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EP0337847B1
EP0337847B1 EP89400895A EP89400895A EP0337847B1 EP 0337847 B1 EP0337847 B1 EP 0337847B1 EP 89400895 A EP89400895 A EP 89400895A EP 89400895 A EP89400895 A EP 89400895A EP 0337847 B1 EP0337847 B1 EP 0337847B1
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William B. Kenyon, Jr.
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
    • B65D47/242—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving helically

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  • This invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a tubed product of the kind defined by the preamble of claim 1.
  • a device of this kind is shown by US-A-3 175 741 to Porter , which discloses a cap having a base portion with an overcap portion threadedly engaged thereto.
  • the overcap portion includes a lug which is adapted to bypass a stop member located within the base portion which is yieldable in the direction the overcap portion is rotated to threadedly engage the overcap portion on the base.
  • the stop member is constructed to engage with the lug for preventing the removal of the overcap portion when the overcap portion is rotated in the opposite direction for dispensing purposes.
  • Said lug is located on the innermost wall of the cap and requires the provision of two stops which are located in a relatively deep well of the tube end portion which is difficult and time consuming to manufacture accurately.
  • the closure generally comprises a two-piece cap system.
  • a first inner cap portion which includes a valve body and an outer threaded portion
  • a second outer cap portion which includes an inner threaded portion, to engage the outer thread portion of the inner cap, and a valve stem engaging hole.
  • the outer portion of the two-piece cap system threads over the inner portion, and by twisting the outer portion relative to the inner portion, the valve is thereby opened and closed. The twisting results in relative displacement between the outer and inner portions along the valve stem, thereby dislodging the valve stem from the hole in the outer cap member.
  • the present invention proposes a two-piece dispensing closure which has a recessed top surface on the outer cap assembly. This recessed upper surface allows the closure and the attached tube to be stored in an upright position with the tube arranged on top of the closure device.
  • the viscous tubed product is drawn by gravity to the end of the tube nearest the closure so that the product is readily dispensed immediately upon opening of the closure.
  • storage in an upright position allows the product to be drawn completely from the tube so as to permit dispensing in a normal manner.
  • the present invention also proposes a particular interrelationship between the threads of the respective cap and tube end. This relationship allows for maximum axial displacement between the cap and tube for minimal associated rotational displacement therebeween.
  • a dispensing device for dispensing a tubed product of the kind preliminarly defined, is characterized in that said tube end portion further includes a shoulder and a side wall extending axially from said shoulder with side wall of said tube end portion having an axial dimension less than that of said double threaded sleeve, said side wall of said tube end portion having at least one first stop block means disposed thereon and said side wall of said cap having at least one second stop block means formed thereon for cooperation with said first stop block means, the two stop blocks means limiting the twisting of said cap relative to said tube end portion between said closed to said most open position for the dispensing device, said shoulder of said tube end portion cooperating with said edge portion of said side wall of said cap to limit twisting of said cap relative to said tube end portion from said most open to said closed portion to maintain said thread of said first interior sleeve in contact with said double threaded sleeve of said tube end portion for all positions of said cap and tube end portion, the dispensing device being
  • the invention provides a stop block means on the side wall of the tube end portion and a second stop block means on the side wall of the cap which cooperates with the first stop block means to limit twisting of the cap between the closed to the open position.
  • the shoulder of the tube end portion cooperates with the edge portion of the side wall to limit twisting of the cap towards the closed position to prevent the user from destroying the threaded interconnection and seals of the cap with the tube end.
  • a closure assembly according to the present invention is made up of two major portions, a tube end portion, and a cap assembly.
  • the cap assembly and tube end portion interrelate to form a two-piece dispensing closure assembly.
  • the cap assembly is formed with an end wall that is concave to a degree sufficient to provide clearance for the protruding valve stem and exterior valve body.
  • a dispensing closure allows disposition of the closure and attached tube in an upright position wherein the viscous tubed product is arranged on top of and is drawn towards the closure assembly.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a dispensing closure wherein the amount of relative rotational displacement between the cap and tube and member is comparatively small for the corresponding degree of opening between the cap and tube end member.
