EP4455042A1 - Capsule avec ustensile de coupe et bouchon a concavite - Google Patents

Capsule avec ustensile de coupe et bouchon a concavite Download PDF

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EP4455042A1
EP4455042A1 EP24169815.8A EP24169815A EP4455042A1 EP 4455042 A1 EP4455042 A1 EP 4455042A1 EP 24169815 A EP24169815 A EP 24169815A EP 4455042 A1 EP4455042 A1 EP 4455042A1
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cutter
stopper
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Emanuel PILOTTI
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Bormioli Pharma SpA
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2814—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2842—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being provided with a preformed weakened line
    • B65D51/285—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being provided with a preformed weakened line ruptured by a sharp element, e.g. a cutter or a piercer
    • 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
    • B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt

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  • the present invention relates to a closure capsule for a container.
  • Closure capsules of the type described in EP0963325 are known.
  • Such capsules comprise:
  • a drawback of such a solution is that the sealed insertion of the cutter inside the stopper causes a deformation thereof radially, which then hinders the subsequent insertion of the stopper into the container.
  • Closure capsules of the type described in EP3393928 have been developed to partially overcome this problem.
  • the stopper comprises a first wall in contact with the cutter and a second wall in contact with the mouth of the container.
  • a gap open towards the container is placed between the first and the second wall. The gap gives more flexibility to the stopper, facilitating the insertion of the cutter therein. In fact, the first wall can deform without the second wall exerting an excessive resistance.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a closure capsule for a container which allows to facilitate the assembly of its components, in particular of the stopper-cutter system.
  • reference number 1 denotes a closure capsule for a container.
  • it is a capsule applied to a container of a pharmaceutical product.
  • Such a capsule 1 comprises a stopper 2 intended to close off a mouth of the container.
  • the stopper 2 is typically a single monolithic body.
  • the stopper 2 is made of plastic.
  • the stopper 2 defines a housing 20.
  • a housing 20 is provided with a rupturable bottom 21.
  • the housing 20 allows for accommodating a first product.
  • the first product is a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical substance.
  • the first product can be a solute intended to mix with a second (typically liquid) product present in the container.
  • the first product could for example be a granular or powder product.
  • the capsule 1 comprises a cutter 3.
  • the cutter 3 is intended to be positioned at least in part in the housing 20.
  • the cutter 3 is intended to perforate the bottom 21 enabling the first product to fall into the container.
  • the cutter 3 is suitably a single monolithic body.
  • the cutter 3 is suitably made of plastic.
  • the cutter 3 suitably comprises a hollow stem 31.
  • the first product can be housed inside the hollow stem 31 when the bottom 21 is still intact.
  • the combination of the housing 20 of the stopper 2 and the hollow stem 31 suitably defines a reservoir for the first product.
  • the cutter 3 at a first end comprises a cutting edge 32 intended to interact with the bottom 21.
  • the cutter 3 comprises a head 33 at a second end.
  • the hollow stem 31 is interposed (connects) between the first and the second end of the cutter 3.
  • the capsule 1 can assume a first configuration in which the bottom 21 is intact, the cutter 3 faces said bottom 21 and the first product is in the capsule 1.
  • the capsule 1 can assume a second configuration in which the cutter 3 is displaced with respect to the first configuration and such a displacement caused the opening of the bottom 21.
  • the opening of the bottom 21 is typically irreversible.
  • the bottom 21 cannot be closed again.
  • the capsule 1 also comprises a cover 4 of the cutter 3.
  • the cover 4 comprises a base 40 and a lateral wall 41 that extends from the base 40.
  • the base 40 is an upper base.
  • the lateral wall 41 extends from the perimeter of the base 40.
  • the cover 4 also covers and protects the stopper 2.
  • the cover 4 interacts with the cutter 3 to induce a displacement of the capsule 1 from the first to the second configuration.
  • it can be screwed to the mouth of the container.
  • the base 40 pushes the cutter towards the bottom 21, causing the rupture thereof.
  • the cover 4 can comprise a security strip 42 (tamper evident).
  • the strip 42 breaks (signalling the opening of the capsule 1).
  • the strip 42 can be connected to the remaining parts of the cover 4 by means of bridges. The bridges are intended to break when the cover 4 is screwed onto the mouth for the first time.
  • the cover 4 is suitably made of plastic.
  • the stopper 2 defines a concavity 22 that at least partially surrounds the housing 20.
  • the concavity 22 is facing towards the base 40. Therefore, the concavity is open towards the base 40.
  • the concavity 22 is annular.
