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EP3866747A1 - Device for temporarily connecting two containers - Google Patents

Device for temporarily connecting two containers

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Publication number
EP3866747A1
EP3866747A1 EP19813074.2A EP19813074A EP3866747A1 EP 3866747 A1 EP3866747 A1 EP 3866747A1 EP 19813074 A EP19813074 A EP 19813074A EP 3866747 A1 EP3866747 A1 EP 3866747A1
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Prior art keywords
closure sleeve
bottle
plug
container
connection system
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German (de)
French (fr)
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David BOUTELOUP
Fabrice BOURDIER
Florence Bidamant
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Coradin SAS
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Coradin SAS
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61JCONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
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    • B65D41/34Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/348Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt the tamper element being rolled or pressed to conform to the shape of the container, e.g. metallic closures
    • B65D41/3485Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt the tamper element being rolled or pressed to conform to the shape of the container, e.g. metallic closures having tear-off strips
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3205Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces
    • B65D81/3211Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2401/00Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/20Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt

Definitions

  • TITLE TEMPORARY CONNECTION DEVICE FOR TWO CONTAINERS
  • the invention relates to a container connection device for the temporary assembly of said containers, generally a bottle for containing a substance and a bottle for containing a fluid, for the purpose of mixing said substance, such as a powder, a lyophilisate. or a liquid, and said fluid such as a solvent.
  • the connection system comprises a closure sleeve, a first part of which is provided with a fixing system making it possible to ensure a tight connection with the opening of the bottle and a second part of which is adapted to allow fixing. temporary opening of the bottle.
  • the closure sleeve comprises a membrane separating the first and second parts of said closure sleeve.
  • the connection system is adapted to allow the membrane separating the first and second part of the closure sleeve to be perforated as soon as the bottle is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve.
  • the fluid contained in said bottle can flow by repeated pressure on the bottle or any flexible element of the bottle, such as a flexible bottom, and penetrate inside said bottle, thus allowing the substance and said fluid to be mixed.
  • the mixture After mixing the substance and the fluid, the mixture can be transferred to the bottle and used at a location and time preferred by the user.
  • Such a system is, for example, disclosed in document EP 1009356 and is suitable for temporarily connecting a bottle made of rigid material, such as glass, to a bottle made of flexible material, such as plastic.
  • the bottle is particularly suitable for protecting the substance contained therein against the influence of various external elements such as water or oxygen and thus retaining the properties of said substance contained in said bottle.
  • the device as shown in document EP 1009356 may contain a product such as a cosmetic product and / or a pharmaceutical product intended for the treatment of the skin.
  • the substance used for such treatment typically has active ingredients having beneficial effects for the skin.
  • Said assets, protected by the bottle, are not degraded during filling, any freeze-drying process or storage in the bottle.
  • the user can, just before use, mix the substance and the fluid, using the system disclosed in document EP 1009356, in order to obtain a mixture which will be used for the treatment of the skin.
  • connection system as disclosed in document EP 1009356 comprises a closure sleeve provided with a second part allowing the temporary fixing of the opening of a bottle which is essentially in the form of a cylinder.
  • the second part of the closure sleeve is provided with a thread allowing the temporary fixing of the bottle using said thread.
  • said second part of said closure sleeve is open and includes an interior wall exposed to ambient air. Said non-sterile interior wall is therefore not protected against possible contamination.
  • the container connection system as disclosed in document EP 1009356 is not suitable for mixing pharmaceutical products which must imperatively remain sterile before their use.
  • One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an improved container connection system compared to the system known in the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a container connection system comprising interior walls which remain sterile before the use of said container connection system.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a container connection system the presence of sterile interior walls of which generates the least additional cost possible during the production of such an improved container connection system.
  • the object of the present invention is a container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container, said connection system comprising a closure sleeve, provided with a first part adapted to be fixed on the first container, and said closure sleeve also being provided with a second part, adapted to allow temporary fixing of the opening of the second container, and with a membrane separating said first and said second part from said closure sleeve , said membrane being adapted to be punctured by the second container when it is fixed on the second part of the closure sleeve, in which said system connection comprises a plug intended to close off the second part of the closure sleeve before using the connection system, said plug and said closure sleeve being obtained by means of a simultaneous injection molding process of a plastic material, the plug being fixed on the second part of the closing sleeve as soon as it leaves the plug and the closing sleeve of their respective molds.
  • the stopper is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve before the stopper and said closure sleeve cool down to room temperature.
  • the membrane is an integral element of the closure sleeve and comprises a plastic material essentially similar, preferably similar, to the material used for the first part and the second part of said closure sleeve.
  • the stopper is provided with a frangible zone in the form of a tearable tongue adapted to be removed and thus facilitating the removal of said stopper from the second part of the closure sleeve.
  • a second aspect of the present invention relates to a method for obtaining a container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container, said connection system comprising a closure sleeve provided with a lower part, adapted to be fixed on the first container and provided with an upper part adapted to allow the fixing of the opening of the second container and provided with an integrated membrane, said membrane separating the upper part from the lower part of the sleeve closure, said membrane being adapted to be punctured by the second container when the latter is fixed to the upper part of said closure sleeve, in which said method comprises the following steps:
  • the plug is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve before said plug and said closure sleeve cool down to room temperature.
  • Figure 1 shows a container connection system, according to a first embodiment , comprising a bottle, a sealing element, a closure sleeve and a stopper during their assembly,
  • Figure 2 shows a bottle, a dropper and a stopper during their assembly
  • FIG. 3 shows the bottle and the closure sleeve according to FIG. 1, and a bottle during the fixing of said bottle in said closure sleeve
  • FIG. 4 represents the bottle, the closure sleeve and the stopper according to FIG. 3, after their assembly,
  • Figure 5 shows the assembly according to Figure 4 with the plug removed
  • Figure 6 shows a partial sectional view of a closure sleeve and a plug fixed to the second part of said closure sleeve
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic view of a plurality of closure sleeves ready for exit from their mold and a plurality of plugs
  • Figure 8 shows a schematic view of the positioning of a plurality of plugs aligned with, respectively, a plurality of closing sleeves before the exit of said closing sleeves from their respective molds, and
  • Figure 9 shows a second embodiment of a bottle and a closure sleeve according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a bottle 10 specifically adapted for packaging a substance such as a powder, a lyophilisate or a liquid.
  • Said bottle 10 is made of a material suitable for protecting the substance contained therein against the influence of external elements, such as, inter alia, oxygen (0 2 ) and water (H 2 0). Glass is a very suitable material to fulfill this function.
  • the bottle 10 comprises a bottom 1 1, at its lower end, and an opening 14 located at its upper end 12. Said opening is adapted to allow the output of the contents of said bottle 10. Near its upper end 12, the bottle 10 is provided with fixing means 13, in the form for example of circular protrusions, forming a surface on which the closure sleeve 30 can be fixed.
  • FIG. 1 represents a joining element 15 adapted to be inserted inside the bottle 10 to allow a tight connection between said bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30.
  • the joining element 15 can be produced, for example, in a flexible material such as rubber or thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a first part 31 adapted to be fixed on the bottle 10. It is not necessary to remove the closure sleeve 30 from the bottle 10 during the use of said bottle 10.
  • the closure sleeve 30 comprises a second part 32 specifically adapted for the temporary fixing of a bottle (as shown in FIG. 2).
  • the inner wall 33 of the second part 32 is provided with fixing means (not shown in FIG. 1) allowing said temporary fixing of said bottle.
  • the fixing means present on the inner wall 33 of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 are, for example, in the form of a thread.
  • FIG. 2 represents a bottle 20 particularly suitable for use in combination with the bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the bottle 20 is suitable for packaging a fluid which can be mixed with the substance packaged in the bottle 10.
  • Said fluid, packaged in the bottle 20 may be, for example, a solvent suitable for dissolving, at least partially, the substance contained in the bottle 10 and / or form with said substance an emulsion or suspension after mixing of said substance contained in bottle 10 and the fluid contained in bottle 20.
  • the bottle 20 has a lower end 21 forming the bottom of said bottle 20 and an upper end 22 provided with an opening adapted to allow the contents of said bottle 20 to flow outward.
  • a dispenser 24 can be positioned on the opening located at the upper end 22 of the bottle 20. Said dispenser 24 can be used to expel outwards a precise dosage of the contents of the bottle 20.
  • the bottle 20 is provided with fixing means 23, such as a thread, allowing the temporary fixing of said bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • Said means of fixing 23 can also be used to fix a stopper 25, said stopper making it possible to protect the content of the bottle 20 before its use.
  • the bottle 20 is typically made of a flexible plastic material.
  • the flexibility of the external wall of the bottle 20 allows the user to exert, with his finger, a certain pressure on the outside of said bottle 20 in order to deform it.
  • the deformation of the bottle 20 allows the expulsion of its contents using the dispenser 24.
  • FIG. 3 shows the fixing of the bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the cap 25 was first removed.
