EP2354031B1 - Lidded container - Google Patents

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EP2354031B1
EP2354031B1 EP20110151898 EP11151898A EP2354031B1 EP 2354031 B1 EP2354031 B1 EP 2354031B1 EP 20110151898 EP20110151898 EP 20110151898 EP 11151898 A EP11151898 A EP 11151898A EP 2354031 B1 EP2354031 B1 EP 2354031B1
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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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers
    • B65D77/2024—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers the cover being welded or adhered to the container
    • B65D77/2068—Means for reclosing the cover after its first opening
    • B65D77/2072—Mechanical means
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    • B65D77/2092—Mechanical means attached to the cover the means being a part initially broken from the container

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  • the present invention relates to a container such as a food pot, of the type comprising an opening surrounded by a flange normally covered with a detachable sealing cap.
  • a food packaging In the patent application FR-A-2 927 614 filed by the applicant, is present a food packaging. It consists of a container which is in the form of a cup and whose opening is surrounded by a rim which is covered at the end of the filling by a protective cover of its contents. The lid is extended, outside the rim, by a tongue allowing its detachment of the rim by the consumer. A lid covers the opening of the cup. It consists of a closure wall surrounded by a skirt capable of capping the rim to close the opening.
  • the container When the lid is removed, the container can still be closed by its cover, to preserve the product it contains while it has not been fully consumed.
  • a closure of the open area of a container for products that may be dumped The opening of the container is surrounded by a rim covered by an adherent and peelable foil.
  • a flap is formed locally around the rim in a corner of the container. It consists of two legs joined in the middle by a tongue and which originated on folding incisions. The legs are separated from the other part of the rim by a dividing line. By lifting the flap, the opening of the container is partially disengaged. The flap is reclosable through contact areas present vis-à-vis the two parts of the flange.
  • the applicant has sought a solution to design a container of general application, without cover, but which can however protect its contents between two uses.
  • a container of the type comprising an opening surrounded by a rim normally covered with a detachable sealing cap; according to the invention, a cutout passes locally through said flange so as to delimit a flap that can be raised to take off the lid to partially disengage said opening, the flap remaining attached at the ends of said cut.
  • the consumer loosens locally the seal of the inner portion of the rim and the contained product can then be used, dumped.
  • the flap can be closed on the rim, like a cover to protect the contained product.
  • the lid that remains secured to the flap is applied to the inner portion of the flange.
  • the flap is connected to the inner part of the rim, via a frangible zone.
  • the closure of the flap replaces vis-à-vis the fractured parts that cooperate together to keep clipped the flap in its closed position of the container.
  • the frangible zone is located in the middle of the length of the cut.
  • the opening of the flap is facilitated when cutting this frangible zone.
  • the flap is bordered by a skirt which extends from below over substantially the entire length of the cut.
  • the skirt facilitates the gripping of the flap and gives it a rigidity making it an articulated lid.
  • the lid is secured to the rim by a heat input.
  • the rim has at least one corner, the cut being made in said corner.
  • the cutout has a top view, a circumflex accented geometry or an arcuate geometry.
  • this geometry is preferably suitable for containers whose opening is square or oval.
  • it is preferably suitable for containers whose opening is round.
  • the length of the cutout extends over a distance necessary for sufficient clearance of the opening to allow the spill of its contents, when the flap is raised.
  • a spout is formed between the opening of the opening and a constituent belt wall of said container, the outlet of the spout being surrounded by the cut.
  • the container 100 presented on the Fig. 1 is intended to contain a product.
  • the container takes the form of a food pot designed to contain a foodstuff.
  • the food pot is likely to be hand-held.
  • the food pot has a pyramidal section whose small base 102 is its bottom and whose large base 104 is its opening, this opening 104 is surrounded by a flange 106 whose upper face is preferably flat.
