WO2006027484A1 - Dispositif de bouchage, recipient equipe d'un tel dispositif et procede de bouchage d'un recipient - Google Patents
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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
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
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- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- 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
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for capping a container, and a container equipped with such a device and a method of capping a container.
- US-A-6,050,452 proposes a device consisting of three components, namely a generally tubular base made of plastic material secured in a sealed manner on the neck of the container, a closure nipple brought around the base slidably along the axis of the neck and an outer cap which covers the teat by immobilizing it in translation so as to close the container.
- This three-component device requires a complex assembly.
- this device poses problems when attempting to sanitize while the inside of the device, which is traversed by the spilled fluid, and the outside of this device, which is partly brought into contact with the lips of the user who drinks at the neck, should be, as far as possible, free of contaminants, such as germs or microbes.
- JP-A-2000 142761 Another example of this kind of "plug-sport" is proposed in JP-A-2000 142761.
- This plugging device comprises a tubular base similar to that of the device of US-A-6,050,452 and which includes in the US Pat. once an outer skirt for securing to the outer face of the container neck, an inner skirt sealing vis-à-vis the inner face of the neck, and a liquid flow path to the outside.
- These skirts and this fireplace form a single piece, difficult to mold.
- the device comprises a second component in the form of an outer cap whose lower part covers the outer face of the outer skirt of the base while an upper portion of this cap is hinged relative to this lower part. to selectively plug or unclog the chimney.
- this cap In use, the whole of this cap is intended to be detached from the base, so as not to hinder the user when he drinks at the neck of the container.
- This device poses as many sanitization problems as the device of US-A-6,050,452, or more because of the easily detachable connection between the inner base and the outer cap, at which liquid sanitizer has a tendency to stagnate.
- a closure device described in FR-A-2,827,261
- a tubular base similar to that of the three-component device of US-A-6,050,452, adapted to be secured in a sealed manner around the neck of a container and integral with a plug hinged to the base between a closed position container and an open position allowing the user to pour the liquid outside the container, through the base.
- the base and the cap are molded in one piece, with the cap in the closed position, then connected to the base at a time by at least one lamella allowing the subsequent articulation of the cap relative to the base and by control means the first use of the closure device, for example in the form of frangible bridges directly connecting the cap to the base or in the form of a tamper-evident strip completely detachable and frangibly bonded to the base and the cap.
- This device in one piece does not require any assembly but is difficult to sterilize effectively. Indeed, interstitial spaces between the base and the closed cap, in particular at the region of articulation of the plug on the base and at the level of the control means of the first use, are traps for the liquid sanitizer during its application on the device. Rinsing the device is insufficient to evacuate the stagnant liquid so that the risk of ingestion by the user is important. The interstitial spaces between the base and the closed cap are, however, necessary to allow subsequent movements of articulation of the plug relative to the base and are generally induced by the molding of the device.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a closure device with an articulated cap and base attached to a container neck, which can be subjected to sanitizing and rinsing operations. conventional, especially along common lines of sanitization, by limiting as much as possible the infiltration and retention of liquid sanitizer in the device.
- the subject of the invention is a closure device for a container provided with a neck, comprising a generally tubular base which is adapted to be secured to the outer face of the neck and which delimits internally a through bore intended for open into the container, and a cap which is integral with the base by at least one cover plate of the cap relative to the base between a closed position and an open position, characterized in that it comprises a flow channel which is adapted to be attached and sealed in the bore of the base, which provides areas of sealed contact with the plug in the closed position and which, on the side to be turned towards the container, is extended by a sealing lip adapted to bear against the inner face of the neck of the container when the base is secured to the outer face of this neck.
- the closure device thus comprises essentially two structurally separate components but assembled together, namely the base on which is articulated the plug, on the one hand, and the flow stack on the other hand.
- Each of these components is easily obtained by molding a suitable plastic material.
