Container having a stacking support shaping
AssigneeHuhtamaki Oyj
InventorNeil Marshall
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Abstract
A container having a bottom and a cylindrical or conical sidewall attached to the bottom, wherein the sidewall preferably comprises a rolled rim at its upper edge opposite to the bottom and is produced from a paper- or carton material, wherein at least a first shaping is provided into the sidewall in a first height, and wherein the shaping extends at least partially over the perimeter of the sidewall. A process for the production of a container with a bottom and a conical or cylindrical sidewall is also provided, wherein the bottom and the sidewall are made from a paper- or cardboard-material and a first circumferential shaping is inserted into the sidewall.
Claims12
A container comprising:
- a bottom;
- a cylindrical or conical sidewall attached to the bottom, wherein the sidewall includes a rolled rim at an upper edge opposite the bottom and is produced from a paper or cardboard material, wherein the sidewall includes an inner side and an outer side;
- and
- a first shaping provided into the sidewall at a first height so that the first shaping is positioned close to the bottom of the container, wherein the first shaping extends at least partially around a perimeter of the sidewall;
- wherein the first shaping includes a first flank and a second flank that are compressed in height such that the first shaping is essentially flat;
- wherein the first shaping includes a first portion that extends from the sidewall in an inward direction and beyond the inner side of the sidewall and a second portion that extends from the sidewall in an outward direction and beyond the outer side of the sidewall,
- wherein when the container is a first said container, the first portion of the first shaping serves as stacking support for a second said container when the second said container is partially inserted into the first said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.