EP1571100A1 - Récipient pour produits alimentaires, notamment pour services de restauration - Google Patents

Récipient pour produits alimentaires, notamment pour services de restauration Download PDF

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EP1571100A1
EP1571100A1 EP05003360A EP05003360A EP1571100A1 EP 1571100 A1 EP1571100 A1 EP 1571100A1 EP 05003360 A EP05003360 A EP 05003360A EP 05003360 A EP05003360 A EP 05003360A EP 1571100 A1 EP1571100 A1 EP 1571100A1
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Filip Fransen
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Dester ACS Holding BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/162—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, 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
    • B65D81/32—Containers, 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
    • B65D81/3294—Thermoformed trays or the like with a plurality of recesses for different materials located in different recesses

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  • the invention relates to a container for food, in particular for catering purposes.
  • Such containers are well known and are in particular used for catering purposes, e. g. on board aircrafts.
  • the known containers have the purpose to package food in order to serve the food to a consumer or to enable the consumer to take the food away.
  • the container according to the invention includes a substantially mug-like lower part of the container which is open to one side and a substantially mug-like upper part of the container which is open to one side, said lower part and said upper part being connected to each other by a hinge-like connecting element.
  • the lower part and the upper part of the container are moveable relative to each other between an open position in which the longitudinal axes of the openings of the lower part and the upper part are substantially parallel or form an acute angle and the container is opened, and a closed position, in which the opening of the lower part is positioned opposite to the opening of the upper part and the container is closed.
  • food may be packaged in a simple and comfortable manner by inserting the food into the lower and/or upper part and closing the container by hinging the upper part onto the lower part of the container.
  • the shape, size and material of the container according to the invention may be chosen within wide ranges.
  • the container according to the invention may be manufactured easily at very low costs.
  • the lower part and the upper part of the container as well as the connecting element may be embodied as separate elements which are connected to each other in a suitable manner.
  • the lower part of the container, the upper part of the container and the connecting element are integral with each other.
  • At least one substantially mug-like insert is detachably insertable into the lower part and/or the upper part of the container, said insert forming an inner container.
  • the insert forming an inner container the use of the container according to the invention is even more comfortable since food may be pre-packaged in the inner container. If e. g. by means of the container a breakfast is served, e. g. cheese or cold meat may be pre-packaged and cooled in the inner container.
  • the inner container is inserted into the lower part of the container while e. g. bread role may be inserted into the upper part of the container.
  • the lower part and the upper part are moved relative to each other into the closed position so that the container is closed.
  • the invention it is possible to use an insert into the lower part only. Furthermore, it is possible to use a separate insert into the lower part as well as into the upper part.
  • the outer wall of the insert is shaped substantially complementary to the inner wall of the lower part and/or the upper part of the container respectively, such that the insert is retained in a form-locking manner in the lower part or the upper part of the container respectively.
  • the insert is retained safely and fixedly in the respective part of the container.
  • the insert is inserted into the corresponding part of the container in a loose manner.
  • the insert is retained in the lower part or the upper part of the container respectively in a force-locking manner. If necessary, the insert may be retained in a form-locking manner in the lower part or the upper part of the container respectively.
  • the shape of the upper part of the container, of the lower part of the container and of the insert may be varied within wide ranges.
  • the lower part and/or the upper part of the container and/or the insert of the container is shaped substantially cylindrical or frustoconical.
  • the components of the container according to the invention may be manufactured easily at low costs.
  • the components of the container according to the invention may be manufactured by injection-moulding or deep-drawing.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides a lid for closing the insert.
  • food or the like may be packaged in the inner container in a particularly comfortable and hygienical manner.
  • an especially preferred embodiment provides fixing means for fixing the lower part and the upper part to each other in the closed position in a detachable manner.
  • the shape, size and structure of the fixing means may be chosen within wide ranges.
  • the fixing means may e. g. include a separate fixing element, e. g. in the form of a gluestrip.
  • the fixing means are formed integrally with the container.
  • the fixing means may fix the lower part and the upper part of the container in the closed position to each other in a form-locking and/or friction-locking manner.
