EA013436B1 - Card based secure product packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-layered, secure packaging assembly that retains an article therein. The assembly includes a card having front and back surfaces coated with an adhesive. A first cover plate is adhered to the front surface of the card while a second cover plate is adhered to the back surface of the card. The first cover plate includes a receptacle for retaining the article therein. The width and length of the first cover plate is equal to the width and length of the card and second cover plate. The card splits into two nearly equal pieces when the first cover plate is separated or pulled away from the second cover plate to provide a consumer with access to the article.

Description

This invention relates to a multi-layered, card-based secure packaging system for products having an intermediate layer, the front and back sides of which are covered with glue, and a PVC-based plate attached to the front and back sides of the intermediate layer.

Overview of the level of technology

There are various secure packaging systems in which the product or products inside the package can or can be displayed for sale without disturbing the packaging. Conventional secure packaging systems are designed to prevent unauthorized access to the product contained in the packaging, and at the same time allow for packaging to be easily opened by adults without excessive force. In these conventional secure packaging systems, the product is often placed on a substrate with a transparent plastic coating on top of the product and the substrate, and the product presented in this way is clearly visible to the consumer. Unfortunately, when trying to access a product that is packaged in this way, the consumer is forced to break the plastic, which leads to the appearance of sharp edges. The sharp edges of the plastic obviously create the danger of injury to the consumer and are extremely dangerous for children.

For example, in patent application US No. 2002/0014431, Logan, et al., A package is disclosed having a transparent semi-rigid plastic blister 4 glued to the first side of the carrier card 2 and a transparent plastic film 8 glued to the second side of the card 2. The card 2 has a window 6 made therein through which the product can be removed by removing the plastic film 8 near window 6. For this, a thin surface layer of the card 2 is detached from the rest of the card thickness. Although when the plastic film 8 is torn off from the card 2, the thin surface layer of the card 2 remains adhered to the film 8, Logan and others do not describe the concept of blister 4 and / or plastic film 8 “separating” card 2 into almost equal parts when opening the package, those. when the plastic film 8 is torn off from the card.

In another example, namely, US Pat. No. 4,915,231 to Perbet et al., Package 2 is disclosed having a cardboard plate 4 together with product 3 sealed between upper sheet 7 and lower covering sheet 8, which is attached to upper sheet 7 by sealing 9 around the perimeter. The upper surface of the plate 4 is covered with synthetic material 6, on which the top sheet 7 is tightly heat-shrinked. Then, the bottom cover sheet 8 is attached to the top sheet 7 by sealing 9 along the perimeter. However, Perbet and others do not mention that the top and bottom sheets 7 and 8 you can tear off the cardboard plate 4 so that one part of the plate 4 remains stuck to the top sheet 7, and the other, almost equal to it, remains stuck to the bottom sheet 8.

In another example, namely, US Pat. No. 5,307,934 to Hagner, a package is disclosed having an article 40 sandwiched between an upper plastic foil 10 and a lower plastic foil 20. The lower plastic foil 20 has several holes 21 and a sheet 30 placed between the upper and bottom plastic foil 10 and 20 respectively. However, the foil 10 and 20 are not glued to the sheet 30. Accordingly, when the package is opened, sheet 30 simply disappears.

Further, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,429,241, Altaus, package 1 is disclosed having two plastic layers 6 and 6 'sealed along a connecting edge 9 with a cardboard insert 7 interposed between them. However, plastic layers 6 and 6' do not stick to the cardboard insert 7 , so that when opening the package 1, the front part of the cardboard insert 7 sticks to the plastic layer 6 ', and the back part of the cardboard insert 7 sticks to the plastic layer 6.

In another example, namely, US Pat. No. 4,196,809 to Tonri, a package having an upper vinyl layer 15 glued to the lower paper layer 17 is disclosed. To access the contents of the package, the upper and lower layers 15 and 17 are torn off. Between layers 15 and 17 a paper sheet 29 can be inserted, but in the description of the patent it is not indicated that when layers 15 and 17 are separated, paper sheet 29 is divided into different parts.

In addition, after searching for other known packaging methods using polyvinyl chloride (hereinafter referred to simply as “PVC”) plates and substrate cards for packaging products, the inventor found that the card and PVC plates are usually glued together along their narrow surface area or stitched together. places outside the card.

