Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D5/52—External stands or display elements for contents
  • B65D5/5253—Containers initially closed but folded about a central axis to display the contents in two or more cells
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
  • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
  • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
  • A47F5/11—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like
• • 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
  • B65D5/52—External stands or display elements for contents
  • B65D5/522—Containers provided with decoration or information elements which are displaced to display the contents
  • B65D5/5226—Containers provided with decoration or information elements which are displaced to display the contents formed integrally with the container or lid
  • B65D5/5233—Display panels located within the upper surface of the container and being raised to simultaneously provide a dispensing opening
  • B65D5/524—Display panels located within the upper surface of the container and being raised to simultaneously provide a dispensing opening the panel in the raised position being folded about itself

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a protective cover for protecting goods during transport on a loading pallet, the protective cover being manufactured from a stiff, foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard, as indicated in the precharacterising clause of claim 1.
• the object of the present invention is to produce an entirely new type of protective cover, in order to protect goods during transport on a loading pallet, the protective cover having an integrally formed display stand which is easily prepared when opening the protective cover.
• the protective cover according to the invention has several advantages.
• the invention produces a protective cover which can easily be converted into a functional display stand suitable for displaying different types of products.
• the protective cover with integrally formed display stand according to the invention brings savings in both packaging and display material, and in time spent unpacking and getting the display stand ready, and thus ensures low costs for both transport and display of goods.
• the protective cover with integrally formed display stand according to the invention also leads to reduced quantities of waste, since the same material is used for both the protective cover for transport and the display stand for displaying the goods.
• Fig. la shows a first embodiment of the protective cover according to the invention in a transport position.
• Fig. lb shows how the protective cover in fig. la is provided with a part which can be folded up for accessing and displaying the goods.
• Fig. Ic shows the transport cover according to the invention in fig. la converted to a display stand with a very stable, level shelf.
• Fig. Id shows how a part of the front of the protective cover in fig. la is made to assume an upright position above the display stand shelf which is advantageous from the display point of view.
• Fig. 2a shows a second embodiment of a protective cover according to the invention in a transport position.
• Fig. 2b shows how the protective cover in fig. 2a is provided with a part which can be folded up for accessing and displaying the goods.
• Fig. 2c shows how the flap in 2a, which forms an integral part of the top and is folded in from the front upper edge, is prepared for folding into an edged shelf.
• Fig. 2d shows the transport cover according to the invention in fig. 2a converted to a display stand with an edged shelf.
• Fig. 2e shows how a part of the front of the protective cover in fig. 2a is made to assume an upright position above the display stand shelf which is advantageous from the display point of view.
• Fig. la shows a first embodiment of a protective cover 1 according to the invention in a transport position. In this position it is intended to protect the goods during transport on a loading pallet.
• the protective cover 1 is manufactured from a stiff, foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard. It has a front face, a rear face, two opposing sides and a top formed from flaps folded in from the upper edges of the front and rear face and the sides respectively.
• the protective cover 1 may be provided with printed advertising matter and/or trade mark of the contents (not shown). This printed advertising matter/trademark may, for example, be given on the front face of the protective cover.
• the protective cover 1 For accessing and displaying the goods, the protective cover 1, as shown in fig. lb, is provided with a part 4 which can be folded up about a first score/groove 11.
• This part is delineated partly by the first score/groove 11 , which runs between the top edges facing the sides and essentially parallel with the top front-facing edge, and partly by a first perforation 2, which connects the respective ends of the first score/groove and runs over the sides towards their front-facing edges and from these on over the front face.
• score/groove 12 essentially parallel to the first score/groove 11. These scores/grooves are arranged at a distance from one another which exceeds the thickness of the material and preferably in the order of 1-5 cm . The ends of the scores/grooves converge on one another at each side respectively, and specifically within an area of 2 to 10 cm from each side, preferably 5 cm.
• That part 4 of the protective covering which can be folded up is also provided with a second perforation 3, which begins and ends at an imaginary line opposite its front face parallel with its edge facing the top.
• This second perforation 3 together with the imaginary line delineates a surface towards the top of its front face. This surface is especially suited for the printed advertising matter/trademark.
• Seventh scores/ grooves 17, which round the corners to the sides and continue at the same height to the first perforation 2 run along the imaginary line from the start and end of the second perforation and out towards the front side-facing edges.
