CA2098237A1 - Supply container for fluent material - Google Patents

Supply container for fluent material

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CA2098237A1
CA2098237A1 CA002098237A CA2098237A CA2098237A1 CA 2098237 A1 CA2098237 A1 CA 2098237A1 CA 002098237 A CA002098237 A CA 002098237A CA 2098237 A CA2098237 A CA 2098237A CA 2098237 A1 CA2098237 A1 CA 2098237A1
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flap
type cover
supply container
closing part
closing
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Rudolf Erwes
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/08Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804Closures 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
    • B65D47/0809Closures 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
    • B65D47/0814Closures 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 by at least three hinge sections, at least one having a length different from the others

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

In order to create a supply container for fluent material, with a container opening with a closing part that can be set in or on the container opening, said closing part having an outlet for the material, and with a pivoting flap-type cover that is secured on the closing part and a flap-type cover being provided with a tamper-proof device, and which permits simple manufacture and manipulation, it is proposed that the flap-type cover (3) consist of a part (8) that is so held so as to be pivotable and at least another part (9) that is joined to the part (8), the other parts (9) serving to secure the flap-type cover on the closing part (1) during assembly of the flap-type cover, with the connection of the other parts (9) on the part (8) being separable from the part (8) in the manner of a slide (zip) fastener when the supply container is first used, so that the part (8) alone is pivotable and opens the outlet opening of the closing part to the container.

Figure 6.

Description

`4742-5~ 8 2 3 7 A SUPPLY CONTAINER FOR FLUENT MATERIAL

The present invention relates to a container having an opening, in particular in the form of a collar~ and a closing part that can be set on snapped into, snapped on~ stuck on, screwed on, or otherwise fixed to the cont~iner opening, this closing part having an outlet for the ma~erial, there being a pivoting flap-type cover secured, pivo~ed, or hinged onto the closing part, this flap-type cover being provided with a tamper-proof device.

Supply containers of this kind can be in the form of cans or bottles. They can be of plastic, glass, metal, or other materials. Preferably, such containers are used to hold fluent material, for example, salt, sugar, pepper, or the liXe. Devices of this kind are known, for example, from US 4 693 399.

In particular, the present invention relates to ~he closing part for such a container, the opening of which is matched to the connecting elements of the closing part and which, for example in the case of a circular opening in the supply container or if the opening is configured in the form of a collar, has a counter-thread or retaining notches, these snap connectors or the like being insertable even in the case of openings or collars that are of a shape that varies from the circular and is, for example, of polygonal cross-sectional shape.

Known supply containers of this kind that are provided with snap-on or screw-on closing parts are additionally sealed with separable tamper-proof devices such that the tamper-proof device has to be removed ~efore the supply container can be used for the first time.

In this regard, it is disadvantageous that ~he tamper-proof seal is a separate part that has to be manufactured, positioned, and ~98237 ecured separately. This is a disadvantage with respect to manufacture and handling.

Proceeding from this prior art, it is the task of the present invention to create a container closure with a tamper-proof device, which permits simple manufacture and handling.

In order to solve this problem, it is proposed that the flap-type ~over consist of a part that is held in place so as to be pivotable, and at least one additional part that is secured to this, the other part(s) serving to secure the flap-type cover on the closing part during assembly of the flap-type cover, by way of a force fit, retaining notches, or other securing means ~of the flap-type cover on the closing part), ~he connection of the other par~(s) on the part being separable from the other part in the manner of a slide fastener so that the part alone is pivotable and opens the outlet opening of the closing part to the can.

Because of this configuration it is possible to manufacture the ~lap-type cover together with the pivoting part and the other parts that are secured to the closing part, as well as the tamper-proof device, which can b~ configured as a type of slide fastener or a nominal break point that is configured in another way, in one piece, this unit being manufactured preferably from plastic. Thus, lt is no longer necessary to arrange and configure a separate tamper-proof device separately. Rather, the tamper-proof device is produced at the same time the flap-type cover is manufactured so that manufacture and assembly are rendered more simple, and it is simpler to use.

When it is to be used, the flap-type cover together with the closing part is connected in the proper position, and the other parts are connected rigidly, i.e., so as not to be pivota~le, with the closin~ part, whereas the part that is held 50 as to be 2~237 ivotable is only held so as to be unable to pivot by the tamper-proof device until such time as the pivotable par~ is moved into the open position for the first time, when the tamper-proof device tears with the resul~ that the flap-type cover is operable for the normal function. The user can then see whether or not th~ tamper-proof device has been broken.

