FR3019805A1 - PACKAGING DEVICE FORMING CONTAINER AND METHOD THEREOF - Google Patents

Abstract

Packaging device forming a container according to a method, comprises a semi-rigid structural member (1), provided with means for retaining a clamping link (17), associated with a sealed flexible bag forming a closed container at one end ( 18). The semi-rigid structure element (1) of small thickness comprises two parts (2) and (3), adjacent in material for being shaped, a first portion (2) which determines, in one method, the envelope outer member (36) of the packaging device such that said envelope (36) has a concave background constituting a plane of affiliation (37) to the packaging device, provided with a cylindrical base (38) enveloping a bag flexible sealed at one end (18) forming a container. The cylindrical base (38) also surrounds the second part (3) of the semi-rigid structural element (1), secured to said bag (18), which has a disk (7), determining the bottom of said base ( 38) having at the periphery a plurality of radial branches (8), (8 ') and (9) composed of two identical units (8) and (8'), provided with means for retaining a clamping link (17), symmetrically contiguous to the inner wall of said base (38), and a unit (9) facing said abutment plane (37), constituting a zone of attachment to the envelope (36).

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging device consisting of a set of semi-rigid and flexible materials shaped according to a method for the manufacture of a vase specially designed to receive a floral composition with long stems.

Many container packaging devices traditionally designed to accommodate a round-shaped bouquet of flowers are already known, but the design of these devices does not actually allow long-stemmed flowers to be received for lack of stability.

They are always made of polypropylene sheets wrapping an armature by means of a tightening tie and the formatting of these devices is carried out, in most cases, with a lot of skill on the part of the user because must fold and maintain all the elements of said device to be able to ligate the bouquet with it. These packaging devices allow only one presentation of the bouquet, a water reserve composed of polypropylene sheets constituting a decorative crown around said bouquet.

The process for making the packaging device, object of the present invention, aims to generate a new concept of floral presentation, and also to remove the constraints of use and in particular that it: - Includes a reserve constituted water.

A clamping link previously assembled. - Includes a plan of affiliation to said floral composition. - Proposes a new packaging design. - Is eco-designed and can be fully recycled.

