US20060213916A1 - Molded fiber lid for a container - Google Patents
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- Disposable containers have been used for decades by restaurants and other food establishments to deliver food items to customers. These containers are typically made from either paper products or synthetic materials such as polyethylene or polystyrene. Scientists have discovered, however, that the manufacture of certain synthetic materials can have an adverse impact on the environment. For example, it is believed that the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) often used in producing polystyrene foam packaging may harm the Earth's ozone layer. Furthermore, there is increased environmental awareness regarding recycling of materials, and more and more disposable containers and associated packaging are manufactured from recycled paper and other post-consumer product (e.g., recycled polyethylene).
- With respect to disposable food containers, manufacturers are moving towards using natural fibers, such as virgin and/or recycled paper pulp, as a raw material for certain applications. Containers made from natural fibers are able to absorb a certain amount of moisture from the food items placed therein, thereby reducing the tendency for the items to become soggy. Another advantage of natural fiber containers is that they possess good insulative properties. There is also an ample supply of post-consumer paper that is available to the container manufacturers, so that use of such paper reduces the amount of materials that must be disposed of in landfills.
- The most common method of manufacturing fiber containers and components is by molding an article between a pair of dies using heat, and optionally, vacuum pressure. This process works relatively well for articles of simple geometries. However, when certain more complex geometric features are required (e.g., multi-stage curve), conventional molding methods have produced unsatisfactory results. Consistent article quality in fiber molding is also often elusive due to moisture present in the raw material used in the molding process. Thus, molded fiber containers and components have not achieved as widespread a use as would be possible if improved molding techniques were available.
- An improved molded fiber container lid and method of manufacture thereof may be implemented to provide, with a base container, a food holding solution. In one aspect, the molded fiber lid formed of cellulose material includes a body and a skirt. The body has a main portion and a perimeter, and may take on a variety of shapes (e.g., elliptical and others). The skirt extends at least substantially around the perimeter of the body, and has an inside surface into which an undercut is formed. The undercut defines a lateral dimension extending from a first portion of the undercut to a second portion of the undercut directly opposite and across the skirt from the first portion. This lateral dimension of the skirt in the undercut region is greater than a second lateral dimension defined as extending between portions of the skirt immediately above the first and second portions of the undercut and greater than a third lateral dimension defined as extending between portions of the skirt immediately below the first and second portions of the undercut. This provides the skirt with an interlocking feature that releasably secures a peripheral portion of a base container within the undercut.
- In another aspect, a molded fiber container lid formed of cellulose material is configured to mate with a base container. The lid includes a body and a skirt, the body having a main portion and a perimeter, and the skirt extending at least substantially around the perimeter of the body. The skirt includes a shoulder and an intermediate member connected with the shoulder. The intermediate member extends inwardly towards the base container when mating therewith. The intermediate member and skirt cooperatively form a channel for receiving the base container so that the base container and lid may be interlocked together.
- A process for drying and shaping a material lay up to form a molded fiber container lid is also provided. As a first step, a vacuum die base has an article molding region that is overlaid with a vacuum wire. A vacuum die ring is then supplied, and may be placed over one or more of the vacuum die base and a perimeter region of the vacuum wire. The vacuum die ring is formed with an undercut. The material lay up to be molded into the fiber lid, preferably a cellulose material, is then placed onto the vacuum wire and the vacuum die ring. A finishing die is then placed upon the material lay up to press the material against the vacuum wire and against the vacuum die ring and into the undercut. Heat is then applied and a vacuum is drawn on the material lay up through the vacuum wire for a time sufficient to mold and dry the material into the finished fiber lid. Other features and aspects of the invention will appear in the course of the following description.