  • snap means for snap-fixing the lower part of the container and the upper part of the container to each other are provided.
  • snap means may be formed integrally with one of the components of the container according to the invention.
  • the fixing means include at least one radial protrusion which is formed on an inner wall of the upper part of the container and which in the closed position engages at least one radial protrusion which is formed on the lower part of the container or the insert in a form-locking manner.
  • the fixing means are very simple and e. g. may be formed integrally with one of the components of the container according to the invention.
  • the or each protrusion associated with the lower part of the container may be formed integrally with the lower part of the container.
  • the or each radial protrusion associated with the lower part of the container is formed on the insert or a lid of the insert.
  • the height and the diameter of the insert and/or the lid are chosen such that in the closed position the free rim of the upper part of the container engages the free rim of the insert or the lid respectively in a substantially form-locking manner.
  • additional fixing means for fixing the lower part of the container on the upper part in the closed position may be provided.
  • the fixing means may also be embodied such that the free rim of the upper part of the container and the free rim of the insert or the lid respectively are engaging each other in a force-locking manner such that a certain fixing of the parts of the container to each other is obtained.
  • an advantageous embodiment provides a separation wall which is insertable into the upper part of the container for closing the upper part substantially completely.
  • a separation wall which is insertable into the upper part of the container for closing the upper part substantially completely.
  • food received in the upper part of the container is secured in the upper part of the container. It is within the scope of the invention to provide a separation wall also or only on the lower part of the container or to provide a separation wall on the lower part as well as on the upper part.
  • the separation wall may be manufactured from any suitable material, e. g. from plastics.
  • the separation wall is made from cardboard or the like.
  • the separation wall may be retained on the inner wall of the respective container part in any suitable manner, e. g. in a force-locking and/or form-locking manner.
  • the separation wall includes an opening through which the separation wall may be engaged for removing the same from the container. By this way, the user may remove the separation wall in a very simple manner.
  • the upper part of the container on its inner wall in the area of its free end includes at least one radial projection, in particular a circumferential shoulder for supporting the separation wall.
  • the lower part of the container, the upper part of the container, the insert forming an inner container and the lid of the insert may be manufactured from any suitable material, e. g. from cardboard.
  • the lower part of the container and/or the upper part of the container and/or the insert and/or the lid of the insert are manufactured from plastics.
  • the components of the container according to the invention may be manufactured by injection-moulding or deep-drawing.
  • all components of the container may be manufactured from the same plastics.
  • the lower part of the container and/or the upper part of the container may be manufactured from a plastics which is different from the plastics from which the insert and/or the lid of the insert is manufactured.
  • the lower part of the container and the upper part of the container are manufactured from a substantially rigid or foamed plastics. Due to the inherent stability of the lower part and the upper part of the container in this embodiment, the contents of the container, e. g. food received in the container, is prevented from damage.
  • the insert and/or the lid are made from a flexible plastics and/or that the insert and the lid are manufactured from a transparent plastics.
  • a container 2 which includes a substantially mug-like lower part 4 of the container which is open to one side and a substantially mug-like upper part 6 of the container which is open to one side, said upper part 6 and said lower part 4 being connected to each other by a hinge-like connecting element 8.
  • the lower part 4 of the container, the upper part 6 of the container and the connecting element 8 are integral and are manufactured from a thin-walled substantially rigid plastics.
  • the parts 4, 6, 8 may be manufactured from a foamed material.
  • the lower part 4 and the upper part 6 of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 have a frustoconical form.
  • the free rim 10 of the lower part 4 of the container is limited by an imaginary plane which forms an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the lower part 4 of the container, such that the free rim 10 of the lower part 4 of the container as seen in the plan view has an elliptical shape.
  • the free rim 12 of the upper part 6 of the container is limited by an imaginary plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the upper part of the container such that the free rim 12 seen in the plan view has a substantially circular shape.
  • the material of the connecting element 8 may be weakened in an area between the lower part 4 and the upper part 6 of the container.
  • the upper part 6 of the container Adjacent to the free rim 12 and in Fig. 1 below the free rim 12, the upper part 6 of the container includes a circumferential shoulder 14 which is formed on an inner wall, said shoulder 14 being arranged for supporting a separation wall which may be inserted into the upper part 6 in a manner which will be explained in greater detail with reference to Fig. 3.
