US20230025075A1 - Resealable Pouring Element for Cardboard/Plastic Composite Packages With an Anchor Ring for Securely Fastening Screw Cap - Google Patents

Resealable Pouring Element for Cardboard/Plastic Composite Packages With an Anchor Ring for Securely Fastening Screw Cap Download PDF

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US20230025075A1
US20230025075A1 US17/780,904 US202017780904A US2023025075A1 US 20230025075 A1 US20230025075 A1 US 20230025075A1 US 202017780904 A US202017780904 A US 202017780904A US 2023025075 A1 US2023025075 A1 US 2023025075A1
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Markus Leuenberger
David Koller
Hansjörg Huber
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/746—Spouts formed separately from the container
    • B65D5/747—Spouts formed separately from the container with means for piercing or cutting the container wall or a membrane connected to said wall
    • B65D5/749—Spouts formed separately from the container with means for piercing or cutting the container wall or a membrane connected to said wall a major part of the container wall or membrane being removed from the container after the opening
    • 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
    • B65D41/3447—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/024—Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access to the contents
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
    • 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
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position
    • 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
    • B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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  • the invention relates to a resealable pouring element for cardboard/plastic composite packages, in particular beverage packages, with a base element having a circumferential fastening flange as well as an external thread, with opening means arranged at least in the unopened state of the pouring element in the interior of the base element and with a screw cap with internal thread, wherein an anchor ring is arranged below the screw cap, is connected thereto in a rotationally-fixed manner and is connected to the base element so as to be radially freely rotatable around the base element and in a tension-resistant manner in the axial direction such that, to securely fasten the screw cap to the base element even in the unscrewed state, the anchor ring is connected to the screw cap in a hinged manner via a hinge element, whose pivot axis is aligned tangentially to the outer circumference of the screw cap.
  • a pouring element is known from DE 10 2006 016 113 B3 attributable to the applicant.
  • the screw cap is moved over the cutting element protruding from the pouring element and pressed (pushed) together with it onto the base element.
  • a plate is molded onto the screw cap in one piece, which is connected to the screw cap via connecting bridges.
  • the plate has pins on its underside, which engage into corresponding recesses of the flange of the base element and are caulked from below after assembly.
  • the connecting bridges break when the pouring element is opened initially, so that the screw cap is then only loosely attached to the pouring element and the composite package.
  • US 2012/0181281 A1 shows a pouring element, in which the screw cap is connected to a plate secured to the circumferential flange of the base element in the unopened state via connecting bridges. When initially opened, the connecting bridges are separated such that the screw cap is no longer connected to the base element.
  • a closure device for a PET bottle with a ring arranged under the screw cap is known from EP 1 124 734 B1, said ring being connected to the screw cap via a film hinge and preventing the screw cap from being pulled off even in the opened state.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,215,204 A shows a closure cap for a bottle with a ring arranged under the screw cap, said ring being connected to the screw cap in a materially-bonded manner via two connecting bridges.
  • the ring and the bottle are designed in such manner that the ring cannot be pulled off the bottle.
  • a screw closure for a conventional bottle is known from WO 2009/048273 A2.
  • the screw closure consists of a screw cap and a ring fastened via a film hinge.
  • the ring ensures that the screw closure is connected in a tension-resistant manner to the bottle in the axial direction.
  • a generic pouring element is known from EP 2 308 772 A1, in which an anchor ring is arranged below the screw cap and is connected thereto in a rotationally-fixed manner.
  • the anchor ring and the screw cap are connected together via a fastening element which has two elements in the center forming a hinge axis.
  • a pouring element is described in JP 2013 107673 A, in which a closure cap is connected to the base element of the pouring element via an anchor ring connected to the closure cap even in the opened state.
  • the anchor ring is connected to the base element such that it cannot be displaced upwards in the axial direction when opening the pouring element.
  • the object underlying the present invention is to configure and further develop a resealable pouring element for cardboard/plastic composite packages of the type mentioned at the outset such that fastening of the screw cap to the pouring element is ensured even in the unscrewed state.
