EP0243531A3 - Security closure for bottles and containers - Google Patents

Security closure for bottles and containers Download PDF

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EP0243531A3
EP0243531A3 EP86110514A EP86110514A EP0243531A3 EP 0243531 A3 EP0243531 A3 EP 0243531A3 EP 86110514 A EP86110514 A EP 86110514A EP 86110514 A EP86110514 A EP 86110514A EP 0243531 A3 EP0243531 A3 EP 0243531A3
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bottles
collar
containers
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security closure
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Heinz Leonhardt
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Bender GmbH
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Vaw Folien Verarbeitung 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
    • B65D41/3457—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being formed separately but connected to the closure
    • 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
    • B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)

Abstract

A closure for sealing threaded bottles, jars or similar containers, comprises a metallic cap and a plastic collar having an upper attachment part adapted to releasably engage said cap. The collar further includes an interior security ring spaced from the collar and attached thereto by means of fracturable integrally formed links and at least one non-fracturable connecting web. A plurality of claws adapted to engage the undersurface of the threaded portion of the container extends from the inner surface of the security ring.
EP86110514A 1986-04-23 1986-07-30 Security closure for bottles and containers Expired - Lifetime EP0243531B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT86110514T ATE69022T1 (en) 1986-04-23 1986-07-30 LOCKING RING FOR BOTTLE, WIDE NECK OR AE. CONTAINER CLOSURES.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE3613782 1986-04-23
DE19863613782 DE3613782A1 (en) 1986-04-23 1986-04-23 RETAINING RING FOR BOTTLE, WIDE NECK O.AE. CONTAINER SEALS

Publications (3)

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EP0243531A2 EP0243531A2 (en) 1987-11-04
EP0243531A3 true EP0243531A3 (en) 1989-02-08
EP0243531B1 EP0243531B1 (en) 1991-10-30

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EP86110514A Expired - Lifetime EP0243531B1 (en) 1986-04-23 1986-07-30 Security closure for bottles and containers

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US (1) US4746026A (en)
EP (1) EP0243531B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS62251358A (en)
AT (1) ATE69022T1 (en)
DE (2) DE3613782A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2002891A6 (en)
PT (1) PT83817A (en)

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DE3803441A1 (en) * 1988-02-05 1989-09-21 Vaw Folien Verarb Gmbh Bottle closure
GB2238779B (en) * 1989-10-13 1994-05-18 Ariel Ind Plc Lockable closure fastening and tamper evident closure.
US4989740A (en) * 1990-03-07 1991-02-05 Continental White Cap, Inc. Composite cap including tamper indicating feature
AU653334B2 (en) * 1990-04-06 1994-09-29 Carnaudmetalbox Plc Metal screw closures for packaging containers
US5411157A (en) * 1990-05-30 1995-05-02 Beeson And Sons Limited Container and the manufacture thereof
GB2262280B (en) * 1991-12-11 1995-09-20 Beeson & Sons Ltd A container neck and a closure therefor
US5150940B1 (en) * 1991-11-18 1994-03-29 York Products Inc Fastener for truck bed liner
EP0667827B1 (en) * 1992-11-13 1997-04-16 Beeson And Sons Limited Container closure with tamper evident ring
JP3051637B2 (en) * 1993-07-19 2000-06-12 株式会社吉野工業所 cap
GB9320389D0 (en) * 1993-10-04 1993-11-24 Beeson & Sons Ltd Improvements relating to container closures
US5685443A (en) * 1995-03-06 1997-11-11 White Cap, Inc. Composite closure and method of making same
JP2933308B2 (en) * 1996-12-03 1999-08-09 聖次 西原 Pill fur proof cap made of synthetic resin
US6016930A (en) * 1998-01-29 2000-01-25 Rexam Plastics Inc. Child-resistant adapter band
DE10322374A1 (en) * 2003-05-13 2004-12-23 Alcoa Deutschland Gmbh shutter
US7918360B2 (en) * 2008-03-07 2011-04-05 Silgan Plastics Corporation Container with overcap
US8453859B2 (en) * 2009-09-04 2013-06-04 Tzvi Akiva Rozenberg Tamper-evident bottle closure
ITUB20152975A1 (en) * 2015-08-07 2017-02-07 Alplast Closures Int S R L Siglabile A C I Srl Sealing capsule for the mouth of a container, in particular a bottle.
US9815604B2 (en) * 2016-01-29 2017-11-14 Phoenix Closures, Inc. Tamper-evident band assembly
US20220388732A1 (en) * 2019-11-07 2022-12-08 Aptar Freyung Gmbh Manufacturing process for a closure device

Citations (7)

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DE1943349A1 (en) * 1969-08-26 1971-06-03 Deussen Stella Kg Screw cap with fuse and method for its manufacture
DE2337929A1 (en) * 1973-05-04 1974-11-21 Jordan Fa RETAINING RING ON RESERVOIR LOCK
DE2554553A1 (en) * 1975-12-04 1977-06-08 Hans Heinlein CLOSING CAP WITH GENUINE LOCK
FR2439720A1 (en) * 1978-10-27 1980-05-23 Houzeau Pierre Flask cap with sealing strip - fits over flange at base of cap and hooks into bottle
EP0129612A1 (en) * 1983-06-23 1985-01-02 Alexander Keller Tamper preventive ring for a threaded cap
US4519516A (en) * 1984-01-26 1985-05-28 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Tamper indicating package
EP0155329A1 (en) * 1984-03-13 1985-09-25 VAW Folien-Verarbeitung GmbH Protection ring of protecting metallic closures for bottles, wide-recked or similar containers

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DE3371324D1 (en) * 1982-02-20 1987-06-11 Alcoa Deutschland Gmbh Construction and mounting process for a cap and cap for a container neck provided with a screw-thread or a bead

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1943349A1 (en) * 1969-08-26 1971-06-03 Deussen Stella Kg Screw cap with fuse and method for its manufacture
DE2337929A1 (en) * 1973-05-04 1974-11-21 Jordan Fa RETAINING RING ON RESERVOIR LOCK
DE2554553A1 (en) * 1975-12-04 1977-06-08 Hans Heinlein CLOSING CAP WITH GENUINE LOCK
FR2439720A1 (en) * 1978-10-27 1980-05-23 Houzeau Pierre Flask cap with sealing strip - fits over flange at base of cap and hooks into bottle
EP0129612A1 (en) * 1983-06-23 1985-01-02 Alexander Keller Tamper preventive ring for a threaded cap
US4519516A (en) * 1984-01-26 1985-05-28 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Tamper indicating package
EP0155329A1 (en) * 1984-03-13 1985-09-25 VAW Folien-Verarbeitung GmbH Protection ring of protecting metallic closures for bottles, wide-recked or similar containers

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EP0243531A2 (en) 1987-11-04
PT83817A (en) 1987-06-17
US4746026A (en) 1988-05-24
ES2002891A6 (en) 1988-10-01
DE3613782A1 (en) 1987-10-29
ATE69022T1 (en) 1991-11-15
JPS62251358A (en) 1987-11-02
DE3682277D1 (en) 1991-12-05
EP0243531B1 (en) 1991-10-30

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