FR2792289A1 - Cardboard display box consists of box with sides which slope towards front and display card with tabs which fit into slots between back wall of box and flap on it, scores on tabs allowing card to be fixed upright or folded down like lid - Google Patents

Abstract

The cardboard display box consists of a box (1) with sides which slope towards the front and a display card (2) which is fitted to the top of its back wall (5). The wall has a flap (12) which folds back against it and the display card has tabs (22) which fit into slots between the back wall and flap. The tabs have scores (24) which allow the card to be fixed in the upright position or folded down over the box like a lid.

Description

Packaging in a semi-rigid material, comprising a part capable of

be straightened, to

  the exhibition for sale of packaged items.

  The present invention relates to a packaging in a semi-rigid material, such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, comprising a part capable of being straightened, for

  the exhibition for sale of packaged items.

  Such a part, called a "pediment" in the art, can constitute an upper part of the packaging and be folded down parallel to a bottom part, when the full packaging is transported, handled or stored, this pediment then being able to be straightened on the premises. sale, by pivoting around a fold line parallel to the bottom, to provide access to the packaged items and to

  expose these to the eyes of buyers.

  The upright pediment usually has promotional information about the items on display, at least on the side facing the public, and therefore has an important role

sale.

  However, it is necessary to provide means capable of maintaining it in the upright position, which are easy to use for users and which lend themselves easily to a passage of the pediment from the folded position to the position

straightened and vice versa.

  To this end, the subject of the invention is a packaging made of a semi-rigid material such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, this packaging comprising, on the one hand, a body, which comprises a bottom and side walls integral with this bottom. and erected perpendicularly thereto, and on the other hand, a panel forming a pediment distinct from the body and able to occupy two positions relative to the latter, namely a first position, in which it is parallel

  at the bottom of the body and located at the top of it

  ci, and a second position, in which it is perpendicular to the bottom of the body and protrudes above a side wall thereof, in the extension of this wall, this packaging being characterized in that the pediment is mounted sliding relative to the wall in the extension of which it can be brought, this wall comprising for this purpose a flap articulated at its upper part by a fold line parallel to the bottom and folded against one face of this wall, while at the lower part of the pediment in the upright position protrudes in its extension at least one tab, engaged between the wall and the associated flap, through a slot formed in the corresponding position along the fold line by which the wall and the flap are articulated between them, the tab being slidably mounted between these elements and comprising a fold line parallel to the bottom, which can, by sliding, be retracted between the wall and the flap, to lock the pediment in the upright position, or be brought above the fold line joining the wall and the flap, to fold the pediment parallel to the bottom and bring it to bear on at least one

part of the opposite wall.

  Advantageously, the pediment has two tabs slidably engaged between the associated wall and its flap. To make it perfectly integral with the associated wall, the pediment may comprise at least one retaining part which projects from the same side as the tab or tabs which it comprises and which is applied against the associated wall, inside or at the outside of the body, each projecting part comprising a fold line arranged in the extension of that (s) of the tab (s), in order

  to be able to bring the pediment in the folded position.

  In one embodiment, the pediment has two holding parts, a flap being laterally attached to each of them by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom and arranged in such a way that the flap can be folded perpendicular to the projecting part. adjoining and be slidably engaged between the adjoining side wall and an adjoining folded part

  to it by a fold line.

  As a variant, the pediment may comprise a single retaining part in the shape of an inverted T engaged, through a slot, between the associated wall and its flap, the two branches of the head of the T being pivotally mounted around

  of a fold line and projecting laterally beyond

  below the flap or outside of a window in

  corresponding position in the flap.

  In the folded position, the pediment can bear, for example, on the upper part of two dihedral-shaped corner pillars, defined at each end of the wall opposite to that associated with the pediment by protruding parts of this wall and adjoining parts to them

  by fold lines perpendicular to the bottom.

