DE29718799U1 - Hinged shipping and / or presentation packaging with removable archiving part - Google Patents

Description

DIEHL · GLAESER HILTL & PARTNER

Patent Attorneys · Flüggenstraße 13 ■ D - 80639 Munich Dr. Hermann O. Th. Diehl ■ Graduate physicist Joachim W. Glaeser · Graduate engineer* Dr. Elmar HiIt! ■ Graduate chemist Erich Burger ■ Graduate engineer Dr. Thomas Leidescher · Graduate Biologist

In cooperation with Diehl & Partner AG CH - 7513 Silvaplana · Switzerland

Patent Attorneys · European Patent Attorneys Munich ■ Hamburg*

22 October 1997 TUE/ZE/SUN

Susanne Bleicher-Kaikkis
Ruffinistrasse 16/1
D-80637 Munich
Germany

Folding shipping and/or

Presentation packaging with removable archiving part

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Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging with removable archiving part

Description 5

The invention relates to a foldable shipping and/or presentation packaging for flat data carriers, in particular compact discs, with a removable archiving part.

Many companies are increasingly sending information material to customers and prospective customers in the form of information stored on data storage media. The floppy disk has recently been replaced by compact discs (CDs), particularly computer-readable CD-ROMs. Packaging for sending such data storage media, which not only provides protection but also provides an attractive presentation of the data storage media, is known from DE 295 20 990, for example. Data storage media are now also often sent that are to be kept by the recipient.

If, for example, a collection of laws is updated, the content of which was also delivered in computer-readable form on CD, the buyer is often sent another CD with the changes. The same applies to the updating of reference works, catalogs, dictionaries and the like. Until now, the recipient has had to remove the CD from the shipping and/or presentation packaging and then ensure that it is properly stored themselves. With the ever-increasing number of CDs being sent, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the user to find the CD they need.

The invention is based on the task of creating a shipping and/or presentation packaging for flat data carriers, in particular CDs, which already contains an archiving device for the data carriers as an integral component. The data carriers should be well protected by the archiving device even after they have been sent and should be easy to retrieve.

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be stored in a way that is easy to find. In another aspect, the data storage media should be attractively presented in the packaging and easy to remove. In an additional aspect, the data storage media should also be attractively presented in the separated archive section.

These objects are achieved according to the invention by the foldable shipping and/or presentation packaging according to claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments, details and aspects of the invention emerge from the dependent claims, the description and the accompanying drawings.

The present invention provides a foldable shipping and/or presentation packaging for flat data carriers, in particular compact discs, with a detachable archiving part.

The shipping and/or presentation packaging according to the invention has at least two flat structures, whereby a first flat structure is connected to a second flat structure in an articulated manner via a fold line. When the packaging is closed, the two flat structures lie on top of one another; when opened, the two flat structures form an angle α. When the packaging is completely opened, α is equal to 180° and the two flat structures lie next to one another. According to the invention, at least one of the flat structures comprises a detachable archiving part.

In a preferred embodiment, the packaging has at least three sheet-like structures, wherein a first sheet-like structure is flexibly connected to a second sheet-like structure via a first fold line and the second sheet-like structure is flexibly connected to a third sheet-like structure via a second fold line. The first two sheet-like structures

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form the front and back of the shipping and/or presentation packaging, the third surface structure comprises the detachable archiving part.

In a further preferred embodiment, the shipping and/or presentation packaging comprises a first cover sheet, a second cover sheet and a holding device for receiving the flat data carrier, the first and second cover sheets being connected to one another along a first fold line. The second cover sheet comprises two flat structures connected along a second fold line, which are provided with predetermined breaking points, preferably perforation lines. When folded together, the two flat structures form a pocket that can be torn out along the predetermined breaking points for archiving the flat data carrier.

Preferably, the second cover sheet is arranged between the holding device and the first cover sheet and the holding device is connected to the second cover sheet along a third fold line. A contact adhesive can be applied along the predetermined breaking points at least in partial areas. The contact adhesive is advantageously applied on both sides along the predetermined breaking points. A partial area of the predetermined breaking points can be located on the first and/or the third fold line. The two flat structures of the second cover sheet can be of different sizes and one of the flat structures advantageously has a handle opening.

