EP1663802A1 - Fixing system for a socket mounted on a finally-shaped container - Google Patents

Fixing system for a socket mounted on a finally-shaped container

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EP1663802A1
EP1663802A1 EP04787340A EP04787340A EP1663802A1 EP 1663802 A1 EP1663802 A1 EP 1663802A1 EP 04787340 A EP04787340 A EP 04787340A EP 04787340 A EP04787340 A EP 04787340A EP 1663802 A1 EP1663802 A1 EP 1663802A1
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sleeve
crown
container
neck
ring
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Jérôme VIGUIER
Jean-Claude Bottero
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Tournaire SA
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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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element
    • B65D41/3409—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/38—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt engaging a threaded ring clamped on the external periphery of the neck or 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to devices for fastening closure systems or distribution systems on the necks of containers and relates in particular to a system for fixing a sleeve attached to a container of definitive shape.
  • the cap has to be modified for technical, aesthetic or other reasons, it is not necessary to change the production line of the container, only the threaded sleeve must be modified so that the external thread of the sleeve fits with the thread of the new plug.
  • the known devices consist in attaching a sleeve to the neck of a container which is not finalized. Once the sleeve is in place on the neck, the container undergoes the last manufacturing step in order to block the sleeve on the container.
  • a first method for blocking the sleeve on the container consists in rolling or folding the neck of the container on the sleeve.
  • the roll of the neck crimped the sleeve on the container and guarantees its retention on the container.
  • This neck manufacturing step can generate impurities which then pollute the product intended to fill the container, which represents a drawback of the system.
  • the container can be washed, but this operation is expensive and not always possible because of material compatibility.
  • the washing of the container provided with its sleeve remains imperfect because there remains impurities under the sleeve.
  • a second method for blocking the sleeve on the container consists in deforming the neck of the container from the inside so as to wedge the sleeve on the neck.
  • this solution also presents the risk of introducing impurities into the container and of polluting the product.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a system for fixing and maintaining a sleeve on the neck of a container in order to adapt a closure or distribution system on the container. finalized in its final form in order to avoid the risk of introducing impurities into the container.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a method of fitting this system for fixing the sleeve.
  • the object of the invention is therefore a system for fixing a sleeve to a container neck.
  • the system comprises a crown fitted on the neck of the container comprising first blocking means cooperating with second blocking means located on the neck of the container to limit its longitudinal engagement and prevent both its rotation and its longitudinal movement around the neck and also comprising first clipping means placed on its face external intended to cooperate closely with second clipping means placed on the internal face of the sleeve so as to block the sleeve on the crown and thus prevent the withdrawal and / or rotation of the assembly.
  • Figure 1 shows in perspective the crown according to the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a section of the container on which is fitted the crown
  • Figure 3 shows in perspective the sleeve according to the invention
  • Figure 4 shows a section of the container provided with the crown and the sleeve
  • Figure 5 shows a section of the fixing system according to the invention on the container and fitted with a stopper.
  • This fixing system is intended to be placed on a container 20 in its final form provided with a neck and a molding 21 located near the end of the neck.
  • the first part to be placed on the container is a crown 10.
  • the crown 10 has two main parts, a circular base 11 and a set of flexible strips 12 linked by one side inside. the circular base 11, the opposite side being free.
  • the flexible strips are non-contiguous and pointed in shape preferably at their two ends.
  • the internal diameter of the strips corresponds to the external diameter of the neck of the container.
  • On the internal face of the strips and on their free end is disposed a protrusion 14 forming a circular ring intended to be housed in the molding 21 of the container 20 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the strips 12 and the ring 14 make up the means of blocking of the internal face of the crown (also called first blocking means) limiting its longitudinal engagement on the neck and blocking its rotation around the neck.
  • the crown is made of a material that guarantees the flexibility of the lamellae, preferably polypropylene (PP).
  • PP polypropylene
  • the crown and the sleeve can be polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polyamide (PA), polyacetal (POM), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyester (PET) , made of polystyrene (PS) or polycarbonate (PC). These materials can be used at 100% or added to a variable percentage of mineral or metallic materials such as calcium, fiberglass or talc in the form of powder mixed with plastic.
  • the crown In order to set up the crown on the neck of the container 20, the crown is fitted onto the neck by its base and until the ring 14 is housed in the molding 21 (also called second locking means).
  • the molding 21 also called second locking means.
  • the fact that the strips are non-contiguous and flexible allows the passage of the crown around the neck of the container without effort.
  • the positioning of the ring in the molding limits the longitudinal engagement of the crown on the neck of the container.
  • the neck of the container is provided with at least one boss or groove 23, which will be housed in the space left free between two non-contiguous strips 12 of the crown 10 and this in order to prevent rotation of the crown on the neck of the container.
