GB2113184A - Hinged-lid container - Google Patents
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- GB2113184A GB2113184A GB08134505A GB8134505A GB2113184A GB 2113184 A GB2113184 A GB 2113184A GB 08134505 A GB08134505 A GB 08134505A GB 8134505 A GB8134505 A GB 8134505A GB 2113184 A GB2113184 A GB 2113184A
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- lid
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- normal position
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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
- B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
- B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
- B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
- B65D43/169—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece
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Abstract
A container has a body portion (2) of resilient plastics material formed with a tongue (4) and a lid (6) formed with a lip (10), wherein the tongue and lip are welded together and form a hinge. The tongue (4) is bent from its normal position when the lid is opened and as it is made of resilient plastics material, it exerts a biassing force tending to close the lid. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and relating to containers
This invention relates to containers for facial tissues, toilet tissues or the like.
It is often desirable to have relatively cheap containers, e.g. those of a plastic moulding, which may be used for dispensing facial tissues, toilet tissues or the like and in which the lid is biassed into a closed position.
A container or the like in accordance with this invention has a body portion of resilient plastic material formed with a tongue extending out from the body along at least part of the length of one of the upper edge of the container at an angle (preferably approximately 90 ) to the side wall of the container, the lid of the container having an extending lip along at least part of the corresponding edge, the tongue on the body portion being secured to the lip on the lid to form a hinge, the arrangement being such that the tongue is bent from its normal position when the lid is opened. As the tongue tries to resume-its normal position, it exerts a biassing force tending to close the lid.
Preferably, the lip on the lid extends downwardly and the tongue on the body is therefore bent from its normal position even when the lid is closed so that a force is established tending to maintain the lid in the closed position.
The invention will now be further described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a plan view of a container showing the lid, partly cut-away;
Figure 2 is a scrap top view of the base of the container prior to attachment of the lid, and
Figure 3 is a section on Lines C-C of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, the body 2 of the container is formed around three of its sides with an outwardly extending lip 4. At the fourth side where a lid 6 is to be attached, an outwardly projecting tongue 8 is formed, the tongue being moulded to extend out substantially at right angles to the body 2 of the container.
The lid 6 is provided with a downwardly extending lip 10 around all four of its sides. The lid is attached to the base by bending down the tongue 8 as can clearly be seen in Figure 3 to abut against the downturned lip 10. In this position, the tongue 8 and the cooperating portion of the lip 10 are welded together at a number of points as indicated at 1 2 in Figure 1.
As the tongue 8, which is made of resilient material, tends to resume its normal horizontal position, as shown for example in Figure 2, the lip 10 of the lid is subjected to a clockwise force biassing the lid into the closed position shown in the drawings.
When the lid is opened, the lip 10 bends the tongue 8 further in an anti-clockwise direction as seen in Figure 3, causing an increasing clockwise biassing force to be exerted by the tongue 8 which is sufficient to cause the lid to close down over the open face of the container once the opening pressure is released.
As an example, the material of the body of the container may be PVC sheet of about 0.5 mm thick. The container body may be vacuum or thermo formed.
Clearly, the invention is applicable to many different sizes and configurations of containers but that illustrated by way of example is considered as being particularly suitable for holding wet tissues and may be a dispenser in accordance with our copending Application No.
filed simultaneously herewith.
Claims (Filed on 16 Nov 1982)
1. A container comprising a body portion of resilient plastic material formed with a tongue extending out from the body along at least part of the length of one of the upper edges of the container at an angle to the side wall of the container, the lid of the container having an extending lip along at least part of the corresponding edge, the tongue on the body portion being secured to the lip on the lid to form a hinge, the arrangement being such that the tongue is bent from its normal position when the lid is opened.
2. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the tongue extends out from the body substantially at an angle of 900 to the side wall of the container.
3. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the lip on the lid extends downwardly and the tongue on the body is bent from its normal position even when the lid is closed so that a force is established tending to maintain the lid in the closed position.
4. A container substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.
Claims (4)
1. A container comprising a body portion of resilient plastic material formed with a tongue extending out from the body along at least part of the length of one of the upper edges of the container at an angle to the side wall of the container, the lid of the container having an extending lip along at least part of the corresponding edge, the tongue on the body portion being secured to the lip on the lid to form a hinge, the arrangement being such that the tongue is bent from its normal position when the lid is opened.
2. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the tongue extends out from the body substantially at an angle of 900 to the side wall of the container.
3. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the lip on the lid extends downwardly and the tongue on the body is bent from its normal position even when the lid is closed so that a force is established tending to maintain the lid in the closed position.
4. A container substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08134505A GB2113184B (en) | 1981-11-16 | 1981-11-16 | Hinged-lid container |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08134505A GB2113184B (en) | 1981-11-16 | 1981-11-16 | Hinged-lid container |
Publications (2)
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GB2113184A true GB2113184A (en) | 1983-08-03 |
GB2113184B GB2113184B (en) | 1985-07-31 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB08134505A Expired GB2113184B (en) | 1981-11-16 | 1981-11-16 | Hinged-lid container |
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Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0502751A2 (en) * | 1991-03-07 | 1992-09-09 | Sonoco Products Company | Dispensing container |
EP0661217A2 (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1995-07-05 | Fauzi Bekhiet | Wrap-around reclosable conditioning |
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1981
- 1981-11-16 GB GB08134505A patent/GB2113184B/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0502751A2 (en) * | 1991-03-07 | 1992-09-09 | Sonoco Products Company | Dispensing container |
EP0502751A3 (en) * | 1991-03-07 | 1993-02-03 | Sonoco Products Company | Dispensing container |
EP0661217A2 (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1995-07-05 | Fauzi Bekhiet | Wrap-around reclosable conditioning |
EP0661217A3 (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1996-04-03 | Fauzi Bekhiet | Wrap-around reclosable conditioning. |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |