IP Library Granted Patent US 12,239,263
Granted Patent B2
US 12,239,263 · App. 17/799,735 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Receptacle

Inventor: Daniel Schmieg (Fellbach, DE)
A47J47/10B65D21/0219B65D51/1683B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00407
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Patent No.
US 12,239,263
App. No.
17/799,735
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The receptacle has a container ( 1 ) which is intended for receiving products that form condensation when warm, for example food products or the like, and which can be closed by a lid ( 2 ). In order that the container ( 1 ) can be closed and placed in the refrigerator for cooling and storage purposes straight after being filled with the still-warm product, the receptacle has at least one opening ( 3 ), which is provided in an annular wall ( 11 ) of the lid ( 2 ) and can be closed by at least one closure part ( 4 ). In the fitted position, the lid ( 2 ) and/or the closure part ( 4 ) can be adjusted relative to one another. If warm products, for example warm food products, are introduced into the receptacle, then the opening ( 3 ) is at least partly opened, so that, as the warm product cools down, the steam which forms can escape. This prevents any relatively large quantities of condensation from forming in the container.

Claims (29)

1. A receptacle comprising:

a container comprising a fill opening and configured to receive via the fill opening food products producing steam and a condensate when heated;

a lid comprising a closed lid bottom and an annular cylindrical wall connected to the closed lid bottom, wherein the annular cylindrical wall comprises at least one lid opening configured to allow the steam to escape to prevent the condensate from forming in the container, wherein the lid is a part separate from the container, wherein the lid is configured to attach to a rim of the fill opening of the container to close the container and the lid is removable from the container in order to fill the container and empty the container, wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the lid projects partially past the closed lid bottom in a direction away from the container;

a closure part disposed on the lid and connected by a form fit connection to the lid, wherein the closure part does not cover the lid bottom and is configured to close the at least one lid opening, wherein the closure part comprises an annular cylindrical wall surrounding the annular cylindrical wall of the lid, wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part comprises at least one closure part opening;

wherein the lid and the closure part are adjustable relative to each other to align the at least one closure part opening and the at least one lid opening at least partially with each other to release the at least one lid opening so that the steam escapes from the container.

2. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises at least one venting region configured to be closed by the closure part, or wherein the closure part comprises at least one venting region configured to be closed by the lid.

3. The receptacle according to claim 2 , wherein the venting region of the lid is provided in the annular cylindrical wall of the lid, or wherein the venting region of the closure part is provided in the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part.

4. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one lid opening and/or the at least one closure part opening has an oval contour.

5. The receptacle according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one lid opening extends in a circumferential direction of the annular cylindrical wall of the lid.

6. The receptacle according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one closure part opening extends in a circumferential direction of the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part.

7. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises one or more venting regions disposed in the annular cylindrical wall of the lid and configured to be closed by the closure part, wherein at least one reinforcement part is provided in a region between at least one of the at least one lid opening and at least one of the one or more venting regions in the annular cylindrical wall of the lid, wherein the at least one reinforcement part is a rib-shaped reinforcement arranged at an inner side of the annular cylindrical wall, wherein the rib-shaped reinforcement extends substantially across an entire height of the annular cylindrical wall.

8. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part comprises a first rim at an end of the annular cylindrical wall facing the container, wherein the first rim of the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part comprises a circumferential annular projection, extending in a circumferential direction all around the first rim and engaging a circumferential annular groove in an outer side of the annular cylindrical wall of the lid, wherein the circumferential annular groove extends in the circumferential direction all around the outer side and is open radially outwardly, wherein the circumferential annular projection projects radially inwardly into the circumferential annular groove in a form fit connection.

9. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the lid comprises rib-shaped reinforcements arranged at an inner side of the annular cylindrical wall and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the annular cylindrical wall, wherein the rib-shaped reinforcements extend substantially across an entire height of the annular cylindrical wall.

10. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed bottom of the lid is provided with reinforcement parts, wherein the reinforcement parts are positioned at an outer side of the closed bottom and radiate inwardly away from the annular cylindrical wall of the lid.

11. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed bottom of the lid comprises rib-shaped reinforcement parts and an annular reinforcement part, wherein the rib-shaped reinforcement parts extend radially relative to the annular reinforcement part.

12. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the lid comprises reinforcement parts at an inner side thereof, wherein the reinforcement parts are axially extending ribs extending substantially across an entire height of the annular cylindrical wall of the lid.

13. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part comprises an inwardly bent rim at an end of the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part facing away from the container, wherein the inwardly bent rim extends in a circumferential direction all around the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part and rests on a rim of the lid.

14. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the closed bottom of the lid is curved convexly downwardly in a direction toward the container.

15. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the closure part is secured against rotation in defined positions relative to the lid by a plurality of detents.

16. The receptacle according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of detents are formed by one or more recesses and one or more projections positioned at a circumferential distance from each other, respectively.

17. The receptacle according to claim 8 , wherein the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part comprises a second rim arranged at an end of the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part facing away from the container and projecting past the closed lid bottom, wherein the second rim is inwardly bent and forms a circumferentially extending raised rim extending above the lid bottom and surrounding a recess of the lid defined by the closed lid bottom and the annular cylindrical wall projecting partially past the closed lid bottom in a direction away from the container.

18. A receptacle comprising:

a container configured to receive products producing a condensate when heated;

a lid comprising an annular wall and at least one lid opening in the annular wall, wherein the lid is a part separate from the container, wherein the lid is configured to attach to a rim of the container to close the container and is removable from the container in order to fill the container or empty the container;

a closure part disposed on the lid and comprising an annular wall surrounding the annular wall of the lid;

wherein the lid comprises a bottom and a raised rim projecting past the bottom in a direction away from the container, wherein the raised rim and the bottom define a recess of the lid, wherein the recess is configured to stack a further receptacle on the lid, wherein the raised rim provides an anti-slide protection for the further receptacle stacked in the recess, wherein the closure part is configured such that the bottom of the lid is not covered by the closure part and the recess is accessible for stacking;

wherein the lid and the closure part are adjustable relative to each other for opening and closing the at least one lid opening even when a further receptacle is stacked on the bottom of the lid.

19. The receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the form fit connection is comprised of an annular groove disposed in an outer wall of the annular cylindrical wall of the lid and further comprises an annular projection disposed on the annular cylindrical wall of the closure part and engaging the annular groove.

20. The receptacle according to claim 9 , wherein the lid bottom of the lid comprises radial reinforcement parts arranged at a distance from each other.

Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2020 000 857.5 · Feb 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230210312A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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