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
  • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
  • B65D71/08—Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles
• • 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
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
  • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
  • B65D21/0205—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side joined together by bonding, adhesive or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B27/00—Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for
  • B65B27/04—Bundling groups of cans or bottles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
  • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
• • 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
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
  • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
• • 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
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
  • B65D21/0237—Rigid or semi-rigid containers provided with a recess on their external surface for accommodating a smaller container

Definitions

• This invention relates generally to the packaging of containers, preferably bottles, more preferably plastic bottles, even more preferably blow moulded plastic bottles suitable for containing water or other liquids, especially water for human consumption (generically drinking water hereafter).
• the invention pertains to a bundle of container(s) with a promotional object nested in recess of the container, the whole being possibly wrapped in a heat retracted plastic film.
• Packaging bundles comprising each a plastic container (bottle) designed with a recess in its wall, said recess being adapted to receive an article which is fixed to the container (bottle) by means of:
• This packaging is also complicated and time consuming, because it cannot be automated.
• the nested article extends partly beyond the recess of the bottle.
• Such a configuration does not allow compact transportation of the bundles: the bottles cannot be transported significantly close on to the other.
• the invention aims at addressing at least one of the above problems and/or needs, through fulfilling at least one of the following objectives:
• plastic container(s) e.g. bottle(s)
• promotional articles which is cost effective and which is easy to manufacture and to package at an industrial scale.
• plastic container(s) e.g. bottle(s)
• promotional articles wherein these latter are visible and accessible and which makes the package attractive for the consumers.
• plastic container(s) e.g. bottle(s)
• promotional articles which allows the manufacture of the containers by Inj ection moulding of a preform, as well as Stretching, Blowing and Moulding (ISBM)
• a packaging set including at least two containers (e.g. bottles), each of axis (X), nesting at least one article of axis (XI), said article being different from the containers (e.g. bottles).
• These containers can be filled by a liquid, particularly a beverage, for example water, purified water, spring water, natural mineral water, optionally flavored, optionally carbonated.
• the beverage can be an alcoholic beverage such as bier.
• the beverage can be a soda for example a cola beverage, preferably carbonated.
• the beverage can be a fruit juice, optionally carbonated.
• the beverage can be vitamin water or an energy drink.
• the beverage can be a milk based product such as milk or drinking dairy fermented products such as yogurt.
• the article can be for example a capsule, preferably comprising inside a product such as a toy, a flexible such as a piece of paper, or an edible composition, for example that can be added to or diluted in the content of the container.
• the nested article is substantially symmetric with respect to (XI), said nested article preferably comprising a circular section of largest dimension in the direction of an axis (Y) perpendicular to (XI), said nested article being more preferably a capsule.
• the containers e.g. bottles
• the containers are filled and packed against each other, preferably by means of at least one wrapping film, which is more preferably not in contact with the nested article.
• each container has a recess, each of the recesses contributing to nest a part of the article (3-30) and at least one part of the surfaces of the recesses which is intended to be in contact with the nested article encased therein, presents retention means, said retention means preferably comprising friction elements.
• each container e.g. bottle
• each container comprises a recess which is intended to receive a part of the nested article corresponding to at most 1/N th of the nested article, N being the number of containers (e.g. bottles) of the set, this latter being symmetrical with respect to the axis (X2).
• the nested article can be in the core of the packaging set.
• the nested article can be inserted and/or extracted from the top or the bottom of the set of containers (e.g. bottles), by a translation movement along the axis (X2) of symmetry of said set.
• the set of containers e.g. bottles
• N 2.
• the retention means of said recess which are preferably located respectively at the top and at the bottom of the recess, clamp the nested article which holds itself alone fixed to the container.
• the retention means comprise at least one boss, preferably a lip, close to the rim of the recess.
• N > 2.
• the nested article is preferably visible through said film, on one side of the set, said film including preferably on one side of the set at least one transparent window through which the nested article is visible, the rest of the film being non transparent.
• the invention pertains to a container (e.g. bottle) intended to be part of the packaging set according to the invention.
• a container e.g. bottle
• the invention concerns:
• Said method consists essentially in:
• FIG. 1 A is a front view of a first embodiment of a packaging set of two bottles, according to the invention.
• Figure IB is rear view of Figure 1 A;
• Figure 1C is top view of Figure 1A;
• Figure ID is bottom view of Figure 1 A;
• Figure 2 is a front view of one of the bottles of the packaging set shown on Figures 1A-1D;
• Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2;
• Figure 3 A is a diametral section along the section line IIIA of figure 3;
• Figure 3B is a bottom view of Figure 3;
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bottle of Figures 2-3-3 A-3B;
• FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a packaging set of four bottles, according to the invention.
• FIG. 5B is a side view of figure 5 A;
• FIG. 5C is a top view of figure 5 A
• FIG. 5D is a bottom view of figure 5 A.
• the same reference numbers refer to the same or similar elements.
• the terms “inside”, “inwards”, “inwardly” and similar will refer to an element situated close to or directed towards the axis of the set or the container, and the terms “outside”, “outwards”, “outwardly” and similar will refer to an element situated apart from or directed opposite to the housing and the axis.
• Figures 1A-1B-1C-1D represent a packaging set 1 of two plastic containers, namely two bottles 2a-2b, which can be obtained by ISBM of a preform made of at least one thermoplastic polymer such as PolyEthylenTerephthalate (PET) or PolyEthylene Furanoate (PEF).
• PET PolyEthylenTerephthalate
• PEF PolyEthylene Furanoate
• An article 3 is nested between the bottles 2a-2b.
• This article 3 is promotional and is for instance a capsule containing a gift, a goodie, a toy... for the consumer.
• bottles 2a-2b are bundled by a heat retracted plastic sleeve 4 e.g. made for instance of any suitable polymer film.
• the bottle 2a- 2b is cylindrical along an axis X, of circular cross section, and comprises:
• the bottles 2a-2b of the packaging set 1 shown on Figure 1 are filled with a beverage and closed by a cap 13.
• the bottles 2a-2b also comprises each an inwardly recess 14 wherein a part of the article 3 is lodged. Said part corresponds at most to 1/N th of the nested article 3, N being equal to 2 in this first embodiment. At least part of both recesses 14 of bottles 2a-2b, particularly the back of each recess is in contact with the article 3, as the two bottles 2a-2b are maintained compressed against each other by means of the sleeve 4.
• Said areas 15 of contact have advantageously a high friction coefficient, in order to improve the linkage between the article 3 and the bottle 2a-2b.
• Said areas 15 of contact can be granite-like surfaces.
• the article 3 to be nested in the packaging set 1 is a capsule substantially symmetric with respect to one axis (XI), said capsule comprising a circular section of largest dimension (diameter D) in the direction of an axis (Y) perpendicular to (XI).
• the shape and the dimensions of the article or capsule 3 and of the recess 14 are determined so as the article or capsule 3 be gripped into the recess 14, at least by its upper and lower areas 15 of contact.
• the capsule 3 is encased in abutment into the back of the recess 14 of the bottle 2a, before being bundled with a second bottle 2b of the set.
• retention means of said recess which are located respectively at the top and at the bottom of the recess and which correspond to the areas 15 of contact.
• These retention means also designated by the referencel5 on the Figures 2-3 & 4 comprise a boss, close to the rim of the recess 14.
• the sleeve 4 is non-transparent except on a window 16 on one side of the set 1.
• the sleeve 5 is not in contact with the article.
• the sleeve 4 is suitable support for any commercial communication.
• Figures 5A-5B-5C-5D represent a packaging set 100 of four plastic containers, namely four bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d, which can be made of PET or PEF.
• An article 30 is nested between the bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d. This article 30 is the same promotional item as article 3, which is hereinabove described.
• bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d are bundled by a plastic sleeve 40 e.g. made of polyethylene or PET.
• the bottle 20a-20b-20c-20d is has a substantially triangular transversal right section and comprises:
• the bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d of the packaging set 1 shown on Figure 1 are filled with a beverage and closed by a cap 130.
• the upper region of bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d also comprises each an inwardly recess 140 wherein a part of the article 30 is lodged.
• Said recess 140 truncates a corner of the triangular tubular body portion 90.
• Said part corresponds at most to 1/N th of the nested article 30, N being equal to 4 in this second embodiment.
• At least part of both recesses 14 of bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d, particularly the back of each recess is in contact with the article 30, as the two bottles 20a-20b are maintained compressed against each other by means of the sleeve 40.
• the article 30 to be nested in the packaging set 10 is a capsule similar to the capsule as described in relation with the first embodiment.
• the shape and the dimensions of the capsule 30 and of the recesses 140 are determined so as the article or capsule 30 can be inserted and/or extracted from the top or the bottom, by a translation movement along an axis substantially parallel to the axes of the bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d, as these latter are maintained compressed against each other, by the sleeve 40.
• This feature enables the article 30 to be wedged into the central recess 141 defined by the gathering of the recesses 140 of the bottles 20a-20b-20c-20d.
• the article 30 is encased in force into the common recess 141.
• the so defined conduct makes it possible to introduce a stick to push the capsule 30 out of the central recess 140.
• the sleeve 40 is non-transparent and is a suitable support for any commercial communication.
• the invention has been disclosed with a cylindrical bottle and a triangular section bottle comprising several grooves as imprints
• the bottle could be of any other suitable shape, such as cylindrical of elliptic, polygonal or other cross-section.
• the envelop could be provided with one or several imprints consisting in a local deformation in recess, as previously disclosed in relation with grooves, or in a local deformation in relief, i.e. protruding, with respect to the two adjacent portions.
• the intermediate portion of such imprint presents an apex shifted outwardly, i.e. opposite to the axis A, with respect to the two edges.
• the imprint could be of any kind, especially selected from the group consisting of splines, grooves, ribs, embossings, decorative patterns, gripping elements, trademark indications, production indications, Braille characters and a combination thereof.

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