Packaging system for a beverage bottle, in particular a bottle of sparkling wine or wine and method for packaging a beverage bottle

Abstract

A packing system ( 8 ) based on a crown cap shall be modified in such a manner that the consumer maintains in all steps of opening a beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling-wine bottle ( 1 ), a high-quality impression of the bottle and its contents. For this purpose, a covering cap ( 22 ) provided with a cylindrical casing ( 23 ) encircling the crown cap ( 10 ) is associated with the crown cap ( 10 ). The covering cap ( 22 ) is dimensioned in such a manner that its circumferential edge ( 24 ) ends flush with the teeth ( 13 ) of the crown cap ( 10 ). In a method particularly well suited for applying such a packing system ( 8 ) for packing the wine bottle ( 1 ), the covering cap ( 22 ) is slipped over a pouring opening ( 6 ) provided with the crown cap ( 10 ), the molded cap ( 34 ) is pre-assembled with a starting body ( 40 ) provided for forming the capsule ( 36 ) and then put over the pouring opening ( 6 ) provided with the covering cap ( 22 ) and the crown cap ( 10 ), the starting body ( 40 ) for forming the capsule ( 36 ) being subsequently rolled or shrunk onto the molded cap ( 34 ) as well as the respective part of the bottle neck ( 4 ).

1 . Packing system ( 8 ) for a beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling-wine bottle ( 1 ), with a crown cap ( 10 ) with which a covering cap ( 22 ) is associated, which is provided with a cylindrical casing ( 23 ) encircling the crown cap ( 10 ).  
   
   
       2 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) is dimensioned in such a manner that its circumferential edge ( 24 ) ends flush with the teeth ( 13 ) of the crown cap ( 10 ).  
   
   
       3 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a snap-in locking edge ( 32 ) is integrally molded onto the circumferential edge ( 24 ) of the covering cap ( 22 ).  
   
   
       4 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) and the crown cap ( 10 ) are glued together.  
   
   
       5 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) is made of aluminium, tinplate or plastic.  
   
   
       6 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) is provided with an information carrier element ( 30 ).  
   
   
       7 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 , wherein for external packing of the crown cap ( 10 ) provided with the covering cap ( 22 ), a molded cap ( 34 ) and a capsule ( 36 ) encircling the molded cap jointly with a part of the bottle neck ( 4 ) are provided.  
   
   
       8 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the inner diameter (d) of the molded cap ( 34 ) is adapted to the cylindrical casing ( 23 ) of the covering cap ( 22 ).  
   
   
       9 . Packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the molded cap ( 34 ) is dimensioned in such a manner that, in view of the dimensioning of the bottle neck ( 4 ), with a first circumferential lip bead ( 14 ) in the immediate vicinity of the pouring opening ( 6 ) and a second circumferential lip bead ( 20 ) arranged, as compared with the first one, at a slightly larger distance from the pouring opening, the impression of an upper-band mouth arises.  
   
   
       10 . Beverage bottle, in particular wine or sparkling-wine bottle ( 1 ), closed with a packing system ( 8 ) as recited in  claim 1 .  
   
   
       11 . Method for packing a beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling-wine bottle ( 1 ), as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) is slipped over a pouring opening ( 6 ) provided with the crown cap ( 10 ), the molded cap ( 34 ) is preassembled with a starting body ( 40 ) provided for forming the capsule ( 36 ) and then put over the pouring opening ( 6 ) provided with the covering cap ( 22 ) and the crown cap ( 10 ), the starting body ( 40 ) for forming the capsule ( 36 ) being subsequently rolled or shrunk onto the molded cap ( 34 ) as well as the respective part of the bottle neck ( 4 ).  
   
   
       12 . Method for packing a beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling-wine bottle ( 1 ), as recited in  claim 10 , wherein first of all the covering cap ( 22 ) and the molded cap ( 34 ) are preassembled into a starting body ( 40 ) provided for forming the capsule ( 36 ) and are subsequently put over a pouring opening ( 6 ) provided with the crown cap ( 10 ), the starting body ( 40 ) for forming the capsule ( 36 ) being afterwards rolled or shrunk onto the molded cap ( 34 ) as well as on a respective part of the bottleneck ( 4 ).  
   
   
       13 . Method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the covering cap ( 22 ) and the crown cap ( 10 ) are connected with each other through a glue, in particular silicone.  
   
   
       14 . Use of a covering cap ( 22 ) of a packing system ( 8 ) as recited in any of claims  1  as an information carrier surface ( 28 ) for approval numbers, information of origin, such as coats of arms, bottler's name, place of bottling, or advertising, and others.