Detergent Product Container with Lock

Abstract

To prevent or reduce permanent sidewall deformation during excessive or repeated application of force.SOLUTION: A box 103 according to the invention includes a detergent product 101, a lid 104, and a lock. The box also includes sidewalls 107. The lid includes side surfaces 110, and some of the side surfaces cover certain portions of the sidewalls when in the closed position. The lock includes an actuator that can be moved by applying operating pressure, and the actuator abuts against the locking tabs on the sidewalls when in the locked position. The actuator is maintained away from the locking tabs when in the open position and can be displaced by an unlocking displacement distance in a direction perpendicular to a certain portion of the side wall by actuation pressure. The lid includes a support element 116, the clearance distance separates the sidewall from the support element when no operating pressure is applied, the clearance distance is reduced to zero by the deflection of certain portions of the side walls when the operating pressure is applied above the threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

Description

[Background technology]

[0001] The present invention relates generally to containers for detergent products. Such containers for detergent products are consumer products that reside in the home of a consumer and can be picked up and carried by the consumer to and within the home. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0002] [Figure 1A] 1 illustrates an exemplary consumer product. [Figure 1B] 1 illustrates an exemplary consumer product. [Figure 1C] 1 illustrates an exemplary consumer product. [Figure 1D] 1 illustrates an exemplary consumer product. [Figure 1E] 1 illustrates an exemplary consumer product. [Figure 1F] A modified example of the example of FIGS. 1A to 1E is shown. [Diagram 2] 2 illustrates another exemplary consumer product. [Diagram 3] 4 illustrates a further exemplary product. [Figure 4A] 1 illustrates yet another exemplary product. [Figure 4B] 1 illustrates yet another exemplary product. [Figure 4C] 1 illustrates yet another exemplary product. [Figure 4D] 1 illustrates yet another exemplary product. [Figure 5A] Further exemplary products are shown. [Figure 5B] Further exemplary products are shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0003] Detergent products are relatively heavy products, for example when a container for such products carries the full weight of such detergent products, especially when the consumer product has been recently acquired and thus holds a significant amount of detergent products. Some consumers may carry the consumer product by holding the base of the box containing such detergent products, but such carrying may also occur by holding the lid of such consumer product, rather than holding the base. In such cases, the weight of the detergent product may dislodge the lid and open the box, which may fall and scatter its contents. Such a situation should be avoided. Besides avoiding such unintentional unlocking of the lid, the structure of the container of the consumer product should preserve or improve opening ergonomics and prevent or reduce permanent sidewall deformation upon excessive or repeated application of force applied to the consumer product. At the same time, the container may be elaborated to preserve the environment. The consumer product according to the present disclosure aims to take these different aspects into account.

[0004] This disclosure refers to consumer products. A consumer product is to be understood in this disclosure as, inter alia, a product that is ultimately provided to a consumer. Such consumer products can be purchased, for example, in a supermarket, and the end consumer can store such consumer products in their home. Consumer products may be provided in bulk, and as such should be designed with environmental concerns in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with transportation to a retail store in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with shelf storage in a retail store in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with transportation from a retail store to a consumer's home in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with storage in an individual end consumer's home in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with use of the consumer product in an individual end consumer's home in mind. Consumer products should also be designed with disposal in mind.

[0005] The consumer product according to the present disclosure includes a detergent product. A detergent product should be understood in this disclosure as a product that includes a surfactant. The detergent product may also include a bleaching agent or other ingredients. Exemplary detergent product compositions are described in more detail herein. In some examples, the detergent product includes a unit dose detergent pouch. Examples of unit dose detergent pouches are described in more detail herein.

[0006] The consumer product according to the present disclosure further includes a container. A container should be understood in this disclosure as an object that contains contents, for example, in a cavity of the container. The container facilitates protection, transport, storage, access, and disposal of the consumer product. In this disclosure, the container includes a box. A box should be understood as a three-dimensional object that is generally parallelepiped, barrel-shaped, cylindrical, circular, elliptical, or cubic, defining a cavity. The use of a parallelepiped box can facilitate storage and transport by allowing the boxes to be stacked in a space-efficient manner. In some examples, the box may be a parallelepiped with some rounded, tapered trapezoidal, or chamfered edges. The box according to the present disclosure includes a detergent product. It should be understood that the detergent product is contained or stored in the box. The box according to the present disclosure includes a base, a sidewall, and an opening. The base according to the present disclosure should be understood as a surface on which the box may rest when placed on a support surface, such as a shelf or a floor. In some examples, the base is flat. In some examples, the base is rectangular. In some examples, the base is elliptical or circular. In some examples, the base is flat. In some examples, the base has an embossed shape that undulates in relief. The sidewalls according to the present disclosure should be understood as extending from the base and connecting the base to the opening, to the connecting piece or the lid. It should be understood that the connection of the base to the opening may include a connecting piece in addition to the sidewall. For example, the connecting piece may be glued or otherwise attached to the sidewall. In some examples, the sidewalls are perpendicular to the base. In some examples, the base is rectangular and has four sidewalls, the four sidewalls extending perpendicularly from the base, each sidewall being rectangular and each sidewall being connected by a sidewall side to a side of the base and by two other sidewalls to the other two of the four sidewalls. In some examples, the base is elliptical or circular and the sidewalls form a generally cylindrical wall extending from the base perpendicularly or perpendicularly from the base. Perpendicular or perpendicular should be understood herein as substantially perpendicular or substantially perpendicular. In some examples, perpendicular or vertical includes angles less than 120 degrees and greater than 60 degrees. In some examples, perpendicular or vertical includes angles less than 110 degrees and greater than 70 degrees.In some examples, the vertical or perpendicular includes angles less than 110 degrees and greater than 70 degrees. In some examples, the vertical or perpendicular includes angles less than 100 degrees and greater than 80 degrees. In some examples, the vertical or perpendicular includes angles less than 95 degrees and greater than 85 degrees. In some examples, the sidewall has a shape corresponding to a square, a rectangle, a trapezoid, a cross section of a sphere, an oval cross section, or a cross section of an ellipsoid. An opening according to the present disclosure should be understood as an opening that provides access to the detergent product contained in the box. In some examples, the opening faces the base. In some examples, the opening has a surface that is smaller than the surface of the base. In some examples, the opening has a surface that is larger than the surface of the base to provide improved access, for example, using a sidewall that extends from the base at an angle greater than 90 degrees from the base. In some examples, the opening is provided after removal of a tamper-evident mechanism, including, for example, a perforated strip that is removed upon first use, or a tamper-evident sticker that locks the lid to the box or tray. In some examples, the opening is disposed on a top panel of the box, the top panel of the box facing the base of the box and separated from the base of the box by at least a side wall, the top panel of the box being generally flush with the base of the box, whereby the opening covers a portion of the top panel, the top panel including a peripheral portion surrounding the opening, the peripheral portion including, for example, a connection between the side wall and the opening. In some examples, the opening is rectangular. In some examples, the opening is rectangular with rounded edges. In some examples, the opening is circular or elliptical. A lid according to the present disclosure should be understood as an element that allows the opening of the container to be repeatedly closed or opened. In some examples, the lid may be connected to the box, for example, by a hinge, or may be separate from the box. A lid according to the present disclosure includes a top and a side. It should be understood that the top of the lid is intended to cover the opening of the box when the lid is in a closed position. In some examples, the top of the lid is rectangular. In some examples, the top of the lid is circular, hexagonal, octagonal, or elliptical. In some examples, the lid includes a chamfered edge. In some instances, the top of the lid is rectangular with rounded edges.While named "top", it should be understood that the top of the lid can be positioned in different orientations. The lid includes sides. It should be understood that sides according to the present disclosure are elements that are connected to the top of the lid and extend from the lid to engage one or more side walls of the box. The sides are responsible for positioning the top of the lid in the opening. In some examples, the sides extend vertically from the top of the lid. In some examples, the sides surround the entire perimeter of the top of the lid. In some examples, the sides partially surround the entire perimeter of the top of the lid, and some of the top of the lid are devoid of sides. According to the present disclosure, the top of the lid covers the opening, and at least some of the sides cover at least certain portions of the side walls when the lid is in a closed position, and the lid is movable from a closed position to an open position. The movement of the lid may be constrained by a connection to the box, such as a hinge, or may be completely removable, for example, to provide improved access to the contents of the box. The box and lid cooperate to act as a container for storing, transporting, and facilitating access to the contents of the container.

