EP0784015B1 - Vial-containing box, formed from a single punched cardboard sheet - Google Patents
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- EP0784015B1 EP0784015B1 EP96100339A EP96100339A EP0784015B1 EP 0784015 B1 EP0784015 B1 EP 0784015B1 EP 96100339 A EP96100339 A EP 96100339A EP 96100339 A EP96100339 A EP 96100339A EP 0784015 B1 EP0784015 B1 EP 0784015B1
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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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
- B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
- B65D5/5002—Integral elements for containers having tubular body walls
- B65D5/5016—Integral elements for containers having tubular body walls formed by folding inwardly of extensions hinged to the side edges of the body
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- This invention relates to a box for containing vials, bottles and the like, the box being formed from a single sheet of punched and perforated cardboard or the like.
- the invention also relates to the single punched and perforated sheet for forming the box.
- Glass vials containing injectable liquids are housed and retained in suitable trays which are inserted into boxes (usually constructed of punched cardboard), the base of which has been previously closed. The box lid is then closed.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a very economical box which can be preformed and finally closed at high speed using machines of traditional type after the required predetermined number of vials have been inserted into the box, the vials being housed and retained in preformed housings or seats automatically provided in the box during its preforming.
- a further object is to provide a box of the stated type in which the vials can be securely retained spaced from each other and from the lateral walls of the box, to reduce the risk of breakage after their packaging.
- It comprises four consecutive main panels 1, 2, 3, 4 and a fixing tab 5, which are separated from each other by first parallel folding lines 6, 7, 8, 9.
- a flat closure panel 10 (separated from it by a second folding line 11) and a panel 12 (separated by a folding line 13) with a foldable tab 14 intended to form a traditional closure lid for the box.
- Flaps 15 project from the panels 2 and 3, and are separated from the respective main panels by third folding lines 16.
- the folding lines 11, 13 and 16 are perpendicular to the folding lines 6-9.
- the first, third and sixth strip part 18, 20, 23 have a length (in the longitudinal direction of the strip) substantially equal to the width of the panels 2 and 3.
- the strip parts 20 and 23 comprise holes 31 and 32 which lie aligned in pairs within the finished box, as explained hereinafter.
- strip part 22 is longer than the part 21 and the part 24 is shorter than the part 19.
- the cut and punched cardboard sheet shown in Figure 1 is directly prepared by the box manufacturer who then, in a second processing step, applies layers of glue indicated by dots to the strip parts 19, 21, 22, 24. Having done this, the strip is folded about the folding line 28 and the parts 22 and 24 are superposed on the parts 21 and 19 respectively ( Figure 2), so gluing them together.
- the box user firm positions the packs of folded boxes (shown in Figure 4) on normal automatic machines which exert a pressure on the opposing corners of the box, which hence assumes the appearance shown in Figure 5, with the panels 2 and 3 perpendicular to the panels 1 and 4.
- the flaps 15 and the elongate strip part 18 are then automatically rotated towards the interior of the box. This rotation of the part 18 causes the parts 20 and 23 to rotate, these hence automatically assuming the position shown in Figure 7 in which they are mutually parallel and spaced apart, with the holes 31 of the part 20 aligned with the holes 32 of the part 23.
- a layer of glue 50 is then applied to the interior of the panel 10, which is then rotated to become superposed on and glued onto the outer surface of the strip part 18 ( Figures 6 and 7).
- the vials 60 are inserted into the box through its open lid and remain securely housed and retained in the pairs of holes in the strip parts 20 and 23. It is important to note that the vials are kept spaced from the lateral walls of the box, ie from the panels 1-4, so preventing breakage of the vials, which are most fragile precisely at their sides.
- the lid can then be closed and the boxes stored and marketed.
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Description
- four consecutive main panels separated from each other by first parallel folding lines, and a fixing tab projecting from one of said main panels and separated from it by a folding line also parallel to the first folding lines,
- at least one closure panel projecting from at least one first main panel, from which it is separated by a second folding line substantially perpendicular to said first folding lines, at least one of the closure panels being flat and fixable by gluing into the box formed from the sheet,
- flaps projecting from a second and from a third main panel,
between these latter there being interposed another of the main
panels of the sheet, said flaps being rotatable about third
folding lines which are also perpendicular to the first folding
lines, as known from DE 43 09 036 A for example,
characterised in that from the fourth main panel and from the same side of the sheet as that from which a closure panel fixable by gluing projects, there projects an elongate strip of said flexible material of width substantially equal to the width of said fourth panel and separated from it by a fourth folding line which is also perpendicular to the first folding lines, said strip being divided into at least seven parts by at least six folding lines parallel to said fourth folding line, the first part of the strip projecting directly from the fourth main panel and being separated from the third part by an intermediate part or second part, the third part being separated from the sixth part by two other intermediate parts, ie by a fourth and by a fifth part which are consecutive, and finally a terminal seventh part projecting from said sixth part, in the third and sixth part there being provided holes intended to lie aligned in pairs within the box when formed from the sheet of flexible material, the length of said first, third and sixth part being substantially equal to the width of said second and third main panel, the intermediate fifth part of said strip having a length greater than that of the intermediate fourth part.
