EP1593611B1 - Plastic package for butter - Google Patents

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EP1593611B1
EP1593611B1 EP05300324A EP05300324A EP1593611B1 EP 1593611 B1 EP1593611 B1 EP 1593611B1 EP 05300324 A EP05300324 A EP 05300324A EP 05300324 A EP05300324 A EP 05300324A EP 1593611 B1 EP1593611 B1 EP 1593611B1
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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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • B65D85/74—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials for butter, margarine, or lard
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/162—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/10—Tearable part of the container

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  • the invention relates to a rigid plastic packaging for food product, especially for butter, or even cheese.
  • Butter is traditionally presented in two different forms, either in blister or in tray.
  • blister pack the butter is most often in the form of a parallelepiped, wrapped in a simple or complex paper, in particular aluminized in order to limit as much as possible the oxidation of the butter and therefore its rancidity.
  • This mode of packaging although widely used, remains inconvenient insofar as the fingers of the user are frequently in contact with the food product at the time of closing and opening of the package. We are therefore faced with an obvious problem of hygiene. To limit this inconvenience, the user has the possibility of transferring the product in an independent box thus requiring additional manipulation.
  • the tray that is to say in a packaging made of a rigid material, plastic material most often, solves the problems related to hygiene since it is sufficient, to close the tray, to simply apply the lid without contact of the product with the fingers of the user.
  • this type of packaging it is difficult to consume the entire product, because of the delicate accessibility in the bottom of the tray, in particular by means of a knife or other kitchen utensil.
  • the document FR-2,588,831 describes a food tray consisting of a bottom provided with four walls and a flat cover, whose edge has projections intended to cooperate with corresponding notches, formed on the bottom edge.
  • the entire food product is held in the bottom of the package which makes it inaccessible by the sides.
  • the document CH-665 405 discloses a packaging more particularly adapted to the packaging of butter, consisting of a parallelepiped shaped tray in one piece, respectively a bottom and a cover connected by a hinge.
  • the bottom and the lid each have a hollow shape in which is inserted the root ball.
  • This embodiment has a similar disadvantage trays known from the prior art, insofar as it is still difficult to easily scrape the remaining butter at the corners of the hollow form.
  • at least half the thickness of the rootstock remains inaccessible by the sides of the package.
  • the problem is to develop a packaging for food products, especially for butter, in which the product is protected, including oxidation phenomena, in order to give it a limit date of consumption or expiry compatible with those currently in force, while having the widest possible accessible surface.
  • the invention proposes a plastic packaging for a food product, in the form of a rigid structure of parallelepipedal general shape made in one piece and provided with a rectangular bottom, acting as a plane support, and a lid connected to the bottom by a hinge.
  • This package is characterized in that at least one of the bottom edges is devoid of any side wall, in that the opposite edge is provided with a rear wall, at which the lid is articulated, and that said cover is itself provided with side wall (s) adapted to completely close the package, in cooperation with the bottom, when in the closed position.
  • the invention consists in having developed a packaging in which at least two faces (upper face and front face) of the root ball can be accessible by the user through the production of a flat support, devoid of hollow, on which is directly deposited the food product, and whose front face is in free access, that is to say without wall, said wall being integrated directly at the lid.
  • the flat support has, advantageously, in addition to the rear wall, two side walls arranged on only part of the width of the support, so that again, the butter is accessible by the sides throughout its thickness.
  • the side walls are arranged in the extension of the ends of the rear wall.
  • the free upper edge of the side faces of the bottom is rounded and is intended to cooperate with the free bottom edge of complementary shape of the side faces of the lid.
  • the base support constituting the bottom is tilted backwards and downwards by an angle between and 30 °, advantageously 6 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the root ball is supported on the rear face of the package, allowing a more effective scraping.
  • the front edge of the flat support is provided with a breakable tamper-evident band, a portion of which cooperates with the front face of the lid.
  • the tamper-evident strip consists of a tongue extending substantially along said edge of the flat support, and has in its center a rounded hollow protuberance, within which is likely to be imprisoned a zone extending from the lower edge of the front face of the cover, said area being profiled for this purpose.
  • the packaging package according to the invention is in the form of a rigid structure, designated by the general reference (1), of parallelepipedal general shape, and presenting a bottom (2) and a lid (3).
  • This packaging made in one piece by plastic injection, is provided with a hinge (4) connecting the bottom (2) to the lid (3).
  • the bottom (2) consists of a plane support (5), provided with a rear wall (6), and two side walls (7) arranged on only part of the width of the support (5).
  • the cover (3) has an upper face (8) articulated by one of the main edges to the upper edge of the rear wall (6) of the bottom.
  • the lid (3) also has two lateral faces (10) and (11) of complementary shape to that of the walls (7) of the bottom, and a front face (9), extending substantially to a height identical to the height of the posterior wall (6) of said bottom.
  • the respective dimensions of the faces and walls constituting the bottom and the lid are chosen so that when the lid is in the closed position, it closes in a relatively tight manner the packaging thus formed.
  • FIG. 1 it can be observed that the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shown provided with a tongue (12) with an elastic effect intended to cooperate with a breakable tamper-evident strip (13). .
  • the package is shown in the presence of a food product, in this case a clump of butter of generally parallelepiped shape (14).
  • the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shaped so that it co-operates by sliding with the front flange (21) of the bottom (5), thus guaranteeing a certain seal.
  • the respective dimensions of these different elements are chosen to optimize this seal.
  • Figure 2 shows the food packaging of the invention seen from the side.
  • the base support constituting the bottom is advantageously inclined at an angle of 6 ° towards the rear (ie towards the rear wall (6) of the bottom) and downwards. , allowing as already said not only to keep the butter in position when it is scraped, but also to optimize its presentation.
  • the lateral faces (7) of the bottom, and (10) and (11) of the cover have a free edge of rounded and complementary shape, to facilitate access by the listed in the food product.
  • the edge (21) of the bottom (5) and / or the zone of the upper face (8) of the lid (3), adjacent to the hinge (4), are provided with marks or graduations (24), derived from molding, intended to inform the user on the cutting site to be produced according to the desired mass of butter.
  • the package is shown in the closed position.
  • the packaging is provided with a tamper-evident strip (13), put in place after introduction of the butter or the food product within the package.
  • the lid (3) When the butter (14) is positioned within the packaging according to the invention, the lid (3) is folded down on the bottom (2), and corollary, the tongue (12) is introduced into the slot (23).
  • Said tongue being V-shaped, as can be seen in Figure (7), and having elastic characteristics, inherent to the plastic material that constitutes it, the free edge of the V expands within the volume defined by the projection (16), and thus prohibits any unintentional or deliberate opening of a user, except for the latter to completely remove the tamper tape (13).
  • Figures 8 and 9 illustrate the possible stacking of packages in the closed position. Although not illustrated, these packages are also stackable in the open position, allowing a reduction in size during storage or transport before use.

