Abstract: Methods of sealing a metallic container are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods that reduce the amount of force applied to a metallic bottle to seal the metallic bottle with a ROPP closure. The methods include use of a capping apparatus that may include more thread rollers than known capping apparatus. Optionally, the thread rollers may use more forming passes to form threads on the ROPP closure. The capping apparatus may also rotate one or more of the ROPP closure and the metallic container in a closing direction before the metallic container is discharged. In one embodiment, the thread rollers form the closure threads before or after a pilfer roller applies a sideload to the ROPP closure.

Abstract: A device and a method for detecting leaks of closed containers with an inspection apparatus configured to determine the curvature of the container closure of the closed containers, as well as an evaluation apparatus by means of which the curvature of the closure is compared with a predefined value. A pressure generating apparatus is used to press each container closure flat prior to inspection. The pressure-generating apparatus comprises an actuator with which pressure is applied locally to each container closure from the outside.

Abstract: Methods of sealing a metallic container are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods that reduce the amount of force applied to a metallic bottle to seal the metallic bottle with a ROPP closure. The methods include use of a capping apparatus that may include more thread rollers than known capping apparatus. Optionally, the thread rollers may use more forming passes to form threads on the ROPP closure. The capping apparatus may also rotate one or more of the ROPP closure and the metallic container in a closing direction before the metallic container is discharged. In one embodiment, the thread rollers form the closure threads before or after a pilfer roller applies a sideload to the ROPP closure.

Abstract: A lid pick and place system having a primary magazine assembly and a pick and place assembly. The primary magazine assembly includes a base plate and at least one guide rod extending therefrom to define an elongated lid chamber with at least one lid bore. Rotation of the at least one guide rod within the at least one guide rod bore directs at least a portion of a lower offset flange beyond a lid bore perimeter and into a path of the elongated lid chamber. The pick and place assembly includes a connecting rod with a suction cup. A linear movement assembly is structurally configured to move the connecting rod linearly closer and further from the lower surface of the base plate. A rotative movement assembly structurally configured to rotate the connecting rod relative to the lower surface of the base plate.

Abstract: An assemble and disassemble structure for container liner and liner locking device thereof, which provides a drinking container having a mineral liner that can be replaced through the assemble and disassemble structure. The assembly is provided with an outer cylindrical sleeve, the interior of which is a holding space. The outer circumference of the upper end of the outer cylindrical sleeve is a connecting end, and the mineral liner is inserted into the outer cylindrical sleeve. A connecting ring is provided with a clasping portion, and assembling the clasping portion to the outer cylindrical sleeve enables fixing the mineral liner in a stable position in the outer cylindrical sleeve. An elastic locking device locks the connecting ring at combining angular positions.

Abstract: A container including a cover lid and a base member, a cover lid border region by which it can abut on a base member border region so to form in an abutting status an enclosure, a tubular element by which the container can be brought into a completely assembled status, having dimensions suitable for surrounding the cover lid The base member when brought in the abutting status and provided with locking means for keeping the cover lid and the base member together in the completely assembled status.

Abstract: A hand-held closure tool for closing a container. Based on the design of the inventive closure tool, a pair of wheels provides two points of contact between the closure tool and the container peripheral flange. This design feature stabilizes the closure tool as the container is moved in a circular fashion. The stability of the closure tool against the peripheral flange of the container enables the closure tool movement to be accomplished in a single, continuous motion.

Abstract: Beverage cups and beverage lids that visibly warn a consumer when the cup's lid is ajar. This invention is especially beneficial for the safe consumption of scalding hot drinks such as coffee, tea and hot chocolate where spillage can cause serious burns to the face and body.

Abstract: A contact lens package includes a first package layer, a second package layer, a lens receiving area defined between the first and second package layers, and first and second seal portions. The first seal portion extends around a first portion of the lens receiving area. The second seal portion extends around a second portion of the lens receiving area. The second seal portion has different sealing properties than the first seal portion. The first seal portion may include a releasable seal between the first and second package layers, and the second seal portion may include a permanent seal between the first and second package layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for sealing a cover onto a container. This system includes a die comprising a surface into which is formed a container receiving cavity and a groove. The system also includes a seal comprising a groove insert member comprising a body and a neck formed at one end of the body and a contact member comprising a first end and side walls extending to a second end, where the contact member is connected to the neck at the first end, the first end being wider than the neck to form two opposing edges that extend laterally from the neck, where the groove insert member is removably seated in the groove so that the two opposing edges rest on the surface to seal the groove. Also disclosed is a seal and a method of sealing a cover onto a container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to process for making a packaging, said packaging comprising a container (2) with a container body (5) and a container opening having an upper edge, said packaging further comprising a closure (4) for closing said container, the container and the closure being made out of polyethylene terephtalate (PET), polyethylene naphtalate (PEN), or a combination thereof, said container (2) and said closure (4) comprising respectively first (8) and second (9) attachment means, characterized in that: said process comprising the steps of in order: (i) fitting said first (8) and second (9) attachment means to each other, (ii) deforming at least one of the first and/or second attachment means up to the point of permanent deformation of the PET or PEN material, by punching, rolling, or a combination thereof, so as to create a permanent, leak-tight, attachment between said container and said closure.

