EP3880573A1 - Dispositif de fermeture imperdable - Google Patents
Dispositif de fermeture imperdableInfo
- Publication number
- EP3880573A1 EP3880573A1 EP19802115.6A EP19802115A EP3880573A1 EP 3880573 A1 EP3880573 A1 EP 3880573A1 EP 19802115 A EP19802115 A EP 19802115A EP 3880573 A1 EP3880573 A1 EP 3880573A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- cap
- screw cap
- container
- closure
- overlap
- 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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- 230000003313 weakening effect Effects 0.000 claims description 29
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000035622 drinking Effects 0.000 abstract description 4
- 210000003739 neck Anatomy 0.000 description 64
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000004743 Polypropylene Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000005484 gravity Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- -1 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920001155 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
- B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a captive closure, consisting of a screw cap with a guarantee band, the screw cap having at least one cylindrical casing with an internal thread and connected at the lower, open end of the cap casing to the circumferential guarantee band along easily tearable lines of weakness with the lower edge of the cap casing is, the guarantee tape remains tied to the cap jacket after tearing along the lines of weakness via retaining straps.
- the invention also relates to a combination of a container neck with an external thread and a previously defined, captive closure with a screw cap with an internal thread and with a corresponding guarantee band.
- the container neck has a so-called pilferproof ring below its external thread, directly below which the guarantee band of the closure is located when the container is closed.
- Such a captive closure also in combination with a container, is known, for example, from FR 2785264.
- a guarantee band is connected to a hinge section at the lower edge of a screw cap via two relatively short retaining straps.
- the hinge area has a relatively complex structure with different sections of different wall thickness and extends into the cap jacket.
- the straps are relatively short. Since the hinge extends into the casing of the screw cap, the screw cap released from the threaded engagement can be folded away laterally from the container neck, but its entire cross section cannot be raised over the edge of the associated container neck.
- the screw cap thus still remains relatively close to the container opening and, if necessary, depending on the specific design of the hinge, can tilt back over the cross section of the container opening when the container is tilted, for example to pour liquid.
- WO 2016/160591 also shows a captive closure, in which the cap jacket and the guarantee band are connected to one another only via two short bands acting as a hinge. Folding the screw cap back onto the container opening solely due to the force of gravity, if the container is tilted accordingly, can only be avoided with such an embodiment with difficulty.
- the previously known captive closures have proven to be annoying when handling the container thus closed after opening, because the screw caps in the opened state do not assume a sufficiently stable position beyond the opening cross section of the container neck.
- the object of the present invention is to improve a closure of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the screw cap can be moved safely out of the opening region of a corresponding container neck without the risk of the container tipping over
- the screw cap reaches over the cross section of the container opening or at least in the vicinity of the container opening, where it would interfere, for example, either when pouring out or when drinking directly from the container.
- the holding straps are formed by two separate weakening lines, which are interrupted at least once in the circumferential direction, the weakening lines overlap in the circumferential direction and at least axially spaced from one another in their overlap region, the interruption sections of both weakening lines are preferably bridged at an axial distance from the respective other weakening line, and at least two overlap regions on both sides of the interruption section of the upper weakening line each extend over a circumferential angle of the guarantee band of at least 60 ° and less than 160 °.
- the retaining straps consist of peripheral sections of the guarantee band, which are formed between the overlapping sections of the weakening line and thus extend in the circumferential direction measured over at least 60 °, preferably the overlapping areas have a circumferential extent of at least 75 ° or at least 85 ° and in particular at least 95 °.
- a circumferential angle of 60 ° corresponds to one sixth of the circumference of the guarantee band and more than the radius of the same.
- the two by the interruption section of the upper weakening line separate tethers, which together make up more than 33% of the circumference, allow after unscrewing the screw cap from a corresponding container terhals thread lifting the cap jacket over the top of a container neck and a side Moving the screw cap into a position next to the container neck, in which a disturbance of pouring out of the container neck or drinking from the opening of the container terhalses can be practically excluded.
- this non-disturbing position can be stabilized with sufficient length of the straps on the neck of the container. This applies in particular to Container necks, the height of which, measured from the pilferproof ring, is less than half the (outer) diameter of the container neck. With higher (axially longer) container necks, the minimum length of the straps can be adjusted accordingly.
- the length of the retaining straps can in particular be sufficient to move the screw cap laterally in one of two opposite directions laterally from the container neck opening, on which a corresponding closure is mounted.
- the straps are delimited at both ends by the upper and lower interruption portions. This means that the screw cap can be moved laterally along the container neck in different ways on the two opposite sides and can be hooked on, for example, under a support ring on the one side, while on the other side by means of elastically tensioned retaining straps at the level of the external thread a bottle neck is pulled up to it and stabilized.
- the axial distance between the lines of weakness in the overlap area should be between 1 mm and 4 mm, the smaller width possibly being preferred if the holding straps are to be placed under elastic tension.