The packaging device forming a container according to a method according to the invention comprises a semi-rigid structure element, provided with means for retaining a tightening link, associated with a sealed flexible bag, and it is essentially characterized in that that said thin semi-rigid structure element comprises two adjacent parts in symmetrical plane on either side of the vertical axis in material to be shaped, a first part which determines, according to a method, the envelope external device of the packaging device so that said casing has a concave rear plane, forming a conical half-cylinder constituting a plane of affiliation with the packaging device, provided with a cylindrical base wrapping a sealed flexible bag forming a container closed to a end, and that said base also envelops the second part of the semi-rigid structural element, secured to said flexible material, which has a disk, determines nant the bottom of said cylindrical base, and that said disk has at the periphery of a plurality of radial branches composed of two identical units, provided with means for retaining a clamping link, symmetrically contiguous to the inner wall of said base, and a unit, facing said back plane, equidistant from the other two branches. According to another additional characteristic of the packaging device according to the invention, before shaping, the symmetrical and particular configuration of the first part of the semi-rigid structure element, making it possible to create, according to a method, the design the outer envelope of the packaging device, has a rectangular plane merging at one end, flank of the long sides, with convex portions of circle both delimited by the same straight line parallel to the short side of said rectangular plane, and in that said straight line determines the diameter of the circle of said circle portions and in this case constitutes, after shaping, the base of support of the packaging device. According to another additional feature of the packaging device according to the invention, before shaping, the disk of the second part of the semi-rigid structure element, contiguous and coaxial with the first part of said element and comprising in periphery a plurality of branches, has, in the extension of the axis of symmetry of said first portion, a branch designating a zone of attachment of the outer envelope, then two other branches, identical coaxial and perpendicular to said axis, 25 l span is greater than the diameter of said circle portions so that, when the outer envelope is shaped, the ends of said identical branches overhang the top of the cylindrical base of the outer casing for releasing the retaining means of a link clamping devices located at each of said ends. According to another additional feature of the packaging device according to the invention, the shaping of the semi-rigid structure element, making it possible to constitute the outer casing and the operating principle of the packaging device, is carried out according to the invention. a method according to a particular nonlimiting embodiment and is carried out on a horizontal working plane with a cylindrical trunk of small conicity, parallel to said plane on which said semi-rigid structural element must undergo the phases of transformation described as follows: - Perpendicular folding of the disk of the second part of the semi-rigid structural element at the line segment adjacent to the diameter of said first portion. 40 - Perpendicular folding of the three branches at the periphery of the disk at the level of the line segments adjacent to said disk. - Passing a tightening link in the orifices at the ends of the two identical branches using any means. - Wrap the trunk on the work plan by a sealed flexible bag 5 closed at one end proportionally sized to the dimensions of said trunk. - Symmetrical engagement of the semi-rigid structural element by the small side of the rectangular plane under the trunk by sliding the first part of said element on the work plane until the branches, which extend radially periphery of the disk of the second part of said element, overlap said trunk and that said disk, which is perpendicular to the work surface, abuts on the face of the trunk insulated by the flexible bag. - Solidarization of the sealed flexible bag by any means with the disk of the second part of the semi-rigid structure element, then below the orifices of each branch located on the side of said trunk, and finally with the end of the branch positioned in the axis of symmetry and on the top of the trunk. 15 - Progressive bending around the trunk of one of the circle portions of the first portion of the semi-rigid structural element, allowing said portion of a circle to partially cover the sealed flexible bag, enveloping said trunk, of overlap one of the identical branches, positioned on the side of the trunk, and to secure said branch with the portion of the circle starting from the periphery of the disc up to two-thirds of the branch, and consequently authorizes the bending of the last third of the branch towards the vertical axis of the packaging device during the tightening of a link, then continuing the bending, to secure said portion of a circle along the entire length of the branch located in the axis of symmetry and on top of the trunk, which has the effect of freezing one half of the outer casing of the packaging device into a semi-cylindrical configuration, concerning the base, and into a quarter-cylinder of small conicity, concerning the plane buttressing. - Progressive bending around the trunk of the other portion of a circle, in that secures said portion of a circle with the other identical branch, located on the side of the trunk, starting from the periphery of the disc to two thirds of the limb, permitting the bending of the last third of the limb to the vertical axis of the wrapping device when tightening a link, and then continuing the bending, superimposing the portion of circle, positioned on the above the trunk, for securing said circular portions together, and therefore the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end, is completely wrapped and held in the cylindrical base 35 formed which determines the volume, and the backing plane concave is configured as a half-cylinder of small conicity. According to another additional characteristic of the packaging device according to the invention, the conicity and the diameter of said trunk define the conical amplitude and the volume of the outer casing of the packaging device, in addition, the resulting conicity of the shaping, according to the method, allows the nesting of packaging devices, optimizing storage. According to another additional feature of the packaging device according to the invention, the convex shape of the two circle portions of the first part of the semi-rigid structural element creates, when the outer envelope is shaped, a space in the high zone of the cylindrical base which facilitates access to filling the container, that is the sealed flexible bag closed at one end, by any liquid, and the seizure of both ends of a clamping link.

The advantages and characteristics of the packaging device according to the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings which represent a non-limiting embodiment.

In the accompanying drawings: Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic plan view of the semi-rigid structure element of the packaging device and a detail of the element. Figures 3 and 4 show a schematic plan view of front and side of a work plan. FIG. 5 represents a schematic perspective view of the mounting of a clamping link on the semi-rigid structural element. Figure 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a flexible flexible bag forming a container closed at one end enveloping the trunk of the work plan. FIG. 7 represents a schematic perspective view of the semi-rigid structure element secured to the sealed flexible bag forming a closed container at one end. Figure 8 shows a schematic perspective view half of the shaped outer casing. Figure 9 shows a schematic perspective view Uri packaging device entirely shaped on the work plan. Figure 10 shows a schematic perspective view Uri packaging device for use.

Figure 11 is a schematic perspective view of a packaging device filled with a floral composition. With reference to FIG. 1, it can be seen that a packaging device according to the invention, in this particular embodiment, comprises an element 1 made of a thin semi-rigid structure material which has a cutout in two distinct parts 2 and 3 but which is in one piece on the same symmetrical plane on either side of the vertical axis 29, which will be called axis of symmetry 29 '. It is noted that the part 2 which is intended to constitute the outer casing 36 of the packaging device, has a rectangular plane 4 provided with a base 5 forming at one end of each large side 14 circular portions 13 and 13 'convex tangents to a concave circular arc 12 connecting said circular portions 13 and 13 'to the long sides 14 of said rectangular plane 4. It will be noted that the diameter 6 represents the diameter of the circle portions 13 and 13' and that it also represents the support plane 6 'of the packaging device, in addition, the small side 35 defines the concave back plane 37 of the packaging device.

