EP4225657A1 - Système de fermeture pour un contenant - Google Patents

Système de fermeture pour un contenant

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EP4225657A1
EP4225657A1 EP21836442.0A EP21836442A EP4225657A1 EP 4225657 A1 EP4225657 A1 EP 4225657A1 EP 21836442 A EP21836442 A EP 21836442A EP 4225657 A1 EP4225657 A1 EP 4225657A1
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Prior art keywords
sealing
cap
cap part
engagement
sealing part
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Ulf Leipacher
Fabian Sommer
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Kames Alexander Oliver
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Kames Alexander Oliver
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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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/026—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using indicators other than tearable means, e.g. change of colour, pattern or opacity
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/14—Rigid discs or spherical members adapted to be held in sealing engagement with mouth of container, e.g. closure plates for preserving jars
    • B65D51/145—Rigid discs or spherical members adapted to be held in sealing engagement with mouth of container, e.g. closure plates for preserving jars by means of an additional element connected directly to the container
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/022—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure with ratchet effect between relatively rotating parts

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the technical field of closure arrangements for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to tamper with or attempt to open a container.
  • the present invention relates in particular to the technical field of closures designed to make a first-time opening operation or attempted opening apparent to potential users in order to ensure that consumers can be confident that the closure will remain open after the container has been filled or filled
  • the container has remained in its closed position and has not already been opened prior to use or sale. This display can thus indicate undesired manipulation and it can be ensured that a purchased container is in a state of originality, without a previous attempt at intervention having been made.
  • the present invention relates in particular to a closure arrangement for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on a container.
  • the present invention also relates to a container, preferably a bottle, in particular a standard bottle, for storing a liquid, preferably a drinking liquid, with a closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to a container crate, preferably a bottle crate, in particular a drinks crate, more preferably a standard drinks crate, with a large number of receptacles for containers which are designed according to the invention or are closed with the closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • a container crate preferably a bottle crate, in particular a drinks crate, more preferably a standard drinks crate, with a large number of receptacles for containers which are designed according to the invention or are closed with the closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to the method according to the invention for producing a closure arrangement for a container for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to tamper with (attempt to open) a container.
  • the present invention is directed to a manufacturing method for manufacturing the closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for filling and closing a container with a closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at intervention using the closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to the use of the closure arrangement according to the invention for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering with a container.
  • the security band generally only tears off when the screw cap has been unscrewed a certain distance. Partially unscrewing the screw cap by less than the distance required to tear off the safety band can result in the bottle already being partially opened, although the screw cap still has an intact circumferential safety band. This can lead to food and/or beverages in such a bottle being able to spoil unnoticed because e.g. B. carbonic acid escapes from a carbonated drink and / or oxygen can penetrate.
  • DE 101 46 817 A1 discloses a screw cap for a container.
  • This screw cap has a base on the upper side, from which a circumferential jacket extends, which has a holding device for fixing the screw cap on the container.
  • On one the floor A safety band is provided on the edge of the jacket facing away from it, which is connected to the screw cap via a predetermined breaking line.
  • This security band has at least one stretch zone.
  • a disadvantage of closure arrangements that are based on a security band arranged on the casing side as an originality indicator is that this security band is only visible in a side view or in a view of the casing of the closure arrangement.
  • containers or bottles of the type described above are stored in appropriate crates, in particular beverage crates, which usually only allow a comfortable view of the received containers from above.
  • the consumer is sometimes forced to lift individual bottles out of the crate in order to inspect the casing of the closure arrangement and to reliably ascertain the condition of the security band or the originality of the container. This is cumbersome and not very practical.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an efficient concept for displaying a preferably first-time attempt to open a container, the disadvantages of the prior art described above being at least largely avoided or at least mitigated.
  • an object of the present invention is to be seen in particular as providing a closure arrangement for indicating a first attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on a container, which allows an unhindered or comfortable view and/or recognition an attempted intervention on the container, in particular if the container is parked in an upright position, in particular in an assigned container or beverage crate.
  • another object of the present invention is to provide a closure arrangement for indicating a preferably first attempt at tampering with a container, which is also designed as a reliable closure means for the container even after a first attempt at tampering, in particular over the entire service life even after the sufficient sealing of the container via the closure arrangement is ensured for the first attempt at intervention, without this being associated with impairment of the visibility of the attempt at intervention that has already been made.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is also to be seen in providing a corresponding closure arrangement which is robust in its design and improved in its manufacture, with reliable, particularly intuitive, handling by a consumer being ensured and manufacture also in large numbers can be implemented in an economical way.
  • a further further object of the present invention is also to be seen in the fact that the closure arrangement as such can be used universally in that it can be used to close numerous types of containers, the focus of the closure arrangement according to the invention being in use as a rotary closure for containers for Liquids, in particular beverages, ie (beverage) bottles of any kind can be seen.
  • the application extends to beverage containers or beverage bottles of any kind, in particular the suitability of carbonated beverages or beverages containing a similar gas being included.
  • the present invention thus proposes—according to a first aspect of the present invention—the closure arrangement according to the invention for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on a container according to patent claim 1; each further advantageous developments and Configurations of this aspect of the invention are the subject matter of the corresponding subclaims relating to the closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • a further object of the present invention is - according to a second aspect of the present invention - a further closure arrangement according to the invention for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to tamper with (attempt to open) a container according to patent claim 5; further advantageous developments and refinements of this aspect of the invention are the subject matter of the corresponding subclaims relating to this structural unit according to the invention.
  • Another subject matter of the present invention is - according to a third aspect of the present invention - the container according to the invention for storing a liquid according to the patent claim which is independent in this respect and relates to this container according to the invention.
  • Yet another subject matter of the present invention - according to a fourth aspect of the present invention - is the method for producing a closure arrangement for a container for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on a container according to the relevant independent patent claim relating to this method according to the invention.
