EP2522590B2 - Packaging container - Google Patents

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EP2522590B2
EP2522590B2 EP12002279.3A EP12002279A EP2522590B2 EP 2522590 B2 EP2522590 B2 EP 2522590B2 EP 12002279 A EP12002279 A EP 12002279A EP 2522590 B2 EP2522590 B2 EP 2522590B2
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • B65D25/205—Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0235—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0237—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections before removal of the tamper element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/02—Labels
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/10—Tearable part of the container
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/00074—Shape of the outer periphery curved
    • B65D2543/00092—Shape of the outer periphery curved circular
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00296—Plastic

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging container made of plastic for storing preferably hot-fillable foods, in particular a plastic food container, comprising a lid and a container forming a lower contact surface with a receiving space delimited by a side wall, with an apron running along an upper region of the side wall and with a tamper-evident closure, preferably having an originality flap, which, after the packaging container has been filled, has to be released by a consumer for the first opening, the lid designed as a clamping or slip lid being fixable on the upper edge of the container, and the originality flap being transparent.
  • Products on the market according to the preamble of claim 1 often have tamper-evident closures and tamper-evident tabs that are difficult to find and open for seniors over the age of 70, for example.
  • a packaging container according to the preamble of claim 1 is from the document EP 1 651 532 B1 known.
  • the tamper-evident flap is made transparent and the packaging container is provided with an optical indicator for identifying the tamper-evident flap, this indicator being arranged between a longitudinal central axis perpendicular to the lower contact surface and a surface of the tamper-evident flap facing away from this.
  • the tamper-evident seal is often designed as an tamper-evident tab arranged on the apron via predetermined breaking approaches. This flap has to be folded away or torn off in order to be able to grip a grip tab of the lid behind it.
  • the tamper-evident closure or flap according to the invention is optically characterized by the optical indicator, that is to say, better perceptible to the human eye.
  • the optical indicator has a different color from the rest of the packaging container and is preferably colored in a signal color, in particular red.
  • the transparent tamper-evident flap is designed in such a way that it allows a real image of the indicator to be at least partially perceptible to the human eye.
  • the optical indicator is arranged at a level with an originality tab of the originality closure with respect to the lower contact surface and is located between the latter and the longitudinal central axis.
  • the indicator can be formed at least in part by a part of the cover which is partly located between the tamper-evident tab and the longitudinal center axis.
  • the handle tab of the lid which has to be gripped after loosening or opening the tamper-evident tab, is visually distinct from the rest of the lid and the container and can be seen in particular through the transparent tamper-evident tab of the tamper-evident seal.
  • the indicator is particularly advantageously formed by a label of the packaging container, which is preferably arranged as an in-mold label during a pot manufacturing process directly in the side wall of the pot.
  • a clearly perceptible and color-contrasting part of the label can then be arranged behind the grip tab without a two-component tool and thus mark the location of the packaging container with the opening means in a manner suitable for senior citizens.
  • only part of the label can be designed as an optical indicator and the rest of a label can be designed in a different color.
  • a label that is designed with a monochrome background and preferably red can also represent a clear indication on a front side of the packaging container even for the visually impaired, and thus increasingly indicates the tamper-evident tab.
  • the area surrounding the tab can also be provided with an indication that is particularly perceptible to the eye.
  • the side wall of the container is preferably designed, with the exception of stabilizing webs and without further approaches, to merge directly into an upper edge, which is preferably in the form of a sealing edge, the area of the side wall covered by the label / label ripping, in particular in the area of a label or label acting as an indicator - or is seamless.
  • the label can thus be arranged well in the area of a tamper-evident closure and can be arranged almost over the entire height of the side wall, and there are no problems with filling the webs during an injection molding production process.
  • a packaging container according to the invention is advantageously designed in such a way that the apron and the uppermost part of the side wall form an essentially n-shaped profile with the upper edge, the optical indicator being able to be arranged on one leg of the "n".
  • the tamper-evident flap can in this case be fixed via at least one predetermined breaking point on the apron forming part of the leg of the n-shaped profile.
  • a reference to the tamper-evident flap of a packaging container according to the invention is further improved if the flap is exposed to the outside, for example in such a way that it protrudes beyond the radius of the other apron in an otherwise circular bucket.
