US20190009944A1 - Container, package, and process of making - Google Patents
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Abstract
A container including a storage configured for housing a product and defining a passage opening, a closing system configurable between a closed condition and opening condition of the storage, and a safety device associated with the closing system and with the storage configured for defining a safety condition wherein the same device prevents the closing system from passing from the closed condition to the open one. The container includes a passage configured for enabling the insertion of at least one opening device adapted to enable the passage of the closing system from the closed condition to the open one. The opening device includes an unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the same opening device, and configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device.
Description
- This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Italian Patent Application No. 102017000075652, filed Jul. 5, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to a container, a package, and processes for making the container and package. In particular, the container and the package are suitable for use in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields. The container and the package may have application in the food field for packaging foods and confectionary products as well as in the cigar and cigarette field. The container and the package can be applied in all those fields which require, for safety reasons, preventing the opening by children.
- Packages are available on the market that are employed for containing a vast range of products, such as: drugs, cosmetics, food products (e.g. confectionary products), cigars and cigarettes. Generally, such packages include a container made of paper material with box-like shape having two accesses that are longitudinally opposite each other. At each access, the container comprises a tongue movable between an open condition, in which the tongue is spaced from the access, and a closed condition, in which the tongue is inserted in the container and obstructs the access.
- The container can include one or more packs—insertable and extractable from the container—within which the products are arranged (the pack can for example include a blister beating a plurality of products of pharmaceutical type); the products are alternatively housed directly in the container without pack.
- The known packages are easily openable by children, who can thus come into contact with elements that are potentially harmful for them. It also must be indicated that such known packages enable the total extraction of the product from the container (e.g. blisters for containing drugs, plastic tubes for cosmetics, etcetera): once the product is extracted, there can be the risk that the same be forgotten/left outside the container, with the consequent risk that children can come into contact with elements that are potentially harmful for them.
- Further known packages include a casing made of paper material, within which a plastic tray is housed which at its interior constrains one or more blisters intended to contain a plurality of products therein. The casing has a classic opening and closing mechanism (movable L-shaped tongue which is useless in the container).
- Unlike the preceding solutions, such package has, at opposite longitudinal lateral walls of the container, two slits arranged along a diagonal of the casing itself. The tray comprises two projections adapted to be inserted in the respective slits of the casing: in the condition in which the tray is housed in the casing, the engagement of the projections with the slits prevents the extraction of the same tray by means of an action of only pulling thereof. If it is desired to extract the tray from the container, it is necessary to press on the projections to push them towards the interior of the container and cause the disengagement thereof from the slits.
- The latter solution has an opening mechanism that requires a complex manipulation of the container, a condition that makes it difficult for children to open the same.
- However, even the just-described container does not lack limitations and drawbacks. Indeed, it should be indicated that the structure of the container is rather complex, a condition that negatively affects the production and product costs: in order to be able to correctly function, the container in fact requires the shaped tray made of plastic material. In addition, the structure of the tray requires a substantial modification of the already-existing packaging plants, employed for making packages of standard type; such modification requires the insertion of a new closure line, the addition of suitable machinery for forming the tray with considerable increase of the processing costs and hence costs of the final product.
- An object is therefore that of substantially resolving at least one of the drawbacks and/or limitations of the preceding solutions.
- A first objective is to provide a container having a simple and compact structure which simultaneously can: effectively prevent the access to children, prevent the total extraction of the products housed at its interior and which reduces the risk that a child can ingest parts of the container itself.
- Another object is to provide a child-resistant container having a stable structure capable of ensuring its own integrity following multiple opening and closing operations of the container itself. A further objective is to provide a relative container that can be quickly made with low production costs. In particular, an object of the finding is to make a container that does not require modifying the already-existing plants employed for making packages of standard type, in order to adapt them for making the container.
- Another object is to provide a process for making a container that is quick and highly flexible which can thus reduce the production costs to a minimum.
- An additional objective is to attain a container that can clearly indicate a possible tampering at a first opening of the container itself, even for blind people.
- These objects and still others, which will be clearer from the following description, are substantially attained by a container and a relative production process in accordance with that expressed in one or more of the enclosed claims and/or of the following aspects, taken separately or in any one combination with each other or in combination with any one of the enclosed claims and/or in combination with any one of the further aspects or characteristics described hereinbelow.
- In a 1st aspect a container (1) is provided, said container including:
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- a storage (2), optionally made of sheet material, defining an internal volume (3) configured for housing a product, the storage (2) having a predetermined number of lateral walls (4) defining at least one passage opening (5) configured for putting in communication the internal volume (3) of the storage (2) with the external environment,
- a closing system (7) configured for defining at least one closed condition in which the system itself interdicts the communication between the internal volume (3) of the storage (2) and the external environment, the closing system (7) also being configured for defining an open condition in which the system itself enables the communication between the internal volume (3) and the external environment,
- at least one safety device (11), optionally made of sheet material associated with the closing system (7) and with the storage (2), said safety device (11) being configured for defining a safety condition in which the same device prevents the closing system (7) from passing from the closed condition to the open one, in which the container (1) includes at least one passage configured for enabling, at least in the safety condition, the insertion of at least one opening device (14) adapted to enable the passage of the closing system (7) from the closed condition to the open one, in which the opening device (14) includes an unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the same opening device (14), configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device (14).
- In a 2nd aspect according to the 1st aspect the safety device (11) includes:
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- at least one first coupling portion associated with the closing system,
- at least one second coupling portion engaged with the storage (2) and configured for cooperating with said first coupling portion,
the first and the second coupling portion being configured for being stably engaged with each other in the closed condition of the closing system (7) to define said safety condition, said first and second coupling portion, in the safety condition, are configured for preventing the closing system (7) from passing from the closed condition to the open one.
- In a 3rd aspect according to the preceding aspect the opening device (14) is configured for enabling the disengagement between the first and the second coupling portion and thus enabling the passage of the closing system (7) from the closed condition to the open one, the safety device (11) also being configured for enabling the first and the second coupling portion to reversibly pass, following the open condition of the closing system, to the safety condition.
- In a 4th aspect according to the 2nd or 3rd aspect the opening device (14)—in the closed condition of the closing system (7)—is configured for being interposed between the first and the second coupling portion of the safety device in order to enable the disengagement of said first and second coupling portion and the consequent passage of the closing system from the closed condition to the open one.
- In a 5th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 4th the second coupling portion is arranged within the storage.
- In a 6th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 5th the second coupling portion is entirely arranged within the storage, optionally the second coupling portion—in the safety condition—is arranged entirely within the internal volume of the storage spaced from the passage opening (5), in particular spaced from a free edge delimiting said passage opening.
- In a 7th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 6th the second coupling portion is stably, optionally entirely, housed in the internal volume (3) of the storage (2).
- In an 8th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 7th the first coupling portion—in the closed condition of the closing system (7)—is entirely arranged within the storage engaged with the second coupling portion of the safety system.
- In a 9th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 8th the first coupling portion—in the safety condition—is entirely arranged within the storage together with the second coupling portion spaced from the passage opening (5) of the storage, optionally at a distance from a free edge delimiting the passage opening (5) of the storage.
- In a 10th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 2nd to the 9th the first and second coupling portion of the safety device (11)—in the closed condition of the closing system (7)—are both housed in the internal volume (3) of the storage (2) preferably spaced from a free edge delimiting the passage opening (5) of the same storage (2).
- In an 11th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the passage of the container defines a slit.
