IP Library Granted Patent US 8,720,740
Granted Patent B2
US 8,720,740 · App. 13/138,711 · Granted May 13, 2014

Reclosable closure of a liquid container

Inventor: Christian Bratsch (Salzburg, AT)
Assignee: Xolution GmbH
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,720,740
App. No.
13/138,711
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a reclosable closure ( 100 ) of a liquid container, in particular a beverage can ( 200 ), comprising a lid ( 300 ) that closes the liquid container by way of a flanged edge ( 310 ) and comprising a cover ( 400 ), with the lid ( 300 ) having an outlet opening ( 320 ) which can be exposed by twisting the cover ( 400 ) arranged on the lid ( 300 ), and the lid ( 300 ) comprises at least one recess ( 360, 361 ) for accommodating at least one sealing means ( 430 ) between the lid ( 300 ) and the cover ( 400 ).

Claims (11)

1. A reclosable closure of a liquid container comprising a lid that closes the liquid container by way of a flanged edge and comprising a cover, with the lid having an outlet opening which can be exposed by twisting the cover arranged on the lid, wherein the lid comprises at least one recess for accommodating at least one sealing means between the lid and the cover, wherein the cover can be fastened to the liquid container by way of at least two snap hooks which engage behind the flanged edge in sections and independently from one another, and wherein the snap hooks are produced integrally with the cover and are in connection with the cover in an articulated manner by way of a tapering in the material.

2. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sealing means is non-detachably arranged on the cover.

3. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein in a first position of the cover relative to the lid the at least one sealing means is arranged in the at least one recess while the outlet opening is originally sealed.

4. The closure according to claim 3 , wherein in a second position of the cover relative to the lid the at least one sealing means is arranged in the region of the exposed outlet opening while the outlet opening is sealed by the cover.

5. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two snap hooks are movably arranged on the cover.

6. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein the lid is made at least partly of plastic.

7. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein at least one press-open cam is arranged on the outlet opening, which cam comprises at least one press-open element.

8. The closure according to claim 1 , wherein that at least one element is provided for determining the position of the cover relative to the lid.

9. The closure according to claim 8 , wherein the element for determining the position of the cover relative to the lid is arranged as at least one index cam which is arranged on the lid and which can engage in at least one recess of the cover.

10. The closure according to claim 8 , wherein for determining the position of the cover relative to the lid the lid comprises at least one groove or recess in which at least one elevation or cam can engage which is arranged on the cover.

11. The closure according to claim 8 , wherein for determining the position of the cover relative to the lid the position of the cover is indicated by an acoustic signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2011
From: BRATSCH, CHRISTIAN
To: XOLUTION GMBH
Reel/Frame 027321/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 550/2009 · Apr 7, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120138621A1 · Jun 7, 2012