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Abstract
The present invention relates to a package, such as
carton, that can be used for transporting goods between
5 locations and for displaying goods at a point-of-sale.
Ideally, the package has a two piece construction in which
a bottom portion and a top portion of the package can be
releasably locked together. The present invention also
relates to a set of the blanks for making the package.
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The present invention relates to a package, such as carton, that can be used for transporting goods between locations and for displaying goods at a point-of-sale. Ideally, the package has a two piece construction in which a bottom portion and a top portion of the package can be releasably locked together.
There are a number of packages presently available for transporting and displaying goods at a point-of-sale. One example is a cardboard tray into which goods are arranged and then shrink wrapped to retain and protect the goods in the tray during transportation. The shrink wrapping is removed to allow the goods to be displayed at a point-of sale. This type of package is good for packaging and displaying when the goods themselves have strong load bearing characteristics, such as aluminium or steel cans that can withstand trays being stacked one on top of the other. However, this type of package is not suitable for goods that can be damaged by being squashed.
Another type of the package is a single cardboard box in which a serrated line about the box allows some, or all of, the upper part of the box to be separated to display items in the box. For example, the package may be a rectangular cardboard box having a tear away front panel. An advantage of this type of package is that provided that the contents are not too heavy, a number of the packages can be stacked, one on top of the other. However, a difficulty with this type of package is that separating the removable portion is often not straight forward the break line is typically uneven and untidy and the
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 perforations significantly weaken the box structure. Other shortcomings include limited access to the inside of the box when the removable panel has been separated, and the packages stacked on top of each other still have a tendency to sag.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an alternative package.
The present invention relates to a package in which goods can be transported between locations and in which goods can be displayed at a point-of-sale, the package has a two piece construction including:
a bottom portion having a base and a first side wall extending from the base;
a separate top portion having a second side wall, the bottom and top portions can be fitted together into an assembled condition in which the first and second side walls overlap; and
wherein the package also includes a locking arrangement that can releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together when in the assembled condition, wherein the locking arrangement includes at least two locking flaps in the first side wall of the bottom portion, and at least two openings in the top portion, wherein the openings and the locking flaps are configured so that one of the locking flaps can be pushed into its respective opening to frictionally engage part of the locking perimeter of the respective openings to secure the top portion in an erected position and releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together, and the locking
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 flaps can be selectively disabled by a user to allow the top portion and bottom portion to be unlocked for separation.
Part of the perimeter of the opening may be engaged by part of an edge of the locking flap when folded into and through the opening.
The openings may be in the form a cutout in the upper portion.
The locking flaps may be selectively disabled by a user to allow the top and bottom portions to be separated when desired. For example, the locking flaps may be selectively disabled being manoeuvred by a user out of the opening of the second side wall of the package.
Another example, the locking flaps may also be selectively disabled by being separated from the first side wall of the package.
Suitably, the second side wall of the bottom portion is located outside of the first side wall of the upper portion when in an erected condition. In other words, the first side wall is located inwardly of the second side wall of the bottom portion.
In an embodiment the package is ideally a carton in which either one or both of the upper portion and the lower portion are made of corrugated cardboard.
When the locking flaps are in the operative position and the package is lifted by the top portion, the load of the bottom portion is supported by at least part of a perimeter section of the opening facing upwardly, hereinafter referred to as the upwardly facing perimeter section, being engaged by the locking flaps when folded
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 into and through the opening.
The openings may be provided by an openable panel in the upper portion. The openable panel may be a tongue cut into the second side wall of the upper portion.
The locking flaps of the bottom portion that are received by the openings of the top portion can be folded through the openings and oriented downwardly to extend below the upwardly facing perimeter section and releasably secured in the downward orientation in the operative position by a securing means. The securing means may be in the form of second openings in the package. When lifting the package by the upper portion, the load of the bottom portion is supported by the locking flaps engaging the upwardly facing perimeter section of the bottom portion.
The second openings may be located so that the locking flaps are arranged flat against an inside face of the second side wall (of the top portion). This arrangement helps to reduce relative movement between the first and second side walls when the upper portion and the lower portion are interlocked. Goods located inside of the package may also help retain the locking flaps flat against an inside face of the second wall and thus in the operative position.
