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EP0937655B1
EP0937655B1 EP19990810150 EP99810150A EP0937655B1 EP 0937655 B1 EP0937655 B1 EP 0937655B1 EP 19990810150 EP19990810150 EP 19990810150 EP 99810150 A EP99810150 A EP 99810150A EP 0937655 B1 EP0937655 B1 EP 0937655B1
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Walter Schellenberg
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank

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  • the present invention relates to the field of packaging technology. It relates to a multiple pack according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention further relates to a multiple cover for such a multiple pack according to the preamble of claim 9.
  • Such a multiple pack and such a multiple lid are e.g. from the Document US-A-3,983,999 known.
  • US-A-5,562,205 discloses a container made of beverage cans, which is conventional Are closed with a sheet metal lid with a tear tab (see Fig. 2 and 4, reference numeral 30).
  • the container is held together by one Multiple lid, the single lid of which can only be reclosed serve after tearing open the tear tab, and above all the function a carry handle.
  • the multiple cover is not used to close the Original doses.
  • EP-A2-0 493 743 discloses an analog multiple reclosable cover for beverage cans, each closed separately by a metal lid (see p. 4, lines 36-45 of D2: “the user will thus find a clean upper can surface from which he can drink ”) above all, ensure a hygienically clean top of the can, otherwise is closed in a conventional manner.
  • One way starts from a film or plate made of plastic or another formable material, into which a plurality of cup-shaped depressions are formed next to each other using known forming techniques such as deep-drawing, which the individual Form packaging container. Perforations or other types of weakening lines are made between the wells at the same time or later as dividing lines, which enable the individual containers to be separated. After filling the goods to be packaged into the individual wells or packaging containers, the entire arrangement is closed and sealed with an aluminum foil or the like. The cover film is also weakened along the dividing lines to enable a clean separation of the closed individual containers.
  • Such jointly produced multiple packs can be found in the food sector for example when portioning coffee cream, yoghurt or Desserts.
  • they have several disadvantages:
  • One disadvantage is too see that the fully formed multipack is difficult to print on or to be provided with labels because the multipack as such is bulky and therefore difficult to handle, and because the individual containers of the multipack because of their close proximity not or only very difficultly can be printed or labeled over their entire scope.
  • Another The disadvantage is a lack of flexibility.
  • Be for marketing Multi packs with a different number of e.g. two, four, six and If more individual packs are required, a separate one must be provided for each pack size Tool can be created and maintained, which means the production costs in the Height drives.
  • the task is carried out in a multiple pack of the type mentioned the entirety of the features of claim 1 solved.
  • Separable individual resealable lid is opened simultaneously a corresponding group of individual packaging containers in one Containers held together and opened the possibility after disconnection a single container or its individual lid to open the individual container and then close again with the detachable lid.
  • groups of different sizes multiple lids of different sizes are only provided preferably produced by dividing a multiple cover with one size be while making the individual packaging container nothing changes. Since the packaging container is sealed with the Multiple lids are available individually, they can be like a conventional single container can be printed or labeled without restrictions.
  • a first preferred embodiment of the multiple pack according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the packaging container and the multiple lid consist of the same material, in particular of the same plastic. This makes it possible to put containers and lids on very simple and safe Way, in particular by heat sealing, hermetically sealing one another connect to.
  • the sealing of the multiple lid on the packaging container becomes decisive relieved if according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention the packaging container and the individual lids for sealing one each have circumferential sealing flange.
  • the dividing lines preferably run here between the sealing flanges of the individual covers and one perforation each. So that the hot plate used for heat sealing the perforation is not damaged, the perforation is for protection when heat sealing preferably below the level of the sealing flanges, especially in one Surround, arranged.
  • Another preferred embodiment of the multiple pack according to the invention is characterized in that one on each of the individual covers Pull tab is arranged that the packaging container and individual lid in the are essentially rectangular, in particular square, that the Tear tabs are each arranged in one of the corners of the individual lids that the packaging containers and individual lids have rounded corners that four packaging containers or single lids in the multiple pack are arranged in a square and that the pull tabs for all individual lids of the square are arranged in the middle between the individual lids.
  • This can easily save space and prevent accidental When opened, the pull tabs are protected and integrated in the multiple pack become.
  • the multiple cover according to the invention for the multiple pack according to the invention is determined by the entirety of the features of claim 9.