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The packaging has a sectile tamper resistance strip (13) comprising a protrusion zone cooperating with a face side (9) of a cover (3). The zone defines in cooperation with an edge (21) of a base (5), a slot parallel to the edge (21). The slot has a length approximately equal to the length of an elastic tab (12) arranged on a lower edge of the side and permits to introduce the tab in it while closing the packaging.

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L'invention concerne un emballage rigide en matière plastique pour produit alimentaire, en particulier pour le beurre, voire pour le fromage.The invention relates to a rigid plastic packaging for food product, especially for butter, or even cheese.

Le beurre est traditionnellement présenté sous deux formes différentes, soit en plaquette soit en barquette. En plaquette, le beurre se présente le plus souvent sous la forme d'un parallélépipède, enveloppé dans un papier simple ou complexe, notamment aluminisé en vue de limiter au maximum l'oxydation du beurre et donc son rancissement. Ce mode d'emballage, bien que largement répandu, reste peu pratique dans la mesure où les doigts de l'utilisateur sont fréquemment en contact avec le produit alimentaire au moment de la fermeture et de l'ouverture de l'emballage. On se trouve donc confronté à un problème évident d'hygiène. Pour limiter cet inconvénient, l'utilisateur a la possibilité de transférer le produit dans une boite indépendante nécessitant donc une manipulation supplémentaire.Butter is traditionally presented in two different forms, either in blister or in tray. In blister pack, the butter is most often in the form of a parallelepiped, wrapped in a simple or complex paper, in particular aluminized in order to limit as much as possible the oxidation of the butter and therefore its rancidity. This mode of packaging, although widely used, remains inconvenient insofar as the fingers of the user are frequently in contact with the food product at the time of closing and opening of the package. We are therefore faced with an obvious problem of hygiene. To limit this inconvenience, the user has the possibility of transferring the product in an independent box thus requiring additional manipulation.

