EP2655207B1 - Container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs - Google Patents
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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
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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
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/60—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for sweets or like confectionery products
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Description
- The present invention relates to a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs.
- It is well known that containers for surprises for chocolate eggs comprise two half-shells hinged together operatively between a closed configuration and an open configuration of the container.
- As such products are intended for children, it is indispensable to ensure that they can be handled in total safety without any risk of accidental swallowing.
- For this reason the two half-shells are as a rule reciprocally constrained so that one cannot come detached from the other when they are handled.
- The constraint between the two half-shells must however be able to permit the container to be gripped by the processing machine during the packing of the egg and the container to settle inside the egg without the latter being damaged.
- One of the most widespread solutions on the market today envisages that the cylindrical lateral delimiting walls of the half-shells have, at least in the area of reciprocal hinging, weakened lines that undergo breakage once the container is opened. The break lines delimit a portion of lateral delimiting wall which, on being detached from the rest of the lateral delimiting wall, defines a longitudinal strip which keeps the two half-shells connected together even in the open configuration of the container. Document
WO2007/074355 discloses a container for surprises in accordance with the preamble ofclaim 1. The longitudinal strip resists well to stresses of a tractional and torsional nature and thus makes it possible to have a container that is safe for the child. Safety is in fact governed by strict laws and regulations which impose compliance with minimum values of mechanical resistance to traction and/or torsion. - The drawback consists in the fact that the safety of the container is tied to its capacity to be torn and consequently, after opening, the container can no longer be correctly reused for its containing function, as its structure is irreversibly deteriorated.
- The technical task the present invention has set itself is therefore to realize a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, which allows the aforementioned technical drawbacks of the prior art to be overcome.
- Within the scope of this technical task, one object of the invention is to realize a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, which can be handled in total safety without any risk of accidental swallowing.
- Another object of the invention is to realize a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, which can be conveniently used in a processing machine.
- A last but not least object of the invention is to realize a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, which is completely recyclable and reusable.
- The technical task, as well as these and other objects, according to the present invention are achieved by realizing a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, comprising two half-shells and at least one strip by means of which said half-shells are operatively connected together between a closed configuration and an open configuration of the container, characterized in that both half-shells feature a respective lateral delimiting wall having a first exterior surface portion which extends along generatrices of a cylinder and a second exterior surface portion that extends on the inside of said cylindrical generatrices, and that in the closed configuration of the container said at least one strip is superimposed on said lateral delimiting wall of both half-shells, being mainly or completely positioned within a recess present in said second exterior surface portion of said lateral delimiting wall of both half-shells.
- Preferably, with reference to any section of said lateral delimiting wall orthogonal to the cylindrical generatrices of said first exterior surface portion, the thickness of the part of said delimiting wall to which said second exterior surface portion belongs is not smaller than the thickness of the part of said delimiting wall to which said first exterior surface portion belongs.
- Preferably, both in the closed configuration and in the open configuration of the container, said strip is connected exclusively at the two longitudinal ends thereof to said half-shells.
- Preferably, said recess extends longitudinally parallel to said cylindrical generatrices and has a constant depth.
- Preferably, in the closed configuration of the container said strip extends longitudinally along said longitudinal recess.
- Preferably, said strip has a flattened conformation; in an intermediate portion thereof it has a widthwise narrowing and in the closed configuration of the container it exhibits a concavity turned toward the bottom of said recess. Preferably, said strip has at least one foot for connecting to the bottom of said recess, said connecting foot being configured in such a way as to position said strip at a distance from the bottom of said recess.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be more apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive embodiment of the container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, according to the invention, illustrated by way of non-restrictive example in the appended drawings, in which:
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figure 1 shows a side elevation view of the container for surprises for chocolate eggs, in the closed configuration; -
figure 2 shows a side elevation view of the container offigure 1 , in the closed configuration, rotated by 90° relative to the axis of the cylindrical portions of the two half-shells; -
