EP1640278B1 - Segment tray - Google Patents

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EP1640278B1
EP1640278B1 EP05018676A EP05018676A EP1640278B1 EP 1640278 B1 EP1640278 B1 EP 1640278B1 EP 05018676 A EP05018676 A EP 05018676A EP 05018676 A EP05018676 A EP 05018676A EP 1640278 B1 EP1640278 B1 EP 1640278B1
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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
    • 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
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • B65D1/30—Groups of containers joined together end-to-end or side-by-side

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  • the invention relates to a segmental shell made of a plastic material for receiving portions of a food, such as pigs, with separable serving bowls, which have outwardly angled, lying in the composite layer in a common plane edge webs, of which the adjacent portion shells along predetermined breaking lines are connected to each other with appropriate weakening of material, wherein the predetermined breaking lines formed in a waveform and along these wavy lines of weakness fracture the material of the edge webs is broken except for narrow predetermined breaking webs.
  • the edge webs of adjacent portion shells extend from each other dividing predetermined breaking lines in a straight line, they are accordingly rectilinear. If one makes the material weakening in the area of the predetermined breaking lines too strong, a labile combination of the portion shells results with one another. This can lead to a breakup of the segment shell during filling and further handling even before the intended compartmentalization of the portion cups. If the plastic material is made relatively thick in the region of the predetermined breaking lines, this makes it more difficult to separate one of the portion dishes from the composite with the others.
  • JP2000033930 describes a segment cup intended to cut off segments along the perforated fracture lines and to prevent the folding of the cups along the perforated fracture lines at the time the shell is triggered or the like.
  • a plurality of shells are regularly provided by collar portions formed between the ends of the collar portions, and in a plurality of shells, one after the other may be broken off along the break lines in the manner of a separate segment cup.
  • Perforated fracture lines are formed in the non-linear shape and arranged to form perforation-connecting parts which need not be disposed on straight lines of the fracture lines. The shells must be cut off. Canceling the non-linear connection parts is not possible due to the material strength of the connecting parts require a lot of effort.
  • DE 37 15 442 describes a dual-chamber cup made of plastic or a similar material, especially for yogurt and a grain preparation, with a large chamber, a small chamber, a common, the large and the small chamber surrounding the cover flange and a web with a weakening line acting as a hinge, the the large chamber communicates with the small chamber, wherein the adjacent to the web chamber side of the small chamber shorter than that of the large chamber, characterized in that the hinge acting as a weakening line of the web has substantially the same length as the adjacent chamber side of the small Chamber. This immediately results in a smoother hinge and easier pouring the Kömerzurung in the yogurt.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a segment shell of the aforementioned type, on the one hand for handling after manufacture, for the in particular machine filling, the subsequent transport and further handling has sufficient stability, on the other hand, however, allows separation of the individual serving dishes from the composite without much effort.
  • the edge webs of the interconnected portion shells are so to speak interlocked with each other. This results in particular in the common plane in which lie in the composite of the portion cups whose edge webs, high strength.
  • the narrow breakaway webs can be arranged in the region of the predetermined breaking lines due to their waveform so that they have different bending lines. This increases the strength of the serving bowls perpendicular to the level of the edge webs in the composite layer.
  • the narrow predetermined breaking webs along the predetermined breaking lines can be dimensioned so that nevertheless a slight breakup of the portion cups is possible.
  • the predetermined breaking webs can be triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal.
  • the predetermined breaking lines have the form of a sine wave or the waveform is at least approximated to that of a sine wave.
  • the four serving dishes 1 are shown in the composite layer, each individual shell can break out of the composite to utilize their contents.
  • a sensitive food such as pig fat, which depending on Need can be consumed in one or more small portions. Therefore, each of the portion cups 1 is closed by itself after filling by means of a top film, which is sealed onto the respective edge web 4.
  • the edge webs 4 of all portion shells 1 lie in a common plane. Between the edge webs 4 adjacent Portionsschalen 1 break lines 5 are formed, which have a special feature, because they run in a waveform.
  • the predetermined breaking lines 5 are corrugated in the manner of a sine curve, as a result of which the edge webs 4 of adjacent portion shells 1 are interlocked with one another by the pronounced bulges and indentations.
  • the plastic material of which the entire segmental shell consists is broken in the region of the predetermined breaking lines 5, and the connection between adjacent edge webs 4 consists only in the form of narrow predetermined breaking webs 6, which bridge in the manner of a thread section existing by the predetermined breaking line 5 dividing line.
  • each half-wave of the waveform of the predetermined breaking lines 5 two of the narrow predetermined breaking webs 6 are present, of which two adjacent - like FIG. 2 makes clear - run in different directions, so are not parallel to each other.
  • the narrow predetermined breaking webs 6 are each arranged outside the apex areas of the waveform of the predetermined breaking lines 5.
  • the predetermined breaking webs 6 have the same distances from each other along each predetermined breaking line 5.
  • the outwardly angled edge webs 4 of the four serving dishes 1 adjoin one another with corners 7 which are each flattened so that a small plate 8 is formed between the four corners 7 made of the plastic material.
  • rectilinearly extending predetermined breaking webs 9 is enclosed.
  • the plate 8 has a square or rhombic shape, and the diagonals of this shape are aligned with the predetermined breaking lines 5 between the edge webs 4 of the serving dishes 1.

