EP1122188A1 - Vorrichtung zur Verpackung und zur Aufhängung von Gegenständen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Verpackung und zur Aufhängung von Gegenständen Download PDF

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EP1122188A1
EP1122188A1 EP00402404A EP00402404A EP1122188A1 EP 1122188 A1 EP1122188 A1 EP 1122188A1 EP 00402404 A EP00402404 A EP 00402404A EP 00402404 A EP00402404 A EP 00402404A EP 1122188 A1 EP1122188 A1 EP 1122188A1
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Robert Serre
Michel Gautier
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Agence Francaise D'articles De Conditionnement Etablisements Serre - Afac
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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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a packaging and hanging device objects, for the presentation of said objects in store.
  • the invention is particularly useful for the presentation of articles manufactured for sale, in particular in big box stores
  • Packaging devices of known type include, for the fastening to the article, a sleeve made of heat-shrinkable plastic, which can tightly enclose at least part of the article. They usually have a display surface (called communication surface by specialists), on which can be affixed all kinds of information relating to the article in question such as the acronym of the store, the brand of the supplier or the item itself, a brief description of the item, an identification barcode, the price, etc.
  • Document FR 2,772,252 describes a device for supporting at least one object or manufactured item, intended to be hung on a display pin.
  • This known type device consists of a plastic sleeve heat-shrinkable with a non-retracted upper part, flattened face to face and provided with a through hole for hanging the device, and having a part retracted on an upper portion of the object (s) concerned to ensure the suspension.
  • This known packaging device made in one piece can be manufactured at a modest cost price.
  • This device of known type however has the drawback of a method wrapping delicate implementation. Indeed, to retract only the lower part of this known device, it is necessary to have a screen having a longitudinal slot at a retraction tunnel, so as to protect the upper part which must remain non-retracted. It follows from this provision that the object to be wrapped by the retracted part must undergo the passage in a shrinking tunnel or in heating assemblies, for example infrared, generating a significant heat flow corresponding to the retraction of the part to be retracted.
  • the initial width of the sleeve is chosen according to the width of the part of the item that will be taken from the sleeve. If we want to exhibit similar articles general type, but of different forms, the appearance of the different devices packaging will not be the same, not only by their sizing different, but also because the printed information will have to be different, the communication surface not being of the same size of a communication device conditioning to another.
  • a second unfavorable aspect of the art conditioning device previous is due to the limits imposed on the possibilities of printing information on the communication surface.
  • the extent of this area depends on the size of the part of the article trapped in the retracted part of the sleeve so that the volume or presentation of information also depends on this size.
  • the quality of a print directly by thermal transfer on material heat shrink plastic of the sleeve, is poor in the state of technology current.
  • a third unfavorable aspect of the art conditioning device previous is due to the rectangular shape constraint of the non-retracted part of the sleeve and to the constraint of limited dimension that can be given to the hole attachment, dictated by the width of the non-retracted part of the sleeve.
  • a first object of the invention is to remedy the drawbacks of the known technique, in particular by providing a new device for packaging and hanging objects that do not require special protection at the shrinking tunnel and allowing the implementation of the packaging and hanging in any order, so as to allow the use of conventional retraction tunnels, that is to say without longitudinal slot.
  • the subject of the invention is a packaging and hanging device of objects for presentation in store, comprising a means of packaging in heat-shrinkable plastic, secured to a means of suspension made of non-heat-shrinkable material and having at least one orifice or hooking slot.
  • the means attachment comprises a second retracted portion of said sleeve or means of packaging, and a fastening tab integral with this second part; the hole pinout being provided through the lug.
  • the hooking function and the fixation of the article are dissociated from each other.
  • the hooking lug can be designed independently of the constraints linked to the properties of sleeve shrinkage and to the dimensions of the article, which gives great freedom of choice for the designer as to the dimensions, shape and material of the attachment means.
  • the external appearance of the packaging device can be more attractive to the consumer. Added to this is the affixing of information printed becomes easier, freedom of writing of this information being so assured
  • the device is provided with a means of theft protection.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly comprising a device for packaging of the type defined above and an article to be presented for sale, characterized in that said first part of the sleeve is heat shrunk on at minus part of that article.
