EP3162244A1 - Packaging assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packaging structure in the form of a plant or a plant part, in which at least one element of the plant or of the plant part has a container with a container bottom and a container lid at least partially covering the container bottom in the closed container state. It is the object of the present invention to provide a package for small items such as rings, necklaces, coupons or money, which is inexpensive to manufacture and decorative. This object is achieved by a packaging structure of the abovementioned type, in which the container bottom and the container lid are formed flat and integrally formed or permanently connected to each other, and between the container bottom and the container lid one only in the container bottom, in the container lid or formed between the container bottom and the container lid slot provided accessible pocket.

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging structure in the form of a plant or a plant part, in which at least one element of the plant or the plant part has a container with a container bottom and a container lid at least partially covering the container bottom in the closed container state, the container bottom and the container lid formed flat are and integrally formed or permanently connected to each other, and between the container bottom and the container lid an accessible only in the container bottom, provided in the container lid or between the container bottom and the container lid slot accessible pocket.

Many different packaging structures are known from the prior art for packaging gift articles, in particular small items, such as rings or chains, preferably being packed in small decorative tins or pouches. Vouchers or money gifts, however, are usually housed in cash cards or envelopes or given in folded form attached to different items. Particularly popular decoration elements for such gift wrappings are flowers, as with flowers feelings, wishes or thanksgiving can be symbolically expressed without the use of words.

In the publication JP 0905813 A there is disclosed a flower decoration article comprising a can for holding personal items. Here, a can bottom is provided centrally in a flower. The lower part of the can is closed by means of a can lid, which is decoratively designed such that, for example, a pistil of the flower is provided on the can lid, so that the can in the closed state is not or only barely recognizable.

The publication DE 44 05 560 C1 describes a gift wrap, which has a stylized blossom between a cylinder formed from two cylinder parts. Bracts of the flower are in this case designed such that they produce a cavity in which a gift item can be placed. By opening the upper part of the cylinder opens the flower, unfolding the bracts and the gift item can be presented.

In the publication DE 200 15 867 U1 is described a preferably heart-shaped container, which has a flat front part and a flat rear part, which are permanently connected to each other via a bent edge. The container is formed by folding the rear part about the bending edge in the direction of the front part and gluing a tab provided on the rear part with an adhesive surface provided on the front part, wherein the container is closed along the bending edge and the tab and fastened to the remaining circumference of the front part. and back is open.

The publication DE 103 16 038 A1 discloses a multi-functional container having at least three chambers for receiving liquids, wherein the liquids can be removed via openings from the container.

In the publication DE 299 08 814 U1 is described a plastic training and packaging container for beverage bottles, which consists of releasably interconnected shells. Preferably, the presentation and packaging container in the form of a pumpkin, wherein in a lower part of a Kühlakkumulator is provided, which has a plurality of recesses for receiving bottles in its upper side.

The publication DE 1 763 412 U includes an artificial flower, which has a clearly visible image insert inside. The image insert is in this case preferably attached to a bloom cladding or at a bottom of the flower.

In the publication DE 89 08 533.7 a gift box is described, which has a container part and a lid. The lid may have stuck foam as plug-in device for flowers.

A jewelry storage unit is in the document WO 2012/120205 A1 described. The jewelry storage unit consists of two half-shells, which face each other forming a cavity. Between these half-shells is a holding device for receiving jewelry, such as earrings, chains or wrestling, provided. In various embodiments of the jewelry storage unit, this may be in the form of a flower.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a package for small items, such as rings, necklaces, coupons or money, which is inexpensive to manufacture and decorative and, moreover, can be well presented.

This object is achieved by a packaging structure of the type mentioned, in which the packaging structure has a stem which is connected to the at least one element of the plant or of the plant part.

According to the invention, a bag-like container or a pocket for receiving a gift item or coupon is provided by the stacking of the container bottom and container lid and the at least partial connection of the container bottom with the container lid, preferably in an edge region of the container bottom and / or container lid. Here, the container lid covers the container bottom at least partially, but can also completely cover the container bottom.

Characterized in that in the present invention, the provided between the container bottom and the container cover bag and thus an article provided in the bag or a message provided therein is accessible only through the slot, which is little or not perceived, the packaging structure of the invention appears first only as a plant or plant part and not as packaging. It is therefore all the more surprising, for example, for a person gifted with the packaging structure according to the invention, if he is noticed or pointed out, that the plant or plant part hides, for example, a gift and / or a message inside it.

