EP1697224B1 - Verschlusstopfen und originalverschluss - Google Patents

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EP1697224B1
EP1697224B1 EP03767964A EP03767964A EP1697224B1 EP 1697224 B1 EP1697224 B1 EP 1697224B1 EP 03767964 A EP03767964 A EP 03767964A EP 03767964 A EP03767964 A EP 03767964A EP 1697224 B1 EP1697224 B1 EP 1697224B1
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Davis B Dwinell
Cornelis R. Am. Flange&Mfg Co Inc VAN DE KLIPPE
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/08—Threaded or like closure members secured by rotation; Bushes therefor
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D55/08—Annular elements encircling container necks
    • B65D55/0863—Plastic snap-on cap-like collars having frangible parts

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  • This invention is directed to a closure combination comprising a closure plug and a tamper evident, closure overseal for shipping containers; such as drums.
  • overseal cannot be physically removed without destroying same or making such unauthorized access clearly noticeable and such that the overseal cannot be reapplied in unaltered form to the drum closure.
  • plastic, manually-applied overseals currently in general use for both steel and plastic drums are, for the most part, easily pried off in an undetected manner particularly when in a warmed state. In other words "easy-on easy-off”.
  • a performance criteria also of major importance is the ease with which the overseal can be removed from the underlying drum closure in an authorised manner such that subsequent replacement of the overseal is not possible. Normally this requires destruction of the overseal in some fashion to prevent reuse. In this regard the use of sharp cutting or puncturing implements is undesirable due to the likelihood injury or of accidental damage to the underlying closure. Thus, in addition to the overseal's robust construction, hand removeability is yet another advantageous attribute.
  • Document DE-A-36 37 644 discloses a closure plug and tamper evident overseal combination for shipping containers (11), the closure plug (2) and the overseal (3) having hidden, complimentary, interlocking, snap-fit features (7, 8, 10) and a frangible portion (9) to permit removal of the overseal from the plug.
  • the interlocking features comprise "On the under side of the seal cap (3), there are integrally formed two half-shells (7), projecting into the stopper cavity between the wrench attachments (5), which half-shells - when the seal cap (3) is snapped on - engage with the help of arresting projections (8) - arranged at their lower end - behind corresponding undercuts (10) in the lateral wall of the stopper cavity, and that above the arresting projections (8), predetermined breaking notches (9) are provided in the outer jacket of the half-shells (7).” [Col. 1 lines 13-22].
  • the undercut 10 is shown by Figs 1 and 2 to only to extend to either side of wrench attachments (5). Also, the relative angular position of the plug and overseal is critical for fitting the one to the other as the half-shells (7) could foul the wrench attachments (5).
  • a closure plug and a tamper evident, closure overseal combination for shipping containers comprises a closure plug having a cylindrical, cup-shaped body with axially-extending, wrench engaging lugs about the inner periphery of the plug sidewall and a segmented, radially and circumferentially extending groove formed in the sidewall and an overseal has having axially extending, resilient legs, each having a radially-extending foot for hidden, complimentary, interlocking, snap-fit engagement with the radial groove undercuts and a visible frangible portion to permit removal of the overseal from the plug; wherein the inner, segmented locking groove is formed by a radial undercut at the base of each lug.
  • the present invention also extends to closure plugs and/or overseals in accordance with the combination of the present invention.
  • the closure plug has axially extending wrench engaging lugs equi-spaced about the inner periphery of the plug sidewall and the space between lugs may be at least as great as the width of the lugs.
  • a wall 1 of a container such as an industrial size plastic drum, has an upstanding neck 2 defining an internally threaded opening in the container wall.
  • the neck 2 terminates at its upper end in an annular gasket seat 3a surrounded by an upstanding collar 4.
  • annular gasket seat 3a Located beneath the collar 4 is a peripheral annular bead 5.
  • the plug has a circumferentially enlarged head 9 with a gasket retaining groove 10 and resilient sealing gasket 11 on the undersurface thereof.
  • FIG. 3 there are a series of four equally spaced wrench engaging lugs 12 which are hollowed out as indicated at 13. Also, it can be seen that the width of the lugs 12 is slightly less than the width of the gaps 14 therebetween.
  • Each lug has two radially extending wrench engaging surfaces 15 and a radially inwardly facing guide surface 16.
  • the base of each lug 12, where it joins the plug bottom wall 7, is radially undercut to form a locking groove 17 designed to interlockingly engage the closure overseal in a manner described hereinafter.
  • the closure overseal 20 consists of an imperforate cap moulded of synthetic plastic resin having a disc-like top wall 21 surrounded by a peripheral depending skirt 22.
  • a segmented collet depends from the central portion of the cap made up of a series of axially elongated leg segments 23 clearly shown in Fig. 4 . Each segment terminates at its distal end in a radially outwardly projecting foot 24 having a bottom cam surface 25.
  • a tear strip 26 is formed in the cap and is defined by a pair of score lines 27 extending diametrically across the top wall 21 so as to intersect the segmented collet shown, for purposes of illustration, with three of the segments 23 on one side of the tear strip 26 and three segments on the other side of the tear strip.
  • a tearing ear 29 extends outwardly from either end of the tear strip and is provided with a raised outer edge bead 30 to facilitate gripping.
  • the plug 6 is screwed into the upstanding neck 2 of a shipping container, such as a blow moulded plastic drum, and tightened by a suitable plug wrench designed to exert a force against the wrench engaging surfaces 15 of the lugs 12. Tightening torque applied in this matter causes the gasket 11 to become compressed against the neck gasket seat 3 providing a leak proof liquid seal.
  • the overseal 20 is then placed over the plug with the segmented collet generally axially aligned with the central portion of the plug defined by the wrench engaging lugs. Simply pressing the overseal by hand onto the plug causes the camming surfaces 25 on the segment feet 24 to deflect the segments 23 radially inwardly upon forceful contact with the top of the wrench engaging lugs 12.
  • arcuate grooves 17 extend laterally and are disposed completely below the plug head top surface and open in an axial plane.
  • the design of the closure plug and overseal is such that the overseal will snap-fit with the plug irrespective of their relative angular position.
  • the overseal 20 is an interference fit on the container neck bead 5.
  • one tearing ear 29 is grasped aided by the raised bead 30 and pulled outwardly separating the tear strip 26 along the score lines 28 and 27 from the rest of the cap. Removal of this top wall section allows the segmented collet to collapse; releasing the segment feet 25 from the grooves 17. This release condition occurs when the tearing action reaches the far side 4 of the top wall 21. At this point, the destroyed and released overseal simply lifts off of the neck 2 still in one piece so that loose cap fragments do not become a problem. Once the overseal is torn off, not only is there assurance against prior opening of the container but in addition the plug and surrounding gasket seat remain dirt free and uncontaminated.

