Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
  • B65D81/3261—Flexible containers having several compartments
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D75/52—Details
  • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons or other inserts or accessories
  • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means
  • B65D75/566—Hand holes or suspension apertures
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D75/52—Details
  • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
  • B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
  • B65D75/5811—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D75/52—Details
  • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
  • B65D75/5816—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a corner or other small portion next to the edge, e.g. a U-shaped portion
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D2575/52—Details
  • B65D2575/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
  • B65D2575/56—Handles or other suspension means
  • B65D2575/565—Handles or other suspension means means explicitly used for suspending

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a packaging for accommodating at least two types of components, for example, a developer and a colorant used for hair dyeing.
• each packaging includes a portion which can be separated from a main portion which accommodates a component.
• each packaging is opened individually by tearing off the separable portion, and then the component
• This conventional packaging has several problems.
• the difficult operation mentioned above must be carried out twice, and thus it is extremely difficult to simultaneously extract the two types of components from the packagings.
• FR2669304 discloses a packaging (bag) in which a small housing that accommodates a solid product is provided therein.
• US20030152647 and FR2801287 disclose packagings (double bag) which are connected to each other by welding or pre-cut lines.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a novel packaging used for accommodating at least two types of components in a state in which they are mutually separated in order to ameliorate or eliminate the defects of the conventional technology.
• the present invention provides a packaging including a first pouch, and a second pouch that is connected to the first pouch such that it can be folded relative to the first pouch.
• the first pouch includes a first main portion in which a first compartment that can accommodate a predetermined amount of a first component is formed therein, and a first separable portion that can be separated from the first main portion, wherein the first pouch is constituted such that the first component accommodated in the first compartment can be discharged to the outside by separating the first separable portion from the first main portion.
• the second pouch includes a second main portion in which a second compartment that can accommodate a predetermined amount of a second component is formed therein, and a second separable portion that can be separated from the second main portion, wherein the second pouch is constituted such that the second component accommodated in the second compartment can be discharged to the outside by separating the second separable portion from the second main portion.
• the first separable portion includes a first handling feature for enabling a user to apply a force necessary to separate the first separable portion from the first main portion to the first separable portion with his/her thumb and/or finger
• the second separable portion includes a second handling feature for enabling a user to apply a force necessary to separate the second separable portion from the second main portion to the second separable portion with his/her thumb and/or finger.
• the first and second handling features are provided respectively on the first and second separable portions such that the first and second handling features overlap with each other in a state in which the first and second pouches are overlapped with each other.
• the packaging includes the first and second handling features in the first and second separable portions, and these features can be overlapped with each other in a state in which the first and second pouches are overlapped with each other.
• a user can separate (tear off) the first and second separable portions from the main portions much more easily than in the conventional products. Further, this operation can be easily performed even in a state in which the user is wearing protective gloves made of a thin plastic film on his/her hands.
• the first and second pouches can be opened simultaneously with a single action so that the components can be discharged simultaneously.
• the packaging according to the present invention provides exceptional ease-of-use.
• the packaging according to the present invention is of a hygienic disposable type, but can be provided at low cost because of its simple structure.
• At least one, but preferably both, of the first and second separable portions has a flap region that can be raised up from a region surrounding it.
• at least one, but preferably both, of the first and second handling features may be a handle-shaped portion which is formed by raising up the flap region from the region surrounding it to create an opening through which a user can pass his/her thumb or finger in at least one, but preferably both, of the first and second separable portions.
• At least one, but preferably both, of the first and second handling features may be a
• handle-shaped portion which is formed by providing an opening through which a user can pass his/her thumb or finger in at least one, but preferably both, of the first and second separable portions.
• the first and second handling features may exist adjacent to each other sandwiching a borderline of the first pouch and the second pouch therebetween.
• the first and second handling features overlap with each other in a state in which they are connected to each other. Therefore, compared to a case in which the first and second handling features are separated from each other, the first and second separable portions can be more easily separated from the first and second main portions.
• the positions at which the first and second handling features are provided is not particularly limited.
• the first and second handling features can exist at positions on opposite sides from the positions in the present embodiment with regard to a centerline of the first and second pouches.
• a first cutout for triggering separation of the first separable portion from the first main portion when a force is applied to the first handling feature may be formed on an edge of the first pouch, and/or a second cutout for triggering separation of the second separable portion from the second main portion when a force is applied to the second handling feature may be formed on an edge of the second pouch.
• a cutout is formed on both of the first and second pouches ' .
• a first weakening line for promoting separation of the first separable portion from the first main portion may be formed between the first main portion and the first separable portion, and/or a second weakening line for promoting separation of the second separable portion from the second main portion may be formed between the second main portion and the second separable portion.
• a weakening line is formed on both of the first and second pouches.
