GB2445802A

GB2445802A - Transit and display container and tray with shelves therefore

Info

Publication number: GB2445802A
Application number: GB0701159A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Richard Butler
Original assignee: Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd
Current assignee: Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd
Priority date: 2007-01-22
Filing date: 2007-01-22
Publication date: 2008-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2027-01-22
Also published as: GB2445802B; GB0701159D0

Abstract

A transit and display container includes a tray 10 formed from a blank 14 and a separate lid 12. The tray comprises a base 18 and support walls 20 which can selectively form shelves extending towards each other and arranged to support articles. Articles can then be supported on the base and on the support walls in a double layer fashion. Once the articles on the shelves 20 have been removed, these can be folded upwardly about fold lines (50, Fig.4), to allow access to the articles supported on the base.

Description

CONTAINEp The present -"Jenton rela to containers formed from a flat

bl:K, methods of making such containers, fiat blanks cr makLn into containers, display trays and a method of r-i articles from a display tray.

: practice o transmt items in a Supermarket in a pack and to remove the lid of the packs and take prcdcts directly from a tray of the pack. However, each pack is only able to transmit a single layer of products stacked from the front to the back. Consequently, the use of packaging material is significan Further, considerable time is spent in removing an empty pack and replacing it with a new pack.

:t is an object of the present invention to attempt to cvercorne at least one of the above or other disadvantages.

J The present invention IS defined in the claims and

elsewhere in this specification

The present invention may be carried with practice in various ways but cne embodiment will now be described by ay of example and with reference to the accompanying orawings, in which: F gre is a perspective view of a tray 10; Ficre 2 is a perspective view of the tray 10 with a lid 2 scaoed therefrom; * 2 Figure 3 is a perspective view with the lid 10 on the base Ficre 4 is a view of a fiat blank 14 that is to be made ir the tray IC'; and Figure is a view of the flat blank 16 that is to be made into he lid 12.

s shown in Figures 1 and 4, the tray 10 includes a base is onto which products (not shown) can be stacked. The tray:0 aisc includes shelves 20 extending horizontally towards each other at a location approximately mid way up each side of the tray. iD

:n use, products to be transported and subsequently sold are loaded onto the base 18. Preferably the products extend across the complete width of the tray in an upright manner, from the front wall 22 to the back wall 24.

If desired the tray can be loaded with products that extend to a height of less than half the height of the base. ifl this instance, the shelves 20 may subsequently and optionally be folded to the position shown in Figure The shelves 20 may move to restrain movement of the roducts on the base 18. Alternatively, or additionally, the shelves 20 may serve to provide a support for further products, which may be the same as the products loaded on the base. The further products may extend across the nor lete width of the base in an upright manner from the front wall 22 to the back wall 24.

In this manner a simpl tray may transport a double layer of products to be sold without the products in the upper layer 000peratino with a shingling with the products in the liwer layer.

The lid 12 is located on the tray 10 after icading of the tray.

:o At the point of sale of the products the lid is removed and the products in the upper layer are removed first, from the front wall to the rear wall, after which the shelves 20 are folded to be upright with the products in the lower layer being removed from the front to the rear.

The assembly of the flat blank 14 into'the tray 10 will now be described with reference to Figure 4. All folds in Figure 4 are valley folds.

Side walls 30 are folded upwardly about side folds 32.

The front wall 22 is folded upwardly about a front fold 26 and rear wall 24 is folded upwardly about a fold 28.

Side connecting flaps 34 that now extend upwardly are folded about a fold 36 that is now vertical that connects them tc the front wall 22. In the flat blank there is a cut 38 between one flap 34 and side wall 30 and a narrow ap 40 between the cther flap and side wall 30. These 3 flaps 34 are then connected to the side walls in a well known manner such as by stapling and adhesive between the facing surfaces.

