EP0852205A1 - Closure cap for a container provided with a collar presenting a fixing flange - Google Patents

Closure cap for a container provided with a collar presenting a fixing flange Download PDF

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EP0852205A1
EP0852205A1 EP97403028A EP97403028A EP0852205A1 EP 0852205 A1 EP0852205 A1 EP 0852205A1 EP 97403028 A EP97403028 A EP 97403028A EP 97403028 A EP97403028 A EP 97403028A EP 0852205 A1 EP0852205 A1 EP 0852205A1
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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
    • B65D41/485—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing means

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  • the present invention relates to a cap for capping a container and in particular a container with a neck fitted a hanging flange.
  • capsules produced by injection molding consist of a cover extended by a side skirt.
  • This skirt is provided, in its lower part, with snap-on means under said collar and, in its upper part, a tamper-evident band removable.
  • these capsules generally have an organ in projection forming a gripping means which is produced by molding a single piece with cover and skirt.
  • the removable tamper-evident tape is itself provided with a projecting tab allowing it to be taken, with a view to tearing.
  • these two protruding elements constitute zones hooking the capsules together, which poses problems obstruction, in particular, when these capsules are grouped together in rotary bowl dispensers located on bottling lines automatic.
  • protruding elements make the process of manufacture of the complex capsule, insofar as the operations mold extraction are difficult.
  • the object of the present invention is to solve these problems technique satisfactorily.
  • a capsule for sealing a flange container hanging system consisting of a cover surmounting a side skirt which is provided, in its lower part, with snap-on means under said collar and, in its upper part, of a tamper-evident band removable, characterized in that said tamper-evident band carries a tongue of which at least part is free and the internal face of which is provided with a boss intended to come to bear on said collar for cause, when latching, the pivoting of said tab towards the exterior thereby forming a means for gripping said strip.
  • said tongue is made at one end of the tamper-evident band.
  • said strip is not produced only on a portion of the periphery of the skirt while sparing on the additional portion a hinge.
  • said latching means of the skirt under the collar consist of an internal projection partially peripheral.
  • said tongue is housed in a corresponding cut in the side skirt.
  • the lower edge of said skirt abuts against a lower shoulder of the container neck.
  • the capsule also comprises a cylindrical sleeve integral with the underside of said cover and intended to be introduced inside the container in tight contact with its upper internal wall.
  • said side skirt is attached to the cover plumb with its peripheral edge so as to define, before snapping onto the container, a cylindrical envelope.
  • the external face of said tongue has a profile recessed relative to the outer face of the skirt.
  • the external face of said tongue is a portion of cylinder coplanar with the skirt.
  • said internal boss of the tongue has a profile formed of at least two facets.
  • edge cover device is provided, in the diametrically zone opposite the hinge, a cutout.
  • the capsule of the invention offers a perfectly enveloped cylindrical, which considerably simplifies its method of manufacturing by molding and improves its aesthetic appearance.
  • this capsule In the free state, this capsule has no protruding elements and the means for gripping the tamper-evident band are formed only by elastic deformation and only on installation, of a flat or hollow element which therefore does not interfere with extraction operations of the mold.
  • the area left vacant then serves as a means of gripping the cover of the capsule.
  • the capsule of the invention is intended to ensure plugging sealed container whose upper part or neck is provided with a hanging flange.
  • This capsule is preferably produced by injection molding of an elastically deformable plastic at least in part.
  • the capsule embodiment shown in Figure 1 is consisting of a cover 1 surmounting a side skirt 2 which is provided in its lower part with latching means under the flange C of container R (see Figure 2).
  • the skirt 2 is, moreover, provided, in its upper part, with a removable tamper-evident band 12.
  • the skirt 2 is attached to the cover 1 directly above its edge device 1a.
  • the tamper-evident band 12 provides the removable connection between the cover 1 and the skirt 2.
  • the strip 12 is attached by a film fragile device 20 liable to be broken or torn apart cover 1 and skirt 2.
  • the tamper-evident band 12 carries a tongue 22 which extends downwards and at least part of which, and here the lower part, is free, that is to say without film 20.
