EP0708030A2 - Stopper device for a bottle, which can be removed without an opening device - Google Patents

Stopper device for a bottle, which can be removed without an opening device Download PDF

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EP0708030A2
EP0708030A2 EP95402149A EP95402149A EP0708030A2 EP 0708030 A2 EP0708030 A2 EP 0708030A2 EP 95402149 A EP95402149 A EP 95402149A EP 95402149 A EP95402149 A EP 95402149A EP 0708030 A2 EP0708030 A2 EP 0708030A2
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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
    • B65D39/16—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers with handles or other special means facilitating manual actuation
    • 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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/58—Caps or cap-like covers combined with stoppers

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  • the invention relates to a device for capping a bottle, capable of being opened by a simple manual operation of the user without any instrument such as a corkscrew or bottle opener.
  • plugging devices of this type which generally use metal screw caps provided with an internal disc making it possible to seal the closure.
  • the bottle is opened by unscrewing the cap, usually accompanied by a rupture of a tamper-evident ring.
  • the rupture of the tamper-evident ring produces sharp edges at the breaking points which can be injurious.
  • the production of such devices is particularly expensive, both as regards the unit cost of the part and the operating cost of the bottling line, which operates at a much slower rate than conventional chains with cork closure.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a closure device which does not require any accessories to open it, and which is particularly economical to produce.
  • the device of the invention can make use of a cork stopper, generally perceived by the public as reserved for quality products. It will be seen in this regard that the invention nevertheless makes it possible to use a cork stopper at a lower cost than conventional stoppers, thus avoiding increasing the final cost of the product.
  • the closure device of the invention is characterized in that it essentially comprises an outer sleeve and a hollow cylindrical inner tube, these two elements being coaxial and secured at their top by a common partition covering the neck of the bottle, the internal surface of the sleeve being applied against the external surface of the wall of the neck of the bottle and the external surface of the tube being applied against the internal surface of this same wall, the tube also trapping a stopper in the internal volume which '' it defines, the plug protruding from the tube in an axial direction so as to be applied sealingly against the internal surface of the wall of the neck, the radial and axial dimensions of the projecting part and of the trapped part of the stopper and of the tube, as well as their respective coefficients of friction with respect to the inner wall of the neck, being chosen such that a combined traction and rotation force exerted on the sleeve by taking hold of the latter and transmitted to the tube causes a correlative drive in traction and rotation of the stopper in the neck, stopper and
  • the stopper is a cork or agglomerated cork stopper
  • the material and dimensions of the stopper can in particular be chosen so that the natural expansion of the projecting part after removal of the stopper prevents the latter from being replaced. in the neck.
  • the tube and the sleeve, for their part, can be made of a plastic material, in particular a recyclable plastic material such as a recyclable PVC.
  • the partition is open in the central part so as to allow the insertion by force of the stopper from above on a bottle previously provided with a device without its stopper.
  • the tube, the sleeve and their common partition can constitute a one-piece assembly.
  • the sleeve may include a peripheral rupture initiation between an upper part secured to the sleeve and an elongated lower skirt covering the neck of the bottle.
  • Figure 1 is an external view showing the appearance of the closure device of the invention as it is presented to the user before opening.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of this device.
  • Figure 1 shows the appearance of a bottle 1 whose neck 2 has been closed by a device according to the invention. As can be seen, this aspect is substantially identical to that of a bottle closed with a conventional cork, which makes the device commercially suitable for traditional products such as quality wines.
  • the closure device comprises an upper part 3, hereinafter designated “sleeve”, intended to be gripped by hand by the user, and extended along the neck 2 of the bottle by an adjoining part 4 in the form of a skirt, it is separated by breaking initiators 5 making it possible to ensure the inviolability of the closure.
  • FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the device: the sleeve 3 is integral with an inner tube 6 penetrating into the neck of the bottle and connected to the sleeve by a horizontal partition 7 in the form of a disc; all of the elements 3, 6 and 7 is preferably produced in a single piece, for example by injection molding of a suitable plastic material such as PVC, preferably recyclable PVC.
  • the element 6 is a cylindrical tube forming a ferrule, enclosing a stopper 8, preferably a cork stopper. Typically, in the axial direction, only an upper part 9 of the stopper is trapped by the tube 6, the projecting lower part 10 coming into contact with the inside of the neck of the bottle so as to provide the desired closure.
  • the opening of the bottle is done as follows.
  • the user grasps the sleeve 3 with one hand and drives it in a combined movement of rotation and upward traction, which has the effect of breaking the fracture initiator 5 and causing in this same movement the inner tube 6, integral with the sleeve, and the cap 8, integral with the tube 7 (the dimensions of the cap and of the inner tube and the relative coefficients of friction of the cap with this tube and with the neck of the bottle are chosen so that the cap 8 and tube 6 remain essentially integral in this movement, while the projecting part 10 of the stopper 9 slides on the inner surface of the neck of the bottle).
  • this method of capping can be made irreversible not only by the primers 5 which reveal any attempt to open, but also by choosing for the stopper 10 a quality of cork and dimensions such that, a few moments after opening, the projecting part 10 has a natural expansion preventing any replacement of the cap in the neck.
  • the closure device of the invention has many advantages.
  • cork stoppers or cork agglomerate of small dimensions, shorter than the traditional stoppers having to be extracted with a corkscrew and therefore more economical.
  • corking of the bottles can be carried out on conventional bottling lines, which are much less costly to implement than the bottling lines placing metal screw caps.
  • the partition 7 is open upwards in the central part, it is possible to insert the stopper therein by an operation of the same nature as the insertion of a cork stopper into the neck of a bottle.
  • the bottling is then done in two stages, namely firstly the laying or the overmolding, on the neck of the bottle, of the one-piece plastic part comprising the sleeve 3, the skirt 4, the tube 6 and the partition 7 then, in a second step, the vertical insertion of the plug 8 by force into the central opening of the partition 7, which results in the configuration of FIG. 2; the upper part can be optionally hidden by gluing a circular label on top of the assembly thus formed.

