EP2111361B1 - Fermeture muni d'un anneau d'ouverture - Google Patents

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EP2111361B1
EP2111361B1 EP08701930A EP08701930A EP2111361B1 EP 2111361 B1 EP2111361 B1 EP 2111361B1 EP 08701930 A EP08701930 A EP 08701930A EP 08701930 A EP08701930 A EP 08701930A EP 2111361 B1 EP2111361 B1 EP 2111361B1
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Philippe Bardet
Claude Benoit-Gonin
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/10—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having frangible closures
    • B65D47/103—Membranes with a tearing element
    • 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
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/228—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being removed from the container after the opening
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0025—Upper closure of the 47-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/009—Lower closure of the 51-type

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  • the present invention relates generally to a closure, such as a plastics flip-top closure comprising a ring pull and sub-assembly.
  • US 5 810 207 relates to a heat resistant cap for use with a container.
  • the cap comprises an intermediate stopper and an outer lid fitted over the intermediat stopper.
  • the intermediate stopper is held in a pressure fit over a mouth of a container by the outer lid.
  • a closure comprising means for attachment to a container and a ring pull sub-assembly, said ring pull sub-assembly comprising:
  • the present invention therefore provides a separate ring pull sub-assembly fitted to a closure to provide it with a ring pull system.
  • the body could be described as a ring pull support body for holding the ring pull in the closure.
  • the ring pull arrangement can provide a tamper-evident system for a closure, with irreversible lifting of the ring pull base away from the body and/or removal of the sub-assembly from the closure.
  • the base may be at least partly frangibly connected to the body so that it can be partially or completely removed.
  • the base is frangibly and hingedly connected to a support disc forming part of the body. When the ring pull is lifted the base is ripped away from the disc so that it is just connected by the hinge. Because the base is in a lifted position this serves as a tamper-evident feature.
  • the body may include snap-fit engagement means for attachment to a closure.
  • the sub-assembly can be snapped into the closure from underneath.
  • Other forms of engagement are, of course, possible.
  • the body is removably attachable to a closure.
  • the sub-assembly can be removed from the closure after it has been fitted.
  • the entire sub-assembly is detachable from the closure in use. In embodiments at least part of the sub-assembly is retained in the closure on opening, with the ring pull component being partly or completely removable.
  • the sub-assembly may itself close an aperture in a container in use. Removal of the ring pull alone then allows direct access to the container contents.
  • the body may comprise a peripheral annulus which includes closure engagement means.
  • the body comprises a support hoop with engagement means extending around its periphery.
  • the body and the ring pull member may be formed as a one-piece construction, for example by injection moulding.
  • the sub-assembly may be formed from low density polyethylene. This material has advantages for the formation of ring pull arrangements.
  • the closure may comprise a base and a lid which are hingedly connected together.
  • the closure may be formed from polypropylene.
  • a polypropylene closure is combined with a low density polyethylene sub-assembly.
  • the present invention also provides a container with a closure as described herein.
  • the sub-assembly 10 comprises a ring pull member 20 and a body 30.
  • the ring pull member 20 comprises a ring pull 22 and a base 24.
  • the body 30 comprises an annular support hoop 32 from which at one end depends an inclined annular support skirt 34.
  • the support skirt 34 extends around the periphery of a central disc 36.
  • the base 24 of the ring pull member 20 is formed in the disc 36 as shown best in Figure 2 .
  • the base 24 is generally coffin-shape and effectively forms part of the disc 36.
  • the shape of the base 24 is defined by a fixed hinge line 25 and a line of weakness 26 which is formed by any convenient means such as a thinning of material or scoring.
  • the ring pull 22 comprises two spaced stalks which extend from the end of the base opposite the hinge line and are joined together by a semi-circular hoop which extends perpendicular to the stalks towards the hinge 25.
  • the body 30 comprises a flange 38 and a retaining bead 40 which define between them a recess 42.
  • FIG. 3 the sub-assembly 10 is shown with the base 24 tom away from the disc 36 along the line of weakening 26.
  • the base 24 pivots along the hinge 25 as it is lifted by the ring pull 22.
  • the base 24 cannot return to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 and therefore serves as a tamper-evident feature discussed in more detail below.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown a closure 50 formed in accordance with the present invention together with the sub-assembly 10 of Figures 1 to 3 .
  • the closure 50 comprises a base 52 and a lid 54 which are hingedly connected together by a hinge 56 to form a flip-top closure.
  • the base 52 comprises a central cylindrical body 58 which is open at both ends.
  • One end of the body 58 is angled and includes an outwardly flared flange 60 to produce a spout.
  • the other end of the body 58 terminates with a radially inwardly extending retention flange 62.
  • an intermediate cylindrical wall 64 extends and terminates with a retention bead 66.
  • a further outer cylindrical wall 68 extends radially outwardly of the intermediate wall 64.
  • the lid 54 comprises a generally circular top plate 70 from which depends a cylindrical outer wall 72. Radially inwardly of the outer wall 73 a sealing cylinder 74 depends from the top plate 70 and is sized and shaped to fit into the cylindrical body 58 of the base 52.
  • the sealing cylinder 74 and the cylindrical body 58 have cooperating beads which allow the lid 54 to be clipped onto the base (best seen in Figure 5 ) to hold the lid in position in the closed position.
  • the sub-assembly 10 is shown fitted into the closure 50.
  • the sub-assembly 10 is fitted from beneath the closure 50 by pushing the retaining bead 40 against the retention flange 62.
  • the bead 40 and flange 62 deform to allow the bead 40 to pass over the flange 62 so that the flange 62 is seated in the recess 42.
  • the ring pull 22 extends into the space defined by the sealing wall 74 and the cylindrical body 58.
  • FIG. 6 the closure 50 fitted with the sub-assembly 10 is shown fitted to a container 80.
  • the container 80 includes an orifice defined by a bead 82.
  • the container bead 82 is received between the intermediate wall 64 and the central wall 58 of the closure 50 so that the retention bead 66 clips underneath to retain the closure firmly in position.
  • the lid 54 is shown hinged to the open position to expose the ring pull 22.
  • the ring pull 22 has been pulled to lift the base 24 to the raised position also shown in Figure 3 .
  • the ring pull 22 is pulled further, which applies force to the hinge line 25. This in tum causes the support skirt 34 in this region to buckle and for the body flange 38 to be forced against the closure flange 62 so that the wall 41 defining the channel 42 deforms by pivoting between the flange 38 and the bead 40. Continued pulling of the ring pull 22 pulls the flange 38 from underneath the flange 62 in this deformed region and allows the sub-assembly 10 to be removed as shown in Figure 8 .
  • the deformed regions of the sub-assembly 10 remain deformed and the base 24 remains lifted away from the central disc 38 as evidence that the sub-assembly has been removed at least once from the closure 50. This provides visual evidence that the sub-assembly has been removed from the closure to prevent re-insertion. Furthermore, the body flange 32 cannot be pushed down over the closure flange 62 so that the sub-assembly 10 cannot be introduced into the closure 50 from above, which prevents re-insertion of the sub-assembly with the closure fitted to the container.