  • Said membrane 35 has the function of separating the interior of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30 and the interior of the second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30. The presence of said membrane 35 protects the substance 50 present inside the bottle 10, before using said bottle 10 and said closure sleeve 30.
  • the membrane 35 is an integral part of the closure sleeve 30, that -this being made of the same material as the first part 31 and the second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30.
  • the membrane 35 forms a frangible zone adapted to be perforated by the distributor 24 of the bottle 20 during the introduction of said bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the distributor 24 can continue to advance until it is received inside an opening 16 present in the joining element 15.
  • Said joining element 15 is present between the upper part of the bottle 10 and the inside of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the distributor 24 is preferably made using a relatively rigid material.
  • the rigidity of the distributor 24 allows it to perforate the membrane 35 without the latter itself being deformed.
  • the presence of the relatively rigid distributor 24 and a relatively flexible joining element 15 and provided with an opening 16 intended to receive said distributor 24, guarantees a seal between the exterior of the distributor 24 and the interior of the opening 16 after the complete introduction of the bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the fluid contained inside said bottle 20 can flow, deforming the bottle 20 to increase the pressure inside said bottle 20, towards the inside the bottle 10.
  • the fluid is thus transferred from the bottle 20 towards the inside of the bottle 10, it is possible to shake the whole of the bottle 10, the closure sleeve 30 and the bottle 20 in order to obtain a mixture between the substance 50, present inside the bottle 10, and the fluid (not shown in FIG. 3).
  • the whole of the bottle 10, of the closure sleeve 30 and of the bottle 20 can be arranged vertically so that the bottle is located above the bottle 20 and, in aspirating through a deformation of the bottle 20, allow the transfer of the mixture of the substance 50 and the fluid from the bottle 10 to the bottle 20.
  • the latter can be used to dispense said mixture, so controlled, on the one hand by means of the deformation of the external wall of the bottle 20 and, on the other hand by using the dispenser 24.
  • the bottle 20 can be closed using plug 25 (as shown in Figure 2).
  • the assembly of the bottle 10, the closure sleeve 30 and the bottle 20, according to the invention, is particularly suitable for mixing a fluid and a substance 50, thanks to a closure sleeve 30 provided a sterile interior.
  • the sterile interior avoids potential contamination of the mixture of said fluid and said substance 50.
  • the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 is, before its use, sealed with a plug.
  • FIG. 4 The closure of the closure sleeve 30 with a plug 40 is shown in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 4 shows the closure sleeve 30 fixed on the upper part of the bottle 10.
  • the second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30 is wrapped and closed with a stopper 40.
  • the latter is provided with a tearable tongue 41.
  • FIG. 5 shows the assembly of the bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30 after the cap 40 has been removed. According to the position as shown in FIG. 5, the assembly of the bottle 10 and said closure sleeve 30 is ready to receive the bottle 20, as shown in FIG. 3, inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • FIG. 6 shows a partial sectional view of the assembly of the closure sleeve 30 and the plug 40 after their assembly.
  • the membrane 35 being adapted to close the interior of the first part 31 relative to the interior of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the cap 40 is present to protect the interior wall 33 from any form of potential contamination before the use of the closure sleeve 30.
  • the interior of said first part 31 is sterilized before and / or during the fixing of the closure sleeve 30 on the bottle 10.
  • the permanent fixing of the first part 31 on the bottle 10 guarantees non-contamination of the interior of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30 before use.
  • the interior of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 (as shown in FIG. 6) is kept sterile in a particular way.
  • Figure 7 schematically shows a plurality of closure sleeves 30 and a plurality of plugs 40.
  • said closure sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are obtained by a simultaneous injection molding process.
  • said closure sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are directly assembled as soon as they are extracted from their respective molds, guaranteeing perfect sterility inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeves 30 as well as from inside the caps 40.
  • FIG. 8 represents a schematic view of an assembly as described in the paragraph above.
  • a first mold, suitable for the production of a plurality of closure sleeves 30, is positioned near a second mold, suitable for the production of a plurality of plugs 40.
  • the plugs 40 are extracted from their respective molds and each of them is positioned at the location from which the closure sleeves 30 are each extracted from their respective molds.
  • said closing sleeves 30 are advanced, and extracted from their respective molds, so as to be automatically introduced, with their respective second part 32 , inside each of the plugs 40.
  • all of said closing sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are removed from the outlet of the zone provided for the production of the closing sleeves 30, thus allowing the exit of the following products.
  • the closure sleeves 30 and the plugs 40 are typically produced using a plastic material such as HDPE or PP.
  • a plastic material such as HDPE or PP.
  • Figure 9 shows a second embodiment of a bottle 1 10 according to the invention, said bottle 1 10 being provided with a bottom 1 1 1 and an upper end 1 12.
  • Said bottle 1 10, open in sound upper end 1 12, is provided with an opening 1 14 adapted to allow the flow of the contents of said bottle 1 10.
  • Fixing means 1 13 are present outside the bottle 1 10, near the upper end 1 12.
  • said fixing means 1 13 are in the form of a thread, said thread serving to fix the closure sleeve 130 on the bottle 1 10.
  • the closure sleeve 130 is therefore screwed onto the thread 1 13 using its first part 131.
  • a joint element 1 15 is also shown in FIG. 9, said joint element 1 15 being adapted to be inserted between the bottle 1 10 and the first part 131 of the closure sleeve 130.
  • the joint element 1 15 is produced in a relatively flexible material compared to the material used to make the bottle 1 10 and the closure sleeve 130. Therefore, as soon as it is assembled, the joining element 1 15 seals between the bottle 1 10 and the closure sleeve 130.
  • the bottle 1 10 is made of a suitable material for protecting a substance contained therein before its use.
  • Said bottle 1 10 can, for example, be made of a material such as glass.
  • the closure sleeve 130 is, in turn, made of a plastic material such as HDPE or PP.
  • the closure sleeve 130 is provided, inside, with a membrane making it possible to separate its first part 131 from its second part 132.
  • Said membrane is not shown in FIG. 9. However, its shape and its functionality are similar to those of the membrane 35 as shown in FIG. 3.
  • Said membrane 136 can be produced in a material such as aluminum and can be pre-fixed on the upper face (according to the orientation as shown in FIG. 9) of the joining element 1 15. Such a membrane 136 has not been shown in combination with the first embodiment as shown in Figures 1 to 6. It should be noted that such a membrane can be positioned on the joining element 15 as shown in Figures 1 and 3.
  • the exterior of the second part 132 of the closure sleeve 130 is provided with a thread 138. Said thread 138 is used to fix a plug 140 to the outside.
  • a tamper-evident ring 141 is automatically fixed, under the effect of its plastic deformation, behind the edge 139 at the end of said closure sleeve 130.
  • a frangible zone 142 is present between the cap 140 and the tamper-evident ring 141, said frangible zone 142 being adapted to be breakable when the cap 140 is first opened using of thread 138.
  • the closure sleeve 130 and the plug 140 are obtained by a simultaneous injection molding process. This means that said closure sleeve 130 and said plug 140 are directly assembled as soon as they are extracted from their respective mold, which guarantees perfect sterility from the inside of the second part 132 of said closure sleeve 130 and the inside the plug 140.
  • the production and assembly of the closing sleeve 130 and the plug 140 are similar to those of the closing sleeve 30 and the plug 40, as described with reference to the above paragraphs concerning FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • Figure 9 shows the joining element 1 15 provided with an opening 1 17, said opening 1 17 being used in a lyophilization process.
  • the method of filling the bottle 1 10 according to the present invention breaks down as follows.
  • the bottle 1 10 is pre-sterilized during a suitable process, for example, the use of gamma rays or ethylene oxide.
  • said bottle 1 10 circulates on a sanitized production line and is filled with a sterile solution comprising at least one active ingredient and water then subjected to cryodessiccation conditions.
  • the joining element 1 15 provided, on its upper surface, with a membrane 136, penetrates inside the opening 1 14 of the bottle 1 10.
  • the joining element 1 15 is introduced in order to keep at least part of the opening 1 17 outside of the bottle 1 10.
  • the assembly consisting of the bottle 1 10 and the joining element 1 15 is introduced into a chamber provided for the lyophilization step. At the end of said lyophilization process, the joining element 1 15 is pushed completely inside the opening 1 14 of the bottle 1 10.
  • the assembly consisting of the closing sleeve 130 and the stopper 140 is fixed to the bottle 1 10 using, on the one hand, the thread 1 13 and, on the other hand, an additional thread located inside the first part 131 of the closure sleeve 130.

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Abstract

System for connecting containers, the system being intended to temporarily assemble a first and a second container, the connecting system comprising a closing sleeve provided with a first portion which is designed to be attached to the first container, and the closing sleeve also being provided with a second portion which is designed to enable the temporary attachment of the opening of the second container and a membrane separating the first and the second portion of the closing sleeve, the membrane being designed to be perforated by the second container when attaching the latter to the second portion of the closing sleeve, characterised in that the connecting system comprises a plug intended to close the second portion of the closing sleeve before the connecting system is used, the plug and the closing sleeve being obtained by means of a simultaneous method for injection moulding at least one plastic material, the plug being attached to the second portion of the closing sleeve once the plug and the closing sleeve are released from the respective moulds thereof.

