EP1281627B1 - Tamper evident container/closure assembly - Google Patents

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EP1281627B1
EP1281627B1 EP02012545A EP02012545A EP1281627B1 EP 1281627 B1 EP1281627 B1 EP 1281627B1 EP 02012545 A EP02012545 A EP 02012545A EP 02012545 A EP02012545 A EP 02012545A EP 1281627 B1 EP1281627 B1 EP 1281627B1
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Markus Kebben
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a closure / container combination with tamper-evident according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Closure / container combinations with tamper evidence are known.
  • a tamper-evident ring is formed on the peripheral wall of a closure cap via tear-off webs, which has an engagement means which can engage in interlocking engagement with rear engagement means on the neck region of a container during assembly of the closure cap onto the container neck region.
  • the tamper-evident ring in some known closure / container combinations represents an axial extension of the peripheral wall of the cap, cf. DE-A-1,955,047th In other known arrangements, the tamper evident ring projects beyond the radial dimensions of the cap peripheral wall.
  • a closure / container combination in which a cap-side engagement means is provided on at least one peripheral wall portion recessed in the peripheral wall of the closure cap portion and connected to the peripheral wall via a plurality of tear-off webs.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a closure / container combination of the type mentioned, which manages despite reliable tamper evidence without Originalticiansring between cap and container.
  • the closure / container combination should be able to be manufactured economically by known plastic molding techniques and allow improved handling when automatically mounting caps on containers.
  • the closure / container combination according to the invention does not require a tear-off tamper-evident ring. Rather, the tamper-evident function is integrated into the peripheral wall of the closure cap member by recessed therein a limited peripheral wall region that can be separated from the remainder of the peripheral wall under a certain force applied thereto, thereby eliminating mutual blocking engagement of rear engagement means on the peripheral wall region and container member, and the closure cap member how a conventional cap from the container part can be removed.
  • the recessed peripheral wall area can therefore lie in the plane of the cap peripheral wall and is therefore claimed in a special way by forces neither in the production of the cap part or during later transport nor in the automatic assembly of the cap part.
  • the invention makes it possible to produce the closure cap part and container part of the combination in an economical manner by injection molding using suitable plastics, such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, etc., wherein the demolding of the closure cap parts, unlike those with tamper-evident rings, causes no problems.
  • a further tamper-evident provision can be made between the closure cap part and a lid part, which can be articulated thereto for the repeated closing of a pouring opening on the closure cap part.
  • a preferred embodiment of such a further tamper-evidence is the subject of claim 8 and basically known, cf. eg EP-A-0 201 138.
  • the closure cap portion of the closure / container combination carries the general reference numeral 1 and a container part the reference numeral 2.
  • the container part 2 is presently a separate plastic molding for attachment to a container (not shown).
  • the container part 1 can also be an integral part of the container by forming a neck region of the container corresponding to the container part 2.
  • the separate design of the container part 2 allows its combination with containers made of any materials, such as glass, plastic, metal, whereby suitable known connection techniques for permanent connection of the container part 2 can be used with a separate container.
  • the container part 2 has a substantially tubular configuration with a through passage defining an access opening 3, through which access to the interior of a container is possible.
  • a screw thread 4 is provided, which can cooperate with a complementary screw thread (not shown) on the inside of a peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1, so that the closure cap part 1 can be screwed onto the container part 2, in the course of this Operation the access opening 3 is closed.
  • the Hintergreifnocken 6 From the outer circumference of the container part 2 is radially from a Stromgreifnocken 6 at a position which is adapted to the axial and circumferential position of a recess 8 in the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1, so that the Stromgreifnocken 6 with completely screwed onto the container part 2 cap part. 1 snapping into the recess 8 and can be received therein as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the Hintergreifnocken 6 has a radially aligned stop surface 7, which, when the Hintergreifnocken 6 is in the recess 8, with a stop edge 14 on a peripheral wall portion 9 can engage, which is recessed within the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 to a rotation of the closure cap part 1 in Abschraubraum to prevent.
  • the stop edge 14 at the same time forms a leading boundary edge of the recess 8 when viewed in the screwing of the cap part 1 and is part of a leading enlarged portion 10 of the peripheral wall portion 9.
  • the leading portion 10 has when viewed in the plane of the peripheral wall 5 has a substantially triangular configuration with a under an opening opposite to the screw-on angle to the free edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5 extending oblique edge.