• the front of the protective cover is provided, in connection with the first perforation 2, with at least a second notch 5, designed to allow the first perforation 2 to be broken and the foldable part 4 of the protective cover to be folded up.
• Fig. Ic shows the first embodiment of the protective cover 1 according to the invention converted to a display stand with a very stable, flat shelf 6.
• the first perforation 2 is first broken by grasping the foldable part 4 of the protective cover with the aid of the second notch 5 (fig. la), The foldable part 4 is then folded upwards about the first and second scores/grooves 11 ,
• the display stand thereby produced has a very stable level shelf 6 formed by the top.
• This shelf 6 is very suitable for displaying goods. Even relatively heavy goods can be displayed on this shelf 6 without undesirable sagging or deformation thereof.
• the printed advertising matter/trademark located, for example, on the front of the protective cover during transport, will now be found inverted in the folded-up part 4 at the top of the rear of the protective cover. Because the advertising matter/ trademark has been placed on the surface which is delineated by the second perforation 3 and the imaginary line, which constitutes a continuation of the seventh scores/grooves 17, this can now be made to assume a position as in fig. Id, advantageous from a display point of view, upright above the shelf of the display stand 6, by breaking the second perforation 3 and folding the upper part of the display stand forward essentially 180° about the seventh scores/grooves 17. The eighth scores/grooves 18 then prevent the display stand from being unaesthetically deformed whilst at the same time permitting this folding operation.
• Fig. 2a shows a second embodiment of a protective cover 1' according to the invention in the transport position.
• this protective cover 1' is intended to protect goods during transport on a loading pallet in the same way as the protective cover 1 according to the first embodiment.
• the protective cover 1' is likewise manufactured from a stiff, foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard.
• This protective cover 1' also has a front face, a rear face, two opposing sides and a top formed from flaps folded in from the upper edges of front and rear faces and the sides respectively.
• the protective cover 1' according to this embodiment can also be provided with printed advertising matter and/or the trademark of the contents (not shown), for example on the front face of the protective cover.
• the protective cover 1' As shown in fig. 2b is provided with a part 4 which can be folded up about a first score/groove 11. This part is delineated in the same way as for the first embodiment.
• the flap 7, forming an integral part of the top and folded in from the front upper edge has a free edge 8, which is essentially parallel to the top front-facing edge, and two opposing side edges, which are essentially parallel to the top side-facing edges.
• the flap 7 is also provided with third and fourth scores/ grooves 13, 14 parallel to on another, which run parallel to its free edge 8 and with essentially the same distance between this edge and the third score/groove 13 as between the third and fourth scores/grooves 13, 14
• the side edges of the flap are each provided with folding flaps 19.
• the flap 7 has at least one projecting section 20, which corresponds to a first notch 21 made in connection with the fourth score/ groove 14.
• the foldable part 4 of the protective cover is provided with a second perforation 3, seventh scores/grooves 17 along the imaginary line and a further eighth score/groove 18 on each side.
• Fig. 2d shows the second embodiment of the protective cover 1' according to the invention converted to a display stand with an edged shelf 6.
• the first perforation 2 is first broken by grasping the foldable part 4 of the protective cover with the aid of the second notch 5 (fig. 1).
• the foldable part 4 is then folded up about the first score/groove 11 as shown in fig. 2b, so that the associated part of the top rests against the remaining part of the top.
• the first score/groove 11 about which the material on one side of the score/groove is designed to be folded so as to rest against the material on the second side of the score/groove, is executed as two parallel scores/grooves, their distance from one another being essentially equal to the thickness of the material, this reduces the tendency of the material to try to return to the original unfolded position.
• the flap 7, forming an integral part of the top and folded in from the front upper edge, can be converted to an edged shelf 6 as shown in fig. 2d.
• This shelf 16 is very suitable for the display of goods. Even goods which tend to roll or can otherwise be easily made to move on the shelf 6 can, because of the edge, be displayed on this shelf 6 without the risk of accidentally falling off it.
• the third score/groove 13, about which the material is designed to be folded so that it encloses the free-cut sections of the folding flaps, is executed as two parallel scores/grooves, their distance from one another being essentially equal to the thickness of the intermediate material, this reduces the tendency of the material to try to return to its original unfolded position.
• Further scores/grooves about which the material on one side of the score/groove is designed to be folded so as to rest against the material on the second side of the score/groove, are also preferably executed as two parallel scores/grooves, the distance from one another being essentially equal to the thickness of the material.

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