EP2658789B1 - Reservoir cap - Google Patents
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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
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- 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
- B65D51/2842—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 provided with a preformed weakened line
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- the present invention relates to a reservoir cap.
- the reservoir cap 1 further comprises a compartment 5 and an outer seal 6.
- the compartment 5 is joined to or integrally formed with the outer seal 6 and/or the holding means 4.
- the holding means 4, the compartment 5 and the outer seal 6 are integral with one another and/or formed of one piece.
- the separation of the bottom 52 from the side wall 51 occurs by rupture of the line of weakness 55 as described above.
- the gripping tab may circumferentially extend over 45°, and is delimited at its sides by two lines of weakness, which separate it from the rest of the removable element 61.
- the illustrated embodiment affords easier assembly of the reservoir cap 1, as the rib may be formed in such a manner as to be easily overcome when the punch 2 is introduced into the compartment 5 and not vice versa.
- the rib may have a substantially saw-toothed profile.
- the central portion 21 ends at its top by a flange 26, whose lower portion 27 forms a limit stop by abutting against the upper end of the cylindrical element 51 of the compartment 5.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a reservoir cap.
- Easy-open reservoir caps are mainly used in the field of extemporaneous preparations.
- Extemporaneous preparations are typically prepared by mixing a given amount of liquid, e.g. a sterile water solution in a container, with a given amount of product (in liquid, powder, or other form), which is typically stored in a reservoir contained in the cap that closes the container.
- This ensures stability of the products for a long time, as they are separately packaged and will be only mixed when the preparation is used.
- Typically, the reservoir cap comprises a tray that is closed on the side facing the container. The tray typically contains the product to be mixed with the contents of the container, as well as a punch member, that can pierce the bottom of the tray and allow the product in the tray to be mixed with the liquid in the container.
- Such mixing may occur by gravity or, for instance, by suitable stirring of the container/reservoir cap assembly.
- Typically, the punch forms the top closure of the tray and is formed in such a manner as to be entirely held in the tray, once the latter has been opened.
- As a result, access to the extemporaneous preparation so mixed requires total removal of the whole reservoir cap from the container, for instance by acting on the means for holding the reservoir cap to the container, which are adapted to be manually ruptured by an adult in a relatively easy manner.
- A non-negligible drawback of prior art systems is that the punch member, which is designed for nearly but not wholly complete separation of the bottom of the tray from the rest of the reservoir cap, may occasionally completely pierce the tray, thereby causing removal of its bottom and fall of the bottom into the container.
- Upon use of the preparation, since the reservoir cap has been removed from the mouth of the container, the bottom of the tray may come out of the container, and be possibly ingested, which is a particularly serious hazard in case of ingestion by people.
DE 20 2009 014 877 U1 discloses a reservoir cap according infants or elder to the preamble ofclaim 1.EP 0 356 758 A1 discloses another prior art reservoir cap. In view of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a reservoir cap having easy-open and/or improved safety features, that can at least partially obviate the above mentioned drawbacks. - Furthermore, the present invention affords advantages in terms of simple fabrication, greater strength, more compact design and/or higher versatility.
- According to the present invention, this object is fulfilled by a reservoir cap as defined in
claim 1. - The features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description of a practical embodiment, which is illustrated without limitation in the annexed drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a reservoir cap of the present invention; -
Figure 2 is an exploded view of the reservoir cap ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a top view of the reservoir cap ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 4 shows the section A-A of the reservoir cap ofFigure 3 ; -
Figure 5 shows a longitudinal section of the reservoir cap ofFigure 1 , with the outer seal removed before piercing; -
Figure 6 shows a longitudinal section of the reservoir cap ofFigure 1 , after piercing. - Reference will be made herein without distinction to a "longitudinal", "vertical" or "axial" direction, the latter being intended as the direction substantially defined by the symmetry axis of the reservoir cap, if the latter is deemed to be formed of cylindrical elements only. Such axis is referenced X-X in the figures.