  • the positioning of the boss between two strips is facilitated by the pointed shape of the strips.
  • the circular base of the crown comprises at least one clipping ring 16 intended to immobilize the sleeve on the crown as described in Figures 3 and 4 below.
  • the sleeve 30 is shown in perspective in FIG. 3. On its external face, it is provided with a thread 38 capable of receiving a plug and with a tamper-evident system by tearing off a flange 54 shown in FIG. 5 and positioned at the same time as the stopper before the first use of the container, the collar being linked to the stopper and linked to the sleeve by teeth 34. This system guarantees the user the first use of the container.
  • the internal face of the sleeve 30 comprises ribs 32 of pointed shape equal in number and identical in their shape to the strips 12 and first clipping means.
  • the clipping means located on the internal face of the sleeve consist of at least one clipping ring 36, complementary to the clipping ring 16 of the crown.
  • the sleeve 30 When the sleeve 30 is put in place on the crown 10, the latter is guided to its final location by the introduction of the strips 12 into the ribs 32, the pointed shape of the strips making it easier to put them in place.
  • Each strip housed in a rib prevents rotation of the sleeve 30 relative to the crown 10.
  • the sleeve is definitively put in place, when the clip ring 36 of the sleeve and the clip ring 16 of the crown, of which the shape is reversed and complementary to that of the ring 36, are engaged with each other.
  • the sleeve In this position, the sleeve is locked on the crown and the assembly is fixed and immobilized on the container.
  • the assembly of the locking and clipping means of the system makes the sleeve closely cooperate on the crown and the crown on the container preventing the withdrawal of the assembly.
  • the shape of the sleeve is such that it preferably completely covers the crown for aesthetic reasons and for technical reasons. Indeed, the end 41 of the sleeve is pressed under pressure on the neck of the container and prevents any external products from seeping under the sleeve.
  • a second tamper-evident system called the attached sealing system, can be added to the collar tamper-evident system, but unlike it, it can be placed on the container several times, both before the first opening.
  • This system consists of passing a lead ring through one of the holes 39 located on the periphery of the sleeve and through a corresponding hole in the plug.
  • the system according to the invention is shown in section in FIG. 5 with the plug 50 screwed onto the external thread 38 of the sleeve 30.
  • the plug has a seal 52 which comes resting against the upper part of the roll of the container 20.
  • the main tamper-evident system is composed of a collar 54 secured to the stopper. The tamper-evident system by added sealing is put in place by a lead or plastic ring through the holes 39 and 59.
  • the method of fitting the fixing system according to the invention then consists in fitting the crown 10 around the neck of the container 20 until the ring 14 is housed in the molding 21 of the neck of the container, the sleeve 30 is then fitted on the crown until the clip ring 16 of the crown 10 is engaged with the clip ring 36 of the sleeve.
  • the embodiment described here represents the preferred embodiment of the invention, but the device according to the invention can also be used to fix a system for dispensing the product contained in the container such as a push-up pump.
  • the first and second locking means are complementary to those described in the present invention.
  • the circular base of the crown comprises at least one row of short threads, of the helical sector type to replace the clip ring 16 intended to immobilize the sleeve on the crown.
  • the second clipping means located on the internal face of the sleeve consist of at least one row of short threads, of helical sector type, complementary to the clipping means located on the circular base of the crown, to replace the clip ring 36.
  • the sleeve is definitively put in place when the row of threads of the crown and the row of threads of the sleeve are engaged with each other.
  • the advantage of this variant relates to the manufacture of the crown and of the sleeve and in particular of the demolding made easier thanks to the row of several short threads compared to a crown and a sleeve provided with rings.
  • the system according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to a container which is finalized and of definitive shape, that is to say to a container which no longer undergoes any transformation. Therefore it has the advantage of adapting to the neck of a container already rolled or folded down and washed, therefore free of all impurities.
  • the system according to the invention can be adapted to the customer's request. Indeed, the customer may desire a particular cap and in this case the sleeve has the shape adapted to receive the desired cap while the crown remains identical.

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for fixing a socket to the neck of the container (20) comprising a crown (10) which is pressed on the neck of the container (20) and comprises first locking elements (14) interacting with second locking elements (21) which are arranged on the container neck in order to limit the longitudinal insertion thereof and simultaneously prevent the rotation and longitudinal displacement thereof around the neck. Said crown also comprises first clipping elements (16) arranged on the external face and tightly interacting with second clipping elements (36) arranged on the internal face of the socket in such a way that it is blocked on the crown, thereby preventing the withdrawal and/or rotation of the assembly.

