EP0670807B1 - Wrapper/label for receptacles - Google Patents

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EP0670807B1
EP0670807B1 EP94902000A EP94902000A EP0670807B1 EP 0670807 B1 EP0670807 B1 EP 0670807B1 EP 94902000 A EP94902000 A EP 94902000A EP 94902000 A EP94902000 A EP 94902000A EP 0670807 B1 EP0670807 B1 EP 0670807B1
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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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
    • B65D55/08—Annular elements encircling container necks
    • B65D55/0818—Destructible or permanently removable bands, e.g. adhesive
    • B65D55/0854—Shrink-film bands
    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0842—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations
    • B65D23/0878—Shrunk on the bottle
    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • B65D23/14—Means for the attachment of smaller articles of tags, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0288—Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
    • G09F3/0289—Pull- or fold-out labels

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  • the present invention relates to the packaging of consumer products requiring consumer information.
  • They can be, for example, food products whose preparation must be carried out according to a particular method or according to a recommended culinary recipe.
  • They may also be chemicals, the implementation of which is carried out according to a specific user manual which requires taking the precautions for use laid down by the manufacturer.
  • it can be pharmaceutical products, such as drugs, which must contain a certain number of regulatory information such as their composition, indications, contraindications, dosage, precautions for use, etc.
  • an envelope constituted by a heat-shrinkable sleeve capable of closely surrounding at least one part of the body of the container to form a support for elementary information and / or ensuring the relative immobilization of the opening and closing means. of said container.
  • envelopes known as a sleeve surrounding a container often turn out to be of limited use with regard to the supply of necessary information and moreover do not make it possible to dispose of it freely by dissociating it from their support.
  • Document WO-A-92/02421 discloses an envelope intended for packaging a container containing a consumer product, of the type constituted by a sleeve capable of surrounding at least part of the body of the container to form a elementary information medium, said sleeve further having an extension forming a removable complementary flap which extends freely by superposition, between two external generatrices of the reference lateral surface of said sleeve, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends so detachable, to deliver additional specific information which it contains, in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • this is not a sleeve obtained from a heat-shrinkable material, but a sleeve made of cardboard. This is the reason why the closure of the sleeve on itself can be obtained by a simple bonding, the latter not being the seat of retraction forces and therefore not having to resist them to avoid tearing. .
  • the end edge of the flap is fixed with a lighter bonding (by bonding points) than the other edge in order to allow easy detachment by gripping a tab projecting from this terminal edge.
  • Document BE-A-506 116 also discloses a paper sleeve extended by a flap and closed on itself by gluing.
  • the flap is formed by a leaflet, the free end of which is fixed to said sleeve by a clip or a washer of paper, which can be assumed to be adhesive.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy the various aforementioned drawbacks and to this end relates to an envelope more particularly intended for packaging a container containing a consumer product, of the type constituted by a sleeve capable of surrounding at least part of the body of the container to form an elementary information carrier, said sleeve further having an extension forming a removable complementary flap which extends freely by superposition, between two external generatrices of the lateral reference surface of said sleeve, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends detachably, to deliver additional specific information which it contains, characterized in that the envelope forming the sleeve and the complementary flap which extends it is obtained from a sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic, that the lateral ends of the complementary flap are connected to the sleeve by two parallel heat seals, and in that the means capable of making the complementary flap removable are arranged near each of the two heat seals, on the internal side thereof.
  • the envelope is intended, on the one hand, for the packaging of a container 2 and, on the other hand, for the delivery of additional information 8 concerning the product contained by said container 2.
  • the envelope 1 comprises a first part, known per se, and constituted by a sleeve 3 made of heat-shrinkable material capable of closely surrounding the body of the container 2 to form a support for elementary information 9 and possibly ensuring immobilization. opening and closing means, in this case a plug 4, of said container 2.