  • Radial protrusions 16, 16', 16'' extend radially inwardly from the shoulder 14 and in Fig. 1 below the shoulder 14. Further protrusions are formed above the shoulder 14 and are aligned in the circumferential direction of the upper part of the container with the protrusions 16, 16', 16''.
  • Fig. 2 shows the container 2 according to Fig. 1 wherein an insert 20 forming an inner container is inserted into the lower part 4 of the container 2 in a detachable manner.
  • the insert 20 has a substantially frustoconical form wherein the outer wall of the insert 20 is shaped substantially complementary to the inner wall of the lower part 4 of the container, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the insert 20 includes a lid 22 which snaps onto the free rim of the insert 20 as it is well known to a person skilled in the art.
  • Fig. 3 shows the container 2 according to Fig. 2 wherein a separation wall 24 is inserted into the upper part 6 of the container, said separation wall 24 in this embodiment being manufactured from cardboard.
  • the separation wall 24 abuts against the shoulder 14 wherein its outer circumference has a circular form and is shaped substantially complementary to the inner wall of the upper part 6 of the container in the area of the shoulder 14.
  • the separation wall 24 has a central opening 26 which is arranged for engaging the separation wall 24 for removing the wall 24 from the upper part 6 of the container.
  • the container 2 is used as follows: For packaging food into the container 2, the container 2 is in the open position in which the longitudinal axis of the lower part 4 of the container and the longitudinal axis of the upper part 6 of the container are substantially parallel or form an acute angle. In this open position, first the insert 20 closed with the lid 22 is inserted into the lower part 4 of the container. If e. g. a breakfast is served by means of the container 2, the insert 20 may e. g. receive cold meat or cheese or other food.
  • a bread roll and/or cutlery may be inserted into the upper part 6 of the container.
  • the separation wall 24 is inserted by moving it in the drawings downwardly such that the separation wall 24 is elastically deformed by the protrusions 18, 18', 18'' such that the separation wall 24 snap-engages the protrusions 18, 18', 18''. In this position, the separation wall 24 is fixed in the axial direction of the container 6 between the shoulder 14 and the protrusions 18, 18', 18''.
  • the upper part 6 is hinged onto the lower part 4 of the container as symbolized by an arrow 28 in Fig. 3.
  • the separation wall 24 prevents the bread roll and the cutlery from falling out of the upper part 6.
  • a closed position of the container (not shown) the free rim 12 of the upper part 6 of the container engages the free rim 30 of the lid 22 of the insert 20 in a substantially form-locking manner, wherein the separation wall 24 abuts against the upper surface of the lid 22.
  • the upper part 6 may have a groove that snaps onto the insert 20.
  • the opening of the lower part 4 of the container 2 is facing the opening of the upper part 6 of the container 2 wherein the longitudinal axis of the openings are substantially coincident.
  • fixing means may be provided.
  • the fixing means may e. g. be formed by a circumferential groove 32 which is formed on the outer circumference of the lid 30.
  • the fixing means may be embodied in a different manner.
  • the lid 22 may be arranged such that in the closed position of the container 2 it is retained in a friction-locking manner on the upper end of the inner wall of the upper part 6 of the container.
  • the fixing means may further be embodied in a different manner.
  • separate fixing elements e. g. in the form of a gluestrip, may be provided.
  • the user For taking the food out of the container 2 the user detaches the fixing means and moves the container 2 into the opened position shown in the drawing. In the opened position, the user may first detach the separation wall 24 by engaging the same through the opening 26 and may subsequently take the bread roll and the cutlery out of the upper part 6 of the container. Subsequently, the user may detach the lid 22 from the insert 20 and may take the food out of the insert 20.
  • the container 2 according to the invention it is possible to package food, in particular for catering purposes, in a simple and comfortable manner. Furthermore, the container 2 according to the invention may be handled in a very simple manner.

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Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1368359A (en) * 1973-05-07 1974-09-25 Lin Pac Plastics Ltd Container with lid made of plastics material
US4091953A (en) * 1975-09-10 1978-05-30 Dart Industries Inc. Multi-purpose bowl set
US4811846A (en) * 1988-03-16 1989-03-14 Bottega Philip M Pizza pouch
US5875918A (en) * 1997-02-20 1999-03-02 Charles Chang Hermetically-sealed container and closure construction
EP1151933A2 (fr) * 2000-05-03 2001-11-07 DeSter. ACS Holding B.V. Récipient en plastique

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1368359A (en) * 1973-05-07 1974-09-25 Lin Pac Plastics Ltd Container with lid made of plastics material
US4091953A (en) * 1975-09-10 1978-05-30 Dart Industries Inc. Multi-purpose bowl set
US4811846A (en) * 1988-03-16 1989-03-14 Bottega Philip M Pizza pouch
US5875918A (en) * 1997-02-20 1999-03-02 Charles Chang Hermetically-sealed container and closure construction
EP1151933A2 (fr) * 2000-05-03 2001-11-07 DeSter. ACS Holding B.V. Récipient en plastique

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