ES1269589U - HYGIENIC PROTECTION SEAL FOR BEVERAGE BOTTLES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Hygienic protection seal for beverage bottles with a crown cap, made up of a heat shrink tube (1) with a diameter slightly greater than that of the crown cap (2) and the neck of the bottle (3). Its length will be (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Hygienic protection seal for beverage bottles

Technical sector

The present invention is limited to the industry dedicated to filling beverage bottles with a crown cap, pry-off caps for opening by means of a lever opener, easy-open crown cap, crown cap with opening ring, twist-off crown cap or twis cap. -crow opening by twist or any type of crown cap whose diameter does not exceed the maximum diameter of the neck of the bottle in the area where the cap is placed by two centimeters.

This group includes bottles that contain water, juices, beer, soft drinks, energy drinks, herbal teas, etc., without excluding any type of content as long as they have a crown cap closure.

Background of the invention

There is no simple, cheap and easy to implement device in the chain for filling bottles with crown cap closure, the purpose of which is the hygienic protection of the liquid contained when serving or drinking directly from the bottle.

In bottles in which the crown cap or similar is used, the cap offers a very good seal in the contact area of its internal disc or crown seal with the mouth of the bottle or upper part of the neck of the bottle. , resulting in a perfect and hermetic closure. The crown cap does not adjust laterally and also offers a multitude of perimeter folds in its closing tabs, these being sources of dirt and possible infections.

The liquids contained in the bottles, when opening the cap and serving, drip and drip down the rim of the neck of the bottle, an area that the closure system of the cap has not hermetically protected from the outside. Also when drinking directly from the bottle we rest our lips on the neck of the bottle, an area that is never protected by the stopper.

With the current pandemic, the issue of hygiene must be considered very carefully.

Explanation of the invention

The invention deals with a heat shrink tube that is placed covering the neck of the bottle, projecting somewhat above the crown cap, which covers the lateral folds of the crown cap and a part of the neck of the bottle.

When shrinking the tube, the tube is partially bent over the crown cap and conforms to the entire side of the crown cap and neck of the bottle.

With the application of this hygienic seal or scarf, this entire area of the bottle is protected from dirt, microbes and viruses, and it should not matter hygienically that the liquid contained, when serving, drips through this area or when drinking directly from the bottle the lips are placed on the side of the neck of the bottle, because both areas, being protected, remain clean and disinfected.

This protection or hygienic seal is placed at the factory and protects from dirt during all transport and storage, all parts of the bottle that in the future may be in contact with the liquid when serving or with and the consumer's lips when drinking directly. Of the bottle.

There is the option of also covering the crown cap with a top disc of any material, written or printed with any motive. To do this, it should only be placed on top of the cap, the same seal being the one that, when shrinking, folds over the cap and fixes the disc.

The heat shrink tube fits perfectly to the crown cap and the side of the bottle neck as it is heat shrink material.

It is recommended to use heat shrink tube made of biodegradable material.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1. You can see the heat shrink sleeve (1) located in its correct position for subsequent shrinking. The diameter of the heat shrink sleeve (1) is greater than the diameter of the crown cap (2) and the neck of the bottle (3) to facilitate its placement.

Figure 2. You can see the heat shrink sleeve (1) already placed on the bottle before shrinking. The arrows indicate the direction of contraction of the sleeve (1) when shrinking.

Figure 3. Bottle neck and crown cap with the tube already shrunk (1). The bottleneck and the crown cap have been drawn in a broken line because they are covered by the already shrink-wrapped tube, which has been drawn thicker.

Description of a preferred embodiment

It is an individual protective cover to keep the contiguous opening area of beverage and soft drink bottles clean and hygienic, which, being a protection device against dirt, is characterized by being individual for each can and consists of a heat shrink tube.

The heat shrink tube for the hygienic protection of beverage bottles will be placed individually in each bottle unit, thanks to its larger diameter than that of the bottle cap and neck.

Subsequently, it is heated or passed through a heat or steam tunnel to cause the tube or seal to heat shrink, remaining shrinkable.

The set covers part of the stopper and part of the side of the neck of the bottle.

It fits perfectly to the sides of the can as it is made of retractable material.

Claims (1)

1. Hygienic protection seal for beverage bottles with crown cap, consisting of a heat shrink tube (1) with a diameter slightly greater than that of the crown cap (2) and the neck of the bottle (3). Its length will be sufficient so that once it is shrunk it covers part of the crown cap and part of the neck of the bottle.