Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D41/62—Secondary protective cap-like outer covers for closure members
• • 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
  • B65D41/08—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation engaging a threaded ring clamped on the external periphery of the neck or wall
• • 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
  • B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
  • B65D41/3457—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being formed separately but connected to the closure

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a closure device for a bottle, comprising a lid and a hoop immobilized relative to each other by tamper-proof means.
• FR-A-2,085,876 it is moreover known from FR-A-2,085,876 to equip a bottle neck with a closure device comprising a capsule and a ring, as well as means of immobilization with respect to the neck of the bottle.
• a tamper-evident tab is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the capsule and housed in a locking groove of the ring, so as to oppose the rotation of the capsule relative to the ring. If one forces in rotation on the capsule, the tongue deforms and allows the opening of the closure device.
• the deformation of the tongue is an index of opening of the bottle.
• this tongue has a limited circumferential extent, it is likely to be deformed again to be returned to the locking groove of the ring, so as to mask a fraudulent opening of the bottle.
• the invention intends to remedy more particularly by proposing a closure device which, while being able to be put in place on the neck of a bottle in an easy and fast manner, comprises reliable tamperproof means, can not be put back in place after opening the device.
• the subject of the invention is a closure device for a bottle, comprising a lid and an overmolded hoop, made of two different materials and immobilized relative to one another by means of inviolability, the device further comprising means for fixing on the neck of the bottle, characterized in that a first element among the lid and the hoop comprises a peripheral tongue, which is placed substantially all the outer circumference of the device and which forms the means tamper evident, this tongue being connected to a body of the first element by tearing means and having patterns provided to cooperate, when the tongue is connected to the body of the first element, with complementary patterns formed in the second element of the lid and the fret.
• the material constituting the lid is non-adherent with respect to the material constituting the hoop;
• the tearable means comprise tearing pins;
• the tongue is connected to a body of the hoop, this body being intended to envelop the neck of the bottle;
• the tab partially cap the lid and has on its inner peripheral surface substantially recessed patterns of relief patterns formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lid;
• the fastening means on the neck of the bottle comprises a fixing ring and a cap adapted to be screwed on the fixing ring, the cover and the cap comprising complementary means of immobilization;
• the means for immobilizing the lid with respect to the plug comprise teeth radially projecting from the inner peripheral surface of the lid and substantially complementary to teeth projecting radially from the outer peripheral surface of the plug;
• the fixing ring comprises axial locking means and rotational relative to the neck of the bottle;
• the fixing ring is connected to a pouring assembly
• the lid and the overmolded hoop are made by biinjection of two different synthetic materials.
• FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a closure device according to the invention, prior to its introduction on the neck of a bottle;
• FIG. 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, the closure device being in place on the neck of a bottle;
• FIG. 3 is a section of the closure device of FIG. 1, in the configuration of FIG. 2;
• FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the closure device of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view at another angle of certain constituent elements of the closure device of FIG. 1.
• the closure device D shown in Figure 1 is provided to eegulate the neck 11 of a bottle 1, for example containing a valuable liquor.
• the device D comprises a cover 2 and a hoop 4 overmolded in a manner known per se, one of these two elements being molded on the other element which then forms a molding support.
• the lid 2 and the overmolded ring 4 are made of two different synthetic materials that are not adherent with respect to each other.
• the device D further comprises fastening means on the neck 11 of the bottle
• the ring 5 comprises two tubular and concentric parts 51 and 53, connected by a radial portion 55.
• the radial portion 55 is intended to rest on the mouth 13 of the bottle 1 so that the portion 51 extends along the outer surface HA of the neck
• the outer portion 51 of the ring 5 comprises a series of teeth 57 adapted to snap below a relief 111 projecting from the outer surface 11 ⁇ of the neck 11, in the vicinity of the mouth 13.
• the teeth 57 are regularly distributed on the outer portion 51 ,.
• Each pair of teeth 57 defines a space _e for receiving a rib 115 protruding from the external surface HA of the neck 11, below the relief 111.
• the neck 11 comprises four ribs 115 regularly distributed on the neck 11 and capable of being received in four spaces e_, located substantially at 45 ° from each other and delimited by four pairs of teeth 57 of the portion 51.
• the number of ribs 115 may be different from four, in particular greater than four, the ribs 115 being received in a corresponding number of spaces e_. Thanks to the cooperation of the teeth 57 with, respectively, the relief 111 and the ribs 115, the ring
• the ring 5 also comprises a ring 59 extending projecting from the radial portion 55, opposite the parts 51 and 53.
• the cap 3 of the closure device D which comprises a bottom 31 and a tubular casing 33 extending from the bottom 31, is intended to be screwed onto the ring 5 by capping the ring gear 59.
• the outer surface 59A of the ring gear 59 is provided with a thread 58 adapted to cooperate with a thread 38 formed on the inner surface 33B of the casing 33.
• the cover 2 and the overmolded ring 4 are presented as a single piece, suitable to be reported by pressing on the plug 3 and the ring 5 fixed on the neck 11 of the bottle! .
• the lid 2 and the hoop 4 are obtained by biinjection of two different synthetic materials and non-adherent with respect to the 'other.
