EP1122182A2 - Stopfen für eine Flüssigkeit enthaltende Flaschen, insbesondere Champagner oder ähnliche Produkte - Google Patents

Stopfen für eine Flüssigkeit enthaltende Flaschen, insbesondere Champagner oder ähnliche Produkte Download PDF

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EP1122182A2
EP1122182A2 EP01830045A EP01830045A EP1122182A2 EP 1122182 A2 EP1122182 A2 EP 1122182A2 EP 01830045 A EP01830045 A EP 01830045A EP 01830045 A EP01830045 A EP 01830045A EP 1122182 A2 EP1122182 A2 EP 1122182A2
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stopper
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Marco Checchi
Fabrizio Michelini
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Pelliconi Abruzzo SRL
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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
    • B65D39/0064—Injection-molded plastic closures for "Champagne"-or "Sekt"-type bottles
    • 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
    • B65D39/007—Plastic cap-shaped hollow plugs

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  • the present invention relates to a stopper for bottles containing liquids, such as champagne or similar products.
  • the bottle must be fitted with a suitable sealing device, which is normally temporary, since the bottle may have to be reopened to allow suitable processing of its contents.
  • Such sealing devices normally involve the insertion of a hollow, cylindrical stopper, closed at the top by a transversal wall which extends beyond the side surface of the cylinder, forming a contact surface.
  • the stopper is made of a synthetic material and is pressed into the opening in the neck of a bottle until it rests against the contact surface on the edge of the opening.
  • a metal sealing capsule whose edge, generally crown-shaped, is designed to be clamped on the external ring-shaped edge of the neck of the bottle, is then applied over the stopper and holds it in position.
  • the stopper is also designed to collect ageing residues in the liquid bottled and to remove them from the bottle when the latter is opened.
  • the neck of the bottle is normally frozen in order to capture all of the residues and prevent them mixing with the liquid.
  • this conventional method does not guarantee that part of the residues will not fall back into the liquid in the bottle.
  • the technique which involves repeated freezing of the bottle neck may on the one hand alter the characteristics of the wine and, on the other, may weaken or even break the bottle.
  • the aim of the present invention is, therefore, to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing a stopper which allows all residues formed during the ageing process to be retained.
  • Another aim of the present invention is not to require additional treatments, for example thermal treatments, on the bottle and its contents.
  • a stopper for bottles containing champagne or similar products comprising a hollow, substantially cylindrical element with a longitudinal axis and a side wall.
  • the stopper may be inserted, according to the direction of its longitudinal axis, in the opening in the neck of a bottle and closed by a transversal wall which has a ring-shaped projection resting on the ring-shaped end face of the neck.
  • the stopper is characterised in that, at the internal surface of the side wall, the cylindrical element has means for retaining any residues, designed to keep the residues inside the hollow cylindrical element.
  • the numeral 1 denotes a stopper for bottles containing a pressurised liquid, such as champagne or similar product.
  • the stopper 1 comprises a hollow, substantially cylindrical element 2, which can be inserted, according to the direction of its longitudinal axis 3, in the opening 4 in the neck 5 of a bottle.
  • the size of the cylindrical element 2 is such that some force must be exerted in order to insert it in the opening 4, so that its side wall 6 is in close contact with the internal surface of the neck 5 of the bottle.
  • the cylindrical element 2 is closed at the top by a transversal wall 7 with a ring-shaped projection 8 which rests on a ring-shaped end face 9 of the neck 5, creating a stop which halts the insertion of the cylindrical element 2.
  • the cylindrical element 2 has retaining means 10, which allow the residues which form during the ageing process to be held inside the cavity in the cylindrical element 2 of the stopper 1.
  • the retaining means consist of a projection 11 extending towards the longitudinal axis 3 of the cylindrical element 2.
  • the projection 11 consists of a single tab 20 having the shape of a substantially flat continuous ring.
  • the tab 20 may be integral with the internal surface 6a of the side wall 6 of the cylindrical element 2, or it may be part of the element 2.
  • the extension of the tab 20 towards the longitudinal axis 3 has a depth S, measured on a plane P perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, which is less than the radius R of the cylindrical element.
  • the S/R ratio is between 0.2 and 0.8, preferably being 0.5.
  • the tab 20 extends longitudinally towards the transversal wall 7 of the stopper, forming a recess 12 together with the internal surface 6a of the side wall 6.
  • the tab 20 is set at an angle to the longitudinal axis 3 such that it forms a convex angle ⁇ to the internal surface 6a of the side wall 6, creating the recess 12.
  • the convex angle ⁇ measures between 5 degrees and 90 degrees, preferably being around 45 degrees.
  • the tab 20 may have a curved profile, not illustrated in the accompanying drawings, or it may be straight, as illustrated in Figure 1.
  • the projection 11 consists of a tab 21 which extends substantially in the shape of a continuous ring, with corrugations 21a to facilitate the collection of the residues, which tend to slip towards the bottom of the bottle.
  • the projection 11 consists of a plurality of flat elements or tabs 22 distributed in a ring shape and side by side, in such a way as to allow the passage of the liquid but not the residues.
  • the projection 10 consists of a plurality of hair-like elements or cilia 13 which extend towards the longitudinal axis 3 of the stopper 1.
  • the cilia extend in what is substantially a ring shape and, advantageously, are set at an angle to the internal surface 6a of the side wall 6 such that they extend longitudinally towards the transversal wall 7.
  • the configuration of the cilia 13 allows the liquid to be filtered when the bottle is picked up, retaining the residues in the recess 12 formed by the cilia 13 together with the internal surface 6a.
  • the projection 11 is not necessarily set at the angle illustrated. This obviously depends on the moulding process and apparatus used.
  • the projection 11, when extracted is preferably set at a very different angle, which may even vary over 180 degrees, labelled ⁇ in Figure 1.
  • a machine is used, designed specifically to bend the projection formed immediately after injection, so as to guarantee that the projection is positioned towards the transversal wall 7.

