EP1375363A2 - Schauverpackung - Google Patents

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EP1375363A2
EP1375363A2 EP03014361A EP03014361A EP1375363A2 EP 1375363 A2 EP1375363 A2 EP 1375363A2 EP 03014361 A EP03014361 A EP 03014361A EP 03014361 A EP03014361 A EP 03014361A EP 1375363 A2 EP1375363 A2 EP 1375363A2
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Michael Cox
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Republic Technologies UK Ltd
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Swedish Match UK Ltd
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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
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/5035—Paper elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/0085—Packaging elements adhered to the articles, e.g. a carton sheet

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  • the present invention relates to packaging for displaying a plurality of tall, narrow items.
  • Retail products are often supplied to shops packed together in trays, which can be placed directly on the shelves at the retail outlet.
  • the display is quick and easy for the retailer to set up, as each item does not have to be individually placed on the shelf.
  • tall items with bases of small cross-sectional area, it is desirable for the largest face of the product to be on display to the consumer.
  • when such items are placed upright, on one of their smaller faces, they are very unstable.
  • the products are all held upright by the enclosing sides of the tray.
  • there is a gap between the next item and the front wall of the tray and therefore nothing to hold the next item upright.
  • a package for displaying a plurality of items comprising item retention means, said retention means comprising a plurality of elongate tabs, which engage in slots in the items, to hold the items in an upright position.
  • the item retention means comprises at least first and second tabs and each item is held by a first tab, inserted into a first slot in the item and a second tab, inserted into a second slot in the item.
  • the package has a base, first and second sides and at least one end, enclosing the items.
  • the item retention means may be separate from the sides of the package. Alternatively the item retention means forms part of the sides and base of the package.
  • the tabs extend upwardly from the base of the package.
  • the item retention means comprises a plurality of tabs that extend from an elongate strip, the axes of the tabs being perpendicular to the long axis of the strip.
  • Advantages of the present invention are that the items are maintained upright and it is simple to assemble the items within the display packaging directly after production.
  • the products are closely packed, so there is no wastage of space in the packaging.
  • the package can be made from cheap, recyclable materials such as cardboard.
  • the front of the package can be left completely open, so the whole face of the product is visible to the consumer.
  • the base of the package is a rectangular tray 10, having a pair of side walls 11, and a front and back wall.
  • Cartons 13 are held upright in the tray by tabs 14, inserted into the end closures of each carton.
  • the tabs project, from an elongate spine 15 like the teeth of a comb.
  • the teeth have width corresponding to the item.
  • the strip is secured to the inside of the base of the tray.
  • the strip 16 has a plurality of flat, parallel teeth or tabs 14 projecting from one of the long edges of the strip's spine 15.
  • the strip is made of cardboard, but it could be made of any flat, rigid material.
  • the strip can be cut or punched out from a single piece of cardboard.
  • the base tray does not require a front wall to hold the cartons upright in the tray, therefore the front of the package can be left open, displaying the whole of the front face of the product to the consumer.
  • Figure 3 shows the type of box or carton 13 to be displayed using the packaging of the display packaging of figure 1.
  • the carton is a flat cuboid, having two long sides and a short width.
  • Flat boxes are best displayed to the consumer when standing on one of their narrow faces, with their largest surface 12 facing forwards, but they are very unstable in this orientation.
  • the tabs 14 are inserted into slots formed by the end closures of the cartons.
  • the open ends 17 of the cartons may be closed by folding a first flap 18 over the opening, applying adhesive to outer surface of the flap and folding a second flap 19 over the first and gluing it to the first.
  • a fold over tuck flap closure can be used.
  • a flap 20 is attached to one of the long edges of the open end 17, the flap being the same size and shape as the open end 17.
  • the flap 20 has an end portion 21, which extends from its outside long edge.
  • the flap 20 is folded over the opening and the end portion tucked into the opening at the opposite long edge of the opening.
  • Side flaps 22 extend from the two short edges of the opening to firmly hold the end flap between the flaps 22 and the edge of the display face 12.
  • each carton has tuck flap closures, as shown in figure 4, and the opposite faces of the cartons have glued flaps, as shown in figure 3.
  • Both of the end faces of a closed carton, as described in this particular embodiment, have slots 23 at the top and bottom of each face, allowing the insertion of flat tabs, between the outer flaps and the internal or side flaps 18.
  • Figure 5 shows a plurality of flat boxes 13, having been packed upside down in a temporary tray, each resting upright on one of its narrow faces. They are packed face to face, with the largest surfaces of one box 12 (the display face) adjacent to the back face (opposite face to the display face) on the next box, with no spaces left between the boxes.
  • a strip 16 having the same number of teeth as the number of cartons is brought towards the row of cartons and the teeth are inserted, along the direction of the arrow, into the slots at the top of the carton end faces.
  • the teeth of an identical strip are inserted into the slots at the top of the opposite end face of each carton.
  • each tab 14 of the strip should be just less than the width of the carton, such that the tab fits tightly into the slot 23.
  • the length of each tab should be less than the height of the carton to be supported, but long enough that tab can be inserted a substantial distance into the box, so that the carton will be held securely by the tabs.
  • the extreme end of each tab should be rounded or tapered so that it is easy to insert into the slots in the end closures of the cartons.
  • the spine 15 of the strips are folded in, over towards the bottom faces of the cartons, as shown in figure 6.
  • Adhesive is applied to the exposed faces of the strips and a preformed tray 10 is then placed over the strips, the inside of the base of the tray being stuck to the strips using the adhesive.
  • the base of the tray has the same width as the base length of the cartons and the same length as the total length of the row of cartons.
  • the sides of the tray, as shown in figure 1 should be the same height or taller than the teeth. The sides of the tray also help to keep the boxes stable.
  • the tray is placed on the retailer's shelf, so that the boxes are displayed the right way up. The boxes are easily removed by lifting them off the upturned teeth.
  • the strips could be glued to the inside of the tray and the boxes inserted onto the teeth of the strips at a later stage. Items other than boxes or cartons, having a slit into which the teeth can be inserted can be held upright by the display packaging described here.

