DE9001714U1 - Pot-like container - Google Patents

Description

Patent Attorneys Dr. Loesenbeck (1980) _ _&lgr;

Dipl.-Ing. Stracke Dipl.-Ing. Loesenbeck Jöllenbecker Str. 184,4600 Bieisfaid t

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Melitta-Werke Bentz ft Sohn. Ringstr. 99. 4950 Minden

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The present innovation relates to a pot-like container with a removable and lockable lid arranged in the upper edge area of the container, particularly for use in the household as a freshness, freezing or storage container, web·?! the usable interior of the container between the container base and the closing lid surface can be changed by an insert in the upper area of the container that can be telescoped into or out of the container and the usable interior of the container is separated from the threaded area between the insert and the container by a flexible cover.

In a known container of the generic type, the flexible cover consists of a bellows that is molded onto the insert or otherwise firmly connected to it.

The present innovation is based on the task of creating a container of the generic type which, on the one hand, is characterized by a particularly simple construction

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tion and, on the other hand, by its particularly easy handling.

This task is solved in accordance with the innovation by the fact that the flexible cover consists of a foil bag that is detachably attached to the insert.

The separation of the usable interior of the container from the threaded area between the insert and the container is thus carried out using a comparatively inexpensive film bag that only needs to be attached to the insert.

This is preferably done in the upper edge area of the insert, whereby securing the film bag by means of a clamping ring is preferred.

The new container also offers the advantage that in the event of heavy soiling, the usable interior does not need to be cleaned, as the dirty foil bag can easily be replaced with a new, clean foil bag.

Another idea behind the innovation is that a viewing window is provided in the lower part of the container.

This viewing window makes it possible to view and identify the liquid itself without opening the lid, which is advantageous if several containers of this type are used in the household.

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In addition, the current filling level can also be assessed through the viewing window.

An example of the innovation is shown in the attached drawings and is described in more detail below. They show:

Fig. 1 shows a "new" container in half section

Fig. 2 shows the container shown in Fig. 1 with an enlarged usable interior space, also shown in half section.

The pot-like container shown in Fig. 1 and 2 is provided with the reference number 10 as a whole. This container iö has a lid ii. Furthermore, an insert 12 is screwed into the container 10. This insert 12 can be screwed telescopically into or out of the container 10, whereby the usable interior space 13 of the container 10 between the container base 14 and the lid 11 can then be changed.

The usable interior space 13 of the container 10 is separated from the threaded area between the container 10 and the insert 12 by a flexible cover in the form of a foil bag 15 attached to the insert 12. Advantageously, the foil bag 15 is attached to the insert 12 by means of a clamping ring 16. The use of a clamping ring 16 enables the foil bag 15 to be secured quickly and also ensures that this foil bag 15 is properly secured in position. In the event that a foil bag

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If the foil bag 15 is to be replaced, the possibly dirty foil bag 15 can also be quickly removed again by using the clamping ring 16.

The clamping ring 16 is arranged in the upper edge area of the insert 12, i.e. the film bag 15 is fixed to the insert 12 in the upper edge area.

In the embodiment shown, the clamping ring is arranged inside the insert 12, but the clamping ring 16 can also be provided in the outer edge area of the insert 12. The foil bag 15 then only has to be folded over the front edge of the insert 12 with its upper edge.

In the lower area, the container 10 is equipped with a viewing window 17, which enables both the filling material to be observed and the fill level to be checked, whereby the prerequisite for this is of course that the film bag 15 is made of a transparent material.

Claims (7)

Melitta - 1 - Protection claims 1. Pot-like container with a removable and lockable lid arranged in the upper edge region of the container, in particular for use in the household as a freshness, freezing or storage container, wherein the usable interior of the container between the container base and the closing lid surface can be changed by an insert in the upper region of the container that can be telescoped into or screwed out of the container and the usable interior of the container is separated from the threaded area between the insert and the container by a flexible sleeve, characterized in that the flexible sleeve consists of a film bag (15) detachably attached to the insert (12). 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the film bag (15) is fixed in the upper edge region of the insert (12). ", Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the film bag (15) is attached to the insert (12) by means of a small ring (16). 4. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping ring (16) is arranged in the interior of the insert (2). Melitta - 2 - 5. Container according to one or more of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the clamping ring (16) is provided in the outer region of the insert ( 12) . 6. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that a viewing window (179) is arranged in the lower region of the container (10). 7. Container according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the foil bag (15) consists of a transparent material.