EP3133026B1 - Verschlusskappe für glasflaschen - Google Patents

Verschlusskappe für glasflaschen Download PDF

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EP3133026B1
EP3133026B1 EP15779822.4A EP15779822A EP3133026B1 EP 3133026 B1 EP3133026 B1 EP 3133026B1 EP 15779822 A EP15779822 A EP 15779822A EP 3133026 B1 EP3133026 B1 EP 3133026B1
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cap
skirting
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bottle
glass bottles
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Vicente MARTÍNEZ RAMÍREZ
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Clipps Aluminium Int S L
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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
    • B65D41/40—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/405—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts with integral internal sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/10—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/12—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively stiff metallic materials, e.g. crown caps
    • B65D41/125—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively stiff metallic materials, e.g. crown caps with integral internal sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/10—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/12—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively stiff metallic materials, e.g. crown caps
    • 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
    • B65D41/40—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
    • B65D41/42—Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts made of relatively-stiff metallic material, e.g. crown caps
    • 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
    • B65D41/58—Caps or cap-like covers combined with stoppers

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  • the object of the present invention relates to a cap for glass bottles that is easy to handle and provides for opening glass bottles without having to use tools of any type.
  • caps for glass bottles are known today whose function is to prevent on the one hand the liquid contained therein from spilling out and, on the other, to preserve the properties of the liquid contained therein.
  • cap is among the most commonly used types of caps in the prior art.
  • This type of cap is generally metallic and its main feature is that it fits to the outer contour of the rim of the opening of the bottle as a result of the presence of creases made in the cap itself when it is fixed by industrial means on said rim or opening of the bottle.
  • Some examples of these caps are disclosed in patent documents US 1,074,907 , US 1,580, 544 and US 1,155,890 .
  • Caps or lids that are screwed onto the neck of the bottle which obviously requires making a threading in the cap or lid and another threading on the opening of the bottle or neck thereof, are also known in the prior art.
  • Caps that are coupled to the neck of the bottle and retained and fixed to said opening through a ring are also known, where a given force must be exerted in order to remove said ring and thereby open it, which is not usually altogether easy, and on some occasions it may be necessary to ultimately use an external tool suitable for effectively opening it, particularly when the ring breaks.
  • patent document ES2381727 which belongs to the same inventors as the present invention, discloses a lid for glass bottles, preferably made of aluminum or any other type of suitable plastic material, characterized in that it is formed from an inverted cup-like body, with skirting or an annular outer flange for being fitted on the outer surface of the corresponding rim of the neck of the bottle to be sealed; the body having a concentric annular V-shaped rib fitting onto the inner contour of the opening of the neck of the bottle, said rib defining an upwardly domed surface.
  • patent application WO201213839 also shows a solution disclosing a lid for glass bottles, preferably made of metal or any other type of suitable plastic material, comprising a body with skirting or an outer flange that is segmented by conical slits, characterized in that said flange comprises a plurality of longitudinal conical grooves transverse to the axis of the lid and running around the periphery of the flange, being configured to fit onto the outer surface of the rim of the neck of the bottle to be sealed; the body having a concentric annular V-shaped rib fitting onto the inner contour of the opening of the neck of the bottle, which has a liner, said rib defining an upwardly domed surface.
  • Document WO92/16426 discloses a bottle cap that is openable merely by a finger pressure on a domed top side of the cap, whereby it is possible to provoke an expansion of the depending, axially presplit cap skirt portion.
  • This type of caps has not been used in practice, because the caps, due to the segmented skirt, cannot resist any noticeable overpressure in the bottles.
  • the present invention it has been found that this problem is not due of the segmentation as such, but rather to the fact that the ends of the skirt segments are brought to overlap each other when the cap is closed, whereby the closing effect of the skirt is weakened.
  • the invention provides for a cap, in which the ends of the skirt segments are stabilized against overlapping, e.g. in that at each slit they are shaped with respective counter phased wells.
  • the caps will be mountable by a fully conventional equipment and - despite being easy to open - they will resist a considerable pressure in the bottles.
  • the present invention relates to a cap for glass bottles, as described in claim 1 enclosed with the present specification and incorporated herein by reference.
  • the dependent claims show particular solutions of the cap which are also incorporated herein by reference.
  • One object of the present invention relates to a cap for glass bottles that solves the aforementioned problems and whose structure furthermore allows withstanding the pressure of carbon gas contained or generated during the different beverage treatment processes.
  • the possibilities of using the present cap for packaging any type of beverage susceptible to being housed in a glass bottle, such as sodas, waters, beers or the like, are homogenized as a result of the cap described in the present invention.
  • the cap object of the invention shows good behavior with respect to the carbon gas contained in beverages housed in glass bottles, preventing it from internally doming, which would make it difficult to open.
  • the pressure for opening the bottle will be applied for the most part to the central part of the cap, which in turn means that the force exerted for opening it will be less, increasing the number of potential users (since even less force is required for opening it) to segments of the population who, for physical reasons (children, the elderly), have the most difficult time at present opening containers of this type.
  • the cap herein describes allows withstanding pressures of up to seven bar, which increases the possibilities of said cap being used in any industrial beverage bottling process.
  • the cap Once the cap is used and has been opened, it takes on a visible and characteristic triangular shape, such that reuse thereof is prevented, thereby increasing its hygiene performance.
  • the cap for glass bottles comprises a body (1) with skirting (2) with at least three cuts (3) made from the outside of the skirting (2) to the inside of the body (1) in which a core (4) is provided and to which pressure is applied for opening the cap herein described.
  • At least three reinforcements (5) in the form of ribs are reinforcing the core, the function of which is to provide greater robustness to the assembly and prevent excessive deformation of the body (1) since said reinforcements (5) do not deform during opening.
  • Both concave regions (4a, 6a) opposite one another create a chamber or space that allows the tilting of the cap during the deformation thereof when opening it, in addition to providing certain safety to the cap itself since the pressure to be applied on the core (4) of the first body (1) while opening is homogenized, regardless of the internal pressure withstood by the cap.
  • the second body (6) comprises a flange (7) around the periphery configured, on the one hand, for fitting onto the outer surface of the rim of the bottle, and on the other, onto the skirting (2) of the body (1), creating the mentioned second concave region (6a) in the central part therein.
  • the entire periphery of said flange (7) incorporates a plurality of cuts (7a) which prevent resistance when opening, and accordingly make opening easier.
  • the second body (6) also comprises in the lower part thereof a threaded area (8) in turn defining a plurality of crests (8a) improving grip on the neck of the bottle and providing the sealing required for properly preserving the liquid contained in the bottle and its properties.
  • the body (1) and the second body (6) are made forming a single body.
  • the body (1) will have a series of grooves along the skirting (2) thereof making it easier to seal it during the industrial bottling process.

