EP0863087A1 - Anti-slip layer for a package or for an anti-slip sheet - Google Patents
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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
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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
- B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
- B65D33/005—Anti-slip or anti-skid bags, e.g. bags provided with anti-slip coating, ribs, strips
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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
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- the present invention relates to packages for containing detergent compositions or to anti-slip sheets, which are interposed within an assembly of stacked items, comprising an anti-slip layer.
- packages are suitable for containing granular detergent, like cartons made of cardboard or pouches made of flexible multi-layer materials. Sift proof containment and appropriate protection of the granular detergent from the outside can be achieved with such packages known in the art.
- the filled or unfilled packages can be stacked in rigid cardboard outer packaging. Usually, to reduce the packaging costs, the rigid cardboard outer packaging are replaced by wrappings with paper or plastic films. However, this wrapped assembly has to be fastened together to keep this assembly together especially during storage, shipment or transportation. A fastening means which keep this assembly together is usually a further outer packing of the assembly, like wrapping the assembly with a plastic film.
- An anti-slip sheet comprises at least one outermost surface which is treated in such a manner to have a surface with anti-slipping properties. These anti-slip sheets are interposed between the stacked packages. The anti-slip sheet provides an increased friction force between the stacked packages. Consequently, undesirable movements of the packages in the assembly are reduced. These anti-slip sheets exert their anti-slip effect even when the external fastening means holding the assembly of stacked packages together have been removed.
- the anti-slip layers for the anti-slip sheets known in the art have some drawbacks.
- the high friction exerted by the hardened glue may result in a surface damage of the stacked package. Indeed, the outermost surface of a package may remain stuck onto the anti-slip sheet. When trying to detach the package from the anti-slip sheet, part of the outermost surface of the package may be ripped away sticking on the anti-slip sheet.
- such anti-slip sheets are difficult to use in an automatic assembly former, since the anti-slip sheets tend to tightly stick to each other impeding a rapid separation of the anti-slip sheets from one another.
- Another anti-slipping layer for an anti-slip sheet is a layer with embossed areas applied onto a base surface.
- the layer with the embossed areas forms the anti-slip surface of the sheet.
- the method for making such embossed areas is quite complicated and expensive. It has been further found that the anti-slipping effect of such an embossed layer is quite low and not sufficiently effective for stabilising assemblies of stacked packages.
- the anti-slip layers of the prior art are not directly applied on an outermost surface of a wall of a package.
- the high stickiness of the glue as described before is a hindrance to a comfortable handling of the package by a user.
- the hands of the user may strongly stick on such an anti-slip layer which is considered as a nuisance by the user.
- the embossed areas cannot be applied directly on an outermost surface of package without substantially increasing the manufacturing costs of such a package and achieving only a poor anti-slipping effect.
- the present invention is a package.
- the outermost surface of a wall of the package comprises at least partially an anti-slip layer so that the anti-slip layer is in contact to an adjacent package when the package is stacked with other packages in an assembly.
- the anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based material.
- the present invention is further an anti-slip sheet for interposing in an assembly of stacked packages, whereby the anti-slip sheet comprises on at least one side of the anti-slip sheet an anti-slip layer and the anti-slip layer covers at least partially the side of the anti-slip sheet.
- the anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based material.
- the present invention is further a method for applying an anti-slip layer on the package or on the anti-slip sheet, whereby the anti-slip layer is printed and/or sprayed onto the package or onto the anti-slip sheet.
- the package according to the present invention comprises an anti-slip layer.
- the package may be any package suitable for containing any kinds of goods.
- the package is suitable to contain detergent compositions.
- Preferred packages are cartons made of cardboard or corrugated board for containing granular detergent compositions.
- flexible pouches made of a flexible multi-layer plastic film can be used for containing granular or liquid detergent compositions.
- the package according to the present invention may further encompass canisters or bottles.
- the package usually comprises a bottom wall, a top wall and lateral walls completely enclosing the content of the package when the package is formed, filled and closed.
- the package may be made of a material selected from the group consisting of: tissue, metal, paper, cardboard, plastic materials, multi-layered materials and a combination thereof.
