Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D5/02—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 by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
  • B65D5/0209—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 by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body the tubular body having a curved or partially curved cross-section
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
  • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
  • A47G7/06—Flower vases
  • A47G7/063—Flower vases foldable
• • 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
  • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
  • B65D5/46—Handles
  • B65D5/46008—Handles formed separately from the container body
  • B65D5/46056—Handles formed separately from the container body made of cord
• • 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
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
  • B65D85/505—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for cut flowers

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a vase consisting of a package equipped with a stabilization system, including its application to offer flowers, said vase to complete the presentation of the flowers at the time of offering and further exempting the person to whom these flowers are offered to be in possession of a suitable vase.
• Such packaging will be implemented by particular manufacturers of cardboard packaging or composite products and will particularly find application in commercial areas of the type flower shops.
• FR 1 469 650 discloses a cardboard packaging for the packaging and presentation of certain varieties of plants.
• This packaging comprises the shape of a cube or even a rectangular parallelepiped having in the upper part four flaps configured to constitute an opening for the passage of the plant stems.
• the base of the cube or rectangular parallelepiped allows the support of the plant.
• the object of the invention is to design a vase consisting of a package which is particularly intended to receive flowers or any type of decorative object having a rod.
• the vase object of the invention has the advantage of improving the presentation of flowers, at the time of offering them, and to allow the person who is offered these flowers to be able to expose them, without being in the obligation to be in possession of a vase of more traditional design, glass or terracotta for example,
• the invention relates to a vase consisting of a package comprising two adjacent faces of longitudinal shape, preferably similar. These two adjacent faces are interconnected directly at least at common ends on one side of their longitudinal edges, in the lower part. Preferably, the longitudinal edges are common to both faces over their entire length; we can however consider the presence of conical side faces connecting the two longitudinal faces, in which case the tips of the conical shapes constitute said ends common to the longitudinal edges.
• these two faces are flexible and have at their respective two longitudinal ends of the foldable parts including convex shape.
• other similar forms may be provided such as a diamond shape or the like.
• These folding parts are able to be folded substantially squared inwardly relative to said longitudinal faces.
• the introduction of the folding parts or flaps can bombard the two longitudinal faces by creating a volume, because of the convex shape or the like, this volume including the positioning of the flower stalks.
• these foldable parts seal the two longitudinal ends of the volume thus created, which allows to partially close it and contain the stems of the flowers.
• the two adjacent folding parts at one of the longitudinal ends of the two faces each have an inner edge including convex or the like , in the form of said folding part, this inner edge constituting a fold line.
• This fold line is interrupted by at least one curved cutting line towards the inside of the folding part, this cutting line being for example concave or similar, and having at least one end point passing through a straight line defined by the two ends. side of said inner edge which correspond to the common ends of the longitudinal edges.
• said longitudinal faces have a bearing lug corresponding to the curved cutting line and having an extreme point disposed in the same plane as the two ends of the inner edges, common to each of the neighboring foldable parts on each of the longitudinal faces and corresponding to the common ends of the longitudinal edges.
• the two extreme points of the legs support and the two common ends are arranged in the same plane, which allows to properly stabilize the vase in a vertical position.
• the two foldable parts adjacent to each other longitudinal ends of the two faces, in the upper part include passage means arranged to let in particular stems or strands of flowers when the vase is formed, the folding parts being positioned more or less square.
• These passage means are for example constituted by at least one perforation or a light on one of the folding parts nearby, in which case the second folding part will have a slightly greater inclination to 90 ° with respect to its longitudinal face, to allow the passage of stems or strands.
• the inner edge on each of the neighboring folding parts, in the lower part comprises a single curved cutting line and disposed in central part.
• this curved cutting line is circular or concave.
• other forms may be provided, such as for example a triangular shape also making it possible to constitute an end point passing through the line defined by the two ends of the inner edge.
• the two longitudinal faces have their two longitudinal edges rectilinear and parallel to each other. This allows in particular to increase the volume of the vase in the lower part thereof, for example to dispose of the foam in which the stems of flowers are planted, or even for have the means of ballasting or even water, when the flowers are natural or fresh.
• the longitudinal faces have their two longitudinal edges rectilinear and inclined one vis-a-vis the other forming a cone.
• the packaging comprises, on at least one of its faces, at least one transparent window, which has the advantage of being able to display the content inside said package, for example beads or decorative pebbles, or even the quantity of water present in the vase when it receives natural flowers.
• the vessel comprises sealing means configured to allow said vessel to receive water in which are arranged the flower stems, when they are natural flowers. This keeps the fresh flowers longer.
• these sealing means consist of a sealed bag disposed inside the volume of the package.
• the vessel comprises weighting means arranged in the volume of the package, which stabilize the vessel and compensate for the force exerted by the weight of the flowers tending to tilt the vessel.
• these weighting means are ITK USSe 7 which also allows to plant the ends of the flower stalks.
• other weighting means may be envisaged, such as the water contained in the aforementioned sealed bag, or even pebbles, pearls or others.
• FIG. 1 to 4 show a package according to the prior art, in front view and side, deployed mode and folded mode of use;
• FIG. 5 to 7 show in front view and side view, a first embodiment of the vase according to the invention, in deployed mode and folded mode of use;
• FIG. 8 shows an alternative embodiment of the vessel according to the invention, in front view and deployed mode, said package having a transparent window;
• FIG. 9 shows the vessel object of the present invention
• FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the vessel object of the invention.
• FIG. 1 It is known from the prior art a package 1 illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 which has two faces 2a and 2b, of identical shape and size and having a longitudinal shape. These two longitudinal faces 2a, 2b have their adjacent longitudinal edges 3a, 3b and 4a, 4b interconnected, for example by bonding welding, depending on the material used which may be for example cardboard or a composite material. The two longitudinal faces 2a, 2b are superimposed and coincide as appears in particular in FIG. 1.
