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Consumable product container assembly

A consumer product and container technology, applied in the field of packaging, can solve the problems of expensive and time-consuming container manufacturing, and achieve the effect of easy storage, easy opening, and compact storage

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-24
WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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The construction of the required multiple lids makes such containers expensive and time consuming to manufacture as each lid needs to be manufactured individually

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[0037] The present disclosure provides a container including a lid and a receptacle for containing a consumable product. Although the illustrated embodiment shows the consumable product as a sheet-shaped product, it is understood that the dispensed product may be of any suitable shape and size. Examples of such shapes include pellets, blocks, flat rods, pillows, circles, rectangles, triangles, and any combination of the foregoing.

[0038] The size and shape of the containers specifically provided by the present disclosure allow them to fit conveniently into standard cup holders. However, it will be appreciated that the receptacles and lids shown in the embodiments are not particularly limited to any particular size or shape. The invention also provides a receptacle and lid made of any suitable material. The receptacles and lids of the containers described in the examples below are mainly made of plastic material. In one embodiment, the material is polyethylene or polypropy...

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A container is provided including a receptacle and a lid that covers a receptacle opening. The receptacle houses a plurality of solid consumable products and comprises a bottom surface and a first ergonomic contour that is substantially oblong in shape, has a width from about 1.25 centimeters to about 2.5 centimeters, and is arranged and disposed perpendicularly to a vertical axis passing througha center of the bottom surface. A container is also provided comprising a first and second housing, the housings defining an interior containing a plurality of solid consumable products. The containeralso provides a spring biasing the first housing with respect to the second housing. The container also defines a first opening that provides access to the interior upon activation of the spring, anda second opening providing access to the interior that is defined by one of the first housing and the second housing.

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technical field [0001] This disclosure relates primarily to packaging. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a container for storing and dispensing confectionery products. Background technique [0002] The packaging of confectionery products is important for product sales and storage. Thus, containers for confectionary products exist in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and designs. For example, the container may be a hand-held container with an openable lid for dispensing small, individual pieces of confectionery product. Such conventional containers dispense a single product, or several single products at a time. Alternatively, the container can be larger and have a lid that can be opened to allow dispensing of many individual pieces of product at a time. [0003] Traditional containers have many uses. Specifically, traditional containers keep products fresh and free from contamination. In addition, when a product is composed of many small pieces, conven...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D83/04
CPCB65D43/161B65D43/18B65D47/0871B65D47/089B65D2251/1066B65D2251/1083B65D2583/0481B65D47/0847A23G3/563B65D25/2897B65D2209/00B65D83/0409B65D51/28
Inventor 约恩·拉思伯恩凯蒂·埃尔南德斯泰勒·辛普森
Owner WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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