- Securing the device to the neck of the container is essentially, if not exclusively, provided by the base of the device while the seal between the device and the neck of the container is essentially, or exclusively, guaranteed by the lip extending the chimney. Providing that these functions of securing and sealing against the col are obtained by two separate components, and not by a single piece, facilitates the respective molding of these two components.
- the chimney is dimensioned to be reported and immobilized in the bore of the base so that one or hermetic contacts are established permanently between the outer face of the chimney and at least the wall of the base defining the bore, and, secondly, this chimney and the cap in the closed position establish hermetic contacts at the sealed contact zones.
- this chimney and the cap in the closed position establish hermetic contacts at the sealed contact zones.
- the chimney is provided with an outer peripheral flange, intended to be interposed between the base and the neck of the container when the base is secured to the container, the outer peripheral end of this flange forming a flexible sealing lip with a portion of the inner face of the base;
- the chimney forms a tubular mouth spill liquid or the like contained in the container, and the cap has a wall that covers and sealingly closes the mouth when the cap is in the closed position ;
- At least one sealing skirt against a corresponding portion of the inner face and / or the outer face of the mouth protrudes from said wall of the plug; the mouth is provided internally with a peelable or tearable shutter;
- the mouth is provided with a lip extending projecting towards the inside of the mouth, from the inside face of the mouth, and adapted to be elastically deformed by the plug during its assembly, between an undistorted state, wherein said lip extends generally in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chimney, and a deformed state, wherein said lip forms a peripheral sealing line with the plug;
- the cap has a side wall which surrounds the chimney when the cap is in the closed position, and the outer face of this side wall includes, along its periphery, a concave zone located at the or the hinge lamellae; the zone of preferential deformation of the or each lamella, which defines a geometric axis of articulation of the plug with respect to the base, is located closer to the junction zone between the lamella and the plug than the junction zone between lamella and base;
- the cap is provided with an outer bead located, along the periphery of the plug, at the or the hinge lamellae and shaped to bear and slide against the base when the cap passes from its closed position to its opening position;
- the base defines a housing receiving and locking the heel when the cap is in its open position.
- the means for witnessing the first use of the hinged closure devices mentioned above are not satisfactory in the sense that they are based on the use of frangible bridges which, when the cap is in the closed position, do not allow 'not the user to determine with certainty whether the cap has already been opened, or they are constituted by a tamper-evident strap the user must first remove completely and dont- it can get rid without respect to the environment and taking the risk that a child ingests it unintentionally.
- the closure device comprises means for witnessing the first use of the device, which comprise at least one elongated tongue which extends longitudinally in a substantially peripheral direction of the base before the first opening of the stopper. , a first end of this tongue being hingedly connected to one of the base and the plug while the second end of the tongue is connected to the other member by at least one frangible bridge.
- the longitudinal direction of the or each tab of the first-use control means changes from a substantially peripheral orientation relative to the base to an orientation more parallel to the longitudinal axis of this plug. based. The user can easily and quickly see that the cap is open for the first time.
- the control means comprise two tabs joining at their second end to form a deformable loop between a generally flattened configuration and a more curved configuration when the plug is opened for the first time;
- the or each tab is provided, between its first and second ends, with at least one additional frangible bridge, adapted to break before the end bridge of the tongue when the cap is opened for the first time.
- the base is hollowed out of at least one through cavity radially the base from side to side and opening axially on the edge of this base facing the plug when the latter is in the closed position, and in that the or each tongue is housed in one or more of these cavities.
- the chimney has, opposite the or each cavity, a different color from that of the tongue or tongues, which creates a visual contrast effect for the user.
- the invention also relates to a container provided with a neck and equipped with a closure device as defined above.