  • the visual visibility of the tamper-evident flap is further improved if - as provided for in a further embodiment of the invention - a circumferentially raised edge of the lid on its inside facing away from the grip tab of the lid merges into a bulge in the lid mirror that is not present in the further lid mirror.
  • a hint on the originality flap which can be seen in a pure top view, by means of the shape of the lid, possibly supported or replaced by a corresponding hint in the label of the lid mirror, with a color-coded tamper-evident flap, makes it particularly easy to recognize.
  • a packaging container according to the invention Fig. 1 is designed as a plastic food container and comprises a lid 1 and a container 2 which forms a lower contact surface 3 (cf. Fig. 4 ).
  • a side wall 4 is in the view of the Fig. 1 Provide a label 6 over the entire surface. The side wall 4 delimits a receiving space located essentially below the cover 1.
  • the container In an upper region of the side wall 4, the container has an apron 7, the upper part of which is covered by an outer edge of the cover 8.
  • a tamper-evident closure, which has a tamper-evident tab 9, is arranged on the apron and protrudes somewhat beyond the outer edge of the apron (cf. Fig. 3 ).
  • Edge tabs 11 serve, on the one hand, to protect the tamper-evident tab from being opened unintentionally, and, on the other hand, to increase the identification of an tamper-evident closure having the tamper-evident tab 9.
  • a dashed line 12 indicates an upper edge of part of the label 6.
  • an optical indicator 14 is arranged between the tamper-evident flap 9 and a longitudinal central axis 13, which is perpendicular to the lower contact surface 3, and the transparent tamper-evident flap 9 Dashed line 16 indicated and formed as part of the label 6.
  • the indicator is thus arranged between the surface of the tab 9 pointing away from the longitudinal central axis 13 and bearing the lettering "OPEN" and the longitudinal central axis 13.
  • the indicator 14 can also provide an indication by the structure of the surface of the side wall or the apron lying behind the tamper-evident flap 9.
  • the lid 1 forming a circumferentially raised edge 10 merges into an indentation 15 of the lid mirror 20 on its inside of the edge 10 facing away from a tab of the lid 1, not shown.
  • the indicator is formed in one piece with the label 6 and is arranged in a ribless region of the side wall 4.
  • This is particularly advantageous for in-mold labels, since otherwise the arrangements of the in-mold label would be affected between the apron 7 and the side wall 4 or a label that can be applied to the outside of the side wall would not be placed far enough behind the originality tab 9 could.
  • the use of an in-mold label could prevent the ribs from being formed by the injection molding process.
  • a packaging container according to the invention can also be manufactured deep-drawn.
  • Fig. 4 The in-mold label with the optical indicator 14, which is delimited from the rest of the label by means of a line 17, extends to just below a sealing edge 18 of the container according to the invention. With no additional approaches running in the horizontal direction, a label can easily be formed as an in-mold label. Also in the other side wall areas of the wall 4, apart from the sealing edge 18, no horizontal approaches are arranged.
  • This area C of the side wall 4 (cf. Fig. 5 ), into which the label designed as an in-mold label is incorporated, forms on the upper left side of the packaging container according to Fig. 5 the right leg of an approximately n-shaped profile of the upper packaging container.
  • a left leg 19 formed by the apron 7 has in its lower region an extension 21 to which the tamper-evident tab 9 is connected by means of predetermined breaking points 22.
  • the optical indicator is arranged essentially over the height of the tamper-evident tab 9 in the area C between the longitudinal central axis 13 and the tamper-evident tab 9, but it could also be arranged in the leg 19, for example.
  • the arrangement on the inner side wall 4 is advantageous in terms of process technology for an injection molding process, since filling the mold cavity is then impaired as little as possible.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verpackungsbehältnis aus Kunststoff zur Aufbewahrung von vorzugsweise heiß abfüllbaren Lebensmitteln, insbesondere einen Lebensmittelbehälter aus Kunststoff, umfassend einen Deckel und einen eine untere Aufstandsfläche ausbildenden Behälter mit einem durch eine Seitenwand begrenzten Aufnahmeraum, mit einer entlang eines oberen Bereiches der Seitenwand laufenden Schürze und mit einem vorzugsweise eine Originalitätslasche aufweisenden Originalitätsverschluss, die nach Befüllung des Verpackungsbehältnisses zum erstmaligen Öffnen durch einen Verbraucher zu lösen ist, wobei der als Klemm- oder Stülpdeckel ausgebildete Deckel am oberen Behälterrand festlegbar ist, und wobei die Originalitätslasche transparent ausgebildet ist.The present invention relates to a packaging container made of plastic for storing preferably hot-fillable foods, in particular a plastic food container, comprising a lid and a container forming a lower contact surface with a receiving space delimited by a side wall, with an apron running along an upper region of the side wall and with a tamper-evident closure, preferably having an originality flap, which, after the packaging container has been filled, has to be released by a consumer for the first opening, the lid designed as a clamping or slip lid being fixable on the upper edge of the container, and the originality flap being transparent.

