ES2272835T3 - BOX WITH A TRANSPARENT LID TO PERFORM SWEET PACKAGING. - Google Patents

Abstract

The box has a die-cut cardboard (3) with distinctive parts for individualizing and characterizing the box or products. The cardboard is placed between a container (1) and a transparent cover (2). The distinctive parts comprise graphic parts placed on an upper face of the cardboard, and a solution of continuity (4) of the cardboard. The cardboard has lateral edges separated by angular cuts.

Description

Box with a transparent lid to make candy packaging

The present invention concerns a box with a transparent lid, specially adapted to perform the packaging of sweets, chocolates, pralines and the like.

Boxes for packing candy, chocolates and the like usually comprise a rigid container and a lid rigid, made of plastic. The lid is usually transparent, so that it makes the contents of the box visible. The box is usually closed and sealed with a protective plastic film external.

The packaging thus carried out comprises usually some distinctive elements, such as images, writings or decorations in general, that identify the product and do it recognizable, or even improving the packaging image and they do more attractive.

In some cases, these distinctive elements they comprise a color that also facilitates the identification of the product. An example is given in the packages that have illustrations with different colors and decorations for dark chocolate and with milk.

Such packaging, therefore, must be made in a number of variants that differ by said elements Distinctive to contain different products.

Distinctive elements may comprise illustrations, writings and other decorations that are printed on a label or a band of paper or thin cardboard, applied externally on the plastic film.

In other cases, illustrations or writings they are printed directly on the plastic film, which is usually colored; other distinctive elements can be colored bands, cardboard elements with relief and the like.

These packages, however, show some inconvenience

The main drawback is that the method of embodiment described above is not very practical and economical to obtain a variety of packaging that can easily differentiate by means of distinctive elements, according to the product they contain.

The use of an external label applied to the plastic film does not give good results, since the label is not protected and can be broken or damaged by bumps, rubbing, humidity, etc ... during transport and storage. Besides, the Label may not always be centered and aligned with the box.

Packaging that has a damaged label, crooked or off-center are less recognizable and can give the Consumer a feeling of low quality.

Similar problems and disadvantages increase with paper or thin cardboard strips applied externally on the box, which are easily torn.

The printing of graphic elements directly on the plastic film is rather expensive, and so So much is not generally convenient.

In addition, the addition of other elements distinctive, possibly differentiated according to the product, It causes a certain additional cost that is not easy to reduce.

Another problem, especially for packaging low and flat with a transparent lid to contain chocolates, is that the label is usually applied close to the center of the packaging, covering the central part of the box and leaving visible side edges. As the central part of the box is usually richer in products, this can give the consumer the printing of a box that is not completely filled with the product.

This disadvantage appears mainly when the box cannot be fully exploited, especially near the edges, for example, when a square or rectangular package contains rounded or irregularly shaped chocolates in a tray It contains a plastic with pre-formed housings.

A box comprising a container and a lid transparent according to the preamble of claim 1, it is known from document DE 85 30 169U. That box can solve only partially the above problems: In particular, it has Note that the cardboard is a flat sheet and is not suitable to cover the edges of the box, which in a box for Chocolates are usually empty or with less quantity of product, resulting less attractive to the customer.

The object of the invention is to eliminate or reduce the above mentioned inconveniences.

A first object is to make a box with a transparent lid, especially for sweets, chocolates, pralines and similar, adapted to easily and economically perform a variety of packages that can be differentiated by means of distinctive elements for characterization and individualization.

One more object is to make a box for packaging in which the distinctive elements are protected from Damage that may occur during transport or storage.

Another object of the invention is to make a box which has a transparent lid through which only the central part of the interior of said box is visible, usually Rich in products, while the edges are covered.

The exhibits are reached through a box specially adapted for product packaging such as sweets, chocolates and the like, comprising at least one container and a transparent lid according to claim one.

The invention allows a variety of different packaging, simply by changing the cardboard between the container and the lid, while the distinctive elements are associated to said cardboard.

Distinctive elements can be done with a minimum cost and a satisfactory result, through illustrations, writings and other graphic elements, including colors, which identify and characterize all of them the product, printed on the upper face of said cardboard.

An additional decoration and an element distinctive, which has an immediate and very low visual impact cost, can be realized by means of a solution of continuity of said cardboard, showing the products.

The box according to the invention allows for therefore make packaging with different characterizations although use the same container and lid, with a reduction in costs considerable.

The cardboard interposed between the container and the transparent lid is protected by the lid itself and is not damaged during transport, travel and storage.