The second openings may be located in a base of the bottom portion, and the locking flaps include a shoulder section that extending across the perimeter of the opening on the second side wall, a leg section extending from the shoulder section, and a tab extending from the leg section in which the tab is received by the second openings in the base of the bottom portion when the leg section is located against an inside face of the second side wall, thereby securing the locking flap in the operative position and releasably interlocking the upper and lower portions.
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The locking flaps may be connected to the bottom portion by a serrated line of weakness which can be broken to allow the locking flaps to be removed from the operative position and allow the top portion to be separated from the bottom portion. An advantage of this feature is that the goods, which may be position against the locking flaps, do not need to the removed from the package in order to remove the locking flaps from the operative position.
The first side wall may also include a finger hole through which a user can place their finger to assist in breaking the serrated line.
When the locking flaps are in the operative and package is lifted by the top portion, the load of the bottom portion is supported by at least part of an upwardly facing edge of the locking flap engaging a downwardly facing perimeter of the opening.
The locking flaps may be configured so as to be foldable about an upright fold line and the locking flaps can be folded in an upright plane, and suitably a vertical plane.
At least one of the locking flaps may be configured, and ideally all of the locking flaps may be configured so as to have an enlarged distal head portion and a smaller main body portion, in which the head portion can be pushed through the respective opening in the upper portion of the package, and the main body portion can engage part of the perimeter of the opening to interlock the top and bottom portions together.
Ideally, the head portion of each locking flap has a dimension that is sized to be larger than the corresponding dimension of the respective opening, and the
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 head portion is resiliently deformable so that the head portion requires deforming in order to be folded into, and ideally through the opening. The dimension of the head portion that is larger than the opening may be either one or both of the width and height. Ideally, the height dimension of the locking flap is larger than the height dimension of the opening.
The main body of the locking flaps may be sized so as to frictionally engage the perimeter of the opening, and ideally upper and lower surfaces of the opening.
The second side wall of the top portion may, when in the assembled condition fit within the first side wall of the bottom portion.
The top portion may have a top wall and the second side wall may be provided by foldable side wall panels extending from the top wall along fold lines, in which the side wall panels can be arranged laterally, and suitably at right angles to the top wall in an operative position, and the side wall panels can be retained in the operative position by being received inwardly of the first side wall of the bottom portion. In other words, the foldable side wall panels can be retained in the operative position when the carton is assembled without using a fastener or glue to hold the side wall panels in the operative position.
The second side wall may have a first pair of opposite end panels that include the openings for receiving the locking flaps. The second side wall may also have a second pair of opposite end panels, in which the second pair of opposite ends panels include wall flaps extending therefrom having auxiliary openings that align with the openings of the first pair of opposite end panels when erected. The locking flaps can extend through the openings and the auxiliary openings when in the operative
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 position, releasably locking the top and bottom portions together, and in addition securing the second side wall of the top portion in an erected position without the need for using adhesive.
Ideally, the locking flaps can be removed from the openings (without removing the goods from the package) to allow the upper and bottom portions to be separated so the goods can be displayed at a point-of-sale in either the upper portion or the bottom portion.
Although the locking arrangement may include any number of locking flaps on the lower portion, ideally the locking flaps are disposed on opposite side wall panels of the second side wall.
Ideally, the locking flaps are arranged in pairs in which one of the locking flaps folds in one direction through an opening of the upper portion, for example the locking flap folds to the left, and the other locking flap of the pair of locking flaps folds in the opposite direction, for example the other locking flaps folds to the right. An advantage of this arrangement is that the locking flaps folding in opposite directions help prevent relative movement between upper and lower portions.
Ideally, the locking arrangement includes two pairs of the locking flaps and two pairs of openings.
The present invention also relates to a set of blanks that can be made into a package in which goods can be transported between locations and in which goods can be displayed at a point-of-sale, the blanks include:
a first blank that can be erected into a bottom portion of the package having a base and a first side wall extending from the base;
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 a second blank that can be erected into a separate top portion having a second side wall, and when the first and second blanks are erected, the bottom and top portions can be fitted together into an assembled condition in which the first and second side walls overlap; and wherein the blanks also include a locking arrangement that can releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together when in the assembled condition, wherein the locking arrangement includes at least two locking flaps in the first side wall, and at least two openings in the top portion, wherein the openings and the locking flaps are configured so that one of the locking flaps can be pushed into its respective opening to frictionally engage at least part of the perimeter of the respective openings to secure the top portion in an erected position and releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together, and the locking flaps can be selectively disabled by a user to allow the top portion and bottom portion to be unlocked for separation.
