EP3405411A1 - Distribution package and distribution parcel for use in laying distribution of clothes - Google Patents

Distribution package and distribution parcel for use in laying distribution of clothes

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EP3405411A1
EP3405411A1 EP17741156.8A EP17741156A EP3405411A1 EP 3405411 A1 EP3405411 A1 EP 3405411A1 EP 17741156 A EP17741156 A EP 17741156A EP 3405411 A1 EP3405411 A1 EP 3405411A1
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attachment member
distribution
hangers
hanger
clothes
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Pär MAGNUSSON
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Stora Enso Oyj
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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
    • B65D57/00—Internal frames or supports for flexible articles, e.g. stiffeners; Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. for preventing adhesion of sticky articles
    • B65D57/002—Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. stacked or nested
    • B65D57/003—Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. stacked or nested for horizontally placed articles, i.e. for stacked or nested 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
    • 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
    • B65D5/48—Partitions
    • B65D5/48024—Partitions inserted
    • 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
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/5035—Paper elements
    • B65D5/5042—Hollow tubular elements provided with slits or openings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/18—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for wearing apparel, headwear or footwear
    • B65D85/185—Containers for shipping garments on hangers

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  • the invention relates to a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion.
  • the invention also relates to a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the distribution parcel including a first and a second piece of clothing, and a distribution package.
  • This object has been achieved by a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, wherein the distribution package comprises
  • a bottom wall adapted to face downwardly during distribution
  • an opposing top wall adapted to face upwardly during distribution
  • a plurality of further walls which extend along a height direction between the bottom wall and top wall and which together with the bottom wall and top wall form an enclosure adapted to protect the clothes and hangers during distribution
  • a first attachment member positioned at a first side portion of the enclosure, the first attachment member being adapted to extend along the height direction and to interact with the hook portion of one or more hangers in a first set of hangers, the first attachment member being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger in the first set of hangers relative the first attachment member in a direction extending from the hook portion towards the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger
  • first abutment portions positioned at the first side portion of the enclosure, the first abutment portions being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger of said first set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the first set of abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger,
  • a second attachment member positioned at a second side portion of the enclosure, opposite the first side portion of the enclosure, the second attachment member being adapted to extend along the height direction and to interact with the hook portion of one or more hangers in a second set of hangers, the second attachment member being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger in the second set of hangers relative the second attachment member in a direction extending from the hook portion towards the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger,
  • a second set of abutment portions positioned at the second side portion of the enclosure, the second set of abutment portions being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger in the second set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the second set of abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger.
  • Laying distribution is useful for distribution of comparably small amount of clothes. It is easy to stack a number of distribution packages one over another when the packages rest on their respective major surfaces. The fact that it is useful for comparably small amount of clothes makes it possible to use the same package all the way from the manufacturing site to the clothing store without any need for repackaging at any central distribution facility.
  • the combination of the attachment member and the associated abutment portions will effectively keep any hangers attached to respective attachment member in place and thereby also any clothing on such a hanger will be kept securely in place.
  • the distribution package is provided with a second attachment member and second abutment portions in the opposite side of the package provides a good usage of the space available, since the hangers and the portions of the clothing at the hangers typically build height significantly more than the portions of the clothes at a distance from its associated hanger. Moreover, the fact that the hangers will be kept in place and the clothing will be kept in place on the hangers will result in that the shape of the hangers shape will continue to support and protect the shape of the portion of the clothing wrapped around the clothes hanging portion of the hanger.
  • the abutment portions may be adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of the hangers in different manners depending e.g. upon different properties of the clothes that are hung on the respective hanger.
  • the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that the portion of the clothes wrapped around the upper edge of the straight or inclined clothes hanging portion of the hanger is clamped between the abutment portions and the clothes hanging portion of the hanger.
  • This clamping may be provided by an interference fit between the abutment portions and hanger as such.
  • the clamping may be provided by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the portion of the clothing adapted to be positioned between the abutment portions and the hanger.
  • the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that there is a small play, i.e. a loose fit, between the abutment portions, the hanger and the clothing on the hanger. As long as the loose fit is not large enough to allow the hanger to be detached from the attachment member, the hanger will still be prevented from moving freely in the distribution package.
  • the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that a first portion of the clothes hanging portion abuts the abutment portions with an interference fit and a second portion of the clothes hanging portion abuts the abutment portions with a loose fit.
  • the first portion may e.g. be a portion close to the stem of the hook portion where there is no portion of the clothing wrapped around the hanger and the second portion may be two portions, one on either side, where there is a portion of the clothes wrapped around the hanger.
  • the first portion close to the stem of the hook abuts the abutment portions with a loose fit and a second portion, formed of two portions on either side of the first portion, abuts the abutment portions with an
  • interference fit interference fit as such or by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the clothing.
  • Such a design could be useful for attaching a hanger carrying a jacket.
  • the shoulder portions of the jacket could be used to clamp the hanger and jacket and the collar portion is located at the loose fit, thereby preventing the fold of the collar and lapel to be forced to carry any load.
  • the abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other directly.
  • the abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other directly in a loose fit and/or interference fit.
  • the abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other indirectly, i.e. with a portion of the clothing between the abutment portions and the hanger.
  • the abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other indirectly with an interference fit (interference fit as such or by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the clothing) or a loose fit (remaining loose also with clothing between the abutment portion and the hanger).
  • the design may be provided with combinations of the above in respect of different portions of the abutment between the abutment portions and the hanger.
  • the different portions may have an abutment according to any of the abutment versions direct/indirect/interference/loose may.
  • a coordinate system with three orthogonal directions; a height extending between the bottom wall and top wall; a length extending between the first and second attachment members and a width extending along the extension of the clothes hanging portion of the clothes hangers.
  • the coordinate system is orthogonal, the actual physical members need not be completely orthogonal to the other.
  • the different walls or other members may be inclined relative to each other. It is however often preferred that the top and bottom walls are parallel to each other in order to facilitate stacking of a plurality of distribution packages.
  • the sidewalls extend truly orthogonal to the top and bottom walls which will render them to extend truly vertically which is beneficial in view of their load bearing capacity during stacking of a plurality of distribution packages.
  • the extension of the attachment members along the height direction may in one embodiment be such that they extend in parallel with the height direction.
  • the attachment member may be designed such that it presents a single line of interaction and positioning of the hangers in respective set of hangers.
  • the attachment member may be designed such that it presents two different lines of interaction and positioning of the hangers, e.g. depending upon if the hook is oriented in a left-hand or right-hand orientation along the width direction.
