EP3321207A4 - CAP AND CONTAINER HAVING A CAP - Google Patents

CAP AND CONTAINER HAVING A CAP Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3321207A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cap; container
Prior art date: 2015-07-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP16821200.9A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3321207A1 (en

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Shin Nakamura

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Nippon Closures Co Ltd

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Nippon Closures Co Ltd

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2015-07-08

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2016-06-16

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2019-04-03

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2016-06-16 Application filed by Nippon Closures Co Ltd filed Critical Nippon Closures Co Ltd

2018-05-16 Publication of EP3321207A1 publication Critical patent/EP3321207A1/en

2019-04-03 Publication of EP3321207A4 publication Critical patent/EP3321207A4/en

2020-10-07 Application granted granted Critical

2020-10-07 Publication of EP3321207B1 publication Critical patent/EP3321207B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2036-06-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- B65D41/32—Caps 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
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
- B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
- 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
- B65D41/32—Caps 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
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- 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
- B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
- B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
- B65D1/023—Neck construction
- B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP16821200.9A 2015-07-08 2016-06-16 Container with cap Active EP3321207B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2015136839A JP6061357B1 (en)	2015-07-08	2015-07-08	Caps and containers with caps
PCT/JP2016/067869 WO2017006730A1 (en)	2015-07-08	2016-06-16	Cap and container with cap

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3321207A1 EP3321207A1 (en)	2018-05-16
EP3321207A4 true EP3321207A4 (en)	2019-04-03
EP3321207B1 EP3321207B1 (en)	2020-10-07

Family

ID=57685069

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP16821200.9A Active EP3321207B1 (en)	2015-07-08	2016-06-16	Container with cap

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20180118418A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3321207B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP6061357B1 (en)
KR (1)	KR102089289B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN107735334B (en)
WO (1)	WO2017006730A1 (en)

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USD996967S1 (en)	2021-05-17	2023-08-29	Closure Systems International Inc.	Closure
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KR20250153824A (en)	2023-04-05	2025-10-27	허스키 인젝션 몰딩 시스템즈 리미티드	Closure with tamper-evident function
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2016
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- 2016-06-16 WO PCT/JP2016/067869 patent/WO2017006730A1/en not_active Ceased
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2017
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Publication number	Publication date
CN107735334A (en)	2018-02-23
JP6061357B1 (en)	2017-01-18
KR102089289B1 (en)	2020-03-16
US20180118418A1 (en)	2018-05-03
WO2017006730A1 (en)	2017-01-12
EP3321207B1 (en)	2020-10-07
EP3321207A1 (en)	2018-05-16
CN107735334B (en)	2019-06-14
JP2017019510A (en)	2017-01-26
KR20180028416A (en)	2018-03-16

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP3321207A4 (en)	2019-04-03	CAP AND CONTAINER HAVING A CAP
EP3601085A4 (en)	2021-06-09	INVIOLABLE CONTAINER
EP3284693A4 (en)	2019-03-06	CONTAINER AND CAP
DK3720906T3 (en)	2023-05-22	Bottle closure assembly comprising a polyethylene composition
EP3435826A4 (en)	2019-09-04	SAFE DELIVERY CONTAINER
HUE051992T2 (en)	2021-04-28	Cap for the container
EP3750821A4 (en)	2022-03-02	CONTAINER
EP3407766A4 (en)	2019-12-04	SPILL CONTAINER
EP3365243A4 (en)	2019-08-07	CONTAINERS AND CLOSURES
EP3423372A4 (en)	2020-03-11	CLOSABLE CONTAINER
EP3399857A4 (en)	2019-07-17	ANTI-SLIP CONTAINER
EP2961666A4 (en)	2016-08-03	CONTAINER WITH INSERABLE ELEMENTS
EP3609802A4 (en)	2020-04-08	BREAKABLE CONTAINER
EP3689819A4 (en)	2021-06-23	GRAPHEN CONTAINING A HETERO-ELEMENT
PL3558841T3 (en)	2021-07-19	ANTI-FAKE CONTAINER
EP3605596A4 (en)	2020-04-01	RECEIVING CONTAINER
EP3644782A4 (en)	2021-01-20	CONTAINER
FR3039138B3 (en)	2017-09-08	INVIOLABILITY CONTROL CONTAINER STRUCTURE
MA47822A (en)	2020-01-15	CONTAINER LABELS
EP3434251A4 (en)	2019-11-27	DRUGS CONTAINER
FR3042179B1 (en)	2018-11-02	CAP FOR CONTAINER
IT201700074969A1 (en)	2019-01-04	WASTE CONTAINER
UA36688S (en)	2018-04-25	BOTTLE "LTAVA"
FR3066898B1 (en)	2022-08-19	WIPES CONTAINER
UA34495S (en)	2017-05-10	BOTTLE "YODANKA PAVLIVSKA"

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