EP0872426B1 - Portable container made of semi rigid material,particularly for bottles - Google Patents

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EP0872426B1
EP0872426B1 EP19970400877 EP97400877A EP0872426B1 EP 0872426 B1 EP0872426 B1 EP 0872426B1 EP 19970400877 EP19970400877 EP 19970400877 EP 97400877 A EP97400877 A EP 97400877A EP 0872426 B1 EP0872426 B1 EP 0872426B1
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Roland Chabot
Hervé Syras
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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
    • B65D5/36—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 specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections
    • B65D5/3607—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 specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank
    • B65D5/3685—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 specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank by folding the blank to U-shape to form the base and opposite sides, the remaining sides being formed by extensions of these opposite sides
    • 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
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    • B65D5/4802—Partitions integral formed by folding inwardly portions cut in the body

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  • the present invention relates to a portable packaging, in a semi-rigid material, such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, especially for bottles or the like.
  • the present invention aims at providing a packaging for bottles or other articles, which, like the previous one, has two parallel walls articulated on a bottom part, but which can be delivered pre-assembled and folded flat to users.
  • the bottom portion being adjacent by simple fold lines to two parallel walls of the packaging, this one will ensure the transport a security far superior to that of packaging whose bottom part is secured by gluing or snapping on one or several side parts.
  • the packaging will preferably come from a single blank of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, properly cut and repressed (pre-folded) and, as will be seen below, the different parts, articulated between they by fold lines perpendicular to the bottom, allow to fold the pre-assembled packaging flat and deliver it in this form to the user, who only has to put it in shape before housing the bottles or other articles to be packaged.
  • a shutter will preferably be attached to this wall, at the base of the opening, by a folding line parallel to the bottom, this flap being divided by a second fold line parallel to the previous one in two parts suitable for to be folded towards the inside of the packaging to come to apply respectively against the lower part of the associated wall and against the bottom.
  • the part applied against the bottom will preferably have perpendicular to the associated wall, a dimension equal to the distance separating this wall from the parallel wall, so as to strengthen the bottom and ensure bracing of the parallel walls, after shaping the packaging.
  • one or more shutters cut in one of the two parallel walls and adjoining it by a perpendicular fold line at the bottom, will be able to be folded towards the inside of the packaging, perpendicular to the associated wall, to come interpose between adjacent bottles and thus form one or more separation elements.
  • This embodiment of the packaging according to the invention is intended for exhibition for sale and transport of two bottles, but the transposition to a different number of bottles or other oblong articles similar, aligned in one or more rows parallel, will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
  • the form of these articles can of course be absolutely unspecified.
  • This packaging comprises a bottom part 1, of hexagonal shape, parallel sides two by two, which has symmetry with respect to a fold line diagonal 10, bringing together two opposite vertices of the hexagon.
  • bottom part 1 On this bottom part 1 are articulated by fold lines combined with the sides parallel to the plane of symmetry of part 1 two side walls 2 and 3, erected perpendicularly to the bottom portion.
  • part 2 are laterally adjacent, by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom, two other side walls 4, each divided into two equal parts, 4 to -4 b , by a fold line 11, also perpendicular to the bottom.
  • a part 3 are laterally abutting, by a folding line perpendicular to the bottom, two flaps 5 of substantially identical shape and dimensions to the parts 4a, glued against the face of these portions 4a facing the inside of the packaging.
  • a portion 6 forming a lid, shape and size similar to those of the bottom, while that at the upper part of the wall 3 is attached a flap 7, intended to be engaged above part 6.
  • a tab 8, adjoining in Part 6 by a folding line, may be engaged in a notch 9, formed between the flap 7 and the adjoining wall 3, for lock part 6 of the cover in the closed position.
  • Parts 4a it is noted that, 4b and 5 are not attached to the bottom 1, but after shaping and joining, their base faithfully follows the shape of this bottom. Since it is directly adjoining the two parallel walls 2 and 3, it has a very high resistance to the weight of the packaged objects, bottles 12 for example, and the stresses undergone during handling. The packaging therefore has a very high safety of use.
  • a window 13, formed in the wall 2, allows the buyers to see the packaged objects.
  • the portion 14 is itself divided by a fold line 16 parallel to the line 15 into two parts 14 a and 14 b, whose dimensions are such that the portion 14 may be folded inwardly of the package against the face internal part of the base of the wall 2, while the portion 14b is pressed against the bottom, in order to strengthen and interpose between the parallel walls 2 and 3, to contravene them.
  • the packaging shown was designed for the transport of two bottles, but for a number of bottles, it would be enough naturally to provide in appropriate locations an appropriate number openings 17 and shutters 18.
  • the invention therefore provides, in the art, a packaging of a very great simplicity, deliverable pre-assembled and collapsed to users and which presents unparalleled security qualities for the transport of objects conditioned.
  • This packaging is also inexpensive to achieve and has a pleasant appearance.