  • a tension-resistant connection is provided between screw cap and pouring element in which the screw cap cannot be detached from the pouring element in the axial direction with a force of at least 10 to 30 N, which is usually required for the initial opening of a commercially available screw cap.
  • a radial adjustment of the screw cap in the locked opening position is particularly advantageous here in order to enable pouring from any direction of the pouring element, since composite packages are not substantially rotationally-symmetric like commercially available PET bottles or have a substantially square cross-section and can be poured out equally from any side. Furthermore, it is desired that as much free space as possible is present in front of the pour opening in the locked opening position in spite of the opening means, which are often present in the screw cap in the case of cardboard/plastic composite packages and which are necessary for the manufacture of a pour opening.
  • the opening means are designed such that when the composite package is initially opened by unscrewing the screw cap by breaking the composite material of the package or a barrier layer located in the base element, a pour opening is created inside the pouring element, in that the base element has an outwardly protruding and substantially circumferential collar on its outer side, in that the anchor ring has at its lower end a substantially circumferential web which is directed towards the base element and which is arranged below the collar in order to prevent the anchor ring from being pulled off beyond the collar, in that the collar is arranged in the unopened state in the axial direction in the upper region of the anchor ring such that when the screw cap is unscrewed, a movement of the hinge element in the axial direction is possible until the web comes into contact with the collar and in that, when the screw cap is pivoted away, the pivot axis of the hinge element is arranged in the axial direction in the upper half of the base element.
  • the fastening of the screw cap to the base element in a tension-resistant manner in the axial direction ensures that the screw cap does not represent a loose plastic part, even in the opened state of the pouring element, and that it cannot enter the environment as a loose plastic part.
  • the invention thus makes a valuable contribution to reducing environmental pollution.
  • the film hinges commonly used to fasten a screw cap to a base element often tear off after only a small number of opening processes and can therefore not guarantee a secure fastening of a screw cap to its base element.
  • the special configuration of the hinge element ensures that, even after repeated opening of the pouring element, the screw cap does not detach from the rest of the base element.
  • At least either the collar or the web can also be interrupted at one or more points, provided that it is ensured that the anchor ring with its web directed towards the base element cannot slide over the collar provided on the base element.
  • the anchor ring including the hinge element can cover as much distance as possible upwards when screwing on and pivoting open the screw cap such that the pivot axis of the hinge element is offset upwards.
  • a pivot axis arranged as high up as possible is desirable in order to enable the largest possible opening angle of the screw cap for comfortable pouring in spite of the bottle neck not being present on composite packages.
  • a further teaching of the invention provides that the anchor ring has a slot running in the circumferential direction, which separates the anchor ring in a section into upper parts and a lower part, wherein the upper parts and the lower part are arranged spaced apart from one another in an axial direction.
  • the slot is arranged in the circumferential direction in the region of the hinge element.
  • the hinge element can be connected to the upper parts of the anchor ring in such manner that the end of the upper parts facing the hinge element in each case is twisted after the screw cap is pivoted open.
  • the hinge element is arranged centrally to the slot in the circumferential direction. This ensures that the two sides of the upper parts of the anchor ring are loaded evenly when the screw cap is pivoted open.
  • a preferred design of the invention provides that the lower end of the hinge element protrudes downwards over the lower end of the upper parts of the anchor ring in the direction of the fastening flange in the unopened state of the pouring element. If the screw cap is pivoted open after it has been unscrewed, the hinge element folds over with its lower end in the direction of the slot so that at an opening angle of 120° to 150°, the screw cap is locked in its opening position in relation to its pivot opening. In this state, the screw cap can no longer pivot back without applying a force externally. This has the great advantage that the screw cap does not pivot back automatically during pouring and does not come into contact with the product during the pouring process.
  • the screw cap is radially freely rotatable in its locked opening position.
