Container assembly having stacking means

Abstract

A container assembly includes a container part and a lid part. The lid part has a connection portion to be connected to the container part. For automatic assembly of the container assembly from the container part and the lid part it is advantageous that separate lid parts can be manipulated easily. The lid parts are stackable. More particular it is proposed to provide the top side of the lid with a circumferential cam which can engage inside a circumferential rim of the connection portion. To be able to remove dust and debris from the top side of the lid it is proposed to provide a circumferential cam with interruptions. In the embodiment wherein part of the lid is shaped to correspond with its aimed contents, as is for example part of the spoon, the interruption should preferably be provided at the location of such shape such as a spoon.

1 . A container assembly comprising a container part and a lid part, said lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to said container part and a lid being pivotably connected to said connection portion, wherein the side remote from said lid of said connection portion and the side of the lid remote from the connection portion are provided with first complementary stacking means. 
   
   
       2 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said complementary stacking means comprise a cam and recess or rim. 
   
   
       3 . The container assembly to  claim 2 , wherein said cam is provided on the lid on the side remote from said connection portion. 
   
   
       4 . The container assembly to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom of said container part and the side of said lid being remote from said connection portion are provided with second complementary stacking means. 
   
   
       5 . The container assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said first and second stacking means on said lid are identical. 
   
   
       6 . The container assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said cam comprises a circumferential cam extending near the outer circumference of said lid. 
   
   
       7 . The container assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein said circumferential cam is provided with interruptions. 
   
   
       8 . The container assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said lid is smooth at a location of said interruptions. 
   
   
       9 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lid is arranged for internally accommodating a spoon, wherein in said lid the (partial) shape of said spoon is provided. 
   
   
       10 . The container assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said interruption is provided at the location of said (partial) shape. 
   
   
       11 . The container assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein said lid is rectangular and said (partial) shape extends diagonally. 
   
   
       12 . The container assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the angles of said rectangle are curved and one side is convex shaped. 
   
   
       13 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lid comprising a lip for locking said lid to said connection portion, said locking lip being operably connected to said lid and having a cam and said connecting portion having a further cam, both cams positioned for engaging one another to keep said lid locked onto said connecting portion when said locking lip is not operated and to disengage one another when said locking lip is operated, said lid further having a gripping area adjacent said locking lip for arrangement of a finger or thumb of a user when operating said lip. 
   
   
       14 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid is provided with at least one abutment extending in normal direction with respect to a plane of the lid for providing abutment against forces with a component parallel to the plane of the lid, as a part of said first complementary stacking means 
   
   
       15 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the side remote from said lid of said connection portion is provided with a circumferential rim as a part of said first complementary stacking means 
   
   
       16 . The container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lid comprising a lip for locking said lid to said connection portion, said locking lip being operably connected to said lid and having a cam and said connecting portion having a further cam, both cams positioned for engaging one another to keep said lid onto said connecting portion when said locking lip is not operated and to disengage one another when said locking lip is operated, and said connection portion further comprises a security lip positioned over said locking lip for preventing operation of said locking lip and providing temper evidence. 
   
   
       17 . A lid part comprising a connection portion for connection with a container part and a lid being pivotly connected to said connection portion wherein the side of said lid remote from said connection portion and the side of said connection portion being remote from said lid are provided with first complementary stacking means. 
   
   
       18 . A container assembly comprising a container part and a lid part, said lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to said container part, a lid being pivotably connected to said connection portion, and a locking means for locking said lid to said connection portion, wherein said locking means comprises a lip on said lid which has an upper lip part extending above a lid surface away from said connection portion and a lower lip part extending adjacent to said connecting portion, said lip being tiltable with respect to said lid about an axis substantially in a plane of said lid and near an edge of said lid. 
   
   
       19 . The container assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein said locking lip is connected to said lid via an at least partly thinned portion of said lid, in an embodiment a part of the portion of the lid connecting the locking lip is taken away. 
   
   
       20 . A container assembly comprising a container part and a lid part, said lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to said container part, a lid being pivotably connected to said connection portion, and a locking means for locking said lid to said connection portion, wherein said lid comprising a lip for locking said lid to said connection portion, said lip being operably connected to said lid and having a cam and said connecting portion having a further cam, both cams positioned for engaging one another to keep said lid onto said connecting portion when said lip is not operated and to disengage one another when said lip is operated, and said connection portion further comprises a security lip positioned over said lip for preventing operation of said locking lip and providing temper evidence. 
   
   
       21 . The container according to  claim 20 , wherein said security lip is connected to said connecting portion adjacent to both sides of said locking lip, and is connected to said connecting portion adjacent to an end of said locking lip via connecting bridges. 
   
   
       22 . A container assembly comprising a container part and a lid part, said lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to said container part and a lid being pivotably connected to said connection portion, wherein said lid comprising a lip for locking said lid to said connection portion, said lip being operably connected to said lid and having a cam and said connecting portion having a further cam, both cams positioned for engaging one another to keep said lid locked onto said connecting portion when said lip is not operated and to disengage one another when said lip is operated, said lid further having a gripping area adjacent said lip for arrangement of a finger or thumb of a user when operating said lip. 
   
   
       23 . The container assembly according to  claim 22 , wherein said lid comprises a rim adjacent to said gripping area and having a rim wall extending to said gripping area. 
   
   
       24 . The container assembly according to  claim 22 , wherein said gripping area comprises a local depression or recess in said lid. 
   
   
       25 . The container assembly according to  claim 24 , wherein said depression has a wall running downward from the wall of the rim. 
   
   
       26 . Lid part for a container assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lid part is injection moulded as one part, in particular injection moulded from PE, PP, or the like.