EP0036785A1 - Récipients d'emballage - Google Patents

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EP0036785A1
EP0036785A1 EP19810301260 EP81301260A EP0036785A1 EP 0036785 A1 EP0036785 A1 EP 0036785A1 EP 19810301260 EP19810301260 EP 19810301260 EP 81301260 A EP81301260 A EP 81301260A EP 0036785 A1 EP0036785 A1 EP 0036785A1
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lid
flap
base portion
packaging container
surrounding wall
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Ian Garth Wilkinson
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THERMOPAC COMPANY LIMITED
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THERMOPAC Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/32—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for eggs
    • B65D85/324—Containers with compartments made of pressed material

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  • This invention relates to packaging containers for eggs, fruit or other articles.
  • an egg box comprising a base portion formed of plastics material having egg receiving depressions and a height which is greater than that of the eggs, and a flat cardboard lid supported on pillars within the base portion.
  • the lid is clipped to the pillars to hold it in place after the box has been filled with eggs.
  • the upper surface of the lid bears display material including the class, size and number of the eggs but such display material is not visible when a number of boxes are stacked one upon the other.
  • This type of container is equally applicable for packaging fruit or other articles instead of eggs.
  • a packaging container comprising a base portion formed of plastics material having article receiving depressions and a surrounding wall, and a separate flat lid at least partially supported by upstanding pillars within the base portion, the lid having at least one flap which when the lid is fitted extends parallel or substantially parallel to an adjacent portion of the surrounding wall of the base portion.
  • the purpose of the flap or flaps is to display information about the packaged articles and/or other information, e.g. advertising material.
  • the lid is a cardboard lid having a respective crease defining the or each flap.
  • the lid is generally rectangular and has a flap extending along.one or both of its side edges and/or along one or both of its end edges.
  • the adjacent portion of the surrounding wall of the base portion 'associated with the or each flap is transparent, and when the lid is fitted the or each flap lies inside the respective adjacent portion of the surrounding wall.
  • means are preferably provided which urge the or each flap to lie against the inner surface of the respective transparent adjacent portion of the surrounding wall of the base portion.
  • Said means may comprise a portion of the.or each flap which extends inwardly of the base portion when the lid is fitted for engagement with. at least one of the packaged articles.
  • said means for the or each flap may be provided on the base portion for engagement by the free longitudinal edge of the respective flap.
  • the or each flap lies outside the respective adjacent portion of the surrounding wall of the base portion.
  • the external surface of the surrounding wall of the base portion has means for retaining the or each flap in a folded down position.
  • Means are preferably provided for retaining the lid on the base portion.
  • the retaining means may clip the lid to the support pillars.
  • the lid may have tags which are depressed through holes in the upper surfaces of the pillars, each tag having a lip which engages beneath the upper surface of the respective pillar.
  • the lid may have apertures which are aligned with undercut upper portions of the pillars.
  • edges of the lid may engage beneath pips extending inwardly from the surrounding wall of the base portion.
  • the packaging container is an egg box, e.g. for six eggs or any other desired number.
  • the base portion of the packaging container may be formed as one of two or more, e.g. four, units, joined by tear lines. produced in the roanner described in British Patent Specification No, 1165793.
  • an egg box comprises a base portion 10 formed of plastics material and a separate lid.
  • the base portion 10 has six egg receiving depressions 11 and two centrally arranged upstanding pillars 12 within a surrounding wall 13.
  • at least the upper portion of the surrounding wall 13 above the egg receiving depressions 11 is transparent.
  • the upper edge of the wall 13 has internal side and end shoulders 14 and a peripheral rim 15.
  • the shoulders 14 are in the same plane as the upper surfaces 16 of the pillars 12 which are provided with holes 17.
  • the height of the upper surfaces 16 of the pillars 12 above the bases of the depressions 11 is equal to or greater than the greatest dimension of the eggs to be packed in the egg box.
  • the eggs may thus be covered by a flat lid 18 which rests on the shoulders 14 and the pillars 12.
  • the lid 18 ( Figure 2), in this embodiment, is formed of cardboard having printed matter on its upper surface and is held in position by two shaped tags 19 which are depressed through the holes 17 in the pillars 12 ( Figure 3), each tag having a lip 20 which engages beneath the upper surface of the respective pillar.
  • a flap 21 Extending along the major part of one of the sides of the lid 18 is a flap 21. de-fined By a crease 22 which. allows the flap to be readily folded downwardly to lie inside and parallel or substantially parallel to the adjacent portion 24 of the surrounding wall 13 of the base portion 10.
  • the printed matter on the flap may be desired advertising material.
  • the corners of the lid 18 are cut-away to provide ventilation for the eggs when packed within the base portion 10.
  • the flap has a portion extending inwardly of the base portion and which, in use, contacts the adjacent eggs 53 ( Figure 3).
  • the portion is a reverse fold 52 extending along the free longitudinal edge of the flap. This positioning of the flap is advantageous to ensure good viewing of the information on the flap through the base material.
  • FIG. 4 Alternative means to urge the flap 21 to lie against the inner surface of the adjacent portion 24 of the surrounding wall 13 of the base portion 10 are shown in both Figures 4 and 5.
  • the means are projections 54 which project upwardly from each of the six horizontal surfaces 55 of the base portion, each projection being spaced from the surrounding wall 13 to define a gap therebetween of sufficient width to receive the free longitudinal edge of the flap.
  • Figure 5 shows a different arrangement in which a slot 57 is provided between each horizontal surface 55 and the surrounding wall 13 to receive the free longitudinal edge of the flap.
  • the. projections 54 or slots 57 are provided on all four sides of th-e egg box to allow the lid 17 to be fitted with. its flap 21 on either side, or to allow other lids to be used which may have two side flaps and/or a flap at one or both ends.
  • FIG 6 shows a lid 18 having two side flaps 21 each of which is intended to be folded downwardly and inserted inside a transparent base portion 10 of an egg box so that information on each flap may be viewed through the surrounding wall 13 of the base portion.
  • each flap 21 is provided with a reverse fold 52 for engagement with one or more of the adjacent eggs.
  • the lid 18 has holes instead of tags which are aligned with undercut upper portions 30 of the support pillars 31 within the base portion ( Figure 7).
  • the lid may thus be held in position by pressing the lid over the upper portions 30 of the pillars and thereby clipping the lid to the pillars.
  • the lid has a flap 21 which is folded downwardly and slotted into holder portions 23 on the outside of the surrounding wall 13 of the base portion 10 rather than inserted inside the base portion.
  • the base portion need not be formed of transparent plastics material or have a transparent portion.
  • the upper rim 25 of the adjacent portion 24 which is between the holder portions 23 is formed so that it is narrower than the remainder of the peripheral rim 15 of the base portion.
  • the base portion 10 may be formed as a single unit or as one of two or more units joined by tear lines. Such tear lines are illustrated in the case of the embodiment of Figure 8 and indicate that the base portion 10 has been formed as one of four such units resulting with tear lines 27 along two edges of its peripheral rim 15. Each tear line 27 is formed in the manner described in British Patent Specification No.1165793. If the lid has two side flaps 21 for insertion into respective external holder portions 23, the base portion 10 is formed singly or as one of a multiplicity of units attached end to end by tear lines 27.
  • the invention is not restricted to the specific details of the embodiments described above.
  • the invention is equally applicable to containers for packaging fruit or other articles instead of eggs.