  • a wall of belt 110 consisting of four faces joined by rounded portions, connects the bottom 202 of the food pot, at its opening 104, to define the volume of its capacity.
  • Ribs 112 at least locally cover two opposite sides of the waist wall 110 to isolate the food pot from the heat when the consumer grasps it holding it by said ribs. They also help increase the rigidity of the food pot.
  • the opening 104 is covered at the end of the filling of the food pot with a protective cover 200 of its contents.
  • This operculum is advantageously deposited and then secured to the rim 106 by a heat input using a heating cord for local thermal fusion of the lid on the edge of the food pot. It then closes tightly to preserve the product it contains.
  • Polypropylene can be used to make the food pot and its lid.
  • a cutout 120 passes through the thickness of the flange 106, at a corner of the food pot. It thus delimits an outer flap 130, normally located in the same plane as that of the flange 106.
  • the cutout 120 has a top view of a circumflex accented geometry. It is preferably positioned from the inside edge of the rim, at a distance greater than more than half of the width 1 of the flange so that the lid can adhere sufficiently thereon.
  • the width of the cut is constant over its entire length except towards its tip, that is to say at the top of its geometry in circumflex accent where the flap 130 is connected by a frangible zone R to the inner part of the flange 106.
  • the consumer can lift the flap 130, as suggested by the arrow F.
  • the frangible zone is first fractured, then the flap pivots around two folds P forming a hinge, which materialize at the ends of the cutout 120 and on the side Outside the flange 106.
  • the lid 200 is detached from the inner portion at the corner of the flange 106, but remains integral with the flap.
  • the cutout extends in such a way that the part of the lid that has been removed from the lid can sufficiently release the opening allowing the user to dump the contents of the food pot.
  • the cut extends to more than half the length L of each of the two portions of the rim delimiting said corner.
  • the frangible zone is positioned at the mid-length of the cutout 120 to facilitate the opening of the flap.
  • the flap 130 is bordered by a skirt 132 that extends from below over substantially the entire length of the cutout 120, facilitating its grip to lift it and provides it with sufficient rigidity so that it substantially retains its flat geometry .
  • the flap, the skirt and the folded part of the lid thus constitute a sort of articulated lid.
  • the consumer can then at will to pour the contents of the food pot, drink directly its contents or using a straw.
  • the food pot can also be used to contain a product whose consumption is split over several days, such as powdered sugar, dried fruits, condiments, etc.
  • the consumer can close the food pot by replacing the lid on the flange 106, so that the inner edge of the flap can be retained by clipping on the projecting corner of the rim, the consumer can then close the food pot. Its content that has not been fully consumed is preserved. It can be transported or stored.
  • the flap By operating the flap, it can be tilted between a closed position of the opening of the food pot and an open position partially disengaging said opening.
  • the outlet of its opening 104 is oval.
  • An area of an edge located on its major axis has a corner geometry in which is provided a cutout 120.
  • This corner geometry is connected to the waist wall 110 of the food pot via a concave wall 140 forming a spout.
  • the length of the blank 120 extends below the secant connection plane between the concave wall 140 and the waist wall 110.
  • the flap 130 is also connected to the inner part of the flange 106 via a zone frangible R.
  • a spout may be provided in a container of the invention, whatever the shape of the opening of the opening and whatever the shape of the container.
  • the outlet of its opening 104 is circular.
  • the cutout 120 has a top view of an arcuate geometry. Its length extends sufficiently to clear the opening of the food pot so that the user can dump its contents when the flap has been raised. On this Fig. 6 , the length of the cutout 120 extends over a third of the perimeter of the flange 106.
  • the container of the invention can still be used to store various small objects such as hardware.
  • a lid can still be used to style the flap by holding it in its closed position.
  • the container of the invention proposes a solution for reclosing its opening without using a lid. Its cost price is comparable to a container with operculum.

