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Corking or secondary corking cap with a tearable injury-proof strip, and method for making same

US8627969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2010
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29K2705/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a stopper capsule, having an axial direction, including a shell, with a head, a skirt, and a joint, where a) the joint is a form joint, b) the form joint has b1) a resilient layer, a set of adjacent layers, b2.1) a barrier layer, b2.2) a malleable support layer with the function of providing the set of adjacent layers a global malleable property such that the joint can be shaped without creation of folds, b2.3) an outer layer having an outer surface which can be compressed by the axial compression resulting from stoppering such as to match the form of the mouth of the neck. The invention further relates to a method of production of the capsule and a method of stoppering.

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