US20230264873A1 - Container closure - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
- B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
- B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
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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
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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
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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
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- B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt
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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
- B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
- B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
- B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal
Abstract
A container closure for closing the pour opening-(33) of a container, has a screw cap with a free edge, a security ring connected by a break-off web to the free edge and has-engagement means, a first holding strip with first and second ends, the first end (39) is fixedly connected to the free edge and the second end fixedly connected to the security ring, and a second holding strip with third and fourth arm ends, wherein the third end is fixedly connected to the free edge (25) and the fourth end is fixedly connected to the security ring. The first, second, third, and fourth ends are arranged one after the other in the circumferential direction on the free edge and on the security ring. The length of the first and second holding strips are between 27% and 32% of the outer diameter of the screw cap.
Description
- This application is a national phase entry under 37 U.S.C § 371 of PCT/EP2021/064978 filed Jun. 4, 2021, which claims priority to Swiss Patent Application No. 00672/20 filed Jun. 5, 2020, the entirety of each of which is incorporated by this reference.
- The invention relates to a container closure for closing a container, and to a container having such a container closure.
- Closure caps which are captively held on the container and close the pour opening thereof are known from the prior art in the field of plastic closure caps with a security ring. Closure caps which have two holding strips, which connect a threaded part of the closure cap to a security ring of the closure cap, are also known. The two holding strips can act as a hinge about which the threaded part can be folded away from the security ring or from the container to be closed.
- Such a closure cap is known from EP 2 308 772 A1. The holding strips are C-shaped and each have, at their center of curvature, a weakened portion at which the holding strip can be bent. As a result, the holding strips act together as a hinge for the threaded part. On the open edge of the threaded part, a projecting piece is formed which projects downward. When the threaded part is in the unfolded position, the projecting piece comes into contact with the holding ring of the container neck, which holding ring holds the security ring on the container neck. The projecting piece holds the threaded part in the unfolded position and prevents the threaded part from being a hindrance when a product contained in the container is poured out. However, when drinking from the bottle onto which the closure cap is placed, the threaded part is a hindrance since it is in the way of the user.
- US 2018/0370701 A1 discloses a closure cap which likewise has two holding strips. However, the ends of the holding strips are alternately connected to the security ring and the open edge of the threaded part, i.e., the ends of the holding strips which are connected to the open edge of the threaded part and to the security ring alternate. As a result, the threaded part has a certain stability when it is held on the bottle neck in the open position. With its upper side or its cylindrical side wall, the threaded part can rest against the bottle neck. Given this achievement of a captive closure cap, there is a plurality of open positions for the threaded part. Without instructions, the user therefore does not recognize in which of the possible open positions they are to transition the threaded part in order to be able to pour fill material from the bottle as unhindered as possible through the threaded part.
- It is therefore an advantage of the present invention to provide a container closure which does not have the above disadvantages, in which the user intuitively chooses an open position in which the threaded part does not interfere with the use of the bottle, and in which fill material residues in the threaded part do not contaminate the bottle shoulder.
- The stated advantages are achieved by a container closure for closing a container by the features listed in the independent claims. Developments and/or advantageous alternative embodiments form the subject matter of the dependent claims.
- The invention is comprised with the first, second, third, and fourth ends arranged on the free edge or on the security ring one after the other in the circumferential direction, and with the length of the first or the second holding strip corresponds to between 27% and 32%, or between 29% and 30%, of the outer diameter of the screw cap. The arrangement of the first, second, third, and fourth ends one after the other, and the precisely matched length of the holding strips, enable that the screw cap independently turns so its inner side turns upward and jumps in the direction of the support ring, in a sudden manner, upon being pushed away from the bottle neck after being unscrewed. With its free edge, the screw cap can be fixed under the support ring in the vertex formed by bottle neck and support ring. The snapping in below the support ring takes place intuitively for the user of the container closure. In addition, the inner side of the cap is oriented upward in the open position. Adhering fill material residues thereby remain in the screw cap and cannot contaminate the outside of the container.