Auf dem Markt vorhandene Produkte nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 weisen oftmals Originalitätsverschlüsse und Originalitätslaschen auf, die für Senioren im Alter von beispielsweise mehr als 70 Jahren nur schwer zu finden und zu öffnen sind.Products on the market according to the preamble of claim 1 often have tamper-evident closures and tamper-evident tabs that are difficult to find and open for seniors over the age of 70, for example.

Es ist daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, einen Gegenstand nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 seniorengerechter auszugestalten.It is therefore an object of the present invention to make an object more senior-friendly.

Ein Verpackungsbehältnis gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist aus dem Dokument EP 1 651 532 B1 bekannt.A packaging container according to the preamble of claim 1 is from the document EP 1 651 532 B1 known.

Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch einen Gegenstand nach dem Anspruch 1. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind den auf diesen Anspruch rückbezogenen Unteransprüchen sowie der nachfolgenden Beschreibung zu entnehmen.The object is achieved by an object according to claim 1. Advantageous refinements of the invention can be found in the subclaims which refer back to this claim and in the description below.

Weiterhin ist vorgesehen, die Originalitätslasche transparent auszubilden und das Verpackungsbehältnis mit einem optischen Indikator zur Kenntlichmachung der Originalitätslasche zu versehen, wobei dieser Indikator zwischen einer senkrecht auf der unteren Aufstandsfläche stehenden Längsmittelachse und einer von dieser weggerichteten Oberfläche der Originalitätslasche angeordnet ist. Der Originalitätsverschluss wird oftmals als eine über Sollbruchansätze an der Schürze angeordnete Originalitätslasche ausgebildet. Diese Lasche ist wegzuknicken oder abzureißen, um eine dahinterliegende Grifflasche des Deckels greifen zu können. Um die Öffnungserfahrung eines Senioren angenehmer zu gestalten, ist der Originalitätsverschluss bzw. die -lasche gemäß der Erfindung durch den optischen Indikator optisch gekennzeichnet, d.h. verbessert für das menschliche Auge wahrnehmbar. Insbesondere ist der optische Indikator farblich gegenüber dem Rest des Verpackungsbehältnisses abgesetzt und vorzugsweise in einer Signalfarbe, insbesondere rot eingefärbt. Die transparente Originalitätslasche ist dergestalt ausgebildet, dass sie ein reales Bild des Indikators für das menschliche Auge zumindest teilweise wahmehmbar durchlässt. Erfindungsgemäß ist der optische Indikator bezüglich der unteren Aufstandsfläche auf einer Höhe mit einer Originalitätslasche des Originalitätsverschlusses angeordnet und zwischen derselben und der Längsmittelachse befindlich.It is also provided that the tamper-evident flap is made transparent and the packaging container is provided with an optical indicator for identifying the tamper-evident flap, this indicator being arranged between a longitudinal central axis perpendicular to the lower contact surface and a surface of the tamper-evident flap facing away from this. The tamper-evident seal is often designed as an tamper-evident tab arranged on the apron via predetermined breaking approaches. This flap has to be folded away or torn off in order to be able to grip a grip tab of the lid behind it. In order to make the opening experience of a senior citizen more pleasant, the tamper-evident closure or flap according to the invention is optically characterized by the optical indicator, that is to say, better perceptible to the human eye. In particular, the optical indicator has a different color from the rest of the packaging container and is preferably colored in a signal color, in particular red. The transparent tamper-evident flap is designed in such a way that it allows a real image of the indicator to be at least partially perceptible to the human eye. According to the invention, the optical indicator is arranged at a level with an originality tab of the originality closure with respect to the lower contact surface and is located between the latter and the longitudinal central axis.

