EP1440890B1 - Tray, in particular for containing foodstuffs and method for the realisation thereof - Google Patents
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- EP1440890B1 EP1440890B1 EP04001046A EP04001046A EP1440890B1 EP 1440890 B1 EP1440890 B1 EP 1440890B1 EP 04001046 A EP04001046 A EP 04001046A EP 04001046 A EP04001046 A EP 04001046A EP 1440890 B1 EP1440890 B1 EP 1440890B1
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- tray
- side wall
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
- B65D5/24—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form with adjacent sides interconnected by gusset folds
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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
- 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
- B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
- B65D5/441—Reinforcements
- B65D5/443—Integral reinforcements, e.g. folds, flaps
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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
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3401—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package
- B65D2581/3402—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked
- B65D2581/3404—Cooking pasta dishes, e.g. noodles
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a tray, in particular for containing foodstuffs, and to the method of producing the same.
- the invention pertains to a container of paper material intended for conservation and possible cooking of foods such as lasagne, prepackaged dishes, etc.
- Well known are in particular containers defined by a flat bottom wall of substantially rectangular shape from which a side wall emerges that is adapted to delimit, in cooperation with the bottom wall, a holding space set to receive the appropriate food.
- Such a holding tray is then provided, at the upper part thereof, with an outwardly-bent edge capable of defining a continuous flat surface over the whole upper periphery of the container.
- the flat surface (with an extension parallel to that of the bottom wall) defined by the bent edge is susceptible of enabling closure of the holding space by use of a plastic film for example, that is heat-sealed along the whole peripheral surface.
- the containers of the described type have a weak resistance to deformations, in particular to deformations taking place at the side walls.
- these containers are not able to offer a satisfactory resistance against forces directed transversely of the side walls, which results in the risk that deformations due to handling of the container already filled with the foodstuff may cause escape of the product and/or worsen the aesthetic appearance of same.
- this further reinforcing element is carried out starting from a flat sheet of paper material suitably cut out only a minimum portion of which is used whereas most of the material is to be discarded.
- the present invention aims at substantially solving all the mentioned drawbacks.
- Another aim of the present invention is to obtain a container for foodstuffs made of paper material in which the food cannot come into contact with glues or the like and also cannot transfer its humidity to the cellulose fibres so as to maintain the mechanical-resistance features of said fibres as much as possible unimpaired.
- a tray according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in FR-A-2 276 994.
- a tray in particular for containing foodstuffs has been generally identified with reference numeral 1.
- the container is fully made of paper material starting from a flat sheet of the type shown in Fig. 1, as better clarified in the following.
- the tray is intended for conservation and possible cooking of foodstuffs, such as prepackaged products for example.
- the tray has a flat bottom wall 2 from which a side wall 3 emerges that, in cooperation with said bottom wall 2, defines a holding space 6 set to receive the appropriate food.
- bottom 2 can be of a substantially rectangular shape the sides of which are connected with each other by short curved sections.
- the curved portions 5 will obviously have excess material that will be formed into pleats or the like (see Figs. 2 and 3).
- the straight and curved portions 4, 5 of the side wall 3 define an inner holding surface 11 without a break.
- no cracks, cuts or the like that may give rise to leakage of the product contained therein can exist on the side wall or the inner holding surface.
- First of all at least one straight portion 4 of the side wall 3 comprises a flat surface 7 facing upwardly and having a flat development substantially parallel to the bottom development.
- a reinforcing tab 8 (see Fig. 2 in particular) that during the tray production steps is designed to be associated at the lower part thereof with the flat surface 7, as visible in the section in Fig. 4.
- the curved portion of the side wall 3 too comprises a respective flat surface 9 facing upwardly as well, and having a development parallel to the development of the bottom wall.
- the flat surface 9 too will have respective pleated or crimped regions, or the like.
- At least one straight portion 4 and one curved portion 5 of the side,wall 3 will have respective outer reinforcing edges 10 folded transversely (preferably at right angles) with respect to the flat surfaces 7, 9 (Figs. 3, 4 and 5).
- each straight portion 4 has the respective reinforcing tab 8 joined to the respective flat surface 7 without a break; tab 8 will be then folded down against the lower side of surface 7 when the tray is assembled.
- the reinforcing edge 10 too extends over the whole side perimeter of the tray without a break and in such a manner that an optimal resistance to stresses transverse to the side wall is ensured.
- the side wall will be in section as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
- the reinforcing edge 10 will be a two-layered edge at the straight portions (see Fig. 4) and will consist of one layer alone at the curved portions 5 (see Fig. 5).
