EP0669257A1 - Carton or the like, in particular for jars for dairy products, as well as a blank for producing the same - Google Patents

Carton or the like, in particular for jars for dairy products, as well as a blank for producing the same Download PDF

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EP0669257A1
EP0669257A1 EP95104681A EP95104681A EP0669257A1 EP 0669257 A1 EP0669257 A1 EP 0669257A1 EP 95104681 A EP95104681 A EP 95104681A EP 95104681 A EP95104681 A EP 95104681A EP 0669257 A1 EP0669257 A1 EP 0669257A1
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  • the present invention relates to a box of generally parallelepiped shape, made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like, for the packaging and transport of objects.
  • the box according to the invention is intended to receive pots which may contain in particular dairy products, such as yogurts, milk-based creams or the like.
  • pots which may contain in particular dairy products, such as yogurts, milk-based creams or the like.
  • such pots generally joined together by their upper edges in groups of two or four, two such groups possibly being stacked one on the other, are presented for sale by being held together by a strip of material. in sheet surrounding the top, the bottom, and two lateral faces of the set of said pots by forming a "pack" intended to be carried by the consumer.
  • the present invention aims to avoid these drawbacks, and relates to a box, in particular intended to contain jars of dairy products, adapted to allow easy gripping of the packaging that it constitutes by the consumer, protecting said jars during their transport or storage, and allowing easy access to them at the time of consumption.
  • the present invention essentially provides a box of generally parallelepipedal shape, made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, or, more specifically, corrugated cardboard or the like, for the packaging and transport of objects such as as pots intended to receive dairy products, said box comprising a lateral belt, consisting of several flaps, a bottom and a top,
  • the top of the box being constituted by two first identical opposite lateral flaps partially overlapping in the closed position of the box, connected to two flaps of the lateral belt located opposite in the closed position of said box,
  • each of said first lateral flaps comprises a handle cut out respectively in one of said first lateral flaps, said handles being adapted to be folded between a flat position relative to the surface of said first corresponding flap, and a position orthogonal to the surface said first corresponding flap opposite and at a distance from each other,
  • each of said first flaps has substantially the shape of a trapezoid, the large base of which is adjacent to the upper edge of the corresponding flap, of the lateral belt to which it is connected by a fold line, on only part of said upper edge (for example over half or two thirds of its length, centered with respect to said flap),
  • the bottom of the box consists of four second flaps opposite two by two, defining raised and hollow parts complementary to the raised and hollow parts of the top of said box, due to the arrangement of the first two flaps lateral.
  • the first two flaps partly overlapping at the end can indeed lead to an additional thickness of 2 to 5 mm in the case of a sheet of corrugated cardboard.
  • substantially trapezoid-shaped it is notably meant a polygon having two parallel bases and two lateral sides symmetrical with respect to a median of the bases, for example in the shape of an S with one or more recesses.
  • the box according to the invention at the same time as it provides effective protection of the products, in particular pots of dairy products, which it contains, as well as easy access to these, can be seized and transported without difficulty by the consumer thanks to the handles which are provided with the flaps forming the top of said box.
  • each handle has substantially the shape of a handle, the two ends of which are attached to the respective flap by fold lines.
  • the fold lines around which each of said handles can pivot are located in the vicinity of the free lateral edge of the respective flap.
  • the two handles are close enough to one another to be able to be grasped by one hand of the user. tor.
  • a notch may be provided in each of said first flaps, opening in the cutout defining said handle and making it possible to grasp the latter when the latter is folded down in the plane of the flap.
  • said notch opens with respect to the central part of the handle defining the handle.
  • two opposite flaps have at least partially, towards the outside of said second flaps, substantially a truncated triangular shape.
  • the present invention also relates to a blank of sheet material, such as cardboard, and preferably corrugated cardboard or the like, intended for the production, by folding, of the box which has just been described, comprising four flaps arranged one after the other, connected together by first fold lines and intended to form the lateral belt of said box, first flaps connected to said flaps by second fold lines and intended to form the top of said box , and second flaps connected to said flaps by third fold lines and intended to form the bottom of said box, characterized in that it comprises only two first flaps connected to two opposite flaps, each of said first flaps having a general shape of a trapezoid whose large base is connected to the corresponding flap,
