WO2009006309A1 - Structure d'emballage-coque avec panneau de visualisation - Google Patents

Structure d'emballage-coque avec panneau de visualisation Download PDF

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WO2009006309A1
WO2009006309A1 PCT/US2008/068595 US2008068595W WO2009006309A1 WO 2009006309 A1 WO2009006309 A1 WO 2009006309A1 US 2008068595 W US2008068595 W US 2008068595W WO 2009006309 A1 WO2009006309 A1 WO 2009006309A1
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package structure
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viewing panel
body portion
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Meredith Karow
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Meadwestvaco Corporation
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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
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • 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
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0042—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained within a window, hole or other cut-out portion of a single card
    • B65D73/005—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained within a window, hole or other cut-out portion of a single card by means of separate fixing elements, e.g. clips, clamps, bands
    • B65D73/0057—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained within a window, hole or other cut-out portion of a single card by means of separate fixing elements, e.g. clips, clamps, bands by means of a preformed enclosure, e.g. a bulb

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  • the present application is directed to blister card packaging structures and, more particularly, to trap sealing blister card packaging structures incorporating a viewing panel or window.
  • trap sealing blister packages are formed by positioning a consumer good in a flanged blister and sealing the flanged blister between two cards.
  • the disclosed blister card packaging structure may include a viewing panel having a surface area, a blister including a flange, a viewing panel receiving recess and a body portion, the viewing panel receiving recess being sized and shaped to closely receive the viewing panel therein, a front card defining an opening therein, the opening being sized and shaped to receive the body portion therethrough and prevent passage of the flange therethrough, and a rear card defining an opening therein, the opening of the rear card having a surface area Docket No. CPG20549
  • the front card is sealed to the rear card to secure the flange and the viewing panel therebetween.
  • Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the components of one aspect of the disclosed blister card packaging structure
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the components of the blister card packaging structure of Fig. 1 in a pre-assembled configuration
  • FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the blister card packaging structure of Fig. 2 in a partially assembled configuration
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the blister card packaging structure of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the blister card packaging structure of Fig. 4.
  • one aspect of the disclosed blister card packaging structure may include a front card 12, a blister 14, a viewing panel 16 and a rear card 18. Additional components and features may be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • the viewing panel 16 may be a sheet or film of transparent or generally transparent material.
  • the viewing panel 16 may be formed from a sheet of polymeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET), polylactide (PLA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or the like.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • APET amorphous polyethylene terephthalate
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • the size and shape of the viewing panel 16 may be dictated by the overall size and shape of the packaging structure 10 and by other design considerations. For example, the viewing panel 16 Docket No. CPG20549
  • the viewing panel 16 may be generally rectangular, square or circular in top view.
  • the viewing panel 16 may have a thickness sufficient to resist tampering and deter theft.
  • the blister 14 may include a flange 20, a viewing panel receiving recess 22 and a body portion 24.
  • the body portion 24 may define a storage chamber in which various items, such as consumer goods, may be received.
  • the body portion 24 may be formed into various shapes, such as a hemispherical bubble, a rectangular box or other regular or irregular shapes.
  • the shape and size of the body portion 24 of the blister 14 may be dictated by the items to be packaged in the packaging structure 10.
  • the blister 14 may be formed by thermoforming a paperboard substrate into the desired shape and configuration.
  • the paperboard substrate may be coated with or otherwise include additional layers and/or materials, such as printable coatings, polymeric coatings, tear resistant layers and the like.
  • the blister 14 may be formed from a polymeric material using, for example, a stamping process, an injection molding process or the like. At this point, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the blister 14 may be formed from a wide variety of materials using a wide variety of processes.
  • the viewing panel receiving recess 22 may be formed as a lip or the like in the blister 14 between the flange 20 and the body portion 24 and may extend about the periphery of the body portion 24.
  • the viewing panel receiving recess 22 may be sized and shaped to closely receive the viewing panel 16 therein and to support the viewing panel 16 over the body portion 24 of the blister 14.
  • the viewing panel receiving recess 22 may have a depth D that generally corresponds to the thickness T of the viewing panel 16 such that the top surface 17 of the viewing panel 16 is generally flush with the top surface 15 of the flange 20 when the packaging structure 10 is in the assembled configuration.
  • a depth D that generally corresponds to the thickness T of the viewing panel 16 such that the top surface 17 of the viewing panel 16 is generally flush with the top surface 15 of the flange 20 when the packaging structure 10 is in the assembled configuration.
