ES1261716U - "CUBRECAJAS" (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Box cover, for closing the upper opening of a box (3), comprising a central area (1) and two fastening bands (2) on opposite sides of the central area (1) where the central area (1) is dimensioned to cover the upper open face of the box (3), the two fastening bands (2) are attached to each of the opposite sides of the central zone (1) and are dimensioned to be fixed to two opposite sides of the box (3); and characterized in that the central zone (1) is made of cellulosic material. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Box covers

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present application refers to a protective box cover for packaging boxes of fruits, vegetables and the like.

STATE OF THE ART

Multiple types of box covers are known to cover packaging boxes for fruits, vegetables and the like and to protect the products during their transportation and storage.

The box cover is a generally rectangular cover formed by a central part, destined to cover the storage space of the box, and side bands located on opposite sides of the central area, destined to fix the box cover to the box.

In figure 1 a conventional box cover is shown. Until now, the central part of the box covers has been made of plastic mesh, which represents a serious contamination problem as it is not biodegradable. Therefore, the present invention aims to eliminate the use of plastic in the construction of the box cover and make it fully recyclable.

The applicant is not aware of any box covers similar to the invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a box cover according to claim 1. Its different variants solve the problems outlined.

The box cover of the invention is intended to be placed on packaging boxes for fruits, vegetables and the like, to protect the product contained in the boxes during transport and storage.

The box cover is composed of a central area, dimensioned to substantially coincide with the open upper face of the box, and two lateral fastening bands, dimensioned to substantially coincide with two opposite sides of the boxes.

The dimensions of the central area and the clamping bands of the box cover may vary to match the dimensions of the boxes in which they are to be placed.

The clamping bands of the box cover are attached in their longitudinal dimension to each of two opposite sides of the central area, so that when placed on the open top face of the box, the two clamping bands can be folded down to coincide with two opposite sides of the box. Preferably, they are matched with the longer sides of the box to improve the attachment of the box cover to the box.

Subsequently, the fastening bands are attached to the box in a manner known to those skilled in the art, by means of staples, adhesives, nails or the like, so that the box cover fastening bands secure the box cover assembly to the box.

In some embodiments, the box cover may have more than two side bands in order to better secure the box cover to the box or to display product information, advertising, or the like.

In the present invention, both the central zone and the fastening bands are made of a non-plastic material, generally cellulose. The central area of the box cover is preferably made of 40 g Kraft paper made with virgin fiber to withstand the humidity of the cold rooms and the box cover fastening bands are preferably made of 220-weight gray-backed white recycled cardboard.

The use of other suitable materials is also envisaged for the purpose of the present invention.

The central area of the box cover is stamped with a predetermined configuration to achieve ventilation of the fruit and simulate the usefulness of the plastic mesh of the state of the art. Die cutting depends on the type of fruit and its need for ventilation. For example, it can comprise several cutouts of rectangular, triangular or square shape, preferably with rounded edges.

Other variants can be seen in the rest of the report.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure 1: General view, in perspective, of the box cover of the state of the art.

Figure 2: General view, in perspective, of the box cover of the present invention.

Figure 3: Top view of the box cover of figure 2.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention will be briefly described below, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment that comprises a box cover composed of a central area (1) and two lateral fastening bands (2), each joined, in its longitudinal dimension, to two opposite sides of the central area (1) of the box cover.

In the embodiment, the central area (1) has substantially the dimension of the open upper face of the box (3) and on two opposite sides it has the two fastening bands (2) with which the box cover is attached to the box. (3).

The box cover is positioned so that the central area (1) of the box cover covers with its lower face the storage space of the box (3), once the box (3) has been filled with the product to be transported or stored. The fastening bands (2) of the box cover are placed on two opposite sides of the box (3), preferably the longest sides of the box (3), and are fastened by means of staples, adhesives, nails or the like, so that the Box cover retaining bands (2) secure the box cover assembly to the box (3). The adhesive can be pre-positioned in the fastening bands (2), so that it is enough to remove some protective strips to adhere them and close the box (3).

The central area (1) of the box cover is made of 40 g kraft paper made with virgin fiber to withstand the humidity of the cold rooms and the clamping bands (2) of the box cover are made of white recycled cardboard with a gray back of weight 220 .

In the embodiment of Figures 3 and 4, the central area (1) of the box cover is stamped with a configuration of six square areas cut out to achieve ventilation of the product.

In some embodiments, the central area (1) or the fastening bands (2) can be printed with product information, advertising, price code, and other information or images.

Claims (1)

1- Box cover, for closing the upper opening of a box (3), comprising a central area (1) and two fastening bands (2) on opposite sides of the central area (1) where the central area (1) is dimensioned to cover the upper open face of the box (3), the two fastening bands (2) are attached to each of the opposite sides of the central zone (1) and are dimensioned to be fixed to two opposite sides of the box (3); Y characterized in that the central zone (1) is made of cellulosic material. 2- Box covers, according to claim 1, in which its central area (1) is made of Kraft paper. 3- Box covers, according to claim 1, in which the fastening bands (2) are made of semi-rigid cellulosic material. 4- Box covers, according to claims 1 and 2, in which its central area (1) is stamped.