EP4132857B1 - Conteneur enveloppant - Google Patents

Conteneur enveloppant

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EP4132857B1
EP4132857B1 EP21729593.0A EP21729593A EP4132857B1 EP 4132857 B1 EP4132857 B1 EP 4132857B1 EP 21729593 A EP21729593 A EP 21729593A EP 4132857 B1 EP4132857 B1 EP 4132857B1
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ear
intermediate portion
tab
container
wrap around
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Ian Neil CHESWORTH
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Packaging One Ltd
Packaging One Ltd
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a wrap around container for holding an electronic device such as a smart phone, a hand-held tablet, a PC, an HDD, an optical drive or an LCD screen whilst in transit, for example by mail or courier service.
  • an electronic device such as a smart phone, a hand-held tablet, a PC, an HDD, an optical drive or an LCD screen whilst in transit, for example by mail or courier service.
  • the container is made from corrugated cardboard and comprises a base panel separated by a lateral fold line from a wrap around panel.
  • the end of the wrap around panel distal from the base panel is connected to a securing flap by a tear strip.
  • Side wall flaps extend from opposite sides of the base panel, and each flap is arranged to be folded over an upper surface of a product placed on the base panel.
  • the wrap around panel is then wrapped over the flaps and underneath the base panel, the securing flap being fixed to the underside of the base panel by adhesive.
  • a problem with this wrap around container is that a person may remove a product from the closed container without it appearing that the container has been tampered with. This may be done by cutting a side portion of a folded flap along one edge enabling the product inside to be removed and the cut side pushed back in to make it look like the container has not been tampered with.
  • WO 2014/128473 discloses a wrap around container for holding an electronic device.
  • the container comprises a rectangular panel including a device receiving portion at one end of the panel, a fixing portion at the opposite end of the panel, and an intermediate portion in between.
  • the fixing portion has a main fixing portion body and a pair of ears which each extends from opposite sides of the main fixing portion body when the ears are in an unfolded state.
  • the intermediate portion is arranged to be wrapped over the device receiving portion so that the main fixing portion body lies over an outer surface of the intermediate portion.
  • US 4823954 discloses a package for holding a book.
  • the package comprises a rectangular panel including first and second end portions with a book receiving portion in between on which is placed a book.
  • the first end portion has a main first end portion body and a pair of ears which each extends from opposite sides of the main first end portion body when the ears are in an unfolded state.
  • the second end portion is folded over the book on the book receiving portion, and the first end portion is folded over the second end portion.
  • Each ear is then folded onto the outer surface of the book receiving portion and is glued to it.
  • a wrap around container for holding an electronic device, the container comprising: a substantially rectangular panel including a device receiving portion at one end of the panel, a fixing portion at the opposite end of the panel, and an intermediate portion in between the device receiving portion and the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion has a main fixing portion body, wherein the intermediate portion is arranged to be wrapped over the device receiving portion so that the main fixing portion body lies over an outer surface of one of the device receiving portion and the intermediate portion, and wherein the intermediate portion has a main body, characterized in that the fixing portion has a pair of ears which each extends from opposite sides of the main fixing portion body when the ears are in an unfolded state, each side being on a longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel, each ear comprising an ear frame and an ear tab which is configured to fit within the ear frame wherein the ear tab has a base which is integral with the ear frame, the edge of the ear tab away from the ear tab base being frangibly connected with the ear frame; each ear
  • the ears form a barrier to accessing a side of the closed container.
  • a person may try to lift an ear off the outer surface of the intermediate portion of the closed container so as to be able to access a side of the closed container and remove the product and then glue the ear back so that it does not look like the closed container has been tampered with.
  • the frame around the ear tab is liable to tear since the ear tab is fixed to the intermediate portion making it obvious that the closed container has been tampered with.
  • each ear tab fixed to a respective intermediate tab, if a person tries to lift the ear off, the tab of the intermediate portion would lift off from the intermediate portion of the closed container making it even more obvious that the closed container has been tampered with. Furthermore, the tab of the intermediate portion may cause a rip to extend to a side of the closed container.
  • the ear tab may be fixed to the outer surface of the intermediate portion by adhesive.
  • the main fixing portion body may be arranged to be fixed to the outer surface of the intermediate portion or the device receiving portion after wrapping of the intermediate portion to close the container.
  • the main fixing portion body may be fixed to the outer surface of the intermediate portion or the device receiving portion by adhesive.
