CA2108169A1 - A container for beer and other beverages - Google Patents
A container for beer and other beveragesInfo
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- CA2108169A1 CA2108169A1 CA002108169A CA2108169A CA2108169A1 CA 2108169 A1 CA2108169 A1 CA 2108169A1 CA 002108169 A CA002108169 A CA 002108169A CA 2108169 A CA2108169 A CA 2108169A CA 2108169 A1 CA2108169 A1 CA 2108169A1
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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
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
- B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
- B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab
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Abstract
A container for beer and other beverages has a plastics material body (2) closed by way of an end closure (10). When the container is opened by removing the closure (10), the body member (2) defines a drinking vessel having an unrestricted mouth opening (6).
This obviates the need to dispense the contents of the container into a further vessel. In order to contain beer and other carbonated beverages, the body member (2) is made of nylon and PET
laminated together. A shrink wrap label (16) may be applied externally of the body member (2) to identify both the contents of the container and to bear customised information as to the occasion at which the containers are provided.
This obviates the need to dispense the contents of the container into a further vessel. In order to contain beer and other carbonated beverages, the body member (2) is made of nylon and PET
laminated together. A shrink wrap label (16) may be applied externally of the body member (2) to identify both the contents of the container and to bear customised information as to the occasion at which the containers are provided.
Description
WO92/17376 PCT/GB92/~K~3 -1- ' 2108~6~
A CONTAINER FOR BEER AND OTHER BEVERAGES
The presen~ invention rela~es to a container for beer and o~her beverages.
It is difficult to serve a large number of peoplQ ~n a short time with beverages wher~ that beverage ha~ to be dispensed from a container, such as a can or bottle, into a drinking vessel. The problem is excarcerbated at large public venues, for example pu~lic concerts, where it ls illegal ~o give customers cans or bottles, and beverages have to be served in plastics containers.
The present invention seeks to overcome the dispensing problems identified a~ove.
According to the present in~ention there is pro~ided a con~ainer for beer and other beverag~s, comprising a body member having an opening at one end thereof, and a removable ~nd closure member:closing said opening~ wherein : : said body member is sufficiently strong to con~ain a beer :~ or other~ carbonated beverage, wherein said body m~mber is shaped and conf~gured to define a drinking vessel and ~aid ~ : opening defines an unrestricted mouth opening of the ~ 25 drinking vessel,~and wher~in said end closur~ m~mber is completely remova~le to thera~y re~al said unrestxicted mou~h opening.
A container of ~he i~Yan~ion is intended to be filled ;30 with beer or:another beverage and closed by ~he appli~a~ion of~the end closure member th~reto. Then, to dispense the beverage, it is necessary only to remove the end closure member to thereby provide a drinking ve~sèl filled with the beverage. There is no need to dispense the bevera~e from the oontainer into another vessel.
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WO92/1737~ PCT/GB~2/00623
A CONTAINER FOR BEER AND OTHER BEVERAGES
The presen~ invention rela~es to a container for beer and o~her beverages.
It is difficult to serve a large number of peoplQ ~n a short time with beverages wher~ that beverage ha~ to be dispensed from a container, such as a can or bottle, into a drinking vessel. The problem is excarcerbated at large public venues, for example pu~lic concerts, where it ls illegal ~o give customers cans or bottles, and beverages have to be served in plastics containers.
The present invention seeks to overcome the dispensing problems identified a~ove.
According to the present in~ention there is pro~ided a con~ainer for beer and other beverag~s, comprising a body member having an opening at one end thereof, and a removable ~nd closure member:closing said opening~ wherein : : said body member is sufficiently strong to con~ain a beer :~ or other~ carbonated beverage, wherein said body m~mber is shaped and conf~gured to define a drinking vessel and ~aid ~ : opening defines an unrestricted mouth opening of the ~ 25 drinking vessel,~and wher~in said end closur~ m~mber is completely remova~le to thera~y re~al said unrestxicted mou~h opening.
A container of ~he i~Yan~ion is intended to be filled ;30 with beer or:another beverage and closed by ~he appli~a~ion of~the end closure member th~reto. Then, to dispense the beverage, it is necessary only to remove the end closure member to thereby provide a drinking ve~sèl filled with the beverage. There is no need to dispense the bevera~e from the oontainer into another vessel.
