Abstract: A packaging container for scoopable bulk solids comprising a container body includes a container wall extending from a container bottom edge to a container body opening in a height direction of the container, and a closure arrangement including a lid. The container wall has an inner surface facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container and an outer surface facing away from the inner compartment. The container body has an opening edge at the container body opening. A combined scraper bar and scoop holder is arranged at the container body opening and extends across a bent portion of the container wall between a first container wall portion and a second container wall portion, the combined scraper bar and scoop holder including a scraping edge and a first scoop fastening element for repeated fastening and releasing of a scoop.

Abstract: A container may include a neck including an external surface and at least one handle retention feature with axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces. A handle for a container may include a collar including spaced apart container retention features having axially lower and upper container retention surfaces to cooperate with the corresponding handle retention feature of the container to prevent axial movement of the collar with respect to the container.

Abstract: A device for grouping socks in accordance with the present invention includes a container having a plurality of ridge walls integrally joined to inner side and inner end walls of the container. The ridge walls form channels on the inner side and inner end walls of the container. The device further includes one or more chamber walls removably inserted into selected channels in the container. The one or more chamber walls form at least two sock receiving chambers with each chamber having a chamber cover. Each of the chamber covers has an aperture to allow selected socks to be disposed in a selected sock receiving chamber when the selected chamber cover is in a closed position. Each of the chamber covers has an identification marking on a top surface of each of the chamber covers. The identification marking can include, but not limited to children names, sock sizes, sock lengths, sock colors and a myriad of other group identifiers.

Abstract: Various embodiments of packages are disclosed. In some embodiments, the package is made of PS foam and includes an aperture covered with a transparent window panel. The package can provide excellent thermal benefits, while also enabling a user to view the contents of the package without needing to open the package.

Abstract: A reclosable battery package includes a first panel having a first removable portion and a second panel optionally having a second removable portion. A pouch is disposed between the first panel and the second panel. The first panel and the second panel are joined along perimeter edges and a pouch perimeter flange is disposed between the first panel and the second panel. The pouch is slidably movable between the first panel and the second panel when the first removable portion is removed from the first panel to expose contents stored within the pouch.

Abstract: A bag supporting assembly for maintaining a bag in an upright position includes a bag that may contain objects. The bag has a plurality of pockets positioned within an interior of the bag. The pockets are distributed around the bag. A plurality of panels is provided. Each of the panels is removably inserted into an associated one of the pockets.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to accessories for containers and containers integrated with the accessories that provide a user increased precision in applying the contents of a container to a surface. The accessories or containers may include an arm that serves as a guide so that a user can apply the contents alongside an edge of the surface. Furthermore, the accessories or containers may provide the user with a high-degree of control over the distance from the edge that the contents are applied alongside.

Abstract: A container closure system for sealing a bag when the bag has been opening includes a bag that has a top end. The top end is open. A funnel is provided and the bag is selectively inserted through the funnel. A cap is removably coupled to the funnel such that the cap closes the bag.

Abstract: A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package.

Abstract: A dispensing closure for a product container includes a plastic closure body having a top wall with a dispensing opening which is arranged in line with a dispensing passage of the container. The closure includes a self-closing valve embodied as a membrane made of a plastic foil. The membrane has a valve portion, which in use can assume an open position under influence of product pressure, and an attachment portion surrounding the valve portion. The attachment portion of the valve is sealed to an annular support surface integrally formed in the closure body along the periphery of the opening or being formed on a plastic annular insert part that is connected to the closure body along the periphery of the opening. The seal between the attachment portion and the support surface includes an annular groove and an inner annular seal zone adjoining the annular groove on a radial inner side.

