Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
  • B65D49/02—One-way valves
  • B65D49/04—Weighted valves
• • 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

Definitions

• the present invention refers to a tamper-proof closing device for bottles and, in particular, for bottles of alcoholic drinks or spirits.
• the cap has an internal threading suitable for engaging, to open or close the bottle, with a corresponding threading foreseen on the outer surface of the pourer.
• the latter is fixed by pressure in the opening of the neck of the bottle or, through known means, to the neck of the bottle.
• a further liner for covering the cap made from aluminium foil or plastic, is generally foreseen.
• known closing devices also have an annular band provided with a predetermined breaking line to join the cap to the neck of the bottle before it is opened for the first time.
• annular band is used to show whether the bottle has been opened previously. Indeed, the bottle cannot be opened without causing the aforementioned annular band to break, at the predetermined breaking line. Consequently, the breaking of the annular band indicates that the bottle has been opened previously.
• an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, by providing a closing device for bottles that clearly and obviously shows whether a bottle has been opened at least once after its original manufacture .
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a closing device for bottles that is simple and intuitive to use.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a closing device for bottles that is simple and cost-effective to make.
• FIG. 1 is a top side view partially in section of a closing device according to the present invention, mounted on the neck of a bottle, in a position before the first time it is opened;
• FIG. 2 is a top side view partially in section of the closing device of figure 1, in a position after the first time it is opened;
• - figure 2B is an enlarged view of a detail of the closing device according to the present invention, in the configuration shown in figure 2;
• - figure 2C is a perspective view in section of the closing device according to the present invention, in the configuration shown in figure 2;
• - figure 3 is a perspective view of the cap of the closing device according to the present invention, before assembly of the device;
• - figure 4 is a view from above of the cap of figure 3;
• - figure 5 is a top side view of the cap of the device according to the present invention partially in section according to the line A-A of figure 4;
• - figure 6 is a view from below of the cap of figure 3;
• - figure 7 is a perspective view of the pourer of the closing device according to the present invention, before assembly of the device;
• - figure 8 is a view from above of the pourer of figure 7;
• FIG. 9 is a top side view of the pourer of the device according to the present invention partially in section according to the B-B of figure 6.
• a closing device for bottles and, in particular, for bottles of alcoholic drinks or spirits, according to the present invention is shown, indicated as a whole with reference numeral 100.
• the closing device 100 comprises a cap 1, a pourer 2 equipped with drop-breaker 3 and a covering liner 4.
• the pourer 2 can be fixed to the neck of the bottle 5 in a known way.
• the liner 4 in a known way, is made up of a top portion or closing capsule 4' and a bottom portion 4" joined along an annular line 6 with predetermined breaking that is, necessarily, lacerated so that the bottle can open 5, separating the liner 4 into a capsule 4' and a bottom portion 4".
• the cap 1 comprises a flat top portion 7 and a tubular side portion 8 equipped with a threading suitable for engaging with a corresponding threading of the pourer 2.
• the engagement between the threading of the side portion 8 of the cap 1 and the threading of the pourer 2 determines the closing of the cap 1 on the pourer 2 and consequently of the closing device 100 on the neck of the bottle 5.
• the side portion 8 of the cap 1 extends from the top portion 7 up to beyond the predetermined breaking line 6 with its bottom end part .
• the cap 1 also comprises at least one security tab 9, joined to the top portion 7 of the cap 1 through a portion of low thickness 10 and substantially aligned with the side portion 8.
• one or more projections 18 can be formed, which abut against the bottom surface of the capsule 4' in the assembly step of the closing device 100.
• the cap 1 is mounted together with the remaining components of the closing device so that the free end of each security tab 9 abuts against the side of the pourer 2.
• the elastic teeth 11 are free to take up their rest position (shown in figures 3-6) , in which the free end of the elastic teeth 11 projects beyond the outer edge defined by the side portion 8 of the cap 1.
• the covering liner 4 is also assembled onto the device 100. This pushes on the elastic teeth 11 causing them to contract .
• each security tab 9 and that of the annular abutment plane 15 of the pourer 2 are made so as to form a contact surface substantially perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the cap 1, in this way avoiding the force exerted by the thrusting action of the annular abutment plane 15 of the pourer 2 on each security tab 9 being able to be subdivided into a radial component that would push the tab itself towards its original position.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
• Distillation Of Fermentation Liquor, Processing Of Alcohols, Vinegar And Beer (AREA)
• Seasonings (AREA)
• Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
• Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
• Sorting Of Articles (AREA)

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