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EP1526085B1
EP1526085B1 EP03023427A EP03023427A EP1526085B1 EP 1526085 B1 EP1526085 B1 EP 1526085B1 EP 03023427 A EP03023427 A EP 03023427A EP 03023427 A EP03023427 A EP 03023427A EP 1526085 B1 EP1526085 B1 EP 1526085B1
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Omar Alcides Garcia
Antonio Navascues
Julio Cesar Nicieza
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/10—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/12—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively stiff metallic materials, e.g. crown caps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/62—Secondary protective cap-like outer covers for closure members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures

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  • This invention involves a new stopper that is especially useful for closing containers holding different types of beverages, mainly bottles of beverages such as wine, cider, champagne, etc. More specifically, this invention relates to a bottle stopper offering several advantages and allowing for traditional closure means to be replaced, as is the case of the wine cork stopper, and serving the same purpose.
  • stoppers and bungs are known for containers, particularly for bottles, since this are the containers most commonly used in order to hold beverages of all kinds.
  • the crown cap which, although it offers many functional advantages, such as prevention of leakage and safety, it is not an adequate stopper, from the aesthetical point of view, for the purpose of closing more expensive beverages, such as wine or champagne; additionally, it lacks certain relevant features for this kind of beverages, as is the case of safety mechanisms.
  • stopper very commonly used in the market is the so-called "pilfer-proof", which serves the purpose of prevention of leakage, safety and security, but presents the drawback of its high cost and, thus, it can only be used in those cases where so justified by the price of the beverage concerned.
  • cork is a natural material obtained from the cork oak which, although offering the product an excellent aesthetical look, involves countless problems. In fact, cork must be adequately shaped and placed; otherwise, it may affect the beverage. Moreover, it is known that most types of cork, since they are of a vegetal origin, interact with the wine contained in the bottle during storage prior to sale.
  • cork is a high-price stopper; therefore, in the case of low-price beverages, second-class cork, called agglomerated cork, is used, which consists of small pieces of cork compacted and bound; this type of cork is not adequate for high-quality beverages.
  • stopper for cider, champagne and some kinds of wine bottles are plastic stoppers commonly used to close cider bottles.
  • plastic stoppers are not good for high-price beverages, since they pose countless inconveniences, especially due to inadequate adjustments between the stopper and the inner surface of the bottle neck, as well as the difficulty for their removal.
  • a bottle stopper as defined in the preamble of claim 1 is known from GB-A-1 140 840 .
  • a closure system for a bottle comprising a metallic threaded cap, a rubber intermediate cup-shaped block and an outer tear-off aluminum cap is disclosed in US-A-3 823 841 .
  • the stopper involved in this invention has been developed; it combines several features which result in a novel stopper serving an excellent purpose, and the advantages of which are as follows.
  • this invention refers to a stopper for bottles holding beverages in general, particularly wine, champagne, cider, sodas, and the like, which comprises:
  • a stopper pursuant to this invention, indicated by number reference 1, comprises a metallic stopper or cap 2 with internal plastic plastering or lining 3 in order to attain airtight closure between the upper edge 4 of the mouth in bottle 5. Furthermore, the said upper edge of the mouth 4 has a number of protruding grooves that define a so-called “twist-off” system 8 or screwed threads, while interacting with the thread of the stopper, thus allowing for a quick opening.
  • This system shall not be described in detail due to the fact that it is well known in the state of the art, and it is not novel (see Figures 1 and 1A)
  • the above-referred metallic stopper is set inside piece 6, which defines the shape of a stopper that presents, in its external side, an upper flat surface 7 and a perimetric wall 8, while inside it has a hollow space having a shape resembling that of the metallic stopper.
  • Piece 6 referred to above is defined by a plastic "cube” or block or capsule having appropriate hardness, with negative impressions 9 or locks that hold and coincide with external locks 10 in the metallic stopper, and the external diameter of which has a number of vertical grooves allowing for an anti-turn lock mechanism in its joint with cover 11.
  • the assembly is completed by an external aluminum cover 11, the internal diameter of which locks with the outside of the referred plastic cube 6, in a cylinder-like and closed manner on one end on which are set the two parts indicated above.
  • This cover may be of different width and length, according to the purpose it is intended to serve, and it contains a safety device in order to avoid alterations to the content of the bottle that, depending on the type of design, may have the form of circular threads or frangible bridges, so as to guarantee the security of the content, as will be explained below.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show two different types of manufacturing, in one of which ( Figure 3) it is shown that the external aluminum cover 11 has two threaded lines 12 that conform a security stripe 13 that presents, as it is already known, a tear tab 14 that is to be held by user and, when pulling, thus removes stripe 13 from the body of cover 11.
  • Figure 4 there are shown a series of aligned threads 15 which define frangible bridges 16 that are to be cut by user in order to release the content in the bottle.
  • cover 11 has internal anti-turn locks that coincide with the locks in the bottle that hold cover 11 in relation to the mouth, and thus prevent it from turning.
  • Closure process in this design for the stopper must be carried out in two closing stages.
  • the metallic stopper is placed and, in the second one, it is placed on the bottle external cover 11 that carries plastic lock 6.
  • the skirt in cover 11 has anti-turn locks 20 that allow for the referred cover to be locked onto the bottle (alternative 3).
  • external cover 11 has a lower skirt 17 that, on the one side helps improve its appearance, since on its external face it may be applied a certain label and/or advertisement; on the other hand, it presents middle notch 18 that maintains the assembly on the mouth of the bottle, while guaranteeing its safety.
  • FIG. 5 shows another stopper similar to the ones described above, although this time the external cover lacks the referred lower skirt, but has a shorter one, and the middle notch in this case is replaced by mortise 19 that affixes the assembly to the mouth of the bottle.
  • Figure 6 The design illustrated by Figure 6 is similar to the previous one, although in this case the body in cover 11 has a series of threads 15 define frangible bridges 16 which guarantee the safety of the stopper.
  • Figure 7 shows another design similar to the previous one, although in this case the shape of cover 11 has a convexity that provides it with an adequate appearance for it to be used on champagne, cider, sparkling wine bottles, etc.
  • cover 11 may be fully printed, whether it be by painting it in different colors, lacquering or polishing it, printing relieves, etc.