[0007] The container according to the present disclosure includes a lock. A lock should be understood in this disclosure as a mechanism that prevents or reduces the possibility of accidental opening. The lock according to the present disclosure is for maintaining the lid in a closed position. It should be understood that the lock according to the present disclosure is expected to function under normal use of the container. For example, it should be understood that the lock may not fulfill its function if the box is used in an abnormal state or if the box is in an abnormal state. According to the present disclosure, the lock includes an actuator that is movable from a locked position to an open position by applying an actuation pressure to the actuator when the lid is in a closed position. The actuator should be understood in this disclosure as a mechanical structure that is subjected to a movement upon actuation by an external force or an actuation pressure, such movement resulting in the opening of the lock when such movement is performed. In some examples, the actuator according to the present disclosure is elastic and has a default position, such default position corresponds to the lid remaining closed, and the elasticity is overcome by the external force or the actuation pressure to open the lid. In some examples, the actuator includes a flexible element and is elastic in that the flexible element has a default position corresponding to the lid remaining closed and the flexible element is pressed to open the lid and the flexible element springs back to the default position when the pressure is released. It should be understood that the pressure is generated by applying a force to a surface. The actuator according to the present disclosure has at least two positions, an open position and a locked position, whereby the open position corresponds to a position that allows the lid to be opened and a locked position that prevents the lid from being opened or reduces the possibility of accidental opening of the lid.

[0008] The actuator according to the present disclosure is connected to a specific portion of the side wall, which is a specific portion that is covered by at least a portion of the side when the lid is in the closed position, the actuator abuts against a locking tab of the side when in the locked position, the actuator is maintained away from the locking tab when in the open position, and the actuator is displaceable by an actuation pressure by an unlocking displacement distance in a direction perpendicular to the specific portion of the side wall. The connection of the actuator to the specific portion of the side wall is due to the actuator being involved in locking or unlocking the specific portion of the side wall from the portion of the side covering the specific portion of the side wall, thereby allowing the lid to be released from the box. The side includes a locking tab. The locking tab should be understood as a mechanical element that interfaces with the actuator. In some examples, the locking tab may be in the form of a bulge, a protuberance, an embossment, or an additional layer of material that extends away from the side and protrudes from the side towards the specific portion of the side wall so that the actuator can abut against the tab when in the locked position to prevent the specific portion of the side wall from separating from the side in the area of ​​the actuator. In some examples, the locking tab is included in the side itself, for example, the locking tab is formed by an opening in the side. Abutment according to the present disclosure should be understood as contact between the actuator or a portion of the actuator and the tab, such contact prevents the opening of the lid. The actuator is maintained away from the locking tab when in the open position to release the locking tab. Such release of the locking tab allows the lid to open. The displacement or movement of the actuator from the locked position to the open position is by applying (directly or indirectly) an actuation pressure or force to the actuator such that the actuator is displaced in a direction perpendicular to a particular portion of the sidewall a distance sufficient to inhibit the actuator from contacting the locking tab, a distance corresponding to the displacement distance. It should be understood that the force or pressure leading to the displacement can have several different directions, and such different directions contribute to the displacement if a component of such force or pressure is in a direction perpendicular to a particular portion of the sidewall. Such force or pressure may also include a component that may be parallel to the sidewall.However, actuation is caused by a component of such force or pressure that is perpendicular to a portion of the sidewall. Such presence of a component perpendicular to a portion of the sidewall is responsible for the locking role that avoids accidental opening by lifting the container by applying a force parallel to the sidewall to lift the lid, while the desired opening occurs by the consumer "pushing" the actuator and applying an unlocking force or pressure that allows the lid to open. In other words, the consumer can apply a force to the actuator along a direction that may not be perpendicular to the sidewall, but if a component of such force is perpendicular to the sidewall, such a component may be responsible for the application of pressure that leads to displacement.

[0009] Such a lock is responsible for preventing or reducing the risk of accidental opening of the lid while allowing the desired opening by the consumer, and the function of such a lock relies on ensuring that the actuator remains abutted against the locking tab even when the lid is pulled hard in a direction parallel to the side wall to transport or lift the consumer product. The avoidance or reduction of the risk of accidental opening also applies to forces applied in a direction parallel to the side wall, for example by friction with another box placed alongside the box according to the present disclosure, or by the box tipping over during transport, or by internal movement of the contents of the box pushing against the lid during transport. However, a strong pull in a direction parallel to the side wall may affect the structure of the side wall, for example resulting in bending of the side wall, which may result in an undesired disengagement of the locking tab from the actuator due to the fact that the actuator is connected to a certain part of the side wall. This will result in an undesired opening of the lid. Such undesired opening of the lid may be more likely if the side wall is made of a material that is easy to bend, for example if a light plastic material or cardboard is used to form the side wall. However, such materials are contemplated in some instances, particularly in some particularly environmentally friendly implementations. In some instances, the box is actually a cardboard box.

[0010] In some examples, the lock is located in a central region of the sidewall. The central region should be understood to be substantially equidistant from both edges of the sidewall concerned, such edges being along a direction perpendicular to the base of the box. In such examples, it should be understood that the lock, while in the central region relative to the edges perpendicular to the base, is located closer to the edge of the sidewall closer to the opening than the edge of the sidewall closer to the base. Such a central location of the lock can be involved in preventing the lid from sliding off the box when the box is lifted by holding the lid by applying pressure to the actuator, whereby such pressure presses the actuator centrally against the support element, thereby balancing the forces involved in maintaining the connection between the lid and the box and preventing accidental opening. In some examples, the lock may be located on the sidewall and between two edges of the sidewall, such edges being perpendicular to the base, and the lock is located closer to one edge than the other edge of the two edges, for example, 1 / 3 of the distance between the two edges. In some examples, one side wall may include two locks.

[0011] The present disclosure aims to resolve this apparent conflict between, on the one hand, the use of materials for the sidewalls that resist accidental opening, and, on the other hand, the use of materials for the sidewalls that are particularly environmentally friendly.

