EP0605760A2 - Multi-unit pack - Google Patents

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EP0605760A2
EP0605760A2 EP93116521A EP93116521A EP0605760A2 EP 0605760 A2 EP0605760 A2 EP 0605760A2 EP 93116521 A EP93116521 A EP 93116521A EP 93116521 A EP93116521 A EP 93116521A EP 0605760 A2 EP0605760 A2 EP 0605760A2
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D71/00Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/06Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/063Wrappers formed by one or more films or the like, e.g. nets
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D71/00Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/0085Packaging elements adhered to the articles, e.g. a carton sheet
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52Details
    • B65D75/58Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5888Tear-lines for removing successive sections of a package
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52Details
    • B65D75/58Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B65D75/68Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements extending through wrapper closure or between wrapper layers

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  • the invention relates to a container consisting of several, in particular cuboid, individual packs of magnetic products, such as video or audio cassette packs.
  • Such containers are known in practice as bulk packaging. For example, several video cassettes packaged in individual packs are combined into a bundle that is sold to the end user at a price that is lower than the price that would result from selling an equal number of individual cassettes.
  • the video cassettes are usually inserted in slipcases, which in turn are completely wrapped in a packaging film.
  • a disadvantage of the known containers is that expensive special machines are required for the production of such collective packaging, and these machines also have to be converted each time the number of individual packages combined into a container changes.
  • large amounts of packaging films are required to form the containers, which must be disposed of as waste after opening the container.
  • the object of the invention is to provide, with simple means, a container which can be produced inexpensively without complex devices and which, with a reduced waste volume compared to the known containers, ensures high stability and reliable protection of the individual packs.
  • the individual packs are connected to one another by strips of thin-walled material extending approximately over the length of the pack, which are arranged opposite each other on at least two of the side faces of the pack and are connected to the side faces of the individual packs.
  • the individual packagings are combined into strips by strips of thin-walled material.
  • the strips are in each case arranged opposite one another on the outer sides of the container and are preferably connected to the individual packs in a fluid manner by gluing, welding or sealing. Since the strips are connected to each individual package, it is now possible, if necessary, to detach only the first, front-side individual package from the container by severing the strips in the intermediate area to the next adjacent individual package. The remaining individual packs, however, remain firmly connected to each other to form a residual container.
  • Elaborate devices for the production of the container are no longer required, since with the container according to the invention a complete covering for its production is no longer required.
  • it is no longer necessary to retrofit the manufacturing device since the number of individual packs combined into a bundle can be determined by cutting the strips accordingly.
  • the strips should expediently consist of a thermoplastic plastic film, since the strips are particularly easy to attach to the individual packs.
  • the strips are made from self-adhesive paper or fabric tape or from a coated paper tape or tape made of other materials, which becomes adhesive by heat treatment or ultrasound.
  • the packaging film of the individual pack should consist of the same thermoplastic plastic film as the film of the strips, so that the film of the strips can be easily and fluidly connected to the packaging film of the individual packs.
  • each packaging film of the individual packs can be separated by a tear thread which is placed under or in the packaging film and runs approximately parallel to the strips around the individual pack, the starting section of which is arranged on the free end face of the bundle and in the direction of rotation of the tear thread up to the first edge of the opposite end face of the individual pack has a minimum length which is greater than the horizontal distance between the tear thread and the strip next to it.
  • the container 1 consists of twelve video cassettes packed into individual packs 2.
  • Each of the individual packs 2 is formed by a protective slipcase into which the video cassette is inserted and which is completely and firmly enveloped by a thin, thermoplastic transparent film 3.
  • a tear thread 5 running around the protective slipcase is placed under the transparent film 3.
  • Its initial section 7 begins in each case on one of the end faces 6 of the individual packs 2 and has a length up to the first edge 8 of the second end face of the individual pack 2 opposite the end face 6 which is greater than the horizontal distance a between the upper face 4 and the tear thread 5.
  • the individual packs 2 are combined to form the container 1 by strips 10 connected to the top 4 and the bottom 9 of the individual packs 2.
  • the strips 10 consist of the same transparent film as the transparent film 3 of the individual packs and are integrally connected to it by welding. To make it easier to separate a single pack 2 from the container 1, the strips 10 have perforations 11 extending at regular intervals of the thickness d of the individual packs 2 over the width of the strips 10.
  • the tear thread 5 is pulled horizontally in the direction of the edge 8, so that the transparent film 3 of the wrapping of the first end single pack 2a is torn open.
  • the tear thread 5 is then pulled vertically upward and the film 3 is further cut until the edge of the strip 10 is reached.
  • the strip 10 in the area of the perforation 11 is then completely severed simultaneously with the film 3.
  • the tear thread 5 is then pulled on until the transparent film 3 of the individual pack 2a is also completely cut.
  • the strip arranged on the underside 9 of the packaging can then be severed and the individual packaging 2a can be detached from the packaging by kinking the individual packaging 2a from the remaining packaging. Since the transparent film 3 is already open at the same time, the video cassette contained in the individual pack 2a can be removed from the protective slipcase for use after the residual film 3a has been removed.

