US20060186079A1 - Screw on dispensing closure with structure for preventing removal - Google Patents
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- 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
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- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
- B65D47/0809—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions
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- 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
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- 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
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- This invention generally relates to a dispensing closure of the type that has a hinged reclosable lid that may be swung open to reveal a dispensing orifice for the closure. More specifically, this invention relates to a dispensing closure that is provided with integral retention structure that resists or prevents the closure from being unscrewed from a container after it is first screwed onto the container.
- Dispensing closures are in wide use for dispensing materials, particularly liquids, throughout the world.
- a dispensing closure is simply an article that is mountable onto a container that is designed to permit closure of an orifice of the container and, when the closure is opened, to permit material to be dispensed from the container through the orifice and the dispensing closure.
- Dispensing closures are quite common in the packaging of certain beverages, such as sports drinks, other flowable food material such as salad dressings as well as materials, such as oils and liquid detergents that are unsuitable for human consumption.
- One type of dispensing closure that is increasingly popular is the flip-top variety, which is characterized by a main body portion that is securable to a container and a lid portion that is hingedly mounted to the main body portion.
- the main body portion typically includes a dispensing orifice that is sealed by closure of the lid and uncovered when the lid is opened.
- a consumer desires to dispense liquid from this type of dispensing closure, he or she will flip the lid open and squeeze or invert the container.
- Dispensing closures are typically mounted to the container are there by snapping the closure onto the container or screwing the closure on to a threaded finish portion of the container.
- a snap-on connection With a snap-on connection, removal of the closure from the container by the consumer is effectively discouraged.
- a screw on connection it is generally relatively easy for a consumer to remove the closure from the container by unscrewing it.
- a screw on plastic dispensing closure for a container includes a closure main body that is adapted to be screwed on to a container, the closure main body having a top portion in which an orifice is defined for dispensing a substance from the container and a downwardly depending skirt portion having an inner surface on which at least one interior thread is defined for engaging threading on the container; a lid member that is hingedly mounted to the closure main body for movement between a first closed position wherein the lid member covers the orifice and an open position wherein the orifice is uncovered by the lid member; and tamper evident locking structure for retaining the lid member on the closure main body until the closure is first opened by the consumer.
- a container assembly includes a container having a threaded finish portion; and a closure, the closure including a closure main body having a top portion in which an orifice is defined for dispensing a substance from the container and a downwardly depending skirt portion having an inner surface on which the internal threading is defined, the internal threading being screwed on to the threaded finish portion of the container; a lid member that is hingedly mounted to the closure main body for movement between a first closed position wherein the lid member covers the orifice and an open position wherein the orifice is uncovered by the lid member; and tamper evident locking structure for retaining the lid member on the closure main body until the closure is first opened by the consumer.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container assembly that is constructed according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the container assembly shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a third perspective view of the container assembly shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the container according to the second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container assembly according to the second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is another perspective view of the container assembly according to the second embodiment of the invention.
- a container assembly 10 includes a closure 12 and a container 14 , which is best shown in FIG. 4 .
- container 14 includes a main body portion 16 , an upstanding generally cylindrical finish portion 18 having at least one external thread 20 thereon and an outwardly extending annular transfer ring 22 that is positioned adjacent to the finish portion 18 .
- transfer ring is generally used specific to plastic containers that are formed from a preform by blowmolding, such as those that are generally fabricated from polyethylene terephthalate, it is to be understood that the term transfer ring as it is being used herein could refer to any structure that is functionally equivalent to the transfer rings described herein with respect to the invention as it is disclosed, including structure on containers that are not formed by using a preform.
- transfer ring 22 includes a slightly tapered upper surface 24 , a tapered lower surface 26 and an outer surface 28 that forms the outer periphery of the transfer ring 22 .
- a radiused transition surface 30 connects the slightly tapered upper surface 24 and the outer surface 28 , for reasons that will be described in greater detail below.
- a pair of generally longitudinally extending notches are defined in the transfer ring 22 .
- Each notch 32 includes a first side stop surface 34 , a second side stop surface 36 and a bottom surface 38 that defines the bottom of the notch 32 .
- the first and second side stop surfaces 34 , 36 are preferably located in planes that are substantially radial to the central axis of the generally cylindrical finish portion 18 .
- closure 12 preferably includes a main body portion 40 that is constructed and arranged to be screwed onto the threaded finish portion 18 of the container 14 .
- Main body portion 40 includes a top portion or deck 42 in which a dispensing orifice 44 is defined within a dispensing spout 46 for dispensing a substance from the container 14 when the dispensing closure 12 is in the open position shown in FIG. 1 .
