EP3174809B1 - Bouchon à vis orientable et goulot d'un récipient - Google Patents

Bouchon à vis orientable et goulot d'un récipient Download PDF

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EP3174809B1
EP3174809B1 EP15747123.6A EP15747123A EP3174809B1 EP 3174809 B1 EP3174809 B1 EP 3174809B1 EP 15747123 A EP15747123 A EP 15747123A EP 3174809 B1 EP3174809 B1 EP 3174809B1
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Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates generally to closures and particularly to closures with an anti-back off feature.
  • Screw-on closures have a tendency to loosen from a tightened condition on a threaded bottle neck finish i.e. they "back off". This tendency has a number of causes which include temperature change, creep in the bottle and cap materials, relaxation of a liner or sealant material, and vibration during handling and shipping. This problem is more frequently encountered when the screw threads have a high pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread to the next) to enable the cap to be quickly removed and reinstalled with limited twisting action.
  • Loose caps create problems for the manufacturer and retailer of packaged goods and even for the ultimate user. Loose caps can falsely indicate tampering and, of course, allow spillage or leakage of the contents as well as entrance of moisture into the container. A good moisture seal is especially important, for example, when products can be adversely affected by excess moisture content.
  • the present invention provides, in combination, a closure and a container, the closure having a screw thread formation and the neck of the container having a screw thread formation, in which a recess or break is provided in the neck screw thread formation, in which one end of the closure screw thread formation comprises an abutment surface, in which at one end of the neck screw thread formation a thread stop is provided for engaging the abutment surface so as to orientate the closure on the container, and in which the closure screw thread formation is provided with an anti-backoff feature or releasably engaging in the recess or break to prevent backing off of the closure when screwed on, and the engagement of the anti-backoff formation can be overcome to unscrew the closure in use, characterised in that the closure screw thread formation is flared at least in the region of the abutment surface to maximise the stop surface area.
  • the abutment surface may form part of the anti-backoff formation.
  • the anti-backoff formation may be located at or towards the end of the closure screw thread.
  • a top surface of the closure screw thread may be profiled to engage in the neck thread recess or break.
  • the closure and/or container neck thread may be a single-start thread or a multi-start thread.
  • the neck may comprise two thread stops orientated approximately 180 degrees apart.
  • Anti-back off features on the cap and the neck may interact vertically.
  • the anti-back off features on the cap and the neck may interact on vertical diameters.
  • the closure screw thread formation may comprise a major thread segment and a minor thread segment.
  • the major thread segment may include an end region the top surface of which includes a ramp face leading to a terminal anti-back off formation.
  • the neck screw thread formation may terminate at one end with a ramp face leading to a recess.
  • the ramp faces may pass over each other when the closure is deliberately unscrewed.
  • the present invention may relate to a coffee cap.
  • the present invention may provide an orientated coffee cap and a container neck provided with co-operating formations for providing anti-back-off means.
  • the closure 10 comprises a top plate 15 and a side wall 20 which depends from the periphery of the top plate 15.
  • the side wall 20 comprises four gently curving sides 22a, b, c, d joined by curved corners 24a, b, c, d to form a generally square section.
  • a generally cylindrical thread-bearing socket 25 is formed in the interior of the closure, depending from the top plate and extending from the side wall 20.
  • the interior of the socket 25 is provided with screw thread formations, in this embodiment including a major 30 and a minor 35 screw thread segment.
  • the thread pattern is repeated on the other side of the socket (not visible in the drawings).
  • the major thread segment 30 includes an end region 40.
  • the top surface of the end region 40 includes a ramp face 45 leading to a terminal anti-back off formation 50.
  • the thread segment is thicker (vertically) in this region.
  • Figures 4 to 6 show a container generally indicated 60.
  • the container 60 comprises a base 65 and a side wall 70 which terminates with a neck finish 75.
  • the neck finish 75 comprises a transfer bead 77 above which a screw thread formation 80 is provided.
  • the formation 80 terminates at one end with a ramp face 82 leading to a recess 85 (the thread thins in the vertical direction).
  • Figure 2 shows the closure screwed on to the neck finish.
  • the anti-back off formation 50 engages in the recess 85.
  • the rear face 86 of the recess prevents backing off. This means that when the closure is fully screwed on it cannot back off the neck finish.
  • the closure can be unscrewed because the engagement of the formation in the recess can be overcome by the normal unscrewing action and without undue force i.e. the anti-back off functionality does not prevent unscrewing per se but merely prevent the gradual relative rotation between the closure and the container that would otherwise occur.
  • the ramp faces 45, 82 can pass over each other when the closure is deliberately unscrewed.
  • closure and container neck are formed to provide an orientating function as well.
  • Figures 7 to 12 illustrate this in more detail.
  • the major thread segment 30 terminates with an abutment face 31.
  • the underside of the thread is flared to maximise the stop surface area.
  • the neck finish 75 is provided with a thread stop 79, which in this embodiment is immediately adjacent the thread recess 85.
  • Figures 13 to 24 show a closure 110 and container 160 formed according to an alternative embodiments.
  • the closure 110 and container 160 are similar to the closure 10 and container 60 of Figures 1 to 12 .
  • a thread break 190 instead of a recess in the neck finish thread there is a thread break 190.
  • a gap is thereby formed between the end face 192 of the thread 130 and the thread stop 179.
  • the break 190 may comprise a complete absence of material extend from the neck finish, or may be a gentle ramp or a section of screw thread of much reduced diameter, the purpose being to form the abutment face 192 at or towards the end of the thread 180.
  • closure 110 is similar to the closure 10.
  • the closure 110 is screwed onto the neck finish 175 until the abutment face 13 hits the thread stop 190. If the closure starts to back off the formation 150 will abut against the end face 192 to prevent further unwanted relative rotation.