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The invention relates to a container consisting of a plurality of individual packages, such as video or audio cassette packages, in particular of cuboid shape, the individual packages being joined together by strips of thin-walled material extending approximately over the length of the container, which strips are arranged in each case opposite one another on at least two of the side surfaces of the container and are connected to the side surfaces of the individual packages. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Gebinde bestehend aus mehreren insbesondere quaderförmigen Einzelverpackungen von magnetischen Produkten, wie Video- oder Audiokssetten-Verpackungen.The invention relates to a container consisting of several, in particular cuboid, individual packs of magnetic products, such as video or audio cassette packs.

Derartige Gebinde sind als Sammelverpackungen aus der Praxis bekannt. So werden beispielsweise mehrere in Einzelpackungen verpackte Videokassetten zu einem Gebinde zusammengefaßt, welches zu einem Preis an den Endverbraucher verkauft wird, der niedriger ist als der Preis, der sich beim Verkauf einer gleichen Anzahl von Einzelkassetten ergeben würde. Dabei sind die Videokassetten in der Regel in Schuber eingesteckt, die wiederum von einer Verpackungsfolie vollständig umhüllt sind.Such containers are known in practice as bulk packaging. For example, several video cassettes packaged in individual packs are combined into a bundle that is sold to the end user at a price that is lower than the price that would result from selling an equal number of individual cassettes. The video cassettes are usually inserted in slipcases, which in turn are completely wrapped in a packaging film.

Um die auf diese Weise einzeln verpackten Videokassetten zu einer Sammelverpackung zusammenzufassen ist es üblich, die gewünschte Anzahl an verpackten Kassetten in eine zusätzliche Folie einzuschlagen, so daß ein fest zusammenhängender Block aus den Einzelverpackungen entsteht. Dieser Block weist aufgrund der Festigkeit der äußeren Verpackungsfolie und der engen Packdichte des Gebindes eine hohe Stabilität auf, die einen einfachen und zerstörungsfreien Transport der so erstellten Sammelverpackung ermöglicht.In order to combine the individually packaged video cassettes in this way into a collective packaging, it is customary to have the desired number of packaged cassettes in one to wrap additional film so that a tightly connected block is created from the individual packaging. Due to the strength of the outer packaging film and the tight packing density of the container, this block has a high level of stability, which enables simple and non-destructive transport of the collective packaging thus created.

Nachteilig an den bekannten Gebinden ist jedoch, daß für die Herstellung derartiger Sammelverpackungen teure Spezialmaschinen erforderlich sind, die zudem jeweils bei einem Wechsel der Anzahl der zu einem Gebinde zusammengefaßten Einzelpackungen umgerüstet werden müssen. Darüber hinaus besteht das Problem, daß zur Bildung der Gebinde große Mengen an Verpackungsfolien erforderlich sind, die nach dem Öffnen des Gebindes als Abfall entsorgt werden müssen.A disadvantage of the known containers, however, is that expensive special machines are required for the production of such collective packaging, and these machines also have to be converted each time the number of individual packages combined into a container changes. In addition, there is the problem that large amounts of packaging films are required to form the containers, which must be disposed of as waste after opening the container.

