JP2007513018A - Display package for compressed gloves - Google Patents

Abstract

The display package is a support on which at least one product can be placed, that is, a support member, and is movably connected to or attached to the support member, and is moved to a predetermined position so as to be placed on the support member and compress the product. At least one possible compression member and a covering member, such as a sleeve, bag, envelope or shrink wrap film, that can be arranged to wrap the compression member and the product when placed on the support member. Have. The package is a blank formed of cardboard and has a holding tab that engages with the slot. By compressing the product in the package, the trapped air is removed, thus reducing the size of the product and / or the package. This package can be used for gloves or socks, in which the product is compressed to occupy a small space or volume compared to the stationary or unrestrained size of the product. The

Description

  The present invention relates to a product package, and more particularly to a product package that enables display of products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a package for displaying individual products, such as paired identical or nearly identical products, i.e., paired or grouped products. Within this package, the product is compressed by the package to occupy a small volume.

  The present invention finds particular use in gloves, such as rubber or latex gloves, or similar merchandise packages that are displayed in a retail environment, such as sold in department stores, supermarkets, or other retail stores. . In such a package, it is desirable to have a package with a reduced volume. Accordingly, although the present invention is described below with particular reference to one form of package for one form of glove, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiment, but rather It will be understood that it covers a wide range to include other forms and arrangements of packages, packages of goods other than gloves, and other methods of packaging products and the like.

  Gloves, particularly household rubber gloves, etc. are in a discrete state that can be used or are typically loosely contained in glossy plastic pockets or envelopes such as plastic bags, for example. Such gloves in the pocket are typically not secured in the pocket, but rather are placed loose or free in the package. Such packaging currently in use is easy to manufacture and allows gloves to be easily inserted into plastic bags.

  However, this type of packaging currently used for commodities such as rubber gloves tends to occupy unnecessary free volume due to the glove as well as the internal volume occupied by the package. In this regard, certain gloves, particularly household rubber gloves, etc., are slightly enlarged in the package by semi-rigid or flexible materials or structures, as well as the method of manufacturing the gloves and the intended use of the gloves. Moreover, it tends to take an expanded state. Such an effect is particularly pronounced when the glove is folded in a package that sometimes traps air in a sealed cavity in the glove that is formed when the glove is folded. This sealed cavity prevents air from being vented out of the glove, resulting in bulky or expansion of the glove. The increased size and volume of the package results in unnecessarily high transportation costs, and the space used to display such a package on a supermarket shelf or the like becomes larger than necessary.

  Thus, allowing the glove to be compressed during packaging and / or maintained in this compressed state until the package is opened to return the glove to its original state for use. Therefore, there is a need for a rubber glove packaging that reduces the occupied space during transportation and display and is suitable for glove display.

  According to one aspect of the invention, a package for at least one product is provided as follows. The package has a support member on which the product can be placed, and is movably connected to or attached to the support member so that the product can be compressed when it is substantially placed on the support, i.e. the support member. At least one compression member that can be moved to a support member and a cover member that can be disposed to wrap the compression member and the product when disposed on the support member, the cover member having a size Is compressed and moves the compression member toward the support member to compress the product in the package, and within the package, the size of the product and / or the size of the package containing the product is , Reduced.

  According to another aspect of the invention, the following method for packaging at least one product is provided. The method comprises a step of placing at least one product between a support, i.e. a support member and at least one compression member, and a cover member capable of shrinking the assembly of product, support member and compression member. Wrapping and reducing the covering member to a predetermined volume, thus compressing the product between the compression member and the support member such that the covering member compresses the product in the package. Form the package and thus reduce the size of the product and / or the size of the package containing the product.

  Accordingly, the present invention uses at least one compression member with a cover member to compress the remaining volume of product in the package. Thus, such packaging reduces the size of the typical package for the product, is more compact in appearance, and preferably has more products in the typical retail shelf than the previous package for the product. Giving packages that can be displayed in the space.

  In one embodiment of the invention, the support member comprises a flat planar sheet. However, it is understood that the two-dimensional shape of the support member can be any desired shape as long as the support member has a sufficiently flat area on which one or more products can be placed. The Accordingly, the overall size and shape of the support member is substantially determined by the size, shape and orientation of the product enclosed in the glove package of the present invention.

