WO2024102023A1

WO2024102023A1 - Bottle cap

Info

Publication number: WO2024102023A1
Application number: PCT/RU2023/050128
Authority: WO
Inventors: МАКСИМ Николаевич МИРОНОВ
Original assignee: МАКСИМ Николаевич МИРОНОВ
Priority date: 2022-11-12
Filing date: 2023-05-26
Publication date: 2024-05-16

Abstract

The invention relates to caps or cap-like covers for containers. The claimed bottle cap comprises a cap body (1) connected to a tamper evident band (2) by a breakable line comprising a plurality of connecting bridges (7). The tamper evident band (2) is formed integrally with a handle (4). The tamper evident band (2) is connected by a bridge (3) to the cap body (1). Said bridge (3) is configured in the form of an open ring, the bridge (3) being connected by a connecting region (5) of said ring to the tamper evident band (2) and being connected by a connecting region (6) of the cap to the cap body (1). The result is that of improving the manufacturability and usability of the product, and of making it possible to close the neck of the bottle, to hold the cap on the bottle after removal from the neck, as well as to carry the bottle by the handle.

Description

Name: BOTTLE CAP

The technical solution with priority under application No. RU 2022129386, dated 11/12/2022 relates to consumer goods, in particular to lids of containers for storing liquids and handles for carrying containers, mainly plastic and/or other bottles, used for storing, carrying and consuming various liquids, such as water, juices, beer and other drinks, oils, detergents and cosmetics, paints, varnishes and solvents, and other liquid food, household and industrial products.

In general, the lid of a traditional container is completely separated from its container once the container is opened. For this reason, a separated lid can easily be dropped, accidentally thrown away, and/or misplaced/lost. Moreover, if a detached cover is dropped, it may become contaminated due to contact with the ground or other undesirable surfaces, causing the cover to no longer be reused. Additionally, discarded or misplaced/lost detached caps can cause environmental contamination and cause additional environmental problems. Thus, there is a problem of storing the bottle cap after unscrewing it. Caps connected to the bottle using a bridge designed to solve this problem are known.

For example, a bottle cap with a holder is known [1]. A cap for a bottle with a holder contains an element for fitting onto the neck of a bottle, made in the form of a ring, and a jumper connecting the ring to the body of the cap; the ring is open and equipped with a locking mechanism for fixing the ends of the open ring, parts of which are located at the ends.

The cap [1] provides the ability to connect the cap to the bottle, and the cap can be freely unscrewed from the neck and, if necessary, detached from the bottle, but is not intended to carry a plastic bottle.

A bottle cap with a holder is known [2]. A bottle cap with a holder contains a cap body, an element for fitting onto the bottle neck, made in the form of an open ring. The ring is made open with a connector and a jumper connected to the body of the cover. The ends of the open ring converge at the place of the connector, so that when placed on the neck of a bottle, the neck is inserted into the hole of the ring, the ends diverge from each other in opposite directions, while elastically deforming and compressing the neck of the bottle.

The technical solution [2] makes it possible to install the holder ring on the neck both on top and on the side of the bottle neck, but is not intended for carrying a plastic bottle.

A lid for a container is known [3]. The container lid is formed such that it has a top plate and a circular side wall. Two opposite sides of the circular sidewall are connected in a circle to each other, one edge of the circular sidewall is connected to one surface of the top plate to form a closed end, and the other edge of the circular sidewall on the opposite side of the closed end forms an open end. There are cuts in the round side wall. The cuts form a ring element located at the open end of the lid, separated from the main part of the lid, by means of a first cut and a second cut between the open end of the main part and the ring element.

The device [3] is not designed to carry a plastic bottle, and complex designs are used.

Current closures with the above features may use complex designs and complex connecting structures that require some complex physical manipulation by the user to return the closures back to the closed, sealed state. Manufacturing closures with these designs can also be difficult or expensive, as the design of the closure determines the mold and process requirements for casting the resin closures. In mass production, even minor changes in design that affect the manufacturing and operation processes can provide a tangible economic effect and competitiveness of the product.

A classic container for liquid, the bottle has the shape of a vessel with a pronounced neck located in the upper part of the vessel, which is closed with a lid. Plastic bottles with a capacity of one liter or more are inconvenient to carry in your hands; for ease of use, the bottles are equipped with devices for carrying bottles, or handles. Such handles are installed on the neck of the bottle equipped with a ring belt. Thus there is a problem of carrying bottles. Various handle designs are known to solve this problem.