  • the peripheral wall portion 9 further includes a trailing portion 11, which bounds the recess 8 on the underside.
  • the sections 10, 11 of the peripheral wall region 9 have a common lower edge 13 ', which represents a continuation of the peripheral edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5.
  • the leading section 10 is connected to the peripheral wall 5 via a multiplicity of tear-off webs 12 (four tear-off webs in the present case).
  • the tear-off webs 12 form predetermined breaking points by being designed to rupture under a certain circumferential force acting thereon, whereby the leading portion 10 of the peripheral wall portion 9 loses its connection with the peripheral wall 5 and the blocking effect of the engagement between the rear engaging projections 6 and the stop edge 14 is lost.
  • Another Abreisssteg 12 ' connects an end facing away from the section 10 in the circumferential direction of the trailing portion 11 of the peripheral wall portion 9 with the peripheral wall 5. If this Abreisssteg 12' brought under a force exerted on the cap part 1 force to tear, the peripheral wall portion 9 of the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 are separated. For the function of the originality assurance such a complete separation of the peripheral wall area 9 is not mandatory. As shown, the lagging Section 11 may be formed in the form of a beam-like approach to the leading portion 10.
  • the Hintergreifnocken 6 has a radial cross section, which tapers conically from the stop surface 7 in the circumferential direction, so that a ramp-like ramp surface is formed, which allows the peripheral wall 5 of the cap 1 and in particular the peripheral wall portion 9 when screwing the cap member 1 on the Container part 2 can be moved along the Hintergreifvorsprunges 6, without that in this process a cracking of the webs 12, 12 'takes place.
  • the peripheral wall region 9 integrated in the circumferential wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 represents a first or main originality assurance which gives the user an indication that no manipulations have been made on the closure cap part 1, as long as the connection between the peripheral wall region 9 and the peripheral wall 5 is intact.
  • the closure cap part 1 may further be provided with a lid part 17 in order to close a pouring opening 16 in a cap end wall 15 spanning the access opening 3.
  • the lid part 17 may, as indicated at 18, be articulated via a film hinge on the closure cap part 1 in a known manner.
  • the pouring opening 16 may preferably have a lower passage capacity for the container contents than that of the inlet opening 3 of the container part 2.
  • this includes a tear strip 23 axially projecting along a peripheral portion of the cap end wall 15 and integrally formed with a plurality of tear-off webs 20 on the cap end wall 15.
  • a bottom edge 22 the tear-off strip 23 can be engaged by a protrusion or a nose 21 which protrudes radially from the circumference of the cover part 17 and the initial closing of the cover member 17 from the open position shown in FIG. 2 in the closed position of FIG. 1 along the tear-off strip 23 in an inter-related relationship with the lower edge 22 can be performed.
  • the tear strip 23 could also be formed on the cover part 17 and the nose 21 on the closure cap part 1.
  • the lid part 17 can be brought after the initial closure only in the open position shown in Fig. 2, if previously the tear strip 23 was separated by means of a hand applied thereto force from the cap portion 1, which requires a tearing of the tear-off webs 20.
  • An intact tear strip 23 is therefore another guarantee for the lack of falsifying manipulation of the container contents.
  • Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the invention, which differs from the previously described and shown in Fig. 1-3 embodiment only in the position of the peripheral wall portion within the peripheral wall of the closure cap part and the Schugreifnockens on the container part.
  • Corresponding parts as in the embodiment of Figures 1-3 are therefore provided with the same reference numerals and need not be described again.
  • the separable from the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap portion peripheral wall portion 9 may have a fundamentally identical construction as the peripheral wall portion 9 of the described embodiment with the Exception that the lower edge 130 forms no portion of the peripheral edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5, but is arranged at an axial distance thereto, so that the peripheral edge 13 of the closure cap part 1 is formed continuously.
  • the Deutschengreifnocken 6 on the container part 2, which may be constructed as well as the Hintergreifnocken 6 of the above embodiment is axially offset according to the axial position of the peripheral wall portion 9 relative to the above-described embodiment, so that it can engage in the recess 8 when the cap member 1 is completely screwed onto the container part 2.
  • the invention is not limited to such an assembly method. It could also be a plug-in assembly, in particular be provided in the manner of a bayonet between the parts.
  • the cap-side rear engagement means could be formed in other ways than by a stop known on the peripheral wall portion. It could e.g. a Schugreifvorsprung be formed on the inside of the Umfansgwand Schemees, with which the Schugreifnocken the container part in the course of assembly can engage. If desired, it would also be possible to provide a plurality of first or main originality fuses of the type according to the invention in a circumferentially distributed manner.

