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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
  • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
  • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
  • B65D17/50—Non-integral frangible members applied to, or inserted in, preformed openings, e.g. tearable strips or plastic plugs
  • B65D17/501—Flexible tape or foil-like material
  • B65D17/502—Flexible tape or foil-like material applied to the external part of the container wall only
• • 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
  • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
  • B65D17/04—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions of polygonal cross-section
• • 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
  • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
  • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
  • B65D17/32—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness having non-detachable members or portions
• • 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
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
  • B65D81/3446—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
  • B65D81/3453—Rigid containers, e.g. trays, bottles, boxes, cups
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
  • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
  • B65D2231/027—Precut holes or weakened zones for discharging a solidified or gelatinous products, e.g. pudding, ice-cream, from the package
• • 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
  • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
  • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
  • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
  • B65D2251/0093—Membrane
• • 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
  • B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
  • B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
  • B65D2581/3471—Microwave reactive substances present in the packaging material

Definitions

• the international patent application WO 2016/180722 A1 discloses a food tray with a sidewall module and a base removably attached to the sidewall module.
• the food tray also includes an additional protective base removably attached to the underside of the base, which protects the removable base during transport and handling of the food tray.
• the patent application US 2009/0178945 A1 discloses a resealable package comprising a tray, a food product disposed in the tray, and a laminated lidding material hermetically sealed to the tray flange and comprising a substrate film with an outer laminating layer and an inner sealing layer.
• a packaging in which the meal is transferred to the plate is shown, for example, in the publication EP 0 760 341 A1 described, where the packaging is turned upside down on a plate or bowl after heating and by pulling the sides apart in opposite directions a slit in the packaging is opened, causing the meal to slide onto the plate or into the bowl.
• the known packaging has a peelable base which is designed as a thin film with a peel-off tab.
• the known packaging does not allow the food contained in the packaging to be consumed, as the base cannot withstand the use of eating utensils such as a knife or fork, but tears even with the slightest contact.
• the thin base causes problems, particularly with frozen meals, as the material of the base becomes brittle at low temperatures and the peel-off tab tears off easily when the base is removed.
• the packaging also has a closed frame which tapers towards the base, which makes plate regeneration, i.e. regeneration, e.g. B. heating, a frozen meal contained in the packaging, is disadvantageous in that the meal contained in the packaging, in its frozen state, may not be able to reach a dinnerware via the bottom opening of the packaging, but may be blocked by the frame of the packaging. Furthermore, pulling out the bottom may result in parts of the meal being pushed to the edge of the packaging during the pulling out of the bottom, so that the Transferring fails, and significant portions of the food stick to the packaging. Furthermore, you can get your hands dirty on the removed base if you put it aside.
• plate regeneration i.e. regeneration, e.g. B. heating
• the present invention is therefore based on the object of providing a packaging, in particular a pre-packaged food product, which overcomes the problems known from the prior art and which, in particular, enables a simple, quick, and clear transfer of the food product from the packaging to the plate, which is always successful, in which no food residue is lost, for example, by sticking to the packaging, and in which soiling of the user's hands is avoided. Furthermore, the present invention is based on the object of providing an advantageous method for serving, in particular for the clear presentation, of food products, as well as an advantageous use of the packaging for serving, in particular for the clear presentation, of food products in a large-scale kitchen and/or in a communal catering establishment. in particular in a hospital, a nursing home and/or a care facility.
• a use of the packaging according to the invention for serving, in particular for clearly presenting, food in a large-scale kitchen and/or in a communal catering establishment, in particular in a hospital, a retirement home and/or a care facility, is proposed.
• the food storage space has at least two different diameters.
• the side part has a larger diameter in the area facing away from the bottom part and a smaller diameter in the area facing the bottom part. This has been shown to facilitate filling food into the packaging.
• the side part and the bottom part can, for example, be designed separately or as a single piece.
• One-piece means, for example, that the side part and the bottom part were manufactured using casting or injection molding, e.g. in a single production step.
• An optional lid can also, for example, be designed as a single piece with the side part and optionally with the bottom part. This enables particularly simple production of the packaging. In addition, a risk of scalding, particularly with liquid foodstuffs, due to insufficient welded joints can be avoided.
• the side part and the bottom part can be designed at least partially separately from one another or at least partially as a single piece. For example, a connection between the side part and the bottom part via a corner is conceivable. Alternatively, an at least substantially rounded connection is also conceivable.
• the side part is, for example, at least partially connected to the lower part at an angle of substantially 90°. It is also conceivable that the connection between the side part and the lower part deviates at least partially from a 90° angle.
• the receiving space of the packaging is at least partially tapered or enlarged towards the lower part.
• the receiving space of the packaging is at least partially tapered towards the lower part by 0.5 to 5°, preferably by 1 to 3°.
