EP1593611A1 - Plastic package for butter - Google Patents

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EP1593611A1
EP1593611A1 EP05300324A EP05300324A EP1593611A1 EP 1593611 A1 EP1593611 A1 EP 1593611A1 EP 05300324 A EP05300324 A EP 05300324A EP 05300324 A EP05300324 A EP 05300324A EP 1593611 A1 EP1593611 A1 EP 1593611A1
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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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • B65D85/74—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials for butter, margarine, or lard
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/162—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/10—Tearable part of the container

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  • the invention relates to a rigid plastic product packaging particularly for butter or even for cheese.
  • Butter is traditionally presented in two different forms, wafer either in a tray.
  • butter is most often shape of a parallelepiped, wrapped in a simple or complex paper, especially aluminized in order to minimize the oxidation of the butter and therefore its rancidity.
  • This mode of packaging although widespread, remains inconvenient since the user's fingers are frequently in contact with the product during the closing and opening of the packaging. We are so confronted with an obvious problem of hygiene. To limit this inconvenience, the user has the possibility to transfer the product in an independent box thus requiring additional manipulation.
  • the tray that is to say in a packaging made of a rigid material, plastic material most often, solves the problems related to hygiene since it is sufficient, to close the tray, simply apply the contactless lid of the produced with the fingers of the user.
  • this type of packaging it is difficult to consume the entire product, because of the delicate accessibility in the bottom of the tray, especially by means of a knife or other utensil cooked.
  • Document FR-2,588,831 describes a food container consisting of a bottom provided with four walls and a flat cover, the edge of which has protrusions intended to cooperate with corresponding indentations, formed on the border the bottom.
  • the totality of the food product is maintained in the bottom of the package which makes it inaccessible by the sides.
  • Document CH-665 405 describes a package more particularly adapted to conditioning of the butter, consisting of a tray of parallelepiped shape in a single piece, respectively a bottom and a lid connected by a hinge.
  • the bottom and the lid each have a shape hollow in which is inserted the root ball.
  • This embodiment has a disadvantage similar to known trays of the prior art, insofar as it is still difficult to scrape the remaining butter at the corners of the hollow form.
  • at least half the thickness of the rootstock remains inaccessible by the sides of the package.
  • the problem is to develop a packaging for food products, in particular for butter, in which the product is protected, in particular oxidation phenomena, in order to give it a deadline of consumption or expiry compatible with those currently in force, any by presenting an accessible surface as wide as possible.
  • the invention proposes a plastic packaging for food product, in the form of a rigid form structure general parallelepiped made in one piece and provided with a rectangular bottom, acting as a plane support, and a lid connected to the bottom by a hinge.
  • This package is characterized in that at least one of the bottom edges is devoid of any side wall, in that the opposite edge is provided with a wall posterior, at which the lid is articulated, and in that said cover is itself provided with wall (s) side (s) clean to close completely the package, in cooperation with the bottom, when in the closed position.
  • the invention consists in having developed a packaging in which at least two faces (upper face and front face) of the root ball can be accessible by the user through the realization of a flat support, devoid of hollow, on which is directly deposited the food product, and whose front is in access free, that is to say without any wall, said wall being integrated directly at the level of the lid.
  • the planar support present, advantageously, in addition to the rear wall, two walls arranged on only part of the width of the support, so that again, the butter is accessible from the sides throughout its thickness.
  • the side walls are arranged in the extension of the ends of the rear wall.
  • the free top edge side faces of the bottom is rounded and is intended to cooperate with the edge lower free of complementary shape of the side faces of the lid.
