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WO1992017376A1 - Recipient pour biere et autres boissons - Google Patents

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WO1992017376A1
WO1992017376A1 PCT/GB1992/000623 GB9200623W WO9217376A1 WO 1992017376 A1 WO1992017376 A1 WO 1992017376A1 GB 9200623 W GB9200623 W GB 9200623W WO 9217376 A1 WO9217376 A1 WO 9217376A1
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end closure
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Matthew John Searle
Carden Harper Taft
Simon Parkes
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Parkes, Judith, Margaret
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Priority claimed from GB919107387A external-priority patent/GB9107387D0/en
Application filed by Parkes, Judith, Margaret filed Critical Parkes, Judith, Margaret
Priority to EP92908082A priority Critical patent/EP0578711B1/fr
Priority to DE69220569T priority patent/DE69220569T2/de
Priority to JP4507504A priority patent/JPH06506174A/ja
Publication of WO1992017376A1 publication Critical patent/WO1992017376A1/fr
Priority to GR970402469T priority patent/GR3024831T3/el

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab

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  • the present invention relates to a container for beer and other beverages.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome the dispensing problems identified above.
  • a container for beer and other beverages comprising a body- member having an opening at one end thereof, and a removable end closure member closing said opening, wherein said body member is sufficiently strong to contain a beer or other carbonated beverage, wherein said body member is shaped and configured to define a drinking vessel and said opening defines an unrestricted mouth opening of the drinking vessel, and wherein said end closure member is completely removable to thereby reveal said unrestricted mouth opening.
  • a container of the invention is intended to be filled with beer or another beverage and closed by the application of the end closure member thereto. Then, to dispense the beverage, it is necessary only to remove the end closure member to thereby provide a drinking vessel filled with the beverage. There is no need to dispense the beverage from the container into another vessel.
  • the body member is made of a plastics material.
  • a container of the invention is therefore ideal for use at public venues where plastics containers have to be provided for all beverages.
  • Beer is traditionally sold in glass bottles or metal cans. This is because most plastics cans and other plastics containers are not suitable for containing beer.
  • the conventional plastics containers are generally unable to withstand the pressure of the beer, and/or they are permeable to gas, particularly to oxygen, such that the beer degrades from an ingress of gas.
  • said body member is fabricated from at least two plastics materials, the first plastics material being able to impart structural rigidity and the ability to withstand pressure to the body member, and the second plastics material being arranged to provide a barrier to the passage of gas.
  • said first plastics material is preferably arranged to withstand pressures up to approximately 420kPa.
  • said first plastics material is polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • said second plastics material is nylon.
  • said body member is formed from a layered construction of said at least two plastics materials.
  • This layered construction enables two or more plastics materials to be selected to enable the container fabricated therefrom to meet a number of predetermined, particular requirements.
  • the plastics materials from which the container is constructed may be arranged in adjacent layers which are fastened together and/or the layers may be laminated. A more intimate construction may involve the combination of the plastics materials at molecular level.
  • the closed end of said container opposed to said one end is preferably curved to extend inwardly of said body member. This construction enhances the pressure rating of the closed end of said container.
  • said end closure member and said body member are connected by way of a tear strip, said tear strip extending completely around the perimeter of said end closure member adjacent to said mouth opening such that removal of said tear strip removes said end closure member and reveals said mouth opening.
  • said tear strip may terminate in a ring pull.
  • the end closure member is formed of a metal foil enclosed by plastics material.
  • said end closure member is a lid having an internal screw thread, and wherein an external screw thread is formed on said body member adjacent said opening for engagement with the internal screw thread of said lid.
  • said lid is fabricated from the same material as said body member.
  • Said external screw thread of said body member may extend around said body member spaced from the opening thereof to thereby define a plain mouth opening.
  • the plain mouth opening defines a rim from which the contents of the container may be drunk.
  • said end closure member is connected by a tearing denotation to a rim extending completely around the periphery of said end closure member, wherein said rim is connected to said opening of said body member to define a rim of said mouth opening, and wherein opening means are affixed to said end closure member to enable the separation thereof from the rim at said tearing denotation.
  • said opening means may comprise a ring pull.
  • the end closure member in this embodiment may be of any required material, but in a preferred embodiment is metal.
  • the body member is enclosed by a shrink wrap layer, preferably incorporating a label.
  • This label may give details not only of the contents of the container, but may also be customised to relate to the particular venue or occasion on which the beverages are being dispensed.
  • the present invention also extends to a method of dispensing beer and other beverages comprising the steps of packaging the beverage to be dispensed in a container as defined above, and subsequently removing and discarding said end closure member to provide a drinking vessel containing the beverage ready for consumption.