• the side part preferably at least one side, is at least partially inclined by 0.5 to 5°, preferably by 1 to 3°, deviating from a 90° angle. This serves, for example, to improve the stackability of the packaging, so that two or more packages can be easily stacked inside each other. This in turn enables, for example, the efficient transport of two or more empty packages.
• the packaging can be reusable or disposable.
• Disposable packaging is usually designed for single use.
• the packaging can be recycled after use. be reused, especially recycled. This advantageously provides particularly sustainable packaging.
• Reusable packaging on the other hand, can be used multiple times, especially after transport, sale, and/or use, and can be emptied and refilled. For example, the detachable connection between the side and bottom sections can be resealed after being released once.
• the packaging is particularly suitable for ready-to-eat fast food or convenience meals whose ingredients are heated in a microwave or oven.
• the packaging is prepackaged.
• Prepackaged packaging is any type of packaging into which products are packed and sealed in the absence of the buyer, whereby the quantity of the product contained therein cannot be altered without opening or significantly altering the packaging.
• the essentially fixed connection means a connection that cannot be easily removed, for example not without the use of force, but rather a permanent connection.
• the packaging preferably has an upper side, in particular arranged opposite the lower part.
• the upper side is open, for example, to be filled with a food item.
• a food item for example a meal
• the upper side can then be closed, for example, with the aid of a lid, in particular a detachable and/or resealable lid, for example a film.
• the closed packaging with the food contained therein can be sold, for example, to an end consumer or an intermediary, e.g., a central service provider such as a hospital kitchen or a catering company.
• the buyer and/or user of the packaging can transfer the food contained in the packaging, in particular the draped food, for consumption via the bottom part, for example, onto a serving utensil. To do this, the detachable connection between the side part and the bottom part is released, which in particular results in the bottom part being able to fold down.
• the top part can be open, for example, or closed with a lid.
• the food can be heated in the packaging before consumption, for example.
• the invention offers the advantage, among other things, that no contact with the food is necessary to serve it from the packaging onto a dinnerware, especially to drape it attractively. This is particularly hygienic, and the risk of scalding from heated food is also significantly reduced.
• the packaging allows for quick, contactless, and hygienic serving of food contained in the packaging.
• the invention serves to transfer a meal from the packaging onto a plate for holding the meal.
• the lower part of the packaging can fold down due to the weight of the meal itself, for example, and the meal can slide onto the plate.
• the packaging it is also conceivable for the packaging to be placed on a piece of eating utensils and, after the detachable connection has been released, lifted so that the lower part folds up and/or down to the side due to the weight acting towards the eating utensils and the lifting of the packaging, and the food can also slide onto the eating utensils.
• the food By partially detaching the lower part, the food can in particular be brought into contact with the eating utensils without the side part of the packaging having to be modified and/or removed.
• Tableware refers to everyday objects used for eating food, especially meals, primarily plates, platters, and bowls.
• Tableware can be made of various materials, with porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, plastic, wood, and/or glass being the most common.
• Disposable tableware made of cardboard, aluminum, plastic, and/or foamed plastic is also used, for example, for eating on the go. Some are also made of edible (e.g., wafers) or compostable, natural materials such as wood.
• the process of serving food can be significantly simplified and automated. This allows costs to be reduced both in personnel and in logistics, particularly in open-plan kitchens and/or communal catering, thanks to quick and easy handling. Further processing can be carried out, especially in the tightest of spaces.
• the detachable connection comprises at least one means for detachably connecting the lower part to the side part, in particular a detachable tear strip.
• a means for detachably connecting the lower part to the side part allows, in particular, Essentially a solid connection between the lower part and the side part until the detachable connection is released. This allows, for example, safe, non-hazardous transport and/or storage of a food product contained in the packaging.
• the means for detachable connection allows the connection between the lower part and the side part to be released.
• the at least one means for releasably connecting the lower part to the side part comprises at least one means for releasing the releasable connection, in particular at least one tab.
• a means for releasing the releasable connection simplifies release for the user of the packaging.
• it can be a tab that the user can grasp, e.g., to release a tear strip.
• the lower part can have a thickness of at least 0.20 mm, preferably at least 0.40 mm, particularly preferably at least 0.60 mm.
• the lower part has a thickness of more than 0.40 mm, in particular at least 0.45 mm, preferably at least 0.55 mm.
• the packaging can also withstand the use of eating utensils, such as knives or forks, thanks to a more stable design of the lower part.
• the lower part has at least in part a greater thickness than the side part. This is particularly advantageous insofar as the lower part bears the weight of the food, in particular the meal.
• the lower part and/or the side part have a nano-coating at least partially.
• a nano-sealing coating smooths the surface of the lower part and/or the side part, thereby reducing friction in a simple and cost-effective way.
