EP0886611A1 - Container cap with means for hanging a container from a supporting rod - Google Patents

Container cap with means for hanging a container from a supporting rod

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EP0886611A1
EP0886611A1 EP97908326A EP97908326A EP0886611A1 EP 0886611 A1 EP0886611 A1 EP 0886611A1 EP 97908326 A EP97908326 A EP 97908326A EP 97908326 A EP97908326 A EP 97908326A EP 0886611 A1 EP0886611 A1 EP 0886611A1
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skirt
container
cover
spindle
tongue
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Mickael Dumortier
Christophe Boissy
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Decathlon SE
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/40—Closure caps
    • 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
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/242—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with means for facilitating lifting or suspending of the container

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  • the present invention relates to a cover for a container, which once fitted to the container makes it possible to suspend it from a display pin. It finds more particularly, but not exclusively, its application for the presentation for sale on display pins of containers of gaseous, liquid or pasty products, possibly under pressure, which are provided with a spray head and commonly called “bombs”. aerosols ”,“ atomizers ”or“ sprayers ”, the cover making it possible both to protect the spray head and to hang the container on a display spindle.
  • a cover for a container of the aforementioned type has a skirt open at its base to allow the adaptation of the cover to the container, and an upper transverse wall making it possible to close the cover.
  • a tongue is fixed to the upper transverse wall of the cover. Any deterioration due to storage, movement or presentation for sale of the container is transferred to the hanging tab: the cover remains intact.
  • the tabs prevent the containers from being stacked for storage.
  • the tongue is fragile and is capable of being easily torn off, which on the one hand prevents the product from being presented on a spindle, and on the other hand can damage the transverse upper wall of the cover;
  • the spindle having only one support point on the cover at the level of the tongue, once the container is installed on a display spindle, this it is not stable, but is likely to tilt in the axis of the spindle at the slightest stress;
  • plastic packaging commonly known as “blisters”. These packages are molded according to the shape of the container and allow it to be completely wrapped. They also have a flat surface tab in which an opening for the passage of the spindle is made.
  • the suspension of the container on a spindle is stable, since the channel provides the spindle with at least two spaced support points, which makes it possible to avoid any risk of the container hanging swinging in the direction of the spindle.
  • Containers with their covers can be stacked for storage, knowing that the upper transverse wall offers a peripheral edge able to cooperate with the bottom of a container and to serve as a stable support.
  • the attachment of the container to a spindle is also reliable.
  • this solution has the following main drawback.
  • the display spindles In order to prevent products suspended from a spindle from accidentally falling out, especially when the spindle is heavily loaded, the display spindles either have an angled end upwards, or are fitted with a stopper at their end.
  • the suspension channel provided in the cover according to the third solution obliges the user to thread successively on a spindle, or to remove the containers from a spindle, by sliding them through the end of the spindle. It follows that the containers can be threaded only on pins whose end has a vertical footprint smaller than the section of the channel.
  • the upper wall at the level of the slot follows the same inclination as the slot, which on the one hand makes it unsuitable for stacking containers, and on the other hand makes the cover impossible to implement on the usual automated lines for the automatic positioning of the covers on the containers; in fact, in these automated lines, a jack exerts pressure on the upper face of the cover to fit it onto the container, and it is therefore imperative that the upper edge of the cover skirt provide a symmetrical bearing contour for the jack. , so as not to unbalance the cover when it is placed on the container. 5
  • the object of the invention is to provide a cover for the suspension of a container on a display spindle, which has all the advantages of the covers of the third and fourth solutions mentioned above without having the drawbacks inherent in each of these solutions, it that is to say mainly a cover which allows a stable and reliable suspension of the container, which allows a user to easily hang or unhook the container from a display spindle, which is capable of being threaded on a spindle whatever the shape and size in height of the end of the spindle, which allows to keep a reduced spacing between the pins of the display substantially identical to that obtained with the third variant, which allows to place the covers on the containers on usual automated assembly lines, which incidentally allows stacking of containers.
  • the cover according to the invention is known from patent US-A-4,258,857 in that it comprises a skirt with an inner face open for its adaptation to a container, and a substantially planar upper face having diametrically opposite bearing portions relative to the central axis of the skirt, and attachment means for hanging the cover on a spindle which have, below the plane of the upper face of the skirt, at least two support points spaced apart for the spindle.
  • the hooking means are in the form of a hook integrated in the volume delimited by the skirt, and a long passage is provided in the cover to introduce the spindle through the upper face of the skirt and to guide it to the hook.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view, from the side, of a first alternative embodiment of a cover according to the invention mounted on a cylindrical container,
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cover of FIG. 1, seen from below,
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second, more improved alternative embodiment of a cover according to the invention arranged on a cylindrical container,
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cover of FIG. 3 suspended from a display pin B
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of the cover of FIGS. 3 and 4,
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second simplified variant of a cover of the invention mounted on a cylindrical container.
  • the cover 1 comprises a cylindrical skirt 2 with a central axis 2a, consisting of a cylindrical side wall 2b whose lower face 2c is open so as to allow the mounting of the cover on the upper part of a container A and. whose upper face 2d can be, as the case may be, closed (variant of FIGS. 1 to 5) or open (variant of FIG. 6).
  • the cover 1 is fixed on the upper part of the container A by any suitable means known to those skilled in the art, and for example by clipping the lower edge of the skirt 2 onto the top of the container.
  • the container A and the skirt 2 of the cover may be designed so that the cover is screwed onto the upper part of the container A.
  • the shape of the container and therefore the shape of the skirt which is adapted to that of the container, is cylindrical, which corresponds to the most common shape in the field of aerosol container type containers. , atomizers or sprayers.
  • the invention is however not limited to this particular form of container but may find its application to any known form of container.
  • the skirt 2 of the cover 1 may, for its adaptation to a container, have in section any polygonal shape, or even have a section shape which is oval.
  • the cover 1 comprises, in its upper part 4, for its suspension on a display spindle, a hook which is integrated in the volume delimited by the skirt 2, that is to say that is to say a hook which does not protrude with respect to the outer face of the side wall 2b of the skirt, or with respect to the lower 2ç and upper 2d faces of the skirt 2.
  • the upper part 4 of the cover will be called hooking head.
  • the cover 1 has a slender passage which makes it possible to introduce the display spindle through the upper face 2d of the skirt, and whose function is to guide the spindle relative to the cover to the hook.
  • the design of the hook and the elongate passage is different for each variant, and will now be detailed for each variant.
  • the upper face 2d of the skirt 2 is closed by an end wall 5a substantially planar and transverse to the axis 2a.
  • a channel 6 preferably cylindrical or partially cylindrical (that is to say of a shape complementary to the cylindrical display pins), of axis 7 hereinafter called suspension axis, is produced in the hooking head 4 , crossing it diametrically right through.
  • the channel 6 has a diameter equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the display pins, that is to say varies between 5 mm and 2 cm and preferably between 8 mm and 1 cm.
  • the bottom 10 of the groove 9 arrives at the horizontal plane tangent to the cylindrical channel 6 .
  • a longitudinal passage is provided for the spindle, from the upper end wall 5a to the channel 6 passing successively through the grooves 9 then 11. All of the grooves 9 and 11 and of the channel 6 present, in view from the side, a generally L-shaped profile.
  • the vertical 9 and horizontal 11 grooves form the long passage allowing the spindle to access and be guided to the channel 6.
  • the width I of these two grooves will be substantially identical and at least equal to the diameter of the pins display standards.
  • the wall 5a at the level of the channel 6 forms a suspension hook 8 integrated into the attachment head 4, and comprising a bearing surface 8a capable of cooperating with the spindle, and of length equal to the diameter of the skirt 2.
  • the suspension hook 8 is located in the vertical plane of symmetry of the skirt 2, which makes it possible to maintain the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical container A in a vertical plane, when this container is suspended from a spindle display stand, via its cover 1.
  • the suspension of a container fitted with its cover 1 on a display spindle is carried out as follows.
  • the container covered with its cover is presented with respect to the spindle so that the inlet of the groove 9 is aligned and perpendicular to the spindle; introducing and sliding the pin into the groove 9 by lifting the container until the display pin comes into contact with the bottom 10 of the groove 9; the container is moved laterally so as to slide the spindle in the horizontal groove 11, until the spindle enters the channel 6; then the container is lowered slightly, so as to bring the bearing surface 8a into contact with the spindle.
  • To unhook a container from a display pin simply perform the above operations in reverse.
  • the elongate passage formed by the grooves 9 and 11 advantageously allows the cover to be easily and quickly suspended or unhooked from any point on the spindle, without the need to slide the cover through the free end of the spindle.
  • the upper end wall 5a of the cover of FIG. 1 has a planar contour having support portions diametrically opposite with respect to the central axis of the skirt 2; this is mainly the portion referenced 12a, and the support portion 12b which has been hatched in FIG. 1.
