WO2014122300A1 - Tamper evident closure - Google Patents
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- WO2014122300A1 WO2014122300A1 PCT/EP2014/052522 EP2014052522W WO2014122300A1 WO 2014122300 A1 WO2014122300 A1 WO 2014122300A1 EP 2014052522 W EP2014052522 W EP 2014052522W WO 2014122300 A1 WO2014122300 A1 WO 2014122300A1
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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
- B65D55/026—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using indicators other than tearable means, e.g. change of colour, pattern or opacity
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- the present invention relates to a tamper evident closure, i.e. a closure comprising devices that can provide evidence of first opening.
- WO 2011/086407 discloses a tamper evident closure with inner and outer parts, wherein the outer part moves relative to the inner part upon first opening.
- the inner part may be made of cork, possibly of synthetic nature, or of screw type, adapted to be tightened to a threaded pouring device applied to the neck of the bottle.
- the outer part is adapted to be grasped by a user to open the closure and move the outer part relative to the inner part from a first position, prior to first opening, to a second position, after first opening.
- Irreversible attachment means are provided to prevent the outer part to move back to the position prior to first opening once the outer part is in the second position.
- Various embodiments of the irreversible attachment means are proposed.
- FIG. 1 shows a closure according to a first embodiment of the invention, applied to a bottle neck, prior to first opening,
- figure 8 shows a sectional view of the closure of figure 7
- - figure 12 shows the closure of figure 11 upon first opening, which is the same configuration it has when it is reclosed
- - figure 13 shows a closure according to a fourth embodiment of the invention, applied to a bottle neck, prior to first opening,
- figure 15 shows a sectional view of the closure of figure 13, with the tear off band removed
- FIG. 16 the sectional view of a closure according to a fifth embodiment of the invention, applied to a bottle neck, prior to first opening,
- figure 25 shows the closure of figure 24 upon first opening, which is the same configuration it has when it is reclosed..
- FIG. 1 there is shown a tamper evident closure 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- the closure 1 is intended to close the mouth 11 of a container 10, e.g. a bottle, such as a glass bottle, e.g. for spirits.
- closure 1 in itself may be oriented in any direction, for the purposes of the present direction, conventionally the lower side will be the side of the closure 1 designed to face towards the container 10, and the upper side will be the opposite one.
- the outer part 30 is able to be grasped for opening and closing the closure 1 and is movable relative to the inner part 20 from a first position, corresponding to the position prior to first opening, to a second position.
- the closure 1 comprises first reversible attachment means 40, capable of attaching the inner part 20 to the container 10 for opening and closing the container 10 and second irreversible attachment means 50 capable of locking longitudinally the outer part 30 relative to the inner part 30 in the second position.
- the first attachment means 40 comprise a stopper 41 configured to allow sealable engagement inside the neck 12 of the container 10.
- Such stopper may be made of cork, synthetic cork or other materials.
- the lower portion 22 is directly engaged with the upper edge of the neck 12 defining the mouth 11.
- the second attachment means 12 allow the outer part 30 to move relative to the inner part 20 from the first position to the second position and lock irreversibly the outer part 30 relative to the inner part 20 in the second position once the outer part 30 has reached the second position.
- a portion of the inner part 20, such as the lower portion 22 of the tubular member 21, is visible in the second position thereby giving evidence that the container 10 has been opened.
- This visible portion of the inner part 20 represents a first tamper evident feature of the closure 1. It is pointed out that, in this embodiment, in order to perform this first tamper evident feature, the visibility of the lower portion 22 - visible in the second position - has to be prevented in the first position.
- the inner part 20 has at least one stop portion 27 configured to abut against the mouth 11 in the first position.
- the stop portion 27 Upon reclosing the closure 1 , the stop portion 27 abuts against the mouth 11 and prevents the visible portion, such as the lower portion 22 of the tubular member 21, to move downward longitudinally inside the neck 12 of the container 10, thereby the visible portion remains visible and gives evidence that the container 10 has been opened.
- the closure 1 has a top surface defined by a portion of the inner part 20 and a portion of the outer part 30.
- the portion of the inner part 20 is the cover 24a and the portion of the outer part 30 is the upper portion 33 of the tubular sleeve 31.
- the cover 24a is substantially flush with the upper portion 33.
- the cover 24a is lowered relative to the upper portion 33 so that an upper portion 35a of the inner surface 35 of the outer part 30 is visible through the upper opening 33a. This represents a second tamper evident feature of the closure 1.
- the locking surface made available by the annular member 51 develops substantially over an entire circumference thereby improving the locking strength.
- the annular member 51 upon first opening, the annular member 51 remains longitudinally stationary with respect to the inner part 20 and the container 10 and the outer part 30 moves relative to the annular member 51 from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the annular member 51 engages a locking surface 36 of the outer part 30.
- the annular member 51 comprises a locking surface 52 intended to engage the locking surface 36 of the outer part 30 in the second position.
- the locking surface 36 is defined by a lower surface of an annular protrusion 37 formed on the inner surface 35 of the outer part 30.
- the annular member 51 is positioned in a annular seat 25 formed between the inner part 20 and the outer part 30. Therefore, the inner part 20 and the outer part 30 delimit radially the annular seat 25.
