EP1220796B1 - Originalitätsverschluss und behälter - Google Patents

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EP1220796B1
EP1220796B1 EP00960366A EP00960366A EP1220796B1 EP 1220796 B1 EP1220796 B1 EP 1220796B1 EP 00960366 A EP00960366 A EP 00960366A EP 00960366 A EP00960366 A EP 00960366A EP 1220796 B1 EP1220796 B1 EP 1220796B1
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging of the kind featured in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Packagings of this kind are widely used within eg the food industry for packaging foodstuffs.
  • a need has been identified to provide safety measures that enable the consumer to ascertain that the packaging has not previously been opened by removal of the lid, eg with a view to contaminating the contents. Examples of such will appear from EP 365,823 A, WO96/27534 A and WO 95/ 06600 A.
  • none of the prior art solutions have gained a complete footing, which is presumably due to problems in connection with ensuring a desired reliability of the packaging when the lid is refitted, and relatively elevated costs of manufacture.
  • the present invention provides a simplified and inexpensive packaging that yields improved reliability that unauthorized removal of the lid can be detected, and which is - despite of this - easy to open and allows reliable and sealing attachment of the lid upon renewed fitting. This is obtained by the features stated in the characterising part of claim 1.
  • the engaging portions are configured such that the cooperating third and fourth engaging portions provide an attachment force that exceeds the force necessary to rupture the weakening zone.
  • arrangement of the weakening zone along only about 90% to 95% of the peripheral expanse of the skirt allows a hinge-like connection to be provided between the central portion of the lid and the container.
  • Configuration of the receiving channel of the container as featured in claim 8 enables a construction that is advantageous from production-technical point of view in that the configuration of the lid skirt enables arrangement of the weakening zone such that it becomes particularly easy to break.
  • the packaging as featured in claim 9 it becomes even extremely difficult to obtain unauthorized access to the container interior without such removal of the lid being clearly visible.
  • reference numerals 10 and 50 are used to designate a lid and a container, respectively, according to a first embodiment of the invention and intended for forming a packaging for eg a food product.
  • the container 50 is configured as a circular cylindrical body and has an outer wall 54 and a bottom 52 as shown in Figure 2. Opposite the bottom 52, the wall 54 has a free end 56.
  • the lid 10 is in a conventional manner configured with a substantially disc-shaped surface portion 12 with an annular skirt 20 that originates therein.
  • the lid 10 and the container 50 are both made of a plastics material.
  • a protrusion 58 is provided that extends along the peripheral wall 54.
  • This protrusion 58 forms a first engaging portion for the packaging, the protrusion 58 as shown in Figure 4 being configured to cooperate in a conventional manner with an engaging portion 28 on the lid 10.
  • the engaging portion 28 that forms a second engaging portion for the packaging is arranged interiorly of an annular receiving channel 21 that is provided on the skirt 20 and is configured for being able to receive said free end 56.
  • Said receiving channel 21 is more specifically defined by an interior sidewall 22, an exterior sidewall 26 and a bottom wall 24.
  • the exterior sidewall 26 comprises said second engaging portion 28 that might - even very well - be arranged on the interior sidewall 22 by simultaneously arranging the engaging portion 58 on the interior side of the exterior wall 54 of the container instead.
  • Application of the lid 10 makes use of the elastic properties of the plastics material to provide a releasable snap-locking engagement between the first engaging portion 58 and the second engaging portion 28.
  • the annular skirt 20 comprises a lip arranged in extension of the exterior sidewall 26.
  • This lip consists of a first lip portion 30 and a second lip portion 34.
  • the first lip portion 30 extends substantially perpendicular from the exterior sidewall 26, whereas the second lip portion 34 preferably extends approximately parallel with the exterior sidewall 26.
  • the first lip portion 30 comprises a weakening zone that preferably extends along the entire circumference of the lid 10 and that is provided by the provision of perforations 42 separated by connecting portions 40, as will appear most clearly from Figure 1.
  • the weakening zone can be manufactured in many other ways, eg by use of varying material thicknesses.
  • the exterior sidewall 26 of the skirt 20 also has a protruding gripper flap 32 that is shown in further detail in Figure 5.
  • This gripper flap 32 is configured such that a user of the packaging can apply an upwards force to the lid 10 with a view to removing the lid 10 as described more detailed below.
  • the second lip portion 34 of the skirt 20 is provided with a number of oppositely arranged, annular and protruding chins 36 that preferably extend along the entire circumference of the lid 10. These chins 36 combine to form a fourth engaging portion for the packaging, which engaging portion 36 is configured for snap-lockingly engaging with the third engaging portion 64 described below for the packaging while using the elastic properties of the plastics material.
