EP0171275B1 - Behälter aus polymerischem Material und Zuschnitt zu seiner Herstellung - Google Patents

Behälter aus polymerischem Material und Zuschnitt zu seiner Herstellung Download PDF

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EP0171275B1
EP0171275B1 EP85305533A EP85305533A EP0171275B1 EP 0171275 B1 EP0171275 B1 EP 0171275B1 EP 85305533 A EP85305533 A EP 85305533A EP 85305533 A EP85305533 A EP 85305533A EP 0171275 B1 EP0171275 B1 EP 0171275B1
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James Aram Karabedian
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4279—Joints, seams, leakproof joints or corners, special connections between panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/741—Spouts for containers having a tubular body
    • B65D5/742—Spouts formed by deforming or tearing the closure flaps or severed or incised parts of the closure flaps

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  • This invention relates generally to a six-sided carton which is formed from a generally rigid, unitary, foldable, sheet-like blank of polymeric material, and more particularly to a carton of such character in which at least some of the corners are sealed by means, which are a part of such blank, to seal the contents of the carton and to thereby prevent the egress of the contents of the carton and the entry of oxygen and moisture from the atmosphere into the carton.
  • a six-sided carton which is formed by folding a generally rigid, unitary, foldable, sheet-like blank of paperboard or other fibrous material for many packaging applications, for example in the packaging of breakfast cereals and in the packaging of powdered laundry detergents.
  • These cartons usually require separate means to help prevent the contents of the carton from escaping through the gaps or spaces which are normally formed at the corners of such cartons, and to help prevent oxygen and moisture from the atmosphere from attacking the contents of the carton.
  • Such separate means may take the form, for example, of a separate sealed bag which is placed in the carton and in which, in turn, the packaged product is placed.
  • the present invention seeks to avoid the necessity for such separate means.
  • US-A-1,987,647 discloses a container for pulverized materials which may be closed and sealed in such a manner as to prevent any sifting of the pulverized contents from the container. It is suggested that such a container may be made from paperboard, but a later disclosure, viz DE-A-1,704,922, teaches the use of polymeric materials in the formation of cartons, packages and other containers. Specifically it suggests use of foamed or expanded plastics materials.
  • a six-sided carton which is formed from a unitary die-cast blank of a sheet-like, generally rigid, foldable polymeric material, at leash a major portion of the thickness of the blank being formed by an expanded polystyrene material, which carton comprises four sides formed in a tubular configuration from four serially connected panels in such blank by blending along fold lines at the junctures between such panels, the first and fourth of such panels being joined to one another in a joint, and having means for closing one end of the tubular configuration.
  • the carton of the invention is characterised in that it comprises a self-sealing end structure formed at the other end of the tubular configuration by the inward folding of four flaps which comprise portions of the blank, each of said flaps depending from and being foldable with respect of one of said panels along fold lines at the junctures therebetween, the flaps being separated from one another by slots which extend from the marginal edges of the flaps only partially to the fold lines at the juncture between the flaps and the panels to define, between the unslotted portions of the flaps and the fold lines at the junctures between the panels and flaps, gusset areas each of which, when the end structure is formed by the inwardly folding of the flaps to the panels, lies between an adjacent pair of said flaps to seal the corner therebetween, and in that each of the gusset areas is compressed in the die-cutting step to a thickness of no more than about one-half of the thickness of the blank, to reduce the thickness of the corners of the self-sealing end structure.
  • the invention also extends to a die-cast blank formable into such a carton.
  • the expanded polystyrene material which forms at least a major portion of the blank has thickness, strength, rigidity and weight characteristics that are suitable for the packaging of many products which are now packaged in paperboard cartons, and which, because of the compressibility of such expanded polymeric materials, can be provided with integral means to seal the corners of such cartons, thereby eliminating the need for an inner bag or other separate means for accomplishing the sealing of the corners.
  • Such sealing function is accomplished by providing the aforementioned gussets in at least some of the end flap portions of the blanks adjacent the scored lines therein which define the lines along which the blank is folded to form the carton, and by compressing these webbed areas or gussets to permit them to be folded into relatively thin sealing means lying between the folded over end flaps which define one or both of a pair of the sides of the carton, usually the top and bottom, at the corners of such sides.
  • the opposed surfaces of the expanded polystyrene material may be provided with thin layers of non-expanded polymeric material, such as polyethylene.
  • the outer marginal edge of one of the end structure flaps may contain notched areas which are aligned with a pair of the folded over gusset area flaps and which engage such folded over gusset areas to rigidify the self-sealing end structure of the carton.
