EP2906475A1 - Closing cap, container neck, tamper-evident closure, and method for producing a tamper-evident closure - Google Patents
Closing cap, container neck, tamper-evident closure, and method for producing a tamper-evident closureInfo
- Publication number
- EP2906475A1 EP2906475A1 EP13786184.5A EP13786184A EP2906475A1 EP 2906475 A1 EP2906475 A1 EP 2906475A1 EP 13786184 A EP13786184 A EP 13786184A EP 2906475 A1 EP2906475 A1 EP 2906475A1
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- Prior art keywords
- guarantee
- longitudinal axis
- container neck
- closure
- closure cap
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Classifications
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
- B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
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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
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
- B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
- B65D1/023—Neck construction
- B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
- B65D41/3447—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
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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
- B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
- B65D43/0235—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element
- B65D43/0277—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element secured by rotation before removal of the tamper element
- B65D43/0281—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element secured by rotation before removal of the tamper element only on the inside, or a part turned to the inside, of the mouth of the container
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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
- B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
- B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
- B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal
Definitions
- the invention relates to a closure cap and a
- the invention further relates to a guarantee closure comprising the closure cap and the container neck.
- the invention further relates to a process for the preparation of
- Inc. consists of a screw cap, which has a hollow cylindrical jacket with internal thread, and an annular guarantee strip, which is connected via predetermined breaking webs with the free edge of the shell.
- the guarantee strip also has locking elements which are intended for a positive engagement in a formed on a bottleneck abutment.
- Guarantee part is arranged, which is connected via breakable bridges with the jacket.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to form a more advantageous closure cap, a more advantageous container neck and a more advantageous guarantee closure, the opening of which is better recognizable and / or which is also shorter for closing
- Container necks is suitable.
- the object is further achieved with a method for producing a guarantee closure having the features of claim 26.
- the object is achieved in particular with a plastic closure cap for closing a container, comprising a head part and a shell part, wherein the shell part substantially
- the shell part is configured as a hollow cylinder and has a longitudinal axis, wherein the shell part, starting from the head part along the
- the shell part at the end opposite the head part has an end portion
- the closure cap comprises a guarantee part and bridge parts, wherein the guarantee part is arranged with respect to the shell part spaced and is connected via bridge parts with the end portion of the shell part, and wherein the guarantee part in
- the guarantee part is arranged in a radial direction to the longitudinal axis spaced from the casing part and in
- Guarantee closure including a cap, as well
- Connection are mutually movably connected to each other, so that the closure cap about the longitudinal axis rotatable and / or can be solved displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the container neck, wherein the container neck comprises an engagement part, which via a connection point with the container neck
- the engagement part extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and wherein the engagement part is arranged such that the engagement part extends with connected to the container neck cap outside the shell part, wherein the engagement part has a projection such as a barb, wherein the projection is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal axis between the head part and the guarantee part, and wherein the
- Guarantee part protrudes radially to the longitudinal axis on the projection, so that the guarantee part during the first opening of the
- Closure cap comes into contact with the projection and is damaged by this.
- the object is further achieved, in particular, with a container neck having a pouring channel extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis, which opens into an outlet opening, wherein the
- Container neck to the outlet opening toward a front portion and in the direction of the longitudinal axis adjacent to the front portion has a rear portion, and wherein the container neck on the outside of the front portion a
- closure cap wherein the external thread or the engagement means has a depth radially to the longitudinal axis
- the Engaging portion extends radially to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the Engaging portion extending from the junction in the direction of the longitudinal axis and the outlet opening, and wherein the container neck has a support member which is disposed opposite the engagement member, so that forms a longitudinal axis extending gap between the support member and the engagement part, and wherein the support part has a width radially to the longitudinal axis, which is at least as large as the depth of the external thread or the engagement means.
- the object is further solved in particular with a method for producing a guarantee closure by a
- Closing cap is connected to a container neck, wherein a front portion of the container neck is inserted by bouncing or turning into the cap, and wherein a guarantee part of the cap during the connection of the cap with the container neck is pressed by the engagement member against a shoulder of the cap, so that Guarantee part during bonding at least temporarily rests in a defined position on the shoulder to avoid excessive tensile forces on bridge parts during the connection, the bridge parts the
- the closure cap according to the invention has the advantage that its initial opening is usually easily recognizable, since the guarantee part is arranged outside on the cover part of the closure cap, and since the guarantee part is damaged during the initial opening of the closure cap, so that the damaged guarantee part is clearly visible from the outside is.