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Claims (5)

  1. Kombination aus Verschlussstopfen und Manipulation nachweisender Verschlusshülse für Versandbehälter, aufweisend:
    einen becherförmigen Verschlussstopfen (6) mit:
    einer Seitenwand (8) des Stopfens,
    sich axial ersteckenden Schlüsseleingriffsösen (12) um den Innenumfang der Stopfenseitenwand (8), und
    eine innere segmentierte Verriegelungsnut (17); und
    eine Verschlusshülse (20) mit:
    sich axial erstreckenden elastischen Schenkeln (23), die jeweils einen sich axial erstreckenden Fuß (24) zum verdeckten, komplementären, gegenseitig verriegelten Schnappsitzeingriff mit den Verriegelungsnutsegmenten (17) haben, und
    einen sichtbaren zerbrechlichen Abschnitt (26), um die Entfernung der Verschlusshülse vom Stopfen zu ermöglichen;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die innere segmentierte Verriegelungsnut (17) durch eine radiale Hinterschneidung an der Basis jeder Öse (12) gebildet ist.
  2. Verschlussstopfen für die Kombination aus Verschlussstopfen und Manipulation nachweisender Verschlusshülse von Anspruch 1.
  3. Verschlussstopfen nach Anspruch 2, bei dem sich die Ösen (12) axial erstrecken und um den Innenumfang der Stopfenseitenwand (8) abstandsgleich angeordnet sind, wobei der Abstand zwischen den Ösen mindestens so groß ist wie die Breite der Ösen.
  4. Verschlussstopfen nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, der vier Ösen (12) hat.
  5. Verschlussstopfen nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, wobei der Verschlussstopfen (6) eine Bodenwand (7) hat und die Basis jeder Öse (12) an ihrer Verbindungsstelle mit der Bodenwand (7) des Stopfens radial hinterschnitten ist, um die Verriegelungsnutsegmente (17) zu bilden.
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