ES2581325T3 - Container with hood opening indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

Container (1) with a cap opening indicator comprising a container (1) with a neck, a nozzle (8) installed in the container neck and a cap (2) detachably connected with the nozzle (8) by a threaded joint (3), the opening indicator interacting with the nozzle (8) and the container cap (2) and being able to move from a closed position to an open position, in which: - the cap (2) is provided of a recess (10), in which the opening indicator is located in the closed position, - the cap (2) interacts kinetically with the opening indicator, which allows them to move relative to each other; - a retention stop (11) is mounted between the opening indicator (4) and the cap (2), - an upper part (4) of the opening indicator is suitable for the application of information signals, - a part center (5) of the opening indicator is designed as a guide element that interacts with the cap (2), - a lower part (7) of the opening indicator is designed as a work element that interacts with the nozzle, - during the first opening of the container (1), the cap (1) moves up in the open position along the threaded joint (3), the working element (7) of the opening indicator does not rotate with respect to the container (1) due to the coupling elements (13) and the opening indicator moves upwards with respect to the cap (2) along the guiding elements from the closed position to the open position, - the displacement of the opening indicator implies a change go reversible in the appearance of the cap by the emergence of the upper part (4) of the opening indicator above an upper part of the cap (2), - with the opening indicator in the open position, the retention stop (11) retains the opening indicator in the open position, prevents the upper part (4) of the opening indicator from moving downwards into the recess (4) and thus prevents the opening indicator from returning to the closed position without destroy the cap elements (2).

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DESCRIPTION

Container with hood opening indicator.

Technical field of the invention

The present invention relates to safety indicators that provide clear evidence of the opening of a container intended to store alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, medicines or other chemicals in various aggregate states.

Prior art

In science and technology, safety devices are known to indicate the opening of various containers and to create obstacles to recap for unauthorized sale.

For example, there is a known device of a plastic cover (RU Patent No. 117777, IPC B65D41 / 34, 1999) with an opening indicator in the form of a two-part ring: a smaller area, "a latch", which remains attached to the cap after opening the container, and a larger area, connected to the cap and the latch with destructible elements. When the hood is removed, the largest area is separated from the hood.

The drawback of this device is that after opening the bottle, some of the indicator elements fall out of the container, and the "latch" with pointed edges remains in the lid.

The closest element due to its technical nature is the device of a safety closure for bottles and similar containers, which comprises the filling element, a cylindrical sleeve that has an internal ribbon to keep the filling element, a cap that is screwed on the filling element, and the ring-shaped protective tape that interacts with the cover. The ring is divided into two independent identical elements. During the first unscrewing of the cap, the weakened seam of the ring is broken, and the ring is divided into two parts (EP 0711711, IPC B65D41 / 34, B65D47 / 12, 1996). The drawback of this device is the possibility of reassembling the safety tape after opening the bottle so that it essentially adopts the same position; after extraction, the cap does not experience visible external changes, which allow its reuse for unauthorized sale. In addition, the device does not allow additional information about the consumer to be included in the closing element.

US Patent No. 4998988 and WO 2009/128095 disclose other closures with an opening indicator.

Document AU 585 939 is considered the closest prior art to the object of claim 1. Said document discloses a container with a hood opening indicator comprising a container with a neck, a hood detachably connected with the neck of the container by a threaded joint, the opening indicator interacting with the container neck and the container cap and being able to move from a closed position to an open position, the cap being provided with a recess in which the opening indicator is located in the closed position, the cap interacts kinetically with the opening indicator allowing them to move with respect to each other, the upper part of the opening indicator being suitable for the application of the information signals, when the first opening of the container is carried out, the cap it moves up in the open position along the threaded joint and the opening indicator comes off loops upwardly with respect to the cap along the guiding elements from the closed position to the open position, with the displacement of the opening indicator leading to an irreversible change in the appearance of the lid due to the emergence of the upper part of the indicator opening above the top of the hood.

Disclosure of the invention

The aim of the present invention is to create a device that performs the function of the opening indicator of a removable cap, thereby providing containers with reliable protection against unauthorized opening and suitable for recapping.

The problem is solved by the container with the lid opening indicator defined in claim 1.