- the intermediate layers may comprise a perfume barrier layer, a gas barrier layer, an oxygen barrier layer, a moisture barrier layer, or a combination thereof.
- the anti-slip layer is located on at least one wall of the outermost surface of the package.
- the anti-slip layer covers at least partially the wall of the package.
- the anti-slip layer covers at least 25% of the outermost surface of the wall, more preferably at least 50% of the outermost surface of the wall, most preferably at least 75% of the outermost surface of the wall.
- the anti-slip layer is preferably a continuous layer on the outermost surface of the wall.
- the anti-slip layer is a series of discontinuous islands on the outermost surface of the wall.
- the package comprises the anti-slip layer at least on the outermost top wall or bottom wall of the package when the package is formed, filled and closed/sealed and stacked in an assembly.
- the anti-slip material interacts with the bottom wall or top wall of another stacked package.
- the package comprises the anti-slip layer at least on both the outermost top and bottom walls of the package when the package is formed, filled and closed/sealed and stacked in an assembly. This further ensures that the package does not slip even when the package is stacked in an assembly with other packages not having any anti-slip layer.
- the anti-slip layer may also be on the outermost lateral walls with respect to the top and bottom walls of the package. The anti-slip layer located on the lateral walls of the package prevent lateral slipping of the package in an assembly. Furthermore, the anti-slip layer on the lateral walls of the package improves the gripping and handling of the package.
- the anti-slip layer according to the present invention is such to avoid any surface damage between stacked packages.
- the anti-slip layer for a package according to the present invention is made of a silicon based material.
- the silicon based material comprises a silicone oxide polymer with one or more active vinyl groups.
- the chemical formula of the silicone based material is the following:
- the length of the silicone based material determines the level of stickiness of the anti-slip layer. Indeed, the greater the length of the silicone polymer the greater the stickiness of the anti-slip layer.
- the silicone polymer is has between 80 and 500 groups of methyl silicone oxides, more preferably, between 100 and 200 groups of methyl silicone oxides.
- this silicone based material is applied on the surface in an amount of between 0.1 g/m 2 to 100 g/m 2 , more preferably in an amount of between 1 g/m 2 to 10 g/m 2 .
- Such a silicone based material is available from Dow Corning Europe under the trade name SYL-off(r) 7635 Release Modifier.
- the silicon based material can be applied with conventional printing techniques on printable surfaces of the packages.
- the silicon based material is preferably applied as an anti-slip layer on the printing press before, during or after the printing process of the package itself.
- the following printing techniques can be used to apply the anti-slip layer according to the present invention: flexographic, gravure, frontal, offset, silk screen.
- the printed silicon based material is cured to ensure complete crosslinking of the silicon based material onto the outermost surfaces of the packages.
- the curing can be obtained by exposing the silicon based material to heat or to ultraviolet light. In this manner the silicon based material becomes a hard, transparent surface layer on the packaging.
- the anti-slip layer according to the present invention can also be sprayed onto a wall of the package.
- the anti-slip layer can be applied with a conventional spray gun. Afterwards, the sprayed anti-slip layer is cured to ensure complete bonding of the anti-slip layer onto the outermost surface of the sheet. It has been found that the printing or the spraying of the anti-slip layer onto a wall of the package is cost efficient and easy. Indeed, no hot melting, for example, of the anti-slip layer onto the package is needed. This means that no specific machines are needed apart a printing machine, which is already available on packing machines, or spray guns, which are less expensive than hot melting machines.
- the silicone based material can be printed and/or sprayed onto the package in different patterns. Different patterns may allow to improve the anti-slipping effect of the package. For example, a first anti-slip layer is applied on a first wall of a first package along linear stripes, whereas a second anti-slip layer is applied on a wall of a second package with a different pattern. The pattern of the second anti-slip may be such that it is perpendicular to the first pattern when the first package is stacked on the second package. In this manner any slipping in the horizontal plane is prevented. It has been further found that the silicone based material according to the present invention is also water repellent. Consequently, a package treated with the silicon based material is more resistant to outside influences, like water and moisture.
- the silicon based material is applied onto a wall of the package in the following manner.
- the silicone based material is mixed with a crosslinker.
- the crosslinker is such to improve the bonding of the silicone based material onto the outermost surface of a wall of a package.