Concerning the part 3 of said element, it can be seen that the disc 7 is attached to the part 2 by a line segment 10 and that it has at its periphery a plurality of branches 8, 8 'and 9 adjacent to said disc 7 by a line segment 11. A branch 9 is located in the extension of the axis of symmetry 29 'and will designate a point of attachment of the outer envelope 36, it is equidistant from two other identical branches 8 and 8' which are coaxial and have at their end 33 orifices 15 consisting of two notches 32 providing the passage and the retention of a link 17 clamping. It will be noted that the coaxial axis 31 of the branches 8 and 8 'is parallel to the diameter 6 and that the span of said branches 8 and 8' is greater than said diameter 6 and therefore, when the outer envelope 36 is shaped, the ends 33 of the branches 8 and 8 'will overhang the top of the cylindrical base 38 which will clear the orifices 15. Referring to Figure 2, we note in more detail the profile of the orifices 15 forming notches 32 which facilitates the passage and the sliding of a tightening link 17, it will also be noted that the branches 8 and 8 'comprise an embrittlement zone 16 situated at two-thirds of said branches 8 and 8', starting from the periphery of the disc 7, contributing bending the last third 30 of the branches 8 and 8 'when tightening a link 17.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, an example of a manual mounting table 40 consisting of a support 24 having a cylindrical trunk 27 of small conicity and provided with a working plane 28 on which the element 1 will rest will be found. of semi-rigid structure. Note that said plane 28 has an angle of inclination identical to the taper 22 of the trunk 27, and that the space 25 between said trunk 27 and the work plane 28 makes it possible to engage and slide the element 1 of semi-rigid structure on said plane 28 and under the trunk 27. We distinguish the face 26 of the trunk 27 on which the disk 7 of the second part 3 will be supported during the introduction of the element 1 on the plane 28. Lastly, we note the fasteners 23 which join the trunk 27 to the plane 28.40. With reference to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the disc 7 is bent at 90 ° at right angles to the base 5 of the first part 2 of the 1 element of semi-rigid structure and that the branches 8, 8 'and 9 are bent at 90 ° at right angles to said disk 7, it will also be noted that the passage of a link 17 is made to the using any means 34 in the orifices 15 by the notches 32 of the branches 8 and 8 '. Referring to Figure 6, there is shown a sealed flexible bag forming a closed container at one end 18 enveloping the trunk 27, it will be suggested that a polypropylene bag proportionally sized to said trunk 27 may fully perform the function of the sealed container. Referring to Figure 7, we discover said first part 2 of the element 1 set up on the work plane 28 of the table 40, and said second portion 3 of the element 1 positioned on the trunk 27. It is observed that the branches 8 and 8 ', lateral to the trunk 27, are secured to the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end at 41 and 41' below the embrittlement zone 16 of said branches 8 and 8 ', and the branch 9, in the axis 29 on the top of the trunk 27, is secured with the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end at 42 at the end of said branch 9, and finally that the disc 7, pressed against face 26 of the trunk 27, is secured with the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end 18 at 43 in the center of said disc 7. It will be noted that the link 17 inserted in the orifices 15 of the branches 8 and 8 ', surrounds the bag flexible waterproof forming container closed to an end 18. Referring to FIG. 8, it is observed that one of the circle portions 13 and 13 'of the base 5 of the first part 2 of the element 1 partially covers the sealed flexible bag forming a closed container at a distance of end 18 and that said portion 13 'is secured to the branch 8', lateral to the trunk 7, two-thirds of said branch 8 ', allowing the bending of the last third 30 of the branch 8' during the tightening of a link 17, and that said portion 13 'is also secured along the entire length of the branch 9 which is located in the axis 29 on the top of the trunk 27, and therefore freezes half of the outer casing 36 of the packaging device in a semi-cylindrical configuration, with respect to the base 38, and in a quarter of a cylinder of small conicity, concerning the backing plane 37. With reference to FIG. 9, it is possible to see on the worktop 28 a device 35 of packaging according to the invention fully fashioned, one note that the portion of circle 13 overlaps the other portion of circle 13 'and that said portions 13 and 13' are secured along the entire length to the side of said portion 13 in particular by gluing, welding, it is also seen that said portion 13 is also secured to the branch 8, lateral to the trunk 27, on two-thirds of said branch 8, allowing the bending of the last third 30 of 40 the branch 8 during the tightening of a link 17. Finally, note that the sealed flexible bag end container 18 is completely wrapped in the base 38 forming a cylindrical container, and that said base 38 has an aperture 39 in its upper part, which makes it possible to introduce a floral composition into said container which constitutes a container with said sealed flexible bag closed at one end 18.

