WO2011133067A1 - Container with cap opening indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to safety indicators which clearly testify to the opening of a container intended to hold alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetic products, medicaments and other chemical products in various aggregate states. The technical result is to improve the reliability of protection of a container against unsanctioned opening and reclosing, to provide additional information to the consumer about the product, and to prevent the sale of counterfeit products. The claimed device comprises a container (1) with a neck, and a cap (2), which are connected to each other by a threaded connection (3). The opening indicator is located in the neck of the container (1), the upper part of the opening indicator (4) being made to permit the application of informative symbols, the middle part of the opening indicator (5) being made in the form of guiding elements which interact with the cap (2), and the lower part of the opening indicator (7) being made in the form of a working member which is able to interact with the neck of the container (1). The cap (2) is formed with a recess (10). The cap (2) interacts with the opening indicator kinetically, providing the possibility of their displacement relative to one another, and a reverse movement limiter (11) is mounted between the opening indicator and the cap.

Description

 Capacity with tamper indicator

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

 The invention relates to safety indicators, which clearly indicates the opening of a container intended for the storage of alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, cosmetics, medicines and other chemical products in different states of aggregation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

 In science and technology, safety devices are known designed to determine the fact of opening various containers and to create obstacles to re-closure for the purpose of unauthorized sale.

 For example, a plastic lid device is known (Patent RU JN 1 1777, IPC B65D41 / 34, 1999)., Having an opening indicator in the form of a ring of two parts: a smaller sector — a “tongue” remaining on the lid after opening the container, and larger sectors connected to the lid and tongue by means of destructible elements. When the lid is removed, the larger sector will separate from the lid.

 A disadvantage of the known device is that after opening the bottle, some of the indicator elements fall off the container, and the “tongue” with sharp edges remains on the lid.

The closest in technical essence is a safety shutter device for bottles and similar containers, including a filling element, a cylindrical sleeve having an inner protrusion to hold the filling element, a cap screwed onto the filling element, and a safety tape in the form rings interacting with the cap. The ring is divided into two structurally independent identical elements. At the first unscrewing of the cap, the loosened connection of the ring breaks and it breaks into two parts (Patent EP 071171 1, IPC B65D41 / 34; B65D47 / 12.1996).

 The disadvantage of this device is the possibility of reassembling the safety tape after opening the bottle so that it takes almost the same initial position, after removal the lid remains without visible external changes, which allows it to be reused for unauthorized sale. In addition, the design does not provide for the possibility of placing an additional informational appeal to the consumer on the closure element.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

 The basis of the invention is the task of creating a device that performs the function of an indicator of opening the removable lid, providing reliable protection of the tank from unauthorized opening and re-closing.

The problem is solved in that a container with an opening indicator of the lid, comprising a container with a neck, a lid detachably connected to the neck of the container, an opening indicator interacting with the neck of the container and the lid, while the lid is made with a niche, the opening indicator is installed in the latter, the lid interacts with the tamper indicator kinetically, providing the possibility of their displacement relative to each other, a backstop is installed between the tamper indicator and the cover, the upper part of the indicator is opened I is capable of applying information signs, the middle part of the indicator opening is made in the form of guide elements cooperating with the lid and the bottom part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a working body having the ability to interact with the neck of the container.

 In the claimed design, the container may have various external forms of execution. The material of manufacture may be known polymeric materials, metal, glass, and the like. On the neck of the container can be rigidly or movably mounted nozzle. To interact with the working body of the tamper indicator, clutch elements can be additionally made on the neck of the container. The clutch elements may be in the form of teeth, grooves, ribs or other known forms. The clutch elements can be placed on the outer or inner side or at the end of the neck of the container. The embodiment of the nozzle may be in the form of a dispenser, dispenser, water seal or other known form. The stored substance or product may be in various states of aggregation: liquid, granules or powder.

 The cover is designed to close the neck of the tank from the outside and has a detachable threaded connection to the tank.

In the option of additional installation of the nozzle in the neck of the tank, the lid can be installed on the neck of the tank through a detachable threaded connection with the nozzle. On the bottom of the lid, an additional retaining ring can be additionally made. On the upper or lateral part of the lid opposite the tamper indicator, a window or a destructible part of the body can be made. Additionally, elements (pushers, teeth, guides, etc.) can be made on the cover that, when interacting with the indicator, destroy or deform part of the cover body. A perforated section or a section with a weakened cross section can be made on the lid body. On the inside of the lid there are guide elements interacting with the tamper indicator. Cap may be made of materials selected from the following series - polymers, metal, glass, etc.