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The bottle cork (8) is fixed in the top of the bottle neck (2) with the aid of a plastic sleeve (3) which has a hollow inner cylinder (6) surrounding the upper portion of the cork. The outer portion of the sleeve extends down the neck of the bottle, and its upper and lower sections (3, 4) are separated by a perforated fracture line (5), enabling the upper section to be removed, together with the cork, by a twisting and pulling action. The sleeve is pref. made from a recyclable plastic material such as PVC.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de bouchage d'une bouteille, susceptible d'être ouvert par une simple opération manuelle de l'utilisateur sans aucun instrument tel que tire-bouchon ou décapsuleur.The invention relates to a device for capping a bottle, capable of being opened by a simple manual operation of the user without any instrument such as a corkscrew or bottle opener.

On connaît de nombreux dispositifs de bouchage de ce type, qui utilisent généralement des capsules vissantes métalliques pourvues d'un disque intérieur permettant d'assurer l'herméticité de la fermeture. L'ouverture de la bouteille se fait par dévissage de la capsule, habituellement accompagné d'une rupture d'une bague d'inviolabilité.Numerous plugging devices of this type are known, which generally use metal screw caps provided with an internal disc making it possible to seal the closure. The bottle is opened by unscrewing the cap, usually accompanied by a rupture of a tamper-evident ring.

Ces dispositifs présentent divers inconvénients.These devices have various drawbacks.

En premier lieu, la rupture de la bague d'inviolabilité produit aux points de rupture des arrêtes vives qui peuvent être blessantes. En second lieu, la réalisation de tels dispositifs est particulièrement onéreuse, tant en ce qui concerne le coût unitaire de la pièce que le coût d'exploitation de la chaîne d'embouteillage, qui fonctionne à une cadence beaucoup plus réduite que les chaînes classiques à fermeture par bouchon de liège.First, the rupture of the tamper-evident ring produces sharp edges at the breaking points which can be injurious. Secondly, the production of such devices is particularly expensive, both as regards the unit cost of the part and the operating cost of the bottling line, which operates at a much slower rate than conventional chains with cork closure.

