The invention herein generally refers to a system used to disable the use of containers, especially, to a mechanism to enable the controlled breaking of containers for commercial products, by applying torsional stress from the user,
Currently, the struggle against forgery or piracy of commercial products and, especially, products in glass bottles, or bottles made of other materials, used in the perfume, wine and pharmaceutical industry, for example, has become one of the biggest concerns for legitimate businessmen, who try to protect the integrity of their products and make sure the consumers always know they are purchasing an original and legitimate product. Thus, several safety devices have been developed to validate the original quality of the container and its content. Nevertheless, there is not a system that focuses on disabling the use of the container to prevent it from being reused.
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a system that allows the disabling of containers for commercial products, in order to prevent them from being reused, which avoid piracy of products from industries such as the perfume, wine and pharmaceutical industry, preventing forgery of their contents and making the user feel more confident about the authenticity of the contents,
In order to solve the problems above, the invention herein is aimed at providing a system to prevent the containers from being reused.
One of the main objectives of this invention is to provide a system to disable containers that can be performed in an economic way through some modifications to the manufacturing process of such container.
Another objective of this invention is to provide a mechanism for the controlled rupture of a container by applying external strength from a user.
Another objective of this invention is to provide a system to disable containers, which can be applied to any type of container, regardless of its shape or manufacturing materials.
Another objective of the invention herein is to provide a system to disable containers which, once they have been used, can be recycled through conventional methods.
Another objective of this invention is to provide a container comprising the disabling system described in the invention herein.
The aforementioned objectives, as well as other objectives, and the advantages of the invention herein will become evident through the following detailed description thereof.
The invention relates to the modification applied to different types of containers made from glass or other materials in order to render them unusable as original containers.
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Once the system is formed, it can be covered by a different clear material, covering the sections (A) and (B) and the ring, and creating a continuous external surface, as seen in FIG. (5), in such a way that, when torsion strength is applied by the user between those sections (A) and (B) and breaking the tube (C) dividing sections (A) and (B) into two separate parts, these are trapped, inside the film (E), as well as the tube fragment (C), the ring (D) and at least one safety element (F), which will be broken, rendering the container unusable.
The system described above allows an external torsion strength applied by the user on sections (A) and (B) to break the tube (C) by rotating the sections (A) and (B) in opposite directions, compromising the integrity of the container's body and the safety element (F), as shown in FIGS. (6) and (7). Such rupture prevents the container from being reused as leak areas will be created, and the tube (C) material fragments are contained in the ring (D) and the film (E), preventing them from falling out.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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MX/U/2013/000476 | Sep 2013 | MX | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/MX2014/000065 | 4/28/2014 | WO | 00 |