EP0685406A1 - Tamper-proof pouring and closure cap - Google Patents

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EP0685406A1
EP0685406A1 EP95401265A EP95401265A EP0685406A1 EP 0685406 A1 EP0685406 A1 EP 0685406A1 EP 95401265 A EP95401265 A EP 95401265A EP 95401265 A EP95401265 A EP 95401265A EP 0685406 A1 EP0685406 A1 EP 0685406A1
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/043—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring baffles, e.g. for controlling the flow
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a tamper-evident pouring cap for plugging a container neck comprising an external attachment collar.
  • a known capsule of this type comprises a fixing ring with an internal bead for its attachment to the external collar of the container neck, a stopper or obturator and a tear-away tamper-evident band connecting the stopper to the ring up to the first opening.
  • the capsule comprises a pouring element which adapts to the neck of the container and with which the cap cooperates with a view to closing the container.
  • the present invention relates to a tamper-evident closure cap which overcomes the drawbacks of known capsules.
  • the invention also relates to a tamper-evident pouring closure cap on which the stopper, captively connected to the ring for fixing to the container neck, is held stably in the open position.
  • the tamper-evident pouring closure cap is intended for the closure of a container neck comprising an external attachment collar.
  • This capsule includes a fixing ring with internal bead for attachment to the external collar of the container neck. It further comprises a plug articulated by a hinge on said ring. It further comprises a tear-away tamper-evident band connecting the stopper to the ring until the first opening of the stopper.
  • the fixing ring, the plug and the tamper-evident band consist of a single molded plastic part.
  • the capsule also includes a pouring element which adapts to the neck of the container when placing place the capsule on the neck, so that the hinged plug cooperates with the spout of the pouring element.
  • the pouring element and the capsule can advantageously be manufactured separately, the pouring element being able to be added to the capsule before the latter is placed on the neck of the container.
  • the stopper comprises a skirt penetrating into the spout of the pouring element.
  • the pouring element advantageously has a height such that the skirt of the stopper bears on the spout of the pouring element, in the open position of the stopper, which keeps the stopper stably in the open position.
  • the skirt of the plug can, if necessary, have a greater height on the side of the hinge of the plug than on the remaining part of the periphery.
  • the pouring element can comprise means for regulating the flow rate, for example in the form of a spider.
  • the neck 1 of a container not shown in detail for example a bottle made of PET [poly (ethylene terephthalate)], externally comprises a support flange 2 for the capping operation and, above the support flange 2, a fastening flange 3.
  • PET poly (ethylene terephthalate)
  • the neck 1 is closed using a capsule referenced 4 in its together, to which is associated a pouring element 5.
  • the capsule 4, on the one hand, and the pouring element 5, on the other hand, can be manufactured separately, the pouring element 5 can then advantageously be inserted from the bottom into the capsule 4 before the installation of this last on container neck 1.
  • the capsule 4 comprises a fixing ring 6, a plug 7 and a tamper-evident band 8 removable.
  • the ring 6 is internally provided with a bead 9 for its snap fastening below the snap ring 3 of the container neck 1.
  • the plug 7 comprises a disc 10 defining an annular bearing surface 11 surrounding a cylindrical sealing skirt 12.
  • the plug 7 is connected to the ring 6, at a point on its outer periphery, by a tab 13 comprising a part 14 of reduced thickness, forming a hinge perpendicular to the axis of the capsule.
  • the tamper-evident band 8 connects the plug 7 to the ring 6 around the entire periphery, except at the location of the tab 13, therefore of the hinge 14, by two tear lines 15, 16, produced for example under the shaped like thin veils, or rows of spaced frangible bridges.
  • the strip 8 comprises at one end, on one side of the tab 13 and of the hinge 14, a gripping tab 17 facilitating the tearing of the strip 8.
  • the plug 7 Opposite the hinge 14, the plug 7 has a tab 18 facilitating its opening.
  • the pouring element 5 comprises a skirt 19 of generally cylindrical shape provided at its lower end with a cross 20 for regulating flow.
  • the skirt 19 is extended upwards by a pouring spout 21 provided at its upper end with an outer rim 22.
  • the pouring element 5 comprises a flange 23 projecting radially outwards and extended by a flange 24 facing downwards.
  • the pouring element 5 made separately from the capsule 4 is inserted from the bottom into the capsule 4, so that the spout 21 comes fit onto the skirt 12 of the plug 7 and the flange 23 is retained behind the bead 9 of the ring 6.
  • the capsule 4 After snap-fastening of the capsule 4 with the pouring element 5 on the container neck 1, the internal bead 9 of the ring 6 being hooked behind the collar 3 of the container neck, the capsule 4 plugs the container neck inviolably as long as the tamper-evident band 8 has not been torn off.
  • the plug 7 which remains connected to the ring 6 by the hinge 14 can be opened by pivoting around this hinge, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the skirt 12 of the plug 7 must, in this open position, come to bear on the upper end (outer rim 22) of the pouring spout 21.
  • the vertical distance separating the upper end of the spout 21 from the hinge 14, depending on whether the plug 7 must in the open position be maintained at 90 °, less than 90 ° or more than 90 ° relative to the position closed, must be equal to, less than or greater than the radial distance separating the hinge 14 from the spout 21.
  • the capsule 4 as a whole (ring 6, stopper 7 and tamper-evident band 8), on the one hand, and the pouring element 5, on the other hand, because they are manufactured separately, can be made in materials or compositions and / or in different colors.

