CN103702906A

CN103702906A - Environmentally sustainable secondary packaging

Info

Publication number: CN103702906A
Application number: CN201180066666.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: T·S·奥图尔; E·亨廷顿; M·格诺韦塞; R·普雷达; R·蒂博
Original assignee: Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies LLC
Current assignee: Johnson and Johnson Consumer Inc
Priority date: 2011-02-01
Filing date: 2011-02-01
Publication date: 2014-04-02
Also published as: KR20140010062A; EP2670676A4; BR112013019700A2; WO2012105960A3; WO2012105960A2; EP2670676A2; RU2013140402A; CA2825144A1; AU2011357729A1

Abstract

An environmentally sustainable secondary packaging that reduces material usage, as well as production materials and costs. The secondary packaging is designed to provide clear visual display of the product contained therein and therefore utilizes a clear plastic packaging component. In the interest of increasing environmental sustainability of the secondary packaging, usage of clear plastic packaging material and also processing steps are reduced. Additional articles may be contained in the secondary packaging that need not be readily viewed by consumers when the secondary packaging is on display for sale in a retail store. Opaque packaging material, such as paperboard, may be used to cover and / or to enclose such additional articles without affecting visibility of the article to be displayed by the secondary packaging. Also in the interest of increasing environmental sustainability of the secondary packaging, usage of opaque packaging material is reduced as well. Finally, the components of the secondary packaging facilitate formation of the overall secondary packaging in a desired, non-standard (e.g., not cuboid or parallelepiped) shape.

Description

Environmental Sustainability secondary package

The cross reference of related application

Present patent application is to have the early U.S. Patent application 29/364 that is filed on June 29th, 2010 of submission date, 833 and be filed in the U.S. Patent application 29/366 on July 30th, 2010,821 part continuation application and require its rights and interests, described patent application is accordingly as being incorporated to by reference this paper full disclosure herein.

Technical field

The present invention relates to secondary package.More specifically, the present invention relates to article, be preferably the secondary package of the consumables, this secondary package allows the instant vision that wherein comprises article to show, prevent from directly touching this series products simultaneously, and preferably also reduce simultaneously and form the required material of this type of secondary package.

Background technology

Known in the art have multiple for sealing the secondary package (to prevent touching the consumables before buying) of the consumables, this secondary package is gone back displaying articles simultaneously, make customer can visual inspection (inspect) or check (examine) (hereinafter for convenience's sake, will be only with reference to " inspections " (" inspect "), be interpreted as that terms such as " inspections " (" inspect ") and " check " (" examine ") and " observation " (" view ") and other similar terms are substantially interchangeable) product that wherein comprised.This type of common secondary package is at least one half clamshell style or the Clamshell package part that the plastic components of printing opacity forms substantially by packaged products, makes customer can carry out visual inspection to product before buying.Plastic components forms with required form conventionally, such as by thermoforming or cold shaping or vacuum forming or otherwise shaping, so that product remains on the appropriate location in secondary package.The plastic components forming is connected to back of the body card (paperboard card of product information is for example provided on it), or be sealed to another plastic tab, or be encapsulated in (for example cardboard case or plastic casing) in box, to stop, the product in packing is carried out to unnecessary or unwarranted touching.

Because customer conventionally need to be about the information of the product that will buy, and because need to there be brand message in maker and for example, conventionally for other information of customer (figure in secondary package, poster etc.), and various mechanisms may need (or support), and about the information of the product that comprises in secondary package, (for example the desired medicine of FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is true, or U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) the electrical equipment information approving or check and approve, or American insurance business laboratory (Underwriters

) device or product certification), the secondary package with transparent element also comprises the opaque packaging element substantially that can show this type of information on it conventionally.For example, half clamshell style secondary package generally includes back card (conventionally being formed by cardboard), the light-passing plastic packaging element forming (being commonly called " bubble-cap " part or element) is attached to this back card with the open end of closed bubble-cap, thereby the consumables are encapsulated between bubble-cap and back card.Even if half clamshell style secondary package is formed by two plastic components (the bubble-cap part and the flattened posterior portion that form), conventionally between two parts of plastics, seal paper or cardboard elements to provide product information to customer.This type of secondary package generally includes hanging hole, nail can be inserted through hanging hole to hang packing for showing to customer from nail-plate.

Clamshell style secondary package is by being used the packing (the most frequently used is plastics) of substantial transparent almost or completely to seal the visuality that the consumables provide the increase of the consumables.For example, clamshell style secondary package conventionally by product packaging in two preformed transparent sheets (or folding single thin slice with packaged products).Conventionally, this type of packing salable with resist unexpected opening or significantly do not destroy packing opening (such as by by along weak line cutting, via tear strip or use the opening of scissors etc. to be caused).As mentioned above, be conventionally desirable to provide about the information of product and read in detail for customer.Therefore, clamshell style secondary package is also sealed the stock that carries this type of information, for example scraps of paper of product information card or printing conventionally.Sealing the size that article except the consumables itself cause sealing the secondary package of this type of object increases, and therefore causes materials demand amount to increase.The stock that carries this type of information is encapsulated in to alternative form in transparent clam shell material for clam shell is encapsulated in this type of stock, such as carrying in the cardboard case of product information.This type of alternative form causes materials demand amount to increase equally.In addition, the outside stock of carry information tends to hinder or stop the visuality of the product comprising in packing.

Also need to give the tamper-evident structure of secondary package to forbid or to stop one or more products (products) that touching is wherein comprised without permission.Conventionally, Clamshell package need to seal its parts.This type of sealing needs heating device and enough production time to form sealing member.In addition, this type of sealing makes package even for expection buyer, also be difficult to open conventionally.

According to above-mentioned situation, need such secondary package, it allows customer to observe and is included in the consumables wherein, and the information about these type of consumables is provided, and also makes to form the required quantity of material of this type of secondary package simultaneously and minimizes.Need in addition such package, its prevention is carried out unexpected or unwarranted touching to the content in package, preferably in the situation that do not need additional treatment step just can form sealing member, and can not make package for the individual who authorizes too difficulty open.

Summary of the invention

According to principle of the present invention, secondary package is formed and allows the product wherein comprising to observe at any time.Preferably, secondary package also forms to provide the enough information about product to read in detail for buyer.In addition, according to principle of the present invention, secondary package preferably forms in some way, compares with prior art secondary package, and which needs material still less and production stage more cheaply.

According to an aspect of the present invention, secondary package is formed by the following: at least part of transparent article maintenance/display member, for keeping and displaying articles, such as the consumables (for for simplicity, be commonly referred to as " article " herein, and be intended to limit), and minimum at least part of transparent material, for article being encapsulated in article maintenance/display member to stop article to be therefrom removed.Transparent material is preferably woof sheet, and it is not processed to exceed the basic structure (for example not molding or otherwise processing) that therefrom forms typical transparent wrapper parts.Preferably, material piece is wrapped in article maintenance/display member around to meet the shape of article maintenance/display member.Thereby the secondary package of gained can have the unique shape that substantially depends on article maintenance/display member shape.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is realized separately or realizes in conjunction with above-mentioned aspect of the present invention, provide the secondary package with unique shape to strengthen the inspection to the product wherein comprising, also supplemented simultaneously, strengthened or given prominence to the unique forms of the article that wherein comprise.In one embodiment, secondary package comprises and has non-rectangle cross-sectional plane article maintenance/display member and the cladding element of the articles tray form of (along longitudinal axis intercepting), this cladding element is encapsulated in articles tray and the shape of mating articles tray by article, makes secondary package have generally the unique shape of articles tray.

