EP3089922B1 - Couvercle pour boire avec un élément de perforation - Google Patents

Couvercle pour boire avec un élément de perforation Download PDF

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EP3089922B1
EP3089922B1 EP14821680.7A EP14821680A EP3089922B1 EP 3089922 B1 EP3089922 B1 EP 3089922B1 EP 14821680 A EP14821680 A EP 14821680A EP 3089922 B1 EP3089922 B1 EP 3089922B1
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perforation platform
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Sergi FERNANDEZ ALLIKA
Pedro GALERA SANCHEZ
Frederic Chivrac
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Gervais Danone SA
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  • the invention generally concerns sealed containers, in particular containers for liquids, for example beverages.
  • the invention relates to a topper for such a sealed container.
  • Yogurt is a milk based product which is eaten using a spoon or drunk.
  • Drinkable yogurts as well as various beverages, are generally sold in containers such as small plastic bottles comprising a neck, sealed with a lid or a screwed cap.
  • the seal or cap is to be removed by a user to drink the content of the bottle.
  • the operation of removing the lid is generally impractical, as the lid is glued to a flange of the container, and the liquid content may be spilled when removing the lid. This operation can be even more critical if a container has a large opening, for example if the container is a cup.
  • the beverage can be easily drunk everywhere and in any circumstances, including when walking or when having only one free hand.
  • the Utility Model ES 1079052 describes a flat accessory with a perforation funnel which can be applied to a container for perforating it.
  • a hole in the accessory enables drinking through the opening consequently created within the lid.
  • Such accessory is efficient, but it requires being manually placed on the lid at first, and then carefully handled by the user, which is detrimental for the handiness of the product. Furthermore, the accessory may be lost.
  • JP2004123155 and JP2003327266 disclose two accessories for containers, each presenting a moveable part with a cutting edge. These accessories must securely engage the container before using the edge, which improves their reliability. However such accessories still require inconvenient manual handling. Moreover, these accessories are complex, bulky and expensive.
  • all said known perforation accessories may create excessively large openings in the container if handled without the necessary caution, and the beverage may be spilled.
  • the present invention proposes in a first aspect a topper for a container having an upper surface, the topper including the features of claim 1.
  • the present invention proposes in a second aspect an assembly including a topper according to the first aspect and a container, wherein the topper engages an upper surface of the container.
  • the present invention proposes in a third aspect a method of using the assembly according to claim 14, the method including steps of:
  • the invention proposes a topper 2 for a container 1 having an upper surface 10.
  • the container 1 is for example a substantially cylindrical (and/or slightly conical) hollow piece made of glass, carton or plastic, in particular, polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polylactic acid (PLA).
  • PS polystyrene
  • PP polypropylene
  • PE polyethylene
  • PLA polylactic acid
  • the upper surface 10 is intended to be perforated.
  • This upper part 10 preferably includes a lid sealing the container 1, the lid being for example made of aluminum, paper, plastic, or an association thereof.
  • the container 1 may have a drinking glass shape or yogurt cup shape.
  • the container may thus comprise an opening, which is to be covered by the upper surface (10), a bottom, and side walls.
  • the opening and/or the side walls can have, horizontally a square cross section or a square with rounded corners cross section, or round cross section or an oval cross section.
  • the walls might form a cylinder shape or conical shape
  • the walls (perpendicular to the cross section) may be provided with elements such as stickers or banderoles. Elements such as banderoles can contribute to reenforcing the mechanical resistance of the container.
  • the largest dimension of the cross section, for example the diameter of the cross section is circular, of the opening is herein referred to as "D" or "width".
  • the height of the walls is herein referred to as "H". In some embodiments 0.5H ⁇ D ⁇ H. In some embodiment 0.5D ⁇ H ⁇ D. In one embodiment the container does not present a neck with a narrowed opening compared to the side walls cross section. In another embodiment the container has a bottle shape with a neck.
  • the container 1 can be filled with a liquid, preferably a milk-based composition.
  • the liquid in the container 1 can be any liquid, for example an edible or drinkable liquid, often referred to as foods liquids. It can be for example a sauce, a soup or a beverage: herein beverage include waters, juices, sodas, milk-based compositions such as milk, optionally flavored, and fermented milk products, for example yogurt or kefir.
