EP2402258A1 - Emballage avec une brochure cylindrique - Google Patents

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EP2402258A1
EP2402258A1 EP11172531A EP11172531A EP2402258A1 EP 2402258 A1 EP2402258 A1 EP 2402258A1 EP 11172531 A EP11172531 A EP 11172531A EP 11172531 A EP11172531 A EP 11172531A EP 2402258 A1 EP2402258 A1 EP 2402258A1
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Carol Hammond
Andrew Degnan
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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
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4233—Cards, coupons, labels or the like formed separately from the container or lid
    • B65D5/4237—Cards, coupons, labels or the like formed separately from the container or lid located in a compartment formed by a container wall and additional panel or panels formed integrally with the container
    • 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
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4233—Cards, coupons, labels or the like formed separately from the container or lid
    • 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
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/325—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil
    • B65D75/327—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil and forming several compartments
    • 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
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/0413—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • the present invention relates to leaflets, for example, patient information leaflets which are widely used with pharmaceutical products in order to convey regulatory and other information to a user. Similar leaflets are used with a wide range of products wherever a large amount of information needs to accompany the product.
  • the invention also relates to packages including leaflets.
  • leaflets such as product information leaflets are produced by folding a blank of sheet material, for example of paper or plastics.
  • this presents difficulties For example, it becomes more difficult to fold the leaflet sufficient times to a size which will allow to fit inside the product carton.
  • this degree of folding may leave the leaflet looking untidy.
  • the leaflet may be so large that it will not fit into the appropriate carton size.
  • the leaflet can be difficult to handle and insert into the carton.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome or at least mitigate some of the above problems.
  • the invention provides a package comprising a rolled or wrapped cylindrical leaflet having a substantially circular outer circumference received therein.
  • a cylindrical, substantially circular circumference leaflet is received in a package rather than a folded leaflet.
  • the cylindrical leaflet is not deformed or flattened for reception in the package.
  • a roll may be easier to handle and insert into a product carton which can improve the line filling speed and therefore operating efficiency.
  • a roll is compact and occupies a defined space in the pack. For example, a rolled leaflet can very easily fit into the corners of a carton, which area is frequently wasted space.
  • a rolled leaflet potentially minimises entrapment of air within the leaflet thereby making it more compact.
  • the rolled leaflet is more dimensionally stable than a multiple folded leaflet and therefore easier to handle on a packing line.
  • the package is a carton made from cardboard, paperboard or other foldable sheet material and most preferably a cuboid package.
  • the leaflet may be received between the contents of the package and a wall or walls of the carton or within a compartment defined by internal structure of the carton, for example a partition.
  • the leaflet may, as mentioned above, advantageously BE received in the corner defined between two adjacent walls of the carton. This would be appropriate for example where the diameter of the leaflet was smaller than the depth or width of the carton. In another arrangement, where the leaflet diameter is nearer to the depth or width of the carton, the leaflet may be received at one end or along side of the carton.
  • the carton will contain a product, e.g. a pharmaceutical product, contained in a blister pack.
  • a product e.g. a pharmaceutical product
  • the leaflet may be retained in a number of different positions.
  • a relatively short length leaflet may be retained at an end of the carton blister pack, while a longer leaflet can be accommodated along a side of the carton (the terms end and side here are intended to denote the shorter and longer of the carton respectively).
  • the leaflet may partially overlap an edge of the blister pack in certain cases.
  • the leaflet may be packaged manually or automatically into the carton and this may be done before or after the carton receives the product. The choice will be determined by the position of the leaflet in the carton, and the amount of free space in the carton.
  • Leaflet loading may be carried out by any number of processes.
  • the leaflets may be loaded into a bowl feeder which orientates and then loads the leaflet into a loading magazine.
  • the rolls could be placed manually into a magazine.
  • the leaflet may be loaded into a carton from a magazine by, for example, a pusher, a pick and place robot or a timed gravity feed as appropriate.
  • the invention thus also extends to a method of filling a package comprising placing a cylindrical leaflet having a substantially circular outer circumference into a package.
