EP4294735B1 - Dispositif de fermeture à bague support - Google Patents

Dispositif de fermeture à bague support Download PDF

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EP4294735B1
EP4294735B1 EP22797670.1A EP22797670A EP4294735B1 EP 4294735 B1 EP4294735 B1 EP 4294735B1 EP 22797670 A EP22797670 A EP 22797670A EP 4294735 B1 EP4294735 B1 EP 4294735B1
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Alexander KRAUTKRÄMER
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/14—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means
    • B65D47/142—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means for threaded caps
    • B65D47/143—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means for threaded caps with internal parts
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/746—Spouts formed separately from the container
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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  • the present invention relates to a closure device for closing a container, the closure device comprising a base element, the base element providing a channel extending along a closure axis with an inlet opening and a pouring opening axially opposite this, the pouring opening in an imaginary and essentially perpendicular to the Pouring plane formed on the closure axis, the base element having a first guide means, the base element having a fastening means, the closure device comprising a closure cap, the closure cap having a cap lid and an axially extending cap jacket adjoining the cap lid on the circumference, the closure cap has a second guide means, wherein the closure cap and the base element are designed such that in a closed state of the closure device, the first guide means and the second guide means are in engagement with one another and the closure cap closes the pouring opening and in an open state of the closure device the first guide means and the second guide means are disengaged and the closure cap releases the pouring opening at least in sections, the closure device comprising an anchor ring and a connecting device, the
  • the present invention also relates to a combination of the closure device with a cardboard packaging and a combination of the closure device with a plastic bottle.
  • Closures of the type mentioned at the beginning with an attached closure cap must enable a consuming person to drink or pour from a container equipped with the closure without any problems. This requires that the closure cap, when open, can be brought into a position that is practical for the person consuming it. However, with the closures known from the prior art, it has been shown again and again that the closure cap often falls back from such a position when drinking or pouring, which disturbs the person consuming.
  • a packaging according to the preamble of claim 1, consisting of a container and a closure, is known, the container having an external thread formation and a circumferential bead on the container neck.
  • the object of the present invention to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned or at least to reduce the risk of these disadvantages occurring.
  • the object on which the invention is based is achieved by a closure device of the type mentioned.
  • the base element has an additional support means, the support means being arranged axially between the fastening means and the guide means, the support means having a first surface element with a surface normal, whereby the surface normal points in the direction of the pouring plane, wherein the closure device is designed such that in the open state of the closure device, the closure cap can be brought into a first position in which the closure cap rests neither on the first surface element nor on a first edge delimiting the first surface element , and can be brought into a second position.
  • the closure device is designed such that the closure cap rests in the second position on the first surface element or on the first edge or on the first surface element and the first edge, wherein the closure cap is mounted in a stabilized manner relative to the base element in the second position.
  • the support means forms a component of the base element in addition to the guide means and in addition to the fastening means.
  • the support means can in particular be an element that is separate from the fastening means and the guide means and is not designed integrally with either the fastening means or the guide means.
  • the support means and the fastener are two separate elements.
  • the support means and the fastening means are not integral parts a single means, for example not designed as two different surfaces of a ring element.
  • the closure cap is stored in the second position in a stabilized manner relative to the base element if the closure cap does not move out of this position without external force.
  • the additional support means advantageously enables a reliably stable positioning of the closure cap in the open state.
  • the surface normals of the first surface element and the pouring plane are perpendicular to one another.
  • the surface normal of the first surface element and the pouring plane enclose an angle between 60 degrees and 90 degrees.
  • the surface normal of the first surface element and the pouring plane enclose an angle between 70 degrees and 85 degrees.
  • the support means, the connecting device and the closure cap are designed such that a change from the first position of the closure cap to the second position of the closure cap and / or a change from the second position of the closure cap to the first position of the closure cap is only possible through the external influence of an additional force.
  • the support means, the connecting device and the closure cap are designed such that a change from the first position of the closure cap to the second position of the closure cap and / or a change from the second position of the closure cap to the first position of the closure cap is only possible by overcoming a predetermined frictional resistance and/or deformation resistance.
  • the closure device is designed in such a way that when the closure cap is changed from the first position to the second position and/or when the closure cap is changed from the second position to the first position, an audible click noise is heard by the average user .
  • the closure cap has a locking element, wherein the closure cap and the connecting device are designed such that the locking element rests at least on the first surface element or on the first edge when the closure device is in the open state when the closure cap is in the second position is, so that a change in this second position can essentially only be brought about by a conscious force exerted by a user of the closure device.