La barquette, c'est à dire dans un emballage réalisé en un matériau rigide, matière plastique le plus souvent, résout les problèmes liés à l'hygiène puisqu'il suffit, pour refermer la barquette, de simplement appliquer le couvercle sans contact du produit avec les doigts de l'utilisateur. En revanche, dans ce type d'emballage, il est difficile de consommer l'intégralité du produit, de par l'accessibilité délicate dans le fond de la barquette, notamment au moyen d'un couteau ou de tout autre ustensile de cuisine.The tray, that is to say in a packaging made of a rigid material, plastic material most often, solves the problems related to hygiene since it is sufficient, to close the tray, to simply apply the lid without contact of the product with the fingers of the user. However, in this type of packaging, it is difficult to consume the entire product, because of the delicate accessibility in the bottom of the tray, in particular by means of a knife or other kitchen utensil.

Le document FR-2 588 831 décrit une barquette alimentaire constituée d'un fond muni de quatre parois et d'un couvercle plan, dont la bordure présente des saillies destinées à coopérer avec des échancrures correspondantes, ménagées sur la bordure du fond. Dans ce type d'emballage, la totalité du produit alimentaire est maintenue dans le fond de l'emballage ce qui le rend inaccessible par les cotés. Par ailleurs et de même que précédemment, on se trouve confronté au problème du raclage du fond de la barquette, en particulier au niveau des angles.The document FR-2,588,831 describes a food tray consisting of a bottom provided with four walls and a flat cover, whose edge has projections intended to cooperate with corresponding notches, formed on the bottom edge. In this type of packaging, the entire food product is held in the bottom of the package which makes it inaccessible by the sides. Moreover and as before, we are faced with the problem of scraping the bottom of the tray, especially at the corners.

Le document CH-665 405 décrit un emballage plus particulièrement adapté au conditionnement du beurre, constitué d'une barquette de forme parallélépipédique en une seule pièce, respectivement un fond et un couvercle relié par une charnière. Dans un mode de réalisation spécifique, le fond et le couvercle présentent chacun une forme en creux dans laquelle est insérée la motte. Ce mode de réalisation présente un inconvénient similaire aux barquettes connues de l'art antérieur, dans la mesure où il s'avère toujours aussi mal aisé de racler le restant du beurre au niveau des angles de la forme en creux. Par ailleurs, au moins la moitié de l'épaisseur de la motte reste inaccessible par les cotés de l'emballage.The document CH-665 405 discloses a packaging more particularly adapted to the packaging of butter, consisting of a parallelepiped shaped tray in one piece, respectively a bottom and a cover connected by a hinge. In a specific embodiment, the bottom and the lid each have a hollow shape in which is inserted the root ball. This embodiment has a similar disadvantage trays known from the prior art, insofar as it is still difficult to easily scrape the remaining butter at the corners of the hollow form. In addition, at least half the thickness of the rootstock remains inaccessible by the sides of the package.

On a décrit dans le document US-3 937 389 un récipient destiné à stocker des hamburgers, parts de pizza, et saucisses de Francfort, présentant un couvercle articulé, susceptible de libérer la face antérieure dudit récipient. En revanche, il ne présente aucune étanchéité, notamment vis à vis des gaz, condition impérative pour la conservation du beurre.We have described in the document U.S. 3,937,389 a container for storing burgers, slices of pizza, and sausages Frankfurt, having an articulated lid, capable of releasing the anterior face of said container. However, it has no seal, especially with respect to gas, a mandatory condition for the preservation of butter.

En d'autres termes, le problème posé est de développer un emballage pour produits alimentaires, notamment pour le beurre, dans lequel le produit soit protégé, notamment des phénomènes d'oxydation, afin de lui conférer une date limite de consommation ou de péremption compatible avec celles actuellement en vigueur, tout en présentant une surface accessible la plus étendue possible.In other words, the problem is to develop a packaging for food products, especially for butter, in which the product is protected, including oxidation phenomena, in order to give it a limit date of consumption or expiry compatible with those currently in force, while having the widest possible accessible surface.