  • This has the great advantage that the screw cap can be turned to a position desired by the user. In the locked position, a slight force must still be applied externally in order to enable rotation, since an increased frictional resistance between the hinge element and the base element results from the fixing of the screw cap in relation to its pivot opening.
  • the increased frictional resistance is also desired so that the screw cap does not easily move in the direction of the pouring stream during pouring, caused by the gravitational force.
  • a further teaching of the invention provides that the hinge element is arranged above the lower third of the base element in relation to its pivot axis in the unopened state.
  • the arrangement of the hinge element above the lower third ensures that the screw cap can achieve an opening position with an opening angle of 120° to 150° before the screw cap hits the composite package. Since composite packages typically do not have a bottle neck as is the case with PET bottles, the pivot-opening movement of the screw cap is significantly more limited than with PET bottles. In order to still achieve a sufficiently large opening angle for a comfortable pouring process, an arrangement of the hinge element as far up as possible is desirable.
  • the pivot axis of the hinge element is arranged in the axial direction in the upper third of the base element.
  • ribs protruding outwards in the direction of the anchor ring and extending perpendicular to the fastening flange are provided on the base element below the collar. These ribs ensure that the anchor ring always has a certain distance to the base element in the radial direction. As a result, the anchor ring is centered in each state in relation to the base element.
  • the opening means comprise a cutting element arranged in the interior of the base element and at least one driver web arranged in the interior of the screw cap and connected thereto in a form-fitting or materially-bonded manner, which is preferably attached as close as possible to the hinge element in the circumferential direction.
  • the hinge element can be locked in the external thread of the flange in order to keep the screw cap open.
  • the driver web in the circumferential direction as far away from the hinge element as possible. This is expedient if the hinge elements should not be in the way when opening/tilting away the screw cap. This enables clean opening/tilting away without jamming of the hinge element and upper edge of the spout.
  • a plurality of driver webs arranged evenly distributed over the circumference is provided.
  • this driver web can at least partially protrude from the interior of the screw cap. It is therefore particularly important that a sufficiently large opening angle of the screw cap can be achieved.
  • the pouring element according to the invention preferably has at least one tamper-evident seal between the fastening flange and the anchor ring or the screw cap.
  • This can consist of a strip, whose one end is firmly connected to the anchor ring and in the case of which the other end is connected to the anchor ring by means of a predetermined breaking point in such manner that the predetermined breaking point of at least one mandrel element arranged on the fastening flange is broken open when the screw cap is screwed on and thus indicates to the consumer that an initial opening has already taken place.
  • another ring is arranged below the anchor ring, which is connected to the anchor ring via a plurality of material bridges and serves as a tamper-evident seal.
  • the screw cap, the anchor ring and the additional ring serving as a tamper-evident seal are manufactured in one piece in this case.
  • the ring can only be twisted to a limited extent by blocking webs protruding inwards from the ring with locking elements arranged over the circumference of the base element such that it is released from the anchor ring when the screw cap is unscrewed initially by tearing off the material bridges and remains in its position on the base element.
  • a further configuration of the invention provides that the base element has an outwardly protruding and substantially circumferential collar on its outer side, wherein the clear inner diameter of the collar is smaller than the clear distance between the webs of the ring arranged opposite in each case.
  • a further advantageous teaching of the invention provides that the fastening flange of the pouring element is connected to the inner side of the composite package.
  • a corresponding composite package has a material recess at the point of the later pouring opening.
  • the pouring element is guided through the interior of the composite package, positioned in the region of the material recess and then connected to the inner side of the composite package.
  • the base element is sealed on the package side in its interior in the unopened state such that the product in the composite package cannot flow into the pouring element in the unopened state.
  • the opening means comprise an opening element arranged in the unopened state in the interior of the base element and connected thereto in a materially-bonded manner and at least one force transfer element, which is arranged in the interior of the screw cap and connected thereto in a materially-bonded manner.
