EP2361197A1 - Fermeture sécurisée - Google Patents

Fermeture sécurisée

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Publication number
EP2361197A1
EP2361197A1 EP09831312A EP09831312A EP2361197A1 EP 2361197 A1 EP2361197 A1 EP 2361197A1 EP 09831312 A EP09831312 A EP 09831312A EP 09831312 A EP09831312 A EP 09831312A EP 2361197 A1 EP2361197 A1 EP 2361197A1
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container
cap
closure
security
engaging
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EP2361197A4 (fr
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Raymond John Baker
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    • 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
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to secure closures for containers and to container having such secure closures .
  • the invention relates to tamper evident security closures and/or to tamper resistant security closures for containers.
  • the invention relates to tamper proof secure closures for containers and to containers having the secure tamper proof closures .
  • the present invention relates to a security screw cap for forming the secure closure for fitting to a container to secure the container against unauthorised access and to containers having such caps.
  • the present invention relates to a one way security cap for a container in which the cap can be rotated in one direction to secure the cap to the container, but is difficult, if not virtually impossible, to rotate the cap in the opposite direction to remove the cap.
  • the closure is a cap which includes a tamper evident dedicated access port having a cover which is removable for providing ready access to the fluid in the container without having to remove the cap to withdraw fluid contents from the container.
  • the present invention finds particular application as a security closure for a container containing a beneficial product, such as a therapeutic and/or pharmaceutical product which closure prevents unauthorised access to the container and/or to the contents of the container, such as for example, by providing a secure closure for a child safe container, and after opening, the closure provides an indication as to whether there has been any tampering of the contents and/or unauthorised dispensing of the contents of the container by using a non authorised dispenser.
  • Therapeutic and/or pharmaceutical preparations ideally should be administered in measured dosages from a container containing the preparation.
  • dietary supplements, nutritional supplements and the like for both humans and animals.
  • preparations are provided in containers, including sterile containers in which the contents of such containers remain in storage under sterile conditions until required for use.
  • Dispensing of such preparations particularly preparations in liquid form, from containers, in particular the partial dispensing of a measured portion or dosage of liquid or fluid from the container, including sterile containers, requires that the container be opened first and after dispensing a measured dose, resealing of the container to maintain the remaining contents of the container in a condition suitable for use at a later time.
  • dispensing of pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations are two areas where access to the contents of a container to provide a measured dosage is required, including maintaining the remaining contents of the container safe from contamination or unauthorised use after the initial opening of the container or after withdrawal of some of the contents , including accidental dispensing of the contents from the container, or even spillage of the contents of the container.
  • such preparations are provided in sealed containers .
  • One way of dispensing a controlled amount of a therapeutic preparation from a sealed container is to use a syringe and needle to pierce a rubber sealing stopper provided at the top of the container to withdraw a measured quantity of the therapeutic preparation, usually in the form of a liquid through the needle into the syringe after the needle pierces the rubber stopper.
  • This procedure is used with sterile containers since the seal comprising the rubber stopper keeps the contents of the container sterile until required for use.
  • the container with the remaining contents within the container is sealed once again by the closing of the very small aperture which has been formed when the needle pierces the rubber stopper due to the resilience of the material from which the stopper is made.
  • stoppers are usually held in place to seal the mouth of the container by a sealing retainer sometimes in the form of a metal band, clamp, seal or other retainer for retaining the stopper in place in order to prevent removal of the rubber stopper from the container.
  • a sealing retainer sometimes in the form of a metal band, clamp, seal or other retainer for retaining the stopper in place in order to prevent removal of the rubber stopper from the container.
  • the use of expensive and precision machinery is required to insert and deform the metal bands around the rubber stopper onto the top of the container to produce such seals to retain the stopper in place.
  • Another problem of currently available sealed containers with a rubber stopper is the dispensing system requires the use of a needle, typically the needle of a syringe having a sharp point needed to pierce the rubber stopper in order to withdraw the contents of the container.
  • a sharp needle is necessary to pierce the sealing stopper to form a dispensing aperture as the stopper is more or less solid rubber.
  • the sharp point of the syringe needle can cause needle stick injuries or damage.
  • a cap for closing a container comprising an openable access port through which contents of the container can be dispensed when in an opened condition, a body having an internal wall surface, a securing means located internally within the cap, said securing means being arranged to prevent movement of the cap with respect to the container to remove the cap from the container wherein when the cap is received on the container, the securing means engages with the container to substantially lock the cap in place on the container, wherein the cap is substantially prevented from being moved in a direction to remove the cap by the securing means thereby retaining the cap in place on the container.
