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EP2183168B1
EP2183168B1 EP08792971.7A EP08792971A EP2183168B1 EP 2183168 B1 EP2183168 B1 EP 2183168B1 EP 08792971 A EP08792971 A EP 08792971A EP 2183168 B1 EP2183168 B1 EP 2183168B1
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Hee Kwon Rho
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
    • B65D41/3447—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
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    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • 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
    • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
    • B65D53/04—Discs
    • 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
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    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0009—Upper closure of the 17-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
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  • the present invention relates to a vessel sealed by a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 for opening and closing a vessel inlet, and more particularly, to a vessel sealed by a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 capable of enhancing a user's convenience by separating a sealing member sealed at a vessel inlet from a vessel together with the closure when the vessel is opened.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a vessel sealed by a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 in accordance with the conventional art.
  • a sealing member 152 for protecting contents stored in a vessel 150 is attached to a beverage vessel, a drug vessel, etc.
  • the sealing member 152 is attached onto a vessel inlet 160 in an adhesion manner, etc.
  • the sealing member 152 is covered with a closure of a vessel 154.
  • the closure of a vessel 154 is provided with a female screw portion 162 on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a male screw portion 164 is formed at the vessel inlet 160. Under this configuration, once the closure of a vessel 154 is opened, the closure of a vessel 154 is detached from or mounted to the vessel inlet 160.
  • the closure of a vessel 154 is detached from the vessel inlet 160. Then, the sealing member 152 is removed from the vessel inlet 160, and contents inside the vessel are discharged out through the vessel inlet 160.
  • the conventional vessel sealed by a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 has the problem that after the closure of a vessel is separated from the vessel, the sealing member attached to the vessel inlet has to be removed by a user's hand, or additional tools such as a knife. Accordingly, a user's inconvenience may be caused.
  • a vessel sealed by a closure comprising all the technical features of the preamble of claim 1 is furthermore known from the document FR 2 886 275 A .
  • a vessel sealed by a closure comprising: a body mounted to the vessel inlet through which contents inside a vessel are discharged out, and having a space therein; a sealing member mounted in the body, sealing the vessel inlet; and a sealing member separating unit formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body, for separating the sealing member from the vessel inlet when the vessel is opened, and storing the separated sealing member in the body, wherein a
  • the sealing member is adhered to the upper surface of the vessel inlet, and has an edge extending outwardly from the upper end of the vessel inlet.
  • the sealing member may consist of an elastic supporting layer formed of paper or synthetic resin, etc. with its own elastic force, and adhered to the vessel inlet by being elastically transformed when closing the closure of a vessel; a metallic layer attached to a lower surface of the elastic supporting layer, and formed of aluminum; and an adhesive layer deposited onto a lower surface of the metallic layer, and adhering the sealing member to the vessel inlet.
  • the sealing member separating unit may be inwardly protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the body, inserted into a groove of the vessel inlet, and disposed on a lower surface of an edge of the sealing member, for lifting and separating the sealing member from the vessel inlet by being upwardly moved when the body is separated from the vessel inlet.
  • the sealing member separating unit may consist of a supporting protrusion formed in the body in a circumferential direction, disposed on a lower surface of the sealing member, inserted into a groove of the vessel inlet, and supported by an edge of the sealing member; and a rotation protrusion disposed above the supporting protrusion with an interval therebetween, and locked by locking protrusions formed at the edge of the sealing member in a circumferential direction with the same interval, for rotating the sealing member so as to separate the sealing member from the vessel inlet when the body is rotated.
  • the closure may also comprise a sealing member locking unit formed at the body, and locked at an inner surface of the sealing member by penetrating the sealing member when being pressed.
  • the sealing member locking unit may consist of a pressing plate disposed in the body so as to be movable in upper and lower directions, and downwardly moving when pressed by a user; a locking portion disposed on a lower surface of the pressing plate, and locked at a lower surface of the sealing member by penetrating the sealing member when the pressing plate is pressed; and a connection portion connected between an outer circumferential surface of the pressing plate and an inner circumferential surface of the body, for guiding the pressing plate to be moved in upper and lower directions, and supporting the pressing plate that has moved to another position by its own elastic force.