- Accordingly, the lengths of the first and second holding strip may enable the screw cap to be latched with its free edge in the open position on the underside of a support ring formed below the container neck. In addition, the holding strips have an articulation function via which, after unscrewing, the screw cap is oriented with inner side upward and is positioned under the support ring. The open position therefore results on its own, and the correct use of the container closure does not require any instructions. The first and second holding strip are preferably of equal length.
- In another embodiment of the invention, a first or a second kink is provided at the second and fourth end on the first or on the second holding strip. These kinks enable a facilitated outward pivoting of the holding strips, whereby their articulation function is improved.
- A first and a second recess for receiving the first and second holding strip are expediently provided on the edge of the security ring facing toward the first and second holding strip. As a result, the first and second holding strips can be molded from the security ring in a space-saving manner and without additional material expenditure. For example, the first and second holding strips can be cut out of the security ring or molded during the production process of the closure cap. Furthermore, the height of the security ring is not enlarged by the provision of the holding strips, and no additional material expenditure is necessary.
- An extension is expediently formed on the security ring between the second end and the second recess. The extension keeps the security ring sufficiently stable, even though the first and second recess are provided on it.
- In a further embodiment of the invention, a third recess is provided on the security ring between the second end and the second recess. The third recess is preferably V-shaped, and improves the articulation function of the first holding strip.
- In a further embodiment of the invention, the second and fourth ends enclose an opening angle of at least 60 degrees and at most 90 degrees, and preferably of at least 70 and at most 80 degrees, with respect to the center point of the screw cap as the apex. The first and second holding strip thereby have a distance from one another which enables the above-described functions together with the holding strip lengths.
- The break-off webs may be arranged at regular intervals along the free edge. The security ring is therefore held sufficiently stably on the screw cap for the container closure to be pressed onto the container neck. The screw cap can also be unscrewed with uniform force due to the regular intervals between the break-off webs.
- It has proven to be expedient if an inward projecting inner cone, e.g., in the form of a sealing cylinder or a sealing ring, is molded on the cover disk and is designed to interact in a sealing manner with the inner wall of the container neck in the closed position. The closure cap can therefore act as a so-called cone sealer and reliably seals the bottle neck. The sealing can also take place via a “liner”.
- In a further embodiment of the invention, the first and the second holding strip have a width of between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, or a width of between 1.8 mm and 2.2 mm. This dimensioning has the effect that the holding strips are not unintentionally torn off, in particular when the break-off webs are torn off. Moreover, the security ring does not become too high and can be joined in a sealing manner to standardized container necks with an outer thread. The holding strips may have a cross-sectional area of 1 mm2.
- The closure cap is designed to interact with a standardized container neck with an outer thread and a holding ring. The closure cap can therefore be placed on standardized container necks, in particular PET beverage bottles. Containers that are joined to the closure cap according to the invention therefore do not have to be specifically adapted to the closure cap.
- The closure cap is expediently made of a plastic material, such as HDPE (high-density polyethylene) or PP (polypropylene). The closure cap can therefore be produced with standard plastic materials from which known closure caps with a security ring are also produced.
- In a further embodiment of the invention, the screw cap, the security ring, the holding strips, and the break-off webs are produced as a single piece. The container closure can thereby be produced in an injection mold, without the need for further processing steps to form the first and second holding strip. The inner cone may also be produced in one piece together with the other parts of the container closure.