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Seal/container combination comprises a closing cap part (1) mounted on a container part (2) having an opening (3), and gripping elements (6, 14) arranged on the cap part and the container part. The gripping element on the cap side is arranged on a peripheral wall region (9) left open in the peripheral wall of the cap part and connected to the peripheral wall via retractable rods (12).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination mit Originalitätssicherung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a closure / container combination with tamper-evident according to the preamble of claim 1.

Verschluss/Behälter-Kombinationen mit Originalitätssicherung sind bekannt. Im Allgemeinen ist dazu an der Umfangswand einer Verschlusskappe über abreißbare Stege ein Originalitätsring angeformt, der Hintergreifmittel aufweist, die mit Hintergreifmitteln am Halsbereich eines Behälters im Zuge der Montage der Verschlusskappe auf den Behälterhalsbereich in blockierendem Eingriff miteinander treten können. Der Originalitätsring stellt bei einigen bekannten Verschluss/Behälter-Kombinationen eine axiale Verlängerung der Kappenumfangswand dar, vgl. DE-A-1955047. Bei anderen bekannten Anordnungen überragt der Originalitätsring die radialen Abmessungen der Kappenumfangswand. In beiden Fällen besteht die Gefahr, dass der Originalitätsring bei der Fertigung, dem Transport sowie während des automatischen Montierens einer Verschlusskappe auf einen Behälter infolge der bei diesen Vorgängen unvermeidbaren, auf den Originalitätsring einwirkenden und in ihrer Höhe nicht vorherbestimmbaren Kräften vorzeitig von der Verschlusskappe getrennt wird und damit die Originalitätsfunktion verloren gehen kann bzw. sich ein entsprechend hoher Ausschuss an nicht fehlerfreien Verpackungen ergibt. Ein weiterer Nachteil der bekannten Anordnungen ist, dass das Vorsehen des Originalitätsringes einen relativ hohen zusätzlichen Materialaufwand erforderlich macht, und dass nach Abtrennung des Originalitätsringes entweder am Behälter oder in der Umgebung relativ große unerwünschte Abfallprodukte aus der Verwendung der Verschlusskappe zurückbleiben. Schließlich beeinträchtigen Originalitätsringe, insbesondere wenn sie über die radialen Abmessungen der Kappenumfangswand hinausragen, deren ästhetisches Aussehen. Häufig ist daher der Einsatz von Verschlusskappen mit solchen Originalitätsringen auf Anwendungsfälle beschränkt, bei denen ästhetische Gesichtspunkte keine oder eine nur untergeordnete Rolle spielen.Closure / container combinations with tamper evidence are known. In general, a tamper-evident ring is formed on the peripheral wall of a closure cap via tear-off webs, which has an engagement means which can engage in interlocking engagement with rear engagement means on the neck region of a container during assembly of the closure cap onto the container neck region. The tamper-evident ring in some known closure / container combinations represents an axial extension of the peripheral wall of the cap, cf. DE-A-1,955,047th In other known arrangements, the tamper evident ring projects beyond the radial dimensions of the cap peripheral wall. In both cases, there is the danger that the tamper evident ring is prematurely separated from the cap during manufacture, transportation and during the automatic mounting of a closure cap due to the unavoidable forces acting on the tamper evident ring and unpredictable in these processes and thus the originality function can be lost or a correspondingly high rejection of incorrect packaging results. Another disadvantage of the known arrangements is that the provision of the tamper-evident ring necessitates a relatively high additional cost of materials, and that, after separation of the tamper-evident ring, either relatively large undesirable waste products remain on the container or in the environment from the use of the closure cap. Finally, tamper-evident rings, especially if they extend beyond the radial dimensions of the cap peripheral wall, affect their aesthetic appearance. Often, therefore, the use of caps with such Originalitätsringen is limited to applications in which aesthetic considerations play no or only a minor role.

Darüber hinaus ist aus der GB-A-2 138 411 eine Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination bekannt, bei der ein kappenseitiges Hintergreifmittel an wenigstens einem in der Umfangswand des Verschlusskappenteiles ausgesparten und über eine Vielzahl von Abreißstegen mit der Umfangswand verbundenen Umfangswandbereich vorgesehen ist. Diese bekannte Konstruktion führt beim erstmaligen Öffnen zu einer ruckartigen Bewegung, die höhere Kräfte erfordert, die nicht leicht vom Benutzer insbesondere Kindern und älteren Menschen aufgebracht werden können.Moreover, from GB-A-2 138 411 a closure / container combination is known in which a cap-side engagement means is provided on at least one peripheral wall portion recessed in the peripheral wall of the closure cap portion and connected to the peripheral wall via a plurality of tear-off webs. This known design results in the first opening to a jerky movement that requires higher forces that can not be easily applied by the user especially children and the elderly.

