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EP0441112B1
EP0441112B1 EP90870020A EP90870020A EP0441112B1 EP 0441112 B1 EP0441112 B1 EP 0441112B1 EP 90870020 A EP90870020 A EP 90870020A EP 90870020 A EP90870020 A EP 90870020A EP 0441112 B1 EP0441112 B1 EP 0441112B1
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Jean Debetencourt
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Priority to DK90870020.6T priority patent/DK0441112T3/en
Priority to EP90870020A priority patent/EP0441112B1/en
Priority to DE69006006T priority patent/DE69006006T2/en
Priority to ES90870020T priority patent/ES2049461T3/en
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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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
    • B65D41/3447—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element
    • B65D41/3409—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • B65D41/3414—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges with drive means between closure and tamper element

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  • the present invention relates to a screw cap comprising essentially two elements formed by a skirt and a guarantee ring which is spaced from the skirt in the axial direction of the cap and connected in places to this skirt by means of small spacer elements. which, due to their small section, can be broken when unscrewing the cap.
  • the stopper described by this Luxembourg patent has a structure such that the displacements, along the geometrical axis of the stopper, of the skirt relative to the guarantee ring do not cause a premature, therefore untimely separation of these two elements of the stopper.
  • the plugs of this type therefore constitute a remarkable improvement from this point of view.
  • Screw caps having the same drawbacks as the plug of the aforementioned Luxembourg patent are described in the publications GB-A-2 099 800 and US-A-4 147 268.
  • the skirt of these plugs has on its outside side a protective ring which hides the small spacer elements between the skirt and the warranty ring. This protective ring cannot prevent the breaking of one or more of the small spacer elements, if a lateral force is applied to the guarantee ring.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the aforementioned very serious drawback which causes too many caps to be put out of use and requires, in any event, checks which should be carried out. to avoid.
  • the screw cap according to the invention is characterized in that the the aforementioned skirt has internally at least one extension which extends sufficiently far towards and beyond the edge of the aforementioned guarantee ring directed towards the aforementioned skirt and which is received radially inside the internal surface of the ring guarantee above to prevent any deformation, in the radial direction of the cap, of the aforementioned guarantee ring, deformations which could cause the aforementioned small spacer elements to break.
  • the extensions extend parallel to the geometric axis of the stopper, the guarantee ring is in alignment with the skirt in the axial direction of the stopper and the guarantee ring has the same outside diameter as the skirt.
  • a single perimeter extension or several extensions may be provided.
  • the figure is a view for half in section and for half in elevation of the plug according to the invention in one embodiment.
  • the screw cap 1 shown in the figure comprises a skirt 2, and a guarantee ring 3.
  • the guarantee ring 3 is in alignment with the skirt 2 in the axial direction of the cap 1, leaving an axial space between the skirt 2 and the warranty ring 3.
  • Protective support elements 4 can be provided on the skirt or on the guarantee ring which prevent the skirt 2 from completely approaching the guarantee ring 3 which could break some of the small spacer elements 5 which connect the ring skirt warranty.
  • the present invention aims at improvements to these plugs but also to other types of plugs, provided that they comprise a skirt, a guarantee ring spaced axially from the skirt and small spacers connecting these elements between- them.
  • means are provided according to the present invention which prevent any radial displacement of the guarantee ring 3, i.e. any movement in or out of the cap.
  • the skirt 2 has internally an extension 8 directed towards the guarantee ring 3 and received radially inside the internal surface of the guarantee ring 3.
  • the extension 8 of the skirt 2 of the plug extends far enough that any radial deformation of the guarantee ring is prevented. It suffices for this that the extension 8 extends a tenth of a millimeter or a few tenths of a millimeter beyond the edge of the guarantee ring 3 which is directed towards the skirt 2.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a screw cap essentially comprising two elements formed by a skirt and a tamper-indicating ring connected, at intervals, by small spacer elements which can be broken during unscrewing of the cap, characterised in that, of the abovementioned two elements, either the skirt (2) or the tamper-indicating ring (3) has extensions (8-10) which extend sufficiently far in the direction of and beyond the opposite element to prevent any deformation, in the radial direction of the cap, of the tamper-indicating ring (3). <IMAGE>

