EP0323886A1 - Bouchon pour bouteilles - Google Patents

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EP0323886A1
EP0323886A1 EP89300012A EP89300012A EP0323886A1 EP 0323886 A1 EP0323886 A1 EP 0323886A1 EP 89300012 A EP89300012 A EP 89300012A EP 89300012 A EP89300012 A EP 89300012A EP 0323886 A1 EP0323886 A1 EP 0323886A1
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bottle
neck
bung
retaining means
stopper
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Peter Hermes
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Ernst Hermes & Co KG GmbH
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Ernst Hermes & Co KG 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/16—Clips, hooks, or clamps which are removable, or which remain connected either with the closure or with the container when the container is open, e.g. C-shaped
    • B65D45/20—Clips, hooks, or clamps which are removable, or which remain connected either with the closure or with the container when the container is open, e.g. C-shaped pivoted

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  • the present invention relates to a bottle stopper, in particular, to a stopper having a bung for inserting into the neck of the bottle to close it and retaining means.
  • a stopper having a bung for inserting into the neck of the bottle to close it and retaining means.
  • Such removable stoppers are frequently used for re-sealing bottles containing champagne, sparking wine or similar carbonated liquids once the original cork or cap has been removed.
  • the stopper of the invention is characterised in that the retaining means is pivotally mounted on the bung and has at least one radially-inwardly extending abutment surface formed thereon, the retaining means being pivotable from a first position in which the bung can be inserted into or removed from the neck of the bottle and a second position in which, in use, the radially-inwardly extending abutment surface locates beneath a ridge extending circumferentially around the neck of the bottle to prevent axial movement of the bung out of the neck of the bottle.
  • the stopper 1 shown in the drawings consists of a bung 2 which, in use, plugs the neck of a bottle 14 to seal it, and a retaining cap 10.
  • the bung 2 consists of a rigid base 3 of generally flat, cylindrical shape which has a pair of diametrically-opposed blind bores formed in it.
  • a narrow spindle 5 extends downwardly, in use, from the base 3 and has a threaded end portion onto which can be screwed a flat retaining member 4 of diameter greater than that of the spindle 5.
  • the retaining member 4 serves to secure onto the base 3 a generally cylindrical resilient sleeve 8 which surrounds the spindle 5 and is trapped between the base 3 and the retaining member 4.
  • the base 3, spindle 5 and retaining member 4 may be moulded as a single unit, the resilient sleeve 8 being added in a further moulding operation. In use, the resilient sleeve 8 forms the circumferential surface of the bung 2 and engages the inside of the neck of the bottle 14 to form a seal.
  • the retaining cap 10 is of hood-like construction. Its upper part 9 is generally cylindrical and is closed by an inclined upper surface 17.
  • the cap 10 can be formed of moulded plastics material and is provided in its interior surface with two opposed cylindrical stub shafts 6 and 7 which locate in the opposed bores in the base of the bung 2.
  • the bung 2 can pivot about the stub shafts 6 and 7 relative to the retaining cap 10.
  • stub shafts may be moulded onto the base 3 of bung 2 for location in appropriately-formed recesses in the retaining cap 10.
  • the cap 10 is cut away to allow the bung 2 to pivot further away from the central position shown in the drawings than would be possible were the cylindrical wall of the cap 10 continuous.
  • the lower edge of the cap 10 is inclined inwards to form a stop 16.
  • the bung 2 is swung outwards towards the cut away portion of the retaining cap 10 and inserted into the neck 14 of the bottle to be resealed.
  • the retaining cap 10 is than pushed towards the neck 14 of the bottle.
  • the projections 11 and 12 pass beneath a ring 13 conventionally formed on the neck 14 of the bottle to engage a wire cage or other means which serve to hold the original cork in place.
  • the projections 11 and 12 continue to slide underneath the ring 13 until the stop 16 formed by the inturned lower part of the cap 10, as described above, engages the neck 14 of the bottle to prevent further movement.
  • the projections 11 and 12 are shaped so that they grip the neck 14 of the bottle and prevent the retaining cap 10 being accidentally dislodged.
  • the resilient sleeve 8 is of dimensions such that it is slightly compressed when the retaining cap 10 is in its operative position over the neck 14 of the bottle, so as to ensure a good seal.
  • the stopper 1 will withstand considerable pressures since the pressure force exerted on the stopper acts on the bung 2 to push the stopper 1 axially of the bottle neck 14 and simply pushes the projections 11 and 12 more firmly into engagement with the underside of the ring 13.
  • the pressure force does not have any sideways component which would tend to push the retaining cap 10 sideways to release the bung 2.
  • Figures 5 and 6 show a second form of stopper 100 in accordance with the invention which is similarly advantageous.
  • the stopper 100 comprises a bung 102 and a retaining member 110.
  • the bung 102 is of similar construction to the bung 2 shown in Figures 1 to 4 in that it has a central spindle 105 of relatively rigid plastics material around which is a resilient sleeve 108 held in place by means of a threaded member 104.
  • the portion 103 of the bung 102 which is in use remote from the bottle neck is of bulbous spherical shape and is, for aesthetic reasons, provided with a metallic outer sheath 115.
  • Formed in the upper portion 103 of the bung 102 are a pair of opposed blind bores.
  • the retaining member 110 is of generally horseshoe-like configuration, with the stub shafts 106 and 107 towards the closed end of the horseshoe and inwardly directed.
  • the retaining member 110 is of moulded plastics material and has a metallic strip 120 extending around its outer periphery. The metallic strip 120 is retained in place by its own resilience and through its location in a groove formed in the retaining member 110.
  • the retaining member Towards the open end of the horseshoe the retaining member has two depressions 111 and 112 moulded into its inner-facing surface. The end surfaces of these two depressions 111 and 112 form abutment surfaces similar to those on the inwardly directed projections 11 and 12 of the stopper 1 shown in Figures 1 to 4.
  • the bung 102 is pivoted relative to the retaining means 110 about the stub shafts 106 and 107, to the position shown in Figure 6.
  • the bung 102 is then inserted into the neck of a bottle to close it and the retaining member 110 pivoted back into line with the bung 102.
  • the abutment surfaces defined by the depression 111 and 112 locate under the ring conventionally formed on the neck of the bottle to retain the bung 102 in place.
  • the resilience of the material of which the retaining member 110 is made is sufficient to permit it to flex slightly as the ring on the neck of the bottle locates in the depressions 111 and 112.

