A container assembly has a cup-shaped container, a lid body, a spout, a spout cover, and a spout cover securement, or lock. The lid body has a depending periphery that releasably mounts to the cup-shaped container. The lid body has a matrix extending within the periphery. The spout seat is located eccentrically and inwardly of the periphery. It has a root and a tip. The spout cover is movably mounted to the spout cover seat. When closed, the spout cover seals the spout. The lock moves between a first position and a second positon. In the first position the lock keeps the spout cover sealed to the tip. In the second position the spout cover securement permits motion of said spout cover to open. The lid is stackable on other lids. The container assembly cup comes in several forms, the different forms being mutually stacking.

The invention relates to a siplid 2, a container provided with such siplid and a method therefor. The siplid comprises: a container side 4, a consumer side 6, and a siplid plane 12 having a siplid axis 14; an edge 8 configured for surrounding a container opening to cover the container opening; a drinking opening 18 in the siplid having a length L substantially extending in the circumferential direction of the siplid, and having a width W substantially extending in the radial direction of the siplid; a moveable tab 20 configured for covering the opening in a closed position; a recess 22 configured for receiving the moveable tab in an open position; a hinge 32 configured for enabling rotational movement of the tab around a hinge axis; and a section line 16 extending in the siplid plane dividing the opening in two equal parts, and a division line 34 in between the opening and the recess extending substantially perpendicular to the section line wherein the hinge axis is provided at a lid angle to the division line.

A single-use product preparation container assembly including a cup body and a cup closure assembly configured for removable operative engagement with the cup body, the cup closure assembly including a mechanically externally rotatably drivable rotary product engagement assembly for engaging an at least partially liquefiable product located within the cup body and a liquid retaining chamber configured to receive liquid leaked from the cup body via the mechanically externally rotatably drivable rotary product engagement assembly and including a vent allowing egress of air from the liquid retaining chamber.

An airtight container for storing comestibles and other articles is disclosed that includes a bottom container portion having a bottom seal section, a top container portion having a top seal section, the top seal section engaged with the bottom seal section to form a container seal at a circular interface, an opening in the top portion, the opening recessed from an outer surface of the top portion and a lid door movably secured to the top portion in which the lid door is configured to selectively engage the opening to form an access seal and in which the top container portion is configured to promote laminar flow across the top portion outer surface.

A dispensing closure includes a closure body defining a dispensing aperture, an openable lid which cooperates with the closure body for enabling access to the dispensing aperture. The openable lid defines a first dispensing portion and a second dispensing portion. The first openable flap cooperates with the openable lid for enabling access to the first dispensing portion. The second openable flap cooperates with the openable lid for enabling access to the second dispensing portion. The dispensing closure is constructed and arranged for use with a container which contains a particulate material for the dispensing of some or all of that particulate material.

A head for manufacturing a flexible tube for containing a liquid or pasty product includes an upper wall and an annular side wall, a lower end edge of which extends in a radial plane (P). The head further includes a dispensing orifice and a protuberance, a portion of which projects from said plane (P). The projecting portion is eccentric with respect to the center of the tube head. The lower end edge has an oblong shape extending along a major axis (B) in the plane (P) and have two main vertices at each end of the major axis (B). The protuberance is arranged in the vicinity of one main vertex.

A container for pourable food comprises an initially sealed body portion for holding the pourable food and a drink spout for drinking from the container. The proximal end of a base portion of the drink spout is permanently attached to the outer surface of the container, and has an opening to receive pourable food from the body of the container. The distal end of the base portion has an opening for drinking the pourable food from the container. The drink spout comprises a lid portion initially attached to the base portion to seal the opening at the distal end by a breakable sealing portion. The drink spout comprises a connection portion permanently attaching the lid portion to the base portion. The connection portion is a flexure hinge allowing the lid portion to pivot away from the base portion after the breakable sealing portion has been broken.

An apparatus having a body portion and a tab coupled to the body portion via a hinge, wherein the tab comprises a first side edge and a second side edge, and further wherein the tab has a closed position covering an opening in the body and an open position where the opening is uncovered, wherein in the first condition the tab has a first width, and when the tab is in a second condition, the tab has been widened to a second width greater than the first width, and the tab has an outer radial edge that extends towards, but short of, the outer portion of the apparatus, and wherein a flat surface is positioned around the opening, and when the tab is in the second condition the side edges of the widened tab extend over the flat surface when the tab is in the closed position.

A mouth guard case including a compartment for storing and dispensing a cleaning solution is disclosed. In one example, an apparatus includes a storage compartment sized and shaped to house a mouth guard and a dispensing compartment reversibly coupled to the storage compartment. The dispensing compartment may include a reservoir to hold a quantity of a cleaning solution and a nozzle to dispense the cleaning solution directly into the storage compartment when the storage compartment is coupled to the dispensing compartment.

A product preparation system and method for processing a container including a cup body and a cup closure assembly configured for removable operative engagement with the cup body, the cup closure assembly including a hinged spout cover and a user-removable multi-function restricting portion integrally formed as part of the cup closure assembly and detachable therefrom, the user-removable multi-function restricting portion being operative, when integrally attached to the cup closure assembly to prevent normal user opening of the hinged spout cover.