In Anbetracht dieser Umstände liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, die trotz zuverlässiger Originalitätsgewährleistungsfunktion ohne Originalitätsring zwischen Verschlusskappe und Behälter auskommt. Darüber hinaus soll die Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination problemlos nach bekannten Kunststoff-Formungstechniken wirtschaftlich gefertigt werden können und eine verbesserte Handhabung beim automatischen Montieren von Verschlusskappen auf Behälter ermöglichen.In view of these circumstances, the invention has for its object to provide a closure / container combination of the type mentioned, which manages despite reliable tamper evidence without Originalitätsring between cap and container. In addition, the closure / container combination should be able to be manufactured economically by known plastic molding techniques and allow improved handling when automatically mounting caps on containers.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale im kennzeichnenden Teil des Anspruches 1 gelöst. Danach kommt die erfindungsgemäße Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination ohne einen abreißbaren Originalitätsring aus. Die Originalitätsfunktion ist vielmehr in die Umfangswand des Verschlusskappenteiles integriert, indem darin ein begrenzter Umfangswandbereich ausgespart ist, der unter einer bestimmten darauf einwirkenden Kraft vom Rest der Umfangswand abgetrennt werden kann, wodurch eine gegenseitige blockierende Eingriffnahme von Hintergreifmitteln am Umfangswandbereich und Behälterteil aufgehoben wird und der Verschlusskappenteil wie eine herkömmliche Verschlusskappe vom Behälterteil abgenommen werden kann. Der ausgesparte Umfangswandbereich kann mithin in der Ebene der Kappenumfangswand liegen und wird aus diesem Grunde weder bei der Fertigung des Verschlusskappenteiles oder beim späteren Transport noch bei der automatischen Montage des Verschlusskappenteiles auf ein Behälterteil in besonderer Weise durch Kräfte beansprucht. Ein vorzeitiges Abtrennen des Umfangswandbereiches vom Rest der Kappenumfangswand ist daher nicht zu befürchten. Auch reicht es ggf. aus, wenn der Umfangswandbereich nur teilweise von der Kappenumfangswand abgetrennt wird, so dass er sich aus der Ebene der Kappenumfangswand herausbiegen lässt, und im Übrigen mit ihr in Verbindung bleibt, so dass eine Beeinträchtigung durch abgetrennte herumliegende Umfangswandbereiche vermieden werden kann. Die Erfindung ermöglicht die Fertigung des Verschlusskappenteiles und Behälterteiles der Kombination in wirtschaftlicher Weise durch Spritzgiessen unter Einsatz geeigneter Kunststoffe, wie Polyethylen, Polystyrol, Polypropylen, etc., wobei die Entformung des Verschlusskappenteile anders als solche mit Originalitätsringen keine Probleme bereitet. Gemäss einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung kann eine weitere Originalitätssicherung zwischen dem Verschlusskappenteil und einem Deckelteil vorgesehen sein, das zum wiederholten Verschliessen einer Ausgiessöffnung am Verschlusskappenteil daran angelenkt sein kann. Eine bevorzugte Ausführung einer derartigen weiteren Originalitätssicherung ist Gegenstand des Anspruches 8 und grundsätzlich bekannt, vgl. z.B. EP-A-0 201 138.This object is achieved by the features in the characterizing part of claim 1. Thereafter, the closure / container combination according to the invention does not require a tear-off tamper-evident ring. Rather, the tamper-evident function is integrated into the peripheral wall of the closure cap member by recessed therein a limited peripheral wall region that can be separated from the remainder of the peripheral wall under a certain force applied thereto, thereby eliminating mutual blocking engagement of rear engagement means on the peripheral wall region and container member, and the closure cap member how a conventional cap from the container part can be removed. The recessed peripheral wall area can therefore lie in the plane of the cap peripheral wall and is therefore claimed in a special way by forces neither in the production of the cap part or during later transport nor in the automatic assembly of the cap part. A premature separation of the peripheral wall area from the rest of the cap peripheral wall is therefore not to be feared. Also, it may be sufficient if the peripheral wall portion is only partially separated from the cap peripheral wall, so that it can be bent out of the plane of the cap peripheral wall, and in Remaining with her remains in connection, so that an impairment can be avoided by separated lying around peripheral wall areas. The invention makes it possible to produce the closure cap part and container part of the combination in an economical manner by injection molding using suitable plastics, such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, etc., wherein the demolding of the closure cap parts, unlike those with tamper-evident rings, causes no problems. According to a development of the invention, a further tamper-evident provision can be made between the closure cap part and a lid part, which can be articulated thereto for the repeated closing of a pouring opening on the closure cap part. A preferred embodiment of such a further tamper-evidence is the subject of claim 8 and basically known, cf. eg EP-A-0 201 138.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von Ausführungsformen und der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 in perspektivischer auseinandergezogener Ansicht eine Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination gemäss einer ersten Ausführungsform der Erfindung im Zustand vor der Montage eines Verschlusskappenteiles auf einen Behälterteil,
  • Fig. 2 in einer Ansicht ähnlich Fig. 1 die Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination mit einem aufgeklappten Deckelteil nach Überwindung einer Originalitätssicherung für den Deckelteil,
  • Fig. 3 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht die Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination nach Fig. 1 im Zustand nach der Montage des Verschlusskappenteiles auf dem Behälterteil, und
  • Fig. 4 in einer Ansicht ähnlich Fig. 1 eine Verschluss/Behälterkombination gemäss einer weiteren Ausführungsform der Erfindung.
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  • 1 is a perspective exploded view of a closure / container combination according to a first embodiment of the invention in the state before mounting a closure cap part on a container part,
  • 1 in a view similar to FIG. 1, the closure / container combination with an unfolded cover part after overcoming a tamper evidence for the cover part,
  • 3 shows a perspective view of the closure / container combination according to FIG. 1 in the state after assembly of the closure cap part on the container part, and FIG
  • Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 a closure / container combination according to another embodiment of the invention.

In Fig. 1 trägt der Verschlusskappenteil der Verschluss/Behälter-Kombination das allgemeine Bezugszeichen 1 und ein Behälterteil das Bezugszeichen 2. Der Behälterteil 2 ist vorliegend ein separates Kunststoff-Formteil zur Befestigung an einem Behälter (nicht gezeigt). Der Behälterteil 1 kann jedoch auch ein integrales Bestandteil des Behälters sein, indem ein Halsbereich des Behälters entsprechend dem Behälterteil 2 ausgebildet ist. Die separate Ausbildung des Behälterteiles 2 ermöglicht dessen Kombination mit Behältern aus beliebigen Materialien, wie Glas, Kunststoff, Metall, wobei geeignete bekannte Verbindungstechniken zur dauerhaften Verbindung des Behälterteiles 2 mit einem separaten Behälter zur Anwendung kommen können.In Fig. 1, the closure cap portion of the closure / container combination carries the general reference numeral 1 and a container part the reference numeral 2. The container part 2 is presently a separate plastic molding for attachment to a container (not shown). However, the container part 1 can also be an integral part of the container by forming a neck region of the container corresponding to the container part 2. The separate design of the container part 2 allows its combination with containers made of any materials, such as glass, plastic, metal, whereby suitable known connection techniques for permanent connection of the container part 2 can be used with a separate container.

