EP2030911A1 - Conditionnement à ouverture facile pour articles pliés et empilés de type feuille - Google Patents

Conditionnement à ouverture facile pour articles pliés et empilés de type feuille Download PDF

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EP2030911A1
EP2030911A1 EP08161944A EP08161944A EP2030911A1 EP 2030911 A1 EP2030911 A1 EP 2030911A1 EP 08161944 A EP08161944 A EP 08161944A EP 08161944 A EP08161944 A EP 08161944A EP 2030911 A1 EP2030911 A1 EP 2030911A1
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Paolo Cassoli
Stefano Cassoli
Marco Cassoli
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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
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B65D75/68—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements extending through wrapper closure or between wrapper layers
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—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
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture

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  • the invention relates to an easy-opening packaging for folded and stacked sheet-like articles such as, for example, disposable napkins made of paper and/or any other material, or other disposable products, which are increasingly common because of their limited cost, the obvious advantages in terms of practicality and hygiene and the fact that they do not pollute the environment.
  • a transparent plastic wrapping is used, for example in the form of a sheet made of polypropylene, polyester or cellulose-derived materials and the like.
  • FIG. 1 An example of embodiment of a packaging according to the prior art is shown in a perspective view in Figure 1 where the known packaging is indicated by the number 1.
  • the known packaging is indicated by the number 1.
  • at least one line L for tearing the said wrapping for example oriented in the direction of the length of the sheet which forms the said wrapping and obtained for example by means of a linear succession of small holes formed on the sheet when the latter is still arranged flat and is about to be fed to the packaging station, so as to obtain easy opening of the packaging 1 along this line L.
  • the said tear line is formed with well-defined openings, something which, however, may give rise to the following additional drawbacks.
  • some of these even though packaged inside a further plastic packaging or inside cardboard boxes, may open spontaneously along the abovementioned tear line L, especially following mechanical and/or compressive actions which affect the part of the wrapping on which the said perforated tear line L is situated.
  • the articles contained inside the packaging are no longer protected from the point of view of hygiene or appearance, so that they may be contaminated by polluting and infectious agents and may be altered so as to have folds, stains and/or other imperfections.
  • One object of the invention is therefore to provide an easy-opening packaging for sheet-like articles folded and arranged in a pile, which is of the improved type, is easy to manufacture, prevents contamination and alteration of the packaged articles and may be easily opened in a safe and precise manner.
  • an easy-opening packaging for sheet-like articles folded and arranged in a pile comprising a wrapping surrounding said articles, said wrapping defining a given perimeter and being formed by a sheet cut to size and closed around the articles along said perimeter, characterized in that it comprises a tape which is applied to the inside of the wrapping and is designed to favour tearing and opening of the said wrapping, at least along a certain section of its perimeter.
  • 10 denotes an easy-opening packaging for sheet-like articles 11 folded and arranged in a pile 12, such as, for example, disposable napkins made of paper and/or other material.
  • the sheet-like articles 11 are folded and arranged on top of each other so as to form the abovementioned pile 12 of articles 11 which consist of any predetermined number also different from that shown by way of example in the drawings.
  • the pile 12 is then positioned on a wrapping 13 in the form of a sheet, for example obtained from a reel (not shown) of material suitable for forming the wrapping such as, for example, polypropylene or polyethylene and/or other suitable materials.
  • the wrapping 13 may be transparent, semi-transparent or translucent so as to facilitate identification of the sheet-like articles 11 packaged inside it.
  • a tape 14 made of flexible and suitably resistant material is applied onto the wrapping sheet 13 in the longitudinal direction of unwinding from the reel.
  • the tape 14 may be made of polyester, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the tape 14 may also be coloured so as to favour identification and gripping thereof by the user.
  • the tape 14 may be applied transversely with respect to the direction of unwinding of the wrapping sheet 13 from the reel.
  • the tape 14 may be unwound from a reel (not shown) and fixed continuously onto the wrapping 13, for example by means of heat-sealing or using a cold adhesive already applied beforehand to the tape 14 which therefore has self-adhesive properties or by means of a thin double-sided adhesive strip inserted between the tape 14 and the wrapping sheet 13.
  • the tape 14 is applied onto the surface of the wrapping sheet 13 which is situated on the inside when the said sheet 13 is wrapped and closed around the pile 12 of articles 11, so that, when the tape 14 is pulled, the opening force will act on the inside of the wrapping 13, ensuring effective and guided tearing of the said wrapping.
  • the tape 14 is also cut together with the sheet.
  • the wrapping sheet 13, together with the tape 14, is then wrapped in tubular form along a given perimeter P around the pile 12 of sheet-like articles 11 and the last outer edge portion of the wrapping in tubular form is then fixed onto the underlying wrapping, for example by means of a heat-sealing operation performed by a welder 15 ( Figure 3 ) which preferably acts on the surface of the pile 12 which is formed by the perimetral sides of the sheet-like products 11 and which, for this reason, is less prone to deformation by the pressure exerted by the said welder 15.
  • Figure 4 shows a packaging 10 containing a complete and finished pile of sheet-like articles 11, on which two fixing zones 16 and 17 are visible.
  • the first fixing zone 16 is that where initial closure in tubular form of the packaging wrapping 13 is performed by the said welder 15, while the second fixing zone 17 is that where projecting free edge portions of the said tubular wrapping are folded onto each other.
  • This second fixing zone 17 is formed with welders of the static or dynamic type, not shown as they are also of the known type.
  • Figure 5 shows a third fixing zone 18 which is situated opposite the aforementioned fixing zone 17 and which is also formed on the other projecting free edge portions of the tubular wrapping which are then folded onto each other.
  • the wrapping 13 has an end edge portion 19 which projects from the said sealing zone 16 and which is preferably arranged so as to project from a corner zone of the wrapping 13 so that it may be easily identified and gripped by the user along the section where the end 114 of the tape 14 is situated, the said edge portion 19 having along the sides of the latter incisions or cuts 20 with the aim of favouring initial tearing and therefore ensuring always easy and precise opening of the said wrapping 13.
  • the incisions 20 not adversely affect the sealed closure and therefore the hygienic condition of the packaging in that they involve only the section of the end edge portion 19 which is situated outside of the said seal 16.
  • the easy-opening tape 14 may be advantageously arranged in the vicinity of one end of the packaging 10 so that, even after opening, the said packaging is able to contain in an optimum manner the articles 11 packaged inside it. It is understood, however, that the tape 14 may also be arranged in any position on the packaging 10, also because the operating function of this tape when opening the packaging is not influenced or favoured by vicinity thereto of one end of the said packaging 10.
  • opening of the said packaging may be performed only over a part of its perimeter P so as to form in the said packaging a pocket which allows removal of the products 11 but which may then be hygienically closed.
  • the easy-opening tape 14 may be provided differently on only a part of the perimeter P, for example only on a portion approximately equal to half of the said perimeter of the packaging. In this way, the articles 11 are extracted from the side where the opening is formed by pulling the tape 14 and the packaging may be partially closed again, ensuring also greater protection for the said products.
  • the tape 14 is applied to the wrapping 13 only over a certain section of the said wrapping in a discontinuous manner. Also in this version, the tape 14 may be applied longitudinally in a similar manner to that shown in Figure 2 , or transversely, according to a version of the invention not shown in the figures, but also falling within the scope of the invention.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Packages (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Wrappers (AREA)
EP08161944A 2007-08-28 2008-08-06 Conditionnement à ouverture facile pour articles pliés et empilés de type feuille Active EP2030911B1 (fr)

