EP3529201A1 - Bottle opener - Google Patents
Bottle openerInfo
- Publication number
- EP3529201A1 EP3529201A1 EP17794099.6A EP17794099A EP3529201A1 EP 3529201 A1 EP3529201 A1 EP 3529201A1 EP 17794099 A EP17794099 A EP 17794099A EP 3529201 A1 EP3529201 A1 EP 3529201A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- bottle
- opener
- slot
- crown cap
- foregoing
- 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
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
- B67B7/16—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps
Definitions
- Bottle-opener for removing the crown cap from a bottle provided with a crown cap with a peripheral edge and teeth protruding outward from the peripheral edge
- the invention relates to a bottle-opener for
- closures For the purpose of storing beverages it is known to make use of bottles in which the beverages are held, usually under pressure (for instance as a result of carbon dioxide present in the beverage) .
- Diverse types of closures are known for the purpose of closing bottles.
- One of these closures is a crown cap, as described in the patent publications US 468226 and US 468258, among others.
- the cap is here crimped so that outward protruding teeth are created in the cap all around the peripheral edge.
- the cap clamps round the edge of the bottle .
- the content of the bottle which is often under pressure, will here cause a popping sound, particularly when the cap is removed quickly.
- the bottle-opener In use of the existing bottle-openers, the bottle-opener often has to be placed and opened in relatively precise manner, whereby the sound production during opening of the bottle is limited, while it is often precisely this audible popping sound which is desirable as it enhances the experience of opening a bottle.
- Bottle-openers such as for instance so-called bar blades, or other means are for this reason often used in an unintended manner in order to still achieve such a popping sound.
- a bottle-opener for removing the crown cap from a bottle provided with a crown cap with a peripheral edge and teeth protruding outward from the peripheral edge
- bottle-opener comprises an elongate body with a handle arranged at a first end of the body and a slot formed in the body in the longitudinal direction of the body, this slot comprising close to the second end of the body an end edge extending transversely of the longitudinal direction.
- the bottle-opener according to the invention is pressed with the elongate slot against the side of the crown cap so that one or more toothings can align between the side walls of the slot.
- the alignment reduces the chance of ridges, which may be present on the bottle underneath the crown cap, preventing the pulling loose or being able to cause damaged during the pulling loose.
- the bottle-opener is held by the handle during this process.
- the end edge is here arranged at a distance from the bottom of the slot in the depth direction of the slot, this distance being selected such that the end edge does not engage on the first rim often present around a bottleneck. In the most common bottlenecks this distance should be no greater than 10 millimetres.
- the end edge is the upper edge of an end wall standing upright at the outer end of the slot.
- end edge is advantageous to embody the end edge as upper edge of a wall standing upright from the bottom of the slot. This increases the sturdiness and simplifies the end edge
- the end wall preferably connects to the two side walls of the slot.
- the end edge is curved in the plane, the normal of which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bottle-opener.
- Such a curved end edge is better suited to fit on the likewise generally curved bottleneck of the bottle.
- the radius of curvature of the curvature of the end edge is therefore preferably also adjusted to the radius of curvature of a bottleneck or mouth of the bottle, so that this can lie with the crown cap on the end edge.
- the further portion of the body of the bottle-opener toward the second end preferably also fits on the bottleneck.
- the slot is T-shaped, wherein the wide part of the T-shape is adjacent to and extends parallel to the end edge .
- the slot widens in the direction of the end edge on both sides of the slot. It is achieved in this way that a previously aligned crown cap can come to lie more firmly in the slot, which facilitates the removal of the crown cap.
- the depth of the slot in the wide part of the slot increases gradually in the direction of the end edge .
- This increase can for instance be embodied in the form of two slopes inclining downward in the direction of the end edge on either side of the narrow part of the T-shape.
- the distance between the side edges of the slot running parallel to the longitudinal direction is equal to the distance between a first side of a first tooth of the crown cap and an opposite side of a second tooth of the crown cap.
- a crown cap comprises a number of teeth, each with two sides. Arranged one behind the other as seen along the periphery of the crown cap are the first side and an opposite side of a first tooth, and subsequently the first side and then the opposite side of a subsequent tooth.
- the distance between the side edges of the slot, and particularly of the narrow portion in the case of a T-shaped slot, is preferably equal to the distance between the first side of a first tooth and an opposite side of a second tooth of the crown cap, and preferably the distance between these two sides close to the peripheral edge of the crown cap.
- the teeth which lie against the side walls during the pulling upward of the bottle-opener ensure a reliable alignment of the crown cap.
- At least one further tooth is preferably also arranged between the first and the second tooth, as this further increases the reliability of the alignment.
- the first side wall thus lies against a first side of a first tooth
- the second side wall lies against the opposite side of a third tooth.
- the handle comprises two recesses extending parallel to the slot.
- Such recesses the edges of which preferably lie in the plane with a normal which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bottle-opener, can be produced in simple manner, and the bottle-opener can in this way be held properly and easily.