Der Behälterteil 2 hat eine im wesentlichen rohrförmige Konfiguration mit einer Durchgangspassage, die eine Zutrittsöffnung 3 definiert, über die ein Zutritt zum Inneren eines Behälters möglich ist. Am äusseren Umfang des Behälterteiles 2 ist ein Schraubgewinde 4 vorgesehen, das mit einem komplementären Schraubgewinde (nicht gezeigt) an der Innenseite einer Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 zusammenwirken kann, so dass der Verschlusskappenteil 1 auf den Behälterteil 2 aufgeschraubt werden kann, wobei im Zuge dieses Vorganges die Zutrittsöffnung 3 verschlossen wird.The container part 2 has a substantially tubular configuration with a through passage defining an access opening 3, through which access to the interior of a container is possible. At the outer periphery of the container part 2, a screw thread 4 is provided, which can cooperate with a complementary screw thread (not shown) on the inside of a peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1, so that the closure cap part 1 can be screwed onto the container part 2, in the course of this Operation the access opening 3 is closed.

Vom äusseren Umfang des Behälterteils 2 steht radial ein Hintergreifnocken 6 an einer Stelle ab, die auf die axiale und umfängliche Lage einer Ausnehmung 8 in der Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 abgestimmt ist, so dass der Hintergreifnocken 6 bei vollständig auf dem Behälterteil 2 aufgeschraubtem Verschlusskappenteil 1 schnappend in die Ausnehmung 8 eingreifen und darin aufgenommen werden kann wie dies in Fig. 3 gezeigt ist. Der Hintergreifnocken 6 hat eine radial ausgerichtete Anschlagfläche 7, die, wenn sich der Hintergreifnocken 6 in der Ausnehmung 8 befindet, mit einer Anschlagkante 14 an einem Umfangswandbereich 9 in Eingriff treten kann, der innerhalb der Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 ausgespart ist, um eine Drehung des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 in Abschraubrichtung zu verhindern. Die Anschlagkante 14 bildet gleichzeitig eine voreilende Begrenzungskante der Ausnehmung 8 bei Betrachtung in Aufschraubrichtung des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 und ist Teil eines voreilenden vergrösserten Abschnittes 10 des Umfangswandbereiches 9. Der voreilende Abschnitt 10 hat bei Betrachtung in der Ebene der Umfangswand 5 eine im Wesentlichen dreieckförmige Konfiguration mit einer unter einem sich entgegen der Aufschraubrichtung öffnenden Winkel zur freien Randkante 13 der Umfangswand 5 erstreckenden Schrägkante.From the outer circumference of the container part 2 is radially from a Hintergreifnocken 6 at a position which is adapted to the axial and circumferential position of a recess 8 in the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1, so that the Hintergreifnocken 6 with completely screwed onto the container part 2 cap part. 1 snapping into the recess 8 and can be received therein as shown in Fig. 3. The Hintergreifnocken 6 has a radially aligned stop surface 7, which, when the Hintergreifnocken 6 is in the recess 8, with a stop edge 14 on a peripheral wall portion 9 can engage, which is recessed within the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 to a rotation of the closure cap part 1 in Abschraubrichtung to prevent. The stop edge 14 at the same time forms a leading boundary edge of the recess 8 when viewed in the screwing of the cap part 1 and is part of a leading enlarged portion 10 of the peripheral wall portion 9. The leading portion 10 has when viewed in the plane of the peripheral wall 5 has a substantially triangular configuration with a under an opening opposite to the screw-on angle to the free edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5 extending oblique edge.

Der Umfangswandbereiches 9 umfasst ferner einen nacheilenden Abschnitt 11, der die Ausnehmung 8 unterseitig begrenzt. Die Abschnitte 10, 11 des Umfangswandbereiches 9 haben eine gemeinsame Unterkante 13', die eine Fortsetzung der Randkante 13 der Umfangswand 5 darstellt.The peripheral wall portion 9 further includes a trailing portion 11, which bounds the recess 8 on the underside. The sections 10, 11 of the peripheral wall region 9 have a common lower edge 13 ', which represents a continuation of the peripheral edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5.

Längs seiner Schrägkante ist der voreilende Abschnitt 10 über eine Vielzahl von Abreissstegen 12 (im vorliegenden Fall vier Abreissstege) mit der Umfangswand 5 verbunden. Die Abreissstege 12 bilden Sollbruchstellen, indem sie so ausgelegt sind, dass sie unter einer bestimmten darauf in Umfangsrichtung einwirkenden Kraft reissen, wodurch der voreilende Abschnitt 10 des Umfangswandbereiches 9 seine Verbindung mit der Umfangswand 5 einbüsst und die blockierende Wirkung der Eingriffnahme zwischen dem Hintergreifvorsprung 6 und der Anschlagkante 14 verloren geht.Along its oblique edge, the leading section 10 is connected to the peripheral wall 5 via a multiplicity of tear-off webs 12 (four tear-off webs in the present case). The tear-off webs 12 form predetermined breaking points by being designed to rupture under a certain circumferential force acting thereon, whereby the leading portion 10 of the peripheral wall portion 9 loses its connection with the peripheral wall 5 and the blocking effect of the engagement between the rear engaging projections 6 and the stop edge 14 is lost.