- the preferred crosslinker is another silicone based material comprising preferably up 100 groups of methyl silicone oxides, more preferably between 20 and 80 groups of methyl silicone oxides.
- the chemical formula of the crosslinker is the following:
- crosslinker is available also from Dow Corning Europe under the trade name Dow Corning (r) 7603 Crosslinker
- the crosslinking reaction is initiated by a Group VIII metal catalyst, e.g. platinum.
- the ratio between the amount of silicone based material and the crosslinker is between 9:1 to 5:5, more preferably between 9:1, most preferably 4:1.
- the mixture is then printed and/or sprayed on the outermost surface of a package with the before mentioned printing and/or spraying techniques. Finally, the printed and/or sprayed mixture is cured with infrared or ultraviolet light.
- the external appearance of the anti-slip layer applied on a surface is transparent. Furthermore, the anti-slip layer feels smooth and non-sticking to the touch. The smoothness is not only more comfortable for the user to handle the package or the anti-slip sheet, but also facilitates the automatic feeding of packages comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention in a packing line.
- the anti-slip layer according to the present invention made of a silicone based material as described above can be applied also on an anti-slip sheet.
- the anti-slip sheet is a sheet of appropriate size interposed between stacked items of an assembly, like an assembly of stacked packages, to stabilise the assembly.
- the anti-slip layer covers at least partially one side of the anti-slip sheet, so that the anti-slip sheet stabilises an assembly when the sheet is interposed in an assembly of stacked items.
- the anti-slip layer is on opposite sides of the anti-slip sheet. In this manner, the surface exercises its anti-slipping effect on both sides of the anti-slip sheet.
- the anti-slipping sheet acts on the packages located below and above the anti-slip sheet. This further improves the anti-slipping effect exerted by the anti-slip sheet in the stacked assembly.
- the method to apply the anti-slip layer on the anti-slip sheet is the same as described before for the package.
- the package comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention is found to be sufficient to stabilise an assembly of stacked packages, an anti-sheet can be further added in the assembly of stacked packages.
- the static coefficient of friction measured according to DIN 53375 between two anti-slip layers according to the present invention in contact with each other is at least 0.5, more preferably at least 1.0.
- the kinetic coefficient of friction measured also according to DIN 53375 between two anti-slip layers according to the present invention in contact with each other is at least 0.5, more preferably at least 1.0.
- the coefficient of friction is a measurement value of the friction and is measured in the following manner. A sled of 200 g and having a surface of dimension 65 cm x 65 cm is covered with a surface made of a particular material, e.g. a cardboard surface comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention.
- This sled is placed on another horizontal surface whereby the 65 cm x 65 cm surface of the sled is adjacent the horizontal surface.
- the sled is forced to slide on the other horizontal surface at a specific speed of 10 cm/min for fixed period of time of 10 s.
- Surface A is a surface comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention. Specifically, A comprises an amount of 1 g/m 2 of anti-slip layer obtained from the silicon based material SYL-off (r) 7635 Release Modifier crosslinked with Dow Corning (r) 7603 Crosslinker both of Dow Corning Europe.
- Surface B is a varnished cardboard without any anti-slip layer as used for example for the carton containing the granular detergent composition ARIEL® of The Procter & Gamble Company.
- Surface C is made of polished stainless steel (INOX®). B on B static 0.43 kinetic 0.34 A on B static 1.12 kinetic 0.94 A on A static 0.9 kinetic 0.7 A on C static 1.18 kinetic 1.03
- the coefficient of friction is almost tripled between a surface having the anti-slip layer according to the present invention and a surfaces without any anti-slip layer. Consequently, this improves the stability of an assembly of stacked packages comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a package. The outermost surface of a wall
of the package comprises at least partially an anti-slip layer so that the anti-slip
layer is in contact to an adjacent package when the package is stacked with
other packages in an assembly. The present invention further provides an anti-slip
sheet for interposing in an assembly of stacked packages, whereby the
anti-slip sheet comprises on at least one side of the anti-slip sheet an anti-slip
layer and the anti-slip layer covers at least partially the side of the anti-slip
sheet. The anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based material. The present
invention further provides an assembly of stacked packages and a method for
applying an anti-slip layer on the package or on the anti-slip sheet.