  In one embodiment of the invention, the support member, i.e. the rear member, is a blank having a central portion, i.e. a central panel, for supporting one or more products. In particular, this central part is flat. Typically, the central panel has a complex shape with a square or rectangular portion and a curved or semicircular portion. In general, the rectangular part is the lower part and the curved part is the upper part.

  Typically, the central panel is provided with a positioning portion for placing one or more products on the central panel. More typically, the positioning portion is disposed along the lower edge of the central panel. Further, typically, the positioning portion is a groove portion, a notch portion, a notch portion, a slot, a broken portion, or the like, and the product is bent so as to cover this. More typically, both ends of the positioning portion are inclined, preferably opposite each other, to help place the product folded over the central panel. The inclined ends are angled to prevent the folded glove from being displaced from the rear seat by cooperatively engaging the sides of the glove. In another embodiment, the end of the positioning portion is a guide means for guiding the glove to a predetermined position. Typically, the guide means is a shoulder, preferably a straight shoulder.

  Preferably, the support member also has hooks, ie mounting means for mounting the package on the display means. Preferably, the mounting means has a hole or aperture formed at an appropriate position of the support member. Typically, this aperture is formed in the upper region of the support member to allow the package to be suspended from the display means in the vertical direction.

  Typically, the rear member or support member of the present invention is formed of cardboard or similar paper, or cardboard product.

  The compression member is also typically a flat planar board. The size and shape of the compression member is such that a glove is provided in a sufficient contact area so as to properly compress the product or products between the compression member and the support member when the covering member is applied. It must be the correct size. Thus, it is preferred that the product or products cover a sufficient area of the support member so as to substantially compress the product disposed between the compression member and the support member.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a compression member and a supporting member are formed with a single material. Typically, the combined support member and the compression member or members are in the form of one blank. Thus, the compression member is typically attached to at least one edge of the support member. More preferably, the compression member is part of the support member and is hingedly connected to the rear member. This allows the compression member to be substantially folded over the support member when the product or products are disposed on the support member.

  The package can have at least one compression member, or two or more compression members. Typically, each compression member is movable between an open position that allows the glove to be placed on the central panel of the rear member and a closed position for applying compression to the product or products, A hinge member is connected to the rear member.

  In one embodiment of the invention, the package has two compression members, each of which is connected to the rear member in the form of a hinge. Typically, one compression member is mounted on one side of the rear member, while the other compression member is mounted on the other side of the rear member. Typically, each compression member is attached to a portion of the side edge of the central panel. More typically, the first compression member is movable in a hinged manner so that it can be overlaid over the front surface of the rear member, while the second compression member is hinged so that it can be overlaid on the back surface. It can be moved by type, thereby forming a system or assembly of layers or components.

  Typically, the free end of the compression member can be attached to a complementary surface or end of the support member using fastening means. The fastening means may be a means for fastening the edge of the compression member to a part of the support member. In one embodiment of the invention, the fastening means comprises a resin material, adhesive, glue, adhesive tape, or other type of adhesive product. In another embodiment of the present invention, the rear member is provided with a first fastening member. More typically, the compression member is provided with a second fastening member. Preferably, the first fastening member and the second fastening member are complementary to each other. More typically, the fastening members can be removably fitted together. More typically, the fastening members can be cooperatively engaged with each other.

  One form of these fastening members may be a tab, a protrusion, a protrusion, or the like. Other forms of the fastening member may be slots, grooves, apertures, slits, openings, notches, or the like. A further form of the fastening member has a device such as a hook that can be fitted into a device such as a ring attached to a portion of the support member. Typically, the support member, i.e., the rear member, is provided with a display portion. The compression member is not folded or overlaid so as to cover the display portion. More typically, the display portion allows the product in the package to be visible at the point of sale when the covering member is in place.

  It can be printed on the front side or the back side of the central panel, that is, the front side or the back side, or both sides or both sides. Typically, one or all of the folded side panels, i.e., the compression members, have an outwardly facing surface, side surface, or a combination thereof that is printed, and therefore includes a print. No inserts or frames are required to complete the package.