- In a 12th aspect according to the preceding aspect said slit includes:
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- an interspace defined between the closing system (7) and at least one lateral wall (4) of the storage (2), or
- a through opening defined on the same closing system (7).
- In a 13th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the opening device (14) is made of sheet material.
- In a 14th aspect according to the preceding aspect the opening device is extended in thickness between two faces, the opening device (14) includes, on at least one face of said sheet material, a partial or total coating of said face, including the at least one layer of said unpleasant taste material.
- In a 15th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the unpleasant taste material includes at least one of a bitter material and a spicy material.
- In a 16th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the unpleasant taste material includes:
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- i) a composition including a film-forming polymer, and
- ii) a bitter or spicy substance.
- In a 17th aspect according to the preceding aspect the film-forming polymer of composition i) is selected between plastic polymers and natural resins, preferably it is selected between: polyesters, polyolefins and (meth)acrylic polymers, colophony and rosin.
- In an 18th aspect according to the 16th or 17th aspect the composition includes a paint or an ink.
- In a 19th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the unpleasant taste material includes at least one substance selected between: denatonium benzoate, capsicum extract, quassia amara extract and mixtures thereof.
- In a 20th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the unpleasant taste material includes 90 to 160 ppm, preferably 100 to 140 ppm, preferably 130 ppm of said substance, preferably denatonium benzoate.
- In a 21st aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 15th to the 19th the composition of the unpleasant taste material is planarly overlapped on a central layer (14 a) of the opening device (14).
- In a 22nd aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 14th to the 21st the unpleasant taste material, in particular a bitter and/or spicy material, is present on both the faces defining in thickness said opening device (14).
- In a 23rd aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the unpleasant taste material, optionally the bitter or spicy material, has an onset time for the perception of the unpleasant taste, preferably bitter or spicy taste, of less than 1 second from the moment of contact of said material with the oral mucous membrane.
- In a 24th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the opening device (14) is removably joined to the body of said container (1) at one side thereof, optionally the opening device is divisible from the container by means of the exercise of a force exerted with respect to said body of the container (1) such to cause the breakage of a joining portion.
- In a 25th aspect according to any one of the preceding aspects the opening device (14) includes a central body (14 a) made with at least one selected between: paper material, plastic material.
- In a 26th aspect according to the preceding aspect the unpleasant taste material includes an ink or a paint and is applied to the exterior of the central body (14 a) by means of a printing process.
- In a 27th aspect a process of making a container (1) according to any one of the preceding aspects is provided, said process including:
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- a step for arranging the storage (2) starting from a precursor sheet of foldable material, in which said step for arranging the storage includes one or more steps of folding said precursor sheet in order to define a folded body having a predetermined number of lateral walls (4) defining at least one passage opening (5) and defining said internal volume (3) configured for housing a product, said passage opening (5) being configured for putting in communication the internal volume (3) of the storage (2) with the external environment,
- a step for arranging the closing system (7) starting from a precursor sheet of foldable material,
- a step for arranging the safety device (11), optionally made of sheet material, associated with the closing system (7) and with the storage (2), said safety device (11) being configured for defining a safety condition in which the same device prevents the closing system (7) from passing from the closed condition to the open one,
- a step for arranging an opening device (14) configured for being inserted within at least one passage defined on the container following the arrangement of the storage and of the closing system, the opening device (14) being adapted to enable the passage of the closing system (7) from the closed condition to the open one, in which the opening device (14) includes an unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the same opening device (14), configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device (14).
- In a 28th aspect according to the preceding aspect the arrangement of the opening device (14) includes the following sub-steps:
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- arranging a body made of sheet material,
- applying, on at least one portion of an external surface of said opening device (14), at least one layer of unpleasant taste material, in particular a bitter or spicy material, including:
- i) a composition including a film-forming polymer or monomers capable of generating a film-forming polymer when activated, and
- ii) a bitter or spicy substance, capable of causing the perception of a bitter or itching/burning taste when placed in contact with portions of the oral cavity.
- In a 29th aspect according to the 27th or 28th aspect the step of applying the unpleasant taste material includes a step of printing the opening device by means of at least one of the following processes: digital printing, silk-screen printing, rotogravure printing, ink-jet printing.
- In a 30th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 27th to the 29th the step of applying the unpleasant taste material includes a step of coating at least one between the first or the second face (14 s, 14 t) of the central layer (14 a) of the opening device made of sheet material.
- In a 31st aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 27th to the 30th in which the container is made by folding a single semi-finished product made of flat sheet material; optionally in which said opening device (14) is obtained by means of a step of cutting from said semi-finished sheet product.
- In a 32nd aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 27th to the 31st in which the unpleasant taste material includes:
- i) a composition including a film-forming polymer, and
- ii) a bitter or spicy substance.
- In a 33rd aspect according to the preceding aspect the film-forming polymer of composition i) is selected between plastic polymers and natural resins, preferably is selected between: polyesters, polyolefins or (meth)acrylic polymers, colophony and rosin.
- In a 34th aspect according to the 32nd or 33rd aspect the composition of the unpleasant taste material includes a paint or an ink.
- In a 35th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 27th to the 34th said unpleasant taste material, in particular said composition i), includes at least one substance between: denatonium benzoate, capsicum extract, quassia amara extract and mixtures thereof.
- In a 36th aspect a package is provided, said package including:
- a casing made of sheet material defining an internal volume, the casing having a predetermined number of lateral walls defining at least one passage opening delimited by a free edge, said casing including at least one engagement portion emerging, starting from at least one lateral wall, within the internal volume of the casing itself to define a projection,
- at least one container made of sheet material separate from the casing and configured for housing at least one product, said container having a predetermined number of lateral walls defining at least one respective passage opening delimited by a respective free edge, said passage opening of the container being configured for enabling the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container, said container being at least configurable between:
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- a first operating position in which the same container is at least partly housed in the casing, in the first operating position the passage opening of the latter is at least partly defined within the internal volume of the casing which—in such first operating position—interdicts the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container,
- a second operating position in which the same container is at least partly arranged outside the internal volume of the casing, in the second operating position the passage opening of the latter is defined outside the casing and is adapted to enable the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container, the container—at least in the second operating condition, defines a slit in cooperation with the casing,
- wherein the container includes—at least one lateral wall—at least one abutment element configured for being abutted, in the first operating position, against the engagement portion of the casing in order to prevent the passage of the container from the first to the second operating position,
- an opening device insertable, at least in the first operating position of the container, through said slit, said opening device being configured for acting on the engagement element of the casing and on the abutment element of the container in order to enable the passage of the container from the first to the second operating position, the opening device including unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the same opening device, configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device, in which said unpleasant taste material includes at least one substance between: denatonium benzoate, capsicum extract, quassia amara extract and mixtures thereof.
- In a 37th aspect according to the preceding aspect the opening device, when inserted in the slit, is configured for being interposed between the abutment element of the container and the engagement portion of the casing in order to enable the disengagement of the latter.
- In a 38th aspect according to the 36th or 37th aspect the engagement portion is integral with the casing and is extended in the internal volume of the latter, the abutment element, in the first operating position of the container, being entirely placed within the casing.
- In a 39th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 36th to the 38th the slit includes an interspace defined between a lateral wall of the container and a lateral wall of the casing.
- In a 40th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 36th to the 39th the opening device is made of sheet material and includes, on at least one face of said sheet material, a partial or total coating of said face including the unpleasant taste material.
- In a 41st aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 36th to the 40th the unpleasant taste material includes at least one of a bitter material and a spicy material; in which said unpleasant taste material includes:
- i) a composition including a film-forming polymer, and
- ii) a bitter or spicy substance.
