EP0176206A2 - Fermeture pour récipient - Google Patents

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EP0176206A2
EP0176206A2 EP85305711A EP85305711A EP0176206A2 EP 0176206 A2 EP0176206 A2 EP 0176206A2 EP 85305711 A EP85305711 A EP 85305711A EP 85305711 A EP85305711 A EP 85305711A EP 0176206 A2 EP0176206 A2 EP 0176206A2
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neck
cap closure
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skirt
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Walter B. Dunning
George E. Campbell
Julio Focaracci
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Clorox Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0008—Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container
    • B05B11/001—Snap-on-twist-off type connections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1002—Piston pumps the direction of the pressure stroke being substantially perpendicular to the major axis of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1045—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on 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
    • 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
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0471—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
    • 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
    • B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/18—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • B65D41/185—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
    • B05B11/1057—Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user

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  • This invention relates to cap and container closure configurations for opening and closing containers and more specifically to configurations which require accurate alignment of the cap with the container.
  • none of the aforementioned prior art closure configurations incorporate the versatility of the combined opening and closing methods with ensured, accurate alignment.
  • none of these prior cap closures provide the advantage of being able to be snapped off as well as snapped on and twisted off and on.
  • a cap which may be used interchangeably both as a removable or irremovable closure is also highly advantageous. This is especially so when such a design configuration still provides accurate alignment and only requires changes in the neck moldings to be either removable or irremovable.
  • One aspect of the invention is a cap closure that incorporates a snap-on, snap-off, twist-on, twist-off opening and closing mechanism and also may provide accurate alignment of the cap closure with respect to the container.
  • a second aspect of the invention is to provide a novel cap closure configuration which has a minimum of parts while still performing the same functions and is therefore less costly to produce.
  • a third aspect of the invention is to provide a refillable container and closure which is particularly suited for dispensing liquids by means of a trigger spray mechanism.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a container cap closure which may be accurately aligned with the neck of the container and, depending on the neck molding, is either removable or irremovable from the container.
  • cap closure and varied neck configurations comprising a container with a neck having an inner bore and either external threads or an external annular bead fastener, and vertical stops or walls.
  • a cap closure having an outer annular skirt having inwardly projecting lugs adapted to pass over the threads or bead fastener with axial pressure and to abut the walls upon closure while an annular inner skirt seals the inner bore is provided.
  • the cap material may be rigid or resilient, but the lugs must be so designed as to spring past the threads or bead fastener when the cap is applied to the neck using axial pressure.
  • the lugs and cap are made from a rigid material, the material for the threads or bead fastener must be yieldable.
  • the cap closure can be snapped on and off and twisted on and off when the fastening means are external threads and the walls are located diametrically opposite each other so that they abut the lugs in opposite directions relative to the neck.
  • the top side of each lug interfaces with the under surface of the external threads.
  • the cap may also be snapped off.
  • the fastening means is an annular bead and the interface or engagement between the bead and the lugs is substantially the width of the lugs' top sides and the walls on the neck abut the lugs in the same direction relative to the neck, the cap closure is irremovable and unyieldingly aligned.
  • Figures 1-4 show a container 10 having an open end including inner bore 12, with a neck 16 and a pair of concentric external threads 14 and 15.
  • the upper surface 18 of the thread 14 slopes downward and outward at an angle to the axis defined by the neck 16, while the under surface 20 is generally perpendicular to the neck axis as best seen in Figure 2.
  • thread 15 has an upper sloping portion 19 and a lower surface 21.
  • Below the threads 14, 15 at the base of the neck 16 is a flat annular shoulder 22.
  • grooves 24, 26 Respectively located between the first thread 14 and the shoulder 22 and the second thread 15 and the shoulder 22 are grooves 24, 26.
  • Groove 24 is formed by first and second vertical walls 28, 30 and horizontal wall 31.
  • groove 26 is formed by first and second vertical walls 32, 34 and horizontal wall 33 as seen in Figure 7.