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The segmented tray of plastic to hold portions of foodstuff has portion bowls (1) separable along design parting lines (5) with corresponding material weakening. The design parting lines are constructed in wave form and the material of the edge flange (4) is broken along these parting lines with the exception of the narrow break sections forming the connection between adjacent edge flanges. The wave form of the parting lines corresponds to a sine form or something close to it.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Segmentschale aus einem Kunststoffmaterial zur Aufnahme von Portionen eines Lebensmittels, wie Schweinemett, mit voneinander trennbaren Portionsschalen, die nach außen abgewinkelte, in der Verbundlage in einer gemeinsamen Ebene liegende Randstege haben, von denen die einander benachbarter Portionsschalen entlang von Sollbruchlinien mit entsprechender Materialschwächung miteinander verbunden sind, wobei die Sollbruchlinien in Wellenform ausgebildet und entlang dieser gewellten Sollbruchlinien das Material der Randstege mit Ausnahme von schmalen Sollbruchstegen durchbrochen ist.The invention relates to a segmental shell made of a plastic material for receiving portions of a food, such as pigs, with separable serving bowls, which have outwardly angled, lying in the composite layer in a common plane edge webs, of which the adjacent portion shells along predetermined breaking lines are connected to each other with appropriate weakening of material, wherein the predetermined breaking lines formed in a waveform and along these wavy lines of weakness fracture the material of the edge webs is broken except for narrow predetermined breaking webs.

Bei bekannten Segmentschalen dieser Art erstrecken sich die die Randstege benachbarter Portionsschalen voneinander abteilenden Sollbruchlinien in gerader Richtung, sie sind dementsprechend geradlinig. Macht man die Materialschwächung im Bereich der Sollbruchlinien zu stark, ergibt sich ein labiler Verbund der Portionsschalen miteinander. Dies kann beim Befüllen und weiteren Handling noch vor dem bestimmungsgemäßen Abteilen der Portionsschalen voneinander zu einem Auseinanderbrechen der Segmentschale führen. Läßt man im Bereich der Sollbruchlinien das Kunststoffmaterial relativ dick, erschwert dies das Abtrennen einer der Portionsschalen von dem Verbund mit den übrigen.In known segment shells of this type, the edge webs of adjacent portion shells extend from each other dividing predetermined breaking lines in a straight line, they are accordingly rectilinear. If one makes the material weakening in the area of the predetermined breaking lines too strong, a labile combination of the portion shells results with one another. This can lead to a breakup of the segment shell during filling and further handling even before the intended compartmentalization of the portion cups. If the plastic material is made relatively thick in the region of the predetermined breaking lines, this makes it more difficult to separate one of the portion dishes from the composite with the others.

JP2000033930 beschreibt eine Segmentschale, die vorgesehen ist, Segmente entlang der perforierten Bruchlinien abzuschneiden und die Faltung der Schalen entlang den perforierten Bruchlinien zum Zeitpunkt des Auslösens der Schale oder ähnlichem zu verhindern. Eine Vielzahl von Schalen ist regelmäßig durch Kragenteile versehen, die zwischen den Enden der Kragenteile gebildet sind, und bei einer Vielzahl von Schalen kann eine nach der anderen entlang den Bruchlinien in der Art einer separaten Segmentschale abgebrochen werden. Perforierte Bruchlinien sind in der nichtlinearen Form gebildet und so angeordnet, um Perforierung verbindende Teile zu bilden, die nicht auf geraden Linien der Bruchlinien angeordnet sein müssen. Die Schalen müssen abgeschnitten werden. Abbrechen der nichtlinear liegenden Verbindungsteile ist nicht möglich aufgrund der Materialfestigkeit der Verbindungsteile einen grossen Kraftaufwand erforden. JP2000033930 describes a segment cup intended to cut off segments along the perforated fracture lines and to prevent the folding of the cups along the perforated fracture lines at the time the shell is triggered or the like. A plurality of shells are regularly provided by collar portions formed between the ends of the collar portions, and in a plurality of shells, one after the other may be broken off along the break lines in the manner of a separate segment cup. Perforated fracture lines are formed in the non-linear shape and arranged to form perforation-connecting parts which need not be disposed on straight lines of the fracture lines. The shells must be cut off. Canceling the non-linear connection parts is not possible due to the material strength of the connecting parts require a lot of effort.

