WO2003059768A1 - Plastic closing cap with sealing ring - Google Patents
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- WO2003059768A1 WO2003059768A1 PCT/GR2003/000001 GR0300001W WO03059768A1 WO 2003059768 A1 WO2003059768 A1 WO 2003059768A1 GR 0300001 W GR0300001 W GR 0300001W WO 03059768 A1 WO03059768 A1 WO 03059768A1
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- closing cap
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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
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0407—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means
- B65D41/0414—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck
- B65D41/0421—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck and combined with integral sealing means contacting other surfaces of a container neck
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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
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0435—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with separate sealing elements
- B65D41/045—Discs
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- the present invention relates to a plastic closing cap for a container with an annular sealing ring.
- Container closures moulded in one piece from a plastic material including downwardly depending seals are well known in the art. The purpose of these arrangements is to enable a cap to be easily screwed onto a container neck such that the edge of the container neck seals against the underside of the top plate of the cap, while the sealing ring is pressed into firm sealing engagement with the edge of the container neck.
- caps when applied to plastic containers for sterilized beverage e.g. milk or diary products, must also meet rigid requirements to prevent contamination and the overall cap structure must be leak-proof. In order to provide a liquid-tight seal it is, therefore, known to use either a sealing laminated mebrane on the opening of the container or a separate liner inside of the cap.
- an object of the present invention to provide an improved plastic closing cap, which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and ensures reliably the sealing function and prevents leaks in the event of minor damage or deformation of the container neck.
- a further aspect of the present invention is to provide a closing cap particular useful for sterilized products such as milk or diary products which provides easy opening and reclosing of the container and effectively sealing prior to and after reclosing.
- a closing cap moulded in one piece from a plastics material for sealing a container with a threaded neck comprising a top plate which is substantially in the form of a circular disc, a substantially cylindrical peripheral portion extending downwardly from said top plate, said peripheral portion having an internal screw thread adapted to cooperate with the threaded container neck, an integrally moulded deformable sealing ring extending downwardly from an inner surface of said top plate and spaced radially inward of the substantially cylindrical peripheral portion, wherein when said closing cap is applied onto the threaded container neck, said sealing ring is adapted to radially deform outwardly and seal at least substantially along the outer surface of the container neck by virtue of the elastic return forces without being clamped between the container neck and the substantially cylindrical peripheral portion and without being pressed against the substantially cylindrical peripheral portion.
- the closing cap of the invention is ergonomic by offering compactness, and it adapts very easily to any container necks . In the closed position it ensures perfect sealing.
- the cap is also able to retain a liquid-tight seal after a period of time due to its configuration in conjuction with its material's characteristics.
- Figs. 1A and IB show a perspective view, partially broken away, of a closing cap according to the present invention applied to the container prior to, and after formation of a seal;
- Figs. 2A and 2B show a perspective view, partially broken away, of a second alternative closing cap according to the present invention applied to the container prior to, and after formation of a seal;
- Figs. 3A and 3B show a perspective view, partially broken away, of a third alternative closing cap according to the present invention applied to the container prior to, and after formation of a seal;
- Figs. 4A and 4B show a perspective view, partially broken away, of another alternative closing cap according to the present invention applied to the container prior to, and after formation of a seal;
- Figs. 5A and 5B show a partial cross-sectional view of an alternative closing cap according to the present invention in place on a container prior to, and after removal of the laminated disc;
- Fig. 6A and 6B show a partial cross-sectional view of a further alternative closing cap according to the present invention in place on a container prior to, and after removal of the laminated disc.
- the closing cap 1 is moulded in one piece from a resilient plastics material and has a top plate 3 in the shape of a circular disc and an annular skirt 4 peripherally downwardly depending therefrom.
- the annular skirt 4 has an internal screw thread 5.
- the sealing ring 6 is disposed at a position spaced radially inwardly of the annular skirt 4, and concentric with said annular skirt.
- Said sealing ring 6 has a length such as to permit its portion adjoining its free edge to extend along the upper outer surface of the container neck 2.
- the sealing ring 6 is made of the same plastic material as the cap 1 and preferably has a thickness of equal or less than 0.8mm.
- a container has an annular neck 2 with an external thread formed thereon.
- the closing cap is adapted for use with a container, which is a thin-walled light weight blow-molded plastic bottle (e.g. for milk or diary products) provided with an externally screw-threaded neck 2.