  • the two different lines may be accomplished by two separate members forming said attachment member or by a single attachment member being asymmetrically designed.
  • Asymmetrically may e.g. be in the sense that the design along the width and length on one side of a centre line along the length is different than the design along the width and length on the other side of said centre line.
  • the attachment members extend inclined such that it extends also along the length as it extends along the height. This inclination may be continuous or step wise. With such a design, different hangers interacting with the attachment member will be offset neighbouring hangers or at least offset other hangers at a relevant distance in height.
  • the abutment portions should be correspondingly formed such that the abutment portions associated with the respective hanger fulfils the requirement that they are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger
  • the distribution package further comprises at least one removable intermediate plate adapted to be positioned at a height between the bottom wall and the top wall to aid in keeping the clothes in place during distribution.
  • intermediate plate With the introduction of intermediate plate it becomes possible to separate clothes individually or into sets of clothes along the height direction. Thereby the clothes are given even less possibility to move during distribution.
  • the intermediate plate is preferably made of paper or paper-board.
  • the intermediate plate has preferably sufficient strength to be self-supporting, i.e. it can carry its own weight without any significant deformation.
  • the intermediate plate is preferably self-supporting when the tongues are inserted into the slots of the abutment portions.
  • the abutment portions comprise slots adapted to receive tongues of the intermediate plate to thereby hold the intermediate plate on said height. This way the intermediate plate will not only separate the clothes from each other but will also retain its position on the intended height.
  • the top wall, bottom wall and side walls of the distribution package may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is a material that is comparably cheap, easy to shape into a distribution package, light-weight and still capable of providing a distribution package protecting the clothes during distribution.
  • the attachment members may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. As mentioned above, this is a material that is
  • the walls are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board and the attachment members and/or abutment portions are made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls and the abutment portions are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board, and the attachment members is made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal.
  • the attachment member may be formed of a sheet being folded about one or more fold lines extending along the height direction. This is a useful way of provided a strong attachment member and still being able to design it of a paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
  • the first set of abutment portions may comprise a first abutment portion positioned in a width direction, transverse to the height direction, on one side of the first attachment member and a second abutment portion positioned in the width direction on another side of the first attachment member. This way it is prevented that the hanger swings from side to side and thereby any clothes are more securely kept in place in the distribution package.
  • the second set of abutment portions may comprise a first abutment portion positioned in the width direction on one side of the second attachment member and a second abutment portion positioned in the width direction on another side of the second attachment member.
  • the first and second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending on one hand in the height direction. This way the abutment portions will present an abutment surface towards the hanger and the clothes on the hanger even if the hanger and clothes will move slightly along the height direction.
  • the first and/or second abutment portions comprises abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in an inclined direction having in a width direction, transverse to the height direction, a component away from its associated attachment member and in a length direction, transverse to both the height and width direction, a component towards the other attachment member.
  • abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in an inclined direction having in a width direction, transverse to the height direction, a component away from its associated attachment member and in a length direction, transverse to both the height and width direction, a component towards the other attachment member.
  • the first and/or second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in a width direction transverse to the height direction and transverse to a length direction.
  • both the first and second abutment portions have the inclined extension. It may be noted that in another embodiment the first abutment portions have the inclined extension and the second abutment portions have the transverse extension. In this latter design, jackets on hangers are positioned at the first abutment portion and trousers or skirts on straight hangers are positioned at the second abutment portions.
  • first and/or second abutment portions may as such also be combinations of inclined and transverse extensions, such that a central portion close to the attachment member e.g. is transverse and distal portions on either side are inclined, or vice versa.
  • the abutment portions may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. As mentioned above, this is a material that is
  • a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, wherein the distribution package comprises a first attachment member and a first set of abutment portions positioned at a first side portion, and wherein the distribution package further comprises a second attachment member and a second set of abutment portions positioned at a second side portion.
  • the above object has also been addressed with a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, the distribution parcel comprising
  • the first piece of clothing is arranged on a first hanger being attached to the first attachment member and extends in a length direction from said hanger towards the second attachment member, and
  • the second piece of clothing is arranged on a second hanger being attached to the second attachment member and extends from said hanger in a length direction towards the first attachment member.
  • clothes may be distributed in laying distribution on hangers and still be protected from being wrinkled or otherwise damaged.
  • the length direction may relative to respective hanger be oriented along a direction in which clothes will hang vertically down from the hanger when the hanger is hung on a horizontally extending rod and wherein said length direction during distribution is horizontally arranged.
  • the parcel may further comprise removable intermediate plate between the first piece of clothing and the second piece of clothing.
  • the removable intermediate plate is located between a first set of clothing and a second set of clothing. In this latter design, the intermediate plate is thus not located between each individual piece of clothing but between sets or groups of clothing.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a distribution package.
  • Fig. 2 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 from another direction.
  • Fig. 3a is top plan view showing a jacket on a hanger in the distribution package.
  • Fig. 3b is a top plan view showing the distribution package of fig. 3a in a state where another jacket on a hanger has been positioned in the distribution package.
  • Fig. 4 is a blank adapted to be folded to form bottom, top and side walls of the distribution package.
  • Fig. 5 is a blank adapted to be folded to form an abutment portion.
  • Fig. 6 is a blank adapted to be folded to form an attachment member.
  • Fig. 7 is an intermediate plate member adapted to interact with slots in an abutment portion formed from the blank of Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 8 is a plate member adapted to interact with slots in an abutment portion formed from the blank of Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 there are shown two different exploded, perspective views of a distribution package 1.
  • the distribution package 1 is adapted for use in laying distribution of clothes 2 on hangers 3; see e.g. Fig. 3a and Fig. 3b.
  • the hangers 3 have typically a hook portion 3a and a clothes hanging portion 3b.
  • the distribution package 1 comprises a bottom wall 11 with an outside surface adapted to face downwardly during distribution (in the Figures 1 and 2, the reference number 11 points on the inside surface of the bottom wall 11 which is intended to be facing upwardly during distribution), an opposing top wall 12 with an outside surface adapted to face upwardly during distribution, and a plurality of further walls 13a-d.
  • the bottom wall 11 and the top wall 12, respectively, are in the preferred embodiment formed of two panels 11a, lib and 12a, 12b adapted to be folded towards each other together forming the bottom 11 and top 12 walls.
  • the further walls 13a-d are adapted to extend along a height direction H between the bottom wall 11 and top wall 12 and form together with the bottom wall 11 and top wall 12 an enclosure adapted to protect the clothes 2 and hangers 3 during distribution.
