EP1313650A1 - Container for food beverage, in particular beer - Google Patents

Container for food beverage, in particular beer

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EP1313650A1
EP1313650A1 EP01960848A EP01960848A EP1313650A1 EP 1313650 A1 EP1313650 A1 EP 1313650A1 EP 01960848 A EP01960848 A EP 01960848A EP 01960848 A EP01960848 A EP 01960848A EP 1313650 A1 EP1313650 A1 EP 1313650A1
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Jean-Pierre Chevalier
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/28—Handles
    • B65D25/2882—Integral handles
    • B65D25/2885—Integral handles provided on the side wall
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0225—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation
    • B65D43/0231—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth of the container
    • 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
    • B65D51/249—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes the closure being specifically formed for supporting the container
    • 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
    • B65D2401/05—Tearable non-integral strips
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a container for containing a liquid food, particularly beer, capable of being diffused, already full, in individual volumes, in the field of food distribution, for a use which can be unique and possibly recyclable.
  • the containers most used for this purpose are cylindrical metal cans known under the name of cans, these however have significant drawbacks.
  • the surfaces intended to receive the lips of the drinker are not protected from soiling, especially when the container is transported in isolation, without its collective packaging.
  • the trivialization of its format limits the identification of its content to the drawings affixed on its peripheral wall.
  • Another disadvantage is the impossibility of being able to close the container if one has only partially drunk its contents, which, in addition to the risks of spilling the remaining liquid, can lead to a loss of the taste quality of this same liquid in especially if it is carbonated like a soda or a beer.
  • An additional drawback is the narrowness of the opening provided by its lid, not very suitable for frothy drinks.
  • document EP0870685 discloses a disposable spout adaptable to the cans.
  • document O94 / 12402 discloses a container incorporating a straw for sucking the liquid it contains, a device unsuitable for beers; the document FR2696720, for its part, proposes to wrap the container in an enclosure rigid and tearable.
  • the state of the art offers additional devices independent of the container, such as those disclosed by documents 094/13545 and O94 / 07755.
  • document WO99 / 03742 describes, itself, a large lid.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a container integrating in itself means for solving the problems already mentioned, while retaining, if necessary, the lightness and ease of storage of the cans.
  • the container for containing a liquid food comprises a tank, surfaces for the contact with the lips of a drinker located in the immediate vicinity of a mouth of the tank, and means for closing the container.
  • the plugging means are further arranged to wrap the contact surfaces with the lips of the drinker.
  • the container can also be arranged to contain a liquid under gas pressure, for example beer or soda; It may also include means for verifying that the closure means have been removed for the first time since the manufacture of the container and its filling.
  • a liquid under gas pressure for example beer or soda
  • the top of the tank can advantageously include a first thread and the plugging means a second thread cooperating to plug the tank.
  • the closure means may further comprise a seal arranged to cooperate with an edge of the reservoir in order to provide a seal against gases and liquids, in particular the gases and liquids contained in the reservoir, between a first zone inside the closure means and a second zone outside the plugging means and inside the tank.
  • One of the top of the tank and the plugging means may further comprise a bead and another a groove cooperating with said bead to form a gas and liquid seal between the first zone inside the plugging means and the ambient medium.
  • the plugging means may also include a valve to allow filling under pressure of the container without removing said plugging means, said valve being kept closed and liquid and gas tight after filling the container.
  • reliefs can be distributed around the periphery of the plugging means.
  • the bottom of the tank may further include a third thread arranged to cooperate with the second thread of the plugging means to maintain the plugging means in a low position.
  • the plugging means may further comprise means for stopping flows of the liquid initially contained in the container or of the foam formed by the liquid, when said plugging means are in the low position.
  • the closure means can also be repositionable;
  • the reservoir may further include at least one handle.
  • This handle may be hollow, and its internal volume may be able to communicate with the main volume of the tank.
  • the space between the handle and the main volume of the tank can be at least partially formed in a concave zone of the main volume of the tank.
  • the handle or other accessories of the container can be designed to allow the storage of at least two containers in a parallelepiped substantially circumscribed to the main volumes of the tanks of said containers.
  • the reservoir may include projections intended to bear on at least one finger of the drinker, said projections being distributed over all or part of the outer wall of the reservoir.
  • At least one of the plugging means and the reservoir may further be composed of a blow moldable material.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation, in a possible configuration of a container, here a mug of beer, open and whose stopper partially exploded view is shown in the low position;
  • FIG. 2 is a representation of the upper part of the container of Figure 1, closed, the view of the cap is partially exploded;
  • FIG. 3 is a simplified section of the tank of a mug, along a vertical plane
  • - Figure 4a is a simplified representation of the tank of a mug;
  • - Figure 4b is the section of the reservoir of Figure 4a, along a horizontal plane passing through the handle;
  • FIG. 5 is a simplified section of the upper part of a container according to the invention, the cap of which includes a container filling valve schematically shown in the open position;
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of the valve of Figure 5 in the closed position
  • Figure 7a is a schematic representation of a possible configuration of containers according to the invention allowing optimized storage;
  • Figure 7b is the projection on a horizontal plane of the containers of Figure 7a;
  • FIG. 8 is a simplified section of a variant of a stopper for a container according to the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a simplified view of a container according to the invention comprising means for improving the grip of the cap and the reservoir.
  • the container according to the invention here takes the form of a mug of beer 1 comprising two main parts, the reservoir 2 and the cap 3.
  • the upper part of the reservoir comprises a first thread 4 capable of collaborating with a second thread 6 of the cap when the latter closes the tank.
  • the lower part of the reservoir includes a third thread 7 capable of collaborating with the second thread 6 in order to maintain the plug in the low position.
  • the plug 3 includes several arrangements making it possible to guarantee that the beer or the outer edge 8 of the reservoir, intended to receive the lips of a drinker, will not be unintentionally soiled.