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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0214936 2002-06-28
GB0214936A GB2390083A (en) 2002-06-28 2002-06-28 Display package with item retaining means

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EP1375363A2 true EP1375363A2 (de) 2004-01-02
EP1375363A3 EP1375363A3 (de) 2004-08-04

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US12043427B2 (en) * 2020-02-25 2024-07-23 Gampack S.R.L. Method for packaging a plurality of containers and related packaging of containers

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GB457685A (en) * 1936-01-24 1936-12-03 Hyman Gordon Kates An improved case or receptacle for shoes
FR1124118A (fr) * 1955-03-25 1956-10-04 Perfectionnements aux dispositifs d'emballage, notamment pour supports de fils textiles
US3093243A (en) * 1961-06-22 1963-06-11 Standard Paper Box Corp Package for small electrical articles
FR2699512A1 (fr) * 1992-12-23 1994-06-24 Baille Frederic Boîte de rangement pour articles de forme générale parallélépipédique.

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US3756385A (en) * 1971-04-23 1973-09-04 Kendall & Co Display tray
US4308949A (en) * 1980-10-06 1982-01-05 Container Corporation Of America Dispensing carton for small bottles
US6409077B1 (en) * 2000-05-09 2002-06-25 Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco, Inc. Display carton

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB457685A (en) * 1936-01-24 1936-12-03 Hyman Gordon Kates An improved case or receptacle for shoes
FR1124118A (fr) * 1955-03-25 1956-10-04 Perfectionnements aux dispositifs d'emballage, notamment pour supports de fils textiles
US3093243A (en) * 1961-06-22 1963-06-11 Standard Paper Box Corp Package for small electrical articles
FR2699512A1 (fr) * 1992-12-23 1994-06-24 Baille Frederic Boîte de rangement pour articles de forme générale parallélépipédique.

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US12043427B2 (en) * 2020-02-25 2024-07-23 Gampack S.R.L. Method for packaging a plurality of containers and related packaging of containers

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NO20032952L (no) 2003-12-29
GB2390083A (en) 2003-12-31
EP1375363A3 (de) 2004-08-04
NO20032952D0 (no) 2003-06-26
GB0214936D0 (en) 2002-08-07

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