Alternativ oder ergänzend kann der Indikator wenigstens teilweise durch einen teilweise zwischen Originalitätslasche und Längsmittelachse befindlichen Teil des Deckels ausgebildet sein. Hierbei kann z.B. die Grifflasche des Deckels, die nach Lösen oder Öffnen der Originalitätslasche gegriffen werden muss, optisch deutlich gegenüber dem Rest des Deckels und des Behälters farblich abgesetzt und insbesondere durch die transparente Originalitätslasche des Originalitätsverschlusses hindurch wahrnehmbar sein.As an alternative or in addition, the indicator can be formed at least in part by a part of the cover which is partly located between the tamper-evident tab and the longitudinal center axis. Here, e.g. the handle tab of the lid, which has to be gripped after loosening or opening the tamper-evident tab, is visually distinct from the rest of the lid and the container and can be seen in particular through the transparent tamper-evident tab of the tamper-evident seal.

Besonders vorteilhaft wird der Indikator durch ein Label des Verpackungsbehältnisses ausgebildet, welches vorzugsweise als In-Mould-Label während eines Herstellungsprozesses des Topfes direkt in der Seitenwand des Topfes angeordnet wird. Hierbei kann dann ohne ein Zwei-Komponenten-Werkzeug ein deutlich wahrnehmbarer und farblich abgesetzter Teil des Labels hinter der Grifflasche angeordnet werden und somit die Stelle des Verpackungsbehältnisses mit dem Öffnungsmittel seniorengerecht kennzeichnen. Es versteht sich, dass nur ein Teil des Labels als optischer Indikator ausgebildet werden kann und der Rest eines Labels andersfarbig gestaltet sein kann. Allerdings kann auch ein mit einem einfarbigen Hintergrund ausgestaltetes und vorzugsweise rotes Label einen auch für sehschwache Personen deutlichen Hinweis auf einer Vorderseite des Verpackungsbehältnisses darstellen und weist so verstärkt auf die Originalitätslasche hin.The indicator is particularly advantageously formed by a label of the packaging container, which is preferably arranged as an in-mold label during a pot manufacturing process directly in the side wall of the pot. In this case, a clearly perceptible and color-contrasting part of the label can then be arranged behind the grip tab without a two-component tool and thus mark the location of the packaging container with the opening means in a manner suitable for senior citizens. It goes without saying that only part of the label can be designed as an optical indicator and the rest of a label can be designed in a different color. However, a label that is designed with a monochrome background and preferably red can also represent a clear indication on a front side of the packaging container even for the visually impaired, and thus increasingly indicates the tamper-evident tab.