Abstract: A device comprises a first portion including a first polymer, and a second portion that is relatively flexible in comparison to the first portion and includes a second polymer that is substantially not bondable to the first polymer. A chamber of the device is hermetically sealable with respect to ambient atmosphere and is defined by (i) an interior of the second portion, and/or (ii) a space formed between the first and second portions. A third portion of the device includes a third polymer that is bondable to the first and second polymers and fixedly secures the first and second portions to each other.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette sealing piece for adding liquid by injection, a liquid container and an electronic cigarette are provided. The electronic cigarette sealing piece for adding liquid by injection includes a silicone substrate and a Teflon coating layer coated on a surface of the silicone substrate, the silicone substrate has a thickness of 0.8-1.5 mm, and the Teflon coating layer has a thickness of 0.05-0.2 mm. The liquid container includes a liquid container main body provided with a liquid adding opening thereon, the liquid adding opening is provided with the electronic cigarette sealing piece for adding liquid by injection, the liquid container main body seals the liquid adding opening with the electronic cigarette sealing piece for adding liquid by injection, and the Teflon coating layer of the electronic cigarette sealing piece for adding liquid by injection is provided at an inner side of the liquid adding opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lunch box, including a base and a lid, wherein the lid is disposed on the base and snap-fitted with it, and by which the base and the lid form a storage cavity there-between, and at least one movable sheet is provided on the lid by cutting, and a pit is defined by the lid and an outer edge of the movable sheet. A flange is provided on the lid surrounding the movable sheet. One end of the movable sheet is closely connected with the lid and a foldable hinge is formed at the junction. The movable sheet can bend up and down with the foldable hinge as its axis. Compared with the prior art, the movable sheet is provided on the top of the lid. When air emission is needed, external force can be exerted to the movable sheet, undermining the original connecting structure to produce a vent hole between the movable sheet and the lid. This vent hole can circulate the inside air and the outside air and prevent from the backflow phenomenon when heating food.

Abstract: An indexable dispenser extracts single-serving doses from a multi-serving supplements cartridge for delivery as a thinkable solution. The indexable dispenser includes a lance that punctures one serving chamber at a time so that its granulated contents can be drained into a mixing cup. The lance is attached to a rotatable flap, along with a spur. The spur punctures a membrane covering a marker zone when the flap is closed to enable machine readability. The granulated supplements are mixed with water before consumption. The indexable dispenser is configured with a dispensing window to reveal only one serving chamber at a time. The supplements cartridge is manually positioned so that an unopened serving chamber is presented in the dispensing window each time for extracting its supplements. The mixing cup may be collapsible, and together with a cap, stored in a cavity of the supplements cartridge for travel.

Abstract: The present invention displays a device capable of mixing one or more substances contained in one or more containers which are interconnected. One embodiment of the present invention is the coupling of the inventive device, containing liquid-concentrated juice or powder to a bottle containing ice-cold mineral water. Upon the coupling of the device to the bottle of mineral water a sealing film is ruptured, releasing the contents comprised in the device to be mixed with the mineral water.

Abstract: A composite film for closing a container by sealing the composite film against a circumferential sealing surface of the container or of a cap ring to be connected to the container has a support layer made of a metal film and a sealing layer connected to the metal film. The sealing layer comprises a coextruded layer with a cohesively breaking intermediate layer and adhesion promoter layers arranged on both sides of the intermediate layer. The composite film is suitable for tight sealing against sealing surfaces made of polished tinplate.

Abstract: A tie article has a substantially elongated configuration having opposed first and second longitudinal edges. The tie article includes a base layer, a cover layer, a closure device, an adhesive and an extension. The base layer includes a central segment and two arm segments, each of the arm segments extending from opposing sides of the central segment. The cover layer overlaps the base layer. The closure device is sandwiched between the base layer and the cover layer so that the base layer and cover layer are bonded together around the closure device. The adhesive is disposed on the central segment of the base layer. The extension is of either or both of the base layer and cover layer and extends beyond at least one of the first and second longitudinal edges. A method is described for attaching a second item to a first item with a tie article.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pack of products (1) having a bottom side (2) and an opposite top side (3), comprising a handle (5) formed over the top side (3) and adapted to be grasped by hand. The handle (5) is formed by a plastic film (4) wrapped around the products (1) over at least one turn, the plastic film (4) covering at least most of the bottom side (2) and being gathered to a reduced width over the top side (3) to form the handle (5). A handle (5) formed by a plastic film wrapped around the pack is reliable and easy to manufacture at a limited cost.