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0059024A1 (fr) * 1981-01-06 1982-09-01 William R. Brown (Packaging) Company Limited Emballage pour oeufs ou analogues
EP0085559A2 (fr) * 1982-01-29 1983-08-10 Thermopac Company Limited Récipients d'emballage
FR2589438A1 (fr) * 1985-11-04 1987-05-07 Alphaform Sa Recipient d'emballage multicellulaire, pourvu d'un couvercle amovible
AT503834B1 (de) * 2006-07-10 2008-08-15 Ovotherm Internat Handels Gmbh Eierverpackung

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3193177A (en) * 1963-06-05 1965-07-06 Keyes Fibre Co Container
US3372856A (en) * 1967-05-23 1968-03-12 Burd & Fletcher Company Lid for egg carton
GB1165793A (en) * 1966-03-25 1969-10-01 Hinteregger Kg P Improvements in or relating to Thermoplastic Foil Packaging
FR2188564A5 (fr) * 1972-06-01 1974-01-18 Invention Promotion Civi
GB1358629A (en) * 1973-02-26 1974-07-03 Metal Box Co Ltd Containers
FR2418753A1 (fr) * 1978-03-03 1979-09-28 Ono Boite a oeufs

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3193177A (en) * 1963-06-05 1965-07-06 Keyes Fibre Co Container
GB1165793A (en) * 1966-03-25 1969-10-01 Hinteregger Kg P Improvements in or relating to Thermoplastic Foil Packaging
US3372856A (en) * 1967-05-23 1968-03-12 Burd & Fletcher Company Lid for egg carton
FR2188564A5 (fr) * 1972-06-01 1974-01-18 Invention Promotion Civi
GB1358629A (en) * 1973-02-26 1974-07-03 Metal Box Co Ltd Containers
FR2418753A1 (fr) * 1978-03-03 1979-09-28 Ono Boite a oeufs

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0059024A1 (fr) * 1981-01-06 1982-09-01 William R. Brown (Packaging) Company Limited Emballage pour oeufs ou analogues
EP0085559A2 (fr) * 1982-01-29 1983-08-10 Thermopac Company Limited Récipients d'emballage
EP0085559A3 (en) * 1982-01-29 1984-08-15 Thermopac Company Limited Packaging containers
FR2589438A1 (fr) * 1985-11-04 1987-05-07 Alphaform Sa Recipient d'emballage multicellulaire, pourvu d'un couvercle amovible
AT503834B1 (de) * 2006-07-10 2008-08-15 Ovotherm Internat Handels Gmbh Eierverpackung

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