FR2894567A1 - Package for transporting and consuming previously prepared meal, houses containers and place setting components in closed position and forms tray with additional supporting part(s) forming side extension - Google Patents

Abstract

A package, with a closed position to house container(s) (12) at the side of the base (5) and other place setting component(s) (11, 13), has an open position forming a tray (14) with the base as supporting surface. At least one movable supporting part (7, 8) has releasable fixtures (20, 30) for the place setting component(s); in closed position forms a side face of the closed package; and in open position forms a side extension of the open package. An independent claim is included for a prepared individual meal device comprising a package as above, plus the containers (12) and place setting components (11, 13).

Description

PACKAGING AND DEVICE FOR MEALS PREPARED The invention relates to a

  packaging that can be placed in a closed position in which the packaging is adapted to hold at least one container disposed at the location on a bottom of the package and carry at least one cover other than the container (s) . The invention extends to a prepared meal device comprising cutlery, including at least one container, and a package according to the invention.

  Prepared meal boxes are already known as packaging for transporting the meal from a place of preparation of the meal to a place of consumption of the meal. Some of these boxes are adapted to receive a tray on which rest single-use containers containing food (entrees, entree, dessert, drink etc.) constituting the meal. In addition, these boxes may contain disposable tableware provided with the meal for the consumption of the meal. However, at the opening of the box and when the user removes the tray, said containers and other cutlery (tableware and cups etc.) are presented to the user in a compact arrangement whose appearance is far removed from that of cutlery set up according to the conveniences of the art of the table. There is a need to provide the user with a package adapted to carry cutlery presenting itself to the consumer according to a cutlery arrangement whose aesthetic corresponds to that of cutlery set on a table. This is in particular to provide a package for such an arrangement while having in a closed state compactness comparable or improved compared to known packaging. Also, it would be preferable that, contrary to the cutlery of the known packages, which must be handled by the consumer to arrange them on the tray in order to obtain a provision of these cutlery facilitating their use during the meal, cutlery are directly ready for use without prior arrangement on the shelf by the consumer. In addition, there is a need to facilitate the use of such a box by the meal preparer at the time of packaging and for the consumer at the time of opening the package and at the time of the meal. In particular, it is to facilitate the establishment of the meal tray which, in the known packaging must be removed from the box carefully to avoid falling a canopy (container or utensil table) carried by the tray. Indeed, during the displacement of the plate by translation of the plate towards the outside of the box (for example by sliding the plate on a bottom of the box), the walls defining an interior volume of the box and flaps allowing the opening and closing the box, can hinder the movement of a canopy driven by the plateau and cause it to fall off the plateau.

  In addition, it is necessary to reduce the space produced by the box and the meal tray following placement of the tray made to allow the disposal, at the time of packaging, the containers containing the food of the meal, or following a setting up of the tray made to allow the consumption of the food of the meal, after the reception of the meal by the consumer. In this regard, it should be noted that traditional boxes represent a significant factor of space in cramped environments and in kitchens when packaging large quantities of packaged ready-to-pack meals, following the extraction of the trays from the packs. boxes for packaging. Also, it is necessary to provide a meal tray adapted to reduce the risk of falling utensils and / or overturning containers resting on the meal tray during the consumption of food meal. In particular, there is a need to facilitate the use of containers (such as glasses), having a high aspect ratio width, deemed too unstable to be used in traditional boxes for prepared meals.

  Also, there is a need to optimize the surface of the tray that can carry cutlery in relation to the volume of the closed package for transport. The invention aims to overcome the aforementioned problems and to meet the aforementioned needs. To do this, the invention relates to a package that can be placed in a closed position in which the package is adapted to be able to contain at least one container disposed at the location on a bottom of the package and to carry at least one cover other the container (s). The package according to the invention is adapted to be placed in at least one open position in which the package forms a tray, the bottom forming a bearing surface of the tray. The packaging according to the invention comprises at least one movable pan, said pan carrier, comprising fastening means, said removable fastening means 15, adapted to removably fix at least one cover, the pan carrier being adapted to be able to :. to be placed in a position, called the closed position, in which the carrier panel forms a lateral face of the package when the package is in the closed position, 20 • to be placed in at least one position, called the open position, in which the carrier panel forms a lateral extension of the bearing surface when the package is in the open position. Advantageously and according to the invention, the carrier is adapted to pivot between a closed position and at least one open position. In particular, the packaging may comprise at least one carrier having removable fastening means adapted to removably fix at least one glass on the carrier and to drive, under a pivoting of the carrier, a tilting of the glass between a lying position, 30 corresponding to the closed position of the carrier and at least one erect position, corresponding to an open position of the carrier.

