EP1457424A1 - Emballage pour pile de biscuits ronds - Google Patents

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EP1457424A1
EP1457424A1 EP04005526A EP04005526A EP1457424A1 EP 1457424 A1 EP1457424 A1 EP 1457424A1 EP 04005526 A EP04005526 A EP 04005526A EP 04005526 A EP04005526 A EP 04005526A EP 1457424 A1 EP1457424 A1 EP 1457424A1
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wrapper
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Giorgio Marazzi
Michele Amigoni
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Barilla G e R Fratelli SpA
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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
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/26—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers
    • B65D3/261—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers the opening arrangement being located in the container side wall
    • B65D3/262—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers the opening arrangement being located in the container side wall forming a circumferential line of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5838—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5844—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall the portion of the wall being a narrow strip, e.g. between lines of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/36—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for bakery products, e.g. biscuits
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/586—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture with means for reclosing

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  • the present invention generally relates to the packaging field of round-shaped foodstuffs (circular, disk- or doughnut-like), such as, for example, biscuits, toasted bread slices and the like.
  • the present invention relates to a package which essentially comprises a cylindrical wrapper enveloping a plurality of juxtaposed biscuits to form a cylindrical pack or stack, said wrapper comprising a flexible sheet of plastics material for foodstuffs, such as polythene, which is enveloped around the cylindrical stack of biscuits, welded along a generatrix of said cylindrical stack, and folded over at the opposite ends thereof, the folded edges being suitably welded or glued together.
  • a package which essentially comprises a cylindrical wrapper enveloping a plurality of juxtaposed biscuits to form a cylindrical pack or stack, said wrapper comprising a flexible sheet of plastics material for foodstuffs, such as polythene, which is enveloped around the cylindrical stack of biscuits, welded along a generatrix of said cylindrical stack, and folded over at the opposite ends thereof, the folded edges being suitably welded or glued together.
  • a package is arranged to be opened at one of the two ends of the cylindrical wrapper, such opening being obtained by pulling away the folded and reciprocally welded edges thereof.
  • Packages particularly for toasted bread slices, are then known, wherein a stack of round toasted bread slices is laterally covered by a corrugated board sheet and the lot is enveloped by a flexible plastic wrapper for foodstuffs being bent over at opposite ends thereof.
  • a flexible plastic wrapper for foodstuffs being bent over at opposite ends thereof.
  • the bent and welded edges of the wrapper must be torn off or a part of the wrapper must be removed of the wrapper at an end of the package by pulling a suitable strip operating on a weakening area.
  • Aim of the present invention is to provide a new package for foodstuffs, such as round-shaped biscuits or the like, allowing the above-mentioned prior art drawbacks to be overcome and having a shape and size stability up to consuming all the biscuits comprised therein.
  • a package for a plurality of biscuits and similar substantially round-shaped foodstuffs which are juxtaposed to form a substantially cylindrical stack enveloped by a wrapper, characterised in that said wrapper comprises a corrugated board sheet contacting the side wall of said cylindrical stack and a flexible sheet of plastic material for foodstuffs which is enveloped around said cylindrical stack, covered by the corrugated board, welded along a generatrix thereof and sealed at the opposite ends thereof, a semiannular slit for issuing/taking out biscuits being provided a predetermined distance away from at least one of said ends, wherein said slit is obtained from said board sheet and from said flexible sheet, extends circumferentially, has a length at least equal to one half of the wrapper circumference and has a width at least equal to the thickness of said biscuits, means being provided for closing said slit.
  • a predetermined distance away from at least one of the ends of said cylindrical stack, a semiannular strip-like portion of said wrapper is bounded by a tear-off weakening line, extending along three sides of said semiannular portion, the forth side being parallel to the generatrices of said cylindrical wrapper, grasping means being associated to the side of said strip-like portion, which is opposite to the non-dink side, in order for said portion to be torn away along said generatrix, obtaining said semiannular slit.
  • Grasping means are preferably composed of a label equipped with a permanent-type adhesive.
  • the biscuits comprised therein can be easily taken out up to the last biscuit, meanwhile keeping the initial tubular shape unchanged, because of the support exerted by the corrugated board. This allows biscuits to be conveniently presented during the whole consumption period, as well as excellently protected from dust and environmental contaminants as ensured by the opening/closing label.
  • a package for a plurality of substantially round-shaped biscuits 2 (circular, disk- or doughnut-like and the like) being juxtaposed to form a cylindrical pack or stack is globally indicated with 1.
  • Said package comprises a cylindrical wrapper composed of a flexible sheet 3 of a plastic material for foodstuffs, e.g. a polythene-polypropylene composite, which is enveloped around said stack of biscuits 2, and of a corrugated board layer 4 which contacts the side wall of the cylindrical stack of biscuits 2; the flexible sheet 3 is welded along a generatrix of said cylindrical stack and sealed at the opposite ends 5, 6 thereof to form the opposite bottoms of the package 1.
  • a plastic material for foodstuffs e.g. a polythene-polypropylene composite
  • a semiannular slit 7 is formed in said wrapper a predetermined distance away from one of the ends 5, 6 of the cylindrical stack, e.g. the end 6, said slit circumferentially extending for a length being at least equal to, and preferably slightly greater than, half the cylindrical stack circumference and having a width being at least equal to the thickness of the packaged biscuits.
  • said slit 7 is used for issuing/taking out single biscuits 2 from the package according to the present invention.
  • a predetermined distance away from the end 6 of the cylindrical stack, a circumferentially extending semiannular portion 8 of the wrapper (composed of the sheet 3 and the underlying corrugated board 4) is only bounded along three sides by a tear-off weakening line 9 (dink line), the forth non-dink side (9a) being preferably parallel to the wrapper generatrices.
  • An initial section 10a of said label which, on the opposite side to the non-dink side (9a) of the strip-like portion 8, does not cover said portion 8, is not coated by the adhesive and it is a strong grasp of the label 10 when it is torn off from said wrapper and from the underlying board. Meanwhile, through this separation, the strip-like portion 8 is also torn off, subsequently obtaining the slit 7 for issuing/taking out the packaged biscuits 2. Once issuing has occurred, the portion can be applied here again to close said slit 7, because of the adhesive layer on the label 10.
  • the slit 7 it is preferably at the same distance from the package ends and its preferred width almost corresponds to the thickness of four biscuits.

