EP0720569A1 - Integrally moulded double corner protector - Google Patents
Integrally moulded double corner protectorInfo
- Publication number
- EP0720569A1 EP0720569A1 EP94928302A EP94928302A EP0720569A1 EP 0720569 A1 EP0720569 A1 EP 0720569A1 EP 94928302 A EP94928302 A EP 94928302A EP 94928302 A EP94928302 A EP 94928302A EP 0720569 A1 EP0720569 A1 EP 0720569A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- embracement
- lie
- recesses
- marginal
- article
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
- B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D81/053—Corner, edge or end protectors
- B65D81/057—Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors
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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
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
- B65D2581/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D2581/051—Details of packaging elements for maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D2581/052—Materials
- B65D2581/055—Plastic in general, e.g. foamed plastic, molded plastic, extruded plastic
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an integrally moulded embracement element for protecting the marginal region of an article, said element being of the kind set forth in the preamble of Claim 1.
- the press- -fit force is increased, as the ribs referred to cause an increase in the transfer of the accordion pulling forces directly to said side walls.
- the continuous ridge referred to provides a particularly strong protection of the corresponding edges of the article being embraced by the embracement element.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an integrally moulded embracement element of the kind set forth in any one or any of the Claims 1- 6, and this method is characterized by the features set forth in the characterizing clause of Claim 7.
- Figure 1 diagrammatic and in perspective shows an embracement placed on the corner region consisting of two corners of a diagrammatically shown article, e.g. an electronic apparatus,
- Figure 2 shows the embracement element of Figure 1 on a larger scale and as viewed from the inside
- Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the embracement element along the line III-III in Figure
- Fig. 4 shows the article in its final relative position in the embracement element, the central region of the latter due to its accordion-like contruction being expanded so as to grip about marginal surfaces of the article with a press fit.
- the embracement element is moulded as an integral unit by aspirating a layer of fibre pulp from a pulp reservoir onto a suction mould shaped corresponding to the desired shape of the embracement element.
- the embracement element is shown being used for protecting the marginal part of an article, said marginal part consisting of four marginal surfaces A, B, C and D. Two of these marginal surfaces, viz. A and B, meet at an angle forming a first edge E. The two other marginal surfaces C and D at each end of the edge E extend across the angular interspace formed by the marginal surfaces A and B, with which they form other edges F, G, H and J.
- the embracement element comprises four co-integrally moulded sidewall parts 10, 12, 14 and 16. Each of these parts is intended to lie in abutment against a corresponding one of the marginal surfaces of the article, A, B, C and D respectively, and the edges, E, F, G, H and J formed by these marginal surfaces.
- the sidewall parts 10 and 12 intended to lie in abutment against the marginal surfaces A and B of the article, comprise rib-like projections 18 protruding inwardly in the embracement element. These projections 18 are continuous with intermediate recesses 20, the open sides of which face inwardly in the embracement element. Together with the projections 18, the recesses 20 extend transversely of their mutually coincident edges 22. The lateral surfaces 24 of the recesses 20 converge slightly towards the bottom of the recesses.
- the other sidewall parts 14 and 16 of the embracement element are shaped so as to enable them to lie in abutment against the marginal surfaces C and D of the article.
- the recesses 20 comprise ribs 28 extending tranversely to the recesses and connected to the latter 1 s lateral walls 24.
- the sidewall parts 14 and 16 of the embracement element being intended to lie in abutment against the marginal surfaces C and D, cooperate with the adjacent part of one of the sidewall parts 10 and 12 to form a continuous ridge 29.
- the latter is intended to lie abutment against one of the edges F, G, H and J of the article.
- the sidewall parts 14 and 16 each intented to lie in abutment against a marginal surface C and D respectively, comprise and internal structure of abutment ribs 30 and 32.
- the latter extend in directions transversely to the rib-like projections 18 with associated recesses 20.
- the abutment ribs 30 and 32 are of different height, recesses 34 situated outside of the ridge being placed between inwardly protruding abutment ribs 30 extending up to the outer margin of the embracement element.
- abutment ribs 32 of reduced height are placed in these recesses 34.
- the abutment ribs 30 form an end surface 31 extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the projections 18 and the recesses 20 and facing inwardly in the embracement element.