Pour ce faire, l'invention propose un emballage en matière plastique pour produit alimentaire, se présentant sous la forme d'une structure rigide de forme générale parallélépipédique réalisée en une pièce et munie d'un fond rectangulaire, faisant fonction de support plan, et d'un couvercle relié au fond par une charnière.To do this, the invention proposes a plastic packaging for a food product, in the form of a rigid structure of parallelepipedal general shape made in one piece and provided with a rectangular bottom, acting as a plane support, and a lid connected to the bottom by a hinge.

Cet emballage se caractérise en ce que l'un au moins des bords du fond est dépourvu de toute paroi latérale, en ce que le bord opposé est muni d'une paroi postérieure, au niveau de laquelle vient s'articuler le couvercle, et en ce que ledit couvercle est lui-même pourvu de paroi(s) latérale(s) propres à obturer complètement l'emballage, en coopération avec le fond, lorsqu'il est en position fermée.This package is characterized in that at least one of the bottom edges is devoid of any side wall, in that the opposite edge is provided with a rear wall, at which the lid is articulated, and that said cover is itself provided with side wall (s) adapted to completely close the package, in cooperation with the bottom, when in the closed position.

En d'autres termes, l'invention consiste à avoir développé un emballage dans lequel au moins deux faces (face supérieure et face avant) de la motte puissent être accessibles par l'utilisateur grâce à la réalisation d'un support plan, dénué de creux, sur lequel est déposé directement le produit alimentaire, et dont la face avant est en accès libre, c'est-à-dire sans paroi aucune, ladite paroi étant intégrée directement au niveau du couvercle.In other words, the invention consists in having developed a packaging in which at least two faces (upper face and front face) of the root ball can be accessible by the user through the production of a flat support, devoid of hollow, on which is directly deposited the food product, and whose front face is in free access, that is to say without wall, said wall being integrated directly at the lid.

Pour éviter que le beurre ou le produit alimentaire ne glisse latéralement, le support plan présente, avantageusement, en plus de la paroi arrière, deux parois latérales agencées sur partie seulement de la largeur du support, de sorte que là encore, le beurre est accessible par les côtés sur toute son épaisseur. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, les parois latérales sont agencées dans le prolongement des extrémités de la paroi arrière.To prevent the butter or food product from slipping sideways, the flat support has, advantageously, in addition to the rear wall, two side walls arranged on only part of the width of the support, so that again, the butter is accessible by the sides throughout its thickness. In a preferred embodiment, the side walls are arranged in the extension of the ends of the rear wall.

Pour améliorer davantage encore l'accès par les cotés, le bord supérieur libre des faces latérales du fond est de forme arrondie et est destiné à coopérer avec le bord inférieur libre de forme complémentaire des faces latérales du couvercle.To further improve the access by the sides, the free upper edge of the side faces of the bottom is rounded and is intended to cooperate with the free bottom edge of complementary shape of the side faces of the lid.

Afin de favoriser la présentation, mais également pour maintenir le beurre ou le produit alimentaire en position stable lorsqu'on racle sa surface supérieure, le support plan constitutif du fond est incliné vers l'arrière et vers le bas d'un angle compris entre 5 et 30°, avantageusement 6° par rapport au plan horizontal.In order to promote the presentation, but also to keep the butter or the food product in a stable position when its upper surface is scraped, the base support constituting the bottom is tilted backwards and downwards by an angle between and 30 °, advantageously 6 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.

En d'autres termes, la motte est en appui sur la face arrière de l'emballage, permettant un raclage plus efficace.In other words, the root ball is supported on the rear face of the package, allowing a more effective scraping.