  • the leaflet may be positioned in any of the various positions discussed above.
  • the leaflet may be formed in any suitable manner, using an appropriate rolling or winding machine.
  • the leaflet may comprise just a single leaf which may be printed on one or both sides but, with the exception of digital printing, the repeat length limitations would normally be not allow sufficient information to be printed in this way.
  • the leaflet may be formed from a plurality of leaves, each of which may contain different information, for example product information, for example the same information in different languages.
  • the leaves are, in certain embodiments, superposed one upon the other so as to, in effect, produce a multi-leaf leaflet blank which can then be fed to a rolling or winding machine.
  • winding and rolling are used synonymously in this specification as meaning a process which produces a wound or rolled body. This can be done in a number of different ways.
  • a sheet of leaflet material may be printed with, for example, product information or other images, in predetermined positions across or along the sheet.
  • the sheet is then folded, for example in a concertina manner, so as to form superposed leaves each leaf bearing the appropriate information or image.
  • Such folding can be effected either in a machine direction or a cross direction, i.e. along the length of the sheet or across its width.
  • the sheet may be folded just once to form a two leaf arrangement.
  • perforations may be provided, for example, along the edges of the folded blanks, i.e. along one or more fold lines. This can be done by pre-perforating the sheet in the appropriate regions (which may facilitate folding) or after folding.
  • a water folding process may be employed, i.e. water being applied along the prospective fold lines prior to folding.
  • pressure may be applied along the fold line to produce a crisp fold.
  • the folded leaflet blank may then be fed into the rolling or winding machine for forming into a leaflet.
  • a sheet may be provided with printed information or images as discussed above, but the sheet then slit or cut so as to produce discrete leaves. These leaves are then collated one above the other into a stack so as to form a stacked leaflet blank.
  • Such a blank can also be produced by folding a blank as above and removing the edges so as to produce a stack of discrete leaves.
  • the invention provides a multi-leaf cylindrical leaflet formed from a plurality of discrete leaves.
  • the invention also extends to a method of forming a leaflet comprising forming a stack of discrete leaves and rolling or winding the stack of discrete leaves into a leaflet.
  • the stack may be formed by collating discrete leaves or forming a folded blank and removing the folded edges of the folded blank.
  • the leaves of the stack may be secured together so as to facilitate the rolling process (to reduce the likelihood of leaves coming loose from the stack during rolling) and also to keep the leaflet intact during use. However, this may not always be necessary so in certain embodiments the leaves may be left unattached to each other.
  • a number of different techniques may be used to join the leaves in a stack.
  • adjacent overlapping edges of the respective leaves are adhered to one another, for example, by gluing along that edge.
  • the first 1-3 mm, for example the first 2 mm of each leaf may have glue applied to it such that when superposed the leaves adhere together.
  • an edge of the stack can be formed with a locating opening e.g. by punching, and a locating member such as a pin inserted into the opening taped to hold the stack together.
  • adjacent edges of the leaves may be shingled, for example by 1 to 2 mm and then taped together over the shingled region to hold the stack together.
  • individual leaves each bearing the entire leaflet image can be produced from a common sheet and collated into a stack.
  • the respective leaves may not be formed from a common sheet but rather each be formed from separate sheets each being printed with information or an image appropriate to just that one leaf.
  • the leaves of the separate sheets can the then be collated into a stack by suitable means, for example using any of the techniques discussed above.
  • the leaflet is produced from one or more sheet blanks. In other embodiments, however, it may be advantageous to produce the leaflets from a reel of material.
  • the invention provides a method of producing a leaflet comprising feeding one or more webs of material from a reel of material to a rolling or winding machine.
  • relevant information or images may be printed onto an unwinding reel.
  • the simplest method for this is to employ digital printing technology, either single sided or double sided. Offering infinite print repeat length, digital printing provides the complete print image along the reel length, with multiple leaflets across the reel. This also allows for an unwinding reel to be digitally printed, and fed directly into a winding machine to be slit into webs of individual leaflet width, rolled and cross cut into individual leaflets.