  • each of said first flaps comprises a cutout capable of forming a handle by being folded between a flat position relative to the surface of the first corresponding flap and a position orthogonal to the surface of said first corresponding flap, and in that two of said second flaps, connected to two nonadjacent flaps by one side each have their two other sides in substantially triangular truncated shape to adapt to the two corresponding sides of the first flaps.
  • a notch is provided in each of said flaps facing the central part of said cutout, having substantially the shape of a loop, said first flaps having a general shape of trapezium whose large base is connected to the corresponding flap and of which the two other sides are shaped to fit the truncated triangular part of said second flaps.
  • two parallel transverse cutting lines can be provided in the flaps connected to the first flaps, extending the transverse sides thereof, for example over a length between one third and two thirds of the height of said flaps, or more generally over a distance less than the height of the belt, and connected by a fold line.
  • a recess in the upper part for example trapezoidal, is provided in each of the flaps not provided with a first flap.
  • flaps can be provided between the flaps intended to form the lateral belt of the box and on the free edges of said outermost flaps, to form a box with cut corners.
  • the box 1 has, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, a generally parallelepiped shape, and is made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like. It is intended for the packaging and / or transport of objects, in particular jars 2 intended to receive dairy products or the like.
  • the box 1 has a lateral belt 3, a bottom 4 and a top 5.
  • the lateral belt 3 has four faces 3.1, 3.3 and 3.2, 3.4 opposite two by two, namely two large lateral faces 3.1 and 3.3, and two small lateral faces 3.2 and 3.4.
  • two adjacent lateral faces can be connected by an intermediate face 3a.1-3a.5, each forming a cut corner of the box, the two intermediate faces 3a.1 and 3a.5 connected, respectively, with the large face 3.1 and the small face 3.4 overlapping to allow the lateral belt 3 to be joined in particular by gluing.
  • the top 5 of the box 1 is constituted by two first opposite side flaps 5.1, 5.2, connected to the side belt 3 by fold lines, blocking the pots 2 in the closed position of the box 1 , and each comprising a handle 6.1, 6.2 cut from the respective flap 5.1, 5.2 and which can be folded down in a composition substantially orthogonal to the surface of the flap (FIG. 1), for gripping the box.
  • each handle 6.1, 6.2 has substantially the shape of a handle whose two ends 6.11, 6.12 and 6.21, 6.22 are attached to the respective flap 5.1, 5.2 by fold lines around which can pivot the handles 6.1, 6.2 and which are in the vicinity of the free lateral edge of the respective flap 5.1, 5.2, allowing, as already indicated, the two handles to be sufficiently close to each other, in the service position (figure 1), to be entered by one hand of the user.
  • a notch 7.1, 7.2 is provided in each of the flaps 5.1, 5.2, which opens in the cutout 8.1, 8.2 defining the handle, with respect to the central part 6.13, 6.23 of the handle formed by the latter, and which allows to grasp the handle, using a finger, when the latter is folded in the plane of the flap.
  • each of the first flaps 5.1, 5.2 has a general shape of a trapezoid, providing recessed portions in the top 5 of the box 1.
  • the bottom 4 of the box 1 is constituted by four second flaps 4.1, 4.3 and 4.2, 4.4, opposite in pairs, including the two flaps 4.2, 4.4 connected to the small lateral faces 3.2, 3.4 have a substantially truncated triangular shape, said second flaps defining raised and hollow parts complementary to the raised and hollow parts of the box 1.
  • Figure 3 shows in plan the blank from which can be made, by folding, the box which has just been described, the corresponding parts of the blank and the box bearing the same reference numerals.
  • a cutout 6.1, 6.2 is made, capable of forming a handle, and a corresponding notch 7.1, 7.2.
  • the flaps 5.1, 5.2 have a general shape of trapezium whose large base is connected to the flap 3.1, 3.3 corresponding by the line folding 12 and whose two other sides 5.11 and 5.21 are shaped to fit the truncated triangular part 4.21, 4.41 of the flaps 4.2, 4.4 intended to partially form the bottom 4 of the box 1.
  • This correspondence in shape between the above and the bottom of two superimposed boxes 1, allowing them to be held in a stacked position, is shown in FIG. 5. No particular anchoring means is therefore no longer necessary to ensure the stability of piles formed from of boxes 1 according to the invention.
  • two parallel transverse cutting lines 3.11, 3.31 are provided in the flaps 3.1, 3.3 connected to the flaps 5.1, 5.2, extending the transverse sides 5.11, 5.21 thereof and connected by a fold line 14, so as to be able to easily fold the corresponding flaps 5.1, 5.2 outward when the box 1 is opened and thus have easy access to the products 2 contained therein.
  • recesses 3.21, 3.41 are provided in the flaps 3.2, 3.4 (not provided with flaps intended to form the top of the box), so as to allow the nesting of two blanks 1 (FIG. 4) cut from the same plate 100 of sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the cardboard scraps during the cutting of the two blanks are thus reduced to the minimum.
  • box according to the invention can possibly be produced manually by folding the blank which has just been described, after separation of the two blanks shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to do this by using the machines described in the patents FR-2 629 012 and FR-2 665 137. It will also be noted that the particular shape of the blanks, due to their numerous recesses and protruding parts, would make it impossible to use conventional folding machines.