  • the tongue 22 is produced at one of the ends of the strip 12 and is housed at rest in a coplanar manner with the skirt 2 and the strip 12 in a corresponding cut 2a so as to define, before snap-fastening on the container R, an envelope substantially cylindrical.
  • the strip 12 is produced only over a portion of the periphery of the side skirt 2 by providing on the complementary portion a hinge 21.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the embodiment in Figure 1 at the start of installation on container R.
  • the capsule further comprises a cylindrical sleeve 10, secured to the underside of the cover 1.
  • This sleeve 10 is intended to be inserted inside the upper part or the neck of the container R, in tight contact with its internal wall (see FIG. 3).
  • the latching means of the skirt 2 are not yet locked under the flange C of the container R.
  • These means consist of an internal projection 23 partially device which is, in this position, pressing on the flange C.
  • the tamper-evident band 12 and its tongue 22 are attached to the underside of cover 1 at a distance from its peripheral edge 1a which corresponds substantially to the thickness of their external parts in projection, to obtain a substantially cylindrical envelope.
  • the external face of the tongue 22 is here produced in the form of a portion of cylinder.
  • the lower and upper edges of the strip 12 and the tongue 22 are preferably bevelled.
  • the internal face of the tongue 22 of the tamper-evident band 12 is provided with a boss 22a.
  • the boss 22a is located on the skirt 2 substantially at the same height than the internal projection 23, so that in the position shown in Figure 2, it is, like it, resting on the flange C.
  • the boss 22a has a profile with at least two and preferably three flat facets.
  • the upper facet 220 and the lower facet 221 are inclined at an angle between 20o and 40o to the axis vertical of the boss.
  • the central facet 222 is in turn parallel to this axis.
  • the upper facet 220 is tilted in order to facilitate ejection of the mold during the manufacture of the capsule.
  • the latching phase of the internal projection 23 begins with the support of the lower facet 221 on the flange C, followed by the sliding of this inclined facet on said flange.
  • Figure 3 shows the same embodiment of the capsule after snapping into its final position.
  • the geometry of the boss 22 is determined as a function of that of the flange C to obtain the amplitude of the desired pivoting.
  • the snap-in therefore automatically puts the tongue 22 projecting from the plane of the side skirt 2, and to offer thus a means of gripping the tamper-evident band 12.
  • the lower edge 2b of the side skirt 2 is in abutment against a lower shoulder T of the neck of the container R.
  • FIG. 4 still represents the same embodiment of the capsule after removal of the tamper-evident strip 12 and its tab 22 by tearing and trimming the film 20.
  • the hinge 21 is formed, at least in part, by a zone thinned 21a from the wall of the skirt 2 situated above the projection 23.
  • the elastically deformable nature of the material of the capsule allows the opening of the cover 1 by bending the hinge 21.
  • Figure 5 shows the same embodiment of the capsule while opening the cover 1.
  • the user lifts the cover 1, for example by entering its peripheral edge la by the cut 2a.
  • the container R is opened by pivoting the cover 1 up around an axis passing through the hinge 21 in driving the sleeve 10.
  • the sleeve 10 is gradually released by sliding and, if necessary if necessary, by elastically deforming in contact with the internal wall of the container neck.
  • Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the capsule of the invention in which the external face of the tongue 22 has a profile hollow which is complementary to the three-faceted profile of boss 22a.
  • Figures 7a and 7b show an alternative embodiment in the position of figure 4, i.e. after removing the strip inviolability.
  • peripheral edge 1a of the cover 1 is provided with a cutout 11.
  • This cut which is preferably made in the area diametrically opposite the hinge 21, provides a means of additional grip of the cover 1.
  • the upper face of the cover 1 has an arrow F indicating the location of the cutout 11 at consumer.

Abstract

The cap (1) has a flat top, an inner ring (10) which fits inside the bottle neck, and an outer skirt (2) with an inner projection (23) which locks the cap in place when it is forced over a collar (C) on the bottle neck. An upper section which forms a security strip (12). One end of the security strip has a tongue (22) which is designed to be gripped to remove the strip, the tongue having an inner surface (22a) which causes it to be pushed outwards when the cap is fitted, making it easier to grip. In a variant of the design the security strip can be made to cover only part of the circumference of the bottle neck, the remainder acting as a hinge for the top of the cap when it is opened and closed.