  • the intermediate portion may be arranged to be additionally wrapped under the device receiving portion.
  • the fixing portion may be arranged to be fixed to an outer surface of the intermediate portion.
  • a distal end of the ear tab, when in the ear frame, may be towards the distal end of the ear.
  • At least one end of the base of the ear tab may have a cut extending outwardly from the base and away from the distal end of the ear tab when the ear tab is within the ear frame.
  • the cut causes a crease to form in the ear and helps the ear frame to rip if someone tries to lift the ear off the closed container.
  • each ear tab may be substantially aligned with a distal end of a respective said tab of the intermediate portion when the ear tab is fixed to the respective said tab of the intermediate portion.
  • At least one end of the base of the tab of the intermediate portion may have a cut extending outwardly from the base and away from the distal end of the tab when the tab is within the main body of the intermediate portion.
  • a base portion of each ear may taper outwardly towards the main fixing portion body on a side of the ear closest to the intermediate portion when the wrap around container is in an unfolded state.
  • the fixing portion may have a severable strip between the ear tabs and the intermediate portion when the wrap around container is in an unfolded state.
  • the severable strip may comprise a ripper tape extending from one said ear to the other said ear of the fixing portion. At least one said ear may have a corner portion attached to one end of the ripper tape. The corner portion of the ear may have a frangible connection with the ear frame of the ear.
  • the wrap around container may include a pair of flaps extending from opposite sides of the device receiving portion of the panel, each side being on a respective said longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel, and each flap being arranged to be folded into a closed position where the flap is over at least a part of the device receiving portion and an upper surface of a device when placed on the device receiving portion, the intermediate portion being arranged to wrap at least over the flaps in the closed position and the fixing portion being arranged to be fixed to an outside of the container after wrapping of the intermediate portion to close the container; and cushioning means extending over at least part of the device receiving portion and onto the surface of each flap facing the device receiving portion when in the closed position so as to form a cushioning barrier between a device placed on the device receiving portion and the device receiving portion and the closed flaps.
  • the cushioning means may comprise macerated paper.
  • the cushioning means may be configured to be peelable from the container when the container is open. This enables the cushioning means to be reused.
  • a blank 1 for forming a wrap around container 2 comprises a substantially rectangular panel 3.
  • the panel 3 comprises a device receiving portion 4 at one end of the panel 3, a fixing portion 5 at the opposite end of the panel 3, and an intermediate portion 6 in between.
  • the device receiving portion 4 has a pair of adjacent flaps 7, 8 at an end distal from the intermediate portion 6.
  • a distal end of each flap 7, 8 has a bevelled corner 40 which is away from the device receiving portion 4.
  • An end portion of each flap 7, 8 adjacent each respective longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel 3 has a strip of glue or adhesive 9 and the end portion is the only part of the flap 7, 8 connected to the device receiving portion 4 of the rectangular panel 3.
  • the intermediate portion 6 has a main body 10 and two tabs 11, 12 which fit within the main body 10 wherein each tab 11, 12 has a base 13 which is integral with the main body 10 and the tabs 11, 12 are aligned so that the distal ends 14 of the tabs 11, 12 face towards each other.
  • the edge 15 of the each tab 11, 12 of the intermediate portion 6 away from the base 13 of the tab 11, 12 is adjacent to the main body 10 of the intermediate portion 6.
  • Each end of the base 13 of the tab 11, 12 of the intermediate portion has a cut 16 extending outwardly from the base 13 and away from the distal end 14 of the tab 11, 12.
  • the end of the intermediate portion 6 adjacent the device receiving portion 4 has a first pair of lateral fold lines 17, the end of the intermediate portion 6 adjacent the fixing portion 5 has a second pair of lateral fold lines 18, and there is a third pair of lateral fold lines 19 in the middle of the intermediate portion 6.
  • the tabs 11, 12 are located in the part of the main body 10 of the intermediate portion 6 between the second pair of lateral fold lines 18 and the third pair of lateral fold lines 19.
  • the fixing portion 5 has a main body or a main fixing portion body 21 and a pair of ears 22, 23 which each extends from opposite sides of the main fixing portion body 21 wherein each side is on the longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel 3.
  • a base portion 24 of each ear 22, 23 tapers outwards towards the main fixing portion body 21 on a side of the ear 22, 23 closest to the intermediate portion 6 and the end of the base portion 24 adjacent the main fixing portion body 21 has a pair of fold lines 25.