  These dihedral-shaped pillars can advantageously be doubled inside the body by an added reinforcing element, also in the form of a dihedron, the lower part of which can include a part projecting laterally and engaged between the adjoining wall and a flap, while on its upper part is folded down, by pivoting around a fold line, at least a portion of the upper part of the pillar. It is on the edge of this folded part that can support the folded pediment. A portion of the upper part of the pillars can advantageously protrude above the folded portion, in order to wedge the folded pediment laterally. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention

  will appear in the detailed description which follows from

  various embodiments of this packaging. In

  this description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, on

  which: FIGS. 1 and 2 are plan views of the precut and repressed corrugated cardboard blanks from which the packaging body and the pediment of a first embodiment respectively come; Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the establishment of the pediment, on the body of the packaging, after setting in volume and assembly of this body; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the packaging with the pediment straightened; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the packaging with the pediment offset by sliding upward, relative to Figure 4, so as to clear the fold line to bring it into the folded position; Figure 6 is a perspective view of the packaging with the pediment folded; Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5, illustrating another method of assembling the pediment and the packaging body; Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a second embodiment of the packaging; Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a third embodiment of the packaging; Figures 10, 11 and 12 are detailed views on a larger scale, respectively of a corner pillar of the packaging, on which the pediment bears in the folded position, of a reinforcement of this pillar, and of these of them

organs assembled.

  Reference will first be made to FIGS. 1 to 6 of the drawings, in which the body of the packaging is generally designated by the reference 1, while the pediment is designated by the reference 2. Both are from a single blank of corrugated cardboard, pre-cut and pressed, shown

  respectively in Figures 1 and 2.

  The body 1 comprises a bottom 3, here rectangular, to which are adjoined by fold lines, along two parallel sides, two walls, respectively 4 and 5, perpendicular to the bottom, and along two sides perpendicular to the preceding, two other walls 6,

  identical to each other and perpendicular to the bottom 1.

  The walls 6 are doubled towards the inside of the body by parts 7, articulated on these walls by fold lines directed obliquely towards the bottom and kept locked in the folded position against the associated walls using pins 8, engaged in slots 9, formed in the corresponding position in the bottom. Between the walls 6 and the folded adjoining parts 7 are engaged flaps 10 adjoining laterally to the wall by fold lines perpendicular to the bottom 1. These flaps 10 are erected perpendicular to the adjoining walls and locked in position by engagement of at least one lug 11 protruding at their base in one of the

slots 9.

  At the upper part of the wall 5 is articulated, by at least one fold line (here a double delivery) parallel to the bottom 1, a part 12 folded against the face of the wall 5 turned towards the inside of the body and locked in folded position by engagement of a lug 13 projecting laterally into a slot 14 formed in the corresponding position in the adjacent flap 10, at the level

  of the articulation line of this flap 10 on the wall 5.

  The central part of the wall 4 has a height much lower than that of the wall 5 and it is doubled internally by a part 15 folded towards the inside of the body and locked in this position by engagement of lugs 16 projecting towards the bottom 1 in slots 17 formed in the corresponding position in this bottom. The wall 4 further comprises at its two ends parts 4a projecting upwards and of height substantially equal to that of the wall 5, which are shown on a larger scale in FIG. 10. To these parts 4a is attached by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom 1 a part 18 erected perpendicular to the associated part 4a and intended to form therewith a corner reinforcement pillar. A part 18a projecting laterally at the base of each part 18 is pinched between the adjoining walls 6 and the adjoining folded parts 7. A lug 19 protruding from the bottom of this part 18a is engaged in a slot 9 in the bottom to lock in

position part 18.

  The pillars formed by the parts 4a and 18 are lined internally by a reinforcing element 20, having the same general shape of dihedral, which is cut from the same plate of corrugated cardboard as the rest of the body, but which is independent of the blank whose came from this one. These elements 20, one of which is shown on a larger scale in FIGS. 11 and 12, have a lower height than the parts 4a and 18, so that a portion 4'a and 18 'of each of them , articulated respectively on the rest of these parts 4a and 18 by a fold line parallel to the bottom 3, can be folded inwardly of the body, to trap the corresponding upper part of the part 20, which is thus held in position. For the same purpose, a part a projecting laterally at the base of the elements 20 is pinched between the adjoining wall 4 and the associated folded part. Note that a portion 18 '' and 4 '' has parts 18 and 4a protrudes above the parts

  folded down 18 'and 4'a (see figure 12).