  • the support bottom plan is inclined backwards and downwards by an angle of between 5 and 30 °, advantageously 6 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the root ball is supported on the rear face of the package, allowing a more effective scraping.
  • the front edge of the flat support is provided with a strip of breakable inviolability, a part of which cooperates with the front face of the lid.
  • the tamper-evident band consists of a tongue extending substantially along said edge of the plane support, and has in its middle a protuberance hollow in rounded, within which is likely to be imprisoned an area extending from the lower edge of the front face of the cover, said area being profiled for this purpose.
  • the packaging according to the invention is in the form of a rigid structure, designated by general reference (1), of general form parallelepipedic, and having a bottom (2) and a lid (3).
  • This packaging realized in one piece by plastic injection, is provided with a hinge (4) connecting the bottom (2) to the lid (3).
  • the bottom (2) consists of a planar support (5) provided with a rear wall (6) and two side walls (7) arranged on only part of the width of the support (5).
  • the cover (3) has an upper face (8) articulated by one of the main edges at the upper edge of the rear wall (6) of the bottom.
  • the cover (3) also has two lateral faces (10) and (11) of shape complementary to that of the walls (7) of the bottom, and a front face (9), extending substantially at a height identical to the height of the posterior wall (6) of said background.
  • the respective dimensions of the faces and walls constituting the bottom and the lid are chosen so that when the lid is in the closed position it relatively tightly closes the package thus formed.
  • FIG. 1 it can be observed that the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shown provided with a tongue (12), elastic effect, intended to cooperate with a breakable tamper tape (13).
  • the packaging is represented in the presence of a food product, in this case a clump of butter parallelepipedic general shape (14).
  • the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shaped in such a way that it slidably co-operates with the front flange (21) of the bottom (5), to guarantee a certain tightness.
  • the respective ratings of these different elements are chosen to optimize this tightness.
  • Figure 2 shows the food packaging of the invention seen from the side.
  • the base support constituting the bottom is advantageously inclined an angle of 6 ° towards the rear (ie towards the posterior wall (6) bottom) and down, allowing as already said not only to maintain the butter in position when it is scraped, but also to optimize its presentation.
  • the lateral faces (7) the bottom, and (10) and (11) of the lid have a free edge of rounded shape and complementary, to promote access by the sides to the food product.
  • the edge (21) of the bottom (5) and / or the area of the upper face (8) of the cover (3), adjacent to the hinge (4), are provided markers or graduations (24), derived from molding, intended to inform the user of the place of cutting to be made according to the desired mass of butter.
  • the package is shown in the closed position.
  • the packaging is provided with a tamper-evident strip (13), put in place after introducing the butter or food product into the package.
  • strip (13) is welded by means of breakable bridges (22) to the edge (21) of the bottom (5). he it can be observed that the protrusion (16) of said strip (13) is thus shaped, that it defines, in cooperation with the edge (21), a slot (23) parallel to said edge (21), length corresponding, with the game, to the length of the elastic tongue (12).
  • the lid (3) When the butter (14) is positioned within the packaging according to the invention, the lid (3) is folded down on the bottom (2), and corollary, the tongue (12) is introduced into the slot (23).
  • Said tongue being V-shaped, such as can observe it in the figure (7), and having characteristics of elasticity, inherent to the plastic which constitutes it, the free edge of the V expands within the volume defined by the protrusion (16), and therefore prohibits any inadvertent opening or a user, except for the latter to withdraw the entire test strip inviolability (13).
  • Figures 8 and 9 illustrate the possible stacking of packaging in position closed. Although not illustrated, these packages are also stackable in position open, allowing a reduction of the bulk during storage or transport before use.

