CN102712401A

CN102712401A - Container and opening means

Info

Publication number: CN102712401A
Application number: CN2010800519691A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗杰·布罗姆利
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-09-24
Filing date: 2010-09-24
Publication date: 2012-10-03
Also published as: GB201001925D0; GB2473891A; US20120228186A1; WO2011036493A1; EP2480465A1; GB0916840D0

Abstract

Disclosed is a container (2) and opening means (10) for use with, and/or incorporating the same. The opening means may be advantageously used for cutting open the plastic surface of a container such as a clam-shell sealed container containing one or more articles.

Description

Container and unlatching parts

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of container and the unlatching parts that are used for using and/or combining this container with this container.The invention still further relates to a kind of through using the method for opening the parts openable container and relating to a kind of cover group of opening parts and container that comprises.

Though the unlatching parts that following description relates to plastics cover plate packing (blisterpack) container and/or clam shell (clam shell) container and is used for using therewith; But those skilled in the art should be realized that; Apparatus and method of the present invention can be used in various containers; Comprise those containers of processing by paper, card, thin slice, metal and/or other analogues, and be not limited to plastics cover plate packing container and/or clam shell container.Said unlatching parts can also make and be used for opening certainty and container bonded assembly film or thin plate, for example plastics or glass paper.Therefore the invention still further relates to a kind of cover group that comprises said unlatching parts and said film or thin plate.

Background technology

Plastics cover plate packing and clam shell are widely as the use of container.This container makes usually and is used for selling many different types of products, for example electronic article, for example disposable camera, memory cards rod, hard disk drive; Household goods comprise electric lamp bulb; The little replacing parts that are used for automobile, for example light-up plug; Toy for children etc.The cover plate packing has the anterior and clamp rear portion of molded plastics substantially.Clam shell has the plastics front and rear substantially, and one of which or two are molded.Both are described as the preforming container generally these type of container.Usually around the edge hot forming and/or the heated sealant of the container that is limited to the internal capacity in the container, product is provided in the said container these type of container.This container has many advantages; Comprise not expensive, relatively easy production, firm, transparent and therefore see content easily; And forming process guarantees that surperficial container follows the shape of content, thus reduce the whole dimension of container simultaneously attractive in appearance welcome.The leak free container also provides the safety of content and protects said content to avoid being exposed to humidity, static and general environmental conditions.

The prominent question of this container is that they are very difficult to open.Usually use sharp-pointed cutter to open said container, it can harm people and/or destruction content.In fact, reported that annual thousands of people need medical therapy after injury self ground is opened or attempted to open this container.In addition, in case opened content, the edge of opening is enough sharp-pointed usually, can the shouting pain people.

Summary of the invention

Therefore an object of the present invention is to provide and comprise the container of opening parts, it is attempted to eliminate the problems referred to above and allows to open easily said container, so that taking-up provides content within it.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of later-model cover plate packing and/or clam shell container, and it attempts to eliminate the problems referred to above.

Another purpose again of the present invention is to provide a kind of unlatching parts that are used for container, and it attempts to eliminate the problems referred to above.

It is a kind of with the method for opening the parts openable container that another purpose again of the present invention is to provide, and it attempts to eliminate the problems referred to above.

In first aspect of the present invention; A kind of container is provided; Said container comprises at least one frosting and opens parts with at least one of the adjacent setting of at least one face of said frosting; Said thus unlatching parts are arranged as, and the mobile cutting of at least a portion of said unlatching parts is through the said frosting of said container.

Container can be provided as cover group form with the unlatching parts, wherein opens at least one face setting that parts can be assembled into contiguous said surface.

One or more frostings can comprise molded plastics.

Usually term " cutting " (cut) be meant the frosting of container fracture, tear, otch, incision etc.

In second aspect of the present invention; A kind of container that is used for one or more article is provided; Said container comprises at least one surface and the unlatching parts that are provided with respect to said at least one surface; Cause opening parts and cut said surface so that move said unlatching parts along at least one direction, wherein the final edge of cutting is level and smooth basically.

