WO1998055373A2 - Bouchon de verrouillage de securite - Google Patents

Bouchon de verrouillage de securite Download PDF

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WO1998055373A2
WO1998055373A2 PCT/GB1998/001640 GB9801640W WO9855373A2 WO 1998055373 A2 WO1998055373 A2 WO 1998055373A2 GB 9801640 W GB9801640 W GB 9801640W WO 9855373 A2 WO9855373 A2 WO 9855373A2
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container
cap
safety locking
locking cap
threaded portion
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PCT/GB1998/001640
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Quentin Sholto Grant
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Crossco (262) Limited
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Priority to AU77808/98A priority Critical patent/AU7780898A/en
Priority to EP98925833A priority patent/EP0986503A2/fr
Priority to JP50186399A priority patent/JP2002506409A/ja
Publication of WO1998055373A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998055373A2/fr
Publication of WO1998055373A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998055373A3/fr

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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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/06—Integral drip catchers or drip-preventing 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/40—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with drip catchers or drip-preventing 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
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
    • B65D50/046—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation

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  • the present invention relates to a safety locking cap for a container.
  • the threaded portion is provided on a body portion and the locking portion is provided on a skirt portion, the skirt portion being separate from and connectable to the body portion.
  • the body portion and the skirt portion are provided with snap-fit connecting means.
  • a cross-section of the safety locking cap could be substantially circular.
  • the invention extends to the combination of such a safety locking cap and a container portion.
  • the container portion bears the corresponding thread and the locking portion is arranged to lock the cap to the container portion.
  • the locking portion comprises a first ratchet component and the container portion is provided with a second corresponding ratchet component.
  • the locking portion comprises at least one lug and the container portion is provided with a corresponding recess or recesses for receiving the or each lug. More preferably, two lugs are provided on opposite sides of the safety locking cap.
  • the recesses are preferably formed in an oval boss of the container portion, more preferably off-set from the axis of the oval boss.
  • the boss may define an exposed corner which is chamfered. If the or each lug is similarly chamfered, smoother closing of the cap on the container portion can result. If a ledge is included which separates the or each recess from the threaded portion, the or each lug will not snap into its corresponding recess until the ledge has been overcome and the cap is fully engaged on the container portion. If such a ledge is provided, it is preferably formed on the boss.
  • a container having an outlet and a threaded portion for receiving a cap to close the outlet, wherein guide means are provided to prevent fluid leaving the outlet from entering the threaded portion.
  • the guide means may comprise a channel which crosses the threaded portion. If so, the channel is preferably deeper than the depth of the threaded portion, thereby allowing excess fluid to pass the threaded portion without contaminating the threaded portion.
  • the threaded portion is preferably formed towards the base of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of an embodiment of a safety locking cap in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation of an end view of the safety locking cap shown in Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view taken along the line III - III of Figure 2 in the direction of the arrows,
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IN - IN of Figure 2 in the direction of the arrows,
  • FIGS. 5a to 5d are diagrammatic representations of views of a cap body portion of another embodiment of a safety locking cap in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figures 5e and 5f are cross-sectional views of the cap body portion of Figures 5a to 5d taken respectively along the lines V - V and NI - NI of Figure 5 d in the directions of the respective arrows,
  • Figure 6a is a diagrammatic representation of an end view of a skirt portion for use with the cap body portion shown in Figures 5 a to 5 f,
  • Figure 6b is a diagrammatic representation of a plan view of the skirt portion shown in Figure 6a partly in cross-section taken along the line NH - N ⁇ in the direction of the arrows,
  • Figure 6c is a diagrammatic representation of a side view of the skirt portion shown in Figures 6a and 6b partly in cross-section taken along the line Nm - Nm in the direction of the arrows,
  • Figure 7a is a diagrammatic representation of an end view of a nozzle
  • Figure 7b is a diagrammatic representation of a front view of the nozzle of Figure 7a partly in cross-section taken along the line IX - IX in the direction of the arrows,
  • Figure 7c is a diagrammatic representation of a side view of the nozzle of Figures 7a and 7b partly in cross-section taken along the line X - X in the direction of the arrows
  • Figure 8 is a diagrammatic representation partly in cross-section of the cap body portion, the skirt portion and the nozzle of Figures 5 to 7 connected together in use
  • Figure 9 is a diagrammatic representation of an end view of another nozzle
  • Figure 10 is a diagrammatic representation of the kind shown in Figure 6b but this time relating to a skirt portion for use with a nozzle of the kind shown in Figure 9,
  • Figure 11 is a diagrammatic representation of the front view of the nozzle of Figure 9 with the skirt portion of Figure 10 in position, and
  • Figure 12 is a diagrammatic representation of a section along the line XI-XI shown in Figure 11.