[0012] The container may be made of a rigid material, a flexible material, or a mixture thereof. In some examples, the material forming the box or lid has a wall thickness of 300 micrometers and less than 3 mm. In some examples, the material forming the box or lid has a wall thickness of more than 1 mm and less than 2 mm. In some examples, the material forming the box or lid is folded on itself, for example, to reinforce part or all of the box or lid. The container may be made of a plastic material, a metal material, a paper material, a bio-based material, bamboo fiber, or a mixture thereof. The container may be made of materials including recycled materials. The container can be made of a plastic material, for example, a polyolefin material. The container may be made of polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate, polyamide, or a mixture thereof. In some examples, the container may be made of polypropylene, polystyrene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or a mixture thereof. The plastic material may have a tensile modulus in the range of 1250 MPa to 3000 MPa, for example 1300 MPa to 2300 MPa. The container may be made of a metal material, for example selected from aluminum, steel, or mixtures thereof. The container may be made of a paper or cardboard material, for example selected from paperboard, cardboard, laminates, cellulose pulp materials, or mixtures thereof. The material used to manufacture the container may include other ingredients, for example colorants, preservatives, plasticizers, UV stabilizers, oxygen, fragrances, recycled materials, moisture retarders, or mixtures thereof. The container may include exterior or interior printed areas. The container may be made by, for example, thermoforming, injection molding, injection stretch blow molding, extrusion, extrusion blow molding, cardboard construction, or mixtures thereof. In some particular examples, the container is made by thermoforming or injection molding or mixtures thereof. Suitable processes include, but are not limited to, forming a tube from a flat laminate using a welding process, forming a tube by extrusion, folding, or a mixture thereof.The container may be opaque, transparent, translucent, or a mixture thereof. In some examples, the container is opaque, for example, to protect the contents from external light. In some examples, the container is composed at least partially, and in some specific examples entirely, of a paper-based material. Paper-based material, as used herein, refers to a material that includes paper. Without wishing to be bound by theory, "paper" as used herein refers to a material made from cellulosic pulp. In some examples, the paper-based material includes paper, cardboard, or a mixture thereof, and preferably, cardboard includes paperboard, corrugated board, or a mixture thereof. The corrugated board includes a series of grooves. Each groove can be understood to be a channel. The grooves run parallel to each other, and the groove direction is the direction of travel along each channel. The paper-based material may be a laminate that includes paper, cardboard, or a mixture thereof, and in some examples, the cardboard includes paperboard, corrugated board, or a mixture thereof, and at least another material. In some examples, the at least another material includes a plastic material. In some examples, the plastic material includes polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polyvinyl alcohol, or a mixture thereof. A barrier material may be used as the at least another material. The barrier material may be biaxially oriented polypropylene, metallized polyethylene terephthalate, or a mixture thereof. The at least another material may include wax, a cellulosic material, polyvinyl alcohol, silica dioxide, a casein-based material, or a mixture thereof. In some examples, the paper-based laminate includes more than 50% by weight, preferably more than 85% by weight, more preferably more than 95% by weight of the fiber-based material laminate. In some examples, the barrier material may include a plastic material having a thickness of 10 micrometers to 40 micrometers. In some examples, the barrier material may include a plastic material having a thickness of 10 micrometers to 35 micrometers. The paper-based material may be a laminate.In some examples, the inner surface of the box, and in some examples the lid, comprises paper, cardboard, or a mixture thereof, in certain examples the cardboard comprises a laminate of paperboard, corrugated fiberboard, and polyethylene, or a mixture thereof, and in some examples the outer surface of the box, the lid, or a combination thereof comprises at least another material. Alternatively, the at least another material may also be laminated between two layers of paper-based material. Without wishing to be bound by theory, this at least another material may act as a barrier to prevent or reduce the flow of leaking liquid absorbed by the paper-based material facing the inside of the container through the wall of the container and may contaminate the outer wall of the container. Other structures may prove efficient to avoid leakage from the contents or to protect the contents from external fluids, for example from the shower or sink. Contamination of the outer wall of the container may be unsightly to the consumer or may contaminate the storage area. In some examples, the box and the lid are made of a paper-based material including at least another material laminated between two layers of corrugated fiberboard, and the support element is made of a flat paperboard material. In some examples, the material used for the box or lid includes a core corrugated flute material sandwiched between two flat cardboard layers and a polyethylene laminate.

[0013] The lid according to the present disclosure indeed further comprises a support element, which enters the opening when the lid is in the closed position, at least a part of the specific portion of the side wall is located between the side surface and the support element when the lid is in the closed position, a clearance distance separating the side wall from the support element in a direction perpendicular to the specific portion of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, the clearance distance being reduced to zero by the specific portion of the side wall deflecting when the lid is in the closed position and an actuation pressure is applied above a pressure threshold. Both the support element and the side surface are structurally part of the lid, and the support element and the side surface allow pinching the specific portion of the side wall, thereby preventing subsidence of the specific portion of the side wall and undesired disengagement of the actuator from the locking tab. It is important to note the fact that when an actuation pressure is applied through the lid while lifting the box, the applied pressure presses the pinched specific portion of the sidewall against the support element, thereby compensating for gravity that would otherwise separate the lid from the box, such compensation of gravity being due to the resistive static friction force between the specific portion of the sidewall and the support element. In some examples, the use of the support element allows the use of a relatively flexible material for making the box, whereby such a flexible material would, in the absence of the support element, bend to a point that the box would fall if lifted by its lid. The use of a relatively flexible material also allows the use of a smaller amount of such material due to the presence of the support element that compensates for such flexibility. The presence of such a support element therefore prevents or reduces the risk of accidental opening, even if an actuation pressure is applied to the actuator of the lock, for example when the box is lifted while applying pressure to the actuator of the lock.

[0014] The support element may be made of the same material as that used to make the top of the lid in some examples. In some examples, the support element is made of a different material than that used for the top of the lid. In some examples, the support element is integral with the top of the lid. In some examples, the support element is a portion that is separate from and fixed to the top of the lid. When the lid is in the closed position, the support element enters the opening. Such entry into the opening should be understood to include the support element portion that enters the opening when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position, whereby such support element portion exits the opening when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position. At least a portion of the particular portion of the side wall is located between the side surface and the support element when the lid is in the closed position. This structure allows for the capture of the particular portion of the side wall between the side surface and the support element, the particular portion of the side wall being inserted between the side surface and the support element when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position, and the particular portion of the side wall being released from between the side surface and the support element when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position. The clearance distance separates the sidewall from the support element in a direction perpendicular to a particular portion of the sidewall when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied. Such clearance allows the support element to be inserted through the opening when the lid is closed such that the support element does not collide with the particular portion of the sidewall when the lid is closed. The clearance is reduced to zero by the particular portion of the sidewall deflecting when the lid is in the closed position and actuation pressure is applied above a pressure threshold. Upon reaching such pressure threshold, the sidewall reduces the clearance distance to zero to contact the support element, thereby preventing the sidewall from distorting excessively and from sinking to the point of the actuator releasing the locking tab. The clearance distance according to the present disclosure relates in some examples to a tolerance distance between the lid and the box, which allows both to place the lid on the box without undue difficulty while avoiding the lid coming loose when in the closed position. Although the clearance distance according to the present disclosure is considered in the area of ​​the lock, the tolerance distance between the lid and the box may be considered along the entire circumference of the opening of the box. In some examples, the tolerance is at least 0.1 mm and less than 5 mm.In some embodiments, the tolerance is at least 1 mm and less than 3 mm, such tolerance being measured, for example, when the lid is in the closed position, between the inner surface of the side wall and the outer surface of the side wall, with the understanding that such tolerance may be different in the area of ​​the lock.

