EP1600395B1 - Bouchon distributeur pour récipients de boissons - Google Patents

Bouchon distributeur pour récipients de boissons Download PDF

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EP1600395B1
EP1600395B1 EP04253092A EP04253092A EP1600395B1 EP 1600395 B1 EP1600395 B1 EP 1600395B1 EP 04253092 A EP04253092 A EP 04253092A EP 04253092 A EP04253092 A EP 04253092A EP 1600395 B1 EP1600395 B1 EP 1600395B1
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tubular portion
web
sealing flange
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Matthew Eric Smith
Karl Mondszein
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Priority to EP04253092A priority patent/EP1600395B1/fr
Priority to PCT/GB2005/001847 priority patent/WO2006000739A1/fr
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/061—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with telescopic, retractable or reversible spouts, tubes or nozzles
    • B65D47/063—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with telescopic, retractable or reversible spouts, tubes or nozzles with flexible parts
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure

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  • the present invention relates to drinking caps for beverage bottles or other beverage containers.
  • Such drinking caps typically include two moulded plastic components which are connected together and are relatively movable between a first position, in which the bottle, to which the cap is connected, is sealed and a second position, in which the interior of the bottle communicates with the exterior through one or more openings through which a liquid in the bottle may flow.
  • Such caps thus provide a resealing facility and the ability to drink from the bottle without removing the cap.
  • a drinking cap constitutes a one-piece moulding of polymeric material, such as polypropylene, and includes a first circular section tubular portion with a first radius for connection to the mouth of a beverage container and a second circular section tubular portion with a second radius smaller than the first radius, one end of the first tubular portion being connected to one end of the second tubular portion by a resilient, annular, integral web, in which one or more flow openings are formed, the width of the web being equal to or greater than the difference between the first and second radii, the other end of the second tubular portion being closed, one of the web and the internal surface of the first tubular portion adjacent the said one end thereof carrying a projecting annular first sealing flange, the first and second tubular portions being coaxial and relatively movable in the axial direction between an open position, in which the second tubular portion is located outside the first tubular portion and the flow openings are unobstructed, and a closed position, in which the said one end of the second tubular portion is located
  • the drinking cap in accordance with the invention includes two circular section tubular portions of different radius, one end of each of which is connected by a resilient web whose width, that is to say length in the generally radial direction, is equal to or greater than the difference between the two radii.
  • the other end of the tubular portion of greater radius is adapted for connection to the mouth of a bottle or the like whilst the other end of the tubular portion of lesser radius is closed.
  • the resilient web has at least one and preferably a number of spaced flow openings formed in it. Either the web or the internal surface of the tubular portion of greater diameter carries a sealing flange.
  • the tubular portion of lesser diameter is thus movable in the axial direction with respect to the other tubular portion between an open position, in which it is situated wholly outside the tubular portion of greater diameter and the flow openings are unobstructed, and a closed position in which its end connected to the web is situated inside the adjacent end of the tubular portion of greater diameter.
  • the flow apertures are situated within the tubular portion of greater diameter and the sealing flange is in sealing engagement with the other of the web and the internal surface of the tubular portion of greater diameter, thereby sealing the flow openings from the interior of the tubular portions.
  • the sealing flange is positioned and dimensioned such that it is moved into sealing contact with the opposing surface on either the internal surface of the tubular portion of larger diameter or the web before the web has reached the fully relaxed position. This means that, in the closed position, the sealing flange is biased into contact with the opposing surface and forms a constant substantially line seal with it.
  • first sealing flange is integral with the web. It is preferred further that the first sealing flange projects from the web in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the first and second tubular portions, when they are in the open position. This is particularly convenient because it enables the drinking cap to be readily removed from an injection mould at the end of the injection moulding process in the axial direction.
  • the web and thus the first sealing flange integral with it, will typically rotate through about 90° when moving from the open to the closed position, which means that if the first sealing flange extends in the axial direction, when the cap is in the open position, it will extend in the generally radial direction, when the cap is in the closed position, which will mean that its free edge will form a substantially line seal with the opposing surface.
  • first sealing flange may form a seal directly with the internal surface of the tubular portion of greater diameter
  • the internal surface of the first tubular portion carries a resilient annular second sealing flange, which projects at an acute angle to the axis of the first of the first and second tubular portions and away from the second tubular portion and is positioned so that it is sealingly engaged by the first sealing flange, when the first and second tubular portions are in the closed position.
  • This second sealing flange will be caused to yield somewhat in the generally radial direction by the engagement of the first sealing flange and this is found to result in a further enhancement of the sealing integrity.
  • the first tubular portion carries a radially projecting annular projection.
  • the first tubular portion carries an external annular stiffening or reinforcing bead adjacent its connection with the web. This stiffening bead will resist deformation forces and thus minimise the risk of inadvertent leakage occurring.
  • the drinking cap is a one-piece injection moulded component of polymeric material, such as polypropylene, and comprises a first circular section tubular portion 2 of relatively large diameter, which is integrally connected at one end by a resilient, flexible web 4 to one end of a second circular section tubular portion 6 of relatively smaller diameter.
  • the larger tubular portion 2 is adapted to be connected to the neck of a bottle.
  • its diameter may be substantially the same as that of the neck of the bottle to which it is to be connected or, as in this case, it may be integral with a circular section connector portion 8 of yet greater diameter, that is to say with an internal diameter substantially equal to the external diameter of the neck of the bottle.
  • the connector portion 8 may be connected to the bottle in any convenient manner but in the present case it is provided with internal screw threads 10 for cooperation with corresponding screw threads on the exterior of the neck of the bottle, which is illustrated in part and designated 12 in Figure 2.
  • the upper end of the smaller diameter tubular portion 6 is closed by an integral lid 14, the diameter of which is greater than that of the tubular portion 6, whereby its radially outer edge constitutes a projecting flange or lip 16, which may be grasped by the user.
  • a plurality of holes 18 is formed in the resilient web 4.
  • the width of the resilient web 4 that is to say its length between the lower end of the tubular portion 6 and the upper end of the tubular portion 2, is greater than the difference between the radii of the two tubular portions.
  • Integral with the internal surface of the web 4 is a first annular sealing flange 20, which extends substantially in the axial direction, when the cap is in the open position illustrated in Figure 3.
  • a second resilient sealing flange 22 Integral with the internal surface of the upper end of the larger tubular portion 2 is a second resilient sealing flange 22, which extends both downwardly, that is to say away from the smaller diameter tubular portion 4, and inwardly towards the axis of the cap, whereby it subtends an acute angle with the axial direction of the cap.
  • the tubular portion 4 When the cap is in the open position shown in Figures 1 and 3, the tubular portion 4 is located wholly outside the tubular portion 2.
  • the web 4 also extends upwardly out of the tubular portion 2 and also inwardly in the axial direction and the flow openings 18 communicate with the interior of the cap, whereby liquid in the container to which the cap is connected can flow out through the openings 18.
  • the tubular portion 6 If a downward force is exerted on the cap 14, the tubular portion 6 begins to move downwardly. This results in compression and distortion of the web 4, which thus exerts a restoring force on the tubular portion 16 urging it back towards the full open position.
  • the tubular portion 6 moves downwardly until the web 4 extends approximately horizontally, that is to say in the radial direction.

