NZ753298B2 - Seal releasing closure assembly - Google Patents

Seal releasing closure assembly Download PDF

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NZ753298B2
NZ753298B2 NZ753298A NZ75329817A NZ753298B2 NZ 753298 B2 NZ753298 B2 NZ 753298B2 NZ 753298 A NZ753298 A NZ 753298A NZ 75329817 A NZ75329817 A NZ 75329817A NZ 753298 B2 NZ753298 B2 NZ 753298B2
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lid
ring
release
wall
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Carmine Barbato
Federico Santini
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Tecnocap Llc
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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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/20—Sealing means
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/08—Threaded or like closure members secured by rotation; Bushes therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0225—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation
    • B65D43/0231—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by rotation only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth of the container
    • 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/30—Annular members, e.g. with snap-over action or screw-threaded
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for

Abstract

Containers such as preserving jars are filled with perishable foods or the like. In some examples the containers store their contents with a relative negative pressure (e.g., a vacuum) to firmly engage a lid with the container and prevent the ingress of bacteria, contaminants or the like. The lid is pried away from the container, for instance with a knife or other instrument, to open the container. The disclosed seal releasing lid assembly includes a lid and a retaining and releasing ring. This enables a user to break the seal on the lid by removing the ring but optionally also removing the ring without breaking the seal. This enables further us of the ring on other containers while the original lid remains sealed. The seal releasing lid assembly (110) includes a lid (120) with a seal (510) configured for coupling across a container opening of a container. The lid includes a lid surface and a lid wall (215) extending from the lid surface. The lid wall includes a lid edge and a slidable coupling surface between the lid edge and the lid surface. The assembly includes a retaining and releasing ring (130) configured for coupling with the container and with the lid. The retaining and releasing ring includes a ring flange (230) and a release ridge (260). A ring wall (240) extends from the ring flange to the release ridge. The retaining and releasing ring includes decoupling and release ready configurations. In the decoupling configuration the release ridge is slidably coupled along the lid wall allowing the ring to be removed without unsealing the lid. In the release ready configuration the release ridge is seated beneath the lid edge (600) and slidably disengaged from the lid wall. When the ring is removed the release ridge applies a force to the lid at the edge (600), prying it from the container. pried away from the container, for instance with a knife or other instrument, to open the container. The disclosed seal releasing lid assembly includes a lid and a retaining and releasing ring. This enables a user to break the seal on the lid by removing the ring but optionally also removing the ring without breaking the seal. This enables further us of the ring on other containers while the original lid remains sealed. The seal releasing lid assembly (110) includes a lid (120) with a seal (510) configured for coupling across a container opening of a container. The lid includes a lid surface and a lid wall (215) extending from the lid surface. The lid wall includes a lid edge and a slidable coupling surface between the lid edge and the lid surface. The assembly includes a retaining and releasing ring (130) configured for coupling with the container and with the lid. The retaining and releasing ring includes a ring flange (230) and a release ridge (260). A ring wall (240) extends from the ring flange to the release ridge. The retaining and releasing ring includes decoupling and release ready configurations. In the decoupling configuration the release ridge is slidably coupled along the lid wall allowing the ring to be removed without unsealing the lid. In the release ready configuration the release ridge is seated beneath the lid edge (600) and slidably disengaged from the lid wall. When the ring is removed the release ridge applies a force to the lid at the edge (600), prying it from the container.

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SEAL RELEASING CLOSURE ASSEMBLY

Claims (13)

CLAIM
1. A closure assembly comprising: a lid configured for coupling across a container opening of a container, the lid includes: a lid surface, a lid wall extending from the lid surface, the lid wall includes a lid edge and a slidable coupling surface between the lid edge and the lid surface, and a lid peak aligned with the lid wall; a retaining and releasing ring configured for coupling with the container and with the lid, the retaining and releasing ring includes: a ring flange extending over at least a portion of the lid surface, a release ridge, and a ring wall extending from the ring flange to the release ridge, the ring wall biases the release ridge inwardly toward the lid wall; wherein the retaining and releasing ring include decoupling and release ready configurations: in the decoupling configuration the release ridge is slidably coupled along the lid wall, and in the release ready configuration the release ridge is seated beneath the lid edge and slidably disengaged from the lid wall; and wherein the release ridge is configured to slide over the lid peak as the retaining and releasing ring transitions from the release ready configuration to the decoupling configuration.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein in the release ready configuration engagement of the release ridge with the lid edge is configured to bias the lid surface away from the container.
3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the retaining and releasing ring includes a threading bead, and the ring wall extends from the ring flange to the threading bead.
4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the release ridge is between the ring flange and the threading bead.
5 The assembly of claim 1, wherein the release ridge is configured for engagement with the lid peak to bias the lid surface away from the container.
6 The assembly of claim 1, wherein the release ridge is configured to slide over the lid edge as the retaining and releasing ring transitions from the release ready configuration to the decoupling configuration.
7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the retaining and releasing ring includes a decoupled configuration, and in the decoupled configuration the release ridge is above the lid surface and slidably disengaged from the lid wall.
8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the ring wall biases the release ridge toward the lid wall in the decoupling configuration, and the ring wall is configured to bias the release ridge to seat beneath the lid edge as the release ridge transitions from the decoupling configuration to the release ready configuration.
9. A method for sealing a container or releasing a container seal comprising: sliding a release ridge of a retaining and releasing ring along a lid wall of a lid; seating the release ridge beneath a lid edge of the lid, the release ridge slidably disengaged from the lid wall; moving the retaining and release ring relative to the lid coupled with a container at a seal; and decoupling the retaining and releasing ring from the lid, wherein the decoupling includes: providing a force to the lid and inhibit the release ridge from biasing a lid surface away from the container and breaking the container seal; and sliding the release ridge over a lid peak of the lid, and the lid peak is aligned with the lid wall.
10. The method of claim 9, comprising releasing the seal according to movement of the retaining and release ring, releasing includes: engaging the release ridge of the retaining and release ring with the lid edge of the lid, and biasing the lid away from the container with movement of the retaining and release ring relative to the container with the release ridge engaged to the lid edge.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein decoupling the retaining and releasing ring includes: sliding the release ridge of the retaining and releasing ring along the lid wall toward a lid surface opposed to the lid edge, and disengaging the release ridge from the lid wall with the release ridge above the lid surface.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein sliding the release ridge along the lid wall and seating the release ridge beneath the lid edge includes biasing the release ridge toward the lid wall with a ring wall of the retaining and releasing ring.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein sliding the release ridge of the retaining and releasing ring along the lid wall includes sliding the release ridge of the retaining and releasing ring along the lid wall with the lid coupled with the container at the seal.
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US201662431117P 2016-12-07 2016-12-07
US62/431,117 2016-12-07
PCT/US2017/065179 WO2018106960A1 (en) 2016-12-07 2017-12-07 Seal releasing closure assembly

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NZ753298B2 true NZ753298B2 (en) 2021-02-02

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