Description

Système de fixation d' un manchon rapporté sur un récipient de forme définitive System for fixing a sleeve added to a container of definitive shape
Domaine technique La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de fixation des systèmes de fermeture ou des systèmes de distribution sur les goulots des récipients et concerne en particulier un système de fixation d'un manchon rapporté sur un récipient de forme définitive.Technical Field The present invention relates to devices for fastening closure systems or distribution systems on the necks of containers and relates in particular to a system for fixing a sleeve attached to a container of definitive shape.
Etat de la technique antérieure Afin de pouvoir adapter un système de fermeture ou un système de distribution sur l'ouverture d'un récipient dépourvue de filetage ou de tout autre système d'accrochage, il est avantageux d'utiliser un manchon rapporté sur le col du récipient muni d'un filetage extérieur ou d'un moyen d'accrochage. Ainsi, dans le cas d'un système de fermeture tel qu'un bouchon, le manchon rapporté et fixé sur le col du récipient dispose d'un filetage extérieur complémentaire au filetage du bouchon, permettant ainsi d'obturer le récipient de façon étanche. L'intérêt du manchon fileté rapporté est multiple. Il s'adapte sur tous types de récipients, quelle que soit sa taille ou sa matière telle que métal, verre ou plastique. Il est particulièrement adapté pour les récipients en aluminium beaucoup utilisés dans le domaine de la parfumerie, des arômes et des produits pharmaceutiques. De plus, si le bouchon doit être modifié pour des raisons techniques, esthétiques ou autres, il n'est pas nécessaire de changer la chaîne de fabrication du récipient, seul le manchon fileté doit être modifié de façon à ce que le filetage extérieur du manchon s'adapte avec le filetage du nouveau bouchon. Lorsqu'il s'agit de récipients en aluminium, le matériau le plus fréquent dans l'application de la présente invention, il existe plusieurs types de manchon rapporté sur le col du récipient. Les dispositifs connus consistent à rapporter un manchon sur le col d'un récipient qui n'est pas finalisé. Une fois le manchon mis en place sur le col, le récipient subit la dernière étape de fabrication afin de bloquer le manchon sur le récipient. Un premier procédé pour bloquer le manchon sur le récipient consiste à rouler ou rabattre le col du récipient sur le manchon. Ainsi, le roulé du col serti le manchon sur le récipient et garantit son maintien sur le récipient. Cette étape de fabrication du col peut générer des impuretés qui polluent alors le produit destiné à remplir le récipient, ce qui représente un inconvénient du système. Pour éviter la pollution du produit, le récipient peut être lavé, mais cette opération est coûteuse et pas toujours réalisable à cause des compatibilités de matière. D'autre part, le lavage du récipient muni de son manchon reste imparfait car il subsiste des impuretés sous le manchon. Un deuxième procédé pour bloquer le manchon sur le récipient consiste à déformer le col du récipient par l'intérieur de façon à coincer le manchon sur le col. Mais cette solution présente également le risque d' introduire des impuretés dans le récipient et de polluer le produit.STATE OF THE PRIOR ART In order to be able to adapt a closure system or a distribution system on the opening of a container without threads or any other attachment system, it is advantageous to use a sleeve attached to the neck. of the container fitted with an external thread or a hooking means. Thus, in the case of a closure system such as a stopper, the sleeve added and fixed to the neck of the container has an external thread complementary to the thread of the stopper, thus making it possible to close the container tightly. The advantage of the added threaded sleeve is multiple. It adapts to all types of containers, whatever its size or its material such as metal, glass or plastic. It is particularly suitable for aluminum containers widely used in the field of perfumery, flavorings and pharmaceutical products. In addition, if the cap has to be modified for technical, aesthetic or other reasons, it is not necessary to change the production line of the container, only the threaded sleeve must be modified so that the external thread of the sleeve fits with the thread of the new plug. When it comes to aluminum containers, the most common material in the application of this invention, there are several types of sleeve attached to the neck of the container. The known devices consist in attaching a sleeve to the neck of a container which is not finalized. Once the sleeve is in place on the neck, the container undergoes the last manufacturing step in order to block the sleeve on the container. A first method for blocking the sleeve on the container consists in rolling or folding the neck of the container on the sleeve. Thus, the roll of the neck crimped the sleeve on the container and guarantees its retention on the container. This neck manufacturing step can generate impurities which then pollute the product intended to fill the container, which represents a drawback of the system. To avoid pollution of the product, the container can be washed, but this operation is expensive and not always possible because of material compatibility. On the other hand, the washing of the container provided with its sleeve remains imperfect because there remains impurities under the sleeve. A second method for blocking the sleeve on the container consists in deforming the neck of the container from the inside so as to wedge the sleeve on the neck. However, this solution also presents the risk of introducing impurities into the container and of polluting the product.
