Title (en)

RESERVOIR CAP

Title (de)

BEHÄLTERKAPPE

Title (fr)

BOUCHON RÉSERVOIR

Publication

EP 4008649 A1 20220608 (EN)

Application

EP 21210104 A 20211124

Priority

IT 202000028325 A 20201125

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a reservoir cap (1) configured to be coupled to a neck (4A) of a container (4) at an opening (5) thereof and comprising a body (3) equipped with a cup-shaped portion (9) sealed at the bottom thereof by a breakable wall (31), the body (3) comprising at least one element (32) for fastening to the said neck (4A), the cap also comprising a cutter (2) equipped with a head (20) from which a hollow essentially cylindrical surface (21) extends which, when coupled to the cup-shaped portion (9), forms - together with at least a part of the cup-shaped portion (9) - a reservoir (S) for the said product (10), the cutter sliding inside the cup-shaped portion (9) in a sealed manner and comprising a cutting surface (24) of the breakout wall (31) at a free end (22) of the cylindrical surface (21), the cup-shaped portion (9) being configured so that, when the cap is placed on the container (4) and the product is in the reservoir (S), the cutter (2) - when pressed forcefully against the breakable wall (31) thereof, detaches the said wall at least partially from the cup-shaped portion (9) resulting in the product falling and entering the container (4); the external cylindrical surface (21) of the cutter (2) consists of at least a first piece (2A), made of a moisture-absorbing material and positioned near the said breakable wall 31, and a second piece (2B), made of plastic and fastened to the first piece, the first and the second piece forming the cutter (2). Class: B65D

IPC 8 full level

B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B65D 81/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 51/2814 (2013.01); B65D 81/266 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

• EP 2704962 A1 20140312 - BORMIOLI ROCCO SPA [IT]
• EP 3351486 A1 20180725 - CAPSOL S P A [IT]

Citation (search report)

• [A] EP 3351486 A1 20180725 - CAPSOL S P A [IT]
• [A] WO 9524640 A1 19950914 - FANG TA YUN [US]

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 4008649 A1 20220608; EP 4008649 B1 20230906; IT 202000028325 A1 20220525

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21210104 A 20211124; IT 202000028325 A 20201125