Abstract: Containerized goods are packaged for transit using a partial or fully circumferential wrapper about which a tensioned-strap is secured, to form an integrated structural package that facilities rapid loading of a machine magazine or picking platform such as a shelf with pre-oriented articles as well as shipping the units palletized in several tiers for distribution and display. The wrapper may be of sheet wood-fibre origin or other materials, the open wrapper ends permitting clear display of the goods labels. D-cuts into the wrapper provide displaceable tabs, for locating and/or separating the adjoining containers, and further integrating the wrapper with its contents, when strapped to form transit packages, able to withstand the rigors of palletized transit.

Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch (5) comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9), (ii) the container (3) is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17) in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout (9), (iii) the container comprises a handle aperture (19), and (iv) a dosing device (50) is nested in the handle aperture (19).

Abstract: A corner piece is provided for forming packaging elements. The corner piece includes an inner member and an outer member having respective apexes. A connecting member connects the inner and outer members and substantially aligns their apexes, while spacing the inner and outer members apart from one another. A securing element is provided in the outer member for securing an exterior edge protector along the outer member. The securing element includes substantially U-shaped retaining walls engageable with the exterior edge protector. In some embodiments, the spacing between the inner and outer members defines retaining cavities for securing adjacent sidewalls of a storage container.

Abstract: Provided is product dispenser that may be used for oral care products that are composed of two different ingredients that are mixed together prior to being used. The oral care product dispenser may include at least two storage chambers, a mixing chamber, a dispensing nozzle in fluidic communication with the mixing chamber and at least one seal that keeps the contents stored in the at least two storage chambers separated during storage. The mixing chamber receives and mixes contents from the at least two storage chambers during dispensing.

Abstract: A removable container for powder or liquid includes a housing, a spilling mechanism and a bypass element. The housing hangs within a bottle and is capable of storing powder within the bottle while being sealed from a precursor liquid held within the bottle. The spilling mechanism enables the powder to spill out of the housing and into the precursor liquid and the bypass element provides the precursor liquid out of the bottle without mixing with the stored powder.

Abstract: A mixing and dispensing device (1) for preparing and applying an adhesive consisting of at least two components, comprises a syringe body (2) which encloses a substantially cylindrical cavity (3), wherein the cavity (3) is divided into at least two chambers separated from each other by a movable separating element (6), wherein—a first chamber (4) has a first component (13) of the adhesive and—a second chamber (5) has a second component (14) of the adhesive, wherein a flow path (11) between the first chamber (4) and the second chamber (5) can be released by moving the separating element (6).

Abstract: A container for heating a food product. The container comprises a base layer of material and a liner releasably attached to an inner surface of the base layer. The liner is separable from the base layer after heating the container. The container comprises a bottom panel, and end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a corner panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. The corner panel extends between the end panel and the side panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging device for a product to be dispensed, comprising a bottle suitable for containing the product to be dispensed and having a neck comprising an inner wall delimiting an opening, a dispensing device comprising a body and suitable for dispensing said product, a fastening element for securing the body of the dispensing device in the neck of the bottle, the fastening element cooperating with the inner wall of the neck of the bottle. The device is noteworthy in that the fastening element comprises an internal hollow shaft and in that said dispensing device comprises a fastening member of said dispensing device, the fastening member being integral with said dispensing device and being fixed around the internal hollow shaft of the fastening element.

Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system (1) comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9); and (ii) the container is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17), wherein the rigid pouch spout and the container comprise respective engagement members (15) by which engament the pouch spout is in fluid communication with the container pour spout to allow dispensing of the cleaning liquid stored in the flexible pouch body.

