CA1285524C - Container closure - Google Patents

Container closure

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CA1285524C
CA1285524C CA000508314A CA508314A CA1285524C CA 1285524 C CA1285524 C CA 1285524C CA 000508314 A CA000508314 A CA 000508314A CA 508314 A CA508314 A CA 508314A CA 1285524 C CA1285524 C CA 1285524C
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container
tamper
stopper
proof ring
opening
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Jean Pierre Buettiker
Max Klaiber
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Friedrich Sanner GmbH and Co KG
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/30Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials for desiccators
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D41/00Caps, 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
    • B65D41/32Caps 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
    • B65D41/46Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/48Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • B65D41/485Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics with integral internal sealing means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2401/00Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/20Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt

Abstract

A B S T R A C T

A container closure in the form of a stopper is provided in which an outer wall engages exterior-ly of the wall of the container. A tamper-proof ring is secured to the underside thereof by means of tear-off webs. The internal cylindrical surface of the ring comprising tabs directed obliquely inwardly and in the direction of the opening.

Description

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The invention relates to a tamper-proof closure for a container/closure with a tamper-proof ring which, in the closed condition, engages the exterior surface of the wall of the container and which is torn away the first time the closure is opened.
Tamper-proof closures are known in many forms. Most frequently, they occur in the form of screw type closures in which the tamper-proof ring is retained by the lower edge of the thread.
Proposals have also been made for closure plugs used, for example, Eor tubes for effervescent vitamin tablets. For instance, the tamper-proof ring may be held to the thickened edge or flange on the tube, in that the inside of the tube is provided with a bead which, by means of different oblique surfaces, allows the plug with the ring to be fitted but the ring is retained upon opening. However, because of the elasticity of the plastic, such a closure cannot be made absolutely safe. It is possible, when opening the closure, to slip the ring over the edge of the tube without using any tool and without tearing the ring.
It is therefore the purpose of the invention to provide tamper-proof closure of the type mentioned above which provides greater safety against opening without tearing the tamper-proof ring.

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According to the invention, this purpose is accomplished in that the internal cylindrical surface of the tamper-proof ring is provided with tabs directed obliquely inwardly and in the direction of opening, the said tabs engaging under the edge-bead or flange of the wall of the container.
An example of an embodiment o~ the invention is described hereinafter in conjunction with the drawing attached hereto.
Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in cross-section of the tamper-proof closure of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the closure shown in Figure 1.
The drawings show a stopper 1 for closing an effervescent vitamin tablet tube.

The stopper 1 has a flat cover part 3 and an outer cylindrical wall 4 which engages over the edge of the tube 2. Peripheral ribs are provided on the cylindrical outer surface of wall 4, to make the stopper 1 easier to grip when it is being opened.
The stopper 1 is provided in known fashion with a resiliently fitted ring 5 which holds down the content of the tube. The stopper 1 also comprises a chamber 6 which is filled with a drying agent 7, closed off by means of a cover 8.
A cylindrical skirt 9, the outside diameter of which corresponds to the inside diameter of tube 2, serves to seal the tube from air and moisture.

In the present case, tube 2 is made of metal, thus a flange 10 is provided at the upper edge thereof.
In the case of a plastic tube, this would be replaced by peripheral enlargement of the edge.

outer-wall 4 engages over flange 10 and secures the stopper 1 to the tube 2.
A tamper-proof ring 11 depends from the wall 4 of the stopper 1. The ring 11 is cylindrical and the connection to wall 4 is effected by means of thin webs 12 which require only a small amount of force to tear.
Eight tabs 13 are mounted to the inside surface of ring 11. The tabs 13 extend obliquely inwardly and-radially in the direction of opening.
The tabs 13 engage under flanged edge 10 of tube 2, and are distributed equidistantly around the periphery thereof, and each have a segment width corresponding to approximately 20 angular degrees. Instead o~ the eigh~
tabs provided in the present example, the desired function may still be obtained by a larger or smaller number of tabs 13. Like the stopper 1, the tabs 13 are made of plastic and are correspondingly resilient.
When the stopper is opened, tabs 13 act as barbed hooks and engage under flange 10 of the tube 2. Ring 11 is thus firmly held and webs 12 tear away when the stopper 1 is removed.

