EP0780319A1 - Fourreau en carton - Google Patents

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EP0780319A1
EP0780319A1 EP96309179A EP96309179A EP0780319A1 EP 0780319 A1 EP0780319 A1 EP 0780319A1 EP 96309179 A EP96309179 A EP 96309179A EP 96309179 A EP96309179 A EP 96309179A EP 0780319 A1 EP0780319 A1 EP 0780319A1
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Emanuel Negelen
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Graphic Packaging International LLC
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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
    • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
    • B65D71/14—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers without end walls
    • B65D71/16—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers without end walls with article-locating elements
    • B65D71/18—Tabs inwardly folded tabs from the upper or lower wall
    • 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
    • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
    • B65D71/14—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers without end walls
    • B65D71/24—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers without end walls with partitions
    • B65D71/26—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers without end walls with partitions extending from the upper or lower wall
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00246—Locating elements for the contents
    • B65D2571/00253—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00259—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper inwardly folded tabs, i.e. elements substantially narrower than the corresponding package dimension
    • B65D2571/00265—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper inwardly folded tabs, i.e. elements substantially narrower than the corresponding package dimension extending from the upper or lower wall
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00246—Locating elements for the contents
    • B65D2571/00253—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00308—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper consisting of inwardly bent panels or flaps
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00333—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00339—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper extending from the upper or lower wall

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  • This invention relates to paperboard devices for retaining a plurality of articles which taper inwardly towards their bases.
  • An example of such an article is a pot of the type often used for dairy products such as yogurt, cream etc.
  • a sleeve is used to form a multipack of such articles, the heels of the articles require positive separation to retain pack integrity.
  • a paperboard retaining device for a plurality of articles arranged in rows, each article tapering inwardly towards its heel, said device comprising a top panel, oppositely disposed side panels hingedly connected to the top panel and base panel means hingedly connected to the side panels, said base panel means having a pair of spaced, upstanding keel panels for disposition in the space between the articles of a pair of adjacent rows and at least one spacer tab for keeping the pair of keel panels spaced apart.
  • the two keel panels are cut out of the base panel means and remain hingedly connected thereto along a pair of substantially parallel respective fold lines.
  • the or each spacer tab is cut from the space between said keel panel fold lines and remains hingedly connected to the base panel means by virtue of a tab fold which is substantially perpendicular to the keel panel fold lines.
  • each tab is provided with formations for cooperating with corresponding formations on the keel panels.
  • the tab formations comprise lateral projections and the corresponding formations comprise holes for receiving the formations. It is also preferred two spacer tabs are provided between each pair of keel panels.
  • keel panels are of generally oblong shape with the hinge lines being located on a long side of the oblong.
  • the base panel means comprises two panels which are secured together and the two base panels are secured using adhesive or by interlocking formations.
  • the keel panels and the spacer tabs are all formed in one of the base panels.
  • the device is adapted to retain the tops and/or the bases of the articles by way of cuts and/or formations.
  • the device is adapted to receive only two rows of articles and has a single pair of keel panels but a sleeve for retaining more rows of articles could also utilise the invention.
  • a multipack of articles 12 which taper inwardly towards their heel areas 13.
  • two rows of two articles 12 which are in the form of pots for containing dairy products such as yogurt, cream.
  • Other products can be contained in the pots 12 and other arrays besides 2 x 2 could be accommodated.
  • the blank 10 comprises a top panel 14 incorporating a finger pick-up opening having a cover flap 15 hingedly connected along crease 16. Hingedly connected to the top panel 14 along folds 17 are oppositely disposed upper sub-panels 18, 19 which in turn are hingedly connected to side panels 20, 21 along folds 22. Cooperating angled cuts 23 and arcuate cuts 24 constitute formations for locating and retaining top flanges 25 provided on the pots 12.
  • Lower sub-panels 26, 27 are hingedly connected to the respective side panels 20, 21 along folds 28 and first and second base panels 29, 30 are in turn hingedly connected to the lower sub-panels 26, 27 along folds 31.
  • Apertures 32 are provided at the junction of the upper sub-panels, side panels and base panels for receiving the heel portions 13 of the pots 12 when the sleeve 11 is assembled around the pots 12.
  • Cut into the first base panel 29 are a pair of generally rectangular keel panels 33 which remain hingedly connected to the first base panel 29 along generally parallel folds 34. Between the folds, tab portions 35 are cut into the first base panel 29 and remain hingedly connected to the first base panel by virtue of folds 36 which are substantially perpendicular to the folds 34.
  • the tab portions 35 have lateral projections 37 which, in the assembled sleeve 11 engage in holes 38 formed in the keep panels 33, as will be explained later.
  • the four pots 12 are arranged in a 2 X 2 array with the top flanges 25 in contact with each other or at least in very close proximity. This leaves a space between the heel portions 13 of the pots 12 in adjacent rows.
  • top panel 14 of the blank 10 is placed over the pots 12 and the remaining panels are folded down such that the top flanges 25 are engaged and retained in the openings formed by the angled cuts 23 and arcuate cuts 24. (See figure 2).
  • the keel panels 33 are then folded upwardly about the parallel folds 34 so as to be generally perpendicular to the first base panel 29.
  • the first base panel 29 is then folded under the pots 12. This results in the outside parts of the heel portions 13 of the pots 12 in one row engaging in the apertures 32 on one side of the blank 10.
  • the two keel panels 33 project upwardly in the space between the inside parts of the heel portions 13 of the pots 12 of the adjacent rows.
  • the keel panels preferably engage the heel portions 13. This stage of assembly is shown in figure 3.
  • the final stage of assembly involves the folding under of the second base panel 30 and adhesive connection to the underside of the first base panel 29, as it shown in figure 6. It, may, however, be desirable to have the two base panels interlocking rather than secured with adhesive.
  • each pot 12 In the assembled sleeve 11, the heel portion of each pot 12 is located in its associated aperture 32 and is prevented from inward movement towards the other row of pots 12 by virtue of the adjacent keel panel 33 which is braced against inward movement by the two tab portions 35. This results in a secure multipack with minimised movement of the pots.
  • the precise shape and size of the keel panels 33 and tab portions 35 are a matter of design choice. Indeed more or less the tab portions could be provided especially if more pots were provided in each row.
  • the apertures 32 are an optional feature as are the top flange retaining formations. The provision of these features or other such retaining features, it has been found, increase the integrity of the resulting multipack.

