EP0733560A1 - Two-piece basket-style container made of carton or similar - Google Patents

Abstract

The basket-type packing is for linking and transporting several objects such as bottles. It includes two cutouts, the first of which (100) which has two bottom wall halves (101,102), longitudinal dividing wall (103,104) with handle (109), and a transverse dividing wall (105a,b,106a,b). The second cutout (200) has an upper aperture for the handle, two sidewalls (203,204) and a longitudinal bearer (209) extending over the aperture. At least one of the cutouts has a connector (202) to link the lower cutout of the sidewalls with the bottom wall halves. The transverse dividing walls support the bearer.

Description

The present invention relates generally to packaging for grouping together a group of articles, such as primary containers, and particularly bottles.

"Basket-like" packaging made of cardboard or the like is already known from the prior art, which consists of a substantially parallel hollow body which is intended to accommodate objects in general in two parallel rows, a handle and a plurality of partitions which separate the objects from each other within the hollow body.

Such a basket-like packaging is usually realized with the aid of a considerable number of cardboard blanks - in typical cases at least two - the erection of the packaging being complex.

In addition, it is often the case with these packages that certain blanks have to be pre-glued, which increases the production costs.

It is also pointed out that in most of the solutions known hitherto, the finished packaging has a certain number of unprinted cardboard areas (reverse side versus printed side) which impair the appearance of the packaging.

The present invention has for its object to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned and to propose a basket-like packaging made of cardboard or the like, which can be erected in a simple manner, which consists of only two non-glued blanks, which looks appealing and which has large advertising spaces offers.

• einen ersten Zuschnitt, der zwei Bodenwandhälften, eine mit den Bodenwandhälften verbundene und von einem Haltegriff gekrönte in Längsrichtung verlaufende Trennwand sowie mit der in Längsrichtung verlaufenden Trennwand verbundene in Querrichtung verlaufende Trennwände aufweist,
• einen zweiten Zuschnitt, der eine obere Öffnung, aus der der Haltegriff herausragen kann, zwei Seitenwände und einen Längsträger aufweist, der sich über die Öffnung erstreckt,
• mindestens einer der Zuschnitte weist außerdem Mittel zur Verbindung des unteren Abschnitts der Seitenwände mit den jeweiligen Bodenwandhälften auf,
• und mindestens einige der besagten in Querrichtung verlaufenden Trennwände sind geeignet, um sich in einer im wesentlichen vertikalen Richtung nach oben gegen den besagten Längsträger abzustützen.

• Die in Längsrichtung verlaufende Trennwand und der Haltegriff sind aus zwei Hauptbereichen aus Karton gebildet, die entlang einer oberen Faltlinie aufeinandergefaltet sind.
• Die in Querrichtung verlaufenden Trennwände sind durch innerhalb der Hauptbereiche aus Karton ausgestanzte Bereiche gebildet, die an den besagten Hauptbereichen angelenkt sind.
• Der zweite Zuschnitt weist außerdem mit den Seitenwänden verbundene Stirnwände auf, die mit den Seitenwänden die besagten Primärgegenstände umfassen.
• Der zweite Zuschnitt weist darüber hinaus eine interne Verdoppelung der besagten Stirnwände mindestens im oberen Bereich derselben sowie Eckabschnitte auf, die die Verbindung zwischen dem besagten Längsträger und den besagten Seitenwänden gewährleisten.
• Die besagten Mittel zur Verbindung des unteren Abschnitts der Seitenwände mit den jeweiligen Bodenwandhälften weisen Klebelaschen auf, die die besagten Seitenwände verlängern und unterhalb der Bodenwandhälften verklebt sind.
• Der besagte Längsträger wird aus zwei Kartonabschnitten gebildet, die entlang einer oberen Faltlinie nach unten aufeinandergefaltet sind.
• Der besagte Längsträger weist Einkerbungen auf, in die die oberen Ränder einiger der besagten in Querrichtung verlaufenden Trennwände eingreifen und sich abstützen.
• Die oberen Ränder einiger der besagten in Querrichtung verlaufenden Trennwände weisen eine abgeschrägte Ecke in der Nähe ihrer Verbindung mit der in Querrichtung verlaufenen Trennwand auf.
• Der zweite Zuschnitt enthält Kartonabschnitte, die sich zwischen den besagten Kartonabschnitten des Längsträgers und den besagten Seitenwänden erstrecken und entlang Faltlinien nach unten gegen die Innenflächen der besagten Seitenwände gefaltet sind.

