EP3566971B1 - A cap for a container for liquids - Google Patents

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EP3566971B1
EP3566971B1 EP18380003.6A EP18380003A EP3566971B1 EP 3566971 B1 EP3566971 B1 EP 3566971B1 EP 18380003 A EP18380003 A EP 18380003A EP 3566971 B1 EP3566971 B1 EP 3566971B1
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Pedro Galera Sánchez
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  • the invention relates to a cap for a sealed packaging container, in particular, a container for liquids, preferably beverages.
  • Yoghurt is a milk-based product which is eaten by using a spoon, or is drunk.
  • Drinkable yoghurts, as well as various beverages, are generally sold in containers such as small plastic bottles comprising a neck, sealed with a threaded cap. The seal or cap shall be removed by a user to drink the contents of the bottle.
  • the act of removing the cap is not very practical since the cap is attached to a rim of the container, and the liquid inside might get spilt when the cap is removed. This operation may be even more critical if a container has a larger opening, if the container is a cup, for example.
  • the beverage may be easily transported, at the same time facilitating its consumption anywhere and in any circumstance, including while walking or when only one hand is free.
  • One of the defects displayed by the known accessories is that they may create excessively large openings in the container which may lead to the beverage being spilt if not handled with the required precaution.
  • Document WO2015/101655 describes a cap for a container which has a larger surface area and which includes a body adapted to be attached to an upper surface of the container and a moving perforation platform which has at least one protruding perforator, the perforation platform is pushed with respect to the body from a resting position to a working position, wherein the perforating element perforates the upper surface of the container.
  • the particularity of this document is that the aforementioned perforation platform presents a first orientation in the resting position and a second orientation in the working position, wherein the first and second orientations differ by an angle of less than 30°.
  • document EP2675719 describes a container which has a lower part and a cap which covers the lower part, wherein the cap has a closure which can be moved from a first position to, at least, one additional position and which is characterised in that the lower part is completely enclosed by a cover and the closure is designed so that at least one opening is made in the cover when the closure is moved from a first position to a second position.
  • a vessel cap according to the preamble of claim 1, that comprises a body mounted at a vessel inlet through which a liquid material stored in a vessel is discharged outwardly and having a certain space therein, a pressing plate disposed in the body to be movable in upper and lower directions, a cutter formed at an edge of a lower surface of the pressing plate in a circumferential direction for penetrating a sealing member when the pressing plate is pressed and cutting the sealing member when the body is rotated, a hooking member downwardly protruding at the lower surface of the pressing plate for storing the sealing member cut by the cutter in the body, and a connection portion formed between an outer circumferential surface of the pressing plate and an inner circumferential surface of the body for guiding the pressing plate to be moved in upper and lower directions.
  • the sealing member is automatically removed by a sealing member removing unit integrally formed at the vessel cap. Accordingly, a user's convenience is enhanced without additionally removing the sealing member. Furthermore, the vessel cap is manufactured by a single molding thereby to reduce a production cost.
  • the document US2016325893A1 a topper for a container having an upper surface, the topper including: a body adapted to engage an upper surface of the container, and a movable perforation platform having at least one protruding perforating element, the perforation platform being movable with respect to the body between: a resting position, and a working position wherein the perforating element perforates the upper surface of the container, wherein the perforation platform is held in the resting position by at least one breakable portion connecting the perforation platform to the body.
  • An object of the invention is a cap for a container for liquids that is simpler, cheaper and more manageable while enabling good control of the perforation; all of which in order to solve the technical problems indicated in the prior art. This object is achieved with the cap of claim 1. Particular or preferred embodiments of the cap are described in dependent claims.
  • the cap of the invention is subject to being incorporated in a container for liquids with an open upper surface and includes: (a) a body configured to be attached to the upper surface of the container, and (b) a perforation platform comprising a protruding perforating element, so that the perforation platform is pushed with respect to the body from a resting position to a working position, wherein the perforating element perforates the upper surface of the container.
  • the perforation platform has the particularity that, in the resting position, the platform is horizontally aligned with the upper surface of the body of the cap, while in the working position, the perforation platform moves vertically and, in its entirety, a distance so that the protruding perforating elements penetrate the upper surface of the container while they are in the working position and the perforation platform remaining in a parallel position to the upper surface of the cap.
  • the body includes an upper part and an apron, wherein the apron is adapted to be attached to the upper surface of the container and the perforation platform forms part of the upper part of the body of the cap.
  • the perforation platform connects to the upper part by means of two articulated arms facing each other; and wherein said arms form part of the upper part of the cap.
  • the perforation platform furthermore, comprises at least one orifice which cooperates with the perforating element when the perforating element perforates the upper surface of the container.
  • the perforation platform comprises two perforating elements and two corresponding orifices.
  • this invention proposes a cap 2 for a container 1 which has an upper surface 10.
  • the container 1 is, for example, a substantially cylindrical (and/or conical) hollow part made from glass, cardboard 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 preferably includes a lid which seals the container 1, wherein the lid is manufactured of, by way of non-limiting examples, aluminium, paper, plastic or a combination of these.
  • the container 1 may have the form of a cup for drinking from or the form of a pot for yoghurt.
  • the container 1 may thus comprise an opening, which must be covered by means of the upper surface 10, a base and lateral walls.
  • the opening and/or lateral walls may have, horizontally, a squared transverse section or a square with a transverse section with rounded corners, or a rounded transverse section or an oval transverse section.
  • the walls may be cylindrical or conical in shape.
  • the walls (perpendicular to the transverse section) may be provided with elements such as adhesive labels or banners. The banners may help to reinforce the mechanical resistance of the container 1.
  • the container 1 may be filled with a liquid, preferably a milk-based formula.
