Patent ID: 8746499

Claim:
A container ( 10 ) for solid, paste-like and flowable products, comprising: a lower container part ( 11 ) with an opening ( 14 ) for containing the product and a container top part ( 12 ) in the form of a container lid, said lower container part ( 11 ) having a rim with a top wall ( 15 ) and a downwardly extending rim web ( 20 ) extending all around the container opening ( 14 ), the top wall ( 15 ) having an annular upwardly extending projection ( 21 ) and the container top part ( 12 ) comprising a collar element ( 16 ) also extending all around the container opening ( 14 ) and the rim ( 15 , 20 ) of the lower container part ( 11 ), the collar element ( 16 ) including a rim area ( 23 ) extending inwardly over the container rim top wall ( 15 ) up to the upwardly extending annular projection ( 21 ) and an essentially flat areal cover element ( 17 ) provided on the collar element ( 16 ) and releasably directly connectable to the annular upwardly extending projection ( 21 ) of the container rim top wall ( 15 ) which is arranged adjacent the inwardly extending rim area ( 23 ) so that the areal cover element ( 17 ) is sealingly disposed directly on the annular upwardly extending projection ( 21 ) when the container is closed to seal the container.