WO2018185297A1

WO2018185297A1 - Packaging of an object, in particular a potted plant

Info

Publication number: WO2018185297A1
Application number: PCT/EP2018/058880
Authority: WO
Inventors: Stefan Rockinger
Original assignee: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Augsburg
Priority date: 2017-04-06
Filing date: 2018-04-06
Publication date: 2018-10-11
Also published as: DE102017107420B3; EP3606841B1; EP3606841A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for packaging an object (34), comprising the following steps: placing the object (34) in a packaging (10) and in a sleeve-like shrink film (20) in such a way that the object (34) is internally in contact with a wall surface (12) of the packaging (10), a first end (22) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20) and a first section (30) adjacent to this first end (22) are arranged in the packaging (10), the sleeve-like shrink film (20) is guided in a central section through an opening (14) in the wall surface (12), and a second end (24) and a second section (32) adjacent to this second end (24) are arranged outside the packaging (10), and the first end (22) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20) is closed or at least narrowed; exerting a traction force onto the second section (32) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20); everting the second section (32) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20) over the packaging (10); closing or narrowing the second end (24) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20); and heat-treating the second section (32) of the sleeve-like shrink film (20) in order to shrink same.

Description

Packaging of an object, in particular a Topipflanze

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the packaging of objects, in particular potted plants. In particular, it relates to packaging methods and packaging materials that allow potted plants to be packed for shipping.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Due to the possibility of online ordering and billing of goods, the mail order business has become increasingly important in recent years. For example, mail-order sales in Germany have doubled in the last ten years from € 26.3 billion to € 52.4 billion.

In mail-order sales, the goods are usually shipped in at least approximately parallelepiped-shaped packaging, typically cardboard packaging. "Packaging" in the sense of the present disclosure relates in particular to so-called "transport packaging", which are colloquially referred to as "shipping packages" and facilitate the transport of goods on the goods Transport in the sense of the present disclosure, however, also refer to so-called "outer packaging", ie packaging which is used as additional packaging for sales packaging and not for reasons of hygiene, Durability or protection of the goods against damage or soiling is required for delivery to the end user. Often, overpacks merely serve to give the packaged product a more attractive appearance.

In many cases, the shape and / or size of the products to be shipped differs relatively strongly from the shape of the packaging. In this case, the products must be fixed in the packaging to avoid damage during transport. This is usually achieved by filling the intermediate space between the product and the packaging with filling material, for example bubble wrap, crumpled paper, styrofoam, etc.

However, the use of filling materials is neither complete for the supplier nor for the customer. constantly satisfactory. Disadvantages from the point of view of the supplier are the higher material consumption, the increased shipping weight due to the filling material, but also the fact that the fixation of the product in the packaging by means of the filling material is quite labor-intensive and thus generates additional costs. A disadvantage from the customer's perspective is the disposal of Füllmateri- than. In addition, the use of filling material, which is reused in practice only to a very small extent, ecologically disadvantageous.

In addition, not all products can be fixed in the packaging by using filler alone, for example because they are too delicate, or because they comprise loose components. An example of this is potted plants, which are presently usually initially packaged in a plastic clear package, also referred to in the art as "plastic blisters", and then packed together with filler in a shipping package, with the filler again The use of additional visual packaging in potted plants is necessary because the plant is too delicate to be fixed directly by the filling material and because the visual packaging is needed, to prevent the earth from leaking out of the pot.

However, plastic visual packaging is disadvantageous both from an ecological point of view and from a cost point of view.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has for its object to provide a method and a packaging set for packaging an object, in particular a potted plant, which overcome the disadvantages mentioned above. This object is achieved by a method according to claim 1, which uses a tubular shrink film, and by a related method according to claim 8, which uses a saclcförmigen shrink film. The object is further achieved by a packaging set according to claim 24. The solution of the stated object is also manifested in a packaged object, in particular a packaged potted plant, according to claim 13 and claim 19. Advantageous further developments are specified in the dependent claims.

