WO1996026133A1 - A disposable container - Google Patents
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- WO1996026133A1 WO1996026133A1 PCT/EP1995/000669 EP9500669W WO9626133A1 WO 1996026133 A1 WO1996026133 A1 WO 1996026133A1 EP 9500669 W EP9500669 W EP 9500669W WO 9626133 A1 WO9626133 A1 WO 9626133A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Definitions
- the invention concerns a disposable container, that is a receptacle that can not be reused for liquid, solid or powdered products such as, for example, deodorants for small environments, in particular motor vehicles, cosmetic or personal hygiene products, edible sauces or other products besides; these containers being used, for example, for the distribution of free samples in cosmetics shops, or in public catering establishments such as canteens and restaurants, constituting single dose packages for oil, vinegar, or sauces in general.
- the prior art includes small sized disposable containers consisting of a pair of shells having opposing concavities, heat welded along their edges; in general, a predetermined fracture line is provided for opening the container just the one time so as to evaporate, or in whichever way expel, the contents.
- the sheet can be made of, for example, a single layer of aluminium, or multiple layers, consisting of an external protective layer, for example in aluminium, removably attached to a more internal layer, made of a permeable material, to enable, once the protective layer has been removed, the gradual evaporation of the liquid inside dispersing the aromatic essences into the environment.
- such containers after they have be filled with the relative product and sealed, are provided with a hook, or ring, support which enables them to be hung onto attachments in general: the support being made separately and inserted in an eye of the relative container after it has been formed.
- the containers with pairs of opposing shells preferably tapered in shape and which can be opened by cutting or tearing along a fracture line crossing the casing, have the further disadvantage that it is impossible to put them on a flat surface, such as, for example, the table of a restaurant, without spilling the residual contents.
- the invention resolves the said technical problem by adopting a container consisting of two opposing elements, at least one of which has a heat formed cavity, said opposing elements being joined together along a contact edge, preferably by heat and pressure sealing, the container, in the zone peripherally external to the said edge, being provided with a peripheral annular crown extending substantially along the entire length of the edge itself, which can be rotated on a plastic hinge that is part of the body of the container, so as to constitute, once it has been folded out, a hanging element or support strut.
- the advantages offered by the invention are: significant simplification of the production cycle, achieved with the elimination of the onerous operation of inserting a separate support; the possibility of positioning opened containers which have not been completely emptied on a flat surface without spilling the residual contents; reduced costs, particularly due to the absence of separate suspending or supporting elements; improved use of the semi-finished item with a reduction in waste.
- Figure 1 is a front view of a container according to the invention, in a first embodiment with a single concave container shell and rear sealing sheet in multi-layer aluminium;
- Figure 2 is a view from the left of Figure 1 , with the protective layer of the said sheet partly removed;
- Figure 3 is the rear view of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 4 is a view as in Figure 3, but with the protective sheet removed;
- Figure 5 is a front view of a container according to the invention, but in a second embodiment with a pair of opposing concave shells;
- Figure 6 is a view from the left of Figure 5;
- Figure 7 is a view as in Figure 1 , but with the crown folded out
- Figure 8 is a view as in Figure 7, but with interrupted crown so as to constitute a suspension hook;
- Figure 9 is a side view of the container in Figure 5, but with the crown folded out backwards by about 60° so as to constitute a support strut;
- Figure 10 is a front view of a further embodiment of a container according to the invention, in which the crown is partly detached from the edge of the container so that it can be used either as a ring support and as a hook support;
- Figure 1 1 is a view such as that of Figure 10, showing the supporting element folded out 1 80° to constitute a suspension hook;
- Figure 1 2 is a view from the left of Figure 1 1 ;
- Figure 1 3 is an enlarged detailed interrupted longitudinal section
- Figure 14 is an enlarged detailed cross-section through XIV-XIV in
- Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 .
- Figure 1 to 4, 7, 8 and 10 to 14 show a container 1 according to the invention with a single concave shell 3.
- Figures 5, 6, and 9 show a container 2 according to the invention with a pair of opposing shells 3a.
- Both the single concave element, or shell, 3 making up the container 1 and each of the shells 3a of the container 2 is provided with a cavity, obtained by heat forming, for containing the product 4, for example, liquid, and associated, by heat and pressure welding along an edge 5 with a rear closing sheet 6 consisting of a protective layer 7, for example, in aluminium, attached removably to a more internal permeable layer 8, intended to come into contact with the liquid 4 and which enables it to evaporate into the environment.
- a peripheral crown 9 external to the edge 5 is removably joined to it by means of a predetermined fracture line 10, continuous or dashed, for example, obtained by non-perforating punching, or by die-cutting the filled and sealed container: the crown 9 extending along a substantial part of the extent of the edge 5 and forms, in correspondence with an interrupted portion of said fracture line 10, a plastic hinge 1 1 .
- Said plastic hinge 1 1 is integral with a part of the edge 5 projecting radially outwards beyond the predetermined fracture line 10 in a zone if said crown 9 where the predetermined fracture line 10 is interrupted.
