JPS60134870A - Vessel with flexible top section which can be loaded - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to storage for the production of bread or for transporting, displaying or storing produced food. The present invention also relates to containers that are manufactured and shipped out of shape, or containers for baked bread, cookies, crackers, manufactured food products, or other fragile or fragile food products.

[Conventional technology]

In traditional bag-like packages, the sides and bottom of the cage bulge due to the weight of the items inside the cage, which makes the traditional package unable to stand upright by itself. Also, they could not normally be stacked on grocery store shelves, so the only option was to hide them and advertise on them. Moreover, such packages cannot be stored on grocery store shelves, so excessive package weight can cause fragile items containing kutskies, crackers, and similar baked goods to crumble or break. There was a tendency to

Attempts have been made in the prior art to overcome this disadvantage with flexible bag-like containers. Typical attempts to use bag-like packages to solve the above problems include the type disclosed by U.S. Belgovy in Patent No. 2,678,768; , patent 3.896.99
There is one by Kozlovsky No. 1.

Belgovy disclosed a flexible bag with a small rigid base on the inside surface of the bag.

The base part is glued to the bag. However, the flexible bags did not adhere well to the relatively rigid interior surfaces of the containers.

The synthetic e-cage disclosed in the Kozlovsky patent consists of a thin layer of flexible sheet material on the inside and another flexible layer on the outside of a relatively rigid material. The neck formed by the two layers extends beyond the edges of the sheet where they are relatively rigid. The bottom is formed at the /ξ end of the cage opposite the neck portion and is also formed by a layer of flexible material. However, not only does the inner bag not open because it simply adheres to the inner wall of the upper container, but the opened container has a relatively rigid bottom.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an improved package which is inexpensive to manufacture, does not require special equipment for its manufacture, and is made of common materials that can be produced by those skilled in the field of packaging. It is in.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved package that can be easily loaded onto suit-me-market shelves and similarly stored in shelf space at a variety of grocery stores.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved package which can be shipped flat or folded and which can be filled to the brim with kutskies, crackers or similar baked goods.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an inner flexible S.
between the lugs and the outer, relatively rigid, cheaply made case, so as to be securely attached and to be unobtrusive during normal use by the end consumer. The objective is to provide an improved four-piece cage that will

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a vertical shelf on a grocery store shelf.
In a larger shipping container or in the purchaser's cupboard.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved package having a relatively flexible bag-like member retained within and supported by a relatively rigid outer box member to allow stacking of the containers.

Yet another object of the present invention is that single-fittings within the relatively rigid outer container are formed with a flexible bag member attached only at points, so as to facilitate manufacturing economy as well as ease of assembly. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved container.

Yet another object of the invention is to insert and attach thereto a flexible bag-like member which can be assembled from blanks and for holding fragile and brittle foodstuffs such as crackers, laminated shoes, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved pack-2 having a box-like relatively hard member that can be used as a housing.

[Means to solve problems]

The improved container of the present invention has a lightweight, flexible bag-like member that can be reclosed and supported for stacking by a box-like member formed from flat blanks.

The box-like member has four upright walls and a bottom, and is open at the top to receive a pouch-like flexible member. When the bag-like flexible member is positioned at one end within the box-like member,
It is located on the interior upright wall of the box member and is secured thereto by a single point of adhesive or adhesive applied to the upright outer portion of the bag member. The bag is of the type that includes a laminated paper material having an internal box-like barrier as well as an external paper-like barrier to maintain the freshness of the food product contained therein. The bladder may be folded in a conventional manner and secured by lamination, wire reinforcement, or fastener elements secured near the open end of the bladder. The box-like member has two narrower sides opposite each other and two longer sides located opposite each other. The bag-like member tapers off right above the box-like member, so that opening of the bag-like member is not obstructed by the box-like member. In use, when assembled with the desired food product, the container can be placed on either of the narrower sides, and other similar containers can be supported vertically on the opposite vertical sides of the container. This fact allows efficient use of supermarket floor space, which is not possible with flexible bag-like containers alone.

〔Example〕

A stackable soft top package is shown in perspective view in FIG. As seen there, a flexible package with a front side 10 is held within a relatively rigid container with upright side walls. A label 5 is shown attached to the front wall 8 of the box member. The lower box member is formed of sheet material, usually or preferably of a container-forming material, but more rarely of gel paper, rigid paper, plastic, or other relatively strong sheet material; The internal ζ-ladder structure is made of relatively flexible materials used in food packaging technology, such as layered foil paper structures for freshness preservation. However, any material having the required sufficient strength or flexibility may be used. For example, logs can be made from cellophane, flexible plastic, brown paper, paper, wire mesh, foil,
It may be made of cloth or any other flexible material.