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La présente invention concerne une capsule pour le bouchage d'un récipient et en particulier d'un récipient dont le col est équipé d'une collerette d'accrochage.The present invention relates to a cap for capping a container and in particular a container with a neck fitted a hanging flange.

Il existe déjà des capsules réalisées par moulage à injection qui sont constituées d'un couvercle prolongé d'une jupe latérale. Cette jupe est pourvue, dans sa partie inférieure, de moyens d'encliquetage sous ladite collerette et, dans sa partie supérieure, d'une bande d'inviolabilité amovible.There are already capsules produced by injection molding which consist of a cover extended by a side skirt. This skirt is provided, in its lower part, with snap-on means under said collar and, in its upper part, a tamper-evident band removable.

Cependant, ces capsules possèdent généralement un organe en saillie formant moyen de préhension qui est réalisé par moulage d'une seule pièce avec le couvercle et la jupe.However, these capsules generally have an organ in projection forming a gripping means which is produced by molding a single piece with cover and skirt.

En outre, la bande d'inviolabilité amovible est elle-même pourvue d'une patte en saillie permettant sa prise, en vue de l'arrachement.In addition, the removable tamper-evident tape is itself provided with a projecting tab allowing it to be taken, with a view to tearing.

Or, ces deux éléments en saillie constituent des zones d'accrochage des capsules entre elles, ce qui pose des problèmes d'obstruction, en particulier, lorsque ces capsules se trouvent regroupées dans des distributeurs à bol rotatif situés sur les lignes d'embouteillage automatique.However, these two protruding elements constitute zones hooking the capsules together, which poses problems obstruction, in particular, when these capsules are grouped together in rotary bowl dispensers located on bottling lines automatic.

En outre, ces éléments en saillie rendent le procédé de fabrication de la capsule complexe, dans la mesure où les opérations d'extraction du moule sont alors difficiles.In addition, these protruding elements make the process of manufacture of the complex capsule, insofar as the operations mold extraction are difficult.

Il en résulte que le prix de revient de telles capsules est relativement élevé.It follows that the cost price of such capsules is relatively high.

La présente invention a pour but de résoudre ces problèmes technique de manière satisfaisante.The object of the present invention is to solve these problems technique satisfactorily.

Ce but est atteint, conformément à l'invention au moyen d'une capsule pour le bouchage étanche d'un récipient à collerette d'accrochage constituée d'un couvercle surmontant une jupe latérale qui est pourvue, dans sa partie inférieure, de moyens d'encliquetage sous ladite collerette et, dans sa partie supérieure, d' une bande d'inviolabilité amovible, caractérisée en ce que ladite bande d'inviolabilité porte une languette dont au moins une partie est libre et dont la face interne est pourvue d'un bossage destiné à venir en appui sur ladite collerette pour provoquer, lors de l'encliquetage, le pivotement de ladite languette vers l'extérieur en formant ainsi un moyen de préhension de ladite bande. This object is achieved, in accordance with the invention by means of a capsule for sealing a flange container hanging system consisting of a cover surmounting a side skirt which is provided, in its lower part, with snap-on means under said collar and, in its upper part, of a tamper-evident band removable, characterized in that said tamper-evident band carries a tongue of which at least part is free and the internal face of which is provided with a boss intended to come to bear on said collar for cause, when latching, the pivoting of said tab towards the exterior thereby forming a means for gripping said strip.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse, ladite languette est réalisée à l'une des extrémités de la bande d'inviolabilité.According to an advantageous characteristic, said tongue is made at one end of the tamper-evident band.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, ladite bande n'est réalisée que sur une portion de la périphérie de la jupe en ménageant sur la portion complémentaire une charnière.According to a first embodiment, said strip is not produced only on a portion of the periphery of the skirt while sparing on the additional portion a hinge.

