Container

Abstract

A container, consisting of a container body and a lid connected to it, the container body and lid being manufactured separately. Wherein the container body has a recess or projection in or on its outer wall adjacent to its dispensing aperture, and the lid has a connecting land extending outwards from its peripheral rim, with a projection or recess provided at the end of the land distal from the lid, which can be brought into engagement with the recess or the projection on the container body.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a national stage filing of PCT / EP2003 / 010457 filed Sep. 19, 2003 claiming priority to DE 102 46 086.8 filed Oct. 2, 2002. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The invention relates to a container, consisting of a container body and a lid connected to it. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The state of the art describes a wide variety of containers of various forms, such as bottles, tubes, tubular containers, etc., in which the dispensing aperture is closed with a lid, especially a snap-fit lid. A fundamental distinction is made here between containers in which the container body and lid are separate from one another in the non-closed state, i.e. the lid no longer has any connection with the container body after opening, and those containers, in which there is still a connection between the lid and the container body in the opened state. [0004] In the latter case, this connection can be made in a variety of ways. One preferred poss...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] The container of the invention unites the advantages of the known two-part container type with those of the known one-part type. The invention provides a container with a stably hinged lid, which remains firmly connected to the container body even when the container is in the opened state. On the other hand, it is possible, by manufacturing the container body and lid separately, to choose different materials for these two components. In this way, it is only necessary, for example, for the plastics material for the lid to contain additives which make it possible to achieve enhanced flexibility in the region of the hinged connection, e.g. a film hinge, such as certain plasticisers, whereas these additives are not necessary for the container body, which reduces the costs significantly. Furthermore, with separate production, it is also possible to design the container body and lid differently in color, surface structure, etc. In addition, it is conceivable to provide differently designed lids for the same kind of container body, without it being necessary to change the mould for the production of the container body.

Problems solved by technology

If, in order to avoid these disadvantages, one reverts to the two-part design of the container body and lid, there is, on the other hand, the disadvantage that, once the container has been opened, the lid might fall off or be lost.

If, despite having the lid and container body formed separately, a connection between the container body and lid is still intended even when the container is in the open condition, the latter is in most cases too unstable or aesthetically unacceptable in the prior-art embodiments.

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