Container and a lock therefor

Abstract

The invention relates to a container which consists of a container body or a lower part and a lock and is characterized in that the lower part of the container and/or the lock are elastically deformable by a high restoring force at least in one parallel area in order to produce vacuum in the closed container.

1 . A container with a container body or lower element and with a closure, characterized in that the lower container element and/or the closure is elastically deformable in at least one partial section with a high restoring force for creating a vacuum in the closed container.  
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower container element and/or the closure are formed at least in one partial section by a wall section made of an elastic material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower container element and/or the closure outside of the at least one elastically deformable wall section is made of a hard material.  
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable wall section is formed by a membrane-like wall section of the closure.  
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable partial section is formed by an accordion-like wall section of the closure and/or of the lower container element.  
     
     
         6 . The container according  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable partial section is formed by a convex wall section forming a bulge or a reduction.  
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising means on the at least one elastically deformable section for increasing the restoring force.  
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one ventilation opening that can be closed by a sealing element is provided on the closure and/or on the lower container element.  
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the ventilation opening is provided in the container closure or lid.  
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the ventilation opening is provided in the container body or in the lower container element.  
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the sealing element of the at least one ventilation opening is a manually controllable valve.  
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the sealing element on the ventilation opening is an automatic valve.  
     
     
         13 . The container according to  claim 12 , wherein the valve comprises a valve body, which comprises an elastic or spring-action section that works together with a valve seat on the ventilation opening.  
     
     
         14 . The container according to  claim 13 , wherein the valve body consists of a first section made of a hard material for fastening the valve body and of an elastically deformable section provided on the first section that works together with the valve.  
     
     
         15 . The container according to  claim 14 , wherein the valve body is made of plastic, using the two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         16 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastically deformable wall section is manufactured as one piece with the container closure and/or the container body or lower element, made of plastic using the two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         17 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one deformable section is formed by an element that is connected with the container closure and/or the container body or lower element, by gluing, welding or joining.  
     
     
         18 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container closure is fastened on the container body or lower element in an airtight and/or gastight manner.  
     
     
         19 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises an edge forming a circular groove and that when the container is closed one edge of the lower container element is held by a groove.  
     
     
         20 . The container according to  claim 19 , wherein the groove and the edge of the container body or lower container element comprise a self-sealing, wedge-shaped or approximately wedge-shaped cross section.  
     
     
         21 . The container according to  claim 19 , wherein a circular seal is provided in the groove and/or a circular seal made of a soft elastic material is provided on the edge of the lower container element or container body.  
     
     
         22 . The container according to  claim 21 , wherein the seal is fastened to the closure and/or on the container body or lower element, for example by being molded on, using a two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         23 . The container according to  claim 19 , wherein the groove holding the edge of the container body or lower element is formed by a groove of a circular seal.  
     
     
         24 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable section is formed by a seal between the closure and the container body or lower element.  
     
     
         25 . The container according to  claim 1 , comprising a container for keeping food fresh with a lower container element and a container lid.  
     
     
         26 . The container according to  claim 25 , wherein the elastically deformable section is a section of the container lid.  
     
     
         27 . The container according to  claim 25 , wherein the elastic deformable section is formed by an elastically deformable wall section.  
     
     
         28 . The container according to  claim 25 , wherein the elastically deformable section is formed by an accordion-like section of the walls of the container body.  
     
     
         29 . The container according to claim, wherein the elastically deformable section is formed by a convex section with reinforcing elements.  
     
     
         30 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body is designed as a can.  
     
     
         31 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container closure is linked to the container body and/or can be locked on the container body by means of a bent-lever closure.  
     
     
         32 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is a butter dish with a dome-shaped container lid and an essentially bottle-shaped lower container element.  
     
     
         33 . The container according to  claim 32 , wherein the deformable section on the container lid is designed for example in the form of an accordion-like section.  
     
     
         34 . The container according to  claim 32 , wherein the deformable section is formed by a seal between the container lid and the lower container element.  
     
     
         35 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container in a closed condition is deformed by the at least one elastic section in the direction of the container axis and/or radially to the container axis.  
     
     
         36 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container closure can be screwed onto the container body or the lower container element.  
     
     
         37 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure can be pressed onto the container body or the lower container element.  
     
     
         38 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body and/or the closure or the container lid are designed so that the containers can be stacked.  
     
     
         39 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body or the lower container element has a round, oval or square cross section.  
     
     
         40 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body or the lower container element is a bottle.  
     
     
         41 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure is formed by a cap with an inner seal that can be placed on the mouth of the bottle, wherein the cap is made of the permanently elastic material in at least one partial section of its bottom.  
     
     
         42 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure forms an outwardly closed hollow body, which when the closure is placed on the container is connected with the interior of the container, and that the hollow body is made of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force at least in one partial section of its peripheral wall.  
     
     
         43 . The container according to  claim 42 , wherein the elastic material with a high restoring force is an elastomer.  
     
     
         44 . The container according to  claim 1 , comprising means for increasing the restoring force of material sections made of a permanently elastic material, preferably material sections provided in grooves in the accordion-like wall section, ring-shaped material sections enclosing the container on its periphery.  
     
     
         45 . The container according to  claim 1 , comprising a sealing element forming the elastically deformable section has a cross section with a larger cross section side in the axis direction parallel to the container axis than in an axis direction extending perpendicular to the same.  
     
     
         46 . The container according to  claim 1 , comprising means for limiting the movement stroke of the at least one elastic section, by belts or stops bridging the at least one elastically deformable section.  
     
