Closure for containers, in particular plug for bottles
AssigneeGuala Dispensing S.P.A.
InventorFelice Fragola
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Abstract
The present invention refers in general to a closure for containers, and in particular to a plug for bottles, preferably adapted to be used to plug bottles of wine. In particular, the present invention relates to a closure (1) for containers characterized in that it comprises: rigid supporting and sealing means (3); and a covering body (5) made of plastic material, said covering body (5) cooperating with and integrating said supporting and sealing means (3).
Claims46
A closure (1) for containers characterized in that it comprises:
- rigid supporting and sealing means (3);
- and
- a covering body (5) made of plastic material, said covering body (5) cooperating with and integrating said supporting and sealing means
The closure (1) for containers as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said supporting and sealing means (3) are composed of a fitting (7), in particular a threaded hollow fitting (7), that extends substantially along the whole length of the closure (1), said fitting (7) being connected to at least one lower support (9) and at least one upper support (11), said at least one lower support (9) being adapted to be coupled by interference with the container opening to prevent gases from entering thereinto, said at least one upper support (11) and said fitting (7) being adapted to allow insertion of closure (1) removing means into the closure (1) for the removal thereof.
The closure (1) for containers as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said closure (1) is further adapted to bear, in its upper part facing outside the container, writing and/or other signs relating to the container contents.
The closure (1) for containers as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is further covered with a protective film placed all around said closure (1).
The closure (1) for containers as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which said thermoplastic foam material is made by a hot-molding process involving the use of a fluid in the supercritical state as a blowing agent.
The closure (1) for containers as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the outside surface of said closure is marked by a laser-marking process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.