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WO92/1737~ PCT/GB~2/00623
-2- 2i08163 Preferably, the body member is made of a plastics material. A con~ainer of the i~ven~ion is therefore ideal for use at public venues where plastics con~ainers have to be provided for a11 beverages.
3eer is ~raditionally sold in glass batt1es or metal cans~ This is becaus~ most plastics cans and other plastics containers are no~ sui~able f or containing beer.
The conventional plastics con~ainers a~e generally unable to withstand the pressure of the b~er, and/or they are .
permeab1e to gas, particu1arly to oxygen, such that the beer degrades from an ingress of gas.
In a preferred embodiment, said body member is fabricated ~rom a~ ~east two plastics mzterials, the first plastics ma~erial being ab1e ~o impart structural rigidity a~d the ability~to withs~a~d pressur~ to the body member, and the seco~d plas~ics material:being ar~anged to proY~-de a barrier to the passage of:gas.
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Where the container is ~o hold beer or other ; carbonated b~verages, said first plastics material is pre erably arranged to withstand pre~sures up to approximately~;4:20~Pa.
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a preferred~embodiment said :firs~ plas~ics matarial is~polyethylene~terephthalate (PET).
Preferably,~said second plastics:material ls nylon!.
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In a preferred:embodiment, said:body member is formed rom a layered con~struction of said at least two plastics ~ : ; materials.~ This~ layered construc~io~ en bles ~wo or more : ~ plastics mater'als to be selec~ed to enable the con~ainer 35 f abricated therefrom to meet a number of predetermined, particular requirements.
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WO92/17376 PCT/GB92/0~23 _3_ 2108169 The plastics materials from which the container is constructed may be arranged in adjacent layers which are fastened together and/or the layers may be laminated.
more intimate construction may invol~e the combination of-the plastics ma~erials at molecular level.
Where the container is to hold beer or other carbonated beverages, the closed end of said container opposed to said ~ne end is pre erably curved to extend inwardly of said body memberO This construction enhances the pressure rating of the closed end of said container.
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In a preferred em~odiment, said end closure member and aid body member are connected by way of a tear strip, said tear stri p ex~end ing completely aro~nd the perimeter of said end closure membar ad~acent ~ said mouth opening ~uch that removal o said tear strip removes said end closure member and reveal:s aid mouth opening.
. 20 For exampl~, said tear strip may terminate in a ri~g pull~ Preferably,~ She end closure me~ber is formed of : metal foll enclosed by plastics material.
25~ ~In an alternati~e embodiment, said~end closure me~ber is a l id havi~g an inSernal screw thread, and wherei~ an xte~nal scsew thread i5 ~ormed on said body member :` adjacent~said open1ng for engagement with the internal screw th~ead of siaid lid. i . , :30 ~:
Preferably, said lid ~s abricated from the same ma~erial as said body member.
Said external screw thread of said body member may ::~ 35 exSend around said body member spaced from the openiny thereaf to thereby define a plain mou~h opening.
WO92/17376 PCT/GB92/~23 -4- 2i0~
By this means, the plain mouth opening defines a rim rom which ~he contents of the container may be drunk.
In a further alternative embodiment, said end closure member is connected by a teariny denota~ion to a rim extending completely around the periphery of said end closure member, wherein said rim is connected to said opening of said body member to define a rim of said mouth opening, and wherein opening me~ns are affixed ~o said end closure member to enable the separa~ion thereof from the rim a~ said ~earing denotation.
For e~ample, said opening means may comprise a ring pull. The end closure member in this embodiment may be of any required material, but in a preferred embodiment is : metal.
It is, of course, possible to manufactu~e the b~dy :~ member to have thereon~lnformation as to its contents and ~ 20 their pro~enance. However, in a p~eferred embodiment~ the ~: :
: body member is enclo~ed by a~shrink w~ap layer, preferably incorporating a labelO This label may give details not only of the con~ents~of ~he container, but may al50 be cus~omised to relate~to the particular venue or ocGasion on which the beverages are being dispensed.
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, The present inventlon also extends to a method of dIspensing beer and other beYerages comprising the steps of pac~aging the beverage to be dispensed in a çon~ainer as defined above, and subsequently removing and discarding said end closure:m~mber to provide a drinking ~essel ~:: containing the beverage ready for consumption.
