EP2657148A1 - Korkbasierter Verschluss mit doppelter Siegelschutzmembran - Google Patents

Korkbasierter Verschluss mit doppelter Siegelschutzmembran Download PDF

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EP2657148A1
EP2657148A1 EP12165736.5A EP12165736A EP2657148A1 EP 2657148 A1 EP2657148 A1 EP 2657148A1 EP 12165736 A EP12165736 A EP 12165736A EP 2657148 A1 EP2657148 A1 EP 2657148A1
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diaphragm
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Francesco Piero Macchi
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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
    • B65D39/0058—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like

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  • the present invention relates to both natural and agglomerate cork-based closures traditionally used for sealing bottles containing liquids, and in particular alcoholic beverages.
  • closures of this type consist of a single piece of cork and are known as natural closures, used in particular for quality wines.
  • Italian Patent 12900357 attempts to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks by providing a natural or agglomerate cork-based closure comprising, on that face thereof which when inside the bottle faces the beverage contained therein, a circular protection diaphragm which should obviate the aforesaid drawbacks.
  • the diaphragm is of a plastic material which is suitable for contact with foods and does not transfer any particular taste or smell to the beverage, in particular polyethylene or polyethyleneterephthalate (PET), silicone or more generally an elastomer suitable for food contact.
  • PET polyethylene or polyethyleneterephthalate
  • the diaphragm In order to protect the cork base of the closure, the diaphragm must have a diameter at least slightly greater than the inner diameter of the bottle neck once sealed with that closure, such that the diaphragm edge exerts a certain pressure against the inner wall of the bottle neck. If this is not the case, liquid or gas could seep between said edge and the inner wall of the neck, to jeopardize the required protection of the cork-based part of the closure.
  • the diaphragm is conveniently applied to the relative cork-based part by adhesive bonding using a suitable adhesive compatible with food use, or by injection-overmoulding, or by casting onto the cork part.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate these drawbacks, to hence solve the relative technical problem.
  • closure of the present invention can be produced either in the format normally used for bottles for still wines or in the format (so-called mushroom-shape) used for bottles for sparkling wines.
  • the closure shown therein comprises either a natural or an agglomerate cork-based part 12, and a circular diaphragm 14 of a plastic material suitable for food contact, such as polyethylene, polyethyleneterephthalate, or silicone.
  • the cork-based part 12 has an overall cylindrical shape, the diaphragm 14 being applied coaxially to its circular lower face 16, which is intended to lie inside the bottle and to face the beverage contained therein.
  • the diaphragm 14 has a diameter which is less than the diameter of the cork-based part 12, but must be greater than the inner diameter of the relative part of the bottle neck.
  • the diaphragm 14 comprises a coaxial circular first portion which must have a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the relative neck part of the bottle for which the closure is intended, such as to provide a first seal, and a more outer annular second portion 20, intended to provide a second seal and forming a single piece with the first portion 18 and being coaxial thereto.
  • the second portion 20 has a thickness decidedly less than that of the first portion 18, in particular than that zone of this latter closest to the second portion 20.
  • means are provided for fixing the diaphragm 14 to the cork-based part 12, namely a coaxial annular rib 22 and a central peg 24 which are adapted to be received respectively in a coaxial circular groove 26 and in a coaxial dead hole 28 provided in the lower circular face of the cork-based part 12.
  • the diaphragm 14 can evidently be produced separately and bonded in position, by a suitable adhesive, to the cork-based part 12 in which the circular groove 26 and the dead hole 28 have been previously provided, or can be injection-overmoulded onto the part 12.
  • the means for fixing the diaphragm 14 to the cork-based part 12 can evidently be different from those shown.
  • angularly equidistant pegs can be provided, similar to the peg 24 or inclined to the axis of the cork-based part 12.
  • the first portion 18 of the diaphragm 14 (which, as stated, provides a first seal) is thicker than its second portion 20, particularly in the vicinity of this latter.
  • the first portion 18 hence has a certain robustness, enabling it to be fixed securely (in particular by said fixing means) to the cork-based part 12, in addition to making it certainly less deformable than the second portion 20 which, having a decidedly smaller thickness, is much more flexible so that it is able to follow the considerable deformations which the surrounding zone of the cork-based part 12 undergoes during the bottling stage, because of which the second portion 20 is bent upwards in practice and is pressed against the inner surface of the bottle neck by the deformed surrounding cork, so that the second portion 20 acts as a gasket providing a second seal.
  • Figure 8 shows a closure of the present invention, used for sealing a bottle of sparkling wine 11, because of which it has the characteristic mushroom shape 10A.
  • the closure of the present invention can obviously also be used for flush-sealing normal bottles, the relative situation not being shown as it is evident (in all cases the lower part of the flush-fitted closure is in the same situation as that of the closure 10A of Figure 8 ).
  • the diaphragm 14 presents a depression. It has in fact been found that with this expedient, when bottling has taken place (involving a significant deformation of the cork-based part 12), the free surface of the first portion 18 of the diaphragm 14 is able to assume a substantially flat configuration.

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EP3269660A1 (de) * 2016-07-11 2018-01-17 Greencork S.r.l. Stopfen für getränkebehälter

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EP0532367A2 (de) * 1991-09-12 1993-03-17 Frank Murray Verschluss für die Öffnung eines Behälters
PT102113A (pt) * 1997-02-18 1998-08-31 Enoplastic S P A Rolha em cortica protegida
WO2001058772A1 (en) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-16 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Closure for containers, in particular plug for bottles
WO2004024585A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2004-03-25 Amorim Cork Italia S.P.A. Closing stopper for containers
EP1631504A1 (de) * 2003-05-26 2006-03-08 Nicola Fantin Verschlussstruktur zum verschliessen von behältern für flüssigkeiten
FR2877319A1 (fr) * 2004-10-29 2006-05-05 Fr Du Liege Sa Soc Procede et machine pour enduire d'une pellicule de protection les extremites d'un bouchon

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0532367A2 (de) * 1991-09-12 1993-03-17 Frank Murray Verschluss für die Öffnung eines Behälters
PT102113A (pt) * 1997-02-18 1998-08-31 Enoplastic S P A Rolha em cortica protegida
WO2001058772A1 (en) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-16 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Closure for containers, in particular plug for bottles
WO2004024585A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2004-03-25 Amorim Cork Italia S.P.A. Closing stopper for containers
EP1631504A1 (de) * 2003-05-26 2006-03-08 Nicola Fantin Verschlussstruktur zum verschliessen von behältern für flüssigkeiten
FR2877319A1 (fr) * 2004-10-29 2006-05-05 Fr Du Liege Sa Soc Procede et machine pour enduire d'une pellicule de protection les extremites d'un bouchon

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3269660A1 (de) * 2016-07-11 2018-01-17 Greencork S.r.l. Stopfen für getränkebehälter

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