EP1284908B1 - Lid for beverage cans with reinforced seal - Google Patents

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EP1284908B1
EP1284908B1 EP00935474A EP00935474A EP1284908B1 EP 1284908 B1 EP1284908 B1 EP 1284908B1 EP 00935474 A EP00935474 A EP 00935474A EP 00935474 A EP00935474 A EP 00935474A EP 1284908 B1 EP1284908 B1 EP 1284908B1
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/243—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes combined with an opening device
    • 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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
    • 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/32—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying radial or radial and axial pressure, e.g. contractible bands encircling closure member
    • B65D45/322—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying radial or radial and axial pressure, e.g. contractible bands encircling closure member the clamping device being an annular member moved axially to clamp the closure by using radial pressure
    • 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
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0018—Upper closure of the 43-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0071—Lower closure of the 17-type
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0031—Reclosable openings
    • B65D2517/004—Reclosable openings by means of an additional element
    • B65D2517/0041—Reclosable openings by means of an additional element in the form of a cover
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0059—General cross-sectional shape of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0061—U-shaped
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0098—Means for preventing dust contacting pouring opening, e.g. a cover over the tear panel

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  • the invention concerns cans used for packaging drinks
  • a wide use is made of cans containing drinks to which access is obtained through a hole created by pulling off a strip from a part of the surface prepared for the purpose, there being at the rear end of said strip a ring and pin which, before being pulled up, lie flat on the upper surface of the can.
  • Subject of this present invention is a lid which is still more efficient than the earlier ones.
  • a third rib set is set at a short distance from the upper rib.
  • a sealing ring of plastic, metal or any other material resistant to pulling is a sealing ring of plastic, metal or any other material resistant to pulling.
  • the internal diameter of said sealing ring is slightly less than the external diameter of the lid at the position where it fits on, so as to create pressure substantially on the area between the two upper annular ribs on the inner wall of the lid.
  • the lid presents a hook whose internal width and shape substantially correspond to the shape and thickness of the ring, having a lower opening narrower than said thickness so that the ring can be pushed in with a slight effort.
  • a finger when requiring to drink the contents, a finger can be used in an area diametrically opposite to that of the hook, to raise the ring, rotating it round the hinge formed by said hook, and so create sufficient pull to detach the lid completely from the can.
  • the hook preferably forms an integral part of the lid.
  • An outward-facing tab is advantageously fixed to the ring in order to facilitate movement of the finger when rasing the lid.
  • the invention offers evident advantages.
  • Said lid has a convex base 141 which, next to its raised edge 142 in the shape of a downward-facing U, forms a truncated-cone shaped body 143 of a shape and size substantially the same as those of the head 15 with U-shaped edge 16 of the can 130.
  • Three annular sealing ribs are made on the inner wall of the lid's truncated-cone shaped body, one rib 147 at the end of said body, another 145 at the point where said body becomes the upper cylindrical top, and an intermediate rib 146 at a short distance from rib 145.
  • a ring 155 is placed inside the hook 150 in one piece with said lid and inside it.
  • said ring is fixed by causing it to penetrate inside the hook 150 by slight pressure at its opening 156, and presents a gripping tab 156 on the side opposite said hook.
  • This pressure effectively opposes the force set up inside the can when the drink becomes partially gaseous.
  • a finger 160 is used on the tongue 156 as seen in Figur 3.
  • the finger 160 is able to exert pulling force sufficient to detach the lid from the can, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the stopper 148 on the base of the lid When some of the contents has been drunk, it is obviously possible to use the stopper 148 on the base of the lid to penetrate inside the hole created the first time the can was opened, by pressing on the tongue 20, as in the usual types of cans, and so close the can hermetically, replacing the lid and ring in their initial position and ensuring proper conservation of the remaining contents.

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Abstract

Improved pressure-applied lid (140) on cans (130) for containing drinks, with three internal annular sealing rings, two matching respectively with the beginning and end of the lid's truncated-cone shaped mouth, and a third intermediate rib, surrounded at the point where its truncated-cone shaped body passes onto the cylindrical top, by a plastic or metal ring (155) that exerts pressure in the intermediate area between the two upper annular ribs and passes inside a hook (150) made in one piece with the lid, it being thus possible, when the drinks is to be consumed, to use the fingers (160) to pull the ring (155) at a point diametrically opposite that of the hook (150) to facilitate detachment of the lid (140) from the can (130).

