US20110049183A1 - Tube packaging - Google Patents

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US20110049183A1
US20110049183A1 US12/989,562 US98956209A US2011049183A1 US 20110049183 A1 US20110049183 A1 US 20110049183A1 US 98956209 A US98956209 A US 98956209A US 2011049183 A1 US2011049183 A1 US 2011049183A1
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Thomas Wiederer
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • B65D51/225—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure and further comprising a device first inhibiting displacement of the outer closure
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0037—Intermediate closure(s)
    • B65D2251/0056—Intermediate closure(s) of the 47-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0093—Membrane

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  • the invention relates to a tube package.
  • the invention relates to a tube package for a single-dose application, i.e. for a single dose of a product contained in the package, for example, of a medical and/or cosmetic product, which is contained in the tube package in a quantity needed and sufficient for a single application and which can be applied via an applicator opening of the applicator precisely to an area to be treated, for example to a tissue area to be treated.
  • the tube body containing the respective product remains sealed absolutely tight until use, i.e. in its original or as-delivered state, not only assuring the guarantee of originality, but also in particular absolutely preventing contamination of the product by impurities, germs, etc.
  • the tube body is only opened at the tube opening at the time of use, by perforating or puncturing a sealing wall or foil with a protrusion or spike of the adapter, so that, with the cap removed, the respective product, by pressing on the tube body, can then be dispensed from the application opening via at least one channel formed in the spike.
  • Opening of the tube package or puncturing of the wall sealing the tube opening i.e. changing the tube package from its original or as-delivered state to the use state is achieved by simple axial movement of the applicator 3 , when mounted on the tube nipple, relative to the tube nipple, preferably using mutually engaging threads on the tube nipple and the applicator, for example using an outer thread on the tube nipple and an inner thread on a cap-shaped applicator section, namely by manual turning of the applicator on a gripping surface provided on the applicator or on a closure cap left on the applicator.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively show in schematic exploded representations the elements of the tube package according to the invention
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 respectively show in perspective representations and in different views the nozzle-shaped applicator of the tube package of FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 shows in a perspective representation and in rear view the closure cap of the tube package of FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show in simplified representations a cross section in the area of the tube nipple and of the applicator mounted on the tube nipple before and after opening the tube package.
  • the tube package generally designated 1 in the drawings is composed of a tube body 2 manufactured, for example, from plastic or metal, e.g. aluminum or an aluminum alloy, of a nozzle-shaped applicator 3 manufactured, for example, as a molded part from plastic and of a closure cap 4 , likewise manufactured from plastic.
  • a tube body 2 manufactured, for example, from plastic or metal, e.g. aluminum or an aluminum alloy
  • a nozzle-shaped applicator 3 manufactured, for example, as a molded part from plastic and of a closure cap 4 , likewise manufactured from plastic.
  • the tube body 2 is designed as one piece with a tube sleeve 5 enclosing the tube interior, with a tube shoulder 6 adjoining the tube sleeve 5 and with a tube nipple 7 provided on the tube shoulder 6 .
  • the tube interior which is limited in particular by the tube sleeve 5 and the tube shoulder 6 and also by the tube nipple 7 and which contains the respective product, is sealed in a suitable manner, for example, by folding and/or welding or in some other manner, on the side of the tube body 2 facing away from the tube nipple 7 after filling of the tube body 2 .
  • the tube nipple 7 which forms the dispensing opening 8 and is essentially cylindrical on its outer surface is provided, starting from the tube shoulder 6 , on the outer side with a protruding ring-shaped collar 9 concentrically enclosing the axis of the tube nipple 7 , or the tube axis, and adjoining thereon with an outer thread 10 .
  • the dispensing opening or tube opening 8 is sealed on the free end of the tube nipple 7 with a thin puncturable wall section or with a thin wall section 11 which can be perforated.
  • This wall section is constituted, for example, by a thin metal and/or plastic foil, which is fastened on the free end of the tube nipple 7 by welding or another suitable manner or is manufactured as one piece with the tube body 2 .
  • the applicator 3 consists essentially of a cap-shaped or screw cap-shaped section 3 . 1 and a thereon adjoining section 3 . 2 which respectively have an essentially cylindrical design and adjoin each other axially congruent.
  • the applicator 3 is provided with an essentially cylindrical peripheral wall or cap wall 12 , which in a limited interior space 13 limited by the wall 12 encloses a sleeve-shaped projection 15 jutting out over a cap bottom 14 at a distance.
  • an inner thread 16 is provided which is designed for engagement with the outer thread 10 and at a distance from said inner thread 16 on the free end of the cap-shaped section 3 .
  • a projection 17 is provided, extending into the interior 13 and enclosing in a ring-like manner the axis of the applicator 3 and, with the tube package 1 in assembled state, also the axis of the tube nipple 7 .
  • an open channel 18 is formed on the free end of said projection at 18 . 1 , the channel also continues in the applicator section 3 . 2 , namely all the way to the end of the applicator 3 located at a distance from the applicator section 3 . 1 and forms an applicator opening 18 . 2 there.
