US20100044252A1 - Dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid with tamper indicator and compensation device - Google Patents

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US20100044252A1
US20100044252A1 US12/518,922 US51892207A US2010044252A1 US 20100044252 A1 US20100044252 A1 US 20100044252A1 US 51892207 A US51892207 A US 51892207A US 2010044252 A1 US2010044252 A1 US 2010044252A1
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element
    • 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
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/26—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with means for keeping contents in position, e.g. resilient 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/30—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials for desiccators
    • 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
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

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  • the invention relates to a dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid with a tamper indicator and a particular compensation device, fitting on to a tubular container for the conditioning, in a controlled atmosphere, of moisture-sensitive products.
  • Such moisture-sensitive products to be conditioned are generally products such as, for example, products of the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, veterinary, diagnostic and other types.
  • the invention relates to a dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid with a tamper indicator and a compensation device, constituting the reclosable means for occlusion of the open end of the container, said plug-lid being connected to the body of the container by a link of the hinge type associated with a ring secured to said container and having a tamper indicator placed between the plug-lid and said ring press-inserted on to the container at the time of its final closure after it has been filled.
  • this tamper indicator makes it possible to note that said container has not been opened after its filling by the pharmaceutical laboratory, thus ensuring the physical integrity of the protective packaging guaranteeing the qualitative and quantitative authenticity of the product contained.
  • the invention relates to a dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid with a tamper indicator and a compensation device, said compensation device making it possible to exert a mechanical pressure, through a spring action on the stored products, in particular pharmaceuticals, in the form of, more specifically, lozenges, cachets or tablets.
  • the spacing region between the upper surface of the tablet and the lower surface of said compensation spiral in contact with the upper surface of the tablet to be held in position is smaller in height than the height of said compensation spiral.
  • the document DE9203763 (GAPLAST) describes an absorbent plug that is inserted into the open end of a cylindrical container, with a view to closing it in a sealed manner.
  • a plug comprises a ring that is press-fixed permanently on the upper outer end of the container, once the latter has been filled.
  • This ring acts as a tamper indicator through the presence of divisible bridges situated between the upper part of said ring and the adjacent lower part of said plug. These divisible bridges are broken when the container is opened for the first time.
  • the dehydrating plug also comprises a chamber containing the dehydrating material.
  • the dehydrating plug also comprises a compensation spring element of the cylindrical spiral type, of monolithic design, that is to say injected at the same time as the dehydrating plug.
  • an absorbent plug that is inserted into the open end of a cylindrical container.
  • Such an absorbent plug comprises a tamper indicator consisting of a collar equipped with a double set of divisible bridges, positioned between the lower ring and the plug.
  • the intermediate collar is detached from the assembly by means of breaking of the upper bridges attaching it to the plug and breaking of the lower bridges attaching it to the ring fixed on the upper end of the body of the container.
  • Such a plug moreover comprises a compensation spring element, also of monolithic design.
  • CSP packaging that it is possible to reclose, protecting the products thus conditioned from moisture, comprising a container and a plug-lid, connected by an integral hinge and equipped with a spring element, attached to the internal part of the plug-lid, and a desiccant material held by the spring element.
  • This spring element manufactured separately from the container and the plug-lid, is assembled on the bottom of said plug-lid and contains a sachet of desiccant.
  • the plug-lid described in this document has a hinge which is not secured to a ring fixed on the container but is directly secured to the container, the plug-lid, the hinge and the container being moulded in a single operation.
  • a hinge is referred to as an integral hinge.
  • this compensation spring element cannot have a large height since said element then interferes with the edge of the container, through its cylindrical shape, during closure of the container by rotation of the plug-lid around the axis of its hinge.
  • Another problem posed to the designer is also of solving all or some of the drawbacks mentioned previously and thus constituting a significant improvement compared with the prior art.
  • the invention relates to a dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid, that closes a container for conditioning moisture-sensitive products, also having a tamper indicator and comprising a compensation means with a geometry lying within an imaginary volume and therefore of apparent shape such that:
  • the plug-lid according to the invention provides a solution to a technical problem posed and not solved in the prior art, which is that of being able to equip a container with a hinged plug-lid comprising both a compensation means and a dehydrating element in the body of the plug-lid.
