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WO1998004474A2 - Ensemble de fermeture d'un receptacle de liquide - Google Patents

Ensemble de fermeture d'un receptacle de liquide Download PDF

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WO1998004474A2
WO1998004474A2 PCT/GB1997/002018 GB9702018W WO9804474A2 WO 1998004474 A2 WO1998004474 A2 WO 1998004474A2 GB 9702018 W GB9702018 W GB 9702018W WO 9804474 A2 WO9804474 A2 WO 9804474A2
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closure assembly
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cap
container
sleeve
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Alan Faulkner
Craig Martin Sloane
David William Thomson
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Daniel Montgomery and Son Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9615966.0A external-priority patent/GB9615966D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9706883.7A external-priority patent/GB9706883D0/en
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Priority to AU37008/97A priority Critical patent/AU3700897A/en
Priority to BR9710788A priority patent/BR9710788A/pt
Priority to EP97933763A priority patent/EP0918700A2/fr
Publication of WO1998004474A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998004474A2/fr
Publication of WO1998004474A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998004474A3/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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/32—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying radial or radial and axial pressure, e.g. contractible bands encircling closure member
    • 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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element
    • B65D41/3409—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/10—Tearable part of the container
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/55—Tamper-indicating means based on a change or a contrast in colour

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  • the present invention relates to a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth of a container for liquid, for example, a neck of a bottle.
  • the invention further relates to a tamper-evident device for a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth of a container for liquid, for example, a neck of a bottle.
  • the projections have been moulded of resilient plastics material to facilitate their engagement with the shoulder.
  • the projections may be hinged so as to enable efficient mould release.
  • resilient characteristics may be inconsistent with irremovable engagement with the shoulder.
  • a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid, said assembly comprising a tubular means adapted to lie substantially concentrically with respect to said mouth and provided with projection means projecting inwardly of the tubular means, said projection means being moveable radially of the tubular means in a stiffly resilient manner, the closure assembly being further provided with a supporting sleeve means adapted to surround at least the projection means of said tubular means.
  • tubular means and the sleeve means may be separable prior to application of the closure assembly to the mouth and neck portion of the container, application of the closure assembly to the container advantageously may cause the tubular means and sleeve means to be locked firmly one to the other.
  • said projection means are provided on axially arranged lugs extending longitudinally and circumferentially from the tubular means.
  • the supporting sleeve means is adapted to surround at least the lugs of the tubular means .
  • each said lug comprises a pair of axially extending struts supporting at free ends thereof a plate having a projection formed thereon.
  • said projection is formed at an oblique angle to a central axis of the tubular means.
  • said tubular means comprises a pouring outlet portion of the closure assembly.
  • the sleeve means is provided with an inwardly facing annular flange forming a partial end wall thereto, said flange being provided with a plurality of slits each adapted to receive a lug of the tubular means, so that said lugs lie within the sleeve at spaced apart locations about its inner circumferential surface.
  • the lugs are received in a firm fit or snap-fit in said slits. It will be apparent to the reader that, in use, when the closure assembly is secured to a bottle mouth portion, the lugs are received in a "sandwiched" arrangement between the sleeve means and an outer surface of the bottle mouth portion.
  • the closure assembly may comprise a pouring lip on an annular pouring member which comprises said tubular member.
  • said pouring lip, tubular member and the lugs are moulded from a substantially rigid plastics material, the required amount of resilience being imparted to the lugs by means of selection of cross-sectional area and dimension.
  • the closure assembly may conveniently be provided with a one-way or non-return valve device.
  • the annular flange or end wall of the sleeve member may support a smaller substantially co- axially arranged sleeve member, a free end portion of which provides a valve seating surface adapted to be contacted in a sealing manner by a valve member captive in said smaller sleeve member.
  • Tamper-evident means may be provided, if desired, comprising for example, shearable links connecting a cap, having an internal screw-thread engageable with a thread on the tubular member, to a tamper- indicating ring portion provided with a ratchet means in a known conventional manner to permit assembly of the cap onto the closure assembly but prevent removal thereof without tell-tale shearing of the links.
  • the closure assembly may provide a tamper-evident device, the closure assembly comprising a pouring outlet device adapted to be secured to said mouth, a cap adapted to close the outlet device and the sleeve member adapted to surround the pouring outlet at a zone spaced from the pouring lip thereof, wherein an annular edge portion of the sleeve member adjacent the cap is provided with at least one first projection extending axially in the direction of the cap and an annular edge portion of the cap is provided with at least one second projection extending axially in the direction of the sleeve member, the second projection (s) being joined to the cap edge portion by shearable links and/or the first projection (s) being joined to the sleeve edge portion by shearable links, and wherein said first and second projections are formed so as to lie adjacent one another in a radial plane, the construction and arrangement being such that relative rotational movement between the cap and the sleeve during a container-opening movement causes the second projection (s) (
  • the only shearable links are provided between the annular edge portion of the cap and the at least one second projection.