- In a 42nd aspect according to the preceding aspect the film-forming polymer of composition i) is a paint or an ink.
- In a 43rd aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 36th to the 42nd the composition of the unpleasant taste material is planarly overlapped on a central layer of the opening device, said unpleasant taste material is present on both the faces defining in thickness said opening device.
- In a 44th aspect according to any one of the aspects from the 36th to the 43rd the container is of the type in accordance with any one of the aspects from the 1st to the 26th.
- In a 45th aspect according to the preceding aspect the abutment element is defined on at least one lateral wall of the storage of the container which, in the first operating position, faces the lateral wall of the casing directly bearing the engagement portion.
- The container and the package include a safety device adapted to prevent the opening thereof except by means of use of the opening device, which is overly complex for a child to use: this makes the container and the package child-resistant. Such characteristic in combination with the fact that the opening device includes a material (e.g., a coating) such to cause the perception of an unpleasant taste, e.g. spicy and/or bitter, when placed in contact with portions of the oral cavity, makes the container and the package highly safe even if handled by a child; indeed, the child—in addition to not being able to open said container and package—cannot ingest the opening device 14 (smallest part of the container) due to the structure of the latter configured for causing disgust/aversion and substantially immediate rejection in case of contact with the oral cavity.
- Several embodiments and several aspects of the finding will be described hereinbelow with reference to the enclosed drawings, provided only as a non-limiting example, in which:
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FIG. 1 schematically represents a piece of material for making a container; -
FIG. 2 shows a container during an open condition; -
FIGS. 2A and 2B schematically illustrate steps for closing the container ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 2C is a detail of a cross-section of the container ofFIG. 2 illustrating a safety device of the container; -
FIGS. 2D to 2H schematically show steps for opening the container by means of an opening device; -
FIG. 2I is a top detailed view of the container; -
FIG. 3 shows a package; -
FIGS. 4 to 6 are schematic views of the package in different operating conditions; -
FIGS. 7 and 8 schematically show steps for opening the package by means of an opening device; -
FIG. 9 is a detailed view of a container of the package; -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a casing of the package; -
FIGS. 11 to 14 are schematic sectional views of an opening device employable for opening the container and the package. - It is known that in the present detailed description, corresponding parts illustrated in the various figures are indicated with the same numeric references. Figures could illustrate the features by means of representations that are not in scale; therefore, parts and components illustrated in the figures might exclusively regard schematic representations.
- With the term product, it is intended an article or a composite of articles of any nature. For example, the product can be a drug or medicine in solid or liquid state or in gel form, or in the form of one or more of the aforesaid aggregation states. The product can also comprise: food products (e.g. confectionary products), cigarettes or cigars. With the term product, it can also be intended: a pack, e.g. a blister, bearing a plurality of articles; one or more bottles of articles for cosmetics;
- one or more medicine bottles.
- With the term paper material it is intended paper or cardboard. The sheet material usable for making the container can have a basis weight comprised between 100 and 500 g/m2, optionally comprised between 200 and 400 g/m2. The paper material in question is extended between a first and a second main extension surface.
- The paper sheet material employed for making the container can, in one embodiment variant thereof, be covered for at least one part of the first and/or second main extension surface by means of a coating whose object is that of reinforcing the container. If the coating is arranged in a manner so as to cover an external surface of the container, this can also be employed for defining a water and/or moisture barrier useful for preventing the weakening and the loss of structurality of the container with consequent deformation of the paper material constituting the latter.
- The paper sheet material employed for making the container is, in a second embodiment variant thereof, covered for at least one part of the first and/or second main extension surface by means of a printing ink, in order to enable having graphical solutions on the container.
- The paper sheet material employed for making the container is, in a third embodiment variant thereof, covered for at least one part of the first and/or second main extension surface by means of a first layer constituted by a printing paint and by a second layer constituted by a printing ink.
- The coating entirely covers both sides (first and second main extension surface) of the paper material defining the container; the thickness of the coating can have values that can vary between 5 and 300 μm, in particular between 10 and 200 μm, still more particularly between 10 and 100 μm.
- With the term unpleasant taste material or substance, it is intended a material or a substance that when placed in contact with the oral cavity of a subject, stimulates a defense reaction against the ingestion of said material or substance. By bitter material or substance it is intended a material or a substance that, when placed in contact with the taste buds of the tongue of a subject, cause the perception if a bitter taste. By spicy material or substance, it is intended a material or a substance that when placed in contact with the mucous membrane of the oral cavity of a subject, causes a burning sensation through the stimulation of the heat receptors present thereon.
- With the term printing ink it is intended a composition including a pigment and charge substances such as: binder, solvent and additives. The pigments can be inorganic (generally metal oxides) or organic and thus be a summary. The binder is constituted by a resin which can be synthetic or natural. The additives are lubricating, drying and anti-oxidant, and the latter serve to prevent, by means of oxidation, the drying of the ink before being used.
- With the term printing paint it is intended a typically fluid material which can be extended on top of a surface and which after drying forms a thin, strong and elastic film.
- Paints and inks can be used that were selected from among those commercially available for the off-set printing or for flexographic printing and known to the man skilled in the art. The paint and/or a printing ink preferably have acrylic base (such as for example the paint Suncoat 2012 sold by SunChemical Group SpA) or rosin base (such as for example the inks INT09, INT24, INT 38 and INT39 sold by SunChemical Group SpA). The paint and/or the printing ink can alternatively contain monomers that can be polymerized under UV, such as for example the paint 13HC166 Fast Cure Gloss and the inks USL25, USL26, USL27, USL46), all sold by SunChemical Group SpA.
- Reference number 1 indicates a child-resistant container including a type of closure that enables the opening of the container 1 itself only in specific conditions. Such closure was designed and ideated in order to prevent children from being able to open the container itself. The container 1 can be applied in many different fields which require, for safety reasons, preventing the opening by children. For example, the container 1 can be applied in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics fields.