According to separately of the present invention and aspect independently, this aspect can be considered to relevant with above-mentioned aspect of the present invention but not necessarily in conjunction with above-mentioned aspect, provide, and secondary package can form has at least part of nontransparent element that provides printed material (such as product information, logo, decorative element etc.) above.Be preferably formed nontransparent element to supplement transparent element, to do not reduce the bandwagon effect of article in secondary package.Preferably, form nontransparent element with supplement, strengthen or outstanding secondary package in article.Thereby, can principle according to the present invention provide product introduction material and the unique combination of carrying the material of product information, so that form the secondary package of unique shape, the secondary package of this unique shape is due to described combination but not because the manufacture method (for example,, owing to being used to form the mold shape of transparent packaging material) that material is carried out forms.In one embodiment, nontransparent element is the form of part carton.This type of configuration has preferably been optimized the visuality of the article of showing in the secondary package (part carton, it has less and/or shorter wall to stop the article in secondary package), and can be formed the displaying of article in supplementary, enhancing or outstanding secondary package.For example, in one embodiment, panel can be formed or be configured to the element of displaying articles.

Should be appreciated that multiple above-mentioned principle support of the present invention forms Environmental Sustainability secondary package.For example, compare with the demand of prior art secondary package, the secondary package that one or more principles according to the present invention form preferably needs operation (such as by realizing with the material piece that article are encapsulated in article maintenance/display member with not yet forming another kind of shape) still less, material is not still less (such as by making material piece cover all sides of article maintenance/display member, and pass through forming section carton but not full carton), more the material of environmental protection (such as with for the ink of printing on transparent material, compare, ink for the more environmental protection printed in non-transparent material, and compare with transparent (being generally plastics) material, use nontransparent (being generally paper substrate) material to carry the lower and more environmental protection of the common cost of printed material.

By following detailed description of the invention, and the invention scope of setting forth in appended claims, these and further feature of the present invention and advantage will be apparent.

Accompanying drawing explanation

To understand better detailed description by reference to the accompanying drawings, element like like reference numerals representation class wherein, as follows:

Fig. 1 is the transparent view of secondary package exemplary embodiment formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of secondary package exemplary embodiment formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the positive decomposed figure of secondary package exemplary embodiment formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention; And

Fig. 4 is the bottom plan view of secondary package exemplary embodiment formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Exemplary secondary package 100 formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention has been shown in Fig. 1 to 4.Secondary package 100 is configured to comprise, and preferably shows the article of selling to customer.Because some article preferably for example, is shown (for example, from nail-plate or clamp bar) in the upper displaying of supporting member (on shelf or in display tray) rather than suspension, it is (contrary with suspension that secondary package 100 can be configured to " can be added ", be configured to be supported by supporting member), thereby preferably there is bottom side, this bottom side is configured to, when secondary package 100 is placed on stayed surface, it is carried out to stable support, and without thering is back of the body card or other extensions or projection (for example, for hanging hole).Although various feature described below is particularly suitable for getting final product added configuration, should be appreciated that other configurations also within the scope of the invention.

Be included in secondary package 100, and the article 110 that preferably also will be shown by this secondary package may be another article first packing (for example, wherein comprise the consumables such as lotion, frost cream, the packing of gel etc., such as bottle, wide-mouth bottle, pipe etc.), or device (for example, carry out personal care device or machinery or the electromechanical device of specific function, such as crystallite mill leather jacket, put, electric toothbrush, MP3 player, Hairsetting device etc.), or the consumables of another type (for example, in secondary package, to promote the article to customer, such as toothbrush, hair brush, scissors, razor, moulding article is such as a perfumed soap, toy etc.), maybe can be packaged in the article of any other type in secondary package.For for simplicity, and be not intended to limit, term " article " is in this article for being designed to comprise with reference to secondary package 100 and preferably also showing for retail the primary element to customer.

The article of being sold to customer have certain one side or side or surface conventionally, to be demonstrated at article, preferably to customer, show described or side or surface (in order to be intended to limit for simplicity and not, being hereinafter " side ") when selling.This type of side (be referred to herein as " displaying side " or " side satisfying the needs of consumers ", and be generally but differ be decided to be leading flank) is therefore positioned at the front edge of the supporting construction of close displaying consumer products conventionally.According to a first aspect of the invention, can understand in conjunction with Fig. 1 particularly, the visuality that secondary package 100 is preferably formed the article 110 that make to be included in wherein maximizes, such as showing in retail point when buying.Preferably, secondary package 100 displaying articles 110, it is unobstructed and visual making at least displaying side of article 110.Most preferably, article 110 are unobstructed in secondary package 100, make the article 100 can be observed from least two different angles.As used herein, " unobstructed " and variant thereof are understood to represent for example, not stopped from the visual angle of another article (opaque packaging element), and therefore can in the situation that not stopping, be easy to observed.As used herein, " view " and variant thereof be understood to along/towards one or more the view in leading flank 101, trailing flank 102, left surface 103, right flank 104, top side face 105 or the bottom side 106 of secondary package 100 and/or leading flank 111, trailing flank 112, left surface 113, right flank 114, top side face 115 or the bottom side 116 of article 110.Be to be understood that, even if article 110 are spherical, in the time of in being positioned at secondary package formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention 100, can limit common three-dimensional coordinate system used in geometric configuration with respect to secondary package 100 and/or article 110, this system is by vertical Y-axis (extending along direction from top to bottom), perpendicular to the horizontal X axle of Y-axis (and along from left to right direction extend), and both perpendicular to Y-axis, also perpendicular to the Z axis of X-axis (and along from front to back direction extend), limits.Therefore view listed above can limit along X, Y and Z axis, and wherein left view and right elevation limit along Y-axis along X-axis restriction, top view and backplan, and front elevation and back view limit along Z axis.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, compare with the article that are included in nontransparent packaging element (such as being formed by paper board material), be included in article in substantially transparent packaging element (such as being made by substantially transparent plastic material) and can be considered and not stopped by transparent wrapper element.Thereby, according to above-mentioned aspect of the present invention, at least one parts of secondary package 100 are preferably formed by certain material, this material is at least transparent at least in part near article 110, and most preferably, transparent at least in part in the region of secondary package 100 that is oriented to approach most article 110, with displaying articles 110 by some way, make customer can be easy to visual inspection article 110 and be not subject to stopping of nontransparent package member.More specifically, along in leading flank 111, trailing flank 112, left surface 113, right flank 114, top side face 115 and the bottom side 116 of article 110 at least one and preferably at least the part of the secondary package 100 of both next-door neighbour's (the most close) article 110 be transparent, or semi-translucent at least, or at least most of transparent (for example, on the most of region that covers or be close to article 110, be transparent, wherein only this type of region of fraction such as opaque due to printing,), make customer can check at least two views of article 110.Preferably, at least one view of article 110, is most preferably completely unobstructed along the side satisfying the needs of consumers.Even if should be appreciated that along the direction of observation of article view and exist and stop, this class view also can be regarded as unobstructed.Even if exist and stop along certain direction of observation, still can see along different direction of observations the respective view of article.For example, if the front elevation of article 110 is partly stopped along front side direction of observation, if obstacle is spaced apart along this front side direction of observation and article 110, still can check from the angle with respect to front side direction of observation the front elevation of article 110, such as along side or top view direction, or third side between the two to.For example, even if obstacle hinders and observes along a direction of observation, this obstacle still can be spaced apart along this direction of observation and article 110, makes can observe article 110 along another direction of observation.

