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WO2003010060A1
WO2003010060A1 PCT/ES2002/000366 ES0200366W WO03010060A1 WO 2003010060 A1 WO2003010060 A1 WO 2003010060A1 ES 0200366 W ES0200366 W ES 0200366W WO 03010060 A1 WO03010060 A1 WO 03010060A1
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container closure
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Albert Montserrat Marsal
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Priority to EP02751186A priority Critical patent/EP1411000A1/fr
Priority to US10/484,921 priority patent/US20040173564A1/en
Publication of WO2003010060A1 publication Critical patent/WO2003010060A1/fr

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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
    • B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
    • B65D79/005—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting
    • B65D79/0087—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a closure, e.g. in caps or lids
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers

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  • the invention relates to a container closure, where the container has an outlet opening, which communicates the inside of the package with the outside, and where the closure is of the type that is suitable for being mounted in the exit hole and making a tight seal with the outlet hole.
  • the closure comprises a first inflatable part and a second part suitable for fixing in the outlet opening.
  • Container caps serve to close a container in a sealed manner, in such a way that the passage of air or any other gas from the interior of the container to the extensor is prevented, if the interior is located at a pressure higher than that existing outside, and vice versa, if the interior is at a pressure lower than that existing outside.
  • Container closures or caps which include an additional element that means an additional attraction for the purchase of the product, specifically comprising a first inflatable part and a suitable second part. to be fixed in the exit hole of the container, and that, when the closure or cap is mounted in the exit hole, the interior of said first inflatable part is in communication with the interior of the container.
  • the first inflatable part in the case of a container containing a gasified liquid, usually a refreshing drink, the first inflatable part will swell thanks to the overpressure generated by the gas that is released from the liquid when the container is agitated, which constitutes a clear claim effect and an additional appeal for the sale of the product. Subsequently, the first inflatable part can be deflated, either allowing time for the gas to be reabsorbed and / or to escape to the outside, in the case of not being the absolutely tight seal, or simply by separating the cap from the container and allowing a faster exit of the accumulated gas inside the first inflatable part.
  • the package is elastic
  • another effect can occur, consisting in that when the container is squeezed, for example by hand, it yields to the external pressure, deforming, and an internal overpressure occurs that will swell the first part inflatable cap.
  • the opposite effect will also occur: if once the first inflatable part of the cap is swollen, the deformation is maintained and time is allowed for the overpressure inside the package to be reduced, due to an outlet of the gas contained inside from the container to the outside, and subsequently the external pressure is quickly released, for example by opening the hand, allowing the container to acquire its original shape, a depression is created inside the container that tends to suck the first inflatable part of the plug towards The inside of the container.
  • plugs can be supplied directly mounted on the container or they can be supplied as an additional cap to the conventional cap, in which case the end user can mount one or the other cap at will. In the latter case, it is advantageous if both caps are connected together, which facilitates and reduces the supply of the second plug and reduces the risk of loss of one of the caps by the user.
  • the containers usually have a cylindrical part, called the neck of the container, and usually contain liquids, such as conventional bottles. Although not for this reason, applications to other packages, such as beverage cans, or tetra-brik-type containers, must be discarded.
  • These plugs comprise a first inflatable part, with an open end, and a second part, with a hole, where the first inflatable part can be fixed to the second part, in a sealed manner and by various forms (glued, welded, by an elastic device, such as an elastic washer, by bijection, etc.).
  • the first inflatable part quickly deflates- mind when opening the container, since the overpressure existing in it and which keeps the first inflatable part swollen is lost when the container is opened.
  • the energy accumulated inside the first inflatable part in the form of pressurized gas
  • the energy accumulated inside the first inflatable part can be used to achieve certain effects that increase the attractiveness of the plug.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks.
  • a container closure or cap of the type indicated at the beginning characterized in that it comprises separation means suitable to prevent the passage of a liquid contained in said interior of said container to said inflatable part.
  • This can be achieved, for example, by making the separation means comprise a semipermeable filter, suitable to allow the passage of gases and to prevent the passage of liquids.
  • Another embodiment is obtained when the separation means comprise a sealed partition. In any of these cases it is achieved that the liquid contained in the package does not enter inside the first inflatable part.
