CN207029948U

CN207029948U - Container

Info

Publication number: CN207029948U
Application number: CN201621071401.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: J.米德尔顿; S.博福尔; J.麦克布鲁姆
Original assignee: Abbott GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Abbott GmbH and Co KG; Abbott Laboratories
Priority date: 2014-10-30
Filing date: 2015-10-20
Publication date: 2018-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2025-10-20
Also published as: CN205738729U; US20170334612A1; WO2016069329A1

Abstract

It the utility model is related to container.The container is used to contain graininess or dusty material.The container includes base portion and lid.Base portion limits inner space and the opening to the inner space.Lid is removably attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening.The opposite sides for being latched in lid is attached on the outer surface of lid.The tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of breech lock is correspondingly positioned to deflector of the contact on the outer surface of the base portion during lid is attached into the base portion.

Description

Container

The application is the reality of the Application No. 201520810462.X submitted on October 20th, 2015 entitled " container " With the division of new patent application.

Technical field

A kind of container for being used to pack graininess or dusty material is the utility model is related to, such as is suitable for containing powder The container of infant formula.

Background technology

Many consumer products are packaged with particle or powder type, e.g. infant formula, flour, coffee and sugar.According to The measure particle sold or the stock keeping unit of powder type bigger than the amount of being intended for single use needs particular envelope.The packaging must be appropriate for For storing until consumer's use for the first time, and it must then provide and be used for the enough of consumer between each secondary use Storage.The product is sufficiently stored in the consumer phase of the volume of powder needs such packaging, and the packaging is avoided waste And pollution, it is durable and lasting, and facilitate for the user.

Large volume consumption powder-product is advantageously provided with tearing the paper web of lid packaging with plastics.With paper web Packing the example of powder-product for sale includes coffee, iced tea and infant formula.Powder manufacturer is for a variety of reasons and most The nearly novel container with innovation of reference, including durability, pollution, manufacture waste and consumer waste.

The example that consumer wastes is to lose powder during container is opened.Substantially toy plastic building blocks with removable cover Material container may need two hands to be opened.If lid or base portion deform in opening procedure, or lid needs phase Larger power is separated it from base portion, then powder is intended to kick up and the amount of powder will lose.In addition, some are big The cost of volume powder causes any dust losses significantly to change.

Utility model content

The utility model describes a kind of container for being used to pack graininess or dusty material, such as is suitable for containing powder The container of last infant formula.

In the exemplary embodiment, container has base portion and lid.Base portion limits inner space and to the inner space Opening.Lid is removably attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening.The opposite sides for being latched in lid is attached It is connected on the outer surface of lid.The tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of breech lock and the deflection on the outer surface of the base portion Device correspondingly positions.

A kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Base portion, the base portion limit inner space and the opening to the inner space；

Lid, the lid are removably attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening；

One of at least two breech locks being attached on the outer surface of the lid, at least two breech lock are located at On the side of the lid, the another one of at least two breech lock is located on the opposite side of the lid, and each breech lock has At least one tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of the breech lock；And

One of at least two deflectors, at least two deflector are located on the side of the base portion, it is described extremely The other of few two deflectors on the opposite side of the base portion, from the outer surface of the base portion dash forward by each deflector Go out；

Wherein, each of at least it is correspondingly positioned to the lid being attached to institute in the tongue to extend internally One of described at least two deflector is contacted during stating base portion.

A kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Wherein, the base portion has collar, and the tongue each to extend internally is positioned in the lid and is in closing It is nested in during position below the collar.

A kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Wall, the wall limit inner space and upper part, and the upper part limits the sealing flange with inward flange, The inward flange is limited to the opening of the inner space；

Lid, the lid are removably attached to the upper part and suitable for covering the opening；

Removable seal, the removable seal extend across the opening and are attached to the sealing flange, Wherein, the seal is positioned between the lid and the sealing flange；

One of at least two breech locks being attached on the outer surface of the lid, at least two breech lock are located at On the side of the lid, the other of described at least two breech lock is located on the opposite side of the lid, each breech lock tool There is at least one tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of the breech lock；And

One of at least two deflectors, at least two deflector protruded from the outer surface of the wall are located at one On individual wall, the other of described at least two deflector is located on non-adjacent wall.

Following embodiments that other feature and advantage of the present utility model are made from refer to the attached drawing will be evident.

Brief description of the drawings

The feature and advantage of present general inventive concept are will be apparent to from the following detailed description made with reference to accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the top perspective of container；

Fig. 2 is the bottom perspective view of Fig. 1 container；

Fig. 3 is the enlarged drawing of Fig. 2 specified border circular areas；

Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the container of Fig. 1 shown in Fig. 1 line 4-4；

Fig. 5 is the sectional view along the container of Fig. 1 shown in Fig. 1 line 5-5；

Fig. 6 is the enlarged drawing of Fig. 4 specified border circular areas；

Fig. 7 A are the enlarged drawings of Fig. 5 specified border circular areas, show lid in the closed position；

Fig. 7 B are the views of Fig. 7 A border circular areas, show the lid in initial partial open position；

Fig. 7 C are the views of Fig. 7 A border circular areas, show the lid in further partial open position；

Fig. 8 is the front view of Fig. 1 container, and rearview is substantially its mirror image；

Fig. 9 is the left view of Fig. 1 container, and right view is substantially its mirror image；

Figure 10 is the top view of Fig. 1 container；

Figure 11 is the upward view of Fig. 1 container；

Figure 12 is the perspective view of Fig. 1 container, is shown in the lid opened with removed position；

Figure 13 is the perspective assembled view of Fig. 1 container, shows only one base portion and seal；

Figure 14 is the birds-eye perspective of the lid of Fig. 1 container；

Figure 15 is the face upwarding view of Figure 14 lid；

Figure 16 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 15 designated area；

Figure 17 is the upward view of Figure 14 lid；

Figure 18 is the sectional view along the lid of Figure 14 shown in Figure 17 line 18-18；

Figure 19 is the perspective cross-sectional view along the lid of Figure 14 shown in Figure 17 line 19-19；

Figure 20 is the birds-eye perspective of the base portion of Fig. 1 container；

Figure 21 is the front view of Figure 20 base portion, and rearview is substantially its mirror image；

Figure 22 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 21 specified border circular areas；

Figure 23 is the left view of Figure 20 base portion, and right view is substantially its mirror image；

Figure 24 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 23 specified border circular areas；

Figure 25 is the face upwarding view of Figure 20 base portion；

Figure 26 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 25 specified border circular areas；

Figure 27 is the perspective cross-sectional view along the base portion of Figure 20 shown in Figure 20 line 27-27；And

Figure 28 is along the amplification sectional view of a part for the base portion of Figure 20 shown in Figure 20 line 27-27, and the second appearance The stacked position that device is in below the first container.