- Main body portion 40 further includes a downwardly depending skirt portion 48 , and a lid member 50 having an integral internal seal member 54 .
- Lid member 50 is hingedly mounted to the main body portion 40 by a hinge member 52 for movement between a first closed position wherein the internal plug 54 covers the dispensing orifice 44 and an open position wherein the dispensing orifice 44 is uncovered by the internal plug 54 and the lid member 50 .
- closure 12 further has tamper evident locking structure 56 , which includes a removable tamper evident band 58 that is frangibly mounted to the main body portion 40 by a number of integrally molded frangible bridges.
- Lid member 50 includes a pair of locking teeth 61 that engage the removable tamper evident band 58 when the closure is closed during the manufacturing process.
- a consumer will grasp a pull tab 60 in order to tear the removable tamper evident band 58 away from the main body portion 40 by fracturing the frangible bridges.
- retention structure 66 is provided on the closure 12 that will engage with the container 14 in such a manner as to frustrate efforts that may be made by the consumer or by potential wrongdoers to remove the closure 12 from the container 14 .
- retention structure 66 is embodied as a pair of inwardly extending projections 68 , each of which is unitary with the inner surface 62 of the skirt portion 48 of the main body portion 40 of the closure 12 .
- Each inwardly extending projection 68 is oriented substantially as to be generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the substantially cylindrical skirt portion 48 of the closure 12 , and includes first and second lateral engagement surfaces 70 and a tapered lower end 72 .
- Tapered lower end 72 is preferably given a convex radius, but it could alternatively be configured as a linear taper.
- FIG. 3 provides an alternative view of the underside of the closure 12 and illustrates the second inwardly extending projection 68 .
- the two inwardly extending projection 68 are preferably diametrically opposed from each other, corresponding to the diametrical opposition of the notches 32 that are defined in the transfer ring 22 of the container 14 .
- the inwardly extending projections 68 will as the closure 12 is nearly fully screwed on to the container 14 begin to contact the upper surface 24 of the transfer ring 22 , with the tapered lower end 72 of the inwardly extending projections 68 camming against the upper surface 24 and eventually the radiused transition surface 30 of the transfer ring 22 . This will cause a temporary distortion of the generally cylindrical shape of the skirt portion 48 as the inwardly extending projections 68 ride on the outside of the transfer ring 22 . At the point at which the closure 12 is fully screwed onto the container 14 , the inwardly extending projections 68 will become seated within the notches 32 that are defined within the transfer ring 22 .
- skirt portion 48 will reassume its cylindrical shape, with the elasticity of the skirt portion 48 biasing the inwardly extending projections 68 to remain seated within the notches 32 . If an effort is made by the consumer or a potential wrongdoer to unscrew the closure 12 from the container 14 , the lateral engagement surface 70 of the inwardly extending projections 68 will engage the second side surface 36 of the notch 32 , thereby impeding or preventing unscrewing of the closure 12 from the container 14 .
- FIGS. 5-7 A container assembly 78 that is constructed according to a second embodiment of the invention is depicted in FIGS. 5-7 .
- a container 74 according to the second embodiment of the invention is identical to the container described above with reference to the first embodiment of the invention, except that the transfer ring 76 has no notch or other irregularity defined therein.
- a closure 79 according to the second embodiment of the invention is identical to the closure described above with reference to the first embodiment except with regard to the retention structure for engaging with the container in such a manner to frustrate efforts that may be made to unscrew the closure from the container.
- Closure 79 includes retention structure 80 that is constructed and arranged to engage the lower surface 26 or the underside of the transfer ring 76 .
- retention structure 80 is embodied as a plurality of lug members 82 , each of which extends inwardly from the inner surface 62 of the downwardly depending skirt portion 48 of the closure 79 .
- the lug members 82 are constructed and arranged to slip over the generally annular transfer ring 76 when the closure 79 is being screwed onto to the container 74 at the packaging facility.
- a plurality of lug members 82 are utilized. It should be understood, however, that fewer or more lug members could be used according to the invention, including one lid member that would effectively be an annular ring about the inner periphery of the skirt portion 48 of the closure 79 .
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- This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 11/063,056, filed Feb. 22, 2005, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention generally relates to a dispensing closure of the type that has a hinged reclosable lid that may be swung open to reveal a dispensing orifice for the closure. More specifically, this invention relates to a dispensing closure that is provided with integral retention structure that resists or prevents the closure from being unscrewed from a container after it is first screwed onto the container.
- 2. Description of the Related Technology
- Dispensing closures are in wide use for dispensing materials, particularly liquids, throughout the world. A dispensing closure is simply an article that is mountable onto a container that is designed to permit closure of an orifice of the container and, when the closure is opened, to permit material to be dispensed from the container through the orifice and the dispensing closure. Dispensing closures are quite common in the packaging of certain beverages, such as sports drinks, other flowable food material such as salad dressings as well as materials, such as oils and liquid detergents that are unsuitable for human consumption.
