RU134158U1 - COTTING DEVICE FOR BOTTLE - Google Patents

Abstract

A bottle closure made in the form of a cork capable of being installed in the neck of a bottle equipped with an inner sleeve with tamper indicating means, characterized in that the device further comprises an outer cover with axial ribs on the inner surface mounted on the inner sleeve, while on the outer surface the inner sleeve made inclined projections that interact with the axial ribs of the outer cover, with the possibility of axial and radial translational movement of the outer cover on sloping ridge on the side of the opening.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of closures and can be used to seal bottles in the distillery and wine industry, and in particular to those devices that have opening indicators capable of indicating that this closure has already been opened at least once .

Recently, there has been a growing demand for capping systems with an indication of unauthorized opening, which clearly indicate to the consumer whether the container was opened by someone earlier in order, for example, to replace its contents with a product that does not correspond to the original one. Although it is relatively easy to manufacture some types of tamper evident devices, it is much more difficult to manufacture an tamper-evident tool that could not be bypassed without violating the tamper-evident system, or if it had been violated, it would then be impossible to return to the previous a pristine condition that indicates that no one has opened the package before.

Known closures such as corks for wine made of synthetic material (RF Patent for the invention No. 2268213, IPC B65D 39/00, publ. 20.01.06). They can be made of various materials, in particular from elastomers, such as foamed polyethylene or its copolymers, polystyrene and its copolymers, a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate, polyurethanes, polypropylenes, etc. (RF Patent for the invention No. 2266853 B65D 51/00, publ. 12/27/05). This patent also describes the possibility of printing with ink on a traffic jam. If these inscriptions are applied on the surface of the cork in contact with the neck of the bottle or with wine - which is becoming more common in the art, then in this case the contents of the bottle may also be contaminated with this closure. In addition, when corking with this stopper, it can go uncontrollably downwards, and when opened it cannot be removed without a corkscrew.

A known cork for corking vessels containing a base and a lid fixed on it (see USSR author's certificate No. 189699, 1967, IPC V67B). The disadvantage of this cork is its inadequate consumer qualities due to the possibility of changing the appearance due to deformation of the cork surface during transportation and the difficulty of giving it a different color scheme.

Capping devices with tamper indicators that are widely described in domestic and foreign sources of information are known, indicating that the bottle was illegally opened.

Among the known analogues there are systems in which the closure is initially located in one position, but, once removed, it can only be returned to the second position, which visually clearly differs from the first position. For example, US patent No. 5738231, IPC B65D 55/02, publ. 04/14/1998, describes a screw cover with an indication of opening, where one part of it moves during the opening process so that after opening it cannot return to its original position due to an obstacle in the form of a protrusion on the neck of the container. As a result, this closure plug can only return to a position in which it will be displaced axially relative to its original position.

In the specified tool, the lack of reliability of the tamper control, namely, the obstructing element is easily accessible and can be removed, for example, cut off to create the appearance of the pristine integrity of the closure.

There is also a technical solution according to the patent of the Russian Federation for utility model No. 92410, publ. 03/20/2010, IPC B65D 49/02, which is a capping device containing a handle made of foam, put on the clamping sleeve on the sealing part of the handle and attached to the last tear-off girdle with tongue in such a way that it allows easy separation of the tear-off girdle, for example, using perforation lines between the retainer sleeve or the handle, or cap.

The known device meets such requirements as the reliability of fixation on the rim of the sealed vessel and the visibility of the tamper indication, but it is not technologically advanced to manufacture and not reliable enough, because has a tongue of a tear-off belt protruding beyond the limits of the cork.

The closest analogue is a device for corking a vessel (RF Patent for the invention No. 2426678, IPC B65D 39/00, publ. 08/20/2011), made in the form of a cork with a tear-off belt, equipped with a ring fixed relative to the cork, connected to the tear-off belt having means fixation relative to the neck of the vessel. The cork is made with a recess for positioning the tongue of the tear-off belt in it, and the tear-off girdle is made with ribs for interacting with the protrusions of the fixing ring of the rim of the vessel and for the formation of a destructible connection with the ring.

The known solution has an insufficiently reliable design of a device for sealing a vessel with an indication means, which could be manufactured and placed on bottles at a sufficiently high speed without inadvertently destroying or deforming the indication means in view of the possibility of accidental destruction along the line of weakened strength. In addition, when opening the vessel, the plug is usually pulled upward, applying a certain force, which leads to inconvenience in operation, and can also cause the destruction of the tear-off belt.