  • FIGURE 1 is a side view of a tube equipped with a dispensing closure according to the present invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is an end view of a tube equipped with a dispensing closure according to the present invention, shown in a closed position.
  • FIGURE 3 is an end view of a tube equipped with a dispensing closure according to the present invention, shown in an open position.
  • FIGURE 4 is a side view of the dispensing closure shown in FIGURE 1, rotated 90°, and positioned in an upright position on a surface.
  • FIGURE 5 is a top sectional view of the closure shown along line 5-5 of FIGURE 7.
  • FIGURE 6 is a top sectional view of the closure shown along line 6-6 of FIGURE 8.
  • FIGURE 7 is a cross-sectional view of a dispensing closure according to the present invention, along section 7-7 of FIGURE 4, and shown in a closed position.
  • FIGURE 8 is a cross-sectional view of a dispensing closure according to the present invention, along section 8-8 of FIGURE 3, and shown in an open position.
  • FIGURE 9 is a partial-sectional view of a dispensing closure according to the present invention rotated 180° from the section of FIGURE 7, showing the closure in the closed position.
  • FIGURE 10 is a partial section of a dispensing closure according to the present invention.
  • FIGURE 11 is a section of a closure cap according to the present invention.
  • FIGURE 12 is a side view of a tube end according to the present invention with the cap removed.
  • FIGURE 13 is a side view of a tube end according to the present invention with the cap removed.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates the physical arrangement of a tubed product equipped with a dispensing closure according to the present invention.
  • the combination tube and closure 1 comprises a closure assembly 2 located at one end of tube 4.
  • FIGURES 2 and 3 illustrate end views of the closure and tube assembly in closed and open positions, respectively.
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates the preferred method of storage of the tube and closure combination 1.
  • the tubed product may be stored in an upright position on surface B wherein the closure assembly 2 provides stable support for tube 4.
  • the closure assembly comprises the following major portions: a cap assembly 20 and a tube end portion 50.
  • the cap assembly 20 and tube end portion 50 interact to form a two-piece dispensing closure assembly.
  • Cap assembly 20 is made up of cap top portion 30 and side portion 24.
  • Top portion 30 is characterized by an inwardly concave upper surface 32.
  • Located on surface 32 is an upstanding exterior valve body 34.
  • Valve body 34 interacts with valve stem 76 to seal and unseal the closure member.
  • Top portion 30 also has two downwardly depending sleeves 39 and 31 located on its underside.
  • Inner cap sleeve 39 in combination with the bottom surface of the inwardly concave surface 32 form the upper limits of cap chamber A.
  • Inner cap sleeve 39 sealingly engages, in all relative positions of the cap and tube end portion, upstanding sleeve member 60 of the tube end portion 50. This sealing engagement between sleeves 39 and 60 prevents any product from escaping from the tube except when desired through exterior valve body 34 when the closure assembly is in the fully open position.
  • the second sleeve which depends from the cap top portion 30 is outer cap sleeve 31.
  • the inner surface of the outer cap sleeve 31 has a threaded portion 35 which engages the threaded portion 62 of upstanding sleeve member 60.
  • the interrelated threads provide relative axial displacement between the cap and tube end portion when the cap is twisted.
  • Side portion 24 has a peripheral notch 25 included along its lower most portion. Notch 25 engages stop block 54 located on a peripheral portion of tube end portion 50 when the fully open position of the closure is achieved. In this manner, sturdy blocking members of the cap and tube end portion engage to prevent overloosening of the cap from the tube end portion and thus preserve the shape of the cap and tube end portion in undistorted form.
  • Cap upper portion 30 is connected to the cap side wall 24 at rim 38.
  • the concave upper surface 32 of cap top portion 30 dips sufficiently to allow cap rim 38 to protrude beyond valve stem 76 and upstanding exterior valve body 34 so as to allow clearance between a supporting surface B and the protruding valve members.
  • Tube end portion 50 is made up of tube end side walls 40, end wall 52, upstanding sleeve member 60 and valve stem 70.
  • End wall 52 has upstanding sleeve member 60 connected thereto.