- In the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification and are to be read in conjunction therewith and in which like reference numerals are used to indicated like elements in the various views:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a molded fiber lid in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the molded fiber lid ofFIG. 1 shown in a mating relationship with a base container; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the mating fiber lid and base container ofFIG. 2 taken along line 3-3; -
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale of the mating fiber lid and base container ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the sectioned fiber lid and base container ofFIG. 3 ; and -
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a molding tool that may be implemented to form the molded fiber lid ofFIG. 1 . - Turning now to the drawings, and initially to
FIG. 1 , there is shown a moldedfiber container lid 10 of the present invention. Thecontainer lid 10 generally comprises abody 12 and askirt 14 extending around aperimeter 16 of thebody 12. Thebody 12 has amain portion 18 generally defining a central region of thecontainer lid 10 and which is bounded by theperimeter 16. Thecontainer lid 10 may be manufactured from various materials, and includes as a majority or whole content, cellulose material. One preferred cellulose material is recycled paper fiber, but other materials, such as non-recycled paper and others, may be utilized as well. Paper fiber, recycled and non-recycled, lends itself well to use in certain molding processes to form container lid articles, as will be more fully explained herein. As can be seen, thecontainer lid 10 may be formed as a single part monolithic structure. - Further details of the structure of the
container lid 10 and how thelid 10 matingly receives abase container 100 may be observed with reference toFIGS. 2-4 . Theskirt 14 andbody 12 of thecontainer lid 10 together defining aninside surface 22 and anoutside surface 24 for thecontainer lid 10, with theinside surface 22 generally facing towards thebase container 100 when mated with thelid 10. It should be understood that the shape of themain portion 18 of thebody 12 shown—including aplanar center section 26 and acircumferential ridge 28—is exemplary, and other shapes may be selected as a matter of design choice. Ashoulder 30 of theskirt 14 has anupper portion 32 extending generally radially outward from theperimeter 16 of thebody 12 and alower portion 34 extending downwardly from theupper portion 32 at acurved transition 36. Theskirt 14 also has anintermediate member 38 continuing from thelower portion 34 of theshoulder 24. Theintermediate member 38 extends inwardly towards thebase container 100 on theinside surface 22 of thecontainer lid 10 when thecontainer lid 10 is in mating reception with thebase container 100, as is best seen inFIGS. 3 and 4 . To provide a surface that may be grasped to aid in separation of thecontainer lid 10 from thebase container 100, anend flange 40 may extend outwardly from acurved transition 42 of theintermediate member 38. - The mating reception between the
container lid 10 and thebase container 100 is facilitated by an interlocking feature formed on the lid. More specifically, an undercut 44 defined as a region between theshoulder 30 and theintermediate member 38 on theinside surface 22 of thecontainer lid 10 preferably forms a continuous channel extending around theskirt 14. The undercut 44 receives acantilevered flange 102 or other rim element extending outwardly from aperipheral portion 104 of thebase container 100 for interlocking therewith. It can be seen fromFIGS. 3 and 4 , and with reference toFIGS. 1 and 2 , that at least theinside surface 22 of thecontainer lid 10 along the undercut 44, as well as thecantilevered flange 102 of thebase container 100, take on the profile of an ellipse in the lateral plane when viewed from above or below thelid 10 andbase container 100; however, it should be understood that other shapes may be selected for these features, such as circular, oblong elliptical, rectangular or other polygonal shape. - A lateral dimension LU across the
inside surface 22 of thecontainer lid 10 at the point of the undercut 44 may be measured from afirst portion 44 a of the undercut to asecond portion 44 b of the undercut directly opposite and across theskirt 14 from thefirst portion 44 a, as depicted inFIG. 5 . Lateral dimension LU is greater than lateral dimensions across thecontainer lid 10 from similar points immediately above and below the undercut first andsecond portions first portion 32 a to asecond portion 32 b of the shoulderupper portion 32, and from afirst portion 38 a to asecond portion 38 b of the intermediate member 38). As such, the undercut 44 works with theshoulder 30 andintermediate member 38 of theskirt 14 to maintain the cantileveredflange 102 of thebase container 100 within the undercut 44 in an interlocking relationship, as illustrated inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 5 further shows thecontainer lid 10 separated from thebase container 100. It can be seen that interlocking between thecontainer lid 10 andbase container 100 depends on the lateral dimension of thecontainer 100 at the terminal edge of the cantilevered flange 102 (when thecontainer 100 andlid 10 are properly aligned for mating). Such acontainer 100 lateral dimension should be greater than the lateral dimension of the container lid insidesurface 22 between the first andsecond portions FIGS. 3 and 4 . As thecontainer lid 10 is pushed down upon thebase container 100, theintermediate member 38 around theskirt 14 will press against the cantilevered flange 102 (or other rim element of the base container if provided) around the containerperipheral portion 104. Either or both of the cantileveredflange 102 and theskirt 14 are configured to have sufficient flexibility as to deflect and allow theflange 102 to slide pass the interference with theintermediate member 38 of theskirt 14 and into the undercut 44 to lock thelid 10 with thebase container 100. When it is desired to remove thelid 10, theend flange 40 and/or thecurved transition 42 of theintermediate member 38 may be pulled outward and upward so that theintermediate member 38 andcantilevered flange 102 have sufficient clearance as to slide past one another. - One process for manufacture of the
