US20240101322A1 - Capping assembly for receptacles - Google Patents

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US20240101322A1
US20240101322A1 US18/474,609 US202318474609A US2024101322A1 US 20240101322 A1 US20240101322 A1 US 20240101322A1 US 202318474609 A US202318474609 A US 202318474609A US 2024101322 A1 US2024101322 A1 US 2024101322A1
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/48—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • B65D41/485—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
    • B65D43/169—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece
    • 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
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
    • B65D55/08—Annular elements encircling container necks
    • 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
    • B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt
    • 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
    • B65D2401/40—Bridges having different cross-sections

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  • the present invention falls within the technical field of closures with a release device, more specifically those with hinged closures, and relates in particular to a capping assembly for receptacles.
  • This capping assembly comprises a neck, attachable to a discharge orifice of the receptacle, and a cap attached to the neck and of the hinged type, comprising a ring linked to the neck and a hinged cap for opening and closing the discharge orifice.
  • the neck is configured in such a way as to allow a first opening detection of the cap in a much simpler and more obvious way than in the present state of the art.
  • European patent EP3305680 discloses a closure of this type. It comprises a cylindrical body formed by the articulated union of two overlapping parts, a lower part provided with gripping means for its retention in the gland of the container, and an upper part provided with an upper base joined to a perimeter wall, wherein said perimeter wall comprises a visor to allow the opening of the cap, wherein said visor comprises a flange arranged transversally to said visor and in correspondence with a complementary recess provided on the upper edge of the lower part, wherein said flange comprises on an inner surface a bead arranged transversally to the axial axis of the cap to effect the grip of the upper part on the gland of the container.
  • closures are usually equipped with elements indicating a first opening, configured to allow the user to appreciate that the closure has been previously opened.
  • These elements may consist of a tab which has to be torn to allow the closure to be folded away from the ring for the first time, thus indicating that the closure has been opened beforehand.
  • this is an element which may affect the structural strength of the cap.
  • Another opening indicator that is sometimes used for “sport” type flip-top closures consists of a flange that seals the pouring hole and is configured to be completely removed by pulling, for which it has a ring or area from which the user can grip and pull the opening indicator. Occasionally, due to minor manufacturing defects, removal is made difficult because the breakage area of the flange is not well defined, thus preventing access to the liquid in the receptacle.
  • frangible bridges are small links made of the same plastic material as the rest of the closure and comprise an upper end attached to the closure and a lower end attached to the ring. When the cap is first opened, the bridges are pulled and break, thus showing that the cap has been opened for the first time.
  • Frangible bridges are the most commonly used first opening indicator elements due to their advantages. These advantages include the fact that they are simple elements, which do not interfere negatively with either the structural strength or the usability of the cap. However, they are sometimes not easily visible and can therefore not be a very clear indication that the closure has been opened, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , which is representative of the current state of the art.
  • the subject matter of the invention consists of a capping assembly intended to be attached to the gland of a receptacle containing liquids, especially designed for beverage containers so as to allow their direct consumption from the receptacle.
  • the gland is finished, as usual, with a pouring hole which allows the liquid to be poured out.
  • the assembly basically comprises a neck that can be attached to the gland and a cap attached to the neck.
  • the cap in turn comprises a ring attached to the neck, a lid that can be folded away from the ring and a hinge that allows the lid and ring to be folded away to temporarily seal the pouring orifice of the receptacle.
  • the cap also includes frangible bridges between the cap and the ring, which hold them together before the first opening. They are broken by traction when the first separation of the cap from the ring takes place, and are then used as indicators of a first opening.
  • the neck consists of a tubular body which is axially coupled to the gland.
