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EP1210272B1
EP1210272B1 EP99963802A EP99963802A EP1210272B1 EP 1210272 B1 EP1210272 B1 EP 1210272B1 EP 99963802 A EP99963802 A EP 99963802A EP 99963802 A EP99963802 A EP 99963802A EP 1210272 B1 EP1210272 B1 EP 1210272B1
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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
    • B65D5/42—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
    • B65D5/5246—Containers provided with decoration or information elements which are displaced to display the contents formed separately from the container or lid
    • 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
    • B65D5/20—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 by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
    • B65D5/2004—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 by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the container body having hollow side-walls
    • B65D5/2009—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 by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the container body having hollow side-walls all formed by folding extensions of the side walls
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a package according to the precharacterizing part of claim 1.
  • a package according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US 3539094. As an example of prior art reference is also made to US 2 447 243 and FR 1 423 121 A.
  • the object propounded is performed by what is defined in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the flaps and the locking tips defined will efficiently lock the package in its erected state without making it necessary to resort to measures such as gluing, stitching etc.
  • a package comprising a bottom 2 and four hollow walls 3-6 protruding upwards therefrom generally denoted by 1 is illustrated.
  • the package is formed by a foldable blank illustrated in Fig. 4 in a plane unfolded state, which blank has a bottom portion 7, wall assemblies 8-11 with internal 12-15 and external 16-19 wall portions for forming the hollow walls 3-6 and panel portions 20-23, which form upper edges of the walls of the package and connect the internal and external wall portions to each other.
  • the package is provided with an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state.
  • This arrangement comprises among other things locking tips denoted with 25, 26, 32, 33.
  • the locking arrangement comprises locking tips 25; 32 respective 26; 33 included in two opposite first wall assemblies 8, 10, which locking tips in the erected state of the package (see especially Fig. 2) are located inside a respective wall 4 respective 6 formed by a second wall assembly 9, 11, and are arranged to lock the walls 3 and 5 in place by bearing against the inner side of the panel portions 21, 23 on their inner side.
  • the locking tips are designed with a suitable length so that the lever arm conditions required are achieved.
  • the locking tips on their upper edges may have cutting-outs 77, which have the purpose to secure that it will be the outer ends of the locking tips that contact the lower side of the panel portions 21, 23 so that a great lever arm is achieved.
  • the package is such that the outer ends of the locking tips will be located fairly close to the folding line between the external wall portions 17 respective 19 included in the walls 4, 6 and the panel portions 21 respective 23. This location of the points of attack of the force of the locking tips means that substantially the external wall portions 17 and 19 will act force transferring without applying any such great moment on the panel portions 21 and 23 so that is a risk present that the package unintentionally is effected in an unlocking direction.
  • FIG. 2 It appears from Fig. 2 how the locking tips 25 and 26 via folding lines 40 are connected with the internal wall portion 12 of the wall 3 while the locking tips 32, 33 are connected with the internal wall portion 14 of the wall 5.
  • these wall portions 12, 14 are held substantially parallel to each other but at a distance in relation to external wall portions 16, 17 included in the walls 3 respective 5 by means of the panel portions 20, 22.
  • Flaps 24 respective 31 (see both Fig. 2 and 4) function as spacers between the respective internal and external wall portions 12; 16 respective 14; 18 in the lower area of the package.
  • the flaps 24 and 31 are located above the bottom 7 and may bear against this and bear with their outer edges upon the inner side of the outer wall portions 16, 18.
  • Flaps 27 and 34 which connect to the internal wall portions 13, 15 included in the wall assemblies 9, 11 work as locking members for these, i.e. for locking of the internal and external wall portions of the walls 4 respective 6 in a substantially parallel condition at a mutual distance.
  • the flaps 24 and 31 will be located in the bottom area of the package below the upper panel portions 20 respective 22 in the same way that the flaps 27 respective 34 will be located in the bottom area of the package below the panel portions 21 respective 23 associated thereto.
  • the hollow character of the walls 3-6 is established.
  • Inclined bevels for example on the panel portions 21-24 are present in a conventional way for making the panel portions to fit together and support edge against edge to each other in the corner area of the package.