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The packaging has a sectile tamper resistance strip (13) comprising a protrusion zone cooperating with a face side (9) of a cover (3). The zone defines in cooperation with an edge (21) of a base (5), a slot parallel to the edge (21). The slot has a length approximately equal to the length of an elastic tab (12) arranged on a lower edge of the side and permits to introduce the tab in it while closing the packaging.

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L'invention concerne un emballage rigide en matière plastique pour produit alimentaire, en particulier pour le beurre, voire pour le fromage.The invention relates to a rigid plastic product packaging particularly for butter or even for cheese.

Le beurre est traditionnellement présenté sous deux formes différentes, soit en plaquette soit en barquette. En plaquette, le beurre se présente le plus souvent sous la forme d'un parallélépipède, enveloppé dans un papier simple ou complexe, notamment aluminisé en vue de limiter au maximum l'oxydation du beurre et donc son rancissement. Ce mode d'emballage, bien que largement répandu, reste peu pratique dans la mesure où les doigts de l'utilisateur sont fréquemment en contact avec le produit alimentaire au moment de la fermeture et de l'ouverture de l'emballage. On se trouve donc confronté à un problème évident d'hygiène. Pour limiter cet inconvénient, l'utilisateur a la possibilité de transférer le produit dans une boite indépendante nécessitant donc une manipulation supplémentaire.Butter is traditionally presented in two different forms, wafer either in a tray. In blister pack, butter is most often shape of a parallelepiped, wrapped in a simple or complex paper, especially aluminized in order to minimize the oxidation of the butter and therefore its rancidity. This mode of packaging, although widespread, remains inconvenient since the user's fingers are frequently in contact with the product during the closing and opening of the packaging. We are so confronted with an obvious problem of hygiene. To limit this inconvenience, the user has the possibility to transfer the product in an independent box thus requiring additional manipulation.

La barquette, c'est à dire dans un emballage réalisé en un matériau rigide, matière plastique le plus souvent, résout les problèmes liés à l'hygiène puisqu'il suffit, pour refermer la barquette, de simplement appliquer le couvercle sans contact du produit avec les doigts de l'utilisateur. En revanche, dans ce type d'emballage, il est difficile de consommer l'intégralité du produit, de par l'accessibilité délicate dans le fond de la barquette, notamment au moyen d'un couteau ou de tout autre ustensile de cuisine.The tray, that is to say in a packaging made of a rigid material, plastic material most often, solves the problems related to hygiene since it is sufficient, to close the tray, simply apply the contactless lid of the produced with the fingers of the user. On the other hand, in this type of packaging, it is difficult to consume the entire product, because of the delicate accessibility in the bottom of the tray, especially by means of a knife or other utensil cooked.

Le document FR-2 588 831 décrit une barquette alimentaire constituée d'un fond muni de quatre parois et d'un couvercle plan, dont la bordure présente des saillies destinées à coopérer avec des échancrures correspondantes, ménagées sur la bordure du fond. Dans ce type d'emballage, la totalité du produit alimentaire est maintenue dans le fond de l'emballage ce qui le rend inaccessible par les cotés. Par ailleurs et de même que précédemment, on se trouve confronté au problème du raclage du fond de la barquette, en particulier au niveau des angles.Document FR-2,588,831 describes a food container consisting of a bottom provided with four walls and a flat cover, the edge of which has protrusions intended to cooperate with corresponding indentations, formed on the border the bottom. In this type of packaging, the totality of the food product is maintained in the bottom of the package which makes it inaccessible by the sides. Moreover, and likewise than before, we are confronted with the problem of scraping the bottom of the trays, especially at the angles.

Le document CH-665 405 décrit un emballage plus particulièrement adapté au conditionnement du beurre, constitué d'une barquette de forme parallélépipédique en une seule pièce, respectivement un fond et un couvercle relié par une charnière. Dans un mode de réalisation spécifique, le fond et le couvercle présentent chacun une forme en creux dans laquelle est insérée la motte. Ce mode de réalisation présente un inconvénient similaire aux barquettes connues de l'art antérieur, dans la mesure où il s'avère toujours aussi mal aisé de racler le restant du beurre au niveau des angles de la forme en creux. Par ailleurs, au moins la moitié de l'épaisseur de la motte reste inaccessible par les cotés de l'emballage.Document CH-665 405 describes a package more particularly adapted to conditioning of the butter, consisting of a tray of parallelepiped shape in a single piece, respectively a bottom and a lid connected by a hinge. In a specific embodiment, the bottom and the lid each have a shape hollow in which is inserted the root ball. This embodiment has a disadvantage similar to known trays of the prior art, insofar as it is still difficult to scrape the remaining butter at the corners of the hollow form. In addition, at least half the thickness of the rootstock remains inaccessible by the sides of the package.

