EP3502007A1 - Récipient pourvu de couvercle - Google Patents

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EP3502007A1
EP3502007A1 EP18208461.6A EP18208461A EP3502007A1 EP 3502007 A1 EP3502007 A1 EP 3502007A1 EP 18208461 A EP18208461 A EP 18208461A EP 3502007 A1 EP3502007 A1 EP 3502007A1
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Jan Röttger
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  • the invention relates to a container with lid according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Generic containers are provided with a tamper-evident tab to indicate initial opening of the container. After removal or change in position of the tamper-evident flap, the lid may then be released manually from the container by finger grip into the engagement area then cleared by the tamper-evident tab and the lower lid edge may be engaged and manually raised and / or pulled outwardly to close the lid from the container snap and thereby release the container opening.
  • the container after initial opening and reclosing the container opening exposed to considerable deformation forces, in which a reliable tightness of the container is to ensure.
  • a first component such as a color composition
  • a second component such as a tinting color, a hardener or the like
  • the container contents are mixed.
  • the mixing or homogenization often done on a vibrating table.
  • the lid is usually applied with a pressure plate and clamped the container with lid between the pressure plate and a footprint of the vibrating table axially.
  • the container In the shaking process, the container is then jogged or vibrated at high speeds so that the container contents press against and deform the inside of the sidewall with considerable dynamic force. Particularly in the case of medium or larger containers, in which the container contents thus have a higher weight, very high dynamic forces are exerted on the container side wall in accordance with the vibrating motion, the container contents pressing locally onto the side wall.
  • the bulging of the container side wall in one area is then connected to a bulge of another side wall area, whereby the latching connection of the container and lid is subjected to high dynamic forces. This can lead to the container contents escaping from the container in the area of the tamper-evident flap and then the outer side of the container having to be laboriously cleaned.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a generic container with lid, which is inexpensive to produce and easy to handle and after first opening even at higher acting forces has a high density.
  • a generic container with lid wherein at least one force and / or positive locking means is provided at the fingertip region of the flange in the radial direction between the tamper evident in its position in the original state of the container and the container side wall to the container position-changed or removed originality tab cooperates with a corresponding force and / or positive locking means of the lid forming a force and / or positive locking and secures the lid against loosening of the container at the fingertip area.
  • the finger engagement region is thus provided with the additional force and / or positive locking means according to the invention in said arrangement.
  • the lid Due to the additional force and / or positive locking means on the container and lid on the fingertip area or in the area of the tamper-evident flap, the lid is additionally secured in its locking connection with the container by means of the first latching means and the density of the container is substantially increased even after its first opening ,
  • the lid can be additionally secured against spacing, preferably vertical and / or radial spacing in the region or at the engagement opening on the container, whereby the tightness of the container from container and lid, in particular at the area of finger engagement, is essential is improved.
  • This training has proved to be particularly effective in a shaking, in which the container from the inside by the container contents dynamic force, proved to be particularly effective during the shaking of the container contents, for example in Type of rolling on the container side wall and rotating around the circumference of the container shaft force the container side and can deform in a special way.
  • the container according to the invention can thus be designed, in particular, as a round container with a circular cross-section or as an oval container, or the container wall can be designed as a continuous arcuately curved free-form surface.
  • the inventive design of the container has proven particularly useful when the tamper-evident tab is to be removed from the container to allow for finger engagement or to be spaced from the peripheral lower lid edge, for example, to be pivoted toward the container bottom or around the main container axis.
  • the additional force and / or positive locking means according to the invention can, in particular, secure the cover in the region of the finger engagement opening with respect to changes in position relative to the container in the vertical direction, namely in the direction of the container opening.
  • the additional force and / or positive locking means may be formed on the cover, for example, that they for decoupling from the corresponding force and / or positive locking means on the container with a directional component in radially outwardly directed and - preferably subsequently or simultaneously - in the vertical direction Can be changed in position to open the lid opening at least in the region of the finger engagement opening from the container.
  • the lid and container are thus also fixed to one another in the radial direction relative to the finger engagement region, so that deformations of the lid and container, which are otherwise too Leaks could be avoided, avoided or much more difficult.
