EP1731445B1 - Emballage secondaire - Google Patents

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EP1731445B1
EP1731445B1 EP05105024A EP05105024A EP1731445B1 EP 1731445 B1 EP1731445 B1 EP 1731445B1 EP 05105024 A EP05105024 A EP 05105024A EP 05105024 A EP05105024 A EP 05105024A EP 1731445 B1 EP1731445 B1 EP 1731445B1
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secondary package
folding line
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envelope
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Jean-Paul Cerveny
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Nestle Waters Management and Technology SAS
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Priority to AT05105024T priority patent/ATE400512T1/de
Priority to PT05105024T priority patent/PT1731445E/pt
Priority to ES05105024T priority patent/ES2309659T3/es
Priority to EP05105024A priority patent/EP1731445B1/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2006/005306 priority patent/WO2006131279A1/fr
Priority to RU2007148999/12A priority patent/RU2007148999A/ru
Priority to JP2008515112A priority patent/JP5069228B2/ja
Priority to BRPI0611940-9A priority patent/BRPI0611940A2/pt
Priority to CA2610935A priority patent/CA2610935C/fr
Priority to US11/916,601 priority patent/US7845494B2/en
Priority to CN2006800205950A priority patent/CN101193805B/zh
Priority to MX2007015529A priority patent/MX2007015529A/es
Priority to EP06754098A priority patent/EP1893501A1/fr
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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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/08—Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles
    • B65D71/10—Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles and provided with inserts

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  • the present invention relates to a package, preferably a film package, for gathering a plurality of primary containers, such as bottles, that comprises an integrated handle.
  • the gathering package is made out of a shrinkable film
  • the primary packages are plastic bottles.
  • this limitation should not be considered as restricting the scope of the invention.
  • Other types of materials than shrinkable plastic film may also be used for the gathering package, and other types of primary packages than plastic bottles may be gathered.
  • Some of the known film gathering packages comprise a handle that is glued onto the outer surface of the film by means of adhesive tape for example.
  • the present invention addresses the problems set out above with a secondary package for gathering a plurality of primary packages, comprising a horizontal flat base for supporting at least some of said plurality of primary packages, and an envelope that surrounds the base and the plurality of primary packages so as to tightly hold the latter together.
  • the secondary package is characterized in that:
  • the secondary package according to the present invention is particularly advantageous as it allows several types of uses, as explained in detail in the following detailed description of one particular example of the present invention.
  • the base is made out of a single die cut that comprises two secondary folding lines each disposed in one half of the base, said secondary folding lines being parallel and equidistant from the medium folding line of the base, two holes being symmetrically disposed between the medium and secondary folding lines, said handle being formed by folding the die cut along the medium and secondary folding lines.
  • the two portions of the base forming the handle are glued together.
  • the vertical handle that is disposed between the base halves that support the primary packages is made in one piece and is integral with the rest of the base. This manufacturing solution is particularly cost-effective and simple to assemble in the factory.
  • the shape of the flat base corresponds to the contours of the enveloppe, the width of the base in the region of the medium folding line, being inferior to the maximum width of each half of said base.
  • the flat base is prevented from slipping out of the rest of the secondary package when the precut has been used to open the envelope in two halves and the secondary package is in the open configuration.
  • said handle could be made out of a strip that is fixed along the medium folding line of the base.
  • both halves of the base are symmetrical along the medium folding line.
  • the envelope of the secondary package is preferably made out of a thermoshrinkable film, and/or said base is preferably made out of a corrugated plastic board.
  • a reinforced cardboard sheet such as a reinforced cardboard sheet, so that it is especially resistant to traction forces, and also humidity proof.
  • the horizontal flat base is rigid.
  • the primary packages are water-containing plastic bottles.
  • the secondary package 1 is meant for gathering a plurality of primary packages 2.
  • the primary packages are water containing plastic bottles 2.
  • the secondary package 1 comprises a horizontal rigid flat base 3 made out of corrugated plastic board, for supporting said water bottles 2.
  • the secondary package 1 further comprises an envelope 4 that surrounds the base 3.
  • the envelope 4 is heat shrinkable thermoplastic envelope tightly holds the bottles 2 together.
  • the secondary package 1 is characterized in that:
  • the secondary package 1 according to the present invention is particularly advantageous as it allows at least three different types of configurations and uses.
  • the profile of the secondary package 1 is generally parallelepipedic and allows for piling several layers of such packages 1 in a pallet for storing and transportation (not represented in the drawings).
  • the envelope 4 can be open along the precut 7 as shown in figure 5 , and the two halves 3a, 3b of the base can be pivoted around the medium folding line 5 - that is used as a hinge - in order to reveal the carrying handle 6 that becomes accessible to a user. At that time, it is very easy to carry the whole secondary package 1 using the handle 6, and the envelope 4 still holds the water bottles 2 disposed on each half 3a, 3b of the base.
  • the shape of the flat base 3 corresponds to the contours of the envelope 4, and the width W of the base 3 in the region of the medium folding line 5 is inferior to the maximum width W max of each half 3a, 3b of said base. Therefore, it is impossible for the base 3 to slip outside of the envelope 4 when the latter is open along the precut as shown in figure 6 .
  • the base 3 is made out of a single die cut that comprises two secondary folding lines 10 each disposed in one half 3a, 3b of the base. These folding lines 10 are parallel and equidistant from the medium folding line 5 of the base 3. Furthermore, two holes 11 are symmetrically disposed between the medium 5 and secondary 10 folding lines, and said handle is formed by folding the die cut of the base 3 along the medium 5 and secondary 10 folding lines.
  • the vertical handle 6 that is disposed between the base halves 3a, 3b that support the primary packages 2, is made in one piece and is integral with the rest of the base 3 as can be seen in figure 8 .
  • the envelope 4 of the secondary package 1 is made out of a thermoshrinkable film. Consequently, the envelope 4 does not cover the entire surface of the water bottles 2 held inside, and windows 12 in the envelope 4 are disposed at each extremity of the secondary package 1, as can be seen particularly in figure 1 .
  • the disposition of the water bottles 2 on the base 3, and the fact that the contours of said base 3 is adapted to the disposition of the water bottles, makes it convenient to place several secondary packages of the invention, such that adjacent secondary packages are interlocked. This allows for building compact and strong layers of secondary packages in a pallet.