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Abstract

The container (100) has a detachable membrane seal sealing an edge (106) that girdles an opening (104), where the opening is in shape of square, oval and round. A cut unit (120) locally traverses the edge to define a flap (130) to be raised to remove the seal for partially releasing the opening. The flap remains attached to a level of ends of the cut unit. The flap is connected to an inner part of the edge by a frangible zone. The flap is bordered to a skirt (132) that is extended by a lower part over entire length of the cut unit.

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La présente invention concerne un contenant tel qu'un pot alimentaire, du type comprenant une ouverture ceinturée par un rebord normalement recouvert d'un opercule de scellement détachable.The present invention relates to a container such as a food pot, of the type comprising an opening surrounded by a flange normally covered with a detachable sealing cap.

Dans la demande de brevet FR-A-2 927 614 déposée par le demandeur, est présente un emballage alimentaire. Il se compose d'un contenant qui se présente sous la forme d'un gobelet et dont l'ouverture est entourée par un rebord qui est recouvert à l'issue du remplissage par un opercule de protection de son contenu. L'opercule est prolongé, en dehors du rebord, par une languette permettant son décollement du rebord par le consommateur. Un couvercle recouvre l'ouverture du gobelet. Il est constitué d'une paroi de fermeture entourée d'une jupe susceptible de coiffer le rebord pour fermer l'ouverture.In the patent application FR-A-2 927 614 filed by the applicant, is present a food packaging. It consists of a container which is in the form of a cup and whose opening is surrounded by a rim which is covered at the end of the filling by a protective cover of its contents. The lid is extended, outside the rim, by a tongue allowing its detachment of the rim by the consumer. A lid covers the opening of the cup. It consists of a closure wall surrounded by a skirt capable of capping the rim to close the opening.

Lorsque l'opercule est retiré, le contenant peut encore être refermé par son couvercle, pour préserver le produit qu'il contient alors qu'il n'a pas été entièrement consommé.When the lid is removed, the container can still be closed by its cover, to preserve the product it contains while it has not been fully consumed.

On connaît encore à la lecture du document DE-A1-43 00 77 qui est considéré le document le plus proche de l'objet de la revendication 1, une fermeture de la zone ouverte d'un contenant pour produits susceptibles d'être déversés. L'ouverture du contenant est ceinturée d'un rebord recouvert par une Feuille adhérente et pelable. Un rabat est formé localement au pourtour du rebord dans un coin du contenant. Il est constitué de deux jambages réunis en leur milieu par une languette et qui prennent naissance sur des incisions de pliage. Les jambages sont séparés de l'autre partie du rebord par une ligne de séparation. En soulevant le rabat, on dégage partiellement l'ouverture du contenant. Le rabat est refermable grâce à des zones de contact présentes en vis-à-vis sur les deux parties du rebord.We still know from reading the document DE-A1-43 00 77 which is considered the document closest to the subject of claim 1, a closure of the open area of a container for products that may be dumped. The opening of the container is surrounded by a rim covered by an adherent and peelable foil. A flap is formed locally around the rim in a corner of the container. It consists of two legs joined in the middle by a tongue and which originated on folding incisions. The legs are separated from the other part of the rim by a dividing line. By lifting the flap, the opening of the container is partially disengaged. The flap is reclosable through contact areas present vis-à-vis the two parts of the flange.

Le demandeur a cherché une solution pour concevoir un contenant d'application générale, dépourvu de couvercle, mais qui puisse cependant protéger son contenu entre deux utilisations.The applicant has sought a solution to design a container of general application, without cover, but which can however protect its contents between two uses.

A cet effet, est proposé un contenant du type comprenant une ouverture ceinturée par un rebord normalement recouvert d'un opercule de scellement détachable; selon l'invention, une découpe traverse localement ledit rebord de sorte à délimiter un rabat susceptible d'être relevé pour décoller l'opercule afin de dégager en partie ladite ouverture, le rabat demeurant rattaché au niveau des extrémités de ladite découpe.For this purpose, there is provided a container of the type comprising an opening surrounded by a rim normally covered with a detachable sealing cap; according to the invention, a cutout passes locally through said flange so as to delimit a flap that can be raised to take off the lid to partially disengage said opening, the flap remaining attached at the ends of said cut.

En relevant le rabat, le consommateur détache localement l'opercule de la partie intérieure du rebord et le produit contenu peut alors être utilisé, déversé. Le rabat peut être refermé sur le rebord, tel un couvercle pour protéger le produit contenu. L'opercule qui demeure solidaire du rabat est appliqué sur la partie intérieure du rebord.By raising the flap, the consumer loosens locally the seal of the inner portion of the rim and the contained product can then be used, dumped. The flap can be closed on the rim, like a cover to protect the contained product. The lid that remains secured to the flap is applied to the inner portion of the flange.

S'agissant d'un pot alimentaire, son contenu peut être bu ou consommé.Being a food pot, its contents can be drunk or consumed.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, le rabat est relié à la partie intérieure du rebord, par l'intermédiaire d'une zone frangible.According to an additional feature of the invention, the flap is connected to the inner part of the rim, via a frangible zone.