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The invention concerns cans used for packaging drinks
A wide use is made of cans containing drinks to which access is obtained through a hole created by pulling off a strip from a part of the surface prepared for the purpose, there being at the rear end of said strip a ring and pin which, before being pulled up, lie flat on the upper surface of the can.
Such cans present a serious drawback since their upper surfaces are unprotected against dirt which may accumulate during transport and storage.
In addition, once opened there is no real way of closing them again so risking possible spillage or at any rate deterioration of the remaining contents of the can.
In two previous patent applications publication numbers WO01/62619 (published 30.08.2001) and WO00/47486 (published 17.08.2000) respectively I described a pressure-applied lid suitable for application on cans containing drinks, of a shape and internal size corresponding to the shape and external size of the top of the can.
On the lid were two internal annular seal rings respectively matching substantially with the beginning and end of its truncated-cone shaped body and a handle to facilitate detachment from the can at the time of consumption so that the lid could be replaced after partial consumption of the contents, ensuring protection of the remainder against dirt and maintaining intact its flavour and aroma.
Subject of this present invention is a lid which is still more efficient than the earlier ones. Now, between the two internal annular seal ribs, respectively matching with the beginning and end of the truncated-cone shaped mouth of the can, there is a third rib set at a short distance from the upper rib.
Around said lid, at the point of passage from its truncated-cone shaped body to the cylindrical top, is a sealing ring of plastic, metal or any other material resistant to pulling.
The internal diameter of said sealing ring is slightly less than the external diameter of the lid at the position where it fits on, so as to create pressure substantially on the area between the two upper annular ribs on the inner wall of the lid.
At the position of this ring the lid presents a hook whose internal width and shape substantially correspond to the shape and thickness of the ring, having a lower opening narrower than said thickness so that the ring can be pushed in with a slight effort.
In this way, when requiring to drink the contents, a finger can be used in an area diametrically opposite to that of the hook, to raise the ring, rotating it round the hinge formed by said hook, and so create sufficient pull to detach the lid completely from the can.
The hook preferably forms an integral part of the lid.
An outward-facing tab is advantageously fixed to the ring in order to facilitate movement of the finger when rasing the lid.
The invention offers evident advantages.
The presence of a third intermediate sealing rib, between the two ribs on the inner wall of the lid, together with centripetal action of the external ring with slight pressure by the wall of the lid between the two internal upper ribs, ensure a much stronger seal to counteract the force of gas formed in some drinks such as beer and others.
The possibility of raising the ring on the lid in a position opposite that of the hinge created by the hook into which said ring fits, to allow the fingers to grip it, facilitates detachment of the lid as the fingers can thereby exert a strong pull on the ring.
The possibility of replacing the lid on the can to protect the remaining contents will be much appreciated by consumers, making this form of drink packaging popular and easy to sell.
Characteristics and purposes of the invention will be made still clearer by the following examples of its execution illustrated by diagrammatically drawn figures.
  • Fig. 1 Can for drinks with removable protective lid provided with a peripheral ring for reacting to internal pressure and for pulling on the lid when opening the can, said ring being inside a hook on the lid and having on it a tab diametrically opposite the hook, perspective view with enlarged detail.
  • Fig. 2 A partial longitudinal section of the can, with enlarged detail to show the hook and tab.
  • Fig. 3 The can when the ring is being lifted for pulling off the lid, perspective view.
  • Fig. 4 The can with lid half open, perspective view.
    • The can 130 with cylindrical body 11, truncated-cone shaped mouth 12 and cylindrical rim 13, presents the removable lid 140.
    Said lid has a convex base 141 which, next to its raised edge 142 in the shape of a downward-facing U, forms a truncated-cone shaped body 143 of a shape and size substantially the same as those of the head 15 with U-shaped edge 16 of the can 130.
    Three annular sealing ribs are made on the inner wall of the lid's truncated-cone shaped body, one rib 147 at the end of said body, another 145 at the point where said body becomes the upper cylindrical top, and an intermediate rib 146 at a short distance from rib 145.
    Outside the lid 140, at the point where the truncated-cone shaped body becomes the cylindrical top, a ring 155 is placed inside the hook 150 in one piece with said lid and inside it.
    As the figures show, said ring is fixed by causing it to penetrate inside the hook 150 by slight pressure at its opening 156, and presents a gripping tab 156 on the side opposite said hook.
    It will be seen from Figure 2 and enlarged details that the ring 155 creates pressure on the truncated-cone shaped wall 142 of the lid exactly in the space between the annular sealing ribs 145 and 146.
    This pressure effectively opposes the force set up inside the can when the drink becomes partially gaseous.
    To detach the lid from the top of the can, a finger 160 is used on the tongue 156 as seen in Figur 3.
    Having raised the ring 155 and made it rotate around the hinge formed by the hook 150, the finger 160 is able to exert pulling force sufficient to detach the lid from the can, as shown in Figure 4.
    When some of the contents has been drunk, it is obviously possible to use the stopper 148 on the base of the lid to penetrate inside the hole created the first time the can was opened, by pressing on the tongue 20, as in the usual types of cans, and so close the can hermetically, replacing the lid and ring in their initial position and ensuring proper conservation of the remaining contents.

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    1. Lid (140) to be applied by pressure to the top of cans (130) for beverages, the cans being openable by tearing off a tongue (20) and having a truncated cone-shaped mouth (12) and a cylindrical rim (13), said lid (140) having on its internal wall two annular seal ribs (145, 147) that respectively match with the top and base of said truncated cone-shaped mouth (12), and a third rib (146) between the two annular seal ribs (145, 147) at a short distance from the rib (145) at the top of said truncated cone-shaped mouth (12).
    2. Lid (140) as in claim 1, characterized in that around said lid (140) at the passage from the truncated-cone shaped body (143) to the cylindrical top (142), there is a sealing ring (155).
    3. Lid (140) as in claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the internal diameter of the sealing ring (155) is slightly less than the external diameter of the lid (140) in the area of its application so as to create pressure especially in the intermediate area between the two upper annular ribs (145, 146) on the internal wall of the lid (140).
    4. Lid (140) as in claims 2 and 3, characterized in that, at the position of the ring (155), the lid (140) is fitted with a hook (150) whose internal shape and amplitude substantially correspond to the thickness and shape of the ring (155) and having a lower opening of an amplitude lesser than said thickness to permit the ring (155), when lightly pressed, to pass inside it, so that, when the drink is to be consumed, pressure by the fingers (160) on the ring (155) in an area diametrically opposite to that of the hook (150), makes it possible to lift said ring, rotate it around the hinge formed by said hook, and so create a pulling force sufficient to detach the lid (140) from the can (130).
    5. Lid (140) as in claim 4, characterized in that the hook (150) is made in one piece with the lid (140).
    6. Lid (140) as in claim 2, characterized in that the ring (155) has fixed to it an outward-facing tab (157) that assists action by the fingers (160) when lifting the lid (140).
    7. Lid (140) as in claim 2, characterized in that the ring (155) is made of plastic.
    8. Lid (140) as in claim 2, characterized in that the ring (155) is made of metal.
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