EP2417032A2 - Bouchon synthétique collé et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Bouchon synthétique collé et son procédé de fabrication

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EP2417032A2
EP2417032A2 EP10762562A EP10762562A EP2417032A2 EP 2417032 A2 EP2417032 A2 EP 2417032A2 EP 10762562 A EP10762562 A EP 10762562A EP 10762562 A EP10762562 A EP 10762562A EP 2417032 A2 EP2417032 A2 EP 2417032A2
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synthetic cork
radial
base portion
hole
cap
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German (de)
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EP2417032A4 (fr
EP2417032B1 (fr
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Miguel F. Escobar
Antonio Machuca
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TAPONES ESCOBAR SA
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B65D39/0076—Plastic closures other than those covered by groups B65D39/0058 - B65D39/007
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/16—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers with handles or other special means facilitating manual actuation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
    • Y10T428/2973—Particular cross section

Definitions

  • the present disclosure relates to container closures using natural looking synthetic cork.
  • Such synthetic cork stopper comprises a synthetic cork bonded to a cap.
  • such synthetic cork may comprise a smooth cylindrical corklO having a shank 12 with a flat base portion 14 and a beveled or curved tip portion 16.
  • the flat base portion 14 is glued (note shaded adhesive area 17) to a cap portion 18 (e.g., plastic or wooden) to provide a synthetic cork with a cap useable by the user to remove and re-stopper the synthetic cork.
  • the present invention comprises a composite synthetic cork, wherein the flat bottom of the synthetic cork shank includes radial contouring, such that a larger contact area is provided for glue contact to the synthetic cork.
  • radial contouring comprises a spoked design on the bottom of the cork shank.
  • a cap hole is utilized in conjunction with the synthetic cork having radial contouring, the cap hole having side walls that only permit liquid glue to flow up the side of the radial contouring.
  • the cap hole having side walls that only permit liquid glue to flow up the side of the radial contouring.
  • such configuration provides a larger contact area where the glue is holding the cork compared to traditional designs. This increases the holding force of the cork to the cap and combines the traditional tensile gluing force with an additional shear gluing force.
  • FIGURE 1 is side elevation view of a traditional synthetic cork
  • FIGURE 2 is a top elevation view of a synthetic cork glued to a cap portion
  • FIGURE 3 is a side elevation view of an exemplary synthetic cork including a base portion having axial contours;
  • FIGURE 4 is a bottom elevation view of the exemplary synthetic cork of FIGURE 3;
  • FIGURE 5 is top elevation view of a first exemplary cap having a smooth gluing surface
  • FIGURE 6 is a top elevation view of a second exemplary cap having contoured side walls
  • FIGURE 7 A is a side plan view of an exemplary cork in a pre-installed condition relative to an exemplary cap;
  • FIGURE 7B is a side plan view of an exemplary cork in a post- installed condition relative to an exemplary cap;
  • FIGURE 8 A is a side plan view of an exemplary cork in a pre-installed condition relative to an exemplary cap
  • FIGURE 8B is a side plan view of an exemplary cork in a post- installed condition relative to an exemplary cap.
  • the present disclosure relates to an improved synthetic cork, wherein a flat bottom of the synthetic cork shank includes radial contouring, such that a larger contact area is provided for glue contact to the synthetic cork.
  • the exemplary cork includes a shank portion 22, a base portion 24, and a beveled or curved tip portion 26.
  • the base portion 24 has a flat bottom 28, and at least one radial contour 30, which contour provides increased contact area relative to traditional smooth base portion designs.
  • such radial contouring 30 comprises a spoked design on the bottom of the cork shank.
  • FIGURES 5 and 6 illustrate exemplary caps 32 configured with a hole 34 sized to receive the base portion 24 of the synthetic cork.
  • the exemplary cap 32 of FIGURE 5 shows a hole 34 having smooth sidewalls 36.
  • the exemplary cap 32 of FIGURE 6 shows a hole 34 having contoured sidewalls 38.
