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US5163571A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Two-part plastic bottle-cap

Assignee: Bormioli Metalplast SpA
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Filing: 1991-10-09
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2011-10-09
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a plastic bottle cap in two parts. The first part (1) of said cap is annular-shaped and exhibits on its external lateral surface a plurality of projections (5), while the second part comprises a screw-up (2) inferiorly to which is connected a breakable seal (4) by means of easy-breaking webs (6); the cap exhibits a plurality of teeth (7), arranged parallel to the webs (6), which, on first screwing-on of the cap on to the bottle, are inserted between the projections (5) of the first part (1) and bear the forces which are generated during the screwing-on; since the teeth (7) are not connected to the breakable seal, the teeth (7) do not obstruct the detachment between the bottle-top and the breakable seal (4) when the cap is first unscrewed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Emilio Morini

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/32; B65D41/34; B65D41/3442; B65D41/3447; B65D41/02; B65D41/04; B65D41/0435; B65D41/045; B65D2401/00; B65D2401/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface. a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top, each of said webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, a plurality of teeth arranged parallel to said webs and on the annular collar, said teeth having a greater width with respect to the width of said webs, said teeth having one free end and being connected to the lower end of the screw-top at the other end; said teeth being conformed in such a way as to be inserted each between two of said plurality of projections when the second part of the cap is inserted on the first part; and the width of each said teeth is equal to or slightly smaller than the distance existing between two of said plurality of projections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface. a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top, each of said webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, a plurality of teeth arranged parallel to said webs and on the annular collar, said teeth having a greater width with respect to the width of said webs, said teeth having one free end and being connected to the lower end of the screw-top at the other end; said teeth being conformed in such a way as to be inserted each between two of said plurality of projections when the second part of the cap is inserted on the first part; and the width of each said teeth is equal to or slightly smaller than the distance existing between two of said plurality of projections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 175 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface. a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top each of said webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, a plurality of teeth arranged parallel to said webs and on the annular collar, said teeth having a greater width with respect to the width of said webs, said teeth having one free end and being connected to the lower end of the screw-top at the other end; said teeth being conformed in such a way as to be inserted each between two of said plurality of projections when the second part of the cap is inserted on the first part; and wherein there are equal sequences of two of said plurality of teeth and one of said plurality of webs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 175 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface. a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top each of said webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, a plurality of teeth arranged parallel to said webs and on the annular collar, said teeth having a greater width with respect to the width of said webs, said teeth having one free end and being connected to the lower end of the screw-top at the other end; said teeth being conformed in such a way as to be inserted each between two of said plurality of projections when the second part of the cap is inserted on the first part; and wherein there are equal sequences of two of said plurality of teeth and one of said plurality of webs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 192 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface, a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top, a lower edge of the breakable seal has an internal diameter which is slightly smaller than an external diameter of the first part; each of said plurality of webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, and resisting means different from the said projections, said resisting means being a part of the cap to co-rotate the first part and the second part during the first screwing on phase and to resist the forces which are generated between the screw top and the breakable seal during the first screwing-on phase of the cap on to the bottle; said resisting means being furthermore conformed and arranged in such a way as not to hinder the detachment of the screw top from the breakable seal during the first unscrewing of said cap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 192 words
A two part plastic cap for bottles having a first annular-shaped part, said first part having an external lateral surface with a plurality of projections arranged in a ring around said external lateral surface, a second part, said second part having a screw-top, a breakable seal, and a plurality of easy-breaking webs arranged on an annular collar of said screw top, a lower edge of the breakable seal has an internal diameter which is slightly smaller than an external diameter of the first part; each of said plurality of webs is inserted between two of said plurality of projections, and resisting means different from the said projections, said resisting means being a part of the cap to co-rotate the first part and the second part during the first screwing on phase and to resist the forces which are generated between the screw top and the breakable seal during the first screwing-on phase of the cap on to the bottle; said resisting means being furthermore conformed and arranged in such a way as not to hinder the detachment of the screw top from the breakable seal during the first unscrewing of said cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A cap as in claim 3 wherein the resisting means is a plurality of teeth on the lower end of the screw cap and each of said plurality of teeth extending between two of said plurality of projections.

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