L'un des buts de l'invention est de remédier à ces inconvénients, en proposant un dispositif de bouchage ne nécessitant pour son ouverture aucun accessoire, et qui soit de réalisation particulièrement économique.One of the aims of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a closure device which does not require any accessories to open it, and which is particularly economical to produce.

On verra en outre que, très avantageusement, le dispositif de l'invention peut faire usage d'un bouchon de liège, généralement perçu par le public comme réservé à des produits de qualité. On verra à cet égard que l'invention permet néanmoins d'utiliser un bouchon de liège de moindre coût que les bouchons classiques, évitant ainsi de grever le coût final du produit.It will also be seen that, very advantageously, the device of the invention can make use of a cork stopper, generally perceived by the public as reserved for quality products. It will be seen in this regard that the invention nevertheless makes it possible to use a cork stopper at a lower cost than conventional stoppers, thus avoiding increasing the final cost of the product.

A cet effet, le dispositif de bouchage de l'invention est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte essentiellement un manchon extérieur et un tube intérieur cylindrique creux, ces deux éléments étant coaxiaux et solidarisés à leur sommet par une cloison commune coiffant le goulot de la bouteille, la surface intérieure du manchon étant appliquée contre la surface extérieure de la paroi du col de la bouteille et la surface extérieure du tube étant appliquée contre la surface intérieure de cette même paroi, le tube emprisonnant en outre un bouchon dans le volume intérieur qu'il définit, le bouchon dépassant du tube en direction axiale de manière à venir s'appliquer de façon étanche contre la surface intérieure de la paroi du col, les dimensions radiales et axiales de la partie dépassante et de la partie emprisonnée du bouchon et du tube, ainsi que leurs coefficients de frottement respectifs par rapport à la paroi intérieure du col, étant choisis tels qu'un effort combiné de traction et de rotation exercé sur le manchon par prise en main de ce dernier et transmis au tube provoque un entraînement corrélatif en traction et en rotation du bouchon dans le col, bouchon et tube demeurant essentiellement solidaires dans ce mouvement.To this end, the closure device of the invention is characterized in that it essentially comprises an outer sleeve and a hollow cylindrical inner tube, these two elements being coaxial and secured at their top by a common partition covering the neck of the bottle, the internal surface of the sleeve being applied against the external surface of the wall of the neck of the bottle and the external surface of the tube being applied against the internal surface of this same wall, the tube also trapping a stopper in the internal volume which '' it defines, the plug protruding from the tube in an axial direction so as to be applied sealingly against the internal surface of the wall of the neck, the radial and axial dimensions of the projecting part and of the trapped part of the stopper and of the tube, as well as their respective coefficients of friction with respect to the inner wall of the neck, being chosen such that a combined traction and rotation force exerted on the sleeve by taking hold of the latter and transmitted to the tube causes a correlative drive in traction and rotation of the stopper in the neck, stopper and tube remaining essentially integral in this movement.

De préférence, le bouchon est un bouchon en liège ou en aggloméré de liège, le matériau et les dimensions du bouchon pouvant notamment être choisis de manière que l'expansion naturelle de la partie dépassante après retrait du bouchon empêche la remise en place de ce dernier dans le goulot. Le tube et le manchon, quant à eux, peuvent être en une matière plastique, notamment une matière plastique recyclable telle qu'un PVC recyclable.Preferably, the stopper is a cork or agglomerated cork stopper, the material and dimensions of the stopper can in particular be chosen so that the natural expansion of the projecting part after removal of the stopper prevents the latter from being replaced. in the neck. The tube and the sleeve, for their part, can be made of a plastic material, in particular a recyclable plastic material such as a recyclable PVC.

Dans une forme de réalisation avantageuse, la cloison est ouverte en partie centrale de manière à permettre l'insertion à force du bouchon par le haut sur une bouteille préalablement pourvue d'un dispositif sans son bouchon.In an advantageous embodiment, the partition is open in the central part so as to allow the insertion by force of the stopper from above on a bottle previously provided with a device without its stopper.