Alternativ oder ergänzend zu einem optischen Indikator auf die Originalitätslasche kann auch der die Lasche umgebende Bereich mit einem insbesondere optisch wahrnehmbaren Hinweis versehen sein.As an alternative or in addition to an optical indicator on the tamper-evident tab, the area surrounding the tab can also be provided with an indication that is particularly perceptible to the eye.

Vorzugsweise ist die Seitenwand des Behälters mit Ausnahme von Stabilisierungsstegen und unter Verzicht auf weitere Ansätze direkt in einen oberen und vorzugsweise als Siegelrand ausgebildeten Rand übergehend ausgebildet, wobei insbesondere im Bereich eines als Indikator wirkenden Labels oder Etiketts der vom Label/Etikett abgedeckte Bereich der Seitenwand rippen- bzw. steglos ausgebildet ist. Somit ist das Label gut im Bereich eines Originalitätsverschlusses und nahezu vollflächig über die Höhe der Seitenwand anordnungsfähig und es ergeben sich keine Probleme mit dem Ausfüllen der Stege während eines Spritzgußherstellungsprozesses.The side wall of the container is preferably designed, with the exception of stabilizing webs and without further approaches, to merge directly into an upper edge, which is preferably in the form of a sealing edge, the area of the side wall covered by the label / label ripping, in particular in the area of a label or label acting as an indicator - or is seamless. The label can thus be arranged well in the area of a tamper-evident closure and can be arranged almost over the entire height of the side wall, and there are no problems with filling the webs during an injection molding production process.

Vorteilhafterweise ist ein erfindungsgemäßes Verpackungsbehältnis dergestalt ausgebildet, dass die Schürze und der oberste Teil der Seitenwand mit dem oberen Rand ein im Wesentlichen n-förmiges Profil ausbilden, wobei der optische Indikator auf einem Schenkel des "n" angeordnet werden kann.A packaging container according to the invention is advantageously designed in such a way that the apron and the uppermost part of the side wall form an essentially n-shaped profile with the upper edge, the optical indicator being able to be arranged on one leg of the "n".

Die Originalitätslasche kann hierbei über wenigstens eine Sollbruchstelle an der einen Teil des Schenkels des n-förmigen Profils ausbildenden Schürze festgelegt sein.The tamper-evident flap can in this case be fixed via at least one predetermined breaking point on the apron forming part of the leg of the n-shaped profile.

Ein Hinweis auf die Originalitätslasche eines erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsbehältnis ist weiterhin verbessert, wenn die Lasche nach außen hin ausgestellt ist, beispielsweise dergestalt, dass sie bei einem ansonsten kreisrunden Eimer über den Radius der übrigen Schürze übersteht.A reference to the tamper-evident flap of a packaging container according to the invention is further improved if the flap is exposed to the outside, for example in such a way that it protrudes beyond the radius of the other apron in an otherwise circular bucket.

Die optische Sichtbarkeit der Originalitätslasche wird weiterhin verbessert, wenn - wie bei einer weiteren Ausbildung der Erfindung vorgesehen - ein umlaufend hochgestellte Rand des Deckels auf seiner der Grifflasche des Deckels abgewandten Innenseite in eine Ausbuchtung des Deckelspiegels übergeht, die im weiteren Deckelspiegel nicht vorhanden ist. Die Kombination eines in einer reinen Draufsicht erkennbaren Hinweises auf die Originalitätslasche mittels der Formgebung des Deckels, ggf. unterstützt oder ersetzt durch ein entsprechenden Hinweis im Label des Deckelspiegels, mit einer farblich gekennzeichneten Originalitätslasche führen zur besonders guten Erkennbarkeit derselben. Darüber hinaus ist es vorteilhaft, die Originalitätslasche seitlich von zwei von der Schürze nach oben hin weisenden Randlappen zu begrenzen, die den Bereich um die Originalitätslasche vergrößern.The visual visibility of the tamper-evident flap is further improved if - as provided for in a further embodiment of the invention - a circumferentially raised edge of the lid on its inside facing away from the grip tab of the lid merges into a bulge in the lid mirror that is not present in the further lid mirror. The combination of a hint on the originality flap, which can be seen in a pure top view, by means of the shape of the lid, possibly supported or replaced by a corresponding hint in the label of the lid mirror, with a color-coded tamper-evident flap, makes it particularly easy to recognize. In addition, it is advantageous to limit the tamper-evident flap laterally by two edge tabs pointing upward from the apron, which enlarge the area around the tamper-evident flap.

Weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung sind der nachfolgenden Figurenbeschreibung zu entnehmen. In den schematisch dargestellten Abbildungen der Figuren zeigt:

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eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Gegenstands,
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den Gegenstand nach Fig. 3 entlang des Schnitts B-B.
Further advantages and details of the invention can be found in the following description of the figures. In the schematically represented illustrations of the figures:
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Gleich oder ähnlich wirkende Teile sind - sofern dienlich - mit identischen Bezugsziffern versehen. Einzelne technische Merkmale der nachfolgend beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele können auch mit den Merkmalen der vorbeschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele zu erfindungsgemäßen Weiterbildungen führen.Parts that have the same or similar effect are provided with identical reference numbers, if appropriate. Individual technical features of the exemplary embodiments described below can also lead to further developments according to the invention with the features of the above-described exemplary embodiments.

Ein erfindungsgemäßes Verpackungsbehältnis gemäß Fig. 1 ist als Lebensmittelbehälter aus Kunststoff ausgebildet und umfasst einen Deckel 1 und einen Behälter 2, der eine untere Aufstandsfläche 3 ausbildet (vgl. Fig. 4). Eine Seitenwand 4 ist in der Ansicht der Fig. 1 vollflächig mit einem Label 6 versehen. Die Seitenwand 4 begrenzt einen im Wesentlichen unterhalb des Deckels 1 befindlichen Aufnahmeraum. In einem oberen Bereich der Seitenwand 4 weist der Behälter eine Schürze 7 auf, deren oberer Teil von einem Außenrand des Deckels 8 abgedeckt wird. An der Schürze ist ein eine Originalitätslasche 9 aufweisender Originalitätsverschluss angeordnet, der etwas über den Außenrand der Schürze hinaussteht (vgl. Fig. 3). Randlappen 11 dienen einerseits dem Schutz der Originalitätslasche vor ungewolltem Öffnen, andererseits einer verstärkte Kenntlichmachung eines die Originalitätslasche 9 aufweisenden Originalitätsverschlusses. Eine gestrichelte Linie 12 indiziert eine obere Kante eines Teils des Labels 6. Im Bereich der Originalitätslasche 9 ist zwischen derselben und einer Längsmittelachse 13, die senkrecht auf der unteren Aufstandsfläche 3 steht, und der transparenten Originalitätslasche 9 ein optischer Indikator 14 angeordnet, der durch eine gestrichelte Linie 16 angedeutet und als Teil des Labels 6 ausgebildet ist. Der Indikator ist somit zwischen der von der Längsmittelachse 13 wegweisenden und den Schriftzug "OPEN" tragenden Oberfläche der Lasche 9 und der Längsmittelachse 13 angeordnet. Die Indikator 14 kann anstelle durch ein Label auch durch die Struktur der Oberfläche der Seitenwand oder der hinter der Originalitätslasche 9 liegenden Schürze einen Hinweischarakter entfalten.A packaging container according to the invention Fig. 1 is designed as a plastic food container and comprises a lid 1 and a container 2 which forms a lower contact surface 3 (cf. Fig. 4 ). A side wall 4 is in the view of the Fig. 1 Provide a label 6 over the entire surface. The side wall 4 delimits a receiving space located essentially below the cover 1. In an upper region of the side wall 4, the container has an apron 7, the upper part of which is covered by an outer edge of the cover 8. A tamper-evident closure, which has a tamper-evident tab 9, is arranged on the apron and protrudes somewhat beyond the outer edge of the apron (cf. Fig. 3 ). Edge tabs 11 serve, on the one hand, to protect the tamper-evident tab from being opened unintentionally, and, on the other hand, to increase the identification of an tamper-evident closure having the tamper-evident tab 9. A dashed line 12 indicates an upper edge of part of the label 6. In the region of the tamper-evident flap 9, an optical indicator 14 is arranged between the tamper-evident flap 9 and a longitudinal central axis 13, which is perpendicular to the lower contact surface 3, and the transparent tamper-evident flap 9 Dashed line 16 indicated and formed as part of the label 6. The indicator is thus arranged between the surface of the tab 9 pointing away from the longitudinal central axis 13 and bearing the lettering "OPEN" and the longitudinal central axis 13. Instead of using a label, the indicator 14 can also provide an indication by the structure of the surface of the side wall or the apron lying behind the tamper-evident flap 9.