• These longitudinal faces 2a, 2b each comprise a central portion 5a, 5b and two portions disposed at the longitudinal ends of said faces 2a, 2b, ci- after referred to as folding parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, which have in particular a convex shape with each an inner edge 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b of convex shape and constituting a fold line of said folding parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b .
• the folding parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b In the mode of use, the folding parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b must be folded inwards with respect to the parts 5a, 5b of the longitudinal faces 2a, 2b, by an angle approximately equal to 90.degree. to obtain a bending of the two longitudinal faces 2a, 2b, both at their central part 5a, 5b and their folding part 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, as it appears with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
• the package In position in use, in which the folding parts are set up as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the package then defines a volume allowing, according to the prior art, to contain articles te! textile, perfumery products, confectionery or other, while the foldable parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b close said volume.
• Shape variants can be obtained according to the convex shape that is given to the folding parts 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b which, at the extreme limit, can consist of a rhombus, which will allow obtaining in the position of use of a packaging having sharp edges including the central axis of the longitudinal faces.
• FIGS. 5 to 9 The vase according to the present invention, illustrated according to different variants in FIGS. 5 to 10, has characteristics similar to those of the package 1 according to the prior art illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4. Thus, there is a common way with the illustrated variants.
• a package 10, 12, 44 which has two faces 14a, 14b each comprising a central portion 15a, 15b and two portions 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b disposed at the longitudinal ends of the faces 14a, 14b, said portions being hereinafter referred to as folding parts 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b.
• the essential difference of the packaging constituting the vase according to the present invention relates to the inner edge of the parts foldable 16a, 16b, in the lower part, allowing folding of said foldable parts vis-à-vis the central portions 15a, 15b, for shaping the package defining a volume for receiving flower stems.
• the lower inner edge 18a, 18b connecting the folding part 17a, 17b to the central part 15a, 15b comprises a folding line 19a, 19b which is interrupted by a cutting line 20a, 20b curved inwardly of said folding portion 17a, 17b.
• This cutting line 20a, 20b has an end point 21a, 21b passing through the straight line d1 defined by the two ends 22a, 22b, 23a, 23b of said inner edge 18a, 18b, as shown in FIG. as shown in FIG.
• the folding part 16a, 16b at the top comprises an inner edge 24a, 24b similar to that of the prior art, that is to say comprising a convex fold line extending on all the width.
• the folding parts 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b are placed in piace, that is to say that they are angled inwardly with respect to the central portions 15a, 15b of the two faces 14a, 14b, the package 10 constituting the vase, then leaves two ears 25a, 25b having two end points 26a, 26b arranged in the same plane Pl as the lateral ends common 22a, 22b, 23a, 23b of the two inner edges 18a, 18b, which ensures a repacking stabilization 10 thus formed.
• the package 12 constituting the vessel comprises a window 35 arranged on one of the faces 14b.
• a window could be provided on each of the faces 14a, 14b, or even several windows 35 on one and the same face.
• This window 35 may be constituted by a simple cutting in the longitudinal face 14b or by the use of a transparent material, so as to reveal in part the contents of the vase, for example water, pearls or pebbles .
• the adjacent longitudinal edges 36a, 36b, 37a, 37b on each of the two longitudinal faces 14a, 14b, connected to each other, are rectilinear and inclined. one vis-à-vis the other by forming a cone.
• the cone is oriented upwards.
• 14a, 14b are rectilinear and parallel to each other.
• the package 10, 12, 44, 49 constituting the vessel comprises a single cutting line 20a, 20b of circular shape and disposed on the central or central portion.
• the packaging 44 allows to form, once shaped, the vase object of the invention, the latter having a flared shape upward.
• the package 44 therefore comprises in the lower portion of the support lugs 45 as described above for the other variants illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 8.
• folding parts 46a, 46b, in the upper part comprise perforations or lights 47 allowing the passage of the flower stems as illustrated in this figure 13.
• perforations or lights 47 also appear on the embodiment illustrated in Figure 5. It is noted in Figure 8 an alternative embodiment of these perforations or lights 47a.
• the vase consisting of such a package 10, 12, 44 is not waterproof and can be used in this way when receiving artificial flowers.
• Other sealing means may be provided for filling the vessel with water.
• weighting means for example the foam in which is bent the end of artificial flower stems, or the water poured into the bag to preserve the natural flowers. It is also possible to provide beads or pebbles which also ballast the vase and can produce aesthetic effects, when the package 12 constituting said vase comprises a window 35 as illustrated in FIG. 8.
• the longitudinal faces 48a, 48b of the package 49 constituting the vessel which is the subject of the invention are connected to one another via lateral faces 50a, 50b which have a triangular shape or conical, the apex angle 51a, 51b or the tip being downward.
• the longitudinal edges 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b of the two longitudinal faces 48a, 48b constitute the sides of the apex angle, the lower ends of said longitudinal edges constituting this apex angle 51a, 51b being common.
• foldable parts allows to form support lugs 54b on each longitudinal face 48a, 48b, each having an end point 55b disposed in the same P3 plane that the common ends of the two longitudinal edges formed by the corners at the top 51a, 51b.
• the vase comprises several perforations or lights 47b, 47c, 47d for the passage of flower stems.
• perforations or lights 47b, 47c, 47d for the passage of flower stems.
• Such packaging constituting the vase object of the invention will be implemented by the manufacturers of cardboard articles or by the manufacturers of polymer or composite articles. It will also be used in different types of commercial space including florists.

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