  • the subject matter of the present invention is also the method for filling and closing a container with a closure arrangement arranged according to the invention according to the relevant independent patent claim.
  • a further object of the present invention - according to a sixth aspect of the present invention - is the method for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to access (attempt to open) a container according to the relevant independent method claim.
  • the subject matter of the present invention is therefore - according to a first aspect of the present invention - a closure arrangement for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on a container, the closure arrangement having a cap part which can be fixed to a pouring spout of the container and along an engagement direction starting from an originality position (sealed position) into an engagement position, in particular rotatable, wherein the closure arrangement has a sealing part which, at least in the sealed position, preferably in the sealed position and in the engagement position, closes a pouring opening of the pouring spout of the container with a sealing side, in particular sealingly closes, and is connected to one side of the cap with the cap part, with a relative position when moving, in particular rotating, the cap part from the original position into the engaged position opposite it can be changed with the sealing part, and wherein a visible surface of the cap side of the sealing part is at least partially visible from the outside and/
  • a central idea of the closure arrangement according to the invention is therefore initially to be seen in the use of components that can be moved relative to one another, in particular that can be rotated, and which form the closure arrangement.
  • a cap part and a sealing part are provided, which can be rotated relative to one another, with a top seal of the visible surface of the cap side of the sealing part being visible from the outside both in the sealed position and in the engaged position, in order to indicate the status of the container to the potential consumer, to that effect whether it is still in its original state or has already been opened.
  • an uncomfortable manipulation of the container for example lifting it, is based on a jacket-side dispensable in the solution according to the invention in that the present or inventive closure arrangement has an unhindered allows the top view, on the basis of which the consumer can find out about the originality of the container in a comfortable way.
  • the replacement according to the invention of the sealing means known from the prior art by the closure arrangement according to the invention represents an improvement in that it is no longer necessary to examine the casing of the closure in order to determine the sealed condition of the closure or the container.
  • the solution according to the invention is aimed at a comfortable top-side assessment, which is usually not impaired in the usual use or storage state of containers, in particular beverage bottles.
  • the solution according to the invention represents a user-friendly replacement for conventional sealing devices for closure arrangements on containers, in particular on beverage bottles, compared to the prior art.
  • the term "original position” or “sealed position” is preferably to be understood as an intact state of the container.
  • a container is in the sealed position immediately after it has been filled and closed—that is, in particular when it is in a sale state. In this state, the container is therefore intended for sale and subsequent consumption before it is opened for the first time.
  • the term “engaged position” is to be understood as meaning a state of the closure arrangement in which the sealed position or tamper-evident position is released due to an initial attempt to open it. Due to parts that can be moved relative to one another, the closure arrangement according to the invention then makes it possible to make the change in the original position of the closure arrangement to the engagement position visible to the consumer from the outside, namely via a visible surface of the sealing part or its cap side that is visible from the top.
  • the concept of what is known as an intervention is used in particular in connection with a (first) use and/or opening of the relevant container (ie using or breaking open).
  • the closure arrangement according to the invention is designed or suitable in this respect in particular for displaying an actual (first-time) intervention (attempt) or opening (attempt).
  • closure arrangement is still designed to close the container in a sealing manner even after the engagement position has been reached, i.e. it is still operational, but with the difference that it is now clear to the consumer that an initial intervention has taken place and the corresponding container is no longer in its original state.
  • engagement direction is to be understood in particular as a movement of the cap part relative to the sealing part, which is caused by the cap part being gripped by a consumer or user and then being moved, preferably twisted, by exerting force.
  • the sealing part preferably remains at least essentially stationary or immovable on the pouring spout when the cap part is moved from the tamper-evident position into the engaged position. Accordingly, the relative movement preferably takes place exclusively due to the movement or twisting of the cap part. This is due in particular to the fact that the sealing part always acts as a seal for the pouring spout, whereas the cap part acts as an actuation means for a consumer to actuate the closure arrangement or open the container.
  • the cap part is twisted, which usually takes place as an opening movement for opening a container or for releasing a liquid contained therein in the form of a counterclockwise rotary movement.
  • visible surface of the cap side of the sealing part As far as the term "visible surface” of the cap side of the sealing part is concerned, this term should preferably be understood to mean a partial surface of the cap side or the upper side of the sealing part, which is visible both in the original position and in the engaged position by a consumer in a top view of the Closure assembly is always visible. In particular forms the viewing surface exposes a portion of the top of the closure assembly itself to ensure top-side visibility or indication of the tampering attempt.
  • the sealing part and the cap part are fixed to one another in the engaged position of the cap part, in particular are latched, so that a relative movement of the sealing part with respect to the cap part after reaching the Engaged position is blocked and / or locked.
  • the process of opening the container after the engaged position has been reached, in which the sealing part continues to close the pouring spout, in particular in a sealing manner is characterized in that a further movement in the direction of engagement causes the cap part and the sealing part to move together relative to the pouring spout, until the closure arrangement then can be completely removed from the spout.
  • the sealing part remains fixed relative to the cap part, so that when the pouring spout is subsequently closed again using the closure arrangement according to the invention, the fixed relative position of the cap part to the sealing part is retained in the engaged position.
  • the closure arrangement can be applied to the pouring spout in a conventional manner, preferably screwed on, until a sufficient sealing force is achieved as a result of the application or screwing on.
  • the engagement position is still displayed due to the fixing of the sealing part, with the fixing or latching being so robust that even when a high force is applied as a result of the application or screwing onto the pouring spout, there is no change in the fixed relative position of the two components of the closure arrangement. at least non-destructive, is possible.
