EP0625948B1 - Hermetisch wiederverschliessbare kappe - Google Patents

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EP0625948B1
EP0625948B1 EP94905487A EP94905487A EP0625948B1 EP 0625948 B1 EP0625948 B1 EP 0625948B1 EP 94905487 A EP94905487 A EP 94905487A EP 94905487 A EP94905487 A EP 94905487A EP 0625948 B1 EP0625948 B1 EP 0625948B1
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Robert S. Abrams
Ronald P. Supranowicz
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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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/18—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • B65D41/185—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/746—Spouts formed separately from the container
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable closure members

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  • the present invention relates to sealing structures for pour spouts and vials; and more particularly to a seal and method for releasably sealing a cap onto a structure such as a pour spout or vial.
  • Resealable caps are well known in the art. Such caps may be used on gabled top containers and brick type containers. See Figures 11 and 12, respectively, of U.S. Patent No. 5,108,029. In addition, caps of a similar style have been used to seal vials of different sizes and shapes. See, for example, Figure 4 of U.S. Patent No. 4,783,056. Such caps are convenient because they form a liquid-tight seal and can be repeatedly opened and closed easily.
  • such caps are frequently integrally connected to the structure that they are intended to seal.
  • they may be connected by a flexible flange that allows the cap to pivot from an opened position to a sealed position.
  • annular seal may be provided within the cap in order to form an annular gap between the seal and the outer rim of the cap.
  • the annular gap is designed to receive an upper edge of the container onto which the cap is sealed.
  • fitting the upper edge of the container wall tightly within the annular gap creates difficulties.
  • the upper edge of the container wall may improperly contact the annular seal or outer rim of the cap, thus bending or damaging the seal, the outer rim of the cap, or the upper edge of the container wall.
  • the annular gap is too narrow, the upper edge of the container wall may not fit properly within the gap, thus also creating problems with the seal.
  • Caps of the type to which the present invention relates are generally injection molded from plastic.
  • the invention provides a fluid-tight seal arrangement for a resealable cap for use with a vial comprising:
  • a known vial and cap arrangement is disclosed. Specifically the vial and cap illustrated in Figure 1 is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,783,056, which issued on November 8, 1988.
  • a vial 10 is connected to a cap 12 by means of a flange 14.
  • An annular seal 16 is provided on the inside of the cap 12 in order to define a corresponding annular gap 18.
  • the annular gap 18 is designed to accommodate the upper edge 20 of the vial 10.
  • a recess 22 is formed in the flange 14 to facilitate the bending of the flange 14 during the process of transferring the cap 12 to the top of the vial 10.
  • the recess 22 is intended to weaken the flange 14 at a particular point so that bending of the flange 14 is encouraged in the region of the recess 22.
  • alignment of the upper edge 20 of the vial wall with the annular gap 18 is facilitated.
  • Such alignment reduces the number of incidents where the tip of the annular seal 16 abuts directly against the upper edge 20 of the vial wall thus damaging either the annular seal 16 or the upper edge 20 of the wall. Such damage would reduce the effectiveness of the seal between the cap and the vial.
  • the recess 22 in the flange 14 does not always adequately guide the cap 12 onto the vial.
  • the flange 14 has been further modified.
  • a flange 114 interconnects a vial 110 with a cap 112.
  • a recess 122 is provided in the flange 114 to facilitate bending of the flange at a particular location.
  • an elongated ridge 124 extends across most of the flange 114.
  • the ridge 124 is preferably parallel to the recess 122 and preferably extends perpendicularly across the flange 114.
  • the ridge 124 stiffens a portion of the flange 114 adjacent the recess 122.
  • the combination of the ridge 124 and the recess 122 functions so as to more precisely direct the bending of the flange 114 to ensure proper alignment of the cap 112 on the edge 120 of the wall of the vial 110 when the cap is being moved to seal the vial.
  • the improved alignment of the cap with the end wall of the vial minimizes the number of occurrences in which the seal 116 of the cap improperly contacts the upper edge 120 of the vial wall so as to damage either the cap or the vial wall.
  • the performance of the seal of the cap to the vial is greatly improved.