  • the opening element is connected in a form-fitting manner to the at least one force transfer element and is separated from the base element at predefined predetermined breaking points when the pouring element is opened initially, triggered by the rotation of the at least one force transfer element such that there is no longer a materially-bonded connection between the base element and the opening element.
  • the opening element is only connected with the at least one force transfer element in a form-fitting manner such that it cannot enter the composite package present under the pouring element.
  • the opening element In the pivoted-open state, the opening element can at least partially protrude from the interior of the screw cap.
  • Corresponding opening means are already separately known from JP 5857668 B 2 .
  • FIG. 1 a first exemplary embodiment of a pouring element according to the invention in an unopened state (without cardboard/plastic composite package) in perspective representation
  • FIG. 2 the pouring element from FIG. 1 in a side view
  • FIG. 3 a base element of the pouring element from FIG. 1 in perspective representation
  • FIG. 4 the pouring element from FIG. 1 in the vertical section along the line IV-IV
  • FIG. 5 the pouring element from FIG. 1 at the start of the screw-on process of the screw cap in perspective view
  • FIG. 6 the pouring element from FIG. 1 with screw cap already screwed on but still closed in a side view in half-section
  • FIG. 7 the pouring element from FIG. 1 with unscrewed and pivoted-away screw cap in a side view
  • FIG. 8 the pouring element from FIG. 1 with unscrewed, pivoted-away and locked screw cap in a side view
  • FIG. 9 a second exemplary embodiment of a pouring element according to the invention in an unopened state (without cardboard/plastic composite package) in perspective representation
  • FIG. 10 the pouring element from FIG. 9 in the vertical section along the line X-X
  • FIG. 11 the pouring element from FIG. 9 in a horizontal section along the line XI-XI from FIG. 10 ,
  • FIG. 12 the pouring element from FIG. 9 with screw cap already screwed on but still closed in a side view in half-section along the line XII-XII from FIG. 11 and
  • FIG. 13 a further exemplary embodiment of a pouring element according to the invention in the vertical section.
  • FIG. 1 represents a pouring element according to the invention without composite package in perspective view.
  • the pouring element has a base element 2 having a circumferential fastening flange 1 (which is not visible in FIG. 1 ) and a screw cap 3 , which is used for the initial opening and resealing of a composite package not represented.
  • An anchor ring 4 is arranged below the screw cap 3 and is connected thereto in a rotationally-fixed manner in order to reliably prevent the screw cap 3 from being removed from the base element 2 or from a composite package provided therewith.
  • the screw cap 3 and the anchor ring 4 are connected to one another in a hinged manner via a hinge element 5 , whose pivot axis is aligned tangentially to the outer circumference of the screw cap 3 .
  • the anchor ring 4 has a slot 6 running in the circumferential direction, which separates the anchor ring 4 in a section into upper parts 4 A and a lower part 4 B, wherein the upper parts 4 A and the lower part 4 B are arranged spaced apart from one another in the axial direction.
  • the hinge element 5 can be designed with a larger, identical or even smaller wall thickness compared to the rest of the screw cap 2 .
  • the slot 6 is arranged centrally to the hinge element 5 in the circumferential direction.
  • the hinge element 5 is connected to the upper parts 4 A of the anchor ring 4 and arranged above the lower third of the base element 2 in relation to its pivot axis in the unopened state.
  • the lower end of the hinge element 5 protrudes downwards over the lower end of the upper parts 4 A of the anchor ring 4 in the direction of the fastening flange 1 in the unopened state of the pouring element.
  • ribs 7 protruding outwards in the direction of the anchor ring 4 and extending perpendicular to the fastening flange 1 are provided on the lower region of the base element 2 .
  • FIG. 3 shows the base element 2 of the pouring element represented in FIG. 1 . It can be seen that the base element 2 has an external thread 8 by means of which the screw cap 3 not represented in FIG. 3 can be screwed onto the base element 2 .
  • the base element 2 also has an outwardly protruding and radially circumferential collar 9 on its outer side above the ribs 7 .