  • the container 50 also has an annular and upwardly open receiving 60 arranged on the outside of the outer wall 54 below said first engaging portion 58, configured for being able to receive the second lip portion 34 of the skirt 20.
  • the receiving channel 60 is more specifically formed of a portion of the outer wall 54 of the container, a bottom wall 66 and a wall 62.
  • a number of box-like protrusions 67 are provided that ia provide a convenient reinforcement of the receiving channel 60 in a very simple manner from an manufacturing point of view.
  • a number of annular, oppositely arranged chins 64 are arranged that constitute a third engagement portion for the packaging.
  • the mentioned box-like protrusions are downwardly open and each of them has a front wall 68, a top wall 69 and sidewalls 71.
  • the front walls 68 and the wall 62 of the receiving channel 60 combine to form a groove in which the second lip portion 34 is located when the lid 10 is fitted on the container 50.
  • the wall 62 and the second lip portion 34 are configured and dimensioned such that a powerful attachment is provided of the second lip portion 36, since the force of attachment is preferably selected to be considerably more comprehensive, eg 25-75% more comprehensive, than the force of attachment established by the snap-locking engagement between the first 58 and the second 28 engaging portions.
  • the lid 10 is applied following filling of the container since the snap-locking engagements between the first 58 and the second 28 engagement portions and the third 64 and the fourth 36 engaging portion, respectively, are established by depression of the lid.
  • the top walls 69 of the protrusions 67 can be used to limit depression of the lid 10 when the underside of the lip portion 30 abuts on the top walls 69.
  • the force necessary to rupture the weakening zone is less comprehensive than the force necessary to interrupt the snap-locking engagement between the third 64 and the fourth 36 engaging portions whereby it is ensured that a pull in the gripper flap 32 does not entail release of the latter engagement.
  • the preferred location for the weakening zone in an area of the lid that extends approximately perpendicular from the container will, as mentioned, give rise to special advantages of the invention, and the described configuration of the receiving channel 60 is convenient in this context.
  • the snap-locking engagement between the first 58 and the second 28 engagement portions is released, whereby the lid 10 can be removed.
  • Such snap-locking engagement could be re-established by renewed fitting of the lid 10, eg with a view to storage of residual contents in the container.
  • Figure 6 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention that is particularly suitable in connection with packages having a non-circular cross-section.
  • the shown packaging has a rectangular cross-section and by use of the invention an evenly distributed attachment force can be established on the lid. It is a well-known problem with the known, rectangular packagings that often different forces occur from the lid on the container at the corner areas relative to along the sides. Thus, the sides are generally more resilient than the corner areas.
  • Figures 6 through 9 use identical reference numerals for corresponding elements as in Figures 1 through 5, the value 100 however being added, since only the elements that deviate considerably constructively from the previously mentioned elements will be subject to further study.
  • the chins 138 are configured for snap-lockingly engaging with the apertures 168' of the front walls 168. It will appear that this solution provides a particularly potent attachment of the second lip portion 134 since the presence of the chins 138 will presuppose a relatively large outward deformation of the wall 162 to release this engagement. This configuration of the lip 134 also makes it even more difficult to release the engagement by introduction of a tool into the receiving channel 160.
  • the weakening zone comprises perforations 142 configured as elongate areas and as relatively small areas.
  • the connecting portions 140 are preferably arranged such that, the lid 110 fitted on the container 150, they primarily extend above the spaces between the box-shaped protrusions 167. Thereby the lifting force generated when the gripper flap 132 is pulled will primarily be transferred to the chins 164, said chins 138 - by their abutment on the underside of the top walls 169 - serving in particular to prevent that the lip portion 134 is pulled out by means of a tool.
  • the same properties apply inasmuch as the mutual strength of the engaging portions and the weakening zone are concerned, as described with reference to Figures 1 through 5.
  • the engaging portions are arranged continuously along the entire periphery of the packaging, but obviously the engaging portions can extend discontinuously along the periphery, as is the case with eg the chins 138.