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  • Machines For Manufacturing Corrugated Board In Mechanical Paper-Making Processes (AREA)
  • Buffer Packaging (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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EP96309179A 1995-12-20 1996-12-17 Fourreau en carton Expired - Lifetime EP0780319B1 (fr)

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GBGB9526014.7A GB9526014D0 (en) 1995-12-20 1995-12-20 Paperboard sleeve
GB9526014 1995-12-20

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AT (1) ATE202989T1 (fr)
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DE (1) DE69613804T2 (fr)
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CN103826987A (zh) * 2011-08-05 2014-05-28 米德韦斯特瓦科包装系统有限责任公司 物品承载器
EP3366608A1 (fr) * 2017-02-28 2018-08-29 Synerlink Flan et emballage pour pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage et procédé de réalisation d'un emballage de pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage
JP2021046216A (ja) * 2019-09-18 2021-03-25 東罐興業株式会社 カップスタックホルダー

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GB825578A (en) * 1956-01-23 1959-12-16 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Packaging device
FR1466565A (fr) * 1965-12-10 1967-01-20 Verrerie & Cristallerie Emballage présentoir pour verres à boire
EP0332153A1 (fr) * 1988-03-08 1989-09-13 Unilever N.V. Enveloppe pliable
EP0381967A1 (fr) * 1989-02-09 1990-08-16 4P Nicolaus Kempten GmbH Porte-emballage en carton
FR2647421A1 (fr) * 1989-04-11 1990-11-30 Mead Corp Emballage d'elements multiples avec separation centrale carenee
DE3928076A1 (de) * 1989-08-25 1991-02-28 Unilever Nv Verpackungstraeger
EP0541334A1 (fr) * 1991-11-06 1993-05-12 The Mead Corporation Carton avec une structure de nervure pour la séparation d'articles
FR2688763A1 (fr) * 1992-03-18 1993-09-24 Mans Arts Graphiques Emballage de groupage.

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GB825578A (en) * 1956-01-23 1959-12-16 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Packaging device
FR1466565A (fr) * 1965-12-10 1967-01-20 Verrerie & Cristallerie Emballage présentoir pour verres à boire
EP0332153A1 (fr) * 1988-03-08 1989-09-13 Unilever N.V. Enveloppe pliable
EP0381967A1 (fr) * 1989-02-09 1990-08-16 4P Nicolaus Kempten GmbH Porte-emballage en carton
FR2647421A1 (fr) * 1989-04-11 1990-11-30 Mead Corp Emballage d'elements multiples avec separation centrale carenee
DE3928076A1 (de) * 1989-08-25 1991-02-28 Unilever Nv Verpackungstraeger
EP0541334A1 (fr) * 1991-11-06 1993-05-12 The Mead Corporation Carton avec une structure de nervure pour la séparation d'articles
FR2688763A1 (fr) * 1992-03-18 1993-09-24 Mans Arts Graphiques Emballage de groupage.

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CN103826987A (zh) * 2011-08-05 2014-05-28 米德韦斯特瓦科包装系统有限责任公司 物品承载器
CN103826987B (zh) * 2011-08-05 2015-09-23 米德韦斯特瓦科包装系统有限责任公司 物品承载器
EP3366608A1 (fr) * 2017-02-28 2018-08-29 Synerlink Flan et emballage pour pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage et procédé de réalisation d'un emballage de pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage
FR3063283A1 (fr) * 2017-02-28 2018-08-31 Synerlink Flan et emballage pour pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage et procede de realisation d'un emballage de pack de pots avec partie d'espacement/calage
US10633159B2 (en) 2017-02-28 2020-04-28 Synerlink Blank and packaging for pack of jars with spacing/bracing part and method for packaging pack of jars with spacing/bracing part
JP2021046216A (ja) * 2019-09-18 2021-03-25 東罐興業株式会社 カップスタックホルダー

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GB9526014D0 (en) 1996-02-21
DE69613804T2 (de) 2001-11-08
ATE202989T1 (de) 2001-07-15
DE69613804D1 (de) 2001-08-16
AU7538096A (en) 1997-06-26

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