EP2233404B1 - Closure device - Google Patents

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EP2233404B1
EP2233404B1 EP08865213A EP08865213A EP2233404B1 EP 2233404 B1 EP2233404 B1 EP 2233404B1 EP 08865213 A EP08865213 A EP 08865213A EP 08865213 A EP08865213 A EP 08865213A EP 2233404 B1 EP2233404 B1 EP 2233404B1
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Mikhail Yakubovich Shalmiev
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

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  • the invention rotates to a closure device useful in the manufacture of wine and vodka, the closure device being a stopper preventing refilling of a bottle.
  • RU 25495 U1 (IPG 7 B65D 41/38. 10.10.2002) discloses a closure device comprising a body attachable to the neck of a bottle, the body having a tubular pouring element and, on the inner surface of the body, at least one fixing means to fix a separately manufactured one-way valve within the body, wherein the outer surface of the valve is complementary to at least a portion of the inner surface of the pouring element: the valve can be mounted within the body during or after assembly of the closure device.
  • WO2008/104507 discloses a closure consisting of a rotatable handle element with break-off cover at the top; a retractable spout element coupled to the handle element by threaded portions; a base body fixed on the neck of a bottle; and ball valve.
  • the design of each part, except for the ball, is very complicated. This closure is inconvenient, because it allows to pull out the spout element only for a short distance. The liquid can enter inside the closure which may be not sterile.
  • a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 WO2006/036085 consisting of a rotatable outer hood with splines and a break-off member at the top, a retractable inner hood having a pouring tube splines and a screw thread; wherein the splines of the inner hood are engaged with the splines of the outer hood so that the inner hood rotates together with outer hood; a discharge sleeve fixed on the neck of a bottle by pipes, and having a collar provided with outer screw thread engaged with the screw thread of the inner hood; a ball valve; and a gate providing a tight seal with the inside of the neck of the bottle and retaining valve member.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a protection against tampering with the liquid contained in a bottle, by preventing refilling of the bottle with liquid, and at the same time to provide an enhanced impermeability of the seal and convenience of use of the closure device.
  • the present closure device comprising a cylindrical outer housing provided with abutments and projections on the inner surface thereof and comprising a circular hatch cover which is circumferentially pointwise connected to the end of the outer housing, a basis element fixable on a bottle neck, the basis element having projections, a supporting flange and an outflow tube; wherein the outer housing is fixed on the basis element by engagement of projections with the supporting flange; a hollow cylindrical capsule having a central outflow aperture and sealing rings on the external surface of the capsule to provide a tight fit of the capsule in the neck of the bottle; wherein the outflow tube of the basis element is disposed within the hollow cylindrical capsule; a one-way valve with a ball and a seat; and a retractable pouring element characterized in that the closure device is provided with an elevating element having a lower part in the form of a hollow polyhedron and an upper part is in the form of a shaped flange having projections; wherein the lower part of the elevating element is movably
  • the closure device comprises a cylindrical outer housing 1 mounted on a landing body including a retractable dispensing assembly and a basis element 2 ( Figs 1 , 2 ).
  • the retractable dispensing assembly consists of a pouring element 3 and an elevating element 4.
  • the pouring element 3 is provided with ribs 5 which form a retention means for retaining a ball 6, when the closure device is in the open condition ( Fig.2 ).
  • the basis element 2 comprises an outflow tube 7 which inner surface defines a polyhedron 8 ( Figs 3, 4 ).
  • the lower part of the elevating element 4 is in the form of hollow polyhedron 9 ( Figs 12, 14 ) engaging with the coaxial polyhedron 8 of the outflow tube 7 of the basis element 2 ( Figs 1 , 2 ).
  • the end of the lower part of the hollow polyhedron 9 of the elevating element 4 of the retractable dispensing assembly has a plug 10 connected to the end of the lower part of the hollow polyhedron 9 by bridges 11 ( Fig. 1 , 2 , 12 ).