  • a cap for closing a container comprising an openable access port located at or towards one end of the cap through which contents of the container can be dispensed when the access port is in an opened condition, an internal wall surface for engaging with one or more parts of an external surface of the container, a first part of a securing means located on the internal wall surface of the cap, the first part of the securing means for cooperatively engaging with a second part of the securing means located on the external surface of the container to prevent removal of the cap from the container when the cap is located in a sealing condition on the container thereby preventing removal of the cap from the container.
  • a tamper evident cap for fitting to a container, said cap comprising an internal surface having one part of a securing means for locking the cap to the container in a manner preventing removal of the cap from the container or limiting access to the container when the cap is located on the container, said body including a seal formed on the interior thereof for cooperation with said resealable closure means upon rotation of the cap to tighten the cap onto the container, and an openable access port providing access to said resealable closure when the cap is fitted to the container, wherein the cap further includes a tamper evident cover to said port preventing access to said port except by removal of said port.
  • an adaptor for use with the cap or security closure of the invention, said adaptor comprising a base having a tamper evident device providing an indication of attempts to move the adaptor, said adaptor arranged to prevent removal or to indicate attempts to remove the adaptor from the container, and a neck portion provided with projecting elements for cooperatively engaging with the engaging elements of the cap to prevent removal of the cap from the adaptor.
  • a security closure for connection to a container to close the container comprising a main body portion having an internal wall arrangement, a first part of a security means provided on the internal wall arrangement for cooperatively engaging with a second part of a security means provided on the container, said first and second parts of security means being such so as to allow cooperative engagement with one another, wherein when the closure is connected to the container, the first and second parts of security means cooperatively engage with each other to allow the closure to move in one direction to close the container but substantially prevents movement in a second direction corresponding to the direction to remove the closure from the container thereby securing the container against unauthorised use.
  • a security cap for use as a closure of a container when connected to the container, the cap comprising a body having a first part of a security means in the form of a multitude of first engaging projections extending from an internal wall structure of the body, said projections for locking the cap onto the container by engaging with a second part of the security means in the form of complementary second projections extending from the container when the cap is connected to the container, wherein when the first and second projections cooperatively engage with each other, the cap can be rotated in a first direction to facilitate sealing of the container by permitting the first projections to move with respect to the second projections, but the cap is prevented from movement in a second direction by the first projection being prevented from movement past the second projections thereby preventing loosening or removal of the cap from the container, thus providing a security cap resisting unauthorised opening of the container.
  • a container having a secure closure in accordance with the present invention such as a secure closure as described and/or defined in the present specification.
  • a method of withdrawing a fluid from a container having a secure closure as defined above using a suitable dispenser is provided.
  • the security means provided on the security closures and containers in accordance with the present invention include cap lock arrangements, engagement assemblies, complementary cooperatively engaging members or elements or the like.
  • the forms of the caps made in accordance with the present invention are provided with one or other of the forms of the cap lock arrangement in accordance with the present invention.
  • the cap lock arrangement includes a first and a second engagement means. More typically, the first and the second engagement means or assemblies are each , or include one or more engagement elements . More typically, the engagement elements are one or more, preferably a multitude, of identical engagement elements located in spaced apart relationship to one another. Even more typically, the multitude of substantially identical engagement elements form an array of such elements .
  • the engagement elements are projections.
  • the projections are fingers, protruberances , protrusions, teeth, tongues, boss, nose, or other extendingly elongate jutting member.
  • there is a multitude of projections preferably generally radially extending projections from the surface to which they are attached. Even more preferably a ratchet of individual teeth or similar located in an endless array around the wall surface that allows the teeth to engage, such as for example, in the form of a substantially circular array or the like , including in the form of a spoked wheel , toothed wheel or the like.
  • the projections are in the form of, or function as, a pawl.
  • the second engagement means or assembly are external projecting elements, typically arranged in a ring of outwardly individual extending teeth.
  • the individual teeth forming the ratchet extend generally in an inclined radial direction to extend obliquely outwardly.
  • all of the fingers extend at the same angle which is a constant angle. In other embodiments, the fingers extend at different angles to each other. Further, in some embodiments, the projections are straight whereas in other embodiments, the projections are curved, such as for example, curved along their lengthwise extending axis .
  • the cap lock arrangement there is provided a first part of the arrangement or assembly and a second part of the arrangement or assembly.