Embodiments of the present invention will hereina~er ;~ 35 be described, by way of example, with reference to the ~ accompanying drawings, in which:
WO92/17376 PCT/GB921~623 2 1 0~ 1 6~
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. Figure 1 shows an end elevation of one embodiment of a ,: contai~er of the in~ention, Figure 2 shows the container of Figure 1 as it is being opened, , Figure 3 is a top plan view of the container of Figures 1 and 2 showin~ an end closure member thereof, Figure 4 shows the container of Figures 1 and 2 after ~;, the removal of th~ end closure, Figure 5 shows an end eleYation of a further , . .
embodiment of ~ con~ainer of ~he present invention, and Figure 6 shows a third embodiment of a container of the invention.
~' Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodimen~ of a beer can of ~las~cs material for use for dispensing beer. In this re pect, the beer can comprises a subs~antially cyIlndrical ody member 2 of plastlcs ma~erial havi~g a closed end 4 aad a generall~ circular opening 6 at~he end thereof opposed to said ~losed end 4.~ A ge~erally planar, circular end closure me~ber 10 is provided to c~ose the opening 6 of the body member 2~, and ther~by eal the can. In this respe~, the end:closure member:l~0: s made of a metal or metal foil and,~in its:closed positlon~ ls sea}ed to a rim 25 8 :by way of a~ circumZferen~ial~eari~g denotatiQn 14 whichZZ
extends completely around the periphZery of the end closure . member 10~ The rim~8 is fastened to the opening Z6 of t~le ody membP-r 2. A ring pullZ.12 is fastened to the closure :: membe~ 10 in known manner.
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In use,~beer is filled into~the plastics ma~Zlarial ~ody me~ber 2Z~ The closure meim~Zer 10 is pre~erably foZrmed in one plece with ~he rim B and ~he tearing denotatioZn 14, and the~r-m 8~ is then heat sealed onto the opening 6 Zslf the
3eer is ~raditionally sold in glass batt1es or metal cans~ This is becaus~ most plastics cans and other plastics containers are no~ sui~able f or containing beer.
The conventional plastics con~ainers a~e generally unable to withstand the pressure of the b~er, and/or they are .
permeab1e to gas, particu1arly to oxygen, such that the beer degrades from an ingress of gas.
In a preferred embodiment, said body member is fabricated ~rom a~ ~east two plastics mzterials, the first plastics ma~erial being ab1e ~o impart structural rigidity a~d the ability~to withs~a~d pressur~ to the body member, and the seco~d plas~ics material:being ar~anged to proY~-de a barrier to the passage of:gas.
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Where the container is ~o hold beer or other ; carbonated b~verages, said first plastics material is pre erably arranged to withstand pre~sures up to approximately~;4:20~Pa.
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a preferred~embodiment said :firs~ plas~ics matarial is~polyethylene~terephthalate (PET).
Preferably,~said second plastics:material ls nylon!.
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In a preferred:embodiment, said:body member is formed rom a layered con~struction of said at least two plastics ~ : ; materials.~ This~ layered construc~io~ en bles ~wo or more : ~ plastics mater'als to be selec~ed to enable the con~ainer 35 f abricated therefrom to meet a number of predetermined, particular requirements.
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WO92/17376 PCT/GB92/0~23 _3_ 2108169 The plastics materials from which the container is constructed may be arranged in adjacent layers which are fastened together and/or the layers may be laminated.
more intimate construction may invol~e the combination of-the plastics ma~erials at molecular level.
Where the container is to hold beer or other carbonated beverages, the closed end of said container opposed to said ~ne end is pre erably curved to extend inwardly of said body memberO This construction enhances the pressure rating of the closed end of said container.
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In a preferred em~odiment, said end closure member and aid body member are connected by way of a tear strip, said tear stri p ex~end ing completely aro~nd the perimeter of said end closure membar ad~acent ~ said mouth opening ~uch that removal o said tear strip removes said end closure member and reveal:s aid mouth opening.
. 20 For exampl~, said tear strip may terminate in a ri~g pull~ Preferably,~ She end closure me~ber is formed of : metal foll enclosed by plastics material.
25~ ~In an alternati~e embodiment, said~end closure me~ber is a l id havi~g an inSernal screw thread, and wherei~ an xte~nal scsew thread i5 ~ormed on said body member :` adjacent~said open1ng for engagement with the internal screw th~ead of siaid lid. i . , :30 ~:
Preferably, said lid ~s abricated from the same ma~erial as said body member.
