EP1557370B1 - Dispositif de protection pour canettes de boissons - Google Patents

Dispositif de protection pour canettes de boissons Download PDF

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EP1557370B1
EP1557370B1 EP03755575A EP03755575A EP1557370B1 EP 1557370 B1 EP1557370 B1 EP 1557370B1 EP 03755575 A EP03755575 A EP 03755575A EP 03755575 A EP03755575 A EP 03755575A EP 1557370 B1 EP1557370 B1 EP 1557370B1
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Oriol D. De Balle Comas
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0098—Means for preventing dust contacting pouring opening, e.g. a cover over the tear panel

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  • the present invention relates to a protective device for drink cans according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • cans of the above type are exposed, while stored, to various agents such as dust, dirt, and other materials, which may contaminate the outer surface of those cans, just at the region that remains in contact with a person's lips when the liquid contained is consumed, as is common practice, by sucking directly from the can.
  • agents such as dust, dirt, and other materials, which may contaminate the outer surface of those cans, just at the region that remains in contact with a person's lips when the liquid contained is consumed, as is common practice, by sucking directly from the can.
  • a cylindrical lid of the above type has many disadvantages: it must be applied to the outside of the can top rim, so that it may be easily released, and therefore its protective feature may get lost, and in addition it has to be made from a material such as plastic whereby its cost has to be taken into consideration.
  • the device which will be now described allows overcoming the above mentioned disadvantages. It consists of a discoidal member which is applied to the top of a can for soft drinks or the like, and is temporarily retained thereto, covering said portion and thus preventing dust and other materials from being formed thereon.
  • the protective member When the user is going to drink from the can the protective member is first detached, this operation being carried out with hardly any effort, leaving the can top and the closure member thereof accessible; these will be clean precisely due to the insulating function of the protective device.
  • the protective device of this patent consists of a thin body 1 which is preferably circular in shape (even though it could also take other forms), made from an easily deformable material, such as, for example, cardboard, plastic or metal.
  • the body 1 has, on its periphery, a number of radial notches 2 which are advantageously angular in shape, with their vertexes facing the center of the piece.
  • the body 1 has curvilinear cuts 3, concentric with the edges of the body itself and at a distance from them similar to the length of the radial notches 2.
  • the can 4 is of the known type having at the top of its cylindrical body a frustoconical portion 5 and a concentric rim 6.
  • the described protective device is positioned on a drink can as follows:
  • the disk 1 is positioned overlapping and centred on the rim 6 (whereby it will protect the central portion of the upper base of the body 4), and thus the peripheral areas 7 defined by the cuts 3 project from the rim itself. Subsequently, a slight force is applied to said areas 7 resulting in their downward flexion which is facilitated by the radial notches 2.
  • the cuts 3 are positioned with their lower sides located below the rim 6, resulting in that the disk 1 remains attached to the body 4 of the can.
  • the described device When the contents of the can is going to be consumed, the described device is easily detached by applying a slight force in the direction of lifting the flanges formed by the peripheral areas 7.
  • the device itself may form an excellent advertising carrier, since logos and inscriptions regarding the product contained therein or other products and services may be included on one or both of its two faces.
  • the number of notches 2 and cuts 3 may be varied in accordance with the size of the disk 1 and the can 4.

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  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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  • Tea And Coffee (AREA)
  • Anti-Oxidant Or Stabilizer Compositions (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Non-Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Antibodies Or Antigens For Use As Internal Diagnostic Agents (AREA)

Claims (1)

  1. Dispositif protecteur pour cannettes de boisson, du type destiné à être placé sur la base supérieure d'une canette, comprenant un corps mince (1) ayant de manière avantageuse, une forme discoïdale et étant fabriqué à partir d'un matériel facilement déformable, caractérisé par le fait d'être pourvu sur sa périphérie d'un nombre d'encoches radiales (2) qui ont une forme essentiellement angulaire et d'un nombre d'entailles curvilignes (3), concentriques avec les bords du disque (1) et disposées entre les encoches (2), définissant des zones périphériques (7) qui peuvent être disposées par flexion sous le rebord supérieur (6) formé sur la partie supérieure (5) du corps cylindrique (4) d'une canette.
EP03755575A 2002-09-27 2003-09-24 Dispositif de protection pour canettes de boissons Expired - Lifetime EP1557370B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES200202445U ES1053018Y (es) 2002-09-27 2002-09-27 Dispositivo protector para botes de bebidas.
ES200202445U 2002-09-27
PCT/ES2003/000481 WO2004028916A1 (fr) 2002-09-27 2003-09-24 Dispositif de protection pour canettes de boissons

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EP1557370A1 EP1557370A1 (fr) 2005-07-27
EP1557370B1 true EP1557370B1 (fr) 2008-01-09

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JP (1) JP2006500294A (fr)
CN (1) CN100467356C (fr)
AT (1) ATE383314T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2003273419A1 (fr)
BR (1) BR8303323U (fr)
CA (1) CA2500105A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60318606D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES1053018Y (fr)
MA (1) MA27470A1 (fr)
MX (1) MXPA05003221A (fr)
RU (1) RU2296089C2 (fr)
TN (1) TNSN05086A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2004028916A1 (fr)

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US20080217336A1 (en) * 2005-10-24 2008-09-11 Benjamin Dawidowicz Can for Beverages Comprising a Protective Lid
EP2593378A1 (fr) * 2010-07-14 2013-05-22 Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. Couvercle de canette - disque doté de fentes

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US4927048A (en) * 1986-04-14 1990-05-22 Howard Roy T Beverage can having a sanitary cover
US4708257A (en) * 1986-10-20 1987-11-24 Deline Douglas N Protective seal for a can
AU6513594A (en) * 1994-04-13 1995-11-10 Young Chul Jung Beverage can with sanitary top cover
ES1032734Y (es) * 1995-12-14 1996-12-01 Castineiras Herminio Fernandez Lata de bebidas con tapa higienico-protectora.
ES1036784Y (es) * 1997-04-17 1998-12-16 Hernandez Galindo Juan Carlos Precinto higienico.
ES1044980Y (es) * 1999-12-09 2001-06-01 Balle Comas Oriol De Dispositivo protector para botes de bebidas
IT1320924B1 (it) * 2000-03-16 2003-12-10 Massimo Brazzale Dispositivo proteggi labbra per lattine contenenti bevande.

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DE60318606D1 (de) 2008-02-21
CA2500105A1 (fr) 2004-04-08
RU2296089C2 (ru) 2007-03-27
TNSN05086A1 (fr) 2007-05-14
CN100467356C (zh) 2009-03-11
WO2004028916A1 (fr) 2004-04-08
EP1557370A1 (fr) 2005-07-27
BR8303323U (pt) 2004-12-14
ES1053018Y (es) 2003-06-16
ES1053018U (es) 2003-03-01
AU2003273419A1 (en) 2004-04-19
MXPA05003221A (es) 2005-10-18
CN1684877A (zh) 2005-10-19
ATE383314T1 (de) 2008-01-15
JP2006500294A (ja) 2006-01-05
MA27470A1 (fr) 2005-08-01

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