IP Library Granted Patent US 7,617,967
Granted Patent B2
US 7,617,967 · App. 11/185,117 · Granted Nov 17, 2009

Rings and containers for packaging

Assignee: ABRO Weidenhammer GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,617,967
App. No.
11/185,117
Granted
Nov 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Rings and containers for packaging of goods are provided. The containers include the rings. Each ring covers a top sidewall of a container. Moreover, each ring includes a first side and a second side. The first side extends along an outer portion of the top sidewall and the second side extends along an inner portion of the top sidewall. The first side extends farther down the top sidewall than the second side. The second side also includes an inside, which has ribs that adhere to the inner portion of the top sidewall. Furthermore, each rib has a hook or ridge.

Claims (18)

1. A container ring, comprising:

an injection molded plastic part to cover a circumference of a top sidewall of a container;

a first side of the injection molded plastic part having a first length to fit over an outside portion of the top sidewall;

a second side of the injection molded plastic part having a second length to fit over an inside portion of the top sidewall, wherein the first length is greater than the second length;

a plurality of plastic ribs located on an inside of the second side of the injection molded plastic part to adhere to the inside portion of the top sidewall, wherein each of the plastic rib has a hook shape; and

a plurality of additional plastic ribs situated on an inside of the first side of the injection molded plastic part, wherein each additional plastic rib is opposite one of the plastic ribs associated with the inside of the second side of the injection molded plastic part; wherein each of the additional plastic ribs extend beyond the second length along the inside of the first side of the injection molded plastic part.

2. The container ring of claim 1 , wherein the first length is two and half times as large as the second length.

3. The container ring of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of plastic ribs are evenly distributed on the inside of the second side of the injection molded plastic part.

4. The container ring of claim 1 , wherein each hook shape of each of the plastic ribs forms a ridge proximate to a bottom side of the second side of the injection molded plastic part.

5. A container, comprising:

a sidewall;

a bottom affixed to a bottom portion of the sidewall; and

a ring affixed to a top portion of the sidewall, wherein the ring includes a first side having an outer portion and an inner portion, the ring also includes a second side having an outer portion and an inner portion, and wherein the first side is larger than the second side, and the inner portions of the first side and the second side fit over the top portion of the sidewall, and wherein the inner portion of the second side includes ribs that force into the top portion of the sidewall to adhere the ring to the sidewall, wherein the inner portion of the first side of the ring includes a plurality of additional ribs, and wherein each rib of the second side extends outward from the second side at a greater distance than each additional rib of the first side extends outward from the first side.

6. The container of claim 5 , wherein the ring and the top portion of the sidewall have a shape that is at least one of square, circular, rectangular, and oval.

7. The container of claim 5 , wherein each of the ribs includes a hook or a rib shape along a bottom portion of the second side.

8. The container of claim 5 , wherein the ring is an injection molded plastic part.

9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the sidewall is made of a paper-based material.

10. The container of claim 5 further comprising, a lid to fit over the ring.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2014
From: WEIDENHAMMER PACKAGING GROUP GMBH
To: WEIDENHAMMER NEW PACKAGING LLC
Reel/Frame 033926/0871 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2014
From: ABRO WEIDENHAMMER GMBH
To: WEIDENHAMMER PACKAGING GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 033885/0987 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2007
From: WEIDENHAMMER PACKAGING LP
To: ABRO WEIDENHAMMER GMBH
Reel/Frame 019870/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2005
From: KOESSENDRUP, KLAUS MICHAEL
To: WEIDENHAMMER PACKAGING LP
Reel/Frame 016802/0094 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1089987700 · Jul 27, 2004
Related Publication 20060021988A1 · Feb 2, 2006