EP1479617A1 - Muzzlet for a bottle closure. - Google Patents

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EP1479617A1
EP1479617A1 EP04291198A EP04291198A EP1479617A1 EP 1479617 A1 EP1479617 A1 EP 1479617A1 EP 04291198 A EP04291198 A EP 04291198A EP 04291198 A EP04291198 A EP 04291198A EP 1479617 A1 EP1479617 A1 EP 1479617A1
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Frédéric Salome
François Litoux Desrue
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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
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    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
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  • the present invention relates to a muselet device to maintain a stopper on a bottle neck. He can be advantageously used for closing a bottle neck, in particular a bottle for sparkling drinks, for example of champagne wine.
  • the muselet In the case of such effervescent drinks, generally to prevent expulsion of the cap under pressure of the liquid contained in the bottle, a device for retaining the cap on the bottle neck which is called a wire cap.
  • the muselet In the in most cases, especially for champagne wine bottles, the muselet includes a plate inserted between the upper face of the cap head and partially twisted wire. The head of the plug does not intervene in the actual plugging of the neck bottle and serves only as a support for the muselet and, after removal of the muselet, gripping means for uncorking.
  • the muselet comprising the plate of wire, generally metallic, and twisted metallic wire, is all first assembled as a unitary assembly which can be handled and stored before being applied to the cap head immediately after corking the neck of the bottle.
  • the wire plate for example a sheet of galvanized metal preformed by stamping, often provided with a decoration by impression, is assembled with the wire metal of the wire cap by pinching the metal wire similar to crimping in four grooves provided at the periphery of the plate of muselet.
  • a muselet device comprising such a plate synthetic wire has so far been unable to be implemented industrially, in particular due to the difficulties encountered to secure the metal wire with the wire plate.
  • the plug by adding a decorative insert in the form of a coat of arms which can be mounted in a cavity provided for this purpose in the cap head.
  • a coat of arms is placed after capping and before fitting of the muselet device.
  • a metal wire plate does not do not let appear the decorative coat of arms unless cut into its center.
  • the use of a muselet plate in material synthetic could allow, by adopting a transparent material, to let appear the decorative coat of arms.
  • the present invention makes it possible to resolve these difficulties and provides a muselet device comprising a muselet plate in synthetic material which can be easily attached to the wire partially twisted metal, to facilitate handling and automated placement of wire caps after capping.
  • the present invention also relates to a device for muselet, in which an insert in the form of a decorative coat of arms can appear easily while the bottle is still closed.
  • the invention also relates to a device for muselet which facilitates the fixing and the maintenance of an insert in the form of a decorative coat of arms.
  • the muselet device for maintaining a cap on a bottle neck includes a wire wire cap partially twisted and a muselet plate in synthetic material provided on its periphery with four grooves capable of receiving the parts double twisted wire.
  • the wire plate includes on its upper face, means of attachment by conjugation of forms unitary portions of wire.
  • the fixing means may consist of grooves in an arc of width adapted to tighten the wire after that it has been introduced into said grooves.
  • the fixing means are constituted by individual metal wire clips.
  • the grooves and studs came from molding with the plate wire cap which can be injection molded or thermoformed.
  • the wire plate is transparent.
  • the muselet plate is hollowed out in its part Central.
  • such a decorative insert is attached to the inside of the wire plate.
  • the wire plate may include means for fixing of the insert by clipping.
  • the insert is glued or simply engaged in a housing in the wire plate.
  • the insert can appear in the form of a part made of a rigid or deformable material or with a simple self-adhesive label.
  • Such a muselet device can be used for plugging a neck of a bottle, in particular of an effervescent drink, comprising a stopper having a head portion intended to protrude from the neck of bottle.