container lid 10 involves the use of amolding tool 200 as shown inFIG. 6 . Closed molding techniques are preferably implemented to form thecontainer lid 10.Molding tool 200 includes avacuum die assembly 202 and a finish die 204. Although shown only in section, themolding tool 200 is sized and configured to dry and mold a complete article such as thecontainer lid 10 ofFIG. 1 by drying and shaping a material lay up. Also, the vacuum dieassembly 202 and finish die 204 may be formed out of various metals, as those of skill in the art will appreciate with respect totypical molding tool 200 components. - The vacuum die
assembly 202 may include avacuum die base 206 supporting the rest of the components of theassembly 202, avacuum die ring 208 mating with the base vacuum die 206 around theperiphery 210 thereof, and avacuum wire 212 positioned atop and mating with anarticle molding region 214 of thevacuum die base 206. Preferably, the base vacuum die 206 is perforated and thevacuum wire 212 is a mesh screen allowing moisture present in the raw material lay up to be molded (as one example, up to 100% recycled paper as raw material) to escape through thevacuum wire 212 andbase 206 perforations to fully cure the finalcontainer lid article 10. The vacuum diering 208 and the finish die 204 may have solid surfaces. To form the undercut 44 in thecontainer lid article 10, thevacuum die ring 208 has achannel 216 into which raw material to be molded may enter. Ashoulder 218 is also formed on thevacuum die ring 208 above thechannel 216, with theshoulder 218 having generally a convex profile to contrast with the generally concave profile of thechannel 216. The portion of thearticle 10 that forms in thechannel 216 becomes at least a section of theintermediate member 38, and the portion of thearticle 10 thereabove that forms around theshoulder 218, i.e., theshoulder 30 and the interface between theshoulder 30 and theintermediate member 38, defines, along with theintermediate member 38 section formed in thechannel 216, the undercut 44. In one example of production of one embodiment of thecontainer lid 10, the lay up of cellulose raw material to be formed into thecontainer lid article 10 is about 0.03 inches thick, thevacuum wire 212 is about 0.02 inches thick, and thechannel 216 has at least a partially curved profile with a lateral depth of about 0.025 inches. - The molding process begins with placing the
vacuum wire 212 on thetop surface 214 of thevacuum die base 206. The vacuum diering 208 is placed on alower shelf 220 of thebase 206 and is positioned to abut aperimeter sidewall 222 of thebase 206 and cover a perimeter region of thevacuum wire 212. In this position, thevacuum die ring 208 aids in maintaining thewire 212 firmly against thebase 206. One option for the process is to then apply the raw material lay up that will be molded into thecontainer lid article 10 onto thevacuum wire 212 and thevacuum die ring 208, and subsequently place the finish die 204 atop the lay up. Alternatively, the finish die 204 may be placed atop the vacuum die assembly 202 such that a gap is formed therebetween, and the raw material then injected into the gap. Preferably, if injection-type molding techniques are implemented, where material enters the gap between the vacuum dieassembly 202 and the finish die 204 under pressure, thevacuum die ring 208 will extend to cover thelateral perimeter 224 of the gap to keep the raw material being molded from exiting out of themolding tool 200. The finish die 204 forces the raw material lay up into thechannel 216 to form theintermediate member 38 that, along withshoulder 30, defines the undercut 44. Heat is preferably applied to the raw material lay up through at least thevacuum die ring 208 and the finish die 204. Along with application of heat, a vacuum draw is preferably applied to the raw material lay up through thevacuum wire 212 to force the raw material lay up to closely conform to the shape defined by thewire 212 and thevacuum die ring 208. The combination of the vacuum draw and heat serve to fully cure the lay up and force excess moisture out through thevacuum wire 212 andbase 206 perforations. Upon curing, the finish die 204 may be removed to reveal the fully moldedcontainer lid 10. Due to the vacuum diering shoulder 218, thecontainer lid 10 must be pried off of thedie ring 208 to be released from themolding tool 200. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the amount and timing of heat application, as well as the extent of vacuum draw applied to the raw material lay up by themolding tool 200, depend on the particular raw materials chosen to form thecontainer lid 10. - Thus, the molded
fiber container lid 10 of the present invention provides a simple and easy to use solution for securely and releasably covering various base containers, particularly for food holding containers. In another embodiment of thecontainer lid 10, theskirt 14 may extend substantially, though not all the way around, thebody perimeter 16; one example of which would be if a tab (not shown) extends outwardly from the cantileveredflange 102 of thebase container 100 and thebody 12 of thefiber lid 10 ends abruptly at the tab. Such a tab could be grasped by a user to hold thebase container 100 steady while thefiber lid 10 is pulled out of the interlocking relationship therewith. In yet another variation of thecontainer lid 10 andbase container 100 design, the positions of the undercut 44 and thecantilevered flange 102 may be reversed. In other words, the undercut 44 could be formed on the lid outsidesurface 24 between thecurved transition 36 of theshoulder 30 and theend flange 40, instead of on the lid insidesurface 22, and thecantilevered flange 102 could extend laterally inwardly from the base containerperipheral portion 104 instead of outwardly therefrom. Such a configuration allows the cantileveredflange 102 to slip past theend flange 40 on the lid outsidesurface 24 and into the undercut 44 now formed on theoutside surface 24 to provide the interlocking relationship between thecontainer lid 10 and thebase container 100. - Furthermore, since certain changes may be made in the above invention without departing from the scope hereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that the following claims are to cover certain generic and specific features described herein.
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