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Claims (9)

  1. Fermeture (50) comprenant un moyen de fixation (66) à un récipient et un sous-ensemble d'anneau à tirer (10), ledit sous-ensemble d'anneau à tirer comprenant :
    un corps (30) qui est fixé de façon amovible à un moyen de réception de ladite fermeture (50) ;
    et un élément d'anneau à tirer (20) comprenant une base (24) qui est reliée au corps et un anneau à tirer (22) qui s'étend depuis la base, ledit corps (30) comprenant une section déformable (41) qui, en utilisation, se déforme pour contribuer au retrait complet du sous-ensemble (10) de ladite fermeture, ledit élément d'anneau à tirer pouvant être actionné pour appliquer une force sur ladite section déformable afin de contribuer audit retrait complet de ladite fermeture.
  2. Fermeture selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la base d'anneau à tirer (24) dudit ensemble d'anneau à tirer (10) est reliée au corps (30) en étant au moins partiellement cassable.
  3. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, dans laquelle ledit corps d'ensemble d'anneau à tirer comprend une bague périphérique (32) qui comprend un moyen d'engagement de fermeture (38, 40).
  4. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits corps d'ensemble d'anneau à tirer (30) et élément d'anneau à tirer (1) sont formés pour présenter une structure d'un seul tenant.
  5. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le sous-ensemble d'anneau à tirer est formé à partir de polyéthylène de faible densité.
  6. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le corps de sous-ensemble d'anneau à tirer comprend un moyen d'engagement par encliquetage (38, 40) pour une fixation à ladite fermeture (50).
  7. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la fermeture comprend une base (52) et un couvercle (54) qui sont reliés ensemble par articulation.
  8. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, où la fermeture est formée à partir de polypropylène.
  9. Récipient doté d'une fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.
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GBGB0702720.4A GB0702720D0 (en) 2007-02-13 2007-02-13 A ring pull for a closure
PCT/GB2008/000257 WO2008099135A1 (fr) 2007-02-13 2008-01-24 Anneau pour fermeture

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