Advantageously, a closure element is connected to the first cover sheet via a fourth fold line. One of the two flat structures of the second cover sheet has at least one recess outside the area forming the pocket, through which the closure element can be brought into releasable adhesive contact with the other flat structure of the second cover sheet. 35

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Preferably, the shipping and/or presentation packaging is formed by a one-piece basic cut, which enables simple and cost-effective production. The term basic cut is understood to mean a cut that can already be folded into a functional packaging on its own. Additional elements that are applied, inserted or attached, such as stickers that can also extend over one or more edges, seals, inserts and the like, are within the scope of the invention.

For shipping, the shipping and/or presentation packaging is provided with a closure that closes securely, is easy to open and is suitable for mailing. According to the invention, the closure elements of this closure lie flat on top of one another, preferably without a material area of the base cut penetrating the surface of the base cut when the shipping and/or presentation packaging is closed and coming into contact with the opposite side. This means that no openings or slots are created in the closure area in which other shipments can get caught during shipping. Such a closure is formed, for example, by at least two separate adhesive areas on one side of the packaging and at least one recess in a partial area of the packaging. The adhesive areas can be provided with adhesive or contact adhesive, for example, and when the packaging is closed, they adhere to one another through at least one of the recesses in the packaging. The adhesive areas lie flat on top of one another.

If the closure comprises several separate adhesive areas, one or more tabs and corresponding slots can also be provided to securely close the packaging for shipping.

According to the invention, the shipping and/or presentation packaging includes a removable archiving part. Preferably

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Preferably, at least one perforation is provided in a part of the packaging for removal. The part of the packaging removed along this perforation forms the archiving part. In one embodiment, the flat data carrier is already housed in this archiving part during shipping.

In a preferred embodiment, the archiving part forms a pocket for the flat data carrier. After the archiving part has been removed, the data carrier is protected by this pocket and can be stored in a filing cabinet or similar. The pocket preferably has a print that identifies the data carrier or its contents, characterizes it in more detail and/or indicates its origin. This print can consist of both text and graphics for advertising or presentation purposes.

In a further preferred embodiment, the separated archiving part forms a presentation holder for flat data carriers. In such a presentation holder, the data carrier is stored safely and is preferably presented in a visually appealing manner.

Several such presentation holders can together form an archive. It is also possible to place a number of these presentation holders in an archiving container, such as a card index box. It is advantageous if each separated archiving part is provided with means that allow several separated archiving parts to be connected to one another. Such means are preferably tabs and slots, whereby the tabs of one archiving part can engage in the slots of the adjacent archiving part.

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In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the separated archiving part can be folded into a three-dimensional structure, a three-dimensional presentation stand. In contrast to flat structures, 'three-dimensional' here refers to a structure that has a comparable size in all three spatial directions. The archiving part is set up with the help of fold lines, tabs and slits attached to the archiving part. The archiving part is set up with one or more folds, with the three-dimensional shape being stabilized by inserting tabs into corresponding slits. Preferably, the flat data carrier is also set up in this way so that it is presented in a clearly recognizable manner. If the set up archiving part is horizontal, the flat data carrier preferably forms an angle of between 45° and 90° with the horizontal, i.e. it stands approximately upright. If the data carrier has printing on it, which is common with CDs, this way of displaying the data carrier will also make it look attractive in the archive.

According to the invention, it is preferred that the archiving parts, i.e. the presentation stands, can be connected to one another by inserting tabs into corresponding slots. The distance between the individual presentation stands is advantageously not too large, so that despite the presentation effect of the individual archiving parts, a high packing density of the data carriers is achieved.

According to the invention, each removed archiving part has a support for an organizational means in a sub-area, for example a register, a colored marking, a recess in the edge area, a step or the like. This organizational means allows a data carrier that is being sought to be easily found again in an archived state.

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For cost reasons and for environmental protection reasons, it is preferable to make the basic cut of the shipping and/or presentation packaging from paper or cardboard. 5

The present invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 a plan view of the basic cut of an embodiment of the foldable shipping and/or gift

tation packaging with removable archiving part;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the separated archiving part of the packaging of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 perspective views of an erected presentation stand for CDs;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the basic cut of another embodiment of the shipping and/or presentation packaging according to the invention;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the shipping and/or presentation packaging of Fig. 4.