  • the distribution package 1 comprises a first attachment member 21 positioned at a first side portion SI of the enclosure and a second attachment member 22 positioned at a second side portion S2 of the enclosure, opposite the first side portion SI of the enclosure.
  • the first attachment member 21 is adapted to extend along the height direction H and to interact with the hook portion 3a of one or more hangers 3 in a first set of hangers.
  • the first attachment member 21 is adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger 3 in the first set of hangers relative the first attachment member 21 in a direction LI extending from the hook portion 3a towards the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3.
  • the second attachment member 22 is adapted to extend along the height direction H and to interact with the hook portion 3a of one or more hangers 3 in a second set of hangers.
  • the second attachment member 22 is adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger 3 in the second set hangers relative the second attachment member 22 in a direction L2 extending from the hook portion 3a towards the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3.
  • the distribution package 1 comprises a first set of abutment portions 41a-b positioned at the first side portion SI of the enclosure and a second set of abutment portions 42a-b positioned at the second side portion S2 of the enclosure.
  • the first abutment portions 41a-b are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3 of said first set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger 3 relative the first set of abutment portions 41a-b in a direction LI' extending from the clothes hanging portion 3b towards the hook portion 3a of respective hanger 3.
  • the second set of abutment portions 42a-b are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3 in the second set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger 3 relative the second set of abutment portions 42a-b in a direction L2' extending from the clothes hanging portion 3b towards the hook portion 3a of respective hanger 3.
  • the direction LI' is parallel to the direction L2 and the direction L2' is parallel to the direction LI.
  • the width W will have an extension along the major extension of the clothes hanging portion 3b of the clothes hangers 3.
  • the distribution package comprise at least one removable intermediate plate 50 adapted to be positioned at a suitable height HI or H2 or H3 (see Fig. 2) between the bottom wall 11 and the top wall 12 to aid in keeping the clothes 2 in place during distribution.
  • the intermediate plate 50 is adapted to separate clothes 2 individually or into sets of clothes along the height direction H. It may e.g. be useful to place one hanger 3 with a jacket 2 on the first attachment member 21 and to place one hanger 3 with a jacket 2 on the second attachment member 22 (see Fig. 3a). Thereafter an intermediate plate 50 may be positioned above the two jackets (the two jackets thereby forming a set of clothes).
  • the abutment portions 41a-b. 42a-b comprise slots 43 adapted to receive tongues 53 of the intermediate plate 50 to thereby hold the intermediate plate 50 on said height HI, H2, H3. This way the intermediate plate 50 will not only separate the clothes 2 from each other but will also retain its position on the intended height HI, H2, H3.
  • the top wall 12, bottom wall 11 and side walls 13a-d of the distribution package 1 are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is e.g. accomplished by providing a sheet (see Fig. 4) with the different walls 11, 12, 13a-d being formed as different portions adapted to be folded to form said enclosure.
  • the solid lines indicate that the material is cut through the complete thickness of the material
  • the dotted lines indicate crease or fold lines, where the material is intended to be folded.
  • the crease or fold lines may be formed by a perforation or other kinds of partial cutting of the material; partial when it comes to the thickness and/or partial when it comes to the extension along the line.
  • the crease of fold lines may also be formed by locally compressing the material such that it locally loses some of its bending stiffness.
  • the attachment members 21, 22 are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
  • the attachment members 21, 22 are formed of a sheet (see Fig. 6) being folded about a plurality of fold lines 21a-d adapted to extend along the height direction H once the respective attachment member 21, 22 is installed in the distribution package 1.
  • the attachment members 21, 22 extend with their main extension in parallel with the height direction H.
  • the first set of abutment portions 41a-b comprise a first abutment portion 41a positioned in a width direction W, transverse to the height direction H, on one side of the first attachment member 21 and a second abutment portion 41b positioned in the width direction W on another side of the first attachment member 21. This way it is prevented that the hanger 3 swings from side to side and thereby any clothes 2 are more securely kept in place in the distribution package 1.
  • the second set of abutment portions 42a-b comprise a first abutment portion 42a positioned in the width direction W on one side of the second attachment member 22 and a second abutment portion 42b positioned in the width direction W on another side of the second attachment member 22.
  • 41a-b, 42a-b comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane which plane on one hand extends in the height direction H and on the other hand is inclined such that it extends away from its associated attachment member in an inclined direction having in a width direction W, transverse to the height direction H, a component away from its associated attachment member and in a length direction LI, transverse to both the height H and width W direction, a
  • this inclined extension is accomplished by a plane surface extending in the height direction H and forming a triangle with respective corner of the distribution package 1.
  • a plane surface extending in the height direction H and forming a triangle with respective corner of the distribution package 1.
  • Such a design will essentially follow the typical triangular or pointy shape of a clothes hanger for jackets and shirts. This way the abutment portions will present an abutment surface towards the hanger and the clothes on the hanger even if the hanger and clothes will move slightly along the height direction.
  • the abutment portions 41a-b, 42a-b are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is e.g. accomplished by providing a sheet (see Fig. 5) with different portions being adapted to be folded to form a triangular prismatic body.
  • the sheets forming the abutment portions 41a-b, 42a- b are provided with the above mentioned slots 43 adapted to receive the tongues of the intermediate plates 50.
  • the sheets forming the abutment portions 41a-b, 42a-b are provided with tongues 44 adapted to be received in slots 14 in the sheet forming the top 12, bottom 11 and side 13a-d walls (see Fig. 4).
  • a rectangular portion 15 of the sheet in Fig. 4 is cut along three sides (solid lines) and foldable about a fourth side (dashed line).
  • This rectangular portion 15 forms a flap 15 which provides access to the attachment member 21 such that the hook portion 3a of the hangers 3 may be put into position but a movement counter the height direction H.
  • the sheet of Fig. 4 is also provided with a slot 16 extending as a continuation of the cut around the portion 15. This slot 16 allows the stem portion 3c of the hanger 3 to be moved downwardly such that the hanger 3 and clothes 2 are positioned at the desired height H.
  • the flap 15 is in an open position at the first side portion SI and in a closed position at the second side portion S2.
  • the flaps 15 are for clarity reason removed. Once the hangers 3 are put in position, the flap 15 is closed.
  • the distribution package 1 also comprises a top plate 60 (see Fig. 8).
  • the top plate 60 is adapted to be positioned a top of the stack of clothes before the top wall 12 is formed by closing the two flaps together.
