EP0087925A1 - Plateaux d'emballage - Google Patents

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EP0087925A1
EP0087925A1 EP83300967A EP83300967A EP0087925A1 EP 0087925 A1 EP0087925 A1 EP 0087925A1 EP 83300967 A EP83300967 A EP 83300967A EP 83300967 A EP83300967 A EP 83300967A EP 0087925 A1 EP0087925 A1 EP 0087925A1
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main body
handles
tray
trays
packing
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Avraham Pelossof
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Arda-Plast Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes

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  • Such prior art packing trays comprise a main body section having a plurality of receptacles such as partial cup sections in the main body of the tray for receiving the individual fruits.
  • the trays must be inexpensive, accordingly they are generally made of thin material which bends easily. The trays, in fact, tend to bend when the fruit is in the tray and the tray is being transferred to the cartons. Thus, there is a long-standing problem when using such trays. The problem is the inherent difficulty of placing the loaded trays into the cartons or boxes. The same problem arises when removing the loaded trays from the boxes.
  • an improved packing tray comprising:
  • a feature of the invention provides external handle means that are planar and extremely flexible.
  • a further feature of the invention provides such external handles at the longitudinal ends of the main body means.
  • Yet another feature of the invention provides such external handles at the sides of said main body means.
  • Yet another feature of the invention uses handles characterized so that packed trays with the handles do not interfere with ventilating openings in the cartons.
  • Still another feature of the invention provides handle means that are solid and planar while a further feature of the invention provides planar handle means that have cut-outs therein for receiving the user's hand in the handles.
  • the packing tray 11 as shown in the drawings is a plastic embodiment used in packing citrus fruits. However, it should be understood that while this embodiment is described in an exemplary fashion herein, such description is not a limitation on the scope of the invention. Thus the packing trays can be used for goods other than citrus fruits. Similarly, material other than plastic with which to fabricate the trays can also be used within the scope of this invention.
  • the plastic tray 11 comprises a main body section 12.
  • the main body section has therein a plurality of receptacles such as receptacle 13 for receiving the products to be packaged. It also has slightly raised border therearound shown as border 14.
  • the material used for packaging of fruit in this preferred embodiment is a very thin PVC material in the order of 1/10 to 3/10 of a mm of thickness.
  • the main body section is also shown to have therein ventilating holes such as hole 16 to assure ventilation throughout the package. Drainage holes (not shown) for condensation or other fluids may also be provided at the bottoms of the receptacles.
  • Integral to the main body sections are means for handling the transporting the packaging tray when loaded with the articles to be packages. More particularly two wings or handles 17 and 18 are provided, one on either longitudinal side of the main body.
  • the handles are shown as having a trapezoidal shape. This shaped handle enables the handles when turned up in the cartons such as shown in Fig. 3 to remain clear of ventilating holes normally placed in the cartons to assure constant ventilation of the fruit within the carton, for example. If the devices held in the packing are devices that do not require ventilation then the holes in the main body are not required.
  • the upstanding position of the handles 17a and 18a provides a synergistic benefit for the packing tray with handles.
  • the trays are automatically filled. They are sent on a conveyor to be automatically loaded with fruit.
  • the prior art trays without handles tend to climb over each other rather than push each other along as intended. The handles assure that there is no climbing and that the trays move as intended.
  • Fig. 3 shows the trays in a packing carton.
  • the packing carton is designated as carton 22.
  • the tray 11 having a main body 12, receptacles 13, a border 14 and side handles 17 and 18 which are held by the carton in a position normal to the main body 12. Because of the thinness of the material used, the handles take up almost no room. Similarly the handles use very little material during molding of the trays.
  • the articles to be packed are shown as oranges such as orange 23. Stacked on top of the first tray full of oranges is a second tray having a main body 24, a border or abutment region 26, receptacles such as 27 and handles 28 and 29. Note that the handles of the stacked trays overlay each other.
  • the trapezoidal shape of the handles assures that the handles do not cover the ventilating holes normally placed in the cartons when fruit is packed. Note that a plurality of trays loaded with the articles can be stacked one on top of the other without the handles taking any room and still being in a position to aid a person in removing the trays from the carton.
  • Fig. 4 shows another embodiment 31 of the handle.
  • the handle has an arcuate shape with a space 32 therein to enable the fingers to encircle the outer section 33 of the handles.
  • the space is subcutaneous endoscopically sized to accommodate the fingers to encircle the outer section 33 of the handles.
  • the space is subcutaneously sized to accommodate the fingers to encircle the outer section 33 of the handles.
  • the space is subcutaneously sized and a space.separates the outer section 33 from the inner section 34 which is integral to the main body 36.
  • the handles are made external to the main body but integral thereto.
  • the handles are either extremely flexible or are inherently positioned normal to the main body so as not to take up any room or any additional volume when packing the trays having the goods therein.
  • These trays with the handles are ideal for automatic loading since the handles prevent one tray from climbing on another and thus implement the use of the trays for the automatic loading by assuring that one empty tray pushes the next empty tray along.
  • the packer merely lifts the tray using the external handles and places the tray in the open carton.
  • the handle is in the preferred embodiment shown at the longitudinal ends, the handle can also be placed on the shorter ends or sides of the packing tray within the scope of this invention.