  • a die-cut blank generally indicated by reference numeral 11, from which a parallelepiped or six-sided carton may be formed.
  • Preferably blank 11 is also provided with thin layers of a non-expanded polymeric material such as polyethylene on the opposed surfaces thereof for improved resistance to moisture vapour transmission.
  • the blank comprises serially connected rectangularly-shaped panels 12, 13, 14, 15 which are integrally connected to one another and which are formed by scoring blank 11 along fold lines 16, 17 and 18. Also formed in blank 11 is a flap 19 which is integrally connected to panel 15 along fold line 21, which may also be formed by scoring.
  • the forming of a carton from blank 11 involves folding the blank along fold lines 16, 17, 18 and 21 into a tubular configuration, to bring panel 12 into a position overlying flap 19 to form the side seam of the carton.
  • Panel 12 and flap 19 are joined to one another in this tubular configuration by heat sealing or by the use of an adhesive, or by other known means for forming a joint in a carton.
  • the portion of the carton which normally comprises the bottom of the carton when it is in an upright position is formed by a series of flaps 22, 23, 24 and 25 which are integrally attached to panels 12, 13, 14 and 15, respectively, along fold lines 26, 27, 28 and 29. Flaps 22, 23, 24 and 25 are separated from one another by slots 31, 32 and 33 which, to form the corner sealing means in the corners of the bottom structure of the carton, extend only partially to the fold line comprising fold lines 26, 27, 28 and 29. For the same reason, the outermost marginal portion of the edge 22a of flap 22 is inwardly offset from the edge 12a of blank 11 to form slot 34 in conjunction with edge 19b of extension 19a of flap 19 on assembly.
  • Slot 31 helps to define, with an extension 16a of fold line 16 and a fold line 16b extending from the juncture of fold lines 27 and 16 outwardly to flap 22, a generally triangularly shaped gusset portion 35 in blank 11.
  • This gusset is compressed to substantially less than its original thickness in the die-cutting operation which is utilized to form blank 11, for example to about the thickness of the scored fold lines or about no more than one half the original thickness of blank 11.
  • Similar triangularly shaped compressed gusset areas 36 and 37 are formed between the ends of slots 32 and 33, respectively, and another triangularly-shaped compressed gusset area 39 is formed in the extension 19a which extends beyond score line 29, almost to the end of flap 25.
  • the end structure for the carton to be formed from blank 11 is formed by folding end flaps 22 (and 24) to extend inwardly from panels 12 (and 14) and generally at right angles thereto.
  • One of the remaining flaps, shown as flap 25, is then inwardly folded to overlie flaps 22 (and 24), and the remaining flap, shown as flap 23, is then inwardly folded to overlie flap 25.
  • the innermost of flaps 23 and 25, shown as flap 25, may be advantageously provided with triangularly-shaped notched areas 25a and 25b in its outer corners to engage one of the pair of gusset areas, shown as gusset areas 36 and 35 respectively, to help rigidify the corner areas of the bottom of the carton.
  • gusset areas 35 and 39 are brought into positions overlying flap 22, and gusset areas 36 and 37 are brought into position overlying flap 24, to effectively seal the corners formed at the bottom of the carton.
  • the superimposed flaps may then be joined to one another, as by heat-sealing, to permanently secure the bottom structure of the carton.
  • the top corner away from the reclosable pour-out spout is formed by flap 42 which is attached to panel 12 along fold line 46 similar to the attachment of flap 22 along fold line 26, and by partial flaps 43 and 45 which are attached to panels 13 and 15 along fold lines 47 and 49, respectively, flap 43 being separated from flap 42 by partial depth slot 51. (which is similar to slot 31).
  • the pour-out feature is provided by irregularly shaped flap 44 which is attached partially to panel 14 along fold line 48 and partially to panels 13 and 15 along inwardly extending portions 47a and 49a of fold lines 47 and 49, respectively.
  • Flap 44 is comprised of a rectangularly-shaped central portion 44a and generally L-shaped portions 44b and 44c which extend outwardly from opposite sides of central portion 44a and which are foldable relative to central portion 44a along fold lines 18a and 17a respectively. Fold lines 18a and 17a, in turn, respectively comprise extensions of fold lines 18 and 17. Flap 44 also comprises an outwardly extending marginal tab portion 44d which is attached to central portion 44a along fold line 44e. Additionally, the legs of L-shaped portions 44b and 44c are separated from one another along fold lines 44f and 44g, respectively, and the edges of flap 44 are separated from flaps 43 and 45 by narrow slots 52 and 53 respectively.