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The pourer cap comprises a fixing ring (6) with an internal seal (9) fastening in the external collar (3) of the container neck. A stopper (7) with sealing skirt (12) is pivoted by a hinge (14) on the ring. A tearable security band (8) connects the stopper to the ring around the whole of its perimeter, except in the hinge space. The stopper and the security band are made from a single piece of moulded plastics. The pourer (5) with its pouring mouth (21) is made separately from the cap and placed in the cap for fitting onto the container neck. The pourer mouth has a height such that the skirt of the plug penetrates the pourer mouth in the plug closed position. The skirt is supported on the end of the pourer mouth in the plug open position so as to hold the plug stable in the open position. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention se rapporte à une capsule inviolable à verseur pour le bouchage d'un col de récipient comportant une collerette extérieure d'accrochage.The present invention relates to a tamper-evident pouring cap for plugging a container neck comprising an external attachment collar.

Une capsule connue de ce type comprend un anneau de fixation avec un bourrelet intérieur pour son accrochage à la collerette extérieure du col de récipient, un bouchon ou obturateur et une bande d'inviolabilité arrachable reliant le bouchon à l'anneau jusqu'à la première ouverture. En plus de ces trois éléments qui sont réalisés d'une seule pièce par moulage en matière plastique, la capsule comprend un élément verseur qui s'adapte au col du récipient et avec lequel le bouchon coopère en vue de l'obturation du récipient.A known capsule of this type comprises a fixing ring with an internal bead for its attachment to the external collar of the container neck, a stopper or obturator and a tear-away tamper-evident band connecting the stopper to the ring up to the first opening. In addition to these three elements which are made in one piece by plastic molding, the capsule comprises a pouring element which adapts to the neck of the container and with which the cap cooperates with a view to closing the container.

Sur cette capsule connue, après arrachage de la bande d'inviolabilité, le bouchon est libre, c'est-à-dire n'est plus relié à l'anneau, de sorte qu'il risque d'être égaré après débouchage. De plus, l'opération de bouchage à l'aide d'un tel bouchon peut poser des difficultés à certains utilisateurs.On this known capsule, after tearing off the tamper-evident band, the cap is free, that is to say is no longer connected to the ring, so that it risks being lost after uncorking. In addition, the capping operation using such a plug may pose difficulties for some users.

La présente invention vise une capsule de bouchage inviolable à verseur qui remédie aux inconvénients des capsules connues.The present invention relates to a tamper-evident closure cap which overcomes the drawbacks of known capsules.

L'invention vise également une capsule de bouchage inviolable à verseur sur laquelle le bouchon relié de façon imperdable à l'anneau de fixation au col de récipient, est maintenu de façon stable en position ouverte.The invention also relates to a tamper-evident pouring closure cap on which the stopper, captively connected to the ring for fixing to the container neck, is held stably in the open position.

