EP0711711B1 - Fermeture de sécurité pour bouteilles et autres récipients semblables - Google Patents

Fermeture de sécurité pour bouteilles et autres récipients semblables Download PDF

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EP0711711B1
EP0711711B1 EP94830531A EP94830531A EP0711711B1 EP 0711711 B1 EP0711711 B1 EP 0711711B1 EP 94830531 A EP94830531 A EP 94830531A EP 94830531 A EP94830531 A EP 94830531A EP 0711711 B1 EP0711711 B1 EP 0711711B1
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Piero Battegazzore
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Priority to EP94830531A priority Critical patent/EP0711711B1/fr
Priority to ES94830531T priority patent/ES2100660T3/es
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Priority claimed from US08/552,297 external-priority patent/US5740932A/en
Priority to AR33409895A priority patent/AR000065A1/es
Priority to US08/552,297 priority patent/US5740932A/en
Priority to CO95052507A priority patent/CO4520132A1/es
Priority to BR9505126A priority patent/BR9505126A/pt
Priority to RU95119426/13A priority patent/RU2161585C2/ru
Priority to CN95118566A priority patent/CN1062824C/zh
Priority to ZA959524A priority patent/ZA959524B/xx
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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
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
    • B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element

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  • the present invention relates to a security closure for bottles and the like, according to the preamble to Claim 1 (see EP-A-537530)-
  • a security closure is intended for a bottle, not shown, particularly for good-quality liqueurs.
  • the closure 1 comprises a pourer body 2, a cylindrical sleeve 3, a cap 4 and a security band 5, which are joined together coaxially along an axis X-X.
  • the pourer body 2 comprises an internal obturator valve, generally indicated 6, for preventing refilling of the bottle and has an outer flange 7 and an external thread 8.
  • the cylindrical sleeve 3 comprises an upper end 9 on which there is an internal rim 10 which overlaps the flange 7, as well as an outer recess defined by a sloping shoulder 3a.
  • the cylindrical sleeve 3 has an internal annular lip 12 and axial projections 13 which are intended to engage a groove and channels respectively provided in the bottle in order to fix the sleeve firmly to the bottle axially and with regard to rotation.
  • the sleeve 3 in turn holds the pourer body 2 on the bottle axially by the engagement of the rim 10 on the flange 7.
  • a frontal coupling with teeth 14 is formed between the flange 7 and the rim 10 to fix the pourer body 2 with regard to rotation relative to the cylindrical sleeve 3, and thus to the bottle.
  • the cap 4 has external knurling 15 and an internal thread 16 which, with the external thread 8, constitutes a threaded coupling 17 for the screwing of the cap onto the pourer body and its unscrewing therefrom, according to need.
  • the cap 4 comprises an inner cap 18 and an outer cap 19 which is fitted onto the inner cap 18.
  • Connection means 20 are formed between the inner cap 18, which has the internal thread 16, and the outer cap 19, which has the outer knurling 15, in order to fix the inner cap and the outer cap together.
  • connection means comprise external collars 21 on the inner cap and internal annular projections 22 on the outer cap, which are snap-engaged one above another to form a coupling 23 in order to fix the inner cap and the outer cap together axially.
  • external axial splines 24 on the inner cap and internal axial splines 25 in the outer cap form a splined coupling 26.
  • the splines 24 and 25 are pointed with respective lead-in tips 24a and 25a for guiding the outer cap onto the inner cap in accordance with a predetermined angular pitch upon fitting.
  • the inner cap 18 is fixed to the cylindrical sleeve 3 by means of a weakened line 27, the weakened line being produced by the action of blades after the inner cap and the sleeve have been moulded as a single item.
  • the security band 5 is formed as a ring 28 which is fixed to the outer cap 18 by means of a weakened line 29.
  • the ring 28 is substantially housed in the recess 11 and is substantially in contact with the sloping shoulder 3a.
  • the ring 28 is divided into two structurally independent, identical, semicircular portions 30 and 31 by means of two diametrally-opposed cuts 32.
  • the weakened line 29 and the two cuts 32 are produced by the action of blades after the outer cap and the ring have been moulded as a single piece.
  • a plurality of external teeth 33 is formed on the cylindrical sleeve 3 in the recess 11.
  • a plurality of opposing teeth 34 is formed inside the ring 28 for engaging the teeth 33 when the cap is first unscrewed.
  • the teeth 33 and the opposing teeth 34 are intercalated with a predetermined pitch conforming to the predetermined pitch of the coupling of the splines 24 and 25 of the splined coupling 26 upon fitting.
  • the teeth 33 and the opposing teeth 34 have sawtooth-like profiles with faces indicated 33a and 34a, respectively.
  • the faces 33a of the teeth 33 are inclined rearwardly at an angle A, whereas the faces 34a of the opposing teeth 34 are inclined forwardly at an angle B, with reference to the sense in which the cap is unscrewed.
  • angles of inclination A and B have a predetermined value selected between 5° and 25° and in the embodiment shown are 15°.
  • the closure 1 according to the invention is assembled with all its parts as a unit which can be handled individually and is intended to be fitted on a bottle as such.
  • the weakened line 27 between the inner cap and the cylindrical sleeve tears; the unscrewing then starts and continues until the opposing teeth 34 engage the teeth 33, face to face.
  • the ring 28 is thus restrained against any further rotation by the cylindrical sleeve. If the unscrewing action is continued, the weakened line 29 tears.
  • the ring 28 is separated from the outer cap 19 and breaks up into the two portions 30 and 31 into which it is divided. The portions fall due to their own weight, sliding on the sloping shoulder 3a. They leave their initial positions for ever and, owing to gravity, can no longer be replaced or remain there.
  • the inclinations of the faces of the teeth and of the opposing teeth prevent both a situation in which the two portions 30 and 31 into which the ring is divided are urged radially outwardly without tearing of the weakened line and with the teeth being overlapped by the opposing teeth, and a situation in which the two portions 30 and 31 are drawn radially inwardly with tearing of the weakened line but with the teeth firmly engaging the opposing teeth.
  • the predetermined inclinations of the faces of the teeth and of the opposing teeth simultaneously ensure both the tearing of the weakened line and the separation of the two portions into which the ring is divided.
  • the main advantage of the closure according to the present invention lies in the particularly unmistakeable manner in which any unauthorized opening becomes apparent, by virtue of the fact that it is impossible to reassemble the security ring.
  • a further advantage of the closure according to the invention lies in its structural simplicity which is one of the most important advantages for an article which has to be produced on a very large scale.

