CA2400839C - Folding box having a fold-down hanger tab - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a rectangular or cubic, sealable folding box having an attached bottom and top flap and a hanger tab, provided with a hanger recess, arranged on an edge of the folding box body between these flaps. For this purpose, the body of the folding box has a sealing tab on one end, seen in lonitudinal direction of the matrix, and a combination part on the other end.
The combination part consists of an inner and at least one outer area, the inner section being a hanger tab, provided with a hanger recess, while the outer area is used to fasten the combination part to the contacted side wall.
A folding box is created with the invention which can be easily and reliably handled during production, storage and filling, which to a great extent encloses the filling so as to be dustproof, and that can be displayed on the market either stacked or hanging.
The combination part consists of an inner and at least one outer area, the inner section being a hanger tab, provided with a hanger recess, while the outer area is used to fasten the combination part to the contacted side wall.
A folding box is created with the invention which can be easily and reliably handled during production, storage and filling, which to a great extent encloses the filling so as to be dustproof, and that can be displayed on the market either stacked or hanging.
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Folding Box Having A Fold-Down Hanger tab DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to a rectangular or cubic, sealable folding box having an attached bottom and top flap and a hanger tab, provided with a recess for the hanger, arranged on an edge of the body of the folding box between these flaps.
A folding box of this type is known. The firm Berlex' Laboratories, Wayne, NJ 07470 uses it with the inscription "YASMINO
28 tablets, Patient Starter Pack" in a rectangular design. A
hanger tab is arranged on one of the two broad side walls of this folding box as an extension of the side wall. The hanger tabs and the side wall are of the same length. An adhesive tab is situated on the small side wall orthogonally bordering on this side wall in the area of the hanger tab which is more or less identical to the hanger tab. During production, the adhesive tab is folded outward, in order to be able to be completely glued together with the hanger tab. The result of this is that the hanger tab projects rigidly beyond it when the folding box is upright. As a result, the folding box is cumbersome during handling in the filling plant and later on the market. Furthermore, a permeability results along the folding zone due to the fact that the adhesive tab is folded outward. Finally, a gas-permeable perforation or a number of slit punchings are required in the folding zone for the outward folding as replacement for a rear scoring which would otherwise be required. The perforation or punchings and the scorings required for the folding are all worked into the matrix on the side to be printed on.
Thus, the object of the present invention is to develop a folding box which can be easily and reliably handled during production, storage and filling, which to a large extent encloses the filling so as to be dustproof, and which can be displayed on the market in a stack or hanging.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a folding box configured from a single blank of material, the box comprising:
a front panel defined by first and second seams and by two free unattached side edges;
a sealing flap extending' from the first seam and a bottom panel of a selected width attached to the second seam, the sealing flap having a width less than the bottom panel;
a back panel defined by third and fourth seams;
the third seam attaching the back panel to the bottom panel and the fourth seam being parallel to the third seam and attaching a top panel to the back panel;
opposed insert flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to the panels from fifth and sixth panel seams wherein the opposed insert panels fold to form sides of the box extending perpendicular to the front and back panels when the front and back panels are parallel in spaced relation to form the box, the insert flaps having insert tabs that extend into the box in parallel relation to the panels to hold the box closed;
the top panel being defined by the fourth seam and a seventh seam, having an inside surface for juxtaposition with the sealing flap and having a width greater than the width of the sealing flap and substantially the same as the width of the bottom panel;
an attachment flap extending from the seventh seam, the attachment flap being useful to hang the box for display and the seventh seam being readily separable to detach the attachment flap from the top panel, the attachment flap having a pair of laterally disposed, detachable outside 2a sections joined by a detachable bridge section wherein the detachable outside areas are releasably attached to the attachment flap and seventh seam; and insert tabs extending from side edges of the top and bottom panels for insertion into the box in cooperation with the first and second insert flaps to hold the box open; wherein the box can be stored in a flatten form with the sealing flap positioned for adherence adhered to the inside surface of the top panel.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the body of the folding box has, in addition to four side walls - in longitudinal direction of the matrix - a sealing tab at one end and a combination part at the other end, the sealing tab abutting the side wall which is furthest removed from it with an unwound matrix of the folding box on the inside when the folding box is upright, while the combination part is fastened by section to the side wall on the outside so as to be flat, which is the furthest removed from it when the matrix is unwound. The combination part consists of an inner and two outer areas, the inner one being a hanger tab, provided with a hanger recess, while the outer areas are used to fasten the combination part to the contacted side wall. The outer area is connected with the inner areas by a detachable structure.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a folding box with a fold-down hanger tab is created that is simple to produce, whereby the hanger tab is part of a combination part. This combination part securely seals the folding box, e.g. by gluing with an adjacent side wall of the box. The contents of the folding box continue to remain inaccessible and dustproof when the hanger tab is torn open and folded down.