  • the cap is held on the bottle neck by the muselet device and a decorative insert can be embedded in a cavity formed in said head portion of the plug.
  • the muselet device referenced 1 as a whole, is illustrated in Figure 1 in the position where it is mounted on the neck 2 of a bottle 3.
  • the muselet device 1 holds the head 4 of a plug whose active part is pressed inside the neck 2 of the bottle 3.
  • the muselet device 1 comprises a metal wire 5 some parts of which 6 are twisted in duplicate. Part 7 of the wire metallic surrounds the neck of the bottle 2 and comes to bear under the collar bead 2.
  • Four substantially vertical portions of the wire metal 5 are integral with the lower part 7 and come in support on a wire plate 8, which itself rests on the head 4 of the plug.
  • the wire plate 8 is visible in Figures 2 and 3. It is made of synthetic material by molding or thermoforming.
  • the muselet plate 8 is circular in shape and has a part in shape of a spherical cap 9 and a peripheral annular border 10.
  • Four grooves 11 are provided on the periphery of the border 10, each separated by 90 °. The width of the grooves 11 is sufficient to allow easy passage of a twisted portion 6 consisting of two metal wires 5, as can be seen in Figure 1.
  • the peripheral border 10 also includes grooves 12 in an arc.
  • the grooves 12 are delimited by the edge 13 of the spherical cap 9, as can be see in particular in Figure 3.
  • the grooves in circular arc 12 are delimited by a rib 14, also in an arc of circle, each rib 14 extending to a portion substantially flat 15 disposed on each side of a groove 11.
  • the width of the grooves 12 is chosen according to the diameter metal wire 5, so that this metal wire in its part unitary can be housed and clamped inside the grooves 12, so to make integral the part of the muselet constituted by the metallic wire 5 and the wire plate 8.
  • the muselet device 1 as a whole constitutes a unitary unit which can be easily stored and handled before use, the wire plate 8 being made integral with the metal wire 5.
  • the muselet device forming thus a unitary set can be grasped, for example by a automatic machine, and placed on the head of the cap 4, after clogging.
  • the synthetic material chosen may be a transparent material which then leaves visible a decorative coat of arms 16 consisting of a housed insert in a cavity made on the upper face of the cap head 4 ( Figure 1).
  • Such an insert can be made of any rigid material or deformable, for example metal, glass, plastic, wood, cork, etc. It can consist of a simple self-adhesive label. It can have an essentially decorative function, even an informative, identity and / or security function.
  • the cap 4 equipped with such a decorative coat of arms 16 can then constitute an object of collection.
  • the decorative coat of arms or the insert 16 can, in a variant, be placed in the wire plate 8 itself.
  • the plate of wire hood may include a housing 17 visible in Figure 3, capable to receive an insert which then comes to rest on the upper face of the head of the plug 4. The insert can be simply pushed into place in the housing 17, or fixed therein by gluing.
  • the wire plate 8 made of a transparent or translucent synthetic material, has studs 18 allowing the latching of an insert 16 in the housing 17.
  • the insert 16 is then held in the housing 17 by the studs 18.
  • these studs can be replaced by a circular rib.
  • the insert used is a simple self-adhesive label, this is attached to the inside of the spherical cap 9.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a variant of the wire plate on which the same elements have the same references.
  • the grooves 12 are replaced by studs individual clips 19 four in number in the example illustrated, arranged at regular intervals between the grooves 11.
  • the substantially flat portions 15 extend over the entire periphery of the border 10 and the unitary metal wires are kept tight and secured to the wire plate 8 by clipping between the studs 19 and the peripheral edge of the spherical cap 9.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates yet another variant of the muselet, in which the spherical cap 9 has been replaced by a central recess 20.
  • the housing 17 is delimited by a rib of 21 circular clipping, which allows the maintenance of a decorative insert in housing 17.
  • the synthetic material constituting the wire plate 8 is transparent, since the decorative insert is mounted inside the housing 17 and can be seen through the central recess 20.
  • the wire plate made of material synthetic, transparent or not, can easily be made integral wire from the wire.