Exposé de l'invention C'est pourquoi le but de l'invention est de fournir un système de fixation et de maintien d'un manchon sur le col d'un récipient afin d'adapter un système de fermeture ou de distribution sur le récipient finalisé dans sa forme définitive afin d'éviter le risque d'introduction d'impuretés dans le récipient. Un autre but de l'invention est de fournir un procédé de pose de ce système de fixation du manchon. L'objet de l'invention est donc un système de fixation d'un manchon sur un col de récipient. Le système comprend une couronne emmanchée sur le col du récipient comportant des premiers moyens de blocage coopérant avec des seconds moyens de blocage se trouvant sur le col du récipient pour limiter son engagement longitudinal et empêcher à la fois sa rotation et son déplacement longitudinal autour du col et comportant également des premiers moyens de clipsage placés sur sa face externe destinés à coopérer de manière serrée avec des seconds moyens de clipsage placés sur la face interne du manchon de manière à bloquer le manchon sur la couronne et empêcher ainsi le retrait et/ou la rotation de l'ensemble.Disclosure of the invention This is why the object of the invention is to provide a system for fixing and maintaining a sleeve on the neck of a container in order to adapt a closure or distribution system on the container. finalized in its final form in order to avoid the risk of introducing impurities into the container. Another object of the invention is to provide a method of fitting this system for fixing the sleeve. The object of the invention is therefore a system for fixing a sleeve to a container neck. The system comprises a crown fitted on the neck of the container comprising first blocking means cooperating with second blocking means located on the neck of the container to limit its longitudinal engagement and prevent both its rotation and its longitudinal movement around the neck and also comprising first clipping means placed on its face external intended to cooperate closely with second clipping means placed on the internal face of the sleeve so as to block the sleeve on the crown and thus prevent the withdrawal and / or rotation of the assembly.
Les buts, objets et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit faite en référence aux dessins dans lesquels : La figure 1 représente en perspective la couronne selon l'invention, la figure 2 représente une coupe du récipient sur lequel est emmanchée la couronne, la figure 3 représente en perspective le manchon selon l'invention, la figure 4 représente une coupe du récipient muni de la couronne et du manchon, la figure 5 représente une coupe du système de fixation selon l'invention sur le récipient et muni d'un bouchon.The aims, objects and characteristics of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description made with reference to the drawings in which: Figure 1 shows in perspective the crown according to the invention, Figure 2 shows a section of the container on which is fitted the crown, Figure 3 shows in perspective the sleeve according to the invention, Figure 4 shows a section of the container provided with the crown and the sleeve, Figure 5 shows a section of the fixing system according to the invention on the container and fitted with a stopper.
Description détaillée de l'invention Ce système de fixation est destiné à être mis en place sur un récipient 20 dans sa forme définitive muni d'un col et d'une moulure 21 située près de l'extrémité du col. La première pièce à mettre en place sur le récipient est une couronne 10. En référence à la figure 1, la couronne 10 comporte deux parties principales, une base circulaire 11 et un ensemble de lamelles souples 12 lié par un côté à l'intérieur de la base circulaire 11, le côté opposé étant libre. Les lamelles souples sont non jointives et de forme pointue de préférence à leurs deux extrémités. Le diamètre interne des lamelles correspond au diamètre externe du col du récipient. Sur la face interne des lamelles et sur leur extrémité libre est disposée une proéminence 14 formant un anneau circulaire destiné à se loger dans la moulure 21 du récipient 20 comme représenté sur la figure 2. Les lamelles 12 et l'anneau 14 composent les moyens de blocage de la face interne de la couronne (appelé aussi premier moyen de blocage) limitant son engagement longitudinal sur le col et bloquant sa rotation autour du col. La couronne est faite d'un matériau qui garantit la souplesse des lamelles, de préférence du polypropylène (PP) . La couronne et le manchon peuvent être aussi bien en polyéthylène (PE) , en acrylonitrile- butadiène-styrène (ABS) , en polyamide (PA) , en polyacétal (POM) , en polyméthacrylate de méthyle (PMMA) , en polyester (PET) , en polystyrène (PS) ou en polycarbonate (PC) . Ces matières peuvent être utilisées à 100% ou additionnées d'un pourcentage variable de matières minérales ou métalliques telles que calcium, fibre de verre ou talc sous forme de poudre mélangée à la matière plastique. De façon à mettre en place la couronne sur le col du récipient 20, la couronne est emmanchée sur le col par sa base et jusqu'à ce que l'anneau 14 se loge dans la moulure 21 (appelé aussi second moyen de blocage) . Le fait que les lamelles sont non jointives et souples permet le passage de la couronne autour du col du récipient sans effort. Comme il a déjà été mentionné, le positionnement de l'anneau dans la moulure limite l'engagement longitudinal de la couronne sur le col du récipient. Le col du récipient est muni d'au moins un bossage ou strie 23, qui sera logé dans l'espace laissé libre entre deux lamelles non jointives 12 de