Abstract: A process for pressurizing a container assembly includes engaging the outer container around a neck of the outer container at a location between a shoulder of the outer container and a mouth of the outer container with a neck clamp device. The neck clamp device is used to support the outer container as the outer container moves from one location to a different location. An at least partial seal is formed about the neck of the outer container by engaging the neck clamp device with an outer bell member of a crimper-pressurized fluid fill head.

Abstract: A composite laminar tape for mass-sealing bottles or similar containers consists, according to the invention, of at least one extensible laminar tape, made of an extensible plastomeric film, which is possibly provided with closed lines for a predetermined separation of areas being meant to act as sealing membranes. The invention also relates to an apparatus for mass-sealing containers with said tape, and to an apparatus for mass-unsealing the containers sealed with said tape.

Abstract: A sealed plastic container and a method for producing it are provided. The method for producing the sealed plastic container includes the steps of providing a container body having an end, providing a closure member having a skirt, inserting the closure member into the container body, heating the closure member skirt and container body end, and rolling the closure member skirt top and container end inward thereby fusing the closure member to the container body.

Abstract: A package includes a container and a lid adapted to mate with a brim of the container. The lid closes a top opening in the container when mounted on the container.

Abstract: A hand-held closure tool for closing a container. Based on the design of the inventive closure tool, a pair of wheels provides two points of contact between the closure tool and the container peripheral flange. This design feature stabilizes the closure tool as the container is moved in a circular fashion. The stability of the closure tool against the peripheral flange of the container enables the closure tool movement to be accomplished in a single, continuous motion.

Abstract: A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for high velocity electromagnetic metal forming are described for sealing containers. The methods include applying an electromagnetic field to the container to seal a metal containing cap to the container. One or more containers may be simultaneously sealed. The apparatus includes an actuator that emits the electromagnetic field to seal the caps to the containers. The containers may contain a medicine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing reclosable packages and to a deep-drawing packaging machine with an embossing station for embossing recesses into a top foil.

Abstract: A container for storing matter provides a container body having a resilient flange protruding outward therefrom to form a seal between the container body and a mating closure. The resilient flange is deflected by the inner surface of the mating closure to form a first releasable seal between the closure and the container body. The resilient flange includes an aspect ratio of length divided by thickness. A second releasable seal is formed in some embodiments between the upper edge of the side wall and the closure when the mating closure is positioned on the container body.

Abstract: Gloves and dispensers for gloves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to disposable gloves packaged in a disposable dispenser configured to engage with a carrier. Aspects of the glove assemblies provided herein include a dispenser case having a flange having locking tab for sliding engagement with a channel on the carrier. The dispenser case may be removed from the carrier and a new dispenser case engaged to the carrier.

Abstract: A durable, reusable, protective and decorative cover for drinking vessels and beverage containers is disclosed which relies on gravity and friction intrinsic to the mass and material composition of a peripheral collar to reversibly attach to the apical surface of the rim of any type of drinkware. A modularly distinct but integrally attached barrier, which may be permeable or impermeable, occupies an inner pore defined by said collar to protect the beverage from contamination by insects, narcotics, and other unwanted objects. The cover is devoid of extrinsic attachment means or elements which directly contact the side walls of covered vessels and therefore it is suitable for use with delicate glassware and it is exceptionally easy to apply. Ornamental, identifying, and functional devices may be variously incorporated in the cover for numerous practical, interactive, and entertainment purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for closing containers (2), comprising an infeed device (4, 9, 10; 4, 14), wherein a closure element (5) is fed into the container (2) by means of the infeed device (4, 9, 10; 4, 14). In order to continuously apply the closure element (5) to the containers (2) in the same orientation, preferably to design features and/or labels or similar identification, the invention proposes that the infeed device (4, 9, 10; 4, 14) comprises a cap detecting system (8) receiving a random position of the closure element (5), wherein the infeed device (4, 9, 10; 4, 14) is designed such that the closure element (5) is held and can be transported in the random position thereof in a non-rotatable manner in the circumferential direction thereof.