  • these semipermeable filters can be micronomic filters, such as the three-dimensional borosilicate microfiber filter, marketed under the ULTRAIR trademark.
  • micronomic filters such as the three-dimensional borosilicate microfiber filter, marketed under the ULTRAIR trademark.
  • it should be taken into account that what you want to avoid is the entry of high amounts of liquid into the first inflatable part. This liquid, if later returned to the container, can cause an unpleasant effect for the consumer. It can also be annoying in the case of a rupture of the first inflatable part, which, by means of a suitable design can be minimized, but it cannot be controlled that said rupture is caused by external agents.
  • the container closure comprises a check or non-return valve. This valve allows the passage of the gas into the inflatable part but prevents the passage of the gas in the opposite direction. This allows the first inflatable part to remain swollen when opening the container. In this way the effect achieved is much longer.
  • the container cover have at least one gas outlet opening, which allows an accumulated gas outlet inside the first inflatable part.
  • this gas outlet can be used to achieve various effects, thanks to the energy (in the form of pressurized gas) accumulated inside the first inflatable part.
  • This orifice or gas outlet orifices can replace the non-return valve.
  • the gas passes from the Interior of the container to the first inflatable part through the gas outlet orifice and the first inflatable part is swollen.
  • the container is then opened and the first inflatable part slowly deflates and any of the effects described below are achieved.
  • this orifice or gas outlet holes must be small, so that the first inflatable part slowly deflates. This may cause the swelling of the first inflatable part to be slower.
  • the container closure can be provided with both a non-return valve, which allows rapid inflation, as well as a gas outlet orifice, which allows slow emptying.
  • the energy accumulated in the first inflatable part can be used to make the container closure, once the first inflatable part is filled and the container closure removed, rotate on itself.
  • the closing of the container must be provided with turning means that take advantage of the gas accumulated in the first inflatable part.
  • These turning means can be, for example, the gas orifice itself, which can be arranged in such a way that they generate a pair of forces with respect to an axis of rotation, which usually will substantially coincide with a vertical axis. which defines the neck of the container.
  • Another possible way to use the energy of the accumulated gas is to provide the closure of the container with means of translation that take advantage of the accumulated gas in the first inflatable part to move the container closure. This is preferably achieved by means of the gas outlet orifices, which have a geometry that establishes a resulting force with a horizontal component greater than zero. This horizontal component will tend to move the container closure along a surface on which the container closure is deposited with the first swollen inflatable part. Logically, it is possible to combine the effects of rotation and translation. The forces generated by the outlet of the accumulated gas are small, so it is interesting to minimize the friction between the container closure and the surface on which it rests.
  • the container closure with at least one skirt that bends the turning means and / or the translation means so as to allow the creation of an air cushion at the bottom of the container closure, of a similar way to the hovercraft air cushion.
  • the side walls of the closure itself can act as skirts.
  • these side walls are thick and therefore not flexible.
  • the skirt has at least one side hole.
  • This hole or side holes can replace and / or collaborate with the gas outlet orifice in the movement or rotation of the container closure.
  • the skirt has the largest possible perimeter, in order to maximize the size of the air cushion. For the same reason, the side holes would be quite far from the axis of rotation, so the torque they would generate would be maximum.
  • the container closure can be provided with an inlet opening that allows a gas to be introduced into said inflatable upper part.
  • This inlet opening is independent of the outlet opening of the container, and is not communicated with it.
  • this closure is closed by a sealed partition.
  • a first inflatable part is mounted, which may also comprise the other optional elements of the present invention, such as the non-return valve, the turning means, the translation means , etc.
  • the inlet port has an at least partially flexible access tube.
  • the closure of the container with a closure lid suitable for covering the hole of the upper end of the second part.
  • this closure lid is suitable for separating from the closure with a manual operation.
  • This seal may replace the closure cap, or it may be complementary thereto.
  • this seal is located inside the container closure and, therefore, it is advantageous for the seal to be removed or broken automatically.
  • an auxiliary closing device can be included that pierces the seal at the final moment of the closing operation of the container in the manufacturing process.
  • the auxiliary closing device comprises a punch (or as many punches as gas passage holes have the container closure) that tears the seal and, simultaneously, covers the torn area, so that maintains tightness and, therefore, the first inflatable part does not swell.
