CN109562881B - Package for cleaning tools - Google Patents

Abstract

A package for a plurality of cleaning implements (1; 130; 150), the package comprising: a box-shaped body (10; 100), said box-shaped body (10; 100) defining an internal housing space (101; 303) of at least one cleaning tool and said box-shaped body (10; 100) having a longitudinal axis (X) and being delimited by a first surface, a second surface opposite and parallel to said first surface, and two lateral surfaces connecting said first surface and said second surface, all said surfaces and lateral surfaces being parallel to said longitudinal axis (X); the box-shaped body (10; 100) has a plurality of supporting devices (MB1-MB6) of the at least one cleaning tool (1; 130; 150) in a transport position.

Description

Package for cleaning tools

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a packaging (packing) for cleaning implements, which generally houses and transports one or more cleaning implements stacked on a standard-sized pallet (pallets) in a protected manner, thereby optimizing the space occupied.

Background

It is known that in order to transport a certain number of objects in general, and in particular cases for cleaning tools for industrial and/or road use, for example: broom bases (broom bases), brushes, etc., commonly use so-called "pallets", i.e., a variety of wooden bases having standard dimensions that are predetermined by convention, on which packages containing internal cleaning implements are placed in a pre-arranged manner to form a stack and then wrapped with a containment tape (containment tape).

A plurality of cleaning implements are usually inserted in a transport package made of cardboard, usually in the form of a parallelepiped box, in this case also arranged according to a predetermined sequence, so as to contain as many quantities as possible.

In the following, the definition of the term "cleaning tool" shall mean a broom base with bristles (brastles), but without stems (sticks), brushes of various shapes, such as: cup brushes or cylindrical brushes, and all tools that provide flexible bristles intended to clean surfaces.

In general, it is known that broom bases, in particular for industrial and/or road use, comprise a support body (support body) having a flat and elongated shape, the function of which is to support a plurality of bristles that protrude from its surface, said plurality of bristles being considered lower.

On an opposite face, i.e. with respect to the upper portion on which the bristles extend and parallel thereto, the support arrangement has a standard connector (standard connector), which is typically ridged (raised), to allow the lever to be attached to the base.

Similarly, the cylindrical brush includes a central body (also cylindrical) on which ends of flexible bristle bundles extending in an outer diameter direction are planted according to a predetermined arrangement.

In another aspect, the cup brush includes a circular flat base having a surface on which ends of the plurality of bristle tufts are embedded, and an opposing surface arrangement having a plurality of attachment assemblies for connection to a sweeper (sweeparing machine).

The plurality of bristles of the plurality of cup brushes are planted in the face in a manner that tends to diverge outwardly.

Thus, considering the standard dimensions of euro trays or boxes, the shape and dimensions of the packaging of these cleaning implements is very important for optimizing the space occupied by forming the stack or the transport package, so as to load the maximum possible number of packages and a plurality of cleaning implements onto each tray, but so that the overall dimensions of the stack formed remain within the outer dimensions of the tray.

Currently, the known packages for containing a plurality of cleaning implements do not have any effective means to fix each cleaning implement inside during transport, which represents a drawback of said prior art.

In fact, movement can be caused when handling the package containing the cleaning implement, which can cause the plurality of bristles to bend (binding) against the package wall.

In many cases, these bends are permanent and even if they are new, damage can occur to multiple cleaning tools.

In other words, when the bristles rest against the package wall, the weight of each cleaning implement itself presses on the bristles, forcing them into this position for a long time and causing possible permanent bristle deformations.

Another problem of the known prior art is that some known packages, in particular those shaped like a box, are substantially expensive and, since they are made of disposable material, the selling price of each cleaning implement must include the amount of the cost of said package, which must be paid by the buyer at the end of the production and sales chain.

On the other hand, some types of cheaper packaging, generally those for containing broom bases without a stem, have only protective surfaces of limited dimensions and, above all, in some respects, the configuration of said packaging is not able to contain said connectors for said stem, made in the form of a protuberance with respect to said base and therefore remaining in a form projecting from said packaging.

This prevents an optimal arrangement between adjacent packages, for example: two connectors for the rods are placed one with respect to the other in an upside-down position (upside-down position) on the tray or in the box.

In fact, this arrangement creates empty, unusable gaps in the stack, resulting in a stack of a limited number of packages that can be loaded or inserted into each cassette.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to improve the known state of the art.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a package for a cleaning implement that enables the bristles of the cleaning implement to be maintained in an intact condition during shipping and securely hold the cleaning implement during shipping to the marketing destination.

