WO2002006126A2

WO2002006126A2 - Can for containing a drink comprising a tear-off closure

Info

Publication number: WO2002006126A2
Application number: PCT/EP2001/008264
Authority: WO
Inventors: Elvira Oetting
Original assignee: Elvira Oetting
Priority date: 2000-07-18
Filing date: 2001-07-18
Publication date: 2002-01-24
Also published as: DE20012410U1; AU8967601A

Abstract

The invention relates to a can (1) for containing a drink, comprising a tear-off closure. Said closure is arranged on the top (2) of the can (1) and includes a closure element (5) which can seal a drinking hole (6) in the top (2), in addition to a ring (9) for handling said closure element (5). According to the invention, the can (1) has a protective cover plate (11) which covers the drinking hole (6) of the can (1) in a protective position when the can has been opened (1) preventing bees or other insects intruding into the inside of the opened can (1).

Description

Can for holding a drink, with a tear-open closure

The invention relates to a can for receiving a drink, with a tear-open closure, which is arranged in the region of the lid of the can and has a closure part closing a removal opening in the lid and a ring for handling the closure part. Such cans are known. They are usually used to hold lemonade-like drinks, but also beer, fruit juices and the like. Like .. The box usually has a cylindrical basic shape, the bottom being formed in one piece with the cylinder wall. In the upper area, the cylinder wall is closed by a crimped cover. A closure part is formed in the cover and is divided from the material of the cover by a severable line of weakness. On the lid, a ring for handling the closure part is mounted, which can be tilted and pivoted is pivotally arranged. The closure part can be released from the remaining material of the cover by appropriate handling of the ring. The closure part can be torn off with the ring, that is to say completely separated from the remaining material of the cover. For environmental reasons, however, it makes more sense to design the training so that the closure part is bent into the interior of the can when it is separated by the handling of the ring and remains there.

When handling such cans, a relatively large removal opening is created in the lid after opening, through which the beverage can be poured out. It is also possible to drink directly at the can or at its opening. On the other hand, the removal opening is so small that the contents of the can are not visible when the can is open. Since such cans with lemonade-like soft drinks are often used outdoors, e.g. B. at picnics, there is a risk that bees, wasps and other insects, attracted by the mostly sugary drink, get unnoticed through the opening of the can inside and remain there. If the next sip of the drink is then removed from this can, there is a risk that such insects will get into the mouth of the drinker. It is not uncommon for the insect to be stabbed in the tongue or elsewhere in the mouth. The subsequent swelling can lead to dangerous, even life-threatening, situations.

The invention has for its object to remedy this situation and to further develop a can of the type described above in such a way that the risk of bees and other correspondingly large insects entering the can being considerably reduced.

According to the invention, this is achieved in a can of the type described in the introduction in that the can is provided with a protective plate which, after opening the can in a protective position, covers the removal opening of the opened can and that Prevents a bee or other insect from entering the interior of the opened can.

The invention assigns a protective plate to the can, which is matched in size and shape to the removal opening. The protective plate can be attached to the box in a stationary or changeable manner. However, it is also possible to assign a protective plate to the can in the manner of a sticker which, after opening the can, is glued to the lid of the can in such a way that the removal opening is covered. The protective plate does not necessarily have to cover the entire area of the removal opening. A narrow edge area can also remain, the width of which is so small that a bee or another insect cannot penetrate into the interior of the opened can.

There are numerous implementation options for the formation of the protective plate, some of which are described in detail below. The protective plate can for example be designed as a continuous plate without any openings. Such a protective plate is then expediently pivoted on the lid so that it can be pivoted away from the removal opening for drinking from the can, while it is spent in the drinking-free breaks before or over the removal opening in such a way that it fulfills its protective purpose.

However, it is also possible for the protective plate to have a plurality of openings and for the free cross section of each opening to have a size and / or shape preventing the entry of a bee or another insect into the opened can. The arrangement of openings in the protective plate makes it possible to leave the protective plate in the region of the removal opening even while drinking. Then the drink can be poured out or drunk through the openings in the protective plate, but the entry of bees, wasps, flies and corresponding insects is prevented. The size and / or shape of the openings is designed so that the desired protective effect is achieved. The openings in the protective plate can in turn be designed in various ways. So it is possible that the protective plate with its perforations is designed as a perforated plate or mesh screen. The protective plate has a variety of z. B. circular openings, the diameter of which is in the range of one or a few millimeters. The protective plate can also consist of a sieve-like fabric or have such an area.