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Claims (6)

  1. Flaschenstöpsel, der eine äußere Aluminiumabdeckung (11) mit einem Innendurchmesser besitzt, der mit der Außenseite eines Kunststoffblocks (6) zylinderartig und verschlossen verriegelt, wobei der Kunststoffblock einen Außendurchmesser mit vertikalen Rillen besitzt, die einen Antidreh-Mechanismus bilden, wenn sie innerhalb der äußeren Abdeckung (11) angeordnet sind;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    - der Flaschenstöpsel weiters eine Metallkappe (2) enthält, die vom Kunststoffblock (6) gehalten wird, wobei die Metallkappe besitzt:
    - eine innere Kunststoffauskleidung (3), die dazu vorgesehen ist, um einen luftdichten Verschluss zu bilden,
    - ein "Abschraub"-Gewindesystem oder Ähnliches, das ein schnelles Öffnen ermöglicht,
    - äußere Verriegelungen (10);
    - wobei der Kunststoffblock (6) negative Vertiefungen oder Verriegelungen (9) besitzt, die die äußeren Verriegelungen (10) der Metallkappe (2) halten und mit diesen übereinstimmen.
  2. Flaschenstöpsel gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äußere Aluminiumabdeckung (11) einen Innendurchmesser besitzt, der mit der Außenseite des Kunststoffblocks (6) zylinderartig und verschlossen verriegelt, wobei an einem Ende von ihm zwei Teile sitzen, und zwar die Metallkappe (2) und der Kunststoffblock (6).
  3. Flaschenstöpsel gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erwähnte äußere Aluminiumabdeckung (11) einen unteren Hals (17) besitzt, auf dem sich eine Reihe von Antidreh-Verriegelungen (20) befindet, die verhindern, dass die Kappe zur Flasche verdreht wird.
  4. Flaschenstöpsel gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äußere Abdeckung (11) eine Reihe von ausgerichteten Gewindegängen (15) besitzt, die abbrechbare Abreißbrücken (16) bilden, mit denen die Sicherheit des Inhalts garantiert wird.
  5. Flaschenstöpsel gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äußere Abdeckung (11) zwei parallele Gewindegänge (12) besitzt, die einen Streifen (13) aus einem bestimmten Material bilden, der eine vorstehende Abreißlasche (14) aufweist, um die Sicherheit des Inhalts zu garantieren.
  6. Flaschenstöpsel gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die äußere Abdeckung (11) eine konvexe äußere Form besitzt, durch die sie herkömmlichen Champagnerstöpseln gleicht.
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US10/682,842 US20050077263A1 (en) 2003-10-10 2003-10-10 Bottle stopper
ES03023427T ES2289223T3 (es) 2003-10-10 2003-10-17 Tapon de botella.
EP03023427A EP1526085B1 (de) 2003-10-10 2003-10-17 Flaschenverschluss
DE60315467T DE60315467T2 (de) 2003-10-10 2003-10-17 Flaschenverschluss
AT03023427T ATE369300T1 (de) 2003-10-10 2003-10-17 Flaschenverschluss
PT03023427T PT1526085E (pt) 2003-10-10 2003-10-17 Tampa para garrafa de bebidas

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