ES2303257T3 - PACKAGE OR PACKAGE WITH ATTACHED PACKAGE LEAFLET. - Google Patents

Abstract

A package ( 1 ) in which a folded information bearing leaflet ( 6 ) is positioned on an inside face of the package and is retained by means of a superimposed label ( 7 ) or other glued sheet material. The face ( 2 ) of the package adjacent to the leaflet is perforated so that it may be torn back to reveal the leaflet when the package is opened. When this has taken place the contents are protected and the package reinforced by the label which remains in position attached to the inside of the package.

Description

Package or container with attached leaflet.

The present invention relates to the packaging of products. The containers or packages in which the products to the public normally carry on their outer surface printed information - commercial brands, advertising, notices, instructions for use, etc. Although that can be an effective way of Presenting such information suffers from certain disadvantages. In particular, the amount of information that can be presented It is limited by the surface area of the container and can be inappropriate if, for example, long instructions are required or Details of a range of products.

The well known alternative method of presentation of such data consists of including a folded sheet or a loose leaflet inside the package. Although this method can normally provide a wide surface area to Presenting the information also has some drawbacks. He more important is that the prospect is likely to be discarded or get lost once the container is opened. In addition, the leaflet must be inserted and properly disposed inside the container during assembly of the same, which in turn requires a step Additional in the packaging process.

A third known method is to join a folded leaflet outside the package, but such leaflets are vulnerable to being damaged, exposed to being deployed in inappropriate moments, and difficult to be folded again with neatness, which makes the handling of the container result cumbersome

A main object of the present invention is provide a container or package that makes the presentation possible of a considerable amount of information without the problems before described in the prior art.

From EP 0873261 B a cardboard box is known in which a folded leaflet is mounted between a bonded flap and a face of the box. The leaflet is exposed when the flap is opened to remove the contents of the box through an opening in an adjacent face. Although this provides a convenient and safe presentation of the leaflet, it suffers from disadvantages in manufacturing, as those skilled in the art will understand. Since the leaflet is attached to the outer face of the elementary piece from which the box is made, it is not possible to join the leaflet when the elementary piece is folded and glued by normal means to form a cardboard box. In addition, the completed box is difficult to handle when the content is introduced in a normal packaging line, since the flap closed with the attached leaflet is not properly fit
subject.

In GB 234 357 another box is described cardboard according to the preamble of claim 1.

In accordance with the present invention, provide a package or package in which a leaflet is applied folded to the inside surface of a cardboard box and it held in position with fixing means such as a tag or other sheet material coated with adhesive. The means of fixation are superimposed on the leaflet and are attached to the face of the box outside the perimeter of the leaflet. They may or may not be fixed to the leaflet.

These operations take place on one side of the box that is exposed during the manufacture of the box by normal means of folding and gluing, as is well known by who are experts in the art. Therefore, they can be made on the line during manufacturing.

The leaflet is completely subject between the face of the box and fixing means, and therefore does not prevent the filling of the box with normal machinery.

The face of the box is perforated so that when the user opens the box, preferably opening for it a second contingent face on the first face, the first face it is torn along the perforations to leave the discovered the leaflet.

At this point, the contents of the box remain protected, and the box itself maintains its shape, through the label or aforementioned sheet material, which remains located in the position previously occupied by the first face.

When closing the box, preferably tucking for it a fin attached to the second face, it is made return the first face to the position to protect the leaflet and to reinforce the label or sheet material retained by the content.

The first face of the box is perforated at each side, starting from the line of intersection between that face and the second side, either in the fold line of the box, or depending also on the width of the leaflet. These perforations They are at least as long as the leaflet. If the perforations are located inside the bending lines of the box, they would extend through the first face at the end  of closing, to ensure that the second face or the remission of the flap remain in the entire width of the box.

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At the end of the perforations opposite the intersection line with the second face, there is a perforation or cross fold, or other means to form a joint. The label or sheet may or may not sit on that joint to reinforce it.

The leaflet can be folded from any of a number of ways, but it is an advantage to fold it so that be easy to unfold and fold again, just like with a accordion folding. A preferred folding style could understand multiple accordion folds in the first direction, and two accordion folds in the second direction, creating a leaflet that is both easy to open and close. How Alternatively, the leaflet can be replaced by a brochure.

