EP0578711B1 - Recipient pour biere et autres boissons - Google Patents

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EP0578711B1
EP0578711B1 EP92908082A EP92908082A EP0578711B1 EP 0578711 B1 EP0578711 B1 EP 0578711B1 EP 92908082 A EP92908082 A EP 92908082A EP 92908082 A EP92908082 A EP 92908082A EP 0578711 B1 EP0578711 B1 EP 0578711B1
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Carden Harper Taft
Simon Parkes
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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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab

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  • the present invention relates to a container for beer and other beverages.
  • EP-A-302952 describes a container for beer and other beverages, comprising a body member having an opening at one end thereof, and a removable end closure member closing said opening, wherein said body member is made of plastics material and is sufficiently strong to contain a beer or other carbonated beverage, and said body member is shaped and configured to define a drinking vessel and said opening defines an unrestricted mouth opening of the drinking vessel, and wherein said end closure member is completely removable to thereby reveal said unrestricted mouth opening.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome the dispensing problems identified above.
  • a container as defined above is characterised in that said end closure member is a lid having an internal screw thread, and an external screw thread is formed on said body member proximate said opening for engagement with the internal screw thread of said lid, and in that said external screw thread extends around said body member spaced from the opening thereof to thereby define a plain mouth opening.
  • a container of the invention is intended to be filled with beer or another beverage and closed by the application of the lid thereto. Then, to dispense the beverage, it is necessary only to remove the lid to thereby provide a drinking vessel filled with the beverage. There is no need to dispense the beverage from the container into another vessel.
  • the plain mouth opening defines a rim from which the contents of the container may be drunk.
  • the body member is made of a plastics material.
  • a container of the invention is therefore ideal for use at public venues where plastics containers have to be provided for all beverages.
  • Beer is traditionally sold in glass bottles or metal cans. This is because most plastics cans and other plastics containers are not suitable for containing beer.
  • the conventional plastics containers are generally unable to withstand the pressure of the beer, and/or they are permeable to gas, particularly to oxygen, such that the beer degrades from an ingress of gas.
  • said body member is fabricated from at least two plastics materials, the first plastics material being able to impart structural rigidity and the ability to withstand pressure to the body member, and the second plastics material being arranged to provide a barrier to the passage of gas.
  • said first plastics material is preferably arranged to withstand pressures up to approximately 420kPa.
  • said first plastics material is polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • said second plastics material is nylon.
  • said body member is formed from a layered construction of said at least two plastics materials.
  • This layered construction enables two or more plastics materials to be selected to enable the containers fabricated therefrom to meet a number of predetermined, particular requirements.
  • the plastics materials from which the container is constructed may be arranged in adjacent layers which are fastened together and/or the layers may be laminated. A more intimate construction may involve the combination of the plastics materials at molecular level.
  • the closed end of said container opposed to said one end is preferably curved to extend inwardly of said body member. This construction enhances the pressure rating of the closed end of said container.
  • the lid of said container is fabricated from the same material as said body member.
  • the body member is enclosed by a shrink wrap layer, preferably incorporating a label.
  • This label may give details not only of the contents of the container, but may also be customised to relate to the particular venue or occasion on which the beverages are being dispensed.
  • the present invention also extends to a method of dispensing beer and other beverages comprising the steps of packaging the beverage to be dispensed in a container as defined above, and subsequently removing and discarding said end closure member to provide a drinking vessel containing the beverage ready for consumption.
  • FIGs 1 and 5 show containers for beer and other beverages which are outside the scope of the claims of this application. However, these containers are illustrated and described as they aid in the understanding of the present invention.
  • Figures 1 to 4 show an example of a beer can of plastics material for use for dispensing beer.
  • the beer can comprises a substantially cylindrical body member 2 of plastics material having a closed end 4 and a generally circular opening 6 at the end thereof opposed to said closed end 4.
