EP1897818A1 - Opening system for a package of the shell type - Google Patents
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- EP1897818A1 EP1897818A1 EP06447105A EP06447105A EP1897818A1 EP 1897818 A1 EP1897818 A1 EP 1897818A1 EP 06447105 A EP06447105 A EP 06447105A EP 06447105 A EP06447105 A EP 06447105A EP 1897818 A1 EP1897818 A1 EP 1897818A1
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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
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/22—Details
- B65D77/30—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers
- B65D77/32—Tearing-strings or like flexible elements
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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
- B65D2577/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks, bags
- B65D2577/10—Container closures formed after filling
- B65D2577/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers
- B65D2577/2041—Pull tabs
- B65D2577/205—Pull tabs integral with the closure
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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
- B65D2577/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks, bags
- B65D2577/10—Container closures formed after filling
- B65D2577/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers
- B65D2577/2075—Lines of weakness or apertures
- B65D2577/2091—Lines of weakness or apertures in cover
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- the present invention relates to systems for opening packages in rigid shells and in particular to a facilitated opening system of a package made of thermoformed plastic shells by means of a pull tab locked on the package, said tab constituting a primer for pulling a pre-cut portion facilitating access to the contents of the package while ensuring the inviolability of the latter by ordinary means.
- Rigid shell packaging is usually difficult to open because the hulls are often welded together and have no opening primer because commercial surfaces wish to intentionally protect the contents against vandalism or theft.
- the document FR 2800046 discloses a reusable thermoformed shell package which consists of a base sheet having a precut and on which is sealed a shell for containing the product to be packaged. For unpacking, the sheet is folded, thus releasing an appendage which when cut with scissors, gives access to the packaged product.
- This type of packaging is very suitable for small objects such as bits or other small tools. However, it is not suitable for larger objects such as hair dryers, razors, epilators, hairbrushes. It is unclear how a large object could be opened in this way since "the appendage" would become very large and that would amount to having to cut a whole part of the hull of the packaging and thus finally not to benefit an ease of opening.
- the document FR 2751632 discloses an easier opening of packaging or packaging in PVC shells by means of a tamper evident tamper evident tab, without tearing or tearing injuries of materials. It consists of a control tab to cut out a dotted line to allow to lift and pull on the pre-cut part of the package. After cutting the control tab, the pre-cut part does not seem easy to access as long as this important detail is visible in this document.
- the present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art and in particular to provide a means of simple opening of a package in shells, without any restriction as to the size of the object to be packaged, while ensuring the inviolability of this packaging in commercial areas.
- the present invention discloses a system for opening a hull package, having a tamper-evident lock, said locking system having a pull-up tab extending over a cutting tool insertion space and allowing, after being cut off by said cutting tool, to initiate the opening of said package by lifting a pre-cut portion allowing access to the contents of said packaging.
- Figure 1 shows a package comprising the opening system according to the invention wherein the locked pull tab is on the top of the shell.
- Figures 2 and 3 show a detail view of the opening system according to the invention wherein the locking of the pull tab spans an opening for introducing a mechanical cutting tool.
- Figure 4 shows a detail view of the opening system according to the invention when the opening is initiated.
- the present invention discloses a shell package 1 having a locking system inviolable 2 witness of intact packaging.
- the locking system comprises an attached pull tab 3 which, once cut, allows access to a portion of the package having a pre-cut pattern and giving access to the contents of the package.
- a space for introduction of a cutting tool 4 such as a knife or a pair of scissors.
- the space 4 in question can be simply a perforated opening 11 or a thermoformed cavity 8, each made at the time of manufacture of the package. This space 4 must obviously be of sufficient size to allow the introduction of a cutting tool 9.
- the pull tab When the pre-cut pattern 6 is constituted by a zipper surrounding the entire package, the pull tab, once released from its lock, can open the entire shell of the package by browsing for example the contour of This is near the weld 12 (see Figure 1). Such a zipper can however also be placed on any other flat part of the shell to access its contents (see Figure 2).
- the pull tab 3 forming part of the tamper-proof lock 2 can be made of any tear-resistant material. Without being exhaustive, it may be made of synthetic fibers woven or non-woven of polymers resistant to tensile or tearing forces that may be produced when a person attempts to pull on said tongue to access the packaging without have it unlocked beforehand with a cutting tool 9.
- the term "reported" means that it is not an integral part of the material used to make the shell of the package departure from its manufacture. This allows in particular a large choice of materials that can be used both for the shell and for the pull tab 3.
- the pull tab 3 can be fixed on the package 1 to form the latch 2 in different ways and in particular by welding and permanent adhesive.
- the tongue 3 can obviously include a variety of information such as advertising messages or pictograms of assistance to the opening, or be made in an ostensible color allowing the customer to immediately recognize the advantage of the system.
