EP0465146A1 - Package, particularly for sticks with cotton buds - Google Patents
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- EP0465146A1 EP0465146A1 EP91305861A EP91305861A EP0465146A1 EP 0465146 A1 EP0465146 A1 EP 0465146A1 EP 91305861 A EP91305861 A EP 91305861A EP 91305861 A EP91305861 A EP 91305861A EP 0465146 A1 EP0465146 A1 EP 0465146A1
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- package
- cover portion
- sticks
- upper wall
- folding line
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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
- B65D5/54—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
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- the present invention refers to a package, particularly for sticks having cotton buds, which comprises lower, upper, front, rear, and side walls and is made of paper, card-board, carton or similar material, with a cover portion being provided in one of the said walls.
- a cover portion being provided in one of the said walls.
- One of the sides of the said cover portion defines a folding line, while the remaining sides are linked to the package material by means of a weakened line formed by a series of alternate slots and connecting bridges forming rupture points.
- the folding line is provided in a direction parallel to that in which the sticks are placed inside the package.
- the objective of the present invention is to provide a package of the type described above which obviates the cited disadvantages, permitting that a slight compression of the appropriate region of the package wall results in the complete rupture of the said connecting bridges of the cover portion.
- the package side walls prevent the cover portion to cave in together with the wall region which is being compressed, so that the cover portion and the region adjacent thereto tend to separate, thus resulting in the rupture of the said connecting bridges.
- the opening operation can, therefore, be carried out in a single step and, besides, the package width now coincides with the cover width, making it easier to remove the sticks from the package.
- the parallelepipedal shaped package 1 has in its upper wall 2 a cover portion 3 which, in one of its sides, is entirely linked to the wall 2 by means of a folding line 4, while in the remaining of its periphery, the cover portion 3 is linked to the wall 2 by means of a weakened line formed by alternate slots 10 and connecting bridges 5 defining rupture points.
- the cover portion 3 presents a recess 9 centrally formed on its edge 11 opposite the said folding line 4, with the transition from those edges of the package adjacent to the folding line 4, to the said opposite edge 11 is made according to an angle.
- the proposed improvement will allow an easy withdrawal of the sticks 8 from the interior of the package 1.
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- Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention refers to a package, particularly for sticks having cotton buds, which comprises lower, upper, front, rear, and side walls and is made of paper, card-board, carton or similar material, with a cover portion being provided in one of the said walls. One of the sides of the said cover portion defines a folding line, while the remaining sides are linked to the package material by means of a weakened line formed by a series of alternate slots and connecting bridges forming rupture points. The folding line is provided in a direction parallel to that in which the sticks are placed inside the package.
- In this kind of package, when opening the package for the first time the user should slightly press the region of the upper wall which is located nearly in the middle of the package width and close to the still closed cover portion. Due to that pressing, the bridges forming the said rupture points are supposed to break off, releasing the cover to pivot around the said folding line and turning the sticks inside the package accessible to the user.
- As it happens in the packages known from the state of the art, the cover portion terminates within a small distance from the side edges of the package. As a result, the following disadvantages are observed:
- by pressing the region which is indicated for the opening of the cover, there is only a partial rupture of the said rupture points (the connecting bridges) in the cover portion in respect to the package wall, due to the fact that the cover portion tends to cave in together with the package wall, just because there is no counter force which prevents the displacement of the cover portion in the direction of the pressing force, so that, in order to complete the opening operation, the user has to pull the cover portion upwards; and
- due to the fact that the cover portion does not extend up till the package sides, the dimension of the cover parallel to the sticks length is a little shorter than the said sticks length, making it difficult to remove the sticks from the package.
- The objective of the present invention is to provide a package of the type described above which obviates the cited disadvantages, permitting that a slight compression of the appropriate region of the package wall results in the complete rupture of the said connecting bridges of the cover portion.
- This objective is achieved in accordance with the present invention due to the fact that the cover portion extends laterally up till the package edges.
- Thus, by pressing the adequate portion of the package wall where the said cover portion is located, the package side walls prevent the cover portion to cave in together with the wall region which is being compressed, so that the cover portion and the region adjacent thereto tend to separate, thus resulting in the rupture of the said connecting bridges. The opening operation can, therefore, be carried out in a single step and, besides, the package width now coincides with the cover width, making it easier to remove the sticks from the package.
- The present invention will be described in more details, reference being made to the attached drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package, with the cover portion still integrated with the package upper wall, in its closed position; and
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the package with the cover portion in its opened position, with the connecting bridges already torn off.