Claims (2)
- A sheet of punched flexible material for forming boxes for containing vials, bottles and the like, comprising:four consecutive main panels (1, 2, 3, 4) separated from each other by first parallel folding lines (6, 7, 8), and a fixing tab (5) projecting from one of said main panels and separated from it by a folding line (9) also parallel to the first folding lines (6, 7, 8),at least one closure panel (10) projecting from at least one first main panel (1) from which it is separated by a second folding line (11) substantially perpendicular to said first folding lines (6, 7, 8), at least one of the closure panels being flat and fixable by gluing into the box formed from the sheet,flaps (15) projecting from a second (2) and from a third (3) main panel, between these latter there being interposed another (1) of the main panels of the sheet, said flaps being rotatable about third folding lines (16) which are also perpendicular to the first folding lines (6, 7, 8),
characterised in that from the fourth main panel (4) and from the same side of the sheet as that from which a closure panel (10) fixable by gluing projects, there projects an elongate strip of said flexible material of width substantially equal to the width of said fourth panel (4) and separated from it by a fourth folding line (17) which is also perpendicular to the first folding lines (6, 7, 8), said strip being divided into at least seven parts (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24) by at least six folding lines (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30) parallel to said fourth folding line (17), the first part (18) of the strip projecting directly from the fourth main panel (4) and being separated from the third part (20) by an intermediate part or second part (19), the third part (20) being separated from the sixth part (23) by two other intermediate parts, ie by a fourth (21) and by a fifth (22) part which are consecutive, and finally a terminal seventh part (24) projecting from said sixth part (23), in the third and sixth part there being provided holes (31, 32) intended to lie aligned in pairs within the box when formed from the sheet of flexible material, the length of said first (18), third (20) and sixth (23) part being substantially equal to the width of said second (2) and third (3) main panel, the intermediate fifth part (22) of said strip having a length greater than that of the intermediate fourth part (21). - A box for containing vials, bottles or the like, formed from a single sheet of punched flexible material as defined in claim 1.
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69600336T DE69600336T2 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | Box containing glass vials molded from a single sheet of cardboard |
ES96100339T ES2120252T3 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | BOX CONTAINING VIALS FORMED FROM A SINGLE CUT CARDBOARD SHEET. |
AT96100339T ATE166844T1 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | BOX CONTAINING GLASS VIALS, SHAPED FROM A SINGLE CUT SHEET OF CARDBOARD |
EP96100339A EP0784015B1 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | Vial-containing box, formed from a single punched cardboard sheet |
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EP96100339A EP0784015B1 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | Vial-containing box, formed from a single punched cardboard sheet |
Publications (2)
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EP0784015A1 EP0784015A1 (en) | 1997-07-16 |
EP0784015B1 true EP0784015B1 (en) | 1998-06-03 |
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EP96100339A Expired - Lifetime EP0784015B1 (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1996-01-11 | Vial-containing box, formed from a single punched cardboard sheet |
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EP (1) | EP0784015B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE166844T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69600336T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2120252T3 (en) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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IT1316680B1 (en) * | 2000-02-28 | 2003-04-24 | Eikon Grafiche Srl | DIE CUT AND BOX FOR VIALS AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS PACKAGING |
ITFI20020159A1 (en) * | 2002-08-21 | 2004-02-22 | Project Sas | PAPER TOOL, EVEN MULTIPLE, TO SAFELY FACILITATE THE BREAKING OF THE NECK OF A GLASS VIAL, FOR DRUGS AND MORE. |
DE202014103127U1 (en) * | 2014-07-08 | 2014-07-17 | Thimm Verpackung Gmbh + Co. Kg | Transport and presentation packaging with positive goods receptacles |
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DE2453309A1 (en) * | 1974-11-11 | 1976-05-20 | Edelmann Carl Gmbh | Folding box for ampoule packaging - with flap opening and shaped inserts to enclose body and neck of the ampoules |
DE4309036A1 (en) * | 1993-03-20 | 1994-09-22 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Folding box for packaging elongated objects |
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- 1996-01-11 ES ES96100339T patent/ES2120252T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-01-11 EP EP96100339A patent/EP0784015B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-01-11 AT AT96100339T patent/ATE166844T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-01-11 DE DE69600336T patent/DE69600336T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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ES2120252T3 (en) | 1998-10-16 |
DE69600336T2 (en) | 1998-09-24 |
EP0784015A1 (en) | 1997-07-16 |
ATE166844T1 (en) | 1998-06-15 |
DE69600336D1 (en) | 1998-07-09 |
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