Fig. 1 shows the one-piece basic cut of an embodiment of the foldable shipping and/or presentation packaging 10. The packaging comprises three flat structures, whereby a first flat structure 36 is flexibly connected to a second flat structure 32 via a first fold line 16 and the second flat structure 32 is flexibly connected to a third flat structure 30 via a second fold line 14. The flat structure 32 forms the front side, the flat structure 36 the back side of the shipping and/or presentation packaging. The third flat structure 30 comprises the

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detachable archiving part 20. The archiving part 20 can be separated from the packaging 10 by tearing it out at the perforation lines 22 and 24.

Part of the areas 12 and 38 are coated with contact adhesive. By folding along the fold lines 14, 16, 72 and the areas coated with contact adhesive come into contact with each other through the recess 42 and form a secure, easy-to-open seal suitable for mailing. Using the perforation lines 44 the seal can be opened again by the recipient.

Fig. 2 shows a top view of the separated archiving part 20 with fold lines 76, 74 and 72, tabs 51 and 60 and slits 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 61. During shipping, the CD is inserted into the slit 58, its center hole is held by the tab 60.

After being separated, the archiving part is set up by the following steps: Fold backwards along the fold line 74. This separates the flat structure 67 from the flat structure 64 along the slit 56. Fold backwards along the fold line 76 and forwards along the fold line 72. This brings the tabs 51 into a position in which they can be inserted into the slits 52. After inserting these tabs 51, the set-up three-dimensional presentation stand 20' is created. This presentation stand 20' is shown in two perspective views in Fig. 3. A CD 80 is also held in the set-up form by the slit 58 and the tab 60. The CD is presented in the presentation stand 20' in an approximately upright position.

If there are several presentation stands 20', they can be connected to each other perpendicular to the plane of the CDs. The protruding tabs 51 engage in the

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Slots 54 of an adjacent presentation stand 20'.

A step 70 is provided as a support for an organizational tool. In different archiving parts, this step 70 is located at different points along the slit 56. This makes the archiving parts different, like in a register. In the present embodiment, the step 70 is located at the top edge of the first archiving part and moves along the slit 56 to the fold line 74 in the following archiving parts. In addition, the different archiving parts are provided with different color markings along the slit 56.

Fig. 4 shows the basic cut of a shipping and/or presentation packaging 100 according to the invention, Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the packaging 100 in the finished state. A first cover sheet 132 is connected to the second cover sheet 137 via a first fold line 172. The second cover sheet 137 consists of the flat structures 136 and 138, which are partially glued together in the finished state. The flat structures 141 and 143 form the holding means 140 after folding along the fold line 178 through the recess 150. The holding means 140 holds the CD 190 with the recess 150. The recess 150 is essentially oval, with two sections tapering to the fold line 178. This ensures that the CD is held securely in the packaging. The areas 126 and 127 coated with contact adhesive are glued together in the finished packaging and thereby fix the position of the holding means 140.

Fig. 5 shows the shipping and/or presentation packaging 100 in the unfolded state. A standard letter can be inserted between the flat structures and 142, the address of which is visible through the address recess 154 during shipping.

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In the unfolded state, in which the flat structures 137 and 138 form an angle of approximately 180°, the holding means 140 with the CD 190 is perpendicular to the plane spanned by the said flat structures. This means that the CD 190 is presented in an appealing and easy-to-remove manner for the recipient.

In order to keep the packaging 100 securely closed during shipping and to prevent other mail items from becoming caught in parts of the closure, the packaging includes a closure formed by areas coated with contact adhesive. The areas 120 and 128 are coated with contact adhesive. The areas 128 arranged on the closure element 130 grip folds on the fold lines 170, 172, 174, 176, 178 and 180 through the recesses 152, thereby coming into contact with the areas 120 coated with contact adhesive on the sheet 138 and forming a secure, easy-to-open closure. In order to prevent other mail items from becoming caught in parts of the closure during shipping, a closure tab 157 is provided which can be inserted into the slot 156. To open the closure, two parallel perforation lines 160 and 162 are provided, which extend over the entire width of the sheet 130.

The areas 120 coated with contact adhesive extend from the edge over the perforation lines 164 and 165 to the middle of the blank. In the finished state, the first and second surface structures 136 and 138 are glued together by the adhesive areas 120. The perforation lines 164, 165, 166 and 168 then enclose a detachable pocket 110 for archiving the CD 190. The adhesive areas 122 and 124 extending over the perforation lines 164 and 165 ensure that the pocket 110 is glued in its edge area even after it has been torn out.

The perforation lines 165 and 166 on the fabric

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are preferably designed with close spacing, as they are on the outside of the folded packaging
packaging. Due to the small gaps, the perforation lines offer no
Intervention options in which other programs
could get caught.

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Claims (22)

Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging with removable archiving part 1. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging (10; 100) for flat data carriers (80; 190), containing a detachable archiving part (20; 110). 2. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to claim 1, in which the packaging (10; 100) consists of a one-piece basic blank. 3. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that the packaging comprises at least three sheet-like structures (36, 32, 30), wherein a first sheet-like structure (36) is flexibly connected to a second sheet-like structure (32) via a first fold line (16), and the second sheet-like structure (32) is flexibly connected to a third sheet-like structure (30) via a second fold line (14), in such a way that that the first two flat structures (36, 32) form the front and back of the packaging (10), and the third flat structure (30) comprises the detachable archiving part (20). 4. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, with a closure in which the closure elements (12, 38) lie flat on one another, preferably without a material deformation in the closed state of the packaging (10). M:\TEXT\GBM\7403DEAN.DOC area of the basic cut, the surface of the basic cut penetrates into contact with the opposite side. 5. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, in which the detachable archiving part (20) forms a presentation holder for flat data carriers, in particular compact discs (80). 6. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, in which the detachable archiving part (20) has a hole for filing the archiving part. 7. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, in which the detachable archiving part (20) has folding lines (72, 74, 76), tabs (51, 60) and slits (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61), such that by one or more folding processes and the insertion of tabs (51) into corresponding slits (52) a three-dimensional presentation stand (20') for flat data carriers (80) is created from said archiving part (20). 8. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, in which means (51, 54) are attached to the detachable archiving part (20), by means of which several detachable archiving parts (20) can be connected to one another. 9. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of claims 7 or 8, in which the removable archiving part (20) after being set up can be folded into a three-dimensional presentation M:\TEXT\GBM\7403DEAN .DOC Stand (20') holds a flat data carrier, in particular a compact disc (80), approximately in an upright position. 10. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging according to one of the preceding claims, in which the detachable archiving part (20) contains a carrier (70) for an organizational means, such as a register. 11. Hinged shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, comprising: a first cover sheet (132), a second cover sheet (137) and a holding device (140) for receiving the flat data carrier (190), wherein the first and second cover sheets (132, 137) are connected to one another along a first fold line (172) and wherein the second cover sheet (137) comprises two sheet-like structures (136, 138) connected along a second fold line (174) which are provided with predetermined breaking points (164, 165, 166, 168), preferably perforation lines, so that the two flat structures (136, 138) in the folded state form a pocket (110) which can be removed along the predetermined breaking points (164, 165, 166, 168) for archiving the flat data carrier (190) form. 12. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to claim 11, characterized in that the second cover sheet (137) is arranged between the holding device (140) and the first cover sheet (132) and the holding device (140) is arranged along a third M:\TEXT\GBM\7403DEAN.DOC Fold line (176) is connected to the second cover sheet (137). 13. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 11 or 12, characterized in that a contact adhesive is applied at least in partial areas along the predetermined breaking points (164, 165). 14. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to claim 13, characterized in that the contact adhesive is applied on both sides along the predetermined breaking points (164, 165). 15. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that a partial area of the predetermined breaking points (166, 168) are located on the first and/or the third fold line (172, 176). 16. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that the two sheet-like structures (136, 138) of the second cover sheet (137) are of different sizes. 17. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that one of the two flat structures (136, 138) of the second cover sheet (137) has a handle opening (158) for the flat data carrier (190). 18. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 11 to 17, characterized in that a closure element (130) is connected to the first cover sheet (132) via a fourth fold line (170). M:\TEXT\GBM\7403DEAN.DOC 19. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to claim 18, characterized in that one of the two flat structures (136) of the second cover sheet (137) has at least one recess (152) outside the area forming the pocket for archiving, through which the closure element (130) can be brought into releasable adhesive contact with the other flat structure (138) of the second cover sheet (137). 20. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 18 or 19, characterized in that the contact adhesive for the pocket (110) for archiving and for the closure element (130) is attached to one side of the one-piece blank. 21. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that one of the two flat structures (136) of the second cover sheet (137) has an opening (156) which can be brought into mechanically overlapping engagement with the closure element (130). 22. Shipping and/or presentation packaging (100) according to one of claims 11 to 21, characterized in that a flap (142) for incorporating a message is connected to the holding device (140) via a fifth fold line (180). M:\TEXT\GBM\7403DEAN.DOC