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The container is made from a sheet material such as card or corrugated cardboard, cut out and folded to form a lateral band (3) made from a number of panels, a base (4) and a top (5). The top is formed from two flaps (5.1,5.2) which are trapezoid in shape and are connected to the upper edges of the lateral band, overlapping in the middle of the container when folded. The base of the container is made from four flaps, folded on top of one another in pairs and fixed together. The two flaps which form the top of the box have cut-out portions (6.1,6.2) which fold up to form a handle, and the lateral band (3) is made with panels (3a.1-3a.4) which form cut-off corners.

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La présente invention concerne une boite de forme générale parallélépipédique, réalisée en une matière en feuille, telle que du carton, du carton ondulé ou analogue, pour le conditionnement et le transport d'objets.The present invention relates to a box of generally parallelepiped shape, made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like, for the packaging and transport of objects.

Plus particulièrement quoique non exclusivement, la boite selon l'invention est destinée à recevoir des pots pouvant contenir notamment des produits laitiers, tels que yaourts, crèmes à base de lait ou analogues. Jusqu'à présent, de tels pots généralement solidarisés par leurs rebords supérieurs en groupes de deux ou quatre, deux tels groupes pouvant être éventuellement empilés l'un sur l'autre, sont présentés à la vente en étant maintenus ensemble par une bande de matière en feuille entourant le dessus, le fond, et deux faces latérales de l'ensemble desdits pots en formant un "pack" destiné à être emporté par le consommateur.More particularly, although not exclusively, the box according to the invention is intended to receive pots which may contain in particular dairy products, such as yogurts, milk-based creams or the like. Until now, such pots generally joined together by their upper edges in groups of two or four, two such groups possibly being stacked one on the other, are presented for sale by being held together by a strip of material. in sheet surrounding the top, the bottom, and two lateral faces of the set of said pots by forming a "pack" intended to be carried by the consumer.

Toutefois, de tels emballages ne sont pas faciles à transporter par le consommateur qui n'a aucun moyen à sa disposition pour les saisir facilement. De plus, alors que ladite bande ne constitue pas une protection efficace contre les chocs que peuvent subir lesdits pots, elle se révèle néanmoins malaisée à retirer lorsque l'utilisateur veut consommer le contenu des pots, puisqu'elle est collée dans la zone de chevauchement de ses bords extrêmes et qu'elle entoure de façon ajustée lesdits pots.However, such packaging is not easy to transport by the consumer who has no means at his disposal to easily grasp it. In addition, while said strip does not constitute an effective protection against the shocks that said pots can undergo, it nevertheless proves to be difficult to remove when the user wants to consume the contents of the pots, since it is stuck in the overlapping zone. of its extreme edges and that it surrounds in an adjusted manner said pots.

La présente invention a pour but d'éviter ces inconvénients, et concerne une boite, notamment destinée à contenir des pots de produits laitiers, adaptée pour permettre une préhension facile de l'emballage qu'elle constitue par le consommateur, protégeant lesdits pots pendant leur transport ou leur stockage, et permettant un accès facile à ces derniers au moment de leur consommation.The present invention aims to avoid these drawbacks, and relates to a box, in particular intended to contain jars of dairy products, adapted to allow easy gripping of the packaging that it constitutes by the consumer, protecting said jars during their transport or storage, and allowing easy access to them at the time of consumption.

Dans ce but la présente invention propose essentiellement une boite de forme générale parallélépipédique, réalisée en une matière en feuille, telle que du carton, ou, de façon plus spécifique, du carton ondulé ou analogue, pour le conditionnement et le transport d'objets tels que des pots destinés à recevoir des produits laitiers, ladite boîte comportant une ceinture latérale, constituée de plusieurs volets, un fond et un dessus,To this end, the present invention essentially provides a box of generally parallelepipedal shape, made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, or, more specifically, corrugated cardboard or the like, for the packaging and transport of objects such as as pots intended to receive dairy products, said box comprising a lateral belt, consisting of several flaps, a bottom and a top,

le dessus de la boite étant constitué par deux premiers rabats latéraux opposés identiques se chevauchant partiellement en position fermée de la boite, reliés à deux volets de la ceinture latérale situés en vis à vis en position fermée de ladite boîte,the top of the box being constituted by two first identical opposite lateral flaps partially overlapping in the closed position of the box, connected to two flaps of the lateral belt located opposite in the closed position of said box,

caractérisée en ce que chacun desdits premiers rabats latéraux comporte une poignée découpée respectivement dans un desdits premiers rabats latéraux, lesdites poignées étant propres à être rabattues entre une position à plat par rapport à la surface dudit premier rabat correspondant, et une position orthogonale à la surface dudit premier rabat correspondant en vis à vis et à distance l'une de l'autre,characterized in that each of said first lateral flaps comprises a handle cut out respectively in one of said first lateral flaps, said handles being adapted to be folded between a flat position relative to the surface of said first corresponding flap, and a position orthogonal to the surface said first corresponding flap opposite and at a distance from each other,

en ce que chacun desdits premiers rabats présente sensiblement la forme d'un trapèze dont la grande base est adjacente au bord supérieur du volet correspondant, de la ceinture latérale auquel il est relié par une ligne de pliage, sur une partie seulement dudit bord supérieur (par exemple sur la moitié ou les deux tiers de sa longueur, de façon centrée par rapport audit volet),in that each of said first flaps has substantially the shape of a trapezoid, the large base of which is adjacent to the upper edge of the corresponding flap, of the lateral belt to which it is connected by a fold line, on only part of said upper edge ( for example over half or two thirds of its length, centered with respect to said flap),

et en ce que le fond de la boite est constitué par quatre seconds rabats opposés deux à deux, définissant des parties en relief et en creux complémentaires des parties en relief et en creux du dessus de ladite boite, dues à la disposition des deux premiers rabats latéraux.and in that the bottom of the box consists of four second flaps opposite two by two, defining raised and hollow parts complementary to the raised and hollow parts of the top of said box, due to the arrangement of the first two flaps lateral.

Les deux premiers rabats se chevauchant en partie en bout, ceci peut en effet entraîner une surépaisseur de 2 à 5 mm dans le cas d'une feuille en carton ondulé.The first two flaps partly overlapping at the end, this can indeed lead to an additional thickness of 2 to 5 mm in the case of a sheet of corrugated cardboard.

Par ailleurs, le rattachement desdits premiers rabats sur une partie seulement de la largeur du volet correspondant laisse des ouvertures et donc des parties en creux sur les côtés de part et d'autre desdits premiers rabats.Furthermore, the attachment of said first flaps over only part of the width of the corresponding flap leaves openings and therefore recessed parts on the sides on either side of said first flaps.