  Advantageously and according to the invention, the carrier is bonded to the bottom and is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom about a pivot axis. In particular, each carrier may be bonded to the bottom and be adapted to pivot relative to the bottom. Advantageously and according to the invention: the package comprises: at least one carrier panel, said container pan, adapted to be able to carry at least one glass and to be able to pivot about a pivot axis, said pivot axis; of glass, • at least one carrier, said pan of utensil, adapted to be able to carry at least one utensil table and to be able to pivot about a pivot axis, said pivot axis of utensil, - the projections on a plane, called a plateau plane, extending along the bottom of the package, the glass pivot axis and the utensil pivot axis, form an intersection of lines in this plane defining angles. each greater than 45. Advantageously and according to the invention: - the projection of the container axis in the plane of the plate 20 extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bottom of the package, - the projection of the axis of utensil in the plate plane extends substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the bottom of the package. Advantageously and according to the invention: the package comprises a plurality of movable panels adapted to be placed in a position, called the closed position, in which the mobile pan forms a lateral face of the package when the package is in the closed position , 30 at least one movable pan, said pan side of the lid, is bound to the bottom of the package, is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom of the package and carries a pan, said upper pan lid, adapted for pivoting relative to the lid side pan so that the upper lid pan and said lid side pan form a flap, said lid flap, adapted to be placed: • in a closed position in which the side pan lid is placed in the closed position and the upper lid pan extends above the bottom from the lid side pan,. in at least one open position in which the lid side pan and the lid top are placed substantially parallel to the bottom. Advantageously and according to the invention, the lid flap is adapted to be placed in at least one open position, including at least one open position in which the upper pan of the lid extends below the bottom and under at least one carrier piece placed in an open position to form a stop producing stopping the pivoting of the carrier in an open position corresponding to a position of alignment of the carrier with the bottom. Advantageously and according to the invention, the lid flap is adapted to be placed in at least one open position including at least one open position in which the lid flap forms a lateral extension of the bearing surface when the packaging is in open position. Advantageously and according to the invention: the package comprises two moving faces, said blocking faces, extending facing one another when they are placed in the closed position, at least one lid flap is inserted, when placed in the closed position, between the two blocking faces placed in the closed position, each blocking piece comprises a flange extending, when each lid flap is in the closed position, facing a outer wall of each lid flap in the closed position so as to oppose any movement of each lid flap to an open position. Advantageously and according to the invention, the packaging comprises means for locking the locking panels in the closed position. The locking means may be adapted to be able to make a seal of the packaging in the closed position to guarantee the consumer of the meal that no opening of the packaging could have occurred because of a third party following a closure of this packaging by the preparer of the meal.

  In addition, the locking means may be adapted to allow unlocking the locking sections so as to be able to place the blocking panels in the open position so as to allow the preparer to be able to modify the contents of the package, without the appearance of the packaging is changed, in case an error has crept into the selection of dishes composing the meal. The invention extends to a prepared individual meal device comprising a package according to the invention, cutlery including at least one container adapted to be arranged at the location on the bottom of the package in the closed position and which at minus a cover other than the container (s).

