EP1215132A1 - Support device for fabric sample - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a support device for a sleeve-shaped rod having first and second ends each provided with an edge and made of a fabric, in particular in a knitted fabric with tights, stockings or knee-highs. The device according to the invention comprises a first flap (12) and a second flap (14) connected together along a first fold line (24) and each provided with a window (18, 20) arranged so that the window (18) of the first shutter (12) comes at least partially opposite the window (20) of the second shutter (14) when the second shutter (14) is folded over the first shutter (12) around said first fold line (24), the edge of the first flap (12) being equipped with retaining means (32, 34, 36, 38) arranged around the window (18) and intended to cooperate with the edge of the first end of the tirelle. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a support device for a tirelle sleeve shape having first and second ends each provided with a border and made of a fabric, in particular in a knitted pantyhose, stockings or knee-highs. The invention also relates to a blank suitable for producing such a support device for a tirelle.

The term tirelle means a small piece of fabric made at sample title. Here, we therefore consider a tubular sample produced in a fabric or a fabric, formed in particular, but not necessarily, of a section of tubular knitting produced in a fine knitting intended by example to the production of tights, stockings or knee-highs.

Such samples are conventionally hung, by example by stapling, directly on the front of the displays (usually in cardboard) for packaging intended to contain a product made at least partially in the same fabric as the tirelle.

This presentation allows the consumer to appreciate the characteristics (color, softness, thickness, flexibility ...) of the fabric or of the tissue making up the tirelle by examining it by touch and sight.

However, this presentation quickly leads to a deterioration of the rod, especially when it is made of a very end as is the case especially for the knitwear used for the creation of tights, stockings or knee-highs.

The invention aims to provide a tirelle support which overcomes these disadvantages by allowing both to leave a portion of the container accessible for handling by the consumer, in particular the possibility of sliding his hand into the tube formed by the rod, and protect another portion of this tirelle including part of the surface remains visible on a single thickness of fabric.

According to the invention, the tirelle support device is characterized in that it comprises a first component and a second component interconnected along a first fold line and each provided of a window arranged so that the window of the first pane comes to the less partially next to the window of the second pane when the second flap is folded over the first flap around said first fold line, the edge of the first flap being equipped with means of retainers arranged around the window and intended to cooperate with the border of the first end of the rod so that a fabric surface of a single thickness is visible through said windows by being located between the first component and the second component when the second flap is folded over the first flap around said first line of folding, and so that the part of the tirelle opposite to said first end protrudes from said device in opposite direction to said first fold line.

In this way, we understand that the portion of the tirelle adjacent to the second end remains free and accessible to consumer while the portion of the tirelle adjacent to the first end is stuck at its edge in the means of retained, this portion however being partially visible through the light from the superposition of the two windows. This last layout allows, by positioning the consumer's hand behind this light, to give him an account of the effect on the skin by the fabric which makes it possible to simulate the wearing of this fabric.

In addition, depending on the positioning of these means of retained at the edge of the first flap, of the respective dimensions of the first part, and the length of the border as well as the flexibility fabric, it is possible to stretch the border at least slightly.

• lesdits moyens de retenue comprennent au moins trois encoches réparties autour de la fenêtre ;
• le dispositif comporte en outre des moyens de blocage maintenant le deuxième volet rabattu sur le premier volet ;
• lesdits moyens de blocage sont montés sur la tirelle et sur les premier et deuxième volets du côté des fenêtres opposé à ladite première ligne de pliage de sorte que ces moyens de blocage permettent la mise en tension de ladite bordure ;
• lesdits moyens de blocage comprennent au moins un élément parmi le groupe constitué par les agrafes, les rivets, de la colle et les adhésifs;
• lesdites fenêtres sont de forme circulaire et sensiblement concentriques lorsque le deuxième volet est rabattu sur le premier volet ;
• lesdits premier et deuxième volets sont conformés et dimensionnés de sorte que lorsque le deuxième volet est rabattu sur le premier volet autour de la première ligne de pliage, ledit premier volet est circonscrit à l'intérieur de la surface délimitée par le deuxième volet ; et
• la deuxième ligne de pliage est adjacente et parallèle à une troisième ligne de pliage, l'écart entre la deuxième et la troisième ligne de pliage étant au moins égal à l'épaisseur du premier volet augmentée de l'épaisseur de deux fois la bordure de la tirelle.