Pour assurer l'inviolabilité de l'emballage lorsqu'il est entreposé dans les rayons des supermarchés, la bordure avant du support plan est munie d'une bande d'inviolabilité sécable, dont une partie coopère avec la face avant du couvercle. En pratique, la bande d'inviolabilité est constituée d'une languette s'étendant sensiblement le long de ladite bordure du support plan, et présente en son milieu une protubérance creuse en arrondie, au sein de laquelle est susceptible d'être emprisonnée une zone s'étendant depuis le bord inférieur de la face avant du couvercle, ladite zone étant profilée à cet effet.To ensure the inviolability of the package when stored in supermarket shelves, the front edge of the flat support is provided with a breakable tamper-evident band, a portion of which cooperates with the front face of the lid. In practice, the tamper-evident strip consists of a tongue extending substantially along said edge of the flat support, and has in its center a rounded hollow protuberance, within which is likely to be imprisoned a zone extending from the lower edge of the front face of the cover, said area being profiled for this purpose.

La manière de réaliser l'invention et les avantages qui en découlent ressortiront mieux de l'exemple de réalisation qui suit, donné à titre indicatif et non limitatif à l'appui des figures annexées.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de l'emballage de l'invention en position ouverte.
  • La figure 2 est une vue de côté de l'emballage ouvert.
  • Les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en perspective de l'emballage en position fermée.
  • Les figure 5, 6 et 7 correspondent à un agrandissement du système de fermeture de l'emballage
  • Les figures 8 et 9 sont des vues de côté et de face de deux emballages empilés.
  • La figure 10 est une vue schématique du dessus de l'emballage en position ouverte.
The manner of carrying out the invention and the advantages which result therefrom will emerge more clearly from the exemplary embodiment which follows, given by way of non-limiting indication in support of the appended figures.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package of the invention in the open position.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the open package.
  • Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the package in the closed position.
  • Figures 5, 6 and 7 correspond to an enlargement of the closure system of the packaging
  • Figures 8 and 9 are side and front views of two stacked packages.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic view from above of the package in the open position.

Conformément à la figure 1, l'emballage de conditionnement conforme à l'invention, plus particulièrement destiné au beurre, se présente sous la forme d'une structure rigide, désignée par la référence générale (1), de forme générale parallélépipédique, et présentant un fond (2) et un couvercle (3). Cet emballage, réalisé en une seule pièce par injection de matière plastique, est muni d'une charnière (4) reliant le fond (2) au couvercle (3).According to FIG. 1, the packaging package according to the invention, more particularly intended for butter, is in the form of a rigid structure, designated by the general reference (1), of parallelepipedal general shape, and presenting a bottom (2) and a lid (3). This packaging, made in one piece by plastic injection, is provided with a hinge (4) connecting the bottom (2) to the lid (3).

Selon une première caractéristique de l'invention, le fond (2) est constitué d'un support plan (5), pourvu d'une paroi postérieure (6), et de deux parois latérales (7) agencées sur seulement partie de la largeur du support (5).According to a first characteristic of the invention, the bottom (2) consists of a plane support (5), provided with a rear wall (6), and two side walls (7) arranged on only part of the width of the support (5).

Corollairement, le couvercle (3) présente une face supérieure (8), articulée par l'un des bords principaux au bord supérieur de la paroi postérieure (6) du fond. Le couvercle (3) présente également deux faces latérales (10) et (11) de forme complémentaire à celle des parois (7) du fond, et une face avant (9), s'étendant sensiblement sur une hauteur identique à la hauteur de la paroi postérieure (6) dudit fond. Les dimensions respectives des faces et parois constitutives du fond et du couvercle sont choisies de telle sorte que lorsque le couvercle est en position fermée, il obture de manière relativement étanche l'emballage ainsi constitué.As a corollary, the cover (3) has an upper face (8) articulated by one of the main edges to the upper edge of the rear wall (6) of the bottom. The lid (3) also has two lateral faces (10) and (11) of complementary shape to that of the walls (7) of the bottom, and a front face (9), extending substantially to a height identical to the height of the posterior wall (6) of said bottom. The respective dimensions of the faces and walls constituting the bottom and the lid are chosen so that when the lid is in the closed position, it closes in a relatively tight manner the packaging thus formed.

Toujours sur la figure 1, il peut être observé que la face avant (9) du couvercle (3) est représentée munie d'une languette (12), à effet élastique, destinée à coopérer avec une bandelette d'inviolabilité sécable (13). Sur la figure 1, l'emballage est représenté en présence d'un produit alimentaire, en l'espèce d'une motte de beurre de forme générale parallélépipédique (14).Still in FIG. 1, it can be observed that the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shown provided with a tongue (12) with an elastic effect intended to cooperate with a breakable tamper-evident strip (13). . In Figure 1, the package is shown in the presence of a food product, in this case a clump of butter of generally parallelepiped shape (14).

