EP2121468B1 - Contenant pour produits fluides ou en poudre - Google Patents

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EP2121468B1
EP2121468B1 EP07859140A EP07859140A EP2121468B1 EP 2121468 B1 EP2121468 B1 EP 2121468B1 EP 07859140 A EP07859140 A EP 07859140A EP 07859140 A EP07859140 A EP 07859140A EP 2121468 B1 EP2121468 B1 EP 2121468B1
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Antonio Fontana
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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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/09—Ampoules
    • B65D1/095—Ampoules made of flexible material
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0028—Upper closure of the 51-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0093—Membrane
    • B65D2251/0096—Membrane integral with the container

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  • the present invention relates to a container for fluid or powdered products, particularly pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products.
  • plastic or glass containers for administering a controlled dose of drugs and in general substances in drops or in powder.
  • These containers can for example feature straw-type droppers that must be coupled or screwed on to permit dispensing the product contained inside the bottles in drops.
  • outlet mouth of another type of dropper can be activated by tearing off a special cap on the exit hole.
  • the straw-type dropper besides not being particularly hygienic, requires the use of a complicated and costly system requiring auxiliary operations.
  • the tear-off dropper is not hygienic and restricts the possibility of using the bottle again, and does not permit the outflow of gauged drops, in particular because of the fringes produced by tearing off the cap when this is directly connected to the liquid outflow end.
  • Single-dose or multi-dose containers are also known, for example like those described in the European patent No. EP 228.751 B1 , comprising bottles in plastic material having a membrane diaphragm that seals the contents.
  • bottles comprise a perforating capsule, that also acts as additional protection for the outlet mouth of the still-sealed container.
  • the perforating capsule has a punch turned towards the membrane diaphragm and is associated with the body or the neck of the bottle by means of threads on the respective surfaces.
  • the perforating capsule is screwed on its axis causing the punch to drop through the outlet mouth and towards the membrane diaphragm until the latter is completely perforated.
  • the contents of the bottle can exit and therefore be dispensed.
  • DE 3100048 discloses a container according to the preamble of claim 1 for fluid or powdered product that comprises a hollow body containing a product and provided with a neck that extends from the body and which comprises a dispensing mouth.
  • the container disclosed in DE 3100048 also comprises a membrane diaphgram arranged crossways to the neck and closing means that can be screwed on the neck.
  • the closing means are provided with a plurality of perforating element suitable to perforating and removing the membrane diaphragm.
  • the membrane diaphragm comprises a circular weakened portion disposed on the periphery of the membrane diaphragm.
  • US 5,054,684 relates to a cardboard package having a pierceable opening for a drinking straw, with weakening lines on either side of the package wall around the opening in an offset star configuration.
  • the main aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a container for fluid or powdered products, which has better sterility and practicality characteristics compared to traditional bottles.
  • a further object of the present invention is to make an innovative container available that permits overcoming the mentioned drawbacks of the prior art as part of a simple, rational solution, that is easy and effective to use and of low cost.
  • 1 is globally indicated a container for fluid or powdered products.
  • the container 1 is composed of a hollow containment body 2 for containing liquid or powdered products, especially pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products, of a neck 3 that extends from said hollow body, and of closing means 4 located near to the open end of the neck 3.
  • the neck 3 which is also hollow to define a continuous space contiguous with the cavity of the hollow body 2, comprises a dispensing mouth 5 for controlled product exit.
  • the dispensing mouth 5 can be shaped like a truncated cone to allow the formation of gauged drops, and therefore of homogenous dimensions, every time it is necessary to precisely dose the quantity of liquid product to be applied.
  • the neck 3 has a first surface thread 6 to allow the association of the closing means 4.
  • the neck 3 comprises a membrane diaphragm 7 which is arranged substantially crossways with respect to the direction of the length of the neck 3 and, therefore, to the sliding direction of the product from the hollow body 2 to the dispensing mouth 5.
  • the membrane diaphragm 7 is usefully arranged upstream of said dispensing mouth 5 with respect to the exit direction of the product from the container 1.
  • the membrane diaphragm 7 is an occlusion suitable for stopping the unwanted outflow of the product and, at the same time, for creating a barrier against the entry of foreign bodies and micro-organisms inside the container 1.
  • the closing means 4 are composed of a capsule that can be screwed onto the neck 3 and comprise a second thread 8 associated removable with the first thread 6 and a perforating element 9 suitable for perforating the membrane diaphragm 7 during the screwing of the closing means on the neck 3.
  • the perforating element 9 is made up of a pointed protuberance that extends perpendicular with respect to the diaphragm 7.
  • the mutual coupling of the first thread 6 and the second thread 8 causes a gradual lowering of the perforating element 9 towards the membrane diaphragm 7, until this is perforated.
  • the membrane diaphragm 7 has a weakened portion 10 suitable for favouring its perforation by the perforating element 9.
  • the weakened portion 10 is composed of weakened lines 10a obtained on both the opposite sides of the membrane diaphragm 7.
  • the aligned weakened lines 10a are made up of grooves that cause a reduction in the thickness of the membrane diaphragm 7 and, therefore, its weakening with respect to the mechanical stress exercised by the perforating element 9.
  • the weakened lines 10a can be made in various forms, such as, for example, cross-shaped or straight ( figures 6 and 7 ).
  • the body 2 is associated to first connecting fins 11 for connecting in series with other adjacent container bodies, creating a series of containers 1 that are easy to transport and use.
  • closing means 4 are associated to respective second connecting fins for connecting with other adjacent closing means.
  • the container according to the invention can be easily opened, and if necessary closed again, without jeopardising the sterility of the contained product, and at the same time guaranteeing a dispensing in drops of homogenous size.
  • the weakening caused by the lines on both the opposite sides of the diaphragm results in less effort being needed to screw up or in any case to open, an important feature this if we consider disabled users or users with special requirements such as elderly people, sick people, pre and post-operation hospitalised patients.
  • the presence of the lines prevents the membrane diaphragm tearing or breaking up with the possible fall of fragments of non-sterile material inside the container body and, consequently, in contact with the product, because the opening of the diaphragm occurs in a controlled way.

