EP3608244B1 - Récipient métallique doté d'une fermeture - Google Patents

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EP3608244B1
EP3608244B1 EP19189408.8A EP19189408A EP3608244B1 EP 3608244 B1 EP3608244 B1 EP 3608244B1 EP 19189408 A EP19189408 A EP 19189408A EP 3608244 B1 EP3608244 B1 EP 3608244B1
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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
    • B65D15/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials
    • B65D15/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums
    • B65D15/10—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums with curved, or partially curved, walls made of metal
    • B65D15/14—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums with curved, or partially curved, walls made of metal with end walls made of plastics material
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/42—Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
    • 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
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure

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  • the subject of the present invention is a metal container for food, cosmetics or technical products, tending to be in liquid form, with a tamper-proof and anti-filling closure.
  • screw caps whether made of plastic or metal, allow the container to be filled and thus reused (even fraudulently).
  • closures in particular those made of plastic, can be fitted with an anti-fill pourer, but are not 100% inviolable, and therefore are not tamper-proof and can be removed and re-applied to the container, allowing it to be reused.
  • US 7832589 B2 describes a metal container with a plastic sleeve.
  • the container has a cylindrical neck which is connected to the body of the container by means of a truncated cone portion, on which there is a circumferential rim axially oriented upwards.
  • the sleeve has an upper cylindrical portion that is arranged around the cylindrical neck of the container and a lower dome-shaped portion having internally a centring seat designed to accommodate said axial rim.
  • the sleeve is held in position by the upper edge of the neck of the container, which is bent outwards to form a radially protruding flange.
  • the application of the sleeve is somewhat laborious and requires subsequent operations on the container to keep it in position.
  • the sleeve constitutes a simple covering of the neck of the container. There are no features which disclose tamper-proof or anti-fill elements.
  • US 2804988 A describes a metal container with a plastic closure that attaches to the container with an axial movement in one single point.
  • a groove at the base of the closure engages in a radial rib of the container. This closure does not guarantee anti-tamper or inviolability features.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of metal containers of the prior art described above.
  • one of the objects of the invention is to provide a metal container provided with anti-fill and tamper-proof closure.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a container that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a metal container with such a closure that is lightweight and durable and which guarantees excellent tightness to the liquid product contained therein.
  • the container particularly for liquid products, according to the invention, comprises a metal container or metal can provided with a closure, wherein said can comprises a cylindrical body having above a dome-shaped element provided with a central opening, in the area of connection between said cylindrical body and said dome-shaped element resulting in a lower circumferential rim, a further upper rim being provided around said central opening, and wherein said closure is made of plastic material, also has a dome shape and has a lower cylindrical portion of minimum thickness and external diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said body, and an upper portion of greater thickness, internally to said lower portion a pair of ribs being provided, directed radially or horizontally and determining between them a seat designed to accommodate said lower rim, while internally to said upper thickened portion a pair of ribs being provided, directed axially or vertically downwards, determining between them a seat designed to accommodate said upper rim, following application of a pressure of the closure on the can.
  • said can comprises a cylindrical body having above a dome-shaped element provided with a central opening
  • Figure 1 shows, in a blown-up view, a container according to the invention, denoted as a whole by reference numeral 1, comprising a metal container or can 10 of metallic material, a closure 20 and a cap 30.
  • the can 10 comprises a cylindrical-shaped body 11 having a dome-shaped element 12 above with a central opening 13.
  • the dome-shaped element 12 is separated from body 11 and constrained thereto by seaming its lower edge to the upper edge of cylindrical body 11, where a rim 14 is formed, slightly recessed with respect to the external profile of body 11e projecting upwards and outwards.
  • the upper edge of the dome-shaped element 12 is turned outwards, resulting in a second rim 15, of smaller diameter with respect to the rim 14.
  • the closure 20 in plastic material, in particular, but not exclusively, in high-density polyethylene.
  • the closure or lid 20 also substantially shaped like a dome, has a lower portion 21 of minimum thickness, cylindrical in shape, with an external diameter substantially equal to the diameter of body 11 of the container, and an upper dome-shaped portion 21 of greater thickness.
  • a further pair of ribs 25 are provided, projecting axially, vertically oriented downwards with reference to the accompanying drawings, determining between them a seat 26, designed to house said upper rim 15 of the container 10.
  • Closure 20 is applied to container 10 under pressure, resulting in an upper internal coupling at the pair of axial ribs 25 housing the rim 15, and a lower external seal at the pair of radial ribs 23 housing the lower rim 14 laterally.
  • the pairs of ribs 23 and 25 can be continuous, that is, extending over an arc of 360°, or discontinuous, extending over arcs of shorter length. In this second case, the ribs of each pair do not necessarily have to extend over arcs of the same length.
  • closure 20 Once closure 20 has been applied by pressure to container 10, the container is inviolable, since it is practically impossible to remove closure 20, unless a considerable force of bending and torsion is exerted which would cause breakage thereof, with clear evidence of tampering.
  • closure 20 is shown with an anti-fill upper pourer 27, that is, that allows the outflow of the liquid only in one direction and not in the opposite direction, thus preventing the container 10 from being filled through it.
  • cap 30 which, in the example shown, is of the screw type.
  • Naturally closure 20 can be provided with systems of distribution of the product different from those shown, without prejudice to the provision of means that allow the application of pressure and consequent inviolability thereof.
  • the container according to the invention can obviously be made in different sizes according to the specific uses.

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  1. Récipient (1), en particulier pour des produits liquides, comprenant un récipient métallique ou une boîte métallique (10) pourvu d'une fermeture (20), dans lequel ledit récipient ou ladite boîte (10) comprend un corps cylindrique (11) comportant un élément en forme de dôme (12) pourvu d'une ouverture centrale (13), un rebord circonférentiel inférieur (14) étant formé dans la zone d'assemblage entre ledit corps cylindrique (11) et ledit élément en forme de dôme (12),
    caractérisé en ce que un rebord supérieur supplémentaire (15) est disposé autour de ladite ouverture centrale (13) et ladite fermeture (20) est constituée d'une matière plastique, présente également une forme de dôme et comporte une partie inférieure cylindrique (21) avec une épaisseur minimum et un diamètre extérieur substantiellement égal au diamètre dudit corps (10), et une partie supérieure (22) avec une plus grande épaisseur, une paire de nervures dirigées radialement ou horizontalement (23) est disposée à l'intérieur de ladite partie inférieure (21), déterminant entre elles un siège (24) conçu pour recevoir ledit rebord inférieur (14), tandis qu'une paire de nervures (25) dirigées axialement ou verticalement vers le bas est disposée intérieurement à la partie supérieure épaissie (22), déterminant entre elles un siège (26) conçu pour accueillir ledit rebord supérieur (15), après une application de pression de la fermeture (20) sur la boîte (10) de telle façon qu'il est impossible de retirer la fermeture (20) sans preuve évidente de manipulation.
  2. Récipient (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite paire de nervures (23) et/ou ladite paire de nervures (25) sont continues, s'étendant sur un arc de 360°, ou discontinues, s'étendant sur des parties d'arc de plus petite longueur.
  3. Récipient (1) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel les nervures discontinues de l'une desdites paires ou des deux paires (23), (25) s'étendent sur des arcs de longueurs différentes.
  4. Récipient (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite partie en forme de dôme (12) est un élément séparé dudit corps (11) et fixé à celui-ci par jointage, déterminant ledit rebord périphérique (14).
  5. Récipient (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit rebord (14) est légèrement renfoncé par rapport au profil extérieur dudit corps cylindrique (11).
  6. Récipient (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la matière plastique de ladite fermeture (20) est un polyéthylène à haute densité.
  7. Récipient (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite fermeture (20) est pourvue d'un bec verseur anti-remplissage (27).
  8. Récipient (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite fermeture (20) est pourvue d'un capuchon (30).
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