EP0407441B1 - Behälter mit sicherheitsverschluss - Google Patents

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EP0407441B1
EP0407441B1 EP89904183A EP89904183A EP0407441B1 EP 0407441 B1 EP0407441 B1 EP 0407441B1 EP 89904183 A EP89904183 A EP 89904183A EP 89904183 A EP89904183 A EP 89904183A EP 0407441 B1 EP0407441 B1 EP 0407441B1
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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
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  • This invention is concerned with containers and in particular containers with closure systems of the kind which are commonly called “tamper evident” or “pilfer proof”.
  • Tamper evident or pilfer proof closures for containers are known in which a strip or band is provided around a closure member of the container, and has to be removed before the closure member can be removed to give access to the contents of the container. Thus the presence of the undisturbed band is evidence that the container has not previously been opened. Examples of such closures are to be found in EP 0148168 and EP 0280488.
  • GB-A-2085854 discloses a plastics crown-type closure for a bottle.
  • a container assembly comprising a container and a tamper evident closure, characterised in that it comprises a removable band which is slidably received on an outer surface of the container or closure member and which circumferentially embraces an area of cooperation between the container closure member and the container which must be radially expanded in order to remove the closure member from the container, the band being separate from the container and closure member in its operative position, means for preventing removal of the said band by displacement thereof in both axial directions and release means for allowing said band to be released, so as to permit the closure member to be removed from the container.
  • the said band prevents the radial expansion of the said area, which cannot therefore take place until the band is removed.
  • the container, the closure member, and the removable band are all moulded from plastics material.
  • the container or the closure member it would be possible for either the container or the closure member to be formed of a more rigid material such as glass or metal, so long as one or other of them is so formed as to permit the said radial expansion.
  • the closure member and the container are formed with respective annular shoulders which interengage to prevent axial separating movement of such parts in the absence of said radial expansion.
  • the closure member may comprise a cap which engages over the mouth of the container, with the band embracing the cap.
  • the closure member may comprise a plug which fits in the mouth of the container, with the band embracing the container mouth.
  • the band is held against axial displacement between two external annular shoulders on the container and the closure member respectively.
  • the band may be such that its outer circumferential surface is flush with the outer circumference surfaces of the said shoulders.
  • the above assembly may be assembled using a closure member in the form of a cap for engagement over a mouth of the container of the assembly, the said cap being moulded from plastics material with a ring of the plastics material for providing the said band extending around and axially away from the edge of the cap and joined thereto by at least one frangible portion, a part of the cap adjacent the said ring having an external circumferential surface arranged to receive the said ring telescopically thereon and the said part of the cap being formed internally with means for cooperating with the container mouth in such manner that the said part of the cap must be radially expanded in order to remove it from the container.
  • the ring of plastics material is detached from the cap by the frangible portion to form the band and engaged over the external circumferential surface of the cap. This displacement may be done in the mould before removal therefrom, during assembly or at an intermediate time.
  • the band may be provided on the container, and from a second aspect the invention provides a container for use in an assembly according to the first aspect of the invention, which container has a mouth for receiving a closure member of the assembly in the form of a plug, the container being moulded from plastics material with a ring of the plastics material for providing the said band extending around and axially away from the edge of the container mouth and joined thereto by at least one frangible portion, a part of the container mouth adjacent the said ring having an external circumferential surface arranged to receive the said ring telescopically thereon and the said part of the container mouth being formed internally with means for cooperating with a said closure plug in such manner that the said mouth must be radially expanded in order to remove the closure plug from the container.
  • the frangible portion(s) attaching the plastics ring to the container may be of substantially less thickness than the ring.
  • the present invention also provides from a third aspect, a method of making a container for an assembly according to the first aspect of the invention, which container has a mouth which is adapted to receive therein a plug constituting the said closure member of the assembly, comprising moulding the said container from plastics material with a ring of the plastics material for providing the said band extending around and axially away from the edge of the mouth of the container and joined thereto by at least one frangible portion, a part of the container mouth adjacent the said ring having an external circumferential surface arranged to receive the said ring telescopically thereon and the said part of the mouth being formed internally with means for cooperating with the closure plug in such manner that the said part of the mouth must be radially expanded in order to remove the closure plug therefrom, detaching the said ring of plastics material from the container mouth by way of the said frangible portion(s) so as to form the said band and, simultaneously with said detachment, engaging the said band telescopically over the said external circumferential surface
  • the said ring may be broken from the container at the end of the moulding operation, before removal from the mould.
