WO2001056889A1 - Replacement cap with pressurizing mechanism for bottle - Google Patents
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- WO2001056889A1 WO2001056889A1 PCT/CA2000/001520 CA0001520W WO0156889A1 WO 2001056889 A1 WO2001056889 A1 WO 2001056889A1 CA 0001520 W CA0001520 W CA 0001520W WO 0156889 A1 WO0156889 A1 WO 0156889A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
- B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
- B65B31/046—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles co-operating, or being combined, with a device for opening or closing the container or wrapper
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- This invention relates to devices capable of increasing air pressure within a bottle or other container, for example a beverage bottle.
- Alan Levine teaches another form of pumping device for mounting in the top opening of a bottle, this device employing a hollow, resilient expandable and compressible bellows like body.
- the top end of this body has a flanged lip seal that is adapted to engage inside a standard bottle cap and there is a hole in the upper end.
- a membrane covers a normally sealed opening in the lower end of the body.
- a mounting collar extends around the lower end of the bellows member and can sealingly engage a bottle neck.
- an apparatus for sealing and pressurizing a bottle having an opening for allowing a liquid to flow out of the bottle, this opening being formed in an upper section of the bottle having external connecting threads formed thereon includes a connecting and sealing member having a cavity capable of receiving the upper section of the bottle and internal connecting threads extending around the periphery of the cavity and adapted for engaging the external connecting threads of the bottle in order to detachably mount the apparatus on the bottle.
- a connecting and sealing member having a cavity capable of receiving the upper section of the bottle and internal connecting threads extending around the periphery of the cavity and adapted for engaging the external connecting threads of the bottle in order to detachably mount the apparatus on the bottle.
- resilient, expandable and compressible bellows having an opening for passage of air into and out of the bellows and a movable compressing member for engaging an end of the bellows, this member being capable of compressing the bellows when it is moved towards the bellows.
- a rotatable exterior body contains the bellows and engages the compressing member so that rotation of this body about a central axis* thereof causes the compressing member to move towards the bellows.
- compression of the bellows forces compressed air to flow from the bellows through the opening therein and into the bottle and the apparatus forms a sealing closure over the opening in the bottle.
- the compressing member is an annular plate having an exterior edge and the exterior body has a cylindrical side wall with internal threads formed thereon, whereby the internal threads slidably engage the exterior edge of the plate.
- an apparatus for sealing and pressurizing a container having an outlet in one end thereof and external threads extending about this outlet includes a resilient, expandable and compressible bellows having an opening for air to pass into and out of the bellows.
- a connecting member for detachably and sealingly mounting the bellows on the container at the outlet.
- This connecting member is formed with internal threads for engaging the external threads at the outlet and is connected to the bellows.
- a movable compressing member for engaging an end of the bellows is capable of compressing same when the compressing member is moved towards the bellows.
- a rotatable body engages said compressing member so that rotation of the body a predetermined amount causes the compressing body to move towards the bellows and compress same.
- a preferred connecting member forms a cylindrical cavity sized to receive the outlet of the container and having an open bottom.
- This connecting member has an upper end section adapted to sealingly engage a rim of the container outlet when the apparatus is connected to the container.
- an apparatus for sealing and pressurizing a bottle having an opening on a top end section and external threads extending about this top end section includes an internal cap section having a bottom end with a bottom opening, a top end, and a generally cylindrical side wall located between these ends.
- the cap section forms a chamber adapted to receive at least a portion of said top end section and has internal threads formed in the chamber and adapted for engaging the external threads in order to detachably mount the apparatus on the bottle.
- An annular compressing plate is mounted on the cap section as to be moved upwardly or downwardly on the cylindrical side wall around which the compressing plate extends. This plate is non-rotatable relative to the cap section.
- a resilient, expandable and compressible bellows is located above the compressing plate and is arranged around the cap section.
- This bellows has an opening for passage of air into or out of the bellows.
- An exterior cover member has a cylindrical side wall that has interior threads formed on the inside thereof in operative engagement with the circumferential edge of the compressing plate. Rotation of the cover member in a predetermined direction to a sufficient extent causes the bellows to be compressed by upward movement of the compressing plate relative to the cap section.
- the compression of the bellows forces compressed air to flow from inside of the bellows into the bottle and the apparatus forms a sealing closure over the opening and the top end section of the bottle.
- the bellows has a central bottom aperture into which the cap section extends and a closed top that extends over the top end of the cap section. The opening in the bellows is located centrally in an interior section of the bellows.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the top portion of a standard plastic beverage bottle and a detached cap for this bottle;
- Figure 2 is a side elevation of the top portion of the plastic bottle with the standard cap replaced by a replacement cap and pressurizing device constructed in accordance with the invention;
- Figure 3 is a cross sectional elevation of the replacement cap of Figure 2 mounted on the top of the bottle, the cross section being taken along the line III-III of Figure 5;
- Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the various components which together comprise the replacement cap and pressurizing device.
- Figure 5 is a top view of the replacement cap of the invention.
- This apparatus 10 is a form of replacement cap that is used after the bottle 12 has been opened by the removal of its original threaded plastic or metal cap 14.
- the bottle 12 can be a standard two liter beverage container typically used to hold a carbonated beverage such as a cola or ginger ale.
- the standard bottle has an operiing 16 in a top end section 18 of the bottle. External threads 20 integrally formed on this top end section extend about the top end section in a circumferential direction. It will be understood that internal threads 22 formed in the original cap 14 are sized and arranged to engage the threads 20 and when these threads are fully engaged, the cap 14 will seal the opening 16. With the use of the present apparatus 10, the original cap 14 is removed and discarded when the bottle is initially opened.
