EP0652162A2 - Capuchon inviolable pour un fût - Google Patents
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- EP0652162A2 EP0652162A2 EP94308003A EP94308003A EP0652162A2 EP 0652162 A2 EP0652162 A2 EP 0652162A2 EP 94308003 A EP94308003 A EP 94308003A EP 94308003 A EP94308003 A EP 94308003A EP 0652162 A2 EP0652162 A2 EP 0652162A2
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- Prior art keywords
- skirt
- ring
- cap
- tamper
- evident
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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
- B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
- B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
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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
- B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
- B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
- B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
- B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
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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
- B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
- B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
- B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
- B65D2251/0071—Lower closure of the 17-type
Definitions
- This invention relates to a tamperproof cap for a keg spear, as provided on beer kegs.
- a keg spear is screw-engaged in a keg and has an external access portion comprising a peripheral wall defining a recess, an access device being provided in the recess.
- the peripheral wall is provided with an outwardly extending annular projection and a tamper-evident cap has a ring of teeth, which can be snap-engaged over the annular projection to cover the recess and prevent the keg contents being accessed without removal of the cap.
- the keg spears are generally made with the peripheral walls of the same diameter, within tolerances.
- the annular projections are made of different profiles by different manufacturers and the different profiles have, for example, varying axial depths. This makes it difficult to produce a cap, which is satisfactory with all keg spears.
- the cap has to be sufficiently resilient to snap over the annular projections of different profiles, but must be brittle enough for the cap to break, if an attempt is made to remove the cap. This has proven to be difficult to achieve in practice.
- brittle materials means that different caps have to be made for different profiles and/or there are numerous failures when the caps are applied, whereas use of less brittle materials enables the cap to be removable without damage. This is sometimes achieved by gently warming the cap, if it is thermoplastic, so that it becomes easier to remove.
- One tamper-evident cap relies on brittleness of the material, so that the teeth, snap-engaged over the annular projection, break when an attempt is made to remove the cap. This is unsatisfactory for several reasons.
- the cap is not usable with all keg spears, because of poor tolerances.
- the brittleness of the material means that tolerances have to be small.
- the cap is preferably made of high density polyethylene, or polypropylene, which provides sufficient resilience for fitting different keg spear profiles, but which make it very difficult to re-adhere the tamper-evident ring in its correct position, without causing obvious damage as evidence of tampering.
- the cap With a keg spear, the cap is non-removably fixed on the keg spear, removal only being possible by destruction of the cap.
- the cap is rotatable on the keg-spear. The problem to be met is not to provide tamper evidence of rotation, but to provide tamper evidence of levering off of the cap.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP96200415A EP0725013A1 (fr) | 1993-11-06 | 1994-10-31 | Capuchon inviolable pour un fût |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB939322908A GB9322908D0 (en) | 1993-11-06 | 1993-11-06 | Tamper-evident cap for a keg spear |
GB9322908 | 1993-11-06 | ||
GB9402004A GB9402004D0 (en) | 1993-11-06 | 1994-02-02 | Tamper-evident cap for a keg spear |
GB9402004 | 1994-02-02 |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP96200415.6 Division-Into | 1994-10-31 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0652162A2 true EP0652162A2 (fr) | 1995-05-10 |
