Container seal
10279953 ยท 2019-05-07
Inventors
Cpc classification
B65D2517/0013
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D51/245
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D51/20
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B65D17/34
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D51/20
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D17/28
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
A container seal includes a top layer having an opening tab and a bottom layer thermally bonded to aluminum foil and a container. The top layer includes: first and second partial opening tabs; first and second opening guide-separating bands connected to the first and second partial opening tabs and extending along an inner edge of a container entrance so that the top layer and the bottom layer can be open along the inner edge of the container entrance when the first and second opening tabs are pulled; and a ring-shaped thermal bonding layer spaced from the first and second opening guide-separating bands by first and second separating lines and being in contact with a lip of the container outside the first and second opening guide-separating bands.
Claims
1. A container seal comprising: a top layer; and a bottom layer to be thermally bonded to a container together with aluminum foil, wherein: the top layer has a plurality of partial opening tabs connected to a plurality of partial opening guide-separating bands, respectively, the partial opening guide-separating bands are connected to the partial opening tabs with a plurality of opening guide-separating lines as outer boundaries, and portions of a thermal bonding band and the top layer are cut so that the partial opening guide-separating bands are to be separated along an inner edge of the container, and the top layer is thermally bonded to the bottom layer, wherein the partial opening tabs include a first partial opening tab and a second partial opening tab symmetrical with the first partial opening tab.
2. The container seal of claim 1, wherein the partial opening guide-separating bands include a first partial opening guide-separating band and a second partial opening guide-separating band, and the opening guide-separating lines include a first opening guide-separating line and a second opening guide-separating line.
3. The container seal of claim 2, wherein: the thermal bonding band is ring-shaped, the thermal bonding band is separated from the first partial opening guide-separating band and the second partial opening guide-separating band by a first partial separating line and a second partial separating line, and the thermal bonding band is to be thermally bonded to a lip of the container outside the first opening guide-separating band and the second partial opening guide-separating band.
4. The container seal of claim 3, wherein portions of the first partial opening tab and the second partial opening tab in contact with the first opening guide-separating line and the second opening guide-separating line, the first opening guide-separating band and the second opening guide-separating band and the thermal bonding band are to have predetermined widths inside an edge of the container and are thermally bonded to the bottom layer.
5. The container seal of claim 2, wherein a third opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding layer of the bottom layer where one of the opening guide-separating lines is arranged at a position where one of the partial opening tabs and one of the partial separating lines meet each other.
6. The container seal of claim 3, wherein a third opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding layer of the bottom layer where one of the opening guide-separating lines is arranged at a position where one of the partial opening tabs and one of the partial separating lines meet each other.
7. The container seal of claim 4, wherein a third opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding layer of the bottom layer where one of the opening guide-separating lines is arranged at a position where one of the partial opening tabs and one of the partial separating lines meet each other.
8. The container seal of claim 1, wherein another opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding layer of the bottom layer where one of the opening guide-separating lines is arranged at a position where one of the partial opening tabs and one of the partial separating lines meet each other.
9. A container seal comprising: a top layer; and a bottom layer to be thermally bonded to a container together with an aluminum foil layer, wherein: the top layer has a first partial opening tab and a second partial opening tab symmetrical with the first partial opening tab, is thermally bonded to the bottom layer, and has an opening guide-separating line for partially opening the top layer when the first partial opening tab is pulled up, the first partial opening tab separated along the opening guide-separating line is to be separated from the container by a separating line, a ring-shaped thermal bonding band is spaced from an opening guide-separating band by the opening guide-separating line and is to be thermally bonded to a lip of the container outside the opening guide-separating band, and the opening guide-separating band, a side adjacent to the separating line of the first partial opening tab, and the thermal bonding band are thermally bonded to the bottom layer, wherein another opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding polymer layer of the bottom layer right under a portion where the first partial opening tab and the opening guide-separating line where an opening is to be started are arranged.
10. The container seal of claim 9, wherein, in a state in which the fit partial opening tab is partially opened, the opening guide-separating band is open at a left side and a right side such that the container seal is fully opened by pulling up any one of the left side and the right side.
11. A container seal comprising: a top layer; and a bottom layer to be thermally bonded to a container together with an aluminum foil layer, wherein: the top layer has a first partial opening tab and a second partial opening tab symmetrical with the first partial opening tab, is thermally bonded to the bottom layer, is configured to start opening along an opening guide-separating line so as to be partially opened along an opening guide-separating band when the first partial opening tab is pulled up, and is configured to be fully opened when being pulled up in any direction by a side of the opening guide-separating band being open after the first partial opening tab is partially opened, and a ring-shaped thermal bonding band is to be thermally bonded to a lip of the container outside the opening guide-separating band, wherein another opening guide-separating line is defined on a thermal bonding layer of the bottom layer right under a portion where the first partial opening tab and the opening guide-separating line where an opening is to be started are arranged.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(20) A preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in
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(22) The top layer 300 where the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502, the first and second partial opening guide-separating lines 104 and 504, the first and second partial separating lines 106 and 506, the first and second opening guide-separating bands 108 and 508, and the thermal bonding band 112 are formed is thermally bonded to a bottom layer 400.