  Advantageously and according to the invention, the kit comprises several receptacles adapted to be arranged at the location on the bottom of the package in the closed position, the dimensions of the containers and the dimensions of the packaging are adapted to prevent slippage of the containers. containers on the bottom of the package in the closed position in at least one direction of a plane extending along the bottom. Advantageously and according to the invention, the device comprises at least one glass whose height is greater than a spacing distance in which a lid of the package in the closed position is located relative to the bottom. Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following description which refers to the appended figures in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a package according to a preferred embodiment of FIG. the invention, wherein this package is placed in a closed position and locked in this position in particular by means of an adhesive tape, - Figure 2 is a schematic top view of the package of Figure 1 and cutlery carried by this package, in which this package is placed in a first open position, - Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of the package of Figure 1, in which closure flaps are being pivoted to a position in order to place the package in the closed position, - Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of the package of Figure 1 placed in closed position, illustate With a break in the adhesive strip for placing the package in an open position, FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the package of FIG. 1 in which a closure flap of the package is placed in an open position following the breaking of the adhesive strip, - Figure 6 is a schematic sectional view of the package of Figure 1 along a cross-sectional plane of a bottom of the package, in which two flaps of the package, respectively called lid flap and support flap, are being pivoted to an open position for placing the package in an open position; - Figure 7 is a schematic sectional view of the package of Figure 1 according to a cross-sectional plane of the bottom of the package, wherein the lid flap and the support flap are each placed in an open position. FIG 8 is a schematic detail view in longitudinal section of the support flap of Figure 6, illustrating a fixed rider fixed on the support flap and a glass removably attached to the support flap by means of the rider, - Figure 9 is a schematic side view of a container according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, formed of a plate covered with a bell and adapted to rest on the bottom of the packaging placed in position closed or open, FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the container of FIG. 8 in which the bell is placed under the plate to allow access to the interior of the plate, FIG. schematic view from above of the package of FIG. 1 as well as cutlery carried by this package, in which this package is placed in a second open position; FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective detail view of Jamming of a package according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, in which a locking flap is being pivoted to a locking position of the closure flaps in the closed position, FIG. 13 is a schematic view perspective detail of the package of Figure 12 in which a lid flap with the locking flange is being pivoted to an open position to place the package in an open position. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package is adapted to be placed in a closed position in which the package forms a box 4 adapted to be able to enclose several containers 12 arranged in the box 4 so that These containers 12 lie in place on a bottom of the box 4. The bottom of the box 4 of the preferred embodiment of the invention forms a bottom 5 of the package according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the package is adapted to be placed in an open position in which the package forms a plate 4 having a bearing surface formed by the bottom 5. In the following, the dimensions and the directions are to be interpreted according to a representation of the box, in open or closed position as the case may be, so that the bottom extends horizontally.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the bottom 5 is rectangular in shape and forms a lower face of the box. In addition, four flaps, each integrally bonded to the bottom 5 form four side faces 1 and an upper face 2 of the box. These faces 1, 2 are preferably rectangular in shape so that the package in the closed position forms a box 4 generally parallelepiped rectangular. In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package is adapted to allow each flap 6, 7, 8 to pivot about a pivot axis, said flap pivot axis 16, extending in the alignment of an edge of the rectangular shape of the bottom 5 to which the flap is integrally bonded by an edge, said edge integral with this flap. In practice, the flaps 6, 7, 8 and the bottom 5 can be obtained by folding a single piece of cardboard cut in a cardboard panel, according to the profile developed flat flaps 6, 7, 8. The flaps 6 , 7, 8 may each be folded relative to the bottom 5, according to the desired flap pivot axis, the fastening edge of the flap then being along the fold thus formed at the junction of the flap and the bottom 5 Preferably, the piece of cardboard in which the package is formed is covered with a watertight plastic anti-fat film. The film can be glued to the piece of cardboard with food glue. It should be noted that the bottom 5 and the flaps 6, 7, 8 can be made from a panel of any other rigid material that can be deformed manually to allow unfolding and bending so that it can turn the packaging in the closed position and in the open position.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package comprises, among the four flaps 6, 7, 8, a flap, called lid flap 6, formed of two panels 9, 10 integral with each other and articulated pivoting relative to each other along an axis, said axis 17 flap cover. One of the two sides, said side pan, forms one of the side faces 1 of the box 4, while the other pan, said pan 9 cover, extends opposite the bottom 5 and forms the upper face 2 packaging in the closed position.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the cover pan 9 is carried by the side panel 10 and the lid folding axis 17 extends substantially parallel to the flap pivot axis 16 of the flap 6 of the lid. lid.

