WO2007070940A1 - Dispositif verseur coulissant actionné manuellement pour contenants - Google Patents

Dispositif verseur coulissant actionné manuellement pour contenants Download PDF

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WO2007070940A1
WO2007070940A1 PCT/AU2006/001932 AU2006001932W WO2007070940A1 WO 2007070940 A1 WO2007070940 A1 WO 2007070940A1 AU 2006001932 W AU2006001932 W AU 2006001932W WO 2007070940 A1 WO2007070940 A1 WO 2007070940A1
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cover plate
handle
pouring
spring member
assembly according
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Joseph Kaltoum
Kevin Geoffrey Skelton
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Chilmix Pty Limited
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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
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/28—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
    • B65D47/286—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between planar parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
    • B44D3/00—Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables
    • B44D3/12—Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
    • B44D3/127—Covers or lids for paint cans

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  • the present invention relates to pouring devices, and more particularly to a pouring assembly for use with containers for containing and pouring flowable substances, such as, liquids, slurries and granular material.
  • a variety of containers including closure assemblies which allow selective pouring of flowable substances such as liquids, slurries and granular material are known.
  • Pouring containers are used widely in industry and domestically, and are each designated to fulfil a particular pouring objective.
  • Paint manufacturers are faced increasingly with a demand from the public to supply paints in greater ranges of colours.
  • decorative paints that is to say paints for the decoration of buildings
  • professional specifiers and do-it- yourself enthusiasts call for access to a wide range of colours and finishes.
  • motor vehicle refinishing there is also a call for access to a wide range of paint colours.
  • the only practical way such calls can be met is for the paint manufacturer to provide a mixing scheme.
  • a mixing scheme consists of a base paint (generally called a mixing basic), a collection of coloured tinters and other paint components, and a recipe card. The tinters and other components are added to the base paint according to the recipe card to produce the required colour.
  • a pouring device for this operation which is constructed out of metal and comprises a lid provided around its periphery with a number of rotatable locking levers by which it can be fitted and sealed onto a standard container of a particular size (e.g. a 1 litre or 2.5 litre round can) the lid being integral with a pouring spout.
  • the mouth of the pouring spout is defined by a frontal lip and is normally closed by a cover plate having a mating face.
  • the cover plate is either mounted on a pivot and biased downwardly into abutting contact with the frontal lip, or the cover plate is mounted to be moved in sliding contact along said frontal lip, and is biased to cover the spout.
  • each tint container is tipped to a position in which the plane of the frontal lip is substantially vertical so that the tint liquid will separate cleanly from the lip.
  • Such devices have proved efficient in use and, in particular, the seal provided by the metal cover plate on the spout has been effective due mainly to the rigidity of the metal components, with accurate pouring being due mainly to the rigidity of the metal components providing a sharp flow cut-off upon closure of the plate.
  • One container top is known from U.S. Pat. No. 2272867 which has a pouring device designed for pouring a viscous liquid such as syrup.
  • the pouring device comprises an annular spout having a frontal lip defining its mouth, a cover plate which is pivotally mounted and biased into abutting closing contact with the mouth lip, and operating means for the cover plate. This is primarily intended for construction in metal, as it would be difficult to maintain rigidity on the extended lever arm of this device in a plastic material.
  • United States Patent 5,267,675 discloses a pouring device for viscous liquid such as paint including essentially two plastics components in which a sharp flow cut-off can be achieved irrespective of the natural resilience normally present in plastic material.
  • the two components are a cover plate with an integral operating lever, and a spout integral with a support body.
  • a pouring assembly adapted for connection to a container for allowing viscous fluid to be poured from the container, the assembly having a body including a pouring lip, the pouring lip defining a pouring orifice; a cover plate arranged to selectively slidably seal the pouring orifice; a handle, which pivots relative to the body; the handle being connected to the cover plate by way of a spring member so that operation of the handle causes the cover plate to slide to an open position, the handle being biased by the spring member to return to a rest position which causes the cover plate to slide to a closed sealed position.
  • the spring member is arranged to bias the cover plate to maintain contact with the pouring lip while sliding between said open and closed positions.
  • the handle includes an axle portion which receives a looped portion on the spring member.
  • the handle includes a strut extending from the axle portion and terminating at a pivot axle, about which the handle pivots; the body including a recess which mountably receives the pivot axle.
  • the spring member includes a leg portion which extends from the looped portion and abuts the pivot axle.
  • the spring member includes an arm portion which engages formations on the cover plate for connecting the spring member to the cover plate.
  • the body further includes a guide member arranged to engage the arm portion.
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a body of the assembly of Fig. 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a cover plate and spring member of the assembly of Fig. 1 ;
  • Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a handle of the assembly of Fig. 1 ;
  • Figure 5 shows an elevational view of the assembly of Fig. 1 ;
  • Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the assembly shown in Fig. 5.
  • FIG. 1 shows a pouring assembly 10.
  • Pouring assembly 10 includes a body 12, a cover plate 14, a handle 16 and a spring member 18.
  • the body 12 is arranged to be removably attached to a container (not shown).
  • a container not shown
  • a screw- threaded cavity 20 at the base of the body 12 is formed.
  • the screw-threaded cavity 20 is sized in order to receive a screw-threaded collar (not shown), which extends around the open mouth of a container.
  • the screw-threaded cavity 20 is in fluid communication with a fluid passage 22 in the body 12 which leads to a pouring orifice 24.
  • the pouring orifice 24 is defined by a surrounding pouring lip 26, see Fig. 2.
  • the body 12 may be conveniently moulded from a suitable thermoplastics material. When used for paint applications it is preferred that the material has a high degree of rigidity which is non-toxic and chemically resistant to the colour tints; suitable materials may be Polypropylene and Nylon, or filled plastics, for example Nylon filled with fibre glass.
  • the body 12 includes a pair of formations 27 which define a pair of recesses 28.
  • the recesses 28 are arranged to receive and support a pivot axle 30 on the handle 16.
  • the handle 16 is able to pivot about the pivot axle 30.
  • the pivot axle 30 is arranged on the end of a strut member 32.
  • the strut member 32 extends to an axle portion 34, which is arranged to receive and pivotally support looped portions 36 on the spring member 18.
  • the handle includes an operating tab 38 via which an operator can apply manual pressure to pivot the handle 16 about the pivot axle 30.
  • the spring member 18 includes an arm portion 42.
  • the arm 42 is received in saddle formations 44 on the upper surface of the cover plate 14.
  • the arm also engages guide formations 46 arranged on the body 12. This arrangement provides two functions. Firstly, when the handle 16 is pivoted against the bias, the arm 42 transfers a sliding force to the cover plate 14, thereby sliding the cover plate 14 towards the left (as per Fig. 6) into an open position thus exposing the pouring orifice 24 to allow fluid to be poured from the container via the pouring orifice 24.
  • the bias rotating the handle back to its rest position also causes the arm 42 to slide the cover plate 14 back to a closed position whereby the pouring orifice 24 is covered by the cover plate 14.
  • the arm's 42 second function is to provide a downward bias to the cover plate 14, which maintains the cover plate 14 in contact with the pouring lip 26 so as to provide an effective seal for the pouring orifice 24 when covered by the cover plate 14.
  • cover plate 14 and the handle 16 can be conveniently moulded from the same type of materials as the body 12. While the present invention has been described with respect to a specific embodiment, it will be appreciated that various modifications and changes could be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Abstract