Since the hanger tab is not folded down until it is on the market, if at all, the folding box can be handled without difficulty during filling.
Further details of the invention can be found in the subclaims, which are not or only partially cited, and the following description of a schematically illustrated embodiment:
Fig. 1: folding box, closed with projecting hanger tab;
Fig. 2: folding box, upright and open with folded down hanger tab;
Fig. 3: matrix of the folding box, unwound;
Fig. 4: direction of fold of the individual matrix sections in the front view;
Fig. 5: matrix formed into a rectangular tube, in a front view;
Fig. 6: matrix folded for stacking, in a front view.
Fig. 1 shows a closed, rectangular folding box (10) with projecting hanger tab (51). The folding box (10) has four side walls (11, 15, 21, 25), two of which are each arranged parallel to one another.
The side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) form a type of rectangular tube, see Fig. 5, which is closed by flaps (31, 35) attached to the side wall (21).
In Fig. 3, an even unwinding of the folding box (10) as a matrix (1) is shown. According to this illustration, the folding box (10) consists of a single box whose fibers are preferably oriented in longitudinal direction (2) of the matrix (1). For example, the box has a specific weight of about 250 g/m2. It is printed on at least in some areas and coated with a transparent varnish. The central component of the folding box (10) are the side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) arranged behind one another, from left to right. The rectangular side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) adjacent to one another are demarcated from one another by corresponding parallel scorings (71 - 73). The area of the scorings (71 - 73) or the material directly surrounding it, form the longitudinal edge of the box when the folding box (10) is finished. All scorings worked into the cardboard of the matrix (1) are located on the smooth upper side of the box.
The bottom (31) and top flaps (35) are placed on the large side wall (21), in the area of the short lateral edges or scorings (75, 76). Both flaps (31, 35) end in insert tongues (32, 36). The insert tongues (32, 36) are, in turn, each demarcated from the flaps (31, 35) by a scoring (33, 37). Angular punchings (34, 38), which prevent the flaps (31, 35) from penetrating into the interior of the folding box (10) by adjoinng the short lateral edges (77, 78) when the folding box (10) is closed, are placed on the ends on both sides of the scorings (33, 37).
According to Fig. 3, the top flap (35) has a field with shaded edging. The box is not varnished in this area, so that variable data may be printed on it, if required, e.g. after filling.
According to Fig. 3, e.g. heptagonal flaps (16, 17; 26, 27) each adjoin the small side walls (15) and (25), at the top and bottom, found on both sides adjacent to the large side wall (21). A border between the side tabs (16, 17; 26, 27) and the side walls (15, 25) also form e.g. scorings (81 - 84) here. The small lateral edges of the finished, closed folding box (10) are formed with aid of the latter.
In the embodiment according to Fig. 3, a so-called sealing tab (40) is arranged on the left outer edge of the large side wall (11) , which is shown by a scoring (45). The sealing tab (40), which here adjoins the small side wall (25) on the inside after the folding box (10) has been folded, has a somewhat smaller surface in longitudinal (2) and transverse direction than the side walls (25) contacting them. It is e.g. about 15% shorter in longitudinal direction, while it is, for example, about 10% narrower in transverse direction. The sealing tab (40) has two lateral edges (43, 44) which are, for example, staggered parallel vis-a-vis the short lateral edges (77, 78).