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Claims (10)

  1. Emballage secondaire (1) destiné à regrouper de multiples emballages primaires (2), comportant une base plate horizontale (3) destinée à supporter au moins certains desdits multiples emballages primaires, et une enveloppe (4) qui entoure la base (3) et les multiples emballages primaires (2) afin de maintenir ces derniers étroitement assemblés, et
    (i) ladite base (3) comporte une ligne médiane de pliage (5) qui relie de façon pivotante deux moitiés (3a, 3b) de la base supportant les emballages primaires (2), et comporte en outre une poignée de transport (6) qui est disposée verticalement entre les moitiés (3a, 3b) de la base, le long de la ligne médiane (5) de pliage,
    caractérisé en ce que :
    (ii) ladite enveloppe (4) comporte une prédécoupe transversale (7) dans la région de la ligne médiane de pliage, au moins le long des côtés latéraux (8) et du côté de dessus (9) de l'emballage secondaire (1) afin que, lorsque l'enveloppe (4) est ouverte le long de ladite prédécoupe (7), elle maintienne encore étroitement les emballages primaires (2) disposés sur chacune des deux moitiés (3a, 3b) de la base, et que lesdites moitiés puissent pivoter autour de ladite ligne médiane (5) de pliage pour permettre d'accéder à la poignée (6) de transport.
  2. Emballage secondaire (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la base (3) est formée d'un flanc unique découpé à l'emporte-pièce qui comporte deux lignes secondaires (10) de pliage disposées chacune dans une moitié (3a, 3b) de la base, lesdites lignes secondaires de pliage (10) étant parallèles et équidistantes de la ligne médiane (5) de pliage de la base, deux trous (11) étant disposés symétriquement entre les lignes médiane (5) et secondaires (10) de pliage, ladite poignée (6) étant formée par pliage du flanc découpé à l'emporte-pièce suivant les lignes médiane et secondaires de pliage.
  3. Emballage secondaire selon la revendication 2, dans lequel les deux parties de la base formant la poignée sont collées entre elles.
  4. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la forme de la base plate (3) correspond aux contours de l'enveloppe (4), la largeur W de ladite base (3) dans la région de la ligne médiane (5) de pliage étant inférieure à la largeur maximale Wmax de chaque moitié (3a, 3b) de ladite base.
  5. Emballage secondaire (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite poignée (6) est une bande qui est fixée le long de la ligne médiane (5) de pliage de la base (3).
  6. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les deux moitiés (3a, 3b) de la base sont symétriques le long de la ligne médiane (5) de pliage.
  7. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite enveloppe (4) est formée d'un film thermorétractable.
  8. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite base (3) est formée d'une plaque de matière plastique ondulée.
  9. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la base plate horizontale est rigide.
  10. Emballage secondaire (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les emballages primaires (2) sont des bouteilles en matière plastique contenant de l'eau.
EP05105024A 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Emballage secondaire Not-in-force EP1731445B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE602005008025T DE602005008025D1 (de) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Sekundär-Verpackung
AT05105024T ATE400512T1 (de) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Sekundär-verpackung
PT05105024T PT1731445E (pt) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Embalagem secundária
ES05105024T ES2309659T3 (es) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Envase secundario.
EP05105024A EP1731445B1 (fr) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Emballage secondaire
PL05105024T PL1731445T3 (pl) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Opakowanie drugorzędne
MX2007015529A MX2007015529A (es) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Envase secundario.
JP2008515112A JP5069228B2 (ja) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 二次パッケージ
PCT/EP2006/005306 WO2006131279A1 (fr) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Emballage secondaire
CA2610935A CA2610935C (fr) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Emballage secondaire
US11/916,601 US7845494B2 (en) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Secondary package
CN2006800205950A CN101193805B (zh) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 从属包装件
RU2007148999/12A RU2007148999A (ru) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Вторичная упаковка
EP06754098A EP1893501A1 (fr) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 Emballage secondaire
BRPI0611940-9A BRPI0611940A2 (pt) 2005-06-08 2006-06-02 embalagem secundária

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP05105024A EP1731445B1 (fr) 2005-06-08 2005-06-08 Emballage secondaire

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EP1731445A1 EP1731445A1 (fr) 2006-12-13
EP1731445B1 true EP1731445B1 (fr) 2008-07-09

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AT (1) ATE400512T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602005008025D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2309659T3 (fr)
PL (1) PL1731445T3 (fr)
PT (1) PT1731445E (fr)

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FR1503707A (fr) * 1966-10-11 1967-12-01 Cellophane Sa Nouvel emballage de présentation et de vente
US4050579A (en) * 1976-11-01 1977-09-27 Arenco Machine Company, Inc. Package for orienting a plurality of articles
US5168989A (en) * 1991-04-22 1992-12-08 Benno Edward L Package member, method for making packages, and packages of multiple container units

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PL1731445T3 (pl) 2008-11-28
DE602005008025D1 (de) 2008-08-21
EP1731445A1 (fr) 2006-12-13
ATE400512T1 (de) 2008-07-15
ES2309659T3 (es) 2008-12-16
PT1731445E (pt) 2008-08-04

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