EP3497026B1 - Fermeture inviolable - Google Patents

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EP3497026B1
EP3497026B1 EP17751627.5A EP17751627A EP3497026B1 EP 3497026 B1 EP3497026 B1 EP 3497026B1 EP 17751627 A EP17751627 A EP 17751627A EP 3497026 B1 EP3497026 B1 EP 3497026B1
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Claude Benoit-Gonin
Jerome Mezerette
Felip GRINO
Antonio Gonzales
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Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

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  • the present invention relates generally to a closure and particularly to a tamper-evident closure with some means for indicating that the closure has been opened.
  • US5201440 discloses a flip top closure in accordance with the preamble of appended claim 1.
  • a flip-top dispensing closure comprising a base and a lid connected together by a hinge so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position, the closure comprising a tamper-evident member for indicating if the lid has been opened, wherein the base comprises a sidewall having at one end an annular wall that projects radially inwards and includes a slot generally opposite the hinge, the member comprising a first part frangibly connected to the lid and a second part frangibly connected to the first part and irreversibly engaged in the slot, whereby the lid cannot be moved to the open position without removing the first part, with the second part remaining on the base.
  • the first part may be frangibly connected to the one of the base and lid, for example by one or more frangible bridges and/or a material thinning (such as a line of weakness).
  • the base and lid are connected together by a hinge, such as a snap hinge, butterfly hinge or the like.
  • the base may comprise a dispensing member, such as a spout through which product can be dispensed from an associated container.
  • the spout is generally conical.
  • the spout may be sunken/recessed into the base.
  • the lid may comprise a spigot, annular sealing wall or the like for sealing the spout.
  • the first part of the tamper-evident member may be a tear-off strip.
  • the strip may be partially or completely torn away from the closure to separate it from the second part. In some embodiments the strip is completely removed from the closure; in others the strip is torn away but remains attached to the closure.
  • the second part may include a hook and the base/lid includes a slot for receiving the hook.
  • the hook engages in the slot to keep the closure in a closed position until the first and second parts are separated from each other.
  • the closure is formed as a single piece.
  • the closure may be formed in an open position.
  • the closure may be moulded (such as by injection moulding a plastics material e.g. polypropylene or polyethylene) in an open position.
  • the closure is moved to a closed position; as part of this operation the second part may engage the base/lid.
  • the second part may engage the base/lid when the closure is closed for the first time.
  • the first part may be connected to the lid and the second part engages the base.
  • the first part may be connected to the base and the second part engages the lid.
  • the present invention also provides a closure as described herein in combination with a container.
  • the closure 10 comprises a base 15 and a lid 20.
  • the base and lid are joined by a hinge 25 and the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position.
  • Figures 1 to 5 show the closure in a closed, unopened condition and Figures 6 to 9 show the closure in an as-formed (as-moulded) condition.
  • the base 15 has a generally cylindrical sidewall 30. At one end of the sidewall 30 a tamper-evident drop band 35 is defined by a frangible line made up of a plurality of bridges 40. The interior of the band 35 has a segmented retention bead 45 for engaging under a bead on a container neck so that if the closure is removed the band 35 is separated from the remainder of the sidewall.
  • the interior of the sidewall is further provided with a screw thread 50 for engaging a corresponding thread on a container neck.
  • annular wall 55 projects radially inwards and continues into a generally U-shape wall 60 the inner leg of which defines a sunken conical spout 65 which terminates with an outlet nozzle 70.
  • the wall 55 includes a slot 75 opposite the hinge 25.
  • the lid 20 comprises a top plate 80 from the periphery of which depends a truncated annular sidewall 85.
  • annular sealing wall 95 depends and in the closed position seals into the nozzle 70.
  • the sidewall 85 is generally circular, except that it has diametrically opposed radial steps 90 defining a front section 80a with a reduced radius.
  • a peak 100 extends from the front of top plate 80 and so projects out over the sidewall section 80a. The circumferential ends of peak 100 are spaced from the steps 90 to define rebates II5.
  • An arcuate tamper-evident strip 105 is provided and extends generally between the steps 90.
  • the strip 105 is frangibly connected to the peak 100 by bridges II0.
  • grasping tabs I20 are provided and extend into the rebates II5.
  • a retention tab 130 is provided and has an upper portion 135 is frangibly connected into the notch 125 by a thinned line of weakness 140.
  • the tab 130 has a lower portion 145 including a terminal hook 150.
  • closure 10 is moulded as a single piece in the open position - Figures 6 to 9 .
  • the lid 20 is closed onto the base I5 - Figures 1 to 5 .
  • the wall 95 engages into the spout 65 and the lower portion 145 of the tab 130 passes into the slot 75.
  • the front wall 176 of the slot 175 is inclined. The hook 150 can be forced through the slot 175 but thereafter cannot pass back through.
  • the closure 10 is shown closed and unopened in Figure 10 . Because the tab I30 forms part of the lid 20, the hook 150 prevents the lid from being opened.
  • the strip 105 In order to open the closure the strip 105 must be torn off. Conveniently one or both of the tabs I20 can be used for this purpose. When the strip is torn off this ruptures the bridges I10 and also tears along the line of weakness 140. The portion 145 remains engaged in the slot 75 and the strip is removed, as shown in Figure II.
  • the lid 20 is now released from the hook 150 and can be lifted open, as shown in Figure 12 .
  • the portion 145 remains engaged in the slot 75.

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Claims (11)

  1. Fermeture de distribution à capuchon rabattable (10) comprenant une base (15) comprenant une paroi latérale (30) et un couvercle (20), la base et le couvercle étant reliés par une articulation (25) de sorte que le couvercle peut être déplacé entre une position fermée et une position ouverte, la fermeture comprenant un élément d'inviolabilité comprenant une première partie (105) reliée de manière cassable au couvercle et une seconde partie (130) reliée de manière cassable à la première partie afin d'indiquer si le couvercle a été ouvert, caractérisée en ce que la paroi latérale (30) présente au niveau d'une première extrémité une paroi annulaire (55) qui fait saillie radialement vers l'intérieur et inclut une fente (75) généralement à l'opposé de l'articulation (25), la seconde partie (130) de l'élément d'inviolabilité étant engagée de manière irréversible dans la fente (75), grâce à quoi le couvercle (20) ne peut pas être déplacé vers la position ouverte sans retirer la première partie (105), la seconde partie (130) restant sur la base (15).
  2. Fermeture (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la base (15) comprend un élément de distribution (70).
  3. Fermeture (10) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle l'élément de distribution comprend un bec verseur (70).
  4. Fermeture (10) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle le bec verseur (70) est généralement conique.
  5. Fermeture (10) selon la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, dans laquelle le bec verseur (70) est enfoncé dans la base (15).
  6. Fermeture (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, dans laquelle le couvercle (20) comprend un ergot (95) destiné à obturer hermétiquement le bec verseur (70).
  7. Fermeture (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la première partie est une bande à déchirer (105).
  8. Fermeture (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la seconde partie (130) inclut un crochet (150) lequel est reçu dans la fente (75).
  9. Fermeture (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, où la fermeture est moulée en position ouverte.
  10. Fermeture (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la seconde partie (130) s'engage avec la base lorsque la fermeture est fermée pour la première fois.
  11. Fermeture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes en combinaison avec un contenant.
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GBGB1613920.6A GB201613920D0 (en) 2016-08-12 2016-08-12 Tamper Evident Closure
PCT/EP2017/067947 WO2018028940A1 (fr) 2016-08-12 2017-07-14 Fermeture inviolable

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