  • the invention relates to a dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid, constituting the means for sealed occlusion of the open end of a tubular container for the conditioning of moisture-sensitive products, moreover comprising
  • the dehydrating and reclosable hinged plug-lid with a tamper indicator and a compensation device constitutes the means for sealed occlusion of the open end of the tubular container in which the products to be protected are conditioned and comprises a dehydrating means, a fixing means placed between the occlusion means and the open end of the container so as to secure the assembly comprising plug-lid and container, a hinge making it possible to connect the occlusion means to the fixing means and to open and reclose this container, a tamper indicator having the ability to visually indicate the first opening of said container and a compensation means making it possible to keep the conditioned products under a mechanical pressure.
  • the container is closed with the occlusion means that is the plug-lid type plug according to the invention, connected to the body of the container by means of a hinge itself secured to the body of the container by means of a fixing means, for example, of fixing ring type.
  • This means for occluding the open end of the container is a plug-lid coaxial with the container consisting of an upper end wall constituting said plug-lid and two peripheral walls coaxial with the axis of the plug-lid forming between them a deep peripheral groove whereof the walls are a distance apart from one another in order, when said occlusion means is closed, to cover the peripheral wall of the open end of the container so that a sealed and close contact is established between:
  • An external peripheral limit stop of the collar type can be created close to the open end of the container on which the occlusion means can come to rest in the closed position.
  • an architecture of plug-lid with deep peripheral groove allowing sealed covering by means of three peripheral areas of surface-to-surface contact with the open end of the enclosure, provides the sought-after sealing by close surface-to-surface contact, upon closure of the plug-lid.
  • the inner face of the outer wall of the groove and the outer face of the outer wall of the enclosure can be provided with a latching means, requiring a mechanical force both for completing the closure of the plug-lid and for opening it.
  • the flat lower edge of the outer wall of the groove can be extended by a gripping rim or have a recessed tab.
  • This rim-type protuberance or this tab-type recess make it possible to open the plug-lid more easily, in general with just one hand, and make it pivot around the axis of the hinge. They also make it possible to exert a lifting force sufficient to break the divisible bridges of the tamper indicator.
  • the Dehydrating Means :
  • the dehydrating plug-lid according to the invention comprises a moisture-absorbing means of added-on type.
  • the dehydrating agent is placed in a suitable housing, situated on the bottom of the plug-lid, said housing being closed by a closure means not sealed against ambient moisture, for example a porous cardboard membrane, in order to provide rapid desiccation of the moisture-sensitive products conditioned in the dehydrating container.
  • the dehydrating agent used in the housing is chosen from the group constituted by silica gels, molecular sieves or other dehydrating products, available in powder form or deposited on a powdery support.
  • the dehydrating agent can also be a capsule contained in said housing and made from a dehydrating polymer material containing or not containing dehydrating fillers.
  • the Fixing Means :
  • a fixing means is placed between the occlusion means and the open end of the container so as to secure the assembly comprising plug-lid and container.
  • This fixing means can be of ring, collar or fixing loop type or be any mechanical system fixing said plug-lid to the tubular container.
  • the fixing means is secured to the container by press-fitting, clipping, gluing or welding.
  • this fixing means is secured to the container by clipping, that is to say press-fitting in a suitable groove upon final closure of the container after it has been filled.
  • the geometry of the groove is such that this fixing ring cannot be detached from the container once it has been put in place by pressure upon final closure of the container after it has been filled.
  • the geometry is that of an undercut shape, playing on the relative possibility of deformation of the ring, equipped for its force-fitting with a circular chamfer.
  • the physical link between the container, by means of the fixing means (the fixing ring), and the occlusion means which is a plug-lid, is preferentially an integral hinge, that is to say one moulded at the same time and in the same material as the plug-lid and the fixing ring to be secured to the body of the container.
  • This integral hinge can be of film type or ribbon type.
  • a detachable mechanical hinge, providing closure accuracy, can also be considered but has as a drawback the fact of constituting an additional component, whereas this assembly comprising plug-lid, hinge, fixing ring and tamper indicator is single-piece and therefore manufactured in a single operation and in the same material.
