CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS, HAVING A CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS AND A LID COMPRISING FIBERS, LID COMPRISING FIBERS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONTAINER, DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LID

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a container comprising fibers, the container having: a container body comprising fibers, the container body having a mouth region which surrounds a mouth opening; and a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove. In a closure position, at least one part of the mouth region is accommodated in the groove, and the container body is thereby closed. The lid is designed to be moved from the closure position into an open position away from the container body. The disclosure also relates to a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove, for use for the container comprising fibers, to a method for producing a container comprising fibers, to a device for carrying out the method for producing a container comprising fibers, and to a method for producing a lid comprising fibers.

Claims

1. Container comprising fibers, the container having: a container body comprising fibers, the container body having a mouth region which surrounds a mouth opening; and a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove; wherein, in a closure position, at least one part of the mouth region is accommodated in the groove, and the container body is thereby closed, and wherein the lid is designed to be moved from the closure position into an open position away from the container body.

2. Container according to claim 1, wherein, in the closure position, the at least one part of the mouth region is held with form-locking and/or force-locking and/or frictional-locking.

3. Container according to claim 1, wherein the container body has been produced from a first fiber-containing pulp, and the lid has been produced from a second fiber-containing pulp, and wherein, for example, the first and second fiber-containing pulps are the same or different.

4. Container according to claim 3, wherein at least surfaces of the lid that can come into contact with a product present in the container body have a coating, and wherein, for example, the coating is food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable and/or liquid-resistant.

5. Container according to claim 4, wherein the lid is designed such that it can be moved into the closure position by being pressed onto the at least one part of the mouth region, and wherein, for example, the lid is designed such that a first lid region away from the groove is more reversibly deformable than a second lid region of the groove is deformable.

6. Container according to claim 5, wherein an outer surface of the lid, which outer surface is arranged opposite the mouth opening, is flat.

7. Container according to claim 6, wherein the mouth region comprises a circumferential seam, which can be at least partially received by the groove.

8. Container according to claim 7, wherein a contact surface of the lid and of the mouth region has a sealing material at least in part, wherein, for example, the sealing material comprises wax, adhesive, and/or sealing lacquer, and wherein, for example, the sealing material is food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable.

9. Container according to claim 8, wherein a sealing material is provided on an outer surface of the mouth region towards the lid, wherein, for example, the sealing material constitutes a connection that can be destroyed during movement from the closure position into the open position, wherein, for example, the sealing material comprises wax, adhesive, and/or sealing lacquer, and wherein, for example, the sealing material is food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable.

10. Container according to claim 9, wherein a first cross-section of the at least one part of the mouth region is rectangular or is bulbous on one side or on both sides or is depressed on one side or on both sides, wherein a second cross-section of the groove is rectangular or is bulbous on one side or on both sides or is depressed on one side or on both sides, and wherein the first and second cross-sections can be designed such that the at least one part of the mouth region is holdable in the groove with form-locking and/or force-locking and/or frictional-locking and/or by latching.

11. Lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove, for use for the container comprising fibers according to claim 1.

12. Method for producing a container comprising fibers according to claim 1, wherein the container has: a container body comprising fibers, the container body having a mouth region which surrounds a mouth opening; and a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove; wherein at least one part of the mouth region can be accommodated in the closure position in the groove, wherein the at least one part of the mouth region is held in the groove with form-locking and/or force-locking and/or frictional-locking, and wherein the method comprises closing the container body by means of the lid.

13. Method according to claim 12, wherein a first fiber-containing pulp is used for the container body and a second fiber-containing pulp is used for the lid, and wherein, for example, the first and second fiber-containing pulps are the same or different.

14. Method according to claim 12, further comprising forming a first cross-section of the at least one part of the mouth region, wherein the first cross-section is rectangular or bulbous on one side or on both sides, and forming a second cross-section of the groove, wherein the second cross-section is rectangular or is bulbous on one side or both sides, wherein the first and second cross-sections are designed such that the at least one part of the mouth region can be held in the groove with form-locking and/or force-locking and/or frictional-locking.

15. Method according to claim 12, further comprising: flatly forming an outer surface of the lid, which outer surface is arranged opposite the mouth opening, and/or providing a circumferential seam at the mouth region, which seam can be at least partly received by the groove.