Abstract: A container with a corresponding bottle neck having a capsule inside of which a substance is placed that is to be released into the bottle contents. This invention avoids having to sterilize the contents again after the container has been aseptically filled, even though the substance in the capsule often does not endure these temperatures. Thus, this invention provides a method with the following steps: a) aseptic filling of the plastic bottle; b) welding a first membrane onto the container neck; c) placing the substance, which is to be released into the plastic bottle, on the first membrane that is already welded on; d) covering the substance, which is to be released, by a second membrane and welding the second membrane to the first membrane. Lastly, a closure with a secured tamper-evident layer is placed over the capsule and onto the bottle neck.

Abstract: A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular.

Abstract: A packaging machine and a method of manufacturing a package are provided. The method may comprise the following: forming a container (13) in a web of a first web-like material (7) by deep-drawing; forming a lid (14?) in a web of a further web-like material (9?) by deep-drawing; placing the lid (14?) onto the container (13); and subsequently separating the container (13) from the first web-like material (7, 9?), wherein an edge (20, 21, 22) of the container (13) and an edge (20?, 21?, 22?) of the lid (14?) are formed in an angled or bent form.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stopper device (1), comprising an external cap (10) made from plastic and an internal fixed fixing insert (20) for fixing the device around the neck of the container (2). The sleeve (12) of the cap successively comprises, along the (X-X) axis thereof, a head (13), into which the insert may be introduced and permanently fixed and a skirt (14) extending axially from the insert.

Abstract: A composite laminar tape (1) for mass-sealing bottles (15) or similar containers consists, according to the invention, of at least one extensible laminar tape (16), made of an extensible plastomeric film, which is possibly provided with closed lines for a predetermined separation of areas being meant to act as sealing membranes. The invention also relates to an apparatus for mass-sealing containers with said tape, and to an apparatus for mass-unsealing the containers sealed with said tape.

Abstract: A metal cap 12 is fitted over a vessel (vial 2), into which a rubber plug 4 is driven, and using a pressure block 10, a load is applied to the cap 12 through the top surface 12b thereof to maintain the rubber plug 4 compressed. Under this condition, a tightening roller 14 folds a skirt (lower end 12c of a cylindrical portion 12a) of the cap 12 inwardly to perform a tightening operation. Subsequently, the load applied to the top surface 12b of the cap is once released, and then a load is applied again starting from a value FB which is less than the load FA applied during the tightening operation, gradually increasing to a higher value. In the course of increasing the load, a load FC at the instant when a displacement in the elevation of the top surface of the cap is detected, and this load FC is determined to be a seal load upon completion of the tightening operation. By detecting the load FC upon completion of the tightening operation, a seal capacity of the rubber plug 14 can be confirmed.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) of said bottle (6) and an outside wall (30) suitable for bearing against the inside wall (24) of the neck (4). The method consists: in acting during closure of said bottle (6) to deform said outside wall (30) of said stopper (2) longitudinally over at least a portion extending to its base, so as to provide at least one channel-forming groove (18, 33) in said stopper; and in maintaining the longitudinal deformation throughout the period said bottle (6) is closed by said stopper (2) so that said channel-forming groove (18, 33) persists when said bottle is partially opened.

Abstract: A method of sealing a container including a container and a closure member for sealing the container over a range of internal pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage can with a protective cover, a blank for it, as well as a method and device for application of a protective cover to the lid area of a beverage can, wherein the protective cover is made of embossed aluminum foil. An essentially flat blank of the embossed aluminum foil, while covering at least the can lid, is brought into contact with the beverage can and, while being shaped in a ductile manner, is molded to at least the can lid. The cans, while in an upright position, are conveyed with a conveyor apparatus beneath a placement apparatus for blanks made of embossed aluminum foil, which apparatus places the blanks onto the top area of the cans while pressing them, at least partially, against the lid area and/or the can edge.