- In a particular embodiment of the invention, the security ring has slots which are distributed over the circumference and have an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the upper edge is formed by a circular-arc-shaped section of the security ring, and the lower edge is formed by a wall section inclined inward in the radial direction, and the lower edge of each slot forms the protrusions, whereby engagement means for form-fitting engagement with the holding ring are formed. Since the engagement means in the form of the inwardly inclined wall sections are not on the entire circumference of the security ring, and since slots are also present, by the molding of which the amount of material used is even further reduced, the material requirement of plastic can be significantly reduced by up to 5%. In addition, the wall section is immovable inwardly in the radial direction, whereby the security ring is held on the holding ring and cannot be pulled over it until the security ring is stretched along its circumference. The security ring is fixedly held on the holding ring by the wall portions such that the break-off webs are certain to tear before the retention of the wall portions is overcome. However, the wall sections are flexible or movable outward in the radial direction. As a result, the wall sections can be demolded from the injection mold or the injection-molding tool with little exertion of force. For the same reason, the application force for pressing the container closure on is significantly reduced in comparison to the prior art. Expansion of the security ring, which can lead to permanent damage to the container closure, is largely prevented during demolding and pressing on.
- In a further embodiment, a protrusion is in each case formed on the security ring below the first and second recesses. As a result, the security ring is held reliably on the holding ring in the region of the holding strips and tongues. This is in particular important when the screw cap is unscrewed and pivoted into the open position.
- A further aspect of the invention relates to a container having a container body, a container neck adjoining the container body, an external thread formed on the container neck, and a support ring formed at the transition from the container neck to the container body, wherein the length of the first or second holding strip corresponds to between 28% and 32%, or between 29% and 31%, of the outer diameter of the support ring. Due to this length dimensioning of the first and second holding strip, the screw cap can latch with its free end on the underside of the support ring.
- In another embodiment of the invention, the screw cap is locked with its free edge in the open position on the underside of the support ring. The length of the holding strips and the articulation function thereof makes it possible that the screw cap can pivot on its own in the direction of the support ring, and be clamped there, upon being pushed away from the bottle neck.
- In a further embodiment of the invention, the screw cap is oriented in the open position with its free edge in the direction of the pour opening. After the opening, remaining fill material residues, for example sugar-containing soft drink, remain in the screw cap in the open position, and therefore cannot contaminate or stick to the container neck.
- Further advantages and features become apparent from the following description of three exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the schematic representations. Shown, in a representation not true to scale, are:
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FIG. 1 : a side view of a container closure which is placed on the neck of a container, and in which the screw cap is located in a closed position; -
FIG. 2 : a side view of the container closure ofFIG. 1 , wherein the screw cap has been unscrewed; -
FIG. 3 : an axonometric view of the container closure fromFIG. 1 , wherein the screw cap is located in an open position and is latched to the underside of the support ring; -
FIG. 4 : a second axonometric view of the container closure in the open position; -
FIG. 5 : a third axonometric view of the container closure in the open position; -
FIG. 6 : an axonometric view of the container closure without container; -
FIG. 7 : a detail view of the security ring; and -
FIG. 8 : a sectional view of the security ring ofFIG. 7 with visualized inclination angles. - Shown in
FIGS. 1 to 6 is a container closure which is denoted as a whole byreference sign 11. Theclosure cap 11 is captively held on acontainer 13, in particular on abottle 13. Thecontainer 13 is indicated inFIGS. 1 to 5 . Theclosure cap 11 comprises ascrew cap 15, asecurity ring 17, and a first and asecond holding strip - The