  • the container may be for example a container of 50 ml (or 50 g), to 1 L (or 1 kg), for example a container of 50 ml (or 50 g) to 80 ml (or 80 g), or 80 ml (or 80 g) to 100 ml (or 100g), or 100 ml (or 100 g) to 125 ml (or 125 g), or 125 ml (or 125 g) to 150 ml (or 150 g), or 150 ml (or 150 g) to 200 ml (or 200 g), or 250 ml (or 250 g) to 300 ml (or 300 g), or 300 ml (or 300 g) to 500 ml (or 500 g), or 500 ml (or 500 g) to 750 ml (or 750 g), or 750 ml (or 750 g) to 1 L (or 1kg).
  • the topper 2 is for instance a piece crowning the container 1. It can be made of a similar or different plastic material as container 1, for example polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polylactic acid (PLA). PP is found to present a good flexibility and breakability compromise.
  • the topper 2 includes a body adapted to engage the upper surface 10 of the container 1, in particular in a secure way.
  • the body includes a top part 2a and a skirt 2b, wherein the skirt 2b engages the upper surface 10 of the container 1.
  • the top part 2a can be a flat part, and the skirt 2b can be cylindrically shaped.
  • a reverse cross-section of the topper 2 is "U"-shaped.
  • the upper surface 10 is preferably engaged according to its periphery. In other words, by engaging it is meant cooperating with this periphery of this upper surface 10 so as to assemble the container 1 and the topper 2.
  • the skirt 2b includes at least one tab 21 which protrudes from the inner surface of the skirt 2b and extends radially towards the center of the topper 2.
  • This tab 21 cooperates with at least one further tab 11 protruding from the edge of the container 1 (i.e. at the periphery of the upper surface 10), said further tab 11 extending radially toward the exterior of the container 1.
  • the skirt 2b defines an inner recess V (in particular a cylindrical volume) between the top part 2a and the container 1.
  • the topper 2 is 12 mm tall, and the inner recess V defined is nearly 8 mm deep.
  • the topper 2 is provided with a movable perforation platform 3 having at least one protruding perforating element 4a, 4b.
  • This perforation platform 3 is either connected to the top part 2a (see figures 5a-c ) or not (see figure 5d ).
  • the perforation platform 3 includes at least one orifice 5a, 5b, preferably a main orifice 5a and an auxiliary orifice 5b.
  • the main orifice 5a is a drinking orifice
  • the auxiliary orifice 5b is a breathing orifice (it allows air entrance within the container 1 to replace the drunk liquid).
  • the perforation platform 3 is movable with respect to the top part 2a between a resting position and a working position in which the perforating element 4a, 4b perforates the upper surface 10 of the container 1.
  • the perforation platforms 3 has two corresponding perforating elements 4a, 4b.
  • Each perforating element 4a, 4b cooperates with an orifice 5a, 5b so as to create an opening lined up with the orifice 5a, 5b in the upper surface 10 when perforated.
  • fluidic connection is enabled between the inside and the outside of the container 1 through the perforated upper surface 10 and the perforation platform (via orifices 5a, 5b).
  • Figure 5b represents examples of perforating elements 4a, 4b.
  • both perforating elements 4a and 4b can be sharp pieces of various shapes.
  • the main piercing element 4a (cooperating with the main orifice 5a) is U-shaped
  • the auxiliary piercing element 4b (cooperating with the auxiliary orifice 5a) is H-shaped.
  • the perforation platform 3 may present a plurality of auxiliary piercing elements 4b.
  • the resting position is represented on figure 1a
  • the working position is represented on figure 1b
  • the resting position is represented on figure 2a
  • the working position is represented on figure 2d ( figures 2b and 2c represents intermediate positions).
  • Additional third and fourth embodiments are presented not as embodiments of the invention, but as useful examples.
  • both the resting position and the working position are represented on figure 3 .
  • the resting position is represented on figure 4a
  • the working position is represented on figure 4b .
  • the resting position is an "up" position
  • the working position is a "down" position.
  • the perforation platform 3 is pushable, i.e. movable with respect to the top part 2a by pushing it (for example with a finger) from the resting position to the working position.
