EP0430013B1 - A container, in particular for drugs, and a method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

A container, in particular for drugs, and a method for manufacturing the same Download PDF

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EP0430013B1
EP0430013B1 EP90122089A EP90122089A EP0430013B1 EP 0430013 B1 EP0430013 B1 EP 0430013B1 EP 90122089 A EP90122089 A EP 90122089A EP 90122089 A EP90122089 A EP 90122089A EP 0430013 B1 EP0430013 B1 EP 0430013B1
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container
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Giacinto De Fiori
Alessandro Resta
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GRAFICHE EIKON Srl
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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
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
    • B65D5/422—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid as an extra panel or panels folded against or inside the container

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  • the present invention concerns a container, or packing, in particular for drugs, cosmetics and the like, and more in general for all those products which require an accompanying leaflet.
  • GB-A-2104048 discloses a carton container for food and similar products wherein a flap forming additional panel is provided with e.g. a promotional item.
  • This panel overlies a wall forming panel of the carton and is temporarily secured thereto by means of a peelable adhesive in the form of two bands and can be removed from the carton without spoiling it.
  • the flap can be opened and closed again many times without any warning of the container having been opened. This is the case of medicinal products and of boxes that should not be opened until after it has been purchased, as e.g. when the purchase of the container man result in winning a prize, depending of what is printed on or under the flap.
  • an object of the present invention is to of provide a container, case or similar packing including said leaflet in one piece.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing said containers.
  • the present invention relates to a container comprising the internal leaflet, and a method for the manufacture thereof.
  • the present invention concerns a container, specially for packages of medicinal products and the like, of the type consisting of a single die-cut piece, folded and sticked, characterized according to claim 1.
  • the invention concerns a method for manufacturing a container of the aforementioned type, characterized according to claim 9.
  • die-cut piece is meant to indicate not only all element obtained by die-cutting a cardboard sheet or suitable plastic material, but also a similar element obtained by other ways, such as for instance by molding without die-cutting.
  • Figures 1-3 show a preferential embodiment in which the die-cut piece 1 is drawn from the type of die-cut cardboard material generally used to obtain a container for packing for instance tablets in blister, and which comprises two longitudinal walls 3 and 4 and three transverse walls 2, 5, 6. The verso of wall 2 is sticked onto the recto of wall 6 to form the desired container or case.
  • the areas for adhesive application have been highlighted by hatching.
  • the container closure is ensured in a known way by foldable tongues 7, 7', 8, 8'.
  • At least one of the sides of the "traditional" die-cut piece namely at least one of the sides of walls 2-6, is provided with at least one flap adapted to be folded externally to the container itself and fixable in a detachable way to one of the container walls, so as to be able to substantially adhere to said wall and to be removed from it when desired.
  • the terms "detachable fixing” and “detachable fixing means” as used herein mean a fixing mode and means of said foldable flap(s) to the corresponding container wall(s) in such a manner that not only a detachment is allowed, but in case further detachment and attachment operations can be carried out in succession of said flap(s) to said wall(s).
  • the foldable flap is formed by three portions 9, 10 and 11, integral to each other an to the side 12 of wall 6, and provided with creasings allowing their easy folding.
  • portions 9 and 11 have a substantially equal area as that of walls 3 or 4, while portion 10 has an area corresponding to that of walls 5 or 6.
  • the recto of portions 9, 10 and 11 is placed in contact with the verso of walls 3, 5 and 4, respectively, so that the portions are superimposed to the respective walls. It is obviously possible that the area these portions is smaller than that of the corresponding walls so that the portions 9-11 overlap said walls only in part.
  • Said means can be formed by any known device in the art, such as for instance strips of pressure adhesive of the repositionable type, for instance a non permanent adhesive of the type as used for self-adhesive repositionable tickets.
  • said means comprise one or more sticking points permanently bonding the end edge 13 of portion 11 to the corresponding area 14 of wall 4.
  • the area of portion 11 which is thus fixed to the underlying wall 4 is defined with reference to the remaining part of portion 11 by means of a pre-set breaking line 13 which allows, when broken, to unfold the portions 9-11.
  • the wall 4 is provided with a notch 16.
  • the container bears detachable bonding means of the foldable flap to the container wall 4.
  • the detachable bonding means can be for example in the form of pressure adhesive or, as shown in figs 1 and 3, in the form of a slot 16 cut in the wall 4 and in which a zone of the new edge of portion 11, as obtained after its detachment from the permanently sticked part to wall 4, is housed.
  • portions 9, 10 and 11 and the verso of wall 3 define an area large enough for printing information thereon and can therefore represent a valid alternative to the free internal leaflet.
  • the foldable flap carries bonding means allowing its full detachment and withdrawal from the container body, said means (not shown) being advantageously formed by a pre-set breaking line.
  • a die-cut piece 1 is obtained provided along its side with a foldable, 9-11, so as to be external and superimposed to at least part of one or more corresponding walls of the formed box, and said information is printed, before or after the die-cutting operation, on the area corresponding to the recto of flaps 9-11 and to the verso of wall 3 of the die-cut piece (when the container is formed, this area corresponds to the internal side of the flap and to the external side of the wall, in a way that the information is not readable without breaking the flap 11 along its line 15).
  • the die-cut piece 1 is then fed to a folding and sizing machine, of a known type, with the foldable flap that in this case is positioned perpendicularly to the feeding direction.
  • the walls 2 and 3 are overlaid to the walls 5 and 4, driving the wall 2 adjacent to the wall 6.
  • a bonding agent is then applied in correspondence with at least one of said walls and of the flap outer edge, i.e. of the edge 13 of the more external flap portion 11; a second folding is performed by superimposing the wall 3 to flap 9, sticking to one another the walls 2 and 6 and forming the container body.
  • a third folding and sticking operation is carried out on the edge 13 onto the corresponding wall 4, resulting in a complete shaping of the container according to the invention, which is kept open and flat up to its final packaging by means of a retractor, according to the known technique. It is evident that the container according to the invention makes this operation much easier, avoiding a free internal leaflet handling.

