A Method for manufacturing metal sealing caps comprising a sequence of steps is provided herein.

A cover (52) for protection of a neck (44) and a closure member (46) of a bottle (42), wherein the cover (52) comprises a sleeve (54); wherein the sleeve (54) comprises a stretchable paper material (12); wherein the sleeve (54) is configured to enclose the neck (44); and wherein the stretchability according to ISO 1924-3:2005 of the stretchable paper material (12) the sleeve (54) is at least 5% in the machine direction (MD) and at least 5% in the cross direction (CD). A bottle (42) comprising a cover (52), a method of forming a cover (52) for a bottle (42), and a method of attaching a cover (52) to a bottle (42), are also provided.

A cover (52) for protection of a neck (44) and a closure member (46) of a bottle (42), wherein the cover (52) comprises a sleeve (54); wherein the sleeve (54) comprises a stretchable paper material (12); wherein the sleeve (54) is configured to enclose the neck (44); and wherein the stretchability according to ISO 1924-3:2005 of the stretchable paper material (12) the sleeve (54) is at least 5% in the machine direction (MD) and at least 5% in the cross direction (CD). A bottle (42) comprising a cover (52), a method of forming a cover (52) for a bottle (42), and a method of attaching a cover (52) to a bottle (42), are also provided.

The bottle safety seal may comprise a safety seal that covers the top of a bottle. The safety seal may prevent contaminants from collecting on exposed non-vertical surfaces of the bottle. As non-limiting examples, the contaminants may be from storing the bottle in a warehouse or other storage area where the bottle may be exposed to dust, dirt, spilled liquids, and other substances. The safety seal may be separable from the bottle such that the safety seal may be removed from the bottle prior to pouring or drinking from the bottle. As non-limiting examples, the bottle may be a water bottle, a wine bottle, a soda bottle, or a juice bottle. The bottle safety seal may be particularly suitable for use on 5 gallon water cooler bottles which may present larger exposed surface areas and may spend longer periods of time in storage before being used.

A cap protector for protecting a cap on a container includes a plurality of axial fins extending from a common point. Each axial fin includes a body extending between an inner edge and an outer edge, and a cap-engaging lip defined on the inner edge that is configured to selectively engage a cap of a container. The plurality of axial fins may be movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position, wherein in the engaged position the cap-engaging lip of each of the plurality of axial fins engages the cap of a container.

A cap protector for protecting a cap on a container includes a plurality of axial fins extending from a common point. Each axial fin includes a body extending between an inner edge and an outer edge, and a cap-engaging lip defined on the inner edge that is configured to selectively engage a cap of a container. The plurality of axial fins may be movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position, wherein in the engaged position the cap-engaging lip of each of the plurality of axial fins engages the cap of a container.

In order to prevent or minimize littering, the invention proposes a plastic closure (1) having a tamper-proof element. The plastic closure has a tamper-proof element that is as small as possible, and the plastic closure is largely secured against loss. The tamper-proof element consists of a plate (50), which is formed as part of the jacket wall (30) of the cover (3) by means of designed breaking point bridges (51, 52) and lies behind a first apron (25) in the closed state before the first opening and engages in a window (26) of the first apron by means of a locking hook. After the first opening, the plate (50) is separated from the cover and is held captive between the first apron (25) and a second, inner apron (27).

In order to prevent or minimize littering, the invention proposes a plastic closure (1) having a tamper-proof element. The plastic closure has a tamper-proof element that is as small as possible, and the plastic closure is largely secured against loss. The tamper-proof element consists of a plate (50), which is formed as part of the jacket wall (30) of the cover (3) by means of designed breaking point bridges (51, 52) and lies behind a first apron (25) in the closed state before the first opening and engages in a window (26) of the first apron by means of a locking hook. After the first opening, the plate (50) is separated from the cover and is held captive between the first apron (25) and a second, inner apron (27).

A Sealed and Reversible Overcap to be used for the protection against the external contamination or tampering of any kind of pasty, gaseous and liquid products loaded into dispensing containers, firstly comprising a hermetically sealed overcap aimed to be affixed over the container's end through which its content will be discharged, usually the top end, and secondly, adhesive strips having, for example, longitudinally distributed in its inner surface, two lateral lanes fully covered by glue, while portions of the central lane located between them are periodically exempted of glue, being the two, the sealed overcap and adhesive strips to be jointly applied over those dispensing containers such as plastic bottles and beverage cans, aiming to keep the sensitive areas of these containers, and mainly those that might eventually be in direct human contact during consumption, always clean and sanitized, as from the production stage up to the consumption moment, avoiding at the same time any attempt to get access to the container's content before it has been acquired.

A Sealed and Reversible Overcap to be used for the protection against the external contamination or tampering of any kind of pasty, gaseous and liquid products loaded into dispensing containers, firstly comprising a hermetically sealed overcap aimed to be affixed over the container's end through which its content will be discharged, usually the top end, and secondly, adhesive strips having, for example, longitudinally distributed in its inner surface, two lateral lanes fully covered by glue, while portions of the central lane located between them are periodically exempted of glue, being the two, the sealed overcap and adhesive strips to be jointly applied over those dispensing containers such as plastic bottles and beverage cans, aiming to keep the sensitive areas of these containers, and mainly those that might eventually be in direct human contact during consumption, always clean and sanitized, as from the production stage up to the consumption moment, avoiding at the same time any attempt to get access to the container's content before it has been acquired.