  • the locking element is preferably an axial extension of the cap jacket when the closure device is in the closed state.
  • the maximum outer radius of the locking element is not greater than, i.e. H. less than or equal to the maximum outer radius of the cap jacket.
  • the maximum outer radius of the locking element is greater than the maximum outer radius of the cap jacket.
  • the cap jacket and the locking element are to be understood as two distinguishable elements of the closure cap, even if the cap jacket and the locking element can be designed to be integrally connected to one another in an embodiment of the invention.
  • the locking element has an outer surface directed away from the closure axis when the closure device is closed, the outer surface of the locking element resting at least in sections at least on the first surface element or the first edge when the closure cap is in the open state second position is.
  • the closure device is designed such that in the open state of the closure device, the closure cap in a special first position can be brought, wherein in this special first position the locking element is arranged on the side of the support means facing away from the pouring plane.
  • the support means has a second surface element with a surface normal, the surface normal pointing in a direction away from the pouring plane, the closure device being designed such that when the closure cap opens, the closure cap is initially at least in contact with the second surface element or a second edge delimiting the second surface element before the closure cap can be moved into the second position.
  • connection of the connecting device to the anchor ring is located closer to the pouring opening in the closed state than the area of the locking element that is maximally distant from the pouring opening
  • the support means is arranged axially spaced from both the first guide means and the fastening means.
  • the support means is a support ring that extends over the full circumference of the base element and projects radially away from the closure axis, or a support ring section that only extends over a partial area of less than 360 degrees and projects radially away from the closure axis.
  • the support means is a support ring or support ring section which projects radially away from the closure axis
  • the fastening means is a fastening ring or fastening ring section which is arranged axially spaced from the support ring or support ring section and projects radially away from the closure axis.
  • the support means has a maximum radial extent to be measured from the closure axis, which is greater than the maximum radial extent of the first guide means.
  • the connecting device and the closure cap are designed such that in the open state the closure cap is mounted such that it can pivot relative to the base element about a pivot axis perpendicular to the closure axis.
  • the connecting device and the closure cap are designed such that in the first position the closure cap is pivotably mounted relative to the base element about a first pivot axis perpendicular to the closure axis and in the second position it is pivotable about a second pivot axis perpendicular to the closure axis is mounted relative to the base element, the first pivot axis being further away from the pouring plane than the second pivot axis.
  • the connecting device comprises at least a first tether and an additional second tether, the first tether connecting the closure cap to the anchor ring, the second tether connecting the closure cap to the anchor ring, the connecting device preferably exclusively comprising a first tether and includes an additional second tether.
  • At least the first tether is twisted in the open state of the closure device when the closure cap is in the second position, wherein preferably the first tether and the second tether are twisted in the open state of the closure device when the closure cap is in the second position is.
  • the first tether and the second tether each extend over a circumferential angle of a maximum of 120 degrees when the closure device is closed.
  • the first tether and the second tether each extend over a circumferential angle of a maximum of 90 degrees when the closure device is closed.
  • the first tether and the second tether each extend over a circumferential angle of a maximum of 60 degrees when the closure device is closed.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed and arranged such that the closure cap is mounted on the base element in the closed state of the closure device relative to the base element about the closure cap, so that the closure cap is in a Opening direction of rotation can be rotated relative to the base element in order to bring the closure device into the open state.
  • the first guide means is an external thread, with the second guide means being an internal thread.
  • the first and second guide means are designed as bayonet elements that can be brought into engagement with one another.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed such that the closure cap is designed as a flip-top cap or unidirectional flip-top cap.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means can each be designed as a latching element, so that the closure cap can be closed and opened by an exclusive pivoting movement about a pivot axis that is essentially perpendicular to the closure axis, i.e. without rotation about the closure axis, or in the case of a Unidirectional FlipTop cap can only be closed but not opened.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed and arranged in such a way that the first guide means and the second guide means come out of engagement at most after a rotation of the closure cap by 180 degrees in the opening rotation direction from the closed state, so that the closure cap can be brought into the open state without further rotation of the closure cap in the opening direction of rotation.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed and arranged in such a way that the first guide means and the second guide means come out of engagement after a maximum rotation of the closure cap by 120 degrees in the opening rotation direction from the closed state, so that the closure cap can be brought into the open state without further rotation of the closure cap in the opening direction of rotation.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed and arranged in such a way that the first guide means and the second guide means come out of engagement at most after a rotation of the closure cap by 90 degrees in the opening direction of rotation from the closed state, so that the closure cap can be brought into the open state without further rotation of the closure cap in the opening direction of rotation.
