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Plastic Flanged Containers and Food Product Pack Comprising Such Containers

a technology of plastic flanges and food products, which is applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of inability to easily reduce the weight of plastic containers, the container is more difficult to break apart, and the contents cannot be easily escaped, so as to achieve the effect of reducing the length of the container, reducing the risk of contamination, and constant thickness

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-02
DANONE
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Benefits of technology

The invention is related to containers for dairy products such as yoghurt, and has the following technical effects: 1. The outer edge of the flange is made smaller, which allows for a higher reduction of material in the corners, leading to more efficient use of materials. 2. The flanged containers can be easily connected to each other without accidental separation, even when using brittle plastic materials. 3. The outer convex edges make the flange user-friendly and easy to manipulate when removing the membrane seal. 4. The container is particularly user-friendly and compact in shape when containing a yoghurt composition or similar dairy product weighing between 100 and 200 grams.

Problems solved by technology

Use of less brittle or more pliable polymers makes the containers more difficult to break apart.
Such a difficulty may cause escape of the content when breaking other parts of the container.
However, the weight of the plastic containers cannot be easily reduced since the containers made of relatively brittle plastic have to be transported in a safe manner and without any deformation.

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[0047]In the various figures, the same references are used to designate identical or similar elements.

[0048]FIG. 1 shows a food pack 1 comprising for instance four individual containers 2. Of course the number of containers 2 may vary and a number of 2, 6, 8, 10 or 12 containers 2 may be provided, in a non-limitative example. The containers 2 are arranged in at least one row, and preferably at least in two rows 3, 4 when the pack 1 comprises four or more containers 2.

[0049]Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the containers 2 are preferably polystyrene containers, each comprising a hollow body 5 having a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis X from a bottom 6 as far as an open top 7. The side wall 5a of the body 5 is tubular and is adapted to be covered by a cylindrical decorative strip St, sticker or banderol in the upper area A adjacent to the upper body opening, called hereafter circular opening 8. It is understood that the longitudinal axis X is here a central axis for the bod...

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Abstract

Disclosed is a flanged container for a food, in particular a dairy product composition. The container is provided with a hollow body and an annular flange that comprises an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container and outer straight side edges. The flange has at least two first flange portions, each defining one of said side edges, two of the side edges having a length I shorter than half of an inner diameter Dint of the opening. Two of the first flange portions are adjacent. At least two second flange portions are provided to each define a corner of the flange, the second flange portions each comprising an outer convex edge extending between two adjacent of said outer straight side edges. A pack comprising the containers is also disclosed.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to containers used in food packaging industry, particularly to thermoformed plastic flanged containers, such as yoghurt pots or similar. The invention also concerns a pack comprising such flanged containers.[0002]More particularly, the invention relates to a container for a food composition, in particular a dairy product composition, comprising:[0003]a thermoplastic hollow body comprising a generally planar bottom and a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis from said bottom as far as a top, and[0004]a generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an upper face, a lower face, an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container and outer straight side edges, the outer straight side edges comprising two parallel outer straight side edges and at least one outer straight side edge perpendicular to the two parallel outer st...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/72
CPCB65D85/72B65D1/26B65D1/30B65D1/10B65D1/40B65D77/2024
Inventor FERRY, VINCENT
Owner DANONE
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