EP2020383A1 - Wiederfüllen verhindernde Ausgiesseinrichtung für Öl. - Google Patents

Wiederfüllen verhindernde Ausgiesseinrichtung für Öl. Download PDF

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EP2020383A1
EP2020383A1 EP08156889A EP08156889A EP2020383A1 EP 2020383 A1 EP2020383 A1 EP 2020383A1 EP 08156889 A EP08156889 A EP 08156889A EP 08156889 A EP08156889 A EP 08156889A EP 2020383 A1 EP2020383 A1 EP 2020383A1
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pourer
container
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Davide Capra
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Guala Closures SpA
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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
    • B65D47/40—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with drip catchers or drip-preventing means
    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/06—Integral drip catchers or drip-preventing means
    • B65D23/065—Loose or loosely-attached drip catchers or drip preventing means

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  • the present invention relates to a non-refillable oil pourer.
  • oil bottles that are currently on the market have closures comprising a pourer made of polymeric material and a stopper made of polymeric material covered by a metal capsule.
  • the stopper has means which provide evidence of the initial opening of the bottle and the pourer is made of flexible polymeric material such as to perform an effective anti-drip action.
  • pourers with valves for preventing refilling are not known; moreover, it would not be easy to fit them on known closures since, precisely because they comprise pourers that are necessarily made of soft polymeric materials owing to their surface properties, it would not be possible to ensure that the pourer would have sufficient resistance to removal.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an oil pourer which has means that ensure its integrity.
  • the closure of the invention has been developed to be fitted on a standard bottle, that is, a bottle defined by the UNI 10666 standard.
  • a standard bottle that is, a bottle defined by the UNI 10666 standard.
  • the closure described may, of course, also be used on different containers.
  • the closure 1 comprises an outer element 2 and a pourer 3 which can be fitted in the mouth 101 of an oil container 100.
  • the pourer 3 comprises a pourer body 4 provided with a lip 5 designed specifically for oil. According to the invention, the pourer 3 comprises restraining means 6 for preventing the pourer body 4 from being removed from the mouth 101 of the container 100 without damage.
  • the pourer body 4 is made of a flexible polymeric material, that is, a material which has a relatively low elastic modulus, such as, for example, that of the polyolefins.
  • the restraining means 6 is made of rigid polymeric material, that is, material having a relatively high elastic modulus such as, for example, polycarbonates, polyethylene terephthalates, acetal resins, ABS, mixtures thereof and the like.
  • the pourer body 4 comprises a sleeve 7 suitable for being fitted in the mouth 101 of the container 100; the sleeve 7 is advantageously connected to the lip 5 by means of an intermediate portion 8 which is preferably flared to allow the lip 5 to have an inside diameter substantially equal to that of the mouth 101 of the container 100.
  • the sleeve 7 has an outside diameter smaller than that of the mouth 101 of a standard bottle 100.
  • the pourer body 4 advantageously comprises a weakened annular portion 9; the weakened annular portion 9 is preferably situated between the sleeve 7 and the intermediate portion 8.
  • the pourer body 4 advantageously comprises at least one sealing tongue 10 which is arranged, for example, on the sleeve 7 so as to ensure fluid-tightness between the sleeve 7 and the container 100.
  • the sealing tongues 10, 11 extend radially beyond the inside diameter of the mouth 101 of a standard bottle 100 so as to be deformed when the pourer 3 is inserted.
  • the tongues 10, 11 are shown in continuous outline in their deformed configuration and in broken outline in the rest configuration, that is, in the configuration which they adopt prior to insertion in the bottle 100.
  • the sealing tongues 10, 11 are of at least two different sizes, the larger tongue 10 being arranged closer to the mouth 101 of the container than the other tongue 11.
  • the tongue 10 is advantageously about 20% thicker and/or longer than the tongue 11.
  • each of the tongues 10, 11 is inclined along a cone coaxial with the longitudinal axis X-X of the pourer 3 and having its vertex facing downwards; the angle of the cone to the vertical may be between 20° and 60°, with a preferred value of about 40° or about 45°.
  • the tongues 10, 11 may be arranged at about 90° to the longitudinal axis X-X.
  • the tongue 10 terminates in a edge 12 that is arranged substantially at 90° to the upper and lower sides of the tongue 10, whereas the tongue 11 terminates in a edge 13 that is inclined at an acute angle to upper side of the tongue 11 and at an obtuse angle to the lower side of the tongue 11.
  • the pourer body 4 is held in position against attempted tampering by the restraining means 6.
  • This comprises a substantially annular element 14 having a substantially L-shaped cross-section with an outer vertical portion 15 concentric with the mouth 101 of the container 100 and a horizontal portion 16 which is arranged radially with respect to the longitudinal axis X-X of the container 100.
  • the vertical portion 15 comprises a substantially annular rib 17 which projects towards the longitudinal axis of the element 14 so as to be able to snap-engage a corresponding seat 102 formed on the outside of the mouth 101 of the container 100.
  • the shape of the annular rib 17 will be such that it can be inserted in the seat 102 easily but cannot be removed therefrom.
  • the horizontal portion 16 extends radially over the upper surface 104 of the container 100 to have an inside diameter smaller than that of the mouth 101 of the container so as to have an inwardly projecting annular portion 15.
  • the horizontal portion 16 is disposed slightly above a radial lip 18 which extends generally circumferentially and is formed in the vicinity of the upper end 19 of the sleeve 7, immediately below the weakened annular portion 9.
  • the maximum diameter of the radial lip 18 is advantageously smaller than the inside diameter of the neck 105 of the container 100 in which the pourer 3 will be fitted.
  • the inner end 19 of the horizontal portion 16 has a conical surface 20 the vertex of which faces downwards and which can come into abutment with a corresponding conical surface 21 formed on the pourer body 4.
  • the inwardly-projecting construction of the L-shaped element 14 enables the pourer body 4 to be restrained on the container 100 purely by means of the horizontal portion 16.
  • the longitudinal dimension of the restraining means 6 beyond the upper surface 105 can be limited to merely the thickness of the horizontal portion 16.
  • the outer element 2 comprises a capsule 22, generally made of metal, for example drawn aluminium, in which an insert 23 is fitted; the insert 23 has the function of ensuring that the pourer 3 is liquid-tight.
  • the capsule 22 is divided into two portions 22a, 22b by a breakable line 22c, for example, by virtue of small bridges, so that the initial opening of the container releases the portion 22b from the portion 22a by breaking the breakable line 22c and providing evidence that initial opening has taken place.
  • the upper portion 22a is generally also provided with a thread which is copied from the thread 103 of the container 100 by rolling.
  • the insert 23 comprises a thrust portion 24 advantageously comprising a vertical annular wall 25 and a horizontal annular abutment portion 26.
  • the thrust portion 26 transmits the axial force (that is, the axial movement) that is applied to the closure 1 to the element 14, more precisely to the horizontal portion 16, so that the element 14 can be restrained on the container 100, that is, so that the annular rib 17 can move over the mouth 101 of the container and be housed in the seat 102.
  • the pourer body 4, the annular element 14, and the insert 23 are produced, preferably by injection moulding.
  • the pourer body 4 is inserted in the annular element 14 so that the end of the horizontal portion 16 passes over the lip 18 (which is resiliently deformed by bending), forming the pourer 3.
  • the insert 23 is restrained, in known manner, relative to the outer aluminium capsule 22 which is produced by drawing and the pourer body 4 is restrained, in known manner, relative to the capsule 22.
  • the pourer body 4 is inserted axially into the capsule 22 and the insert 23.
  • the pulling force exerted on the pourer body 4 would thus be transmitted via the element 14 and the rib 17 to the neck 101 of the container 100, preventing further upward movement of the sleeve 7.
  • the pourer 3 has dimensions such that, if the removal force is increased, the weakened portion 9 yields before the tongue 10 passes over the end 19.
  • the pourer 3 may advantageously comprise means 27 for preventing refilling such as, for example, a one-way valve, for example, housed inside the pourer body 4 and possibly comprising a ball 28 restrained longitudinally inside the sleeve 7 by suitable surfaces 29, 30.
  • means 27 for preventing refilling such as, for example, a one-way valve, for example, housed inside the pourer body 4 and possibly comprising a ball 28 restrained longitudinally inside the sleeve 7 by suitable surfaces 29, 30.
  • annular elements In the course of this description, reference is made to annular elements; this does not mean that the entire cross-section is constant throughout 360°; it will suffice if the annular elements are able to fulfil the functions described.
  • the constituent functional elements may therefore also be partially interrupted and/or distributed around the 360°, provided that, as a whole, the functions described are fulfilled.