screw cap 15 comprises acover disk 21 and a firstcylindrical casing 23 with afree edge 25. Aninner thread 27 is molded on the inside of thecasing 23. Thecontainer 13 comprises acontainer body 28 and acontainer neck 29 adjoining thecontainer body 28. Thecontainer neck 29 is designed as a second cylindrical casing. Anouter thread 31 is molded on thecontainer neck 29 and interacts with theinner thread 27. As a result, thescrew cap 15 can be screwed onto and unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29. Theclosure cap 11 closes the pour opening 33 which is provided within thecontainer neck 29. Theclosure cap 11 is designed to interact with astandardized container neck 29 with anouter thread 31 and a holdingring 35. - The
security ring 17 is held in a form fit on thecontainer neck 13. For this purpose, a holdingring 35 is molded onto the outside of thecontainer neck 29, which holdingring 35 may be engaged from below byprotrusions 37 formed on the inside of the security ring 17 (FIGS. 7 and 8 ). Thesecurity ring 17 is rotatable relative to thecontainer neck 29. - The
first arm 19 a has afirst end 39 and asecond end 41. Thefirst end 39 is fixedly connected to thefree edge 25. Thesecond end 41 is fixedly connected to thesecurity ring 17. As a result, thecontainer closure 11 is captively held on thecontainer 13. - The
second arm 19 b has athird end 51 and afourth end 53. Thethird end 51 is fixedly connected to thefree edge 25. Thefourth end 53 is fixedly connected to thesecurity ring 17. As a result, theclosure cap 11 is additionally captively held on thecontainer 13. - The
security ring 17 is held on thefree edge 25 with a plurality of break-offwebs 63, which break when thescrew cap 15 is unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29. The break-offwebs 63 are arranged at regular intervals on thesecurity ring 17. - The first and
second arms - According to
FIG. 1 , thescrew cap 15 is in a closed position in which it is pressed or screwed onto thecontainer neck 29. Upon unscrewing from thecontainer neck 29, the first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b are pulled upward in the axial direction (FIG. 2 ). The holding strips are also elastically extendable so that thescrew cap 15 can be unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29 and folded away. - A first and a
second recess security ring 17. The first and the second holding strips 19 a, 19 b are received in the first and the second recesses 65, 67, respectively. This makes it possible to produce the first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b directly from thesecurity ring 17, for example by cutting from thesecurity ring 17. - The first, second, third and fourth ends 39, 41, 51, 53 are arranged one after the other in the circumferential direction on the
free edge 25 and on thesecurity ring 17. Anextension 43 is formed between thesecond end 41 of thefirst holding strip 19 a and thethird end 51 of thesecond holding strip 19 b, which extension is part of thesecurity ring 17 between the two holdingstrips third recess 57 is provided on thesecurity ring 17, whereby an articulation function is provided at thesecond end 41 of thefirst holding strip 19 a. Thethird recess 57 therefore makes it possible that thefirst holding strip 19 a can bend outwards without the material resistance of thesecurity ring 17. - When the
screw cap 15 is transferred from its unscrewed position into its open position, the first and second holding strips 19 a,19 b act as a hinge about which thescrew cap 15 can be unfolded into the open position. The hinge effect is improved by a first and second kink 69, 71. The first and second kink 69, 71 are provided at the second and/or at the fourth ends 41, 53. - A
support ring 72 is formed at the transition between thecontainer neck 29 and thecontainer body 28. The first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b are dimensioned in terms of their length such that thefree edge 25 of thescrew cap 15 can, in the open position, be latched on the underside of the support ring. In the open position, the first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b may be tensioned or elastically extended. - The arrangement of the ends of the holding strips 19 a, 19 b - that is to say, that the
first end 39, thesecond end 41, thethird end 51, and thefourth end 53 follow in the circumferential direction, and a certain length of the first and second holdingstrip screw cap 15 can be intuitively rotated upward and can latch with itsfree edge 25 in thesupport ring 72. - For this purpose, it is necessary that the length of the first and/or second holding