  • the tubular body forming the neck comprises a support collar which protrudes radially outwards and a locking washer which also protrudes radially outwards and which is arranged axially between the support collar and the distribution orifice.
  • a cylindrical part is arranged axially between the support collar and the lock washer.
  • the cylindrical part has a greater height than is usual for this type of necks, which are generically known as necks 21 / 26 .
  • the height of the cylindrical part is in the range of 3.3 mm to 4 mm.
  • a separation window is created at the front between the ring and the lid, which exposes part of the neck, visually showing that a first opening has taken place.
  • the frangible bridges hold the ring and lid together horizontally before the first opening; after the first opening, the ring separates at least at the front, the part furthest from the hinge that joins them.
  • a capping assembly for receptacles is achieved that overcomes the disadvantages of the current state of the art, without negatively altering functionality.
  • FIG. 1 Shows a right side view of a capping assembly according to the present state of the art, when a first opening has already taken place.
  • FIG. 2 Shows a right side view of the inventive capping assembly before a first opening.
  • FIG. 3 Shows a perspective view of the capping assembly, attached to the gland of a receptacle and after the first opening.
  • FIG. 4 Shows a front perspective view of the assembly after the first opening.
  • FIG. 5 Shows a rear perspective view of the assembly after the first opening.
  • FIG. 6 Shows an exploded view of the assembly in frontal perspective.
  • FIG. 7 Shows an exploded view of the left side of the assembly.
  • FIG. 8 Shows a side view of a section of the assembly after the first opening.
  • the capping assembly for receptacles described is intended to be attached to the gland of a receptacle containing liquids, in which the gland has a pouring orifice for the outlet of the liquid.
  • This capping assembly consists of a neck ( 1 ) axially attachable to the gland of the receptacle, and a hinged cap ( 2 ), substantially cylindrical, attached to the neck ( 1 ) and comprising a ring ( 3 ) linked to the neck ( 1 ), a hinged lid ( 4 ) for opening and closing the pouring orifice and a hinge ( 5 ) for hinging the lid ( 4 ) with respect to the ring ( 3 ).
  • the neck ( 1 ), shown in detail in FIG. 7 , is made up of a tubular body comprising a lower support collar ( 6 ), which protrudes radially outwards, and an upper locking washer ( 7 ), which also protrudes radially outwards and which is arranged axially between the lower collar ( 6 ) and the pouring orifice.
  • the lower collar ( 6 ) delimits a support and lower stop for the ring ( 3 ) of the cap ( 2 ) and the upper washer ( 7 ) forms an upper stop for the ring ( 3 ), so that it is retained in the neck ( 1 ) between the lower collar ( 6 ) and the upper washer ( 7 ).
  • An intermediate cylindrical part ( 8 ) is arranged axially between the lower collar ( 6 ) and the upper washer ( 7 ). This cylindrical part ( 8 ) is intended to face an inner face of the ring ( 3 ) of the cap.
  • the internal diameter of the neck ( 1 ) is at its smallest at the height of its cylindrical part ( 8 ).
  • the cylindrical part ( 8 ) has a height (h), bounded between the lower collar ( 6 ) and the upper washer ( 7 ).
  • the height (h) has a value in the range from 3.3 mm to 4 mm, including the upper and lower extreme values of this range.
  • the ring ( 3 ) of the cap ( 2 ) includes gripping means for its retention on the neck ( 1 ).
  • the lid ( 4 ) comprises an upper base ( 9 ), flat and disc-shaped, joined to a curved perimeter wall ( 10 ) that extends from the lower part of the upper base ( 9 ). From an upper section of said perimeter wall ( 10 ) extends a transverse visor ( 11 ), designed to allow easy manual opening of the cap ( 2 ), as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • the visor ( 11 ) comprises a flap transverse thereto and in correspondence with a complementary recess provided in the upper edge of the ring ( 3 ). Furthermore, the flap comprises on the edge of its inner surface a cord arranged transversally to the axial axis of the cap ( 2 ) to effect the gripping of the lid ( 4 ) to the neck ( 1 ).
  • the upper base ( 9 ) comprises a cylindrical skirt ( 12 ) emerging from its inner face and sized for insertion inside the neck ( 1 ), as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 3 shows the back of the cap ( 2 ), where the hinge ( 5 ) that articulates the lid 4 ) with the ring ( 3 ) is located.
  • the hinge ( 5 ) that articulates the lid 4 ) with the ring ( 3 ) is located on the perimeter wall ( 10 )
  • the ring ( 3 ) may comprise a projection ( 15 ) arranged between the strips ( 14 ).
  • the ring ( 3 ) is, before the first opening of the cap cap ( 2 ), connected to the lid ( 4 ) by frangible bridges ( 16 ) intended to be broken by traction at this first opening as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • frangible bridges ( 16 ) thus constitute tamper-evident seals and connect the upper edge of the ring ( 3 ) and a lower edge of the perimeter wall ( 10 ).

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