Transparent pointed bag, preferably comprising pla

Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging, in particular a foodstuffs packaging, preferably for foodstuffs such as ice cream in cones and the like. The packaging ( 10 ) comprises a lid portion ( 14 ) and a packaging body ( 12 ), wherein the packaging body ( 12 ) is conical, in particular pointed conical, and wherein the lid portion ( 14 ) is held on the packaging body ( 12 ) when the packaging is closed.

1 . Packaging, in particular foodstuffs packaging, comprising:
 a lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′) and a packaging body ( 12 );   wherein the packaging body ( 12 ) is conical, in particular pointed conical, and   wherein the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′) is held on the packaging body ( 12 ) when the packaging is closed, characterised in that at least part of the packaging body ( 12 ), preferably the whole of the packaging body ( 12 ), is transparent.   
     
     
         2 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′) is integral with the packaging body ( 12 ) to form a unit. 
     
     
         3 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′) is separate from the packaging body ( 12 ). 
     
     
         4 . Packaging according to  claim 3 , characterised in that the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′) is connected in a form-fitting manner to the packaging body ( 12 ). 
     
     
         5 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the packaging body ( 12 ) comprises a transparent film of a first plastics material, in particular a thermoplastic plastics material. 
     
     
         6 . Packaging according to  claim 5 , characterised in that the first plastics material is polylactic acid (PLA). 
     
     
         7 . Packaging according to  claim 5 , characterised in that the first plastics material is a polyether, in particular cellulose hydrate. 
     
     
         8 . Packaging according to  claim 5 , characterised in that the transparent film forms a carrier layer ( 18 ) for at least one further layer ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ), in particular for at least one further film. 
     
     
         9 . Packaging according to  claim 8 , characterised in that the carrier layer ( 18 ) and the at least one further layer ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) are laminated to form a multi-layer structure ( 16 ). 
     
     
         10 . Packaging according to  claim 9 , characterised in that the multi-layer structure ( 16 ) comprises as at least one further layer ( 20 ) at least one of the following materials:
 polylactic acid (PLA) and/or polyethylene terephthalate (PET),   polypropylene, in particular biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP),   polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC),   polyethylene (PE),   cycloolefin copolymers (COC),   oriented polyamide (OPA).   
     
     
         11 . Packaging according to  claim 9 , characterised in that the multi-layer structure ( 16 ) comprises as at least one further layer a barrier layer ( 21 ) of at least one of the following materials:
 metal oxide, for example Al X O Y , in particular Al 2 O 3 , and/or for example Si X O Y , in particular SiO 2 , and/or generally an oxide of a metal of the second main group of the periodic system of the elements,   ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH),   polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH).   
     
     
         12 . Packaging according to  claim 11 , characterised in that the barrier layer ( 21 ) is vapour deposited on one of the further layers of the multi-layer structure ( 16 ). 
     
     
         13 . Packaging according to  claim 9 , characterised in that the multi-layer structure ( 16 ) comprises on each of its two outer sides a transparent outer film ( 18 ,  22 ) of at least one of the following materials:
 polylactic acid (PLA) and/or polyethylene terephthalate (PET),   polypropylene, in particular biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP),   polyvinyl chloride (PVC),   polyether, in particular cellulose hydrate.   
     
     
         14 . Packaging according to  claim 8 , characterised in that the carrier layer comprises a plastics material stretched in a preferential direction. 
     
     
         15 . Packaging according to  claim 8 , characterised in that at least one further layer comprises a plastics material stretched in a preferential direction. 
     
     
         16 . Packaging according to  claim 15 , characterised in that the preferential directions of the carrier layer and of the at least one further layer in the multi-layer structure are oriented substantially identically. 
     
     
         17 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the packaging is provided with UV protection, which absorbs and/or reflects light in the UV wavelength range at least in portions. 
     
     
         18 . Packaging according to  claim 17 , characterised in that a plastic transparent film and/or at least one further layer is provided with UV protection, for example by mixing an additive, for example from the group of the benzotriazoles, into the corresponding plastics composition. 
     
     
         19 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the edge line (R) of the radially outer edge region of the generated surface of the packaging body ( 12 ) is helical at least in portions. 
     
     
         20 . Packaging according to  claim 8 , characterised in that the carrier layer ( 18 ), preferably each of the two transparent outer films ( 18 ,  22 ), has a thickness of from 6 micrometres to 40 micrometres. 
     
     
         21 . Packaging according to  claim 13 , characterised in that the further layers ( 20 ,  21 ) of the multi-layer structure ( 16 ) that are located between the two outer films ( 18 ,  22 ) together have a thickness of from 3 micrometres to 53 micrometres, preferably from 6 micrometres to 40 micrometres. 
     
     
         22 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , characterised in that at least part of the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′), preferably the whole of the lid portion ( 14 ;  14 ′), is made of transparent plastics material, in particular of polylactic acid (PLA) and/or cellulose hydrate.