EP4153527C0 - ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A REFILL CONTAINER - Google Patents

ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A REFILL CONTAINER

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Publication number
EP4153527C0
EP4153527C0 EP21727415.8A EP21727415A EP4153527C0 EP 4153527 C0 EP4153527 C0 EP 4153527C0 EP 21727415 A EP21727415 A EP 21727415A EP 4153527 C0 EP4153527 C0 EP 4153527C0
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Prior art keywords
adapter
refill container
refill
container
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EP21727415.8A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP4153527B1 (en
EP4153527A1 (en
Inventor
Oliver Unterlechner
Klemens Bösch
Danilo Grieco
Daniel Schnetzer
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Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG
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Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/24—Hole-piercing devices
    • B67B7/26—Hole-piercing devices combined with 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3205—Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
    • B65D71/502—Coaxial connections

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
EP21727415.8A 2020-05-18 2021-05-17 Adapter for connecting a re-fill container Active EP4153527B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH00594/20A CH717439A1 (en) 2020-05-18 2020-05-18 Adapter for connecting a refill container to a container.
PCT/EP2021/062981 WO2021233821A1 (en) 2020-05-18 2021-05-17 Adapter for connecting a refill container

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP4153527A1 EP4153527A1 (en) 2023-03-29
EP4153527B1 EP4153527B1 (en) 2025-12-03
EP4153527C0 true EP4153527C0 (en) 2025-12-03

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Family Applications (1)

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EP21727415.8A Active EP4153527B1 (en) 2020-05-18 2021-05-17 Adapter for connecting a re-fill container

Country Status (4)

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US (1) US12129096B2 (en)
EP (1) EP4153527B1 (en)
CH (1) CH717439A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2021233821A1 (en)

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE534496A (en) *
FR1420585A (en) * 1964-10-30 1965-12-10 Funnel with perforator
US4614437A (en) * 1984-11-02 1986-09-30 Dougherty Brothers Company Mixing container and adapter
GB8922477D0 (en) * 1989-10-05 1989-11-22 Procter & Gamble Funnel with piercing device for flowable product package
GB8922478D0 (en) * 1989-10-05 1989-11-22 Procter & Gamble Flowable product package incorporating a refill facilitating pouring spout
GB2342347A (en) 1998-10-02 2000-04-12 Unilever Plc Closure for refill container
EP3095728B1 (en) * 2015-05-22 2019-07-03 Sorm AG Device for connecting at least two containers

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Publication number Publication date
CH717439A1 (en) 2021-11-30
US20230192387A1 (en) 2023-06-22
EP4153527B1 (en) 2025-12-03
US12129096B2 (en) 2024-10-29
EP4153527A1 (en) 2023-03-29
WO2021233821A1 (en) 2021-11-25

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