Usually term " smoothly " (smooth) is meant that the edge does not have projection and/or protrusion basically when use related cut edge, and it extends from the cut edge when in any direction being observed by bore hole.

In the third aspect of the invention; A kind of unlatching parts that are used for container are provided; At least a portion of said unlatching parts in use at least one surface of adjacent vessel is provided with; Move said unlatching parts along one or more directions thus and make at least a portion of opening parts move through said at least one surface extremely basically, thereby in said surface, produce opening basically.

Said unlatching parts can be the metal filament parts.

In one embodiment, at least a portion of opening parts is arranged on first side of vessel surface, and another part at least of unlatching parts is arranged on second side on said surface.

According to embodiment, opening parts is the primary structural components that comprise one or more cut edges.Said one or more cut edge can be provided by the one or more otch (incision) in said primary structural component.The part of primary structural component can be provided on main the side of frosting; For example in container; And the part of primary structural component can be provided on main the opposite side of frosting, and for example outside container, wherein the part of frosting is positioned in the otch.Therefore primary structural component cuts through said frosting with respect to the mobile cut edge that causes of frosting effectively.The location of frosting in otch makes frosting to remain on effectively in the appropriate position, so that the cutting of frosting can stop and restarting immediately, frosting can not break away from the unlatching parts.The length of otch is normally between 3-20mm.

Primary structural component can be by any suitable material, and for example plastics form.The size of material type and for example thickness and the otch that is provided in the primary structural component can be chosen as, and primary structural component can be moved so that cut by user easier ground and pass through frosting.Primary structural component is that it can be by grasping and guiding process frosting when cutting in firm making.The part that primary structural component is provided at the frosting outside can be sized to, and it is easily by user's grasping.This part can comprise that depression or rough surface etc. are to help easy grasping.Primary structural component can be fixed to vessel surface releasedly in the part of external container, for example by colloid, or pass through physical engagement.Primary structural component can be provided as in the part of external container, and it is set to the outside face of butt plastic container basically.

Primary structural component can for example be processed by the monolithic injected-formative plastic, and for example 500um is thick, allows its cutting through said frosting.

In one embodiment, primary structural component can have two otch, and wherein said otch is spaced apart to provide two cut edges.Said otch can be provided on any side of primary structural component, and angled mutually.Therefore, in use, can realize synchronously that two cuttings process frostings are so that can remove the section or the track of frosting.Cutting can be parallel to each other basically.The width of the section of removing will depend on two otch degree at interval, and thereby can depend on and need opening to change.This embodiment finds the concrete application of the opening with thin plastic sheet, as glass paper or polyethylene packaging paper or tinsel.

In one embodiment, container is preforming cover plate packaging type container, preforming clam shell type of container and/or analogue etc.

Preferably when container is the cover plate packaging type, is contained in inboard one or more article and is arranged between one or more thin slices of moulding of plastics materials.And at least one surface of cover plate packing forms with the pack content that in use will place through heating and/or vacuum moulded plastic tab and is installed in the cover plate packing usually.

Preferably when container was the clam shell type of container, in use one or more article remained between one or more thin sheet, and its at least one be molded.

Common plastic material consists essentially of polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP) and/or aforesaid copolymer and/or has the plastic material of similar features.Usually by crash-resistant relatively plastic material structure, container is not to be used for opening with hand to container there.

In one embodiment; The metal filament parts are using flexible wire, filament, line, rope, strand and/or analogue etc. basically; It is set to when metal filament parts in use move through and/or cut and/or cross container surperficial, seems to strain basically.

Usually opening parts is constructed by plastic material.Yet, person of skill in the art will appreciate that the metal filament parts can be by the composite construction of metal, metal alloy and/or these materials.

In one embodiment, the metal filament parts before the use of metal filament parts and/or during, strain by the user basically.

In one embodiment, the metal filament parts by open parts connect with the metal filament parts or related one or more parts remain tension basically.