- the invention further relates to a method of capping a container provided with a neck, characterized in that it comprises steps in which: - one mold on the one hand a generally tubular base which is adapted to be secured to the outer face of the neck, which defines internally a through bore intended to open into the container and which is integral with a plug by at least one cover plate of the cap relative to the base between a closed position and an open position, the plug being molded in the closed position,
- a flow duct is molded which is adapted to be attached and immobilized hermetically in the bore of the base, which provides zones of sealed contact with the plug in the closed position and which, on the side intended to be turned green the container, is extended by a sealing lip adapted to bear against the inner face of the neck, the molding of this chimney being distinct from the molding of the base and the plug,
- the chimney is brought back and immobilized at least in one direction inside the bore of the base, a sanitizing product is applied outside and inside the assembly comprising the chimney, the base and the stopper, then this assembly is rinsed, and
- the base is secured to the outer face of the neck of the container, causing the sealing of the lip against the inner face of the neck.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a closure device according to the invention, with its plug in the closed position;
- FIG. 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, from another angle, with the cap of the device in the open position;
- Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the device of Figure 1, in a plane of symmetry of the device;
- - Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the device of Figure 1, in a plane angularly offset from the section plane of Figure 3 and passing through one of the hinge plates of the cap relative to the base of the device;
- FIG. 5A is a view on a larger scale of the circled detail V in FIG. 3;
- FIGS. 5B and 5C are views similar to FIG. 5A, illustrating the opening of the device
- Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5A, illustrating a first variant of the closure device
- Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5C, illustrating a second variant of the device;
- Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views, at different respective angles, of a third variant of the device according to the invention;
- FIG. 10 is a longitudinal section of the device of Figures 8 and 9, according to a plane of symmetry of the device;
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the circled detail XI in Figure 10;
- FIGS. 12A to 12D are views of the circled detail XII in FIG. 10 and respectively illustrating successive steps of the opening of the device.
- Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 8, illustrating the first opening of the device.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 show a device 1 for capping a container 2 partially shown only in the right part of FIG. 3.
- This container is, for example, a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle containing a food liquid such as mineral water.
- the device 1 essentially comprises two components, manufactured individually and then assembled together as explained below, namely:
- the plug 4 is tiltable relative to the base 3 about an axis geometric ZZ between a closed position of the container 2, shown in Figure 1, and an open position, shown in Figure 2, wherein the liquid contained in the container can be freely discharged to the outside of the container without being retained by the cap.
- each strip 5 thus constitutes a hinge type connection between the plug and the base.
- the thickness of the slats 5 is sufficient to withstand repeated solicitations, which prevents the user from risking tearing the plug 4 from the base 3 and running the risk of ingesting this plug.
- each strip is provided, for example by means of ribs, so that its preferred deformation zone, which defines the geometric axis of tilting ZZ, is as close as possible to its zone of junction with the plug 4, as indicated in FIG. Figure 4, for reasons developed later.
- the base 3 is staggered along the axis XX and thus comprises a lower portion 31 and an upper portion 32, both generally cylindrical with a circular base.
- the thickness of the wall constituting the base 3 is substantially constant along its length and the diameter of the lower portion 31 is strictly greater than the diameter of the upper portion 32.
- a shoulder 33 which extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis X-X.
- the lower portion 31 is provided with an internal helical rib 311 intended to cooperate with the external thread of a neck 21 of the container 2 for the immobilization of the device 1 on the container.
- the base 3 is thus adapted to be directly secured around the neck 21, that is to say, secured to the outer face of the neck without interposition of other essential components of the closure device.
- the plug 4 has a generally frustoconical shape, of axis coincident with the axis XX when the plug is in the closed position.
- the cap is closed by a substantially flat wall 41, integral with the side wall 42 of the cap.
- the side wall 42 has several depressions, that is to say several areas whose outer surface is concave.
- a first depression 421, visible in Figure 3 is located along the periphery of the plug 4, between the lamellae 5. This depression 421 is dimensioned to receive a shoulder portion 33 of the base 3 when the cap 4 is in the open position , as shown in FIG. 2.
- a second depression 422, diametrically opposed to depression 421, is closed upwardly by a nose 423 which extends into the radial extension of the wall 41.
