WO2007026330A2 - Closure cap for a container - Google Patents

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WO2007026330A2
WO2007026330A2 PCT/IB2006/053049 IB2006053049W WO2007026330A2 WO 2007026330 A2 WO2007026330 A2 WO 2007026330A2 IB 2006053049 W IB2006053049 W IB 2006053049W WO 2007026330 A2 WO2007026330 A2 WO 2007026330A2
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lid
closure cap
hinge
casing member
opening
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Thorsten Blum
Ronald Wienziers
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The Procter & Gamble Company
Wella Aktien Gesellschaft
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Priority to JP2008527584A priority Critical patent/JP2009504526A/en
Priority to EP06795855A priority patent/EP1981773A2/en
Priority to MX2008002480A priority patent/MX2008002480A/en
Publication of WO2007026330A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007026330A2/en
Publication of WO2007026330A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007026330A3/en

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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
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2006—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge formed by a rigid spout outlet opened by tilting of the spout outlet

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  • Containers of this type have a swiveling lid.
  • the lid forms, for example, the head region of a closure cap.
  • an opposite edge of the lid is swiveled upward and frees an opening provided in the lid for the dispensing of product.
  • the lid is pushed back into its original position, which seals the opening.
  • a closure cap of this type for a container is known from United States patent application 6,564,978 Bl.
  • the closure cap has a disk-like lid in which a product dispensing channel leading to an opening is provided.
  • a hinge is used to hold the lid on a casing member of the closure cap in order to be able to swivel the lid about the hinge and thereby be able either to swivel the lid selectively into a closed position, in which the opening is sealed off by the inner surface of the casing member, or into an open position, in which the opening is not covered by the casing member.
  • a connection, especially a screw thread is provided for application of the closure cap on the container and for supplying product of the container via a slot in the closure cap to the product dispensing channel.
  • the known closure cap has the disadvantage that, in its assembly, pins projecting from the lid rim and situated opposite the lid must be engaged in corresponding slots in the inner surface of the casing member. This requires a relatively great amount of force and a corresponding amount of time.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve a fingertip-easy, quick insertion of the cover in the casing member of the closure cap.
  • the proposed closure cap has the advantage that the lid can be slipped onto the casing member in a fingertip-easy manner and, thus, relatively quickly. No deformation of the lid occurs in this, because the lid diameter remains constant while the lid is being snapped on.
  • the snap-on connection can be provided directly on the inner surface of the casing member or relatively centrally within the casing member.
  • a fingertip-easy snap-on connection is achieved if according to Claim 2 the lid has a hinge slot on its side that faces the cap interior, is open toward the cap interior and holds a hinge pin that is connected to the casing member.
  • the lid can have on its side that faces the cap interior a hinge pin that is held by a hinge slot connected to the casing member (Claim 3).
  • the lid is merely placed in the casing member from above and then lightly pressed, a hinge pin then snapping into a hinge slot.
  • the lid has a stable swivel axis if according to Claim 5 a hinge pin that engages in a hinge slot is provided on each of two opposite sides of the casing member.
  • An orientation bevel on the undercut of the hinge slot is suited for the simple insertion of the lid and for the properly positioned connection of hinge slot and hinge pin (Claim 6). Even greater positional deviations are allowed if an orientation bevel is provided on each of two undercuts of a hinge slot. The two orientation bevels then act as a funnel for the introduction of a hinge pin into a hinge slot.
  • a seal is provided on the opening that is used to seal the lid against the inner surface of the casing member, product is reliably prevented from being discharged from the opening in an undesirable way when the lid is not exactly closed or if pressure is inadvertently applied to the container.
  • a secure sealing is achieved if this has a first sealing surface on the inner surface against which a second sealing surface provided on the opening and on the lid acts (Claim 8).
  • two sealing webs running above and beneath the opening transverse to the swiveling direction be provided on the lid (Claim 9).
  • the lid When the lid is swiveled, a deposit of product is wiped from the inner surface. If the lid is opened, the bottom sealing web moves upward to strip away product sticking to the inner surface of the casing member, so that this area of the casing member is cleaned. After a removal of product, a small amount of product may remain on the opening of the lid.
  • the upper sealing web prevents this small amount from covering the inner surface when the lid is closed if the lid is swiveled through a non-closed position.
  • Figure 1 in a perspective view, a closure cap for a container that has a swiveling lid in the head region of a casing member;
  • FIG. 2 in a perspective view, the closure cap of Figure 1, but with the lid removed;
  • Figure 3 in a view from above, the closure cap of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 in a section along A-A of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed;
  • Figure 6 in a section along A-A of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 when the lid is swiveled and thereby opened;
  • Figure 7 in a section along C-C of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed;
  • Figure 8 in a section along D-D of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed;
  • Figure 9 in a section an object analogous to Figure 8, but with a differently designed snap closure between the lid and the casing member.
  • a closure cap 1 for a container, a product dispensing channel 5 that leads to an opening 4 is provided in a disk-like lid 3 ( Figure 4).
  • a hinge 6 ( Figure 2, Figure 8) is used for the hinging of lid 3 to a casing member 7 of closure cap 1 in order to be able to swivel hinge 6 and in so doing to be able to swivel lid 3 selectively into a closed position ( Figure 4), in which opening 4 is sealed by an inner surface 8 of casing member 7, or into an open position ( Figure 6), in which opening 4 is not covered by casing member 7.
  • Hinge 6 is designed as a snap closure. Therefore, lid 3 can be placed in a simple manner on otherwise complete closure cap 1 ( Figure T). Closure cap 1 ( Figure 1, Figure 3), which thereafter is complete, may then be opened by manually pressing on a finger support 19.
  • lid 3 has two hinge slots 12 on its side facing cap interior 11 that are open toward cap interior 11 and each of which holds a hinge pin 13 connected to casing member 7.
  • lid 3 of closure cap 1 of the exemplary embodiment of Figure 9 has two hinge pins 13 on its side facing cap interior 11 that are held by two hinge slots 12 connected to casing member 7.
  • a seal 15 is provided on opening 4 that is used to seal lid 3 against inner surface 8 of casing member 7 (Figure 5).
  • Seal 15 has a first sealing surface 16 on inner surface 8 against which a second sealing surface 17, which is provided on opening 4 and on lid 3, acts.
  • Two sealing webs 18, which run transverse to the swivel direction above and below opening 4, are provided on lid 3.
  • Seal 15 is formed by sealing webs 18, which are placed against sealing surface 16. It reliably prevents product from escaping, even when lid 3 is not exactly closed. Furthermore, the sealing webs are used for stripping off product residues sticking to inner surface 8 so that no significant encrustation of product occurs there.