  • said article includes a gripping part by which it is normally grasped by a user, that said first part of the sleeve leaves exposed said gripping part.
  • an embodiment of a device for packaging according to the invention can be hung on an OS suspension member of display not shown.
  • the OS suspension member is a pin.
  • the invention is not limited by the shape of this suspension member, a adaptation of the packaging device to other forms of suspension can be achieved.
  • the packaging device comprises a sleeve 101 made of a material heat-shrinkable plastic, preferably transparent.
  • Heat shrinkable material can be any known heat-shrinkable material: polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polystyrene (PS), for example.
  • this material has a retraction rate of at least 50%, the sleeve width can be reduced by at least half during the process retraction.
  • the heat-shrinkable sleeve 101 has two parts: a part 102 of attachment to an article A to be presented for sale, called sheath thereafter, and a part of tab 103 indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 1.
  • article A to be presented for sale is a utensil table, for example a spoon, suspended from the hanging device of such way it presents itself to the consumer wishing to examine it, in a position natural grip by the handle.
  • the packaging device also includes a hooking tab 104, in the form of a jumper in the example described, made from a strip of cardboard folded around a fold line 105 extending transversely to the strip of cardboard. It is possible to make the lug 104 in another material chosen for example according to the nature of the article presented for sale, in plastic, or fabric.
  • the fixing tab 103 is heat-shrunk to adapt its width to that of the jumper 104.
  • this width of the tongue 103 heat shrunk is slightly lower than that of jumper 104 so that, when the latter covers it, marginal zones 105a and 105b remain along the longitudinal edges of jumper 104, these areas being able to adhere respectively to to each other without interposition of the material of the sleeve 101, when the two flaps 104a and 104b of the rider are folded over one another.
  • the opposite faces of flaps 104a and 104b of the rider are rendered integral with each other to trap the fixing tab 103.
  • This fixation can be achieved in many ways.
  • the facing faces can be coated with heat-sealable layers 106 (made of PET or PVC, for example) over their entire extent or only in certain areas preferential such as the margins 105a and 105b of the facing faces.
  • fixing of the two flaps 104a and 104b can be done, after installation of the sleeve 101, using a pad or welding rollers or by ultrasound.
  • this attachment may involve the attachment tab 103 which may be welded together with the flaps to form a whole particularly solid.
  • one or more holes can be provided in the fixing tab 103 so that the adhesion of the two opposite faces of the rider can be done not only on marginal areas 105a and 105b, but also through this or these holes.
  • a pin hole 107 preferably of so-called European shape, is provided. in an area of the jumper not occupied by the fixing tab 103 of the sleeve 101.
  • the packaging device preferably also includes a anti-theft device 108, later called an "antenna".
  • This antenna can be formed for example by metallization in the form of a narrow strip deposited on one internal faces of the rider, more precisely along one of its edges as represented, or by a wire taken between the two flaps of the jumper during their fixing. It can alternatively be placed in the thickness of the rider's material.
  • Other forms of anti-theft device are possible such as a high loop frequency or a microchip. Given the free choice possible of dimensions of jumper 104, this antenna can be made invisible to the consumer.
  • the jumper 104 constitutes a communication surface capable of displaying information.
  • This information can be of two types: order information general preprinted and / or more specific information specific to the item held in the packaging device.
  • Preprinted information is in general common to a whole series of articles so that they can be printed on a large number of riders, even when they still do part of a continuous strip before cutting.
  • the own information to the article are preferably affixed to the rider at the final stage of the conditioning, during an operation called "transplanting" by specialists, ie when the characteristics of the article to be packaged with a jumper considered will be known.
  • the device includes information 109a on the front relating to a class of articles and the information 109b designating the large store surface in which the article will be offered for sale.
  • This information is preprinted while information 109c, 109d and 109e, respectively a barcode, an item model designation and a price will be affixed on the front when transplanting.