EP0652162A3 EP0652162A3 (fr) | 1995-08-23 |
EP0652162B1 EP0652162B1 (fr) | 1997-09-03 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94308003A Expired - Lifetime EP0652162B1 (fr) | 1993-11-06 | 1994-10-31 | Capuchon inviolable pour un fût |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0652162B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE157617T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69405347T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2108944T3 (fr) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0788975A1 (fr) * | 1996-02-12 | 1997-08-13 | Montelvini S.p.A. | Capuchon de sécurité et de protection pour orifices de récipient |
WO1997038913A1 (fr) * | 1996-04-12 | 1997-10-23 | Gevaplast | Fermeture encliquetable pour un fut a biere |
US7931167B2 (en) * | 2003-05-19 | 2011-04-26 | Snap Seals, Inc. | Tamper evident cap for shipping and storage containers |
CN107826432A (zh) * | 2017-11-28 | 2018-03-23 | 青岛德隆装备有限公司 | 一种酒矛锁装置 |
Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2076379A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1981-12-02 | Rieke Corp | Tamper-proof cap |
EP0161565A2 (fr) * | 1984-05-14 | 1985-11-21 | Klaus Boetzkes | Capuchon de fermeture |
EP0189346A2 (fr) * | 1985-01-23 | 1986-07-30 | ASTRAPLASTIQUE Société Anonyme | Dispositif de fermeture pour bouteille comprenant un bouchon à visser |
GB2170788A (en) * | 1985-02-07 | 1986-08-13 | Kegmaster Redditch Ltd | Tamper-proof seal |
US4712705A (en) * | 1987-01-30 | 1987-12-15 | Stoffel Seals Corporation | Tamper indicating cap seal for container valves |
US4779750A (en) * | 1986-12-19 | 1988-10-25 | Arlco Pty. Limited | Beer keg cap |
EP0324573A1 (fr) * | 1988-01-11 | 1989-07-19 | Dansk Bakelit Industri A/S | Couvercle de protection pour des soupapes de décharge |
EP0358583A1 (fr) * | 1988-09-09 | 1990-03-14 | Manufacture Lyonnaise de Bouchage Société Anonyme | Moyens de bouchage inviolables d'un récipient |
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1994
- 1994-10-31 ES ES94308003T patent/ES2108944T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-10-31 AT AT94308003T patent/ATE157617T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-10-31 EP EP94308003A patent/EP0652162B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-10-31 DE DE69405347T patent/DE69405347T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2076379A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1981-12-02 | Rieke Corp | Tamper-proof cap |
EP0161565A2 (fr) * | 1984-05-14 | 1985-11-21 | Klaus Boetzkes | Capuchon de fermeture |
EP0189346A2 (fr) * | 1985-01-23 | 1986-07-30 | ASTRAPLASTIQUE Société Anonyme | Dispositif de fermeture pour bouteille comprenant un bouchon à visser |
GB2170788A (en) * | 1985-02-07 | 1986-08-13 | Kegmaster Redditch Ltd | Tamper-proof seal |
US4779750A (en) * | 1986-12-19 | 1988-10-25 | Arlco Pty. Limited | Beer keg cap |
US4712705A (en) * | 1987-01-30 | 1987-12-15 | Stoffel Seals Corporation | Tamper indicating cap seal for container valves |
EP0324573A1 (fr) * | 1988-01-11 | 1989-07-19 | Dansk Bakelit Industri A/S | Couvercle de protection pour des soupapes de décharge |
EP0358583A1 (fr) * | 1988-09-09 | 1990-03-14 | Manufacture Lyonnaise de Bouchage Société Anonyme | Moyens de bouchage inviolables d'un récipient |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0788975A1 (fr) * | 1996-02-12 | 1997-08-13 | Montelvini S.p.A. | Capuchon de sécurité et de protection pour orifices de récipient |
WO1997038913A1 (fr) * | 1996-04-12 | 1997-10-23 | Gevaplast | Fermeture encliquetable pour un fut a biere |
EP1714899A1 (fr) * | 1996-04-12 | 2006-10-25 | Gevaplast | Fermeture encliquetable pour fût à bière |
US7931167B2 (en) * | 2003-05-19 | 2011-04-26 | Snap Seals, Inc. | Tamper evident cap for shipping and storage containers |
US8109404B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 | 2012-02-07 | Snap Seals, Inc. | Cap for shipping and storage containers including two types of tamper evidence |
CN107826432A (zh) * | 2017-11-28 | 2018-03-23 | 青岛德隆装备有限公司 | 一种酒矛锁装置 |
CN107826432B (zh) * | 2017-11-28 | 2023-11-17 | 青岛德隆装备有限公司 | 一种酒矛锁装置 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0652162B1 (fr) | 1997-09-03 |
EP0652162A3 (fr) | 1995-08-23 |
DE69405347D1 (de) | 1997-10-09 |
DE69405347T2 (de) | 1998-02-19 |
ATE157617T1 (de) | 1997-09-15 |
ES2108944T3 (es) | 1998-01-01 |
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