• the weakening lines can be formed by, for example, a perforation, a notch, a cut, and the like.
• the first compartment may include a first neck portion from which the component is discharged to the outside when the first separable portion has been separated from the first main portion, wherein the first weakening line extends between the first main portion and the first separable portion excluding the first neck portion, and/or the second compartment may include a second neck portion from which the component is discharged to the outside when the second separable portion has been separated from the second main portion, wherein the second weakening line extends between the second main portion and the second separable portion excluding the second neck portion.
• the weakening lines extend on both of the first and second pouches excluding the first and second neck portions.
• At least one of the first pouch and the second pouch may have a sub-compartment that accommodates a component of the same type as that accommodated in the pouch.
• the sub-compartment may be provided in the first separable portion and/or the second separable portion.
• the amount of the component accommodated in the sub-compartment is less than the amount of the components accommodated in the first and second compartments.
• sub-compartment may be used by the user for, for example, conducting an allergy test before using the components accommodated in the first and second compartments.
• the first separable portion and/or the second separable portion may be constituted such that a subdivided region formed in the first separable portion and/or the second separable portion can be separated from the remaining region of the first separable portion and/or the second separable portion in order to form an outlet for discharging the component accommodated in the sub-compartment to the outside.
• the subdivided region is provided at a corner of the first separable portion and/or the second separable portion.
• the first pouch and the second pouch may have the same shape. Such an embodiment is particularly preferred for manufacturing reasons.
• the packaging according to the present invention can have three or more pouches.
• a developer such as hydrogen peroxide
• a colorant for hair dyeing as well as a bleaching composition and an activating composition for whitening application.
• the packaging according to the present invention can be adapted to accommodate various other components, such as agents, formulas, products, etc., which need to be kept separated and mixed together only before use.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a packaging according to the present invention, in which a first pouch and a second pouch are in a non-folded state.
• FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-section of the packaging shown in FIG. 1 along line Si-Si.
• FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-section of the packaging shown in FIG. 1 along line S 2 -S 2 .
• FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-section of the packaging shown in FIG. 1 along line S 3 -S3.
• FIGS. 5 to 8 illustrate a usage procedure of the packing shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the packaging according to the present invention, in which the first pouch and the second pouch are in a non-folded state.
• FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate one embodiment of a packaging according to the present invention in a state in which the components are already accommodated therein.
• a packaging 1 illustrated in these drawings is used for accommodating two types of components, for example a developer and a colorant for hair dyeing, in a mutually separated state.
• the packaging 1 includes a first pouch 10 and a second pouch 20 that is connected to the first pouch 10 such that it can be folded relative to the first pouch 10.
• the packaging 1 is manufactured by, for example, bonding together two laminate materials by, for example, heat welding or ultrasonic welding or the like and then cutting them into a predetermined shape.
• the laminate materials for example, a composite material consisting of aluminum foil and plastic film can be used. Such laminate materials are known in the field to which the present invention belongs, and thus they will not be particularly explained in detail herein.
• the first pouch 10 and the second pouch 20 have the same shape, but the shape of each pouch can also be different.
• the first pouch 10 includes a first main portion 12 in which a first compartment 12a (refer to FIG. 2) that can accommodate a predetermined amount of a first component, for example a developer, is formed therein, and a first separable portion 14 that can be separated from the first main portion 12 when using the first component.
• the first pouchl 0 is constituted such that the first component
• the accommodated in the first compartment 12a can be discharged to the outside by separating the first separable portion 14 from the first main portion 12.
• the second pouch 20 has the same structure as the first pouch 10.
• the second pouch 20 includes a second main portion 22 in which a second compartment 22a (refer to FIG. 2) that can accommodate a predetermined amount of a second component, for example a colorant, is formed therein, and a second separable portion 24 that can be separated from the second main portion 22 when using the second component.
• the second pouch 20 is also constituted such that the second component accommodated in the second compartment 22a can be discharged to the outside by separating the second separable portion 24 from the second main portion 22.
• the first separable portion 14 latently includes a first handling feature 16 for enabling a force necessary to separate, for example tear off, the first separable portion 14 from the first main portion 12 to be applied to the first separable portion 14.
• the second separable portion 24 also latently includes a second handling feature 26 for enabling a force necessary to separate the second separable portion 24 from the second main portion 22 to be applied to the second separable portion 24.
• a user can apply a force to the first and second handling features 16 and 26 by his/her thumb or finger (or sometimes both).
• the first and second handling features 16 and 26 are provided respectively on the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 such that the first and second handling features 16 and 26 overlap with each other in a state in which the first and second pouches 10 and 20 are overlapped with each other.
• this structure is realized by disposing the first and second handling features 16 and 26 so that they exist adjacent to each other sandwiching a borderline X-X of the first pouch 10 and the second pouch 20 therebetween.