According to a first aspect, the invention provides a method for packaging an object, in particular a pot plant, comprising the following steps: A.) providing a packaging with a wall surface in which an opening is formed,

B.) providing a tubular shrink film having an open first end, an open second end, an inside and an outside,

C.) placing the object in the package and in the tubular shrink film such that

The object lies against the inside of said wall surface,

The object is arranged in the tubular shrink film, with the inside of the tubular shrink film facing the object,

• the first end of the tubular shrink film and a first portion adjacent to this first end are disposed in the package, the tubular shrink film being guided in a middle portion through the opening in the wall surface, and the second end and a second adjacent to this second end Section are arranged outside the packaging, and

The first end of the tubular shrink film is closed or at least narrowed such that the object can not leave the tubular shrink film through its first end,

D.) applying a tensile force to the second section of the tubular shrink film so that the object is pressed against the said wall surface from the inside,

E.) everting the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap over the package so that the outside of the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap faces the outside of the package and the package is completely or at least partially surrounded by the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap;

F. closing the second end of the tubular shrink film or at least narrowing it so that the package can not leave the second section of the tubular shrink film through the second end thereof, and

G.) heat treating the second portion of the tubular shrink film to cause it to shrink. It should be noted that the fact that the object is placed in step C.) so that "the object lies against the inside of said wall surface" does not require that there be direct contact between the object and the wall surface; Usually a section of the shrink film is located between the object and the wall surface.

In accordance with the method according to the invention, the object is thus fixed in the packaging by means of the tubular shrink film. Concretely, the object, or a part of the object, is received in the first section of the tubular shrink film, and pressed against the said wall surface by pulling on the second section of the tubular shrink film inside and thereby fixed to this wall surface. For this purpose, the first end of the tubular shrink film is closed or at least narrowed so that the object can not leave the tubular shrink film through the first end. In a further step, the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap located outside the package is everted over the package such that the outside of the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap faces the outside of the package and the package completely faces the package from the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap or at least partially surrounded. Thereafter, the second end of the tubular shrink film is closed or at least narrowed such that the package can not leave the second portion of the tubular shrink film through its second end. Thereby, the object held in the first section of the tubular shrink film is fixed to the inside of the wall surface. In a final step, the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap is heat treated to cause it to shrink. The shrinkage causes the second portion of the tubular shrink wrap to be snug against the outside of the package so that the shrink wrap does not interfere with the transport of the package, but on the contrary provides additional protection against moisture, moisture or dirt. In addition, by shrinking, that is the contraction of the second section of the tubular shrink film, an additional tensile force can be exerted on the first section of the tubular shrink film, whereby the object is firmly and securely held on the inside of the wall surface.

After the object or a portion of the object is fixedly secured to the wall surface in the packaged state, no further filling material is needed to fix the object in the packaging. In addition, loose components may be held together by the first portion of the shrink wrap closed or at least narrowed at the first end. This is For example, if the object is a potted plant whose pot, as will be explained in greater detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments, is enclosed in the first section of the tubular shrink film so that not only the pot is held against the wall surface, but simultaneously the escape of soil through the shrink film is prevented.

Note that in the present disclosure, the term first or second "open end" refers not only to the corresponding edge of the tubular shrink film, but to a portion adjacent to that edge which, as will be explained in greater detail below, closes or narrows in an appropriate manner can be.

In a preferred embodiment, both a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end of the tubular shrink film are large enough to insert the object into the tubular shrink film through these first and second openings, respectively, the first and second Opening are preferably the same size. In this way, the object can be introduced through the first opening in the tubular shrink film, after the tubular shrink film was passed through the opening in the wall surface. This variant allows a particularly simple packaging. In addition, this variant allows the use of tubular shrink films with a uniform diameter, which are cheaper to manufacture and, for example, can be stored on a roll "on a running meter" and suitably cut off, in which case the user does not have to pay attention during packaging. which end of the tubular shrink film should be inside and outside of the package.

In an alternative embodiment, the shrink film has at its second end a larger opening large enough to insert the object therethrough into the tubular shrink film, and at its first end a smaller opening small enough to prevent the shrinkage Object at the first end of the shrink film exits, so that the object can be pressed by said tensile force on the second portion of the tubular shrink film against said wall surface, without closing or narrowing after the introduction of the object in the tubular shrink film at its first end needs to be. Thus, although the above step C.) dictates that the first end of the tubular shrink wrap be at least constricted, this restriction need not be part of the process. Instead, shrink films may be used that already have a narrowed first end that is narrow enough to prevent the object from becoming worn. leave shaped shrink film through the first end. In this way, an additional operation of narrowing or closing the first end of the tubular shrink film can be saved. This is particularly advantageous when packaging a large number of similar articles. For example, if the object is a potted plant, for example, the stem or stem thereof may protrude through the smaller opening at the first end of the tubular shrink film, while the pot that does not fit through this smaller opening in the first portion of the tubular Shrink film held and can be pressed by train against the wall surface. In an advantageous embodiment, the object comprises a section of larger cross-section, in particular a pot, and a section of smaller cross-section, in particular a part of a plant planted in the pot (typically a stem or stalk), the section of smaller cross-section in the packaged state of the object the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink film is guided. In one embodiment, in the packaged state of the object, the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink film closely adjoins the portion of smaller cross section, wherein the first end of the tubular shrink film preferably mithälfe a cable tie, a clamp or an adhesive strip in the region of the lower cross section is held together. This embodiment is particularly important for the shipment of potted plants, because it prevents soil that emerges from the pot from being able to distribute freely in the packaging.

