One Peice Squeezable Container

Abstract

The present invention concerns a one piece squeezable container for chilled or frozen products comprising a body formed by a wall and closing means, said body having in his greater section a dimension d1 and a neck with an internal diameter d2, a wall thickness comprised between 30 and 500 pm, being made from a semicrystalline PET and wherein the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is comprised between 20 and 100.

Description

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, given by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view in side elevation and in diameter of one embodiment of the container of the invention and

FIG. 2 is a schematic view in side elevation and in diameter of a second embodiment of the container of the invention.

In the first embodiment described and depicted, the container 3 for a chilled dairy product, like a yoghurt, essentially consists of a body 1 and one neck 2, with a form of a strawberry. In this present case, the container is filled with a strawberry yoghurt. The wall 4 of the container has a thickness of 70 microns and is made from PET. The closure of the container is a membrane 5. The volume of the container is of 60 ml. In the present case, the ratio d2 internal diameter of the neck on d1 diameter on the greater section is 1:4.5. The outside of the container presents embossments 6 simulating the achenes from the strawberry. This container has a very good squeezability and allows a good emptying of the pasty product. It is very convenient to use.

The second embodiment is also a strawberry like the FIG. 1, but in the reverse shape. The container 10 for a chilled dairy product, like a yoghurt, essentially consists of a body 11 and one neck 12, with a form of a strawberry. In this present case, the container is filled with a strawberry yoghurt. The wall 14 of the container has a thickness of 70 microns and is made from PET. The closure of the container is a membrane 15. The volume of the container is of 60 ml. In the present case, the ratio d2 internal diameter of the neck on d1 diameter on the greater section is 1:4.5. The outside of the container presents embossments 16 simulating the achenes from the strawberry. This container has a very good squeezability and allows a good emptying of the product. It is very convenient to use.

Claims

1. A one piece squeezable container for housing a consumable product comprising a body formed by a wall, the body having at a largest section a dimension d1 and a neck with an internal diameter d2, a wall thickness of between 30 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline PET and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is between 20 and 100.

2. A container according to claim 1, wherein the body has a form that is substantially the form of a fruit or a vegetable.

3. A container according to claim 1, wherein the walls of the body have a thickness of between 50 and 200 μm.

4. A container according to claim 1, wherein the ratio d2 to d1 is between 1:3 and 1:10.

5. A container according to claim 1, wherein the container contains a chilled product selected from the group consisting of milk-based product, fruit-based product and vegetable-based product.

6. A container according to claim 1, wherein the container contains chilled product selected from the group consisting of yoghurt, fresh cheese, cream dessert, fruit compote, and jam.

7. A container according to claim 1, wherein the container contains a frozen product selected from the group consisting of ice-cream, frozen vegetable, frozen fruit compote, and frozen fruit puree.

8. A container according to claim 1, wherein the body has a volume of 5 to 250 ml.

9. A container according to claim 1, wherein the container includes a product having a viscosity of between 2000 and 50000 centiPoise.

10. A container for housing a consumable product comprising a body formed by a wall, having a thickness of between 30 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline PET and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is between 20 and 100 the container, when closed, has a high resistance to vertical and/or transverse loads allowing good resistance to transportation.

11. A one piece squeezable container for chilled or frozen products comprising a body formed by a wall having a wall thickness between 30 and 500 μm, the body being made from a semi-crystalline PET and the ratio volume of the body of the container per gram of PET of the body is between 20 and 100.