  • One or more protrusions may be protruding from a coupling part between the sealing member and the vessel inlet at one of the sealing member and the vessel inlet, or at both of them.
  • the body may be provided with one or more protrusions or groove portions at a contact part to the sealing member, and the protrusions or the groove portions may be radially formed.
  • the closure of a vessel of the present invention enhances a user's convenience because the sealing member is automatically removed from the vessel inlet when opening the closure, after pressing the pressing plate of the sealing member removing unit installed in the closure.
  • the closure of a vessel of the present invention can prevent environmental contamination by storing the sealing member removed from the vessel inlet when opening the closure, in the closure of a vessel not outside.
  • the closure of a vessel of the present invention can solve sanitary problems due to contact between a user's hand and the vessel inlet when removing the sealing member, by automatically removing the sealing member by the sealing member removing unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a closure of a vessel in accordance with the conventional art
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state that a closure of a vessel is mounted to a vessel according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a sealing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing an operational state of a closure of a vessel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a closure of a vessel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views taken along line 'A-A' in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a closure of a vessel according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a locking portion of a sealing member locking unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 are views showing an operational state of a closure of a vessel according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view showing one coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view showing another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a bottom view showing the sealing member of the closure of a vessel according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a top view showing the sealing member of the closure of a vessel according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 is an enlarged sectional view showing still another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 is an enlarged sectional view showing yet still another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state that a closure of a vessel is mounted to a vessel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the closure of a vessel comprises: a body 16 mounted to a vessel inlet 12 through which contents inside a vessel 10 are discharged out, and having a space therein; a sealing member 18 mounted in the body 16, and sealed at the vessel inlet 12; and a sealing member separating unit formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body 16, for separating the sealing member 18 from the vessel inlet 12 when the body 16 is opened, and storing the separated sealing member 18 in the body 16.
  • the vessel 10 may be implemented as a beverage vessel, a drug vessel, or an oil vessel for storing liquid or solid contents.
  • the sealing member 18 for protecting contents stored in the vessel 10 by sealing the vessel inlet 12 is attached to the vessel inlet 12.
  • a concaved groove 20 at an outer circumferential surface of the vessel inlet 12 may be formed at an upper end of the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 is disposed so that its edge can cover the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12. That is, the edge of the sealing member 18 is disposed to be extending outwardly from the end of the vessel inlet 12, and is not adhered to the vessel inlet 12 by the groove 20 formed at the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 consists of an elastic supporting layer 24 formed of paper or synthetic resin, etc. with its own elastic force, and adhered to the vessel inlet 12 by being elastically transformed when closing the closure of a vessel; a metallic layer 26 attached to a lower surface of the elastic supporting layer 24, and formed of a metallic material, especially, aluminum; and an adhesive layer 28 deposited onto a lower surface of the metallic layer 26, and adhering the sealing member 18 to the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 Under a state that the body 16 is mounted to the vessel inlet 12, once a magnetic field of a certain intensity is applied to the sealing member 18 (induction heating method), the sealing member 18 is attached to the vessel inlet 12 with the metallic layer 26 being heated and the adhesive layer 28 being melted.
  • a male screw portion 30 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the vessel inlet 12, and a female screw portion 32 is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body 16. Accordingly, once the body 16 is rotated, the closure of a vessel is mounted to the vessel inlet 12, or separated from the vessel inlet 12.
  • a skirt 34 connected with the body 16 by a plurality of bridges that can be easily fractured is formed at a lower end of the body 16, thereby maintaining a mounted state of the body 16 to the vessel inlet 12.
  • the skirt 34 is mounted to the vessel inlet 12 with a locked state by a protrusion of the vessel inlet 12.
  • the skirt 34 serves to separate the body 16 and the vessel inlet 12 from each other by being torn away.
  • a plurality of concaved protrusions 36 to facilitate rotation of the body 16 by a user's hand are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the body 16 in a circumferential direction.
  • the body 16 may be coupled to the vessel inlet 12 by a snap method to open the body 16 in a pressing manner, as well as by a screw coupling manner.