En d'autres termes, le problème posé est de développer un emballage pour produits alimentaires, notamment pour le beurre, dans lequel le produit soit protégé, notamment des phénomènes d'oxydation, afin de lui conférer une date limite de consommation ou de péremption compatible avec celles actuellement en vigueur, tout en présentant une surface accessible la plus étendue possible.In other words, the problem is to develop a packaging for food products, in particular for butter, in which the product is protected, in particular oxidation phenomena, in order to give it a deadline of consumption or expiry compatible with those currently in force, any by presenting an accessible surface as wide as possible.

Pour ce faire, l'invention propose un emballage en matière plastique pour produit alimentaire, se présentant sous la forme d'une structure rigide de forme générale parallélépipédique réalisée en une pièce et munie d'un fond rectangulaire, faisant fonction de support plan, et d'un couvercle relié au fond par une charnière.For this purpose, the invention proposes a plastic packaging for food product, in the form of a rigid form structure general parallelepiped made in one piece and provided with a rectangular bottom, acting as a plane support, and a lid connected to the bottom by a hinge.

Cet emballage se caractérise en ce que l'un au moins des bords du fond est dépourvu de toute paroi latérale, en ce que le bord opposé est muni d'une paroi postérieure, au niveau de laquelle vient s'articuler le couvercle, et en ce que ledit couvercle est lui-même pourvu de paroi(s) latérale(s) propres à obturer complètement l'emballage, en coopération avec le fond, lorsqu'il est en position fermée.This package is characterized in that at least one of the bottom edges is devoid of any side wall, in that the opposite edge is provided with a wall posterior, at which the lid is articulated, and in that said cover is itself provided with wall (s) side (s) clean to close completely the package, in cooperation with the bottom, when in the closed position.

En d'autres termes, l'invention consiste à avoir développé un emballage dans lequel au moins deux faces (face supérieure et face avant) de la motte puissent être accessibles par l'utilisateur grâce à la réalisation d'un support plan, dénué de creux, sur lequel est déposé directement le produit alimentaire, et dont la face avant est en accès libre, c'est-à-dire sans paroi aucune, ladite paroi étant intégrée directement au niveau du couvercle.In other words, the invention consists in having developed a packaging in which at least two faces (upper face and front face) of the root ball can be accessible by the user through the realization of a flat support, devoid of hollow, on which is directly deposited the food product, and whose front is in access free, that is to say without any wall, said wall being integrated directly at the level of the lid.

Pour éviter que le beurre ou le produit alimentaire ne glisse latéralement, le support plan présente, avantageusement, en plus de la paroi arrière, deux parois latérales agencées sur partie seulement de la largeur du support, de sorte que là encore, le beurre est accessible par les côtés sur toute son épaisseur. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, les parois latérales sont agencées dans le prolongement des extrémités de la paroi arrière. To prevent the butter or food product from slipping sideways, the planar support present, advantageously, in addition to the rear wall, two walls arranged on only part of the width of the support, so that again, the butter is accessible from the sides throughout its thickness. In a mode of preferred embodiment, the side walls are arranged in the extension of the ends of the rear wall.

Pour améliorer davantage encore l'accès par les cotés, le bord supérieur libre des faces latérales du fond est de forme arrondie et est destiné à coopérer avec le bord inférieur libre de forme complémentaire des faces latérales du couvercle.To further improve access by the sides, the free top edge side faces of the bottom is rounded and is intended to cooperate with the edge lower free of complementary shape of the side faces of the lid.

Afin de favoriser la présentation, mais également pour maintenir le beurre ou le produit alimentaire en position stable lorsqu'on racle sa surface supérieure, le support plan constitutif du fond est incliné vers l'arrière et vers le bas d'un angle compris entre 5 et 30°, avantageusement 6° par rapport au plan horizontal.In order to promote the presentation, but also to maintain the butter or food product in stable position when squeegee its upper surface, the support bottom plan is inclined backwards and downwards by an angle of between 5 and 30 °, advantageously 6 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.