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EP08156889A 2007-08-01 2008-05-26 Wiederfüllen verhindernde Ausgiesseinrichtung für Öl. Withdrawn EP2020383A1 (de)

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ITMI20071588 ITMI20071588A1 (it) 2007-08-01 2007-08-01 Versatore irriempibile per olio

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2018140830A (ja) * 2017-02-28 2018-09-13 株式会社吉野工業所 注出キャップ及び注出容器

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US2763402A (en) * 1952-06-10 1956-09-18 Livingstone Jay Gould Adapter
FR1493125A (fr) * 1966-07-11 1967-08-25 Perfectionnements aux bouchons verseurs
WO1998052838A1 (en) * 1997-05-17 1998-11-26 Daniel Montgomery & Son Limited Pouring device
WO2001032523A1 (fr) * 1999-11-03 2001-05-10 Pechiney Emballage Alimentaire Verseur ameliore et capsule a verseur incorpore

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2763402A (en) * 1952-06-10 1956-09-18 Livingstone Jay Gould Adapter
FR1493125A (fr) * 1966-07-11 1967-08-25 Perfectionnements aux bouchons verseurs
WO1998052838A1 (en) * 1997-05-17 1998-11-26 Daniel Montgomery & Son Limited Pouring device
WO2001032523A1 (fr) * 1999-11-03 2001-05-10 Pechiney Emballage Alimentaire Verseur ameliore et capsule a verseur incorpore

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2018140830A (ja) * 2017-02-28 2018-09-13 株式会社吉野工業所 注出キャップ及び注出容器

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