Alternatively, the leaflet may be glued to the face 2 'of the box, and be devoid of adhesive the part of the label or sheet that makes contact with the leaflet.

Alternatively, the leaflet may be glued to both the label or fixing sheet and the first panel  2 ', and folded in such a way that when opening the first face it opens partially the leaflet, making the consumer feel More tempted to open. Alternatively, a leaflet can be used Star folding, which will open completely.

The first face of the box on which it seat the leaflet may have a window cut in it, that allows the information in the leaflet to be read. That window It can be shaped to indicate which of the ends of the box It must be opened by the consumer.

An embodiment will be described below. specific to the invention, by way of example only, with reference  to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 represent the part elementary cardboard from which the box is made, in several stages of the making.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the box completed when it is open for use.

In Fig. 1, it is shown in view in plant the elementary piece of die-cut cardboard from which makes the box. The perforations on the first side 2 of the box that they form the 2 'tearing fin, they have been represented in 3. The second side of the box has been represented in 4, with the flap 5 tucked together. The flap 10 with tail can be placed in one or other side of the elementary piece. The general shape of that piece elementary, with the exception of perforations 3, is well known by those skilled in the art, and may include flaps completely glued to form a container that shows if it has been opened fraudulently, a closed shockproof base, or of any other suitable design that can be seen in the ECMA code of box gluing styles.

In Fig. 2 the same piece has been shown elementary cardboard 1 after having placed in position the leaflet 6 and the glued label or sheet 7. The 3 perforations for clarity.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of Box 1 completed, with the second side 2 torn along of the perforations, to form an articulated flap 20. The tag 7 is then exposed glued in position a, optionally, the side faces 8 and 9 of the box, or to the face 2, or both. The second side and the closing flap have represented in 4 and 5, respectively. In 11 it has been represented a window, optionally, to see the leaflet.

Claims (23)

1. A cardboard box (1) in which a label (7) is attached to the surface (2) of the elementary part of the box that will be the most superior during the folding and gluing operation, and that is therefore within the completed box in which a folded leaflet (6) or other material carrying information (6) is retained between the label (7) and the surface (2) of the box, and access is provided to that material (6) that carries information by removing a part (2 ') of the wall (2) from the box, after which the label (7) serves to reinforce and retain the shape of the box (1 ) and to retain the contents of the box, characterized in that the part that can be removed (2 ') from the wall (2) of the box extends to, and includes, a flap (4) adjacent to that wall (2 ), and by which the box (1) is opened. 2. A cardboard box (1) according to the claim 1, wherein the label (7) is Pre-glued and is self adhesive. 3. A cardboard box (1) according to the claim 1, wherein the tag (7) is initially descolada and is joined by a gluing operation high school. 4. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the label (7) is glued on its entire surface. 5. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the label (7) is glued on only part of its surface. 6. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein one or more faces (2) of the box adjacent to the label (7) is perforated or otherwise weakened, to allow those faces (2) to be Totally or partially withdrawn. 7. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the lines folding box adjacent to the opening panel (2 ') are bent and partially cut or conveniently weakened from another way. 8. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the leaflet (6) that carries information is attached to the label (7). 9. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the leaflet (6) that carries information is attached to the face of the box (7). 10. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the leaflet (6) that carries information is attached to both the label (7) and to the face (2) of the box (1). 11. A cardboard box according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Passive RFID is attached to the tag (7). 12. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Active RFID is attached to the tag (7). 13. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Passive RFID is linked to the prospectus (6). 14. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Active RFID is linked to the leaflet (6). 15. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Passive RFID is attached to the box (1). 16. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein a tag Active RFID is attached to the box (1). 17. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 11-16, wherein on the label (7) a stack of thin film is printed. 18. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 11-16, wherein on the box (1) a stack of thin film is printed. 19. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of claims 11-16, in which it is printed a stack of thin film on the part (6) that carries information, or about the leaflet (6).

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20. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which a or more windows (11) in the box (1), to allow verification visual of any of the components of the box (1) or its content. 21. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which it is attached to the box (1) any other suitable device that carries information electronics. 22. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which it is attached to the label (7) any other suitable device that carries electronic information 23. A cardboard box (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which it is attached to the part (6) that carries information or leaflet (6) any other device adequate to carry electronic information.