A fully compostable beverage capsule may be produced by improving the seal strength between the capsule and its lid. In this invention, a number of protruding tabs are added to the upper and/or lower edges of the capsule. The lidding is then attached to the capsule via an energetic welding process, such as ultrasonic welding. In this process, the protruding tabs are folded over the edge of the capsule and deformed, increasing the surface area contact between the capsule and its lidding. Acting similarly to a swage fitting, these spikes will improve the strength of the seal that forms between the lidding and the capsule.

There is disclosed a container configured to hold a substance and extending along an axis A. The container comprises a container body configured to hold the substance. The container body comprises a top part. Further, the container body comprises a closure section arranged in an opposite end of the container body compared to the top part. The closure section comprises a first circular cross-section with a first radius in a plane transverse to the axis A. The closure section further comprises a second circular cross-section with a second radius in a plane transverse to the axis A, the second radius is larger than the first radius. The closure segment further comprises an annular wall extending from the second circular cross-section to the first circular cross-section such that the annular wall is formed with an angle alpha in relation to the axis A. The closure section is arranged so that the first circular cross-section is facing the top part. The container body further comprises a container wall extending from the closure section to the top part. The beverage container further comprises a sealing structure. The sealing structure comprises a circular bottom plate configured to seal the container body, and a sealing wall extending around the circular bottom plate. The sealing wall is tilted with the angle alpha in relation to the axis A. The sealing wall is configured to engage the annular wall, and the sealing structure is configured to be pressed into the closure section to seal the beverage container. Further, a method for filling such a container is provided.

A holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications, in particular of vials, is provided. The holder includes a carrier having a plurality of apertures or receptacles into which the containers can be inserted, and holding tabs for holding the containers in the apertures or receptacles. The holding tabs are at least two holding tabs, which are provided at the edge of a respective aperture or receptacle and protrude from an upper side of the carrier for holding the respective container. The holding tabs are resiliently pivoted or folded back as the containers are inserted into the apertures or receptacles. The holding tabs are matched to the containers such that the containers are held by the holding tabs with a radial clearance and low tension.

The invention relates to capsule for preparing a beverage comprising a substantially rigid capsule body having a circumferential sidewall extending around an inner space of the capsule, said inner space being at least partially filled with a beverage ingredient suitable for preparing the beverage, a base wall covering the inner space at a first end of the sidewall, a flange arranged circumferentially at a second end of the sidewall of the base body, a lid covering the inner space at a second end of the sidewall opposite the base wall and tightly closing the capsule, and a filter element positioned in the inner space of the capsule between the beverage ingredient and the lid; and a carrier disk provided in the inner space of the capsule,
wherein the lid is removably attached to the flange for use of the capsule in a beverage preparation device, and
wherein the carrier disk is provided between the lid and the filter, said carrier disk comprising multiple preformed outlet openings suitable for draining the prepared beverage from the inner space when the capsule is used in the beverage preparation device.

The invention also relates to a system comprising said capsule to a manufacturing method for manufacturing said capsule and to the use of said capsule.

Apparatus for securing a closure to a container of a consumable unit for use with an inhalation device, in which the container comprises a plurality of stakes protruding from the container, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a device configured to deform the plurality of stakes to secure the closure to the container. A method of securing a closure to a container of a consumable unit for use with an inhalation device, in which the method comprises deforming the plurality of stakes to secure the closure to the container, is also disclosed.

A discharge container includes a container body made of metal having an opening, and a valve assembly fixed to the opening of the container body. The container body has a cylindrical barrel portion, a cylindrical neck portion having a diameter smaller than the barrel portion, and a bead portion formed on top of the neck portion. The opening has a cylindrical portion and the bead portion formed above the cylindrical portion. The valve assembly is equipped with a plug portion inserted into the opening, a flange portion which is provided above on the bead portion, a valve structure which opens and closes a pathway of a content and is fixed to the plug portion, an O-ring provided on an outer surface of the plug portion, and a cover cap fixing the valve assembly to the container body.

The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a rectangular body blank, the method comprising the steps of providing a rectangular body blank having a first end edge and a second side edge, forming a tubular container body from the rectangular body blank, sealing together the first and the second side edge of the body blank, closing the first end opening by pressing a paperboard disc into the first end opening, pressing the first end of the tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool, filling the packaging container with bulk solids, and closing the second end opening.

A sealer for sealing a container includes a working space, the container capable of being sealed with a lid from a plurality of lids in the working space, a housing surrounding the working space, and a lid supply configured to supply the plurality of the lids in a lid stack to the working space. The lid supply includes a first section which is arranged in the working space in such a way that the first section is surrounded by the housing, and a second section arranged outside the housing, and the lid supply comprising a seal arranged between the first section and the second section in such a way that the first section is capable of being sealed off from the second section.

An apparatus for applying a lid (2) to a support (3) containing a product. The apparatus (1) comprises a supporting element (10), having a contact portion (13), and a closing element (11), having a fixing portion (17), which are movable between a home position and a working position, in which the closing element (11) is partly inserted into the seat (12) having one or more lateral surfaces (16) defining the contact portion (13). When the two elements (10), (11) are in the working position, the fixing portion (17) is in the seat (12) and the two portions (17), (13) are coupled for clamping a part of the lid (2) and a part of at least one lateral wall (5). The fixing portion (17) is configured to fix the part of the lid (2) and the part of the lateral wall (5) which are clamped.