  • the top plate 60 is similarly as for the intermediate plate 50 provided with tongues 63 adapted to be inserted into slots on the side walls or in the abutment portions.
  • the distribution parcel comprises
  • the first piece of clothing 2 is arranged on a first hanger 3 being attached to the first attachment member 21 and extends in a length direction LI from said hanger 3 towards the second attachment member 22, and
  • the second piece of clothing 2' is arranged on a second hanger 3 being attached to the second attachment member 22 and extends from said hanger 3 in a length direction L2 towards the first attachment member 21.
  • the length direction LI, L2 is relative to respective hanger 3 oriented along a direction in which clothes 2, 2' will hang vertically down from the hanger 3 when the hanger is hung on a horizontally extending rod and wherein said length direction LI, 12 during distribution is horizontally arranged.
  • the removable intermediate plate 50 has been removed from Fig. 3b.
  • the removable intermediate plate 50 is preferably present between the first piece of clothing 2 and the second piece of clothing 2' or between a first set of clothing and a second set of clothing.
  • the walls are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board and the attachment members and/or abutment portions are made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls and the abutment portions are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board, and the attachment members is made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal.
  • the first and/or second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in a width direction transverse to the height direction and transverse to a length direction. This may e.g. be suitable for hangers design for trousers or skirts.
  • both the first and second abutment portions have the inclined extension. It may be noted that in another embodiment the first abutment portions have the inclined extension and the second abutment portions have the transverse extension. In this latter design, jackets on hangers are positioned at the first abutment portion and trousers or skirts on straight hangers are positioned at the second abutment portions. In one embodiment both the first and second abutment portions have the transverse extension.
  • the transverse extension may e.g. be accomplished by simply removing the triangular prismatic elements in Fig. 1 and Fig 2, at one or both side portions SI, S2.
  • the intermediate plate 50 will be designed as the top plate 60 at the side portion SI, S2 where there is no triangular prismatic element.
  • the top plate 60 may be used as intermediate plates.
  • the tongues 63 of the plates 60 will in such a place be inserted into the slots 14, 14' formed on the panels 13c' and 13a' forming inside surfaces of the side walls 13c and 13a.
  • the triangular prismatic elements may be replaced with rectangular prismatic elements provided with slots.
  • the elements need not physically have all the side surfaces. It is sufficient that the surface forming the abutment portions is present to form the abutment portion. Preferably, the surfaces forming the abutment portions are fully present. The other surfaces may be completely or partially missing.
  • first and/or second abutment portions may as such also be combinations of inclined and transverse extensions, such that a central portion close to the attachment member e.g. is transverse and distal portions on either side are inclined, or vice versa.

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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a distribution package (1) for use in laying distribution of clothes (2) on hangers (3), the hangers (3) having a hook portion (3a) and a clothes hanging portion (3b). The distribution package (1) comprises a first attachment member (21) and a first set of abutment portions (41a-b) positioned at a first side portion (S1). The distribution package (1) further comprises a second attachment member (22) and a second set of abutment portions (42a-b) positioned at a second side portion (S2). The disclosure also relates to a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes (2) on hangers (3).

Description

DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE AND DISTRIBUTION PARCEL FOR USE IN LAYING
DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHES
Field of invention
The invention relates to a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion.
The invention also relates to a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the distribution parcel including a first and a second piece of clothing, and a distribution package. Technical Background
It is known to distribute clothing on hangers hanging on racks inside large containers. A drawback with this is that it is designed for transport of large quantities of clothes. Such distribution may e.g. be used for transport from a manufacturing site to a central distribution facility.
It is also known to distribute clothing in laying distribution where the clothes are folded and stacked in stacks. A drawback with such a distribution is that most types of clothes become wrinkled and some types of clothes even become damaged. Suit jackets with shoulder pads are a kind of clothing that may be damaged with this kind a distribution.
Summary of invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, which a distribution package eliminates or at least reduces the problems with the clothes being wrinkled and/or damaged.
This object has been achieved by a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, wherein the distribution package comprises
a bottom wall adapted to face downwardly during distribution, an opposing top wall adapted to face upwardly during distribution, and a plurality of further walls, which extend along a height direction between the bottom wall and top wall and which together with the bottom wall and top wall form an enclosure adapted to protect the clothes and hangers during distribution, a first attachment member positioned at a first side portion of the enclosure, the first attachment member being adapted to extend along the height direction and to interact with the hook portion of one or more hangers in a first set of hangers, the first attachment member being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger in the first set of hangers relative the first attachment member in a direction extending from the hook portion towards the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger,
a first set of abutment portions positioned at the first side portion of the enclosure, the first abutment portions being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger of said first set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the first set of abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger,
a second attachment member positioned at a second side portion of the enclosure, opposite the first side portion of the enclosure, the second attachment member being adapted to extend along the height direction and to interact with the hook portion of one or more hangers in a second set of hangers, the second attachment member being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger in the second set of hangers relative the second attachment member in a direction extending from the hook portion towards the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger,
a second set of abutment portions positioned at the second side portion of the enclosure, the second set of abutment portions being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger in the second set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the second set of abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger.
With a distribution package designed in this manner it is possible to securely distribute clothes in laying distribution. Laying distribution is useful for distribution of comparably small amount of clothes. It is easy to stack a number of distribution packages one over another when the packages rest on their respective major surfaces. The fact that it is useful for comparably small amount of clothes makes it possible to use the same package all the way from the manufacturing site to the clothing store without any need for repackaging at any central distribution facility. The combination of the attachment member and the associated abutment portions will effectively keep any hangers attached to respective attachment member in place and thereby also any clothing on such a hanger will be kept securely in place. The fact that the distribution package is provided with a second attachment member and second abutment portions in the opposite side of the package provides a good usage of the space available, since the hangers and the portions of the clothing at the hangers typically build height significantly more than the portions of the clothes at a distance from its associated hanger. Moreover, the fact that the hangers will be kept in place and the clothing will be kept in place on the hangers will result in that the shape of the hangers shape will continue to support and protect the shape of the portion of the clothing wrapped around the clothes hanging portion of the hanger.
The abutment portions may be adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of the hangers in different manners depending e.g. upon different properties of the clothes that are hung on the respective hanger.
In one embodiment, the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that the portion of the clothes wrapped around the upper edge of the straight or inclined clothes hanging portion of the hanger is clamped between the abutment portions and the clothes hanging portion of the hanger. Thereby there is provided a fixation of the hanger and the clothing. This clamping may be provided by an interference fit between the abutment portions and hanger as such. Alternatively, the clamping may be provided by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the portion of the clothing adapted to be positioned between the abutment portions and the hanger.