  • the individual cover for Seals each have a circumferential sealing flange, the dividing lines the dividing lines run between the sealing flanges of the individual covers each include a perforation and the perforation for protection during heat sealing arranged below the level of the sealing flanges, in particular in a bead is.
  • Fig. 1 is a partially sectioned side view of a preferred embodiment reproduced for a multiple pack according to the invention.
  • the multiple pack 10 comprises two separate, cup-shaped and upward open packaging container 11 and 12, for example from a thickness and the nature of suitable plastic film formed by deep drawing or the like have been.
  • the left packaging container 11 is shown in section, the right packaging container 12 in the side view.
  • Every packaging container has a bottom 13 and side walls 14.
  • the side walls 14 run expediently towards the bottom 13 so that the individual packaging containers are stackable.
  • the separate packaging containers 11, 12 are according to the invention by a multiple packaging lids 17 which are common to all packaging containers, the number corresponding to the number of packaging containers 11, 12 of individual covers 18, 19, which are interconnected and along a predetermined dividing line 22 with a targeted weakening such as. perforation, separated from each other if necessary can be.
  • the multiple cover 17 with the individual covers 18, 19 is in one piece formed from a film, which preferably consists of the same plastic, as the packaging container 11, 12. This ensures that the Multiple covers 17 for closing the packaging containers 11, 12 in particular can be easily sealed hot. Sealing is facilitated that both on the packaging containers 11, 12 and on the individual lids 18, 19 matching circumferential sealing flanges 16 and 21 are trained.
  • the sealing flanges 21 of the individual covers 18, 19 run in the process above the rest of the lid surface, so that a flat, from above Sealing tool only comes to rest on the sealing flanges 21.
  • the sealing can be used with or without aids such as a heat seal adhesive. If sealing is carried out without aids, the sealing flanges 16, 21 are heated to the extent and pressed together until the plastic material becomes sticky and the sealing flanges 16, 21 releasably connect to one another.
  • a molded, circumferential recess 20 in the individual covers 18, 19 ensures that before Seal the individual lid 18, 19 on the packaging containers 11, 12 and the Packaging container 11, 12 correctly positioned under the individual lids 18, 19 and are fixed in this position.
  • the depression 20 simultaneously ensures that a single cover 18, 19 once opened and pulled off again without difficulty can be placed on the packaging container 11, 12 and this also reseals (reclosable lid).
  • the manufacture and use of the multipack 10 can be described as follows are: First, the individual Packaging container 11, 12 manufactured and temporarily stored if necessary. Since the individual packaging containers 11, 12 different for multiple packs Size, i.e. with a different number of packaging containers, are the same, only one mold is required and storage greatly simplified. Since the packaging container 11, 12 at this stage according to Fig. 2C are present individually and are manageable, they can be easily known Processes are printed and / or labeled on all sides, so that after a later separation from the multiple pack the appearance of a conventional single container. Separately from the packaging containers 11, 12, the required multiple covers 17 are formed according to FIG. 2B.
  • multiple lids 17 can also be used a different number of individual covers 18, 19 are produced, such as for a two-pack in FIG. 3 or for a four-pack in FIG. 4 are shown. It is even easier to have one for all pack sizes To produce multiple lids, which corresponds to the maximum package size, and from it multiple lids for smaller pack sizes by means of a corresponding Divide and derive.
  • a four-pack of food is to be produced, four individual packaging containers 11, 12 are printed and / or labeled, then filled with the food and finally by sealing of a four-way lid according to FIG. 4 to form a coherent four-way pack completed.
  • the quadruple cover can of course be in front of or can also be printed and / or labeled after sealing.
  • the end user can of the quadruple pack one or more packaging containers as required detach using the four-way lid along the dividing lines 22 is separated into up to four individual covers 18, 19 and the individual covers 18, 19 are then withdrawn from the respective packaging container 11, 12. at If required, the individual packaging containers 11, 12 can also be returned with their Individual covers 18, 19 are closed.
  • the perforation when sealing the multiple cover 17th by pressing the hot sealing tool onto the sealing flanges 21 be damaged that the sealing flange 21 in the area of the perforation openings warped by the influence of temperature and in the worst case the dividing line 22 tears open locally.