In an alternative embodiment, however, in the packaged state of the object, the portion of smaller cross-section is loosely passed through the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink film.

However, the present invention is not limited to tubular shrink-film embodiments. In a closely related but alternative embodiment, a bag-shaped shrink film is used having a closed first end and an open second end. In this embodiment, the object must be inserted through the open second end into the bag-shaped shrink film before the open second end of the bag-shaped shrink film is guided from the inside through the opening in the wall surface. For this, in this embodiment, the first end of the bag-shaped shrink film does not have to be closed or narrowed in an additional process step. Specifically, the invention according to this aspect relates to a method for packaging an object, in particular a pot plant, with the following steps:

A.) providing a packaging with a wall surface in which an opening is formed,

B.) providing a bag-shaped shrink film having a closed first end and an open second end, an inside and an outside,

C.) placing the object in the package and in the bag-shaped shrink film such that

The object lies against the inside of said wall surface,

The object is arranged in the bag-shaped shrink film, with the inside of the bag-shaped shrink film facing the object, and

• the first end of the bag-shaped shrink film and a first portion adjacent to this first end are disposed in the package, the bag-shaped shrink film is guided through the opening in the panel in a central portion, and the second end and a second adjacent to this second end Section are arranged outside the packaging,

D.) applying a tensile force to the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film so that the object is pressed against the said wall surface from the inside,

E.) everting the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film over the package so that the outside of the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film faces the outside of the package and the package is completely or at least partially surrounded by the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film;

F.) Closing the second end of the bag-shaped shrink film or at least narrow it so that the package can not leave the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film on the second end, and

G.) heat treating the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink film to a

To cause shrinkage of the same. This method is almost identical to the method of using a tubular shrink film except that a bag-shaped shrink film is used, and hence need not be taken care to close or narrow the first end of the tube film because of the bag-shaped tubular film By design, it is already closed at its first end. Embodiments with a bag-shaped shrink film are suitable for packaging objects that may or may be included as a whole in the first section of the shrink film.

Regardless of whether a tubular or a bag-shaped shrink film is used, the packaging is preferably formed by a container made of cardboard, in particular a cuboid container made of cardboard.

Preferably, said wall surface is a bottom surface of the package to which it is placed in intended use. In this case, in advantageous developments, the bottom surface is graphically displayed on the outside of the packaging, for example by an arrow, an inscription "below" or the like.

Preferably, the shrink film is polyethylene, especially LD-PE. In an advantageous embodiment, the first end and / or the second end of the tubular or bag-shaped shrink film is closed or narrowed by means of a clamp, a cable tie and / or an adhesive strip.

Although in the embodiments described above, only the heat treatment of the second portion of the shrink film has been described, it is also possible in advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention, the first portion of the shrink film with the object received therein at a time when the package is still open, Thus, the first section of the shrink film is still accessible, also to treat with heat to weld the object within the package and fix it even more firmly in the packaging.

The present invention also relates to a packaged object, in particular a packaged potted plant, wherein the object in a package is attached to the inside of a wall surface of the packaging by means of a tubular shrink film, wherein the tubular shrink film has an open first end, an open second end, an inside and a Outside has. In this case, the object in the packaging and in the tubular shrink film is arranged such that

The object lies against the inside of said wall surface,

The first end of the tubular shrink film is closed or at least narrowed so that the object can not leave the tubular shrink film through its first end.

In this case, the second section of the tubular shrink film is slipped over the packaging, that the outer surface of the second portion of the tubular shrink film facing the outside of the package and the package of the second portion of the tubular shrink film is completely or at least partially surrounded. Further, the second end of the tubular shrink film is closed or at least narrowed such that the package can not leave the second portion of the tubular shrink film through the second end thereof, and the second portion of the tubular shrink film is shrunk onto the outside of the package.

In this packaged object, in a preferred embodiment, both a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end of the tubular shrink film are large enough to insert the object through the first and second openings, respectively, into the tubular shrink wrap. In this case, the first and the second opening are preferably the same size.

In the packaged object, in an alternative embodiment, the tubular shrink film preferably has at its second end a larger opening large enough to introduce the object therethrough into the tubular shrink film and at its first end a smaller opening, which is enough of mine to prevent the object from exiting the shrink film at the first end, the object being pressed against said wall surface by a tensile force on the second portion of the tubular shrink film can, without these after closing the object in the tubular shrink film at its first end closed or narrowed 2x1 needs.