In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, secondary package 100 comprises article maintenance/display member, for making article 110 remain on the appropriate location in secondary package 100, does not hinder customer to check article 110.Article maintenance/the display member of the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3 is the form of articles tray 120, and this pallet is configured to show in some way the article 110 in secondary package 100, and the visuality of article 110 is maximized.According to the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2, articles tray 120 (is completely transparent by transparent at least partly material at least some regions, or at least some regions, be semi-translucent at least) form, make the material of articles tray 120 along in leading flank 121, trailing flank 122, left surface 123, right flank 124, top side face 125 and the bottom side 126 of articles tray 120 at least one and preferably at least both do not stop article 110.The material that is used to form articles tray 120 is preferably not only for transparent but also for thermoformable at least partly, to allow that material is molded as to required form, such as by injection moulding or blowing, or by vacuum forming, or by another kind of thermoforming or cold forming method.The exemplary suitable material that is used to form articles tray 120 comprises the polyethylene terephthalate that RPET(can recirculation), APET(amorphous polyethylene terephthalate), PVC(polyvinylchloride), HIPS(high impact polystyrene), PP(polypropylene) and PLA(poly(lactic acid)).Be used to form the preferred thickness of material of articles tray 120 within the scope of 0.010-0.040 wire gauge, according to technology known to persons of ordinary skill in the art, preferentially select specific wire gauge with stationary mode holding articles 110.

Preferably, articles tray 120 is formed to be had article and keeps compartment, such as for article 110 being remained on to article groove 130 wherein.Articles tray 120 can be configured to particularly on shelf displaying articles 110 and therefore can be comprised base portion (for example, along bottom side 126), stably supports secondary package 100 when this base portion is configured to place secondary package 100 on base portion.In one embodiment, the side of articles tray 120 is convergent (that is, with respect to the leading flank 121 of articles tray 120 in obtuse angle) slightly, and to facilitate, from instrument/mould, to remove articles tray 110(as intelligible in those of ordinary skill in the art).In order to make it stable when articles tray 120 is placed on to bottom side 126, can form lower margins (for example, lower surface is with respect to the leading flank 121 of articles tray 120 rectangular protrusion substantially) along bottom side 126 and hide stability to give frame to articles tray 120.Be to be understood that, articles tray 120 is formed with self-supporting configuration by material that is transparent or at least basic or partially transparent, and the top that article groove 130 is positioned in to articles tray 120 bottom sides 126 is spaced apart, article 110 can be remained in article groove 130 so that article 110 seem floats.

Articles tray 120 preferably forms with stationary mode and makes article 110 remain on the appropriate location in secondary package 100, and article 110 minimallies are moved, and is most preferably completely and does not move, and makes article 110 remain on selected position.When showing that secondary package 100 is bought for customer, customer can carry out optimal viewing to article in this selected position.Preferably, according to the character of article 110, at article groove 130 and/or along the front edge 131 of article groove 130, form junctions (forming undercutting, flange, recess etc. such as the periphery edge by along groove).For example, can leave material extends internally from article recess edge 131 with minimum two the some places along article recess edge 131, along article recess edge 131, extend to the periphery at least about 0.25 inch (0.635cm), and be not less than approximately 0.015 inch (0.0381cm) width or height (along the direction towards article 110, periphery perpendicular to article recess edge 131) extend, article 110 are remained in article groove 130 in processing and assigning process.In addition or alternatively, groove walls 132 is plastic and be configured to conform to the size and shape of article 110, make preferably by concrete orientation, article 110 to be remained in article groove 130, and therefore also remain on the appropriate location in articles tray 120.If article groove 130 meets the shape of article 110, article 110 drop out or mobile possibility can be less therein from article groove 130.In addition, and compare with the unmatched article groove of article 110 shape for various reasons, can be considered to more attractive in appearance with the article groove 130 of article 110 form fit.For example, if the form fit of article groove 130 and article 110, it is so unobvious, thereby may make articles tray 120 so unobvious yet.In addition, substantially the article groove 130 mating with the shape of article 110 will present substantially the same surface curvature, therefore and there is substantially the same or complementary luninous reflectance (but not may conflicting reflectivity, this reflectivity may be caused by the article that have the article groove 130 of plane surface and have a curved surface) at least substantially.However, should be appreciated that article groove 130 not must with the form fit of article 110 because junction or other structures can be enough to make article 110 to remain in article groove 130.It is also understood that if whether article 110 move inessentially, available other modes form articles tray 120.

Article groove 130 has the open end along front edge 131 that article 110 therefrom insert, and the lower surface of base portion 133(article groove 130, apart from open end 131 farthest).Article 110 are without touching and engage base 133.The open end of article groove 130 is preferably orientated along the display surface of secondary package 100, take towards the side satisfying the needs of consumers (being leading flank 101 in the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3) (that is, being positioned at the side of the secondary package 100 of showing that secondary package 100 is checked by customer when checking for customer and buying) of secondary package 100.This type of orientation is preferably especially for high-end (more expensive in general) article, described article are intended in the situation that to cause Min. interference to be easy to by the material (for making article remain in packing and preventing unexpected or deliberately remove the material that article provide) of sealing article observed, and described material can damage the outward appearance of article 110.Preferably, article 110 are projected into outside the front edge 131 of article groove 130, thereby further strengthen the part of the article 110 that do not stopped by articles tray 120 is observed.Should be appreciated that this type of configuration causes weighing before articles tray (compare more close leading flank 121 distributes with trailing flank 122), thereby have benefited from providing above-mentioned lower margin to fall forward to prevent articles tray 120 at bottom side 126.

Be to be understood that, secondary package 100 also can comprise additional element or article, for example, such as parts (replacing element), or annex (such as the accessory device that will follow or use in conjunction with article 110, replaceable or consumable parts, decorative element etc.), or force device (such as power lead, charger unit, battery etc.), or written material (for example product information, document such as handbook, description of operation, warranty information, or targeted promotional material).Therefore, except article groove 130, articles tray 120 can have one or more further groove 140, and these further groove form add ons or article are remained on to the appropriate location in secondary package 100.One or more forming in further groove 140 remains on appropriate location by article, and (while grasping such as In transit or by customer) these type of article when mobile secondary package 100 are not moved around.For example, article such as force device (as battery, power lead, charger) can produce abnormal noise, thereby and can enough heavyly to secondary package 100, cause damage, and if do not limit even and can cause damage to article 110, such as limiting by being placed in further groove 140.Can same or similar mode form further groove 140 so that article remain on wherein with the formation of article groove 120.In addition or alternatively, articles tray 120 can form along trailing flank 122 has the space 142 of maintenance, its have enough volumes for the add ons that keeps selling with article 110 (preferably, this type of add ons weight gentlier or more soft and without remaining in secondary package 100).For example, if article 110 are battery-driven device, such as skin cleaner or crystallite mill leather jacket, put, battery 141 can be stored in further groove 140, and a set of replacement cleaning pad 143 can be stored in maintenance space 142.

