EP2203358A1 - Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths - Google Patents
Non-refillable closure for threaded mouthsInfo
- Publication number
- EP2203358A1 EP2203358A1 EP08803775A EP08803775A EP2203358A1 EP 2203358 A1 EP2203358 A1 EP 2203358A1 EP 08803775 A EP08803775 A EP 08803775A EP 08803775 A EP08803775 A EP 08803775A EP 2203358 A1 EP2203358 A1 EP 2203358A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- closure
- sleeve
- mouth
- threaded
- advantageously
- Prior art date
- 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.)
- Granted
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- 210000002105 tongue Anatomy 0.000 description 13
- 239000002775 capsule Substances 0.000 description 4
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- -1 for example Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000020094 liqueur Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
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- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 239000002861 polymer material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000002265 prevention Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
- B65D49/02—One-way valves
- B65D49/04—Weighted valves
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a non-refillable closure for containers which have a threaded mouth.
- the containers of interest for the present invention such as bottles for example, have a threaded mouth able to engage directly with the thread of the closure and, underneath the thread, the mouth has a collar able to allow engagement of means for preventing removal of the closure, so as to prevent complete separation of the closure from the container.
- the mouth is connected to the main body of the bottle by means of a neck which is normally smooth.
- non-refillable closures are likewise known; an example is provided by the patent EP 1,511,677 Bl which describes a closure comprising a threaded pouring spout which is firmly engaged with the unthreaded mouth of the container.
- closures which are externally smooth, namely without any outer beading, knurling or threading, are increasingly more in demand on the market; it would therefore be desirable to achieve the aforementioned aim on an externally smooth closure and, in order to rationalise the management of stocks in bottling plants, it would also be desirable to be able to apply onto the same (standard) bottle a normal smooth closure and a non-refillable smooth closure. Lastly, it would be desirable to obtain at least some of the abovementioned advantages by means of a closure which has a simpler design.
- the object of the present invention is to obtain a closure provided at least partly with at least one of the abovementioned desirable properties.
- FIG. 1 shows a partially cut-away perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a closure according to the present invention, applied to a threaded mouth;
- FIG. 2 shows a partially cut-away exploded view of some of the components of the closure according to Figure 1 ;
- - Figure 3 shows two of the components of Figure 2, on a larger scale;
- Figure 4 shows a cross-section through the closure according to Figure 1;
- FIG. 5 shows the cross-section according to Figure 4, after initial opening.
- the axis X-X is defined as "main longitudinal axis". "Top” and “bottom” are defined with regard to the normal orientation of the container, i.e. with the mouth directed upwards, while the transverse or radial direction is that perpendicular to the longitudinal axis .
- closure 1 comprises an internally and externally threaded sleeve 3.
- sleeve 3 comprises a first portion 37 on which threads 31, 32 and removal-prevention means 33 are formed, such that, when closure 1 is applied to mouth 102 of a container, sleeve 3 cannot be removed.
- Removal-prevention means 33 comprise a bottom ring 332 fastened to first portion 37 via internal fastening means 333, preferably bridge-pieces with a sufficient tensile strength and rigidity to effectively prevent sleeve 3 from being pulled off the mouth 102.
- Removal -prevention means 33 are such that, in order to apply sleeve 3 onto mouth 102 of container 1, no operation is necessary other than simple screwing of sleeve 3 onto mouth 102.
- these removal-prevention means 33 are of the snap-engaging type and/or comprise one or more engaging tongues 331 able to engage against collar 104 of mouth 102.
- Tongues 331 are formed so that, during screwing, the outer surface of collar 104 pushes them into a deformed configuration which allows the descending movement of sleeve 3 over mouth 102; after tongues 331 have passed over collar 104, they snap-engage back into their rest configuration where they are able to about against the bottom surface of collar 104 and effectively prevent removal of closure 1 from mouth 102.
- inner surface 334 of tongues 331 preferably has an upwardly converging conical shape.
- the annular part comprises two to six tongues 331, for example three or four.
- Sleeve 3 therefore does not comprise any part which is designed to break during the normal operational use of closure 1.
