EP2927146B1 - Improved handle for boxes and the like - Google Patents

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EP2927146B1
EP2927146B1 EP15160757.9A EP15160757A EP2927146B1 EP 2927146 B1 EP2927146 B1 EP 2927146B1 EP 15160757 A EP15160757 A EP 15160757A EP 2927146 B1 EP2927146 B1 EP 2927146B1
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/28—Handles
    • B65D25/2802—Handles fixed, i.e. non-swingable, handles
    • 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
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/46—Handles
    • B65D5/46008—Handles formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/46032—Handles with anchoring elements, e.g. formed by folding a blank
    • B65D5/4604—Handles with anchoring elements, e.g. formed by folding a blank not formed by folding a blank
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/0075—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles by assembling, e.g. by laminating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/06—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being handles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/06—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being handles
    • B31D1/065—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being handles the articles being parcel carriers

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  • the present invention relates to an improved handle for boxes and the like as recited in the preamble of the first claim. Similar handles are described in PCT application WO-A-94/08856 .
  • boxes are provided with retractable handles, i.e. handles which protrude from the box during use facilitating the gripping thereof and which, when the box is not in use, can be folded limiting the overall dimensions of the box.
  • Said handles consist of a strip of paper material enclosed between two sheets so as to partially overlap in a special slit made on one of the two sheets.
  • the user grasps the strip, pulls it out from the slit and folds it so as to define a handle of the box.
  • a first significant drawback is represented by the fact that the handle is particularly inconvenient to use.
  • the technical purpose of the present invention is to devise an improved handle for boxes and the like able to substantially overcome the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • one important aim of the invention is to have a particularly practical handle, simple to use and which thus ensures a convenient and comfortable grip.
  • Another important aim of the invention is to provide a resistant handle for boxes.
  • the technical purpose and specified aims are achieved by an improved handle for boxes as claimed in the appended Claim 1.
  • Preferred embodiments are evident from the dependent claims.
  • reference numeral 1 globally denotes the handle for a box.
  • the handle 1 comprises a first sheet 2 and a second sheet 3 superposed and firmly attached to the first sheet 2; at least one opening 4 made on one of the sheets 2 and 3 and defining a preferred extension axis 4a; a handle 5 constrained between the sheets 2 and 3 so as to at least partially position itself over the opening 4.
  • the handle 1 has a single opening 4 made on the first sheet 2.
  • the sheets 2 and 3 are made of kraft paper and, more preferably, of pure cellulose kraft paper.
  • the handle 5 comprises two ends 5a opposite each other and constrained between the sheets 2 and 3 and a grip portion 5b of the handle 1 enclosed between said ends 5a.
  • the handle 5, as described in detail below, has only the ends 5a integrally constrained to the sheets 2 and 3, while the grip portion 5b is movable relative to the sheets 2 and 3 so as to protrude almost entirely from them through the opening 4, or alternatively, be at least partially housed therein.
  • the handle 5 comprises a fabric made with a cotton yarn starched with a vinyl product, appropriately selected from polyester, polypropylene, rayon or hemp.
  • the handle 5 and, in particular, the grip portion 5b are suitable to define a configuration of use ( Fig. 1 ) in which the grip portion 5b is raised with respect to the sheets 2 and 3 so as to protrude from the opening 4 and form a loop suitable to facilitate gripping by the user; a folded configuration ( Fig. 2 ) in which the grip portion 5b is folded back on itself so as to be housed at least partially in the opening 4.
  • the handle 5 has a length, measured along the preferred extension axis 4a, at least equal to the length of the opening 4 and, more precisely, at least equal to twice the length of the opening 4. Furthermore, the handle 5 has a width, measured perpendicular to the preferred extension axis 4a, not greater than the width of the opening 4.
  • the production method 100 comprises a movement step 200 in which a first roll 210 of first sheets 2 and a second roll 220 of second sheets 3 and a third roll 230 of handles 5 are unwound defining for the sheets 2 and 3 and the handles 5 feed directions 200a substantially parallel to each other.
