EP2263947B1 - Container with hermetic seal provided with a safety device - Google Patents

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EP2263947B1
EP2263947B1 EP10166235A EP10166235A EP2263947B1 EP 2263947 B1 EP2263947 B1 EP 2263947B1 EP 10166235 A EP10166235 A EP 10166235A EP 10166235 A EP10166235 A EP 10166235A EP 2263947 B1 EP2263947 B1 EP 2263947B1
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
    • B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts
    • 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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab
    • 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
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
    • B65D50/046—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0002—Location of opening
    • B65D2517/0007—Location of opening in a separate cover
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
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    • B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
    • B65D2517/0013—Action for opening container pull-out tear panel, e.g. by means of a tear-tab
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
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  • the present invention relates to a container with hermetic seal provided with a safety device.
  • the present invention relates to a container with hermetic seal of the type comprising a cup-shaped body provided with a lid, in which there is an opening surrounded by a collar giving access to the product, for example paint or varnish, inside the container.
  • the container comprises a closing assembly of the opening comprising, in turn, a plug that is substantially capsule-shaped.
  • the patent application US-A-5377858 discloses containers of the type described above, and according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the containers with hermetic seal of the type described above are widely used as the closing assembly can easily be fitted to the opening of the container, and also because this type of coupling creates no particular problems and requires no particular precautions, for example to align the closing assembly with respect to the opening.
  • the containers of the type described above can contain, for example, paint or varnish and, for many products, the container must be able to guarantee a perfect seal to prevent any undesirable leaking of the product, even in the event of damage or tampering. Besides being easy to assemble, to limit the costs of production, and the need to ensure good hermetic sealing properties and reliability, there is an increasing need to prevent unauthorised opening of this type of container. As such containers are used to contain hazardous substances, it is important, for instance, to prevent children from being able to come accidentally into contact with the paint or varnish inside the container, which could represent a health hazard.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a container with hermetic seal, which is easy and inexpensive to produce, overcomes the inconveniences of the prior art and in particular prevents accidental or unauthorised opening of the container.
  • FIG 1 designated as a whole by number 1 is a container with hermetic seal made of a metal material, in which a cup-shaped body 2 is provided with a lid 3.
  • the lid 3 is provided with an opening 4 that has a central axis 5 and is surrounded by a collar 6, the edge of which is folded so as to obtain a reinforced rib 7.
  • the opening 4 is closed by means of a closing assembly 8 comprising an adapter 9 made of a plastic material and a plug 10 also made of a plastic material and which is substantially capsule-shaped.
  • the adapter 9 may be moulded directly onto the collar 6 or, alternatively, it may be produced separately and then snap-fitted onto the collar 6.
  • the adapter 9 is defined by an annular body that is substantially Y-shaped and is provided, at the end thereof facing the plug 10, with an annular cavity 11 defined by two side walls, indicated respectively with numbers 12 and 13, which are coaxial with respect to the central axis 5, and a portion 14 of lower wall.
  • the external side wall 12 comprises an external thread 15 to enable screw coupling with the plug 10.
  • the adapter 9 also comprises an annular internal appendix 16 which faces the lid 3, extends towards the inside of the container 1, is connected to the portion 14 of lower wall and is provided with an annular cavity 17 obtained to house and define a support for a folded edge of the collar 6 and enable snap coupling to the reinforced rib 7 of the collar 6.
  • the adapter 9 also comprises a covering wall 18 connected to which is a gripping device 19 which, according to the second embodiment illustrated in figure 3 , comprises a handle 20 that is joined to the covering wall 18, which is in turn joined, in correspondence with a weakening cut 21, to the internal side wall 13.
  • the handle 20 protrudes towards the plug 10 so that, the first time the container 1 is opened and when the plug 10 is removed, the user can grip the handle 20 and detach the covering wall 18 from the internal side wall 13 in correspondence with the weakening cut 21, so that the rest of the adapter 9 continues to be joined to the collar 6 and the user can have access to the product inside the container 1.
  • the adapter 9 is also provided with a plurality of radial bridges 22 uniformly distributed around the central axis 5 and suitable to connect the internal side wall 13 to the external side wall 12 and defining a plurality of compartments 23.
  • the radial bridges 22 are structured so as to prevent any deformation of the external side wall 12 even after repeatedly screwing and unscrewing the lid 10 onto and from the adapter 9. This ensures a hermetic seal of the container 1 even after it has been used numerous times.
  • the plug 10 comprises an upper wall 24 and a annular peripheral cavity 25 coaxial with respect to the central axis 5 and engaged by the two side walls 12 and 13 of the adapter 9.
  • the annular peripheral cavity 25 is defined by an annular external wall, coaxial with respect to the central axis 5, the internal surface 27 of which is provided with an internal thread 28 that couples, in use, with the external thread 15 of the adapter 9 to block the plug 10 on the adapter 9.
  • the annular cavity 25 is further defined by an annular internal wall 29, coaxial with respect to the central axis 5 that extends from the upper wall 24 towards the lid 3 and an external cylindrical surface 30 which cooperates in use with the internal side wall 13 of the adapter 9.
  • a safety device 31 which is suitable to block the lid 10 better on the adapter 9 to prevent the container 1 from being opened accidentally, for example by children.
