Safety valve for returnable bottle, bottle collar and process for plugging a returnable bottle
AssigneeSides R&D Uruguay S.A.
InventorHéctor Oscar Goizueta
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a security valve designed to be used in returnable bottles, a bottle collar to be applied thereto and a process for plugging a returnable bottle. The bottles may be of the type that is used in dispensers or may be returnable with manual discharge or by other means. The contents of the bottles may be for human ingestion or any other non-drinkable liquids such as chemicals, caustics, or liquid fuels. The security valve includes four implementation versions: a) with an automatic actuator; b) with manual actuator; c) an actuator-fee valve and d) a compact valve.
Claims79
A compact security valve to be used in a dispenser equipped with an opening probe, the compact security valve comprising a tamper-proof security mechanism and an encrypted opening code etched on an outer surface of the valve, wherein the security mechanism comprises a series of cylinders having a single position in which the valve is capable of being removed, and three key disks located concentrically, an inner disk, a middle disk and an outer disk, which are capable of rotating independently and freely, wherein the inner disk has a step on an outer surface of the inner disk that transmits a rotation of the inner disk to the middle disk by pushing a step of the middle disk located on a top surface of the middle disk, while the middle disk transmits a rotation of the middle disk by means of another step located on an outer surface of the middle disk to the outer disk by pushing a step located on a top surface of the outer disk, and wherein each key disk has a key groove that is carved at a given and variable angle with respect to the rotation step of each key disk, wherein the alignment of the key grooves allows the release of the valve for removal and wherein said opening code is formed by three encrypted numbers representing the angle at which the key groove has been etched on each of the three key disks.
A security valve with an automatic actuator to be used for plugging a returnable bottle to be placed on a dispenser equipped with an opening probe, further comprising a tamper-proof security mechanism and an encrypted opening code etched on an outer surface of the valve, wherein the security mechanism comprises a series of cylinders having a single position at which the valve is capable of being removed, and three key disks located concentrically, an inner disk, a middle disk and an outer disk, which are capable of rotating independently and freely, wherein the inner disk has a step on an outer surface of the inner disk that transmits a rotation of the inner disk to the middle disk by pushing a step located on top surface of the middle disk, while the middle disk transmits a rotation of the middle disk by means of another step located on an outer surface of the middle disk to the outer disk by pushing a step of the outer disk located on a top surface of the outer disk, and wherein each key disk has a key groove that is carved to a given and variable angular degrees with respect to the rotation step of each key disk, wherein the alignment of the key grooves allows the release of the valve for removal and wherein said opening code is formed by three encrypted numbers representing the angle at which the key groove was etched on each of the three key disks.
A security valve with a manual actuator to plug returnable bottles to be placed in dispensers without an opening probe, the security valve comprising a manual actuator and a tamper-proof security mechanism, in which the opening of the valve is carried out by pressing said manual actuator for a first time, and wherein the locking of the valve is achieved by pressing said manual actuator for a second time, and wherein the valve comprises a tamper-proof security mechanism and an encrypted opening code etched on an outer surface of the valve, wherein the security mechanism comprises a series of cylinders having a single position in which the valve be is capable of being removed, and three key disks located concentrically, an inner disk, a middle disk and an outer disk, which are capable of rotating independently and freely, wherein the inner disk has on an outer surface of the inner disk a step that transmits a rotation of the inner disk to the middle disk by pushing a step of the middle disk located on a top surface of the middle disk, while the middle disk transmits a rotation of the middle disk by means of another step located on an outer surface to the outer disk by pushing a step of the outer disk located on a top surface of the outer disk, and wherein each key disk has a key groove that is carved at a given and variable angle with respect to the rotation step of each key disk, wherein the alignment of the key grooves allows the release of the valve for removal and wherein said opening code is formed by three encrypted numbers representing the angle at which the key groove was etched in each of the three key disks.
An actuator-free security valve for plugging a returnable container, wherein the valve comprises a tamper-proof security mechanism and an encrypted opening code etched on an outer surface of the valve, wherein the security mechanism comprises a series of cylinders having a single position in which the valve is capable of being removed, and three key disks located concentrically, an inner disk, a middle disk and an outer disk, which are capable of rotating independently and freely, wherein the inner disk has a step on an outer surface of the inner disk that transmits a rotation of the inner disk to the middle disk, by pushing a step of the middle disk located on a top surface of the middle disk, while the middle disk transmits a rotation of the middle disk by means of another step located on an outer surface of the middle disk to the outer disk by pushing a step of the outer disk located on a top surface of the outer disk, and wherein each key disk has a key groove that is carved at a given and variable angle with respect to the rotation step of each disk of key, wherein the alignment of the key grooves allows the release of the valve for removal and wherein said opening code is formed by three encrypted numbers representing the angle with which the key groove was etched on each of the three key disks.
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