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EP1935796A1
EP1935796A1 EP07001316A EP07001316A EP1935796A1 EP 1935796 A1 EP1935796 A1 EP 1935796A1 EP 07001316 A EP07001316 A EP 07001316A EP 07001316 A EP07001316 A EP 07001316A EP 1935796 A1 EP1935796 A1 EP 1935796A1
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/52—Devices for discharging successive articles or portions of contents

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  • the present invention refers to a container for receiving loosely stored products, such as drugs, pills, tablets, granule and even powder, according to the opening portion of claim 1.
  • a flow-limiting device is usually provided which may be integrally molded or may be used as an insert filling the container opening.
  • Such a container for products like tablets is known from JP-A-11/105947 .
  • the products may be separated or individualized.
  • This container has a flow-limiting device with lateral through-openings intended to allow the transition of a single tablet, i.e., one tablet a time.
  • the special arrangement of this container is such that when turning the container upside down and pulling a push-out plate a tablet may drop from the container.
  • Another container which is may be suitable for elongated products is known from US-A1 2006/0,169,603 .
  • an insert is provided which has a frustoconical underside, thus facilitating the entrance of the products into the central through-opening 44 when the container is turned upside down.
  • the container known from JP-A-11/105947 which uses less material for the flow-limiting device blocks the reinsertion of unintentionally dispensed tablets, such that an unconstrained release is not possible with such a container.
  • the container is provided with a flow-limiting device having a plurality of through-openings which extend until to the container wall.
  • the flow-limiting device may be formed in a way which is adapted to the products to be discharged. Larger tablets, e.g., may require larger through-openings while the distribution and discharge of smaller pills or even granules is possible and better suitable with smaller through-openings.
  • the through-openings extend from the ring of the flow-limiting device to the central area of the flow-limiting device.
  • This elongated form reduces the weight of the flow-limiting device and also facilitates the discharge of e.g. capsules which may have a greater length than diameter.
  • the container is provided with a symmetric arrangement of through-openings.
  • the discharge is largely independant from the angle of rotation, if 3, 4, 5 or 6 or even more discharge through-openings are used.
  • webs are provided between the through-openings which are connected to each other via a central area. This arrangement stabilizes the flow-limiting device and brings about a grid structure to the flow-limiting device with light weight combined with stability.
  • a further special advantageous development of the invention provides a hemispherical concave structure of the flow-limiting device.
  • this concave arrangement is especially suitable for containers having a neck, i.e. a smaller diameter of the container opening than the container diameter.
  • the neck with this arrangement, may be short.
  • a suitable protruding rim or thread may be provided for fixing the cap of the container while the inner portion of the neck, close to the container opening, may be provided with suitable means for fixing the flow-limiting device.
  • Such means may comprise at least one recess or at least one protrusion for allowing a snap-fit of the flow-limiting device, or suitable means for allowing a force-fit of the flow-limiting device in the container neck.
  • a further advantage of a concave arrangement of the flow-limiting device results from the curved rim or edge of each through-opening.
  • This rim essentially guides the tablet or capsule thus facilitating its entrance into the through-opening and thus avoids a blockage or congestion during the discharge, even if the size of the through-openings of the flow-limiting device is only, e.g., 10 % wider than the width of the product to be discharged.
  • a further advantage of the round shape leading to the concave arrangement of the flow-limiting device is that the cap easily may be provided with desiccating agents, such as a sachet or a buckler depending from the centre of the cap and being received in the flow-limiting device when the cap is closed.
  • desiccating agents such as a sachet or a buckler depending from the centre of the cap and being received in the flow-limiting device when the cap is closed.
  • This arrangement is suitable for products which have to be kept dry to a large extend.
  • An example are containers with products which have a storage time of several years.
  • the flow-limiting device may be formed independant from the container body, i.e. not integrally to the container body.
  • a material comprising desiccant may be used for forming the flow-limiting device, such as desiccant entrained polymer.
  • a container 10 is provided with a flow-limiting device 12 which is suitable and adapted for being inserted to the upper portion of the container 10.
  • a flow-limiting device 12 which is suitable and adapted for being inserted to the upper portion of the container 10.
  • An example of such an arrangement may be taken from Fig. 7 while also other containers with a neck, bottles, vials, etc. are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the flow-limiting device comprises a cylindrical portion forming a ring 14 and a hemispherical portion 16 which extend under said ring 14 and is formed from a plurality of webs 18 and through-openings 20.
