IP Library Granted Patent US 12,187,495
Granted Patent B2
US 12,187,495 · App. 17/844,806 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Closure cap and vessel with such a closure cap and method for producing the closure cap

Inventors: Silke Jesberg (Wetter, DE); Andreas Franz Christian Ritzenhoff (Marburg, DE); Michael Kurz (Neustadt, DE)
Assignee: Seidel GmbH & Co. KG
B65D41/0414B65D41/0492B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00277B65D2543/00296B65D2543/00314B65D2543/00537B65D2543/0099
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Patent No.
US 12,187,495
App. No.
17/844,806
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a closing cap ( 11 ) and a method for producing a closing cap for a container ( 10 ) for receiving cosmetic creams, liquids or pasty substances, such as in particular mascara, the closing cap ( 11 ) being designed as a material hybrid and having a connective area for establishing a connection realized as a screw connection, bayonet connection or the like between the closing cap ( 11 ) and the container ( 10 ), the connective area being formed on an inner side ( 15 ) of a base body ( 12 ) made of metal, plastic or ceramics. The connective area has a plastic material as a contacting material in merely a portion for forming a physical contact between the closing cap ( 11 ) and the container ( 10 ) and the remaining portions are made of the same material as the base body ( 12 ).

Claims (21)

1. A closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) for a container ( 10 , 41 ) for receiving cosmetic creams, liquids or pasty substances, the closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) being designed as a material hybrid and having a connective area for establishing a connection realized as a screw connection or bayonet connection between the closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) and the container ( 10 , 41 ), the connective area being formed on an inner side ( 15 , 44 ) of a base body ( 12 , 42 ) made of metal, plastic or ceramics, wherein the connective area has a plastic material as a contacting material ( 22 ) in a first portion for forming a physical contact between the closing cap ( 11 , 44 ) and the container ( 10 , 41 ) and a second portion of the closing cap ( 11 , 44 ) is made of the same material as the base body ( 12 , 42 );

wherein the contacting material ( 22 ) forms a thread turn ( 18 ) of a cap thread ( 16 ) formed on the inner side ( 15 ) of the base body ( 12 ); and

wherein a depression bottom ( 30 ) of a thread depression ( 31 ) formed between axially adjacent profile flanks ( 29 ) of the thread turn ( 18 ) does not have the contacting material ( 22 ).

2. The according to claim 1 , wherein the volumetric or weight portion of the contacting material ( 22 ) is less than or equal to 8%.

3. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the contacting material ( 22 ) comprises a thermoplastic material, which is soft compared to the material of the second portion of the closing cap ( 11 , 40 ).

4. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the contacting material ( 22 ) is adapted to form a cap seal ( 17 ) between the base body ( 12 ) and an opening edge ( 34 ) of a container opening of the container ( 10 ).

5. The closing cap according to claim 4 , wherein the cap seal ( 17 ) is an annular or circular surface.

6. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the thread turn ( 18 ) and the cap seal ( 17 ) are made of a continuous contacting material unit ( 23 ).

7. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the thread turn ( 18 ) has a profile ( 27 ) having profile flanks ( 29 ) tapering off in the transition area to the surface ( 28 ) of the base body ( 12 ).

8. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the thread turn ( 18 ) is made up of thread turn segments spaced apart from each other in the direction of the thread turn ( 18 ).

9. The closing cap according to claim 1 , wherein the thread turn ( 18 ) is an acme thread.

10. The closing cap according to claim 1 , characterized in that the contacting material ( 22 ) forms contacting protrusions on the inner side ( 44 ) of the base body ( 42 ) between thread turn segments ( 51 ) formed on the inner side ( 44 ) of the base body ( 42 ).

11. The closing cap according to claim 10 , characterized in that the contacting material ( 22 ) forms a cap seal ( 50 ) between the base body ( 42 ) and an opening edge of a container opening of the container ( 41 ).

12. The closing cap according to claim 10 , characterized in that the thread turn segments ( 51 ) are made of the same material as the base body ( 42 ).

13. The closing cap according to claim 10 characterized in that the contacting protrusions are realized as a plurality of contacting material strands ( 47 ) which extend in the axial direction within the connective area.

14. The closing cap according to claim 13 , characterized in that the contacting material strands ( 47 ) form a contacting material unit ( 45 ), a central part combining the individual contact strands ( 47 ) serving for forming a cap seal ( 50 ).

15. The closing cap according to claim 1 , characterized in that the base body ( 12 , 42 ) of the closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) forms an inner cap disposed in an outer cap ( 13 , 49 ) of the closing cap.

16. A container ( 10 , 41 ) for receiving cosmetic creams, liquids or pasty substances, such as in particular Mascara, the container comprising a closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) according to claim 1 .

17. A method for producing a closing cap ( 11 , 40 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the contacting material ( 22 ) is applied to the surface of the inner side ( 15 , 44 ) of the base body ( 12 , 42 ) in a coating process.

18. The method according to claim 17 , characterized in that the contacting material ( 22 ) is applied in a molding process.

19. The method according to claim 18 , characterized in that the contacting material ( 22 ) is applied to the surface of the inner side ( 15 , 44 ) of the base body ( 12 , 42 ) in an injection molding process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: JESBERG, SILKE; KURZ, MICHAEL; RITZENHOFF, ANDREAS FRANZ CHRISTIAN
To: SEIDEL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 061153/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 116 007.3 · Jun 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220411137A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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