The here, for example, three-part combination part (50) which is connected with integrated slit punchings (58) by section via a scoring (57) or fold-down structure, is located on the other end of the matrix (1). The combination part (50) here comprises two outer (61, 65) and one inner section (51). These sections (51, 61, 65) are demarcated from one another by detachable structures (55, 56).
The detachable structures (55, 56) extend between the scoring (57) and the free outer edge (54) of the middle or inner section (51), for example, parallel to the longitudinal direction (2) of the matrix (1). Optionally, they are oriented diagonally, such that their imaginary extension lines, according to Fig. 3, intersect on the right, outside of the outer edge (54).
The slit punchings (58) are found only between the detachable structures (55, 56). The width of the inner section (51) is about 73% of the overall width of the combination part (50) in the area of the fold-down structure (57), measured diagonally to the longitudinal direction (2). The width of this section (51) should not exceed 75% of the overall width of the combination part (50).
The outer edge (54) is only curved outward by way of example. It may have almost any shape desired. This also applies to the adjacent outer edges (63) and (67) of the outer sections (61, 65) which are bent according to Fig. 3 or curved in the shape of an arch according to Figs. 1 and 2. The bend of the outer edges (63, 67) comprises e.g. an angle of 120 . Two notches are produced by the curvature of the outer edge (54) and the bending of the edges (63, 67), the tips of each of which ending in front of one of the detachable structures (55, 56). According to Fig. 3, the notches have, for example, an aperture angle of 90 to 1000. In this case, the detachable structures (55, 56) are hole or slit punchings which enable or facilitate a separation of the inner section (51) from the two outer sections (61, 65).
The two outer sections (61) and (65) can be alternatively connected to one another via a connecting web (91) . This connecting web (91) has an outer edge (92), shown in a broken line in Fig. 3, and a perforation (93) as a demarcation for the hanger tab (51).
Optionally, the connecting web (91) is also glued together with the side wall (21).
The outer edge (92) can reach up to the long lateral edge (71).
As shown in Fig. 4, the punched, scored, printed and varnished matrix (1) formed into the shape of a rectangular tube by creasing at the scorings (57, 73, 72, 71 45), see Fig. 5. The creasings, shown by arrows in Fig. 4, are always made in one direction, here e.g. counterclockwise. The expansion phases of the individual creases are always in the varnished outer surface of the folding box (10). A perforation or slit or hole punching penetrating the cardboard can be omitted due to the equidirectional creases or folds.
In order to be better able to stack and store the folding boxes prior to filling, they are folded together in a space-saving manner by a shearing about the scorings or lateral edges (71) and (73).
The side walls (15) and (11) now lie on top of the side walls (21) and (25). Thus, three layers of boxes lie on top of one another so as to be more or less even. For example, they form the lower layer (50, 51) and (25), the middle layer (11) and (40) and the upper layer (15) and (21).
To fill the folding box (10), the matrix (1), glued to form a rectangular tube, is moved in its flat state from a magazine to the filling conveyor. With the flat folding boxes (10), the side walls (21) and (25) here lie directly on the filling conveyor. The long lateral edge (73) is at the front in direction of conveyance, while the lateral edge (72) is at the back, see Fig. 2.
The flat folding box (10) is placed upright to form a rectangular tube on the filling conveyor. The bottom flap (31), the top flap (35) and the side flaps (17, 27; 16, 26) are open in the extension of the side walls supporting them.
For filling at the front, e.g. via the cover flap (31), a counterhold slide is moved into the box interior via the opening of the bottom flap (35). The goods to be filled, e.g. a stack from at least one filled pill blister, a packing slip, a brochure and a weekday label are moved in opposite direction toward the counterhold slide by means of a conveyor slide. After the stack abuts against the counterhold slide, the goods to be filled are placed in the centre in the upright folding box. As soon as the slides are drawn back from the folding box, the folding box is sealed by closing the flaps (31) and (35). The tabs (32) and (36) are bent by more than 90 angular degrees when closed. When the folding box (10) is closed, they adjoin the side wall (21).