- The container 1 includes a
storage 2 made of sheet material defining an internal volume 3 configured for housing products, e.g. blisters. Thestorage 2 includes a predetermined number oflateral walls 4 defining at least onepassage opening 5 delimited by a free edge 6: thepassage opening 5 is configured for putting in communication the internal volume 3 of thestorage 2 with the external environment. In the enclosed figures, astorage 2 is illustrated with twopassage openings 5 opposite each other: thestorage 2 defines a duct or tube laterally delimited by saidwalls 4 and open at longitudinal ends. Nevertheless, it may also be possible to make astorage 2 with asingle passage opening 5 or a number ofopenings 5 that is greater than two. - In the enclosed figures, a
storage 2 is illustrated with a rectangular prismatic shape (flatlateral walls 4 having rectangular shape). Nevertheless, it may also be possible to make astorage 2 having different shape, e.g. square, trapezoidal or cylindrical. - As illustrated in the enclosed figures, the
storage 2 can have agroove 23 defining a lower section of thefree edge 6 itself (the storage can provide for agroove 23 for each free edge 6). Thegroove 23 has an open profile having a substantially C-shaped concavity. As better described hereinbelow, thegroove 23 has the function of facilitating the opening of the container 1. - The size of the
storage 2 is tied to the size and quantity of the products to be contained. The container 1 can have small size or have astorage 2 with an internal volume 3 greater than 20,000 mm3, optionally comprised between 40,000 and 200,000 mm3. Nevertheless, the container 1 can also be used for packaging products of average size: thestorage 2 can have an internal volume 3 greater than 500,000 mm3, optionally comprised between 800,000 and 1,400,000 mm3. And it may also be possible to employ the container 1 for packing large-size products: thestorage 2 could have an internal volume 3 greater than the above-specified volumes, e.g. greater than 10,000 cm3. - The
storage 2 can be made of sheet material, e.g. paper, and obtainable for folding one or more sheets. InFIG. 1 , a container 1 has been schematized in a partially open (extended) condition obtainable by means of folding a single sheet, for example made of paper material. Nevertheless, it may also be possible to make thestorage 2 in plastic or metal sheet. - The container 1 also includes at least one
closing system 7, also made of sheet material, engaged at thefree edge 6 and movable via rotation relative to thestorage 2. Theclosing system 7 is configured for defining at least one closed condition in which thesystem 7 itself interdicts the communication between the internal volume 3 of thestorage 2 and the external environment; theclosing system 7 is also configured for defining at least one open condition in which thesystem 7 itself enables the communication between the internal volume 3 and the external environment. The closed condition of theclosing system 7 substantially defines a safety condition of the container 1. In the safety condition, the container 1 is configured for not passing from the closed condition to the open condition. Indeed, thesystem 7 represents a cover adapted to cooperate with thestorage 2 in order to manage the access to the internal volume 3. The container 1 includes aclosing system 7 for each passage opening 5 of thestorage 2. In the enclosed figures, a container 1 is illustrated that has twopassage openings 5 and tworespective closing systems 7 engaged with the respectivefree edges 6 of the storage 2: thesystems 7 are arranged opposite each other with respect to the storage itself. Theclosing system 7 is integrally joined to thestorage 2, in particular to thefree edge 6, and is movable via rotation around the latter between at least the closing and opening conditions. - In more detail, the
closing system 7 includes at least one tongue 8 which has aclosing portion 9 directly engaged and integrally joined to thefree edge 6 of the storage 2: the closingportion 9 represents the component of the tongue 8 configured for interdicting the passage through theopening 5 in the closed condition of thesystem 7 itself. As is visible in the enclosed figures, the closingportion 9 includes a flat body made of sheet material counter-shaped with respect to thefree edge 6 of theopening 5. In the enclosed figures, a closingportion 9 is schematized, having a rectangular shape entirely counter-shaped with respect to thefree edge 6. The tongue 8 also has at least oneconnection portion 10 configured for being inserted, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, within the volume 3 of thestorage 2. Theconnection portion 10 is integral with the closingportion 9 and emerges from the latter on the side opposite the storage 2: theconnection portion 10 represents an extension of the closingportion 9 adapted to be inserted, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, within thestorage 2. In the closed condition of thesystem 7 theconnection portion 10 is positioned completely within the volume 3 of thestorage 2. As is visible from the enclosed figures, also theconnection portion 10 includes a flat body made of sheet material having rectangular shape. Theconnection portion 10 is extended between a first and a second main extension surface respectively directed towards the outside (directly facing alateral wall 4 of the storage 2) and towards the internal volume 3 of thestorage 2. In the closed condition of thesystem 7 at least one portion of the first extension surface of the connection portion directly faces, optionally contacts, a part of alateral wall 4 of the storage 2: the surface is at least partly extended parallel to awall 4 of thestorage 2, optionally to a front wall of thestorage 2 opposite the wall directly connected with the system 7 (also definable as rear lateral wall of the storage 2). Theconnection portion 10 also includes an actuation portion 22 (FIG. 2 ) configured for enabling the opening of the container 1. The actuation portion represents the part ofconnection portion 10 defined at thegroove 23 of the storage 2: thegroove 23 enables uncovering and hence making accessible theactuation 22 during the closed condition of thesystem 7 in a manner such that the user can grip saidportion 22 in order to move the closing system from the closed condition to the open one. - The closing
portion 9 and theconnection portion 10 have an edge of mutual connection opposite thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2 with respect to theclosing portion 9 itself: theconnection portion 10 is movable via rotation with respect to theclosing portion 9 around said edge of mutual connection. Theconnection portion 10, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, is configured for defining, according to a cross section and in cooperation with the closingportion 9, substantially an L-shape: in such condition theconnection portion 10 is extended parallel to alateral wall 4 of thestorage 2. - The
closing system 7 also includes at least one slit 15 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ), which enables the communication between the internal volume 3 of thestorage 2 and the external environment. Theslit 15 can be defined at theconnection portion 10; alternatively, theslit 15 can be defined at the closingportion 9 or extended at bothconnection 10 and closing 9 portions. As is visible inFIG. 1 , theslit 15 can be defined at a folding line substantially interposed between theconnection portion 10 and the closingportion 9. In the closed condition of theclosing system 7, theslit 15 is arranged at thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2. - The
closing system 7 can have twoslits 15, between which an abutment edge 21 (FIG. 21 ) is interposed. Theslits 15 can have the same size or, alternatively, different sizes. In the embodiment in which twopassage openings 5 are provided, opposite each other with respect to thestorage 2 andrespective closing systems 7, theslits 15 can be provided at theconnection portions 10 or at theclosing portions 9 of both closingsystems 7. Each slit 15 is constituted by a through notch. By folding theconnection portion 10 with respect to theclosing portion 9, the notch enables the movement via rotation of a flap of the closingportion 9 defined by the first notch itself and the freeing of a space or opening constituting said slit 15. - As is visible from
FIGS. 1 and 2 , theclosing system 7 can also include at least oneabutment portion 24 engaged with thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2 adjacent to the tongue 8: theabutment portion 24, in the closed condition, is configured for being interposed between the internal volume 3 and the tongue 8 in a manner such to cooperate with the latter in order to stably maintain it in said closed condition. Theabutment portion 24 includes a flat tongue made of sheet material integrally joined to thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2 adjacent to theclosing portion 9. Theabutment portion 24 has rectangular or trapezoidal shape. Also theabutment portion 24 is configured for rotating around thefree edge 6 in order to be directed, at least in the closed condition of the container 1, towards the interior of thestorage 2. In more detail, theabutment portion 24 is constrained to thefree edge 6 in a manner such to be able to engage, in the closed condition of the container 1, at least part of theconnection portion 10 and/or of the closingportion 9 in order to stably maintain the tongue 8 in said condition. - Also, the
closing system 7 can be made of paper sheet material and obtained via folding; in particular, theclosing system 7 is integrally made with thestorage 2 and by means of the same sheet of paper material. - The container 1 also includes at least one
safety device 11, made of sheet material, which has at least onefirst coupling portion 12, borne by the tongue 8 and at least onesecond coupling portion 13 engaged with the storage 2 (FIG. 2 ). The first and thesecond coupling portion FIG. 2C ). In the closed condition of theclosing system 7, the container 1 is in a safety condition in which the opening of the container 1 is prevented by the engagement itself between the first and thesecond coupling portion 12, 13 (FIG. 2C ). - As is visible in
