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EP3530357B1 - Verpackungsvorrichtung, die mit einem magnetischen verschlusssystem ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

Verpackungsvorrichtung, die mit einem magnetischen verschlusssystem ausgestattet ist Download PDF

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EP3530357B1
EP3530357B1 EP19159228.6A EP19159228A EP3530357B1 EP 3530357 B1 EP3530357 B1 EP 3530357B1 EP 19159228 A EP19159228 A EP 19159228A EP 3530357 B1 EP3530357 B1 EP 3530357B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/023—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices with integral internal sealing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
    • B05B11/0032—Manually actuated means located downstream the discharge nozzle for closing or covering it, e.g. shutters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
    • B05B11/1049—Attachment arrangements comprising a deformable or resilient ferrule clamped or locked onto the neck of the container by displacing, e.g. sliding, a sleeve surrounding the ferrule
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2313/00—Connecting or fastening means
    • B65D2313/04—Connecting or fastening means of magnetic type

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  • the invention relates to the field of magnetic closures for a packaging device used to house a fluid, liquid or pasty product, for example a perfume bottle.
  • a packaging device comprising a magnetic closure system.
  • a device comprises a container intended to contain the product and a cap intended to be positioned above the container to retain the product in the container and / or protect the product from the external environment and / or prevent actuation of the product ejection mechanism.
  • the patent EP1095870 B1 discloses a packaging device for a product comprising a container intended to contain the product, the container comprising a neck provided with a dispensing head, a cap intended to cover the dispensing head and a magnetic closure system comprising a first magnetic means carried by the cap and a second magnetic means carried by the container.
  • the container comprises a part, generally known as being a pump cover with a shoulder, surrounding the neck, the shoulder of the pump cover being located in contact with the container and having an annular housing suitable for containing the second magnetic means.
  • the cap also comprises an annular housing suitable for containing at its base the aforementioned first magnetic means, so that when closed, the first magnetic means is circumscribed to the dispensing head and is superimposed on the second magnetic means.
  • An idea at the basis of the invention to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art is to provide a device whose design makes it possible to ensure a magnetic closure in the extension of the neck offering a wider choice of cap shape while giving the possibility of reducing the size of the cap so as to make the device easier to produce, less expensive and / or more aesthetic.
  • Another idea on the basis of the invention is to no longer use a pump cover with a shoulder around the neck to house the magnetic means.
  • Another idea at the basis of the invention is to allow effective closure by limiting the bulk, for example by limiting the height of the cap.
  • the device allows the container to be effectively closed with the cap by placing the magnetic closure system just above the shoulder of the dispensing system. This makes it possible to limit the size of the cap and thus optimize production.
  • This device eliminates the need for the shoulder of the pump cover having an annular housing of the prior art where the second magnetic means were housed. This device therefore makes it possible to lock the cap with respect to the container without needing this shoulder.
  • This device also has the advantage of being able to reduce the size of the cap whether in circumference and therefore in thickness or even in height. In fact, it is no longer necessary that the latter be designed to go so far as to come into contact with the shoulder of the container or a surface of the container. It is therefore possible to save material and limit the size of the cap.
  • such a device may have one or more of the following characteristics.
  • the second magnetic means is located above the shoulder of the expulsion device.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are placed concentrically around the expulsion device.
  • the orifice of the container defines a container axis passing through its center, the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means being attracted to each other axially relative to the axis of the container. in the stable closed position.
  • the cap comprises a peripheral part defining a side wall of the housing, and an upper part connected to a first end of the peripheral part and defining a bottom wall of the housing.
  • the expulsion device comprises a pump and the upper portion comprises an actuation pusher, the actuation pusher being configured to be located in the housing in the stable closed position.
  • the actuating button is surrounded by the cap, which makes it possible to avoid undesired actuation of the expulsion device in the closed position.
  • the actuating button is configured so that, in the stable closed position, it is located entirely in the housing.
  • the first magnetic means is located at a second end of the peripheral part of the cap opposite the first end, the second end being configured to be located above the second magnetic means in the stable closed position.
