AT516234A1 - folding - Google Patents

Abstract

In a folding box, in particular for the storage of food, comprising a bottom (1), at least three, in particular four, from the bottom {1) outgoing side walls (2,3,4,5}, at least two, in particular three, with the side walls (3,4,5) cover flaps (6,7,8) connected via folding edges (11) and a cover flap (6,7, 8) connected to a side wall (2) via at least one folding edge (12), in the closed state of the folded box. 8) at least partially overlapping cover (9), at least one cover flap (7) and lid (9) engageable with each other closure means (13) to the cover (9) in the closed state releasably connected to the cover flap (7) wherein the lid (9) has holding means (15) for receiving a flat object (16).

Description

The invention relates to a carton, in particular for the storage of food, comprising a bottom, at least three, in particular four, bottom side walls, at least two, in particular three side flaps connected to the side walls by folding edges, and one connected to at least one folded edge with a side wall, in the closed state the folding carton has the lid tabs at least partially overlapping lids, wherein at least one lid flap and the lid are operatively engageable with closure means to releasably connect the lid when closed to the lid flap.

The invention further relates to a blank for a folding box of the type mentioned above.

Such a carton enables hygienic handling of the food therein by persons as well as good shelf life, transportability and stackability of larger quantities of similar foods e.g. in boxes and shelves in the smallest of spaces. t.

On the outer sides of folding cartons, labels, advertisements, brand names and many more are usually applied.

Cartons of the type mentioned above are usually made of a flat piece of material, for example a blank made of cardboard. The individual panels and tabs of the blank are folded to form a carton having one or more cavities for containing, for example, foodstuffs. To facilitate the folding of the box from the blank, the blank has fold lines or

Crease edges along which the material of the blank is weakened.

Folding cartons are for example as

Gift wrappers for sweets, such as Chocolate employed. Usually, the cartons are made of cardboard and the confectionery therein is wrapped in a foil to avoid direct contact with the carton.

Gifts of this kind are usually opened by the recipient and the content is taken. The folding boxes themselves are usually disposed of after removal of the contents.

This procedure causes an environmental impact and represents a waste, especially in elaborately designed and decorated cartons.

To avoid this, for example, attempts can be made to form folding boxes so that they can fulfill a further purpose after the first use as gift wrapping, in particular after the removal of the contents, in particular a purpose independent of the storage function.

It is therefore an object of the subject invention to provide a carton of the kind set forth which can serve a further purpose in addition to the mere storage function.

To solve this problem, the invention provides in a folding box of the type mentioned that the

Cover has holding means for receiving a flat object. By providing retaining means, flat objects, e.g. Greeting cards, photos or even business cards are attached to the lid. The Befestigungsbzw. Arrangement of the flat object can take place both on the inside of the lid, so on the side facing the cavity of the carton side of the lid, as well as on the outside of the lid, so on the cavity side facing away from the lid, wherein the holding means are formed accordingly. The holding means may therefore be provided on both sides or only on one of the two sides of the lid.

On the one hand, it is possible for the carton to be used as a gift with personal items, such as a gift box. Photos or business cards so that they can be reused as gift wrapping.

On the other hand, the folding box can also be used as a photo stand after removing the contents. This not only provides a pure storage and transport box, but at the same time a versatile, high-quality gift.

In a preferred embodiment, the bottom, the side walls and the lid are at least partially made of cardboard. Cardboard is a relatively cheap material that works well with cartons, for example, because it folds well and is easy to recycle. Alternatively, it is possible to use the carton made of other materials, e.g. To manufacture plastic. Furthermore, it may be provided that the box is made of a multilayer material. Composite material is formed.

It is preferred that the bottom, and more preferably also the lid, is substantially rectangular. Thereby, several advantages can be obtained, among others, in the production because the space on the raw material plate can be better utilized or even during use because rectangular boxes are more easily stacked.

Here, it is particularly preferable that the side walls are disposed on each one of the edges of the rectangular bottom. This creates an easy-to-produce and stable carton.

Alternatively, the bottom or lid may have other shapes, e.g. be substantially triangular or pentagonal.

