Patent ID: 8245873

Claim:
A container for solid or pasty products, as well as for those that are flowable or removable by dipping, comprising a lower container part adapted to receive a product; an upper container part comprising a cover for the container, said lower container part having an opening and a continuous rim extending around the opening; said cover comprising a collar element which extends around the container opening and surrounds the opening and the rim when the cover is attached to the lower container part, and a substantially flat lid element that is fixedly fastened to the collar element and is releasably fastened by glue and/or welding to the rim of the lower container part; said collar element including an outer portion that surrounds the rim, an upper portion connected to the outer portion, and a circumferential wall connected to and extending downwardly from the upper portion toward the rim and oriented with a lower free end thereof facing toward the rim, with the lid element being fastened at said free end along an outer edge of the lid element with the outer edge of the lid element disposed between the free end and the rim.