figure 3 shows a plan view of the container offigure 1 , in the open configuration; -
figure 4 shows a side elevation view of the container offigure 1 , in the open configuration, cut along a plane containing the axis of the cylindrical portions of the two half-shells; -
figure 5 shows a perspective view of a variant of the container in which the perimeter edge of the open base of one half-shell is configured with a downwardly slanting portion to facilitate the closure between the two half-shells. - With reference to the aforementioned figures, there is shown a container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, indicated overall with the
reference number 1. - The
container 1 comprises a first half-shell 2, a second half-shell 3 and astrip 4 by means of which the half-shells container 1. - The first half-
shell 2 features a closedbase 13, anopen base 14 and alateral delimiting wall 5 having a firstexterior surface portion 6 that extends along generatrices of a cylinder having an axis 8 and a secondexterior surface portion 7 that extends on the inside of said cylindrical generatrices. - The second half-
shell 3 in turn features a closedbase 15, anopen base 16 coupled with theopen base 14 of the first half-shell 2 in the closed configuration of thecontainer 1, and a lateral delimiting wall 9 having a firstexterior surface portion 10 that extends along generatrices of a cylinder having anaxis 11 and a secondexterior surface portion 12 that extends inside said cylindrical generatrices. - With reference to any section of the lateral delimiting
wall 5 of the first half-shell 2 orthogonal to the axis 8, the thickness of thepart 17 of thedelimiting wall 5 to which the secondexterior surface portion 7 belongs is not smaller than the thickness of thepart 18 of thedelimiting wall 5 to which the firstexterior surface portion 6 belongs. More precisely, the thickness of thepart 17 is constant and slightly larger than the thickness, likewise constant, of thepart 18. - Analogously, with reference to any section of the lateral delimiting wall 9 of the second half-
shell 3 orthogonal to theaxis 11, the thickness of thepart 19 of the delimiting wall 9 to which the secondexterior surface portion 12 belongs is not smaller than the thickness of thepart 20 of the delimiting wall 9 to which the firstexterior surface portion 10 belongs. More precisely, the thickness of thepart 19 is slightly larger than the thickness of thepart 20. - The exterior surface of the lateral delimiting wall 9 of the second half-
shell 3 exhibits, in proximity to theopen base 16, aperimeter step 21 which delimits anapical perimeter area 22 of the lateral delimiting wall 9 with a reduced thickness suitable for accommodating anapical perimeter area 23 of the lateral delimitingwall 5 of the first half-shell 2. - In the closed configuration of the
container 1 in particular, the perimeter edge of theopen base 14 of the first half-shell 2 goes into contact against theperimeter step 21. - The degree of the reduction in thickness of the
apical perimeter area 22 of the lateral delimiting wall 9 is substantially equal to the degree of thickness of thelateral delimiting wall 5, so that in the closed configuration of thecontainer 1, in which theapical perimeter area 23 is fitted over theapical perimeter area 22, the exterior surface of theapical perimeter area 23 is disposed on the extension of the exterior surface of the area of the lateral delimiting wall 9 adjacent to theapical perimeter area 22. - A stable mechanical attachment between the half-
shells container 1 is assured by the snap coupling between arib 24 present on the exterior surface of theapical perimeter area 22 and agroove 25 which has a shape mating with therib 24 and is present on the interior surface of theapical perimeter area 23. - According to a salient aspect of the invention, in the closed configuration of the
container 1, thestrip 4 is superimposed on the lateral delimitingwalls 5 and 9, being positioned mainly or completely inside arecess 26 of the secondexterior surface portion walls 5 and 9. - The
strip 4 is connected, at alongitudinal end 27 thereof, to the half-shell 2 and, at alongitudinal end 28 thereof, to the half-shell 3. There are no other areas of connection of thestrip 4 to the half-shells container 1. - In the specific case, the
recess 26 has a part 26a which extends longitudinally parallel to the axis 8 and a part 26b which extends parallel to theaxis 11. In the closed configuration of thecontainer 1, in which theaxes 8 and 11 are coaxial, the part 26a and the part 26b are mutually juxtaposed. - The
recess 26 has aflat bottom 31 and a constant depth up to the longitudinal ends thereof, one of which ends at a tapered connectingportion 29 between the closedbase 13 and the lateraldelimiting wall 5 of the first half-shell 2, whereas the other ends at a tapered connectingportion 30 between the closedbase 15 and the lateral delimiting wall 9 of the second half-shell 3. - The
strip 4 has a flattened conformation and, in an intermediate portion thereof, it has a widthwise narrowing 32 which increases its capacity to resist torsion. - In the closed configuration of the
container 1 thestrip 4 is superimposed, with a main face thereof, on thebottom 31 of therecess 26 and is curved in a longitudinal direction in such a way that the concavity is facing toward thebottom 31 of therecess 26. - The
strip 4 exhibits afirst foot 33 by means of which thelongitudinal end 27 thereof is attached to the bottom of therecess 26 and asecond foot 34 by means of which thelongitudinal end 28 thereof is attached to the bottom of therecess 26. - In the closed configuration of the
container 1 the attachingfeet strip 4 and thebottom 31 of therecess 26 and are positioned at the same distance from thestep 21, so that for half a length thestrip 4 is superimposed on the half-shell 2 and for half a length it is superimposed on the half-shell 3. - Finally, the attaching
feet recess 26. - The invention offers innumerable advantages.
