EP2791023B1 - Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2791023B1
EP2791023B1 EP12818619.4A EP12818619A EP2791023B1 EP 2791023 B1 EP2791023 B1 EP 2791023B1 EP 12818619 A EP12818619 A EP 12818619A EP 2791023 B1 EP2791023 B1 EP 2791023B1
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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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves
    • 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
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0037—Intermediate closure(s)
    • B65D2251/0046—Intermediate closure(s) of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0087—Lower closure of the 47-type
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

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  • the present invention relates to a bottle-closing device.
  • bottle-closing devices are currently known, generally consisting of a cap and a dispenser or diffuser.
  • the cap exhibits an inner threading suitable for engaging with a corresponding threading provided on the outer surface of the dispenser for opening or closing the bottle.
  • the latter is press-fitted into the opening of the bottle neck or, through known means, to the bottle neck.
  • a further cap covering case is generally provided, made of an aluminium film or plastic.
  • an anti-tampering bottle-closing device as that described in patent application WO 2008110917 , which comprises a covering case divided into a top portion and a bottom portion removable connected to each other, wherein the top portion is coupled with the cap.
  • Such device is characterised in that, starting from the assembly closed configuration wherein the covering case entirely covers the cap, the top portion is initially movable for irreversibly reaching a position wherein it is integral with the cap. Once such position has been reached, in fact, a further movement of the top portion forces the same cap to move up to freeing the passage for the liquid contained in the bottle.
  • constraining means that in the closing step also prevent the top portion of the covering case to reach the assembly position.
  • the constraining means may be made with a pair of external annular protrusions and a pair of internal annular protrusions provided on the side portion of the cap and on the top portion of the covering case respectively.
  • GB2450939 discloses a bottle-closing device according the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to devise a bottle-closing device which should provide an alternative solution to the currently known ones for clearly and openly show whether a bottle has been opened at least once after the original packaging thereof.
  • reference numeral 10 globally denotes a bottle-closing device.
  • Such closing device 10 comprises a cap 11, having a first flat top portion 12 and a tubular side portion 13, a diffusing group 14, 15 provided with at least one drip guard 3 and a covering case 20.
  • the diffusing group 14, 15 is suitable for coupling at the top with cap 11 and at the bottom with a bottle neck (not shown).
  • the diffusing group 14, 15 comprises a bottom diffuser 15 and a top diffuser 14.
  • the diffusing group 14, 15 may also be made as a single piece, although the case in which the top diffuser 14 is separate from the bottom diffuser 15 is shown for convenience.
  • the tubular side portion 13 is provided with an inner threading 40, adapted to engage with a corresponding threading 41 of the top diffuser 14.
  • the covering case 20 comprises a second top portion 21 and a bottom portion 22 connected to each other along a breaking line 23 provided with a plurality of connecting bridges (not shown), which are necessarily torn upon the first opening of the bottle.
  • the second top portion 21 of the covering case is realized by the superimposition of an internal layer 38 and an external layer 39 coupled with each other.
  • Such second top portion 21 of the covering case 20 is suitable for coupling with cap 11 so as to move relative thereto between a first assembly position and a second partial covering position.
  • the covering case 20 laterally covers cap 11 entirely, as can be seen in figure 4a .
  • the covering case 20 laterally covers cap 11 partially, as can be seen in figure 4b ; moreover, in such position the second top portion 21 is irreversibly constrained to cap 11 by constraining means 24, 25, 26, 34, 35.
  • such constraining means 24, 25, 26, 34, 35 comprise at least a protruding portion 24 realized inside the second top portion 21 and at least a first 25 and at least a second 26 receiving seat realized on the side portion 13 of cap 11.
  • Such receiving seats 25 and 26, in particular, are obtained so that the protruding portion 24 is at least partially housed in the first 25 or in the second 26 receiving seat when the second top portion 21 is in an assembly or partial covering position respectively.
  • the side portion 13 of cap 11 also comprises at least one appendix 27 for guiding the protruding portion 24 in the passage from the first 25 to the second 26 receiving seat. As can be seen in figure 3 , such guiding appendix 27 is made between the two receiving seats 25 and 26.