Par sensiblement en forme de trapèze, il faut notamment entendre un polygone présentant deux bases parallèles et deux côtés latéraux symétriques par rapport à une médiane des bases, par exemple en forme de S avec un ou plusieurs décrochements.By substantially trapezoid-shaped, it is notably meant a polygon having two parallel bases and two lateral sides symmetrical with respect to a median of the bases, for example in the shape of an S with one or more recesses.

Grâce à ces dispositions, la boite selon l'invention, en même temps qu'elle assure une protection efficace des produits, notamment des pots de produits laitiers, qu'elle contient, ainsi qu'un accès facile à ceux-ci, peut être saisie et transportée sans difficultés par le consommateur grâce aux poignées dont sont munis les rabats formant le dessus de ladite boite.Thanks to these provisions, the box according to the invention, at the same time as it provides effective protection of the products, in particular pots of dairy products, which it contains, as well as easy access to these, can be seized and transported without difficulty by the consumer thanks to the handles which are provided with the flaps forming the top of said box.

Elle peut également, et surtout, être stockée facilement par empilement et mise en palette de transport de façon très stable et efficace, sans risque de dommage pour les produits contenus dans de telles boites, tout en permettant de visualiser le contenu de ladite boite.It can also, and above all, be stored easily by stacking and placing in a transport pallet in a very stable and efficient manner, without risk of damage to the products contained in such boxes, while allowing the content of said box to be viewed.

Avantageusement, chaque poignée présente sensiblement la forme d'une anse dont les deux extrémités sont rattachées au rabat respectif par des lignes de pliage.Advantageously, each handle has substantially the shape of a handle, the two ends of which are attached to the respective flap by fold lines.

En particulier, les lignes de pliage autour desquelles peut pivoter chacune desdites poignées se trouvent au voisinage du bord latéral libre du rabat respectif. Ainsi, en position rabattue perpendiculairement à la surface des rabats, les deux poignées sont suffisamment proches l'une de l'autre pour pouvoir être saisies par une seule main de l'utilisateur.In particular, the fold lines around which each of said handles can pivot are located in the vicinity of the free lateral edge of the respective flap. Thus, in the folded position perpendicular to the surface of the flaps, the two handles are close enough to one another to be able to be grasped by one hand of the user. tor.

Par ailleurs, une échancrure peut être prévue dans chacun desdits premiers rabats, s'ouvrant dans la découpe définissant ladite poignée et permettant de saisir cette dernière lorsque celle-ci est rabattue dans le plan du rabat. De préférence, ladite échancrure s'ouvre vis-à-vis de la partie centrale de l'anse définissant la poignée.Furthermore, a notch may be provided in each of said first flaps, opening in the cutout defining said handle and making it possible to grasp the latter when the latter is folded down in the plane of the flap. Preferably, said notch opens with respect to the central part of the handle defining the handle.

Avantageusement, parmi les quatre seconds rabats, deux rabats opposés présentent au moins en partie, vers l'extérieur desdits seconds rabats, sensiblement une forme triangulaire tronquée.Advantageously, among the four second flaps, two opposite flaps have at least partially, towards the outside of said second flaps, substantially a truncated triangular shape.

En outre, la présente invention concerne également un flan de matière en feuille, telle que du carton, et de préférence du carton ondulé ou analogue, destiné à la réalisation, par pliage, de la boite qui vient d'être décrite, comportant quatre volets disposés les uns à la suite des autres, reliés entre eux par des premières lignes de pliage et destinés à former la ceinture latérale de ladite boite, des premiers rabats reliés auxdits volets par des deuxièmes lignes de pliage et destinés à former le dessus de ladite boite, et des seconds rabats reliés auxdits volets par des troisièmes lignes de pliage et destinés à former le fond de ladite boite, caractérisé en ce que il comporte uniquement deux premiers rabats reliés à deux volets opposés, chacun desdits premiers rabats présentant une forme générale de trapèze dont la grande base est reliée au volet correspondant,In addition, the present invention also relates to a blank of sheet material, such as cardboard, and preferably corrugated cardboard or the like, intended for the production, by folding, of the box which has just been described, comprising four flaps arranged one after the other, connected together by first fold lines and intended to form the lateral belt of said box, first flaps connected to said flaps by second fold lines and intended to form the top of said box , and second flaps connected to said flaps by third fold lines and intended to form the bottom of said box, characterized in that it comprises only two first flaps connected to two opposite flaps, each of said first flaps having a general shape of a trapezoid whose large base is connected to the corresponding flap,

en ce que chacun desdits premiers rabats comporte une découpe susceptible de former une poignée en étant rabattue entre une position à plat par rapport à la surface du premier rabat correspondant et une position orthogonale à la surface dudit premier rabat correspondant, et en ce que deux desdits seconds rabats, reliés à deux volets non adjacents par un côté présentent chacun leur deux autres côtés en forme sensiblement triangulaire tronquée pour s'adapter aux deux côtés correspondants des premiers rabats.in that each of said first flaps comprises a cutout capable of forming a handle by being folded between a flat position relative to the surface of the first corresponding flap and a position orthogonal to the surface of said first corresponding flap, and in that two of said second flaps, connected to two nonadjacent flaps by one side each have their two other sides in substantially triangular truncated shape to adapt to the two corresponding sides of the first flaps.