The tamper-proof device has no separate par~s that have to be removed or which are of a different type of ma~erial.

A preferred development is such that the flap-type cover that consists of the pivoting part and the other part(s) secured inseparably to the closing part is configured in one piece with the closing part, the pivoting member being formed by a strip hinge or the like between the pivoting part and the closing part.

A one-piece configuration of the flap-type cover and the closing part with all the functional elements is particularly advantageous when the elements are manufactured from plastic.

Howevex, provision can also be made for the fact that the flap-type cover and the closing part are formed as separate parts that can be connected to each other so as ~o be inseparable by means of a pu~h fit, a snap fit, or by adhesion.

In this embodiment it is possible to manufacture the closing part and the flap-type cover separately and then combine them with each other in a correct kinematic relationship after manufacture.

In order ~o simplify operation, provision is made such that the flap-type cover incorporates a finger hold.

In addition, it is also preferred that the pivotable part be ~onnected to the other part~s~ through a moulded-in hinge-type joint and nominal break points.

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\s an alternative, it is also possible that the pivotable part is connected to the closing part ~hrough a hinge-type joint that is preferably moulded in place and through nominal break poinks with the other part(s).

A preferred embodiment is such that the flap-type cover consist of a middle part that forms the pivotable part and two side parts as addi~ional parts, these being joined to the middle part through nominal break points.

Good guidance for the middle part during the pivoting process is achieved by ~he two side parts. This also permits a flush covering of the closing part once the flap-type cover has been closed.

It is especially preferred that the nominal break points be formed by bridges or cross-pieces that are moulded in place in the area of window-like recesses in the part and/or ~he other parts.

This improves the visibility of the nominal break points that form the tamper proof device, so that the user can immediately see whether or not the tamper-proof device has been destroyed.
It is also preferred that the flap-type cover and the closing part be of plastic.

The present invention will be described in greater detail below on the basis of khe drawings appended hereto. These drawings show the following:
iguxe 1: a closing part that can be connected to a supply container, in cross-section on the line I-I in figure 2;
Figure 2: the closing part as view d from above;
Figure 3: one variation of the view shown in figure ~;

12`~2~7 igure 4: the variations shown in cross-section on ~he line IV-IV
in figure 3;
Figure 5: the closing part in cross-section to the direction of opening, in part in the closed position and in part in the opened position;
Figure 6: a perspective overall view of a closing parti Figures 7 to 14: additional variations of the view shown in figure 6.

The drawings show the closing part 1 ~hat can be connected to a corresponding supply container. ~his consis~s of a collar-like lower part, on which on a front edge there is a grip recess 2 and on the opposi~e end a flap-type cover 3 with a hinge 4. The upper side 5 of the lower part closes the supply container (not ~hown herein) as far as the remo~al openings 6 that serve to dispense the fluent material that is held in the supply contain~r.

Stoppers 7 that correspond to the removal openings 6 when the co~er 3 is in the closed position, when they preferably close the~e tightly, are arranged on the inside of the flap-type cover 3; the dimensions of these stoppers 7 are such that when the stoppers 7 enter the removal openings 6 they are effectively held (push fit) in order to hold the flap-type cover 3 in the closed position.

According to the present invention, the flap-type cover 3 is configured from the plurality of parts. In the embodiment that is shown in figure 1 to figurs 6, a folding part 8 is provided to open the closure and side parts 9 are arranged on th~ sides of this, these being connected by way of bridge pieces or similar connectors 10 to the middle part 8. During initial assembly of the clo~ing piece, ~he par~s 9 are fixed inseparably by means of a push fi~ 11, retaining studs 12 or by bein~ snapped onto matchin counterparts 13 on the underside of the closing piece 1.

2 ~ 3 7 ~his means that after the initial assembly of ~he closing part onto the supply container, a tamper-proof device for ~he fluent material that is held in th~ supply container is formed. In order to use the supply container the pivoting middle part 8 is released from the side pieces 9 that remain on the under part of the closing part 1 in the manner o~ a slide (zip) fastener, when the tamper-proof device is destroyed.

Use of the configuration according to the present invention is not confined to a cylindrical shape of khe closing part for round openings or collars on supply containers; rather, a pol~gonal shape of the opening or the collar for the supply can or the like can be used.