In the claimed device, the container can have several external shapes. It can be manufactured from a variety of known polymeric materials, metals, glass, etc. A fixed or mobile nozzle is installed on the neck of the container. The coupling elements may have the shape of teeth, grooves, ribs or any other known shape. The nozzle can be made as a dosing device, dispenser, sealing ring or any other known form. The substance or product stored can be in different aggregate states: a liquid, powder or granules.

The cap is designed to close the neck of the container with respect to the outside.

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In the embodiment of the installation of the nozzle on the neck, the cap is mounted on the neck of the container by means of the detachable threaded joint with the nozzle. Additionally, at the bottom of the cap, a stop control ring may be located. In the upper part or in the lateral part of the cap, as opposed to the opening indicator, a window or a destructible element of the body may be located. In addition to the cap, elements (push bars, teeth, guides, etc.) that partially destroy or deform the cap body may be provided by interacting with the opening indicator. The body of the cap may have a perforated section or a section with a weakened section. In the internal part of the hood, there are guide elements that interact with the opening indicator. The cap can be made from materials that belong to the following groups: polymers, metals, glass, etc.

The cap comprises a recess whose dimensions may be sufficient to accommodate the opening indicator. The information elements may also be arranged in the recess.

The opening indicator is made so that it can move and consists of an upper part that can be opened, which has informative signs, a central part, which is designed as guiding elements that interact with the cap, and a lower part , which is designed as a work item that interacts with the nozzle. The top part of the top part that can be opened from the opening indicator can be used to place logos, numerical signs, decorative elements, etc. The top part that can be opened from the opening indicator can be designed as a sleeve, button or any other known shape. The upper part of the opening indicator can be one or more. The guiding elements of the central part of the opening indicator provide the defined straight or curvilinear movement of the opening indicator with respect to the cap. The guiding elements of the opening indicator can be made in the form of a rod, a mobile connection, a flexible wall, a bar or any other known shape. The work element of the lower part of the opening indicator interacts with the nozzle in the neck of the container due to friction or adhesion forces. The working element of the opening indicator can be made as a cap that pressurizes the neck of the container, coupling elements, detachable connection elements of the cap with the neck of the container, teeth or other similar elements. The parts of the opening indicator may be connected to each other by a rigid connection or a mobile connection or a detachable connection. Depending on the design version, the opening indicator can move upwards or rotate with respect to the cap.

A retention stop is disposed between the opening indicator and the cap. Once the opening indicator has moved from the "closed" position to the "open" position, the retention stop sets the opening indicator to the "open" position. The retention stop prevents the opening indicator from returning to the “closed” position without destroying the cap elements. In the case of a mobile or detachable connection of the parts of the opening indicator to each other, the retention stop may be located between these parts. The retention stop can be made as a fixing element, a retention element, a closure, an element that is pulled out of the cap or any other known shape.

The proposed device works as follows: in the “closed” position, the cap is located on the neck of the container, the mobile operating indicator is located in the recess of the cap, the working element of the opening indicator is coupled with the nozzle located on the neck of the container. If the work element is designed as a cap, the latter pressurizes the neck of the container. When the container is opened, the cap rises above the container and is placed in the "open" position. Due to frictional or cohesive forces, the working element of the opening indicator is retained for a time in the neck of the container, causing the opening indicator to move relative to the cap along the guiding elements. The displacement of the opening indicator (its extension) entails changing the appearance of the cap by exiting the information signals applied at the top of the opening indicator, and in the case of the additional presence in the bridge cap or destructible walls, the latter undergoes irreversible deformation or separates from the hood. The retention stop retains the opening indicator in the "open" position and does not allow the original appearance of the cap to be restored. If the retention stop is in the form of an element that advances from the hood, it, in addition to retaining the opening indicator in the "open" position, also acts as an information signal. After this, the cap separates from the container.

Therefore, irreversible changes in the appearance of the cap after being removed provide adequate protection against unauthorized opening and the possibility of the cap being covered again.

Best variants of implementing the invention

The variants of the claimed container with a mobile cap opening indicator are described below, referring to the attached drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 show the design according to claim 1 in the open and closed states. The container has a nozzle placed rigidly with a sealing ring, the upper part of the cap is made with a weakened section, the cap is detachably connected with the nozzle, the retaining stop is designed as an element that advances from the Cap between the cap and the top of the opening indicator, a guide bar performs the function of the guiding elements, the central and lower parts of the

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Opening indicators are made so that they can move relative to each other, and the work elements interact with the neck of the container through the nozzle.