  • the additional force and / or positive locking means are preferably arranged on the cover radially outward of the corresponding force and / or positive locking means on the container and said corresponding force and / or positive locking means are preferably laterally and / or in the vertical direction to each other.
  • the force and / or positive locking means according to the invention on the cover are preferably integrally formed on a region of the cover which is positionally variable with respect to the outer edge of the cover, "positionally variable” allowing or allowing the elastic deformability of the cover, which has this due to its inherent rigidity.
  • the force and / or positive locking means according to the invention on the container are preferably integrally formed on a region of the container that is positionally variable with respect to the container side wall, "positionally immutable” permitting or allowing the elastic deformability of the container, which has this due to its inherent rigidity.
  • this configuration is also independent of the specific embodiment of the tamper-evident strap. Since the container wall thickness does not have to be increased in the embodiment of the invention, the container can also be formed particularly simple and inexpensive.
  • the engagement region of the flange is designed such that at least one or more fingers for releasing the lid can be inserted into it, so that the fingers are preferably arranged directly below the radially outer lower edge of the lid and can preferably engage behind.
  • the force and / or positive locking means of the container and lid according to the invention are arranged in the radial direction of the container behind the tamper-evident, each on a same vertical position of tab and force and / or positive locking means on the container and refer to the same radial direction of the container.
  • the force and / or positive-locking means are thus preferably arranged between the inner side of the tamper-evident flap facing the container side wall or, if appropriate, its extension in the circumferential direction and / or vertical direction of the container and the container side wall.
  • a partial region of the tamper-evident flap may possibly overlap or overlap a region of the force and / or positive locking means arranged at another vertical position and / or other radial direction, even if this is not preferred.
  • a "vertical position" is understood as meaning a specific vertical distance from the container bottom.
  • said force and / or positive locking means of the cover are not changed position in a position change or removal of the tamper-evident strap.
  • the force and / or positive locking means of the container are integrally formed on the container flange or possibly also the side wall.
  • side wall should always be understood as “container side wall”, the term “engagement area” always as “finger engagement area”.
  • the “vertical direction” is understood as a direction parallel to the container main axis, wherein “vertically above” refers to the direction of the container opening and “vertically down” toward the container bottom and “vertical distance” as a distance in the vertical direction.
  • flange refers Steady on the flange of the container side wall, unless otherwise specified in the context.
  • the "force and / or positive locking means” always relate to the present invention additionally provided on or in the fingertip area force and / or positive locking means, unless otherwise specified in the context.
  • At least one positive locking means is provided at the fingertip region in the radial direction between the tamper-evident flap in its position in the original state of the container and the container sidewall on the container, which interacts with a corresponding positive-locking means of the lid when the originality flap is changed or removed and the lid is closed against loosening on the form-fit Fingertip area secures.
  • the object underlying the invention is achieved particularly effectively.
  • At least one frictional connection means which cooperates with a corresponding frictional connection means of the lid and instead of the interlocking means in the radial direction between the tamper-evident flap in its position in the original state of the container and the container side wall secures the cover against loosening at the fingertip by the frictional connection.
  • the lid can be held in the region of the finger engagement opening, for example in a press fit on the container.
  • the adhesion means of the lid are preferably arranged radially outwardly of the corresponding clamping means of the container.
  • the finger engagement region can be formed, for example, by an engagement recess of the container flange, wherein the tamper-evident flap is in its position on the original container the trough at least partially or practically completely covered, to possibly a gap-shaped space around the tab.
  • the gap width may be the length of detachable or severable tamper evident connections of the tab to the container.
  • the said tab may be arranged on the outside of the trough.
  • the force and / or positive locking means according to the invention of container and / or lid are covered on the outside of the tamper evident, particularly preferably each completely covered, resulting in a visually advantageous appearance, as by the outside view of the container / the positive locking means is not visible / are.
  • This may in each case relate independently of one another to the force and / or positive locking means of the container or lid, particularly preferably to force and / or positive locking means of container and lid in combination.
  • the viewing direction here is preferably perpendicular to the side wall or to the container main axis, wherein the viewing direction intersects the container main axis.
  • the force and / or positive locking means of the engagement region are thus preferably arranged in the radial direction behind the tamper-evident flap. Furthermore, a particularly advantageous additional determination of the lid is given, since the force and / or positive locking means can be spaced from the lateral edges of the engagement region, for example, can be arranged in the central region of the engagement region.