  • the Tamper Indicator is the Tamper Indicator
  • the plug-lid, secured to the conditioning container, once the fixing ring has been press-fitted, is effectively equipped with a tamper indicator, also referred to as a first-opening indicator, positioned between said ring secured to the container and said plug-lid.
  • a tamper indicator also referred to as a first-opening indicator
  • This tamper indicator, or inviolability means is formed by micro-links connecting all or part of the lower peripheral surface of the plug-lid to all or part of the upper peripheral surface of the fixing collar or ring or else to any coupling system such as a loop fixing the lid on to the body of the container or secured to the body of the container.
  • micro-links or divisible bridges are connecting micro-points, independent of each other but forming a perimeter or a single toothed area of connection between the plug-lid, that can be moved around its hinge and is reclosable once these links have been broken, and the ring or collar or the system fixing said plug-lid to the body of the container.
  • micro-points are broken upon first opening by the application of a breaking force exerted on the plug-lid in the vertical direction upwards if a single connection by micro-points between the fixing collar or ring secured to the container and the plug-lid is concerned, or else in the horizontal direction by a circular pulling movement if a double row of breakage points of an intermediate collar between the fixing means and the plug-lid is concerned.
  • the first user performs this act and thus knows that he is indeed the first user. He can easily note whether said connection by micro-points is still present and intact or not.
  • the plug-lid comprises a compensation means constituted by a hollow compensation device having an essentially conical, frusto-conical, polyhedral or frusto-polyhedral apparent shape, consisting of a large annular base and a small base parallel to the large base, which is coaxial therewith and is connected thereto by at least one deformable linking means having the ability to recover its initial shape, the small base being in contact with the packaged products.
  • This compensation device positioned inside the occlusion means is secured to said occlusion means and has sufficient height for its mechanical compensation action to be exerted effectively.
  • This compensation device has an apparent shape such that its end in contact with the packaged products is substantially smaller in size than its end connected to the lower part of the plug-lid, thus enabling it to not interfere with the upper opening area of the tubular container during opening and closing of the plug-lid, once this has been permanently fixed on the container after filling.
  • the ratio of the diameters of the part of the compensation device in contact with the packaged product, on which this mechanical compensation is exerted, that is to say the small base, and the end of the device connected to the lower part of the plug-lid, that is to say its large base varies between 0.05 and 0.9 and preferentially between 0.1 and 0.6.
  • the angle at the top of the compensation device lies in the variation interval ranging from 30° to 120°.
  • the apparent shape of the compensation device that is to say the imaginary volume in which said device is contained, that is to say its steric size, can be conical, frusto-conical, polyhedral or frusto-polyhedral.
  • the at least one deformable linking means connecting the large base to the small base is an imaginary generator.
  • the compensation device when contained in a conical or frusto-conical imaginary volume, can comprise several deformable linking means, 2, 3, 4 or more in number and disposed around the axis preferentially symmetrically.
  • the imaginary volume is polyhedral or frusto-polyhedral
  • one of the edges is constituted by the at least one real deformable linking means, connecting the large base to the small base, the other edges being imaginary.
  • the polyhedral or frusto-polyhedral imaginary volume that comprises at minimum three lateral surfaces consequently comprises three real edges constituted by three deformable linking means.
  • 4 faces, 5 faces or 6 faces are the same applies for 4 faces, 5 faces or 6 faces.
  • Such an imaginary volume thus allows the compensation device to not interfere, by this end of restricted size (its small base), with the upper opening area of the tubular container, during opening and closing of the plug-lid, once this has been permanently fixed on the container after filling.
  • This solution which consists of modifying the apparent shape of the compensation device in order to avoid the device interfering with the upper edge of the tubular container during opening and closing of the plug-lid, is particularly advantageous.
  • the deformable means for linking the large base to the small base can be any deformable means for linking the large base to the small base.
  • the at least one deformable linking means is formed by at least one helix and preferentially two helices with directions that are opposite or not, distributed regularly in space.
  • This at least one helix is connected, by its lower end, to the large, preferentially circular, base secured to the lower part of the plug-lid.
  • This at least one helix is also connected, by its upper end, to the small, preferentially circular, base that is very small in size in physical contact with the conditioned product.