Avantageusement, une échancrure est prévue dans chacun desdits rabats en regard de la partie centrale de ladite découpe, présentant sensiblement une forme d'anse, lesdits premiers rabats présentant une forme générale de trapèze dont la grande base est reliée au volet correspondant et dont les deux autres côtés sont conformés pour s'adapter à la partie triangulaire tronquée desdits seconds rabats.Advantageously, a notch is provided in each of said flaps facing the central part of said cutout, having substantially the shape of a loop, said first flaps having a general shape of trapezium whose large base is connected to the corresponding flap and of which the two other sides are shaped to fit the truncated triangular part of said second flaps.

En particulier, deux lignes de découpe transversales parallèles peuvent être prévues dans les volets reliés aux premiers rabats, prolongeant les côtés transversaux de ceux-ci, par exemple sur une longueur comprise entre le tiers et les deux tiers de la hauteur desdits volets, ou plus généralement sur une distance inférieure à la hauteur de la ceinture, et reliées par une ligne de pliage.In particular, two parallel transverse cutting lines can be provided in the flaps connected to the first flaps, extending the transverse sides thereof, for example over a length between one third and two thirds of the height of said flaps, or more generally over a distance less than the height of the belt, and connected by a fold line.

Par ailleurs, pour permettre l'imbrication de deux tels flans, et la découpe de ceux-ci, dans une même plaque de matière en feuille, un évidement en partie supérieure, par exemple trapézoïdal, est ménagé dans chacun des volets non pourvus d'un premier rabat.Furthermore, to allow the nesting of two such blanks, and the cutting of these, from a single sheet of sheet material, a recess in the upper part, for example trapezoidal, is provided in each of the flaps not provided with a first flap.

De plus, des volets supplémentaires peuvent être prévus entre les volets destinés à former la ceinture latérale de la boite et sur les bords libres desdits volets les plus externes, pour former une boite à coins coupés.In addition, additional flaps can be provided between the flaps intended to form the lateral belt of the box and on the free edges of said outermost flaps, to form a box with cut corners.

Les figures du dessin annexé feront bien comprendre comment l'invention peut être réalisée.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'un exemple de réalisation d'une boite conforme à l'invention, dont les poignées sont rabattues en position de transport de la boite.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective de dessous de la boite selon la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en plan du flan à partir duquel peut être réalisée la boite des figures 1 et 2.
  • La figure 4 illustre l'imbrication de deux flans selon la figure 3 découpés dans une même plaque de carton.
  • La figure 5 illustre l'empilement de deux boites conformes à l'invention.
The figures of the appended drawing will make it clear how the invention can be implemented.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view from above of an embodiment of a box according to the invention, whose handles are folded in the transport position of the box.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view from below of the box according to FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the box of FIGS. 1 and 2 can be produced.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the nesting of two blanks according to Figure 3 cut from the same cardboard plate.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the stacking of two boxes according to the invention.

La boite 1 selon l'invention présente, comme on le voit sur les figures 1 et 2, une forme générale parallélépipédique, et est réalisée en une matière en feuille, telle que du carton, du carton ondulé ou analogue. Elle est destinée au conditionnement et/ou au transport d'objets, notamment des pots 2 destinés à recevoir des produits laitiers ou analogues. D'une manière générale, la boite 1 comporte une ceinture latérale 3, un fond 4 et un dessus 5.The box 1 according to the invention has, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, a generally parallelepiped shape, and is made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like. It is intended for the packaging and / or transport of objects, in particular jars 2 intended to receive dairy products or the like. In general, the box 1 has a lateral belt 3, a bottom 4 and a top 5.

La ceinture latérale 3 présente quatre faces 3.1, 3.3 et 3.2, 3.4 opposées deux à deux, à savoir deux grandes faces latérales 3.1 et 3.3, et deux petites faces latérales 3.2 et 3.4. Comme dans l'exemple de réalisation montré, deux faces latérales adjacentes peuvent être reliées par une face intermédiaire 3a.1-3a.5, formant chacune un coin coupé de la boite, les deux faces intermédiaires 3a.1 et 3a.5 reliées, respectivement, à la grande face 3.1 et à la petite face 3.4 se chevauchant pour permettre la solidarisation de la ceinture latérale 3 notamment par collage.The lateral belt 3 has four faces 3.1, 3.3 and 3.2, 3.4 opposite two by two, namely two large lateral faces 3.1 and 3.3, and two small lateral faces 3.2 and 3.4. As in the embodiment shown, two adjacent lateral faces can be connected by an intermediate face 3a.1-3a.5, each forming a cut corner of the box, the two intermediate faces 3a.1 and 3a.5 connected, respectively, with the large face 3.1 and the small face 3.4 overlapping to allow the lateral belt 3 to be joined in particular by gluing.

