KR20090067215A - Vessel Seal with Sound Generator - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container seal containing a sound generator, wherein the seal for pressure vessel is provided with sound generating means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a low cost seal for a conventional beverage container capable of producing a variety of sounds. To this end, the seal is made in part from a brittle material which deforms with the seal and produces sound when the seal is opened. Seals according to the invention are suitable for bottles sealed with crown caps, and discs made of brittle material are glued onto conventional crown caps.

Description

CONTAINER CLOSURE COMPRISING A SOUND PRODUCER

The present invention relates to a container seal having sound generating means.

In a commercially available bottle with a crown cap and a commercially available bottle with a swing top closure on the other hand, the bottle with a swing top seal has a strike deep sound upon opening. Users like it by (striking deep sound) ("plop"). Moreover, the clear opening sound produced by the pressure balance between the contents of the bottle and the periphery has the advantage of indicating the integrity of the bottle seal and, in the absence of the opening sound, implies that the contents of the bottle are interfering or the contents of the bottle are manipulated. .

However, swing top seals are expensive to manufacture, and additionally, bottles employing these seals have the drawback that it is difficult to introduce them into the receiving process or disposal system.

From the patent literature, many bottle seals are known which produce a clear opening sound without the use of a swing top seal. Accordingly, the crown cap was planned to be molded inside the crown cap to create an open sound by an additional elastic bulge that squeezes against the upper inner wall of the bottle neck (provided by the bottle being sealed). The sound is produced when it is suddenly released from (JP 01-139 350 A, JP 04-018 255 A, JP 07-257 628 A, JP 07-277 358 A and WO 2004/067402 A1). However, these seals have a variety of defects: conventional crown caps cannot be used in this way, and other specific caps must be made to have the bulges inside. Moreover, it is expensive because the sound producing part is directly connected to the sealing part of the cap and the size error must be resolved. Finally, the negative form produced by this type of seal is limited to "pun".

Furthermore, from the patent literature, a bottle seal is known which produces a whistling sound by the exhaust gas flowing outward through a pipe fitted to the bottle opening after the cap is opened (NL 8001976 and JP 2000 085 779 A). ). However, this type of sound generator is relatively expensive to manufacture and additionally has defects remaining in the bottle after removing the seal, which is difficult to manufacture pipes arranged in the neck of the bottle, i.e., drinking into the neck of the bottle It is annoying to most drink bottle users because it is difficult to introduce a straw or lemon slice and spill the beverage.

Means for generating whistles are also proposed for beverage cans (US 5 388 718 A and JP 2000 006 968 A). However, like the pipes in the neck of the bottle described above, these sound generators must also be manufactured in a deformed form before the container is filled and sealed, thus having a defect that the sound generating means cannot be subsequently fitted.

All of the above possibilities have the additional problem of the higher cost of manufacturing, in which the materials used to produce the open sound come into contact with the liquid in the bottle where food must be made safe.

Finally, from the patent literature, the material of the bottle cover is molded in a child's "snap action frog" toy manner, in which the bottle is in a semi-stable state as a result of pressure equilibrium at the opening of the bottle. For example, a sound generator is known in which a bottle cover is brought into a stable state to generate sound (JP 2004 196 318 A). This type of sound generator is only suitable for screw closures, and the sound generator, which relies on the maintenance of its external shape for action, is prevented from action or at least its action interferes because the screw seal deforms upon opening. It is not suitable for crown caps. Moreover, other defects of this sound generator have to be made so that the sealing part has a relative critical size, which is more expensive than conventional crown caps.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a container seal which can be produced at low cost and in which different open sounds can be produced. In particular, the sound generator of the present invention can be used in the seals of beverage cans or bottles with conventional beverage containers and crown caps.

The object according to the invention is achieved by a container seal having the features of claim 1.

The intrinsic advantage is that the sound producing means (brittle material) is fitted on the outside of the container and separated from the beverage contents by conventional sealing means (when using a crown cap by sealing a disk disposed inside the container). Is obtained from the fact that Thus, when designing the sound generator, it is not necessary to consider the shape and the material, so that the need for container sealing or the cleanliness of the container contents is greatly taken into account. Multiple materials and shapes can be designed differently for different sound generation.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the crown cap seal of known design is bonded to a disc made of brittle material. This makes it possible to produce sound generators in a low cost way. In fact, in this manner, the bottle sealed in the conventional manner is subsequently provided with an additional process step of installing the sound generator. It is not necessary to have a sound generator installed in the bottle when filling. In fact, the bottles can be filled, transported and stored, and the sound generator is subsequently installed only on demand. This is easy for products in a small series of temporary sales campaigns.

Another advantage of the present invention is given by the following description of exemplary embodiments of crown cap seals.

However, it is also possible to fit the sound generator to the seal of the beverage can or to make the bottle seal entirely from brittle material (such as a crown cap made of weak plastic).

1 is a cross-sectional view of a seal in a sealed state and

2 is a cross-sectional view of the seal during the opening treatment.

The seal 1 is a commercially available crown cap 1 made of sheet material whose edges are bent to cover the neck in the form of fitting with the neck of the bottle 2. On top of the crown cap glass discs 3 are bonded to the same diameter, and discs with similar diameters are attached concentrically.

Upon opening (FIG. 2), the crown cap 1 and the weak glass are ruptured in the spatial region 4 as shown in FIG. 2, and a crunching sound similar to when each ice is broken. ) Is generated.

Claims (14)

A container seal having sound generating means, The seal 1 is made at least partially of a brittle material, The container (1) is characterized in that the container (1) is deformed upon opening the container (2) so that the brittle material is deformed to produce sound. The method of claim 1, And the brittle material is ruptured as a result of deformation to produce sound. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brittle material is attached to the outside of the seal (1), The seal (1) itself is a container seal, characterized in that it is made of different materials. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The brittle material is a cured coating which is previously applied in liquid form to a seal made of another material and is adhesively connected to the seal when cured. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The entirety of the seal (1) is made of a brittle material, characterized in that the container seal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, And the brittle material is glass. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The brittle material is a container seal, characterized in that the synthetic resin. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And the brittle material is a sealing wax. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, The brittle material is shellac (Schellac) characterized in that the container seal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, And the brittle material is a metal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, Said container is a bottle (2) and said seal is a conventional crown cap (1). The method of claim 11, The brittle material is in the form of a disc (3) applied to the top surface of the crown cap (1). The method of claim 11, The brittle material is a container seal, characterized in that the ring shape surrounding the outer peripheral portion of the crown cap (1). The method of claim 11, The brittle material is a container seal, characterized in that the cap form for sealing the crown cap (1).

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