- the straps should be sufficiently stable and should not be easily torn (especially by children). Retaining straps that withstand a tensile force of at least 40 N are preferred. With a width of z. B. 3 mm and a wall thickness of 0.3 to 0.8 mm, straps made of HD polypropylene should meet this requirement.
- the upper interruption section could accordingly extend over an angular range of 20 ° to 75 °, in particular over 40 ° to 60 °, and the lower interruption section could extend over a circumferential angle range of, for example, 40 ° to 120 °, in particular over 60 ° to 95 ° extend.
- the circumferential angles remaining thereafter are taken up by overlapping areas of the lines of weakness.
- the invention also relates to a combination of a container neck with an external thread and a closure cap with an internal thread, as has already been described above.
- the container neck has a so-called pilferproof ring underneath its external thread, immediately below which, when the container is closed, there is the guarantee band of the closure cap.
- the inside of the cap shell has an axial height that is less than half, in particular less than 2/5, of its inside diameter, the length and position of the retaining straps being adapted such that the screw cap is unscrewed from an external thread on a container neck, the axial height of which corresponds at most to the axial, inner height of the cap shell, in at least one, preferably and optionally in one of two opposite directions of such a container neck can be moved laterally without overlap with the opening cross-section of the cap shell before unscrewing, so as to completely release a corresponding container neck opening.
- the guarantee band can be, for example, a so-called flex band, which consists of an inner, axially folded-back section, which hooks onto the pilferproof ring of the container, and an outer section, which is connected to the cap jacket, and the weakening lines and holding bands and interruption areas that have just been described having.
- a corresponding container neck also has a so-called support ring, which is primarily used for the mechanical handling of such containers, but which also serves the purpose of making access to the guarantee band more difficult from the outside by having a closed closure immediately below the guarantee band is provided so that the lower edge of the guarantee band is difficult to access and cannot be easily levered off from the interference with the pilferproof ring.
- the length of the retaining straps can be dimensioned such that the screw cap can be lifted and laterally moved away after unscrewing and loosening the threaded engagement, so that the screw cap can be found laterally next to the container neck and with its full diameter in a position below the Pilferproofringes, preferably below the support ring, is movable.
- the lower edge of the screw cap more precisely the interruption section still connected to the screw cap, which limits the retaining straps to one side, can then be hooked in under the sup port ring.
- FIG. 1A shows a closure according to the invention on a bottle neck in a perspective view.
- FIG. 1B shows the closure from FIG. 1A in a side view.
- FIG. 1 C the closure according to FIG. 1A in a position partially unscrewed from a bottle neck.
- Figure 1 D the closure of Figure 1A in a fully unscrewed and partially moved away from the bottle neck.
- 2A shows an angle division to illustrate the circumferential extent of lines of weakness of the guarantee band.
- FIG. 2B shows a processing of the guarantee band on the basis of the angle division according to FIG. 2A.
- 3 shows a screw cap unscrewed from a bottle neck and completely lifted off the opening of the bottle neck and arranged on the side.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B show further illustrations of screw caps which are lifted from a bottle neck and are arranged laterally next to the latter.
- FIGS. 1 C and 1 D shows a screw cap, designated overall by 10, which has a head plate 1 and an approximately cylindrical cap casing 2, the cap casing 2 also being equipped with a corrugated grip.
- a guarantee band 3 which is connected to the lower edge of the cap shell 2 via lines of weakness, the lines of weakness 13, 14 not being formed all the way round, however, so that the cap shell has corresponding interruption sections 11, 12 remains connected to a lower section of the guarantee band 3, which in turn is held on the bottle neck below a pilfer proof ring 21 visible in FIGS. 1 C and 1 D.
- FIG. 1B The associated bottle neck is not shown in FIG. 1B and only the so-called support ring 24 is visible in FIGS. 1A, 1 C and 1 D, above which the upper part of the bottle neck 20 with thread and pilferproof ring 21 is hidden by the closure.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B it can be seen very clearly that the weakening lines 13, 14 are on the one hand at an axial distance from one another and on the other hand also overlap over a certain angular range. This is illustrated in FIG. 2, with FIG. 2B above all clearly showing the areas of overlap between the weakening lines 13, 14.
- the circumferential angles along which the lines of weakness 13, 14 overlap can deviate from the illustration in FIG. 2B and are only shown here by way of example.
- the upper weakening line 13 in the axial direction of the closure according to FIG. 1A or 1 B has an upper interruption region 11 and the lower weakening line 14 seen in the axial direction has a lower interruption section 12.
- the upper interruption section 1 1 is integrally connected to the cap jacket 2 and forms an extension extending the cap jacket 2.
- the lower interruption section 12 forms an axially upward-facing shoulder on the guarantee band section, which is held underneath the pilferproof ring 21.