 A niche is made in the lid, the dimensions of which must be sufficient to accommodate the tamper indicator. Information elements can also be applied in a niche.

The tamper indicator is movable and consists of the upper opening part, on which information signs are applied, the middle part, which is made in the form of guide elements interacting with the lid, and the lower part, which is made in the form of a working body interacting with the neck of the container. Logos, digital signs, decorative elements, etc. can be placed on the upper opening part of the tamper indicator. The execution form of the upper opening part of the tamper indicator can be made in the form of a sleeve, button or other known form. The upper part of the indicator may be one or more. The guiding elements of the middle part of the tamper indicator provide a predetermined rectilinear or curvilinear movement of the tamper indicator relative to the lid. The guiding elements of the tamper indicator can be made in the form of a rod, a movable connection, a flexible wall, a rod or have any other known shape. The working body of the lower part of the tamper indicator interacts with the walls of the neck of the container or with an additional nozzle installed on the neck of the container due to friction or adhesion. The working body of the tamper indicator can be made in the form of a cap sealing the neck of the container, clutch elements, elements of the detachable connection of the cover with the neck of the container, teeth or other similar elements. Parts of the tamper indicator may have a rigid connection to each other or a movable connection or a detachable connection. Depending on the embodiment, the tamper indicator may shift up or down or rotate relative to the lid. Preferably, a backstop is made between the tamper indicator and the lid. After the tamper indicator is shifted from the closed position to the open position, the backstop stops the tamper indicator in the open position. The backstop prevents the tamper indicator to return to the closed position without destroying the cover elements. In cases of movable or detachable connection of the parts of the tamper indicator with each other, a backstop can be installed between these parts. The backstop can be made in the form of a latch, stopper, lock, sliding out of the element cover or another of the known forms.

The inventive device operates as follows: in the closed position, the lid is located on the neck of the container, the movable tamper indicator is located in the niche of the lid, the working element of the tamper indicator is engaged with the neck of the container or with a nozzle located on the neck of the container. When performing the working body in the form of a cork, the latter seals the neck of the container. When opening the container, the lid rises above the container and is set to the "open" position. Due to friction or adhesion, the tamper of the tamper indicator is held for a certain time in the neck of the container, leading to the displacement of the tamper indicator relative to the lid along the guide elements. Displacement of the tamper indicator (extension, retraction or rotation) leads to a change in the appearance of the lid by the appearance of information signs on the top of the tamper indicator, and if there are additional destructible jumpers or walls on the lid, the latter are irreversibly deformed or separated from the lid. The backstop stops the tamper indicator in the "open" position and does not allow to restore the original appearance of the lid. When performing the backstop in the form of an element sliding out of the cover, the latter, in addition to keeping the tamper indicator in the “open” position, also plays the role of an information sign. After that, the lid is disconnected from the container.

 Thus, irreversible changes in the appearance of the lid after its removal provide reliable protection of the container against unauthorized opening and re-closing.

BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 Specific options for the inventive capacity with a movable

tamper indicator is described below with reference to

attached drawings.

 Figure 1-2 shows the inventive design according to example 1 in a closed and open state. A nozzle with a water lock is rigidly mounted on the tank, the top of the lid is made with a weakened cross-section, the lid is detachably connected to the nozzle, the backstop is made in the form of an element that can be pulled out from the lid between the lid and the upper part of the tamper indicator, the guiding elements are the guide rod, the middle and lower parts tamper indicators are made movable relative to each other, the working body interacts with the neck of the container through the nozzle.

 Figure 3-4 shows the inventive design of example 2 in a closed and open state. The rectilinear mobility of the tamper indicator is provided by its middle part, made in the form of a corrugation, the tamper of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a plug covering the inside of the container, the lid is mounted on the container through a detachable connection, the upper part of the lid is made open, all parts of the indicator are made in one piece , the backstop is made in the form of a stopper between the cover and the upper part of the indicator, information is placed on the inside of the cover.

