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US 7,823,740 B2Granted
Device for sealing foodstuff containers and foodstuff container provided with such a device
AssigneeBound2B B.V.
InventorAntonio Giuseppe Perra
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for sealing foodstuff containers, in particular drink containers, comprising: a sealing element adapted to engage on a wall of a foodstuff container around a wall opening arranged in the wall, and an operating element adapted to co-act with the sealing element for displacing the sealing element between an opened position leaving the wall opening clear and a closed position sealing the wall opening. The invention also relates to a foodstuff container provided with such a device.
Claims27
Device for sealing foodstuff containers, in particular drink containers, comprising:
- a sealing element adapted to engage on a cover of a foodstuff container around an opening arranged in the cover, and
- an operating element adapted to co-act with the sealing element for displacing the sealing element between an opened position leaving the opening clear and a closed position sealing the opening, the operating element being provided with coupling means for coupling to the foodstuff container,
- wherein the relative orientation of the sealing element and the operating element can be changed such that the operating element can cause the sealing element in the closed position to engage under bias on the cover for substantially medium-tight sealing of the foodstuff container, characterized in that said coupling means being adapted to engage on a peripheral edge of the opening,
- wherein the sealing element is located at least substantially inside of the foodstuff container.
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