  • Sleeve member 60 interacts with the two downwardly depending sleeves 39 and 31 of cap top portion 30.
  • the threaded portion 35 of the outer cap sleeve 31 engages the threaded portion 62 of upstanding sleeve 60.
  • the respective threaded portion 62 and threaded portion 35 cooperate such that twisting of cap assembly 20 relative to tube end portion 50 results in displacement of the cap assembly either away from or towards the tube end portion for a given relative rotation of the cap and tube end portions.
  • the tube incorporates two threads 62 that start 180 degrees apart.
  • the pitch on both threads is .250.
  • the thread profile on both the cap and tube is that of a standard .125 pitch, 24mm thread. With the threads starting 180 degrees apart, the spacing between them, when they are parallel to one another, is the same as it would be if they were designed for a standard .125 pitch tube/cap engagement.
  • This condition on the tube contains the thread on the cap and guides it through the raising and lowering of the cap.
  • the tube and cap assembly of the present invention therefore benefits not only from the quick rise/fall of the .250 pitch thread, but also maintains control of the cap through the thread engagement.
  • the .250 pitch thread on both the cap and tube allow an operator to "raise" the cap's exterior valve body (34) off the tube valve stem (76) the required amount with only one-quarter to one-third of a revolution of the cap.
  • End wall 52 includes a passage containing surface 55.
  • Passage containing surface 55 has located therein passages 56 which allow movement of the product through chamber A and past the valve assembly.
  • Passage containing surface 55 supports valve stem 76.
  • Valve stem 76 comprises a main body portion 72, tapered sealing surfaces 74, and a valve stem tip portion. The valve stem 76, and passage containing surface 55 are molded as integral parts of tube end portion 50.
  • tapered sealing surfaces 74, of valve stem 76 interact with the inner surfaces of the cap valve body 34 to stop the movement of product through cap chamber A.
  • surfaces 74 and 34 are no longer in contact and thus tubed product may pass through chamber A and past the open valve.
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates the closure assembly oriented in an upright position on surface B.
  • cap rim 38 protrudes sufficiently to provide clearance between surface B and valve stem 76 and upstanding exterior valve body 34. In this manner, a tube equipped with a dispensing closure according to the present invention is easily stored in a nonuse upright position for ready and complete dispensing of the contained product.
  • the closure assembly 2 may be injection molded from any suitable plastic molding material.
  • the separate cap assembly and tube end portion, which together make up the closure assembly are each constructed as single integrally molded plastic pieces.

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Claims (4)

  1. Spendervorrichtung zum Spenden eines Produkts aus einer Tube, umfassend eine becherförmige Verschlußkappe (20) mit einer hohlgewölbten Endwand (32) und einer fest verbundenen, am Außenumkreis befindlichen Seitenwand (24), wobei die hohlgewölbte Endwand (32) einen mittig angeordneten äußeren Ventilteil (34) umfaßt, die genannte Verschlußkappe (20) ebenfalls eine erste Innenmuffe (31) mit einem einzigen, an einer von der genannten hohlgewölbten Endwand abhängigen Innenfläche derselben befindlichen, ununterbrochenen Gewinde (35) und eine zweite, innerhalb der genannten ersten Innenmuffe (31) angeordnete Muffe (39) aufweist, wobei die genannte zweite Muffe (39) eine geringere Axialabmessung als die genannte erste Muffe hat, und