The box material is constructed of paper in a rare embodiment, but any other packaging material may be used as long as it is strong enough to accommodate the loading of vertical columnar containers. be. For example, the following materials are advantageously used for the box part: i.e., hard paper, plastic, sheet plastic with hinges that can be joined laterally, and the like.

- The ζ lug-like member is tapered at the top of the box-like member, so that the opening of the nog-like member is not obstructed by the box-like member.

The box member is formed by a left side wall 2, a front wall 8, a right side wall 7, a rear wall 13 and a bottom 6.

The box member may be foldably formed from blank paper, stamping, or the like. The label 5 may be attached to either side, or multiple labels may be attached to multiple sides of the box member.

If the box member is formed from blank paper, the bottom 6 is assembled with glued or otherwise sealed folds as shown in FIG. The box member need not have upright side walls arranged with a square cross section, but may have at least two parallel spaced opposing wall sections, such as hexagonal, hexagonal, or similar. It is better to form it into a shape. In either case, the lug-like member is tapered at the top of the box-like member, so that the
The opening of the ζ lug-like member is not obstructed by the box-like member.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the container of the present invention.

The front wall of the enclosure is shown only with the top visible above the opening 9 of the box member. The closing component of the ζ lug is the neck 11 connected to the reclosable end 4 of the ζ lug.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the container of the present invention and shows the side wall 3 of the bag member, which is substantially spaced between the bag member front portion 10 and the bag member side portion 14 to create a clean appearance. It has been deformed and pushed in.

FIG. 3 shows the top of the hook member on the upper end 9 and the bottom of the bag member by broken lines. The fold-over portion 15 is also attached to the reclosable end portion 4 of the lug member. It serves to substantially prevent the passage of gas, air, or vapor through the opening of the bag member and is conventional in the packaging art. Adhesive 16 is shown in dashed lines;
Then, the side portion 14 of the bag member is securely attached to the rear wall 13 of the box member.

FIG. 4 shows the rear side of the container of the invention and clearly shows the deformable bag fastener elements 12 on each side of the openable end 4 of the bag-like member. The bag fastener element 12 is known and is made of a laminate of plastic or paper that includes a folded portion 4 in the closed position of the bag-like member.
5 and of course includes two reinforcing wires for closing and opening the bag. Adhesives, hot melt adhesives, wood glue, zam cement, pressure sensitive adhesives, or other suitable adhesive or bonding materials may be used, as shown in dashed lines as adhesive 16 in FIG. ing. The shape of the adhesive 16 for bonding between the back side 14 of the bag-like member and the back wall 13 of the box-like member does not have to be circular or oval; Any shape that can be economically retained with a smaller bond to the back wall may be used. Here again, the bladder is clearly indicated by the upper solid line and the lower dashed line.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the adhesive joint formed between the bag-like member and the box-like member. Back wall of the box 13
is shown in cross-section and is secured to the back side 14 of the bag, also shown in cross-section, by adhesive 16, also shown in cross-section. The thickness of adhesive 16 is shown exaggerated in FIG. The inner wall of the bag-shaped element is shown in this figure, as well as the inner part of the left-hand wall 7 of the box-shaped element.

FIG. 6 is a cutaway perspective view showing the arrangement of the folds forming the bottom 6 in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The flaps 2.7 on both sides overlap a wider bottom flap 8, which in turn overlaps the wider bottom flap 6. Preferably, the folds 6 and 8 are bonded to each other using glue, high-melt adhesive, pressure-sensitive adhesive,
In the case of plastic or metal, they are joined by ultrasonic welding or other known joining methods. The folded parts 2 and 7 may be similarly fixed to the folded parts 8 or 13, but this is not necessarily necessary and may be omitted. The folded portion may have any cross-sectional shape, and may be changed for convenience in the case of a container having six or eight side walls. Wall thicknesses are shown exaggerated for clarity.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the container showing the folded portion in an open position parallel to the viewer's line of sight. here,
The thickness of the walls is exaggerated for clarity. The bottom of the bag member is shown as bottom 10 in FIG.

A sealed bag end 18 is also shown in FIG. 7 for the preferred embodiment described above. It should be noted that any bag closure means can be used here, and in the case of a shaped bag with an open top and an integral bottom, there is no need to use a bag closure means at all.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the bottom of the /ξtook which can be folded back to form a box member.

The fold line is designated II f II and a small fold 17 is shown. This fold-back 17 is convenient for joining the front wall 8 to the right-hand side wall 7 of the box member, thus forming the enclosure shown in the preferred embodiment of FIG. The folded portion 17 is preferably formed integrally with the front wall 8, and is preferably fixed to the right-hand side wall 7 with glue, heat-melting adhesive, pressure-sensitive adhesive, or the like. The folded part 7' and the folded part 13', the folded part 13' and the folded part 2', and the folded part 2'
The solid lines separating the folded portion 8' and the folded portion 8' are cutting lines. Furthermore, the folded portion 17 is coupled to the front wall 8 along the folded line shown in solid line in FIG.