  • said first and/or second projections are provided with tapered pilot edges adapted to act as leading edges in a container-opening movement so as to force said second and/or first projections in a direction having a radial component of movement to assist in the fracture of the shearable links.
  • first/second projections produces a permanent visual indication that the container, for example a bottle of fine spirits, has been opened. This is evident from the spaces or gaps visible in the radial plane of the second/first projection (s) .
  • the removal of said first/second projections may be arranged to reveal portions of the surface of said pouring outlet member.
  • said surface portions may differ in colour from the closure cap and/or sleeve member, so as to make the fact that the bottle has been opened more conspicuous.
  • Said surface portions may, if suitable, be overprinted with promotional or other information so as to be visible only after the container has been opened.
  • a container for liquid having a closure assembly applied to a mouth and neck portion thereof, said assembly comprising a tubular means adapted to lie substantially concentrically with respect to said mouth and provided with projection means projecting inwardly of the tubular means, said projection means being moveable radially of the tubular means in a stiffly resilient manner, the closure assembly being further provided with a supporting sleeve means adapted to surround at least the projections means of said tubular means.
  • a process for filling a liquid container comprising the steps of: providing a container for liquid; providing a liquid; providing a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion of the container, said assembly comprising a tubular means adapted to lie substantially concentrically with respect to said mouth and provided with projection means projecting inwardly of the tubular means, said projection means being moveable radially of the tubular means in a stiffly resilient manner, the closure assembly being further provided with a supporting sleeve means adapted to surround at least the projection means of said tubular means; at least partially filling the container with the liquid; and applying the closure assembly to the container in a single movement .
  • a tamper evident device comprising a closure assembly to be applied to a mouth and neck of a container for liquid, comprising a pouring outlet device adapted to be secured to said mouth, a cap adapted to close the outlet device and a sleeve member adapted to surround the pouring outlet at a zone spaced from a pouring lip thereof, wherein an annular edge portion of the sleeve member adjacent the cap is provided with at least one first projection extending axially in the direction of the cap and an annular edge portion of the cap is provided with at least one second projection extending axially in the direction of the sleeve member, the second projection (s) being joined to the cap edge portion by shearable links and/or the first projection (s) being joined to the sleeve edge portion by shearable links, and wherein said first and second projections are formed so as to lie adjacent one another in a radial plane, the construction and arrangement being such that relative rotational movement between the
  • the only shearable links are provided between the annular edge portion of the cap and the at least one second projection.
  • first projections and second projections there may be provided a plurality of first projections and second projections, the said projections being so formed that said first projections interdigitate the second projections so as to lie adjacent to one another in said radial plane.
  • first and/or second projections are provided with tapered pilot edges adapted to act as leading edges in a container-opening movement so as to force said second/first projections in a direction having a radial component of movement to assist in the fracture of the shearable links. It will be understood that the removal of the first/second projections produces a permanent visual indication that the container, for example a bottle of fine spirits, has been opened. This is evident from the spaces or gaps visible in the radial plane of the second/first projection (s) .
  • the removal of said first/second projections may be arranged to reveal portions of the surface of said pouring outlet member, If desired, said surface portions may differ in colour from the closure cap and/or sleeve member, so as to make the fact that the bottle has been opened more conspicuous. Said surface portions may, if suitable, be overprinted with promotional or other information so as to be visible only after the container has been opened.
  • a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid
  • the closure assembly including a tamper-evident device
  • the closure assembly comprising a pouring outlet device adapted to be secured to said mouth, a cap adapted to close the outlet device and a sleeve member adapted to surround the pouring outlet at a zone spaced from a pouring lip thereof
  • the tamper evident device comprises an annular edge portion of the sleeve member adjacent the cap provided with at least one first projection extending axially in the direction of the cap and an annular edge portion of the cap provided with at least one second projection extending axially in the direction of the sleeve member, the second projection (s) being joined to the cap edge portion by shearable links and/or the first projection (s) being joined to the sleeve edge portion by shearable links, and wherein said first and second projections are formed so as to lie adjacent one another in a
  • a container for liquid having a closure assembly applied to a mouth and neck portion thereof, the closure assembly including a tamper- evident device, the closure assembly comprising a pouring outlet device adapted to be secured to said mouth, a cap adapted to close the outlet device and a sleeve member adapted to surround the pouring outlet at a zone spaced from a pouring lip thereof, wherein the tamper evident device comprises an annular edge portion of the sleeve member adjacent the cap provided with at least one first projection extending axially in the direction of the cap and an annular edge portion of the cap provided with at least one second projection extending axially in the direction of the sleeve member, the second projection (s) being joined to the cap edge portion by shearable links and/or the first projection (s) being joined to the sleeve edge portion by shearable links, and wherein said first and second projections are formed so as to lie adjacent one another in a radi
  • a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid, said assembly having a one-way or non-return valve device providing a valve member including a recess capable of retaining liquid formed on an upperside thereof.
