FI66575B - BLOMSTERFOERPACKNING - Google Patents

Description

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Flower pack - Blomsterförpackning

The invention relates to a package for flowers, which package is made as an open bag at its upper edge, the sides of which are provided with stiffeners some distance below the upper edge, while the upper edge is provided with a member or members 5 for reaching the part of the bag above the stiffeners into the soup and carrier; form.

The packaging of the flowers in the retail package is done for the most part by wrapping the flowers in a wrapping package. Usually the flowers are wrapped in more than one wrapping paper. In addition to the normal cover, the wrapping-10 paper layers act as thermal insulation during the cold seasons and provide sufficient rigidity for the package and allow even heavy potted flowers to be carried from the top of the package without the package crumpling the weight of the flower.

15 Printed sheets of paper are used as wrapping paper.

In multi-layer packages, the so-called tissue paper, the next layer is a sufficient number of newspaper layers and the top is the actual wrapping paper.

20 Packaging is done by placing a flower or flowers longitudinally on one or more sheets of paper placed on a table and rotating them so that the paper is wrapped around the flower in a slightly conical shape.

The binding of the package is done with the help of tape, 25 rubber loops and string. The top of the package is wrapped in a pile and folded twice, after which the fold is usually always tied with a string so that the cord leaves a carrying loop.

To a lesser extent, the flowers are also packed in a transparent film, the packaging itself being done as described above, in a plastic bag and in a box made of cellular polystyrene (EPS).

Wrapping flowers on paper is a slow and complicated method of packaging and therefore requires a lot of labor and when flower sales are very heavily focused on certain 35 seasons, this is quite a problem for flower retailers. In addition, packaging requires a relatively large amount of space to spread the papers, and packaging work, especially during the high season, has to be done in cramped florist back rooms.

i 5 When packing in an ordinary plastic bag, the problem is that the flower tends to fall because the bottom of the bag is wide, and when the bag is carried, the sides of the bag compress the flower and can damage it because the sides of the bag do not stay elevated, except in cold seasons. 10 The plastic bag can only be used for seedlings.

When packing in a box made of thermally insulating cell polystyrene (EPS), the problem is the large space requirement of the box when empty, as well as the relatively expensive price.

When comparing the packaging activities of florists with the packaging activities of the other 15 trade sectors, it is clearly lagging behind in terms of development, in terms of packaging material and its complexity. For example, with the current packaging, the principle of self-packaging cannot be used in the florist.

The package according to the invention provides a radical improvement in the above aspects. To achieve this, the package according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of the claims.

The main advantage of the invention can be considered that the packaging of flowers is faster, the need for packaging space is reduced, no separate supplies are needed, the packaging is simplified, it makes it possible to move to the principle of self-service for florists. The packaging does not press on the flower or flowers when carried, it is also possible to make it heat insulating and it takes up little space when empty.

In the following, the invention will be explained in detail by means of an example with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which some packages according to the invention are shown on different scales.

Figure 1 shows the package empty and stacked.

Figure 2 is an axometric view of the package open.

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Figure 3 shows the packaging step.

Figure 4a shows the package closed from the side.

Figure 4b shows the package closed on one side.

Figure 4c shows the package closed from above.

Figure 5 shows another embodiment blank and flat.

Figure 1 shows a shrink package of the invention as it is stored and transported as a compressed sheet. The package is a kind of bag in which the sides 7 and the bottom 8 are closed and the upper edge 9 is open. The package is made of a thin flexible plastic film 10, for example a PVC film or a heat-insulating cellular plastic film or a combination of films with a soft heat-insulating substance, for example a polyester pad, between two flexible plastic films. The packaging bag is manufactured by a known method of sealing plastics or another similar method.

The potted flower is packaged by opening the mouth of the packing bag and wrapping the bag or pressing its sides down 20 as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the flower 11 can be placed on the table 12 when the package rests on the table 12. The edges 9 of the bag are lifted quickly and undamaged. .

The same pe-25 principle can be applied to the packaging of cut flowers, but different methods can easily be applied to their packaging, depending on the size and shape of the bouquet.

At the top of the package there are four stiffeners 1, 2, 3, 4 which force the mouth of the bag when opened to an approximately square shape. The mouth of the bag is closed by pulling the mouth of the bag 30 into the soup from the tensioning straps 5, 6, which at the same time, after closing, act as carrying loops 13 as shown in Figures 4a and 4b. If necessary, the tension straps can be tied together to ensure adequate closure. When the mouth of the bag is pulled into the soup, the stiffeners 1, 2, 3, 4 prevent the package from being pushed into the pile when it is carried by the carrying loop formed by the tensioning straps 5, 6, whereby the package does not damage the flower or flowers.

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The tensioning straps are inside the turn 4 sewn into the mouth of the bag. The translation has openings 15 for accessing the strips.