  • the two sets or parts are complementary to one another, so as to cooperatively engage with each other.
  • the first part of the arrangement or assembly is located on the cap, preferably, on the inside of the cap whereas, the second part of the arrangement or assembly is located on the container preferably on or around the external neck portion of the container.
  • the first set of engaging means include a first set of individual teeth which are internal teeth provided to extend from the inside wall surface of the cap internally within the cap and the second set of engaging means includes a second set of individual teeth which are external teeth provided to extend outwardly from the neck of a container or the neck of an adaptor so that when the cap is screwed onto the container to seal the container, the two sets of projections mesh with one another.
  • the teeth of the cap are arranged in regularly spaced apart relationship circumferentially in an array extending around the internal wall of the cap into the interior of the cap.
  • the internal teeth can take any suitable size or shape and be of any suitable form or configuration .
  • the external set of teeth provided on the container are arranged in one or more sets of teeth, preferably two sets of teeth, located substantially diametrically opposite one another on either side of the neck of the container or adaptor. More typically, there are four individual teeth in each set of teeth on or around the neck region of the container. Even more typically, the internal teeth and external teeth have ratcheting one-way engagement with each other to allow rotation of the cap about the neck of the container in one direction only which is the direction to tighten the cap to the container.
  • the internal projections on the cap and the external projections on the container are located in rings or in a ring-like structure, in which individual teeth of the ring are shaped so that they will readily slide past one another when the closure is screwed on to the container in the direction to tighten the cap, but will engage with each other to lock the cap against counter rotation to prevent rotational movement in the opposite direction thereby resisting attempts to unscrew the closure .
  • the teeth on the neck of the container engage in the spaces between the teeth on the cap to prevent the teeth of the cap from moving past the teeth on the neck.
  • the external teeth can be of any suitable size or shape, and be of any suitable form or configuration, including being tapered along their length, ending in point, or point-like structure.
  • the teeth are deformable or deflectable in one direction, but not in the opposite direction.
  • the teeth form a saw tooth arrangement or profile of the four teeth.
  • the cap and neck of the container are each provided with cooperatively engaging rotary engagement elements, preferably threaded portions.
  • the threaded portion is spaced apart from the ratchet arrangement. More typically, the ratchet arrangement of the neck of the container or adaptor is located closer to the mouth or opening of the container or adaptor than is the threaded portion.
  • the container is a bottle, such as a plastic bottle, glass bottle, vial, pill holder or the like. More typically, the container is for hazardous materials, therapeutic materials, pharmaceutical materials or the like.
  • the materials can be in liquid form or solid form, such as for example, a flowable powder or similar.
  • the container is divided into compartments, sections or the like, by suitable walls, such as for example, in the form of dividers , walls , partitions , membranes or the like to divide the container into discrete separate spaces or chambers for containing materials.
  • the dividers , walls , partitions , membranes or the like are rupturable, piercable or the like just before use to allow the contents of individual compartments to mix with one another, such as for example, a liquid with a liquid to effect a chemical reaction between the two liquids , or a liquid mixing with a powder to extend the shelf life of the powder before mixing, or the like.
  • the security closure of the present invention is a safety closure, a child resistant closure, a tamper evident closure, a tamper proof closure, a tamper resistant closure, or the like.
  • the security closure has an indicator, preferably a visual indicator, of tampering or attempts to tamper with the container or contents of the container, including attempts to withdraw contents of the container without authority, or to contaminate the contents of the container involving movement of the cap in a loosening direction.
  • an indicator preferably a visual indicator
  • the security closure is a non-removable closure in the form of a permanent cap or the like . More typically, the security closure is a tamper-resistant screw closure which when mounted on the container, is permanently attached to the container.
  • the cap is provided with means for connecting or fitting the cap to the container.
  • the connecting means includes threaded portions.
  • the respective threaded portions of the cap and neck of container or neck of the adaptor engage with one another to assist in locating the cap on the container before the two sets of engagement elements engage with one another to allow one way rotation of the cap. More typically, initial rotation of the cap with respect to the container results in the respective threads engaging with one another to allow movement of the cap towards a fully closed or sealed or tightened position.
  • the two sets of engagement elements engage with one another as the cap is tightened so that and the ratchet action between the two sets of engagement elements commences as the final turns of the cap occur to retain the cap on the container. More typically, the teeth are oriented in a direction to oppose unthreading rotation of the cap so that a fully threaded-on cap is locked to the container as long as the ratchet engagement remains .