  • the projection 15 On its outer surface the projection 15 is cylindrical or slightly tapered toward the opening 18 . 1 , but in any case with a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the dispensing opening 8 , so that with the projection 15 inserted into the dispensing or tube opening there a sealed transition exists between the tube interior and the channel 18 . Furthermore, when the tube package 1 is in its original state, i.e. in the state in which the tube package 1 , filled with the product, is delivered, stored and/or handed over to the respective buyer, the applicator 3 is placed with its applicator section 3 . 1 on the tube nipple 7 so that the projection 17 engages behind the collar 9 , thus captively holding the applicator 3 on the tube nipple.
  • the inner thread 13 in this original or as-delivered state of the tube package 1 is located in the direction of the axis of the tube nipple 7 laterally from the outer thread 10 , so that turns of the inner thread 13 and of the outer thread 10 can mutually support each other without engaging with each other, so that the applicator 3 is therefore secured on the tube nipple 7 against axial movement in the direction of the tube body 2 .
  • the end of the projection 15 constituting the opening 18 . 1 in this first position corresponding to the original or as-delivered state is at a distance from the wall 11 .
  • the inner thread 12 is increasingly screwed onto the outer thread 10 by turning the applicator 3 on the applicator axis, so that the applicator 3 is moved axially in relation to the tube nipple 7 , perforating or puncturing the wall 11 with the projection 15 .
  • the projection 15 With the projection 15 tightly inserted into the dispensing or tube opening 8 in a second position corresponding to the use state and with the closure cap 4 removed, the product can then be dispensed from the interior of the tube body 2 by pressing or squeezing said tube body at the application opening 18 . 2 .
  • the applicator section 3 . 1 is provided with fluting 19 , forming a gripping surface to facilitate handling.
  • the applicator 3 is further provided on the outer surface of the applicator section 3 . 2 directly at the transition to the applicator section 3 . 1 or directly on the outer surface 14 . 1 of the cap bottom 14 with several projections 20 , which are distributed evenly around the axis of the applicator.
  • the projections 20 are designed respectively to be saw tooth-shaped with a front surface 20 . 1 , which is located in a plane radial to the axis of the applicator 3 , and with a rear oblique surface 20 . 2 , which is respectively located in a plane which encloses an acute angle with the axis of the applicator.
  • the applicator section 3 . 2 is designed on its outer surface with a projection or collar 21 enclosing the applicator axis in a ring-like manner.
  • the closure cap 4 is composed of a sleeve-shaped cap body 22 with a cylindrical sleeve opening 23 , which is closed on an end by a cap bottom 24 and is open on the other end.
  • a projection 25 functioning as a seal is formed on which, with the closure cap 4 placed on the applicator 3 , engages into the applicator opening 16 . 2 , closing or sealing the latter.
  • the sleeve opening 23 is provided with several projections 26 , which, complementary to the projections 20 , are saw tooth-shaped with front surfaces 26 . 1 located radially to the axis of the closure cap 4 and with rear surfaces 26 .
  • the pivotal connection enables the described opening or changing of the tube package 1 from its original state into a use state, also by manual turning of the closure cap.
  • the rear oblique surfaces 20 . 2 and 26 . 2 serve as assembly aids in the automated assembly of the tube package 1 , for example to turn the closure cap 4 slightly on its axis when it is pushed onto the applicator section 3 . 2 , in case the projections 20 and 26 inadvertently come into axial contact with each other, and by this turning of the closure cap 4 to achieve the required arrangement of the projections 26 between the projections 20 .
  • the closure cap 4 is further provided with a ring-shaped, inwardly projecting projection 27 , which in engagement with the collar 21 produces a locking connection for the closure cap 4 on the applicator section 3 . 2 .
  • the assembly of the tube package takes place or is performed for example in the form that in a preliminary assembly step or in a preliminary assembly line, the adapters 3 are respectively pre-assembled by pushing on or snapping on their closure cap 4 and then assembled by being pushed or snapped onto the tube bodies 2 or the tube nipples 7 there, so that the respective projection 15 is at a distance from the wall 11 provided on the tube nipple 7 .
  • the tube package provided with the necessary design on its outer side can be filled by the user with the product and then closed.
  • the tube package 1 is suitable for medical and/or cosmetic products, in particular also for single-dose applications.

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DE102008021442A DE102008021442A1 (de) 2008-04-29 2008-04-29 Tubenverpackung
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PCT/DE2009/000309 WO2009132609A1 (de) 2008-04-29 2009-03-04 Tubenverpackung

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FR3086929A1 (fr) * 2018-10-08 2020-04-10 L'oreal Tete de distribution de produit cosmetique, dispositif et procede associe
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US20120199503A1 (en) * 2008-04-17 2012-08-09 Anita Dyrbye Dispensing cap for beverage container
US9604766B2 (en) 2008-04-17 2017-03-28 From The Earth Naturally Ltd. Dispensing cap for beverage container
US20140151322A1 (en) * 2011-04-14 2014-06-05 Sentiss Pharma Private Limited Closure cap for bottle container
US20130175273A1 (en) * 2011-07-04 2013-07-11 Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh Closure
NO338995B1 (no) * 2014-09-05 2016-11-07 Mills Da Lukkeanordning
FR3086929A1 (fr) * 2018-10-08 2020-04-10 L'oreal Tete de distribution de produit cosmetique, dispositif et procede associe
US20210299695A1 (en) * 2020-03-31 2021-09-30 Inno-Cons Thailand Co., Ltd. Self-puncture nozzle for caulking

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