Figures 3 and 4 show a design that does not belong to the present invention according to example 1 in the open and closed states. The opening indicator obtains its rectilinear mobility from its central part, made in corrugated form, the working element of the opening indicator being designed in the form of a cap that covers the internal part of the container, the cap being installed in the container through the detachable connector, the top of the cap being designed so that it is open. All the parts of the opening indicator are designed as one piece, the retention stop is designed as a stop between the cap and the top of the indicator, the inner part of the cap contains information. Figures 5 and 6 show a design that does not belong to the present invention according to example 2 in the open and closed states. The upper part of the opening indicator is in the form of a button connected to the cap through a grooved joint, the upper and central parts of the opening indicator are made as a piece, the cap and the indicator are connected with a guiding sleeve , a window is made on the outer side of the cap, and the control lock ring is absent.

Figures 1 and 2 show the following elements: a container 1; a cap 2; a threaded joint 3; an upper part of the opening indicator 4; a central part of the opening indicator made as a guide bar 5; a coupling 6; a work element of the lower part of the opening indicator in the form of a cap 7; a nozzle in the container 8; a weakened section 9; a recess 10; a retention stop in the form of an advance sealing element 11; a stop control ring 12; nozzle coupling elements 13; a grooved joint 14; a removable wall of the cap 15; a sealing ring 16; information signals 17 and 18; a push bar 19.

Figure 1 shows a container 1 with a rigidly installed nozzle 8 with a sealing ring 16; a cap 2 is connected to the nozzle 8 with the nozzle 8 by means of a threaded joint 3; the mobile upper part of the opening indicator 4 is installed in the recess 10; the cap 2 is connected to the central part 5 of the opening indicator with the coupling 6; the working element 7 of the opening indicator is connected to its guiding elements 5 by means of a grooved joint 14; The working element of the lower part of the opening indicator 7 is designed as a plug that makes the container 1 airtight, the working element 7 of the opening indicator is connected to the nozzle 8 through coupling elements 13 , a removable wall of the cap 15 closes the upper part 4 of the opening indicator in the recess 10, a stop control ring 12 is retained in the container 1.

Figure 2 shows the same container with a cap 2 that moves up along the threaded joint 3 that advances above the neck of the container 1. The work element 7 of the opening indicator does not rotate with respect to the container 1 Due to the coupling elements 13, the central part 5 of the opening indicator raises the upper part 4 of the opening indicator with respect to the recess 10 along the coupling 6, begins to interact with the push bar 19, which entails the destruction of the weakened section 9 and the removal of the wall of the cap 15. The upper part 4 of the opening indicator with the information signals 17 and 18 located therein rises above the cap 2. The retaining stop 11 breaks the coupling 6 between the central part 5 of the opening indicator and the cap 2, which prevents the upper part 4 of the opening indicator from moving down towards the recess 10. The stop control ring on 12 it separates from cap 2. Therefore, cap 2 undergoes irreversible changes that indicate the opening of the container.

Example No. 1 differs from the specific way of using the cap, due to the mobility of the indicator, the retention stop, the coupling of the parts of the opening indicator to each other. Figures 3 and 4 of the claimed container show the following elements: a container 21; a hood with the open top 22; a coupling 23; a recess 24; the upper part 20 of the opening indicator, the central part 25 of the opening indicator in the form of a diaphragm, the lower part 26 of the opening indicator with the working element 27; a retention stop 28; information signals 29, the coupling elements of the container 30.

Figure 3 shows a cap 22 having a threaded joint 22 with a container 21. The upper part 20, the central part 25 and the lower part 26 of the opening indicator are made as a single piece, which is located in the recess 24 and is connected to the cap 22 through diaphragms 25. The working element 27 of the opening indicator interacts with the container 21 through the coupling elements of the container 30. The retaining stop 28 is designed as a stop and It is located in the cap 22. The information signal 29 is located in the inner part of the cap 22.

Figure 4 shows the same container at the time of removal of the cap. The cap 22 travels upwards along the thread 23 above the neck of the container 21, the working element 27 of the opening indicator of the lower part of the indicator 26, by means of its coupling with the neck of the container 21 , causes the deformation of the diaphragm 25. The upper part 20 of the opening indicator moves downwards to the interior of the recess 24, where its position is fixed by the stop 28. This allows the internal part of the cap 22 to be opened, opening the signal of information 29.

