Lid and container

Abstract

The invention relates to a lid for a container, and a container with a corresponding lid, where the radially outer edge area ( 8 ) of the lid ( 2 ) displays an opening area ( 9 ), through which a tool serving as a lever can extend through the lid edge, and a rim ( 10 ) of the lid ( 2 ) is provided below the opening area ( 9 ), under which the free end of the levering tool can act on the lid ( 2 ) and the lid ( 2 ) can be at least partially lifted off the container ( 1 ) by pivoting the tool against the rim ( 10 ) of the lid ( 2 ), and the edge of the opening area ( 9 ) displays at least one part ( 11 ) that can be torn off the lid ( 2 ), or broken, when the tool is inserted into the opening area ( 9 ) or the lid ( 2 ) is levered open. As a result, a lid, or a container with lid, is created that displays an indicator clearly showing whether or not the lid has previously been lifted or detached from the container.

1 . Lid for a container, characterised in that the radially outer edge area of the lid displays an opening area, through which a tool serving as a lever can extend through the lid edge, and a rim of the lid is provided below the opening area, under which the free end of the levering tool can act on the lid and the lid can be at least partially lifted off the container by pivoting the tool against the rim of the lid, and the edge of the opening area displays at least one part that can be torn off the lid, or broken, when the tool is inserted into the opening area or the lid is levered open. 
   
   
       2 . Lid according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the opening area is designed in the form of a slot extending in the circumferential direction of the lid and the edge of the slot facing towards the lid is designed as a narrow web that can be torn when levering off the lid. 
   
   
       3 . Lid according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the opening area is sealed off by a cover before insertion of a tool, said cover being connected to the edge of the opening area via ties, and arranged and designed in such a way that a levering tool open to consideration cannot be inserted into the opening area, and up to the inner rim of the lid for the levering tool, without breaking the ties. 
   
   
       4 . Lid according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the radially outer edge area of the lid is designed in the form of an essentially radially extending flange, adjacent to which in the radially inward direction is an area with an essentially V-shaped cross-section, with an essentially axially extending annular part with an indentation on the outer side, the radially outer edge of which forms the rim of the lid for the levering tool. 
   
   
       5 . Lid according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the indentation has the form of a radially inward-facing right-angle bend. 
   
   
       6 . Lid according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the end of the indentation facing away from the radially extending flange of the lid displays a radially outward-facing annular projection, the outer side of which transitions into an inwardly inclined surface. 
   
   
       7 . Lid according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the outer edge of the radially extending flange of the lid is of inclined design in the direction of the radially extending part of the V-shaped area. 
   
   
       8 . Container with lid according to  claim 1 , where the container displays a container wall, a container bottom and a container opening with an opening rim, in which context the lid is located on the radially inner side of the opening rim and can be snapped or clamped into the container on the inside of the container. 
   
   
       9 . Container with lid according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the container opening displays an inwardly extending opening rim, against which the radially outer edge of the lid rests. 
   
   
       10 . Container with lid according to  claim 9 , characterised in that the opening rim of the container opening extending radially inwards transitions, on the inside, into a flange part that is inclined relative to the container bottom and displays a gap from the rim of the lid for the levering tool, such that the free end of the levering tool can be inserted between the flange part and the rim and act below the rim. 
   
   
       11 . Container with lid according to  claim 10 , characterised in that the end of the inclined flange part pointing towards the container bottom is provided with a radially inward-facing, circumferential projection that snaps into an indentation in the essentially axially extending part of the V-shaped area of the lid and leaves the rim for the levering tool clear. 
   
   
       12 . Container with lid according to  claim 11 , characterised in that the projection is designed with a T-shaped cross-section.