FR2913410A1 - Bottle packaging device for e.g. transportation, has neck maintaining unit maintaining bottle neck between neck receiving and locking positions by rotation movement, and bottom maintaining unit situated opposite to neck maintaining unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (1) has a parallelepiped cover (50) made of transparent thermoformable material and fine cardboard, and inserts constituting a bottle neck maintaining unit and a bottle bottom maintaining unit (30). The neck maintaining unit maintains a neck (12) of a bottle (10) between a bottle neck receiving position (40a) and a bottle neck locking position by a rotation movement. The neck maintaining unit defines an opening for passage of the neck and a housing for receiving the neck. The unit (30) is situated opposite to the neck maintaining unit.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for the conditioning of

  at least one bottle and a method of packaging at least one bottle using the device. It also relates to the use of this device for the presentation of at least one bottle. STATE OF THE ART

  Most devices for bottle packaging generally include a closable package or box and one or two shim (s) 10 of identical shape (FR 2 738 228) or different (US 6 325 210 and GB 2 328 934) for immobilizing a bottle by the body and by the collar. The disadvantages presented by these devices or conditioners are as follows: each use of such conditioners requires several assembly steps: placing a wedge element in a box, introducing the bottle into the box containing the first element wedge and sometimes, in addition, the establishment of the second wedge element followed by the closure of the box; or placing the wedge members at the bottom and top of the bottle before introducing the assembly into the package box. the size of the holds used is important, and their cost is accordingly. Other devices for bottle packaging, such as the device described in the certificate of addition FR 2 093 016, comprise a shim of the body at the bottom of the bottle and a shim provided with a clipping system. When removing the bottle from such a device, an inexperienced user can injure himself by pinching his fingers between the bottle and the clipping system or letting the bottle escape by forcing the retaining point. It would therefore be advantageous to propose a device for packaging at least one bottle that does not have the drawbacks mentioned above. 2 AIMS OF THE INVENTION

  The main purpose of the invention is to solve the aforementioned problems, that is to say to provide a device for packaging at least one bottle, ready for use, that is to say not requiring not a complex assembly during each use. In addition, the invention aims to provide a device for the introduction and removal of at least one bottle without risk of injury. Furthermore, the device according to the invention must have the advantage of being usable on an industrial scale 0 and commercial and must ensure a safe and reliable maintenance of at least one bottle with a competitive economic cost. Finally, the device of the invention must be a resistant packaging, usable several times and it must be intended for packaging at least one bottle not only for transport, but also for the presentation of at least one bottle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

  Thus, according to a first aspect, the invention proposes a device 20 for packaging at least one bottle comprising means for holding said bottle. Said holding means comprise a bottle neck holding means capable of changing between a receiving position of the bottle neck and a locking position of said bottle neck by a rotational movement. The lock position corresponds to a position of the bottle neck holding means for holding a bottle securely and reliably in the device. In other words, the locking position is achieved for an angle of rotation, relative to the receiving position, sufficient to maintain a bottle in a safe and reliable manner. Preferably, the angle of rotation to evolve from a receiving position to a locking position is between 90 and 180.