  • the cap is made of charged material, polarized or not, the charged material of the cap thus represents the first magnetic means.
  • the cap comprises a peripheral skirt fixed to the second end of the peripheral part, the peripheral skirt being configured to surround the neck in the stable closed position.
  • the peripheral skirt is located in the continuity of the peripheral part and is formed of the same material as the peripheral part so as to form a continuity of material, for example plastic, glass, wood, metal. , etc.
  • the peripheral skirt is directed towards the upper wall of the container.
  • a lower surface of the peripheral skirt can be in contact with the upper wall of the container in a stable closed position. In the stable closed position, the peripheral skirt is located so as to surround the neck, the expulsion device and possibly a pump cover.
  • the peripheral skirt enables the cap to cover both the upper part of the expulsion device as well as the neck of the container so as to protect these elements.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are of annular shape.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are permanently magnetized.
  • the first magnetic means and / or the second magnetic means is a monopolar magnet, a bipolar magnet, a quadrupole magnet, a magnet having more than four pairs of poles, a polarized charged material, an unpolarized charged material or a metallic element.
  • one of the two magnetic means must have permanent magnetization.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are magnets having the same number of poles.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are magnets whose number of pole pairs is proportional to the number of faces of the cap and / or to the number of faces of the container.
  • the magnetic means have six pairs of poles (hexapolar magnet) making it possible to have three stable closing positions.
  • the first magnetic means is assembled to the cap by overmolding.
  • the first magnetic means is attached to the cap in an efficient and durable manner.
  • the overmolding makes it possible to conceal the first magnetic means inside the cap.
  • the first magnetic means is fixed to the cap by gluing, by mechanical assembly or by means of an insert.
  • the first magnetic means is firmly attached to the cap thus preventing its separation.
  • the insert allows the first magnetic means to be concealed.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are bipolar, the first magnetic means having at least two opposite magnetic poles S1, N1 on its face turned towards the second magnetic means, the opposite face of which has poles complementary magnetic N2, S2, the stable closed position then being unique, namely S1N2 / N1S2, thus making it possible to orient the cap relative to the container according to the placement of the poles of the first and second magnetic means.
  • the magnetic closure system formed by the first bipolar magnetic means and the second bipolar magnetic means makes it possible to obtain a unique positioning in the stable closed position of the cap relative to the container so as for example to align an ornament. exterior of a face of the container with an exterior ornament of a face of the cap.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are quadrupole, the first magnetic means having at least four magnetic poles S1, N1, S1 ', N1' on the face of the first magnetic means facing the second magnetic means , the opposite face of the second magnetic means has four complementary magnetic poles N2, S2, N2 ', S2', the device then having two stable closed positions, namely a first stable closed position S1N2 / N1S2 '/ S1'N2 '/ N1'S2 and a second stable closing position S1N2' / N1S2 / S1'N2 / N1'S2 ', thus making it possible to orient the cap in two different ways with respect to the container depending on the position of the poles of the first and second magnetic means.
  • the magnetic closure system formed by the first quadrupole magnetic means and the second quadrupole magnetic means makes it possible to obtain two different and opposite positions in the stable closed position of the cap relative to the container so as for example to align an external ornament.
  • the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means are magnets each comprising 2N pairs of poles, with N a natural whole number greater than or equal to 1, the device then exhibiting N stable closed positions thus making it possible to orient the cap in N different ways relative to the container depending on the placement of the poles of the first and second magnetic means.
  • the device comprises a covering, a band or a pump cover surrounding the neck and / or the expulsion device.
  • the covering, the hoop or the pump cover extends from the upper wall of the container to at least the upper portion of the expulsion device, preferably as far as the actuation pusher, of so as to cover or conceal the neck of the container and to cover or at least partially conceal the second magnetic means.
  • the casing, the hoop or the pump cover may completely cover the second magnetic means so that part of the casing, the hoop or the pump cover is located above the second magnetic means and is configured to in the stable closed position act as an air gap between the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means.
