GB2289879A - Package openable by tear strip - Google Patents

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GB2289879A
GB2289879A GB9424652A GB9424652A GB2289879A GB 2289879 A GB2289879 A GB 2289879A GB 9424652 A GB9424652 A GB 9424652A GB 9424652 A GB9424652 A GB 9424652A GB 2289879 A GB2289879 A GB 2289879A
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packing paper
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Matti Paivio
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Metsa Board Oyj
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Metsa Serla Oyj
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5844—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall the portion of the wall being a narrow strip, e.g. between lines of weakness
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/66—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements
    • B65D75/68—Inserted or applied tearing-strings or like flexible elements extending through wrapper closure or between wrapper layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/04—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks
    • B65D75/06—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes
    • B65D75/08—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes with the ends of the tube closed by folding

Abstract

A package for stacked small sheets (7), having a packing paper (1) wrapped around the stack to closely envelop the stack, the packing paper being folded at the ends of the package as superimposed end flaps (3a - 3c) which are affixed to close the package at the ends, is provided with a tear strip (6) between the edges of the topmost end flaps (3c) thereof. The tear strip (6) is attached to the inside of the packing paper (1) so that it can be torn off from the package for the entire length thereof to open the package. Lines of perforations (4a, 4b) are provided in the packing paper (1) along each side of the tear strip (6). The packing paper (1) may have an outer plastics coating added after perforation. <IMAGE>

Description

A package for stacked small sheets A package for stacked small sheets, having a packing paper wrapped around the stack to closely envelop the stack, the packing paper being folded at the ends of the package as superimposed end flaps which are affixed to close the package at the ends.
Copying paper or similar paper sheets, i.e.
small sheets, are packed in various consumption packages by stacking a given number of sheets and thereafter wrapping them in packing paper which is glued into a tubular package, whereafter the ends of the packing paper are folded into flaps to cover the ends of the package, and glued. Nowadays it is common that the surface of such a package is further provided with a thin plastic film protecting the package from moisture in transport.
Known packages are rather cumbersome and complicated to open, as the package must be torn open at the glue joints. Since packing paper is quite strong, the package is difficult to undo and tear open, and even though the ends can be opened, it is still difficult to take paper out from the package without damaging it. On the other hand, when the package has been damaged, the remaining paper can no longer be stored therein but must be moved to a shelf or cabinet, which is an inadequate storage.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a package which is easy to open and wherein the possible plastic cover is not damaged before the package is opened, and wherein the remaining sheets can be stored easily until the package is empty.
The package of the invention is characterized in that a tear tab is provided between the edges of the topmost end flaps thereof, said tab being attached to the inside of the packing paper so that it can be torn off from the package for the entire length thereof to open the package in such a way that the packing paper is simultaneously torn for its entire width.
The essential idea of the invention is that a tab is attached to the packing paper prior to the assembly of the package, the tab extending for the entire width of the packing paper and being so located that in the assembled package the tab runs from the ends of the topmost end flaps over the package. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, two suitably spaced-apart perforations are furnished in the packing paper prior to the assembly of the package, which provides a tear strip extending for the entire width of the packing paper, and the tab is disposed at the point where the tear strip is located, which enables detachment of the tear strip simultaneously with the tab.Thus the package is easy to open, and particularly if the tear strip and tab are disposed in the vicinity of one of the longitudinal edges of the package, the opened, remaining package provides an intact and neat storage for the remaining paper sheets.
In the following the invention will be explained in further detail by means of the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a schematic view of a package of the invention unopened, and Figure 2 shows the package of the invention partly opened.
Figure 1 shows a package comprising a packing paper 1 enveloping small sheets (not shown) therewithin. The packing paper 1 is wrapped around a stack of small sheets and affixed at its ends into a closed envelope at the paper edge 2 shown in the figure, typically for the entire width of the packing paper. There after the package is folded by turning the ends of the packing paper envelope to partially overlap and form end flaps 3a-3c. The topmost end flap 3c is affixed to the opposite end flap 3a generally by gluing, as the entire packaging process is normally performed mechanically. The other end of the package is closed similarly.
Two adjacent perforations 4a and 4b are provided in the packing paper 1, running from the end of the topmost end flap 3c to the end of the topmost end flap 3c at the other end. The perforation 4a may be located partly in the folded portion of the end flap 3c, as this has no essential significance for the opening of the package. A tear strip 5 is thus provided between the perforations 4a and 4b, and a tab 6 as shown in Figure 2 is attached to the point where the strip 5 is located, to the inside of the package. By tearing off the strip 5 starting from the edge of one end flap 3c, the entire side of the package can be opened and the remaining portion of the package, appearing to the right in the figure, can be folded to the right, so that sheets can be taken out from the package in suitable batches.
Figure 2 shows a package in accordance with Figure 1, with the tab partly torn off. The figure shows how the package opens at the end in such a way that when the entire tear strip is torn off, the edge of the package can be opened neatly and simply. The figure shows how a tab 6 is attached to the inner surface of the tear strip 5 in such a way that the tab 6 and the tear strip 5 can be pulled off together. The figure further shows how the sheets 7 are exposed, and when the tab 6 and tear strip 5 have been removed, the package can be opened by folding open the portion which appears to the right in the figure.
The package according to the invention can be implemented in a variety of ways. For example, the packing paper can be furnished with a thin plastic coating after the necessary perforation has been provided. In that case, the plastic coating will be intact during the transport of the package and protect the package despite the perforation, and only when the tear strip 5 is torn off will the plastic film be torn and the package opened. The tear strip 5 can be located in different positions in the package, but what is essential is that the strip extends for the entire width of the packing paper, so that the package can be opened at one side to remove the sheets. The package can also be realized in such a way that no separate tear strip is provided, but the tab 6 is attached directly to the inside of the package. In such a case, the package is simpler to manufacture, as the perforation is omitted.
Functionally, however, the package is nearly the same.