  • Another object of the present invention - according to a second aspect of the present invention - is a closure arrangement for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to tamper (attempt to open) a container, the closure arrangement having a cap part which can be fixed to a pouring spout of the container and in an engagement direction starting from an original position (sealed position) into an engagement position, the closure arrangement having a sealing part which, at least in the sealed position, preferably in the sealed position and in the engagement position, closes a pouring opening of the pouring spout of the container with a sealing side, in particular sealingly closed, and is connected to a cap side with the cap part, wherein a relative position when moving, in particular twisting, the cap part from the original position into the engaged position against above the sealing part, wherein a visible surface of the cap side of the sealing part is at least partially visible from the outside and/or through the cap part in order to indicate the engaged position of the cap part and thus the attempted tampering with the container,
  • the sealing part is disk-shaped, in particular with the sealing side assigned to the pouring spout forming a first flat side and the cap side assigned to the cap part forming a second flat side of the sealing part opposite the sealing side.
  • the disk-shaped design of the sealing part enables simple manufacture and ensures a reliable seal with respect to the pouring spout.
  • the cap part and the sealing part are arranged and/or aligned coaxially with one another, in particular mounted rotatably with respect to one another.
  • the sealing part on the cap side has an axial, preferably cylindrical, in particular coaxially arranged bearing projection for preferably form-fitting engagement in a preferably complementary opening on the cap part, in particular on a cover of the cap part.
  • the sealing part with the bearing projection preferably extends through the cover of the cap part in order in this way to enable the cap part to be mounted coaxially relative to the sealing part.
  • the opening in the cap part acts as a kind of bearing eye, into which the complementary cylindrical bearing projection of the sealing part engages in order to enable rotation.
  • the cap part and the sealing part are fixed radially to one another.
  • the coaxial arrangement or mounting of the cap part and the sealing part can also take place in other ways, for example via a peripheral engagement of the sealing part on the cap part, in particular with the sealing part engaging with a peripheral edge in a corresponding bearing groove running on the collar of the cap part . In this way, too, the sealing part can be supported axially relative to the cap part.
  • the visible surface of the sealing part is formed by the surface of the bearing projection, in particular with the visible surface and an adjoining upper side or surface of the cap part, in particular the cover of the cap part, essentially in a common level and/or a common form the upper visible surface or cover surface of the closure arrangement.
  • the upper side of the closure arrangement is composed of the visible surface of the sealing part on the one hand and the adjacent upper side of the cap part or the cover of the cap part, which in turn form a common upper side or surface of the closure arrangement.
  • the sealing part has at least one, preferably first, circumferential sealing lip on the sealing side for internal contact with the pouring spout.
  • the sealing part of the closure arrangement according to the invention preferably meets all the requirements for sealing components known from the prior art, which are used in particular as part of screw caps for sealing beverage bottles.
  • the dimensioning and/or alignment of the sealing lip can relate in particular to the type of beverage that is being held. Beverages mixed with CO 2 can thus place higher demands on the sealing lip, in particular to the extent that a double inner peripheral sealing lip must be provided.
  • the use of a second preferably peripheral sealing lip can also be provided in order to also ensure that the pouring spout of the container rests against or is sealed on the outside.
  • the sealing part within the meaning of the present invention is therefore suitable for closing a pouring spout of a container on the sealing side, not only in the tamper-evident position or sealed position, but also in the engagement position that can subsequently be assumed, in order to prevent repeated use or repeated use Closing by means of the closure arrangement according to the invention must be ensured accordingly even after the present engagement position.
  • the cap part preferably has a flat, in particular disk-shaped cover and a collar protruding from this cover for preferably surrounding the pouring spout.
  • the collar is at least partially surface-modified on its outer circumference, preferably corrugated, in order to ensure an increase in roughness or grip, in particular by means of a large number of elongated indentations and/or projections.
  • the collar has an inner profile on its inner peripheral surface for operative connection with a corresponding outer profile of the outlet socket, in particular with the inner profile and/or the outer profile being designed as a thread.
  • the closure arrangement is preferably fixed, in particular fastened, to the pouring spout via the collar.
  • the collar is fixed positively and/or non-positively on the circumference of the pouring spout, to the effect that the sealing part is then fixed or pressed with the sealing side against the top of the pouring spout, analogously to conventional bottle caps, in particular screw caps. This is achieved in particular by a compressive force acting on the sealing part from the cover.
  • first information is arranged on an upper side of the cap part, in particular on an upper side of the lid of the cap part, and second information is arranged on the visible surface of the sealing part, the two items of information in the sealing position forming and/or conveying overall information and/or an overall impression which changes and/or changes due to the change in the relative position of the cap part with respect to the sealing part in the engaged position.
  • first and/or second information is or are selected from the group of colors, symbols, arrows, numbers, words, word components, letters, emblems, and combinations thereof, in particular the first and/or second information same group of information or selected from different groups of information.
  • total information means unambiguous information conveyed to the person skilled in the art, which is suitable for realizing the attempted tampering or dissolving the originality position unequivocally. This can be done, for example, in that a word in the sealed position on the top of the closure arrangement gives a coherent or complete impression, but in the Intervention position is resolved. This is implemented, for example, by arranging a word component on the visible surface of the sealing part, which changes as a result of the change in the position relative to the cap part in the engaged position, so that the word component arranged on the visible surface dissolves the coherent word of the sealed position and thus signals the consumer that the closure assembly is no longer in the sealed position.
  • a deformation of sections of the sealing part and/or cap part as a result of the change in the relative position can also be used to visualize the state of engagement.
  • plastics in particular can change color as a result of tensile stress or stretching. This can be used within the scope of the present invention in that sections of the visible surface are deformed as a result of the relative movement of the cap part, which in turn is associated with a change in the color impression.
  • the consumer is then also signaled that there has been a change in color compared to the sealed position and that the closure arrangement is now in the engaged position or an initial attempt at opening has been made.
  • sections of the visible surface are slightly discolored in the sealed position, whereas the relative movement of the cap part results in a color change of sections on the visible surface, such that these sections then assume a signal color, which the consumer is thus aware of clearly conveys an attempt at intervention.
