DE2516780A1 - CONTAINER - Google Patents

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Dipl.-Iriliacke

DipUing. Locssnbeck
48 Bielefeld, Heriorder penalty 1?

METAL BOX LIMITED, Queens House, Forbury Road, Reading RGl 3JH ,

Berkshire, UK

container

The invention relates to containers such as cans, cans or the like. with a body and removable and re-closable lid. Containers of this type are widely used for products that are sensitive to moisture and atmospheric changes are sensitive, but retained for a period between manufacture and consumption Need to become. The lightweight tinplate biscuit jars for retail purposes are an example of an attempt to To find a balance between the requirement for product protection and the ability to use modern department store and Distribution practice on the one hand and the need for packaging that is as economical as possible on the other. But there just now Food manufacturers strive to achieve the best possible plant utilization over the year despite the seasonal fluctuations in demand, there is a growing need for safe and good packaging in this regard.

For example, in the biscuit industry, some manufacturers produce and pack biscuits for most of the year In terms of trading at Christmas when demand is at its peak. For the cookie jars, this means that First, they must be attractively decorated in order to sell

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to promote; second, that they have good moisture barrier properties have to keep the biscuits in good condition; Thirdly, they must be stackable in order to be palletized to allow for storage and transportation; fourth, that they must be easy to open and close again, when they are used by the consumer and, fifthly, when they are closed or sealed have to withstand the forces and wear and tear during handling.

The present invention has for its object to be a To create containers that meet the aforementioned requirements while taking into account an economical manufacturing option is fair in a special way.

The solution according to the invention consists essentially of one Container having a body and a removable lid, which when the lid is on the body, adjacent Sections of the lid and the body are in the same plane, with both the lid and the body curved edges are provided. The curved edges protect the user and the container from injury can be done by applying an adhesive strip to the neighboring, coplanar sections of the body and the cover can be sealed very well in a simple manner. According to a preferred embodiment, the lids have a portion which can enter the body of the container such that it engages the body orifice.

According to another preferred embodiment, the container includes a body with a bottom and one off the bottom upstanding side wall, wherein the side wall ends in an inward curvature and wherein the lid has a closure wall section which, via a plug-in edge, has an outwardly directed, acting on the body Shoulder is connected, which can serve as a stacking shoulder

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and which is connected to an upwardly projecting rim portion which is arranged to be substantially coplanar rait the body walls is to ensure a good seal of the connection between body and cover by a sealant au enable.

The free edge of the lid can be curved or rolled inwards or outwards.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the upstanding wall of the lid a second, radially arranged circumferential shoulder, around one stacked on top Container to carry, and that outward-facing shoulder has a second upstanding peripheral wall that has a stacked one Enclosing container, the free edge of this wall is curved or rolled outwardly.

The need for a second, outwardly pointing shoulder for stacking arises when can bottoms with so-called Double-hem bottom can be used where the double-hem protrudes outwards over the bottom wall. If cans with floors attached to the inside are used, the entrance can called, etv / as simpler execution s form can be selected, which then a perfect stacking with only one shoulder enables.

The containers according to the invention can be sealed in a simple manner with an adhesive tape. It has, however pointed out that sealants can also be used which are applied in liquid form and which then dry or settle and thus form the seal. When these seals have reached their solid form, they can be peeled off to open the container.

According to a further embodiment of the subject matter of the invention the lid is provided with a lining that attaches to the

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Place the shoulder between the outwardly directed shoulder of the lid, which acts on the body, and the edge of the insert lies. In this case, knobs are expediently provided in the plug-in edge with the inwardly directed Body edge curvature cooperate to cause a firm seating of the liner on the curvature of the body.

In some cases it can be useful to provide such knobs in the plug-in edge in order to close the container again to facilitate, even if such a lining is not provided.

In a further embodiment, the cover can be turned upside down and placed on the body as a slide-on cover, to ensure that it can be closed again after use. This is possible because when the inside of the stacking area is wide enough to accommodate cans stacked on top, it is also wide enough to fit on the open container so that it can be closed again. With this configuration however, the protruding edge region of the cover that can be closed with the tape is at least as thick of the cover material over the wall of the body. However, this is without further ado in terms of a sufficient fit of such slide-on lids on containers is acceptable and in no way hinders the good plug-in edge connection for the area of storage and transport.