En outre, le bord libre (20) de la face avant (9) du couvercle (3) est conformé de telle sorte qu'il coopère par glissement avec le rebord antérieur (21) du fond (5), pour ainsi garantir une certaine étanchéité. De fait, les cotes respectives de ces différents éléments sont choisis pour optimiser cette étanchéité.In addition, the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3) is shaped so that it co-operates by sliding with the front flange (21) of the bottom (5), thus guaranteeing a certain seal. In fact, the respective dimensions of these different elements are chosen to optimize this seal.

La figure 2 représente l'emballage alimentaire de l'invention vu de côté. Comme le montre cette figure, le support plan constitutif du fond est avantageusement incliné d'un angle de 6° en direction de l'arrière (c'est à dire en direction de la paroi postérieure (6) du fond) et vers le bas, permettant comme déjà dit non seulement de maintenir le beurre en position au moment où il est raclé, mais également d'optimiser sa présentation.Figure 2 shows the food packaging of the invention seen from the side. As shown in this figure, the base support constituting the bottom is advantageously inclined at an angle of 6 ° towards the rear (ie towards the rear wall (6) of the bottom) and downwards. , allowing as already said not only to keep the butter in position when it is scraped, but also to optimize its presentation.

Par ailleurs, dans le mode de réalisation tel que représenté, les faces latérales (7) du fond, et (10) et (11) du couvercle, présentent un bord libre de forme arrondie et complémentaire, permettant de favoriser l'accès par les cotés au produit alimentaire.Furthermore, in the embodiment as shown, the lateral faces (7) of the bottom, and (10) and (11) of the cover, have a free edge of rounded and complementary shape, to facilitate access by the listed in the food product.

Selon une forme avantageuse de l'invention, le bord (21) du fond (5) et/ou la zone de la face supérieure (8) du couvercle (3), adjacente à la charnière (4), sont munis de repères ou graduations (24), issus de moulage, destinés à renseigner l'utilisateur sur le lieu de découpe à réaliser en fonction de la masse de beurre souhaitée.According to an advantageous form of the invention, the edge (21) of the bottom (5) and / or the zone of the upper face (8) of the lid (3), adjacent to the hinge (4), are provided with marks or graduations (24), derived from molding, intended to inform the user on the cutting site to be produced according to the desired mass of butter.

Sur les figures 3 à 7, l'emballage est représenté en position fermée. Dans ce cas, l'emballage est muni d'une bandelette d'inviolabilité (13), mise en place après introduction du beurre ou du produit alimentaire au sein de l'emballage.In Figures 3 to 7, the package is shown in the closed position. In this case, the packaging is provided with a tamper-evident strip (13), put in place after introduction of the butter or the food product within the package.

Cette bandelette d'inviolabilité (13), également réalisée en matière plastique, présente tout d'abord une zone de préhension (19) au niveau de l'une de ses extrémités, et destinée à favoriser sa traction par le consommateur, lors de la première ouverture de l'emballage.This tamperproof strip (13), also made of plastic, firstly has a gripping area (19) at one of its ends, and intended to promote its traction by the consumer, during the first opening of the packaging.

Elle présente ensuite une zone en saillie (16), sensiblement en quart de cylindre, et destinée à coopérer avec la languette à effet élastique (12), solidaire du bord libre (20) de la face avant (9) du couvercle (3).It then has a protruding zone (16), substantially quarter-cylindrical, and intended to cooperate with the elastic-effect tongue (12), integral with the free edge (20) of the front face (9) of the lid (3). .

On peut bien observer au sein de la figure 7 le mode de coopération de ladite languette (12) avec la zone en saillie (16) de la bandelette (13). Selon ce mode, la bandelette (13) est soudée au moyen de ponts sécables (22) au bord (21) du fond (5). Il peut être observé que la saillie (16) de ladite bandelette (13) est ainsi profilée, qu'elle définit, en coopération avec le bord (21), une fente (23) parallèle audit bord (21), de longueur correspondant, au jeu près, à la longueur de la languette élastique (12).It is well to observe in Figure 7 the mode of cooperation of said tongue (12) with the protruding region (16) of the strip (13). In this mode, the strip (13) is welded by means of breakable bridges (22) to the edge (21) of the bottom (5). It can be observed that the protrusion (16) of said strip (13) is thus shaped, that it defines, in cooperation with the edge (21), a slot (23) parallel to said edge (21), of corresponding length, with the play, to the length of the elastic tongue (12).