The slot is preferably provided laterally of the container, at an edge region of the container lid and / or the container base, whereby the bag is only accessible from the side. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the slot may also be provided running through the container lid or through the container bottom so that the pocket is accessible from above or from below.

The slot is in any case so narrow that the contents of the bag only become visible when the slot is spread or otherwise pulled apart. The slot on the one hand ensures accessibility to the contents of the bag, but on the other hand holds at least one, placed in the bag packaging or gift item safely in the bag.

In the case of the packaging structure according to the invention, a packaging article can be quickly and easily packaged by placing it between the flat container bottom and container lid, ie by placing it in the pocket, wherein a decorative packaging is provided by the design of the packaging structure as a plant or plant part. Particularly preferably, the packaging structure is formed as a flower or part of a flower, as in particular flowers have a high priority as gifts or as decorative elements on gift packaging.

Through the stem on which, for example, one or more trained as a bag with slot leaves and / or one or more formed as a pocket with slot bracts and / or designed as a pocket with slot flower basket can be attached, each formed as a pocket with slot Element of the plant or the plant part are presented clearly visible. In this case, the packaging structure can be presented as a present simply with the help of the stem or be the stem, for example, placed in a flowerpot, a vase, a plug-in compound or the like. In addition, the provision of the stem simulates a true plant in which one would not expect a gift or the like, since a plant is typically itself the gift, but becomes gift wrapping according to the invention.

Preferably, the shape of the container lid is substantially adapted to the shape and size of the container bottom so that the container bottom is optimally covered by the container lid and the container lid and container bottom well connected and packaging items between the container bottom and the container lid can be well accommodated. In alternative embodiments of the present invention, however, the container bottom and the container lid may also have different shapes and sizes, whereby the container bottom is only partially covered by the container lid and / or the container lid protrudes beyond the container bottom.

The container bottom as well as the container lid may for example be made of fleece, paper, cardboard, a textile, such as a woven fabric, a knitted fabric and / or a knitted fabric, artificial leather and / or leather. Such materials are largely flexible and easy to shape and process, so that in the formation of the container bottom as well as the container lid of at least one such material, an inventive packaging structure can be provided easily and inexpensively, optimally in the packaging objects of different sizes and / or shapes can be taken and removed from the container again.

Preferably, but not necessarily, the container lid, insofar as there is no packaging object in the container of the packaging structure according to the invention, flat on the container bottom, whereby the container is particularly space-saving and thus can be stored well.

In the present invention, however, a flat appearance of the container lid and container bottom also means design variants in which the container bottom and / or container lid assumes a three-dimensional, for example, a curved or folded shape. Such a three-dimensional shape can be formed for example by a correspondingly bent or folded piece of material. The term "flat" in the present invention means that the material which is used for the production of the container bottom and container lid is formed flat, so the length and width dimensions of the material used are much larger than its height dimensions.

In further embodiments of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container can also consist of little to no flexible materials such as wood, plastic or rubber. Likewise, the container may also be composed of different materials. For example, the container bottom can be made of wood, while the container lid can be made of a flexible material, such as a textile. This offers the advantage that the container is very dimensionally stable due to the design of the container base made of an inflexible material, whereby the packaging article can be suitably picked up and released again by the formation of the container lid from a material that is more flexible than the container bottom container lid material the variety of design with regard to the shape of the container lid increases.

According to the invention, the container lid and the container bottom can be connected to one another by means of sewing, gluing, stapling, welding, burette, stapling, by means of at least one button and / or pushbutton, with at least one zipper, via a magnetic connection and / or at least one other suitable connection means. Furthermore, the container can also be formed from one piece. In this case, the container can be produced, for example, simply by folding an optionally already cut piece of material, for example a sheet of paper or a felt layer, and the associated forming of container bottom and container lid.

When choosing the material for the container bottom and the container lid as well as the connection type, there are almost no limits. Important in the connection of these elements is merely that the container lid and the container bottom are connected to each other such that at least one point between the container bottom and the container lid an opening is provided through which the packaging object into the interior of the container, namely in the between Container bottom and the container lid provided pocket, can be inserted and removed from this.

In a particularly preferred embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container lid is pivotable relative to the container bottom between at least one opening and one closure position of the container.

In the closed position of the container lid lies on the container bottom, wherein the container lid and the container bottom are almost parallel to each other and touch almost completely at least with their edge regions, insofar as the container lid is the same size as the container bottom. If the container lid is smaller than the container bottom or vice versa, the edge region of the smaller-shaped element contacts the larger-sized element almost completely. Accordingly, in the closed position, an interior of the container formed by the container lid and container bottom, and thus a packaging object placed between the container lid and container bottom, are not visible.