  • the cap largely envelops the outer edge of the tank, it comprises a seal 9 cooperating with the edge 11 of the tank to produce a gas and liquid tightness, in particular those of beer, between a first zone 12 inside the cap and a second zone 13 outside the cap and inside the tank.
  • the cap also includes a peripheral groove 14, which cooperates, thanks to the elasticity of the cap, with a peripheral bead 16 part of the outer flank of the upper part of the reservoir.
  • the groove and the bead provide a gas and liquid seal between the first zone 12 inside the plug and the ambient environment.
  • the engagement of the groove on the bead also makes it possible to guarantee the compression of the seal 9 by the edge 11 of the container, and the maintenance of the plug in this position.
  • a strip of paper 17 seals the cap on the reservoir and guarantees, when it is still present, that the cap will be handled for the first time since its first installation by the brewer, for example .
  • the stopper includes a lip 18 making it possible to collect the foam 19 or the drops of beer flowing along the tank.
  • a rim 21 of the plug makes it possible to increase the stability of the mug.
  • the reservoir 2 includes a handle 22.
  • the handle is provided with sufficient thickness.
  • the reservoir shown has been arranged in order to put the interior volume 23 of the handle in communication with the interior of the main volume 24 of the reservoir, through communication orifices 26a, 26b, thus allowing optimal filling of the mug.
  • part 28 of the space 27 corresponds to a concave zone of the main volume 24 of the tank. It is this arrangement which is shown in Figure 4a in elevation and in Figure 4b in section along A.
  • the tank 2 of the mug has in this example been blow molded.
  • the inscription 25 was made in relief during this same molding.
  • the cap in order to better preserve the outer edge 8 of the tank 2 from the risks of soiling, the cap is placed on the upper part of the tank as soon as possible during manufacture.
  • the valve 31, shown in Figure 5 open during filling, and closed in Figure 6, allows filling even when the cap is already in place on the tank.
  • a liquid is brought along B, under pressure, through a hole 32 formed in the plug.
  • the filling pressure pushes a closure part 33 of the valve and the liquid enters the interior of the reservoir through at least one orifice 34, here 34a and 34b, formed in the valve body 35.
  • the spring 36 presses the closing piece 33 on a sealing piece 37 against which the closing piece is held by the residual pressure inside the tank, thus protecting the inside of the tank from damage. of the environment.
  • the conditions of transport and storage of beer mugs means that a large number of them should be stored in the smallest possible volume.
  • the handles and the other accessories, such as the caps, of the containers schematically represented in FIGS. 7a and 7b are designed to allow the storage of at least two containers 1a, 1b in a parallelepiped 38 whose projection on a horizontal plane is a rectangle 41 circumscribed to the projections 42a, 42b of the main volumes 24a, 24b.
  • Figure 8 is shown a seal 43, variant of the seal 9, and which instead of collaborating with the upper edge 11 of the reservoir, collaborates with the inner edge 44 of the reservoir.
  • Reliefs 44 have been produced on the periphery 46 of the variant of the plug 3 presented in FIG. 9. These reliefs are intended to facilitate the screwing and unscrewing of the plug.
  • projections 47 have been arranged in a corolla on the outer wall 48 of the reservoir, in order to bear on fingers of the hand holding the container.
  • the container of Figure 9 is a glass.
  • the projections therefore also have the function of preventing the container, for example by the combined effect of gravity and sweat, from slipping between the drinker's fingers.
  • the invention is not limited to the examples described and shown. Among the beverages produced industrially and likely to be sold in individual volumes, beer represents a significant share of the market.
  • the reservoir can thus be made of a transparent material, possibly colored, and / or protecting its content from degrading agents.
  • the rim of the stopper can also fulfill the role of the lip of the stopper, or else, if the stopper is wider than the base of the mug, the width of the stopper may be sufficient to stabilize the mug without the stopper comprising a flange.
  • the valve being for single use, it can be simplified so as not to generate prohibitive additional costs.
  • the residual pressure may be sufficient to close the valve without using a spring;
  • the constitutions of the closure part and of the plug may be sufficient to guarantee the seal, without having to resort to a specific seal part;
  • the closure part can be linked or glued to the stopper by a flexible connection making the valve body unnecessary, this connection being able to have a return effect replacing that of the spring;
  • the valve may include means for evacuating before filling the tank or for evacuating during filling the gas already present in the tank;
  • the means for sealing the cap for example a strip of adhesive paper, can also be used to seal the valve after filling;
  • the valve can still be sealed with edible wax.
  • the sealing means instead of being a strip of paper, can be part of the stopper and definitively dissociate from it during the first opening.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a container for a food beverage, for example beer, whereof the closure (3) is designed to guarantee hygienic contact between a consumer's lips and the surfaces (8) provided therefor.

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Récipient pour contenir un liquide alimentaire, particulièrement de la bière. DESCRIPTION La présente invention concerne un récipient pour contenir un liquide alimentaire, particulièrement de la bière, susceptible d'être diffusé, déjà plein, en volumes individuels, dans le domaine de la distribution alimentaire, pour un usage qui peut être unique et éventuellement recyclable. Actuellement, les récipients les plus utilisés dans ce but sont des boîtes métalliques cylindriques connues sous le nom de canettes, celles-ci présentent cependant des inconvénients importants. En particulier, les surfaces destinées à recevoir les lèvres du buveur ne sont pas protégées des souillures , surtout lorsque le récipient est transporté isolément, sans son emballage collectif. D'autre part, la banalisation de son format, limite l'identification de son contenu aux dessins apposés sur sa paroi périphérique. Un autre inconvénient est l'impossibilité de pouvoir refermer le récipient si l'on n'a que partiellement bu son contenu, ce qui, outre les risques de renversement du liquide restant, peut entraîner une perte de la qualité gustative de ce même liquide en particulier si celui-ci est gazeux tel un soda ou une bière. Un inconvénient supplémentaire est l'étroitesse de l'ouverture ménagée par son opercule, peu adaptée aux boissons mousseuses. Container to hold a liquid food, especially beer. DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a container for containing a liquid food, particularly beer, capable of being diffused, already full, in individual volumes, in the field of food distribution, for a use which can be unique and possibly recyclable. Currently, the containers most used for this purpose are cylindrical metal cans known under the name of cans, these however have significant drawbacks. In particular, the surfaces intended to receive the lips of the drinker are not protected from soiling, especially when the container is transported in isolation, without its collective packaging. On the other hand, the trivialization of its format limits the identification of its content to the drawings affixed on its peripheral wall. Another disadvantage is the impossibility of being able to close the container if one has only partially drunk its contents, which, in addition to the risks of spilling the remaining liquid, can lead to a loss of the taste quality of this same liquid in especially if it is carbonated like a soda or a beer. An additional drawback is the narrowness of the opening provided by its lid, not very suitable for frothy drinks.