  • FIG. 1 to 4 of the drawings there is shown a safety locking cap in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the Figures show a safety locking cap 10 having a body portion 12 and an aperture 14.
  • the cap 10 is substantially cone shaped, the cross-section of the cone from the base at the aperture 14 to the apex being substantially elliptical.
  • the body portion 12 comprises an external wall 15, an internally threaded portion 16, a skirt portion 18 defining the aperture 14 and a slit 20 located on the body portion between the internally threaded portion 16 and the skirt portion 18.
  • a slit 20 located on the body portion between the internally threaded portion 16 and the skirt portion 18.
  • compression points 22 and skirt projections 24 are Provided on the skirt portion 18.
  • the skirt projections 24 form a cap ratchet component which cooperates with a container ratchet component located on an opening portion of a container. When the cap 10 is screwed onto the opening portion of the container, the skirt projections 24 engage with the container ratchet component so as to lock the cap onto the container opening portion.
  • cavities 26 are provided between the screw threaded portion 16 and a portion of the external wall 15 adjacent the compression points. It will be appreciated, however, that the cavities 26 are not essential for enabling the skirt 18 to deform when pressure is applied to the compression points 22.
  • the structure of the safety locking cap of this embodiment is similar to the structure of the previous embodiment, except that the cap comprises a skirt portion 28 which is separate from and connectable to a cap body portion 30.
  • the cap body portion 30 comprises ridges 32 located in the cavities 26 which engage with projections 34 located on upstanding members 36 of the skirt portion 28.
  • the arrangement is such that each upstanding member 36 is receivable in a cavity 26 and each projection 34 engages with a ridge 32 so as to permanently lock the skirt portion to the cap body portion. It will be appreciated that any such "snap-fit" configuration is suitable for locking the skirt portion to the cap body portion.
  • the colour of the skirt portion may be different from the colour of the cap body portion so that the skirt portion may be readily identified.
  • skirt projections 24 on the skirt portion will readily bow outwards and disengage with the container ratchet component when pressure is applied to the compression points 22.
  • the cap body portion 30 may also be provided with slots 38 so as to reduce the amount of material necessary to construct the cap body portion.
  • a nozzle 40 as shown in Figures 7a to 7c may be provided.
  • the nozzle 40 comprises an elongate spout portion 42 provided with an externally threaded portion 44 and a nozzle projection 46.
  • the nozzle 40 also comprises a base portion 48 provided with a circumferential ridge 50 which is engageable with a corresponding circumferential recess on an external surface of an opening of a container.
  • the nozzle 40 also comprises a spill deflector 52 which helps prevent fluid which has passed through aperture 54 in the nozzle 40 from lodging on the threaded portion 44.
  • the skirt portion 28, the cap body portion 30 and the nozzle 40 are shown connected together in Figure 8.
  • the skirt projections 24 on the skirt portion 28 engage with the nozzle projection 46 on the nozzle 40 to lock the skirt and cap body portion to the nozzle.
  • pressure is applied to the compression points 22 which causes the skirt portion to bow outwards and thereby cause the skirt projections 24 to disengage with the nozzle projections 46.
  • the nozzle 40 is permanently connected to a container by engaging the circumferential ridge with a corresponding circumferential recess on the surface of the opening of the container.
  • an oval boss 60 formed towards the base of the nozzle 40 incorporates recesses 62 for receiving corresponding projections (or lugs) 64 of a skirt portion 28 of a safety locking cap.
  • the recesses 62 are off-set on opposite sides of the axis of the oval boss 62, as shown in the Figures.
  • both the skirt projections 64 and the oval boss 60 have chamfered surfaces to assist in location of the safety locking cap on the nozzle 40.
  • a ledge 66 formed on the boss 60 extends over each recess 62 such that the skirt projections 64 only engage the recesses 62 once the safety locking cap is fully engaged with the threaded portion 44 of the nozzle 40. The ledge 66 can be seen most clearly in Figure 12.
  • the chamfered surfaces of the oval boss 60 and skirt projections (or lugs) 64 come into contact and drive the skirt 28 from an oval to a more circular shape, thereby allowing it to slip over the ledge 66 of the boss 60 until the skirt projections (or lugs) 64 snap into the recesses 62.
  • the cap can then be turned about the threaded portion 44 to separate the cap from the nozzle 40.
  • the embodiment shown in Figures 9-12 also incorporates a novel spillage handling arrangement which is particularly useful when products, such as cyanoacrylate (super glue), are stored in the container.
  • products such as cyanoacrylate (super glue)
  • super glue cyanoacrylate
  • it can run down the outside of the elongate spout portion 42 of the nozzle and engage the threaded portion 44, thereby causing the cap to be stuck to the nozzle.
  • This problem is overcome by a nozzle as shown in Figures 9-12 herein.
  • the nozzle 40 incorporates a channel 68 which crosses the threaded portion 44.
  • the channel 68 has a greater depth than the depth of the threaded portion 44, such that any fluid which enters the channel 68 will pass through the threaded portion 44 rather than engage the threads of the threaded portion 44.
  • the nozzle 40 includes moulded guides 70 which redirect any fluid travelling down the elongate spout portion 42 into the channel 68. These guides 70 preferably take the form of chevrons.
  • channel 68 provides a useful advantage in the form of a drain for excess fluid, it also results in significantly less thread being present for contamination by the fluid. Hence, a markedly improved nozzle is thereby produced.

