EP0677447A2 - Verschliessbarer Behälter - Google Patents

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EP0677447A2
EP0677447A2 EP95301577A EP95301577A EP0677447A2 EP 0677447 A2 EP0677447 A2 EP 0677447A2 EP 95301577 A EP95301577 A EP 95301577A EP 95301577 A EP95301577 A EP 95301577A EP 0677447 A2 EP0677447 A2 EP 0677447A2
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tray
sleeve
container
matchbox
base
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EP0677447A3 (de
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Michael Graham Carey Cox
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Republic Technologies UK Ltd
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Bryant and May Ltd
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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
    • B65D5/38—Drawer-and-shell type containers
    • 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
    • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
    • B65D2215/04—Child-proof means requiring the combination of different actions in succession

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  • This invention relates to a lockable container, for example, a matchbox used for storing matches.
  • Known matchboxes comprise a cardboard tray in which the matches are stored, and an outer sleeve into which the tray is slidably received. Normally the sleeve encloses the tray to keep the matches in the matchbox, but when a match is needed, the tray is slid within the sleeve to partially or wholly expose the interior of the tray to allow a match to be removed.
  • the tray and the sleeve are made from cardboard, the sleeve having one or two areas on its sides for lighting the match when the match head is struck against these areas.
  • matchboxes can be a safety hazard for children who can easily open the box, remove a match and strike it against the sleeve, thus lighting the match - with the obvious dangerous, and often fatal consequences.
  • Known child-resistant matchboxes may not be robust enough to withstand attempts by a child to open them, or, conversely, they are too difficult to open even for an adult. Also, the manufacturing process and the filling process is too complicated and expensive, and the childproof mechanism may interfere with the presentation designs on the outer sleeve.
  • An aim of the present invention is to provide a child-resistant container which can be readily converted to a locked and unlocked state by an adult who can read the operating instructions.
  • a container comprising an inner receptacle for holding contents of the container therein, and an outer sleeve for slidably receiving the inner receptacle therein such that it encloses the inner receptacle when the container is closed to retain the contents therein, the inner receptacle being slidable lengthways within the outer sleeve to an open position to allow access to the contents, characterised in that the container has an unlocked state in which the inner receptacle is freely movable within the outer sleeve to move between open and closed positions, and a locked state in which the inner receptacle is retained in the closed position, the container being switchable between a locked state and the unlocked state.
  • a matchbox 1 in accordance with the invention comprises a rectangular-shaped tray 2 which is slidable within an outer sleeve 3.
  • Matches are placed in the tray 2 and the sleeve 3 slid over the tray 2 so that the tray 2 is completely enveloped thus closing the matchbox 1 and preventing the matches from falling out.
  • the tray is pushed at one of its ends so that it slides longitudinally in either direction as indicated by the double arrow of Fig. 1, to expose the interior of the tray 2 so that a match can be taken from the matchbox 1.
  • Both the tray 2 and the sleeve 3 may be made of, for example, cardboard or stiff paper.
  • the base 4 of the tray 2 is divided into three sections (see Fig. 3), namely a centre section 6, and two outer sections 5, 7 by two substantially parallel incisions 8, 9 made widthwise across the base 4 so that the centre section 6 is able to flex in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the base 4, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.
  • the sleeve 3 which comprises an upper surface 10, a lower surface 11, and two side surfaces 12, 13 has two widthwise incisions 14, 15 on its lower surface 11.
  • These two incisions 14, 15 similarly divide the lower surface 11 into a centre section 16, and two outer sections 17, 18, and are located on the lower surface 11 such that, when the matchbox is closed, i.e.
  • the sleeve incisions 14, 15 are substantially coincident with the tray incisions 8, 9 at the end points, but slightly displaced laterally from each other at their centre points as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.
  • the matchbox 1 When the matchbox 1 is closed, it can be either in an unlocked state, in which it is possible to slide the tray 2 within the sleeve 3 to gain access thereto, or it can be in a locked state in which it is not possible to slide the tray 2 within the sleeve 3, and, therefore, the interior of the tray 2 is not accessible.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the matchbox in the unlocked state.
  • both the centre sections 6, 16 and the outer sections 5, 7; 17, 18 of the tray 2 and sleeve 3 respectively are coplanar, thus allowing the tray 2 to slide freely within the sleeve 3 as indicated by the double-headed arrow of Fig. 4.
  • the tray and sleeve centre sections 6, 16 are flexed inwardly towards the interior of the matchbox 1 as indicated by the arrow of Fig. 5 so that the sleeve and tray centre sections 6, 16 are simultaneously displaced vertically with respect to the tray and sleeve outer sections 5, 7, 17, 18.
  • the displacement can be effected, for example, manually, by pushing the two centre sections 6, 16 near the incisions 14, 15 at points A and B as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5.
  • the displaced centre sections 6, 16 are displaced such that the sleeve centre section 16 extends for part of its width above the tray outer sections 5, 7 as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the sleeve centre section 16 is longer than the distance between the tray incisions 8, 9 because of the curved nature of the sleeve incisions 14, 15 so that a portion of the edges of the tray centre section 6 overlaps the edges of the tray outer sections 5, 7 thus retaining the displaced tray and sleeve centre sections 6, 16 in the displaced position.
  • stop surfaces are therefore provided which prevent the tray 2 from being slid within the sleeve 3 in either direction, i.e. the matchbox 1 is locked. Because the tray and sleeve centre sections 6, 16 are retained in this displaced position, the matchbox is in a permanently locked state. This can be seen in Fig. 7.
  • Presentation designs can be printed on the sleeve 3 and areas for striking the match can still be placed on the sleeve as with known matchboxes. The user will be advised on how to lock and unlock the matchbox 1 by suitable instructions printed on the lower surface 11.
  • the present invention can be applied to any container, not just to matchboxes, which can be of other constructions and configurations and of any material which allows the displacement of the surfaces to provide the locking and unlocking of the container.

