Cubical beverage packaging unit
US7878363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D77/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage packaging unit (1) that includes an opening (8) from which the liquid contents of the unit can be drunk, wherewith said opening, or orifice (8), can be closed with the aid of an closure element (3). The invention is characterized in that the packaging unit (1) is parallelepipedic in shape including a hollow box-like body (2) and said closer element (3); in that said parallelepipedic hollow box-like body (2) has a bevelled corner at which there is formed a three-sided or triangular surface (7) that connects with said box-like body; in that there projects out from said surface (7) a tubular part (4) that includes said opening or orifice; in that said closure element (3) includes a generally pyamidal body which is shaped so that when in abutment with said bevelled corner of said box-like body (2) it forms, together with said body, said parallelepipedic packaging unit (1); in that said closure element includes a cavity (6) for receiving said tubular part (4); and in that the packaging unit includes co-acting fasteners (10) on said tubular part (4) and also in said cavity (6) for removably retaining said closure element (3) at said tubular part, so that said box-like body (2)…
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