WO1996019390A1 - Closing device for a beverage can - Google Patents
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- WO1996019390A1 WO1996019390A1 PCT/BE1995/000110 BE9500110W WO9619390A1 WO 1996019390 A1 WO1996019390 A1 WO 1996019390A1 BE 9500110 W BE9500110 W BE 9500110W WO 9619390 A1 WO9619390 A1 WO 9619390A1
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- Prior art keywords
- closing device
- closing
- push
- hook elements
- collar
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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
- B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D51/007—Separate closure devices for reclosing opened cans or tins, e.g. beer cans
Definitions
- Closing device for a bevera ⁇ e can
- the invention concerns a closing device for closing a beverage can which has been opened, whereby this can has a radially extending edge on the perimeter of one end and whereby an opening is provided in this end.
- Beverage cans are not always emptied at once.
- the drinking opening is normally obtained by pulling off a lip with a ring.
- the system with the lip for opening the can is such, however, that this lip cannot be used to close the opening again.
- the beverage can be spilled during transport or it can run out of the can as the latter topples.
- Dirt can enter the opening or insects can penetrate the can via the opening.
- the carbonic acid gas can escape, so that the beverage does not taste good anymore after a while and is usually thrown away, which is a serious waste.
- the invention aims a closing device for a beverage can which can close off the can hermetically after it has been opened, so that no beverage can be spilled and any possible carbonic acid gas cannot escape, so that the above-mentioned and other disadvantages are remedied.
- This aim is reached according to the invention in that the closing device contains an elastic closing element which can be placed over the opening of a can, and a push element containing hook elements which can be hooked behind the edge on the end of the can, such that, when the hook elements hook behind said edge, the push element pushes the closing element against the above-mentioned end.
- the push element contains a push part which is situated against the elastic closing element and to which the hook elements fit.
- the hook elements consist of fingers which are provided with a protrusion on one end.
- the closing device contains a cap which is situated over a part of the push element.
- figure 1 shows a side view of a beverage can equipped with a closing device according to the invention
- figure 2 shows a section of a part of the can and of the closing device according to figure 1
- figure 3 shows a section analogous to that in figure 2, but for another position of the closing device
- figure 4 shows a section of the closing device from figure 2, with the parts dismounted
- figure 5 shows a top view of the closing device according to the invention.
- Figure 1 shows a beverage can 1 which has been opened and closed again by means of a closing device according to the invention.
- the can 1 is provided in the usual manner with a topward but also radially protruding edge 2.
- the closing device consists of three separate parts, namely a closing element 3, a push element 4 and a cap 5.
- the closing element 3 is made of elastic plastic, for example polypropylene, and consists of a disc-shaped part 6 with almost the same diameter as the edge 2, on which is provided a rib 7 concentrically on the bottom side and a ring-shaped collar 8 on the top side.
- the push element 4 is made of ABS plastic and consists of a push part 9-10 which is made of a ring-shaped part 9 with a collar 10 fitting on the inner perimeter, and of six fingers 11 which form hook elements and which fit onto the outer perimeter of the ring-shaped part 9 between their ends, such that these fingers 11 can tilt in a slightly elastic way in relation to this part 9.
- the fingers 11 are provided with a protrusion 12 on one end on the side of the part 9 which forms a beard and is bevelled at the bottom.
- the cap 5 is made of a hard plastic, for example polypropylene, and consists of a cylindrical part 13 whose inner diameter coincides with the outer diameter of the collar 10 and of a lid 14 which is provided on one end of the part 13.
- the push element 4 is provided on the closing element 3, with the ring-shaped part 9 up against the part of the top side of the disc-shaped part 6 which is situated around the collar 8, whereby the collar 10 fits against the collar 8, and the push element 4 is fixed to the closing element 3 by means of the cap 5 whose cylindrical part 13 is clamped around the collars 8 and 10.
- the fingers 11 In rest position, the fingers 11 extend almost parallel to the cylindrical part 13 of the cap 5, such almost up to the outer perimeter of the disc-shaped part 6.
