EP0868356B1 - Casier a panneau decoratif - Google Patents

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EP0868356B1
EP0868356B1 EP96943781A EP96943781A EP0868356B1 EP 0868356 B1 EP0868356 B1 EP 0868356B1 EP 96943781 A EP96943781 A EP 96943781A EP 96943781 A EP96943781 A EP 96943781A EP 0868356 B1 EP0868356 B1 EP 0868356B1
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display panel
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crate
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Martinus C. M. Bakx
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Mw Custom Papers Inc (a Delaware Corporation)
MW Custom Papers LLC
WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
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Mead Corp
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • B65D25/205—Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/04—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion

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  • This invention relates to a crate for carrying articles, for example bottles, which is furnished with a detachable display panel on one or more of its sides or end walls.
  • a detachable display panel on one or more of its sides or end walls.
  • BE 905329A illustrates a crate having a display panel connected to at least one wall of the crate by the engagement of locking tabs formed in comers of the display panels with corresponding locking apertures formed in the wall.
  • One aspect of the invention provides a crate for carrying articles, such as bottles, comprising at least one wall having a display panel detachably connected to said wall, wherein said wall is formed with a plurality of locking apertures spaced apart, each of said locking apertures receiving one of a corresponding group of locking tabs provided on at least one edge of the display panel which is thereby detachably connected to said wall characterised in that said wall is provided with a plurality of grooves and wherein each of said grooves receives another edge of the display panel.
  • the display panel may be rectilinear and wherein said locking tabs may protrude from opposing sides of said display panel, the distance between said tabs along one side being greater then the distance between tabs along the opposing side.
  • each of the grooves may be attached to a lip on its outer surface, said lip is adapted to guide said display panel into position.
  • each of the grooves and/or the apertures may be positioned so that said display panel is maintained in a substantially flat relationship against said wall.
  • the locking tabs may be located along upper and lower edges of said display panel each facing away from said display panel.
  • each of the grooves may be positioned to support the side edges of said display panel.
  • the locking tabs located along the lower edges of said display panel may protrude a greater distance than the locking tabs located along the upper edges of the display panel thereby enabling the lower edge tabs to be maintained in their respective locking apertures when the locking tabs protruding from the upper edges are located in their corresponding apertures.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a method of detachably connecting a display panel to the at least one wall of the crate characterised in that the blank is bent to compress the side edges, and the lower edge being pushed into a face to face relationship with the crate wall until lower tabs are engaged with corresponding apertures, the grooves then act as guides to assist in slotting side edges into their respective grooves, the upper edge tabs are brought into contact with their respective apertures and locked into position.
  • a third aspect of the invention provides a display panel for use with a crate of the invention described herein, which display panel is rectilinear and wherein a plurality of locking tabs protrude from opposing sides of the display panel, the distance between the tabs along one side being greater than the distance between tabs along the opposing side.
  • a rectilinear blank 10 of paperboard or other suitable material for forming a display panel is formed with locking tabs 12,14,16,18 protruding from upper and lower edges of the blank.
  • the locking tabs are of known form.
  • FIG. 2 Illustrated in Figure 2 is a plastics bottle crate 20 which has in one or more of its end and/or side walls 22, a caved section 23 to receive the blank 10.
  • Caved section 23 contains four locking apertures a1, a2, a3, a4 spaced apart so that they can receive locking tabs 12, 14, 16, 18 respectively.
  • the size and/or shape of the display panel can be varied according to particular requirements.
  • the selection of the position and number of locking tabs on the blank can also be varied to enable the blank to be positioned in a face to face relationship with the caved section panel 24.
  • the distance d1 between tabs positioned on the lower edge of the blank 10 is greater than the distance d2 between tabs located along the upper edge of blank 10.
  • the side edges of the display panel are positioned within grooves g1, g2 located within the caved section, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the grooves maintain the display panel in a flat relationship within the caved section and assist in minimising amount of display panel bending, once in use.
  • the display panel is attached to one or more of the crate sides or end walls, by bending the carton and using lips L1 and L2 illustrated in Figure 2, to channel the display panel and lower edge locking tabs 12,14 towards apertures a1, a2. Locking tabs 12,14 are then inserted into their respective apertures a1, a2. Lips L1, L2 maintain the carton in a bent form and guide the side edges s1, s2 shown in Figure 1 into the grooves g1, g2 respectively while the display panel is being channelled into the correct position. Once side edges s1 and s2 are located in grooves g1 and g2 respectively, as illustrated in Figure 6 the upper locking tabs 16, 18 are located into their respective apertures a3, a4.
  • locking tabs 12, 14 extending from the lower edge are longer than locking tabs 16,18 extending from the upper edge, to ensure that when the upper edge locking tabs are moved into a final position, locking tabs 12, 14 (already in position) are not disengaged from locking apertures a1, a2, thereby dislodging the display panel.
  • the display panels can be readily removed from the crate walls, e.g. by vacuum cups which usually results in the locking tabs tearing off when the panel is removed.
  • locking tabs and/or locking apertures are envisaged. Equally, the type and number of grooves or the display panel are not limited to the embodiments illustrated. However, by this arrangement advertising, identification or other data can be applied to the crate and is replaceable when a different display of information is required or if through general wear and tear and the attached display panel has become damaged or soiled and therefore requires replacement.

