EP2051912A4 - Bottle closure with two interlocking parts one fitting over the other - Google Patents

Bottle closure with two interlocking parts one fitting over the other

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Publication number
EP2051912A4
EP2051912A4 EP07784800A EP07784800A EP2051912A4 EP 2051912 A4 EP2051912 A4 EP 2051912A4 EP 07784800 A EP07784800 A EP 07784800A EP 07784800 A EP07784800 A EP 07784800A EP 2051912 A4 EP2051912 A4 EP 2051912A4
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Prior art keywords
fitting over
bottle closure
interlocking parts
interlocking
parts
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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EP07784800A
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German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2051912A1 (en
EP2051912B1 (en
Inventor
John Brooks
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Zork Pty Ltd
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Zork Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from AU2006904443A external-priority patent/AU2006904443A0/en
Application filed by Zork Pty Ltd filed Critical Zork Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP2051912A4 publication Critical patent/EP2051912A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/28—Caps combined with stoppers
    • 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/32—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying radial or radial and axial pressure, e.g. contractible bands encircling closure member
    • B65D45/322—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying radial or radial and axial pressure, e.g. contractible bands encircling closure member the clamping device being an annular member moved axially to clamp the closure by using radial pressure
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B65D51/1688—Venting occurring during initial closing or opening of the container, by means of a passage for the escape of gas between the closure and the lip of the container mouth, e.g. interrupted threads
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2046—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure
    • B65D81/2053—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure in an least partially rigid container

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
EP07784800A 2006-08-17 2007-08-17 Bottle closure with two interlocking parts one fitting over the other Not-in-force EP2051912B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2006904443A AU2006904443A0 (en) 2006-08-17 Bottle closure
PCT/AU2007/001161 WO2008019443A1 (en) 2006-08-17 2007-08-17 Bottle closure with two interlocking parts one fitting over the other

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2051912A1 EP2051912A1 (en) 2009-04-29
EP2051912A4 true EP2051912A4 (en) 2010-11-17
EP2051912B1 EP2051912B1 (en) 2011-11-16

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Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP07784800A Not-in-force EP2051912B1 (en) 2006-08-17 2007-08-17 Bottle closure with two interlocking parts one fitting over the other

Country Status (14)

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US (1) US20100012615A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2051912B1 (en)
CN (1) CN101528557B (en)
AR (1) AR062432A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE533702T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2007284077B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2660968A1 (en)
CL (1) CL2007002373A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2381294T3 (en)
NZ (1) NZ574968A (en)
PT (1) PT2051912E (en)
RU (1) RU2009109099A (en)
WO (1) WO2008019443A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200901457B (en)

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US20100012615A1 (en) 2010-01-21
EP2051912A1 (en) 2009-04-29
AU2007284077A1 (en) 2008-02-21
EP2051912B1 (en) 2011-11-16
CL2007002373A1 (en) 2008-01-11
AU2007284077B2 (en) 2014-03-13
CN101528557B (en) 2011-06-22
WO2008019443A1 (en) 2008-02-21
CN101528557A (en) 2009-09-09
ATE533702T1 (en) 2011-12-15
CA2660968A1 (en) 2008-02-21
AR062432A1 (en) 2008-11-05
ES2381294T3 (en) 2012-05-25
RU2009109099A (en) 2010-09-27
NZ574968A (en) 2012-12-21
ZA200901457B (en) 2010-02-24
PT2051912E (en) 2012-02-15

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