Lidded container and container used therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10974888-B2
Application number	US-201616064833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Dec 21, 2015
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

The lidded container is provided with a container having an opening and a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container. The container is provided with a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and includes a first plane. A circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion. The seal portion is provided with a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion. At least one of the flange portion and the lid is formed with a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lidded container comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container,
wherein the container comprises a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and comprises a first plane,
a circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion,
the seal portion comprises a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion,
at least one of the flange portion and the lid comprises a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion, and wherein the side portion includes a first portion corresponding to the protruding seal portion and second portions located on both sides of the first portion, the first portion constituting the same plane or the same curved surface continuous with second portions.

2. The lidded container according to claim 1 , wherein the contact suppression mechanism comprises a protrusion formed on the first plane of the flange portion outside the protruding seal portion and protruding upward from the first plane.

3. The lidded container according to claim 2 , wherein the contact suppression mechanism comprises at least two of the protrusions, which are arranged with a gap therebetween, and
the at least two protrusions are arranged so as to pass through a center point of the opening and the gap in a plan view and draw a straight line reaching an outer edge of the flange portion without intersecting with the protrusion.

4. The lidded container according to claim 1 , wherein the contact suppression mechanism comprises a cutout portion formed in the lid outside the protruding seal portion.

5. The lidded container according to claim 1 , wherein the seal portion includes a connection portion where the main seal portion and the protruding seal portion are connected, the connection portion including an inner edge, and
wherein a first shortest distance from the contact suppression mechanism to the opening in a plan view is shorter than a second shortest distance from the inner edge of the connection portion of the seal portion to the opening in a plan view.

6. A lidded container comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container,
wherein the container comprises a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and comprises a first plane,
a circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion,
the seal portion comprises a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion,
at least one of the flange portion and the lid comprises a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion, and wherein the contact suppression mechanism comprises a cutout portion formed in the flange portion outside the protruding seal portion.

7. The lidded container according to claim 6 , wherein the protruding seal portion includes an outer edge, the outer edge being in contact with the cutout portion of the flange portion.

8. A lidded container comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container,
wherein the container comprises a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and comprises a first plane,
a circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion,
the seal portion comprises a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion,
at least one of the flange portion and the lid comprises a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion, and wherein the contact suppression mechanism comprises a stepped portion formed in the flange portion outside the protruding seal portion, and
the stepped portion comprises at least a flange wall portion which is continuously connected to the first plane and extends downward from the first plane.

9. The lidded container according to claim 8 , wherein the protruding seal portion includes an outer edge, the outer edge being in contact with the stepped portion of the flange portion.

10. A lidded container comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container,
wherein the container comprises a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and comprises a first plane,
a circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion,
the seal portion comprises a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion,
at least one of the flange portion and the lid comprises a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion, and wherein when, of a straight line extending to pass through a distal end point of the protruding seal portion and the center point of the opening, a portion connecting two intersection points with an outer edge of the seal portion is referred to as a first line segment and, of a straight line extending to be orthogonal to the first line segment and pass through the center point of the opening, a portion connecting two intersection points with the outer edge of the seal portion is referred to as a second line segment, the first line segment is shorter than the second line segment.

11. A lidded container comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a lid which covers the opening and is joined to the container,
wherein the container comprises a bottom portion, a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion, and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of the side portion and comprises a first plane,
a circumferential seal portion is formed between the lid and the first plane of the flange portion,
the seal portion comprises a main seal portion and a protruding seal portion protruding inward with respect to the main seal portion,
at least one of the flange portion and the lid comprises a contact suppression mechanism for suppressing a contact between the flange portion and the lid, which is provided outside the protruding seal portion at a position corresponding to at least the protruding seal portion, and wherein the protruding seal portions are formed at two or more positions facing each other in the container.

12. A container having an opening, the container comprising:
a bottom portion; a side portion standing upright from the bottom portion; and a flange portion which is continuously connected to an upper portion of th

Assignees

• Dainippon Printing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kado Takashi
• Tsuchida Masako
• Kameda Katsumi
• Watanabe Kaoru

Classifications

• B65D77/2064

  the seal being locally weakened, e.g. by using a sealing inhibitor · CPC title

• B65D77/20

  by applying separate lids or covers {, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers} · CPC title

• B65D77/204

  the cover having an unsealed portion for initiating removal (B65D77/2036 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D81/34

  for packaging foodstuffs {or other articles} intended to be cooked or heated within the package · CPC title

• A47J36/027

  Cooking- or baking-vessels specially adapted for use in microwave ovens; Accessories therefor · CPC title