EP4107083C0 - Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece - Google Patents

Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece

Info

Publication number: EP4107083C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: mouthpiece; hinge; container closure; aseptic container; aseptic
Prior art date: 2021-03-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP22711028.5A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4107083B1 (en

EP4107083A1 (en

Inventor

Philippe Nusbaum

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Bericap Holding GmbH

Original Assignee

Bericap Holding GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2021-03-10

Filing date

2022-03-07

Publication date

2023-08-30

2021-12-07 Priority claimed from DE102021132116.6A external-priority patent/DE102021132116A1/en

2022-03-07 Application filed by Bericap Holding GmbH filed Critical Bericap Holding GmbH

2022-12-28 Publication of EP4107083A1 publication Critical patent/EP4107083A1/en

2023-08-30 Application granted granted Critical

2023-08-30 Publication of EP4107083B1 publication Critical patent/EP4107083B1/en

2023-08-30 Publication of EP4107083C0 publication Critical patent/EP4107083C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2042-03-07 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
- B65D47/0809—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions
- 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
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- 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
- B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
- 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
- B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
- B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP22711028.5A 2021-03-10 2022-03-07 Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece Active EP4107083B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102021105870		2021-03-10
DE102021113872		2021-05-28
DE102021132116.6A DE102021132116A1 (en)	2021-03-10	2021-12-07	ASEPTIC CLOSURE WITH A HINGE AND A MOUTHPIECE
PCT/EP2022/055746 WO2022189353A1 (en)	2021-03-10	2022-03-07	Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4107083A1 EP4107083A1 (en)	2022-12-28
EP4107083B1 EP4107083B1 (en)	2023-08-30
EP4107083C0 true EP4107083C0 (en)	2023-08-30

Family

ID=80785284

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22711028.5A Active EP4107083B1 (en)	2021-03-10	2022-03-07	Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece

Country Status (14)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20240140659A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP4107083B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2024509553A (en)
AU (1)	AU2022234852A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112023017918A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA3207415A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2963680T3 (en)
HU (1)	HUE064381T2 (en)
IL (1)	IL305645A (en)
MX (1)	MX2023010482A (en)
PE (1)	PE20242256A1 (en)
PL (1)	PL4107083T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2022189353A1 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA202308632B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE102023100810A1 (en) *	2023-01-14	2024-07-25	Bericap Holding Gmbh	CONTAINER CLOSURE WITH ONE HINGE AND ONE GUARANTEE ELEMENT

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US5642824A (en)	1995-12-07	1997-07-01	Aptargroup, Inc.	Closure with multiple axis bistable hinge structure
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2022
- 2022-03-07 CA CA3207415A patent/CA3207415A1/en active Pending
- 2022-03-07 ES ES22711028T patent/ES2963680T3/en active Active
- 2022-03-07 PL PL22711028.5T patent/PL4107083T3/en unknown
- 2022-03-07 BR BR112023017918A patent/BR112023017918A2/en unknown
- 2022-03-07 HU HUE22711028A patent/HUE064381T2/en unknown
- 2022-03-07 US US18/549,425 patent/US20240140659A1/en active Pending
- 2022-03-07 AU AU2022234852A patent/AU2022234852A1/en active Pending
- 2022-03-07 EP EP22711028.5A patent/EP4107083B1/en active Active
- 2022-03-07 JP JP2023553616A patent/JP2024509553A/en active Pending
- 2022-03-07 IL IL305645A patent/IL305645A/en unknown
- 2022-03-07 WO PCT/EP2022/055746 patent/WO2022189353A1/en active Application Filing
- 2022-03-07 PE PE2023002504A patent/PE20242256A1/en unknown
- 2022-03-07 MX MX2023010482A patent/MX2023010482A/en unknown
2023
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2022189353A1 (en)	2022-09-15
US20240140659A1 (en)	2024-05-02
AU2022234852A9 (en)	2024-07-18
ES2963680T3 (en)	2024-04-01
IL305645A (en)	2023-11-01
HUE064381T2 (en)	2024-03-28
EP4107083B1 (en)	2023-08-30
AU2022234852A1 (en)	2023-08-24
PE20242256A1 (en)	2024-11-25
ZA202308632B (en)	2024-07-31
EP4107083A1 (en)	2022-12-28
BR112023017918A2 (en)	2023-10-31
MX2023010482A (en)	2023-11-22
CA3207415A1 (en)	2022-09-15
JP2024509553A (en)	2024-03-04
PL4107083T3 (en)	2023-12-27

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HUE062309T2 (en)	2023-10-28	Closure for a container and container with such a closure
ZA202105584B (en)	2023-06-28	A cap for closing a container, a combination of a cap and a neck
ZA202109356B (en)	2022-02-23	Cap for closing a container and its method for making the cap
HUE055188T2 (en)	2021-11-29	Container with a lid and a device for opening and closing container lids
ZA202105961B (en)	2022-07-27	Closure cap for closing a container
EP4107083C0 (en)	2023-08-30	Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece
PL3708512T3 (en)	2024-05-20	Container closure and container
CA213189S (en)	2022-10-13	Combined container and lid
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PL4034467T3 (en)	2023-12-04	Opening/closing device for a container for pourable products and method of closing/opening a container for pourable products
EP4087788A4 (en)	2024-04-10	Packaging containers and related methods
EP4126690A4 (en)	2024-05-01	Closure device for a container
CA223666S (en)	2025-01-06	Closure for a container
GB2602977B (en)	2023-06-14	Lid and container
GB202004900D0 (en)	2020-05-20	Insert mouldable and ultrasonically weldable closure assembly for plastic packaging
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