FR2636315A1 - DISPENSING PACKAGING OF FOLDED PRODUCTS - Google Patents

Abstract

Packaging of the type to be hung for a folded product comprising a hanger 1, 2 with hook 5 or suspension tab and an envelope 18 through which said hook or tab passes, characterized in that said hanger is made up of two parts 1, 2 connected between they at their two ends in a way that is at least articulated for one and at least separable for the other.

Description

DISPENSING PACKAGING OF FOLDED PRODUCTS

  The invention relates to packaging for the distribution and presentation for sale of folded products, in particular textile products, such as

  sheets, tablecloths, napkins or curtains.

  For the packaging of sheets, for example, it is known to arrange the folded product inside a transparent envelope of flexible plastic or of thermotormed semi-rigid plastic provided on its upper edge with a molded plastic bar. more rigid taken in the weld or in a hoop of the envelope, this bar extending upwards by a suspension hook. The envelope must have exactly the dimensions of the product, and the latter is not supported at its upper part, so that it can more or less sag in the packaging according to its own stiffness. In addition, the envelope must be completely closed, so that the product can only be seen through the packaging and does not

can't be touched.

  We know, moreover, another type of packaging and presentation particularly used for suits, jackets and pants, using a hanger with horizontal bar to hang the folded pants, this hanger being inserted in a protective plastic cover comprising in its upper bottom an opening for the passage of the hanger hanger. Such packaging is used, for example, by certain dyers, but would not be suitable for distribution and sale in large areas because the folded product, for example pants, is very little maintained there. In addition, this type of packaging would not be suitable for thick products such as sheets or tablecloths, since the introduction of such a product previously folded inside the opening of the hanger would be a long and laborious operation. . The object of the invention is to produce a packaging with a hanger for folded products which eliminates the above drawbacks, that is to say in particular which allows easy installation, good product maintenance and possibly which offers the opportunity to see

  directly and touch the product.

  For this, the invention provides for using a hanger of a particular type, consisting of two separable or articulated parts, including an upper crosspiece provided in sor. center of a suspension hook and at its ends of fixing returns, and a lower cross member constituting the product suspension bar and provided at its ends with fixing returns intended to come, one being articulated with the corresponding return of the upper crossmember, separable or not, and the other attach to the corresponding return of the upper crossmember

  separable, articulated or not.

  Preferably, the two fasteners are identical and designed to be both separable and articulated, by comprising, for example, on at least one of the faces of each of the returns of the upper cross member, a projection provided with a flange and provided with radial elasticity, and in the corresponding return from the lower part, at least one circular orifice in which the preceding projection can be clipped, and preferably several such orifices for

allow adjustment.

  By way of improvement, also, the hook part, molded in one piece with the upper cross member, is joined to the latter by a thinned part allowing the perpendicular folding of the hook to limit the space requirement during grouping.

  packaging including the hanger according to the invention.

  This hanger is completed by an envelope with a closed upper edge, except for a slot for the passage of the hook. This envelope may be a simple flexible plastic bag, subsequently welded or not, or preferably be constituted by a semi-rigid transparent plastic shell, the two halves of which are thermoformed flat in one piece and separated by a straight part forming a hinge. intended to be placed at the top and including said slot for the passage of the hook. These shells have corresponding sockets for the housing of the hanger and to allow their mutual clipping and with the hanger, and they can be closed by completely enveloping the product, or open at their lower part by wrapping only the upper part of the product. Thanks to the separable or openable nature of the hanger in two parts according to the invention, it can be presented open to freely introduce the suspension bar inside the last upper fold of the whole product folded in inverted U, then closed and locked before introducing everything into the envelope, all of these operations being thus

  extremely easy and automated.

  Other features of the invention

  will appear in the following description of a mode

  de realaticn taken as an example and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 shows in elevation the two parts constituting the hanger before their assembly; Figure 2 is a view along II-II of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a front view of the partial casing with the hanger inside; Figure 4 is a section on IV-IV of Figure 3; and Figure 5 is a view corresponding to the

  Figure 3 in the case of a complete envelope.

  As can be seen in the figures, the packaging according to the invention essentially comprises a hanger in two parts 1 and 2 which can advantageously be

  made of molded plastic.

  Part 1 comprises an upper cross-member 3 with a double stiffening edge 4 on its lower edge, and, in the vicinity of its middle part, a hook-shaped part 5 joined to the cross-member 3 by a thinned part 6 allowing the hook to be folded back perpendicular in one direction or the other. In addition, at each of its ends, the cross-member 3 comprises a fixing return 7 provided on at least one of its faces, and preferably on both, with a substantially circular projection 8 provided with a flange 9 and provided with elasticity in the radial direction, for example by being

crossed by a slot 10.

  The lower part 2 comprises for its part a suspension bar 11 provided with a double stiffening rib 12 and terminated at each of its ends by a fixing return 13 provided with at least one, and preferably with several circular orifices 14 likely to be clipped onto the corresponding projection 8 of the upper cross member, so as to allow both a removable fixing and a joint. Thanks to this feature, the lower part 2 with the suspension bar 11 can be introduced into the last fold 15 of the product 16 folded into a U as shown in FIG. 4 before fixing or closing the upper part 1, which is much more practical as a manipulation than that of introducing the partially folded product into the rectangular hole of a closed hanger, as would be the case

  if the whole was made in one piece.