• the sides and/or bottom of the packaging are made of light metal and/or plastic. Production from recyclable raw materials is particularly conceivable.
• the packaging preferably further comprises a detachable and/or resealable lid.
• the packaging can be sealed, in particular welded, with the aid of a film, for example, after being filled with a food item, in particular after draping a food item, in particular a meal.
• a food item contained in a sealed package can, for example, have a specific best-before date.
• the packaging can include a resealable lid.
• the packaging can be suitable for multiple use, especially since it can be emptied and refilled after transport, sale, and/or use.
• the packaging can, in particular, be individually filled. For example, the detachable connection between the side and bottom sections can be resealed after being released for the first time.
• the lower part comprises at least one base section and at least one side section, wherein the base section is at least partially connected to the side section at an angle of not equal to 0°, in particular of substantially 90°, preferably formed in one piece.
• the at least one side section is preferably connected in one piece to the at least one base section.
• "Integral” means, for example, that the side section and the base section were manufactured using casting or injection molding technology, e.g., in a single production step.
• the packaging preferably comprises at least one holding element, in particular an at least partially circumferential sealing edge.
• the holding element serves, for example, to grip and/or hold the packaging.
• the holding element is a handle on the side part of the packaging.
• a sealing edge that at least partially surrounds the side part is also conceivable.
• the holding element, in particular the sealing edge can, for example, have different thicknesses at different locations. It is conceivable, for example, that the sealing edge is thicker in areas that are particularly stressed when releasing the detachable connection, e.g. in the area of the means for releasing the detachable connection, e.g. with a thickness of substantially approximately 1.00 mm, than at comparatively less stressed areas of the packaging, in particular the side part, which, for example, essentially have a thickness of only about 0.60 mm.
• Fig. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a packaging for food according to the first aspect.
• the packaging 1 has the shape of a rectangular meal tray.
• the packaging 1 comprises a detachable and/or resealable lid 9.
• the lid 9 is a peelable film.
• the packaging 1 comprises a side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, which encloses a receiving space (not shown).
• the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d comprises four straight sides, with two opposite sides each having the same length.
• the lower part 3 of the packaging 1 preferably has at least partially a non-stick surface (not visible), in particular a non-stick coating and/or a non-stick structure.
• Fig. 2 shows the packaging 1 during the at least partial release of the detachable connection 5a of the packaging 1.
• the user of the packaging 1 can, for example, peel the tear strip to the side and thus release the detachable connection 5a between the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and the bottom part 3.
• the tear strip can also be pulled off the other flap or simultaneously on both flaps.
• Fig. 3 shows a second embodiment of the packaging according to the first aspect.
• the means 6 for detachably connecting the lower part 3 to the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d for example, the Fig. 2 shown tear strips, has already been removed, whereby the detachable connection 5a of the lower part 3 with the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d has been released.
• the lower part 3 of the packaging 1 is essentially rigid.
• the detachable connection 5a By releasing the detachable connection 5a, the lower part 3 folds downward on the sides that are no longer connected to the lower part 3.
• the lower part 3 remains connected to the side parts 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d via the essentially fixed connection 5b.
• the essentially fixed connection 5b between the lower part 3 and the side parts 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d is at least partially movable, in particular stretchable. In this way, the essentially fixed connection 5b acts like a joint and allows the lower part 5b to be folded down.
• FIG. 4 A third embodiment of the packaging according to the invention according to the first aspect is shown.
• the packaging 1 is positioned, for example, after heating the food item 10 over a piece of eating utensil 11.
• the detachable connection 5a between the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and the lower part 3 has been released, and the lower part 3 is now connected to the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d only via the essentially fixed connection 5b.
• Fig. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a food packaging according to the first aspect.
• the packaging 1 comprises a side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d with four sides and forms a substantially rectangular receiving space for receiving at least one food item (not shown).
• the sides 2a and 2c of the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d have, for example, a ratio of approximately 1 to 1.3 to the sides 2b and 2d.
• the lower part 3 comprises a base section 3a and three side sections 3b, 3c, 3d.
• the side sections 3b, 3c, 3d are formed integrally with each other and with the base section 3a of the lower part 3.
• the side section 3c extends over the entire side 2a, and the side sections 3b, 3d extend at least partially over the sides 2b and 2d of the side part 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d.
• the packaging 1 in Fig. 6 is stacked with another package 1.
• the at least one means 7 for releasing the detachable connection 5a which is designed, for example, as a tab, is designed such that the packages 1 are stacked vertically spaced from each other.
• the means 7 for releasing the detachable connection 5a abuts with its lower edge against a shoulder of the lower package 1. Due to the vertical distance between the packages 1, gripping of the holding element 12, which is designed as an at least partially circumferential Sealing edge 13 is simplified. In this way, the stacked packages 1 can be easily separated from one another again.

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