EP2371729B1 - Behälter mit Klappdeckel - Google Patents

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EP2371729B1
EP2371729B1 EP20100250699 EP10250699A EP2371729B1 EP 2371729 B1 EP2371729 B1 EP 2371729B1 EP 20100250699 EP20100250699 EP 20100250699 EP 10250699 A EP10250699 A EP 10250699A EP 2371729 B1 EP2371729 B1 EP 2371729B1
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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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
    • B65D43/169—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/0068—Jars
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A45D40/222—Means for closing the lid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
    • A45D2200/051—Airtight containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/04—Orienting or positioning means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1066—Actuating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/20—Sealing means
    • B65D2251/205—Inserted

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  • the present invention relates to a closure means for jars and containers made of a plastics material.
  • the jars and containers are for use in retaining flowable materials such as creams, for use for example as cosmetics materials
  • Jars and containers formed of a plastics material are well known in the art to retain flowable liquids which typically have a viscosity equal to or greater than water.
  • flowable liquids typically have a viscosity equal to or greater than water.
  • creams and gels are often supplied in such containers.
  • Plastic containers give the advantage of ease of manufacture and also allow brand names and decoration, as well as distinctive container forms, to be easily applied to a container body or to the outside of a container.
  • plastics materials have disadvantages when required to retain liquids, particularly those which are relatively free flowing.
  • the primary problem is that of forming a reusable seal, allowing the container to be opened, thereby breaking the seal, and then effectively closed reforming the seal.
  • a screw-on lid is used having a thread around the inside perimeter, said thread engaging in use a complementary thread on the outside of the container body.
  • a pressure or a point contact type seal is additionally included.
  • flip-lid containers are known in the prior art, for example US 2008/0 237 178 A1 discloses a flip-lid container according to the preamble of claim 1, they usually include one or more of the following features. Firstly, the lid is attached to the jar by means of a screw thread, similar to that above. Due to the tolerances in the thread this makes consistent lining up the flip-lid with the other features, on manufacture, problematic.
  • both the lid and the container body are formed of the same material - a feature which is advantageous when recycling of the container is contemplated - then a point-contact seal is often made between the lid and the bore of the container body. Such seals are very often ineffective.
  • a sealing wad of material is included which is positioned in such a way that the lid needs to be removed from the container body, the wad removed and the lid replaced. This action can be messy, waste a portion of the contents of the container and also risk the seal formed on replacement of the lid not being as effective as the factory made seal.
  • a flip-lid container (10) comprising; a container body (11) to retain contents such as cosmetic creams or unguents; the container body (11) having a base (20) and side walls the walls defining an opening through which the contents can be removed, a lid assembly (12), operatively attached to said body (11) and covering the opening, the lid assembly (12) having a lid (13), hingeably mounted to move between an open and a position in which the opening in the container body is closed, the lid (13) having a sealing member (27) projecting away from the lid towards, when in the closed position the container body, said member, sealingly engaging a sealing surface (28) on the lid assembly (12) to form a continuous seal about the opening, the lid assembly sealingly engaging the end of the side walls of the container body; the lid assembly overlapping and having a complementary shape to the side walls, the overlapping portion of the lid assembly being formed of a resilient material, and including a circumferential clip (22) on its inner surface engaging a corresponding clip (16) on the outer
  • the lid assembly can simply be pushed into the container body, without the need for engagement of a thread.
  • the upper surface of the clip on the lid assembly engages the lower surface of the clip on the walls.
  • the resilient nature of the overlapping portion enables the lid assembly to pass over, with applied force the clip on the walls, but resists separation.
  • the lid assembly includes a sealing member engaging the inside end of the wall portion to prevent the contents from penetrating between the container body and the lid assembly. Further optionally the portion of the sealing member and the wall portion forming said engagement are parallel to each other.
  • the container includes a wad, extending across the ends of the side walls to provide a barrier against the contents removed until first required, said wad being sandwiched between the end of the side wall and the lid assembly, the wad additionally forming thereby a seal between the container body and the lid assembly.
  • the wad further advantageously includes a weakening such as a series of perforations enabling a portion of the wad to be removed to allow a user to access contents.
  • a weakening such as a series of perforations enabling a portion of the wad to be removed to allow a user to access contents.
  • the section of the wad sandwiched between the container body and lid assembly remains thereby in position to maintain that seal.
  • the wad optionally has a laminar structure having at least three layers comprising at least one liquid repelling layer and an inner layer of foam based materials which seals on removal of the removable portion to prevent the wad from wicking contents from the container.
  • the present invention contemplates a lid assembly which carries a flip-top lid, which assembly can be pushed onto a container body using downward force only. As such, manufacture is simpler and quality control more accurate and more easily assured. The equipment required to carry out the process and to monitor is therefore less expensive.