- the depression 422 is thus a reception zone of the end of a finger of the user to exercise on the nose 423 a force F 423 , to tilt the cap 4 from its closed position to its open position.
- the base 3, the plug 4 and the slats 5 form a single piece, made by molding plastic with the cap in the closed position.
- the plug 4 is thus connected to the base 3 at the same time by the lamellae 5, which extend from the upper edge 321 of the base portion 32 to the lower edge 426 of the lateral wall 42 of the plug , and by witnesses 7 of the first use of the device 1, that is to say, witnesses of the first tilting of the cap 4 in order to open the container 2.
- the upper edge 321 of the base 3 and the lower edge 426 of the cap 4 are located facing one another, in a more or less contiguous manner, as for example in the plane of FIG.
- the opening angle of the plug 4 in the open position is advantageously greater than 180 °.
- the lower part of the side wall 42 of the cap is integral with a heel 428 clearly visible in Figures 5A to 5C.
- This heel extends radially protruding outwards vis-à-vis the wall 42 and angularly between the lamellae 5. Axially, the heel 428 thus forms part of the lower end of the wall 42 so that its surface
- the lower edge 426 of the heel generally cylindrical, is connected to the lower edge 426 by a curved surface 43.
- This surface 43 is provided to cooperate with the upper edge 321 of the portion of the base 32 when the cap 4 is tilted, as shown in Figure 5B. More specifically, during the tilting of the plug 4 indicated by the arrow F 4 , this surface comes into contact with the outer periphery of the edge 321, and, being blunt, slides against the wall 32 of the base 3. The plug 4 is thus effectively guided during its tilting relative to the base 3, to its maximum open position shown in Figure 5C.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 Two additional optional fittings are respectively shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
- the part of the edge 321 facing the heel 428 is bevelled in an inclined manner towards the lower part 31 of the base 3 as one moves away from the XX axis. In this way, the maximum opening angle of the plug 4 is increased by a few corresponding degrees with respect to FIG. 5A.
- the base portion 32 is provided on its outer face with a bulge of material 325 located angularly between the lamellae 5. In this way, just above this bulge, the base 3 delimits a housing 326 receiving and locking the heel 428 when the cap 4 is fully open.
- the indicators 7 comprise two tabs 71 substantially symmetrical with respect to the sectional plane of FIG. 3.
- Each tab 71 is in the form of an elongate strip which, before the first opening of the cap, extends in length in a direction substantially more peripheral of the base 3.
- each tongue 71 is, at its longitudinal end 72, integral with the portion 32 while its opposite end 73 is integral and connected to the edge 426 of the cap 4 by a frangible bridge 74.
- the end 72 is thinned relative to the rest of the tongue 71 so that this end constitutes a hinge of articulation for the tongue vis-à-vis the base 3.
- the cap 4 drives, via the bridges 74, the tabs 71 in a tilting movement about a substantially radial geometric axis by relative to the axis XX, at their end 72, as indicated by the arrow F 71 in Figure 2.
- Each tongue then extends in length in a direction which tends to become parallel to the axis XX, as shown by the dashed representation of the tongue 71 visible in FIG. 2. This tilting movement of the tongues 71 continues until the bridges 74 break.
- the tongues 71 then take up more or less their initial configuration, by elastic return, as shown in solid lines in Figure 2.
- each of these tongues is housed in a cavity 322 passing radially right through the wall of the part 32 and hollowed downwards from the upper edge 321.
- the lower bottom of this cavity is distant from the side lower of the tongue 71, providing a game j_ thanks to which the user easily locates the initial position of the tabs 71.
- the chimney 6 is formed of a single piece, obtained for example by molding a plastic material.
- This part comprises a cylindrical lower barrel 61 with a circular base, on which is arranged an upper teat 62 described below, allowing the flow of liquid for its discharge outside the device 1, possibly directly in the mouth of a user who drinks at the neck of the container 2.