  • the ring may be left joined to the container on removal from the mould and then broken therefrom and moved to engage the said external circumferential surface during the operation of assembling the closure member and the container, or at some intermediate time between the moulding and such assembly.
  • closure member and the container are moulded from flexible plastics material such as is conventionally used in the container-manufacturing industry.
  • the closure member comprises a cap having a cylindrical side wall 10 and a recessed top 11.
  • the wall 10 has an outwardly-extending annular flange 12 and an internal annular protrusion 13 with an upper face 14 forming an annular shoulder which extends inwardly at a more acute angle than its lower face 15 extends in an outwards direction.
  • an annular strip or band 16 which has an internal diameter slightly greater than the external diameter of the wall 10, so as to be capable of being telescopically engaged thereon.
  • the strip 16 is, as moulded, attached to the wall 10 by a thin, frangible, portion 17.
  • Figure 2 shows the position of the closure cap and the band 16 when the closure is fastened to a container.
  • the container mouth has a side wall 18 with an upwardly-extending rim 19, the upper part 20 of which is accommodated in an annular recess 21 in the cap.
  • the rim 19 has an external configuration which corresponds partly to the internal configuration of the wall 10 of the cap.
  • the rim 19 has an external recess 22 with an upper face 23 forming an annular shoulder which is inclined at a similar angle to the shoulder 14 of the protrusion 13 on the cap.
  • the rim 19 has an outer face 24 which tapers inwardly above the face 23. It also has an external peripheral flange 25 beneath the recess 22.
  • the cap can be pressed on to the mouth of the container and retained thereon by the interengagement of the shoulders 14 and 23.
  • the band 16 prevents the shoulder 14 from moving past the shoulder 23 until the band is removed.
  • annular lip extending upwardly from the circumference of flange 25 to overlie the lower part of the band 16. This provides a further degree of tamper prevention, in that it helps to prevent the insertion of an object, such as a knife, between the band 16 and the flange 25 with a view to forcibly prising off the cap.
  • band 16 provides tamper evident means whose presence in an undisturbed condition provides evidence that the container has not previously been opened.
  • the band 16 is provided with release means for breaking it, which may be of any suitable kind, so that the band can be peeled off the cap to enable the cap to be removed from the container.
  • the release means may for example comprise an easily breakable portion of the band, or separable connecting means.
  • the band 16 may be moved into its position surrounding the cap wall when the cap is being removed from the mould, or it may be moved into such position when the cap is being pressed into position on the container mouth, or at some intermediate time between moulding and pressing on to the container.
  • the cap may be easily removed from the container. As the cap is pulled upwardly, the protrusion 13 is expanded by the interaction of the shoulders 14 and 23 until the shoulders disengage from one another, at which point the cap may be simply lifted off.

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  1. Behälteranordnung mit einem Behälter und einem Sicherheitsverschluß, gekennzeichnet durch ein entfernbares Band (16), das an einer Außenfläche des Behälters oder Verschlußelements gleitend aufgenommen ist und das einen zwischen dem Behälterverschlußelement und dem Behälter zusammenwirkenden Bereich umfangsmäßig umschließt, der zum Entfernen des Verschlußelements von dem Behälter radial gedehnt werden muß, wobei das Band von dem Behälter und dem Verschlußelement in deren Betriebsstellung getrennt ist, Mittel (12, 25) zum Verhindern, daß sich das Band durch Verschiebung in seine beiden Axialrichtungen entfernt, und Lösemittel, die ein Lösen des Bands ermöglichen, um das Verschlußelement von dem Behälter entfernen zu können.
  2. Behälteranordnung nach Anspruch 1,
    ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter, das Verschlußelement und das entfernbare Band alle aus Kunststoffmaterial geformt sind.