An advantageous effect of the invention is that the cardboard with said side edges can better cover the stretch of edge of the box that is usually empty and that is less attractive to the customer.

Preferably, in a box for chocolates that comprises a preformed tray, said side edges They also include tabs to keep the cardboard stable and centered, which are inserted between the sides of the container and the tray.

Yet another advantage is that by means of a cardboard that has said continuity solution substantially centered, only the central part of the inside of the box is made visible, while the perimeter edges may be empty and That is why the unsightly is hidden by the cardboard itself.

These and other advantages of the invention will be evident from now on, from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment but not exclusive, illustrated only by means of a non-limiting example in the accompanying figures, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a candy box according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view exploded of the components of the box shown in the figure one.

Referring now to the figures, the box of according to the present invention basically comprises a container 1, a transparent lid 2 and a cardboard 3 cut with die

Said cardboard 3 is located above the products, between container 1 and lid 2, and comprises elements badges to individualize and characterize the packaging or Products contained inside.

These distinctive elements include advantageously illustrations, writings, colors or decorations in general, printed on the upper side of cardboard 3, which are visible through the transparent lid 2 also when the box is closed.

These distinctive elements include advantageously also a continuity solution 4 of the cardboard 3, showing part of the inside of the box and the products contained inside.

The continuity solution 4 can have a decorative shape, for example in the shape of a bow tie, as shown in the figures. Such continuity solution can be made during the cutting of cardboard 3, providing an element of Immediate visual impact decoration at a very low cost.

The continuity solution 4 is advantageously in the center of the cardboard 3, so that it only shows the part central inside the box, which is usually rich in products, and not the side edges of the box, which may be empty and give the consumer the negative impression that the box does not It is completely full.

The cardboard 3 comprises lateral edges 5 separated by angular cuts 6, which are bent inwards way that the sides of the lid 2 follow. They are provided folds 7 to facilitate the folding of said lateral edges 5.

Advantageously, said side edges 5 they also comprise tabs 8 that extend along the edges of container 1 when the box is closed. These 8 tabs can be provided on each edge of the carton or in some of them, as in the example shown.

A tray 9 that has housings preformed 10, such as those commonly used in boxes for chocolates can be placed in container 1. In this case, the 8 tabs keep the cardboard stable and centered, which are inserted between the sides of container 1 and tray 9.

Side edges 5 and tabs 8 facilitate the placement of cardboard 3 in the box, and allow the cardboard 3 is elastically associated with the lid 2, preventing said cardboard falls when the box is opened.

To protect and also close the box, also a transparent plastic film can be provided, wrapping the box externally. In any case, cardboard 3 is protected by the lid 2 and therefore cannot be damaged during transport and travel.

Said container 1 and said lid 2 are rigid and advantageously they are made of plastic material; They may be rectangular as shown in the figures, or have another shape and proportions, according to the different cases.

Cardboard 3 is advantageously made with a suitable material for contact with food.

It is clear that one could also perform a container 1 made of transparent material, such as lid 2, and place a second cardboard cut with a die, noticeably similar to the carton 3 described above, at the base of the container 1, by under the products or tray 9.

Other distinctive and decorative elements exterior, known per se, can be added, such as Colored ribbons, paper bow ties and so on.

It should also be noted that the invention It is particularly suitable for candy packaging, chocolates and the like, although it is also applicable for packaging for other products, with the same purposes and obtaining the same advantages described previously.

Claims (7)

1. Box, specially adapted for packaging products such as sweets, chocolates and the like, comprising at least one container (1) and a transparent lid (2), also comprising a cardboard (3) cut with a die with distinctive elements to individualize and characterizes r the box or products contained therein, located above said products between said container (1) and said transparent lid (2), characterized by the fact that said cardboard (3) comprises lateral edges (5) , separated by angular cuts (6), which are folded to fit the sides of said transparent cover (2). 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a tray (9) with pre-formed housings (10), associated with said container (1), and the lateral edges (5) of the cardboard (3) comprise tabs ( 8) which are inserted between the sides of the container (1) and the tray (9). 3. Box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said distinctive elements comprise graphic elements located at least on the upper face of said cardboard (3). 4. Box according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said distinctive elements comprise a continuity solution (4) of said cardboard (3), showing through said transparent cover (2) a part of the interior of said box. 5. Box according to claim 4, characterized in that said continuity solution (4) is in the center of said cardboard (3). 6. Box according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that said continuity solution (4) has a decorative shape. 7. Box according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said cardboard (3) is made of a material suitable for contact with food.