  • an additional support means for example in the form of a support ring, is advantageous, since the external thread located on the base element is in no way suitable for such short threads To support and stabilize the closure cap.
  • the first guide means and the second guide means are designed and arranged in such a way that the first guide means and the second guide means come out of engagement at least after the closure cap has been rotated through 360 degrees in the opening direction of rotation from the closed state , so that the closure cap can be brought into the open state without further rotation of the closure cap in the opening direction of rotation.
  • This embodiment is particularly advantageous in connection with cardboard packaging if the closure device also has a cutting device for opening the cardboard packaging. In this case, the greatest possible rotational movement is required in order to move the cutting elements of a cutting device sufficiently far into the cardboard packaging via drivers.
  • the region of the base element defining the channel has a minimum material thickness d min to be measured radially, where d min is less than 2 mm.
  • the material thickness d min is less than 1 mm.
  • the material thickness d min is between 0.5 mm and 0.8 mm.
  • the fastening means is a circumferentially extending, radially projecting ring.
  • the closure device comprises a cutting device arranged at least in sections within the channel with a Cutting element
  • the closure cap comprises a driver device
  • the driver device and the cutting device are designed and arranged such that a first rotation of the closure cap in the opening rotation direction causes a movement of the cutting element from a starting position of the cutting element in a direction pointing from the pouring opening to the inlet opening , so that the cutting element can be moved at least in sections through the entrance opening.
  • the closure device has a tamper-evident device, wherein the tamper-evident device provides a first visible or tactile display in a first state and, in a second state, provides a second visible or tactile display that can be distinguished from the first display.
  • the closure device is designed in such a way that when the closure cap is rotated for the first time in the opening direction of rotation, the tamper-evident device first changes from the first state to the second state at a rotation angle D1 and then the cutting element passes through the for the first time at a rotation angle D2 Input opening moves out of the channel so that the angle of rotation D2 is greater than the angle of rotation D1, both angles of rotation D1 and D2 being measured starting from the same angle of rotation zero point D0.
  • the closure device comprises a guarantee ring, wherein the guarantee ring is connected to the anchor ring via at least one easily tearable web, wherein the closure device is designed such that the at least one easily tearable web tears when the closure device is opened for the first time, wherein the guarantee ring is preferably arranged on the side of the anchor ring facing away from the pouring plane.
  • the anchor ring is connected to the guarantee ring via at least one tearable web before the initial opening movement of the closure cap, wherein the anchor ring, the guarantee ring and the at least one tearable web are designed in such a way that the at least one tearable web passes through the The first opening movement of the closure cap can be torn, so that the guarantee ring can be removed from the anchor ring, the closure cap being connected to the anchor ring both before the first opening movement and after the first opening movement of the closure cap exclusively via the connecting device.
  • the closure cap is connected to the anchor ring via at least one further tearable web before the initial opening movement.
  • the closure device has a sealing element, wherein the sealing element is arranged at least partially separably on the base element, wherein in the open state of the closure device, the sealing element closes the channel in a sealed state and releases the channel in an unsealed state, wherein the sealing element is connected to the base element in the sealed state and is at least partially separated from the base element in the unsealed state.
  • the sealing element is a sealing membrane that can be torn off by a consuming person when the closure device is in the open state.
  • the present invention also relates to a combination of a cardboard packaging with a closure device according to the invention, wherein the closure device is connected to the cardboard packaging or is partially formed integrally with the closure device in such a way that the closure device enables the cardboard packaging to be opened or closed.
  • the present invention also relates to a combination of a plastic bottle with a closure device according to the invention, wherein the closure device is connected to the plastic bottle or is partially formed integrally with the plastic tab in such a way that the closure device enables the cardboard packaging to be opened or closed, the plastic bottle having a bottle neck, wherein the bottle neck comprises the base element of the closure device.
  • the combination is designed such that a closure cap that can be pivoted relative to the base element about a pivot axis perpendicular to the closure axis can be pivoted by a maximum of 180 degrees, preferably a maximum of 170 degrees, before the cardboard packaging or plastic bottle comes into contact on the one hand and closure cap or connecting device on the other hand prevents any further pivoting.
