Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Graham Packaging Company, L.p.

Societe Lorraine De Capsules Metalliques-manufacture De Bouchage (solocap-mab)

Solocap-mab S.a.

Novembal USA Inc.

Societe Lorraine De Capsules Metalliques—manufacture De Bouchage

Grégory Antier

Michel Luzzato

Veronique Bernard

Armel A Archeny

Niels Damkjaer

Richard Lamoureux

Christopher Wood

David Araujo

Guillaume Mallet

David Jouve

Fabien Flamand

Armel Archeny

Gilles Rapet

Georges Adabachian

Andrew Stone

Véronique Bernard

Christopher J Wood

Franck Faulconnier

Marie-Françoise Bottin

Container base

A method for manufacturing a stopper for closing a neck of a container comprises a first step of molding the stopper in one piece. The stopper includes a sealing membrane provided with a central opening, a tubular stem centered on an axis and extending from the sealing membrane around the central opening, and a capsule connected, by a tear wall, to a free end of the stem. The capsule is configured to be wedged in the stem to seal the neck of the container. The method comprises a second step in which, while the tear wall is intact, a force, in line with the axis, is applied to the stopper so as to break the tear wall and move the capsule inside the stem until the capsule is wedged in the stem.

Stopper for closing neck of container

The packaging system according to the invention comprises a container (), which includes a neck () defining an axis (X-X), and a stopper () for closing the neck, which includes a skirt () adapted to be fastened removably around the neck. In order to quickly and easily check that the stopper is positioned correctly on the neck when the container is closed, the invention provides means for visually checking that the system is in a closed configuration, predetermined afterwards by applying a preset stress for having the skirt cooperate with the neck, said means comprise both:

Packaging system and use thereof

The invention relates to a stopper device with an external cap made from plastic and an internal insert for fixing the device around the neck of the container. The sleeve of the cap forms a head, into which the insert may be introduced and permanently fixed and a skirt extending axially from the insert. According to the invention, contamination on the neck of the container may be limited and the appearance improved. Particularly at the base of the neck, the skirt essentially forms a frustum converging towards the axis of the sleeve on extending from the head, before the installation of the device around the neck, the frustum forming, at the end opposite the head, an internal surface to come into contact against the container neck under the influence of an elastic deformation of the sleeve as a result of the installation of the device around the neck.

Stopper device for the neck of a container, container provided with such a device, method for stopping such a container, and method for production of such a device

A capping device includes an external outer cap adapted to be removably fixed to the exterior face of a container neck, and an internal insert adapted to plug the opening of the neck. The insert is adapted to be fitted to the neck independently of the outer cap and before fitting the outer cap to the neck. When it is fitted to the neck, the outer cap is adapted to be permanently fastened to the insert. When filling the container, the insert may include means for retaining it on the neck adapted to connect the insert mechanically to the neck before the outer cap is fitted to the neck, thereby sealing at least the exterior peripheral surface of the free end of the neck against a cleaning liquid applied externally to the neck.

Device for capping a container neck

A plug for closing a neck of a container comprises an obturation cap, which is laid out across an inner aperture of the neck of the container and which is crossed by a driving-in member notably when the container is installed on a dispenser, and a skirt for attachment to the neck, centered on an axis. The cap defines a central cavity for receiving the driving-in member, the bottom region of which is delimited by a breakable part, which is adapted to be set in abutment by the driving-in member until it breaks and which includes a central bottom wall and a side wall provided with breaking lines extending radially to the axis, while the remainder of the cavity is delimited by a tubular part of the cap, which guides the driving-in member.

Plug for closing the neck of a container

A stopper device includes a base adapted to be fastened to a neck of a container, and a cap movable relative to the base between closed and open positions. A strand in an unaltered configuration extends along a periphery of the cap. First and second longitudinal ends of the strand are connected to the cap frangibly and non-frangibly, respectively. A hook protrudes toward an outside of the base, and when the strand is in the unaltered configuration, the hook retains a running portion of the strand, blocking movement of the cap from the closed to the open position. The first end of the strand includes a tab for detaching the first end by breaking the frangible connection and moving the running portion toward an outside of the cap until the cap may freely move from the closed to the open position without the running portion being retained by the hook.

Stopper device for the neck of a container

The invention relates to a plugging device () that comprises a base () secured around the neck () and a cap () supported by the base and capable of movement between a closed and an open position. In order to improve the tamper-proof characteristic of the device, the invention comprises using, on the one hand, a breakable thread () having at least one longitudinal end permanently connected to a first portion () of the cap or the base and extending, before breaking, lengthwise along the periphery of said portion and, on the other end, a lug () permanently connected to another portion, respectively, of the base or the cap, and protruding towards the outside from said second portion. The lug is adapted to press at least on the free part of the thread until the thread is broken at a breaking area along the thread when the cap is moved for the first time from the closed position to the open position thereof, and to be interposed between the edges of said breaking area when the cap is then placed back into its closed position.

Stopper device for stopping a container neck

A stopper device is disclosed. The stopper device includes a substantially tubular support defining a first axis, and a tab extending along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. A cap is hinged to the support to pivot between a closed position and an open position. A tamper-proofing band is connected to the cap in its closed position via at least one breakable bridge situated along a third axis in a portion of the tamper-proofing band. The third axis is substantially perpendicular to the first and second axes when the cap is closed. The cap is pivoted from the closed position to the open position by squeezing along the third axis. During a first stage of the squeezing, the at least one breakable bridge is broken, and during a second stage of the squeezing after the first stage, the fastener tab disengages from the cap opening.

Plastic cap

A device for closing a container and a container equipped with such a device, wherein the device includes: a first portion forming a closure element; a second annular portion positioned around a neck; a third portion forming a tamper-evident tab linking the first portion to the second portion, and which is connected to the first and second portions by frangible means so that the tamper-evident tab must be removed upon first use so as to release the closure element; and storage means for allowing the insertion of the tamper-evident tab therein once the tamper-evident tab has been separated from the first and second portions.

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Trevoux, France

Grégory Antier