Dosing device

A dosing device integrally made of molded pulp fiber, the dosing device comprising:

• a container portion having a defined volume for receiving and retaining a dosage material, the container portion having a container body delimiting the defined volume, the container body having a rim portion circumferentially delimiting an opening at an upper side of the dosing device to access the defined volume;
• a handle portion for manually moving the container portion relatively to the dosage material in a dosing process;
• the handle portion is connected to an outer surface of the container body by a connecting portion of the handle portion and extends from the container body along a longitudinal axis;
• the rim portion and the handle portion extend in a common plane and define a circumferential edge of the dosing device extending in the common plane;
• and
• a ribbing portion, which extends from the circumferential edge at least at the handle portion to a lower side of the dosing device such that mechanical stresses acting on the container body in the dosing process are dissipated by the handle portion,
• wherein the ribbing portion extends at its end opposite to the circumferential edge at least partially in a lower side plane that is offset and/or parallel to the common plane, and wherein the lower side plane delimits at least a part of the lower side of the dosing device along the handle portion.

A dosing device integrally made of molded pulp fiber, the dosing device comprising:

• a container portion having a defined volume for receiving and retaining a dosage material, the container portion having a container body delimiting the defined volume, the container body having a rim portion circumferentially delimiting an opening at an upper side of the dosing device to access the defined volume;
• a handle portion for manually moving the container portion relatively to the dosage material in a dosing process;
• the handle portion is connected to an outer surface of the container body by a connecting portion of the handle portion and extends from the container body along a longitudinal axis;
• the rim portion and the handle portion extend in a common plane and define a circumferential edge of the dosing device extending in the common plane;
• and
• a ribbing portion, which extends from the circumferential edge at least at the handle portion to a lower side of the dosing device such that mechanical stresses acting on the container body in the dosing process are dissipated by the handle portion,
• wherein the ribbing portion increases at the connecting portion in size.

A dosing device integrally made of molded pulp fiber, the dosing device comprising:

• a container portion having a defined volume for receiving and retaining a dosage material, the container portion having a container body delimiting the defined volume, the container body having a rim portion circumferentially delimiting an opening at an upper side of the dosing device to access the defined volume;
• a handle portion for manually moving the container portion relatively to the dosage material in a dosing process;
• the handle portion is connected to an outer surface of the container body by a connecting portion of the handle portion and extends from the container body along a longitudinal axis;
• the rim portion and the handle portion extend in a common plane and define a circumferential edge of the dosing device extending in the common plane;
• and
• a ribbing portion, which extends from the circumferential edge at least at the handle portion to a lower side of the dosing device such that mechanical stresses acting on the container body in the dosing process are dissipated by the handle portion,
• wherein the ribbing portion extends from the circumferential edge at the rim portion such that a space between the ribbing portion and the container body is formed.

A dosing device integrally made of molded pulp fiber, the dosing device comprising:

• a container portion having a defined volume for receiving and retaining a dosage material, the container portion having a container body delimiting the defined volume, the container body having a rim portion circumferentially delimiting an opening at an upper side of the dosing device to access the defined volume;
• a handle portion for manually moving the container portion relatively to the dosage material in a dosing process;
• the handle portion is connected to an outer surface of the container body by a connecting portion of the handle portion and extends from the container body along a longitudinal axis;
• the rim portion and the handle portion extend in a common plane and define a circumferential edge of the dosing device extending in the common plane;
• and
• a ribbing portion, which extends from the circumferential edge at least at the handle portion to a lower side of the dosing device such that mechanical stresses acting on the container body in the dosing process are dissipated by the handle portion,
• wherein the ribbing portion is at least partially concave towards the upper side of the container body when seen from above.

A dosing device integrally made of molded pulp fiber, the dosing device comprising:

• a container portion having a defined volume for receiving and retaining a dosage material, the container portion having a container body delimiting the defined volume, the container body having a rim portion circumferentially delimiting an opening at an upper side of the dosing device to access the defined volume;
• a handle portion for manually moving the container portion relatively to the dosage material in a dosing process;
• the handle portion is connected to an outer surface of the container body by a connecting portion of the handle portion and extends from the container body along a longitudinal axis;
• the rim portion and the handle portion extend in a common plane and define a circumferential edge of the dosing device extending in the common plane;
• and
• a ribbing portion, which extends from the circumferential edge at least at the handle portion to a lower side of the dosing device such that mechanical stresses acting on the container body in the dosing process are dissipated by the handle portion,
• wherein the ribbing portion has a cross-section when seen along the circumferential edge, which comprises at least two ribbing sections, which extend successively in a row away from the handle portion and which are tilted with respect to each other and with respect to the common plane towards the lower side of the dosing device at a defined slope angle, respectively.

A method for manufacturing a dosing device, the method comprising:

• dewatering pulp material;
• pressing the dewatered pulp material into a form of the dosing device;
• drying the formed dosing device;
• and
• trimming of the dosing device along external edges defined by a ribbing portion.