WO1995021109A1 - Dispositif utilise dans un recipient comportant un ou plusieurs goulots similaires, et destine a eliminer l'air du recipient et a restituer la contre-pression perdue lors de la distribution - Google Patents

Dispositif utilise dans un recipient comportant un ou plusieurs goulots similaires, et destine a eliminer l'air du recipient et a restituer la contre-pression perdue lors de la distribution Download PDF

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WO1995021109A1
WO1995021109A1 PCT/SE1995/000055 SE9500055W WO9521109A1 WO 1995021109 A1 WO1995021109 A1 WO 1995021109A1 SE 9500055 W SE9500055 W SE 9500055W WO 9521109 A1 WO9521109 A1 WO 9521109A1
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Carl Leijonhufvud
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • B65D81/245—Internal membrane, floating cover or the like isolating the contents from the ambient atmosphere
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/06—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents with closable apertures at bottom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/045—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers using elastic bags and pistons actuated by air or other gas

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  • Device for use in a container with one or more similar pouring necks, to eliminate air in the container and restore back pressure lost on pouring
  • the oxygen in the air frequently accelerates various fermentation processes, particularly in the case of wines, as well as in chemical mixtures of various types. In some instances, this causes the wine or mixture in question to become completely unusable for the purpose intended.
  • the purpose of the [resent invention is to solve the foregoing problems by a method which is easier to use, simpler, more functional and less expensive.
  • the invention also facilitates the cleaning of containers with two or more pouring necks.
  • FIG. 1 and 3 show a section through a container with two pouring necks (20A, 20B), one with and one without a device, as shown in Fig. 2, for eliminating air in the container.
  • Fig. 4 shows a can-type container (2), the inside of which is provided with a graduated scale (16) to indicate the amount of water which must be added to the expansion element (5) when, for example, the contents of the container (2) have fallen to a certain level.
  • the purpose of this is to ensure that the volume of liquid in the container when it is sealed is appropriate from the aspect of storing the contents.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 show two expansion elements (5), that shown in Fig. 5 being designed to adapt to the internal shape and volume of various containers, while that shown in Fig. 6 is preformed to fill the internal shape and volume of a specific container.
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view, excluding the tabs (11), of the tube shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to which the expansion element is attached at the lower end.
  • Fig. 8 shows a cork, which is provided with 'bayonet-type' pegs (11 A) at the lower end, and is sized to fit the grooves (10) and inside diameter of the tube (6 in Fig. 7).
  • Fig. 9 is a sectional side view of the tube (6 in Figs. 2 and 3), showing that the tops of the air passages in the tube (6) are covered by tabs (11).
  • Fig. 10 shows a hook (17) designed for insertion in and engagement with a loop (8, 9 in Figs. 2-6).
  • Fig. 1 shows an unopened container (2) with two corks (1), a removable support stand (3) with an inward-facing lip (4A) and a groove (4B) on the outside, in which the edge (4A) can be seated.
  • the device shown in Fig. 2 is shown inserted in the container in Fig. 3, in which the directions of the arrows (14, 15) indicate the function.
  • the pouring neck (20A) and device as per Fig. 2, shown inserted in the container Fig. 3, can be connected to the mains water supply by means of a hose, valve and pressure converter.
  • the system affords the facility of continuously filling the expansion element (5) in the container with the same quantity of liquid as that poured simultaneously from a pouring device in the other neck (20B).
  • Fig. 2 shows a device which is inserted in the pouring neck of a container.
  • the device consists of a tube (6) with air passages (7).
  • the air passages (7) which adjoin the inner surface of the container, commence at the top of the tube and terminate preferably where the internal shape of the container begins to expand.
  • An expansion element (5 in Fig. 5) is attached to the lower end of the tube, the inside of which is provided with grooves (10) in which pegs (11 A) on the cork shown in Fig. 8 are inserted.
  • the device shown in Fig. 2 which, in Fig. 3, is shown inserted in a container which has been partially emptied of its contents, consists of a tube (6) in which air passages (7) are arranged vertically and emerge at the inner surface of the pouring neck. Grooves (10) for pegs (11 A) on a cork designed to suit the diameter and length of the tube are provided on the inside of the tube (6).
  • the upper end of the tube (6) is provided with tabs (11) covering the air passages (7), while the mouth of the expansion element (5) is fitted over the lower, outward-facing lip (18) at the lower end of the tube (6).
  • Fig. 4 shows the situation when the expansion element (Fig. 6) in the container is filled with water (14), displacing the original liquid (13) upward towards the lid of the container.
  • the inside of the container is provided with a scale (16) which, for different liquid levels in the container, indicates the quantity of water which must be added to the expansion element to bring the original contents of the container to a level suitable for their storage.
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view of the tube (6) which, however, does not show the tabs (11) covering the air passages (7).
  • the figure shows the grooves (10) in which the pegs (11 A) on the cork (Fig. 8) are seated.
  • Fig. 8 shows a cork designed to suit the internal dimensions of the tube (6), including the projecting pegs (11A), which are designed for insertion in the grooves (10) in the tube.
  • Item 11 in Fig. 9 represents the tabs which cover the air passages (7) in the tube (6), the said passages (7) being situated between the inner surface of the container and the outer surface of the tube (6).
  • the procedure for using the device in a container with one opening is as follows: When a container, such as a soft drinks bottle, has been partially emptied of its contents, the hook (17) is inserted in the tube (6) of the device shown in Fig. 2. The expansion element (5) is then inserted through the neck of the bottle and the tube is fitted inside the neck. Water (14) is poured into the expansion element (5) and the air (15) in the bottle (2) is expelled through the air passages (7) between the tube (6) and the inner surface of the bottle neck. The cork is inserted when the expansion element has expelled all of the air from the bottle; in other words, when the outer surface of the expansion element (5) is pressed against the inner surface of the bottle.
  • the cork When pouring from the bottle subsequently, the cork is removed, the hook (17) is inserted in the pouring neck and engaged in the loop (8), and the expansion element (5) is emptied.
  • the cork (Fig. 8) is then replaced in the pouring neck and used, as required, to twist or withdraw the tube (6) to which the expansion element (5) is attached.
  • the original contents of the bottle may then be poured again.
  • the container/bottle is provided with two openings and each half is a mirror image of the other (Fig. 1), the container may be inverted after the expansion element has been filled with water and the cork inserted.
  • the support stand (3) may then be removed and attached to the opposite end, thereby 'reversing' the top and bottom of the bottle.
  • the contents of the bottle may then be poured from the 'new' pouring neck while water is filled continuously through the originally opened pouring neck.
  • a container provided with two openings in which each half is a mirror image of the other, is easier to clean than a similar container with one opening.

