WO2013041896A1

WO2013041896A1 - Crumpling bottle with a valve bottle -cap to store carbonated beverages

Info

Publication number: WO2013041896A1
Application number: PCT/IB2011/002219
Authority: WO
Inventors: Andras Akos BARANYI
Original assignee: Baranyi Andras Akos
Priority date: 2011-09-22
Filing date: 2011-09-22
Publication date: 2013-03-28

Abstract

The essence of the invention is a crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap to store carbonated beverages, characterised by the fact that a crumpling leading line structure (6) is application the side envelope of the bottle (4) by means of material thinning from the outside and/or inside, along which line structure the bottle (4) crumples in accordance with the configuration determined by the crumpling leading line structure (6) or the crumpling schema d squeezing, which the air in the bottle (4) escapes through the air vent holes (5) of the bottle cap (1) which is closed by a sliding ring (3).

Description

CRUMPLING BOTTLE WITH A VALVE BOTTLE - CAP TO STORE CARBONATED BEVERAGES

The subject matter of the invention is a crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap to st o re carbonated beverages, the use of this bottle facilitates the preservation of the carbon dio : !e content of the beverages in the event of a prolonged use. The invention can be used in t he fields of packaging industry and soft drink production where carbonated soft drinks ;n e bottled.

In the past decades the storage of carbonated beverages is more and more characterised by ' e use of 'PET' storage bottles manufactured out of synthetic materials (such as polyethylcv). The gradual loss of carbon dioxide following the opening of the bottles is a well-kno n phenomenon, which results in the decrease in palatability, because an air column gets into ; ' e place of the liquid poured out of the bottle and the carbon dioxide having a higher pressure i n the remaining liquid freely escapes into this.

The research made in the Hungarian Patent Office Invention Store database regard; a technical solution aiming at the elimination of the already referred to quality deterioration id carbon dioxide loss failed to produce a positive result.

The aim of the invention is to develop a bottle suitable for storing carbonated liquids, wh : bottle preserves the carbon dioxide content of the liquid stored in the bottle after opening ; id taking some of the liquid stored in the bottle also in the event of a small quantity of res i ;tl liquid. Accordingly, the solution as defined in the invention is a crumpling bottle with a valve bo< · 'e- cap to store carbonated beverages. The essence of the invention is the line structure applied HI the side envelope of the bottle which is grooved, engraved, routed or formed by mean of material thinning during manufacturing and along which the bottle crumples in a predel^" ; d crumpling schema when it is squeezed. The air pressure generated in the bottle exposed to squeeze escapes through the holes of the valve in the bottle-cap. After the air has escaped ie valve closes to prevent that air could flow back into the bottle, which then remains i n a partially compressed condition. The process can repeated each time after liquid is taken 1 n the bottle as long as the bottle contains any liquid or reaches the final limit of compressibi : .

The material of the bottle is polyethylene in one of the advantageous versions of the boS ' defined in the patent. The material of the bottle is thermoplastic in another advanta; version. In another advantageous version the line structure leading the crumpling applie the side envelope of the bottle is constituted by a mesh of quadrangles made up of triar In other advantageous versions, by modifying the crumpling leading line structure, < crumpling configuration can also be realised in accordance with design or marketing need

The material of the bottle-cap is plastic in one of the advantageous versions of the bo: defined in the patent. In another advantageous version, there is a locking tape which around the bottle-cap and can be torn out of it, and after this is removed the bottle-cap ar holes with the same size and positioning on the side of the bottle-cap become free. In a r advantageous version, under the air vent holes of the bottle-cap there is a ring around bottle-cap, and after the locking tape, which is above this, is removed this ring can be rr d towards the removed locking tape to close the air vent holes of the bottle.

The crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap as defined in the invention is descril drawings, where

In Figure 1 the bottle-cap can be seen in a side view, with the intact closing tape, In Figure 2 the bottle-cap can be seen in a side view, with a removed closing tape, In Figure 3 the bottle-cap can be seen in a sectional view,

In Figure 4 the crumpling bottle can be seen in a side view, without the bottle-cap,

In Figure 5 the crumpling bottle can be seen in a side view, with the bottle-cap and wi : the closing tape,

In Figure 6 the crumpling bottle can be seen in operation, in a half-compressed conditio: side view.

The bottle-cap (1) and the intact locking tape (2) can be seen in Figure 1 The length c ie bottle-cap (1) is designed to be longer than the traditional bottle-caps to accommodat ie locking tape (2) and the sliding ring (3). After taking liquid from the bottle (4), the air at holes (5) below the locking tape (2) removed from the bottle-cap (1) can be seen in F i i: 2.

When the bottle (4) is compressed the air in the bottle escapes through the air vent hole ), as it can be seen in Figure 6. After the displacement of the air and crumpling the bottle ( y moving the sliding ring (3) upwards the air vent holes (5) get closed to prevent that ai r !d flow back into the bottle (4). The bottle (4) with the air vent holes (5) developed in the k section and the line structure (6) leading the crumpling - through the modification of ^■ other crumpling configuration can also be achieved - can be seen in Figure 4.

The advantage of the crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap as defined in the inver, s that by the displacement of the air it prevents the carbon dioxide solute in the liquid n settling out and so it preserves the quality of the product stored in the bottle. An r advantage is that because the bottle is crumpled it needs less and less space during s :

accordingly, it saves space, for example, during cooling. Another advantage is the econc if waste management and the decrease in the transportation and storage costs due to the v< ie decrease in the waste bottle. The latter advantage is already provided for by the \ ! e squeezers available in trade, however, the procurement of a device like that means a: a cost and users cannot take it with them to a trip or concert, etc., for example. A : ,τ advantage of the crumpling bottle as defined in the invention is that it can be squeezes less force, so even children can perform this operation easily.

Claims

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1. Crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap to store carbonated beverages, charac i by the fact that a crumpling leading line structure (6) is applied on the side envel' the bottle (4) by means of material thinning from the outside and/or inside, which line structure the bottle (4) crumples in accordance with the configu determined by the crumpling leading line structure (6) or the crumpling schema c squeezing, which the air in the bottle (4) escapes through the air vent holes (5) bottle-cap (1) which is closed by moving a sliding ring (3).

2. The crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap pursuant to Claim no. 1, charactei i

the fact that the material of the bottle (4) is thermoplastic polyethylene.

3. The crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap pursuant to Claim no. 1, character!

the fact that the material of the bottle (4) is thermoplastic.

4. The crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap pursuant to Claim nos. 1 -3, charac

by the fact that the material of the bottle-cap (1) is plastic.

5. The crumpling bottle with a valve bottle-cap pursuant to Claim nos. 1-4, charac

by the fact that the air vent holes (5) located in a circular manner on the neck of the bottle (4) and the bottle-cap (1) are covered by a locking tape (2) which < torn out of the material of the bottle-cap (1).