EP2481681A1 - Verschluss mit einer Kammer für Behälter - Google Patents

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EP2481681A1
EP2481681A1 EP12152295A EP12152295A EP2481681A1 EP 2481681 A1 EP2481681 A1 EP 2481681A1 EP 12152295 A EP12152295 A EP 12152295A EP 12152295 A EP12152295 A EP 12152295A EP 2481681 A1 EP2481681 A1 EP 2481681A1
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Alessio Nobbio
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2814—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2828—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being a film or a foil
    • B65D51/2835—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being a film or a foil ruptured by a sharp element, e.g. a cutter or a piercer
    • 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
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
    • B65D47/243—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving linearly, i.e. without rotational motion

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  • the present invention is relative to a closing device with chamber for a container of substances to be kept separate until their delivery.
  • containers are available on the market, which allow the substances contained therein to be kept separate until their use, when they are mixed. This occurs, for example, in case of preservation of pharmaceutical or over-the-counter products, which, if they were sold already mixed, would loose their therapeutic power over a limited amount of time.
  • Said containers are usually provided with a closing device consisting of a capsule, inside which a cylindrical tank is provided, in which a first substance, for example a powdered substance, is contained, which has to be mixed with a second substance, which is contained in the container, for example a liquid substance.
  • a closing device consisting of a capsule, inside which a cylindrical tank is provided, in which a first substance, for example a powdered substance, is contained, which has to be mixed with a second substance, which is contained in the container, for example a liquid substance.
  • Said capsule furthermore, is associated to a breaking element, whose top can be pressed, so that the stem penetrates into the tank and so that the lower end of the stem breaks the lower base of the cylindrical tank along at least part of its circular perimeter. In this way, the first substance is released in the container, thus forming the desired mix with the second substance contained therein.
  • said mineral salts/vitamins are usefully mixed with the liquid, normally water, right before the final mixture is actually swallowed by the user, so as to keep all the features of the vitamin/mineral supplement intact.
  • Vitamin/mineral supplements are available on the market, which are sold in form of water-soluble tablets or in airtight packagings, which are manually opened in order to introduce their content into a container containing, for example, water. Furthermore, push-pull delivery caps are known, which are applied to containers, such as bottles containing liquids.
  • the containers provided with push-pull caps are frequently used by athletes during their sport activities, since the container provided with said cap can be easily opened and closed.
  • said containers are used to hold liquids, in which mineral salts have been dissolved, which are useful for the athlete during the sport activity.
  • the closing device according to the present invention can be fitted on containers having any kind of shape and made of any kind of material; the device, furthermore, can be used to mix both liquid and powered products.
  • the product contained in the container is a liquid product
  • the product contained in the closing device is a powered product, such as, for example, a vitamin/mineral supplement.
  • An aspect of the present invention is relative to a closing device for a container, which comprises a hollow capsule, which is provided with constraint means constraining said capsule to said container; said capsule comprising a tank, in which a first substance is contained, which has to be kept separate from a second substance, which is contained in said container, until their use, and breaking means for breaking the base of said tank.
  • the closing device which comprises constraint means, adapted to constrain the device to container 2, and are arranged in a lower portion of the device itself.
  • said constraint means are obtained by means of a first threaded portion 31, such to screw the closing device onto container 2.
  • said constraint means can allow the closing device to be fitted onto container 2 with a pressurized application or in similar manners, which can guarantee an airtight closing.
  • the closing device comprises, furthermore, at least a capsule 4, preferably having a substantially cylindrical and internally hollow shape, inside which a tank 52 is provided, adaptedto contain a first substance "S1" to be mixed with a second substance "S2" contained in container 2.
  • Tank 52 comprises, in a lower portion, a breakable membrane 53, adapted to separate the first substance "S1" contained in tank 52 from the second substance "S2" contained in container 2.
  • Membrane 53 of tank 52 is welded onto an edge of the lower portion of tank 52.
  • Said membrane 53 for example, is thermowelded or induction-welded or glued onto said edge, and it is made of a plastic material coupled to an aluminum film.
  • Said first and second substance can be made up, for example, of a powder, a liquid, a granulate, or other substances to be mixed with a liquid.
  • Said capsule is associated to a breaking element 41, adapted to break membrane 53 by axially moving the capsule downwards.
  • the closing device comprises a push-pull cap 3, which is arranged above capsule 4 in an upper portion of the closing device and adapted to allow the final mixed substance to be delivered, after the fist substance "S1", which is contained in tank 52, has been mixed with the second substance "S2", which is contained in container 2.
  • capsule 4, tank 52, said breaking means, and at least a cap 3 are made of a plastic material.
  • the downward movement of capsule 4 is obtained, by way of example, by rotating capsule 4 itself by means of a second threaded portion 32.
  • said second threaded portion 32 by rotating the closing device, allows breaking element 41 of capsule 4 to move downwards and to act on membrane 53 of tank 52, thus breaking it.
  • membrane 53 hinders a possible passage of water vapor through it and, therefore, avoids an undesired premixing of the two substances, which would cause the product to be ineffective when used.
  • the capsule comprises, in its lower portion, an annular spacer 51, which practically fulfills the function of a security seal of the type of those present on the caps used for beverages contained in plastic bottles, adapted to prevent the capsule from axially moving downwards, along an axis "Z" and, thus, the closing device from being activated, until said annular spacer 51 is removed.
  • said safety seal is of the type with predetermined breaking, since it is connected to the lower edge of the capsule by means of junction elements, which break during the rotation of the capsule itself and, therefore, allow the the spacer to be detached from the capsule, thus allowing the latter to move downwards towards the mouth of container 2.
  • the lower end portion of the breaking element suitably presents at least one breaking tip 43, which allows the perforation of the bottom membrane of the tank.
  • Breaking element 41 is internally hollow, so as to help the final mixed substance move towards push-pull cap 3, in order to deliver the mixed substance itself.
  • the upper portion of the closing device comprises, furthermore, a protection cap 33, which covers push-pull cap 3, so as to protect it from external agents, before it is actually used by an user.
  • the lower portion of the closing device in correspondence to the constraint means, comprises a plurality of ribs and/or recesses, which are substantially vertically arranged, and adapted to help the device be handled during the opening and closing operations of the container by means of said constraint means.
  • the upper portion of the closing device comprises a plurality of grooves, adapted to help the user take hold of the device, so as to allow the device to be activated by means of said activation means.
  • the second threaded portion 32 prevents the breaking means from breaking membrane 53 and the first substance "S1" from being accidentally mixed with the second substance "S2", in case a pressure is applied to the upper portion of the closing device.
  • the closing device ends its function as substance separator and becomes an actual closing device for containers 2.
  • Protection cap 33 fulfills a guarantee function for the consumer, since, in order for protection cap 33 to be removed, a further seal has to be broken, which guarantees that push-pull cap 3 has not come into contact with external agents before its use.
  • breaking element 41 is moved downwards, so as to open the bottom of tank 52 and so as to allow substance "S1", which is contained in tank 52, to be mixed with substance "S2", which is contained in container 2, where said closing device is applied.
  • push-pull cap 3 can be closed again by lowering it, thus preventing said final substance itself from leaking out of container 2.
  • protection cap 33 can be put back in place, thus allowing a second delivery to be performed in a following moment.