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Abstract

The device (1) has a partially twisted metallic wire (5) and a circular plate (8) of transparent synthetic material. The plate is made either by molding or thermoforming. The plate has four grooves on peripheral annular edge for receiving the wire in double. The upper face of the plate has arc-shaped grooves for tightly holding the wire tight after their introduction. An independent claim is also included for a sealing device for a bottle neck.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un dispositif de muselet pour le maintien d'un bouchon sur un col de bouteille. Il peut être utilisé avantageusement pour le bouchage d'un col de bouteille, notamment d'une bouteille pour boissons effervescentes, par exemple de vin de champagne.The present invention relates to a muselet device to maintain a stopper on a bottle neck. He can be advantageously used for closing a bottle neck, in particular a bottle for sparkling drinks, for example of champagne wine.

Dans le cas de telles boissons effervescentes, on utilise généralement, pour empêcher l'expulsion du bouchon sous la pression du liquide contenu dans la bouteille, un dispositif de retenue du bouchon sur le col de bouteille qui est appelé un muselet. Dans la plupart des cas, notamment pour les bouteilles de vin de champagne, le muselet comprend une plaque intercalée entre la face supérieure de la tête du bouchon et un fil métallique partiellement torsadé. La tête du bouchon n'intervient pas dans le bouchage proprement dit du col de bouteille et sert uniquement de support au muselet et, après enlèvement du muselet, de moyen de préhension pour le débouchage.In the case of such effervescent drinks, generally to prevent expulsion of the cap under pressure of the liquid contained in the bottle, a device for retaining the cap on the bottle neck which is called a wire cap. In the in most cases, especially for champagne wine bottles, the muselet includes a plate inserted between the upper face of the cap head and partially twisted wire. The head of the plug does not intervene in the actual plugging of the neck bottle and serves only as a support for the muselet and, after removal of the muselet, gripping means for uncorking.

De manière générale, le muselet comprenant la plaque de muselet, généralement métallique, et le fil métallique torsadé, est tout d'abord assemblé sous la forme d'un ensemble unitaire qui peut être manipulé et stocké avant d'être appliqué sur la tête du bouchon immédiatement après bouchage du col de la bouteille.Generally, the muselet comprising the plate of wire, generally metallic, and twisted metallic wire, is all first assembled as a unitary assembly which can be handled and stored before being applied to the cap head immediately after corking the neck of the bottle.

Pour réaliser un tel ensemble unitaire, la plaque de muselet, par exemple une feuille de métal galvanisé préformée par emboutissage, souvent pourvue d'un décor par impression, est assemblée au fil métallique du muselet par un pincement du fil métallique analogue à un sertissage dans quatre gorges prévues à la périphérie de la plaque de muselet.To make such a unitary assembly, the wire plate, for example a sheet of galvanized metal preformed by stamping, often provided with a decoration by impression, is assembled with the wire metal of the wire cap by pinching the metal wire similar to crimping in four grooves provided at the periphery of the plate of muselet.

Bien qu'il puisse être souhaitable de remplacer la feuille de métal constituant la plaque de muselet par une pièce en matériau synthétique, un dispositif de muselet comportant une telle plaque de muselet synthétique n'a pas pu jusqu'à présent être mis en oeuvre industriellement, en particulier en raison des difficultés rencontrées pour solidariser le fil métallique avec la plaque de muselet.Although it may be desirable to replace the sheet metal constituting the wire plate by a piece of material synthetic, a muselet device comprising such a plate synthetic wire has so far been unable to be implemented industrially, in particular due to the difficulties encountered to secure the metal wire with the wire plate.

Dans certains cas, il peut être intéressant de valoriser le bouchon par l'adjonction d'un insert décoratif sous la forme d'un blason qui peut être monté dans une cavité prévue à cet effet dans la tête du bouchon. Un tel blason est posé après bouchage et avant la pose du dispositif de muselet. Or, une plaque de muselet métallique ne laisse pas apparaítre le blason décoratif à moins d'être découpée en son centre. L'utilisation d'une plaque de muselet en matière synthétique pourrait permettre, en adoptant une matière transparente, de laisser apparaítre le blason décoratif.In some cases, it may be interesting to value the plug by adding a decorative insert in the form of a coat of arms which can be mounted in a cavity provided for this purpose in the cap head. Such a coat of arms is placed after capping and before fitting of the muselet device. However, a metal wire plate does not do not let appear the decorative coat of arms unless cut into its center. The use of a muselet plate in material synthetic could allow, by adopting a transparent material, to let appear the decorative coat of arms.

La présente invention permet de résoudre ces difficultés et prévoit un dispositif de muselet comportant une plaque de muselet en matériau synthétique qui puisse être aisément solidarisée avec le fil métallique partiellement torsadé, de façon à faciliter la manutention et la pose automatisée des muselets après bouchage.The present invention makes it possible to resolve these difficulties and provides a muselet device comprising a muselet plate in synthetic material which can be easily attached to the wire partially twisted metal, to facilitate handling and automated placement of wire caps after capping.

La présente invention a également pour objet un dispositif de muselet, dans lequel un insert sous la forme d'un blason décoratif puisse apparaítre aisément alors que la bouteille est encore bouchée.The present invention also relates to a device for muselet, in which an insert in the form of a decorative coat of arms can appear easily while the bottle is still closed.