la couronne 10 et ceci afin d'empêcher la rotation de la couronne sur le col du récipient. Le positionnement du bossage entre deux lamelles est facilité par la forme pointue des lamelles. La base circulaire de la couronne comporte au moins un anneau de clipsage 16 destiné à immobiliser le manchon sur la couronne comme décrit dans les figures 3 et 4 suivantes. Le manchon 30 est représenté en perspective sur la figure 3. Sur sa face externe, il est muni d'un filetage 38 apte à recevoir un bouchon et d'un système d'inviolabilité par arrachement d'une collerette 54 représentée sur la figure 5 et positionnée en même temps que le bouchon avant la première utilisation du récipient, la colerette étant liée au bouchon et liée au manchon par des dents 34. Ce système garantit à l'utilisateur la première utilisation du récipient. La face interne du manchon 30 comporte des nervures 32 de forme pointue égales en nombre et identiques dans leur forme aux lamelles 12 et des premiers moyens de clipsage. Les moyens de clipsage situés sur la face interne du manchon (appelés aussi seconds moyens de clipsage) sont constitués par au moins un anneau de clipsage 36, complémentaire à l'anneau de clipsage 16 de la couronne. Lors de la mise en place du manchon 30 sur la couronne 10, celui-ci est guidé vers son emplacement définitif par l'introduction des lamelles 12 dans les nervures 32, la forme pointue des lamelles facilitant leur mise en place. Chaque lamelle logée dans une nervure empêche la rotation du manchon 30 par rapport à la couronne 10. Ainsi, le manchon est définitivement mis en place, lorsque l'anneau de clipsage 36 du manchon et l'anneau de clipsage 16 de la couronne, dont la forme est inversée et complémentaire par rapport à celle de l'anneau 36, sont en prise l'un avec l'autre. Dans cette position, le manchon est bloqué sur la couronne et l'ensemble est fixé et immobilisé sur le récipient. L'ensemble des moyens de blocage et de clipsage du système font coopérer de manière serrée le manchon sur la couronne et la couronne sur le récipient empêchant le retrait de l'ensemble. D'autre part, la forme du manchon est telle qu'il recouvre de préférence en totalité la couronne pour des raisons esthétiques et pour des raisons techniques. En effet, l'extrémité 41 du manchon est plaquée sous pression sur le col du récipient et empêche tous produits extérieurs de s'infiltrer sous le manchon. Un deuxième système d'inviolabilité, appelé système de plombage rapporté, peut être ajouté au système d'inviolabilité à collerette mais à la différence de celui- ci, il peut être mis en place sur le récipient plusieurs fois, aussi bien avant la première ouverture du récipient en supplément du premier système qu'après la première ouverture lors des ouvertures successives du récipient. Ce système consiste à passer un anneau en plomb dans un des trous 39 situés sur la périphérie du manchon et dans un trou correspondant du bouchon. Le système selon l'invention est représenté en coupe sur la figure 5 avec le bouchon 50 vissé sur le filetage extérieur 38 du manchon 30. Afin de garantir l'étanchéité du récipient, le bouchon dispose d'un joint d' étanchéité 52 qui vient en appui contre la partie supérieure du roulé du récipient 20. Le système d'inviolabilité principal est composé d'une collerette 54 solidaire du bouchon. Le système d' inviolabilité par plombage rapporté est mis en place par un anneau en plomb ou en plastique à travers les trous 39 et 59. Le procédé de pose du système de fixation selon l'invention consiste alors à emmancher la couronne 10 autour du col du récipient 20 jusqu'à ce que l'anneau 14 se loge dans la moulure 21 du col du récipient, le manchon 30 est alors emmanché sur la couronne jusqu'à ce que l'anneau de clipsage 16 de la couronne 10 soit en prise avec l'anneau de clipsage 36 du manchon. Le mode de réalisation décrit ici représente le mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, mais le dispositif selon l'invention peut également servir à fixer un système de distribution du produit contenu dans le récipient tel qu'une pompe à poussoir. Selon une variante du dispositif selon l'invention non représentée sur les figures, les premiers et seconds moyens de blocage sont complémentaires à ceux décrits dans la présente invention. Par conséquent, sur la face interne des lamelles et sur leur extrémité libre est disposé un creux formant un anneau circulaire destiné à loger une proéminence ou bosse du récipient 21, correspondant respectivement à l'anneau 14 et à la moulure 21 du mode de réalisation décrit. Selon une autre variante du dispositif selon l'invention, la base circulaire de la couronne comporte au moins une rangée de filets courts, de type secteurs hélicoïdaux pour remplacer l'anneau de clipsage 16 destiné à immobiliser le manchon sur la couronne. Dans ce cas, les seconds moyens de clipsage situés sur la face interne du manchon sont constitués par au moins une rangée de filets courts, de type secteurs hélicoïdaux, complémentaires aux moyens de clipsage situés sur la base circulaire de la couronne, pour remplacer l'anneau de clipsage 36. Ainsi, le manchon est définitivement mis en place lorsque la rangée de filets de la couronne et la rangée de filets du manchon sont en prise l'une avec l'autre. L'intérêt de cette variante porte sur la fabrication de la couronne et du manchon et en particulier du démoulage rendu plus facile grâce à la rangée de plusieurs filets courts par rapport à une couronne et un manchon munis d'anneaux. Le système selon l'invention a l'avantage de pouvoir s'adapter sur un récipient finalisé et de forme définitive c'est à dire sur un récipient qui ne