- tongues 331 are visible between bridge- pieces 333, these being formed as upper lugs of bottom ring 332 projecting inside sleeve 3 and having a longitudinal extension slightly smaller than that of bridge-pieces 333.
- Outer surface 335 of tongues 331 may define an empty volume with a radial extension advantageously at least equal to that of bridge-pieces 323, situated above bottom ring 332, this allowing tongues 331 to be deformed outwards.
- Bottom end 35 of upper portion 37 comprises a conical outer surface, advantageously converging upwards, so as to co-operate with external capsule 5, as will be clarified below.
- Sleeve 3 is advantageously threaded internally and externally only over a longitudinal section 36 which is smaller than the longitudinal extension of first portion 37; advantageously, the thickness of the wall of sleeve 3 is constant, except at the most for terminal portion 35 and for removal-prevention means 33.
- Inner thread 32 may therefore correspond to the threads of standard mouths (namely manufactured in accordance with the Standard UNI 9574 or standards equivalent thereto, such as, for example, the French standard GME 30.06) .
- the constant thickness also means that outer thread 31 and inner thread 32 have a reverse form with respect to each other.
- Sleeve 3 may comprise, advantageously at the top end, an annular portion 34 which is arranged in a transverse plane and has a radial extension greater than the thickness of mouth 102.
- the closure 1 shown in the figures comprises a cap 2 having a cylindrical portion 21 with an inner thread 22.
- Cap 2 comprises furthermore a transverse wall 23 which is able to prevent the outflow of liquid from container 100.
- Thread 22 is such as to engage with outer thread 31 of sleeve 3.
- Cap 2 may further comprise an inner ring 24 with the outer surface tapered so as to engage, as can be clearly seen in Figure 4, with part 41 of anti-refilling valve device 4.
- Advantageously ring 24 has engaging means (not shown) able to engage with cage frame 41, preferably with inner annular portion 411 of cage frame 41, so as to support the weight of valve device 4 and of sleeve 3 during the operations involving movement of closure 1, so that the latter does not separate into its component parts.
- engaging means may be an annular projection which engages in a corresponding groove, or equivalent systems.
- said engagement may be achieved by forming the outer diameter D4 of upper flange 434 so that it engages with interference with the inner edge of sleeve 3.
- outer diameter D4 of upper flange 434, when closure 1 is assembled, is substantially equal to bottom outer diameter D2 of annular portion 34 of sleeve 3.
- the anti-refilling valve device 4 may comprise a cage 43 inside which a valve 42, preferably a ball valve, is inserted, and a cage frame 41 which, having a base wall 413, stops the upward travel of valve 42.
- a valve 42 preferably a ball valve
- Cage 43 may have an upper flange 434.
- the rest of valve body 4 which for example comprises a substantially cylindrical main portion 433 to which a bottom end-of-travel surface 432, advantageously hemispherical in shape and having a bottom circular opening bounded by a longitudinal annular edge 431, is joined.
- ribs 435 inside cage 43, having the task of always leaving an aperture for the outflow of the liquid from the container independently of the orientation of the container itself.
- cage frame 41 can be inserted, advantageously with interference, inside cage 43.
- Upper flange 434 has a radial extension such as to be able to rest on top surface 105 of mouth 102 and comprises means for ensuring a liquid-tight seal.
- internal diameter Dl of annular portion 34 is advantageously smaller than minimum diameter D3 of upper flange 434 and even more advantageously is smaller than internal diameter D5 of outer annular portion 412.
- External diameter D4 of upper flange 434 is advantageously smaller than or equal to bottom outer diameter D2 of annular portion 34.
- Sleeve 3 may be made of rigid polymer material, such as, for example, PC, ABS, PP, etc.
- Closure 1 is advantageously lined with an external capsule 5 (visible only in Figures 1, 4 and 5), preferably made of metal, for example aluminum.
- Capsule 5 comprises a top cap 51 and a bottom skirt 52 which are preferably joined together by breakable bridge-pieces 53. However, it is also possible for top cap 51 and bottom skirt 52 to be separate from each other .
- top cap 51 is mechanically fastened to cap 2 so as to make possible the normal opening and closing operations of closure 1.
- Bottom skirt 52 is longitudinally fastened with respect to sleeve 3, but may be free to rotate.