  The covering member is typically formed of a film, a sheet, a membrane, or another flexible flat member. More preferably, the covering member is movable in a compressible manner. Further, typically, the covering member is also substantially transparent. Thus, one or more products, compression members, and support members are seen through shrink wrap. The substantially transparent shrink wrap preferably provides the desired print for the package on the support member and / or the surface of the compression member, typically the back surface of the compression member. In this regard, the print need not be applied to the shrink wrap and can be applied inexpensively to paper or the finished product.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the covering member is a shrink-wrap film, sheet, or other cover. Typically, the shrink wrap film or sheet can be compressed or shrunk by application of heat. More typically, the covering member forms the outer layer of the package on both sides of the package. Typically, the covering member is a totally sealed bag that compresses the product to form a reduced volume package. Preferably, the shrink wrap material substantially compresses the gap between each compression member and the support member that is substantially compressed by application of a shrink wrap cover. Accordingly, sufficient heat must be provided around the assembly of the compression member, the product or products, and the support member to sufficiently shrink the shrink wrap.

Typically, the product or products are made of a flexible material. More typically, the product is provided with cavities, pockets, folds, or the like, in which air is accumulated or trapped to withstand compression of the product while being packaged. In one embodiment of the invention, the product or products are gloves. Typically, gloves are made of rubber, i.e. latex, or similar materials. The package is preferably arranged in a sandwiched structure so that the glove is compressed between the compression member and the rear member. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first part of the glove is compressed between the first compression member and the rear seat, while the second part of the glove is the second compression member and the rear plate. Squeezed between. In this embodiment, when the glove or gloves are folded about the rear member, the folding is accomplished in such a way that air is emitted from the inside of the glove, so that the glove is substantially The volume is at least reduced when compared to the normal size or volume, which is typically free of air or taken in by gloves. In one embodiment, the finger portion of the glove is placed on the posterior member and the wrist portion of the glove is folded over the posterior member so that air is emitted through the open end of the glove. Is possible.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the glove is placed on the support member in a folded state. Here, the glove can be folded in a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, or a combination of two or more different folds. In another embodiment of the present invention, the glove has a support member such that a portion of the glove is on one side of the support member and the other portion of the glove is on the other side of the support member, i.e., on the front and back sides. It is bent so as to surround one edge of the. Further embodiments of the invention can use rolled gloves, unfolded gloves, and the like. In each case, the support member is sized to substantially fit the shape of the glove that is packaged as needed.

  In order to substantially compress one or more gloves disposed between the compression member and the support member, the compression member overlaps at least one third of the gloves disposed on the support member on which the glove is located. It is preferable. Thus, the compression member covers at least 1/3 of the surface area of the support member where the glove is located. More preferably, the compression member overlaps at least one-half glove located on the support member where the glove is located. Typically, not all gloves are covered by the compression member. This allows the consumer to see the appearance of the glove through the shrink wrap when the shrink wrap is substantially transparent.

  It is also possible to have more than one compression member to compress a glove housed in the glove package of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the glove package has two compression members. Preferably, each compression member is arranged to cover a part of the glove on a different surface of the support member. Preferably, each compression member compresses each part of the glove separately against the support member after the shrink wrap is applied to the assembly of compression member, glove and support member.

  In one aspect of the package, the glove has one edge of the support member positioned such that the first part of the glove is disposed on one side of the support member and the second part of the glove is disposed on the other side of the support member. It is bent so as to surround it. The first compression member is disposed on the upper surface of the first portion of the glove, and the second compression member is disposed so as to cover the second portion of the glove. With such an arrangement, the glove is compressed in two positions after the shrink wrap is applied to the assembly of compression member, glove and support member.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the support member has a recess or aperture on the edge or face, through which the glove can be passed. In this way, the first part of the glove is placed on one side of the support member such that the second part of the glove is placed on the other side of the support member and a part of the glove passes through the aperture or Passed around the aperture. Again, with such an arrangement, the glove is compressed in two positions after the shrink wrap is applied to the assembly of compression member, glove and support member.