Referring now to Figure 10, we can see a packaging device removed from the work plane 28 and placed on a support, there is clearly the clearance 44 forming V, created by the overlap of the two circle portions 13 and 13 ' on the upper part of the cylindrical base 38 for grasping the two ends 46 and 47 of the link 17. Then when the ends 20 and 21 of the link 17 are pulled, the last third of the branches 8 is bent. and 8 'and therefore the flexible material 18 is tightened. Finally, the concave shape of the back plane 37 providing a comfortable bearing surface for a floral composition with long stems will be noticed.

It will be specified that the conicity of the outer casing 36 as well as the volume of the cylindrical base 38 depends directly on the dimension of the diameter and the conical amplitude of the trunk 27 forming a conical cylinder. Finally, it will advantageously be noted that the backing plane 37 may comprise rectification means 19 for the flower stems. As an indication, the dimension of the length of the branch 9 is less than the radius of said diameter 6, the height of the portion 2 of the element 1 of semi-rigid structure corresponds approximately to two and a half times said radius, and finally the perimeter of said disc 7 is about three quarters of said diameter 6. It will be advisable for the realization of the outer casing (36) the use of a material consisting of a micro groove with kraft interior concerning the element 1 of semi-rigid structure which is in this case bio degradable, furthermore a polypropylene sheet of a few tenths thick cut can be perfectly suitable. The sealed flexible bag forming a container is closed at one end, it may be tubular; it can be replaced by a rigid or semi-rigid polypropylene container with a bottom bottom and of sufficient length to hold the rod. The fastening of the points (41) (41 ') (42) (43) can be done in particular by gluing or welding without altering the tightness of the bag or reservoir. Of course, the particular embodiment of the invention according to the invention is particularly designed for the realization of a packaging device with a container 40 serving vase perfectly adapted to a floral arrangement with long stems.

Claims (6)

