GB2088829A

GB2088829A - A Sales Pack for Shaving Equipment

Info

Publication number: GB2088829A
Application number: GB8133947A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Wilkinson Sword Ltd
Current assignee: Wilkinson Sword Ltd
Priority date: 1980-12-05
Filing date: 1981-11-10
Publication date: 1982-06-16
Also published as: GB2088829B

Abstract

A sales pack for containing disposable razors, or other shaving equipment, and for suspension from a display rack, is formed from a card blank of generally rectangular shape by folding to a box shape. Crease lines on the blank define the panels of the box-shaped pack. A central panel (P1) contains a slot (11) extending across the width of the blank. The razor heads of a stack of razors rest on this panel after the razor handles have been passed through the slot, and the panels (P2-P6 and P2 min -P6 min ) of the blank are folded to embrace the razor heads and provide upstanding panels which are slotted and form a tongue which will receive the arm of a display rack. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A Sales Pack Particularly for Containing Razors, Razor Blades, and Shaving Units This invention relates to a sales pack in particular for containing shaving equipment, such as razor blades, shaving units, dispensers for such blades or units, razor handles and razors, more particular razors of the disposable type. Such razors are commonly made of plastics and comprise a head containing one or more blades and a handle integral with or connected to the head, the whole razor being generally of T shape.

The pack to which the invention relates is intended for display and/or transport purposes and in particular to hold together a number of razors, for example five, in a stack and suspend the razors from the prong or arm of a display rack.

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a sales pack made of card or other relatively stiff sheet material which has been cut, folded and/or positioned, and secured in the shape of an envelope having a plurality of panels each of which is connected along its opposite edges to an adjacent panel, and a tongue extending away from one of the panels, the tongue being connected to said one of the panels along a line parallel to at least one of said edges, the tongue providing means by which the pack can readily be carried, or suspended from an arm of a display rack.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a sales pack for containing razors which comprises a box defined by panels of card or other relatively stiff sheet material and shaped to surround a stack of razor heads on four sides thereof, one of the panels having a slot therein through which the handles of the razors can project.

Possible constructions of a pack in accordance with the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a plan view of a card blank from which the pack can be formed; Fig. 2 is plan view of a modification of the card blank of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side view of the pack folded from the card blank of Fig. 1 and containing a stack of razors, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the pack shown in Fig.

3.

The pack is formed from a generally rectangular card blank 10 which has an elongated slot 11 extending across the width of the card approximately midway between the ends of the card. This slot stops short of the sides of the card.

The width of the slot 11 is such as to accommodate the width of one razor blade handle and the length of the slot is such as to accommodate the handles of the stack of razors which the pack is to contain. Slots 12, 12' are also formed adjacent the opposite ends of the blank to receive an arm of a display stand, on which packs will hang.

The blank 10 is divided into panels by crease lines L3-L6, L3,-L6, extending across the blank to enable the blank to be folded to the shape of a box. Two opposite end panels of the blank are upstanding from the box and secured in face-toface relationship to form a tongue 1 5 so that the hanging slots 12, 1 2' of these panels register with one another to receive the arm of the display rack.

The panel P, which contains the slot 11 through which razor handles extend has, at its opposite ends, two flaps 13, 14 which can be folded about crease lines L5, L6, L5,, L6, to close the ends of the box.

Considering now the steps of assembly of the pack, a group of (forBxample) five razors are brought together in a stack with the front of each razor, except the front one of the stack, in contact with the back of the next adjacent razor. The handles of the assembled stack, which extend parallel to each other, are passed through the slot 11 of the handle-receiving panel P1 until the underside of the head of each razor rests on this panel.

The panels P2, P2' next adjacent the handlereceiving panel P1 are then folded about crease lines L2, L2, to stand perpendicular to the panel P to form sides of the box adjacent the opposite ends of the head of each razor. Panels P5, P5, of the flaps 13, 14 are likewise folded about crease lines L5, L5, to stand perpendicular to panel P, to form the ends of the box. The next adjacent panels P6, P6' of the flaps are folded down about lines L6, L3 and then P3, P3 are folded down about lines L3, L3,toward the razor heads. At the same time as P3, P3' are folded down, the remaining two panels P4, P4' are folded in the opposite sense about lines L4, L4, until they come together in face-to-face relationship.The box can by secured in a closed state by adhesive on one or both of the adjoining faces of the panels P4, P4' or by stapling.