  • the combination is designed such that a mere pivoting movement of the closure cap from the first position to the second position and before reaching the second position causes the closure cap to come into contact with an outer surface of the cardboard packaging or the plastic bottle becomes.
  • the combination is designed such that the coming into contact of the closure cap with the outer surface of the cardboard packaging or the plastic bottle facilitates the targeted movement of the closure cap into the second position for the consuming person. Accordingly, a small amount of force is required to reach the second position of the closure cap, since the closure cap is supported by the cardboard packaging or the plastic bottle, whereby a leverage effect can be used.
  • the first embodiment shown of a closure device 1 has a connecting device 13 with two retaining straps, namely a first retaining strap 23 and a second retaining strap 24, and a locking element 18.
  • the two retaining straps 23, 24 are connected on the one hand to the anchor ring 12 and on the other hand to the cap jacket 10 via a total of two weakening lines 25, 26.
  • a weakening line is a special design of an easily torn web and thus also provides an originality assurance device.
  • the two lines of weakness 25 and 26 are in the Fig. 1 to 5 Embodiment shown is designed in such a way that before the closure device 1 is opened for the first time, a first weakening line 25 connects the first tether 23 with the cap jacket 10 and the second Tether 24 connects to the anchor ring 12, and that a second weakening line 26 connects the first tether 23 to the anchor ring 12 and the second tether 24 to the cap jacket 10.
  • a first weakening line 25 connects the first tether 23 with the cap jacket 10 and the second Tether 24 connects to the anchor ring 12
  • a second weakening line 26 connects the first tether 23 to the anchor ring 12 and the second tether 24 to the cap jacket 10.
  • the second weakening line 26 extends from a position on the second retaining band 24 that is axially spaced from the first weakening line 25 in the direction of the pouring opening 5 and sometimes also axially towards a position on the first retaining band 23 that is axially spaced from the first weakening line 25 in the direction of the inlet opening 4 .
  • the second weakening line 26 extends in a zigzag manner, so that in the closed state of the closure device 1, a locking element 18 forms at a circumferential position between the two peripheral ends of the first weakening line 25, which is arranged on the cap jacket 10 as an axial extension of the cap jacket 10.
  • Locking element 18 and cap jacket 10 are designed in one piece. Cap jacket 10 and locking element 18 also close essentially flush in the radial direction.
  • the closure cap 8 is removed from the in the Fig. 1 and 2 the position shown in order to move it into the position shown Fig. 3a, 3b , 4 and 5 shown claimed second, stabilized position of the closure cap 8 to bring.
  • the holding straps 23 and 24 are twisted by pivoting.
  • the twisted retaining straps cause a restoring torque, which, without the presence of the support means 14 designed as a support ring, would result in the closure cap 8 at least partially pivoting back towards the pouring opening 5.
  • the locking element 18 initially comes into contact with the surface of the support means 14 aligned in the direction of the entrance opening 4 when pivoting.
  • the consuming person By applying a slightly increased torque, the consuming person then ensures that this when pivoting Locking element 18 is lifted or pressed from this position in the direction of the pouring opening 5 over the support ring, during which a clearly audible click noise is heard.
  • the locking element 18 is located in, among other things Fig. 3a position shown. In the embodiment shown here, this means that the locking element rests with its outer surface on the first edge 17 of the support ring. In this position, the restoring torque caused by the twisted retaining straps is counteracted by the rest of the locking element 18 on the first edge 17 of the support ring, so that the closure cap 8 cannot be moved out of this position without the application of increased effort by the person consuming it and is therefore stored in a stabilized manner.
  • the base element 2 has the fastening means 7 designed as a fastening ring, more precisely as a Pilfer proof ring.
  • This fastening ring holds the anchor ring 12 and thus also the closure cap 8 connected to the anchor ring 12 via the connecting device 13 connected to the base element 2.
  • the anchor ring is in the Fig. 1 to 5 First embodiment shown is designed as a flex band. A flexible band section of the anchor ring folded in the direction of the closure axis 50 is in engagement with the fastening means 7.
  • the ones in the Fig. 1 to 5 also has an asymmetrical position of the two retaining straps 23 and 24 in relation to one another when the closure cap 8 is in the second position. This is particularly in Fig. 5 visible.
  • an asymmetrical position of two tethers is to be understood as an arrangement of two tethers in which the connection point between the first of the two tethers and the anchor ring is arranged closer (or further away, depending on the definition of the tethers) to the closure cap than that Connection point between the second of the two retaining straps and the anchor ring.