Embodiment

The embodiment merely depict the exemplary embodiment according to present general inventive concept, and be not intended to appoint Where formula limits the scope of the utility model or claims.Certainly, the utility model described in claim is than this paper institute The exemplary embodiment of elaboration is wider and is not limited except as, and the term used in claims has it completely common Implication.

Now present general inventive concept will be described with reference to exemplary embodiment of the present utility model once in a while.But the totality Inventive concept can in different forms be implemented and should be considered as being not limited to embodiment as described herein.But this A little embodiments are provided so that the disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will intactly be passed on to those skilled in the art total The scope of body inventive concept.

Unless otherwise defined, all technologies used herein and scientific terminology have with covering overall invention structure The implication identical implication that those skilled in the art of think of are generally understood that.The term illustrated in this embodiment is only used In description specific embodiment, and it is not intended to and present general inventive concept is limited.Such as in present embodiment and appended power Used in sharp claim, singulative " one ", "one" and "the" are intended to also include plural form, unless herein with it He clearly indicates mode.

Unless otherwise indicated, used composition and attribute in the specification and in the claims are expressed（For example, Molecular weight, reaction condition, percentage etc.）All numerical value of quantity be all modified with term " about ".Therefore, unless with Other modes point out that the numerical attribute illustrated in the specification and in the claims is approximate number, and it is depended in the utility model Embodiment in obtained appropriate properties and may change.Although illustrate the numerical value model of the broad range of present general inventive concept It is approximate number to enclose with parameter, but the numerical value illustrated in specific example is reported in a manner of as accurate as possible.But any number Value inherently includes some errors, and the error is inevitably derived from the error present in its corresponding measurement.

The utility model describes a kind of container for being used to pack, such as is suitable for containing powder（For example, adult nutrient Powder or infant formula）Container.The container provides the favourable storage method for graininess or powder-product.The container bag Include the base portion or holder and lid for accommodating powder.During transportation, seal can separate powder with lid.Using existing , lid can separate by user's manually removes and from base portion.After initially use, lid can be re-attached to base portion so as to Storage, is used until next time.

Lid provides some favorable characteristics.The geometric configuration of lid dome includes high dome and along two opposite flank Lateral recess.The geometric configuration prevents closure deformation, and allows smooth and passively remove the lid, with lid Prevent powder from naturally tending to kick up during manually removes and dismounting.The high dome of lid provides the storage area for spoon Domain, elevation-over of the region in seal.

One embodiment of the present utility model is the container with base portion and lid.The base portion limit inner space and To the opening of the inner space.The lid is removably attached to base portion, and suitable for covering the opening.At least two breech locks One of the outer surface of lid, at least two breech lock is attached to be located on the side of lid, and described at least two The other of individual breech lock is located on the opposite side of lid.Each breech lock have on the inner surface of the breech lock it is at least one to The tongue of interior extension.There are container one of at least two deflectors, at least two deflector to be located on the side of base portion, And the other of at least two deflector is located on the opposite side of base portion.Each deflector protrudes from the outer surface of base portion. The tongue each to extend internally is correspondingly positioned at least two deflector is contacted during lid is attached into base portion One.

Another embodiment of the present utility model is with base portion, lid, at least two breech locks and at least two deflectors Container.Base portion limits inner space and the opening to the inner space.The lid is removably attached to base portion, and fits In the covering opening.At least two breech locks are attached to the outer surface of lid.One of described at least two breech lock is located at On the side of lid, and the other of described at least two breech lock is located on the opposite side of lid.Each breech lock has At least one tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of the breech lock.One of at least two deflector is located at the one of base portion On side, and the other of at least two deflector is located on the opposite side of base portion.Each deflector is from the outer surface of base portion It is prominent.Base portion has collar, the tongue each to extend internally be positioned in lid it is in the closed position when be nested in below collar.

Another embodiment of the present utility model is following container, and the container has wall, lid, removable seal, extremely Few two breech locks and at least two deflectors.Wall limits inner space and upper part.Upper part is limited with inward flange Sealing flange, the inward flange are limited to the opening of inner space.Lid is removably attached to upper part and suitable for covering The opening.Removable seal extends across the opening and is attached to sealing flange.In addition, seal is positioned in lid Between son and sealing flange.At least two breech locks are attached to the outer surface of lid.One of at least two breech locks are positioned at lid On the side of son, the other of at least two breech locks are located on the opposite side of lid.Each breech lock has the interior table in breech lock At least one tongue to extend internally on face.At least two deflectors protrude from the outer surface of wall.In at least two deflectors One of positioned at base portion a wall on, the other of at least two deflectors are located at the relative non-adjacent wall of base portion On.

With reference now to accompanying drawing, the container 10 for containing graininess or powder-product is shown in Fig. 1-13.Container is fitted Together in product is packed at manufacturing facility, to be sold according to the amount bigger than first use amount.It is as described herein exemplary Container is suitable for packing baby's power formulations, and it is sold with nonexpondable amount.It should be understood, however, that this practicality It is new to be put into practice using any kind of graininess or powder-product, e.g. flour, coffee, sugar and any Packing Unit Graininess or powder-product.