  • a protrusion (not shown) protruding towards an outer side may be formed at the end of the vessel inlet 12, and may be coupled to the body 16.
  • the sealing member 18 is separated from the vessel inlet 12 with a mounted state in the body 16.
  • the sealing member 18 can be separated from the vessel inlet 12 by rotating the body 16 with respect to the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member separating unit is implemented as a ring-shaped supporting protrusion 22 protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the body 16 towards inside of the body 16, and inserted into the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12.
  • the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12 may not be necessarily formed with consideration of a plastic material, and may be formed in a gradually concaved or convexed curved line.
  • the supporting protrusion 22 is inserted into the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12, and is disposed on a lower surface of the edge of the sealing member 18.
  • the sealing member 18 is formed to have a certain strength so as to be locked by the supporting protrusion 22 thereby to be separated from the vessel inlet 12, as the body 16 is rotated to be lifted up.
  • the supporting protrusion 22 is lifted up when the body 16 is lifted up, and pushes the sealing member 18 upwardly, thereby separating the sealing member 18 from the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 composed of a plurality of stacked layers is inserted into the body 16. Once the sealing member 18 is pushed into the body 16, the sealing member 18 is bent by its own elastic force. Then, the sealing member 18 passes through the supporting protrusion 22 thus to be disposed on an upper inner surface of the body 16. The sealing member 18 is locked by the supporting protrusion 22 thus to be prevented from being discharged out.
  • the adhesive layer 28 deposited onto a lower end of the sealing member 18 is adhered to an upper end of the vessel inlet 12.
  • a magnetic field having a certain intensity is applied to the closure of a vessel (induction heating method).
  • heat is generated from the metallic layer 26, and thereby the adhesive layer 28 is melted to be attached to an upper surface of the vessel inlet 12, thereby protecting contents stored in the vessel 10.
  • the supporting protrusion 22 of the body 16 is in an inserted state into the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12, and the edge of the sealing member 18 is disposed above the supporting protrusion 22.
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing an operational state of a closure of a vessel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the skirt 34 is torn away to inform that the body 16 is separated from the vessel inlet 12. Then, the body 16 is lifted up.
  • the supporting protrusion 22 formed on an inner surface of the body 16 applies force to the edge of the sealing member 18, with being lifted up together with the body 16.
  • the adhesive layer 28 of the sealing member 18 is separated from the vessel inlet 12, and thus the sealing member 18 is separated from the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 is locked by the supporting protrusion 22, and maintains a stored state inside the body 16.
  • the sealing member 18 is separated from the vessel inlet 12 thus to be stored in the body 16. This allows a user not to additionally tear away the sealing member 18, thereby enhancing a user's convenience.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a vessel according to a second embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views taken along line A-A' in FIG. 5 .
  • the closure of a vessel according to the second embodiment is the same as that according to the first embodiment, except for the sealing member separating unit and the sealing member.
  • the sealing member separating unit consists of a supporting protrusion 42 formed in the body 16 in a circumferential direction, disposed on a lower surface of the sealing member 40, inserted into the groove 12 of the vessel inlet 12, and supported by an edge of the sealing member 40; and a rotation protrusion 44 disposed above the supporting protrusion 42 with an interval therebetween, and locked by locking protrusions 46 formed at the edge of the sealing member 40 in a circumferential direction with the same interval, for rotating the sealing member 40 so as to separate the sealing member 40 from the vessel inlet 12 when the body 16 is rotated.
  • the sealing member 40 is provided with the locking protrusions 46 at an edge thereof arranged in a circumferential direction with the same interval therebetween.
  • the locking protrusions 46 may be implemented in a concave-convex shape, or in a shape inclined in one direction, etc.
  • the sealing member 40 is formed to have a certain strength so as to insert the rotation protrusion 44 and thereby to be rotated.
  • the supporting protrusion 42 formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body 16 is inserted into the groove 20 of the vessel inlet 12, and is disposed on a lower surface of an edge of the sealing member 40.
