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EP2130777B1
EP2130777B1 EP09156551A EP09156551A EP2130777B1 EP 2130777 B1 EP2130777 B1 EP 2130777B1 EP 09156551 A EP09156551 A EP 09156551A EP 09156551 A EP09156551 A EP 09156551A EP 2130777 B1 EP2130777 B1 EP 2130777B1
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  • Pails are often used to ship and sell products to consumers.
  • the pails include a base and a side wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base. At an open end of the pail, a lip may be formed for retaining a lid thereon.
  • the pail may include one or more reinforcing rings protruding outwardly from the side of the side wall. These rings sometimes cause the pails to "shingle," wherein the ring of one pail rides up on top of the ring of an adjacent pail thereby interfering with stacking of the pails.
  • lids that snap down over a lip at the open end of the pail.
  • the lids may include a tear away portion around the periphery of the lid.
  • the tear away portion prevents the lid from being removed until the tear away portion is torn away from the rest of the lid.
  • four latch portions remain on the lid after the tear away portion has been removed.
  • the latch portions permit the lid to be removably re-secured to the pail. Removal of the lid is a two step process, where the user must unsnap two opposing latch portions with two hands, then rotate his hands to unsnap the other two latch portions.
  • a pail having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in FR-A-2176796 .
  • a pail includes a base and at least one wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base to an opening of the pail.
  • a lip protrudes outwardly from an upper edge of the wall adjacent the opening.
  • a skirt curves outwardly and downwardly from an outer surface of the wall below the lip.
  • the skirt performs several functions. First, the curved outer surface of the skirt prevents shingling by adjacent containers. Instead, the skirt of one container will slide down the curved surface of the skirt of an adjacent container.
  • the skirt can be used as a handle and can be gripped from underneath to help lift the pail. The skirt also limits the amount of nesting of two empty pails, so that they do not get stuck together.
  • a disclosed lid which may be used with a pail in accordance with the invention includes an upper wall and three latch portions extending downwardly from an outer periphery of the upper wall.
  • the three latch portions are substantially evenly disposed about the outer periphery of the upper wall.
  • a tear away strip connects the three latch portions, to prevent removal of the lid from the pail.
  • the lid can be removed from the pail by manually deflecting two of the latch portions in a single step.
  • the lid is easier to remove from the pail in one step.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pail according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the pail of Figure 1 .
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the pail of Figure 1 .
  • Figure 4 is a section view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3 .
  • Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view of the pail of Figure 1 .
  • Figure 6 illustrates the pail of Figure 1 with a similar pail nested therein.
  • Figure 7 is a side view of the pail of Figure 1 with a similar pail adjacent thereto.
  • Figure 8 illustrates the pail of Figure 1 with a handle and lid (tear strip removed).
  • Figure 9 is a bottom perspective view of the lid of Figure 8 with the tear strip in place.
  • Figure 10 is a bottom perspective view of the lid of Figure 9 with the tear strip torn away.
  • Figure 11 is a bottom view of the lid of Figure 10 .
  • Figure 12 is a top view of the pail and lid of Figure 8 , with the tear strip removed.
  • Figure 13 is a section view taken along line 13-13 of Figure 12 , with the tear strip removed.
  • Figure 14 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 13 .
  • a pail 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 1 .
  • the pail 10 includes a base 12 and a side wall 14 extending upwardly from the outer periphery of the base 12.
  • a lip 16 protrudes outwardly from the upper edge of the side wall 14.
  • a mid-ring 18 protrudes outwardly from the side wall 14.
  • a skirt 20 curves outwardly and downwardly from an outer surface of the side wall 14.
  • a pair of handle attachment walls 22 are spaced outwardly of the side wall 14 and generally parallel thereto, or, more specifically, tangential thereto.
  • the handle attachment wall 22 includes an aperture 26 for attaching a handle.
  • Curved side walls 28 enclose the handle attachment wall 22.
  • the handle attachment wall 22 extends from the skirt 20 to the mid-ring 18.