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  1. Verpackung, die aus einem Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt ist und aus einem Behälter (50, 150) und einem Verschluß (10, 110), besteht,
    wobei der Behälter (50, 150) einen Boden (52, 152) hat, der mit einer peripheren Außenwand (54, 154) verbunden ist, wobei die Außenwand gegenüber dem Boden (52, 152) ein freies Ende (56, 156) hat, das eine Öffnung begrenzt, die Zugang zum Inneren des Behälters (50, 150) gewährt, und wobei die Verpackung an dem freien Ende (56, 156) der Außenwand (54, 154) einen ersten Eingriffsteils (58, 158) hat, der sich entlang des freien Endes (56, 156) erstreckt,
    wobei der Verschluß (10, 110) einen im wesentlichen scheibenförmigen Oberflächenteil (12, 112) mit einer von diesem ausgehend sich erstreckenden peripheren Einfassung (20, 120) aufweist,
    wobei die Einfassung (20, 120) einen Aufnahmekanal (21) definiert, der für das Aufnehmen des freien Endes (56, 156) gestaltet ist, und der eine äußere Seitenwand (26, 126) hat,
    wobei die Verpackung an der Einfassung (20, 120) einen zweiten Eingriffsteil (28, 128) hat, der für das Errichten eines Einrast-Sperr-Eingriffs mit dem ersten Eingriffsteil (58, 158) gestaltet ist,
    wobei der Behälter (50, 150) einen ringförmigen und nach oben offenen Aufnahmekanal (60, 160) für einen Teil (34, 134) der Einfassung (20, 120) hat, der an der Außenseite der Außenwand (54, 154) unterhalb des ersten Eingriffsteils (58, 158) liegt, wobei die Verpackung einen dritten Eingriffsteil (64, 164, 168') in dem Aufnahmekanal (60, 160), angeordnet hat,
    wobei die Verpackung einen vierten Eingriffsteils (36, 136, 138) an der Einfassung (20, 120) des Verschlusses (10, 110) unterhalb des zweiten Eingriffsteils (28, 128) hat und für das Errichten eines Einrast-Sperr-Eingriffs mit dem dritten Eingriffsteil (64, 164, 168') gestaltet ist, und
    wobei die Einfassung (20, 120) zwischen dem zweiten (28, 128) und vierten (36, 136, 138) Eingriffsteil eine periphere Schwachzone (42, 142) aufweist, die so gestaltet ist, daß sie eine Trennung der Einfassung (20, 120) durch Reißen bei gleichzeitigem Aufrechterhalten des Einrast-Sperr-Eingriffs zwischen dem dritten (64, 164, 168') und vierten Eingriffsteil (36, 136, 138) erlaubt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Einfassung (20, 120) einen ringförmigen ersten Randteil (30, 130) aufweist, der sich an der äußeren Seitenwand (26, 126) annähernd parallel zu dem Oberflächenteil (12, 112) radial nach außen erstreckt,
    daß die Schwachzone in dem ersten Randteil (30, 130) der Einfassung (20, 120) angeordnet ist,
    daß die Einfassung (20, 120) auch einen zweiten Randteil (34, 134) aufweist, der in der Verlängerung des ersten Randteils (30, 130) in einer Richtung annähernd parallel zu der Außenwand (54, 154) des Behälters (50) angeordnet ist, und
    daß der dritte Eingriffsteil (64, 164, 168') an dem zweiten Randteil (34, 134) angeordnet ist.
  2. Verpackung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Einfassung (20, 120) einen ringförmigen Aufnahmekanal (21, 121) für das freie Ende (56, 156) aufweist, wobei der Aufnahmekanal (20', 120') durch eine innere Seitenwand (22, 122), eine äußere Seitenwand (26, 126) und eine Bodenwand (24, 124) begrenzt ist, wobei die innere (22, 122) oder die äußere (26, 126) Seitenwand den zweiten Eingriffsteil (28, 128) aufweist.
  3. Verpackung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Aufnahmekanal (60, 160) am Behälter (50, 150) nach unten durch eine periphere Bodenwand (66, 166) geschlossen ist.
  4. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der erste Eingriffsteil (58, 158) an der Außenseite der Wand (54, 154) angeordnet ist.
  5. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Schwachzone durch das Vorsehen von Perforationen (42, 142) entlang des gesamten Umfangs der Einfassung (20, 120) gebildet ist.
  6. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche 1 - 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Schwachzone durch das Vorsehen von Perforationen (42, 142) entlang von ungefähr 90 Prozent der Umfangserstreckung der Einfassung (20, 120) ausgebildet ist.
  7. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Einfassung (20, 120) eine sich nach außen erstreckende Greiflasche (32, 132) hat, die mit der Einfassung (20, 120) vorzugsweise mit der äußeren Seitenwand (26, 126) an der Seite der Schwachzone (42, 142), die dem zweiten Eingriffsteil (28, 128) am nächsten liegt, verbunden ist.
  8. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß der ringförmige Aufnahmekanal (60, 160) des Behälters (50, 150) in einem Abstand zur Außenwand (54, 154) des Behälters (50, 150) angeordnet ist;
    daß der Aufnahmekanal (60, 160) eine erste Seitenwand (68, 168) hat, die näher an der Außenwand (54, 154) angeordnet ist und eine zweite Seitenwand (62, 162) hat; und
    daß der dritte Eingriffsteil (64, 164, 168') an der ersten (68, 168) und/oder der zweiten Seitenwand (62, 162) angeordnet ist.
  9. Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der ringförmige Randteil (30, 130) eine obere Begrenzung des Aufnahmekanals (60, 160) bildet.
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