- retaining straps 15, 16 are formed in the overlap regions between the weakening lines 13, 14, one end of each of these retaining straps being firmly connected to the upper interruption section 1 and the other end of these straps 15, 16 is firmly connected to the lower interruption section 12.
- the lower interruption section 12 forms, together with the section of the guarantee band 3 below the lower weakening line 14, a completely circumferential section held on a pilferproof ring 21 from the guarantee band 3, while the upper interruption section 1 1 is firmly connected to the screw cap jacket 2.
- the upper weakening line 13 can also be regarded as the lower edge or lower edge of the screw cap casing 2, since everything that lies above the weakening line 13 is firmly connected to the cap casing 2.
- the overlap regions of the weakening lines 13, 14 define the length of the holding straps 15, 16. Measured as the circumferential angle, the length of these holding straps should make up at least 60 °, preferably at least 75 °, of the circumference of the guarantee band 3, i.e. the two overlapping areas of the weakening lines 13, 14, which are defined in FIG. 1B as retaining straps 15, 16, extend over a circumferential angle of at least approximately 75 °.
- the overlap extends over an angular range of more than 90 ° and up to approximately 100 °.
- these angular ranges can vary within the claimed limits as long as the sum of the circumferential angles, which is taken up by the overlap regions or retaining straps 15, 16 and the interruption sections 11, 12, gives the full extent of 360 °.
- 1 C shows that when the screw cap 10 is unscrewed, the lines of weakness 13, 14 tear open and the guarantee band 3 is largely separated from the lower edge of the cap shell, both along the upper line of weakness 13 and along the lower line of weakness 14, the connection between a lower portion of the guarantee band, which is held by a pilfer proofring 21 on the bottle neck, and the lower edge of the screw cap 10 via the retaining straps 15, 16 is maintained.
- the guarantee band 3 is preferably a so-called flex band, of which a radially inner and axially folded section 3 'can still be seen in FIGS. 1 C and 1 D, and this section 3' engages under the pilferproof ring 21 and as a result vertical lifting of the whole Guarantee band 3 prevented upwards.
- the holding straps 15, 16 are sufficiently long to lift the interruption section 11 on the side opposite the interruption section 12 over the upper edge of the bottle neck 20 and laterally over the bottle neck opening move away into a position, as shown for example in Figures 4A and 4B.
- this requires a sufficient minimum length of the holding straps 15, 16, this minimum length also partly depending on the axial height of the bottle neck, which generally also corresponds to the inner axial height of the cap shell 2, since the edge of the upper cylindrical section 22 of the bottle neck in closed state with sealing elements on the inside of the head plate 1 of the screw cap 10 engages.
- the bottle neck 20 has on its cylindrical section 22 a thread 23 corresponding to the screw cap thread and underneath a pilferproof ring 21 and again at a distance from the pilferproof ring 21 a so-called support ring 24 which serves to handle the containers in a simple manner by machine.
- the clear distance between the pilferproof ring 21 and the support 24 is dimensioned such that the guarantee band 3, and in particular the inner, folded-up flex band section 3 ', fits with little play between the pilferproof ring and the support ring.
- FIG. 3 shows a further variant of a closure cap with somewhat longer retaining straps 15, 16, which allows the screw cap 10 to be lifted off the bottle neck 20 and folded over on the side of the bottle neck 20 opposite the interruption section 12, so that the concave sides of the cap jacket 2 and of the bottle neck 20 abut each other on the side opposite the interruption section 12.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show A, B positions of the closure cap clearly next to a container neck 20 and with complete release of the opening of the container neck, these positions of the screw cap being sufficiently stable to also tip a container, for example to pour out liquid, or to prevent the screw cap from falling back or tipping back, even when drinking directly from the bottle neck opening. Rather, it remains stable in the positions shown, but can, if necessary, be closed again by hand and screwed onto the bottle neck 20.
- the closure is captively attached to the bottle neck by the holding straps 15, 16, can be opened easily and simply, and the screw cap can optionally be positioned and stabilized in non-disturbing positions next to a corresponding container neck.
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DE102018128886.7A DE102018128886A1 (de) | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-16 | Unverlierbarer Verschluss |
DE102018130541.9A DE102018130541A1 (de) | 2018-11-30 | 2018-11-30 | Unverlierbarer Verschluss |
DE102019120725 | 2019-07-31 | ||
PCT/EP2019/080337 WO2020099199A1 (fr) | 2018-11-16 | 2019-11-06 | Dispositif de fermeture imperdable |
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EP3880573A1 true EP3880573A1 (fr) | 2021-09-22 |
EP3880573C0 EP3880573C0 (fr) | 2023-06-07 |
EP3880573B1 EP3880573B1 (fr) | 2023-06-07 |
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DE102020131241A1 (de) | 2020-11-25 | 2022-05-25 | Bericap Holding Gmbh | Unverlierbarer Kunststoffverschluss mit Ausgießeinsatz |
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