Said external screw thread of said body member may ::~ 35 exSend around said body member spaced from the openiny thereaf to thereby define a plain mou~h opening.
WO92/17376 PCT/GB92/~23 -4- 2i0~
By this means, the plain mouth opening defines a rim rom which ~he contents of the container may be drunk.
In a further alternative embodiment, said end closure member is connected by a teariny denota~ion to a rim extending completely around the periphery of said end closure member, wherein said rim is connected to said opening of said body member to define a rim of said mouth opening, and wherein opening me~ns are affixed ~o said end closure member to enable the separa~ion thereof from the rim a~ said ~earing denotation.
For e~ample, said opening means may comprise a ring pull. The end closure member in this embodiment may be of any required material, but in a preferred embodiment is : metal.
It is, of course, possible to manufactu~e the b~dy :~ member to have thereon~lnformation as to its contents and ~ 20 their pro~enance. However, in a p~eferred embodiment~ the ~: :
: body member is enclo~ed by a~shrink w~ap layer, preferably incorporating a labelO This label may give details not only of the con~ents~of ~he container, but may al50 be cus~omised to relate~to the particular venue or ocGasion on which the beverages are being dispensed.
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, The present inventlon also extends to a method of dIspensing beer and other beYerages comprising the steps of pac~aging the beverage to be dispensed in a çon~ainer as defined above, and subsequently removing and discarding said end closure:m~mber to provide a drinking ~essel ~:: containing the beverage ready for consumption.
Embodiments of the present invention will hereina~er ;~ 35 be described, by way of example, with reference to the ~ accompanying drawings, in which:
WO92/17376 PCT/GB921~623 2 1 0~ 1 6~
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. Figure 1 shows an end elevation of one embodiment of a ,: contai~er of the in~ention, Figure 2 shows the container of Figure 1 as it is being opened, , Figure 3 is a top plan view of the container of Figures 1 and 2 showin~ an end closure member thereof, Figure 4 shows the container of Figures 1 and 2 after ~;, the removal of th~ end closure, Figure 5 shows an end eleYation of a further , . .
embodiment of ~ con~ainer of ~he present invention, and Figure 6 shows a third embodiment of a container of the invention.
~' Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodimen~ of a beer can of ~las~cs material for use for dispensing beer. In this re pect, the beer can comprises a subs~antially cyIlndrical ody member 2 of plastlcs ma~erial havi~g a closed end 4 aad a generall~ circular opening 6 at~he end thereof opposed to said ~losed end 4.~ A ge~erally planar, circular end closure me~ber 10 is provided to c~ose the opening 6 of the body member 2~, and ther~by eal the can. In this respe~, the end:closure member:l~0: s made of a metal or metal foil and,~in its:closed positlon~ ls sea}ed to a rim 25 8 :by way of a~ circumZferen~ial~eari~g denotatiQn 14 whichZZ
extends completely around the periphZery of the end closure . member 10~ The rim~8 is fastened to the opening Z6 of t~le ody membP-r 2. A ring pullZ.12 is fastened to the closure :: membe~ 10 in known manner.
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In use,~beer is filled into~the plastics ma~Zlarial ~ody me~ber 2Z~ The closure meim~Zer 10 is pre~erably foZrmed in one plece with ~he rim B and ~he tearing denotatioZn 14, and the~r-m 8~ is then heat sealed onto the opening 6 Zslf the
3 Z5 body mem~er 2 to lGlose and seal the filled canZ . ~hen access to the con~ents of the can is required, the end ~Z.i l;
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closure member lO is removed by tearing along the circumferential tearing denotation 14 to thereby remove the whole of the end closure member lO. The rim 8 ~he~ defines a mouth opening ~or the body mem~er 2. When the closure member ~O has been removed, the body member 2 and the rim 8 thereof together define a drinking vessel.
Drinking ~essels which are to be used at large public venues or events have to be made of plastics material4 Accordingly, the body member 2 of the can is made of plastics material, for example, of polyethylene terephthalate (PET~. However, al~hough this plastics material is able ~o w~thstand the pressure applied thereto by beer, it is permeable to various gases including oxygen.
