ES2248474T3 - PACKING BASKET FOR LIGHT PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED MOLD. - Google Patents

Abstract

A packaging basket (B) and a blank (10) for forming a packaging basket is formed from paperboard or material of like function and comprises a base (12) and a plurality of concentric, annular strips (16-16f) hinged one to the next. The radially innermost annular strip (16) is hinged to the base at a series of circumferentially spaced locations (18). The next adjacent radially outer annular strip (16a) is hinged to the radially innermost annular strip (16) at a series of circumferentially spaced locations (18) disposed intermediate the said hinged series of circumferentially spaced locations between the radially innermost annular strip (16) and said base (12). The next succeeding concentric annular strips are likewise alternately hinged one to the next so as to be adapted to form a skeletal cage-like structure when the concentric annular strips are displaced out of the plane of the base. <IMAGE>

Description

Packaging basket for light products and mold associated.

This invention consists of a packing basket in the form of a cage and its die, which is formed by cardboard, or of a functionally equivalent material, to contain, present and identify products of relatively small weight. The cage of packaging has been created specifically for use with packaged salad, but it can obviously be used to sell other appropriate products.

Normally, these packing baskets are made in plastic. Such structures are relatively expensive. of manufacturing It is known to produce cardboard containers, but said containers generally lack robustness with respect to plastic formed baskets, particularly when it is desirable that said containers are self transportable structures.

The present invention and its embodiments Preferred are aimed at eliminating, or at least decreasing, the problems of the existing technique.

An aspect of the invention provides a basket of packaging for light products, said basket is formed to from a cardboard die, or from a material having a similar function, the basket is formed from the die placed flat to constitute a cage-shaped structure skeletal closed by means forming closure and handle, characterized with respect to the existing technique as it is known from GB 1 223 027 A in which said medium forming closure and handle is constituted by a diversity of legs of fixation, in which each one is articulated, in places spaced, in the radially outermost parts of the die and wherein one of said fixing legs is provided by a slit intended to receive at least two of the other legs of fixing to keep the cage type structure in a state assembled and closed.

Preferably, the cage-shaped structure It is practically spherical.

In a class of embodiments, the structure in Cage shape comprises a base and a matrix of bands articulated in one piece, which, in the form of a die of the basket, are made up of a variety of annular bands concentric articulated one after the other. So optional, articulated ring bands are connected from articulated way to a variety of radial bands. Preferably, it further comprises a base connected in a manner articulated to the radial bands, but otherwise separated from the cage shaped structure.

Preferably, the handle panel may be provided by a groove to connect the edge of the groove and It can be held with it.

The basket can also comprise a second panel containing a slot adapted to be placed in disposition of riding with the first panel and a second handle panel articulated on the cage-shaped structure, the first and second handle panels may be placed at the disposal of face contact and being adapted to pass through the slots of the first and second handles to close the structure in cage shape

A second aspect of the invention may comprising a die to form a packing basket, said die is made of cardboard or a material having a similar function and comprises a base and a variety of annular bands concentric articulated one after the other and in which the radially innermost annular band is articulated to the base in a series of circumferentially spaced places, the band annular radially outer next neighbor being articulated on the radially innermost annular band in a series of circumferentially spaced places between the annular band radially lower and said base, and the annular bands following successive concentric being articulated alternatively similarly one after the other with in order to be adapted to form a structure in the form of skeletal cage when said concentric annular bands are displaced out of the plane of the base and middle forming closure and handle, characterized in that with respect to the existing technique as is known from GB 1 223 027 A in which said fixing legs are each articulated, and in which spaced places, in radially outer annular bands and in which one of said fixing legs is provided by a slot intended to receive at least two of the other legs of fixing to keep the cage type structure in a state assembled and closed.

Preferably, the articulated bands are articulated connected to a variety of bands Radial

It can also comprise a connected base of articulated way to radial bands, but distinctly separated from the rest of the die.

According to another optional feature of the second aspect of the invention may further comprise a second panel containing a slot adapted to be placed in the position of riding and a second handle panel connected so articulated on the cage-shaped structure, the first and second handle panels being placed in contact position of faces and being adapted to pass through the grooves of the first and second handles to close the structure in the form of cage.