  • Fig. 1 to 5 there are 3 webs 18a, 18b and 18c and 3 through-openings 20a, 20b and 20c.
  • the webs and through-openings alternate to each other.
  • the through-openings 20a to 20c have a special form. They extend until to the ring 14 which forms a circumferential rim for each through-opening 20a to 20c.
  • This circumferential rim may be provided with a chamfer facilitating the discharge of the products if the container is inclined only slightly more than the horizontal position, i.e. about 100° to 110°, compared to the upside position.
  • Each through-opening 20 has 2 side rims, and the side rims 24 and 26 are clearly visible in Fig. 1 .
  • the side rims 24 and 26 essentially extend radially from a vertical axis 28 of the flow-limiting device 12 toward the ring 14.
  • the width of the through-openings 20a to 20c and of the webs 18a to 18c increase outwardly, and it is preferred that the webs 18a to 18c and the through-openings 20a to 20c essentially have the same cross-sectional area.
  • All 3 webs 18a to 18c are interconnected to each other via a central area 30 through which runs axis 28.
  • the central area 30 is provided with a central hole 32 which may be taken from Fig. 2, 3 and 4 .
  • the central area 30 may be provided as a flat and closed area, i.e. without said central hole.
  • the thickness of the ring 14 is slightly larger than the thickness of the web 18.
  • the flow-limiting device 12 is stabilized and fixed by the ring 14 while the webs 18 stabilize each other by forming a grid structure.
  • the ring 14 is provided with 3 centering ribs 34, 36 and 38. These ribs are intended to abut an inner surface of a container neck or an upper container portion close to the container-opening.
  • FIG. 6 A further embodiment of the flow-limiting device may be taken from Fig. 6 .
  • This device has through-opening 20a, 20b and 20c which have a slot-form, yet with an outwardly increasing width.
  • the through-openings 20a to 20c are interconnected with each other via a central hole 32.
  • the width of each web 18 is considerably larger.
  • each web 18 stabilizes itself while each web 18 is also attached to and preferably integrally molded with the ring 14, which, in this embodiment, has the same material thickness as the webs 18.
  • circumferential rib 40 extending around the ring 18 and intended for a snap-fit connection with the container.
  • circumferential rib 40 protrusions or projections may be provided extending outwardly and intended for the above-mentioned snap-fit connection.
  • Fig. 7 shows how the container 10 is provided with the flow-limiting device 12.
  • the container 10 comprises a container body 42 and a container cap 44.
  • a hinged cap either integrally molded with the container body, or in a two-part arrangement, may be used as well.
  • the cap 44 is provided with a circumferential inner groove 46 which is intended to be contacted by a rib 48 surrounding the opening 50 of the container 10.
  • This rib 60 is intended for abutment against ring 14 such that the flow-limiting device 12 is form-fit into the upper portion of the container body 42.
  • a sealing foil 62 is secured onto the upper rim 64 of the container body 42, as it is known per se, e.g. by heat-sealing, preferably by induction sealing.
  • the flow-limiting device 12 may be aligned with the upper rim 64 such that it is sealable by the sealing foil 62 as well.
  • the upper ring 14 protrudes from the upper rim 64 and may be sealed by the sealing foil 62. In this embodiment, there must be an additional seal between ring 64 and inner wall 52.
  • the arrangement of the cap 44 and the flow-limiting device 12 is such that when bring the cap 44 into place, e.g., when depressing it, the flow-limiting device 12 is automatically seated to its correct position.
  • a desiccating element depends from the central area of the cap 44 to the inner space 70 provided within the flow-limiting device 12.
  • the flow-limiting device 12 has an essentially hemispheric shape and is provided with a ring 40 abutting on a shoulder 72 provided on the upper portion of the wall of the container 10.
  • a sealing foil form 62 is provided by heat-sealing on the container wall.
  • a further embodiment of the arrangement of the flow-limiting device 12 in the container may be taken from Fig. 9 .
  • This embodiment has a snap-fit arrangement 74 which is intended to secure the flow-limiting device 12 to the wall of the container 10.
  • FIG. 10 A further embodiment of the attachment of the flow-limiting device 12 on the wall of container 10 may be taken from Fig. 10 .
  • This arrangement is similar to ring 40 shown in Fig. 6 .
  • All of the above-mentioned arrangements may have a circumferential ring or protrusion.
  • the ring may be formed by small protrusions, thus facilitating the insertion of the flow-limiting device 12 into the container 10.
  • this embodiment of the container has a screw cap 44 which is intended to firmly and safely close container 10.
  • the container 10 is formed in a sort of a bottle, with a neck portion 76 being provided with the flow-limiting device 12 according to the invention.
  • the through-opening 20 of the flow-limiting device 12 has a width which is about a fifth or a forth of the perimeter of the flow-limiting device 12.
  • the sealing foil may be applied by fusion welding on the upper surrounding rim of the container 10 which is formed as a bottle. As it is well-known, a part of the sealing foil may protrude from this rim, thus facilitating to grip the sealing foil for removal.
  • the cover 44 may be provided with a cardboard disk 80, as it is also well-known.