Le tube, le manchon et leur cloison commune peuvent constituer un ensemble monobloc. Le manchon peut comporter une amorce de rupture périphérique entre une partie supérieure solidaire du manchon et une jupe inférieure allongée recouvrant le col de la bouteille.The tube, the sleeve and their common partition can constitute a one-piece assembly. The sleeve may include a peripheral rupture initiation between an upper part secured to the sleeve and an elongated lower skirt covering the neck of the bottle.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée ci-dessous d'un exemple de réalisation, faite en référence aux dessins annexés.Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description below of an exemplary embodiment, made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

La figure 1 est une vue extérieure montrant l'aspect du dispositif de fermeture de l'invention tel qu'il se présente à l'utilisateur avant ouverture.Figure 1 is an external view showing the appearance of the closure device of the invention as it is presented to the user before opening.

La figure 2 est une vue en coupe montrant la structure interne de ce dispositif.Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of this device.

La figure 1 montre l'aspect d'une bouteille 1 dont le col 2 a été bouché par un dispositif selon l'invention. Comme on peut le voir, cet aspect est sensiblement identique à celui d'une bouteille fermée par un bouchon de liège classique, ce qui rend le dispositif commercialement approprié à des produits traditionnels tels que des vins de qualité.Figure 1 shows the appearance of a bottle 1 whose neck 2 has been closed by a device according to the invention. As can be seen, this aspect is substantially identical to that of a bottle closed with a conventional cork, which makes the device commercially suitable for traditional products such as quality wines.

Le dispositif de bouchage comporte une partie supérieure 3, ci-après désignée "manchon", destinée à être saisie à la main par l'utilisateur, et prolongée le long du col 2 de la bouteille par une partie attenante 4 en forme de jupe dont elle est séparée par des amorces de rupture 5 permettant d'assurer l'inviolabilité de la fermeture.The closure device comprises an upper part 3, hereinafter designated "sleeve", intended to be gripped by hand by the user, and extended along the neck 2 of the bottle by an adjoining part 4 in the form of a skirt, it is separated by breaking initiators 5 making it possible to ensure the inviolability of the closure.

La figure 2 montre la structure interne du dispositif : le manchon 3 est solidaire d'un tube intérieur 6 pénétrant dans le goulot de la bouteille et relié au manchon par une cloison horizontale 7 en forme de disque ; l'ensemble des éléments 3, 6 et 7 est de préférence réalisé de façon monobloc, par exemple par moulage-injection d'une matière plastique appropriée telle qu'un PVC, de préférence un PVC recyclable. L'élément 6 est un tube cylindrique formant virole, emprisonnant un bouchon 8, de préférence un bouchon de liège. De façon caractéristique, en direction axiale, seule une partie supérieure 9 du bouchon est emprisonnée par le tube 6, la partie inférieure dépassante 10 venant en contact avec l'intérieur du col de la bouteille de manière à assurer l'obturation recherchée.FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the device: the sleeve 3 is integral with an inner tube 6 penetrating into the neck of the bottle and connected to the sleeve by a horizontal partition 7 in the form of a disc; all of the elements 3, 6 and 7 is preferably produced in a single piece, for example by injection molding of a suitable plastic material such as PVC, preferably recyclable PVC. The element 6 is a cylindrical tube forming a ferrule, enclosing a stopper 8, preferably a cork stopper. Typically, in the axial direction, only an upper part 9 of the stopper is trapped by the tube 6, the projecting lower part 10 coming into contact with the inside of the neck of the bottle so as to provide the desired closure.

L'ouverture de la bouteille se fait de la manière suivante.The opening of the bottle is done as follows.