Description
The present invention relates to packages for containing detergent
compositions or to anti-slip sheets, which are interposed within an assembly of
stacked items, comprising an anti-slip layer.
Several packages are suitable for containing granular detergent, like
cartons made of cardboard or pouches made of flexible multi-layer materials.
Sift proof containment and appropriate protection of the granular detergent
from the outside can be achieved with such packages known in the art. The
filled or unfilled packages can be stacked in rigid cardboard outer packaging.
Usually, to reduce the packaging costs, the rigid cardboard outer packaging
are replaced by wrappings with paper or plastic films. However, this wrapped
assembly has to be fastened together to keep this assembly together
especially during storage, shipment or transportation. A fastening means
which keep this assembly together is usually a further outer packing of the
assembly, like wrapping the assembly with a plastic film.
However, it has been found that these fastening means are not always
sufficient to stabilise the assembly throughout the whole storage, shipment
and transport. This is mainly due to fact that most of the packages have
outermost surfaces which do not provide a sufficient friction force when the
outermost surfaces of these packages interact with each other. In practice, the
outermost surfaces of the stacked packages may allow slipping of the
packages in the stacked assembly. Consequently, the packages may displace
from their original place within the assembly. The displacement in the
assembly of a package may eventually damage the package, since the
displaced package may carry a load of the assembly on a part of the package
which is not suitable to carry a load.
Instead of or in addition to the external fastening means, it is known to
provide assemblies with anti-slip sheets. An anti-slip sheet comprises at least
one outermost surface which is treated in such a manner to have a surface
with anti-slipping properties. These anti-slip sheets are interposed between the
stacked packages. The anti-slip sheet provides an increased friction force
between the stacked packages. Consequently, undesirable movements of the
packages in the assembly are reduced. These anti-slip sheets exert their anti-slip
effect even when the external fastening means holding the assembly of
stacked packages together have been removed.
However, the anti-slip layers for the anti-slip sheets known in the art have
some drawbacks. There are anti-slip layers obtained by a glue or by an acrylic
resin or by an elastomer. This glue once hardened on the surface leaves some
visible droplets on the surface. It has been found that a surface treated in this
way achieves a very high friction. However, the high friction exerted by the
hardened glue may result in a surface damage of the stacked package.
Indeed, the outermost surface of a package may remain stuck onto the anti-slip
sheet. When trying to detach the package from the anti-slip sheet, part of
the outermost surface of the package may be ripped away sticking on the anti-slip
sheet. Furthermore, such anti-slip sheets are difficult to use in an
automatic assembly former, since the anti-slip sheets tend to tightly stick to
each other impeding a rapid separation of the anti-slip sheets from one
another.
Another anti-slipping layer for an anti-slip sheet is a layer with embossed
areas applied onto a base surface. The layer with the embossed areas forms
the anti-slip surface of the sheet. However, the method for making such
embossed areas is quite complicated and expensive. It has been further found
that the anti-slipping effect of such an embossed layer is quite low and not
sufficiently effective for stabilising assemblies of stacked packages.
Furthermore, the anti-slip layers of the prior art are not directly applied on
an outermost surface of a wall of a package. Indeed, the high stickiness of the
glue as described before is a hindrance to a comfortable handling of the
package by a user. For example, it has been found that the hands of the user
may strongly stick on such an anti-slip layer which is considered as a nuisance
by the user. The embossed areas cannot be applied directly on an outermost
surface of package without substantially increasing the manufacturing costs of
such a package and achieving only a poor anti-slipping effect.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an anti-slip layer
which can be applied on an anti-slip sheet or on a package and which is cost
efficient and has sufficient anti-slip properties, so to avoid slipping of stacked
packages in an assembly, without damaging the packages coming in contact
with the anti-slip layer.
The present invention is a package. The outermost surface of a wall of the
package comprises at least partially an anti-slip layer so that the anti-slip layer
is in contact to an adjacent package when the package is stacked with other
packages in an assembly. The anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based
material.
