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Patent US5392938 - Snap hinge closure with security ring - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA one-piece snap hinge closure of plastic having a lower part and an upper part connected with each other via a film hinge. The intactness of the closure is assured by a security band. The security band is injection-molded to the upper part via bars which are used as predetermined breaking points. A...http://www.google.com/patents/US5392938?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5392938 - Snap hinge closure with security ringAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5392938 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/971,965PCT numberPCT/CH1992/000113Publication dateFeb 28, 1995Filing dateJun 11, 1992Priority dateJun 21, 1991Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE59200106D1, EP0537324A1, EP0537324B1, WO1993000271A1Publication number07971965, 971965, PCT/1992/113, PCT/CH/1992/000113, PCT/CH/1992/00113, PCT/CH/92/000113, PCT/CH/92/00113, PCT/CH1992/000113, PCT/CH1992/00113, PCT/CH1992000113, PCT/CH199200113, PCT/CH92/000113, PCT/CH92/00113, PCT/CH92000113, PCT/CH9200113, US 5392938 A, US 5392938A, US-A-5392938, US5392938 A, US5392938AInventorsWerner F. DubachOriginal AssigneeCreatechnic AgExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (16), Referenced by (48), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSnap hinge closure with security ring
US 5392938 AAbstract
A one-piece snap hinge closure of plastic having a lower part and an upper part connected with each other via a film hinge. The intactness of the closure is assured by a security band. The security band is injection-molded to the upper part via bars which are used as predetermined breaking points. A bar on the lower part is engaged with the security band. The bar on the lower part can be placed in such a way that in the security position of the closure it is attached behind a tab on the upper part.
1. In a one-piece plastic snap hinge closure having a lower closure part (1) with a jacket wall (11) and an upper closure part (2) connected to the lower closure part (1) with a film hinge (4), wherein a security band (3) is injection-molded in one piece to the closure, the security band (3) having at least one recess (27) which is respectively engaged by a protruding bar (17) of the closure, so that the lower closure part (1) and the upper closure part (2) are locked together in a form-fitting manner, the improvement comprising: the security band (3) being injection-molded to the upper closure part (2) so that in a security position the security band (3) at least partially covers the jacket wall (11) of the lower closure part (1), the protruding bar (17) which is in engagement with the security band (3) in the security position being injection-molded to the lower closure part (1), the upper closure part (2) having a tab (7) which extends beyond an outer surface of the security band (3), and the tab (7) having a form of a U-shaped hoop forming a free space (23), between an outer wall (21) of the upper closure part (2) and an inner tab surface of the tab (7), of which the protruding bar (17) rests in the security position.
It is one object of this invention to provide a snap hinge closure of the previously mentioned type, which can be closed with little danger of destruction, which is suited for use with small closures, in particular for use with tubes, and which permits the provision of a large tab on the upper closure part.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a snap hinge closure in a security position according to one preferred embodiment of this invention;
A plastic closure according to this invention is shown in a security position in FIGS. 1 and 3, in which the plastic is mounted on container to be closed. In FIG. 2, the same closure is shown mounted on a tube. As is customary, the closure comprises a lower part 1 used for attachment to a container or a tube T, and an upper part 2 which is embodied as a cap. The lower part 1 and the upper part 2 are connected with each other in one piece via a film hinge 4. A security band 3 is injection-molded via bars 6 to the lower edge 2' of the upper part 2. The bars 6 form predetermined breaking points, which are destroyed when the security band 3 is removed. The snap effect of the plastic closure is caused in the illustrated embodiment by two spring elements 5, which approximately adjoin the film hinge 4 forming the main hinge axis. Each spring element 5 is in the form of a U-shaped, extendable spring, one end of which is fixedly connected via a first hinge point with the upper part and via a second hinge point with the lower part. A tab 7 is formed on the upper part 2 for operating the closure. The tab 7 has the form of a U-shaped hoop extending past the circumference of the security band 3. The tab 7 is positioned on the upper part 2 directly above the security band 3. The security band 3 extends over approximately one-half of the circumference of the closure. A greater length of the security band 3 than that shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 would be difficult to lock into the security position shown without destroying the most outwardly located bars 6.
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