In the embodiment that is shown in fi~ure 6, the flap-type cover 3 consists of a relatively laxge-area pivoting part 8 and a small additional side part 9 that is connected rigidly to the lower part of the closing part 1, whereas the pivotins part 8 is connected to the other part g ~hrough nominal break points 10.

In the embodiment that is shown in figure 8, the pivoting part 9 is connected so as to be able to pivot about the transverse hinge axis 4 that joins the part 8 to the part 9 and which is secured rigidly to the lower part 1. The tamper-pxoof device is formed by nominal break points 10 that are arranged in window-like recesses so that they are plainly visible.

The embodiment that is shown in figure 9 corresponds essentially to the embodiment shown in figure 6, the nominal break points being formed in part in a narrow gap between parts 9 and 10, although partly in an enlarged window-like xecess in order to improve the visibility thereof.

In the embodiment shown in figure 10 the pivoting par~ is approximately T-shaped, whereas the other parts g that can be ixed to the closing part 1 have lateral cutouts on the edges of the flap-type cover that is of an overall disk shape.

In the embodiment shown in figure 11 the pivoting part 8 is formed as a cutout from the essen~ially disk-shaped part 9, the part 8 being pivotable about the hinge.

In the embodiment shown in figure 12, the pivoting part 8 is formed as a large area dis~ tha~ can pivot about the hinge join~
4, whereas the other parts 9 that are fixed rigidly to the closing part 1 are formed by island-like elements that pass through the surface of the part 8. These island-like parts 9 are once again connected to the part 8 through nominal ~reak points 10 that are destroyed the first time the part 8 is raised.

In figures 13 and 14, the flap-type cover 3 is formed from a larger part that can pivo~ about the hinge axis 4 and a further part 9. Together, these form a more or less flat disk. The nominal break point is formed by links (on both sides) that are moulded radially on the outside so that the state of this tamper-proof device 10 can be easily ascertained by the user.

The present invention is no~ restricted to the embodiments shown but can be widely varied within the framework of this disclosure.
All the new individual and comblned features that are disclosed in the description are considered essential to the inYention.

Claims (9)

1. A supply container for fluent material with a container opening, in particular in the form of a collar, with a closing part that can be set, snapped on or off, cemented, screwed or fixed in another way in or on the container opening, this closing part incorporating an outlet for the material, a flap-type cover being secured, hinged, or jointed onto the flap-type cover that is pivotable, the flap-type cover being provided with a tamper-proof device, characterized in that the flap-type cover (3) consists of a part (8) that is held so as to be able to pivot and at least one other part (9) that is joined to the part (8), other part(s) serving to secure the flap-type cover on the closing part (1) by push fit (11) retaining studs (12), by snap fit or by other attachment means during the assembly of the flap-type cover, the connection of the other part(s) (9) on the part (8) being separable from the part (8) in the manner of a slide (zip) fastener when the supply container is first used, so that the part (8) alone is pivotable and opens the outlet opening of the closing part to the container.
2. A supply container as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the flap-type cover (3) that consists of the pivotable part (8) and the other part(s) (9) that are secured inseparably to the closing part is formed in one piece with the closing part, the pivot joint being formed by a strip hinge or the like or a similar type of hinge configuration that is moulded on between the pivoting part (8) and the closing part.
3. A supply container as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the flap-type cover and the closing part are formed as separate parts, that can be joined inseparably with each other by snap fit, push fit, or by adhesion, this being done particularly in the area of the hinge joint.
4. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the flap-type cover (3) incorporates a finger hold.
5. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the pivotable part (8) is connected through a moulded hinge joint and nominal break points to the other part(s) (9).
6. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the pivotable part (8) is connected through a hinge-type joint, which is preferably moulded, with the closing part and through nominal break points with the other part(s) (9).
7. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the flap-type cover (3) consists of a middle part that forms the pivotable part (8) and two other parts (9) and two side parts that are joined as additional parts (9) to the centre part through nominal break points.
8. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the nominal break points are formed as bridge pieces that are moulded in the area of window-like recesses in the part (8) and/or the other parts (9).
9. A supply container as defined in one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the flap-type cover (3) and the closing part are of plastic.
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DE4219515A DE4219515C1 (en) 1992-06-13 1992-06-13 Can-like storage container with hinged lid

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