EP0881157A2 - Fermeture auto-obturante pour bouteille - Google Patents

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EP0881157A2
EP0881157A2 EP97830524A EP97830524A EP0881157A2 EP 0881157 A2 EP0881157 A2 EP 0881157A2 EP 97830524 A EP97830524 A EP 97830524A EP 97830524 A EP97830524 A EP 97830524A EP 0881157 A2 EP0881157 A2 EP 0881157A2
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stopper
bottle
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Ruggero Borghetti
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • B65D47/248—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by imparting a motion to the valve stem
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • 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

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  • This invention regards caps for wine, champagne, and water bottles as well as bottles of other beverages; more specifically it refers to calotte-type caps which snap onto the neck of the bottle.
  • Snap-On caps for bottles are already available, including some which are designed to seal off the bottle so as to keep the carbonation of the beverage within the container. These caps were designed to store sparkling wine and other carbonated drinks. However, all the known caps need to be removed to pour out the drink and afterwards replaced on the bottle they were snapped onto. This is why the present invention aims at providing a new cap which, once applied, does not have to be removed from the container, in this case a bottle, and allows the respective beverage to be poured out without having to remove the cap from the bottle.
  • Another aim of this invention is to provide a cap with an integrated automatic stopper-unit which allows a beverage to be poured out and then the cap closes. All this without having to remove the cap from the bottle.
  • Yet another aim of this invention is to provide a cap which automatically allows the fluids contained in a bottle to flow through it when the bottle is tilted but prevents the same from happening when the bottle is in an upright position.
  • a cap for bottles which consists of a calotte type frame with a capsule on the inside which allows it to snap onto the neck of a bottle by gently applying pressure on it.
  • the cap's hallmarks are the above mentioned calotte that features an opening at the center of its top and a perforated section aligned with this opening so as to create a conduit connecting the inside of the bottle with the outside. Furthermore by the fact that this conduit is linked to an automatic stopper-unit triggered by gravity thus opening the conduit when the bottle is tilted and closing it when it is in an upright (vertical) position.
  • the following description of the cap refers to the illustrations attached which as mere orientation should not be considered as limiting in any way.
  • Fig. 1 shows an enlarged model of the cap with a cross-section of some of its components.
  • Fig. 2 shows a view in perspective of the assembled cap.
  • Fig. 3 and 4 shows the cap applied on a bottle in the closed and open position respectively.
  • This cap is made up of a calotte type frame (11) with a sealing capsule on the inside (12).
  • the frame (11) may be metal or plastic and at the center of its top it features an opening (13) preferably countersunk.
  • the inner capsule (12) is designed to snap onto the neck of a bottle (14) by exerting a light pressure, resting on the top of the neck of the bottle itself. This way the capsule (12) has a dual function: to lock onto the neck of the bottle and to keep the cap in place. Furthermore, the capsule can be snapped onto the necks of all bottles or at least most of them, guaranteeing universal applicability.
  • the capsule (12) features a perforated section (12') perfectly aligned with the opening (13) at the very top of the frame (11) and designed to create a conduit (15) through the cap connecting the inside of the bottle with the outside.
  • the cap so far depicted features a disc or mushroom-shaped stopper-unit (16) which plugs the opening (13) from above by means of a sealing device (17) in order to open and close the conduit (15).
  • the stopper-unit (16) is located on the top of the shaft (18) which passes through the perforated section (12') of the capsule (12) and which reaches into the inside of the bottle.
  • a counterbalance (19) of spherical or other shapes is located on the lower end of the shaft (18).
  • the shaft (18) slides inside a tubular portion of the capsule (20) which extends down from the perforated section onward (12') for almost all of its length.
  • the length of the tubular portion (20) is calculated to make the counterbalance (19) limit the sliding stroke of the shaft when it comes into contact with the lower end and as a result it also prevents the stopper-unit (16) from shifting in the conduit (15).
  • a spring (21) (optional) partially counteracting the gravitational forces of the counterbalance (19) can be applied in order to facilitate the opening of the stopper-unit.
  • the cap is snapped onto a bottle using light pressure taking advantage of the flexibility of the sealing capsule (12) on the inside of the calotte type frame (11).
  • the counterbalance (19) is in a vertical position because of gravity. This way it holds the stopper-unit (16) in the closed position on the opening (13) via the shaft (18), thus plugging the conduit (15).
  • the bottle remains sealed and is perfectly suitable for the storage of liquids and for conserving carbonation.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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  • Sealing Of Jars (AREA)
EP97830524A 1997-05-29 1997-10-17 Fermeture auto-obturante pour bouteille Withdrawn EP0881157A3 (fr)

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IT97BS000046A IT1292517B1 (it) 1997-05-29 1997-05-29 Tappo a chiusura automatica per bottiglie
ITBS970046 1997-05-29

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EP0881157A2 true EP0881157A2 (fr) 1998-12-02
EP0881157A3 EP0881157A3 (fr) 1999-05-19

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WO2023123832A1 (fr) * 2021-12-31 2023-07-06 迪亚姆展示设备(昆山)有限公司 Bouteille de distribution à verrouillage automatique

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GB191211362A (en) * 1912-05-13 1912-08-01 Albert William Mathys Improvements in and relating to Non-refillable Bottles.
FR682394A (fr) * 1929-09-27 1930-05-27 Bouteille irremplissable
FR1332117A (fr) * 1962-06-01 1963-07-12 Novasynthia Bouchon inviolable
ES419697A1 (es) * 1972-10-18 1976-03-16 Ivanov Mantchev Dispositivo tapon valvular para botellas y recipientes si- milares.
MX156476A (es) * 1983-02-04 1988-08-28 Maquinas Fabricacion Sa De Tapon irrellenable e inviolable mejorado
FR2655622A1 (fr) * 1989-12-13 1991-06-14 Hyvert Yves Bouchon verseur hygienique anti pollution a ouverture et fermeture par gravite, reglable par un systeme mecanique.

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WO2023123832A1 (fr) * 2021-12-31 2023-07-06 迪亚姆展示设备(昆山)有限公司 Bouteille de distribution à verrouillage automatique
US12325562B2 (en) 2021-12-31 2025-06-10 Diam Display (China) Co., Ltd. Self-locking subpackaging bottle

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ITBS970046A1 (it) 1998-11-29
ITBS970046A0 (it) 1997-05-29

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