EP1109727A1 - Verschlussvorrichtung für eine sektflasche - Google Patents

Verschlussvorrichtung für eine sektflasche

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EP1109727A1
EP1109727A1 EP99941710A EP99941710A EP1109727A1 EP 1109727 A1 EP1109727 A1 EP 1109727A1 EP 99941710 A EP99941710 A EP 99941710A EP 99941710 A EP99941710 A EP 99941710A EP 1109727 A1 EP1109727 A1 EP 1109727A1
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Prior art keywords
conduit
plug
bottle
section
sealing device
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French (fr)
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EP1109727B1 (de
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Pascal Leclerc
Jean-Louis Ballu
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Etudes et Creation ECB SARL
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Priority claimed from FR9811283A external-priority patent/FR2782983B1/fr
Priority claimed from FR9813906A external-priority patent/FR2785260B1/fr
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B65D39/0058—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like
    • 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
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B65D51/1683—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element by actuating a separate element in the container or closure

Definitions

  • the latter produces, in fact, pressurized gases capable of expelling said stopper which, in order to avoid such expulsion, is completed by a wire cap capable of cooperating with said neck and intended to hold said stopper on the bottle.
  • the ratio between the section of the duct and the section of the plug orifice is approximately 1.15 and that, preferably, the section of said duct is approximately 3 mm while that of the orifice is about 2.6 mm.
  • said tongue is attached to the flange by thermal sealing.
  • the opening of said capsule is of substantially circular shape and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, preferably approximately equal to 10 mm, so as to allow gripping of said capsule by magnetization for its positioning on cap.
  • the advantages of the present invention consist in that said device allows the gases contained in a bottle of sparkling wine to be evacuated, by removing the retractable shutter. This makes it possible to establish, inside said bottle, a pressure of the order of that of the atmospheric pressure which prevents expulsion of the cap when the wire is removed.
  • FIG. 1 corresponds to a schematic and perspective representation of a device for closing a bottle comprising a stopper provided with a conduit conforming to
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of such a sealing device immobilized on said bottle.
  • the present invention relates to the field of manufacturing devices capable of ensuring the sealing of a bottle containing an effervescent wine.
  • Such a closure device 1 is in the form of a stopper 2 made of cork or of a synthetic material and intended to be introduced, at least partially, into the neck 3 of a bottle 4.
  • Such a wire 6 is able, on the one hand, to bear, in its upper part, on said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, to be tightened, in its lower part, on the neck 3 of said bottle 4, at a bead 7 equipping the neck of the latter 4.
  • said conduit 8 comprises, on the one hand, a first end 10 capable of communicating with the internal volume of said bottle 4.
  • Said conduit 8 comprises, on the other hand, a second end 11, capable of communicating with the volume external of said bottle 4, and closed by a retractable shutter 12.
  • said plug 2 is traversed, axially, by an orifice 13 intended to receive said conduit 8.
  • This orifice 13 is defined by drilling, with withdrawal of material, from said plug 2 and has a section 14 adjusted and tightened relative to the external section 15 of said conduit 8.
  • this ratio is approximately equal to 1.15.
  • the section 15 of the conduit 8 is approximately 3 mm while the section 14 of the orifice 13 is approximately 2.6 mm .
  • said conduit 8 is in the form of a tube engaged in force in said orifice 13 of the plug 2.
  • such a tongue 18 is made integral with said flange 16 by thermal sealing.
  • the stopper 2 receives, at its upper face 17, a capsule 5 capable of cooperating with a wire cap 6. Said capsule 5 is added over the stopper 2 after installation of the latter on the neck 3 of the bottle 4.
  • said capsule 5 has an opening 19 intended to allow access to the retractable shutter 12.
  • the latter takes, in fact, the form of a tongue 18, preferably in accordion, in order to facilitate, on the one hand, its emergence through said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, its gripping.
  • the opening 19 has a dimension greater than that of said support flange 16 so as to come to be positioned around the latter without exerting stress on it.
  • this opening 19 is less than that of said support flange 16 for, on the contrary, to bear on the latter.
  • the quality of this grip depends, in fact, on the nature and the size of said opening 19 which, therefore, adopts a substantially circular shape and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, this diameter being preferably approximately equal to 10 mm.
  • the present invention also consists in reducing the external diameter 20 of a plug 2 provided with a conduit 8 relative to the external diameter of a traditional plug made of solid material.
  • the external diameter 20 of the plug 2 according to the invention is between 27.5 and 30.5 mm, preferably approximately equal to 29, 5 mm.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Package Closures (AREA)
  • Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
EP99941710A 1998-09-07 1999-09-07 Verschlussvorrichtung für eine sektflasche Expired - Lifetime EP1109727B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9811283A FR2782983B1 (fr) 1998-09-07 1998-09-07 Dispositif de bouchage permettant de faciliter l'ouverture d'une bouteille contenant un liquide effervescent
FR9811283 1998-09-07
FR9813906 1998-11-02
FR9813906A FR2785260B1 (fr) 1998-11-02 1998-11-02 Bouchon en liege ou en matiere souple similaire pour vin effervescent
PCT/FR1999/002127 WO2000013984A1 (fr) 1998-09-07 1999-09-07 Dispositif d'obturation d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent

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EP1109727A1 true EP1109727A1 (de) 2001-06-27
EP1109727B1 EP1109727B1 (de) 2003-03-05

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US (1) US6499618B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1109727B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE233702T1 (de)
AU (1) AU754367B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69905732T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2194499T3 (de)
PT (1) PT1109727E (de)
WO (1) WO2000013984A1 (de)

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WO2000013984A1 (fr) 2000-03-16
ATE233702T1 (de) 2003-03-15
ES2194499T3 (es) 2003-11-16
EP1109727B1 (de) 2003-03-05
AU754367B2 (en) 2002-11-14
AU5522299A (en) 2000-03-27
DE69905732T2 (de) 2003-12-18
US6499618B1 (en) 2002-12-31
DE69905732D1 (de) 2003-04-10

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