Examples of embodiment of the invention will be now described, by way of example only, in reference to the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a die of cardboard from which a packing cage according to the invention can be formed; Y

Figure 2 and 2 A are two perspective views of the assembled cage, viewed from directions opposite.

The die 10, which is made of cardboard or material having a similar function, comprises a central base 12 which itself should be presented as a disk, with the exception of a series of circumferential arc cuts such as cut 14, which meets so that it can be folded in the radially innermost band of a series concentric of annular bands indicated in 16 (the annular band plus inside) and in 16a to 16f to form a cage structure Skeletal in an assembled basket.

The base 12 is articulated with respect to the ring band 16 in circumferential locations spaced by fold lines 19. Each annular band 16 is separated from the die by a pair of cut lines 32, and is articulated with the radially outermost annular band next 16a in circumferential locations spaced in such a way that the articulated connection 19 is circumferentially positioned intermediate face to face of each of the articulated connections 18. Similarly, the annular band 16a is articulated with respect to to the annular band 16b in a series of locations circumferential 18b, which are placed circumferentially of intermediate face-to-face form of articulated connections circumferential 18a.

Consequently, each of the annular bands concentric is thus fixed to the annular band radially adjacent next such that the connection between a band and  its immediate radially outer neighbor is circumferentially intermediary in the connections between said band and its neighbor Immediately radial outside.

The outermost annular band of the cut 16f it comprises arc-shaped bands 16f ', which are articulated with with respect to the annular band 16e in locations circumferentially spaced, which are intermediaries in the locations in which the annular band 16e is connected to the ring band 16d. The circumferentially outermost band 16f it also includes 16f '' one-piece annular bands with the radially inner arc-shaped band 16f ', and the parts One-piece bands 16f '16f' 'are equally connected to the radially inner annular band 16e in spaced circumferential locations that are placed circumferentially intermediate to the connections between the ring band 16e and its radially inner neighboring ring band 16d

In a class of embodiments a variety of radial panels 36. Each radial panel is defined by opposite fold lines 38, 40 defining the connections articulated for adjacent annular bands 16.

The cut comprises one or more fixing legs extending radially. In said embodiment, it comprises legs of handle 20 and 22, which are similar in shape and which are placed in diametrically opposite locations, and which are articulated with with respect to the annular band 16f. Each of the handle legs comprises a leg directed radially outwardly formed with a central opening "A". Other fixing legs 24 and 26 are equally articulated with respect to the annular band radially more outside 16f, and are placed in locations that are circumferentially spaced from the legs 20 and 22. The fixing legs 24 and 26 are formed with a  slot extending radially S, and leg 24 is also provided by a one-piece identification panel 28 that is articulated with respect to panel 24 along a line of folding extending radially 30.

To form the basket carrier "C" a from the cut "B" shown in figure 1, a first product is placed on the base 12 of the die, after which the concentric series of annular bands rise from of the base plane by lifting the handle legs 20 and 22, that meet then with each other above the base in face-to-face relationship, so that the die is opened under the Shape of a spherical cage-shaped structure.

Other sections of the annular bands circumferentials are equally raised above the plane of the base 12 carrying the fixing leg 26 in position by above the base and causing the legs to lighten superimposed 20 and 22 through slot S of leg 26. Finally, and similarly, the fixing leg 24 is raised in such a way that the other parts of the annular bands concentric are raised above the base plane, and she is also fixed to the straightened fixing legs towards the top 20 and 22 making it pass through the slot S, so that legs 24 and 26 are placed together at the tip of the basket in face-to-face relationship. In bliss position, as we can see in one or the other of figures 2 or 2A, the ID leg hangs down along the wall outside of the basket thus formed.

Preferably, the handle leg or each of the handle legs 20, 22 are provided by a recess for receiving and retain the edges of the grooves S, so that they maintain the cage-shaped structure in an assembled condition.