Eubsecuently now upwardly extendinc side conecting flaps 42 are ftidd about inner upwardly extendin fclds 44 that to the front wail. In the flat blank there is 3. c.t 4 between one flap 42 and side wall 30 and a narrow gap 45 betweer, the other flap 42 and side wall 30. The flaps 42 are then connected to the side walls 30 in any wel known manner such as by stapling and adhesion between one facino surfaces.

1C e tray is now ready fcr loading products onto the base.

After the base 18 has been loaded, the shelves 20 are fcded inwardly, towards each other, by folds 50. Further products are now loaded onto the shelves 20, above the initial products. Lateral movement of base products is 2.5 Prevented at the sides by the flaps 34 and 42, which extend to approximately twice the height of the side wails 30, arid at the back by the rear wail, which extend to approximately twice the height of the side walls 30 and at the front by the front wall 22 to which has a quarter height than the side wails 30.

The front wail 22 has a height that is less at the middle than towards the sides such that a section defined by a toc edge 52 is of less height than the side walls 30 whereby products in the lower layer are visible even when the too layer is loaded onto the shelves 20.

The rear wail 24 has a cut cut 54 of less height than the s:de wa.is such that products in both the upper layer and c.;er layer are visible.

f.ao 34 includes a window section 54 that enable tabs to he renoved along an arcuate line. These tabs may be remcved before the lid has been put over the tray to form the cack or after the lid has been removed.

16 tnat cc-;ers tne -.6 s snown in rre. - _:ods are va.ey fc_ds.

Tre:d bank 16 includes a top 58. A front waL. 60 is foded through 900.

The lid blank 16 includes a top 58. A front wall 60 is L.ed through 90 about a fold 62. A rear wall 64 is likewise moved about a fold 66. Side walls 68 are similarly folded about folds 70.

The front wall 60 and rear wall 68 of the lid are of marginally less extent than the height of the front wall 22 and rear wall 24 of the tray. The bottom surfaces of ne front and rear walls of the lid include cut outs that provide tabs 60A and 64A.

The tabs 60A and 64A are such that the main extent of the front and rear walls are on the outside of the tray with the tabs extending inwardly of the front and rear walls to hold the walls of the tray in place.

The side walls 70 of the lid extend outwardly of the side ccrect nQ flaps 34 and 42 and may be adhered thereto to cr-eot those side walls and flaps.

The tray and lid are both made from corrugated board which a planar sheet on one or both sides. The f extent of the conneczon is from right to shown by the arrow 72 in Figures 4 and 5.

Atten3n is directed to all pacers and documents which re fiied concurrently with or previous to this in ccr.nectjc.n with this application and CC to cublic inspection with this spe:in, and the contents of all such papers and are incorporated herein by reference.

A o the features disclosed in this specification

: .nciuding any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/cr all of the steps of any method or process sc disclcsed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.

Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated 2Cr otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated othewise, each feature disclosed is one example Only of a generic series of eGuivalent or similar features.

The invention is not restricted to the details of the : foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any ncvel one, or any novel combination, of the features

disclosed in this specification cincluding any

acocmpan-:n3 claims, abstract and drawings), or tc any novel one, or any flCVCI combination, of the steps of any nenod or process so disclosed. /

Claims

Claims 1. A container intluding a base which, in use, is arranged to

support articles in the container and jeast one spport wall located between the top b&se of the cOntainer, the or each supccrt wail ex:endir. over the base and being arranged, in use, to succort further articles in the container, the oor.ta-er havno been formed from a fiat bank of matera.
2. A container as claimed in claim 1 in which the or each support wall extends inwardly from a side of the container.
3. A container as claimed in claim 2 in which the or each support wall extends inwardly from a side wall of the container.
4. A metrioc as carnea in claim 39 cornprsng moving tne or eacn support wail by folatng.

4. A container as claimed in claim 3 in which the or each support wall IS connected to the base by a fold.

5. A container as claimed in claim 3 or 4 in which the or each side wall is connected to the base by a fold.

container as claimed ifl any preceding c.aim including two support walls extending towards each other from opposed sides of the container.