  • the side portion 13 of cap 11 externally comprises a threading 28 and the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20 comprises a corresponding counter-threading 29 suitable for being engaged with threading 28.
  • the receiving seats 25 and 26 and the guiding appendix 27 are realized above threading 28.
  • the guiding appendix 27 advantageously is a flexible fin 27 tilted with respect to the first top portion 12 of cap 11, as shown in figure 3 .
  • the first 25 and the second 26 receiving seat are realized by means of an opening 30 on the side portion 13 of cap 11, wherein the flexible fin 27 is comprised, which delimits said first seat on one side and said second seat on the other.
  • the protruding portion 24 as can be seen in figure 2a , has a profile suitable for sliding on the flexible fin 27 and blocking in the second seat 26.
  • the protruding portion 24, as shown in figure 1 may comprise a plurality of protruding lines 33 whose envelope defines said profile.
  • the constraining means 24, 25, 26, 34, 35 may comprise a first external annular protrusion 34 realized on the side portion 13 of cap 11 and an internal annular protrusion 35 realized on the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20.
  • cap 11 comprises a second annular protrusion 36 realized on the side portion 13, and the diffusing group 13, 14 comprises a corresponding annular recess 37 suitable for being engaged with the second annular protrusion 35 when the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20 is in assembly position.
  • the operation of the bottle-closing device 10 is as follows.
  • cap 11 is mounted along with the other components of the closing device 10 so that the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20 is movable and entirely covers cap 11.
  • the first opening acting on the second top portion 21, since it is free to do so makes it move relative to cap 11, which remains in the assembly position thereof until the constraining means 24, 25, 26, 34, 35 force, according to the invention, the second top portion 21 to be integral with cap 11.
  • the protruding portion 24, starting from the first receiving seat 25 is constrained to slide on the flexible fin 27 until the abutment of the same fin fails and the protruding portion 24 naturally seats within the second receiving seat 26.
  • the protruding portion 24 cannot protrude from the second receiving seat 26, thus making the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20 integral with cap 11. Moreover, in such integral condition the second top portion 21 will be raised relative to cap 11 to partial cover the side portion of the same cap 11.
  • the hold in such configuration is strengthened by the presence of the first external annular protrusion 34 realized on the side portion 13 of cap 11 and by the corresponding internal annular protrusion 35 realized on the second top portion 21 of the covering case 20.
  • a further movement of the second top portion 21 forces the same cap 11 to move relative to the diffusing group 14, 15, allowing the bottle to open.
  • cap 11 upon the first opening, cap 11 is forced to remain integral with the diffusing group 14, 15, at least until the second top portion 21 reaches the position of partial covering of cap 11. This is not only due to the particular tightening imparted to cap 11 during the assembly, but also to the engagement between the second annular protrusion 36 made on the side portion 13 of cap 11 and the corresponding annular recess 37 made on the top diffuser 14.
  • the second top portion of the covering case cannot return to the assembly position anymore, thus only partially covering the cap. In this way, the opening of the bottle is made clear.