  • the sealing part has at least one latching projection on the cap side for engaging in a preferably complementary recess on the cap part.
  • the locking recess is arranged in particular on the inside of the collar, with the locking projection being arranged on an intermediate step of the sealing part arranged between a base step and the bearing projection and, in particular, projecting radially from the intermediate step and/or radially inwards compared to the Base level is offset.
  • the locking projection is displaceable or mounted radially inward on the sealing part, in particular via at least two preferably elastically deformable spring bars, which are formed due to the preferably slot-shaped recess in the area of the locking projection.
  • the cap part preferably the inside or inner surface of the collar, has at least one sealing stop for the latching projection, in order to block movement of the cap part in the sealing position opposite to the direction of engagement, in particular with the latching recess and the sealing stop are connected to one another via a sliding surface on the cap in such a way that the latching projection, starting from the sealing position, slides along the sliding surface when the cap part moves in the direction of engagement, starting from the sealing stop, and, after passing the sliding surface, latches into the latching recess, preferably automatically or automatically.
  • the sliding surface has a sloped section directly adjacent to the sealing stop in order to displace the latching projection radially inwards or to put it in a radially inwardly tensioned state
  • the sliding surface having an in has a transition section which is curved in the engagement direction and is arranged between the slope section and the latching recess, in order to keep the latching projection in the radially inwardly offset and/or tensioned state when the cap part moves in the engagement direction, the latching projection after passing the transition section, in particular automatically due to elastic tension energy, in the recess engages and / or snaps.
  • the latching projection in the sealing stop prefferably passes the sloped section when the cap part is actuated in the direction of engagement and to be elastically displaced radially inwards due to the radially inwardly inclined design of the sloped section.
  • the locking projection After passing the gradient section, the locking projection then passes the transition section in which there is no change in the radial position of the locking projection. Finally, when the engagement position or the latching recess is reached, the latching projection then automatically or automatically snaps into the latching recess as a result of the radially inwardly tensioned state or the associated tension energy and is then fixed on the cap part.
  • the sealing part on the cap side has at least one preferably elongate latching recess for receiving a preferably complementarily designed, preferably elongate latching projection of the cap part, in particular with the latching recess being arranged in the edge area of the cap side and/or starting from the edge region in the direction of a central axis of the sealing part is in particular designed to be continuously deepening.
  • the locking projection has been arranged on the inside of the cover of the cap part, in particular with the locking projection having a beveled surface with an axial extent that increases starting from the edge region of the inside of the cover and/or in the direction of the central axis of the sealing part has increasing axial extent.
  • the sealing part has at least one sealing stop for the latching projection on the cap side in order to block a movement of the cap part in the sealing position opposite to the direction of engagement, in particular the sealing stop being formed by the side surface of a web formed on the cap side is shaped.
  • the latching recess and the sealing stop are connected to one another via a ramp section extending in the direction of engagement in such a way that the latching projection, starting from the sealing position, moves in the direction of engagement starting from the sealing stop along the ramp section slides along and, after passing the ramp section, engages in the latching recess, in particular automatically or independently.
  • the ramp section is arranged directly adjacent to the sealing stop on the cap side of the sealing part and has a sliding surface that rises in the direction of engagement of the cap part and on which the latching projection of the cap part slides, in particular with the ramp section as a material recess on the cap side of the sealing part and/or, starting from the locking recess, tapers in particular in a crescent shape and/or to a point in the direction of engagement and, due to the rising sliding surface, ends up flush and/or without interruption with the cap side of the sealing part and/or merges into it.
  • the sliding surface or the ramp section is particularly preferably inclined towards the central axis of the sealing part.
  • the sealing part and the cap part interact with one another in such a way that a change in the relative position of the cap part relative to the sealing part is only possible when the cap part moves in the direction of engagement, but if a direction opposite to the direction of engagement is blocked.
  • this can preferably be realized in that flexible ratchet teeth are arranged on the cap side of the sealing part in such a way that they can be brought into engagement between ratchet teeth arranged on the cap part and in the direction of engagement on the ratchet teeth of the cap part according to the principle slide past a ratchet, but block a relative movement when the cap part is actuated in the opposite direction to the direction of engagement.
  • the locking teeth are arranged circumferentially in the engagement direction on an intermediate stage of the sealing part arranged between a base stage and the bearing projection and, in particular, project radially from the intermediate stage and/or are offset radially inwards compared to the base stage.
  • the change in the relative position between the sealing position and the engagement position is only possible in the engagement direction, and after the engagement position has been reached the change in the relative position is also stopped or blocked by corresponding stops when the cap element is actuated in the engagement direction.
  • locking ramps are arranged on the cap side of the sealing part in such a way that they can be brought into engagement between locking ramps arranged on the cap part and in the direction of engagement on the locking ramps of the cap part according to the principle slide past a ratchet but block movement in the opposite direction of the direction of engagement.
  • the ramps run around in the direction of engagement, in particular run around coaxially, and are arranged on the cap side of the sealing part, in particular adjacent to the bearing projection.
  • a stop is provided on the cap side of the sealing part in order to strike against a corresponding or assigned stop of the cap part in the engagement position and thus also a further relative movement then to prevent when the cap part is moved further in the engagement direction after reaching the engagement position.
  • the stop is arranged in the edge area of the cap side and/or is arranged directly radially adjacent to the blocking ramps.
  • the sealing part and/or the cap part preferably the sealing part and the cap part
  • the generative manufacturing technology allows an economical production of even comparatively complex components, for example with undercuts, with an extremely high geometrical definition. Since caps and sealing parts with locking recesses or projections and/or sliding surfaces are preferably used according to the closure arrangement according to the invention, accompanied by a certain requirement for fitting accuracy, these associated requirements can be addressed in a particularly expedient manner with additive manufacturing processes.
