FR2692865A1 - Reusable compactable packaging. - Google Patents

Abstract

Reusable packaging, in particular for household appliances, comprising a lower base (1), an upper base (2) and four angles (5, 6, 7, 8) which can be applied respectively to the bottom, to the upper plane and to the four angles of a body substantially in the form of a parallelepiped, said elements being made of a material that is substantially rigid, but provided with shock-absorbing capabilities, where each angle iron comprises at both ends L-shaped appendages, which are inserted into corresponding grooves provided in the angles of said bases (1, 2) so that each appendage fits into a corresponding groove, where said angles are removable and can be combined with each other in a single beam arranged diagonally against the lower base (1) and where finally the upper base (2) is closed against the lower base (1) containing the bundle of angles in the space created between said bases.

Description

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COMPACT REUSABLE PACKAGING

  The invention relates to a simple, robust and reusable packaging for devices having a substantially parallelepiped shape, in particular for household appliances or the like. As we know, for the packaging of a household appliance, such as a washing machine, stove or similar appliance, packaging is normally used consisting of a stiffened cardboard box in places susceptible to 'to be struck More particularly Loudly, we introduce into the box angles made of expanded plastic material, which are placed in front of the vertical edges, a When at the base and at the top of the machine itself, there are protective plates cardboard and / or material

p Expanded sealant.

  The L Lage packaging thus produced is completed by tightening straps or similar devices, which

  hold the various components together.

  This type of packaging L Lage has some notorious drawbacks well known to those skilled in the art. In particular, this type of packaging cannot be reused, but must be discarded, which therefore causes the loss of The economic value associated with the materials used, and generates ecological prob lems relating to the elimination of waste In order to produce packaging L Lages completely reused Lisab Les, we know, since the patent ita Link (request) N PN 91 A 000034 by the same depositor, a particular type of completely reusable packaging, composed of several detachable parts and formed so that after separation, said parts can recompose an assembly by embedding to form a total final volume much lower than the initial volume, and

shaped like a LLéLépipède.

  In this way, the said packaging, thus recomposed, can be easily and economically redirected to the 2 - producer so that it can be reused in its entirety, sanqs

  no loss of material. This type of packaging solves the problem of re-use on several occasions; however, it presents the in-

  agrees that the parts that make it up are numerous and of relatively complicated construction, which means that the packaging of the packaging is expensive, and that it is easier to damage or to damage it losing a part, which creates an additional management problem, since it is necessary to sort and

  replace or replace parts that are no longer available

  so much so that the global economy of any

  the operation may be compromised.

  The object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks described above, by means of a type of packaging consisting of a limited number of parts which can be easily and inexpensively compacted, transported and checked. According to the invention, this objective is

  achieved thanks to reusable packaging, in particular

  binding for household appliances, comprising a base

  lower, an upper base and four angles for

  before being applied respectively on the bottom, on the

  upper plane and at the four angles of a sensitive body-

  in the shape of a parallelepiped, said elements being made of a substantially rigid material, but provided

  shockproof, characterized in that each of said bases has a rectangular external perimeter and internal perimeter, that said bases have, opposite the four sides of their external edge, two respective ends oriented vertically-

  ment and closed development, upwards for the lower base and downwards for the upper base, by the fact that said ends constitute eight flat elements35 for holding and protecting the lower and upper edges of the body to be packaged, thereby that each flat element of said ends is of variable thickness depending on the upper and lower dimensions of the

  body to be packaged, by the fact that each of said cor-

  nières has L-shaped appendages at both ends, by the fact that said appendages are inserted in corresponding grooves provided in the corners of said bases so that each appendage fits into a corresponding groove, by the fact that said angles are extractable and associable with each other in a single bundle (30), by the fact that said beam is arranged diagonally against the lower base and finally that the upper base is closed against the lower base containing the beam of angles in the space created between said bases.15 The invention will be better understood on

  reading of the description which follows, given only

  non-limiting example, and with reference to the following figures in which: FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the components of the packaging used according to the invention, used for a front-loading washing machine; Fig 2 shows a perspective view of the single empty structure of the same package; Fig 3 schematically shows one of the angles according to the invention; Fig 4 shows a perspective view of the four angles already joined in bundle; Fig 5 shows the lower base with the beam of angles inserted diagonally;

