DE29918836U1 - Sales packaging - Google Patents

Description

GRÜNEECKER, .SCHWANHÄUSSER

LAW FIRM MAXIMILIANSTRASSE 58 D-80538 MUNICH GERMANY

German Patent and Trademark Office

Zweibrückenstr. 12
80297 Munich

LAWYERS

MUNICH

DR. HELMUT EICHMANN

GERHARD BARTH

DR. ULRICH BLUMENRÖDER. LLM.

CHRISTA NIKLAS-FALTER

OR. MAXIMILIAN KINKELDEY. LLM.

SONJA SCHAEFFLER

DR. KARSTEN BRANDT

OF COUNSEL

PATENT ATTORNEYS

AUGUST GRÜNEECKER
OR. GUNTER BEZOLD
OR. WALTER LANGHOFF

DR. WILFRIED STOCKMAIR (-1996)

PATENT ATTORNEYS EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS

MUNICH

OR. HERMANN KINKELDEY

OR. KLAUS SCHUMANN

PETER H. JAKOB

WOLFHARD MEISTER

HANS HILGERS

OR. HENNING MEYER-PLATH

ANNELIE EHNOLD

THOMAS SCHUSTER

DR. KLARA GOLDBACH

MARTIN AUFENANGER

GOTTFRIED KUTZSCH

DR. HEIKE VOGELSANG-WENKE

REINHARD KNAUER

DIETMAR KUHL

DR. FRANZ-JOSEF ZIMMER

BETTINA K. REICHELT

DR. ANTON K. PFAU

DR. UDO WElGELT

RAINER BERTRAM

JENS KOCH, M.S. (Uof PA) M.S. (ENSPM)

COLOGNE

OR. MARTIN DROPMANN

YOUR REF.

OUR REF.

G4197-829/b

DATE

26.10.99

Applicant: BERNDT DIEFENBACH

LIEBIGSTR. 6 80538 MUNICH

Sales packaging

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DESCRIPTION Box-shaped sales packaging

The invention relates to a box-shaped sales packaging for foodstuffs, in particular baked goods, comprising at least one lower part and one lid part, which delimit a receiving space for the foodstuff and are at least partially detachably connected to one another for opening the sales packaging.

Such box-shaped sales packaging is known from practice and is used, for example, for storing frozen food or for storing foodstuffs such as baking mixes, bread mixes or the like. With such sales packaging for frozen food, the frozen food contained in the packaging is taken out of the packaging and transferred to another container to be heated or baked there. In the area of frozen food, for example, pre-made baked goods are known that only need to be heated in an oven, or vegetables are heated in a pot on a stove or in a microwave. With other sales packaging, for example, the raw materials for a baked good such as cake or bread are contained in this packaging and are mixed together in a separate container and then baked in a separate baking tin or heated for a certain time.

The disadvantage of these previously known sales packaging is that the food to be heated is contained in a separate baking pan within the sales packaging or has to be transferred into such a separate baking pan after being removed from the sales packaging.

The object of the invention is to improve the box-shaped sales packaging described at the outset in such a way that it can be used more versatilely with a simple structure and the overall effort involved in heating or baking food is reduced.

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This object is achieved in connection with the features of the preamble of claim 1 in that the lower part and/or the lid part of the sales packaging for preparing the foodstuff are designed as a heat-resistant baking mold.

In this way, the food can be heated directly in the sales packaging after opening it, or after preparing the food, for example by mixing individual foods contained in the sales packaging that are to be mixed, the finished mixture can be poured back into the sales packaging and heated or baked in it. It goes without saying that additional foods can also be added to the mixture, such as milk, butter, eggs, fruit or the like in a baking mix for a cake. The box-shaped sales packaging according to the subject matter of the application can be used both for frozen food and for heating or baking baking mixes or the like.

According to the invention, there is no need to use separate containers for heating or baking and the sales packaging itself is also the baking pan. The sales packaging can be sufficiently flat, particularly when opened, to be easily placed in an oven or the like.

In order to reduce the environmental impact in this context, the sales packaging according to the invention is made from an easily recyclable material, such as a cardboard material. In particular, the part of the sales packaging in which the food is to be heated is made from this cardboard material. The other part can be made from a cheaper and also easily recyclable material, such as paper or the like.

In order to simplify the manufacture of the box-shaped sales packaging, at least the base or lid part, and preferably both, can be manufactured from a single cardboard blank.

If the food stuffs filled into the sales packaging according to the invention are to be heated to such a high temperature that the material from which

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If the base and/or lid part is damaged or destroyed by heat, the base and/or lid part can have a heat-resistant coating.

