EP0132875B1 - Ausgiesser für Flüssigkeitsbehälter - Google Patents

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EP0132875B1
EP0132875B1 EP84201003A EP84201003A EP0132875B1 EP 0132875 B1 EP0132875 B1 EP 0132875B1 EP 84201003 A EP84201003 A EP 84201003A EP 84201003 A EP84201003 A EP 84201003A EP 0132875 B1 EP0132875 B1 EP 0132875B1
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Eddy Vos
Neil Archibald Macgilp
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Procter and Gamble European Technical Center
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/40—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with drip catchers or drip-preventing means

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  • the present invention relates to a combination of a pouring adapter insert and a bottle.
  • Bottles for dispensing liquids are frequently provided with a pouring adapter fitment located within the neck of the bottle, which influences the flow and prevents spilling and dripping of the contents.
  • Such fitments usually fit over and engage the edge of the neck of the bottle and have provisions for egress of liquid and inlet of air. They frequently have an annular pouring lip.
  • a combination as specified in the precharacterizing part of claim 1 is known from GB-A-978 525.
  • This document discloses a pouring device assembly which is to be inserted into the neck of a bottle and which regulates the flow of relatively large amounts of liquid over a relatively short period of time.
  • this result is achieved by a complex and consequently expensive execution whereby two different parts have to be molded and subsequently co-axially assembled before being inserted in the neck of the bottle containing the liquid.
  • U.S. Patent 4,433,800 discloses a pouring fitment and closure assembly, the pouring fitment being provided to regulate the flow of the liquid. It has been found that this type of fitment does not operate equally well with liquids of different viscosities.
  • U.S. Patent 3,980,211 discloses a pouring adapter-closure assembly which regulates the flow of the liquid to avoid spurting and glugging. It has however been found that this kind of configuration is not regulating the flow in the same satisfactory way for liquids with different types of viscosity.
  • U.S. Patent 3,693,847 discloses a bottle cap and pouring fitment assembly, which pouring fitment is located inside the neck of the bottle. Here again, it has been found that this pouring fitment does not operate equally well with liquids of different viscosities.
  • the desired quantity of liquid can be dispensed in a sufficiently short time without spurting or glugging, if the liquid has a certain degree of viscosity. Dispensing of a given quantity in a short period of time may be dsirable e.g. for metered dispensing of liquid detergents or softeners.
  • a combination of a pouring adapter insert and a bottle as specified in claim 1 is provided.
  • the insert can be provided with other functional features which are already known like an annular drip free pouring lip, or a disc-like bottom wall for surge control of the product.
  • the pouring adapter inserted is preferably made of a resilient flexible material to facilitate easy insertion into the bottle neck and subsequent stable positioning in said bottle neck.
  • Pouring adapter insert 1 as shown in Fig. 2 presents a circular wall, the top part 3 of which is vertical whereas the lower part 4 is slightly tapered.
  • the bottom surface has a conical shape.
  • the top edge of the insert is equipped with an annular drip-free pouring lip 8. Slightly below this pouring lip 8 a peripheral horizontal flange 7 is provided to position the insert on the upper edge of the bottle neck.
  • the diameter of the pouring adapter insert is such that the vertical part 3 of the wall frictionally engages the interior of the bottle neck.
  • a certain number of slots 5 are foreseen in the tapered part 4 of the wall.
  • Figure 1 shows a top plan view of the same pouring adapter insert 1, whereby 7 indicates the peripheral positioning flange, 8 the peripheral drip-free pouring lip, 6 the conical bottom and 5 the slots foreseen in the tapered part 4 of the wall.
  • Figure 3 shows the pouring adapter insert of figure 2 frictionally engaging vertical bottle neck 2 and resting with flange 7 on the upper edge 9 of said vertical bottle neck 2.
  • the dimensions and number of slits is dependent on the quantity of liquid to be dispensed, the viscosity of the liquid to be dispensed and the speed at which this has to be achieved. It has, however, been found that, when the number of slits is at least 5, there is no orientation problem when inserting the pouring adapter insert into a bottle neck of a bottle not having a perfectly cylindrical shape.
  • the above described pouring adapter insert has been tested for dispensing a liquid having a viscosity ranging from 50 to 100 CPS.
  • the result to be reached was to have 37 cc delivered with 2 sec. without spurting or glugging and without the need for a measuring device. This was absolutely impossible without insert since the flow was dependent upon the user as no controlling means were provided.
  • the type of flow control device as described in the above U.S. patents 3,693,847 or 3,980,211 after having adapted the dimensions to the viscosity of the liquid to be dispensed, it was found that, in order to dispense the desired quantity, more than 2 sec. were required and some glugging still occurred when it was tried to dispense the liquid more rapidly. Testing the inserts witha transparent bottle neck clearly indicated that it was the way in which the incoming air was meeting the egressing liquid, that was creating the glugging.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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Claims (3)