Der einen umlaufend hochgestellten Rand 10 ausbildende Deckel 1 geht auf seiner einer nicht gezeigten Grifflasche des Deckels 1 abgewandten Innenseite des Randes 10 in eine Ausbuchtung 15 des Deckelspiegels 20 über.The lid 1 forming a circumferentially raised edge 10 merges into an indentation 15 of the lid mirror 20 on its inside of the edge 10 facing away from a tab of the lid 1, not shown.

In der Ansicht der Fig. 2 ist gezeigt, dass der Indikator einstückig mit dem Label 6 ausgebildet und in einem rippenlosen Bereich der Seitenwand 4 angeordnet ist. Dies ist insbesondere für In-Mould-Label vorteilhaft, da ansonsten zwischen Schürze 7 und Seitenwand 4 die Anordnungen des In-Mould-Labels in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden würde bzw. ein außen auf die Seitenwand aufbringbares Label nicht weit genug hinter die Originalitätslasche 9 gebracht werden könnte. Gleichzeitig könnte bei Verwendung eines In-Mould-Labels eine Ausbildung der Rippen im Spritzgussverfahren verhindert werden.In the view of the Fig. 2 it is shown that the indicator is formed in one piece with the label 6 and is arranged in a ribless region of the side wall 4. This is particularly advantageous for in-mold labels, since otherwise the arrangements of the in-mold label would be affected between the apron 7 and the side wall 4 or a label that can be applied to the outside of the side wall would not be placed far enough behind the originality tab 9 could. At the same time, the use of an in-mold label could prevent the ribs from being formed by the injection molding process.

Während die Ausbildungsbeispiele im Wesentlichen für spritzgegossene Produkte verwendet werden, kann ein erfindungsgemäßes Verpackungsbehältnis auch tiefgezogen hergestellt werden.While the training examples are essentially used for injection molded products, a packaging container according to the invention can also be manufactured deep-drawn.

Gemäß Fig. 4 erstreckt sich das In-Mould-Label mit dem optischen Indikator 14, der mittels einer Linie 17 vom Rest des Labels abgrenzt ist, bis kurz unterhalb eines Siegelrandes 18 des erfindungsgemäßen Behältnisses. Unter Verzicht auf weitere, in Horizontalrichtung verlaufende Ansätze kann ein Label problemlos als In-Mould-Label ausgebildet werden. Auch in den weiteren Seitenwandbereichen der Wand 4 sind bis auf den Siegelrand 18 keine horizontalen Ansätze angeordnet. Dieser Bereich C der Seitenwand 4 (vgl. Fig. 5), in den das als In-Mould-Label ausgebildete Label eingebracht ist, bildet auf der linken oberen Seite des Verpackungsbehältnisses gemäß Fig. 5 den rechten Schenkel eines in etwa n-förmigen Profils des oberen Verpackungsbehältnisses. Ein linker und von der Schürze 7 gebildeter Schenkel 19 weist in seinem unteren Bereich einen Ansatz 21 auf, an den die Originalitätslasche 9 mittels Sollbruchstellen 22 angebunden ist.According to Fig. 4 The in-mold label with the optical indicator 14, which is delimited from the rest of the label by means of a line 17, extends to just below a sealing edge 18 of the container according to the invention. With no additional approaches running in the horizontal direction, a label can easily be formed as an in-mold label. Also in the other side wall areas of the wall 4, apart from the sealing edge 18, no horizontal approaches are arranged. This area C of the side wall 4 (cf. Fig. 5 ), into which the label designed as an in-mold label is incorporated, forms on the upper left side of the packaging container according to Fig. 5 the right leg of an approximately n-shaped profile of the upper packaging container. A left leg 19 formed by the apron 7 has in its lower region an extension 21 to which the tamper-evident tab 9 is connected by means of predetermined breaking points 22.

