EP0133242B1 - Lampenverpackung mit in das Innere der Packung hineinragender Zunge - Google Patents

Lampenverpackung mit in das Innere der Packung hineinragender Zunge Download PDF

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EP0133242B1
EP0133242B1 EP19840108521 EP84108521A EP0133242B1 EP 0133242 B1 EP0133242 B1 EP 0133242B1 EP 19840108521 EP19840108521 EP 19840108521 EP 84108521 A EP84108521 A EP 84108521A EP 0133242 B1 EP0133242 B1 EP 0133242B1
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David H. Caldwell
Robert M. Hurley
Dan E. Picini
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Osram Sylvania Inc
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5002—Integral elements for containers having tubular body walls
    • B65D5/5007—Integral elements for containers having tubular body walls formed by inwardly protruding of folded parts of the body
    • 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
    • B65D85/42—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for ampoules; for lamp bulbs; for electronic valves or tubes

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  • This invention relates (a) to a container for a pair of electric lamps each including a bulbous glass envelope and a base wherein said container includes a plurality of walls, a single tab member forming part of one of said walls and being cut from within same and bent inwardly along a substantially straight line of remaining connection between tab member and wall, said tab member projecting within said container for contacting each of said electric lamps positioned in a staggered side by side relationship therein and preventing physical contact therebetween, said container being a folded one-piece-construction, and (b) to a lamp package comprising a container including a plurality of walls, a pair of electric lamps positioned in a staggered side by side relationship within said container, each of said lamps including a bulbous glass envelope and a base, and a single tab member forming part of one of said walls and being cut from within same and bent inwardly along a substantially straight line of remaining connection between said tab member and wall, said tab member projecting within said container for contacting each of said lamps to separate same and prevent physical contact
  • Such packages may consist of a separate, corrugated paperboard carton having opposed open ends through which a single bulbous-shaped lamp is inserted. Each carton is then usually encased in a separate paperboard sleeve or similar element which covers the carton's open ends. Typically, only two cartons (and therefore two incandescent lamps) are contained in a single package.
  • the dual lamp package may consist of a folded sheet which defines two lamp-receiving chambers (or compartments) therein separated by a partition or similar member which in turn prevents the delicate glass lamps from physically contacting each other while contained therein.
  • both lamps if lamps are the articles to be packed, will be inserted before closing of the lid.
  • the other walls are fixed parts of the blank from which the known container is formed or walls with flaps having shoulders which engage into slits of the blank so that the last mentioned walls are prevented from being opened again for insertion purposes. Fixation between lamps and container is neither sought nor achieved. It is the lid which forms the means for keeping the contents within the known container.
  • the container and the package in accordance with the invention are simpler in construction and serve for a good fixation of the lamps within the container by friction between the bulbous glass envelopes and not only the side walls of the container but also the single tab member being sufficiently pliable so as to substantially follow the external contour of each of the bulbous glass envelope portions of each lamp.
  • the container is comprised of cardboard material selected from the group consisting of solid bleached sulfate, chip board, bleached manila, and clay-coated newsback.
  • the container can be a parallelepiped.
  • the tab member includes a pair of opposed recesses therein and an elongated end segment, said elongated end segment providing said engagement with each of said electric lamps.
  • a blank 10 in the form of a single sheet of material which is to eventually form the finished container of the invention.
  • Blank 10 has been printed (not shown) with identifying markings, logos, etc., and, as shown, has been cut in a desired pattern.
  • Several fold lines have been provided in the planar blank to in turn define four side walls A, B, C and D. It is understood from Fig. 1 that these fold lines (those along which various parts of the blank will be folded or bent) are represented by dashed lines while those parts of the blank wherein cuts are made are represented by a single solid line.
  • blank 10 is cut to define the four side watis A, B, C and D.
  • blank 10 is cut to define two end portions at opposite ends of the side walls when blank 10 is folded to the substantially closed configuration depicted in Fig. 2. It is thus seen that two opposing side walls (B, D) are somewhat larger than the two side walls (A, C) which interconnect these walls in the finished package.
  • each end portion includes a plurality of tab (or flap) members which in turn are folded together in a predetermined manner and sealed to define closure for the respective end in the finished package.
  • one end portion (that nearest the viewer) is defined by the tab A' (an extension of side wall A), B' (an extension of larger side wall B), C' (an extension of side wall C) and D' (an extension of larger side wall D).
