Container with an insert and a lid

Abstract

A container ( 1 ) comprising a body ( 30 ) having an open end, an insert ( 40 ) arranged to fit inside the body and a lid ( 20 ) to close the open end of the body. The insert is designed to accommodate a product, and contacts the lid during opening to facilitate removal of the lid from the body. The lid is arranged inside the periphery of the open end of the body and the container is adapted to be opened by a user by pushing down on a portion of the lid until it engages with the insert, causing the opposite side of the lid to lift up and thereby allowing the lid to be easily removed by a user.

1 . A container includes a body having an open end, an insert arranged to fit inside the body and designed to accommodate a product, and a lid to close the open end of the body, characterised in that:
 the lid is arranged inside the periphery of the open end of the body and the container is adapted to be opened by a user by pushing down on a portion of the lid until it engages with the insert, causing an opposite side of the lid to lift up allowing the lid to be easily removed by a user.   
     
     
         2 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid or the body has one or more pips adapted to engage with the other of the open end of the container body or the lid. 
     
     
         3 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert is provided with a cut away and the lid contacts the cut away during opening. 
     
     
         4 . A container according to  claim 3 , wherein the shape of the cut away is modified to achieve different amounts of movement during opening. 
     
     
         5 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid has a recessed panel. 
     
     
         6 . A container according to  claim 5 , wherein the recessed panel is embossed or textured. 
     
     
         7 . A container according to  claim 5 , wherein the lid includes a physical or visual indication of where to push to initiate opening.