EP1770021A1 - Fermeture en plastique - Google Patents

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EP1770021A1
EP1770021A1 EP06254476A EP06254476A EP1770021A1 EP 1770021 A1 EP1770021 A1 EP 1770021A1 EP 06254476 A EP06254476 A EP 06254476A EP 06254476 A EP06254476 A EP 06254476A EP 1770021 A1 EP1770021 A1 EP 1770021A1
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Claude Benoit-Gonin
Philipp Bardet
Andre Orsaud
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Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
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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
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element

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  • the present invention relates to a cap of synthetic material including an orifice and a stopping device integrated with this orifice, and also to an assembly including a container and such a cap.
  • the cap according to the invention is more specifically intended to equip containers containing pasty products such as toiletries (shampoo, shower gel, etc.) or cosmetic products (creams, etc.), without these applications being limiting.
  • caps used in particular in the aforementioned domains are already known.
  • these caps include a body mounted on a container provided with an opening; this body includes both an end wall provided with an orifice placed opposite the container's opening and also a lateral skirt.
  • a stopping device for the body's orifice which can be moved between a closed position where the orifice is stopped, and an open position where the orifice is cleared and allows the flow of the product out of the container, is also provided.
  • the user is obligated to manoeuvre the opening device by placing their fingers in the area of the outlet orifice which results in increased risks of slipping and possible hygiene problems, even contamination of the container's contents.
  • An opening is obtained whose flow is too weak, and does not allow a significant outlet flow-rate for the product.
  • the present invention aims to remedy the disadvantages mentioned above by providing a cap having a stopping device that is simple to manoeuvre for both opening and closing.
  • a container closure comprising a body which is mountable on a container and includes a skirt closed at one end by an end wall provided with an orifice; the end wall having a cavity and a stop between the cavity and the orifice; a stop member including a stopping part positioned to stop the orifice and an actuating part positioned over the cavity; the actuating part having a first end articulated to the body and a second end connected to the stopping part by a hinge; the stopper member being movable between a closed position in which the stopping part stops the orifice and the actuating part is spaced from the bottom of the cavity, and an open position in which the actuating part is pressed into the cavity and to the stopping part is lifted away from the orifice by causing it to be pressed against the stop and pivot about the hinge.
  • the hinge may be positioned at a distance (d1) from the stop on the cavity side.
  • the position of the hinge in the stopper member may be such that it is positioned over the cavity.
  • the movement of the stopper member to the open position may include a component of movement which is substantially transverse the main axis of the closure. This could allow the stopper member to slide outwards away from the stop.
  • the cavity may be of generally parallelepiped shape, having a bottom and two parallel side walls.
  • the cavity may open in part into the skirt and the means of articulation of the actuating part to the body may be located away from the end wall.
  • the stopping part In the open position the stopping part may be wedged against the stop.
  • the present invention may comprise a cap of synthetic material that has:
  • the actuating part may be made of a rigid material.
  • the actuating part Since the actuating part is made of a rigid material and does not have large dimensions, it cannot undergo significant deformation when the stopper member changes from the closed to open position. Therefore it is the "recoil" movement relative to the stop, which is made possible by the hinges, that makes this movement and therefore the clearing of the orifice possible.
  • the cavity opens in part into the lateral skirt and the means of articulation of the actuating part on the cap's body are located away from the end wall.
  • the actuating part can be an L-shaped pad having a first portion linked to the articulation means and arranged largely perpendicularly to the lateral walls and the bottom of the cavity when the stopper member is in closed position, and a second portion largely perpendicular to the first.
  • the articulation means are therefore withdrawn, towards the inside of the cap relative to the outer wall.
