New child-resistant closure for household goods

HECTOR, a user-friendly and lightweight angle neck bleach (ANB) and child resistant closure (CRC) has been launched Global Closure Systems. This new 2-part ANB CRC assembly has a snap-on neck finish to safely retain it to the container neck featuring a new CRC operating system developed by GCS. The total packs are accredited to latest IS0 8317:2003 standard offering a good balance of safety for young children as well as adults to easily and safely handle the product.

Mediterránea de Productos de Limpieza, a Spanish manufacturer of cleaning products, adopted Hector at an early stage and by doing so instantly added value to their household range of products

Hector’s CRC mechanism is contained within the cap assembly itself and not, as in most ANB CRCs currently available in the household market, the normal combination of the cap and extrusion blow molded container neck design. This means the bottle maker only needing to produce a snap on neck finish.

Advantages for consumers

The CRC system is a combination of cams molded into the closure body and within the top cap design, which unlock the CRC mechanism when squeezed by the consumer while unscrewing the top cap. This allows consumers to clean in a much more convenient way thanks to its directional nozzle which is ideal for precise dosage.

What’s more, the system comprises a transparent cap which enables users to check at a glance whether the spout is clean.

The closure’s unique shape along with its two-color design sets it apart from the competition and helps it to stand out on the supermarket shelves. It is currently available in four different colors: blue, green, yellow and red.

The versatility of the closure means that it can be used not only on brand new cleaning products but also on existing range.

Hector is suitable for PET, PP and PE bottles and is compatible with swan or standard neck finish. It can be used in conjunction with a number of different product formulations including ammonia and bleach and for various cleaning applications such as glass, kitchen and bathroom surfaces and the toilet bowl.

Global Closure Systems is one of the world’s largest providers of plastic closure solutions for the FMCG market. It is present in Southeast Asia in Thailand through Obrist and in the Philippines as Zeller Plastik.