EP0154897A2 - Couvercle à levier de fermeture pour la distribution dosée, en particulier couvercle pour pots ou récipients similaires contenant un fluide sirupeux et/ou visqueux, un produit incohérent ou analogue - Google Patents

Couvercle à levier de fermeture pour la distribution dosée, en particulier couvercle pour pots ou récipients similaires contenant un fluide sirupeux et/ou visqueux, un produit incohérent ou analogue Download PDF

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EP0154897A2
EP0154897A2 EP85102223A EP85102223A EP0154897A2 EP 0154897 A2 EP0154897 A2 EP 0154897A2 EP 85102223 A EP85102223 A EP 85102223A EP 85102223 A EP85102223 A EP 85102223A EP 0154897 A2 EP0154897 A2 EP 0154897A2
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Alfredo Ghislanzoni
Sandro Ambrosoli
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ALAPLASTIC di Alfredo GHISLANZONI
AMBROSOLI SpA
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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
    • B65D47/0857—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0866—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards the closed position only
    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/06—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing powdered or granular 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1066—Actuating means
    • B65D2251/1075—Levers

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  • the present invention relates to a metering dispenser cover of the kind of a cap incorporating a shut-off lever for the dispensing function, which is particularly useful with jars, jugs, and the like containers normally filled with syrupy and/or viscous fluids such as honey, condensed milk, medicinal syrups, etc., or with granulate and generic incoherent products.
  • a metering cover for honey and the like products which comprises a cylindrical inside threaded cap the top flat surface whereof accommodates slidably a metal blade arranged to slide to and from an opening formed through the cap close to the cylindrical portion of the cover; the outflow can be cut off by the forward corner edge of the blade abutting against the upright rim which borders the opening with a substantially guillotine- like action.
  • the blade is moved by means of a lever mounted pivotally at a diametrically opposed position to that of the opening, against a bias spring toward the stable closure position.
  • This dispenser cover type owing to its being formed from metal, requires the provision of a cap seal for sealing against the jar rim, and is intended for screwing onto the jar neck after the original cover is removed; further, it must be supplied separately because it cannot be applied permanently to the sealed jar on account of the original cover being present thereon, and is complicated to manufacture and assemble, as well as being quite expensive.
  • a dispenser cover of specially simple construction comprises a plastic cap provided at the top with a rocking lever mounted centrally to the outer top surface of the cap as by welding along a transverse line.
  • the lever is a straight one and is anchored so as to be forced into a sloping posture in the closed position, i.e. with its rounded end accommodated, in lateral sealing relationship, within an appropriate opening formed in the upper portion of the cap.
  • the alternate oscillation of the lever occurs by deformation of the welded area, and this shortens in use the life of the weldment and jeopardise sealing of the opening because a decrease of the initial pressure force on the lever to hold it stably in the closed position is unavoidable.
  • the top surface of the cap is to be so structured as to present a center protuberance to which the lever can be welded in order to allow for a sufficient downward stroke of the lever arm at each operation to enable the opposite arm to clear the dispensing opening.
  • this metering cover type is also to be supplied separately, and may be applied to jars which are closed by a plastic membrane which, on removal from the jar mouth, leaves on the rim of the jar a plastic ring forming a required sealing gasket for the dispenser cover when the latter is screwed onto the jar neck.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a metering dispenser cover of specially simple construction, high reliability both as regards its sealing capability and working life, and relatively low cost.
  • a metering dispenser cover formed from a plastic or metal material, and adapted for application to jars and containers of dense fluids or the like and of flowable and generically incoherent powder products, comprising a substantially cylindrical cap body opened downwardly, the top surface whereof is formed with an opening for metering out the product of the jar or container, said opening being selectively shut off by the end of a rocking lever mounted pivotally on said body at an intermediate region thereof, and characterised in that from the bottom face of said lever there extends an articulation tab the free end whereof is arranged to snap into a complementary seat formed in the top face of said body.
  • the metering dispenser cover of this invention comprises a box-type body 1 of cap or inverted glass configuration, formed from a plastic, metal or the like material, the cylindrical cavity whereof, for fitting on a jar 2 ( Figure 1),is formed with two different diameters, and a rocking lever 3, formed from a flexible material such as plastics, metal, or the like, which is removably attached to the cap of the body 1, as explained herein below.
  • the cavity 4 formed at the bottom of the body 1 has a diameter "a" which permits of the cap 1 being a force fit on the cover 5 of a sealed jar 2 containing a dense or syrupy product to be dispensed in metered amounts.
  • the fit of the cavity 4 over the closure cover 5 of the jar ( Figure 4) allows the jar to be presented and sold as already equipped with its dispenser cover, with obvious benefits of practical, hygienic, and aesthetic nature.
  • the contiguous upper (or innermost) cavity 6 has instead a smaller diameter "b" than the outward cavity and is provided with segmental threads 7,7a, etc.
  • the glass-like body 1 includes a rocking lever device 3 to be actuated with a finger of one hand as applied to exert a slight force at a substantially center location on the cap 1a ( Figure 1).
  • Said lever comprises essentially a straight rod or sheet 3a of a flexible material such as plastics, metal, or the like, which is provided at the bottom with a protruding lug 11 substantially in the form of a capital “Z" and so arranged as to have its'end 11a rigid with the lever 3a and the opposite end 11b directed nearly perpendicularly to the lever.
  • the lever 3a has at one end thereof a rounded corner edge 3b adapted to be inserted (substantially with duck bill type of movement or the like) sealingly into a suitable sharp edged opening 12 formed marginally in the cap 1a; at its other end, the lever 3a has an extension 3c, bent to an "L” downwards so as to form with the plane of the lever an angle "i" ( Figure 2) smaller than 90 0 ; this for reasons to be explained herein below.
  • the lever 3 is then applied by inserting the end 11b into a slot 13 formed in the cap 1a, until the arcuate region 11a contacts the rim of the slot.
  • the slot 13 is provided with containment, guiding and strengthening sidewalls 14 and 15 ( Figure 1), and the end 11b is made slightly arcuate to fit under the end of the wall 15.
  • the end portion of the extension 3c of the lever is in gentle contact with the outer cylindrical surface, being suitably flattened, of the cover 1, and owing to said extension being inclined from the vertical on the plane of the lever, the extension undergoes a deformation (directed outwards) as the lever is pressed onto the cap, i.e. during the step of raising the end 3b off the delivery opening 12. That deformation produces, during the step of releasing the lever, a recovery force which automatically contributes to returning the arcuate end of the lever back to its closed position within the opening 12 and holding it stably closed.
  • the metering dispenser cover according to the invention is further completed by two parallel lateral sides 16-17 adapted to contain and hold the lever 3 guided in its stroke and to impart an appealing appearance to the combination, while also eliminating undesirable projecting elements which would complicate the packaging operations on the jars and related dispenser cover.
  • the end 3b of the lever is provided at the bottom with containment and guiding walls 18 adapted to ensure a perfectly tight side fit of the lever within the substantially quadrangular opening 12 in the cap 1a.