In one exemplary known packaging system, one PVC plate is applied to the front or top surface of the card. In this example, the PVC plate is prepared in such a way that the PVC plate is large enough to accommodate the product to be packaged. After that, the plate is immediately glued to the card, while receiving an aesthetically very unattractive packaging system. In an alternative exemplary known packaging system, the inventor noticed that the PVC plate was made so that the edges of the card are glued to the PVC plate at short intervals. The PVC plate is designed so that a short or relatively small gap remains between the card and the PVC plate in several places remote from the product, which again results in an aesthetically pleasing very unattractive packaging system.

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In another exemplary known packaging system, the PVC plate is made with a slightly larger surface area than the card, and the PVC plate stands for the outer edge of the card. The protruding part of the PVC plate is then used to attach or attach the PVC plate to the card by stitching. The resulting part of the PVC plate is also undesirable from the point of view of aesthetic appearance, and, as it turned out, does not allow the product to remain in the package without movement, since the product is not firmly held in the package.

Based on the foregoing, there is undoubtedly a need in the industry for a card-based secure packaging system that securely holds the product inside the package in such a way that it will keep individuals from attempting unauthorized access to the product, and is also relatively easy to open. by adults.

Brief description of the invention

The object of the present invention is to at least eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of known card-based secure packaging systems for products.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a card-based secure packaging system for products having an intermediate layer, for example a card, whose front and back sides are coated with glue. A PVC plate is attached to each adhesive layer, and the outer peripheral dimensions of each PVC plate are equal to the outer peripheral dimensions of the intermediate layer, for example, a card, and the PVC plates do not protrude beyond the outer periphery of the other. In the PVC plate, forming the top coating of the packaging system, a form or a receptacle of the product, designed or intended to hold the product inside or in it, is made. Preferably, the receiver of the product is made of transparent material so that its contents are visible to consumers. At the opening of the package, the intermediate layer may stratify into two almost equal parts, with part of the front side of the intermediate layer remaining adhered to the top coating or upper PVC plate, and part of the back side of the intermediate layer remains adhered to the bottom coating or lower PVC plate.

In order to assemble the packaging, the front and back sides of the intermediate layer are coated with a suitable adhesive material of a given thickness. Then, a PVC plate is glued or otherwise attached to the adhesive layer on the reverse side of the intermediate layer. The front cover or the front PVC plate has a hole made in it (it) or a space, the shape and dimensions of which are designed so that the product fits exactly into it. In addition, both the adhesive layers and the intermediate layer have a space made in them, the shape and dimensions of which are designed so that the product fits precisely into it. The form or receptacle of the article, intended or intended to hold the article in it or in it, is designed or made in such a way as to enter into the space made in the front covering of both adhesive layers and the intermediate layer. A circulating coating or a reverse PVC plate does not have a hole made in it.

In other words, when assembling a package, the product is securely placed in the form or receiver of the product. Then the receiver is placed in a space or a hole made in the front PVC plate. The front side of the intermediate layer is then coated with a sticky material of a given thickness. Then the front PVC plate is glued or otherwise attached to the front side of the intermediate layer. Then the back side of the intermediate layer is covered with a sticky material of a given thickness. Then, a reverse PVC plate is glued or otherwise fixed to the back side of the intermediate layer.

The proposed packaging is designed for packaging all types and types of products, such as, for example, but in no way limiting its use, jewelry, accessories, precious metals or stones, toys, food products, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, light bulbs and t . P. In addition, the proposed package is designed for packaging this product in such a way as to emphasize its aesthetics or otherwise make it visually attractive.

Brief description of graphic material

Other aspects and features of the present invention will be better understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a packaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the packaging system shown in FIG. 1, in the assembled state;

in fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of the back side of the card;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the packaging system in a disassembled or opened state;

FIG. 5 is a top or front view of the assembled packaging system in section along the line Ό-Ό in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom or rear view of the assembled packaging system in section along the line B-B in FIG. 2;

in fig. 7 shows a general view of the spatial separation of parts of the packaging system in

- 2,013,636 according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8 is a general view of an alternative embodiment of PVC plates.

A detailed description of the preferred embodiments

As shown in FIG. 1, which presents a general view of a packaging system in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the invention, the packaging system comprises an intermediate layer 3, with the front and back sides of the intermediate layer 3 covered with adhesive layers 2 and 4, respectively. Preferably, the intermediate layer 3 is made of a material based on paper or cardboard.

