EP4406872B1 - Verschlussvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP4406872B1
EP4406872B1 EP23153273.0A EP23153273A EP4406872B1 EP 4406872 B1 EP4406872 B1 EP 4406872B1 EP 23153273 A EP23153273 A EP 23153273A EP 4406872 B1 EP4406872 B1 EP 4406872B1
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Arunas Matulis
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Uab Baltic Caps
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Priority to FIEP23153273.0T priority patent/FI4406872T3/fi
Priority to LTEP23153273.0T priority patent/LT4406872T/lt
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Priority to US18/140,479 priority patent/US12325559B2/en
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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
    • B65D41/0492—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation formed by several elements connected together
    • 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
    • B65D41/0435—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with separate sealing elements
    • B65D41/045—Discs
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means

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  • the invention relates to closure devices with opening indication element for bottles with a threaded neck, intended primarily for liquid products, such as spirits.
  • a closure device for closing a bottle, equipped with a threaded element for installation on the neck of the bottle and containing an indication means, which is the lower part of the cap, separated from the main part by a perforation forming breakable bridges.
  • a bottle closure according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is known from WO01/23265A1 containing a pourer body of predetermined axis fixed axially and angularly to the bottle, a cap having a skirt screwed onto the pourer body, a sleeve in at least two portions extending around the bottle, and a tubular appendix forming an extension of the skirt of the cap and extending around the sleeve in order to keep the at least two portions juxtaposed.
  • the disadvantage of this design is the lack of protection of the said closure from repeated misuse, for example, the possibility of reinstalling parts of the sleeve under the skirt of the cap.
  • FIG. 1 Another closure cap is disclosed in Russian Federation patent RU191981 , which comprises a screw cover, a shell, an indicator belt made along the lower contour of the cover with the ability of release from under the shell.
  • the indicator belt is installed between the inner part of the shell and the outer surface of the annular element located in the lower inner part of the shell, wherein on the outer surface of the shell at the location of the indicator belt, a line of weakened strength is made.
  • the disadvantage of such a closure cap is that the release of the belt from under the lower part of the shell indicates the opening of the bottle, but does not guarantee protection against reuse, because it is possible, by removing the cap from the bottle, to replace its contents and to hide again the indicator belt under the lower edge of the shell.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve the means of visual indication of the opening of a closure device od a bottle by adding an additional element to the design of the device, which can be released upon first opening, and which prevents the indicator ring from returning to its initial position when the bottle is closed again.
  • the technical result which is achieved in this case, is to increase the reliability and security of the closure device, indicating any opening by improving the visual indication of opening of the bottle and strengthening the protection against its bad-faith reuse.
  • closure device for bottle having a neck, comprising a pour sleeve, made with the ability to be installed on the neck, a closed sleeve with means of fixation on the pour sleeve, a sealing means, an open sleeve and an indicator ring, wherein the closed sleeve and the open sleeve form a cavity, and the indicator ring is provided with an annular belt, placed in said cavity before the first opening, and the annular belt is made with the ability to be released from said cavity during the first opening and preventing the return of the indicator ring to its initial position when the bottle is closed again by abutment of said annular belt against a lower end surface of the open sleeve.
  • the sealing means is in the form of a base placed in the neck of the bottle.
  • the closure device comprises an outer casing at least partially enclosing the closed sleeve.
  • the closure device comprises an outer casing made of polymeric material.
  • the outer casing is made of metal.
  • the closure device comprises a pour sleeve 1, installed on neck of a bottle by means of axial and radial fixation, a closed sleeve 2, made with a means of fixation on the pour sleeve 1, for example, in the form of a thread, and interacting with the outer surface and/or thread of said pour sleeve 1. Additionally, the device comprises a means of sealing the bottle neck, made in the form of a base 5.
  • the base 5 comprises an annular cavity for placing the inner wall of the pour sleeve 1 thus forming a labyrinth seal.
  • the device may comprise a sealing means in the form of an annular protrusion 3 on the inner end surface of the pour sleeve 1, placed in the pour spout 4 of the pour sleeve 1 to form a labyrinth seal.
  • a sealing means in the form of an annular protrusion 3 on the inner end surface of the pour sleeve 1, placed in the pour spout 4 of the pour sleeve 1 to form a labyrinth seal.
  • Embodiments of the sealing means in the form of a gasket the diameter of which is sufficient to overlap the bottle finish, and preferably made of foamed polymer material as a separate part or in the form of an elastic polymer material gasket with an annular collar placed in the pour spout 4 of the pour sleeve 1, are possible.
  • the device also comprises an open sleeve 6 forming a cavity 7 with the closed sleeve, and indicator ring 8 with elastic annular belt 9 bent outward along the upper contour.
  • the annular belt 9 can be made continuous or discontinuous and, before the first opening of the closure device, is placed in the cavity 7 between the closed sleeve 2 and the open sleeve 6 in such a way as to be kept from falling out during closing.
  • the indicator ring 8 can be made with the ability of resting against the annular flange of the pour sleeve 1, for this reason, stops are made on its inner surface, for example, in the form of a continuous protrusion or abutting tabs.
  • the device may also comprise an outer casing 10 at least partially enclosing the closed sleeve 2. This provides an increase in the rigidity of the closed sleeve 2, which affects the reliability and security of the closure device.
  • the ends of the outer casing 10, when made of metal, can be bent under the lower end surface of the open sleeve 6.
  • the outer casing 10 can be made of metal, such as aluminum, steel foil, etc., in particular by punching, or of polymeric material, in particular by injection molding.
  • coatings and means of identification can be applied to the side and end surfaces of the outer casing 10 by methods, for example, of hot stamping, offset, screen or pad printing, with white, colored, transparent or metallized varnishes.
  • the coating can also be applied by spray deposition or vacuum deposition.
  • the pour sleeve 1, the closed sleeve 2, the open sleeve 6 and the indicator ring 8 are injection molded from polymer materials such as polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the assembly of the finished closure device is carried out by mutual fixation of the indicator ring 8 and the pour sleeve 1, after which the closed sleeve 2 is installed, fixing it relative to the pour sleeve 1, then the open sleeve 6 is installed on the closed sleeve 2, wherein a cavity 7 is formed for placing the annular belt 9 of the indicator ring 8 in it.
  • the base 5 is installed inside the pour sleeve 1.
  • the proposed closure device with all its details is made as one unit, can be transported separately, and is designed to be installed on the neck of a bottle. The closure of the bottle is performed by pressing downwards by means of a closure machine.
  • the claimed closure device operates as follows.
  • the outer casing 10 together with the closed sleeve 2 and the open sleeve 6 is separated along the threaded connection from the pour sleeve 1.
  • the indicator ring 8 with the annular belt 9 is released and remains on the pour sleeve 1, signaling the first opening.
  • the annular belt 9 prevents the indicator ring 8 from returning to its initial position due to its abutment against the lower end surface of the open sleeve 6.
  • the proposed technical solution opens up wide opportunities for providing different options for the appearance of closure device, and also allows to increase the degree of protection of finished products from counterfeiting and improve the sealing of the closure while maintaining high manufacturability of closure device in large-scale factory production.