  • the packaging containers and the associated individual lids can in principle be round, oval, rectangular, square, hexagonal or similar. It is special with regard to the material and space utilization with the multiple cover inexpensive, essentially square or rectangular packaging containers or single cover. Preferred examples double lids and Quadruple lids for essentially square containers are shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 reproduced. Do the packaging containers or individual lids (18, 19 in Fig. 3, 25-28 in Fig. 4) rounded corners, can save space at certain corners Tear tabs 29, 30 and 31 are arranged on which the respective Single lid can be opened and pulled up. at 3, the tear tabs 29, 30 are each on one molded corner of the multiple cover 17 on the sealing flange 21.

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  1. Emballage multiple (10), comprenant une pluralité de récipients d'emballage séparés, ouverts vers le haut (11, 12), qui sont fermés par un moyen de fermeture commun à tous les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et qui sont assemblés par le moyen de fermeture commun pour former l'emballage multiple (10), le moyen de fermeture commun comprenant un nombre de couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) associés aux récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et disposés les uns à côté des autres, correspondant au nombre des récipients d'emballage (11, 12), des couvercles individuels voisins (18, 19 ; 25-28) étant séparables les uns des autres à chaque fois le long d'une ligne de séparation (22) s'étendant entre les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28), et chacun des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) fermant un récipient d'emballage associé, caractérisé en ce que les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) sont réalisés chacun en tant que couvercle refermable.
  2. Emballage multiple selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et le couvercle multiple (17, 24) se composent du même matériau, en particulier du même plastique.
  3. Emballage multiple selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) sont fermés par les couvercles individuels associés (18, 19 ; 25-28) du couvercle multiple (17, 24) au moyen d'un thermoscellement.
  4. Emballage multiple selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) présentent, pour le scellement, à chaque fois une bride de scellement périphérique (16, respectivement 21).
  5. Emballage multiple selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les lignes de séparation (22) s'étendent entre les brides de scellement (21) des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28), en ce que les lignes de séparation (22) comprennent chacune une perforation et en ce que la perforation est disposée, en vue de sa protection lors du thermoscellement, sous le plan des brides de scellement (21), en particulier dans une moulure (23).
  6. Emballage multiple selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que qu'une languette d'ouverture (29, 30, 31) est disposée à chaque fois sur chacun des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28).
  7. Emballage multiple selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) sont réalisés avec une forme essentiellement rectangulaire, en particulier carrée, et en ce que les languettes d'ouverture (29, 30, 31) sont disposées à chaque fois dans l'un des coins des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28).
  8. Emballage multiple selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et les couvercles individuels (25-28) présentent des coins arrondis, en ce qu'à l'intérieur de l'emballage multiple (10), sont disposés quatre récipients d'emballage (10, 11), respectivement quatre couvercles individuels (25-28) en carré, et en ce que les languettes d'ouverture (31) pour tous les couvercles individuels (25-28) du carré sont disposées au milieu entre les couvercles individuels (25-28).
  9. Couvercle multiple pour un emballage multiple selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, lequel couvercle multiple (17, 24) présente une pluralité de couvercles individuels disposés les uns à côté des autres (18, 19 ; 25-28), les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) présentant, en vue du scellement, à chaque fois une bride de scellement périphérique (16, respectivement 21) et les couvercles individuels voisins (18, 19 ; 25-28) pouvant être séparés les uns des autres à chaque fois le long d'une ligne de séparation (22) s'étendant entre les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28), caractérisé en ce que les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) sont réalisés chacun en tant que couvercle refermable.
  10. Couvercle multiple selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les lignes de séparation (22) s'étendent entre les brides de scellement (21) des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28), en ce que les lignes de séparation (22) comprennent chacune une perforation et en ce que la perforation est disposée, en vue de sa protection lors du thermoscellement, sous le plan des brides de scellement (21), en particulier dans une moulure (23).
  11. Couvercle multiple selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 et 10, caractérisé en ce qu'une languette d'ouverture (29, 30, 31) est disposée à chaque fois sur chacun des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28).
  12. Couvercle multiple selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que les couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28) sont réalisés avec une forme essentiellement rectangulaire, et en ce que les languettes d'ouverture (29, 30, 31) sont disposées à chaque fois dans l'un des coins des couvercles individuels (18, 19 ; 25-28).
  13. Couvercle multiple selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que les récipients d'emballage (11, 12) et les couvercles individuels (25-28) présentent des coins arrondis, en ce qu'à l'intérieur du couvercle multiple (17, 24), sont disposés quatre couvercles individuels (25-28) en carré, et en ce que les languettes d'ouverture (31) pour tous les couvercles individuels (25-28) du carré sont disposées au milieu entre les couvercles individuels (25-28).
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