  • the lid is easy to fix on the container, namely by conventional snapping along the container main axis, on the other hand, these positive locking means counteract an undesirable loosening of the lid on the finger-engagement area particularly effective and at the same time by manual prying of the lid by finger engagement on the container bottom edge are relatively easy to solve.
  • first locking means of the lid as male locking means with locking projection and the first locking means of the container designed as a female locking means with corresponding recess or undercut, in which engages the locking projection or engages behind this
  • this is preferably also for the second locking means of the invention Lid and container.
  • the said first and second latching means of the container or the cover of the same component therefore have the same type of male or female latching means. It has been found that thereby the setting of the lid on the container, in particular during a shaking and its release from the container and the manufacture of the components, for example. In the injection molding process, much easier.
  • the first and the second latching means on the container or on the cover can each have the same cross section, wherein the main container axis is covered by the mentioned cross sections.
  • the first and the second latching means on the container or on the lid can each be designed to be identical to one another.
  • the first locking means of the container and lid for fixing the same to each other outside the finger engagement region are at least partially or completely disposed on the peripheral flange of the container.
  • the lid can be easily unlocked and released manually from the container.
  • the inventive training the container with lid has proved to be particularly advantageous for this embodiment, since then the first latching connection between the container and lid is usually interrupted by the arranged on the flange finger engagement areas.
  • the lower edge of the lid may in this case, or generally in the context of the invention, rest on an at least substantially horizontally extending portion of the flange when the lid is properly secured to the container, or slightly spaced therefrom.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means according to the invention are arranged on the container and the first latching means of the container for fixing the lid in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the container main axis (ie in the vertical direction) at the same height, said first latching means of the container preferably on Container flange are arranged. It has been found that in this way the lid is easier to solve, since the force is easier to transfer to the laterally adjacent lid area during manual attack on the lid. Further, the additional force and / or positive locking means on the engagement region of the container as well as the first locking means of the lid can engage a locking edge of the lid, which extends fully around the lid at the same height.
  • the lid is easy to prepare and it can be used to close the container according to the invention optionally conventional lid with circumferential locking edge.
  • the latching edge of the lid can be arranged in the region of the radially outer lid lower edge, resulting in more favorable lever ratios for manual release of the lid.
  • the additional force and / or positive locking means may be arranged at the engagement region of the container at a different height on the container than the first locking means of the same.
  • force and / or positive locking means may be provided on the container, which are arranged at different heights with respect to the longitudinal extent of the container main axis, whereby the force required for manual release of the lid and / or the holding force of the lid to the container in particular at a Haittelvorgang is adaptable to different requirements.
  • a plurality of force and / or positive locking means of the container can be arranged one above the other at the finger engagement region, which cooperate with corresponding force and / or positive locking means of the lid and thereby counteract inadvertent release of the lid in the region of the engagement opening.
  • These multiple force and / or positive locking means may be arranged on the same circumferential region of the container or together on a longitudinal section of the container parallel to the container main axis or possibly also on different peripheral regions.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means of the container at the engagement region in the radial direction is spaced from the container side wall.
  • the container side wall and / or the sealing region of the same with the lid can thereby be formed true to shape, for example while avoiding sink marks of the container side wall by forming the positive locking means on this.
  • the additional force and / or positive locking means of the container may for example be formed on a rear wall of the engagement region, which is spaced in the radial direction of the container side wall.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means of the container at the engagement region in the radial direction the same distance from the container side wall as the first locking means of the container for fixing the lid.
  • the force and / or positive locking means on the engagement region of the container can thus be arranged in the circumferential extension of the container in extension or continuation of the first locking means.
  • first locking means which are arranged mirror-inverted or inversion symmetric to locking means of the opposite side cover
  • the game axis comprises the container main axis and an axis along the largest or smallest radial lid extension or the inversion center lies on the longitudinal axis of the lid, which runs congruently with the container main axis when the lid is latched onto the container.
  • the lid can thus be rotated by 180 ° about the main axis of the lid rotated on the container, while forming the same engagement of the locking means of container and lid together.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means of the finger engagement region formed on the container extends only over a part of the circumferential extension of the tamper strap and / or the engagement region of the container.