Abstract: A package with improved clarity and a thinner lidstock includes a product support member having a cavity formed therein; a product disposed in the cavity; and an oriented, heat shrinkable lidstock film disposed over the product, and sealed to the product support member. A method of packaging a product includes the steps of providing a product support member having a cavity formed therein, and a flange around the perimeter of the member; placing the product in the cavity formed by the product support member; placing an oriented, heat shrinkable film over the product; sealing the oriented, heat shrinkable film to the flange of the product support member; and cutting at least some of the oriented heat shrinkable film extending beyond the perimeter of the product support member. The lidstock film optionally can be peeled apart after the package has been made, for example to peel an oxygen impermeable portion from a permeable substrate.

Abstract: A crown closure (12) having a curled lower edge is described. The curled crown (12) is typically formed from double reduced steel which is 35% thinner gauge than that used for conventional fluted crowns. The crown is also described in combination with a standard glass bottle. The curl (15) of the crown (12) tucks under the capping bead of the bottle so as to achieve standard pressure requirements. Added benefits of this configuration are not only the concealment of the edge of the closure but also the distinctive appearance of the product.

Abstract: The invention provide an apparatus that can seal with film an article placed on a tray without having to change tooling for each shape and size of tray. Packaging apparatus 1 covers opening o with film Fm and thermally welds film Fm to flange f. Tray T is provided with flange f and opening o surrounded by flange f on its upper face. The apparatus is provided with roller 3 and roller swivel mechanism 8. Roller 3 can touch against film Fm on a portion of flange f. The touched surface of roller 3 is at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane. Roller swivel mechanism 8 moves roller 3 in a swiveling manner.

Abstract: A film of thermoformable plastic material is heated and positioned on the upper part of a group of cans, the film is made to adhere to the surface of said upper part of the group of cans by a thrust action, acting on the top of the film, exerted by a deformable elastic pad in the regions surrounded by the can clinching rim, to urge the film downwards, that film portion adhering to the upper part of the group of cans is separated from the rest of the film, the film is previously heated to an appropriate temperature such that, following cooling, it retains its shape and remains adhering to the surface of said upper part.

Abstract: A closure device for a plastic container includes a liner and a plastic closure. The liner is sealed to the neck of the bottle at the end face of the neck and along a portion of the outer surface of the neck. The plastic closure engages the liner to retain the liner against the neck during sealing and to seal the area between the liner and the closure top from liquids present during cooling of the container. The closure includes a top wall, an annular closure skirt depending from the top wall, an annular outer flexible seal depending from the top wall, and at least one annular pressure ring. The outer flexible seal retains an outer edge of the liner against the outer surface of the container neck and prevents ingress of liquids. The annular pressure ring engages the liner to retain the liner against the end face of the neck during sealing.

Abstract: An automatic bulk filling machine is provided having a container input end which includes a fill station for filling a container in accordance with weight or volume requirements followed by a lid dispensing and attachment station wherein the lids of the container are placed over the container in registry with the lip of the container and closed onto the bulk container by a piston cylinder combination having a lid pad for pressing and deforming the center of the lid onto the bulk container before press fitting the bulk container lid onto the bulk container which filled and sealed bulk container is then transferred to an optional labeling station and subsequently transferred to the output end of the conveyor to complete the automated filling, sealing and labeling operations for removal of the container from the automated bulk filling machine.

Abstract: A machine for sealing bottles with sealing caps includes a transporting track for supplying sealing caps, a separating device for making available separated sealing caps and a transfer device for placing the separated sealing caps on the bottles. At least the transfer device is disposed in a sterile chamber and a spraying device is provided for introducing a sterilizing agent into the interior space of the sealing caps and a drying device is also provided for driving sterilizing agent out of the sealing caps.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for covering the top of a container with a cap made of a plastic material, wherein the container is hermetically sealed by said cap thereby protecting the top portion of the container and the contents of the container from contamination.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a container and a container which can be readily opened without a tool wherein after sterilization of the sealed container a wall of the container is weakened to permit the top to be twisted off without the use of a tool.

Abstract: Drums or vessels with bungs or orifices having generally cylindrical walls with edges capable of being sealed-against are sealed with closures that deform into contact with those edges and provide seals that are tamper-proof.