  • the punch stops making a tight seal, and the gas accumulated in the container quickly passes to the first inflatable part. In this way the gas accumulated in the container is optimally used and, under normal conditions, is evacuated to the outside.
  • Another way of achieving an automatic opening of the seal can be achieved, for example, by including a tearing device that adopts a tearing position during the opening of said container closure and a folded position during the closure of said container.
  • the tearing device can include an inclined cutting or perforating sheet such that, when closing the closure, the relative movement between the sheet and the seal is at an angle such that the sheet is bent without cutting or perforating the seal.
  • the cutting or piercing end of the sheet tends to tear the seal, achieving the same effect as in the previous case.
  • Both the auxiliary closing device and the tearing device can be independent pieces that are sandwiched between the neck of the container and the container closure, as they can be part of the neck of the container, which requires the manufacture of packages specifically in accordance with the invention.
  • the choice of one or the other alternative is indifferent from the point of view of the invention.
  • Another way of increasing the commercial effect of the container closure according to the invention is to include at least one throwing element suitable for being ejected from the container closure when the first inflatable part swells.
  • This throwing element may be any that is compatible with the invention.
  • it can be a small gift, or it can also be an object or objects whose function is to achieve a colorful effect, such as fragments of paper or plastic or metal materials ("confetti", streamers, etc.).
  • the first inflatable part is suitable to be housed, in a deflated state, inside the neck of the container or inside said container closure.
  • the container closure may replace the conventional closure cap or may be supplied together with the conventional closure cap.
  • Fig. 1 a view of a side section of a first container closure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 a view of a side section of a second container closure according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 a view of a side section of a third container closure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 a top plan view of a fourth container closure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 5 a view of a side section of a fifth container closure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 6 a view of a side section of a sixth container closure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 7 a view of a side section of a container with an auxiliary closing device.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a tearing device. Detailed description of embodiments of the invention
  • a container closure suitable for being mounted in the usual threaded outlet port of a plurality of bottles is shown in Figure 1.
  • the closure has a first inflatable part 1 and a second part 3 suitable to be fixed in the outlet hole of the bottle.
  • the closure has a seal 5 that facilitates the tight closure of the bottle.
  • the closure has separation means 7 that prevent the passage of the liquid contained in the bottle to the first inflatable part 1.
  • the separation means 7 is a semipermeable filter 8 of ULTRAIR, of the type indicated above.
  • the first inflatable part 1 is connected to the second part 3 along a communication passage 9 by any known conventional means, such as they can be adhesive, heat-welded, fixed by elastic devices, injected by bijection.
  • the closure of Figure 1 additionally has a non-return or check valve 11.
  • the gas under pressure accumulated inside the container passes through the semipermeable filter 8 and through the non-return valve 11 swelling the first part inflatable 1. It is then possible to remove the closure of the container and the first inflatable part 1 remains swollen thanks to the non-return valve 11 preventing the gas from escaping.
  • FIG 2. Another container closure according to the invention is shown in Figure 2.
  • the second part 3 has two gas outlet holes 13, which in the present example have been shown as being incorporated in an additional component but which could be integrated directly in the second part 3.
  • the first inflatable part 1 swells thanks to the gas that passes through both the non-return valve 11 and through the gas outlet orifices 13.
  • the semipermeable filter 8 is above the non-return valve 11 and the outlet orifices of gas 13 thus preventing the entry of liquid into the first inflatable part 1.
  • the container closure can be removed, after which the first inflatable part 1 will slowly deflate when the gas exits through the gas exit holes 13.
  • Both gas exit holes 13 they are arranged in such a way that the gas outlet is carried out in opposite directions, thus creating a pair of forces that tends to rotate the closure.
  • This The gas outlet orifices 13 act as a means of rotation.
  • the closure is placed on a substantially smooth and horizontal surface, the gas evacuated through the gas outlet orifices 13 generates a slight overpressure in the space 15 between the interior of the closure and said surface. This overpressure tends to raise the closure above the surface, thereby reducing friction and facilitating the rotation of the closure.
  • the gas outlet orifices 13 have a first downward vertical section and a second horizontal section, these second sections being those that run in opposite directions for each gas outlet orifice 13.
