EP1726537A1 - Originalitätssprühkappe - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP1726537A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cap; aerosol; button; cap body; fluid passageway
Prior art date: 2005-05-23
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EP05011137A

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EP1726537B1 (de

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Adalberto Geier

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Coster Technologie Speciali SpA

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Coster Technologie Speciali SpA

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2005-05-23

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2005-05-23

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2006-11-29

2005-05-23 Application filed by Coster Technologie Speciali SpA filed Critical Coster Technologie Speciali SpA

2005-05-23 Priority to DE602005008023T priority Critical patent/DE602005008023D1/de

2005-05-23 Priority to EP05011137A priority patent/EP1726537B1/de

2006-11-29 Publication of EP1726537A1 publication Critical patent/EP1726537A1/de

2008-07-09 Application granted granted Critical

2008-07-09 Publication of EP1726537B1 publication Critical patent/EP1726537B1/de

2025-05-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/16—Actuating means
- B65D83/20—Actuator caps
- B65D83/206—Actuator caps comprising cantilevered actuating elements, e.g. levers pivoting about living hinges
- 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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/145—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with tamper-indicating means, e.g. located in front of nozzle outlets

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the caps for aerosol cans can either be formed as a single unit, which simply slots over the exit tube from the valve, and is held in place by friction between the cap and the tube, or as a composite structure which is attached to the canister itself, with a section which integrates with the exit tube of the valve.
Such composite caps have certain advantages, in that they can be designed such that only a directed force downward will trigger the valve, whereas with a single cap attached to the exit tube, it is possible for a force directed sideways to actuate the valve.
Aerosol cans are necessarily fabricated from rigid materials, that can withstand the high pressures required for housing the propellant; usually, this material is metal.
metal canisters are opaque, and it is not possible to determine whether the can has been used and if much of the fluid content remains. Whilst shaking the can will indicate that there is some paint, deodorant or the like, still contained within, no suggestion is given as to whether any of the original quantity has been used or not.
Fig. 1 shows two perspective views of a spray cap (1) for fitting to the top of an aerosol, according to the present invention.
the cap (1) is designed to fit over the top of an aerosol canister, with the valve tube being contained within.
the bottom of the cap (2) is shaped so as to be a little larger than the diameter of the can, and is possessed of fixing means on the inner side of the cap which engage with the canister and hold the cap (1) in place.
the simplest method of achieving this is to provide small bumps (3) around the inside edge at the bottom of the cap (2), which interact with the either a ridge or indents provided on the aerosol.
many other methods exist for attaching the cap (1) to the canister Obviously, the diameter of the cap bottom (2), and indeed the size of the cap (1) itself, can be changed depending upon the size of the aerosol can to which it will be attached.
This two point fixing of the passageway unit (4, 5, 7), means that in operation the button (4) is restricted to moving substantially only up and down, that is: in the same direction as the axis of the aerosol tube. Whilst there is a slight rotation around the fixing point at the nozzle (7), this is negligible over the distance the button (4) travels when depressed.
Such an arrangement allows for the provision of a tamper indicator in the form of a tab (10).
FIG. 4 Shown in Fig. 4, are three close-up views of the button (4) and tamper indicator tab (10) arrangement, these are close-up views of the region highlighted by the right hand box in Fig. 2.
the tab (10) is attached to the cap (1) in two places by thin, readily breakable, connections (11).
the tab (10) is positioned at a region of the cap (1), such that when the button (4) is depressed, a lip (12) extending from the back of the button (4) has to pass through the location of the tamper indicator tab (10).
the lip (12) pushes against the tab (10) and will break the two connections (11) holding it in place, and the tab (10) will break off from the cap (1).

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EP05011137A 2005-05-23 2005-05-23 Originalitätssprühkappe Expired - Lifetime EP1726537B1 (de)

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE602005008023T DE602005008023D1 (de)	2005-05-23	2005-05-23	Originalitätssprühkappe
EP05011137A EP1726537B1 (de)	2005-05-23	2005-05-23	Originalitätssprühkappe

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EP05011137A EP1726537B1 (de)	2005-05-23	2005-05-23	Originalitätssprühkappe

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EP1726537A1 true EP1726537A1 (de)	2006-11-29
EP1726537B1 EP1726537B1 (de)	2008-07-09

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FR2673608A1 (fr) *	1991-03-07	1992-09-11	Chanel	Distributeur de produit comprenant des moyens d'inviolabilite.
EP0693439A1 (de) *	1994-07-22	1996-01-24	Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.P.A.	Zerstäuberkappe für einen Behälter für ein unter Druck stehendes Fluid
WO2001040078A1 (de) *	1999-12-02	2001-06-07	Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.P.A.	Behälter mit einem abgabeventil

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- 2005-05-23 EP EP05011137A patent/EP1726537B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-05-23 DE DE602005008023T patent/DE602005008023D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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FR2673608A1 (fr) *	1991-03-07	1992-09-11	Chanel	Distributeur de produit comprenant des moyens d'inviolabilite.
EP0693439A1 (de) *	1994-07-22	1996-01-24	Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.P.A.	Zerstäuberkappe für einen Behälter für ein unter Druck stehendes Fluid
WO2001040078A1 (de) *	1999-12-02	2001-06-07	Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.P.A.	Behälter mit einem abgabeventil

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EP2285709A4 (de) *	2008-06-10	2011-10-26	Meadwestvaco Corp	Aerosolbetätigungssysteme und herstellungsverfahren dafür
US11148871B2 (en)	2008-06-10	2021-10-19	Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation	Aerosol actuation systems and methods for making the same
CN104760773A (zh) *	2015-01-26	2015-07-08	中山市美捷时包装制品有限公司	一种带开阔型通道的泡沫喷盖
CN104760773B (zh) *	2015-01-26	2017-09-05	中山市美捷时包装制品有限公司	一种带开阔型通道的泡沫喷盖

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