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EP0758985B1
EP0758985B1 EP95918078A EP95918078A EP0758985B1 EP 0758985 B1 EP0758985 B1 EP 0758985B1 EP 95918078 A EP95918078 A EP 95918078A EP 95918078 A EP95918078 A EP 95918078A EP 0758985 B1 EP0758985 B1 EP 0758985B1
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Glyn Dowler
Ian Pruchniewicz
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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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/26—Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels

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  • the present invention relates to a package for placement on a bottle and a method of assembling a package for placement on a bottle.
  • the invention is particularly, although not exclusively applicable to mounting a glass on the neck of a bottle.
  • Another proposal is to form plastics into a cone shape by vacuum moulding with the top of the cone being open.
  • the bottom wall of the cone has an upwardly extending rim into which an upside down rim of a glass is wedged such that the cone extends up into the glass.
  • the glass is then pushed down over the top of a bottle to cause the opening in the plastics cone to pass around and engage with the underside of the cap of the bottle.
  • the wedging action of the glass must be sufficiently strong to prevent the glass from coming off accidentally and this makes the removal of the glass from the plastics difficult and dangerous as the glass may break because of the significant force which has to be used.
  • the outside of the glass is exposed leaving it vulnerable to scratching or knocks.
  • FR-A- 2 629 425 discloses a package for placement on a bottle.
  • the package for placement comprises a glass and a strip of folded carton for retaining the glass on the neck of the bottle.
  • the package in a package for placement on a bottle the package comprises an article, and separate first and second parts said article having an open end arranged, when mounted on a bottle, to be located around a part of the bottle, the first part extending within the article and cooperating with the article to restrict movement of the first part and the article in at least one relative direction, the second part cooperating with the first part and the article to prevent separation of the first part and the article, the first part being adapted to be mounted on a bottle characterised in that a surface of the first part extends over the open end of the article to restrict movement of the first part further into the article, the second part cooperating with the first part and the article by extending over the first part that extends over the open end of the article to prevent separation of the first part and the article.
  • the first part may be adapted to be mounted on a bottle by being a push-fit or a snap-fit, for instance.
  • the article may be arranged to be spaced from a bottle when the package is mounted on a bottle.
  • the package may be arranged to be spaced from a bottle or, alternatively to abut a bottle when the package is mounted on a bottle.
  • the first part may be arranged to be a friction fit with the article and may be arranged to be a friction fit within the article.
  • the first part may extend into the article.
  • the second part may extend around and over surfaces of both the article and the first part.
  • the second part may comprise a sleeve or a carton.
  • the carton may include a portion that is arranged to be closed, after the first part and the article have been moved into the desired position in order to prevent separation of the first and second parts.
  • the present invention also includes a package as herein referred to when mounted on a bottle.
  • the method comprises locating said first part within said article so that said article and said first part cooperate with each other to restrict relative movement in at least one relative direction and then locating said second part to prevent separation of the first part and the article with said first part being adapted to be mounted on a bottle characterised in that a surface of the first part is caused to extend over the open end of the article to restrict movement of the first part further into the article with the second part being caused to cooperate with the first part by extending over the first part that extends over the open end of the article to prevent separation of the first part and the article.
  • the method may further include subsequently mounting the first part on a bottle.
  • the second part may comprise a sleeve which is shrunk in order to prevent separation of the first and second parts.
  • the second part may comprise a carton and the carton may include a portion that is closed in order to prevent separation of the first part and the carton.
  • the support may comprise the neck of the bottle or the cap of the bottle.
  • the article may comprise a glass.
  • the first part may be a plastics part and may, for instance, be vacuum formed.
  • the second part may comprise plastics and may be formed by shrink wrapping plastics.
  • the insert 14 is first connected to the glass 12 and held thereon by the sleeve 16 to form a package.