  • the envelope 1 constituted by the sleeve 3 further comprises a second part formed by a flap 5 extending freely by superposition between two external generatrices x and y of the lateral reference surface of said sleeve 3, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends 6 and 7 detachably, at least partially, to deliver additional specific information 8 which it contains.
  • the envelope 1 is obtained from a sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic in one piece, the first part of which forms the sleeve 3 consists of zones I and II, and the second part III of which forms the flap 5 is obtained in one piece with said sleeve 3 as an extension of one of the lateral ends 6 of the developed surface (I + II) of said sleeve 3.
  • FIG. 2 also shows zones A, B, C, D which are intended for heat sealing during the shaping of the envelope 1.
  • zones A-B and C-D can be carried out successively or simultaneously.
  • the lateral ends of the flap are connected to the sleeve by two parallel heat seals, one of them simultaneously forming the sleeve by closing its reference lateral surface on itself.
  • zone II the elementary information 9 carried by the sleeve 3 is necessarily transcribed in zone II because zone I is covered by zone III forming the flap 5.
  • This information 9 is of course necessarily readable from the outside once the sleeve 3 placed on the container 2, but on the other hand, the information 8 can be made readable from the outside or from the inside. This is so that, in the latter case, they remain discreet, for example with regard to certain drugs.
  • the length "L" of the flap 5 constituted by the zone III is deliberately limited in proportions such as not to allow the overlapping of the zone II and this for two reasons.
  • the first is obviously to prevent the flap 5 from masking the information carried by said zone II of the sleeve 3.
  • the second resides in the fact that it is not desirable to heat the zone I of the sleeve 3 covered by the zone III of the flap 5, during the heat-shrinking operation, because this could lead to a deformation of the latter, harmful to the information it contains. It is therefore preferred to heat only the only zone II, to ensure the shrinking of the sleeve 3.
  • the flap is made removable by means of tearing means disposed near its lateral ends.
  • the means capable of making the flap removable are arranged near each of the two heat seals, on the internal side thereof.
  • These pull-out means P1, P2 are in this case constituted by two lateral punctures.
  • FIG. 9 shows a first cut out thanks to the puncture P1, the puncture P2 being in the process of being torn off. Note that the removal of the flap 5 does not in any way alter the sleeve 3 which remains in place.
  • the flap 5 can also be made removable by means of adhesive means (not shown) arranged near its lateral ends.
  • the flap defines with the sleeve a pouch capable of containing an explanatory note concerning the product.
  • the pocket defined by the flap is closed on all sides after introduction of the instructions to constitute an airtight protection to it.
  • the flap 5 can be printed to constitute an explanatory note per se.
  • the inner surface of the flap is secured to an end fold of an explanatory note folded back on itself.
  • leaflet 12 is folded back on itself in an accordion.
  • the end fold 12a of the leaflet 12 can be secured to the flap 5A by heat sealing simultaneously with the assembly of the zones C-D or else by gluing in said zone C of the flap 5A.
  • a variant could consist in bringing the notice 12 onto the internal face 5a of the flap 5A of an envelope 1A by peelable adhesive means (not shown).
  • the envelope 1 or 1A is made of a material of the same kind as the container (2) so as to make their simultaneous recycling compatible.
  • envelope 1 or 1A is made up of a material of the same kind as the container and the information leaflet so as to make their recycling simultaneous.
  • the container 2 and its stopper 4 the sleeve 3 constituting its packaging, the flap 5 or 5A containing the notice 11 or 12, the notice 11 or 12 it -same, are of the same nature and consequently recyclable simultaneously.

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Abstract

A wrapper consisting of a heat-shrinkable plastic sleeve (3) surrounding the body of a container (2) to form a data medium (9) and/or prevent movement of a lid (4). Said sleeve (3) further comprises a complementary loosely overlaid removable flap (5) extending between two external generatrices (x, y) of the side reference surface of the sleeve (3), said flap being at least partially releasably connected thereto at both its side ends (6, 7) to provide specific additional information (8) on the product. The wrapper may be used in product packaging.

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La présente invention concerne le conditionnement de produits de consommation nécessitant une information du consommateur.The present invention relates to the packaging of consumer products requiring consumer information.

