Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
  • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
  • B42F7/06—Filing appliances comprising a plurality of pockets or compartments, e.g. portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments
• • 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
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/54—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for
  • B65D85/544—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for for gramophone records
  • B65D85/546—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for for gramophone records formed by folding a single blank

Definitions

• the invention relates to a carton or sleeve for accommodating one or more articles, for example, information discs or the like, formed from one or more blanks of paperboard or other suitable foldable sheet material and more particularly to a multi-sleeve booklet capable of being formed into a plurality of sealed compartments comprising one or more disc pockets
• US 5,318,222 illustrates a mailer for discs: the mailer having first and second pockets for receiving discs, each pocket formed of front and back rectangular panel members joined to at least one pair of corresponding edges and connected on at least one pair of corresponding edges.
• the pockets hingedly attached by a spine at an edge of each of said pockets and there is a sealing member for adhering the first pocket to the second pocket.
• the resulting multiple sleeve can be harder to handle because it opens out to a long carrier.
• a multi-sleeve booklet for holding flat objects such as discs or the like, which booklet comprises a plurality of sleeves joined in series and folded upon each other in overlapping relationship, wherein a spine panel forming the spine of the booklet and for hingedly connecting all the sleeves together is joined to one of the opposed outermost sleeves and secured to the other outermost sleeve.
• said plurality of sleeves may be connected in series and folded upon each other in an accordion fashion.
• the opposed outermost sleeves of the booklet are connected to the next adjacent sleeves by fold lines along their lower edges and wherein the sleeves between opposed outermost sleeves are connected to their next adjacent sleeves by opposed fold lines along their upper and lower edges.
• each said sleeve may comprise a front panel hingedly connected to a back panel and securing means for securing the front and back panels in face to face relationship.
• a sequence of parallel fold lines may be provided to connect in staggered sequence a pair of front panels then a pair of back panels.
• sleeves may comprise a recess to allow a user access to a disc contained in that sleeve.
• a second aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming a multi-sleeve booklet for holding flat objects such as discs or the like which blank may comprise a plurality of front panels positioned in series and hingedly connected to adjacent corresponding back panels, a sequence of parallel fold lines connecting in staggered sequence a pair of front panels then a pair of back panels and securing means for connecting each said front panel with said corresponding adjacent back panel.
• a third aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming a two-sleeve booklet for holding discs or the like which blank comprises a pair of front panels joined together in series and hingedly joined to a corresponding pair of back panels, which back panels are separated by a cut line.
• the securing means may further comprise a securing flap hingedly connected to each said front panel for securing to the corresponding ones of said adjacent back panels to form a plurality of sleeves.
• At least one of the front panels may comprise a recess to allow a user access to a disc contained in the sleeves when the booklet is in a set-up condition.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank forming a carton according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 2 illustrates the blank shown in Figure 1 shown during folding
• FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the carton formed from the blank shown in Figure 1;
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an outer cover suitable for use with the carton illustrated in Figures 3 and 4;
• FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views of the carton shown in Figs 3 and 4 and the carton shown in Fig 5.
• FIG. 1 there is shown a blank 10 forming a carton or multi-sleeve booklet
• Each sleeve comprises a front panel and a back panel which are preferably secured together.
• the blank 10 comprises a plurality of front panels 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 arranged in series.
• front panels 12, 16, and 20 are hingedly connected to front panels 14, 18 and 22 respectively along fold lines 24, 27, and 30 and front panels 14, 18 are separated from front panels 16 and 20 respectively by cut lines 26 and 28.
• back panels 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 positioned in series adjacent their respective front panels 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and hingedly connected thereto along a common longitudinal fold line 54.
• back panels 34, 36; 38, 40 are hingedly connected together along fold lines 46 and 50 respectively: fold lines 46 and 50 are co-extensive with cut lines 26 and 28.
• back panel 32 is separated from back panel 34 by cut line 44 and likewise, back panels 36 and 40 are separated from back panels 38 and 42 respectively by cut lines 48 and 52.
• a plurality of panels may be hingedly connected together in series to form in alternating sequence: the front panel of one sleeve being hingedly connected to the back panel of the next adjacent sleeve and so forth.
• There may further comprise a second set of panels adjacent to and hingedly connected to the panels folded in series.
• the second set of panels may form the corresponding one of either the front or back panels.
• each of the second set of panels is separated from the adjacent panels in the second set by cut lines.
• the panels may be folded in "accordion like" fashion, as hereinafter
• FIG. 1 there may further comprise a plurality of apertures 62 interrupting cut lines 26 and 28 and struck from front panels 14, 16 and 18, 20.
• the apertures 62 are adapted to provide a display face to show part of a disc contained in the or each sleeve, as shown in Figure 4.
• the apertures 62 may further comprise one or more recesses 64 to allow a user access to a disc contained in the sleeve, when in use.
• the back panels 32 to 42 may extend beyond the disc contained in the or each sleeve to provide support and to protect the disc should the sleeve be accidentally dropped.
• Securing means is provided to secure the front and back panels 12 to 22; 32 to 42 of each sleeve together: in this embodiment the securing means comprises a plurality of side flaps 56 hingedly connected to a side edge of corresponding front panels 12 to 22 along a common longitudinal fold line 58. Adjacent side flaps 56 are preferably separated by cut lines 60.