It should, however, be noted that within the scope of this invention, it is possible to manufacture the intermediate layer 3 from any other suitable material that can be divided into first and second parts in the thickness direction. In other words, the first and second parts will have almost equal dimensions in width and length, i.e. approximately equal surface areas, although the first part may have a thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the second part.

For ease of understanding, intermediate layer 3 hereinafter will be referred to as “card 3”.

As noted above, the front 3a and reverse 3b surfaces of the card 3 are covered with adhesive layers 2 and 4, respectively. In addition, the card 3 may have an opening 3c therein, which is described below. As shown in FIG. 1, adhesive layers 2 and 4 can be applied to cover the entire area of the front 3 a and the reverse 3b surfaces of the card 3.

To the front adhesive layer 2 is attached or attached to the front cover or front PVC plate 1, and the outer peripheral dimensions 8 of the front PVC plate 1 and the front adhesive layer 2, i.e. width and length are equal. They are also equal to the peripheral dimensions of the card 3. In addition, the front PVC plate 1 contains a form or a receiver 6, passing or passing from it in the direction from the card 3. Although the receiver 6 is shown as a volume rectangle, it should be noted that within the scope of this invention the receiver 6 can have any known and suitable geometrical configuration that helps to keep the product (not shown) therein. It should also be noted that the receiver 6 is preferably made of a transparent material, so that the product held in the receiver 6 is visible to the consumer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the opening 3c made in the card 3 has a width and a length which are almost equal to the width and length of the receiver 6. Moreover, within the scope of the present invention, the opening 3c may have a geometric configuration corresponding to the geometric configuration of the receiver 6. The receiver 6 is preferably made by casting under vacuum in accordance with the dimensions of the product for which it is intended to be held.

A circulating coating or circulating PVC plate 5 is attached or attached to the circulating adhesive layer 4, the outer peripheral dimensions 8 of the circulating PVC plate 5 and the circulating adhesive layer 4, i.e. width and length are equal. They are equal to the peripheral dimensions of the card 3. Unlike the front PVC plate 1, the reverse PVC plate 5 does not contain a form or a receiver 6, but is a single blank sheet or plate without any holes, protrusions or other similar interruptions in the uniformity of the plate 5 to ensure the sustainability of the packaging system and promote it (see Fig. 1).

FIG. 2 is a side view of the packaging system shown in FIG. 1, in assembled condition. It should be noted that preferably the front PVC plate 1, card 3 and the reverse PVC plate 5 have almost equal dimensions in width and length, and the reverse PVC plate 5 has a thickness that is smaller than the thickness of the front PVC plate 1. Front and reverse adhesive layers 2 and 4, respectively, have a predetermined thickness. As shown in FIG. 3, the back side 3b of the card 3 has a notch line 7, which can be located anywhere on it, but preferably at the corner of the card to facilitate opening the packaging system, as described below.

In order to disassemble or open the packaging system, the consumer or user bends the corner of the packaging along the notch line 7, after which the front side 3a of card 3 is easily and completely separated from the back side of card 3b. After that, the consumer tears off the front PVC plate 1 from the reverse PVC plate 5 to separate the packaging into the first or front portion 36 and the second or circulating portion 3e, each of which is almost equal in thickness (see FIG. 4). Since the receiver 6 does not have a reverse side that would prevent the product from falling out, and the card 3 has an opening 3c corresponding to the receiver 6 and coinciding with it, the consumer gets access to the product held in the receiver 6.

As shown in FIG. 5 and 6, on card 3, fields 14–20 may be provided for information about the product and / or the manufacturer. Just for example, if the product held in receiver 6 were gold or some other precious stone or product, information regarding carats of gold could be provided in field 17. In field 18, the name of the company selling the product, for example, Co16az ™, could be given, and field 19 could contain the certificate of authenticity from the manufacturer and / or seller, guaranteeing the quality and authenticity of the packaged product being sold. In another example, field 10 could provide information about

- 3 013436 where gold or stone was mined; in field 11 there could be a bar code to help search for packaging during inventory and the date of sale; and in field 13, there would be a protective strip to prevent store theft of the package. Within the scope of this invention, the creation of a field 14 is provided, which is a hologram to prevent counterfeiting and fraud with goods, as well as to further certify the quality of the product being sold. It is also possible to provide a field 15 with a thermographic impression of the manufacturer of the product.