In applications where the products have to be scraped out of the body of the container, a smooth-walled one is used flat wall opening is expedient and so is the body according to a further embodiment of the subject matter of the invention provided with an elongated, external curvature, which is a surface to be acted upon with an adhesive strip results.

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According to a further embodiment of the subject matter of the invention a container with a body and an externally fitted lid is provided, the body one after has externally protruding bead, the outer surface of which is coplanar with the depending wall of the lid, this being The cover has a locking disk which is provided with stacking bead sections and sections which further support the body wall has and a depending peripheral edge which can end in a curve. In a modified one An embodiment of this is the depending peripheral wall of the lid as a result of which a surface that receives an adhesive tape shaped so that it is designed as an elongated, outwardly pointing curvature, which, in a further preferred Embodiment, up to the height of the locking disk is sufficient and thus forms a separate stack control element, so that the bead supporting the body is continuous can be formed.

The lids of the containers according to the invention can be decorated for later use as bowls, plates, coasters or the like. to facilitate. The containers can be round or rectangular or other shapes to have. The bodies of the containers can be constructed from individual components or drawn from sheet material. The exemplary embodiments described below are made of sheet metal. But there can also be bodies made of spirals convoluted paper or plastic.

Various exemplary embodiments of the subject matter of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings schematized drawings explained in more detail. Show it

Fig. 1 shows a container according to the invention in perspective Depiction,

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FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the container according to FIG. 1, stacked on another container,

Pig * 3 the container declcel in a further second closed position on the container body,

4 shows a further container according to the invention in perspective Depiction,

5 shows a sectional view through the container according to FIG Fig. 4, stacked on a further container,

FIG. 6A shows a part section from FIG. 5 on an enlarged scale with a representation of a modification, FIG.

6B shows the detail of a further modification of the container according to FIGS. 4 to 6,

7 shows a perspective illustration of a further container according to the invention,

FIG. 8 shows a sectional view according to section line AA ¹ of FIG. 7 with an indication of a further stacked container,

8A shows a partial section of FIG. 8 on an enlarged scale with a modified cover;

FIG. 8B is a plan view of four lids for containers according to FIG. 7 when they are in one of the container bodies ready for stacking according to Fig. 8C,

Fig. 8C is a perspective illustration of how two of the container bodies of Fig. 7 including four lids 8B in two further container bodies for the purpose of further transport to a packaging device can be arranged,

8D shows a detailed view of a further embodiment the invention in a modification of the container according to FIG. 7,

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9 shows a partial sectional illustration of a further exemplary embodiment of a container according to the invention stacked on the lid of another such Container,

FIG. 10 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 9 for a further exemplary embodiment of the invention,

11 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 9 of a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention,

12 shows a partially sectioned illustration of a further container according to the invention,

13 shows a perspective illustration of a further container according to the invention,

14 shows a sectional view of the container according to FIG. 13, stacked with a further such container,

15 shows a detail of the container according to FIGS. 13, 14 in a first embodiment of the lid,

16 shows a detail of a container with the lid according to FIG. 15, but with a modified container body,

17 shows a detail of a further container according to the invention with a modified lid and a modified one Body,

18 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 17 for a further embodiment of the container according to the invention,

19 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 17 with a further embodiment variant of an inventive Container,

FIG. 20 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 19 with the same container body, but with a further embodiment variant of the lid.