       einen Tubenendteil (50), der eine Endwand (52) mit darin angeordneten Durchgängen (56) und eine damit fest verbundene aufrecht stehende Muffe (60) mit doppeltem Außengewinde aufweist, wobei die genannte Muffe (60) mit doppeltem Außengewinde einen rohrförmigen Teil umfaßt, der eine zylindrische Innenfläche umfaßt, die eine gewählte Axialstreckung aufweist, die genannte Tubenendwand ebenfalls einen sich ab dieser erstreckenden, mittig angeordneten, aufrecht stehenden kegelförmigen Ventilschaft (76) aufweist, die genannte zweite Muffe (39) der genannten Verschlußkappe einen rohrförmigen Flächenteil umfaßt, wobei der genannte rohrförmige Flächenteil so dimensioniert ist, daß er in den sämtlichen Stellungen der genannten Verschlußkappe bezüglich des gennanten Tubenendteils über einen wesentlichen Teil der genannten gewählten Axialstreckung formschlüßig mit der gennanten zylindrischen Innenfläche der genannten Muffe (60) mit doppeltem Außengewinde des genannten Tubenendteils im Eingriff kommt, der genannte Tubenendteil (50) so dimensioniert ist, daß er teleskopisch in der Verschlußkappe (20) paßt, das genannte Gewinde (35) der Innenmuffe der Verschlußkappe und der genannte aufrecht stehende Muffenteil (60) mit doppeltem Außengewinde des Tubenendteils derartig zusammenwirken, daß sie eine relative Axialverschiebung zwischen der genannten Verschlußkappe (20) und dem genannten Tubenendteil (50) ermöglichen, wenn die genannte Verschlußkappe bezüglich des genannten Tubenendteils gedreht wird, der genannte Ventilschaft (76) und der genannte Ventilteil (34) zusammenwirken, um den Spenderbehälter nach dem Auftreten der Axialverschiebung zwischen beiden zu verschließen und zu öffnen, wobei die respektiven Grenzen der Axialverschiebung die geschlossene und die ganz offene Stellung des Spenderbehälters sind, die genannte hohlgewölbte Endwand (32) der genannten Verschlußkappe so ausreichend hohlgewölbt ist, daß sich ein Umkreiswulst (38) der genannten Verschlußkappe axial über den genannten äußeren Ventilteil (34) hinaus erstreckt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte Tubenendteil (50) außerdem einen Ansatz (41) und eine sich ab dem genannten Ansatz axial erstreckende Seitenwand (40) umfaßt, wobei die Seitenwand des genannten Tubenendteils eine geringere Axialabmessung als diejenige der genannten Muffe mit doppeltem Außengewinde aufweist, die genannte Seitenwand (40) des genannten Tubenendteils mindestens ein an derselben angeordnetes Anschlagmittel (54) aufweist und die genannte Seitenwand der genannten Verschlußkappe mindestens ein zweites, an dieser letzten gebildetes Anschlagmittel (25), zum Zusammenwirken mit dem genannten ersten Anschlagmittel, aufweist, wobei die beiden Anschlagmittel (54, 25) die Drehung der genannten Verschlußkappe bezüglich des genannten Tubenendteils zwischen der genannten geschlossenen und der genannten ganz offenen Stellung der Spendervorrichtung begrenzen, der genannte Tubenendteil mit dem gennanten Randteil der genannten Seitenwand (24) der genannten Verschlußkappe zusammenwirkt, um die Drehung der genannten Verschlußkappe bezüglich des genannten Tubenendteils von der genannten ganz offenen Stellung zur genannten geschlossenen Stellung zu begrenzen, um das genannte Gewinde (35) der genannten Innenmuffe (31) mit der genannten Muffe (62) mit doppeltem Außengewinde des genannten Tubenendteils in den sämtlichen Stellungen der genannten Verschlußkappe und des genannten Tubenendteils in Berührung zu halten, wobei die Spendervorrichtung so auf der genannten Endwand der genannten Verschlußkappe angebracht werden kann, daß das Produkt in der Tube unter Schwerkraft zur genannten Endwand der genannten Tube gezogen wird, wenn sie auf diese Weise gehalten wird.
  2. Ein Spenderbehälter nach Anspruch 1, in dem die genannten Tubenendteil (50), Tubenendwand (52), aufrecht stehende Muffe (60) und Ventilschaft (76) einen einzigen fest verbundenen Formteil bilden.
  3. Ein Spenderbehälter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, in dem das genannte zweite Anschlagmittel (25) eine an der Umkreisseitenwand (24) der genannten Verschlußkappeneinheit (20) vorgesehene, nach innen gerichtete Umkreiseinkerbung ist.
  4. Ein Spenderbehälter nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, in dem die genannte Verschlußkappeneinheit (20) ein Spritzgußteil und der Tubenendteil (50) aus gepreßtem Kunststoff ist.
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