- the damaged warranty part of the surface of the skirt portion of the cap so that the damaged warranty part particularly - -
- the guarantee closure according to the invention comprises the closure cap according to the invention with the at least along a partial section in the circumferential direction of the
- Cap extending warranty part and includes one
- Container neck preferably a bottle with a bottle neck on which the cap is attached.
- the container neck comprises an engaging part, which is designed and arranged such that the guarantee part during the opening of the closure cap
- the closure cap according to the invention or the guarantee closure according to the invention have the advantage that the shell part of the closure cap can be made relatively long in its longitudinal direction.
- a bottle usually has a bottleneck ring.
- the guarantee closure consists of a closure cap which is connected to a guarantee band via predetermined breaking points, the guarantee band being arranged immediately after the neck of the bottle neck, and after the guarantee band in the direction of the
- Bottleneck successively following the predetermined breaking points and the cap are arranged.
- Such a guarantee closure is made relatively long in the direction of the neck of the bottle.
- the guarantee part is arranged outside around the closure cap, with the result that the closure cap is located immediately after the closure
- Bottle neck ring can be arranged.
- the length which was required for the warranty part for the guarantee part, can be used with the guarantee closure according to the invention in order to increase the length of the closure cap accordingly.
- the inventive guarantee closure thus allows the - -
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a guarantee closure
- Fig. 2 is a side view of a second embodiment of a guarantee closure
- Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the guarantee closure according to
- FIG. 4 shows a cross section of the guarantee closure according to FIG. 3 along the section line A-A;
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the container neck according to FIG. 3 without attached warranty screw closure
- FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section through the container neck according to FIG. 5;
- FIG. 7 shows a side view of the closure cap according to FIG. 2;
- FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal section through the closure cap according to FIG. 7;
- FIG. 9 shows a cross section through that shown in FIG.
- Fig. 1 1 is a perspective view of another
- FIG. 13a shows the detail view according to FIG. 12a during the
- FIG. 13b shows the detail view according to FIG. 12b during the FIG.
- Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section through another
- Embodiment of an engagement part Embodiment of an engagement part.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first
- Embodiment of a guarantee closure 1 comprising a closure cap 2 and a container neck 3a with a
- Container neck ring 3b and with a non-visible outlet opening 3h.
- the closure cap 2 comprises a disc-shaped head part 2a and a shell part 2b with a partially structured surface 2c.
- a plurality of mutually circumferentially spaced guarantee parts 2e are arranged.
- an engagement part 3d is arranged with a projection 3q, wherein in the illustrated
- the engagement part 3d as a hook part and the projection 3q is designed as a barb 3e.
- the barb 3e During the opening of the closure cap 2, at least one guarantee part 2e will be attached to the barb 3e and thereby damaged, so that due to the condition of the guarantee parts 2e it can be seen from the outside whether the closure cap 2 has already been opened once.
- FIGS. 2 to 9 A second exemplary embodiment of a guarantee closure 1 comprising a closure cap 2 and a container neck 3a with outlet opening 3h is shown in FIGS. 2 to 9.
- Figure 2 shows a side view and Figure 3 is a section of
- Cap 2 a head part 2a and a shell part 2b, wherein the shell part 2b is configured substantially hollow cylindrical and has a longitudinal axis L.
- the casing part 2b extends from the head part 2a in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, the casing part 2b at the end opposite the head part 2a, such as - -
- the closure cap 2 comprises an annular guarantee part 2e and a plurality of bridge parts 2i, wherein the guarantee part 2e is arranged radially spaced with respect to the shell part 2b and is connected to the end section 2f of the shell part 2b via bridge parts 2i, the guarantee part 2e extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis L is arranged along or within the end portion 2f, so that the guarantee part 2e is arranged in a direction radial to the longitudinal axis L direction spaced from the casing part 2b and extends in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L outside along the casing part 2b.
- the guarantee part 2e is arranged in a direction radial to the longitudinal axis L direction spaced from the casing part 2b and extends in the circumferential direction to the longitudinal axis L outside along the casing part 2b.
- Guarantee part 2e as shown in Figures 2 and 7, a plurality of circumferentially spaced weak points 2k to specify defined break points.