`` ~ 285~a24 In producing tabs 13, the corresponding tool part engaging behind the tab must be inserted from above. For this reason, the cover has the same number of recesses 14.as tabs 13 and the segment width of the recesses 14 must be the same as the corresponding width of the tabs 13.

Claims (8)

1. A container and stopper, comprising:
(a) a container having an upper edge which defines an opening, and flange means formed at the upper edge of the container around the opening; and (b) a stopper having a cover plug, a tamper-proof ring, and attachment means for attaching the tamper-proof ring having an inner surface and tabs attached to said inner surface, said tabs being formed from a resilient material and being directed obliquely inwardly and in the direction of opening but not engaging said flange means for retaining the tamper-proof ring on the container when the cover plug is removed for the first time and the attachment means connecting the cover plug and the tamper-proof ring is broken.
2. The container and stopper according to claim 1, wherein the container has a wall having an exterior surface and the cover plug comprises a stopper portion having an outer wall which engages the exterior surface of the wall of the container, and wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of tear-off webs for securing the tamper-proof ring to the outer wall of the stopper portion.
3. A tamper-proof stopper for plugging an opening in a container having a flange attached to its outer wall, the stopper comprising:
(a) plug means having a holding segment for securely holding and sealing the stopper in the opening of the container, said holding segment extending into the container and having an outside diameter corresponding to a diameter of an inner wall of the container to seal the stopper in the opening;
(b) a cover member attached to said plug means and having an annular section extending beyond the opening of the container to engage the flange to assist in holding the stopper in place in the container;
(c) a tamper-proof ring releasably attached to the annular section of said cover member, said tamper-proof ring having tab means connected to an inner surface of said tamper-proof ring, said tab means being formed from a resilient material and being directed obliquely inward away from said inner surface of said ring in the direction of the opening of the container but not engaging said flange, so that said tab means engage said flange to hold the tamper-proof ring on the container when said cover member is removed for the first time; and (d) attachment means for releasably attaching said tamper-proof ring to said cover member, said attachment means being broken when said cover member is removed from the container for the first time thereby separating the cover member from the tamper-proof ring and providing a visual indication that the container has been opened.
4. The stopper according to claim 3, wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of tear-off webs for securing the tamper-proof ring to the annular extension of said cover member.
5. The stopper according to claim 4, wherein the cover member comprises: a chamber, said chamber having a drying agent therein; and a resiliently fitted ring for holding down contents in the container.
6. The stopper according to claim 3, wherein said tab means comprises a plurality of tabs, each tab having a defined segment width; and said cover plug defines a plurality of recesses in said cover portion, each of said tabs corresponding to each of said recesses in number and in said tab segment width.
7. The stopper according to claim 6 wherein said tab segment width is about 20 angular degrees.
8. A tamper-proof device comprising:
(a) a container defining an opening and having an inner wall, an outer wall, and flange attached to the outer wall near the opening of the container;
(b) a stopper including a plug means having a holding segment for securely holding and sealing the stopper in the opening of the container, said holding segment extending into the container and having an outside diameter corresponding to a diameter of the inner wall of the container to seal the stopper in the container;
(c) a cover member attached to said plug means and having an annular section extending beyond the container opening to engage the flange of the container to assist in holding the stopper in place in said opening;
(d) a tamper-proof ring releasably attached to the annular section of said cover member, said tamper-proof ring having tab means connected to an inner surface of said tamper-proof ring, said tab means being formed from a resilient material and being directed obliquely inward away from said inner surface of said ring in the direction of the opening of the container but not engaging said flange, so that said tab means engage said flange to hold the tamper-proof ring on the container when said cover member is removed for the first time; and (e) attachment means for releasably attaching said tamper-proof ring to said cover member, said attachment means being broken when said cover member is removed from the container for the first time thereby separating the cover member from the tamper-proof ring and providing a visual indication that the container has been opened.
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