- The reservoir cap as shown in the figures and generally referenced 1, comprises an inner member (or punch) 2 and an
outer member 3, which is placed external to theinner member 2. - The
reservoir cap 1 advantageously comprisesholding means 4, for holding thereservoir cap 1 to a container. The container (not shown) comprises a neck and a mouth, upon which thereservoir cap 1 is typically mounted. - The container is typically a vial or a small or large bottle.
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reservoir cap 1 further comprises acompartment 5 and anouter seal 6. Advantageously, thecompartment 5 is joined to or integrally formed with theouter seal 6 and/or the holding means 4. Preferably, the holding means 4, thecompartment 5 and theouter seal 6 are integral with one another and/or formed of one piece. - Advantageously, the
outer seal 6 comprises a line of weakness or preferably a frangible line which, upon first opening, is ruptured to access the preparation, which ensures quality thereof. - The holding means 4 may also be known in the art and allow coupling of the
reservoir cap 1 to the container. According to the present invention, the holding relation between thereservoir cap 1 and thecontainer 1 may or may not be designed to be easily overcome by the force of an adult. Advantageously, such holding relation may be designed not to be easily overcome by the force of an adult, which effectively prevents removal thereof in ordinary use. - This may be obtained by the provision of a
skirt 41 around an annular ridge of the container's mouth. - The
skirt 41 has such an axial length as to entirely cover the annular ridge. The skirt has a substantially annularinterior ridge 42, which is designed to interfere with the ridge of the container. - The
ridge 42 may have an annular shape or consist of a succession of ridges extending in circumferential arrangement, and with overall symmetry relative to the longitudinal axis. - Advantageously, the
skirt 41 is integral with aflange 43, which is placed above the mouth of the container. - The
compartment 5 comprises acylindrical side wall 51, having an open top and a closedbottom 52. Thebottom 52 has a variable thickness, with the minimum thickness near theside wall 51 and a greater thickness at the center. This will form a circumferential or substantially circumferential line ofweakness 55, which may be only partially, at least partially or wholly ruptured by thepunch 2 of thereservoir cap 1, and will ensure at the same time the liquid-tightness of thereservoir cap 1. - Therefore, according to the present invention the separation of the
bottom 52 from theside wall 51 occurs by rupture of the line ofweakness 55 as described above. - The
side wall 51 may comprise guide means near its open end, which means are arranged to axially guide the sliding motion of aninner element 2 in thecompartment 5. For example, these means may consist of a single circumferential ridge 53 (which is shown near the upper end of the compartment 5) or a plurality of variously sparse or variously vertically (or horizontally) elongate projections. - Advantageously, the guide means may be formed in such a manner as to ensure liquid-tightness.
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compartment 5 may also comprise anouter flange 54, which is designed for engagement near the mouth. Theouter flange 54 may be placed, for instance, in the lower half of thecompartment 5, e.g. leaving 1/3 of the axial length of thecompartment 5 in the container at the most. - Advantageously, the
outer flange 54 and theflange 43 are integral and/or aligned. - The
outer seal 6 comprises aremovable element 61 and may comprise aconstrained element 62. Upon first opening, theremovable element 61 is moved away from the container, whereas theconstrained element 62 remains integral with the container 100. - The
outer seal 6 is formed in such a manner as to ensure rupture or permanent deformation thereof upon first opening. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
removable element 61 has a substantially cylindrical shape, which is advantageously open at its top and/or bottom. - The
outer seal 6 comprises a line ofweakness 63, e.g. consisting of rupture bridges 64 (as shown in the figures), which is ruptured upon removal of theouter seal 6. Therupture bridges 64 may alternate withsupport elements 65, which prevent therupture bridges 64 from collapsing due to accidental buckling, while having a sufficiently sparse arrangement and a sufficient size as to allow both easy removal of theouter seal 6 and easy fabrication thereof. - The
bridges 64 and thesupport elements 65 may be formed between theremovable element 61 and theconstrained element 62. As shown in the figures, theconstrained element 62 is an annular portion projecting out of theflange 43 and/or theflange 54, and preferably joined thereto or integral therewith. - The