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  1. Bouchon distributeur formant un objet moulé en une pièce de matériau polymère incluant une première partie tubulaire de section circulaire (2) présentant un premier rayon à raccorder au goulot d'un récipient de boisson et une deuxième partie tubulaire de section circulaire (6) présentant un deuxième rayon inférieur au premier rayon, une extrémité de la première partie tubulaire étant raccordée à une extrémité de la deuxième partie tubulaire par une âme d'un seul tenant annulaire élastique (4), dans laquelle une ou plusieurs ouvertures d'écoulement (18) sont formées, la largeur de l'âme étant égale ou supérieure à la différence entre le premier rayon et le deuxième rayon, l'autre extrémité de la deuxième partie tubulaire (6) étant fermée, l'âme (4) et la surface interne de la première partie tubulaire jouxtant ladite première extrémité de celle-ci étant raccordées à un premier bourrelet de fermeture annulaire saillant (20), les première et deuxième parties tubulaires (2, 6) étant coaxiales et mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre dans le sens axial entre une position ouverte, dans laquelle la deuxième partie tubulaire (6) se trouve en dehors de la première partie tubulaire (6) et les ouvertures d'écoulement ne sont pas obstruées, et une position fermée (2), dans laquelle ladite première extrémité de la deuxième partie tubulaire se trouve à l'intérieur de ladite première extrémité de la première partie tubulaire et le bourrelet de fermeture (20) vient en prise étanche avec la surface interne de la première partie tubulaire (2), de manière à empêcher les ouvertures d'écoulement (18) de communiquer avec l'intérieur de la première partie tubulaire du fait de la prise étanche du premier bourrelet de fermeture (20) avec la surface interne de la première partie tubulaire (21), caractérisé en ce que le premier bourrelet de fermeture (20) est raccordé d'un seul tenant à l'âme (4) en un point situé entre ses extrémités, selon une vue en coupe axiale, de sorte que, lorsque le bouchon se trouve dans la position fermée, le bord libre du premier bourrelet de fermeture (20) forme un joint d'étanchéité sensiblement linéaire avec la surface interne de la première partie tubulaire (2).
  2. Bouchon suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel le premier bourrelet de fermeture (20) fait saillie depuis l'âme (4) dans une direction sensiblement parallèle à l'axe des première et deuxième parties tubulaires (2, 6), lorsqu'elles se trouvent dans la position ouverte.
  3. Bouchon suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la surface interne de la première partie tubulaire (2) comporte un deuxième bourrelet de fermeture annulaire élastique (22), qui saille selon un angle aigu par rapport à l'axe des première et deuxième parties tubulaires (2, 6) et dans la direction opposée à la deuxième partie tubulaire (6), et est placé de manière à ce que le premier bourrelet de fermeture (20) vienne en prise étanche avec lui, lorsque les première et deuxième parties tubulaires se trouvent dans la position fermée.
  4. Bouchon suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'extrémité fermée (14) de la deuxième partie tubulaire (6) comporte une saillie annulaire saillant dans le sens radial (16) permettant sa prise par l'utilisateur pour déplacer la deuxième partie tubulaire (6) par rapport à la première partie tubulaire (2) dans la position ouverte.
  5. Bouchon suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première partie tubulaire (2) comporte une nervure de renforcement annulaire externe (24) jouxtant son raccord à l'âme.
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PL04253092T PL1600395T3 (pl) 2004-05-26 2004-05-26 Zamknięcia do picia dla pojemników z napojem
AT04253092T ATE370079T1 (de) 2004-05-26 2004-05-26 Trinkverschluss für getränkebehälter
DE602004008232T DE602004008232T2 (de) 2004-05-26 2004-05-26 Trinkverschluss für Getränkebehälter
EP04253092A EP1600395B1 (fr) 2004-05-26 2004-05-26 Bouchon distributeur pour récipients de boissons
PCT/GB2005/001847 WO2006000739A1 (fr) 2004-05-26 2005-05-13 Bouchon de distribution pour recipients de liquide
AU2005256786A AU2005256786B2 (en) 2004-05-26 2005-05-13 Dispensing caps for liquid containers

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DE602004008232D1 (de) 2007-09-27
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