Global Patent Index - EP 1549556 A4

EP 1549556 A4 20060830 - CLOSURE OR STOPPER FORMS A SURFACE TENSION SEAL

Title (en)

CLOSURE OR STOPPER FORMS A SURFACE TENSION SEAL

Title (de)

VERSCHLUSS ODER STOPFEN ZUR BILDUNG EINER OBERFLÄCHENSPANNUNGSDICHTUNG

Title (fr)

FERMETURE OU BOUCHON FORMANT UN JOINT SOUS L'EFFET DE LA TENSION SUPERFICIELLE

Publication

EP 1549556 A4 20060830 (EN)

Application

EP 03794695 A 20030910

Priority

  • AU 0301181 W 20030910
  • AU 2002951318 A 20020910

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004024584A1] A closure or stopper (20) for a container (10) to contain liquid, powder or paste, the container having means to define a first extremely flat annular surface (23), the closure comprising a sealing member (21) defining a second extremely flat surface (22), an annular groove (29) that locates an O-ring (30), and means such as thread (25) to urge the extremely flat surfaces into parallel abutting contact, the extremely flat surfaces adapted to form a surface tension seal when they are urged into parallel abutting contact and means to prevent lateral or shear relative movement. Another form of the closure is the sealing member being a disc (66) that seats on the flat annular sealing surface (67) defined by the top of the neck (12) of a bottle to form a seal, and a metal cap (65) to place the seal under axial load and protects the seal from vibration.

IPC 1-7

B65D 39/00; B65D 41/04; B65D 41/28; B65D 51/14

IPC 8 full level

B65D 39/08 (2006.01); B65D 39/16 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B65D 41/48 (2006.01); B65D 50/06 (2006.01); B65D 51/14 (2006.01); B65D 53/02 (2006.01); B65D 55/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 1/0246 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 39/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 39/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/0442 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/48 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 50/062 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 51/145 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 53/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 55/063 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004024584 A1 20040325; AT E431803 T1 20090615; AU 2002951318 A0 20020926; DE 60327702 D1 20090702; EP 1549556 A1 20050706; EP 1549556 A4 20060830; EP 1549556 B1 20090520; US 2006151422 A1 20060713

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0301181 W 20030910; AT 03794695 T 20030910; AU 2002951318 A 20020910; DE 60327702 T 20030910; EP 03794695 A 20030910; US 52721305 A 20051116