The blanks may also include any one or a combination of the features package described herein.
The present invention relates to a package in which goods can be transported between locations and in which goods can be displayed at a point-of-sale, the package has a two piece construction including:
a bottom portion having a base and a first side wall extending from the base;
a separate top portion having a second side wall, in
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 which the bottom and top portions can be fitted together into an assembled condition in which the first and second side walls overlap; and wherein the bottom portion and the top portion can be releasably locking together when in the assembled condition by a locking arrangement of the package, the locking arrangement including the bottom portion having at least two locking flaps in the first side wall, and at least two openings in the top portion and the locking flaps can be folded so as to be received by the openings and the package is adapted to prevent the locking flaps from being released from the openings so that the package, and any contents thereof, can be lifted by lifting the top portion of the package.
Embodiments of the present invention will not be described with reference to the accompanying figures, of which: Figure 1 is a photograph showing a top and side perspective view of a bottom portion of the package according to a first preferred embodiment; Figure 2 is a photograph showing a top and end perspective view of the bottom portion of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a photograph showing a top and side perspective view of a top portion according to the first embodiment that fits with the bottom portion shown in Figures 1 and 2; Figure 4 is a photograph showing a side view of the bottom and top portions of the package shown in figures 1 and 3 in which locking flaps for interlocking the top and bottom portion together are in the process of the being moved into an operative position to releasably lock the top and bottom portions together; Figure 5 is a photograph showing a side view of the
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 bottom and top portions in which the locking flaps of the package have been located in the operative position to releasably lock the top and bottom portions together; Figure 6 is a photograph showing an inside view of package of Figure 5 in which the locking flaps have been located in the operative position and held in the operative position by a securing means; Figure 7 is a photograph showing a side view of the bottom and top portions of Figure 6 in which the locking flaps of the package have been separated from the package to unlock and separate the top and bottom portions; Figure 8 is a photograph showing a top and end perspective view of a bottom portion of the package according to a second preferred embodiment; Figure 9 is a photograph showing a top and side perspective view of a top portion according to the second embodiment that fits with the bottom portion shown in Figure 8; Figure 10 is a photograph showing a side perspective view of a top and bottom portions in which the top and bottom portion are separated in an unlock position; Figure 11 is a photograph showing a perspective view of the package according to the second embodiment in which the top and bottom portion in which the locking flaps are received by openings to secure the lower and upper portion in an interlocked assembled condition; Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the locking flaps and openings in an operative position as shown in Figure 11; Figures 13a and 13b illustrates a set of blanks for making the packaging including the top and the bottom portions shown in figures 1 to 7; and Figures 14a and 14b illustrates a set of blanks for making the packaging including the top and the bottom portions shown in figures 8 to 12.
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The following text will describe the preferred embodiments shown in the figures and includes reference numbers which help identify the particular features in the figures. However, not all of the reference numbers have been used in the each of the figures to maintain clarity of the figures.
The package according to the preferred embodiments includes a bottom portion and a top portion that interlock so that the packaged can be lifting by the top portion, such as by personal loading goods into the packages, and thereafter the top portion can be separated from the package for displaying goods contained in the bottom portion at a point-of-sale. It will be appreciated that goods may also be displayed in the top portion of the point-of-sale.
With reference to figures 1 to 7, the bottom portion 20 of the package includes a base 21 and a first side wall 22 that extends from the base 21, and is joined to the base 21 by a fold line. The first side wall 22 has two pairs of the locking flaps 23 extending from an upper edge of the first side wall 22. As can be seen, a pair of the locking flaps 23 extends from the upper edge of one panel of the first side wall 22, and another pair of locking flaps 22 extends from an opposite panel of the first side wall 22. The first side wall 22 has a total of four side wall panels about the perimeter of the base 21.