In one embodiment, open parts and/or metal filament parts and comprise plastic material in fact.

In one embodiment, the material of metal filament parts is such, and the pulling strengrth of metal filament parts is bigger than the pulling strengrth on the surface that it in use moves through.

In one embodiment, the metal filament parts look like fishing line and/or line.

In alternate embodiments, open parts and comprise blade.Usually blade is processed by rigid plastic material basically.And blade is the substantial linear shape usually.

In one embodiment, at least a portion of blade is tapered to sharp-pointed basically edge along sectional width.Sharp edges can be the edge of cutting through vessel surface.

In one embodiment, open parts and have the part on first and second sides that are arranged on vessel surface, and in use spur the metal filament parts, thereby cause and produce the opening of entering container through said surface.Usually open parts and be attached on the said surperficial side, form the path of confirming or limiting in advance in advance, thereby and when parts were opened in pulling through said surface, said path was followed in said cutting.

Person of skill in the art will appreciate that parts can be attached to said surface with the path of Any shape and final line of cut also can be and the corresponding Any shape in said path thereby open.

In one embodiment, open parts and comprise free end and fixed end basically.Usually free end drags the metal filament parts through vessel surface by user's grasping and pulling, and the path of fixed end is basically pointed in cutting.

In one embodiment, before using, the free end of opening at least a portion of parts is arranged on below film, label and/or the analogue etc. basically.Usually film or label form anti-unpacking skin (tamper evidentseal).

The part that the unlatching parts are provided at external container can comprise draw ring portion.Draw ring portion can be used as user's grip part.Draw ring portion or other parts that the unlatching parts are provided at external container can comprise that rough surface or other grippers are to help user's grasping.

In one embodiment, before using, draw ring portion removably is attached to the part of container.Before using, draw ring portion is attached to vessel surface and can be easily takes off from vessel surface along the line of the frangible part that dies down usually.

In one embodiment, open that part that parts are provided at external container can be positioned at the following of protection label (security tag) and/or anti-unpacking skin or analogue etc. so that only in case remove or just can openable container when Shut-down Protection label or sealing member.Alternately, the protection label can be inserted through opens the part that parts are provided at external container, so that only after removal or Shut-down Protection label, just can operate the unlatching parts.

In one embodiment, at the container open period, remove from container basically and open parts.

In alternate embodiments, open parts by opening parts to remain in the appropriate position with the relative angle in plane of lines parts through its said surface of moving.

The metal filament parts can be not keep by opening parts with the parallel plane angular stiffness ground on said surface.

In one embodiment, container comprises one or more grooves etc. to form passage, and parts are opened in guiding according to passage basically.

Container can comprise the molded passage that limits internal capacity, opens parts and guides along molded passage.Molded passage can provide with respect to the molded internal capacity that offers container products independently.Molded passage can form the root segment of main " U " type or " C " type along a surface of plastic container and extend.Passage for example width between the 1-5mm and the degree of depth between 3-10mm.

In one embodiment, the passage of opening parts through its guiding is formed by the two or more elevated areas that between them, form passage.

In one embodiment, but groove and/or passage provide container to have surpasses the selections opening of a section.Usually when unlatching comprises the packing that surpasses an item of articles or container, use like this, once only use the part of item of articles altogether there, and container keeps and stores the residue item of articles.And when needs kept item of articles, the user was moved further simply and opens parts process container to open another section usually.

In one embodiment, open parts and comprise at least the first and second parts, they are adjacent to setting with the opposite face of vessel surface.Usually opening parts remains in the position between first and second parts.

In one embodiment, opening parts is formed by single piece of material.Common said material is a plastic material.And normally molded plastic material.

In one embodiment, first and second parts form double end stud (studs).Common said double-screw bolt is pressed force together to form first and second parts of opening parts.And when forming container, said double end stud is pressed force together usually.

In one embodiment, the metal filament parts are arranged between first and second parts, and when moving first and second parts, metal filament parts cutting vessel surface.