  • a cutting element 10 is discernible in the interior of the base element 2 , which creates a pour opening within the pouring element when the composite package is opened initially by screwing on the screw cap 3 .
  • FIG. 4 now represents the pouring element in the vertical section in the unopened state. It can be seen in FIG. 4 that the collar 9 with its outer circumferential surface in the upper region of the anchor ring 4 touches the inner surface of the anchor ring 4 .
  • the anchor ring 4 has at its lower end a radially circumferential web 11 which is directed towards the base element 2 and which is arranged below the collar 9 provided on the base element 2 . This prevents the anchor ring 4 from being pulled off beyond the collar 9 .
  • the collar 9 is arranged in the unopened state of the pouring element in the upper region of the anchor ring 4 such that when the screw cap 3 is screwed on, the movement of the anchor ring 4 and thus also of the hinge element 5 is enabled upwards in the axial direction until the web 11 comes into contact with the collar 9 .
  • an opening means is discernible, consisting of the cutting element 10 arranged in the interior of the base element 2 and driver webs 12 , which are arranged in the interior of the screw cap 3 and which are connected thereto in a materially-bonded manner.
  • the cutting element 10 having an external thread 13 is carried by means of the driver webs 12 and an internal thread 14 formed on the base element 2 by screwing on the screw cap 3 in the direction of the composite package such that a pour opening is created within the pouring element.
  • the driver webs 12 protrude downwards in comparison to the outer circumferential surface of the screw cap 3 such that they protrude from the interior of the screw cap 3 in the pivoted-open state.
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 lastly illustrate the function of the pouring element according to the invention during the opening process of the screw cap 3 .
  • FIG. 5 shows the pouring element at the start of the screw-on process of the screw cap 3 .
  • the anchor ring 4 is connected to the base element 2 so as to be radially freely rotatable such that the anchor ring 4 moves with the rotational movement of the screw cap 3 .
  • FIG. 6 shows the pouring element with screw cap 3 already screwed on but still closed.
  • the pouring element is shown in a side view, while the right side of FIG. 6 shows a vertical section.
  • the anchor ring 4 and thus the hinge element 5 have also moved upwards due to the upwards movement of the screw cap 3 .
  • the collar 9 provided on the base element 2 and the web 11 arranged on the anchor ring touch one another.
  • the slot 6 has been enlarged at least centrally in the axial direction as a result of the screw cap 3 being carried upwards such that the pivot axis of the hinge element 5 has moved further upwards in the axial direction.
  • FIG. 7 represents the pouring element in an opened state and with a pivoted-away screw cap 3 with a composite package.
  • the anchor ring 4 cannot slide over the collar 9 such that it is connected in a tension-resistant manner to the base element 2 in an axial direction in spite of its rotatability in relation to the base element 2 .
  • the anchor ring 4 and thus also the screw cap 3 being pulled off is reliably prevented.
  • FIG. 7 it emerges from FIG. 7 that by pivoting open the screw cap 3 , the upper parts 4 A of the anchor ring 4 twist at their one end, which establish a connection to the hinge element 5 , but do not tear off.
  • the hinge element 5 rotates by pivoting open the screw cap 3 in the direction of the slot 6 until it is folded over as shown in FIG. 8 such that it is locked in its opening position at an opening angle of 120° to 150° in relation to its pivot opening.
  • the screw cap 3 In its locked opening position, the screw cap 3 is still radially freely rotatable, if a certain force must be applied externally due to an increased frictional resistance in order to enable rotation.
  • driver webs 12 of the opening means protrude from the interior of the screw cap 3 in the pivoted-open state.
  • a strip 15 serving as a tamper-evident seal, whose one end is firmly connected to the anchor ring 4 and in the case of which the other end is connected to the anchor ring 4 by means of a predetermined breaking point in such manner that the predetermined breaking point is broken open by a mandrel element 16 arranged on the fastening flange 1 when the screw cap 3 is screwed on initially.