Des recherches ont été effectuées afin de pallier certains inconvénients des canettes. Ainsi, pour garantir une bonne hygiène, le document EP0870685 divulgue un bec jetable adaptable sur les canettes. le document O94/12402, divulgue un récipient intégrant une paille pour aspirer le liquide qu'il contient, dispositif inadapté aux bières ; le document FR2696720, propose quant à lui d'envelopper le récipient dans une enceinte rigide et déchirable. Quant à la possibilité de reboucher la canette, l'état de la technique propose des dispositifs annexes indépendants du récipient, comme ceux divulgués par les documents 094/13545 et O94/07755. Pour garantir une ouverture suffisante de la canette, le document WO99/03742 décrit, lui, un opercule de grande taille.Research has been done to overcome some of the disadvantages of cans. Thus, to guarantee good hygiene, the document EP0870685 discloses a disposable spout adaptable to the cans. document O94 / 12402 discloses a container incorporating a straw for sucking the liquid it contains, a device unsuitable for beers; the document FR2696720, for its part, proposes to wrap the container in an enclosure rigid and tearable. As for the possibility of recapping the can, the state of the art offers additional devices independent of the container, such as those disclosed by documents 094/13545 and O94 / 07755. To guarantee sufficient opening of the can, document WO99 / 03742 describes, itself, a large lid.
Cependant, aucun des moyens décrits par ces documents n'est en mesure de résoudre à lui seul l'ensemble des problèmes précités, il n'est en général pas fourni avec le récipient et aucun ne remet en cause le standard du récipient .However, none of the means described by these documents is capable of solving all of the above problems on its own, it is generally not supplied with the container and none of them calls into question the standard of the container.
Le but de l'invention est donc de proposer un récipient intégrant en lui-même des moyens pour résoudre des problèmes déjà cités, tout en conservant, si nécessaire, la légèreté et la facilité de stockage des canettes .The object of the invention is therefore to provide a container integrating in itself means for solving the problems already mentioned, while retaining, if necessary, the lightness and ease of storage of the cans.
Le récipient pour contenir un liquide alimentaire comprend un réservoir, des surfaces pour le contact avec les lèvres d'un buveur situées à proximité immédiate d'une embouchure du réservoir, et des moyens pour boucher le récipient.The container for containing a liquid food comprises a tank, surfaces for the contact with the lips of a drinker located in the immediate vicinity of a mouth of the tank, and means for closing the container.
Selon l'invention, les moyens de bouchage sont en outre agencés pour envelopper les surfaces de contact avec les lèvres du buveur.According to the invention, the plugging means are further arranged to wrap the contact surfaces with the lips of the drinker.
Le récipient peut en outre être agencé pour contenir un liquide sous pression de gaz, par exemple de la bière ou du soda; Il peut aussi comprendre des moyens pour vérifier que les moyens de bouchage sont ôtés pour la première fois depuis la fabrication du récipient et son remplissage. - - le haut du réservoir peut avantageusement comprendre un premier filetage et les moyens de bouchage un deuxième filetage coopérant pour boucher le réservoir. les moyens de bouchage peuvent comprendre en outre un joint agencé pour coopérer avec un bord du réservoir afin de réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides, en particulier aux gaz et aux liquides contenus dans le réservoir, entre une première zone intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et une deuxième zone extérieure aux moyens de bouchage et intérieure au réservoir.The container can also be arranged to contain a liquid under gas pressure, for example beer or soda; It may also include means for verifying that the closure means have been removed for the first time since the manufacture of the container and its filling. - - The top of the tank can advantageously include a first thread and the plugging means a second thread cooperating to plug the tank. the closure means may further comprise a seal arranged to cooperate with an edge of the reservoir in order to provide a seal against gases and liquids, in particular the gases and liquids contained in the reservoir, between a first zone inside the closure means and a second zone outside the plugging means and inside the tank.
L'un parmi le haut du réservoir et les moyens de bouchage peut en outre comprendre un bourrelet et un autre une gorge coopérant avec ledit bourrelet pour réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides entre la première zone intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et le milieu ambiant.One of the top of the tank and the plugging means may further comprise a bead and another a groove cooperating with said bead to form a gas and liquid seal between the first zone inside the plugging means and the ambient medium. .
Les moyens de bouchage peuvent aussi comprendre une valve pour permettre le remplissage sous pression du récipient sans ôter lesdits moyens de bouchage, ladite valve étant maintenue fermée et étanche aux liquides et aux gaz après remplissage du récipient.The plugging means may also include a valve to allow filling under pressure of the container without removing said plugging means, said valve being kept closed and liquid and gas tight after filling the container.
Pour faciliter le vissage ou le dévissage des moyens de bouchage, des reliefs peuvent être répartis sur le pourtour des moyens de bouchage.To facilitate the screwing or unscrewing of the plugging means, reliefs can be distributed around the periphery of the plugging means.
Le bas du réservoir peut en outre comprendre un troisième filetage agencé pour coopérer avec le deuxième filetage des moyens de bouchage pour maintenir les moyens de bouchage dans une position basse.The bottom of the tank may further include a third thread arranged to cooperate with the second thread of the plugging means to maintain the plugging means in a low position.