  • flaps 27-28 are included in the package in its erected state; more precisely this is illustrated in Fig. 3 by means of the flaps 29/30 and 35/36. To be more precise, these flaps work for erecting the wall assemblies 9, 11 respective 8, 10 and are located in the corner area of the package.
  • the locking tips 25, 26 respective 32, 33 are connected with the internal wall portions 12 respective 14 of the walls 3, 5 and lock these by being located below the panel portions 21, 23, which are locked by means of the internal wall portions 13, 15 and the flaps 27, 34.
  • the locking tips 25, 26, 32, 33 extend obliquely from their points of attachment in relation to the inner walls 12, 14 out towards the ends 39 of the tips. This obliquity means that the ends 39 of the locking tips will be located close to the folding line between the panel portions 21, 23 and the outer wall portions 17, 19. It appears from Fig. 3 for instance that the supporting tips are provided with cutting-outs 41. These have the task to facilitate the folding of the package.
  • Fig. 4 the reference x is intended to indicate folding lines established by means of several perforations preplaced in line with each other. Finally with the letter B folding lines achieved by means of folding are denoted.
  • the package not necessary needs to have four walls as it is illustrated in the drawings.
  • every even number of walls is possible according to the idea of the invention.
  • the package includes only two walls and a bottom are included to.
  • the idea of the invention would be realised with only two walls and a bottom, namely as a corner package to be used for example for spare of corner in transport of objects such as for example plates, doors or the like.
  • the bottom in the package not necessary needs to be completely covering.
  • the bottom plate would have a recess, in which case the wall structure would tend to form a ring formation with a central opening.

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A device at a package comprises a bottom and walls protruding upwards therefrom. The package is formed by a foldable blank and comprises an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. The locking arrangement comprises locking tips (25, 26; 32, 33) connected to a wall, which locking tips are located inside a cavity in an adjoining wall in the erected state of the package and arranged to lock the wall first mentioned by bearing upon an upper panel portion (21, 23) of the adjoining wall from the inside.

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The present invention relates to a package according to the precharacterizing part of claim 1.
At packages already known there are drawbacks which it has not been succeeded to remove until today. For example at packages of the type it is related to in the precharacterizing part of the subsequent claim 1 it is desirable to secure that the package is given good stability. For this purpose it is known to design the foldable blank with locking tips, flaps or the like but any satisfactory solution has not been achieved yet. Further, it is known to try to remove the problem of stability by means of glue joints, tapings etc. However, the disadvantage by such solutions is that it becomes difficult or impossible to bring the package into a collapsed state. Further, the work to bring the package into its erected state is complicated.
A package according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US 3539094. As an example of prior art reference is also made to US 2 447 243 and FR 1 423 121 A.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention
The object of the invention is to develop the prior art according to the precharacterizing part of the subsequent claim 1 in a way that a substantial improved locking of the package in its erected state may be achieved by in this connection well acceptable measures.
THE SOLUTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION
In accordance with the invention the object propounded is performed by what is defined in the characterizing part of claim 1. The flaps and the locking tips defined will efficiently lock the package in its erected state without making it necessary to resort to measures such as gluing, stitching etc.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
With reference to the appended drawings below follows a description in more detail of preferred embodiments of the invention cited as examples.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1
is a perspective view of the package according to the invention,
Fig. 2
is a view illustrating the receptacle cut up and partly opened,
Fig. 3
is a view similar to the view in Fig. 2 but illustrating the package in an even more collapsed state,
Fig. 4
is a elevation view illustrating a foldable blank in a plane state intended for forming the package.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In Fig. 1 and 2 a package comprising a bottom 2 and four hollow walls 3-6 protruding upwards therefrom generally denoted by 1 is illustrated. The package is formed by a foldable blank illustrated in Fig. 4 in a plane unfolded state, which blank has a bottom portion 7, wall assemblies 8-11 with internal 12-15 and external 16-19 wall portions for forming the hollow walls 3-6 and panel portions 20-23, which form upper edges of the walls of the package and connect the internal and external wall portions to each other.
In addition the package is provided with an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. This arrangement comprises among other things locking tips denoted with 25, 26, 32, 33.