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EP89300012A 1988-01-04 1989-01-04 Bouchon pour bouteilles Ceased EP0323886A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB888800052A GB8800052D0 (en) 1988-01-04 1988-01-04 Bottle stopper
GB8800052 1988-01-04

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EP0323886A1 true EP0323886A1 (fr) 1989-07-12

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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2431293A1 (fr) 2010-09-21 2012-03-21 Société de Coutellerie Industrielle & Publicitaire (SCIP) Bouchon, typiquement pour bouteille de champagne

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR801994A (fr) * 1935-05-08 1936-08-24 Bouchon pour bouteilles de boissons gazeuses
FR1098086A (fr) * 1954-01-05 1955-07-18 Dispositif pour le maintien d'un bouchon sur une bouteille contenant du champagne, du vin mousseux ou tout autre liquide gazeux

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR801994A (fr) * 1935-05-08 1936-08-24 Bouchon pour bouteilles de boissons gazeuses
FR1098086A (fr) * 1954-01-05 1955-07-18 Dispositif pour le maintien d'un bouchon sur une bouteille contenant du champagne, du vin mousseux ou tout autre liquide gazeux

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2431293A1 (fr) 2010-09-21 2012-03-21 Société de Coutellerie Industrielle & Publicitaire (SCIP) Bouchon, typiquement pour bouteille de champagne
FR2964952A1 (fr) * 2010-09-21 2012-03-23 Coutellerie Ind & Publicitaire Scip Soc D Bouchon, typiquement pour bouteille de champagne

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