Molded product with connection element

A biodegradable container with a replaceable covering, comprising:

• a body comprising a fibrous material;
• a connecting element comprising a threaded neck and a connecting wall with an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a plurality of openings;
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• a cover comprising a top and a side wall with a threaded interior;
• wherein the connecting wall is hollow, such that a gap exists between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• wherein the interior wall and the exterior wall extend into the body;
• wherein the fibrous material of the body passes through the plurality of openings in the interior wall and the exterior wall to fill both the plurality of openings and the gap between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• wherein the fibrous material of the body is dewatered and compacted, forming a continuous, fibrous web woven through the plurality of openings and the gap between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• wherein the threaded interior of the cover is configured to form a reversible threaded connection with the threaded neck of the connecting element, such that the cover is configured to be removed from the threaded neck and reconnected to the threaded neck.

A method for producing a biodegradable container with a threaded cover, comprising:

• inserting a connecting element into a suction mold with a porous wall, wherein the connecting element comprises a connecting wall with a plurality of openings;
• immersing the suction mold into an aqueous pulp suspension, wherein the aqueous pulp suspension comprises a fibrous material and an aqueous component, wherein the aqueous pulp suspension passes through the plurality of openings;
• suctioning the aqueous pulp suspension through the suction mold such that the aqueous component passes through the porous wall while the fibrous material accumulates on the porous wall, the connecting wall, and in the plurality of openings of the connecting wall;
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• pressing and dewatering the fibrous material to form a body of the container, wherein the connecting element is firmly anchored in the fibrous material of the body.

A biodegradable container with a replaceable covering, comprising:

• a body made of a fibrous material comprising a container flange and a peripheral wall;
• an inner support ring comprising an external threaded section, a horizontal flange, and a connecting wall;
• an outer threaded ring with an interior threaded section and an external threaded neck;
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• a cover comprising a top and a side wall with a threaded interior;
• wherein the body includes an opening;
• wherein the container flange of the body extends radially outward from the opening, wherein the horizontal flange of the inner support ring is configured to abut the container flange of the body;
• wherein the external threaded section of the inner support ring is configured to form a reversible threaded connection with the interior threaded section of the outer threaded ring, such that the outer threaded ring is configured to be removed from the inner support ring and reconnected to the inner support ring;
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• wherein the threaded neck of the outer threaded ring is configured to form a reversible threaded connection with the threaded interior of the cover, such that the cover is configured to be removed from the threaded neck and reconnected to the threaded neck.