EP0715593B1 - Package and method for producing said package - Google Patents
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- EP0715593B1 EP0715593B1 EP94926423A EP94926423A EP0715593B1 EP 0715593 B1 EP0715593 B1 EP 0715593B1 EP 94926423 A EP94926423 A EP 94926423A EP 94926423 A EP94926423 A EP 94926423A EP 0715593 B1 EP0715593 B1 EP 0715593B1
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- containers
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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
- B65D71/00—Bundles 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
- B65D71/40—Bundles 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 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
- B65D71/42—Bundles 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 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element
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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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
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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
- B65D71/00—Bundles 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
- B65D71/0085—Packaging elements adhered to the articles, e.g. a carton sheet
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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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles 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, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
- B65D2571/00111—Arrangements of flexible binders
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- the invention relates to a package as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for producing such a package.
- the solution is designed for individual containers which will be separated after removal of the band, e.g. for filling shelves of a supermarket.
- the cardboard packaging which supports the containers will have to be removed and thrown away in the supermarket.
- such packs which have more than two rows of containers are formed generally using a honeycomb formation of containers, since the forces acting on the containers due to the tensioned strapping band will make the containers adopt this formation.
- the disadvantage with such a formation is however that the pack will have "dead" corner and/or end portions which take up a large amount of storage space, which is of importance especially on shop shelves.
- Even those packages which are originally formed from a plurality of containers arranged in rectangular groups i.e. not honeycombed) can have the problem that the containers will tend to assume their natural position and will tend to honeycomb during transport. This can lead to instability and the promotion of relative vertical movement on lifting the packages which may lead to package collapse.
- a multi-pack carrier of the type in question is illustrated in DE-A-3 711 766.
- the package consists of a plurality of cylindrical containers comprising a folded blank box of cardboard.
- the cardboard extends along the outer sides of each box and are glued together by an adhesive at points.
- the glueing between the multi-pack carton sides and the bands is made so that the bands shall really function. If glueing is not made, the different six container packages cannot be held together by the bands alone. In that case it is only the bottom box that keeps the multi-packs as a unit. Thus, this type of package is very instable.
- a further requirement which must be met, in order to increase sales and to provide a convenient handling means, is the supply of containers as a multi-pack, i.e. containing two or more packs held together, e.g. by a cardboard carrier, after the removal of the unsightly strapping band.
- a multi-pack carrier is shown in EP-A-496 807 for example, the subject matter of which is incorporated herewith by reference.
- the object of the present invention is thus to provide a solution for strapping together multi-packs of containers (i.e. rows or packs which each comprise a plurality of containers held together at their upper ends normally by a cardboard carrier) in such a way which prevents honeycombing and which results in a minimum of waste.
- multi-packs of containers i.e. rows or packs which each comprise a plurality of containers held together at their upper ends normally by a cardboard carrier
- the honeycombing effect can be substantially eliminated when a strapping band is applied.
- the package shown in Fig.1 and Fig.2 comprises twelve containers 1a-d arranged in four rows.
- the first row has three cans 1a
- the second row has three cans 1b etc.
- Each row of containers is thus joined in a multi-rack of three containers by means of a folded cardboard carrier blank 2a-2d respectively.
- any number of containers greater than one may be used with the invention, e.g. two containers in each multi-pack row.
- many rows of multi-packs are possible (e.g. four rows of 2-packs or four rows of 3-packs etc.) or a multi-pack having packs arranged in two or more rows joined by one folded carrier element, or two carrier elements joined by adhesive so as to form a larger single joined multi-pack.
- a single strapping band 3 suitably of polypropylene, is tensioned around the four rows of containers to hold them together.
- the forces in the strapping band in its fixed state and the forces arising during its method of application during strapping would normally force the tour rows to adopt a honeycomb formation as discussed above.
- the invention provides means for preventing the sideways movement of one pack with respect to the next, without adding significant amounts of extra material.
- One or both of the flaps 4 and 5 on the sides of the containers facing each other may be longer than the flaps 6 and 7 on the outer sides.
- the juxtaposed flaps 4 and 5 thus extend down into the region of contact of the cylindrical containers of each row.
- the frictional resistance to movement between said containers after application of the tensioned strapping band will normally be high enough to prevent side slip of one multi-pack container group with respect to the other (i.e. one in direction A, the other in direction B) due to the combined presence of the band, the frictional contact of the cardboard and the connection of the cans by the multi-pack carrier.
- the actual extent of the cardboard required between the two rows of containers is something which can be arrived at by experimentation and depends on the type and weight of container, the thickness of cardboard etc.
- a suitable dimension for the strapping band would normally be up to about 50mm, although larger dimensions could be used. Even with such narrow bands (50mm or under) the invention still provides a honeycomb-preventing solution.
- FIG.1 shows a gap between the containers at their lower ends, this large gap is of course not present in reality since the tensioned band 3 will bunch the cans together. Similarly, whilst the cardboard flaps 4 and 5 are not shown as being in contact with one another, they will be since the band 3 is under tension.