  As described above, the compression member and the support member are preferably formed of a single molded member. Therefore, each compression member is typically attached to at least one edge of the support member. More preferably, each compression member is attached to a different edge of the support member. More preferably, each compression member is attached to the other edge of the support member. Thus, each compression member can be substantially folded to cover the support member when the glove is sandwiched between the support member, but is disposed on the support member in the proximity of the glove and the support member.

  Since both the compression member and the support member are used to compress the gloves in the package, the support member and the compression member can be rigid such as thick paper, cardboard, paperboard, plastic or similar rigid material. Made of material. More preferably, the compression member and the support member have the same material as the support member.

  The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing figures, which show, by way of non-limiting example, particularly preferred embodiments of the invention.

  The following detailed description relates to a package containing a pair of representative household rubber gloves. However, it should be understood that the present invention has a wide range of uses for packaging other products, i.e. products in pairs or groups. Examples of such products include other types of gloves, socks, other compressed products, and the like.

  A typical household rubber glove 50 has four finger portions 52 for covering each of the user's four fingers and a thumb portion 53 for receiving the thumb of the user's hand. is doing. Each of the four-finger portion 52 and the thumb portion 53 extends to a body portion that covers the palm and back of the user, that is, the palm portion 54. The body portion 54 extends to a generally cylindrical wrist portion 56, which has an opening 58 at the free end so that the hand can be inserted into the glove.

  Figures 1 to 8 show an example of a first form of the package of the present invention, indicated generally at 2, which can be used to package such gloves. The package 2 comprises a cardboard blank 4 having a central panel 5 which functions as a supporting member, ie a backing member, and two side panels 6 and 8 which function as two compression members separated from each other. ing.

  The central panel 5 has an upper portion 10 that is substantially curved or similarly shaped, such as semi-circular or elliptical, and a lower portion 12 that is substantially rectangular. However, it should be noted that the shape of the panel can be any suitable shape. A suspension aperture 14 is provided at or above the curved portion 10, and this aperture is a package 2 for display from a display hook or the like when the package 2 is displayed for sale. It is for hanging.

  The first side panel 6 is hingedly connected to the central panel 5 along a crease 16 located along one side of the lower part 12 and is shown in FIGS. It is possible to move between the outwardly extending position and the compression position. This outwardly extended position is an open position where the glove 50 can be bent on the rear member 5. In the compressed position, the side panel 6 is folded around the crease 16 so as to cover the center panel 5 and the finger and / or palm part of the glove 50, as shown in FIGS. As a result, the glove is compressed between the compression member and the rear member 5. The side panel 6 is provided with a tab 7 along a part of the leading edge 9 of the panel 6. This tab 7 extends outwardly from the lower part of the edge 9. The tab 7 is for fastening the panel 6 to the rear member 5.

  Also, the second side panel 8 is connected to the central panel 5 but in the form of a hinge along the other side of the lower part 12 by a crease 18. The side panel 8 is movable in the form of a hinge around the fold line 18 so as to overlap the back surface of the central panel 5 so as to compress the glove 50 between the second side panel 8 and the rear member 5. It is. The side panel 8 is provided with a tab 11 extending outward from the upper portion of the tip edge 13. The tab 11 is for fastening the side panel 8 to the rear member 5.

  A slot 20 is provided in the upper portion of the fold 16 to receive the tab 11, and a slot 22 is provided in the lower portion of the fold 18 to receive the tab 7.

  The first side panel 6 and the second side panel 8 may have an appropriate shape or size. A positioning portion in the form of a rebate 24 is formed along a portion of the lower edge 26 of the central panel 5. In one form of the notch 24, a pair of inclined edges 28, 30 facing each other are provided in the following form. These edges are used to cooperatively engage the sides of the glove 50 to hold the glove in place on the center panel when the glove is folded as shown in FIGS. It is a hook or similar form. Both ends of the notch 24 may serve as a guide for the glove 50 in addition to or instead of the inclined edges 28, 30 for holding the glove 50 in the notch 24. It should be noted. Typically, these guides are square shoulders (not shown). Furthermore, the outwardly facing surface or side of each panel that is in a folded or compressed state can be printed to inform potential customers. As shown in FIG. 8, the transparent film of the envelope or the similar form of the shrink wrapping material 30 forms a compressed package 2 so that the gloves 50, the rear member 5, and the compression members 6, 8 are used. It is arranged so as to cover the arrangement.

