Patent ID: 9617061
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A cup package made of a bendable fibre-based packaging board and comprising a cup of said board for a product to be packaged and a lid of said board for closing the mouth of the cup, the cup comprising a discoid bottom and a surrounding mantle, the discoid bottom having a moulded circumferential downward rim and the mantle having an upwardly bent lower edge sealed against said circumferential rim of the discoid bottom and the lid comprising a discoid centre and a surrounding frame, the discoid centre having a moulded circumferential downward rim and the frame having an upwardly bent lower edge sealed against said circumferential rim of the discoid centre, the mantle of the cup and the frame of the lid expanding conically upwards, and the lid being in partially nested relationship with the cup, the attachment of the lid to the cup being based upon friction and compression between the mantle of the cup and the frame of the lid, the cup package being openable by lifting the lid off the cup by fingers and closable by pressing the lid on the cup, and vertically adjacent stiffening mouth rolls are provided at the mouth of the cup and the edge of the lid, with the lid mouth roll disposed above the cup mouth roll, said mouth rolls extending radially outwardly and acting as grip bases when the lid is opened, wherein the discoid centre and the surrounding frame of the lid are separately obtained from bendable fibre-based packaging boards and the discoid centre and the surrounding frame of the lid are sealed to each other to form the lid.