  • Each ear 22, 23 comprises an ear frame 26 and an ear tab 27 which is configured to fit within the ear frame 26.
  • the ear tab 27 has a base 28 which is integral with the ear frame 26, and a distal end 29 of the ear tab 27 is towards a distal end of the ear 22, 23.
  • the edge 30 of the ear tab 27 away from the ear tab base 28 has a perforated join with the ear frame 26.
  • An end of each ear tab base 28 closest to the intermediate portion 6 has a cut 31 extending outwardly from the base 28 and away from the distal end 29 of the ear tab 27 towards the intermediate portion 6.
  • a strip of adhesive 44 extends from one ear tab 27 across the main fixing body portion 21 to the other ear tab 27 and is covered by a self-adhesive sealing strip (not shown).
  • the fixing portion 5 has a ripper tape 32 which extends between the ears 22, 23.
  • the ripper tape 32 is to the side of the ear tabs 27 closest to the intermediate portion 6.
  • Each ear 22, 23 has a corner portion 33 attached to a respective end of the ripper tape 32.
  • the corner portion 33 of the ear 22, 23 has a perforated join 34 with the ear frame 26 of the ear 22, 23.
  • each longitudinal strip 20 is folded onto the intermediate portion 6 and the portion 35 of the longitudinal strip 20 from the end closest to the fixing portion 5 to the third pair of lateral fold lines 19 is fixed to the intermediate portion 6 as is the end 36 of the longitudinal strip 20 closest to the device receiving portion 4.
  • the unfixed portion 37 of the longitudinal strip 20 in between is lifted up from the rectangular panel 3 to form a locking crease.
  • each flap 7, 8 is fixed by the adhesive 9 (see Fig. 1 ) to a major surface 38 of the device receiving portion 4 adjacent to a respective longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel 3.
  • a cushioning member 39 extends over the device receiving portion 4 and onto the surface of each flap 7, 8 configured to face the device receiving portion 4 when in a closed position.
  • the cushioning member 39 is attached to the flaps 7, 8 and the device receiving portion 4 by, say, double sided adhesive tape (not shown).
  • An electronic device 41 such as a smart phone is placed on the device receiving portion 4 when the flaps 7, 8 are in an open position (see Fig. 5 ).
  • the electronic device 41 rests on a portion 42 of the cushioning member 39 that covers the device receiving portion 4.
  • the two flaps 7, 8 are folded towards each other over the electronic device 41 and into the closed position (see Figs. 6 and 7 ) wherein end portions 43 of the cushioning member 39 beneath the closed flaps 7, 8 cover an upper surface of the device 41.
  • the cushioning member 39 thus forms a cushioning barrier between the electronic device 41 placed on the device receiving portion 4 and the device receiving portion 4 and the closed flaps 7, 8.
  • the intermediate portion 6 is wrapped in a longitudinal direction. It is folded from the first pair of lateral fold lines 17 up and over the folded flaps 7, 8 which are in their closed position.
  • the intermediate portion 5 is then folded about the third pair of lateral fold lines 19 and down and underneath the device receiving portion 4.
  • the fixing portion 5 is then folded about the second pair of lateral fold lines 18 so that the main body 21 of the fixing portion 4 is over an outer surface of the intermediate portion 6 above the folded flaps 7, 8.
  • the self-adhesive sealing strip is removed from the fixing portion 4 to expose the adhesive 44 and the main body 21 is fixed to the intermediate portion 6 by the adhesive 44.
  • Each ear 22, 23 is folded about the fold lines 25 onto the outer surface of the intermediate portion 6 and the distal end 29 of each ear tab 27 is substantially aligned with the distal end 14 of a respective said tab 11, 12 of the intermediate portion 6.
  • Each ear tab 27 is then fixed by the adhesive 44 to the respective tab 11, 12 of the main body 10 of the intermediate portion 6 to close the container 2.
  • the container 2 is thus secured tightly around the electronic device 41 and is closed.
  • Each ear 22, 23 forms a barrier to accessing a respective side of the closed container 2.
  • a person may try to lift an ear 22, 23 off the outer surface of the intermediate portion 6 of the closed container 2 so as to be able to access a side of the closed container 2, remove the electronic device 41 and then glue the ear 22, 23 back so that it does not look like the closed container 2 has been tampered with.
