EP0788975A1 - Capuchon de sécurité et de protection pour orifices de récipient - Google Patents

Capuchon de sécurité et de protection pour orifices de récipient Download PDF

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EP0788975A1
EP0788975A1 EP96250036A EP96250036A EP0788975A1 EP 0788975 A1 EP0788975 A1 EP 0788975A1 EP 96250036 A EP96250036 A EP 96250036A EP 96250036 A EP96250036 A EP 96250036A EP 0788975 A1 EP0788975 A1 EP 0788975A1
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Pierenzo Celli
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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
    • B65D41/32—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
    • B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/48—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0087—Lower closure of the 47-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1016—Means for locking the closure in closed position
    • B65D2251/105—The closure having a part fitting over the rim of the container or spout and retained by snapping over integral beads or projections

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  • the invention relates to a safety and protective cap for container openings, in particular for the openings of outlet nozzles attached to liquid containers, with a lid for covering the container opening and a collar ring surrounding the edge region thereof.
  • caps which can be attached to the openings of barrels and other liquid containers equipped with regulating valves.
  • the purpose of these caps is to protect the valves or taps (discharge nozzles) from mechanical influences or dust and to enable the contents of the container to be identified. They also secure the valves against unauthorized opening and unauthorized removal of liquids.
  • these caps consist of a collar which is connected to a cover and has a holding device on its inner surface. Due to the pressure exerted on the cap, these holding devices slide so far onto the attachment (outlet connection) at the container opening that they are held on the inside of the attachment. To open the container, the lid must be torn off the edge of the collar ring, the collar ring remaining at the base of the container opening. Once the outlet has been opened, the cap cannot be reused, not even to protect the outlet opening or to identify the contents of the container.
  • the cover can be reused for protection and for identification and at the same time for recognizing a previous opening, since the cap has a collar with elastic holder is equipped, which bends when opened and allows the cover with the collar and the holder attached to it to be lifted off. In this way, the same collar ring could be used for the subsequent closing.
  • the removable part of the collar remains separated from the fixed part, the previous handling of the closure being recognizable, although a certain closure seems to be guaranteed to protect the container valve. In fact, however, this cap also does not guarantee the desired closure for various reasons.
  • the tabs or holding elements are bent when they are opened for the first time so that they do not engage properly again in their seat at the base of the container opening and the cover comes loose again after the reattachment with the first mechanical action.
  • each flange ring is not connected to its cover, the operator will hardly use any time to reattach the cover, especially since it is known that it does not hold anyway.
  • Another aim is to enable the cap to be manufactured cost-effectively with a simple structural design.
  • the object is achieved with a safety and protective cap according to the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that the collar is equipped with holding elements preventing the container opening from being pulled back and the cover is connected via one or more, easily separable connection points forming a sealing seal ( n) is connected to the collar ring, the lid being permanently connected to the collar ring at the same time via an articulated part and also having a closure part which can be locked at the container opening.
  • the basic idea of the invention is therefore firstly to press the collar onto the ring edge or the mouthpiece or the outlet nozzle at the container opening in such a way that it cannot be removed by lifting the lid when the container opening is released.
  • the holding elements block the pulling off of the collar ring.
  • the lid remains connected to the collar ring even after opening by the joint part, so that it continues to be available as a closure element for protecting the container opening and the container contents, but also for identifying the liquid contained in the container.
  • the container opening with the articulated lid is reclosed with the aid of the closure part attached to it and designed as an elastic hook, which can be snapped behind the ring edge of the container opening and can be disengaged to open the lid.
  • an essential one Another feature of the invention is that the edge of the cover is connected to the collar via thin connection points that can be torn off when the cover is opened.