In one embodiment, the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that there is a small play, i.e. a loose fit, between the abutment portions, the hanger and the clothing on the hanger. As long as the loose fit is not large enough to allow the hanger to be detached from the attachment member, the hanger will still be prevented from moving freely in the distribution package.
It is also conceivable to use combinations of the above designs concerning interference fit and/or loose fit.
In one embodiment, the abutment portions are positioned relative to the attachment member and designed relative to the hanger such that a first portion of the clothes hanging portion abuts the abutment portions with an interference fit and a second portion of the clothes hanging portion abuts the abutment portions with a loose fit. In this situation the first portion may e.g. be a portion close to the stem of the hook portion where there is no portion of the clothing wrapped around the hanger and the second portion may be two portions, one on either side, where there is a portion of the clothes wrapped around the hanger. In another embodiment, the first portion close to the stem of the hook abuts the abutment portions with a loose fit and a second portion, formed of two portions on either side of the first portion, abuts the abutment portions with an
interference fit (interference fit as such or by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the clothing). Such a design could be useful for attaching a hanger carrying a jacket. The shoulder portions of the jacket could be used to clamp the hanger and jacket and the collar portion is located at the loose fit, thereby preventing the fold of the collar and lapel to be forced to carry any load.
Thus, the abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other directly. The abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other directly in a loose fit and/or interference fit. The abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other indirectly, i.e. with a portion of the clothing between the abutment portions and the hanger. The abutment portions and the hanger may abut each other indirectly with an interference fit (interference fit as such or by a loose fit being smaller than the thickness of the clothing) or a loose fit (remaining loose also with clothing between the abutment portion and the hanger).
Also the design may be provided with combinations of the above in respect of different portions of the abutment between the abutment portions and the hanger. The different portions may have an abutment according to any of the abutment versions direct/indirect/interference/loose may.
When discussing the different directions it may be useful to introduce a coordinate system with three orthogonal directions; a height extending between the bottom wall and top wall; a length extending between the first and second attachment members and a width extending along the extension of the clothes hanging portion of the clothes hangers. It should be noted that although the coordinate system is orthogonal, the actual physical members need not be completely orthogonal to the other. The different walls or other members may be inclined relative to each other. It is however often preferred that the top and bottom walls are parallel to each other in order to facilitate stacking of a plurality of distribution packages. Likewise is it often preferred that the sidewalls extend truly orthogonal to the top and bottom walls which will render them to extend truly vertically which is beneficial in view of their load bearing capacity during stacking of a plurality of distribution packages. The extension of the attachment members along the height direction may in one embodiment be such that they extend in parallel with the height direction. In this embodiment, the attachment member may be designed such that it presents a single line of interaction and positioning of the hangers in respective set of hangers. Alternatively, the attachment member may be designed such that it presents two different lines of interaction and positioning of the hangers, e.g. depending upon if the hook is oriented in a left-hand or right-hand orientation along the width direction. The two different lines may be accomplished by two separate members forming said attachment member or by a single attachment member being asymmetrically designed. Asymmetrically may e.g. be in the sense that the design along the width and length on one side of a centre line along the length is different than the design along the width and length on the other side of said centre line.
In another embodiment, the attachment members extend inclined such that it extends also along the length as it extends along the height. This inclination may be continuous or step wise. With such a design, different hangers interacting with the attachment member will be offset neighbouring hangers or at least offset other hangers at a relevant distance in height.
It should be noted that with the different kinds of offsets due to inclined attachment members or due to the dual positioning, the abutment portions should be correspondingly formed such that the abutment portions associated with the respective hanger fulfils the requirement that they are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion of respective hanger to prevent movement of the respective hanger relative the abutment portions in a direction extending from the clothes hanging portion towards the hook portion of respective hanger
The distribution package further comprises at least one removable intermediate plate adapted to be positioned at a height between the bottom wall and the top wall to aid in keeping the clothes in place during distribution. With the introduction of intermediate plate it becomes possible to separate clothes individually or into sets of clothes along the height direction. Thereby the clothes are given even less possibility to move during distribution.
The intermediate plate is preferably made of paper or paper-board. The intermediate plate has preferably sufficient strength to be self-supporting, i.e. it can carry its own weight without any significant deformation. The intermediate plate is preferably self-supporting when the tongues are inserted into the slots of the abutment portions. The abutment portions comprise slots adapted to receive tongues of the intermediate plate to thereby hold the intermediate plate on said height. This way the intermediate plate will not only separate the clothes from each other but will also retain its position on the intended height.
The top wall, bottom wall and side walls of the distribution package may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is a material that is comparably cheap, easy to shape into a distribution package, light-weight and still capable of providing a distribution package protecting the clothes during distribution.
The attachment members may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. As mentioned above, this is a material that is
comparably cheap, easy to shape into a distribution package, light-weight and still capable of providing a distribution package protecting the clothes during distribution.
It may in this context be noted that it is conceivable to use other combinations of materials. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board and the attachment members and/or abutment portions are made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls and the abutment portions are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board, and the attachment members is made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal.
The attachment member may be formed of a sheet being folded about one or more fold lines extending along the height direction. This is a useful way of provided a strong attachment member and still being able to design it of a paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
The first set of abutment portions may comprise a first abutment portion positioned in a width direction, transverse to the height direction, on one side of the first attachment member and a second abutment portion positioned in the width direction on another side of the first attachment member. This way it is prevented that the hanger swings from side to side and thereby any clothes are more securely kept in place in the distribution package.
Also, the second set of abutment portions may comprise a first abutment portion positioned in the width direction on one side of the second attachment member and a second abutment portion positioned in the width direction on another side of the second attachment member. The first and second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending on one hand in the height direction. This way the abutment portions will present an abutment surface towards the hanger and the clothes on the hanger even if the hanger and clothes will move slightly along the height direction.
The first and/or second abutment portions comprises abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in an inclined direction having in a width direction, transverse to the height direction, a component away from its associated attachment member and in a length direction, transverse to both the height and width direction, a component towards the other attachment member. Such a design will essentially follow the typical triangular or pointy shape of a clothes hanger for jackets and shirts.
The first and/or second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in a width direction transverse to the height direction and transverse to a length direction.