Selon une autre caractéristique, lesdits moyens d'encliquetage de la jupe sous la collerette sont constitués d'une saillie interne partiellement périphérique.According to another characteristic, said latching means of the skirt under the collar consist of an internal projection partially peripheral.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique, ladite languette est logée dans une découpe correspondante de la jupe latérale.According to yet another characteristic, said tongue is housed in a corresponding cut in the side skirt.

Selon une variante de réalisation, le bord inférieur de ladite jupe vient en butée contre un épaulement inférieur du col du récipient.According to an alternative embodiment, the lower edge of said skirt abuts against a lower shoulder of the container neck.

Selon une autre variante, la capsule comporte, en outre, un manchon cylindrique solidaire de la face inférieure dudit couvercle et destiné à être introduit à l'intérieur du récipient en contact étanche avec sa paroi interne supérieure.According to another variant, the capsule also comprises a cylindrical sleeve integral with the underside of said cover and intended to be introduced inside the container in tight contact with its upper internal wall.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier, ladite jupe latérale est rattachée au couvercle à l'aplomb de son bord périphérique de façon à définir, avant encliquetage sur le récipient, une enveloppe cylindrique.According to a particular embodiment, said side skirt is attached to the cover plumb with its peripheral edge so as to define, before snapping onto the container, a cylindrical envelope.

Selon une variante, la face externe de ladite languette a un profil en creux par rapport à la face externe de la jupe.According to a variant, the external face of said tongue has a profile recessed relative to the outer face of the skirt.

Selon une autre variante, la face externe de ladite languette est une portion de cylindre coplanaire avec la jupe.According to another variant, the external face of said tongue is a portion of cylinder coplanar with the skirt.

Selon encore une autre variante, ledit bossage interne de la languette a un profil formé d'au moins deux facettes.According to yet another variant, said internal boss of the tongue has a profile formed of at least two facets.

On peut aussi prévoir à titre de variante que le bord périphérique du couvercle est pourvu, dans la zone diamétralement opposée à la charnière, d'une découpe.One can also provide as a variant that the edge cover device is provided, in the diametrically zone opposite the hinge, a cutout.

La capsule de l'invention offre une enveloppe parfaitement cylindrique, ce qui simplifie considérablement son procédé de fabrication par moulage et améliore son aspect esthétique.The capsule of the invention offers a perfectly enveloped cylindrical, which considerably simplifies its method of manufacturing by molding and improves its aesthetic appearance.

A l'état libre, cette capsule ne présente aucun élément en saillie et les moyens de préhension de la bande d'inviolabilité sont formés uniquement par déformation élastique et seulement à la pose, d'un élément plan ou creux qui ne gêne donc pas les opérations d'extraction du moule. In the free state, this capsule has no protruding elements and the means for gripping the tamper-evident band are formed only by elastic deformation and only on installation, of a flat or hollow element which therefore does not interfere with extraction operations of the mold.

De plus, après arrachement de la bande d'inviolabilité, la zone laissée vacante sert alors de moyen de préhension du couvercle de la capsule.In addition, after tearing off the tamper-evident tape, the area left vacant then serves as a means of gripping the cover of the capsule.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre accompagnée des dessins sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue extérieure de face d'un mode de réalisation de la capsule de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 représente une vue en coupe selon AA du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 pendant la pose sur le col d'un récipient ;
  • la figure 3 représente une vue en coupe selon AA du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 en fin de pose sur le col d'un récipient ;
  • la figure 4 représente une vue en coupe selon BB du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 après enlèvement de la bande d'inviolabilité ;
  • la figure 5 représente une vue en coupe selon BB du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 en phase d'ouverture ;
  • la figure 6 représente une vue en coupe selon un plan similaire au plan AA de la figure 1 d'un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention dans la position correspondant à la figure 3 ;
  • les figures 7a et 7b représentent respectivement des vues de dessus et en coupe selon CC d'une variante de réalisation de la capsule dans la position de la figure 4.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, accompanied by the drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents an external front view of an embodiment of the capsule of the invention;
  • 2 shows a sectional view along AA of the embodiment of Figure 1 during installation on the neck of a container;
  • 3 shows a sectional view along AA of the embodiment of Figure 1 at the end of installation on the neck of a container;
  • 4 shows a sectional view along BB of the embodiment of Figure 1 after removal of the tamper-evident band;
  • 5 shows a sectional view along BB of the embodiment of Figure 1 in the opening phase;
  • 6 shows a sectional view along a plane similar to the plane AA of Figure 1 of another embodiment of the invention in the position corresponding to Figure 3;
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b respectively represent views from above and in section along CC of an alternative embodiment of the capsule in the position of FIG. 4.

