EP0855343B1 - Conditionnement pour produit liquide à semi liquide - Google Patents
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- EP0855343B1 EP0855343B1 EP97403042A EP97403042A EP0855343B1 EP 0855343 B1 EP0855343 B1 EP 0855343B1 EP 97403042 A EP97403042 A EP 97403042A EP 97403042 A EP97403042 A EP 97403042A EP 0855343 B1 EP0855343 B1 EP 0855343B1
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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
- B65D81/32—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 for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
- B65D81/3294—Thermoformed trays or the like with a plurality of recesses for different materials located in different recesses
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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
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
- B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
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- the present application relates to packaging for a liquid product or semi-liquid, preferably able to flow by gravity according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the invention is particularly suitable for easily oxidizable products, of the type of those used in the capillary field, such as reducers for perms or coloring products.
- Such products are packaged in trays thermoplastics, having one or more compartments containing the product.
- the compartments are sealed by a removable cover, which is generally heat sealed. Due to the highly oxidizable nature of certain products, such as those used in the hair field, it is necessary to fill the compartment (s) as much as possible so that the space between the free surface of the product and the cover is substantially no.
- One of the problems associated with such packaging is that tearing off the cover to access the product, part of the product escapes from the compartment, which causes, in addition to wasted product, soiling, especially on the user's hands.
- packaging is described by way of example in patent EP 0 266 583.
- the packaging described in this patent is in the form of a container compartmentalized, in which each compartment is closed by a sheet of individual sealing.
- Patent application FR 2 451 322 describes a food tray on board rolled, having several compartments closed by the same stretched sheet, fixed to the rolled edge and forming a cover. Partition walls between two contiguous compartments gradually rise in an arc from a ledge, so improve the tension of the cover sheet.
- a throat-shaped net is arranged in the areas between two adjoining compartments, so that retain product particles, which pass under the cover, especially when transport, thus forming, when filled, sealing between two compartments contiguous. This arrangement, due to the localized arrangement of the net (s) (limited to areas separating the edges common to two contiguous compartments) does not solve the aforementioned problem, to the extent, or the product splashes are not limited to those areas between two contiguous compartments.
- the net is not isolated from the product inside compartments, so that the groove can be completely filled when transport of the packaging, which thus deprives it of any effect, upon opening of the stretched sheet. Indeed, once filled, the throat can no longer recover from substantially, the product which could escape during the uprooting of the cover sheet. Furthermore, after opening, the product contained in the groove located between two adjoining compartments, remains at this location, which poses problems when the consumer wants to recover it. In practice the product is "lost".
- Patent application FR 2 447 322 describes a container for products food, comprising several compartments covered by the same film. To increase the rigidity of the assembly, we realize in each corner of the tray, a recess made by stamping. The same way as for the previous document, in the closed position of the tray, the recesses are not isolated from the (or products) contained in the different compartments.
- Patent application DE 3 843 861 describes a thermoformed container provided with a spout, delimited by two depressions located on either side of the spout pourer, and whose presence seems justified only by imperatives of thermoforming of the spout.
- US Patent 4,863,036 describes a jar for a small dose of cream or milk, in the edge of which a small raised duct is provided, located above the filling level, and communicating with the container.
- the combination of this small duct and a two-step opening of a heat-sealed cover allows mainly the easy distribution of the product, via a small orifice.
- Such a device is particularly unsuitable for packaging hair products such as those mentioned above.
- the documents WO 94/27868 and US 2,745,752 which are the closest prior art, describe packaging tray type with one or more compartments, used for packaging of meat, butter, or other foodstuffs of the same type.
- the compartment or compartments are surrounded a groove whose function is to allow the lid to be cut all around the tray, allowing a blade to fit into the groove when cutting of the cover.
- the objective teaching of these documents does not allow no case to solve the problem of the collection of the product which can escape compartments when they are opened or when handling the conditioning after opening. Besides, due to the nature of the products conditioned, the problem does not arise.
- a slightly wider groove is sufficient greater than the width of the blade, and of adequate depth. It doesn't solve however, the problem mentioned above.
- said groove has a bottom inclined in direction of an area of greater depth, so as to allow collecting in said zone the product drained by said groove.
- the packaging may include a plurality of contiguous compartments two by two, said groove forming a gutter extending substantially continuously all around the compartments and having at least one portion common to two adjoining compartments.
