MXPA00010882A - Packaging for cut flowers - Google Patents

Abstract

Packaging for cut flowers comprises:a rectangular crate (1) with sloping side walls which are provided close to their top walls with a channel (5, 6, 7) that projects outwards and is open at the top, the base of which channel serves to support a foldable rectangular protective tube (2). In order to be able to nest a number of crates (1) deeply into one another without risk of binding, a shoulder (9) is arranged between the top edge of the sloping side walls of the crate and the base (7) or the bottom end of the inner flange (6) of the channel (5, 6, 7) open at the top. Said shoulder can also serve as support for a rectangular presentation collar.

Description

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PACKAGING FOR CUT FLOWERS FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a package 5 for cut flowers comprising a rectangular packaging box with inclined side walls which are proportioned near their upper walls with a channel that projects outwards and is open at 10 cm. upper part, the base of which channel serves as support for a collapsible lectangular protective tube.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 15 This type of packaging is known in practice and is described essentially in EP-B 0 311 74.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 20 The purpose of the rectangular tube is to protect those parts of the cut flowers placed in the packing box which extend above the packaging door during transport and during presentation in the sale to the public or when placed by wholesale in supermarkets. A plastic cover is placed on the tube, cover that can be removed in order to ensure the quality of the flowers. After the packaging has been transported, including the tube and the cover, after putting it on sale, in a store or anywhere in the world, the rectangular tube is removed, the cut flowers are accommodated in the packing box and they do not have to go to a bucket. If the empty packaging box is deeply nested in another, in order, for example, to return to the sender, the internal projection of the channel of a lower packaging box, whose channel is open at the top, can be attached to the outer surface of the walls of the inclined packaging box of an upper packaging box, with the result that separating a stack of packaging boxes nested one in the other presents problems. The goal is to improve the packaging mentioned in the preamble that the packaging boxes can be nested deeply one into another without risk of joining.

For this purpose the packaging mentioned in the preamble is characterized in that a support extends between the upper edge of the inclined side walls of the packaging box and the base or lower end of the inner projection of the open channel in the upper part. The support can serve as a support for a rectangular presentation necklace. This is important in particular in the case of cut flowers that are somewhat longer (for example, flowers with a stem length of 1 meter). After removing the protective tube the flowers can be accommodated beyond the top of the top edge of the packing box. The rectangular presentation collar counteracts this. The presentation collar is shorter than the protective tube, so that the top of the flowering flower stems extend well above the top edge of the presentation collar. The presentation collar preferably consists of a collapsible tube made of plastic and the collar can be provided with openings and printed with advertising. Preferably, rods are installed in the support to reinforce the inner projection of the open channel in the upper part. In this case, notches or recesses are installed in the lower edge of the presentation collar to allow the rods to pass. After being withdrawn at an angle from the top of the packaging box, the folding rectangular protective tube can be used to support the packaging box. For this purpose, the lower surface of the base of the open channel in the upper part can form the base surface of an open channel in the lower part, which is intended to form a settling channel for the upper edge of the protective tube if The packing box is inserted from above into a rectangular protective tube. The protective tube can have printed advertising texts or the same. Usually, the packaging box is provided with hand grip openings on two side faces located opposite one another. In order to affirm the presentation collar, a band projecting outward may have been attached to the lower edge of two opposite walls of the collar, which band extends through a hand grip opening and engages the upper edge of the same. The package also comprises a cover that fits the protective tube. On its upper surface, the cover is provided with rods, in which a box packed and stacked on top can be supported so that a ventilation gap between the upper surface of the cut and the lower surface of a box is produced. Stacked packing on the top. The ventilation hole is beneficial for the quality of the packed flowers. The positioning flanges for the lateral positioning of a packing cage stacked on the cover are preferably installed on the upper surface of the cover, whose flanges project over the rods and are nestable in each other. As a result of the interlocking flanges one on the other, the covers stacked on top of one another occupy more height when they are returned to the shipper.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a complete flower package according to the invention in the transport position. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a complete flower package according to the invention in the presentation position for long cut flowers. Figure 3 shows a cross section through a cut in the side wall of two packaging boxes nested one in the other. Figure 4 shows a cross section at the location of a manual grip opening through part of the side wall of a packing box, the protective tube, the cover and the presentation collar in the transport position according to the Figure 1. Figure 5 shows a cross section through part of the side wall of a packing box, the protective tube and the presentation collar in the presentation position according to Figure 2. Figure 6 shows a view of a packing box that supports the cover of a packing box underneath it. Figure 7 shows a plan view of the packaging ca. Figure 8 shows a bottom view of the packaging box. Figure 9 shows a cross section of part of a number of covers stacked one on top of the other. Figure 10 shows a cross section of part of a certain number of covers stacked one on top of the other, according to an alternative embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The package shown for the cut flowers comprises a rectangular packing box 1 which is usually made of plastic, a rectangular protective tube 2 which is usually made of thin cardboard or plastic and has been folded from an empty space, a cover 3 which is usually made of plastic, and a tubular presentation collar 4.

The latter may be a useful addition in the case of long flowers but it is not necessary. The necklace 4 will not be used with flowers. In its upper part the packaging box 1 has a channel projecting outwards and has an exterior projection 5, an interior projection 6, and a base 7. The channel 5, 6, 7 is open at the top. The packaging box has inclined side walls so that it is engageable in a similar packaging box. There are two relatively long inclined side walls located one opposite the other and two short side walls located opposite one another. A hand grip opening 8 is made in each of the short side walls immediately below the channel 5, 6, 7. The packing box can also be square. In the transport position (see Figures 1 and 4) the rectangular protective tube 2 supports the base 7 of the channel 5, 6, 7 or the packaging box 1 and the peripheral L-shaped edge of the cover 3 is placed in the The tube. A support 9 is installed inside the channel 5, 6, 7 open at the top, approximately at the height of the base 6 thereof, whose support 9, as can be seen from the floor seen in Figure 7, is Wider in the corners of the packing box and gradually tapers towards the middle of the side walls of the packing box. It is not excluded that the width of the support remains constant. As can be seen from Figure 3, as a consequence of the presence of the support 9, the upper end of the inner projection 6 of the channel 5, 6, 7, open at the top, of a lower packaging box will not receive the Union contact with the outer surface of a metal wall of the highest packing box when the packing boxes are deeply nested in one another. The support 9 is provided with rods 10a, which reinforce the inner projection 6 of the open channel in the upper part. The support could also serve to support a tubular display collar 4 which, for example, is made of a light weight plastic or an interior to hold the individual flowers in place. The collar 4 serves to prevent the stems of long cut flowers from settling too far after removal of the protective tube 2, as a result of which the presentation of flowers at the point of sale is improved. The notches 10b, intended to allow the passage of the rods 10a, have been made in the lower edge of the collar 4. In order to place the collar 4 firmly in the support 9, use is made of L-shaped elements 11 fixed to the short sides of the collar 4, the horizontal projection of the elements being inserted through a hand grip opening 8 so that the upper surface of the horizontal projection clings to the lower surface of the base 7 of the channel 5, 6, 7 The openings 13 have been made in the base of the channel 5, 6, 7. An open channel in the lower part is installed in the lower part of the base 7 of the channel 5, 6, 7 open in the upper part, open channel in the lower part which is formed by an outer projection 14, the wall of a packaging box 1 and the lower surface of the base 7 of the channel 5, 6, 7. The reinforcing rods 15 are installed on the lower surface, the height of the rods is appreciably lower than that of the s exterior vent 14. As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the protective tube 2 is placed on the floor, the upper edge of the protective tube 2 extends towards the channel 14, 7, 1 open at the bottom and is clutched on the rods surface 15. This position encourages presentation in the store, particularly if the protective tube is provided with prints. The outer projection 14 can corsist a certain number of flanges placed with a short distance spacing. Four pairs of positioning beads 16 are placed on the upper surface of the cover. The flanges project above a certain number of rods 17. The ridges serve to prevent a packaging box of a subsequent package placed on the cover of a package from being displaced from the cover. The flanges 16 are nestable one to another when a certain number of covers are stacked (see Figure 9). Consequently, the stack of covers is not unnecessarily high. It can be seen from FIG. 6 that the rods 17 placed on the upper surface of the covers serve as support for a packing box supported thereon, there being a relatively high ventilation gap between the packing layer and a pattern. grid 18 of curved bands s. The small quadrant-shaped flanges 19 are installed in the four corners of the cover to prevent the covers from being stacked one on the other turning in relation to each other. In addition, the reinforcing bands can be installed along the side edges of the cover. The embodiment according to Figure 10 differs from that according to Figure 9 in that the rods 17 have acquired an inclined position, as a result of which they are capable of nesting. The nested height of the covers remains constant, while the rods can be higher and the covers acquire approximately twice as much stiffness. Maintaining constant nesting height is important to keep transportation costs low. Depending on the height of the cargo space in a truck and the height of the protective tube, it is possible to stack more than two packages on top of one another.

Claims (8)

1. - 1 CLAIMS Having described the invention as an antecedent, the content of the following claims is claimed as property: 1. Packing for cut flowers characterized in that it comprises: a rectangular packing box (1) with inclined side walls which are provided near their upper walls with a channel (5, 6, 7) that projects outwards and that is open at the top, the base of the channel serves to support a rectangular protective tube folding (2), characterized because it extends a support (9) between the upper edge of the side sloping walls of the packaging channel and the base (7) or the lower end of the internal projection (6) of the channel (5, 6, 7) open at the top.
2. 2. The packaging according to the claim 1, characterized in that the support (9) serves as a support for a rectangular display collar (4) or an interior for holding individual flowers in place.
3. 3. The packaging according to the rei indication 2, characterized in that the rods (10a) for reinforcing the inner projection (6) of the channel (5, 6, 7) open in the upper part have been installed in the support (9) and in that the presentation collar is provided in its lower edge with notches (10b) to allow the passage of the vari lias (10a). The package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower surface of the base (7) of the channel (5, 6, 7) open at the top forms the base surface of a channel (1, 7, 14). ) open at the bottom, which is intended to form a settling channel for the upper edge of the protective tube (2) if a packing box is inserted from above into a rectangular protective tube (2). The package according to claim 4, characterized in that the bars (15) of relatively high height are installed on the base surface of the channel (1, 7, 14) open at the bottom. The packaging according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging layer is provided with manual grip openings (8) on two lateral sides located opposite each other, characterized in that a band (11) projecting towards the exterior is fixed to the lower edge of each of the opposite walls of the presentation collar (4), band (11) which extends through a hand grip opening (8) and engages at the upper edge of the body. . The packaging according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging also comprises a cover (3) that fits in the rectangular fastener, characterized in that on its upper surface the cover (3) is provided with rods (17), on which a packaging box stacked on top is supported in such a way that a ventilation gap is produced between a grid pattern (18) of strips and the bottom surface of a packaging box stacked on the rods (17) . The packaging according to claim 7, characterized in that the positioning flanges (16) for the lateral positioning of a packaging box stacked on the cover are installed on the upper surface of the cover, flanges projecting above the rods (17) and which are nestable one in the other in the case of the covers stacked on top of one another.