  • a finger engagement in the engagement opening for releasing the lid laterally to the force and / or positive locking means allows, whereby the lower lid edge without obstruction by the addition arranged force and / or positive locking means can be manually attacked.
  • the release of the lid is thereby particularly simplified, being additionally secured to the container by the additional force and / or positive locking means of the lid.
  • a plurality of force and / or positive locking means spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the container are particularly preferably arranged on the container, which cooperate with force and / or positive locking means of the lid, thereby improving the fixing of the lid, in particular during a shaking operation and through the Spacing of the force and / or positive locking means at the same time a relatively simple solubility of the lid is given.
  • the statements in the context of the invention with regard to the "at least one force and / or positive locking means” may generally refer in the context of the invention to several or all of the force and / or positive locking means arranged on the engagement region of the container.
  • Said plurality of force and / or positive locking means preferably have a distance in the direction of the container circumference to each other, which allows a finger engagement between the force and / or positive locking means or a positive locking means and a side boundary of the engagement opening. This is a particularly favorable combination with respect to a determination of the lid on the Container given at the same time relatively easy solubility of the lid of the container.
  • the distance of the adjacent force and / or positive locking means from each other and / or the distance of a force and / or positive locking means in the engagement opening of the adjacent boundary of the container flange is preferably dimensioned such that in the respective space defined by the distance a finger or preferably exactly one finger of the user can engage and the lid lower edge can engage behind in the region of the engagement opening.
  • the lid can be secured particularly well to the container and at the same time a comparatively simple manual release of the lid is made possible.
  • These embodiments may relate in particular to the provided on the container, in particular molded, force and / or positive locking means.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means is arranged in the engagement opening on a segment of the flange or the container side wall, which extends in the direction of the container longitudinal axis below the lid edge of the lid fixed to the container over at least part of the extension of the engagement opening along the Container main axis extends.
  • a plurality of force and / or positive locking means according to the invention are provided on the container, they are preferably arranged in each case on the mentioned segments, preferably one force and / or positive locking means each on one segment. The above statements may apply to all inventive force and / or positive locking means of the container.
  • the arrangement of the segment "below" the lid edge means that the segment extends at least partially from the lower edge of the lid in the direction of the container bottom.
  • segment or segments are visible after removal or change in position of the tamper-evident flap when viewed on the container outside at the engagement area, so that the Einfädelungs Scheme of the fingers for the user visually and / or haptically recognizable.
  • the respective provided with the force and / or positive locking means segment of the container side wall or the flange, starting from the bottom of the container facing the bottom of the engagement opening extends at least to the lower edge of the lid or preferably beyond in the direction of the upper edge of the container.
  • the at least one or more segments preferably have a width, i. Extension in the circumferential direction of the container, which is equal to or greater than the width of the positive locking means on the container, so that an abutment of the fingers is avoided to the positive locking means of the container.
  • one or more or all of the mentioned segments extend to the base of the finger engagement opening, whereby a finger guide is already provided at the beginning of the threading of the fingers into the engagement opening and the user is also already visually displayed in which cover peripheral areas the finger engagement has to be done. Also by this optical display handling when manually releasing the lid is much easier.
  • the segments are preferably free of laterally projecting areas, which would complicate a finger engagement.
  • the segments are preferably pulled up to the upper end of the container flange, whereby the flange is additionally stabilized.
  • At least one, preferably exactly one, force and / or positive locking means is arranged on each of said segments of the container side wall or of the flange, or exactly one adhesion means or exactly one positive locking means.
  • corresponding guide segments may be provided for the finger engagement in the container engagement opening, which are not equipped with force and / or positive locking means for additional fixing of the lid. As a result, the release of the lid is facilitated, but at the expense of additional determination of the lid.
  • the areas of the engagement opening between the force and / or positive locking means and / or the segments having these formed vorsprungsoko for example, as smooth wall areas.
  • a finger engagement is avoided without abutting the fingers on projections, webs or the like, in particular those which are covered on the outside by the lid fixed to the container and thus are not visible when the side wall is viewed.