- the removable means intended to seal tightly the opening associated with each of the compartments are arranged so as to sealingly isolate the compartment (s) of the groove forming a gutter. This increases the recovery capacity of product escaping from the opening.
- each of the compartments is surrounded by a portion of substantially flat surface, separating the compartment (s) from the groove forming a gutter, said removable means being made integral with said body, by a fixing line extending along the entire surface portion substantially flat.
- the fixing line can be made by gluing, heat sealing, or welding.
- the removable means may consist of a tear-off sheet, suitable for cover the opening with at least two adjoining compartments, said sheet having a pre-cut line, so that it can be opened separately each of said contiguous compartments. This characteristic allows to realize a larger surface for decoration or labeling of the product, while authorizing the partial use of the product contained in the packaging.
- the removable means consist of a tear-off sheet, associated individually with each compartment.
- the removable means for closing each of the compartments can be made of a thermoplastic material, or aluminum.
- the body can be made of a thermoplastic material chosen from polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or a complex of polypropylene / ethylene-vinyl alcohol type materials (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / polyethylene terephthalate, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene. It can be made by thermoforming or thin-walled injection.
- a thermoplastic material chosen from polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or a complex of polypropylene / ethylene-vinyl alcohol type materials (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / polyethylene terephthalate, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene. It can be made by thermoforming or thin-walled injection.
- the deepest area may have means capable of allowing wringing of the applicator member in order to dose the product on the applicator.
- such means are consisting of a substantially straight edge of the zone of greatest depth.
- the zone of greatest depth is used as the zone of mixture, in the case of two-compartment packaging.
- the inclined bottom of the gorge can form a slope between 1 ° and 10 °, and preferably between 1 ° and 5 °.
- the deepest area may have a substantially flat bottom, or an inclined bottom whose slope is between 1 ° and 30 °, and preferably between 5 ° and 20 °.
- Means such as finger cots, can be provided to promote gripping of the conditioning by a user.
- the product is a reducing type hair product for permed.
- the packaging contains in two separate compartments, two different products, allowing acid solution (thioglycolic acid for example) / lotion for permanent, dye / oxidant for hair coloring, or dye / dye, to customize a color.
- acid solution thioglycolic acid for example
- lotion for permanent
- dye / oxidant for hair coloring
- dye / dye to customize a color.
- the packaging shown in Figure 1 includes a body 2, preferably thermoplastic, delimited by a peripheral edge 6, and obtained by thermoforming, or by thin wall injection, of materials compatible with the product to be packaged.
- materials such as polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or a complex of polypropylene / ethylene-vinyl alcohol type materials (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / polyethylene terephthalate, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene.
- the edge peripheral 6 forms a side skirt giving packaging 1 a better stability when the latter is placed on a flat support.
- the body defines two hollow compartments 3 and 4, partially ovoid or elliptical in shape, each intended to be filled with a product P.
- Each of the compartments has an opening 11, 12 opening onto the upper surface of the body, and substantially coinciding with the cross section of the compartments. according to a variant, each of the compartments contains a different product.
- Each of the compartments is individually closed with a seal heat-sealed 9, 10, made of aluminum, optionally coated with a type of adhesive iron-on varnish, plastic, or any other material.
- the lids are fixed by heat sealing, gluing, welding, or any other suitable technique.
- the fixing is carried out along a fixing zone 13, 21, carried out all around of each of the compartments and consisting of a substantially surface portion plane located all around each of the openings 11 and 12.
- Each of the lids has a tear-off tab 18, 19, so as to promote the uncapping.
- a cover may be provided whose surface is chosen so as to cover the two compartments, means being possibly provided to allow the separate opening of each of the compartments 3 and 4.
- a precut line is made in the cover, between the two portions of contiguous planar surfaces 14 and 15 of the two compartments 3 and 4.
- This characteristic makes it possible to provide a more important for the decoration or labeling of the product.
- groove 5 which will be discussed below in more detail detail, is isolated from the contents of the compartments by the seal made all around compartments 3 and 4, on the flat surfaces 13 and 21.
- the body defines all around each of the recesses 3 and 4, a groove forming gutter 5.
- the groove shown in this embodiment extends so continues all around the two compartments and has a common portion 7 to the two compartments 3 and 4.
- the function of the groove forming the gutter is to recover substantially all the product which could escape from the compartments when uncapping them, or when handling the packaging after opening of the compartment (s). For this purpose, it must delimit a volume sufficient, and present a configuration, in particular in terms of width, suitable for receive and contain all the product escaping from the compartments, whatever whatever the viscosity of the products.
