Container with pod and outer sleeve

Abstract

There is described a container for storing a product. The container includes a sleeve having a base at a lower end of the sleeve, and one or more sidewalls extending from the base and defining an open upper end of the sleeve. The container further includes a pod partially inserted into the sleeve through the open upper end of the sleeve. The pod has a receptacle for holding the product, a neck defining an opening into the receptacle, a lid engageable with the neck for closing the opening, and a shoulder at least partially overlapping the one or more sidewalls.

1 . A container for storing a product, comprising:
 a sleeve comprising:
 a base at a lower end of the sleeve; and 
 one or more sidewalls extending from the base and defining an open upper end of the sleeve; and 
   a pod partially inserted into the sleeve through the open upper end of the sleeve and comprising:
 a receptacle for holding the product; 
 a neck defining an opening into the receptacle; 
 a lid engageable with the neck for closing the opening; and 
 a shoulder at least partially overlapping the one or more sidewalls. 
   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the shoulder relative to a width of the one or more sidewalls is configured to prevent further insertion of the pod into the sleeve through the open upper end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the pod is at least partially formed of one or more of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), aluminium, and glass. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is at least partially formed of one or more of cardboard, plastic, aluminium, and hemp. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the pod is at least partially formed of a material having one or more anti-static properties. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder wholly overlapping the one or more sidewalls. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shoulder comprises an upper seat; and   the lid comprises a rim that at least partially overlaps the upper seat when the lid is engaged with the neck.   
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein a base of the neck meets the upper seat. 
     
     
         11 . The container of ny ore of claims  140 , wherein the shoulder comprises a lower seat for preventing further insertion of the pod into the sleeve through the open upper end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder is flush with the one or more sidewalls. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is flush with the shoulder when the lid is engaged with the neck. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the pod is secured to the sleeve by an interference fit between one or more outer surfaces of the receptacle and one or more inner surfaces of the one or more sidewalls. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises one or more features on one or more outer surfaces of the receptacle for engaging with one or more inner surfaces of the one or more sidewalls to resist rotation of the sleeve relative to the pod. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more feature comprise elongated protrusions, wherein the elongated protrusions are spaced one from another in a second direction different to the first direction. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the one or more features are provided on an outer landing surface of the receptacle; and   the landing surface meets a lower seat of the shoulder.   
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises a rounded base, wherein the base comprises an annular convex portion surrounding a central concave portion. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lower end of the sleeve is open. 
     
     
         23 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve further comprises a base member extending from the one or more sidewalls toward a longitudinal axis defined by the sleeve, thereby closing the lower end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein one or more materials forming the pod may comprise one or more additives, or one or more materials, for reducing one or more of a moisture vapour transmission rate and an oxygen transmission rate into or out of the receptacle. 
     
     
         27 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A method of manufacturing a container for storing a product, comprising:
 providing a sleeve comprising:
 a base at a lower end of the sleeve; and 
 one or more sidewalls extending from the base and defining an open upper end of the sleeve; and 
   providing a pod comprising:
 a receptacle for holding the product; 
 a neck defining an opening into the receptacle; and 
 a shoulder; and 
   partially inserting the pod within the sleeve through the open upper end of the sleeve such that the shoulder at least partially overlaps the one or more sidewalls.   
     
     
         33 - 36 . (canceled)