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  1. Verschlussgerät für eine Flasche mit einem Hals, umfassend eine Ausgießhülse (1), die so hergestellt ist, dass sie auf den Hals aufgesetzt werden kann, eine geschlossene Hülse (2) mit Befestigungsmittel an der Ausgießhülse, ein Siegelmittel (5), eine offene Hülse (6) und einen Indikationsring (8), wobei die geschlossene Hülse (2) und die offene Hülse (6) einen Hohlraum (7) bilden und der Indikationsring (8) mit einem ringförmigen Band (9) versehen ist, das vor dem ersten Öffnen in den Hohlraum (7) eingesetzt wird, wobei das genannte ringförmige Band (9) so hergestellt ist, dass es während des ersten Öffnens aus dem genannten Hohlraum (7) gelöst werden kann, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte ringförmige Band (9) die Rückkehr des Indikationsrings (8) in seine Ausgangsposition beim erneuten Verschließen der Flasche verhindert, indem das genannte ringförmige Band (9) an einer unteren Endfläche der offenen Hülse (6) anliegt.
  2. Verschlussgerät gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Siegelmittel in Form eines Sockels (5) hergestellt ist, der im Hals der Flasche eingesetzt wird.
  3. Verschlussgerät gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es eine Außenhülle (10) aufweist, die die geschlossene Hülse (2) zumindest teilweise umschließt.
  4. Verschlussgerät gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenhülle (10) aus Polymermaterial besteht.
  5. Verschlussgerät gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenhülle (10) aus Metall besteht.
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PL23153273.0T PL4406872T3 (pl) 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Urządzenie zamykające
EP23153273.0A EP4406872B1 (de) 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Verschlussvorrichtung
FIEP23153273.0T FI4406872T3 (fi) 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Sulkulaite
LTEP23153273.0T LT4406872T (lt) 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Uždarymo priemonė
DK23153273.0T DK4406872T3 (da) 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Lukkingsenhed
US18/140,479 US12325559B2 (en) 2023-01-03 2023-04-27 Closure device
UAA202302391A UA130069C2 (uk) 2023-01-25 2023-05-18 Закупорювальний пристрій для пляшки

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