Par ailleurs, selon l'invention, le dessus 5 de la boite 1 est constitué par deux premiers rabats 5.1, 5.2 latéraux opposés, reliés à la ceinture latérale 3 par des lignes de pliage, bloquant les pots 2 en position fermée de la boite 1, et comportant, chacun, une poignée 6.1, 6.2 découpée dans le rabat respectif 5.1, 5.2 et pouvant être rabattue dans une composition sensiblement orthogonale à la surface du rabat (figure 1), pour la préhension de la boite.Furthermore, according to the invention, the top 5 of the box 1 is constituted by two first opposite side flaps 5.1, 5.2, connected to the side belt 3 by fold lines, blocking the pots 2 in the closed position of the box 1 , and each comprising a handle 6.1, 6.2 cut from the respective flap 5.1, 5.2 and which can be folded down in a composition substantially orthogonal to the surface of the flap (FIG. 1), for gripping the box.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 1, chaque poignée 6.1, 6.2 présente sensiblement la forme d'une anse dont les deux extrémités 6.11, 6.12 et 6.21, 6.22 sont rattachées au rabat respectif 5.1, 5.2 par des lignes de pliage autour desquelles peuvent pivoter les poignées 6.1, 6.2 et qui se trouvent au voisinage du bord latéral libre du rabat respectif 5.1, 5.2, permettant, comme déjà indiqué, aux deux poignées d'être suffisamment proches l'une de l'autre, en position de service (figure 1), pour être saisies par une seule main de l'utilisateur.As seen in Figure 1, each handle 6.1, 6.2 has substantially the shape of a handle whose two ends 6.11, 6.12 and 6.21, 6.22 are attached to the respective flap 5.1, 5.2 by fold lines around which can pivot the handles 6.1, 6.2 and which are in the vicinity of the free lateral edge of the respective flap 5.1, 5.2, allowing, as already indicated, the two handles to be sufficiently close to each other, in the service position (figure 1), to be entered by one hand of the user.

De plus, une échancrure 7.1, 7.2 est prévue dans chacun des rabats 5.1, 5.2, laquelle s'ouvre dans la découpe 8.1, 8.2 définissant la poignée, vis-à-vis de la partie centrale 6.13, 6.23 de l'anse formée par cette dernière, et qui permet de saisir la poignée, à l'aide d'un doigt, lorsque celle-ci est rabattue dans le plan du rabat.In addition, a notch 7.1, 7.2 is provided in each of the flaps 5.1, 5.2, which opens in the cutout 8.1, 8.2 defining the handle, with respect to the central part 6.13, 6.23 of the handle formed by the latter, and which allows to grasp the handle, using a finger, when the latter is folded in the plane of the flap.

En outre, comme on le verra plus en détail par la suite, chacun des premiers rabats 5.1, 5.2 présente une forme générale de trapèze, ménageant des parties évidées dans le dessus 5 de la boite 1.In addition, as will be seen in more detail below, each of the first flaps 5.1, 5.2 has a general shape of a trapezoid, providing recessed portions in the top 5 of the box 1.

Comme on le voit mieux sur la figure 2, le fond 4 de la boite 1 est constitué par quatre seconds rabats 4.1, 4.3 et 4.2, 4.4, opposés deux à deux, dont les deux rabats 4.2, 4.4 reliés aux petites faces latérales 3.2, 3.4 présentent sensiblement une forme triangulaire tronquée, lesdits seconds rabats définissant des parties en relief et en creux complémentaires des parties en relief et en creux de la boite 1.As can be seen better in FIG. 2, the bottom 4 of the box 1 is constituted by four second flaps 4.1, 4.3 and 4.2, 4.4, opposite in pairs, including the two flaps 4.2, 4.4 connected to the small lateral faces 3.2, 3.4 have a substantially truncated triangular shape, said second flaps defining raised and hollow parts complementary to the raised and hollow parts of the box 1.

La figure 3 montre en plan le flan à partir duquel peut être réalisée, par pliage, la boite qui vient d'être décrite, les parties correspondantes du flan et de la boite portant les mêmes références numériques.Figure 3 shows in plan the blank from which can be made, by folding, the box which has just been described, the corresponding parts of the blank and the box bearing the same reference numerals.

On voit sur la figure 3 que le flan 1 comporte :

  • - quatre volets 3.1-3.4 disposés les uns à la suite des autres longitudinalement, reliés entre eux par des volets supplémentaires 3a.1-3a.5 et par des premières lignes de pliage 10 (deux dits volets supplémentaires 3a.1 et 3a.5 étant prévus sur les bords libres des volets 3.1, 3.4 les plus externes), et destinés à former la ceinture latérale de la boite dont les volets supplémentaires constitueront les coins coupés,
  • - des premiers rabats 5.1, 5.2 reliés, chacun, à un volet 3.1, 3.3 respectif par des deuxièmes lignes de pliage 11 et séparés par un volet 3.2, de sorte que lesdits rabats opposés sont destinés à former le dessus 5 de la boite 1, et
  • - des seconds rabats 4.1-4.4 reliés auxdits volets 3.1-3.4 par des troisièmes lignes de pliage 12 et destinés à former le fond 4 de la boite 1.
We see in Figure 3 that the blank 1 includes:
  • - four flaps 3.1-3.4 arranged one after the other longitudinally, interconnected by additional flaps 3a.1-3a.5 and by first fold lines 10 (two said additional flaps 3a.1 and 3a.5 being provided on the free edges of the outermost flaps 3.1, 3.4), and intended to form the lateral belt of the box whose additional flaps will constitute the cut corners,
  • - first flaps 5.1, 5.2 each connected to a flap 3.1, 3.3 respectively by second fold lines 11 and separated by a flap 3.2, so that said opposite flaps are intended to form the top 5 of the box 1, and
  • - second flaps 4.1-4.4 connected to said flaps 3.1-3.4 by third fold lines 12 and intended to form the bottom 4 of the box 1.