The top portion 40 of the package includes a top wall 41 and a second side wall 42 that extends from the top wall, and is joined to the top wall by a fold line. The second side wall 42 includes openable tongues 43 cut into the side wall 42 that can be folded inwardly to form openings 44 that receive the locking flaps 23 when located in the
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 operative position. As can be seen in figures 4, 5 and 7, the second side wall 42 of the top portion 20 is sized to be located inwardly of the first side wall 22 but also closely adjacent together. In other words, there is no substantial gap between the first and second side walls 22, 42 of the top and bottom portions when assembled together.
Each locking flap 23 of the bottom portion 20 includes a shoulder 24 that can extend over an upwardly facing section perimeter of the opening 44, a leg 25 extending from the shoulder 24 and a tab 26 extending from the end of the leg 25. As can be seen in Figures 4 to 7, the first and second side wall 22 and 42 overlap and the openings 44 of the second side wall 42 align with the locking flaps 23 of the first side wall 22 so that the locking flaps 23 can be easily folded through the openings 44 so that the shoulders 24 of the locking flaps 23 extends over the upwardly edge of the of the opening 44, and the locking flaps 23 can be oriented downwardly inside the top portion 40. In particular, Figure 6 which provides an inside view of the package shows that the length of the legs 25 of the locking flaps 23 is sized so that the locking flaps 23 extend from the upwardly facing edge of the opening 44 to an inside face of the base 21 of the package when the legs 23 are oriented downwardly. When the legs 23 are oriented downwardly, the tabs 26 can be secured in an the operative position by a securing means in the form of a cutout 27 in the base 21 of the bottom portion 20 that receives the tabs 26 of the locking flaps 23. The cutouts 27 can be sized so that the tabs 26 are frictionally received by the cutouts 27 which helps retain the locking flaps 23 in the operative position, thereby locking the top and bottom portions 20, 40 together in an assembled condition.
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It will be appreciated that the securing means for holding the locking flaps 23 in the operative position may also be in the form of the a loop extending from the inside face of the second side wall 42, or a slot in the second side wall 42 that receives the locking flaps 23. The securing means for the holding the locking flaps 23 in the operative position may also include a releasable adhesive for sticking the locking flaps 23 to the inside face of the second side wall. However, according to the preferred embodiment, the securing means for holding the locking flaps 23 in the operative position does not include an adhesive.
It will also be appreciated that goods placed in the package may assist in holding locking flaps 23 against an inside face of the second side wall 42, thereby assisting in the securing the locking flaps 23 in the operative position. However, it will be appreciated that the locking flaps 23 can be held in the operative position by the securing means, irrespective of whether the package containing goods/items.
When a person lifts the package, for example by grasping the top portion, the weight of the package including the bottom portion and the contents of the package can be supported by the locking flaps 23 engaging the upwardly facing perimeter 45 of the opening 44 in the second side wall. After the package has been transported to the required destination, the top portion can released from the bottom portion by manually disabling the locking flaps 23. Although the locking flaps 23 could be manipulated so that the tabs 26 are removed from the cutouts 27 and withdrawn from the openings 44 of the top portion 40, ideally the locking flaps 23 can be separated from bottom portion 20 so that the locking flaps 23 are no longer held in an operative position over the upwardly facing perimeter of the opening 44 of the top portion 40. The
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 locking flaps 23 can be separated from the bottom portion 20 using any suitable technique including cutting the locking flaps 23 and so forth. However preferably, the locking flaps 23 are frangibly connected to the bottom portion by a serrated line 28 as shown in figures 1, 4 and 5. Ideally a finger hole 29 is also provided adjacent to the serrated line 28 so that the line 28 can be more easily broken. Figure 7 illustrates the situation in which two of the locking flaps 23 on one side of the package have been separated from the bottom portion 20. When all four locking flaps 23 have separated from the bottom portion 20, the top and bottom portion 20, 40 are unlocked, allow the top portion 40 to be removed and goods can be displayed in the bottom portion at a point-of-sale.
As can be seen in figure 3, the top wall 41 of the top portion includes overlapping flaps that can be opened and closed for loading goods into the package. The overlapping flaps can be held in a closed position using an adhesive.