  • the insert 14 In order to connect the insert 14 to the glass 12, the insert 14 is supported on a flat surface and the glass 12 is then inverted to the position shown and pushed downwardly on to the insert.
  • the downwardly facing rim of the glass first encounters an upwardly and inwardly extending annular edge 18 of the insert that has the effect of centralising the insert on the glass.
  • the inner surface of the glass adjacent to the rim passes over a generally upwardly extending surface 20 of the insert.
  • the diameter of the surface 20 is substantially the same as the diameter of the glass adjacent to the rim and accordingly the insert is held in position relative to the glass by a friction or force fit.
  • the lower rim of the glass rests on an outwardly extending lip 22 of the insert.
  • the insert 14 is then supported from beneath and at a region in from its circumference in order to raise the lip 22 and the rim of the glass off a supporting surface.
  • the sleeve 16 is then passed over the glass with the sleeve being slightly longer than the length of the glass. Heat is then applied to the sleeve 16 to cause it to shrink onto the glass and to cause the lower end of the sleeve 16 to tuck under the lip 22 of the insert to hold the insert 14 firmly onto the glass 12.
  • the package of the insert 14, the glass 12 and the sleeve 16 is assembled at a specialist factory remote from a whisky bottling plant. The package can then be supplied to the plant for attachment to the bottle, as described below.
  • the cap 24 When the bottle 10 has been filled the cap 24 is screwed onto the neck of the bottle.
  • the cap 24 has a bulbous portion 26.
  • the inverted glass and the insert 14 are then passed over the cap 24 and pushed downwardly in order to cause an opening 28 at the top of the insert to come into engagement with the uppermost part of the bulbous portion 26. Further downwards movement of the glass then causes the opening 28 to be flexed outwardly, or outwardly and upwardly with respect to the remainder of the insert, to snap the insert into position at the lower region of the bulbous portion 26, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the cap 24 will be contacted by the downwardly facing surface of the glass when the package is fully mounted on the neck of the bottle. In this instance further downward movement of the package relative to the glass may be resisted, either partially or solely, by abutment of the glass with the top of the cap.
  • the sleeve 16 can be printed with advertising or other information, if desired.
  • the sleeve 16 may be formed with a weakened line, which may for instance be formed by a series of perforations.
  • the sleeve 16 can easily be ripped off by a user, either before or after the glass has been removed from the top of the bottle. The glass is removed from the top by pulling the glass upwardly to cause the opening 28 of the insert to pass again over the bulbous portion 26 of the cap 24.
  • the insert 14 is vacuum formed and can be of any shape required in order to hold a particular shaped glass onto a particular neck of a bottle.
  • the glass need not necessarily be circular in cross-section and may indeed have a number of substantially planar walls.
  • the insert is shown in slightly more detail in Figure 2. Adjacent to the opening 28 a number of flat generally horizontal walls 32 extend. A downwardly and slightly outwardly extending wall 34 extends from the circumferentially outer portion of the walls 32. A generally vertical wall 35 extends down from the space between the generally horizontal walls 34 from the opening 28 at the circumferentially inner portion of the walls 34.
  • upwardly extending side walls are generally smooth and conical in shape. The insert so formed is strong in the directions that the most stress is taken and yet flexible enough to be quickly and conveniently mounted on the glass and then on the cap.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 3 shows an insert 14A similar to the insert 14 mounted over the bulbous portion 26 of the cap 24.
  • the insert 14A differs in that it is not shown as being a friction or force fit within the glass although, if desired, the insert could be so fitted.
  • the insert 14A also differs from the insert 14 in that the outwardly extending lip 22A is of greater extent than the lip 22 such that the lip 22A extends beneath the lower rim of the glass well beyond the periphery of that rim.
  • the insert is retained in place relative to the glass 12 by a cardboard carton 36.
  • the carton which may be circular or square in plan view includes an opening 37 and a closable hinged top 38.
  • the glass and insert are moved down through the carton when the top 38 is open to the position shown. Then the top 38 is closed and it is taped or glue into the position shown.
  • the lower wall 39 of the carton and the top 38 may abut the lip 22A and the top of the glass to hold the carton fast on the glass and insert, if desired.
  • Attaching the insert 14A to a bottle top is the same as for the attachment of the insert 14.
  • the insert 14 could be arranged to be connected to the glass of the bottle itself and the insert 14 can be adapted for attachment to other types of cap 24 or bottle 10. Alternatively the insert could be attached to other articles or the packages could contain articles other than glass.