Another object of the invention is to achieve a package for cleaning implements that optimizes the spaces formed by the stacks on a tray.

Another object of the present invention is to achieve a package for cleaning implements which has a very simple and therefore very economical structure.

Another object of the invention is to achieve a package for a cleaning implement, which can be at least partially reused in order to accommodate the cleaning implement after use.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a package for a broom base is provided.

Other aspects of the invention are indicated in various embodiments of the invention.

The invention allows the following advantages to be achieved:

maintaining the integrity of the bristles and avoiding undesirable deformation while transporting and handling the package on the plurality of trays;

optimizing a plurality of spaces formed by the plurality of stacks for loading within a plurality of shipping trays or containers to limit the presence of a plurality of empty gaps;

at least partially reusing the package to accommodate the plurality of cleaning implements and manufacturing a new package, thereby reducing waste of disposable material.

Description of the drawings

Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly described in the detailed description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a package of broom bases, illustrated by a non-limiting embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective, small-scale view of a pair of packaging for broom bases according to the present invention, the packaging being in a stage of mutual proximity;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of two packages for the broom base of FIG. 1 in an approximated configuration;

FIG. 3 is an interrupted view of an upper portion of a stack of multiple packages of broom bases according to the present invention;

FIGS. 4, 5, 6 are schematic front views of three possible forms of an embodiment of a package of broom bases according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one possible form of an embodiment of a support assembly for a broom base in a corresponding package;

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a reusable version of the support of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic and partially exploded view of a connection between the broom base of FIG. 7 and the support assembly;

FIG. 10 is an interrupted perspective view of a shipping tray carrying a stack of multiple packages containing multiple broom bases;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the package according to the present invention in an open state prior to receiving a broom base;

FIG. 12 is an interrupted, enlarged view of a cross-section of FIG. 11, but in a closed condition, the cross-section being taken along a plane XII-XII;

FIG. 13 is a small-scale perspective view of the package according to another possible embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a package designed for transporting broom bases without the raised openings for the stems, according to the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the package according to the present invention, which is designed to be secured to a broom base in an alternative form of attachment;

fig. 16 is a schematic perspective and exploded view of a possible second form of the package according to the invention;

FIG. 17 is a top interrupted and enlarged view of a detail of the package of FIG. 16 containing a cylindrical brush;

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view of the package of FIG. 16 containing a cylindrical brush;

FIG. 19 is an interrupted and enlarged view of a detail of the package of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of one possible form of embodiment of a blocking device for a cylindrical brush in the package of FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a detailed exploded view of the blocking device of FIG. 22;

FIG. 22 is an exploded view of a possible variant of the blocking device of FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a schematic top view of a package containing four cylindrical brushes in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a schematic top view of another possible form of embodiment of blocking means for blocking four cylindrical brushes in a single package;

FIG. 25 is a schematic view of a base of the blocking device of FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a schematic view of a base of the blocking device of FIG. 24, one form of which is for blocking a single cylindrical brush;

FIG. 27 is a schematic side view of the base of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is an interrupted perspective view of an assembly that may be mounted on the base of FIG. 25 to implement the blocking device of a cylindrical brush;

FIG. 29 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of another possible form of a package according to the invention, particularly suitable for containing cup brushes;

FIG. 30 is a schematic top view of the package of FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a base of another form of embodiment of a blocking device for an end of a cylindrical brush;

FIG. 32 is a schematic fragmentary perspective view of the base of FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a schematic and interrupted view of an embodiment of another possible form of blocking device for broom bases, configured in a mutually pre-coupled manner;

FIG. 34 is a schematic, side and interrupted view of the blocking device of FIG. 33; and

FIG. 35 is a schematic, side and interrupted view of an assembly of a possible re-use form of the blocking device of FIG. 33.

Detailed Description

With reference to fig. 9, numeral 1 designates a cleaning implement, in this particular case a broom base without a shaft, comprising a body 2 with a flat and elongated shape, having a longitudinal axis "X" and two parallel and opposite faces, namely a lower face 2a, provided with a set of bristles 3 (not shown) and an opposite upper face 2b, both raised respectively from a connector 4 for an operating shaft "M".

The main body 2 has a reinforcing portion 5, the reinforcing portion 5 connecting the main body 2 to the connector 4 without interruption and forming therein a plurality of transverse through holes 6, the function of the plurality of transverse through holes 6 being further explained below.