  Preferably, the flaps are arranged relative to each other so that the integral edge of the cover flap 6 extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the rectangular bottom. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, one of the flaps said support flap 8, supports, when the package is in the closed position, an edge, said free edge, pan 9 cover, extending substantially parallel to the axis 17 of lid folding. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the support flap forms the lateral face 1 opposite to the side face 1 formed by the side flange of the cover flap 6.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package further comprises, among the four flaps 6, 7, 8 side, two flaps, said closure flaps 7, arranged at the longitudinal ends of the rectangular bottom. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the closing flaps 7 form the side faces 1 extending, when the package is in the closed position, substantially perpendicular to the lateral faces 1 formed by the side panel 10 and the pan 8 Support. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package can be placed in the closed position by manipulation of the box being realized in two main stages. In the first step, the side pan 10 of the lid flap 6 and the support flap 8 are placed so that they extend facing each other and substantially perpendicular to the bottom 5. Also, in this step, the lid section is folded so that the free edge of the cover pan 9 rests on the flap 8 support. In this position, the pan 9 of cover extends substantially parallel to the bottom 5. In the second step, the closure flaps 7 can be folded on the side edges of the lid flap 6 and the flap 8 support. Thus arranged with respect to each other and with respect to the bottom 5, the flaps 6, 7, 8 are each placed in a position, called closing position, conducive to the transport of the package and its contents. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, each closure flap 7 comprises a rim 27 extending when the closure flap 7 and the lid flap 6 are in the closed position, from the level of the corresponding side face 1 towards the cover pan 9 so as to cover a portion of the cover 9 situated at the edge of the cover pan 9 on the side of the closure flap 7. Preferably, this flange 27 extends from a portion of the periphery of the face 1 corresponding to the closure flap so as to extend further to cover a portion of the flap 8 support located at the edge of the flap 8 support side flap closure, and to cover a portion of the side pan 10 located at the edge of the side pan 10 side of the closure flap 7, so as to give the flange 27 a structural rigidity to maintain the closed position of the flap 6 lid and flap 8 support. The closure flaps 7 form blocking sections according to the invention. Preferably, the package may comprise means for locking the closure flaps 7 in the closed position adapted to prevent accidental tilting of the closure flaps 7 along the corresponding flap pivot axes 16 so as to prevent an involuntary opening of box 4, as well as the fall of containers and utensils likely to result. In practice, the locking means of the closing flaps 7 may be formed of an adhesive strip comprising a central portion integrally bonded to a portion of the length of the free edge of the lid flap 6 on a portion of this free edge, and two free longitudinal ends 30 extending on either side of the central portion. When closing the package, following the disposition of each of the flaps 6, 7, 8 in the closed position, an adhesive face of the adhesive strip may be applied against an outer wall of the support flap 8 and flaps 7 closing member so as to place the central portion of the adhesive strip against the outer wall of the support flap 8, and each of the free ends 26 of the adhesive strip against the outer wall of the closure flap 7 facing each other. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the free end 26 of the adhesive strip is in particular applied to an outer wall of the flange 27 of the closure flap 7 in the closed position. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package further comprises a wire, said opening wire 28, a length portion of which is disposed against the adhesive side of the adhesive strip so as to be, prior to application of the band carried by the lid flap 6 extending along the free edge of the lid flap. The wire comprises two length portions forming free ends of the wire disposed on either side of the central portion of the wire and each having a tongue 29 disposed at one end of the free end. When the adhesive tape is applied to the outer walls of the closure flaps 7 and the support flap 8, the adhesive strip may be applied over the free ends of the opening thread which hang from the level of the free edge lid flap 6. Such an adhesive tape can form a seal guaranteeing the consumer that no opening of the box has been able to occur since it was closed by the meal preparer. Moreover, such an opening thread 28 facilitates the opening of the package by allowing, by a simple traction exerted manually on one of the tongues 29 of the opening thread, to break the mechanical connection maintaining the relative positions of the flaps. closure, support flap 8 and lid flap 6. Therefore, a folding of the closure flaps 7 in the alignment of the bottom 5 is possible so that the consumer can arrange the package in an open position described below.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, an open position can be obtained by pivoting the flaps 6, 7, 8 relative to their respective flap pivot axes 16. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the opening of the package, from the closed position to an open position, takes place in two main steps. In a first step, the closing flaps 7 are folded in alignment with a plane, called a plateau plane, in which the bottom 5 extends. When the bottom 5 is disposed by the consumer in a generally horizontal manner during the opening of the package, the disposition of each flap in the open position can be done almost automatically by the effect of gravity which, following the beginning of a tilting of the closure flap 7 by the consumer , causes the closure flap 7 to its open position. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the closure flaps 7 each comprise a sleeve 30 of suitable dimensions to accommodate one or more table utensils 11 such as a fork, a spoon, a knife or other. Preferably, the sleeve 30 is oriented on the flap so as to arrange the utensils 11 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bottom 5. The sleeves of the preferred embodiment of the invention form a fastening means removable according to the invention. Therefore, the arrangement of the package in an open position allows to automatically make a provision of utensils 11 table on either side of the containers 12 disposed on the bottom 5 of the package. Such an arrangement is in accordance with the Western conveniences of the art of the table that the table is to be erected by placing the table utensils 11 on either side of a container, such as a plate, a bowl. In a second step of opening the package, the lid flap 6 is folded flat under the bottom 5 by pivoting the lid flap 6 about its flap pivot axis 16 and by pivoting the pan 9. cover in relation to the side panel 10 so as to place these panels 9, 10 in the same plane on the bottom 5. In this position, the panels 9, 10 of the lid flap 6 are arranged substantially parallel to the plane of the plate. In the second opening step, the flap 8 support is further folded in alignment with the plateau plan. In this open position of the package, the free edge of the cover flap 6 forms a stop opposing the pivoting of the support flap 8 beyond the plateau plane. In this open position, the bottom 5 forms a bearing surface on which the containers 12 previously contained in the package in the closed position rest. This bearing surface is extended laterally on the one hand by the support flap 8 which is able to carry containers 12 that can be moved by the consumer during the meal on the support flap 8, and on the other hand, by the closure flaps 7 which are able to carry utensils 11 inserted in the sleeves 30 by the meal preparer or by the consumer. According to his needs during the meal, the utensil thus carried by the closure flap 7 remains immediately within reach of the consumer for any subsequent handling of this utensil 11. It should be noted that the closure flaps 7 allow to extend laterally the bearing surface of the tray when the table utensils they carry are carried by the closure flaps directly within reach of the consumer from the top of the bottom 5. Each closure flap 7 can be placed in a plurality opening positions each corresponding to an angular position selected from a range of angular positions of the closure flap 7 relative to an alignment position of the closure flap 7 in the plane of the plate.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package is adapted to be placed in an open position, said second open position, different from the open position, said first open position, previously described. This second open position can be obtained following an opening of the package being performed in accordance with the two opening steps previously described for the first open position except that, rather than being folded under the bottom 5, the flap 6 lid is folded flat in the plane of the tray. From then on, the lateral pan 9 and the pan 10 extend substantially parallel to the bottom 5 and extend the bearing surface formed by the bottom 5. In this open position, the panels 9, 10 of the lid flap 6 are able to carry cutlery (containers 12, glasses 13 or utensils 11) during the meal. When the package is placed in the first open position, the support pan 8 and the fund 5 can be maintained in the same plane by simply leaving the package resting in support on the pan 9 cover. The pan 8 and the bottom 5 then extend in the plane of the plate and provide a plane support on which the cutlery 11, 12, 13 can be freely arranged, without the risk of tilting of the supporting pan 8 with respect to the bottom 5 under the weight of cutlery. In this first open position, the packaging is particularly suitable for meals in environments without flat surfaces suitable for supporting the tray. Indeed, the tray formed by the package can then be arranged, without this being likely to cause inadvertent tilting of the flap 8 of support relative to the bottom 5, on an irregular surface (for example the knees of the consumer), unfit to constitute throughout the course of the meal a support placing the bottom 5 and the flap 8 of support in the same plane. When the package in the first open position is supported by such an irregular surface, the closure flaps 7 are susceptible, under the effect of gravity, to pivot beyond the plateau plane and hang each slightly below the bottom 5 in an open position of the closure flap. In such an open position, the flanges 27 each form a stop producing stopping utensils 11 tending to slide out of the sleeve 30 under the effect of gravity. In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the rim 27 forms two abutments, extending on either side of the sheath opposite two longitudinal ends of the sheath 30, each producing the stop of a 11 slid under the effect of gravity when the package in the open position is inclined so as to place the stop below the other. When the package is placed in the second open position, the side pan 9 and the cover pan 10 extend, like the support flap 8 and closure flaps 7, the bearing surface of the tray. In this open position, the bearing surface is increased so that it provides greater ease to the consumer during the course of the meal when using the packaging of the preferred embodiment of the invention in this second open position . The bottom 5 and the flaps 6, 7, 8 are preferably arranged on a flat surface (such as a table, a desk ...), so that they extend in the same horizontal plane. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the support flap 8 is adapted to carry a container 13 foot glass type. In practice, a jumper 20, disposed on an inner wall of the support flap 8, is fixed immobile on the support flap. This rider 20 has a shape adapted so that the foot of the stem can be slid under a central portion of the rider carried by two lateral feet of the rider fixed integrally on the inner wall. This central portion extends between the two opposite side feet so that it opposes any lifting or tilting of the foot of the glass when the foot is slid under the central portion and between the two side legs. Advantageously, the central portion comprises a notch through which extends a glass rod carrying a glass balloon from the foot disposed under the central portion.