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La présente invention concerne un conditionnement portable, en un matériau semi-rigide, tel que le carton ou le carton ondulé, notamment pour des bouteilles ou similaires.The present invention relates to a portable packaging, in a semi-rigid material, such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, especially for bottles or the like.

On a déjà proposé dans la technique de nombreux conditionnements portables pour bouteilles.It has already been proposed in the art of many portable packaging for bottles.

C'est ainsi qu'à la page 842 de Verpakking, vol. 11, n°11, Juillet 1959, Rotterdam, sous la rubrique Italiaanse Oscars 1959, est décrit un emballage comprenant deux parties à section transversale en U, articulées par des lignes de pliage parallèles sur une partie de fond, l'une des parties à section en U coiffant l'autre. Cet emballage présente l'inconvénient de ne pouvoir être livré préassemblé et replié à plat aux utilisateurs.Thus, on page 842 of Verpakking, vol. 11, No. 11, July 1959, Rotterdam, under the title Italiaanse Oscars 1959, is described a package comprising two U-shaped cross-section parts, articulated by parallel fold lines on a bottom portion, one U-section with the other. This packaging presents the disadvantage of being unable to be delivered pre-assembled and folded flat to users.

La présente invention vise à proposer un conditionnement pour bouteilles ou autres articles, qui, comme le précédent, comporte deux parois parallèles articulées sur une partie de fond, mais qui puisse être livré préassemblé et replié à plat aux utilisateurs.The present invention aims at providing a packaging for bottles or other articles, which, like the previous one, has two parallel walls articulated on a bottom part, but which can be delivered pre-assembled and folded flat to users.

La présente invention a, par conséquent, pour objet un conditionnement en un matériau semi-rigide tel que le carton ou le carton ondulé, pour une pluralité de bouteilles ou similaires, alignées suivant une rangée ou plusieurs rangées parallèles et reposant sur le fond de l'emballage, ce conditionnement comprenant :