Referring to fig. 1, 11 and 12, of note is a package for broom base 1, indicated generally at 10.

A cross section of the package 10 has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid and forms a solid structure which is open at both ends and has a first surface 11, hereinafter referred to simply as the base 11, which is considered the base surface, and an opposite second surface 12, hereinafter referred to simply as the upper surface 12, which is considered the upper surface.

The base 11 and the upper surface 12 are connected together by two sides 13 and 14, the two sides 13 and 14 forming the solid, sloping sides of the trapezoidal cross-section.

Two symmetrical openings 15 are formed in said upper surface 12, between said two openings 15 a central area 12a is defined, said central area 12a being defined shaped to realise an openable closure, generally indicated with 16.

In detail, the closure 16 comprises a first lip 17, the first lip 17 projecting from one of the sides, in particular from the side 14, the side 14 having a longitudinal notch 18 near the junction with the first lip 17.

A corresponding tab 19 extending in a foldable manner from a second lip 20 is designed to fit into the recess 18, the second lip 20 projecting in a depending manner from the opposite side 13 when the tab 19 is fitted into the recess 18, so that the package 1 is closed and, when extracted, the package 1 is opened again.

As shown in detail in fig. 11, but it is also possible to make two or more notches or holes 13a and 14a, 13b and 14b in the two sides 13 and 14, in fig. 4, 5, 6, the two notches or holes being coaxial, more precisely near two opposite sides of the sides.

The blocking means of the base 1 are designed to be inserted into these notches or holes 13a and 14a, 13b and 14b when the base is inserted inside the package 10 for transport.

The blocking means can be made in different shapes, but, in order to block in particular the broom base, they have in common the feature of having a wall that traverses the packaging and is positioned in one form below the body 2, partly or wholly through a plurality of groups 3 of bristles, as shown in fig. 4, 5, 6, or in another form, as shown in fig. 33, snapping to the same body.

In a first form of embodiment, shown in figures 6 and 9, the blocking means MB1 comprise two plates 21 and 22, arranged on a plurality of inner opposite faces 21a and 22a, from which two plates 21 and 22 pins 23 and 24 protrude, as previously described, designed to be inserted directly under the body 2, into the group 3 of bristles, spaced at some distance from the lower face 2 a.

The two panels 21 and 22 also have a plurality of respective extensions 25 and 26, respectively extending forward towards the other and having a concave and convex profile, respectively, which are shaped in such a way that the respective extensions 25 and 26 penetrate each other when the two panels 21 and 22 are applied on the plurality of sides 13 and 14 of the package 10 and the two pins 23 and 24 are inserted into the respective holes 13a and 14a, as schematically shown in fig. 6.

When the two plates 21 and 22 are applied on the package 10, the two extensions 25 and 26 are designed in a mutually penetrating configuration through the through hole 6 of the reinforcement portion 5, as in the detail in fig. 7 and 9, serving as an attachment support for the body 2 when the package 10 surrounds the broom base 1.

In fig. 4 and 5, an embodiment of a further possible form of the blocking device of the broom base 1 in the package 10 is shown.

In detail, with reference to fig. 4, it is noted that the blocking means MB2 are implemented in the form of two pins 27, these two pins 27 being inserted transversely between the two sides 13 and 14, for example: a large number of bristles 3 are inserted through the two pairs of holes 13a and 14a, 13b and 14 b.

Each pin 27 is immediately below the lower surface 2a of the body 2 so that the two pins 27 hold the body in contact with the first and second lips 17, 20, which form the closure 16.

Similarly, with reference to fig. 5, in the blocking device, the pins 27 are replaced by a further pair of buttons which can be applied on the sides 13 and 14 and have sections of the respective pins 28 and 29 inserted in the holes 13a and 14a, 13b and 14b, these buttons being oriented towards the other parts, also acting in this case as supports for the body 2, making it substantially in contact with the closure 16.

Referring to fig. 8, in a particular case, one of the plates 21 or 22 can be observed in a form that can be reused, said plate 21, after removing the packaging 10 from the broom base 1, being fixed to a wall 30, so that it can act as a support, while the bar "M" of a complete broom can be hung on the pin 23, and also as a possible hanger with the extension 25.

With reference to fig. 1 and 2, it is worth noting that the system of stacking two broom bases 1 has their own package 10.

