EP4061736C0 - CONTAINER CLOSURE - Google Patents

CONTAINER CLOSURE

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Publication number: EP4061736C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: container closure; closure; container
Prior art date: 2019-11-20
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

EP20804314.1A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4061736B1 (en

EP4061736A1 (en

Inventor

Andreas Kainz

Matthias Dangl

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.)

Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG

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.)

2019-11-20

Filing date

2020-11-17

Publication date

2023-09-13

2019-12-23 Priority claimed from CH01695/19A external-priority patent/CH716870A2/en

2020-11-17 Application filed by Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG

2022-09-28 Publication of EP4061736A1 publication Critical patent/EP4061736A1/en

2023-09-13 Application granted granted Critical

2023-09-13 Publication of EP4061736B1 publication Critical patent/EP4061736B1/en

2023-09-13 Publication of EP4061736C0 publication Critical patent/EP4061736C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-11-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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
- 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
- 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
- B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element
- B65D41/3409—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element 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
- 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
- B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
- B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
- B65D1/023—Neck construction
- B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
- 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
- B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
- B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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

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

EP20804314.1A 2019-11-20 2020-11-17 Container closure Active EP4061736B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CH14672019		2019-11-20
CH01695/19A CH716870A2 (en)	2019-11-20	2019-12-23	Container closure.
CH00671/20A CH716856A2 (en)	2019-11-20	2020-06-05	Container closure.
PCT/EP2020/082418 WO2021099323A1 (en)	2019-11-20	2020-11-17	Container closure

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4061736A1 EP4061736A1 (en)	2022-09-28
EP4061736B1 EP4061736B1 (en)	2023-09-13
EP4061736C0 true EP4061736C0 (en)	2023-09-13

Family

ID=73288642

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20804314.1A Active EP4061736B1 (en)	2019-11-20	2020-11-17	Container closure

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP4061736B1 (en)
CH (1)	CH716856A2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021099323A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP4025514A4 (en)	2019-09-06	2023-10-11	Silgan White Cap LLC	BONDED HINGED CLOSURE
US11505372B2 (en)	2019-09-30	2022-11-22	Berry Global, Inc.	Retainable closure
USD1063612S1 (en) *	2020-09-28	2025-02-25	Closure Systems International Inc.	Closure with tamper-evident band
AU2023219700A1 (en)	2022-02-11	2024-07-18	Silgan White Cap LLC	Tethered, hinged closure with modified primary slit

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2785264B1 (en)	1998-10-29	2001-01-05	Crown Cork & Seal Tech Corp	CAPPING DEVICE
ATE556953T1 (en) *	2008-07-08	2012-05-15	Crown Cork Japan	RESIN CONTAINER LID
TWM477443U (en) *	2013-09-12	2014-05-01	Taiwan Hon Chuan Entpr Co Ltd	Threaded connection cap

2020
- 2020-06-05 CH CH00671/20A patent/CH716856A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2020-11-17 EP EP20804314.1A patent/EP4061736B1/en active Active
- 2020-11-17 WO PCT/EP2020/082418 patent/WO2021099323A1/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2021099323A1 (en)	2021-05-27
EP4061736B1 (en)	2023-09-13
EP4061736A1 (en)	2022-09-28
CH716856A2 (en)	2021-05-31

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2588011B (en)	2023-08-09	Closure
JP1646447S (en)	2019-11-25	container lid
JP1646448S (en)	2019-11-25	container lid
MA43293B1 (en)	2019-04-30	Closure for containers
EP4061733C0 (en)	2024-02-21	CONTAINER CLOSURE
ZA202107121B (en)	2023-05-31	Container closure
JP1646449S (en)	2019-11-25	container lid
EP4061736C0 (en)	2023-09-13	CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP3565765A4 (en)	2020-01-08	DISTRIBUTION CLOSURE
LT3820782T (en)	2023-02-27	CONTAINER LID
JP1646450S (en)	2019-11-25	container lid
EP3740433C0 (en)	2024-05-01	CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP3938290C0 (en)	2024-05-01	CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP4017809C0 (en)	2023-11-22	MEDICATION CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP4161845C0 (en)	2024-07-31	CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP3995652C0 (en)	2023-08-30	CLOSING
GB2560507B (en)	2020-03-25	Container closure
ES1225414Y (en)	2019-05-13	Container Closure Set
ZA202101286B (en)	2022-02-23	Closure
EP3856655C0 (en)	2024-09-04	CONTAINER CLOSURE SYSTEM
GB201814283D0 (en)	2018-10-17	Closure
EP4037989C0 (en)	2025-05-07	CONTAINER CLOSURE
EP3956240C0 (en)	2025-02-19	CONTAINER CLOSURE
CA187665S (en)	2020-08-24	Container closure
CA187663S (en)	2020-11-02	Container with closure

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