  • une partie de fond, ayant la forme d'un hexagone dont les côtés sont parallèles deux à deux;
  • deux parois parallèles articulées respectivement par deux lignes de pliage suivant deux côtés parallèles de la partie de fond et redressées perpendiculairement à cette partie de fond ;
  • deux premières parties non attenantes au fond et articulées chacune latéralement sur une paroi par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire à la partie de fond ;
  • deux secondes parties non attenantes au fond et articulées chacune latéralement sur l'une des premières parties par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire à la partie de fond ;
  • deux volets non attenants au fond et articulés chacun latéralement sur une autre paroi par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire à la partie de fond ;
  • une partie supérieure formant couvercle, parallèle à la partie de fond et articulée sur l'une des parois par une ligne de pliage parallèle à ce fond ;
   ce conditionnement étant caractérisé en ce que les premières et secondes parties, d'une part, et les volets, d'autre part, sont repliés de façon telle, par rapport aux parois ou parties attenantes, que les volets sont en contact avec les secondes parties et en sont solidaires, et en ce que les dimensions des premières et secondes parties et des volets sont telles que leurs bases épousent fidèlement la forme du fond.The subject of the present invention is therefore a packaging made of a semi-rigid material such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, for a plurality of bottles or the like, aligned in a row or several parallel rows and resting on the bottom of the container. packaging, this packaging comprising:
  • a bottom part, having the shape of a hexagon whose sides are parallel two by two;
  • two parallel walls articulated respectively by two fold lines along two parallel sides of the bottom portion and straightened perpendicularly to this bottom portion;
  • two first non-adjoining parts at the bottom and articulated each laterally on a wall by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom portion;
  • two second portions not adjacent to the bottom and articulated each laterally on one of the first parts by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom portion;
  • two flaps not adjacent to the bottom and articulated each laterally on another wall by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom portion;
  • an upper portion forming a lid, parallel to the bottom portion and hinged to one of the walls by a folding line parallel to this bottom;
this conditioning being characterized in that the first and second parts, on the one hand, and the shutters, on the other hand, are folded in such a way, with respect to the walls or adjoining parts, that the shutters are in contact with the seconds parts and are integral, and in that the dimensions of the first and second parts and flaps are such that their bases faithfully follow the shape of the bottom.

La partie de fond étant attenante par de simples lignes de pliage à deux parois parallèles du conditionnement, celui-ci assurera au transport une sécurité bien supérieure à celle des conditionnements dont la partie de fond est solidaire par collage ou encliquetage d'une ou de plusieurs parties latérales.The bottom portion being adjacent by simple fold lines to two parallel walls of the packaging, this one will ensure the transport a security far superior to that of packaging whose bottom part is secured by gluing or snapping on one or several side parts.

Le conditionnement sera issu de préférence d'un unique flan de carton ou de carton ondulé, convenablement découpé et refoulé (préplié) et, comme on le verra ci-après, les différentes parties, articulées entre elles par des lignes de pliage perpendiculaires au fond, permettent de replier à plat l'emballage préassemblé et de le livrer sous cette forme à l'utilisateur, qui n'a plus qu'à le mettre en forme avant d'y loger les bouteilles ou autres articles à conditionner.The packaging will preferably come from a single blank of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, properly cut and repressed (pre-folded) and, as will be seen below, the different parts, articulated between they by fold lines perpendicular to the bottom, allow to fold the pre-assembled packaging flat and deliver it in this form to the user, who only has to put it in shape before housing the bottles or other articles to be packaged.

Avantageusement, dans au moins l'une des parois sera ménagée une ouverture laissant apparaítre les bouteilles conditionnées, et un volet sera de préférence attenant à cette paroi, à la base de l'ouverture, par une ligne de pliage parallèle au fond, ce volet étant divisé par une seconde ligne de pliage parallèle à la précédente en deux parties aptes à être repliées vers l'intérieur du conditionnement pour venir s'appliquer respectivement contre la partie inférieure de la paroi associée et contre le fond. La partie appliquée contre le fond aura de préférence, perpendiculairement à la paroi associée, une dimension égale à la distance séparant cette paroi de la paroi parallèle, de manière à renforcer le fond et à assurer un contreventement des parois parallèles, après mise en forme du conditionnement.Advantageously, in at least one of the walls will be arranged an opening revealing the conditioned bottles, and a shutter will preferably be attached to this wall, at the base of the opening, by a folding line parallel to the bottom, this flap being divided by a second fold line parallel to the previous one in two parts suitable for to be folded towards the inside of the packaging to come to apply respectively against the lower part of the associated wall and against the bottom. The part applied against the bottom will preferably have perpendicular to the associated wall, a dimension equal to the distance separating this wall from the parallel wall, so as to strengthen the bottom and ensure bracing of the parallel walls, after shaping the packaging.