Il peut s'agir, par exemple, de produits d'alimentation dont la préparation doit être effectuée selon une méthode particulière ou selon une recette culinaire préconisée.They can be, for example, food products whose preparation must be carried out according to a particular method or according to a recommended culinary recipe.

Il peut également s'agir de produits chimiques dont la mise en oeuvre s'effectue selon un mode d'emploi spécifique qui nécessite de prendre des précautions d'utilisation édictées par le fabricant.They may also be chemicals, the implementation of which is carried out according to a specific user manual which requires taking the precautions for use laid down by the manufacturer.

Ou encore, il peut s'agir de produits pharmaceutiques, tels les médicaments, qui doivent contenir un certain nombre d'informations réglementaires comme leur composition, les indications, les contre-indications, la posologie, les précautions d'emploi etc.Or, it can be pharmaceutical products, such as drugs, which must contain a certain number of regulatory information such as their composition, indications, contraindications, dosage, precautions for use, etc.

Pour communiquer toutes ces informations à l'utilisateur, il est bien connu de disposer d'un emballage sur lequel figurent la marque et le nom du fabricant du produit ainsi que quelques informations sommaires, toutes les informations spécifiques et détaillées faisant l'objet d'une notice disposée entre le contenant et l'emballage avant fermeture de ce dernier.To communicate all this information to the user, it is well known to have a packaging on which appear the brand and the name of the manufacturer of the product as well as some summary information, all the specific and detailed information being the subject of a notice placed between the container and the packaging before closing the latter.

Ainsi, qu'il s'agisse d'une recette de cuisine, d'un mode d'emploi ou bien encore d'une notice pharmaceutique, l'utilisateur aura la possibilité de prélever et de conserver par devers soi lesdites informations spécifiques, indépendamment du conditionnement du produit.Thus, whether it is a cooking recipe, a user manual or even a pharmaceutical leaflet, the user will be able to collect and store by himself the said specific information, independently packaging of the product.

Or, il s'avère que la multiplication des divers éléments précités, à savoir : le contenant du produit, son emballage et sa notice, aboutit à une complexité de fabrication, la rendant conséquemment onéreuse.However, it turns out that the multiplication of the various aforementioned elements, namely: the product container, its packaging and its instructions, results in a manufacturing complexity, making it consequently expensive.

De plus, la diversité des matériaux utilisés rend leur recyclage impossible de manière simultanée et conduit donc à des opérations distinctes en fonction des matériaux concernés.In addition, the diversity of the materials used makes it impossible to recycle them simultaneously and therefore leads to separate operations depending on the materials concerned.

Il est connu de limiter ces opérations en réalisant un emballage dont le matériau est de même nature que le contenant, par exemple en matière plastique.It is known to limit these operations by producing a packaging, the material of which is of the same nature as the container, for example made of plastic.

Il s'agit alors d'une enveloppe constituée par un manchon thermorétractable apte à entourer étroitement au moins une partie du corps du contenant pour former un support d'informations élémentaires et/ou assurer l'immobilisation relative des moyens d'ouverture et de fermeture dudit contenant.It is then an envelope constituted by a heat-shrinkable sleeve capable of closely surrounding at least one part of the body of the container to form a support for elementary information and / or ensuring the relative immobilization of the opening and closing means. of said container.

Il n'est ainsi que partiellement remédié au problème préalablement posé car, en effet, et cela plus particulièrement dans les conditionnements de petites dimensions, la surface disponible s'avère bien souvent insuffisante.It is thus only partially remedied the problem previously posed because, indeed, and this more particularly in the packages of small dimensions, the available surface proves very often insufficient.

De plus, indépendamment de ce problème d'ordre pratique, lorsqu'il s'agit de médicament notamment, l'utilisateur a pour habitude de disposer d'une notice qu'il peut emporter avec lui pour se souvenir de la posologie et cela en emmenant une partie de médicament, sans être obligé d'emporter la boîte complète.In addition, regardless of this practical problem, when it comes to medication in particular, the user has the habit of having a leaflet that he can take with him to remember the dosage and this in taking part of the medication, without having to take the full box.