Preferably, the object comprises a section of larger cross section, in particular a pot, and a section of smaller cross section, in particular a part of a plant planted in the pot, and the section of smaller cross section is guided through the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink film.

Preferably, the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink wrap is close to the portion of lesser cross section, and the first end of the tubular shrink wrap is preferably held together in the region of the lesser cross section by means of a cable tie, clip or tape.

In an alternative embodiment of the packaged object, the portion of smaller cross-section is loosely passed through the narrowed first end of the tubular shrink film.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a packaged object, in particular a packaged potted plant, which is fastened by means of a bag-shaped tubular film in a package. Specifically, in this case, the object is fastened in a package inside against a wall surface of the packaging by means of a bag-shaped shrink film, wherein the bag-shaped shrink film has a closed first end, an open second end, an inside and an outside. In this case, the object in the packaging and in the bag-shaped shrink film is arranged such that

The object lies against the inside of said wall surface,

The object is arranged in the bag-shaped shrink film, the inside of the bag-shaped shrink film facing the object, and

• the first end of the bag-shaped shrink film and a first portion adjacent to this first end are disposed in the package, the bag-shaped shrink film is guided through the opening in the panel in a central portion, and the second end and a second adjacent to this second end Section outside the

Packaging are arranged.

Further, the second portion of the shrink-wrap film is slipped over the package such that the outer surface of the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink wrap faces the outer side of the package and the package is separated from the second portion of the bag-shaped shrink wrap Shrinking film is completely or at least partially surrounded. The second end of the sack-shaped shrink film is closed or at least narrowed such that the package can not leave the second portion of the sack-shaped shrink film through its second end, and the second portion of the sack-shaped shrink film is shrunk on the outside of the package.

Regardless of whether a tubular or a bag-shaped shrink film is used, in the packaged object, the packaging is preferably formed by a container made of cardboard, in particular a cuboid container made of cardboard.

Preferably, said wall surface is a bottom surface of the package on which it is placed in intended use, wherein the bottom surface is preferably displayed graphically on the outside of the package. Preferably, in the packaged object, the shrink film made of polyethylene, especially LD-PE.

Preferably, in the packaged object, the first end and / or the second end of the tubular or bag-shaped shrink film is closed or narrowed with one-half of a clamp, a cable tie and / or an adhesive strip.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a packaging set for packaging an object, in particular a pot plant, according to a method according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments, comprising a packaging with a wall surface in which an opening is formed, and

a tubular or a bag-shaped shrink film.

Rather than forming the opening in advance in the package, in alternative embodiments the package may also include a mark indicating to the user where to make such an opening for completion of the package set by the user, for example by a stamping process or the like. The marking can be designed in particular as an optical marking, that is to say for example as a printed or recorded marking, and / or as a marking introduced into the material of the packaging, that is to say as a perforated marking, for example. In a preferred starting form, the packaging set further comprises at least one, preferably two cable ties, clamps and / or adhesive strips which are suitable for closing or narrowing an associated end of the tubular shrink-wrap film.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

1 is a perspective view of a package in which a tubular shrink film is passed through an opening in a wall surface;

Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of the package of Fig. L, wherein the pot of a potted plant in a first portion of the tubular shrink film of Fig. L is arranged.

3 shows a perspective view of the package of FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein a second portion of the tubular shrink film is slipped over the package and closed at its second end.

4 shows a sectional view of a package in which a pot is arranged in a first section of a bag-shaped shrink film.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The invention will be explained in more detail below using the example of two preferred embodiments.

Fig. L shows a perspective view of a package 10, which is a cuboid transport packaging made of cardboard. The package 10 has a bottom wall 12 in which an opening 14 is formed. The bottom wall 12 is an example of the wall surface mentioned above. The package 10 further has four side walls 16, only two of which are shown in Figure 1, and a top wall 18 (see Figures 2 and 3) not shown in Figure 1. Through the opening 14 in the bottom wall 12, a tubular shrink film 20 is guided.