strip 19, 19 b corresponds to between 27% and 32%, or between 29% and 30%, of the outer diameter of the screw cap. Possible dimensions, given a ratio of the outer diameter of the support ring to the holding strip length of 1 : 3.3, apportioned for common support ring outer diameters, are: - Support ring diameter: 33.0 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 10 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 42.5 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 12.9 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 42.0 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 12.7 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 37.0 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 11.2 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 31.5 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 9.5 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 31.0 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 9.4 mm each
- Support ring diameter: 30.2 mm -> belt length: approx. 9.2 mm
- Support ring diameter: 29.25 mm -> strip lengths: approx. 8.9 mm each
- Since the
closure cap 11 or thesecurity ring 17 is rotationally symmetrical, it has acenter point 73. Thecenter point 73 lies in the imaginary plane between thefree edge 25 and thesecurity ring 17. Thesecond end 41 and thefourth end 53 enclose anopening angle 75 of at least 60 degrees and at most 90 degrees, or at least 70 and at most 80 degrees, with respect to thecenter point 73 as the apex. - If the
closure cap 11 is pressed onto thecontainer neck 29, the pouropening 33 is closed by theclosure cap 11, and theclosure cap 11 is in the closed position. When thescrew cap 15 is unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29, the break-offwebs 63 break. Thesecurity ring 17 rotates along with thescrew cap 15. During unscrewing, the first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b can straighten. - As already described above, the
screw cap 15 is flipped into the open position after being unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29, in that thescrew cap 15 automatically jumps with its free edge facing upward and in the direction of thesupport ring 72. Thefree edge 25 can then be fixed under thesupport ring 72. The length of the first and second holdingstrip free edge 25 is not pulled sufficiently tight against thesupport ring 72. If the length of the holding strips 19 a, 19 b is too short, thefree edge 25 cannot be pulled under thesupport ring 72, and this hinders the pouring of fill material from the pouropening 33. - In the open position, the
screw cap 15 is captively held on thecontainer 13 and is fixed to thecontainer neck 29 in such a way that it does not protrude into the pouropening 33 when liquid is poured out of thecontainer 13. In the open position, the inner side of the cap points upward, whereby fill material adhering on thescrew cap 15 remains therein and cannot contaminate thecontainer neck 29. This is a great advantage in particular given sugar-containing beverages, since they cannot stick to the container body. - The first and second holding
strip screw cap 15 can be transitioned into the open position in a positively guided folding movement after it has been unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29. Via the positive guidance and the length of the holding strips 19 a, 19 b, there exists only one open position and not a plurality. The length and cross-section of the first and thesecond holding strip screw cap 15. Thescrew cap 15 in the open position is thereby pulled into the vertex between thecontainer neck 29 and thesupport ring 72, and is held in this vertex in a wobble-free manner. The elastic pretensioning of the first and second holding strips 19 a, 19 b also makes it possible for the screw cap to be transferred multiple times from the open position into the closed position and vice versa. Thecontainer 13 can thereby be opened and closed multiple times and, after opening, thescrew cap 15 is held in the open position in a stable and wobble-free manner each time. - The
protrusions 37 can be designed in accordance with the following Figure description ofFIGS. 7 and 8 . This embodiment of theprotrusions 37 is the content of the Swiss patent applications with application numbers 01467/19 and 01695/19, the disclosure contents of which are hereby incorporated into the present patent application by reference.Slots 97 are provided in the security ring in a manner distributed over the circumference of thesecurity ring 17. Theslots 97 each have anupper edge 99 and alower edge 101. Theupper edge 99 is formed by a circular-arc-shaped section of thesecurity ring 17. Thelower edge 101 corresponds to the free edge of awall section 103 inclined inward in the radial direction. Due to the inward inclination of thewall section 103, thelower edge 101 has a smaller radius than thesecurity ring 17 and as a result can lie against an abutment (holding ring 35) of thecontainer neck 29 when thescrew cap 15 is unscrewed from thecontainer neck 29. The abutment is realized by the holdingring 35, which is formed below theouter thread 31 on thecontainer neck 29. When thescrew cap 15 is unscrewed, thelower edge 99 engages form-fittingly in the holdingring 35, as a result of which thesecurity ring 17 is reliably held on the holdingring 35 even under high axial forces. - Each