FIGS. 2, 2A and 2B , thesecond coupling portion 13 is arranged within thestorage 2 and lies in a plan substantially parallel to one of thelateral walls 4. Thesecond coupling portion 13 is extended completely within the volume 3 (it is entirely arranged within the internal volume of the storage 2) of thestorage 2 both in the closed condition and in the open condition of theclosing system 7. With regard to thefirst coupling portion 12, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, this is configured for being inserted in the internal volume 3 in order to be stably engaged with thesecond coupling portion 13. In the closed condition of theclosing system 7 thefirst coupling portion 12 is entirely contained within the volume 3 and is spaced from thefree edge 6 of the storage 2 (FIG. 2C ): in the closed condition of theclosing system 7, the engagement between thesecond coupling portion 13 and thefirst coupling portion 12 is completely defined within the volume 3 of thestorage 2. - The
first coupling portion 12 is engaged, optionally directly borne, by the tongue 8 of theclosing system 7. Thefirst coupling portion 12 is exclusively but not only borne by theconnection portion 10 of the tongue 8: the twoportions first coupling portion 12 includes a flat sheet body emerging without interruption from theconnection portion 10 opposite the closing portion 9: theconnection portion 10 is thus interposed between the closingportion 9 and thefirst coupling portion 12. Thefirst coupling portion 12, in the closed condition of thesystem 7 and hence during the insertion of theconnection portion 10 in thestorage 2, is also configured for being inserted in the internal volume 3. - In detail, the
first coupling portion 12 has at least one undercut 16 configured for being stably engaged to thesecond coupling portion 13 arranged within thestorage 2. The undercut 16, in the closed condition of thesystem 7 and hence in the condition in which thefirst coupling portion 12 is entirely housed in the internal volume 3, is separate and spaced from thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2. The undercut 16 includes at least onehook 20 having aseat 20 a provided with a concavity (FIG. 2 ). InFIG. 2 , afirst coupling portion 12 is illustrated, including twohooks 20 haverespective seats 20 a whose concavities are directed on opposite sides with respect to each other. - As mentioned above, the
second coupling portion 13 is engaged with alateral wall 4 of thestorage 2, and such wall directly faces, in the closed condition of theclosing system 7, theconnection portion 10. Thesecond coupling portion 13 in turn has at least one undercut, which is arranged within thestorage 2 and is configured for being engaged to the undercut of thefirst coupling portion 12. The undercut has a gripping edge separate and spaced from thefree edge 6 of thestorage 2. The undercut defines ahook 18 delimiting aseat 19 having C-shape; theseat 19 has a concavity directed towards the interior of the storage, optionally directed towards alateral wall 4 of the storage 2: thehook 18 is configured for housing and retaining engaged afirst coupling portion 12 in the closed condition of the container. In other words, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, thefirst coupling portion 12 is engaged within theseat 19. In the safety condition (i.e. in the closed condition), the concavity of theseat 19 of thehook 18 of thesecond coupling portion 13 faces the concavity of theseat 20 a of thehook 20. - The engagement between first and
second coupling portion closing system 7, the first and thesecond coupling portion closing system 7 and hence a new safety condition of thesafety device 11. Indeed, due to the possibility of disengaging the first and thesecond coupling portion 12, 13 (the mode of disengagement will be better described hereinbelow) it is possible to pass from the closed condition to the open condition without damaging thesafety device 11. The first and thesecond coupling portion connection portion 10 and from thestorage 2 during the passage from the closed condition to the open condition. - The first and the
second coupling portion storage 2 and to theclosing system 7 and configured for preventing the “easy” opening of the container 1; as will be better described hereinbelow the container 1 is only openable due to anopening device 14. In the absence of the closing device, thecoupling portions safety device 11 are capable of preventing the opening of the container 1 due to their stable engagement with the storage and with the connection portion. Between thefirst coupling portion 12 and thestorage 2, as well as between the second coupling portion and the connection portion, weakening portions are not present which could cause the separation of such portions and the undesired opening of the container. - As briefly mentioned above, in order to be able to open the container 1, the same is provided with an opening device 14 (or key). The
opening device 14 is configured for being inserted within the slit 15 (o slits 15) of the container 1 and acting on the coupling of the first andsecond coupling portion closing system 7 from the closed condition (safety condition of the container 1) to the open condition. In particular, it is indeed the sheet form that enables theopening device 14 to be inserted through the notch 15a defining theslit 15 defined on the closing system and to reach thesafety device 11. Still due to the sheet form, theopening device 14 can be interposed with thecoupling portions 12, 13 (FIG. 2G ); during the interposition the hooks ofsuch portions first coupling portion 12 can translate with respect to thesecond coupling portion 13 and enable the extraction of theconnection portion 10 from the storage 2 (passage of thesystem 7 from the closed condition to the open one). - The
opening device 14 can be at least partly made of paper material (paper or cardboard), plastic or metal material or any one combination of these materials. The paper sheet material used can be the same as that used for making thestorage 2 and theclosing system 7. For example, theopening device 14 can be integrally made with the container 1 and can be constituted by a portion of the container 1 intended to be ripped or separated from the container 1 itself upon first opening of the container 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ). - The
opening device 14 is extended along an extension direction between a first and a second longitudinal portion; theopening device 14 has a width—defined by the maximum distance between said longitudinal portions—substantially equal to the extension of the container 1 defined by the maximum distance between the first and the second end portion. - In
FIGS. 2A-2C , the steps for closing the container 1 are schematized. Thesystem 7 passes from the open condition (FIG. 2A ) to the closed one (2C) in which thecoupling portions FIGS. 2D to 2H show the steps for opening the container 1, which provide for the insertion of thedevice 14 through theslit 15, the uncoupling of thecoupling portions system 7 from the closed condition to the open one (FIG. 2H ). The closingdevice 14 has a layer of unpleasant taste material capable of causing, immediately upon introduction in the oral cavity, a repulsion against ingestion due to the foul taste of thedevice 14. - As illustrated in
FIG. 11 , theopening device 14 can include acentral layer 14 a of paper material which has a preferred extension direction aimed to identify anupper face 14 s or first face and alower face 14 t or second face of thecentral layer 14 a. The first and the second face lie on two parallel planes. At theupper face 14 s, or likewise at thelower face 14 t, such central layer is coated with alayer 14 b having a composition that includes a film-forming polymer, e.g. a printing paint; the polymer can be selected from among plastic polymers (e.g. (meth)acrylic polymers and natural resins (e.g. colophony or rosin). Thelayer 14 b can for example be a paint easily applicable by means of a printing process of thedevice 14. Thelayer 14 b is advantageously conceived with the double function of strengthening thecentral layer 14 a, so as to increase the resistance to breakage thereof, and with the function of reducing the quantity of moisture that is transferred to the paper material from the first external environment.Such layer 14 b also contains an unpleasant taste substance, as described above; therefore, in addition to the mechanical strengthening characteristic, thelayer 14 b adds a function of reducing the risk of ingestion, which operates in synergy with the previously-described effects. - A further embodiment of the
closing device 14 is illustrated inFIG. 12 . Also, for such embodiment, the closingdevice 14 includes acentral layer 14 a of paper material which has a preferred extension direction aimed to identify anupper face 14 s or first face and alower face 14 t or second face of thecentral layer 14 a. The first and the second face lie on two parallel planes. At theupper face 14 s and at thelower face 14 t, such central layer is coated with alayer 14 b of material including an unpleasant taste substance, as described above. Thecentral layer 14 a is therefore placed in a sandwich between two coating layers which substantially completely isolate it from the first external environment. - A further embodiment of the
safety device 14 is depicted inFIG. 13 . In such embodiment, the closingdevice 14 includes acentral layer 14 a of paper material which has a preferred extension direction aimed to identify anupper face 14 s or first face and alower face 14 t or second face of thecentral layer 14 a. The first and the second face preferably lie on two parallel planes. At theupper face 14 s and at thelower face 14 t, such central layer is coated with a coating layer orfilm 14 b of film-forming polymer material, e.g. a printing paint. Unlike the preceding embodiments, thelayer 14 b only accomplishes mechanical strengthening and chemical protection functions for thecentral layer 14 a, leaving the function of reducing the risk of ingestion of thesafety device 14 to a further layer ofprinting ink 14 c including an unpleasant taste substance as described above which at least partly covers thelayer 14 b below this. In the embodiment of theFIG. 13 , such layer ofprinting ink 14 c, lies on top of thelayer 14 b of theupper face 14 s of the opening device, but without altering the functions obtained it could likewise be arranged at the lower face of the same. In this case, therefore, it is the layer ofprinting ink 14 c that contains an unpleasant taste substance. - Finally, a further embodiment of the