- the container neck 2 has above its threads an upwardly and inwardly directed portion 8 which is tapered (e.g. frusto-conically) and may have a substantially radially inwardly directed rim 9 for engagement with a stop means 7 of the closing cap referred to below.
- the closing cap 1 is applied to the container neck 2 so that the top of the container neck moves upwardly as in Figure 1A to adopt the position shown in Figure IB.
- the sealing ring 6 first comes into contact with the outer surface of the container neck 2 while the closing cap 1 is being rotated during the capping operation. Further rotation of the closing cap 1 relative to the container neck 2 causes the container neck 2 to move upwardly relative to the closing cap 2 to adopt the position shown in Figure IB .
- the sealing ring 6 On the inner surface of the top plate, the sealing ring 6 is disposed at a radius approximately equal to the radial distance of the middle of the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2. Therefore, during the capping operation the sealing ring 6 is being urged away by the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2 and thus it is deformed radially outwardly, and lies against the outer surface of the tapered portion 8 of the container neck, and has a sufficient length in contact with it.
- the sealing ring 6 is fully conformed to the outer surface of the container neck 2 by virtue of its elasticity without being clamped between the container neck 2 and the annular skirt 4 and without being pressed against the skirt In this condition an effective tight seal is formed between the outer surface of the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2 and the inner surface of the sealing ring 6. Moreover, due to the elastic return forces which occur in that case and the deformation of the sealing ring 6 in conjuction with the resilience of the plastics material, said seal is maintained despite relaxation.
- sealing ring is L-shaped and sealing integrity is afforted by virtue of engagement of the short side of the L-shaped sealing ring, which is parallel to the top plate of the cap, with the upper portion (tapered portion) of the container neck, wherein said short side is displaced inwardly and is then clamped between the outside surface of the container neck and the long side of the L-shaped sealing ring.
- Figs. 3A and 3B show another modification of the invention in which the sealing ring is attached to the annular skirt above its internal threads and is substantially parallel to the top plate of the cap.
- Firures 4A and 4B show a further modification of the present invention in which the sealing ring is attached to the inner surface of the top plate of the cap at a position spaced radially inwardly of the annular skirt and extends downwardly and inwardly (conical) from the top plate of the cap.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show an alternative modification for use in cases where there is a laminated disc 10 sealed on the container opening.
- the laminated disc is attached to and sealed on the containers by means of a plastic heat shrinkable tube which insures a tight sealing engagement about the container opening.
- This arrangement offers many advantages, e.g. high shapping nature and high-temp resistance, tight sealing and better fineness.
- the stop means 7 is a shallow ring which extends downwardly from the inner surface of the top plate 3. It is disposed radially inwardly of the sealing ring 6, and has an external diameter which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the inwardly directed rim 9 of the container neck 2, namely slightly smaller than the container opening.
- the stop means is further provided with a tapering conical tip.
- the laminated disc 10 at the region of the rim portion 9 of the container neck 2 comes into contact with the tapering tip of the stop means 7 which has the effect of limiting the upwardly movement of the container neck 2.
- the closing cap 1 is screwed onto the container neck 2, the sealing ring 6 is not deformed and a liduid-tight seal is provided by the laminated disc 10.
- the reclosing of the container is achieved in that the closing cap 1 is further rotated, and due to the relative movement between the container neck 2 and the cap 1, the stop means 7 adopts the position shown in Figure 5B . Only just during this reclosing procedure the sealing ring 6 comes into contact with the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2 and is thereby deformed.
- the stop means 7 is intended essentially and primarily as a restriction and secondly as a seal, the main sealing effect also in this modification is to be found between the outer surface of the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2 and the inner surface of the sealing ring 6.
- the stop means 7 is disposed in-board of the sealing ring 6, it tends to strengthen the central portion of the top plate 3. This resists doming. It will thus be seen that during reclosing of the cap 1 to the container neck 2, the outer surface of the tapered portion 8 of the container neck 2 first comes into contact with the sealing ring 6 thereby causing effective sealing. It will also be appreciated that by virtue of the relative thickness of the flexible sealing ring 6 taken with the effects of the stop means 7, a more effective seal is provided than previously.
- stop means 7 acts as a stiffening rib and may be continuous or discontinuous.