Avantageusement, un ou des volets, découpés dans une des deux parois parallèles et attenants à celle-ci par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire au fond, seront aptes à être repliés vers l'intérieur du conditionnement, perpendiculairement à la paroi associée, pour venir s'interposer entre les bouteilles contiguës et former ainsi un ou des éléments de séparation.Advantageously, one or more shutters, cut in one of the two parallel walls and adjoining it by a perpendicular fold line at the bottom, will be able to be folded towards the inside of the packaging, perpendicular to the associated wall, to come interpose between adjacent bottles and thus form one or more separation elements.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description détaillée qui va suivre d'une forme de réalisation du conditionnement. Dans cette description, on se réfèrera aux dessins annexés, qui n'ont pas de caractère limitatif et dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en plan du flan de carton ondulé, prédécoupé et refoulé, dont est issu le conditionnement ;
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective du conditionnement, après mise en forme, suivant l'une de ses faces, avec la partie supérieure formant couvercle redressée ;
  • La figure 3 est une vue en perspective du conditionnement, après mise en forme, suivant une face parallèle à celle de la figure 2 et avec la partie supérieure fermée ;
  • La figure 4 est une vue en perspective du conditionnement avec deux bouteilles logées dans celui-ci ;
  • Les figures 5 et 6 sont deux vues, de part et d'autre, du conditionnement replié à plat.
    • Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the detailed description which follows of an embodiment of the packaging. In this description, reference is made to the appended drawings, which are not limiting in nature and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank of corrugated cardboard, pre-cut and reprocessed, which is the conditioning;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the packaging, after shaping, along one of its faces, with the upper portion forming a rectified cover;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the conditioning, after shaping, along a face parallel to that of Figure 2 and with the closed upper part;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the package with two bottles housed therein;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are two views, on either side of the flat folded package.

    • Cette forme de réalisation du conditionnement conforme à l'invention est destinée à l'exposition en vente et au transport de deux bouteilles, mais la transposition à un nombre différent de bouteilles ou d'autres articles oblongs similaires, alignés suivant une rangée ou plusieurs rangées parallèles, sera évidente pour l'homme de l'art. La forme de ces articles peut naturellement être absolument quelconque.This embodiment of the packaging according to the invention is intended for exhibition for sale and transport of two bottles, but the transposition to a different number of bottles or other oblong articles similar, aligned in one or more rows parallel, will be obvious to those skilled in the art. The form of these articles can of course be absolutely unspecified.

    Ce conditionnement comporte une partie de fond 1, de forme hexagonale, aux côtés parallèles deux à deux, qui présente une symétrie par rapport à une ligne de pliage diagonale 10, réunissant deux sommets opposés de l'hexagone.This packaging comprises a bottom part 1, of hexagonal shape, parallel sides two by two, which has symmetry with respect to a fold line diagonal 10, bringing together two opposite vertices of the hexagon.

    Sur cette partie de fond 1 sont articulées par des lignes de pliage confondues avec les côtés parallèles au plan de symétrie de la partie 1 deux parois latérales 2 et 3, dressées perpendiculairement à la partie de fond.On this bottom part 1 are articulated by fold lines combined with the sides parallel to the plane of symmetry of part 1 two side walls 2 and 3, erected perpendicularly to the bottom portion.

    A la partie 2 sont attenantes latéralement, par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire au fond, deux autres parois latérales 4, divisées chacune en deux parties égales, 4a-4b, par une ligne de pliage 11, également perpendiculaire au fond.In part 2 are laterally adjacent, by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom, two other side walls 4, each divided into two equal parts, 4 to -4 b , by a fold line 11, also perpendicular to the bottom.

    A la partie 3 sont attenants latéralement, par une ligne de pliage perpendiculaire au fond, deux volets 5 de forme et de dimensions sensiblement identiques aux parties 4a, collés contre la face de ces parties 4a tournée vers l'intérieur du conditionnement.A part 3 are laterally abutting, by a folding line perpendicular to the bottom, two flaps 5 of substantially identical shape and dimensions to the parts 4a, glued against the face of these portions 4a facing the inside of the packaging.

