WO2017077289A1 - Packaging - Google Patents
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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
- B65D5/20—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-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
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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
- B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
- B65D5/724—Internal fittings facilitating the discharge of contents, e.g. guiding panels, movable bottoms or lifting strips
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
- A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
- A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
- A47F5/11—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like
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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
- B65D5/32—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 having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks each blank forming a body part, whereby each body part comprises at least one outside face of the box, carton or tray
- B65D5/321—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 having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks each blank forming a body part, whereby each body part comprises at least one outside face of the box, carton or tray at least one container body part formed by folding up portions of a single blank connected to a central panel from all sides
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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
- B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
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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
- B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
- B65D5/728—Contents-dispensing means for drawer-and-shell-type containers
Definitions
- the present invention relates to packaging, and particularly packaging such as trays that comprise a product pusher.
- the packaging can be a product tray or box comprising such a product pusher.
- the present invention can also relate to a process for the assembly of said packaging, or a blank for that assembly.
- the packaging can be for assisting with the proper display of items on shelves in supermarkets (or in other shops).
- Such products often rely upon gravity for achieving this "self- stacking" function, such as by using angled racks or angled shelves - consider, for example, herb bottle dispensers, or by relying upon the biasing effect of a resilient biasing means coupled to a pusher that is located behind the products - see, for example, DE20316963 or EP1462034, and napkin holders or cup dispensers found in fast food outlets.
- a resilient biasing means coupled to a pusher that is located behind the products - see, for example, DE20316963 or EP1462034, and napkin holders or cup dispensers found in fast food outlets.
- Packaging is also moving generally towards arrangements whereby the products therein may be displayed within the packaging without an initial removal therefrom, such as in a tray part thereof.
- Such "transport and display” packaging, or “retail ready” packaging usually involves a tray or a box that is directly for displaying those products on the shelves within the shop in a front facing condition once an outer wrap, or a removable part of the tray or box, has been removed therefrom.
- the trays or boxes then serve to display the products in those trays or boxes in an aesthetic manner, and such that they can be stacked towards the front of the shelf so as to maximise the ease with which consumers can identify and collect their products.
- Biasing means for these boxes are also known for auto-stacking the products to the front of the box. This can be via an elastic biasing means. See for example GB2503759.
- These trays and boxes are particularly useful for the retail market. It would nevertheless be desirable, however, to increase the range of options for such boxes, including finding ways to maximise the suitability of such packaging for a wider range of products and packaging shapes. In particular, narrow and deep boxes are typically found to be unsuitable for product pushing (front stacking) using an elastic biasing means as the elastic is insufficiently stretchable. It would also be desirable, therefore, to find new solutions that enable such further tray shapes to be useable.
- a blank for a tray, or a tray formed from a blank comprising a base section, two side sections, a front section and a rear section, each side section comprising at least a portion having a width exceeding 60% of the width of the base and a length of the base exceeding 300% of the width of the base and an length of elastic material attached to the blank at or towards its ends on the sides of the blank, the attachment not being present between the elastic and the sides in the region of the sides extending from the hinge line between the respective side and the base to a position spaced perpendicularly from the hinge line lying a distance of 25% of the width of the base from the hinge line.
- the assembled tray formed from the blank will have a generally elongated lengthwise form (i.e. relative to its width) and the length of elastic material will have a non secured, or generally freely stretchable length, of at least 150% of the width of the tray.
- This non secured, or generally freely stretchable length may hereinafter be referred to as a stretchable length of the elastic. More preferably the stretchable length of the elastic is at least 160% of the width of the tray. More preferably it is between 160 and 190% of the width of the tray. It can even be at least 200% of the width of the base - e.g. for accommodating a very long and narrow tray.
- the elastic is located on the blank perpendicular to the length of the base.
- the elastic is spaced a distance from the leading edge of the base of the tray by a distance of at least 4cm. More preferably it is spaced at least 25% of the width of the base from the leading edge of the base of the tray and most preferably it is spaced between 30% and 50% of the width of the base from the leading edge of the base of the tray.
- the elastic has a width of at least 2cm and more preferably a width of at least 3cm.
- the elastic has a length of at least 200mm.
- the elastic is glued to the blank. It may instead be stapled or sewn onto the blank.
- Another embodiment of the invention may have it secured to the blank via the grip provided by a narrow slot in the blank - the elastic being slotted into the slot.
- the blank is attached to the blank in a generally non-tensioned condition.
- it is attached to the blank in a location that gets sandwiched between at least two parts of the blank when the tray is fully assembled.
- the above blank or an alternative blank having a base, two sides, a front and a back, and an elastic material attached to the blank may comprise forward facing flaps for the sides, each with a hinge line arranged parallel to the elastic, the forward facing flap being foldable over the elastic to sandwich the elastic between the flap and the side wall.
- the flap has an angled edge thereon - angled relative to the fold line at an angle between 30° and 60°, and most preferably at an angle of about 45°, which angled edge overlies a part of the stretchable length of the elastic.
- the flap and particularly the angled edge thereof, facilitates the assembly of the tray with a secure retention of the elastic.
- the flap also allows the elastic more readily to be stretched inside the tray without slippage or detachment from the blank.
- the angled edge further provided an edge over which the elastic will be stretched and folded inside the tray. By virtue of the angle, that fold will be such that the elastic will lie generally flat against the insides of the side walls.
- the front of the tray folds upwards relative to the base of the tray and has its own flaps for adhering against the side walls. Preferably they attach at an area of the side walls that align with the folded flaps.
- the folded front, with its flaps, thus provides a reinforced structural strength to the front of the tray for resisting buckling of the material of the blank when the elastic is stretched inside the tray.
- the side walls comprise a foldable flap along a substantial portion of their lengths defined by a fold line and at least one cut. This is for allowing a top portion of each side wall to be folded down and against a lower portion of the side - on the inside of the tray.
- This folded side then provides a stiffened side wall for the assembled tray, but additionally it provides a rear-facing ledge.
- This ledge is preferably positioned towards the rear end of the tray, and is preferably provided by the cut.
- the ledge, or at least a part thereof is perpendicular to the hinge line between the base and the side wall.
- the fold line that defines the foldable flap is parallel to the hinge line.
- the cut that defines the foldable flap is straight.
- it is perpendicular to the hinge line.
- the foldable flap does not extend all the way to the rear wall of the assembled tray.
- the provision of the ledge can thus be spaced from the rear of the tray.
- the elastic is part of a product pusher within the tray - the product pusher also comprising a back plate.
- the back plate is a folded sheet of card having a rear part and two side parts.
- the side parts have leading edges when used within the tray that face generally towards the front of the tray.
- the above-mentioned ledges can then serve to provide support surfaces for the leading edges of the back plate so that the back plate can be locked there behind during loading of the tray - this then allows the packing of the tray with products while the elastic is in a stretched condition - down the sides of the tray and to the rear of the tray, inside the tray, but without having to simultaneously maintain that stretched condition with the products. Damage to the products during loading of the tray is thus less likely to occur. This could thus make manual loading more achievable or less frustrating.
- the base of the tray comprises a hole that is positioned to underlie the elastic when the blank is in an unfolded or flat configuration.
- the hole provides an access port for a probe to allow the probe to lift the elastic during the assembly of the tray.
- Upon lifting the elastic it can be more readily grasped or engaged with a stretching mechanism - one that that draws the elastic back towards the rear of the tray.
- the side walls of the tray comprise a hole that is positioned to rearward of the ledge.
- the holes provide access ports for probes to allow probes to lift the leading surfaces of the back plate off the ledges, thus releasing the product pusher after loading - thus engaging the back plate against the products under the bias of the elastic.
- a partially or fully assembled tray comprising a base, two side walls and a length of elastic, the length of elastic being stretched down the side walls back towards a rear of the tray, the elastic being associated with and restrained in its stretched condition by a back plate, the back plate having leading edges pointing generally towards a front of the tray, which leading edges are engaged against ledges formed on or in the side walls.
- the ledges are formed by folded flaps of the side walls.
- the back plate has grooves provided in the leading edges, which grooves align with the elastic. These grooves can reduce a degree of fouling thereagainst by the elastic compared to an ungrooved or straight leading edge.
