Patent ID: 9586801
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D,B67C

Claim:
1. Method for processing containers comprising, for each container to be treated, a) an assembling step for assembling a cap with a cover on a container, said cap comprising a tubular base and a cover pivotably connected to said base by means of an articulation between an open position and a closed position, said cap being assembled via said base on said container on an opening of said container, b) a step of sterilizing the container equipped with said cap having said cover, and c) a step of filling the container, said step of filling comprising maneuvering the cover into open position, filling of the container with a filling product, with the cover of said cap in said open position, and maneuvering the cover towards said closed position, wherein the maneuvering of the cover between the cover's two positions is carried out by relative movement of an actuating system in relation to the cap, said actuating system able to cooperate with at least one actuating member complementary to the cover in order to move the cover between said two positions, wherein said actuating member comprises an actuating lever extending from a main upper surface of the cover adjacent to the articulation, in order to maneuver said cover between said closed position of the cover and said open position.