The folding box (10) thus produced and filled can be stacked in this form in shelf units, compartments or drawers in a space-saving manner in such a way that they have a rectangular shape when the hanger tab fits tightly against the box as determined by its design.
When displayed on a wall shelf, the hanger tab (51) is separated along the detachable structures (55, 56) and, optionally (93), from the areas (61, 65) glued to the folding box (10) and folded down, due to the design, by about 180 angular degrees from the side wall (11) against which it was resting. The folding down movement takes place about the fold-down structure (58). It is pushed onto the corresponding hanging fixtures of the wall shelf with the hanger recess (53).
If necessary, the unfolded hanger tab (51), e.g. at home with the end user, can be folded back again against the side wall (11). In this case, the tear-off points of the tear-off structures (55, 56) and perhaps (93) of the areas (51; 61, 65) that are again adjacent to one another, interconnect. The punchings (58) of the snap-off structure (57) are dimensioned in such a way that the weakening of the box is sufficient to prevent the folded down hanger part (51) from unintentionally breaking open again. If required, as a result of its design, the hanger part (51) can also be torn off by the end user without the folding box (10) losing its dustproofing ability.
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1 Matrix, unwound 2 Direction of fiber, longitudinal direction 3 Direction of conveyance Folding box 11 Side wall, large Side wall, small, middle 16, 17 Side tabs 21 Side wall, large, middle Side wall, small 26, 27 Side tabs 31 Bottom flap 32 Bottom tab, insert tongue 33 Scoring between (31) and (32) 34 Punching, angular Top flap 36 Top tab, insert tongue 37 Scoring between (35) and (36) 38 Punching, angular Sealing tab 41 Longitudinal edge, free 43, 44 Lateral edges Longitudinal edge, inner Combination part 51 Inner or middle section or area, hanger tab 52 Contour, curved 53 Hanger recess, European hole 54 Outer edge 55, 56 Detachable structure, perforation 57 Scoring 58 Unfolding structure, slit punching 61 Outer section 62 Adhesive surface 63 Outer edge 65 Outer section 66 Adhesive surface 67 Outer edge 71-74 Longitudinal edges; scorings 75-78 Lateral edges, long; scorings 81-84 Lateral edges, short; scorings 91 Connecting web for sections (61) and (65) 92 Outer edge for (91) 93 Detachable structure, perforation for (91)
The invention relates to a rectangular or cubic, sealable folding box having an attached bottom and top flap and a hanger tab, provided with a recess for the hanger, arranged on an edge of the body of the folding box between these flaps.
A folding box of this type is known. The firm Berlex' Laboratories, Wayne, NJ 07470 uses it with the inscription "YASMINO
28 tablets, Patient Starter Pack" in a rectangular design. A
hanger tab is arranged on one of the two broad side walls of this folding box as an extension of the side wall. The hanger tabs and the side wall are of the same length. An adhesive tab is situated on the small side wall orthogonally bordering on this side wall in the area of the hanger tab which is more or less identical to the hanger tab. During production, the adhesive tab is folded outward, in order to be able to be completely glued together with the hanger tab. The result of this is that the hanger tab projects rigidly beyond it when the folding box is upright. As a result, the folding box is cumbersome during handling in the filling plant and later on the market. Furthermore, a permeability results along the folding zone due to the fact that the adhesive tab is folded outward. Finally, a gas-permeable perforation or a number of slit punchings are required in the folding zone for the outward folding as replacement for a rear scoring which would otherwise be required. The perforation or punchings and the scorings required for the folding are all worked into the matrix on the side to be printed on.
