EP0144465A1 - Capsule inviolable pour une bouteille - Google Patents

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EP0144465A1
EP0144465A1 EP83112660A EP83112660A EP0144465A1 EP 0144465 A1 EP0144465 A1 EP 0144465A1 EP 83112660 A EP83112660 A EP 83112660A EP 83112660 A EP83112660 A EP 83112660A EP 0144465 A1 EP0144465 A1 EP 0144465A1
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closure
receptacle
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William Steve Ruklic
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element
    • B65D47/0842—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element consisting of a strap of flexible material
    • 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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/48—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • B65D41/485—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

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  • the gist of this invention is to provide a bottle cap of one-piece molded construction which, at the point of attachment to the bottle, engages both the inside and outside of the bottle opening in such a manner as to render the closure extremely difficult to pry-off and provides a positive seal against the possibility of leaking of the bottle contents.
  • This is accomplished by providing the closure with a double collar comprising inner and outer rings, the inner of which frictionally engages the inside of the bottle opening and the outer of which attaches to the outside of the bottle opening, the outer collar being constructed with a pull tab arranged so that when the contents of the bottle are to be used, pulling the pull tab peripherally of the bottle opening will tear away the outer collar of the cap and free the cap for "twist-off" removal from the bottle.
  • the bottle be filled after the molded cap has been applied and for that purpose, the top of the cap is formed with an opening providing access to the interior of the bottle, the opening having an inwardly-extending collar which includes a molded circumferential locking and sealing ring on its inner wall adapted to engage a closure plug which, in turn, has a mating ring molded on it so that when the plug is snapped into the opening, it cannot be pulled out except with great difficulty and without leaving marks indicating it has been tampered with.
  • the closure plug is integral on and carried by an outwardly-extending tongue integral with the cap and so disposed that by bending the tongue over onto the top of the cap, the plug can be inserted in the filler opening to seal the same.
  • the'closing tongue is fitted to the surface of the cap in such a manner as to make it difficult to insert a knife or any sharp object to pry the closure plug open.
  • the closure plug is a separate element which, when inserted into the well in the bottle cap, becomes permanently locked in place with its top end fitted to the top surface of the cap in such a manner as to serve to prevent the plug being pried out.
  • the inwardly-extending collar located on the top of the cap is closed off at the bottom of said collar by a bottom wall adapted for filling the bottle by means of a hollow needle inserted through said bottom.
  • the improved bottle cap 10 is a molded construction adapted to be fitted onto the open end of a conventional cylindrical bottle 11 and secured thereto by engagement with an annular bead or catch 12 integral on the said bottle at its open end.
  • the improved closure cap comprises a top wall or platform 14 having a peripheral upstanding collar 16 and a pair of depending radially-spaced collars 18 and 20 which are adapted to receive between them the open end of the cylindrical bottle 11.
  • a particular feature of this improved bottle cap resides in the inner collar 20 being made slightly greater in its external diameter than the inside diameter of the bottle 11, for example, about two-thousandths of an inch, whereby the collar 20 will be in tight frictional engagement with the inner surface of the bottle 11 when the cap is applied thereto.
  • the external or outer depending collar 18 is also proportioned to closely fit the external surface of the open end of the bottle 11 is provided with a latch adapted to engage beneath the catch 12 on the bottle 11.
  • the platform 14 of the improved bottle cap is provided with an annular opening 24 which is surrounded by a depending cylindrical wall 26 which, on its inner surface, is provided with a latching groove 28 adapted to be engaged by a peripheral external catch 30 formed on the outer surface of a closure plug 32.
  • cap opening 24 and closure plug 32 With this arrangement of cap opening 24 and closure plug 32, the bottle 11 can be filled and sealed after the molded closure cap 10 has been applied to the open end of the bottle and once the closure plug 32 has been forced into the filler opening 25 of the bottle cap, the bottle becomes firmly sealed and its contents is secure against tampering of any kind.
  • the closure plug 32 for the filler opening 24 is normally part of and carried by an outwardly-projecting tongue 34 which extends from the platform 14 or cap top as an integral part thereof, the tongue 34 being foldable about its juncture 35 with the platform 14 so as to closely overlie the upper surface of the platform 14 and present the plug 32 to the opening 24 whereby the plug 32 can be forced into the opening 24 to firmly seal the same.
  • the under side of the tongue 34 at the platform connection 35 is formed with a groove 36 which has a depth of substantially half the thickness of the tongue 34. This is clearly shown in Fig. 5.
  • a pair of upwardly-projecting ribs 38 and 40 are provided on the platform or cap top 14, equally spaced on each side of the opening 24, for reception of the tongue 34 between them when the tongue is folded over onto the upper surface of the cap top.
  • the height of the ribs 38 and 40 is substantially the same as the thickness of the tongue 34 and the two ribs are spaced apart a distance of about four-hundredths of an inch, or less, greater than the width of the tongue 34 so as to inhibit the introduction of a knife blade under the tongue 34 adjacent the plug 32 for the purpose of prying the plug out of the filler opening 24.
  • the length of the tongue 34 is made so as to extend beyond the plug 32 to substantially reach the inner surface of the upstanding collar 16 as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the depending peripheral collar 18 is arranged to form a substantially complete circle with one side terminating immediately adjacent to a pull tab 42 which is formed at the other end of the collar 18 whereby the collar 18 can be broken away from the platform 14 and torn away peripherally to free the cap 10 from the bead or catch 12.
  • the periphery of the upstanding collar 16 of the cap 10 is knurled to provide a firm gripping surface, as indicated at 44 in Fig. 2.
  • the modified form of the improved bottle cap shown in Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive is of substantially the same construction as that shown in Figs. 1 to 6 except that the tongue and closure plug carried thereby have been entirely omitted and the filler opening 24 has been located in the center of the cap top or platform 14.
  • the closure plug 46 is a separate and independent element and is provided with a head 48 to seat on the margin of the filler opening 24.
  • the depending collar or wall 50 of the filler opening 25 is provided with a catch 52 for a latching rib 54 on the plug 46 so that once the plug has been inserted in the filler opening, it becomes securely locked in place.
  • the margin of the opening is surrounded by an upstanding rim or bead 56 of the same height as the thickness of the head 48 of the closure plug 46, the inside diameter of the rim 56 being substantially the same as the outside diameter of the head 48.
  • The-depending peripheral collar 18 is torn away peripherally to free the cap 10 from the bead or catch 12 by the use of the pull tab 42.
  • the periphery or the upstanding collar 16 of the cap 10 is knurled to provide a firm gripping surface as indicated in Fig. 8.
  • the filler openings 24 and their respective internal collars 26 and 50 are open from end-to-end for easy filling.
  • the bottom end of the inner walls 26 and 50 may be closed off by a transverse wall 58, as shown in Fig. 10, which is relatively thin; for example, about twelve-thousandths of an inch thick, and in the center of this wall, a groove is formed with a depth about three-quarters of the wall thickness. It is at this point that a needle can be punctured through the wall 58 to effect filling of the receptacle in a substantially self-closing needle puncture.
  • a fully tamper resistant closure cap for a conventional form of receptacle or bottle so that once the receptacle has been filled, its contents are safe and secure against contamination or surreptitious removal.
  • the bottles or receptacles are made of a suitable plastic material and it is intended that the improved closure caps are to be molded from a plastic material that is to be substantially rigid when formed and for that purpose, it is suggested that the improved closure caps be molded from high density polyethylene material.