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
EP04005526A 2003-03-11 2004-03-09 Emballage pour pile de biscuits ronds Expired - Lifetime EP1457424B1 (fr)

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SI200431474T SI1457424T1 (sl) 2003-03-11 2004-03-09 Embalaža za okrogle piškote
PL04005526T PL1457424T3 (pl) 2003-03-11 2004-03-09 Opakowanie na okrągłe ciastka

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ITMI20030110U 2003-03-11
IT000110U ITMI20030110U1 (it) 2003-03-11 2003-03-11 Confezione per biscotti di forma tonda

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AT (1) ATE469040T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602004027324D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK1457424T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2346307T3 (fr)
IT (1) ITMI20030110U1 (fr)
PL (1) PL1457424T3 (fr)
PT (1) PT1457424E (fr)
SI (1) SI1457424T1 (fr)

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EP1637472A1 (fr) * 2004-09-10 2006-03-22 BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI S.p.A. Emballage pour produits alimentaires de forme polygonale
ITTO20100280A1 (it) * 2010-04-12 2011-10-13 Pre Mec S R L Confezione per prodotti alimentari da forno friabili quali fette biscottate e simili
US20160251135A1 (en) * 2013-03-14 2016-09-01 Printpack Illinois, Inc. Recloseable Flexible Packages
US9630761B2 (en) 2008-10-20 2017-04-25 Mondelez UK Holding & Services Limited Packaging
US9656783B2 (en) 2010-05-18 2017-05-23 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Reclosable flexible packaging and methods for manufacturing same
US9663282B2 (en) 2006-05-23 2017-05-30 International Great Rapids LLC Package integrity indicator for container closure
US9688442B2 (en) 2011-03-17 2017-06-27 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Reclosable flexible film packaging products and methods of manufacture
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US9919855B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2018-03-20 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Package integrity indicating closure
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ES2390202T3 (es) 2010-01-26 2012-11-07 Generale Biscuit Envase resellable para productos alimenticios y procedimiento de fabricación
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EP0934889A1 (fr) * 1998-01-30 1999-08-11 Ferpack Automatic di Marchiori Gianfranco & Gianfranco & C. S.a.s. Emballage refermable pour produits alimentaires
EP1086906A2 (fr) * 1999-09-27 2001-03-28 Barilla Alimentare S.P.A. Emballage pour pile cylindrique de biscuits ronds
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EP1637472A1 (fr) * 2004-09-10 2006-03-22 BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI S.p.A. Emballage pour produits alimentaires de forme polygonale
US9663282B2 (en) 2006-05-23 2017-05-30 International Great Rapids LLC Package integrity indicator for container closure
US9919855B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2018-03-20 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Package integrity indicating closure
US10829285B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2020-11-10 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Package integrity indicating closure
US10118741B2 (en) 2008-07-24 2018-11-06 Deborah Lyzenga Package integrity indicating closure
US11027892B2 (en) 2008-07-24 2021-06-08 Deborah Lyzenga Package integrity indicating closure
US9630761B2 (en) 2008-10-20 2017-04-25 Mondelez UK Holding & Services Limited Packaging
ITTO20100280A1 (it) * 2010-04-12 2011-10-13 Pre Mec S R L Confezione per prodotti alimentari da forno friabili quali fette biscottate e simili
US9656783B2 (en) 2010-05-18 2017-05-23 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Reclosable flexible packaging and methods for manufacturing same
US9708104B2 (en) 2010-05-18 2017-07-18 Intercontinental Great Brands Llc Reclosable flexible packaging and methods for manufacturing same
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DK1457424T3 (da) 2010-09-27
PT1457424E (pt) 2010-10-06
PL1457424T3 (pl) 2010-12-31
ES2346307T3 (es) 2010-10-14
ITMI20030110U1 (it) 2004-09-12
EP1457424B1 (fr) 2010-05-26
SI1457424T1 (sl) 2010-10-29
DE602004027324D1 (de) 2010-07-08

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