  3. Behälteranordnung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an dem zusammenwirkenden Bereich das Verschlußelement und der Behälter mit jeweiligen Ringschultern (14, 23) ausgebildet sind, die ineinander greifen, um eine axiale Trennbewegung dieser Teile bei Fehlen der radialen Dehnung zu verhindern.
  4. Behälteranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
    ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verschlußelement eine Kappe aufweist, die den Mund des Behälters übergreift, und daß das Band (16) die Kappe umschließt.
  5. Behälteranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
    ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verschlußelement einen Stopfen aufweist, der in den Mund des Behälters paßt und das Band (16) den Behältermund umschließt.
  6. Behälteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Band gegen Axialverschiebung zwischen zwei äußeren Ringschultern (12, 25) an dem Behälter bzw. dem Verschlußelement gehalten ist.
  7. Behälteranordnung nach Anspruch 6, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Außenumfangsfläche des Bands (16) mit den Außenumfangsflächen der Schultern fluchtet.
  8. Behälteranordnung nach Anspruch 6, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß von einer der Schultern (25) eine Ringlippe absteht, die auf einem Endteil des Bands (16) aufliegt.
  9. Behälter zur Verwendung in einer Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Behälter einen Mund zur Aufnahme eines Verschlußelements der Anordnung in Form eines Stopfens aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter aus Kunststoffmaterial mit einem Ring aus dem Kunststoffmaterial zur Bildung des Bands geformt ist, das sich um den Rand des Behältermunds herum und axial von diesem weg erstreckt und mit diesem durch wenigstens einen zerbrechbaren Abschnitt verbunden ist, wobei ein dem Ring benachbartes Teil des Behältermunds eine Außenumfangsfläche hat, die zur teleskopischen Aufnahme des Rings angeordnet ist, wenn das zerbrechbare Mittel zerbrochen ist, und wobei das Teil des Behältermunds innenseitig mit Mitteln zum Zusammenwirken mit dem Verschlußstopfen derart geformt ist, daß der Mund radial gedehnt werden muß, um den Verschlußstopfen von dem Behälter zu entfernen.
  10. Behälter nach Anspruch 9, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Ringschulter an den von dem Rand entfernten Ende der Außenumfangsfläche geformt ist, um eine axiale Entfernung des Rings von der Fläche in dieser Richtung zu verhindern.
  11. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Behälters für eine Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Behälter einen Mund aufweist, der zur Aufnahme eines das Verschlußelement der Anordnung bildenden Stopfens geeignet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es umfaßt: Formen des Behälters aus Kunststoffmaterial mit einem Ring des Kunststoffmaterials zur Bildung des Bands, das sich um den Rand des Behältermunds herum und axial von diesem weg erstreckt und mit diesem durch wenigstens einem zerbrechbaren Abschnitt verbunden ist, wobei ein dem Ring benachbarter Teil des Behältermunds eine Außenumfangsfläche hat, die zur teleskopischen Aufnahme des Rings angeordnet ist, und wobei das Teil des Munds innenseitig mit Mitteln zum Zusammenwirken mit dem Verschlußstopfen derart geformt ist, das das Teil des Munds radial gedehnt werden muß, um den Verschlußstopfen von ihm zu entfernen, Abnehmen des Rings aus Kunststoffmaterial von dem Behältermund mittels des wenigstens einen zerbrechbaren Abschnitts, um das Band zu formen, und gleichzeitig mit dem Abnehmen, teleskopisches Greifen des Bands über die Außenumfangsfläche des Behältermunds.
  12. Verfahren zum Anordnen einer Behälteranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es umfaßt: Bilden eines Behälters durch das Verfahren nach Anspruch 11 und Eingreifen eines Verschlußelements in Form eines Stopfens in den Mund des Behälters.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß vor dem Eingriff des Verschlußelements in den Behältermund der Ring (16) von dem Behälter abgenommen und zum Ergreifen der Außenumfangsfläche bewegt wird.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß gleichzeitig mit dem Eingriff des Verschlußelements in den Behältermund der Ring (16) von dem Behälter abgenommen und zum Ergreifen der Außenumfangsfläche bewegt wird.
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