It may be noted that in one embodiment both the first and second abutment portions have the inclined extension. It may be noted that in another embodiment the first abutment portions have the inclined extension and the second abutment portions have the transverse extension. In this latter design, jackets on hangers are positioned at the first abutment portion and trousers or skirts on straight hangers are positioned at the second abutment portions.
It may also be noted that the first and/or second abutment portions may as such also be combinations of inclined and transverse extensions, such that a central portion close to the attachment member e.g. is transverse and distal portions on either side are inclined, or vice versa.
The abutment portions may be formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. As mentioned above, this is a material that is
comparably cheap, easy to shape into a distribution package, light-weight and still capable of providing a distribution package protecting the clothes during distribution.
According to one aspect there is provided a distribution package for use in laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, wherein the distribution package comprises a first attachment member and a first set of abutment portions positioned at a first side portion, and wherein the distribution package further comprises a second attachment member and a second set of abutment portions positioned at a second side portion.
The above object has also been addressed with a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes on hangers, the hangers having a hook portion and a clothes hanging portion, the distribution parcel comprising
a first piece of clothing,
a second piece of clothing, and
a distribution package with a first attachment member and a second attachment member, wherein
the first piece of clothing is arranged on a first hanger being attached to the first attachment member and extends in a length direction from said hanger towards the second attachment member, and
the second piece of clothing is arranged on a second hanger being attached to the second attachment member and extends from said hanger in a length direction towards the first attachment member.
In this manner clothes may be distributed in laying distribution on hangers and still be protected from being wrinkled or otherwise damaged.
The length direction may relative to respective hanger be oriented along a direction in which clothes will hang vertically down from the hanger when the hanger is hung on a horizontally extending rod and wherein said length direction during distribution is horizontally arranged.
The parcel may further comprise removable intermediate plate between the first piece of clothing and the second piece of clothing. Alternatively, the removable intermediate plate is located between a first set of clothing and a second set of clothing. In this latter design, the intermediate plate is thus not located between each individual piece of clothing but between sets or groups of clothing.
Brief description of the drawings
The invention will by way of example be described in more detail with reference to the appended schematic drawings, which shows a presently preferred embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a distribution package.
Fig. 2 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 from another direction.
Fig. 3a is top plan view showing a jacket on a hanger in the distribution package. Fig. 3b is a top plan view showing the distribution package of fig. 3a in a state where another jacket on a hanger has been positioned in the distribution package.
Fig. 4 is a blank adapted to be folded to form bottom, top and side walls of the distribution package.
Fig. 5 is a blank adapted to be folded to form an abutment portion.
Fig. 6 is a blank adapted to be folded to form an attachment member. Fig. 7 is an intermediate plate member adapted to interact with slots in an abutment portion formed from the blank of Fig. 5.
Fig. 8 is a plate member adapted to interact with slots in an abutment portion formed from the blank of Fig. 4.
Detailed description of preferred embodiments
In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, there are shown two different exploded, perspective views of a distribution package 1. The distribution package 1 is adapted for use in laying distribution of clothes 2 on hangers 3; see e.g. Fig. 3a and Fig. 3b.
The hangers 3 have typically a hook portion 3a and a clothes hanging portion 3b.
The distribution package 1 comprises a bottom wall 11 with an outside surface adapted to face downwardly during distribution (in the Figures 1 and 2, the reference number 11 points on the inside surface of the bottom wall 11 which is intended to be facing upwardly during distribution), an opposing top wall 12 with an outside surface adapted to face upwardly during distribution, and a plurality of further walls 13a-d.
As is apparent from Fig. 4, the bottom wall 11 and the top wall 12, respectively, are in the preferred embodiment formed of two panels 11a, lib and 12a, 12b adapted to be folded towards each other together forming the bottom 11 and top 12 walls.
The further walls 13a-d are adapted to extend along a height direction H between the bottom wall 11 and top wall 12 and form together with the bottom wall 11 and top wall 12 an enclosure adapted to protect the clothes 2 and hangers 3 during distribution.
The distribution package 1 comprises a first attachment member 21 positioned at a first side portion SI of the enclosure and a second attachment member 22 positioned at a second side portion S2 of the enclosure, opposite the first side portion SI of the enclosure. The first attachment member 21 is adapted to extend along the height direction H and to interact with the hook portion 3a of one or more hangers 3 in a first set of hangers. The first attachment member 21 is adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger 3 in the first set of hangers relative the first attachment member 21 in a direction LI extending from the hook portion 3a towards the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3.
The second attachment member 22 is adapted to extend along the height direction H and to interact with the hook portion 3a of one or more hangers 3 in a second set of hangers. The second attachment member 22 is adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger 3 in the second set hangers relative the second attachment member 22 in a direction L2 extending from the hook portion 3a towards the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3.
The distribution package 1 comprises a first set of abutment portions 41a-b positioned at the first side portion SI of the enclosure and a second set of abutment portions 42a-b positioned at the second side portion S2 of the enclosure.
The first abutment portions 41a-b are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3 of said first set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger 3 relative the first set of abutment portions 41a-b in a direction LI' extending from the clothes hanging portion 3b towards the hook portion 3a of respective hanger 3.
The second set of abutment portions 42a-b are adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion 3b of respective hanger 3 in the second set of hangers and to prevent movement of the respective hanger 3 relative the second set of abutment portions 42a-b in a direction L2' extending from the clothes hanging portion 3b towards the hook portion 3a of respective hanger 3.
It may be noted that in the embodiment shown, the direction LI' is parallel to the direction L2 and the direction L2' is parallel to the direction LI.
When discussing the different directions it may be useful to introduce a coordinate system with three orthogonal directions; a height H extending between the bottom wall and top wall; a length L extending between the first and second attachment members 21, 22 and a width W orthogonal to the length L and the height H. In the shown embodiment, the width W will have an extension along the major extension of the clothes hanging portion 3b of the clothes hangers 3.
The distribution package comprise at least one removable intermediate plate 50 adapted to be positioned at a suitable height HI or H2 or H3 (see Fig. 2) between the bottom wall 11 and the top wall 12 to aid in keeping the clothes 2 in place during distribution. The intermediate plate 50 is adapted to separate clothes 2 individually or into sets of clothes along the height direction H. It may e.g. be useful to place one hanger 3 with a jacket 2 on the first attachment member 21 and to place one hanger 3 with a jacket 2 on the second attachment member 22 (see Fig. 3a). Thereafter an intermediate plate 50 may be positioned above the two jackets (the two jackets thereby forming a set of clothes).
