Abstract: A packaging unit comprising a container body with a closed lower end, an open upper end and side walls between them; and a cap for closing the open end of the container body, which is pivotably attached thereto; wherein a floor section of the container body adjacent to the lower end thereof is designed such that said floor section can be inserted, to a predetermined extent, into the open end of another packaging unit, and means are provided for optionally alternatively connecting the floor section of the container body to the cap of another packaging unit.

Abstract: A container, consisting of a container body and a lid connected to it, the container body and lid being manufactured separately. Wherein the container body has a recess or projection in or on its outer wall adjacent to its dispensing aperture, and the lid has a connecting land extending outwards from its peripheral rim, with a projection or recess provided at the end of the land distal from the lid, which can be brought into engagement with the recess or the projection on the container body.

Abstract: A packaging unit comprising a container body with a closed lower end, an open upper end and side walls between them; and a cap for closing the open end of the container body, which is pivotably attached thereto; wherein a floor section of the container body adjacent to the lower end thereof is designed such that said floor section can be inserted, to a predetermined extent, into the open end of another packaging unit, and means are provided for optionally alternatively connecting the floor section of the container body to the cap of another packaging unit.