  • Figure 1 shows an end elevation of one embodiment of a container of the invention
  • Figure 2 shows the container of Figure 1 as it is being opened
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view of the container of Figures 1 and 2 showing an end closure member thereof,
  • Figure 4 shows the container of Figures 1 and 2 after the removal of the end closure
  • Figure 5 shows an end elevation of a further embodiment of a container of the present invention
  • Figure 6 shows a third embodiment of a container of the invention.
  • Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a beer can of plastics material for use for dispensing beer.
  • the beer can comprises a substantially cylindrical body member 2 of plastics material having a closed end 4 and a generally circular opening 6 at the end thereof opposed to said closed end 4.
  • a generally planar, circular end closure member 10 is provided to close the opening 6 of the body member 2, and thereby seal the can.
  • the end closure member 10 is made of a metal or metal foil and, in its closed position, is sealed to a rim 8 by way of a circumferential tearing denotation 14 which extends completely around the periphery of the end closure member 10.
  • the rim 8 is fastened to the opening 6 of the body member 2.
  • a ring pull 12 is fastened to the closure member 10 in known manner.
  • beer is filled into the plastics material body member 2.
  • the closure member 10 is preferably formed in one piece with the rim 8 and the tearing denotation 14, and the rim 8 is then heat sealed onto the opening 6 of the body member 2 to close and seal the filled can.
  • the end closure member 10 is removed by tearing along the circumferential tearing denotation 14 to thereby remove the whole of the end closure member 10.
  • the rim 8 then defines a mouth opening for the body member 2.
  • the body member 2 and the rim 8 thereof together define a drinking vessel.
  • the body member 2 of the can is made of plastics material, for example, of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the PET is preferably coated, at least on the outside thereof, with a gas barrier layer.
  • the PET and gas barrier are laminated.
  • the gas barrier layer may, for example, be a layer of nylon.
  • a beer can for example, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4, has to withstand pressures of the order of approximately 420kPa. This pressure is within the capabilities of PET. Furthermore, the PET has sufficient rigidity to enable filled cans to be stacked one on the other, or on pallets, for storage and transportation.
  • the body member 2 of the can illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 has a closed end surface 4 thereof which is curved inwardly. This is advantageous as it enhances the pressure withstanding capability, at least of the closed end.
  • the body member 2 is shown with a shrink wrap label 16 applied therearound.
  • this shrink wrapped label 16 is printed with information not only about the contents of the can, but also about the venue and event .
  • the removal of the end closure member 10 reveals an unrestricted mouth opening defined by the rim 8
  • this rim may be less than pleasant to drink from, particularly if it is made of metal.
  • the rim 8 is made of a plastics material.
  • the closure member 10 and the surrounding rim 8 are made of a metal foil interposed between two layers of plastics material. In this manner, the rim 8 defining the mouth opening is effectively a plastics rim to someone drinking from the can.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a container of the present invention.
  • a plastics material body member 20 substantially in the shape of a traditional beer glass, is provided with an closure member 22.
  • the closure member 22 is connected to the end opening of the body member 20 by way of a circumferential tear strip 24 which extends completely around the perimeter of said end closure member 22. It will be appreciated that when said tear strip 24 is removed, the end closure member 22 is also completely removed, and a plain mouth opening of said container 20 is defined thereby.
  • a ring pull or other opening means 26 extends from the tear strip 24 and is integrally formed therewith.
  • FIG. 6 shows a still further embodiment of a container of the present invention.
  • the body member 120 is formed of plastics material in the shape of a beer glass.
  • the body member 120 has a mouth opening 122.
  • An interrupted external screw thread 124 is provided on the body member 120, but is spaced from the mouth opening 122 so that the area of the mouth opening 122 remains plain.
  • the container is also provided with a lid 126 having an internal screw thread (not shown) arranged to engage the screw thread 124.
  • the lid 126 is engaged thereon by engaging the screw threads by screwing.
  • the lid 126 is removed and may be discarded.
  • the lid 126 and the body member 120 are fabricated from the same material, for example, a laminated or layered plastics material as discussed above.
  • the external screw thread 124 on the body member 120 is advantageous as it imparts stiffness thereto.
  • the presence of the screw thread 124 enables the material of the body member 120 adjacent the mouth opening 122 to be kept thin, if required, to enhance the acceptability of the body member 120 as a drinking vessel.
  • the containers all have a substantially circular cross-section. Whilst this is generally preferred, it is, of course, possible for the containers to have any required cross- sectional shape.
  • the containers illustrated have been described specifically as containers for beer. It will be appreciated that they may be utilised to contain any contents required. In this respect, it may be wished to make the particular shape of the body member, for example, to ape the traditional shape of a drinking vessel for the contents. For example, if required, where a container of the invention is for storing and dispensing wine, the plastics material body member may be in the shape of a stemmed wine glass. It will be appreciated that modifications and variations may be made to the embodiments of the invention described and illustrated within the scope of the appended claims.