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  1. Combinaison d'un bouchon (10) et d'un récipient (60), le bouchon présentant une formation de filetage (30, 35) et le col (75) du récipient présentant une formation de filetage (80), où un évidement ou une cassure (85) est prévu dans la formation de filetage de col, où une première extrémité de la formation de filetage de bouchon (30, 35) comprend une surface de butée (31), où au niveau d'une première extrémité de la formation de filetage de col (80) une butée de filet (79) est prévue en vue de s'engager avec la surface de butée (31) de sorte à orienter le bouchon sur le récipient, et où la formation de filetage de bouchon (30, 35) est dotée d'un élément anti-dévissage (50) destiné à s'engager avec possibilité de libération dans l'évidement ou la cassure (85) pour éviter un dévissage du bouchon lorsqu'il est vissé, et l'engagement de la formation anti-dévissage (50) peut être contrecarré pour dévisser le bouchon lors d'une utilisation, caractérisée en ce que la formation de filetage de bouchon (30, 35) est évasée au moins dans la région de la surface de butée (31) pour maximiser l'aire de surface de la butée de filet (79) s'engageant avec la surface de butée (31).
  2. Combinaison selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la formation anti-dévissage (50) est située au niveau de ou vers l'extrémité de la formation de filetage de bouchon (30, 35).
  3. Combinaison selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle la surface de butée (31) constitue une partie de la formation anti-dévissage (50).
  4. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle une surface supérieure de la formation de filetage de bouchon (30, 35) est profilée pour s'engager dans l'évidement ou la cassure de filet de col (85).
  5. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le filet de bouchon et/ou de col de récipient est un filet à unique départ.
  6. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle le filet de bouchon et/ou de col de récipient est un filet à multiples départs.
  7. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le col comprend deux butées de filet (79) orientées qui sont approximativement diamétralement opposées.
  8. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle des éléments anti-dévissage (50, 85) sur le bouchon (10) et le col (75) interagissent de manière verticale.
  9. Combinaison selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la formation de filetage de bouchon comprend un segment de filet principal (30) et un segment de filet secondaire (35).
  10. Combinaison selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle le segment de filet principal (30) inclut une région d'extrémité (40) dont la surface supérieure inclut une face inclinée (45) aboutissant à une formation anti-dévissage terminale (50).
  11. Combinaison selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle la formation de filetage de col (80) se termine au niveau d'une première extrémité avec une face inclinée (82) aboutissant à un évidement (85).
  12. Combinaison selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle les faces inclinées (45, 82) passent l'une sur l'autre lorsque le bouchon (10) est dévissé de manière délibérée.
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PCT/EP2015/067195 WO2016016207A1 (fr) 2014-07-31 2015-07-27 Améliorations apportées ou associées à des fermetures

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