Container preventing contact with plastics

Abstract

A container is disclosed, comprising a container body having an inner surface formed from a first non-plastics material, a neck forming a mouth of the container, and a lid removably attachable to the neck. A layer of a second non-plastics material is formed across a surface of the lid facing the inside of the container body when the lid is attached to the neck. The layer of the second non-plastics material extends across the mouth of the container so as to form a seal with the neck of the container when the lid is attached to the neck. The lid includes a sipper made of a third non-plastics material mounted in an opening formed in the lid. The layer of the second non-plastics material and the sipper are disposed so as to form a fluid-tight connection between them. The sipper is detachable from the lid and the sipper is held in place relative to the opening of the lid by upper and lower flanges. A method for manufacturing the container is also disclosed.

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         41 . A container comprising:
 a container body having an inner surface formed from a first non-plastics material;   a neck forming a mouth of the container; and   a lid removably attachable to the neck; wherein   a layer of a second non-plastics material is formed across a surface of the lid facing the inside of the container body when the lid is attached to the neck;   the layer of the second non-plastics material extends across the mouth of the container so as to form a seal with the neck of the container when the lid is attached to the neck;   the lid includes a sipper made of a third non-plastics material mounted in an opening formed in the lid;   the layer of the second non-plastics material and the sipper are disposed so as to form a fluid-tight connection between them;   the sipper is detachable from the lid;   the sipper is held in place relative to the opening of the lid by upper and lower flanges;   an upwardly projecting part is formed on the lower flange; and   the upwardly projecting part is adapted to engage with a recess formed in the lid.   
     
     
         42 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the recess is located so that when the upwardly projecting part is engaged with the recess, a part of the lid is held between the upwardly projecting part and a wall of the sipper located between the upper and lower flanges. 
     
     
         43 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the upwardly projecting part is a rim formed around the perimeter of an upper surface of the lower flange. 
     
     
         44 . A container according to any of  claims 41 , wherein a plurality of the upwardly projecting parts are provided on the lower flange. 
     
     
         45 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the first non-plastics material is a metal or metal alloy. 
     
     
         46 . A container according to  claim 45 , wherein the first non-plastics material is steel. 
     
     
         47 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein at least one of the second non-plastics material and the third non-plastics material is silicone. 
     
     
         48 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein a first thread is formed in an outer surface of the neck and a second thread adapted to engage with the first thread is formed in the lid. 
     
     
         49 . A container according to  claim 48 , wherein at least one of the first and second threads is formed from a plastics material. 
     
     
         50 . A container according to  claim 49 , wherein the first thread is made of a metal or metal alloy and the second thread is made of a plastics material. 
     
     
         51 . A container according to  claim 49 , wherein the first and second threads are both made of a plastics material. 
     
     
         52 . A container according to  claim 49 , wherein the first thread is made of a plastics material and the second thread is made of a metal or metal alloy. 
     
     
         53 . A container according to  claim 48 , wherein the neck comprises an extension of the container body and a collar member mounted around the outside of the extension of the container body, the first thread being formed in the collar member. 
     
     
         54 . A container according to  claim 53 , further comprising a handle attached to the collar member. 
     
     
         55 . A container according to  claim 54 , wherein the handle is integrally formed with the collar member. 
     
     
         56 . A container according to  claim 54 , wherein the handle is removably attached to the collar member. 
     
     
         57 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the layer of the second non-plastics material is a base of the sipper. 
     
     
         58 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the layer of the second non-plastics material extends into the opening of the lid and forms a seal with the sipper within the opening of the lid. 
     
     
         59 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the sipper includes a lower flange fitted into a recess in a wall of the opening of the lid, and the layer of the second non-plastics material abuts against the lower flange to form the seal. 
     
     
         60 . A container according to  claim 41 , wherein the container body comprises an inner wall and an outer wall separated by a gap. 
     
     
         61 . A container according to  claim 60 , wherein the gap contains a partial vacuum or a foam insulating material. 
     
     
         62 . A container comprising:
 a container body having an inner surface formed from a first non-plastics material;   a neck forming a mouth of the container; and   a lid removably attachable to the neck; wherein   a layer of a second non-plastics material is formed across an inner surface of the lid facing the inside of the container body when the lid is attached to the neck; and   a silicone plug is disposed in a peripheral part of the inner surface of the lid, the silicone plug being arranged to form a seal with the neck of the container when the lid is attached to the neck.   
     
     
         63 . A container according to  claim 62 , wherein the layer of the second non-plastics material is a silicone layer and the silicone plug is formed by a peripheral part of the silicone layer. 
     
     
         64 . A container according to  claim 62 , wherein the layer of the second non-plastics material is a stopper and the silicone plug is disposed in contact with a circumferential surface of the stopper. 
     
     
         65 . A container according to  claim 62 , wherein the silicone plug forms a seal with a rim surrounding the mouth of the container. 
     
     
         66 . A container according to  claim 62 , wherein the entire inner surface of the container is formed from non-plastics materials when the lid is attached to the neck of the container. 
     
     
         67 . A container comprising:
 a container body including a single metal or metal alloy wall; and   a neck defining a mouth of the container; wherein   the neck includes an inner wall, which is part of the single metal or metal alloy wall, and an outer wall attached to the inner wall at a rim of the mouth;   the outer wall overlaps at least part of the inner wall; and   a thread is formed in the outer surface of the outer wall.   
     
     
         68 . A container according to  claim 67 , wherein the outer wall is also attached to the inner wall at a lower end of the outer wall furthest from the rim. 
     
     
         69 . A food container, drinks container, sports bottle, beaker or baby feeding bottle according to  claim 41 . 
     
     
         70 . A method for manufacturing a container comprising:
 a step of manufacturing a metal or metal alloy container body using a stretch technique;   a step of manufacturing a metal or metal alloy neck outer wall having a thread formed in an outer surface thereof; and   a step of attaching the neck outer wall to a neck of the container body so that the neck outer wall overlaps at least part of the neck and the thread is formed in an outer surface of the neck of the container.   
     
     
         71 . A method according to claim  30 , wherein the container body and the neck outer wall are made from steel. 
     
     
         72 . A method according to claim  30  or claim  31 , wherein the neck outer wall is manufactured using a water expansion technique. 
     
     
         73 . A method according to any of claims  30  to  32 , wherein the neck outer wall forms part of a container outer wall having a tubular shape, the method further comprising attaching a base section to the container outer wall so as to cover an opening at the base of the container outer wall after the step of attaching the neck outer wall to a neck of the container body. 
     
     
         74 . A method according to  claim 73 , further comprising filling a gap between the container body and the container outer wall with foam via a hole formed in the base section after the step of attaching the base section. 
     
     
         75 . A method according to  claim 73 , further comprising evacuating a gap between the container body and the container outer wall via a hole formed in the base section after the step of attaching the base section.