  • the cross-section of this at least one helix can be circular or polygonal.
  • the shape of the compensation device appears as substantially conical, lying within a conical imaginary volume. Said device thus ensures, through its ability to be compressed position-wise and through its spring action, that the conditioned products are held in position.
  • helix can be considered such as, for example, helices with a counter direction of rotation or having a shape that is not strictly conical but slightly rhomboid.
  • the at least one deformable linking means is formed by at least one strip and preferentially two strips, opposite or regularly distributed in space, this at least one strip being connected, by its lower end, to a large, preferentially circular, base that is fixed to the lower part of the plug-lid and by its upper end to the small polygonal or circular base that is very small in size in physical contact with the conditioned product.
  • the shape of the compensation device appears as substantially polyhedral, lying within a polyhedral imaginary volume.
  • Said device thus ensures, through its ability to be compressed position-wise and through its spring action, that the conditioned products are held in position.
  • the cross-section of the strips is sufficiently thin, whether circular or polygonal, for said strips to be able to deform reversibly, under the action of the pressure exerted on said strips during closure of the filled container.
  • the spring action remains intact over time provided that the deformations remain within the range of reversible elastic deformations and that there is no creep of the constituent materials of the compensation device.
  • the pressure exerted on the conditioned product by the compensation device remains unchanged.
  • Said compensation device is assembled by its large base, on the lower part of the housing containing the desiccant and preferentially on the internal lower part of said housing, by an assembly means.
  • Said assembly means is preferentially chosen from amongst the techniques of clipping, riveting, crimping, press-fitting, gluing and welding.
  • Said compensation device can also be connected, by its large base, to a cylindrical skirt whereof the other end terminates with a collar thus extending the device in order to allow it to be assembled by clipping, riveting, crimping, press-fitting, gluing or welding, not on the lower part of the housing containing the desiccant but on the bottom of the plug-lid, the collar being for example press-fitted into a suitable circular housing, which can be a groove, positioned in the bottom of said plug-lid.
  • Said compensation device with its conical or polyhedral apparent shape that is deformable but with initial shape memory, still retains its function of compensator with spring action.
  • the device constitutes a separate component, injected separately from the plug-lid, and then assembled with said plug-lid.
  • the mounting of the compensation device is performed after the housing containing the desiccant has been filled and then closed by its moisture-porous membrane, which simplifies this filling and closure operation and enables it to be automated easily.
  • the compensation device is also assembled with the plug-lid filled with its desiccant in an automated mounting operation.
  • the compensation device according to the invention can also be manufactured in a material different from that used for manufacturing the plug-lid in order to give it specific “spring” properties.
  • the polymer materials desirable for producing the plug-lid are generally and non-exclusively chosen from the group of materials consisting of thermoplastic polymers, comprising in particular polyolefin homopolymers and/or copolymers such as polyethylenes, polypropylenes and copolymers of ethylene/propylene used alone or in a mixture, formulated or not.
  • thermoplastic materials can also be used such as polyamides (PA), polystyrenes (PS), copolymers of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), copolymers of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polybutylene terephthalates (PBT), polyacetals (POM), polyvinyl chlorides (PVC) and polycarbonates (PC).
  • PA polyamides
  • PS polystyrenes
  • ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • SAN polymethyl methacrylates
  • PET polyethylene terephthalates
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalates
  • POM polyacetals
  • PVC polyvinyl chlorides
  • PC polycarbonates
  • Mono-olefin elastomers such as, for example, polymers of isobutylene/isoprene, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene propylene (EPR), ethylene propylene diene (EPDM), acrylic ethylene esters (EMA/EEA), fluorinated polymers, diolefin rubbers, such as, for example, polybutadiene, copolymers of butadiene-styrene (SBR), rubbers based on condensation products such as, for example, polyester and polyurethane thermoplastic rubbers, silicones, styrenic rubbers, such as styrene butadiene styrene (SBS), styrene isoprene styrenes (SIS), styrene ethylene butadiene styrenes (SEBS) and other block copolymers, used alone or in a mixture, formulated or not, can also be used.