  According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bottle neck holding means defines an opening for the passage of the bottle neck and a housing for receiving said neck. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bottle neck holding means is an insert. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, said holding means further comprise bottle hold means, said bottle end holding means being located opposite said bottle neck holding means, which, in cooperation with said bottleneck holding means, maintains a substantially fixed bottle in the device. According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, said bottleneck holding means has at least one geometrically shaped projection substantially corresponding to the geometric shape of the bottle cul and / or is intended to be lodged in the ass. of bottle. Advantageously, said at least one protrusion is either a projection of geometrical shape corresponding substantially to the geometrical shape of the end of the bottle and intended to be housed in the bottom of the bottle, or a projection constituted by a continuous or discontinuous rib, having a suitable shape. to the geometric shape of the bottle ass. The rib can therefore either be provided outside the bottom of the bottle that is to say at the periphery of the bottle, at the bottom of the bottle, or be defined inside the bottom of the bottle to maintain the part bottom of the bottle substantially fixed in the device. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bottle end holding means is an insert. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the device 30 comprises a tray consisting of at least one part. According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the tray consists of a single piece, said piece having been subjected to punching and / or cutting and / or creasing and comprising two openings, located opposite from each other when the tray is mounted, said openings allowing the integration of said means for holding the ass and the bottle neck in the structure of the tray. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the two openings of the tray constitute two circular cuts made in the tray. According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the tray is made of a substantially non-extensible material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, thermoformable material, wood or a combination of these materials. Advantageously, the tray is partially or completely made of wood. According to yet another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the tray is obtained from a cardboard blank. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bottle holder holding means comprises a substantially planar surface located outside the projection. According to another particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bottle neck holding means has a substantially cylindrical projection and a substantially planar surface located outside the projection, said projection comprising the opening for the passage of the bottleneck and the housing for receiving said neck. According to yet another particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the substantially planar surface situated outside the projection of the bottle holder holding means or the protrusion of the bottle neck holding means is intended for come to bear against one of the two surfaces delimiting the two openings of the tray. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the substantially planar surface located outside the projection of the bottle end holding means is secured to one of the two surfaces delimiting the two openings of the container at the bottom of the container. using an adhesive selected from the group consisting of industrial glue, adhesive tape or a combination of these materials. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the bottle neck holding means comprises at least one means for securing the bottle neck holding means with one of the two surfaces defining the two openings of the tray. According to another particular embodiment of the invention, said at least one securing means is located on the outer surface of the projection of the neck holding means and defines a wedging space to block the perimeter of one of the two openings of the tray. According to yet another particular embodiment of the invention, said at least one securing means is a radially projecting lug outwardly provided on the outer surface of said projection. According to an advantageous variant embodiment of the invention, the bottle holder holding means and / or the bottle neck holding means is (are) made of any material, for example paperboard, of material thermoformabie, made of metal or a combination of these materials. Preferably, said bottle holder holding means and said bottle neck holding means are made of thermoformable material. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the device further comprises a lid made of a substantially non-extensible material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, thermoformable material or a combination of these materials. Advantageously, said cover is made of transparent thermoformable material. According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the lid consists of a single piece, said piece having been subjected to punching and / or cutting and / or to a warp. According to yet another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the lid is an open parallelepiped comprising a central face and at least three flaps, including two side flaps in the direction of the bottle height and the third flap provided with at least a securing means. Advantageously, said side flaps have the corners, located opposite the third flap, of rounded shape. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, said at least one securing means comprises an opening allowing the lid to be retained by the protrusion of the holding means of the bottle end or by the projection of the retaining means of the bottle neck. bottle. Preferably, said fastening opening constitutes a circular cut made in the third flap of the lid.

  According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the third flap having the securing opening is secured to one of the two surfaces delimiting the two openings of the tray with an adhesive selected from the group consisting of industrial glue, adhesive tape or a combination of these materials.

  According to yet another advantageous embodiment of the invention, said at least one securing means comprises a substantially U-shaped sectional extension of the third flap, said extension comprising one or more openings (s) mainly in the bottom of the U and allowing to maintain block one or legs of the piece constituting the tray in said opening (s). According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the lid further comprises a fourth flap opposite the third flap, said fourth flap having a cut, preferably rounded, of dimension substantially greater than that of the projection of the means of maintaining the bottleneck or substantially greater than that of the protrusion of the bottle neck holding means. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the cover comprises a tab extending the central face, said tab facilitating removal of the cover.

  According to another particular embodiment of the invention, the tab is located opposite the third flap and it comes from a cut of the fourth flap.

  According to a second aspect, the present invention further covers a method of packaging at least one bottle, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: placing a bottle in a device as previously defined, so that the holding means Bottle ass engages in the ass of the bottle; - Tilt the bottle so that the bottle neck holding means, in the receiving position, receives the neck of the bottle; - Turning said holding means of the bottle neck so that it is in the locking position.

  According to a third aspect, the invention also covers the use of the device previously defined for packaging and / or presentation of at least one bottle.

  The invention as defined above and as resulting from the description of the figures below, representing a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, makes it possible to solve the technical problems previously stated for the purposes of the invention and thus makes it possible to to produce a device for packaging at least one bottle, in a safe and reliable manner, usable on an industrial and commercial scale. Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent in light of the following explanatory description, with reference to the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, being an integral part of the invention but simply given to for illustrative purposes and in no way limit the scope of the invention. 30 DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

  FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of the elements forming the device for the packaging of at least one bottle according to the present invention and according to a presently preferred embodiment, said elements correspond to a cardboard blank to constitute a container, to a blank made of thermoformable material to form a lid and means for holding a bottle; Figures 2 to 6 show perspective views of the elements forming the device for packaging at least one bottle and illustrate the mounting of said device; FIGS. 7a and 7b show front views of a device for packaging a bottle containing a bottle and respectively illustrate the receiving and locking positions of the neck holding means of said bottle; Figures 8a to 8d illustrate the method of packaging a bottle according to the present invention; Figure 9 shows a perspective view of the elements forming a device for packaging at least one bottle, the elements comprise a holding means of the bottle end having a projection formed by a continuous rib.

  Referring to Figures 1 to 8d, there is shown a presently preferred embodiment of a device 1 for packaging a bottle 10 comprising holding means 30, 40 of said bottle.

  Said device 1 is a box comprising - a tray 20, - two attached elements constituting holding means 30, 40 of the end and the neck of a bottle 10, - and a lid 50. The tray 20 consists of a single piece, here a cardboard blank. This piece has been subjected to cutting and creasing and comprises two openings 23, located opposite one another when the tray is mounted 20b, said openings 23 allowing the integration of said holding means 30, 40 of the bottleneck and bottleneck in the tray structure. These two openings 23 here constitute two circular cuts made in the tray 20. During assembly of the tray, the continuous or folding lines 22 obtained by creasing facilitate the folding of the sides and flaps of the tray and the cuts made in the tray. tray corresponding to slots 21a, 21b respectively cooperate with tabs 25a, 25b of the tray 20 to make the tray rigid.

  With reference to FIGS. 7a to 8d, the holding means 30, 40 comprise: a means 30 for holding the bottle end 11; and a holding means 40 of the bottle neck 12 capable of evolving between a receiving position 40a of the bottle neck and a locking position 40b of said bottle neck by a rotational movement; said bottle end holding means being located opposite said bottle neck holding means 40, which, in cooperation with said bottle end holding means, allows the substantially fixed bottle 10 to be held in the mounted tray 2011

  Figures 1 to 5 and 7a, 7b and 8a show that the bottle end holding means 30 has a geometrically shaped projection 31 substantially corresponding to the geometric shape of the bottle end 11. This projection 31 allows said holding means 30 of the bottle cul to fit perfectly in the bottle cul 10. The bottle hold means 30 further comprises a substantially flat surface 32 located outside the protrusion 31. Said substantially flat surface 32 is intended to bear against one of the two surfaces 24 delimiting the two circular openings of the tray 23 and thus allows the holding means 30 of the bottom of the bottle to be integrated in a relatively fixed position in the tray mounted 20b. By relatively fixed position is meant that the means for holding the bottom end of the bottle is part of the assembled tray and that it can turn on itself in one of the openings 23. However, the holding means 30 Bottle end can be in a fixed position if its substantially flat surface 32 located outside the projection 31 is secured to one of the two surfaces 24 defining the two openings of the tray 23 with an adhesive.

  The bottle neck holding means 40 has a substantially cylindrical projection 41 and a substantially flat surface 42 located outside the projection 41, said projection 41 comprising an opening 43 for the passage of the bottle neck and a housing 44 for receiving said neck 12. The substantially flat surface 42 is intended to bear against one of the two surfaces 24 delimiting the two circular openings of container 23 and thus allows the holding means 40 of the bottle neck of be integrated in a relatively fixed position in the mounted tray 20b. By relatively fixed position is meant that the holding means 40 of the bottle neck is part of the mounted tray and that it can execute a rotational movement on itself in one of the openings 23. Said rotation movement thus allows the holding means 40 of the bottle neck to evolve between a receiving position 40a of the bottle neck and a locking position 40b of said bottle neck. In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7a and 7b, the bottle neck holding means 40 comprises two securing means 45 located on the outer surface of its projection 41 and each defining a wedging space. 46 to block the perimeter of one of the two openings of the tray 23. Each of these securing means 45 corresponds to a radially outwardly projecting lug provided on the outer surface of the projection 41 of the holding means 40 of the neck of bottle. The securing means 45 thus allow the holding means 40 of the bottle neck not to rotate freely on itself. It will therefore be necessary to exert a certain force on the holding means 40 of the bottle neck so that it rotates. Here, a force exerted by the fingers of one hand is sufficient to change the holding means 40 of the bottle neck from a receiving position to a locking position and vice versa. The holding means 40 of the bottle neck, as well as the holding means 30 of the bottle bottom are made here of a transparent thermoformable material.

  The lid 50 is also made of a transparent thermoformable material. Said cover 50 consists of a single piece which has been subjected to cutting and creasing to obtain an open parallelepiped when the lid is mounted. Thus, the lid 50 comprises a central face 53 and four flaps 54, 55, 59, including two lateral flaps 54 in the direction of the bottle height and a third flap 55 provided with two securing means 56, 57, said side flaps have the corners, located opposite the third flap, rounded shape. One of the two securing means 56, 57 of the third flap corresponds to a circular opening 56 allowing the cover 50 to be retained by the projection 31 of the holding means 30 of the bottle cul. The other securing means corresponds to a substantially U-shaped sectional extension 57 of the third flap 55. Said extension 57 has an opening 51a mainly in the bottom of the U 58 and substantially in the center of the bottom and makes it possible to maintain a tab 25a of the piece forming the tray 20 in said opening 51a. The fourth flap 59 of the lid 50 is located opposite the third flap 55. Said fourth flap 59 comprises a cut 51c rounded, of dimension substantially greater than that of the projection 41 of the bottle neck holding means. With reference to FIGS. 8a to 8d, the cover 50 further comprises a tab 60 extending from the central face 53, said tab 60 facilitating the removal of the cover 50. The tab 60 is situated opposite the third flap 55 and it comes from a cut 51b of the fourth flap 59.

