Global Patent Index - EP 1833732 A1

EP 1833732 A1 20070919 - TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE AND BEAD ON CONTAINER NECK

Title (en)

TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE AND BEAD ON CONTAINER NECK

Title (de)

ORIGINALITÄTSSICHERUNG UND WULST AN BEHÄLTERHALS

Title (fr)

FERMETURE INVIOLABLE ET BOURRELET DE COL DE CONTENEUR

Publication

EP 1833732 A1 20070919 (EN)

Application

EP 05821629 A 20051223

Priority

  • AU 2005001968 W 20051223
  • AU 2004907264 A 20041223

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006066356A1] This invention relates to closures for containers, and more particularly to tamper-evident closures for containers. One aspect of the invention provides a container and a closure for connection to said container, said closure including: an upper wall (102); a skirt (104) formed integrally with and extending downwardly from said upper wall, said skirt adapted to engage with a neck portion of the container to secure the closure to the container; a tamper-evident band (110) frangibly connected to said skirt; the neck of a container including a tamper bead adapted to engage with tabs (122) on said tamper-evident band to facilitate separation of the band (110) from the skirt of the closure and an inwardly and downwardly sloping container neck surface beneath said tamper bead , said inwardly and downwardly sloping surface urging said separated tamper-evident band downwards away from said skirt.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 55/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB KR US)

B65D 1/023 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 41/0421 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 41/34 (2013.01 - GB KR); B65D 41/3428 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 47/00 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 47/123 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 47/20 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 47/2018 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 47/2025 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 47/2031 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65D 55/02 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 55/08 (2013.01 - GB KR); B65D 81/266 (2013.01 - EP GB US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006066356A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006066356 A1 20060629; AU 2005318877 A1 20060629; AU 2005318877 B2 20120823; CA 2592067 A1 20060629; CN 101119900 A 20080206; EP 1833732 A1 20070919; GB 0714218 D0 20070829; GB 0819589 D0 20081203; GB 2436502 A 20070926; GB 2436502 B 20081231; GB 2451775 A 20090211; JP 2008525274 A 20080717; KR 20070110000 A 20071115; US 2008073382 A1 20080327

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2005001968 W 20051223; AU 2005318877 A 20051223; CA 2592067 A 20051223; CN 200580048225 A 20051223; EP 05821629 A 20051223; GB 0714218 A 20051223; GB 0819589 A 20051223; JP 2007547103 A 20051223; KR 20077016467 A 20070719; US 76781307 A 20070625