CONTAINER MADE OF LAMINATE MATERIAL, BLANK AND METHOD

摘要

A container comprised of laminate material, the material having opposite, downwardly extending, first and second edges (12 and 14), the container comprising one or more of the following features: firstly, the laminate material includes a fibrous cellulosic layer (11), the direction of the majority of fibres (13) in the layer (11) being substantially parallel to the first edge (12); secondly, the container includes a piece constituted by the laminate material and providing a body of the container, the container also including a bottom closure insert under which a bottom strip of the piece is folded and sealed, the insert including a substantially annular flange embraced by the piece, the embracing material consisting of an upper section that contains the flange and a lower section that does not contain the flange and is of at least one fifth of the height of the upper section; and, thirdly, the container having a flat top, and including a reinforcement over a corner of the flat top.