  • These two diametrically opposite bearing portions 12a, 12b advantageously allow the hood to be mounted automatically on a container, using a jack whose rod is provided at its free end with a pressure surface capable of coming s 'Apply at least on the two support portions 12 ⁇ 12b of the upper face 2d of the cover.
  • the cover does not include these two diametrically opposite support portions, such an automatic mounting operation would not be possible, because the cover would be unbalanced during its mounting, under the action of the pressure of the jack. .
  • the diametrically opposite bearing portions of the upper face 2d can advantageously serve as portions of support for the bottom of a container, and thereby advantageously make it possible to stack the containers fitted with their covers one above the other for storage.
  • a circular lumen 13, of central vertical axis, is produced in the attachment head 4, and more precisely in the wall 5b, so as to place the interior of the lower part 3 of the skirt in communication with the cylindrical channel 6. It saves on material and makes the hood lighter.
  • sorting is carried out by means of a blower.
  • the manufacturing device conducts the fluid or the air blown into the skirt of the cover.
  • the wall of the hook 8 constitutes an obstacle to the passage of fluid or air and the cover is thus lifted and transported by the latter. This is why, it is necessary that the largest dimension of the lumen 13 is made so that it is covered by the hook 8.
  • the lower part 3 of the skirt 2 is provided with an annular bead 14 projecting from the internal surface of the skirt 2 and capable of bearing on the corresponding bead of the container.
  • the bead 14 has, for example, a height of about 0.2mm and a thickness of about 1mm.
  • the bead 14 is reinforced by triangular lugs 15, one of the sides of which is attached to the skirt 2 and the other to the bead 14.
  • the lugs 15 are distributed uniformly all along the bead 14: they are capable of have different and varied provisions. They have, for example, a height of 2mm and a width of 0.8mm.
  • Projections 16 of oblong shape may be provided in- below the bead 14 and distributed uniformly or differently the "along the inner circumference of the skirt 2. They are intended to also take on corresponding support on the container means in order to reinforce the fixing of the cover thereon, they have, for example, a thickness of about 0.5 mm.
  • the cover 1 comprises a central part 17 whose profile in section in a vertical plane has a U-shape.
  • the central part 17 consists of two vertical walls 18,19, and of a bottom 20, connected by rounded surfaces.
  • Each vertical wall 18, 19 defines with the cylindrical wall 2b of the skirt 2 and the upper end wall 5a, two blocks respectively 21, 22, diametrically opposite with respect to the central axis 2a of the skirt 2, and having in section along a horizontal plane a half-moon shape.
  • the upper half-moon faces of the two blocks 21, 22 form two diametrically opposite support portions, which are comparable to the support portions 12a and 12b of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2, and provide the same advantages previously described.
  • a tongue 23 is provided to form an integrated suspension hook of small thickness e, comparable in practice to the thickness of the side wall 2b of the cylindrical skirt 2.
  • This tongue extends from the block 22, and in the example illustrated from the rectilinear edge 22a of the upper half-moon face of the block 22.
  • the tongue 23 has a wave-shaped profile (FIG. 4), with since the block 22 has a first curved portion 23a oriented towards the bottom 20, and a second curved portion 23b in an arc of a circle oriented upward, and coming substantially to tangent to the plane of the upper faces in a half-moon of the two blocks 21 and 22.
  • the underside 23c of the second portion 23b is intended to serve as a bearing surface for a display pin B ( Figure 4). According to another alternative embodiment of the invention, this bearing surface 23c could be hollowed out in places to form parallel surface fingers of identical shape capable of fulfilling the same function.
  • the wave shape of the tongue 23 advantageously makes it possible to give it better rigidity.
  • the latter is preferably connected to the vertical wall 19 of the block 22 by two vertical sides 24, 25, oriented transversely to the plane 19.
  • ribs 26 for supporting the tongue 22 are more particularly produced in the first curved portion 23a.
  • the internal face 18a of the vertical wall 18, and the bottom 20 of the central part 17 in the form of a U define with the free edge 23d of the tongue 22 a long L-shaped passage, for display pin B.
  • a lumen 27 is formed in the bottom 20 of the central part 17 in the shape of a U.
  • This lumen 27 provides the same advantages previously described for lumen 13 of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • this light 27 has a rectangular surface which corresponds substantially to the projection of the tongue 23 on the bottom 20, which advantageously makes it possible to reduce the costs of the molding tools.
  • the light 27 allows the upper and lower molds to be joined, and allows for example compared to the variant of Figure 1 to avoid to achieve the suspension hook to use a drawer which increases the cost of the mold.
  • the length L of the tongue 23 taken in the direction of its suspension axis 23e is less than the diameter D of the skirt 2, and the bottom 20 of the central part 17 comprises two portions 20a and 20b connecting the two walls 18 and 19 of the two blocks 21, 22 on either side of the tongue 23.
  • These two portions 20a and 20b allow, despite the presence of the lumen 27, to keep the skirt 2 of the cover very good rigidity in a direction transverse to the axis of suspension 23e.
  • the rigidity of the skirt in a direction parallel to the suspension axis 23c is in turn imparted by the two blocks 21, 22 in a half-moon shape.
  • projections 28 comparable to the projections 16 of the variant of Figure 2 are created inside the skirt 2.
  • Vertical threads 29 extend from the bottom 20 of the part central 17 to the lower end of the skirt, slightly above the projections 28. These threads make it possible to reinforce the structure of the skirt 2 in its lower part 3, and also to fix the cover 1 on a container provided with 'a bead in its upper part, the lower end of the threads 29 forming a stop for the bead of the container.
  • FIG. 6 shows a cover 1 in accordance with the invention, which corresponds to a simplified variant of the cover in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the cover 1 consists of a cylindrical skirt 2, the face of which upper 2d is fully open.
  • In the upper part 4 of this skirt 2 were made two diametrically opposite openings 30 and two notches 31 in an L shape.
  • Each notch 31 extends from the upper edge of the skirt 2 to one of the two openings 30
  • the two diametrically aligned openings 30 offer two spaced support points 30a for the spindle, and fulfill the same function as the channel 6 of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the two notches 31 in L define elongate passage for the introduction from the spindle to the two support portions 30a from the upper face 2d of the skirt, and thus fulfill the same function as the grooves 9 and 11,
  • the open upper face 2d of the skirt 2 is reduced to the upper edge of the skirt, which forms a flat outline transverse to the central axis 2a of the skirt.
  • This pian contour has, as for the variants of FIGS. 1 to 5, diametrically opposite support portions 32a and 32b fulfilling the same function and providing the same advantages as the portions 12a and 12b of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2, or even that the upper bearing faces of the blocks 21, 22 in the form of a half-moon of the variant of FIGS. 3 to 5.
  • the cover according to the embodiment of FIG. 6 is more particularly suitable for hanging on a display spindle a container already closed by a cap.
  • the cap has a simple shape: it is for example made up of a cylindrical skirt, one end of which is open and the other is closed by a flat wall, the open end comprising means for fixing to the container.
  • the cover is detachably fixed on the cover by any known means, and for example by magnetization, the user can, for example, unhook the cover-cover-container-container assembly, then restore the cover to the checkout at the exit of the store to keep only the container with its cap.
  • the cover is permanently fixed to the display spindle, and the user grasps the entire container, that is to say with the closure cap, the cover remaining fixed to the display spindle .
  • the cover 1 of FIG. 6 could be closed by means of a transverse wall provided below the level of the openings 30.
  • the cover makes both as a closure cap for the upper part of the container and as a means of suspending the container from a display pin.
  • the covers of the invention will preferably be one-piece molded parts, made of plastic, and in particular of polypropylene.

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Abstract

A container cap including a skirt (2) with an open lower end (2<u>c</u>) for fitting same onto a container, and a substantially planar top surface (2<u>d</u>) with diametrically opposed bearing portions (5<u>a</u>) on either side of the central axis (2<u>a</u>) of the skirt, and hooking means for hanging the cap from a supporting rod. The hooking means include at least two rod-engaging points below the plane of the top surface of the skirt, and consist of a hook contained within the space defined by the skirt (2), and an elongate and preferably L-shaped channel is provided in the cap for inserting the rod through the top surface (2<u>d</u>) of the skirt and guiding it into the hook.

Description

CAPOT POUR RECIPIENT COMPRENANT DES MOYENS DE SUSPENSION DU CAPOT SURCOVER FOR CONTAINER COMPRISING MEANS FOR SUSPENDING THE COVER ON
UNE BROCHEA PIN
La présente invention concerne un capot pour récipient, qui une fois adapté sur le récipient permet de le suspendre à une broche de présentoir. Elle trouve plus particulièrement, mais non exclusivement, son application pour la présentation à la vente sur des broches de présentoir de conteneurs de produits gazeux, liquides ou pâteux, éventuellement sous pression, qui sont pourvus d'une tête de pulvérisation et communément appelés «bombes aérosols» , « atomiseurs» ou « pulvérisateurs», le capot permettant à la fois de protéger la tête de pulvérisation et de suspendre le conteneur à une broche de présentoir.The present invention relates to a cover for a container, which once fitted to the container makes it possible to suspend it from a display pin. It finds more particularly, but not exclusively, its application for the presentation for sale on display pins of containers of gaseous, liquid or pasty products, possibly under pressure, which are provided with a spray head and commonly called “bombs”. aerosols ”,“ atomizers ”or“ sprayers ”, the cover making it possible both to protect the spray head and to hang the container on a display spindle.
