EP0609277B1 - Element de suspension - Google Patents

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EP0609277B1
EP0609277B1 EP92921164A EP92921164A EP0609277B1 EP 0609277 B1 EP0609277 B1 EP 0609277B1 EP 92921164 A EP92921164 A EP 92921164A EP 92921164 A EP92921164 A EP 92921164A EP 0609277 B1 EP0609277 B1 EP 0609277B1
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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
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0064—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element
    • 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
    • B65D5/4208—Means facilitating suspending, lifting, handling, or the like of containers

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  • the present invention relates to a suspension carton for articles and a method of displaying information on a suspension carton.
  • a suspension carton including a carton body having a first wall connected to a second wall by a fold defining an edge of the first wall and a slot adjacent to the fold, the first and second walls each having an internal and external face, the carton further including a suspension member attached to the carton body to enable the carton body to be suspended, the suspension member includes an anchorage body portion extending through said slot so as to be located internally of the carton body between the internal faces of said first and second walls, the anchorage body portion co-operating with the carton body to attach the suspension member thereto.
  • a suspension carton including a carton body having a first wall connected to a second wall by a fold defining an edge of the first wall and a slot adjacent to the fold, the first and second walls each having an internal and external face, the carton further including a suspension member attached to the carton body to enable the carton body to be suspended, the suspension member including an anchorage body portion extending through said slot so as to be located internally of the carton body between the internal faces of said first and second walls, the anchorage body portion co-operating with the carton body to attach the suspension member thereto, characterised in that the suspension member further includes a display portion connected to the anchorage body portion, the display portion being located externally of the carton body so as to overlie the external face of said first wall.
  • the display portion is generally planar and is arranged such that its plane extends generally parallel to the direction of insertion of the anchorage portion.
  • the anchorage portion is generally planar and is arranged to be generally parallel to the display portion to define a gap therebetween for receiving the first wall.
  • a method of displaying information on a suspension carton having a carton body including a first wall connected to a second wall by a fold defining an edge of the first wall and a slot adjacent to the fold, the first and second walls each having an internal and external face
  • the method including attaching a suspension member, having an anchorage body portion and an opposed display portion spaced therefrom to define a gap therebetween, to the carton body by inserting the anchorage body portion of the suspension member through said slot such that the anchorage body portion is located between the first and second walls and such that the first wall enters said gap so that the display portion overlies the external face of the first wall, the method further including marking said display portion in order to display said information.
  • a sock carton 200 formed from a folded card to have a front wall 201 and a rear wall 202.
  • a pair of socks are located between the front and rear walls and attached thereto by for example a tag (not shown).
  • the upper portion of the front and rear walls may or may not be secured together by for example glue.
  • a suspension member 100 according to the present invention is attached to the folded card and includes a suspension portion 101 which is preferably in the form of a hook 103 to enable the suspension member 100 to be suspended from a support such as a rail.
  • the suspension portion 101 may be defined by a formation other than a hook, for example a planar wall having an aperture for receiving a rail.
  • the suspension member 100 further includes a display portion 110 which is arranged to overlie the upper portion of the front wall 201.
  • the display portion 110 has an external front face 206 to permit indicia to be displayed thereon. This may be achieved by printing directly on to the surface 206, forming indicia integrally with the face 206 eg by stamping techniques or by moulding techniques, or may be achieved by adhering printed labels onto the face 206. If printing directly onto the face 206 is to be performed, it is preferred that the face 206 is planar.
  • the display portion 110 preferably has an upper edge 207 which is substantially contiguous with the upper edge 208 of the front wall. The remainder of the display portion 110 extends downwardly from the upper edge 208 to overlie the front wall 201 so that the majority of the display portion is located within the peripheral boundaries of the front wall.
  • the size of the display portion can be chosen bearing in mind the information required to be displayed thereon without affecting the height of the suspension portion 100 above the upper edge 208 of the front wall 201.
  • This is advantageous since shelf space can be maximised irrespective of the size of the display portion.
  • the display portion is located within the boundaries of the front wall 201, the display portion is unlikely to snag against adjacent cartons. This is advantageous since it facilitates loading or unloading of rails and also reduces the possibility of damage to the cartons caused by twisting of the suspension members if snagged.
  • the display portion 110 overlies the front wall 201 the indicia carried thereby is given a visual dominance relative to indicia on the front wall 201 since it is located nearer to an observer. This effect may be utilised to advantage in order to give emphasis to the indicia carried by the display portion.
  • the suspension member 100 will be utilised to display unique information to a carton carrying generic information.