Abstract: An orientation independent delivery device including a replaceable cartridge that may be installed on a foundation. A cartridge includes a gas chamber, a delivery chamber, a gas cell, and a delivery aperture. The gas chamber includes a gas-side rigid portion and a gas-side flexible barrier. The gas-side flexible barrier is sealed to the gas-side rigid portion. The delivery chamber includes a delivery-side rigid portion and a delivery-side flexible barrier. The delivery-side flexible barrier is sealed to the delivery-side rigid portion and is oriented adjacent to the gas-side flexible barrier. The gas cell is coupled to the gas-side rigid portion of the gas chamber. The gas cell increases a gas pressure within the gas chamber to expand the gas-side flexible barrier. Expansion of the gas-side flexible barrier applies a compressive force to the delivery-side flexible barrier allowing a delivery material to escape from the delivery chamber.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a supply cartridge (1) comprising a package casing (11) adapted for housing a support (2) of single portions, provided as a strip-like flexible support, or similar, and presenting a plurality of single dose portions (21) of an edible substance, such as for example coffee, disposed successively along a respective longitudinal direction. In particular, the supply cartridge (1) according to the present invention comprises a package casing (11) that presents an exit open adapted so that provided a more efficient and reliable displacement of said support (2) of single portions out of said package casing (11). The present invention further refers to a system of supply cartridges comprising at least two types of supply cartridges (1, 1?), as well as to a process for preparing beverages in a machine (10) for preparing beverages of the type of the present invention.

Abstract: A dispensing system for disposable gloves. The system includes a storage container defining an interior and an exterior, a flexible sheet contained in the interior of the storage container, and a plurality of gloves contained in the interior of the storage container. The storage container includes an opening which allows access to the interior of the storage container from the exterior. The flexible sheet include two slits which overlap at an intersection which defines four adjacent corners. The intersection is aligned with the opening in the storage container. The plurality of gloves are separated from the opening in the storage container by the flexible sheet. One of the plurality of gloves may be removed from the storage container by pulling the one of the plurality of gloves through the intersection of the slits. The flexible sheet prevents the remainder of the plurality of gloves from exiting the storage container.

Abstract: A marking paint applicator for a portable electronic locator that locates buried cables and pipes via electromagnetic emissions is disclosed. The marking paint application may include an elongated support structure and a trigger mechanism, along with a bracket assembly, a receptacle for holding paint, and an actuating mechanism for selectively controlling release of the paint in response to operator actuation of the trigger mechanism.

Abstract: A fastening ring for a pressurized dispenser includes a central portion (31) on the exterior face of which is fastened a pouch and whose diameter is smaller than the opening (11) of the container, and a flange (32) for fastening the ring between the edge of the container opening (11) and the peripheral edge (231) of the cup of the container valve. The ring is further provided, on its exterior face, between the central portion (31) and the flange (32), with at least one passage (361), dimensioned so that, when the ring is placed in the opening (11) of a container with its passage(s) situated at the height of the edge of the opening (11) of the container, the passage(s) extend on both sides of the edge of the opening (11) and each passage forms a path setting in contact the outside and inside of the container.

Abstract: An aerosol valve with a refill prevention mechanism is provided. The valve has a valve stem disposed in a valve housing that defines an inner chamber. The valve stem has upper passage in an upper portion of the valve stem that is provided with a flexible resilient member. The flexible resilient member is compressed on an orifice or aperture communicating with the housing to create a seal and prevent filling in an open position when pressure in the upper passage is greater than a pressure in the inner chamber. The flexible resilient member is deflected away from the orifice or the aperture when pressure in the upper passage is less than a pressure in the inner chamber to allow dispensing of a product.

Abstract: A pack provided with: a group of tobacco articles; and a sealed wrap, which encloses the group of tobacco articles, has a pull-out opening for the tobacco articles, has an inner pressure that is different from the atmospheric pressure, and consists of a heat-sealable sheet of wrapping material, which is folded around the group of tobacco articles and is stabilized by means of heat-sealing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (10) for consumer articles, the container (10) comprising a box portion wherein the box portion comprises a box front wall (14), a box rear wall (16), a box bottom wall and two box side walls (12) extending between the box front wall (14) and the box rear wall (16), and a spacer (20), wherein the spacer (20) is mounted within the box portion, the spacer (20) is mounted essentially perpendicular to the box bottom wall, the spacer (20) is partially projecting out at the upper end of the box front wall (14), and the spacer (20) comprises at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30), the at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30) has at least one spacer cut-out (32, 34, 36), and the at least one spacer cut-out (32, 34, 36) is located at the upper end of the at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30).

