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WO1997016357A1
WO1997016357A1 PCT/GB1996/002688 GB9602688W WO9716357A1 WO 1997016357 A1 WO1997016357 A1 WO 1997016357A1 GB 9602688 W GB9602688 W GB 9602688W WO 9716357 A1 WO9716357 A1 WO 9716357A1
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body portion
closure member
container
wall
opening
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Jon Davies
Martin Palmer
Ronald Scott Charnock
Stephen John Luddington
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Polycell Products Ltd
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Polycell Products Ltd
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Priority to DE69602457T priority Critical patent/DE69602457T2/de
Priority to AU73232/96A priority patent/AU7323296A/en
Priority to EP96935157A priority patent/EP0858418B1/fr
Publication of WO1997016357A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997016357A1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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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
    • 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
    • B65D1/04—Multi-cavity bottles
    • 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
    • B65D41/46—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/48—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/242—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with means for facilitating lifting or suspending of the container
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/024—Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access to the contents
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a container having a tamper proof closure which cannot be opened by hand alone but requires the use of a tool. Moreover, once opened, the container cannot be securely re-sealed and it is at once obvious that opening has already occurred.
  • a container comprising a wall defining at least one chamber and an opening to the or each chamber, a cover member comprising a body portion and a closure member, locatable on the wall so as to extend over the or each opening, and co-operating detent means on the wall and the body portion to lock the body portion in position on the wall, wherein the closure member is frangibly attached to the body portion by means whereby the closure member can only be opened by use of a tool, and is operable to seaiingly close the or each opening when the closure member is attached to the body portion and to reveal the or each opening when the closure member is broken away from the body portion.
  • the detent means comprises one or more protrusions formed on the body portion and engageable with one or more corresponding protrusions formed on the wall so as to lock the body portion in position on the wall.
  • the or each protrusion on the wall comprises an outwardly projecting ridge and the or each protrusion on the body portion comprises an inwardly projecting lip co-operable therewith.
  • the cover member may comprise a cup having side walls and a base, at least the central part of the base forming the closure member.
  • the closure member is frangibly attached to the body portion by at least three frangible webs.
  • the closure member is preferably attached to the body portion solely by the frangible attachment means, whereby when the closure member is broken away from the body portion, the closure member is separated from the body portion.
  • closure member further comprises at least one plug member projecting therefrom, the or each plug member corresponding to the or one of said openings and being sized to seaiingly locate within the opening.
  • a hanging member is formed integrally with the body portion and extends therefrom having an aperture therein or formed in a hook shape in order to facilitate hanging of the container for display or storage.
  • the wall defines two independent chambers each with a respective opening.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a container in accordance with the present invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a front view of the container of Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a side view of the container of Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 4 is a sectional view of the cover member
  • FIGURE 5 is an enlarged view of the top of the container without the cover member
  • FIGURE 6 is a sectional view of the cover member in position on the container
  • FIGURE 7 is a plan view of the container without the cover member.
  • FIGURE 8 is an underneath view of the container.
  • the container illustrated in the drawings and described below comprises two independent hollow compartments each with a respective opening.
  • Such containers are intended to be used for products such as adhesives which comprise two components which must not be combined until immediately before use.
  • the invention is equally applicable to a container having a single compartment with an opening thereto or to a multi- compartment container.
  • the container (10) is made from any suitable material ⁇ uch as plastic to provide a relatively thin wall (11) formed so as to provide two compartments (12a,12b) joined together by a web (13).
  • Each compartment (12a,12b) defines a hollow chamber (14a,14b) to receive a substance therein.
  • the wall (11) further defines a neck (15a,15b) for each compartment (12a,12b), of narrower cross section than the main part of the compartment, protruding from one end and defining an opening (16a,16b) to its respective chamber (14a, 14b).
  • each neck (15a, 15b) is substantially circular in cross section as seen best in Figure 7. Furthermore, an outwardly protruding ridge (17) is provided on each neck (15a, 15b) which extends at least half way around the outer circumference as seen in Figures 5 and 7. In other embodiments, the ridge (17) may be continuous around the whole circumference of each neck or it may comprise a number of circumferentially spaced ridges.
  • the wall (11) of the container (10) is provided with a shoulder (18) a short distance below the necks (15a,15b) which extends around both compartments (12a, 12b) .
  • a cover member (19) is provided to close the openings (16a, 16b) .
  • the cover member (19) is of a cup-like shape which in use is inverted over the necks (15a, 15b) such that the side walls (21) of the cup surround the necks (15a, 15b) and the base (22) of the cup lies across the openings (16a, 16b) of the necks (15a, 15b) .
  • the lower periphery (23) of the cover member (19) is shaped so as to locate against the shoulder (18) to give an overall smooth profile to the container (10).
  • the cover member (19) is moulded as a one piece construction which is made up of a body portion (20) and a closure member (24) [see Figure 1].
  • the body portion (20) comprises the side walls (21) of the cup and the outer periphery of the base (22) .
  • the central part of the base (22) of the cover member (19) constitutes the closure member (24) .
  • the closure member (24) is in the form of a substantially rectangular panel with rounded ends so as to extend over both openings (16a, 16b) .
  • each plug member (26a,26b) in the form of a solid protrusion or annular wall, project from the inner surface of the closure member (24) .
  • each plug member (26a,26b) fits seaiingly into a respective neck
  • a wall (27) is provided which projects in the same direction as the plug members (26a, 26b) .
  • the periphery of this wall carries a lip (28) which projects inwardly beneath the plug members (26a,26b).
  • the cup-like cover member (19) is inverted and fitted over the necks (15a, 15b).
  • the lip (28) formed on the body portion (20) snap over the ridges (17) which protrude from the necks (I5a,15b) and locates beneath them to retain the cover member (19) on the wall (11) .
  • the co-operating ridges (17) and lip (28) are sized such that once in position the body portion (20) cannot be removed without the aid of a tool because the lip (28) on the body portion (20) cannot be forced back over the ridges (17) on the necks (15a,15b) by hand. Moreover, removal of the body portion (20) with a tool would be likely to visibly deform or damage the body portion (20) .
  • the plug members (26a, 26b) are thereby removed from the necks (15a, 15b) and the openings (16a, 16b) to the chambers (14a, 14b) are revealed. However, the body portion (20) of the cover member (19) remains locked in position.
  • the closure member (24) cannot be removed without the use of a tool such as a screwdriver, thereby preventing accidental opening or tampering by a child. This is because the clearance gap between the closure member (24) and the body portion (20) is too small for a user's finger to be inserted therebetween and because of the strength of the webs which requires the extra leverage provided by a tool to break them. Furthermore, once the closure member (24) has been broken away from the body portion (20) the container (10) cannot be securely re-sealed and even if the closure member (24) is replaced in position with the plugs (26a,26b) in the necks (15a,15b) the broken lugs (25a,25b,25c) indicate that opening has occurred.
  • a hanging member in the form of a tab (29) having an aperture (30) may be provided integrally with the body portion (20) of the cover member (19) to provide a means to hang the closed container (10) on a hook for display or storage purposes.
  • the tab (29) may itself be hook shaped to facilitate hanging of the container.
  • the underside of the compartments may be formed with feet in the form of projecting ridges (31) to provide a stable base.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
  • Pens And Brushes (AREA)
  • Confectionery (AREA)
  • Grain Derivatives (AREA)

