EP1258430A1 - Tube pour produits visqueux - Google Patents
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- EP1258430A1 EP1258430A1 EP01830316A EP01830316A EP1258430A1 EP 1258430 A1 EP1258430 A1 EP 1258430A1 EP 01830316 A EP01830316 A EP 01830316A EP 01830316 A EP01830316 A EP 01830316A EP 1258430 A1 EP1258430 A1 EP 1258430A1
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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
- B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
- B65D35/02—Body construction
- B65D35/04—Body construction made in one piece
- B65D35/08—Body construction made in one piece from plastics material
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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
- B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
- B65D35/24—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor with auxiliary devices
Definitions
- the present invention refers to a tube for viscous products.
- viscous products of the semi-solid or paste type such as, for example, creams, ointments, pastes, sauces and the like are used in diverse fields such as cosmetics, medicine, health, foodstuffs, etc., and are sold in special containers which are generally in the form of jars or tubes.
- Jars provide a container, generally rigid, having an open end coupled to a lid. Consequently, each time the user has to use the product, he opens the lid and removes the desired amount of product with a special instrument.
- the jar has the advantage of allowing removal of the product until it is completely consumed, but has several disadvantages. It is awkward and not very practical for the user, who experiences difficulty in removing the desired amount of product. Furthermore, each time the user takes a dose of product, the amount remaining in the container is contaminated by the instrument used.
- the tube comprises a tubular casing, in soft material such as plastic, aluminium or the like, which has a product dispensing mouth coupled with a cap.
- plastic tubes which have a tubular casing in soft plastic heat welded at one end of which is a hard plastic shoulder from which a dispensing mouth protrudes axially.
- the user after having removed the cap, squeezes the tube manually, exerting pressure on the product to cause a dose of product to be discharged through the dispensing mouth. In this manner the user can dispense precise doses of product while leaving the part of product remaining inside the tube uncontaminated.
- the tube has the disadvantage of wasting a certain amount of product which remains as an unusable residue inside the tube.
- squeezing of the casing does not allow all the product contained therein to be dispensed.
- the decrease in volume of the casing no longer provides a compact mass on which the user can exert finger pressure. Consequently residues of product remain in the folds of the casing and in those rigid parts, such as the shoulder of the opening, in which the pressing action exerted from the outside by the user has no grip.
- the object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art, providing a tube for viscous products that is able to avoid waste of residual product therein.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a tube for viscous products that is practical and allows simple dispensing of precise amounts by the user.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a tube for viscous products that is able to avoid contamination of the product with outside elements.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a tube for viscous products that is cheap and easy to make.
- the tube for viscous material comprises a tubular body for containing the viscous product and a head comprising a shoulder wherefrom a product dispensing mouth protrudes axially.
- the peculiar characteristic of the invention lies in the fact that incisions or lines of weakening (score lines) are provided in the body of the tube such as to allow tearing of the body therealong, in order to be able to open the tube and make the inside thereof accessible to the user, who can thus remove the residual product remaining inside the tube.
- the tube according to the invention allows simple and easy tearing of its body to make its inside accessible to the user for removal of the remaining product.
- the user can easily open the tube according to the invention at any time to remove the last remnants of product and opening of the tube takes place without the use of scissors or other inconvenient and dangerous cutting tools.
- the tube 1 comprises a substantially cylindrical body 2, hollow on the inside to contain the viscous product.
- the body 2 is made of soft material so that it can be squeezed manually by a user.
- the body 2 is advantageously made of plastic material by extrusion.
- the body 2 of the tube 1 comprises a closed bottom wall 3, which can be in the form of a rigid plate, or can be obtained by heat welding the terminal edges of the body 2.
- the tube 1 has a head 4 in the opposite end to the wall 3.
- the head 4 comprises a discoid shoulder 5 that has a central hole 7 around which a dispensing mouth 6 extends axially.
- the shoulder 5 and the dispensing mouth 6 are preferably made of hard plastic material.
- the dispensing mouth 6 has an outer thread intended to engage with an inner thread of a cap 8.
- the cap 8 can be coupled to the dispensing mouth 6 with other types of coupling, such as, for example, a snap and a grooving coupling.
- the cap 8 can also have a through hole around which a dispensing nozzle, destined to be put in register with the opening of the mouth 6, protrudes axially.
- the cap 8 has a stopper able to plug the dispensing nozzle.
- the stopper can be connected to the cap by means of a hinge.
- the head 4 has a tapered part 9 that connects the shoulder 5 to the side wall of the body 2.
- Incisions or lines of weakening 10 able to facilitate tearing of the material of the body therealong are formed in the body 2.
- a thread 11 disposed in the incisions is a thread 11 which, when pulled by the user, facilitates tearing of the body 2 along the incisions 10.