  • the first guide means 6 in the Fig. 1 to 5 shown embodiment of the closure device 1 according to the invention is designed as an external thread and the second guide means 11 as a corresponding internal thread, with a rotation through a circumferential angle of approximately 180 degrees being necessary in order to disengage or completely disengage the external and internal threads from a completely closed position to engage with each other.
  • the Fig. 2 to 5 It can be seen that the embodiment shown here also has a sealing membrane 19 that initially closes the channel.
  • a pull tab 20 is arranged on the sealing membrane 19. To release the channel 3, a consuming person only needs to grasp the pull tab 20 with one finger and pull it up with a normal, everyday effort to separate the sealing membrane 19 from the inside of the channel.
  • annular inner seal 21 extends from the inside of the cap lid 9 in the direction of the inlet opening 4 when the closure device 1 is in the closed state, with the inner seal 21 - in this state - sealing on a point facing the closure axis 50 inner surface of the Base element 2 rests in order to seal the channel 3 in a liquid-tight manner even if the sealing membrane 19, also shown here, has been removed.
  • the ones in the Fig. 6 to 10 differs from that in the Fig. 1 to 5 shown first embodiment only with regard to the geometry of the lines of weakness and with regard to the design of the first and second guide means. Therefore, only these differences will be discussed below.
  • the remaining features and advantages of the in the Fig. 6 to 10 corresponds to the features and advantages already described in the Fig. 1 to 5 embodiment shown.
  • a first tether 123 and a second tether 124 extend through a first weakening line 125 and a second weakening line 126.
  • the two weakening lines 125 and 126 always extend axially apart in this case to each other, with each of the two weakening lines 125 and 126 being interrupted by a separator.
  • two symmetrically connected retaining straps 123 and 124 are formed. This means that the connection points of the two retaining straps 123 and 124 to the anchor ring 12 are both essentially the same distance from the closure cap 8.
  • the second weakening line 126 has a bulge protruding towards the entrance opening 4 in the area of the separating web of the first weakening line 125.
  • the separating web of the first weakening line 125 which forms the locking element 18, extends further in the direction of the entrance opening 4 than the connection points between the respective retaining straps 123, 124 and the anchor ring 12.
  • This advantageously causes the locking element 18 in the second Position rests particularly tightly on the support ring. In other words, there is a stronger locking between the support means 14 and the locking element 18 - due to the axially extended design of the locking element 18 in the direction of the entrance opening beyond the axial position of the connection points between the retaining straps 123, 124 and the anchor ring 12.
  • the ones in the Fig. 6 to 10 Embodiment shown differs from that in the Fig. 1 to 5
  • the embodiment shown also includes the fact that the first and second guide means 6, 11, which are designed as external and internal threads, are shorter in the circumferential direction, namely in such a way that after the closure cap has been rotated by approximately 60 degrees from the completely closed position The external and internal threads become disengaged.

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  1. Dispositif de fermeture (1) pour fermer un récipient,
    le dispositif de fermeture comprenant un élément de base (2),
    l'élément de base (2) fournissant un canal (3) s'étendant le long d'un axe de fermeture (50) avec une ouverture d'entrée (4) et une ouverture de versement (5) axialement opposée à l'ouverture d'entrée (3),
    l'ouverture de versement (5) étant agencée dans un plan de versement théorique et formé sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de fermeture (50),
    l'élément de base (2) comprenant un premier moyen de guidage (6), l'élément de base comprenant un moyen de fixation (7),
    le dispositif de fermeture comprenant un capuchon de fermeture (8),
    le capuchon de fermeture (8) comprenant un couvercle de capuchon (9) et une enveloppe de capuchon (10) se raccordant sur le côté périphérique au couvercle de capuchon (9) et s'étendant axialement, le capuchon de fermeture (8) comprenant un second moyen de guidage (11),
    le capuchon de fermeture (8) et l'élément de base (2) sont conçus de telle manière que
    dans un état fermé du dispositif de fermeture (1), le premier moyen de guidage (6) et le second moyen de guidage (11) sont en prise l'un avec l'autre et le capuchon de fermeture (8) ferme l'ouverture de versement (5) et,
    dans un état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1), le premier moyen de guidage (6) et le second moyen de guidage (11) sont hors de prise et le capuchon de fermeture (8) libère l'ouverture de versement (5) au moins par sections,
