Packaging container for scoopable contents

Abstract

A packaging container for scoopable bulk solids comprising a container body includes a container wall extending from a container bottom edge to a container body opening in a height direction of the container, and a closure arrangement including a lid. The container wall has an inner surface facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container and an outer surface facing away from the inner compartment. The container body has an opening edge at the container body opening. A combined scraper bar and scoop holder is arranged at the container body opening and extends across a bent portion of the container wall between a first container wall portion and a second container wall portion, the combined scraper bar and scoop holder including a scraping edge and a first scoop fastening element for repeated fastening and releasing of a scoop.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The invention pertains to a packaging container for scoopable contents, the packaging container comprising a container body comprising a container wall extending from a container bottom edge to a container body opening in a height direction of the container, and a closure arrangement comprising a lid. The packaging container has an inner compartment for the scoopable contents and an access-opening for accessing scoopable contents contained in a compartment in the container body.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In the area of packaging of consumer goods, and in particular when packaging dry flowable pulverulent consumer goods it is common to use rigid paperboard packaging containers which serve as protective transport and storage containers at the retail end and as storage and dispensing containers at the consumer end. Such paperboard containers are usually provided with an openable and closable lid, and with an inner removable or breakable barrier membrane which...

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Benefits of technology

[0043]By joining the upper reinforcing rim to the inner surface of the container wall by means of welding, it is possible to obtain a tighter and slimmer attachment than is possible with an adhesive attachment. The welded reinforcing rim is preferably a plastic rim and connects the inner surface of the container wall with the inner surface of the container lid and contributes to create a barrier between the container wall and the reinforcing rim.

[0044]The welding process provides a highly controlled way of creating an optimal join between the plastic rim and the paperboard container wall. The join is made by supplying energy to heat and locally soften or melt one or more thermoplastic component in the plastic rim and / or on the inner surface of the container wall and by pressing the plastic rim and the container wall together in a direction perpendicular to the container wall. The thermoplastic material used to create the weld seal may be provided by the plastic rim, by a thermoplastic film or coating on the inner surface of the container wall, or by both the plastic rim and by a thermoplastic film or coating on the inner surface of the container wall. It may be preferred that the plastic rim is made from thermoplastic material. A thermoplastic rim may be produced by any suitable melt-forming process known in the art, such as injection molding. By controlling weld temperature, pressure and weld time, it is possible to adapt the welding process to the welded materials and to obtain a weld seam with a required level of tightness. Accordingly, the welding process is accurate and predictable and is an efficient way of producing a reliable seal with a predetermined level of tightness. A preferred welding method for the weld seal between the upper reinforcing rim and the paperboard packaging container body may be high frequency welding.

Problems solved by technology

However, it has been found that users find attachments in a swinging lid difficult to manipulate with a single hand with the result that the attachments tend to be less used than would be desired for hygienic reasons.

However, all such features which extend into the container opening effectively reduce the size of the container access opening, i.e. the part of the container opening which is available for accessing the packaged goods.

Furthermore, rounded and irregularly shaped features which protrude into the container opening, such as the scoop-holder in WO 2014 / 129887 A1 increases the risk that the feature will come into contact with the hand of a person taking out contents from the packaging container and becomes contaminated.

Another risk is that the scoop accidentally catches on the scoop-holder resulting in that scooped-up material is spilled or that the scoop is dropped into the contents in the packaging container.

Like the scoop-holder in WO 2014 / 129887, the tool support in WO2006125363 A1 has the drawback that it considerably reduces the size of the access opening of the can.

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