  • Yet another subject matter of the present invention is - according to a third aspect of the present invention - a container, preferably a bottle, in particular a standard bottle, for storing a liquid, preferably a drinking liquid, the container having a pouring spout for receiving and removing the liquid and wherein the pouring spout is closed with a closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • a container preferably a bottle, in particular a standard bottle, for storing a liquid, preferably a drinking liquid
  • the container having a pouring spout for receiving and removing the liquid and wherein the pouring spout is closed with a closure arrangement according to the invention.
  • a container which is closed with the closure arrangement provided according to the invention is thus characterized in particular by an unhindered and/or convenient display on the top for the verification of a preferably first-time attempt at tampering with a container.
  • This is particularly advantageous if the associated container, usually together with other containers, is received or stored in a corresponding box, which is usually associated with a restriction to the side view of the containers.
  • the view from above is usually not affected by this restricted view, so that within the scope of the concept according to the invention, a free or unobstructed view of the view from above is made possible for displaying a preferably first-time attempt to intervene on the container.
  • the pouring spout of the container is surface-modified at least in sections on its surface, in particular to increase the frictional connection to the sealing side of the sealing part.
  • the surface modification in question serves to increase or ensure a sufficient sealing effect between the top of the pouring spout and the sealing side of the sealing part such that a sufficient sealing of the container by means of the closure arrangement is ensured both in the sealed position and in the engaged position.
  • this seal should also be ensured for liquids containing gas, in particular beverages such as mineral water or soft drinks.
  • the surface modification in question preferably serves as an addition to the sealing means or sealing lips arranged on the sealing side, in order to ensure that the closure arrangement can be used several times to close the container, in which case it is then crucial that the adequate seal also occurs in the intervention position is ensured.
  • the closure arrangement according to the invention is characterized by a high level of usability, with containers of various types being able to be equipped with the closure arrangement according to the invention, be they containers made of glass or plastic, in particular HD-PE.
  • the closure arrangement according to the invention is compatible and usable with bottles, in particular beverage bottles, of any type.
  • Yet another object of the present invention - according to a fourth aspect of the present invention - is a container crate, preferably a bottle crate, in particular a drinks crate, in particular a standard drinks crate, with a large number of receptacles for containers, with at least one, preferably all, receptacles of the container crate containing a container is included.
  • a container crate within the meaning of the present invention is to be understood in particular as a bottle crate or beverage crate which serves to transport beverage bottles.
  • this box consists of a plastic material, in particular HD-PE.
  • the container crate in question is used here or in particular for returnable bottles, which are constructed as beverage crates used commercially in such a way that a lower surface engages on a surface of a crate of the same construction when the beverage crates are placed one on top of the other. This means that the boxes can be easily stacked and are suitable for transport.
  • beverage crates are, for example, beer crates with twenty 0.5 l bottles, mineral water crates with twelve 0.75 l bottles and juice crates with six 0.75 l bottles or six 1 l bottles.
  • Cola or the like which are characterized, for example, by twelve x 1 l reusable PET containers, are also covered by the idea of the present invention.
  • the subject of the present invention - according to a fifth aspect of the present invention - is a method for producing a closure arrangement for a container for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering (attempted opening) on the container, the closure arrangement having a cap part which is attached to a pouring spout of the container and can be moved, in particular rotated, in an engagement direction, starting from an original position (sealed position) into an engagement position, the closure arrangement having a sealing part which, at least in the sealed position, preferably in the sealed position and in the engagement position, has a sealing side with a Pouring opening of the pouring spout of the container closes, in particular sealingly closes, and is connected to the cap part with a cap side, wherein the cap part and the sealing part are movable relative to one another, in particular rotatable, and wherein the cap part and/or the sealing part are/is produced generatively.
  • the basis for additive manufacturing is a computer-assisted graphic model (CAD model), on the basis of which the closure arrangement to be produced is then generated additively, ie layer by layer, in a device for additive manufacturing.
  • the starting material used in additive manufacturing is preferably a powder, for example a plastic or metal powder, which is melted in layers by the application of laser energy and then solidified, with the component to be produced then being generated in layers on this basis.
  • the closure arrangement can be produced as part of a joint generative manufacturing process, in particular such that the cap part and the sealing part are already ready for use after the end of the generative manufacturing, optionally after subsequent cleaning.
  • the sealing part is already inserted into the cap part, in particular non-detachably or firmly, immediately after the additive manufacturing.
  • the sealing part on the one hand and the cap part on the other hand in a joint or separate manufacturing process spatially separated from one another.
  • the closure arrangement is then assembled, with the sealing part preferably being inserted, in particular inserted, into the cap part.
  • the sealing part can be snapped or latched into the cap part in such a way that a subsequent separation of the sealing part from the cap part is at best possible with great effort and/or not without destruction.
  • the sealing part is preferably arranged or mounted firmly in the cap part over the entire service life of the closure arrangement.
  • the closure arrangement can also be made for the closure arrangement to be used over a long period of use, which could make it necessary to replace the sealing part within the scope of the period of use, in particular to maintain an adequate sealing effect.
  • the sealing part can be removed without destroying the cap part and can be replaced with a new sealing part, in particular by means of reversible latching or snap connections between the cap part and the sealing part.
  • the use of the closure arrangement according to the invention is not restricted to being a purely disposable item, but can take place over several uses or use cycles, which are characterized, for example, by the complete consumption time of a liquid placed in the container.
  • closure arrangement according to the invention can replace conventional or previously industrially used closures of beverage bottles in the long term, with a significantly longer service life then being made possible compared to conventional closures.
  • Another object of the present invention - according to a sixth aspect of the present invention - is a method for filling and closing a container with a closure arrangement designed according to the invention, comprising the following method steps,
  • the force, in particular the torque, with which the cap part of the closure arrangement is applied to the pouring spout is preferably chosen such that the sealing side of the sealing part exerts a sufficient pressing effect on the upper side of the pouring spout to ensure a reliable sealing effect.