  • a generally planar, circular end closure member 10 is provided to close the opening 6 of the body member 2, and thereby seal the can.
  • the end closure member 10 is made of a metal or metal foil and, in its closed position, is sealed to a rim 8 by way of a circumferential tearing denotation 14 which extends completely around the periphery of the end closure member 10.
  • the rim 8 is fastened to the opening 6 of the body member 2.
  • a ring pull 12 is fastened to the closure member 10 in known manner.
  • beer is filled into the plastics material body member 2.
  • the closure member 10 is preferably formed in one piece with the rim 8 and the tearing denotation 14, and the rim 8 is then heat sealed onto the opening 6 of the body member 2 to close and seal the filled can.
  • the end closure member 10 is removed by tearing along the circumferential tearing denotation 14 to thereby remove the whole of the end closure member 10.
  • the rim 8 then defines a mouth opening for the body member 2.
  • the body member 2 and the rim 8 thereof together define a drinking vessel.
  • the body member 2 of the can is made of plastics material, for example, of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the PET is preferably coated, at least on the outside thereof, with a gas barrier layer.
  • the PET and gas barrier are laminated.
  • the gas barrier layer may, for example, be a layer of nylon.
  • a beer can for example, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4, has to withstand pressures of the order of approximately 420kPa. This pressure is within the capabilities of PET. Furthermore, the PET has sufficient rigidity to enable filled cans to be stacked one on the other, or on pallets, for storage and transportation.
  • the body member 2 of the can illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 has a closed end surface 4 thereof which is curved inwardly. This is advantageous as it enhances the pressure withstanding capability, at least of the closed end.
  • the body member 2 is shown with a shrink wrap label 16 applied therearound.
  • this shrink wrapped label 16 is printed with information not only about the contents of the can, but also about the venue and event.
  • the removal of the end closure member 10 reveals an unrestricted mouth opening defined by the rim 8
  • this rim may be less than pleasant to drink from, particularly if it is made of metal.
  • the rim 8 is therefore preferably made of a plastics material.
  • the closure member 10 and the surrounding rim 8 may be made of a metal foil interposed between two layers of plastics material. In this manner, the rim 8 defining the mouth opening is effectively a plastics rim to someone drinking from the can.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative example of a beer container.
  • a plastics material body member 20 substantially in the shape of a traditional beer glass, is provided with an closure member 22.
  • the closure member 22 is connected to the end opening of the body member 20 by way of a circumferential tear strip 24 which extends completely around the perimeter of said end closure member 22. It will be appreciated that when said tear strip 24 is removed, the end closure member 22 is also completely removed, and a plain mouth opening of said container 20 is defined thereby.
  • a ring pull or other opening means 26 extends from the tear strip 24 and is integrally formed therewith.
  • FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of a container of the present invention.
  • the body member 120 is formed of plastics material in the shape of a beer glass.
  • the body member 120 has a mouth opening 122.
  • An interrupted external screw thread 124 is provided on the body member 120, but is spaced from the mouth opening 122 so that the area of the mouth opening 122 remains plain.
  • the container is also provided with a lid 126 having an internal screw thread (not shown) arranged to engage the screw thread 124.
  • the lid 126 is engaged thereon by engaging the screw threads by screwing.
  • the lid 126 is removed and may be discarded.
  • the lid 126 and the body member 120 are fabricated from the same material, for example, a laminated or layered plastics material as discussed above.
  • the external screw thread 124 on the body member 120 is advantageous as it imparts stiffness thereto.
  • the presence of the screw thread 124 enables the material of the body member 120 adjacent the mouth opening 122 to be kept thin, if required, to enhance the acceptability of the body member 120 as a drinking vessel.
  • the container has a substantially circular cross-section. Whilst this is generally preferred, it is, of course, possible for containers of the invention to have any required cross-sectional shape.
  • the containers illustrated have been described specifically as containers for beer. It will be appreciated that they may be utilised to contain any contents required. In this respect, it may be wished to make the particular shape of the body member, for example, to ape the traditional shape of a drinking vessel for the contents. For example, if required, where a container of the invention is for storing and dispensing wine, the plastics material body member may be in the shape of a stemmed wine glass.