  • the at least one force and / or positive locking means according to the invention in particular in the form of a latching means, may be arranged adjacent to the lower edge of the lid on the lid, whereby this is achieved by finger attack is easily solved. The same can apply to the first locking means of the lid.
  • the tamper tab may extend over a portion or at least substantially the entire surface extent of the engagement region which faces the container exterior.
  • the first latching means of the container may, if appropriate, extend to the peripheral extent of the finger engagement area, fully around the container, which apart from a shaking or similar other loading of the container is given a sufficiently strong latching connection between them.
  • a plurality of distributed over the container circumference arranged first locking means may be arranged on the container.
  • the first latching means of container and lid for fixing the same to each other on the container side wall, for example above the flange and / or in the region of the upper container edge, may be arranged.
  • the inventive design of container and lid has been proven - it had been shown that the flange is formed differently in the region of the engagement opening than other areas of the container circumference, whereby the erfindungsgenmä call advantages come to fruition.
  • the flange can be formed with vertical spacing from the upper container edge to the container side wall, but optionally also directly on or in the region of the upper container edge.
  • the flange has a substantially horizontally extending portion which engages under the lid lower edge, wherein the lower lid edge can sit on the horizontal flange portion or from this may be spaced, for example, only slightly spaced.
  • the flange has a downwards (ie in the direction of the container bottom) drawn portion which is disposed below the aforementioned horizontal portion, and wherein the downwardly drawn flange portion can connect directly or via intermediate portions of the horizontal portion.
  • the pulled down flange portion may extend at least substantially in the vertical direction.
  • Said horizontal flange portion may extend over the entire circumferential extent of the container at a preferably constant height, ie at a constant distance from the upper edge of the container.
  • the horizontal flange section can be interrupted or lowered downwards towards the container bottom.
  • the at least substantially vertical flange section arranged below the horizontal flange section may have a lower height than in the areas adjacent to the finger engagement opening.
  • the finger engagement region can be delimited laterally, preferably on both sides, in the container circumferential direction and / or in the direction of the container bottom by a wall region, wherein this wall region can be integrally formed on the downwardly drawn flange portion and, for example, can be formed as an extension of the horizontal flange portion.
  • the engagement region may be formed as a trough of the flange with a rear wall, wherein the rear wall may be radially spaced from the container side wall, the wall region bounding the engagement region may define the trough.
  • the container flange extends continuously below the finger engagement opening, whereby this area of the flange is also stabilized.
  • the finger engagement opening may optionally be bounded by the container side wall in the radial direction of the container.
  • the finger engagement opening has a rear wall, which is set in the radial direction of the container side wall and wherein the rear wall is recessed in the radial direction from a radially outer and pulled down flange portion, wherein at least the rear wall can extend substantially in the vertical direction.
  • This rear boundary of the finger engagement opening can be formed independently of the shape of the container side wall and adapted to the manual handling during finger engagement, so that, for example, edges or shoulders provided on the outside of the container side wall do not interfere with the finger engagement.
  • the rear wall of the finger engagement opening may be stabilized by webs or ribs, which may optionally be additionally formed on a horizontal distance of the flange and / or the outside of the container side wall.
  • the container area, on which the force and / or positive locking means according to the invention are formed, are stabilized, whereby the additional securing of the lid is improved by the force and / or positive locking means.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 show a container according to the invention or the container with lid according to an embodiment.
  • the container 1 has a circumferential side wall 2, which forms an upper container edge 3 and a container opening, and has a container bottom 4.
  • the container 1 and the lid 5 have mutually corresponding first latching means 14, 15 for latching attachment to each other, wherein the side wall 2 has an at least partially or completely circumferential and from the side wall 2 outwardly projecting flange 6.
  • the flange 6 comprises a flange portion 7 which is pulled down towards the bottom and which is provided with a positionable or removable tamper-evident tab 9, the tab 9, in the original condition of the container, covering a finger-engaging portion 10 of the flange 6 at least partially or completely on the outside and Tab 9 under change of position or distance the finger-engaging portion 10 at least partially releases, so that by finger engagement in the engaging portion 10, a lower lid edge 11 for releasing the lid of the container 1 can be engaged.
  • the flange 6 comprises an at least substantially horizontal flange region 8, which is the lower edge of the lid 11 directly opposite and on which the lower lid edge sit or may be slightly spaced with a fixed lid.