Figure 5-6 shows the inventive design according to example 3 in a closed and open state. Top of tamper indicator it is presented in the form of a button connected to the lid through a splined connection, the upper and middle parts of the indicator are made as one part, the lid and the indicator are connected by means of a guide sleeve, a window is made from the outer side of the lid, there is no control snap ring.

Example N ° 1. In FIG. 1-2 the following elements are shown: capacity -1; cover -2; threaded connection - 3; the upper part of the tamper indicator - 4; the middle part of the tamper indicator in the form of a guide rod-5; compound 6; working body of the lower part of the tamper indicator in the form of a cork - 7; nozzle on the container - 8; weakened section - 9; niche - 10; backstop in the form of an element pushed out of the lid - 11; control circlip - 12; clutch elements nozzles - 13; spline connection - 14; removable cover wall - 15; water lock - 16, information signs 17 and 18, pusher 19.

 In FIG. 1 shows a container 1 on which a nozzle 8 with a water lock 16 is rigidly mounted; the cap 2 is connected to the nozzle 8 through a threaded connection 3; the movable upper part of the tamper indicator 4 is installed in the niche 10; the cover 2 is connected to the middle part 5 of the tamper indicator through connection 6; the working body 7 of the tamper indicator is connected to its guiding elements 5 by means of a spline connection 14; the working body of the lower part of the tamper indicator 7 is made in the form of a tube, which ensures the tightness of the container 1; the working body 7 of the tamper indicator is connected to the nozzle 8 by means of the clutch elements 13; the removable wall of the lid 15 closes in the niche 10 the upper part 4 of the tamper indicator; the control retaining ring 12 is held on the tank 1.

Figure 2 shows the same capacity at the time of removal of the cover. The cover 2 moves upward through the threaded connection 3, advancing above the neck of the container 1, the working element 7 of the tamper indicator due to the clutch elements 13 does not rotate relative to the container 1, medium part 5 of the tamper indicator at connection 6 raises the upper part 4 of the tamper indicator from the niche 10, begins to interact with the pusher 19, which leads to the destruction of the weakened section 9 and the removal of the wall of the lid 15. The upper part 4 of the tamper indicator with information signs 17 and 18 placed on it rises above the cover 2. The backstop limiter 1 1 opens the connection 6 between the middle part 5 of the tamper indicator and the cover 2, which does not allow lowering the upper part 4 of the tamper indicator again into the niche 10. Check lock to The ring 12 is separated from the lid 2. Thus, irreversible changes occur on the lid 2, informing about the opening of the container.

 Example JNS 2 is made analogously to example N ° 1, it differs in a specific form of the cover, indicator mobility, backstop, connecting parts of the tamper indicator with each other. In FIG. 3-4 of the claimed capacity the following elements are shown: capacity - 21: cover with an open upper part - 22; connection is 23; niche - 24; the upper part 20 of the tamper indicator, the middle part 25 of the tamper indicator in the form of a diaphragm; the lower part 26 of the tamper indicator with the working body 27; backstop limiter - 28; information signs - 29, coupling elements of the tank -30.

 In FIG. 3 shows a lid 22 having a threaded connection 23 with a capacity 21. The upper part 20, the middle part 25 and the lower part 26 of the tamper indicator are made as a single part, which is located in the recess 24 and is connected to the lid 22 through the diaphragm 25. Through the working body 27 of the indicator opening interacts with the container 21 through the coupling elements of the container 30. The backstop 28 is made in the form of a stopper and placed on the cover 22. On the inner part of the cover 22 is placed an information sign 29.

In FIG. 4 shows the same capacity at the time of removal of the cover. The cover 22 by thread 23 is shifted up above the neck of the container 21, the working body 27 of the tamper indicator of the lower part of the indicator 26, due to the engagement with the neck of the container 21, deforms the diaphragm 25. The upper part 20 of the tamper indicator lowers into a niche 24, where its position is fixed by the stopper 28. The inner part of the lid 22 is opened, opening the information sign 29.

Example Ne3 is carried out analogously to example N ° 1, it differs in a specific form of execution of the lid, ^'by connecting the lid and the tamper indicator, backstop, way of actuating. In FIG. 5-6 of the claimed capacity, the following elements are depicted: capacity - 31, cover - 32; the cover and container have a connection of 33, the middle and lower parts of the indicator are made in the form of a single part -34, the container and indicator interact through a detachable connection -35, the upper part of the tamper indicator is presented in the form of a button -36, guide sleeve-37, niche - 38 ; perforated section -39; backstop -40, tooth -41, guides for the button -42, side window on the cover -43.