    A la partie supérieure de la paroi 2 est attenante, par une ligne de pliage parallèle au fond 1, une partie 6 formant couvercle, de forme et de dimensions analogues à celles du fond, tandis qu'à la partie supérieure de la paroi 3 est attenant un volet 7, destiné à être engagé au-dessus de la partie 6. Une languette 8, attenante à la partie 6 par une ligne de pliage, peut être engagée dans une encoche 9, ménagée entre le volet 7 et la paroi 3 attenante, pour verrouiller la partie 6 du couvercle en position de fermeture.At the top of the wall 2 is adjoining, by a line folding parallel to the bottom 1, a portion 6 forming a lid, shape and size similar to those of the bottom, while that at the upper part of the wall 3 is attached a flap 7, intended to be engaged above part 6. A tab 8, adjoining in Part 6 by a folding line, may be engaged in a notch 9, formed between the flap 7 and the adjoining wall 3, for lock part 6 of the cover in the closed position.

    On notera que les parties 4a, 4b et 5 ne sont pas attenantes au fond 1, mais qu'après mise en forme et assemblage, leur base épouse fidèlement la forme de ce fond. Celui-ci étant directement attenant aux deux parois parallèles 2 et 3, il présente une très grande résistance au poids des objets conditionnés, des bouteilles 12 par exemple, et aux contraintes subies en cours de manutention. Le conditionnement présente par conséquent une très grande sécurité d'emploi.Parts 4a it is noted that, 4b and 5 are not attached to the bottom 1, but after shaping and joining, their base faithfully follows the shape of this bottom. Since it is directly adjoining the two parallel walls 2 and 3, it has a very high resistance to the weight of the packaged objects, bottles 12 for example, and the stresses undergone during handling. The packaging therefore has a very high safety of use.

    Du fait de la ligne de pliage 10, divisant le fond en deux parties égales, et des lignes 11, divisant également les parois latérales en deux parties égales, il est possible de replier à plat le conditionnement préassemblé, comme on le voit sur les figures 5 et 6, et de le livrer sous cette forme aux utilisateurs, qui le mettent aisément en forme.Due to the fold line 10, dividing the bottom into two parts equal, and lines 11, also dividing the side walls in two equal parts, it is possible to fold flat the packaging preassembled, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, and deliver it under this form to users, who easily put it in shape.

    Une fenêtre 13, ménagée dans la paroi 2, permet aux acheteurs de voir les objets conditionnés.A window 13, formed in the wall 2, allows the buyers to see the packaged objects.

    Une partie 14, venue de la découpe de la fenêtre 13 dans la paroi 2, est attenante à la base de cette fenêtre par une ligne de pliage 15 parallèle au fond. La partie 14 est elle-même divisée par une ligne de pliage 16 parallèle à la ligne 15 en deux parties 14a et 14b, dont les dimensions sont telles que la partie 14a peut être rabattue vers l'intérieur du conditionnement contre la face interne de la base de la paroi 2, tandis que la partie 14b vient s'appliquer contre le fond, en vue de le renforcer et de s'interposer entre les parois parallèles 2 et 3, pour contreventer celles-ci.Part 14, coming from the cutout of the window 13 in the wall 2, is adjacent to the base of this window by a fold line 15 parallel to the bottom. The portion 14 is itself divided by a fold line 16 parallel to the line 15 into two parts 14 a and 14 b, whose dimensions are such that the portion 14 may be folded inwardly of the package against the face internal part of the base of the wall 2, while the portion 14b is pressed against the bottom, in order to strengthen and interpose between the parallel walls 2 and 3, to contravene them.