The tubular shrink wrap 20 has an open first end 22, an open second end 24, an inside 26, and an outside 28. In the illustration of FIG. 1, a first portion 30 adjacent the open first end 22 is in the package 10, while a second portion 32 adjacent the open second end 24 is located outside the package 10. In the state shown in FIG. 1, an object 34 to be packaged, or at least a portion thereof, may be disposed in the first portion 30 of the tubular shrink film 20, as shown in FIG. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the object 34 is a potted plant 34 having a pot 36 in which a plant 38 is planted. As can be seen in the sectional view of Fig. 2, the pot 36 is in the first portion 30 of the tubular shrink film 20, wherein the inner side 26 of the tubular shrink film facing the pot 36. The first end 22 of the tubular shrink film is narrowed by means of a cable tie 40 so that the shrink film 20 fits snugly against a stem 42 of the plant 38. Note that the term "end" in the language of the present application refers to a particular end portion of the shrink wrap 20. Namely, although the shrink film 20 does not terminate directly on the cable tie 40 but still protrudes slightly upward, in the language of the present disclosure, this corresponds to a situation where the first end 22 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 is sealed when the shrink wrap 20 is pressed with the cable tie 40 close to the stem 42 of the plant 38.

As can further be seen in FIG. 2, the pot 36 stands on the bottom wall 12 and covers the opening 14 in the bottom wall 12. The opening 14 is, of course, smaller than the cross-section of the pot 36, so that it does not escape from the opening 14 can escape.

By standing on the bottom wall 12, the pot 36 is "internally attached to the bottom wall 12" in the language of the present disclosure. This is not precluded that between the pot 36 and the inside of the bottom wall 12, a portion of the tubular Schrumpffo- lie is lie 20, the pot 36 and the bottom wall 12 so are not in direct contact with each other.

In the situation shown in Fig. 2, a tensile force can be exerted on the second portion 32 of the tubular shrink film 20, whereby the pot 36 is pressed against the bottom wall 12 from the inside. By this train the pot 36, and thus the pot plant 34, fixed in the package 10. In order to maintain this tension, the second portion 32 of the tubular shrink film 20 still needs to be appropriately set. According to the invention, this is accomplished by placing the second section 32 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 over the package 10 such that the outer side 28 of the second section 32 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 faces the outside of the package 10, and the package 10 faces the second Section 32 of the tubular shrink film 20th is completely surrounded, as shown in Fig. 3. Further, in Fig. 3, the second end 24 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 is closed by means of another cable tie 40 so that the package 10 can no longer leave the second section 32 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 through its second end. In this way, the pot 36 is held on the bottom wall 12. When the user closes the second end 32 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 with the cable tie 40 while exerting a tensile force (upwardly in the illustration of FIG. 3) on the second end 32, the pot 36 is pressed firmly against the inside of the bottom wall 12 so that the pot 36 is fixed in the package 10 without play. Finally, the second portion 32 of the tubular shrink wrap 20 is heat treated to cause it to shrink, as a result of which the shrink wrap 20 then fits tightly to the outside of the package 10 (not shown in the figures). In the course of this shrinkage, the tensile force on the pot 36 is increased, so that it is fixed even more firmly to the bottom wall 12. The attachment is sufficiently strong and stable that the potted plant 34 is securely held in place regardless of which side the package 10 is placed on. Even moderate vibrations, for example, when the package 10 is thrown or accidentally dropped, do not lead to a solution of the fixation or damage to the pot plant 34. Nevertheless, it is advantageous to place the package 10 regularly on the bottom wall 12. For this purpose, a graphic marking 44 is provided on the outside of a side wall 16, in the exemplary embodiment shown an arrow which marks the top side of the packaging 10.

The method for packaging an object 34, especially a pot plant 34, explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, has a number of advantages over packaging methods of the prior art.

Unlike packaging customary for potted plants, no filling materials and no additional plastic blisters are required within the scope of the invention. Instead, the cup 36 is not only securely fixed in the package 10 by the shrink wrap 20, but the shrink wrap 20 also prevents leakage of soil (not shown) from the pot 36. The package is less expensive and more environmentally friendly than packaging from the container State of the art and also advantageous for the customer, since he does not have to dispose of unnecessary filling material. In addition, packaging is less labor intensive than in the prior art the pot plant 34 must first be packed in a plastic blister, and then the plastic blister must be fixed by careful distribution of a sufficient amount of filler in the package 10. Although the packaging method has been described in the foregoing description with reference to potted plants 34, it is not limited to these objects. The packaging process is generally well suited for packaging objects having a larger cross-section portion and a smaller cross-sectional portion which, when packaged, passes through a narrowed first end 22 of the tubular shrink wrap 20. It is not necessary in all cases that the first end 22 of the tubular shrink film 20 is narrowed in the course of the process by hand. Alternative embodiments, not shown here, use tubular shrink films 20 in which the first end 22 is already structurally narrower than the second end 24, narrow enough to prevent the object 34 as a whole from being prevented at the first end 22 can escape from the tubular shrink film 20. In these embodiments, the object is inserted through the open second end 24 into the tubular shrink wrap 20 before the tubular shrink wrap 20 is passed through the opening 14 in the bottom wall 12. Of course, if the object 34 has a smaller diameter portion, it may be passed through the narrowed opening of the first end 22. In fact, this embodiment is also suitable for shipping potted plants 34 when the cross-section of the opening of the open first end 22 is large enough that the plant 38 or parts thereof can be performed, but small enough to prevent the pot 36 can emerge from the tubular shrink film 20 at this first end 22. The advantage of this embodiment is that the process step, in which the first end 22 of the tubular shrink film 20 is narrowed by means of the cable tie 40 or the like (see FIG. 2), can be dispensed with.

