WO2003063654A1 - Dispositif compact de triage, d'emballage, de presentation et de stockage de pierres precieuses - Google Patents

Dispositif compact de triage, d'emballage, de presentation et de stockage de pierres precieuses Download PDF

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WO2003063654A1
WO2003063654A1 PCT/IB2002/000310 IB0200310W WO03063654A1 WO 2003063654 A1 WO2003063654 A1 WO 2003063654A1 IB 0200310 W IB0200310 W IB 0200310W WO 03063654 A1 WO03063654 A1 WO 03063654A1
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Christopher Stuart Masters
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/16—Jewel boxes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/02—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for jewellery, dentures, watches, eye-glasses, lenses, or the like
    • A47F7/03—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for jewellery, dentures, watches, eye-glasses, lenses, or the like of box shape; Adaptations of boxes to display purposes
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/18—Ticket-holders or the like
    • 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

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  • the present invention generally relates to the storing and display of gemstones. More particularly, it relates to compact devices and systems for the storage and display of lots of smaller diamonds, coloured gemstones and synthetic gemstones.
  • the gemstone industry is essentially a trading profession in which participants buy stones, be they coloured gemstones or diamonds and then attempt to sell them at a higher price to customers. To this end three areas are important; the value of the stones needs to be maintained during checking, storage, transport and display, an inventory record has to be kept and various marketing techniques employed in order to make a successful sale.
  • Packaging and display boxes exist for larger stones. They are often much heavier and bulkier than the stones themselves, requiring large suitcases to transport them and set up for a gem-show for example. Gem papers and individual plastic bags are more compact for transport, but the gems can not be displayed easily. Gemstones require particular care in handling.
  • Paper-wear is the term for the abrasion of facet- junctions which is common when a number of gemstones or diamonds, known as a "lot”, are stored too loosely in the same packet and are able to knock against each other, which does not occur when stones are stored individually. Any direct handling of the stones out of their packet incurs the risk of loss or damage to some of them.
  • Stone lots are weighed by pouring them out onto the pan of a precision scale, during which process the stones may collide with each other and become chipped. They are counted by pouring them out onto a pad and dragging them from one heap to another with tweezers, five at a time. This procedure is time-consuming and it must be done more than once, to check the tally. Then the stones are scooped up with a gem-scoop and poured back into the gem-paper or plastic bag. Damage and loss may occur during any and all of these procedures. When a "mel ⁇ e" stone, typically about 4mm in diameter, is picked up by diamond tongs for close examination, it is not uncommon for it to slip on the metal of the tweezer-tips and suddenly spring out with great velocity.
  • Stone packaging systems often fail to provide an attractive background upon which to display their contents. None is believed to exist that combines packaging, safeguarding, inventorying and displaying lots of smaller stones, typically below 4 mm in diameter. Tiny gemstones and diamonds can be scattered when a container is opened, or blown around by a sudden strong draft. They are hard to find once lost and a nuisance to re-count and weigh once found; however, collectively they can represent significant amounts of money, so a compact package for small stones which will also allow for easy checking and display would be useful to the gem dealer, diamond dealer and jeweller. Transparent packaging also speeds up the process of locating stock for inventory control.
  • the current invention has thus been conceived with the objective of addressing the shortcomings outlined.
  • One aspect of the invention provides an easily transportable packaging system through the design of a small, slim, rigid pocket-sized 'tray', about the size and shape of a business card holder in which gemstones may be stored and displayed.
  • the indentations for the stones are as close together as possible in order to keep the tray so small.
  • a standard business card or a data card may be attached to the bottom, where it will be held in place by the lid assembly.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the structure of the tray. It is molded in plastic, which is fashioned to include a series of indentations in which the stones are held. These molded indentations are faceted to accommodate both square and round stones while ensuring that each stone is stored separately from the others, avoiding contact and thus accidental damage.
  • the device incorporates a sliding lid, which retains the stones in their individual indentations once it has been slid closed.
  • the stones chosen for use with the packaging should be the appropriate size for that model.
  • the spacing of the indentations is uniform and each faceted indentation is designed to fit the pavilions of a variety of round stones such as Step-cut, Zircon-cut, Portuguese-cut or Brilliant-cut.
  • the square stone may be step-cut or Princess-cut (which has a deeper bottom shape).
  • the square stones should also sit in the same alignment as each other due to the square-ish shape of the indentation.
  • the indentation's cross-section is "cushion-cut" (a cross between round and square) at the place where the 85 stone's girdle sits. Other shapes might fit, but the great majority of el ⁇ e stones are either round or square.
  • the lid of the tray and the tray itself are transparent to provide a pleasing display. Coloured stones may be shown to best advantage by placing the transparent tray over a white background, while diamonds may be displayed by placing the transparent tray over a black background.
  • the jeweller may visualise how the stones will match the precious metal to be used by putting the tray over backings of gold and silver 90 paper of differing colours, so that the stones will look as they will after setting. If required, the tray may also be manufactured in translucent to opaque white, black or other colours.
  • the lid is transparent to enable initial viewing without handling while the stones remain in situ.
  • the lid is also sliding, thus its removal facilitates closer inspection of the contents.
  • the lid may be slid off without scattering the stones as is more likely to happen with a snap-top lid.
  • a round stone 95 is difficult to extract when it fits exactly into a round indentation, as is a square stone in a square indentation.
  • the indentations are faceted as a "cushion-shape" which is between round and square.
