EP1038784A1 - Dispositif de versage refermable pour récipients alimentaires - Google Patents

Dispositif de versage refermable pour récipients alimentaires Download PDF

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EP1038784A1
EP1038784A1 EP99200939A EP99200939A EP1038784A1 EP 1038784 A1 EP1038784 A1 EP 1038784A1 EP 99200939 A EP99200939 A EP 99200939A EP 99200939 A EP99200939 A EP 99200939A EP 1038784 A1 EP1038784 A1 EP 1038784A1
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pouring device
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Guglielmo Ferrari
Silvia Ferrari
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/727—Dispensing openings provided in the upper end-walls of tubular containers, the openings being closed by means of separate stopper or other closure elements

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  • This invention refers to an openable pouring device for food containers.
  • Food containers are known for liquids such as milk, juices, drinks etc., comprising containers equipped with appropriate pouring devices. These containers are generally made of laminated paper-type food-grade material, appropriately plastic-coated and profiled to favor their storage and transport.
  • An outer, generally upper surface of the container is provided with such devices by gluing them onto openings provided in the container body.
  • These devices which are preferably also made of a molded food-grade plastic material, are constituted of two box-type sections capable of being closed down one on top of the other and hinged along their sides.
  • One of these portions is centrally perforated so as to form an annular opening element, while the other is substantially profiled in the form of a lid closing down on the first portion, to which it is hinged along a side functioning as a hinge.
  • the centrally perforated portion is normally further equipped with a membrane or similar sealing element which seals off the opening of the container, once it is positioned on top of the same.
  • Such sealing devices are generally placed on one side of the container next to an edge, so that when opening the lid is flipped over the side functioning as a hinge, up to a point of being above the container.
  • the device In such a position the device essentially functions as an opening device, while the edge of the lower portion of the device, hooked up above the container, acts as a pouring device.
  • a number of problems may consequently arise during the pouring process, as the food product being poured may drip or at any rate prove to be difficult to direct toward the container meant to receive and contain it.
  • the pouring is in fact to be solely entrusted to the skill and precision of the user pointing the emerging stream directly from the lower portion of the device placed next to the container's edge.
  • the purpose of this invention is therefore to produce a device applicable to food containers, capable of functioning simultaneously as an opening and/or closing device and as a pouring device.
  • Another purpose is to produce a device for food containers of a particularly simple and sealable form, capable of directing the pouring fluid in a precise manner and so as to prevent it from dripping during the operation.
  • an openable pouring device for food containers to be positioned on an outer surface of a container so as to form a pouring opening capable of being lined-up with an opening provided in said outer surface of the underlying container, and an upper lid-type portion connected to said lower portion by an interposed hinged area, characterized in that said interposed hinged area is positioned next to an edge of said container and that said upper and lower portion is profiled to act as a pouring element.
  • a pouring device 11 essentially comprises a lower portion 13 capable of being positioned on an outer surface 14 of the container 12.
  • This lower portion 13 comprises an annular base plate 15 forming a pouring opening 16 capable of being lined-up with an opening 17 of the container 12 provided in the underlying outer surface 14.
  • the base plate 15 carries an upwardly extended wall-type element 18 surrounding the opening 16 on three sides.
  • the fourth side carries an extension 19 turned toward the outside of the base plate 15, so as to produce a hinged element.
  • This extension 19, which forms the hinged element, defines the connection of the lower portion 13 with the upper lid-type portion 20.
  • the extension 19 generates a hinged connecting area interposed between the lower portion 13 and the upper portion 20. It is also noted that the extension 19 is placed next to an edge 27 of the container 12.
  • the upper lid-type portion is shaped like a pouring spout, with a hollow 21 which fits below the surface of the base plate 15 once the upper lid-type portion 20 is flipped over by 180° with respect to the lower portion 13 and lined-up with the same, as shown in the Figures 2 and 4.
  • This hollow 21 is provided with an opening 22 in a free terminal area opposite to the one holding the extension 19.
  • the base plate 15 is in fact fitted on one of its sides opposite the extension 19 with a tooth-like projecting element 23 capable of receiving the opening 22 of the upper portion 20.
  • the projecting element 23 and the opening 22 also produce a snap-like engaging element capable of locking-up the two parts of the pouring device of this invention in a closed position.
  • the embodiment shown here in particular in Figure 4, reveals that the projecting element 23 and the opening 22 are equipped with breakable elements 24 capable of keeping the two portions of the device tied-up to each other when the device is fastened for the first time, for instance by gluing, on the container 12.
  • the pouring outlet 16 with its intact device placed on the container further provides a membrane (not shown), which effects a hermetic seal.
  • This membrane for instance produced by an aluminum foil, is in turn breakable once the user has broken the breakable elements 24 and caused the upper portion 20 of the device to rotate with respect to the lower portion 13.
  • the upper portion 20 may further provide some grasping flaps 25 on the sides opposite to the opening 22. These grasping flaps 25 allow the upper portion 20 to be more readily turned with respect to the lower portion 13.
  • This outlet 22 with a straight-cut edge 26 favors the cutting-off of the pouring fluid.
  • the device according to this invention may for example be made of a plastic material by moulding, and attached to the container by a glue or similar material.
  • this achieves an openable pouring device for liquid food containers of a particularly simple shape, capable of being sealed up again after each use.
  • the device according to the invention is also capable of directing the flow of the pouring fluid with precision, and of preventing any dripping during this operation.