The following advantageous arrangements are also preferably adopted, independently or in combination:

• said retaining means comprise at least three notches distributed around the window;
• the device further comprises locking means holding the second flap folded over the first flap;
• said blocking means are mounted on the rod and on the first and second flaps on the side of the windows opposite to said first fold line so that these blocking means allow the tensioning of said border;
• said locking means comprise at least one element from the group consisting of staples, rivets, glue and adhesives;
• said windows are circular in shape and substantially concentric when the second flap is folded over the first flap;
• said first and second flaps are shaped and dimensioned so that when the second flap is folded over the first flap around the first fold line, said first flap is circumscribed inside the surface delimited by the second flap; and
• the second fold line is adjacent and parallel to a third fold line, the difference between the second and the third fold line being at least equal to the thickness of the first flap increased by the thickness of twice the border of the tirelle.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tirelle support device further comprises a third flap having substantially the same outline as the second flap and being connected to the first or second flap along a second line folding, said third flap being provided with a window so arranged coming at least partially next to the windows of the first and the second flap when the second flap is folded over the first flap around said first fold line and when said third flap is folded down on the first flap or on the second flap around said second fold line.

In this case, preferably, said second fold line is located between said third flap and said second flap and the third flap has an outline of the same shape and the same dimensions as the second part.

In this way, it is possible to cover, by means of second and third flaps, the first flap which serves as a frame framing and supporting the first end of the rod whose border is discarded due to its attachment to the retaining means. Of in this way, a fabric surface is left visible in the window, preferably at least slightly stretched, while the first flap and the retaining means that he wears are hidden by the second and third shutters.

The present invention also relates to a cardboard blank simple, made of multilayer cardboard or made of any other material sheet, the outline of which has been suitably cut and which has been grooved to form fold lines, characterized in that it is suitable for realization of a support device for tirelle in accordance with one of the above definitions.

An exemplary embodiment will now be described and illustrated. below. It is understood that the description and the drawings are not given for information only and not limitative.

• la figure 1 est une vue en plan d'un flan propre à la réalisation du dispositif de support de tirelle suivant la présente invention, et
• les figures 2 à 8 sont des vues en élévation avant ou arrière des différentes étapes de montage d'une tirelle tubulaire sur le dispositif de support de tirelle suivant la présente invention.

Reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

• FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank suitable for producing the device for supporting a tirelle according to the present invention, and
• Figures 2 to 8 are front or rear elevational views of the various steps of mounting a tubular rod on the rod support device according to the present invention.

In Figure 1, we see that the blank 10, which is made in a sheet material, preferably "Triplex" type flat cardboard, is consists of three sections 12, 14, 16 connected to each other by lines of folding so as to form an element in one piece.

The first part 12, the second part 14 and the third flap 16 has an outline of rectangular shape and are provided each of a window (respectively referenced 18, 20, 22) of form circular substantially centered in the middle of the corresponding flap.

The shutters are linked in pairs by one on their side to the level of a fold line. More specifically, the first component 12 is connected to the second flap 14 at a first fold line 24 and the third flap 16 is connected to the second flap 14 along a double fold line formed of a second fold line 26 and a third fold line 28. The second fold line 26 and the third fold line 28 are parallel to each other, the second line folding 26 along one side of the second flap 14 adjacent to the first fold line 24.

In this way, the sides of the first, second and third flaps 12, 14, 16 are all parallel or perpendicular to each other.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the second and third parts 14 and 16 have contours which are in the image one on the other so that these two components are likely to be brought in exact overlay.

The first flap 12 has smaller dimensions than the dimensions of the second and third parts 14 and 16. From this way, when the first flap 12 is articulated around the first fold line 24 to be folded over the second flap 14, the outline of the first flap 12 is situated inside the contour of the second flap 14. In this folded position between the second flap and the first flap, the window 18 of the first shutter 12 is concentrically superimposed with window 20 of the second shutter 14.

This is made possible by the fact that the two windows 18 and 20 aforementioned, circular, have their center located at equal distance of the first fold line 24, on an axis of symmetry (X, X ') of the first and second flaps 12, 14 of the blank 10, which axis of symmetry (X, X ') is perpendicular to the first fold line 24.

Preferably, the diameter of the window 20 of the second flap 14 is slightly less than the diameter of the window 18 of the first flap 12.

In the same way, if the third flap 16 is articulated around first and second fold lines 26 and 28, the third flap 16 is likely to overlap above the second flap 14 with the circular window 22 of the third flap 16 arranged so concentric with respect to the circular window 20 of the second shutter 14.