- the groove also assists with the maintenance of the leading edges against the ledges of the side walls; without the grooves, the elastic may cause the sides of the back plate to bias inwardly (i.e. to narrow with respect to the width of the tray), thus releasing themselves from the ledges of the side walls.
- the side walls of the tray may comprise apertures for allowing probes to initiate a release of the back plate, or a manual release of the back plate using fingers, from the ledges of the side walls.
- the length of the sides of the back plate are shorter than the distance between the ledge of the side walls and the inside rear wall of the tray.
- the back plate can then easily sit against those ledges. However, they can be a little longer than the distance between the ledge of the side walls and the inside rear wall of the tray if needed, but then the side walls would need to be angled relative to the side walls to provide that seating on the ledge.
- the above aspects of the invention can be combined together in any desired combination.
- the side walls may comprise smaller ledge forming mechanisms, such as smaller folded flaps in the side walls. These smaller folded flaps may be folded inwardly and bac on themselves so as to sit flush against the inside wall of the side walls - like the foldable flaps, to define an alternative ledge formation.
- these flaps are provided so that there are at least two on each side wall, each with a fold line. These may be parallel fold lines and may be co- linear or may more likely be parallel and opposite each other.
- the fold lines may extend generally parallel to the fold line between the base and the side walls.
- the flaps may be folded about a fold line that is perpendicular to the fold line between the side wall and the base.
- the ledges are formed out of the material of the blank used for the tray and as such it is preferred that they are formed from folded material of the respective side wall - folded out of the plane thereof to leave behind a hole in the side wall.
- the folded flaps may have hinge-lines or shapes consisting of other angles.
- the end result is nevertheless preferred to be one where the ledge lies generally perpendicular to the hinge line between the side wall and the base.
- a space (no ledge) can thus be provided between the two ledges of each two-part ledge. This can beneficially be positioned such that it can accommodate the elastic. The elastic then does not need to bend over the ledge. This makes the groove on the leading edge of the side walls of the back plate less important, although that groove is still preferred , especially where the sides of the back plate want to be angled relative to the side walls when they are in their blocked positions against those ledges.
- a part folded tray formed from a blank, the part folded tray comprising a base, two side walls, a front wall and an elastic member for providing a biasing force for products within the tray in the fully assembled and filled product, wherein the side walls have a front facing edge with a forwardly extending finger extending away therefrom towards the front of the tray, the finger being positioned such that it is in alignment with the elastic member when the elastic member extends between the side walls in a generally untensioned condition to provide support for the elastic member prior to tensioning the elastic member within the tray.
- the tray comprises a back wall.
- the front wall has two attachment tabs for attaching it to the side walls.
- the elastic member is attached to the two attachment tabs.
- the elastic member engages against the fingers when the front wall of the blank, and the two attachment tabs, are folded into their assembled locations, with the two attachment tabs being attached to the side walls.
- the fingers are provided from cut outs within folded flaps of the side walls, such that the front facing edges of the side walls are folded edges. The folds stiffen the edges, thus making the box stronger or stiffer, or both
- the fingers Preferably have hinge lines such that they will fold back into the tray, preferably into the cut-outs where provided, during the completion of the assembly and loading of the tray - such as the elastic is drawn backwards towards the rear of the tray.
- the fold then provides a reinforcement of the leading edge of the side walls of the tray that support the elastic - the elastic may be sandwiched between the outside of the side walls and the inside of the then-attached attachment tabs. This then assists with the support of the elastic bias force provided by the length of elastic as it is stretched towards the rear of the tray.
- holes are provided in the attachment tabs of the front wall, which holes align with the fingers when the tabs are adhered to the side walls. Probes can then be used to encourage the correct folding of the fingers.
- the length of elastic is attached to the tabs towards the free ends of the tabs, but not within the first length of the tabs extending from the hinge line between the tabs and the front wall, that first length having a length of at least 25% of the width of the base.
- the elastic is attached to the flaps in a position that will be sandwiched between the side wall and the tab upon attachment of the tab to the side wall.
- the tabs have a length extending from the hinge line between the flap and front face exceeding 60% of the width of the base. More preferably it is between 70 and 100% of the width of the base.
- the length of elastic is attached to those tabs somewhere beyond the 25% line and is unattached to the front wall and tabs between those outer attachment positions so as to be providing a stretchable length of at least 150% of the width of the tray. More preferably it is a length of more than 160%, or 170&, and preferably it is between 160 and 190%. However, as with the previous embodiments it may also be in excess of 200%, e.g. where the tray shape and product demands it.
- a back plate is provided in addition to the blank and elastic.
- the back plate may be as described above for engaging against ledges provided by folded flaps in the side walls.
- the back plate of this and the previous embodiments may have cut-outs also in the hinge lines between the sides and back of the back plate - e.g. for accommodating the elastic - thus assisting with the retention of the elastic thereagainst.
- a lid may be provided over the tray once the tray is assembled and filled.
- the lid may have a rip off front.
- the lid may have a rip off top.
- a cut out and/or perforations may be provided for facilitating that rip off.
- the lid has sides that extend on the outside of the tray when applied to the tray, and a front that extends inside the tray, behind the front wall of the tray.
- the biasing force of the elastic member extending behind and around the products within the tray can potentially be better resisted by the box (comprising the tray and lid) since there is then an inter- engagement of the front of the lid and the front of the tray. It is preferred that it be provided this way round in view of the fact that the front of the tray is generally of a shorter length, and thus has a shorter lever arm, than the front of the lid.
- the lid has a cut out area or hole in the sides thereof, towards its rear, for allowing access to holes in the side walls of the tray. This then allows a release of the back plate from the ledges where provided, such as by folds or tabs in the side walls, even when the tray has a lid. This can be important where the lid is bonded to the tray - with a rip-off opening, whereby otherwise the engagement of the back plate from the ledges might not be achievable (if reengaged during transit).
- the stretchable length of the elastic has an unstretched length of about 200mm, or at least 200mm.
- the stretchable length of the elastic has an unstretched length of no less than a quarter of the depth of the tray, more preferably no less than a third of the depth of the tray, more preferably no less than a half of the depth of the tray and most preferably about a half of the depth of the tray, or between two fifths and three fifths of the depth of the tray.
- Another approach for determining the preferred length of the stretchable length of the elastic is to add the width of the tray to twice the length of the tray (internal measurements from an assembled tray are typically used throughout this specification), with the elastic preferably having a stretchable length (at unstretched state) of between a half and a sixth of that total, and more preferably no more than between a half and a quarter of that total.
- the free length of elastic for stretching within the tray is at least 160% of the width of the tray, more preferably 170% and more preferably at least 180%. Most preferably it is at least 200%.
- a percentage of between 160% and 190% provides a preferred range for deep, narrow trays.
- the chosen material can also have a bearing on the preferred lengths.
- resilient tapes, meshes or webs such as those made of rubber or silicon or elastic strips.
- the resilient tape may be made of clear elastic or coloured elastic, and a particularly stretchable fabric would include shirring elastic, e.g. knitted shirring elastic.
- the present invention also provides a layout for cutting of a corrugated sheet for cutting therefrom the blanks for the tray of the present invention, the blanks comprising a blank for a base component of the tray, a blank for the lid component of the tray and a blank for the back plate within the tray, wherein the blank for the back plate, the blank for the tray and the blank for the lid are aligned in the layout such that flutes of the corrugate extend along the length of the base of the base component, along the length of the top of the lid component and preferably along the height of the back of the back plate, wherein the back plate is located between the part of the blank for the base component that provides the front wall and attachment tabs and the front wall of the lid.
- This arrangement allows an efficient usage of the sheet material used to form these three blanks.
- the three blanks are arranged such that the lid component is rotated 90° in the layout relative to the base component so as to have the corrugations of the material extending along the length of the base of the base component, along the height of the sides of the lid component and optionally along the height of the back plate.
- This arrangement provides a stiffer height characteristic for the completed tray (with lid).
- the back plate may be formed with the flutes extending across the width of the back plate so as to allow the flutes to provide bending stiffness for the back plate around which the elastic extends.
- two cut outs are provided at the hinge line between the sides of the back plate and the back of the back plate for accommodating the elastic and thus locating the elastic relative to the back plate.