subit plus aucune transformation. Par conséquent il a l'avantage de s'adapter sur le col d'un récipient déjà roulé ou rabattu et lavé, donc exempt de toutes impuretés. En outre, le système selon l'invention peut être adapté à la demande du client. En effet, le client peut désirer un bouchon particulier et dans ce cas le manchon a la forme adaptée pour recevoir le bouchon désiré tandis que la couronne reste identique. Detailed description of the invention This fixing system is intended to be placed on a container 20 in its final form provided with a neck and a molding 21 located near the end of the neck. The first part to be placed on the container is a crown 10. With reference to FIG. 1, the crown 10 has two main parts, a circular base 11 and a set of flexible strips 12 linked by one side inside. the circular base 11, the opposite side being free. The flexible strips are non-contiguous and pointed in shape preferably at their two ends. The internal diameter of the strips corresponds to the external diameter of the neck of the container. On the internal face of the strips and on their free end is disposed a protrusion 14 forming a circular ring intended to be housed in the molding 21 of the container 20 as shown in FIG. 2. The strips 12 and the ring 14 make up the means of blocking of the internal face of the crown (also called first blocking means) limiting its longitudinal engagement on the neck and blocking its rotation around the neck. The crown is made of a material that guarantees the flexibility of the lamellae, preferably polypropylene (PP). The crown and the sleeve can be polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polyamide (PA), polyacetal (POM), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyester (PET) , made of polystyrene (PS) or polycarbonate (PC). These materials can be used at 100% or added to a variable percentage of mineral or metallic materials such as calcium, fiberglass or talc in the form of powder mixed with plastic. In order to set up the crown on the neck of the container 20, the crown is fitted onto the neck by its base and until the ring 14 is housed in the molding 21 (also called second locking means). The fact that the strips are non-contiguous and flexible allows the passage of the crown around the neck of the container without effort. As already mentioned, the positioning of the ring in the molding limits the longitudinal engagement of the crown on the neck of the container. The neck of the container is provided with at least one boss or groove 23, which will be housed in the space left free between two non-contiguous strips 12 of the crown 10 and this in order to prevent rotation of the crown on the neck of the container. The positioning of the boss between two strips is facilitated by the pointed shape of the strips. The circular base of the crown comprises at least one clipping ring 16 intended to immobilize the sleeve on the crown as described in Figures 3 and 4 below. The sleeve 30 is shown in perspective in FIG. 3. On its external face, it is provided with a thread 38 capable of receiving a plug and with a tamper-evident system by tearing off a flange 54 shown in FIG. 5 and positioned at the same time as the stopper before the first use of the container, the collar being linked to the stopper and linked to the sleeve by teeth 34. This system guarantees the user the first use of the container. The internal face of the sleeve 30 comprises ribs 32 of pointed shape equal in number and identical in their shape to the strips 12 and first clipping means. The clipping means located on the internal face of the sleeve (also called second clipping means) consist of at least one clipping ring 36, complementary to the clipping ring 16 of the crown. When the sleeve 30 is put in place on the crown 10, the latter is guided to its final location by the introduction of the strips 12 into the ribs 32, the pointed shape of the strips making it easier to put them in place. Each strip housed in a rib prevents rotation of the sleeve 30 relative to the crown 10. Thus, the sleeve is definitively put in place, when the clip ring 36 of the sleeve and the clip ring 16 of the crown, of which the shape is reversed and complementary to that of the ring 36, are engaged with each other. In this position, the sleeve is locked on the crown and the assembly is fixed and immobilized on the container. The assembly of the locking and clipping means of the system makes the sleeve closely cooperate on the crown and the crown on the container preventing the withdrawal of the assembly. On the other hand, the shape of the sleeve is such that it preferably completely covers the crown for aesthetic reasons and for technical reasons. Indeed, the end 41 of the sleeve is pressed under pressure on the neck of the container and prevents any external products from seeping under the sleeve. A second tamper-evident system, called the attached sealing system, can be added to the collar tamper-evident system, but unlike it, it can be placed on the container several times, both before the first opening. of the container in addition to the first system only after the first opening during successive openings of the container. This system consists of passing a lead ring through one of the holes 39 located on the periphery of the sleeve and through a corresponding hole in the plug. The system according to the invention is shown in section in FIG. 5 with the plug 50 screwed onto the external thread 38 of the sleeve 30. In order to guarantee the tightness of the container, the plug has a seal 52 which comes resting against the upper part of the roll of the container 20. The