La capsule de l'invention est destinée à assurer le bouchage étanche d'un récipient dont la partie supérieure ou col est pourvue d'une collerette d'accrochage. Cette capsule est réalisée, de préférence, par moulage à injection d'une matière plastique élastiquement déformable au moins en partie.The capsule of the invention is intended to ensure plugging sealed container whose upper part or neck is provided with a hanging flange. This capsule is preferably produced by injection molding of an elastically deformable plastic at least in part.

Le mode de réalisation de capsule représenté sur la figure 1 est constitué d'un couvercle 1 surmontant une jupe latérale 2 qui est pourvue dans sa partie inférieure de moyens d'encliquetage sous la collerette C du récipient R (voir figure 2). La jupe 2 est, en outre, pourvue, dans sa partie supérieure, d'une bande d'inviolabilité amovible 12. La jupe 2 est rattachée au couvercle 1 à l'aplomb de son bord périphérique 1a.The capsule embodiment shown in Figure 1 is consisting of a cover 1 surmounting a side skirt 2 which is provided in its lower part with latching means under the flange C of container R (see Figure 2). The skirt 2 is, moreover, provided, in its upper part, with a removable tamper-evident band 12. The skirt 2 is attached to the cover 1 directly above its edge device 1a.

La bande d'inviolabilité 12 assure la liaison amovible entre le couvercle 1 et la jupe 2. La bande 12 est rattachée par une pellicule périphérique fragile 20 susceptible d'être rompue ou déchirée au couvercle 1 et à la jupe 2.The tamper-evident band 12 provides the removable connection between the cover 1 and the skirt 2. The strip 12 is attached by a film fragile device 20 liable to be broken or torn apart cover 1 and skirt 2.

La bande d'inviolabilité 12 porte une languette 22 qui s'étend vers le bas et dont au moins une partie, et ici la partie basse, est libre, c'est-à-dire dépourvue de pellicule 20.The tamper-evident band 12 carries a tongue 22 which extends downwards and at least part of which, and here the lower part, is free, that is to say without film 20.

De préférence, la languette 22 est réalisée à l'une des extrémités de la bande 12 et est logée au repos de façon coplanaire avec la jupe 2 et la bande 12 dans une découpe correspondante 2a de façon à définir, avant encliquetage sur le récipient R, une enveloppe sensiblement cylindrique.Preferably, the tongue 22 is produced at one of the ends of the strip 12 and is housed at rest in a coplanar manner with the skirt 2 and the strip 12 in a corresponding cut 2a so as to define, before snap-fastening on the container R, an envelope substantially cylindrical.

La bande 12 n'est réalisée que sur une portion de la périphérie de la jupe latérale 2 en ménageant sur la portion complémentaire une charnière 21.The strip 12 is produced only over a portion of the periphery of the side skirt 2 by providing on the complementary portion a hinge 21.

La figure 2 représente une vue en coupe du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 au début de la pose sur le récipient R. Sur cette figure, il apparaít que la capsule comporte, en outre, un manchon cylindrique 10, solidaire de la face inférieure du couvercle 1. Ce manchon 10 est destiné à être introduit à l'intérieur de la partie supérieure ou du col du récipient R, en contact étanche avec sa paroi interne (voir figure 3).Figure 2 shows a sectional view of the embodiment in Figure 1 at the start of installation on container R. In this figure, appears that the capsule further comprises a cylindrical sleeve 10, secured to the underside of the cover 1. This sleeve 10 is intended to be inserted inside the upper part or the neck of the container R, in tight contact with its internal wall (see FIG. 3).