  • the position of the stop along with the dimensions and materials making up the articulation means and the parts making up the stopper member are arranged to allow in open position a wedging of the stopping part against the stop by placing the articulation means under tension. This way, the stopping device can be kept stably in open position without specific action by the user.
  • the stopper member when it is in closed position, the stopper member can largely blend in with the continuity of the end wall and the lateral skirt of the cap. This way the cap can have a regular visible contour, free of very recessed parts or parts which project significantly.
  • the stopper member could all the same be slightly hollowed or slightly projecting relative to the cap's body.
  • the means of articulation of the actuating part on the cap's body can include at least one band of flexible material and/or at least one band of rigid material whose first end is bound by a first flexible zone to the cap's body and whose second end is bound by a second flexible zone to the actuating part, with said flexible zones being largely parallel to each other and orthogonal to the cavity's lateral faces.
  • the lateral skirt has a curved shape in the area of the articulation means, and the articulation means include two bands largely parallel to the axis of the cap when the stopping device is in closed position, with said bands being separated from each other orthogonally to the lateral faces of the cavity.
  • the lateral skirt has a largely planar shape in the area of the articulation means, and the articulation means include a band that is largely straight and orthogonal to the lateral faces of the cavity.
  • the stopper member may include a flap whose thickness is less than or roughly equal to the height of the articulation means, between the cap's body and the actuating part.
  • the cap includes a small bar projecting from the bottom of the cavity and whose face turned towards the cavity forms the stop.
  • the cap includes a shoulder having a face perpendicular to the axis of the cap in which the orifice is placed, and a face parallel to the axis of the cap, turned towards the cavity and forming the stop.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly including both the container with un opening and also a cap as previously described.
  • Figures 1 to 4 show a closure cap 1 with an axis 2.
  • the cap 1 includes an end plate or wall 3 largely flat and disk-shaped.
  • a generally cylindrical skirt 4 depends from the periphery of the wall 3.
  • the cap 1 is mounted on a container 5, here a flexible tube containing for example a pasty, cream-type product.
  • the attachment of the cap 1 on the container 5 is obtained by known means (screwing, latching, etc.).
  • the container 5 includes a collar 6 whose axis is largely coincident with the axis 2 of the cap 1 in the assembled state (see Figure 6).
  • the cap 1 includes a cavity 7 for which room is made from the end wall 3 towards the container 5.
  • the cavity 7 is limited by two lateral faces 8 perpendicular to the end wall 3 and mutually parallel, a face referred to as "front” 9 perpendicular to the lateral faces 8, and a bottom 10.
  • the front face 9 could be curved, for example bulging towards the cavity 7.
  • the cavity 7 does not have a "rear" face, but opens into the lateral skirt 4 by locally interrupting it. In the area of this local interruption of the lateral skirt 4, the cavity 7 can include a zone 11 recessed towards the container 5 as compared to the bottom 10, thereby forming a step.
  • the cavity 7 thus extends from the lateral skirt 4 over about half the diameter of the cap 1, and is further largely centred laterally relative to the transverse wall 3.
  • the width of the cavity 7, meaning the distance between the lateral faces 8, is on the order of 2 to 3 cm (roughly the width of a thumb).
  • the lateral faces 8 extend beyond the front face 9 up to an end face 12 generally perpendicular to said lateral faces 8.
  • the end face 12 is slightly curved.
  • a wall 13 largely parallel to the end wall 3 connects the end face 12 to the front face 9.
  • the wall 13 is recessed towards the container 5 as compared to the end wall 3.
  • the wall 13 is located axially between the end wall 3 and the bottom 10 of the cavity 7.
  • the orifice 14 has dimensions smaller than that of the collar 6, and its axis 15 is largely parallel to the axis 2 of the cap 1, while also being offset from it.
  • Means of sealing between the cap 1 and the container 5 are provided. As shown in Figure 6, these means can consist of an inner skirt 16 extending below the orifice 14 towards the container 5 and intended to cooperate with the inner face of the collar 6.
  • the cap 1 includes an integrated stopper member 17, linked to the lateral skirt 4, which in closed position allows stopping of the orifice 14 and which can be moved towards an open position in which the orifice 14 is cleared.
  • the body of the cap 1 (end wall 3 and lateral skirt 4) and the stopping device 17 are made of a single part by moulding plastic. The stopping device 17 is described in its closed position ( Figure 1).
  • the member 17 includes an actuating part 18 in the shape of an L-shaped tab.