Enfin l'invention a également pour objet un dispositif de muselet qui permette de faciliter la fixation et le maintien d'un insert sous la forme d'un blason décoratif.Finally, the invention also relates to a device for muselet which facilitates the fixing and the maintenance of an insert in the form of a decorative coat of arms.

A cet effet, le dispositif de muselet pour le maintien d'un bouchon sur un col de bouteille, comprend un muselet en fil métallique partiellement torsadé et une plaque de muselet en matière synthétique munie sur sa périphérie de quatre gorges aptes à recevoir les parties torsadées en double du fil métallique. La plaque de muselet comprend sur sa face supérieure, des moyens de fixation par conjugaison de forme des portions unitaires de fil métallique.To this end, the muselet device for maintaining a cap on a bottle neck, includes a wire wire cap partially twisted and a muselet plate in synthetic material provided on its periphery with four grooves capable of receiving the parts double twisted wire. The wire plate includes on its upper face, means of attachment by conjugation of forms unitary portions of wire.

Les moyens de fixation peuvent être constitués par des rainures en arc de cercle de largeur adaptée pour serrer le fil métallique après qu'il ait été introduit dans lesdites rainures.The fixing means may consist of grooves in an arc of width adapted to tighten the wire after that it has been introduced into said grooves.

En variante, les moyens de fixation sont constitués par des plots individuels de clipsage du fil métallique. As a variant, the fixing means are constituted by individual metal wire clips.

Les rainures et les plots sont venus de moulage avec la plaque de muselet qui peut être moulée par injection ou thermoformée.The grooves and studs came from molding with the plate wire cap which can be injection molded or thermoformed.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, la plaque de muselet est transparente.In a preferred embodiment, the wire plate is transparent.

En variante, la plaque de muselet est évidée dans sa partie centrale.Alternatively, the muselet plate is hollowed out in its part Central.

De cette manière, un blason décoratif posé ou inséré sur la tête du bouchon apparaít à l'utilisateur même avant débouchage.In this way, a decorative coat of arms placed or inserted on the head of the plug appears to the user even before uncorking.

Dans un mode de réalisation avantageux, un tel insert décoratif est fixé à l'intérieur même de la plaque de muselet.In an advantageous embodiment, such a decorative insert is attached to the inside of the wire plate.

A cet effet, la plaque de muselet peut comporter des moyens de fixation de l'insert par clipsage.To this end, the wire plate may include means for fixing of the insert by clipping.

En variante, l'insert est collé ou simplement engagé dans un logement pratiqué dans la plaque de muselet. L'insert peut se présenter sous la forme d'une pièce en une matière rigide ou déformable ou d'une simple étiquette auto-collante.Alternatively, the insert is glued or simply engaged in a housing in the wire plate. The insert can appear in the form of a part made of a rigid or deformable material or with a simple self-adhesive label.

Un tel dispositif de muselet peut être utilisé pour le bouchage d'un col de bouteille, notamment de boisson effervescente, comprenant un bouchon présentant une partie de tête destinée à dépasser du col de bouteille. Le bouchon est maintenu sur le col de bouteille par le dispositif de muselet et un insert décoratif peut être encastré dans une cavité pratiquée dans ladite partie de tête du bouchon.Such a muselet device can be used for plugging a neck of a bottle, in particular of an effervescent drink, comprising a stopper having a head portion intended to protrude from the neck of bottle. The cap is held on the bottle neck by the muselet device and a decorative insert can be embedded in a cavity formed in said head portion of the plug.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à l'étude de quelques modes de réalisation pris à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et illustrés par les dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue extérieure montrant un dispositif de muselet selon l'invention en position de maintien du bouchon sur un col de bouteille ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue de dessus d'une plaque de muselet synthétique selon la présente invention ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe selon III-III de la figure 2 ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un deuxième mode de réalisation d'une plaque de muselet selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue de dessus semblable à la figure 2 d'un troisième mode de réalisation d'une plaque de muselet selon l'invention ; et
  • la figure 6 est une vue en coupe d'un quatrième mode de réalisation d'une plaque de muselet selon l'invention.
The invention will be better understood from the study of a few embodiments taken by way of nonlimiting examples and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is an external view showing a wire device according to the invention in the position for holding the stopper on a bottle neck;
  • Figure 2 is a top view of a synthetic wire plate according to the present invention;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view along III-III of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of a wire plate according to the invention;
  • Figure 5 is a top view similar to Figure 2 of a third embodiment of a wire plate according to the invention; and
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of a wire plate according to the invention.