Ein weiterer Abreisssteg 12' verbindet ein in Umfangsrichtung vom Abschnitt 10 abgewandtes Ende des nacheilenden Abschnittes 11 des Umfangswandbereiches 9 mit der Umfangswand 5. Wird auch dieser Abreisssteg 12' unter einer auf den Verschlusskappenteil 1 ausgeübten Kraft zum Reissen gebracht, kann der Umfangswandbereich 9 vollständig von der Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 abgetrennt werden. Für die Funktion der Originaltätssicherung ist ein derartiges vollständiges Abtrennen des Umfangswandbereiches 9 nicht obligatorisch. Wie dargestellt, kann der nacheilende Abschnitt 11 in Form eines balkenartigen Ansatzes am voreilenden Abschnittes 10 ausgebildet sein.Another Abreisssteg 12 'connects an end facing away from the section 10 in the circumferential direction of the trailing portion 11 of the peripheral wall portion 9 with the peripheral wall 5. If this Abreisssteg 12' brought under a force exerted on the cap part 1 force to tear, the peripheral wall portion 9 of the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 are separated. For the function of the originality assurance such a complete separation of the peripheral wall area 9 is not mandatory. As shown, the lagging Section 11 may be formed in the form of a beam-like approach to the leading portion 10.

Der Hintergreifnocken 6 hat einen radialen Querschnitt, der sich von der Anschlagfläche 7 in Umfangsrichtung konisch verjüngt, so dass eine rampenartige Auflauffläche gebildet wird, die es ermöglicht, dass die Umfangswand 5 der Verschlusskappe 1 und insbesondere der Umfangswandbereich 9 beim Aufschrauben des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 auf den Behälterteil 2 längs des Hintergreifvorsprunges 6 bewegt werden können, ohne dass bei diesem Vorgang ein Reissen der Stege 12, 12' stattfindet. Erst bei einer Bewegung des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 in entgegengesetzter oder Abschraubrichtung kommt die Anschlagfläche 7 des Hintergreifvorsprunges 6 in verriegelndem Eingriff mit der Anschlagkante 14 des Umfangswandbereiches 9, wodurch eine Bewegung des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 in Abschraubrichtung erst möglich wird, wenn die Stege 12 mit einer so grossen Kraft beaufschlagt werden, dass es zu einem Reissen der Stege kommt.The Hintergreifnocken 6 has a radial cross section, which tapers conically from the stop surface 7 in the circumferential direction, so that a ramp-like ramp surface is formed, which allows the peripheral wall 5 of the cap 1 and in particular the peripheral wall portion 9 when screwing the cap member 1 on the Container part 2 can be moved along the Hintergreifvorsprunges 6, without that in this process a cracking of the webs 12, 12 'takes place. Only with a movement of the closure cap part 1 in the opposite or unscrewing the stop surface 7 of the Hintergreifvorsprunges 6 comes into locking engagement with the stop edge 14 of the peripheral wall portion 9, whereby a movement of the closure cap part 1 in the unscrewing possible only when the webs 12 with such a large force be charged that it comes to a tearing of the webs.

Der in die Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 integrierte Umfangswandbereich 9 stellt eine erste oder Hauptoriginalitätssicherung dar, die dem Verwender einen Hinweis vermittelt, dass keine Manipulationen am Verschlusskappenteil 1 vorgenommen wurden, solange die Verbindung zwischen dem Umfangswandbereich 9 und der Umfangswand 5 intakt ist.The peripheral wall region 9 integrated in the circumferential wall 5 of the closure cap part 1 represents a first or main originality assurance which gives the user an indication that no manipulations have been made on the closure cap part 1, as long as the connection between the peripheral wall region 9 and the peripheral wall 5 is intact.

Wie dargestellt, kann der Verschlusskappenteil 1 ferner mit einem Deckelteil 17 versehen sein, um eine Ausgiessöffnung 16 in einer die Zutrittsöffnung 3 überspannenden Kappenabschlusswand 15 zu verschliessen. Der Deckelteil 17 kann, wie bei 18 angedeutet ist, über ein Filmgelenk am Verschlusskappenteil 1 in bekannter Weise angelenkt sein.As shown, the closure cap part 1 may further be provided with a lid part 17 in order to close a pouring opening 16 in a cap end wall 15 spanning the access opening 3. The lid part 17 may, as indicated at 18, be articulated via a film hinge on the closure cap part 1 in a known manner.

