Reclosable packing container
AssigneeTetra Pak International AB
InventorHerwig Pupp
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Abstract
Cup-shaped packing containers are used for the packaging of e.g. yoghurt. The packing containers are provided with lids which can be removed from the packing container in that e.g. the seal between lid and cup portion is broken. After opening the lid cannot be used for the reclosure of the packing container. This is a disadvantage, which is overcome in accordance with the invention, in that the lid is adapted so that it fits closely against the inside of the cup portion in an area situated below the line along which on opening of the packing container the lid is intended to be separated from the cup portion. By an appropriate dimensioning of the lid and the cup portion the lid can be retained by and seal the cup portion after the opening, which is an advantage if a part of the contents is to be saved for later consumption.
Claims8
A reclosable container, comprising:
- a container body having a bottom, a top, and an inner surface with an upper portion;
- a base connected to the bottom of the body;
- a lid which is secured to the top of the body, a portion of which lid engages the upper portion of the inner surface of the body to form a tight fit;
- a severable portion of the container body located above the upper portion of the inner surface of the container body, which severable portion, when severed, defines an opening of the container;
- a tear thread arranged within an inner layer of the severable portion of the container body, adjacent the inner surface of the container body;
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- said lid being secured to the top of the body by a liquid tight bond.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.