GB2326404A - Lidded container - Google Patents
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- GB2326404A GB2326404A GB9712919A GB9712919A GB2326404A GB 2326404 A GB2326404 A GB 2326404A GB 9712919 A GB9712919 A GB 9712919A GB 9712919 A GB9712919 A GB 9712919A GB 2326404 A GB2326404 A GB 2326404A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
- B65D77/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
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Abstract
A lidded container comprises a tray 10 and a lid 11. The lid is provided with at least one lateral extension 12 folded downwardly in use and attached to the tray. The lid and the extension are provided with information regarding the contained product. The lid may be reversibly heat-sealed to the tray and the extension may be heat-sealed to the side or to the underside, at flap 14, of the tray. The extension supports the container and allows it to be displayed in either a horizontal or vertical condition.
Description
2326404 I=roved lidded container.
The present invention is concerned with lidded containers, of the type wherein cooked or uncooked f ood may be provided, typically in quantities of the order of one or two servings, for heating in the container ready to be served.
Lidded containers of this type may be supplied within individual cartons, which latter usually bear comprehensive details of the contents of the container and instructions regarding preparation of the contents for serving. However such individual cartons add to the weight and cost of the food packages and consume unnecessary packaging materials and it is therefore increasingly usual for the lidded container to be sold without any additional packaging. Thu s a typical lidded container of food may simply comprise a tray, shaped to contain the food, and a flat lid heatsealed to close the tray. One particularly advantageous form of such a lidded container is described in our prior UK Patent Specification No. 2280416.
With lidded food containers of the foregoing types which are not sold packed.in individual cartons, the container itself, typically of an ovenable board, usually cannot readily bear consumer information such as details of the contents and cooking requirements of the product. Such information is readily provided upon the lid itself. However the confining of such information to the lid alone may prove disadvantageous if the lidded containers are not stored and/or displayed in a manner appropriate to their design.
If lidded containers of this type are stored and/or displayed in their normal horizontal condition in a chest freezer, which of course is accessible from the top, then the potential customer can readily select the desired product by reading the lid. However if the products are similarly stacked in a cabinet freezer of the front-opening type, then the containers are visible mainly from the side and the potential customer cannot read the consumer information which is confined to the lid. Any attempt to display these lidded containers more effectively by stacking them on edge with the lids vertical and therefore visible from the front of the cabinet freezer is likely to be unsuccessful because the shaped sides of the containers do not lend themselves to such stacking.
It is an object of the present invention to reduce or eliminate this disadvantage of currently-available lidded food containers.
The improved lidded container according to the present invention comprises a shaped tray for its contents and a generally flat lid sealed thereto, which lid has at least one lateral extension folded downwardly from said lid and secured to the tray.
Two such lateral extensions of the lid may be provided if desired, for example at opposite edges of the lid or at an adjacent side and end of the lid respectively. However a single such extension, preferably from one of the longer sides of the lid, usually suffices to meet all the requirements of the product producer, the retailer and the potential customer.
The length of the lateral extension, in a direction parallel to the edge of the lid, is preferably just a little less than the length of the lid in that direction, for example between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of the length of the lid. In a direction perpendicular to its length, the dimension of the extension preferably exceeds the depth of the tray and typically may be of the order of twice the tray depth.
The lateral extension is folded downwardly from the lid, preferably so as to be approximately perpendicular to the plane of the lid, and is itself secured to the tray. In one preferred form of the invention, the downwardly-extending lid extension is itself folded to enable its lower edge to be secured to the tray, for example to the underside of the tray.
While the lid itself is preferably reversibly heat-sealed to the tray to allow it to be removed readily after the contents of the tray have been heated, the lid extension need not be reversibly sealed in this way and may remain attached to the tray after the contents have been removed.
In the design of the lidded container according to the present invention, details of the contents and their subsequent preparation, including an illustration of the prepared product, may be printed upon the lid itself in the usual manner.
However some at least of that information, in particular such as to enable a potential customer readily to identify the contents of the container, may then be repeated upon the lid extension.
When the filled lidded container of the present invention is stored and/or displayed in a cabinet-type freezer, two particular advantages of the invention are gained. First of all, if the container is stacked horizontally in the conventional way, then the contents of the container can be determined by sight of the lid extension. However the retailer may alternatively display the product stacked -vertically upon its side, in which position the lid extension forms a stable base for the product.
The invention will now be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one preferred form of the improved lidded container according to the present invention and wherein:- Fig.1 is a perspective view of the lidded container, in sealed condition; Fig.2 is an elevation from one end of the container of Fig.1; and Fig.3 is a plan view of the lid before it is attached to the container.
The illustrated product comprises a tray 10, shaped from ovenable board and containing the cooked or uncooked food. A lid 11 is reversibly heatsealed in position to close the tray and seal its contents. The lid 11 is formed with an extension 12 f rom. one of its longer sides. The extension is able to fold downwardly relative to the lid 11 along a fold-line 13 and then the outer half of the extension, in the form of a flap 14, can be folded along a line 15 to enable it to be heat-sealed to the base of the tray 10.
Information regarding the contents of the lidded container is printed upon the lid itself and some of that information is repeated upon the upright part of the extension 12. Thus the contents of the lidded container can be identified by sight of the product from above or from the side.