- One type of dispensing closure that is increasingly popular is the flip-top variety, which is characterized by a main body portion that is securable to a container and a lid portion that is hingedly mounted to the main body portion. The main body portion typically includes a dispensing orifice that is sealed by closure of the lid and uncovered when the lid is opened. When a consumer desires to dispense liquid from this type of dispensing closure, he or she will flip the lid open and squeeze or invert the container.
- Dispensing closures are typically mounted to the container are there by snapping the closure onto the container or screwing the closure on to a threaded finish portion of the container. With a snap-on connection, removal of the closure from the container by the consumer is effectively discouraged. However, with a screw on connection, it is generally relatively easy for a consumer to remove the closure from the container by unscrewing it.
- A need exists for a screw on type plastic dispensing closure that is constructed so as to be able to resist or prevent removal from a container by a consumer.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a screw on type plastic dispensing closure that is constructed so as to be able to resist or prevent removal from a container by a consumer.
- In order to achieve the above and other objects of the invention, a screw on plastic dispensing closure for a container according to a first aspect of the invention includes a closure main body that is adapted to be screwed on to a container, the closure main body having a top portion in which an orifice is defined for dispensing a substance from the container and a downwardly depending skirt portion having an inner surface on which at least one interior thread is defined for engaging threading on the container; a lid member that is hingedly mounted to the closure main body for movement between a first closed position wherein the lid member covers the orifice and an open position wherein the orifice is uncovered by the lid member; and tamper evident locking structure for retaining the lid member on the closure main body until the closure is first opened by the consumer.
- According to a second aspect of the invention, a container assembly includes a container having a threaded finish portion; and a closure, the closure including a closure main body having a top portion in which an orifice is defined for dispensing a substance from the container and a downwardly depending skirt portion having an inner surface on which the internal threading is defined, the internal threading being screwed on to the threaded finish portion of the container; a lid member that is hingedly mounted to the closure main body for movement between a first closed position wherein the lid member covers the orifice and an open position wherein the orifice is uncovered by the lid member; and tamper evident locking structure for retaining the lid member on the closure main body until the closure is first opened by the consumer.
- These and various other advantages and features of novelty that characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forming a part hereof. However, for a better understanding of the invention, its advantages, and the objects obtained by its use, reference should be made to the drawings which form a further part hereof, and to the accompanying descriptive matter, in which there is illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container assembly that is constructed according to a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the container assembly shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a third perspective view of the container assembly shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container according to the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the container according to the second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container assembly according to the second embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 7 is another perspective view of the container assembly according to the second embodiment of the invention. - Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding structure throughout the views, and referring in particular to
FIG. 1 , acontainer assembly 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention includes aclosure 12 and acontainer 14, which is best shown inFIG. 4 . As is shown inFIG. 4 ,container 14 includes amain body portion 16, an upstanding generallycylindrical finish portion 18 having at least oneexternal thread 20 thereon and an outwardly extendingannular transfer ring 22 that is positioned adjacent to thefinish portion 18. Although the term transfer ring is generally used specific to plastic containers that are formed from a preform by blowmolding, such as those that are generally fabricated from polyethylene terephthalate, it is to be understood that the term transfer ring as it is being used herein could refer to any structure that is functionally equivalent to the transfer rings described herein with respect to the invention as it is disclosed, including structure on containers that are not formed by using a preform. - Referring again to
FIG. 4 ,transfer ring 22 includes a slightly taperedupper surface 24, a taperedlower surface 26 and anouter surface 28 that forms the outer periphery of thetransfer ring 22. Aradiused transition surface 30 connects the slightly taperedupper surface 24 and theouter surface 28, for reasons that will be described in greater detail below. According to one particularly advantageous feature of this embodiment of the invention, a pair of generally longitudinally extending notches, only one of which is shown inFIG. 4 , are defined in thetransfer ring 22. Eachnotch 32 includes a firstside stop surface 34, a secondside stop surface 36 and abottom surface 38 that defines the bottom of thenotch 32. The first and secondside stop surfaces cylindrical finish portion 18. - Referring again to