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring cargo conditions, includes at least one environmental sensor (50) to monitor at least one environmental parameter associated with the cargo (30), a controller (60) to log a plurality of readings from each of the at least one environmental sensors (50), and a sensor interface (51) to facilitate communication between the at least one environmental sensor (50) and the controller (60).

Abstract: A self-venting trashcan system for use with a trashcan having interior smooth sides and a bottom interior surface has an extruded rigid polymeric strip with an adjustable bend formed on its left and right sides bendable along a thin web for contacting smooth sidewalls of a trashcan. Along its height and perpendicular thereto a plurality of parallel easy-to-fracture lines are provided. The user breaks the polymeric strip to thereby adjust its height to be shorter than the height of the trashcan. The left and right sides of the polymeric strip are attached to the smooth sidewalls of the trashcan by double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape, leaving a gap or air entry/exit between the top and bottom of the polymeric strip and the top and bottom surface of the trashcan, respectively. During trashcan liner placement, air pockets are smoothed out.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for separating liquid and solid waste. The system provides a plurality of ways of moving liquids from initial disposal to a reservoir. The system may comprise an insert and a shell, or may include a funnel, insert and shell. The funnel allows for direct collection of liquids. The insert allows for indirect collection of liquids.

Abstract: A hydraulic compactor configured to be fastened to the cover structure of an underground collection container, for compacting waste materials. The hydraulic compactor includes a filling opening equipped with a hatch, via which the waste material may be entered into a compressing space inside the compactor, a press member being provided above the compressing space and being movable in the vertical direction inside the compactor. The press member presses the waste material fed into the compressing space against the bottom plate of the compactor. The bottom plate of the compactor is a hydraulic bottom plate opening in the horizontal direction, via which the waste material compressed in the compressing space is dropped into the underground collection container. The present disclosure also relates to an underground collection container comprising a compactor.

Abstract: A receptacle including a body configured to receive refuse items and a mated handle is disclosed. The handle includes a base plate and a gripping portion connected by one or more sidewalls. The back side of said base plate contains a projection to allow the handle to mate with the body of the receptacle. The projection includes two regions offset from each other so that, when the body of the receptacle is formed by blow molding, the body can fill around the projection, thereby securely attaching the two. The handle can further include a cinch so that if a liner is used within the body of the receptacle, there is a place to tie it off on the handle. Multiple handles can be mated to a single receptacle body.

Abstract: A device for rotating a cover of a trash can opens the cover so that a predetermined space is exposed, or closes the cover onto the frame so that the predetermined space is disconnected with the outside. The device includes an external force applying part rotated by first external force based on a fixed rotating shaft; and a mediating part which mediates the external force, interconnected to a rotation of the external force applying part by the external force to make the cover open. The cover closes by weight of the cover when the external force is released, in which when the standing of the cover is limited by second external force, the mediating part is transformed by the rotation of the external force applying part by the external force and prevents the external force from being transmitted to the cover.

Abstract: A waste container comprising an opening, a permanent closure member, and an adhesive attached to the closure member for irreversibly sealing the closure member to another part of the container so as to, in use, permanently close the opening in the container.