To prevent food from sticking or burning when heated in the sales packaging, the base and/or lid can have a non-stick coating, at least on their insides. This makes it possible, for example, for baked goods such as cakes, bread or the like to be easily removed after baking without any residue of the baked goods sticking.

At this point, it should be noted that both the lid and the base, as well as both parts, can be used as a baking pan. It is also possible to use the parts separately or together.

In order to be able to use both parts easily as a baking pan, the lid part can be pivoted on the lower part.

In a simple embodiment, the lid part and the lower part can be pivoted relative to one another along a substantially straight connecting edge. In these cases, the two parts are arranged essentially next to one another in one plane by opening the lid part, with their corresponding openings facing upwards and the food already contained in the parts or the finished food still to be filled into them is simply heated. In this context, it is also possible, for example, that first only one of the parts is heated with the correspondingly filled food and at a later point in time the other part is heated with the correspondingly filled food. This means that the box-shaped sales packaging according to the subject matter of the application can contain two portions of the food, which can be prepared and consumed at different times. In the case of deep-frozen foods, these can be portioned accordingly in the lid part and the lower part and stored separately from one another. The lid part and the lower part can, for example, be separable from one another along their connecting edge.

The lid part and the base part can be easily pivoted relative to each other by, for example, the connecting edge having a film hinge.

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In another case, the connecting edge can be designed as a folding edge, whereby the corresponding folding edge is already provided in the cut of the sales packaging by embossing or the like.

In order to simplify the pivoting of the cover part and the base part relative to each other in the case of a folding edge, the folding edge can have incisions at least in places.

In order to be able to open the sales packaging according to the invention easily, the lid part and the bottom part can be connected to one another at least in places in the closed state by means of a tearable belly band. Outside the belly band, these parts can be connected to one another, for example, by the connecting edge or folding edge. Other options for closing the sales packaging are adhesive tape, closure tabs such as those found on a well-known egg carton, snap or adhesive closures or the like. All of these types of closure are easy to handle for opening the sales packaging.

In the case of frozen food in particular, it is considered advantageous if the food is contained in the sales packaging as a ready-to-bake product. The ready-to-bake product does not have to be removed from the sales packaging, but can be placed directly in a microwave, oven or the like. It should be noted that the term "baking" does not only refer to baking baked goods or the like, but also includes heating, warming or the like. For example, the sales packaging according to the invention can also be used only to heat frozen food in particular to room temperature. In this case too, no separate container has to be used for such heating, for example for frozen food that becomes liquid or at least pasty at room temperature.

It is equally possible that the sales packaging according to the invention contains starting products that still need to be mixed, for example for a baked good. These can be stored separately in the sales packaging and in portions for the production of a finished baking mix. After removing these products and mixing them with the addition of water, milk, eggs, butter or

The finished mixture can then be poured back into the sales packaging and baked in the baking dish.

The sales packaging can essentially have any cross-section, such as a square, round or oval cross-section. Square, hexagonal or octagonal cross-sections are preferred. The outer edges of the square cross-sections are particularly suitable for cutting lengthwise and thus releasing the baked product, and the corresponding corners can serve as aids for portioning the product into four, six or eight pieces.

A sales packaging that is easy to produce and easy to use is created, for example, by having the lid and base sections designed as mirror images of each other with respect to their connecting edge. This means that the lid and base sections have essentially identical dimensions and each section can hold, for example, half of the food for heating or baking.

In connection with the starting products for a baked good in particular that are arranged in the sales packaging according to the invention and still have to be mixed together, it should be noted that these are arranged separately from one another, for example in a receiving device arranged within the sales packaging. This receiving device can also be used, for example, for portioning the food. Such a receiving device can have a shape similar to an egg carton. The receiving device is preferably a separate insert in the sales packaging. However, it is also possible for the receiving device to be made in one piece with the sales packaging or at least to be attached to it by gluing or the like.

The receiving device can itself form a number of portioning containers or have a corresponding receptacle for arranging separate portioning containers. Such portioning containers can, for example, be separating elements by means of which pieces of cake can be portioned and produced separately from one another.

Both the insert and the portioning containers can be made from a heat-resistant cardboard cut.

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In order to form a receiving device with corresponding receptacles or portioning containers from the cardboard blank and to be able to arrange them within the lid and/or base, the cardboard blank can have fold-out stands on which the receiving device is placed in the lid or base.

