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• US 8,240,476 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
• Original Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
• Inventors: D'Amato, Gianfranco
• Primary Examiner(s): Reynolds, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US12/881,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20100326869A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 206/459.5, 206/459.1, 206/831, 206/217, 403/06, 403/10, 403/12, 403/24, 220/592.2, 220/738, 220/739, 229/400, 229/402, 229/403, 283/100, 283/103
• US Class Current: 206/459.5
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/00 Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators see also B65D5/4212, B65D33/004
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/205 Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 3/28 Other details of walls
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3869 formed with double walls, i.e. hollow
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/831 Detachable coupon

Abstract

The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container including a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall includes a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. The outer wall includes a removable card that is part of the outer wall.

Claims

1. A beverage container having an inner wall, an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, an opening and a bottom, wherein the outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section as an integrated component of the outer wall,

an information on the inner surface of the removable wall section or on the outer surface of the inner wall which is revealed when the removable wall section is at least partially removed from the outer wall,

an edge in an access section of the outer wall, said edge facilitating the separation of the removable wall section by a user to unhinge the removable wall section or to entirely remove the removable wall section from the outer wall of the container

at least the outer wall of the container is composed of a two-dimensional pre-cut part, which can be connected with itself during assembly of the container,

the removable wall section adjoining an edge of the pre-cut part, and,

a thermal insulation compartment between the inner and the outer walls, wherein the outer and inner walls are only in contact at the top and at the bottom of the container.

2. Container according to claim 1, wherein the edge of the removable wall section essentially projects in the peripheral direction (U) forming a handle.

3. Container according to claim 1, wherein the edge of the removable wall section projects essentially in the envelope direction of the container forming a handle.

4. Container according to claim 1, wherein said removable wall section is arranged between the opening and the bottom.

5. Container as claimed in claim 4, wherein the removable wall section is substantially rectangular and has a length and a width.

6. Container according to claim 4 wherein the removable wall section is arranged midway between the opening and the bottom.

7. Container as claimed in claim 5, wherein the length of the removable wall section is larger than the width.

8. Container as claimed in claim 5, wherein the length of the removable wall section is arranged in the direction of the envelope line of the container.

9. Container according to claim 1, wherein the compartment is an insulation space filled with a fluid.

10. Container according to claim 9 wherein the fluid is a gas.

11. Container according to claim 1 wherein at least the outer wall is formed of paper, cardboard or plastic and the outer wall is sufficiently rigid to facilitate the unhinging of the removable wall section.

12. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the size, shape and position of the removable wall section is determined by a predetermined breaking line.

13. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of the removable wall section is substantially square, rectangular, round, oval or trapezoidal.

14. Container as claimed in claim 12, wherein the predetermined breaking line is supplemented by a bending line, which connects both ends of the predetermined breaking line with one another.

15. Container as claimed in claim 14, wherein the predetermined breaking line of the wall section comprises a perforated part.

16. Container as claimed in claim 14, wherein the breaking line comprises a non-perforated part.

17. Container according to claim 16, wherein the non-perforated part is rounded.

18. Container as claimed in claim 16, wherein the non-perforated part projects to form a handle.

19. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the removable wall section is provided with an imprint on an inner and/or outer side.

20. Container as claimed in claim 19, wherein a substantially peripheral imprint is arranged on the outer side of the inner wall.

21. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the removable wall section projects over the edge of the pre-cut part in an overlapping manner and forms a flap comprising a handle.

22. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the access section is connected to the removable wall section at an overlapping portion of a pre-cut part, to facilitate lifting of the removable wall section by the user.

23. Container as claimed in claim 22, wherein the pre-cut part comprises a handle for opening the wall section.

24. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the removable wall section is arranged inclined with respect to the peripheral direction at an angle α

.

25. Container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the axis of symmetry of the removable wall section in the peripheral direction of the container forms a point of intersection with an edge of the wall section, said edge adjoining the access section, wherein the point of intersection with respect to the axis of symmetry of the access section is variable depending on the angle α

.

26. Container according to claim 1, wherein at least said removable card comprises plastic, paper or cardboard.

27. The beverage container of claim 1 wherein the container is a paper cup.

28. The container of claim 27 wherein the inner and outer walls are connected to each other in the area of the container opening.

29. The container of claim 28 wherein the inner and outer walls taper at a predetermined angle in the direction of the container bottom to form a truncated cone.