The abutment portions 41a-b. 42a-b comprise slots 43 adapted to receive tongues 53 of the intermediate plate 50 to thereby hold the intermediate plate 50 on said height HI, H2, H3. This way the intermediate plate 50 will not only separate the clothes 2 from each other but will also retain its position on the intended height HI, H2, H3.
The top wall 12, bottom wall 11 and side walls 13a-d of the distribution package 1 are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is e.g. accomplished by providing a sheet (see Fig. 4) with the different walls 11, 12, 13a-d being formed as different portions adapted to be folded to form said enclosure. In Fig. 4-6, the solid lines indicate that the material is cut through the complete thickness of the material, and the dotted lines indicate crease or fold lines, where the material is intended to be folded. The crease or fold lines may be formed by a perforation or other kinds of partial cutting of the material; partial when it comes to the thickness and/or partial when it comes to the extension along the line. The crease of fold lines may also be formed by locally compressing the material such that it locally loses some of its bending stiffness.
The attachment members 21, 22 are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
The attachment members 21, 22 are formed of a sheet (see Fig. 6) being folded about a plurality of fold lines 21a-d adapted to extend along the height direction H once the respective attachment member 21, 22 is installed in the distribution package 1. The attachment members 21, 22 extend with their main extension in parallel with the height direction H.
The first set of abutment portions 41a-b comprise a first abutment portion 41a positioned in a width direction W, transverse to the height direction H, on one side of the first attachment member 21 and a second abutment portion 41b positioned in the width direction W on another side of the first attachment member 21. This way it is prevented that the hanger 3 swings from side to side and thereby any clothes 2 are more securely kept in place in the distribution package 1. Also, the second set of abutment portions 42a-b comprise a first abutment portion 42a positioned in the width direction W on one side of the second attachment member 22 and a second abutment portion 42b positioned in the width direction W on another side of the second attachment member 22.
As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the first and second abutment portions
41a-b, 42a-b comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane which plane on one hand extends in the height direction H and on the other hand is inclined such that it extends away from its associated attachment member in an inclined direction having in a width direction W, transverse to the height direction H, a component away from its associated attachment member and in a length direction LI, transverse to both the height H and width W direction, a
component towards the other attachment member. In the embodiment shown in the Figures, this inclined extension is accomplished by a plane surface extending in the height direction H and forming a triangle with respective corner of the distribution package 1. Such a design will essentially follow the typical triangular or pointy shape of a clothes hanger for jackets and shirts. This way the abutment portions will present an abutment surface towards the hanger and the clothes on the hanger even if the hanger and clothes will move slightly along the height direction.
The abutment portions 41a-b, 42a-b are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board. This is e.g. accomplished by providing a sheet (see Fig. 5) with different portions being adapted to be folded to form a triangular prismatic body. The sheets forming the abutment portions 41a-b, 42a- b are provided with the above mentioned slots 43 adapted to receive the tongues of the intermediate plates 50. The sheets forming the abutment portions 41a-b, 42a-b are provided with tongues 44 adapted to be received in slots 14 in the sheet forming the top 12, bottom 11 and side 13a-d walls (see Fig. 4).
A rectangular portion 15 of the sheet in Fig. 4 is cut along three sides (solid lines) and foldable about a fourth side (dashed line). This rectangular portion 15 forms a flap 15 which provides access to the attachment member 21 such that the hook portion 3a of the hangers 3 may be put into position but a movement counter the height direction H. The sheet of Fig. 4 is also provided with a slot 16 extending as a continuation of the cut around the portion 15. This slot 16 allows the stem portion 3c of the hanger 3 to be moved downwardly such that the hanger 3 and clothes 2 are positioned at the desired height H. In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the flap 15 is in an open position at the first side portion SI and in a closed position at the second side portion S2. In Fig. 3a and Fig. 3b, the flaps 15 are for clarity reason removed. Once the hangers 3 are put in position, the flap 15 is closed.
In the embodiment shown, the distribution package 1 also comprises a top plate 60 (see Fig. 8). The top plate 60 is adapted to be positioned a top of the stack of clothes before the top wall 12 is formed by closing the two flaps together. The top plate 60 is similarly as for the intermediate plate 50 provided with tongues 63 adapted to be inserted into slots on the side walls or in the abutment portions.
In Fig. 3b, there is shown a distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes 2 on hangers 3, the hangers 3 having a hook portion 3a and a clothes hanging portion 3b. The distribution parcel comprises
a first piece of clothing 2,
a second piece of clothing 2', and
a distribution package 1 with a first attachment member 21 and a second attachment member 22, wherein
the first piece of clothing 2 is arranged on a first hanger 3 being attached to the first attachment member 21 and extends in a length direction LI from said hanger 3 towards the second attachment member 22, and
the second piece of clothing 2' is arranged on a second hanger 3 being attached to the second attachment member 22 and extends from said hanger 3 in a length direction L2 towards the first attachment member 21.
It may be noted that the length direction LI, L2 is relative to respective hanger 3 oriented along a direction in which clothes 2, 2' will hang vertically down from the hanger 3 when the hanger is hung on a horizontally extending rod and wherein said length direction LI, 12 during distribution is horizontally arranged.
For clarity reasons, the removable intermediate plate 50 has been removed from Fig. 3b. In distribution, the removable intermediate plate 50 is preferably present between the first piece of clothing 2 and the second piece of clothing 2' or between a first set of clothing and a second set of clothing.
It is contemplated that there are numerous modifications of the embodiments described herein, which are still within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
It may in this context be noted that it is conceivable to use other combinations of materials. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board and the attachment members and/or abutment portions are made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal. It is e.g. conceivable that the walls and the abutment portions are of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board, and the attachment members is made of another material, such as a plastic material or a metal.
The first and/or second abutment portions may comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member in a width direction transverse to the height direction and transverse to a length direction. This may e.g. be suitable for hangers design for trousers or skirts.
It may be noted that in one embodiment both the first and second abutment portions have the inclined extension. It may be noted that in another embodiment the first abutment portions have the inclined extension and the second abutment portions have the transverse extension. In this latter design, jackets on hangers are positioned at the first abutment portion and trousers or skirts on straight hangers are positioned at the second abutment portions. In one embodiment both the first and second abutment portions have the transverse extension.
The transverse extension may e.g. be accomplished by simply removing the triangular prismatic elements in Fig. 1 and Fig 2, at one or both side portions SI, S2. In such a case the intermediate plate 50 will be designed as the top plate 60 at the side portion SI, S2 where there is no triangular prismatic element. If the triangular prismatic elements are removed at both side portions SI and S2, the top plate 60 may be used as intermediate plates. The tongues 63 of the plates 60 will in such a place be inserted into the slots 14, 14' formed on the panels 13c' and 13a' forming inside surfaces of the side walls 13c and 13a. Alternatively, the triangular prismatic elements may be replaced with rectangular prismatic elements provided with slots.