- a first incision 1 2 delimits the opening section, either by cutting or tearing, of the container 2: the first incision 1 2 being preferably located close to the plastic hinge 1 1 so that the opening is above the said hinge be the container suspended or supported.
- a radial extension 1 3 ( Figure 8) of the predetermined fracture line 10 is preferably arranged in the vicinity of the hinge 1 1 in order to open out the crown 9 into a hook shape once it has been folded out approximately 1 80° .
- the hinge 1 1 is laterally delimited in the vicinity of the extremities of the predetermined fracture line 10 by a pair of ideal lines 14.
- the peripheral crown 9 may be connected to the edge 5 of a container 1 , 2 only at its opposing ends, i. e. the crown 9 may be spaced apart from the edge 5 along a substanstial portion of its length, so that a space 1 5 is defined between the crown 9 and the edge 5; said space being wide enough to allow the crown 9 to act as a portion of a suspension ring when the container 1 , 2 is to be suspended.
- One of said opposing ends is connected to said plastic hinge 1 1 , preferably located on one side of the container 1 , 2, the other end of the crown 9 being detachably connected to the edge 5 by means of a predetermined fracture line 10a.
- the edge 5 is also povided with a notch 1 6, preferably located close to the hinge 1 1 at the side of said hinge opposite to the side which is connected to the crown 9, so that, when the other end of the crown 9 is detached from the edge 5 along the predetermined fracture line 10a, said crown can be rotated around the hinge 1 1 and an intermediate portion 1 7 (Figure 1 3) of it may be made pass through the notch 1 6 in order to allow a fixed positioning of the crown 9 with respect to the container 1 , 2, if the crown is to be used as a suspension hook.
- a notch 1 6 preferably located close to the hinge 1 1 at the side of said hinge opposite to the side which is connected to the crown 9, so that, when the other end of the crown 9 is detached from the edge 5 along the predetermined fracture line 10a, said crown can be rotated around the hinge 1 1 and an intermediate portion 1 7 ( Figure 1 3) of it may be made pass through the notch 1 6 in order to allow a fixed positioning of the crown 9 with respect to the container 1 , 2, if
- the edge 5 may be provided with a portion 1 8 having an increased width, in which an incision 1 9 passing substantially through the whole thickness of the edge 5 is provided; when it is desired to separate the protective layer 7 from the permeable layer 8, the portion 1 8 is hold by the user and bent backward so that the layer 7 is taken away.
- the incision 1 9 defines a portion 20 of the edge 5 removable from the portion 1 8 having an increased width: said incision 1 9 may be made so that said predetermined fracture line 10a is included in said removable portion 20, or, as indicated with reference 1 9a, so that said prepredetermined fracture line 10a is excluded from said removable portion 20.
- the containers according to the invention can be obtained by heat and pressure welding along any profile, subsequently it can be heat formed with the injection of air in a heated die through an opening in the edge which has not been heat welded so as to obtain pairs of opposing hollow shells 3a, or a single hollow element 3 associated with a correspoding rear closing peelable sheet 6, finally the container may be filled with powdered or liquid material through the non-welded openings, sealed and finally punched to define the crown 9.
- the crown is made to open out rotating on the plastic hinge 1 1 through a suitable angle, for example close to 60° in the case the crown has to perform the function of a support strut, or by approximately half a revolution in the case it is to be used as a ring or hook.
- edge 5 can have whichever shape, be it regular or irregular geometric or patterned; the same holds for the external profile of the crown 9 and for the predetermined fracture line 1 0.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP95911262A EP0809593A1 (en) | 1995-02-23 | 1995-02-23 | A disposable container |
PCT/EP1995/000669 WO1996026133A1 (en) | 1995-02-23 | 1995-02-23 | A disposable container |
AU18915/95A AU1891595A (en) | 1995-02-23 | 1995-02-23 | A disposable container |
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PCT/EP1995/000669 WO1996026133A1 (en) | 1995-02-23 | 1995-02-23 | A disposable container |
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US3108708A (en) * | 1959-11-10 | 1963-10-29 | Plastomatic Corp | Sealed plastic containers |
US3127010A (en) * | 1964-03-31 | capezzuto | ||
DE9002522U1 (en) * | 1990-03-03 | 1990-06-13 | Gutermann, Kurt, 6238 Hofheim | tube |
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- 1995-02-23 EP EP95911262A patent/EP0809593A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-02-23 AU AU18915/95A patent/AU1891595A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-02-23 WO PCT/EP1995/000669 patent/WO1996026133A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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US3127010A (en) * | 1964-03-31 | capezzuto | ||
US3108708A (en) * | 1959-11-10 | 1963-10-29 | Plastomatic Corp | Sealed plastic containers |
DE9002522U1 (en) * | 1990-03-03 | 1990-06-13 | Gutermann, Kurt, 6238 Hofheim | tube |
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