As mentioned above, the open end of article groove 130 preferably satisfies the needs of consumers, and makes articles tray 120 not cover article 110.Yet for article 110 are not touched by customer, or What is more is opened or is even stolen, article 110 are must be still encapsulated and be fixed in articles tray 120.In order to strengthen the visuality of the interior article 110 of secondary package 100 in the situation that not damaging article 110 outward appearance, according to an aspect of the present invention, preferably use the sleeve pipe 150 being formed by least part of transparent material sheet rather than the additional molding packaging element (as having in the typical secondary package of articles tray) that covers article 110, article 110 are encapsulated in the article groove 130 in articles tray 120.As used herein, " thin slice " of material is understood to be in such as by molding, given material being further processed as to blank or the original form of this given material before another kind of shape or form.The thin slice of substantially transparent material is understood to web smooth, unfashioned substantial transparent material substantially, such as plastics, by extruding formation (as the plastics of liquid or particle form) or the additive method of knowing by those skilled in the art, form, thereby do not describing in detail herein.Thin slice is considered to base model or the initial point (rather than from particle or liquid plastic material, such as articles injection-moulded) of other plastic wrapping parts conventionally, and is therefore minimum form processing.An object outside decannulation can further be processed, forms or be configured as to this type of material piece conventionally.By way of example, molded element or vacuum form such as articles tray 120 form by material piece is carried out to molding conventionally, and pipe can form by thin slice is rolled, with (such as by heating or suppressing) formation pipe in the situation that otherwise material not being carried out to further processing.

According to principle of the present invention, sleeve pipe 150 preferably only forms by following process: from material piece or the die-cut required form of web of material, and around articles tray 110, handle die-cut material in the situation that material piece further not being processed to (such as heating or welding).Therefore, the present invention allows to be used to form this type of primary element of secondary package parts substantially in the situation that primary element not being carried out to further processing, thereby provide secondary package such as forming molded element with reality, with manufacture previous secondary package such as renovating or bubble-cap is compared, this secondary package needs manufacturing step more cheap and/or still less and/or instrument (as mould) still less.Should be noted that, and compare by the package member being further processed to form, use the further material piece of processing (such as passing through molding) conventionally to need material still less.For example, the package member of formation (as vacuum form) is formed by material piece conventionally, as mentioned above.Once slice-shaped becomes required form, conventionally just material is carried out to Xiu Jian – contrary with sleeve pipe 130, this sleeve pipe cuts into required final configuration, and so does not need pruning or abandon other excess stocks.Most preferably, sleeve pipe 150 forms (only basic sheeting) by single part, and as formed the situation of transparent sheet of window in carton package parts, (wherein gained package member is formed by plastic components and paperboard component, forms separately separately and with independent manufacturing step, is connected to together subsequently) is not connected to add ons.In addition, should be appreciated that if wish article 110 being encapsulated on the element in articles tray 120 printed material is provided, in material piece, print in general more more simple and economical than printing in molded element.For example illustrate in greater detail as follows, although sleeve pipe 150 can along secondary package 100 above 101 and top 105 present curved surface, owing to forming the original flat configuration of the material of sleeve pipe 150, therefore can on this type of curved surface, easily provide printed information 152.Also can in other regions, provide additional printed information 154.The content that should be appreciated that printed

information

152 and 154 can be any required character, and is not limited to the information type shown in accompanying drawing.In addition should be appreciated that for simplicity, not in printed

information

152 and 154 shown in institute's drawings attached.

As can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the material piece that forms sleeve pipe 150 preferably has enough flexibilities to allow material bending or deflection, to be wrapped in flexibly articles tray 120 around and to seal articles tray 120, and do not cause sleeve pipe 150 to occur crackle or fracture.Sleeve pipe 150 can be formed by the same material (above-mentioned) that can be used for forming articles tray 120, preferably gets rid of HIPS.Also can use paper pulp, this is by the aspect of discontented foot enhancing article 110 visualitys of the present invention certainly.The thickness of preferably selecting the material of formation sleeve pipe 150, can conform to sleeve pipe 150 article 110 is encapsulated in to the required shape in articles tray 120.The suitable thickness range manufactured of sleeve pipe 130 materials is 0.008 to 0.030 wire gauge.Should be appreciated that and can use thin a lot of material, still realize the minimizing of visuality, material usage and the processing aspect of the required enhancing of article 110, and can derive from the additional beneficial effect (described) that uses sleeve pipe 150 below simultaneously.For example, can use enough thick with keep its shape (as, do not retract or collapse or wrinkle or wrinkling) shrink film, thickness depends on the material of selection.

Because transparent at least partly material piece is conventionally highly crooked unlike article 110 or articles tray 120, therefore the luninous reflectance of sleeve pipe 150 significantly more conforms at least part of transparent cover of article 110 shapes or the luninous reflectance of closure elements lower than being molded as in general, such as the second moulded plastic element that is often used in sealing in clam shell secondary package article.Therefore, compare with sealing or cover by molded element, by sleeve pipe 150, seal or cover the visuality that can less hinder article 110.Preferably, sleeve pipe 150 and article 110 are spaced apart to reduce sleeve pipe 150 to the issuable any impact of the outward appearance of article 110.In addition, sleeve pipe 150 is preferably formed by material piece, this material piece needn't further be processed for final sleeve pipe configuration by folding or bending forming simply, such as molding, and the therefore and saving energy more cost-saving than other package members such as molded element.

If needed, around sleeve pipe 150 can only be wrapped in articles tray 120 around single axle (X-axis in the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 4), the axle of the opposite end (being left surface 103 and right flank 104 with regard to the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 4) that makes the opening of secondary package 100 along sleeve pipe 150 around its parcel, and therefore compare use material still less with all sides that cover articles tray 120.Sleeve pipe 150 is preferably encapsulated in articles tray 120 to major general's article 110, to prevent unexpected or to touch without permission article 110 or article 110 are exposed to unexpected factor (as humidity, dirt or dust).If only around single axle parcel sleeve pipe 150(but not in all sides, seal articles tray 120 completely), and do not provide the additional package element of sealing article 110, if and article 110 are projected into outside the front edge 131 of the groove 130 in articles tray 120 (as mentioned above particularly, and as shown in the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 2), articles tray 120 can be configured to seal article 110 in conjunction with sleeve pipe 150.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, can form articles tray 120, wherein sidewall 160,162 is projected into outside the front edge 131 of article groove 130, and be projected into outside the surface the most forward of article 110, to seal article 110 along the unlapped side of sleeve pipe 150.Be to be understood that, owing to conventionally forming especially article groove 130 of articles tray 120() time to consider the special article 110 of preliminary dimension and shape, therefore be easy to determine necessary sidewall 160,162 height, to extend beyond the article that are maintained in the article groove 130 of articles tray 120.Sleeve pipe 150 can be placed on to sidewall 160,162 separately towards front surface 161,163 tops (being the part of the leading flank 121 of articles tray 120 effectively), and the top side face 125 of articles tray 120, trailing flank 122 and bottom side 126 tops, so that article 110 are encapsulated in article groove 130.Although article 110 are projected into outside the front edge 131 of article groove 130, article 110 are encapsulated in secondary package 100 by sleeve pipe 150 and sidewall 160,162 thus.Should be appreciated that sidewall 160,162 is projected into forward makes sleeve pipe 150 and article 110 spaced apart outside article 110, thereby reduces due to the existence of sleeve pipe 150 the issuable any impact of the eye impressions of article 110.It is also understood that sidewall 160,162 is only projected into may be with regard to enough (needing the top side face 125 of articles tray and/or the sidewall of bottom side 126 to extend beyond front edge 131) in addition outside the front edge 131 of opening of article groove 130.