L'utilisateur saisit d'une main le manchon 3 et l'entraîne dans un mouvement combiné de rotation et de traction vers le haut, ce qui a pour effet de briser l'amorce de rupture 5 et d'entraîner dans ce même mouvement le tube intérieur 6, solidaire du manchon, et le bouchon 8, solidaire du tube 7 (les dimensions du bouchon et du tube intérieur et les coefficients de frottement relatifs du bouchon avec ce tube et avec le col de la bouteille sont choisis de manière que bouchon 8 et tube 6 demeurent essentiellement solidaires dans ce mouvement, tandis que la partie débordante 10 du bouchon 9 glisse sur la surface intérieure du col de la bouteille).The user grasps the sleeve 3 with one hand and drives it in a combined movement of rotation and upward traction, which has the effect of breaking the fracture initiator 5 and causing in this same movement the inner tube 6, integral with the sleeve, and the cap 8, integral with the tube 7 (the dimensions of the cap and of the inner tube and the relative coefficients of friction of the cap with this tube and with the neck of the bottle are chosen so that the cap 8 and tube 6 remain essentially integral in this movement, while the projecting part 10 of the stopper 9 slides on the inner surface of the neck of the bottle).

En poursuivant ce mouvement, l'utilisateur extrait ainsi entièrement le bouchon et libère le goulot de la bouteille, sur le col de laquelle ne subsiste plus que la jupe 4. On notera que ce mode de bouchage peut être rendu irréversible non seulement par les amorces de rupture 5 qui révèlent toute tentative d'ouverture, mais également en choisissant pour le bouchon 10 une qualité de liège et des dimensions telles que, quelques instants après l'ouverture, la partie débordante 10 présente une expansion naturelle empêchant toute remise en place du bouchon dans le goulot.By continuing this movement, the user thus completely extracts the cork and releases the neck of the bottle, on the neck of which only the skirt 4 remains. It will be noted that this method of capping can be made irreversible not only by the primers 5 which reveal any attempt to open, but also by choosing for the stopper 10 a quality of cork and dimensions such that, a few moments after opening, the projecting part 10 has a natural expansion preventing any replacement of the cap in the neck.

Outre l'extraction sans effort, le dispositif de bouchage de l'invention présente de nombreux avantages.Besides the effortless extraction, the closure device of the invention has many advantages.

Il permet en particulier l'utilisation de bouchons en liège (ou en aggloméré de liège) de petites dimensions, plus courts que les bouchons traditionnels devant être extraits avec un tire-bouchon et donc plus économiques.It allows in particular the use of cork stoppers (or cork agglomerate) of small dimensions, shorter than the traditional stoppers having to be extracted with a corkscrew and therefore more economical.

Par ailleurs, le bouchage des bouteilles peut être réalisé sur des chaînes d'embouteillage classiques, bien moins coûteuses à mettre en oeuvre que les chaînes d'embouteillage plaçant des capsules vissantes métalliques.Furthermore, the corking of the bottles can be carried out on conventional bottling lines, which are much less costly to implement than the bottling lines placing metal screw caps.

En effet, si la cloison 7 est ouverte vers le haut en partie centrale, il est possible d'y insérer le bouchon par une opération de même nature que l'insertion d'un bouchon de liège dans le goulot d'une bouteille. L'embouteillage se faire alors en deux temps, à savoir tout d'abord la pose ou le surmoulage, sur le col de la bouteille, de la pièce plastique monobloc comprenant le manchon 3, la jupe 4, le tube 6 et la cloison 7 puis, dans un second temps, l'insertion verticale du bouchon 8 à force dans l'ouverture centrale de la cloison 7, ce qui aboutit à la configuration de la figure 2 ; la partie supérieure peut être éventuellement cachée par collage d'une étiquette circulaire sur le dessus de l'ensemble ainsi constitué.Indeed, if the partition 7 is open upwards in the central part, it is possible to insert the stopper therein by an operation of the same nature as the insertion of a cork stopper into the neck of a bottle. The bottling is then done in two stages, namely firstly the laying or the overmolding, on the neck of the bottle, of the one-piece plastic part comprising the sleeve 3, the skirt 4, the tube 6 and the partition 7 then, in a second step, the vertical insertion of the plug 8 by force into the central opening of the partition 7, which results in the configuration of FIG. 2; the upper part can be optionally hidden by gluing a circular label on top of the assembly thus formed.

Comme on le voit, ces différentes opérations peuvent être mises en oeuvre avec des machines d'embouteillage classiques, pratiquement sans aucune modification, et à des cadences élevées, semblables à celles des chaînes d'embouteillage à fermeture par bouchon de liège.As can be seen, these various operations can be implemented with conventional bottling machines, practically without any modification, and at high rates, similar to those of bottling chains with cork closure.