- each finger which is provided with the protrusion 12
- the closing device is placed with the protrusions 12 against the edge 2 on the end of the can 1 in which the opening to be closed is situated.
- This hooking on of the protrusions 12 under the edge 2 can also be obtained by pushing the top ends of the fingers 11 against the cap 5 with one's hand, while the closing device is pushed against the above-mentioned end of the can 1, and by subsequently loosening the fingers li.
- the fingers 11 After they have been loosened or during the clicking, the fingers 11 jump elastically in their position as represented in the figures 1 and 2, which coincides or almost coincides with their rest position.
- the push element 4 is fixed in this manner on the can 1 whereby the closing element 3, due to the push part 9-10, is pushed with its rib 7 around the opening against the end of the can 1, whereby the rib 7 is deformed slightly elastically, so that a hermetic sealing of the opening is obtained.
- this gas exerts an outward pressure on the rib 7 which is directed slantingly inward with its free end, so that this rib fits even stronger against the end of the can 1.
- the closing device can easily be pulled off the can 1 by hinging the top end of the six fingers 11 elastically against the cap 5, i.e. into the position as represented in figure 3.
- the closing device can be applied and removed in a very simple manner.
- This closing device is relatively cheap, it can be used several times and it allows for considerable savings as far as beverages are concerned.
- the push element 4 and the closing element 3 must not necessarily be separate parts.
- the fingers 11 could for example be fixed directly on the disc-shaped part of this closing element 3.
- the closing element 3 and the push element 4 must not necessarily be attached to one another as the cap 5 is clamped over the collars 8 and 10.
- the collars 8 and 10 can be fixed to one another and possibly to the cylindrical part 13 of the cap 5 by means of gluing, screwing or in other manners.
- hook elements Neither must the number of hook elements be necessarily equal to six. Two hook elements are sufficient, but preferably there are at least three.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU41128/96A AU4112896A (en) | 1994-12-20 | 1995-11-28 | Closing device for a beverage can |
EP95939193A EP0799150A1 (en) | 1994-12-20 | 1995-11-28 | Closing device for a beverage can |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BE9401145 | 1994-12-20 | ||
BE9401145A BE1009005A3 (en) | 1994-12-20 | 1994-12-20 | SEALING DEVICE FOR A CAN WITH DRINK. |
Publications (1)
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WO1996019390A1 true WO1996019390A1 (en) | 1996-06-27 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/BE1995/000110 WO1996019390A1 (en) | 1994-12-20 | 1995-11-28 | Closing device for a beverage can |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0799150A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4112896A (en) |
BE (1) | BE1009005A3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996019390A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2014031033A3 (en) * | 2012-08-21 | 2014-04-24 | Erofeev Vladimir Alekseevich | Container lid for metal cans |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4480762A (en) * | 1982-06-11 | 1984-11-06 | Ryder International Corporation | Reuseable vial cap |
DE9416346U1 (en) * | 1994-09-30 | 1995-02-09 | Bogunski Alfred | Sealing lid for beverage cans |
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1994
- 1994-12-20 BE BE9401145A patent/BE1009005A3/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1995
- 1995-11-28 AU AU41128/96A patent/AU4112896A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-11-28 EP EP95939193A patent/EP0799150A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-11-28 WO PCT/BE1995/000110 patent/WO1996019390A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4480762A (en) * | 1982-06-11 | 1984-11-06 | Ryder International Corporation | Reuseable vial cap |
DE9416346U1 (en) * | 1994-09-30 | 1995-02-09 | Bogunski Alfred | Sealing lid for beverage cans |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2014031033A3 (en) * | 2012-08-21 | 2014-04-24 | Erofeev Vladimir Alekseevich | Container lid for metal cans |
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EP0799150A1 (en) | 1997-10-08 |
AU4112896A (en) | 1996-07-10 |
BE1009005A3 (en) | 1996-10-01 |
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