  • the rotation protrusion 44 is in a locked state by the locking protrusion 46 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the sealing member.
  • the rotation protrusion 44 is rotated with a locked state by the locking protrusion 46 of the sealing member 40, thereby pushing the locking protrusion 46 of the sealing member 40.
  • the adhesive layer 28 of the sealing member 40 is torn away from the vessel inlet 12 due to the pushing force by the rotation protrusion 44.
  • the supporting protrusion 42 is lifted up thereby to lift up the sealing member 40.
  • the sealing member 40 is separated from the vessel inlet 12 with a locked state by the supporting protrusion 42, and maintains an accommodated state in the body 16.
  • the sealing member 40 can be more stably separated from the vessel inlet 12.
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a vessel according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the closure of a vessel according to the third embodiment is the same as each closure of a vessel according to the first and second embodiments, except for a sealing member locking unit 70 for detaching the sealing member 60 from the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member locking unit 70 consists of a pressing plate 72 disposed in the body 16 so as to be movable in upper and lower directions, and downwardly moving when pressed by a user; a locking portion 74 disposed on a lower surface of the pressing plate 72, and locked at a lower surface of the sealing member 60 by penetrating the sealing member 60 when the pressing plate 72 is pressed; and a connection portion 76 connected between an outer circumferential surface of the pressing plate 72 and an inner circumferential surface of the body 16, for guiding the pressing plate 72 to be moved in upper and lower directions, and supporting the pressing plate 72 that has moved to another position by its own elastic force.
  • the pressing plate 72 is formed in a disc shape having a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the body 16.
  • the locking portion 74 consists of a supporting rod 80 downwardly extending from a central part of a lower surface of the pressing plate 72, and penetrating the sealing member 60 when the pressing plate 72 is pressed; and one or more locking protrusions 82 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the end of the supporting rod 80, and locking the sealing member 60 so that the sealing member 60 can be stored in the body 16.
  • the supporting rod 80 is formed in a cylindrical bar perpendicularly extending from a central part of the pressing plate 72 in a lower direction, and is provided with a punch portion 84 at the end thereof.
  • the punch portion 84 has a sharp shape so as to penetrate the sealing member 60.
  • the locking protrusion 82 is formed to have an elastic transformation force so as to be upwardly bent. At the time of penetrating the sealing member 60, the locking protrusion 82 is upwardly bent thus to pass through a hole penetrated by the punch portion 84, and to be positioned at an inner side of the sealing member 60. Once the locking protrusion 82 is positioned at an inner side of the sealing member 60, it is extending to the original state thus to be locked at an inner side of the sealing member 60.
  • the locking protrusion 82 is formed so as to be perpendicularly extending from an outer circumferential surface of the supporting rod 80 by a certain length, and is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the supporting rod 80 in one or more in number.
  • one pair of locking protrusions 82 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the supporting rod 80 with an interval of 180°.
  • the sealing member 60 is composed of the elastic supporting layer 24, the metallic layer 26, and the adhesive layer 28.
  • a through hole 78 for passing the locking portion 74 so that the sealing member 60 can be easily penetrated is provided at the elastic supporting layer 24.
  • the locking portion 74 penetrates the metallic layer 26 via the through hole 78 of the elastic supporting layer 24.
  • connection portion 76 is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the pressing plate 72 and an inner circumferential surface of the body 16 as a thin film having a dome shape.
  • the connection portion 76 is elastically transformed when the pressing plate 72 is pressed by a force more than a certain degree, thereby guiding the pressing plate 72 to be moved in a lower direction.
  • connection portion 76 elastically maintains the current position of the pressing plate 72. More concretely, when the pressing plate 72 is upwardly protruding (not pressed state), the connection portion 76 maintains a convexed dome shape thereby to maintain the current position of the pressing plate 72. On the contrary, when the pressing plate 72 is pressed by a force more than a certain degree, the connection portion 76 is elastically transformed into a concaved shape thereby to maintain a pressed position of the pressing plate 72.