- a blank for a tray or a tray made from a blank having a base, two sides, a back and a front, wherein the tray features a length of elastic, two end portions of which are entrapped within a slot that is cut into a part of the tray that sits to a side thereof in the assembled tray, wherein the hardness or stiffness of the material of blank either side of the slot provides grip for securing the entrapped portions of the length of elastic relative to the side walls of the tray in the assembled tray.
- the cut is in the side walls or in attachment tabs of the front wall.
- the tray need not be devoid of glue as glue may be present between attachment tabs and the sides, front or back.
- the length of elastic is secured without any glue, staples or stitching, i.e. there is only the length of material and the blank in the mode of attachment of the elastic to the blank.
- gripping slots avoids the need for the use of glue between the material of the tray and the length of elastic, thus making the elastic readily removable from the tray when the tray is to be recycled. If the elastic is instead stapled, glued or sewn onto the tray or blank, its removal therefrom is more tricky, thus making recycling of the tray more difficult.
- the use of the gripping slots might thus be highly beneficial in terms of the environmental impact of these trays.
- the slot is arranged in a tab and the tab is arranged to fold to a side of the tray.
- this folding sandwiches a portion of the elastic length towards its ends between the side wall and the tab.
- this arrangement is such that a forward facing edge of the side wall will support the elastic as it is stretched inside the tray. This takes some pressure off the retention of the elastic by the slot as some of the tension force is taken by the effect of the sandwiching and some is taken by the engagement of the material with the forward facing edge.
- the slot is spaced away from the hinge line between the tab and the front wall of the tray.
- the spacing is at least 30mm and for deep trays, with a long backwardly extending length relative to the front width, the length may want to be in line with the claims above, such as by being at a distance therefrom of at least 25% of the width of the tray. In non-deep trays, however, the distance can be much shorter since the elastic will not need to stretch as far when reaching the back of the tray.
- a tray having a front, two sides and a back wherein in the two sides a slot is provided for accommodating an elastic member, the elastic member being a loop of elastic extending across the inside of the tray, between the two slots, and then rearwardly around the outsides of the two sides backward from those slots and around the outside of the back of the tray.
- This arrangement provides an easy to install elastic member.
- the slots are wider than the thickness of the elastic so that the elastic can freely run within the slots, thus allowing the length of the elastic to the sides and rear of the tray to provide additional elastic material for stretching purposes so as to allow products within the tray to be readily accommodated and biased by the elastic member.
- the slot is provided at least 10mm from the front of the tray.
- the present invention also provides a blank for forming these trays.
- a tray or a tray insert comprising a front, two sides and a back and at least a partial base, wherein the two sides comprise slots for accommodating a length of elastic, wherein the slots are sized to grip the length of elastic such that two end portions thereof are entrapped within the slots, wherein the hardness or stiffness of the material of blank either side of the slot provides grip for securing the entrapped portions of the length of elastic relative to the side walls of the tray in the assembled tray.
- the slots of this aspect of the invention (and the previous aspects) have a tapering outermost end to facilitate installation of the elastic therein.
- the base of this tray is formed from four tabs, one on the front, one on each side and one on the back, which tabs join together to form the partial base.
- the base is a partial base with an opening in the middle thereof, thus reducing the amount of material needed to create the tray or tray insert.
- the tray or tray insert may additionally comprise a lid or a partial lid.
- the partial lid may be formed from tabs at the front, sides and back. These tabs may be narrow so as to leave an opening in the assembled top, thus again reducing the amount of material needed. They may overlap in the corners so they can be attached together, e.g. with an adhesive or staple.
- the front has a rip off portion for opening the front.
- the lid has rip off hinges for allowing the lid to be removed. These rip off hinges may be for allowing the removal of the whole top or for removing a part of the top.
- the present invention also provides a product pusher insert for a tray, the product pusher insert comprising two separate or separable members, each attached to end portions of a length of elastic, the members having a foldable end for folding an end portion of the elastic and the member relative to the other ends thereof. The fold is preferably a 180 degree fold.
- the folded end of the member has a recess formed therein.
- the folded ends provide a double thickness for each member when the folded members of the pusher are inserted into a tray. This thus provides additional strength for the members which provide the sides of the pusher in use - they are located to the sides of the products being pushed.
- the recesses in the folded ends are preferred as they allow the elastic member to be recessed back from the front of the tray, thus allowing a deeper tray to be accommodated by the pusher, and also allowing the final product to be removed from the tray more easily - it will be to be unrestrained by the pusher as a lower or zero pusher bias will be applied thereto at the time when it is at the front of the tray.
- the pusher is formed from a single blank with a perforated tear line provided therein - preferably in its middle - for allowing the two members to be separated apart.
- the present invention also provides a tray having two sides, a back and a front wherein the tray has an elastic member for providing a bias for products contained within the tray, wherein the elastic member is attached to the blank for the tray on an outside surface thereof, the sides having at least a portion having a height shorter than the front corners and the elastic folding around the outside of the tray from underneath the tray, near the front corners, over the portion with the shorter height and into the inside of the tray thereby.
- the elastic extends across an angled edge of a securement tab between the front wall and the side wall near whereas it folds around the outside of the tray from underneath the tray, the angled surface allowing the elastic member to fold flush against the outside of the side wall as it changes direction around the angled edge.
- the present invention also provides a tray or box comprising the above product pusher, or the above tray insert, the tray comprising a base, two side walls, a front wall and a back wall, and optionally a lid.
- the base extends across the full extent of the bottom of the tray or box.
- the lid extends across the full extent of the bottom of the tray or box.
- a rip-off portion is provided for providing access to products stacked in the tray. This applies to each tray of the invention.
- the rip-off portion is part of the front wall. Preferably it is part of the lid. It can be both.
- the length of elastic preferably is arranged to push products towards the front wall of the tray or box.
- the folded members extend along the inside surface of the side walls. They may have folded ends at the back wall.
- the present invention also provides a method of assembling a tray as described above using an assembly machine with probes, folding members and forming arms.
- Figure 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a possible blank for forming a tray with an elastic member stretched across a front wall thereof;
- Figure 2 shows a modified arrangement of the elastic on the blank of Figure 1 , it thus utilising a first aspect of the present invention;
- Figure 3 shows the arrangement of Figure 2 folded into a tray, with the elastic pulled back
- Figures 4 to 8 show a process of folding for the blank of Figure 2, with a back plate holding the elastic in its pulled back position
- Figures 9 to 13 show a similar arrangement to Figures 4 to 8, but without the back plate;
- Figures 14 to 21 show another embodiment of blank for forming a tray, with Figures 15 to 18 showing folding steps, Figure 19 showing an elastic stretching step and Figures 20 and 21 showing the application of a lid thereto;
- Figures 22 to 31 show a variant of the blank of Figures 14 to 21 ;
- Figure 32 shows a further possible blank in accordance with the invention - there is a blank for a tray, with a separate blank for providing a back plate therefor;
- Figure 33 shows a further variation for the blank, this time showing a possible printing or cutting layout for a corrugator/finishing unit, the layout incorporating a blank for the tray, a blank for the back plate and a blank for a lid;
- Figure 34 shows an alternative layout, and alternative blank forms, and with the lid rotated 90 degrees relative to the tray compared to the layout of Figure 33;
- Figure 35 shows a further variant with the back plate being laid out in a location separated from the lid and tray;
- Figure 36 shows a further variant of layout for the printing or cutting of the tray, the lid and the back plate
- Figures 37, 38, 40 and 42 show further variants of the arrangements for the blanks, and designs therefor;
- Figures 39, 41 , 43 and 52 show yet further variants of the tray, back plate and lid, with different arrangements for forming a ledge towards the inside and back of the tray, and each optionally with a length of elastic pre-applied (i.e. it having been applied before shipping to a customer);
- Figures 44 to 51 show a further variant in which the back plate is released after the lid is applied (holes in the side of the lid are omitted from Figure 50, but shown in Figure 51);
- Figures 53 to 59 show elements of typical blank folding, i.e. tray assembly, mechanisms adapted to assemble trays or boxes using certain blanks of the present invention, such as that of Figure 52;
- Figures 60 to 71 show an elastic stretching and back plate inserting mechanism used to prepare an assembled tray for loading with product
- Figures 72 to 76 show a tray according to a further aspect of the present invention wherein a length of elastic is attached to the tray without adhesive;
- Figures 77 to 80 show a further embodiment of tray wherein no adhesive is used;
- Figures 81 to 84 show an embodiment of a tray insert, or tray, comprising a product pusher, again affixed thereto with no adhesive;
- Figures 85 to 87 show a further embodiment of tray insert utilising a product pusher attached thereto with no adhesive;
- Figures 88 to 92 show an embodiment of a tray with a product pusher for inserting into the tray
- Figures 93 to 100 show a further embodiment of the present invention in which the elastic is applied to the underside of the blank.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a blank 12 for a tray 30 onto which a length of elastic 10 has been applied.