  • the ridge 124 further functions so as to engage with a shoulder in the mold in which the vial and cap are formed. By engaging the shoulder of the mold, the ridge 124 prevents the flange 114 from slipping in the mold because of buckling of the vial. Thus, the ridge 124 helps to ensure that the cap 112 aligns properly on the vial 110.
  • a spout 210 includes a lower end 226 that fits within the container and retains the spout in place on the container.
  • the cap 212 includes an annular seal 216 that forms an annular gap 218 between the seal 216 and the outer peripheral wall 228 of the cap.
  • the annular gap 218 is designed to accommodate the upper edge 220 of the spout 210.
  • the spout 210 is integrally attached to the cap 212 by a flange 214.
  • the flange 214 includes a recess 222 and an elongated ridge 224 to direct the bending of the flange 214 to a preferred location.
  • the recess 222 provides a weak region in the flange 214 while the ridge 224 provides a strengthened region.
  • the recess 222 and the ridge 224 coact so as to ensure the proper alignment of the cap 212 on the upper edge 220 of the spout 210.
  • the upper edge 236 of the seal has been truncated to a flat surface.
  • the inner edge 232 of the seal 216 has been changed from substantially normal to the inner surface 238 of the cap to a surface that intersects the inner cap surface 238 at an angle of approximately 450°.
  • the outer edge 234 of the seal 216 is similarly angled with respect to the inner cap surface 238. The angle formed by the outer edge 234 may be between 30° and 60°, but is preferably 45°.
  • the outer edge 234 includes a very small portion 240 that extends perpendicularly to the inner cap surface 238. In the preferred embodiment, the small portion 240 extends for only about 0.003 inches.
  • the improved seal 216 preferably has a height of approximately 0.018 inches and a width of approximately 0.041 inches.
  • the width of the seal is at least twice the height of the seal in the preferred embodiment.
  • the inner peripheral wall 228 has also been modified to improve the seal.
  • the wall 228 now includes a first section 246 that is normal to the inner cap surface 238 and extends for approximately 0.017 inches.
  • a second section 244 continues from the first section at an angle of approximately 26°.
  • the second section 244 ends at a distance of approximately .040 inches from the inner cap surface 238.
  • the tip 236 of the seal 216 ends at approximately the same height as the end of the first section 246 of the wall 228.
  • a third wall section 242 extends out from the first wall section 246 by a distance of approximately 0.011 inches.
  • a fourth wall section 248 extends away from the third wall section at an angle of approximately 31°.
  • a result of the configuration of the wall sections is that there is a protruding ridge extending from the inner peripheral wall 228 of the rim 230.
  • the protruding ridge coacts with the annular seal 216 to control the movement of the upper edge 220 of the spout 210 when the cap 212 is being sealed onto the spout 210.
  • the edge contacts the cap 212 at three difference points: (1) along the first wall section 246, (2) along the second wall section 244, and (3) at the outer wall 234 of the seal 216.
  • the three point contact helps to assure a fluid-tight seal.
  • the upper edge 220 may contact the cap 212 at other locations in addition to the three points listed above.
  • the cap 312 includes an annular seal 316 that forms an annular gap 318 between the seal 316 and the outer peripheral wall 328 of the cap.
  • the annular gap 318 is designed to accommodate the upper edge 320 of the vial 310.
  • the vial 310 is integrally attached to the cap 312 by a flange 314.
  • the flange 314 includes a recess 322 and an elongated ridge 324 to direct the bending of the flange 314 to a preferred location.
  • the recess 322 provides a weak region in the flange 314 while the ridge 324 provides a strengthened region.
  • the recess 322 and the ridge 324 coact so as to ensure the proper alignment of the cap 312 on the upper edge 320 of the vial 310.
  • the upper edge 336 of the seal has been truncated to a flat surface.
  • the inner edge 332 of the seal 316 intersects the inner cap surface 338 at an angle of approximately 45°.
  • the outer edge 334 of the seal 316 is similarly angled with respect to the inner cap surface 338. The angle formed by the outer edge 334 may be between 30° and 60°, but is preferably 45°.
  • the outer edge 334 includes a very small portion 340 that extends perpendicularly to the inner cap surface 338. In the preferred embodiment, the small portion 340 extends for only about 0.003 inches.