In order to be able to produce the portioning containers separately in a simple manner, they can be made from cardboard cut-outs that can be shaped into a three-dimensional baking mold. Such baking molds can, for example, have a heart shape, flower shape or the like and can also be designed as a tartlet mold with a smooth base and a wavy edge.

In the simplest case, the holders of the holder device can be designed as openings in the cardboard cut-out into which the separate portioning containers can be inserted. The stands ensure that these openings are spaced apart from the corresponding base of the lid or base, and the openings therefore also serve to hold the portioning containers.

The portioning containers can also have seasonal shapes or outlines, such as rabbit shape, Santa Claus shape, stem shape or the like.

In order to be able to use the sales packaging according to the invention directly and without any additional wrapping or packaging as a product to be sold, the sales packaging can be printed on at least its outside using heat-resistant and food-neutral printing ink. It is also possible for the sales packaging to have a particularly removable and printed slip cover. Appropriate information such as name, contents, preparation instructions or the like can be printed on this. The slip cover is removed before the sales packaging is heated and therefore does not have to be designed to be heat-resistant or food-neutral.

It is of course also possible to design the portioning containers as part of the lid and/or base, whereby they can be formed in one piece with these parts. In this way, for example, an egg carton shape can be produced for the sales

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It is also possible that the corresponding portioning containers, particularly in the case of hexagonal or octagonal lids and bases, have the shape of a piece of cake and, as in the case of egg-carton-shaped sales packaging, protrude at least partially on the outside of the lid and/or base.

In order to ensure that the contents of the sales packaging remain fresh or are at least protected from external influences, the sales packaging can be enclosed in an airtight outer packaging, particularly a transparent one, or sealed in an airtight film. This can be torn open and removed to remove the sales packaging.

In the following, advantageous embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures.

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Figure 1 shows a blank for a first embodiment of a box-shaped

sales packaging;

Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank for a receiving device that can be arranged within the sales packaging according to the invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective top view of a second embodiment of a

sales packaging according to the invention in the opened state;

Figure 4 is a perspective side view of a third embodiment of a sales packaging according to the invention in the closed state;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the sales packaging according to Figure 1 with the receiving device arranged therein;

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a plan view of an embodiment of a portioning container;

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Figure 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a

sales packaging according to the invention, and

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a sales packaging according to the invention.

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a cardboard blank 5 for a first embodiment of a box-shaped sales packaging 1 according to the invention. A base part 2 and a lid part 3 can be formed from the cardboard blank 5, which can be bent around folding lines 26. Further sections of the cardboard blank 5 can be folded over on both sides of the base part 2 and lid part 3 around further folding lines 27 running perpendicular to the folding lines 26, with folding edges 24 also being able to be folded inwards around folding lines 26 and being able to be arranged within the sales packaging 1, see for example Figure 5. The folding edges 24 lie on the inner sides 6 of the base part 2 and lid part 3.

A further section of the cardboard blank 5 forms a rear wall 25 in the finished sales packaging 1, which has a folded edge 8 in the middle, which forms a connecting edge 7 of the lid part 3 and the bottom part 2 when the sales packaging is opened, see Figure 5. A series of incisions 9 are arranged at a distance from one another along the folded edge 8.

At their free ends, the lower part 2 and the cover part 3 have insertion edges 23 which can be folded along folding edges 27 and can be glued in particular to the rear wall 25 when the sales packaging is finished.

In a connecting area of the cardboard blank 5 between the lower part 2 and the lid part 3 and between the respective folding edges 24, a belly band 10 is arranged, which can be torn open along tear edges 28 in order to open the sales packaging.

The inner sides 6 of the base part 2, the lid part 3 as well as the folding edges 24 and the rear wall 25 can be coated with a heat-resistant coating and/or a non-stick coating. The cardboard blank 5 is otherwise made of an easily recyclable cardboard material.

Figure 2 shows a top view of a cardboard blank 15 for an insert 11. This insert 11 can be sold together with the sales packaging 1 and can be placed in, for example, the lower part 2 by means of stands 16 that fold out from the plane of the cardboard blank 15, see Figure 5.

The stands 16 have an approximately rhombus-shaped cross-section and are separated from the rest of the cardboard blank 15 along cutting edges 29 and can be pivoted about a folding line 19 with incisions 20.

Furthermore, receiving devices 12 in the form of receptacles 13 are arranged in the cardboard blank 15. The receptacles 12 can also be designed as portioning containers into which a food to be heated or baked can be filled directly for portioning.