In the open position, however, the container lid is not on the container bottom, but is folded away from this. Here, the container lid and the container bottom are arranged at an opening angle between 30 ° and 360 ° to each other. In the open position, the interior of the container, so the interior of the bag, at least partially visible or at least accessible, so that between the container lid and the container bottom positioned or to be positioned, at least one packaging object well to remove or place.

The pivoting of the container lid relative to the container bottom can be made gradually so that a provided between the container lid and container bottom packaging object is only gradually accessible and visible. Further, the pivoting of the container lid relative to the container bottom has the advantage that the insides of the container bottom and container lid are at least partially visible, whereby for example with at least one applied to the container bottom and / or the container lid lettering and / or a drawing impressive message sent can.

In the present invention, the container lid may be connected only at certain points or in a very short relative to the circumference of the container bottom and / or container lid section with the container bottom. In this case, the container lid, depending on the materials from which the container bottom and the container lid are formed, selectively or welded on the short section, glued, sewn, fused or connected by needles, staples or the like.

In particular, in the formation of the container lid and the bottom of the container made of paper or paperboard, it has proven to be advantageous if the container is formed by folding the paper or cardboard, which is folded such that the container lid and the container bottom are wegklappbar from each other.

Depending on the embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container lid can be connected to the container bottom such that the complete container lid can be folded away from the container bottom or only part of the container lid can be pivoted away from the container bottom. Likewise, a part of the container bottom can be designed such that it can be pivoted away from the container lid. The design variant of the container, in which only a part of the container lid or container bottom is designed pivotable, offers the advantage that on those part of the inside of the container lid and / or container bottom, which is visible when pivoting the container lid or container bottom, a print or the like may be applied whereas the parts of the container lid and container bottom which can not be folded away from each other can at the same time function as a pocket for holding gift items, vouchers or the like.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container bottom or the container lid is integrally formed with at least one pocket closing position, which is foldable over the container lid and / or container lid on the container bottom, releasably attached or permanently connected.

The pocket closure layer is in this case preferably provided on that side of the container bottom or of the container lid on which the slot, that is the opening to the pocket formed by the container bottom and the container lid, is located. By pivoting the pocket closure position in the direction of the container lid or the container bottom, the slot can be closed and thus slipping or falling out of the packaging item from the pocket can be avoided. As a result, the surprise effect when giving away such an embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention is also greater, since the recipient of the packaging article introduced into the bag or a message hidden therein is stowed particularly well.

The pocket closure layer can in principle be designed in any desired form, it is merely necessary that the pocket closure layer is designed such that the pocket can be closed and opened again by it. In this case, the pocket closure position can extend over the entire pocket opening or only over part of the pocket opening. Appropriately, the pocket closure layer is designed so large that slipping out of the packaging object is avoided.

The pocket closure layer may consist of one or more component (s). It can be formed, for example, by several separate components, which together contribute to closing the pocket opening. The individual components may be provided adjacent to each other or overlapping.

In a particularly preferred embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, the pocket closure layer is designed such that, in a closed position in which it closes the pocket, it corresponds to the shape of the container formed by the container bottom and the container lid. Preferably, the pocket closure layer is formed in the same shape as the plant or plant part in which the container is provided.

Depending on the embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, the at least one pocket closure layer and the container bottom can be formed in one piece or by joining at least two separate components. If the pocket closure layer and the container bottom are formed from at least two components, they can be permanently or detachably connected to one another. According to the invention, for example, these can be sewn together, glued together, joined together by means of at least one Velcro strip and / or at least one zipper.

It has also proved to be advantageous if the container has at least one fixing mechanism with which the closure position can be fixed. With the fixing mechanism, the opening of the bag can be closed so that slipping or falling out of the packaging object, for example during transport of the packaging structure according to the invention, is prevented. The type, number and arrangement of fixing mechanisms which can be used for this purpose can be selected on an application-specific basis.

Particularly preferably, the pocket closure layer can be fastened to the container lid or the container bottom with the at least one fixing mechanism.

Here, the fixing mechanism is used to fix the pocket closure position in the closed position in which it closes the opening of the pocket, the pocket closing position being fastened to the container lid or the container bottom for this purpose. An automatic opening of the pocket opening by folding back the pocket closure position can be avoided.

