CLOSURE MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS ACCIDENTAL INITIAL OPENING OF A CONTAINER
First Claim
1. A closure comprising at least one engagement element that is breakable or irreversibly deformable upon application of an opening force that is equal to, or higher than, a threshold force value, wherein the closure comprises one or more moveable parts and one or more fixed parts;
- and wherein the engagement element engages one or more moveable parts and one or more of the fixed parts of the closure; and
wherein the engagement element is selected from a group consisting of;
(a) a mechanical part which is attached to one or more of the moveable parts or one or more of the fixed part of the closure and wherein the mechanical part inhibits the separation between the moveable and the fixed part of the closure upon application of opening force below the threshold force value; and
(b) sealing together one or more of the moveable parts and one or more of the fixed parts of the closure at one or more locations;
(c) a breakable splint which connects one or more of the moveable and fixed parts of the closure created by a two step molding process wherein (1) the first step results in a closure that includes a hollow space which spans in both the moveable and the fixed parts of the closure at a closed position and wherein (2) the second step includes the filling of the hollow space with liquid plastic which solidifies or hardens upon cooling or upon thermosetting.wherein the ratio of the threshold force value to a required force to open the closure after the initial opening is larger than 1.25 A closure.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward providing container closure structures, for example closures that include at least one breakable or irreversibly deformable engagement element. Specifically, a closure having at least one engagement element that is breakable or irreversibly deformable upon application of an opening force that is equal to, or higher than, a threshold force value, wherein the closure comprises one or more moveable parts and one or more fixed parts; and wherein the engagement element engages the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure; and wherein the engagement element is selected from a group consisting of a mechanical part which is attached to the moveable part or the fixed part of the closure and wherein the mechanical part inhibits the separation between the moveable and the fixed part of the closure upon application of opening force below the threshold force value; and sealing together the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure at one or more locations; a breakable splint (7) which connects the moveable and fixed parts of the closure created by a two step molding process wherein (1) the first step results in a closure that includes a hollow space which spans in both the moveable and the fixed parts of the closure at a closed position and wherein (2) the second step includes the filling of the hollow space with liquid plastic which solidifies or hardens upon cooling or upon thermosetting.
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27 Claims
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1. A closure comprising at least one engagement element that is breakable or irreversibly deformable upon application of an opening force that is equal to, or higher than, a threshold force value, wherein the closure comprises one or more moveable parts and one or more fixed parts;
- and wherein the engagement element engages one or more moveable parts and one or more of the fixed parts of the closure; and
wherein the engagement element is selected from a group consisting of;(a) a mechanical part which is attached to one or more of the moveable parts or one or more of the fixed part of the closure and wherein the mechanical part inhibits the separation between the moveable and the fixed part of the closure upon application of opening force below the threshold force value; and (b) sealing together one or more of the moveable parts and one or more of the fixed parts of the closure at one or more locations; (c) a breakable splint which connects one or more of the moveable and fixed parts of the closure created by a two step molding process wherein (1) the first step results in a closure that includes a hollow space which spans in both the moveable and the fixed parts of the closure at a closed position and wherein (2) the second step includes the filling of the hollow space with liquid plastic which solidifies or hardens upon cooling or upon thermosetting. wherein the ratio of the threshold force value to a required force to open the closure after the initial opening is larger than 1.25 A closure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- and wherein the engagement element engages one or more moveable parts and one or more of the fixed parts of the closure; and
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