EP1205397A2 - Capsule ameliorée pour recipients de poudre et de liquide - Google Patents

Capsule ameliorée pour recipients de poudre et de liquide Download PDF

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EP1205397A2
EP1205397A2 EP01124475A EP01124475A EP1205397A2 EP 1205397 A2 EP1205397 A2 EP 1205397A2 EP 01124475 A EP01124475 A EP 01124475A EP 01124475 A EP01124475 A EP 01124475A EP 1205397 A2 EP1205397 A2 EP 1205397A2
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Roberto Capparuccini
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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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/58—Caps or cap-like covers combined with 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt

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  • the present invention relates to an improved capsule, which has been specifically designed for containers holding liquids and powders such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, food, dietetic and the like products.
  • the above mentioned capsules conventionally comprise a capsule portion which can be separated by tearing for clearing or freeing a plug element, from a crown member rigid with the neck of the container or vessel.
  • the tearing portion is arranged at a curved surface of the capsule, thereby it would be necessary, for locating the portion to be broken away, to turn the container, even through several turning movements.
  • the mentioned portion or tab which must be necessarily of a projecting configuration, makes the capsule hardly workable, as said capsule is applied to the container in high speed container handling apparatus.
  • Another type of prior capsules provides to include a tearing tongue at a top surface of the capsule: thereby, these capsules can be opened exclusively by raising and tearing away a circular crown, with an end side breaking away.
  • these capsules too are of difficult operation, and, frequently, they require the use of an opening tool, such as a knife or scissors, in order to rise the capsule portion to be broken away.
  • an opening tool such as a knife or scissors
  • Yet other capsules of conventional arrangement, are made of an aluminium material, thereby they can frequently damage or injuring an operator, because of the difficult tearing thereof.
  • the mentioned aluminium capsules conventionally comprise a plastics material gasket which must preliminarily assembled to the capsule body, thereby causing making difficulties.
  • the aluminium capsules are susceptible to easy polluting during the making thereof, thereby they must be frequently necessarily sterilized.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide such an improved capsule, specifically designed for containers for holding liquids and powders such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, food, dietetic and the like products, which overcomes the above mentioned. problems affecting the prior art capsules.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such a capsule which can be opened in a very easy manner.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a capsule which can be advantageously made, both with respect to its making cost and its machining properties.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a capsule which has very high hygienic properties.
  • an improved capsule specifically designed for containers for holding liquids and powders, such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, food, dietetic and the like products, comprising a plug consisting of a tubular portion designed for engaging in a neck of a container and having a circular outer portion, characterized in that said capsule comprises moreover a cylindric portion coupled to said circular portion by a circular crown rigid with said circular portion of said plug and that between said cylindric portion and circular crown are provided a plurality of notches for facilitating a separation of the cylindric portion from the circular crown by a pressing force, without raising or withdrawing operations, said pressing force being provided by a finger, starting from a preferential portion of said circular crown made rigid with said cylindric portion.
  • the capsule according to the present invention which has been generally indicated by the reference number 1, has been specifically designed for a container or vessel for holding liquids and powders, such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, food, dietetic and the like products, and being of a type shown in figures 1 and 4, and being generally indicated by the reference number 2, and including a collet 3 to which the capsule 1 must be applied.
  • liquids and powders such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, food, dietetic and the like products
  • the capsule 1 comprises a plug consisting of a tubular portion, not shown in the figures and of any suitable known types, for engaging in the neck of the container, and including an outer circular portion 4, arranged outside of the container.
  • the capsule 1 comprises, moreover, a cylindric portion 5, coupled to the mentioned circular portion 4 by a coupling circular crown 6, rigid with said circular portion.
  • a plurality of notches or cut-outs 7, for facilitating a separation of the cylindric portion 5 from the circular crown 6 by applying a pressing force, from the top to the bottom, which pressing force can be provided by a finger 8 starting from a preferential portion 9 of the circular crown, which has been made rigid with the cylindric portion.
  • the preferential portion 9 constitutes an integrating part of the cylindric portion andis arranged at a cut-out 10, made in the circular crown 6.
  • the circular crown is provided with the recessed region 11, designed for facilitating both the locating of the preferential portion 9 and the application of the finger pressing force.
  • the cylindric portion 5 comprises a vertical notch 12, therefrom starts the separation of the cylindric portion from the circular crown 6.
  • the plug Upon having separated the cylindric portion 5 from the circular crown 6, the plug will be freed, and the container can be opened.
  • the locating of the preferential portion 9 is facilitated since it can be easily seen from the top of the capsule and being further facilitated since the capsule comprises the above mentioned recessed region at said preferential portion.
  • the recessed region allows the capsule to be opened even with any visual observation, since said preferential region can be immediately located by a touching operation.
  • the capsule can be torn away without requiring any raising of capsule portions, and the tearing away of the capsule can be performed without using nails or specifically designed tools.
  • a capsule which can be opened in a much simpler manner than conventional capsules and which, moreover, can be made as safe as possible.
  • the capsule according to the present invention has the further feature that it is provided with a pre-tearing slit, arranged at its top surface and which, accordingly, can be immediately and easily located by a user, in opening the container.
  • the capsule according to the present invention can be easily opened since the pre-tearing slit, in addition to being immediately seen, allows the capsule to be opened by a simple pressing force, applied from the top to the bottom, followed by a slight tearing immediately causing a breaking of the lateral band of the capsule and the detaching thereof from the circular crown.
  • Yet another advantage of the invention is that of replacing prior aluminium capsules, having the above mentioned drawbacks, and which can be hardly torn away.
  • Yet another important advantage of the present invention is that the container can be immediately and easily opened even in a blind-type of condition.
  • the used materials, as well as the contingent size and shapes can be any, depending on the requirements and the status of the art.

