EP0366617B1 - Mehrteiliger Originalitätsschnappverschluss - Google Patents
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- EP0366617B1 EP0366617B1 EP89830411A EP89830411A EP0366617B1 EP 0366617 B1 EP0366617 B1 EP 0366617B1 EP 89830411 A EP89830411 A EP 89830411A EP 89830411 A EP89830411 A EP 89830411A EP 0366617 B1 EP0366617 B1 EP 0366617B1
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- ring portion
- container
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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
- B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
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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
- B65D51/14—Rigid discs or spherical members adapted to be held in sealing engagement with mouth of container, e.g. closure plates for preserving jars
- B65D51/145—Rigid discs or spherical members adapted to be held in sealing engagement with mouth of container, e.g. closure plates for preserving jars by means of an additional element connected directly to the container
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- the present invention refers to a composite closure cap provided with a tamper evidencing band such as known from US-A-4.694.970.
- the ring or skirt portion is provided with a threading, in order to thread fasten the composite cap to the container, and the opening of the packing is carried out by unscrewing the cap with respect to the container.
- opening aids are described, which support and thus enable easier opening of a container which is closed by a conventional closure cap.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a composite closure cap with evidencing of the tampering, of the snap opening type, for a better opening of the container to which said cap is applied.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a composite cap with evidencing of the tampering, of the snap type, in which the tamper evidencing band is automatically taken apart from the skirt portion upon opening of the packing, and stays around the neck of the container as a proof that tampering of the package has been carried out.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a composite cap with evidencing of the tampering, of the snap type, of simple and cheap construction, suitable for a mass production.
- the main advantage which is achieved with the composite cap according to the present invention is the opening easiness due to the fact that the sticking of the threads is prevented.
- Another advantage of the present composite cap lies in the easiness of application to the container, without the need that one is concerned about closure torques or sealing precautions.
- a composite cap of the snap type comprises a plastic molded lateral ring or skirt portion 10, and a separated metal cover or panel portion 12.
- the metal cover 12 is generally comprised of a stamped and sheared disk, with a sealing gasket 14, sprayed or of another kind.
- the gasket 14 can be the usual gasket of sprayed plastisol or a cut disk, fastened to the edge or the whole surface of the cover 12.
- the metal cover 12 is assembled in the upper portion of the plastic ring 10, in a housing delimited in its upper part by a continuous circumferential bead 16, which radially projects towards the inside of the plastic ring 10.
- the housing for the metal cover 12 is also delimited in its lower part by a set of four shoulders 18, located at an equal distance along an internal circle on the plastic ring 10 and radially projecting towards the inside of the ring 10.
- the housing for the metal cover takes up a shape elongated along the vertical cross-section of the figure 1, and in this housing there is inserted from the top end the metal cover 12, which is housed in a loose way so as to be able to carry out a certain translational motion with respect to the plastic ring 10, as it will be better explained in the following.
- the circumferential edge 20 of the cover 12 is shaped so as to snap in its housing after having passed over the continuous circumferential bead 16 upon the assembling of the cap and then it can no longer leave its housing, making the cap handling operations easier.
- the plastic ring 10 has four projections 22, located at an equal distance along an internal circle on the plastic ring 10, radially projecting towards the inside of the ring 10 and offset and alternated in the plan view, with respect to the shoulders 18, as it is better shown in figure 2.
- the projections 22 on the plastic ring 10 are designed to cooperate with a corresponding continuous circumferential bead 24 of the container 26 in order to keep the cap fastened to the container so as to sealingly close said container.
- the plastic ring 10 ends, at its lower part, in a tamper evidencing band 28, provided with a continuous circumferential tab 30, facing towards the inside of the cap.
- the continuous circumferential tab 30 has a shape with a V-shaped vertical cross-section with respect to the band 28, as it is better shown in figure 1, and it is designed to engage the bead 24 of the container 26 when the cap is in its position of complete closure of container 26.
- the tamper evidencing band 28 is connected to the plastic ring 10 by a set of bridges, which remain in place after an interrupted weakening groove has been carried out around the whole circumference of the ring 10 of the composite closure cap. Obviously, the bridges fasten the band 28 to the plastic ring 10 and are broken upon the opening of the packing.
- a jut 32 is provided on the outer surface of the plastic ring 10, designed to be engaged by the thumb of the person who desires to open the packing. In fact, by acting on the jut 32, one can cause the projections 22 to jump over the bead 24 and therefore the composite cap to be disengaged from the container.
- the continuous circumferential tab 30 is resilient enough to bend and then to snap, after having jumped over the bead 24 of the container 26, when the composite cap is applied to the container upon the closure of the packing, but, at the same time, having a continuous shape along its whole circumference, it provides the tampering evidencing band 28 with a stiffening feature, which allows it to certainly separate from the plastic ring 10 upon the removal of the cap to open the packing, when the continuous circumferential tab 30 remains locked under the bead 24.
- the tamper evidencing band 28 is immediately torn away from the plastic ring 10, whereas the separate metal cover 12 remains in its place on the mouth of the container 26, since its circumferential edge 20 is not immediately engaged by the shoulders 18.