Un capot pour conteneur du type précité comporte une jupe ouverte à sa base pour permettre l'adaptation du capot sur le conteneur, et une paroi transversale supérieure permettant d'assurer la fermeture du capot.A cover for a container of the aforementioned type has a skirt open at its base to allow the adaptation of the cover to the container, and an upper transverse wall making it possible to close the cover.
Dans une première variante de réalisation connue.pour suspendre le conteneur muni de son capot à une broche de présentoir, on fixe une languette sur la paroi transversale supérieure du capot. Toute détérioration due au stockage, au déplacement ou à la présentation à la vente du conteneur est reportée sur la languette de suspension : le capot reste intact.In a first known variant of embodiment, to hang the container provided with its cover from a display pin, a tongue is fixed to the upper transverse wall of the cover. Any deterioration due to storage, movement or presentation for sale of the container is transferred to the hanging tab: the cover remains intact.
Cependant, les languettes empêchent la superposition des conteneurs, en vue de leur stockage.However, the tabs prevent the containers from being stacked for storage.
Afin de pallier ce problème, il a déjà été proposé de réaliser des languettes rabattables contre la paroi supérieure transversale, ce qui rend possible le gerbage des conteneurs.In order to overcome this problem, it has already been proposed to produce foldable tongues against the upper transverse wall, which makes it possible to stack the containers.
Qu'ils soient pourvus de languettes fixes ou rabattables, les capots selon la première variantes soulèvent plusieurs problèmes :Whether they have fixed or folding tabs, the covers according to the first variant raise several problems:
- la languette est fragile et est susceptible d'être facilement arrachée, ce qui d'une part empêche de présenter le produit sur une broche, et d'autre part peut endommager la paroi supérieure transversale du capot ;- The tongue is fragile and is capable of being easily torn off, which on the one hand prevents the product from being presented on a spindle, and on the other hand can damage the transverse upper wall of the cover;
- la broche n'ayant qu'un seul point d'appui sur le capot au niveau de la languette, une fois le conteneur installé sur une broche de présentoir, celui- ci n'est pas stable, mais est susceptible de basculer dans l'axe de la broche à la moindre sollicitation ;- the spindle having only one support point on the cover at the level of the tongue, once the container is installed on a display spindle, this it is not stable, but is likely to tilt in the axis of the spindle at the slightest stress;
- la languette rapportée est inesthétique.- the attached tongue is unsightly.
Dans une deuxième variante connue, pour éviter tout endommagement du conteneur, des conditionnements plastiques, communément appelés «blisters», ont été proposés. Ces conditionnements sont moulés suivant la forme du conteneur et permettent de l'envelopper entièrement. Ils disposent en outre d'une patte de surface plane dans laquelle une ouverture pour le passage de la broche est pratiquée.In a second known variant, to avoid any damage to the container, plastic packaging, commonly known as “blisters”, has been proposed. These packages are molded according to the shape of the container and allow it to be completely wrapped. They also have a flat surface tab in which an opening for the passage of the spindle is made.
A l'exception des problèmes de détérioration du capot, ces conditionnements plastiques présentent tous les inconvénients susmentionnés, auxquels s'ajoutent les inconvénients suivants :With the exception of the problems of deterioration of the cover, these plastic packages have all the aforementioned drawbacks, to which are added the following drawbacks:
- le coût de fabrication de tels conditionnement est plus onéreux; - Le conteneur muni de son capot et emballé dans son conditionnement plastique, est plus volumineux, ce qui d'une part impose un plus grand écartement entre broches de présentoirs adjacentes, et d'autre part diminue le nombre conteneurs susceptibles d'être installés sur une broche de présentoirs ; il en résulte en définitive que le nombre de conteneurs pouvant être présentés à la vente dans un rayonnage est moins important.- The manufacturing cost of such packaging is more expensive; - The container fitted with its cover and wrapped in its plastic packaging is larger, which on the one hand requires greater spacing between pins of adjacent display stands, and on the other hand reduces the number of containers that can be installed on a display brooch; the result is ultimately that the number of containers that can be presented for sale on a shelf is less important.
Dans une troisième variante connue et décrite dans le brevet US-A-In a third known and described variant in US-A patent
4,258,857, on a proposé de réaliser directement dans le capot du conteneur un passage pour la broche de présentoir. Dans ce document, ce passage se présente sous la forme d'un canal central rectiligne traversant de part en part le capot.4,258,857, it has been proposed to make a passage directly for the display pin in the cover of the container. In this document, this passage is in the form of a straight central channel passing right through the hood.
Cette troisième solution permet de pallier tous les inconvénients s, smentionnés. Notamment la suspension du conteneur sur une broche est stable, étant donné que le canal offre à la broche au moins deux points d'appui espacés, ce qui permet d'éviter tout risque de balancement du conteneur suspendu dans le sens de la broche. Les conteneurs munis de leur capot peuvent être empilés en vue de leur stockage, sachant que la paroi transversale supérieure offre un bord périphérique apte à venir coopérer avec le fond d'un récipient et à lui servir de support stable. L'accrochage du conteneur sur une broche est en outre fiable.This third solution overcomes all the disadvantages mentioned above. In particular, the suspension of the container on a spindle is stable, since the channel provides the spindle with at least two spaced support points, which makes it possible to avoid any risk of the container hanging swinging in the direction of the spindle. Containers with their covers can be stacked for storage, knowing that the upper transverse wall offers a peripheral edge able to cooperate with the bottom of a container and to serve as a stable support. The attachment of the container to a spindle is also reliable.
En revanche, cette solution présente le principal inconvénient suivant. Dans le but d'éviter que les produits suspendus à une broche ne se décrochent accidentellement, notamment lorsque la broche est fortement chargée, les broches de présentoirs soit présentent une extrémité coudée vers le haut, soit sont équipées d'une butée au niveau de leur extrémité. Or le canal de suspension prévu dans le capot selon la troisième solution oblige l'utilisateur à enfiler successivement sur une broche, ou à retirer les conteneurs d'une broche, en les faisant glisser par l'extrémité de la broche. Il en résulte que les conteneurs peuvent être enfilés uniquement sur des broches dont l'extrémité présente un encombrement vertical inférieur à la section du canal. II convient de remarquer que ce problème ne se pose pas dans les première et deuxième variante susmentionnées, pour lesquelles les moyens de suspension (languette rapportée ou patte de suspension) offrent un unique point d'appui à la broche. En effet, dans ces deux variantes, même si pour enfiler sur une broche ou retirer d'une broche un conteneur, on est obligé de le faire passer par l'extrémité de la broche, il est toujours possible de faire pivoter le conteneur par rapport à son unique point d'appui sur la broche, et par là-même grâce à ce pivotement, de retirer ou d'enfiler le produit par l'extrémité de la broche, quel que soit l'encombrement en hauteur de la broche au niveau de son extrémité par rapport à la dimension de l'ouverture de passage de la broche dans la languette ou la patte de suspension. Dans la troisième solution, le canal offrant deux points d'appui espacés pour la broche pour une suspension stable du conteneur, un tel pivotement par rapport à la broche est très limité, si ce n'est impossible.However, this solution has the following main drawback. In order to prevent products suspended from a spindle from accidentally falling out, especially when the spindle is heavily loaded, the display spindles either have an angled end upwards, or are fitted with a stopper at their end. However, the suspension channel provided in the cover according to the third solution obliges the user to thread successively on a spindle, or to remove the containers from a spindle, by sliding them through the end of the spindle. It follows that the containers can be threaded only on pins whose end has a vertical footprint smaller than the section of the channel. It should be noted that this problem does not arise in the first and second variants mentioned above, for which the suspension means (attached tongue or suspension tab) offer a single point of support for the spindle. Indeed, in these two variants, even if to put on a spindle or remove a container from a spindle, you have to pass it through the end of the spindle, it is always possible to rotate the container relative at its single fulcrum on the spindle, and thereby thanks to this pivoting, to withdraw or thread the product through the end of the spindle, whatever the height of the spindle at level of its end relative to the dimension of the opening of passage of the spindle in the tongue or the hanger. In the third solution, the channel providing two support points spaced apart for the spindle for a stable suspension of the container, such pivoting relative to the spindle is very limited, if not impossible.