  • the parent reel may be slit first, and multiple print heads provided, one for each leaflet strip.
  • a potential advantage with this arrangement is that different images can be printed on each leaflet strip.
  • the printing can take place as a separate process and the printed web re-reeled before unwinding for leaflet rolling.
  • the method of the invention can be employed with other printing methods such as conventional litho, flexo or gravure If necessary, multiple images may be produced across the width of the reel and the reel then cut, for example slit, to produce individual lengths of reel which may be individually rolled into leaflets. These lengths may be folded as discussed above to produce a multi leaf stack.
  • a printed reel having multiple images formed across its width may be folded continuously in order to produce a reel of superposed sheets each bearing its own relevant information or image.
  • the folding may be effected by a plough folding process for example.
  • a leaflet comprising collated leaves may be produced from multiple parent reels each having respective information or images appropriate to one sheet of the final leaflet printed onto each reel. This may be effected for example by collating individual reels. The individual reels may be fed together such that they are superposed one above the other in suitable registry. The collated web can be fed directly into the rolling machine or alternatively itself reeled for later feeding to the rolling machine.
  • a single parent reel may be produced with respective columns of rows of printed material, the reel being slit into a plurality of webs which are then collated in registry one above the other.
  • the alignment of the webs may be effected, for example, by turning bars appropriately arranged.
  • the loose end of the rolled leaflet then preferably secured in place.
  • the loose end may be glued in position, or an adhesive sticker or tag applied over the loose end.
  • a band may be applied around the rolled leaflet.
  • the topmost leaf of the stacked leaflet blank may be made longer than the others such that its free end may be glued and attached in position to secure the roll. More than one of these techniques an be used if appropriate.
  • the individually secured rolls are then ready to be packed into a container, as described above.
  • the leaflet production may take place at the same location as the carton filling or at a different location. In the latter case, the rolled leaflets may be packed into a tray or case, shipped to the packaging site, and unloaded for insertion into cartons.
  • the sheet 2 is then folded in a cross-wise direction in a concertina fashion to produce a folded blank 12.
  • the folding may be effected using a water fold technique which produces better defined folds in the blank 12 thereby leading to a more compact final leaflet.
  • the edges 14, 16, 18 of the folded blank 12 may be perforated in order to facilitate escape of air from the folded blank 12, thereby also leading to a more compact final leaflet. The perforation may be effected either after the folding occurs or while the sheet 2 is as yet unfolded.
  • the folded leaflet blank 12 is then fed in a machine direction into a rolling or winding machine, Such machines are known in the art and typically include a mandrel or bar around which the body to be wound is formed. Another known method uses a core held on a mandrel or bar, onto which the leaflet is rolled. Cross cutting may be used to suit the leaflet length required, to produce individually rolled leaflets 20, the leaflets being cylindrical in shape with a circular outer circumference.
  • the free end of the leaflet 20 can be secured in a suitable manner to stop the leaflet unravelling. Examples of suitable techniques are described further below.
  • leaflet 20 After securing the free end of the leaflet 20, it may be further tagged or shrunk wrapped in order to more securely hold the leaflet 20 in shape
  • this shows an alternative embodiment in which, rather than forming a folded leaflet blank from the sheet 2, the sheet 2 is slit in a machine direction MD to product separate leaves 24, 26, 28, 30 having the requisite information or images A, B, C, D printed thereon.
  • the leaves 24, 26, 28, 30 are then collated into a stack.
  • the leaves 24, 26, 28, 30 may be aligned at, for example, their narrow edges 32, 34, 36, 38.
  • the respective leaves 24, 26, 28, 30 may be secured together along their aligned edges or be left separate. Techniques for joining the leaves will be described further below.
  • the collated blank 22 is then fed in a machine direction to a coreless winding machine as described above.
