IP Library Granted Patent US 8,365,933
Granted Patent B2
US 8,365,933 · App. 12/669,010 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Closure system for a container and dispensing closure

Inventor: Gerhard F. K. Jäckel (Freyung, DE)
Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,365,933
App. No.
12/669,010
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a closure system, which comprises a dispensing closure and a spout of a container or a spout for a container, to which the dispensing closure can be attached, wherein the dispensing closure is designed as a rebounding closure. The dispensing closure and spout are designed in such a way that the dispensing closure can be separated from the spout or container via a rotational motion. The invention also relates to a dispensing closure for such a closure system.

Claims (18)

1. A closure system that comprises a dispensing closure ( 200 ) and a spout ( 600 ) of a container or for a container, on which the dispensing closure ( 200 ) can be attached, wherein the dispensing closure ( 200 ) is designed as a rebounding closure, wherein

the spout ( 600 ) comprises an essentially cylindrical dispensing element ( 610 ) with a dispensing opening ( 620 ), the outside of which is provided with at least one threaded segment ( 622 ), and

the dispensing closure ( 200 ) comprises an essentially cylindrical snap-on pipe ( 220 ), the inner side of which is provided with at least one threaded segment ( 222 ) for interacting with the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the dispensing opening ( 620 ),

characterized in that

the outside of the dispensing element ( 610 ) is provided with at least one forcing device ( 640 ), which is designed to engage at least one recess ( 240 ) of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) so as to force the dispensing closure ( 200 ) to move in an axial direction when turning the dispensing closure ( 200 ) attached to the spout ( 600 ), so that the at least one threaded segment ( 222 ) of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) is pressed over the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the dispensing element ( 610 ), thereby releasing the dispensing closure ( 200 ) from the spout ( 600 ); and

wherein the at least one recess ( 240 ) comprises a first side ( 250 ) and a second side ( 260 ), which converge at a vertex ( 242 ) or vertex area, wherein the gradients of the first and second side of the recess ( 240 ) are designed in such a way that a gradient on one of the first and second sides is smaller at least at one point than the gradient on the other of the first and second sides at a point lying at the same axial height.

2. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the dispensing element ( 610 ) comprises at least two threaded segments ( 622 ).

3. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) of the dispensing closure ( 200 ) comprises at least two threaded segments ( 222 ).

4. The closure system according claim 1 , characterized in that the dispensing element ( 610 ) comprises at least two forcing devices ( 640 ).

5. The closure system according claim 1 , characterized in that at least one forcing device ( 640 ) is ramp-shaped in design.

6. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a dimension of the at least one forcing device ( 640 ) is greater in a radial direction from a centerline of the closure system than the radial dimension of the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the dispensing element ( 610 ) and/or greater than the radial thickness of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ).

7. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) comprises at least one recess ( 240 ) designed in such a way as to at least partially accommodate a forcing device ( 640 ) in a state in which the dispensing closure ( 200 ) is attached to the spout ( 600 ).

8. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a gradient of the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the dispensing element ( 619 ) and/or the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) ranges from 2° to 20°, preferably from 5° to 15°.

9. The closure system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the dispensing element ( 610 ) and/or the at least one threaded segment ( 622 ) of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ) additionally exhibits a partial area having a gradient of 0°.

10. The dispensing closure according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least two recesses ( 240 ) are provided.

11. The dispensing closure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the recess ( 240 ) extends in an axial direction over at least 50% of the height of the snap-on pipe ( 220 ).

12. The dispensing closure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the dispensing closure also comprises a sealing cone ( 280 ) inside the snap-on pipe ( 220 ).

13. The dispensing closure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the dispensing closure involves a hinged cover seal, which comprises a hinged cover ( 400 ) attached to a closure body ( 200 ) by a hinge ( 300 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 5, 2012
From: SEAQUIST CLOSURES LOEFFLER GMBH
To: APTAR FREYUNG GMBH
Reel/Frame 029406/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2011
From: JACKEL, GERHARD F. K.
To: SEAQUIST CLOSURES LOEFFLER GMBH
Reel/Frame 025659/0872 →
Continuity (1)
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