EP0736460B1 - Container with a lid - Google Patents

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EP0736460B1
EP0736460B1 EP96200919A EP96200919A EP0736460B1 EP 0736460 B1 EP0736460 B1 EP 0736460B1 EP 96200919 A EP96200919 A EP 96200919A EP 96200919 A EP96200919 A EP 96200919A EP 0736460 B1 EP0736460 B1 EP 0736460B1
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wall
lid
combination
ring
peripheral
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Sjoerd Ypke Eiling
Johan Willem Roeterdink
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Trivium Packaging Netherlands BV
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Impress Metal Packaging BV
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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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0214—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity
    • B65D43/0216—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity inside a peripheral U-shaped channel in the mouth of 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/00074—Shape of the outer periphery curved
    • B65D2543/00092—Shape of the outer periphery curved circular
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00277—Metal
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00435—Lids secured to an intermediate ring or like annular member fixed to the container mouth
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00453—Contact between the container and the lid in a peripheral U-shaped channel of the container
    • B65D2543/00462—Contact between the container and the lid in a peripheral U-shaped channel of the container peripheral U-shaped channel of the lid
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/0049—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the inside, or a part turned to the inside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00509—Cup
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00546—NO contact

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a combination of a substantially prismatic can and a lid, which can comprises:
  • the invention provides a combination which is characterized in that the peripheral part is arranged to fit into said peripheral recess such as to co-act clampingly with both said first part and said third part.
  • a specific embodiment has the special feature that the wall zone adjoining the said second part is substantially collinear with that second part in any longitudinal section transversely of the wall.
  • the combination can have the special feature that the end zone of the wall is narrowed.
  • the combination is stackable.
  • Yet another embodiment has the feature that the end zone of the wall has an outward widening form.
  • This latter embodiment can preferably have the special feature that in any longitudinal section transversely of the wall the said end zone forms an angle of about (4 ⁇ 2°) with the longitudinal direction of the can.
  • the lid can be removed comparatively easily.
  • a firmer closure in which the lid is more difficult to remove has the special feature that said peripheral part co-acts clampingly with both said first part and said third part.
  • Figure 1 shows a combination 1 of a cylindrical can 2 and a lid 3 according to the prior art.
  • Can 2 comprises a bottom 4 and a standing wall 6 connected along the periphery to this bottom 4 by means of a beaded edge 5.
  • the can further comprises a ring 7 which defines an opening 8 to be closed by lid 3, which ring 7 is fixedly connected with a beaded edge 9 to the free end edge of said wall 6 and comprises:
  • the lid 3 comprises a plate-like central part 13 and an axially extending peripheral part 14 which fits into the peripheral recess bounded by the parts 11 and 12 and co-acts clampingly and sealingly therewith.
  • the combination 16 comprises a can 202 which is closed by means of the lid 3.
  • the combination 16 differs from the combination 1 in the differing embodiment of the ring designated with reference numeral 207, which is connected to wall 6 via beaded edge 9.
  • Ring 207 comprises a first part 210 connecting to said beaded edge 9 and having a considerably increased length compared to the part 10, which part 210 co-acts sealingly with the inner surface of the wall.
  • a second part 211 connects to part 210 at an acute angle, in this case roughly 60°, while a third part 212 extending outward in substantially longitudinal direction connects onto this second part 211.
  • the three parts 210, 211 and 212 bound a peripheral recess with the same radial dimensions as shown in figure 1 such that the same lid 3 fits clampingly and sealingly therein.
  • the combination 17 according to figure 3 corresponds in greater part with the combination 16 of figure 2.
  • the wall 306 has an end zone 18 with an outward widening form.
  • the end zone 18 forms an angle of about 4° with the longitudinal direction of can 302 in any longitudinal section transversely of the wall 306.
  • the first part 310 of ring 307 and the peripheral part 14 of lid 3 co-acting therewith have the same angle of 4°, so that the associated surfaces can co-act clampingly and sealingly with each other.
  • the third part 312 is identical to the third part 212.
  • Figure 4 shows a combination 18, the closure of which corresponds with that of figure 2.
  • the end zone 19 of wall 406 is narrowed.
  • the end zone 19 has a cylindrical portion 20.
  • Figure 5 shows a combination 21 largely corresponding with the combination 18 of figure 4.
  • the end zone 19 of wall 506 is also narrowed.
  • the end zone 19 has a cylindrical portion 20.
  • the peripheral part 514 is embodied such that it coacts clampingly and sealingly only with the substantially cylindrical third part 512 of ring 507.
  • the peripheral part 14 has a beaded edge 22 on its free periphery.
  • the shown and described cans can be manufactured from any suitable material. Tin can for instance be envisaged.
  • the invention is not therefore limited to paint, which is only given by way of example, but also relates to other substances such as oil, fats, lacquers, inks etc.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
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EP96200919A 1995-04-04 1996-04-03 Container with a lid Expired - Lifetime EP0736460B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL1000044 1995-04-04
NL1000044A NL1000044C2 (en) 1995-04-04 1995-04-04 Combination of prismatic can and lid
NL1000077 1995-04-06
NL1000077A NL1000077C2 (nl) 1995-04-04 1995-04-06 Bus met deksel.

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EP0736460A1 EP0736460A1 (en) 1996-10-09
EP0736460B1 true EP0736460B1 (en) 2000-07-05

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EP (1) EP0736460B1 (es)
AT (1) ATE194319T1 (es)
DE (1) DE69609107D1 (es)
DK (1) DK0736460T3 (es)
ES (1) ES2147892T3 (es)
NL (1) NL1000077C2 (es)
PT (1) PT736460E (es)

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GB9622305D0 (en) * 1996-10-26 1996-12-18 Pechiney Packaging Food & Gene Metal containers
US5947278A (en) * 1997-11-18 1999-09-07 Discus Dental Impressions, Inc. Single-dose double-cup package and method
GB9817986D0 (en) * 1998-08-19 1998-10-14 Dks Packaging Limited Closure for a container
BR112021016441A2 (pt) * 2019-02-26 2021-11-09 Bway Corp Anel de vedação e recipiente

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US2734654A (en) * 1956-02-14 Slip-joint friction seal closure for
US1568625A (en) * 1921-04-26 1926-01-05 Continental Can Co Friction top can
GB304159A (en) * 1927-12-08 1929-01-17 Alfred Forsyth Improvements in or relating to sheet metal boxes, cans, or other receptacles
US2141184A (en) * 1935-08-24 1938-12-27 American Can Co Container
FR1047309A (fr) * 1951-12-27 1953-12-14 Comptoir D Emballages Metalliq Boîte à couvercle à pression
FR1063640A (fr) * 1952-09-25 1954-05-05 Perfectionnements à la fermeture des boîtes métalliques
US3341107A (en) * 1965-10-24 1967-09-12 Illinois Tool Works Rim device for containers
US3944115A (en) * 1974-11-07 1976-03-16 The Sherwin-Williams Company Container and lid structure

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ATE194319T1 (de) 2000-07-15
EP0736460A1 (en) 1996-10-09
ES2147892T3 (es) 2000-10-01
PT736460E (pt) 2000-10-31
DK0736460T3 (da) 2000-11-06
NL1000077C2 (nl) 1996-10-07
DE69609107D1 (de) 2000-08-10

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