  • L-shaped portions 44b and 44c of flap 44 are folded outwardly along lines 44f and 44g, respectively, as is shown in Figures 6 and 7, to bring the now-folded L-shaped portions 44b and 44c into positions extending outwardly from central portion 44a.
  • the outwardly projecting folded L-shaped portions are then folded downwardly to overlie carton sides 15 and 13, respectively, and they are secured in these positions until the first opening of the carton by means of a short length of removable pressure sensitive tape 61.
  • the package is shown in a partially inverted position in Figure 9 and in an opened position with the structure formed from flap 44 constituting a pour-out spout, and the package can be reclosed, as is desirable when only a portion of the contents is withdrawn, by reclosing the pour-out spout into the configuration depicted in Figure 8, and the reclosed carton can be secured in such position without the need for reapplying tape 61, or a replacement therefor, by bending tap portion 44d of flap 44 downwardly to insert it in the slot defined by slots 52 and 53 of blank 11.
  • FIG. 10 and 11 An alternative assembly of the top structure of the carton is shown in Figures 10 and 11, wherein the L-shaped portions 44b and 44c are folded inwardly along lines 44f and 44g respectively upon themselves, thereby avoiding the overlap on sides 15 and 13 resulting from the assembly shown in and described with reference to Figures 8 and 9.

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1. Sechsseitige Schachtel aus einem einheitlichen formgestanzten Zuschnitt (11) eines flachen, allgemein festen faltbaren polymerischen Werkstoffs, wobei zumindest ein größerer Anteil der Dicke des Zuschnitts aus einem expandierten Polystyrenwerkstoff hergestellt ist, wobei die Schachtel vier Seiten aufweist, die in röhrenförmiger Anordnung aus vier hinteinander verbundenen Feldern (12, 13, 14 und 15) in solch einem Zuschnitt durch Biegen entlang von Faltlinien (16, 17, 18) an den Verbindungen zwischen den Feldern geformt werden, wobei das erste (12) und das vierte (15) der Felder miteinander in einer Verbindung verbunden werden, und Mittel aufweist, um ein Ende der röhrenförmigen Anordnung zu verschließen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schachtel eine selbstabdichtende Endstruktur aufweist, die an dem anderen Ende der röhrenförmigen Anordnung durch das Einwärtsfalten von vier Klappen (22, 23, 24 und 25) gebildet wird, die Abschnitte des Zuschnitts bilden, wobei jede der Klappen von einem der Felder abhängt und dazu entlang von Faltlinien (26, 27, 28 und 29) an den Verbindungen dazwischen faltbar ist, wobei die Klappen voneinander durch Schlitze (31, 32, 33 und 34) getrennt sind, die sich von den Randkanten der Klappen nur teilweise zu den Faltlinien (26, 27, 28 und 29) an der Verbindung zwischen den Klappen und den Feldern erstrecken und zwischen den ungeschlitzten Abschnitten der Klappen und den Faltlinien an den Verbindungen zwischen den Feldern und Klappen Zwickelflächen (35, 36, 37 und 39) bilden, von denen jede, wenn die Endstruktur durch das Einwärtsfalten der Klappen (22, 23, 24 und 25) zu den Feldern gebildet wird, zwischen einem aneinanderliegenden Paar Klappen liegt und die Ecke dazwischen abdichtet, und daß jede der Zwickelflächen in dem Formstanzprozeß auf eine Dicke von nicht mehr als etwa der Hälfte der Dicke des Zuschnitts zusammengedrückt wird, um die Dicke der Ecken der selbstabdichtenden Endstruktur zu verringern.
2. Schachtel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß gegenüberliegende Flächen des expandierten Polystyrenwerkstoffs mit dünnen Schichten nicht expandierten Polystyrenwerkstoffs versehen sind.
3. Schachtel nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der nicht expandierte Polystyrenwerkstoff Polyethylen ist.
4. Schachtel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die äußere Randkante von einer (25) der Endstrukturklappen gekerbte Bereiche (25a, 25b) aufweist, die mit einem Paar (36, 35) der übergefalteten Zwickeiflächenklappen ausgerichtet sind und mit den übergefalteten Zwickelflächen im Eingriff sind, um die selbstabdichtende Endstruktur der Schachtel zu verstärken.
5. Formgestanzter Zuschnitt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zuschnitt (11) zu einer Schachtel nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4 formbar ist.
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