EP0717712B1 - Multiple packaging for bottles and associated manufacturing - Google Patents

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EP0717712B1
EP0717712B1 EP94926942A EP94926942A EP0717712B1 EP 0717712 B1 EP0717712 B1 EP 0717712B1 EP 94926942 A EP94926942 A EP 94926942A EP 94926942 A EP94926942 A EP 94926942A EP 0717712 B1 EP0717712 B1 EP 0717712B1
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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
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/08—Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles

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  • the present invention relates to an improved multiple packaging for bottles, of the type consisting of a film of heat-shrinkable plastic applied to a plurality of bottles arranged alongside one another in parallel rows, and provided with gripping means to facilitate transportation thereof.
  • this packaging comprises a set of six bottles arranged alongside one another in three rows of two's. This number of bottles is in fact the result of a compromise between the manufacturer's packaging and transportation requirements and the need of the retailer and end user for easy handling and transportation.
  • the bottles removed from the packaging are not easy to carry since they obviously do not have any easy gripping means, unlike the packaging which, as is well known, is provided with a central carrying handle.
  • the packaging torn open by consumers is left untidily on the sales shelf, making a negative and unaesthetic impression, and frequently must be removed by a shop assistant.
  • packagings which incorporate a system to obtain the easy opening of the packaging itself without the help of tools.
  • Such packagings in fact have a construction complicated enough and then expensive and besides they solve only one of the above said inconveniences.
  • An example of such packagings is the one disclosed in EP-A-376793, where the easy opening is obtained through the seam of a thread on one of the walls of the packaging. Tearing up the thread the partial opening of the packaging occur making possible the pulling out from it of the bottles or making easier the further laceration of the packaging.
  • the aim of the present invention is therefore that of supplying an improved packaging of the type described above, as a result of which the consumer is able to remove easily and rapidly a smaller number of bottles than that contained in the entire package, without the need for special implements, without foregoing ease of transportation of the said bottles and without leaving any residual packaging on the shop shelf.
  • a further aim of the present invention is that of providing a method for manufacturing the improved packaging described above which is particularly simple, i.e. a method which can also be adopted in the already existing plants for producing multiple packaging for bottles, without having to make any modifications to the plants themselves.
  • a multiple packaging for bottles of the type consisting of a film of heat-shrinkable plastic applied to a plurality of bottles arranged alongside one another in parallel rows, characterized in that, in the region of the planes separating adjacent rows of bottles, said film has a series of aligned incisions each extending over the entire perimeter of the packaging and designed to form a predetermined line for detaching each row of bottles from the adjacent rows.
  • this packaging is obtained with a production method of the known type, comprising the stages of: forming a compact group of bottles of the desired number and arrangement; wrapping said group of bottles with a length of heat-shrinkable film so as to cause overlapping of the free strips of film on the bottom of the group of bottles; subjecting the pack of bottles thus formed to heat so as to obtain heat-moulding of the film and formation of the packaging, characterized in that said heat-shrinkable film for wrapping the group of bottles is provided with incisions along parallel lines longitudinally extending along the film and corresponding, in the packaging formed, to the zones separating adjacent rows of bottles.
  • the improved packaging according to the invention envisages, in the entirely conventional manner, that the bottles 1 arranged alongside one another in parallel rows are held in position by a film 2 of heat-shrinkable plastic hot-applied onto the said bottles.
  • the film 2 has in addition a series of aligned incisions 3 which extend over the entire perimeter of the packaging, namely along the four sides of the latter.
  • the length and the spacing of the incisions 3 are uniform on all sides of the packaging.
  • the top part of the packaging has incisions which are longer or closer together so as to facilitate the operation of initial separation of the row of bottles, as explained more clearly below.
  • the bottom part of the packaging which forms the resting surface thereof and which is therefore subject to greater stress, has varied incisions so as to take account, on the one hand, of this greater stress and, on the other hand, the greater intrinsic strength of the packaging in this part, as a result of folding over of the strips of plastic film.
  • Overall the surface with the incisions constitutes at least 30% and preferably at least 50% of the perimeter of the packaging in the zone considered. In any case it is preferable, for the sake of solidity of the packaging, that no incision should be made in the angular zones of the packaging itself.
  • the bottles thus separated are still perfectly integral with one another, owing to the presence of a portion of the film 2 which still adheres perfectly to them since tearing of the packaging has occurred along a regular predetermined line.
  • the top part of the same film 2 acts as a handle for taking hold of the pair of bottles thus separated, while in a more elaborate embodiment the packaging may be provided with three gripping handles (not shown), each being arranged opposite one row of two bottles, applied to the packaging in a manner entirely known per se.
  • the packaging according to the present invention has fully achieved the preset aims.
  • the consumer may in fact remove a smaller number of bottles - two or four in the embodiment illustrated in the drawings - with a manoeuvre which can be easily performed and immediately understood.
  • the zones of the film 2 with incisions may, for this purpose, be defined by coloured or otherwise highlighted bands. Separation of the bottles occurs, as seen, together with the relative portion of packaging, thus avoiding the abovementioned drawbacks associated with the presence of torn, empty or partially full packaging on the shop's shelves.
  • the incisions 3 are provided in such a manner as not to affect in any way the integrity of the packaging during the normal handling operations which may be performed both by the sales staff and the buyers, the purchase of the full package may be effected without any drawbacks, exactly in the same way as for conventional packaged products.
  • the packaging according to the present invention may be produced using any desired method.
  • the packaging may be produced using conventional techniques and, after heat-moulding of the film, the packaging may be conveyed to an incision station where the abovementioned incisions are performed using mechanical or thermal means. It must be possible, however, to implement a preferred process, according to one of the aims of the invention, without having to alter the existing plants or integrate new and different equipment into them.
  • This process is characterized in that, in an entirely conventional bottle-packaging production plant, use is made of a heat-shrinkable film provided with incisions along parallel lines corresponding, in the package formed, to the zones separating adjacent rows of bottles. Tests performed with this type of process have provided excellent results: the incisions performed in the film remain in fact substantially identical even after heat-moulding of the packaging and fully achieve the desired aim.
  • the heat-shrinkable film is prepared instead so that one of the two strips intended to be superimposed in the bottom part is provided with normal incisions, while the other one is formed with wide eyelets instead of said incisions.
  • Fig. 4 shows the plan view of a film 2 of this type, which has parallel rows of incisions 3 in the various zones of the film intended to cover the various sides of the package and wide eyelets in one of the two bottom strips.
  • the top zone 5, the side zones 6 and a first strip 7 intended to cover the bottom of the package have normal incisions 3, as described above.
  • the other strip 8, which closes off the bottom of the package, being positioned on top of the strip 7, has instead two wide eyelets 9 which extend over practically the entire width of the strip 8 itself.
  • the eyelets 9 always overlap - even if the film is not perfectly centered - the incisions 3 of the strip 7, which are therefore able to perform fully their separating function (see illustration in Fig. 5).
  • the present invention has been described with reference to a specific packaging embodiment, comprising six bottles, which is that most commonly found commercially; it is clear, however, that protection of the said invention extends to packages comprising any number of bottles. It is thus possible to envisage that adoption of the packaging according to the present invention will allow the manufacturer, the distributor and some types of consumer to use larger-size packages which, where necessary, can be reduced in size on the spot by the consumer to suit his/her requirements and carrying capability.

