Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D75/38—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more wrappers disposed one inside the other
• • 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
  • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
  • B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a fluid dispenser assembly
• a fluid dispenser assembly comprising a fluid dispenser defining a substantially flat body provided with a dispensing orifice and a removable closure member masking the dispensing orifice before use.
• this dispensing assembly also includes a packaging enveloping the body of the dispenser, leaving the removable closure member accessible to remove it from the body and thus unmask the dispensing orifice.
• Such distribution assemblies find application in the field of perfumery, cosmetics or even pharmacy.
• the document FR 2 791 645 describes a fluid dispenser with a substantially flat body and a removable closure member which masks the dispensing orifice defined by the body. This fluid dispenser does not include packaging enveloping the body of the dispenser.
• Document FR 2 784 361 is also known, which describes a dispensing assembly comprising a fluid dispenser with a body and a removable closure member, and a packaging enveloping the body, leaving the removable closure member accessible for the remove or fold it over the body.
• the distribution set of this document has a significant thickness which does not allow its inclusion in a magazine as an advertising sample.
• the body of the dispenser which is produced from two flat sheets welded on their peripheries, defining between them a reservoir of fluid product.
• the reservoir which contains only a minimal quantity of product, is constrained to its minimum volume, and the entry of air into the reservoir is prevented by the presence of the removable closure member.
• the body of the dispenser has a reduced thickness not exceeding 2 mm. It can thus be included between the pages of a magazine.
• the dispenser of document FR-2 791 645 cannot be easily grasped, since none of its faces is planar. Indeed, for to have such a distributor in magazines, machines are used equipped with suction cup systems which come to grip the distributors from a rack in which they are stacked vertically. It is imperative that the dispenser has at least one substantially flat face so that it can be gripped by the suction cup system. On the other hand, it is necessary that the dispenser has standard dimensions of simple geometric shape, for example square or rectangular. This in fact facilitates its positioning in the crate and its discharge from the crate by means of the suction cup system.
• the object of the present invention is to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art by defining a dispensing assembly having at least one substantially flat area allowing it to be grasped using a suction cup system.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a dispensing assembly whose dispenser, once dressed, has a shape which is independent of the shape of the packaging.
• the dressed distributor can have a very aesthetic shape, for example, comparable to that of a stylized bottle, while the packaging as a whole has a simple geometric shape capable of being easily handled, stored or distributed.
• the packaging comprises an envelope part containing the body of the dispenser and a substantially flat part connected to the envelope part by zones of less resistance so that the envelope part can be separated from the flat part by breaking the zones of least resistance.
• the envelope part is that which covers the body of the dispenser, and can have a very elaborate aesthetic shape, while the flat part connected to the envelope part can have a simple geometric external shape, for example square or rectangular.
• the packaging constitutes, before separation of its envelope part, a coherent and homogeneous whole, since the flat part and the envelope part are produced with the same material and only delimited by the zones of least resistance.
• the envelope part can even be practically indistinguishable, so that its outline is not immediately noticed. It should also be noted that this is not the dispenser which is separable or detachable from the packaging; on the contrary, it is the packaging which is divisible or divisible into two parts, including an envelope or contains the dispenser.
• the planar part at least partially surrounds the envelope part.
• the envelope part can also be entirely inscribed in the flat part, so that the envelope part occupies a central part of the packaging and the flat part a peripheral part surrounding the envelope part. It is also possible that the envelope part forms part of an edge of the packaging.
• the packaging comprises a first cutout in which the removable closure member is housed, said first cutout being located between the envelope part and the flat part.
• the packaging comprises a second empty cutout at the level of which the envelope part can be grasped to detach it from the flat part, said second cutout being located between the envelope part and the flat part.
• This second empty cutout is particularly useful when the envelope part is fully inscribed in the flat part: it is then possible to grasp the envelope part by inserting a finger through the empty cutout to grasp the envelope part on a location on its outskirts.
• the packaging comprises a first support sheet and a second flap sheet, the envelope part and the flat part being formed by the support and flap sheets connected one to the other. the other.