  • the outer edges 36, 38 of the walls 28, 32, respectively, are preferably coextensive and continuous with the outer rim 40, 42, respectively, of the external threads 14, 15.
  • the walls 28, 32 are, in respect to the neck bore 16, on opposite sides and face in opposite directions. Adjacent each wall on opposite sides of the neck are flattened surfaces 30, 34 which provide stability.
  • the container 10 is provided with a cap closure 44 for sealing the inner bore 12 and accurately aligning the neck 16 with the cap 44.
  • a preferred embodiment of the cap closure incorporates a trigger spray dispensing mechanism shown generally at mechanism 46 with a depending flexible tube 48.
  • the trigger sprayer 46 In order for the trigger sprayer 46 to operate properly, the cap 44 and the neck 16 must be accurately alignea. This is due to the fact that the container may advantageously be shaped to fit the hand and therefore takes on an orientation that must be accurately matched to the orientation of the trigger sprayer 46 on the cap closure 44.
  • the cap has a closed end wall 50, a resiliently flexible inner annular skirt 52 depending from the closed end wall 50 and an outer annular skirt 54 which is in coaxial, spaced relation to inner skirt 52.
  • the outer skirt 54 includes a bottom rim 56, a first radially inwardly projecting lug 58, and a second radially inwardly projecting lug 60.
  • Lug 58 has a top 62, front 64, first lateral 66 and second lateral 68 sides.
  • opposite lug 60 has a top 70, front 72, first lateral siae 74, and second lateral side 76.
  • the lugs have horizontal top surfaces 62, 70 that bear against horizontal walls 31, 33, respectively of the neck 16.
  • lugs 58, 60 have beveled areas 64, 72 which are adapted to ride over the threads as will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • the container 10 may be initially closed by inserting the tube 48 into the container 10, aligning the lugs 58, 60 vertically with the grooves 24, 26 and axially forcing the lugs downward past the upper surfaces 18, 19 of the yieldable threads 14, 15 until the top sides 62, 70 of the lugs 58, 60 engage the under surfaces 20, 21 of the threads 14, 15 and the bottom rim 56' engages the shoulder 22.
  • the first lateral sides 66, 74 of the lugs 58, 60 will be brought to bear against the vertical walls 28, 30 of the grooves 24, 26, respectively, thereby preventing any rotation in a clockwise direction.
  • the container lU may also be closed by twisting the cap in a clockwise direction until the first lateral sides 66, 74 of the lugs 58, 60 abut the walls 28, 30 of the grooves 24, 26, respectively. It should be noted that the rim 56 substantially engages the shoulder 22 upon closure. Such engagement, however, is not necessary as proper closure and alignment is ensured by the engagement of the seal between skirt 52 and surface 82 of inner bore 12.
  • the container may be opened by rotating the cap 44 in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the structural interfacing between the threads 14, 15 and lugs 58, 60 is such that when strong upward axial pressure is applied directly and alternatingly under each of the lugs, the cap may also be removed by snapping it off.
  • FIG. 8 and 9 a second embodiment of the invention is shown wherein structure having a counterpart in the aforedescribed first embodiment is identified by adding a one "1" before the number.
  • the cap is the same as before, but the screw thread fastening means 14, 15 . has been replaced by an annular bead 114 having an axially directed front surface 117, a radially directed flat under surface 120 and an upper surface 118 that tapers downward and radially outward.
  • Located between the bead 114 and the shoulder 122 are grooves 124, 126 having a first vertical wall 130 and a second vertical wall 134 and vertical walls 128, 132 facing in the same direction with regard to the neck 116.
  • the neck 116 also includes vertical protrusions 106, 108 which simplify the tooling required for this particular neck configuration.
  • the lugs 158, 160 must be forced over the bead 114 so that the inner skirt 152 will again seal the container by fitting against the inner bore l12 and the first lateral side 166 of the first lug 158 will engage the first wall 128, and the first lateral side 176 of the second lug 160 will engage the second wall 132.