The container can be constructed by various methods.Exemplary containers are stackable, and can by Shooting Technique come Manufacture.Container includes two major parts, i.e. base portion and lid, and each part is injection molding in the mould of separation.These Part is by that can carry out the polymer of direct food contact（For example, polyethylene or polypropylene）To be formed.Skill is manufactured in one kind In art, base portion and lid are transported to powder manufacturer and final filling facility with stacking from moulder for separating.This area skill Art personnel will be appreciated that the utility model can be by other manufacture methods and by using other manufacture materials by reality Trample.

Referring now to Figure 1, show the birds-eye perspective of container.Container 10 includes base portion or holder 12 and lid 16. Holder 12 and lid 16 are synergistically arranged so that lid can be manually attached to base portion by user and be moved from base portion Remove.User can operate lid between a closed position and a open position, to lead to the inner space in holder.Lid can wrap Include grip areas, glossy surface and favourable coefficient of friction with depression.In assembling product, the inner space filling of holder There is powder.After seal is applied to the top of holder to close the opening to holder, lid is so fastened, i.e. is made The tongue to extend internally for obtaining the inner surface of lid is advanced past the deflector on the outer surface of holder.As discussed herein , the inner surface of lid may include the structure for removedly fastening spoon.Anti-moving shrinkage band can be used as add-on security to walk Suddenly it is applied in.

Base portion or holder 12 are shaped as the inner space 26 for limiting and being used for storing powder.Base portion 12 has bottom wall and four Side wall is to generally form the cube with open-top.Opening 24 makes it possible to lead to suitable for the interior of storage powder-product Portion space 26.During packaging operation, inner space 26 is filled with powder, is then sealed with removable sealant.Show Example property base portion 12 has the side of at least two relative general planes and the bottom wall of rectangle, i.e. it is generally rectangular six faces The shape of body.Figure 20-27 be on the miscellaneous part for be assembled into container before base portion 12 view.

Exemplary base portion or holder 12 are formed by four vertical walls and bottom wall portion.With reference to figure 1-3 and 8-9, base portion 12 Generally comprise two the first walls（Or elongated antetheca and rear wall）And two the second walls（Or shorter side wall）. The perspective view of bottom wall 28 is shown in Fig. 2.Generally, the first half of base portion and base portion is latter half of roughly the same, and base portion Right side it is roughly the same with the left side of base portion.As discussed herein, in addition to lacking the feature for fastening spoon, The first half of lid is latter half of roughly the same with lid, and the right side of lid is roughly the same with the left side of lid.Thus, make User can be orientated to pick up lid, locking and be attached to base portion and opening with any orientation with any.In other words, lid It can be opened from base portion, rotate 180 degree and be attached again.This feature provides flexibility to user during use.

Base portion or holder 12 limit inner space and the opening to inner space.It is close as being best shown in fig. 7 c Envelope flange 410 surrounds the opening.Inner space and opening can further be limited by the wall of base portion.As shown in Fig. 1-3 and 8-9 In exemplary base portion, two the first walls are antetheca 20a and rear wall 20b, and two the second walls are right side wall 22a and left side wall 22b.Four Individual vertical wall 20a, 20b, 22a, 22b generally limit the inside sky limited to totality by five wall 20a, 20b, 22a, 22b, 28 Between 26 opening 24.On the horizontal survey along the outer surface of the container, antetheca 20a and rear wall 20b substantially have equal length, Right wall 22a and left wall 22b substantially has equal length.It is as illustrated, each with than right side in antetheca 20a and rear wall 20b Each bigger length in wall 22a and left side wall 22b.Thus, the wall of exemplary base portion 12 generally forms rectangular hexahedron Shape.It should be appreciated that the base portion shown in accompanying drawing is only for the purposes of illustration, and in practice of the present utility model, Wall of a container can have alternative quantity, size, shape and structure.

As described herein, lid 16 is removably attached to base portion 12, and suitable for covering opening 24.For example, such as Fig. 1 Include lid 16 with the container shown in 2, it is attached to base portion 12 and covers opening 24.The structure of lid 16 also add container 10 general stability and intensity.In order to emphasize some architectural features, lid 16 in Figure 14-19 each view in the absence of It is illustrated in the case of any other part of container 10.Lid generally comprises roof and side wall.As shown in Figure 14-19 In exemplary lid 10, two the first walls are antetheca 40a and rear wall 40b, and two the second walls are right side wall 42a and left side wall 42b. Four vertical walls 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b generally limit the inside generally limited by five wall 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b, 48 Space 46.On the horizontal survey along the outer surface of container, antetheca 40a and rear wall 40b substantially have equal length, right wall 42a Substantially there is equal length with left wall 42b.As illustrated, each antetheca 40a and rear wall 40b have than each right side wall 42a and Length bigger left side wall 42b.The side wall of lid also has depression.There is antetheca 40a depression 41a, rear wall 40b to have depression 41b.Depression 41a, 41b occupy the major part of each side wall 40a, 40b respectively.As described herein, the shape of lid is manual Powder is advantageously reduced during removing lid to kick up.It should be appreciated that the lid shown in figure is only for the purposes of illustration, and In practice of the present utility model, wall of a container can have alternative quantity, size, shape and structure.

As described herein, container includes base portion and lid, and they are synergistically arranged so that lid can be by user's hand Base portion is attached to dynamicly and is removed from base portion.Lid includes breech lock, and base portion includes deflector, and they are corresponding relative to each other Ground positions.In one embodiment, breech lock is correspondingly positioned to one in deflector is contacted during lid is attached into base portion It is individual or multiple.At least two breech locks are attached to the outer surface of lid.At least one breech lock is positioned at the side of lid, at least one Individual breech lock is positioned at the opposite side of lid.In exemplary lid 16, lid be it is substantially rectangular, and breech lock be positioned at it is non-neighboring On near side.Thus, user may be used at the either latch at the either end of container to open lid.

