Bottle fitments
A fitment ( 10 ) for a bottle ( 90 ) is provided. The fitment ( 10 ) comprises retaining means ( 60 ) for retaining it in a bottle closure ( 70 ). The retaining means is movable from a first position in which it engages the closure and a second position in which it does not.
1. A fitment for a bottle, the fitment comprising a retaining means for retaining the fitment in a bottle closure, the retaining means being movable from a first position in which, in use, the closure is secured to the fitment and a second position in which the closure is not secured to the fitment, in which the retaining means moves to the second position when the fitment is applied to a bottle in use, and wherein the fitment comprises a body, in which the second position is a retracted position of the retaining means towards the body of the fitment.
2. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first position is an extended position of the retaining means from the body of the fitment.
3. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the retaining means are resiliently biased to the first position.
4. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the retaining means are fixable in the first and/or second position.
5. A fitment as claimed in claim 2 , in which the retaining means are fixable in the first and/or second position.
6. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the retaining means comprise one or more lugs.
7. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the fitment includes one or more lug recesses for receiving one or more respective lugs.
8. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the fitment includes retention means for retaining the fitment in a bottle neck.
9. A fitment for a bottle, the fitment comprising a retaining means for retaining the fitment in a bottle closure, the retaining means being movable from a first position in which, in use, the closure is secured to the fitment and a second position in which the closure is not secured to the fitment, wherein the fitment comprises a body, in which the second position is a retracted position of the retaining means towards the body of the fitment, and wherein the fitment is a pouring fitment.
10. A fitment as claimed in claim 1 , in which the fitment is an in-bore fitment.
11. In combination, a fitment as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 and a bottle closure.
12. The fitment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein engagement of the retaining means with an interior surface of a container causes movement of the retaining means from the first position to the second position.
13. The fitment as claimed in claim 1 , the fitment comprising a body, in which the retaining means comprise one or more lugs connected to said body at a different point of connection, each of said lugs including an attachment leg configured to pivot relative to the body at the point of connection.
14. A fitment for a bottle in combination with a bottle closure; wherein the fitment comprises a retaining means for retaining the fitment in the closure and a body, and wherein the closure comprises a cylindrical skirt closed at one end by a disc-shape top plate, the skirt comprising an annular bead; the retaining means being movable from a first position in which, in use, the retaining means is secured to the bead of the closure and a second position in which the retaining means is not secured to the bead of the closure, in which the second position is a retracted position of the retaining means towards the body of the fitment.