Le dispositif de muselet, référencé 1 dans son ensemble, est illustré sur la figure 1 dans la position où il se trouve monté sur le col 2 d'une bouteille 3. Le dispositif de muselet 1 maintient la tête 4 d'un bouchon dont la partie active est enfoncée à l'intérieur du col 2 de la bouteille 3. Le dispositif de muselet 1 comprend un fil métallique 5 dont certaines parties 6 sont torsadées en double. Une partie 7 du fil métallique entoure le col de bouteille 2 et vient prendre appui sous le bourrelet du col 2. Quatre portions sensiblement verticales du fil métallique 5 sont solidaires de la partie inférieure 7 et viennent en appui sur une plaque de muselet 8, qui elle-même s'appuie sur la tête 4 du bouchon.The muselet device, referenced 1 as a whole, is illustrated in Figure 1 in the position where it is mounted on the neck 2 of a bottle 3. The muselet device 1 holds the head 4 of a plug whose active part is pressed inside the neck 2 of the bottle 3. The muselet device 1 comprises a metal wire 5 some parts of which 6 are twisted in duplicate. Part 7 of the wire metallic surrounds the neck of the bottle 2 and comes to bear under the collar bead 2. Four substantially vertical portions of the wire metal 5 are integral with the lower part 7 and come in support on a wire plate 8, which itself rests on the head 4 of the plug.

La plaque de muselet 8 est visible sur les figures 2 et 3. Elle est réalisée en matière synthétique par moulage ou thermoformage. La plaque de muselet 8 est de forme circulaire et présente une partie en forme de calotte sphérique 9 et une bordure annulaire périphérique 10. Quatre gorges 11 sont prévues sur la périphérie de la bordure 10, écartées chacune de 90°. La largeur des gorges 11 est suffisante pour permettre le passage aisé d'une portion 6 torsadée constituée par deux fils métalliques 5, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1.The wire plate 8 is visible in Figures 2 and 3. It is made of synthetic material by molding or thermoforming. The muselet plate 8 is circular in shape and has a part in shape of a spherical cap 9 and a peripheral annular border 10. Four grooves 11 are provided on the periphery of the border 10, each separated by 90 °. The width of the grooves 11 is sufficient to allow easy passage of a twisted portion 6 consisting of two metal wires 5, as can be seen in Figure 1.

La bordure périphérique 10 comprend également des rainures 12 en arc de cercle. Sur leur côté interne, les rainures 12 sont délimitées par le bord 13 de la calotte sphérique 9, comme on peut le voir notamment sur la figure 3. Sur leur côté extérieur, les rainures en arc de cercle 12 sont délimitées par une nervure 14, également en arc de cercle, chaque nervure 14 s'étendant jusqu'à une portion sensiblement plane 15 disposée de chaque côté d'une gorge 11.The peripheral border 10 also includes grooves 12 in an arc. On their internal side, the grooves 12 are delimited by the edge 13 of the spherical cap 9, as can be see in particular in Figure 3. On their outside, the grooves in circular arc 12 are delimited by a rib 14, also in an arc of circle, each rib 14 extending to a portion substantially flat 15 disposed on each side of a groove 11.

La largeur des rainures 12 est choisie en fonction du diamètre du fil métallique 5, de façon que ce fil métallique dans sa partie unitaire puisse être logé et serré à l'intérieur des rainures 12, de façon à rendre solidaire la partie du muselet constituée par le fil métallique 5 et la plaque de muselet 8. On voit sur la figure 1 et sur une portion de la figure 2, comment le fil métallique 5 dans sa partie torsadée en double 6 se poursuit par des portions de fil métallique unitaire 5a et 5b qui pénètrent dans les rainures 12 et s'y trouvent maintenues par conjugaison de forme.The width of the grooves 12 is chosen according to the diameter metal wire 5, so that this metal wire in its part unitary can be housed and clamped inside the grooves 12, so to make integral the part of the muselet constituted by the metallic wire 5 and the wire plate 8. We see in Figure 1 and on a portion in Figure 2, how the wire 5 in its twisted part in double 6 continues with portions of unitary wire 5a and 5b which enter the grooves 12 and are held there by form conjugation.