  • the threaded portions are in the left hand thread arrangement to further confuse children from trying to remove the security cap of the present invention from the container by requiring rotation of the cap in the opposite direction than that required normally to undo the screw cap.
  • the container having this form of closure is even less accessible.
  • the neck of the container or adaptor is sealed by receiving a plug in the opening of the neck.
  • the plug is in the form of a plug, stopper, bung, cork, button, or other sealing member or sealing closure.
  • the plug is provided with a receiver for receiving a dispenser, such as the end of a syringe body.
  • a dispenser such as the end of a syringe body.
  • the receiver is a bore, typically, a blind bore. More typically, the receiver is a self sealing conduit or channel that is opened by insertion of a suitably shaped dispenser or part of a dispenser such as for example, the spigot at the end of a syringe body.
  • the membrane is the closed end of the bore located intermediate the bore and sealing conduit.
  • the stopper is a plug made from resilient material , such as for example a rubber or rubber like material.
  • the dispenser is a syringe, lance, sparge, aspirator or other suitable withdrawing device .
  • the plug or stopper is provided with a ridge, sealing surface, or similar located circumferentially around the plug or stopper.
  • the stopper is provided with a tapered, bevelled or sloping side or side wall to assist in locating the stopper and/or retaining the stopper.
  • the plug is provided with an enlarged head. More typically, the undersurface of the enlarged head rests upon the rim of the opening of the container. Even more typically, there is a flange or collar adjacent the rim of the container. Even more typically, the enlarged head portion of the plug is compressed between the cap and the flange or collar as the cap is screwed onto the container to seal the container.
  • the dispenser is also used for introducing the contents into the container, such as for example, allowing powder, liquid or the like to be introduced into the container, either through the open mouth of the container or through the plug or stopper.
  • the dispenser is provided with an end for being received in the receiver of the plug. More typically, the end is the boss, spigot, connector or the like of a syringe or similar.
  • the length of the dispenser or the operative part of the dispenser is about the length of the blind bore or receiver of the stopper or plug so that the operative end of the dispenser can be received in the receiver.
  • the end of the dispenser is level with the top of the container so that there is little or no deadspace within the container when inverted to allow substantially all of the contents to be withdrawn from the container .
  • a hose, conduit, pipe or the like is connected to the dispenser to allow the contents to be conveyed to a remote site from the container, such as for example, another place to treat an animal in another location further contributing to the safety of using the container to administer therapeutic preparations to particular animals .
  • a locator is provided at one end of the dispenser, typically the operative end of the dispenser to facilitate retention of the dispenser in the container, typically within the receiver of the plug sealing the container.
  • the locator is the spigot of the syringe body.
  • the side of the spigot is tapered.
  • the spigot can take any suitable shape.
  • the locator is provided with side elements.
  • One form of the side elements is in the form of wings , barbs , arms or similar extending outwards of the locator to engage the plug or stopper to assist in locating the end of the dispenser.
  • the locator is diamond shaped or the like. However, any suitable shape is possible.
  • the cap is provided with an access port.
  • the access port is openable. In the normal storage position, the access port is sealed and remains sealed until the container is required for use.
  • the access port can take the form of an opening, aperture, cut-out, dispensing hole, dispensing bore, void, cavity or similar, preferably located at or towards the top of the cap to provide access to the contents of the container to assist in withdrawing the contents from the container through the opening.
  • the opening is provided with a cover, lid or other protective device.
  • This protective device provides a visual indication of the container being previously opened or used and accordingly is one example of the visual indicator.
  • the visual indicator can be of any suitable form or type.
  • One preferred form is a protective cover.
  • the cover is a temporary cover, a deformable cover, a removable cover, a displaceable cover or the like.
  • the cover is a non replaceable cover, such as a one time use cover, that when removed from the cap to allow access to the contents through the access port, the cover or lid is discarded and is not replaced leaving the access port uncovered or unsealed.
  • the absence of the cover or lid signifies that the container had been opened previously.
  • the cover is a tamper evident cover, the absence of which indicates that attempts have been made to gain access to the contents of the container or that some of the contents have been withdrawn.
  • the cover is removed when the initial dosage of contents is withdrawn and is not replaceable or replaced.
  • the cover is provided with a frangible, severable, breakaway or deformable connection. More typically, there are three regularly spaced apart nibs , lands or severable connections located around the edge of the temporary cover.
  • any suitable form of the cover is possible.