A device for carrying a bottle [4] having a ring belt on the neck is known. The device contains a ring element made in the form of a one-piece plastic part, capable of being put on a ring belt on the neck of a bottle and containing elastically deformable locking petals on its inner surface, and a handle made with the possibility of bending at the junction with the ring element. The elastically deformable locking petals are located obliquely to the plane of the ring element, on the outer surface of which, on the side opposite to the handle, guides are made, the handle has a figured shape with three deflections for the fingers, stiffening ribs are made on the ring element and on the two extreme deflections of the handle, while the device made symmetrical relative to the plane passing through the center of the ring element and the middle of the average deflection of the handle, and perpendicular to the plane passing through the stiffener rib of the ring element.

A bottle handle is known [5]. Includes a base ring and a loop-shaped handle connected to the outer surface of the base ring symmetrically about its axis of symmetry passing through the center of the base ring, wherein the inner surface of the base ring is provided with petals, each of which is located at an angle to the inner surface of said base ring and with a gap relative to each adjacent petal, and which together form an inner wall in the shape of a truncated cone, the axis of symmetry of which passes through the center of the base ring, and the petals and gaps of the inner wall are located in such a way that its axis of symmetry does not coincide with the axis of symmetry of the loop-shaped handle.

Well-known handles [4] [5] for bottles, designed to be placed on the neck of a bottle, regardless of the cap. Handles are made in a separate technological process; when casting polymer, the holder requires its own mold, lids are made in a separate technological process, and the lid requires its own mold.

Thus, the known covers and holders are not connected to each other; they are manufactured, operated, and disposed of as separate elements, independently of each other. The holders are not connected to the cap, do not provide the ability to fix the cap removed from the neck of the bottle, and the cap is not connected to the holders and cannot be installed on the neck of the bottle, or removed simultaneously, in one movement.

The technical problem lies in the need to improve known holders and covers to improve technological and operational qualities, facilitate manufacturing processes, operation, disposal and reduce various costs associated with these processes.

The technical solution makes it possible to close the neck of the bottle, tie the cap to the bottle, and carry the bottle. The lid is equipped with a holder and combined with a handle for holding.

The technical result consists in improving the technological and operational characteristics of the product, providing the ability to close the neck of the bottle, store (fix, fasten) the cap after removing it from the neck of the bottle, and also carry the bottle by the handle.

The technical result is achieved in that the cap for a plastic bottle contains a lid body connected to the control ring by means of a breakable line, which includes a plurality of connecting jumpers, while the control ring is made integral with the handle by means of the connecting section of the ring, the jumper (performing the function of a holder) representing open ring, connected to the control ring, and through the connecting section of the cover is connected to the body of the cover.

The design makes it possible to manufacture a device that combines the functionality of a cap with a holder and a handle in one mold, install the device in one movement, remove the device from the neck of a bottle in one movement, and dispose of the device as a single element made of a homogeneous material without losing the cap or handle while using the bottle.

When carrying bottles, it allows, after unscrewing the cap from the neck of the bottle to pour liquid from the bottle, to hold the cap on the jumper holder to ensure its temporary storage and use for subsequent closing of the bottle. The user, who has unscrewed the cap, is not forced to look for a place to store it before screwing the cap onto the bottle again. There is no need to hold the lid in your hand while the liquid is spilling, or to place the lid on the nearest free surface, clothing pockets. Reduces the risk of cap loss and unintentional contamination.

The technical problem is to improve the technological and operational characteristics of the product, providing the ability to close the neck of the bottle, store (fix, fasten) the cap after removing it from the neck of the bottle, and also carry the bottle by the handle.

The problem is solved in that for a bottle cap containing a cap body connected to a control ring via a breakable line including a plurality of connecting jumpers, the control ring is integral with the handle, the control ring is connected by an additional jumper to the lid body, the jumper is made in the form of an open ring, by means of the connecting section of the ring the jumper is connected to the control ring, and by means of the connecting section of the cover it is connected to the body of the cover.

The technical solution improves the technological and operational characteristics of the product, making it possible to close the neck of the bottle, store (fix, fasten) the cap after removing it from the neck of the bottle, and also carry the bottle by the handle.

cover, general view;

cover, top view;

[Fig.3] photograph of molds with lids.

