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EP2168888A1
EP2168888A1 EP09252263A EP09252263A EP2168888A1 EP 2168888 A1 EP2168888 A1 EP 2168888A1 EP 09252263 A EP09252263 A EP 09252263A EP 09252263 A EP09252263 A EP 09252263A EP 2168888 A1 EP2168888 A1 EP 2168888A1
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Guy Quentin Grumbridge
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  • This invention relates to containers, and is particularly applicable to the sealed two and three part containers which are commonly referred to as tin cans, the opening of which requires that a portion of the container be cut or torn.
  • a three piece tin can traditionally comprises a cylindrical wall and two ends, one of which constitutes the base of the can, the other the can lid.
  • the base and cylindrical wall of the can are normally attached to each other by a process of seaming by the tin can manufacturer to provide an open topped can body.
  • the open top can bodies are then supplied, with the lids as initially separate components, to the supplier of the item or substance, normally a food stuff, to be contained in the tin cans.
  • the supplier then fills the open top can body with the items/substance and attaches the lids to close and seal the cans.
  • This act of attachment is achieved by seaming the lids to the can bodies, a process which requires the use of a seaming machine which curls the tin plate of the tin lid about a flange formed at the top of the body, and which crimps the two portions together to form the well known closed tin can.
  • the can has to be cut open using a manual or mechanical can opener.
  • Tin cans have a variety of different shapes and sizes, and can also be of a two-part construction having a generally cupped shaped body portion and a lid.
  • a can It is common for a can to be used for the long-term storage of food and beverages. These products are generally put into the opened topped can bodies at or near boiling point. When a body has been filled, the lid is seamed onto the can to provide an airtight seal. When the contents cool, they contract and any steam in the can head space condenses, causing a partial vacuum inside the can. It is the lack of oxygen in the can head space that makes the tin can such a useful storage device.
  • a disadvantage of a known tin can is that the closing and sealing of the can involves a specialised seaming machine. In some cases the seaming machines are manually operated and are both slow and cumbersome to use. The application of lids can be achieved more rapidly using computer controlled automatic seaming systems, but these are very expensive.
  • a container comprising a first part and second part, moveable into engagement with the first part, fastening means operable, on moving the second part into engagement with the first part, automatically to fasten the two parts together, wherein, in the assembled, closed, container, the fastening means is inaccessible so as to prevent the first part from being released from the second part.
  • the invention provides a container the two parts of which can be fastened together without the need for any special fastening tool, such as a can seamer, but which cannot then be easily separated.
  • At least part of the fastening means is resilient.
  • the fastening means may conveniently be internal to the assembled closed container. If the fastening means is within the container, it cannot be accessed to try to separate the first and second parts without gaining access to the container's interior.
  • the container can be so configured that accessing the interior of the assembled, closed container would affect the integrity of the latter. This could be achieved, for example, if the assembled container has no preformed opening, so cannot be opened without creating a cut, tear or rupture in the container.
  • the fastening means comprises a plurality of formations which, in use, engage each other.
  • Said formations may comprise a plurality of resilient protuberances on the first part and a bearing surface on the second part, which surface is, in use, engaged by the protuberances to fasten together the first and second parts.
  • the portion of the fastening means on the second part is of a relatively simple construction as it can comprise a single formation.
  • the protuberances in use, engage the bearing surface at regular intervals therealong.
  • the protuberances may conveniently comprise an array of teeth formed integrally with the first part.
  • the teeth may be formed by process or stamping the first part.
  • the bearing surface preferably comprises a lip on the second part.
  • the lip is inturned and the protuberances are provided on a skirt on the first part, the skirt, in use, extending into the second part.
  • the protuberances may include one or more lobes in addition, or as an alternative, to the teeth mentioned above. Said lobes being integrally formed with said skirt.
  • the protuberances are constituted by an array of such lobes which are continuous with said skirt.
  • the lobes are less likely than teeth to be deformed into an unusable shape, and can be formed without cutting into the skirt, so that the lobes can be used in environments in which cut in a container part may lead to oxidation problems.
  • the lobes are embossed on the skirt.
  • portions of the skirt between the lobes are contoured (for example by being concave), so as to provide a resilient support of the lobes.
  • placing the two parts of the container together initially causes the lobes to be pushed inwardly, by the action of the lip, against the resilience of the skirt until each lobe engages the other side of the lip and is then urged thereagainst by the resilience of the skirt to hold the two parts together.
  • the container preferably has a seal, which, in use, is sandwiched between the first and second parts to seal the container.
  • the seal is resilient, and the fastening means holds the first and second parts together against the resilience of the seal to provide the necessary contact force to achieve said sealing of the container.
  • the seal may conveniently be carried on the underside of the first part.
  • the container is preferably cylindrical, preferably a can, in which the second part constitutes the container body, and the first part constitutes the container lid.
  • Figures 1-5 The type of prior art can shown in Figures 1-5 is of a three part construction and is supplied by the manufacturer in a part assembled form, as shown in Figure 1 .
  • the can comprises a circular cylindrical wall 1 attached to a circular end piece 2 which, with the can orientated as shown in Figure 1 , constitutes the base of the can.
  • the base and wall are attached to each other by means of a peripheral circular seam or rim 4.
  • the parts 1 and 2 constitute the can body which, after filling, can be closed by applying a circular lid 6 to the top of the wall 1. This is achieved in a similar fashion to the method of attachment to the base 2 to the wall 1.