  • the frame 26 around the ear tab 27 is liable to tear since the ear tab 27 is fixed to the intermediate portion 6 making it obvious that the closed container 2 has been tampered with.
  • each ear tab 27 causes a crease 45 to form in the ear 22, 23 and helps the ear frame 26 to rip if someone tries to lift the ear 22, 23 off the closed container 2.
  • the tab 11, 12 of the intermediate portion 6 to which the ear tab 27 is fixed would also be liable to lift off from the intermediate portion 6 of the closed container 2 making it even more obvious that the closed container 2 has been tampered with, and the tab 11, 12 of the intermediate portion 6 may cause a rip to extend to a side of the closed container 2.
  • one of the corner portions 33 is ripped away from the ear frame 26 of the respective ear 22, 23 and the corner portion 33 is pulled so that the ripper tape 32 rips through the main body 21 of the fixing portion 5 so that the wrap around container 2 can be unwrapped.
  • the cushioning member 39 is configured to be peelable from the container 2 when the container 2 has been opened so that the cushioning member 39 can be reused in another wrap around container.
  • the substantially rectangular panel 3 and the flaps 7, 8 comprise corrugated cardboard, the flutes of the corrugated cardboard of the panel 3 and the flaps 7, 8 running laterally as indicated by arrows 46 on Figure 1 .
  • the cushioning member 39 comprises macerated paper.
  • a blank 50 for a modified wrap around container 51 is illustrated in Figure 15 wherein the intermediate portion 52 is of a shorter length than the intermediate portion 6 of the wrap around container 2 of the first embodiment, and does not have a pair of lateral fold lines in the middle of the intermediate portion 52.
  • each flap 53, 54 is fixed to a major surface of the device receiving portion 55 adjacent to a respective longitudinal edge of the rectangular panel 56 of the blank 50.
  • the flaps 53, 54 have been fixed in this way, they can be folded so as to be over the device receiving portion 55 when they are in their closed position.
  • the intermediate portion 52 When the modified wrap around container 51 is being closed, the intermediate portion 52 is folded from the first pair of fold lines 57 at one end of the intermediate portion 52 up and over the folded flaps 53, 54 which are now in their closed position.
  • the main body 58 of the fixing portion 59 is folded about the pair of fold lines 60 at the other end of the intermediate portion 52 so that the main body 58 is underneath the device receiving portion 55 and the main body 58 is fixed by adhesive to the outer surface of the device receiving portion 55.
  • Each ear 61, 62 of the fixing portion 59 is then folded onto the outer surface of the intermediate portion 52 and the ear tabs 63 are attached by adhesive to the respective tabs 64, 65 of the main body of the intermediate portion 52 to close the container 51 (see Figure 16 ).

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  1. Contenant enveloppant (2) pour contenir un dispositif électronique (41), le contenant comprenant :
    un panneau sensiblement rectangulaire (3) comprenant une partie de réception de dispositif (4) au niveau d'une extrémité du panneau (3), une partie de fixation (5) au niveau de l'extrémité opposée du panneau (3) et une partie intermédiaire (6) entre la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et la partie de fixation (5), dans lequel la partie de fixation (5) a un corps principal de partie de fixation (21), dans lequel la partie intermédiaire (6) est agencée pour être enroulée sur la partie de réception de dispositif (4) de sorte que le corps principal de partie de fixation (21) se trouve sur une surface externe de l'une parmi la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et la partie intermédiaire (6), et dans lequel la partie intermédiaire (6) a un corps principal (10),
    caractérisé en ce que :
    la partie de fixation (5) a une paire d'oreilles (22, 23) qui s'étendent chacune à partir de côtés opposés du corps principal de partie de fixation (21), lorsque les oreilles (22, 23) sont dans un état déplié, chaque côté étant sur un bord longitudinal du panneau rectangulaire (3), chaque oreille (22, 23) comprenant un cadre d'oreille (26) et une languette d'oreille (27) qui est configurée pour se monter à l'intérieur du cadre d'oreille (26), dans lequel la languette d'oreille (27) a une base (28) qui est solidaire avec le cadre d'oreille (26), le bord (30) de la languette d'oreille (27) à l'opposé de la base de languette d'oreille (28) étant raccordé, de manière frangible, avec le cadre d'oreille (26) ;
    chaque oreille (22, 23) est agencée pour être pliée sur la surface externe de la partie intermédiaire (6) et la languette d'oreille (27) fixée sur la surface externe de la partie intermédiaire (6) pour fermer du contenant (2) ;
    la partie intermédiaire (6) a deux languettes (11, 12) qui sont configurées pour se monter dans le corps principal (10) de la partie intermédiaire (6), dans lequel chaque languette (11, 12) a une base (13) qui est solidaire avec le corps principal (10), le bord (15) de la languette (11, 12) de la partie intermédiaire (6) à l'opposé de la base de languette (13) étant raccordé, de manière frangible, avec le corps principal (10) de la partie intermédiaire (6) ; et
    chaque languette d'oreille (27) est configurée pour être fixée à ladite languette (11, 12) respective de la partie intermédiaire (6) lorsque les languettes d'oreille (27) sont fixées sur la surface externe de la partie intermédiaire (6).
