WO1998049063A2 - Package and method for packaging objects such as zinc air batteries - Google Patents
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- WO1998049063A2 WO1998049063A2 PCT/US1998/008664 US9808664W WO9849063A2 WO 1998049063 A2 WO1998049063 A2 WO 1998049063A2 US 9808664 W US9808664 W US 9808664W WO 9849063 A2 WO9849063 A2 WO 9849063A2
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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
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/22—Details
- B65D77/30—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers
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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
- 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
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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
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/22—Details
- B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
- B65D77/26—Elements or devices for locating or protecting articles
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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
- B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
- B65D2585/86—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form for electrical components
- B65D2585/88—Batteries
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- PACKAGING This invention is concerned with packaging. It is sometimes desirable to package several articles individually within a common pack to enable the consumer to remove the articles in turn for use.
- the invention relates in particular to the packaging of small batteries as may be used to power personal appliances such as hearing aids.
- appliances like hearing aids, which tend to be used continuously, battery life is relatively short and users generally wish to carry spare batteries with them and to purchase batteries several at a time, for example in packs of four or six batteries. It is known, therefore, to package batteries in groups of 4 or 6 in plastic cases for sale to customers.
- a type of small battery well suited to appliances such as hearing aids is a zinc air battery.
- a zinc air battery includes a small air hole in its metal casing and the air hole must be exposed for the battery to function.
- a technique which has been used for the packaging of DURACELL ACTINAIR zinc air batteries is to cover the air hole by applying an adhesive plastics disc to the battery, this disc having a tab portion which protrudes beyond the edge of the battery for ease of grasping the disc for removal from the battery when the battery is required for use.
- batteries equipped with their individual sealing discs comprises a plastics container including a base formed with pockets to receive and retain the respective batteries, and a cover hinged to the base for movement between a closed position in which the cover and base form an enclosure enclosing the batteries, and an open position providing access to the enclosed batteries for removal of individual batteries. Whilst these battery packages are quite convenient for consumers, they are not without drawbacks from a manufacturing viewpoint. Batteries with the sealing discs applied thereto make automated filing of the containers difficult to achieve and as a consequence it has been the practice to load the batteries into the pockets of the container base manually, which is inefficient.
- the present invention addresses the foregoing drawback and as a solution it proposes a package comprising a base with a plurality of pockets, respective articles being received in the pockets, and a unitary element of flexible sheet material including a spine portion adhered to the base, and an article covering portions connected to the spine portion and extending over respective pockets, the covering portions being adhesively connected to the articles received in the pockets.
- the articles are batteries, in particular zinc air batteries, the covering portions will cover and seal closed the air holes of the batteries until they are required for use.
- the unitary sheet material element can assist in retaining the batteries in their pockets, which means that the pockets themselves are not solely responsible for keeping the batteries in place and, therefore, need not grip the batteries firmly, thereby allowing the pockets to be formed to broader manufacturing tolerances and possibly enabling easier removal of individual batteries from their pockets.
- a battery When a battery is required for use, it is lifted from its pocket, the flexibility of the sheet element permitting such removal, and the battery is peeled away from the covering portion to which it is adhesively attached.
- the covering portions of the sheet element preferably include tabs which project in a direction away from the spine portion. By holding a tab in the fingers and pulling it away from the base, the associated covering portion will be deflected and lift the battery adhered thereto from its pocket.
- the flexible sheet elements are supplied to the labelling machine in the form of a strip with a series of elements carried on a backing web.
- Figure 1 shows in perspective a zinc air battery package embodying the invention, the package being shown in a closed condition;
- Figure 2 shows the package of Figure 1 in an open condition and in front elevation
- Figures 3 and 4 show the package of Figure 2 in plan and side elevation, respectively;
- Figure 5 is a front elevation of the container base before the pockets are filled with batteries;
- Figure 6 shows schematically an apparatus for performing the packaging process.
- the zinc air battery package illustrated in the drawing includes a plastics container 1 moulded in one piece and including a base 2 and a cover 3 connected to the base by an integral hinge 4 to allow the cover to move between the closed and open positions shown in Figures 1 and 2 respectively.