- the tray has no other elements of paper material added by gluing, stapling or the like.
- arrangement of suitable reinforcing rims or other elements is not required in order to define the structural-resistance features of the container or modify the container structure.
- reinforcing tabs 8 can be also defined that are provided with end portions 8A that once folded back, are adapted to abut against the lower side of the flat surfaces 9 defined by the curved portions. In this way the four tray corners are reinforced as well and they show a double wall, seen in section (see Fig. 5A).
- a drawing operation is executed on the sheet in order to define bottom 2 and the side wall 3 emerging from said bottom.
- bending at least along line A in Fig. 1 is carried out.
- a bending operation along the chain line denoted at B in Fig. 1 is carried out (obviously this operation can be executed simultaneously with the preceding one) in order to define an upwardly-facing flat surface 7, 9 at an upper region of the side wall.
- the flat sheet has passed from the condition shown in Fig. 1 to the condition shown in Fig. 2.
- folding of a predetermined number of reinforcing tabs 8 against the lower side of the flat surface 7 is carried out at each of the straight sides (folding line C in Fig. 1).
- these tabs can be glued to the lower side of the flat surface 7.
- the invention achieves important advantages.
- the tray in reference is obtained starting from a single flat sheet of paper material. In other words, no waste of paper material exists and therefore an important reduction in the costs connected with the raw materials is obtained
- the tray is obtained by simple folding operations that could possibly be made by a single production machine during few operating steps in succession.
- the structure of the tray as made allows an excellent resistance to stresses transverse to the side walls and in addition no gluing regions are present at the foodstuff-holding space.
- a further advantage consists in that the container of the invention is very practical, can be piled up and can be easily reproduced and is also provided with the necessary flat surfaces for carrying out heat-sealing of plastic closure films for conservation of the foods contained therein.
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- General Preparation And Processing Of Foods (AREA)
- Distillation Of Fermentation Liquor, Processing Of Alcohols, Vinegar And Beer (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ITMI20030079 | 2003-01-21 | ||
IT000079A ITMI20030079A1 (it) | 2003-01-21 | 2003-01-21 | Vaschetta in particolare per il contenimento di prodotti alimentari e procedimento per la realizzazione della stessa. |
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EP1440890A1 EP1440890A1 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
EP1440890B1 true EP1440890B1 (en) | 2006-05-03 |
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EP04001046A Expired - Lifetime EP1440890B1 (en) | 2003-01-21 | 2004-01-20 | Tray, in particular for containing foodstuffs and method for the realisation thereof |
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EP (1) | EP1440890B1 (it) |
AT (1) | ATE325043T1 (it) |
DE (1) | DE602004000761T2 (it) |
ES (1) | ES2263078T3 (it) |
IT (1) | ITMI20030079A1 (it) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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ITTO20040382A1 (it) * | 2004-06-09 | 2004-09-09 | Comital Cofresco S P A | Vaschetta in cartoncino per alimenti |
ITBO20060296A1 (it) * | 2006-04-20 | 2007-10-21 | Ipack S R L | Metodo per la realizzazione di un contenitore - espositore per alimenti e contenitore - espositore cosi' ottenuto. |
EP4056368B1 (en) | 2021-03-03 | 2024-01-10 | Neupack Swiss SA | Food container |
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US2296808A (en) * | 1940-10-31 | 1942-09-22 | Chaplin Corp | Reinforced molded fiber container |
US3038634A (en) * | 1957-01-25 | 1962-06-12 | Reynolds Metals Co | Flanged container having controlled corner folds |
FR2276994A1 (fr) * | 1974-07-05 | 1976-01-30 | Esseltepack Ab | Recipient etanche aux poudres |
US5433374A (en) * | 1992-02-06 | 1995-07-18 | Westvaco Corporation | Venting/opening for paperboard carton |
DE19802051A1 (de) * | 1998-01-21 | 1999-07-22 | Hoerauf Michael Maschf | Aus einem Kartonzuschnitt gefalteter schalenförmiger Behälter |
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- 2004-01-20 EP EP04001046A patent/EP1440890B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-01-20 AT AT04001046T patent/ATE325043T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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EP1440890A1 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
DE602004000761D1 (de) | 2006-06-08 |
ES2263078T3 (es) | 2006-12-01 |
ATE325043T1 (de) | 2006-06-15 |
ITMI20030079A1 (it) | 2004-07-22 |
DE602004000761T2 (de) | 2007-01-04 |
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