Food Packing with a Closing Lid
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1. Packaging for a food product comprising:
- a container extending about a central axis from a base to an upper face having an opening, the container having a peripheral outer surface near the opening;
a closure system comprising a frame fixed to the peripheral outer surface of the container and a lid hinged to the frame to allow movement between an open position and a closed position, in which said lid closes the opening of the container; and
, in the closed position;
at least one container/frame sealing region surrounding the container and formed by an annular contact between the frame and the peripheral outer surface of the container; and
at least one frame/lid sealing region surrounding the frame and formed by an annular contact between the lid and the frame;
wherein at least one container/lid sealing additional region surrounding the container is formed in said closed position by an annular contact between the lid and the peripheral outer surface of the container, and wherein the additional sealing region is situated between the opening of the container and said container/frame and frame/lid sealing regions.
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Abstract
Packaging comprising a container with an upper opening (21), the container having a peripheral outer surface near the opening, and a closure system made up of a frame (31) fixed to the container, and a lid (32) hinged to the frame and able to close the opening of the container when in a closed position.
To protect the contents of the container, the invention provides in the closed position:
- at least one container/frame sealing region formed by an annular contact (C1) between the frame and the peripheral outer surface of the container;
- at least one frame/lid sealing region formed by an annular contact (C2) between the lid and the frame; and
- at least one additional container/lid sealing region formed by an annular contact (C3) between the lid and the peripheral outer surface of the container, and situated between the opening of the container and said container/frame and frame/lid sealing regions.
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1. Packaging for a food product comprising:
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a container extending about a central axis from a base to an upper face having an opening, the container having a peripheral outer surface near the opening; a closure system comprising a frame fixed to the peripheral outer surface of the container and a lid hinged to the frame to allow movement between an open position and a closed position, in which said lid closes the opening of the container; and
, in the closed position;at least one container/frame sealing region surrounding the container and formed by an annular contact between the frame and the peripheral outer surface of the container; and at least one frame/lid sealing region surrounding the frame and formed by an annular contact between the lid and the frame; wherein at least one container/lid sealing additional region surrounding the container is formed in said closed position by an annular contact between the lid and the peripheral outer surface of the container, and wherein the additional sealing region is situated between the opening of the container and said container/frame and frame/lid sealing regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Packaging for a food product comprising:
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a plastic container having an opening, the container having a peripheral outer surface near the opening; a closure system comprising a frame fixed to the peripheral outer surface of the container and a lid hinged to the frame to allow movement between an open position and a closed position, in which the lid closes the opening of the container; and in the closed position; at least one container/frame sealing region formed by an annular contact between the frame and the peripheral outer surface of the container; and at least one frame/lid sealing region formed by an annular contact between the lid and the frame; wherein the lid comprises an outer skirt and a circumferentially continuous inner skirt, a sealing region being formed in said closed position by an annular contact between said inner skirt and said peripheral outer surface of the container. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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