If not only a portion of the object 34 (for example the pot 36 of a potted plant 34) is to be retained in the first section 30 of the tubular shrink film 20 but the entire object 34 (eg a single pot without a plant), alternatively one may also be used bag-shaped shrink film 20 'are used, which has a closed first end 22' and - as well as the tubular shrink film 20 - an open second end 24, as shown in FIG. 4 described below. Similar to the tubular shrink wrap 20, the bag-shaped shrink wrap 20 'has one Inner side 26 and an outer side 28. In the illustration of FIG. 4, a first portion 30 adjacent the closed first end 22 'is located within the package 10, while a second portion 32 adjacent to the open second end 24 is disposed outside the package 10 is. In the first section 30 of the bag-shaped shrink film 20 'is arranged in the embodiment of Fig. 4, only a pot 36 as a whole. As in the exemplary embodiment with a tubular shrink film 20 shown with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the object 34 (in this case the pot 36) is pressed against the bottom wall 12 by pulling on the second section 32 of the shrinkable film 20 '(here bag-shaped) and thereby fixed in the package 10. The second section 32 of the sack-shaped shrink film 20 'is then everted over the package 10 as described above in connection with the tubular shrink film 20 so that the outer side 28 of the sack-shaped shrink film 20' faces the package and the package 10 from the second section 32 the bag-shaped shrink film 20 'is completely or partially surrounded. In the case of the bag-shaped shrink film 20 ', too, its open second end 24 is then closed or at least narrowed such that the package 10 can not leave the second section of the shrinkable film 20' via its second end 24, and the second section 32 of the bag-shaped shrink film 20 'is heat treated to cause it to shrink. When a bag-shaped shrink film 20 'is used, the article 34 is first inserted through the open second end 24 into the bag-shaped shrink film 20' and the open second end 24 of the absorbent shrink film 20 'from within the package 10 through the opening 14 to the outside guided. The remaining steps of the method correspond to those of the method as described in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Although in the embodiments described above only the heat treatment of the second section 32 of the shrink film 20, 20 'has been described, in advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention it is also possible to attach the first section 30 of the shrink film 20, 20' at a time to which the package 10 is still open, also to be treated with heat to weld the object 34 within the package 10 and to fix it even more tightly in the package 10.

Preferred embodiments of the invention have been explained in the foregoing description and in the accompanying figures. Note that these examples are in no way to be understood as limiting the present invention. Rather, hereby are any modifications of the same are claimed which are presently or prospectively included within the scope of the claims.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 packaging

12 bottom wall, wall surface

14 opening in the bottom wall 12

16 side wall

18 ceiling wall

20 tubular shrink film

20 'sack-shaped shrink film

22 open first end of the tubular shrink film 20 '

22 'closed first end of the bag-shaped shrink film 20'

24 open second end of the tubular shrink-wrap 20 (20 ')

26 inside of the shrink film 20, 20 '

28 outside of the shrink film 20, 20 '

30 first section of the shrink film 20, 20 '

32 second section of the shrink film 20, 20 '

34 object, potted plant

36 pot

38 plant

40 cable ties

42 stems of the plant 38

44 graphic marking

Claims

A method of packaging an object (34), in particular a potted plant (34), comprising the following steps:

A.) providing a package (10) having a wall surface (12) in which an opening (14) is formed,

B.) providing a tubular shrink film (20) having an open first

End (22), an open second end (24), an inner side (26) and an outer side (28),

C.) placing the object (34) in the package (10) and in the tubular one

Shrink film (20) such that

The object (34) bears against the inside of said wall surface (12),

The object (34) is arranged in the tubular shrink film (20), the inside (26) of the tubular shrink film (20) facing the object (34),

• the first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) and a first portion (30) adjacent said first end (22) are disposed in the package (10), the tubular shrink wrap (20) in a central portion through the aperture (14) is guided in the wall surface (12), and the second end (24) and a second portion (32) adjoining this second end (24) are arranged outside the packaging (10), and

The first end (22) of the tubular shrink film (20) is closed or at least narrowed such that the object (34) can not leave the tubular shrink film (20) through its first end (22),

D.) exerting a tensile force on the second section (32) of the tubular

Shrink film (20), so that the object (34) is pressed against the said wall surface (12) from the inside,

E.) everting the second portion (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) via the packaging (10) such that the outer side (28) of the second section (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) faces the outside of the packaging (10) and the packaging (10) of the second section (32) of the tubular shrink film (FIG. 20) is completely or at least partially surrounded,

F.) closing or narrowing the second end (24) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) at least such that the wrap (10) can not leave the second section (32) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) through the second end (24) thereof , and

G.) heat treating the second portion (32) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) to cause it to shrink.