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Abstract

A closure cap (1) for a container having a disk-like lid (3) in which is provided a product dispensing channel (5) that leads to an opening (4) , a hinge (6) is used to hinge the lid (3) to a casing member (7) of the closure cap (1) . The hinge (6) is provided in order to be able to swivel the lid (3) selectively into a closed position, in which the opening (4) is sealed by an inner surface (8) of the casing member (7) , and into an open position, in which the opening (4) is not covered by the casing member (7) . A connection (9) , especially a screw thread, is used for mounting the closure cap (1) on the container and for supplying product from the container via a slot (10) in the closure cap (1) to the product dispensing channel (5) . In order to be able to place the lid (3) on the casing member (7) with relatively little exertion of force (7) , the hinge (6) is designed as a snap-on connection.

Description

CLOSURE CAP FOR A CONTAINER
The subject matter of the application relates to a container with a disk-top closure. Containers of this type have a swiveling lid. The lid forms, for example, the head region of a closure cap. By manually pressing on one edge of the lid, an opposite edge of the lid is swiveled upward and frees an opening provided in the lid for the dispensing of product. After product is discharged, the lid is pushed back into its original position, which seals the opening.
A closure cap of this type for a container is known from United States patent application 6,564,978 Bl. The closure cap has a disk-like lid in which a product dispensing channel leading to an opening is provided. A hinge is used to hold the lid on a casing member of the closure cap in order to be able to swivel the lid about the hinge and thereby be able either to swivel the lid selectively into a closed position, in which the opening is sealed off by the inner surface of the casing member, or into an open position, in which the opening is not covered by the casing member. A connection, especially a screw thread, is provided for application of the closure cap on the container and for supplying product of the container via a slot in the closure cap to the product dispensing channel.
The known closure cap has the disadvantage that, in its assembly, pins projecting from the lid rim and situated opposite the lid must be engaged in corresponding slots in the inner surface of the casing member. This requires a relatively great amount of force and a corresponding amount of time.
The object of the invention is to achieve a fingertip-easy, quick insertion of the cover in the casing member of the closure cap.
The object is achieved according to the characterizing portion of Claim 1, which states that the hinge is designed as a snap-on connection.
The proposed closure cap has the advantage that the lid can be slipped onto the casing member in a fingertip-easy manner and, thus, relatively quickly. No deformation of the lid occurs in this, because the lid diameter remains constant while the lid is being snapped on. The snap-on connection can be provided directly on the inner surface of the casing member or relatively centrally within the casing member.
Additional advantageous embodiments of the proposed invention are described in
Claims 2 to 9.
A fingertip-easy snap-on connection is achieved if according to Claim 2 the lid has a hinge slot on its side that faces the cap interior, is open toward the cap interior and holds a hinge pin that is connected to the casing member. Alternatively, the lid can have on its side that faces the cap interior a hinge pin that is held by a hinge slot connected to the casing member (Claim 3). In both embodiments, the lid is merely placed in the casing member from above and then lightly pressed, a hinge pin then snapping into a hinge slot. If according to Claim 4 an undercut of the hinge slot is also provided for snapping the hinge slot onto the hinge pin, then even though the force required to snap it on is somewhat greater, the snap-on connection is then very stable with respect to an undesired loosening of the cover.
The lid has a stable swivel axis if according to Claim 5 a hinge pin that engages in a hinge slot is provided on each of two opposite sides of the casing member.
An orientation bevel on the undercut of the hinge slot is suited for the simple insertion of the lid and for the properly positioned connection of hinge slot and hinge pin (Claim 6). Even greater positional deviations are allowed if an orientation bevel is provided on each of two undercuts of a hinge slot. The two orientation bevels then act as a funnel for the introduction of a hinge pin into a hinge slot.
