FI128790B - Package - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a package (1), which comprises an outer part (2), which outer part (2) has a bottom (4), side walls (3) and a lid (5) and an inner part (30), and that the outer part (2) has at least two corners, which are located on opposite sides of the package (1) and in which first corner a spout (21) has been placed and in which second corner a handle (16) has been placed. The invention also relates to the use of the package.

Description

The invention relates to a package. More specifically, it is a two-part package with an outer part and an inner part as well as a handle and a spout and the use of the package.

There are a wide variety of packages for a variety of uses. There are common problems with prior art packages in their handling. It is difficult to get a grip on the packaging when moving or using it. In addition, packaging is often difficult to use and the product contained in the packaging may be wasted as a result. Packaging is often a problem because of the difficulty of disposing of it. Many packages are made of a material such as plastic that requires a packaging recycling system for disposal. If the packages are made of some other recyclable material, such as cardboard, their weather resistance is poor when they have to work outdoors.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems of the prior art and to provide a package which is easy to handle, easy to use and which is weatherproof and, if necessary, made of a completely biodegradable material. Such a package is described in the independent claims below and its preferred embodiments are set out in the dependent claims. The package according to the invention comprises an outer part and an inner part, the outer part being provided with a handle and a spout for facilitating the handling and use of the package. Preferably, the package is made of cardboard or cardboard with a coating made of biodegradable plastic to make the package weatherproof. The use of the package is specially designed for outdoor N 25 conditions due to its weather resistance. However, some conventional non-biodegradable materials can also be used as the weatherproof coating of the package, which also achieves the desired weather resistance.

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawings, in which

O = Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a package according to the invention with the outer part open,

Fig. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the outer part of the package according to the invention, the outer part assembled,

Figure 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the package according to the invention with the inside open, Figure 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the package according to the invention with the outer and inner part of the package combined as seen from above and the lid removed, and Figures 5 a to c show some preferred embodiments different shapes of the bottom of the package.

Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a package 1 according to the invention with the outer part 2 of the package opened as a planar body.

In this embodiment, the outer part 2 consists of four straight side walls 3, a base 4 and a cover 5. The base 4 is described here as being formed in its simplest form from four rectangular parts 6 extending the side walls 3, but of course various prior art cuts and / or folds can be made. use when forming the base.

The parts 6 of the base 4 are separated from each other by cuts along the lines 7 between them and can be folded into a base along the line 8 between the side walls 3 and the base.

When folding the side walls 3 to form a square, the two outermost side walls of the figure are connected to each other along the line 9 by means of a folding projection 10 to form a joint angle 20. A biodegradable adhesive is preferably used for joining.

If it is not necessary to make a completely biodegradable package 1, some traditional method, such as ordinary glue or rivets, can be used for sealing.

At the upper edge of the side walls 3 there are protrusions 11 which are folded along lines 12 towards the center of the package 1.

The lines 12 of the folds of the projections 11 of the upper edge of the side walls 3 have openings 13 into which the projections 15 foldable along the lines 14 of the cover 5 fit and thus keep the cover closed against the upper edges of the side walls.

N 25 A handle 16 is made in the connection corner 20 of the side walls 3 of the package by making partial cuts 17 on both sides of the connection angle 20, which can be folded inside the package 1 according to the line 18 shown by the broken line.

By placing the handle 16 at the connection angle 20, the handle is made as structurally durable as possible.

Likewise, leaving the cuts 17 of the opening 19 of the handle 16 folded inside the S 30 package 1 provides a pleasant grip on the handle and at the same time strengthens the structure of the handle. - The cam 21 of the package 1 is made at the opposite corner 22 of the handle 16 in order to optimize the use of the handle and the cam.

The cam 21 is folded inside the package 1 along the line 23 when the package is closed and the projections 24 of the package lid at an angle 22 corresponding to the cam can be pushed in from the cuts 25 in the fold of the cam. This keeps the cam 21 tightly closed. The folds facilitating the turning of the cam 21 are shown in more detail in Figure 2. The package 1 is opened by removing the corner 26 of the lid 5 on the cam 21 from the package by cutting or tearing it off along the perforated and / or grooved line 27. Another option is to press and fold the corner 26 of the lid 5 of the package 1 down inside the package or to lift and fold it upwards outside the package. In this case, the package 1 can still be tightly closed if not all the product contained in the package is used for the first time. Of course, the lid 5 of the package can also be made as a different construction, in which case it is essential that the lid can be attached to the side walls 3 of the outer part 2 and the opening in the lid can be opened in front of the cam 21 to pour the product out of the package. At its simplest, the lid 5 in front of the cam 21 has a straight - even angle which is only folded or torn off in front of the product without separate fastening projections 24. Figure 2 shows the package 1 assembled. The handle 16 of the package 1 is at an angle opposite to the nose 21 of the package, i.e. at the joint angle

20. The cam 21 of the package 1 is turned open and a pouring opening 28 is formed in the corner 22 of the package 5 of the package by removing the corner of the cover from the angle corresponding to the cam. The cam 21 has grooved and / or perforated lines 29 to facilitate changing the position of the cam. By utilizing the lines 29, the position of the cam 21 can be easily changed from the inside of the package 1 from the storage position to the outside of the package to the position of use. N 25 - Figure 3 shows an inner part 30 of a package according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. The inner part 30 consists of a base 31 and three side walls S 32, 33 and 34. The base 31 of the inner part 30 is at least partially covered when installed inside the outer part. the base of the outer part. The outermost side walls 32 and 34 of the inner part 30 are folded along lines 35 and 36 to correspond to the respective side walls of the outer part on both sides of the handle, and the fold 37 of the bottom 31 of the inner part is placed at the corner of the outer part containing the handle. In this way, the product contained in the package cannot form an obstacle to the use of the handle or the product flows out of the openings in the handle.

In the embodiment according to Figure 3, the package preferably contains some granular or similar product such as fertilizer granules, leca gravel, grass seed or similar products. However, the two-part package 1 according to the invention can also be used with liquid products. In this case, the inner part 30 is made of a rigid material to cover the entire volume of the outer part 2, except for the connection angle 20, where the handle 16 is located. The inner part 30 can then be made of a sufficiently strong liquid-resistant material, in which a “cut” angle is formed at the connection angle 20 of the handle 16. The liquid container can be opened and closed by adding an opening and closing opening at the corresponding angle 22 of the liquid container spout 21. Such an opening can be any opening that can be opened and closed by a mechanism according to the prior art, such as an opening that can be closed with a screw cap or a pressure cap. It is also possible to make the liquid container from a flexible material and without a closable opening. In this case, the opening is cut at an angle 22 corresponding to the spout 21 of the liquid container - the package and the liquid can be poured out of the package 1 along the spout. Various combinations of a liquid container made of flexible / rigid material and a liquid container can be opened and closed or cut. Figure 4 shows a top view of a package 1 without a lid according to an embodiment of the invention. A handle (not shown) is placed in the connection corner 20 of the outer part 2 of the package 1 and the inner part 30 of the package keeps the connection angle corresponding to the handle open to allow unobstructed use of the handle. In this embodiment, the base 31 of the inner part 30 substantially substantially covers the base 4 of the outer part 2 of the package, except for the connection angle 20. The side walls 32, 33 and 34 of the inner part 30 cover only the two side walls 3 adjacent to the handle 2 of the outer part 2, leaving the other two side walls free. It is also possible to manufacture the inner part 30 so as to cover all the side walls 3 or N of the outer part 2 so that the side walls 32 and 34 of the inner part cover only a part of the side walls adjacent to the handle 16. It is essential to manufacture the inner part 30 in such a way that the product in the package 1 E 30 cannot prevent the use of the handle.

Figures 5a to 5c show some preferred embodiments of the package 1 according to the invention. The appearance of the package 1 varies from the N lenticular structure according to Figure 5a, the hexagonal structure according to Figure 5b to the octagonal structure according to Figure 5c. - tea. In all solutions, the inner part 30 leaves a connection angle 20 where the handle is placed free for unobstructed use of the handle. In the examples, the bases 31 of the inner parts 30 cover substantially the entire base 4 of the outer part 2 except for the front of the handle and the side walls 3, 3 and 34 of the inner part only partially cover the side walls 3 of the outer part.

All folds are made, for example, by sniffing, perforating, or both.

All parts of the packaging are made of environmentally friendly natural materials, such as bioplastics and natural fibers, which biodegrade or compost at the end of their service life, resulting in a fully biodegradable packaging.

The biodegradable moisture-resistant film material may be, for example, a biodegradable plastic, a plastic composite, a pet film or the like. —Fibre-based material can be used e.g. pulp-based biodegradable material.