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  1. Récipient pour bière et autres boissons, comprenant un élément formant corps (120) qui présente une ouverture (122) à l'une de ses extrémités, et un élément amovible de fermeture d'extrémité (126) qui obture ladite ouverture, dans lequel ledit élément formant corps (120) est fait de matière plastique et est suffisamment robuste pour contenir une bière ou une autre boisson gazeuse, et ledit élément formant corps a une forme et une configuration telles qu'il constitue un récipient pour boire et que ladite ouverture de ce dernier constitue une ouverture libre à porter à la bouche, et dans lequel ledit élément de fermeture d'extrémité (126) peut être enlevé complètement pour dégager ainsi ladite ouverture libre (122) à porter à la bouche, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de fermeture d'extrémité est un couvercle (126) comportant un filetage intérieur, un filetage extérieur (124) étant formé sur ledit élément formant corps (120) à proximité de ladite ouverture pour entrer en prise avec le filetage intérieur dudit couvercle, et en ce que ledit filetage extérieur (124) s'étend autour dudit élément formant corps (120) à une certaine distance de l'ouverture (122) de celui-ci, afin qu'il soit ainsi défini une ouverture lisse à porter à la bouche.
  2. Récipient selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit couvercle (126) est fabriqué en la même matière que ledit élément formant corps (120).
  3. Récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ledit élément formant corps (120) est fabriqué en au moins deux matières plastiques, la première matière plastique étant capable de conférer, à l'élément formant corps, une rigidité structurelle et la capacité de résister à la pression, et la seconde matière plastique étant disposée de manière à former une barrière qui s'oppose au passage de gaz.
  4. Récipient selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ladite première matière plastique est propre à résister à des pressions allant jusqu'à 420 kPa environ.
  5. Récipient selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel ladite première matière plastique est du poly (éthylène téréphtalate).
  6. Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, dans lequel ladite seconde matière plastique est du nylon.
  7. Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, dans lequel ledit élément formant corps (120) est formé à partir d'un stratifié desdites deux matières plastiques au moins.
  8. Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel l'extrémité fermée dudit récipient, opposée à ladite extrémité munie de l'ouverture, est incurvée et s'étend vers l'intérieur dudit élément formant corps (120).
  9. Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel ledit élément formant corps (120) est entouré par une couche d'emballage par rétraction.
  10. Récipient selon la revendication 9, dans lequel une étiquette est incorporée dans ladite couche d'emballage par rétraction.
  11. Procédé de distribution de bière et d'autres boissons, comprenant les étapes consistant à emballer la boisson à distribuer dans un récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, l'élément de fermeture d'extrémité fermant le récipient, puis à détacher et à jeter ledit élément de fermeture d'extrémité pour mettre à disposition un récipient pour boire qui contient ladite boisson prête à la consommation.
EP92908082A 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 Recipient pour biere et autres boissons Expired - Lifetime EP0578711B1 (fr)

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GB9107387 1991-04-08
GB919107387A GB9107387D0 (en) 1991-04-08 1991-04-08 Disposable pre-filled drinking vessel
GB9206858 1992-03-27
GB9206858A GB2254594B (en) 1991-04-08 1992-03-27 A container for beer and other beverages
PCT/GB1992/000623 WO1992017376A1 (fr) 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 Recipient pour biere et autres boissons

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GB (1) GB2254594B (fr)
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DK0578711T3 (da) 1998-02-02
GR3024831T3 (en) 1998-01-30
JPH06506174A (ja) 1994-07-14
AU1559992A (en) 1992-11-02
WO1992017376A1 (fr) 1992-10-15
GB2254594A (en) 1992-10-14
ATE154791T1 (de) 1997-07-15
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DE69220569D1 (de) 1997-07-31
CA2108169A1 (fr) 1992-10-09

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