  • connection portion 76 is implemented as an 'S'-shaped guide rib between the pressing plate 72 and an inner surface of the body 16. Once the pressing plate 72 is downwardly moved, the connection portion 76 is extending to guide a downward motion of the pressing plate 72, and to maintain a connected state of the pressing plate 72 to the body 16.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 are views showing an operational state of a vessel according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • connection portion 76 is elastically transformed, and thus the pressing plate 72 is downwardly moved. Then, the supporting rod 80 of the locking portion 74 penetrates a central part of the sealing member 60.
  • the locking portion 74 can more easily penetrate the sealing member 60 due to the through hole 78 of the elastic supporting layer 24 of the sealing member 60.
  • the locking protrusion 82 of the locking portion 74 is upwardly bent to penetrate a hole formed by the punch portion 84 of the supporting rod 80. Once being positioned at an inner side of the sealing member 60, the locking protrusion 82 is elastically transformed into the original state thereby to be positioned at an inner side of the sealing member 60 in an extending state.
  • the supporting protrusion 22 formed on an inner surface of the body 16 applies force to an edge of the sealing member 60 with being upwardly moved together with the body 16.
  • the adhesive layer 28 of the sealing member 60 is detached from the vessel inlet 12, and at the same time, the sealing member 60 is detached from the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 60 Since the sealing member 60 is in a locked state by the supporting portion, the sealing member 60 is detached from the vessel inlet 12 together with the body 16, and maintains a stored state in the body 16.
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view showing one coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view showing another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a bottom view showing the sealing member of the closure of a vessel according to the present invention
  • FIG. 15 is a top view showing the sealing member of the closure of a vessel according to the present invention
  • FIG. 16 is an enlarged sectional view showing still another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention
  • FIG. 17 is an enlarged sectional view showing yet still another coupled state between the vessel inlet and the sealing member according to the present invention.
  • the sealing member 18 of each closure of a vessel is configured to be coupled to the vessel inlet 12 for sealing to prevent contents stored in the vessel 10 from being discharged out, and to be easily detached from the vessel inlet 12 when the closure is rotated.
  • the sealing member 18 of the closure of a vessel may be coupled to the vessel inlet 12 in various manners.
  • the sealing member 18 can be easily detached from the vessel inlet 12 by minimizing a coupling area between the sealing member 18 and the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 may be provided with one or more ring-shaped protrusions 18a protruding from a coupling part between the sealing member 18 and the vessel inlet 12.
  • the protrusion 18a is preferably formed to have a circular shape. In order to complement a sealing state, the protrusion 18a may be formed in plurality in number.
  • one or more protrusions 12a may be formed at a coupling part of the vessel inlet 12 with the sealing member 18, under a state the protrusion 18a has been formed or has not been formed.
  • the protrusion 12a is formed to have a circular shape.
  • the protrusion 12a may be formed to face the protrusion 18a of the sealing member 18, or to be alternately arranged with the protrusion 18a as shown in FIG. 17 .
  • one or more protrusions 16a or groove portions may be formed on a lower surface of the body 16 of the closure of a vessel.
  • the protrusions 16a or groove portions may be configured in various patterns such as a rectangular shape, a circular shape, an wedge shape, etc., and are preferably formed at positions corresponding to a coupling parts between the sealing member 18 and the vessel inlet 12.
  • the sealing member 18 may be provided with groove portions 18b or protrusions corresponding to the protrusions 16a or the groove portions of the body 16.
  • the sealing member 18 is formed with the groove portions 18b or protrusions corresponding to the protrusions 16a or groove portions of the body 16 due to its material characteristics. Accordingly, the groove portions 18b or the protrusions corresponding to the concaved portions 16a or the protrusions of the body 16 are not necessarily formed.