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EP95301577A 1994-04-15 1995-03-10 Verschliessbarer Behälter. Ceased EP0677447A3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9407456A GB2288388B (en) 1994-04-15 1994-04-15 Lockable container
GB9407456 1994-04-15

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EP0677447A2 true EP0677447A2 (de) 1995-10-18
EP0677447A3 EP0677447A3 (de) 1996-10-30

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GB9425335D0 (en) * 1994-12-15 1995-02-15 M Y Sharp Interpack Limited Package
WO2001035772A1 (en) * 1999-11-15 2001-05-25 New Zealand Safety Products Corporation Limited Child resistant matchbox device

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FR1407142A (fr) * 1964-06-15 1965-07-30 Cartonnerie & Imprimerie Saint Emballage perfectionné
US3761009A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-09-25 Burt & Co F N Safety carton with spring lock
US3761010A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-09-25 Burt & Co F N Safety carton with cut out lock
GB1494313A (en) * 1973-12-28 1977-12-07 Mayled E Slide pack
JPS5843311B2 (ja) * 1976-01-12 1983-09-26 勝治 嶋田 押し上げ開口容器の開度限定脱外防止方法並びに其の装置
GB2042476B (en) * 1978-08-25 1982-09-22 Day A Child-resistant containers
SE7908671L (sv) * 1979-10-19 1981-04-20 Gunnar Axel Anjou Barnseker tendsticksask
SE444551B (sv) * 1980-07-22 1986-04-21 Volvo Ab Anordning vid forpackningar
GB2264288B (en) * 1992-02-21 1995-05-03 Bryant & May Ltd Child-resistant container

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GB9407456D0 (en) 1994-06-08
EP0677447A3 (de) 1996-10-30
GB2288388B (en) 1997-08-06
GB2288388A (en) 1995-10-18

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