EP2462032B1 - Paquet à ouverture diagonale - Google Patents

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EP2462032B1
EP2462032B1 EP10754784.6A EP10754784A EP2462032B1 EP 2462032 B1 EP2462032 B1 EP 2462032B1 EP 10754784 A EP10754784 A EP 10754784A EP 2462032 B1 EP2462032 B1 EP 2462032B1
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Sergio Mezzini
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/725—Incised or pre-scored openings or windows provided in the side wall of containers
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/0227—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples

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  • This invention relates to a packet according to the preamble of claim 1, that can be used to package loose products in pieces, such as sweets or chewing gums, and to a method to make said packet.
  • Packets for chewing gums which comprise a box, a lid and means for connecting the lid to the packet and allowing the lid to move between a closed position and an open position to allow the product to be dispensed through an opening made in the top wall of the box.
  • packets made like the one just mentioned but where the dispensing hole is reduced in size to allow a controlled quantity of product to be dispensed are also known.
  • the hole can be closed by a lid that is hinged to one of the edges of the packet.
  • US 3127085 discloses a packet according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • packets of this kind do offer the possibility of controlling the amount of product dispensed, they have several disadvantages.
  • the lid while the product is being dispensed, the lid must be held open with the hand to prevent the hole from being partly closed by the movement of the lid itself, stopping the product from coming out easily.
  • This invention accordingly provides a packet according to claim 1.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show a first preferred embodiment of the packet 1 according to the invention, comprising an outer container body, in particular in the form of a box-shaped body, made preferably of paperboard or other foldable material, and provided with product containment means in the form of a plurality of peripheral walls that delimit a box-shaped body with a rectangular base.
  • a container body whose base has another polygonal shape or includes curvilinear sides is also imaginable.
  • this box-shaped body comprises two main sidewalls, namely a front sidewall 105 and a rear sidewall 102, opposite each other and larger or equal in area to the other walls of the packet, two secondary, left- and right-hand sidewalls 104, 106, joined permanently to the front wall 105 and to the rear wall 102, as well as a bottom wall 107 and a top wall 103 which complete the parallelepiped-shaped structure of the packet.
  • This packet is obtained from the blank 40 shown in Figure 4 , by suitably folding the blank and gluing the panel 417 to the corresponding front gluing zone on the inside of the panel 413.
  • the box shaped body is erected by gluing the bottom flaps 422, 424, 425 and 426 in known manner to form the bottom wall 107 of the box-shaped body and then folding the flaps 434 and 436, the flap 435 and finally the flap 433 and gluing them in a suitable gluing order to form the top wall 103.
  • the lid 2 is made by folding the flap 411 over the corresponding panel 416, the flap 410 over the corresponding panel 415 and then, in sequence, the flap 431, the flap 430 and, lastly, the flap 432, joining them to each other with suitable glue spots.
  • Hot melt glue is preferably used.
  • the flap 431 may be absent and the lid 2 is then made by folding the flap 411 over the corresponding panel 416, the flap 410 over the corresponding panel 415 and then, in sequence, the flap 430 and the flap 432, joining them to each other with suitable glue spots.
  • the container comprises, on the front wall 105, an opening 3 for dispensing the product and whose shape and size depend on the size of the product inside the packet.
  • the opening 3 is preferably circular in shape but it may also have other shapes, for example rectangular, or it may be formed by two straight sides and two curved sides or, more generally, by a series of curved and straight sides.
  • the shape and size of the panel 410 are such that it fully covers the product outlet opening 3.
  • the lid 2 is connected to the rear wall 102, opposite the front wall 105 of the packet by connecting means embodied by a hinge line 4 in the form of a straight crease 4 made in the panel 413 and inclined at an angle to the sides that delimit the panel itself.
  • the hinge line of the lid 2 is in the form of a curved, concave crease 74, as shown in Figure 7 which shows a detail of the blank identical to the one represented in Figure 4 except for crease 74.
  • the hinge line of the lid 2 is in the form of a curved convex crease 84, as shown in Figure 8 , which shows a detail of the blank identical to the one represented in Figure 4 except for crease 84.
  • the crease line may also be in the form of a combination of straight and curved stretches such as to obtain a correct force of reaction to opening.
  • the lid 2 once fully opened, cannot close again unless the user applies a force to the lid in order to deform it, since the distance between the free front edge 5 of the lid, that is, the edge which delimits the free side of the panel 410, and the hinge line 4, is less than the distance between the hinge line 4 and the comer formed by the front wall 105, the right-hand side wall 106 and the top wall 103 of the packet 1.
  • the hinge line is diagonal, the panel 410 of the lid 2, during closure, slides over the comer where the three walls 105, 103 and 106 meet and which substantially pushes the panel along the latter's centre line, that is to say, the part of it that is easiest to deform, thereby allowing the lid to be closed if pushed with sufficient force.
  • Figure 5 is shown a fourth particular embodiment of the pack, identical to the first pack embodiment except for the free front edge 5 that is suitably shaped to form a flap 505 to be inserted inside into the product outlet opening 3 and to form a mean for fastening to the inside of the profile 503 of the product outlet opening 3, in such a way as to guarantee effective closure of the packet.
  • Figure 6 is shown a fifth particular embodiment of the pack, identical to the first pack embodiment except for the profile 603 of the product outlet opening 3 that is suitably shaped to form a flap 613 in which the free front edge 5 is inserted to form a fastening mean for the edge 5, in such a way as to guarantee effective closure of the packet.
  • fastening means as for example, a tab that extends from the profile 5 and is inserted into a slit made at a corresponding position on the wall 415, are not illustrated since they are known to those familiar with the trade.
  • the first preferred embodiment of the packet 1 may be obtained also from the blank 90 shown in Figure 9 , by suitably folding the blank and gluing the panel 917 to the corresponding front gluing zone on the inside of the panel 913.
  • the box shaped body is erected by gluing the bottom flaps 922, 924, 925 and 926 in known manner to form the bottom wall 107 of the box-shaped body and then folding the flaps 934, the flap 935 and, finally, the flap 933 and gluing them in a suitable gluing order to form the top wall 103.
  • the lid 2 is made by folding the flap 911 over the corresponding panel 916, the flap 910 over the corresponding panel 915 and then, in sequence, the flap 930, the flap 932 and, finally, the flap 931 over the flap 911, joining them to each other by suitable gluing spots.
  • the product outlet hole 113 is made entirely on a secondary side wall 106 of the packet.
  • the product outlet hole 133 is made partly on the front wall 105 and partly on a secondary side wall 106 of the packet.
  • the product outlet hole 153 is made partly on the top wall 103 and partly on the front wall 105 of the packet.
  • the product outlet hole 173 is made entirely on the top wall 103 of the packet.
  • the product outlet hole 193 is made entirely on the rear wall 102 of the packet.
  • the invention thus provides a packet which can contain and dispense a product in pieces and which is easy to open, allowing the product to be dispensed using only one hand and keeping the lid open without the user having to hold it open, and which is just as easy to close. Moreover, the amount of packaging material used to make the packet is minimal.