This object is achieved in that the packaging contains the following:

• a first blank which has two bottom wall halves, a longitudinally extending partition wall connected to the bottom wall halves and crowned by a handle, and transverse walls which are connected to the longitudinally extending partition wall,
• a second blank which has an upper opening from which the handle can protrude, two side walls and a longitudinal beam which extends over the opening,
• at least one of the blanks also has means for connecting the lower section of the side walls to the respective bottom wall halves,
• and at least some of said transverse partitions are adapted to support upwardly against said side rail in a substantially vertical direction.

• The longitudinal dividing wall and the handle are formed from two main areas of cardboard that are folded together along an upper fold line.
• The transverse dividing walls are formed by areas punched out of cardboard within the main areas and articulated on said main areas.
• The second blank also has end walls connected to the side walls, which enclose said primary objects with the side walls.
• The second blank also has an internal doubling of the said end walls, at least in the upper region thereof, as well as corner sections which ensure the connection between said longitudinal member and said side walls.
• Said means for connecting the lower section of the side walls to the respective bottom wall halves have adhesive tabs which extend said side walls and are glued below the bottom wall halves.
• Said longitudinal member is formed from two cardboard sections which are folded downward along an upper fold line.
• Said longitudinal member has notches in which the upper edges of some of said transverse dividing walls engage and are supported.
• The upper edges of some of said transverse dividers have a chamfered corner near their connection to the transverse divider.
• The second blank contains cardboard sections which extend between said cardboard sections of the side member and said side walls and are folded down along fold lines against the inner surfaces of said side walls.

Fig.1

eine Draufsicht eines ersten Zuschnitts, der zur Bildung einer erfindungsgemäßen korbartigen Verpackung vorgesehen ist,

Fig.2

eine Draufsicht eines zweiten Zuschnitts, der zur Bildung einer erfindungsgemäßen korbartigen Verpackung vorgesehen ist und

Fig.3

eine getrennte perspektivische Ansicht der beiden Zuschnitte, nachdem sie aufgerichtet wurden.

Other aspects, objects and advantages of the present invention will become clearer upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, given as a non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show:

Fig. 1

2 shows a plan view of a first blank which is provided to form a basket-like packaging according to the invention,

Fig. 2

a plan view of a second blank, which is provided to form a basket-like packaging according to the invention and

Fig. 3

a separate perspective view of the two blanks after they have been erected.

As an introduction, it is noted that the shapes and proportions of the various in Figs. 1 and 2 shown areas, sections, fold lines and cutting lines are part of the present description.

It is first of all on Figs. 1 and 3, from which a first blank 100 can be seen, which consists of four main areas 101-104, which are separated from one another by the fold lines P13, P34 and P24.

The areas 101 and 102 are provided to form two horizontal bottom wall halves of the packaging in that they are folded outwards by 90 ° with respect to the areas 103, 104.

These areas 103, 104 are intended to be folded together along the central fold line P34 to form a double central partition of the packaging.

The area 103 contains two flaps 105a, 105b which are articulated by the horizontal fold lines P35a, P35b and which extend over a considerable part of the height of the said area 103.

In the same way, the area 104 contains two corresponding flaps 106a, 106b which are articulated by the fold lines P46a, P46b.

These flaps 105a, 105b and 106a, 106b are intended to be folded outwards with respect to the separating areas 103, 104 by 90 ° in order to form the transverse dividing walls of the packaging.

In this way, partitions are formed which define six places for two parallel rows of three objects each, such as primary containers and in particular bottles, these two rows being arranged on both sides of the central partition 103-104.

Arranged in the sections of the areas 103, 104 next to the folding line P34 are two openings 01 and 02, respectively, which are elongated in the horizontal direction and above which two tabs 109, 110 are provided, which are formed by the horizontal folding lines P39, P40 on the said areas 103, 104 are articulated.

A handle for the packaging is thus defined in the upper region of the central partition 103, 104, the openings 01, 02 lying opposite one another and, in conjunction with the folding of the tabs 109, 110, allowing the fingers to be pushed through.

At the height of the handle, the width of the areas 103, 104 is reduced, and tabs 107a, 107b and 108a, 108b are provided at this point in the lateral sections of these areas, which are defined by the fold lines P37a, P37b, which run transversely to the fold line P34. P48a, P48b are articulated to said areas 103, 104. Before the regions 103, 104 are folded onto one another, these flaps 107a, 107b and 108a, 108b are folded through 180 ° between the said regions in order to achieve a reinforcing effect and to reduce the width of the partition 103, 104 at the height of the handle.