• FIG. 1 shows a spine panel 66 intermediate back panels 40 and 42 and hingedly connected to the back panel 42 of an outermost sleeve 84 ( Figures 3 and 4) along transverse fold line 68.
• the spine panel 66 is formed from the back panel 40 of a sleeve adjacent to the outermost sleeve 84 and is so constructed to be securably joined to the back panel 32 of the opposed outermost sleeve 82 ( Figures 3 and 4) formed by front and back panels 12 and 32 described below.
• spine panel 66 comprises second fold line 70 to define a securing flap adjacent the end edge of the outer spine panel 66.
• the size and/or shape of the sleeve can be altered according to manufacturing or user requirements.
• the height or width of the panels can be increased or decreased according to the size of disc to be held by the sleeve.
• suitable securing means is used to connect the front and back panels 12 to 22; 32 to 42 of each sleeve.
• glue is first applied adjacent the free side edges shown as reference 74 of back panels 32 to 42.
• glue 74 is applied to the glue flap of spine panel 66, as shown in Figure 2.
• side flaps 56 are folded about longitudinal fold line 58 in direction A, so that the inner faces of side flaps 56 are moved into face contacting relationship with respective front panels 12 to 22.
• Back panels 32 to 42 are folded about longitudinal fold line 54 in direction B into face contacting relationship with the outer faces of side flaps 56 and are secured together by glue 74 or other means known in the art.
• the part formed carton is folded in an "accordion like" fashion shown in Figures 3 and 4: whereby the outermost sleeve 82 formed from panels 32 and 12 are folded about fold line 24 and into face contacting relationship with the adjacent sleeve formed from panels 14 and 34 such that, panels 12 and 14 are juxtaposed.
• the next adjacent sleeve formed from panels 16 and 36 are folded about fold line 46 so that the sleeves formed from panels 14, 34 and 16, 36 respectively are folded into face contacting relationship
• the faces of back panels 34 and 36 are placed in face contacting relationship and are secured together by glue or other means known in the art, shown in Figure 4.
• the sleeve formed from panels 18 and 38 is folded about fold line 27 into face contacting relationship with the adjacent sleeve formed from panels 16 and 36 with front panels 18 and 16 in juxtaposed relationship.
• sleeves formed from panels 18, 38 and 20, 40 respectively are brought into face contact relationship with each other by folding about fold line 50 so that back panels 38 and 40 may be secured together.
• the outermost sleeve 84 formed from panels 22 and 42 is folded about fold line 30 so that front panels 20 and 22 come into face contacting relationship with each other.
• the carton is constructed as shown in Figure 3 with the disc pockets or sleeves being connected together to define the upper edges 86 and the lower edges 88 of the booklet 80.
• the outer spine panel 66 is folded about fold lines 68 and 70 such that the glue flap is brought into abutment with the outer panel 32 of the opposing outermost sleeve 82 formed from front and back panels 12 and 32.
• the carton is in the set up condition shown in Figure 4 and can be supplied to the user to provide a multi-sleeve booklet for disc or other like objects.
• the carton of the present invention can be formed by a series of sequential folding and gluing operations which can be formed in a straight line machine so that the carton is not required to be rotated or inverted to complete its construction.
• the folding processes are not limited to that described below and can be altered according to particular manufacturing requirements.
• the outer sleeve 81 can keep the booklets in a closed condition and prevent unwanted removal of the discs.
• the multi-sleeve booklet 80 is inserted into the open end of the tubular structure of the outer sleeve 81 through aperture 83 and can be held in place by suitable securing means known in the art.
• the embodiment of the invention hereinbefore described provides a structure that is sufficiently strong to retain articles and to provide an integral base.
• the use of paperboard material provides a degradable alternative to known sleeves formed from plastic material and the sleeves made from paperboard can include printed matter for marketing purposes.
• hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only: indeed it is envisaged that hinged connection can be formed from one or more of one of the following, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line, without departing from the scope of invention.
• the present invention and its preferred embodiment relate to a carton or multi-sleeve booklet which is shaped to provide satisfactory rigidity to hold items such as compact discs with a degree of flexibility.
• the shape of the blank minimises the amount of paperboard required for the carton.
• the carton can be constructed from a flat collapsed condition to a position of use by hand or automatic machinery. It is anticipated that the invention can be modified, without departing from the scope of invention, for example, the panels of the blank of the invention may be arranged such that the front panels are hingedly connected together in series and corresponding back panels being connected to respective front panels, but otherwise separated from adjacent back panels. Thus, the individual fold lines connecting all the sleeves together are formed in series rather than out of alignment with the front and back panels being connected alternately in series, without departing from the scope of invention.

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
• Cartons (AREA)
• Packaging For Recording Disks (AREA)
• Paper (AREA)
• Machines For Manufacturing Corrugated Board In Mechanical Paper-Making Processes (AREA)
• Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)

Priority Applications (6)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Related Child Applications (1)

Publications (2)

Family

ID=10840963

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (9)

Citations (3)

• 1998
  • 1998-10-21 GB GBGB9822972.7A patent/GB9822972D0/en not_active Ceased
• 1999
  • 1999-10-21 DK DK99970635T patent/DK1140522T3/da active
  • 1999-10-21 ES ES99970635T patent/ES2197713T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1999-10-21 AT AT99970635T patent/ATE239620T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 1999-10-21 AU AU12183/00A patent/AU1218300A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1999-10-21 EP EP99970635A patent/EP1140522B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1999-10-21 PT PT99970635T patent/PT1140522E/pt unknown
  • 1999-10-21 WO PCT/US1999/024654 patent/WO2000023286A1/en active IP Right Grant
  • 1999-10-21 DE DE69907731T patent/DE69907731T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (3)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events