[0015] 1A-1E show a consumer product 100 including a detergent product 101 and a container 102, the container 102 including a box 103, a lid 104 for the box 103, and a lock 105 for maintaining the lid 104 in a closed position, the box 103 including the detergent product 101, the box 103 including a base 106, a sidewall 107, and an opening 108 opposite the base 106, the lid 104 including a top 109 and sides 110, the top 109 being configured to be in a closed position when the lid 104 is in the closed position. , covering at least a portion 111 of the side wall 107 covering the opening 108 and at least a particular portion 112 of the side wall 107; the lid 104 is movable from a closed position to an open position; the lock 105 includes an actuator 113 movable from a locked position to an open position by applying an actuation pressure 114 to the actuator 113 when the lid 104 is in the closed position, the actuator 113 being connected to the particular portion 112 of the side wall 107, the actuator 113 abutting a lock tab 115 of the side wall 110 when in the locked position and the actuator 113 being maintained away from the lock tab 115 when in the open position; the actuator 113 being displaceable by the actuation pressure 114 an unlocking displacement distance in a direction perpendicular to the particular portion 112 of the side wall 107, whereby the lid 104 further includes a support element 116, the support element 116 entering the opening 108 when the lid 104 is in the closed position and at least a portion 112 of the side wall 107 covering the opening 108 and at least a particular portion 112 of the side wall 107. A part of the lock 105 is located between the side 110 and the support element 116 when the lid 104 is in the closed position, and a clearance distance 117 separates the side wall 107 from the support element 116 in a direction perpendicular to the specific portion 112 of the side wall 107 when the lid 104 is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, and the clearance distance 117 is reduced to zero by the specific portion 112 of the side wall 107 flexing when an actuation pressure is applied above a pressure threshold when the lid 104 is in the closed position. The reference numbers in the figures are not repeated so as not to make them difficult to read. FIG. 1A shows a cross section in which the lock is not visible. FIGS. 1B-E correspond to a cross section along the cross section plane S shown in FIG. 1A. The lock 105 can be seen in FIGS. 1B-E in different configurations described herein. The lid is shown in a closed state in all FIGS. 1A-E.

[0016] In FIG. 1B, no external or actuation pressure, force, or torque is applied to the consumer product. In this situation, the actuator 113 abuts against the locking tab 115. In FIG. 1C, an external pressure is applied to the actuator, the external pressure having a component perpendicular to the portion 112 of the sidewall, indicated by the actuation pressure 114. This actuation pressure displaces the actuator 113, in this example aligning it with the portion 112 of the sidewall, thereby releasing the locking tab 115, which allows the lid to slide open along a direction 118 perpendicular to the base 106 of the box, in this example. Note that in this example, the lid is shown as a lid that can be pulled open along a direction perpendicular to the base of the box, but another example not shown here could include a lid connected to the box with a hinge. In FIG. 1D, the applied pressure is such that the sidewall bends and lies against the support element 11, reducing the clearance 117 to zero. Both Figure 1C and Figure 1D show scenarios where the lid may be open, with Figure 1D having a higher actuation pressure than the actuation pressure corresponding to Figure 1C.

[0017] In FIG. 1E, the same example as in FIGS. 1A-D is shown, whereby a force is applied to attempt to lift the container by pulling on the lid, for example for transporting a consumer product. In this case, the force bends the locking structure. As shown, the sidewall portion 112 is sandwiched between the support element and the side, so that the sidewall portion 112 is maintained by the support element 116, maintaining the abutment of the actuator 113 against the locking tab 115, thereby preventing undesired opening. Without the support element 116, a portion of the sidewall could sink, leading to undesired unlocking.

[0018] In some examples, when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, the clearance distance is at least 1 mm and less than 1 cm. Such a range allows for both easy closure of the lid and preventing subsidence of certain portions of the sidewall that could lead to undesired unlocking. In some examples, when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, the clearance distance is at least 1.5 mm and less than 0.5 cm. In some examples, when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, the clearance distance is at least 2 mm and less than 0.4 cm.

[0019] In some examples, as shown, for example, in Figures 1B-1E, the actuator includes a flap 113 connected to a particular portion 112 of the sidewall by a hinge portion, the flap extending from the hinge portion to a distal edge 113d of the flap, the hinge portion being between the side surface and the support element when the lid is in the closed position, the distal edge 113d of the flap abutting a locking tab 115 on the side surface when in the locked position, the flap being flush against the particular portion of the sidewall, the distal edge being maintained away from the locking tab when in the open position (see, for example, Figure 1C), and an actuation pressure displaces the flap from the closed position to the open position by an acute actuation angle, the acute angle corresponding to displacing the distal edge by an unlocking displacement distance. In some examples, the acute angle is between 5 and 60 degrees. In some examples, the acute angle is between 5 and 45 degrees. In some examples, the acute angle is between 5 and 20 degrees. In some examples, the acute angle is a function of the length of the locking flap in a direction generally parallel to the particular section, and the thickness of the locking tab, as well as the tolerance between the side wall of the box and the side of the lid, and the tolerance between the side wall of the box and the flap, or the patch disclosed below. In some examples, the horizontal displacement measured at the end of the locking flap that abuts with the locking tab (along a direction along the side wall that includes the particular section) is at least the thickness of the locking tab along a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the side wall that includes the particular section. In some examples, such horizontal displacement is included between 0.3 mm and 30 mm. In some examples, the length of the flap has a length along a direction generally perpendicular to the base of the box that is greater than the sum of different tolerances including the play between the locking tab and the flap in the abutment area when the lid is in a closed position and the container is not under external pressure, the tolerance between the side of the lid and the side wall of the box, and the tolerance between the side wall of the box and the flap, and the bending deformation of the flap. In some examples, the locking flap has a length along a direction generally perpendicular to the base of the box of at least 3 mm and less than 60 mm. In some examples, the locking flap has a length along a direction generally perpendicular to the base of the box of at least 15 mm and less than 45 mm.In some examples, the locking flap has a length of 25 mm and less than 35 mm along a direction approximately perpendicular to the base of the box. In some examples, the flap has a width of 5 mm to 60 mm along a direction perpendicular to its length and parallel to the particular portion. Such exemplary width dimensions can allow for facilitating disengagement of the lock by limiting its width while avoiding the risk of the lock distorting under pressure by providing a sufficient width for the lock. Such sizing choices can depend on the materials selected for the different parts forming the container. Such flaps can be used in examples or configurations different from those shown in Figures 1B-1E.

[0020] In some examples, not shown here, the actuator includes a patch adhered to a particular portion of the sidewall, such a patch may be, for example, a piece of material of the same nature as the material used to make the box or lid, such piece of material being adhered to, for example, the box, such piece of material being structurally separated from the box, such piece of material interacting with the locking tab, such piece of material including, for example, a fold line defining a first portion that interacts with the locking tab and a second portion adhered to the box, thereby functioning as a flap as described herein.

[0021] FIG. 1F shows an example according to the present disclosure that is a variation of the structure shown in FIGS. 1A-E, where locking tab 115f is formed by a portion of an opening formed in the side of the lid, thereby avoiding the need to place an additional separate element to form a locking tab such as locking tab 115 shown in FIGS. 1A-E.

