WO2006077603A1 - Self-uncorking bottle cap - Google Patents

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WO2006077603A1
WO2006077603A1 PCT/IT2005/000020 IT2005000020W WO2006077603A1 WO 2006077603 A1 WO2006077603 A1 WO 2006077603A1 IT 2005000020 W IT2005000020 W IT 2005000020W WO 2006077603 A1 WO2006077603 A1 WO 2006077603A1
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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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/16—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers with handles or other special means facilitating manual actuation

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  • the present invention is about a cap for bottles containing beverages, in particular wines or sparkling wines, having considerable and original characteristics of utility and usability, allowing to easily open and close the bottle at will.
  • a self-uncorking bottle-cap comprising an inner element, whose lower part is preferably provided with sealing rings and it is configured to be inserted in the bottle-neck, while its externally threaded upper part remains outside the bottle and engages with an internal thread of a cap outer element acting as a handling ring nut, turning which the inner element rises and uncorks the bottle.
  • this particular kind of cap has some inconveniences, especially when used on bottles containing valuable wines or liquids with high gas content, like for instance sparkling wines.
  • said cap is not provided with a proper anchoring mechanism to the bottle which prevents it to accidentally get out of said bottle. This can happen when the cap is used as the initial cap when the beverages or particularly sparkling wines are bottled, said sparkling wines, as is known, requiring a proper wire cage placed upon the bottle which holds in closing position the cap, preventing it to get out because of the high pressure in said bottle.
  • said cap being mostly made of plastic material, is not suitable to be used since the initial bottling operation on bottles containing valuable wines and/or wines which require a long ageing, usually provided with corks for their particular quality features when used to preserve and to correctly age the wines.
  • the present invention brilliantly solves these inconveniences, providing for a self-uncorking cap made by two elements only, an inner one, which forms the real closing cap and which has very similar features to the common corks, and an outer one, which acts as a ring nut for the inner element and which can be furthermore provided with a mechanism able to make the whole cap integral with the bottle.
  • the self-uncorking cap according to the invention can be conveniently provided with a system able to immediately prove thai tampered after being used as the initial cap of the bottle, granting the buyer about the quality of the content and does not requiring the use of further guarantee seals.
  • the self-uncorking cap according to the invention is of low cost, easy to handle and able to grant a perfect tightness during time when it is used as the initial cap, although allowing to open and close the bottle as desired in its subsequent utilizations, therefore making unnecessary the use of corkscrews.
  • Figure 1 shows a side view and an axonometric view of the closing inner element of the cap according to the invention and of its internal core;
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the cap according to the invention, with its two constitutive elements, showing how it works;
  • Figure 3 is a side view of the cap according to the invention, provided with a simplified outer element, showing how it works.
  • the self- uncorking cap according to the present invention is provided with an inner element 10 which forms the real closing cap, comprising an externally threaded upper part 12 which remains outside the bottle B and a lower part or shank 14 having one or more grooves 16 in which as many sealing rings can be applied, like for instance O-Rings or rings of other kind.
  • the upper part 12 of the inner element 10 is screwed into an outer element 20 or handling ring nut, visible in Figure 2, provided with corresponding internal thread 22 able to engage with the upper part 12 of the inner element 10.
  • the ring nut 20 can be externally smooth or knurled for a better grip by the user.
  • the ring nut 20 can be provided at the bottom with a further internal thread 24, properly shaped in order to engage with a corresponding external thread F obtained outwardly on the upper edge of the bottle B neck C.
  • the ring nut 20 can be provided, at its upper part, with a security plaque 30 fixed in a removable way to said ring nut 20, said security plaque 30 being able to indicate, if removed, that the bottle has been previously uncorked or that the self-uncorking cap according to the invention has been tampered.
  • the inner element 10 can be conveniently provided with an internal core 26, preferably made of natural cork or of other valuable wood, with the addition of one or more transpiring membranes 28, made of Gore-Tex ® or other similar transpiring material, in order to provide to the self-uncorking cap according to the invention the same quality features of the common corks.
  • One or more holes 18 are furthermore obtained on the upper surface of the inner element 10, allowing the cap to "breathe” thanks to the presence of the inner cork core 26 and the transpiring membranes 28, thus giving ventilation and fragrance to the content of the bottle B.
  • the operation of the cap according to the present invention is as follows.
  • the inner element 10 is inserted in the ring nut 20 and screwed therein, according to a certain rotation direction.
  • the cap is inserted in the bottle B, exerting a normal pressure, until obtaining that the ring nut 20, through its internal thread 24, is screwed in the corresponding external thread F of the bottle B with opposite rotation direction with respect to the screwing direction of the inner element 10 in said ring nut 20, thus obtaining a perfect tight seal of the bottle.
  • the ring nut 20 has to be turned, unscrewing it from the corresponding external thread F of the bottle B.
  • This operation due to the fact that the internal threads 22 and 24 of the ring nut 20 are carried out in opposite directions, causes at the same time the ascent of the inner element 10 following the internal thread 22.
  • the user can see if infiltrations were occurred, by seeing liquid in the interstices of the lower part or shank 14 of said inner element 10, between one sealing ring and the other, particularly if at least the ring nut is made of transparent material.
  • the ring nut 20 is provided with the abovementioned security plaque 30, said plaque will be removed by the ascent of the inner element 10 when the bottle B is uncorked for the first time, and the self-uncorking cap according to the invention could normally operate from now on. Therefore, the presence of the security plaque 30 correctly positioned and fixed on the ring nut 20 is a guarantee of the fact that the content of the bottle B has not been tampered in any way after the bottling operation or, if said security plaque 30 should appear tampered in any way, the user could be readily informed about any adulteration of the beverage.
  • the ring nut 20 is not provided with the internal thread 24. Therefore, to open the bottle, the ring nut 20, simply laid on the mouth of said bottle, has to be turned in the proper direction causing the ascent of the inner element 10 as described hereinbefore.
  • This embodiment is adapted to be used on any kind of traditional bottle, without the particular thread F.
  • the two elements forming the cap, the inner element 10 and the ring nut 20 could be made of every suitable material, like PVC, various plastic materials of food-grade, metal, glass and so on, while the sealing rings could be made by any material suitable for granting tightness, like natural, artificial or synthetic rubbers, or plastic materials of food-grade.
  • the internal core 26 too instead of being made of cork, could be made of any material suitable to preserve in the most correct manner the content of the bottle, like for instance valuable woods, such as oak, walnut and similar, which are used to manufacture the barrels for ageing the wine.
  • the cap could also be made in several desired forms and size, in particular the external form of the ring nut 20 and the length of its internal thread 24, according to the kind of bottle to be corked, as far as either the length Li or the total width Wi of the inner element 10, or the lengths L 2 and L 3 relative to the ring nut 20.