  • the horizontal flange area can transition directly or via intermediate areas into the vertical (pulled down) flange area.
  • the container 1 is on the container 1 at the finger-engaging portion 10 in the radial direction between the tamper-evident flap 9 in its position in the original state of the container (see FIGS. 1 . 3 ) and the container side wall 2 at least one positive locking means 12 is provided, which cooperates with position-changed or removed originality tab 9 with a corresponding positive locking means 13 of the lid 5 and the lid 5 secures against loosening the finger-engaging portion 10.
  • the at least one interlocking area 10 of the flange 6 arranged positive locking means 12, 13 on container 1 or cover 5 is preferably each formed as a second latching means 12 ', 13'ausge convey.
  • a latching projection 13 '' may be provided on the lid 5, which may be part of a circumferential latching edge.
  • the first latching means 14, 15 of container 1 and lid 5 for fixing the same to each other outside the circumferential extent of the finger engagement region at least partially or completely on the peripheral flange 6 are arranged.
  • the exemplary embodiment describes the particularly advantageous arrangement of additional form-fitting means 12, 13 on or in the area of the finger-engagement area, where appropriate, corresponding non-positive means may also be provided on the container and lid instead.
  • the at least one positive locking means 12 of the container at the finger engagement region 10 is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the container main axis H at the level of the first locking means 14 of the container 1 for fixing the lid 5.
  • the at least one positive locking means 12 at the engagement region of the container is in the radial direction of the container side wall 2 spaced.
  • the at least one positive locking means of the container 14 on the engagement region 10 has in the radial direction at least approximately the same distance from the container side wall 2 as the first locking means 14 of the container 1 for fixing the lid 5.
  • the at least one integrally formed on the container 1 form-fitting means 12 of the engagement portion 10 extends
  • the at least one interlocking means 13 of the lid 5 is arranged in the cover circumferential direction in extension of the latching means of the lid 5 for fixing the same to the container 1.
  • the positive locking means 13 and first latching means 15 of the lid in this case form a continuous and extending in a plane locking edge.
  • a plurality of spaced in the container circumferential direction of the form-locking means 12 are arranged on the container 1, which cooperate with at least one or more positive locking means 13 of the lid 5.
  • the individual form-fitting means 12 on the container 1 are preferably each identical.
  • the at least one positive locking means 12 of the engagement opening which is arranged on the container 1, is on a segment 16 of the flange 6 or the container side wall. 2 arranged, wherein the segment 16 extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the container below the lid edge of the lid 1 fixed to the container 1 over at least part of the extension of the engagement opening along the container 1 main axis.
  • the at least one interlocking segment 16 of the container side wall 2 or the flange 6 extends, starting from the bottom of the container 10 facing the base 10a of the engagement region at least to the lower lid edge 11 or beyond.
  • the segment 16 forms a lateral guide for a finger engaging in the engagement opening in the direction of the undergrip under the lower lid edge 11.
  • the positive locking means 13 of the lid 5 are formed continuously over the circumferential extent of the engagement region of the container 1 and formed according to the example in extension of the first locking means 15 of the lid 5.
  • the cover 5 has a latching edge extending over its entire circumference, wherein the latching edge is arranged in a plane.
  • the first locking means 14 of the container and its positive locking means 12 according to the invention are arranged in one plane.
  • the finger engagement region 10 of the container 1 thus comprises, according to the exemplary embodiment, two additional positive engagement means 12, which are laterally spaced from each other and spaced from the lateral boundaries 6a of the engagement opening to the flange 6, so that a total of three interstices 17 are provided for finger engagement, so that after removing the tamper-evident tab 9, the fingers can be inserted into the interstices 17 to release the lid 5.
  • the individual interspaces 17 for finger engagement here extend in the vertical direction, ie the direction of the container main axis H, so that the fingers engage under the radially outer lower lid edge 11 and can thereby detent the lid 5 from the container 1.
  • the single ones Intermediate spaces 17 in this case each have a width that they are designed to engage a single finger, which has proven to be particularly advantageous for releasing the lid 5 and on the other hand for particularly stable fixing of the lid 5 on the container 1 at the fingertip.