If according to Claim 7 a seal is provided on the opening that is used to seal the lid against the inner surface of the casing member, product is reliably prevented from being discharged from the opening in an undesirable way when the lid is not exactly closed or if pressure is inadvertently applied to the container. A secure sealing is achieved if this has a first sealing surface on the inner surface against which a second sealing surface provided on the opening and on the lid acts (Claim 8).
In order to strip off the product that sticks to the inner surface, it is proposed that two sealing webs running above and beneath the opening transverse to the swiveling direction be provided on the lid (Claim 9). When the lid is swiveled, a deposit of product is wiped from the inner surface. If the lid is opened, the bottom sealing web moves upward to strip away product sticking to the inner surface of the casing member, so that this area of the casing member is cleaned. After a removal of product, a small amount of product may remain on the opening of the lid. The upper sealing web prevents this small amount from covering the inner surface when the lid is closed if the lid is swiveled through a non-closed position.
The invention is described in detail below with reference to Figures that show two exemplary embodiments.
The following is shown:
Figure 1 in a perspective view, a closure cap for a container that has a swiveling lid in the head region of a casing member;
Figure 2 in a perspective view, the closure cap of Figure 1, but with the lid removed;
Figure 3 in a view from above, the closure cap of Figure 1 ;
Figure 4 in a section along A-A of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed;
Figure 5 in a section, a detail X of Figure 4;
Figure 6 in a section along A-A of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 when the lid is swiveled and thereby opened; Figure 7 in a section along C-C of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed;
Figure 8 in a section along D-D of Figure 3, the closure cap of Figure 1 with the lid closed; and
Figure 9 in a section an object analogous to Figure 8, but with a differently designed snap closure between the lid and the casing member.
In a closure cap 1 (Figure 1) for a container, a product dispensing channel 5 that leads to an opening 4 is provided in a disk-like lid 3 (Figure 4). A hinge 6 (Figure 2, Figure 8) is used for the hinging of lid 3 to a casing member 7 of closure cap 1 in order to be able to swivel hinge 6 and in so doing to be able to swivel lid 3 selectively into a closed position (Figure 4), in which opening 4 is sealed by an inner surface 8 of casing member 7, or into an open position (Figure 6), in which opening 4 is not covered by casing member 7. A connection 9, which is designed as a screw thread, is used for mounting closure cap 1 on the container and for supplying product from the container via a slot 10 of closure cap 1 to product dispensing channel 5. Hinge 6 is designed as a snap closure. Therefore, lid 3 can be placed in a simple manner on otherwise complete closure cap 1 (Figure T). Closure cap 1 (Figure 1, Figure 3), which thereafter is complete, may then be opened by manually pressing on a finger support 19.
In the exemplary embodiment of Figures 1 to 8, lid 3 has two hinge slots 12 on its side facing cap interior 11 that are open toward cap interior 11 and each of which holds a hinge pin 13 connected to casing member 7.
By contrast, lid 3 of closure cap 1 of the exemplary embodiment of Figure 9 has two hinge pins 13 on its side facing cap interior 11 that are held by two hinge slots 12 connected to casing member 7.
It is common to both exemplary embodiments that in each case two undercuts 14 of a hinge slot 12 are used to snap hinge slot 12 onto one hinge pin 13. On each of two opposing sides of casing member 7, a hinge pin 13 is provided that engages in a hinge slot 12. An orientation bevel 2 borders each of four undercuts 14 an insertion aid in order to achieve a precise mounting of lid 3 even when there is an inexact placement of lid 3. Each two orientation bevels 2 on a hinge slot 12 function as a funnel for a hinge pin 13 that is to be inserted.
A seal 15 is provided on opening 4 that is used to seal lid 3 against inner surface 8 of casing member 7 (Figure 5). Seal 15 has a first sealing surface 16 on inner surface 8 against which a second sealing surface 17, which is provided on opening 4 and on lid 3, acts. Two sealing webs 18, which run transverse to the swivel direction above and below opening 4, are provided on lid 3. Seal 15 is formed by sealing webs 18, which are placed against sealing surface 16. It reliably prevents product from escaping, even when lid 3 is not exactly closed. Furthermore, the sealing webs are used for stripping off product residues sticking to inner surface 8 so that no significant encrustation of product occurs there.
Reference characters list
1 Closure cap
2 Orientation bevels
3 Lid
4 Opening
5 Product dispensing channel
6 Hinge
7 Casing member
8 Inner surface
9 Connection
10 Slot
11 Cap interior
12 Hinge slot
13 Hinge pin
14 Undercut
15 Seal
16, 17 Sealing surface
18 Sealing web
19 Finger support