In the extension of the folding line P34 at both ends of the same, elongated openings 03a, 03b are provided in order to facilitate the folding of the blank in that a double cardboard thickness in the region of the folding by 180 ° of the sections to the side of the folding line P34 is avoided.

The tabs 107a, 107b, 108a and 108b are designed so that they cannot interfere with the openings 01, 02 of the handle when folded through 180 °. The outlines of these tabs are shown in Fig. 3 with dashed lines.

The second cut of the packaging according to the invention is shown in FIG. 2. With reference to this drawing and to FIG. 3, this blank 200 consists of two areas 203, 204, which are provided to form two outer side walls of the packaging.

Adhesive flaps 201, 202, which are hinged to the regions 203, 204 by fold lines P213, P224, extend from the outer edges of the two regions 203, 204, these outer edges being arranged below after the packaging has been erected.

These flaps 201, 202 are intended to be folded inwards with respect to the side walls 203, 204 by 90 ° and to be glued in the adhesive sections Z1, Z2 (FIG. 3) to the underside of the areas 101, 102 of the first blank 100, which form the bottom wall of the packaging.

Areas 205a, 205b are hinged to area 203 by fold lines P235a, P235b, while similar areas 206a, 206b are hinged to area 204 by fold lines P246a, P246b.

The areas 205a, 206a are intended to be folded together by 90 ° relative to the areas 203, 204 and to be glued to one another in an overlap area Z3 in order to form a vertical end wall of the packaging.

In the same way, the regions 205b, 206b are intended to be glued to one another in an overlap region in order to form the vertical end wall on the opposite side.

The blank 200 also includes two areas 207a, 207b which are articulated by fold lines P7a, P7b to a central area of the blank, which will be described below.

In the flat cut, these regions 207a, 207b each extend between the regions 205a, 206a and between the regions 205b, 206b, wherein they are separated from these regions by cutting lines D257a, D267a, D257b, D267b.

Before the regions 205a, 206a and 205b, 206b are folded and glued, the regions 207a, 207b are folded down along the folding lines P7a, P7b by 90 ° so that they are arranged behind the former regions after the packaging has been erected.

The central area of the blank, which has a rectangular shape and is delimited by areas 203, 207a, 204 and 207b, consists of several sections 208, 210, 211 and 209, which are located side by side within the area between fold line P230 and fold line Extend P241.

A first section 210 is separated from the adjacent section 208 by a curved cut line D280 that extends across the entire width of the central region. The section 210 is also delimited on the left-hand side (in FIG. 2) by a corner section 212a which comprises the connection point - the transverse fold lines P7a and P230, and by a Section line D7a, which extends the fold line P7a and connects the corner section 212a with the section line D280.

In the same way, a corner section 212b is provided symmetrically on the right side in FIG. 2.

Section 208 extends between section line D280 and a continuous central fold line P289. This section 208 contains two essentially triangular notches 021, which are provided in the horizontal direction after one third and after two thirds of the section, and extend from the cutting line D280.

Two corner sections 213a, 213b are likewise provided in the vicinity of the connection point of the folding line P289 and the respective folding lines P7a and P7b delimiting section 210.

With respect to the folding line P289, the sections 209, 211 are essentially symmetrical with the sections 208, 210, but the notches 022 have a smaller depth than the notches 021. The corner sections corresponding to the sections 212a, 212b are designated with the numbers 214a, 214b. There are no corresponding sections for the corner sections 213a, 213b; section 209 is delimited laterally along the entire length of these sides by cutting lines D9a, D9b.

The erection of the packaging will now be described.

First of all, the first blank 100 is erected using suitable mechanical means as shown in the drawing in FIG. 3, and six Bottles are placed on the packaging machine in the six places defined by the partitions.

The sections 208, 209 of the blank 200 are then folded downward, and the blank 200 is passed over the blank 100 and the bottles so that the handle of the blank 100 penetrates the opening through one of the folded portions 208, 209 was created.

In the course of this process, the upper edges of the transverse dividing walls 105a, 105b (or 106a, 106b, depending on which side the handle is located in relation to the sections 208, 209) engage in their sections next to the fold lines of these dividing walls Notches 021, 022 of the folded sections 208, 209, which are now open at the corresponding locations downwards.