- the blank 12 comprises a base 14, two side walls 16, a front wall 18 and a back wall 20.
- the length of elastic 10 is applied to attachment tabs 22 provided either side of the front wall 18 of the blank using a glue patch 24, although other modes of attachment are also possible such as staples or sewing, or even via narrow slots (as described later).
- the length of the elastic between the two glue patches 24 is the provided stretchable length of elastic for use as a product pusher in the finally loaded tray.
- the length to which that stretchable length of elastic may desirably be pulled to can be many multiples longer than the length of that stretchable length of elastic 10 before the stretching commences.
- a suitably stretchable material is thus required, such as knitted shirring elastic.
- Figure 2 A more preferred arrangement is shown in Figure 2.
- the length of elastic 10 is moved from the attachment tabs 22 either side of the front wall 18 to a location situated at front portions 34 of the side walls 16.
- the glue patches 24 are located spaced away from the hinge line 36 between the side walls 16 and the base 14 so as to provide an elongated stretchable length of elastic 26 compared to the example of Figure 1.
- this stretchable length 26 is almost twice the length of that of the example of Figure 1 , and it is now positioned slightly spaced away from the front wall 18 (when assembled).
- the distance of spacing 28 from the front wall 18 is a distance 28 of perhaps between 1 and 10cm. In this example it is about 4 to 6cm.
- This arrangement is particularly suitable for cans or tins as they have a deeper stacking depth, and thus may even be deeper than the length of that spacing 28, whereby they will be front stacked even for the final product in the stack.
- the assembled tray 30 is shown with the elastic 10 stretched to the back wall 20, and along the side walls 16.
- the side walls 16 are folded upwardly to be perpendicular with respect to the base 14.
- the back wall 20 and front wall 18 are folded upwardly to be perpendicular to the base 14.
- the tray is thus formed as a generally rectangular and cuboid tray. Other shapes are possible, however, within the scope of the claims.
- the length of elastic 10 has been stretched to the rear of the tray 30 so as to bear against the back wall 20 (or more specifically the tabs of the side walls affixed thereto, and a folded tab 50 of the back wall 20. It may be held there by downwardly extending prongs of a stretching machine (not shown). The tray is then ready for receiving products therein.
- FIG. 4 An alternative might be to use the products for directly stretching the elastic, or by using a back plate to stretch the elastic (e.g. as per Figures 4 to 8, described below).
- the blank of Figure 2 is again shown and preferred steps used to arrive at an assembled arrangement similar to that of Figure 3 is shown - in this arrangement there is an added back plate 38, located within the tray 30, and holding back the elastic 10.
- the side walls 16 have a foldable flap 40 extending along the majority of the length of the side walls 16 - preferably in excess of 75% thereof.
- the foldable flap 40 of this embodiment has been created by the provision of two cuts 42 that extend perpendicular to the edge of the side walls 16 (or perpendicular to the hinge line between the side walls 16 and the base 14) and by the provision of a hinge line 44 pressed into the blank 12 between the inside ends of those cuts 42. As such, as shown in Figure 6, the foldable flaps 40 can be folded over to lie on top of the inside surface of the blank 12.
- the hinge line 44 is preferably parallel to hinge line between the side walls 16 and the base 14.
- the foldable flaps 40 have a width or size defined by the position of the hinge line 44 relative to the outside edge of the side walls 16, and as seen this is preferred to be narrower than half of the width of the side walls 16 so that the foldable flap 40 once folded, does not foul against the hinge line between the side walls 16 and the base 14.
- the rear most edge of the foldable flap 40 once folded as shown in Figure 6 against the inside of the side walls 16, provides a ledge 52 relative to the inside of the side wall 16 rearward thereof as it steps inwardly away from that inside wall of the side wall 16.
- the purpose of this ledge 52 is to retain a back plate 38 in a rearward position within the tray 30, as will be described in greater detail below.
- the side walls 16 further comprise a front flap 46 and a rear flap 48.
- the rear flaps 48 are a relatively conventional feature found in the art for corrugated trays as they are the jointing tab between the side walls 16 and the back wall 20.
- the front flap 46 is arranged to fold over itself over a hinge line extending perpendicular to the hinge line between the side walls and base (in the unfolded blank 12) so as to provide a double thickness for that part of the blank 12 such that when the rear flap 48 is then folded again about its second hinge line (between it and the rest of the side wall) it can conventionally be attached to the back wall 40 as a double thickness jointing tab, thus providing increased rigidity to the structure of the assembled tray.
- the front flap 46 however, instead has a more clever purpose. As can be seen in Figure 4, the front flap 46 is attached to the rest of the side wall 16 at a hinge line 54, this hinge line (in this embodiment) being perpendicular to the hinge line between the side wall 16 and the base 14.
- the hinge line 54 does not extend all the way to the hinge line between the side wall 16 and the base 14, but instead stops short thereof in light of a cut out portion 56 of the blank 12 having been removed from the blank 12.
- This cut out portion 56 is shown to be triangular (in this embodiment) but may have alternative shapes. Nevertheless, it preferably provides an angled surface 58, as marked in Figure 4, for allowing the front flap 46 to best provide the function hereinafter described - smooth folding of an elastic product pusher to the sides of the tray 30.
- the blank of Figure 4 has applied thereto a length of elastic 10, which length of elastic 10 is applied to front portions 34 of the side wall 16, as previously described.
- the front flaps 46 can then be folded about their hinge lines 54 over the top of the attachment area (herein glue patches 24). As shown in Figure 6, this folding of the front flaps 46 results in the front flaps 46 overlying the attachment area 24 by means of which the length of elastic 10 will be attached to the blank 12 as a middle of a sandwich.
- the hinge line 54 does not extend all the way to the hinge line between the side walls 16 and the base 14, and the point where it ends is preferably inward of the attachment area 24.
- the parts of the length of elastic 10 that are not covered by the front flaps 46 are all part of the stretchable length 26 of the length of elastic 10.
- all parts of the elastic 10 that are still visible in Figure 6 are unconnected to the blank 12, and are thus contributing to the stretchable length of the elastic 10.
- the assembly of the tray 30 then involves the side walls 16 and the back wall 20 being folded up and glued or attached together using (in this embodiment) the rear flaps 48 as shown in Figure 7. Once that is done, the length of elastic 10 can be grasped and stretched towards the back wall 20 of the assembled tray 30 (inside the tray 30).
- a back plate 38 is also folded and then inserted into the tray 30 to hold the elastic 10 at the back wall 20, as shown in Figure 8.
- back plate 38 is optional as products themselves can hold back the elastic 10.
- the length of elastic 10 folds around the angled surface 50 of the front flap 46, as clearly shown in Figure 7.
- a flat profile for the length of elastic will readily be presented against the inside of the side walls 16 by the length of elastic 10 despite it having been folded/rotated out of its previous plane - such as the plane it occupied when originally applied to the blank, or when the side walls 16 were folded upwards (a folded plane occupied thereby between Figures 6 and 7).
- the width of the length of elastic would instead have tended to bunch up or twist unevenly, whereby it would have instead presented an undesirable appearance, or more disadvantageously a potential blockage for forward stacking of the products within the tray as they might get squeezed by a non-smooth fold.
- the attachment of the length of elastic 10 to the side walls or the tray is in a condition of being both sandwiched between two layers of the side wall and being folded around a generally forward facing edge of the side wall.
- This offers rigidity (for coping with the forces of the elastic) and strength of attachment (for resisting tear-off).