  • EVA ethylene vinyl
  • the polymer materials desirable for producing the compensation device can be chosen from amongst those aforementioned with however a concern for a modulus of rigidity higher than for those adopted for the plug-lid which has to provide a function of sealing with the container.
  • the method of producing the plug-lid and the compensation device is preferentially that of thermoplastic injection moulding.
  • the container equipped with its plug-lid according to the invention is intended for conditioning solid products such as those of lozenge or tablet type that are moisture-sensitive and have to be held in position in order to avoid the risk of damage by mechanical action.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid mounted on a container, equipped with its compensation device of pyramidal apparent shape, in the open position;
  • FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid mounted on a container, equipped with its compensation device of pyramidal apparent shape, in the closed position, said compensation device resting on the conditioned product;
  • FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view from underneath of the plug-lid separated from its compensation device of pyramidal apparent shape
  • FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid mounted on a container, equipped with its compensation device of conical apparent shape, in the open position;
  • FIG. 5 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid mounted on a container, equipped with its compensation device of conical apparent shape, in the closed position, said compensation device resting on the conditioned product;
  • FIG. 6 depicts a perspective view from underneath of the plug-lid separated from its compensation device of conical apparent shape
  • FIG. 7 depicts a perspective view of a compensation device of conical apparent shape, having a skirt enabling it to be mounted by clipping onto the bottom of the plug-lid;
  • FIG. 8 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid mounted on a container, in the open position, but separated from its compensation device of conical apparent shape, having a skirt as depicted in FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid ( 1 ) according to the invention, mounted on a container ( 2 ), equipped with its compensation device ( 3 ) of pyramidal apparent shape, in the open position.
  • the plug-lid ( 1 ) according to the invention comprises:
  • FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid ( 1 ) mounted on a container ( 2 ), equipped with its compensation device ( 3 ) of pyramidal apparent shape, in the closed position, said compensation device ( 3 ) resting on the conditioned product ( 20 ).
  • FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view from underneath of the plug-lid ( 1 ) separated from its compensation device ( 3 ) of pyramidal apparent shape.
  • Said compensation device ( 3 ) comprises four opposing strips ( 13 ) distributed regularly in space, connected at their lower ends to a large circular base ( 14 ) connected to the lower part of the plug-lid and at their upper end to a small circular base of very small size ( 15 ) in physical contact with the conditioned product.
  • FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid ( 1 ) mounted on a container ( 2 ), equipped with its compensation device ( 3 ) of conical apparent shape, in the open position.
  • the difference compared with FIG. 1 lies in the conical and not polyhedral apparent shape of the compensation device.
  • FIG. 5 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid ( 1 ) mounted on a container ( 2 ), equipped with its compensation device ( 3 ) of conical apparent shape, in the closed position, said compensation device resting on the conditioned product ( 20 ).
  • the difference compared to FIG. 2 lies in the shape of the compensation device, of conical configuration.
  • FIG. 6 depicts a perspective view from underneath of the plug-lid ( 1 ) separated from its compensation device ( 3 ) of conical apparent shape.
  • Said compensation device ( 3 ) comprises three spirals ( 13 ) regularly distributed in space, connected at their lower ends to a large circular base ( 14 ) connected to the lower part of the plug-lid ( 1 ) and at their upper end to a small circular base of very small size ( 15 ) in physical contact with the conditioned product.
  • FIG. 7 depicts a perspective view of a compensation device of conical apparent shape, having a skirt allowing it to be mounted by clipping at the bottom of the plug-lid.
  • Said compensation device ( 3 ) comprises three spirals ( 13 ) regularly distributed in space, connected at their lower ends to a large circular base ( 14 ), itself connected to the lower part of the plug-lid ( 1 ) by means of a cylindrical skirt ( 16 ) and a circular collar ( 17 ) and at their upper end to a small circular base of very small size ( 15 ) in physical contact with the conditioned product.
  • the circular collar ( 17 ) clips into a suitable circular housing positioned at the bottom of the plug-lid.
  • FIG. 8 depicts a perspective view of a plug-lid ( 1 ) mounted on a container ( 2 ), in the open position but separated from its compensation device ( 3 ) of conical apparent shape, having a skirt ( 16 ), with a collar ( 17 ).
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