Pouring part of a package and opening device therefore

• US 5,850,930 A
• Filed: 08/19/1996
• Issued: 12/22/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Original Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Inventors: Jonsson, Leif, Nilsson, Tommy
• Primary Examiner(s): Cronin, Stephen K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HYLTON, ROBIN ANNETTE
• Application Number:
  US08/656,231
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 215/228, 215/226, 215/254, 215/256, 220/212, 220/334, 220/335, 220/277, 220/278, 222/81, 222/83, 222/83.5, 222/88, 222/89, 222/541.2, 222/556, 222/562
• US Class Current: 215/226
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0015 of the 41-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0096 integral with the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/09 Reversible caps or lids, e.g. with threads on one side and a plug on the other
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/228 a major part of the inner closure being removed from the container after the opening

Abstract

A device for opening a pouring part (2) attached to the top wall (1) of a package for flowable media and projecting in a raised manner from said top wall (1), is provided with a cap (13) extending over said pouring part (2), which is removably fitted to the pouring part (2). In order that the opening device makes possible a package which can be produced economically, and which can be opened reliably without excessive expenditure of force, it is provided according to the invention that the cap (13) is rotatable over at least approximately 90° in relation to the pouring part (2) and is provided with an internal space (17) and at least one blade (23) projecting into said space (17), which for opening can be inserted into an at least partly annular surface section (5) in order to carry out cutting.

Claims

1. The combination of a pouring part with a device for opening the pouring part attached to a top wall of a package for flowable media and projecting in a raised manner from said top wall, wherein the pouring part comprises a collar (3) projecting in a raised manner from said top wall (1), and a sealing wall (6) attached to an outer end (4) of the collar by means of an inwardly directed, at least partly annular surface section (5), said opening device comprising a cap (13) extending over the pouring part (2) and removably fitted to said pouring part (2), said cap (13) is rotatable over at least 90°

in relation to the pouring part (2) and has an internal space (17) and at least two blades (23) projecting into said space (17), said blades (23) are insertable into sealing wall (6) upon rotation of the cap (13), wherein the cap (13) is rotatable within a plane without an axial displacement, the surface section (5) together with the collar (3) enclosing in cross section an angle of 5°

-60°

.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein at least two blades (23), each of which lies in its own plane, are attached to a periphery of the internal space (17) of the cap.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein at least four blades (23), each of which lies in its own plane, are attached to a periphery of the internal space (17) of the cap.

4. A device according to claim 2, wherein, seen in a direction (18) of a central axis of rotation (19) of the cap (13), the blades (23) are triangular having a line of intersection (26) which, with an internal surface (25) of the cap (13), encloses an angle β

of 0.5°

to 10°

, with the planes lying perpendicular to the axis of rotation the cap (19).

5. A device according to claim 3, wherein, seen in a direction (18) of a central axis of rotation (19) of the cap (13), the blades (23) are triangular having a line of intersection (26) which, with an internal surface (25) of the cap (13), encloses an angle β

of 0.5°

to 10°

, with the planes lying perpendicular to the axis of rotation the cap (19).

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the internal space (17) of the cap (13) is cylindrical and is delimited externally by a protective disc articulated in a hinge-like manner, and internally by a central body (15), by means of which a second receiving space (27) open on one side is formed in the cap (13).

7. A device according to claim 2, wherein the internal space (17) of the cap (13) is cylindrical and is delimited externally by a protective disc articulated in a hinge-like manner, and internally by a central body (15), by means of which a second receiving space (27) open on one side is formed in the cap (13).

8. A device according to claim 3, wherein the internal space (17) of the cap (13) is cylindrical and is delimited externally by a protective disc articulated in a hinge-like manner, and internally by a central body (15), by means of which a second receiving space (27) open on one side is formed in the cap (13).

9. A device according to claim 6, wherein the central body (15) is plate-shaped and is provided with a central and rotationally symmetrically thickened part (16) projecting into both the internal space (17) and the second receiving space (27).

10. A device according to claim 7, wherein the central body (15) is plate-shaped and is provided with a central and rotationally symmetrically thickened part (16) projecting into both the internal space (17) and the second receiving space (27).

11. A device according to claim 8, (wherein the central body (15) is plate-shaped and is provided with a central and rotationally symmetrically thickened part (16) projecting into both the internal space (17) and the second receiving space (27).