Special receptacle or package – For plural beverage-type receptacles – Coaxial – abutting receptacles
Patent
1982-06-02
1984-08-28
Pollard, Steven M.
Special receptacle or package
For plural beverage-type receptacles
Coaxial, abutting receptacles
206429, 206526, 206503, B65D 6522, B65D 7100
Patent
active
044679181
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a lateral packaging for holding together superimposed articles.
The known packagings of this type are often very complex as regards their assembly and the delicate way they are cut out. Also, the articles are not very safely held together which makes the pack often unsatisfactory as the articles slip and risk to fall. Finally, they also show a printing surface which is too small due to their great number of cut-out portions or, on the contrary, they cover too much of the articles, shielding the upper part thereof and therefore the "sale by" dates, which often necessitates the use of a stick-on label.
Lateral packagings are also known which are constituted by a band which is wrapped around an article and which presents a plurality of notches into which are engaged the rims or flanges of the article to be held in.
The disposition however does not permit to hold a group of articles in such a way that the information printed on the said article is easily readable.
It is the object of the present invention to overcome these disadvantages.
According to the present invention, the lateral band enclosing the periphery of a group of articles is provided with at least two series of superimposed parallel slots into which are engaged the angles or the sides of the rims of the articles superimposed according to their original orientation, the said slots being provided in alternate manner on the sides of the band.
According to another characteristic, the lateral band is octogonal and has eight sides defined by folding lines, one side in two presenting at least two horizontal slots.
This disposition according to the invention permits to efficiently hold all the articles together without any risk of any of them falling off.
Due to its octogonal design and to the easy access to the top and bottom parts of said articles, this packaging offers a maximum visible surface of printing.
In addition, the rigidity of the assembly is exceptional due to the fact that the weight of the articles is distributed on the edge of the slot system.
The octogonal shape of the band makes it possible to present in superimposed manner, groups of articles or products of all shapes, whether square, rectangular, oval or round, without increasing the basic volume, due to the fact that this lateral packaging adopts the shape of the product to be displayed.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood on reading the following description of several embodiments, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the packing band according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of another embodiment of the band provided with apertures;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lateral packing member according to the invention, of two tin-foil boat-shaped receptacles; and
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lateral packaging according to the invention of a group of yoghourt containers.
FIG. 1 shows a band 1 in the form of a flat cut-out piece which is constituted of a sheet of cardboard for example, with folding lines 2 to define the sides or faces 3, 3a, namely eight in number, to obtain, when the band is assembled by its ends, an octogonal shape.
The assembly means is constituted by a cut-out tab 4, provided at one of the ends of the band, and which is adapted to be engaged in a slot 5 provided at the other end and defined by a cut-out folding tab 6.
On the panels 3 of the band 1, are provided two series of slots 7, 7a, which are parallel together and perpendicular to the folding lines 2. The distance A separating two slots 7, 7a is equal to the height of an article such as a boat-shaped receptacle 8, 8a (FIG. 3).
The slots 7, 7a are provided in alternate manner from one side to the other, so that only the sides 3 comprise slots whereas the intermediate sides 3a have not.
FIG. 3 shows a band 1 used to join together two receptacles 8, 8a stacked one above the other according to their original orientation.
As can be seen in FIG. 3, the
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Pollard Steven M.
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