In further embodiment variants of the packaging structure according to the invention, in which no pocket closing position is provided, the container lid can be fixed to the container bottom by means of the at least one fixing mechanism and thus the pocket opening can be closed and kept closed.

Advantageously, in this case a first part of the fixing mechanism is provided on or in the container lid and a second part of the fixing mechanism complementary to the first part is provided on or in the pocket closing position or the container bottom. Depending on the configuration and size of the packaging structure according to the invention, one or more fixing mechanisms may be provided on a container.

In a preferred embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, the element of the plant or of the plant part is at least one foliage leaf and / or at least one bloom cladding leaf and / or at least one flower basket.

Due to the size and shape of the foliage leaf and / or the bloom cladding sheet and / or the Blütenkörbchens a suitably large space for the container can be created and beyond a particularly decorative outer packaging for packaging items or messages are provided.

Depending on the embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, one, several or all leaves and / or bloom cladding leaves and / or flower baskets of the plant or the plant part may be formed as a container. In particular, to give away several small gifts, it makes sense, if several parts of the plant or the plant part are designed as a container.

In further embodiment variants of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container may also be in the form of a sepal and / or petal and / or stamen.

Preferably, the container lid lies flat in the closed position on the container bottom, whereby a space-saving, optically very attractive packaging structure is provided. In this case, the bag is formed two-dimensionally or flat and is particularly well suited, for example, to provide a message on a pocket inner wall.

In other variants of the present invention, however, can be provided between the container bottom and the container lid container walls, so that the bag is formed three-dimensionally or spatially and thus better suited for receiving three-dimensional objects. In at least one of these container walls and the slot may be provided.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container bottom is congruent with the container lid or with the at least one pocket closure flap folded onto the container lid or the container bottom.

By such a configuration of the container, the packaging structure can be given a particularly realistic appearance in the form of a plant or a plant part. Furthermore, in such an embodiment, the bag can be provided very inconspicuously on the plant, which increases the surprise effect when giving away.

It is particularly favorable if at least one shape-retaining element is provided in the pocket. The shape-retaining element serves to stabilize the shape of the pocket, so that, for example, buckling of the pocket-shaped plant or of the plant part is prevented. The inventively proposed shape-retaining element is thus not a pocket-spreading spacer, as it is for example in the document DE 200 15 867 U1 is used. By means of the shape-retaining element, however, it can be achieved that, despite the spacer not being used, no damage occurs to the opening region of the respective pocket. The shape-retaining element is used in particular in such packaging structures according to the invention, in which the materials used to form the container do not have sufficient inherent rigidity to permanently maintain their intended shape. Accordingly, with a packaging structure according to the invention provided with a shape-retaining element, it is also possible to pack comparatively heavy packaging objects without impairing the optical view of the packaging structure. In particular, the use of a shape-retaining element in the formation of the container made of flexible materials such as textiles, paper and / or cardboard offers, however, such a shape-retaining element can be used regardless of the design and material selection in other embodiments. If the packaging structure has at least two pockets formed between the container bottom and the container lid, which are formed, for example, in floral bracts connected to one another by the container bottom and / or the container lid, it is advantageous to apply a single, for example plate-shaped, cross-shaped, strip-like, to the floral wrapping sheet adapted to use shape-retaining element that extends continuously within the at least two pockets.

The at least one shape-retaining member is preferably formed of a flexible material such as rubber, rubber, a foamed material, cardboard, leather, felt, non-woven, flexible plastic, Plexiglas, bamboo, thin wood or wood substitute or the like, so that it is spring-back.

The shape of the shape-retaining element preferably corresponds to the shape of the container lid and / or the container bottom. The shape-retaining element can be formed, for example, but not exclusively, from cardboard, plastic, wood, rubber or metal. Depending on the embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, however, the shape-retaining element can also have a different shape than the container bottom and / or the container lid. The shape-retaining element can be permanently or temporarily connected to the container lid and / or the container bottom or merely inserted into the container or insertable.

In a particularly preferred embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, at least one hinge is provided between the container bottom and the container lid. The hinge allows for easy Weg- and Hinklappen of the container lid from or to the container bottom and thus the transfer of the container from the closed position to the open position or vice versa. The size, configuration and arrangement of the hinge can be selected application-specific. Furthermore, the number of hinges provided on the container can also be selected in an application-specific manner.