removable element 61 may include agripping tab 67, whose longitudinal extension is equal or substantially equal to the longitudinal extension of theremovable element 61. - The gripping tab may circumferentially extend over 45°, and is delimited at its sides by two lines of weakness, which separate it from the rest of the
removable element 61. - Advantageously, the lines of weakness consist of a thin wall, e.g. such that the interior or exterior of the
removable element 61 remains seamless at the lines of weakness. For example, the line ofweakness 63 may include a vertical section, which helps to define agripping tab 67 with a second line ofweakness 66 parallel to the vertical section, which tab is adapted to be grasped by a user for first opening. - As more clearly shown in
Figures 1 and2 , the longitudinal extension of the grippingtab 67 may be equal or substantially equal to that of theremovable element 61. Advantageously, the grippingtab 67 has a circumferential extension of about 45° and is defined by two grooves. - The
removable element 61 may have interior abutment members, such as circumferentially spaced, e.g. vertically-extendingribs 68, which cooperate with thepunch 2 to prevent accidental actuation thereof. - The
ribs 68 create alower abutment surface 69 for thepunch 2, thereby preventing the punch 2 (as more clearly shown inFigure 4 ) from accidentally moving downward (i.e. towards the bottom 52 of the compartment 5) before removal of theremovable element 61. - Such abutment members, which are preferably formed of one piece therewith, are only removed upon removal of the
outer seal 6, which removal allows actuation of thepunch 2. - Advantageously, the abutment members (or ribs 68) are integral with the
removable element 61 and are preferably formed of one piece therewith. Theouter seal 6 includes one ormore abutment members 70 which prevent thepunch 2 from being pulled out of thereservoir cap 1 before actual removal of theouter seal 6. - Therefore, the abutment member/s 70 help to ensure the tamperproof feature of the
reservoir cap 1, by effectively deterring any desired or accidental tampering of its contents. - The abutment member/s 70 are either a circumferential rib, as shown, or one or more inwardly projecting radial lugs.
- Nevertheless, the illustrated embodiment affords easier assembly of the
reservoir cap 1, as the rib may be formed in such a manner as to be easily overcome when thepunch 2 is introduced into thecompartment 5 and not vice versa. For example, it may have a substantially saw-toothed profile. - The
punch 2 comprises a substantially cylindricalcentral portion 21 and aclosing wall 22, which closes thecentral portion 21 at its top. Thecentral portion 21 and the closingwall 22 define together aninner cavity 23. - The
central portion 21 preferably has external dimensions just smaller than the internal dimension of thecompartment 5, such that it can be contained therein. - Advantageously, the dimensions are very close, so that the outer wall of the
central portion 21 can be guided by the above mentioned guide means. - The
central portion 21 ends at its bottom with anedge 24 which does not lie on a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of thecentral portion 21. Advantageously, the edge has an inclined profile, e.g. either a curved or preferably a straight inclined profile, thereby defining atip 25. - Upon assembly of the
reservoir cap 1, thepunch 2 is located in thecompartment 5 with thetip 25 proximate to the bottom 52, substantially at the thinner portion of the bottom 52. - In operation, as a user presses the closing
wall 22 downward (or towards the bottom 52), he/she first moves thetip 25 to contact with the bottom 52 and then causes theedge 24 of thepunch 2 to accomplish full or partial separation (as needed) of the bottom 52 of thecylindrical element 51 from thecompartment 5. - In order to provide a limit stop for the
punch 2, to prevent full separation of the bottom 52 from thecylindrical element 51, the reservoir cap comprises appropriate limit stop members, advantageously in the form of abutment surfaces which prevent excessive relative longitudinal movement of thepunch 2 and thecompartment 5. In practice, given the profile of the edge 24 (which is typically obtained by the intersection of a sloping plane with the central portion 21), the relative axial displacement (or relative position) may be related to the section of the edge of the bottom 52 which is removed by the action of theedge 24, allowing determination of a maximum displacement that does not cause full separation of the bottom 52 from the rest of thecompartment 5 or, likewise, a relative position beyond which such relative displacement should be prevented. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