In detail, said two broom bases 1 and said respective packages 10 containing them are placed in an upside down position with respect to one another, and each reinforcing portion 5 of a broom base 1 protrudes from said upper surface 2b of said latter and is housed in said opening 15 of said opposite package, so that there are no interfering components between two adjacent packages 10 that can move them away from one another.

With reference to fig. 3, it is worth noting how to implement a layer of packaging 10 containing a plurality of broom bases 1 to form a stack as shown in fig. 10, which has been loaded on a tray 30 and each layer is wrapped by a plurality of containing strips 31.

With reference to fig. 13, it is worth noting that the package 10 has a series of holes or notches 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, these holes or notches 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b being made repeatedly and continuously in the sides 13 and 14, in such a way that the plurality of plates 21 and 22 can be positioned in a suitable way with respect to the dimensions of the broom base and the arrangement of the plurality of through holes 6.

With reference to fig. 14, it is worth noting that said package 10 has said upper surface 12 completely closed, since it is designed to receive, inside it, a broom base 2, said broom base 2 being provided with a connector 4 for said stem, said connector 4 not projecting in a distinct manner from said upper surface 2a of said body 2.

In this case, the connection of the body 2 of the broom base is again achieved by means of two plates 21 and 22 of a pair of the insertion holes 13a and 14a or 13b and 14b, or into another additional pair, as shown in fig. 7, the extensions 25 and 26 being formed in a snap-fit manner in a through hole 30 in the thickness of the body 2 and fitting together with one another.

With reference to fig. 15, attention is again drawn to another form of connection of the body 2 to the package 10, according to which the two panels 21 and 22 have respective extensions 25 and 26, the extensions 25 and 26 having a limited length and being snap-fitted in respective positions 31 and forming two sides on the thickness of the body 2.

With reference to fig. 16 to 30, the different shapes of the package are indicated with reference 100, in detail as a parallelepiped, and other possible forms of embodiment of the blocking means of the cleaning tool inside the containing space, indicated with reference 101, are observed.

This particular shape of the package 100 is designed to contain a cleaning implement in the form of a cylindrical brush 130 or a cup brush 150.

Said package 100 for housing one or more cylindrical brushes 130, as in the form for housing broom base 2, has a longitudinal axis "X", four peripheral walls and, in addition, two end walls 131a and 131b, at least one of which is openable.

In order to block a cylindrical brush 130 inside the box 131 in a position substantially coaxial to the axis "X", the blocking means MB3 are provided on the two end walls 131a and 131b, a respective base 132 being able to be positioned so as to form the form of a rectilinear projection, hereinafter simply referred to as the projection 132, which can be reused in other packaging after use and can have a fixed length, for example: a precise interposition of said blocking means MB3 and possibly subjected to slight stresses between the two opposite corners 131c and 131d is shown in fig. 17, and can be expandable, as schematically shown in fig. 25, and able to be blocked according to a plurality of predetermined positions obtained, for example: the plurality of through holes 132a are designed to receive suitable locking pins, not shown, as they are known.

Advantageously, the opposite ends of the projection 132 can also be cut directly at a right dihedral angle, or can be provided with pairs of orienting tabs 133, set at right angles between the orienting tabs 133 and able to rest against the walls of the box 131, converging in the corners 131c and 131 d.

An upright post 134, which is also reusable after use, can be mounted on the projection 132, for example: by means of a socket coupling, designated by the reference numeral 135, which extends substantially for the entire length of the axis "X" of the box 131.

As can be seen from the several figures, the upright 134 is provided at both ends with the socket-type coupling 135 so that it can engage at both ends two respective projections 132, the projections 132 being equal to each other and interposed between the two corners 131c and 131 d.

The upstanding posts 134 have a variety of sizes so that holes can be precisely fitted thereon, such as the axial cavity 130a of a hollow cylindrical support of a cylindrical brush 130 shown in fig. 17, or concentric axial cavities 130a of modular components, the concentric axial cavities 130a forming near cylindrical supports of a cylindrical brush 130 formed by several modular brush components.

In addition, the upstanding post 134 is provided with a series of aligned holes 136 on the side surfaces, one or more pins 137 being removably mounted in the aligned holes 136, when mounted, retaining the ends of the support 130a between the aligned holes 136 in such a way that the pins 137 are not free to slide over the upstanding post 134 but are blocked between the aligned holes 136.

The pins 137 are inserted in a predetermined manner according to the axial dimension of the brush 130, by means of which the integrity of the bristles 3 of the brush 130, in particular the slight distance between the end bristles and the inner and end walls 131a and 131b, can be maintained, as shown in fig. 18 and 19.

