EP0590325A3 - Sealing cap with snap-in hinge. - Google Patents

Sealing cap with snap-in hinge. Download PDF

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EP0590325A3
EP0590325A3 EP93113808A EP93113808A EP0590325A3 EP 0590325 A3 EP0590325 A3 EP 0590325A3 EP 93113808 A EP93113808 A EP 93113808A EP 93113808 A EP93113808 A EP 93113808A EP 0590325 A3 EP0590325 A3 EP 0590325A3
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sealing cap
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Clemens Schumacher
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Zeller Plastik Deutschland GmbH
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FINKE ROBERT GmbH
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0809—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions
    • B65D47/0814—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions by at least three hinge sections, at least one having a length different from the others

Abstract

The invention relates to a sealing cap (1) with a snap-in hinge (4) and proposes, to achieve a solution which is favourable in terms of construction and in use, that the hinge flap (6) merges via a thin point (10) into a web (8). <IMAGE>
EP93113808A 1992-09-26 1993-08-30 Closure Cap with Snap Hinge Expired - Lifetime EP0590325B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE9321487U DE9321487U1 (en) 1992-09-26 1993-08-30 Closure cap with snap hinge

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DE4232314 1992-09-26
DE4232314 1992-09-26
DE4239299 1992-11-23
DE4239299A DE4239299A1 (en) 1992-09-26 1992-11-23 Closure cap with snap hinge

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EP0590325A2 EP0590325A2 (en) 1994-04-06
EP0590325A3 true EP0590325A3 (en) 1995-01-25
EP0590325B1 EP0590325B1 (en) 1998-04-22

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EP93113808A Expired - Lifetime EP0590325B1 (en) 1992-09-26 1993-08-30 Closure Cap with Snap Hinge

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US (1) US5540343A (en)
EP (1) EP0590325B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE165298T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2106884A1 (en)
DE (2) DE4239299A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2116377T3 (en)

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EP0590325A2 (en) 1994-04-06
US5540343A (en) 1996-07-30
ATE165298T1 (en) 1998-05-15
DE4239299A1 (en) 1994-03-31
EP0590325B1 (en) 1998-04-22
ES2116377T3 (en) 1998-07-16
DE59308432D1 (en) 1998-05-28
CA2106884A1 (en) 1994-03-27

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