ES2499036T3 - Tilt display box - Google Patents

Abstract

Display box that has two longer and two shorter side panels, with flaps protruding from said panels, said flaps being used to close the box at its top and bottom, where the shorter side panels have folding lines that define a first removable section that, once removed, opens the box at its top and front and a second section, a folding section (6), which, when folded, forms a heel at the bottom of the box that holds the box elevated, characterized in that its removable section (5) is made by climbing lines (1) in its longer side panels, by climbing lines (8) in the shorter front side panel and through a climbing line (3 ) along its shorter rear side panel, where all these climbing lines (1) (8) and (3) meet at their ends; and because the upper part of the box has a climbing line (7) formed by the climbing lines (7.2) made in each of the flaps that emerge from the upper edge of each longer side panel, where said climbing line (7) goes from one of the longest side panels to the other and continues along the longer side panels through a climbing line (7.1) that reaches the climbing lines (1) of the longest side panel .

Description

DESCRIPTION

Tilt display box.

The object of the present invention, as the name implies, is a tilting display box, that is, an display box 5 which, in addition to transporting and storing merchandise for sale, serves as a means to expose the products it contains and which, in addition , can be arranged at an angle, promoting product distribution.

The main feature of the invention is the special configuration and design of the sheet that configures the box. Thus, the structure of the box has a built-in medium so that, once placed on the shelf for the sale of the contained products, it becomes an exhibition box. It is also characterized by having means that allow it to be positioned at an angle, with the intention of promoting the distribution and sale of the products contained in the boxes.

Therefore, this invention is circumscribed within the scope of the boxes formed by sheets of cardboard 15 stamped and, more specifically, within the scope of the display boxes.

Background of the invention

In the state of the art, there are numerous cardboard boxes that are, at the same time, display boxes, so they have 20 perforated lines that allow part of their protective structure to be removed or torn to favor that customers can see and access to the merchandise contained therein.

Frequently, these boxes have a rectangular prismatic shape and are located on high shelves, which makes it difficult, due to the distance and that you cannot see what is inside, the access to the products at the end of them.

In products that have a cylindrical container, such as cookie packages and similar items, this aspect has been solved using the cylindrical shape of the cookie package and raising the back of the display case. 30

This type of solution is provided by patent EP2070824 A1, which includes protruding tabs on the lower rear surface of the box. When the box is folded and positioned on a horizontal surface, the rear section (the section opposite the front opening used for distribution) remains elevated. This type of construction requires a box design that includes means to retract the protruding tabs that raise the rear, ensuring that the boxes fit when stored for transport, not at an angle. In that way, 35 remain stable and occupy a minimum space.

In the state of the art, different patents are known:

- WO 2005077781, in which a cardboard box provided for holding and arranging articles 40 in an accessible manner is described.

- US 764543, which describes a cardboard box with gravity dispenser.

- US2005139501, which describes a package containing multiple cans inside. The described container has been modified from a closed rectangular wall to a container in which a part of the walls is suppressed, so that easy access to the cans of the container is allowed. Four. Five

- US2004060972, which describes a cardboard box with a dispenser at one end of said cardboard box, which has a tilting platform that is formed in the lower panel of the cardboard box at the opposite end of the cardboard box for facilitate the rolling of the containers contained in the cardboard box towards the dispenser when said dispenser is opened.

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Although this solution fits the desired purpose, it can be improved. The cardboard sheet used to form a display box with an elevated rear section can be simplified, allowing the force of gravity to move the products towards the front of the box, promoting the distribution of the product and its possibilities of purchase by customers .

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Description of the invention

The object of the invention is an display box for distributing products. Its main feature is that the rear end can be raised to allow the force of gravity to move the products towards the front of the box. Therefore, in general terms, the products should have a cylindrical shape and be arranged horizontally.

Like any other four-sided box, the box is formed by a sheet of stamped cardboard, while the top and base are formed by flaps that extend from the upper and lower edges of the side walls. 65

One of the possible forms of the box is the standard design FEFCO 0201 of the association of corrugated cardboard manufacturers, also known as American Box.

The box has two longer side panels and two shorter side panels. One of the shorter side panels is what we will call the shortest front side panel, which is where the 5 products will be displayed and selected, while the other will be called the shortest rear side panel.

The essence of this invention is, on the one hand, that in the sheet that forms the box there are climbing lines that define a removable section that, if removed, turns the box into an exhibition box and allows customers to see and access to the products contained therein; and, on the other hand, that also by means of climbing lines 10 a foldable and non-detachable section is defined, section that, when folded by the bottom of the base of the box, the rear part of the box is raised and allows that the force of gravity push the products towards the front of the display box.

