BRPI0805427A2 - modular packaging with plug-in for various reuse - Google Patents

Abstract

More particularly, said package (E) is of the polymer-made type and reshaped by blowing or injection of plastics material, and having body (1) and lid (T) designed to package products each package (E) is comprised of a tubular body (1), of varying section, for example, quadrangular, circular, hexagonal and others, whose physical conformation allows, through fitting, the facial coupling (AF), performed by fitting and juxtaposing the faces (2) of the packages (E) by means of recesses and protrusions (3) or with the aid of a connecting piece (4); said packs (E) may further be secured by the longitudinal coupling (AL) made between the base (5) of one pack (E) and the opposite end (6) of the other pack (E) immediately coupled to the previous one. coupling end (6) which may be configured by the shape of the neck or the shape of the cap (T); The facial (AF) and longitudinal (AL) couplings made between the packages (E) comprise products and objects (P) for personal or collective use.

Description

"MODULAR PACKAGING WITH MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS".

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to modular packaging with sealing means for various reuse, more precisely, said packaging is reusable as a modular element employed in the assembly of various products, such as furniture and other utensils; To that end, such packages are provided, from their original manufacture, with recesses or protrusions which can fit into corresponding means provided for in the same or similar packages provided with complementary locking means, or, furthermore, such packages may provide locking means which receive separate elements allowing the firm coupling between them, so that a final product can be obtained from the consumer or interested third parties.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS

As is well known, recycling is a term generally used to designate the reuse of benefited materials as raw material for a new product.

Many materials can be recycled and the most common examples are paper, glass, metal and plastic. The concept of recycling is only for materials that can be returned to their original state and be transformed back into a product that is equal in all its characteristics. Thus, the concept of recycling is different from that of reuse.

Recycling consists of transforming a certain material already benefited (plastic, glass, metal, paper) into another. Almost all recyclable materials except aluminum have a limit on their recycling. A clear example is the recycling made with glass. Even if it is "melted", it will never be made with the same characteristics, such as color and hardness, because the first time it was made, a mixture formulated from sand was used, and recycling of the same implies the addition of altering components. its initial characteristics.

Another material that also has a recycling limit, even much smaller than glass, is plastic. Continued recycling of polymers ends up taking away some properties preventing their reuse by some industries, for example, recycled plastic cannot be used in food packaging production. For this reason, a plastic that is sometimes recycled is no longer useful, and is mostly sent to incineration or landfill, short / short life.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Noting the current, above-mentioned and other problems arising from the non-reuse of plastic packaging, the applicant developed a demodulation system applied to this type of packaging, which allows its full reuse in the manufacture of small, medium and large size furniture and utensils, such as tables. , chairs, workbenches, among others that allow the construction of modular elements that can be fitted with each other or that can be fitted with single auxiliary elements.

Said packages are made from their origin containing recesses or protrusions that can fit into corresponding means provided in the same or similar packages provided with complementary snap-in means, or said packages may provide snap-in means which receive loose elements that allow the tight coupling between them, In order to obtain a final product for reuse from the consumer who bought it or from third parties, it will reuse it, coupling them together and generating other products.

Said original packaging can be used to pack any kind of products, and can, already in their scale of reuse, when coupled with each other, adopt various shapes through manual or industrial assembly, obtaining new shapes, whose walls that contain such recesses or protrusions. allow them to fit together, or with the aid of complementary means or intermediate single pieces; That is, these packages will already have the culture of being made from their origin, with modular qualities, seeing different functions, within their useful life cycle, may be reused several times, assuming different functions / end products.

The main advantage achieved is of environmental nature, that is, through the proposed system the plastic packaging, when built from its origin, with the structure proposed here, will no longer be discarded in landfills or incinerated, thus considerably reducing the possibility of pollution or environmental contamination. and also generating a productive intelligence and scale with reusability of such packaging, since they will be manufactured in such a way and precision that they will be able to form new products in the future, increasing even their useful life. Another great advantage is of social nature, because through the packaging with the Innovative features, it is possible that recyclers, street pickers and others, even with little skill, can assemble objects for personal use or for resale, donation, etc., such as tables, chairs, beds, benches, auxiliary tables, among many other objects.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In addition to the present description in order to gain a better understanding of the features of the present invention and in accordance with a preferred practical embodiment thereof, accompanying the accompanying description is a set of drawings which, by way of example, but not limitation, are as follows:

Figure 1 illustrates a modular, square-section, longitudinally slotted package design on the sidewalls and at least one loose interconnecting piece, both of which are intended to be a constructive way of complying with Article 24 of Law 9279/96, that is, contemplating the requirements necessary to achieve the objectives of the invention without, however, restricting the illustrated form;

Figures 2, 3 and 4 represent the ideal assembly forms from the modular package shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 shows another modular, circular section packaging design, also provided with longitudinal grooves applied to the side walls, which are capable of fitting the single connecting piece to another subsequent modular package, Figures 6 and 7 represent the possible ways of assembling the package. illustrated in figure 5, i.e. sidewall coupling or base-neck coupling of adjacent modular packages;