  • These connecting points which act as tear-off sections, on the one hand - together with the closure part - ensure a stable connection between the cover and the collar and thus a secure container closure.
  • they represent a sealing of the safety and protective cap in such a way that the undamaged tear-off sections indicate and guarantee the integrity of the container opening or the container contents, while a severed tear-off section indicates previous access to the container opening or to the liquid contained in the container .
  • closure cap which serves on the one hand to seal the container opening or to indicate a previous, possibly unauthorized opening of the cap and on the other hand to ensure that the closure is securely closed again after opening and at any time to identify the container contents on the basis of the collar ring remaining lid with the label on it allowed.
  • the tear-off sections are formed between the edge or individual edge parts of the cover formed by recesses and the collar ring.
  • the provision of individual edge parts with tear-off sections interrupted by cutouts facilitates the tear-off process when first opened.
  • the cutouts are preferably provided in the edge of the lid in the region of the holding elements attached to the collar, in order thereby to facilitate the pressing of the cap onto the container opening.
  • the holding elements consist of plate-like locking parts which are directed obliquely upward from the lower part of the inner wall of the collar ring and have minimal elasticity.
  • the stiffness of the oblique locking parts is so great that the cap is locked on the ring opening at the ring edge after being pushed onto the attachment and can no longer be removed.
  • the safety and protective cap according to the invention is of simple construction and is molded in one piece from a plastic material. It is therefore simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the proposed cap essentially consists of a cover 1 with an edge 2, which is connected by tear-off sections (material weak points or thin connection points) 4 and a joint part 5 with a collar ring 3, the collar ring 3 with at least two substantially rigid holding elements 6 and 7 is equipped.
  • the edge 2 running at right angles to the underside of the cover 1 is interrupted by two or more cutouts 9 and 10.
  • the edge 2 is connected to the collar 3 by a few tear-off sections 4 which form a thin connection and which are located between the two (or more) cutouts 9 and 10 which already separate the edge 2 from the collar 3.
  • the tear-off sections 4 facilitate the complete separation between the edge 2 and the collar 3 by simply tearing off the cover 1 connected to the edge 2.
  • the hinge part 5 prevents the lid 1 from detaching or detaching from the container C to which the cap is attached.
  • the collar 3 as mentioned above, has at least two holding elements (locking parts) 6 and 7. These holding elements 6 and 7 have a minimal elasticity in order to be able to be pushed just over the ring edge 12 of the container opening and thus fulfill their task of fastening or to hold the collar ring 3.
  • a further characteristic of the cover 1 is that a closure part (elastic hook) 13 is attached to the hinge part 5 at the edge 2.
  • this closure part 13 consists of a small angled web which protrudes from the edge 2 such that it presses the lid 1 against the ring edge 12 of the container opening due to the elasticity of the plastic material from which the cover 1 is slightly deformed. Due to this deformation, the closure part 13 overcomes the ring edge 12 and engages, thus contributing to the stability of the cap on the opening of the container C.
  • the cap made of plastic material is pressed onto the ring rim 12 of the container opening by simply pressing the lid 1 in order to secure the contents of the container against unauthorized use and to protect the discharge tap (or discharge nozzle) and the contents to identify or to be able to determine.
  • the legally required information about the type of liquid contained and its origin are recorded.
  • the holding elements 6 and 7 Due to the pressure exerted on the lid 1, the holding elements 6 and 7 are pushed apart to such an extent that they can be pushed over the ring edge 12 of the container opening and completely overcome it until they have returned to their original shape. In this position, the holding elements 6 and 7 prevent the collar ring 3 from being removed from the ring edge 12 of the container opening and thus hold the entire cap on the ring edge 12 together with the tear-off section 4 and the already known closure part 13.
  • a slight pressure from below on a tab 14 of the lid 1 is sufficient to first open the closure created by the closure part 13 and then the one created with the tear-off section 4 Tear off the connection between the collar 3 and the edge 2 of the cover 1. This is the state shown in Fig. 4 reached, after which the lid 1, which remains connected to the collar ring 3 by the hinge part 5, releases the container opening (a valve or a tap) of the container C.