  Fig 6 shows the single package recomposed and ready for shipment.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the packaging according to the present invention is applied for example to a washing machine 3 having a substantially parallelepiped shape. The packaging comprises a pair of lower and upper bases, carrying respectively 3 -

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  References 1 and 2, between Lesque L Les is p Laced the Washing machine 3, as well as four angles 5, 6, 7 and 8. The lower bases 1 and upper 2 have a rectangular outer perimeter and an inner perimeter also rectangular Laire , said perimeters possibly being of various depths as a function of the different possible depths between the lower base and the upper base of the washing machine to be packaged, as shown in FIG. 2, where the lower depth A is smaller than the depth upper B of the washing machine The two bases 1 and 2 substantially p Lanes have opposite four sides of their outer edge, two ends, respectively 10 and 11, oriented vertically and in closed development, upward for the base 1 and downwards for Element 2, said ends 10 and 11 thus constituting eight flat elements for holding and protecting the edges

  lower and upper of the household appliance.

  Each flat element of said ends may be of variable thickness depending on the dimensions of the household appliance to be packaged; thus, the dimensions of the internal perimeter defined by said ends can be freely chosen, so that one of said perimeters has an identical basic perimeter, and that the other perimeter is identical to the upper perimeter of the object to be packaged, so that it can be easily inserted by insertion inside the appropriate perimeters, with its edge

  lateral lower than the contact of said end 10.

  This is in fact how the increased thickness of the posterior lower element 14 of the end 10, by

  with respect to the thickness of the 1 posterior element

  laughing 15 from the end 11 determines the possibility of

  house a household appliance in which the depth

  fear of the upper plane, as illustrated in

Fig 2.

  The angles are lower than the L Ler emba machine, and has an internal groove 9 on all

  Their height, so as to be able to adapt, by the

  intermediate of said groove, with vertical edges of the machine Each of said angles has at both ends an appendage 12 and 13 in the form of L (as shown in Fig 3 for a single angle) generally

  of different dimensions for The reason that will be ec Lair-

see below.

  Said appendages are inserted into grooves

  corresponding res provided in the angles of the two beams

  ses 10 and 11 The arms of appendages 12 and 13 in the shape of L have different shapes so that no appendix is identical to another appendix, so that each appendix can only be inserted in

  a single groove, the groove corresponding to it exactly-

  thus avoiding any possibility of error during packaging. Finally, the packaging thus formed is closed by one or more links or fasteners which vertically surround L'emba Llage by compressing the two bases 1 and 2 against the household appliance, which also guarantees stable blocking of the angles on the whole. , or, even better, the packaging is closed by a heat-shrinkable plastic envelope. To open the packaging, release the machine it contains and reassemble the parts constituting the packaging alone into a new volume, i L will suffice to lift the upper base 2 by removing it from the appendages which fit into the adapted grooves provided in the upper base 2, removing the angles from the lower base 1, by removing the lower appendages from the angles from the grooves provided at the corners of the base lower 1, to remove the machine from its lower base 1, to regroup the angles in a single bundle, according to the methods explained in this 6 -

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  which follows, to support said beam of diagona angles Le on base 1, and finally, to close base 2 on base 1, by blocking the so Lide thus obtained by a

  easy to remove, just elastic.

  In order to guarantee that the angles arranged in a single bundle have sufficiently small dimensions to be able to be introduced diagonally inside the base 1, the solution consisting in realizing two angles including the vertica edges Les 20, 21, will be adopted. 22 and 23 will not be very large, and the two other angles having edges 24, 25, 26, and 27 more extended, as illustrated in FIG. 4 Thus produced, the angles can be associated with each other, first by matching the angles with the smallest edges 20, 21, 22 and 23 in a position such that the two L are inverted one compared to the other, thus occupying

the smallest possible space.