 5, the lid 32 is mounted on the container 31 through a threaded connection 33. The button 36 is movably or detachably connected to the part 34, the button 36 is connected through the connection 39 to the lid 32. The tooth 41 when closing the lid 32 does not affect the stop 40.

In FIG. 6 shows the same capacity at the time of removal of the cover. The cover 32 can be removed in two ways: when twisting from the container 31 or by first pressing the button 36 and subsequent twisting (in the latter case, less force is provided). In the first method of removal, the lid rises upward along the thread 33, and parts of the indicator 34 are displaced relative to the lid along the sleeve 37, the tooth 41 guides the stop 40 along the guides 42, which leads to the destruction of the perforated section 39 and the displacement of the button 36 into the niche 38, appears in the window 43 information sign 44. The second method characterized in that the user first presses the button 36, and then removes the cover 32.

 The above examples of the performance of a container with an indicator of opening the lid are connected to each other by a single design concept, they act similarly to each other, leading to a single

 technical result. Other possible examples of designs

 The proposed device comes down to obvious combinations of embodiments of the cover, a movable tamper indicator and other elements. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

 The inventive design can be made of materials known in the industry on known equipment and provides:

 - the reliability of the protection of the tank from unauthorized opening and re-closing;

 - providing more reliable retention of the lid on the neck of the container, due to the occurrence of additional resistance from the indicator at the initial moment of removal of the cover from the container;

 - allows you to pre-shift the indicator, and then remove the cover with less physical effort;

 - reduction of material costs in the manufacture of a cover with an indicator, due to the possible refusal to perform a control retaining ring;

 - reducing the dimensions of the tank and material costs in the production of the tank, due to the performance of the tank without massive elements of adhesion with the control retaining ring;

 - the possibility of additional informing the consumer about the manufacturer;

 - minimizing the possibility of counterfeit products.

Claims

CLAIM 1. A container with a tamper-evident indicator, comprising a container with a neck, a lid detachably connected to the neck of the container, a tamper indicator interacting with the neck of the container and the lid, characterized in that the fastener is made with a niche, the latter has a tamper indicator, the fastener interacts with the indicator tampering kinetically, providing the possibility of their displacement relative to each other, between the tamper indicator and the cover there is a backstop, the upper part of the tamper indicator is made with possible With the help of information signs, the middle part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of guide elements interacting with the lid _^ and the lower part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a working body interacting with the neck of the container.  2. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover body is provided with a perforated section or is made with a section with a weakened section.  3. The container under item 1, characterized in that the upper part of the lid body is made open.  4. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one window is made in the side of the lid body.  5. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the information signs are applied in a niche or on the inside of the lid  6. The tank according to claim 1, characterized in that an additional nozzle is installed on the neck of the tank  7. The container according to claim 6, characterized in that the fastener is detachably connected to the nozzle.,  8. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the backstop is made in the form of a latch. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) 9. Capacity according to claim 1, characterized in that the backstop is installed between the parts of the tamper indicator.  10. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the upper part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a button  11. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the middle part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a guide rod.  12. Capacity according to claim 1, characterized in that the middle part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a flexible diaphragm.  13. The container under item 1, characterized in that the middle part of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a guide sleeve.  14. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the working body of the tamper indicator is made in the form of clutch elements.  15. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the working body of the tamper indicator is made in the form of a plug.  16. The container under item 1, characterized in that the working body of the tamper indicator has a detachable connection with the neck of the container.  17. The container under item 6, characterized in that the working body of the tamper indicator interacts with the nozzle on the neck of the container.  18. Capacity under item 1, characterized in that the parts of the tamper indicator are connected to each other detachably.  19. The container under item 1, characterized in that the parts of the tamper indicator are connected to each other movably.  20. The container under item 1, characterized in that the parts of the tamper indicator are connected to each other rigidly.  21. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that additionally on the neck of the container there are clutch elements interacting with the tamper indicator.  22. The container according to claim 6, characterized in that additionally on the nozzle there are clutch elements interacting with the tamper indicator. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) 23. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that additionally pushers are made on the lid, which interact with the tamper indicator.  SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)