En d'autres termes, la motte est en appui sur la face arrière de l'emballage, permettant un raclage plus efficace.In other words, the root ball is supported on the rear face of the package, allowing a more effective scraping.

Pour assurer l'inviolabilité de l'emballage lorsqu'il est entreposé dans les rayons des supermarchés, la bordure avant du support plan est munie d'une bande d'inviolabilité sécable, dont une partie coopère avec la face avant du couvercle. En pratique, la bande d'inviolabilité est constituée d'une languette s'étendant sensiblement le long de ladite bordure du support plan, et présente en son milieu une protubérance creuse en arrondie, au sein de laquelle est susceptible d'être emprisonnée une zone s'étendant depuis le bord inférieur de la face avant du couvercle, ladite zone étant profilée à cet effet.To ensure the inviolability of the packaging when stored in the shelves supermarkets, the front edge of the flat support is provided with a strip of breakable inviolability, a part of which cooperates with the front face of the lid. In In practice, the tamper-evident band consists of a tongue extending substantially along said edge of the plane support, and has in its middle a protuberance hollow in rounded, within which is likely to be imprisoned an area extending from the lower edge of the front face of the cover, said area being profiled for this purpose.

La manière de réaliser l'invention et les avantages qui en découlent ressortiront mieux de l'exemple de réalisation qui suit, donné à titre indicatif et non limitatif à l'appui des figures annexées.The manner of carrying out the invention and the benefits derived therefrom will be apparent better example of embodiment which follows, given as indicative and not limiting to support annexed figures.

La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de l'emballage de l'invention en position ouverte.

  • La figure 2 est une vue de côté de l'emballage ouvert.
  • Les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en perspective de l'emballage en position fermée.
  • Les figure 5, 6 et 7 correspondent à un agrandissement du système de fermeture de l'emballage
  • Les figures 8 et 9 sont des vues de côté et de face de deux emballages empilés.
  • La figure 10 est une vue schématique du dessus de l'emballage en position ouverte.
    • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package of the invention in the open position.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the open package.
  • Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the package in the closed position.
  • Figures 5, 6 and 7 correspond to an enlargement of the closure system of the packaging
  • Figures 8 and 9 are side and front views of two stacked packages.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic view from above of the package in the open position.

    • Conformément à la figure 1, l'emballage de conditionnement conforme à l'invention, plus particulièrement destiné au beurre, se présente sous la forme d'une structure rigide, désignée par la référence générale (1), de forme générale parallélépipédique, et présentant un fond (2) et un couvercle (3). Cet emballage, réalisé en une seule pièce par injection de matière plastique, est muni d'une charnière (4) reliant le fond (2) au couvercle (3).In accordance with Figure 1, the packaging according to the invention, more particularly intended for butter, is in the form of a rigid structure, designated by general reference (1), of general form parallelepipedic, and having a bottom (2) and a lid (3). This packaging, realized in one piece by plastic injection, is provided with a hinge (4) connecting the bottom (2) to the lid (3).

    Selon une première caractéristique de l'invention, le fond (2) est constitué d'un support plan (5), pourvu d'une paroi postérieure (6), et de deux parois latérales (7) agencées sur seulement partie de la largeur du support (5).According to a first characteristic of the invention, the bottom (2) consists of a planar support (5) provided with a rear wall (6) and two side walls (7) arranged on only part of the width of the support (5).

    Corollairement, le couvercle (3) présente une face supérieure (8), articulée par l'un des bords principaux au bord supérieur de la paroi postérieure (6) du fond. Le couvercle (3) présente également deux faces latérales (10) et (11) de forme complémentaire à celle des parois (7) du fond, et une face avant (9), s'étendant sensiblement sur une hauteur identique à la hauteur de la paroi postérieure (6) dudit fond. Les dimensions respectives des faces et parois constitutives du fond et du couvercle sont choisies de telle sorte que lorsque le couvercle est en position fermée, il obture de manière relativement étanche l'emballage ainsi constitué.As a corollary, the cover (3) has an upper face (8) articulated by one of the main edges at the upper edge of the rear wall (6) of the bottom. The cover (3) also has two lateral faces (10) and (11) of shape complementary to that of the walls (7) of the bottom, and a front face (9), extending substantially at a height identical to the height of the posterior wall (6) of said background. The respective dimensions of the faces and walls constituting the bottom and the lid are chosen so that when the lid is in the closed position it relatively tightly closes the package thus formed.

