Use of a packing unit

Abstract

Use of a packaging unit having an encompassing wall and possibly a base, wherein the pack is designed substantially in the form of a cylinder, truncated cone, sphere, hemisphere, cartridge, pyramid or in some other way and, possibly together with the base, forms a cup, wherein the pack is used for packaging foods, for example beverage ingredients, medicine, tonics, food supplements and/or foods in liquid, pasty or solid form.

1 : Use of a packaging unit having a circumferential wall and, if applicable, a bottom, wherein the packaging unit is configured essentially in the form of a cylinder, truncated cone, sphere, hemisphere, cartridge, pyramid or some other shape, and forms a cup, together with the bottom, if applicable, wherein the packaging unit is used for packaging of foods, for example of beverage ingredients, medicine, tonics, nutritional supplements and/or nutrients in the form of liquids, pastes or solids. 
     
     
         2 : The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the ready-to-use product is prepared by adding hot or cold water to the content of the packaging unit. 
     
     
         3 : The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is expelled from the packaging unit, wherein fluids or gases such as compressed air, water, but also other liquids can be used, or, alternatively, a partial vacuum can also be used. 
     
     
         4 : The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is mechanically expelled from the packaging unit. 
     
     
         5 : The use according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein fundamentally known coffee cartridges are utilized for the use according to the invention.   
     
     
         6 : The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the packaging unit is used for wellness and/or lifestyle products, OTC medications, vitamins, minerals, phytoneering products and/or pharmaceutical products. 
     
     
         7 : The use according to  claim 1 , wherein an edge flange or a lip is provided at the free end of the packaging unit, wherein the edge flange or the lip can have an at least approximately constant thickness over its entire progression and/or that the packaging unit is closed off with a lid at its free end, wherein the lid can also be configured to be flat and/or wherein in the case of a tubular packaging unit, both free ends are closed off with a lid, in each instance, wherein one or both lids can also be configured to be flat. 
     
     
         8 : The use according to  claim 7 , wherein planned breaking points are provided in the bottom region for opening the packaging unit and/or wherein planned breaking points are provided in the lid for opening the packaging unit, wherein a screen or filter, which can be exposed when the packaging unit is opened, can be disposed in the bottom and/or lid. 
     
     
         9 : The use according to  claim 7 , wherein the barrier layer is configured as a moisture barrier, oxygen barrier and/or flavor barrier, and can consist of a coating, a laminate, a varnish or some other material application, which is applied before or after production of the packaging unit. 
     
     
         10 : The use according to  claim 7 , wherein the packaging unit is produced from a plastic, aluminum, paper, cardboard and/or composite material, in one or more layers. 
     
     
         11 : The use according to  claim 10 , wherein at least one layer of the packaging unit is produced from a material that contains fibers, in particular a material that contains cellulose fibers, primarily paper or cardboard.