  • the front wall 201 may be printed with a manufacturers/retailers name and describe the goods, eg socks, yarn mixture etc and the display portion may be marked to give unique information such as size. This marking could be achieved by use of a colour coding if desired eg a red display portion indicates one size, a blue display portion indicates another size, etc.
  • the display portion stands proud of the front wall 201 it is given visual dominance and so makes it easier for a prospective purchaser to identify a size and make an appropriate choice.
  • the peripheral shape of the display portion 110 is shown to be generally rectangular in the drawings. It will be appreciated that any desirable round or polygonal shape may be adopted.
  • the suspension member 100 includes anchorage means 300 for securing the suspension member 100 to the folded card.
  • the anchorage means 300 comprises a planar base portion 51 connected to the suspension portion 101.
  • the base portion 51 includes a central body portion 52 which is connected at its upper end to the suspension portion 103 and which has a lower edge 53.
  • a pair of resilient tongues 55 extend upwardly and outwardly from the lower region of the body portion 52 to terminate beneath a pair of shoulders 58 which project laterally from the suspension portion 101.
  • the width dimension W between the terminal ends of the resilient tongues is chosen to be greater than the length of the lower edge 53. This enables the suspension member 100 to be secured to the card by inserting the lower end of the body portion into a slot 90 formed in the card ( Figures 5,6a,6b). The length of the slot 90 is in excess of the length of the lower edge 53 but is less than the width dimension W.
  • the tongues 55 are resiliently deflected inwardly by engaging the ends of the slot. Once the base portion 51 has been fully inserted through the slot, the terminal ends of the tongues clear the slot and return to their original undeflected position to underlie marginal portions of the card adjacent to the ends of the slot.
  • the width dimension WU of the upper portion of the body portion 51 is chosen to be substantially the same or slightly less than the length of the slot 90 so as to resist movement of the suspension member along the length of the slot.
  • the sides of the body portion 52 include chamfered portions 60 and the tongues are preferably of rounded cross-section in order to co-operate with the chamfers during insertion to enable the tongues to ride over the body portion.
  • the lower edge 53 projects beneath the lower edge 220 of the display portion 110. This enables the suspension member to be more easily inserted into a card by providing an initial location and lead in for the base portion 51.
  • a preferred method of insertion is illustrated in Figures 5,6a and 6b.
  • the card is arranged with the front and rear walls 201,202 located at 90° to one another.
  • the slot 90 is formed by a slit so that on folding of the card about fold line 215 (which eventually forms the upper edge 208) the slot 90 and a flap 91 are formed.
  • the suspension member 100 is presented to the slot 90 whilst the front and rear walls 201,202 are located at 90° and the lower portion of the body portion 52 is inserted into and through the slot 90 ( Figures 5,6a).
  • the front wall Prior to the lower edge 220 of the display portion engaging the front wall 201, the front wall is folded toward the rear wall (as indicated by the broken-line arrow in Figure 6 a ). This enables insertion of the suspension member 51 to continue by enabling the display portion 110 to pass over the outside face of the front wall 201 ( Figure 6b).
  • the inside face of the display portion 110 has a chamfer 225 at its lower portion to facilitate entry of the front wall into the gap between the display portion and the body portion during insertion.
  • the base portion 51, suspension portion 101 and display portion 110 are each planar and are arranged with their planes extending in the same direction. This enables the suspension member to be easily stacked in a column.
  • the base portion and suspension portion 101 are co-planar.
  • suspension member 101 may be moulded in one piece from a suitable plastics material.
  • the display portion may be formed separately and subsequently secured to the suspension or base portion.
  • the display portion 110 is connected along its marginal edge portion to shoulders 58 and the upper portion of the body portion 52 via a connection or web portion 230 and that shoulders 58 engage the upper edge 208 to limit insertion of the suspension member.
  • the display portion may be connected to the suspension portion 101 by a connection portion extending within the end boundaries WU of the upper portion of the body portion so as to be capable of contacting side edge 91 of the slot to limit insertion of the suspension member. With such an arrangement it is possible to locate the upper edge 207 of the display portion below the upper edge 208 of the front wall.
  • the carton 200 illustrated is a folded card to which articles for display are attached.
  • the invention also relates to cartons which define a container.

