Global Patent Index - EP 1184295 A1

EP 1184295 A1 20020306 - Easy open stopper for a bottle

Title (en)

Easy open stopper for a bottle

Title (de)

Flasschenstopfen

Title (fr)

Bouchon pour bouteilles

Publication

EP 1184295 A1 20020306 (EN)

Application

EP 00202971 A 20000829

Priority

EP 00202971 A 20000829

Abstract (en)

A convenient stopper for a bottle includes a plug (21) slidably retained in a cylinder (23) by a connecting pin (25). The cylinder (23) is received in an opening (11) of the bottle (10). In a contracted mode of the stopper, the plug (21) is disposed at the top of the connecting pin (25) and away from the cylinder (23), whereby an outer wall of the cylinder (23) contracts from the neck (22) of the bottle (10), to allow easy removal from the bottle (10), without use of a corkscrew. In an expanded mode of the stopper, the plug (21) is urged into the cylinder (23) whereby the outer wall of the cylinder (23) tightly seals the opening (11) of the bottle. The stopper can be re-used to permit storage of remaining contents of the bottle to be consumed later. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 39/12; B65D 39/16

IPC 8 full level

B65D 39/12 (2006.01); B65D 39/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 39/12 (2013.01); B65D 39/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1184295 A1 20020306; EP 1184295 B1 20040303; AT E260823 T1 20040315; DE 60008725 D1 20040408; PT 1184295 E 20050429

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00202971 A 20000829; AT 00202971 T 20000829; DE 60008725 T 20000829; PT 00202971 T 20000829