EP2179940B1 - A lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle - Google Patents

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EP2179940B1
EP2179940B1 EP09252105A EP09252105A EP2179940B1 EP 2179940 B1 EP2179940 B1 EP 2179940B1 EP 09252105 A EP09252105 A EP 09252105A EP 09252105 A EP09252105 A EP 09252105A EP 2179940 B1 EP2179940 B1 EP 2179940B1
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Chaolu Liu
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Yunnan Tin Group Huiqiang Metal Product Co Ltd
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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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/40—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/42—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively-stiff metallic material, e.g. crown caps

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  • This invention relates to a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, such as containers for beer, gas-containing beverage, pressurized beverage or medicine.
  • An easy-to-open cap for a bottle available in the current market is designed such that a pull-ring is added to a common cap.
  • the pull-ring is directly fixedly connected to the cap body by a rivet, and two invisible scores forming an angle of about 20 to 70 degrees are formed at the back of cap body. In using, the pull-ring is pulled up so as to remove the potion between the two invisible scores on the cap body from the cap for bottle and then open the cap for bottle.
  • GB-A-1377767 discloses a closure cap having an annular rim comprising a top portion and a depending peripheral skirt to secure the cap to the container.
  • a V-shaped tear strip covers more than one half the area of the top portion.
  • the tear strip has an arcuate nose portion, opposed diverging sides and unequal length terminal legs.
  • a pull ring is connected with the nose portion disposed beyond the centre of said top portion to the opposite side from said legs.
  • Examples of this invention provide an novel lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle which is of simple structure, convenient to manufacture, and easy to open.
  • the lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle may ensure the content within the bottle to be hygienic and safe. Moreover, compared with conventional cap, it needs less force to open the cap.
  • Examples of the invention provide a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, which does not cause a jet burst during opening the bottle.
  • Examples of this invention provide a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, which requires an decreased pulling force, ensures that a cap body and a pull-ring remain an integral piece after the cap is opened, separates the cap form the bottle smoothly so as to prevent the bottle mouth from damaging, therefore facilitates recycling the empty bottle and the cap and is friendly to environment. Meanwhile, no sharp corner will be formed at the separation portion of the pull-ring from the cap body, without causing any dangers to the user.
  • Examples of the invention provide a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, which may prevent the pull-rings from rotating or overlapping each other during bottling such that the bottling operation may be performed smoothly.
  • Examples of the invention provide a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, which possesses good compatibility and versatility such that conventional bottling devices can be employed for bottling.
  • the invention provides a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle, which comprises a crown cap body and a pull-ring. At the center of the inner side of the top portion of the crown cap body, a boss is formed by pressing upwards. An arc-shaped score surrounding the boss is formed at the inner side of the top portion of the crown cap body, and each of both ends of the arc-shape score extends to one side of the crown cap body so as to transit to a straight invisible score, which allows removing the cap from the bottle.
  • the pull-ring is formed integrally with a lever tab towards its central portion, wherein the lever tab is provided with a rivet hole at the free end thereof, which is nested on the boss, and the pull-ring is riveted to the crown cap body by the boss.
  • Two concave arc-shaped notches corresponding to each other are respectively formed on both sides of the connection portion between the lever tab and the pull-ring.
  • the two straight invisible scores form an angle of 1 to 20 degrees therebetween.
  • one of the straight invisible scores extends up to the edge of the cap body so as to form at the edge two arcs in a double R form with a radius of 0.5 to 3mm.
  • the tail of the other straight invisible score is connected to an arc-shaped invisible score, which has a radius of 1 to 5mm and is spaced apart from the edge of the cap body by a distance.
  • the arc-shaped invisible score has a radius of 3mm.
  • two positioning protrusions are provided, in a manner of corresponding to the two straight invisible scores, at outer side of the top portion of the cap body on the side opposite to the two straight invisible scores, and the bottom surface of the lever tab contacts the positioning protrusions and is positioned thereby.
  • a notch which can receive the pull-ring therein, is formed concavely downwards at the top portion of the cap body.
  • a circular notch which surrounds the boss and can strengthen the cap body, is further provided inside the notch.
  • the inner and outer circles of the pull-ring are respectively formed as corresponding furl edges toward the bottom of the pull-ring, which tightly abut against each other at the bottom of the pulling-ring.
  • two sides of the lever tab are respectively formed, toward its bottom, as corresponding furl edges.
  • a recess which abuts against the cap body, is formed at the free end of the lever tab on which the rivet hole is provided.
  • the pull-ring is not directly connected to the cap; instead, it is riveted at the center of the cap body via a level tab.
  • the pulling force that is necessary to open the cap via the level tab is significantly decreased due to so-called level principle.
  • concave arc-shaped notches are arranged at the connection portion between the lever tab and the pull-ring, a lever fulcrum is easily and quickly formed during opening the cap such that the level tab can efficiently act to reduce the required pulling force.
  • no separate rivet is employed for riveting, neither is a rivet hole provided on the cap body; and the cap body and the pull-ring are riveted together by the boss, which is part of the cap body.
  • a lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle comprises a crown cap body 1 and a pull-ring 2.
