Plastic flanged containers and food product pack comprising such containers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-006/00
B65D-001/40
B65D-085/76
B65D-085/72
B65D-001/26
출원번호
US-0440835
(2012-04-05)
등록번호
US-8919600
(2014-12-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Ferry, Vincent
출원인 / 주소
Compagnie Gervais Danone
대리인 / 주소
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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6
초록▼
The flanged container for a dairy product or similar food composition is provided with a hollow body and a generally planar annular flange connected to the top of the body, the flange having outer straight side edges and an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container. The body has
The flanged container for a dairy product or similar food composition is provided with a hollow body and a generally planar annular flange connected to the top of the body, the flange having outer straight side edges and an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container. The body has a planar bottom and a lower portion tapering from a generally cylindrical upper portion toward the bottom in a curved manner. The lower portion has a height h1 in some embodiments not less than 14 mm and the ratio h1/H is less than 2:5 where H is the height of the container. The side wall of the body has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion. Several identical containers can be grouped in a pack with breakable junctions at the outer straight side edges.
대표청구항▼
1. A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body,
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A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container,wherein:the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion having a height h2, that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion having a height h1, tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line,the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange,the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion having a height h1 corresponding to less than half of the height H of the container, andthe side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion, and wherein the planar bottom has an outer edge provided with a circular shape and having a diameter, the two following relations being satisfied: 0.2≦h1/H≦0.320.78≦d/D≦0.9 where d is the diameter of the outer edge of the planar bottom and D is an outer diameter of the intersection line. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wail thickness. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the side wall is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 7. The container of claim 1, containing a dairy product. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 9. A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container,wherein:the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion having a height h2, that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion having a height h1, tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line,the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange,the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion having a height h1 corresponding to less than half of the height H of the container, andthe side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion, and wherein at an intersection between the lower portion and a median virtual plane of the body perpendicular to the bottom, a rounded arc is defined with a radius of curvature R, the height h1 of the lower portion being such that the ratio R/h1 is comprised between 2 and 2.8. 10. The container according to claim 9, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 11. The container according to claim 9, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 12. The container according to claim 9, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 13. The container according to claim 9, wherein the upper portion of the side wail is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 14. The container according to claim 9, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 15. The container of claim 9, containing a dairy product. 16. The container of claim 15, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 17. A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container,wherein:the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion having a height h2, that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion having a height h1, tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line,the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange,the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion having a height h1 corresponding to less than half of the height H of the container, andthe side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion haying a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness, and wherein the lower portion has a thickness comprised between 150 and 300 μm. 18. The container according to claim 17, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant, the ratio h2/H being comprised between 3:5 and 6:7. 19. The container of claim 17, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant and the ratio h2/H is comprised between 2:3 and 4:5. 20. The container of claim 19, wherein the ratio h2/H is less than or equal to 3:4. 21. The container according to claim 17, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 22. The container of claim 17, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom haying a periphery of circular shape. 23. The container according to claim 17, wherein the lower portion defines a first outer surface of the body and the bottom defines a second outer surface of the body, the ratio between the first outer surface and the second outer surface being comprised between 5:2 and 5:3. 24. The container according to claim 17, wherein the upper portion of the body determines an imaginary tube extending longitudinally around said longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom has a rounded outer edge that is radially spaced apart from the imaginary tube to define a substantially constant radial distance e between said rounded outer edge and the imaginary tube, and wherein the height h1 of the lower portion is such that the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/6 and 1/3. 25. The container according to claim 24, wherein the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/5 and 3/10. 26. The container according to claim 17, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 27. The container according to claim 17, wherein the upper portion of the side wall is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 28. The container according to claim 17, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 29. The container of claim 17, containing a dairy product. 30. The container of claim 29, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 31. The container of claim 17, wherein the ratio between the height h2 of the upper portion and the inner diameter of the opening is comprised between 1:1.15 and 1.15:1. 32. A container for a food composition, comprising 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container,wherein:the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion haying a height h2, that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion having a height h1, tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line,the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange,the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion haying a height h1 corresponding to less than half of the height H of the container, andthe side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness, and wherein the side wall has a thickness profile with an increase of thickness toward the bottom, the lower portion haying a maximum of thickness less than 220 μm, said determined wall thickness of the upper portion being not more than 160 μm substantially in the middle of the body. 33. The container according to claim 32, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant, the ratio h2/H being comprised between 3:5 and 6:7. 34. The container of claim 32, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant and the ratio h2/H is comprised between 2:3 and 4:5. 35. The container of claim 34, wherein the ratio h2/H is less than or equal to 3:4. 36. The container according to claim 32, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 37. The container of claim 32, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 38. The container according to claim 32, wherein the lower portion defines a first outer surface of the body and the bottom defines a second outer surface of the body, the ratio between the first outer surface and the second outer surface being comprised between 5:2 and 5:3. 39. The container according to claim 32, wherein the upper portion of the body determines an imaginary tube extending longitudinally around said longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom has a rounded outer edge that is radially spaced apart from the imaginary tube to define a substantially constant radial distance e between said rounded outer edge and the imaginary tube, and wherein the height h1 of the lower portion is such that the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/6 and 1/3. 