EP1984270A1 - Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages - Google Patents

Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages

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EP1984270A1
EP1984270A1 EP06706699A EP06706699A EP1984270A1 EP 1984270 A1 EP1984270 A1 EP 1984270A1 EP 06706699 A EP06706699 A EP 06706699A EP 06706699 A EP06706699 A EP 06706699A EP 1984270 A1 EP1984270 A1 EP 1984270A1
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inner pouch
packaging assembly
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outer panels
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Michael Ellenrieder
Serguei Morozov
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Nestec SA
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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
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/525—External rigid or semi-rigid supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5855—Peelable seals

Definitions

  • the present invention concerns a self-standing, insulating space-efficient packaging assembly containing a product, which can be reconstituted with water and / or heated in a microwave oven.
  • the GB patent No. 1' 536 '110 concerns a rigid pouch usable as a cup and a method of producing the same, wherein outer rigid material is lined with inner flexible material, the sheet obtained thereof is center-folded and its opposed parts joined together to form a rigid pouch which, when unfolded, is claimed to turn into a package that can be used as a cup. This gives a package without bending lines on the rigid part, which is difficult to manufacture, fill, open, • fold, unfold and seal and which is not locked in unfolded position.
  • the present invention concerns a packaging assembly, whose advantages for the user compared to prior art are easier opening, better self-standing when unfolded, easier handling and less space utilisation in carrying, storage and disposal.
  • the advantage of the present invention for the food manufacturer compared to prior art is less space utilisation in transport of packaging materials or preformed packaging assembly from the supplier to the filling location
  • the present invention concerns a packaging assembly comprising two separate opposite outer panels composed of rigid material, each said outer panel comprising two side parts with their respective side edges, a middle part, an upper part with its respective upper edge and a lower part with its respective lower edge, wherein each said side part comprises a least one bending line and each middle part comprises at least one bending line and - an inner pouch disposed inside said two outer panels, said inner pouch comprising two opposite walls, each said wall comprising a lower, an upper and two side parts, wherein said two walls are bonded together and also with said two outer panels in a way that the packaging assembly can be unfolded and/or erected by pressing said outer panels together on their side edges and wherein the upper parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite upper edge of said outer panels and the lower parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite lower edge of said outer panels .
  • the packaging assembly under the present invention provides easy opening, folding, unfolding, locking in unfolded position, self-standing and heat insulation.
  • easy opening of said packaging assembly is provided by the material of the inner pouch and/or by additional means on the material or/and on seals of said inner pouch.
  • folding and unfolding of said packaging assembly is provided by the bending lines on the outer panels and by the bonding areas between the outer panels and the walls of the inner pouch.
  • locking of said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position is provided by means on the lower parts of the outer panels.
  • heat insulation of said packaging assembly is provided by the side parts of the outer panels and by the middle bending line on the middle part of the outer panels. Therefore, in the case of reconstitution of a product with hot water or/and microwave heating it is possible to hold the packaging assembly vertically on its side edges without burning hands/fingers .
  • the packaging assembly be either empty or filled.
  • the inner pouch In the case of an empty packaging assembly, the inner pouch is open.
  • the product inside the inner pouch can be a dry, a pasty or a liquid material with or without pieces and the inner pouch is closed.
  • the outer panels are made from solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof having a grammage comprised between 100 and 1000 g/m2.
  • the inner pouch is made from a single-layer or multiple-layer material, wherein the layer or layers is/are taken in the group comprising Aluminium, Paper, Polypropylen, Polyethylen, Polyester, Polyamide, Ethylen vinyl alcohol comprising any coatings, adhesives and additives, the total thickness of the inner pouch being comprised between 10 and 1000 microns.
  • the inner pouch and the outer panels can be printed or unprinted.
  • the outer panels it is possible to cover the outer panels with or place the panels inside an additional layer or layers of insulating material e.g. polystyrene foam, with or without bonding it with said outer panels.
  • insulating material e.g. polystyrene foam
  • the additional insulating material is not critical as heat insulation is already provided by the material and geometry of the outer panels.
  • the walls of the inner pouch are bonded with the outer panels with adhesives or by seaming. This means that the outer panels are not bonded together directly and the assembly is maintained together by seaming or gluing between the inner pouch and the outer panels and also by the side seals on the walls of said inner pouch.
  • the inner pouch containing a product be formed and sealed in closed position in several ways
  • One solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal .
  • it is a classical way of proceeding and the user tears the bonded upper parts of said inner pouch on one side to open the inner pouch.
  • the user has then to press the side edges of the outer panels together, therefore opening completely said inner pouch, so that hot water can be poured into the inner pouch to reconstitute the product.
  • the easy opening in this case is provided by the material of the inner pouch which is easy to tear e.g. comprising paper, mechanical or laser perforation, easy-tear sealant layer e.g. easy-tear polypropylene or combination thereof.
  • the second solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas one or two side seals on the walls of the inner pouch present a notch or a slit for starting the tearing. It is a solution that is similar to the 1 st one, the only- difference is the notch or slit so that the user has an even easier way to open the inner pouch, the way of proceeding afterwards being the same as for the 1 st solution. ⁇
  • the third solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together.
  • an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together.
  • This solution combines easy opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
  • the fourth solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch.
  • an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch.
  • the most known procedure is to place the closed packaging assembly containing a product upwright into a microwave device . The user does not need to open the packaging assembly anymore after microwaving as it opens and erects by itself in the microwave device.
  • This solution combines self-opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
  • the packaging assembly comprises means at the lower parts of the rigid panels for locking the unfolded and erected packaging assembly in that position. This prevents folding the packaging assembly back when filled with reconstituted product and when pressing the outer panels by mistake, and, - Q - consequently, helps prevent the product from pouring out when not desired.
  • the packaging assembly including the inner pouch, the outer panels, the means of locking said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position, the seals on the inner pouch and the bonding areas between the inner pouch and the outer panels.
  • the present invention concerns a method of producing the packaging assembly as described before, wherein
  • the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
  • said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its 0 walls are seamed or glued together
  • Embodiment 2 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 1 :
  • the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
  • said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its 25 walls are seamed or glued together
  • the inner 30 pouch can be assembled with the outer panels either at the filling location or at a packaging manufacturer.
  • the packaging manufacturer pre-forms the inner pouch from reel-stock, assembles the inner pouch with the outer panels coming in blanks and delivers the assembly in 35 a flat condition to the filling location.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of the packaging assembly in an open standing state.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic front view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standingstate
  • Figure 3 is a schematic top view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standing state
  • Figure 4 is a schematic side view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standing state
  • Figure 5 is a schematic top view of the outer panels and pre-formed inner pouch of said packaging assembly before assembling
  • Figure 6 is a vertical section view of said packaging assembly in an open standing state
  • Figure 7 is a schematic view of one option of means of locking of said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position. It also shows the bonding areas between the outer panels and the inner pouch.
  • the packaging assembly comprises :
  • each of said outer panels comprising an upper part (3), a lower part (4), two side parts (5,6), two side edges (7,8), an upper edge (30), a lower edge (31) and a middle part (9), the side parts (5,6) of each said outer panel comprising bending lines (10,11) and the middle part (9) of each said outer panel comprising a bending line (12) .
  • an inner pouch (13) comprising two opposite walls
  • the walls of the inner pouch (13) are bonded with the corresponding opposite outer panels (1,2) along the side edges (7, 8) of said outer panels, along the upper edge (30) of said outer panels and along the lower part (18) of the walls of said inner pouch as it can be seen on Figure 7.
  • the assembly is ready to be filled with a product and then sealed to obtain the assembly as shown on Figures 2, 3 and 4.
  • Figure 5 shows both panels (1,2) and the inner pouch (13) with their opposite walls (14,15) and their two side seals (16,17) before sealing panels and inner pouch together.
  • Figure 6 shows a vertical cross section with panels and inner pouch sealed together.
  • Figure 7 shows specifically one of the opposite outer panels (1) with means of locking the packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position comprising one smaller flap (40), one larger flap (41) and bending lines (42, 43, 44) .
  • the flaps (40, 41) interlock with identical opposite flaps on the opposite identical outer panel .
  • the second panel has the same flaps (40) and (41) .
  • the inner pouch of said packaging assembly is closed and contains a product.
  • this is a food product, which is dried mashed potatoes.
  • the seal (20) there is a notch (21) to start the tearing of the upper part of the inner pouch, when the user has decided to open the inner pouch.
  • the panels are made of carboard having a grammage of 350 g/m2.
  • the inner pouch is made of Polyester / Aluminium / Easy-tear polypropylene laminate and has a thickness of 80 microns.