(23) It can be seen that the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502 are formed at the left and right halves of the top, respectively.
(24) Further, it can be seen that the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502 are formed symmetrically with the center point of the top therebetween.
(25) Obviously, several opening tabs and various shapes of opening tabs may be provided, if necessary.
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(27) Hereinafter, configuration and operation of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(28) The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to typical meanings or dictionary definitions, but should be interpreted as having meanings and concepts relevant to the technical scope of the present invention based on the rule according to which an inventor can appropriately define the concept of the terms to describe most appropriately the best method he or she knows for carrying out the invention.
(29) The present invention provides a container seal that has high thermal-bonding ability, thermal resistance, and opening ability by having opening tabs and separating lines for easily opening the entrance of a container.
(30) Further, the present invention provides a container seal that keep a container and a cap in close contact with each other by partially remaining on the entrance of the container even after the entrance of the container is opened by an opening tab.
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(35) Thereafter, when an upper portion 502a of the second partial opening tab 502 on the container seal 100 is pulled, the remaining portion of the container seal 100 is separated along the second partial opening guide-separating band 508 formed along the inner edge of the entrance of the container 200.
(36) The opening process may be divided into several steps more than two steps.
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(39) The top layer 300 is made of various types of plastic film or foam. A surface layer 302 that is the uppermost layer in
(40) An intermediate layer 304 under the surface layer 302 is a film or a sheet made of polyolefin-based foam having a thickness of 0.1 to 2 mm and is laminated to the surface layer 302.
(41) When a cap and the container 200 are combined, close contact between the cap and the container 200 is enhanced by elasticity of the intermediate layer 304. Further, when the intermediate layer 304 is a foam sheet having an appropriate thickness, it shows an isolation function that prevents heat from transferring to the surface layer 302 shown in
(42) A polyester film layer 306 having an appropriate thickness (0.03 to 0.2 mm) is laminated on the bottom of the intermediate layer 304 shown in
(43) The top layer and the bottom layer are bonded in two ways.
(44) First and second thermal adhesive polymer having thermal adhesiveness and a thickness of 0.02 to 0.06 mm is laminated on the lower surface 308 under the polyester layer 306 of the top layer and the upper surface 402 of the aluminum foil layer of the bottom layer and then the top layer and the bottom layer are thermally bonded by heat of 150 to 250 C. under pressure. The first thermal adhesive polymer layer 308 laminated on the bottom of the top layer is made of film having high thermal adhesiveness and the second thermal adhesive polymer layer 402 made of the same material as the first thermal adhesive polymer layer is formed on the top of the bottom layer.
(45) A polyolefin-based polymer film made of polyethylene polymer or polypropylene polymer having a thickness of 0.02 to 0.05 mm is used for the first thermal adhesive polymer layer 308 and the second thermal adhesive polymer layer 402.
(46) The thermal bonding layer 406 is formed under the aluminum foil 404 by laminating a film having thermal adhesiveness or coating the material to a container.
(47) When the container 200 is made of polypropylene, the thermal bonding layer 406 is made of a thermal adhesive polypropylene film having an appropriate thickness of 0.03 to 0.1 mm. When the container 200 is made of glass, polyethylene, or polyethylene terephthalate, a film or a polymer made of polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate, ionomer, or ethylene vinyl acetate is formed by coating in accordance with the material of the container.
(48) The container seal 100 is achieved by thermally bonding the top layer 300 and the bottom layer 400. That is, the first partial opening tab 102, the second partial opening tab 502, the first and second partial separating lines 106 and 506, the ring-shaped first and second partial opening guide-separating bands 108 and 508, and partial opening guide-separating bands for partial opening are formed on the top layer 300 and then the top layer 300 is thermally bonded to the bottom layer 400.
(49) In order to easily tear and open the aluminum foil layer and the thermal bonding polymer layer of the bottom layer, a third separating line is formed horizontally or orthogonally using a laser device only on the thermal adhesive layer under the separating line where the partial opening tab and the partial separating line meet each other and opening is started.
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(52) The top layer 300 where the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502, the first and second partial opening guide-separating lines 104 and 504, the first and second partial separating lines 106 and 506, the first and second opening guide-separating bands 108 and 508, and the thermal bonding band 112 are formed is thermally bonded to a bottom layer 400.
(53) It can be seen that the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502 are formed at the left and right halves of the top, respectively.
(54) Further, it can be seen that the first and second partial opening tabs 102 and 502 are formed symmetrically with the center point of the top therebetween.
(55) Obviously, several opening tabs and various shapes of opening tabs may be provided, if necessary.