Les moyens de bouchage peuvent en outre comprendre des moyens d'arrêter des écoulements du liquide initialement contenu dans le récipient ou de la mousse formée par le liquide, lorsque lesdits moyens de bouchage sont dans la position basse. Les moyens de bouchage peuvent aussi être repositionnables ;The plugging means may further comprise means for stopping flows of the liquid initially contained in the container or of the foam formed by the liquid, when said plugging means are in the low position. The closure means can also be repositionable;
Le réservoir peut en outre comprendre au moins une poignée. Cette poignée peut être creuse, et son volume intérieur être susceptible de communiquer avec le volume principal du réservoir. L'espace entre la poignée et le volume principal du réservoir peut être au moins partiellement ménagé dans une zone concave du volume principal du réservoir. La poignée ou d'autres accessoires du récipient peuvent être conçus afin de permettre le stockage de au moins deux récipients dans un parallélépipède sensiblement circonscrit aux volumes principaux des réservoirs desdits récipients.The reservoir may further include at least one handle. This handle may be hollow, and its internal volume may be able to communicate with the main volume of the tank. The space between the handle and the main volume of the tank can be at least partially formed in a concave zone of the main volume of the tank. The handle or other accessories of the container can be designed to allow the storage of at least two containers in a parallelepiped substantially circumscribed to the main volumes of the tanks of said containers.
Pour améliorer la préhension du réservoir et éviter que celui-ci glisse des mains du buveur, le réservoir peut comprendre des saillies destinées à prendre appuis sur au moins un doigt du buveur lesdites saillies étant réparties sur tout ou partie de la paroi extérieure du réservoir .To improve the grip of the reservoir and prevent it from sliding from the hands of the drinker, the reservoir may include projections intended to bear on at least one finger of the drinker, said projections being distributed over all or part of the outer wall of the reservoir.
L'un au moins parmi les moyens de bouchage et le réservoir peut être composé en outre d'une matière moulable par soufflage.At least one of the plugging means and the reservoir may further be composed of a blow moldable material.
On peut aussi prévoir un récipient selon l'invention dans lequel la poignée est dotée d'un moyen d'accrochage sur une ceinture, une poche ou une ouverture d'un vêtement.One can also provide a container according to the invention in which the handle is provided with a hooking means on a belt, a pocket or an opening of a garment.
D'autres particularités et avantages de l'invention ressortiront encore de la description ci-après, relative à des exemples non limitatifs. Aux dessins annexés : - La figure 1 est une représentation schématique, dans une configuration possible d'un récipient, ici une chope de bière, ouvert et dont le bouchon en vue partiellement éclatée est représenté en position basse;Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description below, relating to nonlimiting examples. In the accompanying drawings: - Figure 1 is a schematic representation, in a possible configuration of a container, here a mug of beer, open and whose stopper partially exploded view is shown in the low position;
- la figure 2 est une représentation de la partie haute du récipient de la figure 1, fermé, dont la vue du bouchon est partiellement éclatée;- Figure 2 is a representation of the upper part of the container of Figure 1, closed, the view of the cap is partially exploded;
- la figure 3 est une coupe simplifiée du réservoir d'une chope, selon un plan vertical;- Figure 3 is a simplified section of the tank of a mug, along a vertical plane;
- la figure 4a est une représentation simplifiée du réservoir d'une chope; - la figure 4b est la coupe du réservoir de la figure 4a, selon un plan horizontal traversant la poignée;- Figure 4a is a simplified representation of the tank of a mug; - Figure 4b is the section of the reservoir of Figure 4a, along a horizontal plane passing through the handle;
- la figure 5 est une coupe simplifiée de la partie haute d'un récipient selon l'invention dont le bouchon comporte une valve de remplissage du récipient schématiquement représentée en position ouverte;- Figure 5 is a simplified section of the upper part of a container according to the invention, the cap of which includes a container filling valve schematically shown in the open position;
- la figure 6 est une représentation schématique de la valve de la figure 5 en position fermée;- Figure 6 is a schematic representation of the valve of Figure 5 in the closed position;
- la figure 7a est une représentation schématique d'une configuration possible de récipients selon l'invention permettant un stockage optimisé; la figure 7b est la projection sur un plan horizontal des récipients de la figure 7a;- Figure 7a is a schematic representation of a possible configuration of containers according to the invention allowing optimized storage; Figure 7b is the projection on a horizontal plane of the containers of Figure 7a;
- la figure 8 est une coupe simplifiée d'une variante d'un bouchon pour un récipient selon l'invention; et- Figure 8 is a simplified section of a variant of a stopper for a container according to the invention; and
- la figure 9 est une vue simplifiée d'un récipient selon l'invention comprenant des moyens pour améliorer la préhension du bouchon et du réservoir.- Figure 9 is a simplified view of a container according to the invention comprising means for improving the grip of the cap and the reservoir.
Dans un premier exemple de réalisation, le récipient selon l'invention prend ici la forme d'une chope de bière 1 comprenant deux parties principales, le réservoir 2 et le bouchon 3. La partie haute du réservoir comprend un premier filetage 4 susceptible de collaborer avec un deuxième filetage 6 du bouchon lorsque ce dernier ferme le réservoir. La partie basse du réservoir comprend un troisième filetage 7 susceptible de collaborer avec le deuxième filetage 6 afin de maintenir le bouchon en position basse.In a first exemplary embodiment, the container according to the invention here takes the form of a mug of beer 1 comprising two main parts, the reservoir 2 and the cap 3. The upper part of the reservoir comprises a first thread 4 capable of collaborating with a second thread 6 of the cap when the latter closes the tank. The lower part of the reservoir includes a third thread 7 capable of collaborating with the second thread 6 in order to maintain the plug in the low position.