    Toujours sur la figure 1, il peut être observé que la face avant (9) du couvercle (3) est représentée munie d'une languette (12), à effet élastique, destinée à coopérer avec une bandelette d'inviolabilité sécable (13). Sur la figure 1, l'emballage est représenté en présence d'un produit alimentaire, en l'espèce d'une motte de beurre de forme générale parallélépipédique (14).Still in FIG. 1, it can be observed that the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shown provided with a tongue (12), elastic effect, intended to cooperate with a breakable tamper tape (13). In FIG. 1, the packaging is represented in the presence of a food product, in this case a clump of butter parallelepipedic general shape (14).

    En outre, le bord libre (20) de la face avant (9) du couvercle (3) est conformé de telle sorte qu'il coopère par glissement avec le rebord antérieur (21) du fond (5), pour ainsi garantir une certaine étanchéité. De fait, les cotes respectives de ces différents éléments sont choisis pour optimiser cette étanchéité.In addition, the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shaped in such a way that it slidably co-operates with the front flange (21) of the bottom (5), to guarantee a certain tightness. In fact, the respective ratings of these different elements are chosen to optimize this tightness.

    La figure 2 représente l'emballage alimentaire de l'invention vu de côté. Comme le montre cette figure, le support plan constitutif du fond est avantageusement incliné d'un angle de 6° en direction de l'arrière (c'est à dire en direction de la paroi postérieure (6) du fond) et vers le bas, permettant comme déjà dit non seulement de maintenir le beurre en position au moment où il est raclé, mais également d'optimiser sa présentation. Figure 2 shows the food packaging of the invention seen from the side. As as shown in this figure, the base support constituting the bottom is advantageously inclined an angle of 6 ° towards the rear (ie towards the posterior wall (6) bottom) and down, allowing as already said not only to maintain the butter in position when it is scraped, but also to optimize its presentation.

    Par ailleurs, dans le mode de réalisation tel que représenté, les faces latérales (7) du fond, et (10) et (11) du couvercle, présentent un bord libre de forme arrondie et complémentaire, permettant de favoriser l'accès par les cotés au produit alimentaire.Moreover, in the embodiment as shown, the lateral faces (7) the bottom, and (10) and (11) of the lid, have a free edge of rounded shape and complementary, to promote access by the sides to the food product.

    Selon une forme avantageuse de l'invention, le bord (21) du fond (5) et/ou la zone de la face supérieure (8) du couvercle (3), adjacente à la charnière (4), sont munis de repères ou graduations (24), issus de moulage, destinés à renseigner l'utilisateur sur le lieu de découpe à réaliser en fonction de la masse de beurre souhaitée.According to an advantageous form of the invention, the edge (21) of the bottom (5) and / or the area of the upper face (8) of the cover (3), adjacent to the hinge (4), are provided markers or graduations (24), derived from molding, intended to inform the user of the place of cutting to be made according to the desired mass of butter.

    Sur les figures 3 à 7, l'emballage est représenté en position fermée. Dans ce cas, l'emballage est muni d'une bandelette d'inviolabilité (13), mise en place après introduction du beurre ou du produit alimentaire au sein de l'emballage.In Figures 3 to 7, the package is shown in the closed position. In that case, the packaging is provided with a tamper-evident strip (13), put in place after introducing the butter or food product into the package.

    Cette bandelette d'inviolabilité (13), également réalisée en matière plastique, présente tout d'abord une zone de préhension (19) au niveau de l'une de ses extrémités, et destinée à favoriser sa traction par le consommateur, lors de la première ouverture de l'emballage.This tamperproof strip (13), also made of plastic, firstly has a gripping zone (19) at one of its ends, and intended to promote its traction by the consumer, during the first opening of packaging.