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EP94926942A 1993-09-16 1994-09-14 Multiple packaging for bottles and associated manufacturing Expired - Lifetime EP0717712B1 (en)

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IT93MI000717U IT230406Y1 (it) 1993-09-16 1993-09-16 Imballo multiplo per bottiglie perfezionato
ITMI930717U 1993-09-16
PCT/EP1994/003081 WO1995007848A1 (en) 1993-09-16 1994-09-14 Multiple packaging for bottles and associated manufacturing

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CN (1) CN1058676C (es)
AT (1) ATE154319T1 (es)
AU (1) AU684830B2 (es)
CA (1) CA2171975C (es)
CZ (1) CZ288183B6 (es)
DE (1) DE69403808T2 (es)
DK (1) DK0717712T3 (es)
ES (1) ES2105748T3 (es)
GR (1) GR3024651T3 (es)
IT (1) IT230406Y1 (es)
PL (1) PL177491B1 (es)
RO (1) RO117608B1 (es)
RU (1) RU2144895C1 (es)
WO (1) WO1995007848A1 (es)

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WO2003053804A2 (en) 2001-12-20 2003-07-03 Alessandro Cristofani Heat-shrinkable film packaging for bottles, process for manufacturing said packaging and score cut equipment used in said process
EP2112089A1 (de) 2008-04-23 2009-10-28 Krones AG Gebinde mit Tragegriff sowie Einrichtung und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung
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EP0717712A1 (en) 1996-06-26
IT230406Y1 (it) 1999-06-07
PL313489A1 (en) 1996-07-08
RO117608B1 (ro) 2002-05-30
AU684830B2 (en) 1998-01-08
RU2144895C1 (ru) 2000-01-27
AU7657594A (en) 1995-04-03
CN1058676C (zh) 2000-11-22
PL177491B1 (pl) 1999-11-30
CA2171975A1 (en) 1995-03-23
GR3024651T3 (en) 1997-12-31
DE69403808T2 (de) 1998-01-02
CZ77296A3 (en) 1996-08-14
ITMI930717U1 (it) 1995-03-16
ES2105748T3 (es) 1997-10-16
DK0717712T3 (da) 1998-01-05
WO1995007848A1 (en) 1995-03-23
DE69403808D1 (de) 1997-07-17
ATE154319T1 (de) 1997-06-15
CZ288183B6 (en) 2001-05-16
CN1130893A (zh) 1996-09-11

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