EP1551733B1 - Pack for free-flowing or pasty products - Google Patents

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EP1551733B1
EP1551733B1 EP03756460A EP03756460A EP1551733B1 EP 1551733 B1 EP1551733 B1 EP 1551733B1 EP 03756460 A EP03756460 A EP 03756460A EP 03756460 A EP03756460 A EP 03756460A EP 1551733 B1 EP1551733 B1 EP 1551733B1
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Stefan Wessbecher
Wolfgang Heere
Gerd Altenburg
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Nestec SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape
    • B65D3/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape essentially conical or frusto-conical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • B65D1/265—Drinking cups
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0233—Nestable containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • B65D85/78—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials for ice-cream

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  • the invention relates to a pack, particularly for free-flowing or pasty products, with a body, the circumference of which is at least approximately constant or decreases slightly along at least almost its entire length, with a removal opening and a filling opening.
  • the purpose of the invention is to propose a pack of the kind outlined above that is stackable.
  • the body is tapered in one section by at least one pleat or similar shaping.
  • the body is folded into a meander shape.
  • the body is given its conical form by the meander-shaped pleating.
  • the body is designed to be very conical in the area of one of its ends.
  • a removal opening resembling a piping bag is created by doing this.
  • a collar or similar element that projects outwards is provided at one end of the pack.
  • This collar can be used to secure the pack in a removal device. It also makes sure that stacked packs can be separated from each other.
  • the pack is open at one end and is designed to permit closure by a lid.
  • the pack can be filled particularly easily and quickly through this opening.
  • the contents of the pack can in addition be pressed out through the removal opening by this lid.
  • the pack is closed tightly by the lid in both cases.
  • the lid has a predetermined rupture line.
  • the lid or part of the lid can be separated from the body along this predetermined rupture line and can if necessary be pressed into the body with the help of a plunger.
  • the contents of the pack can be pressed out through the removal opening with this lid, as a result of which a tamper-evident feature is produced.
  • the removal opening is closed by sealing and / or gluing.
  • the removal opening is designed to have a specific shape, such as the approximate shape of a star.
  • the removal opening is defined by a predetermined rupture line.
  • a projecting removal opening can, for example, be opened with a knife.
  • the removal opening is closed by a closure.
  • the removal opening can be opened particularly easily.
  • closure is glued or sealed on.
  • Sealing or gluing is a reliable and inexpensive method of fastening.
  • the closure is designed in the form of a label.
  • a label can communicate information, i.e. include details about the contents, in addition to its function as a closure.
  • the body is produced from a plastic such as polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the body is manufactured by the injection moulding process.
  • Plastics can be processed very effectively by the injection moulding process.
  • the body is produced by thermoforming.
  • Thermoforming is a standard process for producing plastic containers with thin walls in particular.
  • the body is wound from paper and is closed along a longitudinal seam.
  • Paper that may be coated with plastic too represents an alternative to packs made exclusively of plastic.
  • Fig. 1 is a pack that is designed to hold free-flowing and pasty goods, such as soft ice cream or similar products, with a body 2.
  • the body 2 At one of its ends, the body 2 has a closable filling opening 3, which can be closed by a lid 4.
  • the lid 4 is secured in position against the inside wall of the body 2.
  • a different method for fastening the lid 4 is, however, also conceivable.
  • the body 2 is closed at its other end.
  • a removal opening 6 that has a star-shaped rim 7 is provided in the wall 5 of this end. This rim 7 can have a different outline instead.
  • the removal opening is closed with a closure 8 in the form of a label, although other closures can be used instead.
  • the closure 8 is sealed on, but it can be glued or fastened by some other means too. It is also conceivable that the removal opening is designed to project. Part of the projecting removal opening is then cut off to open the pack. In a section 9 shortly before the end wall 5, the body 2 tapers sharply towards this wall. The body 2 has a collar 10 that projects outwards in the area of the filling opening 3.
  • the body tapers slightly conically between the collar 10 and the section 9.
  • the tapered shape makes it possible to stack several unfilled and / or emptied packs 1 inside each other.
  • the pack 1 is emptied with the help of a plunger that is not illustrated, by pressing the lid 4 into the space defined by the body with the plunger.
  • the plunger has the same diameter as the filling opening 3.
  • the body 2 meanders in the area where it tapers conically between the collar 10 and the section 9, the deviations of the meanders 11 from a circle becoming larger as the tapering increases.
  • the circumference of the body remains constant over the entire tapered area as a result.
  • the plunger When the plunger is pressed into the tapered area, the plunger widens the taper until the cross section corresponds to that of the plunger. Depending on the material used for the body 2, this widening is reversible, i.e. the body returns to its original shape as soon as the plunger is removed from the body 2.
  • the body 2 is configured to meander in the section 9 that tapers sharply too.
  • the section 9 is pulled in the direction of the plunger and is at least at approximately right angles to the rest of the body 2 when the plunger has been pressed in completely. This makes sure that none of the product is left in the pack 1.
  • lid 4 itself is designed to be a plunger and is pressed into the pack 1.
  • the pack can thus be used exactly once and therefore has a particularly effective tamper-evident feature.
  • the emptied pack 1 and the unfilled pack 1 can be stacked inside each other, provided that the plunger is removed again.
  • the collar 10 stops the packs 1 from sliding inside each other to such an extent that they are difficult to separate from one another again. Stacking the packs 1 reduces the volume of the packs 1 that has to be handled when several packs have been inserted inside each other.
  • the body 2 can be produced from plastic, particularly polypropylene or polyethylene, paper or a similar material.

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  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
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  • Cosmetics (AREA)
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EP03756460A 2002-09-12 2003-09-08 Pack for free-flowing or pasty products Expired - Lifetime EP1551733B1 (en)

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DE20214151U 2002-09-12
DE20214151U DE20214151U1 (de) 2002-09-12 2002-09-12 Verpackung, insbesondere für fließfähige oder pastöse Güter
PCT/EP2003/009932 WO2004024601A1 (en) 2002-09-12 2003-09-08 Pack for free-flowing or pasty products

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EP1551733B1 true EP1551733B1 (en) 2006-11-02

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EP (1) EP1551733B1 (xx)
CN (1) CN1319821C (xx)
AT (1) ATE344200T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU2003297114A1 (xx)
BR (1) BR0314262A (xx)
CA (1) CA2498660A1 (xx)
DE (2) DE20214151U1 (xx)
ES (1) ES2274269T3 (xx)
HK (1) HK1074609A1 (xx)
IL (1) IL167181A (xx)
MX (1) MXPA05002650A (xx)
PL (1) PL200640B1 (xx)
RU (1) RU2005110681A (xx)
WO (1) WO2004024601A1 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA200502924B (xx)

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DE60309495T2 (de) 2007-02-22
ZA200502924B (en) 2006-06-28
HK1074609A1 (en) 2005-11-18
EP1551733A1 (en) 2005-07-13
DE20214151U1 (de) 2002-11-21
IL167181A (en) 2009-02-11
US20060043126A1 (en) 2006-03-02
RU2005110681A (ru) 2005-09-20
AU2003297114A1 (en) 2004-04-30
MXPA05002650A (es) 2006-04-28
BR0314262A (pt) 2005-07-05
PL200640B1 (pl) 2009-01-30
ATE344200T1 (de) 2006-11-15
CA2498660A1 (en) 2004-03-25
CN1681724A (zh) 2005-10-12
DE60309495D1 (de) 2006-12-14

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