Der optische Indikator ist im Wesentlichen über die Höhe der Originalitätslasche 9 in dem Bereich C zwischen Längsmittelachse 13 und der Originalitätslasche 9 angeordnet, er könnte jedoch beispielsweise auch im Schenkel 19 angeordnet werden. Die Anordnung auf der inneren Seitenwand 4 ist jedoch prozesstechnisch für ein Spritzgußverfahren vorteilhaft, da eine Befüllung der Werkzeugkavität dann geringstmöglich beeinträchtigt wird.The optical indicator is arranged essentially over the height of the tamper-evident tab 9 in the area C between the longitudinal central axis 13 and the tamper-evident tab 9, but it could also be arranged in the leg 19, for example. However, the arrangement on the inner side wall 4 is advantageous in terms of process technology for an injection molding process, since filling the mold cavity is then impaired as little as possible.

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  1. Packaging receptacle made of plastics material and intended for storing foods which can preferably be packaged when hot, more particularly a food container made of plastics material, comprising a lid (1) and a container (2) which forms a lower support surface (3) and has a receiving space which is delimited by a side wall (4), and comprising a skirt (7) extending along an upper region of the side wall (4) and a tamper-evident closure which has a tamper-evident tab (9) and which, once the packaging receptacle has been filled, can be released by a user when opened for the first time, the lid (1), which is formed as a snap-on lid or slip lid, being fixable to the upper container rim, the tamper-evident tab (9) being transparent, the container (2) having a visual indicator (14) between a longitudinal central axis (13), which is perpendicular to the lower support surface (3), and a surface, facing away therefrom, of the tamper-evident tab (9) for marking the tamper-evident tab (9), characterised in that the visual indicator is arranged at the level of the tamper-evident tab and between said tab and the longitudinal central axis.
  2. Packaging receptacle according claim 1, characterised in that the indicator (14) is formed at least in part by a part of the lid (1) located in part between the tamper-evident tab (9) and the longitudinal centre axis (19).
  3. Packaging receptacle according to either of the preceding claims, characterised in that the indicator (14) is formed by a label (6) of the packaging receptacle.
  4. Packaging receptacle according to claim 3, characterised in that the label (6) is formed as an in-mould label.
  5. Packaging receptacle according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that, with the exception of stabilising webs and when additional attachments are omitted, the side wall (4) merges directly into an upper edge (18), which is preferably formed as a sealing edge.
  6. Packaging receptacle according to claim 5, characterised in that the skirt (7) and the uppermost part of the side wall (4) form a substantially n-shaped profile with the upper edge (18).
  7. Packaging receptacle according to claim 6, characterised in that the tamper-evident tab (9) is fixed to the skirt by means of at least one predetermined breaking point (22).
  8. Packaging receptacle according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the tamper-evident tab (9) is displayed towards the outside.
  9. Packaging receptacle according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that a circumferentially raised edge (10) of the lid (1) merges, on its inner side facing away from a grip tab of the lid (1), into a bulge (15) on the surface (20) of the lid.
  10. Packaging receptacle according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the tamper-evident tab (9) is delimited laterally by two edge lugs (11) which point upwards from the skirt (7) and increase the size of the region around the tamper-evident tab (9).
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