- the slot extends in a flat plane.
- the bottle-opener is a flat surface with arranged in the flat surface a slot with side edges standing upright from the bottom of the slot.
- a flat bottle-opener is easier to transport, is less likely to become caught behind other items, and has a low weight.
- the body is solid.
- a solid bottle-opener can be held properly and reduces the chance of improper use of the bottle-opener.
- the bottle-opener is punched from sheet material.
- the bottle-opener forms part of a lighter or the sole of a shoe, such as a slipper.
- the bottle opener into other objects which are frequently brought along and are easy to carry, such as a lighter, for instance a cigarette lighter, or the sole of a shoe, such as the sole of a slipper.
- a lighter for instance a cigarette lighter
- the sole of a shoe such as the sole of a slipper.
- the bottle-opener moreover provides further options for enhancing the experience of using the bottle-opener.
- the invention relates to a combination of a bottle- opener according to any of the foregoing claims, and a bottle provided with a crown cap with a peripheral edge and teeth protruding outward from the peripheral edge.
- Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a bottle-opener according to the invention in perspective view.
- Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of a bottle- opener according to the invention in perspective view.
- Figure 3 shows a cross-section of the bottle-opener according to figure 2 along the line III-III in combination with a crown cap.
- Figure 1 shows a bottle-opener 1 comprising an elongate flat body 2, having at the first outer end 3 of the body a handle 4 in the form of recesses 5, 6 on either side of body 2 which are suitable for arranging therein part of a finger.
- An elongate T-shaped slot 7 with side edges 8, 9 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of body 2.
- This slot 7 further comprises an end edge 10 close to the second outer end 11 of body 2.
- End edge 10 is curved in the plane, the normal of which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of bottle- opener 1, so that this end edge 10 fits on the bottleneck of a bottle from which the crown cap is removed with bottle-opener 1.
- Figure 2 shows another bottle-opener 20, similar to the bottle-opener of figure 1. The same parts are designated in this figure with the same numerals.
- Bottle-opener 20 is moreover provided here with two slopes 21, 22 inclining downward in the direction of end edge 10. This figure also shows that end edge 10 forms the upper side of an upright end wall 23.
- Bottle opener 20 is preferably 6 millimetres thick, 30 millimetres wide and 180 millimetres long. Slot 7
- end edge 10 preferably has a length of 45 millimetres, of which the length of the wide part amounts to 10.5 millimetres, and the distance from end edge 10 to the second outer end 11 preferably equals 20 millimetres.
- the depth of slot 7 preferably equals 4.5 millimetres.
- the radius of curvature of end edge 10 is
- Figure 3 shows bottle-opener 20 with the slot 7 arranged therein.
- a crown cap 30 which is provided on the peripheral edge with a number of teeth distributed regularly over the peripheral edge of crown cap 30.
- the figure shows 15 teeth, but in reality the number of teeth can be greater or smaller.
- the number of teeth of a crown cap generally equals 21.
- each toothing has a first side 31a and an opposite side 31b.
- Crown cap 30 is wedged with two teeth 32, 33, between which another tooth 34 is arranged, against side edges 8, 9.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NL2017633A NL2017633B1 (en) | 2016-10-18 | 2016-10-18 | Bottle opener, for bottle-type, provided with a crown cap with a peripheral edge and teeth protruding from the peripheral edge, removal of the crown cap, and a combination of a bottle opener and a bottle, with a crown cap with a peripheral edge and from the peripheral edge teeth protruding |
PCT/NL2017/050678 WO2018074921A1 (en) | 2016-10-18 | 2017-10-17 | Bottle opener |
Publications (1)
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EP3529201A1 true EP3529201A1 (en) | 2019-08-28 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP17794099.6A Withdrawn EP3529201A1 (en) | 2016-10-18 | 2017-10-17 | Bottle opener |
Country Status (3)
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EP (1) | EP3529201A1 (en) |
NL (1) | NL2017633B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2018074921A1 (en) |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US501050A (en) | 1893-07-11 | Alfred l | ||
US514200A (en) | 1894-02-06 | William painter | ||
US468258A (en) | 1892-02-02 | Bottle-sealing device | ||
US468226A (en) | 1892-02-02 | Bottle-sealing device | ||
KR970017894U (en) * | 1995-10-02 | 1997-05-23 | 배경철 | Bottle opener |
BR8100373U (en) * | 2001-03-13 | 2002-11-12 | Multibras Eletrodomesticos Sa | Cabinet Bottle Opener |
DE202013006696U1 (en) * | 2013-07-25 | 2014-07-29 | Thomas Kaiser | Holder, in particular for a crown cap opener |
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2016
- 2016-10-18 NL NL2017633A patent/NL2017633B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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2017
- 2017-10-17 EP EP17794099.6A patent/EP3529201A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2017-10-17 WO PCT/NL2017/050678 patent/WO2018074921A1/en unknown
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NL2017633B1 (en) | 2018-04-26 |
WO2018074921A1 (en) | 2018-04-26 |
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