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EP83300967A 1982-02-26 1983-02-24 Plateaux d'emballage Withdrawn EP0087925A1 (fr)

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IL65119A IL65119A0 (en) 1982-02-26 1982-02-26 Packing trays
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EP0096900B1 (fr) * 1982-06-15 1987-03-04 Sanraku Incorporated Dérivés d'antibiotiques macrolides
FR2603173A1 (fr) * 1986-09-03 1988-03-04 Cittadini Daniel Feuille a compartiments
EP0292715A2 (fr) * 1987-05-29 1988-11-30 NESPAK S.p.A. Società Generale per L'Imballaggio Emballage pour, au moins, deux couches de fruits ou légumes ayant une forme ronde

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US2778490A (en) * 1953-12-16 1957-01-22 Richard L Emery Packaging with molded pulp cushioning pads
DE1080475B (de) * 1957-01-29 1960-04-21 Flii Mazzi Fa Duennwandiges Muldentablett mit Randstreifen zum Einsetzen in Versandkisten fuer Obst od. dgl.
US3306484A (en) * 1963-12-05 1967-02-28 I S A P S P A Tray made of thin sheeting with cavities to receive fruit or round objects
US3565321A (en) * 1969-04-30 1971-02-23 Hugh R Weiss Tray for displaying and protecting frangible foods
FR2493812A1 (fr) * 1980-11-07 1982-05-14 Rungis Int Collectif Agric Ent Boite d'emballage de fruits ou de legumes

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2778490A (en) * 1953-12-16 1957-01-22 Richard L Emery Packaging with molded pulp cushioning pads
DE1080475B (de) * 1957-01-29 1960-04-21 Flii Mazzi Fa Duennwandiges Muldentablett mit Randstreifen zum Einsetzen in Versandkisten fuer Obst od. dgl.
US3306484A (en) * 1963-12-05 1967-02-28 I S A P S P A Tray made of thin sheeting with cavities to receive fruit or round objects
US3565321A (en) * 1969-04-30 1971-02-23 Hugh R Weiss Tray for displaying and protecting frangible foods
FR2493812A1 (fr) * 1980-11-07 1982-05-14 Rungis Int Collectif Agric Ent Boite d'emballage de fruits ou de legumes

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0096900B1 (fr) * 1982-06-15 1987-03-04 Sanraku Incorporated Dérivés d'antibiotiques macrolides
FR2603173A1 (fr) * 1986-09-03 1988-03-04 Cittadini Daniel Feuille a compartiments
EP0292715A2 (fr) * 1987-05-29 1988-11-30 NESPAK S.p.A. Società Generale per L'Imballaggio Emballage pour, au moins, deux couches de fruits ou légumes ayant une forme ronde
EP0292715A3 (fr) * 1987-05-29 1989-05-10 NESPAK S.p.A. Società Generale per L'Imballaggio Emballage pour, au moins, deux couches de fruits ou légumes ayant une forme ronde

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ES270547U (es) 1983-07-16

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