The method of claim 1 wherein both a first opening at the first end (22) and a second opening at the second end (24) of the tubular shrink film (20) are large enough to pass the object (34) therethrough insert first or second opening in the tubular shrink film (20), wherein the first and the second opening are preferably the same size.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein in step C.) the object (34) is introduced through the first opening in the tubular shrink film (20) after the tubular shrink film (20) through the opening (14) in the wall surface ( 12) was performed.

The method of claim 1, wherein the tubular shrink wrap (20) has at its second end (24) a larger opening large enough to insert the object (34) therethrough into the tubular shrink wrap (20), and at its first end (22) has a smaller opening, which is enough to prevent the object (34) from exiting the tubular shrink film (20) at the first end, so that the object (34) is impacted by said pulling force second portion (32) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) can be pressed against said wall surface (12) without closing or narrowing after insertion of the object (34) into the tubular shrink wrap (20) at its first end (22) needs to be.

The method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the object (34) has a Section of larger cross-section, in particular a pot (36), and a portion of smaller cross-section, in particular a part (42) of a plant planted in the pot (36) plant, wherein the portion of smaller cross section in the packaged state of the object (34) through the constricted first end (22) of the tubular shrink film (20) is guided.

The method of claim 5, wherein the necked first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) in the packaged state of the object (34) closely abuts the portion of smaller cross section, the first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) preferably by means of a cable tie (40), a clamp or an adhesive strip in the region of the lower cross-section is held together.

The method of claim 5, wherein in the packaged state of the object (34) the portion of smaller cross-section is loosely passed through the narrowed first end (22) of the tubular shrink film (20).

Method for packaging an object (34), in particular a pot plant (34), comprising the following steps:

B.) providing a bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') having a closed first end (22') and an open second end (24), an inner side (26) and an outer side (28),

C.) placing the object (34) in the package (10) and in the bag-shaped one

Shrink film (20 ') such that

The object (34) bears against the inside of said wall surface (12),

• the object (34) is arranged in the bag-shaped shrink film (20 '), the inside (26) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') facing the object (34), and

• the first end (22 ') of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') and a first end (22 ') adjacent to this first portion (30) in the package (10) are arranged, the bag-shaped shrink film (20') in a mittle - ren section through the opening (14) in the wall surface (12) is guided, and the second end (24) and a second end (24) adjacent to this second portion (32) outside the package (10) are arranged,

D.) exerting a tensile force on the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped

Shrink film (22 ') so that the object (34) is pressed against the said wall surface (12) from the inside,

E.) everting the second section (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') over the package (10) so that the outer side (28) of the second section (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') is outside the package (10). facing and the package (10) from the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') is completely or at least partially surrounded,

F.) closing or narrowing the second end (24) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') at least such that the package (10) does not cover the second section (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') via the second end (24) thereof. can leave, and

G.) heat treating the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film

(20 ') to cause it to shrink.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the package (10) is formed by a container made of cardboard, in particular a cuboid container made of cardboard.

A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said wall surface (12) is a bottom surface of the package upon which it is placed in intended use, the bottom surface being preferably displayed graphically on the outside of the package.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which the shrink film (20, 20 ') consists of polyethylene, in particular LD-PE. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first end and / or the second end (22, 24) of the tubular shrink-wrap (20, 20 ') closed with a clamp, a cable tie (40) and / or an adhesive strip or narrowed.