  • the actuating part 18 includes a first part 19 placed in the local interruption of the lateral skirt 4 for which room is made by the cavity 7, and forms with the lateral skirt 4 a largely continuous and cylindrical surface.
  • a first end 20 of the first portion 19, which is largely orthogonal to the axis 2, is joined to the lateral skirt 4 by two bands 21 which are oriented largely parallel to the axis 2 and separated from each other along said first end 20.
  • the bands 21 have a relatively small thickness which makes them flexible.
  • the zone included between the two bands 21 may or may not be connected to the lateral skirt 4.
  • the two bands 21 could be replaced by another type of connection, for example a thin film.
  • the second end 22 of the first portion 19 is located largely in the plane of the end wall 3 of the cap 1.
  • the actuating part 18 further includes a second portion 23 extending from the second end 22 of the first portion 19, opposite the cavity 7 and largely parallel to the end wall 3 and extending it.
  • the lateral walls 24 of the second portion 23 (oriented largely perpendicular to the first portion 19) are each located near a lateral face 8 of the cavity 7.
  • the second portion 23 extends up to a line forming the second end 25 of the actuating part 19 which is largely parallel to the second end 22 of the first portion 19.
  • the second end 25 is located away from the front face 9 on the cavity 7 side.
  • an imprint 26 is arranged in the second portion 23 to receive the user's finger.
  • the member 17 further includes a stopping part 27 formed from a flap extending from the second end 25 of the actuating part 18, largely parallel to the end wall 3.
  • the thickness of the flap is here roughly equal to the distance between the end of the front face 9 opposite the bottom 10 of the cavity 7 and the end wall 3.
  • the stopping part 27 extends up to its free end 28, located near the end face 12 and having a shape complementary to it.
  • the lateral edges 29 of the stopping part 27 extend as an extension of the lateral edges 24 of the second portion 23 of the actuating part 18.
  • the stopping part 27 furthermore includes a tip 30 projecting towards the inside of the cap 1, and intended to mate with and seal the orifice 14, in the closed position.
  • the stopping part 27 is linked to the actuating part 18 by a hinge 31 formed of a very narrow thin-film extending parallel to the second end 25 of the actuating part 18.
  • the stopping device 17 fills the hollows formed in the end wall 3 and the lateral skirt 4 with the cap 1 thus having a visible shape which is largely cylindrical limited by a transverse wall that is flat overall.
  • the stopping device 17 might not be placed exactly continuously with the body of the cap 1, but be slightly depressed or slightly projecting.
  • the material used and the thickness chosen make the actuating part 18 and the stopping part 27 rigid and largely undeformable (in the case of normal use by a person).
  • the second embodiment of the cap 1 according to the invention is shown in Figure 5.
  • the cap 1 from Figure 5 generally has the same features as those previously described, with the following differences.
  • the cap 1 has a parallelepiped shape, the end wall 3 is predominantly square, and the lateral skirt 4 has four planar faces.
  • the first portion 19 of the actuating part 18 has a first end 20 which is largely straight and connected to the lateral skirt 4 by articulation means made up of a rigid central band 32, a first flexible zone 33 placed to one side of the rigid band 32 and connected to the lateral skirt 4, and a second flexible zone 34 placed on the opposite side of the rigid band 32 and linked to the first end 20.
  • articulation means made up of a rigid central band 32, a first flexible zone 33 placed to one side of the rigid band 32 and connected to the lateral skirt 4, and a second flexible zone 34 placed on the opposite side of the rigid band 32 and linked to the first end 20.
  • These different elements are largely linear and oriented parallel to the first end 20. They are made up of the same material, with the central band 32 being thicker, which gives it its rigidity.
  • the wall 13 is located largely in the same axial area as the bottom 10 of the cavity 7.
  • a small bar 35 is defined which projects from the bottom 9 towards the end wall 3, between the orifice 14 and the cavity 7, where a space exists between the free end of the small bar 35 and the end wall 3.
  • the orifice 14 is surrounded by a duct 36 extending in the direction of the end wall 3 and instead of the tip 30 the stopping part 27 has a seal skirt 37 intended to mate with the outside of the duct 36 in closed position.
  • At least one rib 38 projects from the stopping part 27 towards the inside of the cap 1, in closed position.
  • the ribs 38 rest on the small bar 35, the thickness e of the flap being suited for said flap to be located largely in the same plane as the end wall 3.