- breakable bridge-pieces 53 may be alternated with tongues 57 which rest on the outer surface of bottom end 35 so as to form an axial stop between sleeve 3 and bottom skirt 52.
- bottom skirt 52 comprises removal- prevention parts 54, for example formed by tongues 55 projecting towards the inside of closure 1 at a height such that, when bottom skirt 52 is pulled upwards, top 56 of tongues 55 bears against the bottom surface of ring 332.
- tongues 55 may be such that top 56 abuts against the bottom surface of bottom end 35 of sleeve 3.
- sleeve 3 may be provided with a suitable annular seat which allows relative rotation between bottom skirt 52 and sleeve 3.
- bottom skirt 52 Downwards sliding of bottom skirt 52 is advantageously prevented by the fact that bottom skirt 52 abuts on neck 101 of container 100. Owing to this design of external capsule 5 it is possible to obtain a closure 1 which is externally smooth, which is particularly appreciated in the sector of high-quality liqueurs.
- tongues 55 are formed at the same height as bridge- pieces 53, instead of lower down.
Abstract
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PL08803775T PL2203358T3 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-05 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
EP08803775A EP2203358B9 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-05 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP07425681A EP2055646A1 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2007-10-30 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
PCT/EP2008/061806 WO2009056379A1 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-05 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
EP08803775A EP2203358B9 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-05 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2203358A1 true EP2203358A1 (en) | 2010-07-07 |
EP2203358B1 EP2203358B1 (en) | 2012-04-18 |
EP2203358B9 EP2203358B9 (en) | 2012-08-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP07425681A Withdrawn EP2055646A1 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2007-10-30 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
EP08803775A Active EP2203358B9 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-05 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP07425681A Withdrawn EP2055646A1 (en) | 2007-10-30 | 2007-10-30 | Non-refillable closure for threaded mouths |
Country Status (7)
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EP (2) | EP2055646A1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE554021T1 (en) |
EA (1) | EA017652B1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2384815T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL2203358T3 (en) |
UA (1) | UA98667C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2009056379A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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ES2544003B1 (en) * | 2014-02-25 | 2016-01-28 | Fourfam Pack, S.L. | Warranty closure for bottles or similar containers |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR455668A (en) * | 1913-03-18 | 1913-08-06 | Arthur Alexander Waters | Improvements to tamper-proof bottles |
US3063589A (en) * | 1961-09-18 | 1962-11-13 | Wheaton Plastics Co Inc | Non-refillable pouring spout |
AU685110B2 (en) * | 1993-07-08 | 1998-01-15 | Monsanto Europe S.A. | Improved closure for liquid containing containers |
GB2390086A (en) * | 2002-06-10 | 2003-12-31 | Montgomery Daniel & Son Ltd | Tamper evident anti-refill closure |
FR2856982B1 (en) * | 2003-07-02 | 2006-04-28 | Pechiney Capsules | IMPROVED CAPSULES AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME |
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2007
- 2007-10-30 EP EP07425681A patent/EP2055646A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 2008-09-05 ES ES08803775T patent/ES2384815T3/en active Active
- 2008-09-05 WO PCT/EP2008/061806 patent/WO2009056379A1/en active Application Filing
- 2008-09-05 PL PL08803775T patent/PL2203358T3/en unknown
- 2008-09-05 UA UAA201004115A patent/UA98667C2/en unknown
- 2008-09-05 AT AT08803775T patent/ATE554021T1/en active
- 2008-09-05 EA EA201000716A patent/EA017652B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2008-09-05 EP EP08803775A patent/EP2203358B9/en active Active
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP2055646A1 (en) | 2009-05-06 |
PL2203358T3 (en) | 2012-09-28 |
EA201000716A1 (en) | 2010-10-29 |
ES2384815T3 (en) | 2012-07-12 |
UA98667C2 (en) | 2012-06-11 |
ATE554021T1 (en) | 2012-05-15 |
EP2203358B9 (en) | 2012-08-22 |
EA017652B1 (en) | 2013-02-28 |
EP2203358B1 (en) | 2012-04-18 |
WO2009056379A1 (en) | 2009-05-07 |
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