There are numerous possibilities for the arrangement of the protective plate relative to the box. The protective plate can preferably be provided in the region of the ring used for handling the closure part. The ring is usually made of thin sheet metal and reinforced with curls at the edges. So far, it has a recess which is intended to facilitate gripping the ring. Nevertheless, this recess is so small that it is not possible for a finger to penetrate the recess. This recess or this free space can be used by remodeling to realize the protective plate. Here, too, the protective plate can again be designed as a continuous closed plate or as a plate provided with openings. Since the ring has hitherto been arranged or mounted on the lid of the can about a vertical axis, there is a simple possibility of using the ring for the double function. It serves once for handling the closure part. If the closure part has been pivoted into the inside of the can to form the removal opening, the ring with its protective plate can be pivoted about the vertical axis by approximately 180 °, so that it comes to lie over the removal opening formed and fulfills its protective function there. Since the ring with the protective plate in this protective position does not hermetically seal the removal opening, but is located at a certain, albeit small, distance above the removal opening, even the beverage can be removed in this protective position without the ring and the protective plate being pivoted back , This also ensures that after using the can like so far only results in a part that has to be disposed of.

The protective plate can thus be arranged in the opening of the ring. The protective plate can be made in one piece from the material of the ring. However, it is also possible to permanently connect the protective plate to the ring as a separate part when the edge of the ring is flanged.

In another advantageous embodiment it is provided that the protective plate is arranged as a separate component between the ring and cover and that the protective plate can be pivoted from a standby position about a pivot axis which is perpendicular to the cover into a protective position in which it covers the removal opening in the cover , Similar to the ring, the protective plate, but here as a separate, separate component, on the pivot pin, which is required anyway for the arrangement of the ring, is pivotably arranged separately from the ring. This also makes it possible, after the removal opening has been produced, to pivot the protective plate arbitrarily over the removal opening by handling via the ring, so that it fulfills its protective function.

The protective plate can, however, be arranged at a different location than in connection with the ring on the can. So there is a possibility that the protective plate is arranged stationary on the outside of the lid and covers the inwardly bendable closure part of the removal opening. In this case, the protective plate is provided with openings and can be used as a metal part, as a grid, as a sticker made of paper or the like. be trained. It is or is fixed on the outside of the lid so that it covers the closure part with its circumference, after the pivoting of which the removal opening is formed. The protective plate remains in place while the can is in use. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the protective plate is designed as a sticker. The sticker can be made of paper, plastic or the like. Another possibility is that the protective plate is arranged in a stationary manner on the inside of the cover and covers the tearable closure part of the removal opening. This version is generally used when the ring and the closure part are completely separated from the can when the can is opened, i.e. when the removal opening is made, or when it is possible to pivot the closure part outwards and away so that the inside protective plate arranged on the lid is not impaired.

In all of the embodiments shown, there is the possibility that the protective plate has a hole that allows a straw to be pushed through. This can be the case either with an otherwise closed continuous protective plate or also when the protective plate is provided with openings. The hole for inserting a drinking straw is usually larger than the openings.

The invention is further explained and described on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments. Show it:

1 is a plan view of the lid of the can in a first embodiment of the protective plate,

2 is a similar representation as FIG. 1, but with a differently designed protective plate,

3 shows a further embodiment with a continuous protective plate,

4 shows a vertical section through the upper part of the can with the arrangement of the protective plate in a further embodiment,

5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 in a further embodiment, Fig. 6 is a symbolic representation of the protective plate relative to the lid of the can, and

Fig. 7 shows the arrangement of the protective plate below the lid of the can.

In Fig. 1, a can 1 is shown with its top view of a lid 2 from above. The box 1 has a side wall 3, with which the lid is connected in a conventional manner, for example crimped. A closure part 5 is formed from the material of the cover 2 by a gate 4. It goes without saying that the gate 4 does not completely penetrate the material of the lid, but rather guarantees the tightness of the can. On the other hand, the closure part 5 can be removed or swung out in a known manner, so that after this opening of the can in the lid 2 there is a removal opening 6, the shape of which corresponds to the outline of the closure part 5 and through which the drinks in the can can be removed.

A bearing journal 7 is arranged approximately in the central region of the cover 2, by means of which a pivot axis 8 extending essentially vertically to the surface of the cover 2 is realized. The bearing pin 7 is used to arrange a ring 9 above the cover 2. The ring 9 has an extension 10, which is used for handling the closure part 5. In particular, the ring 9 makes it possible to release the closure part 5 in the region of the gate 4 from the rest of the material of the lid 2 and in the direction of the interior of the can by means of a pulling-up process, i.e. pivoting about an axis lying parallel to the surface of the lid 2 pivot away so that the can can be opened in this way and the removal opening 6 is formed.

A protective plate 11 is assigned to the socket 1. In the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 1, the protective plate 11 consists of a mesh screen 12, that is to say of a fabric made of wires, between which openings 13 extend or form. The size of the perforations formed here approximately with a square shape gen 13 is usually between about 1 and 3 mm. The protective plate 11 also has a slightly larger hole 14, the diameter of which is matched to the outer diameter of a drinking straw. The protective plate 11 or the mesh screen 12 can be made in one piece from the material of the ring 9. It is also possible to design the protective plate 11 as a separate component and to permanently connect it to the ring 9 by flanging it around the edge.