- a plastics container 1 moulded in one piece and including a base 2 and a cover 3 connected to the base by an integral hinge 4 to allow the cover to move between the closed and open positions shown in Figures 1 and 2 respectively.
- complementary snap-catch formations 5 are provided at the edges of the base and cover remote from the hinge 4.
- the container base 2 is formed on its inner or upper side with a slightly raised platform or plinth 10 on which is an upstanding longitudinal rail 11 defining a substantially flat upper surface 9 (Fig. 5).
- pockets 12 Fig. 5 in which respective zinc air batteries 14 are accommodated.
- the batteries 14 are conventional and cylindrical in shape. When inserted into the pockets 12 the upper flat faces of the batteries, these being the faces in which the air holes are provided, lie substantially coplanar with the upper surface of the rail 11.
- a unitary element 15 of flexible plastics sheet material Applied over the base 2 and the batteries 14 accommodated in the pockets is a unitary element 15 of flexible plastics sheet material.
- the element includes a spine portion 16 which overlies and is adhesively connected to the upper surface 9 of the rail 11. Extending from the spine portion are six covering portions 17 disposed to overly the respective pockets 12 and the batteries 14 received therein. These covering portions 17 are adhesively attached to the respective underlying batteries 14.
- Each covering portion has a tab 18 projecting in a direction opposite the spine portion 16 beyond the edge of the associated battery 14 and the pocket 12 in which it is received.
- the material of the sheet element 15 is flexible it has sufficient stiffness to maintain the substantially flat condition in which it is applied over container base 2 and batteries 14, and hence the sheet element 15 assists in retaining the batteries on the base in spite of the batteries having a loose fit in the pockets.
- the tab 18 of the covering portion 17 to which the battery is attached is manually grasped, e.g. between the thumb and forefinger and moved away from the base 2, whereby the battery 14 is lifted out of its pocket 12, the element 15 naturally bending at the join between the spine and covering portions 16, 17.
- the battery is then peeled away from the covering portion 17, the adhesive allowing this to be achieved without undue difficulty.
- modifications can be made to the described package without departing from the inventive principles.
- shape and size of the pockets can be varied to suit the particular batteries to be packaged.
- number of pockets will be chosen according to the number of batteries to be included in the package.
- the described package can be produced by the following process.
- the moulded containers 1 are fed to an automated filling machine 20 (Fig. 6) which is also supplied with batteries 14.
- the filling machine simultaneously fills the pockets 12 of the container base by loading respective batteries 14 into the pockets 12, the batteries all having their surfaces with the air holes uppermost.
- the containers with batteries loaded therein are delivered in turn to an automated labelling machine 21 which applies the sheet element 15 onto the container base 2 and batteries 14 so that it covers and is adhesively secured to the upper surfaces of the rail 11 and the batteries.
- the sheet elements 15 are supplied to the labelling machine as a strip, e.g. supplied from a roll, the strip including a backing web 22 on which the elements 15 are carried and to which they are removably attached by the same adhesive used to secure the elements to the container base and the batteries.
- the labelling machine removes individual elements from the backing web before the labelling machine removes individual elements from the backing web before applying them.