Dans une quatrième variante connue et décrite dans le modèle d'utilité allemand DE-U-91 08 514, on a déjà proposé de réaliser un capot comportant une fente latérale rectiligne en forme de U, qui est réalisée dans la jupe du capot en étant inclinée vers le bas depuis le centre du capot, et dont le fond a pour fonction de servir de logement à la broche de présentoir. Cette solution permet de pallier l'inconvénient précité inhérent à la troisième variante susmentionnée, étant donné que l'on peut suspendre le conteneur équipé de son capot directement sur la broche sans passer par l'extrémité de la broche.In a fourth known and described variant in the German utility model DE-U-91 08 514, it has already been proposed to produce a cover comprising a straight U-shaped lateral slot, which is produced in the skirt of the cover being inclined downwards from the center of the cover, and the bottom of which has the function of serving as a housing for the display pin. This solution overcomes the aforementioned drawback inherent in the third variant mentioned above, since the container with its cover can be hung directly on the spindle without passing through the end of the spindle.
En revanche cette solution présente les principaux inconvénients supplémentaires suivants :However, this solution has the following main additional disadvantages:
- la mise en place ou le retrait d'un conteneur d'une broche nécessitent de faire subir au conteneur une translation dans la direction d'inclinaison de la fente latérale ; il en résulte une perte de place dans les rayonnages, comparativement par exemple à la solution de la troisième variante, étant donnée que les broches de présentoir doivent être suffisamment espacées les unes des autres, aussi bien dans une direction verticale que dans une direction horizontale pour permettre le passage du conteneur lors de sa mise en place ou de son retrait d'une broche ;- The establishment or removal of a container from a spindle requires subjecting the container to a translation in the direction of inclination of the lateral slot; this results in a loss of space in the shelves, compared for example to the solution of the third variant, since the display pins must be sufficiently spaced from each other, both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction to allow the container to pass during its installation or removal from a pin;
- l'accrochage du conteneur sur une broche n'est pas fiable, le conteneur risquant de se décrocher en cas de pivotement, même de faible amplitude, dans un plan vertical selon l'axe de la broche ; il y a donc un risque important que l'on décroche accidentellement des conteneurs en manipulant des articles suspendus sur des broches voisines ;- the attachment of the container to a spindle is not reliable, the container running the risk of falling off in the event of pivoting, even of small amplitude, in a vertical plane along the axis of the spindle; there is therefore a significant risk of accidentally unhooking containers while handling articles suspended on neighboring pins;
- dans la variante illustrée et décrite dans ce modèle d'utilité allemand, la paroi supérieure au niveau de la fente suit la même inclinaison que la fente, ce qui d'une part la rend inapte au gerbage des conteneurs, et d'autre part rend le capot impossible à mettre en oeuvre sur les lignes automatisées usuelles pour la mise en place automatique des capots sur les conteneurs; en effet dans ces lignes automatisées un vérin vient exercer une pression sur la face supérieure du capot pour l'emboîter sur le récipient, et il est donc impératif que le bord supérieur de la jupe du capot offre un contour d'appui symétrique pour le vérin, en sorte de ne pas déséquilibrer le capot lors de sa mise en place sur le conteneur. 5- In the variant illustrated and described in this German utility model, the upper wall at the level of the slot follows the same inclination as the slot, which on the one hand makes it unsuitable for stacking containers, and on the other hand makes the cover impossible to implement on the usual automated lines for the automatic positioning of the covers on the containers; in fact, in these automated lines, a jack exerts pressure on the upper face of the cover to fit it onto the container, and it is therefore imperative that the upper edge of the cover skirt provide a symmetrical bearing contour for the jack. , so as not to unbalance the cover when it is placed on the container. 5
Il serait certes en théorie envisageable d'adapter le capot du modèle d'utilité précité en réalisant une paroi supérieure plane permettant le gerbage des conteneurs et leur mise en oeuvre sur des lignes automatisées usuelles. Cependant ceci conduirait à prévoir un ecartement en hauteur entre broches encore plus important pour permettre le passage de la paroi supérieure transversale.It would certainly be conceivable in theory to adapt the cover of the aforementioned utility model by producing a flat upper wall allowing the stacking of the containers and their implementation on usual automated lines. However, this would lead to providing an even greater spacing in height between the pins to allow the passage of the transverse upper wall.
Pour augmenter la fiabilité de l'accrochage sur la broche, il est également prévu dans le modèle d'utilité allemand DE-U-91 08514 d'ajouter une saillie, ou un aimant ou un ressort dans la fente, mais cette solution complique la réalisation du capot ainsi que son utilisation pour suspendre le conteneur sur une broche, et s'avère en pratique inadaptée.To increase the reliability of the attachment to the spindle, it is also planned in the German utility model DE-U-91 08514 to add a projection, or a magnet or a spring in the slot, but this solution complicates the realization of the cover as well as its use to suspend the container on a spindle, and proves in practice unsuitable.
Enfin, pour augmenter la fiabilité de l'accrochage il serait envisageable de prévoir une fente pour l'introduction de la broche possédant une inclinaison plus importante. Cependant, l'augmentation de la fiabilité d'accrochage se ferait dans ce cas au détriment encore une fois de l'écartement en hauteur entre broches.Finally, to increase the reliability of the attachment it would be possible to provide a slot for the introduction of the spindle having a greater inclination. However, the increase in the attachment reliability would in this case again be at the expense of the height spacing between spindles.
Le but de l'invention est de proposer un capot pour la suspension d'un récipient sur une broche de présentoir, qui présente tous les avantages des capots des troisième et quatrième solutions susmentionnées sans présenter les inconvénients inhérents à chacune de ces solutions, c'est-à- dire principalement un capot qui permet une suspension stable et fiable du récipient, qui permet à un utilisateur de facilement accrocher ou décrocher le récipient d'une broche de présentoir, qui est apte à être enfilé sur une broche quel que soit la forme et l'encombrement en hauteur de l'extrémité de la broche, qui permet de conserver un ecartement réduit entre les broches du présentoir sensiblement identique à celui obtenu avec la troisième variante, qui permet de mettre en place les capots sur les récipients sur des lignes automatisées usuelles de montage, et qui permet accessoirement le gerbage des récipients. Le capot selon l'invention est connu par le brevet US-A-4,258,857 en ce qu'il comprend une jupe avec une face intérieure ouverte pour son adaptation sur un récipient, et une face supérieure sensiblement plane présentant des portions d'appui diamétralement opposées par rapport à l'axe central de la jupe, et des moyens d'accrochage pour la suspension du capot sur une broche qui présentent, en deçà du plan de la face supérieure de la jupe, au moins deux points d'appui espacés pour la broche.The object of the invention is to provide a cover for the suspension of a container on a display spindle, which has all the advantages of the covers of the third and fourth solutions mentioned above without having the drawbacks inherent in each of these solutions, it that is to say mainly a cover which allows a stable and reliable suspension of the container, which allows a user to easily hang or unhook the container from a display spindle, which is capable of being threaded on a spindle whatever the shape and size in height of the end of the spindle, which allows to keep a reduced spacing between the pins of the display substantially identical to that obtained with the third variant, which allows to place the covers on the containers on usual automated assembly lines, which incidentally allows stacking of containers. The cover according to the invention is known from patent US-A-4,258,857 in that it comprises a skirt with an inner face open for its adaptation to a container, and a substantially planar upper face having diametrically opposite bearing portions relative to the central axis of the skirt, and attachment means for hanging the cover on a spindle which have, below the plane of the upper face of the skirt, at least two support points spaced apart for the spindle.
De manière caractéristique selon l'invention, les moyens d'accrochage se présentent sous la forme d'un crochet intégré dans le volume délimité par la jupe, et un passage longiligne est prévu dans le capot pour introduire la broche par la face supérieure de la jupe et pour la guider jusqu'au crochet.Typically according to the invention, the hooking means are in the form of a hook integrated in the volume delimited by the skirt, and a long passage is provided in the cover to introduce the spindle through the upper face of the skirt and to guide it to the hook.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description ci-après de trois variantes de réalisation d'un capot pour récipient se présentant sous la forme d'un conteneur cylindrique, laquelle description est donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif et en référence au dessin annexé sur lequel :Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the description below of three alternative embodiments of a cover for a container in the form of a cylindrical container, which description is given by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the attached drawing in which:
- La figure 1 est une vue en perspective, de côté, d'une première variante de réalisation d'un capot selon l'invention monté sur un conteneur cylindrique,FIG. 1 is a perspective view, from the side, of a first alternative embodiment of a cover according to the invention mounted on a cylindrical container,
- La figure 2 est une vue en perspective du capot de la figure 1 , vue de dessous,FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cover of FIG. 1, seen from below,
- La figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'une deuxième variante de réalisation plus perfectionnée d'un capot selon l'invention disposé sur un conteneur cylindrique,FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second, more improved alternative embodiment of a cover according to the invention arranged on a cylindrical container,
- La figure 4 est une vue en coupe transversale du capot de la figure 3 suspendu à une broche de présentoir B,FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cover of FIG. 3 suspended from a display pin B,
- La figure 5 est une vue de dessus du capot des figures 3 et 4,FIG. 5 is a top view of the cover of FIGS. 3 and 4,
- et la figure 6 est une vue en perspective d'une deuxième variante simplifiée d'un capot de l'invention monté sur un conteneur cylindrique.- And Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second simplified variant of a cover of the invention mounted on a cylindrical container.