Il en est de même concernant une recette de cuisine, un mode d'emploi ou toutes autres sortes d'informations que l'on peut souhaiter vouloir détacher du produit pour en disposer librement.The same applies to a cooking recipe, a manual or any other kind of information that one may wish to detach from the product in order to dispose of it freely.

C'est ainsi que l'on peut dire que les enveloppes connues sous forme de manchon entourant un contenant s'avèrent souvent d'utilisation limitée quant à la délivrance d'informations nécessaires et de plus ne permettent pas d'en disposer librement en les dissociant de leur support.Thus we can say that the envelopes known as a sleeve surrounding a container often turn out to be of limited use with regard to the supply of necessary information and moreover do not make it possible to dispose of it freely by dissociating it from their support.

Il est connu par le document WO-A-92/02421 une enveloppe destinée à l'emballage d'un contenant renfermant un produit de consommation, du type constitué par un manchon apte à entourer au moins une partie du corps du contenant pour former un support d'informations élémentaires, ledit manchon présentant en outre un prolongement formant un rabat complémentaire amovible qui s'étend librement par superposition, entre deux génératrices externes de la surface latérale de référence dudit manchon, auquel il est relié par ses deux extrémités latérales de manière détachable, pour délivrer des informations spécifiques supplémentaires qu'il renferme, conformément au préambule de la revendication 1.Document WO-A-92/02421 discloses an envelope intended for packaging a container containing a consumer product, of the type constituted by a sleeve capable of surrounding at least part of the body of the container to form a elementary information medium, said sleeve further having an extension forming a removable complementary flap which extends freely by superposition, between two external generatrices of the reference lateral surface of said sleeve, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends so detachable, to deliver additional specific information which it contains, in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.

Il est à noter qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un manchon obtenu à partir d'une matière thermorétractable, mais d'un manchon réalisé en carton. C'est la raison pour laquelle la fermeture du manchon sur lui-même peut être obtenue par un simple collage, celui-ci n'étant pas le siège de forces de rétraction et donc ne devant pas résister à celles-ci pour éviter le déchirement. De plus, il est expressément prévu que le bord terminal du rabat est fixé avec un collage plus léger (par points de collage) que l'autre bord afin de permettre un détachement aisé par préhension d'une languette dépassant de ce bord terminal.It should be noted that this is not a sleeve obtained from a heat-shrinkable material, but a sleeve made of cardboard. This is the reason why the closure of the sleeve on itself can be obtained by a simple bonding, the latter not being the seat of retraction forces and therefore not having to resist them to avoid tearing. . In addition, it is expressly provided that the end edge of the flap is fixed with a lighter bonding (by bonding points) than the other edge in order to allow easy detachment by gripping a tab projecting from this terminal edge.

Il est connu également par le document BE-A-506 116 un manchon en papier prolongé par un rabat et refermé sur lui-même par collage. Le rabat est formé par un dépliant dont l'extrémité libre est fixée sur ledit manchon par une attache ou une rondelle de papier, que l'on peut supposer adhésive.Document BE-A-506 116 also discloses a paper sleeve extended by a flap and closed on itself by gluing. The flap is formed by a leaflet, the free end of which is fixed to said sleeve by a clip or a washer of paper, which can be assumed to be adhesive.

De plus, il est également important de noter que le manchon décrit dans les documents précités n'étant pas obtenu à partir d'une matière thermorétractable, il supporte d'être dans les deux cas simplement collé.In addition, it is also important to note that the sleeve described in the aforementioned documents is not obtained from a heat-shrinkable material, it supports being in both cases simply glued.

Or, comme déjà évoqué ci-dessus, cela n'est pas suffisant pour résister aux forces de rétraction lorsque l'on soumet la matière du manchon au traitement thermique, et ceci tant au niveau de la ligne de fermeture du manchon sur lui-même qu'au niveau de la ligne de liaison du rabat au niveau de son extrémité libre.However, as already mentioned above, this is not sufficient to resist the retraction forces when the material of the sleeve is subjected to heat treatment, and this both at the level of the closure line of the sleeve on itself than at the connecting line of the flap at its free end.