We can see from both figures 2 and 2A that the basket formed from the die represented in the Figure 1 adopts a skeletal cage-shaped structure closed spherical or practically spherical which, when the legs of fixing meet to close the cage, completely surrounds the product inside it, but, thanks to the interconnections between successive concentric annular bands, gives a skeletal structure to the cage. Although the product is contained securely inside the closed cage, It can be easily seen by a planned buyer. Paw of ID 28 can be easily read by the buyer provided from outside the cage thus formed.

The present invention and its embodiment preferential consist of a placement to perform a structure in the form of a fully closed basket. But nevertheless, it is envisioned that the invention can be applied to a variety of support elements, and not limited to those of type completely closed described above, and that can be Used in numerous applications.

The fact that, as is use here, address references such as "base", "interior", "exterior", "superior", and "lower" are not limited by the respective panels to said orientation, but simply serve to distinguish these panels from each other. Any reference to a connection articulated should not be considered in reference only to a single fold line: in fact, it is desirable that a connection articulated can be formed from one or several of what follow: a cut line, a break line or a line of fold, without diverting the extent of the applicability of the invention.

It should be understood that different charges may be carried out within the extent of applicability of the present invention, namely that, for example, the measurement and Shape of panels and openings can be adjusted from so that they receive articles of measure and different forms, and that other top and base closure structures can be used The carton can receive more than one item under the form of different groupings.

Claims (11)

1. Packaging basket (B) for light products, said basket is formed from a die (10) of cardboard or material having a similar function, the basket is created from the die laid flat to constitute a structure in Skeletal cage shape closed by a means forming closure and handle, characterized in that said means forming closure and handle is constituted by a variety of fixing legs (20-26), in which each is articulated, in spaced places, wings radially outermost of the die and in which one of said fixing legs is provided with a groove intended to receive at least two of the other fixing legs to maintain the cage-like structure in an assembled and closed state. 2. Packaging basket according to claim 1, in which the cage-shaped structure is substantially spherical 3. Packaging basket according to claim 1 or 2, in which the cage-shaped structure comprises a base (12) and an array of articulated bands in one piece (16-16 ') which, in the shape of a die of the basket, they consist of a variety of annular bands concentric articulated one after the other. 4. Packaging basket according to claim 3, in which the articulated annular bands are connected of articulated way to a variety of radial bands. 5. Packaging basket according to claim 4, further comprising a base connected in an articulated manner to the radial bands, but separated differently from the structure in the form of a cage. 6. Packaging basket according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the handle panel is provided by a hole to insert the edge of the groove and to be retained with it. 7. Packaging basket according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a second panel comprising a groove adapted to be placed in the riding position with the first panel and a second articulated handle panel on the cage-shaped structure, the first and second handle panels are in face contact position and are adapted to pass through the grooves of the first and second handles to close the
cage shaped structure. 8. Die (10) to form a packaging basket (B), said die is made of cardboard or material having a similar function and comprises a base (12) and a variety of concentric annular bands (16-16f) articulated ones after the others and in which the radially innermost annular band (16) is articulated at the base in a series of circumferentially spaced places (18), the next neighboring radially outer annular band (16a) is articulated on the radially annular band innermost (16) in a series of circumferentially spaced places located between said circumferentially spaced places between the radially innermost annular band and said base, and the following successive concentric annular bands (16b-16f) are alternately articulated similarly some after the others in order to be adapted to form a skeletal cage-shaped structure when said concentric annular bands are deployed azan outside the plane of the base and the middle forming closure and handle, characterized in that said means forming handle and closure is constituted by a variety of fixing legs (20-26), in which each is articulated, in spaced places, to the radially outer annular bands and in which one of said fixing legs is provided by a slot intended to receive at least two of the other fixing legs to maintain the cage-like structure in an assembled and closed state. 9. Die according to claim 8, wherein the articulated bands are connected in an articulated manner to a variety of radial bands. 10. Die according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a base connected in an articulated manner to the radial bands, but distinctly separated from the structure in cage shape 11. Die according to any one of the claims 8 to 11, further comprising a second panel comprising a slot adapted to be placed in the position of riding and a second handle panel connected so articulated on the cage-shaped structure, the first and second handle panels are placed in face contact position face and being adapted to pass through the grooves of the first and second handles to form the structure in the form of cage.