The present invention is further an anti-slip sheet for interposing in an
assembly of stacked packages, whereby the anti-slip sheet comprises on at
least one side of the anti-slip sheet an anti-slip layer and the anti-slip layer
covers at least partially the side of the anti-slip sheet. The anti-slip layer is
made of a silicone based material.
The present invention is further a method for applying an anti-slip layer on
the package or on the anti-slip sheet, whereby the anti-slip layer is printed
and/or sprayed onto the package or onto the anti-slip sheet.
The package according to the present invention comprises an anti-slip
layer. The package may be any package suitable for containing any kinds of
goods. Preferably, the package is suitable to contain detergent compositions.
Preferred packages are cartons made of cardboard or corrugated board for
containing granular detergent compositions. Also flexible pouches made of a
flexible multi-layer plastic film can be used for containing granular or liquid
detergent compositions. The package according to the present invention may
further encompass canisters or bottles. The package usually comprises a
bottom wall, a top wall and lateral walls completely enclosing the content of the
package when the package is formed, filled and closed.
The package may be made of a material selected from the group consisting
of: tissue, metal, paper, cardboard, plastic materials, multi-layered materials
and a combination thereof. As plastic materials polyolefines, like polyethylene
(=PE), or (oriented) polyethylene terephthalate, or (oriented) polypropylene or
a combination thereof, may be used. For multi-layer materials, the
intermediate layers may comprise a perfume barrier layer, a gas barrier layer,
an oxygen barrier layer, a moisture barrier layer, or a combination thereof.
Preferably, the intermediate layer is made of a material selected from the
following group consisting of: aluminium foil, ethyl vinyl alcohol co-polymer
(=EVOH), lacquer coating and a combination thereof.
The anti-slip layer is located on at least one wall of the outermost surface of
the package. The anti-slip layer covers at least partially the wall of the
package. Preferably, the anti-slip layer covers at least 25% of the outermost
surface of the wall, more preferably at least 50% of the outermost surface of
the wall, most preferably at least 75% of the outermost surface of the wall. The
anti-slip layer is preferably a continuous layer on the outermost surface of the
wall. Alternatively, the anti-slip layer is a series of discontinuous islands on the
outermost surface of the wall.
Preferably, the package comprises the anti-slip layer at least on the
outermost top wall or bottom wall of the package when the package is formed,
filled and closed/sealed and stacked in an assembly. In this manner, the anti-slip
material interacts with the bottom wall or top wall of another stacked
package. In another preferred execution, the package comprises the anti-slip
layer at least on both the outermost top and bottom walls of the package when
the package is formed, filled and closed/sealed and stacked in an assembly.
This further ensures that the package does not slip even when the package is
stacked in an assembly with other packages not having any anti-slip layer.
Optionally, the anti-slip layer may also be on the outermost lateral walls with
respect to the top and bottom walls of the package. The anti-slip layer located
on the lateral walls of the package prevent lateral slipping of the package in an
assembly. Furthermore, the anti-slip layer on the lateral walls of the package
improves the gripping and handling of the package.
Furthermore, the anti-slip layer according to the present invention is such to
avoid any surface damage between stacked packages. The anti-slip layer for a
package according to the present invention is made of a silicon based
material. The silicon based material comprises a silicone oxide polymer with
one or more active vinyl groups. Preferably, the chemical formula of the
silicone based material is the following:
The length of the silicone based material determines the level of stickiness
of the anti-slip layer. Indeed, the greater the length of the silicone polymer the
greater the stickiness of the anti-slip layer. Preferably, the silicone polymer is
has between 80 and 500 groups of methyl silicone oxides, more preferably,
between 100 and 200 groups of methyl silicone oxides. Preferably, this silicone
based material is applied on the surface in an amount of between 0.1 g/m2 to
100 g/m2, more preferably in an amount of between 1 g/m2 to 10 g/m2. Such a
silicone based material is available from Dow Corning Europe under the trade
name SYL-off(r) 7635 Release Modifier.