Outre le deuxième filetage, le bouchon 3 comprend plusieurs aménagements permettant de garantir que la bière ou le bord extérieur 8 du réservoir, destiné à recevoir les lèvres d'un buveur, ne seront pas souillés involontairement. Le bouchon enveloppe largement le bord extérieur du réservoir, il comprend un joint d' étanchéité 9 coopérant avec le bord 11 du réservoir pour réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides , en particulier ceux de la bière, entre une première zone 12 intérieure au bouchon et une deuxième zone 13 extérieure aux bouchon et intérieure au réservoir. Le bouchon comprend aussi une gorge périphérique 14, qui coopère, grâce à d'élasticité du bouchon, avec un bourrelet périphérique 16 partie du flanc extérieur de la partie supérieure du réservoir. La gorge et le bourrelet réalisent une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides entre la première zone 12 intérieure au bouchon et le milieu ambiant. L'enclenchement de la gorge sur le bourrelet permet aussi de garantir la mise en compression du joint d'étanchéité 9 par le bord 11 du récipient, et le maintien du bouchon dans cette position.In addition to the second thread, the plug 3 includes several arrangements making it possible to guarantee that the beer or the outer edge 8 of the reservoir, intended to receive the lips of a drinker, will not be unintentionally soiled. The cap largely envelops the outer edge of the tank, it comprises a seal 9 cooperating with the edge 11 of the tank to produce a gas and liquid tightness, in particular those of beer, between a first zone 12 inside the cap and a second zone 13 outside the cap and inside the tank. The cap also includes a peripheral groove 14, which cooperates, thanks to the elasticity of the cap, with a peripheral bead 16 part of the outer flank of the upper part of the reservoir. The groove and the bead provide a gas and liquid seal between the first zone 12 inside the plug and the ambient environment. The engagement of the groove on the bead also makes it possible to guarantee the compression of the seal 9 by the edge 11 of the container, and the maintenance of the plug in this position.
Sur l'exemple de la figure 2 une bande de papier 17 scelle le bouchon sur le réservoir et garanti, lorsqu'elle est encore présente, que le bouchon sera manipulé pour la première fois depuis sa première mise en place par le brasseur, par exemple.In the example of FIG. 2, a strip of paper 17 seals the cap on the reservoir and guarantees, when it is still present, that the cap will be handled for the first time since its first installation by the brewer, for example .
Lorsque le bouchon est en position basse, comme représenté sur la figure 1 , certains de ses aménagements apportent de nouveaux avantages. Le bouchon comprend une lèvre 18 permettant de recueillir la mousse 19 ou les gouttes de bière coulant le long du réservoir. Un rebord 21 du bouchon permet d'augmenter la stabilité de la chope.When the plug is in the low position, as shown in FIG. 1, some of its arrangements bring new advantages. The stopper includes a lip 18 making it possible to collect the foam 19 or the drops of beer flowing along the tank. A rim 21 of the plug makes it possible to increase the stability of the mug.
Pour tenir la chope, le réservoir 2 comprend une poignée 22. Afin d'en garantir une bonne préhension la poignée est prévue suffisamment épaisse. A la figure 3, le réservoir représenté a été aménagé afin de mettre en communication le volume intérieur 23 de la poignée avec l'intérieur du volume principal 24 du réservoir, au travers des orifices de communication 26a, 26b, autorisant ainsi un remplissage optimal de la chope. Pour ménager entre la poignée et le volume principal du réservoir un espace 27 suffisamment confortable pour la main, sans augmenter de façon rédhibitoire les dimensions hors tout de la chope, une partie 28 de l'espace 27 correspond à une zone concave du volume principal 24 du réservoir. C'est cette disposition qui est représentée à la figure 4a en élévation et à la figure 4b en coupe selon A. Le réservoir 2 de la chope a dans cet exemple été moulé par soufflage. L'inscription 25 a été réalisée en relief au cours de ce même moulage.To hold the mug, the reservoir 2 includes a handle 22. In order to guarantee good grip, the handle is provided with sufficient thickness. In FIG. 3, the reservoir shown has been arranged in order to put the interior volume 23 of the handle in communication with the interior of the main volume 24 of the reservoir, through communication orifices 26a, 26b, thus allowing optimal filling of the mug. To provide a space 27 between the handle and the main volume of the reservoir which is sufficiently comfortable for the hand, without prohibitively increasing the overall dimensions of the mug, part 28 of the space 27 corresponds to a concave zone of the main volume 24 of the tank. It is this arrangement which is shown in Figure 4a in elevation and in Figure 4b in section along A. The tank 2 of the mug has in this example been blow molded. The inscription 25 was made in relief during this same molding.
Dans l'exemple aux figures 5 et 6, afin de mieux préserver le bord extérieur 8 du réservoir 2 des risques de souillure, le bouchon est mis en place sur la partie haute du réservoir aussitôt que possible au cours de la fabrication. Ainsi, la valve 31, représentée à la figure 5 ouverte au cours d'un remplissage, et fermée à la figure 6, permet le remplissage alors même que le bouchon est déjà en place sur le réservoir. Un liquide est amené selon B, sous pression, à travers un trou 32 ménagé dans le bouchon. La pression de remplissage repousse une pièce de fermeture 33 de la valve et le liquide pénètre à l'intérieur du réservoir au travers d'au moins un orifice 34, ici 34a et 34b, ménagé dans le corps de valve 35.In the example in FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to better preserve the outer edge 8 of the tank 2 from the risks of soiling, the cap is placed on the upper part of the tank as soon as possible during manufacture. Thus, the valve 31, shown in Figure 5 open during filling, and closed in Figure 6, allows filling even when the cap is already in place on the tank. A liquid is brought along B, under pressure, through a hole 32 formed in the plug. The filling pressure pushes a closure part 33 of the valve and the liquid enters the interior of the reservoir through at least one orifice 34, here 34a and 34b, formed in the valve body 35.
À la fin du remplissage le ressort 36 vient plaquer la pièce de fermeture 33 sur une pièce d'étanchéité 37 contre laquelle la pièce de fermeture est maintenue par la pression résiduelle à l'intérieur du réservoir, préservant ainsi l'intérieur du réservoir des atteintes du milieu ambiant.At the end of filling, the spring 36 presses the closing piece 33 on a sealing piece 37 against which the closing piece is held by the residual pressure inside the tank, thus protecting the inside of the tank from damage. of the environment.
