EP3887274A1 - Receptacle for food and/or beverages - Google Patents
Receptacle for food and/or beveragesInfo
- Publication number
- EP3887274A1 EP3887274A1 EP19809845.1A EP19809845A EP3887274A1 EP 3887274 A1 EP3887274 A1 EP 3887274A1 EP 19809845 A EP19809845 A EP 19809845A EP 3887274 A1 EP3887274 A1 EP 3887274A1
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- Prior art keywords
- container
- recesses
- protrusions
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- containers
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Classifications
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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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
- B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
- B65D21/0223—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure and the bottom presenting local co-operating elements, e.g. projections and recesses
Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of containers for food and / or drinks comprising a container and a lid designed to hermetically seal the container.
- the lid of a large container has protuberances making it possible to fit a smaller container on said lid.
- Such a container does not, however, make it possible to fit several large containers or to fit several small containers or to fit containers whose external dimensions are not compatible with the shape and arrangement of the protrusions of the lid of the large container.
- JP2005001736 In these known configurations, it is intended to stack only containers of identical dimensions.
- Such containers are also known from document DE4326176. In this known configuration, it is intended to stack only containers of two different dimensions.
- An object of the invention is to provide a container for food or drink which allows more flexibility in the stable stacking of several containers.
- a container for food or drink comprising a container and a cover adapted to seal the container.
- a bottom of the container is provided with protrusions extending outwards and the cover is provided with recesses opening towards the exterior, each protuberance being capable of being introduced at least partially into each recess.
- the number of protrusions is less than the number of recesses and each protrusion is located respectively at the right of a corresponding recess when the lid hermetically closes the container.
- protuberances and recesses as well as to their number, it becomes possible more easily to stack containers one on the other in a stable manner laterally. It is for example easier to stack a container comprising for example four protuberances, transversely above two other containers of the same size and whose lids each have eight recesses. For example, it is also easier to stack a container having for example four protrusions, above two other smaller containers whose lids each have four recesses. As will be illustrated by means of examples below, the stacking of many other combinations of containers will be facilitated.
- the stack does not require either that the shape and the external dimensions of the bottom of a first container are compatible with the fitting means provided on the cover of a second container on which just stack the first container, which offers more flexibility in the dimensions and shapes of the containers to be stacked.
- each protuberance is able to fit into each recess, which increases the lateral stability of two containers when they are stacked one on the other.
- the protrusions and indentations can have several shapes and dimensions, as long as the protrusions are capable of respectively entering at least partially into the indentations.
- at least one of the protrusions and at least one of the recesses are of cylindrical, or conical, or frustoconical, or parallelepipedic shape.
- the protrusions all have the same shape and the same dimensions and the recesses all have the same shape and the same dimensions.
- the number of protrusions of a container is less than or equal to 4. More preferably, the number of protrusions of a container is equal to 4.
- the distances (e) along X and along Y between the centers of any two adjacent recesses are all identical.
- an upper face of the container lid is planar or mainly planar and a lower face of the bottom of the container container is planar or mainly planar.
- the invention also relates to a kit comprising several containers according to the invention and having different dimensions, in particular having different volumes.
- said kit comprises at least a first container according to the invention and a second container according to the invention, the kit being characterized in that, in an orthonormal reference frame XY, the distances (e) along X and along Y between the centers of any two adjacent recesses of the first container and the distances (e) along X and along Y between the centers of any two adjacent recesses of the second container are all identical.
- the invention also relates to a container and a kit as described above, by inverting the terms “protrusions” and “indentations”.
- Fig.1 shows schematically and in section a container according to the state of the art
- Fig.2 schematically shows in section three containers according to Fig.1 when they are stacked;
- Fig.3 shows schematically and in section a container according to the invention
- Fig.4 shows schematically and in section two containers according to Fig.3 when they are stacked;
- Fig.5 shows schematically and in top view a first example of the lid of a container according to a preferred version of the invention
- Fig.6 shows schematically and in top view a second example of the lid of a container according to a preferred version of the invention
- Fig.7 shows schematically and in top view a third example of the lid of a container according to a preferred version of the invention
- Fig. 8 shows schematically and in section a kit comprising
- FIG. 9 shows schematically and in section a kit comprising
- Fig.10 shows schematically and in perspective a first example of a kit comprising containers according to the invention
- Fig.1 1 shows schematically and in perspective a second example of a kit comprising containers according to the invention
- Fig.12 shows schematically and in perspective a third example of a kit comprising containers according to the invention.
- the drawings of the figures are neither to scale nor proportioned. Generally, similar or identical elements are denoted by identical references in the figures.
- Fig.1 shows schematically a section along a vertical plane of a known container (1). It is a container for containing food and / or drinks and which comprises a container (2) and a cover (3) designed for and therefore capable of hermetically closing the container (2).
- a bottom of the container (2) is provided with protrusions (20) extending outwards and the cover (3) is provided with recesses (10) opening towards the outside.
- At least two of the protuberances (20) are located in line with at least two recesses (10) respectively when the cover (3) hermetically closes the container (2).
- said at least two protrusions (20) are capable of respectively being introduced at least partially into said at least two recesses (10).
- said at least two protrusions (20) are capable of fitting respectively into said at least two recesses (10).
- At least one of the protrusions (20) and at least one of the recesses (10) are of cylindrical, or conical, or frustoconical or parallelepiped shape. More preferably, the protrusions (20) of the container (2) all have the same shape and the same dimensions and the recesses (10) of the cover (3) all have the same shape and the same dimensions.