  • a further alternative embodiment is illustrated. This is similar to the embodiment described in Figure 2 , but instead of a sheet being printed with different information or images A, B, C, and D on a single sheet which is either folded or cut to provide leaves for collation, in this embodiment, separate sheets 40 are provided, each sheet being provided only with images A, B, C or D.
  • a sheet 40A may be printed with leaves 42, 44, 46, 48 all having image A, and similar sheets 40B, 40C, 40D printed with images B, C, D respectively.
  • the sheets 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D can then be collated to form a stack of sheets which can then be slit so as to form, in this example, four separate stacked leaflet blanks. These can be secured to one another along their narrow edges as discussed above and then fed to a e.g. a coreless rolling machine or winding also as discussed above.
  • the collated leaves may be left unattached to one another, but in most embodiments it will be advantageous to join them together in some manner to maintain the integrity of the leaflet.
  • each collated stack comprises 5 leaves 50, 52, 54, 56, 58.
  • the narrow ends 62 of the respective leaves are shingled with respect to one another by, for example, 1 or 2 mm and then an adhesive tape or tag 64 applied over the shingled ends.
  • the leaflet strips are typically 40 gsm material which means that the tape or tag 64 will easily be able to deform so as to secure the leaves together.
  • each strip 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 may be wet glued together, in effect forming a booklet type stack 68.
  • the rolled leaflet will have to be secured after rolling in order to prevent if from unravelling. This could, for example, be achieved by using a label or other tag which secures the loose end of the leaflet to the remainder of the leaflet.
  • a label or other tag which secures the loose end of the leaflet to the remainder of the leaflet.
  • the uppermost leaf 58 slightly longer, for example 2 to 4 mm longer, than the other leaves such that when rolled, the overlapping region 70 can be secured, for example by adhesive applied to its lower surface 72 to the adjacent surface of the leaflet 76.
  • leaflets are produced from a reel 80 of material which is unwound and then printed, for example, using a digital print unit 82 or a conventional litho or flexo print unit.
  • the reel 80 is printed with four columns 84 of information or images A, B, C, D using a single digital print head 82.
  • Each set of printed images A, B, C and D corresponds to a single leaflet.
  • the columns 84 are then slit using a slitting wheel 86 or the like to form respective separated columns continuous strips 88 which are fed into a winding machine and cut to length so as to form individual leaflets 90 each containing images A, B, C and D.
  • the individual columns could be cut to length and the individual sub-leaves of the columns folded, or cut and collated as in the earlier sheet embodiments if so desired.
  • FIG. 8 An example of such an arrangement is illustrated in Figure 8 in which a reel of material is printed with information A, B, C and D in a repetitive pattern. The reel is then cut into individual sheets 100 having leaves 102, 104, 106, 108, the sheet then being folded, this time in a machine direction, so as to produce a folded leaflet blank 110. As in the earlier embodiments, the edges 112, 114, 116 of the folded blank 110 may be perforated to assist escape of air during the folding process.
  • a single reel 120 is printed for example using a digital, litho or flexo printing technique so as to provide relevant information or images A, B, C, D on eventual leaves 122, 124, 126, 128.
  • the printed reel is then folded in an inline plough folding process to form a folded web, with the edges of the folded leaves 130, 132, 134 optionally being perforated to assist in the escape of air.
  • the folded web is then fed into the coreless roller to produce individual leaflets.
  • the folded web could be re-reeled in order to be fed into the coreless roller at a later time.
  • a collated reel 140 can be produced from a number of satellite reels 142, 144, 146, 148 each of which is printed with respective information or images A, B, C, D in a repeating pattern.
  • the satellite reels 142, 144, 146, 148 are unwound in order to collate the individual webs of material into a registered web which may be fed directly to a coreless winder for leaflet production or can be re-reeled for later feeding.
  • collation can be achieved by printing a reel 150 with information or images A, B, C, and D arranged across its width.
  • the reel 150 is then slit by slitting wheels 152 so is in effect to produce individual webs 154, 186, 158, 160.
  • These webs 154, 156, 158, 160 are then collated one above the other by use of a series of turning bars 162 which feed the respective webs 154, 156, 158, 180 into a superposed and collated state.
