ist, und das obere Element (21) derart ausgebildet ist, dass es mit dem Basiselement (20) verriegelt werden und die Öffnung (31) schließen kann, wobei eine Vielzahl von Haltern (27), die zum Einsetzen in die Öffnung (31) ausgebildet sind, an dem oberen Element (21) vorgesehen sind, und wobei ein axial verlaufender Rand oder Flansch (25), der zum Eingriff mit Vorsprüngen (28) an den Haltern ausgebildet ist, in der Öffnung (31) vorgesehen ist, und wobei ein Presselement (24), das zum Pressen der Halter (27) nach außen gegen das Basiselement (20) und in Eingriff mit dem Rand oder Flansch (25) ausgebildet ist, an dem oberen Element (21) vorgesehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Presselement (24) an einem zentralen Abschnitt (22) des oberen Elements (21) befestigt ist, so dass das Presselement (24) von den Haltern (27) durch Abwärtsdruck auf den Zentralabschnitt (22) ausgerückt werden kann, und so dass das Presselement (24) an eine Position verschoben wird, in der es die Halter (27) nicht presst, wenn der Zentralabschnitt nach unten gepresst wird, und dass das Presselement (24) elastisch in die Vielzahl von Haltern gezogen wird, um diese nach außen zu pressen, wenn das obere Element (21) aus dem Basiselement heraus genommen wird.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Presselement (24) ein elastischer Körper ist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter eine Flasche ist.
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NO20020702A NO20020702D0 (no) 2002-02-12 2002-02-12 Flaskekork
PCT/NO2003/000054 WO2003068620A1 (en) 2002-02-12 2003-02-12 A closing device for a container

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