La capsule de bouchage inviolable à verseur, objet de l'invention, est destinée au bouchage d'un col de récipient comportant une collerette extérieure d'accrochage. Cette capsule comprend un anneau de fixation avec bourrelet intérieur d'accrochage à la collerette extérieure du col de récipient. Elle comprend, en outre, un bouchon articulé par une charnière sur ledit anneau. Elle comprend, de plus, une bande d'inviolabilité arrachable reliant le bouchon à l'anneau jusqu'à la première ouverture du bouchon. L'anneau de fixation, le bouchon et la bande d'inviolabilité sont constitués d'une seule pièce moulée en matière plastique. La capsule comprend, par ailleurs, un élément verseur s'adaptant sur le col du récipient lors de la mise en place de la capsule sur le col, de manière que le bouchon à charnière coopère avec le bec verseur de l'élément verseur.The tamper-evident pouring closure cap, object of the invention, is intended for the closure of a container neck comprising an external attachment collar. This capsule includes a fixing ring with internal bead for attachment to the external collar of the container neck. It further comprises a plug articulated by a hinge on said ring. It further comprises a tear-away tamper-evident band connecting the stopper to the ring until the first opening of the stopper. The fixing ring, the plug and the tamper-evident band consist of a single molded plastic part. The capsule also includes a pouring element which adapts to the neck of the container when placing place the capsule on the neck, so that the hinged plug cooperates with the spout of the pouring element.

L'élément verseur et la capsule peuvent être avantageusement fabriqués séparément, l'élément verseur pouvant être rapporté dans la capsule avant mise en place de cette dernière sur le col du récipient.The pouring element and the capsule can advantageously be manufactured separately, the pouring element being able to be added to the capsule before the latter is placed on the neck of the container.

De préférence, le bouchon comprend une jupe pénétrant dans le bec verseur de l'élément verseur.Preferably, the stopper comprises a skirt penetrating into the spout of the pouring element.

L'élément verseur présente avantageusement une hauteur telle que la jupe du bouchon prend appui sur le bec de l'élément verseur, en position ouverte du bouchon, ce qui maintient le bouchon de façon stable en position ouverte.The pouring element advantageously has a height such that the skirt of the stopper bears on the spout of the pouring element, in the open position of the stopper, which keeps the stopper stably in the open position.

A cet effet, la jupe du bouchon peut, en cas de besoin, présenter du côté de la charnière du bouchon une hauteur plus importante que sur la partie restante du pourtour.To this end, the skirt of the plug can, if necessary, have a greater height on the side of the hinge of the plug than on the remaining part of the periphery.

De préférence, l'élément verseur peut comprendre des moyens de régularisation de débit, par exemple sous forme de croisillon.Preferably, the pouring element can comprise means for regulating the flow rate, for example in the form of a spider.

En se référant aux dessins annexés, on va décrire ci-après plus en détail un mode de réalisation illustratif et non limitatif d'une capsule à verseur conforme à l'invention; sur les dessins :

  • la figure 1 est une vue éclatée en perspective de la capsule, de l'élément verseur et du col de récipient recevant cette capsule avec l'élément verseur;
  • la figure 2 est une vue extérieure de la capsule fixée sur le col du récipient, dans la position fermée;
  • la figure 3 est une coupe axiale de la capsule et de l'élément verseur sur le col de récipient, dans la position fermée suivant la figure 2;
  • la figure 4 est une coupe axiale suivant la figure 3, après arrachage de la bande d'inviolabilité et après ouverture du bouchon.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, there will be described below in more detail an illustrative and non-limiting embodiment of a pouring capsule according to the invention; on the drawings:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the capsule, the pouring element and the container neck receiving this capsule with the pouring element;
  • Figure 2 is an exterior view of the capsule attached to the neck of the container, in the closed position;
  • Figure 3 is an axial section of the capsule and the pouring element on the container neck, in the closed position according to Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is an axial section along Figure 3, after tearing of the tamper-evident band and after opening the cap.

Selon la figure 1, le col 1 d'un récipient non représenté en détail, par exemple une bouteille en PET [poly(téréphtalate d'éthylène)], comporte extérieurement une collerette 2 de soutien pour l'opération de capsulage et, au-dessus de la collerette de soutien 2, une collerette d'accrochage 3.According to FIG. 1, the neck 1 of a container not shown in detail, for example a bottle made of PET [poly (ethylene terephthalate)], externally comprises a support flange 2 for the capping operation and, above the support flange 2, a fastening flange 3.