On articles tray 120, provide sidewall 160,162 to play a role that in conjunction with sleeve pipe 150 article 110 are encapsulated in articles tray 120, formation is had according to the secondary package of the unique forms of second aspect present invention or shape.Particularly, according to a second aspect of the invention, this second aspect is separated with other aspects of the present invention and is independent, but optionally can combine with other aspects, sidewall 160,162 can form by any required form, limits unique shape of cross section of secondary package 100 (in Y-Z plane, or as along vertical direction cutting and observation from the side), and therefore limit the secondary package with unique shape.For example, typical case's secondary package is that basic straight line solid shape (has quadrangle, straight line or has angular shape, such as cube or prism, wherein all sidewalls are square or rectangle) or the curve shape (such as the pipe with nose circle wall) that generated by fundamental curve shape, and/or have at the about sidewall of place, right angle handing-over.According to this second aspect of the present invention, sidewall 160,162 can have crooked, non-rectangle or other forms of substandand (for secondary package) or irregularly shaped, such as the combination of bending section and linear portion.The shape of the shape that for example, the shape of sidewall 160,162 can be based on article 110 or the logo being associated with article 110.Articles tray 120 is being encapsulated in to sleeve pipe 150 when interior, the periphery that is placed with the sidewall 160,162 of sleeve pipe 150 on it determines the gained shape of secondary package 100 (or at least shape of cross section) at least in part.More specifically, while sleeve pipe 150 being placed on the periphery surface of sidewall 160,162, the flat surface substantially of sleeve pipe 150 meets the shape of the periphery of sidewall 160,162, causes the profile of the periphery of the corresponding sidewall 160,162 of contour surface.Therefore, articles tray 120, and be more specifically that sidewall 160,162 not only contributes to article 110 to be encapsulated in secondary package 100, but also affect overall dimensions and configuration and the shape of secondary package 100.Exemplary embodiment referring to Fig. 1 and 2, can see that exemplary secondary package 100 has the shape of cross section of curve, it has crooked front end face and left surface, right flank, trailing flank and the bottom side of flat, this type of shape is by sidewall 160,162 shape drives, and described sidewall has and forms front edge and the top of continuous curve substantially.This type of shape can be described as rectangle logo shape based on having fillet (be in particular shape 1/4th), shown in exemplary printed information 152.If needed, as mentioned above, can along roof before the bending of secondary package 100 (preferably sleeve pipe 150 forward-facing with supine surface on) provide printed information 152(as figure, brand, product information or other marks or sign), with typical box secondary package vertical, towards front antetheca or level, towards on roof on compare, this type of location makes customer have higher visuality conventionally.Should be appreciated that within the scope of the invention, sidewall 160,162 can other shapes form, to produce the secondary package preferably not presenting with standard form.

In order to realize clean, clean and tidy outward appearance, if the face of the secondary package 100 forming according to the principle of the invention corners, be preferably conducive to sleeve pipe 150 in this type of corner's bending to obtain cleaner and tidier outward appearance.For example, can provide sleeve pipe 150 in the appropriate location with fold line.As used herein, term " fold line " and variant thereof refer to the region of structure, the region of this structure promotes or strengthens the bending, folding or wrinkling and not necessarily can promote separation of domain of dependence, such as this type of region by weakening structure, realize (for example, by weak line, including but not limited to weaken material with the half cut line that allows the thickness of wrinkling line, permeable material and partly cut or by making complete otch and cutting edge alternately form to contribute to bending or wrinkling perforation line).Fold line can form by any mode known to persons of ordinary skill in the art, includes but not limited to mechanical means, and such as cutting or die-cut, it can form bar scores, or micropunch (being preferably 80-200 tooth/inch); Or on-mechanical means, include but not limited to radio frequency, chemical etching, laser, heating etc.; Or utilize the combination of machinery and on-mechanical means.Preferably, in order to reduce manufacturing step and in order to simplify manufacture method, use from formed the equal dies that the die-cut sleeve pipe 150 of batch material (thin slice or web) of sleeve pipe 150 uses by it and form fold line.Sleeve pipe 150 can be positioned at around articles tray 120 subsequently, and wrinkling along its fold line in suitable situation, substantially to conform to the external form of articles tray 120 and such as by gluing or be welded and fixed in position.Be to be understood that, fold line also can be used for making sleeve pipe 150 flatten (contrary with the three-dimensional packing parts of the similar vacuum form forming), to take less space and to be conducive to be transported to component placement in storage and transportation, in this position, sleeve pipe 150 fits together with the miscellaneous part of secondary package 100.

Around articles tray 120, handling sleeve pipes 150 to seal and preferably also during fixing article 110 wherein, preferably with the free end of closed configuration fixed sleeving 150.For example, the free end of sleeve pipe 150 can be fixed (such as by sealing or by independent add ons, such as belt or snap-fastener) in each other or be fixed to articles tray 120 or be fixed to another packaging element of secondary package 100, so that sleeve pipe 150 keeps its parcel configuration.Can use a kind of at least three kinds of lining cements that sleeve pipe 150 is fixed in closed configuration: heat fusing, such as HMA(hot melt adhesives), paraffin, chloroflo (be preheated in general liquid state and use subsequently and cooling), it can be used on plastics and paper board material; PUR(polyurethane active material), such as be cross-linked to the hot melt adhesives of multiple substrate after solidification process completely at 24 to 48 hours, it can be in a liquid state separately for plastics; Or cold-adhered agent or white lining cement, such as polyethylene acetic acid, its bonding cardboard fiber and be often used in engaging crack in cardboard conversion.If need, can form tearing configuration to be conducive to remove sleeve pipe 150 in sleeve pipe 150.In exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 4, the bottom side 156 by weak line is provided at sleeve pipe 150 provides tearing configuration, and described weak line is preferably a pair of weak line 157a that forms at least one tear-strap 158 between the two, the form of 157b.Preferably,

weak line

157a, 157b is micropunch line (such as forming by having the cutting device of 80 to 200 tooth/inches), or standard perforated is (such as 1/16 inch of otch and 1/16 inch of cutting edge, or 1/8 inch of otch and 1/8 inch of cutting edge), specifically depend on factor known to persons of ordinary skill in the art, such as the material of sleeve pipe 150 with tearing configuration is torn to needed required crack force.If need, can form otch 159 tear-strap 158 be divided into two tear-straps and be conducive to one end of one of them tear-strap 158 to lift to tear sleeve pipe 150.Otch 159 can be formed as the one end that is conducive to lift tear-strap 158, and is preferably formed as and causes along the wedge angle of the end of tear-strap 158 or fillet to eliminate sharp edges.