In the illustrated embodiment according to Figure 2, the receptacles 13 are formed by circular receiving openings 17 into which separate portioning containers, see for example Figure 6, can be inserted and held there.

Figure 3 shows a perspective top view of a second embodiment of a sales packaging 1 according to the invention in the open state, see also Figure 5. In contrast to the first embodiment, the lower part 2 and the lid part 3 have a square outline, so that when the sales packaging is opened, an overall octagonal outline results. In both the sales packaging according to Figure 3 and the other described embodiments of the packaging, the lower part 2 and the lid part 3 are designed as a mirror image of the connecting edge 7 and the folding edge 8, see Figures 3, 4 and 5.

Corresponding inserts 11, see Figure 2, for the lower part 2 and/or cover part 3 according to Figure 3 are not shown for the sake of simplicity. It goes without saying that such inserts 11 can be designed with contours corresponding to the lower part/cover part 2, 3, for insertion into these parts as precisely as possible.

Figure 4 shows a further embodiment of a box-shaped sales packaging 1 according to the invention in the closed state. The lower part 2 and the lid

The lower part 3 and the cover part 3 are still connected to one another by the abdominal bandage 10, and only after this abdominal bandage has been torn off can the lower part and the cover part be pivoted to a position analogous to that in Figure 3 about a corresponding folding edge in the rear wall 25.

In the embodiment according to Figure 4, the two parts have a hexagonal outline, so that when the sales packaging is opened, a 12-sided outline results.

Other shapes for the outline of the sales packaging are obvious, such as round, oval, cuboid, see Figure 5, or the like.

Figure 5 shows a top view of an opened sales packaging according to the first embodiment, see the cardboard blank in Figure 1.

At least in the lower part 2 there is an insert 11 in which the supports 16 (see Figure 2) are pivoted towards the inner side 6 of the lower part 2. This allows the insert 11 to be arranged at a distance from the inner side 6. Appropriate portioning containers 14 (see Figure 6) can be inserted into the receiving openings 17 of the insert 11. A corresponding insert 11 can also be arranged in the lid part 3 if required.

In the opened state according to Figure 5, the lower part 2 and the cover part 3 are arranged next to one another and pivoted around the connecting edge 7 or the folding edge 8, see also Figure 3. The folding edges 24 are glued to the inner sides 6 of the lower part 2 or the cover part 3.

Figure 6 shows an embodiment of a portioning container 14. This is also made of a heat-resistant paper or cardboard material. The portioning container 14 has a circular base 21. This is surrounded by an edge 22 which protrudes outwards and upwards from the base and has a corrugated shape. Such a portioning container 14 is used for muffins or the like, for example.

Figure 7 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the sales packaging 1 according to the invention. This essentially has the shape of a known egg carton with corresponding one-piece lower part 2

and/or lid part 3. These protrude outwards beyond the parts. The sales packaging 1 according to the invention is arranged in a transparent film 26 and is sealed therein. At the upper end of the transparent film 26 there is a hanger 27 which has a corresponding hanging opening 28 for hanging on a frame or the like for presentation to a potential buyer.

It goes without saying that the shape of the portioning containers according to Figure 7 is only shown as an example. Instead of the essentially flat base shown, these can also have corresponding curved bases or, instead of the essentially circular cross-section shown, square cross-sections. Figure 8 shows yet another embodiment of a sales packaging 1 according to the invention. This essentially corresponds to the sales packaging according to Figure 4, with the portioning containers 14 being designed as one piece with the base part 2 and/or the lid part 3. In accordance with Figure 4, these portioning containers 14 protrude outwards beyond the parts and have a wedge shape or cake piece shape.

The sales packaging 1 according to Figure 8 can be completely sealed in a transparent film.

In both embodiments according to Figures 7 and 8, the lower part 2 and the cover part 3 are connected to one another by a belly band, see for example Figure 1, an adhesive tape, closure tabs 25 or other relatively easily detachable closure devices.

In the following, the function of the sales packaging according to the invention is briefly described using the figures.

The sales packaging is made from a cardboard blank, see for example Figure 1. A food product is filled into the sales packaging and the closed sales packaging, see for example Figure 4, is offered to a consumer as a sales item. The outer sides 18, see Figure 4, of the sales packaging can be printed with a heat-resistant and food-neutral ink or the sales packaging can be arranged in a detachable slip cover. By printing or by using a correspondingly printed slip cover,

the sales packaging can be identified by a name, by motifs, by a list of ingredients or the like.

