Closure caps for two-component packaging systems

• US 4,793,475 A
• Filed: 01/06/1987
• Issued: 12/27/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Celaflor GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Celamerck GmbH & Company KG (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Itzel, Hanshelmut
• Primary Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US07/000,677
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 206/219-222, 206/568, 215/6, 215/10, 215/227, 215/228, 215/258, 215/329, 215/DIG. 8, 220/23, 366/602, 604/415, 604/416
• US Class Current: 206/221
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2814 the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2885 the element being the auxiliary container falling into the main container; the additional article or materials in solid block form falling into the main container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3222 with additional means facilitating admixture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/08 Mixing

Abstract

Closure caps for binary packaging systems comprising an active ingredient concentrate component and a dilutent component, which allow the user to admix the two components without coming in contact with either of them or with the resulting mixture.

Claims

1. A binary package comprising a container having a threaded bottle neck (2) and adapted to receive a diluent, an inner container (5) forming a reservoir adapted to receive a concentrate (1) which is to be admixed in situ with said diluent, and a threaded closure cap threadedly engaging said bottle neck (2), said closure cap having a base, a bottle thread (17a) for engaging the bottle neck (2) and a collar (3) extending radially into the bottle neck (2) from the base of the closure cap, said collar having a collar thread (4) for receiving the inner container (5) and a lower end in the form of an abutment edge (7), the inner container (5) having a flat base (8) and having a weakened line (10), the bottle neck (2) and the inner container (5) both having inner and outer walls, the inner wall of the bottle neck (2) having at least one rotation block (6'"'"'), and the outer wall of the inner containers having at least one rotation block (6), said rotation blocks (6,6'"'"') cooperating between the outer wall of the inner container (5) and the inner wall of the bottle neck (2) to prevent free rotation of the inner container (5) in at least one direction of rotation, whereby when the binary package is closed the abutment edge (7) rests on the base of the inner container (5), and when the closure cap is rotated further in the direction of closure of the collar thread (4), the inner Container is severed along the weakened line(10).

2. The binary package of claim 1, where the inner container (5) has a tub-shaped base (25) provided with an annular step (9) extending about the inner container (5) and having a weakened line (10).

3. A binary package comprising a container having a threaded bottle neck (2) and adapted to receive a diluent, an inner container (5) forming a reservoir adapted to receive a concentrate (1) which is to be admixed in situ with said diluent, and a threaded closure cap threadedly engaging said bottle neck (2), said closure cap having a base, a bottle thread (17a) for engaging tee bottle neck (2) and a collar (3) extending radially into the bottle neck (2) from the base of the closure cap, said collar having a collar thread (4) for receiving the inner container (5) and a lower end in the form of an abutment edge (7), the inner container 55) having a flat base (8) having a weakened line (10) and having an annular bead (12) directed radially outwardly and abutting on the bottle neck (2), the annular bead (12) defining depth of suspension of the inner container (5) and blocking free rotation of the inner container (5), whereby when the binary package is closed the abutment edge (7) rests on the base of the inner container (5), and when the closure cap is rotated further in the direction of closure of the collar thread 94), the inner container is severed along the weakened line (10).

4. The binary package of claim 3, said inner container (5) having a tub-shaped base (25) provided with an annular step (9) extending about the inner container (5) and having a weakened line (10).

5. A binary package comprising a container having a threaded bottle neck (2) and adapted to receive a diluent, an inner container (5) forming a reservoir adapted to receive a concentrate (1) which is to be admixed in situ with said diluent, and a threaded closure cap threadedly engaging said bottle neck, said closure cap having a base, a bottle thread (17a) for engaging the bottle neck (2) and a collar (3) extending radially into the bottle neck (2) from the base of the closure cap, said collar having a collar thread (4) for receiving the inner container (5), the bottle neck (2) and the inner container (5) both having inner and outer walls, the inner wall of the bottle neck (2) having at least one rotation block (6'"'"') and the outer wall of the inner container (5) having at least one rotation block (6), said rotation blocks (6,6'"'"') cooperating the outer wall of the inner container (5) and the inner wall of the bottle neck (2) to prevent free rotation of the inner container (5) in at least one direction of rotation, where the collar thread (4) and the bottle thread (17a) have different directions of rotation.

6. The binary package of claim 5, wherein the bottle thread (17a) comprises at least one thread web (21), whereby the closure cap can be rotated idly in the direction of closure when in the closed position.

7. The binary package of claim 5, where the rotation blocks (6,6'"'"') are associated in cooperation with the collar thread (4) to block rotary movement in the direction which leads to unscrewing of the inner container (5) from the collar thread (4).

8. The binary package of claim 5, where the rotation blocks (6,6'"'"') cooperate to block rotary movement of the inner container (5) in the direction of closure of the closure cap.

9. The binary package of claim 5, where said closure cap consists of a snap-in base (16) having a base edge member (19) and a snap-in cap (15) having a cap edge member (20), said snap-in base (16) being associated with the collar (3) and the snap-in cap (15) being associated with the bottle thread (17a), and the snap-in base (16) and the snap-in cap (15) being connected to each other by means of the base edge member (19) and the cap edge member (20) which can be snapped in.