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Claims (19)

  1. Emballage destiné à être mis en place sur une bouteille (12), l'emballage comprenant un article (12), et des première (14, 14A) et deuxième (16, 36) parties séparées, ledit article comportant une extrémité ouverte disposée, lorsqu'elle est montée sur une bouteille, de manière à se trouver autour d'une partie de la bouteille, la première partie (14, 14A) s'étendant à l'intérieur de l'article et coopérant avec l'article (12) pour limiter le déplacement de la première partie et de l'article au moins dans une direction relative, la deuxième partie (16, 36) coopérant avec la première partie (14, 14A) et l'article (12) pour empêcher une séparation de la première partie et de l'article, la première partie (14, 14A) étant adaptée pour être montée sur une bouteille, caractérisé en ce qu'une surface (22, 22A) de la première partie (14, 14A) s'étend sur l'extrémité ouverte de l'article (12) pour limiter la pénétration de la première partie plus loin dans l'article, la deuxième partie (16, 36) coopérant avec la première partie (14, 14A) et l'article en se prolongeant sur la première partie, qui s'étend sur l'extrémité ouverte de l'article (12), afin d'empêcher une séparation de la première partie (14, 14A) et de l'article (12).
  2. Emballage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite première partie (14, 14A) est adaptée pour être montée sur une bouteille en étant insérée par poussée.
  3. Emballage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite première partie (14, 14A) est adaptée pour être montée sur une bouteille (12) en étant insérée par enclenchement.
  4. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel l'article est conçu de manière à être espacé d'une bouteille quand ledit emballage est monté sur une bouteille.
  5. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'article est conçu de manière à porter contre une bouteille quand l'emballage est monté sur une bouteille.
  6. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite première partie est conçue de manière à se trouver assemblée par frottement avec l'article.
  7. Emballage selon la revendication 6, dans lequel ladite première partie est conçue pour se trouver assemblée par frottement dans ledit article.
  8. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite première partie s'étend jusque dans la bouteille.
  9. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite deuxième partie s'étend autour de surfaces de la bouteille et de ladite première partie ainsi que sur ces surfaces.
  10. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite deuxième partie comprend un manchon (14).
  11. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite deuxième partie comprend un carton (14A).
  12. Emballage selon la revendication 11, dans lequel ledit carton comprend une portion qui est conçue pour être fermée après que la première partie et l'article ont été amenés dans la position désirée pour empêcher la séparation des première et deuxième parties.
  13. Emballage selon n'importe quelle revendication précédente, quand il est monté sur une bouteille.
  14. Procédé pour assembler un emballage destiné à être mis en place sur une bouteille (12), cet emballage comprenant des première (14, 14A) et deuxième (16, 36) parties séparées et un article (12), ce procédé comprenant la mise en place de ladite première partie (14, 14A) dans ledit article (12) de manière que ledit article et ladite première partie coopérent mutuellement de manière à limiter leur déplacement relatif dans au moins une direction relative et la mise en place ensuite de ladite deuxième partie (16, 36) pour empêcher une séparation de la première partie et de l'article, ladite première partie étant adaptée pour être montée sur une bouteille (26), caractérisé en ce qu'une surface (22, 22A) de la première partie est amenée à s'étendre sur l'extrémité ouverte de l'article (12) pour limiter le déplacement de la première partie plus loin dans l'article (12), la deuxième partie étant amenée à coopérer avec la première partie (14, 14A) en se prolongeant sur la première partie (14, 14A), qui s'étend sur l'extrémité ouverte de l'article, afin d'empêcher la séparation de la première partie (14, 14A) et de l'article (12).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, comprenant ensuite le montage de ladite première partie sur une bouteille (26).
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 14 ou la revendication 15, dans lequel ladite deuxième partie comprend un manchon (14) que l'on contracte pour empêcher la séparation desdites première et deuxième parties.
  17. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 16, dans lequel ladite deuxième partie comprend un carton (14A) et ledit carton comprend une portion qui est fermée pour empêcher une séparation de ladite première partie et dudit carton.
  18. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 17, dans lequel ledit support comprend le goulot de ladite bouteille.
  19. Procédé selon la revendication 18, dans lequel ledit support comprend le bouchon de ladite bouteille
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GB9409579A GB9409579D0 (en) 1994-05-13 1994-05-13 Packages
GB9409579 1994-05-13
GB9500554 1995-01-12
GB9500554A GB2289256B (en) 1994-05-13 1995-01-12 Packages For Mounting On a Bottle
PCT/GB1995/001053 WO1995031380A1 (fr) 1994-05-13 1995-05-10 Emballages

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EP0758985A1 EP0758985A1 (fr) 1997-02-26
EP0758985B1 true EP0758985B1 (fr) 1997-11-26
EP0758985B2 EP0758985B2 (fr) 2001-11-07

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DK (1) DK0758985T4 (fr)
ES (1) ES2112646T5 (fr)
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WO (1) WO1995031380A1 (fr)

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AU2414495A (en) 1995-12-05
ES2112646T5 (es) 2002-05-01
WO1995031380A1 (fr) 1995-11-23
DK0758985T4 (da) 2002-02-25
DK0758985T3 (da) 1998-08-10
DE69501117D1 (de) 1998-01-08
GR3025917T3 (en) 1998-04-30
ATE160545T1 (de) 1997-12-15
EP0758985B2 (fr) 2001-11-07
ES2112646T3 (es) 1998-04-01
EP0758985A1 (fr) 1997-02-26
DE69501117T3 (de) 2002-06-13

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