    le dispositif de fermeture (1) comprenant une bague d'ancrage (12) et un dispositif de connexion (13),
    le dispositif de connexion (13) connectant la bague d'ancrage (12) au capuchon de fermeture (8),
    la bague d'ancrage (12) étant en prise avec le moyen de fixation (7) à la fois dans l'état fermé et dans l'état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1) de telle sorte que, à l'état ouvert aussi, le capuchon de fermeture (8) soit connecté à l'élément de base (2) par le dispositif de connexion (13) et la bague d'ancrage (12),
    l'élément de base (2) comprenant un moyen de support supplémentaire (14),
    le moyen de support (14) étant agencé axialement entre le moyen de fixation (7) et le premier moyen de guidage (6),
    le moyen de support (14) comprenant un premier élément de surface (15) avec une normale de surface,
    la normale de surface étant orientée vers le plan de versement,
    le dispositif de fermeture (1) étant conçu de telle manière que dans l'état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1), le capuchon de fermeture (8) puisse être amené dans une première position dans laquelle le capuchon de fermeture (8) ne repose ni sur le premier élément de surface (15) ni sur un premier bord (17) délimitant le premier élément de surface, et puisse être amené dans une seconde position,
    le capuchon de fermeture (8) étant monté dans la seconde position de manière stable par rapport à l'élément de base (2),
    caractérisé en ce que
    dans la seconde position, le capuchon de fermeture (8) repose sur le premier élément de surface (15) ou sur le premier bord (17) ou sur le premier élément de surface (15) et le premier bord (17).
  2. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon la revendication 1,
    le moyen de support (14), le dispositif de connexion (13) et le capuchon de fermeture (8) étant conçus de manière à ce qu'un changement de la première position du capuchon de fermeture (8) à la seconde position du capuchon de fermeture (8) et/ou un changement de la seconde position du capuchon de fermeture (8) à la première position du capuchon de fermeture (8) ne soit possible que par l'action externe d'une force supplémentaire.
  3. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le dispositif de fermeture (1) étant conçu de telle sorte que lors du changement du capuchon de fermeture (8) de la première position à la seconde position et/ou lors du changement du capuchon de fermeture (8) de la seconde position à la première position, un bruit de clic audible pour l'utilisateur moyen retentisse.
  4. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le capuchon de fermeture (8) comprenant un élément de verrouillage (18),
    le capuchon de fermeture (8) et le dispositif de connexion (13) étant conçus de telle sorte que l'élément de fixation (18), dans l'état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1), repose au moins sur le premier élément de surface (15) ou sur le premier bord (17) lorsque le capuchon de fermeture (8) est dans la seconde position, de sorte qu'une modification de cette seconde position ne puisse être effectuée que par une force délibérée d'un utilisateur du dispositif de fermeture (1),
    l'élément de fixation (18) constituant, de préférence à l'état fermé du dispositif de fermeture (1), un prolongement axial de l'enveloppe de capuchon (9),
    de manière particulièrement préférée, le rayon extérieur maximal de l'élément de verrouillage (18) n'étant pas plus grand que le rayon extérieur maximal de l'enveloppe de capuchon (9).
  5. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon la revendication 4,
    la connexion du dispositif de connexion (13) à la bague d'ancrage (12) se trouvant à l'état fermé plus près de l'ouverture de versement (5) que la zone maximale de l'élément de verrouillage (18) éloignée de l'ouverture de versement (5).
  6. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le moyen de support (14) étant espacé axialement à la fois du premier moyen de guidage (6) et du moyen de fixation (7).
  7. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le moyen de support (14) étant une bague de support s'étendant sur toute la circonférence de l'élément de base (2) et faisant saillie radialement à partir de l'axe de fermeture (50) ou une section de bague de support ne s'étendant que sur une zone partielle inférieure à 360 degrés et faisant saillie radialement à partir de l'axe de fermeture (50).
  8. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le moyen de support (14) comprenant une extension radiale maximale à mesurer à partir de l'axe de fermeture (50) qui est supérieure à l'extension radiale maximale du premier moyen de guidage (6).
  9. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le dispositif de connexion (13) et le capuchon de fermeture (8) étant conçus de telle manière que le capuchon de fermeture (8) soit monté à pivotement par rapport à l'élément de base (2) dans l'état ouvert autour d'un axe de pivotement perpendiculaire à l'axe de fermeture (50).
