EP1717160B1 - Bottle closure with warranty seal - Google Patents

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EP1717160B1
EP1717160B1 EP05425259A EP05425259A EP1717160B1 EP 1717160 B1 EP1717160 B1 EP 1717160B1 EP 05425259 A EP05425259 A EP 05425259A EP 05425259 A EP05425259 A EP 05425259A EP 1717160 B1 EP1717160 B1 EP 1717160B1
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Piero Battegazzore
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Priority to EP05425259A priority patent/EP1717160B1/en
Priority to PL05425259T priority patent/PL1717160T3/pl
Priority to ES05425259T priority patent/ES2303214T3/es
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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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

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  • This invention relates to a closure with a warranty seal for containers for liquids, especially bottles for valued beverages, with an orifice located at the end of a neck which extends axially from the body of the container along a longitudinal axis (X-X), the said closure comprising:
  • a closure having a seal of the type specified above is described and illustrated for example in EP-A-1 027 263 .
  • the abovementioned closure in the known art nevertheless has a number of disadvantages of a structural nature which complicate its assembly and therefore make it also relatively costly.
  • the warranty effect is achieved by rendering the first opening of the closure visible by pulling a strip fitted with a corresponding grasped tongue, the strip being provided in the second axial portion of the cap which covers the stopper through predetermined fracture lines which form its boundary.
  • the known seal also comprises the provision of a ring of sheet material mounted over the strip, covering the predetermined fracture lines, anchored to the capsule beneath through axial annular seams produced by rolling which therefore make assembly relatively complex.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a closure of the type with a warranty seal in the form of a tearable annular strip in which the structural parts of the seal are simple to construct by pressing plastics materials and can be assembled with the other parts of the closure through mutual axial insertion which can be carried out in an automated way without having to resort to accessory rolling and seam-making operations.
  • a further object is that of providing a closure in which the seal provides a high level warranty and at the same time also permits rapid removal at the time of first opening.
  • closure according to the invention is indicated as a whole by 1. This is placed on orifice 2 of neck 3 which extends along a longitudinal axis X-X from body 4 of a bottle.
  • closure 1 comprises a pouring unit comprising a pouring body 5 forming a chamber 6 with a pouring orifice 7, and a tubular member 8 which is integral with pouring body 5 through an axial connection 9 made for example by ultrasound welding or adhesive bonding.
  • Tubular member 8 is firmly secured to the outer wall of neck 3 through lip 10 which engages in annular groove 11 in the neck and through a plurality of axial grooves and ribs 12 and 13 provided in the inner wall of the tubular member and the outer wall of neck 3.
  • Tubular member 8 is therefore anchored to neck 3 of the bottle without the possibility of axial and angular movements.
  • Tubular member 8 extends axially towards body 4 of the bottle through a tubular extension 8a, of greater diameter, with the formation of an annular step 8b.
  • Closure 1 also comprises a stopper 14 to close and open pouring orifice 7.
  • Stopper 14 comprises a bottom wall 15 and a tubular skirt 16 connected to the circular edge of wall 15.
  • Tubular skirt 16 engages the opposite wall of pouring body 5 through a conventional threaded connection in such a way that stopper 14 can be removed and fitted in order to open and close the bottle.
  • Closure 1 also comprises a tubular cap, indicated as a whole by 17, seated on stopper 14 coaxially with the X-X axis.
  • cap 17 is provided with a closed end 18 transverse to the X-X axis which overlaps transverse wall 15 of the stopper and a first portion 17a which overlaps skirt 16 of the stopper, as well as a second portion 17b which coaxially overlaps tubular member 8 leaving an axial portion 8c which terminates opposite step 8b uncovered.
  • cap 17 Through its first axial portion 17a cap 17 is anchored to underlying stopper 14 by conventional means indicated as a whole by 19, which prevent relative angular movements. This is also connected to the bottom edge 16a of the stopper skirt through engaging one of its annular ribs 17c.
  • closure 1 includes a valve unit which prevents refilling indicated as a whole by 20 and not described in detail because it is conventional and irrelevant for the purposes of understanding this invention.
  • closure 1 is provided with a breakable warranty seal indicated as a whole by 21.
  • This seal comprises a strip 22 which is positioned around portion 8c of tubular member 8, substantially within the axial zone lying beneath the free edge 17d of second portion 17b of the cap and annular step 8b.
  • strip 22 In its inner wall 22a strip 22 is provided with annular steps 23 and 23a which engage with edge 17d and step 8b respectively securing a stable position for strip 22 in relation to axial movements.
  • annular steps 23 and 23a perform a securing protective function in relation to cap 17.
  • Strip 22 is also stiffened through axial ribs 22b made in its inner wall 22a and projecting radially therefrom towards the X-X axis.
  • rod-shaped members 24 and 25 which in the example illustrated are diametrically opposite and preferably extend in an arcuate circumferential manner with a centre of curvature substantially coinciding with that of strip 22, cap 17 and tubular member 8, are associated with strip 22.
  • Each member 24 and 25 comprises corresponding first portions 24a and 25a which extend axially in the direction of end wall 18 of cap 17 and corresponding respective second portions 24b and 25b which extend axially in the direction of body 4 of the bottle.
