EP4332013C0 - BOTTLE CAP AND BOTTLE WITH SUCH A CAP - Google Patents

BOTTLE CAP AND BOTTLE WITH SUCH A CAP

Info

Publication number: EP4332013C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bottle; cap; bottle cap
Prior art date: 2022-09-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP23195396.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4332013B1 (en

EP4332013A1 (en

Inventor

Micael Svensson

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Modulpac AB

Original Assignee

Modulpac AB

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2022-09-05

Filing date

2023-09-05

Publication date

2025-12-03

2023-09-05 Application filed by Modulpac AB filed Critical Modulpac AB

2024-03-06 Publication of EP4332013A1 publication Critical patent/EP4332013A1/en

2025-12-03 Application granted granted Critical

2025-12-03 Publication of EP4332013C0 publication Critical patent/EP4332013C0/en

2025-12-03 Publication of EP4332013B1 publication Critical patent/EP4332013B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2043-09-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

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
- B65D41/32—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
- B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
- B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
- 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
- B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable 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
- B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
- B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
- B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP23195396.9A 2022-09-05 2023-09-05 Bottle closure and bottle provided with such closure Active EP4332013B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
SE2251023A SE546886C2 (en)	2022-09-05	2022-09-05	Bottle closure and bottle provided with such closure

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4332013A1 EP4332013A1 (en)	2024-03-06
EP4332013C0 true EP4332013C0 (en)	2025-12-03
EP4332013B1 EP4332013B1 (en)	2025-12-03

Family

ID=87933792

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23195396.9A Active EP4332013B1 (en)	2022-09-05	2023-09-05	Bottle closure and bottle provided with such closure

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP4332013B1 (en)
PL (1)	PL4332013T3 (en)
SE (1)	SE546886C2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
WO2025199458A1 (en) *	2024-03-22	2025-09-25	Origin Materials Operating, Inc.	Tethered closures

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MX2021010185A (en) *	2019-03-11	2021-09-21	Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co Kg	Closure cap for closing a container.
US20210039838A1 (en) *	2019-08-08	2021-02-11	Niagara Bottling, Llc	Container preform finish with tethered closure
EP3950531A1 (en) *	2020-08-05	2022-02-09	Capartis AG	Tamper-proof closure and method for opening a tamper-proof closure
CH718712A1 (en) *	2021-06-07	2022-12-15	Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co Kg	Captive cap.

2022
- 2022-09-05 SE SE2251023A patent/SE546886C2/en unknown
2023
- 2023-09-05 PL PL23195396.9T patent/PL4332013T3/en unknown
- 2023-09-05 EP EP23195396.9A patent/EP4332013B1/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
SE2251023A1 (en)	2024-03-06
EP4332013B1 (en)	2025-12-03
EP4332013A1 (en)	2024-03-06
SE546886C2 (en)	2025-03-04
PL4332013T3 (en)	2026-02-23

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