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Abstract

A self-uncorking bottle-cap is described, comprising an inner element (10) or corking element, having an externally threaded upper part (12) which remains outside a bottlle B and a lower part or shank (14) provided with one or more grooves (16) in which as many sealing rings can be applied, an outer element (20) or handling ring nut, having a first internal thread (22) able to engage with the threaded upper part (12) of the inner element (10). The ring nut (20) is provided at the bottom with a second internal thread (24), properly shaped in order to engage with a corresponding external thread F obtained outwardly on the upper edge of the bottle B neck C.

Description

"SELF-UNCORKING BOTTLE CAP"
The present invention is about a cap for bottles containing beverages, in particular wines or sparkling wines, having considerable and original characteristics of utility and usability, allowing to easily open and close the bottle at will.
It is known from the international patent application publication N. WO 2004/0099021 , of the same applicant, a self-uncorking bottle-cap comprising an inner element, whose lower part is preferably provided with sealing rings and it is configured to be inserted in the bottle-neck, while its externally threaded upper part remains outside the bottle and engages with an internal thread of a cap outer element acting as a handling ring nut, turning which the inner element rises and uncorks the bottle.
However, this particular kind of cap has some inconveniences, especially when used on bottles containing valuable wines or liquids with high gas content, like for instance sparkling wines. In fact, although granting a good tightness, said cap is not provided with a proper anchoring mechanism to the bottle which prevents it to accidentally get out of said bottle. This can happen when the cap is used as the initial cap when the beverages or particularly sparkling wines are bottled, said sparkling wines, as is known, requiring a proper wire cage placed upon the bottle which holds in closing position the cap, preventing it to get out because of the high pressure in said bottle.
Moreover, said cap, being mostly made of plastic material, is not suitable to be used since the initial bottling operation on bottles containing valuable wines and/or wines which require a long ageing, usually provided with corks for their particular quality features when used to preserve and to correctly age the wines.
The present invention brilliantly solves these inconveniences, providing for a self-uncorking cap made by two elements only, an inner one, which forms the real closing cap and which has very similar features to the common corks, and an outer one, which acts as a ring nut for the inner element and which can be furthermore provided with a mechanism able to make the whole cap integral with the bottle.
Moreover, the self-uncorking cap according to the invention can be conveniently provided with a system able to immediately prove thai tampered after being used as the initial cap of the bottle, granting the buyer about the quality of the content and does not requiring the use of further guarantee seals.
Finally, the self-uncorking cap according to the invention is of low cost, easy to handle and able to grant a perfect tightness during time when it is used as the initial cap, although allowing to open and close the bottle as desired in its subsequent utilizations, therefore making unnecessary the use of corkscrews.
Objects, characteristics and advantages of the self-uncorking cap according to the present invention will be evident from the following detailed description of its preferred embodiments, with reference to the schematic figures of the annexed drawings, given in an explanatory but not limiting way, wherein:
Figure 1 shows a side view and an axonometric view of the closing inner element of the cap according to the invention and of its internal core;
Figure 2 is a side view of the cap according to the invention, with its two constitutive elements, showing how it works; and
Figure 3 is a side view of the cap according to the invention, provided with a simplified outer element, showing how it works.
Referring now to the aforesaid figures of the annexed drawings, the self- uncorking cap according to the present invention is provided with an inner element 10 which forms the real closing cap, comprising an externally threaded upper part 12 which remains outside the bottle B and a lower part or shank 14 having one or more grooves 16 in which as many sealing rings can be applied, like for instance O-Rings or rings of other kind.
The upper part 12 of the inner element 10 is screwed into an outer element 20 or handling ring nut, visible in Figure 2, provided with corresponding internal thread 22 able to engage with the upper part 12 of the inner element 10. The ring nut 20 can be externally smooth or knurled for a better grip by the user.
Advantageously, as shown in Figure 2, the ring nut 20 can be provided at the bottom with a further internal thread 24, properly shaped in order to engage with a corresponding external thread F obtained outwardly on the upper edge of the bottle B neck C.