The starch film can also be used as a film material.

In particular, biodegradable plastic here means low molecular weight plastics such as polypropylene, polyethylene, or polyester-based plastics, as well as plastic composites with a fiber reinforcement.

Recycled plastic can also be included.

Also included are starch- or cellulose-based biodegradable plastics that include fiber reinforcement, e.g., natural fiber (flax, hemp, etc.). The outer part, the inner part or both of the package can be made weatherproof by adding a biodegradable waterproof film to the structure, whereby the package becomes a weatherproof product suitable for outdoor use.

This is especially important - for the use of the packaging, as packaging that is often stored and used outdoors is easily exposed to moisture.

The packaging is specifically, but not exclusively, designed for the use and storage of products that are stored and used outdoors.

Such products may be, for example, granular or similar products, such as fertilizer granules, leca gravel, grass seeds or the like. = 25 - Many terms are used in the literature to describe bioplastics and biodegradability.

These include, but are not limited to, the terms “degradable”, “biodegradable”, “compostable”, “bio-based” and “biopolymer” or “* bioplastic”. ”(Biopolymer, bioplastic). There is no exact consensus on the definitions of the terms, and they may be used in part overlapping with O 30.

However, a degradable polymer or plastic generally means a plastic that can be degraded physically, chemically or biologically by various methods (biodegradation). Biodegradable plastics, on the other hand, are plastics that decompose after a certain period of time into carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, inorganic compounds or biomass as a result of the action of N natural microorganisms.

However, biodegradation often occurs simultaneously or can be initiated by non-biodegradation, such as photolysis (degradation by light).

or hydrolysis (decomposition by water). Biodegradability depends not only on the origin of the plastic, but also on the chemical structure and environmental factors of the plastic.

The definition of compostability is stricter than biodegradability, with specific criteria relating to the rate of biodegradation, the maximum amount of residual material - after a certain period of time and the requirement that the material has no adverse effects on the final compost or composting process.

If it is not desired or necessary to make the package completely biodegradable, some conventional non-biodegradable materials can also be used as the weatherproof coating of the package, which also achieves the desired weather resistance.

- Preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above by way of example and should not be construed as limiting the scope in any way. The scope of the invention is defined in the claims below. The preferred embodiments of the examples can be freely combined within the scope defined below and end up with solutions that are not explicitly described as a single entity - described in the examples.

0

O OF OF O

I a

O

No. 0

O OF

Claims (11)

Patent claims A package (1), comprising an outer part (2), which outer part (2) has a bottom (4), side walls (3), a lid (5) and at least two corners, which are located on opposite sides of the package and in which first handle a handle (16) and an inner part (30) have been placed, characterized in that in the second corner of the outer part (2) a spout (21) has been placed, which can be turned from a storage position to a use position and back. Packaging (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the spout (21) has curved and / or perforated lines (29) for turning the spout (21) from the storage position to the position of use and back. Packaging (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that in order to open the corner of the lid (5) corresponding to the spout (21), the corner has curved and / or perforated lines (23) for bending the corner of the lid (5). up, into the package (1) or to remove it to open the package (1). Packaging (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom (31) of the inner part (30) at least partially covers the bottom (5) of the outer part (2) and that the side walls (30) of the inner part (30) 32, 33, 34) at least partially cover the side walls (3) of the outer part (2) next to the handle (16). Packaging (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side cradle (33) of the inner part (30) leaves the corners (20) of the handle (16) free. Packaging (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging (1) has more than two corners (20, 22), two of the corners N (20, 22) being located on opposite sides of the package (1) and the first of = 25 them comprises the handle (16) and the second spout (21). NN - Packing package (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer part (2), inner part (30) or both of the package (1) are made of biodegradable, weather-resistant material, such as bioplastic. O 2 Packaging (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in O N 30 that the adhesive of the package (1) is biodegradable. Packaging (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 3 or 5 to 8, characterized in that the inner part (30) is a liquid container which has a mechanism for opening and closing the liquid container. Packaging (1) according to any one of claims 1-3 or 5-8, characterized in that the inner part (30) is a liquid container, in which an opening is cut to open the liquid container. Use of a package (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the package (1) is used for storage and distribution of products used outdoors. O N O N I ~ N I a a O N O 0 O N