La fermeture du rabat replace en vis-à-vis les parties fracturées qui coopèrent ensemble pour maintenir clipé le rabat dans sa position de fermeture du contenant.The closure of the flap replaces vis-à-vis the fractured parts that cooperate together to keep clipped the flap in its closed position of the container.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, la zone frangible est située au milieu de la longueur de la découpe.According to an additional feature of the invention, the frangible zone is located in the middle of the length of the cut.

L'ouverture du rabat s'en trouve facilitée au moment du sectionnement de cette zone frangible.The opening of the flap is facilitated when cutting this frangible zone.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, le rabat est bordé d'une jupe qui s'étend par le dessous sur pratiquement toute la longueur de la découpe.According to an additional feature of the invention, the flap is bordered by a skirt which extends from below over substantially the entire length of the cut.

La jupe facilite la préhension du rabat et lui procure une rigidité faisant de lui un couvercle articulé.The skirt facilitates the gripping of the flap and gives it a rigidity making it an articulated lid.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, l'opercule est solidarisé sur le rebord par un apport de chaleur.According to an additional feature of the invention, the lid is secured to the rim by a heat input.

Il peut être décollé à la main facilement pendant l'ouverture du rabat. En refermant le rabat, l'utilisateur referme le pot alimentaire.It can be removed by hand easily while opening the flap. By closing the flap, the user closes the food pot.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, le rebord présente au moins une encoignure, la découpe étant réalisée dans ladite encoignure.According to an additional feature of the invention, the rim has at least one corner, the cut being made in said corner.

Dans cette géométrie en encoignure, un bec verseur peut facilement être intégré dans la conception du contenant.In this corner geometry, a spout can easily be integrated into the container design.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, la découpe présente en vue de dessus, une géométrie en accent circonflexe ou une géométrie en arc de cercle. Dans le premier cas, cette géométrie convient de préférence pour des contenants dont l'ouverture est carrée ou ovale. Dans le second cas, elle convient de préférence pour des contenants dont l'ouverture est ronde.According to an additional feature of the invention, the cutout has a top view, a circumflex accented geometry or an arcuate geometry. In the first case, this geometry is preferably suitable for containers whose opening is square or oval. In the second case, it is preferably suitable for containers whose opening is round.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, la longueur de la découpe s'étend sur une distance nécessaire à un dégagement suffisant de l'ouverture pour permettre le déversement de son contenu, lorsque le rabat est relevé.According to an additional feature of the invention, the length of the cutout extends over a distance necessary for sufficient clearance of the opening to allow the spill of its contents, when the flap is raised.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'invention, un bec verseur est formé entre le débouché de l'ouverture et une paroi de ceinture constitutive dudit contenant, le débouché du bec verseur étant ceinturé par la découpe.According to an additional feature of the invention, a spout is formed between the opening of the opening and a constituent belt wall of said container, the outlet of the spout being surrounded by the cut.

Les caractéristiques de l'invention mentionnées ci-dessus, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un exemple de réalisation, ladite description étant faite en relation avec les dessins joints, parmi lesquels:

  • la Fig. 1 représente une vue en perspective d'un pot alimentaire dont l'ouverture est recouverte par un opercule selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 2 représente une vue en perspective d'un pot alimentaire dépourvu d'opercule selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 3 représente une vue en perspective d'un pot alimentaire dont un coin de son opercule a été soulevé selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 4 représente une vue en perspective d'un pot alimentaire dont un coin de son opercule va être rabattu selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 5 représente une vue en perspective d'une première variante de réalisation d'un pot alimentaire dont l'ouverture ovale est dépourvue d'opercule selon l'invention et,
  • la Fig. 6 représente une vue en perspective d'une seconde variante de réalisation d'un pot alimentaire dont l'ouverture ronde est dépourvue d'opercule selon l'invention.
The characteristics of the invention mentioned above, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being given in relation to the attached drawings, among which:
  • the Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a food pot whose opening is covered by a lid according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a food pot without a lid according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a food pot with a corner of its lid was raised according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a food pot with a corner of its lid will be folded according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of a first embodiment of a food pot whose oval opening is devoid of operculum according to the invention and,
  • the Fig. 6 represents a perspective view of a second embodiment of a food pot whose round opening is devoid of a lid according to the invention.