La présente invention vise un ensemble verseur (10) conçu pour être raccordé à un contenant et verser un fluide visqueux à partir dudit contenant. L’ensemble (10) comporte un corps (12) doté d’un bec verseur (26) définissant un orifice verseur (24). Une plaque de couverture (14) est agencée pour fermer l’orifice verseur (24) de manière hermétique, sélective et coulissante. Une poignée (16) est agencée pour pivoter par rapport au corps (12). La poignée (16) est raccordée à la plaque de couverture (14) au moyen d’un organe de ressort (18) de sorte que le fonctionnement de la poignée (16) fasse glisser la plaque de couverture (14) vers une position ouverte. La poignée (16) est contrainte par l’organe de ressort (18) pour revenir à une position de repos, ce qui fait coulisser la plaque de couverture (14) vers une position hermétiquement fermée.
PCT/AU2006/001932 2005-12-19 2006-12-19 Dispositif verseur coulissant actionné manuellement pour contenants WO2007070940A1 (fr)

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GB2435469B (en) * 2006-02-28 2011-12-07 Stephen Thomas Closure device
US20190389632A1 (en) * 2018-05-05 2019-12-26 Jonathan Isengingo Self-Closing Lid for Cup

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FR2555141A1 (fr) * 1983-11-23 1985-05-24 Fillon Roger Couvercle a bec verseur pour la fermeture de pots et autres recipients
EP0261996B1 (fr) * 1986-09-08 1991-10-16 FONDERIE ET ATELIERS DES SABLONS Société Anonyme dite Couvercle muni d'un verseur à débit variable, notamment sur les machines d'agitation
US6290110B1 (en) * 1999-10-13 2001-09-18 X-Pert Paint Mixing Systems, Inc. Fluid seal for a pour spout of a paint container lid member
JP2004091008A (ja) * 2002-08-30 2004-03-25 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd 容器の蓋体
WO2006027450A2 (fr) * 2004-09-06 2006-03-16 Fillon Investissement Couvercle de précision à bec verseur pour la fermeture de récipient de liquide

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2555141A1 (fr) * 1983-11-23 1985-05-24 Fillon Roger Couvercle a bec verseur pour la fermeture de pots et autres recipients
EP0261996B1 (fr) * 1986-09-08 1991-10-16 FONDERIE ET ATELIERS DES SABLONS Société Anonyme dite Couvercle muni d'un verseur à débit variable, notamment sur les machines d'agitation
US6290110B1 (en) * 1999-10-13 2001-09-18 X-Pert Paint Mixing Systems, Inc. Fluid seal for a pour spout of a paint container lid member
JP2004091008A (ja) * 2002-08-30 2004-03-25 Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd 容器の蓋体
WO2006027450A2 (fr) * 2004-09-06 2006-03-16 Fillon Investissement Couvercle de précision à bec verseur pour la fermeture de récipient de liquide

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2435469B (en) * 2006-02-28 2011-12-07 Stephen Thomas Closure device
US20190389632A1 (en) * 2018-05-05 2019-12-26 Jonathan Isengingo Self-Closing Lid for Cup
US10906710B2 (en) * 2018-05-05 2021-02-02 Jonathan Isengingo Self-closing lid for cup

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