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. A closure cap (1) for a container comprising a disk-like lid (3), in which a product dispensing channel (5) that leads to an opening (4) is provided, a hinge (6) for hinging the lid (3) to a casing member (7) of the closure cap (1) in order to be able to swivel the hinge (6) and thereby be able to swivel the lid (3) alternately into a closed position, in which the opening (4) is sealed off by an inner surface (8) of the casing member (7), and an open position, in which the opening (4) is not covered by the casing member (7), and a connection (9), especially a screw thread, for mounting the closure cap (1) on the container and for feeding product from the container via a slot (10) in the closure cap (1) to the product dispensing channel (5), wherein the hinge (6) is designed as a snap-on connection.
2. The closure cap as described in Claim 1, wherein the lid (3) has a hinge slot (12) on its side that faces the cap interior (11), that is open toward the cap interior (11) and holds a hinge pin (13) that is connected to the casing member (7).
3. The closure cap as described in Claim 1, wherein the lid (3) has a hinge pin (13) on its side that faces the cap interior (11) that is held by a hinge slot (12), which is connected to the casing member (7).
4. The closure cap as described in Claim 2 or 3, wherein an undercut (14) of the hinge slot (12) is provided for snapping the hinge slot (12) onto the hinge pin (13).
5. The closure cap as described in Claim 2, Claim 3 or Claim 4, wherein a hinge pin (13) that engages in a hinge slot (12) is provided on each of two opposing sides of the casing member (7).
6. The closure cap as described in Claim 4, wherein an orientation bevel (2) is adjacent to the undercut (14).
7. The closure cap as described in one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein a seal (15) that is used to seal the cover against the inner surface (8) of the casing member (7) is provided on the opening (4).
8. The closure cap as described in Claim 7, wherein the seal (15) has a first sealing surface (16) on the inner surface (8) against which a second sealing surface (17) that is provided on the opening (4) and on the lid (3) acts.
9. The closure cap as described in Claim 7 or Claim 8, wherein two sealing webs (18) are provided on the lid (3) and run above and below the opening (4) transverse to the swivel direction.
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JP2008527584A JP2009504526A (en) 2005-09-02 2006-08-31 Seal cap for containers
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MX2008002480A MX2008002480A (en) 2005-09-02 2006-08-31 Closure cap for a container.

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