Le contenant 100 présenté sur la Fig. 1 est destiné à contenir un produit. Sur cette Fig. 1, le contenant prend la forme d'un pot alimentaire prévu pour contenir une denrée alimentaire.The container 100 presented on the Fig. 1 is intended to contain a product. On this Fig. 1 , the container takes the form of a food pot designed to contain a foodstuff.

Le pot alimentaire est susceptible d'être tenu à la main. Sur cette Fig. 1, le pot alimentaire présente une section pyramidale dont la petite base 102 constitue son fond et dont la grande base 104 constitue son ouverture, cette ouverture 104 étant entourée par un rebord 106 dont la face supérieure est de préférence plane. Une paroi de ceinture 110, constituée de quatre faces réunies par des portions arrondies, raccorde le fond 202 du pot alimentaire, à son ouverture 104, pour délimiter le volume de sa contenance.The food pot is likely to be hand-held. On this Fig. 1 , the food pot has a pyramidal section whose small base 102 is its bottom and whose large base 104 is its opening, this opening 104 is surrounded by a flange 106 whose upper face is preferably flat. A wall of belt 110, consisting of four faces joined by rounded portions, connects the bottom 202 of the food pot, at its opening 104, to define the volume of its capacity.

Des nervures 112 recouvrent au moins localement deux faces opposées de la paroi de ceinture 110 pour isoler le pot alimentaire de la chaleur lorsque le consommateur le saisit en le tenant par lesdites nervures. Elles participent également à accroître la rigidité du pot alimentaire.Ribs 112 at least locally cover two opposite sides of the waist wall 110 to isolate the food pot from the heat when the consumer grasps it holding it by said ribs. They also help increase the rigidity of the food pot.

L'ouverture 104 est recouverte à l'issue du remplissage du pot alimentaire par un opercule de protection 200 de son contenu. Cet opercule est avantageusement déposé puis solidarisé sur le rebord 106 par un apport de chaleur mettant en oeuvre un cordon de chauffe permettant une fusion thermique locale de l'opercule sur le rebord du pot alimentaire. Il ferme alors hermétiquement celui-ci pour préserver le produit qu'il contient. Du polypropylène peut être utilisé pour fabriquer le pot alimentaire et son opercule.The opening 104 is covered at the end of the filling of the food pot with a protective cover 200 of its contents. This operculum is advantageously deposited and then secured to the rim 106 by a heat input using a heating cord for local thermal fusion of the lid on the edge of the food pot. It then closes tightly to preserve the product it contains. Polypropylene can be used to make the food pot and its lid.

Sur la Fig. 2, une découpe 120 traverse l'épaisseur du rebord 106, au niveau d'une encoignure du pot alimentaire. Elle délimite ainsi un rabat 130 extérieur, situé normalement dans le même plan que celui du rebord 106. La découpe 120 présente en vue de dessus une géométrie en accent circonflexe. Elle est de préférence positionnée du bord intérieur du rebord, à une distance supérieure à plus de la moitié de la largeur 1 du rebord afin que l'opercule puisse adhérer suffisamment sur celui-ci.On the Fig. 2 , a cutout 120 passes through the thickness of the flange 106, at a corner of the food pot. It thus delimits an outer flap 130, normally located in the same plane as that of the flange 106. The cutout 120 has a top view of a circumflex accented geometry. It is preferably positioned from the inside edge of the rim, at a distance greater than more than half of the width 1 of the flange so that the lid can adhere sufficiently thereon.

La largeur de la découpe est constante sur toute sa longueur excepté vers sa pointe, c'est-à-dire au sommet de sa géométrie en accent circonflexe où le rabat 130 est relié par une zone frangible R à la partie intérieure du rebord 106.The width of the cut is constant over its entire length except towards its tip, that is to say at the top of its geometry in circumflex accent where the flap 130 is connected by a frangible zone R to the inner part of the flange 106.