  • the gas outlet orifices 13 could be made to be straight but inclined conduits with respect to the axis of rotation, which will usually coincide with the axis defined by the thread of the closure and the neck of the container.
  • Figure 3 shows another embodiment, in which the first inflatable part 1 is trapped between the walls of the communication passage 9 and an additional component that has a gas outlet orifice 13.
  • the closure also has a semipermeable filter 8 and also has a seal 19.
  • This seal 19 covers the communication passage 9 and makes it possible to prevent the first inflatable part 1 from swelling at the desired time, such as during the filling and closing stage of the bottle in Factory or during transportation.
  • the seal 19 In order for the first inflatable part 1 to swell, the seal 19 must be removed or torn. This can be done manually (by opening the closure, removing the seal 19 and putting the closure back in the bottle) or it can be achieved automatically, as will be described below.
  • auxiliary closing device 26 can be an integral part of the bottle or it can be an additional piece that is housed in the neck of the bottle by any known means, for example by any of those described in document ES U9900951. In this way, when the bottle is closed with the closure during the manufacturing process in the bottling plant, the closure begins to screw on the neck of the bottle with the seal 19 intact, so that the first inflatable part 1 does not swell.
  • the side holes 27 may be arranged both on the skirts 17 and directly on the outer side wall of the closure.
  • FIG 5. the second part 3 has a sealed partition 29 that completely separates the inside of the bottle from the first inflatable part 1.
  • the second part 3 closes the bottle in a conventional manner.
  • the second part 3 has in its upper part a threaded section 31 on which the first inflatable part 1 can be mounted.
  • the first inflatable part 1 has a geometry and components very similar to the entire closure of the previous examples.
  • the second part 3 also has an inlet port 33 which allows a gas to be introduced, through an access tube 35 to the inside of the first inflatable part 1.
  • the access tube 35 is preferably flexible and allows manual inflation of the first inflatable part 1.
  • the access tube 35 is preferably adequately protected to prevent it from reaching the dirty or damaged user.
  • a container closure according to the invention is shown in Figure 6 with the first inflatable part 1 folded in the communication passage 9 and with the lid 25 closed. Additionally there is a thrown element 37 schematically represented, which in practice, can be a plurality of objects such as small gifts, fragments of paper or plastic or metal materials ("confetti", streamers, etc.).
  • An example of a tearing device 39 of the seal 19 is shown in Figure 8. In this case it has been shown that the tearing device 39 is an independent part that is fixed inside the bottleneck by any known means, but could being also an integral part of the bottleneck, as in the case of the auxiliary closing device 26.
  • the tearing device 39 has at least one flexible tongue 41 (in the example shown in Figure 8 there are two tabs 41) .
  • the tabs 41 are oriented such that the seal 19 tends to tighten them down, the movement of the seal 19 being in the direction of rotation that goes from the point of attachment of the tabs 41 with the support structure of the tearing device 39 at the free end of the tabs 41.
  • the movement is in the opposite direction so that the free end of the tabs 41 tends to dig into the seal 19 and / or tear it by establishing the fluid communication between the inside of the container and the first inflatable part 1. It is possible to increase this tendency to stick by introducing some roughnesses or irregularities in the seal 19.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une fermeture de conditionnement, du type qui peut être montée sur l'orifice de sortie du conditionnement et constituer une fermeture étanche avec l'orifice de sortie, et qui comprend une première partie gonflable (1) et une seconde partie (3) qui peut être fixée sur l'orifice de sortie, ainsi qu'un dispositif de séparation (7) qui peut bloquer le passage d'un liquide contenu à l'intérieur dudit conditionnement dans ladite première partie gonflable (1). Ledit dispositif de séparation (7) peut comprendre un filtre semi-perméable (8) qui peut laisser passer des gaz et bloquer le passage de liquides, ou une cloison étanche.
PCT/ES2002/000366 2001-07-26 2002-07-22 Fermeture pour conditionnement WO2003010060A1 (fr)

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EP02751186A EP1411000A1 (fr) 2001-07-26 2002-07-22 Fermeture pour conditionnement
US10/484,921 US20040173564A1 (en) 2001-07-26 2002-07-22 Closure device for containers

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ES200101748A ES2196966B1 (es) 2001-07-26 2001-07-26 Cierre de envase.
ESP200101748 2001-07-26

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