  • the closure arrangement is preferably used several times as a closure, it being necessary in this connection for a sufficient seal to be made possible even with this constellation when the closure arrangement is screwed on.
  • the above-mentioned method can preferably be carried out in large numbers or industrially and in particular can be used without any problems on previously common methods for closing beverage bottles, especially since the closure arrangement according to the invention does not provide for any extensive modifications of corresponding filling and closing devices for industrial filling and closing of beverage bottles, in particular since the outer contour of the cap part differs at most slightly from conventional closures for beverage bottles.
  • the present invention relates—according to a seventh aspect of the present invention—to the use of a closure arrangement designed according to the invention for indicating a preferably first-time attempt to tamper with (attempt to open) a container.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a proposed container with a proposed closure arrangement
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail of the closure arrangement shown in FIG. 1 in an upper corner area
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view from below of the closure arrangement according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the closure assembly according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 6 shows a further perspective illustration of the closure arrangement according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 7 shows yet another perspective view from above of the closure arrangement according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view from below of the closure arrangement according to a second embodiment
  • 9 shows a perspective view from above of the closure arrangement according to a second embodiment
  • FIG. 10 shows a perspective view from below of the closure arrangement according to a third embodiment
  • FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the closure assembly according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 shows a perspective view from below of the closure arrangement according to a fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 13 shows a perspective view from above of the closure arrangement according to the invention according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a container box according to the invention with a large number of containers according to the invention accommodated therein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a closure arrangement 1 according to the invention for indicating a preferably first-time attempt at tampering with or an attempt to open a container 2.
  • the closure arrangement 1 has a cap part 3, which can be fixed, preferably screwed, to a pouring spout 4 of the container 2 and can be rotated along an engagement direction E, which is shown for example in Fig. 5 and in particular represents a counterclockwise rotary movement, starting from an original position or The sealing position can be moved, in particular rotated, into an entry position.
  • the closure arrangement 1 has a sealing part 5 which, at least in the sealed position, preferably in the sealed position and in the engaged position, closes a pouring opening of the pouring spout 4 of the container 2 with a sealing side 7, in particular sealingly closes it, and with a cap side 8 with the Cap part 3 is connected.
  • a relative movement when moving, in particular rotating, the cap part 3 from the original position into the engaged position relative to the sealing part 5 is possible, which will be discussed in detail below.
  • the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 has a visible surface 6 which is at least partially visible from the outside and/or through the cap part 3 to show the engagement position of the cap part 3 and thus display the attempted intervention on the container 2 (see FIG. 1 and 2).
  • the sealing part 5 and the cap part 3 are particularly preferably fixed to one another in the engaged position of the cap part 3, in particular latched, so that a relative movement of the sealing part 5 with respect to the cap part 3 is blocked and/or blocked after the engaged position has been reached.
  • this definition can be implemented by different structural designs, which will be explained below with reference to different exemplary embodiments.
  • sealing part 5 and the cap part 3 can be displaced and/or moved relative to one another, in particular rotated relative to one another, when the cap part 3 is moved, in particular twisted, from the original position into the engaged position.
  • cap part 3 provision is made in particular for the cap part 3 to be displaceable and/or movable, in particular rotatable, against or in relation to the sealing part 5 when the cap part 3 is moved, in particular twisted, from the original position into the engaged position.
  • the change in the relative position when moving, in particular twisting, the cap part 3 from the original position into the engaged position in relation to the sealing part 5 by displacement and/or movement, in particular twisting, of the cap part 3 against or in relation to the sealing part 5 is effected.
  • a relative position when moving, in particular rotating, the cap part 3 from the original position into the engaged position in relation to the sealing part 5 can be changed by shifting and/or moving, in particular twisting, the cap part 3 against or in relation to the sealing part 5 is.
  • An essential functional principle of the present invention is therefore based in particular on the fact that the cap part 3 on the one hand and the sealing part 5 on the other hand are designed to be displaceable or movable, in particular rotatable, relative to one another.
  • an adhesion and/or adhesive force and/or frictional force formed or existing between the sealing side 7 of the sealing part 5 and the pouring opening of the pouring spout 4 is greater than that between the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 and the cap part 3, preferably in the contact area of cap side 8 and cap part 3, formed or existing adhesion and/or adhesive force and/or frictional force, in particular at least in the sealed position and/or in particular at least before and/or during the first attempt at intervention (Trying to open) on the container 2.
  • the different adhesion and/or adhesive force and/or frictional force can take place and/or be caused by appropriate material selection of sealing part 5 and cap part 3; the appropriate choice of material is a matter of professional skill and discretion.
  • an adhesion and/or adhesive force and/or frictional force formed or existing between the sealing side 7 of the sealing part 5 and the pouring opening of the pouring spout 4 is formed in such a way that when the first Attempted intervention (attempted opening) on the container 2, in particular when moving, in particular twisting, the cap part 3 from the original position into the engaged position in relation to the sealing part 5, at least essentially no change in the relative position of the sealing part 5 in relation to the pouring opening of the pouring spout 4 takes place and/or or is effected.
  • This can be done in particular by selecting the appropriate material for sealing part 5 and cap part 3 take place and/or be effected; as stated above, the appropriate choice of material is within the skill and discretion of the artisan.
  • the sealing part 5 is disk-shaped and/or has an at least essentially disk-shaped base body.
  • sealing side 7 assigned to the pouring spout 4 forms a first flat side and the cap side 8 assigned to the cap part 3 forms a second flat or further flat side of the sealing part 5 opposite the sealing side 7 .
  • cap part 3 and the sealing part 5 are arranged or aligned coaxially with one another, in particular rotatably mounted with respect to one another and/or fixed radially with respect to one another.
  • the sealing part 5 has an axial, preferably cylindrical, bearing projection 9 on the cap side 8 for preferably form-fitting engagement in a preferably complementary opening 10 on the cap part 3 (cf. FIG. 2).
