EP4010262B1 - Screw cap - Google Patents

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EP4010262B1
EP4010262B1 EP21794360.4A EP21794360A EP4010262B1 EP 4010262 B1 EP4010262 B1 EP 4010262B1 EP 21794360 A EP21794360 A EP 21794360A EP 4010262 B1 EP4010262 B1 EP 4010262B1
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Helmut RULAND
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Paccor Packaging 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0407—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means
    • B65D41/0414—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0471—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
    • 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0485—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means specially adapted for facilitating the operation of opening or closing
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0225—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation
    • B65D43/0231—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth of the container

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  • the present invention is related to a screw cap for containers with a threaded neck portion.
  • a screw cap according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from EP 3 224 152 A1 .
  • the object of the invention is to improve the design of the cap so that it can be screwed onto the threaded neck portion of a container more easily.
  • the invention is based on the basic idea to have the material of the engagement protrusion be arranged preceding the start of the thread.
  • the cap that in conjunction with the tool and the method described in EP 3 224 152 A1 is to be brought into a certain alignment with the threaded portion of the threaded neck portion of the container will engage more easily with the threaded portion of the threaded neck portion of the container, if the material of the engagement protrusion precedes the start of the thread. If used in the context of the tool and the method described in EP 3 224 152 A1 , the cap would be held preceding the threaded portion of the threaded neck portion of the container a little. It has shown that this arrangement allows the cap to be screwed on more easily.
  • the invention is directed to a screw cap for containers with a threaded neck portion.
  • the screw cap is a unitary piece.
  • the screw cap preferably is made up of HDPE (high-density polyethylene), R-HDPE (recycled high-density polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), R-PP (recycled polypropylene), Bio-HPDE (bio high-density polyethylene), Bio-PP (bio polypropylene),.
  • the screw cap is made by way of Continuous Compression Moulding (CCM) or Injection Moulding.
  • the screw cap according to the invention has a base portion comprising a top surface and a bottom surface.
  • the top surface is the surface that is intended to be on the outside of the cap, when the cap is attached to the container.
  • the bottom surface is that surface that faces and borders the space that is delimited by the annular portion that raises from the base portion.
  • the bottom surface has a center.
  • the bottom surface is circular and the center is the center of the circle that prescribes the outer end of the bottom surface, which typically is that end that merges into the inner surface of the annular portion.
  • the bottom surface is a flat surface.
  • the bottom surface being a flat surface does not exclude projections or recesses to raise from the bottom surface or to go into the bottom surface.
  • the screw cap according to the invention has an annular portion raised from the base portion.
  • the annular portion is a wall that raises at an angle, preferably at an angle of 45° to 134°, more preferably at an angle of 60° to 120°, more preferably at an angle of 90° to the bottom surface.
  • the wall preferably has the shape of the outer circumferential surface of a truncated cone or the outer circumferential surface of a cylinder.
  • the annular portion has an inner surface and an outer surface.
  • the outer surface may be a smooth surface or a riffled surface for easier opening or may have some other texture.
  • the inner surface preferably is - apart from the threaded portion arranged on it - a smooth surface.
  • the screw cap according to the invention has a threaded portion arranged on the inner surface of the annular portion.
  • the threaded portion has at least one thread.
  • the threaded portion has several threads, preferably two or more, preferably three or more threads.
  • the threaded portion has several threads that have their respective start arranged at the same height relative to the bottom surface.
  • the thread extends from a start into a first circumferential direction around the inner surface.
  • the start being that part of the thread, where the material of which the thread is made, starts to rise from the inner surface.
  • Threads can be designed to start with a steep step that extends radially inwards from the inner surface. In such a design, the step would be the start of the thread. More often, however, a thread has a section of constant height, where the material that makes up the thread in that section rises above inner surface with a constant height, but the thread in these designs has a starting portion, where the material that makes the thread in said starting portion rises ramp-like. The start in such a design will be the point where the ramp starts to rise from the inner surface.
  • the thread can be considered to have a start and an end and to extend from the start to the end.
  • the start is the point where a first ramp starts to rise from the inner surface, where the ramp ends in a section of constant height, whereby in this preferred embodiment the end is the point, where a second ramp arranged at the other side of the section of constant height starts to rise from the inner surface.
  • the start is arranged at a different distance to the bottom surface than the end. In a preferred embodiment, the start is arranged further away from the bottom surface than the end. In an alternative embodiment, the start is arranged closer to the bottom surface than the end.