According~y, the PET is preferably coated, at least on the outside ~hereof, wlth a gas barrier layer. In a preferred embodime~t, ~he PET and gas barrier are laminated. The gas barrier layer may, for example, be a layer of nylon.
A beer can,~for example, as illustra~ed in Figures 1 and 4, has to withstand ~pressures of the order of approximately 420kPa. This pressur~ is within the capabili~ies o ET. Furthermore, ~he PET has sufficiant rigidi~y to enable filled cans to be stacked one on th~
25 other, ar;on pallets, for storage and ~ran~portation.
It will be seen that the body member 2 of the can :
~: illus~ra~d in Figures l to~4 has a clos~ end surface 4 thereof which is curv~d inwardly. This is advantageous'as it enhances the pressure withstanding capability, at l~ast of the closed end.
In Figure l,~the body member 2 is shown wi~h a shrink wrap label 16 applied therearound. Preferably, this shr~nk wrapped label 16 is printed with informa~ion not only about : the contents of the can, but also about the venue and ~:
-7_ 2108163 event.
It will be apprecia~ed that although the removal of ~he end closure member lO r~veals an unrestricted ~outh opening deined by the rim ~, this rim may ~e ~ess than pleasan~ to drink from, particularly if it is made of metal. In a preferred embodiment, the rim 8 is made of a plastics material.
l Q I n an alternative em~odiment, the closure member l~
and the surrounding rim 8 are made of a metal foil interposed between two layers of plastics material. In this manner, the rim 8 defining the mouth opening i~
e~fecti~ely a plastics rim to someone drinkin~ from the:
lS . can.
Figure 5 shows an alt~rnative e~bodimen~ of a contalner of the present invent~on. I~ th~ embodiment of ~: Figure S, a plas~cs ma~erial body m~mber:20, substantlally ~: ~ Z0 in the sh~pe of:a traditional beer glass, is pro~ided with : an closure mem~r 22. The clo~ure member ~2 is connec~ed to th~ end opening o~ the:body member 20 by way ~f a circumferential tear str~p Z4:which ~xtends completely : around ~he perimeter of said end closure m~mb~r 22. It wlll ~e appreciat~d that when said t ar s~rip 24 is :~ remo~ed, the end clo ure member ~2 is als~ comple~ely removed, and a plain mouth opening of said container 20 is defined thereby. To facilitate ~he r~moval of ~he ~ear 5trip ~4~, a ring pull;or othèr opening means 26 extends !
from the tear st~ip 24 and,is inte~ally formed therewith.
~: Figure 6 shows a still further embodiment of a container of the prese~t invention. In this embodim~nt the ~:~ body m~mber 120 is ~onmed of plastics ma~erial in the shape of a beer glass. At its open end, the body member l20 has : a mouth opening l22. An interrupted ex~ernal screw thread WO92/17376 PCr/GB92/006~
-8- 210~169 124 is provided on the body member 120~ but is spaced from the mouth opening ~22 so tha~ the area of the mouth opening 122 remains plain. The container is al50 provided with a lid 126 having an internal screw thread (not shown,) arranged to engage the screw thread 124. Thus, when the body member 120 has been fill~d, the lid 126 is engaged thereon by engaging the screw threads by screwing~ When it is required to have access to: the conte~ts of the container, the lid 126 is removed and may be discar~ed.
Pre~erably, the lid 126 and the body member 120 are fabricated from the same ma~eri al, for example, a laminated or layered plastics material as discussed above.
The external screw thread 124 on the body member 120 is advantageous as it imp~rts s~iffness thereto. Thus, the presencP of the screw thread 124 enables the matPrial o~
I the body member 120 adjacent the mou~h opening 122 to be i ~ept thin, i~:required, to enhance the accep~ability of the ~ body member 120 as a~drinking vessel.
i ; ~ 20 In the embodiments described and illustrated, the co~tainers all have:à substantially circular cross~sectionO
Whilst this is ~nerally preferred, it is, of course, ;; possibl~ for the containers ~o have any required cro5s-, , ~ 25 sectional shape.
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~ The containers i~lustrated have been described ~, ~
~: specifi~ally as containers for ~eer. It will be appreciated that~t~ey may be utilised to contain any ~ 30 conten~s required. In this respe t, it may be wished to d~ make the par~icular:shape of the body member, for example, ,. :
to ape the traditional shape o a dri ~ ing Yessel for th~
contents. For example, if required, where a container of the inYention is for storing and dispensing wine, the ; 35 plastics material body member may be in the shape of a stemmed wine glass.
