EP0496194B1 - Stopper-like closure for liquid-containers - Google Patents

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EP0496194B1
EP0496194B1 EP92100058A EP92100058A EP0496194B1 EP 0496194 B1 EP0496194 B1 EP 0496194B1 EP 92100058 A EP92100058 A EP 92100058A EP 92100058 A EP92100058 A EP 92100058A EP 0496194 B1 EP0496194 B1 EP 0496194B1
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Lino Fantin
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POLITAP S.A.S. DI LINO FANTIN E ALESSANDRO MENEGAT
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B65D39/0058—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers

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  • the present invention relates to a sealing closure for containers of liquids.
  • substantially cylindrical disposable cork closures pushed inside the end of bottle necks, are currently mainly used for the bottling of liquids such as wine.
  • closures which are larger in diameter than their seats, sealingly close the bottles by exerting a pressure on the walls which is such as to contrast the pressures which the wines generate inside the bottles.
  • cork closures are not free from problems, including a high cost and the fact that they are subject to diseases (fungi) which give the wines an extremely unpleasant smell.
  • Closures made of high-density plastics are less widely used; they are substantially composed of a head from which there extends a tubular element suitable for being inserted in the bottle neck (see FR-A-1 576 492).
  • the tubular element is externally provided with flanges suitable for producing a seal against the walls of the neck of the bottle.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a new sealing closure for containers of liquids which eliminates the problems described above in known types.
  • a consequent primary object is to provide a closure which is fully non-toxic and does not have the risk of yielding unpleasant smells to the bottled liquids.
  • Another important object is to provide a closure which can also be sterilized.
  • Still another object is to provide a closure which can be manufactured with low-cost and widely available raw material.
  • Yet another object is to provide a closure which is characterized by low production costs.
  • Not least object is to provide a closure whose aesthetics is substantially equivalent to that of a conventional cork closure.
  • the closure according to the invention comprises a substantially cylindrical plastic element 1 which is conveniently made of synthetic material, preferably non-toxic foamed polystyrene for food use.
  • An also substantially cylindrical elastic insert 2 is axially embedded inside the element 1 and is preferably constituted by ground granulated cork or by high-density plastic material with resilient characteristics, or by natural or synthetic rubber.
  • the outer plastic element 1 is suitable for constituting a sort of sealing gasket on the walls of the neck of the bottle, whereas the resiliency of the internal insert 2 is suitable for producing the thrust on the walls which is necessary in order to withstand the pressures which form inside the bottle.
  • the elastic insert 2 is completely embedded in the plastic element 1 and therefore cannot yield bad smells to the liquid in any way.
  • the plastic element 1 is produced in the same shade of color as cork and therefore its aesthetics is substantially equivalent to that of conventional commercially available closures.
  • a variated embodiment of the closure according to the invention can comprise an outer plastic element 3 with conically concave end faces 4 in order to constitute guides for the point of a conventional corkscrew to be used for extraction.
  • An elastic insert 5 is embedded in the plastic element 3 in this case as well.
  • the elastic insert designated by the reference numeral 6 in figure 5, can conveniently be barrel-shaped.
  • the elastic insert which is now designated by the numeral 7, is cylindrical and has a pair of toroidal outer ridges 8 which are suitable for generating more highly compressed local regions where tightness is increased.
  • the closure comprises a substantially cylindrical elastic element 9 provided with an axially extending elastic shank 10 which is embedded in a similarly shaped seat of a substantially cylindrical plastic element 11.
  • the diameters of the elastic element 9 and the plastic element 11 are substantially equal.
  • a substantially cylindrical elastic insert 12 is axially embedded inside a substantially cylindrical plastic element 13 such that one end of the elastic insert 12 is substantially flush with the corresponding end of the plastic element 13.
  • Said closure is in fact characterized by low cost of the raw material, low production cost, complete non-toxicity and no possibility of yielding unpleasant smells to the liquid.
  • the closure can furthermore be sterilized.

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EP92100058A 1991-01-09 1992-01-03 Stopper-like closure for liquid-containers Expired - Lifetime EP0496194B1 (en)

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ITPD910004 1991-01-09
ITPD910004A IT1247147B (it) 1991-01-09 1991-01-09 Tappo di tenuta per contenitori di liquidi

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EP0496194A1 EP0496194A1 (en) 1992-07-29
EP0496194B1 true EP0496194B1 (en) 1995-04-19

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DE (1) DE69202065T2 (es)
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IT (1) IT1247147B (es)

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ITPD910004A0 (it) 1991-01-04
ES2073785T3 (es) 1995-08-16
DE69202065D1 (de) 1995-05-24
ITPD910004A1 (it) 1992-07-09
EP0496194A1 (en) 1992-07-29
DE69202065T2 (de) 1996-05-15
IT1247147B (it) 1994-12-12

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