- the height of the foldable front flap 46 i.e. its "height" when the hinge line 54 is a "bottom” and the free end is a "top" is also preferred to be selected to correspond with a distance between the frontmost of the two cuts 42 that form the foldable flap 40 and the hinge line 54 so that once folded its top will bear against the second ledge 60 provided by the foldable flap one it too is folded.
- the spring bias of the elastic 10 can thus be supported by each of a) that angled surface 48, b) the attachment between the elastic and the blank, c) the sandwiching effect of the front flap 46 relative to the front portion 34 of the side wall 16, and any adhesion therebetween, d) the hinge line 54, and e) the interaction between the top of the front flap 46 and the second ledge 60.
- back plate 38 comprises a central panel 62 and two side panels 64, which side panels 64 are folded generally perpendicular to the central panel 62 prior to locating the back plate 38 inside the tray 30.
- hinge lines which can be pre-creased into the material (blank) of the back plate 38, as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. These creases form the hinge lines and as shown there are two such co-linear hinge lines per hinge in this embodiment. That is because cut outs 66 are present therealong - one in each hinge. These cut outs 66 are for accommodating the elastic 10 when the back plate 38 is inserted into the back of the tray 30, as can be seen in Figure 8.
- the elastic is thus positively located at an elevated position relative to the bottom of the back wall 20 and as products within the tray are removed, the back plate 38 can thus retain the elastic in that condition such that the lengths thereof extending along the insides of the side wall 16 remain generally parallel to the base 14.
- a final step in the assembly of the tray 30 is the folding of the front wall 18.
- the front wall 18 and its two attachment tabs 22 as shown in Figure 7 have been folded upward and backward respectively so that the front wall 18 is perpendicular to the base 14 and the attachment tabs 22 are attached to the outside walls of the front portions 34.
- a hole 68 is also located in the base 14 underneath the line that the length of elastic 10 extends across when first applied to the blank 12, as shown in Figure 5. This hole 68 allows a probe 70 to push upwardly therethrough for lifting the length of elastic 10 for assisting with its grasping by a stretching mechanism. This thus facilitates the moving of it into the stretched condition of Figure 7.
- FIG. 14 to 21 a further embodiment of blank is shown. It is for assembling an alternative form of tray 30.
- the length of elastic 10 is instead attached to the attachment tabs 22 extending to the sides of the front wall 18.
- the length of elastic 10 is glued 24 to the attachment tabs 22 in positions spaced away from the hinge line between the attachment tabs 22 and the front wall 18. Like with the previous embodiment, this extends the stretchable length of the elastic.
- front flaps 46 are again provided, in this embodiment the angled surfaces 58 are not. Instead, as an advantageous addition the front flaps 46 have a cut out therein, which cut out defines a finger 72, the function of which will be described below. Other embodiments omit this finger.
- the side walls 16 again have foldable flaps 40, and as seen in Figure 15, these foldable flaps 40 are in this embodiment arranged to be taller in the assembled tray than in the previous embodiments.
- the height of the foldable flap, and the distance of the hinge therefor from the hinge line between the side walls 16 and the base 14, are substantially the same.
- the bottom edge of the foldable flap 40 (once folded) will bear against the base 14. It can thus be self- holding. It might nevertheless still be glued.
- a further advantage of this corresponding height is that if a loading is placed onto the side wall, the foldable flap 40 can add considerably to the compressive strength, and bending strength, of that wall. This thus provides a much stronger tray.
- the side walls 16 of the blank also again have the rear flap 48 which again is doubleable in the assembled tray to provide rigidity. This doubled thickness again is optional.
- the initial steps in the assembly of this tray can be as shown in Figures 15, 16 and 17. These show a folding of the foldable flaps 40 against the insides of the side walls 16, a folding of the front flaps 46 against the front portions 34, again on the inside thereof, and a folding of the rear part of the rear flaps 48 over the front parts thereof for doubling up the thickness thereof. Then, the side walls 16 are folded upwards as shown in Figure 16. The rear flaps 48 are also folded - herein perpendicular to the rest of the side walls 16 so that the back wall 20 can then also be folded up to the perpendicular and glued to those rear flaps 48. In this process, the fingers 72 remain in the general plane of the side walls 16 as they can then serve an important function as described below.
- the front wall 18 and its two attachment tabs 22 are folded into their assembled conditions by lifting up the front wall 18 into its perpendicular position relative to the base and then folding the attachment tabs 22 into their perpendicular positions relative to that front wall 18 against the outsides of the side walls 16, as shown in Figure 19.
- This also then brings the elastic 10 into the inside of the tray (as it was on the top of the blank before the front wall 18 was folded upwards.
- holes 74 are provided in the attachment tabs 22 to allow access to the fingers 72 once the attachment tabs 22 are glued or otherwise attached to the outside of the side walls 16.
- the length of elastic 10 at this time will be extending between the attachment tabs, and may have slackened, which then can allow it to droop. However, this droop is minimised by the fact that the fingers provide some support for the elastic 10 - giving it a somewhat U shaped shape when viewed from above the tray.
- the elastic 1 can then be stretched towards the back wall 20 of the tray 30, as shown in Figure 19. In this process, the fingers 72 become folded back into their cut outs.
- the fingers thus provide an important function - holding part of the length of elastic 10 against the inside of the attachment tabs 22, thus taking some of the slack out of the length of elastic 10. Without the fingers, the elastic 10 would instead fall into an unpredictable state.
- the holes 74 are preferred as they facilitate the folding of the fingers 72 - probes or a user's own fingers can be used through the holes 74 to push against the fingers 72 as the elastic is drawn towards the back wall 20 of the tray 30, thus helping the fingers 72 to fold the right way.
- a further feature visible in Figure 18 is a slot 76 in each side wall 16, a little bit rearward of the fingers -preferably a distant rearward corresponding roughly to the length of the fingers (slightly less than the length of the fingers).
- This slot 76 is shown to have an arcuate shape in this embodiment, although other shapes are possible.
- the fingers 72 have a curved fingertip 78 which allows the finger 72 to be clicked into the slot 76 for holding it in place within its cut out.
- Other embodiments have a more flat tip for the fingers, as shown in some of the other Figures, and may click into the slot just as well.
- a lid 80 can be assembled onto the tray 30.
- the side walls 82 of the lid 80 locate outside of the side walls 16 of the tray 30, but the front wall 84 of the lid 80 preferably locates inside the front wall 18 of the tray.
- the lid 80 also preferably has a rip off front and a partial rip off at the top. These rip offs together provide a rip off section 86 that is in this embodiment assembled from folded components, as can be seen in Figure 20, and as laid out in blank form in later embodiments.
- the front flaps 46 are arranged to have a width such that the free edge (top) thereof will bear against the second ledge 60 of the foldable flap 40.
- a first (rear) ledge 52 is also provided by that foldable flap 40.
- a back plate 38 is also provided, as can be seen in Figures 27 to 30.
- the front is effectively identical to the previous embodiment so it will not be described again.
- the rear is likewise effectively identical.
- FIGs 27 to 30 there are differences as found in Figures 27 to 30. These will now be described.
- a folded back plate 38 that is largely similar to that of a previous embodiment is inserted into the tray, in this example from above.
- this back plate 38 has front cut outs 88 in front edges 90 of the side panels 64, which front cut outs 88 align vertically (or across the side panels 64) with the cut outs 66 and thus will again align with the width of the length of elastic 10 after insertion into the tray.
- the front edges 90 of the side panels 64, or at least a lower part of each thereof, will bear against the rear ledges 52 provided by the foldable flaps 40, as more clearly seen in Figure 29.
- the width of the central panel 62 of the back plate 38 is narrower than the inside width of the tray 30.
- the back plate can slide freely past the ledges when the pusher is pushing the products there-past.
- the side panels 64 of the back plate 30 will be slightly angled outwards - not folded through to the full perpendicular - so that they lie at an angle relative to the side walls 16.
- the elastic 10 also has to extend between the side panels 64 of the back plate 38, past the ledges 52 and along the inside of the side walls 16 (so as to extend from the front to around the back of the back plate 38, the elastic can create a bias against the front edges 90 of the back plate 36 that cause the front edges to fall off the rear ledges 52.