Figure 8 shows a chair produced with

the innovative mounting system and from the modular packages represented in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4;

Figure 9 shows a table formed by the mounting system and from the modular packages illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7;

Figure 10 shows the deck table assembly formed by Figures 8 and 9.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As illustrated, by way of example, of the aforementioned figures, the present invention relates to "MODULAR PACKAGING WITH MISCELLANEOUS REHABILITATION", more particularly, said package (E) is of the polymer-made type and blown or injection molded. plastic material, having a body (1) and a cover (T) designed to hold different types of products and whose walls contain recesses or protrusions that allow them to fit together, or with the aid of complementary means or separate parts; That is, these packages will already have the culture of being made from their origin, with modular qualities, aiming at different functions, within their useful life cycle, and can be reused several times, assuming different functions and capable of generating different end products.

According to the present invention, the package (E) comprises a tubular body (1), of varying section, for example, square, circular, hexagonal and others, whose physical conformation allows, by snapping, the facial coupling (AF) (Figures 3 e6), performed by fitting and juxtaposing the faces (2) of the packages (E), through recesses and protrusions (3) or with the aid of a connecting piece (4). Said packages (E) may further be secured by the longitudinal coupling (AL) (Figures 4 and 7), formed between the base (5) of one package (E) and the opposite end (6) of the other package (E). immediately coupled to the above coupling end (6) can be configured by the shape of the neck or the shape of the cap (T).

In a preferred embodiment, the face coupling (AF) between the packages may be realized by the fact that each package (E) provides on its faces (2) at least one longitudinal recess (3a) into which a disconnect part (4) is fitted; in the form of an "I" ruler (4a), which even acts as structural reinforcement during the assembly of the products (P).

In case the coupling is longitudinal (AL), the base (5) of one package (E) provides for a tubular central recess (5a) that can be interfered with the nozzle (6a) of the neck (6) of the other package. (AND).

The recesses / protrusions (3), in a non-illustrated constructional option, may be made in other shapes, such as being multiple and shaped in the cylindrical format, which may receive cylindrical and transverse connectors, of a length designed to connect two packages (E) juxtaposed by facial coupling. (AF); Each side (2) of each package can provide at least two cylindrical recesses to receive at least two connectors. In this case, by adding and fitting the packages (E), it is possible to make various products and personal effects, such as chairs (D ) with base and backrest (figure 8), tables (M) (figure 9), where both the top and the legs are made with the packages (E), and may even compose furniture for different environments (figure 10)

Admittedly, when the present invention is put into practice, modifications may be made with respect to certain details of construction and shape, without departing from the fundamental principles which are clearly substantiated in the claim framework, thereby understanding that the terminology employed has had the same effect. purpose of description and not delimitation.

Claims (4)

1.) "MODULAR PACKAGING FOR MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS", more particularly, such packaging (E) is of a polymer type and new blown or injection molded plastics material having a body (1) and a cap (T) designed to packing different types of products and the walls of which contain recesses or protrusions that allow them to fit together, or with the aid of complementary means or separate spare parts; that is, such packages will already have the culture of being made from their origin, with modular qualities aiming at different functions, throughout their useful life cycle, being able to be reused for several times, assuming different functions and capable of generating different final products; characterized in that each package (E) comprises a tubular body (1), of varying section, for example, square, circular, hexagonal and others, whose physical conformation allows, through snapping, the facial coupling (AF), performed through the fitting and juxtaposing the faces (2) of the packages (E) through recesses and protrusions (3) or with the aid of a disconnect piece (4); said packs (E) may also be secured by the longitudinal coupling (AL) formed between the base (5) of one pack (E) and the opposite end (6) of the other pack (E), immediately coupled to the former end. the coupling (6) is that which can be configured by the neck shape or by the lid shape (T); The facial (AF) and longitudinal (AL) couplings made between the packages (E) comprise products and objects (P) for personal or collective use. 2.) "MODULAR PACKAGING WITH MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS" according to claim 1 and in a preferred embodiment, characterized in that the face coupling (AF) between the packages is carried out by the fact that each package (E) provides on their faces (2) at least one longitudinal recess (3a) into which a connecting piece (4) is fitted in the form of an "I" strip (4a), which acts as a structural reinforcement during the assembly of the products (P). 3.) "MODULAR PACKAGING WITH MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS" according to claim 1 and in a second preferred embodiment, characterized in that the longitudinal coupling (AL) comprises that the base (5) of a package (E) is recessed. tubular center (5a) capable of interference fit the nozzle (6a) of the neck (6) of the other package (E). 4.) "MODULAR PACKAGING WITH MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS" according to claim 1 and in an alternative option, characterized in that the recesses / protrusions (3) are multiple and made in the cylindrical shape, capable of receiving cylindrical and transverse connectors. length designed to connect two packages (E) juxtaposed by facial coupling (AF); Each face (2) of each package may have at least two cylindrical recesses to receive at least two connectors.