US3335889A - Safety closure cap - Google Patents

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US3335889A
US3335889A US489540A US48954065A US3335889A US 3335889 A US3335889 A US 3335889A US 489540 A US489540 A US 489540A US 48954065 A US48954065 A US 48954065A US 3335889 A US3335889 A US 3335889A
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Brumme Fritz
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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
    • B65D41/62—Secondary protective cap-like outer covers for 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/348—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt the tamper element being rolled or pressed to conform to the shape of the container, e.g. metallic 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a safety cap composed of plastic or metal, preferably of aluminum and corresponding alloys, having at least one peripheral weakening line between the top and the lower edge of the cap.
  • the invention also relates to methods of installing such cap on a bottle.
  • bottle caps which are provided with a weakening line, for example, in the form of partial slots.
  • the shape of the cap is cylindrical, and a jacket portion of the cap below the weakening line is comparatively short, in order to avoid excessive widening by the neck of the bottle. Owing to the comparatively small dimension of the cylindrical jacket portion, the latter is not suited for the application of visible indicia for promotional or advertising purposes. The visible indicia would have to be restricted to a small region, especially since a deformation of the jacket portion is unavoidable.
  • tin foil caps which are, for example, rolled on a thread of the bottleneck and comprise a peripheral weakening line below the thread. These caps have the disadvantage that the soft tin foil requires a wall of great thickness because of the highly stressed thread. The caps are therefore heavy and expensive. Moreover, any printing on the jacket will be impaired or distorted due to warping and formation of folds when the cap is rolled on the bottle.
  • the lower jacket portion of the cap is conical and comparatively long and is supported on the bottle by contact therewith by its lower edge and a crease or indentation which engages in a groove of the neck of the bottle.
  • FIGURE 1 shows a section through a safety cap mounted on the neck of a bottle
  • FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of a modified form of a cap mounted on the neck of a bottle.
  • FIGURE 3 is a view of the cap according to FIG. 1, prior to its being mounted on the neck of the bottle, and
  • FIGURE 4 is a view of the cap according to FIG. 2, prior to its being mounted on the neck of the bottle.
  • a safety cap 1 in which is accommodated a packing insert 2 made of cork or plastic.
  • the cap 1 is provided with a weakening or score line 3 along which the cap can be divided into an upper portion and a lower portion as will be explained more fully hereinafter.
  • the cap 1 is installed on the upwardly tapering neck 4 of a bottle.
  • Numeral 7 designates a smooth lower conical jacket portion of the cap.
  • the modified cap la in FIG. 2 comprises a pair of weakening or score lines 3a.
  • An engageable cork 8 is inserted into the mouth of the bottle to close the same.
  • the cork 8 has a gripping flange with a periphery having ridges.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 clearly show the weakening lines 3, 3a and the conical shape of the entire cap. They also show a promotional or advertising imprint 9 on the lower jacket portion 7.
  • FIG. 4 also shows a decorative imprint 10 where the upper portion of the cap is indented in the periphery of the cork flange.
  • the safety cap according to the invention is mounted on the neck of the bottle in the following manner:
  • the conical cap 1 together with the packing insert 2 is first placed over the filled bottle.
  • the packing insert is then pressed onto or in the mouth of the bottle with the aid of a pressure stamp (not shown) and the threads 5 are stamped in the cap above the weakening line 3.
  • a crease or indented portion 12 of the cap is formed to engage in the groove 6 of the neck of the bottle.
  • the upper cap portion is fixed about the gripping cork 8, and the crease 12 is pressed into the holding groove 6.
  • the upper or top portion of the cap can be separated from a lower portion along the weakening lines, so that the upper portion can be removed from the bottle while the lower portion remains in place on the neck of the bottle for promotional or information purposes.
  • the conical form of the cap insures an absolutely dependable fit between the lower cap edge 11 and the crease 12. This is especially the case if the taper of the cone of the cap ranges between 1:12 and 1:20.
  • the conical form of the cap permits the application of large size visible indicia, for example, emblems, coats of arms, heraldic figures and written material or the like.
  • the cap may be unmarked and have the appearance of a traditional bottle cap.
  • the lower jacket portion 7 of the cap is neither rolled-on nor deformed in any other way when being mounted on the bottle, an impairment of imprinted visible indicia due to folds or warping is completely eliminated.
  • the production of a conical cap is simpler than the production of a cylindrical one, whereas the conical cap preserves the purity of the bottle contents as well as a cylindrical cap.
  • a bottle cap of novel construction which can be applied onto the neck of a bottle and thereafter separated so that an upper portion of the cap can be removed while a lower portion of the cap remains secured in place on the bottle.
  • such lower portion is smooth and is adapted for having visible indicia applied thereon since it is not distorted in any way during installation of the cap on the bottle.
  • a closure cap comprising a one-piece member adapted for application onto the neck of the bottle for covering the mouth thereof, said member including means whereby the member can be divided into an upper rst portion which is removable from the bottle and a second lower portion which remains on the bottle even with the first portion removed, said member being of conical form widening downwardly, said second lower portion being smooth when applied onto the neck and thereby adapted for having visual indicia applied thereon which is undisturbed by the application of the cap onto the bottle, and means below the first said means by which the member can be divided, for securely engaging the neck of the bottle such that the cap has a smooth continuous outer surface of uniform conical taper, the means for securely engaging the neck of the bottle comprising an indented portion in engagement with the neck of the bottle, said neck having a continuous and uniform outer surface with a groove therein, said indented portion being in said groove.
  • a cap as claimed in claim 2 comprising visual inby the application of the cap on the neck of the bottle, and upon removal of the upper portion of the cap.
  • dicia means on said lower portion which is undisturbed 15 D. F. NORTON, Assistant Examiner.