- This problem is countered in this embodiment by the provision of the front cut outs 88 in those front edges 90, which provide a passageway for the elastic 10 whereby that bias thereagainst can be either removed or minimised.
- the back plate 38 thus can bear against the ledges 52 of the foldable flaps 40 more easily, thus retaining the elastic in its stretched condition once released by its stretching mechanism.
- a lid can be applied to the tray as shown in Figure 30 and 31.
- Figures 30 and 31 also show an additional feature which facilitates in store release of the back plate 38 from the ledges 52, which release is needed in order for the product pusher function of the elastic to be performed.
- the side walls 16 have cut outs 92 positioned slightly rearward of the ledge 52.
- the side walls 82 of the lid 80 have cut out portions 94 which allow access to the cut outs 92 in the side walls 16 even after the lid 80 has been applied to the tray. This can be seen in Figure 31.
- a finger or probe is pushed through the cut outs 92 in the side wall 16, thus releasing the back plate 38 and thus activating the product pusher function of the tray.
- FIG. 32 a further embodiment similar to that of the previous embodiment is shown.
- holes 74 are again provided.
- the glue patches 24 are spaced away from the hinge line between the attachment tabs 22 and the front wall 18.
- the fingers 72 are provided and the front flaps 46 of the side walls 16 are sized such that when each one is folded about its hinge line, a part of its free edge will be able to bear against the second ledge 60 provided by the foldable flap 40.
- the slots 76 for the fingertips 78 are absent.
- Figure 33 reinstates the slots 76 albeit without the fingertips 78 with the curvature of the slots 76 instead providing a fingertip for gripping a leading edge of the finger 72.
- the lid is also provided with holes in the back, which holes 76 align with the upper holes 98 (which fold in half upon folding the rear flaps 48, but which yet still allow access to the back plate 38 when the lid is in situ).
- the lid 80, the back plate 38 and the tray 30 are all made of blanks in which their layout on the master blank from which they are cut - typically a corrugated board - allows a compact and efficient material usage by having the back plate 38 positioned between the attachment tabs 22 of the front wall 18 and the front wall 84 of the lid 80.
- the orientation of these three elements is such that the corrugations' orientation in the lid, the tray and the back plate are the same in respect of respectively the length of the base of the tray, the length of the top of the lid and the height of the central panel 62 of the back plate 38. As can be seen in later embodiments, however, these can be rotated relative to one another. It is preferred in this embodiment that the corrugations extend along the length of the base of the tray so as to give good rigidity to the tray for avoiding longitudinal bending of the base in response to the biasing force provided by the length of elastic 10. As can be seen in Figure 34, however, another arrangement is provided and here the direction of corrugations for the lid are rotated 90° relative to the other two elements. In this arrangement, therefore, the corrugations preferably extend vertically in the side walls of the lid so as to give the finished box (a tray with a lid) a more rigid height characteristic - for better surviving stacking.
- the cut out in the side wall is again reinstated, but in this embodiment it is a circular cut out, rather than an elongated cut out. It is optional though.
- Figure 35 another arrangement is shown, now similar to that of Figure 32, but this time with a lid. The lid, like that of Figure 34, is rotated relative to the base of the tray.
- Figure 36 shows another embodiment wherein the cut outs 92 are again given another form. In this embodiment, they extend from a rear edge of the tray, rather than being spaced from that edge.
- FIG. 37 an alternative arrangement for the back plate is shown.
- it is rotated on the master sheet relative to the tray such that the corrugations extend across the width of the central panel 62.
- This can be preferred to provide better width-wise stiffness for the central panel 62 so as to reduce width-wise flexing when loaded by the elastic, thus potentially better resisting damage to products therein.
- This is a preferred arrangement when the products that are being pushed by the elastic have a tendency to suffer damage when a bending force is applied thereto.
- FIG. 38 an alternative arrangement for forming the rear ledge 52 - i.e. a ledge towards the rear of the side walls 16, is shown.
- a smaller foldable flap 100 is provided in each side wall 16.
- These smaller foldable flaps 100 are formed by a cut and hinge line, the cut 102 in this embodiment being a straight cut substantially perpendicular to the hinge line between the side wall 16 and the base 14 and a further cut 104 at an end thereof that is spaced from that hinge line, which further cut 104 is perpendicular to the first cut 102.
- the hinge line of this foldable flap is also provided and in this embodiment is also perpendicular to the hinge line between the side wall 16 and the base 14 such that the flap 100 defined thereby can fold about the fold line 106 rearwardly inside the tray. That flap 100 can then provide an edge (corresponding to the edge provided by the first cut 102) so that the flap 100 provides the ledge 52.
- This flap 100 can be glued in its folded position against the inside wall of the side wall 16.
- a cut out 92 is provided such that when the foldable flap 100 has been folded to form its ledge 52, an access hole is provided for accessing the back plate 38 when bearing thereagainst.
- the lid 80 has cut out portions 94 in its side walls 82 again for accessing the cut outs 92 in the side walls 16 of the tray 30.
- the rear flaps 48 of the side walls 16 are not for doubling up, although they could be if preferred.
- Figure 39 shows a slight variant to the embodiment of Figure 38 in which the lid 80 is rotated 90° relative to the base in the layout on the master sheet from which they are cut.
- the corrugations extend (as shown in the cut away triangles) vertically in the side walls 82 of the lid, longitudinally along the depth of the base of the tray, and width wise across the central panel 62 of the back plate 38.
- the blank for the tray can be pre-configured so as to have pre-glued portions so as to allow it to be provided to a customer in a flat condition while still being simple fold into a use configuration by an end user.
- the smaller foldable flaps 100 are now replaced by foldable flaps that fold relative to a hinge line that extends parallel to the hinge line between the side walls and the base of the tray.
- the foldable flaps are formed by two cuts 108, each extending perpendicular to the hinge line between the base 14 and the side walls and extending from the free edges of the side wall 16 towards the hinge line between the side walls and the base.
- a hinge line 1 10 for this flap 100 is provided.
- the foldable flap 100 is thus folded around the hinge line 1 10 so as to create the ledge 53 from the rearmost edge of that flap 100 (provided by the rearmost cut 108).
- the side walls 82 of the lid are shorter than in the previous embodiments and likewise the side walls 16 of the tray 30 are longer, whereby it is the side walls of the tray that provide vertical rigidity.
- Figure 41 shows a similar embodiment to that of Figure 40 but in which the side walls 82 of the lid once again are longer and thus the cut out portions 94 are reinstated to allow access to the cut outs 92 in the side walls 16 of the tray 30.
- Figure 42 a further variant is provided wherein once again the cut out portions 94 are provided in the side walls of the lid 80 and the foldable rear flaps 48 are reinstated for doubling up before attachment to the back wall 20.
- the foldable flaps 40 are reinstated to their substantially full length of the side walls 16.
- the lid has been amended to include a stronger front, which now comprises a front wall 84 with side tabs 112 and fixture tabs 114 extending from the removable portion of the top 1 16 of the lid 80.
- a stronger front which now comprises a front wall 84 with side tabs 112 and fixture tabs 114 extending from the removable portion of the top 1 16 of the lid 80.
- a corresponding adjustment to the position or length of the foldable flaps 40 are thus made, and likewise the size or position of the cut outs 92 in the sides of the tray 30 and the cut out portions 94 in the side walls 82 of the lid 80 are modified so that the side panels 64 can still sit up against the ledges 52 and be released therefrom via the cut out portions 94 and the cut outs 92.
- the length of elastic 10 is pre-applied to the blank 12 for the tray 30 ready for shipping to a customer.
- This pre application is useful where the customer does not want to have separate machinery for applying the elastic to the blank.
- a further embodiment of the present invention is provided in which a further alternative for the foldable flap 40 is provided.
- a front flap 46 is again provided to the front edge of each side wall 16, although in this embodiment it has neither a finger 72 nor a cut out 56 providing an angled edge 58.
- the elastic is attached to the attachment tabs 22 to the sides of the front wall 18 using in this embodiment glue patches 24 that are spaced away from the hinge line between the attachment tabs 22 and the front wall 18. This arrangement allows the elastic to stretch to the rear of the tray without needing to be angularly folded out of the fabric's plane. It thus does not need the angled surface 58.