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Abstract

The packaging assembly comprises: - two separate or joint outer panels (1,2) composed of rigid material, each of said outer panels comprising an upper part (3), a lower part (4), two side parts (5,6), two side edges (7,8), an upper edge (30), a lower edge (31) and a middle part (9), the side parts (5,6) of each said outer panel comprising bending lines (10,11) and the middle part (9) of each said outer panel comprising a bending line (12). - an inner pouch (13) comprising two opposite walls (14,15), a lower part (18) and an upper part (19), said walls being bonded together by two side seals (16, 17) and said inner pouch being disposed inside said two outer panels wherein the walls (14, 15) of said inner pouch (13) are bonded with corresponding opposite outer panels (1,2), wherein the upper part (19) of said inner pouch is placed higher than the upper edge (30) of said outer panels and the lower edge (31) of said outer panels is placed lower than the lower part (18) of said inner pouch.

Description

SELF-STANDING INSULATING SPACE-EFFICIENT PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES
The present invention concerns a self-standing, insulating space-efficient packaging assembly containing a product, which can be reconstituted with water and / or heated in a microwave oven.
It is known according to US Patent No. 3 '542 '566 to have a collapsible container package for concentrate. With this solution, the user has to tear the upper part of the package to open it and also the lower part of the package to allow the inner pouch to expand its volume. This gives a package with restricted initial volume and heat insulation, which is not self-standing and not easy to open.
The GB patent No. 1' 536 '110 concerns a rigid pouch usable as a cup and a method of producing the same, wherein outer rigid material is lined with inner flexible material, the sheet obtained thereof is center-folded and its opposed parts joined together to form a rigid pouch which, when unfolded, is claimed to turn into a package that can be used as a cup. This gives a package without bending lines on the rigid part, which is difficult to manufacture, fill, open, • fold, unfold and seal and which is not locked in unfolded position.
The present invention concerns a packaging assembly, whose advantages for the user compared to prior art are easier opening, better self-standing when unfolded, easier handling and less space utilisation in carrying, storage and disposal. The advantage of the present invention for the food manufacturer compared to prior art is less space utilisation in transport of packaging materials or preformed packaging assembly from the supplier to the filling location
The present invention concerns a packaging assembly comprising two separate opposite outer panels composed of rigid material, each said outer panel comprising two side parts with their respective side edges, a middle part, an upper part with its respective upper edge and a lower part with its respective lower edge, wherein each said side part comprises a least one bending line and each middle part comprises at least one bending line and - an inner pouch disposed inside said two outer panels, said inner pouch comprising two opposite walls, each said wall comprising a lower, an upper and two side parts, wherein said two walls are bonded together and also with said two outer panels in a way that the packaging assembly can be unfolded and/or erected by pressing said outer panels together on their side edges and wherein the upper parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite upper edge of said outer panels and the lower parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite lower edge of said outer panels .
It is preferable according to the invention to have one bending line in each side part and one bending line in each middle part .
The packaging assembly under the present invention provides easy opening, folding, unfolding, locking in unfolded position, self-standing and heat insulation.
According to the invention, easy opening of said packaging assembly is provided by the material of the inner pouch and/or by additional means on the material or/and on seals of said inner pouch.
According to the invention, folding and unfolding of said packaging assembly is provided by the bending lines on the outer panels and by the bonding areas between the outer panels and the walls of the inner pouch.
According to the invention, locking of said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position is provided by means on the lower parts of the outer panels.
According to the invention, self-standing of said packaging assembly in unfolded position is provided by the lower edges of the outer panels.
According to the invention, heat insulation of said packaging assembly is provided by the side parts of the outer panels and by the middle bending line on the middle part of the outer panels. Therefore, in the case of reconstitution of a product with hot water or/and microwave heating it is possible to hold the packaging assembly vertically on its side edges without burning hands/fingers .
According to the invention, it is possible that the packaging assembly be either empty or filled. In the case of an empty packaging assembly, the inner pouch is open. In the case of a filled packaging assembly, the product inside the inner pouch can be a dry, a pasty or a liquid material with or without pieces and the inner pouch is closed.
According to the invention, the outer panels are made from solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof having a grammage comprised between 100 and 1000 g/m2.
According to the invention, the inner pouch is made from a single-layer or multiple-layer material, wherein the layer or layers is/are taken in the group comprising Aluminium, Paper, Polypropylen, Polyethylen, Polyester, Polyamide, Ethylen vinyl alcohol comprising any coatings, adhesives and additives, the total thickness of the inner pouch being comprised between 10 and 1000 microns. According to the invention, the inner pouch and the outer panels can be printed or unprinted.
According to the invention, it is possible to cover the outer panels with or place the panels inside an additional layer or layers of insulating material e.g. polystyrene foam, with or without bonding it with said outer panels. The additional insulating material is not critical as heat insulation is already provided by the material and geometry of the outer panels.
According to the invention, the walls of the inner pouch are bonded with the outer panels with adhesives or by seaming. This means that the outer panels are not bonded together directly and the assembly is maintained together by seaming or gluing between the inner pouch and the outer panels and also by the side seals on the walls of said inner pouch.
According to the invention, it is possible that the inner pouch containing a product be formed and sealed in closed position in several ways
One solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal . In this case, it is a classical way of proceeding and the user tears the bonded upper parts of said inner pouch on one side to open the inner pouch. The user has then to press the side edges of the outer panels together, therefore opening completely said inner pouch, so that hot water can be poured into the inner pouch to reconstitute the product. The easy opening in this case is provided by the material of the inner pouch which is easy to tear e.g. comprising paper, mechanical or laser perforation, easy-tear sealant layer e.g. easy-tear polypropylene or combination thereof.