  The pediment 2 comprises, itself, a panel 21 of essentially rectangular shape, which constitutes the visible part of the pediment and can bear on its faces

promotional registrations.

  As explained above, this pediment 2 is intended to be made integral with the wall 5 of the body, so as to be able to project upwards at the places of sale of the packaged objects or to be folded down parallel to the bottom, like a cover, in the handling, transport or storage position of the

full packaging.

  To this end, at least one tab 22 - two, in the case of the drawing - protrudes along a longitudinal side of the panel 21 and can be slidably engaged between the wall 5 and the folded part 12, through a slot 23 provided in the corresponding position following the double upsetting joining this wall 5 and the associated part 12. Each tab comprises a fold line 24 parallel to the bottom, the two lines being arranged in the extension of one another. It is thus possible, by retracting the fold lines 24 between the wall 5 and the part 12, by sliding between these tabs 22, to lock the pediment 2

  in the upright position, with the panel 21 projecting above

  above the wall 5 in the extension thereof (see Figure 4), while bringing the fold lines 24 just above the connection line of the wall 5 and part 1, it is possible to fold the panel 21 parallel to the bottom 3, so that it comes to bear on the upper folded portions of the opposite parts 4a and 18. As can be seen in the drawings, with a view to making the pediment perfectly integral with the body of the packaging, parts 25 protrude from the panel 21 on the same side as the tabs 22 and are applied against the faces of the part 12 and from the wall 5 facing the inside of the body (FIGS. 1 to 5) or against the external face of the wall 5 (FIG. 7), a flap 26 articulated laterally on these parts 25 by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom 3 , being engaged between the folded parts 7 and the flaps 10 (Figures 1 to 5) or between these flaps 10 and the walls 6 (Figure 7). The parts 25 are naturally articulated on the panel 21 by fold lines 27 arranged at the same level as the lines 24 of the

  tabs 22, so that the panel 21 can be folded down.

  Figure 8, in which the bodies already described are designated by the same reference numbers, shows another embodiment of the packaging according to the invention. In this variant, an inverted T-shaped portion projects from the panel 21 of the pediment, between the legs 22 and on the same side as these. The lateral parts or wings 33 of the head of the T can be folded around a fold line 31 against the central part of the latter, to engage in this position the part 30 between the wall 5 and the folded part 12, through a slot 32, formed along a part of the double delivery by which the part 12 is articulated on the wall 5. The wings 33 are thus brought opposite a window 34 formed in the folded part 12 and they can then be returned to their normal position, projecting laterally outside the window 34, to be applied against the folded portion 12, thereby making the pediment 2 perfectly secured to the body of the packaging. Figure 9, in which the members already described in relation to the previous figures are designated by the same reference numbers, shows another embodiment of the packaging, using different means to make the pediment 2 integral with the packaging body. In this embodiment, there is a part 30 in the shape of an inverted T projecting from the panel 21

  the pediment between the legs 22, on the same side as the latter.

  Here again, the wings 33 of the head of the T of the part 30 can be folded around the fold lines 31, to engage this part 30 between the wall 5 and the folded part 12, through a slot 32 formed along the double upsetting by which the part 12 is articulated on the wall 5. The part 12, on the other hand, no longer has a window through which the wings 33 are unfolded laterally to be brought back to their initial position,

  because the head of the T has dimensions such that it exceeds

  below the folded-down part, position in which the wings 33 can be brought back to their initial position, in

  protruding laterally, applied against the wall 5.