  • the lid 6 has a peripheral annular gutter 8 which is brought into close contact with a flange 10 formed at the end of the wall 1.
  • any tampering of the tin can for example to alter the contents after it has been filled and sealed, will generally have a noticeable effect on the can's appearance, and therefore give rise to clear visual evidence of tampering.
  • a seaming machine is needed to curl the outer edge of the lid 6 about the flange 10 in order to attach the lid 6.
  • a can in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention has a cylindrical wall 16 and circular base (not shown) which constitute the can body.
  • the base is identical to the base 2 and the lower portion of the wall 16 is identical to the corresponding portion of the wall 1, the base and wall 16 being attached to each other in an identical fashion to the attachment of the base 2 to the wall 1.
  • top of wall 16 differs from the wall 1 in that it is curled inward on itself, towards the axis of the tin, to provide an inturned annular lip 18.
  • the can has a lid 20 formed from a circular piece of sheet material, such as aluminum or tin plated steel (or any other suitable material) the outer periphery of which is bent to form an annular down turned gutter 22 from which an annular skirt 24 depends.
  • a lid 20 formed from a circular piece of sheet material, such as aluminum or tin plated steel (or any other suitable material) the outer periphery of which is bent to form an annular down turned gutter 22 from which an annular skirt 24 depends.
  • equi-angularly spaced trapezoidal teeth Projecting upwardly and outwardly from the skirt 24 is an array of equi-angularly spaced trapezoidal teeth, all of which are denoted by reference numeral 26.
  • the teeth are formed by stamping the material to form the skirt 24 prior to the bending of the lid 20 into shape.
  • the gutter 22 also carries a resilient annular seal 28 which in this example is formed from latex.
  • the attachment of the lid can be achieved simply by pressing the lid 20 onto the open end of the can body.
  • the diameter of the skirt 24 closely corresponds to the inner diameter of the lip 18 so that this action causes the teeth 26 resiliently to deform inwardly as they move past the lip 18 and then to spring out once the outer, top edges of the trapezoidal teeth 26 have passed the underside of the lip 18.
  • the can has to be opened in a similar fashion to a conventional can, for example using a can opener or the like, so that any tampering of the contents of the can will produce visible evidence, for example a tear, cut or puncture.
  • the teeth 26 urge the lid 20 and lip 18 together to compress the annular seal 28, and thus provide an airtight seal between the lid 20 and the can body.
  • the invention is not limited to containers of any particular type of material, and is applicable to containers of any suitable material, for example a metal, alloy, plastics or composite material.
  • the container it is within the scope of the invention for the container to be of a shape other than cylindrical.
  • a container in accordance with the invention can be provided with or without an easy-open-end. Such an easy open end may for example comprise a metal or plastic overcap.
  • a container in accordance with the invention can be used in a domestic situation or by a small occasional users of canning. It is of particular relevance to the third world where food is in short supply and canning facilities are scarce.
  • tin cans including containers in accordance with the invention, can be used to contain items or substances which do not need to be hemetically sealed.
  • teddy bears, mugs or even underpants could be packaged inside a can, which in these circumstances is merely a novel form of packaging. If the container in accordance with the invention is used in this way, the latex seal 28 is not required.
  • the second embodiment of container in accordance with the invention has many features which are the same as or similar to corresponding features of the first embodiment, and these are denoted by the reference numerals used in Figures 6 to 8 , raised by 100.
  • the second embodiment comprises a tin can having a cylindrical body 116 which is identical to the body 16 of the first embodiment and which thus includes an inturned lip 118 that cooperates with a skirt 124 depending from a lid 120 to fasten the lid onto the body 116 and thus to close the container.
  • the skirt 124 is not externally accessible when the lid 120 is fastened onto the body 116, so that the lid 120 cannot then be removed without cutting into the can.
  • the skirt 124 is embossed to define protuberances in the form of six equ-angularly spaced lobes 150.
  • Figure 15 is a front elevational view of such a lobe, from which it can be seen that the lob includes a substantially flat upper edge 152 and two convex sides 154 and 156 which converge at a lower point 158, so that each lobe is in the form of a generally shield shaped bulge in the skirt 124.
  • Each of the lobes 150 is flanked by a respective pair of vertical portions of the skirt 124. Two of those portions are denoted by reference numerals 160 and 162.
  • the lobes 150 and their associated vertical portions of skirt are separated from each other by six concaved portions 164 of the skirt 124. These portions can be more clearly seen in the section of Figure 10 , which is taken along a line below the lower tips of the lobes 150.
  • the attachment of the lid 120 can be achieved by simply by pressing the lid onto the open end of the can body.
  • the lobes 150 begin to act as camming members which cause a radial compressive force to be exerted on the skirt 124.
  • This causes the concave portions 164 to flex, against the resilience of the skirt, to allow radial inner movement of the lobes against the biasing force, derived from the skirt's resilience.
  • the seal between the lid 120 and the body 116 is enhanced by means of a resilient annular seal 128 which functions in the same way as the seal 28 of the first embodiment.
  • the gutter 122 has a substantial vertical outward portion 170 which in use extends beyond the bottom of the lid 118.
  • the lobes are formed as bulges embossed into the skirt 124 they do not require any cutting of the skirt, the integrity of any anti-corrosive surface treatment of the lid 120 is not compromised by the creation of the lobes. In addition, the lobes cannot readily be broken off the skirt 124 prior to the attachment of the lid 120.

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