  • a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid, said assembly comprising a tubular means adapted to lie substantially concentrically with respect to said mouth, the closure assembly being further provided with a supporting sleeve means adapted to surround at least a portion of said tubular means, wherein, in use, application of the closure assembly to the container causes the tubular means and sleeve means to be locked firmly one to the other.
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a composite insert means comprising a first embodiment of a closure assembly according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a partial view corresponding to the right hand portion of the closure assembly of Figure 1, indicating the position of a bottle mouth with respect to the assembly;
  • Figure 3 is a side view of a tubular means of the closure assembly of Figure 1 having lugs each of which have inward projections;
  • Figure 4 is an end view of the tubular means of Figure 3;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views taken on lines V-V and VI-VI, respectively, of the tubular means of Figure 4;
  • Figure 7 is a side view of a sleeve means of the closure assembly of Figure 1;
  • Figure 8 is an end view of the sleeve means of Figure
  • Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sleeve means of Figure 7;
  • Figure 10 is an opposite end view of the sleeve means of Figure 7;
  • Figure 11 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the sleeve means of Figure 9 to an enlarged scale;
  • Figure 12 shows perspective views of the components of Figures 3 and 8 immediately prior to interengagement thereof;
  • Figure 13 is a similar view to Figure 12 taken from a different viewing angle
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view of a cap member of the closure assembly of Figure 1;
  • Figure 15 is an underneath plan view of the cap of Figure 14 ;
  • Figure 16 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second embodiment of a closure assembly of the present invention incorporating a tamper-evident device;
  • Figure 17 is a partial view corresponding to the right hand portion of Figure 16, indicating the position of a bottle mouth with respect to the closure assembly;
  • Figures 18 and 19 are sectional views of a pouring outlet means of the closure assembly of Fig. 16 having lugs each of which have inward projections;
  • Figure 20 is a side view of a sleeve means of the closure assembly of Fig. 16;
  • Figure 21 is an end view of a sleeve means of Figure 20;
  • Figure 22 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sleeve means of Fig. 20;
  • Figure 23 is an opposite end view of the sleeve means of Fig. 20;
  • Figure 24 is a fragmentary view of a portion of Figure 22 to an enlarged scale
  • Figure 25 is a perspective view of a cap of the closure assembly of Fig. 16;
  • Figure 26 is an underneath plan view of the cap of Figure 25;
  • Figures 27 to 29 show the changes in the visual appearance of the cap of Fig. 25 in relation to the closure assembly of Fig. 16;
  • Figure 30 shows perspective views of the components of Figures 18 and 21 immediately prior to interengagement thereof ;
  • Figure 31 is a similar view to Figure 30 taken from a different viewing angle.
  • FIG. 1 there is illustrated a first embodiment of a closure assembly according to the present invention in which there is provided a tubular means 2 having lugs 4 extending longitudinally with respect to the axis of the tubular means 2 and is provided with inwardly projecting means 6.
  • the assembly also comprises a first sleeve member 8 surrounding the lugs 4.
  • a second, concentrically arranged sleeve member 10 of smaller diameter is also provided which provides a valve seating surface 12 for a valve member 14.
  • the assembly also includes a closure/cap 16 ( Figure 2) and is adapted to be fitted to a neck and mouth portion of a container, for example a bottle 18 as shown in broken lines in Figure 2.
  • the tubular means 2 comprises an annular portion 20 as shown in Figure 2, the upper edge portion of which comprises a pouring lip 22 of the assembly.
  • a multi -start thread 24 adapted to be engaged by the cap 16.
  • a baffle member 26 arranged so as to span the interior surface of annular portion 20 so as to hinder the unauthorised entry of liquid filling means, such as a tube, into the container mouth.
  • the baffle member is, however, arranged not to hinder the outflow of liquid when poured.
  • the underside of the baffle member 26 is provided with vanes 30, the purpose of which will be explained below.