     
         47 . The container according  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable section is formed by a reduction or bulge enclosing the container axis in a ring-shaped manner.  
     
     
         48 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure consists of a ring-shaped closure body with a seal that can be placed on the respective container and of a membrane closing the opening of the ring-shaped closure body, said membrane being made of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         49 . The container according to  claim 48 , wherein the closure body forms a protruding edge on one side opposing the seal.  
     
     
         50 . The container according to  claim 48 , wherein the closure comprises a closure body designed as a hollow body with an opening enclosed by a ring seal and that the hollow body is made in at least one partial section of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         51 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure is a re-closable closure for closing a container until the contents of the container are ultimately consumed.  
     
     
         52 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure and/or the container body outside of the elastically deformable section are made of a material other than plastic, such as glass or metal.  
     
     
         53 . A closure for a container, wherein the closure is elastically deformable in at least one partial section with a high restoring force for creating a vacuum in the closed container.  
     
     
         54 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure at least in one partial section of one wall section is formed from an elastic material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         55 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure outside of the at least one elastically deformable wall section is made of a hard material.  
     
     
         56 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable wall section is formed from a membrane-like wall section of the closure.  
     
     
         57 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable partial section is formed from an accordion-like wall section of the closure.  
     
     
         58 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable partial section is formed by a convex wall section forming a bulge or a reduction.  
     
     
         59 . A closure according to  claim 53 , further comprising means on the at least one elastically deformable section for increasing the restoring force.  
     
     
         60 . A closure according to  claim 53 , further comprising at least one ventilation opening that can be closed by a sealing element is provided on the closure.  
     
     
         61 . A closure according to  claim 60 , wherein the sealing element of the at least one ventilation opening is a manually controllable valve.  
     
     
         62 . A closure according to  claim 60 , wherein the sealing element on the ventilation opening is an automatic valve.  
     
     
         63 . A closure according to  claim 62 , wherein the valve comprises a valve body, which comprises an elastic or spring-action section that works together with a valve seat on the ventilation opening.  
     
     
         64 . A closure according to  claim 63 , wherein the valve body consists of a first section made of a hard material for fastening the valve body and of an elastically deformable section provided on the first section that works together with the valve.  
     
     
         65 . A closure according to  claim 64 , wherein the valve body is made of plastic, using the two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         66 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the elastically deformable wall section is manufactured as one piece with the closure, of plastic using the two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         67 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the at least one deformable section is formed from an element that is connected with the container closure, by gluing, welding or joining.  
     
     
         68 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the container closure can be fastened on the container body or lower element ( 2 - 2   u ) in an airtight and/or gastight manner.  
     
     
         69 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure comprises an edge forming a circular groove and that when the container is closed, one edge of the lower container element is held by a groove.  
     
     
         70 . A closure according to  claim 69 , wherein the groove and the edge of the container body or lower container element comprise a self-sealing, wedge-shaped or approximately wedge-shaped cross section.  
     
     
         71 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein a circular seal is provided in the groove and/or a circular seal made of a soft elastic material is provided on the edge of the lower container element or container body.  
     
     
         72 . A closure according to  claim 71 , wherein the seal is fastened to the closure by being molded on, using a two-component injection molding process.  
     
     
         73 . A closure according to  claim 69 , wherein the groove holding the edge of the container body or lower element is formed by a groove of a circular seal.  
     
     
         74 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable section is formed by a seal ( 25 ) on the closure.  
     
     
         75 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure can be screwed onto the container body or the lower container element.  
     
     
         76 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure can be pressed onto the container body or the lower container element.  
     
     
         77 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure is formed by a cap with an inner seal that can be placed on the mouth of a bottle, wherein the cap is made of the permanently elastic material in at least one partial section of its bottom.  
     
     
         78 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure forms an outwardly closed hollow body, which when the closure is placed on the container is connected with the interior of the container, and that the hollow body is made of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force at least in one partial section of its peripheral wall.  
     
     
         79 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the elastic material with a high restoring force is an elastomer.  
     
     
         80 . A closure according to  claim 53 , comprising a sealing element forming the elastically deformable section having a cross section with a larger cross section side in the axis direction parallel to the container axis than in an axis direction extending perpendicular to the same.  
     
     
         81 . A closure according to  claim 53 , further comprising means for limiting the movement stroke of the at least one elastic section, by belts or stops bridging the at least one elastically deformable section.  
     
     
         82 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure consists of a ring-shaped closure body with a seal that can be placed on the respective container and of a membrane closing the opening of the ring-shaped closure body, said membrane being made of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         83 . A closure according to  claim 82 , wherein the closure body forms a protruding edge on one side opposing the seal.  
     
     
         84 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure comprises a closure body designed as a hollow body with an opening enclosed by a ring seal and that the hollow body is made in at least one partial section of the elastically deformable material with a high restoring force.  
     
     
         85 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure is a re-closable closure for closing a container until the contents of the container are ultimately consumed.  
     
     
         86 . A closure according to  claim 53 , wherein the closure outside of the elastically deformable section is made of a material other than plastic, such as glass or metal.  
     
     
         87 . An automatic valve for closing an opening, with a valve seat enclosing the opening and with a valve body, which comprises one elastic or spring-action section working together with the opening, wherein the valve body consists of one first section made of a hard material for fastening the valve body and of one elastically deformable section provided on the first section that works together with the valve.  
     
     
         88 . The valve according to  claim 87 , wherein the valve body is made of plastic, using the two-component injection molding process.