  2. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps principal de partie de fixation (21) est agencé pour être fixé à la surface externe de l'une parmi la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et la partie intermédiaire (6) après l'enveloppement de la partie intermédiaire (6) pour fermer le contenant (2).
  3. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le corps principal de partie de fixation (21) est fixé à la surface externe de l'une parmi la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et la partie intermédiaire (6) par adhésif (44).
  4. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel la partie intermédiaire (6) est agencée pour être enroulée, de plus, sous la partie de réception de dispositif (4).
  5. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la partie de fixation (5) est agencée pour être fixée à une surface externe de la partie intermédiaire (6).
  6. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une extrémité distale de la languette d'oreille (27), lorsqu'elle est dans le cadre d'oreille (26), est vers l'extrémité distale de l'oreille (22, 23).
  7. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins une extrémité de la base (28) de la languette d'oreille (27) a une découpe (31) s'étendant vers l'extérieur à partir de la base (28) et à l'opposé de l'extrémité distale (29) de la languette d'oreille (27) lorsque la languette d'oreille (27) est dans le cadre d'oreille (26).
  8. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une extrémité distale de chaque languette d'oreille (27) est sensiblement alignée avec une extrémité distale (14) de ladite languette (11, 12) respective de la partie intermédiaire (6), lorsque la languette d'oreille (27) est fixée sur ladite languette (11, 12) respective de la partie intermédiaire (6).
  9. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins une extrémité de la base (13) de la languette (11, 12) de la partie intermédiaire (6) a une découpe (16) s'étendant vers l'extérieur à partir de la base (13) et à l'opposé de l'extrémité distale (14) de la languette (11, 12), lorsque la languette (11, 12) est dans le corps principal (10) de la partie intermédiaire (6).
  10. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la languette d'oreille (27) est fixée à la surface externe de la partie intermédiaire (6) par adhésif (44).
  11. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une partie de base (24) de chaque oreille (22, 23) se rétrécit progressivement vers l'extérieur vers le corps principal de partie de fixation (21) sur un côté de l'oreille (22, 23) le plus à proximité de la partie intermédiaire (6), lorsque le contenant enveloppant (2) est dans un état déplié.
  12. Contenant enveloppant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une paire de rabats (7, 8) s'étendant à partir des côtés opposés de la partie de réception de dispositif (4) du panneau (3), chaque côté étant sur un bord respectif desdits bords longitudinaux du panneau rectangulaire (3), et chaque rabat (7, 8) étant agencé pour être plié dans une positon fermée dans laquelle le rabat (7, 8) est sur au moins une partie de la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et une surface supérieure d'un dispositif (41), lorsqu'il est placé sur la partie de réception de dispositif (4), la partie intermédiaire (6) étant agencée pour s'enrouler au moins sur les rabats (7, 8) dans la position fermée et la partie de fixation (5) étant agencée pour être fixée sur un extérieur du contenant (1) après l'enveloppement de la partie intermédiaire (6) pour fermer le contenant (1) ; et
    un moyen d'amortissement (39) s'étendant sur au moins une partie de la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et sur la surface de chaque rabat (7, 8) faisant face à la partie de réception de dispositif (4), lorsqu'il est dans la position fermée afin de former une barrière d'amortissement entre un dispositif (41) placé sur la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et la partie de réception de dispositif (4) et les rabats fermés (7, 8).
  13. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le moyen d'amortissement (39) est configuré pour pouvoir se détacher du contenant (2) lorsque le contenant (2) est ouvert.
  14. Contenant enveloppant selon la revendication 12 ou 13, dans lequel le moyen d'amortissement (39) comprend du papier macéré.
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