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EP 1 273 524 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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21.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/21 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02 |
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Date of filing: 07.12.1999 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
15.09.1999 US 396511
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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99958418.8 / 1212243 |
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Applicant: Limanjaya, Tjandra |
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Jakarta Pusat 10730 (ID) |
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Inventor: |
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- Limanjaya, Tjandra
Jakarta Pusat 10730 (ID)
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Representative: Brooks, Nigel Samuel |
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Hill Hampton, East Meon Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 1QN Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 1QN (GB) |
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(57) An injection moulded, plastics material cap (1) for a screw top bottle has a top
and a skirt with an anti-tamper band (2) connected to the skirt at a tear-off line
by links (3).
On the inside of the anti-tamper band, upwardly and inwardly extending tongues (21)
are provided. Adjacent ones of these are interconnected by webs (20) in the form of
invert V folds. The folds extend up and out (radially) from the tongues. The latter
have ribs (22) on their outer faces. Above the proximal ends of the tongues, a ridge
(23) is provided around the inside of the band, at a position such that the ribs abut
it when the tongues are pushed up, as on screwing of the cap onto the bottle. The
combined action of the folded webs (20) and the resilience of the tongues (21) themselves
causes them to spring inwards when pushed outwards during fitting of the cap to the
bottle. The abutment of the ribs (22) against the ridge (23) limits the outwards movement
of the tongues.