  • One such frangible connection is a ring of weakness connecting the cover to the cap, which ring of weakness is easily severed or broken.
  • the ring of weakness is a thin section or membrane .
  • the cover is attached to the cap by severable links or connectors. More typically, the cover is attached by frangible or breakaway connectors . Even more typically, there are three frangible connectors located at regularly spaced apart locations around the edge of the cover .
  • the cover or lid is a disc or is disc like connected to the top of the cap by a frangible rim portion.
  • the disc is located proud of the top of the cap. More typically, there is an annular depression around the rim of the disc like cover.
  • the disc is integral with the cap, both being joined together by a thin ring of the same material from which the disc and cap is made.
  • the disc cover is removed from the cap using an implement to prise or otherwise force the disc from the cap in a levering motion.
  • the implement is planar, such as for example, in the form of a knife blade, spatula, or the like.
  • the top of the cap is provided with one or more indicators showing the location for levering the disc to open the access port by removing the disc.
  • the access port in the top of the cap is most preferably an aperture formed at the top of the cap such that once the cap is positioned on the container, the access port is positioned centrally above a resealable closure fitted to the container.
  • the body is preferably fitted with exterior gripping means to facilitate fitting of the cap to a container .
  • the cap is preferably non-removable from the container and includes an array of interior projections in the form of pawls arranged in a spaced apart circumferential relationship around the inside of the cap to cooperate with a ratchet formed on the external surface of the container such that fitting of the cap to a container draws the cap onto the container and progressively engages the pawls with the ratchet so as to lock the cap to the container once the cap is fully fitted to the container.
  • the cap provides limited access to the container by restricting movement of the cap when locked to the container .
  • the cap is preferably screw fitted to said container. More preferably, the cap is provided with internal threads to cooperatively engage with the container to allow the cap to be tightened to the container. Even more preferably, the engaging assembly of the cap is located more inboard of the cap than the threads .
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of one form of the cap of the present invention in relation to one form of a sealing plug and container;
  • Figure 2 is a partial perspective and partial sectional view of the cap secured to the container showing the engagement of the respective projections of the cap and container ;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cap and bottle showing severing of the tamper evident ring around the neck of the container due to removal of the cap from the container ;
  • Figure 4 is an internal perspective view of one form of the cap of the present invention showing one form of the internal projections
  • Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line A to A of Figure 6;
  • Figure 6 is a perspective of the cap showing one form of the temper evident disc in place and being removed from the container;
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of one form of the adaptor of the present invention which is used as a substitute for a conventional cap ;
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of another form of a container having the security closure of the present invention .
  • Figure 9 is a top side perspective view of another form of the secure cap of the present invention.
  • Figure 10 is a top plan view of the cap of Figure 9;
  • Figure 11 is a bottom plan view of the cap of Figure 9 revealing the internal details of the cap;
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of the form of the cap of Figure 9 and another form of the container;
  • Figure 13 is a side elevational view of the cap of Figure 9 and the container of Figure 12.
  • This form of the cap is made from a suitable plastics material and is preferably colour coded to indicate a use, or the contents of a suitable container 11 having a neck portion 13.
  • the colour can be used to identify the type of therapeutic material within the container or the level or potency of the contents to signify the amount of car needed when handling the container and contents .
  • Other forms and arrangements of the cap are also possible, such as caps provided without tamper evident rings or with different types of rings as described later or the like.
  • Cap 10 is provided with an aperture at or towards the upper end in the normal use position in the form of an access opening 12, access port or similar generally circular opening defined by upper rim 14.
  • a solid thin disc 16 typically made of a deformable material , such as for example , a thin metal disc of aluminium, foil, or other easily bent or deformable material is located within aperture 12.
  • Disc 16 is connected to upper rim 14 by three frangible portions in the form of nibs 18, legs or the like. In use, one or more of the frangible nibs 18 is severed, bent, broken, deformed or the like to allow solid disc 16 to be removed using a suitable tool or lever to open the access port of the cap prior to dispensing the contents of the container to which cap 10 is fitted.
  • Disc 16 is a tamper-evident device which provides an indication of whether access has been gained to the contents of the container.
  • disc 16 must be removed before the initial dose of contents of container 11 is withdrawn. Further, it is to be noted that disc 16, once removed by severing frangible nibs 18, is not replaced but is discarded. This serves to provide an indication that the container had been opened previously, and was not in a sterile condition. Other forms of tamper disc 16 are possible.