Can 1 is handled as follows:

First, the ring 9 is pivoted up in the usual manner by tipping it over so that its extension 10 strikes the closure part 5. As a result, the gate 4 is severed, the closure part 5 is bent toward the interior of the can, and the removal opening 6 is thus formed. The beverage can thus be removed, either by pouring it out or by drinking directly from the can 1. Often the beverage is removed in such a way that only part of the beverage is removed from the can. In order to protect the can with its removal opening 6 from the ingress of bees, wasps and similar insects, the ring 9 with the protective plate 11 is pivoted about the pivot axis 8 of the bearing pin 7 by approximately 180 °, so that it is in front of or over the Removal opening 6 arrives. As a result of this pivoting process, the protective plate 11 reaches its protective position from the ready position shown in FIG. 1. Since the openings 13 effectively prevent the entry of a bee or similar insects, the can can be used for repeated drinking or pouring out without hesitation. For this purpose, the protective plate 11 can in turn be brought into its ready position, so that the removal opening 6 is completely free or accessible. For a simple pouring out of the beverage from the can, the pivoting back of the protective plate 11 into the ready position is not even necessary. It is understood that the hole 14 in the protective position can be used to thread a drinking straw into the inside of the can from the outside. Here, too, the protective position is not left when drinking again. Rather, the drinking straw remains in hole 14 until the can is completely lent is emptied.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, reference may first be made in full to the description of FIG. 1. However, the protective plate 11 is designed here as a perforated plate 15. The openings 13 are provided as circular recesses. Again, a hole 14 can be provided for a drinking straw.

The embodiment according to FIG. 3 is again constructed very similarly. Here, however, the protective plate 11 has no openings 13. It is rather designed as a continuous plate 16. When handling, a swiveling back and forth from the standby position into the protective position or vice versa is expediently carried out with each drinking process. 4 shows a further embodiment of the can 1 with a protective plate 11. The protective plate 11 is not assigned to the ring 9 here, but rather from the outset to the removal opening 6. The protective plate 11 has openings 13 and is attached to the outside of the lid 2, in such a way that the closure part 5 is spanned and covered. This embodiment is used in particular in connection with an inwardly pivotable closure part 5, as is indicated in dashed lines. The protective plate 11 remains in place during the entire consumption and is disposed of together with the can 1. The protective plate 11 can be made of metal, plastic, paper or the like.

5 shows a further embodiment, in which the protective plate 11 is formed directly from the material of the cover 2. The closure part 5 is arranged facing the interior of the can 1 below the protective plate 11. It seals the protective plate 11. To remove the drink, the closure plate 5 is pivoted inwards with the aid of the ring 9, so that the openings 13 in the protective plate can be used for removal purposes.

6 and 7 show schematic representations of the cover 2, whereby for the sake of clarity the ring 9 and the closure part 5 are not shown or are not particularly identified. These representations are intended to illustrate that the protective plate 11 can be arranged above (FIG. 6) or below (FIG. 7) the cover 2. If the protective plate 11 is arranged below the lid 2, i.e. facing the interior, a closure part 5 which can be removed from the lid is preferably used, which, alone or in conjunction with the ring, can be torn off the can and thus separated in order to pass through the openings 13 in the protective plate 11 to allow removal of the drink.

B E Z U G S Z E I C H E N L I S T E

1 - box 11 - protective plate

2 - lid 12 - mesh screen

3 - side wall 13 - opening

4 - cut 14 - hole

5 - closure part 15 - perforated plate

6 - extraction opening 16 - continuous plate

7 - journal

8 - swivel axis

9 - ring

10 - continuation

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS:

1. Can (1) for receiving a drink, with a tearable closure, which is arranged in the region of the lid (2) of the can (1) and a removal opening (6) in the lid

(2) closing closure part (5) and a ring (9) for handling the closure part (5), characterized in that the can (1) is provided with a protective plate (11) which after opening the can (1) in a protective position, covers the removal opening (6) of the opened can (1) and prevents a bee or other insect from entering the interior of the opened can (1).

2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Protection plate (11) has a plurality of openings (13), and that the free cross section of each opening (13) has a size and / or shape preventing the entry of a bee or another insect into the opened can (11).

3. Box according to claim 2, characterized in that the protective plate (11) with its openings (13) as a perforated plate

(15) or mesh screen (12) is formed.

4. Box according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the protective plate (11) is provided in the region of the ring (9) serving for handling the closure part (5).

5. Box according to claim 4, characterized in that the protective plate (11) is arranged in the opening of the ring (9).

6. Box according to claim 4, characterized in that the protective plate (11) is arranged as a separate component between the ring (9) and cover (2) and that the protective plate (11) in a standby position about a pivot axis (8) standing vertically on the cover (2) into a protective position in which it covers the removal opening (6) in the cover (2).

7. Box according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the protective plate (11) on the outside of the lid (2) is arranged in a stationary manner and covers the inwardly bendable closure part (5) of the removal opening (6).

8. Can according to claim 7, characterized in that the

Protective plate (11) is designed as a sticker.

9. Box according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the protective plate (11) on the inside of the cover (2) is arranged in a stationary manner and covers the tearable closure part (5) of the removal opening (6).

10. Can according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the protective plate (11) has a permitting the insertion of a drinking straw hole (14).