  • the collated web can be re-reeled for later use or fed directly into a coreless winder for leaflet production.
  • Figure 12 shows a variation in the embodiment of Figure 7 .
  • the reel 80 is slit into individual strips 84 using slitting wheels 86, each strip then being printed using a separate printing head 82, each strip then being wound and cut into leaflets 92.
  • the leaflet after the leaflet is formed, it should be secured against unwinding, for example by application adhesive, a closing tag, shrink wrapping or bands.
  • FIGS 13a to 13c show, schematically a leaflet insertion apparatus.
  • the apparatus includes a hopper 200 which receives a plurality of leaflets 202.
  • Leaflets 202 feed by gravity into a delivery chute 204 which feeds the leaflets to an insertion member 206 which pushes the leaflets 202 into a carton 208 which typically will already have received its intended product.
  • Leaflets 202 are fed one at a time to the insertion member 206 by a feed mechanism 210 comprising selectively reciprocatable stops 212, an Archimedes screw type arrangement or similar product separation system.
  • Such mechanisms are known to persons skilled in the product feed art and need not be discussed further.
  • the lowermost leaflet 202 in the stack of leaflets in the delivery chute 204 is then pushed horizontally out of the leaflet stack into a desired position in the package 208 by the insertion member 206 which can reciprocate towards and away from the package 208.
  • the package 208 can be closed.
  • the leaflet can be introduced into the carton roll end first or with its longitudinal axis parallel to the open side of the carton, to suit the particular carton style, carton size, leaflet size, filling line configuration etc..
  • the position of the leaflet 202 within the carton 208 may be chosen depending on the space available in the carton 208, the arrangement of the product within the carton 208 and the length of the leaflet 202 relative to the dimensions of the carton 208. Different possible positions of a leaflet within a carton are illustrated in Figures 14 to 18 .
  • Figure 14 shows a carton 208 leaflet which contains a blister pack 220 formed with blisters 220 holding individual tablets, capsules or the like e.g. of pharmaceuticals as is well known in the packaging art.
  • the carton is a cuboid, being folded and glued from a blank of paperboard, cardboard or other foldable sheet material.
  • the leaflet 220 is received at one end 224 of the carton 208, between the end wall 228 of the carton 208 and an edge 228 of the blister pack 220.
  • the length of the leaflet 202 is relatively short, allowing it to received in this position.
  • the leaflet 220 is received in a similar position at the end 224 of the carton 208, but overlapping the edge 228 of the blister pack 220. This results in a more compact arrangement and means that the length of the carton 208 may be reduced slightly compared to the arrangement of Figure 13 .
  • FIG 15 again the leaflet is received at one end 224 of the carton 208.
  • a partition 230 is formed across the end 224 of the carton 208 to define a compartment 232 for the leaflet 202, with the advantage that the leaflet can be loaded in advance of the product and held securely to avoid a hindrance to product loading
  • This partition may be folded up from the carton blank or be formed by a separate element.
  • Figures 17 and 18 show alternative arrangements, similar to those shown in Figures 13 and 15 , except that in these embodiments, the leaflets 202 are substantially longer than the leaflets 202 shown in the embodiments of Figures 14 and 16 . Accordingly in these embodiments, the leaflets 202 are positioned along a longer side of the 234 of the carton 208, rather than at an end 224 of the carton.
  • a partition 236 may also be provided to create a separate compartment 238 for the leaflet 202.
  • the leaflet 202 may overlap a side edge 240 of the blister pack 220, similarly to the arrangement shown in Figure 15 .
  • the diameter of the leaflet 202 is about the same as the depth of the carton 208 into which it is placed. It will be understood that its diameter may be substantially smaller than the depth of the carton 208, in which case it may be positioned in the corner between two adjacent walls of the carton 208 for example.
  • a cylindrical leaflet formed from a plurality of leaves is not limited to leaflets which have circular external circumferences, but also other shapes e.g. oval or racetrack shaped external circumferences.

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