L'invention a pour but de remédier aux divers inconvénients précités et concerne à cet effet une enveloppe plus particulièrement destinée à l'emballage d'un contenant renfermant un produit de consommation, du type constitué par un manchon apte à entourer au moins une partie du corps du contenant pour former un support d'informations élémentaires, ledit manchon présentant en outre un prolongement formant un rabat complémentaire amovible qui s'étend librement par superposition, entre deux génératrices externes de la surface latérale de référence dudit manchon, auquel il est relié par ses deux extrémités latérales de manière détachable, pour délivrer des informations spécifiques supplémentaires qu'il renferme, caractérisée en ce que l'enveloppe formant le manchon et le rabat complémentaire qui le prolonge est obtenue à partir d'une feuille en matière plastique thermorétractable, en ce que les extrémités latérales du rabat complémentaire sont reliées au manchon par deux thermosoudures parallèles, et en ce que les moyens aptes à rendre amovible le rabat complémentaire sont disposés à proximité de chacune des deux thermosoudures, du côté interne de celles-ci.The object of the invention is to remedy the various aforementioned drawbacks and to this end relates to an envelope more particularly intended for packaging a container containing a consumer product, of the type constituted by a sleeve capable of surrounding at least part of the body of the container to form an elementary information carrier, said sleeve further having an extension forming a removable complementary flap which extends freely by superposition, between two external generatrices of the lateral reference surface of said sleeve, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends detachably, to deliver additional specific information which it contains, characterized in that the envelope forming the sleeve and the complementary flap which extends it is obtained from a sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic, that the lateral ends of the complementary flap are connected to the sleeve by two parallel heat seals, and in that the means capable of making the complementary flap removable are arranged near each of the two heat seals, on the internal side thereof.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres caractéristiques de celle-ci seront mises en évidence à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés, illustrant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, comment l'invention peut être réalisée et dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un contenant emballé avec une enveloppe suivant l'invention;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en plan de la surface développée de l'enveloppe selon la figure 1 ;
  • les figures 3, 4 et 5 sont des vues en bout de l'enveloppe, au cours de trois phases successives de réalisation ;
  • les figures 6 et 7 sont des vues en plan représentant successivement une enveloppe avant et après insertion sur le contenant ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en plan d'un contenant sur lequel l'enveloppe a été thermoformée ;
  • la figure 9 est une vue en perspective d'un contenant après détachement partiel d'un rabat de l'enveloppe; et
  • les figures 10, 11 et 12 montrent des vues en bout d'enveloppes selon des modes différents de présentation des informations.
The invention will be better understood and other characteristics thereof will be highlighted with the aid of the description which follows, with reference to the appended schematic drawings, illustrating, by way of nonlimiting example, how the invention can be performed and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container packed with an envelope according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the developed surface of the envelope according to Figure 1;
  • Figures 3, 4 and 5 are views at the end of the envelope, during three successive phases of production;
  • Figures 6 and 7 are plan views successively showing an envelope before and after insertion on the container;
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of a container on which the envelope has been thermoformed;
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of a container after partial detachment of a flap of the envelope; and
  • Figures 10, 11 and 12 show end views of envelopes according to different modes of presentation of information.

L'enveloppe, désignée globalement par la référence 1 sur les figures est destinée, d'une part, à l'emballage d'un contenant 2 et, d'autre part, à la délivrance d'informations supplémentaires 8 concernant le produit renfermé par ledit contenant 2.The envelope, generally designated by the reference 1 in the figures, is intended, on the one hand, for the packaging of a container 2 and, on the other hand, for the delivery of additional information 8 concerning the product contained by said container 2.

A cet effet, l'enveloppe 1 comprend une première partie, connue en soi, et constituée par un manchon 3 en matière thermorétractable apte à entourer étroitement le corps du contenant 2 pour former un support d'informations élémentaires 9 et assurer éventuellement l'immobilisation des moyens d'ouverture et de fermeture, en l'occurrence un bouchon 4, dudit contenant 2.For this purpose, the envelope 1 comprises a first part, known per se, and constituted by a sleeve 3 made of heat-shrinkable material capable of closely surrounding the body of the container 2 to form a support for elementary information 9 and possibly ensuring immobilization. opening and closing means, in this case a plug 4, of said container 2.