Eine weitere Originalitätssicherung kann zwischen dem Verschlusskappenteil 1 und dem Deckelteil 17 vorgesehen sein, die den Deckelteil 17 in der die Ausgiessöffnung 16 verschliessenden Position hält, vgl. Fig. 1 und 3. Die Ausgiessöffnung 16 kann vorzugsweise eine geringere Durchlasskapazität für den Behälterinhalt als die der Zutrittsöffnung 3 des Behälterteiles 2 haben. Obschon andere derartige Originalitätssicherungen vorgesehen sein können, umfasst diese bei der in Fig. 1-3 gezeigten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ein längs eines umfänglichen Abschnittes der Kappenabschlusswand 15 axial abstehendes und über eine Vielzahl von Abreissstegen 20 an der Kappenabschlusswand 15 angeformtes Abreissband 23. Eine Unterkante 22 des Abreissbandes 23 kann von einem Vorsprung oder einer Nase 21 untergriffen werden, die radial vom Umfang des Deckelteiles 17 absteht und beim erstmaligen Schliessen des Deckelteiles 17 aus der in Fig. 2 gezeigten geöffneten Position in die Schliessposition nach Fig. 1 längs des Abreissbandes 23 in eine untergreifende Beziehung zur Unterkante 22 geführt werden kann. Wenn erwünscht, könnte das Abreissband 23 auch am Deckelteil 17 und die Nase 21 am Verschlusskappenteil 1 angeformt sein. Der Deckelteil 17 kann nach dem erstmaligen Schliessen nur in die in Fig. 2 gezeigte geöffnete Position gebracht werden, wenn zuvor das Abreissband 23 mittels einer daran angelegten Handkraft vom Verschlusskappenteil 1 abgetrennt wurde, was ein Reissen der Abreissstege 20 voraussetzt. Ein intaktes Abreissband 23 ist daher eine weitere Garantie für das Fehlen verfälschender Manipulationen am Behälterinhalt.Another tamper-evident feature can be provided between the closure cap part 1 and the lid part 17, which covers the lid part 17 in the pouring opening 16 holds closed position, cf. 1 and 3. The pouring opening 16 may preferably have a lower passage capacity for the container contents than that of the inlet opening 3 of the container part 2. Although other such tamper-evident devices may be provided, in the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1-3, this includes a tear strip 23 axially projecting along a peripheral portion of the cap end wall 15 and integrally formed with a plurality of tear-off webs 20 on the cap end wall 15. A bottom edge 22 the tear-off strip 23 can be engaged by a protrusion or a nose 21 which protrudes radially from the circumference of the cover part 17 and the initial closing of the cover member 17 from the open position shown in FIG. 2 in the closed position of FIG. 1 along the tear-off strip 23 in an inter-related relationship with the lower edge 22 can be performed. If desired, the tear strip 23 could also be formed on the cover part 17 and the nose 21 on the closure cap part 1. The lid part 17 can be brought after the initial closure only in the open position shown in Fig. 2, if previously the tear strip 23 was separated by means of a hand applied thereto force from the cap portion 1, which requires a tearing of the tear-off webs 20. An intact tear strip 23 is therefore another guarantee for the lack of falsifying manipulation of the container contents.

Fig. 4 zeigt eine weitere Ausführungsform der Erfindung, die sich von der vorherbeschriebenen und in Fig. 1-3 gezeigten Ausführungsform nur in der Lage des Umfangswandbereiches innerhalb der Umfangswand des Verschlusskappenteiles und des Hintergreifnockens am Behälterteil unterscheidet. Übereinstimmende Teile wie bei der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 1-3 sind daher mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen und brauchen nicht erneut beschrieben zu werden.Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the invention, which differs from the previously described and shown in Fig. 1-3 embodiment only in the position of the peripheral wall portion within the peripheral wall of the closure cap part and the Hintergreifnockens on the container part. Corresponding parts as in the embodiment of Figures 1-3 are therefore provided with the same reference numerals and need not be described again.

Der von der Umfangswand 5 des Verschlusskappenteiles trennbare Umfangswandbereich 9 kann eine grundsätzlich identische Ausbildung wie der Umfangswandbereich 9 der beschriebenen Ausführungsform haben mit der Aussnahme, dass die Unterkante 130 keinen Abschnitt der Randkante 13 der Umfangswand 5 bildet, sondern in einem axialen Abstand dazu angeordnet ist, so dass die Randkante 13 des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 kontinuierlich ausgebildet ist. Der Hintergreifnocken 6 am Behälterteil 2, der ebenso wie der Hintergreifnocken 6 der vorbeschriebenen Ausführungsform aufgebaut sein kann, ist entsprechend der axialen Lage des Umfangswandbereiches 9 gegenüber der der vorbeschriebenen Ausführungform axial versetzt angeordnet, so dass er in die Ausnehmung 8 eingreifen kann, wenn der Verschlusskappenteil 1 vollständig auf dem Behälterteil 2 aufgeschraubt ist. Die wesentliche Vergrösserung der Ausnehmung 8, die dadurch entsteht, dass der Umfangswandbereich 9 von der Umfangswand 5 abgetrennt wird, wenn beim Abschrauben des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 die Abreissstege 12 reissen, bewirkt, dass die blockierende Eingriffnahme zwischen der Anschlagfläche 7 des Hintergreifnockens 6 und der Anschlagkante 14 des Umfangswandbereiches 9 verloren geht und ein vollständiges Abschrauben des Verschlusskappenteiles 1 ermöglicht wird.The separable from the peripheral wall 5 of the closure cap portion peripheral wall portion 9 may have a fundamentally identical construction as the peripheral wall portion 9 of the described embodiment with the Exception that the lower edge 130 forms no portion of the peripheral edge 13 of the peripheral wall 5, but is arranged at an axial distance thereto, so that the peripheral edge 13 of the closure cap part 1 is formed continuously. The Hintergreifnocken 6 on the container part 2, which may be constructed as well as the Hintergreifnocken 6 of the above embodiment is axially offset according to the axial position of the peripheral wall portion 9 relative to the above-described embodiment, so that it can engage in the recess 8 when the cap member 1 is completely screwed onto the container part 2. The substantial enlargement of the recess 8, which results from the fact that the peripheral wall portion 9 is separated from the peripheral wall 5, when tear off the Abreissstege 12 when unscrewing the cap member 1, causes the blocking engagement between the stop surface 7 of the Hintergreifnockens 6 and the stop edge 14th the peripheral wall portion 9 is lost and a complete unscrewing of the closure cap part 1 is made possible.