DE 37 15 442 beschreibt ein Doppelkammer-Becher aus Kunststoff oder einem ähnlichen Material, insbesondere für Joghurt und eine Körnerzubereitung, mit einer grossen Kammer, einer kleinen Kammer, einem gemeinsamen, die grosse und die kleine Kammer umgebenden Deckelflansch und einem Steg mit einer als Scharnier wirkenden Schwächungslinie, der die grosse Kammer mit der kleinen Kammer verbindet, wobei die an den Steg angrenzende Kammerseite der kleinen Kammer kürzer als die der grossen Kammer, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die als Scharnier wirkende Schwächungslinie des Stegs im wesentlichen die gleiche Länge aufweist, wie die angrenzende Kammerseite der kleinen Kammer. Hieraus resultiert unmittelbar ein leichtgängigeres Scharnier und ein erleichtertes Einschütten der Kömerzubereitung in den Joghurt. DE 37 15 442 describes a dual-chamber cup made of plastic or a similar material, especially for yogurt and a grain preparation, with a large chamber, a small chamber, a common, the large and the small chamber surrounding the cover flange and a web with a weakening line acting as a hinge, the the large chamber communicates with the small chamber, wherein the adjacent to the web chamber side of the small chamber shorter than that of the large chamber, characterized in that the hinge acting as a weakening line of the web has substantially the same length as the adjacent chamber side of the small Chamber. This immediately results in a smoother hinge and easier pouring the Kömerzubereitung in the yogurt.

Der Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Segmentschale der vorgenannten Art zu schaffen, die zum einen für das Handling nach der Herstellung, für das insbesondere maschinelle Befüllen, den sich daran anschließenden Transport und die weitere Handhabung eine ausreichende Stabilität aufweist, andererseits jedoch ein Abtrennen der einzelnen Portionsschalen aus dem Verbund ohne großen Kraftaufwand ermöglicht.The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a segment shell of the aforementioned type, on the one hand for handling after manufacture, for the in particular machine filling, the subsequent transport and further handling has sufficient stability, on the other hand, however, allows separation of the individual serving dishes from the composite without much effort.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einer Segmentschale der eingangs genannten Art nach der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß die Sollbruchlinien jeweils entlang benachbarter Randstege in Wellenform ausgebildet sind, und daß die schmalen Sollbruchstege in Bereich der Sollbruchlinien aufgrund deren Wellenform so angeordnet sind, daß die unterschiedliche Biegelinien aufweisen..This object is achieved with a segment shell of the type mentioned according to the invention in that the predetermined breaking lines are each formed along adjacent edge webs in waveform, and that the narrow break webs are arranged in the region of the predetermined breaking lines due to their waveform so that have the different bending lines. ,

Für die Erfindung ist wesentlich, daß aufgrund der gewellten Sollbruchlinien die Randstege der miteinander verbundenen Portionsschalen sozusagen miteinander verzahnt sind. Dadurch ergibt sich insbesondere in der gemeinsamen Ebene, in der beim Verbund der Portionsschalen deren Randstege liegen, eine hohe Festigkeit. Andererseits lassen sich die schmalen Sollbruchstege im Bereich der Sollbruchlinien aufgrund deren Wellenform so anordnen, daß sie unterschiedliche Biegelinien aufweisen. Dies erhöht die Festigkeit der Portionsschalen senkrecht zur Ebene der Randstege in der verbundlage. Andererseits können deshalb die schmalen Sollbruchstege entlang den Sollbruchlinien so dimensioniert werden, daß dennoch ein leichtes Auseinanderbrechen der Portionsschalen möglich ist.For the invention is essential that due to the wavy lines of weakness, the edge webs of the interconnected portion shells are so to speak interlocked with each other. This results in particular in the common plane in which lie in the composite of the portion cups whose edge webs, high strength. On the other hand, the narrow breakaway webs can be arranged in the region of the predetermined breaking lines due to their waveform so that they have different bending lines. This increases the strength of the serving bowls perpendicular to the level of the edge webs in the composite layer. On the other hand, therefore, the narrow predetermined breaking webs along the predetermined breaking lines can be dimensioned so that nevertheless a slight breakup of the portion cups is possible.

