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WO2001025107A1
WO2001025107A1 PCT/US1999/027826 US9927826W WO0125107A1 WO 2001025107 A1 WO2001025107 A1 WO 2001025107A1 US 9927826 W US9927826 W US 9927826W WO 0125107 A1 WO0125107 A1 WO 0125107A1
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closure
partial
container
cover portion
configuration
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Inventor
Peter Coy
Thomas C. Moseley, Jr.
Michel D. Arney
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VaLid LLC
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VaLid LLC
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Priority to AU19203/00A priority Critical patent/AU1920300A/en
Priority to AU76230/00A priority patent/AU7623000A/en
Priority to PCT/US2000/026835 priority patent/WO2001023266A2/fr
Publication of WO2001025107A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001025107A1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1633—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element
    • B65D51/1644—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element the element being a valve
    • B65D51/165—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by automatic opening of the closure, container or other element the element being a valve formed by a slit or narrow opening
    • 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
    • B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • 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
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones

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  • This invention relates to a closure for a container and is particularly
  • Containers of this type are commonly provided with a closure lid. Frequently, the
  • container closure is adapted for direct consumption or the insertion of a drinking
  • the present invention relates to a container closure.
  • the closure includes
  • a cover portion configured to substantially close the container opening.
  • closure preferably includes a raised partial-dome portion and an outlet valve
  • valve includes two leaflets extending outwardly towards each other such that the
  • valve and depression walls have a cross-section with a W like configuration.
  • closure may also have an inlet valve including opposed leaflets extending inwardly
  • the inlet valve leaflets are moveable between a rest position
  • valve is substantially closed and a deflected position wherein the valve
  • the closure is open.
  • the closure includes locking tabs to secure it to the container.
  • Figure 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the closure of Figure 1 engaged with
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the closure of Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 is a top plan view of the closure of Figure 1.
  • Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the closure of Figure 1.
  • Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the closure of Figure 1.
  • Figure 8 is a rear elevation view of the closure of Figure 1.
  • Figure 9 shows the cross-sectional view of Figure 3 with the valves in open
  • Figure 10 shows the cross-sectional view of Figure 3 with a straw inserted
  • Figure 11 is an isometric view of the closure of Figure 1 with an alternative
  • Figure 12 is an isometric view of an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 13 is an isometric view of another alternate embodiment of the
  • Figure 14 is a front elevational view of the closure of Figure 13.
  • Figure 15 is a bottom plan view of the closure of Figure 13.
  • Figure 16 is a schematic representation of the imaginary perimeter defined
  • Figure 17 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the locking tabs
  • Figure 18 is an isometric view of another alternate embodiment of the
  • FIG. 1-10 A first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 1-10. The
  • closure 30 is preferably a one-piece thermal plastic structure made from a sheet of
  • the closure 30 includes a
  • peripheral grove 38 which is adapted to sealingly engaged and conform to the top
  • PC is defined at the elevation where the closure 30 mates with the container rim 16,
  • closure 30 is undercut or reduced slightly in diameter below the
  • peripheral grove 38 and then flares outwardly as the short skirt portion 40.
  • the wall 32 preferably tapers from raised edge 33 to
  • the top surface 42 is integral with edges 33 and 34 of the
  • edges 33 and 34 which are in a plane that intersects a plane defined by the rim 16.
  • Typical containers 10 include a continuous side wall 14
  • peripheral rim 20 extending around the perimeter of the opening
  • the container opening 18 is generally circular,
  • the closure may be provided
  • the containers 10 are made of various materials.
  • the top surface 42 preferably includes two partial-dome
  • the arc along either of the partial-dome surfaces can be, but
  • the ridge 45 extends across a substantial portion of the closure 30 and
  • a side portion 48 is provided on each side of the closure
  • An outlet port 50 depends from the forward partial-dome surface 44.
  • the outlet port 50 includes a depression 53 including
  • the depression 53 preferably has an oval configuration.
  • the valve 54 includes
  • leaflet 56,58 is at an acute angle relative to its respective depending wall 52 and
  • two leaflets 56 and 58 have a cross-section having a substantially W configuration.
  • leaflets 56 and 58 are
  • the inlet port 72 is positioned in a depression 70 in the rear partial-dome surface
  • the inlet port 72 includes opposed leaflets 74 and 76 which extend inward
  • the inlet valve 72 is preferably dimensioned to also permit a drinking straw
  • a small aperture 85 which allows the ingress of air, but is small enough to
  • FIG. 12 An alternate embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 12.
  • the closure 100 has a general configuration similar to that of the first embodiment
  • closure 100 does not include a rear partial-dome surface, but instead includes a flat
  • valve 172 is positioned in the stack 170 and operates substantially the same as the
  • inlet valve 72 in the first embodiment is inlet valve 72 in the first embodiment.
  • a third embodiment of the present invention is
  • the closure 200 is substantially the same as the closure 30 of the first
  • substantially vertical extended skirt 260 depends from the flared skirt 240.
  • the tabs 262 are preferably molded during molding
  • closure structure but may also be formed through secondary operations, for
  • Each tab 262 has a relaxed inwardly
  • each tab 262 preferably extends along an imaginary
  • This imaginary perimeter P is preferably dimensioned to be the same size
  • edges 264 engage the side wall 14 of the container 10 when the closure 200 is
  • closure 200 is shown with four tabs 262, but the number of tabs 262 can be varied
  • a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 18.
  • the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 18.
  • closure 300 is substantially the same as the closure 200 of the previous embodiment
  • Closures 200 and 300 are shown with an upper configuration substantially

