Container with lid

a container and lid technology, applied in the field of containers with lids, can solve the problems of affecting the safety of use,

US20090308883A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-17JOKEY PLASTIK WIPPERFUERTH GMBH
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2009-12-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A container with lid, in particular a bucket with lid, has a container wall, a container bottom and a container opening, which is defined by an upper edge of the container, and structure in the upper part of the container for fixing the lid or a peripheral, inwardly protruding frame, to which the lid can be detachably locked. The container wall has on its upper part an outwardly protruding shoulder, such that containers can be stacked one into the other. To provide a container with lid which can be easily manufactured at low cost, if possible also by an in-mold labeling process, at least one radially outwardly and / or axially projecting protrusion (16, 30) is provided on a shoulder (12) on the outside thereof, wherein (a) an upper container rim (5) is provided with at least one recess (35), which when the containers are stacked one into the other is engaged by the at least one protrusion (30) of the shoulder (12) while preventing twisting, and / or wherein (b) the at least one axially projecting protrusion (16) extends at least around a part of the container (1) and radially outwardly engages behind an upper rim portion (5, 7) of a respective lower one of the stacked containers.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to a container with lid, in particular a bucket with lid, the container comprising a container wall, a container bottom and a container opening, which is defined by an upper edge of the container, and structure in the upper part of the container for fixing the lid or a peripheral, inwardly protruding frame to which the lid can be detachably locked. The container wall has on its upper part an outwardly protruding shoulder, such that the containers can be stacked one into the other.

[0002] Various containers of this kind are known, and they can be dimensioned with a relatively large volume to store, for example, coating compounds, foodstuffs or the like. Such containers can have a capacity of ≧1-5 liters. The filled containers must not only be tight, they must also meet various other requirements. For instance, the containers should be producible by an in-mold labeling process, in which case the container should not have any inward...

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[0030]The container 1 according to one embodiment of the invention and illustrated in the FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a container wall 2, a container bottom 3 and a container opening 4, which is defined by an upper rim 5 of the container wall. In the upper part 6 of the container wall, namely in this embodiment on the upper edge 7 of the container, fixing means 10 for fixing a lid or an inwardly protruding peripheral frame 8, to which a lid 9 can be detachably fixed, are provided. The fixing means can be particularly constructed as a locking rim extending all around and, if need be, also as a number of locking protrusions distributed over the periphery of the container. The container wall 2 includes in its upper part below the fixing means an outwardly protruding shoulder 12. This shoulder can be formed on the inner surface of the container also in the form of a step or a radial offset or, if need be, the inner wall of the container at this position can also be formed substantially contin...