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-g- 210~169 It will be appre::iated that modifications and ~rariations may be made to the embodim~nts ~f the invention described and illustra~ed within the scope of the appended 5 c:laims.
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closure member lO is removed by tearing along the circumferential tearing denotation 14 to thereby remove the whole of the end closure member lO. The rim 8 ~he~ defines a mouth opening ~or the body mem~er 2. When the closure member ~O has been removed, the body member 2 and the rim 8 thereof together define a drinking vessel.
Drinking ~essels which are to be used at large public venues or events have to be made of plastics material4 Accordingly, the body member 2 of the can is made of plastics material, for example, of polyethylene terephthalate (PET~. However, al~hough this plastics material is able ~o w~thstand the pressure applied thereto by beer, it is permeable to various gases including oxygen.
According~y, the PET is preferably coated, at least on the outside ~hereof, wlth a gas barrier layer. In a preferred embodime~t, ~he PET and gas barrier are laminated. The gas barrier layer may, for example, be a layer of nylon.
A beer can,~for example, as illustra~ed in Figures 1 and 4, has to withstand ~pressures of the order of approximately 420kPa. This pressur~ is within the capabili~ies o ET. Furthermore, ~he PET has sufficiant rigidi~y to enable filled cans to be stacked one on th~
25 other, ar;on pallets, for storage and ~ran~portation.
It will be seen that the body member 2 of the can :
~: illus~ra~d in Figures l to~4 has a clos~ end surface 4 thereof which is curv~d inwardly. This is advantageous'as it enhances the pressure withstanding capability, at l~ast of the closed end.
In Figure l,~the body member 2 is shown wi~h a shrink wrap label 16 applied therearound. Preferably, this shr~nk wrapped label 16 is printed with informa~ion not only about : the contents of the can, but also about the venue and ~:
-7_ 2108163 event.
It will be apprecia~ed that although the removal of ~he end closure member lO r~veals an unrestricted ~outh opening deined by the rim ~, this rim may ~e ~ess than pleasan~ to drink from, particularly if it is made of metal. In a preferred embodiment, the rim 8 is made of a plastics material.
l Q I n an alternative em~odiment, the closure member l~
and the surrounding rim 8 are made of a metal foil interposed between two layers of plastics material. In this manner, the rim 8 defining the mouth opening i~
e~fecti~ely a plastics rim to someone drinkin~ from the:
lS . can.
Figure 5 shows an alt~rnative e~bodimen~ of a contalner of the present invent~on. I~ th~ embodiment of ~: Figure S, a plas~cs ma~erial body m~mber:20, substantlally ~: ~ Z0 in the sh~pe of:a traditional beer glass, is pro~ided with : an closure mem~r 22. The clo~ure member ~2 is connec~ed to th~ end opening o~ the:body member 20 by way ~f a circumferential tear str~p Z4:which ~xtends completely : around ~he perimeter of said end closure m~mb~r 22. It wlll ~e appreciat~d that when said t ar s~rip 24 is :~ remo~ed, the end clo ure member ~2 is als~ comple~ely removed, and a plain mouth opening of said container 20 is defined thereby. To facilitate ~he r~moval of ~he ~ear 5trip ~4~, a ring pull;or othèr opening means 26 extends !
from the tear st~ip 24 and,is inte~ally formed therewith.
~: Figure 6 shows a still further embodiment of a container of the prese~t invention. In this embodim~nt the ~:~ body m~mber 120 is ~onmed of plastics ma~erial in the shape of a beer glass. At its open end, the body member l20 has : a mouth opening l22. An interrupted ex~ernal screw thread WO92/17376 PCr/GB92/006~
-8- 210~169 124 is provided on the body member 120~ but is spaced from the mouth opening ~22 so tha~ the area of the mouth opening 122 remains plain. The container is al50 provided with a lid 126 having an internal screw thread (not shown,) arranged to engage the screw thread 124. Thus, when the body member 120 has been fill~d, the lid 126 is engaged thereon by engaging the screw threads by screwing~ When it is required to have access to: the conte~ts of the container, the lid 126 is removed and may be discar~ed.
