EP0863086A3 - System and method for mechanical closure of container openings - Google Patents

System and method for mechanical closure of container openings Download PDF

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EP0863086A3
EP0863086A3 EP98301238A EP98301238A EP0863086A3 EP 0863086 A3 EP0863086 A3 EP 0863086A3 EP 98301238 A EP98301238 A EP 98301238A EP 98301238 A EP98301238 A EP 98301238A EP 0863086 A3 EP0863086 A3 EP 0863086A3
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container
plug
opening
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mechanical plug
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Daniel Py
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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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/18—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
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/023—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices with integral internal sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
    • B65D53/02—Collars or rings

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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Abstract

A mechanical lid or a plug (101) interacts with an opening (1036) of a pouch or a container (103), as well as with a rigid ring (102) placed inside the container (103) opening to provide a tight seal of the opening (1036). The mechanical plug (101) compresses both the outside of the opening (1036) and the inner face of the ring (102) placed inside the container opening (1036). The radial edge of the inner face of the mechanical plug (101) has an arch-shaped annular recess (101a) extending around the plug (101) such that the radial edge of the plug (101) is adapted to hug the perimeter of the container opening (1036). In addition, attached to the inner face of the mechanical plug (101) are two or more legs (1011) which extend perpendicular to the inner face of the mechanical plug (101) and engage the bottom of the rigid ring/radial groove combination. The outside surface of the neck region of the container opening (1036) and the interior surface of the annular recess of the mechanical plug (101) each has one or more protrusions (1013,1014,1015) which force the container material displaced by compression to be confined within a defined area, thereby ensuring the tightness of the seal for a prolonged period of time. The lower surface of the mechanical plug (101) is sloped downward in the direction of the centre, to which a plunger (1017) is attached for insertion into the liquid content of the container before the mechanical plug (101) is snapped into the container opening (1036), thereby substantially eliminating the residual air bubbles which may otherwise remain trapped between the surface of the liquid and the lower surface of the mechanical plug (101), which allows airless filling of the container without the need for a vacuum condition.
EP98301238A 1997-02-28 1998-02-19 System and method for mechanical closure of container openings Withdrawn EP0863086A3 (en)

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US80871697A 1997-02-28 1997-02-28
US808716 1997-02-28

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EP0863086A2 EP0863086A2 (en) 1998-09-09
EP0863086A3 true EP0863086A3 (en) 1999-04-14

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JP (1) JPH10273155A (en)
KR (1) KR19980071816A (en)
AU (1) AU5639398A (en)
CA (1) CA2229944A1 (en)

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US6302101B1 (en) * 1999-12-14 2001-10-16 Daniel Py System and method for application of medicament into the nasal passage

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE603165C (en) * 1934-09-24 Adolf Schwieger Sealing ring between the edges of the lid and the lower part of cans and containers, especially for shoe polish, floor polish and the like. like
FR1089047A (en) * 1953-12-04 1955-03-14 Franco Suisse D Emboutissage Cap for liquid reservoir
CH424512A (en) * 1965-08-20 1966-11-15 Buehler Josef Closure for containers, in particular bottles
EP0537920A2 (en) * 1991-10-03 1993-04-21 Unilever Plc Attachment for a container

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE603165C (en) * 1934-09-24 Adolf Schwieger Sealing ring between the edges of the lid and the lower part of cans and containers, especially for shoe polish, floor polish and the like. like
FR1089047A (en) * 1953-12-04 1955-03-14 Franco Suisse D Emboutissage Cap for liquid reservoir
CH424512A (en) * 1965-08-20 1966-11-15 Buehler Josef Closure for containers, in particular bottles
EP0537920A2 (en) * 1991-10-03 1993-04-21 Unilever Plc Attachment for a container

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JPH10273155A (en) 1998-10-13
AU5639398A (en) 1998-09-03
KR19980071816A (en) 1998-10-26
CA2229944A1 (en) 1998-08-28
EP0863086A2 (en) 1998-09-09

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