GB2163130A - Blister package backing sheet - Google Patents

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GB2163130A
GB2163130A GB08421004A GB8421004A GB2163130A GB 2163130 A GB2163130 A GB 2163130A GB 08421004 A GB08421004 A GB 08421004A GB 8421004 A GB8421004 A GB 8421004A GB 2163130 A GB2163130 A GB 2163130A
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David C Burall
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BURALL BROTHERS Ltd
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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
    • 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
    • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • 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
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0078—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card
    • B65D73/0085—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card within a window, hole or cut-out portion
    • B65D73/0092—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card within a window, hole or cut-out portion combined with a preformed enclosure, e.g. a bulb
    • 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
    • B65D75/36—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 or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages, the recess or recesses being preformed
    • 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
    • B65D75/36—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 or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages, the recess or recesses being preformed
    • B65D75/366—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 or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages, the recess or recesses being preformed and forming one compartment

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Abstract

The backing sheet 2 for a blister package is formed of plastics and is reinforced, e.g. by a strip of plastics or cardboard secured to sheet 2. The strip 3 may extend transversely or longitudinally with respect to sheet 2. Two parallel strips may be provided. The sheet may be folded to sandwich the strip. <IMAGE>

Description

SPEC!FICATION Packaging materials and methods of packaging This invention relates to the packaging of goods and merchandise, for example hardware, screws, motor vehicle parts, and many other products.
An example of the type of packaging to which the invention relates is that which is known as "Blister" packages in which a base member or support has secured thereto transparent or translugent merChandise retaining means in the form of a "blister". The goods are visible within the blister and the package itself can be readily displayed in a retail store by, for example, hanging the packages on a hook by means of an aperture formed in the base member.
Presently available blister packages generally use a base member manufactured from cardboard to which is secured the transparent blister.
This prior arrangement is subject to several significant shortcomings. These include the fact that the cardboard base member tends to become dogeared in use after a short time, leading to consumer resistance to the product and consequential retailer resistance thereto. In addition, the manufactoring materials are more costly than is desirable and the method of manufacturing the packages is less efficient than could be desired.
It is an aim of the present invention to provide packaging materials, packages constructed therefrom, and a method of packaging offering improvements in relation to one or more shortcomings of the prior art, or generally.
According to the invention there is provided a base member or support for a blister package or the like comprising an area of plastics sheet mate riai having secured thereto a reinforcement. The reinforcement may comprise a plastics material or board material such as cardboard, and may serve to stiffen the base member. The reinforcement preferably is in the form of a strip covering a minor portion of the area of the base member. The strip may extend lengthwise of the base member or laterally with respect thereto. Two or more reinforcement members may be provided.
The invention also provides a package comprising a base member or support as defined above in combination vyith merchandise retaining means.
The merchandise retaining means may be transparent or translucent, and may be in the form of a rigid or semi rigid bubble or blister of plastics material.
The invention also provides a method of manufacturing packages comprising an automatic process for the production of base members or supports as defined above. The method may further comprise the step of applying to the base member or support, merchandise retaining means.
The merchandise retaining means may be as defined in the preceding paragraphs.
The invention also provides packaging materials, packa es formed therefrom and a method of making sdme comprising any novel feature or concept, or novel combination of features or concepts disclosed herein.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figures 1 and 2, Figures 3 and 4, Figures 5 and 6, show perspective views from opposite sides of three embodiments of the invention in the form of blister packages; Figures 7 to 10 show a plan view, two side elevation views, and a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the invention providing a blister package incorporating a folding base member; Figures 11, 12, and 13, 14 show in views similar to those of Figs. 1 to 6, two further embodiments of the invention providing blister packages.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a blister package is provided in which a base member or support has a rear surface 1 and a front surface 2 with a reinforcement strip 3 secured to the rear surface in the region of the top end thereof (having regard to the attitude of the package when on display). The front surface 2 of the base member is printed with the desired informational and marketing matter and coated with a heat seal lacquer to receive the transparent blister 5.