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Description
La présente invention se rapporte aux systèmes d'ouverture des emballages en coques rigides et en particulier à un système d'ouverture facilitée d'un emballage en coques plastiques thermoformées au moyen d'une languette de traction verrouillée sur l'emballage, ladite languette constituant une amorce pour tirer sur une partie prédécoupée facilitant l'accès au contenu de l'emballage tout en garantissant l'inviolabilité de celui-ci par des moyens ordinaires.The present invention relates to systems for opening packages in rigid shells and in particular to a facilitated opening system of a package made of thermoformed plastic shells by means of a pull tab locked on the package, said tab constituting a primer for pulling a pre-cut portion facilitating access to the contents of the package while ensuring the inviolability of the latter by ordinary means.
Les emballages en coques rigides sont habituellement difficiles à ouvrir car les coques sont souvent soudées entre elles et n'ont pas d'amorce d'ouverture car les surfaces commerciales souhaitent intentionnellement protéger le contenu contre le vandalisme ou le vol.Rigid shell packaging is usually difficult to open because the hulls are often welded together and have no opening primer because commercial surfaces wish to intentionally protect the contents against vandalism or theft.
La conséquence en est que lorsque l'acheteur d'un produit emballé dans ce type d'emballage se retrouve à la maison pour le déballer, il doit faire intervenir des outils coupants en ne sachant généralement pas très bien de quel côté entamer l'ouverture de la coque.The consequence is that when the buyer of a product packaged in this type of packaging is found at home to unpack it, it must involve cutting tools by not knowing very well on which side to open the opening of the hull.
Différents inventeurs ont essayé d'appréhender ce problème en créant des initiations facilitant l'ouverture de ce type d'emballage sans cependant se préoccuper de l'inviolabilité de ceux-ci. Parmi les documents divulguant ce type d'initiations à l'ouverture, on peut citer les documents
Parmi les documents qui tentent à la fois de résoudre la problématique de l'ouverture et l'inviolabilité, on peut citer les documents
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La présente invention vise à surmonter les inconvénients de l'état de la technique et en particulier à fournir un moyen d'ouverture simple d'un emballage en coques, sans aucune restriction quant à la taille de l'objet à emballer, tout en garantissant l'inviolabilité de cet emballage dans les surfaces commerciales.The present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art and in particular to provide a means of simple opening of a package in shells, without any restriction as to the size of the object to be packaged, while ensuring the inviolability of this packaging in commercial areas.
La présente invention divulgue un système d'ouverture d'un emballage en coques, comportant un verrouillage inviolable, ledit système de verrouillage comportant une languette de tirage rapportée enjambant un espace d'introduction d'un outil de coupe et permettant, après avoir été coupée par ledit outil de coupe, d'amorcer l'ouverture dudit emballage par soulèvement d'une partie prédécoupée permettant l'accès au contenu dudit emballage.The present invention discloses a system for opening a hull package, having a tamper-evident lock, said locking system having a pull-up tab extending over a cutting tool insertion space and allowing, after being cut off by said cutting tool, to initiate the opening of said package by lifting a pre-cut portion allowing access to the contents of said packaging.
Selon des modes d'exécution particuliers de réalisation, l'invention comporte l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes :
- ladite languette de tirage rapportée est soudée sur la coque de l'emballage ;
- ladite languette de tirage rapportée est collée avec un adhésif permanent ;
- ladite languette de tirage rapportée donne accès à une parie prédécoupée se situant le long de la soudure de l'emballage ;
- ladite languette de tirage rapportée comporte des informations expliquant l'ouverture dudit système ;
- ladite information est un pictogramme explicatif d'aide à l'ouverture ;
- ledit espace d'introduction d'un outil de coupe est une ouverture pratiquée dans la coque dudit emballage;
- ledit espace d'introduction d'un outil de coupe est une cavité thermoformée dans la coque dudit emballage.
- said added pull tab is welded to the shell of the package;
- said added pull tab is glued with a permanent adhesive;
- said added pull tab gives access to a pre-cut bet lying along the weld of the package;
- said added pull tab includes information explaining the opening of said system;
- said information is an explanatory pictogram of assistance with the opening;
- said insertion space of a cutting tool is an opening in the shell of said package;
- said insertion space of a cutting tool is a cavity thermoformed in the shell of said package.
La figure 1 représente un emballage comportant le système d'ouverture selon l'invention où la languette de tirage verrouillée se trouve sur le dessus de la coque.Figure 1 shows a package comprising the opening system according to the invention wherein the locked pull tab is on the top of the shell.
Les figures 2 et 3 représentent une vue de détail du système d'ouverture selon l'invention où le verrouillage de la languette de tirage enjambe une ouverture permettant d'introduire un outil de coupe mécanique.Figures 2 and 3 show a detail view of the opening system according to the invention wherein the locking of the pull tab spans an opening for introducing a mechanical cutting tool.
La figure 4 représente une vue de détail du système d'ouverture selon l'invention lorsque l'ouverture est amorcée.Figure 4 shows a detail view of the opening system according to the invention when the opening is initiated.
