EP0974525A1 - Behälter mit einziehbarer Ausgiesstülle - Google Patents

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EP0974525A1
EP0974525A1 EP99305914A EP99305914A EP0974525A1 EP 0974525 A1 EP0974525 A1 EP 0974525A1 EP 99305914 A EP99305914 A EP 99305914A EP 99305914 A EP99305914 A EP 99305914A EP 0974525 A1 EP0974525 A1 EP 0974525A1
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Mohammed Arish
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/42—Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/44—Telescopic or retractable nozzles or spouts

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  • the present invention relates to a container having a pouring spout and particularly to a container for petrol, or petrol can.
  • a petrol can has a spout provided as a separate component which must be attached to the can when it is desired to pour petrol from the cans.
  • This has the disadvantage that the spout, when detached from the can, may become lost.
  • Petrol cans have also been proposed in which the spout is normally stored at a rest position within the can itself, and is pulled outwards when the can is required for use: however, the arrangements for locking and sealing the lower end of the spout to the outlet orifice of the can are generally of complicated construction or insufficiently secure: moreover, it is often necessary to grip the spout at an intermediate point along its length, which may be wet with petrol from having been immersed in the petrol in the can.
  • a container for petrol or other liquid having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the container but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, the inner end of the spout and the outlet having complementary screw threads arranged for the spout to be retained in its withdrawn position.
  • the spout in use, is pulled outwardly and then rotated to engage its inner end, in screw-threaded manner, with the outlet of the container. This provides a firm and effective securement of the spout.
  • the outer end of the spout is provided with a screw-thread for engagement by a complementary screw-thread on a closure cap.
  • this closure cap has a second screw-thread for engagement with a complementary screw-thread around the outlet of the container.
  • the arrangement is such that by turning the closure cap, firstly this cap will unscrew from the container outlet so that the spout can be withdrawn, then continuing rotation of the closure cap engages the screw-threaded inner end of the spout with the corresponding screw-thread of the container outlet, and finally continuing rotation of the closure cap unscrews it from the outer end of the spout.
  • closure cap After use, the closure cap is screwed onto the spout and continuing rotation unscrews the inner end of the spout from the container outlet so that the spout can be pushed back into the container and finally the closure cap is screwed back onto the container outlet.
  • the outer end of the spout is formed with its screw-thread, to receive the closure cap, on its interior surface, the closure cap having a central, threaded projection for insertion into the end of the spout.
  • the exterior surface of the spout, at its outer end, can then be plain and avoids the risk of external screw-threads catching on the vehicle filler pipe as the spout is inserted or removed from the filler pipe.
  • the outer end of the spout is tapered.
  • the spout itself is flexible, which can facilitate its use when pouring petrol into some vehicle filler pipes.
  • a container for petrol or other liquid having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the container but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, means being provided for securing the inner end of the spout to the container outlet, the container further comprising a closure cap screw-threaded to the outer end of the spout and also screw-threaded to the container outlet.
  • a petrol can which comprises a vessel or container 10 having a flat bottom and, at its top, a handle 12 which is defined by an opening 14: the surfaces of the handle are textured to enhance the grip.
  • the container 10 has an inlet 16 closed by a screw-threaded closure cap 18: the container is, in use, filled through this inlet.
  • an outlet which comprises a tubular member 20 screw-threaded into an orifice in the container: this member 20 may be unscrewed and removed if required.
  • a transparent window 22 extends up the front of the container, to enable the user to see the level of petrol within the container: the window 22 is marked with a scale to indicate the volume of petrol.
  • the flat bottom of the container has a hooked sheet of Velcro (hook-and-pile fastener) adhered to it, so that the container will grip the pile of the floor covering usually provided in the boot of a vehicle.
  • the container is furthermore provided with a tubular spout 30 which is normally positioned within the container, as shown at A in Figure 1, but which can be withdrawn to an extended position, shown at B in Figure 1.
  • the spout 30 is flexible, due to a number of concertina sections, and has a screw-thread 32 on the exterior of its inner end: its outer end is tapered at 34 and provided with an internal screw-thread 36.
  • the container further comprises a closure cap 40 retained to the container by a strap 41 in conventional manner: the cap 40 has an internal screw-thread 42 to engage an external screw-thread 24 on the outlet member 20 of the container; the cap 40 also has a central, internal projection 44 formed with a screw-thread 46 to engage the screw-thread 36 within the outer end of the spout.
  • Figure 2 shows the spout 30 when inserted into the container 10 and the container closed by the cap 40.
  • the cap 40 is secured to the outer end of the spout and also to the outlet member 20 of the container.
  • the closure cap 40 is turned in the counter-clockwise direction to unscrew it from the outlet member 20 so that the spout can be withdrawn lengthwise.
  • the thread 32 on the inner end of the spout engages a screw-thread 26 on the interior of the outlet member 20.
  • a flange 33 on the inner end of the spout 30 compresses a seal 21 against the inner end of the outlet member 20.
  • Figure 3 shows the spout in its extended, in use position.
  • the closure cap 40 is engaged with the outer end of the spout by rotation in the clockwise direction: by continuing this rotation, the inner end of the spout is unscrewed from the outlet member 20 of the container, so that it can then be pushed into the container. Finally, the closure cap 40 is screwed onto the outlet member 20 to seal the container.
  • the container is opened and its spout withdrawn in a simple manner, with one continuous rotation of the closure cap, and is closed in a similarly simple manner. In each operation, the user need only grip the closure cap, and not any part of the spout itself.