  • the threads are preferably spaced at equal distance around the inner surface.
  • the shape and size of each thread of the threaded portion is the same.
  • the screw cap according to the invention has an engagement portion arranged on the bottom surface and protruding from the bottom surface.
  • the reference line of the engagement portion is defined to run along the bottom surface and to cross the center, whereby all material that makes up the engagement portion is arranged on one side of the reference line, the reference line touching at least one point of material that makes up the engagement portion. If the engagement portion has a side that runs along a line that crosses the center, the reference line will be touching this side.
  • the engagement portion has two lines, each of which runs along the bottom surface and to cross the center, whereby all material that makes up the engagement portion is arranged on one side of the reference line, the reference line touching at least one point of material that makes up the engagement portion.
  • the one of these two lines will delimit the engagement portion on one side, for example the right hand side and the other of these two lines will delimit the engagement portion on the opposite side, for example on the left hand side.
  • the reference line is the line that is closer to the start of the thread.
  • the engagement portion protrudes from the bottom surface with constant or with reducing width, but without an undercut.
  • the material that makes up the engagement portion is arranged on one side of the reference line and the plane that contains the center and the start and is orientated perpendicular to the bottom surface is arranged on the other side of the reference line.
  • the thread extends away from the plane in a direction away from the reference line.
  • the thread and the engagement portion are parts of an one piece element.
  • a recess is arranged next to the engagement portion.
  • the engagement portion is a rectangular block.
  • the screw cap has two or more engagement portions, preferably three or more engagement portions arranged on the bottom surface. In a preferred embodiment the screw cap has the same number of engagement portions and threads. In a preferred embodiment the angle between
  • the screw cap may be applied to a packaging container for foodstuffs itself comprising a body portion and a threaded neck portion of polymer material.
  • the cap according to the invention can be used with the tool and can be used as part of the method described in EP 3 224 152 A1 .
  • Fig. 1 shows a screw cap 200 for containers with a threaded neck portion.
  • the screw cap 200 has a base portion 210 comprising a top surface 212 and a bottom surface 214, the bottom surface 214 having a center 216.
  • the screw cap 200 has an annular portion 220 raised from the base portion 210, the annular portion 220 having an inner surface 224 and an outer surface 222.
  • the screw cap 200 has a threaded portion 252 arranged on the inner surface 224 of the annular portion 220.
  • the thread 218 extends from a start 226 into a first circumferential direction A around the inner surface 224, the start 226 being that part of the thread 218, where the material of which the thread 218 is made, starts to rise from the inner surface 224.
  • the thread 218 has a section of constant height, where the material that makes up the thread 218 in that section rises above inner surface 224 with a constant height, but the thread 218 in this design has a starting portion 228, where the material that makes the thread 218 in said starting portion 228 rises ramp-like.
  • the start 226 is the point where the ramp starts to rise from the inner surface 224
  • the screw cap 200 an engagement portion 240 arranged on the bottom surface 214 and projecting from the bottom surface 214, the engagement portion 240 having a reference line R that runs along the bottom surface 214 and crosses the center 216, whereby all material that makes up the engagement portion 240 is arranged on one side of the reference line R, the reference line R touching at least one point of material that makes up the engagement portion 240.
  • the engagement portion 240 is a rectangular block and the reference line R touches the inner most corner of the rectangular block.
  • the bottom surface 214 is a circular surface and the center 216 is the center of the circle.
  • Three engagement portions 240 are arranged on the bottom surface 214.
  • the material that makes up the engagement portion 240 is arranged on one side of the reference line R and the plane P that contains the center 216 and the start 226 and is orientated perpendicular to the bottom surface 224 is arranged on the other side of the reference line R.
  • the tread 218 extends away from the plane P in a direction away from the reference line R.
  • the thread 218 and the engagement portion 240 are parts of an one piece element.
  • a recess 242 is arranged next to the engagement portion 240.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
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  • Heterocyclic Compounds That Contain Two Or More Ring Oxygen Atoms (AREA)
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HRP20221364TT HRP20221364T1 (hr) 2020-10-16 2021-10-15 Navojni zatvarač
RS20221034A RS63722B1 (sr) 2020-10-16 2021-10-15 Navojni zatvarač

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DE202020004567.5U DE202020004567U1 (de) 2020-10-16 2020-10-30 Schraubkappe
PCT/EP2021/078682 WO2022079281A1 (en) 2020-10-16 2021-10-15 Screw cap

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CA (1) CA3195547A1 (hu)
DE (1) DE202020004567U1 (hu)
DK (1) DK4010262T3 (hu)
ES (1) ES2930043T3 (hu)
HR (1) HRP20221364T1 (hu)
HU (1) HUE060659T2 (hu)
PL (1) PL4010262T3 (hu)
PT (1) PT4010262T (hu)
RS (1) RS63722B1 (hu)
WO (1) WO2022079281A1 (hu)

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EP4010262A1 (en) 2022-06-15
WO2022079281A1 (en) 2022-04-21
HRP20221364T1 (hr) 2023-01-06
US20230382601A1 (en) 2023-11-30
CA3195547A1 (en) 2022-04-21
PT4010262T (pt) 2022-11-17
ES2930043T3 (es) 2022-12-05
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