1. Kombination eines Ausgießereinsatzes (1) und einer Flasche mit einem vertikalen Flaschenhals (2), wobei der genannte Einsatz eine kreisförmige, in einen vollen oberen, vertikalen Abschnitt (3) und einen unteren, konischen Abschnitt (4) geteilte Wand, eine Bodenfläche (6) und Stützmittel (7) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte untere, konische Abschnitt (4) mit vertikalen Schlitzen (5) versehen ist, wobei das obere Drittel des genannten unteren, konischen Abschnittes (4) längsseits des unteren Teils des vertikalen Flaschenhalses (2) angeordnet ist.
2. Kombination eines Ausgießereinsatzes und einer Flasche mit einem vertikalen Flanschenhals nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der durch das obere Drittel des unteren, konischen Abschnittes (4) und den unteren Teil des vertikalen Flaschenhalses (2) gebildete Winkel 5° beträgt.
3. Kombination eines Ausgießereinsatzes und einer Flasche mit einem vertikalen Flaschenhals nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in dem unteren, konischen Abschnitt (4) der kreisförmigen Wand wenigstens fünf vertikale Schlitze (5) vorgesehen sind.
EP84201003A 1983-07-20 1984-07-10 Ausgiesser für Flüssigkeitsbehälter Expired EP0132875B1 (de)

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AT84201003T ATE46486T1 (de) 1983-07-20 1984-07-10 Ausgiesser fuer fluessigkeitsbehaelter.

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GB838319614A GB8319614D0 (en) 1983-07-20 1983-07-20 Pouring adapter insert
GB8319614 1983-07-20

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JP (1) JPS6077872A (de)
AT (1) ATE46486T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1232874A (de)
DE (1) DE3479794D1 (de)
ES (1) ES280610U (de)
GB (1) GB8319614D0 (de)
GR (1) GR81643B (de)
IE (1) IE55334B1 (de)
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US5108009A (en) * 1986-02-12 1992-04-28 Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. Leak and drip resistant storage dispensing and measuring package
US4736874A (en) * 1986-11-24 1988-04-12 Durant Will G Apparatus for use on open-mouth cans for pouring liquid therefrom
DE3709777A1 (de) * 1987-03-25 1988-10-06 Berg Jacob Gmbh Co Kg Dosierverschlusskappe
US4974749A (en) * 1988-11-16 1990-12-04 Colgate-Palmolive Co. Dripless measuring cup for closure assembly
US4993605A (en) * 1988-11-16 1991-02-19 Colgate-Palmolive Company Closure assembly with pouring spout and measuring cup
AT410658B (de) * 2000-11-29 2003-06-25 Lehner Josef Ing Ausgiessvorrichtung für einen flüssigkeitsbehälter
GB2410942A (en) * 2004-02-10 2005-08-17 Stephen Philip Buchanan Dispensing device with contaminant guard
WO2007132024A1 (es) * 2006-05-11 2007-11-22 Betapack, S.A. Tapón con vertedor para botellas, en especial para botellas de vinagre
DE102008014816B4 (de) 2008-03-18 2012-09-06 Julia Hübner Vorrichtung zur Verbesserung des Ausgussverhaltens von Flaschen und flaschenähnlichen Behältern
KR101119441B1 (ko) * 2009-10-14 2012-03-16 씨제이제일제당 (주) 병마개 조립체
JP6682145B2 (ja) * 2016-10-31 2020-04-15 株式会社吉野工業所 ヒンジキャップ

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GB978525A (en) * 1963-05-21 1964-12-23 Samuel Kirschenbaum Whiskey pourer or similar device
US4433800A (en) * 1981-12-24 1984-02-28 Top-Seal Corporation Pouring fitment and closure assembly

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DE3479794D1 (en) 1989-10-26
GR81643B (de) 1984-12-11
ATE46486T1 (de) 1989-10-15
GB8319614D0 (en) 1983-08-24
ES280610U (es) 1985-04-16
EP0132875A2 (de) 1985-02-13
EP0132875A3 (en) 1986-02-19

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