  • the visible surface 6 is formed by the upper side of the bearing projection 9, with the visible surface 6 and an adjoining surface 11 of the cap part 3 lying essentially in a common plane and/or forming a common upper visible surface or cover surface of the closure arrangement 1 (cf 3).
  • the sealing part 5 is designed for sealing support on the pouring spout 4 of the container 2 .
  • the sealing part 5 has, in particular on the sealing side 7 , a first circumferential sealing lip 12 for contact with the pouring spout 4 on the inside.
  • the sealing part 5 also has a further, second and preferably circumferential sealing lip 13 on the sealing side 7 in order to also ensure external contact or sealing with respect to the pouring spout 11 .
  • the cap part 3 preferably has a flat, in particular disc-shaped, cover 14 and a collar 15 protruding from the cover 14 .
  • the opening 11 is preferably formed in the cover 14, in particular with the cover 14 forming an upper side or the upper-side surface 11 of the cap part 3 as a whole.
  • the collar 15 is preferably designed for direct connection to the pouring spout 4 and has a corresponding inner profile 16 which is designed for operative connection with a corresponding outer profile 17 of the pouring spout 4 .
  • the inner profile 16 and the outer profile 17 are each designed as threads or as thread turns, so that the collar 15 can be screwed onto the outer profile 17 on the pouring spout 4 via the inner profile 16 .
  • FIG 3 shows the closure arrangement 1 according to the invention in an engaged state.
  • first information 18 is arranged on the upper side of the cap part 3, in particular on the surface n of the cap lid 14, and second information 19 is arranged on the visible surface 6 of the sealing part 5.
  • the two pieces of information 18, 19 forming and/or conveying overall information and/or an overall impression in the sealing position, which changes due to the change in the relative position of the cap part 3 with respect to the sealing part 5 in the engaged position.
  • the first information 18 has been rotated in relation to the second information 19 in such a way that the aligned alignment of these two provided in the sealing position Information 18, 19 has been resolved to each other.
  • the information 18, 19 each comprise components of the same word, which form the coherent word in the sealed position. Due to the change in the relative position, these two items of information 18, 19 or word components are then no longer aligned, which means that the consumer can see by looking at the closure arrangement 1 from above that the intact seal condition is no longer present, but the engaged condition.
  • the information 18, 19 can be selected from the group of colors, symbols, arrows, numbers, words, word components, letters, emblems and combinations thereof, in particular the first or the second information 18, 19 from the same group of information or selected from different sets of information.
  • the person skilled in the art there are in principle no limits for the person skilled in the art as to how a configuration of the respective overall impressions in the sealing position on the one hand and in the engagement position on the other hand can be implemented.
  • a first embodiment for fixing the cap part 3 relative to the sealing part 5 after the engaged position has been reached is described below with reference to FIGS.
  • FIG. 5 shows the closure arrangement 1 according to the invention in the tamper-evident position or sealed position.
  • FIG. 7 shows the same closure arrangement 1 , but in an engaged state.
  • a latching projection 20 of the sealing part 5 engages in a complementary latching recess 21 of the cap part 3 . Because of this latching, the relative movement of the cap part 3 relative to the sealing part 5 is blocked or eliminated.
  • this is preferably arranged, in particular molded on, on an intermediate step 23 arranged between a base step 22 and the bearing projection 9 .
  • the latching projection 20 protrudes radially from the intermediate step 23, but is at the same time offset radially inwards with respect to the base step 22.
  • the latching projection 20 can be displaced and/or supported radially inward on the sealing part 5 .
  • This is realized specifically by a slit-shaped recess 24 of the intermediate stage 23, which is adjacent to the latching projection 20 radially on the inside. This results in a radial elastic or resilient mounting of the locking projection 20 since the recess 24 results in the formation of corresponding spring webs. The precise function of this radial displacement is explained in detail below.
  • the cap part 3 has a sealing stop 25 for the latching projection 20 in order to block a movement of the cap part 3 in the sealing position opposite to the engagement direction E.
  • a sealing stop 25 for the latching projection 20 in order to block a movement of the cap part 3 in the sealing position opposite to the engagement direction E.
  • the locking recess 21 and the sealing stop 25 are connected to one another via a sliding surface 26, so that the locking projection 20, starting from the sealing position, slides along the sliding surface 26 when the cap part 3 moves in the engagement direction E, starting from the sealing stop 25, and after passing the sliding surface 26 snaps into the recess 21.
  • the latching projection 20 when actuated in the engagement direction E, passes a gradient section 27, which is initially directed radially inwards or in the direction of the central axis of the sealing part 5, as a result of which the latching projection 20 is pressed into the recess 24 due to the radial bearing .
  • the latching projection 20 assumes a radially inner position.
  • the latching projection 20 then passes through a transition section 28, which is preferably curved in the direction of engagement and coaxially with the sealing part 5.
  • this transition section 28 is passed, the latching projection 20 remains in the radially inner position, ie in a radially inwardly tensioned state.
  • the latching projection 20 then reaches the latching recess 21 and, as a result of the radially inwardly tensioned state, then automatically snaps into this latching recess 21, as a result of which the engagement position is reached and the cap part 3 relative to the sealing part 5 is locked or fixed.
  • the above implementation is in the form of a "double latch".
  • the processes described above in the area of the latching process are carried out twice, which is particularly smooth-running and robust.
  • the sealing part 5 has on the cap side 8 at least one preferably elongate latching recess 29 for receiving a preferably complementary latching projection 30 of the cap part 3 .
  • the latching projection 30 is arranged or formed on the inside of the cover 14 of the cap part 30 .
  • the latching recess 29 is arranged in the edge area of the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 and/or is aligned starting from this edge area in the direction of the center or a central axis of the sealing part 5.
  • the locking recess 29 deepens continuously, starting from the edge area, towards the center of the sealing part 6.