  It will be noted that, in all these embodiments, the panel 21 of the pediment comes to rest in the folded position on the upper part of the parts 4'a and 18 '(see FIG. 12) while being wedged laterally by the projecting parts 4' ' a and 18 ''. To wedge the panel 21 in the folded position on the side of the wall 5, dihedral-shaped protruding parts may advantageously be provided at the upper part of the wall 5 and of the contiguous part 18, as shown schematically

in the drawings.

Claims (9)

  1. Packaging in a semi-rigid material such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard, this packaging comprising on the one hand, a body (1), which comprises a bottom (3) and side walls integral with this bottom and erected perpendicularly to it, and on the other hand, a panel forming a pediment (2) distinct from the body (1) and able to occupy two positions relative to the latter, namely a first position, in which it is parallel to the bottom of the body and located at the top of it, and a second position, in which it is perpendicular to the bottom of the body and protrudes above a side wall (5) thereof, in the extension of this wall, this packaging being characterized in that the pediment (2) is slidably mounted relative to the wall (5) in the extension of which it can be brought, this wall (5) comprising for this purpose a flap (12) articulated at its upper part by a fold line parallel to the fo nd and folded against one face of this wall, while at the lower part of the pediment in the upright position protrudes in its extension at least one tab (22), engaged between the wall (5) and the associated flap (12), through a slot (23) formed in the corresponding position along the fold line by which the wall and the flap are articulated with each other, the tab (22) being slidably mounted between these elements and comprising a fold line (24) parallel to the bottom (3), which can, by sliding, be retracted between the wall (5) and the flap (12), to lock the pediment (2) in the upright position, or be brought above the fold line joining the wall and the flap, to fold the pediment parallel to the bottom (3) and bring it to bear on at least part of the opposite wall.   2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the pediment (2) has two tabs (22) slidably engaged between the wall (5) associated and its flap (12), the fold lines (24) of the two legs being   arranged in the extension of one another.   3. Packaging according to one of claims 1 and   2, characterized in that the pediment (2) comprises at least one holding part (25, 33), which projects from the same side as the tab (s) (22) which it comprises and which is applied against the wall ( 5) associated, inside or outside the body (1), each projecting part comprising a fold line arranged in the extension of that (s) of the tab (s) (22), in order to be able to bring the pediment in the folded position.   4. Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the pediment (2) has two holding parts (25), a flap (26) being laterally attached to each of them by a fold line perpendicular to the bottom and arranged so that the flap can be folded perpendicular to the adjoining projecting part (25) and be slidably engaged between the adjoining side wall (6) and a folded part (7) adjoining this by a fold line.   5. Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the pediment (2) has a single holding part (30) in the shape of an inverted T, engaged through a slot between the associated wall (5) and its flap (12) , the two branches of the head of the T being pivotally mounted around a fold line and projecting laterally below the flap (12) or outside a window (34)   formed in the corresponding position in the flap (12).   6. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5,   characterized in that, in the folded position, the pediment (2) bears on the upper part of two dihedral-shaped corner pillars, defined at each end of the wall (4) opposite to that (5) associated with the pediment by projecting parts (4a, 18a) of this wall and parts (18) adjoining them by fold lines perpendicular to the bottom.   7. Packaging according to claim 6, characterized in that the dihedral-shaped pillars are doubled inside the body by a reinforcing element (20) reported in the form of a dihedron, the lower part of which may include a part (20a ) projecting laterally and engaged between the adjoining wall (6) and a flap (7), while on its upper part is folded down by pivoting around a fold line, at least one portion (4'a, 18 ') of the upper part of the pillar.   8. Packaging according to claim 7, characterized in that the dihedral-shaped pillars have a   part (4''a, 18 '') in the form of a dihedral projecting above   above the folded-down part (4'a, 18 '), in order to ensure the   lateral wedging of the pediment in the folded position.   9. Packaging according to claim 8, characterized in that the wall (5) associated with the pediment (2) and the adjoining parts (10) comprise at their upper part projecting portions defining a dihedron, in view   to secure the pediment in the folded position.