A method of reducing static charge of a plastic container is provided. The method includes providing a PECVD coating of SiCOH, SiO.sub.x or SiOH to an external support surface of the container. The PECVD coating reduces static charge of the container compared to a reference container that is essentially identical to the container except that the reference container is uncoated.

A method of marketing food items may include displaying in an upright, on-edge orientation on a horizontal shelf in the retail establishment a plurality of generally dumbbell-shaped packages with high-protein food items. The package may be generally dumbbell-shaped as viewed from the front and/or from other angles, and may comprise a center portion that is narrower and/or shallower than adjacent end portions. This may facilitate handling of the product by the consumer and also may help to provide the product with an impactful appearance and theme at retail when the product is viewed from the front and/or from other angles. The product may include high-protein food items, consistent with the theme established by the shape, and may include prominently-displayed information about the protein content of the food items.

Silicone-containing cartridges having a plunger at one end thereof are effectively sealed against moisture penetration by introducing a silicone oil composition having a viscosity of from 5000 mPa.Math.s to 100,000 mPa.Math.s between the walls of the plunger and the interior surface of the cartridge wall.

Packaging for receiving a filling material comprises a container therefor, the container comprising a collar for bordering an opening for providing access to the filling material, an undercut running in circumferential direction, a lid for covering the opening in closed state and an elastic gasket for sealing the opening, wherein the gasket comprises a ring body for surrounding the opening, a nose protruding mainly radially from the ring body, wherein the gasket encompasses the undercut for connecting the gasket to the collar in a sealing manner, and a flap protruding mainly radially from the ring body, wherein the flap is adapted to seal the lid in closed state of the lid. The three-dimensional design of the gasket allows a tight sealing as well as an elastic compensation of tolerances, so that a good and cost-efficient sealing of the packaging is enabled.

The present application is directed to a packaging for a powdered explosive-detection training aid which may include first and second opposing flexible sheets heat sealed together along less than a periphery thereof and defining a storage compartment therebetween, wherein an unsealed portion of the periphery defines an opening to the storage compartment, wherein at least a portion of the first opposing flexible sheet is a semipermeable material permeable to a vapor emitted from the powdered explosive-detection training aid, with the second opposing flexible sheet being impermeable to the powdered explosive-detection training aid vapor; and a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is secured to the first opposing flexible sheet and, in a closing position, covers the semipermeable portion of the first opposing flexible sheet.

A consumer product that includes a detergent product and a container, the container including a box, a lid for the box, and a lock to maintain the lid in a closed position, the box comprising the detergent product, and the lock having an actuator moveable from a locking position to an opening position.

A coffee capsule dispensing assembly that includes at least one substantially gelatin casing capsule or composite which contains a coffee concentrate or composite or coffee enhancing substance. The gelatin casing capsule with a hydrolyzed collagen gelatin portion is designed to dissolve in an aqueous solution. A housing assembly with a distal end and a proximal end is designed to contain the at least one gelatin casing capsule. A depressible button assembly is disposed substantially at the proximal end of the housing assembly and is designed to advance the at least one gelatin casing capsule toward the distal end of the housing assembly. A latch and release assembly at the distal end of the housing assembly is designed to singularly release the at least one gelatin casing capsule when the at least one gelatin casing capsule is advanced by the depressible button assembly.

A method for manufacturing a capsule for smoking articles. The capsule includes: a longitudinal development axis, a side wall having a predetermined dimension, a lower end edge and an upper end edge, a bottom, an opening to allow the introduction of a product, and a closing element arranged to close the opening. The method includes the steps of: a) providing the side wall of the capsule; b) filling the capsule with a product; c) determining an amount of product to be introduced into the capsule before step b); and d) arranging the bottom and/or the closing element at a definite distance from the lower end edge and/or the upper end edge based on the quantity of product determined in step c).

A tag to be fixed to a connecting thread to a filter bag for infusion products has a flat body delimited by a perimeter edge; a first slit, starting from a first point of a side of the perimeter edge; a second slit and a third slit, starting from respective points of such side of the perimeter edge arranged on opposite sides with respect to the first starting point of the first slit. At least one of the second and third slits exhibits, starting from the respective starting point on said side, a progression and a development directed towards a point of a straight line in the plane of the body of the tag and perpendicular to said side at the first starting point of the first slit; the first slit, the second slit and the third slit being such as to enable passage there-through of a connecting thread, for fixing the tag to the thread.

To provide a tubular container which has non-absorbing properties with respect to contents as well as gas barrier properties. A tubular container 1 comprises at least an outlet unit 20 provided with an outlet part 21 through which contents are dispensed and a shoulder part 24 that extends radially outward from the outlet part 21; and a body part 10 that is welded to the shoulder part 24 of the outlet unit 20 and stores the contents therein, wherein the body part 10 comprises at least an innermost layer formed from a non-absorbing resin on an inner side that comes into contact with the contents, an outermost layer formed on an outermost side, and an intermediate layer formed between the innermost layer and the outermost layer and including a gas barrier layer. This tubular container 1 is characterized by a structural form wherein all surfaces coming into contact with the contents are formed from a non-absorbing resin or a structural form with a transparent body part including a gas barrier layer.