Zur Beseitigung dieses Problems ist vorgeschlagen worden, auf die Umhüllungen der Einzelpackungen durch eine eigene Folie zu verzichten. Auf diese Weise wird zwar die Menge des anfallenden Verpackungsmülls vermindert. Gleichzeitig muß aber in Kauf genommen werden, daß die Einzelpackungen nach dem Öffnen des Gebindes ungeschützt Staub und Witterungseinflüssen ausgesetzt sind. Dies ist besonders bei Audio- oder Videokassetten nachteilig, deren Aufzeichnungs- und Wiedergabequalität bei Einwirkung von Staub oder Feuchtigkeit erheblich vermindert wird.To eliminate this problem, it has been proposed to dispense with the wrapping of the individual packs with a separate film. In this way, the amount of packaging waste is reduced. At the same time, however, it must be accepted that the individual packs are exposed to dust and the weather without protection after opening the container. This is particularly disadvantageous for audio or video cassettes, the recording and reproduction quality of which is considerably reduced when exposed to dust or moisture.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, mit einfachen Mitteln ein ohne aufwendige Vorrichtungen kostengünstig herstellbares Gebinde zu schaffen, das bei einem gegenüber den bekannten Gebinden verringerten Abfallvolumen eine hohe Stabilität und einen sicheren Schutz der Einzelpackungen gewährleistet.The object of the invention is to provide, with simple means, a container which can be produced inexpensively without complex devices and which, with a reduced waste volume compared to the known containers, ensures high stability and reliable protection of the individual packs.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Einzelverpackungen durch sich annähernd über die Länge des Gebindes erstreckende Streifen aus dünnwandigem Material miteinander verbunden sind, die jeweils gegenüberliegend auf mindestens zwei der Seitenflächen des Gebindes angeordnet und mit den Seitenflächen der Einzelpackungen verbunden sind.This object is achieved in that the individual packs are connected to one another by strips of thin-walled material extending approximately over the length of the pack, which are arranged opposite each other on at least two of the side faces of the pack and are connected to the side faces of the individual packs.

Erfindungsgemäß sind die Einzelverpackungen durch Streifen aus dünnwandigem Material zu einem Gebinde zusammengefaßt. Die Streifen sind dabei jeweils gegenüber liegend an den Außenseiten des Gebindes angebracht und mit den Einzelpackungen vorzugsweise stoffflüssig durch Verkleben, Verschweißen oder Versiegeln verbunden. Da die Streifen mit jeder Einzelverpackung verbunden sind, ist es nun möglich, bei Bedarf jeweils nur die jeweils erste, stirnseitige Einzelpackung von dem Gebinde zu lösen, indem die Streifen im Zwischenbereich zu dem nächst benachbarten Einzelpackungen durchtrennt werden. Die übrigen Einzelpackungen bleiben dagegen fest miteinander zu einem Restgebinde verbunden.According to the invention, the individual packagings are combined into strips by strips of thin-walled material. The strips are in each case arranged opposite one another on the outer sides of the container and are preferably connected to the individual packs in a fluid manner by gluing, welding or sealing. Since the strips are connected to each individual package, it is now possible, if necessary, to detach only the first, front-side individual package from the container by severing the strips in the intermediate area to the next adjacent individual package. The remaining individual packs, however, remain firmly connected to each other to form a residual container.

Ein mit dem Öffnen der äußeren Umhüllung verbundenes Auseinanderfallen des Gebindes in seine Einzelpackungen, wie beim Stand der Technik, wird folglich vermieden, so daß das Restgebinde weiterhin ohne weiteres als Einheit transportiert und aufbewahrt werden kann. Aufwendige Vorrichtungen zur Fertigung des Gebindes werden nicht mehr benötigt, da bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Gebinde eine vollständige Umhüllung zu seiner Herstellung nicht mehr erforderlich ist. Darüber hinaus ist kein Umrüsten der Herstellvorrichtung mehr erforderlich, da die Anzahl der zu einem Gebinde zusammengefaßten Einzelpackungen durch entsprechendes Durchtrennen der Streifen bestimmt werden kann.A disintegration of the container into its individual packs associated with the opening of the outer wrapper, as in the prior art, is consequently avoided, so that the remaining container can continue to be easily transported and stored as a unit. Elaborate devices for the production of the container are no longer required, since with the container according to the invention a complete covering for its production is no longer required. In addition, it is no longer necessary to retrofit the manufacturing device, since the number of individual packs combined into a bundle can be determined by cutting the strips accordingly.