Grundsätzlich können die Sollbruchstege dreieckig, rechteckig oder trapezförmig sein. In bevorzugter Ausführung haben die Sollbruchlinien die Form einer Sinuswelle oder ist die Wellenform zumindest der einer Sinuswelle angenähert.In principle, the predetermined breaking webs can be triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal. In a preferred embodiment, the predetermined breaking lines have the form of a sine wave or the waveform is at least approximated to that of a sine wave.

Weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungsmerkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Further advantageous features of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung an einem Ausführungsbeispiel noch näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Segmentschale schräg von oben her gesehen und
Fig. 2
eine vergrößerte Draufsicht auf einen Abschnitt einer der Sollbruchlinien zwischen den Randstegen zweier benachbarter Portionsschalen der Segmentschale.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing of an embodiment. Showing:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a segment cup seen obliquely from above and
Fig. 2
an enlarged plan view of a portion of the predetermined breaking lines between the edge webs of two adjacent portion shells of the segment shell.

Im einzelnen erkennt man an der in Figur 1 dargestellten Segmentschale vier Portionsschalen 1, die je einen Boden 2, Seitenwandungen 3 und davon abgewinkelte Randstege 4 aufweisen. Die vier Portionsschalen 1 sind in der Verbundlage gezeigt, jede einzelne Schale läßt sich aus dem Verbund ausbrechen, um ihren Inhalt zu verwerten. Vornehmlich handelt es sich dabei um ein empfindliches Lebensmittel, wie Schweinemett, welches je nach Bedarf in einer oder mehreren kleinen Portionen verzehrt werden kann. Deshalb ist jede der Portionsschalen 1 für sich nach dem Befüllen mittels einer Oberfolie verschlossen, die auf den jeweiligen Randsteg 4 aufgesiegelt ist.In detail one recognizes at the in FIG. 1 shown segment tray four serving trays 1, each having a bottom 2, side walls 3 and angled edge webs 4 thereof. The four serving dishes 1 are shown in the composite layer, each individual shell can break out of the composite to utilize their contents. First and foremost, it is a sensitive food, such as pig fat, which depending on Need can be consumed in one or more small portions. Therefore, each of the portion cups 1 is closed by itself after filling by means of a top film, which is sealed onto the respective edge web 4.

In der Verbundlage liegen die Randstege 4 aller Portionsschalen 1 in einer gemeinsamen Ebene. Zwischen den Randstegen 4 benach-barter Portionsschalen 1 sind Sollbruchlinien 5 ausgebildet, die eine Besonderheit aufweisen, denn sie verlaufen in einer Wellenform. Beim Ausführungsbeispiel sind die Sollbruchlinien 5 nach Art einer Sinuslinie gewellt, wodurch die Randstege 4 benachbarter Portionsschalen 1 durch die ausgeprägten Ausbuchtungen und Einbuchtungen miteinander verzahnt sind.In the composite layer, the edge webs 4 of all portion shells 1 lie in a common plane. Between the edge webs 4 adjacent Portionsschalen 1 break lines 5 are formed, which have a special feature, because they run in a waveform. In the exemplary embodiment, the predetermined breaking lines 5 are corrugated in the manner of a sine curve, as a result of which the edge webs 4 of adjacent portion shells 1 are interlocked with one another by the pronounced bulges and indentations.

Wie im einzelnen aus Figur 2 hervorgeht, ist das Kunststoffmaterial, aus dem die gesamte Segmentschale besteht, im Bereich der Sollbruchlinien 5 durchbrochen, und die Verbindung zwischen benachbarten Randstegen 4 besteht lediglich in Gestalt von schmalen Sollbruchstegen 6, die nach Art eines Fadenabschnittes die durch die Sollbruchlinie 5 bestehende Trennlinie überbrücken. Zweckmäßig sind je Halbwelle der Wellenform der Sollbruchlinien 5 zwei der schmalen Sollbruchstege 6 vorhanden, von denen jeweils zwei benachbarte - wie Figur 2 deutlich macht - in unterschiedlichen Richtungen verlaufen, also nicht miteinander parallel sind. Dies ist dadurch erreicht, daß die schmalen Sollbruchstege 6 jeweils außerhalb der Scheitelbereiche der Wellenform der Sollbruchlinien 5 angeordnet sind. Im übrigen haben die Sollbruchstege 6 entlang jeder Sollbruchlinie 5 gleiche Abstände voneinander.As in detail FIG. 2 As can be seen, the plastic material of which the entire segmental shell consists, is broken in the region of the predetermined breaking lines 5, and the connection between adjacent edge webs 4 consists only in the form of narrow predetermined breaking webs 6, which bridge in the manner of a thread section existing by the predetermined breaking line 5 dividing line. Suitably, each half-wave of the waveform of the predetermined breaking lines 5 two of the narrow predetermined breaking webs 6 are present, of which two adjacent - like FIG. 2 makes clear - run in different directions, so are not parallel to each other. This is achieved in that the narrow predetermined breaking webs 6 are each arranged outside the apex areas of the waveform of the predetermined breaking lines 5. Moreover, the predetermined breaking webs 6 have the same distances from each other along each predetermined breaking line 5.