  • the liquid in container 1 may be any liquid, for example an edible or drinkable liquid, often referred to as liquid foods. It may be, for example, a sauce, a soup or a beverage: here, beverages include water, juices, fizzy drinks, milk-based formulae such as milk, which may be flavoured, and fermented lactic products, for example, yoghurt or kefir.
  • the container 1 may be of any size, volume or capacity, for example, a container from 50 ml (or 50 g), to 1L (or 1 kg) in any possible combination. It should be understood that someone skilled in the art will know how to adapt the cap according to the invention to any container 1 which has an upper surface 10.
  • the cap 2 is, for example, a part which sits on top of the container 1. It may be made of a similar or a different material than the container 1, for example, polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polylactic acid (PLA). In a particular, non-limiting embodiment, PP is the preferred manufacturing material, since it presents good flexibility and resistance to breakages. In other words, the cap 2 includes a body adapted to be attached firmly and securely to the upper surface 10 of the container 1.
  • the body of the cap 2 includes a cap 2a and an apron 2b, wherein the apron 2b is applied to the upper surface 10 of the container 1.
  • the cap 2a may be a flat part, and the apron 2b may have a cylindrical shape.
  • an inverse transverse section of the cap 2 is «U»-shaped.
  • the upper surface 10 is attached to the container 1 perimetrically. In other words, it is understood that it cooperates with the perimeter edge of the upper surface 10 to assemble the container 1 and the cap 2.
  • the apron 2b includes at least one flap 21 which protrudes from the inner surface of the apron 2b and extends radially to the centre of the cap 2.
  • This flap 21 cooperates with at least one flange 11 which protrudes from the edge of the container 1 (in other words, in the periphery of the upper surface 10), said flange 11 extends radially to the outside of the container 1.
  • the apron 2b When the upper surface 10 of the container 1 is attached to the cap 2 due to a translatory movement of the container 1, the apron 2b is deformed (specifically, by means of an elastic deformation) until the flanges 11 of the container 1 straddle the flanges of the apron 2b, in order to attach the cap 2 to the container 1.
  • the apron When the apron is applied to the upper surface 10, the apron 2b defines an internal recess between the cap 2a and the container 1.
  • the cap 2 is fitted with a moving perforation platform 3 which has at least one protruding perforating element 4a, 4b. This perforation platform 3 is connected to the cap 2a.
  • the perforation platform includes at least one orifice 5a, 5b, preferably a main orifice 5a and an ancillary orifice 5b.
  • the main orifice 5a is a drinking orifice
  • the ancillary orifice 5b is a respiration orifice (which enables air to enter the container 1 to replace the liquid drunk).
  • the perforation platform 3 is mobile with respect to the upper part of the cap 2a between a resting position and a working position in which the perforation element 4a, 4b perforates the upper surface 10 of the container 1.
  • the perforation platforms 3 When the perforation platform 3 has two orifices 5a, 5b, the perforation platforms 3 have two corresponding perforating elements 4a, 4b. Each perforating element 4a, 4b cooperates with an orifice 5a, 5b to create an opening aligned with the orifice 5a, 5b in the upper surface 10 when it is perforated. In other words, when the perforation platform 3 is in the working position, it enables the connection of the fluid between the inside and the outside of the container 1 through the perforated upper surface 10 and the perforation platform 3 (through the orifices 5a, 5b). In particular, the perforating elements 4a and 4b may be sharpened parts of diverse shapes.
  • the perforation platform 3 is pushed, in other words, is displaced vertically and in parallel with respect to the upper part 2a of the cap 2 when pushed -with a finger, for example-from the resting position to the working position.
  • «Push» is understood as to apply a force of pressure in the same direction of movement, in other words, from up to down, in vertical motion.
  • the perforation platform 3 is configured so that, in the resting position ( figures 2 and 3 ) it presents a position horizontally aligned with the upper part 2a of the cap 2. In the working position ( figures 4 and 5 ), however, it presents a second position, wherein the perforation platform 3 is displaced vertically and, in its entirety, a distance so that the protruding perforating elements 4a and 4b penetrate the upper surface 10 of the container 1, and the perforation platform 3 remaining in a substantially parallel position to the upper surface 2a of the cap.
  • the perforation platform 3 is configured so that the resting position and the working position are aligned or parallel to the upper surface 2a of the cap 2.Thus, the movement when changing from the resting position to the working position is purely translatory, and is not due to any rotation, as opposed to the documents quoted in the prior art which present rotations of between 30° and 90°, possibly leading to leakages or even problems with the introduction of the finger or the rotation axis of these perforating platforms breaking - particularly, in document WO2015/101655 .
  • the perforation platform 3 does not penetrate the upper surface 10 of the container 1 when it is in the working position and, advantageously, only the protruding perforating elements 4a and 4b are enabled to penetrate the upper surface 10 of the container 1, so that the perforation platform 3 prevents leakages from the same.
  • the movement to change the position of the perforation platform 3 from the resting position to the working position is a vertical translation of the platform 3 while remaining in parallel with the upper part 2a of the cap 2 during said translatory movement.
  • two arms 7a and 7b positioned facing each other, connect the perforation platform 3 with the upper part 2a of the cap 2 by means of, respectively, two joints 6a and 6a' for a first arm 7a and another two joints 6b and 6b' for a second arm 7b.
  • breakable portions 8 disposed in the perimeter of the platform 3 break and it moves downwards, at the same time as the facing arms 7a and 7b articulate from the resting position to the working position.
  • the joints of the arms 7a and 7b which face each other, enable the platform 3 to remain in parallel with the upper part 2a of the cap 2, thus guaranteeing that leakages of the liquid contained in the container 1 cannot occur, delivering safer use and easier operation and manufacture.

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