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Claims (13)

  1. Contenant perfectionné (1) destiné à des produits fluides ou en poudre, en particulier à des produits pharmaceutiques, médicinaux ou cosmétiques, comprenant un corps creux (2) formant un contenant, destiné à contenir un produit, un goulot (3) qui part dudit corps creux (2) et qui comprend un orifice de distribution (5) pour ledit produit, un premier filetage (6) en surface et au moins un diaphragme (7) à membrane disposé sensiblement transversalement audit goulot (3) en amont dudit orifice (5) par rapport à la direction de sortie du produit, destiné à arrêter un écoulement non désiré du produit et à créer une barrière contre l'entrée de corps étrangers et de microorganismes à l'intérieur du contenant (1),
    des moyens de fermeture (4) qui peuvent être vissés sur ledit goulot (3) et ayant un deuxième filetage (8) associable de manière amovible audit premier filetage (6), et un élément perforateur (9) apte à perforer ledit diaphragme (7) à membrane pendant ladite opération de vissage, dans lequel ledit diaphragme (7) à membrane comprend au moins une portion fragilisée (10) apte à favoriser la perforation, caractérisé en ce que ladite portion fragilisée (10) est composée de lignes fragilisées (10a) ménagées sur les deux côtés opposés dudit diaphragme (7) à membrane et alignées entre elles, ladite portion fragilisée (10) définissant, après sa perforation, un passage pour ledit produit à travers le diaphragme à membrane.
  2. Contenant selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que ladite portion fragilisée (10) comprend au moins deux lignes fragilisées (10a).
  3. Contenant selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont de forme sensiblement rectiligne.
  4. Contenant selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont disposées sensiblement en croix.
  5. Contenant selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont disposées sensiblement en étoile.
  6. Contenant selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont de forme sensiblement curviligne.
  7. Contenant selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont de forme sensiblement en S.
  8. Contenant selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont de forme sensiblement en double S.
  9. Contenant selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdites lignes fragilisées (10a) sont des rainures.
  10. Contenant selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément perforateur (9) comprend une protubérance sensiblement perpendiculaire audit diaphragme (7) à membrane.
  11. Contenant selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit corps (2) comprend des premières ailettes (11) de raccordement pour se raccorder en série à d'autres corps de contenant adjacents.
  12. Contenant selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fermeture (4) comprennent des deuxièmes ailettes (12) de raccordement pour se raccorder en série à d'autres moyens de fermeture adjacents (4).
  13. Contenant selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit orifice de distribution (5) adopte la forme d'un cône tronqué.
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ITMO20060429 ITMO20060429A1 (it) 2006-12-29 2006-12-29 Contenitore perfezionato per prodotti fluidi o in polvere
PCT/IB2007/004032 WO2008081274A1 (fr) 2006-12-29 2007-12-19 Contenant amélioré pour produits fluides ou en poudre

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