- the outer diameter of the barrel 61 is substantially equal to the inside diameter of the upper portion 32 of the base 3 so that the chimney 6 is adapted to be attached inside the bore 323 delimited by this portion 32.
- a portion of the outer face 611 of the barrel 61 forms a generally cylindrical zone 612 of sealing contact with a corresponding portion of the inner face 324 of the portion 32.
- An annular flange 63 extends radially projecting from the lower end of the barrel 61.
- This flange has an outside diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the lower portion 31 of the base 3. In this way, when the chimney 6 is inserted in the base 3, the flange 63 is provided to bear axially against the shoulder 33 which thus forms a stop for the chimney 6.
- the flange 63 is located axially interposed between the shoulder 33 and the threaded neck 21 of the container 2 when the device 1 is screwed around this neck.
- the flange 63 On its outer periphery, the flange 63 forms a flexible lip 631 sealing with the inner face 312 of the portion 31 of the base 3.
- the transition zone between the portion 32 and the shoulder 33 of the base 3 is, at its inner face, slightly chamfered so as not to enter in conflict with the outer face of the transition zone between the drum 61 and the flange 63.
- This space 81 is hermetically isolated vis-à-vis the outside by on one side, the contact zone 612 between the drum 61 and the part 32 and, on the other side, the sealing lip 631 applied against the part 31.
- the barrel 61 is extended downwards by a generally cylindrical lip 64 with a circular and coaxial base to the barrel 61.
- the outer face of this lip 64 is intended to bear tightly against the inside of the neck 21 of the container. 2 when the device 1 is screwed around this neck, as shown in the right part of Figure 3.
- the transition zone between the lip 64 and the shaft 61 is slightly deformable as represented by the arrow F 64 to Figure 3.
- the nipple 62 of the chimney 6 has a generally frustoconical shape. It is made of material with the lower barrel 61 by a tubular wall portion 65 radially closer to the axis XX than the barrel 61 and the lower end of the nipple 62.
- This wall 65 thus defines a cylindrical groove 651, sized to cooperate in shape complementarity with material bulges 424A and 425A which, as shown only for the bulge 425A in Figure 2, protrude from the wall 42 inwardly at two depressions 424 and 425 formed on the wall 42 and substantially symmetrical with respect to the plane of Figure 3. These bulges are thus provided to snap into the groove 651 when the cap 4 is in the closed position.
- the teat 62 is extended upwards by an annular mouth 66 inside which is provided a flow regulator 67 in the form of three radial branches 671 integral with the chimney 6.
- the mouth 66 is adapted to cooperate by complementarity of shapes with the wall 41 of the plug A. More specifically, two concentric skirts 411 and 412 extend projecting downwards from the wall 41, being arranged on both sides. other of the mouth 66 when the cap 4 is in the closed position.
- the skirt 411 of smaller diameter has a reduced axial dimension and thus forms a sealing lip against the end portion 661 of the inner face 662 of the mouth 66, while the other skirt 412 has an axial dimension sufficient to come s press sealingly against a larger portion 663 of the outer face 664 of this mouth.
- the sealing of the contact zone 663 between the mouth 66 and the skirt 412 is improved by providing slightly convex both the upper part of the outer face 664 and the lower part of the inner face of the skirt 412.
- the cap 4 When the cap 4 is in the closed position, it surrounds the chimney 6 and a large free space 82 is delimited between the nipple 62 and the plug 4.
- This space 82 is hermetically isolated vis-à-vis the outside by, d one side, the contact area 613 between the shaft 61 of the chimney and the side wall 42 of the plug and, on the other side, the contact areas 661 and 663 between the mouth 66 and the wall 41 of the plug.
- the device 1 is obtained by separately manufacturing, on the one hand, the chimney 6 and, on the other hand, the component comprising the base 3, the cap 4 in the closed position and the lamellae
- the hinge 6 is then inserted along the axis XX inside the base 3, through the lower portion 31 and directing the teat 62 upwards.