The stiffeners 1, 2, 3> 4 are attached to the packaging bag 5 inside or outside by sealing or other similar method.

In one embodiment, the entire conical lower part, which of course is always actually a truncated cone, can be made of such rigid films or plates 10, 10 that they replace the stiffeners 1, 2, 3, 4. The plates are connected at corresponding joints by thinning or seaming or gluing. with thin flexible strips, eg of plastic.

According to another embodiment 15 shown in Fig. 5, the upper part of the package above the stiffeners 1, 2, 3, and 4 is provided with tongues 16 and 17. They are obtained e.g. by cutting pieces out of the film 10 during manufacture or only by making an opening slit 18, 19 in the film. When the film is made of a double material, a channel corresponding to the channel 14 is formed in the mouth of the package 20 for a possible constriction or carrier band 5, 6. However, the package is preferably closed by wrapping one or one of the tabs 16 around the wider tabs 17, folding them before and possibly folding them 25 more times, and then tying the second or remaining tab 16 around the resulting bundle. Folding the wide tab or tabs 17 closes the package very tightly.

Four pieces are shown as the most suitable amount of stiffener, but the number may be different, even two, if, for example, the stiffeners are made of a flexible and suitably prestressed material which tends to curve the side 10 but is still printable for transport to the plane. This is accomplished. suitably e.g. by attaching a prestressed stiffener to the inside of the side 10, while the outer 35 has an untensioned or less tensioned stiffener.

One way to remove the flower or flowers from the package is that after opening the mouth, the packaging bag is pressed around the flower as shown in Figure 3.

The conical shape of the package, the stiffeners of the package and the carrying loop formed by the tensioning straps of the package give it the shape characteristic of a flower package after packaging.

It is clear that the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown, but other constructions can be presented within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (5)

66575 A package for flowers, which package is made as an open bag at its upper edge (9), the sides (10) of which are provided with stiffeners (1, 2, 3) some distance below the upper edge, while the upper edge is provided with a member or 5 members (5, 6, 16, 17) for reaching a part of the bag outside the stiffeners to form a funnel and a carrier member (13), characterized in that the sides (10) are stiffened so that they can be pressed substantially flush and superimposed during storage and in the position of use. when reached into the soup, the package remains in the open position, thus creating a space for flowers inside the sides (10). 2. Förpackning enligt patentkravet 1, kanne-15 tecknad därav, att förpackningen försetts med fyra förstyvningar (1, 2, 3, 4), vilka anpassats ι fickor gjorda pä sidoytorna (10) ellil vilka sömmats, limmats eller head annat dessa sä, att sidoytan (10) kan böjas vid förstyvningarnas ändar. 3. A packaging according to one of claims 1 or 2, which comprises a rotating plastic strip (1, 2, 3, 4) having a plastic band which can be tuned for use in the packaging (10). A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the package is provided with four stiffeners (1, 2, 3,. 4) which are arranged in pockets made on the side surfaces (10) or seamed, glued or otherwise attached to them in such a way that that the side surface (10) is bendable at the ends of the stiffeners. Packaging according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the stiffener (1, 2, 3, 4) is made of a rigid plastic strip with a thinning at the fold of the package side (10). 4. Förpackning enligt nägot av de föregäende pat- tentkraven, kännetecknad därav, att dess sidor (10) gjorts av hmnor, vilka vid sma kanter (7, 8) hopfogats med en enhetlig eller penodisk söm. Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that its sides (10) are made of films which are joined together at their edges (7, δ) by a continuous or periodic seam. Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sides (10) of the packaging are made in a manner known per se to be double-airtight or by interposing a fluffy substance, e.g. polyester wadding or the like. A package according to claim 5, characterized in that at least the sides of the conical lower part (10) are made of thin plates which are articulated to each other by thinner bases between the plates. 7 66575 A package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stiffeners are made different in such a way that a ram-stiffener or stiffeners are added to the inside of the side half (10) with a higher tensile stress attached. 8 66575 1 * Förpackning för bloraraor, vilken förpacknmg gjorts account en vid sin övre kant (9) öppen päse, shaft clutch (10) faces under the night belt with a sleeve (1, 2, 3), velvet with some belt sleeves with 5 organs or organs (5, 6, 1, 17) for the purpose of the ovary-to-organ of the body and the body of the body (13), to the body (10), to the side (10) of the body, Kari tryckas bredvid ochpäan varandra väsentligen ι ett soon 10 samt att de ι läge for användnmg, när förpacknmgens mynningsöppning är hoprynkad, häller förpackningen ι oppnat läge, varvid innanför sidorna (10) bildas ett utr. 5. A packing device according to the preceding patent, comprising 30 packs (10) at the same time as a double shield with a double gland or a genomic image of a placebo and a porous material, e.g. polyester-vadd eller dylikt.