Die Streifen sollten zweckmäßigerweise aus einer thermoplastischen Kunststoffolie bestehen, da so die Befestigung der Streifen an den Einzelpackungen besonders einfach ist. Alternativ ist es auch denkbar, daß die Streifen aus selbstklebendem Papier oder Gewebeband hergestellt sind oder aus einem beschichteten Papierband bzw. Band aus anderen Materialien, welches durch Wärmebehandlung oder Ultraschall klebend wird.The strips should expediently consist of a thermoplastic plastic film, since the strips are particularly easy to attach to the individual packs. Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the strips are made from self-adhesive paper or fabric tape or from a coated paper tape or tape made of other materials, which becomes adhesive by heat treatment or ultrasound.

Ein besonders sicherer Schutz gegen äußere Einflüsse ist dann gegeben, wenn jede Einzelpackung von einer Verpackungsfolie umhüllt ist. In diesem Fall sollte die Verpackungsfolie der Einzelpackung aus der gleichen thermoplastischen Kunststoffolie bestehen, wie die Folie der Streifen, so daß die Folie der Streifen auf einfache Weise stoffflüssig mit Verpackungsfolie der Einzelpackungen verbunden werden kann.A particularly reliable protection against external influences is given when each individual pack is wrapped in a packaging film. In this case, the packaging film of the individual pack should consist of the same thermoplastic plastic film as the film of the strips, so that the film of the strips can be easily and fluidly connected to the packaging film of the individual packs.

Zur Erleichterung des Abtrennens der Einzelpackungen von dem Gebinde können die Streifen über ihre Breite verlaufende, im Abstand jeweils der Dicke einer Einzelpackung zueinander beabstandete Perforation aufweisen, die regelmäßig über die Länge der Streifen verteilt sind. Das Abtrennen der Einzelpackung kann zudem dadurch vereinfacht werden, daß jede Verpackungsfolie der Einzelpackungen durch ein unter oder in die Verpackungsfolie gelegten, annähernd parallel zu den Streifen um die Einzelpackung umlaufenden Aufreißfaden auftrennbar ist, dessen Anfangsabschnitt auf der jeweils freien Stirnseite des Gebindes angeordnet und in Umlaufrichtung des Aufreißfadens bis zur ersten Kante der jeweils gegenüber liegenden Stirnseite der Einzelpackung eine Mindestlänge aufweist, die größer ist, als der horizontale Abstand zwischen dem Aufreißfaden und dem ihm nächst benachbarten Streifen.In order to facilitate the separation of the individual packs from the bundle, the strips can have perforations that run across their width and are spaced apart from one another by the thickness of each individual pack and that are regularly distributed over the length of the strips. The separation of the individual pack can also be simplified in that each packaging film of the individual packs can be separated by a tear thread which is placed under or in the packaging film and runs approximately parallel to the strips around the individual pack, the starting section of which is arranged on the free end face of the bundle and in the direction of rotation of the tear thread up to the first edge of the opposite end face of the individual pack has a minimum length which is greater than the horizontal distance between the tear thread and the strip next to it.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer ein Ausführungsbeispiel zeigenden Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Gebindes von einzeln verpackten Videokassetten,
Fig. 2
eine vergrößerte ausschnittweise Ansicht des Gebindes nach Fig. 1,
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die Ansicht nach Fig. 2 während des Abtrennens einer Einzelpackung von dem Gebinde.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing showing an exemplary embodiment. It shows:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a bundle of individually packaged video cassettes,
Fig. 2
2 shows an enlarged partial view of the container according to FIG. 1,
Fig. 3
the view of FIG. 2 during the separation of a single pack from the container.