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Abstract

Récipient pour bière et autres boissons possédant un corps (2) en matière plastique fermé par une fermeture terminale (10). Lorsqu'on ouvre le récipient en détachant la fermeture (10), le corps (2) peut servir de gobelet ou analogue dont l'ouverture (6) n'est pas encombrée. Ainsi, on n'est pas obligé de verser le contenu du récipient dans un autre récipient. Pour permettre le conditionnement de la bière ou d'autres boissons gazeuses, le corps (2) est constitué de nylon et de polyéthylène-téréphtalate stratifiés. On peut appliquer à l'extérieur du corps (2) une étiquette appliquée par rétraction et destinée à la fois à indiquer le contenu du récipient et à porter des informations spécialement adaptées à l'événement qui a occasionné la distribution des récipients.
PCT/GB1992/000623 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 Recipient pour biere et autres boissons WO1992017376A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP92908082A EP0578711B1 (fr) 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 Recipient pour biere et autres boissons
DE69220569T DE69220569T2 (de) 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 Behaelter fuer bier und andere getraenke
JP4507504A JPH06506174A (ja) 1991-04-08 1992-04-07 ビールその他の飲料用容器
GR970402469T GR3024831T3 (en) 1991-04-08 1997-09-24 A container for beer and other beverages

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GB9107387.4 1991-04-08
GB919107387A GB9107387D0 (en) 1991-04-08 1991-04-08 Disposable pre-filled drinking vessel
GB9206858A GB2254594B (en) 1991-04-08 1992-03-27 A container for beer and other beverages
GB9206858.4 1992-03-27

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JP (1) JPH06506174A (fr)
AT (1) ATE154791T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU1559992A (fr)
CA (1) CA2108169A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69220569T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK0578711T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2106178T3 (fr)
GB (1) GB2254594B (fr)
GR (1) GR3024831T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1992017376A1 (fr)

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GB2364292A (en) * 2000-06-28 2002-01-23 Matthew Putman Can for use as a pint glass
WO2005030592A1 (fr) * 2003-10-01 2005-04-07 Capule Eduardo A Contenant de boisson perfectionne
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FR2755102A1 (fr) * 1996-10-28 1998-04-30 Pacheco Marc Andre Canette cylindrique a paroi plastique transparente biodegradable
GB2364292A (en) * 2000-06-28 2002-01-23 Matthew Putman Can for use as a pint glass
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DE69220569D1 (de) 1997-07-31
ATE154791T1 (de) 1997-07-15
GB2254594A (en) 1992-10-14
DK0578711T3 (da) 1998-02-02
DE69220569T2 (de) 1998-02-12
GB2254594B (en) 1995-06-07
JPH06506174A (ja) 1994-07-14
EP0578711A1 (fr) 1994-01-19
GB9206858D0 (en) 1992-05-13
EP0578711B1 (fr) 1997-06-25
ES2106178T3 (es) 1997-11-01

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