It has been found that this material can be applied on various packages of
different material with a printing and/or spraying process. In particular, the
silicon based material can be applied with conventional printing techniques on
printable surfaces of the packages. The silicon based material is preferably
applied as an anti-slip layer on the printing press before, during or after the
printing process of the package itself. The following printing techniques can be
used to apply the anti-slip layer according to the present invention:
flexographic, gravure, frontal, offset, silk screen. Afterwards, the printed silicon
based material is cured to ensure complete crosslinking of the silicon based
material onto the outermost surfaces of the packages. The curing can be
obtained by exposing the silicon based material to heat or to ultraviolet light. In
this manner the silicon based material becomes a hard, transparent surface
layer on the packaging.
The anti-slip layer according to the present invention can also be sprayed
onto a wall of the package. In particular, the anti-slip layer can be applied with
a conventional spray gun. Afterwards, the sprayed anti-slip layer is cured to
ensure complete bonding of the anti-slip layer onto the outermost surface of
the sheet. It has been found that the printing or the spraying of the anti-slip
layer onto a wall of the package is cost efficient and easy. Indeed, no hot
melting, for example, of the anti-slip layer onto the package is needed. This
means that no specific machines are needed apart a printing machine, which
is already available on packing machines, or spray guns, which are less
expensive than hot melting machines.
The silicone based material can be printed and/or sprayed onto the package
in different patterns. Different patterns may allow to improve the anti-slipping
effect of the package. For example, a first anti-slip layer is applied on a first
wall of a first package along linear stripes, whereas a second anti-slip layer is
applied on a wall of a second package with a different pattern. The pattern of
the second anti-slip may be such that it is perpendicular to the first pattern
when the first package is stacked on the second package. In this manner any
slipping in the horizontal plane is prevented. It has been further found that the
silicone based material according to the present invention is also water
repellent. Consequently, a package treated with the silicon based material is
more resistant to outside influences, like water and moisture.
The silicon based material is applied onto a wall of the package in the
following manner. Firstly, the silicone based material is mixed with a
crosslinker. The crosslinker is such to improve the bonding of the silicone
based material onto the outermost surface of a wall of a package. The
preferred crosslinker is another silicone based material comprising preferably
up 100 groups of methyl silicone oxides, more preferably between 20 and 80
groups of methyl silicone oxides. Preferably, the chemical formula of the
crosslinker is the following:
Such a crosslinker is available also from Dow Corning Europe under the
trade name Dow Corning (r) 7603 Crosslinker The crosslinking reaction is
initiated by a Group VIII metal catalyst, e.g. platinum. Preferably, the ratio
between the amount of silicone based material and the crosslinker is between
9:1 to 5:5, more preferably between 9:1, most preferably 4:1. The mixture is
then printed and/or sprayed on the outermost surface of a package with the
before mentioned printing and/or spraying techniques. Finally, the printed
and/or sprayed mixture is cured with infrared or ultraviolet light. The external
appearance of the anti-slip layer applied on a surface is transparent.
Furthermore, the anti-slip layer feels smooth and non-sticking to the touch.
The smoothness is not only more comfortable for the user to handle the
package or the anti-slip sheet, but also facilitates the automatic feeding of
packages comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention in a
packing line.
The anti-slip layer according to the present invention made of a silicone
based material as described above can be applied also on an anti-slip sheet.
The anti-slip sheet is a sheet of appropriate size interposed between stacked
items of an assembly, like an assembly of stacked packages, to stabilise the
assembly. The anti-slip layer covers at least partially one side of the anti-slip
sheet, so that the anti-slip sheet stabilises an assembly when the sheet is
interposed in an assembly of stacked items. Preferably, the anti-slip layer is on
opposite sides of the anti-slip sheet. In this manner, the surface exercises its
anti-slipping effect on both sides of the anti-slip sheet. Consequently, when
such an anti-slip sheet is interposed in an assembly of stacked packages the
anti-slipping sheet acts on the packages located below and above the anti-slip
sheet. This further improves the anti-slipping effect exerted by the anti-slip
sheet in the stacked assembly.
The method to apply the anti-slip layer on the anti-slip sheet is the same as
described before for the package. Although the package comprising the anti-slip
layer according to the present invention is found to be sufficient to stabilise
an assembly of stacked packages, an anti-sheet can be further added in the
assembly of stacked packages.