It has proven to be particularly advantageous if the fixing mechanism has at least one button-insertion hole connection, at least one push button, at least one hook and loop fastener, at least one zipper, at least one hook-eye connection, at least one tab-latch connection, at least one magnetic closure and / or at least one snap closure.

In a special embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, a plurality of the bracts are placed one above the other on the inner bracts of the bracts to form a flower shape and are connected relative to one another by means of at least one fastening element and attached to a plant stem.

The fastening element can be configured, for example, as a pin on which the bracts are plugged, or as a magnet or hook and loop fastener, the bracts in this case each having mutually complementary fastener parts may be formed. Due to the simple and central connection of the bracts, the bracts can be easily replaced or disassembled for better storage. The packaging structure obtained by such an arrangement of the bracts a very realistic look. At the same time, a flower basket can additionally be attached to the fastening element, thus making the appearance of the packaging structure according to the invention even more real.

By attaching the plant stem to the fastener or by attaching the fastener to the plant stem designed as a plant or plant part packaging structure according to the invention can be easily handed over and / or provided in a flower vase or a flowerpot, whereby the packaging structure of the invention advantageously held and / or can be put on display.

In other embodiments of the present invention, however, several or all petals may have a common, made of a piece of material container bottom and / or a common, made of a piece of material container lid and be attached with a fastener to a plant stem.

In order to keep the cost of the packaging structure according to the invention as low as possible, all bracts are preferably provided on a fastener, but may also be attached to separate fasteners.

Advantageously, the at least one fastening element is provided on a flower basket of the plant or of the plant part. In the present invention, in this case, the fastening element can form the flower basket, or the flower basket or a part of the flower basket, as well as the bracts, are attached to the fastener, whereby the fastener is covered by the flower basket and the packaging structure of the invention gives a realistic impression.

In principle, however, in the present invention, the fastening element can also be attached to other positions of the plant or of the plant part, for example on the container bottom, on a calyx or flower bed or also on a leaf of the plant or of the plant part.

Figur 1

schematisch eine Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt;

Figur 2

schematisch eine weitere Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt;

Figur 3

schematisch ein Detail der in Figur 2 veranschaulichten Ausgestaltungsvariante des erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt;

Figur 4

schematisch eine weitere Ausgestaltungsmöglichkeit eines erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt;

Figur 5

schematisch ein anderes Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt, wobei sich alle vorgesehenen Behältnisse in einer Verschlussstellung befinden; und

Figur 6

schematisch das in Figur 5 gezeigte Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsgebildes in einer Vorderansicht zeigt, wobei sich ein Behältnis in einer Öffnungsstellung befindet.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention, their structure, function and advantages are explained in more detail below with reference to figures, wherein

FIG. 1

schematically shows an embodiment of a packaging structure according to the invention in a front view;

FIG. 2

schematically shows a further embodiment of a packaging structure according to the invention in a front view;

FIG. 3

schematically a detail of in FIG. 2 illustrated embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention in a front view shows;

FIG. 4

schematically shows a further embodiment possibility of a packaging structure according to the invention in a front view;

FIG. 5

schematically shows another embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention in a front view, with all the containers provided are in a closed position; and

FIG. 6

schematically the in FIG. 5 shown embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention in a front view shows, wherein a container is in an open position.

FIG. 1 schematically shows an embodiment of a packaging structure 1 according to the invention in a front view, wherein the packaging structure 1 is formed as provided in a flower pot 16 flower.

The flower has as containers 21, 22, 23 designed bloom cladding leaves, a laubblatt and a Blütenkörbchen on. The foliage, the bracts and the flower basket are provided on a stem or plant stem 12, with which the flower introduced into the flower pot 16, for example, plugged into a provided in the flowerpot 16 plug-in compound, is. In other, not shown embodiments of the present invention, one or more leaves and / or one or more bracts and / or the flower basket may be provided on the stem 12.

Depending on the embodiment, in addition to or instead of a plug-in compound, another fixing mechanism, such as a receiving sleeve adapted to the shape and size of the stem or flower stem 12, may be provided in the flowerpot 16 for receiving the flower. The flower pot 16 may be a commercially available flower pot made of plastic, ceramics, stoneware, wood, bamboo, pressed composite or the like. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, not shown, any other vessel or fixture may be used in place of the flowerpot 16. In addition, the flower can also be used completely without a holder.

The introduced into the flowerpot 16 flower stem 12 is preferably formed of plastic, but may also be made of materials such as wood, cardboard, metal or the like or combinations of different materials.