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TITRE : DISPOSITIF DE CONNEXION TEMPORAIRE DE DEUX RECIPIENTS TITLE: TEMPORARY CONNECTION DEVICE FOR TWO CONTAINERS
La présente demande de brevet revendique la priorité de la demande de brevet français déposée le 19 octobre 2018 sous le numéro FR1871237. This patent application claims priority from the French patent application filed on October 19, 2018 under number FR1871237.
Domaine de l'invention Field of the invention
L’invention concerne un dispositif de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire desdits récipients, généralement un flacon pour contenir une substance et une bouteille pour contenir un fluide, dans le but de mélanger ladite substance, telle qu’une poudre, un lyophilisât ou un liquide, et ledit fluide tel qu’un solvant. The invention relates to a container connection device for the temporary assembly of said containers, generally a bottle for containing a substance and a bottle for containing a fluid, for the purpose of mixing said substance, such as a powder, a lyophilisate. or a liquid, and said fluid such as a solvent.
Selon la présente invention, le système de connexion comprend un manchon de fermeture dont une première partie est pourvue d’un système de fixation permettant d’assurer une connexion étanche avec l’ouverture du flacon et dont une deuxième partie est adaptée pour permettre la fixation temporaire de l’ouverture de la bouteille. Afin d’éviter que le contenu du flacon ne s’écoule par inadvertance dudit flacon et ne soit exposé à l’influence de l’air ambiant ou de l’eau, le manchon de fermeture comprend une membrane séparant la première et la deuxième partie dudit manchon de fermeture. Le système de connexion est adapté pour permettre à la membrane séparant la première et la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture d’être perforée dès que la bouteille est fixée sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture. Lorsque le flacon et la bouteille sont fixés à l’intérieur du manchon de fermeture, le fluide contenu dans ladite bouteille peut s’écouler par pressions répétées sur la bouteille ou tout élément souple de la bouteille, tel qu’un fond souple, et pénétrer à l’intérieur dudit flacon, permettant ainsi le mélange de la substance et dudit fluide. According to the present invention, the connection system comprises a closure sleeve, a first part of which is provided with a fixing system making it possible to ensure a tight connection with the opening of the bottle and a second part of which is adapted to allow fixing. temporary opening of the bottle. In order to prevent the contents of the bottle from inadvertently leaking from said bottle and being exposed to the influence of ambient air or water, the closure sleeve comprises a membrane separating the first and second parts of said closure sleeve. The connection system is adapted to allow the membrane separating the first and second part of the closure sleeve to be perforated as soon as the bottle is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve. When the bottle and the bottle are fixed inside the closure sleeve, the fluid contained in said bottle can flow by repeated pressure on the bottle or any flexible element of the bottle, such as a flexible bottom, and penetrate inside said bottle, thus allowing the substance and said fluid to be mixed.
Après le mélange de la substance et du fluide, ledit mélange peut être transféré dans la bouteille et utilisé à un endroit et un moment préféré par l’utilisateur. Etat de la technique After mixing the substance and the fluid, the mixture can be transferred to the bottle and used at a location and time preferred by the user. State of the art
Des systèmes permettant d’emballer une substance et un fluide au sein de deux récipients distincts dans le but de mélanger ladite substance et ledit fluide, à un moment choisi par l’utilisateur, sont déjà connus dans l’art antérieur. Un tel système est, par exemple, divulgué au sein du document EP 1009356 et est adapté pour connecter, de façon temporaire, un flacon en matière rigide, tel que du verre, à une bouteille en matière flexible, tel que du plastique. Selon l’enseignement du document EP 1009356, le flacon est particulièrement adapté pour protéger la substance contenue en son intérieur contre l’influence de divers éléments extérieurs tels que l’eau ou l’oxygène et conserver ainsi les propriétés de ladite substance contenue dans ledit flacon. Le dispositif tel que montré au sein du document EP 1009356 peut contenir un produit tel qu’un produit cosmétique et/ou un produit pharmaceutique destiné au traitement de la peau. La substance utilisée pour un tel traitement a typiquement des actifs ayant des effets bénéfiques pour la peau. Lesdits actifs, protégés par le flacon, ne sont pas dégradés au cours du remplissage, d’un éventuel procédé de lyophilisation ou du stockage dans le flacon. L’utilisateur peut, juste avant l’utilisation, mélanger la substance et le fluide, à l’aide du système divulgué au sein du document EP 1009356, afin d’obtenir un mélange qui servira au traitement de la peau. Systems for packaging a substance and a fluid in two separate containers for the purpose of mixing said substance and said fluid, at a time chosen by the user, are already known in the prior art. Such a system is, for example, disclosed in document EP 1009356 and is suitable for temporarily connecting a bottle made of rigid material, such as glass, to a bottle made of flexible material, such as plastic. According to the teaching of document EP 1009356, the bottle is particularly suitable for protecting the substance contained therein against the influence of various external elements such as water or oxygen and thus retaining the properties of said substance contained in said bottle. The device as shown in document EP 1009356 may contain a product such as a cosmetic product and / or a pharmaceutical product intended for the treatment of the skin. The substance used for such treatment typically has active ingredients having beneficial effects for the skin. Said assets, protected by the bottle, are not degraded during filling, any freeze-drying process or storage in the bottle. The user can, just before use, mix the substance and the fluid, using the system disclosed in document EP 1009356, in order to obtain a mixture which will be used for the treatment of the skin.
Il convient de noter que le système de connexion tel que divulgué au sein du document EP 1009356 comprend un manchon de fermeture pourvu d’une deuxième partie permettant la fixation temporaire de l’ouverture d’une bouteille se présentant essentiellement sous la forme d’un cylindre. A l’intérieur dudit cylindre, la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture est pourvue d’un filetage permettant la fixation temporaire de la bouteille à l’aide dudit filetage. Avant l’utilisation, ladite deuxième partie dudit manchon de fermeture est ouverte et comprend une paroi intérieure exposée à l’air ambiant. Ladite paroi intérieure, non stérile, n’est de ce fait pas protégée contre une éventuelle contamination. It should be noted that the connection system as disclosed in document EP 1009356 comprises a closure sleeve provided with a second part allowing the temporary fixing of the opening of a bottle which is essentially in the form of a cylinder. Inside said cylinder, the second part of the closure sleeve is provided with a thread allowing the temporary fixing of the bottle using said thread. Before use, said second part of said closure sleeve is open and includes an interior wall exposed to ambient air. Said non-sterile interior wall is therefore not protected against possible contamination.
Dans le cas où le système de connexion de récipient selon le document EP 1009356 est utilisé pour mélanger une substance et un fluide, tel que décrit ci-dessus, il est possible qu’une contamination potentiellement présente sur la paroi intérieure du manchon de fermeture se propage à l’intérieur du flacon au cours des étapes de transferts dudit fluide. In the case where the container connection system according to document EP 1009356 is used to mix a substance and a fluid, as described above, it is possible that contamination potentially present on the inner wall of the closure sleeve propagates inside the bottle during the steps of transferring said fluid.
Pour la raison évoquée dans le paragraphe ci-dessus, le système de connexion de récipients tel que divulgué au sein du document EP 1009356 n’est pas adapté pour mélanger des produits pharmaceutiques qui doivent impérativement rester stériles avant leur utilisation. For the reason mentioned in the above paragraph, the container connection system as disclosed in document EP 1009356 is not suitable for mixing pharmaceutical products which must imperatively remain sterile before their use.
Au regard des observations ci-dessus, il apparaît qu’il existe un besoin d’améliorer les systèmes de connexion de récipients existants destinés à permettre le mélange d’une substance et d’un fluide. In view of the above observations, it appears that there is a need to improve the connection systems of existing containers intended to allow the mixing of a substance and a fluid.
Un des objectifs de la présente invention consiste à fournir un système de connexion de récipients amélioré par rapport au système connu dans l’art antérieur. One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an improved container connection system compared to the system known in the prior art.
Un autre objectif de la présente invention consiste à fournir un système de connexion de récipients comprenant des parois intérieures qui demeurent stériles avant l’utilisation dudit système de connexion de récipients. Another object of the present invention is to provide a container connection system comprising interior walls which remain sterile before the use of said container connection system.
Un autre objectif de la présente invention consiste à fournir un système de connexion de récipients dont la présence de parois intérieures stériles engendre le moins de frais additionnels possible lors de la production d’un tel système de connexion de récipients amélioré. Another object of the present invention is to provide a container connection system the presence of sterile interior walls of which generates the least additional cost possible during the production of such an improved container connection system.