Thus, the object of the present invention is to develop a folding box which can be easily and reliably handled during production, storage and filling, which to a large extent encloses the filling so as to be dustproof, and which can be displayed on the market in a stack or hanging.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a folding box configured from a single blank of material, the box comprising:
a front panel defined by first and second seams and by two free unattached side edges;
a sealing flap extending' from the first seam and a bottom panel of a selected width attached to the second seam, the sealing flap having a width less than the bottom panel;
a back panel defined by third and fourth seams;
the third seam attaching the back panel to the bottom panel and the fourth seam being parallel to the third seam and attaching a top panel to the back panel;
opposed insert flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to the panels from fifth and sixth panel seams wherein the opposed insert panels fold to form sides of the box extending perpendicular to the front and back panels when the front and back panels are parallel in spaced relation to form the box, the insert flaps having insert tabs that extend into the box in parallel relation to the panels to hold the box closed;
the top panel being defined by the fourth seam and a seventh seam, having an inside surface for juxtaposition with the sealing flap and having a width greater than the width of the sealing flap and substantially the same as the width of the bottom panel;
an attachment flap extending from the seventh seam, the attachment flap being useful to hang the box for display and the seventh seam being readily separable to detach the attachment flap from the top panel, the attachment flap having a pair of laterally disposed, detachable outside 2a sections joined by a detachable bridge section wherein the detachable outside areas are releasably attached to the attachment flap and seventh seam; and insert tabs extending from side edges of the top and bottom panels for insertion into the box in cooperation with the first and second insert flaps to hold the box open; wherein the box can be stored in a flatten form with the sealing flap positioned for adherence adhered to the inside surface of the top panel.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the body of the folding box has, in addition to four side walls - in longitudinal direction of the matrix - a sealing tab at one end and a combination part at the other end, the sealing tab abutting the side wall which is furthest removed from it with an unwound matrix of the folding box on the inside when the folding box is upright, while the combination part is fastened by section to the side wall on the outside so as to be flat, which is the furthest removed from it when the matrix is unwound. The combination part consists of an inner and two outer areas, the inner one being a hanger tab, provided with a hanger recess, while the outer areas are used to fasten the combination part to the contacted side wall. The outer area is connected with the inner areas by a detachable structure.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a folding box with a fold-down hanger tab is created that is simple to produce, whereby the hanger tab is part of a combination part. This combination part securely seals the folding box, e.g. by gluing with an adjacent side wall of the box. The contents of the folding box continue to remain inaccessible and dustproof when the hanger tab is torn open and folded down.
Since the hanger tab is not folded down until it is on the market, if at all, the folding box can be handled without difficulty during filling.
Further details of the invention can be found in the subclaims, which are not or only partially cited, and the following description of a schematically illustrated embodiment:
Fig. 1: folding box, closed with projecting hanger tab;
Fig. 2: folding box, upright and open with folded down hanger tab;
Fig. 3: matrix of the folding box, unwound;
Fig. 4: direction of fold of the individual matrix sections in the front view;
Fig. 5: matrix formed into a rectangular tube, in a front view;
Fig. 6: matrix folded for stacking, in a front view.
Fig. 1 shows a closed, rectangular folding box (10) with projecting hanger tab (51). The folding box (10) has four side walls (11, 15, 21, 25), two of which are each arranged parallel to one another.
The side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) form a type of rectangular tube, see Fig. 5, which is closed by flaps (31, 35) attached to the side wall (21).
In Fig. 3, an even unwinding of the folding box (10) as a matrix (1) is shown. According to this illustration, the folding box (10) consists of a single box whose fibers are preferably oriented in longitudinal direction (2) of the matrix (1). For example, the box has a specific weight of about 250 g/m2. It is printed on at least in some areas and coated with a transparent varnish. The central component of the folding box (10) are the side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) arranged behind one another, from left to right. The rectangular side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) adjacent to one another are demarcated from one another by corresponding parallel scorings (71 - 73). The area of the scorings (71 - 73) or the material directly surrounding it, form the longitudinal edge of the box when the folding box (10) is finished. All scorings worked into the cardboard of the matrix (1) are located on the smooth upper side of the box.