The second solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas one or two side seals on the walls of the inner pouch present a notch or a slit for starting the tearing. It is a solution that is similar to the 1st one, the only- difference is the notch or slit so that the user has an even easier way to open the inner pouch, the way of proceeding afterwards being the same as for the 1st solution. §
The third solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together. This means that the user has nothing to tear, he has only to press the side edges of the outer panels together, so that there is a separation of the bonded upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch. This solution combines easy opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
The fourth solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal , whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch. For this solution, the most known procedure is to place the closed packaging assembly containing a product upwright into a microwave device . The user does not need to open the packaging assembly anymore after microwaving as it opens and erects by itself in the microwave device. This solution combines self-opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
According to a further feature of the invention, the packaging assembly comprises means at the lower parts of the rigid panels for locking the unfolded and erected packaging assembly in that position. This prevents folding the packaging assembly back when filled with reconstituted product and when pressing the outer panels by mistake, and, - Q - consequently, helps prevent the product from pouring out when not desired.
According to the invention, all kinds of technically 5 feasible shapes are possible for the packaging assembly including the inner pouch, the outer panels, the means of locking said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position, the seals on the inner pouch and the bonding areas between the inner pouch and the outer panels. 10.
Finally, the present invention concerns a method of producing the packaging assembly as described before, wherein
15 Embodiment 1 :
1. the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
2. said inner pouch is assembled with the outer panels that come in blanks
3. said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its 0 walls are seamed or glued together
Embodiment 2 :
1. the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
2. said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its 25 walls are seamed or glued together
3. said inner pouch is assembled with the outer panels that come in blanks
According to embodiments 1 and 2 here above, the inner 30 pouch can be assembled with the outer panels either at the filling location or at a packaging manufacturer. In the latter case, the packaging manufacturer pre-forms the inner pouch from reel-stock, assembles the inner pouch with the outer panels coming in blanks and delivers the assembly in 35 a flat condition to the filling location.
The following description is made in relation with the drawings of the invention, wherein: — 1 — Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of the packaging assembly in an open standing state.
Figure 2 is a schematic front view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standingstate
Figure 3 is a schematic top view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standing state
Figure 4 is a schematic side view of said packaging assembly in a filled and closed standing state
Figure 5 is a schematic top view of the outer panels and pre-formed inner pouch of said packaging assembly before assembling
Figure 6 is a vertical section view of said packaging assembly in an open standing state
Figure 7 is a schematic view of one option of means of locking of said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position. It also shows the bonding areas between the outer panels and the inner pouch.
In relation with figures 1 to 7 , the packaging assembly comprises :
- two separate or joint outer panels (1,2) composed of rigid material, each of said outer panels comprising an upper part (3), a lower part (4), two side parts (5,6), two side edges (7,8), an upper edge (30), a lower edge (31) and a middle part (9), the side parts (5,6) of each said outer panel comprising bending lines (10,11) and the middle part (9) of each said outer panel comprising a bending line (12) . - an inner pouch (13) comprising two opposite walls
(14,15), a lower part (18) and an upper part (19), said walls being bonded together by two side seals (16, 17) and said inner pouch being disposed inside said two outer panels wherein the walls (14, 15) of said inner pouch (13) are bonded with corresponding opposite outer panels (1,2), wherein the upper part (19) of said inner pouch is placed higher than the upper edge (30) of said outer panels and the lower edge (31) of said outer panels is placed lower than the lower part (18) of said inner pouch.
The walls of the inner pouch (13) are bonded with the corresponding opposite outer panels (1,2) along the side edges (7, 8) of said outer panels, along the upper edge (30) of said outer panels and along the lower part (18) of the walls of said inner pouch as it can be seen on Figure 7.
In the case of the delivery of an empty packaging assembly according to the invention, the assembly is ready to be filled with a product and then sealed to obtain the assembly as shown on Figures 2, 3 and 4.
On the contrary, if a product is already contained in the inner pouch of said packaging assembly, in an opened state shown on Figures 1 and 6, the user can , depending on the product, either pour hot water onto the product to reconstitute it or place said packaging assembly into a microwave device . The assembly withstands high temperatures reached by the product .
Figure 5 shows both panels (1,2) and the inner pouch (13) with their opposite walls (14,15) and their two side seals (16,17) before sealing panels and inner pouch together. Figure 6 shows a vertical cross section with panels and inner pouch sealed together.
Figure 7 shows specifically one of the opposite outer panels (1) with means of locking the packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position comprising one smaller flap (40), one larger flap (41) and bending lines (42, 43, 44) . The flaps (40, 41) interlock with identical opposite flaps on the opposite identical outer panel . The second panel has the same flaps (40) and (41) . According to figures 2, 3 and 4, the inner pouch of said packaging assembly is closed and contains a product. For the specific example on figures 2, 3 and 4, this is a food product, which is dried mashed potatoes. There is a seal (20) on the upper part (19) of the inner pouch (13) . For convenience reasons for the user, below the seal (20) , there is a notch (21) to start the tearing of the upper part of the inner pouch, when the user has decided to open the inner pouch.
In this example, the panels are made of carboard having a grammage of 350 g/m2. The inner pouch is made of Polyester / Aluminium / Easy-tear polypropylene laminate and has a thickness of 80 microns.