Objet de l’invention Object of the invention
L’objet de la présente invention est un système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire d’un premier et d’un deuxième récipient, ledit système de connexion comprenant un manchon de fermeture, pourvu d’une première partie adaptée pour être fixée sur le premier récipient, et ledit manchon de fermeture étant également pourvu d’une deuxième partie, adaptée pour permettre la fixation temporaire de l’ouverture du deuxième récipient, et d’une membrane séparant ladite première et ladite deuxième partie dudit manchon de fermeture, ladite membrane étant adaptée pour être perforée par le deuxième récipient lors de la fixation de celui-ci sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture, dans lequel ledit système de connexion comprend un bouchon destiné à obturer la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture avant l’utilisation du système de connexion, ledit bouchon et ledit manchon de fermeture étant obtenus au moyen d’un procédé simultané de moulage par injection d’une matière plastique, le bouchon étant fixé sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture dès la sortie du bouchon et du manchon de fermeture de leurs moules respectifs. The object of the present invention is a container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container, said connection system comprising a closure sleeve, provided with a first part adapted to be fixed on the first container, and said closure sleeve also being provided with a second part, adapted to allow temporary fixing of the opening of the second container, and with a membrane separating said first and said second part from said closure sleeve , said membrane being adapted to be punctured by the second container when it is fixed on the second part of the closure sleeve, in which said system connection comprises a plug intended to close off the second part of the closure sleeve before using the connection system, said plug and said closure sleeve being obtained by means of a simultaneous injection molding process of a plastic material, the plug being fixed on the second part of the closing sleeve as soon as it leaves the plug and the closing sleeve of their respective molds.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, le bouchon est fixé sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture avant le refroidissement du bouchon et dudit manchon de fermeture jusqu’à température ambiante. According to one embodiment of the invention, the stopper is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve before the stopper and said closure sleeve cool down to room temperature.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, la membrane est un élément intégral du manchon de fermeture et comprend un matériau plastique essentiellement similaire, de préférence similaire, au matériau utilisé pour la première partie et la deuxième partie dudit manchon de fermeture. According to an embodiment of the invention, the membrane is an integral element of the closure sleeve and comprises a plastic material essentially similar, preferably similar, to the material used for the first part and the second part of said closure sleeve.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, le bouchon est pourvu d’une zone frangible en forme de languette déchirable adaptée pour être ôtée et facilitant ainsi le retrait dudit bouchon de la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture. According to one embodiment of the invention, the stopper is provided with a frangible zone in the form of a tearable tongue adapted to be removed and thus facilitating the removal of said stopper from the second part of the closure sleeve.
Un second aspect de la présente invention concerne un procédé permettant d’obtenir un système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire d’un premier et d’un deuxième récipient, ledit système de connexion comprenant un manchon de fermeture pourvu d’une partie inférieure, adaptée pour être fixée sur le premier récipient et pourvu d’une partie supérieure adaptée pour permettre la fixation de l’ouverture du deuxième récipient et pourvu d’une membrane intégrée, ladite membrane séparant la partie supérieure de la partie inférieure du manchon de fermeture, ladite membrane étant adaptée pour être perforée par le deuxième récipient lorsque celui-ci est fixé sur la partie supérieure dudit manchon de fermeture, dans lequel ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method for obtaining a container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container, said connection system comprising a closure sleeve provided with a lower part, adapted to be fixed on the first container and provided with an upper part adapted to allow the fixing of the opening of the second container and provided with an integrated membrane, said membrane separating the upper part from the lower part of the sleeve closure, said membrane being adapted to be punctured by the second container when the latter is fixed to the upper part of said closure sleeve, in which said method comprises the following steps:
fermer le manchon de fermeture et le bouchon en utilisant un procédé simultané de moulage simultanément par injection d’au moins une matière plastique,  close the closure sleeve and the plug using a simultaneous injection molding process of at least one plastic,
fixer le bouchon sur la deuxième partie du dispositif de connexion pour ainsi obturer ladite deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture, dès la sortie du bouchon et dudit manchon de fermeture de leurs moules respectifs. fix the plug on the second part of the connection device so as to close said second part of the closure sleeve, as soon as they exit the plug and said closure sleeve from their respective molds.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, le bouchon est fixé sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture avant le refroidissement dudit bouchon et dudit manchon de fermeture jusqu’à température ambiante. According to one embodiment of the invention, the plug is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve before said plug and said closure sleeve cool down to room temperature.
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Les but, objet et caractéristiques de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la présente description qui suit, faite en référence aux figures dans laquelle : la [figure 1 ] montre un système de connexion de récipients, selon un premier mode de réalisation, comprenant un flacon, un élément de jointement, un manchon de fermeture et un bouchon lors de leur assemblage, The object, object and characteristics of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the present description which follows, made with reference to the figures in which: [Figure 1] shows a container connection system, according to a first embodiment , comprising a bottle, a sealing element, a closure sleeve and a stopper during their assembly,
- la [figure 2] représente une bouteille, un stilligoutte et un bouchon lors de leur assemblage,  - [Figure 2] shows a bottle, a dropper and a stopper during their assembly,
- la [figure 3] montre le flacon et le manchon de fermeture selon la figure 1 , et une bouteille lors de la fixation de ladite bouteille dans ledit manchon de fermeture,  [FIG. 3] shows the bottle and the closure sleeve according to FIG. 1, and a bottle during the fixing of said bottle in said closure sleeve,
- la [figure 4] représente le flacon, le manchon de fermeture et le bouchon selon la figure 3, après leur assemblage,  [FIG. 4] represents the bottle, the closure sleeve and the stopper according to FIG. 3, after their assembly,
- la [figure 5] représente l’assemblage selon la figure 4 avec le bouchon retiré,  - [Figure 5] shows the assembly according to Figure 4 with the plug removed,
- la [figure 6] montre une vue partielle en coupe d’un manchon de fermeture et un bouchon fixé sur la deuxième partie dudit manchon de fermeture,  - [Figure 6] shows a partial sectional view of a closure sleeve and a plug fixed to the second part of said closure sleeve,
- la [figure 7] représente une vue schématique d’une pluralité de manchons de fermeture prêts pour la sortie de leur moule et une pluralité de bouchons,  - [Figure 7] shows a schematic view of a plurality of closure sleeves ready for exit from their mold and a plurality of plugs,
- la [figure 8] montre une vue schématique du positionnement d’une pluralité de bouchon alignés avec, respectivement une pluralité de manchons de fermeture avant la sortie desdits manchons de fermeture de leurs moules respectifs, et - [Figure 8] shows a schematic view of the positioning of a plurality of plugs aligned with, respectively, a plurality of closing sleeves before the exit of said closing sleeves from their respective molds, and
- la [figure 9] représente un deuxième mode de réalisation d’un flacon et d’un manchon de fermeture selon l’invention.  - [Figure 9] shows a second embodiment of a bottle and a closure sleeve according to the invention.
La figure 1 montre un flacon 10 spécifiquement adapté pour emballer une substance telle qu’une poudre, un lyophilisât ou un liquide. Ledit flacon 10 est réalisé dans une matière adaptée pour protéger la substance contenue en son sein contre l’influence d’éléments extérieurs, tels que, entre autre, l’oxygène (02) et l’eau (H20). Le verre est une matière tout à fait adaptée pour remplir cette fonction. Le flacon 10 comprend un fond 1 1 , en son extrémité inférieure, et une ouverture 14 située en son extrémité supérieure 12. Ladite ouverture est adaptée pour permettre la sortie du contenu dudit flacon 10. A proximité de son extrémité supérieure 12, le flacon 10 est pourvu de moyens de fixation 13, en forme par exemple de protrusions circulaires, formant une surface sur laquelle le manchon de fermeture 30 peut être fixé. FIG. 1 shows a bottle 10 specifically adapted for packaging a substance such as a powder, a lyophilisate or a liquid. Said bottle 10 is made of a material suitable for protecting the substance contained therein against the influence of external elements, such as, inter alia, oxygen (0 2 ) and water (H 2 0). Glass is a very suitable material to fulfill this function. The bottle 10 comprises a bottom 1 1, at its lower end, and an opening 14 located at its upper end 12. Said opening is adapted to allow the output of the contents of said bottle 10. Near its upper end 12, the bottle 10 is provided with fixing means 13, in the form for example of circular protrusions, forming a surface on which the closure sleeve 30 can be fixed.
La figure 1 représente un élément de jointement 15 adapté pour être introduit à l’intérieur du flacon 10 pour permettre une connexion étanche entre ledit flacon 10 et le manchon de fermeture 30. L’élément de jointement 15 peut être réalisé, par exemple, dans un matériau flexible tel que le caoutchouc ou thermoplastique élastomère. Le manchon de fermeture 30, tel que montrée sur la figure 1 , est pourvu d’une première partie 31 adaptée pour être fixée sur le flacon 10. Il n’est pas nécessaire de retirer le manchon de fermeture 30 du flacon 10 lors de l’utilisation dudit flacon 10. FIG. 1 represents a joining element 15 adapted to be inserted inside the bottle 10 to allow a tight connection between said bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30. The joining element 15 can be produced, for example, in a flexible material such as rubber or thermoplastic elastomer. The closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a first part 31 adapted to be fixed on the bottle 10. It is not necessary to remove the closure sleeve 30 from the bottle 10 during the use of said bottle 10.