- the replacement cap 10 of the invention can be used on the beverage container from the time it is opened until the time the container is discarded after its contents have been fully drained through the opening 16. It will be understood that before discarding the container, the apparatus 10 is normally removed so that it can be used again on another container or bottle.
- the opening 16 can be considered a form of outlet and normally it is the only outlet of the container.
- the preferred apparatus 10 of the invention includes an exterior cover member 24 which can be seen in Figures 2 to 5. This cover member has a cylindrical side wall 26 that has interior threads 28 formed on the inside thereof for a purpose explained hereinafter.
- the cover member 24 is a rotatable exterior body that contains the other major components of the apparatus 10 including an internal cap section 30, an annular compressing plate 32 mounted on the cap section, and a resilient, expandable and compressible bellows 34 located above the compressing plate 32 and arranged around the cap section 30.
- the bellows has an opening 36 for the passage of air into or out of the bellows.
- the bellows has a central bottom aperture 38 into which the cap section 30 extends and a closed top 40 that extends over a top end 42 of the cap section.
- the aforementioned opening 36 in the bellows is located centrally in an interior section of the bellows near its closed top 40.
- the cap section 30 has an annular, outwardly facing groove 48 in its top end 42.
- the bellows has an internal connecting flange 50 that is mounted in the groove 48. This connecting flange extends around the aforementioned opening 36 for the passage of air into or out of the bellows.
- the bellows 34 is formed with a central cavity with an open bottom provided by the aforementioned aperture 38.
- the internal cap section 30 which can be considered a connecting and sealing member extends into this central cavity of the bellows.
- the exterior cover member 24 includes a top end wall 54 and is adapted to engage and cover the upper end or top 40 of the bellows. This end wall supports the bellows from above.
- the cover member or body 24 has a substantially open bottom end, a major portion of which can be covered by the cap section as explained below.
- this section has a bottom end with a bottom opening 60 and a generally cylindrical side wall 62 located between the bottom and top ends and forming a chamber 64 adapted to receive the top end section 18 of the bottle or at least a portion thereof.
- the cap section 30 has internal threads 66 formed in the chamber and adapted for engaging the external threads on the top end section of the bottle in order to detachably mount the apparatus 10 on the bottle.
- the side wall of the cap section has a non-circular external transverse cross section as shown clearly in Figure 4.
- the aforementioned compressing plate 32 has a central hole 70 with a similar non-circular periphery having corresponding dimensions close to the dimensions of the transverse cross- section of the side wall 62 whereby the compressing plate is prevented from rotating relative to the cap section 30.
- the compressing plate is able to move upwardly or downwardly relative to the cap section.
- one or more engagement members are provided on at least one of the compressing member or plate 32 and the cap section 30 to prevent rotation of the compressing plate relative to the cap section.
- the top end of the cap section 30 is formed with an air hole 78 for positioning next to the opening 16 in the top end section of the bottle. This hole permits air to flow into and out of the bottle from the interior of the bellows. Instead of one hole there could be two or three or more holes. Also the top end of the cap section has a lower sealing surface located at 80 for sealingly engaging a peripheral surface 82 extending around the opening in the top end section of the. bottle during use of the apparatus.
- the internal cap section 30 has a radially outwardly extending annular bottom flange 84 that, in the illustrated embodiment, extends almost to the side wall 26.
- the cover member 24 includes an inwardly extending flange 86 forming a circular bottom opening at 88 having a minimum width or diameter less than the outer diameter of the bottom flange 84.
- the flange 86 of the cover member holds the cap section 30 within the cover member.
- the angular flange 86 is made by means of a flat ring member (shown separately in Figure 4) which can be bonded by adhesive to a bottom edge of the side wall 26.
- the chamber 64 in the cap section includes a lower portion 90 having a first diameter exceeding the width of the top end section 18 of the bottle and also an upper portion 92 having a second diameter less than the diameter of the lower portion 90 and approximately equal to the diameter of the top end section of the bottle.
- the internal threads 66 are formed in this upper portion 92.
- the compressing plate 32 is an annular plate having an exterior edge 96.
- the internal threads 28 of the cover member 24 engage the exterior edge 96 which preferably is shaped or bent as illustrated in Figure 3 so as to conform to the gradual slope of the threads, thus maintaimng the plate 32 level as shown.
- rotation of the cover member 24 in a predetermined direction, for example clockwise and viewed from above, to a sufficient extent causes the bellows to be compressed by upward movement of the compressing plate 32 relative to the cap section 30. This compression of the bellows forces compressed air to flow from inside of the bellows into the bottle.
- the apparatus 10 forms a sealing closure over the opening 16 in the top end section of the bottle.
- the bellows 34 need not necessarily have the accordion wall configuration as illustrated but can take the form of a simpler, collapsible bag with an opening for air to enter into or flow out of the interior of the bag.
- the term "bellows" when used herein is deemed to include various types of hollow bags that can be inflated or deflated by a suitable mechanical compressing member such as the illustrated compressing plate 32.
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AU21374/01A AU770416B2 (en) | 2000-02-02 | 2000-12-18 | Replacement cap with pressurizing mechanism for bottle |
CA002368636A CA2368636A1 (en) | 2000-02-02 | 2000-12-18 | Replacement cap with pressurizing mechanism for bottle |
EP00984730A EP1169227A1 (en) | 2000-02-02 | 2000-12-18 | Replacement cap with pressurizing mechanism for bottle |
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