More precisely, the locking arrangement comprises locking tips 25; 32 respective 26; 33 included in two opposite first wall assemblies 8, 10, which locking tips in the erected state of the package (see especially Fig. 2) are located inside a respective wall 4 respective 6 formed by a second wall assembly 9, 11, and are arranged to lock the walls 3 and 5 in place by bearing against the inner side of the panel portions 21, 23 on their inner side. By the fact that the locking tips 25, 26, 32, 33 in this way will be holded down with assistance of the panel portions 21 and 23 the internal wall portions 12, 14, which are connected with locking tips via respective folding lines, will be prevented from pivoting in a direction towards the interior of the receptacle in releasing direction. The locking tips are designed with a suitable length so that the lever arm conditions required are achieved.
From Fig. 2 it appears that the locking tips on their upper edges may have cutting-outs 77, which have the purpose to secure that it will be the outer ends of the locking tips that contact the lower side of the panel portions 21, 23 so that a great lever arm is achieved. As also will be clear from Fig. 2 and 3 the package is such that the outer ends of the locking tips will be located fairly close to the folding line between the external wall portions 17 respective 19 included in the walls 4, 6 and the panel portions 21 respective 23. This location of the points of attack of the force of the locking tips means that substantially the external wall portions 17 and 19 will act force transferring without applying any such great moment on the panel portions 21 and 23 so that is a risk present that the package unintentionally is effected in an unlocking direction.
It appears from Fig. 2 how the locking tips 25 and 26 via folding lines 40 are connected with the internal wall portion 12 of the wall 3 while the locking tips 32, 33 are connected with the internal wall portion 14 of the wall 5. At the top these wall portions 12, 14 are held substantially parallel to each other but at a distance in relation to external wall portions 16, 17 included in the walls 3 respective 5 by means of the panel portions 20, 22. Flaps 24 respective 31 (see both Fig. 2 and 4) function as spacers between the respective internal and external wall portions 12; 16 respective 14; 18 in the lower area of the package. The flaps 24 and 31 are located above the bottom 7 and may bear against this and bear with their outer edges upon the inner side of the outer wall portions 16, 18.
Flaps 27 and 34 which connect to the internal wall portions 13, 15 included in the wall assemblies 9, 11 work as locking members for these, i.e. for locking of the internal and external wall portions of the walls 4 respective 6 in a substantially parallel condition at a mutual distance. The flaps 24 and 31 will be located in the bottom area of the package below the upper panel portions 20 respective 22 in the same way that the flaps 27 respective 34 will be located in the bottom area of the package below the panel portions 21 respective 23 associated thereto. Thus, the hollow character of the walls 3-6 is established.
Inclined bevels for example on the panel portions 21-24 are present in a conventional way for making the panel portions to fit together and support edge against edge to each other in the corner area of the package.
Especially from Fig. 3 it appears how flaps 27-28 are included in the package in its erected state; more precisely this is illustrated in Fig. 3 by means of the flaps 29/30 and 35/36. To be more precise, these flaps work for erecting the wall assemblies 9, 11 respective 8, 10 and are located in the corner area of the package.
Thus, the locking tips 25, 26 respective 32, 33 are connected with the internal wall portions 12 respective 14 of the walls 3, 5 and lock these by being located below the panel portions 21, 23, which are locked by means of the internal wall portions 13, 15 and the flaps 27, 34.
It is preferred that the locking tips 25, 26, 32, 33 extend obliquely from their points of attachment in relation to the inner walls 12, 14 out towards the ends 39 of the tips. This obliquity means that the ends 39 of the locking tips will be located close to the folding line between the panel portions 21, 23 and the outer wall portions 17, 19. It appears from Fig. 3 for instance that the supporting tips are provided with cutting-outs 41. These have the task to facilitate the folding of the package.
It appears from Fig. 2 that the ends 39 of the locking tips may bear against each other in pairs. It is stressed that this is not a demand. On the other hand such a bearing may result in the advantage that the locking tips are held at an adequate place in a safer way with their ends close to or in contact with the external wall portions of the walls 4 and 6, i.e. that the locking tips not unintentionally become located closer or next to the internal wall portions of these walls 4, 6.
From Fig. 2 and 4 for instance it appears that in the lower part the locking tips are provided with cutting-outs 78. These have the purpose of allowing the flaps 27 and 34 of the walls 4, 6 to be moved in under the locking tips, where the flaps 27, 34 will be kept in place in an efficient way.