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CN103057777A (zh) * 2011-10-20 2013-04-24 苏州市锦新医用塑料容器厂 一种干燥剂用容器瓶
US10479590B2 (en) 2016-08-05 2019-11-19 Gaplast Gmbh Container closure system

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EP0408217A1 (de) * 1989-07-12 1991-01-16 Kraft General Foods, Inc. Behälter mit innerer Siegelschicht
EP0763477A1 (de) * 1995-08-31 1997-03-19 Friedrich Sanner GmbH & Co. KG Spritzgusswerk Behälter-Verschluss mit Trockenstoffkammer
WO1999062697A1 (en) * 1998-06-04 1999-12-09 Capitol Specialty Plastics, Inc. Desiccant blended in a thermoplastic
EP1026100A1 (de) * 1998-05-22 2000-08-09 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. Stopfen und verschluss für einen behälter sowie schablone zum befestigen des verschluss über den stopfen
WO2004080366A2 (fr) * 2003-03-03 2004-09-23 Airsec S.A. Dispositif de distribution d’objets de forme oblongue ayant une ouverture principale et au moins une autre ouverture de forme allongee
WO2005035391A2 (en) * 2003-10-02 2005-04-21 Capitol Plastic Products Llc Container with pill dispensing insert

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EP0408217A1 (de) * 1989-07-12 1991-01-16 Kraft General Foods, Inc. Behälter mit innerer Siegelschicht
EP0763477A1 (de) * 1995-08-31 1997-03-19 Friedrich Sanner GmbH & Co. KG Spritzgusswerk Behälter-Verschluss mit Trockenstoffkammer
EP1026100A1 (de) * 1998-05-22 2000-08-09 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. Stopfen und verschluss für einen behälter sowie schablone zum befestigen des verschluss über den stopfen
WO1999062697A1 (en) * 1998-06-04 1999-12-09 Capitol Specialty Plastics, Inc. Desiccant blended in a thermoplastic
WO2004080366A2 (fr) * 2003-03-03 2004-09-23 Airsec S.A. Dispositif de distribution d’objets de forme oblongue ayant une ouverture principale et au moins une autre ouverture de forme allongee
WO2005035391A2 (en) * 2003-10-02 2005-04-21 Capitol Plastic Products Llc Container with pill dispensing insert

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103057777A (zh) * 2011-10-20 2013-04-24 苏州市锦新医用塑料容器厂 一种干燥剂用容器瓶
US10479590B2 (en) 2016-08-05 2019-11-19 Gaplast Gmbh Container closure system

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