The bottom (31) and top flaps (35) are placed on the large side wall (21), in the area of the short lateral edges or scorings (75, 76). Both flaps (31, 35) end in insert tongues (32, 36). The insert tongues (32, 36) are, in turn, each demarcated from the flaps (31, 35) by a scoring (33, 37). Angular punchings (34, 38), which prevent the flaps (31, 35) from penetrating into the interior of the folding box (10) by adjoinng the short lateral edges (77, 78) when the folding box (10) is closed, are placed on the ends on both sides of the scorings (33, 37).
According to Fig. 3, the top flap (35) has a field with shaded edging. The box is not varnished in this area, so that variable data may be printed on it, if required, e.g. after filling.
According to Fig. 3, e.g. heptagonal flaps (16, 17; 26, 27) each adjoin the small side walls (15) and (25), at the top and bottom, found on both sides adjacent to the large side wall (21). A border between the side tabs (16, 17; 26, 27) and the side walls (15, 25) also form e.g. scorings (81 - 84) here. The small lateral edges of the finished, closed folding box (10) are formed with aid of the latter.
In the embodiment according to Fig. 3, a so-called sealing tab (40) is arranged on the left outer edge of the large side wall (11) , which is shown by a scoring (45). The sealing tab (40), which here adjoins the small side wall (25) on the inside after the folding box (10) has been folded, has a somewhat smaller surface in longitudinal (2) and transverse direction than the side walls (25) contacting them. It is e.g. about 15% shorter in longitudinal direction, while it is, for example, about 10% narrower in transverse direction. The sealing tab (40) has two lateral edges (43, 44) which are, for example, staggered parallel vis-a-vis the short lateral edges (77, 78).
The here, for example, three-part combination part (50) which is connected with integrated slit punchings (58) by section via a scoring (57) or fold-down structure, is located on the other end of the matrix (1). The combination part (50) here comprises two outer (61, 65) and one inner section (51). These sections (51, 61, 65) are demarcated from one another by detachable structures (55, 56).
The detachable structures (55, 56) extend between the scoring (57) and the free outer edge (54) of the middle or inner section (51), for example, parallel to the longitudinal direction (2) of the matrix (1). Optionally, they are oriented diagonally, such that their imaginary extension lines, according to Fig. 3, intersect on the right, outside of the outer edge (54).
The slit punchings (58) are found only between the detachable structures (55, 56). The width of the inner section (51) is about 73% of the overall width of the combination part (50) in the area of the fold-down structure (57), measured diagonally to the longitudinal direction (2). The width of this section (51) should not exceed 75% of the overall width of the combination part (50).
The outer edge (54) is only curved outward by way of example. It may have almost any shape desired. This also applies to the adjacent outer edges (63) and (67) of the outer sections (61, 65) which are bent according to Fig. 3 or curved in the shape of an arch according to Figs. 1 and 2. The bend of the outer edges (63, 67) comprises e.g. an angle of 120 . Two notches are produced by the curvature of the outer edge (54) and the bending of the edges (63, 67), the tips of each of which ending in front of one of the detachable structures (55, 56). According to Fig. 3, the notches have, for example, an aperture angle of 90 to 1000. In this case, the detachable structures (55, 56) are hole or slit punchings which enable or facilitate a separation of the inner section (51) from the two outer sections (61, 65).
The two outer sections (61) and (65) can be alternatively connected to one another via a connecting web (91) . This connecting web (91) has an outer edge (92), shown in a broken line in Fig. 3, and a perforation (93) as a demarcation for the hanger tab (51).
Optionally, the connecting web (91) is also glued together with the side wall (21).
The outer edge (92) can reach up to the long lateral edge (71).
As shown in Fig. 4, the punched, scored, printed and varnished matrix (1) formed into the shape of a rectangular tube by creasing at the scorings (57, 73, 72, 71 45), see Fig. 5. The creasings, shown by arrows in Fig. 4, are always made in one direction, here e.g. counterclockwise. The expansion phases of the individual creases are always in the varnished outer surface of the folding box (10). A perforation or slit or hole punching penetrating the cardboard can be omitted due to the equidirectional creases or folds.