When erecting the package with start from the plane position according to Fig. 4 first the wall assemblies 8, 10 having the locking tips are pivoted upwards and inwards toward the middle of the package so that the walls 3 and 5 are formed. Thereafter the wall assemblies 9 and 11 are pivoted upwards and inwards for forming the walls 4, 6. By the fact that the flaps 27, 34 are pivoted in under the locking tips to the end position that is illustrated for the flap 27 in Fig. 2 the package in its entirety will be well locked in its erected state.
In Fig. 4 the reference x is intended to indicate folding lines established by means of several perforations preplaced in line with each other. Finally with the letter B folding lines achieved by means of folding are denoted.
Certainly, it is possible to modify the embodiments described herein in many ways, without departing from the scope of the idea of the invention presented. Accordingly, such variation possibilities by experts are included within the scope of the claimed protection. It is pointed out that the invention not is restricted to any special material as long as the material has such a foldiness which is a requirement for the invention. Thus, as material for the package and its attachments paper, card-board and paste-board, plastic etc. are possible.
Especially it is pointed out that the package not necessary needs to have four walls as it is illustrated in the drawings. Thus, every even number of walls is possible according to the idea of the invention. In addition, it is pointed out that within the scope of the subsequent claim 1 such embodiments in which the package includes only two walls and a bottom are included to. For example the idea of the invention would be realised with only two walls and a bottom, namely as a corner package to be used for example for spare of corner in transport of objects such as for example plates, doors or the like. Finally, it is also pointed out that the bottom in the package not necessary needs to be completely covering. Thus, the bottom plate would have a recess, in which case the wall structure would tend to form a ring formation with a central opening.

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  1. A package which in its erected state comprises a bottom (2) and hollow walls (3-6) protruding upwards therefrom, which walls each has an internal (12-15) and an external (16-19) wall portion located at a mutual distance while forming a cavity therebetween, and panel portions (20-23), which form upper edges of the walls of the package and which connect the internal and external wall portions to each other, said package being made of a foldable blank having a bottom portion (7), wall assemblies (8-11) protruding therefrom and comprising the internal (12-15) and external (16-19) wall portions and the panel portions (20-23), and an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state, which arrangement comprises one or more locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33), said wall assemblies (8-11) of the blank having first flaps (24, 27, 31, 34) at their ends turned away from the bottom portion (7), said package being erected by pivoting the wall assemblies of the blank inwards toward the middle of the package so that the walls are formed and the first flaps bear upon the upper side of the bottom portion (7) in the erected state of the package and are located below the panel portions (20-23), characterized in that at a corner formed by two adjoining walls (3-6) extending in an angle toward each other, a locking tip (25, 26, 32, 33) is connected with the internal wall portion (12-15) of a first of the walls by means of a folding line, which locking tip protrudes into the cavity of the other of the walls in the corner and which is arranged to lock the first wall in place by bearing against the inner side of the panel portion (21, 23) of the other wall at a position adjacent to a folding line between the panel portion and the external wall portion (17, 19) associated thereto, and that a second flap (29, 35, 37) is connected with the external wall portion (17, 19) of the other wall by means of a folding line, which second flap (29, 35, 37) protrudes into the cavity of the first wall in the corner.
  2. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the flaps (24, 27, 31, 34) are arranged to bear against the inside of the external wall portion (16-19) associated thereto by its outer edge.
  3. A package according to any previous claim, characterized in that the package has an even number of walls (3-6).
  4. A package according to any previous claim, characterized in that the package has four walls (3-6), two opposite (3, 5) of these walls have two locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33) connected with their internal wall portions (12, 14) and located in the cavities of adjoining walls (4, 6) for locking the walls having the locking tips in place by bearing against the inner side of the panel portions (21, 23) of the walls without such locking tips.
  5. A package according to any of the claims 1-3, characterized in that the package forms a non-closed construction by having two walls only and a bottom.
  6. A package according to any previous claim, characterized in that two locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33) received in a cavity of a wall (4, 6) and associated to two adjoining walls (3, 5) have their outer ends in contact with each other and the inner side of the external wall portion (17, 19) of said wall (4, 6), the cavity of which receives the locking tips.
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