  • pushing it is meant applying a pressure force with the same direction as the movement, i.e. from up to down.
  • the perforation platform 3 is configured so that it presents in resting position a first orientation and presents in working position a second orientation, the first and the second orientation differing by an angle of less than 30°, probably less than 20°, preferably between 10 and 15°, and in particular approximately 12°.
  • the "angle" between the first and the second orientation can be for example defined as the angle between the two normal vectors to the surface of the perforation platform 3 at a given point when respectively in the resting position and in the working position.
  • the perforation platform 3 is configured so that the first and the second orientations are quite similar.
  • the switching movement from the resting position to the working position is close to a translation, and not a wide rotation (known prior art documents discloses rotations of up to 90°, leading to large breaches in the upper surface 10 and leaks).
  • the switching movements may be defined as possibly comprising translations but always a rotation of less than 30°. It is to be noted that it may comprise more than one rotation, but such that the total rotation (the combination of rotations) does not exceed the given threshold (30°, or even less).
  • the topper comprises means for limiting the rotation of the perforation platform 3, in particular a stop 61 (see figure 7 ) which is encountered by the perforation tab, or for example the tabs 21 of the skirt 2b and/or the tabs 11 of the container 1 when engaged (see figure 2d ).
  • the perforation platform 3 does not penetrate the upper surface 10 of the container 1 when in working position, and advantageously only touches this upper surface 10 (and even fits the shape of the upper surface 10, see after). In other words, only the protruding perforating elements 4a, 4b penetrate the upper surface 10 of the container 1 when in working position, the perforation platform 3 staying outside the inner volume of the container 1, and preventing leaks therefrom.
  • the movement for switching to working position from the resting position is a rotation of the perforation platform 3 according to an axis sensibly parallel to the top part 2a (by approximately 12° in the exemplary embodiment of figure 1a ).
  • At least one hinge 7a connecting the perforation platform 3 to the top part 2a allows this rotation.
  • the first hinge 7a is the only hinge, and therefore the aforementioned rotation is the only one.
  • the exemplary embodiment of figures 2a-2d presents another hinge 7b.
  • the top part 2a is connected to the perforation platform 3 through a joint part 30. More precisely, the perforation platform 3 is connected to a joint part 30 by the first hinge 7a, and the joint part 30 is connected to the top part 2a by a second hinge 7b.
  • the joint part 30 can be seen as an extension of the perforating platform 3, which only acts as an articulation enabling the global movement of the perforation platform 3 to be closer to a translation than a rotation.
  • first and the second hinges 7a, 7b advantageously present parallel axis. It is to be noted that it is possible to have more than two hinges (and consequently more than one joint part 30).
  • the movement for switching to working position begins in this embodiment with only rotation according to the first hinge 7a, up to the perforating element 4a, 4b (and especially the first perforating element 4a) perforating the upper surface 10, and a distal end of the perforation platform 3 touching the container 1.
  • the joint part 30 and the perforation platform 3 are not lined up, i.e. the hinge 7b defines an angle inferior to 180° so as to slightly protrude.
  • the second hinge 7b begins to operate (as the distal end of the perforation platform 3 already touches the container 1, an exclusive rotation according to the first hinge 7a is no more possible) so as to open the angle between the joint part 30 and the perforation platform 3.
  • the second perforating element 4b continues perforating the upper surface 10. The angle between the joint part 30 and the perforation platform 3 reaches 180° (see figure 4c ).
  • the angle between the joint part 30 and the perforation platform 3 exceeds 180° (see figure 4d ), i.e. the angle starts to open inwards. Therefore, the perforation platform perfectly fits the shape of the upper surface 10, which prevents leaks (see below). Furthermore, this position acts as a self-lock because of the over-180° angle, and these is no risk for the perforation platform 3 to unexpectedly go back to resting position.
  • the top part 2a is also connected to the perforation platform 3 through another joint part 30 (advantageously, both joint part 30 have the same length) located at the other extremity of the perforation platform 3 (al. More precisely, the perforation platform 3 is connected to the other joint part 30 by a third hinge 7c, and the other joint part 30 is connected to the top part 2a (optionally via another arm 20) by a fourth hinge 7d.
