EP3030496B1 - Rigid container - Google Patents

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EP3030496B1
EP3030496B1 EP14790293.6A EP14790293A EP3030496B1 EP 3030496 B1 EP3030496 B1 EP 3030496B1 EP 14790293 A EP14790293 A EP 14790293A EP 3030496 B1 EP3030496 B1 EP 3030496B1
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Marco Ghini
Lorena D'ALFONSO
Stefano Negrini
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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
    • B65D5/02—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 or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/0209—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 or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body the tubular body having a curved or partially curved cross-section
    • 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
    • B65D5/001—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 stackable
    • B65D5/0015—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 stackable the container being formed by folding up portions connected to a central panel
    • 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
    • B65D5/4266—Folding lines, score lines, crease lines

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  • This invention relates to a rigid container.
  • rigid container a carton for containing articles such as, for example, solid soap or bars of soap, without thereby limiting the invention.
  • these cartons are substantially in the shape of parallelepipeds, which makes them practical to transport and to arrange on the shelves in points of sale and warehouses.
  • Examples of rigid containers are known from EP0277673A1 , DE202004010230U1 , EP2392517A1 and EP 2 540 637 A1 .
  • This invention has for an aim to provide a rigid container as set out in independent claim 1, to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.
  • the reference numeral 1 denotes a rigid container for containing solid articles 1b, preferably bars of soap.
  • the rigid container 1 for containing articles extends along a main axis 1a and comprises at least a top wall 2 and a bottom wall 3 lying in respective planes transversal to the main axis 1a. More specifically, the top wall 2 and the bottom wall 3 are opposite to each other and lie in planes at right angles to the main axis 1a and are thus parallel to each other.
  • the container 1 also comprises a plurality of perimeter walls extending from the top wall 2 to the bottom wall 3.
  • perimeter wall comprises the terms “faces” and “panels” described in detail below.
  • At least three of the perimeter walls are outwardly convex and at least two of the perimeter walls are inwardly concave. More specifically, the concave perimeter walls are interposed between, and connect, the convex perimeter walls.
  • At least one of the convex perimeter walls has a first supporting portion 8 and the wall 9 opposite to the first supporting portion 8 comprises a second supporting portion 11.
  • the first and second supporting portions 8, 11 are parallel and flat or have oppositely shaped profiles on the corresponding walls on which they are made.
  • the first and second supporting portions 8, 11 are designed to allow the container to be stacked, as described below.
  • the top wall 2 and the bottom wall 3 are defined by respective flat panels.
  • the container 1 comprises at least one hinged panel for opening and closing the container 1 and which defines at least one of either the top wall 2 or the bottom wall 3.
  • the top wall 2 or the bottom wall 3 may each be defined by at least two superposed panels connected to each other preferably by an adhesive substance.
  • the container 1 then comprises a front face 4, a rear face 5 extending from the top wall 2 to the bottom wall 3, and two sides or lateral faces 6, extending from the top wall 2 to the bottom wall 3.
  • front face 4 and the rear face 5 comprise a front panel 7 and a rear panel 10, respectively.
  • At least the front panel 7 is convex and has a first supporting portion 8.
  • the rear face 5 comprises a rear panel 10 having a second supporting portion 11.
  • the rear panel 10 and the front panel 7 are connected to the top wall 2 and to the bottom wall 3 by an upper connecting edge 31 and a lower connecting edge 32, respectively.
  • the first and second supporting portions 8, 11 are shaped to mutually match.
  • to match means that the profile of the first supporting portion 8 fits onto the profile of the second supporting portion 11 without leaving any gaps.
  • a first container 12 can be stacked on a second container 13 by superposing the second supporting portion 11 of the first container 12 on the first supporting portion 8 of the second container 13.
  • the stack formed by the first container 12 on the second container 13 is stable because the second supporting portion 11 of the first container 12 is superposed on the first supporting portion 8 of the second container 13 uninterruptedly.
  • the convex front panel 7 has a first supporting portion 8 which is defined by a flat surface.
  • the flat supporting portion 8 is located at a median position on the front panel 7 so as to guarantee that the container 1 is balanced when stacked.
  • the convex front panel 7 is delimited by a first and a second fold line 14, 15, each defined by two curved stretches between which are interposed a first and a second straight stretch T1 and T2, respectively.