Dans cette phase de la pose, les moyens d'encliquetage de la jupe 2 ne sont pas encore verrouillés sous la collerette C du récipient R. Ces moyens sont constitués d'une saillie interne 23 partiellement périphérique qui est, dans cette position, en appui sur la collerette C.In this phase of installation, the latching means of the skirt 2 are not yet locked under the flange C of the container R. These means consist of an internal projection 23 partially device which is, in this position, pressing on the flange C.

La bande d'inviolabilité 12 et sa languette 22 sont rattachées à la face inférieure du couvercle 1 à une distance de son bord périphérique 1a qui correspond sensiblement à l'épaisseur de leurs parties externes en saillie, pour obtenir une enveloppe sensiblement cylindrique.The tamper-evident band 12 and its tongue 22 are attached to the underside of cover 1 at a distance from its peripheral edge 1a which corresponds substantially to the thickness of their external parts in projection, to obtain a substantially cylindrical envelope.

En vue de parfaire l'aspect continu et cylindrique de la capsule, la face externe de la languette 22 est ici réalisée sous forme d'une portion de cylindre. Les bords inférieur et supérieur de la bande 12 et de la languette 22 sont de préférence biseautés.In order to perfect the continuous and cylindrical aspect of the capsule, the external face of the tongue 22 is here produced in the form of a portion of cylinder. The lower and upper edges of the strip 12 and the tongue 22 are preferably bevelled.

La face interne de la languette 22 de la bande d'inviolabilité 12 est pourvue d'un bossage 22a.The internal face of the tongue 22 of the tamper-evident band 12 is provided with a boss 22a.

Le bossage 22a est situé sur la jupe 2 sensiblement à la même hauteur que la saillie interne 23, de telle sorte que dans la position représentée figure 2, il est, tout comme elle, en appui sur la collerette C. Le bossage 22a a un profil avec au moins deux et de préférence trois facettes planes.The boss 22a is located on the skirt 2 substantially at the same height than the internal projection 23, so that in the position shown in Figure 2, it is, like it, resting on the flange C. The boss 22a has a profile with at least two and preferably three flat facets.

La facette supérieure 220 et la facette inférieure 221 sont inclinées avec un angle compris entre 20º et 40º par rapport à l'axe vertical du bossage. La facette centrale 222 est quant à elle parallèle à cet axe. La facette supérieure 220 est inclinée dans le but de faciliter l'éjection du moule lors de la fabrication de la capsule.The upper facet 220 and the lower facet 221 are inclined at an angle between 20º and 40º to the axis vertical of the boss. The central facet 222 is in turn parallel to this axis. The upper facet 220 is tilted in order to facilitate ejection of the mold during the manufacture of the capsule.

La phase d'encliquetage de la saillie interne 23 débute par l'appui de la facette inférieure 221 sur la collerette C, suivi du glissement de cette facette inclinée sur ladite collerette.The latching phase of the internal projection 23 begins with the support of the lower facet 221 on the flange C, followed by the sliding of this inclined facet on said flange.

La figure 3 représente le même mode de réalisation de la capsule après encliquetage dans sa position définitive.Figure 3 shows the same embodiment of the capsule after snapping into its final position.

Dans cette position, la saillie interne 23 est verrouillée sous la collerette C tandis que la languette 22 a pivoté vers l'extérieur et vers le haut. Ce pivotement est obtenu par glissement de la facette inférieure inclinée 221 puis de la facette droite centrale 222 au contact de la collerette C.In this position, the internal projection 23 is locked under the flange C while the tongue 22 has pivoted outwards and towards the high. This pivoting is obtained by sliding the lower facet inclined 221 then of the central right facet 222 in contact with the flange C.

La géométrie du bossage 22 est déterminée en fonction de celle de la collerette C pour obtenir l'amplitude du pivotement recherchée.The geometry of the boss 22 is determined as a function of that of the flange C to obtain the amplitude of the desired pivoting.

