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HINGED CLOSURE [11 records]

Record 1 2006-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A hinged board or closure at the rear of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck, that can be lowered during loading and unloading.

Key term(s)
  • tail gate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Panneau articulé, situé à l'arrière d'une camionnette, qui se rabat pour permettre le chargement du véhicule.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Tailgate Liners. Precision molded polyethylene provides rugged protection against heavy loads placed on the tailgate [of a pick-up truck].

OBS

tailgate : A hinged board or closure at the rear of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck, that can be lowered during loading and unloading.

Key term(s)
  • tail gate liner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

hayon: Partie mobile et articulée située à l'arrière d'un véhicule, tenant lieu de porte pour une automobile, d'accès pour le chargement pour un camion ou une camionnette.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
OBS

See the other Termium record "hinged plug-orifice closure".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Type de capsule plastique que l'on retrouve dans le bouchage des flacons, constituée d'un couvercle à charnière se soulevant sous la pression du pouce, qui permet de découvrir une base surmontée d'un orifice distributeur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
OBS

Plug-Orifice Closures. These closures first aided in the dispensing of personal-care and cosmetic products, and are now used in conjunction with multilayer high-barrier plastic bottles for convenient dispensing of food products.... [The] hinged-top... closure consists of a dispensing orifice incorporated into a screw-on base closure, and a plug, or "spud" hinged within the top of the closure or molded into a flip-up hinged cap....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Capsule plastique faite en deux pièces dont l'une consiste en une base dotée d'un orifice distributeur et l'autre d'un couvercle à charnière dans lequel se trouve un picot qui pénètre dans l'orifice lorsqu'on le rabat.

OBS

L'industrie des produits alimentaires et des cosmétiques représente la première utilisatrice de ce système.

OBS

L'équivalent "capsule autopénétrante à charnière" a été proposé d'après le modèle "distributeur à charnière" que l'on retrouve au numéro 443 de "Emballages Magazine".

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

... movable-spout closure that features a hinged spout which can be flipped into operating position and reclosed with the thumb alone to provide one-handed access and reseal.

OBS

Although the terms "closure" and "cap" may be seen as different when standing alone, we think they should be recognized as synonyms when properly qualified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Type de capsule plastique que l'on retrouve dans le bouchage des flacons, constituée d'un bec à levier articulé soulevable permettant de distribuer par un orifice le contenu du flacon et que l'on peut refermer à l'aide d'une seule main.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Paperboard
CONT

Folding Carton.... Tube Styles-Tube constructions are made by folding the boxboard into a square or rectangular tube and gluing the overlapping flap. The end panels are hinged to the tube and are fastened in a variety of different ways including tuck end, sealed end and lock end closing devices. There are numerous versions of the tuck end style. Tooth paste cartons provide a good example of this type of closure. Sealed ends are also a very popular method of closing the tube-style carton.

OBS

Although the term "tube-style carton" corresponds precisely to the French terms "étui" and "étui pliant", it is far less used than the generics "carton" and "folding carton" to express this concept.

OBS

The context on the English side of this record was taken from "The Folding Carton" published in 1975 by the Paperboard Packaging Council from Washington, D.C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en carton
CONT

L'étui pliant classique est un manchon livré à plat. (...) Le modèle type, de loin le plus répandu, est un parallélépipède de section carrée ou rectangulaire dont les rabats ou pattes de fermeture connaissent des variantes. Elles se divisent en deux grandes catégories, les pattes collées et les pattes rentrantes. (...) Les pattes rentrantes comportent de plus en plus des encoches de verrouillage (...)

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A dispensing closure whose top has a hinged lid that anchors vertically with fingertip pressure. When the lid is opened, five orifices are exposed. When closed, the orifices are sealed by plugs in the lid to help keep the powder dry and fresh.

OBS

Pop-Lok is a trademark of Magenta Corp., in the USA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Fermeture pour épices, condiments et produits poudreux composée d'un disque circulaire dont une section en demi-lune est percée d'orifices multiples. Un couvercle qui surmonte ce disque est à son tour muni d'une section demi-circulaire rabattable dotée d'obturateurs pénétrant dans les orifices de la base.

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A cap which is attached to its container by means of a hinge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Bouchage composé d'une capsule dont la particularité est d'être reliée au contenant à l'aide d'une charnière.

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
CONT

The "disk closure" is another plug-orifice type, a two-piece design consisting of an orifice closure base and a plug fitment hinged to a round disk which is set into the closure top. By pressing upon the access point, the disk fitment swings up upon its hinges, deactivating the plug seal from the orifice for one-handed dispension. Some of these designs also produce audible "snap" upon engagement and disengagement.

OBS

The one-hand, one-finger action closure has gained high consumer preference particularly on personal-care and sun-care products.

OBS

Disc Top is a trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Capsule plastique composée de deux pièces dont l'une consiste en une base dotée d'un orifice distributeur et l'autre d'un couvercle à charnière muni d'un disque à pivot se soulevant sous la simple pression du doigt.

OBS

L'industrie des produits alimentaires et des cosmétiques représente la première utilisatrice de ce système.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A plastic bottle closure which generally consists of a dispensing orifice incorporated into a screw-on base closure, and a flip-up hinged cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Capsule pour bouteilles et flacons de plastique faite en deux pièces dont l'une consiste généralement en une base filetée dotée d'un orifice distributeur et l'autre d'un couvercle rabattable à charnière.

Spanish

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Record 11 1981-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)

Spanish

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