Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for sealing a threaded container are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to a ROPP closure with a novel pilfer band that may be used to seal a bottle shaped container without pressing directly against the bottle or deforming the bottle. The bottle includes an annular ring that is novel. Optionally, the annular ring can be formed without die necking or expanding the bottle neck. At least one protrusion which extends inwardly at least partially into the bottle annular ring is formed on the ROPP closure after the ROPP closure is positioned on the bottle neck. In one embodiment, the ROPP closure includes one inwardly oriented protrusion which extends around the circumference of the ROPP closure. The protrusion can be formed by a roller. Optionally, the protrusion has a substantially uniform depth. In another embodiment, the ROPP closure includes a plurality of individuals studs which each extend at least partially into the bottle annular ring. The individual studs can be formed by one or more of a punch, a stud roller, a studded rail, a collet actuated tool, and a cam actuated tool of embodiments of the present invention.
Abstract:
A method for securing a tamper evident closure to a container includes providing a prethreaded closure that is defined by a top portion and a skirt portion that extends from the top portion. The skirt portion defines an inner closure thread surface and an opposed outer closure thread surface of at least one closure thread. The skirt portion also includes a tamper evident band. The prethreaded closure is rotated to engage the at least one closure thread with at least one container thread of a container. The inner closure thread surface contacts a surface of the at least one container thread. The tamper evident band of the prethreaded closure is rolled to secure the tamper evident band to the container.
Abstract:
A screw closure (10) has a screw cap (1) and a tamperproof band (5). The screw cap (1) has a head plate (2) with a cylindrical lateral cap surface (3,provided with an internal thread (4) and wherein the tamperproof band (5) has a flexible band (6) and is connected to the lower periphery of the lateral cap surface (3) via one or more easy-tear elements (7). In order to create a screw closure which has a flexible band and, even with relatively large tolerance deviations between the closure and container neck, still ensures that the tamperproof band can be reliably torn off is thus providing enhanced functional reliability. The flexible band (6) is a continuously encircling flexible band which, distributed over its circumference, has portions (8) which can be extended easily and, therebetween, portions (9) which are less easy to extend.
Abstract:
A closure for bottles is disclosed which includes an internal radius support disk or cylinder for positioning within the bottle mouth to enable the bottle to resist radial inward deformation when subjected to pasteurization or other post-bottling heat treatment. The closure can be formed by coining a conventional aluminum roll-on cap blank using a pressure block having a central land projectable into the mouth of the bottle to form the support disk or cylinder from the top of the cap blank.
Abstract:
Pressure relief openings are provided in roll-on (twist-off) closures for beverage bottles to release gas pressure within the closure promptly as the closure is turned to remove it and before missiling of the closure can occur.
Abstract:
Container closure having an easily openable liner, said liner being composed of a composition comprising a base resin consisting of 95 to 30% by weight of a crystalline polyolefin and 5 to 70% by weight of a lowly crystalline or amorphous copolymer of ethylene with otherolefin, a lubricant in an amount of 0.001 to 5% by weight based on said base resin and a polymer containing at least 10% by weight of a conjugated diene in an amount of 1 to 15% by weight based on said base resin. This closure has a good sealing property and an easy openability in combination.
Abstract:
A new tamper-proof closure and apparatus for forming such tamper-proof closures is disclosed herein. The closure includes a cap having a plurality of circumferentially spaced slits separated by bridges with a plurality of lines of weakness extending perpendicular to the slits and aligned with the respective bridges. The lines of weakness have a residual thickness which varies between opposite ends. The apparatus includes a cutting and scoring tool having a first elongated member that defines a cutting edge which has spaced V-shaped recesses and a second member having an elongated surface extending across each of the recesses with the elongated surface having a plurality of projections that extend perpendicular to the cutting edge and are centrally spaced with respect to the V-shaped recesses.
Abstract:
A cap includes a metallic cap shell having a circular top and a skirt extending downwardly from the peripheral edge of the top and provided with a thread-forming portion deformable along the thread of the opening part of a container, and a flexible liner provided inwardly of the top of the cap shell. The liner includes an annular protrusion having an inside diameter substantially equal to, or slightly larger than, the outside diameter of the sealing surface of the opening of a container to be sealed and comprising a perpendicular inside wall adapted to seal intimately with the peripheral sealing surface of the container opening and an upright outside wall spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the skirt.
Abstract:
Pressure relief channels are provided at the neck of beverage bottles of the type having roll-on (twist-off) closures to release gas pressure within the closure promptly as the closure is turned to remove it and before missiling of the closure can occur.
Abstract:
A pressure relieving bottle closure is disclosed. The closure is of thin metal construction having an internal sealing disc and adapted to be received by a preferably screw threaded bottle neck to form top and side seals with finish surfaces of the bottle. The sealing material comprises a resilient liner within the closure. In the area of the side skirt of the metal portion of the closure which forms the area disposed over the side seal is at least one opening. If excessive pressure develops inside the bottle, pressurized fluid first escapes through the top seal of the bottle and, upon reaching the area of the side seal over which the said opening is located, pushes the sealing liner outwardly into the opening to escape through the side seal to the exterior of the bottle. The closure again seals when the excess pressure has been relieved, provided that the sealing material used possesses sufficient resiliency.