Selon l'invention, l'enveloppe 1 constituée par le manchon 3 comporte en outre une seconde partie formée par un rabat 5 s'étendant librement par superposition entre deux génératrices externes x et y de la surface latérale de référence dudit manchon 3, auquel il est relié par ses deux extrémités latérales 6 et 7 de manière détachable, au moins partiellement, pour délivrer des informations spécifiques supplémentaires 8 qu'il renferme.According to the invention, the envelope 1 constituted by the sleeve 3 further comprises a second part formed by a flap 5 extending freely by superposition between two external generatrices x and y of the lateral reference surface of said sleeve 3, to which it is connected by its two lateral ends 6 and 7 detachably, at least partially, to deliver additional specific information 8 which it contains.

Comme le montre particulièrement bien la figure 2, l'enveloppe 1 est obtenue à partir d'une feuille de matière plastique thermorétractable d'un seul tenant dont la première partie formant le manchon 3 est constituée par les zones I et II, et dont la deuxième partie III formant le rabat 5 est obtenue d'une seule pièce avec ledit manchon 3 en prolongement d'une des extrémités latérales 6 de la surface développée (I+II) dudit manchon 3.As shown particularly in FIG. 2, the envelope 1 is obtained from a sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic in one piece, the first part of which forms the sleeve 3 consists of zones I and II, and the second part III of which forms the flap 5 is obtained in one piece with said sleeve 3 as an extension of one of the lateral ends 6 of the developed surface (I + II) of said sleeve 3.

La figure 2 montre également des zones A,B,C,D qui sont destinées au thermosoudage lors de la mise en forme de l'enveloppe 1.FIG. 2 also shows zones A, B, C, D which are intended for heat sealing during the shaping of the envelope 1.

C'est ainsi que les zones A et B seront mises en regard l'une de l'autre en vue de leur assemblage pour constituer le manchon 3 et que la zone du rabat 5 sera mise en regard de la zone D du manchon 3 pour réaliser la fermeture dudit rabat 5.This is how the zones A and B will be placed opposite one another with a view to their assembly to constitute the sleeve 3 and that the zone of the flap 5 will be placed opposite the zone D of the sleeve 3 for close said flap 5.

Il est à noter que l'assemblage des zones A-B et C-D peut être effectué successivement ou simultanément.It should be noted that the assembly of zones A-B and C-D can be carried out successively or simultaneously.

Dans tous les cas, les extrémités latérales du rabat sont reliées au manchon par deux thermosoudures parallèles, l'une d'elles réalisant simultanément la constitution du manchon par fermeture de sa surface latérale de référence sur elle-même.In all cases, the lateral ends of the flap are connected to the sleeve by two parallel heat seals, one of them simultaneously forming the sleeve by closing its reference lateral surface on itself.

Il est à noter également que les informations élémentaires 9 portées par le manchon 3 sont obligatoirement transcrites dans la zone II car la zone I est recouverte par la zone III formant le rabat 5.It should also be noted that the elementary information 9 carried by the sleeve 3 is necessarily transcribed in zone II because zone I is covered by zone III forming the flap 5.

Ces informations 9 sont bien entendu nécessairement lisibles de l'extérieur une fois le manchon 3 posé sur le contenant 2, mais par contre, les informations 8 pourront être rendues lisibles de l'extérieur ou de l'intérieur. Ceci afin que, dans ce dernier cas, elles restent discrètes, par exemple en ce qui concerne certains médicaments.This information 9 is of course necessarily readable from the outside once the sleeve 3 placed on the container 2, but on the other hand, the information 8 can be made readable from the outside or from the inside. This is so that, in the latter case, they remain discreet, for example with regard to certain drugs.

Il est à préciser que la longueur "L" du rabat 5 constituée par la zone III est volontairement limitée dans des proportions telles à ne pas permettre le recouvrement de la zone II et cela pour une double raison.It should be noted that the length "L" of the flap 5 constituted by the zone III is deliberately limited in proportions such as not to allow the overlapping of the zone II and this for two reasons.

