Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D75/04—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks
  • B65D75/06—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes
• • 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
  • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
  • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
  • B65D5/4225—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid as an extra panel or panels projecting out of the plane of the container
• • 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
  • B65D5/029—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 the tubular body presenting a special shape
• • 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
  • B65D5/06—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-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
• • 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
  • B65D5/4208—Means facilitating suspending, lifting, handling, or the like 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
  • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
  • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
  • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
  • B65D5/4229—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid in the form of a detachable panel
• • 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
  • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
  • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means

Definitions

• This invention relates to a rigid container and in particular to a rigid container for tubes, such as tubes of toothpaste and the like.
• Tubes for toothpaste, food products and the like consist of a tubular body having a main direction of extension and are usually packed and put on sale inside a respective rigid container or box made, for example, of paperboard, plastic or in any case of a sheet material which may even have multiple layers.
• One end of the tubular body is generally closed by a cap, whilst the opposite end is closed by a closing portion extending in a direction transversal to the main direction of extension and determines the maximum dimension of the tube in a cross-section of the tube.
• the boxes used to package tubes are normally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and the tubes are inserted in the boxes with the closing portion positioned according to a smaller diagonal of a smaller face of the box.
• the above-mentioned types of containers have several disadvantages.
• the need for a base diagonal at least as long as the maximum dimension of the closing portion means that it is necessary to make a box with parallelepiped shape which is extremely large compared with the volume of the tube to be inserted in it.
• the main technical purpose of this invention is to provide a rigid container which is free of the above-mentioned disadvantages.
• This invention has for an aim to provide a rigid container, in particular for tubes, which allows a saving in terms of sheet material compared with the prior art solutions.
• a further aim of this invention is to provide a rigid container which is easy to group in relatively limited spaces.
• Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rigid container according to this invention
• Figure 2 is a schematic front view of the container of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 2A is a schematic front view of an alternative embodiment of the container of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 3 is a schematic side view of the container of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 4 is a schematic top plan view of the container of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 5 is a schematic bottom plan view of the container of Figure
• FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a composition of three containers according to this invention.
• Figure 7 is a schematic front view of the composition of Figure 6;
• Figure 8 is a schematic top plan view of the composition of Figure
• Figure 6 is a top plan view of a set of containers according to this invention comprising the composition of Figure 6;
• Figure 1 1 is a schematic front view of a different embodiment of a container according to this invention.
• FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of a different embodiment of a container according to this invention.
• Figure 13 is a schematic perspective view of a rigid container according to this invention. Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention
• the numeral 1 denotes a container according to this invention.
• the container 1 is a rigid container, preferably made of a sheet material such as paperboard or plastic.
• the container 1 is preferably intended for packaging a tube 100, illustrated for example with a dashed line in Figures 2, 3, 5, of the substantially known type and described only as far as is necessary for an understanding of this invention, for example tubes containing toothpaste or containing food products such as mayonnaise or tomato concentrate paste.
• the preferred references tubes comprise a tubular body 101 having a main direction of extension XL
• One end of the tubular body is generally closed by a cap 102, whilst the opposite end is flattened and is closed by a closing portion 103 extending in a direction X2 transversal to the main direction of extension X1 and determines the maximum dimension of the tube 100 in a cross-section of the tube 100.
• the container 1 comprises a first end 2 and a second end 3.
• the container 1 has a main direction of extension D.
• the container 1 comprises a plurality of walls extending along the direction
• the container 1 comprises a front face wall 4, having a respective end portion 4a at the first end 2 of the container 1 .
• the container 1 comprises a first lateral wall 5, having a respective end portion 5a, connected to the face wall 4.
• the container 1 comprises a rear face wall 6, having a respective end portion 6a at the first end 2 of the container 1 , connected to the lateral wall 5.
• the container 1 comprises a second lateral wall 7, having a respective end portion 7a at the first end 2 of the container 1 , connected to the rear face wall 6 and to the front face wall 4.
• the walls 4, 5, 6, 7 are connected to each other at corresponding edges.
• edges are in particular formed by fold lines of the above-mentioned sheet material.
• the walls 4, 5, 6, 7 each extend mainly in the direction D.
• the ends 2 and 3 are opposite one another relative to the direction D.
• the container comprises a bottom wall 8 connected to the walls 4, 5, 6, 7.
• the bottom wall 8 is a quadrilateral and in particular it is square and, preferably, orthogonal to the direction D.
• a corresponding edge is formed by each wall 4, 5, 6, 7 with the bottom wall 8.
• the wall 4 and the wall 6 converge and, as illustrated, are connected to one another along a closing portion 9 at the end 2 of the container 1 .
• the closing portion 9 extends in a direction D1 which is transversal, in particular perpendicular, to the main direction of extension D.
• the wall 4 and the wall 6 converge and are connected by a top wall 10 which forms the closing portion 9.