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DE69908291T DE69908291D1 (de) 1999-03-25 1999-03-25 Zu öffnende Giessvorrichtung für Lebensmittelbehälter
EP19990200939 EP1038784B1 (fr) 1999-03-25 1999-03-25 Dispositif de versage refermable pour récipients alimentaires

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WO2004028917A2 (fr) * 2002-09-24 2004-04-08 Sooth Juergen Fermeture pour boite, couvercle et boite
DE10328553A1 (de) * 2003-06-24 2005-01-27 Milch-Union Hocheifel Eg Ausgussöffnung für Flüssigverpackungen, insbesondere für Kartonverpackungen
US8590723B2 (en) 2002-09-24 2013-11-26 Euro-Cap Gmbh Container seal, container lid and container

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US1901742A (en) * 1932-03-21 1933-03-14 Fitzhugh Champe Geraldine Container
US2455769A (en) * 1945-05-25 1948-12-07 Continental Can Co Dispensing container
EP0778214A1 (fr) * 1995-12-04 1997-06-11 Auxiliar Metalgrafica Aragonesa, S.A. Fermeture en forme de bec-verseur
WO1998018684A1 (fr) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-07 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. Dispositif d'ouverture fourni sur un materiau d'emballage en feuille

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US1901742A (en) * 1932-03-21 1933-03-14 Fitzhugh Champe Geraldine Container
US2455769A (en) * 1945-05-25 1948-12-07 Continental Can Co Dispensing container
EP0778214A1 (fr) * 1995-12-04 1997-06-11 Auxiliar Metalgrafica Aragonesa, S.A. Fermeture en forme de bec-verseur
WO1998018684A1 (fr) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-07 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. Dispositif d'ouverture fourni sur un materiau d'emballage en feuille

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004028917A2 (fr) * 2002-09-24 2004-04-08 Sooth Juergen Fermeture pour boite, couvercle et boite
WO2004028917A3 (fr) * 2002-09-24 2004-10-28 Juergen Sooth Fermeture pour boite, couvercle et boite
US8590723B2 (en) 2002-09-24 2013-11-26 Euro-Cap Gmbh Container seal, container lid and container
DE10328553A1 (de) * 2003-06-24 2005-01-27 Milch-Union Hocheifel Eg Ausgussöffnung für Flüssigverpackungen, insbesondere für Kartonverpackungen

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