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Claims (3)
- Verbundverschlußkappe, bei der ein Metallabdeckungs- oder -paneelabschnitt (12) von oben her in einen seitlichen Ring- oder Saumabschnitt (10) eingesetzt ist, der aus Kunststoff geformt ist und an dessen gegenüberliegendem Ende sich mittels zerstörbarer Brücken ein Band (28) zum Nachweis von Manipulationen anschließt, wobei eine Verriegelungsvorrichtung (22) um den Umfang herum so an der Innenfläche jenes Ringabschnittes angeordnet ist, daß sie mit einem Wulst (24) des Behälters (26) zusammenwirkt, um jenen Behälter dicht zu halten, und wobei ein für den Adeckungsabschnitt (12) vorgesehenes Gehäuse von einem durchgehenden Umfangswulst (16) im oberen Teil jenes Ringabschnittes sowie von einem Ansatzabschnitt (18) begrenzt ist, der im unteren Teil jenes Ringabschnittes (10) radial zu dessen Innenseite hin vorsteht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jene Verriegelungsvorrichtung aus einer Anzahl von Vorsprüngen (22) besteht, die an einem Kreis im Inneren des Kunststoffringabschnittes (10) vorgesehen sind und sich radial zur Innenseite des Ringabschnittes (10) hin erstrecken, wobei die Anzahl jener Vorsprünge (22) vier beträgt und sie gleichmäßig an jenem Kreis entlang im Inneren des Ringabschnittes (10) verteilt sind, wobei jener Ansatzabschnitt (18) vier gleichmäßig an einem Kreis entlang im Inneren jenes Ringabschnittes (10) verteilte Ansätze umfaßt und jene vier Ansätze in Draufsicht zu jenen vier Vorsprüngen versetzt sind und mit diesen abwechseln, und daß an der Außenfläche des Ringabschnittes mindestens eine Lasche (32) vorgesehen ist, die so konzipiert ist, daß man mit ihr den Behälter von Hand öffnen kann.
- Verbundkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß einer jener Ansätze an der Innenseite jenes Ringabschnittes (10) an einer Stelle vorgesehen ist, an deren Außenseite jene mindestens eine Lasche (32) vorgesehen ist.
- Verbundkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß einer jener Vorsprünge an der Innenseite jenes Ringabschnittes (10) an einer Stelle vorgesehen ist, an deren Außenseite jene mindestens eine Lasche (32) vorgesehen ist.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT89830411T ATE103877T1 (de) | 1988-09-26 | 1989-09-25 | Mehrteiliger originalitaetsschnappverschluss. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT8848381A IT1224533B (it) | 1988-09-26 | 1988-09-26 | Capsula composita di chiusura a scatto, con evidenziazione della manomissione |
IT4838188 | 1988-09-26 |
Publications (3)
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EP0366617A2 EP0366617A2 (de) | 1990-05-02 |
EP0366617A3 EP0366617A3 (de) | 1991-01-02 |
EP0366617B1 true EP0366617B1 (de) | 1994-04-06 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP89830411A Expired - Lifetime EP0366617B1 (de) | 1988-09-26 | 1989-09-25 | Mehrteiliger Originalitätsschnappverschluss |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0366617B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE103877T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE68914393T2 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2050841T3 (de) |
IT (1) | IT1224533B (de) |
Families Citing this family (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5258191A (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1993-11-02 | Anchor Hocking Corporation | Vacuum-sealed food container having press-on, pry-off closure |
US5443853A (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1995-08-22 | Anchor Hocking Packaging Co. | Press-on, pry-off closure for microwavable vacuum sealed container |
WO1992019506A1 (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1992-11-12 | Anchor Hocking Packaging Co. | Press-on, pry-off closure |
FR2695105B1 (fr) * | 1992-08-28 | 1994-11-10 | Safet Embamet | Emballages métalliques pour produits siccatifs et adhérents, notamment peintures et vernis. |
FR2715637B1 (fr) * | 1994-01-28 | 1996-04-12 | Safet Embamet | Récipient métallique perfectionné pour des produits siccatifs et adhérents, notamment des peintures ou des vernis. |
GB9722898D0 (en) * | 1997-10-30 | 1998-01-07 | Metal Box Plc | Vacuum closures |
ES2187341B1 (es) * | 2001-02-28 | 2004-08-16 | Saint-Gobain Calmar S.A. | Capsula de un dispositivo para el cierre de una botella. |
WO2011085089A2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2011-07-14 | Cv Holdings Llc | Closure with shield, stopper, and pusher, and method for making the same |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3930589A (en) * | 1973-09-07 | 1976-01-06 | Anchor Hocking Corporation | Pry-off closure cap |
NL8201681A (nl) * | 1982-04-22 | 1983-11-16 | Lindner Ind | Afsluitdeksel voor het onder vacuuem afsluiten van een houder (vacuuem snap cap). |
CH664744A5 (de) * | 1984-09-05 | 1988-03-31 | Asepta Ag | Behaelter mit flexiblem deckel. |
US4694970A (en) * | 1986-06-16 | 1987-09-22 | Anchor Hocking Corporation | Tamper evident composite closure |
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1988
- 1988-09-26 IT IT8848381A patent/IT1224533B/it active
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1989
- 1989-09-25 EP EP89830411A patent/EP0366617B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-09-25 ES ES89830411T patent/ES2050841T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-09-25 AT AT89830411T patent/ATE103877T1/de active
- 1989-09-25 DE DE68914393T patent/DE68914393T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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IT8848381A0 (it) | 1988-09-26 |
EP0366617A3 (de) | 1991-01-02 |
ATE103877T1 (de) | 1994-04-15 |
ES2050841T3 (es) | 1994-06-01 |
DE68914393T2 (de) | 1994-08-25 |
EP0366617A2 (de) | 1990-05-02 |
DE68914393D1 (de) | 1994-05-11 |
IT1224533B (it) | 1990-10-04 |
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