Das Gebinde 1 besteht aus zwölf zu Einzelpackungen 2 verpackten Videokassetten. Jede der Einzelpackungen 2 ist dabei durch einen Schutzschuber gebildet, in den die Videokassette eingesteckt ist und der von einer thermoplastischen, dünnen Klarsichtfolie 3 vollständig fest umhüllt ist. Im oberen Bereich jeder Einzelpackung 2, benachbart zu deren Oberseite 4, ist ein um den Schutzschuber umlaufender Aufreißfaden 5 unter die Klarsichtfolie 3 gelegt. Sein Anfangsabschnitt 7 beginnt jeweils auf einer der Stirnseite 6 der Einzelpackungen 2 und weist bis zur ersten Kante 8 der der Stirnseite 6 gegenüber liegenden zweiten Stirnseite der Einzelpackung 2 eine Länge auf, die größer ist als der horizontale Abstand a zwischen der Oberseite 4 und dem Aufreißfaden 5.The container 1 consists of twelve video cassettes packed into individual packs 2. Each of the individual packs 2 is formed by a protective slipcase into which the video cassette is inserted and which is completely and firmly enveloped by a thin, thermoplastic transparent film 3. In the upper area of each individual pack 2, adjacent to the upper side 4 thereof, a tear thread 5 running around the protective slipcase is placed under the transparent film 3. Its initial section 7 begins in each case on one of the end faces 6 of the individual packs 2 and has a length up to the first edge 8 of the second end face of the individual pack 2 opposite the end face 6 which is greater than the horizontal distance a between the upper face 4 and the tear thread 5.

Die Einzelpackungen 2 sind durch mit der Oberseite 4 und der Unterseite 9 der Einzelpackungen 2 verbundene Streifen 10 zu dem Gebinde 1 zusammengefaßt. Die Streifen 10 bestehen aus der gleichen Klarsichtfolie wie die Klarsichtfolie 3 der Einzelpackungen und sind stoffschlüssig mit dieser durch Verschweißen verbunden. Zur Erleichterung des Abtrennens einer Einzelpackung 2 von dem Gebinde 1 weisen die Streifen 10 in regelmäßigem Abstand der Dicke d der Einzelpackungen 2 über die Breite der Streifen 10 sich erstreckende Perforation 11 auf.The individual packs 2 are combined to form the container 1 by strips 10 connected to the top 4 and the bottom 9 of the individual packs 2. The strips 10 consist of the same transparent film as the transparent film 3 of the individual packs and are integrally connected to it by welding. To make it easier to separate a single pack 2 from the container 1, the strips 10 have perforations 11 extending at regular intervals of the thickness d of the individual packs 2 over the width of the strips 10.

Um eine Einzelpackung 2 von dem Gebinde 1 abzutrennen, wird der Aufreißfaden 5 horizontal in Richtung der Kante 8 gezogen, so daß die Klarsichtfolie 3 der Umhüllung der ersten stirnseitigen Einzelpackung 2a aufgerissen wird. Mit Erreichen der Kante 8 wird der Aufreißfaden 5 dann vertikal nach oben gezogen und die Folie 3 weiter durchtrennt, bis der Rand des Streifens 10 erreicht ist. Durch weiteres Ziehen des Aufreißfadens 5 wird anschließend der Streifen 10 im Bereich der Perforation 11 gleichzeitig mit der Folie 3 vollständig durchtrennt. Anschließend wird der Aufreißfaden 5 weitergezogen, bis auch die Klarsichtfolie 3 der Einzelpackung 2a vollständig durchtrennt ist. Durch Abknicken der Einzelpackung 2a von dem verbleibenden Restgebinde kann dann der an der Unterseite 9 der Vepackung angeordnete Streifen durchtrennt und die Einzelpackung 2a von dem Gebinde gelöst werden. Da gleichzeitig auch schon die Klarsichtfolie 3 geöffnet ist, kann die in der Einzelpackung 2a enthaltene Videokassette nach Entfernen der Restfolie 3a zum Gebrauch aus dem Schutzschuber entnommen werden.In order to separate a single pack 2 from the bundle 1, the tear thread 5 is pulled horizontally in the direction of the edge 8, so that the transparent film 3 of the wrapping of the first end single pack 2a is torn open. When the edge 8 is reached, the tear thread 5 is then pulled vertically upward and the film 3 is further cut until the edge of the strip 10 is reached. By further pulling the tear thread 5, the strip 10 in the area of the perforation 11 is then completely severed simultaneously with the film 3. The tear thread 5 is then pulled on until the transparent film 3 of the individual pack 2a is also completely cut. The strip arranged on the underside 9 of the packaging can then be severed and the individual packaging 2a can be detached from the packaging by kinking the individual packaging 2a from the remaining packaging. Since the transparent film 3 is already open at the same time, the video cassette contained in the individual pack 2a can be removed from the protective slipcase for use after the residual film 3a has been removed.