  • both round and square stones will leave a small gap to facilitate removal, so the stones should not become jammed in the indentations.
  • the lid covers the tray with a small paper pad or book, keeping both pressed together, while inverting them both and then gently lifting off the pad.
  • the stones will then be spread out face-down on the pad in an ideal position to be examined in situ or to be picked up individually with tweezers and examined.
  • the procedure may then be reversed, which will minimize the chance of damage to the stones.
  • the lid may be slid back partially to remove and examine a 105 smaller sample of stones.
  • each empty tray precisely on a gem scale. Then the weight can be noted on a data card and the tray can be weighed once again when it has been loaded with stones. The net weight of the stones is determined by subtraction and noted on the data card, which is then fitted into the impression on the bottom of the tray, and the lid is slid shut to secure both stones and data card. Ideally the data card 1 10 should not be taped to the tray, as the weight of the ink might affect the weight.
  • each model of the tray is arranged logically so that they may be counted as "round" numbers in groups of 10, 25, 50 or 100. This varies with each model, but once a merchant is familiar with any one model he will find it saves him a lot of time, which was previously wasted in counting and recounting the stones. 1 15
  • the transparent nature of the device also helps in inventory management. When a merchant has many different mel ⁇ e lots, of differing shapes, grades, even types of stone, at a distance he will, for example, be able to separate the princess-cut sapphires from the brilliant-cut diamonds from the round step- cut rubies. With a closer glance he can sort out different grades of the same stone. This saves much time compared to closed packaging material which requires inspection of labels and opening of packages for 120 verificiation of the contents.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan of the tray, omitting the faceted indentations.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation view of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a different version of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 is a plan of the top of lid; 130 Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the lid;
  • Fig. 6 is a side elevation of an alternative lid assembly
  • Fig. 7 is a view illustrating an arrangement of faceted indentations that are impressed into the tray in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 8 is a view illustrating a different arrangement of faceted indentations that are impressed into 135 the tray in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 9 is a view illustrating a different arrangement of faceted indentations that are impressed into the tray in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 10 is a plan of a faceted indentation
  • Fig. 1 1 is a side elevation of a faceted indentation
  • Fig. 12 is a sectional plan view of a faceted indentation taken along the line 12-12 of Fig. 1 1.
  • the invention is a compact packaging, display and storage device to hold smaller coloured gemstones and diamonds. With the lid off it doubles as a small gem tray for sorting and matching stones.
  • the novelty and inventiveness of the invention is in the combination of functions as a packaging, handling and display device, and in the design of the faceted indentations to enable stones to be retained securely and separately while allowing ease of display, counting and removal.
  • the tray measures approximately the size of a business card holder (10.0cm x 6.5 cm) and is less than 5mm high, thus enabling it to be fitted into a pocket, and enabling a standard 150 business card (9.0cm x 5.5cm) or data card to be slid into the impression under the tray, as shown in Fig. 1 by dotted line 1 and in Fig. 2 by dotted line 2.
  • the card is retained in position by the lip of the lid 3 in Fig. 5.
  • the tray is manufactured in transparent rigid plastic to enable ease of viewing of the contents and to allow it to be placed over a coloured, white or black background in order to display the stones at their best.
  • the tray may be manufactured from opaque or translucent white, black or coloured 155 plastic in order to achieve a similar, albeit more permanent, enhanced display appearance.
  • the tray of the device is molded in plastic as a single piece in which faceted indentations have been incorporated.
  • Each indentation is designed to hold a single stone in a face-up position. This prevents the stones from coming into contact with each other and avoids the chipping, abrasion and other damage that is common with other forms of packaging.
  • Each indentation is faceted inside in such a way as to accommodate any one of a number of types of gemstone cut, including standard round brilliants (SRB), round (RD) in step-cut, zircon-cut, Portuguese- cut as well as square-cut (SQ) and Princess-cut (PR) stones.
  • the indentation is made by faceting the pins used to create the mould for the tray.
  • the eight main facets in the "cushion"-shaped indentation " (between round and square), shown in 8 and 9 and 10, of Fig. 165 10, Fig. 11 and Fig. 12 respectively, are at 45 degrees to the horizontal, shown by 11, to accommodate the pavilion of the stone.
  • the stone's girdle should sit at or below cross section 12 in Fig. 11.
  • the models of tray for accommodating larger stones have fewer faceted indentations in them than the models for smaller stones.
  • the indentations are arranged within the tray in a staggered "honeycomb" pattern to maximise the efficient use of the space available and strengthen the tray, as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.
  • indentations are arranged in a logical sequence of round numbers to facilitate ease of counting. They are therefore in rows or groups of 10, 25, 50 or 100, thus the contents of each tray may be 180 easily calculated, with each holding a round number of 100, 150, 200, 300 or 500 stones.
  • the groups of stones are delimited by pattern changes shown by 4 and 6 or by spaces as shown by 5.
  • the shape of the indentations ensures that stones will readily sit face-up, with the square ones lined up straight, so the stone's faces and inclusions may be easily viewed with a loupe, either through the transparent lid, or after removing it. Assuming that the appropriate-sized stones for that model are inserted in the indentations, the lid 190 will close and they should remain in situ during transportation.
  • the lid of the device shown in Fig. 4, is made of plastic and slides on to the tray securely.
  • the lips of the lid 3 also act as a clip for retaining a business card or data card within the bottom impression of the tray, 1 and 2.
  • the flip-side of the card could also provide background colour for display.
  • FIG. 6 An alternative lid design is shown in Fig. 6. It has one flat sheet of clear plastic 16 on top of the 195 tray in Fig. 1, and the overlapping sliding lid 17, is fitted with the lips facing upward.