Moreover, the ring nut 20 can be provided, at its upper part, with a security plaque 30 fixed in a removable way to said ring nut 20, said security plaque 30 being able to indicate, if removed, that the bottle has been previously uncorked or that the self-uncorking cap according to the invention has been tampered.
Concerning the inner element 10, it can be conveniently provided with an internal core 26, preferably made of natural cork or of other valuable wood, with the addition of one or more transpiring membranes 28, made of Gore-Tex® or other similar transpiring material, in order to provide to the self-uncorking cap according to the invention the same quality features of the common corks.
One or more holes 18 are furthermore obtained on the upper surface of the inner element 10, allowing the cap to "breathe" thanks to the presence of the inner cork core 26 and the transpiring membranes 28, thus giving ventilation and fragrance to the content of the bottle B.
The operation of the cap according to the present invention is as follows. In order to initially cork the bottle, the inner element 10 is inserted in the ring nut 20 and screwed therein, according to a certain rotation direction. Then, the cap is inserted in the bottle B, exerting a normal pressure, until obtaining that the ring nut 20, through its internal thread 24, is screwed in the corresponding external thread F of the bottle B with opposite rotation direction with respect to the screwing direction of the inner element 10 in said ring nut 20, thus obtaining a perfect tight seal of the bottle.
Once the bottle is corked, to open it the ring nut 20 has to be turned, unscrewing it from the corresponding external thread F of the bottle B. This operation, due to the fact that the internal threads 22 and 24 of the ring nut 20 are carried out in opposite directions, causes at the same time the ascent of the inner element 10 following the internal thread 22. At this point, during the ascent of the inner element 10, the user can see if infiltrations were occurred, by seeing liquid in the interstices of the lower part or shank 14 of said inner element 10, between one sealing ring and the other, particularly if at least the ring nut is made of transparent material.
In case of the ring nut 20 is provided with the abovementioned security plaque 30, said plaque will be removed by the ascent of the inner element 10 when the bottle B is uncorked for the first time, and the self-uncorking cap according to the invention could normally operate from now on. Therefore, the presence of the security plaque 30 correctly positioned and fixed on the ring nut 20 is a guarantee of the fact that the content of the bottle B has not been tampered in any way after the bottling operation or, if said security plaque 30 should appear tampered in any way, the user could be readily informed about any adulteration of the beverage.
According to another embodiment of the cap according to the present invention, shown in Figure 3, the ring nut 20 is not provided with the internal thread 24. Therefore, to open the bottle, the ring nut 20, simply laid on the mouth of said bottle, has to be turned in the proper direction causing the ascent of the inner element 10 as described hereinbefore. This embodiment is adapted to be used on any kind of traditional bottle, without the particular thread F.
Once the lowest sealing ring of the inner element 10 has come out of the neck C of the bottle B, after the complete extraction of the whole cap from said bottle B, this one is opened and it is possible to pour even partially its content and then to close it as previously mentioned, obtaining again a perfect tight seal.
Obviously, the two elements forming the cap, the inner element 10 and the ring nut 20, could be made of every suitable material, like PVC, various plastic materials of food-grade, metal, glass and so on, while the sealing rings could be made by any material suitable for granting tightness, like natural, artificial or synthetic rubbers, or plastic materials of food-grade. The internal core 26 too, instead of being made of cork, could be made of any material suitable to preserve in the most correct manner the content of the bottle, like for instance valuable woods, such as oak, walnut and similar, which are used to manufacture the barrels for ageing the wine.
It is evident as well that the cap could also be made in several desired forms and size, in particular the external form of the ring nut 20 and the length of its internal thread 24, according to the kind of bottle to be corked, as far as either the length Li or the total width Wi of the inner element 10, or the lengths L2 and L3 relative to the ring nut 20.
It is therefore evident that the self-uncorking cap according to the present invention fully achieves the intended objects, and that all the alterations and/or additions needed on the productive level according to the requirements and/or circumstances of utilization could be introduced, without falling outside its scope of protection, as it is also defined in the appended claims.