  In forming the first form of the package 2, a blank 4 having a central panel 5 integral with the folds 16, 18 and slots 20, 22 and a side panel having tabs 7, 11 is formed on the glove 50. It is formed in an appropriate size, shape, style, structure, etc. so as to suit a specific form. A pair of rubber or latex gloves 50 is formed and arranged on the front surface of the central panel 5 such that the finger portions 52 and / or the palm portions 54 of the gloves 50 are in contact with the central panel 5. A single glove 50 is shown in the drawing for clarity. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wrist portion 56 and the open end portion 58 of the glove 50 are hung over the entire lower edge 26 of the center panel 5, and are formed in the notch 24 as follows. Arranged in a state. At this time, both side portions of the glove 50 are held by inclined end portions 28 and 30 that are opposed to each other at an angle and are positioned at both ends of the cutout portion 24 at the lower edge 26 of the lower portion 12 of the central panel 5. Yes. The opening end of the glove 50 is bent around the lower edge in a manner that allows air to escape from within the glove 50.

  Simultaneously with or following the folding of the glove 50, the side panel 8 is folded in a hinged manner about the crease 18 to contact the palm portion 54 of the glove 50 and assist in venting air from within the glove. . As shown in FIG. 3, the side panel 8 has the direction of the arrow “A” so that the tab 11 can be moved in the direction of the arrow “B” of FIG. Is provided with a hinge. When the side panel 8 is mounted at a predetermined position, the side panel 6 is moved in a hinge form in the direction of the arrow ‘C’ in FIG. 4 so as to overlap the glove 50. The tab 7 is securely held in the slot 22, as shown in FIG. 6, so that the side panel 6 is in place and the glove 50 is partially compressed so that the arrow ' It is moved in the direction of D ′.

  With respect to the assembly of glove 50 and back member 5 maintained in place, a shrink wrap film 40 or similar material sleeve, bag, envelope, etc. are placed over the combined assembly.

  Shrink wrapping is one of the packaging processes, in which the product is packaged with a plastic film, such as polyolefin, which then compresses the package to a reduced size, Shrink around the product using heat treatment. In addition to using shrink wrap, the package can be vacuum packed so that air is expelled from the package before forming a seal, and thus a reduced size package.

  Accordingly, heat is applied to the shrink wrap 40 to shrink the bag relative to the glove assembly to form the package 2. One or more open ends of the shrink wrap bag or sleeve 40 are heat sealed simultaneously with or subsequent to shrinking the material, thus forming a sealed package 2. In this sealed package, the glove 50 is compressed such that the package 2 occupies a smaller volume than the volume occupied by the package containing the glove 50 not in a compressed state.

  Another embodiment of the package 102 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. Again, the package 102 includes a cardboard blank 104 having a support, a central panel 105 that functions as a rear member, and a single side panel 106 that functions as a compression member.

  The central panel 105 has an upper portion 110 having a substantially curved or similar shape, such as a semi-circle or an ellipse, and a lower portion 112 having a substantially rectangular shape. A suspension aperture 114 is provided at or above the upper portion of the curved portion 110, and when the package 102 is displayed for sale, the aperture 102 is displayed from a display hook or the like. It is for hanging.

  The side panel 106 is a laterally extending panel having tabs 107 arranged along the front end 109 of the side panel 106. The side panel 106 is hingedly connected to the center panel 105 along a fold 116 disposed along the proximal end 108 of the side panel 106. Thus, the side panel 106 is movable between an outwardly extended position as shown in FIGS. 9, 10, 11 and 12 and a compressed position. This outwardly extending position allows the glove 150 to be folded over the central panel 105. In the compressed position, the side panel 106 is folded about the crease 116 so that it overlaps the finger and / or palm portion of the central panel 105 and glove 150, as shown in FIGS. As a result, the gloves are compressed between the side panel 106 and the center panel 105.