With reference to fig. 23, it is possible to note a version of said box 131, which can contain a plurality of brushes 130, in the specific case four cylindrical brushes 130.

In this case, the base is formed by two projections 132 connected to each other in a cross shape, and in this particular case, a plurality of arms 132a and 132b are connected to a plurality of couplers 135 perpendicularly to each other, and each coupler 135 is snapped between the plurality of inner alternating corners of the cassette 131.

Two uprights 134 are then mounted on each arm 132a, 132b, which together are a total of four uprights 134 parallel to each other and substantially identical to those previously described.

Two further projections 132 are provided in a cross-shape like those forming the base and are then coupled at the upper ends of the projections 132 in such a way as to form a substantially fixed frame provided with four parallel upright columns 134 on which respective inner cylindrical supports 130a can be mounted 134.

Also in this form, all of the upstanding posts 134 have the plurality of apertures 136 on the plurality of respective surfaces, the plurality of apertures 136 being designed to receive the plurality of removably mounted pins 137.

The frame obtained in this way can be disassembled and reassembled as required in other packages, and it can also be inserted in a fixed manner into the space 101, so as to house four cylindrical brushes 130, without the bristles 3 coming into contact with the end walls 131a and 131b, or even without four surrounding walls.

With reference to figures 24 to 28, these show another possible form of blocking device MB4 for the execution of one or more cylindrical brushes inside a box 131.

In detail, the base is designed to be inserted in the space 101, it comprises a plate portion 200, the plate portion 200 can be reused for other packages after use, four guides 201 rise from the plate portion 200, the four guides 201 are arranged in a cross shape and are designed to be received inside the plate portion and slidable in a plurality of corresponding protrusions 132 (see in particular fig. 26) and, in the plurality of guides 201 and the plurality of protrusions 132, a snap engagement with a plurality of pins in a series of transverse holes 132a is respectively achieved, so that the four guides 201 can be blocked in a predetermined position.

A plurality of ribs 203 are also provided in the form of a ridge slightly spaced from each other at the center of the board portion 200 and form a cross-shaped concavity into which a straight pillar 204 is designed to be accurately inserted and an inner cylindrical support 130a of a cylindrical brush 130 is designed to be accurately fitted, as in the previous form of the package according to the present invention.

In addition, the upright column 204 has a series of holes 205 (see fig. 28) in the walls, the holes 205 being designed to receive a corresponding plurality of mating pins 137.

As in the previously described form, it is also possible in this case to provide the described packaging of several cylindrical brushes 130 in only one box 131.

Such as the version shown in fig. 24, in which the brushes 130 and the posts 204 are omitted for a better clarity.

With reference to fig. 29 and 30, it is worth noting an embodiment of another possible form of the package according to the present invention, particularly suitable for housing cups 150 or brushes having a support 300 with a circular crown shape, the support 300 defining a central hole 302 and the bristles 3 extending divergently outwards from the central hole 302.

As shown in the several figures, the box 131 again has a parallelepiped shape and is provided, in its internal space 303, with a cup brush 150, the cup brush 150 having the support 300, the support 300 resting directly on one of the end walls, in the specific case considered as the bottom wall at the wall 131 b.

The opposite end wall 131a is considered to be the upper wall, the opposite end wall 131a being formed by two closable flaps.

In the space 303 defined in the box 131, as in the previous version, a projection 132 may have an adjustable length, but does not form the base of the blocking means, but rather the upper part of the blocking means.

In other words, after a cup brush is disposed in the space 303, the protrusion 132 is installed by disposing the protrusion 132 between the two inner concave corners 131c and 131 d.

This protrusion 132 is provided with a support 304, the support 304 facing the inside of the cup brush 150 in such a way that the support 304 fits between the plurality of bristles 3 of the cup brush 150 until the support 304 engages a shaped portion 306 in the central hole 302.

The engagement between the support 304, the central hole 302 and the protrusion 132 secures the cup brush 150 in the space 303 of the box 131.

By closing the flaps of the end wall 131a, the cup brush 150 is maintained in a completely blocked state within the space 303.

Referring to fig. 31 and 32, it is worth noting an embodiment of a possible form of blocking means MB5 of a cylindrical brush 130 in a package according to the present invention.

This form is substantially similar to that shown in figures 17 to 19, with the difference that the upright 134 is replaced by a simpler support member 138, the support member 138 being mountable by way of an internal support 130a of a cylindrical brush.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the same configuration is formed at the opposite ends of the cylindrical brush 130 in a symmetrical manner, thereby accommodating the cylindrical brush 130 in a stable manner and having no possibility of movement during handling of the package.

