EP0191616A2
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Container
Assignee: Splicerite Ltd
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Filing: 1986-02-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-02-10
Abstract
Abstract An end cap for a container is generally dish shaped and is for fitting within a tubular container to be fixed in position at one end thereof or for sliding movement within the container as the container is emptied. The end cap includes a peripheral portion 129 which is capable of limited movement relative to the main portion of the end cap so as to allow movement of the end cap in one direction within the container but to cause locking of the end cap against the wall of the container when the end cap is caused to move in the opposite direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard Sharples
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:34
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/76
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A container having a side wall or walls and end walls, at least one end wall being in the form of a cap comprising a first portion which, in use, extends substantially across the whole of one end of the container within said side wall or walls, and a second portion disposed about the periphery of said first portion and co-operative with said first portion to allow movement of the end cap towards the opposite end of the container but to prevent movement of the end cap away from the opposite end wall of the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A container having a side wall or walls and end walls, at least one end wall being in the form of a cap comprising a first portion which, in use, extends substantially across the whole of one end of the container within said side wall or walls, and a second portion disposed about the periphery of said first portion and co-operative with said first portion to allow movement of the end cap towards the opposite end of the container but to prevent movement of the end cap away from the opposite end wall of the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein the container is in the form of a bag in a tube liquid container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein the container is a solids or liquid container and the end cap is permanently fixed in position at one end of the container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A container according to any of the preceding claims wherein the second portion is an annular or part-annular member located within a space defined by said first portion in said wall of the tube, said space being sufficient to accommodate said second portion but not to permit any significant movement of the second portion relative to the first portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A container according to claim 4 wherein the second portion and space are shaped so that any initial movement of the end cap towards one end of the container causes a rotational movement of the second portion which in turn results in substantially immediate locking engagement between the end cap and the wall of the container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
117 words
A container according to claim 4 wherein the second member is in the form of a collar lying between the first portion and the wall of the container, the collar and the first portion having mating surfaces which have inclination relative to the longitudinal axis of the container such that pressure applied to the end cap in a direction tending to push the end cap out of the container will cause locking engagement between the first and second portions of the end cap and the wall of the tube whereas pressure in the opposite direction applied to the end cap will release said locking engagement and permit movement of the end cap in that direction. claims claims
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A container according to any of the preceding/in which the second portion is integral with the first portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A container according to any of the preceding/in which the second portion is integral with the first portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A container according to claim 7 in which the second portion is of generally triangular section being connected at an apical position to said first position and having a side, opposite said apical position, which is for engagement with the wall of the container and is of serrated or toothed form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
An end cap of a container according to any of the preceding claims, said end cap having a first portion which, in use, will extend substantially across the whole of one end of the container within the wall or walls of the container, and a second portion disposed about the periphery of said first portion and co-operative with said first portion to allow movement of the end cap towards the opposite end of the container but to prevent movement of the end cap away from the opposite end wall of the container.
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