wall section 101 has afirst subsection 105 and twosecond subsections 107. Thefirst subsection 105 represents an inwardly folded casing section and is preferably designed to be flat. Thesecond subsections 107 adjoin the inward-facing sides of thefirst subsection 105 and connect it to thesecurity ring 17. Thesecond subsections 107 can be curved or flat and face one another obliquely inward. Thelower edge 101 of theslot 97 corresponds to the free edges of thefirst subsection 105 and of thesecond subsections 107, and lies in aplane 109 which is shown inFIG. 10 . Theplane 109 is oriented perpendicularly to the axis ofrotation 110 of thecontainer neck 29. These described design features of thewall section 103 have the advantage that thewall section 103, with the entirelower edge 101, can rest against the holdingring 35 and, in the manner of a barb, does not yield in the event of an axial tensile force upward. As a result, thesecurity ring 17 is held non-releasably on the holdingring 35 and can be removed from the holdingring 35 only by being destroyed. A movement of thefirst subsection 105 inward in the radial direction is prevented by provision of thesecond subsections 107. However, a movement of thefirst subsection 105 outward in the radial direction is possible. This movement is flexible, and after being pressed radially outward, thewall section 103 returns to its inward inclined home position. This has the further advantage that thesecurity ring 17 can be easily demolded and can be pressed together with thescrew cap 15 onto thecontainer neck 29 with little force. As a result of the flexibility of thewall section 103, the demolding from an injection mold and the pressing onto thecontainer neck 29 can take place without the risk of damaging thewall section 103. - The
inclined wall sections 103 may have a lesser wall thickness than the remainingsecurity ring 17. InFIG. 8 it is shown that the region of thelower edge 101 has the least wall thickness. The above-described flexibility of thewall section 103 radially outward is thereby further improved. The wall thickness of thewall section 103 increases linearly downward starting from thelower edge 101. - Shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8 is thesecurity ring 17 without thescrew cap 15.FIGS. 9 and 10 clearly show that anannular bead 111 on which theupper edges 99 rest is formed above theslots 97 on thesecurity ring 17. - A first and
second inclination angle FIG. 8 . Thefirst inclination angle 113 indicates the inclination of thefirst subsection 105 with respect to the plane of thelower edge 101. Thefirst inclination angle 113 has a magnitude between 60 and 80 degrees, and preferably between 65 and 75 degrees. The greater thefirst inclination angle 113, the better the stability of thewall sections 103 with respect to vertical force effects or axial tensile forces caused by the unscrewing of thescrew cap 15. However, thefirst inclination angle 113 must not be too large since the holdingring 35 cannot otherwise be sufficiently engaged. - The
second inclination angle 115 indicates the inclination of theslot 97 with respect to the plane of thelower edge 111. The connectingline 117, which represents the inclination of theslot 97, is a connection of theupper edge 99 to thelower edge 101 in a plane spanned by the axis ofrotation 110 and the connectingline 117. Thesecond inclination angle 115 is enclosed by the connectingline 117 and theplane 109. Thesecond inclination angle 115 has a magnitude between 30 and 50 degrees, or between 35 and 45 degrees. The greater thesecond inclination angle 115, the easier it is to demold thesecurity ring 17. - An inwardly projecting inner cone 87 (
FIGS. 5 and 6 ), e.g., in the form of a sealing cylinder or a sealing ring, and may be molded on the bottom 21 of thescrew cap 15. Theinner cone 87 is designed to interact in a sealed manner with the inner wall 89 of thecontainer neck 29 in the closed position. Theclosure cap 11 can therefore act as a so-called cone sealer and reliably seals thecontainer neck 29. - The
closure cap 11 is made of a plastic. Such plastics may include, inter alia, PP and HDPE.