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  1. Carton de suspension comportant un corps de carton muni d'une première paroi (201) reliée à une seconde paroi (202) par une pliure (215) définissant un bord (208) de la première paroi, et une fente (90) adjacente à la pliure, les première et seconde parois présentant chacune une face interne et une face externe, le carton comportant en outre un élément de suspension (100) rattaché au corps de carton pour permettre audit corps de carton d'être suspendu, l'élément de suspension (100) étant pourvu d'une partie de corps d'ancrage (300) traversant ladite fente afin d'être située à l'intérieur du corps de carton, entre les faces internes desdites première et seconde parois, la partie de corps d'ancrage coopérant avec le corps de carton pour y rattacher l'élément de suspension, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément de suspension comporte, en outre, une zone d'affichage (110) reliée à la partie de corps d'ancrage, la zone d'affichage étant située à l'extérieur du corps de carton, de manière à recouvrir la face externe de ladite première paroi.
  2. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la zone d'affichage possède un bord supérieur (207) qui est pour l'essentiel contigu audit bord (208) défini par ladite pliure, de telle sorte que la majeure partie de la zone d'affichage se trouve à l'intérieur des limites périphériques de la première paroi (201).
  3. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la partie de corps d'ancrage est de configuration générale plane et est conçue pour être insérée à travers ladite fente et pour venir coopérer avec des régions marginales du corps de carton, au voisinage direct de ladite fente, afin de rattacher l'élément de suspension audit corps de carton.
  4. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la zone d'affichage est de configuration générale plane et est agencée de manière à être, pour l'essentiel, parallèle à la partie de corps d'ancrage afin de définir, entre ces dernières, un interstice à l'intérieur duquel la première paroi est reçue.
  5. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel la partie de corps d'ancrage possède une région de base (51) saillant au-delà de la zone d'affichage dans la direction d'insertion.
  6. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 5 lorsqu'elle dépend de la revendication 4, dans lequel une région inférieure de la zone d'affichage, tournée vers la région de base, est biseautée (225) en vue de promouvoir la pénétration de la première paroi, dans ledit interstice, lors de l'insertion de la partie de corps d'ancrage à travers ladite fente.
  7. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 2, ou selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6 lorsqu'elle dépend de la revendication 2, dans lequel la zone d'affichage est reliée à la partie de corps d'ancrage, le long de son bord supérieur, par l'intermédiaire d'une partie (230) formant nervure.
  8. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la partie formant nervure s'étend le long dudit bord supérieur, sur une distance inférieure à la longueur de ladite fente, et a pour effet de limiter l'insertion de ladite partie de corps d'ancrage en venant coopérer avec un bord latéral (91) de ladite fente.
  9. Carton de suspension selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la partie de corps d'ancrage présente une base aplatie comprenant une partie de corps central (52) et une paire de languettes élastiques (55) s'étendant vers le haut et vers l'extérieur, à partir d'une région inférieure de la partie de corps central, afin d'être sous-jacentes à des régions marginales du corps de carton au voisinage direct de ladite fente.
  10. Carton de suspension selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la partie de corps central (52) présente une région supérieure dotée d'une largeur pour l'essentiel égale ou légèrement inférieure à la longueur de ladite fente, afin de résister à un mouvement de l'élément de suspension sur la longueur de la fente.
  11. Carton de suspension selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel l'élément de suspension est venu de moulage d'une seule pièce en une matière plastique appropriée.
  12. Carton de suspension selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel le corps de carton comporte une carte repliée à laquelle sont rattachés des articles à présenter.
  13. Carton de suspension selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel le corps de carton définit un réceptacle.
  14. Procédé pour afficher des informations sur un carton de suspension (200) comportant un corps de carton muni d'une première paroi (201) reliée à une seconde paroi (202) par une pliure (215) définissant un bord (208) de la première paroi, et une fente (90) adjacente à la pliure, les première et seconde parois présentant chacune une face interne et une face externe, le procédé consistant à rattacher, au corps de carton, un élément de suspension (100) comprenant une partie de corps d'ancrage (300) et une zone d'affichage opposée (110) espacée de ladite partie, afin de définir un interstice entre ces dernières, en insérant la partie de corps d'ancrage de l'élément de suspension à travers ladite fente, de telle sorte que la partie de corps d'ancrage se trouve entre les première et seconde parois, et de telle sorte que la première paroi pénètre dans ledit interstice afin que la zone d'affichage recouvre la face externe de la première paroi, le procédé consistant, par ailleurs, à marquer ladite zone d'affichage en vue d'afficher lesdites informations.
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GB9122975A GB2260967B (en) 1991-10-30 1991-10-30 Suspension member
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PCT/GB1992/001880 WO1993009033A1 (fr) 1991-10-30 1992-10-14 Element de suspension

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IL103504A0 (en) 1993-03-15
IL103504A (en) 1995-03-30
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