Disclosed is a container for a foodstuff preferably comprising a lid (12) and a secondary compartment, the container being convertible between an at least partially collapsed configuration and an erected configuration; the container being washable and re-usable and wholly or substantially formed of a synthetic plastics material which is foldable and impermeable.

A device for automated packaging of articles, comprising a conveyor for feeding and transporting into the device a blank of corrugated cardboard, a pair of crease wheels for creating two longitudinal crease lines in the blank, a transversal blade or score applicator for successively creating four transversal crease lines in the blank as the blank is transported into the device, and opposite pressing members such as jaws of a press and/or pressing rollers, arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line of the device, whose lateral position is adjustable for their ends or tips to match the two longitudinal crease lines, and activated in a timely manner as the blank is transported into the device to crush the corrugated cardboard in the top, middle and bottom corners of the blank in order to make it easily foldable.

A method for producing a bowl formed by a tray closed by a sealing film involves preparing a blank where a first and a second couples of crease lines delimit a bottom panel, two first and two second side walls, each first side wall provided of an internal flap and an external flap delimited by respective third and fourth crease lines, each second side wall provided of an internal flap and an external flap delimited by respective fifth and sixth crease lines, erecting the blank into a tray, folding the internal and external flaps of each first side wall about the respective third crease line and the internal and external flaps of each second side wall about the respective fifth crease line, applying adhesive on the internal and/or external flaps of each first and second side walls, folding the external flap of each first side wall about the respective fourth crease line and the external flap of each second side wall about the respective sixth crease line, forming a rim, applying adhesive on gaps between abutting ends of rims of adjacent first and second side walls, and attaching the sealing film on the rims.

A cardboard tray folded from an unfolded sheet of cardboard includes: a bottom wall with a circumferential edge formed out of an even number of straight edges; wall parts each arranged to a straight edge of the bottom wall; and first flange parts alternately arranged to subsequent wall parts along the circumferential edge. The first flange parts include at least a first, a second, and a third elongate flange part section, which are connected parallel and along an elongate edge to each other. The first elongate flange part section is arranged to the respective wall part, the third elongate flange part section is connected parallel and along an elongate edge to the second elongate flange part section, the third elongate flange part section is adhered to the outside of the respective wall part, and the second flange part section is double folded against the first flange part section.

A case for beverage containers comprising a single continuous waterproof surface having walls and a floor and defining a container space, the container space being expandable by the movement of at least one of the walls so as to expand the container space.

A method of erecting a carton from a blank, including: engaging the blank with a punch head against which the carton is formed, folding side portions of the blank against the punch head to form sides of the carton; folding outer portions of the side portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external side of the carton; folding end portions of the blank against the punch head to form end portions of the carton; folding outer portions of the end portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external end of the carton; and securing corner gussets formed between the side and end portions against sides or ends of the carton.

The disclosure relates to a blank (1) configured to be erected into a package (2), the blank (1) comprising a bottom panel (10), a first and a second side wall panel (21, 22), a first and a second end wall panel (31, 32), a first set and a second set of a first and a second end top wall panel (61, 62) configured to form a double walled top wall at each longitudinal end of the package (2), a third and a fourth locking tongue (73, 74) extending outwardly from the second side wall panel (22) and being configured to be received between the first and second end top wall panels (61, 62), a lid panel (80) being foldably connected to and extending outwardly from the second side wall panel (22), wherein the lid panel (80) is connected to the second side wall panel (22) along a longitudinal central portion positioned between the longitudinal end portions (22a, 22b) of the second side wall panel (22), as seen in a flat-laid state of the blank (1), The disclosure also relates to a package (2).

A box made of paper material with a lid including a containment body having a base wall, a plurality of containment side walls, an access opening defining a containment space, a lid including a top wall and a plurality of lid side walls. At two non-adjacent containment side walls first portions of a retention device are present and two non-adjacent lid side walls having second portions of the retention device. When the lid is closed, each first portion and respective second portion of the retention device are commutable between a stable mutually engaged condition and an unstable mutually disengaged condition, wherein the stable mutual engagement condition is obtained by interference between each first portion and the respective second portion of the retention device. A rib is placed inside the containment space and placed between the base wall and the access opening.

A device for automated packaging of articles, comprising a conveyor for feeding and transporting into the device a blank of corrugated cardboard, a pair of crease wheels for creating two longitudinal crease lines in the blank, a transversal blade or score applicator for successively creating four transversal crease lines in the blank as the blank is transported into the device, and opposite pressing members such as jaws of a press and/or pressing rollers, arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line of the device, whose lateral position is adjustable for their ends or tips to match the two longitudinal crease lines, and activated in a timely manner as the blank is transported into the device to crush the corrugated cardboard in the top, middle and bottom corners of the blank in order to make it easily foldable.

Unitary blank for forming a container having a body portion with a plurality of fold lines and a cover portion. The body portion with a plurality of fold lines define a plurality of body wall portions, and each body wall portion has an upper edge. A first body wall portion includes a closure tab extending from the upper edge of the first body wall portion. The closure tab includes a closure tab flap portion and a closure tab base portion. The cover portion extends from the upper edge of a second body wall portion. The cover portion includes a cover portion flap score line extending along an upper edge of the cover portion and a release flap. A food container having a body portion and a cover portion is also provided.