La première est à l'évidence pour éviter que le rabat 5 ne masque les informations portées par ladite zone II du manchon 3.The first is obviously to prevent the flap 5 from masking the information carried by said zone II of the sleeve 3.

La seconde réside dans le fait qu'il n'est pas souhaitable de chauffer la zone I du manchon 3 recouverte par la zone III du rabat 5, lors de l'opération de thermorétraction, car cela pourrait conduire à une déformation de ce dernier, néfaste aux informations qu'il contient. Il est donc préféré de ne chauffer que la seule zone II, pour assurer le rétreint du manchon 3.The second resides in the fact that it is not desirable to heat the zone I of the sleeve 3 covered by the zone III of the flap 5, during the heat-shrinking operation, because this could lead to a deformation of the latter, harmful to the information it contains. It is therefore preferred to heat only the only zone II, to ensure the shrinking of the sleeve 3.

Comme le montrent les figures 6 et 7, après insertion du manchon 3 sur le contenant 2, l'air chaud est soufflé suivant les directions F sur le pourtour de la zone II.As shown in Figures 6 and 7, after insertion of the sleeve 3 on the container 2, the hot air is blown in the directions F around the periphery of the zone II.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le rabat est rendu amovible par l'intermédiaire de moyens d'arrachement disposés à proximité de ses extrémités latérales.According to another characteristic of the invention, the flap is made removable by means of tearing means disposed near its lateral ends.

Plus précisément, les moyens aptes à rendre amovible le rabat sont disposés à proximité de chacune des deux thermosoudures, du coté interne de celles-ci.More specifically, the means capable of making the flap removable are arranged near each of the two heat seals, on the internal side thereof.

Ces moyens d'arrachement P1, P2 sont en l'occurrence constitués par deux piqûres latérales.These pull-out means P1, P2 are in this case constituted by two lateral punctures.

Ces moyens d'arrachement sont particulièrement bien illustrés sur la figure 9 montrant une première découpe grâce à la piqûre P1, la piqûre P2 étant en cours d'arrachement. On notera que l'enlèvement du rabat 5 n'altère en aucun cas le manchon 3 qui reste en place.These tearing means are particularly well illustrated in FIG. 9 showing a first cut out thanks to the puncture P1, the puncture P2 being in the process of being torn off. Note that the removal of the flap 5 does not in any way alter the sleeve 3 which remains in place.

Il est évident que le rabat 5 peut aussi être rendu amovible par l'intermédiaire de moyens adhésifs (non représentés) disposés à proximité de ses extrémités latérales.It is obvious that the flap 5 can also be made removable by means of adhesive means (not shown) arranged near its lateral ends.

Selon un exemple de réalisation représenté sur les figures 10 et 11, celui-ci diffère essentiellement du précédent en ce que le rabat définit avec le manchon une pochette apte à contenir une notice explicative concernant le produit.According to an exemplary embodiment shown in Figures 10 and 11, it differs essentially from the previous in that the flap defines with the sleeve a pouch capable of containing an explanatory note concerning the product.

Dans ce cas, la pochette définie par le rabat est fermée de tout côtés après introduction de la notice pour constituer à celle-ci une protection hermétique.In this case, the pocket defined by the flap is closed on all sides after introduction of the instructions to constitute an airtight protection to it.

Néanmoins, comme évoqué précédemment, le rabat 5 peut être imprimé pour constituer une notice explicative en soi.However, as mentioned above, the flap 5 can be printed to constitute an explanatory note per se.

Selon l'exemple de réalisation représenté sur la figure 12, la surface interne du rabat est solidaire d'un pli d'extrémité d'une notice explicative repliée sur elle-même. En l'occurrence, la notice 12 est repliée sur elle-même en accordéon.According to the embodiment shown in Figure 12, the inner surface of the flap is secured to an end fold of an explanatory note folded back on itself. In this case, leaflet 12 is folded back on itself in an accordion.