  • the latching projection 30 has a surface designed to complement the deepening formation of the latching recess 29, which is in particular beveled and, starting from the edge region of the inside of the cover 14, increasingly expands axially or thickens in the direction of the central axis of the sealing part 5 in order to form an im Substantially accurate engagement in the recess 29 to ensure.
  • the sealing part 5 has at least one sealing stop 25 for the latching projection 30 on the cap side 8 in order to block a movement of the cap part 3 in the sealing position opposite to the direction of engagement E, in particular the sealing stop 25 being formed by a side surface of a web 31.
  • At least one ramp section 32 is provided on the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5, which extends in the direction of engagement and is designed so that the latching projection 3, starting from the sealing position, when the cap part 3 moves in the direction of engagement E, starting from the sealing stop 30 along of the ramp section 32 and, after passing the ramp section 32, engages in the latching recess 29.
  • the ramp section 32 is directly adjacent to the sealing stop 30 and has a sliding surface which rises in the engagement direction E of the cap part 3 and on which the latching projection 30 of the cap part 3 can be slid.
  • the ramp section 32 is designed as a material recess on the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 and/or starting from the locking recess 29 in the direction of engagement, in particular crescent-shaped and/or tapering to a point of the rising sliding surface there is finally a flush and/or uninterrupted termination with the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 at the end of the cap side 8 .
  • the sliding surface or the ramp section 32 is designed to be inclined towards the central axis of the sealing part 5 .
  • a "double latching" also takes place according to the second embodiment.
  • the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 there are two latching recesses 29 offset by 180 degrees from one another in the engagement direction E, into which two latching projections 30 of the cover 14 of the cap part 3, also offset by 180 degrees from one another in the engagement direction E, latch in the engaged position.
  • two sealing stops 25 offset by 180 degrees from one another in the direction of engagement E, which interact with the two latching projections 30 of the cap part 3 in the sealing position.
  • two ramp sections 32 are preferably also provided on the cap side 8, each starting directly adjacent to an associated sealing stop 25 and then ascending in the engagement direction E and finally converging flush with the cap side 8 in the area of an associated latching recess 29.
  • two webs 31 offset by 180 degrees in the direction of engagement E are also provided, each of which forms a sealing stop 25 through a side surface and forms part of an associated latching recess 29 with the opposite side surface and/or delimits it laterally.
  • a further or third embodiment of the invention according to the closure arrangement 1 is discussed below with reference to FIGS.
  • this embodiment aims for the sealing part 5 and the cap part 3 to interact with one another in such a way that a change in the relative position of the cap part 3 relative to the sealing part 5 is only possible when the cap part 3 moves in the direction of engagement E, in a direction opposite to the direction of engagement E however, is blocked.
  • this is solved structurally in that flexible ratchet teeth 33 are arranged on the cap side 8 of the sealing part 5 in such a way that these ratchet teeth 34 arranged on the cap part 3, preferably on the cover 14 of the cap part 3, can be brought into engagement and in the direction of engagement slide past the locking teeth 34 of the cap part 3 according to the principle of a ratchet. On this basis, a relative movement when the cap part 3 is actuated opposite to the direction of engagement E is blocked.
  • the ratchet teeth 33 are formed circumferentially in the engagement direction E on the intermediate step 23 , which is arranged between the base step 22 and in the bearing projection 9 , radially projecting, but offset radially inward relative to the base step 22 .
  • a locking tooth 33 assigned to the engagement position is provided with a stop 35 in order to strike against a stop provided on the cap part 3 in the engagement position and thus to connect a further relative movement in the engagement direction E.
  • FIG. 12 An alternative embodiment for carrying out the ratchet mechanism is presented below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.
  • FIG. 12 An alternative embodiment for carrying out the ratchet mechanism is presented below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.
  • FIG. 12 An alternative embodiment for carrying out the ratchet mechanism is presented below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.
  • FIG. 12 An alternative embodiment for carrying out the ratchet mechanism is presented below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.
  • locking ramps 36 are arranged on cap side 8 of sealing part 5 in such a way that they can be brought into engagement between locking ramps 37 arranged on cap part 3, in particular on the inside of cover part 14 of cap part 3, in such a way that when cap part 3 is actuated in the direction of engagement E the blocking ramps 37 slide past the blocking ramps 36 of the sealing part 5 according to the principle of a ratchet, but block a movement in the opposite direction of the direction of engagement.
  • the blocking ramps 36 run around in the direction of engagement E, in particular run around coaxially, and are arranged on the cap side 8 of the sealing part, in particular adjoining the bearing projection 9 .
  • a stop 38 is provided on the cap side 8 in order to strike against a corresponding stop of the cap part 3, in particular the cover 14 of the cap part 3, in the engaged position and thus to prevent further relative movement in the direction of engagement E.
  • the stop 38 is arranged on the edge region of the cap side 8 and/or arranged and/or formed directly radially adjacent to the locking ramps 36 .
  • the special feature of the container 2 according to the invention can now be seen in the fact that a consumer can determine by looking at the container or the closure arrangement 1 from above whether the container 2 is in an original state or whether it is already a first-time Attempted access or attempted opening has been made. This is carried out specifically by changing the relative position of the cap part 3 in relation to the sealing part 5, with a visible surface on the top giving a consumer the unmistakable information that the intervention attempt has taken place.
  • this special feature can also be transferred to a container box 39 according to the invention, shown in FIG. 14, in which a large number of containers 2, which are closed with the closure arrangement 1 according to the invention, are accommodated.
  • the container box 39 is accommodated in an associated box frame, as is customary in particular in daily use or in the household, it is often in an inclined position, which usually precludes or at least makes it difficult to view the container or the closure arrangement 1 from the side.

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L'invention concerne un système de fermeture servant à indiquer une tentative d'ouverture, de préférence une première tentative d'ouverture, sur un contenant, ainsi que sa fabrication et son utilisation.
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