  • a boss 11 ( shown in Fig. 4 ) is formed at the center of inner side at the top portion of cap body 1 by pressing upwards, and an arc-shaped score 12 around the boss 11 is formed at the top portion of the crown cap body 1 in its inner side, both ends of the arc-shaped score 12 respectively extend to one side of the crown cap body 1 so as to transit to two straight invisible scores 13 which allow to remove the cap from the container.
  • the pull-ring 2 is integrally formed with a lever tab 21 toward its central portion.
  • the lever tab 21 is provided with a rivet hole 211 at the free end thereof, which is nested on the boss 11.
  • the pull-ring 2 is riveted to the crown cap body 1 by the boss 11.
  • Two concave arc-shaped notches 212 corresponding to each other are respectively formed on both sides of the connection portion between the lever tab 21 and pull-ring 2.
  • the pull-ring is not directly connected to the cap body; instead, it is riveted at the center of the cap body via a lever tab.
  • the pulling force that is necessary to open the cap via the lever tab is significantly decreased due to so-called lever principle.
  • concave arc-shaped notches are present at the connection portion between the lever tab and the pull-ring, a lever fulcrum is easily and quickly formed during opening the cap such that the lever tab can efficiently act to reduce the required pulling force.
  • no separate rivet is employed for riveting, neither is a rivet hole provided on the cap body; and the cap body and the pull-ring are riveted together by the boss, which is part of the cap body.
  • the angle between the two straight invisible scores 13 is between 1 and 20 degrees. If this angle is too large (more than 20 degrees, for example ranging from 20 to 70 degrees as in the prior art), it will need larger force to open the bottle, further a jet burst of the pressurized content (such as beer, gas-contained beverage, etc.) will likely occur when opening the bottle, thus rendering the user in a dangerous situation.
  • the angle between the two straight invisible scores 13 is chosen to be 1 to 20 degrees, which results in a required pulling force of only about 2kg and allows the cap to smoothly separate from the bottle after opening. In the embodiment, the angle between the two straight invisible scores 13 is 9 degrees.
  • one of straight invisible scores 13 extends up to the edge of the cap body 1 so as to form at the edge two arcs 14-1 in a double R form with a radius of 0.5 to 3mm, such that no sharp edge will occur after separation of the pull-ring from the cap body and thus safety of the user are secured.
  • the tail of the other straight invisible score 13 is continuous to an arc-shaped invisible score 14.
  • the arc-shaped invisible score 14 has a radius of 1 to 5mm and is spaced apart from the edge of the cap body by a distance D.
  • the arc-shaped invisible score 14 and the straight invisible scores 13 constitute a complete opening arc, to the effect that no dead angle will occur during opening, and the cap body 1 will smoothly separate from the bottle when the pull-ring 2 is pulled over to the edge of the cap body 1. Since there is present a space D between the arc-shaped invisible score 14 and the edge of the cap body, it is ensured that the cap body 1 and the pull-ring 2 remain an integrated piece after the cap body 1 is opened, which facilitating recycle of the cap and further avoid contamination.
  • the arc-shaped invisible score 14 preferably has a radius of 3mm.
  • both the arc-shaped invisible score 14 and the straight invisible scores 13 are arranged at the back of the cap body 1, and both of them are covered by PVC or PE lining (not showed in figures).
  • PVC or PE lining not showed in figures.
  • two positioning protrusions 15 are provided, in a manner of corresponding to the two scores 13, at outer side of the top portion of the cap body 1 on the side opposite to the scores 13.
  • the bottom surface of the lever tab 21 contacts the positioning protrusions 15 and then the lever tab 21 is positioned by the positioning protrusions 15, so that the pull-ring 2 is steadier when riveted to the cap body 1 and is prevented from rotating, and rotation of the cap body 1 with respect to the pull-ring 2 during bottling is further avoided.
  • a notch 16 which fitly receives the pull-ring 2 and the lever tab 21 therein, is formed at the top portion of the cap body 1 concavely downwards. This ensures that the pull-rings 2 do not overlap with each other during bottling, and hence allows the cap to pass through the bottling device smoothly. Meanwhile, due to the fact that the pull-ring 2 sinks in the notch 16, the overall height of the cap body 1 matches requirements from the present bottling line. Therefore, the present bottling device can be used, without any retrofits, with the lever-type easy-to-open cap for bottle according to the invention. In other words, the lever-type cap according to the invention has good compatibility and versatility.
  • the notch 16 disappears, i.e., become flush with the top surface of cap body, due to pressure within the bottle, such that the pull-ring 2 is raised to project beyond the top surface of the cap body 1, which facilitate the user to pull up the pull-ring 2.
  • a circular notch 17, which surrounds the boss 11, is further provided inside the notch 16.
  • the circular notch 17 can strengthen the cap body 1 to an extend that the cap body 1 satisfies pressure-resistant requirement.
  • a recess 213, which abuts against the cap body 1, is formed at the free end 211 of the lever tab 21 on which the rivet hole 211 is provided.
  • This recess 213 renders the riveting engagement between the cap body 1 and the lever tab 21 of the pull-ring 2 tighter when the cap body 1 is riveted with the pull-ring 2. In this way, the opening of the cap will not be affected due to levering the pull-ring 2 relatively to the cap body 1.
  • the inner and outer circles of the pull-ring 2 are respectively formed as corresponding furl edges 22 and 23 toward the bottom the pull-ring 2, which tightly abut against each other at the bottom of the pulling-ring 2.
  • This arrangement can ensure integration of the cap body 1 and the pull-ring 2, impart an aesthetic appearance to the cap, make the bottling process smooth, ensure a good feeling during pulling up the cap, and eliminate possible hurt or cutting by burrs.
  • the furl edges 22 and 23 of the inner and outer circles abut against the bottom of the pull-ring 2 tightly, liquid substance may not leak into the ring, thus preventing it from rusting.
  • lever tab 21 two sides of the lever tab 21 are respectively formed, toward its bottom, as corresponding furl edges 214. This increases the strength of the lever tab 21, and thus, during opening process, the pulling force do not need to be increased due to strength of the lever tab 21 which may otherwise be relatively low.

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