Description

La présente invention concerne un bouchon à visser comportant essentiellement deux éléments formés par une jupe et une bague de garantie qui est espacée de la jupe dans le sens axial du bouchon et reliée par endroits à cette jupe par l'intermédiaire de petits éléments d'entretoise qui, en raison de leur faible section, peuvent être rompus lors du dévissage du bouchon.The present invention relates to a screw cap comprising essentially two elements formed by a skirt and a guarantee ring which is spaced from the skirt in the axial direction of the cap and connected in places to this skirt by means of small spacer elements. which, due to their small section, can be broken when unscrewing the cap.

Un tel bouchon selon le préambule de la première revendication est décrit dans le brevet EP-A-0 386 348 (& LU 87 469).Such a cap according to the preamble of the first claim is described in patent EP-A-0 386 348 (& LU 87 469).

Le bouchon décrit par ce brevet luxembourgeois présente une structure telle que les déplacements, selon l'axe géométrique du bouchon, de la jupe par rapport à la bague de garantie ne provoquent pas une séparation prématurée, donc intempestive de ces deux éléments du bouchon. Les bouchons de ce type constituent donc de ce point de vue une remarquable amélioration.The stopper described by this Luxembourg patent has a structure such that the displacements, along the geometrical axis of the stopper, of the skirt relative to the guarantee ring do not cause a premature, therefore untimely separation of these two elements of the stopper. The plugs of this type therefore constitute a remarkable improvement from this point of view.

Il est apparu cependant que, en raison des chocs imprimés à ces bouchons au cours de leur transfert dans des machines distributrices, la bague de garantie pouvait encore se détâcher de la jupe. En effet, les chocs latéraux imprimés à ces bouchons peuvent provoquer la rupture de certains des petits éléments d'entretoise auxquels il est fait allusion dans le préambule de la première revendications.However, it appeared that, due to the shocks to these plugs during their transfer to vending machines, the guarantee ring could still come off the skirt. Indeed, the side shocks printed on these plugs can cause the rupture of some of the small spacer elements to which reference is made in the preamble to the first claims.

Des bouchons à visser ayant les mêmes inconvénients que le bouchon du brevet luxembourgeois précité sont décrits dans les publications GB-A-2 099 800 et US-A-4 147 268. La jupe de ces bouchons a sur son côté extérieur une bague de protection qui cache les petits éléments d'entretoise entre la jupe et la bague de garantie. Cette bague de protection ne peut pas empêcher la rupture d'un ou plusieurs des petits éléments d'entretoise, si une force latérale est appliquée à la bague de garantie.Screw caps having the same drawbacks as the plug of the aforementioned Luxembourg patent are described in the publications GB-A-2 099 800 and US-A-4 147 268. The skirt of these plugs has on its outside side a protective ring which hides the small spacer elements between the skirt and the warranty ring. This protective ring cannot prevent the breaking of one or more of the small spacer elements, if a lateral force is applied to the guarantee ring.

Un autre type de bouchon est décrit dans le brevet US-A-4 527 706. Ce bouchon connu a une bague de garantie reçue en partie sur le côté externe de la jupe du bouchon.Another type of plug is described in US Pat. No. 4,527,706. This known plug has a guarantee ring partially received on the external side of the skirt of the plug.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à l'inconvénient précité très sérieux qui provoque la mise hors d'usage d'un nombre trop élevé de bouchons et exige, en tout état de cause, des vérifications qu'il y aurait lieu d'éviter.The object of the present invention is to remedy the aforementioned very serious drawback which causes too many caps to be put out of use and requires, in any event, checks which should be carried out. to avoid.

