# US 8,783,485 B2 · Container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,485 B2 - Document ID: US8783485B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/742,661 - Filed: 2008-11-17 - Published: 2011-01-06 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2007-11-16 - Assignees: Clariant Production (France) SAS - Applicants: Valere Logel; Dominique Bois - Inventors: Valere Logel; Dominique Bois - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783485B2 ## CPC - B65D 43/162: {the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece (B65D43/161 takes precedence)} - B65D 43/169: {the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece} - B65D 2543/00518: Skirt - B65D 2543/00629: Massive bead - B65D 2543/00685: Totality - B65D 2543/0074: Massive bead - B65D 2543/00796: Totality - 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 Container (100) for loosely stored products comprising a container body (10), a cover (20), and a hinge (22) placed between the container body (10) and the cover (20) wherein the cover (20) has a cylindrical inner wall (30) and a cylindrical outer wall (32), and the inner wall (30) is provided with a sealing portion (34) at the outer edge of the inner wall (30), wherein the vertical position. (A) of an apex (36) of the sealing portion (34) is smaller than the vertical height (B) of the outer wall (32). ## Claims ### Claim 1 Container for loosely stored products comprising a) a container body; b) a cover; and c) a hinge placed between the container body and the cover; characterized in that the cover comprises i. a cylindrical inner wall having an outwardly facing sealing portion with an apex forming a sealing line that seals against the inner surface of a flange of the container body when the cover is in a closed condition, and ii. a cylindrical outer wall having an inwardly facing projection that holds the cover in the closed condition on the container body wherein the cylindrical outer wall protects the sealing line of the apex of the sealing portion of the cylindrical inner wall; wherein the sealing line of the apex is vertically positioned between the projection and an end of the cylindrical outer wall and wherein the seal between the sealing line of the apex of the cylindrical inner wall and the inner surface of the container body provides the only seal between the container body and the cover when the cover is in the closed condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein the vertical position of the sealing line of the apex of the sealing portion is 2.0-15.0 mm, and the vertical height of the outer wall is 2.1-15.1 mm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein the apex in a transversal section is provided with a first radius. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Container according to claim 3, wherein the first radius is 0.5-3.0 mm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) Container according to claim 3, wherein the sealing portion comprises a second radius between the first radius and an end surface of the inner wall, wherein the second radius is smaller than the first radius. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Container according to claim 5, wherein the second radius is 0.05-2.00 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) Container according to claim 5, wherein the inner wall further comprises a third radius between a wall surface of the inner wall and the sealing portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Container according to claim 7, wherein the third radius is 1.0-3.0 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the inner wall is between 0.4-1.2 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall further comprises a chamfer opposite the sealing portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein said cover is produced independently and separately from said container body and the cover is detachably connected to the container body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) Container according to claim 11, wherein the container body comprises a first connecting means and the cover comprises a second connecting means integral with the hinge, wherein the container body and the cover are detachably connected with each other by connecting the first with the second connecting means. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) Container according to claim 12, wherein the second connecting means is provided with at least one snapping hook and the first connecting means is provided with at least one recess for accommodating the snapping hook in order to connect the cover at the container body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) Container according to claim 12, wherein the first connecting means is integral with the container body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, further comprising an insert, which essentially covers an inner surface of the container body, wherein the insert is made of a different material than the container body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical inner wall does not extend past the end of the cylindrical outer wall. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) Container according to claim 1, wherein the sealing line of the apex engages the inner surface of the container body without any recess. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the chamfer prevents damage to the sealing portion of the cylindrical inner wall when the cover is brought into the closed condition on the container body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the container body further comprises an outwardly facing protrusion that engages the inwardly facing projection of the cylindrical outer wall of the cover when the cover is in the closed condition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises a thumb tab, and wherein the cylindrical outer wall of the cover is bent outwards when a user presses on the thumb tab from below to open the container. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) Container of claim 1 wherein the inner surface of an upper portion of the container body comprises a chamfered portion, which chamfered portion assists in the opening and closing of the cover on the container body.