EP0332480B1 - Verschlusskappe mit einem beweglichen Element für Flakons und andere Behälter - Google Patents

Verschlusskappe mit einem beweglichen Element für Flakons und andere Behälter Download PDF

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EP0332480B1
EP0332480B1 EP89400351A EP89400351A EP0332480B1 EP 0332480 B1 EP0332480 B1 EP 0332480B1 EP 89400351 A EP89400351 A EP 89400351A EP 89400351 A EP89400351 A EP 89400351A EP 0332480 B1 EP0332480 B1 EP 0332480B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/041—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a roller, a disc or a ball
    • 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
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • 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
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/28—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
    • B65D47/286—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between planar parts

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  • the present invention relates to closure caps for vials or other containers which must contain various products such as cosmetic or household products.
  • the invention relates more particularly to the capsules which remain permanently on the bottle and which allow access by a simple operation to the product contained.
  • Capsules are already known which include a tilting spout or a pivoting tongue mounted in the top of the cover. Capsules are also known, the opening of which is made by rotation.
  • the invention creates a new capsule, the operating mode of which allows access to the interior of the bottle and that it can, if necessary, be associated with accessories, in particular dispensing means.
  • the prior art made known the document DE-A-277 416 which shows a closure cap with movable element for vials and other containers to be opened or closed without removing the capsule, comprising an envelope connected to the vial by elements of attachment, said envelope having a bottom and an opening intended to be coincident with that of a drawer mounted in a slide formed below the bottom and having a bottom wall in which is made a light communicating with the interior of the bottle , said drawer being provided with a pusher accessible from the outside for operating the drawer.
  • the drawer pusher has wings guided against the flats of the envelope.
  • the capsule comprises in its envelope a dispenser, in particular a cylinder covered by a cap forming an element keeping the capsule closed in the non-use position.
  • Fig. 1 is a section of a capsule placed on a bottle or other container
  • Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line II-II of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line IV-IV of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is an elevation, partly in section, illustrating a development of the invention, together with a variant.
  • Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line V-V in FIG. 4.
  • Fig. 6 is a plan view, along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4, when two of the parts, appearing in this figure, are removed.
  • Figs. 1 to 3 illustrate a first embodiment, in which 1 designates the upper part of a bottle or of another container to be closed by a cap.
  • the capsule 2 has a generally cylindrical shape, but it could have any other desired aspect.
  • the bottle 1 forms a narrowed part or neck 3 at one end and, likewise, it comprises hooking elements 4, for example housings as shown, a groove, or screw threads for complementary hooking parts 5 formed by an envelope 6 that comprises the capsule 2.
  • the envelope 6 is provided on its top with a bottom 7 below which a slide 8 is delimited forming a corridor 9.
  • the underside of the slide 8 has a wall 10 pierced with at least one lumen 11.
  • the slide 8 is extended below the wall 10 by an annular skirt 12 intended to enter the neck 3 of the bottle in order to seal between the latter and the capsule 2.
  • the bottom 7 also forms an open ring 13 concentric with the skirt 12 to partially envelop the outside of the neck 3.
  • the envelope 6 delimits, in its side wall, a hole.
  • the corridor 9 is used to house a drawer 16 having an opening 17 opening towards the wall 10 of the slide 8.
  • the drawer 16 forms, at its end opposite to the opening 17, a pusher 18 which is guided in slides bordering the hole 14.
  • the drawer 16 cannot escape, it is provided, for example on its underside, with a projection 20 forming a stop, this projection being applied against the open ring 13 when the drawer 16 is in the open position.
  • Both the casing 6 and the drawer 16, which constitute the only two parts of the capsule, are preferably made of thermoplastic material by injection molding.
  • a flexible and elastic material is chosen, which allows the projection 20 to be elastically deformed when the drawer 16 is put in place.
  • Figs. 1 and 3 show that the pusher 18 has two wings 23, 24 guided on the flats 25, 26 of the casing 6.
  • the wings 23, 24 are advantageously striated to facilitate gripping.
  • Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate a development of the invention at the same time as a variant.
  • the casing 6 forms above the bottom 7 lateral flanges 28 for the support of a distributor cylinder 29.
  • the cylinder 29 can be fixed, for example by snapping on end pins 30 which it has in notches 31 of the flanges 28.
  • the bottom 7 has, as in FIG. 1, a hole 27 which can be placed in coincidence with the opening 17 of the drawer then designated by the reference 161 drawer which is guided by the slide 8 which is provided in the same way as in the embodiment of the previous figures.
  • the drawer 16 Le can be actuated by a pusher 32 with wings 32a, 32b advantageously comprising vertical striations, a grained appearance or imprints for the accommodation of the fingers.
  • FIG. 4 additionally provide a cap 33 to cover both the entire capsule 2 and the distributor cylinder 29 which it comprises, which ensures the protection of the distributor cylinder which, moreover, is an integral part of the capsule 2.
  • cap 33 locks the drawer in the closed position.
  • Fig. 6 shows that the projection 20, forming a stop, can be produced at the end of each of two legs 34 of the drawer 161, which allows, by the flexibility of the legs, to facilitate the establishment of the drawer 161.
  • distributor cylinder 29 can be replaced by other application means, for example by a porous block, balls or other members.
  • the organs described mean that, in all modes of realization of the means keep the capsule closed when it is in the non-use position.

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  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
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1. Verschlußkapsel mit einem beweglichen Element für Fläschchen und andere Behältnisse, die ohne Abnahme der Kapsel geöffnet oder geschlossen werden sollen, welche Kapsel einen mit dem Fläschchen durch Verrastungselemente (4, 5) verbundenen Mantel umfaßt, wobei dieser Mantel einen Boden (7) aufweist und eine Öffnung, die dafür vorgesehen ist, mit derjenigen (17b) eines Schiebers (16) in Deckung gebracht zu werden, welcher Schieber in einer Führung (8) angeordnet ist, die an der Unterseite des Bodens (7) ausgebildet ist und ihrerseits eine Bodenwand (10) aufweist, in der ein zum Innern des Fläschchens führendes Fenster (11) vorgesehen ist, wobei der besagte Schieber (16) mit einem von außen zugänglichen Drücker (18) für die Betätigung des Schiebers (16) versehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drücker (18, 32) des Schiebers (16, 16₁) Flügel (23, 24, 32a, 32b) aufweist, die an Abflachungen des Mantels (6) entlang geführt werden.
2. Kapsel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schieber (16) im Inneren eier Gleitbahn (9) der Führung (8) verschiebbar angeordnet ist.
3. Kapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schieber (16) zusätzlich mit Anschlägen (20) versehen ist, die Halteanschläge bilden.
4. Kapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, gekennzeichnet durch einen Wulst (22) zur Herstellung einer dichten Verbindung mit dem Schieber (16).
5. Kapsel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie in ihrem Mantel (6) eine Verteilervorrichtung (29), insbesonders eine Walze aufweist, die durch eine Verschlußkappe (33) abgedeckt wird, die ein Element bildet, das die Kapsel bei Nicht-Verwendung verschlossen hält.
6. Kapsel nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verteilervorrichtung (29) in den Mantel eingerastet ist.
EP89400351A 1988-02-12 1989-02-08 Verschlusskappe mit einem beweglichen Element für Flakons und andere Behälter Expired - Lifetime EP0332480B1 (de)

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FR8801695A FR2627156B1 (fr) 1988-02-12 1988-02-12 Capsule de fermeture a element mobile pour flacons et autres recipients

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