- The container preserves its structural integrity even after being opened. It may therefore be not only recycled, if the material it is composed of is recyclable, but also reused as such by the manufacturer.
- As an incentive to return the container to the manufacturer a reward can be provided, consisting for example in the supply of a free chocolate egg for every minimum quantity of containers returned to the manufacturer.
- In the closed configuration, the two half-
shells axes 8 and 11 since theopen bases container 1 extremely stable. The length of the strip can be chosen at will without any particular limitations according to the capacity of mechanical resistance to torsion it is desired to impart thereto at the design stage. - The providing of a
recess 26 in which thestrip 4 is disposed facilitates automation of the process of packing the chocolate egg by facilitating robotized pick-up of the egg and enabling the container to settle inside the egg without the latter being able to undergo damage. - With reference in particular to
figure 5 , the perimeter edge of the open base of at least one half-shell, for example the perimeter edge of theopen base 16, is configured with a downwardly slantingportion 35 to facilitate the closure between the two half-shells - The downwardly slanting
portion 35 is in a position diametrically opposite to the area where thestrip 4 is provided for connecting the half-shells open base 16. - In particular, externally to the cut the perimeter edge of the
open base 16 extends in a plane orthogonal toaxis 11, whereas at the site of the cut the perimeter edge of theopen base 16 extends in a plane that is inclined relative to theaxis 11. - The downwardly slanting
portion 35 speeds up the operation of manually opening the capsule to insert the toy and then closing it again and consequently implies a lower cost of labour and ultimately a lower purchase cost of the capsule. - The container for surprises thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variants, all falling within the scope of the claims. In practice, the materials used, as well as the dimensions, can be any whatsoever according to need and the state of the art.
Claims (12)
- A container (1) for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs, comprising two half-shells (2, 3) and at least one strip (4) by means of which said half-shells (2, 3) are operatively connected together between a closed configuration and an open configuration of the container, both half-shells (2, 3) feature a closed base (13,15), an open base (14,16) and a respective lateral delimiting wall (5, 9) having a first exterior surface portion (6, 10) which extends along generatrices of a cylinder and a second exterior surface portion (7, 12) that extends on the inside of said cylindrical generatrices, and that in the closed configuration of the container (1) said at least one strip (4) is superimposed on said lateral delimiting wall (5, 9) of both half-shells and characterised in that said at least one strip (4) being mainly or completely housed within a recess (26) present in at least said second exterior surface portion (7, 12) of said lateral delimiting wall (5, 9) of both half-shells (2, 3).
- The container (1) for surprises according to claim 1, characterized in that, with reference to any section of said lateral delimiting wall (5, 9) orthogonal to the cylindrical generatrices of said first exterior surface portion (6, 10), the thickness of the part (17, 19) of said delimiting wall (5, 9) to which said second exterior surface portion (7, 12) belongs is not smaller than the thickness of the part (18, 20) of said delimiting wall to which said first exterior surface portion (6, 10) belongs.
- The container (1) for surprises according to any preceding claim, characterized in that both in the closed configuration and in the open configuration of the container said strip (4) is connected exclusively at the two longitudinal ends thereof to said half-shells (2, 3).
- The container (1) for surprises according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the recess (26) extends longitudinally parallel to said cylindrical generatrices.
- The container (1) for surprises according to the preceding claim, characterized in that in the closed configuration said strip (4) extends longitudinally along said longitudinal recess (26).
- The container (1) for surprises according to any preceding claim, characterized in that said strip (4) has a flattened conformation.
- The container (1) for surprises according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said strip (4), in an intermediate portion thereof, has a widthwise narrowing (32).
- The container (1) for surprises according to any preceding claim, characterized in that said recess (26) has a constant depth.
- The container (1) for surprises according to any preceding claim, characterized in that said strip (4) has at least one foot (27, 28) for attaching to the bottom (31) of said recess (26), said attaching foot (27, 28) being configured in such a way as to position the strip (4) at a distance from the bottom (31) of said recess (26).
- The container (1) for surprises according to the preceding claim, characterized in that in the closed configuration said strip (4) exhibits a concavity facing toward the bottom (31) of said recess (26).
- The container (1) according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the perimeter edge of the open base (16) of at least one half-shell (3) is configured with a downwardly slanting portion (35) to facilitate closing between the two half-shells (2, 3).
- The container (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said a downwardly slanting portion (35) is formed by a cut in the face of said open base (16).
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PCT/EP2011/073205 WO2012084795A1 (en) | 2010-12-22 | 2011-12-19 | Container for surprises, particularly for chocolate eggs |
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