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  • Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
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EP90122089A 1989-11-30 1990-11-19 A container, in particular for drugs, and a method for manufacturing the same Expired - Lifetime EP0430013B1 (en)

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IT02254789A IT1238216B (it) 1989-11-30 1989-11-30 Scatola, in particolare per medicinali, e procedimento per la sua realizzazione
IT2254789 1989-11-30

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EP0430013B1 true EP0430013B1 (en) 1994-05-25

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AT (1) ATE106055T1 (it)
DE (1) DE69009151T2 (it)
ES (1) ES2054197T3 (it)
IT (1) IT1238216B (it)

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DE9114363U1 (de) * 1991-11-18 1992-04-16 Viertmann, Klaus, 4830 Gütersloh Verpackung von Tabletten als Monostruktur
US5174442A (en) * 1992-03-17 1992-12-29 Kurnit Philip S Cassette sleeve with tear cards
US5240173A (en) * 1992-12-28 1993-08-31 Somerville Poackaging, Division Of Paperboard Industries Corporation Product sleeve having premium card formed integrally therewith
IT1272113B (it) * 1993-03-19 1997-06-11 Grafiche Eikon Srl Scatola per contenimento ed erogazione di prodotti
GB9315345D0 (en) * 1993-07-23 1993-09-08 Gcm Print & Packaging Service Carton blank
ES1025772Y (es) * 1993-09-15 1995-01-01 Cobo Nuria Nogueras Caja envase para productos de venta controlada.
DE19701837A1 (de) * 1997-01-21 1998-07-23 Marco Kircher Arzneimittelverpackung mit von außen zugänglicher Gebrauchsanweisung
WO1999012818A1 (en) 1997-09-11 1999-03-18 Grafiche Eikon S.R.L. Box with removable portion
GB0031294D0 (en) 2000-12-21 2001-01-31 Glaxo Group Ltd Packaging means
GB2405862A (en) * 2003-09-09 2005-03-16 John Hughes Packaging means having an external flap
JP4606141B2 (ja) * 2004-12-01 2011-01-05 花王株式会社 プラスチック箱
DE102005060430A1 (de) * 2005-12-15 2007-06-21 Tesa Ag Verpackung für einen rollenförmigen Körper und Faltzuschnitt hierfür

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US3099381A (en) * 1962-04-02 1963-07-30 Waldorf Paper Prod Co Extra panel cartons
GB2116949B (en) * 1982-03-13 1986-01-29 Brian Mountford Display containers
GB8604976D0 (en) * 1986-02-28 1986-04-09 Taylowe Ltd Carton blank

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ATE106055T1 (de) 1994-06-15
DE69009151D1 (de) 1994-06-30
ES2054197T3 (es) 1994-08-01
DE69009151T2 (de) 1995-01-05
IT8922547A0 (it) 1989-11-30
IT1238216B (it) 1993-07-12
EP0430013A1 (en) 1991-06-05

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