The blanks for making the package shown in figures 1 to 7 are illustrated in the Figures 12a and 12b. The blanks include a first blank 60 for making the bottom portion 20 of the package. The first blank 60 includes a central panel 61 for forming the base 21 of the bottom portion 20, and the central panel 61 has four side wall panels 62 connected to the sides of the central panel 61 along fold lines for forming the first side wall 22 of the bottom portion 20 of the package. Two opposite end side wall panels each include outer locking flaps 63 that can be folded inwardly to form end walls of the side wall having a double thickness. The outer locking flaps 63 include tabs 66 that are received by openings 67 in the central panel 61 when erected. The locking flaps 63 are connected by the serrated line 68 to the side wall panels 62. A finger opening 69 is provided in the serrated line. The
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 locking flaps 63 may or may not include preformed fold lines defining where the shoulders 24 and leg 25 of the locking flaps. The tab 66 is provided at the outer extremity of the locking flaps 63 which is received in the co-operating openings 67 in the base 61 of central panel when the locking flaps 63 are oriented into an operative position.
The second blank 80, separate from the first blank 60 has a standard formation including four side wall panels 82 connected side-by-side by fold lines and an attachment panel 83 which can be glued to the opposite side wall panel 82. Top wall flaps 81 extend from each of the side wall panels 82 which can be overlaid when erected to form the top wall 41 of the package. The side wall panels 82 also include tongue formations 83 that are connected to the side wall panel along fold lines. When the tongue formations are pushed inwardly, an opening 44 is formed in the side wall that receives the locking flaps 63 when the top and bottom portions 20 and 40 are assembled together.
Figures 8 to 11 illustrate another preferred embodiment comprising separate top and bottom portions 90, 110 that can be releasably locked together using locking flaps 93. The bottom portion 90, shown in figure 8 for example, includes a base 91 and a first side wall 92 that extends from the base 91, and is joined to the base 91 by fold lines. The first side wall 92 includes four side panels, two opposite panels each have a pair of the locking flaps 93 for releasably locking the top and bottom portions 90, 110 together. As can be seen, the locking flaps 93 are in the form of tongues that have been cut into the first side wall of the bottom portion 90.
The top portion 110, shown in figure 9 for example, includes a top wall 111 and a second side wall 112 extending from the top wall 111 and joined thereto by fold
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 lines. The second side wall 112 also includes openings 114 that receive the locking flaps 93 of the first side wall when the top and bottom portions 90, 110 are assembled to releasably lock the top and bottom portions 90 and 110 together. The second side wall 112 is sized to fit inwardly of the first side wall 92 when the top and bottom portion as assembled together with little separation between the first and second side walls 92 and 112.
Figure 10 illustrates the top portion and the bottom portions 110 and 90 separated. As can be seen, the top portion 110 including openings 114 that align with the locking flaps of the bottom portion 90.
The locking flaps 93 of the bottom portion 90 are connected to the first side wall 92 by an upright fold lines, and the locking flaps 93 on the opposite wall panel fold inwardly but in opposite sideways directions. Specifically, as can be best seen in Figure 12, namely the left locking flap 93 folds inward toward the left, and the right locking flaps 93 folds inwardly toward the right into the operative position. Figure 12 illustrates the locking flaps 93 folded into the operative position.
As can best be seen in Figure 10, the locking flaps 93 includes a head portion 94 and a main body portion 95 that is connected to the first side wall 92 via the fold lines. The head portion 94 has a height dimension that is larger than the height dimension of the corresponding opening 114 in the second side wall 112, however, the head portion 94 can be pushed through the opening 114 and the main body portion 95 of the locking flaps 93 frictionally engages the top and bottom sections of the perimeter of the opening 114 in the second wall 112. The enlarge head portion 94 of the locking flaps 93 acts as a securing means that helps prevent the locking flaps 93 from
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 inadvertently become removed from the openings 114. Figure 12 is a close up view of the locking flaps 93 having pushed through the openings 114 in which the head portion 94 of the locking flaps 93 is located on the inside face of the second side wall 112 of the upper portion 110, thereby releasably locking the top and bottom portions 90 and 110 together.
In particular, as can best be seen in figure 12, and of the blank for make the top portion 110 shown in figure 14b, the second side wall 112 of the top portion 110 includes first pair of opposite side wall panels 117a having openings 114 for receiving the locking flaps 94. The second side wall 112 also includes side wall flaps 117b locating inwardly of the side wall panels 117a, the flaps 117b having auxiliary openings that align with the openings 114 when in the erected position as shown in Figures 9 to 12. The side wall flaps 117b extend from a second pair of opposite side wall panels 117 of the side wall 112. For example, the first pair of opposite side wall panels 117a may be disposed at opposite ends of the package, whereas the second pair of opposite side wall panels 117 may be disposed at the front and rear of the package. Therefore, when the locking flaps 94 are located in the operative position, the head portion 94 may engage the inside surface of the flaps 117b of the second side wall 112.