The bracts are connected to at least one fastener 11 with the flower stem 12, wherein the at least one fastening element 11 is preferably attached to the flower stem 12 pin on which the bracts are attached and held. In this case, the blossom bracts are superimposed on the bract inner leaf portions 211 to form a flower shape and connected by means of the at least one fastening element 11. In other, not shown embodiments of the present invention, the handle 12 may be connected without the fastening element 11 with one or more leaves and / or one or more bloom cladding and / or the flower basket, such as pinned thereto, screwed and / or glued and / or attached by another joining method connected.

In the in FIG. 1 Shown embodiment, the bracts are designed as containers 21, which consists of a container lid 41, a in FIG. 1 not visible, to the container lid 41 congruently arranged container bottom 31 and a mounted on the container bottom 31 Taschenverschlusslage 6 together.

The bloom bracts are formed in the embodiment shown of a nonwoven, but in further embodiments of the present invention also from at least one knitted fabric, at least one fabric, at least one knitted fabric, at least one leather or imitation leather, paper, cardboard, plastic, wood or a material composition be formed of at least two of the aforementioned materials.

The container lid 41 and the container bottom 31 are in the illustrated embodiment, the bag or the container 21 sewn together forming. In this case, the container lid 41 and the container bottom 31 are not completely sewn, but not sutured to form the pocket opening in a region. In further embodiments, the container lid 41 and the container bottom 31 can also be glued together and / or connected to one another by means of at least one zipper and / or at least one Velcro strip. Furthermore, the bag can also be made in one piece, wherein the bag can be formed for example by knitting or by folding paper or cardboard.

In the in FIG. 1 illustrated embodiment of the packaging structure 1 according to the invention, the containers formed by the bracts 21 are closed by the pocket closure layer 6, wherein the pocket closure position to secure the closed state of the container 21 is connected by a push button 7 with the container lid 41. In addition, the pocket closure layer 6 in other embodiments can also by means of at least one magnet, at least one hook and loop fastener, at least one zipper, at least one snap closure, at least one button-insertion hole connection, at least one hook-eye connection, at least one tab-bolt connection or like be attached or attachable to the container lid 41. Insofar as no pocket closure layer 6 is provided, such a fixing mechanism is preferably provided on the container bottom and the container lid.

In the illustrated embodiment, the container bottom 32 and the pocket closure layer 6 are formed from one piece, the pocket closure layer 6 closes the container 21 by pivoting in the direction of the container lid 41. However, the container bottom 32 and the pocket closure layer 6 can also be formed from two separate elements, which can be connected by means of a hinge. Furthermore, the container bottom 32 and the pocket closure layer 6 can also be simply sewn together, glued, welded, fused and / or connected to each other by means of a zipper or magnet. The connection variant should preferably be selected depending on the materials used, from which the container bottom 32 and the pocket closure layer 6 are configured.

The flower basket of the packaging structure is also formed in the embodiment shown as a container 42, wherein the flower basket is preferably formed of plastic, but it may also be formed of textile, similar materials or a mix of materials. The flower basket is attached to the provided on the flower stem 12 fastener 11 and is held by this. Like the bloom cladding sheet, the flower basket also has a container bottom 32 and a container lid 42. The container 22 formed by the flower basket can be closed in the exemplary embodiment shown by means of a zipper 8, but can also be closed differently in other design variants. Furthermore, the fixing mechanism can also be omitted altogether. The shape, size and material selection of the flower basket can be selected specific to the application.

In the in FIG. 1 illustrated embodiment variant of the packaging structure according to the invention, the leaf is designed as a container 23. The leaf is as well as the bracts from a container bottom 33 and a container lid 43 is formed, wherein the container 23 by means of a pocket closure layer 6 'is closed. The closed position is ensured by fixing the pocket closure layer 6 'by means of a push button 7' on the container lid 43. That from the container 23 formed by the partial bonding of the container bottom 33 with the container lid 43, wherein this can also be formed differently in other variants of the packaging structure according to the invention.

In the in FIG. 1 As shown embodiment, the leaf is permanently bonded to the stem 12, but may also be connected by means of a fastener to the plant stem 12 or be connected or sewn thereto by knitting or knotting.

Moreover, in alternative embodiments of the packaging structure according to the invention, the number, arrangement and configuration of the leaves, bloom bracts and / or flower baskets of the in FIG. 1 deviate shown embodiment variant.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a further embodiment of a packaging structure 1 according to the invention in a front view, wherein the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 Denote the same elements, which is why reference is made at these points to avoid repetition of the above statements to these elements.

