RU182510U1 - DEVICE FOR CUPS - Google Patents

Abstract

The claimed utility model relates to closure devices containing indicators signaling to the consumer that a container sealed by this device with contents contained therein was previously opened. The closure device comprises a housing, a plug located inside the housing, and an indicator ring. In this case, the plug forms a detachable connection with the indicator ring in the form of interacting protrusions, the indicator ring being provided with additional protrusions, one of which is located in its upper part and is designed to interact with the housing, and the other in its lower part, and is designed to interact with the neck corking capacity. The technical result, for which the claimed device is intended, is to simplify the design of the indicator element, signaling the fact of opening the tank, while maintaining the high performance of the device as a whole and ensuring the implementation of its purpose.

Description

The claimed utility model is a capping device, including, among other things, an indicator that signals the consumer that the container capped by this device with its contents is open. The proposed device is designed for hermetic sealing of various kinds of containers, in particular bottles and similar products, which are subject to rather high demands regarding the quality of the contents contained in them.

In the prior art (see French patents No. 2666307, class B65D 447/00, 1991 and No. 2670465, class B65D 41/38, 1991), technical solutions related to a container closure device comprising a filling element, a cylindrical sleeve having a cylindrical sleeve are widely known. the inner protrusion for holding the filling element, the cap, while the cap and the filling element interact with each other by means of a threaded connection for unscrewing and screwing the cap and the bottle opening indicator in the form of a safety tape, including a ring with a loosening ennym section.

The disadvantages of the above devices include the fact that after unauthorized opening of the bottle it is possible to reassemble the safety tape so that it takes almost the same initial position, thereby introducing the consumer into a possible misconception.

It is known from the RF patent No. 2161585, class B65D 41/34, 2001, a safety shutter for bottles and other products of a similar type, which eliminates the drawback noted above, in that to some extent repeating the design of the closures disclosed in the above patents, in contrast from them, the safety ring performs differently, which in this decision is divided into at least two structurally independent elements by means of cuts.

This solution, coupled with other design features of the shutter, provides the following. At the final opening of the bottle, the safety ring breaks into two elements into which it is divided. These elements fall under the influence of their own weight, as a result of which the ring cannot be restored and replaced.

The disadvantages of this technical solution include the rather complicated design of the capping device itself, the implementation of the safety element in the form of a part divided into several parts, which increases the complexity of manufacturing. In addition, this device is characterized by a very weak audience perception of the changes taking place with it (the device) during the opening of the bottle.

It is known from the patent of the Russian Federation No. 67553, class B65D 49/00, published October 27, 2007, a device for closing containers with liquid with the possibility of preventing refilling of bottles after a portion of the liquid is cast from them.

The known device comprises a housing, the upper part of which is separated from the bottom by means of an indicator strip (lamella), while the upper part of the housing is made in the form of a ribbed lid mounted for rotation, and under the lid, for one whole, a cap is installed that interacts by means of a threaded connection with dispenser cover and other structural elements. To uncork the bottle and create conditions for pouring liquid from the bottle, the ribbed cap is rotated and removed, while the indicator strip breaks and separates from the cork of the dispenser, thereby signaling the fact of opening the bottle.

The disadvantages of this device should include both a rather complicated design of the device itself, and the fact that the indicator strip at the initial opening of the container is torn and separated from the body of the device. Thus, with further use of the container, the element itself disappears, signaling a place where the container was opened.

It is known from RF patent No. 65484, class B65D 41/34, published on 08/10/2007, a closure device that includes a housing, the upper part of which is rotatable and separated from the lower part by a continuous crimping line, perimeter, designed to placement in the neck of the tank, a dispenser installed on the plug-divider, an intermediate cap interacting with the dispenser by means of a threaded connection, while the cap is placed between the casing and the dispenser and elastically deforms n in the longitudinal and radial directions to form a line below safety relief crimp strips, acting as the indicator of the bottle opening.

This technical solution was taken as the closest analogue. Its disadvantages include the implementation of the indicator element, which signals the consumer about opening the container, in the form of a complex spatial part - a cap, which, when assembling the device, must be further deformed, both in the longitudinal and in the radial directions, which complicates the design itself and increases the complexity of its final assembly.

The technical problem, which the proposed utility model is aimed at, is to create a capping device that clearly and vividly shows the consumer the fact of unauthorized or first opening of the bottle.

The technical result, for which the claimed device is intended, is to simplify the design of the indicator element, signaling the fact of opening the tank, while maintaining the high performance of the device as a whole and ensuring the implementation of its purpose.

Obtaining the technical result is ensured by the fact that the claimed closure device comprises a housing, a plug and an indicator ring located inside the housing, while the plug forms a detachable connection with the indicator ring in the form of interacting protrusions, the indicator ring being provided with additional protrusions, one of which is located in its upper parts and is designed to interact with the housing, and the other - in its lower part, and is designed to interact with the collar of the neck oh capacity ..

A general view of the device, which is a means of capping with a tamper evident indicator, is shown in figure 1, view "a" of which shows the device in the position when the container is closed, view "b" - the position when the container is open, view "c" - when the container re-corked.

The device comprises a housing 1, inside of which there is a plug 2, which closes the neck and provides the necessary tightness. The plug 2 is rigidly connected to the housing 1 and interacts with the neck of the container through a threaded connection. The lower end surface of the housing is provided with an annular protrusion 3.

The body is made of ABS plastic, the cork is made of polyolefin polymer, respectively.

Also inside the housing, in its lower part, an indicator ring 4 is placed, which, through the protrusion 5 in its upper part, interacts with the protrusion 6 of the tube, forming a detachable connection. The indicator ring 4 is also equipped with an additional protrusion 7 located in its upper part on the opposite side of the hook, as well as a protrusion 8 located in its lower part, which interacts with the shoulder 9 of the container neck.

The indicator ring is made of a polyolefin polymer.

The device operates as follows.

When assembled, the capping device is screwed on the neck of the container clockwise until it stops, while the indicator ring is latched onto the shoulder 9 of the neck of the container by means of the protrusion 8. The plug 2 closes the neck, the container is sealed.

When opening the container, the housing is rotated counterclockwise, the lid itself and the rigidly connected plug 2 rise along the threads of the container neck. In the process of unscrewing, the indicator ring disengages from the plug (protrusions 5 and 6) and the flange 9 of the housing (protrusion 8), while the indicator ring, free of any connections, is lowered down to the stop of its protrusion 7 with the annular protrusion 3 cases 1. The lower part of the indicator ring becomes visible, which signals the opening of the container. The ring itself remains on the housing by supporting the protrusion 6 on the annular protrusion 4 of the housing.

When re-screwing the bottle (type “c”) on the corking means with the indicator ring activated, the protrusion 6 of the plug 2 rests on one side of the protrusion 5 of the indicator ring and, on the other hand, on the lower surface of the shoulder 9 of the housing 1, not allowing the closure to be screwed up to stop, which indicates that the bottle has already been opened.

Claims (5)

1. A capping device comprising a housing, a plug located inside the housing and an indicator ring, characterized in that the tube forms a detachable connection with the indicator ring in the form of interacting protrusions, the indicator ring being provided with additional protrusions, one of which is located in its upper part and is intended for interaction with the housing, and the other in its lower part, and is designed to interact with the neck of the corking container. 2. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing and the cork are rigidly connected to each other. 3. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing is made of ABS plastic. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cork is made of a polyolefin polymer. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the indicator ring is made of a polyolefin polymer.

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