- the introduction of the chimney continues until the flange 63 comes axially bearing against the shoulder 33 of the base 3.
- the bulges 424A and 425B of the plug 4 are then engaged with the groove 651 of the chimney , the plug 4 possibly being locked axially upwards, for example by pressing on the upper face of its wall 41, to avoid excessive deformation of the controls 7.
- the flexible lip 631 catches the radial clearances of tolerance between the chimney 6 and the base 3.
- the device 1 is then in its configuration of Figures 1, 3 and 4.
- the device 1 is then sanitized by immersion in a bath of a liquid sanitizer and / or by spraying such a liquid on the outside and inside the device.
- the spaces 81 and 82 are hermetically isolated vis-à-vis the outside by the various areas of sealing contact 612, 613, 661 and 663 established during assembly of the device, as well as the lip 631 so that the liquid sanitizer does not penetrate within these spaces, as represented by the arrows A in Figures 3 and 4.
- the device is then thoroughly rinsed, both inside and outside so as to eliminate all traces of liquid sanitizer, especially between the facing edges 426 and 321 of the cap 4 and the base 3.
- the device 1 is then screwed around the threaded neck 21 of the container 2, until the upper end edge of this neck comes axially in abutment against the flange 63, thus preventing the chimney 6 from being extracted from below. of the base 3.
- the seal between the inside of the container 2 and the inside of the device 1 is then essentially provided by the support of the lip 64 against the inner face of the neck 21.
- the user who wishes to consume the liquid contained in the container 2 tilts the cap 4 around the axis ZZ, causing the deformation and rupture of the means 7 if it is the first opening of the cap 4.
- the all of the nipple 62 and the upper part of the shaft 61 are then visible and accessible from the outside.
- the user can apply his lips without the risk of ingesting liquid sanitizer.
- the chimney 6 is made of a plastic material of a different color from that of the base 3, the user distinguishes well, by contrast effect, the tabs 71 relative to the chimney 6, the latter being in effect locally visible from the outside through the cavities 322 thus acting as windows.
- the user also easily visualizes the spill area of the liquid contained in the container when the cap 4 is open, which gives a certain overall aestheticism to the device.
- this variant is essentially different from the example of embodiment of Figures 1 to 5C at the level of the sealed contact zones between its stack 6 and its cap 4 in the closed position, at the arrangements of the device for tilting and immobilization in the open position of the plug, and at the controls of first use.
- the chimney 6 of the device of Figures 8 to 13 is devoid of internal flow regulator.
- the mouth 66 'of the chimney 6 comprises, at its upper end, an annular lip 665' of central axis coinciding with the axis XX in the figures and extending radially projecting towards this end. axis from the inner face 662 'of the mouth.
- This lip 665 ' is sized to be elastically deformed by an inner skirt 411' projecting downwardly from the wall 41 of the plug 4, when the latter is in the closed position. More specifically, when the cap 4 is closed, the free end of the skirt 411 'presses down the free end of the lip 665', deforming the latter and providing a ' sealed ' contact zone 661 between them. .
- the presence of the lip 665 ' which extends generally in a plane perpendicular to the axis XX in the undeformed state, guarantees the reliability of the seal all along the line of contact 661' despite the closure by tilting of the plug 4, this tilting kinematics otherwise having the tendency to lead , in the long run, to leakage defects at the contact zones between the This sealing line 661 'is established for the first time during the assembly of the chimney in the base, in particular to prevent the infiltration of liquid sanitizer as explained higher, as well as each subsequent closure of the cap.
- a second sealing line 663 ' is provided between the outer face 664' of the mouth 66 'and the inside of the plug 4.
- a second inner skirt 412' extends projecting downwardly from the wall 41 of the plug, concentrically to the skirt 411 'which has a smaller diameter than the skirt 412'.