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DE102014015202B3 (de) * 2014-10-16 2015-07-23 Rosti Gp Germany Gmbh Verschlusskappe

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EP2003068A1 (de) * 2007-06-11 2008-12-17 GIULIANI S.p.A. An der Öffnung eines Flüssigkeitscontainers anbringbare Abgabeanordnung für eine wasserlösliche Substanz
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WO2009127039A1 (en) * 2008-04-17 2009-10-22 From The Earth Naturally Ltd. Dispensing cap for beverage container

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US20080054001A1 (en) * 2003-02-10 2008-03-06 Donna Roth Flavoring Component Holding Dispenser For Use With Consumable Beverages
WO2006099768A1 (de) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-28 Wilhelm Rene Behälterverschluss für einen behälter mit einem sogenannten ‘push-pull‘ -verschluss
EP2003068A1 (de) * 2007-06-11 2008-12-17 GIULIANI S.p.A. An der Öffnung eines Flüssigkeitscontainers anbringbare Abgabeanordnung für eine wasserlösliche Substanz
US20090194533A1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2009-08-06 Lizerbram Eric K Closure with additive reservoir
WO2009127039A1 (en) * 2008-04-17 2009-10-22 From The Earth Naturally Ltd. Dispensing cap for beverage container

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WO2014023818A1 (en) * 2012-08-09 2014-02-13 Incap International Ltd. Closure cap for a container
US9365335B2 (en) 2012-08-09 2016-06-14 Incap International Ltd. Closure cap for a container
EP3067292A1 (de) * 2012-08-09 2016-09-14 Incap International Ltd. Verschlusskappe für einen behälter
DE102014015202B3 (de) * 2014-10-16 2015-07-23 Rosti Gp Germany Gmbh Verschlusskappe
DE102014015202B9 (de) * 2014-10-16 2015-09-24 Rosti Gp Germany Gmbh Verschlusskappe
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