Pre~erably, the lid 126 and the body member 120 are fabricated from the same ma~eri al, for example, a laminated or layered plastics material as discussed above.
The external screw thread 124 on the body member 120 is advantageous as it imp~rts s~iffness thereto. Thus, the presencP of the screw thread 124 enables the matPrial o~
I the body member 120 adjacent the mou~h opening 122 to be i ~ept thin, i~:required, to enhance the accep~ability of the ~ body member 120 as a~drinking vessel.
i ; ~ 20 In the embodiments described and illustrated, the co~tainers all have:à substantially circular cross~sectionO
Whilst this is ~nerally preferred, it is, of course, ;; possibl~ for the containers ~o have any required cro5s-, , ~ 25 sectional shape.
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~ The containers i~lustrated have been described ~, ~
~: specifi~ally as containers for ~eer. It will be appreciated that~t~ey may be utilised to contain any ~ 30 conten~s required. In this respe t, it may be wished to d~ make the par~icular:shape of the body member, for example, ,. :
to ape the traditional shape o a dri ~ ing Yessel for th~
contents. For example, if required, where a container of the inYention is for storing and dispensing wine, the ; 35 plastics material body member may be in the shape of a stemmed wine glass.
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-g- 210~169 It will be appre::iated that modifications and ~rariations may be made to the embodim~nts ~f the invention described and illustra~ed within the scope of the appended 5 c:laims.
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Claims (21)
1. A container for beer and other beverages, comprising a body member having an opening at one end thereof, and a removable end closure member closing said opening, wherein said body member is sufficiently strong to contain a beer or other carbonated beverage, wherein said body member is shaped and configured to define a drinking vessel and said opening defines an unrestricted mouth opening of the drinking vessel, and wherein said end closure member is completely removable to thereby reveal said unrestricted mouth opening.
2. A container as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said body member is made of plastics material.
3. A container as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said body member is fabricated from at least two plastics materials, the first plastics material being able to impart structural rigidity and the ability to withstand pressure to the body member, and the second plastics material being arranged to provide a barrier to the passage of gas.
4. A container as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said first plastics material is arranged to withstand pressures up to approximately 420kPa.
5. A container as claimed in Claim 3 or 4, wherein said first plastics material is polyethylene terephthalate.
6. A container as claimed in any of Claims 3 to 6, wherein said second plastics material is nylon.
7. A container as claimed in any of Claims 3 to 6, wherein said body member is formed from a layered construction of said at least two plastics materials.
8. A container as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the closed end of said container opposed to said one end is curved to extend inwardly of said body member.
9. A container as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said end closure member and said body member are connected by way of a tear strip, said tear strip extending completely around the perimeter of said end closure member adjacent to said mouth opening such that removal of said tear strip removes said end closure member and reveals said mouth opening.
10. A container as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said tear strip terminates in a ring pull.
11. A container as claimed in Claim 9 or 10, wherein said end closure member is formed of metal foil enclosed by plastics material.
12. A container as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 8, wherein said end closure member is a lid having an internal screw thread, and wherein an external screw thread is formed on said body member adjacent said opening for engagement with the internal screw thread of said lid.
13. A container as claimed in Claim 12, wherein said lid is fabricated from the same material as said body member.
14. A container as claimed in Claim 12 or 13, wherein said external screw thread extends around said body member spaced from the opening thereof to thereby define a plain mouth opening.
15. A container as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 8, wherein said end closure member is connected by a tearing denotation to a rim extending completely around the periphery of said end closure member, wherein said rim is connected to said opening of said body member to define a rim of said mouth opening, and wherein opening means are affixed to said end closure member to enable the separation thereof from the rim at said tearing denotation.
16. A container as claimed in Claim 15, wherein said opening means comprises a ring pull.
17. A container as claimed in Claim 15 or 16, wherein said end closure member is metal.
18. A container as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the body member is enclosed by a shrink wrap layer.
19. A container as claimed in Claim 18, wherein said shrink wrap layer incorporates a label.
20. A container for beer and other beverages substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
21. A method of dispensing beer and other beverages comprising the steps of packaging the beverage to be dispensed in a container as claimed in any of the preceding claims with the end closure member closing the container, and subsequently removing and discarding said end closure member to provide a drinking vessel containing said beverage ready for consumption.
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