Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
  • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
  • B43K23/00—Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points
  • B43K23/001—Supporting means
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
  • A45C11/34—Pencil boxes; Pencil etuis or the like
• • 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
  • B65D85/20—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles
  • B65D85/28—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles for pencils or pens

Definitions

• the invention relates to a container for receiving at least one pin, with an interior and a first wall element forming a boundary of the interior.
• Containers of the type mentioned above are known. They generally have circumferential edges of at least two millimeters in width, along which the individual parts of the container are welded, the individual parts usually being a lid and a base. Since the edges are sometimes comparatively sharp, they interfere with the handling of the container and even harbor the risk of injury. In addition, they are not very appealing from an aesthetic point of view. It is an object of the invention to develop the container of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the handling of the container is improved, any risk of injury is excluded and the container is aesthetically pleasing.
• the object is achieved in that the first wall element has a first connecting section located in the interior, at the free end of which an end section is bent over to a second wall element adjacent to the first connecting section.
• an edge which is located at the free end of the end section of the first connecting section is arranged inside the interior of the container.
• the edge does not interfere with handling or the aesthetic effect, at least when the container is closed. There is also no risk of injury when the container is closed.
• the free end of said end section or the edge does not protrude approximately into the interior, but is bent towards the second wall element.
• This arrangement of the edge means that the edge cannot interfere in any way. Because it faces the adjacent wall element, it does not impair the handling of the container, for example when a pin is removed.
• aligning the edge on the adjacent wall element eliminates the risk of injury because a user cannot come into contact with the edge at all.
• "hiding" the edge results in an improvement in aesthetics.
• the first connecting section forms a gap with the second wall element which is delimited by the end section.
• an edge which in principle harbors a particular risk of injury, forms the end of a gap and is therefore inaccessible to the fingers of a user. This eliminates any risk of injury. Otherwise, the edge, which may not be aesthetically pleasing, is "hidden" in the gap.
• a connecting device for connecting the first connecting section to the second wall element is further preferably provided.
• the first and the second wall element serve to "hold together" the container, whereby - as detailed above - any edges present on end sections are arranged in such a way that they do not interfere with handling, do not entail any risk of injury and are not disadvantageous affect the aesthetics.
• the connecting device is preferably a weld. It is therefore possible to connect the two wall elements to one another in a particularly simple and automatable manner.
• the first wall element also applies to the second wall element.
• the second wall element has a second connecting section, which lies in the interior of the container.
• an end section is bent towards the first wall element at a free end of the second connecting section.
• the first and the second wall element are made in one piece.
• the two wall elements are "folded" towards one another. Overall, a minimization of connecting devices can be achieved because the two wall elements are already connected to one another on one side.
• At least one wall element is formed by a film, more preferably by a deep-drawing film.
• the wall thickness of the wall elements can in principle be arbitrary. It depends on the specific needs. It is preferably 200 to 400 ⁇ m.
• the material of the wall elements is arbitrary.
• at least one wall element is made of plastic, preferably thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic, more preferably PET or PVC.
• a boundary edge created by a cutting process lies at the free end of the first connecting section.
• a punching or cutting edge that forms a particularly high risk of injury is “hidden” by bending over onto the adjacent wall element, as a result of which the advantages described above are achieved.
• At least one bending hinge is provided according to the invention for connecting adjacent wall elements.
• Such a bending hinge simplifies the further processing of, for example, a “cutting pattern” into the three-dimensional pin container, because the bending hinge simplifies the bending over of the wall elements to the desired three-dimensional shape.
• a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides at least one stiffening rib, which more preferably has the shape of a bulge.
• a bulge is in particular particularly easy to form in the context of a deep-drawing process.
• material is also saved in the design by bulging.
• an intermediate base is provided according to the invention.
• the intermediate floor is preferably made in one piece with the wall elements.
• the invention provides a one-piece “cutting pattern” even in the case of an embodiment with an intermediate base, from which a three-dimensional container is created by folding or folding and connecting connecting sections.
• this makes it possible to automate the manufacturing process.
• at least one latching device is preferably provided for at least temporarily connecting two wall elements to one another.
• Such a latching means may additionally or alternatively insulated to the connection device, in particular the welding of 'be provided. In particular, it can serve to temporarily hold two wall elements to be welded together, which simplifies the welding process.
• the invention is based on a preferred embodiment with reference to the. enclosed drawing explained in more detail. Shown
• FIG. 1 shows a pattern or a development of a particularly preferred exemplary embodiment of the container according to the invention
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the container according to FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view of a detail of the container according to FIG. 1,
• Figure 4 is a schematic perspective detail view of the container of Figure 1 and
• FIG. 5 schematically shows a locking device of the container according to FIG. 1.
• a front wall 10 a rear wall 12, side elements 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22, a closure flap 24 and an intermediate floor 26.
• the elements mentioned are all formed in one piece with one another, namely by deep-drawing a PET film with a wall thickness of 250 ⁇ m.
• Bending hinges 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 are respectively provided between the individual elements mentioned, as a result of which the "folding" for assembling the container is simplified in accordance with the illustration shown in FIG.
• the bending hinges each have the shape of a bulge formed in the course of deep drawing, as shown in section in Figure 3.
• the individual container pattern is separated from the preceding and following by punching.
• punching is also carried out on the side boundaries.
• the resulting punched edges are designated by the reference numbers 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50.
• FIG. 3 shows schematically how the punched edges 48 and 50 are “hidden” according to the embodiment of the invention shown.
• the side elements 20 and 22 are initially arranged to run towards each other starting from the bending hinges 38 and 40, respectively, and subsequently form a gap 52 which is delimited by the punched edges 48 and 50.
• the punched edges 48 and 50 come to lie on the one hand in an interior 54 of the container, as a result of which they are not visible from the outside and therefore do not disturb the overall aesthetic impression.
• the punched edges 48 and 50 also pose no risk of injury because they are each bent towards the adjacent side element.
• Figure 3 shows schematically only the connection of the two side elements 20 and 22 with each other. Of course, the same also applies to the connection of the side elements 14 and 18 to one another. In the area of the intermediate floor 26, however, the gap formed there is delimited by the punched edge 46 and the intermediate floor 26 because there is no corresponding punched edge on the intermediate floor 42 in this area.
• FIG. 4 schematically shows stiffeners 56 and 58, which - approximately comparable to the bending hinges - are realized in the form of bulges.
• Welds 60 and 62 of the wall elements involved are formed with one another in the stiffeners. In this way, the welds 60 and 62 are virtually "hidden” so that they do not impair the overall aesthetic impression. Seen from the interior 54, the stiffening bulges have the shape of ribs.
• Figure 5 shows schematically a locking device, which is composed in particular of approaches 64, 66 and 68.
• Approach 64 is somewhat shorter than approach 66, as shown in FIG. 5, and has at its free end a further approach 68 that engages approach 66 in the locked state.
• the approach 64 corresponds to an external locking groove
• the attachment 66 corresponds to an internal locking groove.
• the lugs can, for example, each be arranged between the stiffeners 56 and 58 on the side elements 20 and 22, respectively.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
• Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
• Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
• Pens And Brushes (AREA)
• Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

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