Le manchon de fermeture 30 comprend une deuxième partie 32 spécifiquement adaptée pour la fixation temporaire d’une bouteille (comme montré sur la figure 2). La paroi intérieure 33 de la deuxième partie 32 est pourvue de moyens de fixation (non montrés sur la figure 1 ) permettant ladite fixation temporaire de ladite bouteille. Les moyens de fixation présents sur la paroi intérieure 33 de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30 se présentent, par exemple, sous la forme d’un filetage. The closure sleeve 30 comprises a second part 32 specifically adapted for the temporary fixing of a bottle (as shown in FIG. 2). The inner wall 33 of the second part 32 is provided with fixing means (not shown in FIG. 1) allowing said temporary fixing of said bottle. The fixing means present on the inner wall 33 of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 are, for example, in the form of a thread.
La deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30 peut être obturée, avant l’utilisation du flacon 10 et dudit manchon de fermeture 30, à l’aide d’un bouchon 40. La figure 2 représente une bouteille 20 particulièrement adaptée pour être utilisée en combinaison avec le flacon 10 et le manchon de fermeture 30, tel que montré sur la figure 1 . La bouteille 20 est adaptée pour emballer un fluide pouvant être mélangé avec la substance emballée dans le flacon 10. Ledit fluide, emballé dans la bouteille 20 peut être, par exemple, un solvant adapté pour dissoudre, au moins partiellement, la substance contenue dans le flacon 10 et/ou former avec ladite substance une émulsion ou suspension après le mélange de ladite substance contenue dans le flacon 10 et le fluide contenu dans la bouteille 20. The second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 can be closed, before the use of the bottle 10 and of said closure sleeve 30, using a plug 40. FIG. 2 represents a bottle 20 particularly suitable for use in combination with the bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1. The bottle 20 is suitable for packaging a fluid which can be mixed with the substance packaged in the bottle 10. Said fluid, packaged in the bottle 20 may be, for example, a solvent suitable for dissolving, at least partially, the substance contained in the bottle 10 and / or form with said substance an emulsion or suspension after mixing of said substance contained in bottle 10 and the fluid contained in bottle 20.
La bouteille 20 dispose d’une extrémité inférieure 21 formant le fond de ladite bouteille 20 et d’une extrémité supérieure 22 pourvue d’une ouverture adaptée pour permettre au contenu de ladite bouteille 20 de s’écouler vers l’extérieur. Un distributeur 24 peut être positionné sur l’ouverture située à l’extrémité supérieure 22 de la bouteille 20. Ledit distributeur 24 peut servir à expulser vers l’extérieur un dosage précis du contenu de la bouteille 20. A son extrémité supérieure 22, la bouteille 20 est pourvue de moyens de fixation 23, tel qu’un filetage, permettant la fixation temporaire de ladite bouteille 20 à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30, tel que montré sur la figure 1. Lesdits moyens de fixation 23 peuvent également être utilisés pour fixer un bouchon 25, ledit bouchon permettant de protéger le contenu de la bouteille 20 avant son utilisation. The bottle 20 has a lower end 21 forming the bottom of said bottle 20 and an upper end 22 provided with an opening adapted to allow the contents of said bottle 20 to flow outward. A dispenser 24 can be positioned on the opening located at the upper end 22 of the bottle 20. Said dispenser 24 can be used to expel outwards a precise dosage of the contents of the bottle 20. At its upper end 22, the bottle 20 is provided with fixing means 23, such as a thread, allowing the temporary fixing of said bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30, as shown in FIG. 1. Said means of fixing 23 can also be used to fix a stopper 25, said stopper making it possible to protect the content of the bottle 20 before its use.
La bouteille 20 est typiquement réalisée dans une matière plastique flexible. La flexibilité de la paroi extérieure de la bouteille 20 permet à l’utilisateur d’exercer, avec son doigt, une certaine pression sur l’extérieur de ladite bouteille 20 afin de la déformer. La déformation de la bouteille 20 permet l’expulsion de son contenu à l’aide du distributeur 24. The bottle 20 is typically made of a flexible plastic material. The flexibility of the external wall of the bottle 20 allows the user to exert, with his finger, a certain pressure on the outside of said bottle 20 in order to deform it. The deformation of the bottle 20 allows the expulsion of its contents using the dispenser 24.
La figure 3 montre la fixation de la bouteille 20 à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30. Pour permettre ladite fixation, le bouchon 25 a tout d’abord été retiré. Lorsque la bouteille 20 est introduite à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30, ladite bouteille peut être avancée en direction d’une membrane 35. Ladite membrane 35 a pour fonction de séparer l’intérieur de la première partie 31 du manchon de fermeture 30 et l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 dudit manchon de fermeture 30. La présence de ladite membrane 35 protège la substance 50 présente à l’intérieur du flacon 10, avant l’utilisation dudit flacon 10 et dudit manchon de fermeture 30. Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, la membrane 35 est une partie intégrante du manchon de fermeture 30, celle-ci étant réalisée dans le même matériau que la première partie 31 et la deuxième partie 32 dudit manchon de fermeture 30. La membrane 35 forme une zone frangible adaptée pour être perforée par le distributeur 24 de la bouteille 20 lors de l’introduction de ladite bouteille 20 à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30. Lorsque la membrane 35 est perforée, le distributeur 24 peut continuer d’avancer jusqu’à ce qu’il soit reçu à l’intérieur d’une ouverture 16 présente dans l’élément de jointement 15. Ledit élément de jointement 15 est présent entre la partie supérieure du flacon 10 et l’intérieur de la première partie 31 du manchon de fermeture 30. FIG. 3 shows the fixing of the bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30. To allow said fixing, the cap 25 was first removed. When the bottle 20 is introduced inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30, said bottle can be advanced towards a membrane 35. Said membrane 35 has the function of separating the interior of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30 and the interior of the second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30. The presence of said membrane 35 protects the substance 50 present inside the bottle 10, before using said bottle 10 and said closure sleeve 30. According to a preferred embodiment, the membrane 35 is an integral part of the closure sleeve 30, that -this being made of the same material as the first part 31 and the second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30. The membrane 35 forms a frangible zone adapted to be perforated by the distributor 24 of the bottle 20 during the introduction of said bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30. When the membrane 35 is perforated, the distributor 24 can continue to advance until it is received inside an opening 16 present in the joining element 15. Said joining element 15 is present between the upper part of the bottle 10 and the inside of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30.
Le distributeur 24 est réalisé, de préférence, à l’aide d’un matériau relativement rigide. La rigidité du distributeur 24 lui permet de perforer la membrane 35 sans que celui-ci ne soit lui-même déformé. Par ailleurs, la présence du distributeur 24 relativement rigide et d’un élément de jointement 15, relativement flexible et pourvu d’une ouverture 16 destinée à recevoir ledit distributeur 24, garantit une étanchéité entre l’extérieur du distributeur 24 et l’intérieur de l’ouverture 16 après l’introduction complète de la bouteille 20 à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30. The distributor 24 is preferably made using a relatively rigid material. The rigidity of the distributor 24 allows it to perforate the membrane 35 without the latter itself being deformed. Furthermore, the presence of the relatively rigid distributor 24 and a relatively flexible joining element 15 and provided with an opening 16 intended to receive said distributor 24, guarantees a seal between the exterior of the distributor 24 and the interior of the opening 16 after the complete introduction of the bottle 20 inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
Après introduction complète de la bouteille 20 du manchon de fermeture 30, le fluide contenu à l’intérieur de ladite bouteille 20 peut s’écouler, en déformant la bouteille 20 pour augmenter la pression à l’intérieur de ladite bouteille 20, vers l’intérieur du flacon 10. Lorsque le fluide est ainsi transféré de la bouteille 20 vers l’intérieur du flacon 10, il est possible d’agiter l’ensemble du flacon 10, du manchon de fermeture 30 et de la bouteille 20 afin d’obtenir un mélange entre la substance 50, présente à l’intérieur du flacon 10, et le fluide (non montré sur la figure 3). Après le mélange dudit fluide et de la substance 50, l’ensemble du flacon 10, du manchon de fermeture 30 et de la bouteille 20 peut être disposé de manière verticale afin que le flacon se trouve au-dessus de la bouteille 20 et, en aspirant grâce à une déformation de la bouteille 20, permettre le transfert du mélange de la substance 50 et du fluide du flacon 10 vers la bouteille 20. Dès lors que le mélange est aspiré à l’intérieur de la bouteille 20, celle-ci peut être utilisée pour distribuer ledit mélange, de façon contrôlée, d’une part à l’aide de la déformation de la paroi extérieure de la bouteille 20 et, d’autre part en utilisant le distributeur 24. Lorsque l’utilisateur ne souhaite plus distribuer le mélange, la bouteille 20 peut être obturée à l’aide du bouchon 25 (comme montré sur la figure 2). After complete insertion of the bottle 20 of the closure sleeve 30, the fluid contained inside said bottle 20 can flow, deforming the bottle 20 to increase the pressure inside said bottle 20, towards the inside the bottle 10. When the fluid is thus transferred from the bottle 20 towards the inside of the bottle 10, it is possible to shake the whole of the bottle 10, the closure sleeve 30 and the bottle 20 in order to obtain a mixture between the substance 50, present inside the bottle 10, and the fluid (not shown in FIG. 3). After the mixing of said fluid and the substance 50, the whole of the bottle 10, of the closure sleeve 30 and of the bottle 20 can be arranged vertically so that the bottle is located above the bottle 20 and, in aspirating through a deformation of the bottle 20, allow the transfer of the mixture of the substance 50 and the fluid from the bottle 10 to the bottle 20. As soon as the mixture is sucked inside the bottle 20, the latter can be used to dispense said mixture, so controlled, on the one hand by means of the deformation of the external wall of the bottle 20 and, on the other hand by using the dispenser 24. When the user no longer wishes to dispense the mixture, the bottle 20 can be closed using plug 25 (as shown in Figure 2).
