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• US 8,807,339 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2013
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• 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 ALAN
• Application Number:
  US13/762,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20130168284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 206/831, 206/459.5, 206/459.1, 220/592.2, 220/660, 220/737, 220/738, 220/739, 229/403, 229/400, 403/06, 403/24
• US Class Current: 206/459.5
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/00 Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
• 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 comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises 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. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card.

Claims

1. A multi-layered container comprising

an inner container wall having an outer surface facing the inner surface of an outer container wall,

the outer container wall comprising a removable one-piece wall section bearing information on the inner surface of the wall section, the removable one-piece wall section not contacting the inner wall, and having a rounded short edge having a corner at each end, the short edge being connected to a longer edge at each corner of the removable wall, the longer edge extending continuously in a line for a distance at least as long as the distance between the corners of the rounded short edge of the removable wall,

an opening at the top of the container and a single bottom secured to the outer wall,

the inner wall and the outer wall being spaced apart from each other to form an annular insulation space comprising a gas-filled gap between the inner wall and the outer wall, said inner and outer walls connected to each other only in an area of the container opening and at the container bottom, the outer surface of the inner container wall being visible upon removal of the removable one-piece wall section.

2. The multi-layered container according to claim 1, wherein the container is a beverage cup.

3. The multi-layered container according to claim 2, wherein at least the outer wall is formed of paper, cardboard or plastic.

4. The multi-layered container defined in claim 3, wherein the removable wall section is rigid.

5. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 1, wherein a size, shape and position of the removable wall section is determined by a predetermined breaking line.

6. The multi-layered container of claim 1, wherein a shape of the removable wall section is substantially square, rectangular, oval or trapezoidal.

7. The multi-layered container of claim 1, wherein the removable wall section is substantially rectangular and has a length and a width, wherein the length extends in a peripheral direction and the width extends in a direction from the bottom of the container toward the opening in the container.

8. The multi-layered container of claim 5, wherein the predetermined breaking line is supplemented by a bending line that connects both ends of the predetermined breaking line with one another.

9. The multi-layered container defined in claim 8, wherein the predetermined breaking line of the removable wall section is substantially formed as a perforation.

10. The multi-layered container as claimed in claim 9, wherein the removable wall section is provided with an imprint on an inner and/or outer side.

11. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 1, wherein a substantially peripheral imprint is arranged on an outer side of the inner wall.

12. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 1, wherein at least the outer wall is composed of a two-dimensional pre-cut part, which can be connected with itself when assembling the container.

13. The multi-layered container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the removable wall section extends in a peripheral direction of the container.

14. The multi-layered container as claimed in claim 13, wherein the removable wall section can be adjoined at an edge of a pre-cut part, said edge extending in a direction from the bottom of the container toward the opening in the container.

15. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 14, wherein the removable wall section projects over the edge of the pre-cut part in an overlapping manner and forms a flap serving as a holder.

16. The multi-layered container of claim 15, wherein an access section is adjacent to the removable wall section at an overlapping portion of the pre-cut part.

17. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 16, wherein the length of the removable wall section is larger than the width, wherein the length extends in the peripheral direction of the container.

18. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 1, wherein the removable wall section is arranged inclined with respect to a peripheral direction of the container at an angle α

.

19. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the removable wall section is arranged in a direction of an envelope line.

20. The multi-layered container of claim 1, wherein an axis of symmetry of the removable wall section in a peripheral direction of the container forms a point of intersection with an edge of the wall section, said edge adjoining an 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

.

21. A multi-layered container comprising

one inner container wall having an outer surface facing the inner surface of an outer container wall, an opening and a bottom, wherein the outer container wall comprises a one piece predetermined removable wall section which discloses information on the inner surface and which comprises a short edge facilitating the separation of the removable wall section by a user to unhinge or remove same, wherein the short edge has two ends, is rounded and connected at each end to a longer continuous edge extending away from the short edge for a first distance equal to at least the distance between the two ends of the short edge, the inner wall and the outer wall are spaced from each other to form an insulation space there between for insulation, wherein the insulation space is filled with a gas, and wherein the removable wall section is a removable card that is an integrated component of the outer wall that does not contact the inner wall and said removable card is as stiff as the outer wall and the outer surface of the inner container wall is visible upon removal of the removable wall section from the outer container wall.

23. The multi-layered container of claim 21, wherein the removable card is rigid.

22. A multi-layered container comprising one inner container wall having an outer surface facing an inner surface of an opposing outer container wall, an opening and a single bottom wall, wherein the outer wall comprises a single one piece predetermined removable wall section which discloses information on an inner surface and which comprises a short edge configured as a curved line and facilitating the separation of the removable wall section by a user to unhinge or remove same, each end of the line forming the short edge being joined to a long edge extending continuously as a line for a distance equal to at least the distance between the ends of the line forming the short edge, the inner wall and the outer wall are spaced from each other to form an insulation space there between for insulation and for simple removal and handling of the removable wall section, wherein the insulation space is filled with a gas, the removable wall section is a removable card that is an integrated component of the outer wall that does not contact the inner wall and the outer surface of the inner container wall is visible when the removable wall section is removed from the outer container wall.

24. The multi-layered container of claim 22 wherein the information is printed on the inner surface of the removable wall section.

25. A multi-layered container comprising

one inner container wall having an outer surface facing an outer container wall,

the outer container wall comprising a removable one-piece wall section bearing information on the inner surface of the wall section, not in contact with the inner wall, and having a rounded short edge having a corner at each end, the short edge being connected to a longer edge at each corner of the removable wall, the longer edge extending continuously in a line for a distance at least as long as the distance between the corners of the rounded short edge of the removable wall,

an opening at the top of the container and a single bottom secured to the outer wall,

the inner wall and the outer wall being spaced apart from each other to form an annular insulation space comprising a gas-filled gap between the inner wall and the outer wall, said inner and outer walls connected to each other only in an area of the container opening and at the container bottom, and

the removable wall section extends in a peripheral direction of the container, can be adjoined at an edge of a pre-cut part, said edge extending in a direction from the bottom of the container toward the opening in the container, and projects over the edge of the pre-cut part in an overlapping manner and forms a flap serving as a holder, and the outer surface of the inner container wall is visible when the removable wall section is removed from the outer container wall.

26. The multi-layered container of claim 25, wherein an access section is adjacent to the removable wall section at an overlapping portion of the pre-cut part.

27. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 26, wherein the length of the removable wall section is larger than the width, wherein the length extends in the peripheral direction of the container.

28. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 26, wherein removal of the one-piece wall section opens a window within the outer container wall.

29. The multi-layered container as defined in claim 26, wherein removal of the one-piece wall section from the outer wall opens a window within the outer container wall.