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Example 2 differs from the specific way of using the cap, the coupling of the cap with the opening indicator, the retention stop, the drive procedure. Figures 5 and 6 of the claimed container show the following elements: a container 31; a cap 32; the cap and the container have a connection 33, the central and lower parts of the opening indicator are made as a single piece 34, the container and the opening indicator interact through the detachable coupling 35, the upper part of the opening indicator is it has in the form of a button 36, a guide sleeve 37, a recess 38, a perforated section 39, a retention stop 41, a button guide 42, a side window in the cap 43.

In figure 5, the cap 32 is placed on the container 31 by means of a threaded joint 33. The button 36 is movably or detachably connected with the piece 34, the button 36 is coupled with the cap 32 by means of a coupling 39 The tooth 41 does not affect the retaining stop 40 when the cap 32 is covered.

Figure 6 shows the same container at the time of removal of the cap. The cap 32 can be extracted in two ways: by twisting from the container 31 or by previously pressing the button 36 and the subsequent twisting (in the latter case, less force is needed). In the first extraction method, the cap rises upwards along the thread 33, the tooth 41 directs the limiter 40 along the guides 42, which leads to the destruction of the perforated section 39 and the displacement of the button 36 into the recess 38, the information serial 44 appears in the window 43. The second method is characterized by the fact that the user first presses button 36 and removes the cap 32.

Industrial applicability

The claimed design can be made using materials known in the industry using known equipment and provides:

- a reliable production against unauthorized opening and the possibility of recapping the containers;

- a safer retention of the cap on the neck of the container, due to the additional resistance of the opening indicator at the initial moment of the removal of the cap from the container;

- the possibility of previously displacing the opening indicator, and removing the cap with a smaller physical effect;

- a reduction in the consumption of material for the production of the cap with the indicator, due to the possibility of not producing a stop control ring;

- a reduction in the size of the container and the consumption of material for the production of the container when manufacturing the container without solid elements adhering to the stop control ring;

- the possibility of providing additional information to the consumer about the manufacturer;

- the minimization of the production of counterfeit goods.

Claims (6)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 40 Four. Five fifty 1. Container (1) with a cap opening indicator comprising a container (1) with a neck, a nozzle (8) installed in the container neck and a cap (2) detachably connected to the nozzle (8 ) by a threaded joint (3), the opening indicator interacting with the nozzle (8) and the container cap (2) and being able to move from a closed position to an open position, in which: - the cap (2) is provided with a recess (10), in which the opening indicator is located in the closed position, - the cap (2) interacts kinetically with the opening indicator, which allows them to move relative to each other; - a retaining stop (11) is mounted between the opening indicator (4) and the cap (2), - an upper part (4) of the opening indicator is suitable for the application of information signals, - a central part (5) of the opening indicator is designed as guiding elements that interact with the cap (2), - a lower part (7) of the opening indicator is designed as a work element that interacts with the nozzle, - during the first opening of the container (1), the cap (1) moves up in the open position along the threaded joint (3), the work element (7) of the opening indicator does not rotate with respect to the container (1) due to the coupling elements (13) and the opening indicator moves upwards with respect to the cap (2) along the guiding elements of the closed position to the open position, - the displacement of the opening indicator implies an irreversible change in the appearance of the cap due to the emergence of the upper part (4) of the opening indicator above an upper part of the cap (2), - with the opening indicator in the open position, the retention stop (11) retains the opening indicator in the open position, prevents the upper part (4) of the opening indicator from moving downwards into the recess (4 ) and thus prevents the opening indicator from returning to the closed position without destroying the cap elements (2). 2. Container (1) according to claim 1, wherein additionally, the coupling elements that interact with the opening indicator are made on the nozzle (8). 3. Container (1) according to claim 1, wherein, during the first opening of the container (1), the upper part of the opening indicator rises above the cap (2). 4. Container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the central part (5) of the opening indicator is designed as a guiding sleeve. 5. Container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the parts of the opening indicator are interconnected in a separable manner. 6. Container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the displacement of the opening indicator is an extension with respect to the cap.