Le col 1 est bouché à l'aide d'une capsule référencée 4 dans son ensemble, à laquelle est associé un élément verseur 5.The neck 1 is closed using a capsule referenced 4 in its together, to which is associated a pouring element 5.

La capsule 4, d'une part, et l'élément verseur 5, d'autre part, peuvent être fabriqués séparément, l'élément verseur 5 pouvant alors avantageusement être inséré depuis le bas dans la capsule 4 avant la mise en place de cette dernière sur le col de récipient 1.The capsule 4, on the one hand, and the pouring element 5, on the other hand, can be manufactured separately, the pouring element 5 can then advantageously be inserted from the bottom into the capsule 4 before the installation of this last on container neck 1.

Tel que cela apparaît en particulier sur la figure 3, la capsule 4 comprend un anneau de fixation 6, un bouchon 7 et une bande d'inviolabilité 8 arrachable.As shown in particular in Figure 3, the capsule 4 comprises a fixing ring 6, a plug 7 and a tamper-evident band 8 removable.

L'anneau 6 est muni intérieurement d'un bourrelet 9 pour son accrochage par encliquetage en dessous du jonc d'accrochage 3 du col de récipient 1.The ring 6 is internally provided with a bead 9 for its snap fastening below the snap ring 3 of the container neck 1.

Le bouchon 7 comprend un disque 10 définissant une surface annulaire d'appui 11 entourant une jupe d'étanchéité cylindrique 12. Le bouchon 7 est relié à l'anneau 6, en un point de son pourtour extérieur, par une patte 13 comportant une partie 14 d'épaisseur réduite, formant charnière perpendiculairement à l'axe de la capsule.The plug 7 comprises a disc 10 defining an annular bearing surface 11 surrounding a cylindrical sealing skirt 12. The plug 7 is connected to the ring 6, at a point on its outer periphery, by a tab 13 comprising a part 14 of reduced thickness, forming a hinge perpendicular to the axis of the capsule.

La bande d'inviolabilité 8 relie le bouchon 7 à l'anneau 6 sur tout le pourtour, sauf à l'endroit de la patte 13, donc de la charnière 14, par deux lignes de déchirure 15, 16, réalisées par exemple sous la forme de voiles minces, ou de rangées de ponts frangibles espacés.The tamper-evident band 8 connects the plug 7 to the ring 6 around the entire periphery, except at the location of the tab 13, therefore of the hinge 14, by two tear lines 15, 16, produced for example under the shaped like thin veils, or rows of spaced frangible bridges.

La bande 8 comporte à une extrémité, d'un côté de la patte 13 et de la charnière 14, une patte de préhension 17 facilitant l'arrachage de la bande 8.The strip 8 comprises at one end, on one side of the tab 13 and of the hinge 14, a gripping tab 17 facilitating the tearing of the strip 8.

A l'opposé de la charnière 14, le bouchon 7 comporte un onglet 18 facilitant son ouverture.Opposite the hinge 14, the plug 7 has a tab 18 facilitating its opening.

L'élément verseur 5 comprend une jupe 19 de forme générale cylindrique munie à son extrémité inférieure d'un croisillon 20 de régularisation de débit. La jupe 19 est prolongée vers le haut par un bec verseur 21 muni à son extrémité supérieure d'un rebord extérieur 22. Entre la jupe 19 et le bec 21, l'élément verseur 5 comporte une collerette 23 faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur et prolongée par un rebord 24 tourné vers le bas.The pouring element 5 comprises a skirt 19 of generally cylindrical shape provided at its lower end with a cross 20 for regulating flow. The skirt 19 is extended upwards by a pouring spout 21 provided at its upper end with an outer rim 22. Between the skirt 19 and the spout 21, the pouring element 5 comprises a flange 23 projecting radially outwards and extended by a flange 24 facing downwards.