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- Emballage en coquesPacking in shells
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- Verrouillage inviolableTamper proof locking
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- Languette de tirage rapportéePull tab reported
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- Espace d'introduction d'un outil de coupeSpace for introducing a cutting tool
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- Outil de coupeCutting tool
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- Partie prédécoupéePre-cut part
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- Contenu de l'emballagePackage contents
- 8.8.
- Cavité thermoforméeThermoformed cavity
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- Informations sur l'ouverture du systèmeInformation about the opening of the system
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- OuvertureOpening
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- SoudureWelding
La présente invention divulgue un emballage en coques 1 comportant un système de verrouillage inviolable 2 témoin d'un conditionnement intact. Le système de verrouillage comporte une languette de tirage rapportée 3 qui, une fois coupée, permet l'accès à une partie de l'emballage bénéficiant d'un tracé prédécoupé et donnant accès au contenu de l'emballage.The present invention discloses a shell package 1 having a locking system inviolable 2 witness of intact packaging. The locking system comprises an attached pull tab 3 which, once cut, allows access to a portion of the package having a pre-cut pattern and giving access to the contents of the package.
Pour faciliter l'ouverture du verrou 2 par découpe de la languette de tirage 3, celle-ci enjambe un espace d'introduction d'un outil de coupe 4 tel qu'un couteau ou une paire de ciseaux. L'espace 4 en question peut être simplement une ouverture perforée 11 ou une cavité thermoformée 8, chacune réalisée au moment de la fabrication de l'emballage. Cet espace 4 doit évidemment être d'une dimension suffisante pour permettre l'introduction d'un outil de coupe 9.To facilitate the opening of the
Lorsque le tracé prédécoupé 6 est constitué par une tirette entourant l'ensemble de l'emballage, la languette de tirage, une fois libérée de son verrou, permet d'ouvrir toute la coque de l'emballage en parcourant par exemple le contour d'e celle-ci près de la soudure 12 (voir figure 1). Une telle tirette peut cependant également être placée sur n'importe quelle autre partie plate de la coque pour accéder à son contenu (voir figure 2).When the
La languette de tirage 3 faisant partie du verrou inviolable 2 peut être réalisée en n'importe quelle matière résistante à la déchirure. Sans être exhaustif, celle-ci peut être réalisée en fibres synthétiques tissées ou non tissées de polymères résistant à des efforts de traction ou de déchirure susceptibles d'être produits lorsqu'une personne tenterait de tirer sur ladite languette pour accéder à l'emballage sans l'avoir au préalable déverrouillé avec un outil de coupe 9.The pull tab 3 forming part of the tamper-
Dans la présente demande, le terme « rapporté» signifie ne faisant pas partie intégrante du matériau utilisé pour réaliser la coque de l'emballage au départ de sa fabrication. Ceci permet notamment un grand choix de matériaux utilisables à la fois pour la coque et pour la languette de tirage 3.In this application, the term "reported" means that it is not an integral part of the material used to make the shell of the package departure from its manufacture. This allows in particular a large choice of materials that can be used both for the shell and for the pull tab 3.
La languette de tirage 3 peut être fixée sur l'emballage 1 pour former le verrou 2 de différentes manières et notamment par soudure et par adhésif permanent.The pull tab 3 can be fixed on the package 1 to form the
La languette 3 pourra évidemment comporter toute une série d'informations comme des messages publicitaires ou des pictogrammes d'aide à l'ouverture, ou encore être réalisée dans une couleur ostensible permettant au client de reconnaître immédiatement l'avantage du système.The tongue 3 can obviously include a variety of information such as advertising messages or pictograms of assistance to the opening, or be made in an ostensible color allowing the customer to immediately recognize the advantage of the system.
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EP06447105A EP1897818A1 (en) | 2006-09-06 | 2006-09-06 | Opening system for a package of the shell type |
PCT/BE2007/000101 WO2008028259A1 (en) | 2006-09-06 | 2007-09-03 | System for opening a blister pack with a tamperproof lock |
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US2777601A (en) * | 1956-05-23 | 1957-01-15 | Reynolds Metals Co | Container and easy opening cover therefor |
US3183800A (en) * | 1963-02-26 | 1965-05-18 | American Can Co | Method of forming a cover for a package |
US5116140A (en) * | 1990-06-15 | 1992-05-26 | Kazuyoshi Hirashima | Easy-to-open synthetic resin bag |
WO2001002265A1 (en) * | 1999-07-06 | 2001-01-11 | Pago Limited | Blister packs |
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US2777601A (en) * | 1956-05-23 | 1957-01-15 | Reynolds Metals Co | Container and easy opening cover therefor |
US3183800A (en) * | 1963-02-26 | 1965-05-18 | American Can Co | Method of forming a cover for a package |
US5116140A (en) * | 1990-06-15 | 1992-05-26 | Kazuyoshi Hirashima | Easy-to-open synthetic resin bag |
WO2001002265A1 (en) * | 1999-07-06 | 2001-01-11 | Pago Limited | Blister packs |
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