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Air-tight box forming a container for various products
Assignee: AQUIFRANCE PLASTIQUE ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DU COUTAL 24 120 TERRASSON A FRENCH Co
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Filing: 1982-11-08
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2002-11-08
Abstract
Abstract The box forming a container comprises a body forming a flange at a distance of the upper edge. A lid encases the body of the box and has a flange which is soldered typically through ultra-sounds, the soldered area extending not exactly up to breakage grooves.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert H. F. Mazoin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0235; B65D43/0264; B65D43/0274; B65D43/0272; B65D2401/00; B65D2401/15; B65D2401/60; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/00074; B65D2543/00092; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00342; B65D2543/00398; B65D2543/00416; B65D2543/00425; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00509; B65D2543/00527; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00546
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A box forming a container for various products, particularly alimentary products, comprising a body forming a peripheral flange and a lid, said lid having peripheral portion bearing on the peripheral flange and soldered to said peripheral flange on a soldered area, wherein the soldered area extends over a width smaller than the width of the peripheral flange, and means, provided on at least one of said peripheral flange and said peripheral portion of the lid, for breaking at least a part of the peripheral portion of said lid away from the container periphery, said breaking means comprising a groove extending about one of the peripheral flange and the peripheral portion of the lid, said soldered area being formed along the outer periphery of said groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A box forming a container for various products, particularly alimentary products, comprising a body forming a peripheral flange and a lid, said lid having peripheral portion bearing on the peripheral flange and soldered to said peripheral flange on a soldered area, wherein the soldered area extends over a width smaller than the width of the peripheral flange, and means, provided on at least one of said peripheral flange and said peripheral portion of the lid, for breaking at least a part of the peripheral portion of said lid away from the container periphery, said breaking means comprising a groove extending about one of the peripheral flange and the peripheral portion of the lid, said soldered area being formed along the outer periphery of said groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A box accroding to claim 1, wherein the box has a raising side edge (3) and the lid (7) forms a flange (8) and is shaped for making encasing means with the raising side edge (3) of the box, the soldered area (21) being provided between the flanges (4, 8) and a part only of the length thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Box according to claim 2, wherein the flanges are provided with breakage grooves (9, 9a) on this side of the soldered area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
Box according to claim 2, wherein the flanges form therebetween a recess (17) at periphery of which is formed the soldered area (21) which connects the flanges, said recess containing a wire (18) having one end fixed to at least one of the flanges while other end of the wire (18) passes through the soldered area and protrudes outwardly of the flanges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A box according to claim 2, wherein the flanges form therebetween a recess (22) formed outwardly of the soldered area (21), said recess containing a separating ring (25) provided with cutting means (26) for cutting the soldered area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A box according to claim 5, wherein the separating ring (25) is a keeper maintained between bearing annuli (23, 24) and comprises on its inner side three cutting part (26) shifted by 120° and opposite to which are formed pawls (27), said pawls protruding outwardly of the flanges.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A box according to claim 2, wherein the lid is made for being encased inside the box, the flanges being formed beyond the encasing parts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A box according to claim 2, wherein the lid is made for being encased outside the box, the flanges being formed beyond the encasing parts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A box according to claim 1, wherein the box and the lid are made of plastics material, said plastics material resisting to a temperature higher than 105° C. and preferably near 130° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A box according to claim 9, wherein the plastics material is polypropylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A box according to claim 1, wherein the soldered area is made by ultra-sonic vibrations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
A box according to claim 1 wherein the box has deformable parts.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A box according to claim 1 wherein the lid has deformable parts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A box according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral groove (28) has acute edges.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A box according to claim 14, wherein the flange complementary to that comprising the peripheral groove (28) has peripheral breakage starts (31, 32).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A box according to claim 15, wherein the peripheral breakage starts (31, 32) are formed opposite raising edges of the peripheral groove (28).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A box according to claim 15, wherein an annular segment (33) formed by the breakage starts (31, 32) is provided with at least one pressure button (34).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A box according to claim 17 wherein the pressure botton (34a) is connected to the breakage annular segment by a flexible lug.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A box according to claim 1, wherein the soldered area forms a ring (35) extending from the outer peripheral edge of the flanges (4, 8) to a first raising edge of the peripherical groove (28).
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