- Fig.2 shows schematically a section along a vertical plane of three containers (1) according to Fig.1 when they are stacked and when the protrusions (20) of the container (2) of a container (1) are introduced into the recesses
- each container (1) has two protrusions (20) and two recesses (10), but there may be more than two per container (1) in each case, as will be seen in other examples described below in connection with the invention.
- the number of protrusions (20) is less than or equal to 10, preferably less than or equal to 5, preferably equal to 2 or 3 or 4, and the number of recesses (10) is less than or equal to 20, preferably less than or equal to 16, preferably equal to 2 or 4 or 8 or 16.
- Fig.3 schematically shows a section along a vertical plane of a container (1) according to the invention.
- This container is identical or similar to the containers described in relation to Figs. 1 and 2, except that here the number of protrusions (20) is less than the number of recesses (10) and that each protuberance (20) is located respectively at the right of one
- the lid (3) of the container (1) has four
- Fig.4 schematically shows a section along a vertical plane of two containers (1) according to Fig.3 when they are stacked.
- the cover (3) of the container (1) comprises for example eight recesses (10) and the container (2) of the container (1) comprises four protrusions (20).
- each protuberance (20) is able to fit into each recess (10), which increases the lateral stability of two containers when they are stacked on top of each other.
- the protrusions (20) and recesses (10) can have several shapes and dimensions, provided that the protrusions (20) are able to at least partially enter the corresponding recesses.
- at least one of the protrusions (20) and at least one of the recesses (10) are cylindrical, or conical, or frustoconical, or parallelepipedic.
- the protrusions (20) all have the same shape and the same dimensions and the recesses (10) all have the same shape and the same dimensions.
- the number of protrusions of a container (1) is less than or equal to 4. More preferably, the number of protrusions of a container (1) is equal to 4.
- an upper face of its cover (3) is flat or mainly flat and a lower face of the bottom of its container (2) is flat or mainly flat.
- Fig.5 shows schematically and in top view a first example of the cover (3) of a container (1) according to this preferred version of the invention.
- said cover (3) has four recesses (10).
- Fig.6 shows schematically and in top view a second example of the cover (3) of a container (1) according to this preferred version of the invention.
- said cover (3) has eight recesses (10) arranged in two rows of four.
- Fig.7 shows schematically and in top view a third example of the cover (3) of a container (1) according to this preferred version of the invention.
- said cover (3) has sixteen recesses (10) arranged in four rows of four.
- the invention also relates to a kit comprising at least a first container according to the invention and a second container according to the invention, the kit being characterized in that, in an orthonormal reference frame XY, the distances (e) along X and along Y between the centers of any two adjacent recesses of the first container and the distances (e) along X and along Y between the centers of any two adjacent recesses of the second container are all identical.
- Fig.8 shows schematically and in section a kit according to the invention and comprising containers (1) according to the invention when they are stacked.
- a kit according to the invention comprises at least a first container (1) according to the invention and a second container (1) according to the invention, the volume of an envelope of the first container (1) being an integer multiple (K1) of the volume of an envelope of the second container (1).
- said integer multiple (K1) is an integer and not zero power of 2, preferably 2 or 4 or 8.
- a kit according to the invention comprises at least a first container (1) according to the invention and a second container (1) according to the invention, the height (H2) of an envelope of the first container (1) being an integer multiple (K2) of the height (H1) of an envelope of the second container (1).
- said integer multiple (K2) is an integer and not zero power of 2, preferably 2, 4, or 8.
- Fig.9 shows schematically and in section a kit according to this preferred version of the invention and comprising containers (1) according to the invention when they are stacked.
- H1 a container (1) of height H2
- H2 2.H1.
- FIG.10 shows schematically and in perspective a first example of a kit comprising containers (1) according to the invention and a way of stacking them.
- Fig.1 1 shows schematically and in perspective a second example of a kit comprising containers (1) according to the invention and a way of stacking them.
- Fig.12 shows schematically and in perspective a third example of a kit comprising containers (1) according to the invention and a way of stacking them.
- the lid (3) of a container (1) according to the invention has an overall surface which is between 1000 mm square and 60,000 mm square, preferably between 3000 mm square and 45,000 mm square.
- the container (2) of a container (1) according to the invention is made of plastic, glass or organic material.
- the invention also relates to a container (1) as described above and in which the protrusions (20) are replaced by recesses (10) and vice versa.
- a container (1) as described above and in which the protrusions (20) are replaced by recesses (10) and vice versa.
- Fig.3 it would be a container in which the bottom of the container is provided with recesses (10) and whose cover is provided with protrusions (20).
- the invention also relates to a kit comprising several containers (1) as described above and in which the protuberances (20) are replaced by recesses (10) and vice versa.
- a container (1) for food and / or drinks comprising a container (2) and a cover (3) designed to hermetically seal the container (2).
- a bottom of the container (2) is provided with protrusions (20) extending outwards and the cover (3) is provided with recesses (10) opening outwards.
- protrusions (20) is less than the number of recesses (10) and each protrusion (20) is located respectively at the right of a first recess (10) corresponding when the cover (3) closes
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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BE20185842A BE1026284B1 (en) | 2018-11-29 | 2018-11-29 | Food and / or drink container |
PCT/EP2019/083138 WO2020109578A1 (en) | 2018-11-29 | 2019-11-29 | Receptacle for food and/or beverages |
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EP3887274A1 true EP3887274A1 (en) | 2021-10-06 |
EP3887274B1 EP3887274B1 (en) | 2024-05-22 |
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US (1) | US20220024639A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3887274B1 (en) |
BE (1) | BE1026284B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA3120420A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2020109578A1 (en) |
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