EP0202506B1 - Fermeture pour récipient - Google Patents

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EP0202506B1
EP0202506B1 EP86105763A EP86105763A EP0202506B1 EP 0202506 B1 EP0202506 B1 EP 0202506B1 EP 86105763 A EP86105763 A EP 86105763A EP 86105763 A EP86105763 A EP 86105763A EP 0202506 B1 EP0202506 B1 EP 0202506B1
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Jean-Pierre Büttiker
Max Klaiber
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Friedrich Sanner & Co KG Spritzgusswerk GmbH
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/30—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials for desiccators
    • 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
    • B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt

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  • the invention relates to a container closure in the form of a stopper for a container with a circumferential flanging or edge reinforcement provided at the edge of its container opening to be closed, with a flat lid portion projecting radially beyond the end of the container, on the edge of which an outer wall facing the container is attached, on the edge of which A tamper-evident securing ring is attached to the underside by means of webs that can be torn off, and has tabs on its inner cylindrical surface that are directed obliquely inwards and in the opening direction.
  • Container closures with tamper-evident means are known in many forms. Most often they are found in the form of screw caps, in which the tamper-evident ring is retained by the lower edge of the thread.
  • sealing plugs which are used, for example, in tubes for vitamin effervescent tablets.
  • the retaining ring can be held on a thickened edge or the flanging of the tube by having a bulge on the inside, which allows attachment by different inclined surfaces, but is held in place when opened.
  • the locking ring can be pushed over the edge of the tube without the aid of a tool when the closure is opened, without tearing off.
  • a design of the closure of the type mentioned at the beginning (FR-A-2 134 286), in which the securing ring is not provided with a circumferential, inwardly directed bead, but with, is to be rated as safer against an unnoticed opening of the closure without tearing off the securing ring a large number of tabs directed obliquely inward and in the opening direction is provided, the free ends of which engage like claws under the bead or the flange of the container edge, so that the retaining ring, even if it can expand elastically, does not extend over the bead or the flanging can step away.
  • an injection mold design for producing projections directed inwards from a securing ring (GB-A-1 423 834), in which tongues project from the mold surface producing the outer surface, which tongues protrude generate the surface of the projections acting as a locking edge.
  • the known sealing cap must have a radial step surface located directly above the locking ring, through which then shorter tongues have to be dimensioned.
  • the invention has for its object to produce the generic container closure with reasonable expenditure in the injection molding process and at the same time to protect the tamper-evident ring against unwanted tearing.
  • the outer wall surrounds the circumferential flanging or stiffening of the edge of the container on the outside, that the outer diameter of the retaining ring does not protrude beyond the outer diameter of the surrounding wall, and that the flat lid portion above the tabs of one of the number and width of the tabs appropriate number of cutouts is enforced.
  • the flat lid part of the container closure is so large in diameter that the wall facing the container is able to encompass the edge of the container, the locking ring can be arranged in alignment under the wall, and the cutouts produced by the tongues in the outer mold half are created radially inside the wall below the flat lid section. Since the locking ring does not protrude radially beyond the wall facing the container, there is also increased security against unwanted tearing of the locking ring.
  • the drawing shows a stopper 1 for closing a tube for vitamin effervescent tablets.
  • the plug is shown in the upper part of the drawing in side view and partially cut, in the lower part of the drawing is shown in supervision.
  • tube 2 is drawn on the right, cut side.
  • the stopper has a flat lid section 3 and an outer cylindrical wall 4 which engages over the edge of the tube. Circumferential ribs are attached to the cylindrical outer surface of the wall 4 in order to facilitate gripping when opening.
  • the stopper is provided in a known manner with a spring-mounted ring 5 for holding down the contents of the tube.
  • the stopper has a chamber 6 which is filled with drying agent 7.
  • the chamber is closed with a lid 8.
  • the tube 2 is a metal tube in the present case, which has a flange 10 at the upper edge. In the case of a plastic tube, this would be replaced by a peripheral edge reinforcement.
  • the outer wall 4 of the lid section 3 reaches over this edge and holds the stopper on the tube.
  • a tamper-evident ring 11 is connected to the underside of the wall 4.
  • the ring 11 is cylindrical, and the connection to the wall 4 is made by thin webs 12, which tear off with little effort.
  • the ring 11 On its inside, the ring 11 carries eight tabs 13 directed obliquely inwards and in the opening direction, which engage under the flanged edge 10 of the tube 2.
  • the tabs 13 are evenly spaced around the circumference and have a width which corresponds to approximately 20 degrees. Instead of the eight tabs provided in the present exemplary embodiment, fewer or more functions can also be performed.
  • the tabs like the entire stopper, are made of plastic and are accordingly elastic. When opened, the tabs 13 act like barbs and claw under the flanging 10 of the tube, so that the ring 11 is held back securely and the webs 12 tear off when the plug is removed.
  • the cover has cutouts 14 corresponding to the number and width of the tabs.

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Claims (1)

  1. Obturateur de récipient, ayant la forme d'un bouchon (1), pour un récipient avec un bord rabattu ou renforcé circulaire, prévu sur le bord de son ouverture à obturer, comprenant une partie de couvercle (3) plate, dépassant radialement et frontalement du bord du récipient, sur le bord de laquelle est rapportée une paroi extérieure (4), tournée vers le récipient, sur la face inférieure de laquelle est rapportée, au moyen de nervures (12) déchirables, une bague de sécurité d'origine (11) qui présente sur sa surface cylindrique intérieure des attaches (13) inclinées en biais vers l'intérieur et orientées en direction de l'ouverture, caractérisé par le fait que la paroi extérieure (4) saisit extérieurement le pourtour du bord rabattu ou renforcé circulaire du récipient, que le diamètre extérieur de la bague de sécurité (11) ne dépasse pas le diamètre extérieur de la paroi de saisie de pourtour (4) et que des découpures (14), en nombre correspondant au nombre et à la largeur des attaches (13), traversent la partie de couvercle plate (3) au-dessus des attaches (13).
EP86105763A 1985-05-24 1986-04-25 Fermeture pour récipient Expired - Lifetime EP0202506B1 (fr)

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AT86105763T ATE75456T1 (de) 1985-05-24 1986-04-25 Behaelterverschluss.

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CH221685 1985-05-24
CH2216/85 1985-05-24

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EP0202506A2 EP0202506A2 (fr) 1986-11-26
EP0202506A3 EP0202506A3 (en) 1987-07-29
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EP (1) EP0202506B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE75456T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA1285524C (fr)
DE (1) DE3685054D1 (fr)

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EP0202506A3 (en) 1987-07-29
DE3685054D1 (de) 1992-06-04
ATE75456T1 (de) 1992-05-15
CA1285524C (fr) 1991-07-02
US4899897A (en) 1990-02-13

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