  • the second magnetic means is located inside the upper portion of the expulsion device, above the shoulder of the expulsion device.
  • the pump cover makes it possible to conceal the neck of the receptacle and the second magnetic means, thus providing protection to these elements and thus preventing their degradation or their separation from the main body.
  • the second magnetic means is a pump cover surrounding the neck and the expulsion device, the pump cover being made of polarized charged material.
  • the peripheral part of the cap bears on an upper part of the pump cover.
  • the pump cover is fixed to the main body, for example by screwing, crimping or by snap-fastening.
  • the side wall of the housing has a shape allowing the cap to be guided on the upper portion of the expulsion device, for example a cylindrical shape or the like.
  • the cap has a circular cylindrical internal surface which engages in sliding, in the stable closed position, on the upper portion which is of circular cylindrical shape.
  • the cap when the cap is inserted from an open position to a stable closed position, the cap is free to rotate along the axis of the container, thus making it possible to orient the cap relative to the container.
  • the expulsion device is fixed to the neck by crimping, screwing or snapping.
  • the terms “upper”, “lower”, “above”, and “below” are used to define a relative position of an element or part of an element with respect to another in a directed direction. from the container to the cap.
  • the figures 1 and 2 show a packaging device according to a first embodiment.
  • the packaging device for a product comprises a main body including a container 1 and an expulsion device 3 and also comprises a cap 2 and a magnetic closure system 4, 5.
  • the container 1 is composed of walls surrounding an interior space 6 intended to contain the product, and a neck 7 projecting from an upper wall of the container 1.
  • the neck 7 is provided with an orifice 8 allowing the product to be injected or expelled from the interior space 6 of the container 1.
  • the expulsion device 3 comprises an upper portion 9 and a lower portion 10, the lower 10 and upper 9 portions being separated from each other by a shoulder 11.
  • the shoulder 11 bears on the end of the neck. 7 and is fixed to the neck 7 using the fixing element 20.
  • the lower portion 10 is located inside the orifice 8 of the neck 7.
  • the lower portion 10 comprises a pump 16 which allows convey by means of a pipe (not shown) the product contained in the container 1 to the outside of the container 1.
  • the upper portion 9 comprises an actuation pusher 17 making it possible to actuate the pump 16 when the pusher d actuation 17 is actuated.
  • the cap 2 is intended to come to be positioned above the container 1 in a stable closed position.
  • the cap 2 comprises a housing 12 making it possible to receive in particular the actuating button 17 of the expulsion device 3.
  • the cap 2 also comprises a peripheral part 14 defining a side wall of the housing 12, and an upper part 13 connected to a first end of the peripheral part 14 and defining a bottom wall of the housing 12.
  • the magnetic closure system is composed of a first magnetic means 4 and of a second magnetic means 5.
  • the second magnetic means 5 is carried by the main body and is located around the upper portion 9 of the expulsion device 3. As shown in the figure. figure 1 , the second magnetic means 5 is annular in shape and is positioned just above the shoulder 11 so as to take up a minimum of space. In addition, the radial dimension in section is approximately equal to the radial dimension in section of the shoulder 11 thus avoiding any unnecessary bulkiness of the second magnetic means 5.
  • the main body comprises a pump cover 18 of radial dimension slightly greater than the radial dimension of the neck 7 and of the shoulder 11.
  • the pump cover 18 is designed to come around the neck 7 and the expulsion device 3 and also cover the neck.
  • the second magnetic means 5 is then contained in the space formed between the pump cover 18 and the expulsion device 3 this which allows it to be easily attached, not to be visible to the user and not to be damaged when using the packaging device.
  • the pump cover 18 is fixed to the neck 7 of the container 1 or to the expulsion device 3, for example by snapping, crimping or screwing. In the stable closed position of the cap 2 on the container 1, the pump cover acts as an air gap between the first magnetic means and the second magnetic means as visible on the figure. figure 1 .
  • the second magnetic means 5 is located inside the upper portion 9 of the expulsion device 3, above the shoulder 11 of the expulsion device 3.