[0022] 2, the support element 216 comprises a support area 216s which comprises a contact area with the specific portion 212 of the sidewall when the lid is in the closed position and the clearance is reduced to zero by deflection of the specific portion 212 of the sidewall when an actuation pressure 214 is applied above a pressure threshold, whereby the contact area faces the actuator 213 along a direction perpendicular to the specific portion of the sidewall. Providing such a contact area at the level of the actuator makes it possible to improve the elasticity of the structure, whereby the clearance distance is reduced to zero and the actuation pressure is directly absorbed by the support element when the actuator is in direct contact with the support element at the contact area.

[0023] In some examples shown in FIG. 3, at least a portion of the side 310 includes a reinforced side section 310r. In some examples, such a reinforced side section includes a main layer and an additional layer for reinforcement. In some examples, such a reinforced side section includes an additional layer that is folded back. In some examples, such an additional layer is bonded to the main layer of the side.

[0024] In some examples, either one or both of the box and the lid include a reinforced region. Such a reinforced region may include, for example, a bent or folded region. Such a reinforced region may include, for example, an additional bonded material or layer. Such a reinforced region may include an insert or sleeve. In some examples, the reinforced region covers a particular region of the box or the lid. In some examples, the reinforced region includes a box base. In some examples, the reinforced region includes a sidewall. In some examples, the reinforced region includes a side of the lid. In some examples, all regions of the box are reinforced. In some examples, all regions of the lid are reinforced.

[0025] In some examples shown in Figure 3, the reinforced side section includes a locking tab 315. As shown in Figure 3, in some embodiments, the reinforced side section includes a main side section 310m and a folded side section 310b that is flush with the main side section and is hingedly connected to the folded side section 310b at an end 310h of the reinforced side section distal to the top of the lid. Such side reinforcement can help to reinforce the structure of the enclosure.

[0026] 4A and 4B show another exemplary consumer product 400 according to the present disclosure. FIG. 4A is a first cross section of the consumer product 400, and FIG. 4B is a second cross section along the cross section plane R of FIG. 4A. The consumer product 400 includes a support element 416 that enters an opening with a shape having a triangular cross section in a plane, recreating a shape similar to an inverted gable roof. The side in this example shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B is a reinforced side of a similar structure to the reinforced side shown in FIG. 3, and differs from the side shown in FIG. 3 in that the exemplary locking tab 415 shown in FIG. 4B corresponds to the end of the reinforced section of the reinforced side proximate the top of the lid, whereas the locking tab in the example shown in FIG. 3 corresponded to the opening of the folded-back side section 310b. The side wall of the exemplary consumer product 400 includes a reinforced side wall section 407r proximate the opening. Indeed, in some examples, at least a portion of the side wall 407 includes a reinforced side wall section proximate the opening. In this example, the reinforced sidewall section 407r includes a main sidewall section 407m and a folded sidewall section 407b that is flush with the main sidewall section, and the main sidewall section 407m is hingedly connected to the folded sidewall section 407b at an end distal to the base 406 of the box.

[0027] The exemplary consumer product 400 includes a lock 405 as shown in FIG. 4B. The consumer product 400 also includes an additional lock 405a. In fact, in this example and some other examples, the consumer product includes an additional lock, where the additional lock includes an additional actuator connected to an additional specific portion of the side wall, where the specific portion of the side wall is included in a first side wall of the box, where the additional specific portion of the side wall is included in a second side wall of the box, where the first side wall is opposite the second side wall. The consumer product 400 includes an actuator 413 of the lock 405 and an additional actuator 413a of the lock 405a. It should be understood that in this example and some other examples including an additional lock, such an additional lock can have a similar or different structure to a lock according to the present disclosure. In some examples, the additional lock has a structure corresponding to the structure of a lock according to the present disclosure. In some examples, the additional lock has a structure different from the structure of a lock according to the present disclosure. In some examples, an additional lock according to the present disclosure is provided on the same side wall as a lock according to the present disclosure. In some instances, an additional lock is provided on the side wall adjacent to the side wall containing the lock.

[0028] In the example shown in FIG. 4B, the side includes an actuation area 419 and an additional actuation area 419b. Indeed, in this and some other embodiments, the side includes an actuation area facing the actuator and allows the actuator to be displaced from the closed position to the open position by applying an actuation pressure at the actuation area when the lid is in the closed position, whereby the actuation area includes one or more of an actuation opening, an actuation flap, an actuation slit, or an actuation membrane, whereby the actuation area further includes a visual indicator indicating the location of the actuation area. In the example shown in FIG. 4B, the actuation areas 419 and 419a each include an actuation opening. The visual indication may be printed on the exterior surface of the side and may include one or more arrows or one or more areas printed in a prominent color or specific text that provide an instruction such as "press here to open," or any combination of such instructions.

[0029] In the example shown in FIG. 4B and in some other examples not shown here, the side includes an additional actuation area 419a facing the additional actuator 413a and enabling the displacement of the additional actuator 413a, the actuation area 419 and the additional actuation area 419a being separated by a circumferential path 420 along the outer surface of the lid, the circumferential path 420 being less than 20 cm and more than 9 cm. In some examples, this circumferential path is the shortest circumferential path between the top of the actuation area and the top of the additional actuation area, such top being the point of the additional actuation area closest to the top of the respective actuation area or lid. In some examples, the circumferential path 420 is less than 15 cm and more than 11 cm. In some examples, the circumferential path 420 is less than 14 cm and more than 12 cm. Such a circumferential path length may advantageously allow an adult user to simultaneously place the thumb of one hand on the actuator and the index finger (or middle finger) of the same hand on the additional actuator to simultaneously press both the actuator additional part and the additional actuator with one hand to unlock and open the lid. Alternatively, two locks may be provided on the same side wall and opening is achieved by actuating both locks, for example using both thumbs.

[0030] In the exemplary consumer product 400, the actuation areas 419 and 419a are linearly separated from the outer surface of the respective side on which they are located by a distance 419d, such distance being greater than 6 cm and less than 12 cm. In some examples, the distance 419d is about 8 cm. In some examples, the distance 419d is greater than 7.5 cm and less than 8.5 cm. In some examples, the distance 419d is greater than 8.4 cm and less than 10.4 cm. In some examples, the distance 419d is greater than 8.9 cm and less than 9.9 cm. In some examples, the distance 419d is about 9.4 cm. In some examples, the clearance distances 417 and 417a are between 1 mm and 4 mm, respectively, when no actuation pressure is applied. In some examples, the clearance distances 417 and 417a are between 3 mm and 4 mm, respectively, when no actuation pressure is applied.

[0031] In the example shown in FIG. 4B, each lock is separated from the respective gable of the support element by a clearance distance, such as clearance distance 417 for lock 405 and clearance distance 417a for additional lock 405a. In this example and some other examples according to the present disclosure, the support element includes a resilient structure that simultaneously contacts both the specific portion of the first sidewall and the additional specific portion of the second sidewall when the lid is in the closed position and both deflect when an actuation pressure is applied to both the actuator and the additional actuator above a pressure threshold. In such a configuration, the resilient structure of the actuator absorbs any excess pressure applied to the actuator to open the lid. In some examples, the resilient structure is solid, for example, made of a thermoplastic block. In some examples, the resilient structure includes at least one cavity, for example, to save material and make the packaging lighter. In some examples, the resilient structure is one-piece, for example, for ease of manufacturing. One-piece should be understood to be made from a one-piece piece of material. In some examples, the resilient structure includes a multiple-part structure, for example, for ease of assembly.