Avant la mise en place de la capsule 4 sur le col de récipient 1, l'élément verseur 5 fabriqué séparément de la capsule 4 est inséré depuis le bas dans la capsule 4, de manière que le bec 21 vienne s'emboîter sur la jupe 12 du bouchon 7 et la collerette 23 soit retenue derrière le bourrelet 9 de l'anneau 6.Before placing the capsule 4 on the container neck 1, the pouring element 5 made separately from the capsule 4 is inserted from the bottom into the capsule 4, so that the spout 21 comes fit onto the skirt 12 of the plug 7 and the flange 23 is retained behind the bead 9 of the ring 6.

Lors de la mise en place de l'ensemble de la capsule 4 et de l'élément verseur 5 sur le col de récipient 1, la jupe 19 de l'élément verseur 5 est enfoncée dans le col, sa collerette 23 avec rebord 24 venant s'emboîter sur le bord supérieur du col, au-dessus de la collerette d'accrochage 3 de ce dernier.When the assembly of the capsule 4 and the pouring element 5 is placed on the container neck 1, the skirt 19 of the pouring element 5 is pressed into the neck, its flange 23 with flange 24 coming from fit on the upper edge of the neck, above the attachment collar 3 of the latter.

Après encliquetage de la capsule 4 avec l'élément verseur 5 sur le col de récipient 1, le bourrelet intérieur 9 de l'anneau 6 étant accroché derrière la collerette 3 du col de récipient, la capsule 4 bouche le col de récipient de façon inviolable tant que la bande d'inviolabilité 8 n'a pas été arrachée.After snap-fastening of the capsule 4 with the pouring element 5 on the container neck 1, the internal bead 9 of the ring 6 being hooked behind the collar 3 of the container neck, the capsule 4 plugs the container neck inviolably as long as the tamper-evident band 8 has not been torn off.

Après arrachement de la bande 8, le bouchon 7 qui reste relié à l'anneau 6 par la charnière 14 peut être ouvert par pivotement autour de cette charnière, comme représenté sur la figure 4.After the strip 8 has been torn off, the plug 7 which remains connected to the ring 6 by the hinge 14 can be opened by pivoting around this hinge, as shown in FIG. 4.

Pour que le bouchon 7 puisse être maintenu de façon stable dans une position d'ouverture de plus ou moins 90° par rapport à la position de fermeture, la jupe 12 du bouchon 7 doit, dans cette position d'ouverture, venir prendre appui sur l'extrémité supérieure (rebord extérieur 22) du bec verseur 21. Cela implique le respect de plusieurs relations dimensionnelles concernant la longueur de la jupe 12, la position en hauteur de la charnière 14 par rapport à l'extrémité de la jupe 12, le diamètre de la jupe 12 par rapport au diamètre extérieur du bouchon 7, la distance radiale de la charnière 14 par rapport à la jupe 12, la longueur du bec verseur 21 et la position en hauteur de la charnière 14 par rapport à l'extrémité supérieure (rebord 22) du bec 21.So that the plug 7 can be held stably in an open position of more or less 90 ° relative to the closed position, the skirt 12 of the plug 7 must, in this open position, come to bear on the upper end (outer rim 22) of the pouring spout 21. This implies compliance with several dimensional relationships concerning the length of the skirt 12, the height position of the hinge 14 relative to the end of the skirt 12, the diameter of the skirt 12 relative to the outside diameter of the plug 7, the radial distance of the hinge 14 relative to the skirt 12, the length of the pouring spout 21 and the height position of the hinge 14 relative to the upper end (edge 22) of the spout 21.

En particulier, la distance verticale séparant l'extrémité supérieure du bec 21 de la charnière 14, selon que le bouchon 7 doit en position ouverte être maintenu à 90°, à moins de 90° ou à plus de 90° par rapport à la position fermée, doit être égale, inférieure ou supérieure à la distance radiale séparant la charnière 14 du bec 21.In particular, the vertical distance separating the upper end of the spout 21 from the hinge 14, depending on whether the plug 7 must in the open position be maintained at 90 °, less than 90 ° or more than 90 ° relative to the position closed, must be equal to, less than or greater than the radial distance separating the hinge 14 from the spout 21.

