EP3906198A4 - Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container - Google Patents

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EP3906198A4
EP3906198A4 EP20736213.8A EP20736213A EP3906198A4 EP 3906198 A4 EP3906198 A4 EP 3906198A4 EP 20736213 A EP20736213 A EP 20736213A EP 3906198 A4 EP3906198 A4 EP 3906198A4
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finish
closure
container
tamper evidence
threaded tamper
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French (fr)
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EP3906198A1 (en
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Jay Clarke Hanan
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Niagara Bottling LLC
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Niagara Bottling LLC
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/071—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration, e.g. geometry, dimensions or physical properties
    • 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
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
    • B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
    • B29C2949/076—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration characterised by the shape
    • B29C2949/0768—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration characterised by the shape characterised by the shape of specific parts of preform
    • B29C2949/077—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration characterised by the shape characterised by the shape of specific parts of preform characterised by the neck
    • B29C2949/0777—Tamper-evident band retaining ring

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
EP20736213.8A 2019-01-03 2020-01-03 Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container Withdrawn EP3906198A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US201962788051P 2019-01-03 2019-01-03
US16/729,981 US20200216213A1 (en) 2019-01-03 2019-12-30 Threaded Tamper Evidence Finish and Closure for Container
PCT/US2020/012147 WO2020142663A1 (en) 2019-01-03 2020-01-03 Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container

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EP3906198A1 EP3906198A1 (en) 2021-11-10
EP3906198A4 true EP3906198A4 (en) 2023-01-04

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US (1) US20200216213A1 (en)
EP (1) EP3906198A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2020204683A1 (en)
CA (1) CA3125199A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2021008124A (en)
WO (1) WO2020142663A1 (en)

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US11214410B2 (en) 2016-02-02 2022-01-04 Niagara Bottling, Llc Tamper evidence container closure
US12054304B2 (en) 2022-06-03 2024-08-06 Abbott Laboratories Reclosable plastic bottle with waist and strengthening rib(s)

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WO2009053921A1 (en) * 2007-10-23 2009-04-30 S.I.P.A. Societa' Industrializzazione Progettazione E Automazione S.P.A. Plastic material container
US20180229881A1 (en) * 2016-10-21 2018-08-16 Amcor Group Gmbh Lightweight Polymeric Container Finish
US20180327131A1 (en) * 2010-11-12 2018-11-15 Niagara Bottling, Llc Preform Extended Finish For Processing Light Weight Ecologically Beneficial Bottles

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GB9012041D0 (en) * 1990-05-30 1990-07-18 Beeson & Sons Ltd Improvements in or relating to containers
US5097974A (en) * 1991-02-07 1992-03-24 Oleg Rozenberg Tamper-evident closures
US7637384B2 (en) * 2002-08-09 2009-12-29 Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. Tamper evident closure with locking band and container therefor
US20080116162A1 (en) * 2006-11-17 2008-05-22 Penny Michael E Container with tamper evident band
US9790005B2 (en) * 2010-10-15 2017-10-17 Closure Systems International Inc. Plastic closure with enhanced performance
BR112013010969A2 (en) * 2010-11-12 2016-08-30 Niagara Bottling Llc "plastic preforms and bottles or containers"
EP3411301A4 (en) * 2016-02-02 2019-10-09 Niagara Bottling, LLC Tamper evidence bridges

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WO2009053921A1 (en) * 2007-10-23 2009-04-30 S.I.P.A. Societa' Industrializzazione Progettazione E Automazione S.P.A. Plastic material container
US20180327131A1 (en) * 2010-11-12 2018-11-15 Niagara Bottling, Llc Preform Extended Finish For Processing Light Weight Ecologically Beneficial Bottles
US20180229881A1 (en) * 2016-10-21 2018-08-16 Amcor Group Gmbh Lightweight Polymeric Container Finish

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CA3125199A1 (en) 2020-07-09
US20200216213A1 (en) 2020-07-09
WO2020142663A1 (en) 2020-07-09
MX2021008124A (en) 2021-09-23
AU2020204683A1 (en) 2021-07-22

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