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1. A self-uncorking bottle-cap comprising:
• an inner element (10) or corking element, having an externally threaded upper part (12) which remains outside a bottle (B) and a lower part or shank (14) provided with one or more grooves (16) in which as many sealing rings can be applied; and
• an outer element (20) or handling ring nut, having a first internal thread (22) able to engage with said threaded upper part (12) of said inner element (10), characterized in that said ring nut (20) is provided at the bottom with a second internal thread (24), properly shaped in order to engage with a corresponding external thread (F) obtained outwardly on the upper edge of the neck (C) of said bottle (B).
2. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 1 , characterized in that said first internal thread (22) and said second internal thread (24) of said handling ring nut (20) are carried out with opposite rotation directions.
3. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 2, characterized in that said ring nut (20) can be provided, at its upper part, with a security plaque (30) fixed in a removable way to said ring nut (20), said security plaque (30) being removed by the ascent of said inner element (10) when said bottle (B) is uncorked.
4. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 1 , characterized in that one or more holes (18) allowing the passage of the air are obtained on the upper surface of said inner element (10).
5. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 4, characterized in that said inner element (10) is provided with an internal core (26), made of natural cork or of other valuable wood, in order to provide to said cap the same quality features of the common corks.
6. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 4, characterized in that said inner element (10) is provided with one or more transpiring membranes 28, made of Gore-Tex® or other similar transpiring material.
7. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 1 , characterized in that said one or more sealing rings are O-Rings.
8. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claim 2, characterized in that said handling ring nut (20) is externally smooth or knurled.
9. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that its inner (10) and outer (20) elements are made of PVC or other food-grade plastic material.
10. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is made of metal or metallic alloys.
11. The self-uncorking bottle-cap according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is made of glass or other transparent material.
12. The self-uncorking bottle-cap, basically as previously described and as shown in the appended figures of illustrative drawings, for the above mentioned objects.
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