CLAIMS1) Packing device forming a container to accommodate a bouquet type flowers round type, including long rods characterized in that it comprises a semi-rigid structure element (1), provided with means for retaining a link clamping device (17), associated with a sealed flexible bag forming a receptacle closed at one end (18), and is essentially characterized in that said thin semi-rigid structure element (1) comprises two parts (2) and (3), symmetrically abutting on either side of the vertical axis (29) in forming material, a first portion (2) which determines the outer envelope (36) of the packaging device in that said casing (36) has a concave rear plane, forming a conical half-cylinder constituting a plane of affiliation (37) to the packaging device, provided with a cylindrical base (38) enveloping a sealed flexible bag closed to one end (18), forming a recipien t, and that said base (38) also surrounds the second part (3) of the semi-rigid structural element (1), secured to the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end (18), which has a disk ( 7), determining the bottom of the cylindrical base (38), and that said disk (7) has at the periphery a plurality of radial branches (8), (8 ') and (9) composed of two identical units (8). ) and (8 '), provided with a clamping means retaining means (17), symmetrically contiguous to the inner wall of said base (38), and a unit (9), facing said plane of backing (37), equidistant from the other two branches (8) and (8 '). 2) Packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that before shaping the packaging device, the symmetrical and particular configuration of the first part (2) of the semi-rigid structural element (1), to create the design of the outer casing (36) of the packaging device, has a rectangular plane (4) merging at one end, on the side of the long sides (14), with convex portions of circle (13) and (13 ') both delimited by the same straight line parallel to the short side (35) of said rectangular plane (4), and in that said straight line determines the diameter (6) of the circle of said circle portions (13) and (13 ') and in this case is, after shaping, the support base (45) of the packaging device. 3) A packaging device according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that, before shaping, the disc (7) of the second part (3) of the semi-rigid structural element (1), contiguous and coaxial at the first part (2) of said element (1) and having at the periphery a plurality of branches (8), (8 ') and (9), has, in the extension of the axis of symmetry (29') of said first portion (2), a branch (9) designating a zone of attachment of the outer envelope (36), then two other identical branches (8) and (8 ') coaxial and perpendicular to said axis (29') whose span is greater than the diameter (6) of said circle portions (13) and (13 ') so that, when the outer shell (36) is shaped, the ends (33) of said identical branches (8) and (8 ') overhang the top of the cylindrical base (38) of the outer shell (36) for disengaging the clamping means retaining means (17) located at each of said xtremities (33). 4) Packaging device according to any one of claims 2 or 3 characterized in that the convex shape of the two portions of the circle (13) and (13 ') of the first portion (2) of the structural element semi-rigid (1) creates, when the outer casing (36) is shaped, a space (44) in the upper zone of the cylindrical base (38) to facilitate access to the filling of the container, which constitutes the flexible sealed bag closed at one end (18), by any liquid, and grasping the two ends (20) and (21) 10 of a clamping link (17). 5) A method of shaping the packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 for shaping the semi-rigid structural element (1), for constituting the outer casing (36) and the principle of operation of the packaging device, being realized on a horizontal working plane (28) having a cylindrical trunk (27) of small conicity, parallel to said plane (28) on which said element of semi-rigid structure ( 1) must undergo the following transformation steps: perpendicular folding of the disk (7) of the second part (3) of the semi-rigid structural element (1) at the level of the line segment (10) adjacent to the diameter (6) of said first portion (2); - Perpendicular folding of the three branches (8), (8 ') and (9) at the periphery of the disk (7) at the right segments (11) adjacent to said disk (7); - passing a clamping link (17) in the orifices (15) at the ends (33) of the two identical branches (8) and (8 ') by any means (34); - enveloping the trunk (27) of the work plane (28) by a sealed flexible bag 30 forming a container closed at one end (18) proportionally sized to the dimensions of said trunk (27); - symmetrical engagement of the semi-rigid structural element (1) by the small side (35) of the rectangular plane (4) under the trunk (27) by sliding the first portion (2) of said element (1) on the work plane (28) until the branches (8), (8 ') and (9), which extend radially at the periphery of the disk (7) of the second part (3) of said element ( 1), overlap said trunk (27) and that said disc (7), which is perpendicular to the work plane (28), abuts on the face (26) of the trunk (27) isolated by the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed to one end (18); - securing (43) of the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end (18) by any means with the disc (7) of the second part (3) of the semi structural element -rigide (1), then in (41) and (41 ') below the orifices (15) of each limb (8) and (8') located on the side of said trunk (27), and finally in (42) with the end of the branch (9) p ositionées in the axis of symmetry (29 ') and on the top of the trunk (27); progressive bending around the trunk (27) of one of the circle portions (13 ') of the first part (2) of the semi-rigid structural element (1), allowing said portion of a circle ( 13 ') partially covering the sealed flexible bag forming a container closed at one end (18), enveloping said trunk (27), of overlapping one of the identical branches (8'), positioned on the side of the trunk (27), and of securing said limb (8 ') with the circle portion (13') from the periphery of the disc (7) to two-thirds of the limb (8 '), and therefore allows the bending of the last third (30) of the branch (8 ') towards the vertical axis (29) of the packaging device during the tightening of a link (17), then continuing the bending, to secure said portion of circle (13') over the entire length of the branch (9) located in the axis of symmetry (29 ') and on the top of the trunk (27), which has the effect of freezing one half of the outer casing (36) of the di packaging device in a semi-cylindrical configuration, with respect to the base (38), and in a quarter-cylinder of small conicity, concerning the backing plane (37); - Progressive bending around the trunk (27) of the other portion of the circle (13), in that secures said portion of the circle (13) with the other identical branch (8), located on the side of the trunk (27). ), from the periphery of the disc (7) to two-thirds of the branch (8), which allows the bending of the last third (30) of the branch (8) towards the vertical axis (29) the packaging device when tightening a link (17), then continuing the bending, superimpose the portion of circle (13 '), positioned on the top of the trunk (27), for securing said portions of a circle (13) and (13 ') therebetween, and therefore a sealed container-end sealed container bag (18) is completely wrapped and held in the formed cylindrical base (38) which determines the volume, and the concave back plane (37) is configured as a half-cylinder of small conicity; 6) Method according to claim 5 characterized in that said trunk (27) has a taper and a diameter defining the conical amplitude and the volume of the outer casing (36) of the packaging device.