Claims (3)

Claims:
1. A package for stacked small sheets, having a packing paper (1) wrapped around the stack to closely envelop the stack, the packing paper being folded at the ends of the package as superimposed end flaps (3a3c) which are affixed to close the package at the ends, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that a tear tab (6) is provided between the edges of the topmost end flaps (3c) thereof, said tab being attached to the inside of the packing paper (1) so that it can be torn off from the package for the entire length thereof to open the package in such a way that the packing paper is simultaneously torn for its entire width.
2. The package of claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that two spaced-apart perforations (4a, 4b) are provided in the packing paper (1) between the topmost end flaps (3c) to extend for the entire width of the packing paper, and that the tab (6) is attached to the packing paper between the perforations (4a, 4b).
3. The package of claim 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the outer surface of the packing paper (1) is furnished with a thin plastic coating protecting the package from moisture, and that the perforations (4a, 4b) are provided in the packing paper (1) prior to the coating thereof, so that when the package is opened the tab (6) tears open the plastic coating at the point where the perforations (4a, 4b) are located.
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FI940311U FI1516U1 (en) 1994-05-30 1994-05-30 Foerpackning Foer i stapel anordnade smaoark

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GB1169697A (en) * 1965-11-22 1969-11-05 Robinson Waxed Paper Co Ltd Heat Sealable Wrappers and Packages
US4638911A (en) * 1980-06-19 1987-01-27 Folienwalzwerk Brueder Teich Akitenesellschaft Pack and process for the manufacture thereof
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GB916320A (en) * 1960-01-16 1963-01-23 Drohmann Gmbh C Collective package and apparatus for making the same
GB1169697A (en) * 1965-11-22 1969-11-05 Robinson Waxed Paper Co Ltd Heat Sealable Wrappers and Packages
US4638911A (en) * 1980-06-19 1987-01-27 Folienwalzwerk Brueder Teich Akitenesellschaft Pack and process for the manufacture thereof
GB2206555A (en) * 1987-07-10 1989-01-11 Xerox Corp A wrapped sheet stack

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WO2007012892A1 (en) * 2005-07-26 2007-02-01 Innovia Films Limited Easy open ream wrap
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FI1516U1 (en) 1994-09-20
FR2720375B3 (en) 1996-05-03
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