In one embodiment, open parts and pulling or promotion unlatching parts through grasping between user's thumb and forefinger and drop the unlatching parts through a surface.

In one embodiment; In use; Basically the smooth edges of the opening that in container, produces is by forming at the friction force of opening between the vessel surface that parts and unlatching parts move through it; Produce that enough heats come to melt basically and/or softening said surface and/or edge, thereby produce level and smooth edge.Obviously this is observed, when activating the unlatching parts relatively apace, two edges of formation can bond together basically again; Thereby show that said at least edge is softening and soft.

In one embodiment, smooth edges is not sharp-pointed.Usually smooth edges does not enough sharply cut or cuts people's skin.

In one embodiment, opening parts can reseal.

In one embodiment, the unlatching parts can be reequiped and are used for existing container.

In one embodiment, container comprises less basically preforming slit or opening.Usually less basically preforming slit or opening are " beginning slits ", and it can not further be opened or expansion by hand.And there is the beginning slit usually so that do not open parts through container than beginning the relatively easier initial movable in slit.During manufacture, the beginning slit can be formed by the otch of frosting, for example through being provided for cutting the metal tools of plastics.

Open parts, primary structural component for example can partly insert thus in the beginning slit of primary structural component so that be positioned at any side that the cut edge of the otch of primary structural component is arranged at frosting, and the part of frosting is put into otch effectively.Said otch can be arranged so that primary structural component is maintained at appropriate position or is locked.

The parts of the unlatching above can for example offer and comprise a plurality of many packaging types containers that independently hold product.

In another embodiment, primary structural component comprises into angle blade and barb, and wherein in use said blade or draw ring are provided on the face downside of frosting so that cutting easily.

In the third aspect of the invention; Provide a kind of with the method for opening the parts openable container; Said unlatching parts are adjacent to be provided with at the first surface of primary importance and said container, are included in the step that moves at least a portion of said unlatching parts between the said primary importance and the second place, and at least a portion of Open from This Side parts moves through the surface of container; Basically produce opening, the edge of wherein said opening is level and smooth basically.

In fourth aspect of the present invention; Provide a kind of and open the method for plastic container with opening parts; Said unlatching parts are adjacent to be provided with at the first surface of primary importance and said container, comprise at least a portion of moving said unlatching parts step to the second place, the surface that at least a portion of Open from This Side parts is cut container; And wherein said container is molded, and to open at least a portion that parts move through said container basically be molded.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 a is container and the front elevation of opening parts according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 1 b and c are the lateral plan of container according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 1 d is the front elevation of container according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 a is container and the lateral plan of opening parts according to an embodiment of the invention; And

Fig. 2 b is container and the front elevation of opening parts according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 a is for having the lateral plan of the primary structural component of single cut edge according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 b is for having the front elevation of the primary structural component of two cut edges according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 a and 4b are the front elevation according to one embodiment of the invention two cut edges when engaging with plastic tab;

Fig. 5 a is the lateral plan of container according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 b is for having the lateral plan of the primary structural component of hangnail according to one embodiment of the invention; And

Fig. 6 is for being the front elevation of container according to an embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

Attached drawings is described and is used for through opening the plastics packed apparatus and method of firm preforming with opening parts cutting packaged surface.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that said apparatus and method can make and be used for opening numerous containers that are difficult to open, it can not easily and/or with hand be opened.

At first forward Fig. 1 a-c to, at molded clam shell cover plate container 2 this illustrate, it comprises upper surface 4 and lower surface 6, and they by preforming and heated sealant together.Said container comprises housing or cover plate portion 8, and said upper surface and lower surface are spaced apart there, and therefore is not sealed at together.The content of container is exactly in being arranged on housing or cover plate portion 8.Container 2 also comprises opens parts 10, and it is between upper surface 4 and lower surface 6.In this example, open parts and comprise that draw ring portion 14 is attached to the free end 12 on it.It is following to stop unauthorized ground to open and/or provide anti-unpacking skin to those skilled in the art will appreciate that draw ring and/or free end can be arranged on paster, label, protection label or analogue etc.Draw ring portion 14 can be integrally formed on the frangible portion of upper surface with the upper surface of container.Free end 12 forms the part of metal filament parts 16, metal filament parts 16 be formed between the upper and lower surface basically around the path of cover plate portion 8.