Dans chacun des rabats 5.1,5.2, sont réalisées une découpe 6.1, 6.2, susceptible de former une poignée, et une échancrure 7.1, 7.2 correspondante. Par ailleurs, de façon à obtenir les parties en relief et en creux correspondantes du fond et du dessus de deux boites superposées les rabats 5.1, 5.2 présentent une forme générale de trapèze dont la grande base est reliée au volet 3.1, 3.3 correspondant par la ligne de pliage 12 et dont les deux autres côtés 5.11 et 5.21 sont conformés pour s'adapter à la partie triangulaire tronquée 4.21, 4.41 des rabats 4.2, 4.4 destinés à former en partie le fond 4 de la boite 1. Cette correspondance de forme entre le dessus et le fond de deux boites 1 superposées, permettant un bon maintien de celles-ci en position gerbée, est montrée sur la figure 5. Aucun moyen d'ancrage particulier n'est donc plus nécessaire pour assurer la stabilité de piles formées à partir de boites 1 selon l'invention.In each of the flaps 5.1.5.2, a cutout 6.1, 6.2 is made, capable of forming a handle, and a corresponding notch 7.1, 7.2. Furthermore, in order to obtain the corresponding raised and recessed portions of the bottom and the top of two superimposed boxes, the flaps 5.1, 5.2 have a general shape of trapezium whose large base is connected to the flap 3.1, 3.3 corresponding by the line folding 12 and whose two other sides 5.11 and 5.21 are shaped to fit the truncated triangular part 4.21, 4.41 of the flaps 4.2, 4.4 intended to partially form the bottom 4 of the box 1. This correspondence in shape between the above and the bottom of two superimposed boxes 1, allowing them to be held in a stacked position, is shown in FIG. 5. No particular anchoring means is therefore no longer necessary to ensure the stability of piles formed from of boxes 1 according to the invention.

De plus, deux lignes de découpe transversales parallèles 3.11, 3.31 sont prévues dans les volets 3.1, 3.3 reliés aux rabats 5.1, 5.2, prolongeant les côtés transversaux 5.11, 5.21 de ceux-ci et reliées par une ligne de pliage 14, de façon à pouvoir aisément rabattre les rabats correspondants 5.1, 5.2 vers l'extérieur lors de l'ouverture de la boite 1 et à avoir ainsi un accès facile aux produits 2 qui y sont contenus.In addition, two parallel transverse cutting lines 3.11, 3.31 are provided in the flaps 3.1, 3.3 connected to the flaps 5.1, 5.2, extending the transverse sides 5.11, 5.21 thereof and connected by a fold line 14, so as to be able to easily fold the corresponding flaps 5.1, 5.2 outward when the box 1 is opened and thus have easy access to the products 2 contained therein.

Par ailleurs, des évidements 3.21, 3.41 sont prévus dans les volets 3.2, 3.4 (non munis de rabats destinés à former le dessus de la boite), de façon à permettre l'imbrication de deux flans 1 (figure 4) découpés dans une même plaque 100 de matériau en feuille, comme du carton, du carton ondulé ou analogue. Comme on le voit sur la figure 4, les chutes de carton lors de la découpe des deux flans sont ainsi réduites au minimum.Furthermore, recesses 3.21, 3.41 are provided in the flaps 3.2, 3.4 (not provided with flaps intended to form the top of the box), so as to allow the nesting of two blanks 1 (FIG. 4) cut from the same plate 100 of sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the cardboard scraps during the cutting of the two blanks are thus reduced to the minimum.

Bien que la boite selon l'invention puisse être éventuellement réalisée manuellement par pliage du flan qui vient d'être décrit, après séparation des deux flans montrés sur la figure 4, il est préférable pour ce faire d'utiliser les machines décrites dans les brevets FR-2 629 012 et FR-2 665 137. On notera par ailleurs que la forme particulière des flans, du fait de leurs nombreux évidements et parties en saillie, rendrait impossible l'utilisation de machines de pliage usuelles.Although the box according to the invention can possibly be produced manually by folding the blank which has just been described, after separation of the two blanks shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to do this by using the machines described in the patents FR-2 629 012 and FR-2 665 137. It will also be noted that the particular shape of the blanks, due to their numerous recesses and protruding parts, would make it impossible to use conventional folding machines.

Claims (10)