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In FIg. 1 shows a container which is circular in plan view and has a body 1 and a lid 2, which are locked together in a sealed form by an adhesive tape 3. The lid 2 is decorated so that he as a bowl, plate or the like. can continue to be used when it is no longer required to close the container body again is needed. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, all of the embodiments described below exist the body 1 and the lid 2 made of decorated tinplate. Other sheet materials can also be used.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, the cover 2 has an insertion section 4, which can be pushed into the opening of the body to fit, the one facing inwards Curvature 5 is defined. The lid also has an annular shoulder 6, which in the assembled state applies to the curvature 5 and thus ensures that the cover 2 is fixed on the body 1 in the axial direction. On the circumference extends around the shoulder 6 an upstanding cylindrical wall section 7, the free Edge has an outward curvature 8. Due to the curvatures 5 and 8, the respective edges are designed in such a way that that an injury to the user is excluded. In addition, they stiffen the edge areas Deformation or damage. The wall section 7 of the lid has the same outer diameter as the body 1, so that the outer cylindrical surfaces of the lid and body are coplanar at the interface between them. The two surfaces are also closely adjacent to one another. The adhesive tape 3 can therefore be applied in a simple manner and has little or no wrinkling over its length.

The adhesive tape 3 not only serves to seal the connection between the lid and the body, but it also holds

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the lid on the body as it prevents relative movement between the two parts. Another inner support for the curvature 5 of the body is created by the plug-in section 4 of the lid, which is essential to this helps to prevent damage to the body during handling and transport, in particular by bulging the body wall inward is prevented. The body can therefore consist of a relatively thin material.

If desired, outwardly protruding knobs (not shown) be provided in the insertion section 4, which engage behind the underside of the curvature 5 of the body and thus form a positive retention for the lid on the body.

In the lower part of Fig. 2 it is shown how the container can be stacked on top of another such container. The bottom 11 of the body 1 is designed as a so-called attached bottom, so that the side wall 10 of the container extends smoothly to the bottom of the container and consequently fits into the upstanding cylindrical wall section 7a the lid 2a of the container below can be used. The wall section 7a is a little bit shown tapered to the outside, which supports the stacking. However, it can also be cylindrical.

In Fig. 3 it is shown how the cover 2 can be reversed if desired, in order to then be used as a slide-on cover for reclosing of the container to be used. The wall section 7, which accommodate a container located above it can also be slid over the top of the container body.

In the second exemplary embodiment of the subject matter of the invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, there is a container body

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provided, which does not have a bottom placed on the inside, but which in the bottom area has a double seam 21 protruding outward beyond the cylindrical side wall. Of the Cover 12 is again provided with an insertion section 14 and has a sealing shoulder 16. By doing formed between the shoulder 16 and the male portion 14 A lining 18 (FIG. 6A) is provided in the corner area. In the closed position, the lining 18 is open at the bottom the body 1 held pressed by interlocking takes place between a knob 13 on the plug-in section 14 of the cover on the one hand and the curvature 15 of the body on the other hand. On the upstanding wall section 17 an adhesive tape 9 can be stuck on, which also covers the coplanar adjoining surface of the container body. The tape itself can serve as a carrier for further decoration. In both cases, the liner enhances the possibility the reclosing of the container.

Fig. 5 shows how the container can be stacked on another such container, although the double seam 21 according to protrudes outside. The covers 12 and 12a are provided with a further shoulder 19 that enables stacking, which is surrounded by an upstanding peripheral edge area in the form of a curvature 20, which allows the stacked Container prevented.

In Fig. 5, the adhesive tape 9 is shown as a seal for the connection between the cover 12 and the body 1 to show how the container can be used in two ways; a) with adhesive tape for sealing in storage in Viarenhaus and with the knobs 13 to improve the re-closing of the container; b) with the lining 18, -um both to support the storage option in the department store as well as in domestic use.

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The containers shown in Figures 1 through 6A are round. They can also be cylindrical or any other shape.

Lei the embodiment shown in Fig. 7, the container consists of a body 1 and a lid 2, the body 1 being rectangular. Has cross-section with slightly curved side walls. Although the container has a double seam 3 'in the bottom area which connects the side wall to the bottom, other connections between the bottom and the side wall can be used, for example the embodiment with the bottom placed on the inside. The container body has a side seam 4 ¹ which, according to a preferred embodiment, lies adjacent to a corner of the container 1. The cover 2 has a closing wall 5 ¹ , which is connected on its periphery to an insertion section 6 ', which is in turn adjoined by a shoulder 7' pointing outwards, from which a wall section 8 ″ protrudes upward and which receives the adhesive strip 9 .