It is also possible to provide a field 16 in which information for correspondence would be provided if the consumer or seller would like to contact the manufacturer of the product, and a watermark field 20 for protective purposes.

Although in an exemplary preferred embodiment in the figures, the packaging system is shown rectangular, within the scope of the invention, the packaging system may have any suitable geometrical configuration to hold the product inside. The packaging system may be triangular, round, oval, trapezoidal, etc. For example, in FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a packaging system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, the packaging system shown in FIG. 7, contains a front PVC plate 1, a front adhesive layer 2, a card 3, a reverse adhesive layer 4 and a reverse PVC plate 5. The front PVC plate 1 contains a spherical or oval shape 6 ', which holds the product inside. In addition, the form 6 'holds the device for holding the product, which can contain, only as an example, the first, second and third inserted subcomponents 22, 23 and 24, respectively, which support in the form 6' serves as a stand 25. Of course, within the scope of the invention it is possible and a different number and design of subcomponents that form a device for holding the product, depending on the requirements for packaging and the purpose of the product.

The following is an exemplary explanation of how the packaging system is assembled.

First, casting under vacuum is made of the front PVC plate 1, including the form 6 or 6 ', and cut to size 8, which is suitable for the packaged product. Then the product, which initially can be held in the device holding the product, is placed in the form 6 or 6 'together with the device holding the product (in appropriate cases). Then prepare a card 3 with a hole of 3 s, in accordance with the packaging requirements of the product, as well as with the corresponding fields 10-20. The card 3 is also cut to size 8, equal to the size 8 of the front PVC plate 1. Then the front and back sides 3a and 3b, respectively, of the card 3 are covered with adhesive layers 2 and 4, respectively. Finally, to complete the sequence of assembling the packaging system to the back side 3b of the card 3, the reusable PVC plate 5 is attached or glued.

During the gluing stages, i.e. during the stage of fastening or gluing the card 3 to the front PVC plate 1 and (or) the stage of fastening or gluing the reverse PVC plate 5 to the card 3, monitor the temperature, pressure and time during which apply the pressure of fastening or gluing to ensure the card is glued 3 to the front PVC plate 1, and also in order not to cause deformation of the reverse PVC plate 5. As a result of a series of experiments, the corresponding requirements for temperature and time were determined: approximately 130-140 ° С and 15-30 s. It should also be noted that after the gluing stages are completed, the assembled packaging is transferred to a cooling station, where the packaging is kept on a flat surface so that the front and back PVC plates 1 and 5 will not lose their shape.

Preferably, the form 6 or 6 'should have a thickness of about 0.5-0.65 mm. Card 3 should preferably be about 0.30-0.40 mm thick. As noted above, the reverse PVC plate 5 is thinner than the front PVC plate 1 and preferably has a thickness of about 0.250.35 mm. It should be noted that the dimensions specified in this description are for example only, and within the scope of the invention, as is clear to experts, other package sizes are possible depending on the characteristics of the product held in it.

Although jewelery is given as an example of the type of product that will be held in the package, any type of product is possible within the scope of the invention that will be held there. For example, a product held in a package may be gems, foodstuffs, perfumes, light bulbs, pharmaceuticals, personal hair care products, compact discs, electronic accessories, batteries, etc.

Within the scope of the invention, it is possible to embed a tracking device in the card 3, for example, an active or passive recognition integrated circuit, to allow the manufacturer or the seller to keep current records of stocks, know the location in the warehouse and have information about the implementation.

In addition, within the scope of the invention, it is possible to change the front and back PVC plates 1 'and 5' so that they are one sheet with the notch line A, along which the plates 1 and 5 are folded before gluing to the card 3 (see Fig. 8).

In addition, although the described preferred embodiments contain one form 6 or 6 ′, it should be noted that at least one form 6 is possible within the scope of the invention.

- 4 013436 or 6 ', i.e. one or more depending on the requirements for packaging and marketing or designation of the product. For example, although not shown, it is assumed that one or more forms 6 or 6 'can be used to hold products in them, as well as other marketing logos or symbols, such as (just as an example) the manufacturer's logo, a drawn character, the phrase , trademark, etc.

Although what has been described as the preferred embodiments of the present invention is described above, it is clear that various changes can be made in them, and the appended claims cover all such changes as being within the essence and scope of the invention.