Obschon die bei den vorbeschriebenen Ausführungsformen der Erfindung vorgesehene Schraubmontage des Verschlusskappenteiles auf dem Behälterteil bevorzugt wird, ist die Erfindung auf eine derartige Montageweise nicht beschränkt. Es könnte auch eine Steckmontage, insbesonder nach Art eines Bayonettverschlusses zwischen den Teilen vorgesehen werden. Die kappenseitigen Hintergreifmittel könnten in anderer Weise als durch eine Anschlagkannte am Umfangswandbereich ausgebildet sein. Es könnte z.B. ein Hintergreifvorsprung an der Innenseite des Umfansgwandbereiches angeformt sein, mit dem der Hintergreifnocken am Behälterteil im Zuge der Montage in Eingriff treten kann. Wenn erwünscht, könnten auch meherere erste oder Hauptoriginalitätssicherungen der erfindungsgemässen Art umfänglich verteilt vorgesehen werden.Although the screw mounting of the closure cap part on the container part provided in the above-described embodiments of the invention is preferred, the invention is not limited to such an assembly method. It could also be a plug-in assembly, in particular be provided in the manner of a bayonet between the parts. The cap-side rear engagement means could be formed in other ways than by a stop known on the peripheral wall portion. It could e.g. a Hintergreifvorsprung be formed on the inside of the Umfansgwandbereiches, with which the Hintergreifnocken the container part in the course of assembly can engage. If desired, it would also be possible to provide a plurality of first or main originality fuses of the type according to the invention in a circumferentially distributed manner.

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  1. Tamper-evident closure/container combination with a closure cap part (1) mountable on a container part (2) to close an access opening (3) to the container interior, the closure cap part having a circumferential wall (5), and with mating latching means (6, 14) provided on the closure cap part and container part that can be brought into a latching relationship with each other in the course of mounting the closure cap part on the container part in order to prevent movement of the closure cap part in the direction opposite to the mounting direction, the cap-side latching means being joined to the circumferential wall (5) by a plurality of breakaway webs (12), and the cap-side latching means (14) being provided in at least one region (9) of the circumferential wall (5) of the closure cap part (1) not completely severed from the circumferential wall but joined thereto by the breakaway webs (12), characterized in that the circumferential wall region (9) is joined to the circumferential wall (5) by the breakaway webs (12) along a slanting edge and in that the slanting edge extends at an angle opening the opposite way to the mounting direction relative to the free rim (13) of the circumferential wall (5).
  2. Closure/container combination according to Claim 1, characterized in that a cutout (8) in which a container-side latching means (6) standing proud of the container part (2) is latchable is provided in the circumferential wall (5) close to the region (9).
  3. Closure/container combination according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterized in that the cap-side latching means comprise an abutment edge (14) of the circumferential wall region (9).
  4. Closure/container combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that mating screw threads (4) are provided on the circumferential wall (5) of the cap and on the container part (2) for screwing the closure cap part (1) on to the container part (2).
  5. Closure/container combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the circumferential wall region (9) is provided in close proximity to the free rim (13) of the circumferential wall (5) of the cap.
  6. Closure/container combination according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the circumferential wall region (9) includes a portion (13') of the free rim (13) of the circumferential wall (5) of the cap.
  7. Closure/container combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a further tamper-evident device between the closure cap part (1) and a lid part (17) for closing a pouring opening (16) provided in a cap closure wall (15).
  8. Closure/container combination according to Claim 7, characterized in that the further tamper-evident device comprises a breakaway strip (23) on either the closure cap part (1) or the lid part (17) and at least one projecting lip (21) on the respective other part that can be made to latch under the said breakaway strip in the closed position of the lid part in order to fix the position of the lid part in relation to the closure cap part so that the lid part can be brought into a position uncovering the pouring opening only after the breakaway strip has been removed.
  9. Closure/container combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure cap part (1) is a one-piece plastic moulding.
  10. Closure/container combination according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container part (2) is a one-piece plastic moulding for attachment to a container.
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