Bei dem bevorzugten quadratischen oder rechteckigen Umriß der Segmentschale grenzen die nach außen abgewinkelten Randstege 4 der vier Portionsschalen 1 mit Ecken 7 aneinander, die jeweils so abgeflacht sind, daß zwischen den vier Ecken 7 aus dem Kunststoffmaterial ein Plättchen 8 gebildet ist, welches von zweiten, geradlinig sich erstreckenden Sollbruchstegen 9 eingefaßt ist. Das Plättchen 8 hat eine quadratische oder rhombische Form, und die Diagonalen dieser Form sind auf die Sollbruchlinien 5 zwischen den Randstegen 4 der Portionsschalen 1 ausgerichtet. So geht' jede der gewellten Sollbruchlinien 5 in eine der Ecken 10 der geraden zweiten Sollbruchlinien 9 über. Durch die Konfiguration der zweiten Sollbruchlinien 9 entstehen beim Auseinanderbrechen der Portionsschalen 1 an den Bruchstellen keine scharfen Spitzen.In the preferred square or rectangular outline of the segmental shell, the outwardly angled edge webs 4 of the four serving dishes 1 adjoin one another with corners 7 which are each flattened so that a small plate 8 is formed between the four corners 7 made of the plastic material. rectilinearly extending predetermined breaking webs 9 is enclosed. The plate 8 has a square or rhombic shape, and the diagonals of this shape are aligned with the predetermined breaking lines 5 between the edge webs 4 of the serving dishes 1. Thus, 'each of the wavy predetermined breaking lines 5 in one of the corners 10 of the straight second predetermined breaking lines 9 over. Due to the configuration of the second predetermined breaking lines 9, no sharp points are formed when the portioned dishes 1 break apart at the break points.

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  1. A segmented tray made from a plastics material for receiving portions of food, such as minced pork, having portion-trays (1) that can be separated from each other and have outwardly angled edge cross-pieces (4) that lie in a common plane in the interconnected position and by which the adjacent portion-trays (1) are connected together along predetermined break lines (5) with corresponding material-weakening, wherein the predetermined break lines (5) are formed in an undulating shape and the material of the edge cross-pieces (4), with the exception of narrow predetermined breaking cross-pieces (6), is broken through along these predetermined break lines (5), characterised in that the predetermined break lines are each formed along adjacent edge cross-pieces in an undulating shape, and that the narrow predetermined breaking cross-pieces (6) in the region of the predetermined break lines (5) are arranged in such a way, due to their undulating shape, that they exhibit differing bending lines.
  2. A segmented tray according to claim 1, characterised in that the undulating shape of the predetermined break lines (5) corresponds to a sinusoidal shape or is approximate thereto.
  3. A segmented tray according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that an equal number of equally spaced predetermined breaking cross-pieces (6) is provided per semi-undulation of the predetermined break lines (5).
  4. A segmented tray according to claim 3, characterised in that two predetermined breaking s (6) are arranged outside the crest regions per semi-undulation of the predetermined break lines (5).
  5. A segmented tray according to one of claims 1-4, characterised in that the predetermined breaking cross-pieces (6) in the region of the predetermined break lines (5) are formed as thread-like cross-pieces.
  6. A segmented tray according to one of claims 1 - 5, characterised in that arranged at the locations of corners (7) of the edge cross-pieces (4) that are connected together there is a small plate (8) that is enclosed by second predetermined break lines (9) with the predetermined breaking points (6), the undulating predetermined break lines (5) following on from these second predetermined break lines (9).
  7. A segmented tray according to claim 6, characterised in that the small plate (8) is in the shape of a square defined by four adjoining corners (7) of the edge cross-pieces (4), the plate being aligned diagonally with respect to the predetermined break lines (5) extending between the edge cross-pieces (4), these undulating predetermined break lines (5) turning into the corners (10) of the second predetermined break lines (9) that enclose the small plate (8).
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