A foldable storage box has four hard side surfaces in a vertical direction, a soft bottom surface, and a hard support plate that matches the bottom surface and is disposed on the bottom surface. Each of the side surfaces has a non-woven fabric interlayer, and a hard plug board is inserted in the interlayer. At least one pair of the four side surfaces are capable of being folded along a vertical folding axis. Vertical flexible dividing lines are disposed at intersections of the four side surfaces and the vertical folding axis, and the flexible dividing lines confine and isolate the respective hard plug boards in a horizontal direction. The flexible dividing lines are formed by welding two layers of non-woven fabrics in an ultrasonic welding manner.

A method for production and/or storage of a consumable liquid is provided. The method includes (i) providing a liquid container, which is open on one side and has a container wall with an inner wall surface, where the inner wall surface is formed at least partially as a surface of a solid natural stone; (ii) cooling down at least a partial section of the liquid container with respect to the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere; (iii) introducing a liquid into the liquid container that has been cooled down according to step (ii); and (iv) initiating a chemical and/or biochemical conversion of the liquid that has been filled in, such as fermentation or a conversion of sugar to alcohol, for generating the liquid or a pre-product, wherein during the conversion no further measure or process for cooling the liquid container and/or the liquid residing therein is, respectively, taken or performed.

A parcel receptacle includes a bottom member, an exterior wall that extends upward from the bottom member and that defines an interior space, and a top member that is coupled with the exterior wall and configured to cover an opening of the receptacle to enclose the parcel within the interior space. The parcel receptacle also includes a lock mechanism that is operably coupled with the top member and the exterior wall. The lock mechanism is lockable to prevent user access to the interior space and is unlockable to enable the top member to be opened to allow user access to the interior space. A vertical lip of the top member overlaps at least a portion of the exterior wall so that a seam between the top member and the exterior wall is covered by the vertical lip.

A storage basket used for storing and displaying food products and packages in a refrigerator or freezer unit may include a single-material first portion including a bottom wall and an upright wall that extends away from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the upright wall are imperforate, thereby creating a solid barrier to transfer and fall-through of materials contained in the storage basket. The storage basket may also include a single-material second portion coupled to and extending from the upright wall, and the second portion may include a plurality of perforations. The plurality of perforations may permit airflow around and about the materials contained in the storage basket.

A container that has a paper, paperboard, or cardboard base receptacle and a plastic lid joined to the base receptacle by selectively releasable connection elements is provided. The base receptacle has a bottom wall and a lateral wall having an upper edge. The plastic lid has a lower frame resting on the upper edge and delimiting an opening for accessing an inside of the container, and an upper element configured to selectively close/open the opening. The selectively releasable connection elements are accessible only from the inside of the container.

A liquid container for producing and/or storing liquids, in particular alcohol-containing liquids, intended for consumption comprises a container that is open at one end, can be closed by a lid and container walls with an inner wall surface that is at least partially, in particular substantially entirely, in the form of a surface of a solid natural stone. Also described are various methods for producing such liquid containers and a method for producing and/or storing drinkable liquids using such containers.

A method for manufacturing a package composed of two cardboard bases and a window extending on the lateral faces between the cardboard bases involves preparing cardboard cutouts by cutting out, from a sheet, two parts that correspond, respectively, to the shape of the first and second cardboard base joined together by separable connecting zones. The cutouts are placed on a conveyor belt. Pressing rollers are applied to the cutouts and one of the rollers in contact with one of the parts is slowed down with respect to the roller in contact with the other part in order to cause tearing of the separable zones. The two parts are repositioned by moving them apart by a distance corresponding to the height of the window. The window is deposited in order to bond the edges on the corresponding edges of the parts, which are thus repositioned.

A storage basket used for storing and displaying food products and packages in a refrigerator or freezer unit may include a single-material first portion including a bottom wall and an upright wall that extends away from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the upright wall are imperforate, thereby creating a solid barrier to transfer and fall-through of materials contained in the storage basket. The storage basket may also include a single-material second portion coupled to and extending from the upright wall, and the second portion may include a plurality of perforations. The plurality of perforations may permit airflow around and about the materials contained in the storage basket.

The present invention relates to a hybrid panel, comprising a panel comprising: a core, a first protecting layer on a first side of said core and a second protecting layer on a second side of said core; said panel defining an outside geometry thereof; and an overmolded portion which overlays at least a part of said panel, thereby changing said geometry of said panel at said part of said panel.

A parcel receptacle includes a bottom member, an exterior wall that extends upward from the bottom member and that defines an interior space, and a top member that is coupled with the exterior wall and configured to cover an opening of the receptacle to enclose the parcel within the interior space. The parcel receptacle also includes a lock mechanism that is operably coupled with the top member and the exterior wall. The lock mechanism is lockable to prevent user access to the interior space and is unlockable to enable the top member to be opened to allow user access to the interior space. A vertical lip of the top member overlaps at least a portion of the exterior wall so that a seam between the top member and the exterior wall is covered by the vertical lip.