  • the first supporting portion 8 is thus a flat surface defined by the first straight stretch T1 and the second T2.
  • first straight stretch T1 of the first fold line 14 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • the second straight stretch T2 of the second fold line 15 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • Each of the curved stretches of the first and second fold lines 14, 15 extends from a respective vertex of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • the first and second fold lines 14, 15 extend from respective vertices of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • the curved stretches of the first and second fold lines 14, 15 give the front panel 7 its convex shape, while the first and second straight stretches T1 and T2 define and delimit the first flat supporting portion 8.
  • the rear face 5 comprises a convex rear panel 10 which has the second flat supporting portion 11.
  • the convex rear panel 10 is delimited by a third and a fourth fold line 16, 17, each defined by two curved stretches between which are interposed a third and a fourth straight stretch T3 and T4, respectively, which delimit the second flat supporting portion 11.
  • the third and fourth fold lines 16, 17 extend from respective vertices of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3, different from the vertices from which the first and second fold lines 14, 15 extend.
  • the respective third straight stretch T3 of the third fold line 16 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • the respective fourth straight stretch T4 of the fourth fold line 17 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • Each of the curved stretches of the third and fourth fold lines 16,17 extends from a respective vertex of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • the curved stretches of the third and fourth fold lines 16, 17 give the rear panel 10 its convex shape, while the third and fourth straight stretches T3 and T4 define and delimit the second flat supporting portion 11.
  • the first and the second supporting portion 8, 11 of the front face 4 and of the rear face 5, respectively, are parallel and opposite to each other relative to the main axis 1a.
  • At least one of the two sides 6 of the container 1 comprises a convex lateral panel 18 having at least one supporting portion 19.
  • both of the sides 6 of the container 1 each comprise a respective first and second convex lateral panel 18 having a third and a fourth supporting portion 19, 20 respectively.
  • the first and second lateral panels 18 are delimited respectively by a fifth and a sixth fold line 23, 24, each defined by two curved stretches between which are interposed a fifth and a sixth straight stretch T5 and T6, respectively, which delimit the third and fourth flat supporting portions 19, 20, respectively.
  • the respective fifth straight stretch T5 of the fifth fold line 23 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • the respective sixth straight stretch T6 of the sixth fold line 24 is interposed between two curved stretches.
  • Each of the curved stretches of the fifth and sixth fold lines 23, 24 extends from a respective vertex of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • each lateral panel 18 extends from respective vertices of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • the curved stretches of the fifth and sixth fold lines 23, 24 give the lateral panel 18 its convex shape, while the fifth and sixth straight stretches T5 and T6 define and delimit the third and fourth flat supporting portions 19, 20 respectively.
  • the third and fourth supporting portions 19, 20 of the lateral faces 6, respectively, are parallel and opposite to each other relative to the main axis 1a.
  • the straight stretches T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 of the respective fold lines 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 extend along a direction parallel to the main axis 1a.
  • the straight stretches T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 of the respective fold lines 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 are positioned at the same distance from the main axis 1a.
  • the container 1 comprises at least one concave panel 25, 26, 27, 28 connecting two respective faces 4, 5, 6 which are consecutive with each other.
  • a first and a second concave panel 25, 26 each connect the front panel 7 to a respective side or lateral face 6.
  • a third and a fourth concave panel 27, 28 each connect the rear panel 10 to a respective side or lateral face 6.
  • the first, second, third and fourth concave connecting panels 25, 26, 27, 28 extend from a respective vertex of the top wall 2 to a respective vertex of the bottom wall 3.
  • first and second concave connecting panels 25, 26 are delimited by the first and sixth fold lines 14, 24 and by the second and sixth fold lines 15, 24, respectively.
  • the third and fourth second concave connecting panels 27, 28 are delimited by the third and fifth fold lines 16, 23 and by the fourth and fifth fold lines 17, 23, respectively.
  • the rear face 5 of the container 1 comprises a concave panel 29 and entirely defines the second supporting portion 11.
  • the concave panel 29 extends from a pair of vertices of the top wall 2, positioned along the upper connecting edge 31, to a pair of vertices of the bottom wall 3 positioned along the lower connecting edge 32.
