PAPER-BASED OR PAPERBOARD-BASED CONTAINER AND RELATED METHOD

• Main Authors: Gunnestad, Anne Lene, Wieser, Martin Kurt, Kvam, Gerd Unni, Roses, Esteban, Schanche, Kristin, Glosli, Anders, Scheper, Madison Simunek, Fossum, Stein-Fredrik, Yran, Siri
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.01.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

A paper-based or paperboard-based container (100) for holding a pourable food product is described, the container comprising: a substantially planar bottom portion (102), a top portion and a wall portion (106) wherein the top sealing region (126) being folded onto said at least one of the wall sections (108c, 108d) comprising the longitudinal sealing band (14) and being attached thereto such that the top panel (124) and the top sealing region (126) share a common border (58c) forming a top edge (134) of the container (100). The top panel (124) comprises a hinged opening panel section (72) allowing the food product to be dispensed and/or accessed, the opening panel section (72) being defined by a perimeter comprising a weakened line (74) to be broken during a first opening of the container (100) and a hinge line (75) retaining the opening panel section (72) to the container (100) after the first opening, and wherein the hinge line (75) being the section of the perimeter being the most distant from the top edge (134). A blank and a sleeve for producing the container is also described, as is a method for providing an opening in the container.