• the cover 2 may be made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), while the hoop 4 is made of polypropylene.
• the lid 2 comprises a bottom 21 and a tubular envelope 23 extending from the bottom 21.
• the outer surface 23A of the casing 23 is provided with a groove 25 formed substantially on the entire outer circumference of the casing 23.
• the groove 25 has four patterns 27 in relief, evenly distributed on its outer surface. Alternatively, the number of patterns 27 in relief may be different from four, especially greater than four.
• the hoop 4 comprises a tubular body 41 intended to envelop the neck 11 of the bottle 1, and a tongue 43 of tamper resistance, connected to the body 41 by means of tear pins 45.
• the tongue 43 extends substantially along all the periphery of the body 41, except for a zone Z adjacent to a catch portion 43C forming an end of the tongue 43.
• the tongue 43 has on its inner surface 43B four recessed patterns 47, substantially complementary to the four patterns 27 in relief of the cover 2.
• the number of recessed patterns 47 may be different from four and adapted the number of patterns 27 embossed lid.
• Each pattern 27 in relief is capable of being engaged with a pattern 47 in the hollow, thus creating a tenon-mortise type connection between the cover 2 and the hoop 4.
• patterns 21 of the cover may be intaglio patterns while the corresponding patterns 47 of the tongue are raised patterns ..
• the cover 2 and the hoop 4 are overmolded with the patterns 27 and 47 in engagement with each other, so that the 2 cover is immobilized relative to the hoop 4, axially along the longitudinal axis X 4 of the hoop 4 and rotating about this axis.
• the lid 2 comprises, on the inner surface 23B of the casing 23, teeth 29 projecting radially from the surface 23B and substantially complementary teeth 39 projecting radially from the outer surface 33A of the casing 33 of the cap 3.
• the fret 4 comprises a relief 49 protruding from the internal surface 41B of the body 41 and able to snap under the teeth 57 of the ring 5, as can be seen in FIG. 3.
• the lid 2 and the hoop 4 overmolded are capable of capping the stopper 3 and the ring 5, the bottom 21 of the cover 2 being in abutment against the bottom 31 of the stopper 3, whereas the cover 23 of the cover 2 and the body 41 bear against each other, respectively 33 of the cap 3 and the outer portion 51 of the ring 5.
• the closure device D also comprises a pouring element V comprising a main portion 7 and a bottom 9 between which are housed two balls 6 and 8 superimposed, forming ballast and float.
• I / set V known in .soi, is intended to prevent unauthorized filling of the bottle 1.
• the D preassembled closing device is suitable for being placed on the neck 11 of the bottle 1 by exerting on the cap 2 a pressure force P substantially parallel to the axes X 4 and Xn confused. It is thus possible to obtain the configurations of FIGS. 2 and 3, in which the device D is immobilized with respect to the neck 11 of the bottle 1, axially along the axes X 4 and Xu coinciding and rotating around these axes. Thanks to the mechanical connection between the cover 2 and the tongue 43, resulting from the cooperation between the patterns 27 and 47, the device D is not deformed under the effect of the effort of P. Thus, the establishment of the device D according to the invention is easy and fast, by a simple pressure on the cover 2. This implementation can be performed in press, repeatedly and clocked, which allows to limit the cost of corking bottles.
• the tab 43 prevents the opening of the bottle 1 by locking the cover 2 relative to the hoop 4, axially and rotated about the axes X 4 and Xn together.
• the opening of the bottle 1 requires the disengagement of the tongue 43 relative to the body 41 and the cover 2. This is achieved by grasping the tongue 43 at the grip portion 43C and exerting a pulling force sufficient to tear the pins 45 and take off the tab 43 relative to the cover 2 in their contact area, particularly at the level of the complementary patterns 27 and 47.
• the detachment of the tongue 43 with respect to the cover 2 does not require excessive force, thanks to the non-adherence between the materials constituting the hoop 4 and the cover 2.
• the device D allows a secure opening of the bottle that it equips and offers the possibility of closing the bottle tightly.
• the device D provides a reliable and non-reusable tamperproof system.
• the invention is not limited to the example described and shown.
• the device D may not comprise an anti-filling pouring element.
• the cover 2 and the overmolded ring 4 may be fixed on the neck 11 of a bottle 1 by fastening means other than the cap 3 and the ring 5 described above.
• the hoop 4 may comprise teeth, similar to the teeth 57 of the ring 5, formed on its inner peripheral surface so as to lock the cover 2 and the hoop 4 overmolded on the neck 11, axially and in rotation.
• a tamper-proof peripheral tongue similar to the tongue 43 can be connected to the envelope 23 of the cover 2 by tearing means, such as tear pins, the tongue then comprising patterns adapted to cooperate with complementary patterns of the hoop 4.
• the cover 2 and the hoop 4 are immobilized relative to each other, axially and in rotation, with however the tongue that belongs to the lid 2 and no longer to the hoop 4.
• the lid 2 and the hoop 4 of this variant may, as described above, be overmolded by biinjection of two different synthetic materials and not adherent with respect to the other.
• the cover 2 and the tamper-evident tab can be made of polypropylene, while the hoop 4 is made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS).

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