# US 12,006,111 B2 · Packaging comprising a container and a cap with hinged lid > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,006,111 B2 - Document ID: US12006111B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/533,196 - Filed: 2019-08-06 - Published: 2019-11-28 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-06 - Assignees: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. - Applicants: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. - Inventors: Kelly Greenberg; Richard Jentis; Tran Nguyen; Jeff Wolford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006111B2 ## CPC - B65D 51/18: Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures {(B65D51/247 takes precedence)} - B65D 43/0202: {without integral tamper element} - B65D 43/0231: {only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth of the container (B65D43/0227 takes precedence)} - B65D 47/0895: {one part of the hinge being integral with the hinged closure and the other part with the base element, without any other additional hinge element} - B65D 83/06: for dispensing powdered or granular 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 ## Abstract A packaging for dispensing infant food products is disclosed. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a packaging for infant cereal products. The packaging includes a cap having a hinged lid attached to the cap, and a container releasably attachable to the cap. The cap is removable from the container to allow the removal of a desired amount of product in the container. The hinged lid is also openable so that a desired amount of product can be poured there through. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing a nutritional product to an infant, the method comprising: (i) removing a portion of the nutritional product from a container with a cap detached from the container, the cap comprising a base panel, four cap side panels extending from the base panel, and a circular threaded portion extending from a bottom of the base panel, the base panel having a substantially rectangular cross section and defining a hole therethrough, the circular threaded portion circumscribing the hole in the base panel; a hinged lid attached to the cap, the hinged lid comprising a first portion coplanar with the base panel and a second portion coplanar with one of the four cap side panels when the hinged lid covers the hole, the cap comprising a recessed portion constructed and arranged to accommodate the first and the second portions of the hinged lid therein, and the recessed portion continuously extending from the base panel of the cap into the one of the four cap side panels of the cap with which the second portion of the hinged lid is coplanar; and the container containing the nutritional product, the container releasably attachable to the cap, the cap being removable from the container to allow a removal of a desired amount of the nutritional product in the container, and the hinged lid being openable so that a desired amount of the nutritional product can be poured therethrough, the container comprising a top panel, a bottom panel and four container side panels extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, the top panel defining a hole therethrough, the container being in a shape of a rectangular cuboid, and the four container side panels are recessed, the circular threaded portion of the cap is threadingly attachable to a circular threaded portion of the container, the circular threaded portion of the container extends from the top panel and defines the hole through the top panel, and the top panel is a rectangular surface extending from the circular threaded portion to the four container side panels, the container is configured to move between (a) an open configuration wherein the cap is detached from the container and (b) a closed configuration wherein the container is completely sealed by the cap, wherein dimensions of the cap and the container are such that the cap and the container have identical peripheral shapes so as to appear as a cohesive unit when the container has the closed configuration, the top panel of the container has a generally rectangular perimeter where the top panel of the container contacts the four cap side panels extending from the base panel of the cap when the container has the closed configuration, and the top panel of the container extends from the circular threaded portion of the container to the generally rectangular perimeter; (ii) attaching the cap to the container, wherein the circular threaded portion of the cap is threadingly attached to the circular threaded portion of the container; (iii) opening the hinged lid via the recessed portion; and (iv) removing another portion of the nutritional product through the hole in the top panel of the container while the cap is attached to the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the hinged lid comprises an extended sealing wall that conforms to a border of the hole of the cap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the cap has rounded corners. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the container has rounded corners. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the cap or the container is made from polyethylene terephthalate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the container is transparent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the hinged lid comprises one or more pegs, and the base panel comprises one or more slots.