The longer side panels have a climbing line that extends along its length, while the shorter front side panel also has a climbing line that allows the box to open in front. The ends of these last climbing lines coincide with the contiguous ends of the climbing lines of the longer side panels.

In an embodiment according to claim 1, in the shorter rear side panel, opposite the front panel there is a climbing line whose ends coincide with the ends of the adjacent climbing lines of the longer side panels. In the upper flaps that leave the longer side panels there are also perforated lines. Therefore, when the box is folded, such climbing lines go from one end of the box to the other and extend along the longer side panels until they make contact with the climbing lines that go from edge to edge on the longer side panels. Finally, the shortest front side panel 25 has two climbing lines, where each has a first horizontal section that leaves from the climbing line of the longest side panel and then descends vertically to the bottom edge of the box.

 Once the box is assembled and closed, the above-mentioned climbing lines define a removable section consisting of a part of the upper section, a part of the longer side panels and a part of the shorter rear side panel; and also defines a folding section consisting of a part of the upper section, a part of the longer side panels and part of the shorter front side panel, this section being foldable on the lower edge of the box, thus forming a heel in the back of the box, which allows the display box to be positioned so that the rear section remains elevated, allowing gravity to move the products towards the front of the box. 35

The second embodiment according to claim 5 also maintains the essence of the invention. Here, although the longer side panels and the shorter front side panel have climbing lines that join at their ends and allow the case to open at the top and at the front, on the side panel shorter back there is a removable part with an intermediate folding line and an upper groove that, in turn, has protruding edges or tabs that, once folded this removable section, fits inside the grooves made in the flaps that emerge from the bottom edge of the side panels.

Description of the drawings

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To complement the description and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description where, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

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Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the box with the climbing lines marked.

Figure 2 shows the box mentioned above at the time the removable section is torn.

Figure 3 shows the box once the removable section has been completely removed. 55

Figure 4 shows the box at the time the folding section is torn.

Figure 5 shows how the folding section forms a support at the bottom, raising the rear section of the box. 60

Figure 6 shows the sheet that has been punched and perforated, this sheet being the starting point for an embodiment.

Figure 7 shows the sheet that has been punched and perforated, this sheet being the starting point for a second embodiment.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

Taking into account the figures, the following is a description of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

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Figure 1 shows a first embodiment in which we see a closed cardboard box. This box will be made from a single sheet of cardboard. In one embodiment, the flaps that emerge from the longer side panels constitute the bottom of the box. The lid is also formed by the flaps that emerge from the upper edges of the longer side panels.

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The box has two longer side panels and two shorter side panels. Each of the longer side panels has a climbing line (1), and the shorter rear side panel also has a climbing line (3), these lines running from one side to the other of their respective sides. The ends of the climbing line (3) are connected to the ends of the climbing lines (1).

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The upper part of the box has a climbing line (7) that goes from one of the longest side panels to the other and through a climbing line (7.1) descends along those longer side panels until It meets the climbing line (1) of the longer side panels.

In the other short side panel, that is, the short front side panel, which allows exposure of the content, there are two 20 climbing lines (8) composed of a first horizontal section (8.1) followed by a second vertical section (8.2) , which reaches the bottom edge of the box.

The perforated lines form a first section that is removable (5) and a second section that is foldable (6), so that when said section is folded along the folding line (9), said line being located between the front panel of the box and the bottom of the box, a support is formed in the lower rear section of the box. This support raises the back of the box, moving the products towards the front of the box.

Figure 2 shows the moment when the removable section (5) is being torn. To facilitate tearing operation along the climbing lines (1) and (3), each of the longer side panels has a slot 30 (2). Similarly, the climbing line (3) is interrupted by a groove (4); said slot defines a handle-shaped opening that allows the hand to be inserted and the section torn.

Figure 3 shows the appearance of the box after removing the removable section (5) and tearing the climbing line (7). Folding section (6) is shown. This section has a free edge (6.1) on which the box will rest when the folding section is folded below the bottom, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 4 shows the beginning of the tearing operation of the folding section. The remaining perforated lines on the longer side panels are already torn, as well as the horizontal (8.1) and vertical (8.2) sections of the shorter front side panel. In addition, the folding section assembly (6) is folded along the folded line (9).

