EP0136088B1 - Fermeture pour récipient - Google Patents
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- EP0136088B1 EP0136088B1 EP19840305822 EP84305822A EP0136088B1 EP 0136088 B1 EP0136088 B1 EP 0136088B1 EP 19840305822 EP19840305822 EP 19840305822 EP 84305822 A EP84305822 A EP 84305822A EP 0136088 B1 EP0136088 B1 EP 0136088B1
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- fin
- end portion
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- closure
- container
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0407—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means
- B65D41/0428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the top rim or the top edges or the external surface of a container neck
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- This invention relates to container closures.
- GB-A-1602746 and US-A-4072244 each disclose a container closure moulded in one piece from a plastics material and comprising a top, a dependent skirt the radially inner surface of which is formed with a screw-thread, a surface which is flared in a direction away from the top being formed on the internal surface of the skirt where it joins the top, and an annular resiliently flexible fin extending downwardly and outwardly from the underside of the top at a position spaced radially inwardly of said flared surface and having a length such as to permit at least its portion adjoining its free edge to lie against said flared surface when the fin is deformed outwardly by the top of the neck of a container to which the closure is to be applied and to extend round the outer corner portion of the neck of a co-operating container.
- the free end portion of the fin is thicker than the main body of the fin.
- the free end portion may be thus thickened by reason of the provision of a peripheral rib formed locally on either the radially inner surface or the radially outer surface of said free end portion.
- the thickening of the free end portion serves to reduce the tensile stress in the fin when the closure is applied and in consequence to reduce the degree of extension of the free end portion of the fin so that a greater part of the length of the fin tends to hug the outer corner portion of the neck more closely and thus improves the seal.
- a peripheral rib is formed on the radially inner surface of the fin, the rib may itself form with the neck of the container or additional line seal about the neck.
- the flared surface may engage the rib and press the free end portion of the fin towards the neck of the container, preferably at a position slightly below the outer corner portion of the neck.
- said flared surface is conical and is inclined at 45° or less to the central axis of the closure. In one example the angle is 30°.
- the fin may also be conical and may extend parallel to said flared surface.
- the radially inner surface of the fin may have a plurality of annular grooves formed therein, each pair of adjacent grooves defining between them an annular rib of triangular cross-section.
- the grooves may be triangular and of buttress section, and the buttress face of the groove may face towards or away from the top to form a rib or ribs suitable for use with containers for materials under vacuum or under pressure, or may be of other triangular shape such as isosceles or equilateral triangular shape to form a rib or ribs of other required cross-sectional shape.
- the closure 10 is moulded in one piece from a resilient plastics material and has a top 11 and a dependent skirt 12 formed with an internal screw-thread 13 and external knurling 14.
- the corner region 15 at the upper end of the skirt is thickened and has a conically flared internal surface 16 extending at an angle of 30° to the central axis 17 of the closure.
- Spaced radially inwardly of the surface 16 is a flexible resilient annular fin 18 of uniform thickness which extends from the underside of the top and substantially parallel to the surface 16.
- the fin 18 has a main body of uniform thickness but has its free end portion of the fin thickened by reason of the formation of a broad flat-topped rib 30 on the radially inner surface of the end portion.
- the top 21 of the neck of the container deforms the fin 18 upward and the fin lies across and against at least the radially outer portions of the top 21 of the container neck and has a sufficient length in contact with the surface 16 to be pressed thereby against the outer corner portion 22 of the neck to form a top and corner seal.
- the axial length of the surface 15 and the length of the fin are also such that this sealing engagement takes place when the diameter of the container neck is on the upper limit of its tolerance as shown in Figure 2 or on the lower limit of its tolerance as shown in Figure 1.
- Figure 2 also shows the sealing fin in its unstressed condition extending parallel to the flared surface 16.