  • Each lug 4 comprises two strut members 32 which are bridged by a plate 34 having an aperture 35, a lower edge of which is provided by the respective projection 6, which is inclined inwardly and upwardly at an angle, in the present example, of approximately 30° from the axis of the portion 20.
  • the sleeve member 8 is provided with an inwardly facing annular flange 36 forming a partial upper end wall in which are provided three slits 38, adapted to receive the lugs 4 of the portion 20 as will be described.
  • the inner surface of the sleeve member 8 is provided with shallow recesses 40 which assist in the location of the lugs 4 received therein.
  • An upstanding annular flange 42, provided with gripping ridges 44 is provided to assist engagement with the inner surface of the portion 20, further assisted by the provision of three upstanding arcuate flanges 46 provided on the margins of the sleeve member 8 to engage the outer surface of the annular portion 20.
  • On the outer surfaces of each flange 46 are angled ratchet teeth 48 ( Figure 8) .
  • annular flange 36 The underside of the annular flange 36 is provided with annular ridges 50 and the inner surface of the sleeve member 8 is provided with lengthwise extending ridges 52. As will be explained below, these ridges 50, 52 assist in the sealing and securement of the closure assembly to the bottle neck 18.
  • the valve member 14 comprises a body member having four fins 54 which assist in maintaining a correct axial alignment of a conical valve surface 56 with the seating surface 12 of the inner sleeve member 10.
  • the valve member 14 illustrated includes a recess 100 formed on an upperside thereof facing the cap 16.
  • the recess 100 is capable of retaining liquid when the bottle is in an upright position.
  • the valve member 14 may be a ball, as described hereinafter in the second embodiment disclosed herein.
  • the cap 16 comprises an end wall and a cylindrical side wall 58 provided on its internal surface with a complementary thread formation 60 to the threads 24.
  • a tamper-evident means in the form of an annular band 64 provided with angled ratchet teeth 66 adapted to engage with the teeth 48.
  • the band 64 comprises two semi-circular portions 64a, 64b, so as to assist its removal from the bottle when it has been opened.
  • the three lugs 4 of the tubular means 2 are introduced into the three slits 38 of the member 8 ( Figure 12 and 13) and slide into the recesses 40 as shown in Figure 1.
  • the vanes 30 are spaced from the upper surface of the valve member 14 so as to permit axial movement of the member 14 into and out of contact with the valve seating surface 12 in the normal usage of the bottle for containing and pouring liquid such as whisky, brandy or liqueurs.
  • the cap 16 is then applied to the tubular means 2 to enclose the pouring lip 22 and to engage the screw threads 24 and 60.
  • the ratchet teeth 48 and 66 slide over each other as the cap engages.
  • the assembly may then be applied to the bottle 18 in a single movement in a bottling production line, with the bottle neck being positioned as shown in Figure 2. It will be observed that an upper end surface 68 of the bottle is sealingly received in contact with the ridges 50 which are slightly deformed to form the desired seal.
  • the projections 6 are firmly engaged beneath a shoulder 70 on the bottle to prevent removal of the assembly, and the ridges 52 are received in an interleaved manner with a row of raised pips 72 provided on the bottle to prevent undesired rotational movement of the assembly on the bottle neck.
  • FIG. 16 to 31 there is illustrated a second embodiment of a tamper-evident device according to the present invention.
  • the example to be described below is illustrated as forming part of a container closure assembly which incorporates a non-return valve arrangement to prevent ease of re- filling the container. It will be understood, however, that the tamper-evident device may be used in conjunction with any suitable type of container closure, whether or not provided with a non-return valve arrangement.
  • Figure 16 shows components of a closure assembly in which there is provided a pouring outlet member 2' having lugs 4' extending longitudinally with respect to the axis of the member 2' and provided with inwardly projecting means 6' .
  • the assembly also comprises a first sleeve member 8' surrounding the lugs 4'.
  • a second, substantially concentrically arranged sleeve member 20' of smaller diameter is also provided which provides a valve seating surface 12' for a valve member in the form of a ball member 14' .
  • the assembly also includes a closure cap 16' ( Figure 17) and is adapted to be fitted to a neck and mouth portion of a container, for example a bottle 18' as shown in broken lines in Figure 17.
  • the pouring outlet means 2' comprises an annular portion 20' as shown in Figure 17, the upper edge portion of which comprises a pouring lip 22' of the assembly.
  • a multi-start thread 24' On the external surface of the annular portion 20' is provided a multi-start thread 24', adapted to be engaged by the cap 16'.