Figure 5 shows the foldable section (6) folded under the bottom of the box, so that the free edge (6.1), which has been obtained by tearing the climbing line (7), is in contact with the surface and serve as support, raising the rear of the display box.

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Figure 6 shows the construction characteristics of the cardboard sheet that is used for the manufacture of the box: climbing lines (1) in the longer side panels, climbing line (3) in the shorter rear side panel and line climbing (8) on the shorter front side panel and how the climbing lines (1) and (3) meet at their ends. To facilitate tearing operation, there are slots (2) and (4). Finally, to close the box there is a tab (10) on the free edge of one of the shorter side panels. fifty

Figure 7 shows climbing lines (1) that go from one side to the other of the longer side panels and climbing lines (8) on the front panel of the shorter side. These climbing lines (1) and (8) are at one end. The climbing lines (1) have their starting point in the upper corner of the box. The shorter front side panel also has a groove (8.3) to facilitate tearing operation of the detachable section. 55

To make the heel, there are climbing lines on the shorter rear side panel that define a folding section (12). At the top of this folding section (12), there is a cut that defines some tabs (13) whose edges have the shape of a harpoon (14), designed to fit in the open slots (11) in the flaps that emerge from the bottom edge of the longer side panels. This folding section (12) has an intermediate folding line 60 (16) and a folding line (15) that extends along the lower edge. Therefore, by folding the folding section (12) over the folding line (15) and inserting the tabs (13) into the grooves (11), a heel is formed that rests along the intermediate folding line (16). ).

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Claims (6)

1. Display box that has two longer and two shorter side panels, with flaps protruding from said panels, said flaps being used to close the box at its top and bottom, where the shorter side panels have folding lines that they define a first removable section that, once removed, opens the box at its top and front and a second section, a folding section (6), which, when folded, forms a heel at the bottom of the box that keeps the box elevated, characterized in that its removable section (5) is made by climbing lines (1) in its longer side panels, by climbing lines (8) in the shorter front side panel and through a line of climbing (3) along its shorter rear side panel, where all these climbing lines (1) (8) and (3) meet at their ends; and because the upper part of the box has a climbing line (7) formed by the climbing lines (7.2) made in each of the flaps that emerge from the upper edge of each longer side panel, where said line of climbing (7) goes from one of the longest side panels to the other and continues along the longer side panels through a climbing line (7.1) that reaches the climbing lines (1) of the side panel plus long. fifteen 2. Display box according to claim 1, characterized in that the folding section (6) forming a heel is defined by the climbing lines (7.2), (7.1) and the climbing lines (8) of the shorter front side panel, which has a fold line (9) located at the junction between the shorter front side panel and the bottom of the box, so that when folded below the bottom of the box, the folding section (6) It forms a 20 heel that keeps the rear section elevated. 3. Display box according to claim 2, characterized in that the climbing lines of the shorter front side panel are formed by a horizontal section (8.1) followed by a vertical section (8.2), which reaches the bottom edge of the box. 25 4. Display box according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the longest side panels is a groove (2) and in the shorter rear side panel, along which the climbing line (3) runs, there is a slot (4), the slots (2) and (4) that interrupt the climbing lines (1) and (3).  30 5. Exhibitor box that has two longer and two shorter side panels, with the flaps protruding from said panels, said flaps being used to close the box at its top and bottom, where the shorter side panels have folding lines that define a first removable section that, once removed, opens the box at its top and front and a second section, a folding section (6), which, when folded, forms a heel at the bottom of the box that keeps the box elevated, characterized in that: 35 - Its removable part is made through the climbing lines (1) that run from side to side of the longer side panels. - the shortest front side panel has climbing lines (8) that meet at their upper ends with the climbing lines of the longer side panels. 40 - the end of the line of climbing the longer side panels that begins at the shorter rear side panel, begins, more specifically, from the upper corner of the box. - In the shorter front side panel there is a slot (8.3) to facilitate the operation of tearing and removing the removable section that opens the box at its top and front. - the folding section that forms the heel is made through climbing lines in the shorter rear side panel 45, where said lines define a folding section (12), said folding section (12) has in its upper part a cut that defines a number of tabs (13) and which also has an intermediate folding line (16) and a lower folding line (15) along the bottom edge of the box, so that when the folding section (12 is folded) ) on the folding line (15) and the tabs (13) are fitted in the grooves (11) - grooves found in the flaps that emerge 50 from the bottom edge of the side panels - a heel is formed that rests along the intermediate folding line (16). 6. Display case according to claim 5, characterized in that the edges of the flanges (13) are shaped like a harpoon (14). 55