  • cap 10 is provided with an array of generally parallel spaced apart lengthwise extending ribs 20, or knurling to assist in more securely gripping cap 10 during rotation of cap 10 to tighten it to the neck of container 11.
  • the internal wall surface 22 of cap 10 is provided with an internal thread 24 or similar arrangement in the form of a small number of turns for cooperating with a complementary or external threaded arrangement also comprising a small number of turns 26 around the outside of the neck of container 11 to allow cap 10 to be threadingly connected to container 11.
  • a multitude of engagement elements are located internally within cap 10.
  • the engagement elements are in the form of ratchets or individual teeth 28 and are provided in an array of spaced apart teeth extending from the inner wall of cap 10 for cooperatively engaging with complementary engagement elements in the form of individual teeth 30, located around the neck of container 11 and extending generally radially outwards.
  • ratchets or teeth 28, 30 are located above the position of the threads 24,26 closer to the mouth of the container and more inboard in cap 10 when cap 10 is in the secured position on the container 11 to allow the cap to be threadingly received on the container before or as the teeth engage with each other so that when the cap is at the limit of its rotation on the threads, the projections engage one another.
  • the shape of the individual teeth or ratchets 28,30 allow one way rotation of cap 10 with respect to neck 13 of container 11, typically in the direction corresponding to tightening the cap onto the neck of the container.
  • the outer edges of the two sets of teeth are straight or have straight portions to prevent sliding movement of one past the other.
  • cap 10 is provided with a side skirt 32 having a tamper evident arrangement or device, typically in the form of a tamper evident ring or band 34 located around the lower rim or base of cap 10 to cooperatively engage with a suitable fitting or arrangement provided on the container (not shown) , typically around the shoulder of the container where neck 13 joins container 11, so that if, by chance cap 10 is loosened by overcoming the tamper resistant or tamper proof cooperatively engaging teeth 28,30, and/or has been removed from the container tamper evident ring 34 , provided with frangible sections or portions 36 is severed or torn away from side skirt 32 to indicate that cap 10 has been removed or attempts have been made to gain access to the contents of container 11.
  • a tamper evident arrangement or device typically in the form of a tamper evident ring or band 34 located around the lower rim or base of cap 10 to cooperatively engage with a suitable fitting or arrangement provided on the container (not shown) , typically around the shoulder of the container where neck 13 join
  • cap 10 In another embodiment of cap 10, the tamper evident ring is omitted from around the base or lower rim of cap 10, so that cap 10 engages directly with neck 13 of container 11 or with the neck portion of a suitable adaptor located on the neck of the container (to be described in more detail later in this specification) .
  • cap 80 is provided with a tamper evident seal in the form of a solid disc 82 connected to cap 80 by a frangible ring or ring connector having a ring of weakness allowing disc 72 to be broken away from cap 80.
  • Markers in the form of radially inwardly directed arrows 84 are located equidistantly around the top surface of cap 80 to provide an indication as to where to apply pressure from a suitable tool or implement, such as a lever, to prise disc 82 away from cap 80 using force to lever disc 82.
  • disc 82 is provided with a side skirt 86 standing proud of the top surface of cap 80.
  • a suitable removal tool is placed against side skirt 86 in the vicinity of one of markers 84 to lever disc 82 away from cap 80.
  • three lands or nibs 88 are provided internally within cap 80 or on the inner surface of cap 80 or disc 82 for connecting disc 82 to cap 80.
  • nibs 88 are broken and the frangible connection ring ruptures to allow disc 82 to be removed allowing access through cap 80 to container 11.
  • Generally inwardly radially directed teeth 28 are arranged as projections to extend form the inner surface of the wall of cap 80. Teeth 28 are angled by being angularly inclined when extending from the inner wall of cap 10.
  • teeth 28 are such as to allow one way rotation by having a tapered edge or side on one side of the teeth, i.e. on the proximal side closer to the wall, and straight edges on the distal side away from the inner wall to prevent rotation in a direction for screwingly removing the cap .
  • plug 38 is frictionally fitted to the mouth 40 of container 11 to seal the container.
  • plug 38 is made from a resiliently deformable material, such as for example a rubber or rubber like material, including a natural or synthetic material .
  • the underside of plug 38 rests upon rim 43 provided around the mouth of container 11 to assist in sealing container 11.
  • Collar or flange 41 is provided to assist in clamping the edge of plug 38 between container 11 and cap 10 when cap 10 is being screwed on to the top of container 11.