Abstract: A single-level rack serving apparatus for transporting load units, which comprises two chassis halves each having a pair of rollers and each having an extendible arm, a storage region between the chassis halves and a connection structure, wherein the chassis halves are connected to one another by the connection structure and travel on running rails by the rollers. The arms serve to pull up or push down load units onto or from the storage region which comprises at least two first and second lateral supporting plates for supportingly carrying the load units. The size of the storage region can be varied by varying the spacing between the arms together with the lateral supporting plates. A further third supporting plate is arranged between the first and second lateral supporting plates such that it supports a load unit centrally from below in the storage region irrespective of the size of the storage region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage and retrieval vehicle for a pallet storage system having at least one racking system and having at least one floor rail for moving the storage and retrieval vehicle, wherein the storage and retrieval vehicle comprises at least one linear guide, in particular a telescopic linear guide, outwardly coupled via at least one vertical guide to a base body of the storage and retrieval vehicle, and wherein the base body is rotatably arranged, in particular by 360°, about the vertical axis. The present disclosure further relates to a pallet storage system having a corresponding storage and retrieval vehicle and to a modular floor rail for a pallet storage system.

Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.

Abstract: Automated cold storage unit and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and/or other products in compliance with regulatory requirements are provided. Such units contain an array of independently addressable holding locations for containers with product in one or more controlled temperature zones fitted with temperature sensors. The units include a reader to track product information and status. Product movement within the unit is performed by a computer-controlled robot. A user interface device, preferably in communication with an application service provider to provide remotely managed inventory management and other services, provides users with secure access to the contents of the unit and associated product data and information.

Abstract: An arranging section is provided to rearrange the order of articles received by a receiving portion into a specified order. When distributing and collecting a plurality of articles, that are being rearranged, among and in a plurality of upstream collecting branch portions, the operations of the arranging section are controlled such that the articles are classified into article groups of the same number of articles as the number of the last collecting branch portions, and such that, for each article group, elements of a subsequence representing the specified order assigned to a plurality of articles forming an article group are elements of a consecutive subsequence for the articles forming the article group, so that the articles in one article group are distributed and collected before the articles in any other article group.

Abstract: A collapsible chute for conveying materials with a tubular main body of flexible material with an entrance opening, an exit opening, and a body portion between the entrance and exit openings. A first reinforcing band is fixed to surround the body portion adjacent to the entrance opening, and a first plurality of loops is spaced along the first reinforcing band. A second reinforcing band is fixed to surround the body portion spaced from the first reinforcing band and spaced from the exit opening, and a second plurality of loops is spaced along the second reinforcing band. A third reinforcing band can be fixed to surround the body portion between the first and second reinforcing bands, and a third plurality of loops is spaced along the third reinforcing band. A method for debris removal comprises affixing the entrance opening of the body portion of the main body to an opening of a building structure and evacuating debris through the main body of the collapsible chute.

Abstract: A guide for a chain (105) for an articles conveyor (100) is proposed. Said guide comprises a return guide (110R;210R;310R) being adapted to guide the chain (105) along at least a portion of a return section of a conveyor path of the articles conveyor (100). The chain (105) comprises a plurality of links (115) each one having a first link element (1151) for supporting the articles to be conveyed and a second link element (1152) for supporting the first link element (1151). The return guide (110R;210R;310R) comprises a return chain guide channel (125R;225R;325R) along the return guide (110R;210R;310R), said return chain guide channel (125R;225R;325R) extending within the return guide (110R;210R;310R) from a surface (110RB;210RB;310RB) of the return guide (110R;210R;310R) that, in use, defines a lower outer surface of the guide.

Abstract: A device for continually conveying dust-like or granular bulk materials into a pressure Chamber, having an inlet opening through which the bulk material is supplied or discharged from a bulk material storage, a housing which is arranged along a rotational axis, a conveying region which adjoins the inlet opening, and a shaft which rotates in the housing and which has a conveyor arranged on the circumference. The rotational axis, the housing and the shaft are arranged vertically, and a seal in the form of a regeneratable material seal stopper. The seal sealing the pressure chamber, is arranged in the conveyor region between the pressure chamber and the inlet opening. The housing has a polygon, a cannelure, or at least one helically running groove on the housing inner wall, and the orientation of the polygon, the cannelure, or the groove runs substantially perpendicularly to the two-dimensional orientation of the conveyor.