Indeed, the circular windows 20 and 22 have their center arranged along an axis of symmetry (Y, Y ') of the second and third flaps 14, 16 of the blank 10, which axis of symmetry (Y, Y ') is arranged orthogonal to the double fold line 26, 28. For that this superposition between windows 20 and 22 is possible, the distance from the center of window 20 to the second line of folding 26 is equal to the distance from the center of the circular window 22 of the third fold line 28.

Preferably, the diameter of the window 22 of the third flap 16 is slightly greater than the diameter of window 18 of the first flap 12, itself slightly greater than the diameter of the circular window 20 of the second shutter 14.

As it appears in Figure 1, the corners of the flaps 12, 14, 16 are rounded.

The mention AB visible on the second part 14, in particular on Figure 1, allows to view the front of the blank 10 and to distinguish it from the other side of the blank which constitutes the back.

In order to provide for the subsequent attachment of the support support device tirelle, which will be formed by folding the blank 10, on a display for packaging intended to contain a product produced at least partially in the same fabric as the tirelle, the blank has, on each of the three flaps 12, 14 and 16, a slot 30 in the form of a cross or X. These three slots are arranged so that they overlap each other when the first flap 12 is folded over the second flap 14 around the first fold line 24 and the third flap 16 is folded around second and third fold lines 26, 28 above the stack formed by the second flap 14 folded over the first flap 12.

These slots 30 are intended to cooperate with a small hook or harpoon 80 (see Figure 8), for example made of plastic, intended for penetrate into each of these slots 30 when the three flaps 12, 14 and 16 are superimposed, the point of the hook being retained along one of the two external faces of the stack formed by the three flaps 12, 14 and 16 superimposed.

The slots 30 and the aforementioned hook thus form fastening means for attaching the support device tirelle on a display, the aforementioned plastic hook forming an element of connection between the support device for tirelle and the display.

It is understood that the first, second and third parts 12, 14 and 16 could consist of three separate elements then linked between them. They could also be done in a completely different material than flat cardboard. Generally, the first, second and third components include material belonging to the group made up of cardboard, wood and plastics, especially PVC (polyvinyl chloride), PP (polypropylene) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate).

In order to allow the mounting of a tubular rod as it will be described below, the first component is equipped with retaining means arranged around the window 18 and intended to cooperate with the border from one end of the rod.

As can be seen in Figure 1, these retaining means consist of four notches 32, 34, 36 and 38 distributed around window 18 of the first shutter 12, two by two, at the ends on both sides of the first flap 12 which are neighbors of the first line folding 24.

In the illustrated embodiment, the notches 34 and 36 are U-shaped and symmetrically arranged one with respect to the other around the axis of symmetry (X, X ') near the side of the first flap 12 opposite the first fold line 24. These two notches 34 and 36 have a width and a depth of the order of a few millimeters and are located in the portion 42 of the first flap 12 located between the side of the first flap 12 opposite the fold line 24 and the right 40. This straight line 40 is tangent to window 18, on the side of window 18 the further from this first fold line 24, and parallel to the first fold line 24.

The two notches 32 and 38 are also symmetrical, one relative to each other around the axis of symmetry (X, X '), are located at each of the two corners of the first flap 12 adjacent to the first line of fold 24, and have the shape of a re-entrant corner or of L delimited by two branches. In this way, the ends of the side of the second flap 14 carrying the first fold line 24 each form the third branch delimiting a U with one of the notches 32 or 38 in re-entrant corner shape.

We will now refer to Figures 2 to 8 showing the different stages of mounting the tirelle support device, these phases comprising steps for positioning the rod as well as folding phases of the various components making up the tirelle support.

As it appears in Figure 2, the rod 50 is constituted by a sleeve-shaped, i.e. tubular, sample tirelle 50 being produced in a knitted fabric with thin elastic threads tightly knit together such as a knitted fabric conventionally used for making stockings, tights or knee-highs. This tirelle 50 comprises a first end 52 and a second end 54 between which is located a zone 56 produced in a different knit, this zone 56 constituting by example a rectangular block resistant as it appears on the FIGS.

In the first step illustrated in Figure 2, we come bring the first end 52 of the rod 50 close to the side of the first flap 12 opposite the first fold line 24 then (see the two arrows) the border 58 of the first end 52 of the tirelle in the two notches 32 and 38.

