US3620400A - Closures for bottles and the like - Google Patents
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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
- 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
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0471—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
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- One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a container having a neck portion formed of resilient material with continuous threads of constant pitch and a screw-type cap closure therefor having an internal thread of constant pitch and so arranged that when the cap is screwed tightly on to the neck portion the neck threads are extruded into the gaps in the threads of the cap to lock the cap against inadvertent displacement.
- FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the neck portion of a container with a closure cap applied thereto in sealing engagement and with a portion of the cap broken away to show structural details;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 2-2 of FIG. 1, showing the cap tightened on the neck with the threads on the neck distorted to occupy the gaps in the threads on the cap;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cap showing the interrupted threads
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the cap applied loosely and not in tight-sealing engagement with the neck portion;
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing the interrupted cap threads
- FIG. 7 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 7-7 of FIG. 3, and
- FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing a modified form of closure cap.
- the numeral 10 indicates generally a neck portion of a container or bottle which may be formed of resilient or flexible material.
- the neck portion and also the container may be molded of suitable organic plastic material, such as polyethylene, nylon, polyurethanes, vinyltype polymers, synthetic rubbers, any polyolefin or other suitable materials which are resilient or flexible.
- the neck portion is provided on its exterior surface with helical threads 12 generally triangular in cross section. The thread is a continuous thread of constant pitch.
- the said neck portion is intended to be used with a closure cap having interrupted internal threads, presently to be described.
- the cap is made of a substantially rigid material.
- the cap 16 has a top 17 wherein the inner top surface engages the mouth of the neck portion of the container.
- the inner top surface is generally convex and constitutes a sector of a spherical shell.
- the top portion is substantially frustoconical in form and the lip of the neck of the container engages against the conical surface.
- the interrupted helical threads are molded on the inner sidewall of the cylindrical shell of the closure cap.
- the internal threads of the cap 16 are indicated by the numeral 18.
- the thread is of constant pitch.
- Each course of threads 18 is interrupted at two diametrically opposed points providing gaps 20 and 22, which in effect divide each course of threads into two substantially half threads. All of the gaps on one side of the cap are substantially in vertical registration.
- the leading end 24 of each half thread is tapered substantially in two directions, that is, with respect to width and height. Thus, the terminal portion of each leading end 24 substantially merges into the body of the cap.
- each half thread terminates in a full cross section of the thread, as seen clearly in FIG. 6, and affords an abutment shoulder, as will be hereinafter described.
- a leading end 24 is disposed in confronting relation to a trailing end 26 of each course of threads.
- the distance between the leading ends 24 and trailing ends 26 should be approximately 3/32 in., although it will be understood that the distance may vary depending upon the diameter of the cap and the cross-sectional size of the threads.
- FIG. 5 illustrates the relationship of the cap to then neck portion in loose condition, just prior to effecting a sealing engagement between the cap and the neck portion.
- the threads 18 of the cap are in the form of an interrupted helix and the continuous thread 12 on the neck of the container is not in any way distorted by engagement with the threads 18 of the cap. It will be apparent that because the leading ends of the half threads are tapered, engagement of the cap with the threaded neck portion is facilitated.
- Fig. 8 shows a modified version in which the top portion 30 of the cap 32 is frustoconical in form and the lip 34 of the neck of the container engages against the conical surface when in sealing position.
- the internal threads 36 of the cap are formed in the same interrupted manner as are the interrupted threads 18 previously described, and function in the same manner with respect to the continuous threads 38 of the neck portion.
- a container having a neck portion formed of a resilient or flexible material and having an external helical thread with a constant pitch
- a closure cap having an internal helical thread of constant pitch having at least one gap therein adapted to cooperate with said external thread so that the cap is screwed into engagement with the neck portion, a portion of said external thread adjacent said gap when said cap is threaded on said neck portion in sealing engagement therewith being deformed into said gap during said threading and preventing inadvertent reverse rotation of said cap relative to said neck portion.
- a container having a neck portion formed of a resilient or flexible material and having an external continuous helical thread with a constant pitch
- a closure cap formed of a substantially rigid material and having an internal helical thread with a constant pitch having a gap therein and having a leading end and a trailing end on said thread adjacent said gap with the leading end tapered and with the trailing end forming a shoulder and adapted to cooperate with said external thread so that the cap is screwed into engagement with the neck portion, a portion of said external thread adjacent said shoulder when said cap is threaded on said neck portion in sealing engagement therewith being deformed to abut said shoulder during said threading and preventing inadvertent reverse rotation of said cap relative to said neck portion.
- a container having a neck portion formed of a, resilient or flexible material having an external helical thread with a constant pitch
- a closure cap having an internal helical thread of a constant pitch adapted to cooperate with said external thread so that the cap is screwed into engagement with the neck portion to effect sealing engagement of said cap with said neck portion, the thread on said neck being more resilient or flexible than the thread on the cap, the less resilient of said threads on said cap having a gap therein, a portion of said more resilient thread on said neck when said cap is threaded on said neck portion in sealing engagement being deformed into said gap during said threading to prevent inadvertent reverse rotation of said cap relative to said neck portion.