  In practice, the rider can be formed from a piece of cardboard cut in a cardboard panel so as to have, off indentation, a generally rectangular shape. The longitudinal ends of the piece of cardboard may be shaped by folding to form the feet or jumper so that each of these feet has a fastening portion extending generally parallel and in contact with the inner wall of the support flap and a portion extending generally in a direction orthogonal to the inner wall between the attachment portion and the central portion of the rider. Preferably, the fixing portions may be provided with sliders, not shown, consisting of an elastic material in tension, comprising a fixing face disposed in contact with the inner wall and fixed, for example by gluing, to the surface of this wall. Such pads form elastic return means of the rider producing a restoring force exerted against a lifting force of the rider printed by contact with an upper surface of the foot of the glass on one side of the central portion. rider located next to the foot when the foot of glass is placed between the lateral feet of the rider.

  Such elastic return allows a better hold of the foot of the glass in position between the feet of the rider to prevent any tilting of the glass relative to the plate and any accidental fall of the glass outside the plateau. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the glass 13 has a height 33, when placed at the place on the tray formed by the packaging in the open position, greater than a distance 32 of the pan 9 of the cover relative to the bottom 5 when the package is in the closed position. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the arrangement of the package in the first or second open position automatically places the glass 13, with respect to the containers 12 resting on the bottom 5, in a disposition consistent with the conveniences. Western art of the table. In addition, the cutlery set on the tray of the packaging in an open position have an aspect compatible with the brand image of prestigious restaurants for which the appearance of the cutlery erected comprising one (or more) dish and a (or more) glass exceeding by its height significantly the dish is desirable. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the support flap comprises a pocket 21 bonded integrally, for example by gluing, to the inner wall of the support flap. This pouch is adapted to receive and carry one or more sachets 22 that may contain salt, pepper, sugar, herbs, spices, a refreshing towel etc. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the package is adapted to contain when placed in the closed position, a plurality of containers 12 arranged at the location on the bottom 5 of the package. Preferably, the containers 12 each consist of a hollow plate 23 of generally rectangular shape and a bell 24 of shape conjugate to the plate so as to be able to match the plate to cover an inner face of the plate. plate and the foods it is likely to contain. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the side edges of the containers 12 adjacent the closure flaps 7 come into contact with the sleeves 30 carrying the utensils 11. Preferably, the sleeves are formed by means of a piece of sheet cardboard whose two lateral edges are fixed integrally to the inner wall of the flap 7 closing. Each sleeve 30 is delimited by a portion of the inner wall of the closure flap 7 and a curved portion of the piece of cardboard sheet extending between the two side edges fixed on the inner wall. The cardboard piece thus having a structural elasticity, each sleeve forms a stop opposing an elastic restoring force against a force produced by the abutment of the containers 12 on a convex outer face of the sleeve 30 during the transfer of the package or closing the closure flaps 7. The bell is arranged to cover the inside of the plate, an essentially legal height dimension at a spacing distance separating an inner wall of the lid pan and an inner wall of the bottom of the package when the packaging is in closed position. Furthermore, the containers 12 20 have dimensions adapted to extend side by side between the inner walls of the closure flaps of the package in the closed position and sided laterally two by two. In this arrangement, the side edges of the containers 12 come in pairs in pairs. Furthermore, in this arrangement, lateral edges of the containers come into contact with the closure flaps 7 so that the package in the closed position and the containers contained therein are adapted to prevent, in the package in the closed position, any large amplitude sliding of the containers. These resilient abutments allow to cushion any shocks between the packaging opposite and the closure flap. In addition, these resilient stops 30 make it possible to fill any gap that may exist between the containers side by side in the longitudinal direction of the bottom 5 by exerting an elastic restoring force pushing the containers laterally in this longitudinal direction against each other. The support flap 8 and the closure flap 7 each form a carrier panel according to the invention. The support flap 8 forms a container pan according to the invention. The pivot axis of the support flap 8 forms a pivot axis of glass according to the invention. The closure flap 7 each form a pan of utensil 10 according to the invention. The pivot axis of the closing flap 7 forms a pivot axis of utensil according to the invention. The sleeves 30 and the rider 20 form removable fastening means according to the invention.