  • FIGURES 7 A and 7B illustrate an exemplary assembly of an exemplary cork and cap, wherein FIGURE 7A illustrates the cork and cap in a pre-installed configuration and FIGURE 7B illustrates the cork and cap in a post-installed configuration.
  • the cork is illustrated having radial contouring 30.
  • the cap 32 is illustrated with a hole configured to accept the cork, the hole having smooth sidewalls 36.
  • FIGURES 8A and 8B illustrate another exemplary assembly of an exemplary cork and cap, wherein FIGURE 8A illustrates the cork and cap in a pre-installed configuration and FIGURE 8B illustrates the cork and cap in a post-installed configuration.
  • the cork is illustrated having radial contouring 30.
  • the cap 32 is illustrated with a hole configured to accept the cork, the hole having smooth sidewalls 36.
  • at least a lower part 40 (near the base portion 24) of the shank portion 22 has an increased diameter relative to the cap hole 34.
  • this lower part 40 creates a seal 42 that prevents excess adhesive from exiting the adhesive contact area 44 for the adhesive in the installed configuration (note that with regard to FIGURE 7B, depending on the amount of adhesive used, it may be possible to get some excess adhesive 46 outside the edges of the cap hole 40 without such seal 42 in addition to retaining adhesive within the nominal adhesive contact area 44).
  • Such seal 42 not only serves to assist in adhesive retention in the nominal adhesive contact area 44 but also serves to provide a more aesthetically pleasing product.
  • caps are utilized in conjunction with the exemplary synthetic cork 20 having radial contouring 30, the cap hole having side walls that only permit liquid glue to flow up the side of the radial contouring.
  • such configuration provides a larger contact area where the glue is holding the cork compared to traditional designs.
  • This increases the holding force of the cork to the cap and combines the traditional tensile gluing force with an additional shear gluing force.
  • Tensile stress develops when forces acting perpendicular to the plane of a joint are distributed uniformly over the entire bonded area.
  • Shear stress results when forces acting in the plane of the adhesive try to separate the adherents.
  • the presently described caps advantageously combine both tensile and shear holding forces.
  • the synthetic cork component may comprise any acceptable synthetic cork material, and the cork may be formed by any convenient mechanism, including such materials and mechanisms as are described in co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/640,999, filed December 19, 2006 and prior U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/751,299, the entire contents of each of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference (In short, these applications describe methods of creating the random and irregular markings including molding the details directly into the surface of the stopper and extruding the synthetic material into a desired shape before passing it through forming cylinders or rollers that contain the negative of the desired surface texture, and which imprint the texture onto the material's exterior surface).
  • the radial contouring 30 of the cork base portion 24 may be molded therein or shaped via forming devices.

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un bouchon synthétique comprenant une partie corps comportant une partie extrémité et une partie base, ladite partie base présentant un contour radial et ledit contour radial étant à l'origine d'une aire de surface radiale accrue par rapport à une partie inférieure radiale lisse. La présente invention concerne également un bouchon en liège de synthèse dans lequel la partie base en liège de synthèse est collée à l'intérieur d'une capsule. Dans des exemples de modes de réalisation, le contour radial présente une configuration en rayons.
EP10762562.6A 2009-04-10 2010-04-12 Bouchon synthétique collé et son procédé de fabrication Not-in-force EP2417032B1 (fr)

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US16832009P 2009-04-10 2009-04-10
PCT/US2010/030697 WO2010118413A2 (fr) 2009-04-10 2010-04-12 Bouchon synthétique collé et son procédé de fabrication

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EP2417032A4 EP2417032A4 (fr) 2012-08-29
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US20100258522A1 (en) 2010-10-14
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EP2417032B1 (fr) 2015-09-02
WO2010118413A3 (fr) 2011-01-20
MX2011010587A (es) 2012-01-27

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