As can be seen from FIG. 8, the upstanding wall section 3 'of the cover has an inwardly directed curvature 10 '. In this embodiment there are knobs 13 in the insertion section 6 'is provided so that the lid forms a snap lock with the curvature 12' of the container body. The container can be sealed with an adhesive tape after the lid is attached to the body.

In the modified embodiment shown in FIG. 8A, the cover 2 is provided with a seal II ¹ , which consists of one of the known lining materials, which is applied to the cover as a liquid and cures there on the spot. The seal 11 creates a seal between the shoulder 7 'of the lid 2 and the inwardly directed curvature 10' of the body 1. This configuration enables the container to be closed again easily. A seal with the adhesive tape for storage

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Purposes is not absolutely necessary, since the knobs 13, which cooperate with the underside of the curvature 12 ', the Hold the seal 11 'of the lid on the curve of the body.

Referring to Fig. 8B, it can be seen that four covers 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D can be plugged together and then arranged diagonally in a container body 1 can. This is possible because the diagonal length of the container is greater than that of the long sides of the lids and because furthermore the insertion portion of each cover into the upstanding portion of an adjacent cover, for example the lid 2C and 2D, can be inserted, so that the total thickness of the lid stack on a Minimum can be brought. When a second container body face down on top of the first container body is set, the cover group is closed.

From Fig. 8C it can be seen that the containers are pushed together even more can be in order to keep the space required in the conveyor systems as small as possible. In the container IA is another container pair IB and IC on one of the Narrow sides used upright and a fourth container ID is placed on top with the open top facing down, like this that four container bodies and their lids occupy almost as small a space as two containers normally require.

In Fig. 8D, a further embodiment of a container body 1 and a lid 2 is shown, in which the container body has a bottom 14 'placed on the inside, which is connected to the side wall 15' by an inside Hem 16 'is connected. The lid has a closing wall 5 ', an insertion section 6', one outwardly on it adjoining shoulder 7 'and an upstanding wall section 8', which in an outward curvature 17 '

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ends. The upstanding wall section 8 · of the cover 2 is widened conically outwards, so that a second container body IA (shown in phantom) are stacked therein can. The plug-in section 6 * of the cover 2 is provided with a catch 13 either in the form of knobs or one Flap provided.

The container of Fig. 7 is preferably made of lightweight Sheet metal such as tinplate or aluminum and not only gets its stability from the curve of the Sidewalls, but also from the plug-in portion of the blanket inserted into the body.

In Fig. 9, a further embodiment is shown in which a simple cover 2 according to the embodiment 1 and 2 is placed on a container body 1, which has an elongated, deeply descending, outwardly directed Has curvature 24 that creates a masking surface that connects to the corresponding to the reception of an adhesive tape serving wall 17 of the cover 2 cooperates. This wall section 17 of the lid is able to accommodate the double seam 21 of a corresponding container when stacked.

In Fig. 10 it is shown how the cover 2 provided with the lining, the cover 2 which enables the stacking Shoulder 6 and the curvature 8 is provided, the double hem 21 can accommodate a box 25 folded inward in the bottom area.

11 shows how the side wall of a container body 1 can be beaded protruding outward to a receiving surface 26 for an adhesive tape or the like. to form that with a corresponding surface 27 of an inwardly downwardly curved lid 2 cooperates. Another feature of this lid is a bead 28 for stacking and supporting the container body. The bead 28 extends at some points

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the lid circumference upwards, as marked with reference numbers 29, and then serves as a support when stacking, and at other points downwards according to reference number 30 and then acts as a member supporting the container body

In Fig. 12 it is shown that the container body supporting Bead area 30 runs continuously around ... the cover 2, the outer curvature 31 of the cover then following is raised at the top and ends in a further curve 33, which defines a holder when stacking »One such Lid can for example be placed on a container 34 which is drawn from sheet metal and has a bead 35 which an adhesive tape can be applied.

The basic concept of the embodiment according to FIG. 12 can be further developed in various similar embodiments as illustrated in FIGS. 13-20. In these figures there are six different lid shapes and four different container bottom profiles shown.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 13, a container body 2 "and a lid 3" are provided. An outer wall 4 "of the cover 3" is essentially in line with the outer wall of the body 2 "and enables one to be glued on Adhesive tape 12 ", which covers the connection between the cover 3" and the body 2 ". The cover wall 4" runs upwards and ends there in an inwardly pointing curvature 5 "above the height of the closing wall 6".