L’ensemble du flacon 10, du manchon de fermeture 30 et de la bouteille 20, selon l’invention, est particulièrement adapté pour effectuer le mélange d’un fluide et d’une substance 50 et ce grâce à un manchon de fermeture 30 pourvu d’un intérieur stérile. L’intérieur stérile évite la contamination potentielle du mélange dudit fluide et de ladite substance 50. Pour garantir un intérieur stérile, la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30 est, avant son utilisation, obturée à l’aide d’un bouchonThe assembly of the bottle 10, the closure sleeve 30 and the bottle 20, according to the invention, is particularly suitable for mixing a fluid and a substance 50, thanks to a closure sleeve 30 provided a sterile interior. The sterile interior avoids potential contamination of the mixture of said fluid and said substance 50. To guarantee a sterile interior, the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 is, before its use, sealed with a plug.
40. L’obturation du manchon de fermeture 30 avec un bouchon 40 est représentée sur la figure 4. 40. The closure of the closure sleeve 30 with a plug 40 is shown in FIG. 4.
La figure 4 représente le manchon de fermeture 30 fixé sur la partie supérieure du flacon 10. La deuxième partie 32 dudit manchon de fermeture 30 est enveloppée et obturée à l’aide d’un bouchon 40. Pour retirer le bouchon 40, celui-ci est pourvu d’une languette déchirable 41 . Une zone frangible, présente entre ladite languette déchirable 41 et le corps du bouchon 40, facilite le retrait de la languette déchirableFIG. 4 shows the closure sleeve 30 fixed on the upper part of the bottle 10. The second part 32 of said closure sleeve 30 is wrapped and closed with a stopper 40. To remove the stopper 40, the latter is provided with a tearable tongue 41. A frangible zone, present between said tearable tongue 41 and the body of the stopper 40, facilitates the removal of the tearable tongue
41 . Lorsque la languette déchirable 41 est retirée, le retrait du bouchon 40 du manchon de fermeture 30 est facilité. 41. When the tear-off tab 41 is removed, removal of the plug 40 from the closure sleeve 30 is facilitated.
La figure 5 montre l’ensemble du flacon 10 et du manchon de fermeture 30 après le retrait du bouchon 40. Selon la position telle que montrée sur la figure 5, l’ensemble du flacon 10 et dudit manchon de fermeture 30 est prêt à recevoir la bouteille 20, tel que montrée sur la figure 3, à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30. FIG. 5 shows the assembly of the bottle 10 and the closure sleeve 30 after the cap 40 has been removed. According to the position as shown in FIG. 5, the assembly of the bottle 10 and said closure sleeve 30 is ready to receive the bottle 20, as shown in FIG. 3, inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30.
La figure 6 représente une vue partielle en coupe de l’ensemble du manchon de fermeture 30 et du bouchon 40 après leur assemblage. Sur la figure 6, l’on peut voir la présence de la membrane 35, ladite membrane 35 étant adaptée pour obturer l’intérieur de la première partie 31 par rapport à l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30. Le bouchon 40 est présent pour protéger la paroi intérieure 33 de toute forme de contamination potentielle avant l’utilisation du manchon de fermeture 30. Afin de garantir un intérieur stérile à la première partie 31 dudit manchon de fermeture 30, avant son utilisation, l’intérieur de ladite première partie 31 est stérilisé avant et/ou pendant la fixation du manchon de fermeture 30 sur le flacon 10. La fixation permanente de la première partie 31 sur le flacon 10 (comme montré sur les figures 3 à 5) garantit la non contamination de l’intérieur de la première partie 31 du manchon de fermeture 30 avant son utilisation. 6 shows a partial sectional view of the assembly of the closure sleeve 30 and the plug 40 after their assembly. In Figure 6, we can see the presence of the membrane 35, said membrane 35 being adapted to close the interior of the first part 31 relative to the interior of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30. The cap 40 is present to protect the interior wall 33 from any form of potential contamination before the use of the closure sleeve 30. In order to guarantee a sterile interior to the first part 31 of said closure sleeve 30, before use, the interior of said first part 31 is sterilized before and / or during the fixing of the closure sleeve 30 on the bottle 10. The permanent fixing of the first part 31 on the bottle 10 ( as shown in Figures 3 to 5) guarantees non-contamination of the interior of the first part 31 of the closure sleeve 30 before use.
Selon l’invention, l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30 (comme montré sur la figure 6) est maintenu stérile d’une façon particulière. According to the invention, the interior of the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30 (as shown in FIG. 6) is kept sterile in a particular way.
La figure 7 montre, de façon schématique, une pluralité de manchons de fermeture 30 et une pluralité de bouchons 40. Selon la présente invention, lesdits manchons de fermeture 30 et lesdits bouchons 40 sont obtenus grâce à un procédé simultané de moulage par injection. En d’autres termes, lesdits manchons de fermeture 30 et lesdits bouchons 40 sont directement assemblés dès lors qu’ils sont extraits de leurs moules respectifs, garantissant une parfaite stérilité de l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 32 des manchons de fermeture 30 ainsi que de l’intérieur des bouchons 40. Figure 7 schematically shows a plurality of closure sleeves 30 and a plurality of plugs 40. According to the present invention, said closure sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are obtained by a simultaneous injection molding process. In other words, said closure sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are directly assembled as soon as they are extracted from their respective molds, guaranteeing perfect sterility inside the second part 32 of the closure sleeves 30 as well as from inside the caps 40.
La figure 8 représente une vue schématique d’un assemblage tel que décrit dans le paragraphe ci-dessus. Un premier moule, adapté pour la production d’une pluralité de manchons de fermeture 30, est positionné à proximité d’un deuxième moule, adapté pour la production d’une pluralité de bouchons 40. Selon l’exemple représenté sur la figure 8, les bouchons 40 sont extraits de leurs moules respectifs et chacun d’eux est positionné à l’endroit d’où les manchons de fermeture 30 sont chacun extraits de leurs moules respectifs. Lorsque les bouchons 40 sont positionnés aux extrémités des manchons de fermeture 30, tel que montré sur la figure 8, lesdits manchons de fermeture 30 sont avancés, et extraits de leurs moules respectifs, afin d’être automatiquement introduits, avec leur deuxième partie 32 respective, à l’intérieur de chacun des bouchons 40. Lorsque l’assemblage des manchons de fermeture 30 et des bouchons 40 respectifs est réalisé, l’ensemble desdits manchons de fermeture 30 et desdits bouchons 40 est retiré de la sortie de la zone prévue pour la production des manchons de fermeture 30, permettant ainsi la sortie des produits suivants. FIG. 8 represents a schematic view of an assembly as described in the paragraph above. A first mold, suitable for the production of a plurality of closure sleeves 30, is positioned near a second mold, suitable for the production of a plurality of plugs 40. According to the example shown in FIG. 8, the plugs 40 are extracted from their respective molds and each of them is positioned at the location from which the closure sleeves 30 are each extracted from their respective molds. When the plugs 40 are positioned at the ends of the closing sleeves 30, as shown in FIG. 8, said closing sleeves 30 are advanced, and extracted from their respective molds, so as to be automatically introduced, with their respective second part 32 , inside each of the plugs 40. When the assembly of the closing sleeves 30 and the respective plugs 40 is carried out, all of said closing sleeves 30 and said plugs 40 are removed from the outlet of the zone provided for the production of the closing sleeves 30, thus allowing the exit of the following products.