L'encliquetage permet donc de mettre automatiquement la languette 22 en saillie par rapport au plan de la jupe latérale 2, et d'offrir ainsi un moyen de préhension de la bande d'inviolabilité 12. Dans cette position, le bord inférieur 2b de la jupe latérale 2 est en butée contre un épaulement inférieur T du col du récipient R.The snap-in therefore automatically puts the tongue 22 projecting from the plane of the side skirt 2, and to offer thus a means of gripping the tamper-evident band 12. In this position, the lower edge 2b of the side skirt 2 is in abutment against a lower shoulder T of the neck of the container R.

Bien entendu, on peut concevoir un autre mode de réalisation non représenté, dans lequel la languette s'étend non plus vers le bas mais vers le haut en direction du couvercle. C'est alors la partie haute de ladite languette qui serait réalisée sous forme libre pour pouvoir pivoter dans ce cas vers l'extérieur et vers le bas.Of course, one can conceive of another embodiment not shown, in which the tongue no longer extends downwards but up towards the cover. This is the upper part of said tongue which would be made in free form to be able to pivot in this case outward and downward.

La figure 4 représente toujours le même mode de réalisation de la capsule après enlèvement de la bande d'inviolabilité 12 et de sa languette 22 par déchirure et par détourage de la pellicule 20.FIG. 4 still represents the same embodiment of the capsule after removal of the tamper-evident strip 12 and its tab 22 by tearing and trimming the film 20.

La découpe 2a de la jupe 2 dans laquelle était précédemment logée la languette 22, se trouve désormais vide et delimite ainsi une ouverture formant moyen de préhension du couvercle 1. The cut 2a of the skirt 2 in which was previously lodged tab 22, is now empty and thus delimits a opening forming means for gripping the cover 1.

La charnière 21 est formée, au moins, en partie par une zone amincie 21a de la paroi de la jupe 2 située au-dessus de la saillie 23. Le caractère élastiquement déformable du matériau constitutif de la capsule permet d'obtenir l'ouverture du couvercle 1 par flexion de la charnière 21.The hinge 21 is formed, at least in part, by a zone thinned 21a from the wall of the skirt 2 situated above the projection 23. The elastically deformable nature of the material of the capsule allows the opening of the cover 1 by bending the hinge 21.

la figure 5 représente le même mode de réalisation de la capsule pendant l'ouverture du couvercle 1.Figure 5 shows the same embodiment of the capsule while opening the cover 1.

L'utilisateur soulève le couvercle 1, par exemple en saisissant son bord périphérique la par la découpe 2a.The user lifts the cover 1, for example by entering its peripheral edge la by the cut 2a.

L'ouverture du récipient R s'effectue par pivotement du couvercle 1 vers le haut autour d'un axe passant par la charnière 21 en entraínant le manchon 10.The container R is opened by pivoting the cover 1 up around an axis passing through the hinge 21 in driving the sleeve 10.

Le manchon 10 se dégage progressivement en glissant et, le cas échéant, en se déformant élastiquement au contact de la paroi interne du col du récipient.The sleeve 10 is gradually released by sliding and, if necessary if necessary, by elastically deforming in contact with the internal wall of the container neck.

La figure 6 représente un autre mode de réalisation de la capsule de l'invention dans lequel la face externe de la languette 22 a un profil en creux qui est complémentaire du profil à trois facettes du bossage 22a.Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the capsule of the invention in which the external face of the tongue 22 has a profile hollow which is complementary to the three-faceted profile of boss 22a.

Les figures 7a et 7b représentent une variante de réalisation dans la position de la figure 4, c'est à dire après enlèvement de la bande d'inviolabilité.Figures 7a and 7b show an alternative embodiment in the position of figure 4, i.e. after removing the strip inviolability.

Dans cette variante le bord périphérique la du couvercle 1 est pourvu d'une découpe 11.In this variant the peripheral edge 1a of the cover 1 is provided with a cutout 11.

Cette découpe qui est, de préférence, réalisée dans la zone diamétralement opposée à la charnière 21, permet d'offrir un moyen de préhension supplémentaire du couvercle 1.This cut which is preferably made in the area diametrically opposite the hinge 21, provides a means of additional grip of the cover 1.