safety device 14 is represented inFIG. 14 . In such embodiment, the closingdevice 14 includes acentral layer 14 a of paper material which has a preferred extension direction aimed to identify anupper face 14 s or first face and alower face 14 t or second face of thecentral layer 14 a. The first and the second face lie on two parallel planes. At theupper face 14 s such central layer is coated with alayer 14 b of film-forming polymer material, e.g. a printing paint. - The
layer 14 b only accomplishes mechanical strengthening and chemical protection functions for thecentral layer 14 a. On the lower part, thelower face 14 t of theclosing device 14 is at least partially coated with a layer ofprinting ink 14 c, containing an unpleasant taste substance as described above. - Independent of the number of layers that coat the
central layer 14 a of paper material, at least one of the faces of suchcentral layer 14 a is coated in a manner such to have, on the outermost surface or in any case on the surface immediately accessible to contact, a layer of unpleasant taste material, as described above. - In
FIGS. 1 to 2G , anopening device 14 is illustrated, having a grippingportion 30 from which one ormore appendages 26 emerges. Theappendages 26 can have a polygonal shape, e.g. substantially square or rectangular or trapezoidal. Theappendages 26 are configured and sized for being inserted within theslit 15 in a manner such to place, in the closed condition of thesystem 7, the first and thesecond coupling portion opening device 14 could also include a plurality ofappendages 26 or further projections or depressions intended for alternative functions with respect to that of disengagement of the first and of thesecond coupling portion opening device 14 upon its insertion within theslit 15. InFIGS. 1 to 2G , anopening device 14 is illustrated, having twoappendages 26 adapted to cross theslits 15 of theclosing system 7 as schematized inFIG. 21 . Theappendages 26 are extended away from anabutment edge 27 defined interposed therebetween. In accordance with such embodiment, theopening device 14 has a substantially C, H or A shaped conformation. Upon insertion of theopening device 14 within theslits 15, theabutment edge 27 of theopening device 14 abuts against theabutment edge 21 of theclosing system 7 in a manner such to limit the advancement of theopening device 14 within the slits themselves and thus prevent that this can completely enter within the volume 3. - A process of making the container 1 in accordance with the above-reported description and in accordance with any one of the enclosed claims is described.
- The process includes a step for arranging a flat material including:
- a first sheet having a first and a second portion interconnected by a central connection portion, the first sheet also including a first and a second connection lateral portion, the first portion being interposed between the first lateral connection portion and the central connection portion, the second portion being interposed between the central connection portion and the second lateral connection portion, each of said portions including at least one first and one second longitudinal edge opposite each other and one first and second end edge opposite each other, the first end edges of the portions of the first sheet defining a first end edge of said first sheet, the second end edges of the portions of the first sheet defining a second end edge of said first sheet, said portions, central connection portion and said lateral connection portions, being joined along the longitudinal edges and aligned along a single connection direction;
- at least one second sheet connected and integrally joined to the first end edge of the second portion of the first sheet;
- at least one third sheet connected and integrally joined to first end edge of the first portion of the first sheet.
- The process includes the steps of:
- folding the second sheet on the second portion of the first sheet to define said second coupling portion;
- folding the first sheet along the longitudinal edges of the portions of the same central sheet to define the
storage 2 having at least the opening. Such step provides for constraining, e.g. by means of gluing, the first and second lateral connection portions. -
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the piece of material, in which the second sheet is folded on the second portion of the first sheet and a first sheet is being folded. InFIG. 2 , the storage is instead visible, formed following the folding and gluing of the first sheet. Then, the third sheet is folded in order to define theclosing system 7. - As is visible in
FIG. 1 , the third sheet supplements thefirst coupling portion 13 which is extended as an extension from theconnection portion 10. - The process also provides for a step for making the
opening device 14 by means of the notch of a flat precursor sheet made of paper material. In particular, in order to ensure that such opening device, separatable with respect to the rest of the container 1, can accomplish the above-described functions of reducing the risk of injection, the process for making the opening device includes, after or before the notch of said flat precursor sheet, a step for depositing at least onelayer 14 b of unpleasant taste material on at least part of an upper face orfirst face 14 s or of a lower face orsecond face 14 t of the precursor sheet. After each execution of such step, the precursor sheet becomes the previously-describedcentral layer 14 a. - If the embodiment provides for—as in the case of the embodiments illustrated in
FIG. 12 and inFIG. 13 —two coating layers for the central layer, then the step is performed for depositing such layer ofunpleasant taste material 14 b on at least part of both faces of the central layer. If theopening device 14 does not add a further layer of printing ink, at least one of thelayers 14 b present on the upper orlower face safety device 14 also integrates a layer ofprinting ink 14 c, it will be the latter to contain the aforesaid unpleasant taste substance. - If the central layer is coated on both the faces with a
layer 14 b of film-forming polymer material, e.g. a printing paint, then either on the upper face or on the lower face there is also a step for depositing a further layer ofprinting ink 14 c, including an unpleasant taste substance as described above such that such layer of printing ink is—at least on said one upper or lower face—the outermost layer, below which thecoating film 14 b is extended. If instead the central layer is coated on only one face with alayer 14 b, then either on the face coated with thelayer 14 b or on the face not coated with such layer, there is a step for depositing the layer ofprinting ink 14 c, including an unpleasant taste substance as described above. If the container has graphical representations, typically the layer of printing ink is the layer which can be the most external. Hence it is convenient to coat the latter with respect to theunderlying layer 14 b, since in such a manner there is a greater assurance of obtaining an immediate sensation of unpleasant taste; the area covered by the layer of printing ink can be nearly all of the area of the upper orlower face - The layers of film-forming polymer material, e.g. made of printing ink or paint, can be deposited with uniform thickness, in particular if the deposit occurs over the entire surface of the first or second upper and
lower face central layer 14 a—is uniform and smooth. The dispersion of the composition within the plastic material or of the printing ink occurs in a manner such to be uniform. In this manner, following the deposition of the layers on the central layer ofpaper material 14 a, there are no areas characterized by a greater incidence of unpleasant taste with respect to others. The uniformity of the sensation of the unpleasant taste is therefore optimized. Finally, it is clear that additions, modifications or variations can be made that are obvious for the man skilled in the art, without departing from the protective scope provided by the enclosed claims. - A package 100 (
FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6 ) for containing products is described. Thepackage 100 includes acasing 102 made of sheet material, optionally made of paper sheet material, defining aninternal volume 103. Thecasing 102 includes a predetermined number oflateral walls 104 defining at least onepassage opening 105 delimited by a free edge 106: thepassage opening 105 is configured for putting in communication theinternal volume 103 with the external environment. In the enclosed figures, acasing 102 is illustrated, having two passage openings opposite each other in a manner such that thecasing 102 can substantially define a duct or tube laterally delimited by said walls and open at longitudinal ends. In more detail, thecasing 102 is extended between a first and a secondlongitudinal end portion 102 a, 102 b along a longitudinal extension direction of thecasing 102 itself; thelateral walls 104 thus define: - a first passage opening 105 delimited by a
free edge 106 and placed at the firstlongitudinal end portion 102 a, - a second passage opening 205 delimited by a respective
free edge 206 and placed at the second longitudinal end portion 102 b. - The
casing 102 has a rectangular prismatic shape (flatlateral walls 104 having rectangular shape). Thecasing 102 indeed has a front wall and a rear wall facing and parallel to each other: the front wall and the rear wall are connected to each other by means of a first and a second lateral wall which are also facing and parallel to each other. Thecasing 102 has, according to a section transverse to the lateral walls, a parallelogram shape, e.g. square or rectangular. Nevertheless, it may also be possible to make acasing 102 having different shape, e.g. square, trapezoidal. - The second passage opening 205 of the
casing 102 can be obstructed by means of one or more tongues made of sheet material glued together: at the second end portion 102 b, it essentially has a bottom wall adapted to interdict the access to the internal volume 3. - The