- FIG. 6A and 6B The arrangement shown in Figures 6A and 6B is similar to that in Figures 5A and 5B, but in Figs. 6A and 6B the stop means 7 is an annular disc depending from the inner surface of the top plate 3 of the cap and is generally trapezoidal in cross section, decreasing in a direction downwardly and away from the the top plate.
- the inventive closing caps are preferably made by injection moulding of polypropylene or high density polyethylene plastics materials.
- the stop means is intended to have sealing properties but needs to be used in conjuction with a primary seal for example as hereinbefore set forth.
- the closing cap is designed to be fitted onto a glass or plastic container, such as a soft drink bottle.
- the container can hold various liquids including, but not limited to, diary products, a carbonated beverage, a non-carbonated liquid or a vaporized product .
- Closures of this type may be produced, preferably by injection moulding, with or without tamper evident band.
- the skirt terminates in a plurality of frangible bridges supporting a tamper evident band for cooperation with a plain security band on the outer neck portion of the container neck in the usual way.
- the skirt is preferably provided with external knurling or vertical ribbing to improve manual grip.
- the thickness of the sealing ring may be preferably more than 0.80mm.
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AU2003201043A AU2003201043A1 (en) | 2002-01-16 | 2003-01-15 | Plastic closing cap with sealing ring |
EP03729513A EP1590256A1 (en) | 2002-01-16 | 2003-01-15 | Plastic closing cap with sealing ring |
US10/501,376 US20050103742A1 (en) | 2002-01-16 | 2003-01-15 | Plastic closing cap with sealing ring |
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GR20020100016A GR1004224B (en) | 2002-01-16 | 2002-01-16 | Additional circumferential packing ring for closures |
GR20020100015 | 2002-01-16 | ||
GR20020100015A GR1004079B (en) | 2002-01-16 | 2002-01-16 | Circumferential malformed compression ring for sealing plastic closures |
GR20020100016 | 2002-01-16 |
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Cited By (1)
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WO2005049446A1 (en) * | 2003-11-17 | 2005-06-02 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Container neck closure device and container equipped with one such device |
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US4531649A (en) * | 1984-04-23 | 1985-07-30 | Anchor Hocking Corporation | Molded plastic cap with sealing liner |
US4637519A (en) * | 1985-09-03 | 1987-01-20 | Sun Coast Plastics, Inc. | Two part closure |
US5158195A (en) * | 1985-12-12 | 1992-10-27 | Tri-Tech Systems International, Inc. | Closure cap with a seal and method of and apparatus for forming such closure and seal |
US5449078A (en) * | 1994-07-08 | 1995-09-12 | Thermar Corporation | Combination of a container and a safety cap therefor |
US5489036A (en) * | 1994-11-30 | 1996-02-06 | Kraft Foods, Inc. | Screw threaded container with a triple seal |
GB2311283A (en) * | 1996-03-19 | 1997-09-24 | Lawson Mardon | Cap for a container |
US6126027A (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 2000-10-03 | Mcg Closures Limited | Self-centering container closure |
EP1092639A1 (en) * | 1999-10-14 | 2001-04-18 | Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation | Plastic closure cap |
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- 2003-01-15 AU AU2003201043A patent/AU2003201043A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-01-15 EP EP03729513A patent/EP1590256A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-01-15 WO PCT/GR2003/000001 patent/WO2003059768A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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US4531649A (en) * | 1984-04-23 | 1985-07-30 | Anchor Hocking Corporation | Molded plastic cap with sealing liner |
US4637519A (en) * | 1985-09-03 | 1987-01-20 | Sun Coast Plastics, Inc. | Two part closure |
US5158195A (en) * | 1985-12-12 | 1992-10-27 | Tri-Tech Systems International, Inc. | Closure cap with a seal and method of and apparatus for forming such closure and seal |
US5449078A (en) * | 1994-07-08 | 1995-09-12 | Thermar Corporation | Combination of a container and a safety cap therefor |
US5489036A (en) * | 1994-11-30 | 1996-02-06 | Kraft Foods, Inc. | Screw threaded container with a triple seal |
US6126027A (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 2000-10-03 | Mcg Closures Limited | Self-centering container closure |
GB2311283A (en) * | 1996-03-19 | 1997-09-24 | Lawson Mardon | Cap for a container |
EP1092639A1 (en) * | 1999-10-14 | 2001-04-18 | Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation | Plastic closure cap |
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WO2005049446A1 (en) * | 2003-11-17 | 2005-06-02 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Container neck closure device and container equipped with one such device |
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