- the cardboard provided by flaps 4 and 5 (as denoted in figures 1 to 4) between the containers can be separate from the carrier elements 2a-d.
- a separate strip or separate strips of cardboard could be inserted between the adjacent rows of multi-packs instead of these strips being joined to the carriers 2a-2d.
- the insert does not necessarily have to be between all the containers, but only some, although being between all containers would be the most preferred solution from many aspects. The important feature to be achieved is the adequate amount of frictional resistance between the containers at this particular location.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show respective side and perspective views of two multi-packs each having two rows of three containers 1e and 1f (or 1g and 1h) per multi-pack, said multi-packs being joined together by means of the tensioned band 3 with the flaps 8 and 9 in compressed contact.
- the figure is only a schematic representation and the container rows 1f and 1g would of course normally be in contact at least at their lower ends.
- an adhesive could be used in addition to said cardboard.
- a suitable placement of the adhesive is between the container cylindrical surface and the cardboard flap which fixes the containers positionally with respect to each other.
- adhesive may be placed at any other suitable location between the cylindrical surfaces of adjacent cans or adjacent multi-packs.
- the various alternative locations for the adhesive will be outlined with reference to Fig.1.
- the adhesive should be such that the strength and adhesion in the longitudinal shear direction (i.e. direction A/B) should be significant whilst the strength in a lateral direction should be relatively insignificant so as to allow consumers to easily separate the multi-packs from each other or cans from their upper cardboard carrier when desired, yet still prevent sideways slipping.
- the package according to the invention should be assembled as follows.
- cardboard or the like as the frictional resistance producer between the containers, the cardboard will be unable to produce any resistance effect until the band 3 becomes taught.
- a frame member or other movement-preventing member e.g. on the banding machine
Abstract
Description
- Fig.1
- shows a side view of four individual multi-packs joined together by a single strapping band,
- Fig.2
- shows a perspective view of four individual multi packs, similar to those of Fig.1, joined together as in Fig.1 and
- Figs.3 and 4
- show respective side and perspective views of two multi-tacks containing six containers per pack.
Claims (8)
- Package comprising a plurality of containers, each having a curved outer wall surface, said containers (1a-1d) being united together as multi-packs by folded blanks (2a-2d) of cardboard or the like attached at the upper part of each of said containers, one of said multi-packs being combined with at least one adjacent multi-pack by means of a tensioned band (3) encircling said multi-packs and said blanks of cardboard comprising means in the form of pieces of cardboard or flaps (4,5) extending from said blanks in between the juxtaposed, curved surfaces of containers of adjacent multipacks in order to form contact areas at the upper portion of each container between said flaps, characterized in that said band (3) is positioned between the lower edge of the flap (4,5) and the lower portion of container (1a-1d) and constitutes on one hand contact areas in the lower portion of each container opposite the folded blank (2a-2d) between the containers in adjacent multi-packs and on the other hand said contact areas at the upper portion of each container between said flaps for constituting a small angle between the containers in adjacent multi-packs, which results in a stability of the containers during transportation, prevents honeycombing and minimizes waste.
- Package according to claim 1, characterized in that an area of adhesive, for example an area of hot-melt adhesive (E), is placed on the container surface between the containers of adjacent packs at said contact area in the lower portion of each container opposite the folded blank (2a-2d).
- Package according to claim 2, characterized in that an area of adhesive, e.g. hot-melt adhesive (D), is applied between the containers and the flaps (4,5).
- Package according to claim 1, characterized in that said flaps (4,5) are integrally formed extensions of the folded blanks (2a-2d) uniting the containers together as multi-packs.
- Package according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that an area of adhesive, e.g. hot-melt adhesive (C), is applied between the adjacent multi-packs between said flaps (4,5) in order to form a two-row consumer multi-pack.
- Production method resulting in a package according to claim 1, characterized in that said multi-packs are positioned adjacent each other for banding together and a movement-preventing member is provided so as to keep the containers in a determined position and prevent relative movement of the containers in their multi-packs with respect to each other whilst the adjacent multi-packs are banded together.
- Method according to claim 6, characterized in that said movement-preventing member comprises a frame member, which prevents relative movement of the containers during the banding operation.
- Method according to claim 6, characterized in that said movement-preventing member comprises adhesive placed between juxtaposed containers of the adjacent multi-packs.
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SE9302822 | 1993-09-01 | ||
SE9302822A SE9302822D0 (en) | 1993-09-01 | 1993-09-01 | Package and method for producing said package |
PCT/SE1994/000784 WO1995006604A1 (en) | 1993-09-01 | 1994-08-31 | Package and method for producing said package |
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EP0715593A1 EP0715593A1 (en) | 1996-06-12 |
EP0715593B1 true EP0715593B1 (en) | 2000-05-24 |
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JP (1) | JP3324703B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE193263T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU687873B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69424672T2 (en) |
FI (1) | FI960948A (en) |
HU (1) | HUT74646A (en) |
NO (1) | NO960830D0 (en) |
SE (1) | SE9302822D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995006604A1 (en) |
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