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU72669/98A AU7266998A (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | Packaging |
AT98920007T ATE275514T1 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING ITEMS SUCH AS ZINC-AIR BATTERIES |
EP98920007A EP0909251B1 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | Package and method for packaging objects such as zinc air batteries |
DE69826087T DE69826087T2 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OBJECTS SUCH AS ZINC AIR BATTERIES |
JP54735298A JP4166287B2 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | Packaging |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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GBGB9708931.2A GB9708931D0 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1997-05-01 | Packaging |
GB9708931.2 | 1997-05-01 | ||
US08/882,654 US5839583A (en) | 1997-06-25 | 1997-06-25 | Packaging |
US08/882,654 | 1997-06-25 |
Publications (2)
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WO1998049063A2 true WO1998049063A2 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
WO1998049063A3 WO1998049063A3 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
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PCT/US1998/008664 WO1998049063A2 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-04-30 | Package and method for packaging objects such as zinc air batteries |
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EP (1) | EP0909251B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP4166287B2 (en) |
AR (1) | AR015113A1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE275514T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU7266998A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2258714A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69826087T2 (en) |
TW (1) | TW393792B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998049063A2 (en) |
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WO2000036669A1 (en) * | 1998-12-15 | 2000-06-22 | Electric Fuel Limited | Dual configuration housing for metal-air batteries that reduce desiccation and control air access |
WO2008155603A1 (en) | 2007-05-10 | 2008-12-24 | Pascal Voisin | Global electronic system of energy savings and individual securities |
WO2018217417A1 (en) * | 2017-05-26 | 2018-11-29 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
USD878295S1 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2020-03-17 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Battery tab |
US11038229B2 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2021-06-15 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Texturized removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
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US3399509A (en) * | 1965-10-15 | 1968-09-03 | Wells Badger Ind Inc | Blister package sealer |
GB1426715A (en) * | 1972-02-16 | 1976-03-03 | Schueler G B E | Packaging of coins |
US4209091A (en) * | 1978-08-10 | 1980-06-24 | Gould Inc. | Button cell package and method of making same |
EP0529199A1 (en) * | 1991-08-26 | 1993-03-03 | VARTA Batterie Aktiengesellschaft | Sales and storage package for zinc/air batteries |
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- 1998-04-29 AR ARP980101985A patent/AR015113A1/en unknown
- 1998-04-30 AT AT98920007T patent/ATE275514T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-04-30 DE DE69826087T patent/DE69826087T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-04-30 WO PCT/US1998/008664 patent/WO1998049063A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-04-30 EP EP98920007A patent/EP0909251B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-04-30 CA CA002258714A patent/CA2258714A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-04-30 JP JP54735298A patent/JP4166287B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-04-30 AU AU72669/98A patent/AU7266998A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-05-07 TW TW087107072A patent/TW393792B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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GB761629A (en) * | 1953-09-22 | 1956-11-14 | Mallory Batteries Ltd | Electric battery construction |
US3399509A (en) * | 1965-10-15 | 1968-09-03 | Wells Badger Ind Inc | Blister package sealer |
GB1426715A (en) * | 1972-02-16 | 1976-03-03 | Schueler G B E | Packaging of coins |
US4209091A (en) * | 1978-08-10 | 1980-06-24 | Gould Inc. | Button cell package and method of making same |
EP0529199A1 (en) * | 1991-08-26 | 1993-03-03 | VARTA Batterie Aktiengesellschaft | Sales and storage package for zinc/air batteries |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2000036669A1 (en) * | 1998-12-15 | 2000-06-22 | Electric Fuel Limited | Dual configuration housing for metal-air batteries that reduce desiccation and control air access |
WO2008155603A1 (en) | 2007-05-10 | 2008-12-24 | Pascal Voisin | Global electronic system of energy savings and individual securities |
WO2018217417A1 (en) * | 2017-05-26 | 2018-11-29 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
USD878295S1 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2020-03-17 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Battery tab |
USD900028S1 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2020-10-27 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Battery tab |
USD900744S1 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2020-11-03 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Battery tab |
US11038229B2 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2021-06-15 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Texturized removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
US11101514B2 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2021-08-24 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
US11621451B2 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2023-04-04 | Duracell U.S. Operations, Inc. | Removable tab and battery assembly having the same |
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JP4166287B2 (en) | 2008-10-15 |
WO1998049063A3 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
JP2000516899A (en) | 2000-12-19 |
AU7266998A (en) | 1998-11-24 |
TW393792B (en) | 2000-06-11 |
EP0909251A1 (en) | 1999-04-21 |
DE69826087D1 (en) | 2004-10-14 |
AR015113A1 (en) | 2001-04-18 |
DE69826087T2 (en) | 2005-09-22 |
ATE275514T1 (en) | 2004-09-15 |
CA2258714A1 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
EP0909251B1 (en) | 2004-09-08 |
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