Claims (20)

CLAIM 1. A multi-layer protected packaging device for holding a product therein, comprising a first overlay plate (1) having at least one receiver (6) designed to hold the product therein; second patch plate (5); an intermediate layer (3) located between the first (1) and second (5) patch plates, the intermediate layer (3) having an opening (3c) corresponding in size and shape to the specified at least one receiver (6); the first adhesive layer (2) deposited on the first surface (Over) of the intermediate layer (3); and the second adhesive layer (4) deposited on the second surface (3b) of the intermediate layer (3), characterized in that the first surface (3a) of the intermediate layer (3) is opposite to the second surface (3b); that the first surface (3a) of the intermediate layer (3), which has on itself the first adhesive layer (2), is glued to the first patch plate (1), and the second patch plate (5) is glued to the second surface (3b) of the intermediate layer (3) having on itself a second adhesive layer (4); that the intermediate layer (3) is divided into the first part and the second part, when the first (1) and second (5) patch plates are pulled in opposite directions, with the first portion remaining glued to the first patch plate (1), and the second portion remaining glued to second patch plate (5); and that the first and second parts are almost equal to the width and length. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first part has a thickness equal to the thickness of the second part. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first part has a thickness smaller than the thickness of the second part. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first part has a thickness greater than the thickness of the second part. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first (1) and second (5) patch plates are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). 6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that at least one of the first (1) and second (5) patch plates is transparent. 7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first (2) and second (4) adhesive layers cover the entire surface area of the first (3a) and second (3b) surfaces of the intermediate layer (3). 8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate layer (3) is made of a layer of paper or cardboard. 9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the first (3a) and second (3b) surfaces of the intermediate layer (3) has a notch line (7) for separating the intermediate layer (3) into the first and second parts . 10. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the first (3a) and second (3b) surfaces of the intermediate layer (3) has fields made on it. 11. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one receiver (6) extends in the direction from the first surface (3 a) of the intermediate layer (3). 12. A multi-layer protected packaging device for holding a product therein, comprising a card (3) having an opening (3c), corresponding in size and shape to the product passing through it; patch plate having a first part, separated from the second part by a line of notches (7), characterized in that the width and length of the first part are equal to the width and length of the second part and the card; that the first part of the patch plate has at least one receiver (6) designed to hold the product in it, - 5 013436 and on the opposite first (For) and second (3b) surfaces of the card (3) the first (2) and second (4) adhesive layers are applied, that the first surface (For) of the card (3) having the first adhesive layer on it (2), glued to the first part of the patch plate, and the second part of the patch plate is glued to the second surface (3b) of the card (3) having the second adhesive layer (4) on it, and the notch line (7) of the patch plate defines the side edge of the device ; that the card (3) is divided into the first part and the second part, when the first and second parts of the patch plate are retracted in opposite directions, the first part of the card (3) remains glued to the first part of the patch plate, and the second part of the card remains glued to the second part of the bill plates; and that the first and second parts of the card (3) are almost equal to the width and length. 13. The device according to claim 12, characterized in that the first part of the card (3) has a thickness equal to or less than the thickness of the second part of the card. 14. The device according to item 12, characterized in that the patch plate is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and at least one of the first and second parts of the patch plate is transparent. 15. The device according to claim 12, characterized in that the first (2) and second (4) adhesive layers cover the entire surface area of the first (3a) and second (3b) surfaces of the card (3). 16. The device according to item 12, characterized in that the card (3) is made of a card made of paper or cardboard. 17. A device according to claim 12, characterized in that at least one of the first (3a) and second (3b) surfaces of the card (3) has a notch dividing line (7) for separating the card (3) into first and second parts. 18. The device according to claim 12, characterized in that at least one receiver (6) extends in the direction from the first surface (3a) of the card (3). 19. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate layer (3) has a thickness in the range of 0.30-0.65 mm, that the second patch plate (5) has a thickness in the range of 0.25-0.35 mm and that the thickness of the second patch plate (5) is less than the thickness of the first patch plate (1). 20. The device according to item 12, characterized in that the card (3) has a thickness in the range of 0.30-0.65 mm, that the second part of the patch plate has a thickness in the range of 0.25-0.35 mm and that the thickness of the second parts of the patch plate is less than the thickness of the first part of the patch plate.