OVERCAP HAVING MEANS WHICH FACILITATE THE OPENING OF A CONTAINER AND THE SUBSEQUENT DIRECT CONSUMPTION OF THE CONTENT THEREOF

• Main Authors: WOLFF, Adriana, LARGACHA, Claudia
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 08.05.2019
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to a device which enables a container, having a lid consisting of a laminated surface, to be effectively opened, furthermore helping a nozzle, enabling the direct and hygienic consumption of the packaged content, to be formed. The disclosed device is an overcap consisting of: i) a base having a hollow area on the inside thereof, and ii) a tab located in the hollow area of the base and provided at one end with perforating and tearing means, having a hollow area on the inside thereof and being attached to the base through two ends forming an axis on which said tab rotates. Once the overcap is coupled to the container, the rotation of the tab enables the laminated surface of the container to be perforated, dragging same, thereby creating an opening in the sheet for the content to exit. The rotating movement of the tab ends when the end opposite the end having the perforating and tearing means reaches the base of the overcap, such that a nozzle facilitating the direct consumption of said packaged content is formed. This novel overcap enables the direct and hygienic consumption of the content of a container the cap of which consists of a laminated surface, without any contact between the consumer's lips and the container or the cap, and without causing spillage and splashing.