- the fingers of at least one of the previous embodiments might be added beneficially to this embodiment if desired for supporting some of the slackening effect of folding the attachment tabs against the outside of the side walls 16 (although this is optional, and is thus not shown.
- the front flaps 46 of the side walls 16 in this embodiment are designed to fold back against a second foldable flap 1 16 that is also provided within each side wall 16 so as to give that front flap added support.
- the second foldable flap is provided from a cut out hole in that side wall. Alternative forms for this cut out can be provided.
- the second foldable flap provides a double thickness for the wall at that portion of the side wall 16 and by gluing it to the side wall it provides a thicker and greatly stiffened area, and also the second ledge 60 for the front flap 46 to bear against. This thus provides support for that front flap 46. This is beneficial in that it provides additional stiffness and support for the forces applied to the side walls when the elastic 10 is stretched to the rear of the tray.
- a benefit of this arrangement is also that the elastic is sandwiched between the attachment tabs 22 and the outside of the side wall, with the attachment tabs on the outside of the side wall whereby the elastic folds back on itself around the folded front flap 46, i.e. around a leading edge of the side wall, that edge thus then can bear the brunt of the forces of the elastic, which is a strong arrangement to provide - the sheets are stiff within their plane, and that edge being at a fold line makes it particularly stiff.
- the rear end is also modified such that instead of a single ledge 52, a pair of ledges 52 are provided on each side wall 16. These pairs of ledges 52 can be particularly beneficial.
- the two ledges 52 in each side wall 16 are provided by separate foldable flaps 118 that are one above the other. These separate foldable flaps 1 18 are folded about hinge lines that are provided parallel to the hinge line between the side wall 16 and the base 14. Furthermore the flaps 1 18 are adhered to the inside of their respective side walls 16.
- Alternative arrangements can include separately formed flaps (from separate holes) or flaps folded about alternatively arranged hinge lines. The preferred result, however, is such that their rear facing edges provide pairs of ledges 52 (matching or otherwise) that will provide the surfaces against which a back plate 38 can bear when pulled to the back of the tray, such as the arrangement shown in Figure 48.
- the advantage of having two separated foldable flaps is that the separation between the two ledges formed thereby provides an interruption to the vertical extent of the ledge, whereby there is an upper ledge and a lower ledge, allows the front edges 90 of each side panel 64 of the back plate 38, or the single front edges 90 of those side panels 64 where no front cut out 88 is provided, to sit on the ledges 52 both above and below the stretched elastic 10 but with the elastic 10 not having to ride over a part of the ledge 52 in view of its absence at the portion where the elastic passes it.
- the front cut outs 88 become less important, although they can still be provided where desired to provide an even smoother passageway for the elastic - between the front edges of the back plate and the side walls of the tray further down the inside of the tray (as products are removed).
- each of those separate foldable flaps is also associated with a separate cut out 92 in the side walls 16. In this instance they are all a circular hole. These cut outs as before are for allowing a finger or a probe to release the back plate 38 from its wedged position behind the ledges 52.
- the cut outs 92 can be aligned with holes in the side walls of a lid, as shown in 51.
- Probes 120 as shown in Figure 1 , can thus release the back plate 38.
- a lid 80 can be applied on top of the tray 30, as shown in Figure 49, and the assembled box is thus then as shown in Figure 50 - with the front wall 84 of the lid 80 tucked in behind the front wall 18 of the tray, and the sides to the outside.
- the holes in the sides of the lid can allow the probes 120 to release the back plate 38 from its ledges, assuming that had not already been done before applying the lid.
- Being able to release the back plate 38 once the lid is applied is beneficial in any event since during transit if the box has been tilted, or otherwise jolted, the products within the tray may have themselves caused the back plate 28 to re-engage itself behind the ledges 52.
- Figure 52 shows in further detail the possible arrangement for the blanks for achieving the embodiment of Figures 44 to 51 and as can be seen the second foldable flap 116 and the separate foldable flaps 1 18 are pre-cut for pushing out of the blank of the tray. It is of course possible for these flaps, and thus the ledges, to be formed onto the blank by using separately glued elements. However, it is generally the intention in the art to try to produce these trays using a single blank.
- the machine can comprise two units - the first being the tray erector mechanism and the second being the pusher installation part.
- a blank feeding mechanism is also typically provided.
- the blank feeding mechanism 124 can comprise rails 138 onto which blanks 12 are fed and transported towards the tray erector part.
- the tray erector part 126 has rails 128 along which the fed blanks 12 are fed and erected.
- FIG. 54 shows the same machinery from a reversed angle, again in perspective.
- the back plates 38 are stacked in a pusher magazine 132 for removal one at a time by a robotic assembly 134.
- the tray erector part it comprises an elastic roll magazine 136 with a roll of elastic thereon for allowing elastic 10 to be applied onto the blanks 12.
- the blanks 12, however, are fed from the rails 138 of a tray magazine 140 in which the unfolded blanks 12 are stacked (on their edges in this example).
- a slightly varied angle for the tray erector part 126 is provided which allows the erecting device 142 to be seen.
- This erecting device comprises a block around which the blank 12 can be folded by standard folding mechanisms (not shown).
- This view also shows more clearly a cutting device 144, in this case a guillotine cutter, for cutting strips off the reel of elastic so as to provide lengths of elastic 10 for attachment to the blanks 12.
- FIG. 56 a part of the framework for this assembly line is removed for clarity.
- four stages for the blanks are shown, namely the unfolded state - as the blank is presented from the tray magazine 140, a registered location on the rails 138 - in which the blank 12 has been captured onto the rail and conveyor 146, a flap folding position 148 - in which the flaps cut into the blank 12 are folded (for forming e.g. the ledges 52, 60 and the folded front and rear flaps 46, 48) and then a final folding station 150 - where the tray is folded around the mandrel 150.
- Figure 57 shows the flap folding position 148 in an enlarged view.
- pushers 152 underneath the blank 12 for pushing up the flaps to start their folding process and compressors 154 above the blank 12 for pushing down the flaps 100, or in this case the separate foldable flaps 1 18 and the second foldable flap 116, for continuing the fold and then finally pushing them down and into attachment with the inside surface of the side walls 16.
- an adhesive may have been applied either to the underside of the folded flap or to the relevant part of the inside surface of the side walls 16.
- the length of elastic 10 has also been applied to the two attachment tabs 22 to the sides of the front wall 18 and are pressed down to ensure good adhesion between the glue patch 24, the blank and the length of elastic 10 by further pressure pads 156.
- an assembled tray 30 is located within the pusher installation part 130 (the mechanisms for holding the tray are not shown for ease of reference as they are conventional in the art).
- the newer components for installing the pusher or back plate 38 are indicated, however, and they comprise a pusher magazine having a stack of back plates 38 therein, a robotic assembly 134 for lifting a topmost back plate 38 from the stack thereof in the pusher magazine 132 and for carrying it across to the tray 30, a back plate folding guide 160 for folding the back plate 38 as it is inserted into the tray 30 and an elastic stretching device 162 for stretching the elastic back to the rear of the tray 130 before insertion of the back plate 38.
- the latter uses probes for this purpose.
- a tray 30 is located into the pusher installation part such that distal ends 164 of the back plate folding guide 160 face into the front of the tray 30.
- the elastic stretching device 162 is elevated relative to the tray 30.
- the topmost back plate 38 is lifted by the robotic assembly 134 of the top of the pusher magazine 132 - in this case by a suction pad gripping it.
- a suction head assembly 166 for this purpose is oriented relative to the back plate 38 such that it is gripping the central panel 62 of the back plate 38, with the side panels 64 of the back plate 38 extending freely from the sides thereof.
- the robotic assembly 134 moves and rotates the back plate 38 by movement and rotation of the suction head assembly 166 so that the back plate 38 is advanced towards the back plate folding guide 160.
- the back plate folding guide 160 has an opening or mouth for receiving the back plate 38.
- the elastic stretching device 162 moves to position its elastic stretching prongs 168, which descend therefrom, also towards the front of the tray 30 as shown in Figure 63. Then, as shown in Figure 64, the elastic stretching prongs 168 are located in front of the elastic that extends across the front of tray 30 and the back plate 38 starts to engage the mouth of the back plate folding guide 160.