  • Members 24 and 25 are integral with corresponding perimetral areas 26 and 27 of strip 22, each of which in the example illustrated are attached to the remaining perimetral parts of strip 22 through axial lines of weakness 28 through which strip 22 can be broken out, as will be more particularly apparent from the remainder of the description.
  • portions 24b and 25b are axially aligned with corresponding portions 24a and 25a, as an alternative these portions may also be constructed to be not in alignment with each other but extending from different perimetral areas of strip 22.
  • a single member 24 or 25 may be provided as an alternative to the pair of opposing members 24 and 25.
  • members 24 and 25 should be diametrically opposite; in fact for the purposes of the invention these may also project and be angularly displaced with respect to each other by any angle, for example 90° or 120°.
  • portions 24a and 25a of rod-shaped members 24 and 25 find housing within corresponding axial grooves 29 and 30 provided in tubular cap 17. These grooves 29, 30 open towards the exterior of the closure and have a transverse cross-section whose dimensions match those of corresponding first portions 24a and 25a which are designed to engage therewith.
  • grooves 29 and 30 extend axially between edge 17d of the cap and end wall 18. At wall 18 these are open to allow a user to grasp the free end of at least one rod-shaped member. As an alternative these may be closed but extended by a length beyond the free end of each rod-shaped member so as again to permit the extremity of at least one of portions 24a and 25a to be grasped.
  • Portions 24b and 25b of these rod-shaped members 24 and 25 are instead housed in corresponding recesses 31 and 32 provided axially in tubular extension 8a which in the example illustrated open towards the outside of the closure.
  • recesses 31 and 32 may be provided in section 8a of tubular member 8 so as to open towards the interior of that tubular member and be closed to the exterior.
  • each recess 31, 32 is open alongside annular step 8b and has dimensions and a shape such as to match the cross-section and perimeter of the corresponding relative second portion 24b, 25b of the rod-shaped members.
  • strip 22 When the seal is mounted on closure 1 and intact, strip 22 is positioned between edge 17d of cap 17 and step 8b of tubular member 8, the latter being anchored to the neck of the bottle.
  • the seal is then immobilised with regard to axial movements.
  • angular movements are also prevented.
  • the visible surfaces of the rod-shaped members may be used for advertising messages and these members may also be made either wholly or in part in colours which differ from those of the remaining parts of the closure, helping to impart a pleasing appearance to the closure.
  • the seal indicated as a whole by 121, is provided with a strip 122 with which are associated rod-shaped members 124 and 125 which in the example illustrated are diametrically opposite to each other and extend axially in the direction of end wall 18 of cap 17 and are housed within corresponding axial grooves 129 and 130 wholly equivalent to grooves 29 and 30.
  • Members 124 and 125 are integral with corresponding perimetral areas 126 and 127 of strip 122, each of which is attached to the remaining perimetral parts of strip 122 through axial lines of weakness 128 which make it possible to break out strip 122 when a pulling force is exerted on at least one of rod-shaped members 124 or 125 in an outward direction from cap 17.
  • the internal wall 122a of strip 122 is provided with axial ribs 122b which extend radially towards the X-X axis and are designed to engage in corresponding grooves 122c made in axial portion 8c of tubular member 8.
  • strip 122 is provided with annular steps 123 and 123a which engage and abut against edge 17d and step 8b respectively, establishing a stable position for the strip in relation to axial movements.
  • step 123a is not strictly necessary for axially engaging strip 122 with step 8b in that the same abutment function may be performed directly through the lower extremities of ribs 122b.
  • transverse cross-section of the said ribs and grooves is substantially of the dovetail type, with one complementing the other, as illustrated by way of example in the drawings, in such a way as to ensure that they engage in relation to both angular and radial relative movements.
  • tubular member 208 connecting pouring body 205 to the neck 3 of container 4 is provided with an annular step 208a which axially engages annular step 205a of the pouring body, forming the connection.
  • This tubular member 108 is also axially connected to skirt 16 of the stopper through a circumferential line of weakness 216.
  • Warranty seal 22 in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 21 , comprises a strip 222 with which are associated rod-shaped members corresponding to those indicated by 24 and 25 in the embodiment in Figures 1 - 12 and which in the example illustrated are diametrically opposite each other. Only one of these members can be seen in Figure 21 and this is indicated by 224, flanked by lines of weakness 228 for breaking out the strip.
  • Strip 222 is provided with annular steps 223 and 223a which engage and abut against edge 217d of cap 217 and step 208b of tubular member 208 respectively, causing strip 222 to be stably positioned in relation to axial movements.
  • the inner wall 222a of strip 222 is provided with axial ribs 222b which project radially towards the X-X axis and are designed to engage in corresponding grooves 222c made in axial portion 208c of tubular member 208.

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DE602005005304T DE602005005304D1 (de) 2005-04-26 2005-04-26 Flaschenverschluss mit Garantiesiegel
AT05425259T ATE388903T1 (de) 2005-04-26 2005-04-26 Flaschenverschluss mit garantiesiegel
EP05425259A EP1717160B1 (en) 2005-04-26 2005-04-26 Bottle closure with warranty seal
PL05425259T PL1717160T3 (pl) 2005-04-26 2005-04-26 Zamknięcie butelki z plombą gwarancyjną
ES05425259T ES2303214T3 (es) 2005-04-26 2005-04-26 Cierre de botella con precinto de garantia.
CNA2006100751608A CN1854021A (zh) 2005-04-26 2006-04-25 具有防伪密封的瓶子封闭件

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ES2303214T3 (es) 2008-08-01
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