As shown in , The lid contains a lid body 1, a control ring 2, by means of which the device is held on the bottle (installed by the annular protrusion on the neck). The control ring 2 is connected to the body of the lid 1 through a breakable line, which is formed as part of the lid structure. The rupture line is formed as a part during the injection molding or other manufacturing process in which the cap is formed. The line to be destroyed has many connecting bridges 7 connecting the body of the cap 1 and the control ring 2 and are destroyed when the body of the cap 1 is unscrewed from the neck. The jumper 3, which functions as a holder, connects the body of the cover 1 and the control ring 2. The jumper 3 is an open ring, one end of which is connected to the control ring 2 through the connecting section of the ring 5, and is connected to the body of the cover 1 through the connecting section of the cover 6. Handle 4 is made integrally (in one piece) with the control ring 2. Handle 4 is made in the form of a loop.

Description of use

The bottle cap, equipped with a holder, combined with a handle for holding, is manufactured by injection molding using molds [Figure 3]. To manufacture a device, it is enough to use one mold, in which many molds for casting multiple devices are compactly located.

The design of the bottle cap, equipped with a holder, combined with a holding handle, makes it possible to manufacture a device that combines the functionality of a cap with holder and a handle in one mold, which reduces the number of required molds by half, and increases the efficiency of mold use due to the compact placement of the device in the volume of the mold. The shape of the jumper 3 in the form of an open ring that does not extend remotely beyond the contours of the body of the cover 1 makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the mold and accommodate a larger number of devices.

The bottle cap, equipped with a holder, combined with a handle for holding, is installed on the neck of the bottle. To do this, the control ring 2 is placed on the neck by the annular belt. To close the bottle, the body of the cap 1 is folded onto the neck. The control ring 2 passes beyond the annular belt.

The design of the bottle cap, equipped with a holder, combined with a handle for holding, makes it possible to install the device in one movement, which reduces the number of manipulations for installing caps and handles on the bottle by half.

To open the bottle, the body of the cap 1 is unscrewed from the neck, while the annular belt holds the control ring 2 and the connecting bridges 7 are destroyed, allowing the body of the cap 1 to be twisted from the neck. The jumper 3, held by the connecting section of the ring 5 and the connecting section of the cap 6, connects the body of the cap 1 and the control ring 2. Since the control ring 2 is tightly seated below the annular belt of the neck of the bottle, as a result of this, the control ring 2 will not be detached from the neck of the container, and therefore the body of the cap 1 stays connected to the bottle and there is no need to find a place to store it. The body of the cap 1 can be wrapped around the neck and unscrewed from the neck of the bottle many times; when unscrewed, the body of the cap 1 is held by a jumper 3, preventing loss.

To carry the container, it is enough to grasp the handle 4, under the influence of gravity acting on the bottle, the loop-shaped handle will acquire a vertical position.

To remove the device from the bottle, destroy the control ring 2 by applying force to the handle 4 and holding the bottle, or using a cutting tool. The design of the bottle cap, equipped with a holder, combined with a handle for holding, makes it possible to remove the device from the neck of the bottle in one movement, which reduces the number of manipulations for removing caps and handles from the bottle in half, and allows you to dispose of the device as a single element manufactured from a homogeneous material, without losing the cap or handle during use of the bottle.

The claimed technical solution is implemented using industrially produced materials and can be used for its intended purpose.

In the present utility model, the provided cap for a plastic bottle equipped with a holder combined with a handle for holding can be made using any materials known in the art, wherein the material for the cap is preferably plastic. The lid can be manufactured by any processes known in the art. For example, the process of making a lid is done through injection molding. The destructible line can be formed using methods known to specialists in the field of container production.

In general, the design and structure of the plastic bottle cap equipped with a holder combined with a holding handle provided by the present utility model is simple. By using jumper connecting sections, the container is connected to the cap, separated from the container, to prevent the cap from being lost or discarded, and also improves the convenience of carrying the bottle. The end result is a lid with improved handling.

1 - cover body;

2 - control ring;

3 - jumper;

4 - handle;

5 - connecting section of the ring;

6 - connecting section of the cover;

7 - connecting jumper.

Patent literature

source 1: patent RU 213488 published 09/13/2022;

source 2: patent RU 213578 published 09/13/2022;

source 3: patent RU 2766032 published 02/07/2022;

source 4: patent RU 35786 published 02/10/2004;

source 5: patent RU 88341 published 2009.11.10.

Claims

A bottle cap containing a lid body connected to a control ring by means of a breakable line, including a plurality of connecting jumpers, characterized in that the control ring is integral with the handle, the control ring is connected by an additional jumper to the lid body, the jumper is made in the form of an open ring, by means of a connecting section of the ring, the jumper is connected to the control ring, and through the connecting section of the cover it is connected to the body of the cover.