Toujours selon cette variante, la face supérieure du couvercle 1 comporte une flèche F indiquant l'emplacement de la découpe 11 au consommateur.Still according to this variant, the upper face of the cover 1 has an arrow F indicating the location of the cutout 11 at consumer.

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Capsule pour le bouchage étanche d'un récipient (R) à collerette d'accrochage (C) consituée d'un couvercle surmontant une jupe latérale (2) qui est pourvue, dans sa partie inférieure, de moyens d'encliquetage sous ladite collerette (C) et, dans sa partie supérieure, d'une bande d'inviolabilité amovible (12),
   caractérisée en ce que ladite bande d'inviolabilité (12) porte une languette (22) dont au moins une partie est libre et dont la face interne est pourvue d'un bossage (22a) destiné à venir en appui sur ladite collerette (C) pour provoquer, lors de l'encliquetage, le pivotement de ladite languette vers l'extérieur en formant ainsi un moyen de préhension de ladite bande (12).Capsule for sealing a container (R) with an attachment flange (C) consisting of a cover surmounting a side skirt (2) which is provided, in its lower part, with latching means under said flange ( C) and, in its upper part, a removable tamper-evident band (12),
characterized in that said tamper-evident band (12) carries a tongue (22) at least part of which is free and the internal face of which is provided with a boss (22a) intended to come to bear on said flange (C) to cause, during latching, the pivoting of said tongue towards the outside, thus forming a means for gripping said strip (12). Capsule selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite languette (22) est réalisée à l'une des extrémités de la bande d'inviolabilité (12).Capsule according to claim 1, characterized in that said tongue (22) is formed at one end of the strip inviolability (12). Capsule selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite bande (12) n'est réalisée que sur une portion de la périphérie de la jupe (2) en ménageant sur la portion complémentaire une charnière (21).Capsule according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said strip (12) is produced only over a portion of the periphery of the skirt (2) by providing a hinge on the complementary portion (21). Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens d'encliquetage de la jupe (2) sous la collerette (C) sont constitués d'une saillie interne (23) partiellement périphérique.Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means for snapping on the skirt (2) under the collar (C) consist of an internal projection (23) partially peripheral. Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite languette (22) est logée dans une découpe (2a) correspondante de la jupe latérale (2).Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said tongue (22) is housed in a cutout (2a) corresponding to the side skirt (2). Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le bord inférieur (2b) de ladite jupe vient en butée contre un épaulement inférieur (T) du col du récipient (R).Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower edge (2b) of said skirt abuts against a lower shoulder (T) of the container neck (R). Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, en outre, un manchon cylindrique (10) solidaire de la face inférieure dudit couvercle et destiné à être introduit à l'intérieur du récipient (R) en contact étanche avec sa paroi interne supérieure. Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a cylindrical sleeve (10) integral with the underside of said cover and intended to be introduced inside the container (R) in tight contact with its wall internal upper. Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite jupe latérale (2) est rattachée au couvercle (1) à l'aplomb de son bord périphérique (1a) de façon à définir avant encliquetage sur le récipient (R) une enveloppe cylindrique.Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said side skirt (2) is attached to the cover (1) perpendicular to its peripheral edge (1a) so as to define before clicks into the container (R) a cylindrical envelope. Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la face externe de ladite languette (22) a un profil en creux.Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the external face of said tongue (22) has a profile hollow. Capsule selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que la face externe de ladite languette (22) est une portion de cylindre coplanaire avec la jupe (2).Capsule according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the outer face of said tongue (22) is a portion of coplanar cylinder with the skirt (2). Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le bord périphérique (1a) du couvercle (1) est pourvu, dans la zone diamétralement opposée à la charnière (21), d'une découpe (11).Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the peripheral edge (1a) of the cover (1) is provided, in the zone diametrically opposite the hinge (21), with a cutout (11). Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit bossage interne (22a) de la languette a un profil formé d'au moins deux facettes (220,221,222).Capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said internal boss (22a) of the tongue has a profile formed by at least two facets (220,221,222).
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