Les manchons de fermeture 30 et les bouchons 40 sont typiquement réalisés à l’aide d’une matière plastique telle que PEHD ou PP. Un produit obtenu à l’aide des matières précitées présente, au sortir du moule, une température d’environ 50 °C à 70 qC. Au regard de la température de transformation des matériaux supérieure à 200 °C et de la température élevée au sortir du moule, il est avéré que la paroi 33 de chacune des deuxièmes parties 32 de chacun des manchons de fermeture 30 demeure stérile. Cela signifie que le positionnement du bouchon 40, sur la deuxième partie 32 du manchon de fermeture 30, garantit l’étanchéité de la paroi intérieure 33 de chacune desdites deuxièmes parties 32 de chacun des manchons de fermeture 30. The closure sleeves 30 and the plugs 40 are typically produced using a plastic material such as HDPE or PP. A product obtained using above-mentioned materials present, on leaving the mold, a temperature of approximately 50 ° C. to 70 q C. With regard to the temperature of transformation of the materials greater than 200 ° C. and the high temperature on leaving the mold, it has been found that the wall 33 of each of the second parts 32 of each of the closure sleeves 30 remains sterile. This means that the positioning of the plug 40, on the second part 32 of the closure sleeve 30, guarantees the sealing of the interior wall 33 of each of said second portions 32 of each of the closure sleeves 30.
La figure 9 montre un deuxième mode de réalisation d’un flacon 1 10 selon l’invention, ledit flacon 1 10 étant pourvu d’un fond 1 1 1 et d’une extrémité supérieure 1 12. Ledit flacon 1 10, ouvert en son extrémité supérieure 1 12, est pourvu d’une ouverture 1 14 adaptée pour permettre l’écoulement du contenu dudit flacon 1 10. Des moyens de fixation 1 13 sont présents à l’extérieur du flacon 1 10, à proximité de l’extrémité supérieure 1 12. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur la figure 9, lesdits moyens de fixation 1 13 se présentent sous la forme d’un filetage, ledit filetage servant à fixer le manchon de fermeture 130 sur le flacon 1 10. Le manchon de fermeture 130 est donc vissé sur le filetage 1 13 à l’aide de sa première partie 131. Figure 9 shows a second embodiment of a bottle 1 10 according to the invention, said bottle 1 10 being provided with a bottom 1 1 1 and an upper end 1 12. Said bottle 1 10, open in sound upper end 1 12, is provided with an opening 1 14 adapted to allow the flow of the contents of said bottle 1 10. Fixing means 1 13 are present outside the bottle 1 10, near the upper end 1 12. According to the embodiment shown in Figure 9, said fixing means 1 13 are in the form of a thread, said thread serving to fix the closure sleeve 130 on the bottle 1 10. The closure sleeve 130 is therefore screwed onto the thread 1 13 using its first part 131.
Un élément de jointement 1 15 est également montré sur la figure 9, ledit élément de jointement 1 15 étant adapté pour être inséré entre le flacon 1 10 et la première partie 131 du manchon de fermeture 130. L’élément de jointement 1 15 est réalisé dans un matériau relativement souple en comparaison du matériau servant à la réalisation du flacon 1 10 et du manchon de fermeture 130. De ce fait, dès son assemblage, l’élément de jointement 1 15 assure l’étanchéité entre le flacon 1 10 et le manchon de fermeture 130. A joint element 1 15 is also shown in FIG. 9, said joint element 1 15 being adapted to be inserted between the bottle 1 10 and the first part 131 of the closure sleeve 130. The joint element 1 15 is produced in a relatively flexible material compared to the material used to make the bottle 1 10 and the closure sleeve 130. Therefore, as soon as it is assembled, the joining element 1 15 seals between the bottle 1 10 and the closure sleeve 130.
Le flacon 1 10 est réalisé dans un matériau adapté permettant de protéger une substance contenue en son intérieur avant son utilisation. Ledit flacon 1 10 peut, par exemple, être réalisé dans un matériau tel que le verre. Le manchon de fermeture 130 est, quant à lui, réalisé dans une matière plastique telle que PEHD ou PP. Le manchon de fermeture 130 est pourvu, en son intérieur, d’une membrane permettant de séparer sa première partie 131 de sa deuxième partie 132. Ladite membrane n’est pas montrée sur la figure 9. Cependant, sa forme et sa fonctionnalité sont similaires à celles de la membrane 35 telle que représentée sur la figure 3. Par ailleurs, en complément de la membrane intégrée au sein du manchon de fermeture 130, il est possible d’intégrer une deuxième membrane 136 entre ledit manchon de fermeture 130 et l’élément de jointement 1 15. Ladite membrane 136 peut être réalisée dans un matériau tel que l’aluminium et peut être pré fixée sur la face supérieure (selon l’orientation telle que montrée sur la figure 9) de l’élément de jointement 1 15. Une telle membrane 136 n’a pas été montrée en combinaison avec le premier mode de réalisation tel que montré sur les figures 1 à 6. Il convient de noter qu’une telle membrane peut être positionnée sur l’élément de jointement 15 tel que montré sur les figures 1 et 3. L’extérieur de la deuxième partie 132 du manchon de fermeture 130 est pourvu d’un filetage 138. Ledit filetage 138 est utilisé pour fixer un bouchon 140 à l’extérieur. Dès lors que le bouchon 140 est fixé sur le filetage 138, à l’extérieur de la deuxième partie 132 du manchon de fermeture 130, une bague d’inviolabilité 141 est automatiquement fixée, sous l’effet de sa déformation plastique, derrière le bord 139 à l’extrémité dudit manchon de fermeture 130. Une zone frangible 142 est présente entre le bouchon 140 et la bague d’inviolabilité 141 , ladite zone frangible 142 étant adaptée pour être sécable lors de la première ouverture du bouchon 140 à l’aide du filetage 138. The bottle 1 10 is made of a suitable material for protecting a substance contained therein before its use. Said bottle 1 10 can, for example, be made of a material such as glass. The closure sleeve 130 is, in turn, made of a plastic material such as HDPE or PP. The closure sleeve 130 is provided, inside, with a membrane making it possible to separate its first part 131 from its second part 132. Said membrane is not shown in FIG. 9. However, its shape and its functionality are similar to those of the membrane 35 as shown in FIG. 3. Furthermore, in addition to the membrane integrated within the closure sleeve 130, it is possible to integrate a second membrane 136 between said closure sleeve 130 and the joining element 1 15. Said membrane 136 can be produced in a material such as aluminum and can be pre-fixed on the upper face (according to the orientation as shown in FIG. 9) of the joining element 1 15. Such a membrane 136 has not been shown in combination with the first embodiment as shown in Figures 1 to 6. It should be noted that such a membrane can be positioned on the joining element 15 as shown in Figures 1 and 3. The exterior of the second part 132 of the closure sleeve 130 is provided with a thread 138. Said thread 138 is used to fix a plug 140 to the outside. As soon as the plug 140 is fixed on the thread 138, outside the second part 132 of the closure sleeve 130, a tamper-evident ring 141 is automatically fixed, under the effect of its plastic deformation, behind the edge 139 at the end of said closure sleeve 130. A frangible zone 142 is present between the cap 140 and the tamper-evident ring 141, said frangible zone 142 being adapted to be breakable when the cap 140 is first opened using of thread 138.
Selon la présente invention, le manchon de fermeture 130 et le bouchon 140 sont obtenus grâce à un procédé simultané de moulage par injection. Cela signifie que ledit manchon de fermeture 130 et ledit bouchon 140 sont directement assemblés dès lors qu’ils sont extraits de leur moule respectif, ce qui garantit une parfaite stérilité de l’intérieur de la deuxième partie 132 dudit manchon de fermeture 130 et de l’intérieur du bouchon 140. La production et l’assemblage du manchon de fermeture 130 et du bouchon 140 sont similaires à ceux du manchon de fermeture 30 et du bouchon 40, tels que décrits en faisant référence aux paragraphes ci- dessus concernant les figures 7 et 8. According to the present invention, the closure sleeve 130 and the plug 140 are obtained by a simultaneous injection molding process. This means that said closure sleeve 130 and said plug 140 are directly assembled as soon as they are extracted from their respective mold, which guarantees perfect sterility from the inside of the second part 132 of said closure sleeve 130 and the inside the plug 140. The production and assembly of the closing sleeve 130 and the plug 140 are similar to those of the closing sleeve 30 and the plug 40, as described with reference to the above paragraphs concerning FIGS. 7 and 8.
La figure 9 montre l’élément de jointement 1 15 pourvu d’une ouverture 1 17, ladite ouverture 1 17 étant utilisée dans un procédé de lyophilisation. Figure 9 shows the joining element 1 15 provided with an opening 1 17, said opening 1 17 being used in a lyophilization process.