  • Figures 5, 6 and 7 show three examples of packaging of respective articles B, C and D which can be displayed in stores. We sees that the appearance of the jumpers 104 can be uniform, while the shapes of the items can be very diverse.
  • the design of the packaging device according to the invention makes it possible to condition several articles in the same sleeve.
  • utensils of table it is possible to superimpose spoons or forks of the same shape and wrap some of these utensils with the same heat-shrunk sleeve be able to present them for sale in the form of a lot.
  • Many variations of presentation are possible thanks to the packaging device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 8 represents by the steps illustrated in a) to i) a mode of implementation preferred work of the packaging process according to the invention.
  • Step 8a consists of unwinding from a plastic roll heat-shrinkable (PET, PVC or polystyrene, for example) a flat sheath 111.
  • this flat sheath 111 may possibly be microperforated, in whole or in part, in the longitudinal or transverse direction, horizontally and / or vertically, for example using rollers 112 placed respectively on either side of the sheath and giving rise to a line of microperforations 113 on each side of the sheath.
  • These microperforation lines 113 are intended to subsequently facilitate the release of the sleeve from the article conditioned.
  • the thickness of the wall of the sheath 111 is preferably chosen according to the weight, shape and sharpness of the article to be packaged.
  • a thickness of 0.075 mm is generally sufficient, but a thicker, 0.12 mm for example, especially for articles "sharp".
  • the flat width of the sheath 111 is chosen according to the width and the thickness of the article to be packaged.
  • the free end 114 of the sheath 111 is opened, by the action of a device "reverse" folding (known per se) of the sheath, formed here by the two rollers found to the left of Figure 8a). Using a suitable cutting tool, the sheath is cut along line 115.
  • the next step in the process consists in putting the roughing sleeve 116 on a former 117.
  • the latter has the form general of a mandrel 118 of oval or circular section for example, at one of the ends of which is provided a thin blade 119 of rectangular section by example, placed symmetrically in the axis of the mandrel 118.
  • the width of the section of the blade 119 is chosen slightly less than the width of the jumper to which the sleeve will be fixed later.
  • a heat shrunk blank sleeve 120 comprising on the one hand a hollow part 121, for example of oval conformation or cylindrical or frustoconical, intended to subsequently form the sheath 102 of the muff ; and on the other hand a flattened part 122, also hollow, intended to form the future fixing tab 103, the width of this flattened hollow part 122 being already adapted to that of the future rider of the conditioning device.
  • the shaper 117 is separated from the heat-shrunk blank sleeve 120, the flattened part 122 being able to henceforth used to enter it during the subsequent operations of the process.
  • the conditioning process then consists (step 8f) of positioning a part of an article to be conditioned A in the hollow part 121.
  • this hollow part 121 is subjected to a second operation of heat shrinkage, excluding the remainder of blank sleeve 120 (step 8g), for create the sheath 102 around the concerned part of article A.
  • the assembly resulting from operation g) can then be presented to a rider 104, which at this stage of the process, may already be provided with the general impression and transplanting printing, which can then be dedicated specifically to the item being packaged.
  • the packaging process can be completed by a heat sealing (step 8i) during which heating pads come to practice at least one weld line 123 and 124 across the jumper 104 to fix one to the other the facing faces of its flaps 104a and 104b, thereby imprisoning the tongue 103, the latter being itself also welded to the flaps.
  • FIG. 9 shows for example final steps a) to e) of a variant of process which is of interest, if one wishes to separate spatially and temporally the actual packaging of the articles of the preparation of packaging devices.
  • FIG. 9a The step illustrated in FIG. 9a is the same as that represented in FIG. 8e, all the preceding steps can be identical to those already described in connection Figures 8a to 8d.
  • the step illustrated in FIG. 9b consists in presenting a jumper 104 to a heat-shrunk blank sleeve 120, the jumper preferably having in this case only underwent the general information preprint. In other cases, it may also have undergone transplanting.
  • This step of FIG. 9b is followed by a heat sealing step illustrated in FIG. 9c by at least one weld line 124 and for example 123, which fixes the heat-shrunk blank sleeve 120 to jumper 104 giving rise to a packaging device 125 not yet provided with an article to be packaged.