casing 102 includes, at thefirst end portion 102 a, anengagement portion 107 emerging, starting from at least onelateral wall 104, within theinternal volume 103 to define a projection. Theengagement portion 107 is directly constrained, optionally integrally joined, to thefree edge 106 of the passage opening 105: theengagement portion 107 emerges starting from thefree edge 106 according to a direction entering into theinternal volume 103 i.e. in the direction of the second passage opening 205 of thecasing 102. In more detail, theengagement portion 107 is constrained to the front lateral wall of thecasing 102. Theengagement portion 107 is movable relative to thelateral walls 104 via rotation around thefree edge 6 to which it is constrained. In particular, theengagement portion 107 is integral with the front lateral wall and is movable via rotation relative to the latter. Theengagement portion 107 is made of sheet material, optionally of paper material (the same as the casing 102). -
FIG. 10 illustrates anengagement portion 107 including a tongue longitudinally extended between abase portion 311 and ahead portion 312. Such engagement portion includes, at thebase portion 311, at least onelateral hook 309 configured for defining an undercut element for engaging to a pack or container 1. Theengagement portion 107 can include two opposite lateral hooks 309 (FIG. 10 ) and also one or more auxiliary lateral hooks 309 a defined at thehead portion 312 whose function is always that of defining an undercut element for the engagement of the pack or container 1. Thepackage 100 is configured for receiving, within thecasing 102, a pack or container 1 set to contain one or more products. In fact, thecasing 102 constitutes the external shell of the package adapted to contain a container 1 insertable into/extractable from the first casing 102: the container 1 defines the element adapted to directly receive the products. - The container 1 can be of the above-described type and additionally includes—at a rear
lateral wall 4 b—at least oneseat 93 delimited by at least one abutment wall 94: theabutment wall 94 at least partly delimiting theseat 93 defines at least oneabutment element 90 which, as will be better described hereinbelow, is adapted to cooperate with theengagement portion 107 of thecasing 102. As is visible inFIG. 4 , theabutment wall 94 is defined by a portion of therear wall 4 b of the container 1.FIG. 9 illustrates anabutment element 90 defined by amovable tongue 319 obtained on thelateral wall 4 of the container 1; thetongue 319 defines theabutment wall 94 adapted to be constrained to theengagement portion 107 and prevent the extraction of the container 1 from thefirst casing 102. In particular, thetongue 319 is configured for being coupled to the lateral hooks 309 and 309 a of theengagement portion 107. As is visible inFIG. 9 , theabutment element 90 includes apocket 314 counter-shaped with respect to thetongue 319 and which is adapted to enable the passage of theengagement portion 107. - The container 1 of the
package 100 is configurable between: - a first operating position in which the container 1 is at least partly housed in the
casing 102. In the first operating position, the access to the products contained in the container 1 is prohibited due to the internal position thereof in thecasing 102. thepassage opening 5 of the container 1 is at least partly defined within theinternal volume 103 of thecasing 102 which—in such first operating position—interdicts the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container 1; - a second operating position in which the container 1 is at least partly arranged outside the
internal volume 103 of thecasing 102 and accessible for the picking up of the products. In the second operating position, thepassage opening 5 of the container or pack 1 is defined outside thecasing 102 and is adapted to enable the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container 1. - In more detail, in the first operating position, the front and rear
lateral wall front wall casing 102. As described above, on the rearlateral wall 4 b of the container 1, theabutment element 90 is defined which is configured for being abutted, in the first operating position, against theengagement portion 107 of thecasing 102 in order to prevent the passage of the container 1 from the first to the second operating position. - During an attempt of extraction of the container 1 from the
first casing 102, theengagement portion 107, optionally thelateral hook 309, abuts against theabutment element 90, e.g. thetongue 319, of the container 1 as schematized for example inFIG. 5 : the joining of theengagement portion 107 with theabutment element 90 prevents the pack or container 1 from exiting from thefirst casing 102 and hence from uncovering thepassage opening 5 of the container 1 with consequent impossibility of picking up products from the container 1. - Alternatively, the container 1 of the
package 100 can be of the above-described type without however having thesafety device 11; in fact, the container can be a container of standard type, i.e. only having astorage 2 and aclosing system 7. Furthermore, the container 1 in its standard configuration includes at least oneabutment element 90 as described above. - The
package 100 includes at least oneslit 150—defined between at least onelateral wall 104 of thecasing 102 and at least onelateral wall 4 of the container 1—configured for enabling, at least in the first operating position, the insertion of at least oneopening device 14 adapted to enable the disengagement of theabutment element 90 of the container 1 from theengagement portion 107 of thecasing 102 in order to enable the passage of the container 1 from the first to the second operating position. - The container 1 includes an
opening device 14 of the above-described type, i.e. having unpleasant taste material. InFIGS. 7 and 8 , anopening device 14 is illustrated that has a rectangular shape, e.g. defining a card. - The opening device is insertable through the
slit 150 in order to enable the disengagement of theabutment element 90 of the container 1 and theengagement portion 107 of the casing 2 (FIG. 6 ). Theslit 150 is defined between thelateral wall 104 of thecasing 102 directly bearing theengagement portion 102 and the lateral wall of the container 1 on which theabutment element 90 is defined. As illustrated inFIG. 6 , theslit 150 can be defined between the rearlateral wall 4 b of the container 1 and the frontlateral wall 104 a of thecasing 102. Theslit 150 is extended for the entire extension of thelateral wall 104 of thecasing 102, directly bearing theengagement portion 107.FIG. 6 shows an operating condition for inserting theopening device 14 which is interposed between theabutment element 90 and theengagement portion 107 in order to enable the disengagement thereof: after the disengagement betweenelement 90 andportion 107, the container 1 can pass from the first to the second operating position (it can be extracted from the first casing 102). - In the embodiment of the
package 100 illustrated inFIGS. 5 and 6 , the container 1 includes anauxiliary seat 96 defined on the samelateral wall 4 on which theabutment element 90 is defined; theauxiliary seat 96 is delimited by an edge which defines anauxiliary abutment element 95, it too configured for cooperating with theengagement portion 107 of thecasing 102. In more detail, theauxiliary abutment portion 95—in the first operating portion of the container 1—is spaced from theopening 105 in a manner such that theabutment element 90 is interposed between saidpassage opening 105 and the auxiliary abutment portion 95 (see for exampleFIG. 4 ). Theauxiliary abutment portion 95 is configured for being abutted against theengagement portion 107 of thecasing 102 in order to prevent the total extraction of the container 1 from thefirst casing 102 following the insertion of theopening device 14 through the opening and the consequent disengagement between theabutment element 90 and theengagement portion 107. In fact, if one attempted to further extract the container 1 from thefirst casing 102—starting from the second operating position of the container—theengagement portion 107 is configured for being inserted in theseat 96 and abutted against the edge 97 (FIG. 7 ), thus preventing the total extraction of the container 1 of thecasing 102. Alternatively, the container 1 can exclusively include theabutment element 90 while theengagement portion 107 can include the lateral hooks 309 and the auxiliary lateral hooks 309 a; in this configuration, it is the auxiliary lateral hooks which—after the disengagement of thehooks 309 from thefirst abutment element 90 performed by means of theopening device 14—are configured for being coupled to the latter device in order to prevent the total extraction of the pack or container 1 from thefirst casing 102. - The impossibility of completely extracting the pack or container 1 bearing the products eliminates or reduces the risk that the pack 1 can be inadvertently forgotten/left outside the
first casing 102 with the consequent danger that children can reach and ingest products that are damaging for them. - A process of making the
package 100 as described above and in accordance with any one of the enclosed claims is disclosed. - The process provides for a step for arranging the
casing 102 which is obtained via folding of a first flat semi-finished product made of sheet material, in particular made of paper sheet material. The first semi-finished product includes: - a first sheet including a first and a second portion interconnected by a central connection portion, the first sheet also including at least one first and one second lateral connection portion, the first portion being interposed between the first lateral connection portion and the central connection portion, the second portion being interposed between the central connection portion and the second lateral connection portion, each of said portions including at least one first and one second longitudinal edge that are opposite each other and a first and second end edge that are opposite each other, the first end edges of the portions of the first sheet defining a first end edge of said first sheet, the second end edges of the portions of the first sheet defining a second end edge of said first sheet, said portions, central connection portion and said lateral connection portions, being joined along the longitudinal edges and aligned along a single connection direction;
- a second sheet connected to and integral with the first end edge of the second portion of the first sheet.