It may be noted that when discussing the triangular and rectangular prismatic elements it is referred to the geometrical shape. The elements need not physically have all the side surfaces. It is sufficient that the surface forming the abutment portions is present to form the abutment portion. Preferably, the surfaces forming the abutment portions are fully present. The other surfaces may be completely or partially missing.
It may also be noted that the first and/or second abutment portions may as such also be combinations of inclined and transverse extensions, such that a central portion close to the attachment member e.g. is transverse and distal portions on either side are inclined, or vice versa.

Claims

1. Distribution package (1) for use in laying distribution of clothes (2) on hangers (3), the hangers (3) having a hook portion (3a) and a clothes hanging portion (3b), wherein the distribution package (1) comprises
a bottom wall (11) adapted to face downwardly during distribution, an opposing top wall (12) adapted to face upwardly during distribution, and a plurality of further walls (13a-d), which extend along a height direction (H) between the bottom wall (11) and top wall (12) and which together with the bottom wall (11) and top wall (12) form an enclosure adapted to protect the clothes (2) and hangers (3) during distribution,
a first attachment member (21) positioned at a first side portion (SI) of the enclosure, the first attachment member (21) being adapted to extend along the height direction (H) and to interact with the hook portion (3a) of one or more hangers (3) in a first set of hangers (3),
a second attachment member (22) positioned at a second side portion
(S2) of the enclosure, opposite the first side portion (SI) of the enclosure, the second attachment member (22) being adapted to extend along the height direction (H) and to interact with the hook portion (3a) of one or more hangers (3) in a second set of hangers (3),
the first attachment member (21) being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger (3) in the first set of hangers (3) relative the first attachment member (21) in a direction (LI) extending from respective hanger (3) in the first set of hangers (3) towards the second attachment member (22),
the second attachment member (22) being adapted to prevent movement of respective hanger (3) in the second set of hangers (3) relative the second attachment member (22) in a direction (L2) extending from respective hanger (3) in the second set of hangers (2) towards the first attachment member (21), a first set of abutment portions (41a-b) positioned at the first side portion (SI) of the enclosure, the first abutment portions (41a-b) being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion (3b) of respective hanger (3) of said first set of hangers (3) and to prevent movement of the respective hanger (3) relative the first set of abutment portions (41a-b) in a direction (LI') being parallel to the direction (L2) extending from respective hanger (3) in the second set of hangers (2) towards the first attachment member (21), a second set of abutment portions (42a-b) positioned at the second side portion (S2) of the enclosure, the second set of abutment portions (42a-b) being adapted to interact with the clothes hanging portion (3b) of respective hanger (3) in the second set of hangers (3) and to prevent movement of the respective hanger (3) relative the second set of abutment portions (42a-b) in a direction (L2') being parallel to the direction (LI) extending from respective hanger (3) in the first set of hangers (3) towards the second attachment member (22),
at least one removable intermediate plate (50) adapted to be positioned at a height (HI, H2, H3) between the bottom wall (11) and the top wall (12) to aid in keeping the clothes (2) in place during distribution,
wherein the abutment portions (41a-b, 42a-b) comprises slots (43) adapted to receive tongues (53) of the intermediate plate (50) to thereby hold the intermediate plate (50) on said height (HI, H2, H3).
2. Distribution package according to claim 1, wherein the top wall (12), bottom wall (11) and side walls (13a-d) of the distribution package (1) is formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
3. Distribution package according to anyone of claims 1-2, wherein the attachment members (21, 22) are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
4. Distribution package according to claim 3, wherein the attachment member (21, 22) is formed of a sheet being folded about one or more fold lines (21a-d) extending along the height direction (H).
5. Distribution package according to anyone of claims 1-4, wherein the first set of abutment portions (41a-b) comprises a first abutment portion (41a) positioned in a width direction (W), transverse to the height direction (H), on one side of the first attachment member (21) and a second abutment portion (41b) positioned in the width direction (W) on another side of the first attachment member (21).
6. Distribution package according to claim 5, wherein the second set of abutment portions (42a-b) comprises a first abutment portion (42a) positioned in the width direction (W) on one side of the second attachment member (22) and a second abutment portion (42b) positioned in the width direction (W) on another side of the second attachment member (22).
7. Distribution package according to anyone of claims 1-6, wherein the first and second abutment portions (41a-b, 42a-b) comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending on one hand in the height direction (H),
wherein the first and/or second abutment portions (41a-b, 42a-b) comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member (21, 22) in an inclined direction having in a width direction (W), transverse to the height direction (H), a component away from its associated attachment member (21, 22) and in a length direction (L), transverse to both the height (H) and width (W) direction, a component towards the other attachment member (22, 21).
8. Distribution package according to claim 7, wherein the first and/or second abutment portions (41a-b, 42a-b) comprise abutment surfaces extending in a plane extending away from its associated attachment member (21, 22) in a width direction (W) transverse to the height direction and transverse to a length direction (L).
9. Distribution package according to anyone of claims 1-8, wherein the abutment portions (41a-b, 42a-b) are formed of paper board, preferably corrugated paper board.
10. Distribution parcel for laying distribution of clothes (2) on hangers (3), the hangers (3) having a hook portion (3a) and a clothes hanging portion
(3b), the distribution parcel comprising
a first piece of clothing (2),
a second piece of clothing (2'), and
a distribution package (1) according to anyone of claims 1-9, wherein the first piece of clothing (2) is arranged on a first hanger (3) being attached to the first attachment member (21) and extends in a length direction (LI) from said hanger (3) towards the second attachment member (22), and the second piece of clothing (2') is arranged on a second hanger (3) being attached to the second attachment member (22) and extends from said hanger (3) in a length direction (L2) towards the first attachment member (21).
11. Distribution parcel according to claim 10, wherein said length direction (LI, L) is relative to respective hanger (3) oriented along a direction in which clothes (2, 2') will hang vertically down from the hanger (3) when the hanger (3) is hung on a horizontally extending rod and wherein said length direction during distribution is horizontally arranged.
12. Distribution parcel according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the distribution parcel further comprises removable intermediate plate (5) between the first piece of clothing (2) and the second piece of clothing (2') or between a first set of clothing and a second set of clothing.
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