After purchasing the sales packaging, the consumer can open it by tearing off the belly band 10, see for example Figure 3. If the sales packaging contains a pre-prepared food, the packaging can be heated directly together with the food. If, for example, the sales packaging contains a food that can be baked, such as cake dough or bread dough, this also serves as a baking pan.

It is also possible that the sales packaging contains foodstuffs that still need to be prepared. These are then removed from the packaging and mixed by the consumer with the addition of milk, butter, eggs, oil or the like and then poured directly into the sales packaging or into portioning containers supplied with the sales packaging, see Figure 6. In this case too, the sales packaging or portioning container serves as a baking pan without the need for separate baking pans or the like.

The portioning containers 14 can have different shapes depending on the season, such as heart shape, Santa Claus shape, Easter bunny shape or the like. They are removed from the sales packaging and the food is filled into them and the corresponding portioning containers are inserted into a receiving device that is also supplied with the sales packaging, see Figure 5. It is also possible for the receiving device 12, see Figure 5, to directly contain portioning containers, for example similar to an egg carton or the like.

Claims (29)

1. Box-shaped sales packaging ( 1 ) for foodstuffs, in particular baked goods, comprising at least one lower part ( 2 ) and one lid part ( 3 ), which delimit a receiving space ( 4 ) for the foodstuff and are releasably connected to one another at least in places for opening the sales packaging ( 1 ), characterized in that the lower part ( 2 ) and/or the lid part ( 3 ) are designed as a heat-resistant baking mold for preparing the foodstuff. 2. Box-shaped sales packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower part ( 2 ) and/or the lid part ( 3 ) are made of a cardboard material. 3. Box-shaped sales packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lower part ( 2 ) and/or the lid part ( 3 ) can be produced from a cardboard blank ( 5 ). 4. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower part ( 2 ) and/or the lid part ( 3 ) have a heat-resistant coating. 5. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower part ( 2 ) and/or the lid part ( 3 ) have a non-stick coating at least on their inner side ( 6 ). 6. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid part ( 3 ) is pivotably mounted on the lower part ( 2 ). 7. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid part ( 3 ) and the bottom part ( 2 ) can be pivoted relative to one another along a substantially straight connecting edge ( 7 ). 8. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting edge ( 7 ) has a film hinge. 9. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting edge ( 7 ) is designed as a folding edge ( 8 ). 10. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the folding edge ( 8 ) has incisions ( 9 ) at least in places. 11. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid part ( 3 ) and the bottom part ( 2 ) are connected to one another at least in places by means of a tearable belly band ( 10 ) in the closed state of the sales packaging ( 1 ). 12. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the foodstuff is contained in the sales packaging ( 1 ) as a bakeable finished product. 13. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the foodstuff is contained in the sales packaging ( 1 ) in the form of starting products which can be mixed with one another. 14. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sales packaging ( 1 ) has a square, preferably square, hexagonal or octagonal, or a round or oval cross-section. 15. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid part ( 3 ) and the bottom part ( 2 ) are mirror images of each other with respect to their connecting edge ( 7 ). 16. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one insert ( 11 ) with a receiving device ( 12 ) for receiving portioned food is arranged in the sales packaging ( 1 ). 17. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving device ( 12 ) has a number of portioning containers ( 14 ). 18. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving device ( 12 ) has a number of receptacles ( 13 ) for the arrangement of portioning containers ( 14 ). 19. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insert ( 11 ) is formed from a cardboard blank ( 15 ). 20. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cardboard blank ( 15 ) has fold-out stands ( 16 ) for setting up in the lid and/or base part ( 3 , 2 ). 21. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the portioning container ( 14 ) is formed from a cardboard blank that can be formed into a three-dimensional baking mold. 22. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receptacle ( 13 ) is designed as a receiving opening ( 17 ) in the cardboard blank ( 15 ), into which a portioning container ( 14 ) can be inserted. 23. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the portioning container has a seasonal shape or outline. 24. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sales packaging ( 1 ) has a particularly detachable slip cover. 25. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sales packaging ( 1 ) can be printed at least on its outer side ( 18 ) using heat-resistant and food-neutral printing ink. 26. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sales packaging contains inserts ( 11 ) and/or portioning containers and/or filled foodstuffs in the closed state. 27. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid part ( 3 ) and the bottom part ( 2 ) are separable from one another along their connecting edge ( 7 ). 28. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the portioning containers ( 14 ) are formed in one piece with the lid part ( 3 ) and/or the base part ( 2 ). 29. Box-shaped sales packaging according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sales packaging can be packed or sealed in an airtight material, such as a film or the like.