GB2049633A - Container for Storage and Direct Application of Liquids and Pastes - Google Patents

Container for Storage and Direct Application of Liquids and Pastes Download PDF

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GB2049633A
GB2049633A GB8014344A GB8014344A GB2049633A GB 2049633 A GB2049633 A GB 2049633A GB 8014344 A GB8014344 A GB 8014344A GB 8014344 A GB8014344 A GB 8014344A GB 2049633 A GB2049633 A GB 2049633A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • B65D51/223Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure the outer closure having to be removed or inverted for piercing or cutting
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/18Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages for discharging drops; Droppers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B65D51/1688Venting occurring during initial closing or opening of the container, by means of a passage for the escape of gas between the closure and the lip of the container mouth, e.g. interrupted threads
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • B65D81/26Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
    • B65D81/266Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for absorbing gases, e.g. oxygen absorbers or desiccants
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2251/00Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015Upper closure of the 41-type
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2251/00Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0093Membrane
    • B65D2251/0096Membrane integral with the container

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Abstract

A container for storage and direct application of liquids and pastes comprises a body (1) of a mouldable plastics with a tapered dispensing end (2) and a closure plug (5) with air vents (13, 14) therein to avoid build up of pressure during filling and closure. There is also provided a removable cover cap (3) for tapered end (2) which carries a needle (4) for piercing a membrane (7), Fig. 2 (not shown), in end (2) when the cap is inverted and pushed thereover. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Container for Storing and Direct Application of Liquids and Pastes This invention relates to a container for the storage and direct application of liquids and pastes of the kind comprising a hollow body with a tapered dispensing nozzle at one end and an open opposite and filling end which is closed by a plug. The container is also provided with a cover cap which can be fitted over the dispensing end and held by, for example, a snap-on screw fastening. Containers of this type, see for instance German Gebrauchsmuster specification No. 7 732 972, are used for example to contain adhesives and sealants and for technical liquids, pharmaceuticals, aromatic oils, and so on.
The closure plug is, in practice, pressed into the open end of the container body after the introduction of the contents, and as a consequence the contents of the container are under pressure and this has the effect that when the liquid or paste is first used it tends to spray out of the dispensing nozzle. In the case of particularly active products, for example adhesives with a cyanacrylate base or etching liquids this is extremely unpleasant. A further disadvantage lies in the fact that the dispensing nozzle, after being opened, is quickly closed again by contamination or gumming and further use is no longer possible or the contents of the container dry out. Again, when the dispensing nozzle is opened by tearing part of it away, the tearing constricts to an indefinite degree the dispensing opening at the point of fracture, or even completely closes it.
In addition to the type of container disclosed in Gebrauchsmuster specification 7 732 972 containers have long been in use which have nozzles which have to be prepared for use by a separately-available needle or by cutting with a knife. The needle can serve at the same time as a closure for the nozzle. This however only works when the content of the pack does not harden around the needle. In the case of cyanacrylate adhesive however this as a rule happens, so that it is impossible to pull the needle out of the nozzle at a later time.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container of the kind set forth above of a construction which is such as to avoid the defects set forth.
This object is met by the present invention by providing a container for storage and direct application of liquids and pastes, comprising a body which is tapered at one end to form a dispensing nozzle and is open at the other end where it is adapted to receive a closure plug and is flanged over the edge of said plug to engage the latter in sealing fashion, and a cover cap adapted to be disposed on and connected to said tapered end, said closure plug being provided at its periphery with venting slots for the passage of air when the plug is pushed into the open end of the container body.
The invention has the substantial advantage that there is no excess pressure in the interior of the container as a result of the closure thereof so that there is no danger for the liquid or paste to squirt out when it is opened. Further there is no danger of the contents of the container drying out or the dispensing nozzle being gummed up in such a way as to make the container useiess.
Advantageously the closure plug has a depending skirt around which the end of the container body defining the opening in the latter is turned over and sealed, and the venting slots are disposed labyrinth-fashion in said end and skirts.
By a further feature of the invention the dispensing nozzle is cupped at its leading end to form a drip tip, this cup being defined by a membrane, and the cover cap is provided externally with a tapered recess housing an axially disposed needle whereby, on removal of the cap from its cover and guard position at the leading end of the container body it can be reversed and replaced on this end so that the said recess is fitted over the dispensing nozzle and the needle perforates the membrane to form a dispensing opening. This gives the additional advantage that the needle provides a definite opening for ready application of the liquid or paste in the form of drops or as a string. An already opened and possibly stoppered or gummed nozzle can be reperforated by means of the needle. After the opening of the container a sealed closure of the nozzle is possible.The seating of the cap in combination with the snapping down or screwthreaded connection provides an additional sealed effect.
Conveniently the cover cap is provided internally with a stopper for engagement with the dispensing nozzle to close any dispensing opening provided in the tip of the latter, and with guide ribs for sliding engagement with the periphery of the dispensing nozzle for centering the cover cap.
Further it is advantageous that the plug is hollow and is filled and closed with an auxiliary package, or for example a moisture-absorbent mass.
In an advantageous method of making a container according to this invention the body of the container is made by injection moulding from a plastics material, for example poiyethylene, polypropylene, or the like, and in assembly the closure plug is pressed into the open end of the container body, the marginal edge of this open end is completely flanged over an end rim of the plug, and the flanged-over edge is welded to this rim to provide an airtight closure.
The invention will be explained in more detail in the following description with reference to examples of embodiment which are illustrated in the drawings. In these drawings: Figure 1 is an elevational view of a container of this invention with a cover cap, with part in section, Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on an enlarged scale through the leading part of the container with its dispensing nozzle.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the base end of the container on a further enlarged scale, Figure 4 is a front view enlarged yet again of the closure plug seen in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a side view of the closure plug in a container of circular cross section, Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of part of the closure cap placed on the dispensing nozzle of the container, and Figure 7 shows a further constructional form of the container end, this being a detail in longitudinal section at the part encircled at A in Figure 1.
The container 1 illustrated in Figure 1 may represent a mini pack with a content of say 0.5 cm3 up to a large pack with a content of about 1000 cm3. The body of the container is cylindrical at its medial and lower parts but tapers at its leading end to form a conical dispensing nozzle 2.
The body could instead be of oval or polygonal cross section.
The dispensing nozzle 2 is provided with a cover cap 3 with a snap-on or screw threaded fit.
It will be noted that in the case illustrated an annular groove 9, or it could be a screw thread, is arranged in the body inwards of the conical end.
At its tip the dispensing nozzle is formed with a cupped recess 6 closed by a perforable membrane 7 and it will be observed that the cover cap 3 (see Figure 1) is formed at its leading end with a recess 4 of a taper corresponding to that of the tip of the dispensing nozzle 2. This recess 4 houses an axial pin 8 secured in the cap.
Thus, when the cap is removed from the assembly it can be reversed and the recess 4 fitted over the nozzle tip and pressed down so that the pin 8 pierces the membrane 7 to form a positivelydefined dispensing opening in the tip. This allows for application of the contents of the container in drops, by virtue of the cup 6, or as a string.
The container body is initially open at the end remote from the nozzle 2 and is here provided with a skirt 11. It is fitted through this open end which is then closed by a plug 5, which is pressed in. The closure plug 5 is substantially of U-form in cross section, there being a step 10 to define the pushed-in position. In this position (Figure 3) the skirt 11 of the container body stands a littie proud of and is turned over inwardly so that it completely encloses the rim 12 of the plug 5. The flanged-over skirt 11 of the container body is then sealed to the rim 12 of the plug 5.
Figure 4 and 5 show that venting slots 13, 14 are provided along the periphery, that is to say parallel to the axis of the container and partially on the periphery of the plug 5, preferably labyrinthically offset relatively to one another.
Thus in insertion of the plug 5 into the container 3 the excess pressure can be vented and thereby after the edge 11 has been flanged over the edge 12 there is an absolute seal in conjunction with the welding process.
The hollow plug 5 may be filled with a moisture-absorbing mass 1 8 and sealed against the exterior with the assistance of a small plate 1 5 as illustrated in Figure 7. Instead of using a moisture-absorbent mass 1 8 an auxiliary filler may be provided in the case of packs of larger diameter, for an example an auxiliary product or a service aid.
Figure 6 shows on a larger scale a particular construction of cover cap 3 having therein a small central closure stopper 1 6 which penetrates under pressure into the cup cavity 6 defining the drip tip of the dispensing nozzle 2 during the dnapping-down of the cover cap. For centering purposes use is made of internal ribs 1 7 in the cap which slide over the dispensing nozzle 2. The result is that after the opening of the container by perforations of the membrane 7 the contents can be resealed against the exterior and gumming up of the opening avoided.