Although the blank has been described and illustrated in a form in which the panels are symmetrical about a central handle-receiving panel, other arrangements are possible in which the outermost panels are not those containing the hanging slots. In each case however adhesive or other means will be provided for causing the outermost panels to be secured to the remainder of the box.

The portions of panel P, which lie at opposite ends of the handle-receiving slot 11 must be of sufficient width to give the necessary strength to the handle-receiving panel.

If it is desired that the razors should be provided with travel caps to cover the blades, or if it is thought that there is no need to close the ends of the box, the flaps can be omitted as shown in the blank of Fig. 2. This blank, when folded, will provide an open-ended box.

As a further alternative, only one flap is provided. This flap, when folded, will cover the otherwise exposed blade or blades of the first razor. The opposite end of the box is open since only the back of the last razor head will be exposed.

Although the pack folded from the blank of Fig.

1 is designed to allow razors to be transported without travel caps, such travel caps can be provided if desired.

The slots 12 which are provided to enable the packs to be hung from a rack can be omitted if the packs are to be displayed in other ways.

To enable the pack to be used as a dispenser, the flap 14 and the portion of the card between slot 11 and the flap can be torn off to leave the end of slot 11 open. The razors can then be dispensed individually from the pack through the open end of slot 11. To assist in tearing open the slot, rows of perforations can beprovided between the ends of the long sides of slot 11 and the line L5' and outwardly along line L5,.

Instead of containing a stack of razors, as shown in Fig. 3, the pack could contain a single razor or razor handle, and a number of shaving units or blades arranged loosely within the pack or secured within a dispenser. In this event, the slot 11 could by shorter than that shown in the drawings.

As a further alternative, the upper part of panel P4' could be omitted and the remainder of panel P4, could be secured either to panel P4 or directly to panel P3.

The blank from which the pack is formed could also be modified to contain only shaving units or a dispenser for razor blades or shaving units, to be suspended vertically. In this event, the panel P, together with the flaps 13, 14 would be displaced to position close to panel P4so that, when folded to form a pack, the panels P4 and P4' would lie in a plane parallel to panel P, (instead of being perpendicular to P, as shown in Fig. 3) extending, for example in plane through the middle of panel P2.

Although reference has been made herein to a card blank, the blank could be made from other materials than card, e.g. thin metal sheeting or relatively stiff piastics sheeting.

Claims

1. A sales pack made of card or other relatively stiff sheet material which has been cut, folded and/or positioned, and secured in the shape of an envelope having a plurality of panels each of which is connected along its opposite edges to an adjacent panel, and a tongue extending away from one of the panels, the tongue being connected to said one of the panels along a line parallel to at least one of said edges, the tongue providing means by which the pack can readily by carried, or suspended from an arm of a display rack.

2. A sales pack according to claim 1 wherein the tongue contains an aperture for the reception of an arm of a display rack.

3. A sales pack according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the panels define a box of rectangular cross-section in a plane perpendicular to said edges.

4. A sales pack according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3 which has been formed from a single sheet of said material.

5. A sales pack according to any preceding claim wherein the panels comprise a base panel, two side panels upstanding from opposite parallel-spaced edges of the base panel, two coplanar upper panels extending inwardly from the upper edges of the side panels, the said tongue being formed at least in part by a tongueforming panel extending upwardly from the inner edge of a first one of the upper panels, the other upper panel being secured to said first upper panel.

6. A sales pack according to claim 5 wherein another tongue-forming panel extends upwardly from the inner edge of the said other upper panel and is secured to the first mentioned tongueforming panel.

7. A sales pack according to claim 5 or claim 6 adapted to receive the heads of razors within said envelope, said base panel having a slot therein through which the handles of the razors can extend.

8. A sales pack according to any one of claims 5 to 7 wherein a closure flap is hinged to at least one end of said base panel for closing the corresponding end of the envelope.

9. A sales pack for containing razors which comprises a box defined by panels of card or other relatively stiff sheet material and shaped to surround a stack of razor heads on four sides thereof, one of the panels having a slot therein through which the handles of the razors can project.

10. A sales pack according to claim 9 wherein a tongue extends away from a said panel of the box on the opposite side of the box to the slotcontaining panel, the tongue containing an aperture for the reception of an arm of a display rack.

11. A sales pack substantially as herein described with reference to any one of the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings.