Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
  • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
• • 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
  • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
  • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
  • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
  • B65D47/265—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement between planar 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
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
  • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
  • B65D47/28—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
  • B65D47/286—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between planar 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
  • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
  • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
  • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

Definitions

• This invention relates to a packaging container with locking means.
• ORIGINALUNTERi_AGEN Packing cans in which the lid has one or more openings which can be made to correspond with corresponding openings in the actual can in order to enable the bulk material contained therein to be poured out, also prevent an unsanitary contamination of these lid openings.
• Another disadvantage of the curved side wall is that the removal of the adhesive seal is more difficult for the user.
• a seal is glued over the dispensing openings. This can either be located below a screw or plug closure, which serves as a mechanical closure of the packaging container, or on a lid of the type mentioned above, provided with said openings.
• the buyer or user of the product can only recognize after unscrewing or pulling off the cover whether the seal has been removed or tampered with; in the other case, movement of the cover is not prevented, so that when the cover is opened For refilling purposes, can actually be removed and replaced without breaking the seal. In this case too, the customer cannot see whether the packaging container has been tampered with.
• Blocking agents e.g. a seal that prevents the opening of a packaging container with lid openings and at the same time ensures the hygienic condition of the lid openings, and irreversibly indicates any manipulations to a customer.
• This invention is therefore based on the object of providing a blocking means on a packaging container which prevents the packaging container from being opened, and also as an indicator of the integrity of the packaging container.
• container functions and at the same time hygienically seals the openings in the closure of the packaging container.
• the packaging container has:
• the actual container (hereinafter referred to as "container") for bulk goods or goods, such as Spices, flours, or dried fish feed etc.
• the container has e.g. in a first page, e.g. one or more openings at the top through which the bulk material can be poured out.
• a closure e.g. a lid which is movably connected to the actual container and which also has at least one opening.
• a blocking agent e.g. a seal which is attached to the container and / or the closure in such a way that movement of the closure and container relative to one another is prevented.
• the bulk material can be removed from the packaging container by covering the openings in the container and in the closure provided the blocking means has been removed, whereupon the bulk material gravitates out of the packaging container by tilting the packaging container.
• the actual container can have any suitable shape that is useful for attaching the closure and for moving the closure and container relative to one another.
• the container with the opening or openings can be square, for example rectangular or square, hexagonal, or curvilinear, for example oval or circular.
• the container is circular or hexagonal when viewed from the side with the opening or openings.
• the container thus preferably has a cylindrical shape or the shape of a hexagonal prism.
• the container can also have a different circumference on its first side than on the opposite side, so that e.g. gives the shape of a truncated cone.
• At least one side of the container contains at least one opening through which the bulk material can be poured out.
• openings can e.g. be of different sizes in order to enable finer dosing of the bulk quantity by selecting one of the openings for the pouring process.
• openings can also be designed as groups of holes, so that by different
• Number of holes or their different diameters is also possible to regulate the bulk quantity.
• the openings can have various useful shapes. For example, they can preferably be circular, but also oval, square or of another shape.
• the number and size and shape of the holes can also be determined by the type of bulk material. It may happen that a different shape, size or number of openings for a certain bulk material proves to be advantageous than for another bulk material.
• the inside of the container can be provided with partitions which form a plurality of partial containers or compartments which are separated from one another. This enables different bulk materials to be kept in one container at the same time. In such a case, each compartment must be provided with at least one opening of its own on the first side in order to enable selective removal of one of the bulk materials.
• the closure of the packaging container can be moved such that one of the openings in the first side of the container can be brought into register with the opening in the closure. If the openings belong to different compartments, however, it is also possible to arrange these openings on the first side or to design the opening in the closure so that the simultaneous pouring of bulk goods from more than one compartment is possible in order to separate different bulk goods Mix.
• partition walls when partition walls are arranged in the container, they can be oriented such that one side lies on the first side of the container, so that their openings are all on this first side.
• transverse walls it is also possible to draw in transverse walls so that the openings are on different sides of the container.
• a transverse wall in the container parallel to the first side in order to divide it transversely into two partial containers.
• an opening can be provided on the first side and on a second side opposite the first side. Accordingly, two closures are provided, one on the first side and one on the second.
• the container can also be equipped with further openings which enable it to be filled with bulk goods in the filling plant. These are advantageously larger than the openings for pouring out the bulk material by the user in order to accelerate the filling process as much as possible.
• the side opposite the first side is designed as a removable base, so that the container is accessible for filling over its entire standing area. This bottom can be attached to the container by known means, e.g. glued, clamped, or welded.
• the closure of the packaging container is attached to the container immediately adjacent to the first side.
• the closure can have a shape that exactly matches the shape of the first side covered by it, but it can also be made smaller and thereby leave part of the first side uncovered. However, it must be shaped and dimensioned in such a way that it is able to cover all openings on the first side in at least one position relative to the container in order to prevent accidental trickling out of bulk material even after the blocking agent has been removed , and to assume positions that bring all the openings on the first side into alignment with the opening in the closure in order to enable bulk material to be poured out of all openings.
• the surface of the closure In order to ensure the function of the closure, the surface of the closure must be in direct contact with the first side of the container, in order to prevent bulk material from trickling out of the side of the openings of the first side covered by the closure.
• the closure When viewed from the side, the closure can be designed as a flat disc or preferably as a cap with a lid and a lateral apron which extends to at least part of the side walls of the container.
• the closure can be connected to the container by means of a pivot, provided that a rotary movement is provided to bring the openings into register.
• a pivot can e.g. be arranged in one piece as a projection in the middle or at a corner of the lid and be prevented from slipping out of this hole by a thickening at the end, which is guided through a corresponding hole in the first side of the container, in order thereby to ensure that the closure sits properly to ensure on the container.
• the closure can also be connected to the container via a groove and rail system.
• Grooves or rails can be arranged on the upper edge of at least part of the side walls of the container into which when the
• this embodiment enables rotary movements of the closure and container relative to one another, or a lateral displacement of the closure and container. So it is possible with a circular design of the first side, in a particularly preferred embodiment along the circular side wall Arrange rail in which a rail on the apron of the lid engages so that the lid can be rotated by 360 ° relative to the container. It is also possible, for example, to mount the groove and rail system of the container on an elevation arranged in the middle of the first side.
• the closure has in its central region a depression facing the first side or an opening extending through its entire thickness, into each of which the elevation on the first side can engage.
• the openings in the first side are grouped, for example, around the elevation.
• the rails can be manufactured separately and attached to the closure and / or the container using conventional measures, or they are formed in one piece with the closure and / or container.
• the container and closure can be designed such that, for example for the purpose of filling with bulk goods, the closure can be removed several times without damaging the closure or container.
• the container and closure can be provided with a projection and a corresponding recess in the other part, which enables the closure to be locked with respect to the container even after removal of the locking means in a position that covers all openings on the first side of the container.
• the locking means can be attached to the container and the closure at the same time. It prevents the movement of the closure and the container relative to one another, so that they cannot be brought into a position in which the at least one opening of the closure is in register with the opening or one of the openings of the is brought to the first side of the container so that no bulk material can trickle out.
• the blocking agent is applied during, before or after filling with bulk or bulk goods in the bottling plant and thus also serves as an indicator that the integrity and
• the locking means can advantageously be attached so that it does not come back into the after its first removal
• the blocking agent thus fulfills a sealing function.
• the blocking means also closes the opening in the closure in order to avoid unsanitary contamination of the pouring opening.
• a grip area can be arranged on the locking means, which enables the end user to easily remove the locking means.
• this grip area is identical to the area of the locking means which closes the opening or the openings in the closure. This embodiment is advantageous because the closure area is clearly visible, that is, the handle function is easily understood by the user, and the closure area is particularly accessible. In addition, the cost of materials is reduced.
• the locking means can connect the container to the closure over part of the circumference of the closure, or in a particularly preferred embodiment, over the entire scope.
• the locking means can extend to the side walls of the container.
• the locking means can also consist of a single piece or of several sections. It can extend over the closure as a strap. Several grip areas can be provided, preferably if the locking means consists of several parts. Likewise, several areas can be provided to cover openings in the closure.
• the blocking means is preferably designed as a sealing strip.
• This can conveniently be made from a flat material, such as e.g. Paper, polymer film or composite film. This embodiment enables a particularly flexible and variable attachment of the blocking means to the container and the closure.
• the packaging container according to the invention can also be provided with a label for labeling goods.
• a label for labeling goods can be attached to one or more of the side walls of the container, or can enclose the container in an entire circumference of the side walls.
• the blocking means in the form of a sealing strip and the label can be formed in one piece, ie both are produced from an initial piece.
• the sealing strip is in a releasably firm connection with the label, in that a perforation is punched into the starting piece, or a line of the material weakening or the like is incised. that delimits the area of the sealing strip from the area of the label.
• This perforation or line of weakening serves as Target tear line along which the blocking agent comes loose when it is removed from the label.
• sealing strips and labels When sealing strips and labels are applied, these can be arranged on the container and closure in such a way that the area of the 5th detachable-solid connection essentially lies over the transition from closure and container. Thus, the movement of the closure and container is prevented by the releasably fixed connection.
• the one-piece embodiment facilitates the simultaneous possible application of the label and the sealing strip and, due to the normally larger dimension of the label compared to the sealing strip, allows the sealing strip to be positioned more easily and more precisely.
• the labels with the attached sealing strips can be punched out from larger sheets or 5 sheets of film. In such a case, punching out and perforation or scoring can advantageously be carried out in one operation.
• FIG. 1 shows the exploded view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention with a cylindrical container and a rotatable closure
• FIG. 2 shows the exploded view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention with prismatic container and rotatable closure
• 3 shows the exploded view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention with a rectangular container and a displaceable closure.
• the packaging container generally designated as 1, comprises a container 2 for receiving bulk goods, a closure 3, a second closure, namely the bottom 6 of the container 2, a blocking means 4 and a label 5.
• the container 2 is a hollow cylinder and has a first side 7, which is the top side when the packaging container 1 is oriented normally.
• a total of four longitudinal compartments or compartments are divided by two cross walls 8 (shown as a dashed line) arranged longitudinally in the interior of the container 2.
• Four circular openings 9 are arranged on the first side 7, each leading to one of the compartments.
• an all-round indentation 10 is arranged on the side wall of the cylinder.
• the rails 11 arranged thereon divide groove-like areas 12.
• a notch 13 is also arranged in the region of the indentation.
• the container 2 can be produced from materials that are common in packaging technology. So he can e.g. be pressed from plastic. A one-piece design of all the features of the container is preferred.
• the closure 3 comprises a flat cover 14 and a circular apron 15 arranged on the circumference of the cover 14 and pointing downwards.
• the inside diameter of the Apron 15 corresponds essentially to the outer diameter of the indentation 10 of the container 2.
• a rail (not shown) is arranged on the inner circumference of this apron 15 at its lower end.
• An opening 16 is also arranged in the cover. In the present exemplary embodiment, the opening is of the same shape and size as the openings 9 in the container.
• the rails When the closure 3 is placed on the container 2, the rails snap into the groove-like area 12 on the inner circumference of the apron 15 and thereby secure the closure from falling off the container. In this position, the cover 14 of the first side 7 must be in direct contact in order to ensure reliable closure of the openings 9.
• the closure can be rotated through 360 °, so that the opening 16 can be made to coincide with each of the openings 9.
• the openings 9 and 16 are accordingly arranged so that they are all equidistant from a common center of rotation of the closure 3 and container 2.
• at least two of the openings 9 are spaced apart from one another in such a way that a further region 17 results which is wider than the diameter of the opening 16.
• a bulge (not shown) is also arranged on the inner circumference of the apron 15. This is arranged relative to the opening 16 such that it engages in the notch 13 when the closure 3 rotates when the opening 16 comes to lie over the further region 17.
• the closure is locked in a position in which all openings 9 are closed.
• the notch 13 and the bulge in the apron are dimensioned such that a force that can be easily applied by a user must be exerted to disengage the two.
• the locking means 4 is designed as a sealing strip.
• This sealing strip 4 is of elongated shape, essentially of constant width, and has a laterally projecting area 18 at one of its ends.
• the sealing strip 4 is arranged on the container 2 and the closure 3 so that it covers the seam formed between the main part of the cylinder of the container 2 and the lower edge of the apron 15 over substantially its entire circumference, being parallel to this and to the lid 14 of the closure 3 runs.
• the laterally protruding region 18 runs along the apron 15 in the direction of the lid 14, folds over at the edge between the apron 15 and lid 14 and closes the opening 16 with its end region.
• the end region is advantageously wider than the approach of the laterally protruding one Area 18 in order to reliably close the opening 16.
• the end region of the laterally protruding region 18 also serves as a grip region when the sealing strip 4 is removed.
• the sealing strip 4 is made of polymer film. It is coated on the side facing the packaging container 1 with conventional adhesives to cover its entire surface
• a label 5 is also arranged on the container. This is of essentially rectangular shape and covers most of the cylindrical side wall of the container 2 by being guided around it once.
• the label can be used to identify the goods contained in the container or the compartments and to indicate the company and other information can be printed with appropriate information or graphic elements.
• the label is also made of polymer film and in one piece with the sealing strip 4. Sealing strip 4 and label 5 are in a releasable connection between them via a predetermined tear line 19.
• the predetermined tear line can e.g. be shaped as a line of material weakening by notching the film. Alternatively, the predetermined tear line can be provided by a perforation line in the polymer film. A combination of both methods is also possible.
• the side of the cylindrical container opposite the first side is omitted in the present exemplary embodiment. Instead, a groove is provided on the inner edge of the circumference of the side wall, into which the bottom 6 can engage with a corresponding rail or its side edge.
• the floor may be attached to the side wall by any of the usual means, e.g. by clamping forces, holding forces of the groove, gluing or welding.
• each of the compartments can have one or more openings 9.
• a pivot can also be used instead of the rail / groove system.
• the sealing strip 4 can be guided over only part of the circumference of the cylinder.
• the area 18 extending laterally does not have to end in an end area, but can, for example, extend in the shape of a bow over the entire cover. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a prismatic container is provided.
• the same reference numerals identify the same features as in FIG. 1.
• the container 2 is a hexagonal prism and has a first side 7 which, when the packaging container 1 is oriented normally, is the top side and has a hexagonal shape when viewed from above.
• a total of six longitudinal compartments or compartments are divided by three partition walls 8 arranged longitudinally inside the container 2 (shown as dashed lines).
• Five circular openings 9 are arranged on the first side 7, each of which leads to one of the compartments and is equidistant from the center of the first side.
• the closure 3 is also hexagonal in shape and has the same size as the first side 7 of the container. Its thickness corresponds to the height of the cylindrical elevation 20 on the first side 7. In its center, the closure 3 has a circular central opening 23 extending through the entire thickness of the closure, the inside diameter of which essentially corresponds to the outside diameter of the cylindrical elevation 20 corresponds to 7 on the first page. Arranged on the inner circumference of this central opening 23 is an annular rail 24 which is removed from the surface of the closure facing the first side 7 just as far as the groove 22 in the cylindrical elevation 20 is located from the first side 7. When the closure 3 is placed on the container 2, the rail 24 engages in the groove 22 of the elevation 20 on the inner circumference of the central opening 23 and thereby secures the closure 3 against falling off the container 2.
• the surface of the closure 3 facing the first side 7 of the first side 7 is in direct contact in order to ensure a reliable closure of the openings 9.
• the closure 3 can be rotated through 360 °, so that the opening 16 can be made to coincide with each of the openings 9.
• a notch 13 and a corresponding bulge in the cylindrical elevation 20 and the central opening 23 allow at least one position of the closure and the first side 7 with respect to one another, in which all openings 9 are closed.
• the compartment, which has no opening 9, is not designed to receive bulk material.
• the position for closing all openings 9 can expediently be chosen such that opening 16 comes to lie in the closure over this compartment.
• FIG. 2 shows the locking means according to the invention in the form of a sealing strip 4, which is connected to a label 5 in a releasably fixed connection.
• the structure of the label 5 and the blocking means 4 corresponds essentially to that shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the present invention, in which a rectangular packaging container is provided.
• the same reference numerals identify the same features as in FIG. 1.
• the container 2 has one under supervision of the first
• an intermediate wall 8 serves to delimit two compartments or compartments of the same or different sizes, each of which has an opening 9 on the first side 7.
• the container 2 has on its long sides two indentations 10 * with rails 11 • and groove-like areas 12-.
• the closure 3 comprises a rectangular cover 14 and two aprons 15 'which are arranged as in FIG. 1. When the closure is placed on the container 2, the rails and grooves have the same
• Fig. 1 Function as in Fig. 1 and allow a lateral displacement of the closure 3 on the container 2.
• its opening 16 can be made to coincide with one of the openings 9 in order to enable the bulk material to be poured out lichen.
• the closure 3 can also be brought into at least one position in which all openings 9 are covered by the cover 14.
• the sealing strip 4 is designed as a bow, which extends from one of the longitudinal side walls via the apron 15 'assigned to this side wall, the cover 14, the apron 15' of the other side wall and over this other longitudinal side wall , wherein the sealing strip also covers opening 16 of the closure.
• the sealing strip 4 is designed as a bow, which extends from one of the longitudinal side walls via the apron 15 'assigned to this side wall, the cover 14, the apron 15' of the other side wall and over this other longitudinal side wall , wherein the sealing strip also covers opening 16 of the closure.
• the container can be designed without partitions.
• the sealing strip can also be guided around all four sides of the container 2, as in FIG. 1, or it can at least be so wide in the region of the transition from the aprons to the container that it covers the entire seam in the full apron width.
• the sealing strip can also have separate, laterally extending areas which serve as a handle and / or hide the opening 16 which is arranged in a displaced manner.
• the sealing strip is shown as a unit separate from the label 5.

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