- the elastic starts to be stretched towards the rear of the tray 30 and the back plate 38 is continued to be advanced through the back plate folding guide so as to fold the side panels 64 of the back plate 38 into their right angle configuration relative to the central panel 62 thereof.
- the back plate 38 is located above the elastic 10 and thus cannot yet engage against it.
- side panels 170 of the suction head assembly 1 16 pivot outwardly at their distal ends to push the back plate 38 into that rearmost position.
- the suction head assembly 166, its panels 170 and the elastic stretching prongs 168 can be retracted and/or lifted out of the tray 30 as shown in Figure 71 leaving the elastic trapped behind the back plate 38 and the front edges 90 of the back plate 38 bearing against the ledges 52.
- the prepared tray 30 can be moved to a product filling station further down the assembly line for filling and the for application of a lid when needed.
- this is just one mode of assembly for one of the embodiments of the tray disclosed herein. Similar modes of assembly will also be applicable to the other embodiments and likewise other known methods of assembly could be utilised for assembling these trays. This includes of course manual folding and filling.
- a tray 30 is again provided, but rather than using glue patches 24 for attaching the elastic 10 to the tray 30, slots 170 are provided in the tray for receiving the elastic therein. These slots 170 have a tapering opening to facilitate the insertion of the elastic therein.
- the slots are provided with a very narrow width so are typically single-blade cut. This is so as to ensure that the elastic located within the slots 170 is gripped tightly by the slots.
- the material chosen for the blank used to assemble the tray 30 is preferably a relatively stiff material. Unfolded or unworked cardboard is a suitable material in this respect, including corrugated cardboard.
- the slots 170 of this embodiment are provided in attachment tabs 22 that extend to the sides of the front wall 18.
- the length of elastic which is fitted to the inside surface of the front wall, and extends out to the outside wall of the attachment tabs 22 after passing through the slots 170, the length of elastic 10 between the two slots 170 becomes located inside the front of the tray 30, as clearly seen in Figures 73 and 74.
- the elastic is positioned such that it will bend around the front edge 172 of the side walls 16 of the tray 30 such that as it is stretched around the inside of the tray 30, that front edge of each side wall supports the biasing force resulting from the stretching of the elastic 10. This further assists the gripping of the elastic.
- lid for this tray is shown. Many varieties of lid can be provided. This lid, however, is designed to be stuck to the outer side walls of the tray.
- the tray 30 has two sides, a back and a front (as is conventional) and it also has a base (as is also conventional).
- a loop of elastic 10 can be applied thereto by slotting it through the two wider slots 174 so as to extend a portion thereof across the front area of the tray, and then the rest of the loop of elastic 10 can be looped around the outside of the sides 16 and back 20 of the tray.
- the elastic extending across the front of the tray is also slightly recessed rearwardly from that front 18.
- a lid for this tray is shown. Again this is designed to be stuck around the outside of the tray around the top edges thereof, with the front flap that may be positioned inside the tray. Although we have disclosed tucking the front of the lid inside the tray, the invention also encompasses lids with the front external of the tray.
- a tray insert is provided - there is no continuous base, although this can also serve as a tray if needed as the products may not need a solid base.
- This tray insert has a rip off front 176, as seen in Figure 84, and a lid, as shown in Figure 83.
- the lid is separate to the insert.
- the insert has slots 170 that are adapted to receive the length of elastic 10 without any adhesive, as per the previous embodiment of Figure 72. The stiffness of the material of the tray insert's blank thus provides the grip for the elastic.
- the axes of the corrugations of the blank used to form the insert are arranged to extend horizontally along the sides of the assembled insert, or such that the axes extend perpendicular to the slots 170.
- This provides the most stiffness for the material of the slots for gripping the elastic, although it is option - as shown by Figure 72, where the corrugations are arranged parallel to the slot 170.
- the additional grip providing mechanisms of the sandwiching of the elastic and the folding of the elastic around the front edge of the sides help to reinforce the grip of the elastic - if needed.
- a full base is not provided but instead short flaps are provided which can overlap and be glued together as appropriate in the corners.
- a full base may instead be preferred, such as that provided by conventional flap arrangements, particularly in the event that this is to be a tray rather than a tray insert. It will also be appreciated, however, that even as a tray insert this can function as a tray as it will have adequate stability to be free standing on its own without being inserted in a tray. A more common use of the illustrated embodiment, however, would be within a separate tray or box.
- lid flaps are integrated into the blank for the insert. These thus can overlap as shown in Figures 85 and 86 and thus attach together at the corners. Rip off perforations may also be provided for the hinge lines for the integrated lid whereby the top can be pulled off if desired. The perforations can also facilitate collapse of the tray or insert after use - again to facilitate recycling - or flat stacking for baling after use.
- a narrow slot 170 is again provided for gripping the elastic 10.
- a product pusher insert is provided, for example for a standard tray.
- this product pusher insert can be formed from a single blank having a perforation therein to allow it to be broken in two. However, it may instead be formed as two separate components.
- this is typically formed from a corrugated material, such a corrugated cardboard.
- the tray insert comprises two portions 178, each having attached thereto an end of a length of elastic 10, each portion 178 having a folded end at end where the elastic 10 is attached. This folded end provides additional stiffness to the portion 178 at the location of attachment of the elastic 10 such that when the product pusher is inserted into a tray 30, as seen in Figure 90, a double thickness of the material from which the portion 178 are made provides resistance to bending of the portions 178 of the product pusher insert.
- the two portions in use are located in the tray to the sides - alongside the inside surfaces of the side walls 16. Products located within the tray will then hold the portions 178 upright within the tray.
- each portion 178 is similar to the inside length of the side wall 16 such that the proximal or rear edges 180 of those portions 178 will sit against the rear or back wall 20 of the tray 30.
- the biasing force will keep the rear edges 180 of the portions 178 tight against the back wall 20 of the tray 30.
- the pusher will thus in kind push the products towards the front of the tray.
- a recess 182 is provided as shown. This recess allows the length of elastic 10 to be displaced slightly rearward from the front wall 18 of the tray once the product pusher insert has been inserted into the tray 30. This slightly reduces the amount of stretching needed for the elastic 10 when it is stretched at the rear of the tray 30.
- FIG. 92 three elements for a preferred box that utilises this arrangement are shown - a blank for a tray, a blank for a lid and a blank for the product pusher insert.
- the flutes of the blank for the product pusher insert extend along the lengths of the two portions 178 and the perforations for snapping apart of the single blank therefor into the two portions 178 extend perpendicular to the flutes. Having the flutes extend along the lengths of the portions 178 ensures that there is a good stiffness characteristic for those portions as they lie alongside the inside of the side walls, thus providing adequate stiffness therefor for resisting any bending that may be caused by the bias of the elastic 10 as it wraps around the products.
- a final embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.
- a blank for a tray is provided, again with a length of elastic 10 but in this case the length of elastic 10 is applied to the surface of the blank that will provide the underside of the tray 30.
- the front wall 18 of the tray is provided of a foldable flap with attachment tabs 22, which attachment tabs 22 comprise a cut out portion 56 of a similar shape in this embodiment to that of the embodiment of Figures 1 to 13, although in this case the angled surface 58 faces the opposite direction.
- the angled surfaces 58 adopt a position facing towards the outside, lower, front corner of the side walls 16 with the angled surface, and the cut out portion 56 cutting the corner.
- the elastic is grasped from underneath and pulled around the outside of the products either under or over the tray such that it then extends to the sides of the tray, folding around the angled surfaces 58 so as to extend to the back of the products. For this purpose it transfers over the sidewalls and into the tray.
- an upstanding tab 184 is optionally provided for the back wall 20 and the elastic 10 extends between it and the products 186.
- the side walls need to have a low profile at at least one point near the front of the tray so that the elastic can pass thereover and into the inside of the tray 30 so as to wrap around the products 186.
- the lower part of the side can theoretically extend for only a partial length of the side walls, towards the front end thereof, such as behind the front portions 34 to which the elastic was attached, as once the elastic is passed inside, it is free to travel without fouling the side walls 16.
- a lid 80 can be applied onto the tray 30 for closing it.
- a tear off portion of the lid 80 can be removed leaving the tray open as in Figure 100, wherein the products 186 can be removed therefrom.
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