  • the third and the fourth hinges 7c, 7d advantageously also present parallel axis with the first and the second hinges 7a, 7b.
  • This four-hinges structure makes that the second orientation of the perforation platform 3 (in the working position) is the same as the first orientation of the perforation platform 3 (in the resting position), i.e. the global switching movement of the platform is sensibly a translation, implying a slight deformation of the perforation platform 3 and/or of the arms 20.
  • the perforation platform 3 there is no hinge between the perforation platform 3 and the topper 2, i.e. the perforation platform is able to perform a pure translation with respect to the top part 2a.
  • the stop 61 is the bottom of a recess acting as a guide for the perforation platform 3 to translate (see also figure 5d ).
  • a user just has to press the perforation platform 3 with one finger.
  • the user can for example grasp the container 1 with a hand, and press the perforation platform 3 with the thumb.
  • the applied pressure is transmitted to the perforating elements 5a, 5b, which consequently perforate the upper surface 10.
  • the perforation platform 3 is advantageously further held in the resting position by at least one breakable portion 6 connecting the perforation platform 3 to the topper 2.
  • a plurality (six in the example) of breakable portions 6 may be arranged around the perforation platform 3.
  • a breakable portion is a physical link between the perforation platform 3 and the top part 2a (for instance a thin plastic thread), which is intended to irreparably break when subjected to a force which is above a given threshold.
  • the breakable portions 6 may be seen as "weak points" of the topper 2: if a stress is applied between the perforation platform 3 and the top part 2a, the rupture always takes place at the breakable portions 6, and not in the perforation platform 3 or in the top part 2a.
  • the breakable portions 6 have two effects:
  • the perforating platform 3 may be linked to the top part 2a only with breakable portions 6, in particular in the "hingeless" embodiment of figures 4a-b . As explained, in such a configuration the switching movement of the perforation platform 3 is a pure translation. When in working position (after the breakable portions 6 are broken), the perforation platform 3 is physically detached from the top part 2a.
  • the topper 2 may comprise, as represented by figure 7 , some spurs 60 (i.e. some very small tabs) blocking the perforation platform 3 in the resting position 3, and requiring it to undergo a slight deformation (and therefore a sufficient force to be applied) to go over them, and to reach the working position.
  • the spurs 60 also help preventing the perforation platform 3 to come back to the resting position.
  • the perforation platform 3 and the at least one breakable portion 6 are integral to the top part 2a.
  • the limit between the perforation portion 3 and the top part 2a thus forms a "dotted line", the dots of which are the breakable portions 6 spaced apart one from the other.
  • the hinge(s) 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d is(are) also integral to the top part 2a.
  • the whole topper 2 can therefore be cast in one piece (for example of polypropylene). The cost and the production time are therefore greatly reduced.
  • the first hinge 7a (and if required the fourth hinge 7d in a similar way) is preferably located at a distal end of an arm 20 protruding from the top part 2a through said inner recess V, so as to bring this first hinge 7a close to the upper surface 10.
  • the distal part of the arm 20 comes to contact the upper surface 10, as represented on figures 1 and 2 .
  • the perforation platform 3 (and the joint part 30 if there is one) presents an inclination when in the resting position, and becomes horizontal when moved in the working position, therefore fitting the shape of the upper surface 10 (see figure 1b ), so as to have the orifices 5a, 5b contact the openings created by the perforating elements 4a, 4b. The risk of leaks is therefore greatly reduced.
  • the top part 2a may be at least partially covered by a sticker 22 (as represented on figures 2 and 5c ), so that the sticker 22 hides at least the perforation platform 3.
  • This sticker 22 prevents any contamination of the orifice 5a.
  • This sticker 22 acts as a tamper-evident element, as it has to be removed or split by the user before pressing the perforation platform 3 into working position.
  • the sticker 22 may be provided with a dotted line (defining a weakness line) in particular following a contour of the perforation platform 3.
  • the sticker 22 breaks according to the dotted line when pulled by the user, so as to unveil the perforation platform 3, which can be consequently pressed for drinking.
  • a protection lid is provided in the inner part of topper to protect the perforation platform, for example to prevent children from being hurt by the perforating element(s).
  • the protection lid can for example be a disc positioned on a shoulder to the skirt. This protection lid is perforated when the perforation platform in moved to the working position.