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Un dispositif de bouchage d'une bouteille, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte essentiellement un manchon (3) extérieur et un tube (6) intérieur cylindrique creux, ces deux éléments étant coaxiaux et solidarisés à leur sommet par une cloison (7) commune coiffant le goulot de la bouteille (1), la surface intérieure du manchon étant appliquée contre la surface extérieure de la paroi du col (2) de la bouteille et la surface extérieure du tube étant appliquée contre la surface intérieure de cette même paroi, le tube emprisonnant en outre un bouchon (8) dans le volume intérieur qu'il définit, le bouchon dépassant du tube en direction axiale de manière à venir s'appliquer de façon étanche contre la surface intérieure de la paroi du col, les dimensions radiales et axiales de la partie dépassante (10) et de la partie emprisonnée (9) du bouchon et du tube, ainsi que leurs coefficients de frottement respectifs par rapport à la paroi intérieure du col, étant choisis tels qu'un effort combiné de traction et de rotation exercé sur le manchon par prise en main de ce dernier et transmis au tube provoque un entraînement corrélatif en traction et en rotation du bouchon dans le col, bouchon et tube demeurant essentiellement solidaires dans ce mouvement. A device for capping a bottle, characterized in that it essentially comprises an outer sleeve (3) and a hollow cylindrical inner tube (6), these two elements being coaxial and secured at their top by a common partition (7) covering the neck of the bottle (1), the internal surface of the sleeve being applied against the external surface of the wall of the neck (2) of the bottle and the external surface of the tube being applied against the internal surface of this same wall, the tube also enclosing a stopper (8) in the interior volume it defines, the plug protruding from the tube in an axial direction so as to come to be applied sealingly against the internal surface of the wall of the neck, the radial and axial dimensions of the projecting part (10) and of the imprisoned part (9) of the stopper and of the tube, as well as their respective coefficients of friction with respect to the internal wall of the neck, being chosen such that a combined force traction and rotation exerted on the sleeve by taking hold of the latter and transmitted to the tube causes a correlative drive in traction and rotation of the plug in the neck, plug and tube remaining essentially integral in this movement. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel le bouchon est un bouchon en liège ou en aggloméré de liège.The device of claim 1, wherein the stopper is a cork or agglomerated cork stopper. Le dispositif de la revendication 2, dans lequel le matériau et les dimensions du bouchon sont choisis de manière que l'expansion naturelle de la partie dépassante après retrait du bouchon empêche la remise en place de ce dernier dans le goulot.The device of claim 2, wherein the material and the dimensions of the stopper are chosen so that the natural expansion of the projecting part after removal of the stopper prevents the latter from being replaced in the neck. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel le tube et le manchon sont en une matière plastique, notamment une matière plastique recyclable telle qu'un PVC recyclable.The device of claim 1, wherein the tube and the sleeve are made of a plastic material, in particular a recyclable plastic material such as a recyclable PVC. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel la cloison est ouverte en partie centrale de manière à permettre l'insertion à force du bouchon par le haut sur une bouteille préalablement pourvue d'un dispositif sans son bouchon.The device of claim 1, wherein the partition is open in the central part so as to allow the insertion by force of the stopper from above on a bottle previously provided with a device without its stopper. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel le tube, le manchon et leur cloison commune constituent un ensemble monobloc.The device of claim 1, in which the tube, the sleeve and their common partition constitute a one-piece assembly. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel le manchon comporte une amorce de rupture (5) périphérique entre une partie supérieure solidaire du manchon et une jupe (4) inférieure allongée recouvrant le col de la bouteille.The device of claim 1, in which the sleeve comprises a peripheral rupture initiation (5) between an upper part secured to the sleeve and an elongated lower skirt (4) covering the neck of the bottle.
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FR9411632A FR2725180A1 (en) 1994-09-29 1994-09-29 SELF-EXTRACTIBLE DEVICE FOR CAPPING A BOTTLE
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