  • This conditioning device 125 can be manufactured in a factory specialized and be marketed to manufacturers of all kinds of items. These the latter then take care of the final packaging by inserting the articles in the conditioning devices 125 (step of FIG. 9d), then by applying heat they carry out the second heat-shrinking operation during which only the hitherto cylindrical portion of the packaging device is subjected to the action of heat.
  • a screen 126 symbolized by a mixed line on the Figures 9d and 9e, can be provided, to ensure that the jumper 104 and the tongue 103 are not subjected to the action of heat.
  • FIG. 10 represents an alternative embodiment of a device for packaging according to the invention aimed at strengthening the bond existing between the sleeve 101 and the jumper 104, thanks to a fixing tab 103A of substantially shaped trapezoidal flaring from the sheath 102 to the end edge opposite of the fixing tab.
  • This substantially trapezoidal shape of the tongue 103A makes it more difficult fraudulent or accidental separation of the sleeve 101 and the jumper 104 by uprooting.
  • the variant of FIG. 10 is preferably used in the case where the article to pack is relatively heavy, or when several identical items superimposed are fixed in the same sleeve.
  • the trapezoidal shape of the fixing tab 103A can easily be obtained by the use of a conformator dissociated from the main conformator. he the process should be adapted accordingly, which poses no problem particular to specialists.
  • Figure 11 shows another variant of the packaging device according to the invention, with the aid of which it is possible to present several articles A1 to A4 in juxtaposition with a single jumper 104A.
  • Articles A1 to A4 are packaged in sleeves 101 whose widths are respectively adapted to the size of the articles according to the rate of heat shrinkage provided for each item.
  • the raw dimensions of sleeves 101 can be identical for the four articles represented.
  • the jumper 104A has a total width slightly greater than the sum of the widths of the widest part of the four sleeves 101.
  • the rider 104A can carry prints made under the same conditions and with a similar time lag compared to the impressions of jumpers 104 of previous variants of the packaging device according to the invention.
  • this can include several pinout holes 107, for hang the conditioning device on more than one spindle at a time store display.
  • another embodiment of a device packaging according to the invention comprises a sleeve 130 made of a material heat-shrinkable as well as a hooking tab 131 made of cardboard for example.
  • This hooking lug has a hooking section 132 to a bone pin of display ( Figure 14) and a fixing section 133 in dovetail or in any another form for retaining the sleeve 130.
  • the dovetail has its smallest dimension at the junction with the hooking section 132.
  • Figure 12 shows the packaging device at a stage intermediate of its manufacture while the sleeve 130 has undergone the operation of heat shrink which allows to form a sheath 134 to trap part of object A and a fixing tab 135 to trap the fixing section 133.
  • a label 136 defining a communication surface for information printed similar to those described in connection with the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4. They can also be affixed to it in several stages depending on whether it is general information or transplanting.
  • Label 136 can be a simple adhesive sheet, preprinted and / or transplanted, and glued on one of the faces of the hanging tab. But she can alternatively be formed of a folded sheet (as shown in Figures 13 and 14) like a rider. According to another variant, the label 136 can be in cardboard and made integral with the hooking lug 131 by heat sealing or any another method of attachment as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • the assembly is pierced with a broaching hole 137 which is preferably of the type European.
  • a broaching hole 137 which is preferably of the type European.
  • an anti-theft antenna (not shown here) can be expected. It will preferably be affixed on one of the faces of the tab hook 131 or incorporated into the material thereof.
  • the device for packaging according to the invention comprises a sleeve 140 and a tab hanging 141 preferably made of relatively thick cardboard and having the shaped like a rider.
  • the latter thus comprises a front flap 142 (visible from the front on Figure 17) and a back flap 143 (visible from the front in Figure 15), the latter being partly shaped so as to include a dovetail 144 for the fixing the sleeve 140.
  • the latter is heat-shrunk as well on part of an article A to present for sale only on the dovetail 144 of the jumper 141, thus defining a sleeve 144 and a fixing tab 146.
