Sealed and reversible overcap

Abstract

A Sealed and Reversible Overcap to be used for the protection against the external contamination or tampering of any kind of pasty, gaseous and liquid products loaded into dispensing containers, firstly comprising a hermetically sealed overcap aimed to be affixed over the container's end through which its content will be discharged, usually the top end, and secondly, adhesive strips having, for example, longitudinally distributed in its inner surface, two lateral lanes fully covered by glue, while portions of the central lane located between them are periodically exempted of glue, being the two, the sealed overcap and adhesive strips to be jointly applied over those dispensing containers such as plastic bottles and beverage cans, aiming to keep the sensitive areas of these containers, and mainly those that might eventually be in direct human contact during consumption, always clean and sanitized, as from the production stage up to the consumption moment, avoiding at the same time any attempt to get access to the container's content before it has been acquired.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap used for the protection against the external contamination or tampering of many kind of products loaded into dispensing containers comprising firstly a hermetically sealed overcap wherein the Sealed and Reversible Overcap is tightly and hermetically affixed over the discharging end of dispenser containers and secondly by adhesive strips aimed to be jointly applied with the Sealed and Reversible Overcap over the dispensing end of those containers wherein the adhesive strips help to fix the Sealed and Reversible Overcap to the dispensing containers to enhance the airtightness and inviolability of the set so formed. 
     
     
         2 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation of the upper portion of the dispensing container by a Sealed and Reversible Overcap will prevent access to the outlet valve to avoid tampering attempts and contamination risks. 
     
     
         3 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claim 1 , wherein the hermetic insertion of the dispensing container inside the Sealed and Reversible Overcaps is complemented by the application of airtight seals over the set so formed to guarantee the required sanitary conditions. 
     
     
         4 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1  and  3 , wherein the seals are made up from adhesive strips coated with adhesive material in one or in both of its sides, or in only in some selected parts of its extension. 
     
     
         5 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3  and  4 , wherein the adhesive strips are produced and delivered to the industry in coiled format and made up of any suitable material such as plastic, paper, fabrics or any other adequate for the desired purposes of hermetically fixing the Sealed and Reversible Overcap on the dispensing containers. 
     
     
         6 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4  and  5  wherein the adhesive strips are coated by adhesive material comprising, in its longitudinal orientation, the adequate configuration in terms of number and dimension of adhesive lanes, as well as in the spatial distribution of adhesive material across the lanes being fully compatible with the requirements of each application. 
     
     
         7 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  6 , wherein the seals have longitudinal periodic blank spaces in the center of the strip that are separated also by periodic portions of adhesive material both longitudinally and horizontally destined to keep the inner blank space of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap isolated from the external environment and therefore protected from external contamination after it has been affixed to the set formed by the Sealed and Reversible Overcap and the dispensing container, wherein the blank spaces may be obtained just by not coating with glue the desired blank region or else by applying over it a piece of isolation material with the same dimension of the blank region desired. 
     
     
         8 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6  and  7 , wherein only the outer, lateral portions of the tape have adhesive material. 
     
     
         9 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7  and  8 , wherein the seals have two perforated cut lines located alongside its longitudinal extension and close to the edge of the blank space to allow the easy removal of the longitudinal blank space. 
     
     
         10 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8  and  9 , wherein the blank spaces of the seals which are exempted of adhesive material is destined to stay exactly over, and in contact with the area where the edge of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap will get in touch with the structural walls of the dispensing container, in order to allow the easy separation of the two pieces after the detachment of the central lane of the adhesive strip. 
     
     
         11 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9  and  10 , wherein the seals have central portions of adhesive material periodically coated with glue that will impede any spill and hazardous leakage through this point into the protected area in order to avoid the eventual contamination of the area aimed to be protected by the adhesive strip. 
     
     
         12 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10  and  11 , wherein the coils supplied to manufacturers of dispensing containers will be submitted during the assembling process to appropriated cuts to separate from the coil the desired seal suitable to enfold the entire periphery of the dispensing container where the Sealed and Reversible Overcap will be fixed. 
     
     
         13 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10   11 , and  12 , wherein the applied cut will produce a small portion of material exempted of glue at the end of the seal that will serve customers as the pull tab to strip out the central lane of the adhesive strip. 
     
     
         14 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4  and  5 , wherein a workable model of seal was coated with adhesive material in its whole longitudinal available space excepted by a periodic blank space not coated by glue that is intended to serve as the limit for cutting point of each individual seal capable to cover the whole periphery of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap to fasten it to the dispensing container. 
     
     
         15 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  14 , wherein the blank portion not covered by glue will serve as the pull tab through which users will remove the entire seal, allowing so the easy separation of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap from the dispensing container. 
     
     
         16 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4  and  5 , wherein an alternative model of seal has an auxiliary adhesive tear tape fixed over the central regions of the strip, opposite to the coated side which, when pulled up by the user will tear off the adhesive strip and consequently will cause the seal be divided in two halves allowing so the easy separation of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap from the dispensing container. 
     
     
         17 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4  and  5 , wherein the seal comprises a double coated adhesive strip that is firstly affixed around the periphery of the lower end of a regular beverage can that is then inserted in a Sealed and Reversible Overcap to which it will be attached. 
     
     
         18 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  17 , wherein the Sealed and Reversible Overcap has an elongated height and a portion located close to its open end that is delimited by a perforated cut line ending in a pull tab that will permit users to entirely detach it from Sealed and Reversible Overcap. 
     
     
         19 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  17  and  18 , wherein the area existing between the portion located close to the open end of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap and the edge of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap will be preserved free and used to be in contact with the double coated tape previously affixed to the dispensing container and firmly pressed against it in order to get an airtight attachment between the two pieces wherein the area existing between the edge of the Sealed and Reversible Overcap and the closest perforated cut line will be left attached to the double coated strip existing in the beverage can  2   a  after the separation of the two pieces transforming the Sealed and Reversible Overcap in a regular drinking cup. 
     
     
         20 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4  and  5 , wherein an elongated Sealed and Reversible Overcap is affixed in a dispensing container by means of a larger seal comprising two longitudinal perforated eccentric cut lines in order to create a larger protected, clean and contamination free region in the detachable drinking cup created after the separation of the set so formed. 
     
     
         21 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  20 , wherein the separation of the Reversible Overcap from the dispensing container is obtained by pulling out a tab that will strip out the whole peripheral segment of the detachable portion delimited by eccentric perforated cutting lines dividing so the set in two halves wherein the larger half will be kept attached to the Sealed and Reversible Overcap and the thinner half will be kept attached to the dispensing container, after the detachment of the portion delimited by the eccentric perforated cut lines. 
     
     
         22 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  20  and  21  wherein the attachment of the Reversible Overcap  1  from the dispensing container  2   a  is made through the utilization of a larger seal  10   d  fitted with just a single perforate eccentric cut line  15   b  wherein the pull tab exempted of adhesive material is contiguous to the larger half  15   b  which after has been entirely removed to give free access to the dispensing container  2   a  will create a large protected region that can be securely touched by the user's lips. 
     
     
         23 . A Sealed and Reversible Overcap, according to  claims 1 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  20  and  21 , wherein the removal of the larger half that remained attached to the dispensing container will unveil a larger protected region that can be securely touched by the user's lips.