Le pli d'extrémité 12a de la notice 12 peut être solidarisé du rabat 5A par thermosoudure simultanément à l'assemblage des zones C-D ou bien encore par collage dans ladite zone C du rabat 5A.The end fold 12a of the leaflet 12 can be secured to the flap 5A by heat sealing simultaneously with the assembly of the zones C-D or else by gluing in said zone C of the flap 5A.

Egalement, une variante pourrait consister à rapporter la notice 12 sur la face interne 5a du rabat 5A d'une enveloppe 1A par des moyens adhésifs pelables (non représentés).Also, a variant could consist in bringing the notice 12 onto the internal face 5a of the flap 5A of an envelope 1A by peelable adhesive means (not shown).

Enfin, il est à préciser que pour atteindre l'un des buts fixés par l'invention, l'enveloppe 1 ou 1A est constituée en un matériau de même nature que le contenant (2) de manière à rendre compatible leur recyclage simultané.Finally, it should be noted that to achieve one of the aims set by the invention, the envelope 1 or 1A is made of a material of the same kind as the container (2) so as to make their simultaneous recycling compatible.

Mieux encore, l'enveloppe 1 ou 1A est constituée en un matériau de même nature que le contenant et la notice explicative de manière à rendre leur recyclage simultané.Better still, envelope 1 or 1A is made up of a material of the same kind as the container and the information leaflet so as to make their recycling simultaneous.

C'est ainsi que l'on peut dire d'une manière plus détaillée que le contenant 2 et son bouchon 4, le manchon 3 constituant son emballage, le rabat 5 ou 5A renfermant la notice 11 ou 12, la notice 11 ou 12 elle-même, sont de même nature et conséquemment recyclables simultanément.Thus we can say in more detail that the container 2 and its stopper 4, the sleeve 3 constituting its packaging, the flap 5 or 5A containing the notice 11 or 12, the notice 11 or 12 it -same, are of the same nature and consequently recyclable simultaneously.

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  1. Wrapper (1,1A), intended more particularly for packaging a container (2) containing a consumer product, of the type consisting of a sleeve (3) capable of encircling at least part of the body of the container in order to form a carrier for basic information (9), the said sleeve (3) also having an extension forming a removable supplementary flap (5, 5A) which extends freely, by superposition, between two external generating lines (x, y) of the reference side surface of the said sleeve (3), to which it is joined in a detachable manner by its two lateral ends in order to supply supplementary specific information which it contains, characterised in that the wrapper (1, 1A) forming the sleeve (3) and the supplementary flap (5, 5A) which forms an extension of it is obtained from a sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic material, in that the lateral ends (6, 7) of the supplementary flap (5, 5A) are joined to the sleeve (3) by two parallel heat seals (A-B and C-D) and in that the means (P1, P2) capable of making the supplementary flap (5, 5A) removable are arranged in the proximity of each of the two heat seals (A-B, C-D), on the inside of the latter.
  2. Wrapper according to Claim 1, characterised in that the flap (5, 5A) is made removable by means of tearing means (P1, P2).
  3. Wrapper according to Claim 2, characterised in that the means (P1, P2), suitable for making the flap (5, 5A) removable by tearing, are formed by two lateral perforations.
  4. Wrapper according to Claim 1, characterised in that the flap (5, 5A) is made removable by means of adhesive means.
  5. Wrapper according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the flap (5) defines, with the sleeve (3), a pocket (10) suitable for containing an explanatory leaflet (11) relating to the product.
  6. Wrapper according to Claim 5, characterised in that the pocket (10) defined by the flap (5) is closed on all sides following introduction of the leaflet (11), in order to provide the latter with hermetic protection.
  7. Wrapper according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the inner surface of the flap (5A) is integral with an end fold (12a) of an explanatory leaflet (12) folded onto itself.
  8. Wrapper according to Claim 7, characterised in that the leaflet (12) is pleated onto itself in concertina fashion.
  9. Wrapper according to Claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the explanatory leaflet (12) is affixed to the inner surface (5a) of the flap (5A) by peel-off adhesive means.
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