When the user wants openable container, draw ring 14 and or the free end 12 common surfaces that will open that shown in Fig. 1 c, are pulled away from.In this example, the surface that open is a upper surface 4, and along basically away from the direction on said surface pulling metal filament parts 16.Between this moving period, metal filament parts 16 pass upper surface 4, thus along path cutting upper surface 4 that is formed by metal filament parts 16 and generation opening 18.This path is along the edge of cover plate portion 8 of packing, thereby opens packing for the user.Usually have little " beginning slit " (not shown) in packing, it makes carries out the initial cut by the metal filament parts easily, and can guarantee that pulling for the first time and cutting are along desired orientation.

Metal filament parts 16 are structures similar with fishline, and are pulled through from packing easily astoundingly.The edge of the opening that forms is smoothly and not sharp-pointed.Certificate thinks that the friction force on the metal filament that is pulled through from packing enough melts edge of opening slightly, thereby makes it level and smooth, rather than sharp-pointed.This also proves metal filament parts cutting vessel surface rather than tears vessel surface.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the path that is formed by the metal filament parts can be an Any shape and need be along the external margin of cover plate portion.In fact can only need one section needs of cover plate portion and/or upper surface to remove openable container.If container is intended to repeated usage, use such opening usually.In addition, will recognize that container can comprise the parts that reseal container, for example clamp, double end stud etc.

Forward Fig. 2 a and 2b now to, be used for the alternative unlatching parts 20 of container this illustrate.Open parts and comprise upper-part 22 and lower component 24, it is attached and mechanically press force together usually when the formation container.In this example, opening parts is double end studs.Open parts 20 and also comprise metal filament parts 16, it can describe " fishline " type in Fig. 1.Yet in the present embodiment, the metal filament parts are primary structural components, and it comprises and is placed in double end stud in-to-in pointed blades 26.In use, upper-part remains between user's opposing thumb and the forefinger, and is pushed/spur on 4 on the surface and cut surperficial 4.The final edge of opening also normally level and smooth rather than sharp-pointed.And in this example, wedge forms molded single piece of plastic material.

Can be along other characteristics of groove or packing, for example rise tables face and/or analogue wait and guide the path of opening parts 10,20.In addition, open parts and/or metal filament parts and constitute by plastics usually, can recognize also and can use other materials, for example metal and metal alloy.

Fig. 3 a illustrates the lateral plan of the primary structural component 30 with otch 31 and cut edge 32.The part 34 of primary structural component is at the outside (not shown) of container.In use primary structural component is vertical with frosting basically, and spurs along the direction of arrow and to provide along the cutting of line 33 in frosting.

Fig. 3 b illustrates the front elevation of the primary structural component with two otch 36 and cut edge 37.Primary structural component can be along line 38 folding insertion beginning slit and the otch of helping.

The primary structural component that Fig. 3 b engages with frosting is presented among Fig. 4 a.Primary structural component 41 is provided as and cuts the silk ribbon section 42 that forms through cut edge 45 cutting plastic tabs basically with the surperficial parallel of thin slice 40 and along the direction pull portion structure 43 shown in the arrow.Primary structural component engage with frosting in case the part of primary structural component 43 be one (on) face, and part 44 (as by shown in the dotted line) is provided on another (descending) face.

Fig. 4 b also illustrates Fig. 3 b primary structural component in use, wherein realizes crooked track.

Fig. 5 a illustrates the lateral plan of the container 50 with sealing the margin 51.Part 53 thermoplastic shapings of container provide product to be placed on internal capacity wherein.Track 52 also thermoplastic shaping provides unlatching parts (not shown) also can be arranged at volume wherein.Therefore container can produce the cutting through the surface that is limited said track.