  • the jumper 141 has a broaching hole 147 and can constitute a communication surface carrying impressions as in the other modes of realization of the invention.
  • a device according to the invention comprises a part upper attachment 1 provided with at least one through hole 2 and a portion lower 3 for packaging in heat-shrinkable plastic.
  • the upper part 1 advantageously has a folded conformation in a fold 4 and has two holes 2 intended to be matched after folding part 1.
  • the part 1 is folded in the form of a jumper, so as to cover the upper edges of the sleeve 3 in heat-shrinkable plastic. After folding part 1 around line 4, so as to enclose the edges upper parts of the sleeve 3, the two parts 1 and 3 are joined together.
  • This sealing or joining can be carried out by welding, by adhesion or by gluing along a continuous line 5.
  • the invention extends to the case where the rider 1 is coated on an interior area 5a, or 5b with a coating allowing the junction with the heat-shrinkable plastic of the sleeve 3.This coating can be local or extend over the entire internal surface of the rider.
  • the attachment of the jumper 1 to the heat-shrinkable sleeve 3 can be done manually, as shown in Figure 1, or can be done so automatic on a packaging line provided with folding and sealing suitable for this purpose.
  • one or more through orifices 2 can be produced after the jumper 1 and the sleeve 3 have been joined together without leaving of the scope of the invention.
  • the sleeve 3 is made of heat-shrinkable plastic, while the jumper 1 can be made of any non-heat shrinkable material, for example in a cellulosic material or a non-heat shrinkable plastic material.
  • the chemical nature of the jumper 1 and the heat-shrinkable sleeve 3 may be close to or compatible, so as to facilitate the joining of the jumper 1 to the sleeve 3.
  • the device according to the invention can also be used as overpack of an existing package and be equipped with anti-theft detection means of a type known per se.
  • FIGS. 19 to 26 various embodiments of the device according to the invention essentially differ in the shape of the hanging jumper.
  • Figure 19 corresponds to an elevational view of the device of Figure 18
  • the hanging jumpers may have a width that is substantially close to the width of the sleeve: FIGS. 19, 20, 22 and 25 thus represent devices comprising jumpers respectively labeled 10, 14, 20 of width close to or identical to that of the sleeve 3.
  • FIGS. 21, 23, 24 and 26 represent jumpers marked respectively by the references 12, 16, 18, 22 whose width is variable in depending on the height.
  • the jumpers 16 and 18 have a width which narrows upwards, for example triangular in shape or in shape trapezoidal.
  • the devices of FIGS. 21 and 26 have jumpers of specific shape, for example in the shape of a hook ( Figure 21), or according to a shape adapted to a slide not shown ( Figure 26).
  • the jumper 1 can be wider or narrower than the sleeve 3, thanks to the invention, an identical aesthetic appearance can be obtained for jumpers, while using sleeves of different sizes corresponding to different size products from the same range of packaged products: this provision allows the manufacture of a single model of rider for a whole range of products.
  • the attachment orifices can be through and constitute a slot such as the slot 13 in FIG. 21, or not through: in this case, the orifice is generally circular as shown in Figures 19, 22, 23, 24 and 26 respectively representing orifices 2, 15, 17, 19 and 23; or a form adapted to a threading bar, for example rectangular like the orifice 11 in FIG. 20, or having rounded edges like the orifice 21 in FIG. 25.
  • the invention is not limited to the examples shown without limitation and extends to any variant of device comprising a means of packaging in heat-shrinkable plastic secured to a material suspension means non-heat shrinkable having at least one attachment hole, the shapes, the thicknesses, conformations, materials and dimensions of these means can vary at will according to the needs corresponding to the natures, sizes and volumes of products to be packaged and hung.
  • FIG. 27 a set of three cutlery, for example forks F is shown packaged using a device according to the invention.
  • the forks F are pressed against each other and kept trapped by a sleeve 33 heat-shrunk around the heads of the forks, so as to trap them.
  • a jumper 31 made of non-heat-shrinkable material has two orifices in correspondence 32 and is welded or glued to the upper part of the sleeve at 33 in 35.
  • the rider 31 has a fold 34 in the upper part.