  • a pump cover 18 n ' is then not necessary to cover and conceal the second magnetic means 5.
  • the pump cover 18 and the second magnetic means 5 are one and the same element made of charged material. polarized or not, which makes it possible to optimize the manufacture of the device by limiting the number of parts.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is carried by the cap 2.
  • the first magnetic means 4 and the second magnetic means 5 are positioned by magnetic stress with respect to one another in a stable closed position which makes it possible to place the pusher.
  • actuation 17 inside the housing 12 of the cap 2 as visible for example on the figures 1, 3 and 5 .
  • the magnetic stress is then exerted in the direction of the axis of the container, one then speaks of axial magnetic stress.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is held on the cap 2 by means of an insert 19.
  • the insert 19 is fixed inside the cap 2 on the bottom wall of the housing 12 and on the peripheral wall of the housing 12.
  • the insert 19 includes an insert housing.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is positioned inside the insert housing before the insert is fixed to the cap 2. The first magnetic means 4 is thus fixed to the cap 2 in a robust manner and is moreover protected by the. insert 19.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is positioned around the housing 12 of the cap 2 and is located near a second end of the peripheral part 14 of the cap 2.
  • the first magnetic means 4 has an outer radial dimension in section equal to or substantially equal to the external radial dimension in section of the second magnetic means 5.
  • the first magnetic means 4 has an internal radial dimension in section equal or substantially equal to the internal radial dimension in section of the second magnetic means 5.
  • the inner radial dimension in section and the outer radial dimension in section correspond to the outer diameter and the inner diameter respectively.
  • the second magnetic means 5 has an outer radial dimension in section greater than the outer radial dimension in section of the first magnetic means 4, but in this case for the magnetic attraction to be optimal the inner radial dimension in section of the second magnetic means 5 must be less than or equal to the internal radial dimension in section of the first magnetic means 4.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is located around the upper portion 9 of the expulsion device 3 and above the shoulder 11 so as to be placed concentrically with the second magnetic medium 5 and just above the second magnetic medium 5.
  • the air gap between the first magnetic means 4 and the second magnetic means 5 is produced by a part of the pump cover 18 and a part of the insert 19.
  • the figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the packaging device. In the second embodiment, only the design of the cap 2 is different from the first embodiment.
  • the cap 2 comprises a peripheral skirt 15.
  • a first end of the peripheral skirt 15 is fixed to the second end of the peripheral part 14 so as to form a continuity of the peripheral part 14.
  • the peripheral skirt 15 surrounds the neck 7 and the pump cover 18.
  • a second end of the peripheral skirt 15 is then located near the upper wall of the container 1 in the stable closed position to ensure complete protection of the expulsion device 3 and the pump cover 18.
  • the figures 4 and 5 show a third embodiment of the packaging device.
  • the third embodiment only the fixing of the first magnetic means 4 to the cap 2 is different from the second embodiment.
  • the cap 2 does not have an insert 19 for securing the first magnetic means 4 as was the case in the first and second embodiment.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is here overmolded inside the cap 2 so that the overmolding allows the first magnetic means 4 to be fixed to the cap 2 without the use of an external element such as the insert 19.
  • the first magnetic means 4 is fixed in the cap at the same location as for the first and second embodiments, namely around the housing 12 of the cap 2 and close to a second end of the peripheral part 14 of the cap 2.
  • the cap 2 and the first magnetic means 4 are one and the same element in charged material, polarized or not, which makes it possible to optimize the manufacture of the device by limiting the number of parts.
  • the expulsion device 3 is equipped with a fastening element 20 on the lower portion 10 of the expulsion device 3 enabling the expulsion device 3 to be crimped on the neck 7 of the container 1.
  • the fixing element 20 is plastically deformed so as to clamp the neck 7 which has the consequence of locking the expulsion device in position.
  • the expulsion device 3 is then called an expulsion device 3 to be crimped.
  • This method of fixing by crimping has the advantage of permanently fixing the expulsion device 3 on the container 1 but has the disadvantage of not being removable. However, there are other fixing modes.