De cette manière, le dispositif de muselet 1 dans son ensemble constitue un ensemble unitaire qui peut être aisément stocké et manutentionné avant son utilisation, la plaque de muselet 8 étant rendue solidaire du fil métallique 5. Le dispositif de muselet formant ainsi un ensemble unitaire peut être saisi, par exemple par une machine automatique, et posé sur la tête du bouchon 4, après bouchage.In this way, the muselet device 1 as a whole constitutes a unitary unit which can be easily stored and handled before use, the wire plate 8 being made integral with the metal wire 5. The muselet device forming thus a unitary set can be grasped, for example by a automatic machine, and placed on the head of the cap 4, after clogging.

Il est ainsi possible de réaliser un dispositif de muselet avec une plaque de muselet en matériau synthétique. Avantageusement, le matériau synthétique choisi peut être un matériau transparent qui laisse alors visible un blason décoratif 16 constitué par un insert logé dans une cavité pratiquée sur la face supérieure de la tête de bouchon 4 (figure 1). Un tel insert peut être réalisé en tout matériau rigide ou déformable, par exemple en métal, en verre, en matière plastique, en bois, en liège, etc. Il peut être constitué d'une simple étiquette auto-collante. Il peut avoir une fonction essentiellement décorative, voire une fonction informative, identitaire et/ou sécuritaire. Le bouchon 4 équipé d'un tel blason décoratif 16 peut alors constituer un objet de collection.It is thus possible to make a muselet device with a muselet plate made of synthetic material. Advantageously, the synthetic material chosen may be a transparent material which then leaves visible a decorative coat of arms 16 consisting of a housed insert in a cavity made on the upper face of the cap head 4 (Figure 1). Such an insert can be made of any rigid material or deformable, for example metal, glass, plastic, wood, cork, etc. It can consist of a simple self-adhesive label. It can have an essentially decorative function, even an informative, identity and / or security function. The cap 4 equipped with such a decorative coat of arms 16 can then constitute an object of collection.

Le blason décoratif ou l'insert 16 peut, dans une variante, être placé dans la plaque de muselet 8 elle-même. A cet effet, la plaque de muselet peut comporter un logement 17 visible sur la figure 3, capable de recevoir un insert qui vient alors s'appuyer sur la face supérieure de la tête du bouchon 4. L'insert peut être simplement emboíté à force dans le logement 17, ou encore fixé dans celui-ci par collage.The decorative coat of arms or the insert 16 can, in a variant, be placed in the wire plate 8 itself. For this purpose, the plate of wire hood may include a housing 17 visible in Figure 3, capable to receive an insert which then comes to rest on the upper face of the head of the plug 4. The insert can be simply pushed into place in the housing 17, or fixed therein by gluing.

Dans la variante illustrée sur la figure 4, la plaque de muselet 8, réalisée en un matériau synthétique transparent ou translucide, présente des plots 18 permettant l'encliquetage d'un insert 16 dans le logement 17. L'insert 16 est alors maintenu dans le logement 17 par les plots 18. En variante, ces plots peuvent être remplacés par une nervure circulaire. Dans le cas où l'insert utilisé est une simple étiquette auto-collante, celle-ci est fixée sur la face interne de la calotte sphérique 9.In the variant illustrated in Figure 4, the wire plate 8, made of a transparent or translucent synthetic material, has studs 18 allowing the latching of an insert 16 in the housing 17. The insert 16 is then held in the housing 17 by the studs 18. As a variant, these studs can be replaced by a circular rib. In the case where the insert used is a simple self-adhesive label, this is attached to the inside of the spherical cap 9.

La figure 5 illustre une variante de la plaque de muselet sur laquelle les mêmes éléments portent les mêmes références. Dans la variante de la figure 5, les rainures 12 sont remplacées par des plots individuels de clipsage 19 au nombre de quatre dans l'exemple illustré, disposés à intervalles réguliers entre les gorges 11. Dans cette variante, les portions sensiblement planes 15 s'étendent sur toute la périphérie de la bordure 10 et les fils métalliques unitaires sont maintenus serrés et solidaires de la plaque de muselet 8 par clipsage entre les plots 19 et le bord périphérique de la calotte sphérique 9. On obtient, comme dans le mode de réalisation précédent, une solidarisation des fils métalliques de muselet avec la plaque de muselet 8.Figure 5 illustrates a variant of the wire plate on which the same elements have the same references. In the variant of Figure 5, the grooves 12 are replaced by studs individual clips 19 four in number in the example illustrated, arranged at regular intervals between the grooves 11. In this variant, the substantially flat portions 15 extend over the entire periphery of the border 10 and the unitary metal wires are kept tight and secured to the wire plate 8 by clipping between the studs 19 and the peripheral edge of the spherical cap 9. On obtains, as in the previous embodiment, a securing the metal wire of the wire cap with the plate wire 8.