In addition to the locking flaps 94 releasably locking the top and bottom portions 90 and 110 together, in the case of the embodiment shown in figures 8 to 12, the locking flaps 94 also secure the first and second side wall panels 117a and 117 of the top portion 110 in an erected position without the need for using adhesive.
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When the package is left from the top portion, the weight of the bottom portion and the contents of the package are supported on an upper edge of the locking flaps 93 engaging the downwardly face perimeter of the openings 114.
The length of the locking flaps 93 from the fold line to the end of the head portion 94 are sized so that the used can grip the end of the locking flap 93 when located in the operative position using their finger. In particular, the locking flaps 93 can be disabled by a user inserting their finger to retrieve and withdraw the locking flaps 93 from the opening in the first side wall, thereby unlocking the top and bottom portions 90 and 110.
Although not shown in detail in the figures, on account the that the second side wall the top portion is enclosed by the first side wall of the bottom portion, the top portion can be arranged in an erected into an operative orientation without the use of fasteners or an adhesive.
Figures 14 and 14b illustrate the blanks for making the bottom portion 90 and the top portion 110 of the package shown in Figures 8 to 12.
The first blank 95 for making the bottom portion includes a central panel 96 for forming the base 21 of the bottom portion 20, and the central panel 96 has four side wall panels 97 connected to the sides of the central panel 96 along fold lines for forming the first side wall 22 of the bottom portion 20 of the package. Two opposite end side wall panels each include locking flaps 98 that can be folded inwardly to form end walls of the side wall having a double thickness. The outer locking flaps 98 are in the form of tongues cut into the side wall 97. The locking flaps 98 have head portions having an enlarged height dimension, and a main body portion having a relative
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 reduced height dimension. A finger opening 99 is provided at the outer end of the locking flaps 98.
The second blank 115, separate from the first blank 95 has a central panel 116 that form the top wall of the top portion and four side wall panels 117 connected by fold lines to the central panel 116. Two opposite side wall panels 117a include openings 118 that are configured to receive the locking flaps 98 when each of the blanks 95 and 115 are erected, and then assembled together. The blank 115 also includes stabilising panels 117b extending from the panels 117 that overlap with panel 117a when erected. The panels 117b also include openings 119 that align with the openings 118 when erected. The head portion of the locking flaps 98 therefore pass through the openings 118 and 119 that align, thereby in part also retaining the top portion made from the blank 115 in an erected condition without the use of an adhesive.
The central panels 116 and one of the side panels includes include a removable panel 120 defined by serrated line 121 of weakness. Additional finger push out panels 122 are also provide in the serrated line 121 to assist in removing the removable panel 120. The inclusion of the removable panel 120 in the second blank 115 has no bearing, however, on the separability of the top and bottom portions 90 and 110 made from the blanks 95 and 115.
The blanks and packages described herein may be made of any suitable material including plastic materials including films and webs, metal foils and combination thereof including laminations. According to the preferred embodiment, the package and blanks for making the package are paper based.
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It will be understood to persons skilled in the art of the invention that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Claims (21)
1. A package in which goods can be transported between locations and in which goods can be displayed at a point of-sale, the package has a two piece construction including:
a bottom portion having a base and a first side wall extending from the base;
a separate top portion having a second side wall, the bottom and top portions can be fitted together into an assembled condition in which the first and second side walls overlap; and
wherein the package also includes a locking arrangement that can releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together when in the assembled condition, wherein the locking arrangement includes at least two locking flaps in the first side wall of the bottom portion, and at least two openings in the top portion, wherein the openings and the locking flaps are configured so that one of the locking flaps can be pushed into its respective opening to frictionally engage part of the perimeter of the respective openings to secure the top portion in an erected position and releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together, and the locking flaps can be selectively disabled by a user to allow the top portion and bottom portion to be unlocked for separation.
2. The package according to claim 1, wherein part of the perimeter of the openings is engaged by part of the locking flaps when folded into and through the openings in the operative position.