As mentioned above, and can be as understood in the exemplary embodiment as shown in conjunction with Fig. 1 to 3, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, secondary package 100 can be formed by more than at least part of transparent parts.Except the said structure of secondary package 100; such as protection, displaying and/or holding articles 110; secondary package 100 is also designed to provide the information about product (as brand, mark, UPC or bar code, product purpose and/or effect specification sheets, composition or component list, specification, product information, the desired information of various government organs etc.) conventionally, or at least to strengthen the outward appearance of the secondary package 100 with graphic elements.Therefore, secondary package 100 preferably includes the markd surface of tool, thereon can be such as written material, figure etc. are provided by printing.Yet at least partly transparent secondary package, provide the printed material may be inconsistent with various above-mentioned beneficial effects of the present invention (such as reducing material used, simplifying manufacturing process and be conducive to check the article in secondary package).For various reasons, such as ink, conventionally cannot finely be attached to typical transparent material, on transparent material, print conventionally need more expensive ink and/or more expensive printing method and/or more printing steps (as, in order to use some layers of ink so that ink is easy to a plurality of printing steps of identification).Therefore, expectation provides nontransparent (as opaque or translucent) material of printed material thereon.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, its can be (but differ, being decided to be) independent and be independent of the separately above-mentioned and aspect independently of the present invention, except articles tray 120 and sleeve pipe 150, also provide nontransparent packaging element to form secondary package 100.For the suitable material of nontransparent packaging element, comprise paper base material, such as cardboard, or be easy to accept and show the other materials of printed material.For printing object, can apply or can not apply or otherwise process material, specifically depend on required printing effect.Be to be understood that, although be attached to the substantially opaque label of articles tray 120 and sleeve pipe 150 one or both of, can meet this third aspect of the present invention, but nontransparent packaging element is preferably structural constituent, this structural constituent is not only provided for the bulletin space of printed material, but also additional packing object or function can be provided.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1 to 3, at least third aspect according to the present invention provides secondary package 100, and it has the structural nontransparent packaging element of part carton 170 forms.Part carton 170 preferably has still less than the typical paper box element of secondary package and/or shortwall more, thereby makes at least one side of articles tray 120 not be blocked to observe article 110 wherein.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, the antetheca 171 of part carton 170, rear wall 172, left wall 173 and right wall 174 even do not extend the full-height of articles tray 120, thereby make more than side of articles tray 120 not be blocked to observe article 110 wherein.Should be appreciated that providing of diapire 176 is optional.Although left wall 173 and right wall 174 are shown the top with inclination, other configurations also within the scope of the invention.If by the blank of material (as cardboard) is folded into required configuration, forming section carton 170 makes the free edge of blank at least in some region, expose conventionally.If needed, additional blank material 172 ' can be provided, 173 ', 174 ' (last hides invisible in Fig. 2) is to allow additional blank material 172 ', 173 ', 174 ' is folding along wall (blank material from this wall extend), and the otch of carton stock or " burr " or exposed edge are not exposed, and can see on the contrary the edge of neat and tidy.This type of technology is well known in the art, thereby without further details are provided.This type of configuration of the sidewall of part carton 170 also allows in the inside of part carton 170, to provide printed matter with cost-effective manner.Particularly, only need a side of printed material, and if material is primed, only a side is primed, thereby reduce material and operation.Part by the sidewall at part carton 170 folds over, and the printing outside face of part carton 170 is oriented to for observing in the inside of part carton 170, makes only need on the outside face of part carton 170, print.Thereby can be along part carton 170 inside various printed materials, such as information, logo, graph image etc. be provided at least partly expediently and economically.

As can be understood, the material that part carton 170 needs is fewer than forming the required material of typical secondary package, and described typical secondary package utilizes whole (six walls) or half (five walls) carton as translucent package element.The printed material that the size of part carton 170 preferably only limits to as providing on secondary package 100 outsides provides required bulletin space, and unnecessary unnecessary space is not provided, thereby further reduces material usage.The size of part carton 170 also can be depending on except the various functions bulletin space are provided for printed material.For example, be to be understood that, at least in the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, the rear wall 172 of part carton 170 provides most of space (even if rear wall 172 does not extend the full-height of secondary package 100) for printed material, and likely for carrying printed material provides required whole spaces.Provide left wall 173 and right wall 174 may be only for decorating (as, provide logo or only Design Works or color with the outward appearance of enhancing secondary package 100).Part carton 170 is preferably configured to make it can put down folding for shipment object (being similar to sleeve pipe 150), and be preferably further configured to from folding configuration (be called in the art " Pop-up " configuration or Hymes and automatically lock Solid suspension) and stretch tight and be split into as final configuration, for fitting together with the miscellaneous part of secondary package 100.

Should be appreciated that part carton 170 meets a plurality of desirable characteristics of the present invention.For example, part carton 170 preferably covers the one or more of articles tray 120 and is preferably less than all sides, at least one side that makes articles tray 120 is stopping by non-transparent material not, thereby also meet above-mentioned first aspect of the present invention, make article 110 and secondary package 100 in articles tray 120 fully be exposed to check for customer.As can be understood in conjunction with the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 to 3, exemplary part carton 170 allows at least leading flank 111, left surface 113, right flank 114 and the top side face 115 along article 110 to observe article 110.In addition, if articles tray 120 has for comprising more than wall of element (except article 110), and showing described in secondary package 100 is when being sold to customer that element is preferably sightless, part carton 170 preferably has a more than sidewall, and it can stop observes any additional wall 140 and element wherein.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, sidewall 171,172, one or more in 173,174 element in can covering, twice packing 100, described in secondary package 100 being shown when selling, element preferably should be hidden and by customer, do not seen.In addition, the preferably moulding of diapire 176 of part carton 170 (such as the smooth shape that is basic straight line), and support secondary package 100 while being configured on being placed on the bottom side 106 of secondary package 100 and the bottom side 176 of part carton 170.The forming section carton 170 if pass through folder blank, with common provided the comparing of sidewall of articles tray 120, part carton 170 will provide harder bottom side 176 conventionally, such as the bottom side 126(that forms articles tray 120, be, the sidewall that keeps the wall extension of wall from wherein forming article, contrary with the wall that wherein forms article maintenance wall, or the pallet side thereof opposite relative with the wall that wherein forms article maintenance wall).

In addition should be appreciated that part carton provides Environmental Sustainability solution according to previously described principle of the present invention, this scheme is in order to the problem that provides of printed material to be provided.Except having saving material cost, (typical non-transparent material such as paper base material is lower such as plastics cost than typical transparent material, and forming section carton is more less than forming full carton material therefor) obvious advantage outside, in non-transparent material, print also for example, than print totally more easily (the lower processing of less step and complexity) and cost lower (aspect processing and ink material two) on transparent material.In addition, can will wherein accommodate in the transparent tray unit insertion portion carton of the consumables, but not its size is set for and sealed nontransparent element.Therefore do not increase the size of the transparent element that common cost is higher, to adapt to lower-cost nontransparent element as in prior art clam shell secondary package, the size of described secondary package is configured to not only seal the consumables but also seal nontransparent element.Although around the outer wrap sleeve pipe 150 of articles tray 120, except independent articles tray 120, seal the required additional materials of part carton 170 considerably less.It is also understood that because part carton 170 is independent of preferred plastic article pallet 120 and sleeve pipe 150 forms, so part carton 170 is easy to recycling capable of circulation, and needn't removes the plastic material of non-recycling capable of circulation.