In order to be better able to stack and store the folding boxes prior to filling, they are folded together in a space-saving manner by a shearing about the scorings or lateral edges (71) and (73).
The side walls (15) and (11) now lie on top of the side walls (21) and (25). Thus, three layers of boxes lie on top of one another so as to be more or less even. For example, they form the lower layer (50, 51) and (25), the middle layer (11) and (40) and the upper layer (15) and (21).
To fill the folding box (10), the matrix (1), glued to form a rectangular tube, is moved in its flat state from a magazine to the filling conveyor. With the flat folding boxes (10), the side walls (21) and (25) here lie directly on the filling conveyor. The long lateral edge (73) is at the front in direction of conveyance, while the lateral edge (72) is at the back, see Fig. 2.
The flat folding box (10) is placed upright to form a rectangular tube on the filling conveyor. The bottom flap (31), the top flap (35) and the side flaps (17, 27; 16, 26) are open in the extension of the side walls supporting them.
For filling at the front, e.g. via the cover flap (31), a counterhold slide is moved into the box interior via the opening of the bottom flap (35). The goods to be filled, e.g. a stack from at least one filled pill blister, a packing slip, a brochure and a weekday label are moved in opposite direction toward the counterhold slide by means of a conveyor slide. After the stack abuts against the counterhold slide, the goods to be filled are placed in the centre in the upright folding box. As soon as the slides are drawn back from the folding box, the folding box is sealed by closing the flaps (31) and (35). The tabs (32) and (36) are bent by more than 90 angular degrees when closed. When the folding box (10) is closed, they adjoin the side wall (21).
The folding box (10) thus produced and filled can be stacked in this form in shelf units, compartments or drawers in a space-saving manner in such a way that they have a rectangular shape when the hanger tab fits tightly against the box as determined by its design.
When displayed on a wall shelf, the hanger tab (51) is separated along the detachable structures (55, 56) and, optionally (93), from the areas (61, 65) glued to the folding box (10) and folded down, due to the design, by about 180 angular degrees from the side wall (11) against which it was resting. The folding down movement takes place about the fold-down structure (58). It is pushed onto the corresponding hanging fixtures of the wall shelf with the hanger recess (53).
If necessary, the unfolded hanger tab (51), e.g. at home with the end user, can be folded back again against the side wall (11). In this case, the tear-off points of the tear-off structures (55, 56) and perhaps (93) of the areas (51; 61, 65) that are again adjacent to one another, interconnect. The punchings (58) of the snap-off structure (57) are dimensioned in such a way that the weakening of the box is sufficient to prevent the folded down hanger part (51) from unintentionally breaking open again. If required, as a result of its design, the hanger part (51) can also be torn off by the end user without the folding box (10) losing its dustproofing ability.
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1 Matrix, unwound 2 Direction of fiber, longitudinal direction 3 Direction of conveyance Folding box 11 Side wall, large Side wall, small, middle 16, 17 Side tabs 21 Side wall, large, middle Side wall, small 26, 27 Side tabs 31 Bottom flap 32 Bottom tab, insert tongue 33 Scoring between (31) and (32) 34 Punching, angular Top flap 36 Top tab, insert tongue 37 Scoring between (35) and (36) 38 Punching, angular Sealing tab 41 Longitudinal edge, free 43, 44 Lateral edges Longitudinal edge, inner Combination part 51 Inner or middle section or area, hanger tab 52 Contour, curved 53 Hanger recess, European hole 54 Outer edge 55, 56 Detachable structure, perforation 57 Scoring 58 Unfolding structure, slit punching 61 Outer section 62 Adhesive surface 63 Outer edge 65 Outer section 66 Adhesive surface 67 Outer edge 71-74 Longitudinal edges; scorings 75-78 Lateral edges, long; scorings 81-84 Lateral edges, short; scorings 91 Connecting web for sections (61) and (65) 92 Outer edge for (91) 93 Detachable structure, perforation for (91)
Claims (7)
1. A folding box configured from a single blank of material, the box comprising:
a front panel defined by first and second seams and by two free unattached side edges;
a sealing flap extending from the first seam and a bottom panel of a selected width attached to the second seam, the sealing flap having a width less than the bottom panel;
a back panel defined by third and fourth seams;
the third seam attaching the back panel to the bottom panel and the fourth seam being parallel to the third seam and attaching a top panel to the back panel;