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  1. Paquet comprenant: un corps en forme de boîte, de préférence en papier-carton ou d'un autre matériau pliable, pour contenir un produit, en particulier des chewing-gums, bonbons, pastilles, chocolats et similaires; une ouverture de sortie pour distribuer le produit, située dans une paroi du corps en forme de boîte; un couvercle étant de préférence du même matériau que le corps en forme de boîte, et des moyens pour relier le couvercle au corps en forme de boîte; le corps en forme de boîte comprend une paroi latérale antérieure (105) et une paroi latérale postérieure (102), opposée l'une à l'autre et ayant une surface plus large ou équivalente aux autres parois du paquet, deux parois latérales secondaires situées à gauche et à droite (104, 106), en permanence assemblées à la paroi antérieure (105) et à la paroi postérieure (102), ainsi qu'une paroi de fond (107) et une paroi supérieure (103) complétant la structure parallélépipédique du paquet; le paquet étant caractérisé en ce que les moyens permettant de relier le couvercle au corps en forme de boîte sont définis par un axe d'articulation (4) qui relie le couvercle à la paroi postérieure (102) du paquet et n'est pas positionné de façon orthogonale par rapport à l'ensemble des côtés délimitant la paroi (102); et en ce que le couvercle (2) est géométriquement construit de telle façon que la distance entre le bord antérieur libre (5) du couvercle, délimitant le côté libre d'un panneau de couvercle respectif (410) opposé à l'axe d'articulation (4) du couvercle et ledit axe d'articulation (4), est inférieure à la distance entre l'axe d'articulation (4) et le coin formé par la paroi antérieure (105), la paroi latérale de droite (106) et la paroi supérieure (103) du paquet (1).
  2. Paquet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens permettant de relier le couvercle à la paroi sont situés sur la paroi (102) opposée à celle où est réalisée l'ouverture de sortie (3) du produit.
  3. Paquet selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens permettant de relier le couvercle à la paroi sont situés sur la paroi (106) adjacente à celle où est réalisée l'ouverture de sortie (3) du produit.
  4. Paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens permettant de relier le couvercle à la paroi sont situés sur la même paroi (105) que celle où est réalisée l'ouverture de sortie (3) du produit.
  5. Paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les moyens permettant de relier le couvercle à la paroi sont réalisés par un pli (4) fait dans le panneau constituant la paroi elle-même.
  6. Paquet selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le pli (4) est rectiligne.
  7. Paquet selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le pli (4) est curviligne.
  8. Paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens pour fixer le couvercle (2) dans la position fermée par rapport au corps en forme de boîte.
  9. Paquet selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation sont obtenus par interférence du profil du bord antérieur libre (5) du couvercle (2) avec le profil (503) de l'ouverture de sortie du produit lorsque le couvercle est fermé.
  10. Paquet selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation ont la forme d'une languette (505) se développant à partir du bord antérieur libre du couvercle et d'une fente créée dans le panneau dans lequel est réalisée l'ouverture de sortie du produit.
  11. Paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (2) est réalisé par au moins 2 parois substantiellement rectangulaires (410, 411) et au moins une paroi substantiellement triangulaire (412).
  12. Procédé de fabrication d'un paquet selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend la réalisation du couvercle en le collant à chacun des autres panneaux étant adjacents au panneau où est réalisé l'axe du pli incliné reliant le couvercle au corps de récipient.
  13. Procédé de fabrication du paquet selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend le collage des rabats pour former le couvercle en utilisant de la colle thermofusible.
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ITBO2009A000526A IT1395027B1 (it) 2009-08-05 2009-08-05 Confezione ad apertura diagonale
ITBO2010A000054A IT1399153B1 (it) 2010-01-29 2010-01-29 Confezione ad apertura diagonale
PCT/IB2010/001928 WO2011015938A1 (fr) 2009-08-05 2010-07-30 Paquet à ouverture diagonale

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US2775388A (en) * 1953-10-23 1956-12-25 Bergstein Packaging Trust Pouring opening for containers
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US3215329A (en) * 1959-10-28 1965-11-02 Sr William A Pugh Milk carton with drinking straw
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