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(60) As a result, as the right half is removed, the opening tab 100 is fully opened, as shown in
(61) When the first partial opening tab is removed, the second partial opening tab is partially cut, so the container seal is easily separated along the partial separating line to be fully opened in the second step.
(62) Next, the thermal bonding band 111 is left at the end of the container entrance, as shown in
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(64) Accordingly, it is possible to easily remove the sealing tabs even with small force by pulling the handle of the opening tabs.
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(75) The container seals are configured to seal a container entrance by thermal bonding and to open the container entrance when the opening tab on the top is pulled.
(76) The container seals, which have partial opening tabs 230 and 330, respectively, can be partially opened along opening guide-separating lines 231 and 331 when the partial opening tabs 230 and 330 are pulled up and the partial opening tabs 230 and 330 separated along the opening guide-separating lines 231 and 331 are completely separated from a container by separating lines 221 and 321. In order to fully open the container seals after the partial opening tabs 230 and 330 are partially opened, a user has only to pull up the opening tabs because opening guide-separating bands 220 and 320 are open at the left and right sides.
(77) The container seals further include ring-shaped thermal bonding bands 210 and 310 that are separated from the opening guide-separating bands 220 and 320 by opening guide-separating lines 231 and 331 and are thermally bonded to the lip of the entrance of a container outside the opening guide-separating bands.
(78) The process of making the container seals according to the present invention is the same as that described with reference to
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(82) When an upper portion 332 of a partial opening tab on a container seal 3000 according to the third embodiment is pulled, partial opening by the third embodiment is made by an opening guide-separating line 331, similar to
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(85) Accordingly, a user can open the closing tabs even with small force using the opening tabs 230 and 330.
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(88) The container seals are configured to seal a container entrance by thermal bonding and to open the container entrance when the opening tab on the top is pulled.
(89) The container seals have partial opening tabs 280 and 380, respectively, so when the half opening tabs 280 and 380 are pulled up, opening starts at opening guide-separating lines 281 and 381 and continues along separating lines 271 and 371 so that the container seals are opened half. The partial opening tabs 280 and 380 separated along the opening guide-separating lines 281 and 381 and the separating lines 271 and 371 are completely separated from a container by the separating lines 271 and 371.
(90) In order to fully open the container seals after the partial opening tabs 280 and 380 are partially opened, a user has only to pull up the opening tabs because sides of opening guide-separating bands 220 and 320 are fully open.
(91) The opening tabs 291 and 391 remaining after the primary opening has a half shape.
(92) A company logo or advertisements of products can be printed on them.
(93) The opening guide-separating bands are generally rounded at the corners for easy opening.
(94) The container seals further include ring-shaped thermal bonding bands 260 and 360 that are separated from the opening guide-separating bands 270 and 370 by opening guide-separating lines 281 and 381 and are thermally bonded to the lip of the entrance of a container outside the opening guide-separating bands.
(95) The method of manufacturing the container seals is the same as that described above with reference to
(96) The container seals are composed of a top layer and a bottom layer.
(97) The container seals include: a top layer 300 having the opening tabs; and a bottom layer 400 thermally bonded to an aluminum foil and a container, in which the top layer is thermally bonded to the bottom layer.
(98) The container seals are manufacture through a first step of forming opening guide-separating band 270 and 370 defined by partial opening tabs 280 and 380, opening guide-separating lines 281 and 381, and separating lines 271 and 371, and thermal bonding bands 260 and 360 by cutting outermost separating lines 261 and 361, on the top layer; a second step of removing unnecessary portions 290 and 390 formed in the first step; and a step of thermally bonding the top layer prepared in the first and second steps to the bottom layer.
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(102) When the partial opening tabs 280 and 380 on the tops of the container seals 2000 and 3000, partial opening is made along the opening guide-separating lines 281 and 381 (
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(105) Accordingly, a user can open the closing tabs even with small force using the opening tabs 280 and 380.
(106) The process of applying these container seals is the same as that described with reference to
(107) According to the container seal of the present invention, it is possible obtain a primary sealing effect before opening a container and the container seal partially remains at the lip of a container entrance even after the container is opened, so when a container is closed again by a cap, the container and the cap are brought in close contact with each other by elasticity and shock-absorbing ability of the container seal. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a secondary sealing effect that prevents inflow of oxygen and moisture, in addition to preventing leakage of contents.
(108) Further, according to the container seal of the present invention, since it is possible to print a company logo or advertisement of a product in the area except for the partial opening tabs on the top of the seal, an advertising effect can be maximized until a user uses up the contents in the container after removing the partial opening tabs.
(109) The present invention provides a container seal that can partially or elliptically open a container entrance to meet the use in a first step and fully open the container entrance in a second step, to the industrial applicability of the container seal is high.
(110) Further, for another configuration that increases the industrial applicability, the present invention provides a thermal seal that can provide consumers with convenience, reliability, and safety by having a structure capable of being easily opened and providing a certain temper evident with an opening trace left.