Dans les trois variantes de réalisation illustrées sur les figures annexées, le capot 1 comprend une jupe 2 cylindrique d'axe central 2a, constituée d'une paroi latérale 2b cylindrique dont la face inférieure 2ç est ouverte en sorte de permettre le montage du capot sur la partie supérieure d'un conteneur A et. dont la face supérieure 2d peut être, selon le cas, fermée (variante des figures 1 à 5) ou ouverte (variante de la figure 6). Le capot 1 vient se fixer sur la partie supérieure du conteneur A par tout moyen approprié connu de l'homme du métier, et par exemple par clipsage du bord inférieur de la jupe 2 sur le haut du conteneur. Dans une autre variante, le conteneur A et la jupe 2 du capot pourront être conçus de telle sorte que le capot vienne se visser sur la partie supérieure du conteneur A. Une fois le capot 1 monté sur le conteneur A, la partie inférieure 3 de la jupe 2 délimite un logement intérieur pour le haut du conteneur A, et notamment pour le mécanisme de distribution (non représenté) du produit stocké dans le conteneur.In the three alternative embodiments illustrated in the appended figures, the cover 1 comprises a cylindrical skirt 2 with a central axis 2a, consisting of a cylindrical side wall 2b whose lower face 2c is open so as to allow the mounting of the cover on the upper part of a container A and. whose upper face 2d can be, as the case may be, closed (variant of FIGS. 1 to 5) or open (variant of FIG. 6). The cover 1 is fixed on the upper part of the container A by any suitable means known to those skilled in the art, and for example by clipping the lower edge of the skirt 2 onto the top of the container. In another variant, the container A and the skirt 2 of the cover may be designed so that the cover is screwed onto the upper part of the container A. Once the cover 1 is mounted on the container A, the lower part 3 of the skirt 2 defines an interior housing for the top of the container A, and in particular for the dispensing mechanism (not shown) of the product stored in the container.
Dans tous les exemples illustrés, la forme du conteneur, et par là- même la forme de la jupe qui est adaptée à celle du conteneur, est cylindrique, ce qui correspond à la forme la plus courante dans le domaine des conteneurs du type bombes aérosols, atomiseurs ou pulvérisateurs.In all of the examples illustrated, the shape of the container, and therefore the shape of the skirt which is adapted to that of the container, is cylindrical, which corresponds to the most common shape in the field of aerosol container type containers. , atomizers or sprayers.
L'invention n'est toutefois pas limitée à cette forme particulière de conteneur mais pourra trouver son application à toute forme connue de conteneur. Ainsi, la jupe 2 du capot 1 pourra pour son adaptation sur un conteneur, avoir en section une forme polygonale quelconque, ou encore avoir une forme en section qui soit ovale.The invention is however not limited to this particular form of container but may find its application to any known form of container. Thus, the skirt 2 of the cover 1 may, for its adaptation to a container, have in section any polygonal shape, or even have a section shape which is oval.
Conformément à l'invention, dans les trois variantes illustrées, le capot 1 comprend, dans sa partie supérieure 4, pour sa suspension sur une broche de présentoir, un crochet qui est intégré dans le volume délimité par la jupe 2, c'est-à-dire un crochet qui ne fait pas saillie par rapport à la face extérieure de la paroi latérale 2b de la jupe, ou par rapport aux faces inférieure 2ç et supérieure 2d de la jupe 2. Dans la suite de la description la partie supérieure 4 du capot sera appelée tête d'accrochage. En outre, selon une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, dans chaque variante, le capot 1 comporte un passage longiligne qui permet d'introduire la broche de présentoir par la face supérieure 2d de la jupe, et dont la fonction est de guider la broche par rapport au capot jusqu'au crochet. La conception du crochet et du passage longiligne est différente pour chaque variante, et va à présent être détaillée pour chaque variante.According to the invention, in the three illustrated variants, the cover 1 comprises, in its upper part 4, for its suspension on a display spindle, a hook which is integrated in the volume delimited by the skirt 2, that is to say that is to say a hook which does not protrude with respect to the outer face of the side wall 2b of the skirt, or with respect to the lower 2ç and upper 2d faces of the skirt 2. In the following description, the upper part 4 of the cover will be called hooking head. In addition, according to an essential characteristic of the invention, in each variant, the cover 1 has a slender passage which makes it possible to introduce the display spindle through the upper face 2d of the skirt, and whose function is to guide the spindle relative to the cover to the hook. The design of the hook and the elongate passage is different for each variant, and will now be detailed for each variant.
Dans la première variante de réalisation illustrée aux figures 1 et 2, la face supérieure 2d de la jupe 2 est fermée par une paroi extremale 5a sensiblement plane et transversale à l'axe 2a. Un canal 6 de préférence cylindrique ou partiellement cylindrique (c'est-à-dire d'une forme complémentaire aux broches cylindriques de présentoir), d'axe 7 ci-après appelé axe de suspension, est réalisé dans la tête d'accrochage 4, la traversant diamétralement de part en part. Le canal 6 présente un diamètre égal ou légèrement supérieur au diamètre des broches de présentoir, c'est- à-dire varie entre 5 mm et 2 cm et de préférence entre 8 mm et 1 cm.In the first alternative embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the upper face 2d of the skirt 2 is closed by an end wall 5a substantially planar and transverse to the axis 2a. A channel 6 preferably cylindrical or partially cylindrical (that is to say of a shape complementary to the cylindrical display pins), of axis 7 hereinafter called suspension axis, is produced in the hooking head 4 , crossing it diametrically right through. The channel 6 has a diameter equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the display pins, that is to say varies between 5 mm and 2 cm and preferably between 8 mm and 1 cm.
Une rainure verticale 9 d'axe longitudinal 9a parallèle et décalé par rapport à l'axe 7 de suspension, est réalisée dans la tête d'accrochage 4. Le fond 10 de la rainure 9 arrive au niveau du plan horizontal tangent au canal 6 cylindrique. Une rainure sensiblement horizontale 11 dont le fond est constitué par une paroi transversale inférieure 5b est ménagée dans le capot de manière à mettre la rainure 9 verticale et le canal 6 en communication. De cette manière, un passage longitudinal est ménagé pour la broche, depuis la paroi extremale supérieure 5a jusqu'au canal 6 en passant successivement par les rainures 9 puis 11. L'ensemble des rainures 9 et 11 et du canal 6 présente, en vue de côté, un profil en forme générale de L.A vertical groove 9 with a longitudinal axis 9a parallel and offset with respect to the suspension axis 7, is produced in the attachment head 4. The bottom 10 of the groove 9 arrives at the horizontal plane tangent to the cylindrical channel 6 . A substantially horizontal groove 11, the bottom of which is constituted by a lower transverse wall 5b, is formed in the cover so as to bring the vertical groove 9 and the channel 6 into communication. In this way, a longitudinal passage is provided for the spindle, from the upper end wall 5a to the channel 6 passing successively through the grooves 9 then 11. All of the grooves 9 and 11 and of the channel 6 present, in view from the side, a generally L-shaped profile.
Les rainures verticale 9 et horizontale 11 forment le passage longiligne permettant à la broche d'accéder et d'être guidée jusqu'au canal 6. De préférence, la largeur I de ces deux rainures sera sensiblement identique et au moins égale au diamètre des broches standards de présentoir.The vertical 9 and horizontal 11 grooves form the long passage allowing the spindle to access and be guided to the channel 6. Preferably, the width I of these two grooves will be substantially identical and at least equal to the diameter of the pins display standards.