When the contents of the lidded container are subsequently to be served, the whole container is heated as necessary to prepare the food for serving. The body of the lid 11 can be lifted away from. the container to allow access to its contents but the lid may remain attached to the container by virtue of the continued attachment of the flap 14.
Claims (10)
1. A lidded container comprising a shaped tray and a substantially flat lid sealed thereto, wherein the lid has at least one lateral extension folded downwardly in use from said lid and secured to the tray.
2. A container according to claim 1, comprising two such lateral extensions.
3. A container according to claim 2, wherein the lateral extensions are provided at opposite edges of the lid or at an adjacent side and end of the lid.
4. A container according to claim 1, comprising a single such extension, preferably from one of the longer sides of the lid.
5. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the length of the or each lateral extension, in a direction parallel to the edge of the lid, is slightly less than the length of the lid in that direction, for example between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of the length of the lid.
6. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in a direction perpendicular to its length, the dimension of the or each extension exceeds the depth of the tray and is preferably of the order of twice the tray depth.
7. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the or each lateral extension is folded in use downwardly from the lid so as to be substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lid, and is itself secured to the tray.
8. A container according to claim 7, wherein the or each downwardlyextending lid extension is itself folded to enable its lower edge to be secured to the tray, for example to the underside of the tray.
9. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lid is reversibly heat-sealed to the tray to allow it to be removed readily after the contents of the tray have been heated, and the or each lid extension is not reversibly sealed in this way and remains attached to the tray after the contents have been removed.
10. A ' lidded container, the container substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
10. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein details of the contents and. their subsequent preparation, including an illustration of the prepared product, are printed upon the lid, and at least some of that information, in particular such as to enable a potential customer readily to identify the contents of the container, is repeated upon at least one lid extension.
11. A lidded container, the container substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows CLAIMS 1. A lidded container comprising a shaped tray and a substantially flat lid sealed thereto, wherein the lid has at least one lateral extension folded downwardly from said lid and secured to the tray, the lid being reversibly heat-sealed to the tray and the lateral extension being non- reversibly sealed to the tray.
2. A container according to claim 1, comprising two such lateral extensions.
3. A container according to claim 2, wherein the lateral extensions are provided at opposite edges of the lid or at an adjacent side and end of the lid.
4. A container according to claim 1, comprising a single such extension, preferably from one of the longer sides of the lid.
5. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the length of the or each lateral extension, in a direction parallel to the edge of the lid, is slightly less than the length of the lid in that direction, for example between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of the length of the lid.
6. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in a direction perpendicular to its length, the dimension of the or each extension exceeds the depth of the tray and is preferably of the order of twice the tray depth.
7. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the or each lateral extension is folded in use downwardly from the lid so as to be substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lid, and is itself secured to the tray.
18 8. A container according to Claim 7, wherein the or each downwardlyextending lid extension is itself folded to enable its lower edge to be secured to the tray, for example to the underside of the tray.
9. A container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein details of the contents and their subsequent preparation, including an illustration of the prepared product, are printed upon the lid, and at least some of that information, in particular such as to enable a potential customer readily to identify the contents of the container, is repeated upon at least one lid extension.
Priority Applications (2)
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GB9712919A GB2326404A (en) | 1997-06-20 | 1997-06-20 | Lidded container |
EP98303078A EP0887283A1 (en) | 1997-06-20 | 1998-04-22 | Improved lidded container |
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GB9712919A GB2326404A (en) | 1997-06-20 | 1997-06-20 | Lidded container |
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GB2413550A (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-02 | Field Group Plc | Packaging tray having a cover sheet |
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US4880112A (en) * | 1988-08-04 | 1989-11-14 | General Electric Company | Pet food container |
US4962849A (en) * | 1989-10-06 | 1990-10-16 | General Mills, Inc. | Food container with lid closure having a stand feature |
US5011006A (en) * | 1989-10-06 | 1991-04-30 | General Mills, Inc. | Container with lid closure having an improved flared stand feature |
US5234159A (en) * | 1991-01-14 | 1993-08-10 | Conagra, Inc. | Container/lid assembly |
EP0722892A1 (en) * | 1995-01-17 | 1996-07-24 | Westvaco Corporation | Blow molded paper board tray with near vertical sidewalls and a separate lid |
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US5421510A (en) * | 1994-06-10 | 1995-06-06 | Westvaco Corporation | Container/lid assembly for paperboard food packages which utilizes press-applied coatings as a sealing medium |
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US4880112A (en) * | 1988-08-04 | 1989-11-14 | General Electric Company | Pet food container |
US4962849A (en) * | 1989-10-06 | 1990-10-16 | General Mills, Inc. | Food container with lid closure having a stand feature |
US5011006A (en) * | 1989-10-06 | 1991-04-30 | General Mills, Inc. | Container with lid closure having an improved flared stand feature |
US5234159A (en) * | 1991-01-14 | 1993-08-10 | Conagra, Inc. | Container/lid assembly |
EP0722892A1 (en) * | 1995-01-17 | 1996-07-24 | Westvaco Corporation | Blow molded paper board tray with near vertical sidewalls and a separate lid |
Cited By (1)
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GB2413550A (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-02 | Field Group Plc | Packaging tray having a cover sheet |
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