  • the safety device 31 consists of two through cavities, indicated with 32 and 33, obtained in the upper wall 24, which are substantially U-shaped and such as to define together two appendixes 34 and 35 which belong to a same annular sector and are separated by a portion 36 connecting them to the rest of the upper wall 24.
  • the two appendixes 34, 35 are of substantially the same width, but the appendix 34 is longer than the appendix 35.
  • the connecting portion 36 is clearly the same width as and shorter than the two appendixes 34 and 35.
  • the length of the connecting portion 36 is chosen in order to be able to guarantee a certain degree of relative elasticity between the two appendixes 34 and 35 and the rest of the upper wall 24 as described more fully below.
  • the two appendixes 34 and 35 are arranged in correspondence with the annular cavity 11 of the adapter 9 and have a width that is, as an approximation by defect, substantially the width of said annular cavity 11.
  • the intermediate diameter D of the annular cavity 11 coincides exactly with the intermediate diameter D' of the annular sector defined by the safety device 31 as a whole.
  • the appendix 34 has a cross-section with a non-uniform thickness, in other words the appendix 34 is provided with a projection 37 in correspondence with its free end which extends downwards from the lower surface 38 of the appendix 34 and thus faces the adapter 9, has a triangular cross-section and acts as a retaining pawl of the plug 10 when the latter is screwed onto the adapter 9 as described more fully below.
  • the appendix 35 is provided with a pressure key 39 that protrudes from the upper surface 40 of said appendix 35 and is suitable, in use, to facilitate the operations of releasing the plug 10 and unscrewing it from the adapter 9.
  • said plug 10 In use, to screw the plug 10 onto the adapter 9, said plug 10 is arranged so as to cover the opening 4 of the lid 3 and the internal thread 28 on the plug 10 and the external thread 15 on the adapter 9 cooperate to screw the plug 10 down.
  • the plug 10 rotates about the central axis 5 and the projection 37 comes into contact with the upper surfaces 41 of the different radial bridges 22 of the adapter 9.
  • the projection 37 has a triangular cross-section and is thus provided with a truncated pyramid-shaped lower surface 42.
  • Screwing is interrupted the moment the lower surface 44 of the annular cavity 25 of the plug 10 comes into contact with an upper surface 45 of the side walls 12 and 13 which define the annular cavity 11 of the adapter 9.
  • the front surface 43 of the appendix 34 stops against a side surface 46 of a radial bridge 22 with which it cooperates to maintain the container 1 in the closed position.
  • the use of the safety device 31 can be rendered more or less simple by means of a series of variables, including for instance the width of the connecting portion 36 of the two appendixes 34 and 35 (i.e. the length of the connecting portion 36 that separates the two appendixes 34 and 35) or the type of material that is used (characterised by high or reduced elasticity).
  • FIG 2 illustrates a container 1' with hermetic seal entirely similar to that described above.
  • the container 1' there is no adapter between the plug 10' and the collar 6' of the container 1'.
  • the container 1' is made entirely of a plastic material, it comprises a tubular body 47 and is provided with a bottom wall 48 and an upper wall 49 in which there is an opening 4' which is provided with a central axis 5' and surrounded by a collar 6'.
  • the container is produced by means of a single procedure.
  • a closing assembly 8' of the opening 4' comprises the collar 6' and the plug 10', both coaxial with respect to the central axis 5'.
  • the collar 6' is defined by an annular body provided, at one end thereof facing towards the plug 10', with an annular cavity 11' defined by two side walls 12' and 13', which are coaxial with respect to the central axis 5', and by a portion 14' of lower wall.
  • the external side wall 12' comprises an external thread 15' to enable the screw coupling with the plug 10'.
  • the collar 6' is also provided with a plurality of radial bridges (not illustrated) uniformly distributed around the central axis 5' and suitable to connect the internal side wall 13' and external side wall 12'.
  • Figure 6 illustrates an alternative embodiment, in which the container 1 is closed by a lid 3 provided with an opening 4 that has a central axis and is surrounded by a cylindrical collar 6, an upper edge of which is folded outwards from the opening 4 to form a reinforced annular rib 7.
  • the closing assembly 8 of the opening 4 comprises an adapter 9 and a plug 10, both coaxial with respect to the central axis 5.
  • the adapter 9 is defined by an annular substantially H-shaped body provided, in addition to the annular cavity 11, with an annular cavity 50 at one end thereof which faces towards the lid 3 and is suitable to house the upper outwardly-folded edge of the cylindrical collar 6.
  • the annular cavity 50 is defined by two side walls 12 and 13, which are coaxial with respect to the axis 5, and by a portion 14 of transversal wall.
  • the side wall 12 comprises an entrance portion 51 increasing in thickness towards the portion 14 of transversal wall and defining a guide for the reinforced rib 7, and an internal portion 52, which is engaged by the rib 7 and is joined to the entrance portion 51 by means of an annular shoulder 53.
  • the container 1 with hermetic seal described above achieves numerous advantages in that the procedure to open the container 1 comprises a sequence of operations that prevent unauthorised opening and make it impossible for the container to be opened accidentally, for example by a child.

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