- the annular seat 25 is closed on the lower side by an upper portion 38 of the annular protrusion 37 and on the upper side by the cover 24a.
- the annular member 51 has a lower portion 55 resting on the upper portion 38 of the annular protrusion 37 and an upper portion 56 on which a lower surface 24b of the cover 24a rests. By this way, the annular member 51 can be easily positioned within the annular seat 25 during the manufacturing process. Then the annular seat 25 can be closed on the upper side by placing the cover 24a.
- the outer part 30, and therefore the annular protrusion 37 moves relative to the inner part 20 and the annular member 51.
- the minimum diameter Dl of the annular protrusion 37 is smaller than the maximum diameter D2 of the annular member 51. Due to the fact that the annular member 51 is deformable, it deforms inwardly in order to let the annular protrusion 37 to pass over longitudinally.
- the locking surface 52 of annular member 51 engages beneath the locking surface 36 of the outer part 30.
- the engagement of the locking surfaces 52,36 is irreversible so that any disengagement of these locking surfaces 52,36, following an effort of a forger to recover the position of the outer part 30 prior to first opening, such as by pressing downwards the outer part 30, is prevented.
- the annular member 51 may be a closed ring.
- portions of the annular member 51 may pass through corresponding depressions of the outer part 30 to allow passage of the remaining portions of the annular member 51 over corresponding protrusions of the outer part 30.
- the outer part 30 in the second position, the outer part 30 becomes also rotationally locked relative to the inner part 20.
- the inner part 20 comprises longitudinal ridges 26 adapted to engage longitudinal ridges 39 formed on the inner surface 35 of the outer part 30.
- an outer capsule 60 is arranged around the outer part 30.
- the outer capsule 60 comprises a tubular element 61 extending longitudinally between a lower portion 62 and an upper portion 63 and closed on the upper side by a transverse wall 64 at the upper portion 63.
- the tubular element 61 is attached rotationally and longitudinally to the tubular sleeve 31 while the transverse wall 64 is positioned above the cover 24a and it is longitudinally movable relative to the cover 24a together with the outer part 30. In other words, the cover 24a and the transverse wall 64 are unbound.
- the top surface of the closure 1 is defined by the top surface of the outer capsule 60, that is by the transverse wall 64.
- the cover 24a is lowered relative to the upper portion 33 and relative to the transverse wall 64.
- the transverse wall 24 is partially transparent, an upper portion 35a of the inner surface 35 of the outer part 30 is visible through the upper opening 33a as for the first embodiment.
- third attachment means 70 are provided to prevent longitudinal and/or rotational movement of the outer part 30 relative to the inner part 20 until said third attachment means are released.
- the third attachment means 70 comprise a tear off band 71 connected with the outer part 30 by a frangible portion 72, in the example a plurality of bridges.
- a frangible portion 72 breaks and the outer part 30 can be moved longitudinally away from the inner part 20 to open the closure 1.
- the lower portion 32 of tubular sleeve 31 in the closed position before first opening, is positioned longitudinally below the lower portion 22 of the tubular member 21.
- a portion of the inner part 20, in particular a lateral portion 41a of the stopper 41 is visible in the second position.
- this lateral portion 41a returns concealed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the closure 1 is provided with the first tamper evident feature as above described, for example with respect to figures 1-6.
- the outer part 30 may be provided with a security step 80 extending inwardly.
- this security step 80 is formed at the lower portion 32 of the tubular sleeve 31.
- the security step 80 engages an abutment surface 27a of the inner part 20 to prevent dissembling of the closure 1.
- the security step 80 engages the abutment surface 27a in the second position to prevent the outer part 30 to further move from this second position longitudinally upward relative to the inner part 20.
- the engagement of the security step 80 with the abutment surface 27a in the second position prevents a disassemble the closure 1 by a forger.
- the outer part 30 is provided with a security step 80 extending inwardly.
- this security step 80 is formed at the lower portion 32 of the tubular sleeve 31.
- the security step 80 engages the abutment surface 27a of the inner part 20, in the example formed in the stop portion 27, to prevent dissembling of the closure 1.
- the security step 80 engages the abutment surface 27a in the second position to prevent the outer part 30 to further move from this second position longitudinally upward relative to the inner part 20.
- the engagement of the security step 80 with the abutment surface 27a in the second position prevents a disassemble the closure 1 by a forger.
- closure components may be broken in any manner, provided that no functional alteration to the relevant component is caused thereby.
- slight tapers may be imparted to the portions described above as having an annular, cylindrical shape, in response to technological requirements.
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JP2015556520A JP6352946B2 (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2014-02-10 | Tamper-evident explicit closure |
BR112015018709-9A BR112015018709B1 (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2014-02-10 | SAFETY LOCK |
UAA201507201A UA118662C2 (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2014-02-10 | Tamper evident closure |
EA201500827A EA030550B1 (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2014-02-10 | Tamper evident closure |
ZA2015/05603A ZA201505603B (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2015-08-04 | Tamper evident closure |
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EP13425024.0A EP2765090B1 (en) | 2013-02-08 | 2013-02-08 | Tamper evident closure |
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