EP0247645B1 - Verschluss fur einen Behälter, dessen Öffnung durch eine, durch Induktion oder Konduktion befestigte Membrane geschlossen ist - Google Patents

Verschluss fur einen Behälter, dessen Öffnung durch eine, durch Induktion oder Konduktion befestigte Membrane geschlossen ist Download PDF

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EP0247645B1
EP0247645B1 EP87200541A EP87200541A EP0247645B1 EP 0247645 B1 EP0247645 B1 EP 0247645B1 EP 87200541 A EP87200541 A EP 87200541A EP 87200541 A EP87200541 A EP 87200541A EP 0247645 B1 EP0247645 B1 EP 0247645B1
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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
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • B65D51/225—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure and further comprising a device first inhibiting displacement of the outer 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0093—Membrane

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  • This invention relates to a stopper intended for closing by "clipping" a container, the orifice of which is closed by a cover secured to it by induction or conduction comprising, on the directed side, in the position of use, towards the 'aforementioned cover, a circular knife for cutting the cover when the cap is pressed into the container and the cap having projections for clipping, said positioning and use.
  • the object of the invention is to produce a stopper which has, at the same time, the characteristics of a tamper-evident stopper which, moreover, allows the cutting of a heat-sealable seal secured to the orifice of the container by induction or conduction.
  • the knife does not cause a perfectly circular cutting of the cover. At one point of this cover it is not cut but remains attached to the edge of the seal sealed on the orifice of the container. Due to the pressure exerted on it during the cutting operation and due to its weight, the cut part hangs down. It is neither practical nor hygienic to let this cut part hang inside the container. If you want to prevent contact with the products contained therein, you must remove this cut part, either by hand or using a utensil.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy this drawback by proposing a stopper which allows a perfectly circular cutting of the cover while preventing it from falling into the contents of the container.
  • the aforementioned cover is secured, in its center, to the aforementioned plug.
  • the aforementioned knife has an arched sawtooth profile.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of the cap according to the invention closing by clipping the orifice of a container provided with a heat sealable seal secured by induction from the orifice of the container.
  • Figure 2 is a deployed view of a portion of the knife which is provided with the plug according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of a plug closing by clipping the orifice of a container provided with a heat-sealable cap secured by conduction of the orifice of the container.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cap according to the invention shown in its depressed position relative to the orifice of the container.
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 show the two methods of joining a cover on the orifice 2 of a container 3. It is intended here by orifice, the end of the neck of a bottle. It is understood that any other arrangement of the orifice relative to the bottle and any other profile of the bottle are within the scope of this patent application.
  • the cover 1 is secured by application of heat by induction of the orifice 2.
  • the cover 1 is secured to the plug 4 by a point of glue 5.
  • An internal projection 6 is provided inside the cylindrical part 4 'of the plug 4.
  • the seal 1 is applied to the upper edge of the orifice 2 by the shoulder 4 "of the plug 4. This results from the need to provide a space above the orifice 2 to pass to what is known as the opening notch. This support is achieved by the presence of the shoulder 4 ".
  • cylindrical part 4 'of the plug 4 has an internal projection 6 which cooperates with an external projection 7, called positioning or an external projection 8, called use.
  • the external projection 7 called the positioning projection, maintains the plug in the position in which the assembly is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the external projection 8 maintains the plug pr relative to the container in the so-called use position.
  • a tearable ring 9 provided with a gripping or tearing tab 10, which prevents the plug from being inserted into the orifice of the container which therefore also constitutes a witness indicating that the stopper or closure has not been breached.
  • a circular knife 11 which, as long as the tear-off ring 9 has not been separated, must not come into contact with the cover 1.
  • the user can insert the plug 4, the circular knife 11 of which will cut the cover 1.
  • the circular knife 11 has saw teeth arched 12 which are visible in the partial view deployed according to FIG. 2.
  • the external diameter of the circular knife 11 corresponds substantially to the internal diameter of the orifice 2 of the container 3.
  • FIG. 3 A stopper made according to the same principle is re presented in Figure 3 where we note that the cover 1 has been secured by conduction on the projection 13 defining the orifice of the neck 14 of the container 15.
  • the neck of the container has a second external projection 16, while the part cylindrical 17 of the plug 18 has an internal projection 19 which is grasped between the external projections 13 and 16 when the plug 18 is in the position shown in FIG. 3, the tearing ring 20, provided with a tearing tab 21, having not yet been separated from the cap.
  • the plug 18 according to FIG. 3, joined by a point of glue 5 of the cover 1 also has, like the plug 4 of FIG. 1, an internal knife 22 which can cut the cover 1 when the plug 18 is pushed in. in the orifice of the container 15 after tearing off the ring 20.
  • the circular knife 22 has, like the circular knife 11, the same arcuate teeth 12 so that the insertion of the plug 18 into the container 15 causes, without particular effort, the cutting of the cover 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows the plug 18 pressed into the neck 14 of the container 15.
  • the outside diameter of the circular knife 22 is substantially equal to the inside diameter of the orifice of the container, so that when the cap has been pushed in and the cover cut out , the outer surface of the circular knife 1 forms a lip for filling the orifice of the container.

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1. Verschluß (4, 18) zum Verschließen eines Behälters (3, 15) durch «Aufschnappen", dessen Öffnung durch einen Deckel (1) verschlossen ist, der mit dem Behälter mit Hilfe von Induktion oder Stromleitung fest verbunden ist, wobei der Verschluß auf der im Gebrauch gegen den vorgenannten Deckel gerichteten Seite mit einem kreisförmigen Messer (11, 22) versehen ist, das dazu bestimmt ist, den Deckel (1) zu zerschneiden, wenn der Verschluß in den.Behälter gedrückt wird, wobei der Behälter und der Verschluß Vorsprünge (6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 19) aufweisen, die dem Aufschnappen beim Anbringen und im Gebrauch dienen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der vorgenannte Deckel (1) in seiner Mitte mit dem vorgenannten Verschluß (18) fest verbunden ist.
2. Verschluß nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das vorgenannte kreisförmige Messer (11, 22) ein Profil aus bogenförmigen Schneidzähnen (12) aufweist.
3. Verschluß nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das vorgenannte ringförmige Messer (11, 22), das an der Innenseite des Verschlusses (4, 18) angebracht ist, auf einem Kreis verläuft, dessen Außendurchmesser im wesentlichen dem Innendurchmesser des Halses des Behälters entspricht.
EP87200541A 1986-05-30 1987-03-25 Verschluss fur einen Behälter, dessen Öffnung durch eine, durch Induktion oder Konduktion befestigte Membrane geschlossen ist Expired - Lifetime EP0247645B1 (de)

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AT87200541T ATE53364T1 (de) 1986-05-30 1987-03-25 Verschluss fur einen behaelter, dessen oeffnung durch eine, durch induktion oder konduktion befestigte membrane geschlossen ist.

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BE0/216725A BE904849A (fr) 1986-05-30 1986-05-30 Bouchon destine a l'obturation d'un recipient, dont l'orifice est obture par un opercule solidarise de celui-ci par induction ou conduction.
BE216725 1986-05-30

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