main tamper-evident system is composed of a collar 54 secured to the stopper. The tamper-evident system by added sealing is put in place by a lead or plastic ring through the holes 39 and 59. The method of fitting the fixing system according to the invention then consists in fitting the crown 10 around the neck of the container 20 until the ring 14 is housed in the molding 21 of the neck of the container, the sleeve 30 is then fitted on the crown until the clip ring 16 of the crown 10 is engaged with the clip ring 36 of the sleeve. The embodiment described here represents the preferred embodiment of the invention, but the device according to the invention can also be used to fix a system for dispensing the product contained in the container such as a push-up pump. According to a variant of the device according to the invention not shown in the figures, the first and second locking means are complementary to those described in the present invention. Consequently, on the internal face of the strips and on their free end is disposed a hollow forming a circular ring intended to accommodate a prominence or bump of the container 21, corresponding respectively to the ring 14 and to the molding 21 of the embodiment described. . According to another variant of the device according to the invention, the circular base of the crown comprises at least one row of short threads, of the helical sector type to replace the clip ring 16 intended to immobilize the sleeve on the crown. In this case, the second clipping means located on the internal face of the sleeve consist of at least one row of short threads, of helical sector type, complementary to the clipping means located on the circular base of the crown, to replace the clip ring 36. Thus, the sleeve is definitively put in place when the row of threads of the crown and the row of threads of the sleeve are engaged with each other. The advantage of this variant relates to the manufacture of the crown and of the sleeve and in particular of the demolding made easier thanks to the row of several short threads compared to a crown and a sleeve provided with rings. The system according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to a container which is finalized and of definitive shape, that is to say to a container which no longer undergoes any transformation. Therefore it has the advantage of adapting to the neck of a container already rolled or folded down and washed, therefore free of all impurities. In addition, the system according to the invention can be adapted to the customer's request. Indeed, the customer may desire a particular cap and in this case the sleeve has the shape adapted to receive the desired cap while the crown remains identical.

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1. Système de fixation d'un manchon sur un col de récipient (20) caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une couronne (10) emmanchée sur le col dudit récipient, ladite couronne comportant des premiers moyens de blocage coopérant avec des seconds moyens de blocage se trouvant sur le col dudit récipient pour limiter son engagement longitudinal et empêcher à la fois sa rotation et son déplacement longitudinal autour du col comportant également des premiers moyens de clipsage placés sur sa face externe destinés à coopérer de manière serrée avec des seconds moyens de clipsage placés sur la face interne dudit manchon de manière à bloquer ledit manchon sur ladite couronne et empêcher ainsi le retrait et/ou la rotation de l'ensemble. 1. System for fixing a sleeve on a container neck (20) characterized in that it comprises a crown (10) fitted on the neck of said container, said crown comprising first blocking means cooperating with second means of blocking located on the neck of said container to limit its longitudinal engagement and prevent both its rotation and its longitudinal movement around the neck also comprising first clipping means placed on its outer face intended to cooperate tightly with second means of clipping placed on the internal face of said sleeve so as to block said sleeve on said crown and thus prevent the withdrawal and / or rotation of the assembly.
2. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite couronne (10) est composée d'une base circulaire (11) et d'un ensemble de lamelles (12) liées par un côté à l'intérieur de la base circulaire (11), le côté opposé étant libre, lesdites lamelles étant non jointives et de forme pointue à leur deux extrémités.2. A sleeve fixing system according to claim 1, wherein said crown (10) is composed of a circular base (11) and a set of lamellae (12) linked by a side inside the circular base (11), the opposite side being free, said strips being non-contiguous and of pointed shape at their two ends.
3. Système de fixation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les moyens de blocage destinés à limiter l'engagement longitudinal de ladite couronne sur le col dudit récipient sont constitués d'une part par un anneau circulaire (14) formé par une proéminence située sur la face interne de chaque lamelle et sur leur extrémité libre et d'autre part d'une moulure (21) située sur le col dudit récipient destinée à loger ledit anneau (14) .3. Fastening system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking means intended to limit the longitudinal engagement of said crown on the neck of said container consist firstly of a circular ring (14) formed by a prominence located on the internal face of each strip and on their free end and on the other hand of a molding (21) located on the neck of said container intended to accommodate said ring (14).
