EP0266318A1
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Plastics container
Assignee: Monetti SpA
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Filing: 1987-10-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A plastics container, particularly for use in general catering, comprises a body (1) in the form of a parallelepipedal bowl with rounded corners and provided with a peripheral flange having a downwardly-inclined part (5). The body (1) is closed by a shallow tray-shaped cover (2) which enters the cavity of the body and has a peripheral flange (8a, 8b, 8c) which rests on the inner edge of the inclined part (5) of the flange of the body (1) so as to keep the peripheral edges of the flanges of the body and the cover spaced from each other to facilitate opening of the container. The flange of the body (1) has a peripheral edge (6) which is bent vertically downwardly and, in correspondence with the corners of the flange, is bevelled in its lower part (6a) to form a gripping tab (7) in its upper part for lifting of the contai ner.
Inventors
- 👤 Giovanni Monetti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/20; B65D25/22; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0202; B65D43/0214; B65D43/022; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/0012; B65D2543/00175; B65D2543/00194; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00509; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00546; B65D2543/00824
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A plastics container comprising a body (1) in the form of a substantially parallelepipedal bowl with rounded corners and provided with a peripheral flange (5) of rectangular outline around its edge, and a cover (2) having a shallow tray-shaped part (9) with rounded corners which engages in the cavity of the body (1) and a peripheral flange (8a, 8b, 8c) which rests on the flange (5) of the body (1) and has a rectangular outline corresponding to that of the flange of the body, characterised in that the flange of the body (1) has a part (5) which is inclined downwardly, and in that the flange of the cover (2) rests on the inner edge of the inclined part (5) of the flange of the body (1).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A plastics container comprising a body (1) in the form of a substantially parallelepipedal bowl with rounded corners and provided with a peripheral flange (5) of rectangular outline around its edge, and a cover (2) having a shallow tray-shaped part (9) with rounded corners which engages in the cavity of the body (1) and a peripheral flange (8a, 8b, 8c) which rests on the flange (5) of the body (1) and has a rectangular outline corresponding to that of the flange of the body, characterised in that the flange of the body (1) has a part (5) which is inclined downwardly, and in that the flange of the cover (2) rests on the inner edge of the inclined part (5) of the flange of the body (1).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the flange (8a, 8b, 8c) of the cover (2) has a first section (8a) which is inclined downwardly and rests on the inner edge of the inclined part (5) of the flange of the body (1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the rectangular flange of the body (1) and the rectangular flange of the cover (2) have a flat zone (5a, 8c) at each of their corners, and in that the flat zones (5am 8c) are spaced from each other when the cover (2) is fitted onto the body (1), so as to enable partial lifting of the cover due to a pressure exerted on one of the flat zones (8c) of the cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the flange of the body (1) has a peripheral edge (6) which is bent vertically downwardly, and in that, at each corner of the flange, the bend edge (6) has a bevel (6a) at approximately 45° in its lower part so as to provide in its upper part a tab (7) usable as a gripping member for lifting the container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the inclined part (5) of the flange of the body is inclined by approximately 15° to the horizontal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the lateral walls of the body are inclined at approximately 5° to the vertical.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A container according to Claim 1, characterised in that it is produced in transparent plastics material and is provided on its outer surface with a slightly raised pattern in the form of intersecting segments in various orientations.
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