  The second operation consists in associating with the first pair, the two other angles with the largest edges 24, 25, 26 and 27, so as to surround said first pair of angles on at least three sides, by combining said angles. They are large, so that they are positioned specifically with the two sides joining 25 and 26 of the respective Ls in opposition, as illustrated in FIG. 4 At this precise point, the bundle of angles 30 is ready to be inserted in diagona Le in the base 1 (see Fig 5), without any interference with the edges thereof, since the heights of the angles will be chosen in a timely manner relative to the height of the edges of the bases, so it that there appears to be no interference. Finally, the upper base and the lower base are superimposed, so as to obtain a straight and regular LLéLépipède para, and the whole is blocked by means of a strong elastic band, which prevents the spontaneous dissolution of 7 - The construction of L ' emba L Lage which has just been described

(Fig 6).

  Very advantageously, to prevent said two bases 1 and 2 from being able to move relative to one another, i L is possible to practice on one or on several external edges (preferably two opposite edges) sides of the end of the upper base 2, a longitudinal groove, respectively 31 and 32, and in the same way, it is possible to make, on the corresponding outer edges of the end of the lower base 1, longitudinal ribs , respectively 33 and 34, so that said grooves, being coupled with said ribs, the desired result is obtained, which consists in avoiding the displacement of said bases.

compared to the other.

  It is obvious that the present invention can be carried out according to various variants and embodiments, without however departing from the protective framework.

of this patent.

Claims (5)

  1 Embal Lage reused Lisab Le, in particular Lier for household appliances, comprising a lower base (1), an upper base (2) and four angles (5, 6, 7, 8) which can be respectively app Liquées on the bottom, on The upper plane and the four ang Les of a body   Sensitively shaped like a LépéPépède, the aforesaid   me.nts being made of a substantially rigid material, but endowed with shockproof capacities, characterized in that each of said bases (1, 2) is provided with a rectangular outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, which said bases have in face of the four sides of their outer edge, two respective ends (10, 11) oriented vertically and with development closed development, upwards for the lower base and downwards for the upper base, by the fact that said ends (10, 11) constitute eight elements p Lats for holding and protecting the lower and upper edges of the body to be packaged, by the fact that each flat element of said ends is of variable thickness as a function of the upper and lower dimensions of the body to be packed, by the fact that each of said angles has L-shaped appendages (12, 13) at both ends, by the fact that said appendices are inserted in corresponding grooves provided in the corners of said bases (1, 2) so that each appendage is inserted into a corresponding groove, by the fact that said angles are extractable and associable with each other in a single bundle (30), by the fact that said beam is arranged diagonally against the lower base (1) and finally that the upper base (2) is closed against the lower base (1) containing the beam of angles in the space created between said basics.   2 reusable packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the arms of said appendages 9 2692865   (12, 13) in the shape of L have different dimensions, of te L The so that no appendix of L-shape is identical with another appendix, and that the grooves provided in the corners of said lower and upper bases have corresponding dimensions, so that each angle can only be mounted in one position.  3 Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that two angles are made so that the corresponding vertical edges (20, 21, 22, 23) are not very large, and the other two angles have edges ( 24, 25, 26, 27) larger, so that the angles can be joined together by first joining the angles by their smallest edges (20, 21, 22, 23) in a position such that the two edges are inverted with respect to each other, and that the angles having the largest edges (24, 25, 26, 27) are associated so as to surround said first pair of angles on at least three sides, by combining said largest angles, so that they are placed specularly with two edges   alike opposite each other.   4 Packaging according to one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that one or more longitudinal grooves (31, 32) are formed on one or more outer edges (preferably two opposite edges) on the sides of the end of the upper base (2) analogous are formed on the corresponding outer edges of the end of the lower base (1) of the respective longitudinal ribs (33, 34) so that said ribs are inserted stably in said grooves when said two bases are united.   5 Packaging according to one of the preceding claims,   characterized by the fact that it is made in expanded polypropylene.