  • the handle attachment wall 22 extends downwardly to the lower most edge of the skirt 20 and upwardly to the mid-ring 18. This reinforces the handle attachment wall 22, the mid-ring 18 and the skirt 20.
  • the handle attachment wall 22 is tapered toward the upper end of the handle attachment wall 22.
  • the side walls 28 extend from the skirt 20 to the mid-ring 18 and also curve inwardly at the top of the handle attachment wall 22.
  • the lip 16, mid-ring 18 and skirt 20 all contribute to the rigidity of the side wall 14 and help it maintain a circular cross-section.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the pail 10.
  • Figure 4 is a section view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3 of the pail 10.
  • the mid-ring 18 is angled downwardly as it protrudes outwardly from the outer surface of the side wall 14.
  • the skirt 20 generally has an outer surface that is rounded and curved. Ribs 30, perpendicular to the side wall 14 extend between the side wall 14 and skirt 20 to reinforce the skirt 20.
  • the base 12 is slightly bowed upward toward the center and includes an annular lip 32 protruding downwardly from the lower surface of the base 12, thereby defining a lower recess 34.
  • Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view of the pail 10.
  • a plurality of ribs 30 extend about the periphery of the side wall 14 inside the skirt 20.
  • the rounded recesses formed by the skirt 20 between the ribs 30 define handle areas about the circumference of the pail 10.
  • the handle attachment wall 26 defines a recess between the handle attachment wall 26 and the side wall 14 that opens downwardly through the skirt 20 up to the mid-ring 18.
  • the recess is defined by the mid-ring 18, side walls 28, handle attachment wall 22 and two adjacent ribs 30, coincident with the side walls 28.
  • the skirt 20' contacts the upper most edge of the side wall 14 of the lower pail 10 to limit the amount of nesting between the pails 10, 10', to prevent the pails 10, 10' from becoming stuck together.
  • Figure 7 illustrates the pails 10, 10' side by side.
  • the skirts 20, 20' may contact one another, but if one skirt 20 rides up onto the other skirt 20', the weight of the material in the pail 10 will cause the skirt 20 to slide down the outer curved, rounded surface of the skirt 20'. This provides for easier stacking of the pails 10, 10'.
  • FIG 8 illustrates the pail 10 with an optional wire handle 40 having ends 42 received within apertures 26 of the handle attachment walls 22. Such handles 40 are well known.
  • the pail 10 is also shown with an optional lid 50.
  • the lid 50 includes an annular upper wall 52 and a circular lower wall 54. Three latch portions 56 protrude downwardly from an outer periphery of the annular upper wall 52. An inner annular lip 58 protrudes downwardly from an inner circumference of the annular upper wall 52 to connect the annular upper wall 52 to the circular lower wall 54.
  • the lid 50 of Figure 8 is shown without the tear away strip.
  • Figure 9 is a bottom view of the lid 50 with the tear away strip 64 in place.
  • the tear away strip 64 protrudes upwardly from an outer most annular lip 65 protruding downwardly from an outer periphery of the annular upper wall 52 ( Figure 8 ) and connecting the latch portions 56 to one another.
  • the lid 50 further includes an inner annular lip 58 protruding downwardly from the upper wall 52 and a middle angular lip 60 protruding downwardly from the annular upper wall 52, outwardly of the inner annular lip 58.
  • a plurality of ribs 66 protrude downwardly from the circular lower wall 54 of the lid 50 and extend between the inner annular lip 58 and the middle annular lip 60 to reinforce both of them.
  • Figure 10 illustrates the lid 50 of Figure 9 with the tear away strip 64 removed.
  • the tear away strip 64 ( Figure 9 ) is torn away from the outer most annular lip 65 and from the latch portions 66.
  • the lid 50 includes three latch portions 56 that are equally (or substantially equally) spaced about the periphery of the lid 50, i.e. having centers spaced by about 120°.
  • Figure 12 is a top view of the lid 50 on a pail 10, with the tear strip 64 removed.
  • Figure 13 is a section view taken along line 13-13 of Figure 12 with the tear strip 64 removed.
