EP2027034B1

EP2027034B1 - Lid for containers of oil and similar products

Info

Publication number: EP2027034B1
Application number: EP07725865A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Josep Maria Janes Autonell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-06-06
Filing date: 2007-06-06
Publication date: 2009-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 2027-06-06
Also published as: ES2318967B1; AR061154A1; WO2007141001A1; EP2027034A1; ES2318967A1

Description

PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

This request for an Invention Patent concerns a cap for containers of oils and similar substances and provides a variety of advantages to this function, which will be described further on, as well as other inherent advantages to its design and structure.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

At the present time and as a reference to the current technical state, it should be mentioned that the current oil containers have a seal tab attached to a ring, whose pressure unseals the tab, thus obtaining a single flow depending on the size of the mouth of the container.
On many occasions, the ring breaks without unsealing the tab, thus entailing the use of sharp items for the unsealing, which can lead to various accidents, such as cuts or similar.
GB-A-1 013 353 discloses a lid composed of two half-casings. The lower half casing is attached to the mouth of the container and contains a seal, in the shape of a sloping plane, secured by a nerve, which allows the seal to be partially opened, said seal incorporating in the upper part a vertical projection which emerges from the sloping plane.
Upon breaking the seal by the turning of a cutting projection, the projection centres the vertical stub along the axis of the lid such that the stub maintains or enables / force the seal to return to the initial position.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The cap for containers of oils and similar products, which is the object of this registration, is characterised by its constitution of two half-casings, a lower and an upper half, so that the lower half-casing fixes to the mouth of the container and contains a seal in the shape of a sloping plane, joined by a rib, which allows the seal to be partially opened, and in the upper part of the seal is incorporated a vertical stub that enables the seal to return to the initial position.
The upper half-casing is attached by means of surrounding tongues and grooves that allow the upper half-casing to connect to the lower half-casing.
Inside the upper half-casing emerges a projection that matches the vertical stub, and which is received in the lower part in its original position, it being foreseen that said projection will break the seal when one half-casing is rotated against the other.
The projection breaks said seal, and the force of the rotation puts pressure on the inclined plane, enabling different degrees of opening, and thus providing different types of flow of the product.
When said projection has returned to its original position, it touches against the stub which emerges from the seal, thus ensuring the return to said original position. ,
The upper half-casing is in the form of a three-level, eccentric configuration, where the two lower levels collect the drip of the supplied product, ensuring that the drip does not extend beyond the upper part of the cap.
Among the many advantages of this invention, must be highlighted the notable saving of the product due to consumption control, as it dispenses the product in proportion to each need and enables the seal to be broken by a simple rotation, thus avoiding the use of separate and contaminating supplementary items.
To supplement the following description and contribute to a better understanding of its characteristics, this description is accompanied by a set of plans, whose diagrams, that are for illustration and are not exhaustive, demonstrate the most significant details of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAGRAMS

Figure 1. Shows a lateral view of the cap.
Figure 2. Shows a lateral section of the cap before the seal is broken.
Figure 3. Shows a lateral section of the cap after the seal is broken.
Figure 4. Shows a lateral view of the cap with the lid open.
Figure 5. Shows a top-plan view of the cap with the lid open.

DESCRIPTION OF AN EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INVENTION

Based on the aforementioned diagrams and in accordance with the adopted numbering system, an illustrative, but by no means exhaustive example of the invention may be seen. Said invention consists of a cap for containers of oils and similar substances and is made up of two half-casings, an upper one -1- and a lower one -2- , wherein the lower half-casing -2- attaches to the mouth of the container by the inner peripheral skirt -3-, and contains a seal in the form of an inclined plane -4-, joined by a rib -5-, which allows the seal -4- to partially open, in such a way that a vertical stub -5a-, emerging from the inclined plane -4-, is incorporated in the upper part of the seal and enables the seal -4- to return to its initial position.
The upper half-casing -1- interlocks via a surrounding tongue and groove hoop -6- that allows the upper half-casing -1- to join to the lower half-casing -2-.
In the interior of the upper half-casing -1- is a projection -7- that matches the vertical stub -5a-, which is received in the lower part, situated in the original position, it being that said projection -7- that opens the seal -4- via the rotation of one half-casing -1- against the other -2-.
The projection -7- that opens said seal -4-, via the force of the rotation puts pressure on the inclined plane, enabling different degrees of opening, and thus providing different types of flow of the product.
Said projection -7-, when it returns to the original position, touches against the stub -5a- that emerges from the seal -4-, thus ensuring the return to said original position.
The upper half-casing -1- is in the form of an eccentric configuration of three levels, -8a-, -8b- and -8c-, where the lower two levels collect the drip from the product supply, thus ensuring that the drip does not go beyond the upper part of the cap.
Similarly, the aforementioned upper half casing -1- has a flip-top -9-.
As previously indicated, the highlights among this invention's many advantages, are the notable savings due to the control of consumption, due to the proportional dispensation of the product for every need, the breaking of the seal by simple turning, avoiding the use of additional separate and contaminating items.
While maintaining the essential nature of the invention, it could be produced in forms that differ in some details from the example cited in this description. These different forms will achieve the same amount of protection. It could therefore be produced in any shape or size and with more suitable materials and resources, because all of this is included in the scope of the claims.

Claims

LID FOR OIL CONTAINERS AND SIMILAR, of the type essentially composed of two half-casings, upper (1) and lower (2), in such a way that the lower half-casing is attached to the mouth of the container and contains a seal formed by an inclined plane (4), joined to said lower half-casing by means of a rib (5), thus allowing the seal to partially open, with a vertical stub (5a) emerging from the inclined plane, in the upper part of the seal, wherein a projection (7) is located in the internal part of the upper half-casing (1) matches the vertical stub (5a) of the seal, and, in the initial position, is received in the lower half-casing, with said projection having the function of tearing the seal when one half-casing is turned with respect to the other half-casing; and characterised in that the projection, by means of turning, forces and puts pressure on the inclined plane, enabling various degrees of opening, and providing different types of flow of the product; and in that said projection, on returning to its original position, touches the stub (5a), ensuring the return of the seal (4) to its original position.
LID FOR OIL CONTAINERS AND SIMILAR, according to claim 1, characterised in that the upper half-casing (1) interlocks via surrounding tongue and grooves (6) that allow the upper and lower half-casings (1, 2) to be joined.
LID FOR OIL CONTAINERS AND SIMILAR, according to the claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the upper half-casing (1) is in the form of an eccentric configuration of three levels (8a, 8b, 8c), where the lower two levels collect the drip from the supply of the product, ensuring that the drip does not go beyond the upper part of the lid.