An assembly for controlling access to contents of a container includes a cap configured to close the container when mounted thereon; a plurality of sensors configured to sense environmental, physical and/or temporal conditions on the cap; and a processor configured to process data from one or more of the sensors based upon the sensed environmental, physical and/or temporal conditions and configured to provide an indication to a user of recommended access to the container. In certain embodiments, the assembly also includes an electromechanical locking unit configured to selectively lock the cap onto the container and to unlock the cap from the container to allow access to the container, and the processor is configured to unlock the electromechanical locking unit to allow the cap to be detached from the container upon fulfillment of one or more predetermined environmental, physical and/or temporal conditions.

The intention relates to a closure (1) for sealing of a neck finish (2) of a liquid container comprising a top deck (3) and an outer skirt (4) extending from the top deck (3) in an axial direction (z) away from the top deck (3) comprising at least one locking means (5) for engaging the closure (1) to the neck finish (2) of the liquid container. A with respect to the top deck (2) deformable primary sealing lip (6) is arranged on an inner surface (7) of the top deck (3) and extends in a circumferential manner along the inner surface (7) of the top deck (3). The primary sealing lip (6) comprises with respect to its cross-section a dorsal end (8) connected to the inner surface (7) of the top deck (3) and a free distal end (9) arranged opposite to the dorsal end (8), wherein the primary sealing lip (6) with respect to its cross section is arranged in an inclined manner facing inwardly. Furthermore, at least one supporting element (10) protrudes from the inner surface (7) of the top deck (3), said supporting element (10) being arranged coaxially to and at least partially in side of the primary sealing lip (6). The at least one supporting element (10) is configured to support the primary sealing lip (6) with respect to the neck finish (2) in an applied position of the closure (1).

A cap for a cup includes a piston seat which includes a room, and an aperture is defined through the lower end of the piston seat. An air path communicates with the aperture. A check valve is movably engaged with the lower end of the piston seat and includes a plate which is deformable to control the air path to be opened or closed. A suction device is located in the piston seat and includes a position rod whose lower end is connected to a piston head which is located in the room of the piston seat. The upper end of the piston rod protrudes beyond the top end of the piston seat and is connected to a handle. By pulling and pushing the handle, the air in the cup is sucked out.

A closure includes top wall portion, an annular skirt portion, a continuous plug seal, a top sealing member and a top stop. The skirt portion, the plug seal and the top stop depend from the top wall portion. The top sealing member is located between the plug seal and the skirt portion. The top stop is located between the plug seal and the skirt portion. The sealing member extends to and contacts a top surface, a top portion of the inner radius/corner or the outer radius/corner of the finish of the container when the closure and the container are in mating engagement with each other at an atmospheric internal pressure. At higher internal pressures, the top sealing member and the top stop are spaced from and located above the top surface of the finish.

A coupling device for mounting onto the spout of a faucet is disclosed. The device is connected or connectable to a hose and includes an elastomeric sleeve and a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a housing and a pressure applying member. The housing has a cavity holding the sleeve between a back wall and the pressure applying member. The sleeve receives the externally threaded spout. The pressure applying member is movable to a closed position to compress the sleeve tightly about the spout to releasably secure the device to the faucet. The pressure applying member is also movable to an open position to release the spout from the sleeve. Also disclosed is a cap device for releasably sealing an externally threaded mouth of a bottle or other hollow vessel and making use of an elastomeric sleeve and a clamp assembly similar in many respects to the coupling device.

A cap for a cup includes a piston seat which includes a room, and an aperture is defined through the lower end of the piston seat. An air path communicates with the aperture. A check valve is movably engaged with the lower end of the piston seat and includes a plate which is deformable to control the air path to be opened or closed. A suction device is located in the piston seat and includes a position rod whose lower end is connected to a piston head which is located in the room of the piston seat. The upper end of the piston rod protrudes beyond the top end of the piston seat and is connected to a handle. By pulling and pushing the handle, the air in the cup is sucked out.

The present invention relates to a sealing cap and a container having the sealing cap. By means of an opposite screw direction, when a cap body is screwed at a mouth of the container, an inner cover is moved toward a chamber of a container body relative to a lower extension tube of the cap body until an aperture of the lower extension tube is communicated with at least one release hole of the inner cover, such that an additive drops from the release hole to be mixed with the liquid in the container. The operation is simple and clear. When the cap body is rotated to disengage from the mouth, the release hole is closed again to prevent the remaining additive from dripping out of the cap body.

A closure for a plastic drinks bottle or the like to form a shooting target. The closure includes a cap adapted to be screwed onto the neck of the bottle and a valve unit arranged to extend through the top of the cap. The valve unit includes a valve to retain air under pressure within the bottle and a radially extending flange that sits against the underside of the top of the cap to retain the valve unit to the cap.

A method for providing pre-assembled and sterilized container closure assemblies that are each adapted to be secured onto a container including manufacturing pre-assembled container closure assemblies each adapted to be secured onto a container, injection molding a monolithic spout body of thermoplastic material, injection molding a manually removable rotational cap, securing the cap onto the neck of the spout body in a closed position of the cap, submerging each of the pre-assembled container closure assemblies in a bath of sterilizing liquid, and removing the container closure assemblies from the bath of sterilizing liquid, and allowing the sterilizing liquid to drain. A pre-assembled container closure assembly adapted to be secured onto a container is also disclosed.

This disclosure provides new closure and finish structures suited for small and light-weight carbonated beverage packaging that provide surprisingly improved carbonation retention and greater shelf life, while still achieving light weight. This closure and finish presented herein are particularly suited to small PET containers for carbonated beverages, for example less than or about 400 mL and provide good carbonation retention and shelf life.