  • concavity 22 completely surrounds the housing 20.
  • the concavity 22 does not completely surround the housing.
  • the concavity 22 extends seamlessly.
  • the stopper 2 comprises a first wall 23 and a second wall 24 between which said concavity 22 is interposed.
  • the first wall 23 is in contact with the cutter 3.
  • the second wall 24 is intended to directly or indirectly (by means of interposed elements) abut the container.
  • the second wall 24 is intended to come into contact with the container.
  • the concavity 22 is/defines a gap between the first and the second wall 23, 24. In the second configuration possibly a perimetral edge 331 of the head 33 protrudes between the first and the second wall 23, 24 (in the gap mentioned above).
  • the first wall 23 performs a fluid-dynamic sealing action on the cutter 3.
  • the first wall 23 is deformed (widened) by the passage of the cutter 3 therethrough.
  • the first wall 23 and the second wall 24 join in an annular connection zone 25.
  • the second wall 24 is an outer lateral wall of the stopper 2.
  • the first wall 23 is an inner wall of the stopper 2.
  • the first and the second wall 23, 24 are coaxial.
  • the second wall 24 projects farther away from the bottom 21 of the stopper 2.
  • the first and the second wall 23, 24 join to form a common wall which suitably separates the housing 20 from the outside of the stopper 2.
  • a common wall connects the bottom 21 and the annular connection zone 25.
  • the first wall 23 and the second wall 24 are instead parallel. In particular, both are substantially cylindrical.
  • the annular connection zone 25 comprises a junction.
  • the first wall 23 and the second wall 24 are convergent (and therefore not parallel).
  • the annular connection zone 25 is an edge extending annularly.
  • the first wall 23 comprises a first portion 231, which, as it moves away from the annular connection zone 25, projects towards the cutter 3. In particular, as the first portion 231 moves axially away from the annular connection zone 25, it radially approaches the cutter 3.
  • the first wall 23 comprises a second portion 232 which, as it moves away from the annular connection zone 25, moves away from the cutter 3. As the second portion 232 moves axially away from the annular connection zone 25, it moves axially away from the cutter 3. The first portion 231 is closer to the annular connection zone 25 than the second portion 232. The second portion 232 is consecutive to the first portion 231.
  • first wall 23 and the second wall 24 are mutually connected only at the annular connection zone 25.
  • the first wall 23 has an end 233 distanced from said annular connection zone 25; between the annular connection zone 25 and the distanced end 233 of the first wall 23, there are no connection means connecting the first wall 23 and the second wall 24.
  • the second wall 24 defines an abutment 26 of one end of the container.
  • the abutment 26 extends transversely (preferably perpendicularly) to a direction identified by an axis 200 of the stopper 2 along which the cutter 3 is intended to move in order to break the rupturable bottom 21.
  • a contact zone 230 between the cutter 3 and the first wall 23 is located at an imaginary plane 260 extending orthogonally to said axis 200 and passing along said abutment 26.
  • the stopper 2 comprises an outer annular groove 234 surrounding the housing 20 and located between the contact zone 230 and the bottom 21 (preferably located adjacent to the contact zone 230).
  • the stopper 2 advantageously comprises an anchoring flap 27 projecting externally and intended to interact with an internal projection 43 of the cover 4.
  • the flap 27 surmounts the projection 43. From the second configuration, such a flap 27 allows the stopper 2 to be removed when unscrewing the cover 4 from the container. Thereby the user can access the content of the container without being hindered by the presence of the stopper 2 and the cutter 3.
  • the object of the present invention is also a system 10 comprising:
  • the present invention achieves important advantages.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0963325A1 (fr) 1997-02-28 1999-12-15 Bormioli Rocco & Figlio S.p.A. Emballage permettant de maintenir separes les produits avant utilisation
WO2006111803A2 (fr) * 2005-03-15 2006-10-26 Lameplast Spa Emballage de produits prepares extemporanement, particulierement des produits medicinaux, pharmaceutiques, cosmetiques ou analogues
KR20100119462A (ko) * 2009-04-30 2010-11-09 이성재 이종물질 수용장치
US8215481B1 (en) * 2004-02-18 2012-07-10 Knickerbocker Michael G Container closure for retaining an additive material
EP3393928A1 (fr) 2015-12-23 2018-10-31 Bormioli Pharma S.r.l. Capsule de sécurité pour un récipient

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0963325A1 (fr) 1997-02-28 1999-12-15 Bormioli Rocco & Figlio S.p.A. Emballage permettant de maintenir separes les produits avant utilisation
US8215481B1 (en) * 2004-02-18 2012-07-10 Knickerbocker Michael G Container closure for retaining an additive material
WO2006111803A2 (fr) * 2005-03-15 2006-10-26 Lameplast Spa Emballage de produits prepares extemporanement, particulierement des produits medicinaux, pharmaceutiques, cosmetiques ou analogues
KR20100119462A (ko) * 2009-04-30 2010-11-09 이성재 이종물질 수용장치
EP3393928A1 (fr) 2015-12-23 2018-10-31 Bormioli Pharma S.r.l. Capsule de sécurité pour un récipient

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