7. A container as claimed in claim 6 in which the support was extend towards eacn otner Ifl same plane.

. A container as claimed in claim 6 or 7 in which the combined extent of:he support walls across the onta ner is less than the distance between the :pposeo side walls.

A container as claimed in claim 8 in which each side wall extends less than aifway across the Container.

D. A container as claimed in any preceding claim including a front wall arranged in use to inhibit movement of articles located on the base from leaving the container in a lateral forwards direction.

11. A container as claimed in claim 10 in which the front wall extends above the height of the support V/ 2. A ccntaner as claimea in claim 10 or ii ifl which the front wall is connected to the base by a fold.

13. A container as claimed in claim 11 in which the front wall is arranged, in use, to inhibit movement of articles located on the support wall from 3: ieavjna the container in a lateral forwards arectjon.

14. A container as claimed in any preceding claim a rear wall arranged, n use, to nnibt movement of articles located on the base from leaving the container in a lateral rearwards oirecticn.

A ocr1taner as claimed ifl clarn 14 in wr.ch the rear wall is connected to tne base y a fcld.

container as c.aimed in claim i5 in whicn the rear wall extends above the height of the support wall.

7. A container as claimed in any of claims 14 to 16 in which the rear wall is arranged, in use, to inhibit movement of articles located on the support wall from leaving the container in a rearwards lateral direction.

23 18. A container as claimed in any preceding claim including at least one side member extending above the height of the support wall arranged, in use, to inhibit movement of articles out of that side of the container in a lateral direction.

19. A container as claimed in claim 18 including such side members along both sides of the container.

container as claimed in any preceding claim includjn at least one side member connected to a front wall and the container by a fold.

21. A container as claimed in claim 20 including two side members extending along each side of the front -a which are each connected to the front wall by :2. A container as claimed in any preceding claim at least one side member connected to a rear wall cf the container by a fold.

23. A container as claimed in claim 22 including two side members extending from each side of the rear wall each connect to the rear wall by a fold.

24. A container as claimed in any preceding claim in which the or each support wall are moveable to a position in which they do not extend inwardly.

25. A container as claimed in claim 24 in which the or each support wall are so movable by being folded.

26. A container substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying Figures.

:5 2T. A container as claimed in any preceding claim comprising a display tray.

2S. A container as claimed in claim 27 in which articles are arranged, in use, to be stacked from the front to the back on both the base and the ppcrz wall.

29. A pack comPrising a container as claimed in any crecedina claim and a lid formed separately from the ocntajner.

A rethod of formina a container from a flat blank ccrising fcld n3 the blank to form a base which, in use, is arranged to support articles and at e.st one support wall located between the top of the container and the base, the or each support wail extending over the base and being arranged, in use, to support further articles in the container.

31. A method as claimed in claim 30 comprising folding the blank such that support walls extend towards each other from each side of the container.

32. A methcd as claimed in claim 30 or 31 comprising folding the blank to cause side members to extend to a greater elevation than the or each support wail.

33. A method of forming a container substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in any of the accompanying drawings.

34. A method of forming a container from a flat blank as claimed in any of claims 30 to 33 hen the container is as claimed in any of claims 1 to 29.

3. A fiat blank arranged, in use, to be formed into a container, the blank including fold lines which, hen the blank is fclded, provide a base arranged, Ln -zse, to supccrt articles and at least one support waU extending ov.er the base and being arraned, in use, to support further articles, the cr each support wal. being located between the top ar'.d base of the container.

:k substant ay as herein described with rerence to the accompanying drawings.

A fiat blank as claimed in claim 35 or 36 when used in a method as claimed ih any of claims 30 to 33 or when folded.into a container as claimed in any of claims 1 to 29.

39. A display tray that has been formed from a flat blank, the container having articles supported on a base and articles supported on at least one support wail extending over the base and supporting further articles, the support wall being located between the top arid the container and the base.

39. A method of removing articles from a display tray as claimed in claim 38 comprising first removing articles supported by the or each support wall, then moving the or each support wall to a position in which articles supported on the base can be removed.