- the rib 30 serves to strengthen the free end portion of the fin so that the diametral strain in that portion, due to the outward flexing of the fin by the top and outer corner parts of the neck, is less than if the rib were absent, and in consequence the end portion of the fin tends to lie closer to the outer corner portion of the neck even when, as in Figure 1, it is not constrained by the surface 16 to do so.
- FIG. 3 and 4 The construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 is similar to that in Figures 1 and 2, but in Figures 3 and 4 the thickening of the free end portion of the fin is achieved by forming a rib 31 having a curved profile on the radially outer surface of the fin 18.
- Figures 3 and 4 show the closure applied to container necks on the lower and higher limits respectively of the diametral tolerance.
- the thickening of the free end portion of the fin strengthens it locally and causes it to be stretched to a lesser extent, but the surface 16 engages the rib 31 and presses the free end portion of the fin radially inward so as further to improve the seal.
- the fin may have a thickness of the order of 0.63mm (.25").
- the closures shown may additionally have grooves on the radially inner faces of the fins.
- closures may thus be designed for use with either glass or plastic containers which are intended to contain still or carbonated liquids or materials under partial vacuum.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
Claims (3)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT84305822T ATE40327T1 (de) | 1983-08-26 | 1984-08-24 | Behaelterverschluss. |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8323037 | 1983-08-26 | ||
GB838323037A GB8323037D0 (en) | 1983-08-26 | 1983-08-26 | Container closures |
GB838327991A GB8327991D0 (en) | 1983-10-19 | 1983-10-19 | Container closures |
GB8327991 | 1983-10-19 |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP88108884.3 Division-Into | 1988-06-03 |
Publications (3)
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EP0136088A2 EP0136088A2 (fr) | 1985-04-03 |
EP0136088A3 EP0136088A3 (en) | 1986-08-06 |
EP0136088B1 true EP0136088B1 (fr) | 1989-01-25 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP88108884A Withdrawn EP0293901A1 (fr) | 1983-08-26 | 1984-08-24 | Fermeture pour récipient |
EP19840305822 Expired EP0136088B1 (fr) | 1983-08-26 | 1984-08-24 | Fermeture pour récipient |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP88108884A Withdrawn EP0293901A1 (fr) | 1983-08-26 | 1984-08-24 | Fermeture pour récipient |
Country Status (9)
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EP (2) | EP0293901A1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU570997B2 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA1282033C (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3476368D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES281256U (fr) |
FI (1) | FI80653C (fr) |
HK (1) | HK74289A (fr) |
IE (1) | IE55655B1 (fr) |
SG (1) | SG22589G (fr) |
Families Citing this family (16)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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NZ213944A (en) * | 1984-11-05 | 1988-02-12 | Sunbeam Plastics Corp | Screw-threaded closure-container assembly |
US4708255A (en) * | 1985-12-12 | 1987-11-24 | Tri-Tech Systems International Inc. | Closure cap with a linerless seal and a method for forming such closure and seal |
EP0481981B2 (fr) † | 1988-06-17 | 1999-11-17 | Closures and Packaging Services Limited | Couvercle sans revetement interieur pour recipients de boissons gazeuses |
US5638972A (en) * | 1988-06-17 | 1997-06-17 | Druitt; Rodney Malcolm | Linerless closure for carbonated beverage container |
KR960013293B1 (ko) * | 1988-06-17 | 1996-10-02 | 로드니 말콤 드루이트 | 탄산음료수 용기를 위한 라이너없는 밀폐체 |
DE4128474A1 (de) * | 1991-08-28 | 1993-03-04 | Berg Jacob Gmbh Co Kg | Kunststoffschraubverschluss fuer unter druck stehende flaschen |