Claims (17)
1. A container closure for closing the pour opening of a container, comprising:
a screw cap with a free edge, a first cylindrical casing, a cover disk, and an inner thread that is formed on an inside of the casing and can interact with an outer thread of a container neck of the container;
a security ring configured to be held on a first protrusion, molded on the container neck;
a plurality of break-off webs releasably connecting the security ring to the free edge;
a first holding strip having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the second end is fixedly connected to the security ring; and
a second holding strip having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the fourth end is fixedly connected to the security ring, the screw cap can be folded from a closed position, in which the screw cap closes the pour opening, into an open position, in which the screw cap fully opens the pour opening, and vice versa;
wherein the first, second, third and fourth ends are arranged one after the other in a circumferential direction on the free edge and on the security ring; and
wherein a length of the first or second holding strip corresponds to between 27% and 32% of the outer diameter of the screw cap.
2. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein lengths of the first and second holding strips enable the screw cap to be latchable in the open position with the free edge on an underside of a support ring formed below the container neck.
3. The container closure according to claim 1 , further comprising a first kink or a second kink at the second end and fourth end on the first or on the second holding strip.
4. The container closure according to claim 1 , further comprising a first recess and a second recess for receiving the first strip and the second holding strip the first and second recesses on edge of the security ring facing toward the first and second holding strips.
5. The container closure according to claim 4 , further comprising an extension on the security ring, between the second end and the second recess.
6. The container closure according to claim 4 , further comprising a third recess on the security ring, between the second end and the second recess.
7. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the second end and fourth end enclose an opening angle of at least 60 degrees and at most 90 degrees with respect to a center point of the security ring as an apex.
8. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the break-off webs are arranged at regular intervals along the free edge.
9. The container closure according to claim 1 , further comprising an inward projecting inner cone is molded on the cover disk and is configured to interact in a sealing manner with an inner wall of the container neck in the closed position.
10. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second holding strips have a width of between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm.
11. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the closure cap is configured to interact with a standardized container neck having an outer thread and a holding ring.
12. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the closure cap is made of a plastic material.
13. The container closure according to claim 1 , wherein the screw cap, the security ring, the first and second holding strips,and the break-off webs are produced as a single piece.
14. A container, comprising:
a container body;
a container neck adjoining the container body;
an outer thread formed on the container neck;
a support ring formed at the transition from the container neck to the container body;
a container closure for closing a pour opening within the container neck, the container closure, comprising:
a screw cap having a free edge, a first cylindrical casing, a cover disk and an inner thread that is formed on an inside of the casing and configured to interact with an outer thread of a container neck of the container;
a security ring configured to be held on a protrusion on the container neck;
a plurality of break-off webs that releasably connect the security ring to the free edge;
a first holding strip having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the second end is fixedly connected to the security ring; and
a second holding strip having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the fourth end is fixedly connected to the security ring;
wherein the screw cap can be folded from a closed position, in which it closes off the pour opening, into an open position in which it leaves the pour opening fully open, and vice versa; and
wherein a length of the first or second holding correspond to between 28% and 32 of an outer diameter of the support ring.
15. The container according to claim 14 , wherein the free edge of the screw cap in the open position is latched on an underside of the support ring.
16. The container according to claim 14 , wherein, in the open position, the free edge of the screw cap is oriented in a direction of the pour opening.
17. The container according to claim 14 , wherein the closure cap comprises:
a screw cap with a free edge, a first cylindrical casing, a cover disk, and an inner thread that is formed on an inside of the casing and can interact with an outer thread of a container neck of the container;
a security ring configured to be held on a first protrusion molded on the container neck;
a plurality of break-off webs releasably connecting the security ring to the free edge;
a first holding strip having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the second end is fixedly connected to the security ring; and
a second holding strip having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end is fixedly connected to the free edge of the screw cap, and the fourth end is fixedly connected to the security ring, the screw cap can be folded from a closed position, in which the screw cap closes the pour opening, into an open position, in which the screw cap fully opens the pour opening, and vice versa;
wherein the first, second, third and fourth ends are arranged one after the other in a circumferential direction on the free edge and on the security ring; and
wherein a length of the first or second holding strip corresponds to between 27% and 32% of the outer diameter of the screw cap.
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