Global Patent Index - EP 3287386 A1

EP 3287386 A1 20180228 - SCREW CAP HAVING A SELF-ADAPTING FEMALE THREAD

Title (en)

SCREW CAP HAVING A SELF-ADAPTING FEMALE THREAD

Title (de)

SCHRAUBKAPPE MIT ANPASSUNGSFÄHIGEM INNENGEWINDE

Title (fr)

BOUCHON À VIS POURVU D'UN FILET INTÉRIEUR ADAPTABLE

Publication

EP 3287386 A1 20180228 (EN)

Application

EP 17187214 A 20170822

Priority

GB 201614446 A 20160824

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to a screw cap for sealing containers with threaded necks. The screw cap (200) comprises an outer body, comprising a cylindrical outer wall (204) closed at one end by a circular lid (206) and an interior neck seal (220) adjacent to the circular lid (206), and a female thread (208) extending around an inner surface (210) of the cylindrical outer wall (204), the female thread (208) comprising a main portion having substantially uniform thickness, and an attachment portion (212) having a thickness which is less than the thickness of the main portion, wherein the female thread (208) is attached to the inner surface (210) of the cylindrical outer wall (204) in the region of the attachment portion (212), and wherein the attachment portion (212) is configured to permit deflection of the female thread (208).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 41/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B65D 41/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/0407 (2013.01 - US); B65D 41/0421 (2013.01 - GB); B65D 41/0442 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/0471 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2251/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3287386 A1 20180228; EP 3287386 B1 20190102; AU 2017219006 A1 20180315; AU 2017219006 B2 20181108; ES 2717007 T3 20190618; GB 201614446 D0 20161005; GB 2553127 A 20180228; US 2018057221 A1 20180301

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17187214 A 20170822; AU 2017219006 A 20170823; ES 17187214 T 20170822; GB 201614446 A 20160824; US 201715683081 A 20170822