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Claims (9)

  1. Fermeture de sécurité (1) pour bouteilles et analogues du type comportant un corps verseur (2), un manchon cylindrique (3) ayant un rebord intérieur (10) destiné à retenir le corps verseur (2), un capuchon (4), un accouplement vissé (17) entre le capuchon (4) et le corps verseur (2) pour le dévissage et le vissage du capuchon (4), et une bande de sécurité (5) comprenant un anneau (28) qui est fixé au capuchon (4) au moyen d'une ligne d'affaiblissement (29), des dents extérieures (33) étant formées sur le manchon cylindrique (3) et des dents intérieures opposées (34) étant formées sur l'anneau (28) pour entrer en prise avec les dents (33) lorsque le capuchon est initialement dévissé, caractérisé en ce que l'anneau (28) est divisé en au moins deux parties (30, 31) et les dents extérieures (33) sont formées dans un évidement (11) dans le manchon cylindrique (3), défini par un épaulement en pente (3a).
  2. Fermeture selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les dents (33) et les dents opposées (34) ont des profils analogues à des dents de scie présentant des faces respectives (33a, 34a), les faces (33a) des dents (33) étant inclinées vers l'arrière et les faces (34a) des dents opposées (34) étant inclinées vers l'avant, par rapport au sens dans lequel le capuchon est dévissé.
  3. Fermeture selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les faces (33a, 34a) des dents (33) et des dents opposées (34) sont inclinées sous des angles prédéterminés respectifs, choisis entre 5° et 25°.
  4. Fermeture selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que le capuchon (4) comprend un capuchon intérieur (18) et un capuchon extérieur (19) qui est emboîté sur le capuchon intérieur (18), l'anneau (28) étant fixé au capuchon extérieur (19) au moyen de la ligne d'affaiblissement (29).
  5. Fermeture selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le capuchon intérieur (18) est fixé au manchon cylindrique (3) au moyen d'une ligne d'affaiblissement (27).
  6. Fermeture selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un moyen (20) de liaison entre le capuchon extérieur (19) et le capuchon intérieur (18) pour les fixer l'un à l'autre.
  7. Fermeture selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le moyen de liaison (20) comporte des collerettes (21) sur le capuchon intérieur (18) et des saillies annulaires (22) dans le capuchon extérieur (19) qui sont encliquetées les unes au-dessus des autres pour former un accouplement (23) afin de fixer le capuchon extérieur et le capuchon intérieur axialement l'un à l'autre.
  8. Fermeture selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le moyen (20) de liaison comporte un accouplement cannelé (26) pour solidariser en rotation le capuchon extérieur et le capuchon intérieur l'un à l'autre.
  9. Fermeture selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'accouplement cannelé (26) comporte des cannelures axiales (24 et 25) ayant des extrémités d'entrée pointues pour guider le capuchon extérieur sur le capuchon intérieur conformément à un pas angulaire prédéterminé, lors de l'emboîtement.
EP94830531A 1994-11-09 1994-11-09 Fermeture de sécurité pour bouteilles et autres récipients semblables Expired - Lifetime EP0711711B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP94830531A EP0711711B1 (fr) 1994-11-09 1994-11-09 Fermeture de sécurité pour bouteilles et autres récipients semblables
ES94830531T ES2100660T3 (es) 1994-11-09 1994-11-09 Cierre de seguridad para botellas y similares.
DE69402325T DE69402325T2 (de) 1994-11-09 1994-11-09 Sicherheitsverschluss für Flaschen oder dergleichen
AR33409895A AR000065A1 (es) 1994-11-09 1995-11-02 Cierre de seguridad para botellas y similares.
US08/552,297 US5740932A (en) 1994-11-09 1995-11-02 Security closure for bottles and the like
CO95052507A CO4520132A1 (es) 1994-11-09 1995-11-07 Cierre de seguridad para botellas y similares
BR9505126A BR9505126A (pt) 1994-11-09 1995-11-08 Fechamento de segurança para garrafas e semelhantes
CN95118566A CN1062824C (zh) 1994-11-09 1995-11-08 瓶类的安全封盖
RU95119426/13A RU2161585C2 (ru) 1994-11-09 1995-11-08 Предохранительный затвор для бутылок и подобных изделий
ZA959524A ZA959524B (en) 1994-11-09 1995-11-09 A security closure for bottles and the like

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EP94830531A EP0711711B1 (fr) 1994-11-09 1994-11-09 Fermeture de sécurité pour bouteilles et autres récipients semblables
US08/552,297 US5740932A (en) 1994-11-09 1995-11-02 Security closure for bottles and the like

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ZA959524B (en) 1996-05-27
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EP0711711A1 (fr) 1996-05-15
BR9505126A (pt) 1997-09-09

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