Preferably, the static coefficient of friction measured according to DIN
53375 between two anti-slip layers according to the present invention in
contact with each other is at least 0.5, more preferably at least 1.0. Preferably,
the kinetic coefficient of friction measured also according to DIN 53375
between two anti-slip layers according to the present invention in contact with
each other is at least 0.5, more preferably at least 1.0. According to DIN 53375
the coefficient of friction is a measurement value of the friction and is
measured in the following manner. A sled of 200 g and having a surface of
dimension 65 cm x 65 cm is covered with a surface made of a particular
material, e.g. a cardboard surface comprising the anti-slip layer according to
the present invention. This sled is placed on another horizontal surface
whereby the 65 cm x 65 cm surface of the sled is adjacent the horizontal
surface. The sled is forced to slide on the other horizontal surface at a specific
speed of 10 cm/min for fixed period of time of 10 s.
In the following table, the static and kinetic coefficients of friction measured
according to DIN 53375 are reported for different surfaces. Surface A is a
surface comprising the anti-slip layer according to the present invention.
Specifically, A comprises an amount of 1 g/m2 of anti-slip layer obtained from
the silicon based material SYL-off (r) 7635 Release Modifier crosslinked with
Dow Corning (r) 7603 Crosslinker both of Dow Corning Europe. Surface B is a
varnished cardboard without any anti-slip layer as used for example for the
carton containing the granular detergent composition ARIEL® of The Procter &
Gamble Company. Surface C is made of polished stainless steel (INOX®).
B on B | static | 0.43 |
kinetic | 0.34 | |
A on B | static | 1.12 |
kinetic | 0.94 | |
A on A | static | 0.9 |
kinetic | 0.7 | |
A on C | static | 1.18 |
kinetic | 1.03 |
As can be seen from the Table, the coefficient of friction is almost tripled
between a surface having the anti-slip layer according to the present invention
and a surfaces without any anti-slip layer. Consequently, this improves the
stability of an assembly of stacked packages comprising the anti-slip layer
according to the present invention.
Claims (15)
- A package characterised in that at least partially the outermost surface of a wall of the package comprises an anti-slip layer so that the anti-slip layer is in contact to an adjacent package when the package is stacked with other packages in an assembly, and that the anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based material.
- A package according to claim 1 characterised in that the silicone based material comprises a silicone polymer with at least one active vinyl group.
- A package according to claim 2 characterised in that the silicone based material comprises between 100 and 500 groups of methyl silicone oxide with one or more active vinyl groups.
- A package according to any of the preceding claims characterised in that the package is made of cardboard.
- An anti-slip sheet for interposing in an assembly of stacked packages, the anti-slip sheet comprising on at least one side of the anti-slip sheet an anti-slip layer, the anti-slip layer covering at least partially the side of the anti-slip sheet, characterised in that the anti-slip layer is made of a silicone based material.
- An anti-slip sheet according to claim 5 characterised in that the silicone based material comprises a silicone polymer with at least one active vinyl group.
- An anti-slip sheet according to claim 6 characterised in that the silicone based material comprises between 100 and 500 groups of methyl silicone oxide.
- An assembly of stacked packages characterised in that the packages of the assembly are according to any of claims 1 to 4.
- An assembly of stacked packages characterised in that the assembly comprises an anti-slip sheet according to any of claims 5 to 7 interposed between the stacked packages.
- An assembly of stacked packages characterised in that the assembly is according to claim 8 and claim 9.
- A method for applying an anti-slip layer on a package according to any of claims 1 to 4 and onto an anti-slip sheet according to any of claims 5 to 7, the anti-slip layer being made of a silicone based material, characterised in that the anti-slip layer is printed and/or sprayed partially onto a wall of the package or onto a side of the anti-slip sheet.
- A method according to claim 11 characterised in that the silicone based material is mixed with a crosslinker before printing and/or spraying the anti-slip layer.
- A method according to claim 12 characterised in that the crosslinker is another silicone based material, preferably comprising up 100 groups of methyl silicone oxide.
- A method according to any of the preceding claims 11 to 13 characterised in that the crosslinking between the silicone based material and the crosslinker is initiated by a Group VIII metal catalyst.
- A method according to any of the preceding claims 11 to 14 characterised in that the anti-slip layer is printed through gravure printing or offset printing or flexo-printing.
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