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  1. Mit einem Verschluss abgedichtetes Gefäß, wobei der Verschluss umfasst:
    einen Grundkörper (16), der am Gefäßeinlass (12) befestigt ist, durch welchen im Gefäß (10) befindliche Inhalte entnommen werden können, und der einen lichten Raum aufweist;
    ein Versiegelungselement (18), das im Grundkörper (16) befestigt ist, wobei das Versiegelungselement (18) den Gefäßeinlass (12) abdichtet; und
    eine Versiegelungselement-Trenneinrichtung, die an einer inneren Umfangsfläche des Grundköpers (16) ausgebildet ist, um das Versiegelungselement (18) vom Gefäßeinlass (12) zu trennen, wenn das Gefäß (10) geöffnet wird, und das abgetrennte Versiegelungselement (18) im Grundkörper (16) zu halten,
    wobei am oberen Ende des Gefäßeinlasses (12) an einer äußeren Umfangsfläche eine Ausnehmung (20) ausgebildet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass das Versiegelungselement (18) an der oberen Oberfläche des Gefäßeinlasses (12) anhaftet und eine sich über das obere Ende des Gefäßeinlasses (12) hinweg erstreckende Kante aufweist.
  2. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Versiegelungselement (18) umfasst:
    eine aus Papier oder Kunstharz mit Eigenelastizität ausgebildete elastische Tragschicht (24), welche beim Schließen des Gefäßes (10) durch elastische Verformung am Gefäßeinlass (12) anhaftet;
    eine metallische Schicht ((26), die an einer unteren Oberfläche der elastischen Tragschicht (24) angebracht ist und aus Aluminium ausgebildet ist; und
    eine Adhäsivschicht (28), die auf einer unteren Oberfläche der metallischen Schicht (26) aufgebracht ist und mittels der das Versiegelungselement (18) am Gefäßeinlass (12) anhaftet.
  3. Gefäß nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Versiegelungselement (18) in einem in den Grundkörper (16) eingesetzten Zustand auf dem Gefäßeinlass (12) angebracht wird, und wobei die Adhäsivschicht des Versiegelungselement (18) durch Erhitzen am Gefäßeinlass (12) anhaftet.
  4. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Versiegelungselement-Trenneinrichtung aus einer inneren Umfangsfläche des Grundkörpers (16) nach innen heraussteht, in eine Ausnehmung des Gefäßeinlasses (12) eingesetzt und an einer unteren Oberfläche einer Kante des Versiegelungselements (18) angeordnet ist, um das Versiegelungselement (18) mittels einer Aufwärtsbewegung anzuheben und vom Gefäßeinlass (12) zu trennen, wenn der Grundkörper (16) vom Gefäßeinlass (12) entfernt wird.
  5. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Versiegelungselement-Trenneinrichtung umfasst:
    einen Haltevorsprung (22), der am Grundkörper (16) in einer Umfangsrichtung ausgebildet, an einer unteren Oberfläche des Versiegelungselements (18) angeordnet, in eine Ausnehmung (20) des Gefäßeinlasses (12) eingesetzt und von einer Kante des Versiegelungselements (18) abgestützt ist; und
    einen Rotationsvorsprung (44), der mit Zwischenräumen zwischen sich oberhalb des Haltevorsprungs (22) angeordnet und mittels Riegelvorsprüngen (46) verriegelt ist, die an der Kante des Versiegelungselements (18) mit denselben Zwischenräumen in einer Umfangsrichtung angeordnet sind, um das Versieglungselement (18) zu drehen, so dass das Versiegelungselement (18) vom Gefäßeinlass (12) getrennt wird, wenn der Grundkörper (16) gedreht wird.
  6. Gefäß nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Versiegelungselement (18) mit Sicherungsvorsprüngen (46) versehen ist, die an einer seiner Kanten in einer Umfangsrichtung mit denselben Zwischenräumen angeordnet sind und in einer konkav-konvexen Form oder in einer in eine Richtung abgeschrägten Form verwirklicht sind.
  7. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin umfassend:
    eine Versiegelungselement-Einrasteinrichtung, die am Grundkörper (16) angeordnet ist und an einer Innenfläche des Versiegelungselements (18) mittels Durchdringen des Versiegelungselements (18) eingerastet wird, wenn sie gedrückt wird.
  8. Gefäß nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Ausnehmung (20) eine konkav geformte Ausnehmung (20) ist und am oberen Ende des Gefäßeinlasses (12) angeordnet ist.