Fig. 5 b illustrates the lateral plan of the primary structural component with the blade that is provided on frosting 54 following or hangnail 51.In use part 52 is by user's grasping and along being spurred by the direction shown in the arrow.

Fig. 6 illustrates main sealing the margin 61 with airtight container and has and opens the front elevation of container 60 that parts are arranged on the thermoplastic shaping track 62 of volume wherein.Article are placed in the section 63 that also has the thermoplastic shaping volume.Primary structural component also is shown is placed on beginning slit 65 wherein.In use open parts along the direction pulling that illustrates, and make that around locus guiding the top part that will overturn of container 67 can the exposed content thing.Container can be provided with pushes double end stud.

Within the scope of the invention, expect to cut other not shown shapes of frosting easily, and the present invention is not limited to have the primary structural component of one or two cut edge or otch equally.

Claims

1. container; Comprise at least one frosting and open parts with at least one of the adjacent setting of at least one face of said frosting; Wherein said unlatching parts are arranged as, and the mobile cutting of at least a portion of said unlatching parts is through the said frosting of said container.

2. container according to claim 1, wherein one or more frostings are made up of molded plastics.

3. container according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said container are molded cover plate packaging type or molded clam shell type.

4. according to any described container of claim 1-3, wherein said unlatching parts are metal filaments.

5. container according to claim 4, wherein said metal filament parts comprise blade.

6. according to any described container of claim 1-3, wherein said unlatching parts are primary structural components, and it comprises the one or more cut edges that provided by the one or more otch in said primary structural component.

7. according to claim 4 or 5 described containers; Wherein said unlatching parts have the part on first and second sides that are arranged on said frosting; So that in use said metal filament parts pass said surface, cut and produce the opening that gets into said container thus.

8. according to any described container of claim 4-6, wherein said metal filament parts comprise free end and fixing in fact end.

9. according to any described container of claim 1-8, wherein said unlatching parts at least a portion of said external container be arranged in fact anti-unpacking skin with or the protection label below.

10. according to any described container of claim 1-9, wherein said unlatching parts comprise draw ring portion at least a portion of said external container.

11. container according to claim 10, wherein said draw ring portion removably is attached to the part of said container.

12. according to any described container of aforementioned claim, wherein said unlatching parts are arranged on first side of vessel surface and another part at least of said unlatching parts is arranged on second side on said surface.

13. according to any described container of aforementioned claim, wherein said surface comprises one or more grooves to form passage, guides said unlatching parts in fact through this passage.

14. container according to claim 13 wherein guides the passage of said unlatching parts to be formed by two or more elevated areas through it, between these two or more elevated areas, forms passage.

15. according to any described container of aforementioned claim, wherein said unlatching parts comprise at least the first and second parts, the opposite face of itself and said vessel surface is adjacent to be provided with.

16. according to any described container of aforementioned claim, wherein said unlatching parts are formed by single piece of material.

17. container according to claim 16, wherein said material is plastics.

18. container according to claim 15, wherein said first and second parts form can be by the double end stud of force together.

19. according to any described container of aforementioned claim; Wherein said unlatching parts cause said unlatching parts to cut said surface with respect to said at least one surface arrangement so that move said unlatching parts along at least one direction, and the edge that wherein said cutting forms comes down to level and smooth.

20. container according to claim 19, the level and smooth in fact edge that wherein is created in the said opening in the said container is formed by the friction force between said unlatching parts and said vessel surface, and said unlatching parts move through therein.

21., also comprise less in fact preforming slit or opening according to any described container of aforementioned claim.

22. one kind with the method for opening the parts openable container; Said unlatching parts are adjacent to be provided with at the first surface of primary importance and said container; Said method is included in the step that moves at least a portion of said unlatching parts between this primary importance and the second place; At least a portion of said thus unlatching parts moves through the surface that said container has produced opening in fact, and the formed edge of wherein said opening is level and smooth in fact.