• the top wall 10 is preferably orthogonal to the direction of extension D of the container 1 .
• the convergence of the face walls 4, 6 is determined by the convergence of the respective end portions 4a, 6a.
• the divergence of the lateral walls 5, 7 is determined by the convergence of the respective end portions 4a, 7a.
• the front face wall 4 comprises a respective base portion 4b connected to the bottom wall 8 and from which the end portion 4a projects on the opposite side to the bottom wall 8.
• the lateral wall 5 comprises a respective base portion 5b connected to the bottom wall 8 and from which the end portion 5a projects on the opposite side to the bottom wall 8.
• the front face wall 6 comprises a respective base portion 6b connected to the bottom wall 8 and from which the end portion 6a projects on the opposite side to the bottom wall 8.
• the lateral wall 7 comprises a respective base portion 7b connected to the bottom wall 8 and from which the end portion 7a projects on the opposite side to the bottom wall 8.
• the base portions 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b of the above-mentioned face walls 4, 6 and lateral walls 5, 7 are parallel to the main direction D of extension as far as the connection with the bottom wall 8.
• the packaging material used it is possible to minimise the packaging material used, yet maintain the structural rigidity given by the convergences and divergences at the first end 2 of the package.
• the material needed to make the container is minimised compared with the prior art solutions and the volume of the container 1 is preferably comparable with that of the tube 100 to be placed inside it.
• the base portions 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b may extend from the bottom wall 8 to the centre line of the package along the longitudinal length corresponding to the main direction D of extension.
• the base portions 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b may extend from the bottom wall 8 as far as two thirds of the way up the package along the longitudinal length corresponding to the main direction D of extension.
• the base portions 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b form a rectangular parallelepiped preferably extending in the direction D.
• the portions 4a, 6a are convex and the portions 5a, 7a are concave to obtain the above-mentioned convergence of the face walls 4, 6 and divergence of the lateral walls 5, 6.
• at least the portions 4a, 6a of the face walls 4, 6 are curvilinear.
• At least the end portion 5a of the first lateral wall 5 and the end portion 7a of the second lateral wall 7 are curvilinear.
• the container 1 takes on a shape similar to that of the tube 100 to be placed inside it.
• the above-mentioned parallelepiped portion is preferably sized to substantially circumscribe the tubular body 101 of the tube 100, whilst the end 2 follows the usual shape of the closing portion 103 of the tube.
• the material needed to make the container is minimised compared with the prior art solutions and the volume of the container 1 is preferably comparable with that of the tube 100 to be placed inside it.
• the bottom wall 8 has a diagonal longer than the dimension of the portion 103 in such a way that it is possible to insert the tube 100 in the container 1 once the container 1 has been made before closing the wall 8.
• the container 1 has an outer surface area much greater than a conventional box which is for example a parallelepiped, guaranteeing more space for brands and/or indications for consumers.
• the end portions 4a, 6a of the face walls 4, 6 are formed as the same portion of a same curvilinear surface, that is to say, they substantially have the same shape and curvature.
• the end portions 5a, 7a of the lateral walls 5, 7 are formed as the same portion of a same curvilinear surface, that is to say, they substantially have the same shape and curvature.
• the portions 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a all have the same shape and they differ in that the portions 4a, 6a are convex and the portions 5a, 7a are concave.
• the containers 1 a, 1 b, 1 c can be placed in a plurality of series 20, as schematically illustrated in Figure 10.
• the series 20, which can be created using the preferred embodiment of the containers 1 , have dimensions seen in bottom plan view, shown in Figure 9, determined by the bottom walls 8, preferably quadrilateral, which are drawn near along respective edges.
• end portions 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a allow maximum compactness of the series 20, with further significant optimisation of their dimensions.
• the container 1 comprises supporting means for the container 1 itself 9.
• the supporting means are positioned in the first end 2 of the container 1 and in particular at the closing portion 9.
• the supporting means comprise a tab 1 1 projecting from the closing portion 9 in the direction D on the opposite side to the end 3.
• the tab 1 1 is hook-shaped and allows the container 1 to be hung in a corresponding support, not illustrated.
• the supporting means comprise a tab 12 projecting from the closing portion 9 in the direction D on the opposite side to the end 3.
• the tab 12 is provided with a hole 13 which allows the container 1 to be hung in a corresponding support, not illustrated.
• the container 1 according to this invention may also be hung using the diverging portions 5a, 7a on two prongs, not illustrated.
• the container 1 is provided with an opening system 14 for extracting the tube 100.
• the opening system 14 comprises a line of weakness 15 of the container
• the line of weakness 15 is preferably provided at the first end 2, in particular at the closing portion 9 of the container 1 .
• one or more lines of weakness 15 extend parallel to the direction XL
• the line of weakness 15 allows detachment of the tab 12.
• the tab 12 forms a tear-off coupon preferably comprising a code or a text for example for promotional purposes.
• the package 1 illustrated in Figure 2 may be obtained by erecting a package previously pre-produced and flattened.
• the package 1 comprises two fold lines A (of which only one is illustrated, the two being specular), preferably made by means of creasing, starting from the centre line of the first end 2.
• the fold lines A start from the closing portion 9 of the container 1 , made, by way of example, in the shape of a fin.
• the above-mentioned fold lines A only extend on the face walls 4 and 6.
• the fold lines A are, therefore, positioned opposite one another relative to the central axis of the container 1 .
• the two lateral walls keep their structural rigidity unchanged, preventing them from collapsing towards the inside of the container due to the concavity.
• the length of the two fold lines A, B is less than the length of the walls on which they are made.
• said fold lines A, B cover a length extending from the first end 2 of the container 1 to its centre line.
• the above-mentioned lines A, B could equally extend from the same first end 2 to the first third of the above-mentioned container 1 .

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