- the groove forming the gutter 5 is advantageously located between the peripheral edge 6 and the planar surface 13 on which is carried out the sealing of the lids, so as to be isolated from the contents of the compartments, when these are sealed. So the throat forming a gutter cannot be filled during transport of the packaging, this which allows it to fully play its role during the uncapping of the compartments.
- the groove preferably has a bottom inclined in the direction of an area of greater depth 8, so as to drain towards zone 8, the product collected in the throat, when uncapping the compartment or compartments.
- the area of greater depth defines a substantially straight edge 16, used advantageously for wringing out a brush-type application member. In in reality, the edge 16 can form an angle of the order of 10 ° relative to the vertical.
- the zone of greatest depth is used as zone of mixed.
- This characteristic is particularly suitable in the case of a packaging with a different product in each of the compartments.
- a first compartment has a first shade, the second compartment having a second shade.
- the user takes a dose of the first shade and deposits it in the greater depth. He then takes a dose of the second shade and also deposits in the deepest area, where it can then mix.
- the end of the body, opposite the wiping edge 16 advantageously has a zone 17, forming a slight depression of circular shape, capable of promoting the gripping of the packaging by its user.
- the user uncaps one and / or the other of the compartments 3, 4, depending on the size of the surface to be treated (short hair or long hair).
- the product that escapes from or compartments when uncapping, passing over the portions with a flat surface 13, 21, is collected in the gutter 5 and is drained towards the zone 8.
- the user takes product from one and / or the other of the compartments, using the brush, and apply it on the surface to be treated, after having previously applied the brush to the edge 16 of the wringer, so as to dose the product correctly.
- the product collected in zone 8 is also removed using the brush, and can therefore be used in the same way as the rest of the product. Thus, substantially all of the product can be used. If only the contents of one of the compartments is used during an operation, the conditioning can then be simply passed under the tap so as to be cleaned.
- FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate different views of an embodiment slightly different from the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- the packaging does not have a side skirt at its peripheral edge. This characteristic facilitates the gripping of the packaging.
- the other parts of the packaging are identical to those of the device of the Figure 1, and therefore do not require further description.
- the compartments are identical in shape and have a flat bottom, allowing the packaging to be placed on a flat surface.
- the throat forming a gutter is substantially U-shaped.
- the slope ⁇ formed by the bottom 20 of the groove 5, substantially facing the compartments 3 and 4 is included between 1 ° and 10 °, and preferably between 1 ° and 5 °.
- the bottom of the greater depth may be substantially flat, or be inclined so as to form an angle ⁇ between 1 ° and 30 °, and preferably between 5 ° and 20 °. All these angles relating to the inclination of the back of the throat, or the area of greater depth, of course depend to a large extent on the viscosity of the product (s).
- a groove of sufficient width is produced. to introduce a brush-type applicator.
- This arrangement allows a direct removal of the product from the throat using the brush, or to accelerate the drainage of the product in the throat towards the zone of greater depth. This is particularly interesting for very viscous, slow-flowing products.
- the packaged product is a permanent reducer.
- the packaging includes two compartments which are closed individually with a heat-sealed aluminum seal. The whole is produced by thermoforming from a PP / EVOH / PP complex.
- the compartments have the shape of a truncated ellipse at the edge common to the two compartments.
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FR9700792 | 1997-01-24 | ||
FR9700792A FR2758795B1 (fr) | 1997-01-24 | 1997-01-24 | Conditionnement pour produit liquide a semi-liquide |
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EP0855343A1 EP0855343A1 (fr) | 1998-07-29 |
EP0855343B1 true EP0855343B1 (fr) | 2004-11-03 |
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US (1) | US6003673A (ja) |
EP (1) | EP0855343B1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2865649B2 (ja) |
DE (1) | DE69731453T2 (ja) |
ES (1) | ES2231850T3 (ja) |
FR (1) | FR2758795B1 (ja) |
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FR2758795A1 (fr) | 1998-07-31 |
FR2758795B1 (fr) | 1999-02-26 |
DE69731453T2 (de) | 2005-10-27 |
EP0855343A1 (fr) | 1998-07-29 |
JPH10211964A (ja) | 1998-08-11 |
US6003673A (en) | 1999-12-21 |
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DE69731453D1 (de) | 2004-12-09 |
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