The base member 1, 2 is formed as a rectangular area of light gauge plastics material and serves tq support blister 5 and the goods (not shown) plaqed therein.
An aperture 6 is stamped through base member 1, 2 and reinforcements 3 to receive a support hook. The reinforcement strip being formed of sim ilar plastics material to the base member, the double thickness assembly at aperture 6 provides excellent wear resistance and strength in the zone where this is required. In the embodiment of Figs.
3 and 4, the construction is similar to that of Figs.
1 and 2, but the reinforcement strip 23 extends lengthwise of the base member 21, 22 rather than laterally thereof. Aperture 26 is punched through both the base member and the reinforcement strip, as before.
The reinforcement strip is secured to the base member by adhesive or a heat treatment technique, or in any other convenient way.
In the embodiment of Figs. 5 and 6, the construction is similar to that of Figs. 3 and 4, but two narrow reinforcement strips 33 are provided on the rear surface 31 of the base member 31, 32, in order to provide greater strength in the longitudinal di rection of the base member. The reinforcement strips are of plastics or cardboard material.
The fourth embodiment shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 comprises a base member which is hinged at 44. A self adhesive coating is applied to surface 41a, and covered with a silicone release paper 46.
When folded through 180 degrees at 44, side 41a is affixed to side 41b, effectively trapping the blister 45. In this embodiment, the reinforcing strip 43 is affixed to side 41, and when completed is covered by side 41a, making it possible to have the front and back of the blister, sides 42a and 42b, completely covered with printed material.
In the embodiment of Figs. 11 and 12, the reinforcement strip is applied to side 51 so as to ex tend in a transverse direction with respect to the length of the base member. In addition, a narrow strip- of self adhesive material 57 is applied to the top end (having regard to the in-use attitude of the product) of side 51 and is laminated with a silicone release paper 56. In its final form, side 52 of the base member is coated with heat seal lacquer and receives the blister 55, and by folding the base member at 54, the reinforcement 53 is covered up.
This enables printed matter to be carried on both the face and the back of the finished package.
In the embodiment of Figs. 13 and 14, the sides 61, 62 of the base member are shown with the re inforcement strip 63 mounted on sides 61. The blister 65 is used both to contain the product and to provide additional rigidity by covering the whole of side 62 of the base member. The base material side 62 may be printed with suitable copy and doated with å heat seal medium for the purpose of receiving the blister 5, which has the effect of sandwiching the print and protecting it from abra sion and chemical attack.
Among the advantages of the embodiments of the invention described above, as compared with the presently available conventional product with a cardboard base member are the following: 1. Reduction in cost.
2. Durability of the finished package.
3. Versatility of construction by use of the most appropriate materials to carry out specific packag ing functions.
Moreover, the embodiments of the invention as described above enable manufacturers to improve their methods of presenting their products without increases in cost. In addition, as the plastic mate rial of the base member can be produced in reel form, if the volume of throughput is sufficiently high, it is possible to produce the packages by an automatic manufacturing process in which the plastic material for construction of the base mem ber is delivered from a reel and the filling of the blisters and base member occurs on a continuous basis during the packaging manufacturing process.
The plastics material of the base member com prises any suitable plastics material of appropriate physical characteristics, for example poly vinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polybuta diene, nylon and other poly amides and other homo polymers and co-polymers are amongst those synthetic polymers from which the plastics -material of the base member may be chosen.
The thickness of the base member will normally lie in the range of from 50 to 250 microns. The re inforcement strip can likewise vary in thickness ac cording to the needs of the package, but will usually be in the range of from 250 to 400 microns in thickness.
It is to be noted that in the embodiment of Figs.
7 to 10, there is the additional benefit of the ability to create printed matter on both the front and the rear side of the package by folding. This means that it is only necessary to print the package on one side of the material, whereas in most conven tional packaging assemblies, it is necessary to print both sides of the material in order to achieve this effect.