  • Collar 41 can take any suitable size or shape, and is provided with an upper flat surface to bear against the underside of head 44 of plug 38 to clamp or squeeze the head 44 of plug 38 between cap 10 and container 11 to form a liquid-proof seal.
  • Plug 38 is provided with a blind bore 42 and an openable channel or conduit (not shown) located within the wall closing the inboard end of blind bore 42.
  • the openable channel is normally biased closed owing to the resiliency of the material from which plug 38 is made.
  • a suitable dispenser such as for example, the spigot at the end of the barrel or body of a syringe (not shown) is inserted into blind bore 42, the closed channel is forced open to allow the contents of the container to be withdrawn through the spigot into the syringe body thereby allowing dispensing of the content from the container without the end of a needle being required to have a sharp point to pierce the rubber of plug 38.
  • Plug 38 is provided with a head op portion 44 of larger diameter than mouth 40 of container 11 defined by upstanding flange or collar 41, and a side portion 46 which is received within mouth 40 to seal container 11 by side portion 46 contacting the internal wall of the mouth of container 11 to facilitate sealing of plug 38 in mouth 40 to seal container 11.
  • Plug 38 is optionally provided with a ridge (not shown) or a bevelled or tapered portion to facilitate sealing of plug 38 within the mouth of a container.
  • adaptor 50 for fitting over neck 56 of container 58 to convert a conventional container to a tamper evident or tamper resistant container
  • Other forms of the adaptor are possible including adaptors provided with other tamper evident devices .
  • the adaptor is provided as a replacement for the conventional cap of a container, such as a normal threaded plastic cap.
  • Adaptor 50 is provided with a neck portion 52 similar to the neck 13 of container 11.
  • Neck 52 is of relatively smaller diameter extending axially outwards from a side skirt 54 having a relatively larger diameter for fitting over a large size neck 56 and mouth 60 of container 58 such as for example, the standard sized opening of a container.
  • a ratchet arrangement of generally radially outwardly extending individual teeth 30 , or ratchets are arranged circumferentially around the outside of the upper part of neck 56 of container 58.
  • the ratchet arrangement is more or less symmetrical around the neck with a first group of four individual teeth 30 located around one half of the neck, and a second group of four individual teeth 30, located around the other half of the neck diametrically opposed to the first group of four teeth.
  • a relatively smooth continuously curved portion 31 is located between the two groups of teeth on either side of the neck. The two smooth curved portions 31 are diametrically opposed to one another.
  • Other forms and arrangements of the ratchets , individual teeth or the like are possible.
  • the shape, profile, size and orientation of the two groups of teeth are complementary to the shape, profile, size and orientation of the teeth 28 located internally within cap 10 so as to cooperatively engage with one another by slidingly meshing to prevent cap 10 from loosening and/or being removed from the neck of the container whilst allowing cap 10 to be tightened in the opposite direction.
  • An external threaded portion comprising a small number of turns 62 is circumferentially located around the outside of the neck of the adaptor at a position below the position of the ratchet arrangement.
  • the threads cooperate with the internal threads of cap 10 to allow cap 10 to be secured to the top of the adaptor, and to squeeze plug into sealing engagement between the top of the mouth of the adaptor and the internal wall of the cap 10 in the manner shown in Figure 2.
  • a tamper evident ring 64 is provided circumferentially around the lower rim or base of side skirt 54.
  • a multitude of frangible lands, nibs, sections 66 or similar are provided to connect tamper evident ring 64 to the base or lower rim of side skirt 54.
  • Tamper evident ring 64 cooperatively engages with a suitable fitting or arrangement (not shown) provided around neck 56 of container 58 to retain tamper evident ring 64 in place if adaptor 50 is rotated to unloosen or remove the adaptor by severing the frangible lands 66 to separate tamper evident ring 64 from side skirt 54 , thereby providing an indication that at least there has been an attempt to gain access to the contents of the container.
  • Other arrangements or forms of the tamper evident arrangement or device can be associated with or attached to the adaptor.
  • a suitable container such as for example, a plastic bottle having a single filler opening or a plastic bottle 70 having two fillers 72,74 as shown in Figure 8, is provided and filled with the desired contents, such as a pharmaceutical or veterinary preparation, through one or both of fillers 72,74, preferably through the larger 72 of the two fillers, such as for example, the standard size opening of the plastic bottle.
  • the container is a vial or other relatively small size bottle for containing liquid pharmaceuticals
  • the bottle is filled through the single small sized opening at the top of the bottle.
