Scored locking cap for neck container
AssigneeA. Raymond Et Cie
InventorsSofien Hamadene, Stéphanie Pellet
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Abstract
A locking cap for a container comprising a neck comprises: —an outer body, defined by an upper face and a cylindrical wall, and including a breakable strip extending from the upper face to a free end of the cylindrical wall, —a capsule, arranged on the upper face and rigidly connected to the breakable strip, —a cage, locked in the outer body, having a generally cylindrical shape, and comprising a plurality of bridges connecting neighboring branches, and a flexible member, one end of which is rigidly connected to a bridge and another free end of which is oriented upward, the flexible member being adjacent to a weak point of the bridge. The flexible member of the cage is rigidly connected to the breakable strip of the outer body.
Claims20
A locking cap for a container comprising a neck, the locking cap configured to block a stopper in the neck of the container, the locking cap comprising:
- an outer body defined by an upper face and a cylindrical wall centered on a main axis, the outer body having a breakable strip extending from the upper face to a free end of the cylindrical wall;
- a capsule arranged on the upper face and rigidly connected to the breakable strip;
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- a cage locked in the outer body, and configured to surround a collar of the neck of the container in a locking position of the cap, the cage comprising an upper ring, against which the stopper is intended to bear when the stopper is arranged in the cage, a plurality of branches connected to the upper ring and defining therewith a generally cylindrical shape of the cage, a plurality of bridges, each interconnecting two adjacent branches, and a flexible member, one end of which is rigidly connected to a bridge of the plurality of bridges and a free end of which is oriented toward the upper ring, the flexible member being adjacent to a weak point of the bridge, the flexible member of the cage being rigidly connected to the breakable strip of the outer body.
A method for manufacturing a locking cap for a container comprising a neck, the locking cap configured to block a stopper in the neck of the container, the locking cap including:
- an outer body defined by an upper face and a cylindrical wall centered on a main axis, the outer body having a breakable strip extending from the upper face to a free end of the cylindrical wall;
- a capsule arranged on the upper face and rigidly connected to the breakable strip;
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- a cage locked in the outer body, and configured to surround a collar of the neck of the container in a locking position of the cap, the cage comprising an upper ring, against which the stopper is intended to bear when the stopper is arranged in the cage, a plurality of branches connected to the upper ring and defining therewith a generally cylindrical shape of the cage, a plurality of bridges, each interconnecting two adjacent branches, and a flexible member, one end of which is rigidly connected to a bridge of the plurality of bridges and a free end of which is oriented toward the upper ring, the flexible member being adjacent to a weak point of the bridge, the flexible member of the cage being rigidly connected to the breakable strip of the outer body;
- the method comprising at least one overmolding step for molding and joining together:
- the capsule and the outer body;
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- the outer body and the cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.