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1. A base member or support for a blister package or the like comprising an areaof plastics sheet material having securedthereto a reinforcement.
2. A base member according to claim 1 wherein the reinforcement comprises a plastics material or board material, and serves to stiffen the base member.
3. A base member according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the reinforcement is in the form of a strip covering a minor portion of the area of the base member.
4. A base member according to claim 3 wherein the strip extends lengthwise of the base member.
5. A base member according to claim 3 wherein the strip extends laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the base member.
6. A base member according to any one of the preceding claims wherein two or more reinforcements are secured thereto.
7. A base member according to any one o.f the preceding claims wherein an aperture to receive a support member, such as a hook, is formed through the base member and the reinforcement.
8. A package comprising a base member ac- cording to any one of the preceding claims in combination with merchandise retaining means.
9. A package according to claim 9 wherein the merchandise retaining means is transparent or translucent and comprises a rigid or semi-rigid bubble or blister of plastics material.
10. A method of manufacturing packages comprising an automatic process for the production of base members according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
11. A method according to claim 10 comprising the step of applying to the base member, merchandise retaining means such as a bubble or blister of'plastics material.
12. A base member or support for a blister package or the like substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
13. A package comprising a base member of support substantially as described herein with reference to the drawings in combination with merchandise retaining means comprising a rigid or semi-rigid bubble or blister of plastics material.
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FR2608030A1 (en) * 1986-12-10 1988-06-17 Bdf Nivea Sa Device for displaying articles
FR2638140A1 (en) * 1988-10-25 1990-04-27 Sante Beaute Carton-package
DE9103973U1 (en) * 1991-04-02 1992-08-06 E.S. Plastik Erwin Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG, 94116 Hutthurm Blister pack
GB2267482A (en) * 1992-06-06 1993-12-08 Vincent Paul Mccarthy Blister packaging
FR2715382A1 (en) * 1994-01-26 1995-07-28 France Production Electronique Transparent packaging display for merchandise
US5803260A (en) * 1997-06-11 1998-09-08 Walco Packaging Company, Inc. Total plastic product-retention package
EP1043245A3 (en) * 1999-03-29 2001-08-22 Sony Corporation Battery package
EP1369354A2 (en) * 2002-06-08 2003-12-10 Leunisman GmbH Verpackungen mit System Package for goods provided with a suspension hole whose rim is reinforced and method of production
EP1938962A1 (en) * 2006-12-14 2008-07-02 Emilplast S.R.L. Reinforcing method and product reinforceable with the reinforcing method

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US3833742A (en) * 1969-01-23 1974-09-03 Eckrich Peter & Sons Food product package
US3835224A (en) * 1972-03-20 1974-09-10 L Peters Tear strip sealing structure for blister packages
US3948393A (en) * 1974-01-30 1976-04-06 Solo Products Corporation Display package
US4199058A (en) * 1978-12-18 1980-04-22 Amerock Corporation Package
GB2082148A (en) * 1980-08-15 1982-03-03 Kendrew Barrass Designs Ltd Blister packs
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GB1063685A (en) * 1965-07-16 1967-03-30 Mayer & Co Oscar Packages
US3833742A (en) * 1969-01-23 1974-09-03 Eckrich Peter & Sons Food product package
GB1355699A (en) * 1970-11-13 1974-06-05 Gen Alimentaire Packaging and display units
US3835224A (en) * 1972-03-20 1974-09-10 L Peters Tear strip sealing structure for blister packages
US3948393A (en) * 1974-01-30 1976-04-06 Solo Products Corporation Display package
US4199058A (en) * 1978-12-18 1980-04-22 Amerock Corporation Package
GB2082148A (en) * 1980-08-15 1982-03-03 Kendrew Barrass Designs Ltd Blister packs
WO1982003213A1 (en) * 1981-03-23 1982-09-30 Johansson Hans Anders Ingemar Package for fish baits with triple hooks

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FR2608030A1 (en) * 1986-12-10 1988-06-17 Bdf Nivea Sa Device for displaying articles
FR2638140A1 (en) * 1988-10-25 1990-04-27 Sante Beaute Carton-package
DE9103973U1 (en) * 1991-04-02 1992-08-06 E.S. Plastik Erwin Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG, 94116 Hutthurm Blister pack
GB2267482A (en) * 1992-06-06 1993-12-08 Vincent Paul Mccarthy Blister packaging
GB2267482B (en) * 1992-06-06 1996-01-17 Vincent Paul Mccarthy Packaging
FR2715382A1 (en) * 1994-01-26 1995-07-28 France Production Electronique Transparent packaging display for merchandise
US5803260A (en) * 1997-06-11 1998-09-08 Walco Packaging Company, Inc. Total plastic product-retention package
EP1043245A3 (en) * 1999-03-29 2001-08-22 Sony Corporation Battery package
US6427841B2 (en) 1999-03-29 2002-08-06 Sony Corporation Battery package
EP1369354A2 (en) * 2002-06-08 2003-12-10 Leunisman GmbH Verpackungen mit System Package for goods provided with a suspension hole whose rim is reinforced and method of production
EP1369354A3 (en) * 2002-06-08 2004-08-25 Leunisman GmbH Verpackungen mit System Package for goods provided with a suspension hole whose rim is reinforced and method of production
EP1938962A1 (en) * 2006-12-14 2008-07-02 Emilplast S.R.L. Reinforcing method and product reinforceable with the reinforcing method

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