In the embodiment according to FIG. 14, the body 2 "is constricted to form a neck piece 7" which is curved 8 " ends. The lid 3 "has a closing wall 6", which is of a Bead 9 "which engages the inside of the curve 8" of the body. At the bead 9 "closes an edge piece 10 ", which in turn is connected to the outside of the

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wall 4 "of the lid is surrounded, the curvature 5" ends above the height of the closing wall 6 ″. A sealing adhesive tape 12 ″ is applied and covers the Connection between the cover 3 "and the body 2".

Part of a second container IA is in the one below Containers shown stacked. Stacking beads 11 ″ are provided in the bottom of the container, with the inner sides of the lid curvatures 5 ″ cooperate during stacking in order to hold the stack.

As can be seen from FIG. 14, the bead 9 ″ of the cover is plugged onto the neck piece 7 "of the body with a good fit and thus supports the neck of the container. Is such a shark support is not required, this bead 9 ″ can also simply be omitted. Such an embodiment is shown in FIG Fig. 15 shown.

In the embodiment of FIG. 16, another container bottom profile is shown in which the corner between the The side wall and the bottom of the container have a frustoconical shape Area 13 "has a resting on the inside of the inwardly directed curvature 5" of the lid 3 "in the Stacking allows.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 17, the container is provided with a constriction 14 "at its bottom area, so that a container to be stacked on it can stand in a guided form on the lid 3 "of the container.

In preparation for the mass transport of containers of the type in question, it is customary to provide a layer of such containers to stack on a pallet, an intermediate layer of cardboard or the like. towards the top of the first container layer and then to arrange the second container layer on this cardboard intermediate layer. Further layers of cardboard and containers

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Terns are added until the desired number of containers is stacked to complete the pallet load. To a To facilitate such pialetization, the containers should be able to slide smoothly over surfaces.

18, 19 and 20 are exemplary embodiments of the subject matter of the invention shown, which are particularly suitable for such palletization and which are good for distribution and are stackable for sale. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 18, the container body 2A ″ has a flat one The bottom 15 ″ and the cover 3 ″ has a flat closing wall 6 ″ on top. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG the bottom of the above container body 2A "has a The stacking bead 15 '"and the closing wall 6" of the lid have an indentation in which the stacking bead 15' "when stacked is recorded.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 20, the container bottom is similar essentially the embodiment according to FIG. 7. The closing wall 6 ″ of the lid is provided with a circumferential Bead 16 "is provided, which extends over the circumference and which the stacking bead 15 '" of the container 2A "above absorbs.

The configurations according to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, 6A, 6B, 8, 8A, 8D, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 to 20 are described in particular With regard to basic container concepts according to FIGS. 1, 4, 7 and 13, their corresponding features can however, they can also be applied to other embodiments than the second groups of figures mentioned. It can also completely rectangular containers can be used, as well as other shapes.

The described exemplary embodiments of the subject matter of the invention relate to lightweight sheet metal containers. It can

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however, other manufacturing materials are also used, in particular made of fiber materials such as cardboard and / or plastic. The lids can be made from a polymer be shaped, such as polyethylene.

The containers described above are all suitable for being sealed by means of an adhesive tape. Instead of an adhesive tape, however, hot-melt resins or certain lacquers can also be applied, for example by spraying, namely on the connection area between cover and body and the adjacent region, so that a seal arises. Such seals have the ability to remove any irregularities such as the above To cover container side seams and the like. Resins can be used can be used, which allow peeling of the seal, so that the lid can then be removed. With others Resins that do not allow this, a knife can be used to cut the composite and remove the lid To be able to remove the container.

While the embodiments described above with the coplanar adjacent sections for receiving A sealing adhesive tape can form a good seal against moisture with the sealing lining alternatively provided in the lid embodiments or can also be used as vacuum packaging, so that the reduced pressure inside the container Holds the lid sealed on the body, with the reduced pressure inside the container at the same time the freshness-keeping properties of the container improved.