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3. The package according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the openings are in the form a cutout in the second side wall.
4. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locking flaps are selectively disabled by a user to allow the top and bottom portions to be separated by a user manoeuvring the locking flaps out of the opening of the second side wall of the package.
5. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking flaps may also be selectively disabled by being separated from the first side wall of the package.
6. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the locking flaps are in the operative position and the package is lifted by the top portion, the load of the bottom portion is supported by at least part of a perimeter section of the opening facing upwardly, hereinafter referred to as the upwardly facing perimeter section, being engaged by the locking flaps when folded into the operative position.
7. The package according to claim 6, wherein the openings are provided by a tongue cut into the second side wall of the upper portion.
8. The package according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the locking flaps, when in the operative position, extend through the openings and are oriented downwardly to extend below the upwardly facing perimeter section and releasably secured in the operative position by a securing means.
9. The package according to claim 8, wherein the securing means include second openings located in a base of the bottom portion, and the locking flaps include a tab that is received by the second openings in the base of the
17052316_1 (GHMatters) P99056.AU 27/11/20 bottom portion when the locking flaps are located in the operative position.
10. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the locking flaps are connected to the bottom portion by a serrated line of weakness which can be broken to disable the locking flaps allowing the top portion to be separated from the bottom portion.
11. The package according to claim 10, wherein the first side wall includes a finger hole through which a user can place their finger to assist in breaking the serrated line.
12. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, whereby when the locking flaps are in the operative position and the package is lifted by the top portion, the load of the bottom portion is supported by at least part of an upwardly facing edge of the locking flap engaging a downwardly facing perimeter of the opening.
13. The package according to claim 12, wherein the locking flaps are configured so as to be foldable about an upright fold line and the locking flaps can be folded in an upright plane, and suitably a vertical plane.
14. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and 13, wherein at least one of the locking flaps are configured, and ideally all of the locking flaps are configured so as to have an enlarged distal head portion and a smaller main body portion, and to locate the locking flaps into the operative position, the head portion is pushed through the respective opening in the upper portion of the package, and the main body portion engages part of the perimeter of the opening to interlock the top and bottom portions together.
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15. The package according to claim 14, wherein the head portion of each locking flap has a height dimension that is larger than the corresponding height dimension of the respective opening, and the head portion is resiliently deformable so that the head portion requires deforming in order to be pushed through the opening.
16. The package according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the main body of the locking flaps is sized so as to frictionally engage the perimeter of the openings, and ideally upper and lower surfaces of the opening.
17. The package according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein the top portion has a top wall and the second side wall is foldably connected thereto, and the second side wall is held in an erect condition at least in part, without using a fastener or glue, by the second side wall being located inwardly of the first side wall when the top and bottom portion are interlocked.
18. The package according to any one of claims 12 to 17 wherein the second side wall has a first pair of opposite end panels that include the openings for receiving the locking flaps and a second pair of opposite end panels, in which the second pair of opposite ends panels include wall flaps extending therefrom having auxiliary openings that align with the openings of the first pair of opposite end panels when erected and the locking flaps can extend through the openings and the auxiliary openings when in the operative position, releasably locking the top and bottom portions together, and in addition securing the second side wall of the top portion in an erected position.
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19. The package according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the locking flaps are arranged in pairs in which one of the locking flaps folds to the left, and the other locking flap folds to the right.
20. The package according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the locking arrangement includes two pairs of the locking flaps and two pairs of openings.
21. A set of blanks that can be made into a package in which goods can be transported between locations and in which goods can be displayed at a point-of-sale, the blanks include:
a first blank that can be erected into a bottom portion of the package having a base and a first side wall extending from the base;
a second blank that can be erected into a separate top portion having a second side wall, and when the first and second blanks are erected, the bottom and top portions can be fitted together into an assembled condition in which the first and second side walls overlap; and
wherein the blanks also include a locking arrangement that releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together when in the assembled condition, wherein the locking arrangement includes at least two locking flaps in the first side wall, and at least two openings in the top portion, wherein the openings and the locking flaps are configured so that one of the locking flaps can be pushed into its respective opening to frictionally engage at least part of the perimeter of the respective openings to secure the top portion in an erected position and releasably interlock the bottom and top portions together, and
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