Abstract

Bouchon de verrouillage de sécurité (10) conçu pour un réservoir et comprenant une partie filetée (16) s'accouplant à une partie filetée correspondante du réservoir; une partie de verrouillage (24) servant à verrouiller le bouchon (10) au réservoir. Ce bouchon définit une discontinuité (20) entre la partie filetée (16) et la partie de verrouillage (24), ce qui permet à la partie de verrouillage (24) de s'infléchir par rapport à la partie filetée (16), de manière à séparer la partie de verrouillage et le réservoir et à pouvoir enlever le bouchon.
PCT/GB1998/001640 1997-06-04 1998-06-04 Bouchon de verrouillage de securite WO1998055373A2 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU77808/98A AU7780898A (en) 1997-06-04 1998-06-04 A safety locking cap
EP98925833A EP0986503A2 (fr) 1997-06-04 1998-06-04 Bouchon de verrouillage de securite
JP50186399A JP2002506409A (ja) 1997-06-04 1998-06-04 安全ロックキャップ

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GBGB9711554.7A GB9711554D0 (en) 1997-06-04 1997-06-04 A safety locking cap
GB9806550.1 1998-03-26
GB9711554.7 1998-03-26
GBGB9806550.1A GB9806550D0 (en) 1997-06-04 1998-03-26 A safety locking cap

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FR3032695A1 (fr) * 2015-02-13 2016-08-19 Nemera La Verpilliere Dispositif de fermeture d'un recipient comprenant des moyens de fermeture securises.
WO2019180469A3 (fr) * 2018-03-20 2019-11-21 Iraklis Michailidis Système de sécurité composite pour conditionnement de liquide
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GB9806550D0 (en) 1998-05-27

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