  FIGS. 8a to 8d show that the packaging box of at least one bottle as previously described is used for packaging and presenting a bottle 10.

  In addition, these figures illustrate the method of packaging the bottle 10. This packaging method comprises the following steps: placing a bottle 10 in a box 1 as previously described, so that the holding means 30 of the bottle bottom engages in the ass 11 of the bottle; - Tilt the bottle 10 so that the holding means 40 of the bottle neck, in the receiving position 40a, receives the neck 12 of the bottle; Rotating said holding means 40 of the bottle neck so that it is in the locking position 40b; close the lid 50.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9 for a rectangular base bottle, the bottle end holding means 30 may also be a projection 31 'constituted by a continuous rib of shape adapted to the geometric shape of the bottle end. Here, the continuous rib is provided outside of the bottle neck i.e. at the periphery of the bottle and at the bottom of the bottle to maintain the lower body portion of the bottle substantially fixed in the box. It is obvious to those skilled in the art to adapt the shape of one of the two openings 23 of the tray 20 and that of the opening 56 constituting one of the securing means of the third flap of the cover according to the shape of the projection 31 '.

  Thus, the invention makes it possible to obtain a device for packaging at least one bottle, which effectively solves the technical problems stated. This device has the advantage of being ready for use and ensuring the establishment and removal of at least one bottle without risk of injury,

Claims (5)

  1. Device (1) for packaging at least one bottle (10) comprising means for holding said bottle, characterized in that said holding means comprise a means (40) for holding the bottle neck (12). capable of evolving between a receiving position (40a) of the bottle neck and a locking position (40b) of said bottle neck by a rotational movement.   2. Device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding means (40) of the bottle neck defines an opening (43) for the passage of the bottle neck and a housing (44) for receiving said neck (12).   3. Device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the holding means (40) of the bottle neck is an insert.   4. Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said holding means further comprises a holding means (30) of the bottleneck (11), said holding means (30). ) of the bottle end being located opposite said bottle neck holding means (40), which, in cooperation with said bottle end holding means (30), allows a bottle (10) to be held in the device .   5. Device (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that said holding means (30) of the bottle end has at least one projection (31) of geometric shape substantially corresponding to the geometric shape 30 of the ass (11) of bottle and / or is intended to come to lodge in the ass (11) bottle. 156, Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a tray (20) consisting of at least one piece. 7. Device (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the tray (20) consists of a single piece, said piece having been subjected to punching and / or cutting and / or creasing and comprising two openings (23), located opposite one another when the tray is mounted (20b), said openings (23) for the integration of said holding means (30, 40) of the ass and the bottle neck in the structure of the tray. 8. Device (1) according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the holding means (40) of the bottle neck has a projection (41) of substantially cylindrical shape and a substantially flat surface (42). located outside the projection (41), said projection (41) comprising the opening (43) for the passage of the bottle neck and the housing (44) for receiving said neck (12). 9. Device (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the substantially planar surface (42) located outside the projection (41) is intended to bear against one of the two surfaces (24) defining both openings of the tray (23). 10. Device (1) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the retaining means (40) of the bottle neck comprises at least one securing means (45) of the retaining means of the bottle neck with one two surfaces (24) delimiting the two openings of the tray (23). 11. Device (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that said at least one securing means (45) is located on the outer surface of the projection (41) of the neck holding means and defines a wedging space (46). ) to block the perimeter of one of the two openings of the tray (23). 12. Device (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that said at least one securing means (45) is a radially outwardly projecting lug provided on the outer surface of said projection (41). 13. Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that it further comprises a cover (50) made of a substantially non-extensible material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, thermoformable material or a combination of these materials, preferably a transparent thermoformable material. 14. Device (1) according to claim 13, characterized in that the cover (50) is an open parallelepiped comprising a central face (53) and at least three flaps (54, 55), including two side flaps (54) in the direction of the bottle height and the third flap (55) provided with at least one securing means (56, 57). 15. Use of a device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14 for the packaging and / or presentation of at least one bottle (10).