With reference now to Figure 14-19, exemplary lid 16 is shown.Lid 16 is rectangular shape and has two phases To wall 42a, 42b.Each wall 42a, 42b include single breech lock 52a, 52b respectively, and each breech lock, which is positioned to extend downwardly, to be exceeded The feather edge 408 of lid collar 406, the feather edge surrounds the bottom of lid 16, as being best shown in Fig. 3 and 14. As described herein, breech lock 52a, the 52b each extended downwardly is provided in manually removes lid 16 for using to user Contact point.It should be appreciated that the breech lock is only for the purposes of illustration, and in practice of the present utility model, breech lock can have There are alternative quantity, size, shape and structure.

Each breech lock 52a, 52b include being used for the structure that lid is attached to base portion.Referring now to Figure 18, along Figure 17 line 18-18 shows the sectional view of Figure 14 lid.In other words, length of the sectional view along substantially rectangular lid 16 is shown.Such as figure Shown in 15-18, each breech lock 52a, 52b are included at least one tongue to extend internally on the inner surface of breech lock.First door bolt Lock 52a has two tongues 210a, 210b to be extended internally from the first breech lock 52a inner surface 214.Tongue Fig. 7 A-7C, 15th, 16, it is best shown in 18-19.For example, Figure 14 is the birds-eye perspective of lid 16, Figure 15 is facing upward for Figure 14 lid Depending on perspective view, Figure 16 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 15 designated area.In figure 16, two tongues 210a, 210b be shown in from The inwardly projecting position of first breech lock 52a inner surface 214.In the embodiment shown, exemplary lid 16 has identical two Individual end.As shown, the second breech lock 52b has two tongues 212a, 212b, they with tongue 210a, 210b identical Mode is in from the inwardly projecting position of the second breech lock 52b inner surface 216.

As described herein, consumer can open lid by being lifted at the breech lock at the either side of container.In order to clear Chu Qijian, following discussion will focus on one end of container, but as described herein, the opposite side of exemplary containers is also Identical.Therefore, user can remove lid from base portion, identical when after the powder using scheduled volume according to removing lid Orientation attach the lid to base portion, or the orientation where being removed relative to lid is connected lid with the orientation of 180 degree To base portion.

The disclosure further relates to the deflector on base portion, shifting of the deflector during the attachment of lid and in lid Except period contacts tongue.Exemplary containers have at least two deflectors.It is at least one positioned at the side of base portion in deflector On, and at least one deflector is located on the opposite side of base portion.Figure 20-22 shows exemplary base portion 12, and it is in base portion 12 Two opposite sides in each place there are two deflectors.Each deflector is located on the outside of base portion, is particularly located at base In the collar in portion.Exemplary deflector is formed by one group of three ribs protruded from the outer surface of base portion, but this practicality It is new to be put into practice using the deflector with different structure.As described herein, the tongue to extend internally of lid is correspondingly It is positioned in during lid is attached into base portion and contacts one of deflector.Cap snap to the container so as to provide for hold The protection of the inner contents of device and splendid attire.Occlusion in tongue to the collar of container base is provided audible and can touched to user Feedback, it shows firm closing of the lid to container.

User will so remove occlusion lid, i.e. so that the tongue of lid breech lock depart from below base portion collar with Part is allowed to be separated.When lid is removed, breech lock tongue is slided along rib.Necessary content is being removed from container Afterwards, user places lid to the container again.When in top flange of the tongue of lid breech lock by base portion, tongue Alignd with rib, the slide downward on rib, and slide downward passes through base portion collar, and be engaged below collar with Lid is fastened to container.In the case of no rib, the tongue of lid breech lock has " blocking " in container top flange Downside trend, so as to cause not convenient removal.Invention of the tongue in base portion collar and below base portion collar Occlusion advantageously transmit it is audible and can touch feed back to user, it shows firm closing of the lid to container.If rib It is not included in base portion collar, then breech lock tongue will block the downside of container top sealing flange during removal, and And negatively influence to open, such as powder may be kicked up and cause product to lose.

As described herein, the base portion of container can be constructed by various methods.Exemplary base portion is by using die for special purpose The Shooting Technique of tool manufactures.Base portion is by that can carry out the polymer of direct food contact（For example, polyethylene or polypropylene） To be formed.Single mould may include base portion, collar, top flange and rib.In a kind of manufacturing technology, base portion is to separate Stack from moulder and be transported to powder manufacturer and final filling facility.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this practicality It is new to be put into practice by other manufacture methods and by using other manufacture materials.

Referring now to exemplary base portion 12, the deflector of base portion is best illustrated in Figure 20-27.Respectively in Figure 20 and 21 In show the birds-eye perspective and front view of exemplary base portion 12.Base portion 12 includes four deflectors, in each of base portion 12 There are two on opposite side.On a wall 22a of base portion, two deflectors 300,302 are from the collar of base portion and from relative Wall 22b（See Figure 25）Stretch out, two deflectors 304,306 stretch out from collar.Each deflector includes multiple The rib separated.As being best shown in Figure 24 and 26 enlarged drawing, one group of rib includes vertically oriented three Rib.It should be appreciated that deflector 300,302,304,306 is merely exemplary, and can in practice of the present utility model To use the deflector of other shapes, size and number.

Again referring to deflector, Figure 24 is the enlarged drawing of Figure 23 specified border circular areas.Deflector 300 is shown to have three Rib 300a, 300b, 300c.Rib 300a, 300b, 300c are evenly spaced apart and are vertically oriented.All four deflectors 300th, 302,304,306 have identical geometric configuration.For example, each rib has the outward surface tilted down.Figure 21 With 22 front views and enlarged drawing for showing deflector 304.It is as shown, the outward surface 314 of each rib of deflector 304 to Lower inclination.Therefore, each rib limits the tongue engagement angle relative to base portion.The ribbed of exemplary base portion is at an angle of α₁.At one In embodiment, tongue engagement angle is relative to base portion（Specifically, relative to the horizontal surface of base portion bottom wall）Can be more than 45 degree and Less than 90 degree, e.g. 60 degree.Figure 26 illustrates the perspective view of one of deflector.The enlarged drawing quilt of deflector 304 It is shown as that there are three ribs 304a, 304b, 304c.These ribs are shown in the position of equidistant apart.