  To facilitate this manipulation, one of the projections 8 can advantageously be clipped in advance into the corresponding hole 14, the hanger being open in its plane, for example with the upper cross member 3 perpendicular to the suspension bar 11, to serve

handle to it.

  It is therefore clear that only one of the fasteners needs to be articulated without necessarily being separable, and that the other must necessarily be separable without being necessarily articulated. However, it is simpler to produce the assembly as indicated, that is to say in such a way that each attachment 8-14 is both separable and articulated. This allows symmetrical parts and avoids any assembly error. In the same vein, if, as indicated, each return 7 has a projection 8 on each of its faces, this avoids any assembly difficulty requiring a reversal, for example, the projection 8 not used for clipping the part lower 2 which can either remain unused or cooperate with a socket 17 provided in the edge of the shell 18 in the case of a semi-rigid envelope as

shown in figure 4.

  Naturally, the hanger according to the invention can be used with any flexible or semi-rigid envelope, partial or total, and preferably transparent. It may for example be a simple PVC or thin polyethylene bag closed at least on its upper edge, except for a slot for the passage of the hook. However, this envelope is preferably constituted by a shell 18 of semi-rigid thin plastic film comprising two thermoformed half-shells flat in one piece, being separated by a rectilinear part 19 forming a hinge in which the opening 20 is made. in the form of a slot for the passage of the hook 5. The lateral edges 21 of this shell have the recesses necessary to allow the ends of the hanger to fit together, and possibly of the second projection 8, as shown in FIG. 4, as well as possibly reliefs 22, respectively male and female, allowing the assembly of the edges of the shell between them by simple

clipping.

  In addition, in the case of the partial shell, covering only the upper part of the product 16, there is preferably provided in the vicinity of the lower edges of each half-shell 18 a thermoformed rib 23 projecting inwardly to tighten the product. and prevent it from escaping, while allowing the customer to see the product directly and to touch it, which can be particularly useful in the case of textile articles. Conversely, if it is desired to entirely enclose the product in order to avoid any contamination or deterioration, a complete shell 18a can be provided,

  as shown in Figure 5.

  The manufacture of the assembly, consisting exclusively of two molded parts and of a single thermoformed part, 18 or 18a, as the case may be, is extremely economical, and above all the manipulations presiding over the packaging of the product packaging 16 are extremely easy. , since, as we have seen, it is enough to clip the two parts 1 and 2 at one end, to introduce the whole in the fold 15, to close and clip the other end of the hanger and finally to place the whole in the double shell clipped in turn on its two or three edges, extremely fast and automated operations. Finally, when grouping these individual packages in boxes for shipping, the ability of the hook 5 to fold around the thinned parts 6, allows to limit not

  negligible the size of these boxes.

Claims (9)

  1. Packaging of the type to be hung for a folded product (16) comprising a hanger (1,2) with hook (5) or hanger and an envelope (18, 18a) crossed by said hook or hanger, characterized by the fact that said hanger is constituted by two parts (1,2) connected to each other At their two ends in an at least articulated manner for one   and at least separable for the other.   2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the two fasteners of the two parts (1) and (2) are both articulated and separable.   3. Packaging according to one of the claims   previous, characterized in that the upper part comprises an upper crosspiece (3), preferably ribbed, extended in the vicinity of its center by a suspension hook (5), and provided at each of its ends with a return (7 ) in the direction of the other part, and that the lower part (2) comprises a suspension bar (11), preferably ribbed (12), provided at each of its ends with a return (13) in the direction of the '' other party and likely to come to articulate and / or settle on the   corresponding return (7) of the upper part (1).   4. Packaging according to claims 2 and 3   taken as a whole, characterized in that the respective returns (7,13) of the two parts (1,2) of the hanger are assembled together by the cooperation of a projection (8) with flange (9) on the one of the returns and cooperating with at least one circular orifice (14) in the other return, to allow both the clipping and the articulation of said projection (8) in said orifice or in one of said orifices (14).   5. Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that each projection (8) is provided with a radial elasticity, for example by means of at least one slot (10) which passes through it axially. 6. Packaging according to claim 5, characterized in that each of the fixing returns comprising the projection (8) comprises such protruding on each of its faces.   7. Packaging according to one of the claims   above, characterized in that the part (5) forming a hook or suspension lug, while being molded in one piece with the upper crosspiece (3), is joined to the latter by a thinned part (6) allowing articulation.   8. Packaging according to one of claims   above, characterized in that said envelope (18,18a) is constituted by two half-shells thermoformed flat using a transparent semi-rigid thin plastic film, and separated by a rectilinear part (19) forming a hinge and in which is made said slot (20) for the passage of the hook (5) or suspension lug, the edges of these two half-shells comprising the recesses and reliefs necessary for the interlocking of the ends of the assembled hanger, and possibly of the additional projection (8), as well as the recesses and reliefs necessary (22) for the mutual fixing at least of the lateral edges of the shell by clipping.   9. Packaging according to claim 8, characterized in that the half-shells (18a) only partially envelop the upper part of the product (16) and comprise in the vicinity of their lower edge at least one rib (23) thermoformed for   protrude towards the inside of the package.