    Elle présente ensuite une zone en saillie (16), sensiblement en quart de cylindre, et destinée à coopérer avec la languette à effet élastique (12), solidaire du bord libre (20) de la face avant (9) du couvercle (3).It then has a projecting zone (16) substantially in quarter of a cylinder, and intended to cooperate with the tongue with elastic effect (12), integral with the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3).

    On peut bien observer au sein de la figure 7 le mode de coopération de ladite languette (12) avec la zone en saillie (16) de la bandelette (13). Selon ce mode, la bandelette (13) est soudée au moyen de ponts sécables (22) au bord (21) du fond (5). Il peut être observé que la saillie (16) de ladite bandelette (13) est ainsi profilée, qu'elle définit, en coopération avec le bord (21), une fente (23) parallèle audit bord (21), de longueur correspondant, au jeu près, à la longueur de la languette élastique (12).We can observe in Figure 7 the mode of cooperation of the tongue (12) with the protruding area (16) of the strip (13). According to this mode, strip (13) is welded by means of breakable bridges (22) to the edge (21) of the bottom (5). he it can be observed that the protrusion (16) of said strip (13) is thus shaped, that it defines, in cooperation with the edge (21), a slot (23) parallel to said edge (21), length corresponding, with the game, to the length of the elastic tongue (12).

    Lorsque le beurre (14) est positionné au sein de l'emballage conforme à l'invention, le couvercle (3) est rabattu sur le fond (2), et corollairement, la languette (12) est introduite dans la fente (23). Ladite languette étant en forme de V, tel qu'on peut l'observer sur la figure (7), et présentant des caractéristiques d'élasticité, inhérentes à la matière plastique qui la constitue, le bord libre du V s'expanse au sein du volume défini par la saillie (16), et interdit donc toute ouverture intempestive ou volontaire d'un utilisateur, sauf pour ce dernier à retirer intégralement la bandelette d'inviolabilité (13). When the butter (14) is positioned within the packaging according to the invention, the lid (3) is folded down on the bottom (2), and corollary, the tongue (12) is introduced into the slot (23). Said tongue being V-shaped, such as can observe it in the figure (7), and having characteristics of elasticity, inherent to the plastic which constitutes it, the free edge of the V expands within the volume defined by the protrusion (16), and therefore prohibits any inadvertent opening or a user, except for the latter to withdraw the entire test strip inviolability (13).

    Les figures 8 et 9 illustrent le gerbage possible des emballages en position fermée. Bien que non illustré, ces emballages sont également empilables en position ouverte, permettant une diminution de l'encombrement lors de leur stockage ou de leur transport avant utilisation.Figures 8 and 9 illustrate the possible stacking of packaging in position closed. Although not illustrated, these packages are also stackable in position open, allowing a reduction of the bulk during storage or transport before use.