As mentioned, accompanying drawing shows rib with different view.In exemplary rectangular base portion, each base portion has Four deflectors altogether, there are two deflectors on each side in two non-adjacent sides.Rib is visually Extend downward into the outward flange of base portion collar.For example, deflector 304 as shown in figure 22, which includes having, extends downwardly surface 314 Rib, the surface 314 extends downward into the top of base portion collar 402.The outward flange of collar is extended downward into by rib, Breech lock tongue can be slided with substantially unremitting motion path between rib and base portion collar 402 in either direction.

Now the interaction between the tongue of breech lock and the deflector of base portion will be discussed.Shown in Fig. 6 and 7A-7C For the enlarged drawing and sectional view of the interaction between base portion and lid.Rectangle exemplary containers 10 have four sides, its In two sides there is breech lock on lid, and two elongate sides do not have breech lock.Fig. 1,4 and 5 show this feature.It is existing With reference to figure 6, the enlarged drawing of Fig. 4 specified border circular areas is being shown.Show the elongate side wall 20a of container 10.Lid 16 wraps Include collar 406.Collar 406 extends downward into edge 408, and the edge is just positioned at the top of collar 402 of base portion 12.Relative Elongate side is constructively roughly the same.

Fig. 7 A-7C show that side on lid with breech lock in the both sides of base portion, and wherein breech lock is relative to base Portion is illustrated with various positions.With reference to figure 7A, the enlarged drawing of Fig. 5 specified border circular areas is shown.Lid 12 is shown in Closed position.As shown, tongue 210a extends internally from breech lock 52a inwall 214, and is positioned in lid and is in closing It is nested in during position below the collar 402 of base portion 12.When lid is in the closed position, the top horizontal surface 412 of tongue supports Lean against below base portion collar.In exemplary tongue 210a, tongue extends internally to touch the side wall 22a of base portion 12.

Breech lock and deflector are configured accordingly for passively opening lid by user.For doing so, user Base portion generally must be fastened with a hand first, and then with the bottom end of one in another hand engagement breech lock. Multiple views of the motion of lid are shown in Fig. 7 B.In figure 7b, lid 16 is shown in the initial position partially opened Put.By along direction R₁Feather edge 204 away from the rotating lock 52a of base portion 12, tongue 210 will remove below base portion collar, And along the direction of the flange 410 towards base portion in the vertical side surface 403 of base portion collar 402 to moving up.When lid is closed When, against the identical or phase of the vertical side surface 403 of base portion collar 402 when tongue 210a in down position by using with moving Like position.

Discuss again and open lid, user must continue to cause lid before contacting in the case of the feather edge of breech lock Enter.Fig. 7 C are shown in breech lock along direction A₁It is in after advancing towards the flange 410 of base portion and further partially opens position The lid 12 put.In the position, tongue contacts each angled surface 314 in three ribs of deflector now.Work as lid When being closed, tongue 210a by using with being moved in down position when against rib angled surface 314 it is same or similar Position.But when user continues along direction A₁When lifting breech lock 52a, breech lock will be unimpeded from the flange 410 of base portion, and covers Son can be kept completely separate from base portion to be kicked up without producing any powder.

When lid is attached again, the motion of breech lock and tongue is substantially heavy in opposite direction by least side of lid It is multiple to carry out.In other words, when the side of lid is attached, opposite side is engageable arrives collar.As described herein, tongue is along downwards The motion that direction exceedes the collar of the base portion at the side of base portion produces audible engagement.In view of attachment and the identical molds removed Formula, in the case that the tongue at the opposite side of base portion is joined to collar, each extending internally at the side of base portion is convex Tongue can be along both direction（I.e., up and down）Moved along the outer surface of collar.In addition, the tongue at the opposite side of base portion In the case of being joined to collar, the tongue each to extend internally at the side of base portion can be along both direction（That is, upwards and Downwards）Moved along the outer surface of one at least two deflectors.

Container may include the seal that can be removed by consumer.Seal be used for after encapsulation, transport during, in pin The content of protective container during storage before selling.Sealant can help to keep freshness or surface play.It can select Any suitable encapsulant, it is for example adapted for protecting the contents from the material of moisture, oxygen and light.Seal can be by substantially The material that upper moisture is impermeable, oxygen is impermeable is configured to, and the material is, for example, aluminium foil or by certain other metal material Paper tinsel made of material or may include metal, polymer and other materials layer material layer combination.

Referring now to Figure 12, lid be in open and removal position in the case of show the perspective view of container 10.Wrapping The stage of dress, base portion accommodate powder-product, and sealant has been attached to the top surface of base portion.Removable seal extends across The opening of base portion is crossed, and is attached to sealing flange.Figure 13 illustrate only seal 14 and base portion 12, and wherein seal is in Remove position.

Seal can be attached to base portion by pressing operation.In shown example seal, imprinted pattern is Stay on the top surface of seal.In practice of the present utility model, alternative imprinted pattern can stay in the top surface of seal On, or do not leave imprinted pattern on the top surface of seal.

After seal is removed, exemplary containers 10 do not include exceeding base portion and the packing ring of lid or any other is close Sealing mechanism.But the structure of lid is used as dam, to prevent powder from flowing out container when the lid is being closed.Lid includes crimping, should Crimping follows circumferential paths near the outward flange of the downside of lid.Crimping is best shown in Fig. 6,7C and 16.In lid When in the closed position, crimping can abut with sealing flange.For example, Fig. 6 shows the lid of the elongate side along container 10 Sectional view, wherein lid is in the closed position.Lid includes thin crimping 500, and it is near the collar 406 of lid from lid Inner surface is downwardly projected.Crimping thickeies in the passage zone close to breech lock.For example, Figure 16 be single breech lock 52a bottom it is saturating View.Thin crimping 500 is can be seen that on the either side of thicker bead portion 502, that is to say, that in closed position, crimping is calm The inner side of device to outside is flatly widened.As shown in the sectional view in Fig. 7 C, area of the thicker crimping 502 near breech lock The more firm and broader dam of resistance sealing flange 410 is provided in domain, the region is the point opened and closed and is easier to Generation powder leakage.