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DE59602330T DE59602330D1 (de) 1996-02-12 1996-02-12 Sicherheits- und Schutzkappe für Behälteröffnungen
EP96250036A EP0788975B1 (fr) 1996-02-12 1996-02-12 Capuchon de sécurité et de protection pour orifices de récipient
AT96250036T ATE181708T1 (de) 1996-02-12 1996-02-12 Sicherheits- und schutzkappe für behälteröffnungen

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WO2007080000A1 (fr) * 2006-01-09 2007-07-19 Bericap Gmbh & Co. Kg Bouchon comprenant une charnière encliquetable et un bord encliquetable modifié
WO2007080001A1 (fr) * 2006-01-09 2007-07-19 Bericap Gmbh & Co. Kg Bouchon comprenant une charnière encliquetable et une bague de retenue
CN104108526A (zh) * 2014-03-13 2014-10-22 徐发煌 易拉口护圈及其制造方法
US20220144499A1 (en) * 2020-11-12 2022-05-12 Silgan White Cap LLC Closure with Tamper-Evidencing Lift Tab

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FR1441714A (fr) * 1965-04-29 1966-06-10 Dispositif de bouchage hermétique et inviolable de flacons et autres récipients
FR1479330A (fr) * 1966-03-09 1967-05-05 Captocap Ltd Capsule en matière plastique pour le bouchage de récipients
FR2074591A1 (fr) * 1970-01-08 1971-10-08 Astra Bouchage Surboucha
FR2203747A1 (fr) * 1972-10-20 1974-05-17 Captocap Ltd
DE3241044A1 (de) * 1982-11-06 1984-05-10 Joong Haeng Seoul Cho Aufsetzbare abgiessvorrichtung fuer flaschen, insbesondere speiseoelflaschen
US4531650A (en) * 1978-05-30 1985-07-30 The Continental Group, Inc. Plastic cap with pressure seal
DE8702384U1 (de) * 1987-02-17 1987-05-14 Hermann Fink, Kunststoff-Spritzgußverarbeitung, 8941 Heimertingen Schutzkappe zum Aufsetzen auf Faßverschlüsse
EP0320475A2 (fr) * 1987-12-08 1989-06-14 Duma Ab Fermeture pour récipients
US4919286A (en) * 1988-05-27 1990-04-24 Robert Linkletter Assoc. Hinged closure and container
DE9109221U1 (de) * 1991-07-26 1991-09-19 Lars International S.A., Luxemburg/Luxembourg Verschlußkappe
GB2255083A (en) * 1991-04-17 1992-10-28 Jaycare Ltd Closures
US5320237A (en) * 1992-07-13 1994-06-14 Stolzman Michael L Sealed closure for drum
EP0652162A2 (fr) * 1993-11-06 1995-05-10 Lawson Mardon Sutton Ltd. Capuchon inviolable pour un fût

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FR1441714A (fr) * 1965-04-29 1966-06-10 Dispositif de bouchage hermétique et inviolable de flacons et autres récipients
FR1479330A (fr) * 1966-03-09 1967-05-05 Captocap Ltd Capsule en matière plastique pour le bouchage de récipients
FR2074591A1 (fr) * 1970-01-08 1971-10-08 Astra Bouchage Surboucha
FR2203747A1 (fr) * 1972-10-20 1974-05-17 Captocap Ltd
US4531650A (en) * 1978-05-30 1985-07-30 The Continental Group, Inc. Plastic cap with pressure seal
DE3241044A1 (de) * 1982-11-06 1984-05-10 Joong Haeng Seoul Cho Aufsetzbare abgiessvorrichtung fuer flaschen, insbesondere speiseoelflaschen
DE8702384U1 (de) * 1987-02-17 1987-05-14 Hermann Fink, Kunststoff-Spritzgußverarbeitung, 8941 Heimertingen Schutzkappe zum Aufsetzen auf Faßverschlüsse
EP0320475A2 (fr) * 1987-12-08 1989-06-14 Duma Ab Fermeture pour récipients
US4919286A (en) * 1988-05-27 1990-04-24 Robert Linkletter Assoc. Hinged closure and container
GB2255083A (en) * 1991-04-17 1992-10-28 Jaycare Ltd Closures
DE9109221U1 (de) * 1991-07-26 1991-09-19 Lars International S.A., Luxemburg/Luxembourg Verschlußkappe
US5320237A (en) * 1992-07-13 1994-06-14 Stolzman Michael L Sealed closure for drum
EP0652162A2 (fr) * 1993-11-06 1995-05-10 Lawson Mardon Sutton Ltd. Capuchon inviolable pour un fût

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007080000A1 (fr) * 2006-01-09 2007-07-19 Bericap Gmbh & Co. Kg Bouchon comprenant une charnière encliquetable et un bord encliquetable modifié
WO2007080001A1 (fr) * 2006-01-09 2007-07-19 Bericap Gmbh & Co. Kg Bouchon comprenant une charnière encliquetable et une bague de retenue
CN104108526A (zh) * 2014-03-13 2014-10-22 徐发煌 易拉口护圈及其制造方法
US20220144499A1 (en) * 2020-11-12 2022-05-12 Silgan White Cap LLC Closure with Tamper-Evidencing Lift Tab

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