This in FIG. 2 illustrated packaging structure 1 is formed by a flower, wherein bracts of the flower containers 21 form. The containers 21 are as in the in FIG. 1 embodiment shown by sewing a container bottom 31 with a container lid 41 is formed. The container 21 can be closed by means of a pocket closure layer 6 connected to the container bottom 31.

To secure such a closure position, a push button 7 is provided on the container 21, wherein a push-button lower part 72 is attached to the container lid 41 and a push-button top 71 on the pocket closure layer 6.

In the in FIG. 2 illustrated embodiment, a container 21 is shown in an open position in which the pocket closure layer 6 does not rest on the container lid 41, but in extension of the container bottom 31 to which the pocket closure layer 6 is attached, is aligned. In this open position At least one packaging article may be introduced into the container 21 between the container bottom 31 and the container lid 41.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a detail of in FIG. 2 illustrated embodiment variant of the packaging structure 1 according to the invention in a front view, again here like reference numerals designate like components, which is why reference is made to the preceding descriptions of these components.

In FIG. 3 FIG. 4 illustrates how a packaging article, such as a ring 17, can be placed in the container 21. The ring 17 is in the open position, in which the pocket closure layer 6 does not rest on the container lid 41, introduced into the container 21 in the direction of arrow A and by closing the container 21, wherein the pocket closure position 6 for generating the closed position in the direction of the container lid 41st pivoted and fixed there by means of connecting the push-button upper part 71 with the push-button lower part 72, held in the container 21.

By opening the push-button 7 and then folding away the pocket closure layer 6 of the container lid 41, the container 21 can be opened, whereby the ring 17 can be removed against the direction of insertion A from the bag.

FIG. 4 schematically shows a further embodiment possibility of a packaging structure according to the invention 14 in a front view, again here like reference numerals designate like components, reference being made to the above remarks on these components.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4 If the packaging structure 14 according to the invention is designed as a flower in which the flower basket has been removed, so that the fastening element 11 'is visible. In particular, in FIG. 4 a widened end piece of the preferably designed as a pin fastener 11 visible, which prevents the plugged flower components from slipping off the pin. In other embodiment variants of the packaging structure 14 according to the invention, the fastening element 11 can also have a different shape and / or functionality. For example, the fastening element 11 may comprise a magnet, wherein the bloom bracts, the flower stem and / or the flower basket also have a magnet. Furthermore, a completely different embodiment of the fastening element 11 is conceivable. Also, an embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, in which no fastening element 11 is provided, but the bracts, the flower stem and / or the flower basket are permanently connected to each other, is conceivable.

In the illustrated embodiment of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container bottom 34 forming parts of the bracts and the container lid 44 forming parts of the bracts are each formed from a single component, which greatly simplifies the manufacturing cost of the packaging structure 14 of the invention.

In the in FIG. 4 illustrated embodiment, the leaf of the flower is not formed as a container, but can be easily formed as a container. Furthermore, the flower can also, as in FIG. 1 shown, placed in a flower pot 16 or provided in a flower vase.

FIG. 5 schematically shows another embodiment of the packaging structure 15 according to the invention in a front view, with all the intended containers 25 are in a closed position. Also in FIG. 5 denote the same reference numerals as in the FIGS. 1 to 4 same components, so please refer to the previous descriptions of these components.

This in FIG. 5 illustrated packaging structure 15 is formed in the shape of a flower, and preferably made of paper or cardboard, but in other embodiments may also consist of other materials.

The packaging structure 15 has four, each a container 25 forming bracts and a flower basket. The bracts have a container bottom 35 and a container lid 45. The container bottom 35 is preferably permanently connected to the flower basket by means of an adhesive connection, but in alternative embodiments may also be connected differently to the flower basket. Likewise, the container bottoms 35 and the flower basket can also be made in one piece.

The container lid 45 is preferably attached to a longitudinal side of the container bottom 35, so that the container lid 45 can be folded away from the container bottom 35 and back to this. In this case, the container bottom 35 and the container lid 45 can either be produced in one piece and moved by folding into the respective position or be formed of separate interconnected components. In other embodiments of the packaging structure according to the invention, the container lid 45 may also be provided at another suitable location of the container bottom 35 or on the flower basket.