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GB2189475A (en) * 1986-04-23 1987-10-28 Sunbeam Plastics Corp Dispensing closure
WO1989010313A1 (fr) * 1988-04-25 1989-11-02 Alfatechnic Ag Procede de montage de couvercles en plastique
WO1994013547A1 (fr) * 1992-12-15 1994-06-23 Canyon Europe Ltd. Capuchon a encliqueter pour un recipient, s'enlevant par torsion
EP0622305A1 (fr) * 1993-04-26 1994-11-02 L'oreal Combinaison d'une batterie de récipients et d'une barrette de capuchons, et ensemble d'un récipient et d'un capuchon
EP0867230A3 (fr) * 1997-03-28 1998-11-11 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Accouplement à baionnette entre une pompe de pulvérisation et une bouteille contenant un produit à pulvériser
JP2000313455A (ja) * 1999-05-04 2000-11-14 Owens Illinois Closure Inc 容器のバヨネット型口部
WO2008150235A1 (fr) * 2007-06-05 2008-12-11 Rexam Petainer Lidköping Ab Fermeture pour conteneur de boisson et procédé pour fermer une ouverture d'un conteneur
IT201700085464A1 (it) * 2017-07-26 2019-01-26 Guala Dispensing Spa Sistema di connessione fra flacone e testa di un dispositivo di erogazione a grilletto
WO2019021069A1 (fr) * 2017-07-26 2019-01-31 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Système de connexion entre une bouteille et une tête de distribution
US11338309B2 (en) 2017-07-26 2022-05-24 Guala Dispensing S.P.A Connection system between a bottle and a dispensing head
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GB2189475A (en) * 1986-04-23 1987-10-28 Sunbeam Plastics Corp Dispensing closure
WO1989010313A1 (fr) * 1988-04-25 1989-11-02 Alfatechnic Ag Procede de montage de couvercles en plastique
WO1994013547A1 (fr) * 1992-12-15 1994-06-23 Canyon Europe Ltd. Capuchon a encliqueter pour un recipient, s'enlevant par torsion
EP0622305A1 (fr) * 1993-04-26 1994-11-02 L'oreal Combinaison d'une batterie de récipients et d'une barrette de capuchons, et ensemble d'un récipient et d'un capuchon
FR2704527A1 (fr) * 1993-04-26 1994-11-04 Oreal Combinaison d'une batterie de récipients et d'une barrette de capuchons, et ensemble d'un récipient et d'un capuchon.
US5544778A (en) * 1993-04-26 1996-08-13 L'oreal Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, and assembly of a container and cap
US5702017A (en) * 1993-04-26 1997-12-30 L'oreal Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, and assembly of a container and cap
EP0867230A3 (fr) * 1997-03-28 1998-11-11 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Accouplement à baionnette entre une pompe de pulvérisation et une bouteille contenant un produit à pulvériser
JP2000313455A (ja) * 1999-05-04 2000-11-14 Owens Illinois Closure Inc 容器のバヨネット型口部
WO2008150235A1 (fr) * 2007-06-05 2008-12-11 Rexam Petainer Lidköping Ab Fermeture pour conteneur de boisson et procédé pour fermer une ouverture d'un conteneur
IT201700085464A1 (it) * 2017-07-26 2019-01-26 Guala Dispensing Spa Sistema di connessione fra flacone e testa di un dispositivo di erogazione a grilletto
WO2019021069A1 (fr) * 2017-07-26 2019-01-31 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Système de connexion entre une bouteille et une tête de distribution
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US11247222B2 (en) 2017-07-26 2022-02-15 Guala Dispensing S.P.A. Connection system between a bottle and a dispensing head
US11338309B2 (en) 2017-07-26 2022-05-24 Guala Dispensing S.P.A Connection system between a bottle and a dispensing head
CN114735350A (zh) * 2022-04-14 2022-07-12 赵海 可精确控制用量的化妆品瓶

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ES288976U (es) 1986-03-16
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