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    Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre, se présentant sous la forme d'une structure rigide de forme générale parallélépipédique, réalisée en une pièce et munie d'un fond rectangulaire (5), faisant fonction de support plan, et d'un couvercle (3) relié au fond par une charnière (4), et dans lequel : l'un au moins des bords (21) du fond (5) est dépourvu de toute paroi latérale, le bord opposé dudit fond est muni d'une paroi postérieure (6), au niveau de laquelle vient s'articuler (4) le couvercle (3), ledit couvercle est lui-même pourvu de paroi(s) latérale(s) (9, 10, 11) propres à obturer complètement l'emballage, en coopération avec le fond (5), lorsqu'il est en position fermée, caractérisé en ce qu'il est pourvu d'une bandelette d'inviolabilité sécable (13), dont une partie (16) coopère avec la face avant (9) du couvercle (3).Plastic packaging for butter, in the form of a rigid structure of parallelepipedal overall shape, made in one piece and provided with a rectangular base (5), acting as a flat support, and a cover ( 3) connected to the bottom by a hinge (4), and wherein: at least one of the edges (21) of the bottom (5) is devoid of any side wall, the opposite edge of said bottom is provided with a rear wall (6), at which the lid (3) is articulated (4), said cover is itself provided with side wall (s) (9, 10, 11) capable of completely closing the packaging, in cooperation with the bottom (5), when in the closed position, characterized in that it is provided with a breakable tamper-evident strip (13), a part of which (16) cooperates with the front face (9) of the lid (3). Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bandelette d'inviolabilité (13) présente en son milieu une protubérance creuse en arrondie (16), définissant en coopération avec le bord (21) du fond (5) une fente (23), destinée à permettre, lors de la fermeture de l'emballage, l'introduction au sein de ladite protubérance d'une languette à effet élastique (12) agencée sur le bord inférieur de la face avant (9) du couvercle (3).Plastic packaging for butter according to claim 1, characterized in that the tamper-evident strip (13) has in its middle a rounded hollow protuberance (16) defining in cooperation with the bottom edge (21) (5). ) a slot (23), intended to allow, during closure of the package, the introduction within said protuberance of an elastic effect tongue (12) arranged on the lower edge of the front face (9) cover (3). Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le bord (21) du fond (5) et/ou la zone de la face supérieure (8) du couvercle (3), adjacente à la charnière (4), sont munis de repères ou graduations (24), issus de moulage, destinés à renseigner l'utilisateur sur le lieu de découpe à réaliser en fonction de la masse de beurre (14) souhaitée.Plastic packaging for butter according to one of claims 1 and 2 , characterized in that the edge (21) of the bottom (5) and / or the region of the upper face (8) of the lid (3), adjacent at the hinge (4), are provided with markings or graduations (24), derived from molding, intended to inform the user on the cutting site to be produced according to the mass of butter (14) desired. Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le support plan constitutif du fond (5) présente en plus de la paroi postérieure (6), deux parois latérales (7) agencées sur partie seulement de la largeur du support, de telle sorte à permettre un accès direct au beurre destiné à être reçu au sein de l'emballage. Plastic packaging for butter according to one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that the support plane constituting the bottom (5) has in addition to the rear wall (6), two side walls (7) arranged on part only the width of the support, so as to allow direct access to the butter to be received within the package. Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les parois latérales (7) du fond (5) sont agencées dans le prolongement des extrémités de la paroi postérieure (6).Plastic packaging for butter according to claim 4, characterized in that the side walls (7) of the bottom (5) are arranged in the extension of the ends of the rear wall (6). Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon l'une des revendications 4 et 5, caractérisé en ce que les faces latérales (7) présentent un bord supérieur libre de forme arrondie, destiné à coopérer avec le bord inférieur libre de forme complémentaire des faces latérales du couvercle (3).Plastic packaging for butter according to one of claims 4 and 5 , characterized in that the lateral faces (7) have a free upper edge of rounded shape, intended to cooperate with the free lower edge of complementary shape of the lateral faces. cover (3). Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le support plan constitutif du fond (5) est incliné vers l'arrière et vers le bas d'un angle compris entre 5 et 30°, par rapport au plan horizontal, et ce, dans un souci de favoriser la présentation du beurre emballé, mais également pour maintenir celui-ci en position stable lorsqu'on racle sa surface supérieure.Plastic packaging for butter according to one of claims 1 to 6 , characterized in that the plane support constituting the bottom (5) is inclined backwards and downwards by an angle of between 5 and 30 ° , in relation to the horizontal plane, and this, for the sake of promoting the presentation of the packaged butter, but also to maintain it in a stable position when scraping its upper surface. Emballage en matière plastique pour le beurre selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le support plan constitutif du fond (5) est incliné vers l'arrière et vers le bas d'un angle de 6° par rapport au plan horizontalPlastic packaging for butter according to claim 7, characterized in that the plane support constituting the bottom (5) is inclined backwards and downwards by an angle of 6 ° with respect to the horizontal plane
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