Lid for a container for food or beverage

Abstract

A lid for a container for food or beverage, comprising: an outer layer, an inner layer, wherein: the outer layer and the inner layer comprise paperboard and/or cardboard, the outer layer comprises at least one flap, configured to be arranged in a closed position wherein the flap at least partially closes an opening in the outer layer, and an opened position wherein said opening is uncovered, wherein flap is configured to be moved from the closed position to the opened position by being moved in a direction away from the inner layer

1 . A lid for a container for food or beverage, said container e.g. being a disposable container for fast food, take-away, or delivery; wherein the lid comprises:
 an outer layer comprising an outer surface extending in a first plane,   an inner layer comprising an inner surface extending in a second plane, wherein the second plane is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the inner surface is configured to face the inside of the container,   
       wherein:
 the outer layer and the inner layer comprise paperboard and/or cardboard material, 
 the outer layer comprises at least one flap, wherein the flap
 is configured to be arranged in
 a closed position wherein the flap at least partially closes an opening in the outer layer, and 
 an opened position wherein said opening is uncovered, wherein flap is configured to be moved from the closed position to the opened position by being moved in a direction away from the inner layer. 
 
 
 
     
     
         2 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a product indication associated with each flap. 
     
     
         3 . The lid according to  claim 2 , wherein the lid comprises more than one flap, wherein each flap has a respective product indication associated with the respective flap, wherein the respective product indications are different from each other. 
     
     
         4 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein in the closed position the flap is to the outer layer fixed by a breakable connection, and in the opened position said breakable connection is irreversible broken. 
     
     
         5 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein each flap comprises two perforated lines configured to be torn when the flap is moved from the closed position to the opened position. 
     
     
         6 . The lid according to  claim 1 , each flap is configured to be physically connected to the outer layer in the opened position. 
     
     
         7 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises a cut-out adjoining to each flap, optionally at a side of the flap opposite of where the flap is physically connected to the outer layer in the opened position. 
     
     
         8 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer extends continuously below each flap of the outer layer. 
     
     
         9 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer comprises at least one ventilation hole, wherein said ventilation holes are offset in a direction parallel to the first plane and/or second plane to any opening or hole of the outer layer, and wherein the outer layer also comprises at least one ventilation hole, wherein the ventilation holes of outer layer are offset in a direction parallel to the first plane and/or second plane relative to the ventilation holes of the inner layer. 
     
     
         10 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer is spaced from the outer layer when seen in a direction perpendicular to the first plane and/or the second plane. 
     
     
         11 . The lid according to  claim 1 , comprising at least three, four, five, six, or seven flaps. 
     
     
         12 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid further comprises a rim for arranging the lid on the container, wherein the inner layer and the outer layer are both connected to the rim. 
     
     
         13 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid has a circular shape. 
     
     
         14 . A container for food or beverage, comprising a lid according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . A method for packaging food or beverage, comprising the following steps:
 arranging the food or beverage in a container,   closing the container with a lid according to  claim 1 ,   arranging one of the flaps on the lid in the opened position, to indicate which food or beverage is arranged in the container.   
     
     
         16 . A method for manufacturing a lid according to  claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
 providing the flaps in the outer layer, e.g. by providing the breakable connections and optionally the cut-out associated with each flap,   providing the product indication associated with each flap,.   optionally, providing ventilation holes in the inner layer and optionally the outer layer,   connecting the inner layer and the outer layer to an outer edge of the lid, wherein the outer edge e.g. is a rim.