  9. Gefäß nach Anspruch 8, wobei das Versiegelungselement (18) umfasst:
    eine aus Papier oder Kunstharz etc. mit Eigenelastizität ausgebildete elastische Tragschicht (24), welche beim Schließen des Gefäßes (10) durch elastische Verformung am Gefäßeinlass (12) anhaftet;
    eine metallische Schicht (26), die an einer unteren Oberfläche der elastischen Tragschicht (24) angebracht ist und aus Aluminium ausgebildet ist; und
    eine Adhäsivschicht (28), die auf einer unteren Oberfläche der metallischen Schicht (26) aufgebracht ist und mittels der das Versiegelungselement (18) am Gefäßeinlass (12) anhaftet, und wobei die elastische Tragschicht (24) mit einer Durchbrechung zum Durchlassen der Versiegelungselement-Einrasteinrichtung versehen ist.
  10. Gefäß nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Versiegelungselement-Trenneinrichtung von einer inneren Umfangsfläche des Grundkörpers (16) nach innen hervorsteht, in eine Ausnehmung (20) des Gefäßeinlasses (12) eingesetzt und an einer unteren Oberfläche einer Kante des Versiegelungselements (18) angeordnet ist, um das Versiegelungselement (18) durch Nach-Oben-Bewegen anzuheben und vom Gefäßeinlass (12) zu trennen, wenn der Grundkörper (16) vom Gefäßeinlass (12) entfernt wird.
  11. Gefäß nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Versiegelungselement-Einrasteinrichtung umfasst:
    eine Drückplatte (72), die solcherart im Grundkörper (16) angeordnet ist, dass sie aufwärts und abwärts bewegbar ist und sich abwärtsbewegt, wenn sie von einem Nutzer gedrückt wird;
    ein Einrastteil (74), das an einer unteren Fläche der Drückplatte (72) angeordnet ist und an einer unteren Oberfläche des Versiegelungselements (18) einrastet, und zwar mittels Durchdringen des Versiegelungselements (18), wenn die Drückplatte (72) gedrückt wird, und ein Verbindungsteil (76), das zwischen einer äußeren Umfangsfläche der Drückplatte (72) und einer inneren Umfangsfläche des Grundkörpers (16) befestigt ist und die Drückplatte (72) führt, um nach oben und nach unten bewegt zu werden, sowie die Drückplatte (72) hält, wenn sie durch innewohnende elastische Kräfte in eine andere Position bewegt wurde.
  12. Gefäß nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Einrastteil umfasst:
    einen Haltestab (80), der sich von einem Mittelteil einer unteren Oberfläche der Drückplatte (72) nach unten erstreckt und das Versiegelungselement (18) durchdringt, wenn die Drückplatte (72) gedrückt wird; und
    einen oder mehrere Riegelvorsprünge (82), die an einer äußeren Umfangsfläche eines Endes des Haltestabs (80) ausgebildet sind und das Versiegelungselement (18) halten, so dass das Versiegelungselement (18) im Grundkörper (16) gehalten wird.
  13. Gefäß nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Verbindungsteil (76) zwischen einer äußeren Umfangsfläche der Drückplatte (72) und einer inneren Umfangsfläche des Grundkörpers (16) als konisch geformter dünner Film (82) ausgebildet ist und elastisch umgeformt wird, wenn die Drückplatte (72) mit einer Kraft oberhalb eines gewissen Werts gedrückt wird.
  14. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1 oder 11, wobei ein oder mehrere Vorsprünge, die aus einem Kontaktbereich zwischen dem Versiegelungselement (18)und dem Gefäßeinlass (12) hervorstehen, entweder am Versiegelungselement (18) oder am Gefäßeinlass 12, oder an beiden ausgebildet sind.
  15. Gefäß nach Anspruch 1 oder 11, wobei der Grundkörper (16) an einem Kontaktbereich mit dem Versiegelungselement (18) mit einem oder mehreren Vorsprüngen oder Ausnehmungsabschnitten versehen ist.
  16. Gefäß nach Anspruch 15, wobei die Vorsprünge oder die Ausnehmungsabschnitte in radialer Richtung ausgebildet sind.
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