Dans la variante qui vient d'être décrite, la paroi 5a au niveau du canal 6 forme une crochet de suspension 8 intégré à la tête d'accrochage 4, et comportant une surface d'appui 8a apte à coopérer avec la broche, et de longueur égale au diamètre de la jupe 2. Lorsque le capot est disposé sur la broche, ce dernier est suspendu de manière stable, la broche prenant appui le long de la surface d'appui 8a. On évite ainsi les risque de basculement du conteneur dans le sens longitudinal de la broche. Dans l'exemple illustré, le crochet de suspension 8 est situé dans le plan de symétrie vertical de la jupe 2, ce qui permet de maintenir l'axe longitudinal du conteneur cylindrique A dans un plan vertical, lorsque ce conteneur est suspendu à une broche de présentoir, par l'intermédiaire de son capot 1. La suspension d'un conteneur équipé de son capot 1 sur une broche de présentoir est réalisée de la manière suivante. On présente le conteneur recouvert de son capot par rapport à la broche de telle sorte que l'entrée de la rainure 9 se trouve alignée et à l'aplomb de la broche ; on introduit et on fait glisser la broche dans la rainure 9 en levant le conteneur jusqu'à ce que la broche de présentoir vienne au contact du fond 10 de la rainure 9 ; on déplace le conteneur latéralement en sorte de faire glisser la broche dans la rainure horizontale 11 , jusqu'à ce que la broche pénètre dans le canal 6 ; puis on fait légèrement redescendre le conteneur, en sorte d'amener la surface d'appui 8a au contact de la broche. Pour décrocher un conteneur d'une broche de présentoir, il suffit de réaliser les opérations ci- dessus en sens inverse.In the variant which has just been described, the wall 5a at the level of the channel 6 forms a suspension hook 8 integrated into the attachment head 4, and comprising a bearing surface 8a capable of cooperating with the spindle, and of length equal to the diameter of the skirt 2. When the cover is placed on the spindle, the latter is stably suspended, the spindle bearing along the bearing surface 8a. This avoids the risk of the container tilting in the longitudinal direction of the spindle. In the example illustrated, the suspension hook 8 is located in the vertical plane of symmetry of the skirt 2, which makes it possible to maintain the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical container A in a vertical plane, when this container is suspended from a spindle display stand, via its cover 1. The suspension of a container fitted with its cover 1 on a display spindle is carried out as follows. The container covered with its cover is presented with respect to the spindle so that the inlet of the groove 9 is aligned and perpendicular to the spindle; introducing and sliding the pin into the groove 9 by lifting the container until the display pin comes into contact with the bottom 10 of the groove 9; the container is moved laterally so as to slide the spindle in the horizontal groove 11, until the spindle enters the channel 6; then the container is lowered slightly, so as to bring the bearing surface 8a into contact with the spindle. To unhook a container from a display pin, simply perform the above operations in reverse.
On comprend à la lecture des opérations ci-dessus d'accrochage ou de décrochage d'un conteneur sur une broche de présentoir que le passage longiligne formé par les rainures 9 et 11 permet avantageusement au capot d'être facilement et rapidement suspendu ou décroché depuis un point quelconque de la broche, sans qu'il soit nécessaire de faire glisser le capot par l'extrémité libre de la broche.It is understood from reading the above operations for hooking or detaching a container on a display spindle that the elongate passage formed by the grooves 9 and 11 advantageously allows the cover to be easily and quickly suspended or unhooked from any point on the spindle, without the need to slide the cover through the free end of the spindle.
Conformément à une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la paroi extremale supérieure 5a du capot de la figure 1 présente un contour plan présentant des portions d'appui diamétralement opposées par rapport à l'axe central de la jupe 2 ; il s'agit principalement de la portion référencée 12a, et de la portion d'appui 12b qui a été hachurée sur la figure 1. Ces deux portions d'appui 12a, 12b diamétralement opposées permettent avantageusement de monter de manière automatique le capot sur un conteneur, à l'aide d'un vérin dont la tige est pourvue à son extrémité libre d'une surface de pression apte à venir s'appliquer au moins sur les deux portions d'appui 12^ 12b de la face supérieure 2d du capot. Dans l'hypothèse où le capot ne comporterait pas ces deux portions d'appui diamétralement opposées, une telle opération de montage automatique ne serait pas possible, car on viendrait déséquilibrer le capot lors de son montage, sous l'action de la pression du vérin. En outre, lorsque le fond du conteneur A est parfaitement plan, ou lorsqu'il présente un léger renfoncement ayant un diamètre légèrement supérieur au diamètre de la jupe, les portions d'appui diamétralement opposées de la face supérieure 2d peuvent avantageusement servir de portions d'appui pour le fond d'un conteneur, et par là-même rendent avantageusement possible l'empilage des conteneurs équipés de leur capot les uns au-dessus des autres en vue de leur stockage.According to another characteristic of the invention, the upper end wall 5a of the cover of FIG. 1 has a planar contour having support portions diametrically opposite with respect to the central axis of the skirt 2; this is mainly the portion referenced 12a, and the support portion 12b which has been hatched in FIG. 1. These two diametrically opposite bearing portions 12a, 12b advantageously allow the hood to be mounted automatically on a container, using a jack whose rod is provided at its free end with a pressure surface capable of coming s 'Apply at least on the two support portions 12 ^ 12b of the upper face 2d of the cover. In the event that the cover does not include these two diametrically opposite support portions, such an automatic mounting operation would not be possible, because the cover would be unbalanced during its mounting, under the action of the pressure of the jack. . In addition, when the bottom of the container A is perfectly flat, or when it has a slight recess having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the skirt, the diametrically opposite bearing portions of the upper face 2d can advantageously serve as portions of support for the bottom of a container, and thereby advantageously make it possible to stack the containers fitted with their covers one above the other for storage.
Dans la variante de la figure 1 , une lumière 13 circulaire, d'axe vertical central, est réalisée dans la tête 4 d'accrochage, et plus précisément dans la paroi 5b, de manière à mettre l'intérieur de la partie inférieure 3 de la jupe en communication avec le canal 6 cylindrique. Elle permet de réaliser une économie de matière et d'alléger le capot.In the variant of FIG. 1, a circular lumen 13, of central vertical axis, is produced in the attachment head 4, and more precisely in the wall 5b, so as to place the interior of the lower part 3 of the skirt in communication with the cylindrical channel 6. It saves on material and makes the hood lighter.
Par ailleurs, dans le procédé de fabrication des capots, un tri est réalisé au moyen d'une soufflerie. Le dispositif de fabrication conduit le fluide ou l'air soufflé dans la jupe du capot. La paroi du crochet 8 constitue un obstacle au passage du fluide ou de l'air et le capot est ainsi soulevé et transporté par celui-ci. C'est pourquoi, il est nécessaire que la plus grande dimension de la lumière 13 soit réalisée de telle sorte qu'elle soit recouverte par le crochet 8.Furthermore, in the hood manufacturing process, sorting is carried out by means of a blower. The manufacturing device conducts the fluid or the air blown into the skirt of the cover. The wall of the hook 8 constitutes an obstacle to the passage of fluid or air and the cover is thus lifted and transported by the latter. This is why, it is necessary that the largest dimension of the lumen 13 is made so that it is covered by the hook 8.
La partie inférieure 3 de la jupe 2 est munie d'un bourrelet 14 annulaire faisant saille par rapport à la surface interne de la jupe 2 et susceptible de prendre appui sur le bourrelet correspondant du conteneur. Le bourrelet 14 présente, par exemple, une hauteur d'environ O,2mm et une épaisseur d'environ 1 mm.The lower part 3 of the skirt 2 is provided with an annular bead 14 projecting from the internal surface of the skirt 2 and capable of bearing on the corresponding bead of the container. The bead 14 has, for example, a height of about 0.2mm and a thickness of about 1mm.
Le bourrelet 14 est renforcé par des ergots 15 triangulaires dont l'un des côtés est accolé à la jupe 2 et l'autre au bourrelet 14. Les ergots 15 sont répartis de manière homogène tout le long du bourrelet 14 : ils sont susceptibles d'avoir des dispositions différentes et variées. Ils présentent, par exemple, une hauteur de 2mm et une largeur de O,8mm.The bead 14 is reinforced by triangular lugs 15, one of the sides of which is attached to the skirt 2 and the other to the bead 14. The lugs 15 are distributed uniformly all along the bead 14: they are capable of have different and varied provisions. They have, for example, a height of 2mm and a width of 0.8mm.
Des saillies 16, de forme oblongue, peuvent être prévues en- dessous du bourrelet 14 et réparties uniformément ou de manière différente le"long de la circonférence interne de la jupe 2. Elles sont destinées à prendre également appui sur des moyens correspondants sur le conteneur en vue de renforcer la fixation du capot sur celui-ci. Elles présentent, par exemple, une épaisseur d'environ O,5mm.Projections 16 of oblong shape, may be provided in- below the bead 14 and distributed uniformly or differently the "along the inner circumference of the skirt 2. They are intended to also take on corresponding support on the container means in order to reinforce the fixing of the cover thereon, they have, for example, a thickness of about 0.5 mm.
Selon une variante plus perfectionnées illustrée au figure 3 à 5 , le capot 1 comporte une partie centrale 17 dont le profil en coupe dans un plan vertical présente une forme en U. La partie centrale 17 est constituée de deux parois verticales 18,19, et d'un fond 20, reliés par des surfaces arrondies. Chaque paroi verticale 18,19 délimite avec la paroi cylindrique 2b de la jupe 2 et la paroi extremale supérieure 5a , deux blocs respectivement 21 ,22, diamétralement opposés par rapport à l'axe central 2a de la jupe 2, et présentant en coupe selon un plan horizontal une forme en demi-lune. Les faces supérieures en demi-lune des deux blocs 21 ,22 forment deux portions d'appui diamétralement opposées, qui sont comparables aux portions d'appui 12a et 12b de la variante des figures 1 et 2, et apportent les même avantages précédemment décrits.According to a more sophisticated variant illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cover 1 comprises a central part 17 whose profile in section in a vertical plane has a U-shape. The central part 17 consists of two vertical walls 18,19, and of a bottom 20, connected by rounded surfaces. Each vertical wall 18, 19 defines with the cylindrical wall 2b of the skirt 2 and the upper end wall 5a, two blocks respectively 21, 22, diametrically opposite with respect to the central axis 2a of the skirt 2, and having in section along a horizontal plane a half-moon shape. The upper half-moon faces of the two blocks 21, 22 form two diametrically opposite support portions, which are comparable to the support portions 12a and 12b of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2, and provide the same advantages previously described.