Further, it is preferred that at least one of the top flaps be substantially trapezoidal, preferably the longer of the two parallel sides of the trapezoid being joined to the associated side wall. Trapezoidal flap tabs prevent material accumulation at the corners of the lid when the flap flaps associated with two adjacent side walls overlap , Also, substantially triangular lid flaps or other shapes with decreasing width towards the center of the box are well suited for this purpose.

In order to improve the connectability of the individual elements with each other, it is preferred that at least the majority of the edges of the folding box is rounded.

A rounded configuration is preferably achieved by connecting the cover tabs and the lid to the associated side wall via at least two parallel fold edges. As a result, the formation of the corresponding side edge of the carton does not occur by a sharp crease along a single fold line, but each of the plurality of creasing edges is folded over to a correspondingly lesser extent so as to result in a more rounded multi-turn transition.

A particularly simple closure of the folding box is preferably achieved in that the lid flap opposite the lid with respect to the bottom in the unfolded state comprises the closing means. Thereby, the lid is held at two opposite sides, namely at the side connected by a folding edge to a side wall and the opposite side having the closing means, so that the folding box can be locked in a stable manner.

Alternatively, it is also possible that the closure means or other closure means are arranged so that they additionally or exclusively cooperate with other cover tabs.

According to a preferred development it is provided that the closure means are formed by a slot-like opening into which an edge region of the lid can be inserted. The slot is advantageously semi-circular or corresponding to a semi-ellipse. The slot hereby forms a closure flap arranged inside the lid flap, wherein the

Cover is held so that the locking tab engages around a rim portion of the lid on the side facing away from the cavity of the carton. In general, it suffices if only one tab is provided, which is preferably centered on the corresponding lid sheet. Alternatively, two or more closure tabs may be provided. Furthermore, the closure flap is preferably symmetrical with respect to its longitudinal axis.

Alternatively, the closure means may also be designed as magnetic closure means. The closure means then comprise, at the parts to be joined together, a permanent magnet plate and a counterpart metal plate.

In a preferred embodiment it is provided that the holding means are formed by slots formed in the lid. Such slots are easy to manufacture and can accommodate flat objects on both sides of the lid, so that it is not necessary to arrange separate holding means on both sides of the lid. A flat article may be partially slid through at least one of these slots to fix it to the lid. Preferably, four slots are provided, and it is particularly preferred that each two slots are substantially parallel to one another and are inclined substantially at 45 ° to an edge of the lid. More particularly, the slots are arranged so that the intended extensions of the slots form a rectangle with each other. This design allows, for example, the secure fastening of rectangular, flat

Objects by inserting each corner of the flat object into a slot.

It is further preferred that at least the bottom, the lid and the side walls have a coating. For example, such coatings may be water repellent or stiffening.

A particularly preferred embodiment provides in this context, that the coating is mounted in the folded state on the inside and is preferably food safe. In this way foodstuffs such as e.g. Sweets are placed directly in the carton without additional packaging. This allows for an overall lower cost packaging that also allows reuse as a gift wrap for food.

It is further preferably provided that three side elements are provided. Here, it is particularly preferable that each side member is disposed on one side of a rectangular base member. The front element is hereby particularly preferably arranged on the fourth side of the base element.

According to a further aspect, the invention relates to a carton blank of the type described above, comprising a bottom panel, at least three side panels, in particular four side panels extending from the bottom panel, at least two, in particular three top panels connected to the side panels via fold edges, and a top panel connected to at least one fold edge; wherein at least one lid flap with the

Cover panel has engageable closure means, wherein the cover panel has holding means for receiving a flat object.

The preferred embodiments of the carton according to the sub-claims 2 to 11 form analogous preferred embodiments of the blank according to the invention.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. 1 shows a view of a folding box according to the invention in the unfolded state, FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a folded box according to the invention in the folded and closed state, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the carton according to FIG. 2.