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Claims (25)

Claims 1.1 Container with a body and a removable lid, characterized in that when the lid (2,3 ") is attached to the body (1,2"), wall sections (7,17,27,31,4 "and 24, 26,35) on the one hand of the lid and on the other hand of the body are coplanar to one another and both the lid and the body have curvatures at the edges (5 ^t!, 8.10 ^s , 17 ', 20, 33 or 5.8 ", 12 ', 15). 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that a sealing adhesive tape (3,9,12 ") on the connection between is applied to the coplanar sections of the lid and body. 3. Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a section when placed on the container body lid (4,14,6 ·) into the opening of the body, on the inside of this close-fitting, is plugged in. 4. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upstanding side wall from the body floor at its upper end in an inward directed curvature (5,12 ·, 15) ends and the lid a Has closing wall, which has a first circumferential wall section (4,14,6 ') with an outwardly facing and the container body acting shoulder (6,7 ', 16) connected which in turn has the first-mentioned circumferential wall section with a second circumferential wall section (7,8 », 17) connects which latter is coplanar to the body wall of the container. 509844/0402 5. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that the free edge of the upstanding wall portion (7) of the Lid (2) is curved outward. ^{6. Container according to claim 4} , characterized in that the free edge of the upwardly dividing wall section (8 1) is curved inward. 7. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that the upstanding wall section (17) of the lid (12) has a second radially lying, circumferentially extending shoulder (19), which serves as a support for a stacked further Container is formed and having a second upstanding circumferential wall portion, the stacked Container surrounds, is connected, the free end of this wall portion is curved outward. 8. Container according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the seal is a liquid applied, is drying or setting sealant. 9. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (2,12) has a sealing lining (11 ', 18) in the corner area between the outwardly directed shoulder (7 ', 16) and the plug-in section (6', 14), which seal at the end curve of the container body is applied. 10. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the plug-in section (6 ·, 14) of the lid protrudes outwardly knobs (13) as elements for locking the lid with the end curve of the container body having. 11. Container according to one of claims 4, 5 or 7, characterized in that that a protruding wall section (7,17) 509844/0402 of the lid includes a range of such internal dimensions that the lid in the opposite spatial position than Sliding closure can be placed on the container body. 12. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container body (1) has an outwardly pointing elongated curvature (24). 13. Container according to one of claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that that the container body (1) has an outwardly projecting bead (26,35) forming a support surface which is coplanar to the adjacent portion of the lid (2), the lid having a closing wall which having stacking bead portions (29) and container body wall support portions (30) is provided and has a wall (27) extending down on the circumference. 14. Container according to claim 13, characterized in that the free end of the lid is curved inward and in the In the closed state of the container, an adhesive tape is stuck to the bead (26) and the wall (27). 15. A container according to claim 13, characterized in that the free end of the lid as a stickable surface in the form of a elongated outward curvature (31) is formed. 16. A container according to claim 15, characterized in that the elongate curvature (31) upwards to a height above the closing wall is guided and a separate stack holder is formed by it. 17. A container according to claim 16, characterized in that the container body support bead (30) as a continuously revolving Bead is formed. 509844/0402 18. A container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the container body is drawn in at the upper end and the Lid has a closing wall (6 ") and a circumferential edge section which is connected to an outer wall section is connected, which is coplanar to the outer body wall " 19. A container according to claim 18, characterized in that the bottom of the container body and the top of the lid cooperating stacking members (11 ", 13", 15 '", 5", Ie "). 20. Container according to claim 18, characterized in that the lid closing wall (6 ") has on its circumference a bead (9") encompassing ^{the end curvature of the body retraction (7 1).} 21. Container according to one of claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 or according to claims 18 and 19, characterized in that that the container bodies are drawn in in the bottom area. 22. Container according to claim 18, characterized in that the container body has flat bottoms (15 ") and on the top have flat lids. 23. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover is designed as a support for decoration. 24. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that they are round, oval or straight. 25. Container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container body is made from composite materials or from a sheet or sheet sheet material is drawn. 509844/0402