- the recesses 20 and 34 constitute outwardly protruding parts 20a and 34a protruding externally from the embracement element, said protruding parts serving to keep an envelope or wrapping (not shown) spaced from an about an article with an embracement element in position, cf. Figure 1. It is also possible to utilize the recesses 34 as such to serve as shock-absorbing means, in which case it will be necessary to do without abutment ribs 32 in these recesses 34.
- the protruding parts 20a form outwardly open grooves 22b extending along the full length of the coincident edges 22, said grooves 22b appearing as a consequence of the internal ribs 28 having been produced by the suction-moulding process.
- Corresponding grooves 34b are formed in the outwardly facing apices of the protruding parts 34a corresponding to the internal ribs 32 formed in the latter.
- the distance between the oppositely facing end surfaces 32, at least in the vicinity of the coincident edges 22, is chosen depending on the magnitude of the taper angle ⁇ necessary for the suction-moulding process in such a manner, that the article as shown in Figures 3 and 4 with its side walls C and D may be forced inwardly against the coincident edge 22 with a press fit between the lateral surfaces simultaneously with an accordion-like expansion of the accordion structure formed by the projections 18 and the recesses 20, cf.
- Figure 4 whereby the embracement element may be anchored so firmly to the article, that the envelope or wrapping may be placed in position without the embracement element falling off prematurely.
Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DK931080A DK108093D0 (en) | 1993-09-24 | 1993-09-24 | HELDOEBT DOUBLE HEARTS |
DK1080/93 | 1993-09-24 | ||
PCT/DK1994/000346 WO1995008485A1 (en) | 1993-09-24 | 1994-09-16 | Integrally moulded double corner protector |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0720569A1 true EP0720569A1 (en) | 1996-07-10 |
EP0720569B1 EP0720569B1 (en) | 1997-05-07 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94928302A Expired - Lifetime EP0720569B1 (en) | 1993-09-24 | 1994-09-16 | Integrally moulded double corner protector |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0720569B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE152687T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU7739194A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69403089T2 (en) |
DK (2) | DK108093D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995008485A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2316935B (en) * | 1995-12-27 | 2001-04-04 | Yang Chun Tse | A packaging element |
GB2353028B (en) * | 1996-09-06 | 2001-04-18 | Yang Chun Tse | A packaging element |
DK173152B1 (en) * | 1996-11-22 | 2000-02-14 | Broedrene Hartmann A/S | Packaging blank in the form of a fully-open wrapping piece of a pulp material |
WO2015010124A1 (en) * | 2013-07-19 | 2015-01-22 | Summit Medical, Inc. | Corner protector for instrument sterilization tray |
Family Cites Families (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3047142A (en) * | 1959-03-02 | 1962-07-31 | Toledo Plate & Window Glass Co | Hollow ribbed mirror corner protector |
DE2007542A1 (en) * | 1970-02-19 | 1971-09-09 | Norddeutsche Mende Rundfunk Kg, 2800 Bremen | Packaging cushion made of foamed plastic |
US3807622A (en) * | 1972-05-22 | 1974-04-30 | Owens Illinois Inc | Separator package |
CA1040596A (en) * | 1976-02-09 | 1978-10-17 | Richard D. Hurley | Angle edge guard |
GB2052427B (en) * | 1979-06-27 | 1983-04-07 | Universal Pulp Containers Ltd | Moulded pulp corner piece |
DK169661B1 (en) * | 1992-10-30 | 1995-01-09 | Hartmann As Brdr | Fully molded wrap |
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1993
- 1993-09-24 DK DK931080A patent/DK108093D0/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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1994
- 1994-09-16 WO PCT/DK1994/000346 patent/WO1995008485A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-09-16 AU AU77391/94A patent/AU7739194A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-09-16 DE DE69403089T patent/DE69403089T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-09-16 DK DK94928302.2T patent/DK0720569T3/en active
- 1994-09-16 EP EP94928302A patent/EP0720569B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-09-16 AT AT94928302T patent/ATE152687T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ATE152687T1 (en) | 1997-05-15 |
WO1995008485A1 (en) | 1995-03-30 |
DK108093D0 (en) | 1993-09-24 |
DE69403089T2 (en) | 1997-08-28 |
DE69403089D1 (en) | 1997-06-12 |
AU7739194A (en) | 1995-04-10 |
EP0720569B1 (en) | 1997-05-07 |
DK0720569T3 (en) | 1997-12-08 |
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