  • the figure 6 shows an expulsion device 3 said to snap.
  • the expulsion device 3 is here provided with elastically deformable elements 21 on the lower portion 10 of the expulsion device 3 enabling the expulsion device 3 to be snapped onto the neck 7 of the container 1.
  • the elastically deformable elements 21 In order to be able to position the expulsion device 3 on the container 1, it is necessary for the elastically deformable elements 21 to be deformed to be placed around the neck 7.
  • the deformation remaining in the elastic range of the elements 21, the elements 21 exert a continuous force all around of the neck to return to position which makes it possible to keep the expulsion device 3 in position on the neck 7.
  • This method of attachment has the advantage of being easily removable but has the disadvantage of fixing the expulsion device 3 less durably .
  • the figure 7 shows an expulsion device 3 said to be screwed.
  • the expulsion device 3 is here provided with an internal thread 22 on the lower portion 10 of the device. expulsion device 3 allowing the expulsion device 3 to be screwed onto a complementary screw thread of the neck 7.
  • This method of fixing has the advantage of having a good compromise between the durability of the attachment and ease of disassembly but has the disadvantage of being more difficult to manufacture with also work on the neck 7 of the container 1.
  • the packaging device when it is equipped with a magnetic closure system comprising at least one bipolar or quadrupole magnet allows the relative positioning of the cap 2 relative to the container 1.
  • the relative positioning of the cap 2 relative to the container 1 is notably described in the publication EP1095870 A1 Indeed, for example, it is possible to position a face of the cap or an ornamental element of the cap 2 relative to a face of the main body or an ornamental element of the main body by judiciously choosing the placement of the poles of the first and second magnetic means in the cap 2 and the main body.
  • the first magnetic means 4 and the second magnetic means 5 are bipolar annular magnets of the same size.
  • the number of poles of the magnets on each magnet can be modified without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the magnets can be replaced by polarized charged material for example.
  • the magnets can be made of neodymium-iron-boron.

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  1. Verpackungsvorrichtung für ein Produkt, umfassend:
    - einen Hauptkörper, der einen Behälter (1) umfasst, der einen inneren Raum (6) aufweist, der dazu bestimmt ist, das Produkt aufzunehmen, und der einen Kragen (7) aufweist, der von einer oberen Wand des Behälters (1) vorsteht und eine Öffnung (8) aufweist, und der eine Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) umfasst, die an dem Kragen (7) befestigt ist, wobei die besagte Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) einen oberen Teil (9) und einen unteren Teil (10) der Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) aufweist, wobei der untere und der obere Teil durch eine Schulter (11) voneinander getrennt sind, wobei sich die Schulter (11) auf das Ende des Kragens (7) stützt, wobei sich der untere Teil (10) in dem Inneren der Öffnung (8) des Kragens (7) befindet;
    - eine Kappe (2), die dazu bestimmt ist, oberhalb des Behälters (1) in einer stabilen Position eines Verschlusses positioniert zu werden, wobei die Kappe (2) eine Ausnehmung (12) für die Aufnahme eines Endes des oberen Teils (9) der Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) aufweist; und
    - ein magnetisches Verschlusssystem, das ein erstes magnetisches Mittel (4), das von der Kappe (2) getragen wird, und ein zweites magnetisches Mittel (5), das von dem Hauptkörper getragen wird, umfasst, so dass das erste magnetische Mittel (4) und das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) durch magnetischen Zwang relativ zueinander in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses der Kappe (2) positioniert sind, wobei in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses die Kappe (2) durch das magnetische Verschlusssystem auf dem Hauptkörper gehalten wird;
    wobei das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) um den oberen Teil (9) der Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) herum angeordnet ist,
    und wobei in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses das erste magnetische Mittel (4) um den oberen Teil (9) der Auswurfvorrichtung (3) und oberhalb der Schulter (11) angeordnet ist.
  2. Vorrichtung gemäß dem Anspruch 1, wobei die Kappe (2) einen peripheren Bereich (14), der eine Seitenwand der Ausnehmung (12) definiert, und einen oberen Bereich (13) aufweist, der mit einem ersten Ende des peripheren Bereichs (14) verbunden ist und der eine Bodenwand der Ausnehmung (12) definiert.