    Dans la paroi 3 est ménagée une ouverture 17, à un côté vertical de laquelle est attenant un volet 18, venu de la découpe, qui peut être replié vers l'intérieur du conditionnement, pour former une séparation entre des bouteilles contiguë. Le conditionnement représenté a été conçu pour le transport de deux bouteilles, mais, pour un nombre supérieur de bouteilles, il suffirait naturellement de prévoir en des emplacements judicieux un nombre approprié d'ouvertures 17 et de volets 18.In the wall 3 is formed an opening 17, at one side vertical of which is attached a shutter 18, from the cutting, which can be folded inwards from conditioning, to form a separation between contiguous bottles. The packaging shown was designed for the transport of two bottles, but for a number of bottles, it would be enough naturally to provide in appropriate locations an appropriate number openings 17 and shutters 18.

    Dans cette réalisation, une simple ouverture 20, ménagée à la partie supérieure de la paroi 3, constitue de façon connue en soi l'organe de préhension.In this embodiment, a simple opening 20, arranged at the upper part of the wall 3, so constitutes known in itself the gripping member.

    L'invention apporte donc, dans la technique, un conditionnement d'une très grande simplicité, livrable préassemblé et replié aux utilisateurs et qui présente des qualités inégalées de sécurité pour le transport des objets conditionnés. Ce conditionnement est en outre peu coûteux à réaliser et présente un aspect agréable au regard.The invention therefore provides, in the art, a packaging of a very great simplicity, deliverable pre-assembled and collapsed to users and which presents unparalleled security qualities for the transport of objects conditioned. This packaging is also inexpensive to achieve and has a pleasant appearance.

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    1. Packaging made of a semirigid material, such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, for a plurality of bottles or the like aligned in a row or in several parallel rows and resting on the base of the packaging, this packaging comprising:
      a base portion (1) having the shape of a hexagon, the sides of which are parallel in pairs;
      two parallel walls (2,3) articulated respectively by two folding lines along two parallel sides of the base portion (1) and straightened perpendicularly to said base portion (1);
      two first portions (4b) not adjoining the base and each articulated laterally to a wall (2) by a folding line perpendicular to the base portion (1) ;
      two second portions (4a) not adjoining the base and each articulated laterally to one of the first portions (4a) by a folding line perpendicular to the base portion (1);
      two flaps (5) not adjoining the base and each articulated laterally to the wall (3) by a folding line perpendicular to the base portion (1);
      an upper portion (6) forming a lid, parallel to the base portion (1) and articulated to one of the walls (2,3) by a folding line parallel to said base;
         this packaging being characterised in that the first and second portions (4a,4b), on the one hand, and the flaps (5), on the other hand, are folded in such a way that, in relation to the walls or adjoining portions, the flaps (5) are in contact with the second portions (4a) and are secured thereto, and in that the dimensions of the first and second portions (4a,4b) and of the flaps (5) are such that their bases conform exactly to the shape of the base (1).
    2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterised in that the base portion (1) comprises a folding line (10) which is parallel to the walls (2,3) and joins two opposing apices of the hexagon, of which the base is formed.
    3. Packaging according to either one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an opening is provided in at least one of its walls (2,3) so as to allow the packaged articles to be visible, characterised in that, in the lower part of the opening (13), a flap (14) is articulated to the wall (2) joined by a folding line (15) parallel to the base, said flap (14) being divided into two parts (14a,14b) by a folding line (16) parallel to the base, the parts (14a,14b) being designed to be folded towards the interior of the packaging, respectively against the inner face of the adjoining wall (2) and against the base (1).
    4. Packaging according to claim 3, characterised in that the portion (14b) of the flap (14) folded against base (1) has perpendicularly to the associated wall (2) a dimension substantially equal to the distance separating the walls (2,3) so as to ensure their bracing after the packaging has been assembled.
    5. Packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a flap or flaps (18), which are cut into one of the walls (2,3) and adjoin this wall by a folding line perpendicular to the base, are designed to be folded towards the interior of the packaging, perpendicular to the adjoining wall, so as to form separating members between adjacent articles.
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