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EP20010830045 2000-02-01 2001-01-26 Stopfen für eine Flüssigkeit enthaltende Flaschen, insbesondere Champagner oder ähnliche Produkte Expired - Lifetime EP1122182B1 (de)

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ITBO20000041 IT1320940B1 (it) 2000-02-01 2000-02-01 Otturatore per bottiglie contenenti liquidi, in particolare champagnee simili.
ITBO000041 2000-02-01

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EP1122182A2 true EP1122182A2 (de) 2001-08-08
EP1122182A3 EP1122182A3 (de) 2001-11-21
EP1122182B1 EP1122182B1 (de) 2003-07-23

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WO2004099058A1 (en) * 2003-04-18 2004-11-18 Seung Ki Lee Champagne bottle with bottle opener

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IT201700068058A1 (it) * 2017-06-20 2018-12-20 Franz Egger Tappo per chiudere una bottiglia, in particolare una bottiglia contenente una bevanda torbida

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US2418630A (en) * 1944-01-01 1947-04-08 Febbraro Mario Bottle closure
FR2592860A1 (fr) * 1986-01-11 1987-07-17 Euscher Gmbh & Co Ewald Moyen de fermeture pour bouteilles, notamment pour bouteilles de vin mousseux

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US2418630A (en) * 1944-01-01 1947-04-08 Febbraro Mario Bottle closure
FR2592860A1 (fr) * 1986-01-11 1987-07-17 Euscher Gmbh & Co Ewald Moyen de fermeture pour bouteilles, notamment pour bouteilles de vin mousseux

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004099058A1 (en) * 2003-04-18 2004-11-18 Seung Ki Lee Champagne bottle with bottle opener

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ITBO20000041A1 (it) 2001-08-01
DE60100480D1 (de) 2003-08-28
EP1122182A3 (de) 2001-11-21
EP1122182B1 (de) 2003-07-23

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