16. Method according to claim 12, further comprising: providing a coating on at least such surfaces of the lid as can come into contact with a product which can be provided in the container body, wherein, for example, the coating is food-grade and/or biodegradable and/or compostable and/or liquid-resistant.

17. Device for carrying out the method according to claim 12.

18. Method for producing the lid comprising fibers according to claim 11.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0048] The accompanying figures show, by way of example, aspects and/or exemplary embodiments of the disclosure for better understanding and illustration. In the figures:

[0049] FIG. 1 shows a cross-section of a container with container body and lid in a closure position,

[0050] FIG. 2 shows a cross-section of a mouth region with lid in a closure position, and

[0051] FIG. 3 shows a cross-section of a mouth region with lid in an open position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0052] FIG. 1 shows a cross-section of a container 1 comprising fibers, with a container body 2 comprising fibers and a lid 3 comprising fibers in a closure position. The container body 2 comprises a mouth region 5 which surrounds a mouth opening 4. In the closure position, at least one part of the mouth region (5) is accommodated in a groove 10 of the lid 3, and the container body 2 is thereby closed. The lid 3 has a coating 6 on a surface that could come into contact with a product present in the container body 2. The coating 6 can be food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable and/or liquid-resistant.

[0053] The lid 3 is designed to be moved from the closure position shown into an open position (see FIG. 3) away from the container body 2. To close the container body 2 again, the lid 3 can be moved back into the closure position.

[0054] FIG. 2 shows a cross-section of the mouth region 5 with the lid 3 comprising fibers in the closure position. It can be seen that the coating 6 of the lid 3 also at least partly nestles internally against an inner surface of the mouth region 5, so that product present in the container body 2 can be prevented from contacting the lid 3. As a result, the lid 3 can be protected, for example, from softening due to absorbed product, the product can be protected from a change in taste due to the lid, and/or the sealing tightness of the lid 3 in the closure position can be supported and/or ensured.

[0055] A contact surface of the lid 3 and of the mouth region 5 has, in the representation, a first sealing material 8, at least in part. The first sealing material 8 can reinforce in the closure position the sealing tightness of the lid 3, which can be useful, for example, in transport processes from a filling plant to the end consumer. When the lid 3 is first moved from the closure position into an open position, a first seal formed by the first sealing material can be destroyed. The first sealing material 8 can comprise wax, adhesive, and/or sealing lacquer, wherein, for example, the first sealing material 8 can be food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable.

[0056] A second sealing material 9 be provided on an outer surface of the mouth region 5 towards the lid 3. A second seal, which can be formed by the second sealing material 9, can additionally protect product in the container body 2 from external influences. In addition, when it is intact, the second seal can indicate, for example, that the container has not yet been opened since a filling process, i.e., that the lid 3 has not yet been moved from a closure position, which it assumed after the filling process, into an open position. The second sealing material 9 can constitute a connection that can be destroyed during the movement from the closure position into the open position. The second sealing material 9 can comprise wax, adhesive, and/or sealing lacquer, wherein, for example, the second sealing material 9 can be food-safe and/or biodegradable and/or compostable.

[0057] FIG. 3 shows a cross-section of the mouth region 5 with the lid 3 in an open position. The circumferential groove 10 of the lid 3 can be seen here, said groove having a first cross-section which is bulbous on both sides. The second cross-section of the at least one part of the mouth region 5 which is accommodated in the closure position in the groove 10 is rectangular.

[0058] The first and second cross-sections are designed such that, in the closure position, the at least one part of the mouth region 5 can be held in the groove 10 with form-locking and/or force-locking and/or frictional-locking.

[0059] In the open position, the first sealing material 8 on the contact surface of the lid 3 and of the mouth region 5 is still present. The second sealing material on the outer surface of the mouth region 5 towards the lid 3 was destroyed when the lid 3 was moved from the closure position into the open position.

[0060] In order to move the lid 3 from the shown open position back into a closure position, the lid 3 can be moved into the closure position by a pressing of the groove 10 in a direction 11 onto the at least one part of the mouth region 5 and can thereby close the container body 2.