• the sheets in the envelope part are connected to each other on the periphery of the envelope part, except at the level of the removable closure member, the body of the dispenser being fixed between the two leaves.
• the sheets in the flat part are connected to each other on the periphery of the flat part.
• the support and flap sheets are formed in one piece and folded over each other along one side. The packaging can therefore be carried out from a simple sheet of paper, cardboard, plastic, metal or a complex of these materials, which is first cut, then folded back on itself and fixed one to the other. the other, for example, by gluing or heat sealing.
• the dispenser has of course been previously disposed between the two sheets, and preferably fixed for example by gluing to the support sheet at the level where it defines the envelope part before the final sealing of the two sheets of the packaging.
• the two sheets are not contiguous except on their peripheries since they receive between them the body of the fluid dispenser.
• the support and flap sheets can be contiguous at the level of the flat part, so as to define a substantially flat surface area capable of being gripped by the suction cup system.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing assembly according to the invention with its packaging open to leave the fluid dispenser visible
• FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fluid dispenser used in the distribution assembly of FIG. 1
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view on a reduced scale of the distribution assembly of FIG. 1 in the finished state
• FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the part envelope with its dispenser and the removable closure member removed.
• the fluid dispenser assembly of the invention includes a fluid dispenser 1 and a package 2 in which the dispenser 1 is received.
• the distributor 1 can be of the type described in application FR 2 791 645 which is incorporated here for reference.
• the dispenser 1 comprises a substantially flat body 10 which is produced from two flexible sheets welded together on their peripheries. The two sheets of the body 10 thus together define an internal volume which serves as a fluid reservoir.
• the body 10 also comprises a support and distribution part which defines a distribution orifice which communicates with the reservoir.
• this support and distribution piece can be a piece of plastic material fixed between the two sheets, for example by heat sealing. This support and distribution piece can also serve as a support for a piece of porous material capable of being soaked with fluid.
• the dispenser 1 also includes a removable closure member 15 which, before use, masks the dispensing orifice 12.
• This removable closure member 15 can be produced in a single piece with the support and distribution, or even be produced in a single piece with the sheets of the body 10. Before removal, from the removable closure member 15, the reservoir of the body 10 is constrained to its minimum volume, so that it contains practically only of the fluid product.
• a distributor identical to that of document FR 2 791 645, is used in the distribution assembly according to the invention and shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• other types of fluid product distributors can be used whose product is dispensed by driving in an actuating wall.
• the only requirement is that the dispenser body is relatively flat. In this case, the body 10 of the distributor 1 does not exceed 2 to 3 mm.
• the packaging 2 is produced from two sheets of paper, cardboard, plastic, metal or a complex thereof.
• the two sheets referenced 21 and 25 can be perfectly identical. They can also be connected together along a line 215 which serves as a line of articulation and which will later define an outer side of the packaging. Thus, the two sheets can be produced from a single sheet folded back on itself along the line 215.
• Each sheet 21 and 25 is precut symmetrically with respect to line 215 so that the precuts overlap once the sheet 25 is folded over the sheet 21. More particularly, these precuts essentially define two types of parts, namely a part envelope 23 and 27 respectively for the sheets 21 and 25, and a peripheral part 22 and 26 respectively for the sheets 21 and 25. Once folded over them, as shown in FIG. 3, the parts of envelope sheets 23 and 27 define the envelope part 3 and the peripheral sheet parts 22 and 26 define the peripheral part 4.
• the precuts on the sheets 21 and 25 can be formed by slots 224 and 268 interrupted by bridges of material 223, 267 Once folded over them, the slots and the material bridges overlap to form, as shown in FIG. 3, the slots 44 and the bridges. material 43.
• the envelope part 3 is connected to the peripheral part 4 by the material bridges 43 and separated by the slots 44.
• the sheets 21 and 25 also have empty cutouts 211, 212 respectively 251, 252 for the sheets 21 and 25.