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IT000058U ITBO20070058U1 (it) 2007-08-28 2007-08-28 Confezione ad apertura facilitata per articoli laminari ripiegati ed impilati

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US8220700B2 (en) 2009-11-10 2012-07-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Easy-opening paper towel product
IT201600091699A1 (it) * 2016-09-12 2018-03-12 Sofidel Spa Una confezione di rotoli di carta tissue avvolta in un film plastico

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US1965524A (en) * 1933-02-28 1934-07-03 Package Machinery Co Method and machine for making packages provided with tearing strips
US2042073A (en) 1934-04-25 1936-05-26 Rose Brothers Ltd Cigarette package
US2265834A (en) 1939-12-21 1941-12-09 Standard Oil Dev Co Pump lubrication
US2268970A (en) 1940-02-03 1942-01-06 Package Machinery Co Tearing strip package
US2665834A (en) 1949-09-07 1954-01-12 American Viscose Corp Reinforced package wrapper
US2942528A (en) 1957-05-06 1960-06-28 Crompton & Knowles Corp Tear tape applying mechanism for a wrapping machine
GB1013783A (en) * 1961-05-25 1965-12-22 Bx Plastics Ltd Improvements in or relating to tear tapes for plastic films
US6061997A (en) * 1992-06-30 2000-05-16 Sony Corporation Method for wrapping up a cassette case in a thin film
NL1018744C2 (nl) * 2001-08-13 2003-02-17 Lareka Machines B V Machine voor het aanbrengen van een losscheur- of opplakstrip op een film dwars op een transportrichting van de film en werkwijze voor het aanbrengen van een losscheur- of opplakstrip op een film.

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US1965524A (en) * 1933-02-28 1934-07-03 Package Machinery Co Method and machine for making packages provided with tearing strips
US2042073A (en) 1934-04-25 1936-05-26 Rose Brothers Ltd Cigarette package
US2265834A (en) 1939-12-21 1941-12-09 Standard Oil Dev Co Pump lubrication
US2268970A (en) 1940-02-03 1942-01-06 Package Machinery Co Tearing strip package
US2665834A (en) 1949-09-07 1954-01-12 American Viscose Corp Reinforced package wrapper
US2942528A (en) 1957-05-06 1960-06-28 Crompton & Knowles Corp Tear tape applying mechanism for a wrapping machine
GB1013783A (en) * 1961-05-25 1965-12-22 Bx Plastics Ltd Improvements in or relating to tear tapes for plastic films
US6061997A (en) * 1992-06-30 2000-05-16 Sony Corporation Method for wrapping up a cassette case in a thin film
NL1018744C2 (nl) * 2001-08-13 2003-02-17 Lareka Machines B V Machine voor het aanbrengen van een losscheur- of opplakstrip op een film dwars op een transportrichting van de film en werkwijze voor het aanbrengen van een losscheur- of opplakstrip op een film.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8220700B2 (en) 2009-11-10 2012-07-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Easy-opening paper towel product
IT201600091699A1 (it) * 2016-09-12 2018-03-12 Sofidel Spa Una confezione di rotoli di carta tissue avvolta in un film plastico
WO2018046476A1 (fr) * 2016-09-12 2018-03-15 Sofidel S.P.A. Paquet de rouleaux de papier toilette enveloppés dans un film plastique
US20190210783A1 (en) * 2016-09-12 2019-07-11 Sofidel S.P.A. Pack of tissue paper rolls wrapped in a plastic film
US10981709B2 (en) 2016-09-12 2021-04-20 Sofidel S.P.A. Pack of tissue paper rolls wrapped in a plastic film

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