Pour réaliser cet objectif conformément à l'invention et pour permettre la production de bouchons, selon le préambule de la revendication 1, qui ne risquent aucun dommage au cours de leurs manipulations, le bouchon à visser selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que la jupe précitée présente intérieurement au moins un prolongement qui s'étend suffisamment loin en direction de et au-delà du bord de la bague de garantie précitée dirigé vers la jupe précitée et qui est reçu radialement à l'intérieur de la surface interne de la bague de garantie précitée pour empêcher toute déformation, dans le sens radial du bouchon, de la bague de garantie précitée, déformations qui pourraient provoquer la rupture des petits éléments d'entretoise précités.To achieve this objective in accordance with the invention and to allow the production of plugs, according to the preamble of claim 1, which do not risk any damage during their handling, the screw cap according to the invention is characterized in that the the aforementioned skirt has internally at least one extension which extends sufficiently far towards and beyond the edge of the aforementioned guarantee ring directed towards the aforementioned skirt and which is received radially inside the internal surface of the ring guarantee above to prevent any deformation, in the radial direction of the cap, of the aforementioned guarantee ring, deformations which could cause the aforementioned small spacer elements to break.

De préférence, les prolongements d'étendent parallèlement à l'axe géométrique du bouchon, la bague de garantie est en alignement avec la jupe dans le sens axial du bouchon et la bague de garantie a le même diamètre extérieur que la jupe. Un seul prolongement périmétrique ou plusieurs prolongements peuvent être prévus.Preferably, the extensions extend parallel to the geometric axis of the stopper, the guarantee ring is in alignment with the skirt in the axial direction of the stopper and the guarantee ring has the same outside diameter as the skirt. A single perimeter extension or several extensions may be provided.

D'autres détails et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui sera donnée ci-après d'un bouchon à visser équipé d'une bague de garantie, selon l'invention. Cette description n'est donnée qu'à titre d'exemple et ne limite pas l'invention. Les notations de référence se rapportent à la figure unique ci-jointe.Other details and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which will be given below of a screw cap fitted with a guarantee ring, according to the invention. This description is given by way of example only and does not limit the invention. The reference ratings refer to the single figure attached.

La figure est une vue pour moitié en coupe et pour moitié en élévation du bouchon selon l'invention dans une forme d'exécution.The figure is a view for half in section and for half in elevation of the plug according to the invention in one embodiment.

Le bouchon à visser 1 représenté par la figure comporte une jupe 2, et une bague de garantie 3. La bague de garantie 3 est en alignment avec la jupe 2 dans le sens axial du bouchon 1 en laissant un espace axial entre la jupe 2 et la bague de garantie 3.The screw cap 1 shown in the figure comprises a skirt 2, and a guarantee ring 3. The guarantee ring 3 is in alignment with the skirt 2 in the axial direction of the cap 1, leaving an axial space between the skirt 2 and the warranty ring 3.

Sur la jupe ou sur la bague de garantie peuvent être prévus des éléments d'appui protectifs 4 qui empêchent que la jupe 2 se rapproche complétement de la bague de garantie 3 ce qui pourrait briser certains des petits éléments d'entretoise 5 qui relient la bague de garantie de la jupe.Protective support elements 4 can be provided on the skirt or on the guarantee ring which prevent the skirt 2 from completely approaching the guarantee ring 3 which could break some of the small spacer elements 5 which connect the ring skirt warranty.

Tous ces détails, comme la présence d'une dent 6 pénétrant dans une découpe 7 de la bague de garantie 2, ont été décrits dans le brevet luxembourgeois cité plus haut.All these details, such as the presence of a tooth 6 penetrating into a cutout 7 of the guarantee ring 2, have been described in the Luxembourg patent cited above.

Il est à remarquer que la présente invention vise des perfectionnements à ces bouchons mais également à d'autres types de bouchons, pourvu qu'ils comportent une jupe, une bague de garantie espacée axialement de la jupe et de petites entretoises reliant ces éléments entre-eux.It should be noted that the present invention aims at improvements to these plugs but also to other types of plugs, provided that they comprise a skirt, a guarantee ring spaced axially from the skirt and small spacers connecting these elements between- them.

Pour éviter qu'un ou plusieurs de ces petits éléments d'entretoise ne soient rompus lors des manipulations machinales, il est prévu selon la présente invention des moyens qui empêchent tout déplacement radial de la bague de garantie 3, c.à.d. tout mouvement vers l'intérieur ou l'extérieur du bouchon.To prevent one or more of these small spacer elements from being broken during mechanical manipulations, means are provided according to the present invention which prevent any radial displacement of the guarantee ring 3, i.e. any movement in or out of the cap.

