Patent ID: 7267243

Claim:
A container ( 10 ) for solid, paste-like and flowable products, particularly for containing food products, comprising: a container bottom part ( 11 ) with a container opening ( 14 ) for containing said products, a container lid ( 12 ) provided at its top with a foil ( 13 ), which is removable for opening the container ( 10 ), said container bottom part ( 11 ) having a circumferential flange ( 17 ) with an upwardly projecting portion ( 15 ) extending around the container opening ( 14 ) to which the container lid ( 12 ) is removably connected, said container lid ( 12 ) including a center part and a circumferential rim area ( 21 ) joined by the foil ( 13 ) so as to form therebetween a recess ( 22 ) for receiving said upwardly projecting portion ( 15 ) of the container bottom part ( 11 ), said recess ( 22 ) having a bottom wall ( 24 ), which is formed by said foil ( 13 ) disposed on said container lid ( 12 ) and attached to said upwardly projecting portion ( 15 ) of the circumferential flange ( 17 ), said foil ( 13 ) being removable for opening the container ( 10 ) whereby the center part of the lid ( 13 ) covering the container opening ( 14 ) remains as a replaceable container cover for closing the container opening ( 14 ).