Pilfer-proof closure for containers and injection mould for producing the closure

• US 5,086,938 A
• Filed: 07/26/1990
• Issued: 02/11/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dietmar F. Aichinger
• Original Assignee: Dietmar F. Aichinger
• Inventors: Aichinger, Dietmar F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marcus, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Schwarz, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US07/474,823
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 215/252, 215/258, 264/318
• US Class Current: 215/252
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2045/4078 using stripping means
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/4407 by flexible movement of undercut portions of the articles
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/565 for containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2401/35 Vertical or axial lines of weakness
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/3428 the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/3447 the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges

Abstract

Pilfer-proof closure for containers, having a closure cap (1) of plastic designed as a screw cap, the shell (2) of which is connected in the region of the inner circumference of the shell, via tear-off webs (7), to a pilfer-proof strip (8), the outside of which has a wall section running obliquely outwards and downwards adjoining the webs and which on its inside has a circumferential recess (11) which is open towards the lower end of the pilfer-proof strip, from the upper wall section (12) of which at least one retention member (14) extends which, when the closure cap has been screwed onto the container orifice, engages beneath an annular snap-on projection of the container arranged below the screw thread of the container, the radial depth of the circumferential recess being at least equal to the maximum width of the retention member in axial section.

Claims

1. A pilfer-proof closure for containers, such as bottles and the like, having

a closure cap (1) of plastic designed as a screw cap, the shell (2) of which is connected in the region of the inner circumference of the shell, via tear-off webs (7) to a pilfer-proof strip (8), the outside of which has a wall section (9) running obliquely outwardly and downwardly adjoining the webs and which on its inside bears at least one retention member (14) which extends into the inner space bounded by the pilfer-proof strip and, when the closure cap has been screwed onto the container orifice, engages beneath an annular snap-on projection (6) of the container arranged below the screw thread (5) of the container,

the pilfer-proof strip having on its inside, in the region of the retention member, a circumferential recess (11) which is open towards the lower end of the pilfer-proof strip, which runs essentially axially and defines an upper wall section (12) and from the upper section (12) of which the retention member (14) extends,

characterized in that

in axial section, the retention member (14) has inner and outer faces and

in that the radial depth (z) of the circumferential recess (11) is at least equal to the maximum width (x) of the retention member (14) in axial section.

2. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 1, characterized in that three or more retention fingers (14) which are at a mutual circumferential interval are provided.

3. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 1, wherein said inner and outer faces of the retention member (14) are parallel.

4. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 1, wherein the inner and outer faces of the retention member (14) converge downwardly from the upper wall section (12).

5. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 1, wherein the inner and outer faces of the retention member (14) converge downwardly from the upper wall section (12) and are of triangular cross section.

6. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 2, wherein said inner and outer faces of the retention members (14) are parallel.

7. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 2, wherein the inner and outer faces of the retention member (14) converge downwardly from the upper wall section (12).

8. The pilfer-proof closure according to claim 2, wherein the inner and outer faces of the retention member (14) converge downwardly from the upper wall section (12) and are of triangular cross section.

9. An injection mould for producing a pilfer-proof closure as claimed in claim 1,

having

a cavity plate (20) and a mould core (21) which together delimit a first mould cavity (22) for the closure cap (1) and can be moved relative to one another in axial direction upon release of the mould,

an axially movable stripper plate (23) which, together with the mould core (21), delimits a second mould cavity (22'"'"') for the pilfer-proof strip communicating with said first cavity;

and

an ejector mechanism (29) for the closure cap,

a first mould parting line (A) being formed between the cavity plate (20) and the stripper plate (23), said first parting line starting from the lower edge of the closure cap,

characterized in that

the stripper plate (23) and the mould core (21) adjoin one another along a second common mould parting line (B) which second parting line runs obliquely outwardly from the lower inside edge of the second mould cavity (22'"'"') for the pilfer-proof strip,

in that the mould core (21) has at least one recess (31) for the formation of the retention member (14), said recess (31) communicating with the second mould cavity (22'"'"') for the pilfer-proof strip above the second oblique mould parting line (B), starting from a shoulder of the mould core and, in axial section, having sides which extend downwardly; and

in that guide means (24,

     28) are provided, guiding relative movement of said stripper plate (23) and said mould core (21) in axial direction to permit said retention members (14), when formed, to resiliently escape into the recesses (11) of the pilfer-proof strip (8).

10. The injection mould according to claim 3, characterized in that a plurality of recesses (31) are provided, arranged at uniform circumferential intervals and intended for the formation of finger-shaped retention members (14) are provided.

11. The injection mould according to claim 9, wherein said sides of the recess (31) for the formation of the retention fingers (14) extend downwardly and are parallel.

12. The injection mould according to claim 9, wherein said sides of the recess (31) for the formation of the retention fingers (14) extend downwardly and converge.

13. The injection mould according to claim 10, wherein said sides of the recess (31) for the formation of the retention fingers (14) extend downwardly and are parallel.

14. The injection mould according to claim 10, wherein said sides of the recess (31) for the formation of the retention fingers (14) extend downwardly and converge.