Closure cap interacting with a bottle receptacle

• US 6,609,637 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2000
• Issued: 08/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Company KG (Alpla Privatstiftung)
• Original Assignee: Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Company KG (Alpla Privatstiftung)
• Inventors: Suffa, Udo
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLATT, STEPHANIE L
• Application Number:
  US09/530,474
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 222/570, 222/153.1, 222/556, 222/545, 215/224, 215/225, 215/235, 215/237, 215/317, 215/321, 215/216, 215/219, 220/784
• US Class Current: 222/545
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/0414 formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/0471 with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/165 with integral internal sealing means B65D41/17 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/08 having articulated or hinged closures B65D55/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/0809 and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/123 with internal parts
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/245 provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels B65D81/366 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 55/02 Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure B65D41/32 takes precedence; protective covers for bottles B65D23/08; protective cap-like outer covers for bottle or jar closures B65D41/62; pressure-applying means B65D45/00; closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal of closures B65D50/00

Abstract

A closure cap for closing the opening of a bottle container. A neck of the bottle container includes a latching projection. The closure cap includes a latching arm attached to a ring (R), which circumferentially encircles the neck of the bottle container underneath the latching projection. The ring (R) includes a length store (L) and an undergripping projection. The length store allows the ring (R) to be flexed so that the diameter of the ring is large enough to pass over the latching projection. The undergripping projection is located on the upper side of the ring and sits against the latching projection when the ring (R) is in an unflexed position.

Claims

1. Closure cap (1) interacting with a bottle container (3), a latching projection (4) being provided on the bottle container (3) and a latching arm (5) being provided on the closure cap (1) together with an undergripping projection (12) for interacting with the latching projection (4), wherein the undergripping projection (12) is provided on a circumferentially encircling ring (R) which, in the circumferential direction, has a length store (L) which is sufficient to overrun the latching projection (4) and is useable with elastic resetting, said circumferentially encircling ring (R) forms, on its upper side, the undergripping projection.

2. Closure cap together with a bottle container according to claim 1, wherein the latching projection (4) is provided on a bottle neck (2) having a discharge opening (14), and the latching arm (5) runs substantially parallel to a central axis (x—

x) of the discharge opening (14).

3. Closure cap together with a bottle container according to claim 1, wherein two substantially mutually opposite latching arms (5) are provided.

4. Closure cap together with a bottle container according to claim 1, wherein the length store (L) is provided by a resilient capability in a region of connection to the latching arm (5) of the ring (R).

5. Closure cap together with a bottle container according to claim 1, wherein the ring (R) runs substantially perpendicularly with respect to the latching arm (5).

6. Closure cap together with a bottle container according to claim 1, wherein said latching arm comprises at least two latching arms and the ring (R) runs substantially perpendicularly with respect to the at least two latching arms.