Packaged object (34), in particular a packaged potted plant (34),

wherein the object (34) is mounted in a package (10) inside a wall surface (12) of the package (10) by means of a tubular shrink film (20), the tubular shrink film (20) having an open first end (22). an open second end (24), an inner side (26) and an outer side (28), wherein the object (34) is arranged in the package (10) and in the tubular shrink film (20) such that

The object (34) bears against the inside of said wall surface (12),

The object (34) is arranged in the tubular shrink film (20), the inside of the tubular shrink film (20) facing the object (34),

• the first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) and a first portion (30) adjacent said first end (22) are disposed in the package (10), the tubular shrink wrap (20) in a central portion through an opening (14) is guided in the wall surface (12), and the second end (24) and a second portion (32) adjoining this second end (24) are arranged outside the packaging (10), and

The first end (22) of the tubular shrink film (20) is closed or at least narrowed such that the object (34) can not leave the tubular shrink film (20) through its first end (22), the second section (32) the tubular shrink film (20) is slipped over the package (10) such that the outer surface (28) of the second section (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) faces the outside of the package (10) and the package (10) of the second portion (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) is completely or at least partially surrounded, wherein the second end (24) of the tubular shrink film (20) is closed or at least narrowed such that the package (10) the second portion (32) of the can not leave the tubular shrink film (20) through the second end (24), and the second portion (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) on the outside of the package (10) shrunk.

The packaged object (34) of claim 13, wherein both a first opening at the first end (22) and a second opening at the second end (24) of the tubular shrink film (20) are large enough to receive the object (14). 34) through this first or second opening in the tubular shrink film (20) to introduce, wherein the first and the second opening are preferably the same size.

The packaged object (34) of claim 13, wherein the tubular shrink wrap (20) has a larger opening at its second end (24) large enough to insert the object therethrough into the tubular shrink wrap (20). and at its first end (22) has a smaller opening, which is enough to prevent the object (34) from exiting the tubular shrink film (20) at the first end (22), so that the object (34) passes through Tensile force on the second section (32) of the tubular shrink film (20) can be pressed against said wall surface (12), without this after insertion of the object (34) into the tubular shrink film (20) at its first end (22). needs to be closed or narrowed.

16. A packaged object (34) according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the object (34) has a portion of larger cross section, in particular a pot (36), and a portion of smaller cross section, in particular a part (42) of a in the pot (36) planted plant (38), and wherein the portion of smaller cross-section through the narrowed first end (22) of the tubular shrink film (20) is guided.

The packaged object (34) of claim 16, wherein the narrowed first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) closely adjoins the portion of lesser cross section, the first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20) preferably using a Cable tie (40), a clamp or an adhesive strip in the region of the section of smaller cross-section is held together.

18. The packaged object (34) of claim 16, wherein the portion of lesser cross-section loosely passes through the necked first end (22) of the tubular shrink wrap (20). leads is.

Packed object (34), in particular a packaged potted plant (34),

wherein the article (34) is mounted in a package (10) inside a wall surface (12) of the package (10) adjacent to a sack-shaped shrink film (20 '), the sack-shaped shrink film (20') defining a closed first end (22 '), an open second end (24), an inner side (26) and an outer side (28), wherein the article (34) is arranged in the package (10) and in the bag-shaped shrink film (20') such that

The object (34) bears against the inside of said wall surface (12),

• the first end (22 ') of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') and a first portion (30) adjoining this first end (22 ') are arranged in the package (10), the bag-shaped shrink film (20') in a middle one Section through an opening (14) in the wall surface (12) is guided, and the second end (24) and a second end (24) adjacent to this second portion (32) outside the package (10) are arranged, wherein the second Section (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') is placed over the package (10), that the outer surface (28) of the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') facing the outside of the package (10) and the Package (10) of the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') is completely or at least partially surrounded, wherein the second end (24) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') is closed or at least narrowed so that the packaging ( 10) the second section (32 ) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20 ') can not leave through the second end (24), and the second portion (32) of the bag-shaped shrink film (20') on the outside of the package (10) shrunk.

The packaged article (34) of any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein the package (10) is formed by a paperboard container, in particular a cuboid paperboard container is formed.

A packaged object (34) according to any one of claims 13 to 20, wherein said wall surface (12) is a bottom surface of the package (10) to which it is put in intended use, the bottom surface preferably being on the outside of the package is displayed graphically.

22. The pasted article (34) according to any one of claims 13 to 21, wherein the shrink film (20, 20 ') is made of polyethylene, especially LD-PE.

A sealed article (34) according to any one of claims 13 to 22, wherein the first end and / or the second end of the tubular shrink-bag (20, 20 ') is secured by a clamp (40), a cable tie and / or an adhesive strip is closed or narrowed.

24. Packing set for packaging an object (34), in particular a pot plant (34), according to a method according to one of claims 1 to 12, comprising

a package having a wall surface in which an opening is formed, or which has a mark, at which location such an opening is to be formed, and a tubular or a bag-shaped shrink film (20, 20 ').

25. A packaging set according to claim 24, further comprising at least one, preferably two cable ties (40), clamps and / or adhesive strips which are suitable an associated end (22, 22 ', 24) of the tubular or bag-shaped shrink film (20 , 20 ') to close or narrow.