Lorsque le beurre (14) est positionné au sein de l'emballage conforme à l'invention, le couvercle (3) est rabattu sur le fond (2), et corollairement, la languette (12) est introduite dans la fente (23). Ladite languette étant en forme de V, tel qu'on peut l'observer sur la figure (7), et présentant des caractéristiques d'élasticité, inhérentes à la matière plastique qui la constitue, le bord libre du V s'expanse au sein du volume défini par la saillie (16), et interdit donc toute ouverture intempestive ou volontaire d'un utilisateur, sauf pour ce dernier à retirer intégralement la bandelette d'inviolabilité (13).When the butter (14) is positioned within the packaging according to the invention, the lid (3) is folded down on the bottom (2), and corollary, the tongue (12) is introduced into the slot (23). . Said tongue being V-shaped, as can be seen in Figure (7), and having elastic characteristics, inherent to the plastic material that constitutes it, the free edge of the V expands within the volume defined by the projection (16), and thus prohibits any unintentional or deliberate opening of a user, except for the latter to completely remove the tamper tape (13).

Les figures 8 et 9 illustrent le gerbage possible des emballages en position fermée. Bien que non illustré, ces emballages sont également empilables en position ouverte, permettant une diminution de l'encombrement lors de leur stockage ou de leur transport avant utilisation.Figures 8 and 9 illustrate the possible stacking of packages in the closed position. Although not illustrated, these packages are also stackable in the open position, allowing a reduction in size during storage or transport before use.

Claims (7)

  1. Plastic package for butter, in the form of a rigid structure having a generally parallelepiped shape, made in a single piece and provided with a rectangular bottom (5), functioning as a flat support, and with a lid (3) connected to the bottom by a hinge (4), and in which:
    - at least one of the edges (21) of the bottom (5) has no side wall,
    - the opposite edge of the said bottom is provided with a back wall (6), to which the lid (3) is hinged (4),
    - the said lid is itself provided with side wall(s) (9, 10, 11) for completely closing the package, in cooperation with the bottom (5) when it is in the closed position,
    characterized in that the edge (21) of the bottom (5) having no side wall is provided with a breakable pilferproof strip (13), part (16) of which cooperates with the front (9) of the lid (3), the said pilferproof strip (13) having a rounded hollow protuberance (16) in its middle, defining in cooperation with the said edge (21) of the bottom (5) a slit (23), for permitting, upon the closure of the package, the introduction into the said protuberance of an elastic action tab (12) arranged on the bottom edge of the front (9) of the lid (3).
  2. Plastic package for butter according to Claim 1, characterized in that the edge (21) of the bottom (5) having no side wall and/or the zone of the upper side (8) of the lid (3), adjacent to the hinge (4) are provided with marks or graduations (24), produced by moulding, for advising the user of the cutting location according to the desired weight of butter (14).
  3. °Plastic package for butter according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the flat support constituting the bottom (5) has in addition to the back wall (6), two side walls (7) arranged on only part of the width of the support, for permitting direct access to the butter to be received in the package.
  4. °Plastic package for butter according to Claim 3, characterized in that the side walls (7) of the bottom (5) are arranged in the prolongation of the ends of the back wall (6).
  5. °Plastic package for butter according to either of Claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the side walls (7) have a free rounded upper edge, designed to cooperate with the free matching bottom edges of the side walls of the lid (3).
  6. °Plastic package for butter according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the flat support constituting the bottom (5) is backwardly and downwardly inclined by an angle of between 5 and 30° to the horizontal plane, for the purpose of enhancing the presentation of the packaged butter, but also for maintaining it in a stable position when its top surface is scraped.
  7. °Plastic package for butter according to Claim 6, characterized in that the flat support constituting the bottom (5) is backwardly and downwardly inclined by an angle of 6° to the horizontal plane
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