Abstract

Cette invention se rapporte à un récipient (10) comportant une paroi (11) délimitant au moins une enceinte (14a, 14b) et une ouverture (16a, 16b) donnant accès à ladite (lesdites) enceinte(s). Un élément faisant office de couvercle (19), que l'on peut positionner sur la paroi de façon à qu'il fasse saillie au-dessus de ladite (lesdites) ouverture (s), comporte un corps (20) et un élément de fermeture (24) ainsi que des organes de butée coopérants (17, 28), situés sur la paroi et sur le corps dudit couvercle, qui permettent de bloquer ledit corps sur la paroi dans une position donnée. L'élément de fermeture (24), qui est attaché par un lien cassable audit corps (20) et ne peut par conséquent être ouvert qu'à l'aide d'un outil, peut servir à fermer hermétiquement ladite (chacune des) ouverture(s) (16a, 16b) lorsqu'on l'attache audit corps et à découvrir ladite (chacune des) ouverture(s) lorsqu'on rompt son lien avec ledit corps.
PCT/GB1996/002688 1995-11-03 1996-11-01 Fermeture inviolable Ceased WO1997016357A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE69602457T DE69602457T2 (de) 1995-11-03 1996-11-01 Garantieverschluss
AU73232/96A AU7323296A (en) 1995-11-03 1996-11-01 Tamper-proof closure
EP96935157A EP0858418B1 (fr) 1995-11-03 1996-11-01 Fermeture inviolable

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GB9522519.9 1995-11-03
GB9522519A GB2306454B (en) 1995-11-03 1995-11-03 Container with a frangibly attached closure member

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WO1997016357A1 true WO1997016357A1 (fr) 1997-05-09

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FR2530224A3 (fr) * 1982-07-15 1984-01-20 Alma Bouchage Bonde Bouchon inviolable en matiere plastique
US4535904A (en) * 1984-12-11 1985-08-20 Union Carbide Corporation Tool removable tamper indicating closure
WO1991004923A1 (fr) * 1989-10-06 1991-04-18 Tristan Guy Melland Recipient de distribution

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FR1404567A (fr) * 1964-05-20 1965-07-02 Bouchon en forme de crochet, d'anneau pour tubes et flaconnages en matières diverses
DE2755758A1 (de) * 1977-12-14 1979-06-21 Menshen Georg & Co Kg Originalitaetsverschluss mit einer zwischen zwei teilen angeordneten perforation
FR2530224A3 (fr) * 1982-07-15 1984-01-20 Alma Bouchage Bonde Bouchon inviolable en matiere plastique
US4535904A (en) * 1984-12-11 1985-08-20 Union Carbide Corporation Tool removable tamper indicating closure
WO1991004923A1 (fr) * 1989-10-06 1991-04-18 Tristan Guy Melland Recipient de distribution

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GB2306454A (en) 1997-05-07
AU7323296A (en) 1997-05-22
ATE179946T1 (de) 1999-05-15
GB9522519D0 (en) 1996-01-03
GB2306454B (en) 1999-03-03
DE69602457D1 (de) 1999-06-17
EP0858418A1 (fr) 1998-08-19
DE69602457T2 (de) 1999-11-18

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