La figure 6 illustre encore une autre variante de plaque de muselet, dans laquelle la calotte sphérique 9 a été remplacée par un évidement central 20. Le logement 17 est délimité par une nervure de clipsage 21 circulaire, qui permet le maintien d'un insert décoratif dans le logement 17. Dans cette variante, il n'est pas indispensable que la matière synthétique constitutive de la plaque de muselet 8 soit transparente, puisque l'insert décoratif est monté à l'intérieur du logement 17 et peut être aperçu par l'évidement central 20.FIG. 6 illustrates yet another variant of the muselet, in which the spherical cap 9 has been replaced by a central recess 20. The housing 17 is delimited by a rib of 21 circular clipping, which allows the maintenance of a decorative insert in housing 17. In this variant, it is not essential that the synthetic material constituting the wire plate 8 is transparent, since the decorative insert is mounted inside the housing 17 and can be seen through the central recess 20.

Dans tous les cas, la plaque de muselet réalisée en matière synthétique, transparente ou non, peut être aisément rendue solidaire des fils métalliques du muselet.In all cases, the wire plate made of material synthetic, transparent or not, can easily be made integral wire from the wire.

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Dispositif de muselet pour le maintien d'un bouchon sur un col de bouteille, comprenant un muselet en fil métallique (5) partiellement torsadé et une plaque de muselet (8) en matière synthétique munie sur sa périphérie de quatre gorges (11) aptes à recevoir les parties torsadées en double (6) du fil métallique, caractérisé par le fait que la plaque de muselet (8) comprend sur sa face supérieure, des moyens de fixation par conjugaison de forme des portions unitaires (5 a, 5b) de fil métallique.Muselet device for holding a stopper on a bottle neck, comprising a partially twisted metal wire muselet (5) and a synthetic muselet plate (8) provided on its periphery with four grooves (11) suitable for receive the twisted parts in duplicate (6) of the metal wire, characterized in that the wire plate (8) comprises on its upper face, means for fixing by conjugation of shape the unit portions (5a, 5b) of wire metallic. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de fixation sont constitués par des rainures (12) en arc de cercle de largeur adaptée pour serrer le fil métallique après qu'il ait été introduit dans lesdites rainures.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing means are constituted by grooves (12) in an arc of a width suitable for clamping the wire after it has been introduced into said grooves. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de fixation sont constitués par des plots individuels de clipsage (19) du fil métallique.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing means consist of individual clips for clipping (19) of the metal wire. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la plaque de muselet est transparente.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the muselet plate is transparent. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la plaque de muselet est évidée dans sa partie centrale.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the muselet plate is hollowed out in its central part. Dispositif selon les revendications 4 ou 5, caractérisé par le fait qu'un insert décoratif (16) est fixé à l'intérieur de la plaque de muselet.Device according to claims 4 or 5, characterized in that a decorative insert (16) is fixed inside the wire plate. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que la plaque de muselet comporte des moyens de fixation (18,21) de l'insert par clipsage.Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the wire plate includes means for fixing (18,21) the insert by clipping. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que l'insert est collé dans un logement (17) pratiqué dans la plaque de muselet.Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the insert is glued into a housing (17) formed in the wire plate. Dispositif de bouchage d'un col de bouteille, notamment de boisson effervescente, comprenant un bouchon présentant une partie de tête destinée à dépasser du col de bouteille, caractérisé par le fait que le bouchon est maintenu sur le col de bouteille par un dispositif de muselet selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5 et qu'un insert décoratif (16) est encastré dans une cavité pratiquée dans ladite partie de tête du bouchon.Device for corking a neck of a bottle, in particular of an effervescent drink, comprising a cap having a head portion intended to protrude from the neck of the bottle, characterized in that the cap is held on the neck of the bottle by a muselet device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and that a decorative insert (16) is embedded in a cavity formed in said head portion of the stopper. Plaque de muselet pouvant permettre la réalisation d'un dispositif de muselet selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.Muselet plate that can allow the realization of a Muselet device according to any one of Claims 1 to 8.
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