  10. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le dispositif de connexion(13) comprenant au moins une première bande de retenue (23, 123) et une seconde bande de retenue supplémentaire (24, 124),
    la première bande de retenue (23, 123) reliant le capuchon de fermeture (8) à la bague d'ancrage (12),
    la seconde bande de retenue (24, 124) reliant le capuchon de fermeture (8) à la bague d'ancrage (12),
    le dispositif de connexion (13) comprenant de préférence exclusivement une première bande de retenue (23, 123) et une seconde bande de retenue supplémentaire (24,124).
  11. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon la revendication 10,
    au moins la première bande de retenue (23, 123) étant torsadée à l'état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1), lorsque le capuchon de fermeture (8) est dans la seconde position,
    de préférence, la première bande de retenue (23, 123) et la seconde bande de retenue (124, 124) étant torsadées dans l'état ouvert du dispositif de fermeture (1) lorsque le capuchon de fermeture (8) est dans la seconde position.
  12. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 ou 11,
    la première bande de retenue (23, 123) et la seconde bande de retenue (24, 124) s'étendant chacune à l'état fermé du dispositif de fermeture (1) sur un angle circonférentiel de 120 degrés au maximum, de préférence de 90 degrés au maximum et de manière particulièrement préférée de 60 degrés au maximum.
  13. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le premier moyen de guidage (6) et le second moyen de guidage (11) étant conçus et agencés de telle sorte que le capuchon de fermeture (8), dans l'état fermé du dispositif de fermeture (1) par rapport à l'élément de base (2) autour du capuchon de fermeture (8), soit monté sur l'élément de base (29) de manière à pouvoir tourner, de sorte que le capuchon de fermeture puisse être tourné dans une direction de rotation d'ouverture par rapport à l'élément de base (2) pour amener le dispositif de fermeture (1) dans l'état ouvert.
  14. Dispositif de fermeture (1) selon la revendication 13,
    le premier moyen de guidage (6) et le second moyen de guidage (11) étant conçus et agencés de telle sorte qu'au maximum après une rotation du capuchon de fermeture (8) de 180 degrés dans la direction de rotation d'ouverture, le premier moyen de guidage (6) et le second moyen de guidage (11) sortent de l'état en prise, de sorte que le capuchon de fermeture (8) puisse être amené dans l'état ouvert sans rotation supplémentaire du capuchon de fermeture (8) dans la direction de rotation d'ouverture.
  15. Combinaison d'un emballage en carton avec un dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le dispositif de fermeture (1) étant relié à l'emballage en carton ou étant formé en partie d'un seul tenant avec le dispositif de fermeture (1) de manière à ce que le dispositif de fermeture (1) permette l'ouverture ou la fermeture de l'emballage en carton,
    ou
    combinaison d'une bouteille en plastique avec un dispositif de fermeture (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le dispositif de fermeture (1) étant connecté à la bouteille en plastique ou étant formé en partie d'un seul tenant avec la bouteille en plastique de telle sorte que le dispositif de fermeture (1) permette une ouverture ou une fermeture de la bouteille en plastique, la bouteille en plastique comprenant un goulot de bouteille, le goulot de bouteille étant ou comprenant l'élément de base (2) du dispositif de fermeture.
  16. Combinaison selon la revendication 15,
    la combinaison étant conçue de manière à ce qu'un capuchon de fermeture (8) pouvant pivoter par rapport à l'élément de base (2) autour d'un axe de pivotement perpendiculaire à l'axe de fermeture (50) puisse pivoter de 180 degrés au maximum, de préférence de 170 degrés au maximum, avant qu'un contact entre l'emballage en carton ou la bouteille en plastique d'une part et le capuchon de fermeture (8) ou le dispositif de connexion (13) d'autre part n'empêche un pivotement supplémentaire du capuchon de fermeture.
  17. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 ou 16,
    la combinaison étant conçue de telle sorte qu'un simple mouvement de pivotement du capuchon de fermeture (8) de la première position à la seconde position et avant d'atteindre la seconde position provoque un contact entre le capuchon de fermeture (8) et une surface extérieure de l'emballage en carton ou de la bouteille en plastique, la combinaison étant de préférence conçue de telle sorte que le contact du capuchon de fermeture (8) avec la surface extérieure de l'emballage en carton ou de la bouteille en plastique facilite le guidage du capuchon de fermeture (8) dans la seconde position pour la personne qui consomme.
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