1. Boîte de forme générale parallélépipédique, réalisée en une matière en feuille, telle que du carton, du carton ondulé ou analogue, pour le conditionnement et le transport d'objet, ladite boîte comportant une ceinture latérale (3), constituée de plusieurs volets, un fond (4) et un dessus (5), le dessus (5) de la boîte (1) étant constitué par deux premiers rabats latéraux (5.1, 5.2) opposés identiques se chevauchant partiellement en position fermée de la boite, reliés à deux volets de la ceinture latérale (3) situés en vis à vis en position fermée de ladite boite (1),
caractérisée en ce que chacun desdits premiers rabats (5.1, 5.2) présente sensiblement la forme d'un trapèze dont la grande base est adjacente au bord supérieur du volet correspondant de la ceinture latérale 3 auquel il est relié par une ligne de pliage, sur une partie seulement dudit bord supérieur,
en ce que le fond de la boite (1) est constitué par quatre seconds rabats (4.1 à 4.4) opposés deux à deux définissant des parties en relief et en creux complémentaires des parties en relief et en creux du dessus (5) de ladite boite (1), dues à la disposition des deux premiers rabats latéraux, et en ce que un évidement (3.21, 3.41) est ménagé dans chacun des volets (3.2, 3.4) non pourvus d'un premier rabat.1. Box of generally parallelepiped shape, made of a sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like, for packaging and transporting objects, said box comprising a lateral belt (3), consisting of several flaps , a bottom (4) and a top (5), the top (5) of the box (1) being constituted by two first side flaps identical opposite tracks (5.1, 5.2) overlapping partially in the closed position of the box, connected to two flaps of the lateral belt (3) located opposite in the closed position of said box (1),
characterized in that each of said first flaps (5.1, 5.2) has substantially the shape of a trapezoid whose large base is adjacent to the upper edge of the corresponding flap of the lateral belt 3 to which it is connected by a fold line, on a part only of said upper edge,
in that the bottom of the box (1) is constituted by four second flaps (4.1 to 4.4) opposite two by two defining raised and hollow parts complementary to the raised and hollow parts of the top (5) of said box (1), due to the arrangement of the first two lateral flaps, and in that a recess (3.21, 3.41) is formed in each of the flaps (3.2, 3.4) not provided with a first flap. 2. Boite selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que parmi les quatre seconds rabats, deux rabats opposés (4.2, 4.4) présente au moins en partie, vers l'extérieur desdits second rabats, sensiblement une forme triangulaire tronquée.2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that among the four second flaps, two opposite flaps (4.2, 4.4) has at least partially outwardly of said second flaps, substantially a truncated triangular shape. 3. Boite selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que les évidements (3.21, 3.41) ont une forme trapézoïdale.3. Box according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the recesses (3.21, 3.41) have a trapezoidal shape. 4. Boite selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que chaque premier rabat est relié au volet carrespondant de façon centrée par rapport audit volet.4. Box according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each first flap is connected to the corresponding flap centered in relation to said flap. 5. Boite selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que la ceinture latérale comporte quatre faces intermédiaires (3a.1 - 3a.5) formant coins coupés chacune située entre deux volets adjacents.5. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lateral belt has four intermediate faces (3a.1 - 3a.5) forming cut corners each located between two adjacent flaps. 6. Flan de matière en feuille, telle que du carton, du carton ondulé ou analogue, destiné à la réalisation, par pliage, d'une boite de forme générale parallélépipédique, comportant quatre volets disposés les uns à la suite des autres, reliés entre eux par des premières lignes de pliage et destinés à former la ceinture latérale de ladite boite, des premiers rabats reliés audits volets par des deuxièmes lignes de pliage et destinés à former le dessus de la boite et des seconds rabats reliés audits volets par des troisièmes lignes de pliage destinés à former le fond de ladite boite, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte uniquement deux premiers rabats (5.1, 5.2) reliés à deux volets opposés, chacun desdits rabats présentant une forme générale de trapèze dont la grande base est reliée au volet (3.1, 3.3) correspondant par une ligne de pliage, sur une partie seulement dudit volet, en ce que deux desdits seconds rabats (4.2, 4.4) reliés à deux volets non adjacents par un côté présente chacun leur deux autres côtés (4.21, 4.41) en forme agencée pour s'adapter aux deux côtés (5.11, 5.21) correspondant des premiers rabats, et en ce que un évidement (3.21, 3.41) est aménagé dans chacun des volets (3.2, 3.4) non pourvu d'un premier rabat (5.1, 5.2).6. Blank of sheet material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like, intended for the production, by folding, of a box of generally parallelepipedal shape, comprising four flaps arranged one after the other, connected between them by first fold lines and intended to form the lateral belt of said box, first flaps connected to said flaps by second fold lines and intended to form the top of the box and second flaps connected to said flaps by third lines folding intended to form the bottom of said box, characterized in that it comprises only two first flaps (5.1, 5.2) connected to two opposite flaps, each of said flaps having a general shape of trapezium whose large base is connected to the flap (3.1, 3.3) corresponding by a fold line, on only part of said flap, in that two of said second flaps (4.2, 4.4) connected to two non adjacent flaps ents by one side each has their two other sides (4.21, 4.41) in shape arranged to fit the two sides (5.11, 5.21) corresponding to the first flaps, and in that a recess (3.21, 3.41) is arranged in each flaps (3.2, 3.4) not provided with a first flap (5.1, 5.2). 7. Flan selon la revendication 6 caractérisé en ce que les évidements (3.21, 3.41) ont une forme trapézoïdale.7. Blank according to claim 6 characterized in that the recesses (3.21, 3.41) have a trapezoidal shape. 8. Flan selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7 caractérisé en ce que chaque premier rabat est relié au volet correspondant de façon centrée par rapport audit volet.8. Blank according to any one of claims 5 to 7 characterized in that each first flap is connected to the corresponding flap in a centered manner relative to said flap. 9. Boite selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 8 caractérisée en ce que chaque premier rabat est relié au volet correspondant sur les deux tiers de sa longueur.9. Box according to any one of claims 5 to 8 characterized in that each first flap is connected to the corresponding flap over two thirds of its length. 10. Flan selon la revendication 6 caractérisé en ce que la ceinture latérale comporte cinq volets intermédiaires (3a.1 - 3a.5) destinés à former des coins coupés de la boite obtenue à partir dudit flan, situés de part et d'autre, deux à deux, des volets 3.1 à 3.4.10. Blank according to claim 6 characterized in that the lateral belt comprises five intermediate flaps (3a.1 - 3a.5) intended to form cut corners of the box obtained from said blank, located on either side, two by two, sections 3.1 to 3.4.
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