Should be appreciated that part or content (not being article 110) except the packing of covering, twice only 100 make its bandwagon effect that does not reduce article 110, forming section carton 170 also can be in order to supplement, enhancing or outstanding article 110.For example, at least a portion that can forming section carton 170 is to supplement or to strengthen or the displaying of the interior article 110 of outstanding secondary package 100.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, the antetheca 171 of part carton 170 is configured the curved shape that (such as by die-cut) becomes crooked below article 110 and roll to supplement article 110.Therefore, antetheca 171 not only covers the anterior additional wall 140 forming of articles tray 120, but also strengthens the curvature of supplementary or outstanding crooked article 110.In addition, by rolling below article 110, antetheca 171 seems minimally holding articles 110, article 110 is still seemed float in secondary package 100 (preferably by the articles tray 120 by substantially transparent, article 110 being remained on to the eye impressions that the raised position place of stayed surface top obtains).If needed, can select the rigidity of material of part carton 170 and the sweep of the configuration of antetheca 171 and antetheca 171 with respect to the relative position of article 110, make antetheca 171 contribute to make article 110 to remain on the appropriate location in article groove 130.For example, one or more in adjustable this type of factor, make antetheca 171 provide enough pressure to the bottom side 116 of article 110, so that article 110 are fixed in article groove 130.

Although part carton 170 has added another parts in secondary package 100, part carton 170 can be conducive to by the closed secondary package 100 with sleeve pipe 150 interlockings.In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1 to 4, on part carton 170, form inserted

sheet

172a, 172b for sleeve pipe 150 in

slit

174a, 174b interlocks to form anti-unlatching closure member.Inserted

sheet

172a, 172b can any mode easily form, such as by the die-cut blank by its forming section carton 170, make when being folded into part carton 170, the part of one of the part of one of antetheca 171 and diapire 176 and/or rear wall 172 and diapire 176 extends beyond the residue edge of this type of wall, to form, can insert slit 174a, the projection inserted sheet in 174b.Slit 174a, 174b can similarly form in any mode easily, such as by carry out when being formed the die-cut sleeve pipe of material piece of sleeve pipe 150 by it die-cut.Should be appreciated that alternatively, can between sleeve pipe 150 and articles tray 120, realize this type of interlocking of package member.In addition can be according to sleeve pipe 150 relative position about part carton 170, along the different lateral of part carton 170, form inserted sheet.

Should be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment shown in figure has a plurality of independent and creative structures independently, it is unique that these structures all have advantages of at least individually, these advantages be for the present invention expectation but and non-key.Therefore, each independent structure of the present invention does not need all to present to obtain at least some in desired character of the present invention and/or advantage.One or more independent structure capable of being combined, or only need to exist in a plurality of structures.According to above-mentioned situation, should be appreciated that and the invention provides the secondary package with one or more useful structures, described structure can have an independent existence or combination exists each other.Secondary package 100 is preferably formed by the package member of minimal amount, and is most preferably no more than three package members: articles tray 120, sleeve pipe 150 and part carton 170.The parts of secondary package 100 preferably form with cost-effective manner, and in which, material usage is reduced and manufacturing process is simplified.In addition or alternatively, secondary package 100 can form and adopt vision attraction mode to show the article that wherein comprise.For example, secondary package can form the visuality of article is maximized, and/or can form have supplementary, strengthen or the outstanding wherein parts of the form of article.According to principle of the present invention, can form and both there is Environmental Sustainability and graceful secondary package.

Although the above-mentioned specific embodiment and accompanying drawing show exemplary embodiment of the present invention, should be appreciated that without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make various increases, modification and replacement to the present invention.Particularly, those skilled in the art should be understood that in the situation that not departing from spirit of the present invention or intrinsic propesties, can other specific form, structure, layout, ratio, and implement the present invention together with other element, material and composition.Those skilled in the art will know, in the situation that not departing from principle of the present invention, the present invention can carry out the multiple modification of structure, layout, ratio, material and composition in use, or when enforcement is of the present invention, use described multiple modification, described multiple modification is particularly suitable for specific environment and operation requirements.It is also understood that and directed with reference to 'fornt', 'back', " left side ", " right side ", " top " and " bottom ", only play and side is distinguished from each other out and this type of side is not limited to the effect of specific orientation.Therefore, current disclosed embodiment is considered to illustrative rather than restrictive in every respect, and scope of the present invention is pointed out by appended claims, is not subject to the restriction of the above-mentioned specific embodiment.

Claims

1. can comprise and show the secondary package of the article of preliminary dimension and shape, described secondary package has leading flank, the trailing flank relative with described leading flank, in first side of extending between described leading flank and trailing flank, with described the first side relatively and second side of extending between described leading flank and trailing flank, toward each other and the 3rd side of extending between described leading flank, described trailing flank, described the first side and described the second side and the 4th side, described secondary package comprises:

Article retaining feature, described article retaining feature has along the leading flank of described secondary package leading flank location, the trailing flank along described secondary package trailing flank location, first side of locating along described secondary package the first side and second side of locating along described secondary package the second side; With

The cladding element of flexible sheet material form;

Wherein:

In the described leading flank of described article retaining feature, form article groove;

Described article retaining feature has along the first side wall of the first side described in it with along the second sidewall of the second side described in it, and described the first side wall and described the second sidewall have the periphery edge that forms non-rectangular shape; And

Described cladding element is placed on flexibly on the described periphery edge of described the first side wall and described the second sidewall, to cover described article groove and to meet described the first side wall and the described non-rectangular shape of the described periphery edge of the second sidewall, to form the secondary package with leading flank being limited by described cladding element, described leading flank is non-flat forms, and without molding to conform to the described shape of the described article in described secondary package.

2. secondary package according to claim 1, wherein:

Described article groove has front edge, and by moulding and be configured to only the rear portion of described article be remained in described article groove, the front portion of wherein said article is projected into outside the described front edge of described article groove; And

Described cladding element is encapsulated in described article in described article groove in the situation that not contacting described article.

3. secondary package according to claim 2, wherein:

Described the first side wall has along the front surface of the described leading flank of described article retaining feature, its direction along the described leading flank towards described secondary package is extended forward a certain distance, and this distance is selected to and when described article being positioned in described article groove, extends beyond described article;

Described the second sidewall has along the front surface of the described leading flank of described article retaining feature, its direction along the described leading flank towards described secondary package is extended forward a certain distance, and this distance is selected to and when described article being positioned in described article groove, extends beyond described article; And

Described cladding element is placed on flexibly on the described front surface of described the first side wall and described the second sidewall, to meet the described peripheral shape of at least described front surface of described the first side wall and described the second sidewall, to form the secondary package with front surface being limited by described cladding element, described front surface is non-flat forms, and does not conform to the described shape of the described article in described secondary package.

4. secondary package according to claim 1, wherein said the first side wall and described the second sidewall have at least one curved side along periphery described in it separately, make described cladding element for crooked.

5. secondary package according to claim 4, wherein:

Described the first side wall and described the second sidewall have separately along the leading flank of the described leading flank of described article retaining feature and along the 3rd side of described the 3rd side of described article retaining feature; And

The described leading flank of described left side wall and right side wall and described the 3rd side are crooked to form continuous bend side, make described cladding element along described leading flank and described the 3rd edgewise bend of described secondary package.

6. secondary package according to claim 1, wherein said article retaining feature is molded article pallet.

7. secondary package according to claim 1, wherein said cladding element is wrapped in around described article holding element around single axle, thereby described first side of described article holding element and described the second side are not covered by described cladding element.