  • a baffle member 26' Arranged so as to span the interior surface of annular portion 20' is a baffle member 26' supported by links 28' so as to hinder the unauthorised entry of liquid filling means, such as a tube, into the container mouth.
  • the baffle member 26' is, however, arranged not to hinder the outflow of liquid when poured.
  • the underside of the baffle member 26' is provided with vanes 30', the purpose of which will be explained below.
  • Each lug 4' comprises two strut members 32 which are bridged by a plate 34' having an aperture 35', a lower edge of which is provided by the respective projection 6', which is inclined inwardly and upwardly at an angle, in the present example, of approximately 30° from the axis of the portion 20'.
  • the sleeve member 8' is provided with an inwardly facing annular flange 36' ( Figure 22) forming a partial upper end wall in which are provided three slots 38', adapted to receive the lugs 4' of the portion 20' as will be described.
  • the inner surface of the sleeve member 8' is provided with shallow recesses 40' which assist in the location of the lugs 4' received therein.
  • An upstanding annular flange 42' is provided to assist engagement with the inner surface of the portion 20'.
  • a plurality of projections 44' Surrounding the annular flange 42' and projecting axially from an annular edge portion of the sleeve member 8' are a plurality of projections 44', in the present example, being three in number.
  • annular flange 36' The underside of the annular flange 36' is provided with annular ridges 50' and the inner surface of the sleeve member 8' is provided with lengthwise extending ridges 52' . As will be explained below, these ridges 50', 52' assist in the sealing and securement of the closure assembly to the bottle neck 18'.
  • the cap 16' comprises an end wall and a cylindrical side wall 58' ( Figures 25-29) provided on its internal surface with a complementary thread formation 60' to the threads 24'.
  • a tamper-evident means in the form of three arcuate projections 64' comprising said second projections.
  • Each of said projections 64' is provided at one end thereof with a taper pilot or leading edge portion 66', the purpose of which will be explained below.
  • Each of said second projections 64' is received between the projections 44' of the sleeve member 8', as shown in Figure 27.
  • the three lugs 4' of the tubular means 2' are introduced into the three slots 38' of the member 8' and slide into the recesses 40' as shown in Figure 16.
  • the vanes 30' are spaced from the upper surface of the valve member 114' so as to permit axial movement of the member 14' into an out of contact with the valve seating surface 12' in the normal usage of the bottle for containing and pouring liquid such as whisky, brandy or liqueurs.
  • the cap 16' is then applied to the tubular means 2' to enclose the pouring lip 22' and to engage the screw threads 24' and 60' .
  • the assembly may then be applied to the bottle 18' in a single movement in a bottling production line, with the bottle neck being position as shown in Figure 17. It will be observed that an upper end surface of the bottle is sealingly received in contact with the ridges 50' which are slightly deformed to form the desired seal.
  • the projections 6' are firmly engaged beneath a shoulder 70' on the bottle to prevent removal of the assembly, and the ridges 52 are received in an interleaved manner with a row of raised pips 72' provided on the bottle to prevent undesired rotational movement of the assembly on the bottle neck.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble de fermeture amélioré destiné à être appliqué sur le goulot d'un réceptable de liquide tel qu'un goulot de bouteille. L'amélioration apportée à cet ensemble de fermeture fait que celui-ci ne peut pas être retiré sans qu'on exerce un effort extrême ou que l'on casse la bouteille. Cet ensemble de fermeture conçu pour être appliqué sur une partie du goulot d'un réceptacle de liquide comprend un élément tubulaire (2, 2') conçu pour être placé de manière pratiquement concentrique par rapport au goulot et pourvu d'éléments saillants (6, 6') faisant saillie vers l'intérieur de l'élément tubulaire (2, 2') et pouvant se déplacer radialement d'une manière résiliente. L'ensemble de fermeture est également pourvu d'un manchon support (10, 10') destiné à entourer au moins les éléments saillants (6, 6') de l'élément tubulaire (2, 2'). Un capuchon à vis avec dispositif indicateur d'effraction est placé sur la partie supérieure de cet ensemble de fermeture.
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AU37008/97A AU3700897A (en) 1996-07-30 1997-07-28 Liquid container closure assembly
BR9710788A BR9710788A (pt) 1996-07-30 1997-07-28 Conjunto de tampa recipiente para l¡qudo processo de enchimento de um recipiente para l¡quido e dispositivo evidenciador de viola-Æo
EP97933763A EP0918700A2 (fr) 1996-07-30 1997-07-28 Ensemble de fermeture d'un receptacle de liquide

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GBGB9615966.0A GB9615966D0 (en) 1996-07-30 1996-07-30 Closure assembly for liquid container
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