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EP19990305914 1998-07-24 1999-07-26 Behälter mit einziehbarer Ausgiesstülle Expired - Lifetime EP0974525B1 (de)

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GB9816056A GB2339759B (en) 1998-07-24 1998-07-24 Container with pouring spout
GB9816056 1998-07-24

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WO2004020298A1 (en) * 2002-08-31 2004-03-11 Bone Paul A Container comprising a valve and a dispensing spout
ITBO20080665A1 (it) * 2008-10-31 2010-05-01 Marco Camoli Tanica per carburanti, oli e similari con maniglia rotabile ed erogatore angolato, flessibile ed orientabile

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US3804305A (en) * 1973-08-01 1974-04-16 Rieke Corp Container closure with locking pull spout, and integral spout cap, pull ring, and outer seal
US4921147A (en) * 1989-02-06 1990-05-01 Michel Poirier Pouring spout
WO1997034811A1 (en) * 1996-03-21 1997-09-25 Castrol Limited Container with retractable pouring spout
EP0905047A1 (de) * 1997-09-30 1999-03-31 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Ausziehbares Verbindungsstück

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US3235146A (en) * 1964-07-31 1966-02-15 American Flange & Mfg Plastic pouring spouts and combinations
BR8107847A (pt) * 1981-12-02 1983-08-23 Anakol Ltda Lab Recipiente dispensador
US4650096A (en) * 1984-09-20 1987-03-17 Thatcher Alan J Molded container with integral spout
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US3804305A (en) * 1973-08-01 1974-04-16 Rieke Corp Container closure with locking pull spout, and integral spout cap, pull ring, and outer seal
US4921147A (en) * 1989-02-06 1990-05-01 Michel Poirier Pouring spout
WO1997034811A1 (en) * 1996-03-21 1997-09-25 Castrol Limited Container with retractable pouring spout
EP0905047A1 (de) * 1997-09-30 1999-03-31 Sara Lee/DE N.V. Ausziehbares Verbindungsstück

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004020298A1 (en) * 2002-08-31 2004-03-11 Bone Paul A Container comprising a valve and a dispensing spout
ITBO20080665A1 (it) * 2008-10-31 2010-05-01 Marco Camoli Tanica per carburanti, oli e similari con maniglia rotabile ed erogatore angolato, flessibile ed orientabile

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GB9816056D0 (en) 1998-09-23
GB2339759A (en) 2000-02-09
EP0974525B1 (de) 2004-03-17
GB2339759B (en) 2002-08-07
DK0974525T3 (da) 2004-07-19
DE69915549T2 (de) 2005-03-24

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