EP 2025596 A1 20090218 - A hermetically sealable container and the method for manufacturing the container

Title (en)

A hermetically sealable container and the method for manufacturing the container

Title (de)

Hermetisch versiegelbarer Behälter und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Behälters

Title (fr)

Contenant scellable hermétiquement et procédé de fabrication du contenant

Publication

EP 2025596 A1 20090218 (EN)

Application

EP 08161080 A 20080724

Priority

IT BO20070557 A 20070803

Abstract (en)

Described is a hermetically sealable container (1) to hold and display perishable products, in particular fresh food products, comprising a tub (2) and a sealing barrier (3) which may be reciprocally heat sealed to define a cavity (4) to hold the product closed and isolated from the surrounding environment; the tub (2) has a top edge (5) and comprises a wall (6) surrounding the containment cavity (4), which has a first stratiform element (7) made of cellulose material coated on both sides by layers (8) of film material; the container (1) also comprises a tuck (9) located on the surrounding wall (6) in a remote location to it, which may be bent back onto itself to cover at least partially the top edge (5) of the tub (2); the tuck (9) being heat sealable directly to the sealing barrier (3).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 1/46 (2006.01); B65D 5/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 7/2871 (2013.01); B65B 7/2878 (2013.01); B65B 43/08 (2013.01); B65D 3/30 (2013.01); B65D 77/2024 (2013.01); B65D 2577/2025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 3814520 A1 19891109 - UNILEVER NV [NL]
[X] US 5334405 A 19940802 - GORLICH MICHAEL P [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2025596 A1 20090218; EP 2025596 B1 20100407; AT E463423 T1 20100415; DE 602008000951 D1 20100520; IT BO20070557 A1 20090204

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08161080 A 20080724; AT 08161080 T 20080724; DE 602008000951 T 20080724; IT BO20070557 A 20070803