  • the improved seal 316 preferably has a height of approximately 0.018 inches and a width of approximately 0.041 inches.
  • the width of the seal is at least twice the height of the seal in the preferred embodiment.
  • the inner peripheral wall 328 includes a first section 346 that is normal to the inner cap surface 338 and extends for approximately 0.017 inches.
  • a second section 344 continues from the first section at an angle of approximately 26°.
  • the second section 344 ends at a distance of approximately .040 inches from the inner cap surface 338.
  • the tip 336 of the seal 316 ends at approximately the same height as the end of the first section 346 of the wall 328.
  • a third wall section 342 extends out from the first wall section 346 by a distance of approximately 0.011 inches.
  • a fourth wall section 348 ( Figure 6) extends away from the third wall section 342 at an angle of approximately 31°.
  • a result of the configuration of the wall sections is that there is a protruding ridge extending from the inner peripheral wall 328 of the rim 330.
  • the protruding ridge coacts with the annular seal 316 to control the movement of the upper edge 320 of the vial 310 when the cap 312 is being sealed onto the vial 310.
  • the edge contacts the cap 312 at three difference points: (1) along the first wall section 346, (2) along the second wall section 344, and (3) at the outer wall 334 of the seal 316.
  • the three point contact helps to assure a fluid-tight seal.
  • the upper edge 320 may contact the cap 312 at other locations in addition to the three points listed above.

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Claims (1)

  1. Fluiddichte Dichtungsanordnung für eine abnehmbare Kappe zur Anwendung bei einem Behälter mit:
    (a) einem Flansch, der in einem Stück die Kappe mit dem Behälter verbindet, wobei der Flansch eine Aussparung (222, 322) zur Biegeführung des Flansches mit einer korrekten Ausrichtung der Kappe aufeinen oberen Rand des Behälters enthält, und die Aussparung sich in einer Richtung senkrecht zu der Längsachse des Flansches erstreckt,
    (b) eine ringförmige Dichtung (216,316), die sich von der Kappeninnenoberfläche (238, 338) aus erstreckt, wobei die ringförmige Dichtung einen Innenrand (232, 332) und einen Außenrand (234, 334) enthält, der Außenrand der Dichtung sich zu der Kappeninnenoberfläche in einem Winkel von etwa 45° erstreckt, die ringförmige Dichtung konzentrisch in Bezug aufdie Innenumfangswand (246, 346) der Kappe liegt, um so einen Spalt zwischen dem Außenrand der Dichtung und der Innenumfangswand für die Aufnahme einer Oberkante eines Wulstes des Behälters auszubilden, die Innenumfangswand der Kappe erste und zweite Abschnitte (246, 244, 346, 344) enthält, der erste Abschnitt (246, 346) senkrecht zu der Kappeninnenoberfläche verläuft und der zweite Abschnitt (244, 344) eine Erhebung bildet, die aus dem ersten Abschnitt hervorsteht, um die Oberkante des Wulstes des Behälters zu berühren,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    (1) der Flansch einen langgestreckten Steg (224, 324) enthält, der sich in einer Richtung senkrecht zu der Längsachse des Flansches erstreckt;
    (2) die ringförmige Dichtung eine beschnittene Oberseite (236, 336) aufweist;
    (3) die Innenkante der Dichtung die Kappeninnenoberfläche in einem Winkel von etwa 45° schneidet;
    (4) die Breite der Dichtung an ihrer Basis mindestes die zweifache Höhe ist;
    (5) der erste Abschnitt (246, 346) der Innenumfangswand der Kappe im wesentlichen dieselbe Höhe wie die Dichtung (216, 316) aufweist, so daß die beschnittene Oberseite (236, 336) der Dichtung in etwa in derselben Höhe wie das Ende des ersten Abschnittes der Wand endet,
    wodurch die Auslegung der ringförmigen Dichtung und die Innenwandanordnung dazu führen, daß die Oberkante des Wulstes des Behälters die Kappe zumindest entlang dem ersten Wandabschnitt, entlang dem zweiten Wandabschnitt und an der äußeren Dichtungswand berühren, wenn die Oberkante innerhalb der Kappe eingeschlossen ist.
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