Les conditions de transport et de stockage des chopes de bière impose d'en stocker un grand nombre dans un volume le plus restreint possible. Les poignées et les autres accessoires, tels les bouchons, des récipients schématiquement représentés aux figures 7a et 7b sont conçus afin de permettre le stockage d'au moins deux récipients la,lb dans un parallélépipède 38 dont la projection sur un plan horizontal est un rectangle 41 circonscrit aux projections 42a, 42b des volumes principaux 24a, 24b.The conditions of transport and storage of beer mugs means that a large number of them should be stored in the smallest possible volume. The handles and the other accessories, such as the caps, of the containers schematically represented in FIGS. 7a and 7b are designed to allow the storage of at least two containers 1a, 1b in a parallelepiped 38 whose projection on a horizontal plane is a rectangle 41 circumscribed to the projections 42a, 42b of the main volumes 24a, 24b.
A la figure 8 est représenté un joint d'étanchéité 43, variante du joint 9, et qui au lieu de collaborer avec le bord supérieur 11 du réservoir, collabore avec le bord intérieur 44 du réservoir.In Figure 8 is shown a seal 43, variant of the seal 9, and which instead of collaborating with the upper edge 11 of the reservoir, collaborates with the inner edge 44 of the reservoir.
Des reliefs 44 ont été réalisés sur le pourtour 46 de la variante du bouchon 3 présentée à la figure 9. Ces reliefs ont pour but de faciliter le vissage et le dévissage du bouchon. Pour maintenir le réservoir 2 lors des mêmes opérations, c'est à dire pour que le bouchon n'entraîne pas le réservoir en rotation, des saillies 47 ont été disposées en corolle sur la paroi extérieure 48 du réservoir, afin de prendre appui sur des doigts de la main qui tient le récipient. Le récipient de la figure 9 est un verre. Les saillies ont donc aussi pour fonction d'éviter que le récipient, par exemple par l'effet combiné de la pesanteur et de la sueur, ne glisse entre les doigts du buveur. Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples décrits et représentés. Ainsi, parmi les boissons produites de façon industrielle et susceptibles d'être vendues en volumes individuels, la bière représente une part importante de marché. Par ailleurs, des modes culturels et de fortes traditions sont associées à la bière en général, et à chaque type de bière en particulier. Ainsi, comme certaines autres boissons, les bières, lorsqu'elles sont vendues en vrac, sont servies dans des verres ou des chopes aisément identifiables par les amateurs, et dont certaines formes et caractéristiques favorisent la diffusion des parfums, de la couleur, ou encore la formation de la mousse. Le moulage par soufflage du récipient peut permettre de lui donner de nombreux autres aspects. Ainsi, au lieu d'avoir la forme d'une chope il peut prendre la forme d'un verre spécifique d'une marque, d'une qualité de bière ou de toute autre boisson qu'il est destiné à contenir. Il peut encore avoir une forme plus généralement cylindrique se rapprochant de celle des canettes et ne pas comprendre de poignée. Tout ou partie du récipient peut être, par exemple, en matière plastique, verre, métal, carton ou tout autre matériau. Le réservoir peut ainsi être réalisé dans une matière transparente, éventuellement colorée, et/ou protégeant son contenu des agents dégradants. Par ailleurs, le rebord du bouchon peut aussi remplir le rôle de la lèvre du bouchon, ou bien, si le bouchon est plus large que la base de la chope, la largeur du bouchon peut suffire à stabiliser la chope sans que le bouchon comprenne un rebord. Pour ce qui est de la valve, étant à usage unique, elle peut être simplifiée afin de ne pas engendrer de surcoût prohibitif. Ainsi, la pression résiduelle peut suffire à fermer la valve sans l'aide d'un ressort; Les constitutions de la pièce de fermeture et du bouchon peuvent suffire à garantir 1 ' étanchéité, sans avoir recours à un pièce d'étanchéité spécifique; La pièce de fermeture peut être liée ou collée au bouchon par une liaison souple rendant inutile le corps de la valve, liaison pouvant avoir un effet de rappel remplaçant celui du ressort; La valve peut comprendre des moyens de faire le vide avant le remplissage du réservoir ou d'évacuer au cours du remplissage le gaz déjà présent dans le réservoir; Les moyens de scellement du bouchon, par exemple une bande de papier adhésif, peuvent aussi servir à sceller la valve après le remplissage; La valve peut encore être scellée avec de la cire alimentaire.Reliefs 44 have been produced on the periphery 46 of the variant of the plug 3 presented in FIG. 9. These reliefs are intended to facilitate the screwing and unscrewing of the plug. To maintain the reservoir 2 during the same operations, that is to say so that the plug does not cause the reservoir to rotate, projections 47 have been arranged in a corolla on the outer wall 48 of the reservoir, in order to bear on fingers of the hand holding the container. The container of Figure 9 is a glass. The projections therefore also have the function of preventing the container, for example by the combined effect of gravity and sweat, from slipping between the drinker's fingers. Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples described and shown. Among the beverages produced industrially and likely to be sold in individual volumes, beer represents a significant share of the market. In addition, cultural fashions and strong traditions are associated with beer in general, and with each type of beer in particular. Thus, like certain other drinks, beers, when sold in bulk, are served in glasses or mugs easily identifiable by amateurs, and whose certain shapes and characteristics favor the diffusion of perfumes, color, or even foaming. Blow molding the container can give it many other aspects. So instead of having the shape of a mug it can take the form of a glass specific to a brand, a quality of beer or any other drink it is intended to contain. It may also have a more generally cylindrical shape approaching that of the cans and not include a handle. All or part of the container can be, for example, plastic, glass, metal, cardboard or any other material. The reservoir can thus be made of a transparent material, possibly colored, and / or protecting its content from degrading agents. Furthermore, the rim of the stopper can also fulfill the role of the lip of the stopper, or else, if the stopper is wider than the base of the mug, the width of the stopper may be sufficient to stabilize the mug without the stopper comprising a flange. As for the valve, being for single use, it can be simplified so as not to generate prohibitive additional costs. Thus, the residual pressure may be sufficient to close the valve without using a spring; The constitutions of the closure part and of the plug may be sufficient to guarantee the seal, without having to resort to a specific seal part; The closure part can be linked or glued to the stopper by a flexible connection making the valve body unnecessary, this connection being able to have a return effect replacing that of the spring; The valve may include means for evacuating before filling the tank or for evacuating during filling the gas already present in the tank; The means for sealing the cap, for example a strip of adhesive paper, can also be used to seal the valve after filling; The valve can still be sealed with edible wax.