Figures 12 and 13 illustrate a package according to an alternative embodiment of the invention identical to the preferred embodiment of the invention except that the package is free of opening wire and adhesive tape and in that it has a pan, says pan 38 locking. This locking panel 38 is integral with the cover panel and is pivotable relative to this cover panel so that it can be placed, when the flaps are placed in the closed position, in a position, called the locking position, in which the locking pan 38 extends next to the support pan and essentially parallel to this support pan. This locking panel also comprises two fins 34 each disposed at one of two longitudinal ends of the locking panel 38 and each adapted to pivot relative to the locking panel 38 so as to be able to be inserted during pivoting. the locking flange in a slot 35 formed in the flange of the closure flap disposed on the side of the tongue 34. Such a locking panel 38 allows, by inserting and removing the tabs 34 of the slots 35, lock and unlock the closure flaps without changing the appearance of the package, as opposed to using the adhesive tape described above. Two slots 36, each disposed at the junction of the locking pan 38 and the cover pan allow the flaps of the closure flaps to pass between the locking pan 38 and the cover pan, so that the flange covers the pan. support and the lid flap. As an alternative, nothing prevents the panels and the bottom of the packaging from being made of any other material than cardboard, provided that the panels and the base thus obtained are on the one hand of a weight suitable for transporting the product. packaging and further adapted to form a rigid protection of the contents of the package in the closed position and a rigid bearing surface of the package in the open position. In particular, nothing prevents these materials may be such as to not allow folding fold unfolding of the flaps relative to the bottom. The panels can then be pivoted by means of any suitable mechanical connection such as hinges, foldable joints (fabric eg), sutures etc. Alternatively, the removable fastening means may take other form than that of the sleeves 30 or the rider 20 according to the invention. The removable fastening means may be any suitable means on the one hand to maintain a cover carried by a carrier integral with the carrier panel under a movement of the carrier to its open position or its closed position, and on the other hand to allow to manually separate the cover of the carrier. The removable fastening means according to the invention can thus be made by means of tie fasteners, adhesives, hook and loop fastening flanges, cutlery gripping devices, cutlery seats, etc. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the pivot axis 16 of the support flap 8 crosses in the plane of the plate with the pivot axis 16 of each closure flap 7 at 90-degree angles. 30

Claims (9)