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Claims (3)

  1. Kappe für Glasflaschen, bestehend aus einem ersten Körper (1) und einem zweiten Körper (6), der integral an den ersten Körper (1) angebracht ist, wobei:
    a) der erste Körper (1) besteht aus:
    a. einer Schürze (2) mit mindestens drei Einschnitten (3), die von der Außenseite der Schürze (2) zur Innenseite des Körpers (1) verlaufen; gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der erste Körper ferner umfasst:
    b. einen Kern (4) mit mindestens drei Verstärkungsrippen (5), die so angeordnet sind, dass sie sich beim Öffnen nicht verformen;
    c. einen ersten äußeren konkaven Bereich (4a), der innerhalb des ersten Körpers (1) vorgesehen ist und mit der Position des Kerns (4) zusammenfällt;
    b) wobei die Kappe weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass der zweite Körper (6) besteht aus:
    a. einem Flansch (7), der zahlreiche Einschnitte (7a) um den Umfang herum aufweist und konfiguriert ist für:
    i. das Aufsetzen auf die äußere Oberfläche des Randes einer Glasflasche;
    ii. das Aufsetzen auf die Schürze (2) des Körpers (1), wodurch ein zweiter äußerer konkaver Bereich (6a) im mittleren Teil entsteht;
    b. einem Gewindebereich (8) im unteren Teil des zweiten Körpers (6), der seinerseits umfasst:
    i. zahlreiche Kuppen (8a), die den Griff am Hals der Glasflasche verbessern und die Abdichtung gewährleisten, die zum ordnungsgemäßen Aufbewahren einer Flasche mit Flüssigkeit erforderlich ist; und
    c. zahlreiche Verstärkungsspeichen (9), die an den Gewindebereich (8) angrenzen ;
    wobei der erste konkave Bereich (4a) und der zweite konkave Bereich (6a) übereinstimmen und einander gegenüberliegen, so dass zwischen diesen eine Kammer bzw. ein Raum entsteht, der für die Neigung des Randes der Kappe vorgesehen ist, der bei der Verformung der Kappe während des Öffnungsprozesses entsteht.
  2. Kappe nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Körper (1) zahlreiche Nuten entlang seiner Schürze (2) aufweist.
  3. Kappe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Körper (1) und der zweite Körper (6) in einen einzigen Körper integriert wurden.
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PCT/ES2015/070186 WO2015158942A1 (es) 2014-04-15 2015-03-17 Tapón para botellas de vidrio

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