The side walls 203, 204 are then folded 90 ° along the sides of the bottles, and the tabs 201, 202 are folded inward below the bottom portions 101, 102 of the first blank to be glued to them.

In a process that may, but need not, occur at the same time, regions 207a, 207b are folded down and regions 205a, 206a and 205b, 206b are then folded together and glued together, as already explained, so as to implement the method Complete creation of the outside of the packaging.

The sections 210, 211 are then folded inward about 180 ° against the inner surface of the areas 203, 204 in order to stiffen the Side walls in their upper area. These sections 210, 211 are held in position by being between the bottles and
the side walls 203, 204 are held or that their lateral edges are clamped in the corners defined by the respective side walls and end walls (the length of these sections being chosen accordingly).

It is pointed out at this point that the load caused by the weight of the bottles during transport of the packaging by means of their handle, on the one hand, by the adhesive closure between the two bottom wall halves 101, 102 and the side walls 203, 204 with the aid of the adhesive tabs 201, 202 and, on the other hand is supported by the support of the upper edges of the partition walls 105a, 105b in the notches 021, 022, the latter being formed in the fixed central longitudinal beam which is formed from the sections 208, 209 which are folded onto one another.

In this way, the bottom wall halves 101, 102 remain horizontal when the packaging is transported, which is due to the support provided by said partition walls 105a, 105b.

It is also noted that the beveled corner PC at the transition between the top of each of these partitions and the associated fold line effectively holds the beam formed by sections 208, 209 in its vertical position by the parts thereof Sections next to the notches 021, 022 are held in the corners that result.

Finally, it should be noted that the purpose of the corner sections 212a, 213a, 214a and 212b, 213b and 214b is to connect
between the sections 208, 209 of the central support and the lateral areas 203, 204 by means of the respective areas 207a and 207b.

The present invention is of course in no way limited to the exemplary embodiments described and illustrated here, and those skilled in the art will know how to implement possible variants or modifications which correspond to the concept.

Claims (10)

Basket-like packaging for the collection and transport of several items, such as primary containers and in particular bottles, characterized in that it contains the following: a first blank (100), the two bottom wall halves (101, 102), a longitudinally extending partition (103, 104) connected to the bottom wall halves and crowned by a handle (01, 02, 109, 110) and with the longitudinal wall Partition wall connected transverse partition walls (105a, 105b, 106a, 106b), a second blank (200) which has an upper opening from which the handle can protrude, two side walls (203, 204) and a longitudinal beam (208, 209) which extends over the opening, at least one of the blanks also has means (201, 202) for connecting the lower section of the side walls (203, 204) to the respective bottom wall halves (101, 102), and at least some of said transverse dividing walls (105a, 105b, 106a, 106b) are adapted to be supported in a substantially vertical upward direction against said side member (208, 209). Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal dividing wall and the handle are formed from two main areas of cardboard (103, 104) which are folded together along an upper fold line (P34). Packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that the transverse dividing walls are formed by areas (105a, 105b, 106a, 106b) punched out of cardboard (103, 104) within the main areas and hinged to said main areas. Packaging according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the second blank (200) also has end walls (205a, 206a, 205b, 206b) which are connected to the side walls (203, 204) and which comprise the said primary objects with the side walls. Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that the second blank also has an internal doubling (207a, 207b) of said end walls (205a, 206a, 205b, 206b) at least in the upper region thereof, and in that corner sections (212a, 213a, 214a , 212b, 213b, 214b) ensure the connection between the said longitudinal member and the said side walls. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said means for connecting the lower portion of the side walls (203, 204) to the respective bottom wall halves (101, 102) have adhesive flaps (201, 202) which extend said side walls and are glued below the bottom wall halves. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the said longitudinal beam is formed from two cardboard sections (208, 209) which are folded downwards along an upper fold line (P289). Packaging according to claim 7, characterized in that said longitudinal member has notches (021, 022) into which the upper edges of some of said transverse dividing walls (105a, 105b) engage and are supported. Packaging according to claim 8, characterized in that the upper edges of some of said transverse dividing walls (105a, 105b) have a chamfered corner (PC) near their connection to the transverse dividing wall (103, 104). Packaging according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the second blank contains cardboard sections (210, 211) which extend between said cardboard sections of the longitudinal member and said side walls (203, 204) and along fold lines (P230, P241) are folded down against the inner surfaces of said side walls.

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