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Gebinde bestehend aus mehreren insbesondere quaderförmigen Einzelverpackungen (2, 2a) wie Video- oder Audiokassetten-Verpackungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einzelverpackungen (2, 2a) durch sich annähernd über die Länge des Gebindes erstreckende Streifen (10) aus dünnwandigem Material miteinander verbunden sind, die jeweils einander gegenüberliegend auf mindestens zwei der Seitenflächen des Gebindes (1) angeordnet und mit den Seitenflächen (4, 9) der Einzelpackungen (2, 2a) verbunden sind.Bundle consisting of several, in particular cuboid, individual packagings (2, 2a) such as video or audio cassette packagings, characterized in that the individual packagings (2, 2a) are connected to one another by strips (10) of thin-walled material which extend approximately over the length of the bundle which are arranged opposite each other on at least two of the side surfaces of the container (1) and are connected to the side surfaces (4, 9) of the individual packs (2, 2a). Gebinde nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Streifen (10) mit den Seitenflächen (4, 9) der Einzelpackungen (2, 2a) stoffschlüssig, insbesondere durch Verkleben, Verschweißen oder Versiegeln, verbunden sind.Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the strips (10) are integrally connected to the side surfaces (4, 9) of the individual packs (2, 2a), in particular by gluing, welding or sealing. Gebinde nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Streifen (10) aus einer thermoplastischen Kunststoffolie bestehen.Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the strips (10) consist of a thermoplastic film. Gebinde nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Streifen (10) aus selbstklebendem Papier oder Gewebeband bestehen.Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the strips (10) consist of self-adhesive paper or fabric tape. Gebinde nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Streifen (10) aus einem mit einem Klebemittel oder Siegellack beschichtetem Papier oder Band aus anderem Material bestehen.Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the strips (10) consist of a paper or tape made of another material coated with an adhesive or sealing wax. Gebinde nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Einzelpackung (2, 2a) von einer Verpackungsfolie (3) umhüllt ist.Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each individual pack (2, 2a) is enveloped by a packaging film (3). Gebinde nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verpackungsfolie (3) der Einzelpackungen (2, 2a) aus der gleichen thermoplastischen Kunststoffolie besteht, wie die Folie des Streifens (10).Container according to claim 5, characterized in that the packaging film (3) of the individual packs (2, 2a) consists of the same thermoplastic film as the film of the strip (10). Gebinde nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Streifen (10) über ihre Breite verlaufende, im Abstand jeweils zur Dicke (d) eine Einzelpackung (2, 2a) zueinander beabstandete Perforation (11) aufweisen, die regelmäßig über die Länge der Streifen (10) verteilt sind.Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the strips (10) have perforations (11) which run across their width and are spaced apart from one another by a thickness (d) and are spaced apart from one another (2, 2a) and which regularly extend over the length of the Strips (10) are distributed. Gebinde nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Verpackungsfolie (3) der Einzelpackungen (2, 2a) durch einen unter oder in die Verpackungsfolie (3) gelegten, annähernd parallel zu den Streifen (10) um die Einzelpackung (2, 2a) umlaufenden Aufreißfaden (5) auftrennbar ist, dessen Anfangsabschnitt (7) auf der jeweils freien Stirnseite (6) des Gebindes (1) angeordnet und in Umlaufrichtung des Aufreißfadens (5) bis zur ersten Kante (8) der jeweils gegenüber liegenden Stirnseite der Einzelpackung (2, 2a) eine Mindestlänge aufweist, die größer ist, als der horizontale Abstand (a) zwischen dem Aufreißfaden (5) und dem ihm nächst benachbarten Streifen (10).Container according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that each packaging film (3) of the individual packs (2, 2a) is placed around or under the packaging film (3), approximately parallel to the strips (10) around the individual packaging (2 , 2a) circumferential tear thread (5) can be separated, the starting section (7) of which is arranged on the free end face (6) of the container (1) and in the circumferential direction of the tear thread (5) up to the first edge (8) of the opposite end face the individual pack (2, 2a) a minimum length has, which is larger than the horizontal distance (a) between the tear thread (5) and the next adjacent strip (10).
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