- The parallelepipedal
shaped package 1 has in its upper wall 2 acover portion 3 which, in one of its sides, is entirely linked to thewall 2 by means of a folding line 4, while in the remaining of its periphery, thecover portion 3 is linked to thewall 2 by means of a weakened line formed byalternate slots 10 and connectingbridges 5 defining rupture points. - The
cover portion 3 presents a recess 9 centrally formed on its edge 11 opposite the said folding line 4, with the transition from those edges of the package adjacent to the folding line 4, to the the said opposite edge 11 is made according to an angle. - By applying a finger pression on the region indicated by the
reference 6 theupper wall 2 of thepackage 1 caves in, but thecover portion 3 does not because its sides are supported by theside walls 7 of the package, thus causing the rupture of the said connectingbridges 5 and opening of thecover portion 3. - As previously mentioned, besides hastening the opening of the cover portion, the proposed improvement will allow an easy withdrawal of the
sticks 8 from the interior of thepackage 1. - It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to the attached drawings, which is a mere example of the inventive concept intended to be protected. For example, the transition from those edges of the package adjacent to the folding line 4, to the the said opposite edge 11 of the cover portion has been described as been made according to an angle, but the same can have a different configuration, provided that the connecting
bridges 5 are torn off when a finger pressing is applied to the appropriate location of the upper wall of the package.
Claims (3)
- Package, particularly for sticks having cotton buds, comprising a lower wall, a upper wall (2), a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls (7), the upper wall (2) being provided with a cover portion (3) linked entirely, on one side, to the upper wall (2) by means of a folding line (4) extending transversally to the side walls (7) and, in the remaining of its periphery, through a weakened line, the cover portion (3) extending laterally up till the side walls (7) of the package (1).
- Package, according to claim 1, wherein the package has a parallelepipedal configuration, whereby the cover portion (3) has a recess (9) centrally on its edge, opposite to the said folding line (4).
- Package, according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the transition from the edges of the package adjacent to the folding line (4), to the the said opposite edge (11) is made according to an angle.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BR7001136U | 1990-06-29 | ||
BR7001136U BR7001136U (en) | 1990-06-29 | 1990-06-29 | PACKAGING, PARTICULARLY FOR RODS WITH COTTON POINTS |
Publications (2)
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EP0465146A1 true EP0465146A1 (en) | 1992-01-08 |
EP0465146B1 EP0465146B1 (en) | 1994-03-23 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP91305861A Expired - Lifetime EP0465146B1 (en) | 1990-06-29 | 1991-06-28 | Package, particularly for sticks with cotton buds |
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EP (1) | EP0465146B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3656163B2 (en) |
AU (2) | AU7944691A (en) |
BR (1) | BR7001136U (en) |
CZ (1) | CZ285112B6 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2051083T3 (en) |
GR (1) | GR1002303B (en) |
HU (1) | HU216146B (en) |
MX (1) | MX9100019A (en) |
PL (1) | PL166141B1 (en) |
SK (1) | SK279942B6 (en) |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3219181A (en) * | 1963-08-30 | 1965-11-23 | Novoratrag A G | Foldable box for packaging and displaying merchandise |
US3533549A (en) * | 1968-05-06 | 1970-10-13 | Domtar Ltd | Side carry carton |
FR2066431A5 (en) * | 1969-10-23 | 1971-08-06 | Focke Heinz |
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1990
- 1990-06-29 BR BR7001136U patent/BR7001136U/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1991
- 1991-06-26 PL PL91290815A patent/PL166141B1/en unknown
- 1991-06-27 GR GR910100282A patent/GR1002303B/en unknown
- 1991-06-28 ES ES91305861T patent/ES2051083T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-06-28 SK SK1989-91A patent/SK279942B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-06-28 CZ CS911989A patent/CZ285112B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-06-28 JP JP18405791A patent/JP3656163B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-06-28 AU AU79446/91A patent/AU7944691A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-06-28 MX MX9100019A patent/MX9100019A/en unknown
- 1991-06-28 HU HU2190/91A patent/HU216146B/en unknown
- 1991-06-28 EP EP91305861A patent/EP0465146B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1994
- 1994-12-12 AU AU80369/94A patent/AU8036994A/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3219181A (en) * | 1963-08-30 | 1965-11-23 | Novoratrag A G | Foldable box for packaging and displaying merchandise |
US3533549A (en) * | 1968-05-06 | 1970-10-13 | Domtar Ltd | Side carry carton |
FR2066431A5 (en) * | 1969-10-23 | 1971-08-06 | Focke Heinz |
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CZ285112B6 (en) | 1999-05-12 |
BR7001136U (en) | 1992-01-07 |
GR910100282A (en) | 1992-08-25 |
EP0465146B1 (en) | 1994-03-23 |
HU912190D0 (en) | 1991-12-30 |
PL166141B1 (en) | 1995-04-28 |
MX9100019A (en) | 1992-02-03 |
CS198991A3 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
HU216146B (en) | 1999-04-28 |
SK279942B6 (en) | 1999-06-11 |
GR1002303B (en) | 1996-05-07 |
ES2051083T3 (en) | 1994-06-01 |
PL290815A1 (en) | 1992-03-09 |
AU8036994A (en) | 1995-02-16 |
AU7944691A (en) | 1992-01-09 |
JPH0595974A (en) | 1993-04-20 |
JP3656163B2 (en) | 2005-06-08 |
HUT66535A (en) | 1994-12-28 |
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