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une fermeture (30) pour un récipient (10) comprenant une partie couvercle conçue et dimensionnée pour sensiblement fermer l'ouverture (18) du récipient. La partie couvercle comprend une première surface (44) en forme de dôme comportant un bord élevé et en pente descendante à partir du bord élevé (33). Une valve de sortie (54) est placée dans une dépression (53) située dans ladite première surface (44). Cette valve de sortie (54) comprend deux valvules inclinées (56, 58) s'étendant dans la dépression (53) de manière que la valve (54) et les parois de la dépression comportent une section transversale sensiblement en forme de W. La fermeture (30) peut également comporter une valve d'entrée (72) située sur le couvercle et comprenant des valvules opposées (74, 76) s'étendant à l'intérieur vers le récipient (10). La fermeture (30) peut comprendre en outre des languettes de verrouillage (262) servant à fixer la fermeture au récipient.
PCT/US1999/027826 1999-09-30 1999-11-23 Fermeture de recipient Ceased WO2001025107A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU19203/00A AU1920300A (en) 1999-09-30 1999-11-23 Container closure
AU76230/00A AU7623000A (en) 1999-09-30 2000-09-29 Container closure
PCT/US2000/026835 WO2001023266A2 (fr) 1999-09-30 2000-09-29 Fermeture de recipient

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US15715799P 1999-09-30 1999-09-30
US60/157,157 1999-09-30

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3915331A (en) * 1972-12-08 1975-10-28 Bert Russel Chenault Non-spill cover
US4441624A (en) * 1983-01-20 1984-04-10 Bronislaw Sokolowski Drinking cover
US4782975A (en) * 1988-02-05 1988-11-08 Peter Coy Valved container closure
US5890621A (en) * 1996-10-21 1999-04-06 Gerber Products Company Cup for young children with cap valved for fluid control
WO1999047029A1 (fr) * 1998-03-18 1999-09-23 Bamed Ag Garniture pour un recipient a boisson, element de corps de soupape et recipient a boisson correspondants

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3915331A (en) * 1972-12-08 1975-10-28 Bert Russel Chenault Non-spill cover
US4441624A (en) * 1983-01-20 1984-04-10 Bronislaw Sokolowski Drinking cover
US4782975A (en) * 1988-02-05 1988-11-08 Peter Coy Valved container closure
US5890621A (en) * 1996-10-21 1999-04-06 Gerber Products Company Cup for young children with cap valved for fluid control
WO1999047029A1 (fr) * 1998-03-18 1999-09-23 Bamed Ag Garniture pour un recipient a boisson, element de corps de soupape et recipient a boisson correspondants

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