ES2262383B1 - PACKING FOR FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. - Google Patents

Abstract

Packaging for containers of food items. The laminated and cut sheet packaging with expiration lines for folding over a set of packages that will be retained inside the packaging, is characterized in that the side faces corresponding to the larger sides have a set of openings of various shapes that partly They extend to the upper edge of the container, allowing observation of the contents and easy breakage of the packaging.

Description

Packaging for article containers food.

The present invention is intended to give know an improved packaging for article packaging nutritional and similar, which provides sensitive characteristics of Novelty and inventive activity.

The packaging object of the present invention is  intended especially for containers of food products in a substantially cylindrical or conical shape, equipped with a upper wall, as used, for example, in products dairy products such as yogurts and others, being equally applicable to other types of food product containers or other kind. Laminar type packaging for product packaging foodstuffs are already known and usually comprise a set of four laminar faces adapted to four faces of a set of food product containers such as containers for yogurts and dairy products, etc., closing both the set of containers, which form a body that in general can be assimilated to a parallelepipedic structure flattened rectangular, by four of its faces leaving free the other two.

The mentioned packages have a sensitive Importance in the marketing of the products they contain from many points of view, among which the influence they have on the cost of marketing and the ease of use of the packaging with its content by of the user. Indeed, from a cost point of view the Packing constitutes a sensitive part of the cost set, put that the packaging must be manufactured based on a sheet material with certain resistance characteristics, conveniently stamped and printed for information and advertising purposes and subsequently it must be well adapted to the set of packages that It contains so that these are duly subject. In the marketing of highly competitive items in the market, any cost factor is important such as the amount of Raw material to use in the packaging.

On the other hand, from the point of view of user, opening packaging freeing individual containers is a relatively cumbersome operation because of the tension It requires packaging on packaging for compaction. It represents that the breakage of the packaging must be done by the edges of the open faces in which the free zones are very small by the proximity to each other of the containers conditioned in the packaging. All this makes the opening operation of the packaging it is a rather awkward operation and that can be especially annoying to the ladies, who are frequently the users, for The risk of nail breakage.

In addition, in currently known packaging the upper and lower faces as well as the lateral faces are continuous, that is, smooth, so you can only see the Packaging content from the open minor faces.

Given all of the above, the inventors of the present invention have done tests and experiments to improve the aspects indicated above having arrived at the present invention that contributes among others, features of greater economy, ease of opening Packaging and side view of the contents of the packaging.

To achieve its objectives the object packaging of the present invention is characterized in that the lateral faces of the laminar packaging are equipped with die-cut in the form of Variable structure windows that allow you to observe the content of the packaging, also allowing an easy break of the own packaging at the time of opening by holding with your fingers the lateral openings, especially in the corresponding part to the upper base and also reduces the weight of raw material Necessary for each packing. In addition, the openings can be used on its edges as figurative reliefs, which allows to achieve a new and original decorative effect of packaging, for example, openings may be part of their borders of fixed decorative motifs such as motifs architectural, columns, etc. or animals or other types of figures which can significantly increase the attractiveness of the packaging.

The packaging object of the present invention is It is also characterized by its lower edges corresponding to the main side faces, both incoming made in the packaging material itself allow easy centering and retention of the containers in the inside the packaging, which can therefore be more flexible in general, for not requiring excessive retention of the Packaging by the packaging itself.

For your better understanding they are attached, by title explanatory example but not limiting, some drawings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a packaging made in accordance with the present invention, from its upper part.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the  own packaging seen from the bottom.

Figure 3 shows a section longitudinal.

Figure 4 shows a plan view and in section of the packaging itself.

Figure 5 shows a plan view of the development of the laminar element for the constitution of the packaging.

As shown in the figures, the packaging object of the present invention adopts laminar structure with four faces that are distributed approximately according to four faces successive in a straight parallelepipedic or truncated pyramidal form flattened, observing the smooth upper face (1), the lower face (2), the side faces (3) and (4) adapted to a set of containers contained inside such as those indicated with numerals (5), (6), (7) and (8). Such containers or containers they will preferably have a cylindrical or truncated cone shape and correspond to those commonly used in products food, such as dairy products, their derivatives and Similar.

In accordance with the present invention, the faces sides (3) and (4) of the packaging are provided with multiple openings made by die cutting such as those indicated with the numerals (3 '), (3' '), (3' '') ... of the face (3) and (4 '), (4' '), (4 '' ') ... of the face (4), which have variable structures and that can extend from the bottom edge (9) to the top edge (10) of the respective side faces, for example, the side face (3). Such openings may allow observation of the Containers contained inside the packaging, will allow a easy breakage of the packaging by the grip with the hands of the upper edges of said openings and will also reduce the weight of packing material. On the other hand, the edges may have capricious forms, such as those that have been shown simply by way of example with numerals (11) and (12), which will allow that the edges of these openings can be combined with motifs decorative side face, completing figures illustrative or decorative, such as architectural motifs, animals, games figure, etc., which will allow to get a especially favorable decorative effect on new packaging

The packaging object of the present invention it will also present in its lower face (2) some incoming such as (13) and (14) located partially on the underside (2) and the corresponding side faces determining wall elements such as those indicated with numerals (15) and (16) in the figure 2, which carry out the centering of the containers contained within the packaging. In this way a better retention of the containers inside the packaging, which can have a structure overall lighter.

The packing structure will be made in a single laminar element cut and stamped, for example, the one it has been indicated in figure 5 in which it is appreciated that said laminar element presents the faces of the packaging indicated as well as the die cut of the lateral faces and those of the recesses of the lower edges, all in accordance with the example of Packaging that has been described.

The embodiment shown corresponds to an example  Softly flattened truncated pyramid shaped packaging, the structure may vary slightly to achieve shapes purely parallelepipedic or others.

Everything that does not affect, alter, change or modify the essence of the described packaging, it will be variable at Effects of the present invention.

Claims (3)

1. Packaging for containers of food items, of the type comprising a cut and stamped laminar element with expiration lines for folding on a set of packages that will be retained inside the packaging, forming a lower face, an upper face and two lateral faces corresponding to the longer sides of the package assembly and the two smaller extreme faces being free, characterized in that the lateral faces corresponding to the larger sides have a set of openings of various shapes that partly extend to the upper edge of the container, allowing observation of the contents and easy breakage of the packaging. 2. Packaging for containers of food items according to claim 1, characterized in that the edges of the die cuttings are complementary to figures represented on said faces completing the decorative motifs. 3. Packaging for containers of food items according to claim 1, characterized in that centering concavities of the containers contained in the container are arranged on the lower edges of the longer side faces.