EP0447243B1 - Emballage multiple pour bouteilles consignables - Google Patents

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EP0447243B1
EP0447243B1 EP19910302185 EP91302185A EP0447243B1 EP 0447243 B1 EP0447243 B1 EP 0447243B1 EP 19910302185 EP19910302185 EP 19910302185 EP 91302185 A EP91302185 A EP 91302185A EP 0447243 B1 EP0447243 B1 EP 0447243B1
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Alain Saulas
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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
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    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
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    • 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
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  • This invention relates to a carton accommodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, which can be adapted to provide a top gripping type of retention means for returning the bottles, when empty, to point of purchase.
  • DE-A-2 542 924 discloses a carton according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention provides a carton accommodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, which carton comprises a top, a base and a pair of spaced side walls interconnecting the top and the base and end wall panels connecting together the side walls and the base at opposite ends of the carton and wherein means are provided for detaching upper portions of said side walls and said top from lower portions of said side walls, said base and said end wall panels thereby leaving the articles accommodated in a tray comprising lower portions of said side walls, said base and said end wall panels, characterized in that said base is formed with a plurality of openings each to receive a top portion of one of said articles so that the articles can be retained together in a group by cooperation of their tops with said tray.
  • the tray may be inverted for application to the tops of the articles so that the base of the tray is presented uppermost of the article group.
  • the base may be formed with a least one aperture adapted to receive an upstanding post provided in a crate to locate the carton in the crate.
  • said detaching means may comprise tear away strips provided in said side walls.
  • a blank 10 formed from paperboard or similar foldable sheet material which comprises from left to right, in series, a first top panel 12, a first upper side wall panel 14, a first lower side wall panel 16, a base panel 18, a second lower side wall panel 20, a second upper side wall panel 22 and a second top panel 24, hinged one to the next along transverse fold lines 26-36.
  • each of the first and second upper side wall panels 14 and 16 is provided with a series of bottle neck receiving apertures "A" which assist in the retention of two rows of bottles within the carton.
  • the bottle heels are accommodated within a tray-like structure, comprising lower portions of the first and second lower side wall panels 16 and 20, the base panel 18 and a set of lower end closure panels.
  • the lower end closure panels are provided along each of the longitudinal edges of the base panel 18 and lower portions of the first and second lower side wall panels 16 and 20.
  • opposed base end closure panels 38 and 40 are hinged to opposite ends of the base panel 18 and side end closure panels 42, 44 and 46, 48 are hinged to the first and second lower side wall panels 16 and 20, respectively, and interconnect the base end closure panels with respective ones of the lower side wall panels 16 and 20.
  • Each of the lower side wall panels includes a tear-away strip 50 and 52, respectively, to enable upper portions of the carton to be detached from lower portions of the carton.
  • the base panel is provided with a series of so-called “sunburst” apertures "S” and a pair of centrally disposed retaining apertures "R” to allow the carton to be impaled upon a pair of upstanding posts provided in the base of a crate which is adapted to receive a plurality of such cartons.
  • the completed carton is shown in Figure 2 of the drawings and as can be seen accommodates six bottles arranged in two rows of three bottles per row.
  • the carton is wrapped about the bottles and the two top panels 12 and 24 are secured (as by gluing) together above the bottle caps in overlapping relationship.
  • the bases of the bottles are seated on the base panel 18 with the ends of the carton partially closed by the lower end closure panels 38, 42, 44 and 40, 46, 48.
  • the tray structure 50 is shown unloaded with its base exposed therefor illustrating the "sunburst" apertures. As shown in Figure 5, the tray structure 50 can then be utilised as a so-called top gripping carrier and in this regard the tray structure is inverted and applied to the group of bottles so that each of the bottle necks protrudes and is retained by respective ones of the "sunburst" apertures. By this means, the empty bottles can be returned as a unit to a point of purchase. Conveniently, the retention apertures "R" may be used to facilitate portage of the package.

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Claims (4)

  1. Carton pouvant recevoir plusieurs articles, tels que des bouteilles, lequel carton comprend une paroi de dessus (12, 24), une paroi de dessous (18) et des parois latérales espacées (14, 16; 20, 22) reliant entre elles les parois de dessus, de dessous et des panneaux de parois d'extrémité, ces derniers reliant entre eux les parois latérales et la paroi de dessous aux extrémités opposées du carton, et dans lequel des moyens (50, 52) sont prévus pour séparer les parties supérieures des parois latérales et de la paroi de dessus des parties inférieures de ces parois latérales, de la paroi de dessous (18) et des panneaux (38, 40) de parois d'extrémité, si bien que les articles restent logés dans un plateau qui comprend les parties inférieures (16, 20) des parois latérales, de la paroi de dessous et des panneaux (38, 40) de parois d'extrémité, ce carton étant caractérisé par le fait que plusieurs ouvertures sont pratiquées dans la paroi de dessous (18), chacune d'elles pouvant recevoir la partie supérieure de l'un des articles de manière à ce que ces derniers soient retenus ensemble en formant un groupe, leurs sommets coopérant avec le plateau.
  2. Carton selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le plateau peut être retourné pour être appliqué sur le sommet des articles de façon que sa paroi de dessous (18) se présente sur la partie la plus haute du groupe d'articles.
  3. Carton selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que la paroi de dessous (18) est pourvue d'au moins une ouverture "R" adaptée pour recevoir une chandelle verticale prévue dans une caisse à claire-voie afin de positionner le carton dans celle-ci.
  4. Carton selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de séparation peuvent être constitués par des bandes déchirables (50, 52) prévues dans les parois latérales.
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