opposed insert flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to the panels from fifth and sixth panel seams wherein the opposed insert panels fold to form sides of the box extending perpendicular to the front and back panels when the front and back panels are parallel in spaced relation to form the box, the insert flaps having insert tabs that extend into the box in parallel relation to the panels to hold the box closed;
the top panel being defined by the fourth seam and a seventh seam, having an inside surface for juxtaposition with the sealing flap and having a width greater than the width of the sealing flap and substantially the same as the width of the bottom panel;
an attachment flap extending from the seventh seam, the attachment flap being useful to hang the box for display and the seventh seam being readily separable to detach the attachment flap from the top panel, the attachment flap having a pair of laterally disposed, detachable outside sections joined by a detachable bridge section wherein the detachable outside areas are releasably attached to the attachment flap and seventh seam; and insert tabs extending from side edges of the top and bottom panels for insertion into the box in cooperation with the first and second insert flaps to hold the box open; wherein the box can be stored in a flatten form with the sealing flap positioned for adherence adhered to the inside surface of the top panel.
a front panel defined by first and second seams and by two free unattached side edges;
a sealing flap extending from the first seam and a bottom panel of a selected width attached to the second seam, the sealing flap having a width less than the bottom panel;
a back panel defined by third and fourth seams;
the third seam attaching the back panel to the bottom panel and the fourth seam being parallel to the third seam and attaching a top panel to the back panel;
opposed insert flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to the panels from fifth and sixth panel seams wherein the opposed insert panels fold to form sides of the box extending perpendicular to the front and back panels when the front and back panels are parallel in spaced relation to form the box, the insert flaps having insert tabs that extend into the box in parallel relation to the panels to hold the box closed;
the top panel being defined by the fourth seam and a seventh seam, having an inside surface for juxtaposition with the sealing flap and having a width greater than the width of the sealing flap and substantially the same as the width of the bottom panel;
an attachment flap extending from the seventh seam, the attachment flap being useful to hang the box for display and the seventh seam being readily separable to detach the attachment flap from the top panel, the attachment flap having a pair of laterally disposed, detachable outside sections joined by a detachable bridge section wherein the detachable outside areas are releasably attached to the attachment flap and seventh seam; and insert tabs extending from side edges of the top and bottom panels for insertion into the box in cooperation with the first and second insert flaps to hold the box open; wherein the box can be stored in a flatten form with the sealing flap positioned for adherence adhered to the inside surface of the top panel.
2. The folding box according to claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, sixth and seventh seams join the front panel to the sealing flap and bottom panel, the bottom panel to the back panel, the back panel to the top panel and the top panel of the attachment flap, respectively, wherein each seam has an expansion phase for individual lateral flexure on an outside surface of the box so that the panels all fold in the same arcuate direction with respect of one another in an initial form.
3. The folding box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the box is made of cardboard having fibers which extend perpendicular to the first, second third, sixth and seventh seams and parallel to the fourth and fifth seams.
4. The folding box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the extent of the attachment flap and bridge from the seventh seal is no greater than the distances between the first and second seams or the third and fourth seams.
5. The folding box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the top panel has an area which is at most 15%
greater than the surface area of the sealing flap.
greater than the surface area of the sealing flap.
6. The folding box according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when the box is stored in a flattened form, the back panel is partially covered by the attachment flap and by side sections and a bridge section which are detachably seamed to the attachment flap.
7. The folding box according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the top panel has a surface area which is smaller than the top panel but not smaller than the bottom panel.
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| JP2004520639A JP2005532960A (en) | 2002-07-17 | 2003-07-15 | Folding box with folding mounting flap |
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