8. secondary package according to claim 7, described the first side and described second side of the described article holding element that wherein said the first side wall and described the second sidewall closure are not covered by described cladding element, sealed described article groove completely individually by described cladding element, described the first side wall and described the second sidewall.

9. secondary package according to claim 1, wherein only the described the first side wall of described article retaining feature and described the second sidewall extend fully towards the described leading flank of described article retaining feature, extend beyond described slated items with in slated items being positioned to described article groove time.

10. can comprise and show the secondary package of the article of preliminary dimension and shape, described secondary package also comprises:

Molded article display member, described molded article display member has and forms therein the leading flank of article groove and the trailing flank relative with described leading flank; With

At least part of transparent thin slice, described transparent thin slice at least partly is only wrapped around single axle, to cover at least described article groove and to make described single axle and the side of the described article display parts of the opposite two ends of the described single axle that intersects exposes and do not covered by described thin slice, thereby make the open end of described secondary package in the opposite two ends of described single axle;

Wherein:

The opposite two ends of described single axle and the described single axle that intersects and be formed and be configured to the described open end of closed described secondary package for the described side of the described article display parts that expose and do not covered by described thin slice, while making described thin slice and described article display parts side in slated items being remained on to described article groove, use together with coming with the isolated described at least partly transparent thin slice of described slated items and seal described article groove; And

Described article display parts are formed by least part of transparent material at least in part, make the article of showing in described article groove can be observed from least two direction of observations, and at least one the vision that is not subject to see through in described article display parts and described at least part of transparent sheet stop.

11. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein:

At least a portion of described secondary package is configured to bottom side, to support described secondary package with stationary mode when the described bottom side of described secondary package is placed on stayed surface; And

Described article groove is spaced apart and transverse to described bottom side above the described bottom side of described secondary package, described article are kept be placed with the described stayed surface top of described secondary package thereon;

Wherein said secondary package is displaying articles in some way, described article is seemed and float in described secondary package.

12. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein said article display parts are by a kind of formation in vacuum forming, thermoforming, cold shaping and molding.

13. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein said article groove type became before described article are inserted to described article groove and keeps reservation shape, and described reservation shape is corresponding to the article that will be maintained in described article groove.

14. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein:

Described secondary package has relative to each other at the most rectangular at least two walls to form turning;

At least two walls described in described at least part of transparent thin slice covers; And

Described at least part of transparent thin slice is wrinkling with folded around described turning along weak line.

15. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein said transparent sheet is single part element.

16. secondary package according to claim 10, also comprise part carton, described carton is formed and is configured to only seal a part for described article display parts by least part of opaque material, the at least a portion that simultaneously makes described article display parts is non-encapsulated, makes described article not be subject to stop and keep visible from the vision of described at least two direction of observations;

Wherein said transparent sheet is wrapped in described article display parts and described part carton around the two.

17. secondary package according to claim 16, wherein:

Described article display parts comprise at least one additional compartment, and described additional compartment is configured to the element of storage except described article; And

Described at least one additional compartment is covered by described part carton.

18. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein:

Described article groove has front end;

In described single axle and the described side of the described article display parts of the opposite two ends of the described single axle intersecting, have towards front side, extend along the direction of the described leading flank towards described article display parts described side, and extend beyond certain distance of described front end of described article groove, described distance is determined to be in and when described slated items is remained in described article groove, extends beyond described slated items; And

The described side of the described article display parts of the opposite two ends of the described single axle that described at least partly transparent thin slice is placed on to described single axle and intersects described on front surface, while making in described slated items is remained on to described article groove, described at least part of transparent thin slice and described slated items are spaced apart.

19. secondary package according to claim 10, wherein:

Described at least part of transparent thin slice Perfect Ring is around described single axle, and the space in closed described secondary package together with the described side of the described article display parts of the opposite two ends of described single axle and the described single axle that intersects, the size in described space is set for and described slated items is encapsulated in described article groove and is not contacted described transparent thin slice at least partly; And

Described at least partly transparent thin slice and described article display parts are enough transparent, with allow from least two direction of observations unblocked observe the described article in described secondary package.

20. have the secondary package of leading flank, trailing flank, left surface, right flank, top side face and bottom side, and described secondary package comprises:

At least part of transparent article display parts, described article display parts have leading flank, trailing flank, left surface, right flank, top side face and bottom side, and have and be configured to article to remain on the wherein compartment of appropriate location;

Part carton, described part carton is formed and is only covered a part for described at least part of transparent articles display member by least part of opaque material, the at least a portion that makes described compartment is unlapped, for observing from least two different direction of observations; With

Thin slice, described thin slice is independent of described part carton and separates with described part carton, the described part of the described compartment that covers at least a portion of described part carton and do not covered by described part carton, to seal the described compartment wherein with article, described thin slice is at least transparent on a part for the described unmasked portion of described compartment, to allow at least two different direction of observations from described secondary package to observe described compartment;

Wherein:

At least two sides of described article display parts are not stopped by the described transparency of described part carton and described article display parts at least in part; And

Described thin slice and the described thin slice location on described compartment allows to observe the article in described compartment from least two different direction of observations.

21. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein said article display parts are transparent molded element, described transparent molded element has at least one compartment, described at least one compartment is molded as corresponding to being maintained at the predetermined form of article wherein, and described at least one compartment keeps described predetermined form when described article are not contained in wherein.

22. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein:

Described part carton is sealed an only part for the described leading flank of described article display parts, and in described trailing flank, described left surface, described right flank and described top side face at least one only a part, thereby at least a portion of described leading flank and at least a portion of the one in described trailing flank, described left surface, described right flank and described top side face are not blocked, for observing the article in described compartment.

23. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein said transparent thin slice is at least partly sealed described article display parts and described part carton, and described left surface and described right flank are not covered by described transparent thin slice at least partly.

24. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein said at least part of transparent thin slice and the interlocking of described part carton, to stop described at least part of transparent thin slice and the relative sliding of described part carton, thereby stop the article in the described article display parts of touching.

25. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein:

Described article display positioning parts is in described part carton, and a part extends to outside described part carton; And

Described article display parts at least have transparent part in the region of contiguous described article, and described article are by the compartment being maintained in described article display parts.

26. secondary package according to claim 20, wherein:

Described part carton has:

Bottom, described bottom have front edge, the lagging dege relative with described front edge, the left side edge of extending between described front edge and described lagging dege and with described left side edge relatively and the right side edge of extending between described front edge and described lagging dege;

From the upwardly extending antetheca of described bottom side front edge;

From the upwardly extending rear wall of described bottom side lagging dege;

From the upwardly extending left side wall of described bottom side left side edge;

From the upwardly extending right side wall of described bottom side right side edge; With

The open top relative with described bottom;

Described article display positioning parts in described part carton, and the described antetheca of described part carton, described rear wall, described left side wall and described right side wall upper section extend through the described open top of described part carton;

Described article groove surface is at least described antetheca of described part carton, and extends along at least described antetheca; And

Described transparent thin slice at least partly covers at least described antetheca of described part carton and described article groove.

27. secondary package according to claim 26, the described antetheca of wherein said part carton is configured to towards described article groove crooked, makes the described antetheca of described part carton rolled-up below can the article in being held in described article groove.