Sur les figures 3 à 5, une languette 23 est prévue pour former un crochet de suspension intégré de faible épaisseur e, comparable en pratique à l'épaisseur de la paroi latérale 2b de la jupe cylindrique 2. Cette languette s'étend depuis le bloc 22, et dans l'exemple illustré depuis l'arête rectiligne 22a de la face supérieure en demi-lune du bloc 22. De préférence la languette 23 présente un profil en forme de vague (figure 4), avec depuis le bloc 22 une première portion courbe 23a orientée vers le fond 20, et une seconde portion courbe 23b en arc de cercle orientée vers le haut, et venant sensiblement tangenter le plan des faces supérieures en demi-lune des deux blocs 21 et 22. La face inférieure 23ç de la seconde portion 23b est destinée à servir de surface d'appui pour une broche B de présentoir (figure 4). Selon une autre variante de réalisation de l'invention, cette surface d'appui 23ç pourrait être évidée par endroits pour former des doigts surfaciques parallèles de forme identique susceptibles de remplir la même fonction. La forme en vague de la languette 23 permet avantageusement de lui conférer une meilleur rigidité. Néanmoins pour augmenter la rigidité de la languette 23, celle-ci est de préférence reliée à la paroi verticale 19 du bloc 22 par deux flancs verticaux 24,25, orientés transversalement au plan 19. En outre, des nervures 26 de soutien de la languette 22 sont plus particulièrement réalisées dans la première portion courbe 23a.In FIGS. 3 to 5, a tongue 23 is provided to form an integrated suspension hook of small thickness e, comparable in practice to the thickness of the side wall 2b of the cylindrical skirt 2. This tongue extends from the block 22, and in the example illustrated from the rectilinear edge 22a of the upper half-moon face of the block 22. Preferably the tongue 23 has a wave-shaped profile (FIG. 4), with since the block 22 has a first curved portion 23a oriented towards the bottom 20, and a second curved portion 23b in an arc of a circle oriented upward, and coming substantially to tangent to the plane of the upper faces in a half-moon of the two blocks 21 and 22. The underside 23c of the second portion 23b is intended to serve as a bearing surface for a display pin B (Figure 4). According to another alternative embodiment of the invention, this bearing surface 23c could be hollowed out in places to form parallel surface fingers of identical shape capable of fulfilling the same function. The wave shape of the tongue 23 advantageously makes it possible to give it better rigidity. However, to increase the rigidity of the tongue 23, the latter is preferably connected to the vertical wall 19 of the block 22 by two vertical sides 24, 25, oriented transversely to the plane 19. In addition, ribs 26 for supporting the tongue 22 are more particularly produced in the first curved portion 23a.
Dans la variante des figures 3 à 5, la face interne 18a de la paroi verticale 18, et le fond 20 de la partie centrale 17 en forme de U délimitent avec le bord libre 23d de la languette 22 un passage longiligne en forme de L, pour la broche B de présentoir. Dans la variante des figures 3 à 5, une lumière 27 est pratiquée dans le fond 20 de la partie centrale 17 en forme de U. Cette lumière 27 apporte les même avantages précédemment décrits pour la lumière 13 de la variante des figures l et 2. En outre, cette lumière 27 présente une surface rectangulaire qui correspond sensiblement à la projection de la languette 23 sur le fond 20, ce qui permet avantageusement de réduire les coûts des outillages de moulage. En effet, la lumière 27 permet aux moules supérieure et inférieure d'être accolés, et permet comparativement par exemple à la variante de la figure 1 d'éviter pour réaliser le crochet de suspension de recourir à un tiroir qui augmente le coût du moule. Selon une caractéristique additionnelle, la longueur L de la languette 23 prise dans le sens de son axe de suspension 23e est inférieure au diamètre D de la jupe 2, et le fond 20 de la partie centrale 17 comporte deux portions 20a et 20b reliant les deux parois 18 et 19 des deux blocs 21 ,22 de part et d'autre de la languette 23. Ces deux portions 20a et 20b permettent, malgré la présence de la lumière 27, de conserver à la jupe 2 du capot une très bonne rigidité dans une direction transversale à l'axe de suspension 23e. La rigidité de la jupe dans une direction parallèle à l'axe de suspension 23ç est quant-à-elle conférée par les deux blocs 21 ,22 en demi-lune.In the variant of FIGS. 3 to 5, the internal face 18a of the vertical wall 18, and the bottom 20 of the central part 17 in the form of a U define with the free edge 23d of the tongue 22 a long L-shaped passage, for display pin B. In the variant of FIGS. 3 to 5, a lumen 27 is formed in the bottom 20 of the central part 17 in the shape of a U. This lumen 27 provides the same advantages previously described for lumen 13 of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, this light 27 has a rectangular surface which corresponds substantially to the projection of the tongue 23 on the bottom 20, which advantageously makes it possible to reduce the costs of the molding tools. Indeed, the light 27 allows the upper and lower molds to be joined, and allows for example compared to the variant of Figure 1 to avoid to achieve the suspension hook to use a drawer which increases the cost of the mold. According to an additional characteristic, the length L of the tongue 23 taken in the direction of its suspension axis 23e is less than the diameter D of the skirt 2, and the bottom 20 of the central part 17 comprises two portions 20a and 20b connecting the two walls 18 and 19 of the two blocks 21, 22 on either side of the tongue 23. These two portions 20a and 20b allow, despite the presence of the lumen 27, to keep the skirt 2 of the cover very good rigidity in a direction transverse to the axis of suspension 23e. The rigidity of the skirt in a direction parallel to the suspension axis 23c is in turn imparted by the two blocks 21, 22 in a half-moon shape.
Si l'on se réfère à la figure 4, des saillies 28 comparables aux saillies 16 de la variante de la figure 2 sont créées à l'intérieur de la jupe 2. Des filets verticaux 29 s'étendent depuis le fond 20 de la partie centrale 17 jusqu'à l'extrémité inférieure de la jupe, légèrement au-dessus des saillies 28. Ces filets permettent de renforcer la structure de la jupe 2 dans sa partie inférieure 3 , et également de fixer le capot 1 sur un conteneur muni d'un bourrelet dans sa partie supérieure, l'extrémité inférieure des filets 29 formant butée pour le bourrelet du conteneur.Referring to Figure 4, projections 28 comparable to the projections 16 of the variant of Figure 2 are created inside the skirt 2. Vertical threads 29 extend from the bottom 20 of the part central 17 to the lower end of the skirt, slightly above the projections 28. These threads make it possible to reinforce the structure of the skirt 2 in its lower part 3, and also to fix the cover 1 on a container provided with 'a bead in its upper part, the lower end of the threads 29 forming a stop for the bead of the container.
On a représenté à la figure 6 un capot 1 conforme à l'invention, qui correspond à une variante simplifiée du capot des figures 1et 2. Selon cette autre forme de réalisation, le capot 1 est constitué d'une jupe 2 cylindrique dont la face supérieure 2d est totalement ouverte. Dans la partie supérieure 4 de cette jupe 2 ont été pratiquées deux ouvertures 30 diamétralement opposées et deux encoches 31 en forme de L. Chaque encoche 31 s'étend depuis le bord supérieur de la jupe 2 jusqu' à l'une des deux ouvertures 30. Les deux ouvertures 30 diamétralement alignées offrent deux points d'appui espacés 30a pour la broche, et remplissent la même fonction que le canal 6 de la variante des figures 1 et 2. Les deux encoches 31 en L définissent passage longiligne pour l'introduction de la broche jusqu'aux deux portions d'appui 30a depuis la face supérieure 2d de la jupe, et remplissent ainsi la même fonction que les rainures 9 et 11 , Dans la variante de la figure 6, la face supérieure ouverte 2d de la jupe 2 se réduit au bord supérieur de la jupe, qui forme un contour plan transversal à l'axe centrale 2a de la jupe. Ce contour pian présente comme pour les variantes des figures 1 à 5 des portions d'appui diamétralement opposées 32a et 32b remplissant la même fonction et procurant les mêmes avantage que les portions 12a et 12b de la variante des figures 1 et 2, ou encore que les faces supérieures d'appui des blocs 21 ,22 en forme de demi-lune de la variante des figures 3 à 5.FIG. 6 shows a cover 1 in accordance with the invention, which corresponds to a simplified variant of the cover in FIGS. 1 and 2. According to this other embodiment, the cover 1 consists of a cylindrical skirt 2, the face of which upper 2d is fully open. In the upper part 4 of this skirt 2 were made two diametrically opposite openings 30 and two notches 31 in an L shape. Each notch 31 extends from the upper edge of the skirt 2 to one of the two openings 30 The two diametrically aligned openings 30 offer two spaced support points 30a for the spindle, and fulfill the same function as the channel 6 of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2. The two notches 31 in L define elongate passage for the introduction from the spindle to the two support portions 30a from the upper face 2d of the skirt, and thus fulfill the same function as the grooves 9 and 11, In the variant of FIG. 6, the open upper face 2d of the skirt 2 is reduced to the upper edge of the skirt, which forms a flat outline transverse to the central axis 2a of the skirt. This pian contour has, as for the variants of FIGS. 1 to 5, diametrically opposite support portions 32a and 32b fulfilling the same function and providing the same advantages as the portions 12a and 12b of the variant of FIGS. 1 and 2, or even that the upper bearing faces of the blocks 21, 22 in the form of a half-moon of the variant of FIGS. 3 to 5.