- the thread 11 has a first end 12 fixed integrally in the body 2 and a second end that carries a tongue 13 which can be gripped by the user. In this manner the user, by gripping the tongue 13 and pulling the thread 11, causes tearing of the incisions 10 and thus makes the inside of the tube 2 accessible for removal of the residues of product remaining inside the tube 1.
- the incisions 10 have a preferential pattern, that is to say, a first annular incision 10' is provided beneath the head 4, a second annular incision 10" is provided above the bottom 3 and a longitudinal incision 10"' is provided that connects between the first annular incision 10' and the second annular incision 10".
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP01830316A EP1258430A1 (fr) | 2001-05-17 | 2001-05-17 | Tube pour produits visqueux |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP01830316A EP1258430A1 (fr) | 2001-05-17 | 2001-05-17 | Tube pour produits visqueux |
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| EP1258430A1 true EP1258430A1 (fr) | 2002-11-20 |
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| EP01830316A Withdrawn EP1258430A1 (fr) | 2001-05-17 | 2001-05-17 | Tube pour produits visqueux |
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Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL1021295C2 (nl) * | 2002-08-19 | 2004-02-20 | Monti Ind B V | Houder voor producten, in het bijzonder levensmiddelen en werkwijze voor het destrueren van een dergelijke houder. |
| DE102011110751B3 (de) * | 2011-08-16 | 2012-09-27 | Vadim Kaganer | Tube und Verfahren zu Ihrer Herstellung |
| WO2017094273A1 (fr) * | 2015-12-03 | 2017-06-08 | シェン ファン | Contenant |
| FR3077275A1 (fr) * | 2018-01-29 | 2019-08-02 | Lydia Schiffmann | Tube pour le conditionnement d'un produit fluide |
| WO2020206016A3 (fr) * | 2019-04-01 | 2020-11-12 | Re-Fold, Llc. | Récipients thermoplastiques comprenant un composant de séparation intégré |
| WO2020249876A1 (fr) * | 2019-06-14 | 2020-12-17 | Lydia Schiffmann | Tube pour le conditionnement d'un produit fluide, kit comprenant un tel tube, utilisation et procédé d'un tel tube |
| IT201900011115A1 (it) * | 2019-07-08 | 2021-01-08 | Stefano Ciocca | Flacone di plastica ispezionabile |
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| FR2695376A1 (fr) * | 1992-08-24 | 1994-03-11 | Kaci Pierre | Système de pré-ouverture adaptable à tout type de tube ou emballage souple ou semi-rigide jetable permettant de récupérer la totalité du produit contenu après ouverture au dernier usage. |
| JPH0692339A (ja) * | 1991-09-24 | 1994-04-05 | 正志 ▲土▼田 | 解体できるペットボトルの構造 |
| FR2697804A1 (fr) * | 1992-08-24 | 1994-05-13 | Kaci Pierre | Emballage souple et procédé permettant la récupération totale du produit renfermé dans un emballage souple. |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPH0692339A (ja) * | 1991-09-24 | 1994-04-05 | 正志 ▲土▼田 | 解体できるペットボトルの構造 |
| FR2695376A1 (fr) * | 1992-08-24 | 1994-03-11 | Kaci Pierre | Système de pré-ouverture adaptable à tout type de tube ou emballage souple ou semi-rigide jetable permettant de récupérer la totalité du produit contenu après ouverture au dernier usage. |
| FR2697804A1 (fr) * | 1992-08-24 | 1994-05-13 | Kaci Pierre | Emballage souple et procédé permettant la récupération totale du produit renfermé dans un emballage souple. |
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| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 358 (M - 1633) 6 July 1994 (1994-07-06) * |
Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL1021295C2 (nl) * | 2002-08-19 | 2004-02-20 | Monti Ind B V | Houder voor producten, in het bijzonder levensmiddelen en werkwijze voor het destrueren van een dergelijke houder. |
| DE102011110751B3 (de) * | 2011-08-16 | 2012-09-27 | Vadim Kaganer | Tube und Verfahren zu Ihrer Herstellung |
| EP2559630A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-16 | 2013-02-20 | Kaganer, Vadim | Tube |
| WO2017094273A1 (fr) * | 2015-12-03 | 2017-06-08 | シェン ファン | Contenant |
| FR3077275A1 (fr) * | 2018-01-29 | 2019-08-02 | Lydia Schiffmann | Tube pour le conditionnement d'un produit fluide |
| WO2020206016A3 (fr) * | 2019-04-01 | 2020-11-12 | Re-Fold, Llc. | Récipients thermoplastiques comprenant un composant de séparation intégré |
| WO2020249876A1 (fr) * | 2019-06-14 | 2020-12-17 | Lydia Schiffmann | Tube pour le conditionnement d'un produit fluide, kit comprenant un tel tube, utilisation et procédé d'un tel tube |
| IT201900011115A1 (it) * | 2019-07-08 | 2021-01-08 | Stefano Ciocca | Flacone di plastica ispezionabile |
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