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IT2000MI000632U IT249879Y1 (it) 2000-11-08 2000-11-08 Capsula perfezionata particolarmente studiata per contenitori diliquidi e polveri
ITMI000632U 2000-11-08

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CN104379022A (zh) * 2012-06-21 2015-02-25 株式会社高丝 棒状化妆品用盖
CN108968146A (zh) * 2018-06-08 2018-12-11 云南中烟工业有限责任公司 一种储液胶囊及其制备方法和用途

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FR1378912A (fr) * 1963-08-30 1964-11-20 Bordelaise De Matieres Plastiq Capsule de bouchage déchirable inviolable
EP0356758A1 (fr) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-07 Capsulit S.P.A. Fermeture pour récipients tels que des bouteilles, comprenant un réservoir à fond cassable
US5299702A (en) * 1991-10-15 1994-04-05 Gaplast Gmbh Stopper for a receptacle
DE20014675U1 (de) * 2000-07-22 2000-12-21 Heinlein Plastik-Technik GmbH, 91522 Ansbach Verschlußkappe für eine Flasche o.dgl.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1378912A (fr) * 1963-08-30 1964-11-20 Bordelaise De Matieres Plastiq Capsule de bouchage déchirable inviolable
EP0356758A1 (fr) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-07 Capsulit S.P.A. Fermeture pour récipients tels que des bouteilles, comprenant un réservoir à fond cassable
US5299702A (en) * 1991-10-15 1994-04-05 Gaplast Gmbh Stopper for a receptacle
DE20014675U1 (de) * 2000-07-22 2000-12-21 Heinlein Plastik-Technik GmbH, 91522 Ansbach Verschlußkappe für eine Flasche o.dgl.

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104379022A (zh) * 2012-06-21 2015-02-25 株式会社高丝 棒状化妆品用盖
CN108968146A (zh) * 2018-06-08 2018-12-11 云南中烟工业有限责任公司 一种储液胶囊及其制备方法和用途

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