  • said gaps may also have a greater width, for example, for engagement of two or possibly more fingers, with respect to the respective gap.
  • the individual interspaces 17 in the area of engagement with the fingers, which are adjacent to the positive locking means or the supporting segments 16, extend in the vertical direction such that they are arranged below the radially outer lower edge 11 of the lid and extend beyond the lower edge 11 of the lid in the direction of the upper container edge 3 extend.
  • the fingers can engage below the lower edge of the lid 11 in the finger engagement region 10 and engage under the lid lower edge 11 and also engage behind for releasing the lid 5 in order to pull the lid portion radially outwards.
  • the flange 6 formed on the container 1 attaches below the upper edge of the container 3 (i.e., the edge of the container) to the container side wall 2, but may also be molded directly on the upper edge of the container which defines the container opening.
  • the individual interspaces 17 for finger engagement in this case extend in the vertical direction continuously from the base 10a of the finger engagement region 10, which limits the finger engagement region down to the flange 6, substantially over the entire height of the flange 6, for example until at least substantially to the upper edge of the container 3 out.
  • the individual spaces 17 for finger engagement For example, they may extend to an upper horizontal flange portion formed on the container sidewall 2.
  • the flange 6 may also be formed such that it is interrupted at the finger-engaging region and only adjoins the finger-engaging region 10 on both sides.
  • the illustrated embodiment is preferred, in which a flange portion 6b is arranged below the finger engagement region, whereby on the one hand this region is additionally stabilized and, on the other hand, the tamper-evident flap 9 is formed on a flange region below the finger engagement region.
  • all the connections 9a of the tamper-evident flap 9 are releasable on the flange 6, for example under manual destruction when the tamper-evident strip is torn off, but if necessary individual ones of these connections can also be arranged permanently on the flange 6, for example in the form of a film hinge, whereby, for example, the tamper-evident flap 9 can be pivoted outwardly and in the direction of the container bottom 4, to release the finger-engaging area.
  • the tamper-evident tab 9 protrudes radially outwardly from the container flange 6 according to the embodiment.
  • the positive locking means 13 of the lid 5 can thus be formed as part of a full circumferential latching edge of the lid 5.
  • the tamper-evident flap 9 projects beyond the lower lid edge 11.
  • the finger engagement region 10 is delimited from the container side wall 2 by a rear wall 10b, wherein the rear wall 10b and the container side wall 2 are spaced apart from one another in the radial direction.
  • the engagement area rear wall 10b is formed at least in the area of the intermediate spaces 17 between the positive locking means of the container without any local or preferably no protrusions, so that the finger engagement is not hindered by these. Due to the formation of the rear wall 10b of the finger engagement region 10, this is not impaired by any contouring, such as shoulders or other projections of the container side wall 2.
  • the intervening spaces 17 for finger engagement are in this case designed in the form of grooves which laterally guide the finger threading into the finger-engaging area or at least limit its lateral movement until the finger engages or engages behind at least the radially outer lid lower edge 11.
  • the segments 16 supporting the interlocking means of the finger engaging portion may form part of the back wall 10b of the finger engaging portion such that said back wall 10b is substantially undulating, with radial depressions or depressions directed to the container sidewall 2 which serve to engage the finger and radially outward directed elevations, which are designed as positive locking means or which carry the positive locking means, such as the said segments.
  • the segments 16 have on the upper side an outwardly sloping Abgleitschräge 16a to facilitate the exposure of the lid.
  • the rear wall 10b of the finger engagement region in particular in the region of the finger depressions or recesses, can be formed with webs or stiffening ribs 18 which are integrally formed on the rear wall 10b of the finger engaging portion and may optionally connect the rear wall 10b with the container side wall 2, whereby a special stabilization is achieved.
  • These webs or stiffening ribs 18 may alternatively or additionally, if appropriate, also be formed on the elevations or segments, wherein these may likewise be integrally formed with the container sidewall 2.
  • FIG. 5 shows a bottom view of a lid 5 for a container of FIGS. 1 to 4 with first latching means 15 and positive locking means 13, which extend over the entire circumferential extent of the engagement region or the tamper-evident surface here.
  • the first locking means 15 and the interlocking means 13 lie in one plane and form a continuous locking edge.

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