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US3810556A (en) * 1971-06-25 1974-05-14 Bouchage Mecanique Tamper-proof easy-opening bottle cap
US3904062A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-09-09 Somepla Sa Tamper-proof and loss-proof screw-type bottle cap
US3957169A (en) * 1973-11-16 1976-05-18 Le Bouchage Mecanique Bottle cap
US4494664A (en) * 1982-03-09 1985-01-22 Angelo Guala, S.P.A. Tamper evident closure
US4655356A (en) * 1986-03-27 1987-04-07 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Tamper indicating package
US4771923A (en) * 1987-11-03 1988-09-20 Kardon Industries, Inc. Tamper evidencing cap
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US5445284A (en) * 1990-09-05 1995-08-29 Mcg Closures Limited Container closures
US5603422A (en) * 1992-03-06 1997-02-18 Herrmann; Ernst Plastic safety closure for bottles simulating the appearance of a traditional cork-type wine bottle closure
US6089390A (en) * 1992-07-16 2000-07-18 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Tamper evident closure
US6527132B1 (en) 1997-07-14 2003-03-04 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Closure with extended seal member
US20040129729A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2004-07-08 Thomson David William Tamper-evident device
US20050077263A1 (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-14 Garcia Omar Alcides Bottle stopper
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US20170217646A1 (en) * 2016-02-02 2017-08-03 Niagara Bottling, Llc. Tamper evidence bridges
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FR1347837A (fr) * 1962-11-21 1964-01-04 Perfectionnements aux dispositifs de bouchage et de surbouchage pour bouteilles et analogues
FR1369347A (fr) * 1963-03-14 1964-08-14 Brev Utilitaires S E B U Soc D Perfectionnement au bouchage des bouteilles et articles similaires
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US3809365A (en) * 1971-06-21 1974-05-07 H Loffler Protective cap of synthetic material for mouths of containers, particularly corked wine bottles
US3810556A (en) * 1971-06-25 1974-05-14 Bouchage Mecanique Tamper-proof easy-opening bottle cap
US3904062A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-09-09 Somepla Sa Tamper-proof and loss-proof screw-type bottle cap
US3957169A (en) * 1973-11-16 1976-05-18 Le Bouchage Mecanique Bottle cap
US4494664A (en) * 1982-03-09 1985-01-22 Angelo Guala, S.P.A. Tamper evident closure
US4655356A (en) * 1986-03-27 1987-04-07 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Tamper indicating package
US4771923A (en) * 1987-11-03 1988-09-20 Kardon Industries, Inc. Tamper evidencing cap
US5445284A (en) * 1990-09-05 1995-08-29 Mcg Closures Limited Container closures
US5603422A (en) * 1992-03-06 1997-02-18 Herrmann; Ernst Plastic safety closure for bottles simulating the appearance of a traditional cork-type wine bottle closure
US6325225B1 (en) 1992-07-16 2001-12-04 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Tamper evident closure
US6089390A (en) * 1992-07-16 2000-07-18 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Tamper evident closure
US6705479B2 (en) 1992-07-16 2004-03-16 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Tamper evident closure
US5360126A (en) * 1992-12-21 1994-11-01 Zapata Industries, Inc. Tamper-evident plastic closure with 2-tier bridge arrangement
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US6991123B2 (en) 1997-07-14 2006-01-31 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Closure with extended seal member
US6527132B1 (en) 1997-07-14 2003-03-04 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Closure with extended seal member
US20030116523A1 (en) * 1997-07-14 2003-06-26 Closures And Packaging Services Limited Closure with extended seal member
US20040129729A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2004-07-08 Thomson David William Tamper-evident device
US6908013B2 (en) * 2001-05-25 2005-06-21 Daniel Montgomery & Son Limited Tamper-evident device
US20050077263A1 (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-14 Garcia Omar Alcides Bottle stopper
US20160347520A1 (en) * 2013-07-05 2016-12-01 Compañía De Tapones Irrellenables, S.A. Closure device for bottles with evidence of first opening
US10196191B2 (en) * 2013-07-05 2019-02-05 Compañía De Tapones Irrellenables, S.A. Closure device for bottles with evidence of first opening
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US20170137189A1 (en) * 2014-01-31 2017-05-18 Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh A tamper-evident closure
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US20170217646A1 (en) * 2016-02-02 2017-08-03 Niagara Bottling, Llc. Tamper evidence bridges
US20210163187A1 (en) * 2016-02-02 2021-06-03 Niagara Bottling, Llc Tamper evidence bridges
US11214410B2 (en) 2016-02-02 2022-01-04 Niagara Bottling, Llc Tamper evidence container closure
US11679912B2 (en) * 2016-02-02 2023-06-20 Niagara Bottling, Llc Tamper evidence bridges
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US11597556B2 (en) 2018-07-30 2023-03-07 Niagara Bottling, Llc Container preform with tamper evidence finish portion
US20220081176A1 (en) * 2018-12-21 2022-03-17 Schreiner Group Gmbh & Co. Kg Labelling arrangement for a multi-part container, system and method for applying a labelling arrangement to a multi-part container
US11981484B2 (en) * 2018-12-21 2024-05-14 Schreiner Group Gmbh & Co. Kg Labelling arrangement for a multi-part container, system and method for applying a labelling arrangement to a multi-part container
US20220289435A1 (en) * 2019-09-06 2022-09-15 Silgan White Cap LLC Tethered, Hinged Closure

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NL6509815A (de) 1966-08-19

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