  1 / - Packaging which can be placed in a closed position in which the packaging is adapted to be able to contain at least one container (12) arranged on the bottom (5) of the package and to carry at least one cover ( 11, 13) other than the container (s) (12), characterized in that: - the package is adapted to be placed in at least one open position in which the package forms a tray (14) , the bottom (5) forming a bearing surface of the plate (14), - the packaging comprises at least one movable pan, said pan (7, 8) carrier, comprising fixing means, said means (20, 30) of removable attachment, adapted to removably secure at least one cover (11, 13), the carrier (7, 8) being adapted to:. be placed in a position, said closed position, wherein the carrier (7, 8) forms a side face (1) of the package when the package is in the closed position,. to be placed in at least one position, called the open position, in which the carrier section (7, 8) forms a lateral extension of the bearing surface when the package is in the open position. 2 / - Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the pan (7, 8) carrier is adapted to be pivotable between a closed position and at least one open position. 3 / - Packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that the pan (7, 8) carrier is bonded to the base (5) and is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom (5) about an axis (16) pivoting. 4 / - Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: - the package comprises:. at least one carrier panel, said pan (8) of container, adapted to be able to carry at least one glass (13) and to be pivotable about 30 of a pivot axis, said pivot axis of glass ,. at least one carrier panel, said pan (7) of utensil, adapted to be able to carry at least one utensil (11) table and to be able to pivot about a pivot axis, said utensil pivot axis, - projections on a plane, said plateau plan, extending along the bottom (5) of the package, the pivot axis of glass and the pivot axis of utensil, form an intersection of lines in this plane defining angles (31) each greater than 45. 5 / - Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that: - the projection of the container axis in the plane of the plate extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bottom of the package, - the projection of the The utensil axis in the plane of the tray extends substantially orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the bottom of the package. 6 / - Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: - the packaging comprises a plurality of movable flaps (7, 8, 9) adapted to be placed in a position, called the closed position, in 20 wherein the movable pan (7, 8, 9) forms a side face (1) of the package when the package is in the closed position, - at least one movable pan, said pan (10) side of the lid, is bound together the bottom (5) of the package, is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom (5) of the package and carries a pan, said pan (9) upper 25 cover, adapted to be pivotable relative to the pan ( 10) Lateral cover so that the upper cover pan (9) and said cover side pan (10) form a flap, said lid flap (6), adapted to be placed:. in a closed position in which the lid side pan (10) is placed in the closed position and the upper lid pan (9) extends above the bottom (5) from the side pan (10). cover,. in at least one opening position in which the cover side pan (10) and the top cover pan (9) are placed substantially parallel to the bottom (5). 7 / - Packaging according to claim 6, characterized in that the cover flap (6) is adapted to be placed in at least one open position, at least one open position in which the pan (9) The upper cover extends under the bottom (5) and under at least one carrier (8) placed in an open position to form a stop causing the pivoting stop of the carrier pan (8) in a position opening corresponding to a position of alignment of the pan (8) carrier with the bottom (5). 8 / -packaging according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the cover flap (6) is adapted to be placed in at least one open position including at least one open position in which the lid flap (6) forms a lateral extension of the bearing surface when the package is in the open position. 9 / Packaging according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that: the packaging comprises two moving parts, said tabs (7) for locking, extending facing one another when they are placed in the closed position, - at least one cover flap (6) is interposed, when placed in the closed position, between the two blocking faces (7) placed in the closed position, - each blocking section (7). comprises a flange (27) extending, when each lid flap (6) is in the closed position, facing an outer wall of each lid flap (6) in the closed position so as to oppose moving each lid flap (6) 30 to an open position. 2010 / - device for prepared individual meal comprising a package according to one of claims 1 to 9, cutlery (11, 12, 13) including at least one container (12) adapted to be arranged at the place on the bottom (5) packaging in the closed position and at least one cover (11, 13) other than the container (s) (12). 11 / - Device according to claim 10, characterized in that: - the device comprises a plurality of containers (12) adapted to be arranged at the location on the bottom (5) of the package in the closed position, - the dimensions of the containers (12) and the dimensions of the package are adapted to prevent slipping of the containers (12) on the bottom (5) of the package in the closed position in at least one direction of a plane extending along the bottom (5). 12 / - Device according to one of claims 10 or 11, characterized in that the device comprises at least one glass (13) whose height (33) is greater than a distance (32) spacing in which a cover of the package in the closed position is located relative to the bottom (5).