  • Figure 14 is an enlarged view of the area of the pail surrounding the latch portion 56 of the lid 60 of Figure 13 .
  • the latch portions 56 latch underneath the lip 16 of the pail 10
  • the outer most annular lip 65 simply mates with the lip 16, without latching thereunder.
  • the lid 50 can be removed from the pail 10 and removably resealed to the pail 10.

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  1. Eimer (10) mit
    einem Boden (12),
    mindestens einer Wand (14), die sich von einem Umfang des Bodens (12) nach oben zu einer Öffnung des Eimers (10) erstreckt,
    einer Lippe (16), die von einem oberen Rand der mindestens einen Wand (14) nach außen vorragt, einer Randleiste (20), die sich von einer äußeren Fläche der mindestens einen Wand (14) unter der Lippe (16) nach außen und unten erstreckt,
    eine Henkelanbringwand (22), die von der mindestens einen Wand (14) beabstandet ist, und einen Mittelring (18), der von der mindestens einen Wand (14) nach außen vorragt, aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich die Henkelanbringwand (22) vom Mittelring (18) zur Randleiste (20) erstreckt; und die Randleiste (20) sich von der äußeren Fläche nach außen und unten krümmt.
  2. Eimer (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Randleiste (20) einen allgemein abgerundeten Querschnitt hat.
  3. Eimer (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Randleiste (20) mehrere Querrippen (30) aufweist, die allgemein senkrecht zu der mindestens einen Wand (14) verlaufen, wobei sich die Randleiste (20) über die Querrippen (30) nach außen und unten krümmt.
  4. Eimer (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Henkelanbringwand (22) allgemein parallel zu der mindestens einen wand (14) verläuft und sich von der Randleiste (20) nach oben erstreckt und wobei sich die Henkelanbringwand (22) nach unten öffnet.
  5. Eimer (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Henkelanbringwand (22) eine Henkelanbringöffnung (26) aufweist.
  6. Eimer (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner mit einem Paar Seitenwände (28), die die mindestens eine Wand (14) mit der Henkelanbringwand (22), dem Mittelring (18) und der Randleiste (20) verbindet.
  7. Eimer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner mit einem Eimerdeckel (50), der Folgendes umfasst:
    eine obere Wand (52),
    drei Riegelabschnitte (56), die sich von einem äußeren Umfang der oberen Wand (52) nach unten erstrecken, wobei die drei Riegelabschnitte (56) im Wesentlichen gleichmäßig um den äußeren Umfang der oberen Wand (52) angeordnet sind, und
    eine Abreißleiste (64), die die drei Riegelabschnitte (56) verbindet.
  8. Kombination aus Eimer und Eimerdeckel nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Eimerdeckel (50) ferner eine innere Lippe (58) aufweist, die von der oberen Wand (52) nach unten vorragt und von den Riegelabschnitten (56) nach innen beabstandet ist.
  9. Kombination aus Eimer und Eimerdeckel nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Eimerdeckel (50) ferner mehrere Rippen (66) aufweist, die von der oberen Wand (52) außerhalb der inneren Lippe (58) nach unten vorragen.
  10. Kombination aus Eimer und Eimerdeckel nach Anspruch 9, wobei der Eimerdeckel (50) ferner eine mittlere Lippe (60) aufweist, die von der oberen Wand (52) nach unten vorragt, wobei sich die mehreren Rippen (66) zwischen der inneren Lippe (58) und der mittleren Lippe (60) erstrecken.
  11. Kombination aus Eimer und Eimerdeckel nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, wobei die obere Wand (52) eine ringförmige obere Wand ist.
  12. Kombination aus Eimer und Eimerdeckel nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Eimerdeckel (50) ferner eine untere Wand (54) aufweist, wobei sich die innere Lippe (58) von der oberen Wand (52) nach unten zu einem äußeren Umfang der unteren Wand (54) erstreckt und wobei sich die Rippen (66) auf die untere Fläche der unteren Wand (54) erstrecken.
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