  • plug 38 is inserted into the opening at the mouth 40 of neck 13 of bottle 11, or inserted into the opening 51 at the top of adaptor 50, after securing adaptor 50 to the neck of the bottle 58.
  • Cap 10 with disc 16 intact or cap 80 with disc 82 intact, is screwed onto the neck of the bottle or to the top of the adaptor by engaging the internal threads of the cap with the external threads around the neck of the bottle or of the adaptor to tighten the cap to the bottle or adaptor.
  • cap 10 Owing to the shape, size, profile and orientation of the individual teeth 28 forming the internal ratchet on the cap matching, or being complementary to, the individual teeth 30 forming the external ratchet around the neck of the bottle or adaptor, cap 10 can only be rotated in one direction by the internal teeth 28 passing over the external teeth 30 to tighten cap 10. When attempts are made to rotate cap 10 in the opposite direction, such as to unscrew cap 10 or to loosen cap 10, the two sets of ratchet teeth cooperatively engage with one another to prevent further rotation so that it is virtually impossible to remove cap 20 from the bottle or adaptor by unscrewing cap 10.
  • disc 10, or 82 is removed from the opening in the top of cap 10, 80 by levering disc away from cap 10 as shown more particularly in Figure 6 or by deforming disc 10 sufficiently to break or rupture frangible nibs holding disc in place on cap 10.
  • the spigot or connector located at one end of the syringe barrel or body is inserted into blind bore 42 and pushed home or forced into plug 38 whereupon the channel is opened by deflecting or deforming the sides of channel or conduit so that when the container is inverted or similar, the end of the spigot or connector can be immersed within the fluid contents of the container, particularly when the container is inverted.
  • the plunger of the syringe is operated to withdraw a measured dose of fluid into the barrel of the syringe whereupon the syringe is removed from the blind bore and container in preparation for administration to the patient or person or animal requiring treatment.
  • the elastically deformable sides of the channel assume their original position to seal the channel or conduit thereby resealing the container. All the time, cap 10 remains in place secured to the top of the container.
  • the secure closure of the present invention is resealable and provides an almost tamper-proof closure of a container by virtually preventing removal of the cap and providing a visual indication that there has been an attempt to remove the cap.
  • the security closure of the present invention provides a spill-proof enclosure since the sealing plug can remain in place at all times to seal the container so that even if the container is inverted, the plug prevents the contents from spilling since the plug is biased to a closed position.
  • the container is a spray-proof container, particularly when being opened for the first time since the syringe being used to withdraw contents remains in place within the blind bore thereby preventing splashback or the contents being sprayed prior to or during withdrawal of the contents through the syringe.
  • the security screw cap of the present invention can be attached to the container by hand or manually thereby obviating the need to use specialised machinery to install the secure band, ring or similar for retaining the sealing plug in the mouth of the container.
  • This allows lower production runs of specialised preparations to be packaged at a lower cost and hence be produced more economically since there is no need for the very expensive and specialised packaging machinery.
  • no specialised tools are required to attach the secure screw cap or to open and remove the frangible cover from the top of the secure closure of the present invention.
  • the closure of the present invention is used to form a tamper-resistant or tamper-proof container which is safe to use with children and animals.
  • the closure system overcomes the need to have sealing/retaining band of metal which requires the use of specialised machinery which is expensive for small operators.
  • the container provided with the secure closure is a spill proof container
  • the contents of the container provided with the secure closure cannot be consumed directly from the container making it virtually impossible for children to ingest harmful amounts of the contents of the container;

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un capuchon pour fermer un contenant, comprenant un orifice d'accès pouvant être ouvert, situé à une extrémité ou à proximité d'une extrémité du capuchon, ledit orifice permettant, une fois ouvert, de distribuer le contenu situé dans le contenant, une surface de paroi interne destinée à venir en contact avec une ou plusieurs parties d'une surface externe du contenant, une première partie d'un moyen de fixation, située sur la surface de paroi interne du capuchon et destinée à coopérer avec une deuxième partie du moyen de fixation, située sur la surface externe du contenant, pour empêcher le retrait du capuchon du contenant lorsque le capuchon est placé sur le contenant de manière à le fermer de façon étanche. L'invention est caractérisée en ce que des éléments d'engrènement forment un agencement à cliquets ou un agencement de type encliquetage permettant au capuchon d'effectuer un mouvement rotatif par rapport au contenant dans une seule direction.
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