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1. A container for storage and direct application of liquids and pastes, comprising a body which is tapered at one end to form a dispensing nozzle and is open at the other end where it is adapted to receive a closure plug and is flanged over the edge of said plug to engage the latter in sealing fashion, and a cover cap adapted to be disposed on and connected to said tapered end, said closure plug being provided at its periphery with venting slots for the passage of air when the plug is pushed into the open end of the container body.
2. A container according to Claim 1, in which the closure plug has a depending skirt around which the end of the container body defining the opening in the latter is turned over and sealed, and the venting slots are disposed labyrinthfashion in said end and skirts.
3. A container according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the closure plug is hollow, accommodates a filling, for example an auxiliary package, a moisture-absorbing mass, or the like, and is closed by an accessory plate.
4. A container according to any of Claims 1 to 3, in which the dispensing nozzle is cupped at its leading end to form a drip tip, this cup being defined by a membrane, and the cover cap is provided externally with a tapered recess housing an axially disposed needle whereby, on removal of the cap from its cover and guard position at the leading end of the container body it can be reversed and replaced on this end so that the said recess is fitted over the dispensing nozzle and the needle perforates the membrane to form a dispensing opening.
5. A container according to any of Claims 1 to 4, in which the cover cap is provided internally with a stopper for engagement with the dispensing nozzle to close any dispensing opening provided in the tip of the latter, and with guide ribs for sliding engagement with the periphery of the dispensing nozzle for centering the cover cap.
6. A method of making a storage and direct application container according to any of Claims 1 to 5, in which the body of the container is made by injection moulding from a plastics material, for example polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like, and in assembly the closure plug is pressed into the open end of the container body, the marginal edge of this open end is completely flanged over an end rim of the plug, and the fianged-over edge is welded to this rim to provide an airtight closure.
7. A container for storage and direct application of liquids and pastes substantially as herein described and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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