- the skirt 412 ' is provided to press tightly against the outer face 664' of the mouth 66 'to form the second sealing line 663', similarly to the support of the skirt 412 against the mouth 66 of the device of Figures 1 to 5C.
- the side wall 42 of the cap 4 is dimensioned so that its depression 422 and the skirt 412' is formed by the same wall of material in the section plane of FIG.
- the lower part of the side wall 42 of the cap 4 is integral with a heel 428 'clearly visible in Figures 9, 10 and 12A to 12D.
- This heel extends radially outwardly projecting from the wall 42 and angularly between the lamellae 5.
- the heel 428 'partially forms the axial lower end of the wall 42, its lower surface 428A' constituting in part the lower edge 426 of the plug 4.
- the outer edge 428B 'of this bead is connected to the lower surface 428A' by a curved surface 428C provided to cooperate with the upper edge 321 of the base portion 32 when the plug 4 is tilted open, as shown in Figure 12A to Figure 12D. More precisely, the edge 321 is provided, axially opposite the heel 428 ', with a bulge 325' projecting outwardly from the outer face of the base portion 32. The upper face 325A 'of this bulge is beveled inclined towards the lower portion 31 of the base 3 when moving away from the axis XX. In this way, during the tilting of the plug 4 towards its open position, indicated by the arrow F 4 in FIG.
- the tilting movement of the plug 4 continues until its side wall 42 comes into contact with the shoulder 33 connecting the lower 31 and upper 32 of this base, the strips 5 being dimensioned for this purpose.
- this shoulder 33 has an outer surface 33A 'beveled upwardly approaching the axis XX.
- This surface 33A ' forms a ramp for the stopper 4 when the user continues to bias the tilt of this stopper, so that, as indicated by the arrow F' 4 , the stopper 4 slides along the surface 33A 'in the direction of of the XX axis.
- This sliding causes the engagement of the heel 428 'in a housing 326' delimited by the edge 321 of the base portion 32, just above the bulge 325 '.
- the plug is then found in the configuration of FIG. 12D, its depression 421 coming to cover in a complementary manner the zone of the base 3 located angularly at the level of the bulge 325 '.
- the receipt of the heel 428 'in the housing 326 'then locks the plug 4 in fully open position, in which the opening angle of the plug is about 180 °.
- the indicators 7 'of the device of FIGS. 8 to 13 comprise a flexible loop 71' which, before the first opening of the plug 4, is flattened on itself in a peripheral direction of the base 3, while, at the first opening of the plug, this loop takes a more curved configuration, as shown in Figure 13.
- the loop 71 ' is housed in a cavity 322' passing radially from apart from the wall of the base portion 32 and dug down from the upper edge 321 of this portion.
- the loop is closed on itself by being made of material with the bottom bottom of this cavity 322 ', the connection zone between each end 72' of the loop and the base portion 32 constituting a hinge hinge of the loop towards the base 3.
- the middle portion 73' of the loop 71 ' is connected to the edge 426 of the cap 4 by a frangible bridge 74' .
- the loop 71 ' consists of two elementary tabs 71A' and 7IB ', symmetrical with respect to the sectional plane of Figure 10 and joining at the portion 73' and the bridge 74 '.
- only one of these two tabs 71A 'or 71B' may be provided as first-use controls of the device.
- Various arrangements and variants of the closure device 1 described above are also possible. As examples:
- each tongue 71 or 71A ', 71B' may, instead of being provided at the junction end between the tongue and the base 3, be provided at the end of junction with the plug 4, the tongue then being connected to the base by at least one frangible bridge similar to the bridges 74 or 74 '; and / or - at the level of the flow regulator 67, or even in replacement thereof, the chimney may be provided with a peelable or tearable lid, advantageously provided with a grip and traction tab; this seal is an additional witness of the first opening of the device, in particular when the container contains a particularly sensitive product from the point of view of its conservation.
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