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EP85102223A 1984-03-01 1985-02-28 Couvercle à levier de fermeture pour la distribution dosée, en particulier couvercle pour pots ou récipients similaires contenant un fluide sirupeux et/ou visqueux, un produit incohérent ou analogue Withdrawn EP0154897A3 (fr)

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IT2106384U IT8421063V0 (it) 1984-03-01 1984-03-01 Coperchio erogatore-dosatore a leva intercettatrice, particolarmente per vasi e contenitori analoghi contenenti fluidi sciropposi e/o viscosi, prodotti incoerenti e simili.
IT2106384U 1984-03-01

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EP0154897A2 true EP0154897A2 (fr) 1985-09-18
EP0154897A3 EP0154897A3 (fr) 1987-11-25

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Cited By (5)

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US7815072B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2010-10-19 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
EP2295337A1 (fr) * 2009-09-10 2011-03-16 Takeya USA Corporation Couvercle de récipient refermable
US7950550B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2011-05-31 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
US8353419B2 (en) 2010-12-10 2013-01-15 Takeya Usa Corporation Lockable cap
EP3409611A1 (fr) * 2017-05-30 2018-12-05 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Fermeture à couvercle rabattant

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FR999572A (fr) * 1949-11-14 1952-02-01 Anciens Etablissements E Rober Couvercle ou bouchon verseur pour récipient pouvant contenir notamment du liquide, des matières pulvérulentes ou des matières pâteuses
US3168226A (en) * 1963-09-11 1965-02-02 Gen Foods Corp Separable dispenser top
US3853250A (en) * 1972-10-16 1974-12-10 M Alpern Cover for decanter or like dispensing container
DE3305849A1 (de) * 1982-06-12 1983-12-15 Fa. Dr. August Oetker, 4800 Bielefeld Verschluss mitr integrierter giesshilfe
US4568005A (en) * 1983-12-29 1986-02-04 General Foods Corporation Snap-on closure for bottles

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR999572A (fr) * 1949-11-14 1952-02-01 Anciens Etablissements E Rober Couvercle ou bouchon verseur pour récipient pouvant contenir notamment du liquide, des matières pulvérulentes ou des matières pâteuses
US3168226A (en) * 1963-09-11 1965-02-02 Gen Foods Corp Separable dispenser top
US3853250A (en) * 1972-10-16 1974-12-10 M Alpern Cover for decanter or like dispensing container
DE3305849A1 (de) * 1982-06-12 1983-12-15 Fa. Dr. August Oetker, 4800 Bielefeld Verschluss mitr integrierter giesshilfe
US4568005A (en) * 1983-12-29 1986-02-04 General Foods Corporation Snap-on closure for bottles

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7815072B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2010-10-19 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
US7950550B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2011-05-31 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
US8261951B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2012-09-11 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
US8276790B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2012-10-02 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
US8833614B2 (en) 2004-05-06 2014-09-16 Diversey, Inc. Metering and dispensing closure
EP2295337A1 (fr) * 2009-09-10 2011-03-16 Takeya USA Corporation Couvercle de récipient refermable
US8353419B2 (en) 2010-12-10 2013-01-15 Takeya Usa Corporation Lockable cap
EP3409611A1 (fr) * 2017-05-30 2018-12-05 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Fermeture à couvercle rabattant

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