The disclosure also includes spoon fixed character.In conventional powders container, measurement spoon can with powder or graininess The tolerant base portion for being arranged on container together.In the position, user is typically forced into being excavated to position simultaneously with finger or utensil Find spoon.The technology may be such that the hand of user is stained with powder, and powder can be caused to be under the risk of pollution in addition, This risk may be from for position and find measurement spoon user finger or utensil.The powder bag of large volume The consumer come above the complaint of dress is that spoon is arranged in powder when packaging is initially switched on by consumer.

The disclosure is included in the structure for being used to hold and store spoon on the downside of lid.Spoon is positioned in powder Last elevation-over and in the position of the membrane seal elevation-over of packaging.Two drive caps（overcap）Lid is by dome with shape Into sufficient space to keep the measurement spoon of multiple sizes.Spoon holding structure can be such fixing folder, and it is used to protect Hold the spoon of more than one size and the spoon for keeping the measuring spoon with more than one size.Spoon fixing folder can be set Put in the dome of two drive cap lids.

As described herein, the dome lid with spoon holding structure is available can carry out the poly- of direct food contact Compound（For example, polyethylene or polypropylene）To manufacture but be not limited to this.For the dome lid with spoon holding structure Manufacturing process will be most likely with（But it is not limited to）Shooting Technique.Package member will be manufactured at packaging supplier and Deliver to filling facility.Flexible membrane is sealed to the top flange of base portion.Measurement spoon may be provided at the top of the flexible membrane of sealing On, or it is engageable in the spoon holding structure of two drive cap lids.Two drive cap lids of occlusion are applied in the container.

Spoon holding structure is positioned in the dome of two drive cap lids and above the content of container, hence in so that making User is easily accessible spoon.The structure allows user to grasp and removes measurement spoon from lid, without making user dirty Hand or contaminated powders.The utility model is included in before spoon is secured in the holding structure of lid dome and in film The elevation-over of seal and the manufacturing technology for sealing base portion using membrane seal at the height of powder elevation-over.

Spoon holding structure can keep the spoon of more than one size and can keep the measuring spoon with more than one size Spoon.The structure is configured such that the spoon of spoon is fastened, rather than the shank of spoon is fastened.In one embodiment In, tongue is inserted into measuring spoon to fasten spoon.Tongue is towards the ceiling inward bias of dome to fasten measuring spoon.

Referring now to Figure 15,17,19, spoon holding structure is folder 98, and is positioned on dome ceiling.In the quilt of lid 16 In the case of being attached to base portion 12, opening position positioned at soft sealing film above of the spoon folder 98 in lid.In Figure 19 Show the perspective cross-sectional view of lid.Lid 16 is packaged in spoon 110 and the storage of the spoon is provided when not used by consumer Deposit.Such as spoon is shown in Fig. 4,5,12 and 28, but for the sake of clarity, it is no in other figs. to include spoon.Folder 98 are positioned to only fasten the measuring spoon of spoon, so as to allow spoon to have the spoon 112 of different shape, size and volume.

Spoon folder 98 includes base 100 and tongue 102.Tongue 102 extends to tongue distal end 104, and tongue distal end is as schemed 4th, shown in 5 and 12 in the open side for being roughly parallel to the measuring spoon that the side of longitudinal axis of measuring spoon is inserted upwardly into spoon.Change speech It, measuring spoon, which " will not bite ", arrives restraint location, but the distal end of tongue is slided into measuring spoon.

Figure 28 illustrates another view of spoon folder 98, it is the base portion along Figure 20 shown in Figure 20 line 27-27 The amplification sectional view of 12 part.Upper container 10 be shown in the stacked position above bottom container 10' and and its Engagement.In this view, the positioning of spoon 110 is illustrated as the ceiling in bottom container 10' membrane seal 14' and lid 16' Between.Spoon 110 has measuring spoon 112 and shank 114.The tongue 102 of clip 98 is illustrated as the opening extended in measuring spoon 112 In 116.As shown, the diameter D of measuring spoon 112₁Membrane seal 14' less than bottom container 10' and between lid 16' ceiling Height H₁.Lid 16' ceiling is structured to accommodate the spoon of the measuring spoon with various diameters, includes the diameter of its measuring spoon D₁Membrane seal 14' equal to or less than the bottom container 10' and height H between lid 16' ceiling₁Spoon.In addition, amount The diameter D of spoon 110₁It is necessarily equal to or the width W more than tongue 102₁.Shown folder 98 is only used for purpose of illustrating, and this practicality is new Type can be put into practice in the case where fixture has other positions, size, shape and quantity.

The disclosure further relates to stackable packaging.Stackable packaging is adapted to storage consumer products, such as powder.The disclosure includes Two domes（overdome）Lid, it can form sufficient space to keep measuring spoon or measuring spoon.Two drive cap cap snaps Into the base portion of container to form stackable packaging.The outer surface of cupular part of two drive cap lids includes depression panel, and it is correspondingly tied Structure for stack and stable relations be joined to another container base portion basal surface.Top container and bottom container are simultaneously Do not interlocked with stacked relation, in other words, do not prevent whole motions, but stacked relation can limit and move and increase surely It is qualitative.

In one embodiment, the basal surface of base portion includes lug boss, and it correspondingly matches the top of the lid of another container Four corners of depression in the surface panel.The corresponding geometric configuration of the top surface of two drive cap lids and the basal surface of base portion strengthens " packaging to pack " stacks, that is to say, that the container of stacking be subjected to vibration to the stacking, shake, kink or other break Stacked relation is more likely kept during bad power.

Stackability between enhancing container has multiple advantages.The invention packaging of stacking is easier to display, it is easier to Retailer sells, because one of reason is that improved stackability allows the stacking and display of wider range.The hair of stacking Bright property packaging has improved home storage efficiency also in shelf, sales counter or pantry.It is real with improved stackability, container Damage and the reduction fallen are showed, because less being dropped from stacked position.In addition, by stacking multiple units with maximum Change every cubic feet of number of containers, and by increasing the number of containers per stack height, add for every means of transport Number of containers.