Abstract: A process is provided for displacing air from containers prior to seaming a lid to a container. In the process, a container body is filled with contents and is then injected with liquid nitrogen. A lid is immediately placed on the container body, and a biasing force is immediately applied against the lid to maintain the lid on the liquid nitrogen filled container bodies until the container body reaches the seaming mechanism. The biasing force is sufficient to allow a portion of nitrogen gas from vaporization of the liquid nitrogen to escape from the container body, and to allow air originally present in the container body to escape from the container body, while preventing surrounding air from entering the container body.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a sealing member disposed between a container body and an endpiece attached thereto are disclosed, as well as a method for disposing a sealing member between an endpiece and a container body. In one embodiment, a sealing member is disposed within a space between a container body flange and a corresponding portion of the sidewall of the container body, is disposed between a space between an endpiece flange and a corresponding portion of an endpiece wall, and is further disposed between the endpiece flange and container body flange. As such, the sealing member has a generally S-shaped configuration in cross-section. At least one and preferably two scores are incorporated on the sealing member to facilitate at least a partial removal of the endpiece from the container body so as to be able to access the contents of the container.

Abstract: A self-feeding manual cap crimper, indexing mechanism and replaceable cap cartridge provide benefits related to quickly sealing crimp top vials or bottles. A conventional manually operated cap crimping mechanism may be utilized in conjunction with a cap indexing mechanism and a replaceable cap cartridge constructed in accordance with the invention. The replaceable cap supply cartridge includes a main body having a cap containment portion which serially feeds caps to the cap indexing mechanism. The cap indexing mechanism and the replaceable cartridge may each be releasably connected to the cap crimping mechanism. A first actuation of the cap crimping mechanism feeds a cap proximate to multiple jaws associated with the crimping mechanism. A second actuation moves the jaws and crimp the cap onto the vial or bottle.

Abstract: An improved vertically oriented machine which is capable of forming and adhering lids to open ended fiberboard containers. The improved machine includes a lower horizontal conveyor for bringing open-ended containers into the machine; a vertical lifting section including a novel elevation mechanism for lifting the containers; a lid feeding mechanism located along the path of the vertical lifting section for providing the lids to be placed onto the containers; a set of adhesive applicators; a series of adjustable spring-mounted compression shoes including a novel frictional lid holding member located along the path of the vertical lifting section above the lid feeding mechanism for deforming the sides of the lids around the container; and an ejection mechanism for removing the lidded container from the machine.

Abstract: A device for displacing articles from a first substantially rectilinear feed track (23) to a second substantially rectilinear feed track (24) forming an angle with the first track (23), comprises apparatus (26) for grouping articles in batches of at least two articles; apparatus (27) for grasping the batches of articles formed; and apparatus for driving the grasping apparatus along a closed circuit (28). Along the closed circuit there is a station (29) where the batches of articles are seized batchwise by the grasping apparatus, at the end of the first feed track (23); and a station (30) where the batches of articles are released batchwise by the grasping apparatus, at the beginning of the second feed track (24). At the seizing station (29), the articles of each batch of articles are aligned in a first direction of alignment substantially parallel to the first feed track (23), and at the releasing station (30), the articles of each batch of articles are aligned perpendicular to the second feed track (24).

Abstract: An improvement in the shape of a fold in a tin can allows the use of sheet metal of lower gauge than that currently used. This is achieved with a fold geometry on a tin can which is closed off with a double fold, such as for a drink or food tin; by providing a continuous or stepped contour on the fold side; and by insuring that the lid hook is clearly in area-contact (positive fit) on its outer side with the free end of the body hook in its lower third. The invention may be applied to standard-gauge as well as thinner-gauge sheet metal, and generally results in a better seal.

Abstract: A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member having an outer edge portion extending across the open end and fused to the end, an inner portion on the porous plastic member located radially inwardly of the outer edge portion and extending into the body and fused to the inner surface of the wall adjacent the end thereof, and a gas-treating material in the body. A method of fabricating the above canister including the steps of applying pressure and vibratory welding energy to the porous member to thereby cause the member which was originally planar in shape to have its outer edge compressed against the end of the body and fused thereto and the central portion inwardly of the outer edge forced into the body and its outer edge fused to the inner surface of the body adjacent the end.

Abstract: A linerless double-backed adhesive tape structure is disclosed. In one embodiment the tape has three tape strips each with an adhesive coated surface and an adhesive free surface. Two of the strips are joined to a center strip along its lateral edges with the adhesive coated surfaces of the two strips overlapping and adhered to the adhesive coated surface of the center strip. Also disclosed is a method of unitizing and sealing a plurality of containers. In one embodiment a double-backed adhesive tape structure is adhered to each of the containers and the containers are stacked together with the exposed adhesive side of the tape on each container adhered to the exposed adhesive side of the tape on an adjacent container. Finally, an apparatus for dispensing the double-backed adhesive tape of the present invention is disclosed.