[0032] FIG. 4C represents an example of the same consumer product as represented in FIGS. 4B and 4A. As shown in FIG. 4C, the side covers about 30% of the side wall, where 30% corresponds to the ratio between the height 421 of the side in a direction perpendicular to both the top of the lid and the base of the box on the one hand, and the height of the side wall in a direction perpendicular to both the top of the lid and the base of the box on the other hand. In this example, the side completely surrounds the side wall around the opening. Such coverage of the side is responsible for ensuring the placement of the lid, structural resilience, and protection of the contents. In some examples, the side covers at least 30% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the side covers at least 35% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the side covers at least 40% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the side covers up to 90% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the side covers up to 80% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the sides cover up to 70% of the sidewall when the lid is in the closed position. In some examples, the manufacturing process includes providing boxes with different box sizes, for example, having sidewall heights of either 10 cm, 11.5 cm, 13.5 cm, or 16 cm, and each box may include the same lid that fits all the box sizes provided, for example, a lid having a side height of 7 cm. In some examples, the side height is greater than 3 cm. In some examples, the side height is greater than 5 cm. In some examples, the side height is greater than 6 cm.

[0033] As shown in the example of FIG. 4C, the support element includes a support element distal end that is located when the lid is in a closed position at a certain depth 423. In some examples, the depth is at least 3 mm and less than 50 mm from the top of the lid. In some examples, the depth is at least 5 mm and less than 50 mm from the top of the lid. In some examples, the depth is at least 15 mm and less than 40 mm from the top of the lid. In some examples, the depth is at least 20 mm and less than 35 mm from the top of the lid. The depth of the support element is responsible for reinforcing the structure of the consumer product. The depth and shape of the support element in combination with the amount of clearance distance can allow for avoiding twisting of the lid.

[0034] In FIG. 4C, the consumer product of FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B is shown in a situation where a force is applied to the side in a direction perpendicular to the base of the box, from the base of the box towards the top of the lid. Such a force may be applied, for example, when lifting the box from the floor 425 to transport it. As shown in FIG. 4C, in such a situation, the clearance distances 417 and 417a may be reduced to zero, as the weight of the contents and the box is applied to the locking tabs through the actuator. In such a situation, the support element makes it possible to avoid accidental opening of the box due to the side walls collapsing to the point where the actuator is released from the locking tabs, the box dropping to the floor, and the lid remaining in the hands of the person lifting the box by holding the box by the lid. In this example and some other examples, the detergent product weighs more than 50% of the weight of the consumer product, such that the gravity generated by the detergent product on the base of the box in the absence of a reaction force on the base of the box results in the deflection of certain parts of the side walls and a reduction in the clearance to zero, and when the clearance is reduced to zero and no actuation pressure is applied, the actuator maintains abutment against the locking tabs. In some instances, the detergent product is greater than 70% by weight of the consumer product in such situations. In some instances, the detergent product is greater than 80% by weight of the consumer product in such situations.

[0035] In Fig. 4D, the consumer product of Fig. 4A-C is shown in a situation where a force 426 is applied to the actuator in a direction perpendicular to the side wall, towards the inside of the box, for example by gripping the lid with one hand with the thumb on one side and the fingers on the other side. Such a force 426 may be applied, for example, when lifting the box from the floor 425 and transporting it. As shown in Fig. 4D, in such a situation, the clearance distances 417 and 417a may be reduced to zero due to the force 426 pinching the side wall between the support element and the actuator. In such a situation, the static friction force between the side wall and the support element makes it possible to avoid accidental opening of the box due to the lid being detached from the side wall, the box falling to the floor, or the lid being left on the hands of the person lifting the box by holding the box by the lid.

[0036] 5A-B show further examples of consumer products according to the present disclosure. In this example, the container is made of paper or cardboard material, i.e., a material that can be recycled. In FIG. 5A, such an example is represented in an exploded view, where the support element 516 has an inverted gable roof shape and includes side flaps 516s that can be glued to the top of the lid 504 to connect the support element to the lid 504. The same example is shown in FIG. 5B, where the support element 516 is fixed to the inside of the top of the lid. When attached to the top of the lid, the gable-shaped support element 516 has a ridge 516r that faces an opening 519 in the opposing reinforced side 510 of the lid. When the lid is placed in a closed position (not shown), the ridge 516r and the opening 159 are aligned with the actuator flaps 513, one of which is located on the first side wall 507 of the box 503, and the other actuator flap or additional actuator flaps are located on another side wall that faces the first side wall 507, not shown here. In this example, the side walls of the box and the sides of the lid are reinforced, the reinforcement being provided by folding back sections of the side walls or sides. In some examples, the reinforcement is provided by gluing a separate piece to the reinforced area. The actuator flap 513 is formed in this example by cutting out the main layer of the side wall 507, and the flap 513 is connected to the side wall by a hinge that coincides with a portion of the perimeter of the opening 508 of the box. When the lid is placed in the closed position, the flap 513 and the corresponding flap of the additional actuator engage with the locking tabs and, respectively, the additional locking tabs 515 formed by the reinforcement sections of the sides of the lid. In FIG. 5B, the flap 513 engages with a locking tab that is not shown due to the position of the lid in the figure, and the additional flap that is not shown engages with the additional locking tabs 515 that are shown.

[0037] The example shown in Figures 5A-B was realised using the following dimensions:

[0038] [Table 1]

[0039] A consumer product as shown in Figures 5A-B was subjected to the following experimental process cycle: The consumer product is filled with a detergent product, in this case 40 water-soluble unit dose detergent articles, each article weighing 28 grams, for a total of 1120 grams for the 40 articles, and is lifted from a table to a height of 50 cm above the table within a time frame of 1 second. The lid, box, and support elements forming the container as shown in Figures 5A-B weigh 151 grams. The consumer product is held at a height of 50 cm for 1 second before repositioning the product container on the table again within a time frame of 1 second. The total experimental time for such a cycle was 3 seconds. Each cycle was repeated 10 times. The consumer product according to this example was successfully repositioned on the table for all 10 replicates. This experiment was repeated with the same consumer product without the support elements. In the case of the consumer product without the support elements, the box was detached from the lid and dropped from a height of 50 cm onto the table for each single cycle, spilling the enclosed water-soluble unit dose detergent articles onto the table.

[0040] In some examples, the consumer product includes at least one water-soluble unit dose article and a container. The consumer product may be sold "as is," in other words, the consumer product is the item that the consumer picks up from the shelf. Alternatively, the consumer product may be packaged as a unit of a multi-piece product. For example, two or more consumer products may be packaged within an outer package, and multiple packaged consumer products are sold together in a single purchase. The consumer product may include an aesthetic element, such as a shrink sleeve or a label affixed to the container. Alternatively, the container may be colored or printed with aesthetic elements or information-containing printed matter (e.g., instructions for use).