  • an alternative aspect of the disclosed packaging structure 10 may be formed without the viewing panel receiving recess 22, wherein the viewing panel 16 is positioned on the top surface 15 of the flange 20.
  • an adhesive may be used to secure the viewing panel 16 to the viewing panel receiving recess 22.
  • the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be formed as separate pieces.
  • the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be formed as a single continuous piece of material and may be separated by a fold line (not shown).
  • the cards 12, 18 may be formed by die cutting a bulk supply sheet, though those skilled in the art will appreciate that any available means for forming cards 12, 18 may be used.
  • front and rear cards 12, 18 are shown in Fig. 1 as defining a generally rectangular periphery in top view, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be formed into various sizes and shapes depending upon the application of the packaging structure 10.
  • the front card 12 may include an outer surface 26 and an inner surface 28 and may define an opening 30 (also see Fig. 1) therein sized and shaped to receive the body portion 24 of the blister 14 therethrough, while preventing the flange 20 of the blister 14 from passing therethrough.
  • the rear card 18 may include an outer surface 32 and an inner surface 34 and may define an opening 36 (also see Fig. 1) therein sized and shaped to expose the viewing panel 16 when the packaging structure 10 is in the assembled configuration.
  • the opening 36 in the rear card 18 may be slightly smaller than the viewing panel 16 to facilitate fully enclosing the viewing panel 16 between the front and rear cards 12, 18.
  • a hanger notch (not shown) may be formed in the front and/or rear cards 14, 16 to facilitate hanging the assembled packaging structure 10 on a retail display rack (not shown).
  • the front and rear cards 14, 16 may be formed from any conventional blister package substrate such as a paperboard substrate.
  • suitable paperboard substrates include solid bleached sulfate (SBS), folding boxboard and recycled board, whether bleached or unbleached.
  • the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be formed from or may include a SBS board having a thickness of about 10 to about 30 points.
  • the outer surfaces 26, 32 of the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be coated with a printable coating selected for compatibility with the desired printing method and the selected substrate from which the front and rear cards 12, 18 are formed.
  • a printable coating selected for compatibility with the desired printing method and the selected substrate from which the front and rear cards 12, 18 are formed.
  • the inner surfaces 28, 34 of the front and rear cards 12, 18 may be coated with a sealing material.
  • the sealing material may be any material that may form a seal between the inner surfaces 28, 34 of the front and rear cards 12, 18.
  • the sealing material may be an adhesive (e.g., a pressure sensitive adhesive or a curable adhesive).
  • the sealing material may be a material that melts and seals to adjacent substrates or layers upon the application of heat, radio frequency energy and/or ultrasonic energy.
  • sealing materials examples include ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA), copolymers of EVA and EMA, and combinations of EVA and/or EMA and other polymers or materials, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, ethylene acrylic acid, ethylene methacrylate, ethylene ethyl acrylate and ethylene n-butyl acrylate.
  • EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
  • EMA ethylene methyl acrylate
  • EMA ethylene methyl acrylate
  • EMA ethylene methyl acrylate
  • the front and/or rear cards 12, 18 may include additional layers or materials without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • the front and/or rear cards 12, 18 may include a tear resistant layer or material to provide improved package security.
  • the front and/or rear cards 12, 18 may include an oriented film layer, such as a layer of biaxially oriented polyester film sold under the mark MYLAR ® (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company of Wilmington, Delaware).
  • the packaging structure 10 may be formed by (1) positioning the body portion 24 of the blister 14 through the opening 30 in the front card 12 such that the flange 20 of the blister 14 is positioned against the inner surface 28 of the front card 12, (2) positioning an item (e.g., a consumer good) into the body portion 24 of the blister 14, (3) positioning the viewing panel 16 over the body portion 24 such that the viewing panel 16 is received in the viewing panel receiving portion 22 of the blister 14, (4) positioning the rear card 18 over the front card 12 such that the flange 20 and viewing panel 16 are positioned therebetween and such that at least a portion of the inner surface 34 of the rear card 18 is positioned to engage at least a portion of the inner surface 28 of the front card, and (5) applying heat, radio frequency energy, ultrasonic energy, microwave energy, mechanical pressure and/or an adhesive to the mated portions of the front and rear cards 12, 18 to seal the front card 12 to the rear card 18.
  • incorporating a viewing panel 16 into the packaging structure 10 as described above allows the packaged product to be viewed without the need for forming the entire blister 14 from a transparent polymeric material and without the need for an additional step of gluing a window onto the package.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur une structure d'emballage qui comprend un panneau de visualisation (16), un emballage-coque (14), un carton avant (12) et un carton arrière (18). Le panneau de visualisation a une aire de surface. L'emballage-coque comprend une partie de corps, la partie de corps étant dimensionnée et façonnée pour recevoir un ou plusieurs biens de consommation dans celle-ci. Le carton avant présente une ouverture avant (30) dans celui-ci. Cette ouverture avant est dimensionnée et façonnée pour recevoir la partie de corps de l'emballage-coque à travers celle-ci. Le carton arrière (18) présente une ouverture arrière dans celui-ci, l'ouverture arrière ayant une aire de surface qui est inférieure à l'aire de surface du panneau de visualisation. Le carton arrière (18) est fixé au carton avant pour bloquer le panneau de visualisation entre eux.
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