Claims

ClaimsWhat is claimed is1) A packaging assembly comprising- two separate opposite outer panels composed of rigid material, each said outer panel comprising two side parts with their respective side edges, a middle part, an upper part with its respective upper edge and a lower part with its respective lower edge, wherein each said side part comprises at least one bending line and each middle part comprises at least one bending line and- an inner pouch disposed inside said two outer panels, said inner pouch comprising two opposite walls, each said wall comprising a lower, an upper and two side parts, wherein said two walls are bonded together and also with said two outer panels in a way that the packaging assembly can be unfolded and/or erected by pressing said outer panels together on their side edgesand wherein the upper parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite upper edge of said outer panels and the lower parts of the walls of said inner pouch are placed higher than the opposite lower edge of said outer panels.2) A packaging assembly according to claim 1, wherein each side part comprises one bending line and each middle part comprises one bending line.3) A packaging assembly according to claims 1 or 2 , wherein it is empty and the upper part of the inner pouch is open.4) A packaging assembly according to claims 1 or 2, wherein it is closed and filled with a dry, pasty or liquid material with or without pieces.5) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the two rigid panels are made of solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof. 6) A packaging assembly according to claim 5, wherein the solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof has a grammage comprised between 100 and 1000 g/m2.7) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof contains an additonal layer of insulating material .8) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inner pouch contains a layer or layers taken in the group comprising Aluminium, Paper, Polypropylen, Polyethylen, Polyester, Polyamide, Ethylen vinyl alcohol.9) A packaging assembly according to claim 8, wherein the inner pouch is made from a material having a thickness comprised between 10 and 1000 microns.10) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the walls of the inner pouch are bonded with the outer panels with adhesives or/and by seaming.11) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 4 to10, wherein the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together with adhesives or/and by seaming.12) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 4 to11, wherein the side parts of the walls of the inner pouch present notches or slits for starting the tearing.13) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 4 to12, wherein the material of the inner pouch is made to facilitate tearing by comprising specific additives, by manufacturing or converting process, by any other means or by a combination thereof.14) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 4 to 11, wherein the upper parts of the inner pouch are made from an easy-peel material or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together15) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 4 to 11, wherein the upper parts of the inner pouch, are made from an easy-peel material or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch16) A packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 15, comprising means at the lower part of the rigid panels for locking the unfolded and erected packaging assembly in that position.17) A method of producing the packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 16, wherein
1. the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
2. said inner pouch is assembled with the outer panels that come in blanks
3. said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its walls are bonded together
18) A method of producing the packaging assembly according to any of claims 1 to 16, wherein
1. the inner pouch is formed from reel-stock
2. said inner pouch is filled and the upper parts of its walls are bonded together
3. said inner pouch is assembled with the outer panels that come in blanks
EP06706699.3A 2006-02-07 2006-02-07 Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages Not-in-force EP1984270B1 (en)

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