Container for receiving animal feed

Abstract

A container for receiving animal feed, in particular wet feed, including a base surface and a lateral surface protruding from the circumference of the base surface such that animal feed is received in the receiving area formed by the base surface and the lateral surface and can be emptied through an opening formed by the lateral surface circumference facing away from the base surface. The base surface is operatively connected to an opening element for opening a hole in the base surface. Also provided is animal feed being received in the receiving area of a container, to a method for producing a container, and to a method for filling a container with animal feed and/or food.

1 . A container for receiving animal feed, particularly wet feed, comprising: a base surface; a lateral surface protruding from the circumference of the base surface so that animal feed can be received in a receptacle space formed by the base surface and the lateral surface and emptied through an opening formed by the circumference of the lateral surface facing away from the base surface; and the base surface is operatively connected to an opening element for opening a hole in the base surface. 
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base surface has a hole, wherein the hole is closed with the removable opening element. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the lateral surface has a cross section that increases in the emptying direction of the container. 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the lateral surface and the base surface essentially have the shape of the lateral surface and the top surface of a truncated cone. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an inner coating, preferably a primer and/or a non-stick coating, is applied onto the side of the base surface and/or the lateral surface facing the receptacle space, wherein the primer preferably comprises a polyester resin, particularly a modified and/or aluminum-pigmented polyester resin, and/or has a surface density between 9 g/m 2  and 10 g/m 2 , and wherein the non-stick coating preferably comprises a polyester, a phenolic resin and/or a polyester-phenolic resin and/or has a surface density between 7 g/m 2  and 9 g/m 2 . 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a section of the base surface has an indentation in the direction of the receptacle space, wherein the indentation contains the hole to be opened, and wherein the opening element preferably lies within the indentation and/or has a smaller extent opposite to the emptying direction than a frontmost point or frontmost circumference of the lateral surface opposite to the emptying direction. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the opening element has a flap, wherein the flap preferably lies in the indentation. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the opening element comprises an elastic or viscoelastic material. 
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the opening element adheres
 to a side of the base surface facing away from the receptacle space or to an outer coating of this base surface and   to a side of the base surface facing the receptacle space or to an inner coating of this side of the base surface or to a protective and/or adhesive coating that is applied onto this side of the base surface or optionally onto the inner coating in the surroundings of the hole to be opened, wherein the protective and/or adhesive coating preferably comprises an aluminum-pigmented epoxy resin and/or has a surface density between 7 g/m 2  and 9 g/m 2 .   
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a lid is provided for closing the opening formed by the circumference of the lateral surface facing away from the base surface, wherein the lid preferably has an edge section, which is rigidly connected to the lateral surface, and a removable pull-off section, which is detachably connected to the edge section and preferably comprises aluminum and/or tinplate and/or a plastic and/or a plastic composite. 
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the edge section is on the side facing the opening aligned with the lateral surface in the emptying direction. 
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base surface and/or the lateral surface comprise a metal. 
     
     
         13 . A canned animal feed, characterized in that the animal feed is received in the receptacle space of a container according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . The canned animal feed according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the animal feed essentially is separated from the lateral surface and the base surface by a separating agent, which is applied onto the side of the lateral surface and the base surface facing the receptacle space in the form of an aerosol, wherein said separating agent preferably comprises a mixture of between 0.1 and 10 mass percent xanthan and between 90 mass percent and 99.9 mass percent oil. 
     
     
         15 . The canned animal feed according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the animal feed consists of two components that essentially are spatially separated, wherein the pH value of the two components preferably differs by less than 1, and/or the salt content of the two components preferably differs by less than 5 percent, and/or the water activity value of the two components preferably differs by less than 0.2. 
     
     
         16 . A method for producing a container according to  claim 11 , wherein the method comprises the following steps:
 preferably applying an inner coating onto the side of the lateral surface and the base surface facing the receptacle space; and   operatively connecting the base surface to an opening element for opening a hole in the base surface.   
     
     
         17 . The method for producing a container according to  claim 16 , characterized in that the process of operatively connecting the base surface) to the opening element for opening a hole in the base surface comprises the following steps:
 preferably applying a protective and/or adhesive coating onto the side of the base surface facing the receptacle space in the surroundings of the hole;   punching the hole into the base surface;   applying the material composition of the opening element from the side of the base surface facing away from the receptacle space; and   applying the material composition of the opening element from the side of the base surface facing the receptacle space.   
     
     
         18 . A method for filling a container according to  claim 1  with animal feed, particularly wet feed, characterized in that
 a separating agent is applied onto the side of the lateral surface and the base surface facing the receptacle space in the form of an aerosol, wherein said separating agent preferably comprises a mixture of between 0.1 mass percent and 10 mass percent xanthan and between 90 mass percent and 99.9 mass percent oil, and in that 
 the animal feed is subsequently filled into the receptacle space or a first component of the animal feed is initially filled into the receptacle space and a second component of the animal feed is subsequently filled into the receptacle space.