  The central panel 105 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 120 that is used to receive the tab 107 of the side panel 106. The tab 107 is disposed along a part of the leading edge 109 of the side panel 106. This tab 107 is used to secure the side panel 106 to the central panel 105 before the side panel 106 is folded over the front of the central panel 105 to compress the glove 150 disposed on the central panel 105. Used for. The tab 107 is configured in the shape of an arrow so as to provide fitting protrusions 111A and 111B used in the slot 120 for fitting the tab 107. In this regard, the arrow head dimension of tab 107 is larger than slot 120. Thus, when the arrow tab 107 is inserted into the slot 120, the protrusion protrudes beyond the length of the slot and engages the face of the central panel 105, as shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the transparent film of the envelope or the similar form of the shrink wrapping material 30 is disposed so as to cover the aggregate of the compressed gloves 150, the central panel 105, and the side panels 106. Has been.

  In forming the second form of the package 102, a blank 104 with a fold 116 and a central panel 105 integral with the slot 120 and a single side panel 106 with tabs 107 is a particular form of glove 150. Appropriate size, shape, style, structure, etc. are formed to fit.

  In this embodiment, only a single side panel 106, the compression member, is used to compress the glove between the side panel itself and the central panel 105 serving as the rear member. Thus, as shown in FIG. 10, the glove 150 is positioned before or on the central panel 105, but the side panel 106 is folded to compress the glove 150. In front, the gloves are folded. Thus, the side panel 106 can hold the folded glove 150 between the center panel 105 and the side panel 106. As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13, the side panel 106 has an arrow so that the tab 107 can be received in the slot 120 as it is moved in the direction of arrow “Y” in FIG. 13. A hinge is provided in the direction of “X”. Thus, the side panel 106 is centered by folding the tab 107 around the outer edge 122 of the center panel 105 and to the back surface 122 of the center panel 105, as shown in FIGS. The panel 105 is movably fastened. The tab 107 is then inserted into the slot 120 and appears on the inner surface 126 of the central panel 105. The protrusions 111 </ b> A and 111 </ b> B of the tab 107 extend beyond the length of the slot 120, so that the tab 107 is caught in the slot 120. The placement of the side panel 106 over the glove 150 serves to partially compress the glove 150 as shown in FIG.

  Similar to the first embodiment of package 2, shrink wrap film 140, or similar material, is placed over glove 150, the combined assembly of side panel 106 and center panel 105. Heat is applied to the shrink wrap 140 to shrink the bag against the glove assembly to form the package 102. One or more open ends of the shrink wrap bag or sleeve 140 are heat sealed simultaneously with or subsequent to shrinking the material, thus forming a sealed package 102. Within this sealed package, the glove 150 is compressed such that the package 102 occupies a smaller volume than the volume occupied by the package containing the uncompressed glove 150.

  A further advantage provided by each of the described packages 2 and 102 is a reduction in printing costs for the limited production process of the packaging. In this regard, existing glossy plastic pockets currently used to wrap gloves are typically printed to display brand names, prices, barcodes, and the like. Therefore, existing glossy plastic pockets are limited because the printing of packaging per product is expensive due to the need to produce print plates that can print the pockets and the cost of special inks etc. It can be expensive to produce in different production processes. The production of printed plates, whose costs are paid only for a few packages, is very expensive. The cost of using such a printing technique cannot be reached unless the production process is extremely large. Thus, it is desirable to reduce the cost of product packaging for individual pairs or groups, especially in small production processes.

  Thus, a cardboard blank composed of compressible side panel and center panel is ideal for printing on this blank. Thus, the shrink wrap cover need not be printed. Since cardboard or similar paper products are inexpensive to print, this can help reduce the cost of the package in a limited packaging production process. Therefore, such a structure avoids the high cost of printing on the outer surface of the glove.

  The described collection is structured by description and many variations will depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention including all novel features and novel combinations of features disclosed herein. Can be fulfilled.

  Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the presently described invention allows for modifications and variations other than those specifically described. It is understood that the present invention includes all such modifications and variations within the spirit and scope.

  In the stated claims and the above description of the invention, the word “comprise”, or “comprises” or “has” unless the context requires it by the language of expression or the required meaning. Changes such as "comprising" are used in a comprehensive sense, i.e., the presence of the stated features without interfering with the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention. To clarify.

