EP3917853B1 - Dispensing bottle, closure cap, and method for manufacture - Google Patents

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EP3917853B1
EP3917853B1 EP20866805.3A EP20866805A EP3917853B1 EP 3917853 B1 EP3917853 B1 EP 3917853B1 EP 20866805 A EP20866805 A EP 20866805A EP 3917853 B1 EP3917853 B1 EP 3917853B1
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Balint HILTSER
Guus LUEB
Thomas Cox
Jamie Fox
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HJ Heinz Co Brands 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
    • 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
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • 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
    • B65D47/043—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring baffles, e.g. for controlling the flow
    • 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
    • B65D47/2056—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 lift valve type
    • B65D47/2081—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 lift valve type in which the deformation raises or lowers the valve port
    • 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
    • B65D47/32—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with means for venting
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials

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  • membrane valves and other similar solutions do not always sufficiently address product separation that often occurs in fluids, such as when serum, water or another thin liquid component of relatively low viscosity separates from the remainder of a fluid such as ketchup. This separation can increase leakage, increase splatter, and cause the thin liquid component to be dispensed separately from the remainder of the product.
  • FIG. 3 when the flip-top lid 22 is in the open configuration, a projection 90 of the flip-top lid 22 is moved from obstructing or blocking an opening 34 in the base 20 to a position away therefrom such that the opening 34 is unobstructed.
  • FIG. 3 also illustrates a central portion 30, which may be dome-shaped, through which the opening 34 extends, and a planar portion 62 disposed at least partially therearound.
  • the lower surface 74 of the mouth-shaped indentation 70 as shown in the illustrative example of FIG. 3 , extends between sections of the planar portion 62.
  • the mixing chamber 56 and the openings formed in the disk 42 by the disk 42 and the internal shaft 36 permit accurate dispensing and dosing of the fluid 5 within the container. Accordingly, the geometry of the disk 42 helps facilitate the proper dispensing of the fluid 5.
  • the internal shaft 36 may help support the disk 42 when the disk is attached to the base 20.
  • the internal or interior wall 78 of the internal shaft 36 funnels fluid 5 toward the opening 34.
  • the interior wall 78 forms at least one of a circular shape or a parabolic shape.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates one example shape of an interior wall 78 that narrows slightly near the exit of the internal shaft 36.
  • the shaft 36 may flare open again adjacent the opening 34. By flaring a bit where the opening meets the upper surface of the base, the opening permits the projection 90 to more easily and quickly be placed in the opening 34 when closing the flip-top cap 18. In yet another configuration, shown in FIG.

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EP25184826.3A EP4599927A3 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture
EP23192270.9A EP4269272B1 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Closure cap and dispensing bottle
EP24211531.9A EP4484324A3 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture

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US201962903245P 2019-09-20 2019-09-20
PCT/US2019/067485 WO2020132247A1 (en) 2018-12-21 2019-12-19 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture
PCT/US2020/035840 WO2021055026A1 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture

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EP24211531.9A Division EP4484324A3 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture
EP23192270.9A Division EP4269272B1 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Closure cap and dispensing bottle
EP23192270.9A Division-Into EP4269272B1 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Closure cap and dispensing bottle
EP25184826.3A Division EP4599927A3 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture

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EP24211531.9A Pending EP4484324A3 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Container, closure, and methods for manufacture
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EP23192270.9A Active EP4269272B1 (en) 2019-09-20 2020-06-03 Closure cap and dispensing bottle

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