EP0842098B1 - Umhüllender träger für gegenstände - Google Patents

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EP0842098B1
EP0842098B1 EP96925027A EP96925027A EP0842098B1 EP 0842098 B1 EP0842098 B1 EP 0842098B1 EP 96925027 A EP96925027 A EP 96925027A EP 96925027 A EP96925027 A EP 96925027A EP 0842098 B1 EP0842098 B1 EP 0842098B1
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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
    • B65D71/36—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, with end walls
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
    • B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00154—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked
    • B65D2571/0016—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked by tabs protruding from one end and co-operating with openings at the other end
    • 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
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    • B65D2571/00172—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper interlocked by tabs cut within one end and facing towards the other end when blank is unfolded, and co-operting with openings at the other end
    • 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
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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
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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
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    • 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
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  • This invention relates to paperboard sleeves for retaining articles such as cans, bottles and to a blank for producing such sleeves.
  • DE-U-9104905 discloses a paperboard sleeve for retaining a plurality of articles and comprising a top panel, a pair of oppositely disposed side panels hingedly connected at opposite side edges of the top panel and oppositely disposed base panels hingedly connected to the respective side panels, which base panels are connected together in use to constitute the base section of the sleeve, apertures being provided in the side panels adjacent the respective base panels, each aperture in use retaining a heel portion of an article, and at least one mask panel being provided at each end of the sleeve, hingedly connected to one or more of the base panels so as in use to constitute partial end walls each of which is retained in position by retaining means.
  • each retaining means interengages with at least one of said apertures.
  • each mask panel is provided at each end, which mask panel is hingedly connected to only one of the base panels. It is a preferred feature that each mask panel in use extends from one side panel to the other and its retaining means interengages with an aperture on each side panel.
  • the retaining means for each single mask panel comprises side walls at each side of a main mask panel which side walls have retaining formations for said interengagement with the apertures.
  • said retaining formations are in the form of barbs.
  • each barb is formed by two cuts which extend towards but stop short of each other and which are provided at the lower free comer of the side wall.
  • the main mask panels and the side walls are in use substantially perpendicular to the base section.
  • further means are provided for retaining the tops of the cans in the carton and said further means may comprise gusset means or further apertures in the side panels.
  • a paperboard blank 10 for producing a wrap or sleeve 11 for retaining a plurality of cans 12, in this example six cans 12. Other sizes and arrays would of course be possible.
  • the blank 10 provides a top panel 13, oppositely disposed side panels 14 which are hingedly connected to the top panel 13 by means of folds 15.
  • First and second base panels 16, 17 are hingedly connected to respective side panels 14.
  • Interlocking means 18 are provided so as in use to connect the base panels 16, 17 together thereby to form a base section.
  • Gusset portions 19 are provided between the side panels 14 and the top panel 13 to retain the tops of the cans 12.
  • Apertures 20 are provided in the side panels 14 for locating and retaining the heel portions of the cans 12. Finger holes 21 have also been made in the top panel 13 for facilitating the carrying of the sleeve 11.
  • Each mask panel comprises a main panel 24 having side walls 25 hingedly connected thereto.
  • the mask panels 23 are folded upwardly about the folds 22 so as, in use, to be substantially perpendicular to the base panels 16, 17.
  • the side walls 25 incorporate means 26 for retaining the mask panels 23 in their generally perpendicular state.
  • the means 26 comprises a pair of cuts 27 at the lowermost outer corners of the side walls 25. The cuts 27 define barbs 28 for engagement with the apertures 20.
  • the top, side and base panels are folded around the cans and secured using the interlocking means 18.
  • the side walls 25 are then folded generally perpendicular to the main panel 24 of the mask panels 23.
  • the main panel 24 are then folded upwardly about the folds 22, the side walls 25 passing between the cans 12 and the side panels 14 of the sleeve 11. This causes the barbs 28 to pass into the adjacent apertures 20. Return movement of the side walls 25 and therefore the mask panels 23 in general will be resisted as the barbs 28 catch on the edges of the apertures.
  • the main panels 24 extend generally upwards from the base section of the sleeve 11.
  • the main panels 24 can carry additional advertising, promotional or competition information.
  • Another function of the mask panels 23 is to operate as a bar code mask.
  • Articles, such as cans, bottles, aseptic bricks etc, are normally produced with a bar code denoting the product as a single article.
  • the bar code remains and it is important that the bar codes for the individual articles are not read by any bar code scanners, for example at a shop checkout. If the scanner picked up the bar code on the article itself then the multipack could be mis-priced.
  • a further bar code for the multipack may be provided on the wrap itself and it is this bar code that should be scanned rather than the article bar code.
  • the insert therefore, can act as a bar code mask, masking the bar codes provided on the individual articles and thus preventing accidental scanning of the article bar code.
  • the retaining means 26 could be of a different form from the cuts 27/barbs 28 whilst still interengaging with the apertures 20 to keep the mask panels 23 generally perpendicular relative to the base section of the sleeve 11.
  • simple hook shaped portions could be provided on the side walls 25.
  • part of the mask panels 23 could also be hingedly connected to the second base panel 17, the resulting two main panels 23 possibly overlapping to some extent.
  • other retaining means may be provided for the tops of the cans, in place of the gusset portions 19. Other interlocking arrangements for the base panels would also be possible, as indeed would adhesive connection.
  • the side walls 25 could of course also be more contoured or angled around the cans 12 rather than the perpendicular junction with the main panels 24 as shown in the drawings.