  • the use of a push on lid enables greater accuracy and consistency in aligning the lid with other features on the container body such as contours to facilitate grip or decoration on the container.
  • the lid assembly and the container body can be made of the same material which facilitates recycling.
  • the container 10 has a container body 11 to retain the contents and a lid assembly 12 which allows the contents to be removed when required and afterwards to close the container 10.
  • the components of the body 11 and the lid assembly 12 are formed from the same material, which material is advantageously a polypropylene.
  • the lid assembly has a lid 13 hingeably mounted by a hinge 14 to the lid assembly 12.
  • the hinge 14 can be suitably biased to urge the lid 13 to an open or a closed position.
  • the assembly 12 has an indent 15 allowing the user to push the lid 13 from underneath.
  • the container body 11 has a circumferential clip 16 around its neck portion 17.
  • the diameter of the neck portion 17 is smaller than that of the rest of the container body 11 so that the assembled container 10 has a constant diameter throughout its height.
  • the clip 16 has two gaps 18, 19 at opposite sides of the container body 11. The gaps 18, 19 retain ribs 19a on the inside of the lid assembly 12, said ribs passing into the gaps 18, 19 on assembly of the container 10. Once the lid assembly 12 is in position, the edges of the gaps 18, 19 co-operate with ribs 19a to prevent rotation of the lid assembly 12 with respect to the container body 11.
  • the gaps 18, 19 are of different sizes (in the embodiment shown 12mm and 6mm respectively) which ensures that only one orientation is possible. It will be appreciated however that the clip 16 can be provided with only one such gap.
  • the lid assembly 12 is then required to have only one rib. Also, where the orientation is not fully required to be invariant, the gaps 18, 19 can be of the same size. Moreover they can be at different positions around the circumference if so desired.
  • the base 20 of the container body 11 has a driver rib 21 to aid positioning and orientation when in an assembly machine.
  • the or each rib can be located on the outside of the container body, engaging a corresponding gap on the lid clip 22. It will be recognised that other means known in the art can be used to prevent relative rotary motion of the container body and lid assembly.
  • FIG. 5 this shows the lid assembly 12 in more detail.
  • the lid assembly 12 is attached to the container body 11, the assembly 12 being retained in position at least partially by the clip 16.
  • the assembly 12 has a lid circumferential clip 22 which sits beneath and engages the clip 16.
  • the assembly 12 is held in position by the resilient nature of the materials from which the assembly 12 is constructed and the resultant resilient forces act to push the skirt 23 towards the neck portion 17.
  • the tensive forces generated during the assembly of the container also act to urge the clip 16 and 22 together.
  • the seat 24 engages the end of the neck portion 17, and acts during assembly to prevent the lid assembly 12 from being pushed too far onto the container body 11.
  • a seal 25 which has a sealing surface 26.
  • the sealing surface 26 engages the inside surface of the neck portion 17 to form a seal preventing egress of the contents between the lid assembly 12 and the container body 11. To assist this the surface 26 is parallel to the neck portion 17.
  • the completed container 10 includes a second seal to prevent the contents from leaking out through the neck of the container 10.
  • the lid 13 has a circumferential sealing member 27 which engages a corresponding surface 28 on the lid assembly 12.
  • the sealing member 27 is formed of a resilient material so that on closure of the lid 13 the sealing member 27 is urged to remain in sealing contact with the assembly 12.
  • the contents are added to the container body 11.
  • the container body 11 and lid assembly 12 are brought together such that the assembly 12 is located directly above, at a set distance from the body 11.
  • Force is then applied - typically a downward force - on the assembly to bring the body 11 and assembly 12 together.
  • the clip 22 first engages from above the clip 16.
  • the resilient nature of the skirt 23 causes the clip 22 to pass under and remain in engagement with the clip 16.
  • the seat 24 engages the end of the neck portion 17, the force is removed.
  • the container 10, subject to any markings is then eventually ready for dispatch.
  • FIG. 6-9 A second embodiment of seal is shown in Figure 6-9 . Where there is a requirement for a sealing wad to be included on manufacture, the above first embodiment can be adapted. As shown particularly in Figure 9 , the second embodiment shares many features with the first embodiment of Figure 5 ; primarily for example the circumferential clips 16, 22 and the lid sealing member 27.
  • the seat 24 does not however include a seal 25 but instead the contents are prevented from egress by a wad 29 sandwiched between the seat 24 and the neck portion 17.
  • the wad 29 can have perforations 30 or other weakening which permit, on first use by the user, a portion of the wad 29 to be removed.