  • the second opposing end is in turn defined by the tabs A", B", C" and D" (not shown) in a similar fashion.
  • Blank 10 is folded along the dotted lines immediately adjacent each of the respective side walls A-D to form the configuration depicted in Fig. 2. Thereafter, a pair of electric lamps 15 and 17 are each inserted within a respective one of the opposing ends of this container.
  • Lamps 15 and 17 are each of the incandescent variety and typically consist of a metallic screw-on base 19 and a bulbous glass envelope 21 which extends from the base and contains the lamp's filament structure, gaseous atmosphere, etc. Lamps of this type are well known in the art and typically possess a wattage rating of 40, 60, 75, 100 or 150 watts. It is to be understood with regard to the present invention, however, that the teachings herein are readily applicable to containers for other types of lamps than those described above. Each lamp is inserted in the direction shown in Fig. 2 through one of the respective open ends prior to sealing thereof.
  • a tab member 23 is employed.
  • Tab member 23 is cut from within side wall D and is folded along a relatively straight line FL-FL at one end thereof. The tab member 23 is then simply depressed inwardly in the manner depicted in Fig. 2 prior to insertion of the electric lamps 15, 17. Said lamps are then inserted until engagement with tab member 23 is achieved. The respective end tabs are then folded to seal each of the previously open end portions of the container. This final positioning of the lamps is illustrated in Fig. 3. As shown, tab 23 effectively prevents each lamp from physically contacting each other in the finished package.
  • tab 23 engages the glass envelope portions of each lamp and is sufficiently pliable to substantially follow a large part of the external contour of each envelope during said contact. This represents a significant feature of the invention in that it assists in minimizing the overall internal space to house the two lamps.
  • the side wall D from which tab member 23 is formed is not shown. However, the original configuration is represented by the phantom lines shown.
  • the aforedescribed relatively simple forming operation necessary to produce the container defined herein and the truly unique and simple tab member for providing effective separation of the container's relatively delicate contents assures a finished product which is both relatively easy and inexpensive to produce.
  • the blank 10 from which the container of the invention is formed is in turn formed from a singular sheet of material.
  • Suitable materials include solid bleached sulfate, chipboard, bleached manila and machine clay-coated newsback. This material is also preferably of single ply construction.
  • the resulting container does not include corrugations or similar convoluted features as has been heretofore required in many electric lamp packages of the prior art.
  • the thickness of the invention's paperboard material is preferably within the range of about 0.012 inch to about 0.18 inch (0.30 to 4.6 mm).
  • the container of the invention is a parallelepiped, thus having opposing ends in the form of parallelograms which in turn are parallel to each other.
  • tab 23 is preferbaly folded along the line FL-FL so as to be originally positioned at an angle of from about 40 degrees to about 50 degrees relative to the direction of insertion of each of the electric lamps 15 and 17 (said directions in turn being directly opposite, or directly toward each other).
  • This angle is depicted by the letter "X" in Fig. 2 and, in one specific example of the invention, was about 45 degrees.
  • tab member 23 is preferably of an external configuration containing a pair of opposed recesses 31 and an elongated end segment 33 (opposite that portion of the tab member which remains secured to side wall D).
  • the elongated end segment 33 provides the common engagement with each of the glass envelopes in the finished package and is of sufficient length (and overall size) to not only maintain the bulbous glass envelope portions of the lamps apart but to also assure that the respective bases and remaining portions of the envelopes are maintained in the spaced-apart relationship shown.
  • Each of the lamps is thus maintained against the internal surfaces of the various side walls and end portions of the container by virtue of the above-described positioning relationship.
  • the larger end tab B' (which provides final cover for one end portion of the invention) includes a centrally disposed segmented strip portion 35 therein.
  • the customer purchasing the invention thus needs only to pull the tabular end 37 (Fig. 2) in a direction across the top of the package to effect opening thereof.
  • Each of the remaining end tabs forming this portion of the finished package can then be easily folded back and the bulb having its glass envelope nearest said end can be easily removed. Thereafter, the remaining lamp can also be easily removed by the package consumer, this time by simply grasping the base end thereof. Both bulbs are thus removed through only one of the open ends of the finished package.