Les moyens ce scellement, au lieu d'être une bande de papier, peuvent être partie du bouchon et s'en désolidariser définitivement lors de la première ouverture. The sealing means, instead of being a strip of paper, can be part of the stopper and definitively dissociate from it during the first opening.

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Revendications claims
1 - Récipient (1) pour contenir un liquide alimentaire, comprenant: un réservoir (2), des surfaces (8) pour le contact avec les lèvres d'un buveur situées à proximité d'une embouchure dudit réservoir, des moyens (3) de bouchage agencés pour envelopper les surfaces de contact avec les lèvres d'un buveur, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comportent une valve (31) pour permettre le remplissage sous pression du récipient sans ôter lesdits moyens de bouchage, ladite valve étant maintenue fermée et étanche aux liquides et aux gaz, après remplissage du récipient.1 - Container (1) for containing a food liquid, comprising: a reservoir (2), surfaces (8) for contact with the lips of a drinker located near a mouth of said reservoir, means (3) closure arranged to wrap the contact surfaces with the lips of a drinker, characterized in that the closure means comprise a valve (31) to allow filling under pressure of the container without removing said closure means, said valve being maintained closed and liquid and gas tight, after filling the container.
2 - Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est agencé pour contenir un liquide sous pression de gaz.2 - Container according to claim 1, characterized in that it is arranged to contain a liquid under gas pressure.
3 - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2 , caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (17) pour sceller les moyens de bouchage.3 - Container according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises means (17) for sealing the closure means.
4 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dont le haut du réservoir comprend un premier filetage (4), caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent un deuxième filetage (6) agencé pour coopérer avec le premier filetage afin de boucher le réservoir.4 - Container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the top of the tank comprises a first thread (4), characterized in that the plugging means comprise a second thread (6) arranged to cooperate with the first thread so to plug the tank.
5 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent un joint (9) agencé pour coopérer avec un bord du réservoir afin de réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides, en particulier aux gaz et aux liquides contenus dans le réservoir, entre une première zone (12) intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et une deuxième zone (13) extérieure aux moyens de bouchage et intérieure au réservoir.5 - A container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the sealing means comprise a seal (9) arranged to cooperate with an edge of the tank in order to achieve a seal against gases and liquids, in particular gases and liquids contained in the tank, between a first zone (12) inside the plugging means and a second zone (13) outside the plugging means and inside the tank.
6 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, l'un parmi le haut du réservoir et les moyens de bouchage comprend un bourrelet et un autre une gorge coopérant avec ledit bourrelet pour réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides entre la première zone intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et le milieu ambiant .6 - A container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, one of the top of the tank and the sealing means comprises a bead and another a groove cooperating with said bead to achieve a gas and liquid seal between the first area inside the closure means and the surrounding environment.
7 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé et en ce que des reliefs sont répartis sur le pourtour extérieur des moyens de bouchage .7 - A container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized and in that the reliefs are distributed over the outer periphery of the plugging means.
8 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend dans le bas du réservoir un troisième filetage (7) agencé pour coopérer avec le deuxième filetage des moyens de bouchage pour maintenir lesdits moyens de bouchage dans une position basse.8 - A container according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that it comprises at the bottom of the tank a third thread (7) arranged to cooperate with the second thread of the plugging means to maintain said plugging means in a low position.
9 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications l à 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent des moyens (18) pour arrêter des écoulements, du liquide initialement contenu dans le récipient ou de la mousse formée par ledit liquide, lorsque lesdits moyens de bouchage sont dans la position basse.9 - container according to any one of claims l to 8, characterized in that the sealing means comprise means (18) for stopping flows, of the liquid initially contained in the container or of the foam formed by said liquid, when said plugging means are in the low position.
10 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications10 - container according to any one of claims
1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage sont agencés pour augmenter la stabilité du récipient lorsque lesdits moyens de bouchage sont dans la position basse.1 to 9, characterized in that the closure means are arranged to increase the stability of the container when said plugging means are in the low position.
11 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage sont repositionnables .11 - Container according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the closure means are repositionable.
12 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir comprend au moins une poignée (22) .12 - Container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the reservoir comprises at least one handle (22).
13 - Récipient selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que ladite poignée est creuse.13 - A container according to claim 12, characterized in that said handle is hollow.
14 - Récipient selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le volume intérieur (23) de la poignée communique avec l'intérieur d'un volume principal (24) du réservoir.14 - A container according to claim 13, characterized in that the interior volume (23) of the handle communicates with the interior of a main volume (24) of the tank.
15 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, caractérisé en ce que l'espace (27) entre la poignée et le volume principal du réservoir est au moins partiellement ménagé dans une zone concave dudit volume principal .15 - A container according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the space (27) between the handle and the main volume of the tank is at least partially provided in a concave zone of said main volume.
16 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir comprend des saillies destinées à prendre appuis sur au moins un doigt du buveur, lesdites saillies étant réparties sur tout ou partie de la paroi extérieure du réservoir.16 - A container according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the reservoir comprises projections intended to bear on at least one finger of the drinker, said projections being distributed over all or part of the outer wall of the reservoir.