  • the ribs 38 mate with the front face 9 of the cavity 7. They thus make it possible to place the means of articulation of the stopping device 17 under tension on the body of the cap 1 and, consequently, to assure the locking of the stopping part 27 in open position, Relative to the implementation of Figures 1 to 4, the ribs make it possible to obtain this locking with a reduced thickness e resulting in a savings of material.
  • the actuating part 18 could include means laid out on the inside face of the actuating part 18 (tabs, curved shape, etc.) which, since they are intended to mate with a guiding ramp laid out in the cavity 7 by sliding, would make it possible to ease the passage of the stopper member 17 from the closed to open position (as will be seen farther on), by limiting the rubbing surface.
  • the guiding ramp could notably be made up by the shoulder between the cavity 7 and the zone 11.
  • the free end 28 of the stopping part 27 is not curved but largely linear.
  • the stopping part 27 rests on the small bar 35 (or the wall 13 in the case of the first embodiment), the orifice 14 being stopped through the seal skirt 37 (or the tip 38).
  • the second portion 23 of the actuating part 18 is located largely in the same plane as the stopping part 27 and is kept in this position notably because of the mating between the seal skirt 37 (or tip 30) and the orifice 14, and by the tension exerted on the articulation means.
  • Depressing the actuating part 18 in the cavity 7 drives the pivoting of the stopping part 27 around the hinge 31 by the pushing exerted on the small bar 35 (or the edge between the front wall 9 and the wall 13).
  • the front face 9 thus forms a stop.
  • This pivoting is made possible because the hinge 31 is located at a sufficient distance d1 from the front face 9 of the side of the cavity 7.
  • the actuating part 18 moves down into the cavity 7, the second end 25 approaches the front face 9, the stopping part 27 slides along the front face 9 tilting more and more relative to the end wall 3 of the cap 1, and the articulation means (band 32 and flexible zones 33 and 34) approach a plane orthogonal to the axis 2 of the cap 1.
  • the actuating part 18 In the open position of the stopper member 17 ( Figure 8), the actuating part 18 is mainly lodged in the cavity 7, since a second portion 23 is stopped against the bottom 10, which stopped the lowering movement.
  • the actuating part 18 recoiled a distance d2, less than or equal to the height of the articulation means (meaning their axial dimension considered when the stopper member 17 is in closed position).
  • the stopping part 27 is largely parallel to the front face 9 and to its contact, since the orifice 14 is thus cleared and allows the distribution of the product contained in the container 5.
  • the thickness e of the stopping part 27 ( Figures 1 to 4) or the thickness e increased by the thickness of the ribs 38 ( Figure 5), the distance d1 between the hinge 31 and the front face 9, the recoil distance d2 of the actuating part 18 and the height of the articulation means are intended so that, in open position, the stopping part 27 is maintained stopped against the front face 9 by the tension of the articulation means.
  • d1 is less than d2.
  • the invention brings a decisive improvement to the prior art, by providing a stopping device that can be very easily opened by a simple push exerted with the finger, leading to a significant clearing of the outlet orifice and to staying in open position without action by the user.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above as examples, but rather encompasses all implementation variants.
  • the stopping device could have larger dimensions; the end wall of the cap would then have very reduced dimensions or even be nonexistent.

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EP06254476A 2005-08-29 2006-08-29 Fermeture en plastique Not-in-force EP1770021B1 (fr)

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FR0508818A FR2890050A1 (fr) 2005-08-29 2005-08-29 Bouchon en matiere synthetique comportant un orifice et un dispositif d'obturation integre de cet orifice

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AT (1) ATE393738T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602006001044T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2306391T3 (fr)
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DE7818747U1 (de) * 1978-06-22 1978-09-28 Karl Ostmann Fa Dose mit einem Streuverschluss
US6290094B1 (en) * 1996-03-08 2001-09-18 Graham Packaging Company, L.P. Integrally blow-molded container and closure

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DE7818747U1 (de) * 1978-06-22 1978-09-28 Karl Ostmann Fa Dose mit einem Streuverschluss
US6290094B1 (en) * 1996-03-08 2001-09-18 Graham Packaging Company, L.P. Integrally blow-molded container and closure

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FR2890050A1 (fr) 2007-03-02
DE602006001044T2 (de) 2009-07-02
ES2306391T3 (es) 2008-11-01
DE602006001044D1 (de) 2008-06-12

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