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Claims (9)

  1. Casier pour transporter des articles, tels que des bouteilles, comportant au moins une paroi ayant un panneau d'affichage (10) connecté de manière amovible à ladite paroi, ladite paroi étant munie d'une pluralité d'ouvertures de verrouillage (a1, a2, a3, a4) espacées, chacune desdites ouvertures de verrouillage recevant une patte de verrouillage d'un groupe correspondant de pattes de verrouillage agencées sur au moins un bord du panneau d'affichage qui est ainsi connecté de manière amovible à ladite paroi, caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi est munie d'une pluralité de gorges (g1, g2), et chacune desdites gorges reçoit un autre bord (s1, s2) du panneau d'affichage.
  2. Casier selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit panneau d'affichage (10) est rectiligne, et lesdites pattes de verrouillage (12, 14, 16, 18) font saillie à partir de côtés opposés dudit panneau d'affichage, la distance entre lesdites pattes situées le long d'un premier côté étant supérieure à la distance entre des pattes situées le long du côté opposé.
  3. Casier selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel chacune desdites gorges (g1, g2) est fixée à une lèvre (L1, L2) sur sa surface extérieure, ladite lèvre (L1, L2) étant adaptée pour guider ledit panneau d'affichage en position.
  4. Casier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel chacune desdites gorges (g1, g2) et/ou desdites ouvertures (a1, a2, a3, a4) est positionnée de sorte que ledit panneau d'affichage (10) est maintenu dans une disposition sensiblement plate contre ladite paroi.
  5. Casier selon la revendication 1 à 4, dans lequel lesdites pattes de verrouillage (12, 14, 16, 18) sont situées le long des bords supérieurs et inférieurs dudit panneau d'affichage (10), chacune étant dirigée en s'éloignant dudit panneau d'affichage.
  6. Casier selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chacune desdites gorges (g1, g2) est positionnée pour supporter les bords latéraux dudit panneau d'affichage.
  7. Casier selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel lesdites pattes de verrouillage (12, 14) situées le long des bords inférieurs dudit panneau d'affichage font saillie sur une distance plus importante que les pattes de verrouillage (12, 18) situées le long des bords supérieurs du panneau d'affichage (10), en permettant ainsi aux pattes de bord inférieur (12, 14) d'être maintenues dans leurs ouvertures de verrouillage respectives (a1, a2) lorsque les pattes de verrouillage (16, 18) faisant saillie à partir des bords supérieurs sont situées dans leurs ouvertures correspondantes (a3, a4).
  8. Procédé pour connecter de manière amovible un panneau d'affichage (10) à la au moins une paroi (20, 22) du casier des revendications 5 et 6, caractérisé en ce que l'ébauche est courbée pour comprimer les bords latéraux (s1, s2), et le bord inférieur étant poussé dans une disposition en vis-à-vis avec la paroi de casier jusqu'à ce que les pattes inférieures (12, 14) soient en prise avec des ouvertures correspondantes (a1, a2), les gorges (g1, g2) agissent alors comme des guides pour aider à placer les bords latéraux (s1, s2) dans leurs gorges respectives, et les pattes de bord supérieur (16, 18) sont amenées en contact avec leurs ouvertures respectives (a3, a4), et verrouillées en position.
  9. Panneau d'affichage (10) destiné à être utilisé avec le casier tel que défini selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 7, le panneau d'affichage (10) étant rectiligne et une pluralité de pattes de verrouillage (12, 14, 16, 18) faisant saillie à partir de côtés opposés dudit panneau d'affichage, et la distance entre lesdites pattes situées le long d'un premier côté étant supérieure à la distance entre des pattes situées le long du côté opposé.
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GBGB9525718.4A GB9525718D0 (en) 1995-12-15 1995-12-15 Crate with display panel decoration
PCT/US1996/020073 WO1997021599A1 (fr) 1995-12-15 1996-12-14 Casier a panneau decoratif

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