Tel que cela apparaît sur les figures 3 et 4, il est possible, afin de faciliter la fermeture du bouchon 7, c'est-à-dire l'introduction de la jupe 12 dans le bec 21 à l'opposé de la charnière 14, de donner à la jupe 12 une longueur générale relativement faible et de prolonger la jupe 12 par une partie 25 uniquement dans la zone la plus proche de la charnière 14, pour lui permettre de prendre appui sur le bec 21 en position ouverte.As shown in Figures 3 and 4, it is possible, in order to facilitate the closing of the plug 7, that is to say the introduction of the skirt 12 into the spout 21 opposite the hinge 14 , to give to the skirt 12 a relatively short overall length and extend the skirt 12 by a portion 25 only in the area closest to the hinge 14, to allow it to bear on the spout 21 in the open position.

La capsule 4 dans son ensemble (anneau 6, bouchon 7 et bande d'inviolabilité 8), d'une part, et l'élément verseur 5, d'autre part, du fait qu'ils sont fabriqués séparément, peuvent être réalisés en des matières ou compositions et/ou en des couleurs différentes.The capsule 4 as a whole (ring 6, stopper 7 and tamper-evident band 8), on the one hand, and the pouring element 5, on the other hand, because they are manufactured separately, can be made in materials or compositions and / or in different colors.

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Capsule inviolable à verseur pour le bouchage d'un col de récipient comportant une collerette extérieure d'accrochage, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comprend un anneau de fixation (6) avec bourrelet intérieur (9) d'accrochage à la collerette extérieure (3) du col du récipient (1), un bouchon (7) à jupe d'étanchéité (12) articulé par une charnière (14) sur ledit anneau (6), une bande d'inviolabilité (8) arrachable reliant le bouchon (7) à l'anneau (6), sur tout le pourtour, sauf à l'endroit de la charnière (14), jusqu'à la première ouverture du bouchon, l'anneau de fixation (6), le bouchon (7) et la bande d'inviolabilité (8) étant constitués d'une seule pièce moulée en matière plastique, et un élément verseur (5) à bec verseur (21), fabriqué séparément de la capsule (4) et rapporté dans cette dernière pour s'adapter sur le col (1) du récipient lors de la mise en place de la capsule sur le col, le bec verseur (21) de l'élément verseur (5) présentant une hauteur telle que la jupe (12) du bouchon (7) pénètre dans le bec verseur (21) en position fermée du bouchon et prenne appui sur l'extrémité du bec verseur (21) en position ouverte du bouchon, pour maintenir le bouchon de façon stable en position ouverte.Tamper-evident pouring cap for plugging a container neck comprising an external attachment flange, characterized in that it comprises a fixing ring (6) with internal bead (9) for attachment to the external flange ( 3) from the neck of the container (1), a stopper (7) with a sealing skirt (12) articulated by a hinge (14) on said ring (6), a tear-away tamper-evident band (8) connecting the stopper ( 7) at the ring (6), around the entire periphery, except at the location of the hinge (14), until the first opening of the plug, the fixing ring (6), the plug (7) and the tamper-evident band (8) consisting of a single molded plastic part, and a pouring element (5) with a pouring spout (21), produced separately from the capsule (4) and attached in the latter for s '' adapt to the neck (1) of the container when placing the capsule on the neck, the pouring spout (21) of the pouring element (5) present ant a height such that the skirt (12) of the stopper (7) enters the pouring spout (21) in the closed position of the stopper and rests on the end of the pouring spout (21) in the open position of the stopper, to maintain the cap stably in open position. Capsule suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que la jupe (12) présente du côté de la charnière (14) du bouchon une hauteur plus importante (prolongement 25) que sur la partie restante du pourtour.Capsule according to claim 1, characterized in that the skirt (12) has a higher height (extension 25) on the hinge side (14) than on the remaining part of the periphery. Capsule suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément verseur (5) et la capsule (4) dans son ensemble sont réalisés en des matières et/ou des couleurs différentes.Capsule according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pouring element (5) and the capsule (4) as a whole are made of different materials and / or colors. Capsule suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément verseur (5) comprend des moyens de régulation de débit, par exemple sous forme de croisillon (20).Capsule according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pouring element (5) comprises means for regulating the flow, for example in the form of a spider (20).
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