• the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 have flap regions 114 and 124, each of which can be raised up from a region surrounding it.
• the flap regions 114 and 124 are provided by imparting substantially U-shaped pre-cut lines on the first and second separable portions 14 and 24.
• the first and second handling features 16 and 26 are handle-shaped portions. As will be explained later, each of these handle-shaped portions is formed by raising up the flap region 114, 124 from the region surrounding it to create an opening 116, 126 through which a user can pass his/her thumb or finger in the first separable portion 14/second separable portion 24.
• the first pouch 10 has a triangular first cut-out 118 on an edge thereof.
• the first cutout 118 functions to trigger separation of the first separable portion 14 from the first main portion 12 when applying a force to the first handling feature 16.
• the second pouch 20 has a triangular second cut-out 128 on an edge thereof.
• the second cutout 128 functions to trigger separation of the second separable portion 24 from the second main portion 22 when applying a force to the second handling feature 26.
• a first weakening line 120 for promoting separation of the first separable portion 14 from the first main portion 12 is formed between the first main portion 12 and the first separable portion 14.
• a second weakening line 122 for promoting separation of the second separable portion 24 from the second main portion 22 is formed between the second main portion 22 and the second separable portion 24.
• the first compartment 12a has a first neck portion 130.
• the first weakening line 120 extends between the first main portion 12 and the first separable portion 14 excluding the first neck portion 130.
• the second compartment 22a has a second neck portion 140 (refer to FIG. 8).
• the second weakening line 122 extends between the second main portion 22 and the second separable portion 24 excluding the second neck portion 140.
• the first pouch 10 has a sub-compartment 150 that accommodates a component of the same type as that accommodated in the first pouch 10, for example a developer.
• the sub-compartment 150 is provided on the first separable portion 14.
• the first separable portion 14 is constituted such that a triangular subdivided region 154 formed on a corner of the first separable portion 14 can be separated from the remaining region of the first separable portion 14 in order to form an outlet 152 for discharging the component accommodated within the sub-compartment 150 to the outside.
• a weakening line 156 formed by, for example, a perforation is provided between the subdivided region 154 of the first separable portion 14 and the remaining region of the first separable portion 14.
• the illustrated packaging 1 has holes 160 and 170 of several mm in diameter in the first and second separable portions 14 and 24. Suspension rods are inserted into these holes 160 and 170 for displaying the packaging at a retail store.
• the holes 160 and 170 are formed from the beginning in the first and second separable portions 14 and 24. However, they can also be latently formed by imparting circular or other shaped pre-cut lines in the first and second separable portions 14 and 24.
• a method for use of the above-described packaging will now be explained.
• a user who will dye his/her hair using the two types of components accommodated in the packaging can first perform an allergy test with regard to the developer, which is the first component.
• the user first opens the sub-compartment 150 by separating the subdivided region 154 from the remaining region of the first separable portion 14.
• the user dispenses the developer accommodated within the sub-compartment 150 onto a tester 200.
• the user applies the developer to an inconspicuous spot on his/her body. Thereby, the user can confirm that he/she is not allergic to the developer.
• the user folds the packaging 1 centered on the borderline X-X shown in FIG. 1 so as to overlap the first pouch 10 and the second pouch 20 onto each other.
• the user uses, for example, his/her finger to simultaneously raise up the flap regions 114 and 124 of the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 from the regions surrounding them.
• the openings 116 and 126 through which the user can pass his/her thumb or finger, and in turn the first and second handling features (for example handle-shaped portions) 16 and 26 for applying a force necessary to separate the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 from the first and second main portions 12 and 22, are simultaneously formed in the first and second separable portions 14 and 24.
• the dimensions of the openings 116 and 126 are not limited, but are set to, for example, 1 to 3 cm vertical and 1 to 3 cm horizontal.
• This operation is remarkably easy compared to the conventional product due to the existence of the first and second handling features 16 and 26.
• the user can easily carry out the operation of tearing off the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 even in a state in which the user is wearing protective gloves made of a thin plastic film on his/her hands.
• the first and second compartments 12a and 22a can be opened simultaneously with a single action so that the two types of components can be discharged simultaneously to the outside.
• the packaging according to the present invention provides exceptional ease-of-use.
• handle-shaped first and second handling features 16 and 26 are provided latently in the first and second separable portions 14 and 24 .
• handle-shaped first and second handling features can also be formed overtly in advance, for example during the manufacturing stage.
• handle-shaped first and second handling features 16' and 26' are formed by providing openings 116' and 126' (with a size of, for example, 1 to 3 cm vertical and 1 to 3 cm horizontal) through which the user can pass his/her thumb or finger in the first and second separable portions 14' and 24' of the first and second pouches 10' and 20'.

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