En se référant à la figure on remarque que la jupe 2 présente intérieurement un prolongement 8 dirigé vers la bague de garantie 3 et reçu radialement à l'intérieur de la surface interne de la bague de garantie 3. Lorsque le bouchon et la bague de garantie 3 se trouvent dans la position représentée à la figure, c.à.d. lorsqu'il n'y a pas encore eu rupture de petits éléments d'entretoise 5, le prolongement 8 de la jupe 2 du bouchon s'étend suffisamment loin pour que toute déformation radiale de la bague de garantie soit empêchée. Il suffit pour cela que le prolongement 8 s'étende un dixième de millimètre ou quelques dixièmes de millimètre au-delà du bord de la bague de garantie 3 qui est dirigé vers la jupe 2.Referring to the figure, it can be seen that the skirt 2 has internally an extension 8 directed towards the guarantee ring 3 and received radially inside the internal surface of the guarantee ring 3. When the plug and the guarantee ring 3 are in the position shown in the figure, i.e. when there has not yet been a rupture of small spacer elements 5, the extension 8 of the skirt 2 of the plug extends far enough that any radial deformation of the guarantee ring is prevented. It suffices for this that the extension 8 extends a tenth of a millimeter or a few tenths of a millimeter beyond the edge of the guarantee ring 3 which is directed towards the skirt 2.

Il est clair que si la forme d'exécution la plus logique consiste à prévoir un prolongement 8 s'étendant de manière circulaire sur tout le périmètre de la jupe du bouchon, des prolongements pourraient être prévus à certains endroits seulement autour du périmètre de la jupe 2.It is clear that if the most logical embodiment consists in providing an extension 8 extending in a circular fashion over the entire perimeter of the skirt of the plug, extensions could be provided in certain places only around the perimeter of the skirt 2.

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  1. Screw cap comprising essentially two elements formed by a skirt (2) and a safeguard ring (3) which has a space between it and the skirt (2) in the axial direction of the cap (1) and is attached in places to this skirt with the aid of small bracing elements (5) which, due to their narrow cross-section, can be broken when the cap (1) is unscrewed, characterised in that the above-mentioned skirt (2) has on its interior at least one extension (8) which extends sufficiently far in the direction of and beyond the edge of the above-mentioned safeguard ring (3) directed towards the above-mentioned skirt (2), and which is received radially on the inside of the internal surface of the above-mentioned safeguard ring (3) to prevent any deformation in the radial direction of the cap (1), of the above-mentioned safeguard ring (3), which could cause the rupture of the above-mentioned small bracing elements (5).
  2. Screw plug according to claim 1, characterised in that the above-mentioned extensions (8) extend parallel to the geometric axis of the cap.
  3. Screw cap according to claim 1 or 2, characterised
       in that the safeguard ring (3) is aligned with the skirt (2) in the axial direction of the cap (1).
  4. Screw cap according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the above-mentioned safeguard ring (3) and the above-mentioned skirt (2) have the same external diameter.
  5. Screw cap according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the extension (8) extends in a circular fashion along the whole of the perimeter of the skirt (20).
  6. Screw cap according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that several extensions (8) are provided round the perimeter of the skirt (2).
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DK90870020.6T DK0441112T3 (en) 1990-02-05 1990-02-05 Screw plug
EP90870020A EP0441112B1 (en) 1990-02-05 1990-02-05 Screw cap
DE69006006T DE69006006T2 (en) 1990-02-05 1990-02-05 Screw cap.
ES90870020T ES2049461T3 (en) 1990-02-05 1990-02-05 SCREWABLE PLUG.
AT90870020T ATE100048T1 (en) 1990-02-05 1990-02-05 SCREW CAP.
CA002035079A CA2035079C (en) 1990-02-05 1991-01-28 Screw top
US08/013,998 US5273173A (en) 1990-02-05 1993-02-05 Screw top

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