By folding away the container lid 45 of the container bottom 35 insides of the container bottom 35 and the container lid 45 are visible, which is suitable for such embodying inventive packaging structure in particular for the transmission of messages in the form of at least one lettering 18 and / or at least one graphical representation. In this case, the at least one lettering 18 and / or the at least one graphical representation can be applied to the inside of the container bottom 35 and / or the container lid 45, whereby this (r) becomes visible when the container 25 is opened.

In order to keep the container lid 45 aligned parallel to the container bottom 35 in a closed position, the container lid 45 has a latch 91 and the container bottom 35 has a tab 92. By inserting the latch 91 in the tab 92 of the container lid 45 is held in the closed position. By pulling the bolt 91 out of the tab 92, the container lid 45 can be folded away from the container bottom 35 and the lettering and / or the graphic representation in the interior of the container 25 become visible.

FIG. 6 schematically shows the in FIG. 5 illustrated embodiment of the packaging structure 15 according to the invention in a front view, wherein a container 25 is in an open position. The same reference numerals as in the preceding figures designate the same components, for which reason reference is made here to the previous descriptions of these elements.

Unlike in the in the FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrated embodiment of the packaging structure 15 according to the invention may also be formed only a bloom envelope or a different number of bracts as a container 25. Likewise the bloom-shaped packaging structure also have a different number, shape and / or arrangement of bloom cladding leaves.

In optional design variants of the packaging structure 15 according to the invention, a different fixing mechanism than that in FIG FIGS. 5 and 6 Latch-tab connection shown are used.

The packaging structure 15 according to the invention does not have to consist of individual bloom envelopes forming the receptacle bottom 35, but may also be formed from a single component forming the receptacle bottom and the bloom bracts. The individual container lid 45 may in this case be glued to the container bottom 35, for example.

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Packaging structure (1, 14, 15) in the form of a plant or a plant part, in which at least one element of the plant or of the plant part has a container (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) with a container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34 , 35) and a container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) which at least partially covers the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) in the closed container state, the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) are formed flat and integrally formed or permanently connected to each other, and between the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and the container lid (41, 42 , 43, 44, 45) at least one in the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35), in the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) or between the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) provided slot accessible pocket (51, 55) is formed, characterized in that the packaging structure (1, 14, 15) has a stem (12) which is connected to the at least one element of the plant or of the plant part. Packaging structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) relative to the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) between at least one opening and a closed position of the container (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) is pivotable. Packaging structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the container bottom (31, 33, 34) with at least one pocket closure layer (6, 6 '), which closes the bag (51) via the container lid (41, 43, 44) and / or from the container lid (41, 43, 44) on the container bottom (31, 33, 34) is hinged, integrally formed, releasably attached or permanently connected. Packaging structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) at least one fixing mechanism (7, 7 ', 8, 9), with which the closure position is fixable. Packaging structure according to claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the pocket closing position (6, 6 ') on the container lid (41, 43, 44) or the container bottom (31, 33, 34) with the at least one fixing mechanism (7, 7' , 8, 9) can be fastened. Packaging structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the element of the plant or of the plant part is at least one foliage leaf and / or at least one bloom cladding leaf and / or at least one flower basket. Packaging structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) in the closed position flat on the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) rests. Packaging structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) congruent to the container lid (42, 45) or to the container lid (41, 43, 44) with the at least one the container lid (41, 43, 44) or the container bottom (31, 33, 34) folded pocket closure layer (6, 6 ') is formed. Packaging structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one shape-retaining element (10) is provided in the pocket (51, 55). Packaging structure according to claim 9, characterized in that the packaging structure has at least two pockets (51, 55) formed between the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45), wherein the shape-retaining element (10) extends continuously within the at least two pockets. Packaging structure according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the at least one shape-retaining element (10) is formed from at least one spring-back material. Packaging structure according to claim 2, characterized in that between the container bottom (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and the container lid (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) at least one hinge is provided. Packaging structure according to claim 4, characterized in that the fixing mechanism (7, 7 ', 8, 9) at least one button insertion hole connection, at least one push button (7, 7'), at least one hook and loop fastener, at least one zipper (8), at least one hook-and-eye connection, at least one tab-latch connection (9), at least one magnetic closure and / or at least one snap closure. Packaging structure according to claim 6, characterized in that a plurality of the bloom cladding on bloom envelope inner portions (211, 251) superimposed to form a flower shape and by means of at least one fastening element (11, 11 ') relative to each other slidably connected and attached to the stem (12). Packaging structure according to claim 12, characterized in that the at least one fastening element (11) is provided on a flower basket or a calyx or a flower bed of the plant or the plant part.

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