Selon un développement de l'invention, le capot selon la forme de réalisation de la figure 6 est plus particulièrement adapté pour suspendre sur une broche de présentoir un conteneur déjà fermé par un capuchon. Le capuchon revêt une forme simple : il est par exemple constitué d'une jupe cylindrique dont l'un des extrémité est ouverte et l'autre est fermée par une paroi plane, l'extrémité ouverte comportant des moyens de fixation au conteneur. Le capot est fixé de manière amovible sur le capuchon par tout moyen connu ,et par exemple par aimantation, l'utilisateur peut, par exemple, décrocher de la broche de présentoir l'ensemble capot-capuchon- conteneur, puis restituer le capot à la caisse à la sortie du magasin pour ne conserver que le conteneur muni de son capuchon.According to a development of the invention, the cover according to the embodiment of FIG. 6 is more particularly suitable for hanging on a display spindle a container already closed by a cap. The cap has a simple shape: it is for example made up of a cylindrical skirt, one end of which is open and the other is closed by a flat wall, the open end comprising means for fixing to the container. The cover is detachably fixed on the cover by any known means, and for example by magnetization, the user can, for example, unhook the cover-cover-container-container assembly, then restore the cover to the checkout at the exit of the store to keep only the container with its cap.
Selon une autre variante, le capot est fixé de manière permanente à la broche de présentoir, et l'utilisateur saisit le conteneur dans son entier c'est-à-dire avec le capuchon de fermeture, le capot restant fixé à la broche de présentoir.According to another variant, the cover is permanently fixed to the display spindle, and the user grasps the entire container, that is to say with the closure cap, the cover remaining fixed to the display spindle .
Dans une autre variante, le capot 1 de la figure 6 pourrait être fermé au moyen d'une paroi transversale prévue en deçà du niveau des ouvertures 30. Dans cette variante, de même que pour les variantes des figures 1 à 5, le capot fait office à la fois de capuchon de fermeture de la partie supérieure du conteneur, et de moyen de suspension du conteneur à une broche de présentoir.In another variant, the cover 1 of FIG. 6 could be closed by means of a transverse wall provided below the level of the openings 30. In this variant, as for the variants of FIGS. 1 to 5, the cover makes both as a closure cap for the upper part of the container and as a means of suspending the container from a display pin.
Les capots de l'invention seront de préférence des pièces monobloc moulées, en plastique, et notamment en polypropylène. The covers of the invention will preferably be one-piece molded parts, made of plastic, and in particular of polypropylene.

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1. Capot pour récipient comprenant une jupe (2) avec une face inférieure ouverte (2ç) pour son adaptation sur un récipient, et une face supérieure (2d) sensiblement plane présentant des portions d'appui diamétralement opposées par rapport à l'axe central (2a) de la jupe, et des moyens d'accrochage pour la suspension du capot sur une broche qui présentent, en deçà du plan de la face supérieure de la jupe, au moins deux points d'appui espacés pour la broche, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'accrochage se présentent sous la forme d'un crochet intégré dans le volume délimité par la jupe (2), et en ce qu'un passage longiligne est prévu dans le capot pour introduire la broche par la face supérieure (2ç) de la jupe et pour la guider jusqu'au crochet.1. Cover for container comprising a skirt (2) with an open lower face (2c) for its adaptation to a container, and an upper face (2d) substantially planar having support portions diametrically opposite with respect to the central axis (2a) of the skirt, and hooking means for the suspension of the cover on a spindle which have, below the plane of the upper face of the skirt, at least two support points spaced apart for the spindle, characterized in that the attachment means are in the form of a hook integrated in the volume delimited by the skirt (2), and in that a slender passage is provided in the cover to introduce the spindle through the upper face ( 2c) of the skirt and to guide it to the hook.
2. Capot selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le passage longiligne possède un profil sensiblement en L. 2. Hood according to claim 1 characterized in that the elongate passage has a substantially L-shaped profile.
3. Capot selon la revendication 1 ou 2 caractérisé en ce que le passage longiligne présente une largeur I sensiblement constante.3. Hood according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the elongate passage has a width I substantially constant.
4. Capot selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3 caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une paroi tranversale inférieure (5b) sous le crochet, en ce que le crochet présente une surface d'appui (8a ; 23ç) pour une broche, et en ce qu'une lumière (13 ; 27) est pratiquée dans la paroi inférieure (5b) sous la surface d'appui (8a ; 23ç).4. Hood according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that it comprises a lower transverse wall (5b) under the hook, in that the hook has a bearing surface (8a; 23c) for a spindle, and in that a light (13; 27) is formed in the bottom wall (5b) under the bearing surface (8a; 23c).
5. Capot selon la revendication 4 caractérisé en ce que le crochet est formé par une languette (23), et en ce que la lumière (27) correspond sensiblement à la projection de la languette (23) sur la paroi inférieure (5b). 5. Hood according to claim 4 characterized in that the hook is formed by a tongue (23), and in that the light (27) corresponds substantially to the projection of the tongue (23) on the bottom wall (5b).
6. Capot selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que la longueur (L) de la languette (23) est inférieure au diamètre (D) du capot, et la paroi inférieure (5b) du capot présente de part et d'autre de la languette deux portions (20a; 20b) de rigidification de la jupe (2). 6. Hood according to claim 5 characterized in that the length (L) of the tongue (23) is less than the diameter (D) of the cover, and the lower wall (5b) of the cover present on either side of the tongue two portions (20a; 20b) for stiffening the skirt (2).
7. Capot selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend deux blocs (21 ,22) délimitant avec une paroi inférieure (5b) une partie centrale (17) en forme de U, en ce que la languette (23) s'étend dans la partie centrale (17) depuis un premier (22) des deux blocs, et en ce que le bord libre (23d) de la languette (23) délimite avec la paroi interne (18) du second bloc (21 ) et la paroi inférieure (5b) un passage longitudinal sensiblement en forme de L pour une broche. 7. Hood according to one of claims 2 to 6 characterized in that it comprises two blocks (21, 22) delimiting with a bottom wall (5b) a central portion (17) U-shaped, in that the tongue (23) extends in the central part (17) from a first (22) of the two blocks, and in that the free edge (23d) of the tongue (23) delimits with the internal wall (18) of the second block (21) and the bottom wall (5b) a substantially L-shaped longitudinal passage for a spindle.
8. Capot selon la revendication 7 caractérisé en ce que la languette (23) présentant une épaisseur (e) faible, elle est reliée pour sa rigidification à la paroi interne (19) du premier bloc (22) par au moins deux flancs verticaux (24,25).8. Hood according to claim 7 characterized in that the tongue (23) having a small thickness (e), it is connected for its stiffening to the internal wall (19) of the first block (22) by at least two vertical sides ( 24.25).
9. Capot selon la revendication 8 caractérisé en ce que la languette (23) possède un profil en forme de vague, avec une première portion courbe9. Hood according to claim 8 characterized in that the tongue (23) has a wave-shaped profile, with a first curved portion
(23a) orientée depuis le premier bloc (22) vers le fond de la partie centrale (17), et une seconde portion courbe (23b) orientée vers la face supérieure (2d) de la jupe (2).(23a) oriented from the first block (22) towards the bottom of the central part (17), and a second curved portion (23b) oriented towards the upper face (2d) of the skirt (2).
10. Récipient équipé pour sa suspension sur une broche de présentoir d'un capot selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.10. Container equipped for its suspension on a display spindle of a cover according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
11. Récipient équipé d'un capuchon de fermeture caractérisé en ce qu'il est fixé de manière amovible, pour sa suspension, à un capot selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9. 11. Container equipped with a closure cap characterized in that it is removably attached, for its suspension, to a cap according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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