Patent ID: 7959025

Claim:
A container for products comprising a first half-shell and a second half-shell each having a cup-like configuration with a containing wall and an open mouth, wherein the containing wall of the first half-shell has a neck portion that defines said mouth and is insertable to fit into the mouth of the containing wall of the second half-shell, wherein the first and second half-shells are capable of being joined together in a mouth-to-mouth relationship to form a closed container, wherein the first and second half-shells are hinged to each other along a main hinging axis by a hinge means integral with the first and second half-shells, so that the second half-shell acts as a lid and is movable relative to the first half-shell between a closed position of the container and an at least partially open position of the container, wherein said hinge means comprises a hinge film element which is connected to the first half-shell below said neck portion and to the mouth outline of the second half-shell, wherein the second half-shell has on its containing wall weakening lines extending directly from the mouth outline of the second half-shell for a predetermined length of the containing wall of said second half-shell, wherein each of said weakening lines is arranged adjacent to a respective end of said film hinge, wherein said weakening lines are configured to break, as the result of loads applied to said second half-shell, before breakage of the film hinge element to create a flexible flap between said weakening lines, and wherein the flap connects the containing wall of the second half-shell to the film hinge element.