WO2012024569A1 - Porte-article d'emballage - Google Patents

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WO2012024569A1
WO2012024569A1 PCT/US2011/048385 US2011048385W WO2012024569A1 WO 2012024569 A1 WO2012024569 A1 WO 2012024569A1 US 2011048385 W US2011048385 W US 2011048385W WO 2012024569 A1 WO2012024569 A1 WO 2012024569A1
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embossments
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Peter Tillstrom
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5023—Integral elements for containers of other type, e.g. formed by folding a blank to U-shape
    • B65D5/5026—Hollow frame-like elements surrounding the object

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  • the present invention relates to article packaging for small everyday retail articles. More specifically, it relates to an internal article support structure for holding the articles in a fixed stable position inside of a surrounding package.
  • the present article holder has been devised which utilizes a plastic material constructed from a vacuum-formed or thermo-formed flat strip of thermoplastic material.
  • the thermoplastic strip formed according to one embodiment of the invention includes a raised planar surface relative to recessed embossments which occupy a void below it.
  • the embossments or wells are configured to receive opposite ends of the packaged articles.
  • Non- dimensional unformed regions of the flat substrate strip provide fold lines that separate adjacent formed side panels.
  • the panels have a generally U-shaped cross-section such that a strong three-dimensional U-beam structure is created in various areas of each panel.
  • the fold lines of the strip are located along lateral lines between the panels which thus provide lines of relative structural weakness about which the strip can be manually folded.
  • embossments in the first panel at one end of the strip match the embossments in size and position in the last panel at the opposite end of the strip.
  • each support consists of a single laterally extending planar surface traversing the entire width of the strip and oriented at an angle such that when the strip is folded, the support surfaces are in face-to-face abutment. These abutting surfaces further resist racking and twisting of the frame.
  • the packaged article holder has only four fold regions and five panels with corner supports oriented at a 45 ° angle so that a rectangular framework for holding the packaged articles is constructed.
  • the embossments are preferably non-apertured wells which cup the ends of the articles.
  • the wells have inside surfaces which closely match the outside surfaces of the ends of the articles contained in the embossed wells with minimal clearance to prevent shifting of the articles within the packaging holder.
  • Figure 1 is a top front left isometric view.
  • Figure 2 is a top left front isometric assembly view.
  • Figure 3 is a top left front assembly view.
  • Figure 4 is a front elevation sectional view taken from Figure 1 as shown in that
  • Figure 5 is a top plan cross-section view taken from Figure 1 as shown in that Figure.
  • Figure 6 is a top left front isometric view.
  • the package article holder framework is shown in its fully constructed state. It is composed of a single continuous flat strip of thermo-formed plastic material (not shown). The formation of thermoplastic materials of this type is well known in the art and can be readily understood by those of skill and understanding in this field and therefore further description of the formation process is not necessary.
  • the framework includes four sides constructed by folding five panels 12, 14, 16 and 18a and 18b. Each panel is similarly formed but with different embossments.
  • the top panel 14 and the bottom panel 12 have recessed embossments 17 and 15 respectively that closely receive the ends of the retained articles 13 which are thus securely held between the top and bottom panels.
  • Side 18 is composed of two overlapping panels 18a and 18b resulting from the folding construction shown in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the other panels have embossments 9 but only for their individual structural rigidity and joinder of the end panels.
  • Trapezoidal side rails 11 support an elevated planar top surface 10 providing a void below it that accepts the embossments to a maximum depth equal to the height of the rails. This configuration provides structurally strong U-beam geometry that gives the panels rigidity.
  • the individual side panels are separated by fold lines 19 that are straight lateral lines along the flat continuous thermoplastic substrate strip which are left unformed. It can be readily understood therefore that with the strip in its unfolded state, these fold lines 19 are of relative structural weakness compared to the adjacent thermo-formed side panels. These fold lines are extremely pliable and easily manually folded without the need for heating or excessive pressure. Once the panels are folded together however, a structurally strong framework results.
  • the embossments add to the rigidity of the framework as do angled corner support surfaces 20 which when folded against each other also contribute to the rigidity of the completed construction.
  • First and last panels 18a and 18b on opposite ends of the thermo-formed strip are substantially identical so that their embossments 9 can be press-fit together to secure the framework in its fully assembled condition. This operation is depicted in Figure 3.
  • the first and last panels of the strip are joined by the press- fit of the front side of the last panel 18a into the back side of the first panel 18b.
  • Resilience of the plastic material allows sufficient deformation to secure the mating surfaces while the embossments 9 of the panels 18a and 18b are dimensioned to provide a tight interference fit.
  • This resilience provides a locking closure of the framework and permits it to be opened and re-closed many times non-destructively.
  • the angled corner support surfaces 20 are further shown.
  • the support surfaces each consist of a single laterally extending planar surface traversing the entire width of the strip between ends of the side rails of each panel.
  • a four-sided framework is constructed with the corner support surfaces 20 oriented at a 45 angle so that when fully folded, opposing corner support surfaces are in face-to-face abutment as shown at corners 21.
  • FIG 4 the mutual abutment of corner support surfaces 20 at each of the four corners is further depicted.
  • the interfitting of the overlapping panels 18a and 18b provides a double layer panel on side 18 which further adds to the rigidity of the framework.
  • the embossments between the side rails also form this geometric construction.
  • Figure 5 which further depicts the U-beam structural formation of the thermo-formed panels and also the tight press-fitting of panel 18b into the back side of panel 18a.
  • the article support framework 22 is preferably used as an internal support for articles 13 which reside within outer packaging 24.
  • the outer packaging includes a display window 23 for viewing the articles.
  • the present packaging internal support structure may be used alone or with many different types of outer packaging.
  • the disclosed article-holding framework provides a convenient and very sturdy support system for packaged articles. It will also be understood that because it can be manufactured completely from a thermo-formed single strip of plastic material it is extremely economical to manufacture.
  • the disclosed construction provides flexible fold regions combined with very strong side panels that allow it to be manually constructed with a press-fit closure of the framework which can be opened and re-closed since no adhesives or other closure devices are required.
  • the disclosed framework is preferably used as an insert of outer packaging which can take various forms including shrinkwrap, a wrap-around sleeve or a fully enclosed carton with a display window as shown in Figure 6. Also, it should be understood that there may be other modifications and changes to the present invention that will be obvious to those of skill in the art from the foregoing description.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un porte-article pour un emballage utilisant une bande de plastique formée à la chaleur avec des bossages évidés et des lignes de pliage latérales séparant des panneaux latéraux formés adjacents. Les lignes de pliage forment des lignes à la faiblesse structurelle relative autour desquelles la bande peut être pliée dans une ossature de support enveloppée et fermée. Des bossages évidés sur des panneaux chevauchants permettent une attache par simple emboîtement de telle sorte qu'aucun adhésif ou coupe à l'emporte-pièce n'est nécessaire et que la résistance structurelle du matériau de bande est maximisée. Des bossages évidés conçus pour recevoir des extrémités opposées d'articles emballés contiennent des articles emballés dans une position fixe. Des supports de coin coudés traversent la largeur de la bande adjacente à chaque ligne de pliage de telle sorte que lorsque la bande est pliée, les surfaces de support sont en butée face à face, ce qui confère plus de rigidité et de résistance à la torsion.
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