40. The container according to claim 39, wherein the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/5 and 3/10. 41. The container according to claim 32, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 42. The container according to claim 32, wherein the upper portion of the side wall is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 43. The container according to claim 32, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 44. The container of claim 32, containing a dairy product. 45. The container of claim 44, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 46. The container of claim 32, wherein the ratio between the height h2 of the upper portion and the inner diameter of the opening is comprised between 1:1.15 and 1.15:1. 47. A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container,wherein:the side wall of the body as a generally cylindrical upper portion having a height h2, that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion having a height h1, tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line,the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange,the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion having a height h1 corresponding to less than half of the height H of the container, andthe side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion, wherein said generally circular upper opening has an inner diameter which is less than the height H of the container, and wherein the ratio between the height h2 of the upper portion and the inner diameter of the opening is comprised between 1:1.15 and 1.15:1. 48. The container according to claim 47, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 49. The container according to claim 47, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 50. The container according to claim 47, wherein the upper portion of the body determines an imaginary tube extending longitudinally around said longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom has a rounded outer edge that is radially spaced apart from the imaginary tube to define a substantially constant radial distance e between said rounded outer edge and the imaginary tube, and wherein the height h1 of the lower portion is such that the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/6 and 1/3. 51. The container according to claim 50, wherein the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/5 and 3/10. 52. The container according to claim 47, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 53. The container according to claim 47, wherein the upper portion of the side wall is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 54. The container according to claim 47, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 55. The container of claim 47, containing a dairy product. 56. The container of claim 55, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 57. A container for a food composition, comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising outer straight side edges and an inner edge that defines a generally circular upper opening of the container, wherein the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion haying a height h2, wherein the side wall of the body has a generally circular section in cross-section both in the upper portion and in the lower portion, wherein the side wall has a thickness profile with an intermediate thickness at a junction between the lower portion and the upper portion, said thickness profile being such that the lower portion has a thickness more than said intermediate thickness, the upper portion haying at a distance from said top a thickness less than said intermediate thickness, and wherein the lower portion has a height h1 not less than 14 mm such that the following relation is satisfied: h1/H<0.4 where H is the height of the container. 58. The container of claim 57, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant, the ratio h2/H being comprised between 3:5 and 6:7. 59. The container of claim 57, wherein the height h2 of said upper portion is constant and the ratio h2/H is comprised between 2:3 and 4:5. 60. The container of claim 59, wherein the ratio h2/H is less than or equal to 3:4. 61. The container according to claim 57, wherein the upper portion of body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 62. The container of claim 57, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 63. The container according to claim 57, wherein the lower portion defines first outer surface of the body and the bottom defines a second outer surface of the body, the ratio between the first outer surface and the second outer surface being comprised between 5:2 and 5:3. 64. The container according to claim 57, wherein the upper portion of the body determines an imaginary tube extending longitudinally around said longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom has a rounded outer edge that is radially spaced apart from the imaginary tube to define a substantially constant radial distance e between said rounded outer edge and the imaginary tube, and wherein the height h1 of the lower portion is such that the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/6 and 1/3. 65. The container according to claim 64, wherein the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/5 and 3/10. 66. The container according to claim 57, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 67. The container according to claim 57, wherein the upper portion of the side wall is covered by a decorative strip having a height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 68. The container according to claim 57, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 69. The container of claim 57, containing a dairy product. 70. The container of claim 69, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g. 71. The container of claim 57, wherein the ratio between the height h2 of the upper portion and the inner diameter of the opening is comprised between 1:1.15 and 1.15:1. 72. A food pack comprising a plurality of containers for a food composition, each of the containers comprising: 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, anda generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container, wherein the side wall has a generally cylindrical upper portion that comprises the top of the body and a lower portion tapering from the upper portion toward the bottom, the upper portion and the lower portion intersecting and interconnecting at a peripheral intersection line, the upper portion having a height h2, wherein the side wall the body has a generally circular section in cross-section both in the upper portion and in the lower portion, wherein the side wall has a thickness profile with an intermediate thickness at a junction between the lower portion and the upper portion, said thickness profile being such that the lower portion has a thickness more than said intermediate thickness, the upper portion having at a distance from said top a thickness less than said intermediate thickness, wherein the lower portion has a height h1 not less than 14 mm such that the following relation is satisfies: h1/H<0.4 where H is the height of the container, and wherein said containers are arranged in at least one row. 73. The pack according to claim 72, comprising at least four containers arranged in two rows, said flanges of each of said containers of the pack being integrally formed and separably joined to each other at a junction of two flange portions of two distinct containers of the pack. 74. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the flanges have an identical shape in all the containers of the pack. 75. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the upper portion of the body has a determined wall thickness of less than 280 μm substantially in the middle of the body, the lower portion having a wall thickness more than said determined wall thickness. 76. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the body has a circular section in cross-section and extends symmetrically around said longitudinal axis, the bottom having a periphery of circular shape. 77. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the upper portion of the body determines an imaginary tube extending longitudinally around said longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom has a rounded outer edge that is radially spaced apart from the imaginary tube to define a substantially constant radial distance e between said rounded outer edge and the imaginary tube, and wherein the height h1 of the lower portion is such that the ratio e/h1 is comprised between 1/5 and 3/10. 78. The pack according to claim 72, wherein in a median virtual plane that is perpendicular to the bottom, an angle comprised between 2° and 10° is formed at the intersection line between the lower portion and the upper portion. 79. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the upper portion of the side wail is covered by a. decorative strip having a. height not more than the height h2 of the upper portion. 80. The pack according to claim 72, wherein the lower portion is provided with a mark that is formed when forming the body. 81. The pack according to claim 72, wherein at least one the containers contains a dairy product. 82. The pack according to claim 81, wherein the dairy product is a yoghurt composition having a weight not less than 50 g and not more than 500 g.
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