  • the invention proposes an assembly including a topper 2 as previously described, and a container 1 of which an upper surface 10 is engaged with the topper 2.
  • the upper surface 10 of the container 1 is preferably a lid sealing the container 1.
  • the invention proposes a method of using the assembly according to the second aspect of the invention, the method including steps of:

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  1. Couvercle (2) pour un récipient (1) ayant une surface supérieure (10), le couvercle (2) comprenant :
    un corps adapté pour mettre en prise la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1), et
    une plateforme de perforation mobile (3) ayant au moins un élément de perforation en saillie (4a, 4b), la plateforme de perforation (3) pouvant être poussée par rapport au corps, d'une position de repos à une position de travail, dans lequel l'élément de perforation (4a, 4b) perfore la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1),
    dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) présente, dans la position de repos, une première orientation et présente, dans la position de travail, une seconde orientation,
    dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) ne pénètre pas dans la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1) lorsqu'elle est dans la position de travail, et dans lequel le couvercle (2) comprend des moyens pour empêcher la rotation de la plateforme de perforation (3) au-delà de la position de travail,
    caractérisé en ce que la première et la seconde orientation diffèrent selon un angle, dans lequel l'angle est inférieur à 30°, dans lequel le passage de la position de repos à la position de travail comprend uniquement une rotation inférieure à 30°, ou une translation et une rotation inférieure à 30°.
  2. Couvercle selon la revendication 1, dans lequel seuls les éléments de perforation en saillie (4a, 4b) pénètrent dans la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1) lorsqu'ils sont dans la position de travail.
  3. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) est maintenue dans la position de repos par au moins une partie fracturable (6) raccordant la plateforme de perforation (3) au corps.
  4. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le corps comprend une partie supérieure (2a) et une jupe (2b), la jupe (2b) étant adaptée pour mettre en prise la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1), et la plateforme de perforation (3) étant raccordée à la partie supérieure (2a).
  5. Couvercle selon la revendication 4, dans lequel, lorsque la jupe (2b) met en prise la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1), la jupe (2b) définit un évidement interne (V) s'étendant entre la partie supérieure (2a) et la surface supérieure (10), l'élément de perforation (4a, 4b) s'ajustant dans ledit évidement interne (V) lorsqu'il est dans la position de repos.
  6. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 5, dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) est en outre raccordée à la partie supérieure (2a) par le biais d'au moins une charnière (7a, 7b).
  7. Couvercle selon la revendication 3, en combinaison avec l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) et la au moins une partie fracturable (6) sont solidaires de la partie supérieure (2a).
  8. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, dans lequel la partie supérieure (2a) est au moins partiellement couverte par un autocollant (22) dissimulant au moins la plateforme de perforation (3).
  9. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) comprend en outre au moins un orifice (5a, 5b) coopérant avec l'élément de perforation (4a, 4b) lorsque l'élément de perforation (4a, 4b) perfore la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1).
  10. Couvercle selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la plateforme de perforation (3) comprend deux éléments de perforation (4a, 4b) et deux orifices (5a, 5b) correspondants.
  11. Couvercle selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel le mouvement de la plateforme de perforation (3) de la position de repos à la position de travail, comprend uniquement une rotation comprise entre 10° et 30°, ou une ou plusieurs translations et une rotation comprise entre 10° et 30°.
  12. Ensemble comprenant un couvercle (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11 et un récipient (1), dans lequel le couvercle (2) met en prise une surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1).
  13. Ensemble selon la revendication 12, dans lequel la surface supérieure (10) du récipient (1) comprend un couvercle scellant le récipient (1), le couvercle étant perforé par l'élément de perforation (4a, 4b) lorsque la languette de perforation (3) est dans la position de travail.
  14. Ensemble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 et 13, dans lequel le récipient (1) est rempli avec un liquide, par exemple un liquide comestible ou buvable, de préférence une boisson, de préférence une composition liquide à base de lait.
  15. Procédé pour utiliser l'ensemble selon la revendication 14, le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    - pousser la plateforme de perforation (3) de la position de repos à la position de travail ;
    - verser le liquide contenu dans le récipient (1) par un orifice (5a) de la plateforme de perforation (3) .
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