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0636553A1 (fr) * 1993-06-28 1995-02-01 Wella Aktiengesellschaft Bouteille avec insert de distribution
JP2020535086A (ja) * 2017-09-27 2020-12-03 リクイ−ボックス コーポレイション 取り外しが容易なキャップデザイン

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3167202A (en) * 1964-01-15 1965-01-26 Tolciss Joseph Closure assembly for container neck
US3690514A (en) * 1970-08-24 1972-09-12 Polytox Corp Initially sealed closures with sealing structures
GB2035274A (en) * 1978-11-29 1980-06-18 Mardon Illingworth Closure member
US4420092A (en) * 1982-09-01 1983-12-13 Mpl Inc. Tamper-resistant pharmaceutical vial and cap assembly
US4437574A (en) * 1981-10-14 1984-03-20 William Ruklic Tamper-resistant bottle cap

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3167202A (en) * 1964-01-15 1965-01-26 Tolciss Joseph Closure assembly for container neck
US3690514A (en) * 1970-08-24 1972-09-12 Polytox Corp Initially sealed closures with sealing structures
GB2035274A (en) * 1978-11-29 1980-06-18 Mardon Illingworth Closure member
US4437574A (en) * 1981-10-14 1984-03-20 William Ruklic Tamper-resistant bottle cap
US4420092A (en) * 1982-09-01 1983-12-13 Mpl Inc. Tamper-resistant pharmaceutical vial and cap assembly

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0636553A1 (fr) * 1993-06-28 1995-02-01 Wella Aktiengesellschaft Bouteille avec insert de distribution
JP2020535086A (ja) * 2017-09-27 2020-12-03 リクイ−ボックス コーポレイション 取り外しが容易なキャップデザイン

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