[0041] In some examples, the water-soluble unit dose article comprises at least one water-soluble film oriented to create at least one unit dose internal compartment, and the at least one unit dose internal compartment comprises a detergent composition. The water-soluble film and detergent composition are described in more detail below. In some examples, the consumer product comprises at least one water-soluble unit dose article, optionally at least two water-soluble unit dose articles, optionally at least 10 water-soluble unit dose articles, optionally at least 20 water-soluble unit dose articles, optionally at least 30 water-soluble unit dose articles, optionally at least 40 water-soluble unit dose articles, optionally at least 45 water-soluble unit dose articles. In some examples, the water-soluble unit dose article is generally in the form of a pouch. In some examples, the water-soluble unit dose article comprises a unit dose of the composition in a volume sufficient to provide a benefit in the end use. In some examples, the water-soluble unit dose article comprises one water-soluble film shaped such that the unit dose article comprises at least one internal compartment surrounded by a water-soluble film. The at least one compartment comprises a detergent composition. The water-soluble film is sealed to prevent the detergent composition from leaking out of the compartment during storage. However, when the water-soluble unit dose article is added to water, the water-soluble film dissolves and releases the contents of the inner compartment into the wash fluid. The unit dose article may contain more than one compartment, at least two compartments, or at least three compartments, or at least four compartments, or at least five compartments. The compartments may be arranged in a stacking orientation, i.e., one above the other. Alternatively, the compartments may be located in a side-by-side orientation, i.e., one adjacent to the other. The compartments may be oriented in a "tire and rim" configuration, i.e., a first compartment is located adjacent to a second compartment, but the first compartment at least partially surrounds, but does not completely encapsulate, the second compartment. Alternatively, one compartment may be completely encapsulated within another compartment. In some examples, when the unit dose article contains at least two compartments, one of the compartments is smaller than the other compartment.In some instances, when the unit dose article includes at least three compartments, two of the compartments may be smaller than the third compartment, and in some instances, the smaller compartment is stacked on top of the larger compartment. The stacked compartments are oriented side-by-side in some instances. In some instances, each individual unit dose article may have a weight of 10 g to 40 g, or even 15 g to 35 g. The water-soluble film may be soluble or dispersible in water. Before being formed into a unit dose article, the water-soluble film has a thickness of, in some instances, 20 to 150 microns, in other instances, 35 to 125 microns, in further instances, 50 to 110 microns, and in yet further instances, about 76 microns. Examples of water-soluble film materials include polymeric materials. The film material may be obtained, for example, by casting, blow molding, extrusion, or blow extrusion of a polymeric material. In some examples, the water-soluble film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol polymer or copolymer, such as a blend of polyvinyl alcohol polymers and / or polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, such as selected from sulfonated and carboxylated anionic polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, in particular carboxylated anionic polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, such as a blend of polyvinyl alcohol homopolymers and carboxylated anionic polyvinyl alcohol copolymers. In some examples, the water-soluble film is one supplied by Monosol under product references M8630, M8900, M8779, M8310. In some examples, the film may be opaque, transparent or translucent. The film may comprise printed areas. The printed areas may be obtained using techniques such as flexographic printing or inkjet printing. The film may comprise an aversive agent, such as a bitter agent. Suitable bitter agents include, but are not limited to, naringin, sucrose octaacetate, quinine hydrochloride, denatonium benzoate, or mixtures thereof. Exemplary levels of aversive agents include, but are not limited to, 1-5000 ppm, 100-2500 ppm, or 250-2000 ppm.The water-soluble film or the water-soluble unit dose article or both may be coated with a lubricant.In some examples, the lubricant is selected from talc, zinc oxide, silica, siloxane, zeolite, silicic acid, alumina, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium citrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, potassium citrate, potassium tripolyphosphate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, magnesium stearate, starch, modified starch, clay, kaolin, gypsum, cyclodextrin, or mixtures thereof.

[0042] In some examples, the container includes a first portion, the first portion includes a first compartment in which at least one water soluble unit dose article is contained. In some examples, the first compartment includes at least two water soluble unit dose articles. The first compartment can include 1-80 water soluble unit dose articles, 1-60 water soluble unit dose articles, 1-40 water soluble unit dose articles, or 1-20 water soluble unit dose articles. The volume of the first compartment can be 500 ml to 5000 ml, and in some examples, 800 ml to 4000 ml.

[0043] In some examples, the detergent product comprises a detergent composition. The detergent composition may be a laundry cleaning composition, an automatic dishwashing composition, a hard surface cleaning composition, or a combination thereof. The detergent composition may comprise a solid, a liquid, or a mixture thereof. The term "liquid" includes a gel, a solution, a suspension, a paste, or a mixture thereof. The solid may be a powder. Powder, as used herein, means that the detergent composition may comprise solid particles or may be a single homogeneous solid. In some examples, the powder detergent composition comprises particles. In this case, it means that the powder detergent composition comprises individual solid particles, as opposed to the solid being a single homogeneous solid. The particles may be free-flowing or compressed. The laundry detergent composition may be used in a hand washing fabric operation or in an automatic fabric machine washing operation, for example, in an automatic fabric machine washing operation. An exemplary laundry detergent composition comprises a non-soap surfactant, which comprises an anionic non-soap surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition comprises 10% to 60%, or 20% to 55% by weight of the laundry detergent composition of the non-soap surfactant. Exemplary weight ratios of the non-soap anionic surfactant to the nonionic surfactant are 1:1 to 20:1, 1.5:1 to 17.5:1, 2:1 to 15:1, or 2.5:1 to 13:1. Exemplary non-soap anionic surfactants include linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, or mixtures thereof. Exemplary weight ratios of the linear alkylbenzene sulfonates to the alkyl sulfates are 1:2 to 9:1, 1:1 to 7:1, 1:1 to 5:1, or 1:1 to 4:1. Exemplary linear alkylbenzene sulfonates include C 10 ~C 16 Alkylbenzene sulfonic acid or C 11 ~C 14It is an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. "Linear" as used herein means that the alkyl group is linear. Exemplary alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants may include alkoxylated alkyl sulfates, or non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfates, or mixtures thereof. Exemplary alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants include ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants. Exemplary alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants may include ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants having a molar average degree of ethoxylation of 1-5, 1-3, or 2-3. Exemplary alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants may include non-ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, where the molar average degree of ethoxylation of the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant is 1-5, 1-3, or 2-3. Exemplary alkyl fractions of alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants are derived from fatty alcohols, oxosynthetic alcohols, Guerbet alcohols, or mixtures thereof. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition comprises 10% to 50%, 15% to 45%, 20% to 40%, or 30% to 40% of a non-soap anionic surfactant by weight of the laundry detergent composition. In some examples, the nonionic surfactant is selected from alcohol alkoxylates, oxosynthetic alcohol alkoxylates, Guerbet alcohol alkoxylates, alkylphenol alcohol alkoxylates, or mixtures thereof. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition comprises 0.01% to 10%, 0.01% to 8%, 0.1% to 6%, or 0.15% to 5% of a nonionic surfactant by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition.In some examples, the laundry detergent composition comprises 1.5% to 20%, 2% to 15%, 3% to 10%, or 4% to 8% of soap, in some examples, fatty acid salt, in some examples, amine-neutralized fatty acid salt, by weight of the laundry detergent composition, in some examples, the amine is selected from an alkanolamine, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, or mixtures thereof, in some examples, monoethanolamine. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition is a liquid laundry detergent composition. In some examples, the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises less than 15%, or less than 12% water, by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition is a liquid laundry detergent composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent selected from 1,2-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol, or mixtures thereof. In some examples, the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises 10% to 40%, or 15% to 30% of a non-aqueous solvent, by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition includes a perfume. In some examples, the laundry detergent composition includes adjunct ingredients selected from the group including enzymes, citrates, bleaches, bleach catalysts, dyes, hueing dyes, brighteners, cleaning polymers including alkoxylated polyamines and polyethyleneimines, soil release polymers, surfactants, solvents, dye transfer inhibitors, chelating agents, encapsulated perfumes, polycarboxylates, structurants, pH adjusters, and builders including mixtures thereof. In some examples, the liquid laundry detergent composition has a pH of 6-10, 6.5-8.9, or 7-8, the pH of the liquid laundry detergent composition being measured as a 10% product concentration in demineralized water at 20° C. When liquid, the laundry detergent composition may be Newtonian or non-Newtonian. In some examples, the liquid laundry detergent composition is non-Newtonian. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that non-Newtonian liquids have different properties than Newtonian liquids, more specifically, the viscosity of non-Newtonian liquids is independent of shear rate, whereas Newtonian liquids have a constant viscosity regardless of the shear rate at which they are applied. It is believed that the decrease in viscosity of non-Newtonian liquids upon shear application further facilitates dissolution of the liquid detergent.The laundry detergent compositions described herein can have any suitable viscosity, depending on factors such as the formulated ingredients and the purpose of the composition.