FIG. 1 ,closure 12 preferably includes amain body portion 40 that is constructed and arranged to be screwed onto the threadedfinish portion 18 of thecontainer 14.Main body portion 40 includes a top portion ordeck 42 in which a dispensingorifice 44 is defined within a dispensingspout 46 for dispensing a substance from thecontainer 14 when thedispensing closure 12 is in the open position shown inFIG. 1 .Main body portion 40 further includes a downwardly dependingskirt portion 48, and alid member 50 having an integralinternal seal member 54.Lid member 50 is hingedly mounted to themain body portion 40 by ahinge member 52 for movement between a first closed position wherein theinternal plug 54 covers the dispensingorifice 44 and an open position wherein the dispensingorifice 44 is uncovered by theinternal plug 54 and thelid member 50. - In the illustrated embodiment,
closure 12 further has tamperevident locking structure 56, which includes a removable tamperevident band 58 that is frangibly mounted to themain body portion 40 by a number of integrally molded frangible bridges.Lid member 50 includes a pair of locking teeth 61 that engage the removable tamperevident band 58 when the closure is closed during the manufacturing process. In order to remove the tamper-evident band 58 to open theclosure 12, a consumer will grasp apull tab 60 in order to tear the removable tamperevident band 58 away from themain body portion 40 by fracturing the frangible bridges. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , it will be seen that the downwardly dependingskirt portion 48 has aninner surface 62 on which at least one raisedinternal thread 64 is defined. According to one particularly advantageous feature of the invention,retention structure 66 is provided on theclosure 12 that will engage with thecontainer 14 in such a manner as to frustrate efforts that may be made by the consumer or by potential wrongdoers to remove theclosure 12 from thecontainer 14. In this first embodiment of the invention,retention structure 66 is embodied as a pair of inwardly extendingprojections 68, each of which is unitary with theinner surface 62 of theskirt portion 48 of themain body portion 40 of theclosure 12. Each inwardly extendingprojection 68 is oriented substantially as to be generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the substantiallycylindrical skirt portion 48 of theclosure 12, and includes first and secondlateral engagement surfaces 70 and a taperedlower end 72. Taperedlower end 72 is preferably given a convex radius, but it could alternatively be configured as a linear taper.FIG. 3 provides an alternative view of the underside of theclosure 12 and illustrates the second inwardly extendingprojection 68. The two inwardly extendingprojection 68 are preferably diametrically opposed from each other, corresponding to the diametrical opposition of thenotches 32 that are defined in thetransfer ring 22 of thecontainer 14. - When the
closure 12 is being screwed on to thecontainer 14 during the packaging process, the inwardly extendingprojections 68 will as theclosure 12 is nearly fully screwed on to thecontainer 14 begin to contact theupper surface 24 of thetransfer ring 22, with the taperedlower end 72 of the inwardly extendingprojections 68 camming against theupper surface 24 and eventually theradiused transition surface 30 of thetransfer ring 22. This will cause a temporary distortion of the generally cylindrical shape of theskirt portion 48 as the inwardly extendingprojections 68 ride on the outside of thetransfer ring 22. At the point at which theclosure 12 is fully screwed onto thecontainer 14, the inwardly extendingprojections 68 will become seated within thenotches 32 that are defined within thetransfer ring 22. When this happens,skirt portion 48 will reassume its cylindrical shape, with the elasticity of theskirt portion 48 biasing the inwardly extendingprojections 68 to remain seated within thenotches 32. If an effort is made by the consumer or a potential wrongdoer to unscrew theclosure 12 from thecontainer 14, thelateral engagement surface 70 of the inwardly extendingprojections 68 will engage thesecond side surface 36 of thenotch 32, thereby impeding or preventing unscrewing of theclosure 12 from thecontainer 14. - A
container assembly 78 that is constructed according to a second embodiment of the invention is depicted inFIGS. 5-7 . Acontainer 74 according to the second embodiment of the invention is identical to the container described above with reference to the first embodiment of the invention, except that thetransfer ring 76 has no notch or other irregularity defined therein. Referring toFIG. 6 , aclosure 79 according to the second embodiment of the invention is identical to the closure described above with reference to the first embodiment except with regard to the retention structure for engaging with the container in such a manner to frustrate efforts that may be made to unscrew the closure from the container. - Closure 79 includes retention structure 80 that is constructed and arranged to engage the
lower surface 26 or the underside of thetransfer ring 76. In the illustrated embodiment, retention structure 80 is embodied as a plurality oflug members 82, each of which extends inwardly from theinner surface 62 of the downwardly dependingskirt portion 48 of theclosure 79. Thelug members 82 are constructed and arranged to slip over the generallyannular transfer ring 76 when theclosure 79 is being screwed onto to thecontainer 74 at the packaging facility. In the illustrated embodiment, a plurality oflug members 82 are utilized. It should be understood, however, that fewer or more lug members could be used according to the invention, including one lid member that would effectively be an annular ring about the inner periphery of theskirt portion 48 of theclosure 79. - It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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