In one embodiment, the lug boss on the bottom of base portion is protrusion, and is shaped like in hemisphere.Lug boss Shape eliminate contact point between the lid of bottom container and the base portion of upper container.Container portion is not locked into top Or the container of lower section, and allow the limited slip relative to the container engaged.In addition, the situation of stacking is during stacking situation Eliminate the scraping of container.

As described herein, the lug boss of the bottom from base portion correspondingly shapes, with the top of the lid with another container Depression in surface is matched with stacked relation.In the described embodiment, Fig. 2 shows half be positioned on the basal surface of base portion 12 Hemisphere jut portion 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d.In stacked relation between the two containers, each lug boss 62a, 62b, 62c, One of 62d is arranged in corner 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d of the rectangular depression 60 of the roof 48 of the lid 16 of lower section One in.

Base portion and lid engagement are beyond the lug boss protruded.Depression 64 on bottom wall 28 is substantially rectangular, and by ridge Portion 70 surrounds and limited.Depression 60 on the roof 48 of lid 16 is also substantially rectangular, and is surrounded and limited by spine 68 It is fixed.The roof 48 of lid is collaboratively shaped to be inserted into the rectangular depression 64 on the bottom wall 28 of base portion 12, such as in Figure 10 and 28 In it is visible.In stacked relation between bottom container and top container, the spine 68 on the lid of bottom container inserts Into the interior diameter of the spine 70 of the base portion 12 of top container.As described herein, the hemisphere jut portion engagement bottom of top container The depression corner of the lid of container, promote with engagement top and bottom container and generally stackability.For art technology Personnel it will be obvious that, in practice of the present utility model, on the bottom wall of the quantity of lug boss, shape and size and base portion The shape and size of depression can change.

With reference now to Figure 28, the part of two containers is shown in stacked position.Figure 28 is shown along Figure 20 line 27-27 The amplification sectional view of a part for the Figure 20 gone out base portion, and wherein second container is in stacking position above the first container Put.Specifically, the base portion 12 of the first container 10 is illustrated as stacking to be on second container 10' lid 16' top Position.As described herein, lug boss 62c, 62d shape is reduced on the lid 16' and upper container 10 on bottom container 10' Base portion 12 between contact point.For example, the lid 16' on bottom container 10' is directed to two with the base portion 12 on upper container 10 Length L between individual lug boss 62c, 62d₁Do not contact each other, as shown in figure 28.Container 10,10 ' will not be locked to top or The container of lower section, and each container allows generally to slide in the horizontal direction relative to the container engaged.The container of stacking The scraping of container 10,10 ' is eliminated during stacking situation.

This disclosure relates to it is engaged with each other to form the base portion of container and lid.The container has some inventive features, its In manufacturing process it is favourable before powder is filled into base portion.This disclosure relates to slipped inside powder packaging container Rib, it allows base portion to be nested within each other and be readily separated from each other when pulling out when base portion is stored and is soared.Base Portion is designed with slight pull-out angle in upright side walls, and it helps to displace from injection moulding tool.The pull-out angle allows to hold when soaring Device is nested in interior each other.If without using servicing unit is slipped, container can be completely nested untill base portion collar contacts.When When base portion is completely nested, filling personnel are likely difficult to separation container, because the side wall of each container is closely alignd very much.Cause This, air is difficult to from stacking effusion and forming vacuum effect, and this makes it difficult to separation container.But rib ought be slipped vertically and is determined When the bottom of close base portion on madial wall is for use as mechanical stopping piece, base portion can not be by fully nested for position.Incomplete In the case of nesting, base portion has more spaces between upright side walls, and this allows air to discharge and allows base portion to be easier Ground separates.

In high-performance nutritional powder protein and additive market, packaging generally includes round base portion container, and it has circle The top closure of the screw thread twist-on of shape.Round base portion container will not be nested in when soaring it is interior each other so that container system Business's shipping container and many air are made to filling facility.It is interior each other that the utility model allows container to be nested in, so as to improve back Journey is distributed and warehouse-in efficiency, therefore by minimizing the storage storage area of emptying containers and reducing transport emptying containers to filling out The wagon load amount needed for facility is filled to reduce cost.The utility model slips rib including the use of inside, and it is being ready to production Allow can be easily separated at filling facility during product filling container.

Base container and the internal rib that slips will be likely to utilize the polymer that can carry out direct food contact（It is for example, poly- Ethene or polypropylene）To manufacture but be not limited to this.Will be most likely with for the manufacturing process with the container for slipping rib Shooting Technique, but it is not limited to this.Container will be injection molding, collect and then will be nested together with the predetermined quantity that stacks.Stack and Nested container will be packaged for secondary package and/or heap to transport filling facility.At filling facility, nesting is held Device heap will manually or automatically be slipped and will be arranged on conveyer so as to march to packing station.

Figure 27 shows that the inside of one in the inner corners of base portion 12 slips rib.Other three inner corners of base portion （It is not shown）Also a pair of slippage ribs being similarly shaped and spaced apart are included.As shown, corner 80b includes a pair of vertical ribs 82b₁And 82b₂.The rib is vertically oriented, and is parallel and elongated.Exemplary base portion 12 includes each two, corner Rib, and each container has 8 ribs altogether.Figure 13 shows two different rib 82a from different corner 80a₁And 82a₂'s Top section.Inside top container will not be nested in bottom base collar completely, because slipping rib is used as mechanical stop Part.As mentioned, these retainers keep position of the inner receptacle of nesting in the somewhat higher for smooth walls, So as to provide gap between the side wall of two containers to allow air to discharge and contribute to separation process.People in the art For member it should be appreciated that in practice of the present utility model, the slippage rib on base portion can have different quantity, shape and chi It is very little.

Lid includes another feature of the present utility model, and it is in manufacturing process before powder is filled into base portion Favourable.This disclosure relates to powder packaging lid, it includes internal slippage feature, and it allows to cover when lid is stored and is soared Son is nested with one another, but also allows lid to be easily separated each other when drawn apart from one another.