1 is a plan view of a first form of a blank having a rear member in the form of a central panel and two compression members in the form of side panels extending outwardly from opposite side edges of the central panel. FIG. FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of an embodiment of the glove and the blank of FIG. 1 showing the arrangement of the unfolded glove on the front surface of the rear member; FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the form of the glove and blank of FIG. 2 in a state of being held in place by a positioning portion provided on the front surface of the rear member and partially bent. FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of the glove of FIG. 3 and the blank in a fully folded state on the rear member, with the rear compression member in the compressed state and the front compression member in the open position. FIG. 5 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 4 but showing the compression member on the front side of the process being folded to compress the glove. FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the glove and blank of FIG. 2 showing the front compression member in a fully compressed state. FIG. 7 is a view of the lower right corner portion of the glove and blank assembly of FIG. 6 showing the engagement of the blank slot and tab connectors in detail. 1 is a top perspective view of a first form of a complete package showing the cover film in a fully shrink-wrapped state forming a compact package; FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a second form of a blank having a rear member in the form of a central panel and one compression member in the form of a side panel extending outwardly from the left edge of the central panel. FIG. 10 is a side perspective view of the embodiment of the blank and glove of FIG. 9 showing a step in which the glove is folded from an unfolded state to a folded state so that the glove is placed in front of the rear member. . FIG. 11 is a top perspective view in the form of a glove of FIG. 10 and a blank placed in a fully folded state on the front surface of the rear member. FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the glove of FIG. 10 and the blank in a fully folded state on the rear member, with the compression member being moved from the open position to the closed position. FIG. 13 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 12 but showing the compression member in the process of being folded to compress the glove. FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the glove and blank of FIG. 10 showing the compression member in a fully compressed state. FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view of the lower right corner portion of the glove and blank assembly of FIG. 14 illustrating in detail the engagement of the blank slot and tab connectors. FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a second form of a complete package showing the cover film in a fully shrink-wrapped state forming a compact package.

Claims (20)

A support member on which the product may be placed; and
At least one compression member movably connected to or attached to the support member and movable to compress the product when it is substantially disposed on the support portion, i.e., the support member;
A package comprising a cover member that can be arranged to wrap the compression member and the product when disposed on the support member;
The covering member moves the compression member toward the support member so as to compress the product in the package, and within the package, the size of the product and / or the size of the package containing the product is Reduced, package for at least one product.   The package for at least one product of claim 1, wherein the support member is a blank having a flat central portion, i.e., a central panel, for supporting the product.   The package for at least one product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each compression member is attached to a part of one side in the lateral direction of the support member.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein each compression member is hingedly connected to the support member.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the support member and the compression member are provided with complementary fastening members that are detachably adapted to each other.   6. The package for at least one product of claim 5, wherein the complementary fastening member has a tab that can be removably fitted into the slot.   For the at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the covering member is a flexible cover formed of a film, sheet, membrane, or other flexible flat member, etc. package.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cover can be moved compressively.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the covering member is a shrink-wrap film, sheet or cover.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cover wraps the entire assembly of the product, support member, and compression member to form a sealed package.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cover member is substantially transparent.   The product is provided with cavities, pockets, folds, or the like, in which air can be accumulated or trapped to withstand compression of the product while being packaged. A package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims.   A package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the product is formed of a flexible material.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the product is a glove.   A package for at least one product according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the front or rear side, i.e. the front or rear side, or both sides, i.e. both sides, of the support member are printed.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the support member also includes attachment means for attaching the package to hooks or display means.   The support, i.e. the support member, is provided with an exhibition part, and the compression member allows the product in the package to be visible at the point of sale when the covering member is arranged. The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the package is not folded or stacked over the display portion.   The package for at least one product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the support member of the present invention is formed of cardboard or similar paper, ie a product made of cardboard. Placing at least one product between a support, i.e. a support member, and at least one compression member;
Substantially wrapping the assembly of the product, the support member, and the compression member with a shrinkable covering member;
And shrinking the covering member to a predetermined size,
Forming a package compressing the product between the compression member and a support member so as to compress the product in the package, and thus the size of the product and / or of the package containing the product A method of packaging at least one product that reduces size.   17. A method of packaging at least one product of claim 16 using a package for at least one product of claims 1-15.

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