  • the tabs forming the remaining (non-opened) end of the invention are preferably glued together using a glue or similar bonding material known in the art. This mode of sealing is desired because this end of the package is not to be subsequently opened by the package user, as stated above.
  • the only remaining gluing operation necessary to form the package described herein involves the gluing of a projecting tab 39 (Fig. 1) which extends from the large side wall D to a portion (GL) of the corrsponding smaller side wall A in an abutting (internally) fashion. End segment 39 is also shown (hidden) in Fig. 2.
  • a finished package containing two 60- watt incandescent lamps possessed an overall height of only about 11.11 mm (4.375 inches), a width of about 8.89 mm (3.50 inches) and a thickness (depth) of only about 9.93 mm (2.375 inches).

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1. Behälter für ein Paar elektrischer Glühlampen (15, 17), deren jede eine kolbenförmige Glashülle (21) und einen Sockel (19) besitzt, wobei jeder Behälter eine Mehrzahl von Wänden (A, B, C, D), aufweist, sowie ein einzelnes Laschenelement (23), das einen Teil der einen (D) dieser Wände bildet und aus derselben herausgeschnitten und längs einer im wesentlichen geraden Linie (FL-FL), die eine verbleibende Verbindung zwischen dem Laschenelement und der Wand bildet, nach innen gebogen ist, wobei das Laschenelement in das Innere des Behälters vorspringt, um jede der elektrischen, jeweils Seite an Seite in versetzter Anordnung darin positionierten Glühlampen zu berühren und einen physischen Kontakt zwischen ihnen zu verhindern, und wobei der Behälter aus einem Stück gefaltet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei der einander gegenüber angeordneten Wände ein Paar Endteile (A', B', C', D' und A", B", C", D") bilden, deren jeder eine Öffnung darstellt, durch die eine der elektrischen Glühlampen (15, 17) während der Positionierung der Lampen innerhalb des Behälters eingesetzt wird, und daß die gerade Linie (FL-FL) einen Winkel im Bereich von etwa 40° bis etwa 50° mit der Richtung des Einsetzens der elektrischen Glühlampen in den Behälter bildet.
2. Lampenpackung, bestehend aus:
einem Behälter mit einer Mehrzahl von Wänden (A, B, C, D);
einem Paar elektrischer Glühlampen (15, 17), die in seitlich versetzter Anordnung im Container positioniert sind, wobei jede Lampe eine kolbenförmige Glashülle (21) und einen Sockel (19) aufweist, und
einem einzenen Laschenelement (23), das einen Teil einer (D) der Wände bildet und aus derselben herausgeschnitten und längs einer im wesentlichen geraden Linie (FL-FL) verbleibender Verbindung zwischen dem Laschenelement und der Wand nach innen gebogen ist, wobei dieses Laschenelement sich innerhalb des Behälters erstreckt, und jede der Lampen berührt, um diesselben voneinander zu trennen, physischen Kontakt zwischen ihnen zu verhindern und die Lampen in Anlage an den inneren Flächen des Behälters zu halten, sowie an den gewölbten Bereichen der Glashülle jeder Lampe anzugreifen, und wobei das Laschenelement und die verbleibenden Teile des Behälters aus einem Stück gefaltet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei der einander gegenüberliegenden Wände ein Paar Endteile (A', B', C', D', und A", B", C", D") bilden, deren jeder eine Öffnung darstellt, durch die eine der elektrischen Glühlampen (15, 17) während der Positionierung der Lampen innerhalb des Behälters eingesetzt wird, und daß die gerade Linie (FL-FL) einen Winkel im Bereich von etwa 40° bis etwa 50° mit der Richtung des Einsetzens der elektrischen Glühlampen in den Behälter bildet.
3. Die Verbesserung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter aus Karton besteht.
4. Verbesserung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Karton aus der Gruppe ausgewählt wird, die aus Zellstoffkarton, Karton mit grauer Rückseite, gebleichtem Manilakarton und gestrichenem Karton (newsback) besteht.
5. Verbesserung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter ein Parallelepiped ist.
6. Verbesserung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Laschenelement (23) ein Paar einander gegenüberliegender Rücksprünge (31) und ein langgestrecktes Endsegment (33) aufweist, wobei das langestreckte Endsegment für den Eingriff mit jeder der elektrischen Glühlampen sorgt.
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