Sur la Fig. 3, le consommateur peut soulever le rabat 130, comme le suggère la flèche F. La zone frangible est d'abord fracturée, puis le rabat pivote autour de deux plis P formant charnière, qui se matérialisent aux extrémités de la découpe 120 et sur le côté extérieur du rebord 106. Dans l'intervalle, l'opercule 200 est décollé de la portion intérieure en encoignure du rebord 106, mais demeure solidaire du rabat.On the Fig. 3 , the consumer can lift the flap 130, as suggested by the arrow F. The frangible zone is first fractured, then the flap pivots around two folds P forming a hinge, which materialize at the ends of the cutout 120 and on the side Outside the flange 106. In the meantime, the lid 200 is detached from the inner portion at the corner of the flange 106, but remains integral with the flap.

Sur la Fig. 2, la découpe s'étend de telle manière que la partie décollée de l'opercule puisse dégager suffisamment l'ouverture permettant à l'utilisateur de déverser le contenu du pot alimentaire. Sur cette Fig. 2, la découpe s'étend jusqu'à plus de la moitié de la longueur L de chacune des deux portions du rebord délimitant ladite encoignure.On the Fig. 2 , the cutout extends in such a way that the part of the lid that has been removed from the lid can sufficiently release the opening allowing the user to dump the contents of the food pot. On this Fig. 2 , the cut extends to more than half the length L of each of the two portions of the rim delimiting said corner.

La zone frangible est positionnée à la mi-longueur de la découpe 120 pour faciliter l'ouverture du rabat. Le rabat 130 est bordé d'une jupe 132 qui s'étend par le dessous sur pratiquement toute la longueur de la découpe 120, facilitant sa préhension pour le soulever et lui procure une rigidité suffisante de telle sorte qu'il conserve pratiquement sa géométrie plane. Le rabat, la jupe et la partie pliée de l'opercule constituent ainsi une sorte de couvercle articulé.The frangible zone is positioned at the mid-length of the cutout 120 to facilitate the opening of the flap. The flap 130 is bordered by a skirt 132 that extends from below over substantially the entire length of the cutout 120, facilitating its grip to lift it and provides it with sufficient rigidity so that it substantially retains its flat geometry . The flap, the skirt and the folded part of the lid thus constitute a sort of articulated lid.

Le consommateur peut alors à sa guise déverser le contenu du pot alimentaire, boire directement son contenu ou à l'aide d'une paille. Le pot alimentaire peut également être utilisé pour contenir un produit dont la consommation est fractionnée sur plusieurs jours, comme du sucre en poudre, des fruits secs, des condiments, etc.The consumer can then at will to pour the contents of the food pot, drink directly its contents or using a straw. The food pot can also be used to contain a product whose consumption is split over several days, such as powdered sugar, dried fruits, condiments, etc.

En abaissant le rabat 130 en direction du rebord 106, comme le montre la flèche - F sur la Fig. 4, le consommateur peut refermer le pot alimentaire en replaçant l'opercule sur le rebord 106, de sorte que le bord intérieur du rabat puisse être retenu par clipage sur le coin en saillie du rebord, le consommateur peut alors refermer le pot alimentaire. Son contenu qui n'aurait pas été entièrement consommé est préservé. Il peut être transporté ou stocké.By lowering the flap 130 towards the flange 106, as shown by the arrow - F on the Fig. 4 , the consumer can close the food pot by replacing the lid on the flange 106, so that the inner edge of the flap can be retained by clipping on the projecting corner of the rim, the consumer can then close the food pot. Its content that has not been fully consumed is preserved. It can be transported or stored.

En manoeuvrant le rabat, celui-ci peut ainsi être basculé entre une position de fermeture de l'ouverture du pot alimentaire et une position d'ouverture dégageant partiellement ladite ouverture.By operating the flap, it can be tilted between a closed position of the opening of the food pot and an open position partially disengaging said opening.

La dimension de l'ouverture dégagée partiellement par le rabat, lorsqu'il est dans sa position d'ouverture, favorise le dosage des poudres ou des liquides en cours de déversement, et réduit, tel un bec verseur, les risques d'éclaboussure.The size of the opening partially disengaged by the flap, when in its open position, favors the dosing of powders or liquids during spillage, and reduces, as a spout, the risk of splashing.