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Cited By (12)
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US4193509A (en) * | 1978-08-30 | 1980-03-18 | The Afa Corporation | Closure having high retention torque characteristics |
US4669624A (en) * | 1985-10-21 | 1987-06-02 | Specialty Packaging Products, Inc. | Means for mounting and locking a screw threaded closure in a predetermined position |
US6123212A (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2000-09-26 | Alcoa Closure Systems International | Plastic closure with rotation-inhibiting projections |
US20030160020A1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2003-08-28 | Oh Jack S. | Closure and container and combination thereof with anti-backoff member |
US20090008392A1 (en) * | 2007-07-05 | 2009-01-08 | De Cleir Piaras Valdis | Food Containers Adapted For Accommodating Pressure Changes and Methods of Manufacture |
US9878898B2 (en) | 2014-08-04 | 2018-01-30 | Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc. | Catch releasing capless fuel-filler bottle |
US20180057221A1 (en) * | 2016-08-24 | 2018-03-01 | Cypherco Limited | Multi-fit cap |
US10906713B2 (en) * | 2018-03-02 | 2021-02-02 | Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh | Non-removable container enclosure |
US11014714B1 (en) * | 2020-02-10 | 2021-05-25 | Master Mechanologies, LLC | Press and turn fastener |
US11021302B2 (en) | 2019-04-18 | 2021-06-01 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Closure with rotation-inhibiting projection |
US11801977B1 (en) | 2022-12-02 | 2023-10-31 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Package with one-piece closure |
US11945625B2 (en) | 2022-06-24 | 2024-04-02 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Package with closure |
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US2776066A (en) * | 1954-08-20 | 1957-01-01 | Elbert H E Thornton | Closure for containers |
US3435978A (en) * | 1967-01-23 | 1969-04-01 | John C Wittwer | Bottle cap with interlocking threads |
US3511403A (en) * | 1967-08-30 | 1970-05-12 | Braun Co W | Closures for bottles and the like |
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US2776066A (en) * | 1954-08-20 | 1957-01-01 | Elbert H E Thornton | Closure for containers |
US3435978A (en) * | 1967-01-23 | 1969-04-01 | John C Wittwer | Bottle cap with interlocking threads |
US3511403A (en) * | 1967-08-30 | 1970-05-12 | Braun Co W | Closures for bottles and the like |
Cited By (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4193509A (en) * | 1978-08-30 | 1980-03-18 | The Afa Corporation | Closure having high retention torque characteristics |
US4669624A (en) * | 1985-10-21 | 1987-06-02 | Specialty Packaging Products, Inc. | Means for mounting and locking a screw threaded closure in a predetermined position |
US6123212A (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2000-09-26 | Alcoa Closure Systems International | Plastic closure with rotation-inhibiting projections |
US20030160020A1 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2003-08-28 | Oh Jack S. | Closure and container and combination thereof with anti-backoff member |
US6913157B2 (en) * | 2002-02-26 | 2005-07-05 | Delta Plastics, Inc. | Closure and container and combination thereof with anti-backoff member |
US8584876B2 (en) * | 2007-07-05 | 2013-11-19 | Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc | Food containers adapted for accommodating pressure changes using skip seals and methods of manufacture |
US20090008392A1 (en) * | 2007-07-05 | 2009-01-08 | De Cleir Piaras Valdis | Food Containers Adapted For Accommodating Pressure Changes and Methods of Manufacture |
US9878898B2 (en) | 2014-08-04 | 2018-01-30 | Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc. | Catch releasing capless fuel-filler bottle |
US11465898B2 (en) | 2014-08-04 | 2022-10-11 | Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc. | Catch releasing capless fuel-filler bottle |
US20180057221A1 (en) * | 2016-08-24 | 2018-03-01 | Cypherco Limited | Multi-fit cap |
US10906713B2 (en) * | 2018-03-02 | 2021-02-02 | Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh | Non-removable container enclosure |
US11021302B2 (en) | 2019-04-18 | 2021-06-01 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Closure with rotation-inhibiting projection |
US11014714B1 (en) * | 2020-02-10 | 2021-05-25 | Master Mechanologies, LLC | Press and turn fastener |
US11945625B2 (en) | 2022-06-24 | 2024-04-02 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Package with closure |
US11801977B1 (en) | 2022-12-02 | 2023-10-31 | Closure Systems International Inc. | Package with one-piece closure |
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Owner name: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT, IL Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:W. BRAUN COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:009342/0103 Effective date: 19980626 |
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Owner name: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT, IL Free format text: AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:KRANSON INDUSTRIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:009711/0119 Effective date: 19981230 |
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Owner name: KRANSON INDUSTRIES, INC., MISSOURI Free format text: TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:010321/0781 Effective date: 19991101 Owner name: W. BRAUN COMPANY, MISSOURI Free format text: TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTERST;ASSIGNOR:GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:010321/0653 Effective date: 19991101 |