US 12,109,172 B2
Locking cover for a container having a neck, with a cap having breakable securing tabs
Gaëtan Rey, Voiron (FR)
Assigned to A. RAYMOND ET CIE, Grenoble (FR)
Appl. No. 17/759,000
Filed by A. RAYMOND ET CIE, Grenoble (FR)
PCT Filed Dec. 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FR2020/052327
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/144511, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2000416 (FR), filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036805 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61J 1/14 (2023.01); B65D 51/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/18 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/1412 (2013.01) [B65D 51/002 (2013.01); B65D 51/18 (2013.01); B65D 55/026 (2013.01); B67C 7/00 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0015 (2013.01); B65D 2251/009 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking cover for a container having a neck, the locking cover configured to block a stopper in the neck of the container, the locking cover comprising:
a cage comprising plastic material and configured to surround the stopper and the neck and lock the stopper and the neck axially in position relative to each other;
a body comprising plastic material, the body fastened around the cage, the body comprising a central orifice providing access from the outside of the locking cover to the inside of the container through the stopper, and
a cap configured to close the central orifice, the cap comprising a flat head to cover the central orifice and fastening lugs retained between the cage and the body, each fastening lug having a breakable zone;
wherein the cap comprises a plastic material different from the plastic material of the cage and from the plastic material of the body, the plastic material of the cap exhibiting a reduced resistance to rupture responsive to a dose of gamma irradiation sufficient to sterilize the locking cover.