- the surface of the shell part 2b is provided with a structured surface 2c.
- Embodiment is the guarantee closure, as shown in Figure 3, configured as a rotary closure, wherein the container neck 3a a
- External thread 3c has, and wherein the closure cap 2 on the inside 2d has an internal thread 2h adapted to the external thread 3c, so that the closure cap 2 can be rotatably released from the container neck 3a about the longitudinal axis L.
- FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 6 FIG. 1
- Container neck 3a an engagement part 3d, which via a
- junction 3b is connected to the container neck 3a, wherein the engagement part 3d extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, and wherein the engagement part 3d is arranged such that the engagement part 3d extends outside connected to the container neck 3 cap 2 along the shell portion 2b.
- Engaging part 3d has a designed as a barb 3e
- Projection 3q wherein the barb 3e is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis L between the head part 2a and the guarantee part 2e.
- the guarantee part 2e protrudes radially to the longitudinal axis L via the barbs 3e, so that the guarantee part 2e comes into contact with the barb 3e during the initial opening of the closure cap 2 and becomes damaged by it Guarantee part 2e
- the projection 3q or the barbs 3e can be configured in many different ways, for example as a stop member, which prevents or impedes passage of the guarantee part 2e, and therefore damages the guarantee part 2e.
- the container neck 3a shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and in particular in FIG. 6 has a pouring channel 3m extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis L, which opens into an outlet opening 3h, the container neck 3a having a front section 3k towards the outlet opening 3h and in the direction of the longitudinal axis L subsequent to the front portion 3k a rear
- Section 31 has.
- the container neck 3a has on the outside of the front portion 3k an external thread 3c or a
- Engagement means 3p for securing a closure cap 2, wherein the external thread 3c or the engagement means 3p radially to the longitudinal axis L has a depth B 1.
- the container neck 3a has at the rear portion 31 a connection point 3b and an engagement part 3d, wherein the connection point 3b extends radially to the longitudinal axis L, and wherein the engagement part 3d starting from the
- the container neck 3a comprises a support part 3g, which is arranged opposite the engagement part 3d, so that a gap 3o running in the direction of the longitudinal axis L forms between the support part 3g and the engagement part 3d, wherein the support part 3g has a width B2 radially to the longitudinal axis L, Which is at least as large as the depth B 1.
- the width B2 can also be greater than the depth B 1.
- Inner diameter which is equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the support member 3g, so that, as shown in Figure 3, the cap comes to rest in the region of the end portion 2f to the outer surface of the support member 3g.
- the support member 3g prevents the cap wall from escaping in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, in particular when the projection 3q of the engagement member 3d bears against the guarantee member 2e and damages it.
- the feature that the width B2 is at least as large as the depth Bl ensures that the end portion 2f of the closure cap 2 during fitting to the container neck 3a at the
- External thread 3c can be passed, and that the
- the engagement part 3d has a projection 3q at the end section opposite the connection 3b, the projection 3q being oriented towards the support part 3g and projecting into the gap 3o.
- the engagement part 3d comprises a barb 3e, wherein the - -
- Projection 3q is part of the barb 3e, so the
- Barb 3e is aligned with the support member 3g and protrudes into the gap 3o.
- the engaging part 3d points in the direction of
- the container neck 3a as shown in Figures 4 and 5, comprises two engagement parts 3d, which with respect
- Longitudinal axis L are arranged offset by 180 degrees.
- connection point 3b as a
- Container neck ring 3b configured.
- the support member 3g in the circumferential direction as wide as the engagement part 3d configured.
- the support member 3g is designed as a with respect to the longitudinal axis L by 360 ° circumferential projection.
- the container neck 3a could also comprise a plurality of engagement parts 3d and support parts 3g, for example 3, 4, 5 or 6, which are distributed in the circumferential direction.
- the guarantee closure 1 requires at least a single
- Engaging part 3d with projection 3q like a barb 3e In an advantageous embodiment, a plurality of engagement parts 3d with projections 3q or barbs 3e in
- connection point 3b can be configured in one possible embodiment as a bridge part, with in the circumferential direction of the same - -
- connection point 3b as shown in Figures 3 to 6, designed as a container neck ring 3b.
- the warranty parts 2e may be configured in a variety of ways.
- the closure cap 2 comprises at least one guarantee part 2e, which is connected to the shell part 2b via bridge parts 2i.