In the described embodiment, lid includes the wing in each corner for the downside for being positioned at lid.When lid is stacked on The wing is used as slipping structure when inside each other.In order to maximize the maximum conevying efficiency from production moulder to filling facility, Lid can be nested in inside each other during transhipment.Stacking allows upper lid only to lean against on the slippage rib of lower, therefore Protective cover is from size distortion and allows to be readily separated.

Referring now to Figure 15,17,19 and 28, the downside of lid 16 includes four the prominent wing 70a, 70b, 70c, 70d.Each The wing substantially extends straight from the downside of the center wall 48 of lid, and from an edge to other edge general curved to match in The general planar region of heart wall 48.The top surface of each wing is also bent with convex shape.It should be understood by those skilled in the art that It is that in practice of the present utility model, the wing on lid can have different quantity, position, shape and size.

Although described in contexts of this paper in various exemplary embodiments and show the various of present general inventive concept Invention aspect, concept and feature, but these aspect, concept and features various combinations and sub-portfolio can be used separately or together In a variety of alternate embodiments.Unless clearly being excluded herein, all this combinations and sub-portfolio are intended to fall under overall hair In the range of bright design.Furtherly, although being may described herein for various aspects of the present utility model, concept and spy The various alternate embodiments of sign（For example, alternative material, structure, construction, method, loop, device and part, for form, Coordinate the alternative form with function etc.）, but this description is not intended to available replacement that is currently known or developing later The complete or full list of property embodiment.Those skilled in the art can be easily by terms of the utility model, in concept or feature One or more be used in alternate embodiment, even and if this embodiment be not specifically disclosed herein also can be Used in the range of present general inventive concept.In addition, even if some features, design or aspect of the present utility model may be at these Text is described as preferred arrangement or method, but this description is not intended as and thinks that this feature is needs or necessary, removes Non- clearly such statement.In addition, it may include exemplary or representative value or scope are but this to help to understand the disclosure Value or scope are considered as not being limited significance, and are only just intended to key value or scope in such statement.Although in addition, Various aspects, feature and concept may this paper by clearly assert be invention or formed invention a part, but this Kind of identification is not intended to exclusive, but there may be and is fully described by but is not regarded as clearly specific in this paper Invention or part thereof of invention aspect, design and feature.The description of illustrative methods or process is not limited to include all Step is all desirable in all cases, and the order that step is presented is recognized as not being required or necessary, unless clearly So state on ground.

Claims

1. a kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Base portion, the base portion, which has, limits inner space and the extremely bottom wall of the opening of the inner space and one or more sides Wall, the bottom wall of the base portion have the basal surface for forming multiple lug bosses；

Lid, the lid are removably attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening, and the lid, which has, to be formed The outer surface of cupular part of first depression；

Wherein, the multiple lug boss is collaboratively shaped to be matched with the described first depression with stacked relation.

2. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that first depression is limited by the first spine, and the bottom The basal surface of wall include by the second spine limits second be recessed, and wherein described first spine collaboratively shaped with Stacked relation is inserted into the interior diameter of second spine.

3. container according to claim 2, it is characterised in that first depression and the described second depression are rectangular shapes 's.

4. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that first depression includes four corners, and multiple projections Portion includes four lug bosses, and is collaboratively matched with four corners with stacked relation.

5. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the multiple lug boss be protrusion and it is hemispheric.

6. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that each there is inner surface in one or more side walls, and The container also includes multiple slippage ribs on the inner surface for the side wall for being positioned adjacent to the bottom wall.

7. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the container also includes spoon, and the spoon has shank The spoon of inner surface extension with spoon and from the roof of the lid holds folder, and the spoon holding clamp has tongue, described Tongue is configured to slide into the spoon of the spoon so that the spoon is fixed into the lid.

8. a kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Base portion, the base portion, which has, limits inner space and the extremely bottom wall of the opening of the inner space and one or more sides Wall, the side wall have inner surface；And

The one or more mechanical stopping pieces being positioned adjacent on the inner surface of the side wall of the bottom wall, the mechanical stop Part is configured to prevent the base portion of second container to be nested in completely in the inner space.

9. container according to claim 8, it is characterised in that one or more of mechanical stopping pieces include multiple slippages Rib.

10. container according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the multiple rib that slips includes two of positioning in the sidewall A pair of slippage ribs at inner corners between individual.

11. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the pair of slippage rib is vertically oriented, and is thin It is long and parallel.

12. container according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the container includes four side walls and the multiple slippage Rib includes being positioned at a pair of slippage ribs at each inner corners between two neighbouring side walls.

13. container according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the container also includes lid, and the lid is removedly It is attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening, the lid has roof, and the roof has inner surface, described interior Surface has from the downward projection of slippage structure of the inner surface.

14. container according to claim 13, it is characterised in that the slippage structure includes one or more slippage wings.

15. container according to claim 14, it is characterised in that one or more of structures that slip are from the inner surface Extend vertically.

16. container according to claim 14, it is characterised in that one or more of slippage wings include first side edge The second side edge relative with the first side edge, and wherein it is one or more of slip it is each from described the in the wing One lateral edges to the second side edge is bending.

17. a kind of container, it is characterised in that the container includes：

Base portion, the base portion limit inner space and the opening to the inner space；And

Lid, the lid are removably attached to the base portion and suitable for covering the opening, and the lid, which has, to be limited The roof and side wall of inner space, the roof have inner surface；

Spoon, it includes shank and spoon；And

Spoon retention feature, it extends from the inner surface, and the spoon retention feature is configured to engage the inner surface of the spoon So that the spoon is retained into the lid.

18. container according to claim 17, it is characterised in that what the container also included extending across the opening can Seal is removed, wherein the spoon is retained on the institute of the removable seal and the roof by the spoon retention feature State between inner surface.

19. container according to claim 17, it is characterised in that the spoon retention feature includes folder, and the fixture has Tongue, the tongue have distal end, and the distal end is configured to slip into the spoon of the spoon so that the spoon to be fastened to The lid.

20. container according to claim 19, it is characterised in that bias the tongue towards the inner surface to fasten State the spoon of spoon.