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Abstract

Dispositif à introduire dans le goulot d'un récipient afin de permettre l'élimination de l'air et de l'oxygène présents à l'intérieur du récipient, et l'augmentation de la contre-pression potentielle dans celui-ci. A cet effet, on a prévu un élement dilatable monté dans le goulot supérieur ou inférieur du récipient et conçu pour être rempli d'eau ou d'air de telle sorte que le contenu du récipient ne puisse s'y mélanger. Dans ce but, le goulot traditionnel du récipient, ou, à titre d'alternative, un goulot de conception particulière monté, par exemple, au fond d'une bouteille, est équipé d'un tube dont la face externe est pourvue de passages à air verticaux partant du bord supérieur du tube et débouchant de préférance au niveau de la zone où le goulot du récipient commence à s'élargir. Un élément dilatable est fixé à l'extrémité inférieure du tube. Lorsque l'élément dilatable est rempli d'eau ou d'air, l'air présent à l'intérieur du récipient mais à l'extérieur de l'élément est expulsé par les passages prévus dans le tube, ce qui restitue une partie importante de la contre-pression qui régnait dans le récipient avant la distribution, à la suite de quoi on peut refermer le récipient. Ce dispositif trouve application principalement dans les récipients et les bouteilles rempli(e)s de vins ou de boissons gazéifiées, ou bien dans les boîtes ou les récipients rempli(e)s de produits chimiques, par exemple de peinture, dont la totalité n'est pas toujours utilisée en une seule fois.
PCT/SE1995/000055 1994-02-01 1995-01-24 Dispositif utilise dans un recipient comportant un ou plusieurs goulots similaires, et destine a eliminer l'air du recipient et a restituer la contre-pression perdue lors de la distribution WO1995021109A1 (fr)

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SE9400316A SE9400316L (sv) 1994-02-01 1994-02-01 Anordning i behållare med en eller fler likartade tappöppningar för eliminering av luft i behållaren samt återskapande av vid tömning förlorat mottryck

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WO2008105001A1 (fr) * 2007-02-26 2008-09-04 Mauro De Mei Système de conditionnement hermétique d'un liquide de consommation à l'intérieur d'un récipient, en vue de sa préservation contre la contamination et la détérioration au stade de l'entreposage ainsi qu'à celui de l'introduction et/ou de la distribution
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