17 - Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce que la poignée ou d'autres accessoires dudit récipient sont conçus afin de permettre le stockage de au moins deux récipients dans un parallélépipède sensiblement circonscrit aux volumes principaux desdits récipients.17 - A container according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the handle or other accessories of said container are designed to allow the storage of at least two containers in a parallelepiped substantially circumscribed to the main volumes of said containers.
- Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisé en ce que l'un au moins parmi les moyens de bouchage et le réservoir est composé en outre d'une matière moulable par soufflage.- Container according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that at least one of the plugging means and the tank is further composed of a blow moldable material.
- Récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 18, caractérisé en ce que la poignée (22) est dotée d'un moyen d'accrochage sur une ceinture , poche ou ouverture.- Container according to any one of claims 12 to 18, characterized in that the handle (22) is provided with a hooking means on a belt, pocket or opening.
- Chope de bière selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 19 . - Beer mug according to any one of claims 1 to 19.
REVENDICATIONS MODIFIEESAMENDED CLAIMS
[reçues par le Bureau international le 30 novembre 2001 (30.11.01); revendications 1-7 modifiées; autres revendications inchangées (2 pages)][received by the International Bureau on 30 November 2001 (30.11.01); claims 1-7 as amended; other claims unchanged (2 pages)]
-X - Récipient (1) pour contenir un liquide alimentaire, comprenant : un réservoir (2) , des surfaces (8) pour le contact avec les lèvres d'un buveur situées à proximité d'une embouchure dudit réservoir, des moyens (3) de bouchage agencés pour envelopper les surfaces de contact avec les lèvres d'un buveur, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une valve (31) pour permettre le remplissage sous pression du récipient sans ôter lesdits moyens de bouchage, ladite valve étant maintenue fermée et étanche aux liquides et aux gaz, après remplissage du récipient.-X - Container (1) for containing a food liquid, comprising: a reservoir (2), surfaces (8) for contact with the lips of a drinker located near a mouth of said reservoir, means (3 ) closure arranged to wrap the contact surfaces with the lips of a drinker, characterized in that it comprises a valve (31) to allow the filling under pressure of the container without removing said closure means, said valve being kept closed and liquid and gas tight, after filling the container.
T] - Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé et en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent la valve (31) . TH. - Récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 2 , caractérisé en ce qu'il est agencé pour contenir un liquide sous pression de gaz. Ly - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (17) pour vérifier que les moyens de bouchage sont ôtés pour la première fois depuis la fabrication du récipient et son remplissage. J " Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dont le haut du réservoir comprend un premier filetage (4) , caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent un deuxième filetage (6) agencé pour coopérer avec le premier filetage afin de boucher le réservoir. 1" - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent un joint (9) agencé pour coopérer avec un bord du réservoir afin de réaliser μne étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides, en particulier aux gaz et aux liquides contenus dans le réservoir, entre une première zone (12) intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et une deuxième zone (13) • extérieure aux moyens de bouchage et intérieure au réservoir. VU - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, l'un parmi le haut du réservoir et les moyens de bouchage comprend un bourrelet et un autre une gorge coopérant avec ledit bourrelet pour réaliser une étanchéité aux gaz et aux liquides entre la première zone intérieure aux moyens de bouchage et le milieu ambiant . /hL - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7,. caractérisé et en ce que des reliefs sont répartis sur le pourtour extérieur des moyens de bouchage . _ i - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend dans le bas du réservoir un troisième filetage (7) agencé pour coopérer avec le deuxième filetage des moyens de bouchage pour maintenir lesdits moyens de bouchage dans une position basse. ) - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage comprennent des moyens (18) pour arrêter des écoulements, du liquide initialement contenu dans le récipient ou de la mousse formée par ledit liquide, lorsque lesdits moyens de bouchage sont dans la position basse.T] - Container according to claim 1, characterized and in that the plugging means comprise the valve (31). TH. - Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is arranged to contain a liquid under gas pressure. Ly - Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises means (17) for verifying that the plugging means are removed for the first time since the manufacture of the container and its filling. J "Container according to one of claims 1 to 4, the top of the tank comprises a first thread (4), characterized in that the plugging means comprise a second thread (6) arranged to cooperate with the first thread in order to cap the tank. 1 " - Container according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the plugging means comprise a seal (9) arranged to cooperate with an edge of the tank in order to provide a gas and liquid tightness , in particular to the gases and liquids contained in the tank, between a first zone (12) inside the plugging means and a second zone (13) • outside the plugging means and inside the tank. VU - Container according to one of claims 1 to 6, one of the top of the tank and the plugging means comprises a bead and another a groove cooperating with said bead to achieve a gas and liquid seal between the first inner zone with capping means and the surrounding environment. / hL - Container according to one of claims 1 to 7 ,. characterized and in that reliefs are distributed over the outer periphery of the plugging means. _ i - Container according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises at the bottom of the tank a third thread (7) arranged to cooperate with the second thread of the plugging means to maintain said plugging means in a low position. ) - Container according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the sealing means comprise means (18) for stopping flows, of the liquid initially contained in the container or of the foam formed by said liquid, when said plugging means are in the low position.
_ J_ - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10., caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage sont agencés pour augmenter la stabilité du récipient lorsque lesdits moyens de bouchage sont dans la position basse. Y~(I - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de bouchage sont repositionnables . Xϋ ^ - Récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir comprend au moins une poignée (22) ._ J_ - Container according to one of claims 1 to 10 . , characterized in that the closure means are arranged to increase the stability of the container when said closure means are in the low position. Y ~ (I - Container according to one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the closure means can be repositioned. Xϋ ^ - Container according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the reservoir comprises at least a handle (22).
JCI S?^ - Récipient selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que ladite poignée est creuse. - Récipient selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que le volume intérieur (23) de la poignée communique avec l'intérieur d'un volume principal (24) du réservoir. JCI S? ^ - A container according to claim 13, characterized in that said handle is hollow. - Container according to claim 14, characterized in that the interior volume (23) of the handle communicates with the interior of a main volume (24) of the reservoir.
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