In Fig. 1, a carton in the unfolded, alsoflachen state is shown. The carton comprises a bottom 1, four side walls 2,3,4,5, cover tabs 6,7,8 extending from the side walls 2, 3 and 4, and a lid 9 extending from the side wall 5. The side walls 2,3,4,5 are over fold lines 10 attached to the floor 1. The side walls 3,4,5 each have two parallel folding edges 11, which allow an inward folding or bending of the cover tabs 6,7,8.

The side wall 2 has three parallel fold edges 12 which allow inward folding or bending of the lid 9.

The side walls 2,3,4,5 have curved side contours, which in the side edges of the cover tabs 6,7,8bzw. go over the lid 9. The cover flaps 6, 7, 8 are each formed with a width tapering in the direction of their outer edges, so that essentially a trapezoidal shape is created. The outer corners of the lid flaps 6, 7, 8 and the lid 9 are rounded.

Further, on the cover flap 9 opposite the lid 9 with respect to the base 1 there is formed a centrally disposed closure flap 13 which is made by a substantially semi-elliptical slot 14 in the flap flap 7. The closure flap 13 can thus be folded out of the plane of the lid flap 7. be bent.

The lid 9 has four slots 15 suitable for receiving a flat article 16 (Figure 2). The flat article 16 may be, for example, a photograph, a map or the like, the contours of which are indicated at 16. Each two slots 15 are parallel to each other and inclined relative to the side edges of the lid at 45 ° each. The slots 15 are thus arranged so that they can serve for the insertion of the corners of the rectangular flat object 16.

In Fig. 2 is a plan view of a manufactured from the blank according to Fig. 1 carton is shown in the closed state. It can be seen that the lid 9 overlaps the inwardly folded lid tabs 6, 7, 8. In order to hold the lid 9 in the closed state, a rim portion 17 of the lid 9 is inserted under the locking tab 13. To open the lid 9, the edge portion 17 can easily be retrieved again under the locking tab 13.

As can be seen in the side view according to FIG. 3, the closure flap 13 overlaps the edge region 17 of the closed lid 9. Furthermore, it can be seen that the lid flaps are not bent over a sharp folding edge inwardly, but extend beyond a curvature from the side walls.

Claims (12)

1. Folding box, in particular for the storage of foodstuffs, comprising a bottom, at least three, in particular four, bottom side walls, at least two, in particular three side flaps connected to the side walls by folding edges and one side folded over at least one folding edge closed state of the carton, the lid tabs at least partially overlapping lid, wherein at least one lid flap and the cover have operatively engageable closure means to releasably connect the lid when closed to the lid flap, characterized in that the lid (9) holding means (15) for receiving a flat Article (16). 2. Folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (1), the side walls (2,3,4,5) and the lid (9) at least partially made of cardboard. 3. Folding box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bottom (1) and preferably the lid (9) are substantially rectangular. 4. Folding box according to claim 3, characterized in that the side walls (2,3,4,5) are arranged on each one of the side edges of the rectangular bottom (1). A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one of the lid flaps (6, 7, 8) has a substantially trapezoidal shape, preferably the longer of the two parallel sides with the associated side wall (2, 3, 4, 5, 8) )connected is. Folding box according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cover flaps (6, 7, 8) and the cover (9) are each provided with at least two parallel folding edges (1, 12) with the associated side wall (2, 3, 4, 5) are connected. A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the lid flap (7) opposite the lid (9) with respect to the bottom (1) in the unfolded state comprises the closing means. 8. Folding box according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the closure means are formed by a slot-like opening (14) into which a rim portion (17) of the lid (16) can be inserted. A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the holding means are formed by slots (15) formed in the lid (9). A carton according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least the bottom (1), the lid (9) and the side walls (2, 3, 4, 5) have a coating. Folding box according to claim 10, characterized in that the coating is applied in the folded state on the inside and is preferably food safe. A carton blank according to any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising a bottom panel, at least three, in particular four, side panels extending from the bottom panel, at least two, in particular three, cover panels connected to the side panels via fold edges and at least one cover panel connected to a side panel via at least one fold edge a lid flap having closure means operatively engageable with the lid panel, characterized in that the lid panel has holding means for receiving a flat article.