The technical result of the claimed utility model consists in developing a more reliable and simple design of the closure device with tamper indicating device, which would satisfy high consumer qualities at an affordable cost and, as a result, increase the usability for the consumer, namely, the ease of opening in the initial stage by smooth turning the capping device.

The specified technical result is achieved by the fact that the capping device for the bottle is made in the form of a stopper that can be installed in the neck of the bottle, which is equipped with an inner sleeve with a tamper indicating device, while the device further comprises an outer cover with axial ribs on the inner surface mounted on the inner sleeve while inclined protrusions are made on the outer surface of the inner sleeve, interacting with the axial ribs of the outer cover with the possibility of axial and radial the progressive movement of the outer cover along inclined protrusions in the direction of opening.

The possibility of implementing a utility model, characterized by the above set of features, as well as the possibility of its implementation can be confirmed by the description of the design of the capping device, made in accordance with this technical solution.

The design description is illustrated by drawings, which depict a General view of the capping device for the bottle (figure 1) and a General view in section (figure 2).

The bottle closure comprises a cap 1, an inner sleeve 2 and an outer cap 3.

Cork 1 consists of an upper protrusion 4 and a lower shank 5 placed in the neck of the bottle (not shown in the figure).

Cork 1 is made of foam material, which reduces its weight and improves fixative properties. The cork can also be made of cork of a tree or other polymeric material to seal different vessels with different liquids.

The upper part 4 of the plug 1 is connected to the inner sleeve 2.

The inner sleeve 2 is made with an inner protrusion 6, which provides a connection with the upper part 4 of the inner tube 1, and is also an element of axial locking of the capping device. On the outer surface of the inner sleeve 2, inclined projections 7 are made. The lower outer part of the inner sleeve 2 is made in the form of an indicator section 8, which is the interval between the end surface of the outer cover 3 and the end surface of the inner sleeve 2.

On the side surface of the inner sleeve 2 there is a shoulder 9 holding the outer cover 3 after the first opening, which subsequently makes it possible to lift all the parts upon further opening, ensuring their axial locking.

The outer cover 3 has an end face 10 and a side 11 surface, which are made as a whole, and on the inner side surface of the cover 3 there are axial ribs 12 interacting with the inclined protrusions 7 of the sleeve 2, providing axial and radial translational movement of the outer cover 3 along the inclined protrusions 7 in the direction of the autopsy, ensuring the fixation of the indicator section 8, as well as the constant fixation of all parts during further autopsy.

A flange 13 is made on the inner upper end surface of the cover 3 for interaction with the inner protrusion 6 of the sleeve 2, and on the lower end surface there is a hook 14 interacting with the flange 9 of the sleeve 2.

The outer cover can be decorated with a shell of aluminum or other material.

The outer cover 3 and the inner sleeve 2 are made of environmentally friendly polymeric materials.

Identification means, for example, decorative drawings, inscriptions and other means of individualization, can be applied to the surface of the indicator section 8,

The inner sleeve 2 can be painted in a color contrasting with the color of the outer cover 3.

The closure device works as follows: the bottom handle 5 of the plug 1 together with the inner sleeve 2 and the cap 3 is installed in the neck of the bottle, ensuring the tightness of the closure.

During the first opening of the bottle by turning the outer lid 3 in the opening direction, the axial ribs 12 of the outer lid 3 translate along the inclined projections 7 of the inner sleeve 2. At the same time, the outer lid 3 and the inner sleeve 2 are mutually radially and axially fixed, which leads to and fixing the indicator section 8. At the same time, the flange 13 of the outer cover 3 comes out of the lock connection with the inner protrusion 6 of the sleeve 2. With further opening, all the parts are already in a fixed dix.

Bottle capping is performed by pressing from top to bottom. The proposed closure device is made with all the details as one unit, can be transported separately, and is intended for installation on a bottle.

The proposed technical solution provides:

- ease of opening the bottle by rotating the cork in the initial stage of opening without any devices;

- a high degree of protection against unauthorized opening;

- the ability to carry out automated capping;

- the possibility of re-capping;

- the possibility of using environmentally friendly polymeric materials.

Claims (1)

A bottle closure made in the form of a cork capable of being installed in the neck of a bottle equipped with an inner sleeve with tamper indicating means, characterized in that the device further comprises an outer cover with axial ribs on the inner surface mounted on the inner sleeve, while on the outer surface the inner sleeve made inclined projections that interact with the axial ribs of the outer cover, with the possibility of axial and radial translational movement of the outer cover on sloping ridge on the side of the opening.

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