Le procédé de remplissage du flacon 1 10 selon la présente invention se décompose comme suit. Le flacon 1 10 est pré stérilisé au cours d’un procédé adapté, par exemple, l’utilisation de rayons gamma ou à l’oxyde d’éthylène. Après ladite pré stérilisation, ledit flacon 1 10 circule sur une ligne de production aseptisée et est rempli à l’aide d’une solution stérile comprenant au moins un actif et de l’eau soumis ensuite à des conditions de cryodessiccation. A l’issue de cette étape, l’élément de jointement 1 15 pourvu, en sa surface supérieure, d’une membrane 136, pénètre à l’intérieur de l’ouverture 1 14 du flacon 1 10. Tout d’abord, l’élément de jointement 1 15 est introduit dans le but de conserver au moins une partie de l’ouverture 1 17 en dehors du flacon 1 10. Après cette étape, l’ensemble composé du flacon 1 10 et de l’élément de jointement 1 15 est introduit dans une chambre prévue pour l’étape de lyophilisation. A l’issue dudit procédé de lyophilisation, l’élément de jointement 1 15 est enfoncé complètement à l’intérieur de l’ouverture 1 14 du flacon 1 10. Ensuite, l’ensemble composé du manchon de fermeture 130 et du bouchon 140 est fixé sur le flacon 1 10 à l’aide, d’une part, du filetage 1 13 et, d’autre part, d’un filetage complémentaire situé à l’intérieur de la première partie 131 du manchon de fermeture 130. The method of filling the bottle 1 10 according to the present invention breaks down as follows. The bottle 1 10 is pre-sterilized during a suitable process, for example, the use of gamma rays or ethylene oxide. After said pre sterilization, said bottle 1 10 circulates on a sanitized production line and is filled with a sterile solution comprising at least one active ingredient and water then subjected to cryodessiccation conditions. At the end of this step, the joining element 1 15 provided, on its upper surface, with a membrane 136, penetrates inside the opening 1 14 of the bottle 1 10. First of all, the joining element 1 15 is introduced in order to keep at least part of the opening 1 17 outside of the bottle 1 10. After this step, the assembly consisting of the bottle 1 10 and the joining element 1 15 is introduced into a chamber provided for the lyophilization step. At the end of said lyophilization process, the joining element 1 15 is pushed completely inside the opening 1 14 of the bottle 1 10. Next, the assembly consisting of the closing sleeve 130 and the stopper 140 is fixed to the bottle 1 10 using, on the one hand, the thread 1 13 and, on the other hand, an additional thread located inside the first part 131 of the closure sleeve 130.
Grâce à la co-fabrication du manchon de fermeture 30, en combinaison avec le bouchon 40, ou encore le manchon de fermeture 130 et le bouchon 140, la stérilité de la paroi intérieure respective 33, 133, du manchon de fermeture respectif 30, 130 et l’intérieur du bouchon respectif 40, 140 est garantie. Thanks to the co-production of the closing sleeve 30, in combination with the plug 40, or even the closing sleeve 130 and the plug 140, the sterility of the respective inner wall 33, 133, of the respective closing sleeve 30, 130 and the interior of the respective cap 40, 140 is guaranteed.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire d’un premier et d’un deuxième récipient (10, 1 10), ledit système de connexion comprenant un manchon de fermeture (30, 130), pourvu d’une première partie (31 , 131 ) adaptée pour être fixée sur le premier récipient (10, 1 10), et ledit manchon de fermeture (30, 130) étant également pourvu d’une deuxième partie (32, 132), adaptée pour permettre la fixation temporaire de l’ouverture du deuxième récipient (20) et une membrane (35) séparant ladite première (31 , 131 ) et ladite deuxième (32, 132) partie dudit manchon de fermeture (30, 130), ladite membrane (35) étant adaptée pour être perforée par le deuxième récipient (20) lors de la fixation de celui-ci sur la deuxième partie (32, 132) du manchon de fermeture (30, 130), caractérisé en ce que ledit système de connexion comprend un bouchon (40, 140) destiné à obturer la deuxième partie (32, 132) du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) avant l’utilisation du système de connexion, ledit bouchon (40, 140) et ledit manchon de fermeture (30, 130) étant obtenus au moyen d’un procédé simultané de moulage par injection d’au moins une matière plastique, le bouchon (40, 140) étant fixé sur la deuxième partie (32, 132) du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) dès la sortie du bouchon (40, 140) et du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) de leurs moules respectifs. 1. container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container (10, 1 10), said connection system comprising a closure sleeve (30, 130), provided with a first part (31, 131) adapted to be fixed on the first container (10, 1 10), and said closure sleeve (30, 130) also being provided with a second part (32, 132), adapted to allow fixing temporary opening of the second container (20) and a membrane (35) separating said first (31, 131) and said second (32, 132) part of said closure sleeve (30, 130), said membrane (35) being adapted to be perforated by the second container (20) when it is fixed on the second part (32, 132) of the closure sleeve (30, 130), characterized in that said connection system comprises a plug ( 40, 140) intended to close off the second part (32, 132) of the closure sleeve (30, 130) before the use of the connection system, said plug (40, 140) and said closure sleeve (30, 130) being obtained by means of a simultaneous injection molding process of at least one plastic, the plug (40, 140) being fixed on the second part (32, 132) of the closure sleeve (30, 130) as soon as it leaves the plug (40, 140) and the closure sleeve (30, 130) from their respective molds .
2. Système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire desdits récipients selon la revendication 1 , le bouchon (40, 140) étant fixé sur la deuxième partie (32, 132) du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) avant le refroidissement du bouchon (40, 140) et du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) jusqu’à température ambiante. 2. container connection system for the temporary assembly of said containers according to claim 1, the plug (40, 140) being fixed on the second part (32, 132) of the closure sleeve (30, 130) before cooling. plug (40, 140) and closure sleeve (30, 130) to room temperature.
3. Système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire desdits récipients selon l‘une des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel la membrane (35) est un élément intégral du manchon de fermeture (30, 130) et comprend un matériau plastique essentiellement similaire, de préférence similaire, au matériau utilisé pour la première partie (31 , 131 ) et la deuxième partie (32, 132) du manchon de fermeture (30, 130). 3. container connection system for the temporary assembly of said containers according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the membrane (35) is an integral element of the closure sleeve (30, 130) and comprises a plastic material essentially similar, preferably similar, to the material used for the first part (31, 131) and the second part (32, 132) of the closure sleeve (30, 130).
4.Système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire desdits récipients selon l’une des revendications 1 , 2 ou 3, dans lequel le bouchon (40) est pourvu d’une zone frangible en forme de languette déchirable (41 ), adaptée pour être ôtée et facilitant ainsi le retrait dudit bouchon (40) de la deuxième partie (32) de la manche de fermeture (30). 4. Container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of said containers according to one of claims 1, 2 or 3, in which the stopper (40) is provided with a frangible zone in the form of a tearable tongue (41), adapted to be removed and thus facilitating the removal of said plug (40) from the second part (32) of the closure sleeve (30).
5. Système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire desdits récipients selon l’une des revendications 1 , 2 ou 3, dans lequel le bouchon (140) est pourvu d’une bague d’inviolabilité (141 ), adaptée pour être séparée du corps dudit bouchon (140) pendant l’ouverture initiale dudit bouchon (140). 5. container connection system for the temporary assembly of said containers according to one of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cap (140) is provided with a tamper-evident ring (141), adapted to be separated from the body of said plug (140) during the initial opening of said plug (140).
6. Procédé permettant d’obtenir un système de connexion de récipients destiné à l’assemblage temporaire d’un premier et d’un deuxième récipient, ledit système de connexion comprenant un manchon de fermeture pourvu d’une partie inférieure adaptée pour être fixée sur le premier récipient, pourvu d’une partie supérieure adaptée pour permettre la fixation de l’ouverture du deuxième récipient et pourvu d’une membrane intégrée, ladite membrane séparant la partie supérieure de la partie inférieure du manchon de fermeture, ladite membrane étant adaptée pour être perforée par le deuxième récipient lorsque celui-ci est fixé sur la partie supérieure du manchon de fermeture, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : former le manchon de fermeture et le bouchon en utilisant un procédé simultané de moulage par injection d’au moins une matière plastique, fixer le bouchon sur la deuxième partie du dispositif de connexion pour ainsi obturer ladite deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture, dès la sortie du bouchon et du manchon de fermeture de leurs moules respectifs. 6. Method for obtaining a container connection system intended for the temporary assembly of a first and a second container, said connection system comprising a closure sleeve provided with a lower part adapted to be fixed to the first container, provided with an upper part adapted to allow the fixing of the opening of the second container and provided with an integrated membrane, said membrane separating the upper part from the lower part of the closure sleeve, said membrane being adapted for be perforated by the second container when it is fixed on the upper part of the closure sleeve, characterized in that said method comprises the following stages: forming the closure sleeve and the stopper using a simultaneous injection molding process '' at least one plastic, fix the plug on the second part of the connection device ion thus closing said second part of the closure sleeve, as soon as it leaves the stopper and the closure sleeve of their respective molds.
7.Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le bouchon est fixé sur la deuxième partie du manchon de fermeture avant le refroidissement dudit bouchon et du manchon de fermeture jusqu’à température ambiante. 7. Method according to claim 6, in which the plug is fixed to the second part of the closure sleeve before said plug and the closure sleeve cool down to room temperature.
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