  • the front face 4 of the container 1 comprises a convex front panel 7 which also entirely defines the first supporting portion 8. More specifically, the front panel 7 is delimited by a first and a second fold line 14, 15.
  • the front panel 7 and the rear panel 29 are thus parallel to each other and allow stacking two or more containers by superposing these panels.
  • the first and second fold lines 14, 15 are curved and extend from respective vertices of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • first and second fold lines 14, 15 do not have any straight stretch.
  • the front panel 7 is an uninterruptedly convex surface.
  • the container 1 comprises a first and a second concave panel 25, 26 connecting the front face 4 to a respective side or lateral face 6.
  • a sixth fold line 24 delimits with the first and second fold lines 14, 15 the first and second concave connecting panels 25, 26, respectively.
  • the sixth fold line 24 is curved and extends from respective vertices of the top wall 2 and of the bottom wall 3.
  • the sixth fold line 24 does not have any straight stretch.
  • the first and second concave panels 25, 26 extend from a respective vertex of the top wall 2 to a respective vertex of the bottom wall 3.
  • the convex front panel 7 of the container 1 has a first supporting portion 8 which is flat.
  • first and second concave connecting panels 25, 26 are delimited by the first and sixth fold lines 14, 24 and by the second and sixth fold lines 15, 24, respectively.
  • the rear face 5 of the container 1 in the second embodiment comprises a flat rear panel 10.
  • the flat rear panel 10 and the first supporting portion 8 are opposite and parallel to each other.
  • the flat rear panel 10 is connected to the sides 6 by respective side connecting edges 29, 30 which define a fifth fold line.
  • each side 6 comprises a convex lateral panel 18 having at least one respective supporting portion.
  • the lateral panel 18 is delimited by the fifth straight fold line 29, 30 and by the sixth fold line 24.
  • the sixth fold line 24 is curved except for a respective sixth straight stretch T6.
  • the presence of the concave panels 25, 26 interposed between the front face and the lateral face defines the above mentioned sixth fold line 24 so that it corresponds to the edge of the first concave panel 25 and/or of the second concave panel 26.
  • a first container 12 is stacked on a second container 13 and the second supporting portion 11 of the first container 12 matches with the first supporting portion 8 of the second container 13.
  • the second flat supporting portion 11 of the first container 12 matches with the first flat supporting portion 8 of the second container 13, since the one is perfectly superposed on the other.
  • the second flat supporting portion 11 of the first container 12, defined in this case by the flat rear panel 10, matches with the first flat supporting portion 8 of the front panel 7 of the second container 13, since the first and second flat supporting portions 8, 11 are perfectly superposed.
  • the container 1 overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art and brings important advantages.
  • the container 1 replicates the shape of the article 1b contained therein so as to be more appealing to the consumer.
  • convex panels alternated with concave panels reduces the amount of packaging material required, with savings in production costs.
  • Figure 19 illustrates a blank 100 from which the first embodiment of the container 1 is made by folding.
  • the rigid container 1 is made of a foldable material defining the top wall 2, the bottom wall 3, the front face 4, the rear face 5 and the side 6.
  • the blank 100 from which the first embodiment of the container 1 is made comprises the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth fold lines 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 defining the respective panels 7, 10, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, extending in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100.
  • Figure 20 illustrates a blank 100 from which a container 1 is made by folding, which is not part of the invention.
  • the first, second and sixth fold lines 14, 15, 24 of this blank 100 delimit the front panel 7 and the first and second concave panels 25, 26, extending in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100.
  • the first, second and sixth fold lines 14, 15, 24 do not have straight stretches.
  • the side connecting edges 29,30 extending in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100, are curved to define the concavity of the rear panel 10.
  • Figure 21 illustrates a blank 100 from which the second embodiment of the container 1 is made by folding.
  • the blank 100 from which the third embodiment of the container 1 is made comprises the first, second and sixth fold lines 14, 15, 24, defining the respective panels 7, 25, 26, extending in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100.
  • the side connecting edges 29,30 extending in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100, are straight to define the flatness of the rear panel 10.
  • the blank 100 comprises a first and a second fold line 33 and 34 which extend in a direction transversal to, in particular at right angles to, the main axis of extension of the blank 100 and will define the upper and lower connecting edges 31, 32 between the front panel 7, the rear panel 10, the top wall 2 and the bottom wall 3.

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