With reference to fig. 33, 34 and 35, it is worth noting another possible form of embodiment of the blocking means MB6 of a base of a cleaning implement, in particular cases, as in the previous embodiments, the bristles 3 again extending from a surface 2a of a broom base 2.

As shown in the several figures, a hollowed out and shaped seat 400 is formed in the broom base 2, however, the seat 400 does not pass through the entire thickness of the broom base 2.

In this hollowed out body 400, a support 401 is designed with a pair of prongs 402, the prongs 402 extending from a curved base 403 in a fork shape, the prongs 402 being resiliently accessible to the arrow "Z" when a slight compression is applied in the direction.

The side walls of the hollowed out body 400 are provided with a plurality of protruding teeth 404, the protruding teeth 404 are designed to engage with corresponding grooves 408, the grooves 408 are made at both sides of the prongs 402 when the grooves 408 are slidably mounted in the hollowed out body 400.

From a portion of said upper part, which is considered to be said curved base 403, a resilient arm 405 extends, oriented substantially parallel to two prongs 402, said prongs 402 having a hook-shaped end 406 at the end.

Such hook-shaped end 406 is designed to snap into a corresponding opening 407 when said support 401 is fully mounted in said hollowed-out seat 400, said opening 407 being in particular provided in one of said peripheral walls forming said box 131.

The snap-fit between the end 406 and the opening 407, together with the connection between the protruding teeth 404 and the corresponding recesses 408, allows the base 2 to be firmly fixed inside the box 131.

It must be noted that, as in the previously described form, after extraction of the broom base 2 from the packaging, the support 401 can be reused, as shown in fig. 35.

In actual operation, the support 401 may be secured to a wall "P" in an upside down position, forming a practical hook to hang an end of a broom rod or cleaning cloth.

Both the package 10 and the package 100 may be made of only one piece, and may be made of disposable or recyclable materials, such as: a cardboard or a plastic material sheet, wherein the respective surfaces and/or walls are obtained by stamping.

The blocking means MB1-MB6 may also be made of disposable and recyclable materials, so that a new packaging may be achieved without having to use new and expensive materials to manufacture the blocking means MB1-MB6 each time.

In actual practice, it has been determined that the invention achieves the set goals.

The inventive concept is susceptible to modifications and variations, all of which are within the inventive concept.

In addition, all the details may be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.

In practice, the materials used, as well as the forms and dimensions, may be of any type according to requirements without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

1. A package for a plurality of cleaning implements (1) having a support (2) and a plurality of bristles (3) secured to the support (2), the package comprising:

a box-shaped body (10) defining an internal housing space (101) of at least one cleaning tool (1) and having a longitudinal axis (X);

the box-shaped body (10) comprises: at least one removable blocking device of the support (2) in the space (101); the box-shaped body (10) has a cross-section in the shape of a isosceles trapezoid, is open at both ends, and has a base surface (11) and an upper surface (12) joined together by two inclined side surfaces (13, 14), characterized in that: said blocking means comprise two plates (21, 22), said two plates (21, 22) being associated with said box-shaped body (10) and being snap-fitted with said support so as to be fixed in said support in a packing position with respect to said space (101); wherein the two plates (21, 22) comprise at least one member transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis (X), said member being mounted in the housing space (101),

the member is selected from: -a pair of polymerization pins (23, 24), each polymerization pin (23, 24) projecting laterally into the space (101) from the respective two plates (21, 22), respectively, wherein the two plates (21, 22) also have two respective extensions (25, 26), the extensions (25, 26) respectively extending forward towards the other and respectively having a concave and a convex profile, the polymerization pins (23, 24) being inserted into the respective holes (13a, 14a) located on the two inclined sides (13, 14) and the two extensions (25, 26) penetrating each other when the two plates (21, 22) are applied on the two inclined sides (13, 14).

2. The package of claim 1, wherein: at least one of said two inclined sides (13, 14) has a pair of openings (15) obtained with respect to the two sides of a central area (12 a).

3. The package of claim 2, wherein: the pair of openings (15) is symmetrical with respect to the central region (12 a).

4. The package of claim 1, wherein: the two inclined sides are obtained in a single piece from a matrix body.

5. The package of claim 2, wherein: an opening/closing device (16) of the receiving space (101) is provided between the openings (15) of the pair of openings.

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