Although not clearly shown in the figures, the container according to the invention includes:
Advertising areas can also be incorporated, such as decals, labels, pockets, or any other device known in the art of packaging technology.

The improved container according to the present invention is capable of achieving the above-mentioned objectives, and includes preferred embodiments of the present invention, but is not limited to these embodiments. Other aspects may be embodied within the scope of the claims.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a perspective view of a loadable, flexible top ξ package according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a front view of a /ξ package according to the invention; FIG. 3 is a side view of a package according to the invention; Figure 4 is sashimi 16
5 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 4 showing deposits 16; FIG. 6 is a rear view of a package according to the invention showing the deposits 16; Figure 7 is a bottom view with the bottom flap open and parallel to the viewer's line of sight; Figure 8 is the lower part of the package before assembly showing the folding lines in use. FIG. ■・・・Container 2・・・Pa left side wall 3・・・Side wall of bag-like member 4・・・・Re-closable end 5・・・・・Label 6...Bottom part 7...Right side wall 8...Front wall 9...Opening part 10 of the box-shaped member...Front part 11 of the bag-shaped member ... Neck 12 ... Bag fastener element (clasp) 13 ... Back wall on the box-shaped part side 14 ... Back side of the bag-like member 15 ... Folded part 16 ... Adhesive 17. ...Folded portion 18...End of bag-shaped member Patent applicant: Nabisco Zorans. Incorporated Agent Tadashi Wakabayashi 5 Figure 8 @ Figure 7 Figure 6 Figure 8 Proceedings Amendment (Voluntary) October 25, 1980 Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office Sir'1. Display of case 1982 patent application 205459
No. 2, Name of the invention: Container with a loadable soft top 3. Relationship with the amended case: Applicant Nabisco Vlasov, Incorporated 4, Agent address: 1-9-20-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo , the entire text of the specification and drawings subject to amendment. 6. Contents of amendment

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A bag-like member used for storing food products with at least one end openable, and a box member having at least four vertical walls and a bottom surface, the box member is formed of a material having sufficient rigidity to allow a plurality of box members to be stacked with their walls facing each other; Integration of the bag-like member and the phase portion is achieved by means of joining the sides of the member and the side walls of the box member, and the means for joining generally occupies a small area relative to the wall surface of the box member. A stackable container for storing food products consisting of 2) The container according to claim 1, wherein the bag-like member is made of a flexible material and has a top that can be repeatedly sealed. 3) The container according to claim 2, wherein the inside of the bag-like member is lined with a flexible metal. 4) The container according to claim 2, wherein the binding means contains animal glue. 5) A container according to claim 2, wherein the coupling means contains a pressure sensitive adhesive. 2. The container according to claim 2, wherein the bonding means contains zamcement. 7) The box member has four substantially planar wall surfaces and a substantially planar bottom surface, the wall surfaces have a rectangular shape, and a first
3. A container according to claim 2, wherein the walls are parallel to the third wall, the second wall is parallel to the fourth wall, and the bottom is perpendicular to all walls. 8) The container according to claim 2, wherein the bonding means contains a hot melt adhesive. 9) The container according to claim 2, wherein the bonding means comprises a resin containing glue. 10) A bag-like member used for storing foodstuffs with at least one end openable, and a box member having at least four vertical walls and a bottom surface, the box member comprising:
Formed from a material having sufficient rigidity to allow a plurality of box members to be stacked with their walls facing each other, the box members comprising:
Means for housing and holding the bag-like member to protect it, and for integrating the bag-like member and the companion part by means of joining the side surfaces of the bag-like member and the side walls of the box member. occupies a generally small area relative to the walls of the box member, and one openable end of the bag has at least two converging side walls, the converging side walls being adjacent to the open end of the box member. A stackable container for storing foodstuffs, the container being disposed on top of the bag-like member so that the opening at the open end of the bag-like member is not obstructed by the vertical wall of the box member. 11) The container according to claim 10, wherein the openable end of the bag-like member is configured to be repeatedly sealed. 12) The at least two converging side walls are opposite each other, such that upon opening of the openable end, the two converging side walls separate to form two substantially parallel side walls. The container according to paragraph 11. 13) Clasps are provided at both ends of the side walls on which the openable ends of the bag-like member converge, and the clasps allow portions of the two converging side walls to be selectively maintained in a normally folded state. 13. The container according to claim 12. 14) The container according to claim 13, wherein the bonding means contains a hot melt adhesive. 15) The container according to claim 13, wherein the binding means contains animal glue. 14. A container according to claim 13, wherein the coupling means comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive. 17) The container according to claim 13, wherein the bonding means contains rubber cement. 18) The container according to claim 13, wherein the inside of the bag-like member is lined with a flexible metal.