central portion 21 ends at its top by aflange 26, whoselower portion 27 forms a limit stop by abutting against the upper end of thecylindrical element 51 of thecompartment 5. - By adjusting the distance between the
lower surface 27 of theflange 26 and the upper end of thecylindrical element 51, with thereservoir cap 1 assembled, the length of the edge of the bottom 52 that is actually cut by thepunch 2 as the latter moves down can be also adjusted. - Likewise, the
flange 26 may be envisaged to comprise an outer skirt (having either a continuous or a discontinuous circumferential extension) whose lower end fits in a gap between theouter seal 6 and thecompartment 5. - The
outer edge 27 of theflange 26 may have a sufficient longitudinal extension as to allow theinner member 2 to be pulled out after the first opening. - Thus, the mouth of the container is cleared without requiring the
reservoir cap 1 to be released from the container, which provides a practical advantage, as well as the advantage that the section that comes out of the container is smaller than the original section of the container, namely substantially as large as the bottom 52. - Therefore, in case of accidental separation, the bottom 52 cannot accidentally fall out, as it will have to pass through an opening that has a substantially equal diameter and an irregular profile.
- Advantageously, the
central portion 21 comprises a thinner lower portion 21a and a normal-thickness (thicker)upper portion 21b; more advantageously, theupper portion 21b does not have outwardly directed ridges, and is smooth. - The
reservoir cap 1 is assembled by first introducing the product into the inner cavity 23 (with thepunch 2 positioned with thetip 25 upwards) and by later placing thecompartment 5 over thepunch 2. Then, thereservoir cap 1 may be mounted to the container. - Those skilled in the art will obviously appreciate that a number of changes and variants may be made to the arrangements as described hereinbefore to meet incidental and specific needs.
- All of these variants and changes fall within scope of the invention, as defined in the following claims.
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- A reservoir cap (1) comprising:- a compartment (5) comprising a bottom (52) and a side wall (51), said bottom (52) and said side wall (51) being joined by a weakened line (55);- a punch (2) positioned inside said compartment (5), comprising an edge (24) capable of rupturing said weakened line (55) by a relative motion of said punch (2) and said compartment (5);- an outer seal (6) positioned outside said compartment (5); wherein said outer seal (6) comprises a removable element (61) and means (70) for preventing the punch (2) from moving relative to said compartment (5) in a direction opposite to the direction it follows to rupture said weakened line (55),wherein:- said means for preventing said punch (2) from moving in a direction opposite to the direction it follows to rupture said weakened line (55) comprise one or more abutment members (70),- said one or more abutment members (70) projecting inwardly towards said punch (2) to prevent said punch (2) from being pulled out of the reservoir cap (1) before removal of the removable element (61),
characterized in that said one or more abutment members (70) comprise a circumferential rib (70) or one or more inwardly projecting radial lugs. - A reservoir cap (1) as claimed in claim 1, comprising constraining means (4) for constraining said reservoir-cap (1) to said container.
- A reservoir cap (1) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said punch (2) has a first hollow end comprising a first tip (25) and a second end comprising an outer flange (26).
- A reservoir cap (1) as claimed in claim 3, wherein said one or more abutments members (70) create an upper abutment for said flange (26), which prevents said flange (26) from moving away from the direction it follows to rupture said weakened line (55).
- A reservoir cap (1) as claimed in claim 3 or 4, wherein said removable element (61) comprises means for preventing said punch (2) from moving relative to said compartment to rupture said weakened line (55), said means for preventing said punch (2) from moving relative to said compartment (5) to rupture said weakened line (55) creating a lower abutment (69) for said flange (26), said lower abutment (69) preventing said flange (26) from moving to rupture said weakened line (55) before removal of the removable element (61).
- A reservoir cap (1) as claimed in claim 5, wherein said lower abutment (69) is defined by circumferentially spaced ribs (68) projecting out of the inner surface of the removable element (61).
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