  3. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, wobei die Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) eine Pumpe (16) umfasst, und wobei der obere Teil (9) einen Betätigungsstößel (17) umfasst, wobei der Betätigungsstößel (17) so konfiguriert ist, dass er sich in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses in dem Ausnehmung (12) befindet.
  4. Vorrichtung gemäß dem Anspruch 3, wobei sich das erste magnetische Mittel (4) an einem zweiten Ende des peripheren Bereichs (14) der Kappe (2) gegenüber dem ersten Ende befindet, wobei das zweite Ende so konfiguriert ist, dass es sich in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses oberhalb des zweiten magnetischen Mittels (5) befindet.
  5. Vorrichtung gemäß de Anspruch 3 oder gemäß dem Anspruch 4, wobei die Kappe (2) eine periphere Hülse (15) aufweist, die an dem zweiten Ende des peripheren Bereichs (14) befestigt ist, wobei die periphere Hülse (15) so konfiguriert ist, dass sie in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses den Kragen (7) umgibt.
  6. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) ein monopolarer Magnet, ein bipolarer Magnet, ein Quadrupolmagnet, ein Magnet mit mehr als vier Polpaaren, ein polarisiertes geladenes Material, ein unpolarisiertes geladenes Material oder ein metallisches Element ist.
  7. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) ein monopolarer Magnet, ein bipolarer Magnet, ein Quadrupolmagnet, ein Magnet mit mehr als vier Polpaaren, ein polarisiertes geladenes Material, ein unpolarisiertes geladenes Material oder ein metallisches Element ist.
  8. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) mit der Kappe (2) durch Umspritzen, Kleben oder mechanischen Zusammenbau zusammengefügt ist.
  9. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) und das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) bipolar sind, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) mindestens zwei entgegengesetzte Magnetpole S1, N1 auf seiner Seite aufweist, die zu dem zweiten magnetischen Mittel (5) hin gewandt ist, dessen gegenüberliegende Seite komplementäre Magnetpole N2, S2 aufweist, wobei die stabile Position des Verschlusses folglich einmalig ist und es auf diese Weise ermöglicht, die Kappe (2) in Bezug auf den Behälter (1) in Abhängigkeit von der Anordnung der Pole des ersten und des zweiten magnetischen Mittels auszurichten.
  10. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) und das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) quadrupolar sind, wobei das erste magnetische Mittel (4) mindestens vier Magnetpole S1, N1, S1', N1' auf derjenigen Seite des ersten magnetischen Mittels (4) aufweist, die zu dem zweiten magnetischen Mittel (5) hin gewandt ist, wobei die gegenüberliegende Seite des zweiten magnetischen Mittels (5) vier komplementäre Magnetpole N2, S2, N2', S2' aufweist, wobei die Vorrichtung folglich zwei stabile Positionen des Verschlusses aufweist, die es auf diese Weise ermöglichen, die Kappe (2) auf zwei verschiedene Arten in Bezug auf den Behälter (1) in Abhängigkeit von der Anordnung der Pole des ersten und des zweiten magnetischen Mittels auszurichten.
  11. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Vorrichtung einen Pumpendeckel (18) umfasst, der den Kragen (7) und die Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) umgibt, wobei sich der Pumpendeckel von der oberen Wand des Behälters (1) zumindest bis zu dem oberen Teil (9) der Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) hin derart erstreckt, dass er wenigstens teilweise das zweite magnetische Mittel (5) bedeckt.
  12. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Kappe (2) eine kreiszylindrische Innenfläche aufweist, die in der stabilen Position des Verschlusses gleitend über den oberen Teil (9) passt, der eine kreiszylindrische Form hat.
  13. Vorrichtung gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei die Ausstoßvorrichtung (3) durch eine Crimpverbindung, eine Verschraubung oder eine Schnappverbindung an dem Kragen (7) befestigt ist.
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