- the guarantee part 2e extends in the circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis L by at least 5 degrees.
- a plurality of mutually spaced warranty parts 2e arranged in the circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis L.
- the closure cap 2 comprises an odd number of guarantee parts 2e and / or an odd number of
- Bridge parts 2i This ensures that, for example, in the arrangement shown in FIG. 5, with two engagement parts 3d offset by 180 degrees, at least one of the two
- Engaging parts 3e a guarantee part 2e is applied in such a way that it is reliably damaged and similarly reproducible during opening.
- closure cap 2 as shown in the detail views according to Figure 12a and 12b such - -
- Attachment point of the bridge part 2i with the jacket part 2b is arranged offset in the direction of the head part 2 a out, the paragraph 21 to form a support surface 2n on the
- Jacket part 2b protrudes.
- the shoulder 21 and the guarantee part 2e and the bridge part 2i are, as shown in the detail views according to Figure 13a and 13b, designed and arranged mutually adapted so that when a force toward the head part 2a back on the warranty part 2e acts, for example in the figures
- the guarantee part 2e is displaceable towards the shoulder 21 so that the guarantee part 2e rests against the shoulder 21 or against the support surface 2n.
- This embodiment has the advantage that during manufacture of the guarantee closure 1, that is to say during the initial loading of the container neck 3a with the closure cap 2, it is ensured that the at least one guarantee part 2e and / or the bridge parts 2i are not damaged, since the guarantee part 2e, as shown in Figures 13a and 13b, at the paragraph 21st
- Container neck 3a approaches, and forms a tapered gap 3n. As shown in FIGS. 13a and 13b, this embodiment has the advantage that the guarantee part 2e is precisely fed to the shoulder 21 or the support surface 2n. In an advantageous embodiment, the container neck 3a, as in - -
- a support part 3g wherein the support part 3g is preferably arranged opposite the engagement part 3d, to escape in the state shown in Figures 13a and 13b, the jacket part 2b in the direction of
- FIG. 14 shows a further longitudinal section
- Embodiment of a guarantee closure 1 The
- Closure cap 2 and the container neck 3a are configured so adapted to each other that a so-called push-pull connection is formed, that is, the cap 2 separated by a linear movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis L of the container neck 3a, and if necessary also put back can.
- the embodiment shown in FIG. 14 has no threads 3c, 2h, but preferably circular engagement means 2p, 3p, which snap together, and which hold the closure cap 2 in the position shown, the closure cap 2 can be removed and replaced, and wherein the first time removing the cap 2, the warranty part 2e is damaged.
- FIG. 15 shows in a detailed view a further exemplary embodiment of an engagement part 3d, which, in contrast to that in FIG
- Projection has 3q, which rests on the removal of the cap 2 on the guarantee part 2e and this damaged.
- the support member 3g could be dispensed with by the
- Outer wall of the container neck 3a along the line 3r extends. If the jacket part 2b of the closure cap 2 is made so stable that it does not deform or only insignificantly in the direction of the longitudinal axis L when the closure cap 2 is opened in the region of the engagement part 3d, the support part 3g could be dispensed with.
- the guarantee closure 1 is configured in an advantageous embodiment such that the closure cap 2 has an outer diameter D that aligned to the container neck ring 3b end 2 m of
- Closure cap 2 in the direction of the longitudinal axis L with a distance L2 to the container neck ring 3b is spaced, and that the distance L2 is less than 2% of the outer diameter D.
- the distance L2 is less than 0.5 mm.
- Embodiment is that the height H of the cap 2 can be made particularly large, so that the jacket part 2b is configured correspondingly long, so that the fingers very much
- Caps 2 sometimes results in the problem that the cap 2 has a small height H, so that the
- Cap 2 is difficult to open.
- the closure cap 2 according to the invention has the advantage that it can be produced at a comfortable height H despite the short container neck 3a.
- the erfmdungsgemässe cap 2 also has the - -
- the length of the container neck 3a can be reduced, and the cap 2 still has a pleasant height for operating with his fingers H.
- the guarantee closure 1 is advantageously manufactured such that the closure cap 2 is connected to the container neck 3a by inserting a front portion 3k of the container neck 3a by bouncing or turning into the closure cap 2 by applying a guarantee part 2e of the closure cap 2 during the process
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