  • the upper part of the elevating element 4 is in the form of a shaped flange 12 having projections 13 which engage with the abutments 14 of the retractable dispensing assembly, thereby reliably fixing the pouring element 3 in relation to the elevating element 4 of the retractable dispensing assembly ( Figs 1 , 2 , 12 ).
  • said upper end defines a seat 15 for ball 6 which forms, together with the seat 15, an one-way valve to prevent refilling of a bottle 16 ( Figs 2 , 12 ).
  • a capsule 17 is a hollow cylindrical element having a central outflow aperture 18 ( Figs 2 , 15 ).
  • the capsule 17 has sealing rings 19 on the external cylindrical surface thereof to provide a tight fit of the capsule on the neck of the bottle 16.
  • the outflow tube 7 of the basis element 2 is disposed in the inner part of the capsule 17, and the lower part of the elevating element 4 with the plug 10 is movably disposed inside the outflow tube ( Figs 1 , 2 ).
  • the outer cylindrical side of the shaped flange 12 is provided with radial projections 20 engaging with a screw thread 21 on the internal cylindrical surface of a cap 22 ( Figs 10 , 12,13,14 ).
  • the outer cylindrical surface of the cap 22 has projections 23 engaging with abutments 24 provided on the inner surface of the outer housing 1 ( Figs 7 , 10 ).
  • the outer housing 1 is fixed on the basis element 2 by means of engagement of projections 25 on the inner surface of the outer housing with a supporting flange 26 of the basis element 2 ( Figs 2 , 3 , 7 ). Owing to this arrangement, the outer housing 1 can rotate relative to the basis element 2, thus preventing the removal of the outer housing 1 from the bottle 16.
  • the end of the outer housing 1 has a circular hatch cover which is circumferentially connected at some points to the end of the outer housing ( Figs 1 , 7, 8 ).
  • the basis element 2 is fixable on the neck of the bottle 16 by projections 28 and 29 ( Figs 3, 5, 6 ).
  • the pouring element 3 of the retractable dispensing assembly is closed by a lid 30 provided at the end of cap 22, the lid having an annular supporting flange 31 hinged to the end of the cap 22 by a flexible connection 32 ( Figs 2 , 10, 11 ), thus allowing the repeated opening and closing of the bottle.
  • the closure device according to the present invention operates as follows.
  • the user Prior to pouring out the liquid, the user rotates the outer housing 1 so that the projections 23 of the cap 22 engage with the abutments 24 of the outer housing 1. This causes a rotation of the elevating element 4 of the retractable dispensing assembly, so that the projections 20 move along the screw thread 21, thus causing elevation of the elevating element 4 together with the pouring element 3.
  • the pouring element 3 breaks out the lid 30 of the cap 22 and the hatch cover 27 of the outer housing 1 by breaking the pointwise connections between the hatch cover 27 and the end of the outer housing 1 and provides an aperture in the end of the housing.
  • the plug 10 releases the central outflow aperture 18 of the capsule 17.
  • the supporting flange 31 turns away so that the lid 30 is opened, thus releasing a passage for the retractable dispensing assembly which pops out from the end of the outer housing 1.
  • Liquid can freely flow out of the bottle 16.
  • the user When pouring of the liquid is finished, the user returns the bottle 16 to its upright position.
  • the ball 6 closes the opening in the polyhedron 9 of the elevating element 4 of the retractable dispensing assembly, thus preventing refilling of the bottle 16.
  • the backward rotation of the outer housing 1 lowers the retractable dispensing assembly to its initial position.
  • the plug 10 of the elevating element 4 of the retractable dispensing assembly tightly closes the outflow aperture 18 of the capsule 17, and reliably seals the bottle 16. Then the user closes the lid 30 manually to prevent entering of dust inside the closure device.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
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EP08865213A 2007-12-26 2008-12-19 Closure device Not-in-force EP2233404B1 (en)

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PCT/RU2008/000783 WO2009082269A1 (en) 2007-12-26 2008-12-19 Closure device

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AT (1) ATE547341T1 (pl)
EA (1) EA016747B1 (pl)
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WO (1) WO2009082269A1 (pl)

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RU62091U1 (ru) * 2006-11-17 2007-03-27 Михаил Якубович Шальмиев Укупорочное устройство
ITMI20070364A1 (it) * 2007-02-26 2008-08-27 Gefit Spa Dispositivo tappo-erogatore per una bottiglia
RU67550U1 (ru) * 2007-07-06 2007-10-27 Михаил Якубович Шальмиев Укупорочное устройство
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EA016747B1 (ru) 2012-07-30
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