EP0379235A1 - Récipient à usage multiple destiné à être introduit dans un sachet d'emballage sous vide - Google Patents

Récipient à usage multiple destiné à être introduit dans un sachet d'emballage sous vide Download PDF

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EP0379235A1
EP0379235A1 EP90200027A EP90200027A EP0379235A1 EP 0379235 A1 EP0379235 A1 EP 0379235A1 EP 90200027 A EP90200027 A EP 90200027A EP 90200027 A EP90200027 A EP 90200027A EP 0379235 A1 EP0379235 A1 EP 0379235A1
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Adil Mehboob Khan
Mario Gabbarini
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Procter and Gamble Co
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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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers

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  • This invention relates to an in-pack all purpose container to be packed inside a pouch containing primarily vacuum packed coffee.
  • the all-purpose container is more particularly meant to contain small premium items.
  • Vacuum packing of certain products is a common practice and has been described in many manuals and patent literature.
  • the importance of vacuum packing e.g. coffee resides in the fact that such products, when exposed to air, lose very rapidly their flavor and aroma and get stale. Products like ground coffee deteriorate even faster. For this reason it is important that no oxygen is left or can enter into a pouch which contains a product that has to be kept under vacuum until its contents is to be used.
  • the present invention relates to an in-pack all-purpose container which can be used for enclosing a small item, like a premium in, e.g., a vacuum packed coffee pouch, without risking that any air is left in the all-purpose container and can consequently seep into the contents of the vacuum packed pouch, thereby deteriorating the quality of the packed product.
  • a small item like a premium in, e.g., a vacuum packed coffee pouch
  • a spherical container consisting of two halves which can be easily separated and reclosed.
  • holes are provided in the walls of the container.
  • the premium to be packed e.g. a small necklace pendant, is wrapped in a micro-perforated film before being inserted in the container, which is subsequently closed.
  • An automatic dispensing device is installed on a coffee packing line before the pouch enters the vacuum chamber. When the vacuum is drawn in the vacuum chamber, air is extracted both from the coffee pouch and from the container before the package is sealed.
  • the package When the package is opened for consumption, the quality of its contents is unharmed and the premium container can be easily retrieved.
  • the container can be easily opened to get access to the premium and subsequently reclosed to serve as a small toy.
  • the container of the preferred embodiment is made of polypropylene. It can however be made of any food-compatible material which resists vacuum drawing and is shape-retaining. It can also be made from a food-compatible shape-retaining material with micro perforation.
  • the container described in the preferred embodiment is spherical, the shape can vary according to taste or need.
  • the size can be adapted to the size of the premium to be packed and the volume of the outer package of product in which it has to be added.
  • the preferred embodiment describes the all-purpose container for use with vacuum-packed coffee pouches, it can also be used with any other vacuum-packed product.
  • the all-purpose container (shown in Fig. 1), consists of two halves (2 and 3). The major part of its walls is ribbed (4) in order to give greater resistance to the container and so allow the minimum use of plastic material, and to enchance gripping when the container is to be opened or closed. Extremities (5 and 6) show a smooth surface which can receive any inscriptions or indications for use of the container. Holes (7) are provided in the ribbed walls of the container.
  • FIG. 2 it can be seen how container half (3) is provided with external screw-thread (8) which coincides with internal screw-thread (9) of container half (2).
  • Fig. 3 which is a top view of container half (2), shows how the smooth area (5) is used to indicate to the consumer that the material of which the container is made is food compatible (10).
  • Fig. 4 which is a top view of container half 3, shows how smooth area (6) is used to instruct the consumer how to open the container (11).
  • Fig. 5 shows how premium (12), here a necklace pendant, is wrapped in a micro-perforated plastic film (13) to form the premium assembly (14).
  • Fig. 6 shows how premium assembly (14) is located in container half (3), ready to be covered by container half (2).
  • the dimension of the holes (7) or of the microperforations if the container is made of microperforated material will be a function of the volume of air to be drawn and of the duration of the vacuum drawing operation, as will be evident to any man skilled in the art.
  • the all-purpose container is made of polypropylene and, as can be seen from the drawings, it has a spherical shape. Its diameter is 3,5 cm. Four holes, of a diameter of 4 mm each, are provided in each half.
  • the all-purpose container After being filled and closed, the all-purpose container is dropped in a pouch containing 250 g of ground coffee.
  • the filled pouches are subsequently subjected to vacuum drawing for 10′ and sealed.
  • Coffee pouches which had undergone the above operation were opened after three months and it was found that the flavor and aroma of the coffee had not deteriorated.
  • the container can be of any shape which can be fitted into a vacuum packed container. It can also be made of several parts, as long as the assembly is such that vacuum can be drawn and that it can resist the vacuum operation without being damaged.
  • the way in which the container is opened or held closed can be of any suitable type, like screwthread, bayonet, snap-fit, friction, etc.

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EP90200027A 1989-01-17 1990-01-05 Récipient à usage multiple destiné à être introduit dans un sachet d'emballage sous vide Withdrawn EP0379235A1 (fr)

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GB898900935A GB8900935D0 (en) 1989-01-17 1989-01-17 In-pack all-purpose container for vacuum packed pouches
GB8900935 1989-01-17

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CH405153A (de) * 1962-07-23 1965-12-31 Hesser Ag Maschf Luftsauerstofffreie gasdichte Verpackung aus flexiblem Packstoff sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben
FR2302935A1 (fr) * 1975-03-04 1976-10-01 Smith & Nephew Pharma Perfectionnement au conditionnement de solutions aqueuses notamment a usage pharmaceutique
US4583643A (en) * 1983-04-08 1986-04-22 Sanderson Roger S Sterile bag

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH405153A (de) * 1962-07-23 1965-12-31 Hesser Ag Maschf Luftsauerstofffreie gasdichte Verpackung aus flexiblem Packstoff sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben
FR2302935A1 (fr) * 1975-03-04 1976-10-01 Smith & Nephew Pharma Perfectionnement au conditionnement de solutions aqueuses notamment a usage pharmaceutique
US4583643A (en) * 1983-04-08 1986-04-22 Sanderson Roger S Sterile bag

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