  • FIG. 9 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a pouring element according to the invention without composite package in perspective view.
  • This pouring element has, as in the first exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1 , a circumferential fastening flange 1 ′ and a screw cap 3 ′.
  • An anchor ring 4 ′ is located below the screw cap 3 ′ and is connected thereto in a rotationally-fixed manner as in the case of the first exemplary embodiment in order to fasten the screw cap 3 ′ to the base element (not discernible in FIG. 9 ).
  • the embodiment of screw cap 3 ′ and the anchor ring 4 ′ located therebelow correspond exactly to the first exemplary embodiment from FIG. 1 .
  • another ring 17 is located below the anchor ring 4 ′ and is connected to the anchor ring 4 ′ in one piece with a plurality of material bridges 18 .
  • FIG. 10 initially corresponds substantially to the vertical section according to FIG. 4 such that reference can be made to the description of the screw cap 3 ′, the anchor ring 4 ′ and the cutting element 10 ′.
  • the (other) ring 17 can clearly be seen below the anchor ring 4 ′ and is designed as a tamper-evident seal.
  • the ring 17 has a plurality of webs 19 arranged distributed over the circumference and protruding inwards, which come into contact with corresponding locking elements 20 proceeding from the base element 2 ′ when the screw cap 3 ′ is screwed on initially and they block the further rotation of the ring 17 , as described in more detail below.
  • FIG. 11 represents the pouring element from FIG. 9 in the horizontal section along the line XI-XI from FIG. 10 .
  • the circumferential ring 17 can be clearly seen, from which proceed a plurality of inwardly protruding webs 19 , 19 A and 19 B.
  • the base element 2 ′ has a plurality of outwardly protruding locking elements 20 , 20 A and 20 B, which interact with the aforementioned webs 19 , 19 A and 19 B such that the ring 17 blocks when unscrewed such that the material bridges 18 arranged thereabove tear off and no longer hinder the further rotation of the anchor ring 4 ′.
  • the base element 2 ′ has an outwardly protruding and substantially circumferential collar 21 on its outer side, wherein the clear inner diameter of the collar 21 is smaller than the clear distance between the webs 19 of the ring 17 arranged opposite in each case. This reliably prevents the ring 17 from moving out of its lower position 17 on the base element 2 ′ even when the screw cap is screwed on. This ensures that the ring 17 cannot enter the environment as a “loose plastic part”.
  • FIG. 13 is a further embodiment of a pouring element according to the invention in which the fastening flange 1 ′′ of the pouring element is connected with its upper side to the inner side of a composite package P.
  • a corresponding composite package P has a material recess at the point of the later pouring opening.
  • the pouring element is guided through the interior of the composite package P, positioned in the region of the material recess and then connected to the inner side of the composite package P, for example by means of ultrasound.
  • the base element 2 ′′ is sealed on the package side in its interior in the unopened state such that the product in the composite package P cannot flow into the pouring element in the unopened state.
  • the opening means of this pouring element comprise an opening element 22 arranged in the unopened state in the interior of the base element 2 ′′ and connected thereto in a materially-bonded and two force transfer elements 23 , which are arranged in the interior of the screw cap 3 ′′ and connected thereto in a materially-bonded manner.
  • the force transfer elements 23 each comprise a radially inwardly protruding hook 24 at their end pointing downwards.
  • Recesses 25 are provided at the corresponding points on the opening element 22 in which the hooks 24 of the force transfer elements 23 engage in the assembled state such that a form-fitting connection is created.
  • a radially circumferential predetermined breaking point 26 is provided in the section in which the base element 2 ′′ and the opening element 22 are connected to one another in a materially-bonded manner such that the materially-bonded connection can be easily severed when the screw cap 3 ′ screwed on. It is clearly discernible that the opening element 22 protrudes downwards in comparison to the outer circumferential surface of the screw cap 3 ′′ such that it protrudes from the interior of the screw cap 3 ′′ in the pivoted-open state.

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