4. Système de fixation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les moyens de blocage destinés à limiter l'engagement longitudinal de ladite couronne sur le col dudit récipient sont constitués d'une part par un anneau circulaire formé par un creux situé sur la face interne de chaque lamelle et sur leur extrémité libre et d'autre part d'une proéminence située sur le col dudit récipient destinée à venir se loger dans ledit anneau.4. Fastening system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking means intended to limit the longitudinal engagement of said crown on the neck of said container consist firstly of a ring circular formed by a hollow located on the internal face of each strip and on their free end and on the other hand of a prominence located on the neck of said container intended to be received in said ring.
5. Système de fixation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel les moyens de blocage destinés à bloquer la rotation de ladite couronne autour du col sont constitués d'une part par l'espace laissé libre entre deux lamelles non jointives (12) et au moins un bossage ou strie (23) du col dudit récipient et destiné à se positionner entre deux lamelles (12).5. Fastening system according to one of claims 1 to 4, in which the blocking means intended to block the rotation of said crown around the neck consist firstly of the space left free between two non-contiguous strips ( 12) and at least one boss or groove (23) of the neck of said container and intended to be positioned between two strips (12).
6. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel ladite couronne (10) est en polypropylène.6. System for fixing a sleeve according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said ring (10) is made of polypropylene.
7. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel ledit manchon (30) comporte sur sa face interne des nervures (32) égales en nombre et identiques dans leur forme aux lamelles (12) et destinées à guider la mise en place du manchon sur la couronne et à loger les lamelles (12) . 7. System for fixing a sleeve according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which said sleeve (30) has on its internal face ribs (32) equal in number and identical in shape to the lamellae (12) and intended to guide the fitting of the sleeve on the crown and to house the strips (12).
8. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de clipsage placés sur la face externe de ladite couronne sont composés d'au moins un anneau de clipsage (16) et les seconds moyens de clipsage placés sur la face interne dudit manchon sont composés d'au moins un anneau de clipsage (36) dont la forme est complémentaire par rapport à celle de 1' anneau (16) .8. System for fixing a sleeve according to one of claims 1 to 7, in which said clipping means placed on the external face of said crown are composed of at least one clipping ring (16) and the second means clips placed on the inner face of said sleeve are composed of at least one clip ring (36) whose shape is complementary to that of one ring (16).
9. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de clipsage placés sur la face externe de ladite couronne sont composés d' au moins une rangée de filets courts du type secteurs hélicoïdaux et les seconds moyens de clipsage placés sur la face interne dudit manchon sont composés d'au moins une rangée de filets courts du type secteurs hélicoïdaux dont la forme est complémentaire par rapport à ladite rangée de filets de la couronne.9. A sleeve fixing system according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said clipping means placed on the outer face of said crown are composed of at least one row of short threads of the type helical sectors and the second clipping means placed on the internal face of said sleeve are composed of at least one row of short threads of the helical sector type whose shape is complementary with respect to said row of threads of the crown.
10. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, comportant en outre un système d' inviolabilité positionné en même temps que le bouchon (50) et constitué par une collerette (54) liée audit bouchon et au manchon (30) par des dents (34) .10. System for fixing a sleeve according to one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a tamper-evident system positioned at the same time as the cap (50) and constituted by a flange (54) linked to said cap and to the sleeve (30) by teeth (34).
11. Système de fixation d'un manchon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel ledit manchon comporte des trous (39) destinés à mettre en place un second système d' inviolabilité appelé système de plombage rapporté consistant en un anneau de plomb passé dans un des trous (39) et dans un trou correspondant du bouchon. 11. System for fixing a sleeve according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said sleeve has holes (39) intended to set up a second tamper-evident system called added sealing system consisting of a ring of lead passed through one of the holes (39) and into a corresponding hole in the plug.
12. Procédé de pose du système de fixation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11 caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste d'abord à emmancher ladite couronne (10) sur le col dudit récipient (20) jusqu'à ce que ledit anneau (14) se loge dans ladite moulure (21) du col dudit récipient, ledit manchon (30) étant ensuite emmanché sur la couronne jusqu'à ce que ledit anneau de clipsage (16) de ladite couronne (10) soit en prise avec ledit anneau de clipsage (36) du manchon. 12. A method of installing the fixing system according to one of claims 1 to 11 characterized in that it consists first of fitting said crown (10) on the neck of said container (20) until said ring (14) is housed in said molding (21) of the neck of said container, said sleeve (30) then being fitted on the crown until said clip ring (16) of said crown (10) is in engagement with said sleeve clipping ring (36).
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