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L'invention concerne une série de dispositifs compacts permettant l'emballage, le stockage et la présentation frontale de lots triés de petites pierres précieuses comprenant un plateau en plastique doté d'un couvercle coulissant ou d'un ensemble de couvercle en deux parties. Le plateau moulé présente des rangées en quinconce d'empreintes facettées (11) disposées selon des motifs réguliers de nombres (4) «ronds».
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US3406821A (en) * 1966-01-21 1968-10-22 Weissberg Roman Container for precious stones
US3575781A (en) * 1969-05-16 1971-04-20 Stauffer Hoechst Polymer Corp Plastic film wrapping material
WO1990007288A1 (fr) * 1989-01-06 1990-07-12 Isaac Neuman Produit avec un conteneur contenant au moins une pierre precieuse

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US3406821A (en) * 1966-01-21 1968-10-22 Weissberg Roman Container for precious stones
US3575781A (en) * 1969-05-16 1971-04-20 Stauffer Hoechst Polymer Corp Plastic film wrapping material
WO1990007288A1 (fr) * 1989-01-06 1990-07-12 Isaac Neuman Produit avec un conteneur contenant au moins une pierre precieuse
EP0613628A2 (fr) * 1989-01-06 1994-09-07 NEUMAN, Isaac Conteneur contenant au moins une pierre précieuse

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