Once this operation has been carried out, the result illustrated is obtained. in Figure 3 showing that the first flap 12 is then engaged completely inside the rod 50.

Preferably, the edge 58 of the first end 52 of the tirelle 50 is mounted on the notches 32, 34, 36, and 38 so that the direction of the weft threads of the knitted fabric in which this tie rod is made are substantially parallel to the axis (X, X '). If the tag is made in a non-woven and non-knitted fabric, it is then the direction of the fibers which is parallel to the axis (X, X ').

Then, as indicated by the two arrows in Figure 3, the second step is to pull the border 58 to open it moving it aside, in order to position it on the other two notches 34 and 36 of the first flap 12 while also maintaining it on the notches 32 and 38.

This leads to the position illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 illustrating the blank 10 respectively from the back (back) and from the front (front). The border 58 is thus separated and mounted around the four notches 32, 34, 36 and 38 which form the four corners of a frame for this border 58.

First two sections of border 58 are thus found (see FIG. 5) arranged on the front face of the first flap 12, respectively between the notches 32, 34 and between the notches 36, 38. These first two sections of the border 58 are mutually parallel and to the axis (X, X ') and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis (X, X ').

The other two sections of the border 58 are arranged (see Figure 4) on the reverse side of the first flap 12, respectively between the notches 32, 38 and between the notches 36, 34. The latter two sections of the edge 58 are parallel to each other and to the axis (Y, Y ').

In this way, a single thickness of the fabric constituting the tirelle 50 is then next to window 18 of the first shutter 12 at level of a surface 60 comprising part of the zone 56.

The next step is to fold down the assembly constituted by the second and third flap 14 and 16 around the first line of folding 24 as indicated by the arrow in FIGS. 4 and 5 (towards the front on Figure 4 and backward in Figure 5).

At the end of this step, we arrive in the position illustrated on Figure 6, namely that the windows 18 and 20 are aligned so concentric and reveal a surface 60 of a single thickness fabric of a portion of the rod 50 adjacent to the first end 52, which surface 60 is then located between the first flap 12 and the second part 14.

As shown by the arrow in Figure 6, the fourth step is to fold the third flap 16 around the second and third fold lines 26 and 28 above the face of the first part 12 turned in the opposite direction to the second part 14 (towards the front of the sheet in Figure 6).

In this way, as can be seen in Figure 7, the third flap 16 completely hides the border 58 of the first end 52 of the rod, on the front side of the first flap 12 which is not not covered by the second part 14.

The last and fifth step is then to shoot (see the arrow in FIG. 7) on the second end 54 of the rod 50 of so as to stretch the surface of fabric 60 visible through the three windows 18, 20 and 22 and to have at least two staples 70 crossing the thickness the rod 50 and the three flaps 12, 14 and 16 near the edge of the windows 18, 20 and 22 in the part of these shutters located opposite the first fold line 24. The result of this operation is shown on Figure 8 in which the tirelle support device 100 is shown from its face opposite to that illustrated in FIG. 7.

In this way, it ensures, on the one hand, the maintenance in position closed the support device for tirelle 100 thus formed by folding of the three components 12, 14 and 16 and, on the other hand, the maintenance in tension of the visible fabric surface 60 visible through the three windows 18, 20 and 22.

It is understood that the staples can be replaced by other locking means such as rivets, glue or adhesives.

It appears in Figure 8, that in the mounted position of the device support for tirelle 100, the first flap 12, and the tirelle border 58 which it door, are sandwiched between the second and third flaps 14, 16 without going beyond the edge of these flaps 14, 16. Indeed, this is rendered possible by the fact that the outline of the first flap 12 fits into the outline of the second and third flaps 14, 16.

Finally, as can be seen in Figure 8, we can have a plastic hook 80 inside the three slots 30 for the connection and attachment of the tirelle support device to a display.

The invention thus makes it possible to carry out in a simple, easy and safe, a tirelle support device leaving a visible surface 60 of fabric through a light thus giving the consumer the possibility of positioning his hand behind the light to make it account of the aspect rendered by this fabric while leaving free the second end 54 of the rod 50 for handling by the consumer who can place their hand inside this end of the rod.

Preferably, the diameter of the window 22 of the third flap 16 is slightly greater than the diameter of the window 18 of the first flap 12, itself being slightly greater than the diameter of the window 20 of the second part 14. This provision makes it possible to compensate, in part for minus, the overlapping faults of these windows during folding, in particular because of the thickness of the rod which is uneven around the first part 12.