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  1. Papphülle (11) zum Festhalten einer Mehrzahl von Gegenständen (12), umfassend eine obere Platte (13), ein Paar gegenüberliegend angeordneter Seitenplatten (14), die mit gegenüberliegenden Seitenkanten der oberen Platte klappbar verbunden sind, und gegenüberliegend angeordnete untere Platten (16, 17), die mit den jeweiligen Seitenplatten klappbar verbunden sind, wobei die unteren Platten im Gebrauch miteinander verbunden sind, um den Basisabschnitt der Hülle zu bilden, wobei Öffnungen (20) in den Seitenplatten (14) neben den jeweiligen unteren Platten vorgesehen sind, wobei jede Öffnung im Gebrauch einen Fußabschnitt eines Gegenstandes festhält, und wobei wenigstens eine Abdeckplatte (23) an jedem Ende der Hülle vorgesehen ist, die mit einer oder mehreren der unteren Platten (16, 17) klappbar verbunden ist, so daß sie im Gebrauch Teilendwände bildet, die jeweils von einem Haltemittel (26) in ihrer Position gehalten werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Haltemittel mit wenigstens einer der genannten Öffnungen (20) im Eingriff ist.
  2. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 1, bei der eine einzelne Abdeckplatte (23) an jedem Ende vorgesehen ist, die mit nur einer der unteren Platten (16, 17) klappbar verbunden ist.
  3. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 2, bei der jede Abdeckplatte (23) im Gebrauch von einer Seitenplatte (14) zur anderen verläuft und ihr Haltemittel (26) mit einer Öffnung (20) an jeder Seitenplatte (14) im Eingriff ist.
  4. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 3, bei der das Haltemittel (26) für jede einzelne Abdeckplatte (23) Seitenwände (25) an jeder Seite einer Hauptabdeckplatte (24) umfaßt, wobei die Seitenwände Halteformationen für den genannten Eingriff mit den Öffnungen (20) aufweisen.
  5. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 4, bei der die genannten Halteformationen die Form von Widerhaken haben (28).
  6. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 5, bei der jeder Widerhaken (28) von zwei Einschnitten (27) gebildet wird, die aufeinander zulaufen, aber kurz vorher stoppen und die an der unteren freien Ecke der Seitenwand (25) vorgesehen sind.
  7. Papphülle (11) nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, bei der die Hauptabdeckplatten (24) und die Seitenwände (25) im Gebrauch im wesentlichen lotrecht zum Basisabschnitt sind.
  8. Papphülle (11) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der weitere Mittel zum Festhalten der Oberseiten der in dem Karton gehaltenen Dosen (12) vorgesehen sind.
  9. Papphülle (11) nach Anspruch 8, bei der die genannten weiteren Mittel Keile (19) oder weitere Öffnungen in den Seitenplatten umfassen.
  10. Papprohling zum Herstellen einer der in den Ansprüchen 1 bis 9 beanspruchten Hüllen.
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GB9515627 1995-07-29
GBGB9515627.9A GB9515627D0 (en) 1995-07-29 1995-07-29 Article retaining sleeve
PCT/GB1996/001765 WO1997005036A1 (en) 1995-07-29 1996-07-23 Article retaining sleeve

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