- The process includes the steps of:
- folding the second sheet on the second portion of the first sheet to define said engagement portion,
- folding the first sheet along the longitudinal edges of the portions of the same central sheet to define the
casing 102 having at least the opening. Such step provides for the constraining, e.g. by means of gluing, of the first and second lateral connection portions. - The process also includes the step for making the container 1 insertable in the
casing 102. The process for making the container is of the above-described type. - The process also provides for a step for making the
opening device 14 which is identical to the above-described process for making thedevice 14 of the container 1.
Claims (20)
1. A container comprising:
a storage made of sheet material and defining an internal volume for housing a product, the storage having a predetermined number of lateral walls defining a passage opening configured for putting in communication the internal volume of the storage with an external environment;
a closing system configured for defining a closed condition in which the system itself interdicts the communication between the internal volume of the storage and the external environment, the closing system also being configured for defining an open condition in which the system itself enables the communication between the internal volume and the external environment;
a safety device made of sheet material associated with the closing system and with the storage, said safety device being configured for defining a safety condition wherein the same device prevents the closing system from passing from the closed condition to the open condition;
an opening device insertable, in the safety condition, through a passage defined in correspondence with at least one of the storage and the closing system, said opening device being configured for acting on the safety device and enabling the passage of the closing system from the closed condition to the open condition, the opening device comprising unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the opening device, configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device.
2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the safety device comprises:
a first coupling portion associated with the closing system; and
a second coupling portion engaged with the storage and configured for cooperating with said first coupling portion,
the first and the second coupling portion being configured for being stably engaged with each other in the closed condition of the closing system to define said safety condition, said first and second coupling portion, in the safety condition, are configured for preventing the closing system from passing from the closed condition to the open condition, and
the opening device being configured for enabling the disengagement between the first and the second coupling portion and thus enabling the passage of the closing system from the at least one closed condition to the open condition.
3. The container according to claim 2 , wherein the opening device is configured for crossing the passage defined in correspondence with at least one of the storage and the closing system and being interposed, in the safety condition, between the first and the second coupling portion in order to enable the disengagement thereof.
4. The container according to claim 2 , wherein the first coupling portion is integral with the closing system and the second coupling portion is integral with the storage.
5. The container according to claim 4 , wherein weakening portions are absent between the first coupling portion and the closing system and between the second coupling portion and the storage.
6. The container according to claim 2 , wherein the second coupling portion is arranged within the storage, and the first coupling portion, in the closed condition of the closing system, is arranged entirely within the storage engaged with the second coupling portion.
7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the passage, through which the opening device is insertable, comprises:
an interspace defined between the closing system and at least one of the predetermined number of lateral walls of the storage, or
a through opening defined by the closing system.
8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the opening device is made of sheet material and comprises, on a face of said sheet material, a partial or total coating of said face, comprising the unpleasant taste material.
9. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the unpleasant taste material comprises:
a film-forming polymer; and
a bitter or spicy substance.
10. The container according to claim 9 , wherein the film-forming polymer comprises a paint or an ink.
11. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the unpleasant taste material is planarly overlapped on a central layer of the opening device, and said unpleasant taste material is present on both faces defining in thickness said opening device.
12. A package comprising:
a casing made of sheet material defining an internal volume, the casing having a predetermined number of lateral walls defining a passage opening delimited by a free edge, said casing comprising an engagement portion emerging, starting from at least one of the predetermined number of lateral walls, within the internal volume of the casing itself to define a projection;
a container made of sheet material separate from the casing and configured for housing a product, said container having a predetermined number of lateral walls defining a respective passage opening delimited by a respective free edge, said passage opening of the container being configured for enabling the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container, said container being configurable between:
a first operating position wherein the container is at least partly housed in the casing, in the first operating position the passage opening of the latter is at least partly defined within the internal volume of the casing which, in such first operating position, interdicts the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container, and
a second operating position wherein the container is at least partly arranged outside the internal volume of the casing, in the second operating position the passage opening of the latter is defined outside the casing and is adapted to enable the insertion and the picking up of the product from the container, and the container, at least in the second operating condition, defines a slit in cooperation with the casing,
wherein the container comprises, in correspondence with at least one of the predetermined number of lateral walls, at least one abutment element configured for being abutted, in the first operating position, against the engagement portion of the casing to prevent passage of the container from the first to the second operating position; and
an opening device insertable, at least in the first operating position of the container, through said slit, said opening device being configured for acting on the engagement element of the casing and on the abutment element of the container in order to enable the passage of the container from the first to the second operating position, the opening device comprising unpleasant taste material, at least partly defining an external surface of the same opening device, configured for preventing the ingestion of said opening device.
13. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the opening device, when inserted in the slit, is configured for being interposed between the abutment element of the container and the engagement portion of the casing to enable the disengagement of the latter.
14. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the engagement portion is integral with the casing and is extended in the internal volume of the latter, and the abutment element, in the first operating position of the container, being entirely placed within the casing.
15. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the slit comprises an interspace defined between a lateral wall of the container and a lateral wall of the casing.
16. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the opening device is made of sheet material and comprises, on at least one face of said sheet material, a partial or total coating of said face, comprising the unpleasant taste material.
17. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the unpleasant taste material comprises:
a film-forming polymer; and
a bitter or spicy substance.
18. The package according to claim 17 , wherein the film-forming polymer comprises a paint or an ink.
19. The package according to claim 12 , wherein the unpleasant taste material is planarly overlapped on a central layer of the opening device, and said unpleasant taste material is present on both the faces defining in thickness said opening device.
20. The package according to claim 17 , wherein the bitter or spicy substance comprises at least one of denatonium benzoate, capsicum extract, and quassia amara extract.
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