ATE138868T1 (de) * | 1992-07-21 | 1996-06-15 | Metal Box Plc | Einstückiger kunststoffverschluss |
IL110654A (en) * | 1993-08-19 | 1997-11-20 | Precision Valve Australia | Linerless closure for container |
FR2710325B1 (fr) * | 1993-09-22 | 1995-12-08 | Jacques Perchepied | Bouchon à visser. |
PL322006A1 (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 1998-01-05 | Metal Closures Group Ltd | Self-centering container closure |
GB2313115B (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 1998-08-19 | Metal Closures Group Ltd | Self-centering container closure |
US6126027A (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 2000-10-03 | Mcg Closures Limited | Self-centering container closure |
IT1278697B1 (it) * | 1995-06-07 | 1997-11-27 | Bruno Taddei | Otturatore a vite in resina sintetica stampata con labbro di guarnizione per tenuta assiale |
GB9906194D0 (en) | 1999-03-18 | 1999-05-12 | Closures & Packaging Serv Ltd | Closure with seal member |
FR2828173B1 (fr) * | 2001-08-01 | 2003-10-31 | Rical Sa | Bouchon comprenant une jupe interieure d'etancheite cooperant avec la face exterieure d'un col de recipient |
US11897665B2 (en) * | 2019-01-21 | 2024-02-13 | Weener Plastics Group B.V. | Closure for a container |
Family Cites Families (10)
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FR1187260A (fr) * | 1956-11-27 | 1959-09-09 | Cerbo Ab | Dispositif de fermeture de l'embouchure d'un récipient |
US3259266A (en) * | 1964-01-06 | 1966-07-05 | Dykem Company | Closures for fluid containers |
FR1525583A (fr) * | 1966-06-10 | 1968-05-17 | Thomassen & Drijver | Bouteille en matière plastique avec obturateur |
US3802590A (en) * | 1972-05-22 | 1974-04-09 | Bernardin Inc | Linerless container closure |
FR2327930A1 (fr) * | 1975-10-13 | 1977-05-13 | Alca Sa | Bouchon a vis en matiere thermoplastique |
FR2339540A1 (fr) * | 1976-01-28 | 1977-08-26 | Bouchons Plastiques | Perfectionnements aux bouchons a vis |
US4072244A (en) * | 1977-02-04 | 1978-02-07 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Linerless closure |
GB1602746A (en) * | 1978-05-30 | 1981-11-18 | Montgomery Daniel & Son Ltd | Closure device for containers |
NL8204885A (nl) * | 1981-12-24 | 1983-07-18 | Anchor Hocking Corp | Voeringloze vacuumsluiting van kunststof. |
GB2120219B (en) * | 1982-05-17 | 1985-10-02 | Metal Closures Group Plc | Closures for containers |
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1984
- 1984-08-16 IE IE212784A patent/IE55655B1/en unknown
- 1984-08-21 FI FI843298A patent/FI80653C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1984-08-22 AU AU32275/84A patent/AU570997B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1984-08-24 EP EP88108884A patent/EP0293901A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1984-08-24 DE DE8484305822T patent/DE3476368D1/de not_active Expired
- 1984-08-24 EP EP19840305822 patent/EP0136088B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1984-08-24 CA CA000461745A patent/CA1282033C/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-08-24 ES ES1984281256U patent/ES281256U/es active Pending
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1989
- 1989-04-11 SG SG22589A patent/SG22589G/en unknown
- 1989-09-14 HK HK74289A patent/HK74289A/xx unknown
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0136088A2 (fr) | 1985-04-03 |
DE3476368D1 (en) | 1989-03-02 |
AU570997B2 (en) | 1988-03-31 |
FI843298A (fi) | 1985-02-27 |
IE55655B1 (en) | 1990-12-05 |
FI80653B (fi) | 1990-03-30 |
ES281256U (es) | 1985-12-16 |
IE842127L (en) | 1985-02-26 |
CA1282033C (fr) | 1991-03-26 |
FI843298A0 (fi) | 1984-08-21 |
HK74289A (en) | 1989-09-22 |
AU3227584A (en) | 1985-02-28 |
FI80653C (fi) | 1990-07-10 |
EP0293901A1 (fr) | 1988-12-07 |
SG22589G (en) | 1989-07-14 |
EP0136088A3 (en) | 1986-08-06 |
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