• the empty cutouts 211 and 251 will form the cutout 35 and the cutouts 212 and 252 will form the cutout
• the empty blank 35 serves to receive the removable closure member 15 of the dispenser 1, while the blank 34 remains empty and serves as a housing for gripping to facilitate gripping of the envelope part 3 in order to separate it from the peripheral part 4 along the slots 44 by breaking the bridges of material 43.
• the sheets 21 and 25 can be perfectly symmetrical, but one of the sheets, in this case the sheet 21 can serve as a support sheet for the fluid dispenser 1, as can be seen in Figure 1.
• the dispenser 1 can be arranged, and advantageously fixed to the support sheet 21 at its envelope portion 23. It is indeed possible to glue one of the sheets of the body 10 to the portion of the envelope sheet 23 using an appropriate adhesive.
• the dispenser 1 is positioned on the sheet part 23 so that its removable closure member 15 is housed in the cutout 211, which with the symmetrical cutout 251, forms the cutout 35 in FIG. 3.
• the orifice of distribution 12 is precisely arranged on the periphery of the cutout
• the periphery 230 of the envelope sheet part 23 can advantageously be coated with a suitable adhesive which extends around the dispenser 1, as can be seen in FIG. 1.
• the envelope sheet part 27 will stick to the envelope sheet part 23 at their corresponding periphery.
• the two parts of envelope sheets 23 and 27 are integral with one another on their peripheries with the distributor 1 disposed between them. This is precisely what can be seen in FIG. 4, where only the envelope part 3 has been shown with the removable closure member 15 removed so as to unmask the dispensing orifice 12 formed by the body 10 of dispenser 1.
• the casing part 3 as its name suggests, literally envelops the body 10 of the dispenser 1, leaving its removable closure member accessible so that it can be easily removed and thus unmask the dispensing orifice 12 It is thus possible to remove the envelope part 3 from the peripheral part 4 by breaking the material bridges 43 along the slots 44.
• the two parts of envelope sheets 23 and 27 are integral with one of the other by imprisoning the distributor 1.
• peripheral sheets 22 and 26 it is also possible to fix the parts of peripheral sheets 22 and 26 together along their peripheries 260. It is thus possible to apply an appropriate adhesive along the periphery 260 of the support sheet 21: it is unnecessary to apply the adhesive along line 215 which connects the two sheets 21 and 25 together. Once folded and applied to each other, the outer peripheries of the peripheral sheet portions 22 and 26 are fixed together along their peripheries. Thus, when the envelope part 3 has been removed from the peripheral part 4, the peripheral sheet parts 22 and 26 remain connected to each other. However, it is possible to avoid gluing the parts of sheets 22 and 26 together, since the sheets 21 and 25 are already fixed to each other at the level of the envelope part 3.
• the envelope part 3 although containing the body 10 of the dispenser 1, is substantially flat and planar. In reality, the parts of envelope sheets 23 and 27 are slightly curved or curved. On the other hand, the peripheral part 4 is substantially planar and its parts of sheets 22 and 26 are contiguous even outside their gluing zone.
• the distribution assembly can thus be gripped by a suction cup system at the level of the envelope part 3, but even more easily at the level of the flat peripheral part 4. In addition, it is very easy to affix indications such as that the brand, the composition, and the mode of use of the product on the envelope part 3 and on the peripheral part 4.
• the shape of the envelope part 3 is completely independent of the external shape of the peripheral part 4: the envelope part 3 can be very stylized, while the part 4 can be geometrically very simple, by square or rectangular example.
• the form of the envelope part 3 is very simple to modify or to stylize by playing on the arrangement of the cutouts 44.
• the envelope part 3 occupies a central position, while the part 4 extends all around the envelope part 3.
• the envelope part 3 opens onto an outer side of the packaging 2 so that the part 4 only partially surrounds the envelope part 3.
• the envelope part 3 occupies a central position with the part 4 extending all around.
• the envelope part 3 is thus perfectly protected by the peripheral part 4.

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