Dans une première variante de réalisation du pot alimentaire 100 présentée sur la Fig. 5, le débouché de son ouverture 104 est ovale. Une zone d'un bord situé sur son grand axe présente une géométrie en encoignure dans laquelle est prévue une découpe 120. Celle-ci présente là encore, en vue de dessus, une géométrie en accent circonflexe. Cette géométrie en encoignure se raccorde à la paroi de ceinture 110 du pot alimentaire par l'intermédiaire d'une paroi concave 140 formant un bec verseur. La longueur de la découpe 120 s'étend en deçà du plan de raccordement sécant entre la paroi concave 140 et la paroi de ceinture 110. Le rabat 130 est relié là aussi à la partie intérieure du rebord 106 par l'intermédiaire d'une zone frangible R.In a first variant embodiment of the food pot 100 presented on the Fig. 5 , the outlet of its opening 104 is oval. An area of an edge located on its major axis has a corner geometry in which is provided a cutout 120. This again has, in top view, a circumflex accented geometry. This corner geometry is connected to the waist wall 110 of the food pot via a concave wall 140 forming a spout. The length of the blank 120 extends below the secant connection plane between the concave wall 140 and the waist wall 110. The flap 130 is also connected to the inner part of the flange 106 via a zone frangible R.

On comprendra qu'un bec verseur peut être prévu dans un contenant de l'invention, quelque soit la forme du débouché de l'ouverture et quelque soit la forme du contenant.It will be understood that a spout may be provided in a container of the invention, whatever the shape of the opening of the opening and whatever the shape of the container.

Dans une seconde variante de réalisation du pot alimentaire 100 présentée sur la Fig. 6, le débouché de son ouverture 104 est circulaire. La découpe 120 présente en vue de dessus une géométrie en arc de cercle. Sa longueur s'étend suffisamment pour dégager l'ouverture du pot alimentaire afin que l'utilisateur puisse déverser son contenu lorsque le rabat a été relevé. Sur cette Fig. 6, la longueur de la découpe 120 s'étend sur un tiers du périmètre du rebord 106.In a second embodiment of the food pot 100 shown on the Fig. 6 , the outlet of its opening 104 is circular. The cutout 120 has a top view of an arcuate geometry. Its length extends sufficiently to clear the opening of the food pot so that the user can dump its contents when the flap has been raised. On this Fig. 6 , the length of the cutout 120 extends over a third of the perimeter of the flange 106.

Le contenant de l'invention peut encore être utilisé pour stocker divers objets de petite taille comme de la visserie.The container of the invention can still be used to store various small objects such as hardware.

Un couvercle peut encore être utilisé pour coiffer le rabat en le maintenant dans sa position de fermeture.A lid can still be used to style the flap by holding it in its closed position.

Le contenant de l'invention propose une solution de refermeture de son ouverture sans faire usage d'un couvercle. Son prix de revient est comparable à un contenant avec opercule.The container of the invention proposes a solution for reclosing its opening without using a lid. Its cost price is comparable to a container with operculum.

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  1. Container (100) of the type comprising an aperture (104) encircled by a rim (106) normally covered with a detachable sealing lid (200), a cutout (120) locally passing across said rim so as to demarcate a flap (130) positioned outside and able to be lifted to release the lid in order partly to open said aperture, the flap (130) remaining attached at the ends of said cutout, the rim (106) presenting at least one corner, the cutout (120) being made in said corner, characterised in that the flap (130) is edged with a skirt (132) which extends downwards over practically all of the length of the cutout (120) to enable the flap (130) to be gripped so that it can be lifted and to provide it with sufficient rigidity so that it practically retains its flat geometry, hence an articulated cover.
  2. Container (100) according to claim 1, characterised in that the flap (130) is linked to the inner part of the rim (106) by means of a breakable zone (R).
  3. Container (100) according to claim 2, characterised in that the breakable zone (R) is positioned in the middle of the length of the cutout (120).
  4. Container (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lid (200) is affixed to the rim by applying heat.
  5. Container (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cutout (120) presents, in top view, a geometry like a circumflex accent for containers with a square or oval aperture, or a geometry like an arc of a circle for containers with a round aperture.
  6. Container (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cutout (120) extends over more than half of the length L of each of the two portions of the rim demarcing said corner.
  7. Container (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a spout (140) is formed between the outlet from the aperture (104) and an enclosure wall (110) making up said container, the outlet from the spout (140) being encircled by the cutout (120).
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