  • the remaining part of the wad 29 remains, unlike prior art wad seals, between the seat 24 and the neck portion 17 to ensure a seal is retained. In prior art screw-topped containers, the wad would eventually lose its sealing efficiency on continued opening and closing of the container.
  • the wad 29 is a sandwich structure comprising an outer liquid resistant material with a foam material sandwiched therebetween. Said structure of the foam is designed to have self-sealing properties following introduction of the weakening or perforations to prevent material from leaking out or penetrating.

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  1. Behälter (10) mit klappbarem Deckel, der Behälter (10) umfassend:
    einen Behälterkörper (11) zur Aufbewahrung eines Inhalts wie zum Beispiel kosmetische Cremes oder Salben;
    wobei der Behälterkörper (11) über eine Basis (20) und Seitenwände verfügt, die Wände eine Öffnung definieren, durch welche der Inhalt entnommen werden kann,
    eine Deckelbaugruppe (12), die operativ mit dem Körper (11) verbunden ist und die Öffnung abdeckt, wobei die Deckelbaugruppe (12) über einen Deckel (13) verfügt, der schwenkbar befestigt ist, um zwischen einer geöffneten Position und einer Position beweglich zu sein, in der die Öffnung in dem Behälterkörper verschlossen ist,
    wobei der Deckel (13) über ein Dichtungselement (27) verfügt, das von dem Deckel absteht und, wenn er sich in der verschlossenen Position des Behälterkörpers befindet, abdichtend in eine Dichtungsfläche (28) an der Deckelbaugruppe (12) eingreift, um eine durchgängige Dichtung um die Öffnung herum zu bilden,
    wobei die Deckelbaugruppe abdichtend in das Ende der Seitenwände des Behälterkörpers eingreift;
    wobei die Deckelbaugruppe die Seitenwände überlappt und eine ergänzende Form zu diesen, der überlappende Abschnitt der Deckelbaugruppe aus einem elastischen Material gebildet ist und an seiner Innenseite einen umlaufenden Clip (22) enthält, der in einen entsprechenden Clip (16) auf der Außenfläche der Seitenwand des Behälterkörpers eingreift, um eine Trennung der Deckelbaugruppe von dem Behälterkörper zu verhindern,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenseite der Behälterseitenwand oder der überlappende Abschnitt der Deckelbaugruppe eine oder mehrere Rippen (19a) enthält, die sich in einer oder mehreren umlaufenden Aussparungen (18, 19) in dem Clip befinden und in dessen bzw. deren Kanten eingreifen, um eine relative Verdrehung der Deckelbaugruppe im Verhältnis zum Behälterkörper zu verhindern.
  2. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die Oberseite des Clips (22) an der Deckelbaugruppe in die Unterseite des Clips (16) an den Wänden eingreift.
  3. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Behälterkörper (11) und die Deckelbaugruppe (12) aus demselben Material bestehen.
  4. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 2, wobei es sich bei demselben Material um ein Polypropylen handelt.
  5. Behälter gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Deckelbaugruppe ein Dichtungselement enthält, das in das innere Ende des Wandabschnitts eingreift, um zu verhindern, dass der Inhalt zwischen den Behälterkörper und die Deckelbaugruppe eindringen kann.
  6. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 5, wobei der Abschnitt des Dichtungselements und der Wandabschnitt, welche den Eingriff bilden, parallel zueinander sind.
  7. Behälter gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei der Behälter eine Polsterschicht (29) enthält, die sich über die Enden der Seitenwände erstreckt, um eine Barriere zu bilden, die verhindert, dass der Inhalt entnommen wird, bevor er erstmalig gebraucht wird, wobei die Polsterschicht zwischen dem Ende der Seitenwand und der Deckelbaugruppe angeordnet ist, wodurch die Polsterschicht eine Dichtung zwischen dem Behälterkörper und der Deckelbaugruppe bildet.
  8. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei die Polsterschicht eine Abschwächung (30) enthält, die es ermöglich, einen Abschnitt der Polsterschicht zu entfernen, um einem Benutzer den Zugriff auf den Inhalt zu ermöglichen.
  9. Behälter gemäß Anspruch 8, wobei die Abschwächung eine Mehrzahl von Perforationen (30) in der Polsterschicht umfasst.
  10. Behälter gemäß den Ansprüchen 7-9, wobei die Polsterschicht eine laminare Struktur aufweist, die aus mindestens drei Schichten besteht, welche mindestens eine flüssigkeitsabweisende Schicht und eine innere Schicht aus schaumstoffartigen Materialien umfassen, die für eine Abdichtung nach Entfernung des entfernbaren Abschnitts sorgt, um zu verhindern, dass Inhalt durch Dochtwirkung aus dem Behälter entweicht.
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