  • the first roll 210 and second roll 220 are made of paper material and the third roll 230 is made of fabric.
  • the rolls 210 and 220 are made of kraft paper and the third roll 230 is made of cotton.
  • the method 100 provides for a cutting step 300 in which on at least one of the sheets 2 and 3 and, preferably, on the first sheet 2 at least one opening 4 is made; a preparation step 400 of the handle 5; an assembly step 500 in which the handle 5 is glued between the sheets 2 and 3; and a separation step 600 in which the sheets 2 and 3 and the handle 5 are cut thus obtaining the handles 1.
  • the opening 4 is made by means of a cutting die 310 and, more in particular, by means of a rotary cutting die 310 with a rotation axis almost perpendicular to the feed direction 200a.
  • the preparation step 400 is practically simultaneous to the step 300, and comprises a sub-step of folding 410 of the fabric so as to form loops identifying the grip portions 5b and spaced by almost flat junction areas identifying the ends 5a; and, if the fabric is not already starched, a sub-step of starching 420 by means of a vinyl product of the handle 5, and, in particular, at least of the grip portion 5b.
  • the preparation phase 400 comprises only the sub-step of folding 410. Substantially at the end of the steps 300 and 400, the production method 100 provides for the assembly step 500.
  • the assembly step 500 comprises a deposit sub-step 510 in which a glue 511, preferably hot melt, is placed on the second sheet 3; a gluing sub-step 520 in which the fabric and, therefore, the handle 5 are glued to the second sheet 3; and a supplementary sub-step of gluing 530 in which the first sheet 2 is attached to the second sheet 3 enclosing the handle 5 between them.
  • a glue 511 preferably hot melt
  • the gluing step 520 is prior to the possible starching sub-step 420 which in turn, is preferably prior to the supplementary gluing step 530 ( Fig. 4 ).
  • the gluing sub-step 520 is performed by a pressure roller 521 having a housing cavity suitable to house the grip portion 5b, i.e. the loop obtained in folding sub-step of 410, so as to press and, therefore glue the ends 5a to the second sheet 3.
  • the pressure roller 521 is treated with non-stick material so as to avoid the presence of glue residues on said roller 521.
  • the action of the pressure roller 521 causes the glue 511 to be absorbed by the ends 5a and, in particular, to pass through the fabric of the ends 5a making itself available for the gluing of the first sheet 2.
  • the supplementary gluing sub-step 530 starts in which the first sheet 2 is glued to the second sheet 3 and to the handle 5.
  • the first sheet 2 is associated to the second sheet 3 inserting the grip portion 5b in the opening 4 and enclosing the ends 5a between the sheets 2 and 3. It is then pressed and glued at the ends 5a and at the second sheet 3 by a supplementary pressure roller 531 having, similarly to the roller 521, a supplementary housing cavity for the grip portion 5b.
  • the assembly step 500 may provide for the gluing sub-steps 520 and 530 and, in particular, between the starching sub-step 420 and the supplementary gluing sub-step 530 a supplementary deposit sub-step 540 in which a supplementary glue 541 similar to that of the sub-step 510, i.e. hot melt is deposited on the ends 5a and on the second sheet 3.
  • the separation step 600 takes place in which the sheets 2 and 3 and the fabric of the handle 5 are cut at the ends 5a separating the handles 1 from each other.
  • the invention achieves important advantages.
  • a first important advantage is represented by the fact that the handle 1 is particularly convenient and practical to use.
  • the handle 5 being made of fabric, is easy to grip and extract from the opening 4 since it is easy to distend into a configuration for use.
  • Another advantage is that the grip 5 and thus the handle 1 are extremely comfortable to use even in the case of particularly heavy objects/ boxes to be lifted.
  • a further advantage is the high-resistance, and thus durability of the handles 1. This aspect has been achieved, by the choice of treating the fabric with vinyl starch as well as by the use of fabric to manufacture the handle.
  • the starching together with the presence of the folding lines 5c, causes the grip portion 5b, when not in use, to automatically return to the folded configuration and it thus closes into the opening 4 limiting the overall dimensions of the handle 1.
  • the presence of the folding lines 5c and the starching make the grip portion 5b deform elastically when it passes from the folded configuration to that of use, and it therefore tends to return to the folded configuration when the user's action on the said portion 5b ceases.

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