  • the invention also extends to the case of upper attachment parts 31 having no upper fold 34.
  • the invention also extends to the case of devices comprising sleeves and specific jumpers: thus, the heat-shrinkable sleeve and the jumper can be printed.
  • the hanging jumper can be fitted with a anti-theft system, for example a permanent magnetic system, a system magnetic on and off, of a radio frequency system, or of a system with a so-called "intelligent" label comprising an electronic chip.
  • the heat-shrinkable sleeve may be provided with a anti-theft system of the aforementioned type, may have a vertical perforation or transverse release of the conditioned object, or a tear strip facilitating the rupture of this vertical perforation, or of a security hologram providing an anti-theft function, or a decoration function, or a function authentication to avoid its substitution by a counterfeit object.
  • the invention thus allows, thanks to an easy and rapid implementation, the retraction of a device according to the invention on furnaces or existing heat shrinkage, without fear of deterioration of the upper part hanging.
  • the hanging of the conditioned objects can be carried out on the displays currently existing in stores or department stores, meeting the regulations relating to the reduction of the volume and weight of packaging, in particular the European directive 98-638.
  • the packaging and hanging are done using devices having a low weight, approximately one fifth of the weight of the packaging of packaging and hanging currently used known under the name "blister".
  • the volume used for the implementation of the invention is also reduced compared to the prior art, which allows a transport of conditioned objects provided with their hanging and packaging device in larger quantity to equal volume. This reduction in occupied volume also allows better filling shelving and display units for shops and large surfaces.
  • the specific devices comprising the above-mentioned anti-theft systems provide protection against theft and shrinkage, as well order or better than the protection provided by the devices of the prior art.
  • the configuration of the device according to the invention allows a touch, by the customer, of the packaged object, easy checkout of the packaged object at checkout, as well as control of the good condition of the whole.
  • the joining by welding, pressing, or bonding makes it possible to obtain an excellent solidity of the device and ease of online packaging using automatic machines comprising a welding, pressing or bonding station before passing through a retraction system or tunnel.
  • an alternative embodiment of the invention consists in a device comprising a plate 40 with a folded edge 41 comprising two orifices 42 intended to be matched after folding down.
  • Brochure 40 with folded edge 41 is intended to be secured with a sleeve 43 of material heat shrink plastic.
  • the connection of the wafer 40 in non-material heat shrinkable sleeve 43 heat shrinkable so as not to interfere with the hooking eyelet corresponding to the superposition of the two orifices 42 above.
  • connection of the wafer 40 to the sleeve 43 takes place in enclosing the upper edge of the sleeve 43 between the plate 40 and the lower part from the folded edge 41, and using a fastening means such as welding, adhesion, bonding or equivalent means preventing any separation of the plate 40 and sleeve 43.
  • the plate 40 folded around the upper end 44 retains the sleeve 43 by a joining line 44 produced by welding, in the case of materials of the same kind. It can also be used for securing a heat seal along line 44.
  • the invention covers any modification of form and any variant.
  • the advantage of making a narrow joining line or strip is to prevent deformation of the part of the sleeve immediately adjacent to this joining line, thus maintaining a large junction area and avoiding the deformation of the rider or the hooking plate.
  • the invention thus makes it possible to ensure both packaging and attachment objects by avoiding any deformation at the level of the attachment, which allows affix at this location or print any desired useful indication relating to the object to be packaged and presented for sale.
  • the manufacturer's indication, consumption and sale deadlines, barcodes or indications equivalent representative may be affixed on the upper part hanging.
  • the lugs of all the embodiments can present very diverse forms of fantasy giving the device packaging an advertising, attractive or even fun character: in the form of cartoon, manufacturer or trader logo, theme figurine ecological etc., and without in any way detracting from the utility aspect of the device in strength, flexibility in printing information and anti-theft properties.
  • a weld or a horizontal, total or partial sealing can be carried out on the top of the sleeve, in order to facilitate the maintenance of the sleeve and its correct positioning. This additional arrangement can advantageously be used to facilitate the securing the rider to the sleeve.

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