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Claims (10)

  1. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10), umfassend:
    - eine Kappe (11) mit einem ersten oberen Teil (12) und einem seitlichen Teil (13);
    - eine Ausströmeinheit (14, 15), die geeignet ist, sich auf der Oberseite mit der Kappe (11) und auf der Unterseite mit einem Flaschenhals zu verbinden;
    - ein Abdeckgehäuse (20), das einen zweiten oberen Teil (21) und einen unteren Teil (22) umfasst, die entlang einer Bruchlinie (23) mit einer Vielzahl von Verbindungsstegen miteinander verbunden sind, wobei der zweite obere Teil (21) des Abdeckgehäuses (20) geeignet ist, sich derart mit der Kappe (11) zu verbinden, dass er sich gegenüber der Kappe (11) zwischen einer ersten Vereinigungsposition, in der das Abdeckgehäuse (20) die Seite der Kappe (11) vollständig abdeckt, und einer zweiten Position im Anschluss an das erste Öffnen der Vorrichtung (10) bewegt, in der das Abdeckgehäuse (20) die Seite der Kappe (11) teilweise abdeckt und der zweite obere Teil (21) mit Hilfe von Befestigungsmitteln (24, 25, 26, 34, 35) irreversibel an ihr in dieser teilweise abdeckenden Position befestigt ist; wobei diese Befestigungsmittel (24, 25, 26, 34, 35) mindestens einen vorstehenden Abschnitt (24), der in dem zweiten oberen Teil (21) ausgebildet ist, und mindestens einen ersten (25) und mindestens einen zweiten (26) Aufnahmesitz, die auf der Kappe (11) ausgebildet sind, umfassen, wobei der vorstehende Abschnitt (24) zumindest teilweise in den Aufnahmesitzen (25, 26) untergebracht ist, wenn sich der zweite obere Teil (21) in einer Vereinigungsbeziehungsweise teilweise abdeckenden Position befindet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens erste (25) und der mindestens zweite (26) Aufnahmesitz auf dem seitlichen Teil (13) der Kappe (11) ausgebildet sind.
  2. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der seitliche Teil (13) der Kappe (11) außerdem zwischen den Sitzen (25, 26) mindestens einen Ansatz (27) zum Führen des vorstehenden Abschnitts (24) beim Übergang vom ersten (25) zum zweiten (26) Aufnahmesitz umfasst.
  3. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 2, wobei der seitliche Teil (13) der Kappe (11) außen ein Gewinde (28) umfasst und der zweite obere Teil (21) des Abdeckgehäuses (20) ein entsprechendes Gegengewinde (29) umfasst, das geeignet ist, um mit dem Gewinde (28) in Eingriff zu sein.
  4. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Aufnahmesitze (25, 26) des Führungsansatzes (27) oberhalb des Gewindes (28) ausgebildet sind, wobei dieser Führungsansatz (27) eine flexible Lamelle (27) ist, die gegenüber dem ersten oberen Teil (12) der Kappe (11) geneigt ist.
  5. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 4, wobei der erste (25) und der zweite (26) Aufnahmesitz mittels einer Öffnung (30) auf dem seitlichen Teil (13) ausgeführt sind, wobei diese Öffnung (30) in ihrem Innern die flexible Lamelle (27) umfasst, die den ersten Sitz (25) auf einer Seite und den zweiten Sitz (26) auf der anderen Seite abgrenzt.
  6. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 5, wobei der vorstehende Abschnitt (24) ein Profil aufweist, das geeignet ist, um auf der flexiblen Lamelle (27) zu gleiten und in dem zweiten Sitz (26) zu stoppen.
  7. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 6, wobei der vorstehende Abschnitt (24) eine Vielzahl von vorstehenden Linien umfasst, deren Enveloppe das Profil definiert.
  8. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Befestigungsmittel (24, 25, 26, 34, 35) einen ersten äußeren ringförmigen Vorsprung (34), der auf dem seitlichen Teil (13) der Kappe (11) ausgebildet ist, und einen inneren ringförmigen Vorsprung (35) umfassen, der auf dem zweiten oberen Teil (21) des Abdeckgehäuses (20) ausgebildet ist.
  9. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Kappe (11) einen zweiten ringförmigen Vorsprung (36) umfasst, der auf dem seitlichen Teil (13) ausgebildet ist, und die Ausströmeinheit (14, 15) eine entsprechende ringförmige Vertiefung (37) umfasst, die geeignet ist, um mit dem zweiten ringförmigen Vorsprung (36) in Eingriff zu sein, wenn sich der zweite obere Teil (21) des Abdeckgehäuses (20) in der Vereinigungsposition befindet.
  10. Flaschenverschlussvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der zweite obere Teil (21) des Abdeckgehäuses (20) durch die Überlagerung einer Innenlage (38) und einer Außenlage (39) ausgebildet ist, die miteinander verbunden sind.
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