It is understood that the first, second and third parts 12, 14 and 16 could have a non-rectangular contour without however, modify the arrangement and operation of the abovementioned tirelle. In particular, the outline of the shutters could be circular, oval, triangular, in particular an equilateral triangle, ...

Likewise, windows 18, 20 and 22 may have a completely different from a circle, for example a triangle, a rectangle, square, etc.

Without departing from the scope of the present invention, it is possible also consider that the third flap 16 is mounted so articulated on the second flap 14 not along the side of the second flap 14 which is adjacent to the first fold line, but along the side of the second flap 14 which is opposite and parallel to the first line of folding 24.

We understand that the third part 16 responds above all to aesthetic criteria since it allows to hide the entire portion of the tray adjacent to the first end of the rod mounted on the second component: thus, we could omit this third component 16 without necessarily depart from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

Support device (100) for a sleeve-shaped rod (50) having first and second ends (52, 54) each provided with a border (58) and made of a fabric, in particular in a knitted fabric with tights, bottom or mid-bottom, characterized in that it comprises a first flap (12) and a second flap (14) connected together along a first fold line (24) and each provided with a window (18 , 20) arranged so that the window (18) of the first flap (12) comes at least partially opposite the window (20) of the second flap (14) when the second flap (14) is folded over the first flap ( 12) around said first fold line (24), the edge of the first flap (12) being fitted with retaining means (32, 34, 36, 38) arranged around the window (18) and intended to cooperate with the border (58) of the first end (52) of the rod (50) so that a surface (60) of fabric of a single thickness is visible through towards said windows (18, 20) being located between the first flap (12) and the second flap (14) when the second flap (14) is folded over the first flap (12) around said first fold line (24 ), and so that the part of the rod opposite said first end (52) protrudes from said device (100) in the opposite direction to said first fold line (24). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said retaining means comprise at least three notches distributed around the window (18). Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises locking means (70) holding the second flap (14) folded over the first flap (12). Device according to claim 3, characterized in that said blocking means (70) are mounted on the rod and on the first and second flaps (12,14) on the side of the windows (18, 20) opposite to said first fold line (24) so that these locking means (70) allow the tensioning of said edge (58). Device according to either of Claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the said locking means (70) comprise at least one element from the group consisting of staples, rivets, glue and adhesives. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a third flap (16) having substantially the same contour as the second flap (14) and being connected to the first or to the second flap (12, 14 ) along a second fold line (26), said third flap (16) being provided with a window (22) arranged so as to come at least partially opposite the windows (18, 20) of the first and of the second flaps (12, 14) when the second flap (14) is folded over the first flap (12) around said first fold line (24) and when said third flap (16) is folded over the first flap (12) or on the second flap (14) around said second fold line (26). Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outline of said first and second flaps (12, 14) is rectangular and in that said retaining means comprise four notches (32, 34, 36, 38) distributed around of the window (18) of the first flap (12), two by two, at the ends of the two sides of the first flap (12) which are adjacent to said first fold line (24). Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the said windows (18, 20, 22) are of circular shape and substantially concentric when the second flap (14) is folded over the first flap (12). Device according to claim 6, characterized in that said second fold line (26) is located between said third flap (16) and said second flap (14). Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first and second flaps (12, 14) are shaped and dimensioned so that when the second flap (14) is folded over the first flap (12) around the first fold line (24), said first flap (12) is circumscribed inside the surface delimited by the second flap (14). Device according to claim 10, characterized in that the third flap (16) has a contour of the same shape and the same dimensions as the second flap (14). Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the second fold line (26) is adjacent and parallel to a third fold line (28), the distance between the second and the third fold line being at least equal to l 'thickness of the first flap (12) increased by the thickness of twice the edge (58) of the rod. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the first, second and third flaps (12, 14, 16) comprise a material belonging to the group consisting of cardboard, wood and plastics, in particular PVC (polyvinyl chloride) , PP (polypropylene) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate). Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises fixing means (80) intended for hanging the device (100) on a display for packaging intended to contain a product produced at least partially in the same fabric as the rod (50). Blank (10) made of simple cardboard, multilayer cardboard or made of any other sheet material, the outline of which has been suitably cut and which has been grooved to form fold lines, characterized in that it is suitable for making a drawbar support device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

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