[0044] In some examples, the box is constructed from a first blank and the lid is constructed from a second blank. In some examples, the support element is adhered to the lid component.

[0045] Dimensions and values ​​disclosed herein should not be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values ​​recited. Instead, unless otherwise indicated, each such dimension is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value. For example, a dimension disclosed as "40 mm" is intended to mean "about 40 mm."

Claims

1. A consumer product (100) comprising a detergent product (101) and a container (102), said container (102) comprising a box (103), a lid (104) for said box (103) and a lock (105) for maintaining said lid (104) in a closed position, said box (103) containing said detergent product (101), said box (103) comprising a base (106), a sidewall (107) and an opening (108) opposite said base (106), said lid (104) having a top (109) and sides (110). the top (109) covers at least a portion (111) of the side surface covering the opening (108) and at least a certain portion (112) of the side wall (107) when the lid (104) is in the closed position, the lid (104) is movable from the closed position to an open position, and the lock (105) includes an actuator (113) movable from a locked position to an open position by applying an actuation pressure (114) to the actuator (113) when the lid (104) is in the closed position, The lid (104) further includes a support element (116) that fits into the opening (108) when the lid (104) is in the closed position; at least a portion of the particular portion (112) of the side wall (107) is located between the side surface (110) and the support element (116) when the lid (104) is in the closed position, and a clearance distance (117) separates the side wall (107) from the support element (116) in a direction perpendicular to the particular portion (112) of the side wall (107) when the lid (104) is in the closed position; The consumer product, wherein the clearance distance (117) is reduced to zero by deflection of the particular portion (112) of the sidewall (107) when the actuation pressure is applied above a pressure threshold when the lid (104) is in the closed position.

2. 2. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein when the lid is in the closed position and no actuation pressure is applied, the clearance distance is at least 1 mm and less than 1 cm.

3. 3. The consumer product of claim 1 or 2, wherein the actuator comprises a flexible element, the flexible element having a default position corresponding to the lid remaining closed, the actuator being elastic in that when the flexible element is pressed to open the lid, the flexible element springs back to the default position when pressure is released.

4. the actuator is connected to a particular portion (112) of the side wall, the actuator abutting a locking tab (115) on the side when in a locked position, and the actuator being maintained clear of the locking tab when in an open position; 4. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a flap connected to the particular portion of the side wall by a hinge portion, the flap extending from the hinge portion to a distal edge of the flap, the hinge portion being located between the side surface and the support element when the lid is in the closed position, the distal edge extending away from the particular portion of the side wall, the distal edge of the flap abutting the locking tab of the side surface when in the locked position, the flap being located flush against the particular portion of the side wall, the distal edge being maintained away from the locking tab when in the open position, and the actuation pressure displaces the flap from the closed position to the open position by an acute actuation angle, the acute angle corresponding to displacing the distal edge by an unlocking displacement distance.

5. 5. The consumer product of claim 1 , wherein the support element includes a support area that includes a contact area with the particular portion of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position and the clearance distance is reduced to zero by deflection of the particular portion of the side wall when the actuation pressure is applied above the pressure threshold, whereby the contact area faces the actuator along a direction perpendicular to the particular portion of the side wall.

6. At least a portion of the side includes a reinforced side section; The consumer product of claim 4 , wherein the reinforced side section includes the locking tab.

7. 7. The consumer product of claim 6, wherein the reinforced side section includes a main side section and a fold-over side section that is flush with the main side section, the main side section being hingedly connected to the fold-over side section at an end of the reinforced side section distal from the top of the lid.

8. at least a portion of the sidewall includes a reinforced sidewall section proximate the opening; 8. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the reinforced sidewall section includes a main sidewall section and a turn-up sidewall section that is flush with the main sidewall section, the main sidewall section being hingedly connected to the turn-up sidewall section at an end of the box distal from the base.

9. 9. The consumer product of claim 1, further comprising an additional lock, the additional lock comprising an additional actuator connected to an additional specific portion of the side wall, the specific portion of the side wall being included in a first side wall of the box, the additional specific portion of the side wall being included in a second side wall of the box, the first side wall being opposite the second side wall.

10. 10. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the side includes an actuation area facing the actuator and enables the actuator to be displaced from the closed position to the open position by application of the actuation pressure at the actuation area when the lid is in the closed position, whereby the actuation area includes one or more of an actuation opening, an actuation flap, or an actuation slit, whereby the actuation area further includes a visual indicator indicating the position of the actuation area.

11. 10. The consumer product of claim 9, wherein the side includes an additional actuation area facing the additional actuator and displacing the additional actuator, the actuation area and the additional actuation area being separated by a circumferential path along the side and top surface of the lid, the circumferential path being less than 20 cm and greater than 9 cm.

12. the support element includes an elastic structure that simultaneously contacts both the specific portion of the first side wall and the additional specific portion of the second side wall when both the specific portion of the first side wall and the additional specific portion of the second side wall deflect when the lid is in the closed position and the actuation pressure is applied to both the actuator and the additional actuator above the pressure threshold; 12. The consumer product according to claim 9 or 11, wherein the resilient structure is one of a solid structure or a structure including at least one cavity.

13. 13. The consumer product of claim 12, wherein the resilient structure is one piece.

14. The consumer product of claim 12 , wherein the resilient structure comprises a plurality of substructures.

15. 15. A consumer product according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the container is made from a paper or cardboard material.

16. 16. The consumer product of any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the side surfaces cover at least 30% of the side wall when the lid is in the closed position.

17. 17. The consumer product of any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the support element includes a support element distal end that is located at a depth of at least 3 mm and less than 50 mm from the top of the lid when the lid is in the closed position.

18. the detergent product weighs more than 50% of the weight of the consumer product, whereby a gravitational force generated by the detergent product on the base of the box in the absence of a reactive force on the base of the box results in a deflection of the particular portion of the side wall and a reduction of the clearance distance to zero; 5. The consumer product of claim 4, wherein the actuator maintains abutment against the locking tab when the clearance distance is reduced to zero and no actuation pressure is applied.

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